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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i T gq????? I The Press and Banner. J Bjr Hiiifli Wilson and II. T. IVartlljnv. u Wednesday, March 24. 18S0. , 3 i Primary Klcctions and Nominating: , Conventions. t, in lilo ausenee oi anv uvc issue, or ;?[>- ?. petixing food for the hungry voter, the s ?pic*tion of primary flections is being >: "warmcil over" by some of the emliryo j <1 politicians, and thrust before the publie. 1 As our readers are aware, we were anions e the first in this State to urge the adoption v of tint plan of making nominations, and l mo far, wo have seen no snllieient reason v to indiiec us to change our opinions, ltiii v while we favor thv primary elections, we r still respect the opinions of those who ? in;u' favor the plan of making nomina-i f ti' iis by conventions. The prevailing t; custom of attributing bad motives lo <i those who may differ from us politically, s luis been repeoted so often that we do- t >jre to enter our protest against the con- t 5 i nuance of a practice so unworthy of the j representative politician of .South t'aro- V 2 :na. II It is easy for any man, though ho be do- i ticicnt in mental calibre, and wanting in v true principles, to assume to be actuated 1 bv the highest patriotism, and claim to be'a the embodiment of honesty itself, while l he may at the same time in order to ad- t vance his own interests, l?v word or ini- c jilieation, create the impression that bis '1 rival is (leiicicnt in those excellent vir-; r tnes whieh he possesses in so eminent a degree. TJiis has become an old trick,1' and we think it time to enter upon an era; of honorable competition tor advance-1^ nient and preferment at the hands of the u jteople. Tha cultivation of a feeling of! i distrust of our leaders lias already very J i nearly disintegraded the National lieiyo- h cratic party, as evidenced in their futile si efforts to settle upon a c*ndidate for the t Presidency. As soon as one man o^tlic i party becomes a little more prominent n than another, rivals in his own party, 1 with the aid of tbo Radicals, will bv: 1 hunting up some arte-diluvian charge, I in a very short tiase lead him a long way ! a to the rear. The game of assailing a rival t lias wo think reached its climax, and the|t public should set their condemnatory j c seal upon any such act in the future. i t To bring the matter nearer home: , i The Lexington Dispatch, if we are not \ mistaken, a few weeks ago as leader oi; sj those favoring primary elections in that I <'ounty, intimated that unless that plan I was adopted, the Fall elections could not 1 bo carried by the Democratic party of this' i estate. Such an expression conveys to ! j the thinking reader, tho highest ij compliment for those favoring the con-jf ?vl..? wl.ih. it xnrinsnoiidinclv ! I """"" - " I <= . i rellects on the patriotism and good sense! v of that part of the Democracy in whose jr behalf the sentiment is professedly ut-jf tercd. When such a sentiment is made,' e It means, when translated into plain En-! i glish, about this: "If we cannot havcii things our own way, wo will allow thej\ ltcpublicans to win. The opposition of! t course, are too patriotic to allow the cue-j \ my to win, and wo will by threatening to | \ <lcsort, induce them to vote with us." L This, in our opinion is just whft thelt Dispatch, and others holding its views,! t would say, and at a time too, when those [s favoring the convention plan have no de-1, si re to do away with the primary plan, | j nor to agitate the question at all. Thelj convuntionists in the past have had the; t patriotism and good sense to acquiesce' j in the wishes of those favoring tlie pri-L niaries, but now before the convention-' I *' ista have said a word, the leaders of the W.v f,.... ^ nominating conventions, would intimate j the certain disintegration of the party if r they should bo requested to yield their j opinions in a nuitterof minor import-J nnce. Wo think this an unjust reflection | 011 that wing of the party. No sane;, man of ordinary intclligenco would as-j .sort that either plan of Humiliations is without fault or objection. The eon veil- . tions may be packed, and the members I a may "log roll" among themselves for the | 0 accomplishment of desired results. On ] c the other hand, tho primary elections, may be run by oargain or exchange of I v favors, one club with another, or voters! outside of the Democratic ranks may be I j invited or allowed to participate in the' nominations. Whilo the "packing'' orjt "log-rolling"' of members of a conven-L tion is not susceptible of proof, every-! body believes that such may be the ease. | ^ In the conduct of primary elections well, think that it is susceptible of proof if the; election rolls have been preserved, that; ^ Republicans have been to a greater or;, less extent, called upon or allowed to as. sist in controlling the Democratic nomi- jnations at very nearly all of the primary ' y elections that have been held in thisL, County. We mention this fact not to cast ^ reflections on any man or class of men, j,, bvt merely to show the folly and injus-!, tice of the wholesale charge of eorrup- j t tion against one party, while claiming t immaculate purity for the other. IfI v there is really any xliflerence of opinion i \ wo regard either wing of the party asl,, patriotic and honest an the other, with ! a this ditfereuce in favor of those who may , favor the convention plan?they have.' * never as far as we are informed threaten- j j. ed to desert the party in case their wishes J are not strictly complied with. Iteing in j favor of the primary plan ourselves wej repudiate any assertion, Intimation, or! threat, that this wing of the party would f, desert the Democracy of South Carolina j\ for any cause, much less on account of so i trivial a matter. ] x While on this subjeot wo might add j j that we see no good reason why the pri- j, marv system should not include the Hum-; j liiutrrs iwr hiiii .^uiniwr, inmi mu , ( respective Congressional ami Judicial, x Districts of the State. jt Raising the Rattle Flag. !l We arc informed that a Republican j' meeting is to take place at Abbeville next! . Saturday, at which delegates from thedif-| ferent precincts in the C'ountv are expect- I ed. The matter so far, has been niana-! aged very quietly, arul the fact is not gen-1 orally known. It is reported to us that, Alfred Rutler, Ab. Titus, tla; Cufiins, M Alfred Ellison, and Alex. Krwin, and ' perhaps others, arc managing the politi-1 cal machine at this place. So far, we j , have not heard the names of any candidates, bpt wo presume that some of the parties whose names appear aliove, are . looking for political preferment at the hands ol the Radicals. It is also said ] that there is at this time great unanimity ( of feeling among the leaders of the lie- j publican party, and that a determined ef-:, fort will be made on their part to carry |( the next election. In this connection we j would ask attention to a statement made| by "Quid Nunc," elsewhere in the I'rcss t and Banner, to the effect that Mr. John j K. Tolhert has taken great comfort and j encouragement from some of the recent , acts of our immediate Congressman the , Hon. D. W. Aiken. Our opinion is, that ( the Ilepublicans are very miieli mistaken ( if they expect unj' assistance or syinpa-;. thy from him. |, Mr. Aiken's explanation of the matter t which att'ords .Mr. Tolbert so much com- i ( tort may be found in another part of this * paper. .Iml^rj Kershaw in Columbia spoke J manly H?ntiments in regard to the mob ( law which has disgraced South Carolina in the recen. past. The Register of ycs-,'t tor day contained the Judge's remarks in t full, and we n-iy present them to our I 1 readers next wefv, - j 1 ' 7 I'lic Police Called (o Assume the Ofiicc of Teaehor of Morals. Charleston just now is excited on the gambling question, ami tin; aid of the ity council and the ,?olioe is invoked to >ut a stop to the immoral practice. Two ears ago, the city council of Atlanta mule a spasmodic elfort to correct the uorals of that town by the passage of orlinanees and the inauguration of a svsem of espionage by the police. In thisi cction of the country sometime ago a jreat noise was made about dancing. In tIlea sections the subject of intemperance las occupied the w hole attention ol' the; hurcli. While thc-e special subjects! fere uppermost in the minds of thepeoi!e, irregularities of every other kind i ere to u great extent overlooked, and j i'e think it fair to state that the cause of. eligion retrograded under the action f such a course. In lighting tlio good; ight of faith tliere must be a constant at- i nek "along the whole lino.'