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n [ VOL. XLYIIL WINNSBOKO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1894. NO. 41. j J fDt FINES hlS POSITION. GOV. TILLMAN ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS OF THE ALLIANCE. There Can be No JkTutakt> as to Bla Stsrd J onJiatioosl QatiiJom?Can Vote tor all J Cnh.TpHUfl. | ibe Demudi jkicy. mc ujj Plan. Columbia, b. C., May 16.?On April 18, Governor Tillman received a letter from Hon. Thomas P. Mitchell, chairman of the executive committee of the Farmers Alliance, enclosiug the following questions, which he had been ordered by the Alliance, to propound to all candidates for office in the gift of the people of South Carolina: "First. Will you discuss the Alliance ^cmonHa in the comine campaign, par U^UiUUv*v _ w tlcularly those relating to the finances of the country and defend them gainst the enemies of oar order. "Second. Will you pledge loyalty to I' the demands of the National Farmers f Alliance and Industrial Union above loyalty to party caucus and vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent?" To this letter Governor Tillman replied as follows: Columbia, S. C., April 28, 1894. _ Hon inomas X* Tl VVU (fw?%wr| , I S. C. t Dear Sir: In reply to yonr letter of April 18,1 desire to say : b. i will discuss the principles and policy p of the Alliance in the comiBg campaign and make myself clearly understood. 1 am a candidate for United States Senator, and if elected will vote on all questions as my conscience and judgment dictate. But as I shall not, if elected Senator, represent myself but the people, X would at all times ooey the in? 8tructions of the party in the State to which I belong as set form in its pjav,form. Yours respectfully, B.R. Tillman. Yesterday Governor Tillman received the following letter from Mr. Mitchell: Wecdward, S. C., May 14,1894 i Hon. 3. R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C. '"My Dear Sir: Your letter in reply to JL the questions on the demands of the Al liance was duly received, and as I do not think you made your position as clear as you might have done and pos' -? sibly not as clear as you intended to do I respectfully submit them again for your consideration. I am sure you are withusintbis matter and I hope you will come right out and say so. I can assure you, with my knowledge of the sentiments of the Alliance and those in sympathy with the Alliance, this course on your part will cement them together in one solid phalanx for your election to the United States Senate and we will roll up such a majority for you that General Butler will not know he was in the race. HopiDg to hear from you by return mail favorably in regard to this matter, I am, sir, yours fraternally, Thos. P. Mitchell. ; Chairman Executive Committee. ?1 qq fAllows: >4 XO me auuvo uc icjmiw*-? Hon. Thos. P. Mitchell, Woodward, S. C. ? *' -Ynr>7' letter of yester^^Treceived. As you ask for a prompt ' reply, I answer at once. Having been J the recognized leader of the .Reform ;- party or faction in the State since its r organization in April, 1886, and having been very pronounced and ontspoken in my speech at St. Louis last October, and more recently in my interview of April 9tn ult., I did not go into details in answering your letter of April 18th because I thought it entirely unnecesi sary. I had no thought of keeping any opinions or policy I hold on public questions hidden?as I am not a stradaler or dodger in politics or anything ease. .I will, therefore, answer as clearly as 1 know how, ia order to satisfy all who may care to Snow how I stand. The financhil policy advocated by the Alliance embraces three things: 1. The abolition of national banks, and the issue of paper money direct by the United States government. 2. The free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. 3. Tho incresse cf the circulating: mediums, gold, silver aDd legal under greenback?, to at least $50 per capita of population. These funds mental ideas or demands ' * are accompanied by the scheme for a oriiwmnnfirt: sxatsm of baDkine. lDCOr porating the sufchtrea>;uiv ideaand the lenaing of money to the pwpte at a low rate of interest. To the three propositions set forth (above I can and do give my earnest suppoit and will strive, if elected Senator, to see them incorporated into iaw and become tfce fixed policy of our government. I also can advocate and fight for a)l the other "demands" except that I ^ douot the wi&dom or practicability of" JW the government owning and running ail railroads, telegr&ph and telephone Ht>oo t mill tat*, nppasinn during the r campaign to discuss ail these matters fully. The one essential point on which I differ with tbe Alliance is the lending of money to the people. I could easily dcdge behind the "or something better," if so mmded, but my self-respect and my dnty to tbe pecpitwho bavt- shown such lcve and trusi in my leadership will not allow me to quibble or &hnfe,w halt vt-r cols* quences may fullow this avowal. I would be unworthy of the hcnoxs they have con-1 ferred on me in the past and of all | v- trust whatever if I aid rot come out boldly hdci teli them the truth. This is the more obligatory on me now because I am se?-kiDg^o enter naiionai politics. Ia 18921 did not discuss national questions or oppose the incorporation of 'be Ocala plattorm in the State Democratic platfoim in May because I s?w there was danger of our hotheaded Alliancemen splitting cff into a third party? the fatal blunder which caused Mr. Cleveland's Domination and well nigh destrojtd the Aliiafcce in all the other Southern States. Had our example in / South CarciiDa been followed in the other Southern stares ^ujiance xueas would be the predominant ones in all the South to-day and our national administration would not be "controlled by allied mugwumps and Republicans and traitors. I am differently situated & being a candidate for the United IK aie? Senate, and honesty compels that every one who votes for me shall L*no\v |B*. how I stand. I am unalterably opposed ^ to the national government lending ; anybody money. The Alliance is not consistent when it demaads the abolition of nfiional banks on the ground that the system is ud just and robs the people (in all of whicn i concur) for the benefit of a privileged few and then turns around ana asss mat tne government lend money to the farmer under a similar sjstem on the same terms. It ris a transfer cf a special privilege which should never have been granted to anybody, from the banks to the holders of cottoD, wheat, etc., and cannot be defended, because two wrongs never make one right. .But without going further into the argument, which it ^-C2*42 be amply discussed this summer. I ? must remind you that in spite of ali our efforts to restore silver to its Dlace, the money power has succeeded in its long cherished purpose of demonetie ing