The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, December 22, 1897, Image 1

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VOL. MI. WiyySBORO, S.C.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1897. NO. 20. A DARING FEAT. HOW MOS3Y KIDNAPPED A FEDERAL GENERAL. Under ih? Very Ness of a Gatrd the GutrxlUa szsd His Band Eatsred the TJaion C rop atd Csp'.-ared the CtmraaEder. The reunion of Mesby's Earners, which took place 3sst week in Balti. more, recalls mcst vividly the stirricg ^ times (f war, when these sarce rcer; vrere rot the peaceful citizens of to WTday, but the much-feared bcla spirits WtP that spent tbe;r day* and nights-in BL harrassing the bojs that Uncle Sam sent out to capture them. It is a long time since the lads in j-ray had beec Ain a fight; many of those who had 6 B^een ~roE crmpaiaicns are sow sleepHing undisturbed by the sound cf strife, Hand over the heads of all Father Time ? ftad cast a frost that, while it silvered She hair, tcuched not the heart of HLhcse who. met around theiestal board K Bto talk of the adventures cf the gets of old. K The band known as the Mosby Ranl^gers was in fact the Forty third Vir rginia Battalion, a regularly organized troop, in which the officers w?re com i missioned and under the personal su j pervision of Mosby. who was subordi- j Date'to Ger. Lee, jast as were the j other officers of the Confederate army. These ranker?, however, vere gathered for a species of warfare which, being exercised in an independent way, was the means of harassing the enemy and of keeping the large armies of the Union constantly oil the alert. As a line is only as strong as it -sreakest r point it sometimes took several thousand federal troops to guard a road or communications, when they were in truth menaced by enly a few hundred The raDger?, who were composed of the young men of the state, received no compensation from the Confeder ate government for their services, other than th? spoils of war taken by their own efforts from the enemy, j Many of the soldiers were but boys, j some scarcely^ out of school, but the j ilower.of the Scutn could be found m their ranis, while for daring and ab * solute fearlessness they had no equal. That part of Virginia which is included in Fauquier and Fairfax coun ties txcame known as Mosbj's Con federacy, and in a short time was practically under the control of his men. Ceaseless were the skirmishes * which took place, the thrilling adventures and hair breadth escapes they encountered, but none perhaps are ss remarkable as the fiSiir in which they went boldly into the center of a Union eampand took cut from its micst a sjumoering general, escapirg with their prey under the very frown f cf the guns in the Federal forts. This adventure occurred in March, ; " 5863, just after the battle of Chancel lorsvilie, and about the time that Lee had begun to marshal his forces for an intended invasion of the North. Brigadier General Stoughton and a large force were encamped at the lit ^ tie village of Fairfax, which is the ^^^cgujity sea^of the vicinity, and numJf5ers a~few hundred inhabitants. The K men of the force were quartered about MH^^he place, whils-the general had his eadquartejs, . with h:s staff, at the HSrick fcouse which is now used as the IflBBjar :rectory for the Episcopal clergyman of the towc. ThL residence is a large s mm. Ktar?rfir?'c' in the.rokfst of a lot of goodly size, just about 100 > ards from the main road, and the front room in the second story was occupied by the commanding general. The night selected "by the rangers was a cold, drizzling one, and they set out on their journey from their start ing point, which was several miles outside the enemy's line about the towd, at near midnight. The lines* of ^ the Federals extended in every direcP iion about the country, some of the ' Union forces being at Centerville, a Ltiny hamlet six miles frcm Fairfax. In order to escape Ihe pickets the rangers made a detour, and striking off . from the main road on which they were traveling managed to approach the town in such a way that the Federals could not but suppose the troop was part of their own force. The road was anything but a pleasant one to I the mud was cuep as only mud can be, but the men >n, muffied up in their cloaks saw in the misty distancs a s faintiy gleaming through Idiers belonging to Stcught3 were soundly sleeping, ar:avalry and infantry being t about in the citizen's how s s. jral wes in the center of ty:e d had retired late, havmg ex celebrated st a supper 2t ere was a liberal supply cf jne. ilosby, with twenty men, rede slowly into the town ab-ut two hours before dawn, and trcting up to the ccurthcuse green the little pasty divided, some going to get sap plit s that were prccureable, as well as the torses of the enemy. whil9 Mosby ana two or t&iee of ir's m*n rode down to the headquarters of the general. W. No scund was to be heard ia the fo?gy darktess but the slight splash of tne horses in the muddy road, and even had any of ihe eiiemy been awake they would never have dr:am(d fcr a moroeit teat the guerillas, as thev we>e calLd, we? e 'calmly riding aoout in the midst of their catep, hav ^ ing eluded by strategem the pickets pos-ed along ifce iine. Mcsby and his Bj^^nen rede up to the general's house Bd dismounted, the leader boldly ^Keeking at the doer. The house was L? nVwc a vl??, f.*. ? v?