* To be led j tl' in a combined assault against any one j iii, to ilfc neglect of guarding against the I hoiisand others, is to upon the door to lie Kvil One, and the result will be in in- i uryto the cause of Christianity itself.; Vhcn a con.innnity is given over to any articular vice, is it not well for the tnin-! stry to enquire if they have done their | uiiiie duty ? There are eausos whieh ; oad men from virtue's paths, and there re causes whieh lead another set of men u prate about the enormity of some par- | icular oiTeiK-e when troops of greater; ritne.% go unnoticed and unheeded, j rhere arc some men, too, who are ever! eady to Compound for sins they are not inclined to, I Jy (illuming those they "have no mind to," I And when otic part of the community | joes to an unusual degree in sin, and mother assuinesexc&sivo sanctimonious- j less, it is safe to say that the one is very I icarly as far wrong as the other. In-1 itead of the minister showing a spirit J ind feeling whieh would say to hoso whom lie believes to be less* ightenus than himself, "Stand back, I ! mi better than thou," let him teach the nimble and lowly tho beauty and love- j iness of the diameter of Christ. J5ut| low can this be done, if these very men vhom he would reform are insulted in j ho House of (Jod, and thereby prevent- ! td fioni attending the Sanctuary, and ex-! iluded from the presence of his minis-' ers. The house of worshp should be; < nadc attractive, and it should be a place j vlicro the vilest may come and hear thej jluil tidings of great joy. Tliere arc. lowcver, ministers who have failed to j earn even the first principle* of the reigion which they profess to tench. Such I nen would so far forget the common pro- j, >rieties of life, to say nothing of the iriciples of Christianity, as to speak j rom the pulpit in such a manner astoj teoll'ensive to certain classes of hearers'! vhom they deem more wicked than theli est. This practice is suicidal so j ar as a minister s innuuia is vuu-, erned, for his intlueucc lbr good is only | Measured by his success, and his success! s certainly measured by the respect in ! vhich be is held by the men "of] lie world." Therefore this course | voufd injure the cause which they vould advance, and it might be well r.ough for such men not to lose sight of j lie fact that our Saviour, while making j he most scathin.1; remarks to hypocrites 1 ind others who did their alms before) lien, was never disagreeable to the less! jretentious, and never on any occasion ! lold up his own righteousness to j ho most debased. If a transgressor s oU'ended when lie enters the sanctuary, if the Friend of Sinners, is ho not less iptto be brourht under religious inllu-j nice than if lie had been made! velcome? In our opinion the sinner] Iocs not need abuse from the pulpit. Ilej iceds Jhc love and kindly office of (rod's) >eoplc. IIo needy to l>o taught purer' norals and greater love for holiness. I le icods the influence of tho llolv Spirit, hat he may grow in grace. And to remdy the great evils of which the different ommunities have at times complained, et the minister himself live a purer life n<l cultivate a better heart, that he may | xcmplify in his own daily walk, the haracter and teachings of llitn who nev r scorned the humhle and lowly, but rho protected thfe guilty woman from the ssault of tho Pharisees, and promised j he thief a place in Paradise. Let him nake his Sunday servico so attractive hat the wayward shall bo drawn from j bo highways to hear him. In the phvsi- | al world the cause of disease is sought J o be remedied. In the spiritual world j :ick of spiritual grace is the result of! ause. If there is too much gambling in j ,'harleston, too much vice in Atlanta, too! nuch dancing in Abbeville, and too' ntieh drinking elsewhere, there is a cause j i>r it. If thecuusc is removed the wrongi, k ill correct itself. It may be that oc.! asionally the ministers in Atlanta,' 'harleston, and other places, do not uake their services interesting, or their' naimor inviting, and as a consequence, i housands of men are not brought under he wholesome intluence felt in th? cry atmosphere of the house of (Jod. Ve have no doubt there are hundreds of nen in Charleston wht> do not often hear j sermon. If this is true, is there not a' easonloritr ii mey i:earu more guou , crmons, would they not bo less apt to j ;amble, dunce, Ac., Ac. ? Much Ado About Nothing. I A few weeks ago tho Anderson Intclli- I 'er.ccr said something about tlie Messrs.' dagee going to Anderson to sell their | otton, when wo predicted that thevj vould not do so again. Later we stated i 11 the columns of the Ibcss and Banner \ ipon authority of as reliable and truth-j ul man an there is in Abbeville or An- i lerson County, that these gentlemen vere dissatislied, and that they had said j hey could have done better at Hodges or j Jonalds. It seems from the following! aid, that our reporter had himself been ' ii isin formed, IIodoks Di:ror, S. C., March l-"?, 1SS0. | Editors Press and Banner: Your notice in last week's paper of our! lissatisfaction of Anderson's cotton mar-j vet, Ac., is untrue. Your informer hasj nade a wide mistake. W. 1'. McGce did i mt go at all. We were well pleased and . .veil paid; could have bought cotton atj [lonualdsville on our return; hauled to; Vnderson, and made good wages, llespectfully, M. B. McfJKK, ! J. T. McUEK. | In addition to the above tho Anderson' lutullir/cnccr has a long article which that xipcr requests us to reprint in tho i'ress i xnd Banner. But as it is written in ai nanner and style not in keeping with the! character of our paper the Intelligencer I jas no right to complain if we refuse to1 gratify its wishes in this particular. Except for the bantering way in which that! Miper chronicled the fact that Abbeville: jlanters had gone to Anderson to sell heir cotton, its paragraph, as it deserved ,o be, would not have been noticed by us. In our allusion to it, wo had no fooling in lie matter, but merely, as we thought, iceepted its invitation to cxchaugc a lit!u pleasantry. As it turns out, however, j .hat paper seems disposed to give im-j riortauee to a matter of no consequence! whatever. We have no time or disposi-1 ion to bandy words with the Intclli- j /eiiccrabout a matter unworthy of a moinent's'eoiisideration. Abbeville is fast rising in reputation! is a good market. A prominent citiy.cn )f Greenuille last week ordered a bill of ;oods from a mercantile iirm in this own. This is not mentioned to excite' he envy of merchants in Lowndesville,: jut as evidence of our substantial and; otitinucd growth. i Tho No-Fenee Law In Wilkes Coitnly, Georgia. "Sentinel,'' u correspondent of tho Washington Gazette is strongly opposed to tlie stock law as wo have it, and he, gives various reasons in support of hisj opinions. As that correspondent has; been respectful to those differing from I him, we will give him onr experience with | the law. In the first place, he says that it willi benefit the Justices of the, l'eace, and thej lawyers, by increasing litigation. The same thing was predicted in this county before the passage of the law, but the result has proved that in two years there has not been one ease in the Court of Gen oral .Sessions on that account, und as far as j wo arc informed only two or threo cases. have been brought before llio Trial Jus-j ticos, anil they were brought *111 attempts to make the law odious, llcfure the passago of the law we hail plenty of indictments for trespass by stock, as well as indictments for abuse of stock. In reply to what lie says about large land owners favoring it, because they can , get ten or twelve dollars a year per head j for pasturing stock, we would say that, in our county a farmer would as sooiit think of requiring a hired man t:> build his own house as to requiro him to payi rent for a pasture. Wo believe that no j man in Abbeville county could get a la-j borer to go on his premises if ho were charged lor the use of a pasture for his! cow. Pastures arc used as inducements1 to gut labor to farm the additional lands; that are brought into cultivation under j the law, and there is now a greater de-j niand for labor than ever before, and in 1 some instances, at increased prices. As U>! what he says about sheriffs, constables, j and lawyers filling their cfltt'crs from the) necessities of the poor who arc not pleas- j ed with the law, he is.totally mistaken, so! far as our shcrilf, constables, lawyers and ti-i.il iiivtii-i-s jiro concerned. We do not, believe tlie whole of them have made a; dollar from violators of tho law within | the twelve months just passed. The law: entirely