it. This was accomplished through the u- lwise leadership of those Southern Alliancemen who left the silver j Democrats at the critical time to organize the third party and enabled Cleveland's henchmen to divide many Southern delegations and control others so that he got the nomination in spite of his record on silver. Now, as A ^ O WlOA >oihh <jarunu<* act ucl ojo^cio c* hjoc example ia 1892, it is incumbent on her to repeat it In 1894. It is a time to be formulating the platform and marshalling the people for 1896. Abating not one jot or tittle of the demands which can be defended and upon which we can go to toe country in the hopes of 1 carrying the next Presidential election we must eliminate all radical and impracticable schemes and appeal to the good sense and enlightened self-interest of he great American people. Too I many issues will only confuse and divide us and we cannot afford to palter ; about lending money on cotton and wheat when we have not been able to prevent the Lombard & Wall street I combination from accomplishing the 1 fUrv wneean htT tKo txiaiaveuicut ui ouc iuooooo uj bu^uvmonetization of silver, and the banking system which enables those thieves to control the circulating medium at will. Let us give battle to the enemies of liberty and prosperity among 1 the masses under the flag of "free silver i more greenbacks and gold?all iegal < tender and all receivable for any and all dues private and public," and we ( have some chance of winning. Leave methods of distribution and svsteru of banking alone to be settled after we win the fight on those issues. Now, as to voting against caucus controJ, 1 can readily and willingly ! promise to sustain policy and vote on the lines I have indicated without regard to any caucus, ihe Northeastern Democrats have set us an example on ( mat lice, which will be sufficient ex , cuse for all lime. The Senate Democratic caucus has made concessions to j local interests which have destroyed what little there was of "tariff reform" in the Wilson bill. The goidbug Democrats of the House refus* d to caucus on the repeal of the Sherman law last summer. Eastern Democrats and Re 1 publicans alike ignore party lines aud : caucuses when their interests are at ? Tt mo fho Q/\nt-h onH < bbiUit}. All IS U LUC VYC \JL VLLS k_>vuwi^ uuu West should do likewise. The caucus i was a good thing as long as It served to rob those sections; it becomes obsolete when justice is songht to be obtained through its agency. My dear sir, in . conclusion, I hope I have made my position clear enough at last. If it shall unite and cement the Alliance in my support I 3QaiL oegiaa,u not lsuaa uui, complain and will cheerfully leave the matter of my election in the hands of 1 my fellow citizens. If honored by their 1 suffrages I will in the future, as in the past, stand by their rights and interests < with all the power ot mind and heart i which I may j>ossess. If they choose to : retire me to p rivate life, I will as cheer- , fully abide their w?U. Respectfully, B. K. Tillman. , An Ecqairy to Begin. Columbia: S. C., May 16.?A court of' inquiry for the investigation of the conduct of the companies which failed to : respond to the call ot Gover- j nor .Tillman duriEg Ifce uar.mgton trouble has been appointed and will begin its investigations m a week. The investigation will be searchins:. The mt mbers of the court are military men and no matter what may be < their political feel ids; the> will maka report in accordance with the tacts and the evidence. The following general orders regarding the court were issued ves- i terday: " Executive Office, Office 01 Adjaiant and Inspector Gea. Columbia, S. C., Mav 15, 1894. , General Order No. 9. A court of inquiry consisting of Brigadier General li. N. Rich hours. Brigadier General E.J. Dennis, Col. WiJie Jones and Capt. J. T. Barron, Judge Advocate, is hereby ordered. Said court will convene in Charleston, S. C., on Tuesday, the 22d day of May, 1894, to make irqairy and report to these headquarters on the following points: First. As in Brigadier General T. A. Hoguenio, commanding the Fourth Brigade, in failing to report with his command at Darlington on March 30, under orders from these headquarters. Second. As to whether any of the brigade, regimental or company cfficers or men of eaid Fourth Brigade are responsible lor said disobedience of orders; * if so, who and m what degree. ThfrrL To examine into the behavior of the officers and men belocging.io the Xaval Battalion in Charleston and at Mount Pleasant daring that occasion and since. Fcurih. As soon as the inquiry herein ordered shall be completed the said court will convene in Columbia and investigate the conduct of the officers and men o? the Second Brigade of Intantry and the , Gordon "Volunteer?, Cap. L. T. Izlar commanding, who failed to respond to ; orders from these headquarters ou March on orv ?i ion i *157, ov huu otat. joj1, ouv.u 11.4uuj will ce teaching and ihe opinion 01 the court &s to tie decree of auIU id each ca?e will be reported in these finding?. By order CommanHer-in Chief. S. It. Tillman. Governor. Official. J Gary Watts, Ass't A. & I. G?n. ma?tl~jed_for h?*r m-mcy. Atlanta, Ga? M:?y 17 -Atenta h?s a aiuider mvsterv wh:ch has wreath afhcttd the resident* oi a large eecu-'ij ot the city and which rsav result in ? :>iicbir2, though anv c-ut^reaic f that nature has so far been prevented, fbe dead bodv of Mrs. Marv Lilly, one of the best kuowD women of the city, ?*r.found early one morning in ber h> n c in ihe suburbs. She was laying on the ft >r.r <j! ber kitchen and lying against ber eck was a pair ol tongs It vesications, showed that she bad been stran^ieu with tbese toners. There wsre do marks ot violence upon the body except'hose on the neck. Tbe murder bad been committed lor robbery. Mrs. LUly was believed to have money in ter house, and the place was ransacked bp the aiurder;r8 from garret to cellar. 