/^ filon/ n Viit hduituucu iu ua'&md) auu v\* presently a hezd wss pr.ked out of an upper window and a sleepy voice inquired vbat was wan ed. M.osby re plied that be was a bearer cf d:spatch es for Gen. Stcuj-hton. The bead disappeared, then'csme a gleam cf light, and an officer in uniform, came down the narrow stairs and opened the doc r. > In a moment be fcund himself a prisP one r, and was told in a low voice to 2 v conduct the men tc tiio general's ' room. Tfce half a^ake ard stsr.I'd officer was too mucb surprised to resisr, especially as there was a Icrg barrel glittering just before his.ej.es, sd he went upstairs, ?ccon? ponied-by Mcsby and his companions. The'psrty walked into the room in *hich S:oughton lay calmly slumbering amid billows ||. of blankets, and M^sby, walking up kl ard sbakin? hirr\ told him to set ut>. Hearing the name of Mcsby faintfy ] 8ft in his drearrs. Stcughtcn sV-pry in-1 ||| quired if "Have you got Mciby?' supposing it was ore of his own scoui |v iag psrc'es corre *o report .the capture of the larger lead jr, but he was'scar III cd ia o me wnen, with a re ugh shake BR *nd a slap, the Confederate informed ' m him that "Mcsby has got yoI BH| i 1 "There is no u.<e in resis'.ingr," remarked Mcsby, coolly. "It meaas, sir, that you sra my prismer. 'or Stusrfs cavalry is in possession o? the place."' Kcoaiagit fruitless to stru? gle ggair&t such a fcrce, Stoughton arose and dressed hurriedly, gua:d?d all the whih b.v the Confederates who also tecured the staff officers in the house. Pl?cicg the general between two c f his men, Mcsby returned to tbe green, where he met tha re,t of his 1? 1 ^ <5 ^A>O oirjT f. v meil WHO 1!<aU tc.il vu. a. ~ pedition about the town. On taking i n accout t of whs t had been eat*e-ed in it was found tba\ besides B i^adieGentral Stoughton, they had secuied two captains, thirty other prisoners, together with their arm?, ammunition and fifty eight horseu. The return trip was safely mace, though the party, whoso prisoners were stronger in number than tteir ss-ptors, were fearful that so.ue outcry migfct be msde that wcu^ awake the S3 cf the foe who were slumbering. As scon as they were out cf earshot of tie town they set out at a brisk pace and about diwn passe 1 within (200 yards of tin Federal fort at C.n terville. The grim mouths cf the cannon C'.u:d be seen loc-micg up in the cim Ji^nf, a^d one pruoser, a Capt. Barker, of Naw Ycrir, htra msd* a break for liberty, tut was brought back by a timely shot. Passing be \-ord tbe reach cf the fortiSca'ions, Mosbj's men struck out st a rajii Date for their own lines, and se'e scoa safe frcm any fear cf ir tarfer ; ence. delivering up iheir pri:oae;s t; j tho Confederate authorities. Another exciting and very remun^r-1 ative adventure of the rausers w?s ! wten they captured a Fedtr^l pay j i train, from which they secured a iar^e | amount of srreenbtcks. It was in I October, 1SS4, that Harry Eeaton.one j cf the scouts, came and iaform-d Mos* j [by that there wss a fins coeiuag in the valley on the line of ihe Baltimore ard Ohio railroad, to a party was sv cured and they s^t. out across the mountains for Duffield station, at which place the pay lr-izt was to pass, reaching: the slo!; just before it wa> due. Obstructions were placed up'sc the track, so that wfceu the expiess came dasiiirg down it came to an atx rupt stop. A guard was placed over the engine and toe rangers en'ered the cars. Oa board were two Union pay el asters, j tmving in charge the monev 'or the trcop?, the account reaching $170,003. which was secured by West AI ridge, one of Mosby's men. Aldridge proiopt ly reported his luck to Mcsby, and when the full sum was collected it was equally divided out among the men, Mcsby refusing to accept his share. The passergers were reliev> d cf their funds, which went as Individ uai spcils. Then tbe csri were set on fire, and tbe band went back wi'.h twenty prisoners, besides tbe money and the two paymasters, the latter being sent oh to prison. One of the cay masters was a brother to Gen. Rjggies, now in tte war department. Another time a train was captured near Catiett's station, on what is now the Southern railroad. Lse was making his preliminary preparations for his Gettysburg campaign. Hooker was covering Washington, while Pieasan ton's cavalry corps was stationed on tbe river about fifty miles from the capital. Gen. Stuart bad sent to Mos by by Capt. Fountain Beattie, a small moun'ain howitzar, and it was determined to use it in an attack cn the raiircad which was employed by the Union Army for tbe convejin^ of troop?. To cripple this service would be a great Lid to the (Confederacy. So the teleg raph lines viere cut, a rail removed and with the howitzer on the bank the men waited !or the train. In a few minutes-it came booming along, then glided from the track, while the infantry guard fired a volley. In a moment a shell x'rom the gua went crashing into the boiler, at which the troocs deserte I. Ths hay on board j fired up and burned brightly,wrile ths escaping steam made a noise Jika that of Inferno's caldrons. The cirs were loaded with fine sutler's store3 aid ail of this was secured by the hungry rangers.? Philadelphia Times. Rattlesnakes as a AXssns cf Grace. From that prolific land of good ate ries comes the following: An old fellow had three boys, bad old bojs, Tom, Diet and Harry, for shor\ so bad that the old man could really only claim precedesC3 through bis years Their Sunday fox Hunts, games of old sledge and drinking bouts were the scandal of the neighborhood. It chanced that Tom was bitten by a rattlesnake and with the messenger for the doctor went a runner for a well known old Methcd:st parson. The minister came Reverently kneeling beside the bed of the thoroughly frighTV?