killed off that business in Abbo- j ville county. ! What ".Sentinel" says about repealing | the law is trim. Once enacted, it will j never repealed. Not one man in ton, rich ; or poor, would desire it. "Sentinel's" last paragraph has no application here. There is no law business I of the kind in Abbeville to which ho re-' fers. I It is not our custom to write articles in ! reply to anonymous communications to a j paper in another State, but "Sentinel," j while strongly impressed with tho jus-j ticoof his cause seems to stick to his < subject, without the use of vituperation, j For this reason wo presume he desires to i bring out the facts, and bonce, wo give; them, as we see them. We venture to i say that if the law were passed for ^"ilkes ; county, after one year's expeFIcnce, j that no man of "Sentinels'' intelligence j would be fouiul within its borders who] would bo opposed to it. "Sentinel" is certainly vigilant, but he is mistaken and j unnecessarily alarmed. The law in this! county gives the greatest satisfaction to! nine-tenths of our people. The State Convention. The Democratic party of the State will; meet in Convention at Columbia in June! to appoint delegates to the National Con-1 volition which meets in Cineinnatti on I the 2.1 of June. Of course the State Con-: vention will not make nominations for State ofiicers or adopt a now platform at I tli.it meeting. The State platform should conform to the National platform. It| would be premature to adopt a platform ; or make nominations now. And if it' were not, live months would make the I race too long. The chosen candidates j would he worn out before November, | and sorc-heads would have ample time to | organize for mischief. ... 4 . Judge Mackey on Lynch Law. Elsewhere we give Judge Mac key's re-1 marks at Chester on the subject of lynch law, and commend it to the attention ofi our readers. Thero is no difference of; opinion as to the necessity of hanging for pertain crimes, but there are persons whoi believe life should be taken after duej process of law. Onco inaugurate mol>! law, and no man is safe, whom an excited! mob may think should bo hung. Woj thank Judge Mackey for his timely remarks. Wh ich is Worse I A juryman in the Edgefield Advertiserj says : "Strongdrink and pistols arc the in-' strumcnts by by which our land is deluged with blood." ! Yes, anil juries too often gi vo certificates! of innocence, to those who have been guilty of blood-letting. For our own; part wo do not know which is worse, J knives and pistols, or juries that decline j to do their duty in protecting tho pcacej dignity of the State. The Irish Sufferers. Every day tho New York Herald gives ! a list of the additional subscriptions to the Ileruld relief fund. The sum is n^nv over three hundred thousand dollars, to say nothing of a ship load of provisions which left New Youk last Saturday. In! our lirst page* will bo found an interesting' account of tlic condition of alfairs in thej stricken Island. - - - <?? Tlic editor of the Wivnsboro Ncwx and Ilcrald reads his country exchanges. . f'oj.ONEi. Ku hanks, tlic cnerpetlc anil courteous agent of the Charleston .Whs and Courier was in town yesterday, and visited many of our citizens in the interest of one of the finest papers'! u the South. Abbeville id-j ways nives the Xetcs and Courier a good sup- I port, and that paper deserves it. M.I,. lloNHAM.Jr. Esq., has llxcd his law i otHce In tlie room In liruee's Hotel which | opens on the public square. I bo room has) rcccntlv boon fixed up in good style. And Mr. Honlutm is ready to see liis friends and clients. Tin-: Oilumlii'i yeoman seems to be growing in public favor. We are glad to see our friend Mc.lunkin doing so well. THE account of tlw trial and conviction of Scott Hopkins nt Chester will be read with Interest. Kkad the interesting article in reference to Governor Alston's wife. IkiitDArx dots received too late for publl-j cation in this issue. Propositions to Advertise. We had intended to writoan nrticleon this' subject, bul llnd tl!^ followingin the IiOjcflcld Monitor, and as it very nicely said, we appro-1 priate it as our own, and endorse every word i of it. That paper says: ' We wish we could be spared the annoyance j of "Advert i s i 111; Agents," sending their el roll-1 lars to this oilier with propositions to adver- > tine. The absurdity of some of these propo-i sitions issulticicnt, itsoems to us. to placetho j senders of tliein In Jeopardy of tlic "fool kill- j it. ' For Instance, an agent sends a proposition to advertise for a Cincinnati buggy manufactory. payment to be made In buggies. That Is, If wo will advertise to the amount of S*:t..r>i) and then send them seventy-two dollars in cash, they will semi a buggy which thn.v pitcoutSlVi?the same kind of a buggy that was hawked through ourstreetsa year ago for j S-Vi. it must, be understood too, that the freight from Cincinnati to tills point is to be added to the S7- required ill cash. Could 1m-1 pudence go further?" A Hurtful Swindle. (Greenville yews.) I A man professing to sell "Arnold's Nickel i Plating," for plating iirass, Copper, Hrittanla,1 (ierinan Silver and other metals. Is traveling i through our country nnd Imposing upon otir| people. We desire to call attention to tills fellow, not tor the reason that he is taking money under false pretenses, but for the hurtful! cil'eels from the spurious stutl" lie is hawking over tne country for sale. It. is "warranted j not to corrode or tarnish." lie should have left the word nut out ,^whls label, for If Hint, was a recommendation of his stutl' it could; not do its work more effectually. Yesterday we saw sot?e of its work on some show cases in a store on Main street, and they have been ruined by the application of this so-called "Arnold's Nicicle Plat inc." Thedamogedone j Is great and the swindler ought to he arrested.; Anderson, Abbeville,Newberry nnd all point# down the t Jrcenville and Columbia Kallroad are cautioned ogui ustlilin. Let thepreskpass I him around. I A Sail Story. LEVI) FOR THE WHITE MAXHEMP FOR THE NEC!HO. The Way a Chester Merchant Treated His Colored Customer, and the Result. After .Soiling Goods to the Negro to the Amount of Half tlio Proceeds of hi: Cotton, a Third Party is Notified to be Present at the Sctluiuent?The Moncj is Liiid on tin* Table for the Nog ro? The Third Parly Pirks up Part of It? The Negro Takes Him by the Coat ant Hogs Him not to Take the Money, asil Helonged to Another?The Negro ii Hot urn is Hit in the Face?'The White Man is Shot?The Negro will be Ilunj. April 2:(, 1880. [Cheater Reporter.) Tilc Court of (iiMicrttl Sessions opened or Saturday, l.'Uh inst., at !i o'clock a. m. The da} having been set apart for the I rial .of Scot licpkins, charged with the murder of Jamc! It. Stroud. Tin: prisoner was brought lnt( court and arraigned for Indictment. Ho was re presented by .Major S. 1'. llamltoii and .1. .1 Hemphill, Ksij, The Solicitor announcer that \V. A. Sanders, Kscj., appeared as asso ciate counsel for the State. After empanelling the Juror the State pro needed to upon the ease tiy ollering lho fol lowing Kvidcncc: .Samuel Gun house, sworn Knew the do ceased and knows prisoner; was present a the dillicuity between deceased ami prisoner in the siore of I. I,. (iuuliouse tic Co.. on tin 1st of March. The prisoner sold two bales o cotton on that day to ]. I,. Guuhouse A < " The proceeds ot the sales were about SU2 1'rlsoiier bought some groceries; the buianct of the money due lilm, ahuut was pni> him; twenty dollars in silver, the balance in greenbacks. I>eceased came to the table it rear of the motley deck; the money was i.v ing there. Tin; prisoner put the silver In ill: pocket, and held the green bucks in his hand Deceased said, "You owe nie l'ri.sonoi showed tile bills in his hand, uisceaskt) rurius hand ontiik monkv a.ni took k! vis 1)01,1,ai:x, saying again, "Ydli owe nie?.">.50." I'rlsonei said nothing then. Deceased walked tlirei or four feel; prisoner tbllowercd and sail something which witness did not understand Deceased came outside of the ollice railing prisoner took hold of him by this lower pari of the vest; deceased said, two or three times O U'llnntv' lil'nl III.I' Killll t( prisoner, "If you want, anything from Mr Stroud, lie is responsible; lei. Mm loose.' Deceased took prisoner by the collar, aitci be had said, "Let 111 e loose," raised his bant! to strike prisoner, and the pistol was tired < inly one shot was tired. The prisoner's rigid band was down; hu left holding deceased"; vest. Witness tirst saw the pistol after the firing; it was in prisoner's hand. Witness saw no weapon about deceased. I'risonei turned round. .Mr. Thomas Chambers tricii to take pistol from prisoner; lie resisted, am1 some time was required to wrest the pinto, from him. Do not know whether nrisonei tried to shoot again. Deceased said, 'Tn shot; send for a doetor." immediately al'tci lie was shot deceased staggered back against the counter. Witness did not see the wound Dr. Watson visited the store, with Dr. Ander soil. Cross-Kxauilnalion by Major Hamilton Money was paid by Mr. Waelitel, who laid i on the table In rear ol the money desk?11 vt bills, balance In silver. Prisoner put silver li his pocket; don't remember whether in right or left pocket. Witness saw no bag. i'rison er picked ui> the bills. Deceased was present !