5er shoes had been taken off. evidenely ia the acsrcb for concealed bills. Suspcicn points to George Hawkins, a ne^rc living on ihe Lilly pJace, and George Yancy, his friend. Both wers arrested, and it was with diinsulty that the police prevented their beijg lynched by indignant neighbors. Both negroes are ex convicts. Is is believed they had accomplices. Mrs. L;lly went to Atlanta in ihe early seventies. She was the wife oi the bandmaster cf the Sixteenth United States infantry. After her husbaud'3 deatu she married a well known theatrical manager named Davis. She obtained a divorce from him and had since been a physician vrith a large practice, sue bad accumulated considerable property, and was believed to keep several thousand <x liars in her house. She did have a few hundred dollars, but the murderers tailed to ficd it. Mrs. L;lly iorcnerly resided ia Columbia aad had two sons in the United States army stationed there. Both of ihs ycuag men were well known and took part in many musical entertainments. Prof. Charles Lilly also taught the Silver Cornet Band of that city, A GREAT SPEECH. GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S ADDRESS AT KUUK. 1-llLi., a- U , On tfce Occ^slun cJ the I^ylDg of tbe Corner Stone Of tho Wlatlirop Icdunt?lal Co)l?ee for Women at that Town. i The following is the address of Gov. : Tillman ol the occasion of the laying 1 of the corner stone of the Wintbrop , Industrial College for women at llock Hill on the 12ch instant: ( ?overnor tillman?s address ? ' T onrl rjwnflcman This ia a U4UXVO CfcUV* 2reat and slouriou:; day tor South Caro Una. It is a day cf promise aad bright i hope for York coiioty, but the men and . women whose breasts should swell and , throb with deepest emotions ot gratula- 1 tioc and pride are the men and women . of Rock Hill?those whose pluck, selfreliance and for sighted business (' instincts and parlotism made them , enter the race for the prize ] and come out winners. If as always , clearly apparent", the prizs is a greater, J more valuable one than they themselves , ever dreamed, then I Kaov every one of , * * -t. _ ' ui:A you wno comes to ceieorate iue puu w installation of this grand institution will ( join me in congratulations to the people , of this ambitious, progressive little city and your hearty sympathy is shown by 1 this outpouring of people to witness her , triumph. , We have met to celebrate with littio? : ceremonies the laying ot the orner- i stone of this grand State institution of ( learning. It is, as 't w?re, the public i and tfficial birth oi the Woman's College. As chairman of the Doard ot trus- ] tees the task has iallen to me?ana 1 < perform it willingly?:o make a few in- : troductory remarks. And first leu me j say that, in casting about in my mind i tor something fi&iing the occas'on, I i Lbought it would interest you to know j something about the ceremony itself, ! and I went to work to Jock up the sub j j-rct. I soon found that I had gotten i into very deep water?io deep in fact 1 that I have never touched bottom?for i although I have ranched encyclopedias ] und Masonic dictionaries, I can find < cothing very clear on the subject, and absolutely nothing a? to its origin. We i read every day of the iaying of the corner-stone of this monument or that edi- 1 Gee or church, and it is always done bv ] tbe .Free Masons, dui tueiXLasuus luc uselves, while they employ a most impos- < ins ritaal and use symbols that are v^ry i impressive, are equally in the dark witb i ourselves as to when, where, or bv i whom the ceremony was instituted. In j tracing the matter up I got a3 far back 1 as the Book of Job?one of the oldest 1 books in the world. He lived more than j Gfceen hundred years before Christ, according to the accepted chronology and nncm nrcnrs t.hsR I i LU LUC&U awe-inspirins: query, propounded by God himslef to the Man of Many Sor- < rows: "Where wast thou when I laid (be foundations cf tbe earlb; declare if < Ihou hast understanding? Who has laid the measures thereof, if thou knc-eet? ) or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner-stone thereof, when the mornm? stars sang to- i 2etber and all the sons of God scouted for jo\?" Here we find mention made of the corner-stone cf the earth, as tnougn it 1 were ati edifice built by Gcd himself; 1 also of the "lint" which Masons use for their measuring. Of course tbe ; Book of Job was written by a man and ueceesarily his similes had reference to to pre-existing conditions and customs, and the beautiful ceremonial, which ycu ; will shorsly witness will excite in your hearts and minds sensations and thoughts of the moat solemn and in3pir- 1 ipg nature. The mind will dwell upon i the idea of a great first causc, a sure foundation and a wise adaptation of ! means to ends, while the heart will be 1 lifted in gratitude for tbe blessiDgs wo enjoyed in this world and the hope of a * * * /* A 1 ? * - ? ? J < ^ ? w> 1 mgner lire iq me ueii; auu, iucu, iuc imagination will picture brightest dreams and anticipations for the future of the institution which we pr.>po3e to erect here and. the bcuadless benefits that are to 1 accrue therefrom to our State and people. Victor Hugo, in speaking of the pyramids, describes them as "so old that they have forgotten the names of their fouoders," and while, as we have seeu, there is nothing is history touching the origin of the ceremony of laying the corner stone, the first beginnings of Ma sonry. the origin of the order, are cq*)ly ? T> io ploimpll hv Rf>mp that < ?* UJJOtVtJ. JLM AO the Masonic fraieruity first became an orsaized or corporate body al the build- 1 icg ot Solomon's TWpie. waich <vas de ' Seated nearly 2,900 years ago. Whether this be true or false, there is abso 1 iute proof that the Masons are the mosr aDcient yuild or order in the worio; and, wbil<> Hugo's apothegm is applicable lo 1 fie fraternity, it is certain that a cere- ' mon?, similar posbiblv to t^e ;;ue \ou vfill wi n^sjs today, wan peifoiui'-d at irie beginning of the er*c ;oa ot vha; 1 magu fiotnt editice. >*b:ch David's soi.- 1 trecurd o the Moat High. In the day3 ot old, it is true that the i Mason was '.he msn who hewed Lii? Mone. fitud it to Us place, inert u winhi.-> !eve!, measur d :i wuh his quart, 1 fixed its perpendicu ar by bis plummet, and pkced :t it: position as a basis aud atartiijo point cf Uie edifice. Bu:. w ?iie u>e sioiie-i ulter cf tcaav a:a> be a Fcee Mason, !he Free Mason is no lonrer necessarily a worker with the hammer aucJ 1 ' he chisel. The history of '.he transition from the active, practical ?vorKman to the speculative, mysterious phnauthrop* its and door cf charitable woik? nusjh':nterest you, bat I roust hasten on, au<i vou will doubtless be more than willing to have your minds brcusjht back from this excursion into the dim psst, with its uu- 1 kuowable mysteries and its inspiration*, to the present with its duties and high purpose". The history of higher education in SDuth Carolina br msn is sne of which our people may well be proud. The South Carolina College, at Columbia, W83 founded in 1801, ninety-three years as^o, and it has always deserved and received a handsome support from the ?~ 4- rnu?. /"i, a! r? v. a/ c/->* ?or\l Fa** OliiLC. AUG uiwuci, i^L. boys was esfabli3heciif:.v-oae year? a go. Until within the laoi eisht vers, these two colleges which were promptly reopened a3 soon a3 the white people regained possession of the government in South Carolina in 1878, were considered ample by those who had control to supply all the needs of our people foi higher education by the State. But the wheels of progress were moving, ev?n in South Carolina, and, after a somewhat protracted and bitter struggle, another school for boys?Clenson College?was established" in 1889 by act of the General Assembly, and opened iis doors to students last July. This school is a new departure. The three founda cental ideas which have actuated those who plead for it, and who have opened it so successlully, are cheapness, the i dignity of labor, and, the application of applied science to practical afafairs. It is "bread and butter" school in c-vptv sense of the word, seeklnsr n to Gt men for tbe cccupations theyic.