*n Vio nut iin thft fr>llnwir>& b%jav.u JUVUA AJ w I^VAV ,. - ?J-) petition: "Oi Lord, -we thank thee .'or rattlesnakes. Lord send one to bite Dick and one to bite Harrj and oh Lord in thine infinite wisdom send the biggest snake in Georgia to bite the old man for nothing fciu rattlesca'ses can bring this ungodly set to repentance Afcer Slasy Y<s*ra. "When tbe river steamboat Arabia sank in the Missouri river, near Parkville, Mo. over 'orty jears ago, her cargo included 165 barrels of whiakey. For several weeks pait a small force of river men have been digging ia the sandbar near Paikville in search of the Arabia's valuable cargo. Lite Thursday afternoon the diggers uncovered the whiskey, finding the barrels well preserved, and they notified the United States revenue authorities that they desired to remove their tind The diggers will rea/.sa a handsome sum for their work ana the govern ment willreceive about $7,000 revenue tas on the liquor. Tee Arabia sack on the Missouri's fickle current. Tbe wreck dow }:es under a dry sandbar on the Kansas side and tte revenue officers at Lei van worth will supeiviss the removal of the cargo. A Fat: 1 Explosion. The boiler of a 15 horss power engine used at Townsena's wood jard on Tradd street, in Charleston, S. 0.. exploded at 2:30 oc'ock Wednesday afternoon. Dallis Whitfield was killed instanily and ~.wo other negroes earned Chisolm-and Hall were fatally injured. A partNff Whitfield's bedj wys blown thro ugh"& third story window 300 feet awaj. Portions of the machinery were blown 300 yard*, wtere ihev crashee. through the roofs of residences. The gbsj ia windows for a block around was broken. It is supposed that the negroes who were in charge cf the yard allowed the water to run too low in the boiler and tnat the explosion resulted. There was no insurance on the property destroyLCCL ~ FOR ORGANIZATION. THE PL^t1 S CF THE SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERSPcTpcs*? Tha President TTrites a Letter G!v!r g in Dotal! Wfaa 0 hty Pro p-5?? tO <?U. It tesoonse to a rfqusst^rorn Editor Qsntt of the Piedmont Readli2bt,P^3ident Wilboro of the Southern As?o ciation of Cotton Growers, has writ ten the following letter which gives the fi'st real information as to what tbe organization proposes to do: D'ar Sir: la reply to yc-ur request for cay impression of the Atlanta convention, I beg to enclose tae report of the committee on resolutions, -which will give you s skeleton idea of what is to be dose. It is proposed to organize every township in each State, r.lnsft ard fiomnact. to h&va presidents j aca secretaries of townships, counties 3nd States and to enroll every name that is williccr to enlist, in the fight and to spot the man that sulks in his ten t. Through Stat?, county ^cd township bodies a bureau of infcrmation is established, this for purpose of informing: oursehes as to acreage a-?d 3 it Id, etc., etc. Said inforiralion first compiicdto be c;ramunicat< d to Sta'e, county and township organizations, and afterwards given to the public, if the bureau sees proper so to do. I most earnestly urge upon every commusi ty to at once proceed to enroll and or fan;z3 and send aalegatfs to their ! January county conventions. i The p?o?ie muit realize that the or-1 I g&nization in necessary. We want individual activity. The southern] ! States have only coramenc?d to act. j It would have thrilled the heart of? every cotton grower to have heard the report cf the commissioner of agriculture of Alabama; they have called State, county snd district conventions asd are r-rocetding with an activivitv that wiii be tffeciive; every S;are is I proceeding oo similar lines. Please | remember thai this association is ! net yet 40 days old, first springing in:c j esi-.ier.C3 by my humble call for a convention en November 10 ;h. There I the association was formed. History j does not show where any army was [ organized and mobiiizsd in so short a 'time. I have been surprised, almcsi | overwhelmed, at the unanimity of : toe cotton growers of the south. All admit that toe time to act is at hand, arid are ready to ngfis nre wicn nre, to meet organization with organiza tion. Respect-uliy, J. C. WlLBORN. The folio* ing is the report referred to by Mr. Wilborn in this letter: The interstate cottoa growers' convention, met atd sitting in Atlanta Decsjaber 14, 1897, having thoroughly canvas-ed the situation of our industry in all its many phases, promulgate the following statement and address as the result of its deliberations: 1- The most pres-ing need cf the hour for the altiinmentof our ends is a through organization of the growers of cotton, uegioning with ihe individual growers, however humble, and reaching up through township,county, State and interstate organization. We cordially cammefid the organization over which Hon. Hector D. Lane ably presides, ana lender that body at its meeting in Itfeajphis on the 20;h in stant our cooperation in completing the crganizition so well begun by it several ye>.rs ago. To the end that uaiformity may exist throughout all the States organized and to be organized, we shall appoint a committee of the body to consider all plans of organization that may be submitted at this meeting and mature a plan for presentation to our brethren at Memphis next week through a delegation to ba appointed- by this meeting to represent this convention in that body. 2. While not abating any of our contentions that the monetary system of our country is at the - foundation of our difficulties1, as it is at the bottom of the depression in all industries, we hold that there are deep looted evils peculiar to cur industry that demand immediate attention and remedy. And of first importance among these as a factor in depressing prices is the speculative control exercised over the price of actual cotton through the unjust rules and regulations of the cotton exchanges. Th:s evil we are convinced cad be reached only by legisla tion, and hence we pledge ourselves and cur organ: zition to labor for the needed legislative restriction of gambling in futures in our respective States and in congress. 