>< gently took hold of >i live dollar bill, am said, '"i'iiv me this tiiid l win lei jun on. Heard prisoner say something ahynt Oil Moljley; didn't here distinctly. I L. (iunlionse, sworn\Vltnoss bnuxli the cotton and sent his wagon to tlic ware liotisv of T. N. Youngblood. Mr. M. W'aehtc weighed the cotton and made cut hill. Mr Waehtel went with prisoner into the grocer} store and sold liiin some corn and liacoii. L)e ceased came to witness and asked If In bought cotton from prisoner. Witness replleil that he had." Deceased asked if wilm-si had settled with prisoner; witness aiiswem that lit! had not. l'rlsoner was absent durini tills conversation; he returned in half at hour to theolllee. Witness sent lor deceased as requested, deceased came, mid witness walked hack with hint to the money desk Mr. Waehtel put the money 011 the desli where prisoner was. Dei-eased mid to pris oner, "You owe nte i*). ">!>." Prisoner said "How so much?" Deceased made explana lion; witness does not remember what it was Witness walked out of the olliee and lef prisoner and deceased at the table: had walk ed three or four yards, when lie heard loin talk ill}?. Turning round, lie saw prisoner ant deceased holding each other by the collar Witness tried lo push prisoner awav and said "lie Is responsible, you can make the niotiex out of him." Deceased said to prisoner. "!.e me loose,', more than once, then lie raisei his hand and struck prisoner. At once, it tlie twinkling of an eye, witness heard lh< report of the pistol. Deceased said, "Scm lor a doctor, I am shot." Wilncss walked : few yards towards the front of the store am Dr. Watson came in?about live minutes Witness first saw the pistol alter the lirimr it was lowered. Deceased struck prisoner it the face; witness saw nostrils of blood; sav no weapon about deceased. | Cross-examinedl'rlsoner boimhtcornantl bacon before settlement. When witness heard loud talking he could nottoll what win the subject. Turned rflund at onee and sav the parties holding eaclt oilier. Deceasei held prisoner while he called on him to le 1.1...... a'ni>'?in <ll,ln'i vi... m-Udiini-'s hand nun h j. .. , T. I., Chambers, book keeper for I. I.. Clin house it Co., testified thai lie < t i?I notsee tin deceased lake the money; saw liiin put it in to Ills vest pocket, then Walk towards tin ^ate of til4? oltice. Prisoner lollowcd, am seized deceased by lappcl of the coul. J'e ceased took hold of prisoner and sald,"lici me go," several times. l'rlsoner said,"] want my money." Then deceased struck prisoner Just Hicn witness heard report of the pistol Witness then took hold of prisoner ant wrcntched llio pistol form Ills hand. Cross-e.Vnmined Witness' attention was first attracted when deceased spoke to prison or; prisonei said the money was not all his does not remember to have heard Col. Mob ley's name. Witness knew deceased sinci lie cainc to town. .After the tiring, witness went at once to prisoner and wrenched tlx pistol from him; heard liiin say nothing V't IHICW (I1U IlUt (.-.tllllllliu UII.VIMV4 rvwlicthcr lie had a weapon. What the Doctor Said. I>r. .1. A. Watson, swornIs a practising physician. On the 1st of March was called t< visit a man shot, at the store 01 i.imihoiise Co. Found .lames K. Stroud, who sahl In had been shot, lie believed mortally. lirs Anderson and .1. .M. Mc I'ollum came in. Tin wounded man wjts earricil back Intothc slori olttce. Witness gave him whiskey and a lit tie morphine, alter consulting with tin physicians named. On examination fount gunshot wound; tin; ball entered between tin ninth and tenth ribs, and came out nearly m a level with where it elite ed. The woyndei man is dead; witness had no doubt thatdeati was caused by this wound. Cross-examined:?Hall passed through lower portion or the liver, and posterior lobe o (lie lung. Hither wound niiglg have eauset death; both were necessarily mtal. W it lies has uticnded, in hospitals and In his prac tiee, perhaps a hundred eases of gunsho wounds. In this case, administered sinal dose of morphine. Had defeased removed t< his home, where the ball wasextracted. jl'ltci gave him increased portions of opiate; let' the orilieeof evit open, ami put small adheii sive plaster on orillee of entrance. Then was no evidence of pus; post-mortem exam illation showed there was none. As the pa tient showed increasing indications of weak iless, less opiates were administered; strongc: diet was given; extremities bathed. Tin patient was too much exhausted, for the ap plication of cold water treatment. This treat incut, though practised by the most emiiien surgeons, would be fatal in some cases. Tin ball came out on the same side on which i entered. Much morphine would be unsafe where there was cxhaulth^p. Witness gav< morphine in this case at intervals of Iron four to eight house. It was administered on ly by witness or at his direction, lie-directThis wound was such ns wouli foe caused foy a pistol like thu oiiu snown Deceased was not in eomatoes condition, n any time. Witness conversed with liiin t short time before death, and found him part ly rutional. A recess was taken until p. in. On re assembling Thomas lirannon testified Ilia oil .Saturday belore the shooting, decease) called prisoner to the rear door of.I. J. Gib son's store, mid asked when lie intended t< pay him, J'tisoher replied that he would d< so when lie sold his cot toil. I. It. Gunhuse, re-called, testified that tin prisoner sold the cotton as his own; thn hi) of sale was made out in prisoner's name. Here the State rested. Prisoner's Good Character Vrovctl Col. S. \V. Mobley, the first witness swori for the defense, tcstilied that he knew tin prisoner. [A hill was handed to witness. Tills was received by witness from prlsoiie in Jail. It was a bill of sale of two bales o cotton solii by prisoner to Gunhouse it Ca The gross amount was SIKi.til; the net baianci Slli.il, which belonged to witness, l'rlsone routed land from witness had alien on al ills crop. Prisoner owed witness S-t>.7K, ufte: paying balance from sale of the two bales o cotton. Witness told prisoner, that Monday morning to sell the cotton and bring tin money lo witness. Witness received tin money from Mr, \V, K. Walker,after prisonei had been commuted to jail. Witness ha< another bale ol cotton at home; this Inn since been sold by witness. Prisoner ha: lived witli witness two years; was on tin plantation when witness bought it. lie re garded prisoner as among the best of colorei laborers. (..'ross-exainlnedPrisoner lived on wit ness' plantation, four miles 'from town; h< dwed witness for supplies and rent. John 15, t.'ornwe!) tcstilied that ho ha> known prisoner for live years; he lived 01 witness' plantation, now belonged toColone Mobley. lie bad known of the prisoner be lug engaged in but one slight ditliculty; did not know prisoner's general reputation foi peaceubloncss. The Prisoner's Statement. I came in town Unit morning; went to Mr Gun houses' store to sell two bales of cotton ?he Mild lie would buy. J went down to tin warehouse with Mr. Wnelitel. lie weighed the cotton, gave inc the weight.*; I took them to Colonel Mohley; he told tno to sell lht cotton and bring the money to hltn. 1 sold the eoltun; Mr. Wnchtel counted out tht money to me and laid it on the table. Mr Isaac Gunhouse asked me if I didn't owe Mr, Stroud; I said J did. After a while Mr .Stroud came in; he said, "there is a little be twlxt. me and you." I told him I couldn'l nay him. this money belongs to Colonel Molln-y. f |iut the silver In a little bag, ami ..... .I.rl.l (U t puu lilt ilOji III IIIJ ? Ihiii' J'ltiiii] ? % my pocket-book and pistol in my ritlit poek et too, I piekcd up the jO'eenbnrk money? four live dollar bills. Mr. Stroud Mild, "Lot nicKco Hint." 1 handed the money to 111tii lie took out one lull and handed mc the othei three. J said "DON'T DO THAT. IF YOt* I'I.EASE. stlt; TIIE JIONKY IiKI.ONIlS TO Jilt. MOULKV; lie told me to brln^ it to him; If you don'i believe me let's no to Mr. Moldey's house and me him." Mr. Stroud said, "You owe me, too.'' I told him I hud more cotton to sell; asked him to let mo get this lien ofT; tlion 11 would straighten up these debts outside. Mr. j I Stroud started out of the olllce; I still told | I him the money belonged to .Mr. Mohley. I. ! caught him by the right side of the Jacket; lie! "! caught, me by the collar. Then Mr. Wacthtcl,' ( II think, told me to let him go; he was re' sponsible for the money. Mr. Stroud struck | I me on the left side of the head; then threw j Ills liHnd to his right hln, and in Ills hip ! 