- y tend to follow, while giving a good prati- a ^.al drill in the English braeches. It was V contended by those who opposed Its be- a icg founded, that the man should be ecu- d sated first and leave hint to acqaire ? technical or special training afterwards. ? The foundamental idea oflhe Clemson _ curriculum is that the two shall go to pettier; mat wane me niina is oemg t( drilied'io reason correctly and the brain $ cultivated by the acquisition of know- v ledge, the baud and eye shall also be v traiued, aud that, instead of wastiug ^ Lime ia physical culture in the gymna- ii iium or on the base ball ground or in "5 the tennis court, the boy shail receive all n necessary muscular development by per- t; formiog labor which is educational a on the farm and in the work- P ahon. That this colhje has met a ,v lona: felt want and that our people have ^ tilth and hope for the new system of ed- ? acation, "sou have occular demonstra- ^ lion in the splendid corp? of cadetB, <j numbering 560, who have paid tneir own t way to come across the State to give an t> earnesl of the pleasure they feel in 1 adding eclat to the ocaasion which ha3 s brought us together. Consider that ten s months ago every one of tbese erect, g manly looking youngsters was a gawky, & slouchy country lout or city dade, while v nal> of them have only been at Clemson 3 since February, and \ou will give due credit to those in charge of it for the ? transformation which has been wrought. ^ T hp.ve reason to know that the trans i. formation somg od in their minds is q r-qually maiked. These youths are the seed corn ol our country. They are be- f; io<? taught that God helps those who ti <ielp themselves; that success in life re- I quires self reliance and labor; that work t< is honorable; that work is necessary, C and that South Carolina will never S achieve greatness except through the a efforts of her own childreo; that knowledge of books is good, but not the only knowledge that is necessary; that knowledge of things ts better; and that p skill. eDer?rv and oersevereace, with di- n versified pursuits, will alone make Soui.b Uarolina great and prosperous. tl We find, when we come to racapitu- h late, that the South Carolina College, c tioary with a^e aDd rendered illustrious tl by the famous men it has educated, a itands strong and sturdy among its clus v Lerin? elms, in our Capital city. The Citadel, equally honored by its alumm, r is doing its special work in Charleston. Clemson, which is spanned by such a J bright rainbow o? promise, is fanned by the mountain breezes of Oconee. All ? for boys. c What have we done for our women? Where does the State educate its future c rv^ntVicrc? THa tn nncs. t -* ? ? ?? ? -??- -a Lion is "nothing"; the answer to the t other is alas, too often, "nowhere." S Bat, thank God, this great wrong will a 300n be righted. This reproach on our ' justice and our statesmanship will no 1 longer cause us to blush. We have waited long?too long?but tardy justice will be done to the sisters of the boys for whose education the Slate has 3 3pent hundreds of thousands' of dollars, while the gills have received nothing. ? Grander in design than any or all of t them, larger and more elaborate Inar- o cbitecture, more beautiful and ornament- r ed, as is fittiDg; the Winthrop Nor- t mal and Industrial College of South Car- t olina, will ere long pierce the pky with a lis stately spire, and the sky of York t will be spanned by another bright rain- r bDtv of promise, that will attract the gez i of the people, not only of this State ^ tut of maoy States. The building, whose corner stone are lay today, is one <5 of the largest single school edifices in the 3 South, and, when the two dormitories, jr which are required to complete the plan fe are erected, it will be the largest female v college of itii kind in the Union. I Be i ; said to the men of the State, that g whether from shame at their long neglect, or from a tardy realization of the r necessity and importance of the system L" of training which we propose to inaugc- ^ ra'.-a here, that there has not been one ^ dissenting voice thus iar raised against ? the building and equipment of this col- v lege, since the idea first took shape three r years aa*. ? Before I proceed to give a brief out- p line of the scope and plan of the in3titu- a ' * * J L 1 1L. Lion as it oas Deen mappeu om uy iue 1: board of trustees, I would go back a lit- s tie to speak of Clemson. A3 you all o know, that college is located at Fort Hill, the old home of Carolina's great- D est statesman, Jotm C. Calhoun. The r history of its endowment by Mr. Clem- n son, whosa name it bears, is not neces- ? sary to be given as you are all familiar with it. It is of the connection of the t, school with Calhoun's memory and j, spirit, which is ita presifiins geniU8 that I wish to speak. In 1850, Daniel Webber, Calhoun's greatest compeer in the Senate, was made Secretary of Slate in ti Fill nore's Cabinet, and his place was 0 lilU.u by appointment rfihe Governor * >i'Massachusetts. Iu March of thatje^r b Uaihouu passed to the land of shad jws, h J ! ??*? nnAAAnAAM > ? n mon /> f t! iIIU LUIS CUULCOCUi VL 'Tguowij a u-iau v? ? coted dnctstry, of rips scholarship, the k tiiuhest iotesj-ttv and character, the r broadest s^ateemunshio, eloquent and c i very way litiedtodo the subject justice $ pronounced a eu'ogv upon the dead Cjro:iuian, In the House of Repres^n- 13 a'ives of which be bud b?>e;: a member t for teu v?ars previous, which was em:- c ntcitlv worthy of both. This is the bond s uf union between ;he two men. D s- t justed with the trend of politic*! t-fairs. b tor he was a friend of tbe South. this t: cairn retired from public lite and devoted f himself to other pursuits and good work- b as have made his name a household c word id America. a So that, wbet George Peanody, the il celebrated philanthropist who has done ii so much lor education in me soum, ciea a this gentleman was appealed chairman cf the Board ot Trustees to carry cut his will. Thi3 wa3 more than twenty five years aco and you can readily see 1 tnat he must be very old. At his home c in Boston he is calmly awaiting the call F cf the Master. It was our purpose, ana f we u^ed every effort to have him grace c this cccasion with his presence, but his J physical caodiiion did not psrmU, In response, however, to our urgent mvita* , tion, he ha? sent us a letter whick I will g read: j Boston, Mass., May 3, 1814. ? His Excellency Governor Tillman, The i Hon. W. L. MaySeld, Professor Ed- t ward S.Jojnes, Committee. 