3 This evil being abolished or reduced to a minimum b? proper lezis lation, and the control of spot cotton being thus restored to the producers under the law of supply and demand , as far as that law is allowed to operate under a vicious monetary sys tern, we derm it next in importance that our farms be made self sustaining in so far as climate and soil conditions permit aEd increase the amount of toed supplies. The cotton grower who makes his supplies at home, is in a large measure independent of the manipulator of the spot cotton market 4. The next scuice of loss is also an important one, but is entirely in the control of the grower, as is the last rinp?ililioTHnt. rind careful attention to I the preparation of our cotton for the | mark:t. Thousands?jts, miliions? of dollars are lost annually to the cot ton grower tfcrjuga careless handling of the cotton from. the fijld to the gin and press aid through use of inferior covering. While cur farmers fully understard this, this meeting would negiectan important responsibility if it tailed to call attention to this sou;c; of lass and urge correction of the evil. We further reccinxend the establishment of an information bureau R;ssdved, That this convention indorse the organization kao^n as the American Cotton Growers' Protective association; as it is already in existence and is woiking for tne same cbjiC.s for winch we ars assembled, the rtduction of it e acreage and increase of the price of cotton, and the correc tion of the evils of speculation and otters that oppress the producer; that we give our indorsement to the American Cotton Gro overs' Protective association . R.solved further, That we suggest to the meeting of tne American Cotton Growers' Protective association, at its meeting in Memphis next wetk, that the president of each State organization sLali be a vies president of the nation*! association. Resolved further, That such vice presidents appoint presidents of cdultv organ;zitions to be formed m all the counties of the States where cotton is grown, so that the organization may be so perfected that the decisions arrived at by the association may be carried out throughout all the cotton growing section of the United States as a unit, as it is in this way only that the designs c f the association may be carried cut and the various measures of relief and reform bsinaugurated all over the south. Resolved, That this convention, as far as the votes of North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabam?, Mississippi and Georgia may entitle them, recommend the reekciion of the Hon. Lane, of Alabama, as nres ident of the American Cotton G-rowers' Protective association. This committee recommends the following committee as suitable gentlemen to represent this convention at the coming Memphis convention; Dr. j D. M. Crosson, W. A. Broughton, W. | P. Batchelcr, W. J. Lack, Dr. J. B. Hunnicutt. That these gentlemen j elect their alternates. J. R. E?rle ! was added. Be it resolved by this convention, That we commend the anti-option bill to the attention of the cotton growers of the south and to the meatand gram oroducers of the "west, and we earnest iy urge upon the producers of those S articles o.f commerce that they memcraiiz9 their respective representatives i in congress and the senate of tbeUnited States to give to the Stokes bill their active and earnest support and to do all within their power to have this bill enacted into law. Committee on R?solutions?J. vVilliam Stokes, South Carolina; I. H. jtfcOalla, South Carolina; H. D. Lane, Alabama; J. S. Culver, Alabama; W. H. Broughton, Georgia; J. L.Johnson, Georgia; Sam E. Watson,Texas; J. P. Sassaman, North Carclina; W. 3. Batchelor, North Carolina. WHERE THE DEMOCRATS STANDS. V hat ;Jiey thlsk and Will Do About Certain BTeuarcs. The caucus of Democratic members of the house of representatives Wednesday night resulted in the adoption cf resolutions defining the party policy ^^ rtf Pn Ko OQr/?i QTl/S V'JLL bUC ^UCOiJLUU Ui V<A /<?, 1A auJJVj MUV banruptcy. Oat of 125 Democratic members, lOlwer* present, despite the stormy weather. Representative Rich srdson, of Tennessee, wasin tbechair Representative Bailey, of Texas, took the initiative bj presenting the following: resolutions: Resolved, That it is tha sense of this caucus that the Democratic members of the house of representatives ought to resist all efforts direct or indirect to retire the greenbacks and treasury notes. Resolved 2. That we are opposed to and will resist all attempts to extend the privileges of national banks, or to reduce the taxes whfch they now pay. Resolved 3 That we favor the early consideration and passing of the senate resolution recognizing that a condition of war exists in the island of Cuba between the government of Spain and the Cuban people. Resolved 4 That we fa *er the early enactment of a just and wise bankruptcy law. r The first three features of the resolution on finance and Cuba were consid ered separatively, the discussion being vigorously and uanimously favorable. Mr Bailey made the main speech urging that Democratic members should take their position promptly against those financial movements now assum mg lormiaaDie dimension owning 10 the recommendations given to them by the president and secretary of the treasury. He also spoke for a clear cut position in favor of the recognition of Cuban belligerency, as embodied in the Morgan resolution which passed the senate during the extra session. Thsre was not a dissenting voice to Mr. Bailey's propositions and the first three resolutions were carried by unanimous vote, the result being received with hearty cheers. The fourth feature of th9 resolution, declaring for a just and wis9 bankruptcy law, met with some opposition, but finally prevailed by a large majority. On motion of Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, arrangements were made for the usual congressional committee to conduct the congressional campaign of 1893. The committee is to consist of one member from each state, territory * ? J 4 C *s4- A# II Wk Ul A AVI/3 I ttiia IUO JL/ldLni;w ui vuxumuia, auu nine senators to b8 chosen by the sea ate Democratic caucus. Tne caucus adjourned at 9 o'clock and was in session just an hour and a half. HEWOULDN1 T WORK. A New Jortey Prisoner Who Preferred Deatt Co Labor. Of the 1,245 prisoners ia the New Jersey state penitentiary at Trenton there is one who will not work, nor can he be compelled to