'Ipockct. I put my hand In my right hand; I pocket, and in pulling it out the pistol fired. f [Witness showed to the jury ills pocket, with a hole near the top; this, ho said, was made 11 by the plstol-ball.1 Mr. Chambers look the;* pistol from me. Whan I came out of the store 1 told Mr. Randall, who was taking me >' to Jail, that my pistol went oil'accldentiy, I J told tliis to Mr. John Corn well, too. ' | On cross-evami nation prisoner testified that > lie did not have Ills right hand about his . j pocket while holding the deceased with his I p left hand. When told to let him go ho did! Is"- t IS. .1. I'andall, cltbn of police, tcstldcd that ' -1 he met prisoner a few steps from the store ofi I ill. I/. (iun house ?t Co. Prisoner said, "i give j1 j up." On the way to Jail prisoner told wlt-iJ 11 ness that Ills pistol went oil' accideittly. i *' t lines not remember that he said deceased 1 ' was try ins to take prisoner's money. .' Win Stroud, brother of deceased, sworn.? i : [lie exhibited pants worn by deceased at the ; ' | time of .shooting; the punts hiul no hip puck-1 i ct. ] Witness was not present at the time of, ! shoot Int:; never said that deceased had been | I given too much morphine, nor that lie was ,1 rolled about In bed. i I 1. L. Unnhouse, recalled:?Prisoner did not j let go his hold on deceased when told to do i . so. Witness did not see deceased put his | , right hand to his hip; was standing near de* j ceased struck prisoner ills right hand fell to his side. | A recess was taken until 7:30 p. m. On re-1 . assembling W.J. i'rice and Wrn. McAIIIey were put on the stand to testily as to the I . prisoner's general reputation for peaceable-] . I ness. Their testimony was ruled out. . ] Here the State closed, and the defence hav-1 jlngt:o further testimony, the argument be-! I gan. Hy agreement between counsel an hour! . | anil a half wasallowed each side. W. A.Suut il'Ts, Ks |. opened the argument on the part ! of the State he was followed by .1. .1. Heinp-I 11 hill and S. I'. Hamilton, Ksqs., Solicitor < tils- i I- ton closing for thoState. .fudge Mackey deJllvcdu lengthy charge; and the Jury retired j .: at 11:21), o'clock. At 12:1") they returned to the I j court room with a verdict of orrrrv. 1 j Motion lor New Trial. i At 10 o'clock Monday morning, the prisoner . was brought into the court for sentence. His ' s counsel moved for anew trillion the follow-. jing grounds; r | I?Because there was no evidence of express ; j malice disclosed by the testimony, i 2?Heciut.se from the facts and circumstances j '; occurring before and at. the time of killing i no malice could be Implied. i r ] Because the verdict of the Jury was con-. . trary to law, there being no evidence of nial-, j i Ice. either expressed or implied. i ! Argument was made by defendant's conn-; ! j sel. for ii motion, and by the solicitor In op-j [ position. Judge Mackey overruled the mo' t(on, and sentenced the prisoner to be execu- J Ji ted on Friday, April i'Jnl. i r I LYXCII LAW JUDICIALLY EX- i FOUNDED. ! ! A. Timely Admonition from Judge: ; Mackcy. j l At the close of the trial of Scolt. Hopkins! I on Saturday night, Judge Mackcy delivered j I the following forcible remarks on the subject: r of "lynch law:'1 | I have recently received several com 111 mil-' r cations In which it is stated, that a number oft I} persons have organized In this county for the , I purpose of ' lynching" Scott Hopkins, the .! prisoner at the bar, charged with murder. I lam unwilling to believe these statements/ . j This community has always evinced a prt>- ' u found regard for law and order, even under; :! the greatest provocation, during n period! i j wffen, owing to the prostitution'of the par-j LI douing power, the courts could furnish no re- i . | dre.-s lor grave public and private wrongs. 1 1 ; must therefore repel the charge that any eon-1 i, siderable portion of our citizens have enter' j ed into a criminal confederacy for the purpose; , t of violating the laws of their country.) j "Lynching" is organized murder. Those who II engage In It seek by numerical strength to. give sanctity to crime. ]t Is the crime ofj 1 j many to punish the assumed gulltof one. It , j tramples the majesty of the law under the r j feet ol the mob, and substitutes the hot breath i .| of revenge, and the clamor of an unreason-; i lug throng for the calm atmosphere of the j civil courts. The citizen who engaues in It. . I..!l... In.II..I..I ti-il. in, .il< ol' j I llirnu,? I II' J/? kill. J* lUlt.lltl tMUMUIX ' " I I; hisrountry, mid proclaims to the world the , flutter incapacity of the commonwealth of i i j South Carolina to fnrnish adequate protec- , , tion to the persons and properly of Its cili- ( ii|/.enship. ll<; announces by his acts, that or- | . i ganized government moving through legal | ; | forms isa failure, and that society here has | - resolved Itself Into its original barbaric ele- | ,! tnents in which all wrongs, real or assumed, < . j are redressed by brute force, and might makes | . i right. Kvery person accused of crime is, in i ! ! law, presumed to be innocent until his guilt t . j Is proved under established rules o^evhlcnec, | 1 beyond a reasonable doubt, lie is entitled as ' j | a sacred and inviolable right to a public < trial, by an impartial Jury, s'lid to meet the < , I wilnessrs against him face to face, and to be i lie:ird by counsel in his dcfence. I 1 n asserttm; 111adefence he lias the rijrht. to , I I exhaust a!l the resources of the law and to ; i invoke the judgment of th<) court of last re- i > j sort on a llnal appeal against any verdict ! j' which lie may deem assaible upon legal, i II grounds. The legal presumption of inno* I I cence sanctities the grave of every, man who < ,! dies by the hands of a mob. His pretended ; | con Cession cannot overthrow that presiiinp- ( i'i t ion. for I lie horror of Ills situation, and the, . 'terror exercised to enforce such confession J J render It absolutely void. At such a ghastly I j spectacle civilization shudders throuuhoiit its i ?| entire frame, ami all good citizens mourn the I * i existence in the breast of a civilized coinmu-1 nity of a latent savagery that may be arous- i ] I ed to the commission of such an appalling I II crime. It cannot lie committed in this cir- > ,! cuit. The conservatism of organized society i . | here condemns it. Any attempt to do vlo- I .! lence to the prisoner will recoil disastrously . j on all who engage in it if any there be In > >| this community who would thus dare to vio- I I late the laws. . J Theshcril! will place a proper guard In the11 II (ail rather to insure the sale custody of the j I ; i prisoner than as a piotection against preined- i ; | tinted violence to his person. Assured of the i' ] I aid of al I giiod citizens throughout tills en-jl i ] tire judicial circuit. I guarantee that the sale- ; < | guard wbleh the law I brows around the pris-j I ?I oner shall not be violated, lie will be tally I1 .! protected both against injury and insult. . I . _ .. i i ::Tlic Itogister on lite Lynching Ilusi-j! 1 ness. ; The Ri'tjMvr in commenting on Judge Mack- , i cyremarks at ('iiester says: j The right of trial nitirt lie protected and de-! : fended as being the exclusive trust and prov-1 r; ince <>f the cummonwealtli. Whoever, then, j i assumes to override this Jurisdiction, mid to j ; j hold that. thf\v will relieve the Stateof the . I rouble of dealing with criminals, arrogate to ; themselves the very extraordinary privilege ; 1 . j of pushing the State aside as not worthy ol'j ] the high trusts committed to it, and, at the . Lsame time, tdassume the mastery over elvlli- j u] zed society in a way and to an extent which j I j must be disputed by the .State with all its 1 . power,cost what It may. Such people must | ] , be sternly dealt with If they will not hear. 1 j i Tliey must be reminded I tint they cannot..! ) ( wltli impunity, seize the powers that belong! ! to the Stateany more than (Jeneral (irant had | . a right to seize our State J louse; nor can such l'I assumption, more than anyother usurpation i II of the high trusts and appointed duties of the i1 j j commonwealth, be