1 Gentlemen: 1 Your most obliging letter of the 26ih ^ ult., reached me last evening, and I { hasten to acknowledge it with ray sincere , thaoks. When my illustrious friend, Mr j Feabody, to whose memory all the trib- ? ules (if Southern schools an J colleges 1 rightfuliy belong, placed in my hand his | CSTTED ON PAGE FOUR.] THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY 'o be Icvesti?&t6<l By a Senate Commlttee. Washington, May 17.?In the Sente today the lodge resolution, offered esterday, for an Investigation of the ttempted bribery of two Senators to ote against the tariff bill, and of the llowoH <?nnfrihnfinn nf half a million ollars to the Democratic rational ampaiga by the Sugar Trust, was laid efore the Senate. Lodge explained 1 he reasons which led him to offer the esolutiOD. In relation to the Sugar Trust matsr, he said that the article in a Pbilaelpbia paper wa3 signed by E. J.Ed7arde,its correspondent, a gentleman phom he did not know personally, but vho, he was told, was a man of stand- 1 off and responsibility, a graduate of fale College and well known in the ewspaper world. If there wa3 any rath in the allegations made in that rticlt- it ought to be known to the >ubli(, I ? the allegations were false it 78.s a criminal libel of the grossest ind. Forty-eight hours after the apearance of that article there had appeared in the New York Sun a statelent from its Washington correspon- ; ent, charging attempts at bribery of ; wo Senators. No graver charr<* could e made; no graver crime eo-.amitted. 'he charge was made accurately and peciGcalJy. Such a charge certainly ; bould not go unnoticed or uninyestiated. It there was a person who had een offering bribes, he presumed he sv.-. A-tmA Trjifhin tho rfldoh nf thA J r UU1U UJUiO mvuiu kuu tvavu va vmv Canute law. Huaton ?aid: "As my name has been . onnected somewhat with the resoluion, I merely desire to 3ay now that I i ope the Senate will adopt unanimousT the resolution and investigate this i latter to the very depths. It probably j not becoming in me, in view of the < act that this investigation is to be had : d say more than this, or to state what ' understand to be the facts in regard J o this alleged attempt to bribe; be- i ause I think that every member of the en ate knows that this man has never nnrnarthert m? at 2ll. I have never sen him ia connection with the mat , sr. But I do feel annoyed, and very eeply annoyed, that anybody should appose tnat I could be bribed?and es- < ecially in the mode selected by this lan to reach me?because the averlent is that he wished to reach nie broughawell beloved, son, who isa3 i igh above anything of that sort as I laim to be. But I desire to say now bat I hope that the resolution will be dopted unanimously and that the inestigatiou shall be most thorough." < Cockrell: "My only objection to the esoiution is that it is not qaite wide nough. Therefore I move to amend ;by inserting these words: 'And to aquire further whether any contributor have been made by the so called ; ugar Trust to any political party for anmaien Dumoses.'" Lodge: "I shall most cheerfully acept the amendment. It is stated in he article to which I have referred, hat contributions were made by the ugaq Trust to both campaign funds, nd Insincerely hope that the matter rill be probed to the bottom and that be influence of that trust in our polibe thoroughly exposed." Hans'oorough (Rep.) of North Dakota aid: "One of the individuals inferenlally mentioned in the resolution is a ionstituent of mine, being, I believe, a esident of Hansom county, North Da:ota, and being engaged there in the usiness of farmiDg. He called upon * 1?? ? K -rwa in Q6 last evening IAJ uulici wiliu. iu egard to this master, and concluded hat the proper tbipje to do wouid be o court an investigation, and have it s speedily as possible. He submitted o me a letter, which I ask to have cad." The letter was from C. W. But'.z, in rhich he denied most emphatically that e attempted to bribe any one. Harris: Inasmuch as the name of the lenator from South Dakota , (Kyle) eems :o be connected with this'enarge desire to say, from my personal :Qowl<;dge of that Senator, that if he Fere present, he would join Senator lunton in urging a thorough investi:ation of this matter. Several other modifications or me esolution were suggested and adopted, mtil the resolution was finally agreed o read: "Resolved, That a committee of five lenators be appointed to investigate hese charges and to inquire further whether any contributions have been aade by the sugar trust to any poiiual party for campaign or election purloses, or to secure or defeat legislation ' ,nd whether any Senator has beeD, or 3 speculating in what are kaown as ugar stocks during the consideration f the tariff bill. "Resolved, further, That said comQittee be authorized to investigate and eport upon any charge or charges that aay be filed before it, allegicg that the ction of any Senator has been corrupter or improperly influenced in the conideration of said bill; or that any atempt has been made to influence legslation A n- w Bond iHsae. Washington, May 14 ?The r^duc ion ot tub treasury gold below $94 000, 00 ha3 started a new speculation ao to new bond issue. When the recent ? j - : r-oa en ufilfl ODU IPSUC u>- i??r , ad deemed 10 $65 000 000. fcu'.wrh tie presen-. his>h irate ot fxebanye it is Down that uold will fljw from us. Sac etary Carlisle did notceem it wish to p-mitt^e gold reserve to fall below W,000.000. and it is ar^ue" tfcat be Mil not uoft permit it to ta)l below that yure. T e emper of congress is such bntno legislation is expected ou liaaf;a! measures io strengthen the treasury n a l?*ve? Lh. secretary with ao difcrv ion except to u e the meaus law im by selling boatis to replenish ii:e treasury wheu it 13 deplete;] ot sold. 60 irno step locking towards a bond issu" iave beea taken, aDd it the sold ouLuk eases none will be uecessary, bui ,mon2 weil informed treasury officiate, f the present conditions continue, bond 3sue in the near future is looked upon as .lmost unavoidable. Withdraws. Columbia, S. C., May 16.?The folowing letter was published in yesterlay's Register: Wnile I sincerely ap>reciate the many kind expressions rom friends of the Reform movement >1 tne aiate, aesirmg mt? uu uauaic a :andidate for the position of Governor n tbe ensuing election, I have coacluled after a thorough canvass of the lituation, that the interest and flnal ;uccess of the movement, as contemplated in the beginning, will be better mbserved by my declination than othervise. It therefore becomes my duty ,o announce to the public that I will lot be a candidate for the position of Governor of South Carolina. I will ~ onnnnrf JiVC JLuy uuiuiai auu uuui t w ;o the candidate who best represents he interest of the farmers and Aliiince men of the State. Believing that ;he interest of the