work. He is a man of intelligence and has been put to different kinds of work, but Ve will not raise a hand, so the officials and keepers have given up the idea of matinc him IniL Hft has the ma of the prison and can do pretty much as he chooses. Ho was sent ud from one cf the lower counties of New Jersey fsr forgery. Oa his arrival at the prison he was put to work at keeping books, but he simply "iaid down," as the say ing go's He was told he must work but he wouldn't, so he was placed in the dungeon. At the end of three days he was brought out and put back to his desk. Tnere he sat. Avain he went back into tbe dungeon and was fed on bread and water for four days This time it was thought that he had bden cured. But he wasn't. He was brought cu; once more and pat into tie shoe depart meat. He still refused to toil. Tee keepers now began to get angry, and resorted to the last method applied to stubborn prisoners. In one s ction of the penitentiary is a bi? tank about seven feet deep A prisoner who persists in violating tne rules of the penitentiary is placed in the center of the tank and his feet are strapped to the bottom. The water is then turn ed oa gradually, ana to prevent it from goicg over the prisorier's head, he is expected to pump and keep on pumping or run the risk of nading himself over his head. Bat this prisoner wasn't in the pumping business. He ;vas strapped in the tank and the water turned on. Gradaally it began to get higher. Several of the prisonkeepers looked on, one laughingly remarked that if he never worked before he would now. The water got up to the prisoner's chin but he wouldn't grasp the pump handle. He simply went to the bottom and the keepers had to rescue hina to prevent drowning. Sinca then the case has been given up as a bad job. The prisoner does not work.?Philadelphia Enquirer. METHODIST PREACHERS AND T HEIR FIELDS CF. LABOR FOR THE NEXT AsAuSgotd Them by tie Bishop at the Conferecca oJthe Slethodist Episcopal Clnrcb, Souih The following are the conference appointments for next year: CHAELESTOX DISTEICT. Presiding Eller?W P Meadors. Trintj?J W Kilgo. Bethel?II W Bays. i Spring Street?S P H Elwell. Cumberland?J M Steadman. Berkeley?W H Thrower. Summerville?G P Watson. i Ridgeville and Cypress?J L Ray and 0 N Rountree, St. George's?A. C Walker. St George's Circuit?W T Patrick. Colleton?H C Monzon. Round 0 and St. Paul?E K Moore and W R Buchanan. Walterboro?W M Duncan. Hendersonville?D Hucks. Hampton and Port Royal?R L Holroyd and W A Fary. Allendale?irB Duncan. Black Swamp?-W H Weston. Harleeville?J- C Welch. Beaufort?P A Murray. McClelanvill# and St. Stephen's?G W Gatlin and D A;Patrick. Hardeeville?E M McKissick. C0KSS3CEG DISTRICT. Presiding Elder?G T Harmon. Cikesburg?J C Chandler. Greenwood?M Dargan. Verdery?GR Shaffer. Ninety-Six?WA Betts. Donalds?W B Whartcn. Abbeville?J W Daniel. Antreville?W J Snyder. iMc<Jormic!??w li Anall. Lowndesville?E \Y Mason. Mount Carme!?H Stokes. Princeton?S D Vaughn. "Waterloo?W W Jones, Phoenix?P Stokes. New Station and City Mission?C W Creighton and J W Speak. Newberry Circuit?D Tiller. Kinard's?J S Lesley. Saluda?J J Stephenson. ] Butler?W C Wurn. < Parkville?J C Holley, j Prosperity?E G Price. COLUMBIA. DISTRICT. Presiding Elder?J W Dickson. Washington Street?W TV Daniel. Marion Street?P L Kirton. ] Gcgen Street and Brookland?W B Baker. 1 Richland and Grandby?J C Abney. ] Edgewood?R C McRay. j Hyatt's?J W Neely. Lexington - -"Wm. Harden. Lexington i'orK?M L iianJiS, jr. Lewiedale?J N Wright. : Leesvillc?X B Clarkson. Batesburg?D D Dantzler. Johnston?C C Herbert. Edgefield?D Z Dantzler, ( Graniteville?N G Ballenger. I Langlej?J H Noland. Upper St. Matthews?J W Ariael. { Fort Motte?R W Hamphries. Ridgeway?A R Phillips. Winnsboro?J D Crout. Fairfield?W H Miller. _ I Columbia Female College?J A Rice presi- < dent, and R E Stackhouse professor. Epworth Orphange?Geo. H Waddsll, I superintendent. J _ .Paine Institai??Geo. W Walker, president: - ? s FLORENCE DISTBICT. ] Presiding Elder?E T Hodges. i Florence Station?W R Herbert. .uariingicn?js, a wuu. i Cheravr?D II McLeod. j Cheraw Circuit?R E Mood. 1 Clyde?J S Abercoaibe. \ Darlington Circuit?T7 S Martin. . Lamar?J M Boyd. Timmonsfille?R W Barber. Claussen?M H Pooser. South Florence?R M Dubose. . Scranton?J W Harris. Lake City?W H Kirton. Kingstree?A B Earle. Union?G W Davie. Lane's?J A White. Sellers?R C Boulware. Georgetown?A J Stokes. Gergetown Circuit?0 L Durant and J B Weidow. Johnsonville?A E Holler. GREEXYILIE DISTEICT. Presiding Elder?W C Power. Buncombe Station and Mills?W A Eog- 1 ers and D W Keller St. Paul's?H B Browne. Anderson and West End?W R RicLardson < and S B Harper. : Starr and Iva?F H Shuler and R E Turnip- , seed. Piedmont?E P Taylor and T Grigsby Herbert. Greenville Circuit?,J C Counts. Fountain Inn?J W Shell. Reidville?C E Clyde. ; Greers and Pelham?A. H Best. Travelers' Rest?C B Burns. 1 Easley and Bethsadia?J E Rushstone. Pickens and West Pickens?J S Porter. North Pickens to be supplied. Walhalla Circuit?J L Mullinix. Senaoa and Walhalla?J L Daniel. ' 1 Westminister?R R Daguall. Townvillft?L L Tnahinet. Pendleton?A T Dunlap. Williams ton and Providence?P F Kilgo. Editor Southern Christian Advocate?J < 0 Wiison. Assistant Editor?L F Beaty, Williaraston. , Williams ton College---S. Lander. MARION DISTRICT. Presiding Elder -J B Wilson. Marion?T E Morris. Centenary?G R Whi taker. Britton's Neck?E S Campbell. Conway?W S Stokes. Conway Circuit?W E BarreBucksville?J F Way. Waccamaw?D A Calhoun.. Bayboro?S Jones. Loria?J R Sojourner. ; Mullins?S J iiethea North Mullins?J K McKain-. Latta?J ? Beard. Little Rock?A J CautheD, Jr, C.io?W W Williams. Blenheim?P B Wells. Bennettsville?J L Stokes. Bennettsville Circuit?J S Beasley* Brightsville?J B Traywick. Mcb'all \Ii3sion?T L Belvin. North Marlboro?W S Goodwin. ORAXGEBCRG DISTRICT. Presiding Elder?Joan Owen. Orangeburg and City Mission?E' 0 Watson and J C