endured for a moment.!' . | When Hueli men, in their folly, carry thingsi1 t; to such nu extent that their own fellow-citl-1 11 /.ens shall bo called upon by the State to use'1 , j arms against them, they will then apprehend I i ; the full meaning of these "short cuts" to Jus t nee. Ann ici nn oni: uccetve wiciii.ncivu"? hi , . this matter. Tho Chief Kxccutlve of thoStutc! , will nothesltate a momont tocall out the mil-j I Itary of tin1 Stale to suppress this Invasion of > . tile soleimt rights anil powers of the State! . anil this gross breach of thepeaceof theCotn-i! r inonwcaith. Ills solemn oath, his solemn1 ?I trusts, require It at his hand*, which very j! IJ surely he will 'fulfill. And let no ono delude |1 . themselves thai this thins? will be any sham, j1 II and llmt their fellow-citizens would not fire ' jjon litem under such circumstances. Theyj j j would be ordered to do It, and they would do j J It. In obedience to the voiceofSottth Carolina, !j J: It matters not who was hurt or not. It isjustl. \ I us well lo apprehend these things at once, i . i Tills lynching must stojior somebody will iret i ! hurt. MVe arc not nn extremist in any tiling. j j j! Wp believe, as we have said, that fherc tire , > j eases of an extraordinary nalurc where peo-1 i ple cannot possess themselves lott}? enough . x for the State to put her hands upon the priso-, ..tier. Hut when this has been done, whoever j, j undertakes lo sei/.etho State's prisoner makes', . I war on the State and should be met as an out- J, t hiw. j A Demand for Justice. 3 [lCrfgrflcld Monitor.J k In common with the trreat mass of the peoI pie, we arc sick and tired of the "law's delay" in punishing criminals. Whiskey, concealed weapons and a failure to meet out ywifiaud certain punishment to offenders, is causing a fearful increase of crime In our state. W'nlsj I key tires the brain, the ready pistol docs the j ,, | bloody work and Justice is defeated through I legal ijuibblcs and technicalities. The record j ,! of crime In our state during the last twoi f months, has been Absolutely unptillini;; tind | , this, too, at a time when there is no political I n excitement tind no race issue to engender I ,.; strife ainomr the pconle. It is time for .1 udgcti 11 I I linn lor Jliril.'S 10 ceasc HI uu sinnunj n ncu n r ! dealing wfth criminals. II Is not uncommon 11 r: to hcarthe remark:Our Oourtsarcbut farces." . < . Where this opinion is shared by the public, '.! an increase of crime is but the natural se-| ' (jucnce. I'ut the first step towards a remedy i. r!for the evils coniplnincd of must be In aM I! healthier public opinion ? a public opinion ' i I that will set its face against crime, its pcrpe- j j | trutors, it.* alders and abettors, and demand I > : that the guilty shall lie brought to punish- I ^iment. A ml wo are glad to see the press of the iStute generally, sounding the alarm and help-!. j ing U> bring about a better and more lionora- t .f ble state of atlairs. The Xcwauiul Courier par- i , | ticularly Is doing a mighty work In this dlrcc-; i ' | tion. So also are ot hers of our exchanges. 1 {, I.ct the press and the pulpit unite In the^tood i1 . j work. Oh, that, a great moral revolution | I would sweep over the land, a revolution that j < . | would take in its course the high and the low,; I the rich and the poor, and make us u nation . j of people whose criminal record would not, I I | as at present, be a blot and a stain upon our j I boasted civilization. 1 1 , ; Judge Mackey on Lynch Law. j [Columbia Yeoman.j i Lynch, or mob law, In Its mildest form, Is j ! nothing less than a defiance of the behests j t II and btndim: obligations of the authoritative!' ! anil organized law of the lain! which guaran-1 , I tees the lights and llborties'of every man. I , i Any move which looks to extra-judicial pains ' , ]anu penalties Ik dangerous In thy extreme. lit strikes at the very existence of law and or- j !,! der, and would resolve civilized society into i I; its original elements of barbarism, anarchy 1 and confusion. If an U'i reasoning and Infui! riated mob have the right to tnke the law in- ! ! to their own hands,and hang a innn whobas, I ;in their opinion, been guilty of some outra-1 I i gcous crime, they have a right to liangall otli- j ;1 er men who may seem to be guilty of a likcj c ; ollenee, and that would supersede the Judlela- j 1 I ry and tlie courts of law, and organize a reign ! of terror, when might would prevail over I :j right. I s [! Buy your mints from I)r. MeRrlde. ?">col-|e , j ors ready mixed. Anybody can put them ou. r : Uuaruutccd better than any etlier, 10 in. u Oriental Fanaticism. I JEREMONY OF THE "DOSSEH" ATI CAIRO. THE KHEDIVES HUMANITY. Iclijious Exollonicnt In Arabia Fosterwl for Political Purposes ? The! Holy lVar. C'AIKO, Feb. 27,1SS0. Every good Mussulman Is cxnected once I luring Ills lifetime to make the pilgrimage to | ilecca. 'J'lie performance of this sacred duty j .(infers tin; title <if "H?d|i," secures Indul:ence for sins, and acts?to uje n legal exiression?as a "rule nisi" to finally enter 'ariidlse. A Mussulman who has made this >1 Ijirlnuiifo Is sure when lie dies* to go to henv ii unless some very weighty reason for liis j lot going there should he clearly established. I m Monday, February 111, the Egyptian pil- j :rims formally entorod thecity ot Cairo upon | heir return from Muccii. The caravan, con-i istlng of about Hfteen hundred IladJIs. pro-1 iceded tothe iiiosijuc lit the citadel, where j hey deposited the sacred carpet, "Mnhniel," vhich during the past year rested uiion the iropliet's tomb. Th.s carpet. brought back j >.v the present caravan, has been replaced at; ilecua by the new one carried thither by this I atne caravan, which left Cairo last fall. The icremony of placing the carpet In its final! estlrig place at the citadel took place In presinceo'" the Khedive, the Sheik-ul-Islam, tlu;| Mielk-cl-JIekrl. the Mufti and all the high ] ituclionaries. The ceremony of the "DomhuIi," i.iii?|i wiiiitc tin tin* i'cmii viiii'-i for tin; return >f the pilgrims, took )>lncc <>n February '?!. \ [*lio principal feature of this religious cere-j nony constltutcsone of the rare public nnui-| testations of Omatlcism In Ksrypt. Some hlrty or forty pilgrims, whose religious fool- j ties havebeen wrought up to a climax by loiittnucd festivities of a week's duration, md by means of "hasheesh," lie upon the; [round with their faces downward. They lie lose together and are so placed as to form a iortof "corduroy" road. A sheik mounted] ipon an Arab stallion of .the purest breed hen rides over their prostrate bodies. It was uily alter repeated etlorts that the horse rouldhe made to trend upon these human onus. The united efforts of live men were eriuired to overcome the noble animal's iversion to this terrible la>k. When the i?r.su felt Ills feet cutting deeply Into the 1esh of the half naked fanatics beneath him 10 trembled, then, becoming frightened or nuddened at the scene of reck loss frenzy iboiit him, t he animal commenced plunging. Plie killed and wounded were quickly and silently removed from sleht, and the horse ivith his rider having readied the end of tills .errlblc lane, seemed greatly relieved to stand at last upon firm ground, ills pure ivliite feet wore, however,deeply stained with :hc blood and gore of his victims. m.IXD Sl'llMt-SSION. These fanatics stiblnlt themselves to this ml'-.n with the belief that Allah will prevent ;lioiu from receiving any harm from the liorsn bearing the holy sheik. I have witnessed this annual ccromonvseveral times; niton this occasion I was lucky enough to secure a position so near the sheik that I could ilmost touch him witli my outstretched arm. I noticed five victims who received injuries ivhlcli I deemed fatal. Many others were tvounded, but at the very Instant or receiving my Injury they were most skillfully anu quickly concealed by inwi standing tit IihiiU tor the purpose. There ure many other i ncilenls to thls/ete, such as eating live sun Ices, swallowing glass, <*c., hut tlio great event of he day is the scene which I have just dc<crlbed,and which took place in presence of ;hc Khedive, the Sheik-ul-isluin, Mufti, and ill the princes, ministers aiul functionaries. !