Alliance will be best subserved by this course, I feope that ny friends throughout the State will ;ake the same view of the matter. Respectfully, W. D. Evans. REPUBLICANS IN A ROW. , GU-LAH SMALLS MAKINo IT HOT FOR CONGRESSMAN MURRAYa Small* Claims Hut Murray Was Not Fair ly and { "qnaTely Nominated?Mettlrg ot 8 y the S:ate Il'pnbllcan Executive Comin'tt* e-What Wsb Done. p Columbia, S. C., May 16.?Unherald- 1 ed, the notables of the Itepuolican par- s ty came into Columbia yesterday mom- 11 ing and during the day there was a 1' great rattling of the dry bones of the P Republican corpse in South Carolina, p There was Bob Smalls, the "gullah a statesman," there was George Wash- t! Ington Murray, the present gullah Congressman from the seventh dis- (j trict; there was Jenkins, the "gentleman from Bucksley," there was Dick- fc inson, Edmund Deas, Fordham, Braytnn the white ex-State chairman: Web- T ster, the present State chairman, and x others. The folio wing is a complete list of r those present: E. A. Webster, chairman, Orangeburg; Robert Smalls, Beau- l< fort; E. H. Deas, Darlington; J. F. Lo- 11 pez, ColletoD; G.W.Murray, Charles- tl too; R. E. Brown, Charleston; E. J. tl Dickson, Aiken; Professor Morris, f< BarnwelJ; J. H. Johnson, Newberry; ti R. A. Toloert, Abbeville; W. J. Thom- ^ as, Oconee; L F. Goldsmith,Greenville; 0 B. F. Means, Spartanburg; W. E. Boy- _ kin, Kershaw; J. E. Wilson, Florence; L. Jacobs, Williamsburg; R. A. Stew- . art, Clarendon; W. W. Ramsey, Sum- " ter; George A. Reid, Beaufort; R. E. Jenkins, Berkeley. c They came here to attend a meeting t> of the State Republican executive com- o mittee and the meeting was held be- h biod closed doors, continuing most of I the day- The principal woik of the tl day was trying to settie a first class ii row between Smalls and Murray about tl tbe nomination in the First Congress- {< ional district. This has not been set- tj tied, except in so far as a result of the u meeting. ^ The most important thing done dur- p Log the day was the appointment of a u committee, consisting of Brayton,Fordbarn, Dickinson and Webster, to devise - . J! & means tor testing tne eiecr.ion laws 01 ? South Carolina as they now stand in u the courts. This committee proposes to bring a test case in the State Su- 8; preme Court or in tbe United States P (Jourt to test the constitutionality of b the State election laws. They propose ? to establish a fund for the purpose and b employ able counsel to make the test. f< Another matter of importance tran- v 3acted was the revision of the rules of q the party, so as to reach all cases of a redlstricting, there being no such pro- 7 visions heretofore. The committee an , nounces that it proposes to issue an address to tne Republican voters of the r State very shortly, calling upon them to register, and referring to other mat- 7 rara /\-f ro<*iaf raf.inT1 IP bVl O VJL IVglUWAMWtVM! The committee yesterday did not dis- a diss the matter of nominating a State n ticket, saying it is as yet too early to o discuss that matter. They say, how- ? ever, that they will call the State con- (, ventlon to be held in September, and f. there the matter of nominating a State 0 ticket will be given serious consideration. They say they are watchiDg the Democrats to see what, they are going to do and their action will be governed v accordingly. r In regard to the-.,vngressional fights t the K,epublicar< will make, they say a that tney will not bother with any but t the new First and Seventh districts, g In the Seventh the Republican candi- e dates for the nomination are: R. H. s Richardson, Murray's private secreta- t ry; T. B. Johnson and E. M. Brayton. The fight between Murray and S malls r for the First district nomination is in- ( tere3ting. Both claim that they have a the nomination and it looks as if no ? matter what comes both are going to be in tbe race. The row had its start about the organization of the district committee. This committee met, it seems, and elected Sperry chairman pro tem, in place of R. H. Jenkins,who was left in tbe new Seventh by the redisricting of the State. This committee cailed the nominating convention. Smalls and his friends challenged the legality of the call but went ahead and went into the convention. Murray claims that they made no big kick till the convention met and tbey ; found that they could not carry the convention. Murray says that Smalls then withdrew with one delegate, trumped up some followers in the street and getting them together made z them nominate him and declared him- t Stir cneir reguiiu numiuec. muuoj claims that Smalls is stopped from any further contest by his withdrawal from the convention. Smalls claims that thf chaDge of the district destroyed the Republican organization in the district, and that the convention which nominated Murray was irregular. Murray claims that the laws of the State have nothiDg to do with the Congressional organizations. He gives the following letter in support of his position, and gives some interesting information: Hon. E. M. Brayton, of the National Committee. Columbia. S. C. M> Dear Sir: It seems to me that Hon. G. W. Murray, member of Con gr?-ss of the old Srventh District, is the itauinr nominee for Congress of the uf~w lirat. dstrict. I undersrand tn,jt he waa nominated at the district convention May 2od, by a vote of 29 to 1; rbat the convention was regularly call ed, and that on some technical grounds Mr. itooert ouuans ujaiiiia tuou mc nomination was irregular and aD- { nounces his candidacy. < 1 hope that you will use your good i offices to see to it that Mr. Murray is ( sustained, and that, no bolt is made ] against him among tbe Republicans. < Tne chances are in favor of the Repub- ] licans having tne next HouSv;, and the ] First district ol" your State ought to j r-.elr Consummate that result, and it . will do so if Mr. Murray is sustained. It seems to me that it would be a political mistake, yes a political crime, not to sustain Mr. Murray. If each < counry in the new district, had a com- 1 mitteeman elected by the convention iu | the old Seventh district and every com* ] mitteeman thus eiected joined in the ; can 'or the convention which was held | in Charleston May 2ad, the convention was regular and its action binding upon the Republicans of said district. ! l am with great respect your obedi- ! ent servant, J. II. Manly, 1 Chairman Execu-ive Commit:ee Re- 1 publican National Committee. ' The State committee, after consider- ' ing the matter yesterday, referred it i for adjustment, to a committee con- < sisting of Chairman Carter of the National Republican party; Chairman Babcock of the National Congressional Committee; State Chairman vveoster, and Messrs. Bruyton and Deas. Murray says: "I do not fear the candidacy of Smalls inasmuch as I have got the people of the district and am satisfied that I will get seven out of every eight votes, and besides I've got the backing of the national committee. Thi3 State committee controlled by Smalls and his friend Webster, has no authority, I hold, to take any hand in the matter. I will appeal to the National Congressional committe." The above account of the meeting is taken from the State and Register. y i ' " I..