Strickland. ' Oranzebure Circuit?W L Waite. Lower St. Mat hews?VV M Hook. Providence?C D Mann and E Z J ames. Eranchvilte?J C Stoll. South Eranchvllle?E A Withes. Bamberg?T C Odell. Denmarir?M E H elley. Earn well?W A Wright. Williston?J C Davis Springfield?G E Stokes. Boiling Springs?J 1) Frierson. Orange?N K Melton. Edisto?J C i'oDgueAiken?A J Stafford. Swansea?J T Macfarlane. ?. Wagener to be supplied. BOCK HILL DIiTRICT. Presiding Elder?J B Campbell Chester?J E Greer. Pheeter fKrrtint,?.1 K MVhftffev. East Chester?Ti. A Yoague. Richburg?E P Hutson. Bock Hill?S H Zimmerman. Rock Hili Circuit?T C Ligon. North Rock Hill?J B Harris. Yorkville?A N Branson. Blacksburg?A J Cauthea. k Hickory Grove?J R Thacker. York Circuit?J W Humbert. Fort Mill?J A Campbell. Van Wyck?S H Booth. Lancaster?J E Carlisle. Lancaster Circuit?G C Leonard. Fradesville?L L Bedenbaugh. Chesterfield?J P Attaway. Jefferron?Allen McFariane. Blackstock?P B Ingraham. <?p.vRTAv?nif: niSTRTfrr. Presiding Elder?A J Cauthen. Central?M L Carlisle. Duncan?W C Kirkland. Spartanburg Mission?E B lojless. Clifton?Fv W Spigaer. Union Station and Mills?W A Massabean ind J C Roper. Gaffney?T M Dent. Gaffney Circuit?S T Creech. Laurens Station and Mission?R H Jones md J M Shell. North Laurens?D P Boyd. Cherokee?J M Lawson. Jonesville?E H Beckham. Kelton?J N Isom. Pacolet Mills?B M Crier, Pacolet Circuit?E S Jones. Enoree?J M Friday. Clinton?J L Harley. Whitmire?D A Phillips. Santuc?A F Berry. Campobella?S A Nettles. Belmont?S T Blackman. Wofford College?C B Smith. SCMTEE DISTRICT. Presiding Elder?T J Clyde. Sumter?J A Clifton. Sumter City Missions?"W A Kelley. Sumter Circuit?W M Bjrd. Manning?W II Hodges. San tee?A B Watson. joraan?w Anus. Foreston?J R Copeland. New Zion?W E Wiggins. Lynchburg?W B Justus. Oswego?J F Anderson. Bishopville?J W Elkins. Bethany?G H Pooser. Salem Station?T W Henry. Kershaw?J G Beckwith. Smith ville?WT Duncan. Camden?J T Pate. Camden Circuit? B M Robertson. Wateree ?S D Bailey. Richland?T G White. Wedg*field?F Spear. SUPERANNUATED PREACHERS. F Auld. M L Banks, J C Briswell, Sidi H Browne, J M Carlisle, William Carson, W A DJarke, A II Crietzberg, 0 A Darby, R L Daffie, J F Smith, J A Wood, A W Walker, J J Workman, John Attaway, L M Jiamer, A. W Jackson, Simpson Jones, L A Johnson, Paul F Kistler, L C Loyal, M M Bradham, J J Neville, J J Newberry, J A Porter, W C Patterson, A M Attaway, T P Phillips, C E FPiggins, J S Sibley, M M Ferguson, J JI Rogers, T-hos. G Herbert, Sr., T E Wannanaker. COTTON GROWERS CONVENTION. It D<cldf<7, Unanimously la Favor o! a Induction of Acreage. When the convention of .the Southern cotton growers met in the ballroom Df the Kimball in Atlanta at noon Wednesday nearly 300 delegates answered to the roll call. They-represented the foremost planters of the leecy staple cf South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee. Texas and jther southern states- The meeting was called to order by Mr. J. C Wilborn, president of the South Carolina association. * : ViiTMnoc? falcon im Kv. ilia XJUC UtOU uugtuv.19^ liUAWU. IA v VJ ?MW ^mvezition was .the election of tempo* rary officers. Tha following were 3hosen: J. C. Wilborn, of South Carolina, Dresident; S E. Watson, of Texas, vice president; Robert Cheatham, editor of the Memphis Cotton Journal, secretary. The delegates will from what is to be known as the International and State Cotton Growers' association. The object of the association will be to have repealed the present mortgage, Lieu, etc., laws, under which they con tend that the southern farmers have been subj ected to at] set poverty. They will also devise seme means to greatly militate against speculation in cotton, which is now indulged in so freely by the southern, as well as the northern people. They say that the speculators practically gobble up the entire crop before "its production and that low prices is the result. The southern farmers will be advised to reduce their cotton acreage and plant more food crops. By unanimous action at the night's session the cotton growers decided in favor of reduced acreage, against trusts AliU b UCCUiCi liUU. 1L1 UUUUlt) xuuuiogu the meeting of the American Growers' association in Memphis next week, iecided in favor of complete organization in every county and state in the south, self-sustaining farms and information bureaus. A permanent arganization was perfected and the temporary officers made permanent A committee of six was appointed to attend the Memphis convention Monday. After three busy sessions, the conventions adjourned tonight at LI :30 o'clock. Xbfi Pension Law. The Columbia State says there is some talk of a meeting of the State board cf pensions in the next few days to arrange for the printing and distribution without delay of-all the blanks pfouired bv the township boards Under a recent decision of the attor ney general all the old township boards will hold over, Lvst year the department had the greatest difficulty in getting members of township boards to serve. This jear a good many say they vcill cot serve. Comptroller Ep ton is in somewhat of a predicament, and dees not kro w exactly what to do in order to get over this flaw in the machinery. The failure of any township board to act at the proper, time delays a whole county's report. He aas bsen thinking seriously of getting the veterans in ttie several counties to meet and undertake to see th&t the township boards are kept together. Shrpp+rd'd IXsadiccp. Some cf the newspapers are suggest lag toe name oi e.s.-\jrjvc.rtivi- u-Liey pard for the governorship next year, and are reciting the fact that notwithstanding the verdict was against him when he opposed Tillman, that he made a clean, fair liiht and won the respect of His opponents thereby. Governor Sheopard would poll a large vote in Union, whoever his opponents and tiiere are many who would like to see him ent??r the race. Tie fact that he is from Edgefield, is his most serious handicap ?Union New Era. ACcrlo.