>ntli native and European, us well as by many btindrcilsof women of the princely tnd other harems. Tlie Khedive Is u good Mussulman, and Is much more observant of ills religious duties than his father, Ismail Pasha. Ills Highness Is, howevr, also a wise Mussulman,and all these manifestations of fanaticism are most repugnant to 14m; and I fiave the best authority for saying that the Khedive would gladly absent himself from al! iucii ceremonies, and would even prohibit .hem were it not. that it would be unsafe to onimence his reign by giving umbrage to a urge portion of his subjects. The Khedive is >y 110 means a fanatic, and his presence at :h is fete was simply necessitated by political I rru instances. Tlie religious toleration not only of the Khe live but or the reigning lanmy may no exemplified by the liiet that within the last few nontlis a branch of the Roman Catholic in* >t1111 rIon of the Dames <lc la Lotion d'JIonicur has been called to Kgypt Ity the Khe* Hve's wife, and Their Highness tlto l'linecss s Said, Mausiiur and lJjelal liuvu Intrusted ho education of their female children to hose excellent ladies. The Princess Mausour hc Khedive's siste**, has'moreover insisted hat the young Mussulman girls should in no ivay l?e separated from their companions who lappen to belong to a dliferent religion. Til K WAHAHKB SKCT. There have been so many rumors lately of s ivlde-spread fanaticism among the A rati*, yilised by tin; sect, of Wuhabce at Itiad, in 'eiitral Arabia, that I dctennlneu to investl:ate the truth of these reports, nnd am able 0 furnish you with the report of the follow* .... itii f 11 Yl'ifll flu* -iliclk-lll-Isl.ini and iii.1 mulll. This mornIng tin- Sheik-ul-lslam received meat It is paltee in tliis city. The sheik-ul-lslam is the direct representative i" '" jypt "I t lie s| *1 ri t tin I |iowcr (if Hie Klialifatc ill' I>lnin, ami is chief >f Hie body ??f ricma, or rolljrlous priests. Uler tin* ii.-iiiiI c-oiiii>Iiments the following ;onvcrsalion took place in Araliic: ('OliKKSpliN IlKNT?I IlllVe a Frank friend tvlio wishes to travel in Central Arabia. Would Your Kxeeilcisey jjivc me any Inforluit ion about Hie present chief of tile W'nluiji-e Kin pin-'.' stikiic ri.-Isr.am?There is no Wahnbee Km pi ? now. Since tiie relftn of Abdullah, the son of Keznl. the Wnhabce power has steadily and rapidly declined. At present the relies of this nneo powerful empire are eonlined to Hind, liererjeh and Maiifiidjeh. The Wahabeesure now governed by three sheiks, ind tlielr influence extends only a few miles jeyond their three cities. ("olMtKspoN KNNT? i lave the Wiihabees different religious belief from the true Mussulmans? Sti KiK-ri.-lst.AM?The Wfthabees call themselves .\luwHlil>eileen( Unitarians,i as opposed Lo all other sons of the faithful, whom they ail! .Mushrikeeii (pr>lytholsts<) They believe In the iinlly of Allnli, and with their profane yes look upon the 1'rophet Mohammed as a milii like themselves, and deny that there is liny intercourse between .Mohammed and the I .'rest lor. As they regard the head of the faith In this manner they consequently show no respect to all lesser "wal lees'" (saints., who dead ur iivliiK they take pleasure in doseeralitijr. rills tendency, together with their cruel and irbltrary law.!, has brought about their ruin. It ascii iu'.s sox. CottitKspoNhknt? Would Your Excellency tell me who is the most powerful Kmlr in Hie Arabian Peninsula at the present moment ? .siikik-ri.-Isi.am?For the last ten years Mohainmcdchii Itaschid ' Mohan mini. I lie son 'if Hasehid) has wielded 'lie chief political power in Arabia. Ills capital is at lluyeel, to [lie northwest of Hind. Mohammcd-clui Itaschid controls Nafud and nearly I lie entire Ncjld (Ilie 1i*k)iIiiiiiIk which form the centre mill most fertile part of Arabia.) Mohumincd-chu-ICuschid ix :in enlightened and Iii^lily Intelligent prince, and his power is constantly Ipcreasiiiff. (.'oititKst'oNJiKNT?Would itbesafofor my ( 'rank friend to travel in Arabia? SnKlK-Ut?-I.sf..\m?Perfectly safe, provided he knows Arabic, Is familiar with the habits nf the country ami conforms to them, and iloes not attempt to visit the holy places [Mecca and Medina.) CoititKSPoN oknt ? Would a European be <afer travelling in Arabia now than when the A'ahabccs were predominant? KiiEiK-rr.-lsi..vM?lie would be much s<ifcr now. The intense feel inn excited by the Wnliabees lias died out of late years. A traveller in Arabia, whether European or otherwise, would,of course, do Well to avoid fallliiK into the hands of the Hedotiln tribes near the i:oust, for they rob any one they can. Our religious caravans have to be protected by sol* iliers iiKulust sonic of three tribes, particularly the Anihadco tribe, which Is led by SaoudL'bu-Uasak. COFFEE WITH THE MUFTI. Leaving the palace of the Khcik-ul-Islam I proceeded to that of the Mufti. The Mufti Is ^ nf' leaal adviser of the Khedive and sheik-ul-IsTuni. Since the establishment of tlie mixed tribunals ho litis lost much of his power. He Is nevertheless a highly educated mid courteous gentleman, anil still enjoys ureal Influence with I lie people. I found tin* Mufti silting near the entrance pate to his palace garden and talking with several young Arahs, as he smoked his long pipe. Ills Kxixilcney was very polite; asked nie to sit down, and one of his attendants brought me it pipe and coffee. Wo had the following conversation fii Arabic: Coukksi-ondknt?I have a friend?a European?who wishes to travel In Arabia. Would Your Excellency kindly give hitu some good advice? Mufti?With pleasure. What part of Arabia would he like to visit ? CoukksI'ondent? Kiad and the country of the Wahabees. Mem?'The Wahnbees are bad people, but fortunately lor your friend they have ceased to be an important power In Arabia. L'omtEsroNDKNT?Is there any political or religious disturbance In Arabia which might render a visit to tlmt country by a European particularly dangerous? Mceti?No, not the slightest. In fact, there has scarcely been a time more favorable than the present for a Kuropcau to travel In Arabia. 1 advise your friend, however, to avoid carefully travelling with any caravan where there are Mollahs from Afghanistan or India, ur even Persia. ('oistt kspon iiknt?'Why ? Mt'i.Ti?(twins to political disturbances in Afghanistan there is a strong religious hatred toward all unbelievers, and this feeling only needs an opportunity to manifest Itself. C'otiiflisi'ondent?This feeling Is then confined to those countries; and in Arabia itself .here is tio unusual excitement? Mini?There is no excitement at all In \rabia, but the faithful In Turkestan and Af;hanistau are very strongly excited. They 'lecm it their duty to exterminate all Inlitlels, md ur?e the sect in India, similar to the W limbecs, to at oocc declare the Jehad or holy ,var." ("oiiiikspondknt?Was this question dls sussed in tin; Council lit Mecca thin year? Mi:fti?Min ala/i (Who knows?) fanaticism ani> politics. Kidding adieu to the Mufti I went to see [ladji Yousouf, whom I have known for the ast four years and who returned tills year .r1111 the pilgrims from Mecca. The Iladji as-1 Hired me that In Arabiu there was no i?urticnar religious excitement. lie contlrnied what; lie .Mufti said about the fanaticism of Indian | Mussulmans and Mollahs, and told me that! ill the reports about the religious excitement j mdpreparations in Arabia for declaring the 'Jehad" came from Constantinople, lie says] hat when the Turks are prosperous they are ,'ery bad Mussulmans, but that when they are 11 want they suddenly become very good and i igid Mussulmans. It was now the policy of' heSultaii to secure all the religious syinpn-j hy possible. A recent order of Sultan Abdul i lo he women from wearing transparent veils j Hid high-heeled shoes. They must wear hlelc veils, low-heeled shoes, and their dress- j is must lit close to the throat and not expose i illy portion of the ankles. Iiy Ihesamedereo the soflas (religious students are not ill-1 owed to frequent the cafes. The Hadji said that the Wall a bees were now uipplly an Insignlllcnnt sect in Arabia, lie! aid that they were always peculiarly oll'en- j ive at .Mecca 011 account of their brutality .ml the furious manner of riding thelreamIs. using no bridles but merely hooks, and i unning everybody down; and when Ihey j uadepresents they never gave money like) the other pilgrims, but merely two or three leaden bullet*. In the course of long ami frequent con vernations with nearly ail the principal authorities on the subject In (,'alro, I have come to the following conclusions: Firnl?That the reports ol a holy war being: prepared in the Arabian Peninsula are cn-| tlrcly unfounded, and that there Is no unusual religious exestement there. Nccrmtl ? That among the Indian Mussul-11 mans, Afghans and Turcomans there exists! an intense religious fanaticism which will j miinlsest itself at tho first opportunity. Third?Tluit the Hultun Abdul Ilainid, who i has always been more or hiss of a fanatic,! now sees that ho has nothing to gain from ulllanees with Christian I'owcrs, and isatixlotisi to till the role of a religious eallphand