-." . >7. .* ^ BRIBERY ATTEMPTED* lenton Had Kyle Exp030 the Schemes of Jiie Tariff Baronr. j Washington, May 16.?Ia the Senile today Lodge, Republican, of Mas?aKneoffo o voorvl inn rAAit.inor o lUUv^bbO) U IVOV1UI.IVU i vviiviu^ M tatement ia the New York Sin that >ribes have been offered to certain Senaors to induce them to vote against the ending tariff bill, and a signed article in he Philadelphia Press stating that the ugar schedule ba3 been made up, as i now stand?, ia consideration of a irgo sum cf money paid for campaign c lurposes cf the Democratic party and i providing ior ihe appointment of a com- t intte of live Senators to investigate s bose charges. * The Vice President: What action 1 ces ibe Senator deairt? 1 Mr. Lodge: I ask for the present con- i [deration of the resolution. t Mr. Cocksrell (Dam.) of Missouri: j tit be printed and lie on tne table. The resolution went over until .to.Wjo;;- 1 07* under the rule. ?"' & i Senator Hunton of Virginia, and Sena t or K le of So2th Dakota, (the latter . brcugh his clerk) this morning admitted be tru.h of the published statement . hat they bad been approached and of- . irfd money for their votes against the J ariff bill. Although boLb gentlemeij eclined to name the man who made the \ ?_ j r?n c ner, ine siory was puunsueu iu iuu iu | New York paper this morning, aud ? rith the exceptioa of a matter ot detail $ substantially correct. - I "Yes," said HuntOD, the "story is orrect, although I am sorry that it has * een made public. It was oot a matter ^ i rectnt occurrence, however, ior it s appened more than a month ago, and ? immediately notifhd the managers of be bill 011 the floor of the Senate and ? ; is iu their bauds for such action as 1 bey may s.e fit. I do .not care anything ? >r a Congressional investigation, but it c be managers 6f the biil think it i3 the v -est thing to do, I will aasUt them all in j; ly power,. The cfter wa3 made to me * ersonally, through my son, the sum to e paid being fixed at $25,000 by a man 1 rho attempted the bride. No, I cannot 'Af mon HTKA oriiir*Ki 1VC LUC U^UIC vi u-uu nuu ^ 3 get my vote." Kyle is oat of the city, but Hanton aid he knew the same m?n had apreached him and this was corroborated * V MacFarlane, Kyle's clerk. Hun ton j1 rent so tar as to say th*t the man who ad attempted to. conduct negotiations c >r these votes wa3 formerly connected s nth the carpet-bag government of South ; Jarolica^nd taat be had subsequently 1 one to^^&rth Dakota, where he resided ; ir a numj&r'dt years. Rssently he said j e had been about the Capitol in the ! ole of a lobhjist. ^ The pertinent query in connection ? rith the cali is who :s tae mac? xce irincipals in the bribing episode decline * bsoiiUely to say anything about tbe lan's identity. A prominent Dealcatic Senator, however, told a reporter bat he knew the man well and named J. W. Butts, ex member of Congress :om South Carolina during the period >f reconstruction. Making It Hat for Him. Lexington, Ky., May 17.?If the phitehaired, silver-tonuged Breckmidge could have peeped into the Lsxngton Opera House Monday afternoon it 3 o'eloce and have heard what was , teing said about him, who where the j npakors and who composed the audi- , nee, he would have retreated and re- ' olved never to show his face again in : he Ashland district. The meeting to protest a?ain the re- 1 tomination of Col. Breckinridge to * Jon?ress was called for 2:30 o'clock, ' md an hour before that time the lower < loor of the Houae was full. By 2 i >'clock the galleries began to fill up, and i phen the meeting was called to order a < lalf hour later there was not standing ( oom, and some five or six hundred , >eople had been turned away. W. B. , lawkins presided. Upon the same platform where Col. , 3reckinridge received his ovation : vhich gave him confidence of his re- j oAmfi Ann hnn^TArt rnATT! ? /'XClsLlULL OflU CUUlC V/UC UUU.UAVM >ers of the most prominent and most ! lonored families in 'the country, and ' oa3e of the best known educators in i Kentucky. There was great entbus- 1 asm. The Grst speaker wasElder J. VV. i HcCarvey, who defended the Minis- ] erial Union from the attacks JBreckin idge made upon it in his speeches here ] ind at Paris. He contended that minis- . ers did have a right to point out to ! heir flock the dangers that lay before , ,hem, and that when a wolf is coming , o destroy them it is the duty of the ! ninister to warn their flock in time. 1 "Pmntioi? to the motto over the stage, ' which read: "The honor and integrity ! >f Ashland district must and shall be > reserved," be said that he was proud f >f being a Kentucsian. and that be- i :ause be was proua of his State he j lrged all voters who were truly patiotic to cast their votes against the re;urn of this man to Congress. The Hon. Milton J. Durham, Comjtroller of the Treasury, during Cleveand's first term, was the second speaker x) address the meeting. He scored Breckinridge unmercifully. In speakng of him, be s*id if he ilved an upright and moral life tnere .vould be lit? ,le questiou as to the advisability of lenaing him back fco Congress. I would rather he bad good virtue than"a lilver tongue, aLd I ociieve you wai sav ;he same thing at the ballot?dox." In closing Judge Darham said: "I iak 50U in the name of taese wo nen, )f these mothers aud daughters and wive3 ot gooa cjuz-ds not w return Jol Breckinridge, to Congress, because [ believe it would be 'a disgrace to tbe lis'rict and to the State." Tbis was received with loud and prolonged applause, Resolutions indicative of tne purpose and sentiment, of tbe meeting ivere then introduced and adopted. Terror to CoJEtfyltsF. Washington, Miy 14.?Jacob Cox2^'s commenwealers w:il quite the District of Columbia. The uew camp will oe at the famous Spa spring, near the historic dueliiaij ground at Bladeusbursr, ' ? * ? *-'? w Mnl ? A J 1 ma />to /la/ti _ J Ll3L over LUC lXL'&r y iaua nuc? xuio uv/vaion was reached by the general of the ircay when he found that his followers :oald uot become dependent upon the local city government, but might be punished by terms In the workhouse. Tee [.errors of the workhouse are more than Lbe common wealer.5 hud calculated udoc. They were willing to be fed in jail if it came to that, but woikiug disconcert' sd the whole army, cfll ;era as well as privates. Abaat Dogs. Savannah, May 14 ?A special from Baxley, Ga., to the Morning Xe ws says: A terriblevmurder was committed in this county a few miles north oi" Graham, Saturday about dark. John Dy aJl shot and instantly Kiuea ?t miaui McEachin