-lty cfLaw. An exchange reports the following as a curiosity of iaw: "A. young man purchased 2000 extra "fine cigars, and had them insured for their value, smoked them up and demanded the insurance, claiming that they had been destroyed by hre. The case was taken to the court and the judge decided ia favor of the youDg man. The insurance camoanv then had the young man arrested for setting fire to his owe proptrty, and the same judge ordered taat he pay a fine and go to jail for three months." HCW IT WAS DONE. Mt. Thoiapgcii Ttils How He Hade His Big Crcp. Editor of The Yorkvilie Enquirer: In your issue of December 2,1 note a suggestion from tfce Nevrs and Courier to tfce effect that many people vrould probably be interested to know whether or not there was a profit in tae crop of four bales which I recent ly gathered from an acre of ground. I At the time of writing1 the report, it did not occur to me but what I was sufficiently explicit on this subject to eDabls any cotton raiser to figure the whole matter' out for himself, and with entire satisfaction; but if you will kiudly allow me space, I will be pleased to go into further details. The crop paid me, and it paid handsomely. Here are the figures for fertilizing: 1.033 pounds Charlotte acid.,..$ 6 71 433 pounds kainit 324 .533 soluble guano 2 09 10 bushels cotton seed 5 00 t t jo horse loads stable manure 3 00 Total... $20-04 Now comes in the labor. Estimating the labor of a hand at 50 cents a day and that of a horse at 25 cents a dsy, the expense for: Work.... 6 95 PickiDg 4,125 pounds at 40 cents 16 50 (xinnicg..... 4 00 Bagging and ties.... 120 Hauling to market... 2 00 Total $30 65 For my cotton, when sold, I receivcd an average of cents per pound. 1722 pounds .' $10347 :L00 bushels cotton seed, worth 10 00 $115 47 Substract total expenses 50 69 Leaving net profit of $ 64 78 Of ccurse, I have left out certain lixpeese?, including interest, etc., that are usually counted in; but these will b9 more than rffcefc bv the value of the fertilizer that has not yet been made available, and the calculation is close enough fcr all practical purposes. *j?he cost of my cotton, it will be seen, was not quits 3 cenfs a pound. This I know is so low as to be almost beyond belief with many farmers; but in my opinion it is easily possible to make further reductions in the coit Now, before I conclude, allow me to make another observation. As the result of my report already published, I have been literally overwhelmed with letters asking for cotton seed and for various points of information. In regard to the cotton seed, I will do the best I can to carry out my proposition to send a pound to all who send me 12 cents with which to pay postage; out i cannot undertake 10 answer an of the letters that I ara receiving. This I regTet very much; but positively I cannot spars the time. - .Respectfully, 1 E. D. Thompson. Point, S. C.:, Dsc. 4,1879. Finances in the Home. . A lack of sound business under standing between husband and wife -baa beeii-$ke*winof more homes than poverty. When a man and a woman enter into a msrriage--that most important partnership in life?both members of the new firm should have a distinct appreciation of the financial situation, and, as the years pass, the firm's profits and losses should come within the equal knowledge of both. So would be avoided much of. the un* v - _ i. * r aappmsss mat. arises iruci ine uua band's thinking his wife extravagant, or the wife thinking her husband stingy. Nothing is more discouraging to a man than to see his hard-earned money thrown recklessly away on luxuries hs feels that only the families of richer men can .sfford; but often this expenditure is due,, not to willful ness on the wife's part", but to simply not knowing how much her husband can afford to have her spend. He is often over indulgent. She tells him of two bonnets one is five dollars more than the other and she doesn't know whether sfce ought to get it?"but it is dear of a bonnet," she adds, and he, too weakly loving, tells her "to buy ii and look pretty," and then when the bill comes in he broods over his expenes?. At another time she asks for money to buy a certain piece of brie a brae, and meets wilh a refusal, and, at a loss to reconcile ner husband's former generosity with the present denial, inwardly decides that he is 'close.' Both of these misunderstandings are j due to a warn; or muiuai aavice ana | confidence concerning the household treasury. The way to avoid the un happiness that such misunderstandings invariably bring about, is for the wife to have an allowance for household expenses, knowing exactly what ratio this allowance bears to her husband's whole income. Whether the allowance be large or small will really matters very little in a home that is established on the above sound ^money basis. An Actor Killed. William Terriss, the well known actor, was assassinated, being stabbed with a knife, as he entered the stage door of the Adelphi theatre in London Thursday. The assassin is supposed to be a former suoer. The murderer rushed at the actor as he was stepping across the pavement from his cab, and stabbed him just below the heart. As the actor fell, his murderer was seized by people who were outside the theatre. The wounded man was carried into the theatre and doctors were called from the Charing Cross hospital, but Terriss expired in fifteen minutes. R'ps for RtvclatloD. According to the St. James Gazette, private letters recei ed hi re from Mad rid say G<?n. Wtyier's reception there was most* significant, and that the ccverament is so alarmed by the menacing attitude cf the ncpulace that artillery has been stationed at con cfcsied points consmanaitg tne mam thoroughfares. Tae gunners, ho w evtr caonot be relied upoo. The wildest rumors are current say the letters in question, with reports that preparations are msking for the flight of the members of the 1 oyai family to France at the first sign o* a revolution. Schooner Goes to Pircee. The schcontr Susan P, Thurlow, bound for Hdisboro, N. B., for New Yor*, with a cargo of plaster rock, went to pieces on Cushicg Island at 8 o'clock Thursday night and the captain and five members of the crew were lest. One sailor managed to reach land and early t*is mornicg he is'ormed the inhahitantsof the wrtck. i Tiie bodies of the captain and one sailor were discovered this forenoon.. The i Thurlow was built in Barrington, Me., and hails from New York. ? -v --V ST- ' 'ir-j,"? ~-.