and then shot and wounded Andrews McEachin.The McEachins are nephews of D/all. There had been a feud betwean;the parties for quite a while and it was reaewed by some of the parties being accused of poisoning the dogs of the others. All of the parties are white The coroner's jury rendered a virdict of murder. Dyail has Sed.j "help needed at once. ^ DEPLORABLE CONDITION ON THE COASTPitifal 'Appeal from White People to Gcv<rcor Tillman?Discr!mla&ted Ac&Inat b? the Ksd Cross Soclelj?No Food for People or A&lmalf. M Columbia, S. C., May 18.?Many ;oeplaints of destitution in the coast egion of the State, which scftered so nnch from the storm of last .August, are itiil bein? made. Strange as it may seem he majority of those complaints are rom white people. Ttie colored pec)le appear to have been well provided or. At any rate white people are softer- ' nor in fViaf coMion fi /%* *> Mi a 1 rJr 4 am VOA uuv iava vi uuu :ecsssilies of life and the situation Is nade more terrible by the statement hat there is no way fbr them to help hemselves. Grave charges have been made that he Rsd Ccoss Society has discirminated q favor of colored people in its distribnion of charity. These charges have been / ' % yhispered for some time bat have been ;iven little publicity bscause there was ipprfcialioa of what Miss Barton imd ler Bccicty were doing, even if there was >artiaiity to colored people. Governor Caiman has received numerous letters nakieg b'Uer complain! against Miss , . Barton's management, but he has not aid anything abont it. He has just revived an appeal from the coast section or aid which he feels should meet an :arly response. The writer of the letter 3 said to be a man of standing and var icity and his picture of affairs can be lepeaded on as correct. The Governor vill be glad to receive subscription* from charitably disposed and will do anything , y;i \e can to aid in the relief appealed for. l?he following is the letter and does not leed to be read a second time to see _ ' hat help is wanted and needed qaickly: "Bluffton, S. C., May 12. 'Governor B. B. Tillman, Columbia, S. c. . jM "Dear Sir: Oa or about April 26ih he citizens (while) of our township, hat is Biuftion, held a meeting and resoution3 expressing their destitution and teed were passed. Although not per onally present at the meeting 1 understand from the committee that copies of bees resolutions were sent to yoa; also o the New York Woild, Charleston tfews and Courier, The State, to the Savannah Board of Trade and Cottoc; Exchange. As a resident of this township for years I am, I thin -r faliy ac- > juainted with the condiLons of its jeople. The response made to the cry >f our people tor aid has been so lukevarra that I take the liberty ot writing . | foa. The situation as it exists nosv in Jbis community is worse, if possible, ;han It was just after the August cy- r-s iloae. Ycur appeal then to the people )? our country brought its reward. Tnat ?e white people of this community did lot receive the help and assistance from ibe thousands of dollars and provisions "v sent to car coast is not their fault, bat -he fault ot those who were charged with . ts proper distribution. It is not my purpose here to array the officers of the Sea Cross Society. That has been done sy those who wield a better pen than I lo. Sull the fact is known to every one lere and has been known for months * Jg ;hat the Rid Cross authorities bad disgracefully misused their authority and ;hat they were more than partial in the aistribtxtion of the charity. I am well within the limits' when I state that the .vhite citizens of this community have lot up to dale received $300 in supplies while thousands have been issued out to aegorea, many of then ia nowise aeeay, tor they hold pansions from the CJnited States government. And now, sir, the situation a* it exists here to-day is simply this as near as I can get at it: rhere are 150 white families in the townJhip, carrying over 600 souls and that today they are without means?means "<-> f*p.d l.hp. women and children or the farm animals. The farmers of this community have struggled as few people have ever been called upon to struggle. _^r The cyclone destroyed their cotton and left them with little corn and that dam- . aged; met with rebuffs by the Red Cross they bave borne their sufierings as best Lhey could, usiog every means they had; trading what little they had until now it is all gone and starvation and do farm mimals fa^es them. Unless they can ?et food for themselves and for their animals the result will be fearful. Crushed ttrow ktr r>rr?l/vi? thee AO buo iaiuio riwiv yy vww vjv?v?v 3et to work in good heart to prepare for the :rop of thi3 year and the larger portion of it is now planted. How they ^re to work the crop without feed for animals is what faces Jhem now; as much as feed ior themselves. I am well aware that with your many ties you are doubtless barrassed beyond measure, but, sir, we must aik your aid. How the help is to come must he left to your judgment but come it must and quickly. I could cue to you, if ntcassary, dozens of fami"M havp. nnt a week's provisions and no earthly means of getting: them. As I have said atme, the response to tne call made in tbe resolutions has been very lukewaim. S-ill there were two answers, one fcom a eentleoaan on our coast here who suffered like all the rest and more than many, trho sent us out of his little. Toe other reponse came from the "reliet committee of the New York Evening Post," who are stationed in Bcsufort. This committee, consisting of Drs. White, Gibbes-and Piiolean, acd Mr. Thomas Talbird, answered once and their aid was charity indeed, fjr they fed the hungry. Is ;h?re not some wa> or calling the attention of the farmers of our State to the condition here? It is . probable that tie farmers ia the upper part oi the State, no<v that the season ia well advanced, may 03 au? tu spate some corn, especially if their oat crop is safe. The oat crop here is a failure, tor we had only half an lach of rain in April, at the time the oats were shooting. If donations oulJ b; sent to Charleston, consigned to the care of the a^ent of the steamer Pilot Boy, they wDl ba carried to JGIafflcn, or rather Baaufort, free of charge, and the railroads from the upper portions cf the State would no dcubt bring them down hare free. In behalf cf the suffering people of our township I risk vour earnest and immediate aid. If I can aid you by giving you positive evidence of the suffering here I will be glad to famish it. "With the hope that you willfce able t!rou<:h ycu: iaflience to obiaia speedy ^ relict for these people. I am yours truly, "THOMAS II. Hetward^' Murdered. ?t'aivvut (ix Mav 17.?John A. Jacfcsoo, one of the most presperoas young merchauts of this place, was brutal !y murdered in bed here laat Digit with a sledge hammer. Eight men ha7e been arrested on suspicion. / .