*jarC ' . 7-^Z'rIfj THE STATE MILITIA, M A DECREASE !N THE NUMBER OFENl LISTED MEN. Wee diss Oat Prccew 1? B?in* Applied by Gtr, Watt*-Figures From Lh? Abiu Report?A Comparison. . CcL W. W. Brace, the assistant adjutant general, Iras just completed the preparation of the table showing the number of cfilsers and men enlisted in the militia of the State under the mill- . tia act. This is the statement that gees into the annual report of the ad- % jutant general. The statement wnen compared with that of last year shows that there are now 741 less men composing; the State militia than at the end of last year. There are now 17 less campanles in the Stale than last year, the total number being 97 in 1896 against 80 in 1897. The principal . ' falling off has been in the infantry companies, 14 having been dropped and disbanded for various reason, Last year 3,096 men out of 3,683 turned out for inspection; this year 2,450 out of 2,912 were present at the annoal inspection. Gen. Watts has disbanded a number of the commands for failure to pass inspection. When asked about the decrease In the State's militia force, Gen. Watts said that it meant that the militia was was in a much better condition than for a long time. He would rather ':>? have a fewx first class, thoroughly V drilled commands than thrice the number of commands that simplj ^2 did nothing but keep up the organization. The following comparative figure* f-" vv'^ are taken from the annual statement: State Voluuter Troops: ^ Oommis Number sioned Companies. Officers.. Cavalry, 1897.. .... 28 102 Cavalry, 1896 ........ 31 116 Artillery, 1897........ 2 6 j Artillerv. 1896 *? ?<. 2 7 Infantry, 1897........40 153 . ^ Infantry, 1896...... .54 201 Total, 1897....??.???. 70 281 Total, 1897 87 324 Naval Militia, 1897.. 3 " Naval Militia, 1896.... 3 - ;~j& National Guard, 1897.. 7 37 - National Guard, 1896.. 7 25 Recapitulation: Total active militia ^|g| composed of State volunteer troops and national guard, 1897,.^. 80 288 . - ^ Total active malitia composed of State volunteer troops and na- , tional guard, 1896.... 97 349 Non-Com- Total missioned Officers. Officers and_. and , .f/ivates. rnvaiei. Cavalry, 1897.. ... 858 960 Cavalry, 1896 1,058 1,174 Artillery, 1897.*.. .. 70 76 v Artillery, 1896."....65 72 Infantry, 1897........1,407 1,560 Infantry, 1896....~..1,920 2,131 . ' ^ Total, 1897...... .2 335 2,506 TotaL 1896 2,043 3,867 ^ Naval Militia, 1897... 183 Naval Militia, 1896, .? ~~~ National Guard, 1897. 319 . 346 National G-uard, 1896, 291 316 * - Recapiulation: Total active militia composed of State volunteer troops and national guard, 1897 2,654 2,918 . Total active militia composed of State Trrtln ntftpr fmnrK arif? ' national guard, 1896 '3,334 3,683 j The following shews the division of the militia, including all commands into regiments and battallions. CAVALRY. **^??1 1897 1896 First Regiment (troops) Second Regiment (troops).* 6 8 Third Regiment (troops) * 6 7 First Battilion (troops) 3 3 Second Battlion (troops),. . . 4 4 ' Total (troops).*****....,.*.28 SI . ! ABTHiLEEY. ' Attached to Fourth Brigade (batteries)'..**...... , 2 2 Naval Battalion (companies),. 3 3 INFANTRY. _ First Regiment (companies).. 9 12 ? Second Regiment (companies) 8 13 ' Third Regiment (companies). 5 6 Fourth Regiment (companies) 8 9 Fifth Regiment (companies).. 3 7 ";j First Battlion (companies) ...? 3 3 Second Baitlion (companies).* 3 3 Washington Light Infantry Battlion (companies). First Regiment, Nation Guard (companies)............... 7 7 Total (companies)........ 47 61 Number cf active companies 80 97 HESEB V i?3? Cavalry....^......., ....> 1 0 Infantry.................... 7 6 "Wol ' 8 ft Total number companies* 88 103 ?State. Trying to Even Up. We are informed that Newberry will have four candidates for state officers; two for attorney general, Messrs. H. H. Evans and CoL L. B'ease, Hon. O. L. Schumpert for governor and Hon. J. A. Sligh for v railroad commissioner. While it ia true that Newberry has not had men who filled many state offices lately yet we think were we Newberry men we would not want to hold all the state offices at one time?Saluda Ad vccate. Newberry is not greedy. She only wants'to catch up with old Edgefield and keep up with new Saluda.? Newberry Observer. Typewriter* to be Cheaper. Typewriter men of Chicago say that 1898 will see big cuts in the prices of machines. - The high prices main- / tained by the trust have given the opposition companies opportunity to fight the trust with the tatter's old machines. It is from the trust, therefore, that the cut is expected, and the prediction is that it will be so great that 80 per cent of the opposition competition will be obliterate. A former employe of the trust says the average $100miachine costs $15 ana Jhat the macnines of this class next .year * win retail si $ou. a leading nwmcer of the trust will withdraw next month. _ "< Interesting Cm?. ^ Representative Pollock, of Chesterfield, has a most interesting case relative to the dispensary law now up on appeal. An appeal is taken from the decision of Judge Benet. The case involves a pretty question just at this time, in view of the decisions of the Federal count Charles Holleyman. and Charles Mixon were convicted of hauling corn whiskey inio the State in the night time, contrary to the terms of the dispensary law.