endeavor tt> rally about him the entire Mussulman | j world, and thus undermine any .Mussulman < Intiucncc which England might be able at1! some future time to bring ugaiust hint. Kearney's Heavy Sentence. The police Judge of Sail Francisco bcf<^e |' Whom Kearney was tried hud lilin up yesterday to receive his scutencv. The penalty awarded was a gratifying surprise to the community und a crushing surprise to Kearney | und ins friends, who expected he would be I let oil' with a light sentence. The laws of all | the States vest a wide discretion in the courts . as to the severity of punishment of an olfence; shall not be less than so many years or' months of Imprisonment nor more than a! cerium 1111111 at tne otuer ox tremc; sometimes they tlx no iiiiiiiiiuiin, Out declare thai ttiei pit it Is 11 in < 11L sliali not exceed u stilted limit of imprison meat and it stated limit ia the amount of n tine. It is left to the wise discretion of the Judges whether the punishment shall be ilgt or severe, according to their estimate of the gravity of the olfuiiee. The police Judge at San Francisco, availing hiinselt of the discretion which the law permits, has visited upon Kearney the heaviest penally which the law allows In cases of that Kind. We can not doubt that It was a wise severity. Six months In the House of Correction and a thousand dollars line may seem a heavy penalty for the proianeand threatening utterances of Kearney In the speech lor which ho is arraigned. Hut while It exceed* the expectations both of his enein'.es and his friends we think It a wise cscrcl::a of the dis-1 cretlon wltn which the local magistrate of j San Francisco Is clothed, in such a crisis it I I was Ji Is duty to impress upon the hoodlums! ! the lull extent of tho dungcr they confront 111 i i stirring up sedition. It was a case, if there j I ever was a ease, for making known to lawless j i agitators, in the most emphatic way possible, I that they violate the law and subject themselves to serve penalties, it is due to them that they should be iiilormcd ol the risks they incur, and in no other way could it be made so evident and Impressive as by sentencing Kearney to the full extent of the le-i i gal penalties. It Is a mercy to the misguided I hou-jiums unit they oo made to understand : | the true extent of their danger, mid in no other way could It be so impressively brought I j lioine to theni us by executing the law upon | their leader. It concerns their own surety j i that they appreciate their legal responsibility,! I and In this view the uction of the San Fran-1 j cisco police Judge Is wise and considerate. I The sunteiicc of tills leader to six mouths In 1 ; the House of Correction and a tine of a thous-1 fund dollars will enable llictn to see what a| ; dangerous cause they have embarked ill. | : The value of this sentence as a warning is a j ! sulllcleut answer to all the cavils which can i |bu ritUed ugain-jt Its severity. It will bring ' the hoodlums to their senses. ! Kearney's counsel immediately appealed j to the Supremo Court of the State, 'lliis Is i the last desperate resort of a condemned criminal. We can discover no valid grounds for such an appeal. No subordinate court j was ever called to act in tv e'earer case. In I the first place, there is no dispute as to the j facts. Kearney himself did not deny that he I used the profane and incendiary language for I which ho was arraigned. That such language comes within the clear prohibitions of the ! penal law admits of 110 dispute. Had lie been 1 let oir with a llKht sentence he would never I have thought of appealing, so clearly Is his I !otl'ciice within legal prohibitions, llnd the! i sentence been merely u tine of twenty or tlfiy ! or , hundred dollars, us he expected. It would 1 | have been paid without protest. But the I acknowledged legality of a light penalty is a > confession of the legality of a severe one. When Kearney has brought hiniselt within I the operation oi u penal statue the severity of ! (lie .sentence depends on the discretion of the Judge, and no court of review can net It aside i .to long its it does not exceed the limit tixed : by law. If an offender is illegally condemned in: Imsiv ground of appeal; hut the extcntof| I the penally within legul limits furnishes no{ ' such ground. If the condemnation was legal j j no relief eati be found in the higher courts, I hut only In the pardoning power. It is posi siblc that Kearney may eseapc a part ol his I '< sentence by the clemency of the Governor of; ! Ciiliiorniii, but lie lias no reason to liope any-1 thing from un appellate tribunal. i The sentence of Kearney may he taken as | i an indication that L lie crisis In sun Francisco . 'is past. Within the emitting three or four! days we expect to see an end of the troubles. I Tile ptu ty of law and order is triumphant and : tile hoiAlliwn taction is cowed ami deinora-' 111 zed. The disgrace and imprisonment of its I [leader will con v I nee his followers that they j will only imperil their liberty by persistence, j laud the crawling of Kearney and Kalloch , last Sunday in their''fearful looltinglor" the t judgment of the Court has so let down the I . -.nil-it of the hoodlums that thev can not. 1 i again l)u wrought up Id a spirit of re.sisteiicc.' ; haw, order and decency huve won the battle. I mid thecraven liiMidluiii element In subdued. ! The sentence of Kearney is the turning point j ' of the battle. Before the week ends the sub- j illusion ol tlio vanquished lioodtuins will be complete. . | ! As to Kearney, there may be a reasonable j i diflereueu of opinion as to what Is expedient.1 When the trouble .-.hall have blown overand San Kraueisco settles into trainiulllty it will | be safe to set this agitator at liberty. This; can be done at any time by the Governor of i California, who possesses the pardoning powier. We have no doubt that Kearney will bet ! pardoned soon after order is restored and ] juwiKluility assured. It would be unwise to' 'make him a martyr. When the relah of or-j . der Is restored the only qucllon will be between an absolute ami a eondilional pardon. I ; The Governor of California ean undoubtedly j i grant u pardon to Kearney on conditions, lie may, if lie chooses, grunt a pardon oil the i condition that- Kearney makes no more pro- j fane and incendiary speeches ami deports | himself as i|iiiot, Inw-abidliuj citizen, liut we I think it would confer upon Mils Incendiary i blackguard too much importance to pardon ' him on conditions, it would look tooiiiuch ' as If the State had reason to fear him. Am! | soan as order and stability are assured we; , hope lie may receive ail unconditional par-j don. lie Ras been taught a lesson which hej ' will not lie likely to forget. When released j from prison and exempted from his line he | ; will understand lull well that the laws rc-i 1 main as tliey were at the time of his con vie-1 lion, anil that a repetition of his olleucei would subject hint'to the mime penalties] ! without any ground fur tin application to tliei tiovcrnor to relievo iiint fro i any part of his j ' sentence. We hope, therefpre, that Kearney | may receive all uncoiiditioual pardon soon i j alter the restoration of perfect quiet in San ! Francisco. It was nccessary to convive him j J and his followers of the power and majesty j I of the law; hut tins once accomplished there, will be no further reason for severity. | "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep." j I A correspondent of the Churchman says: I presume that, except the Lord's l'rayer, ! there Is no form of petition as frequently j ; used throughout Christendom as that begini nine "Now I lay me down to sleep." Nor Is It I conlincd exclusively to the days of infancy land childhood. 1 knew n dear old man in| | Philadelphia, for tunny years a warden in; j one of ti>e chief parishes there, who was | ' heard, almost up to the time of his death, at) I the ago of eighty-four, repeating the saniei | words as a part of his dally evening devotions, j I And yet I am inclined, as well from obsorvai tion as from inquiry, to believe that the ma-i Ijorlty of persons teaching nnd using this! j familiar prayer make a very serious mistake j iu o?o of Its most important particulars,! thereby departing from its original intent | and form. j As usually said, it is as follows: " Now I lay me down to slep; I pray tin; Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, 1 I pray the Lord my soul to take. "Whereas jt ought to be: ' 'Sow I lay mo down to sleep: I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep. If I shold die before I wake, I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take." fine need but compare the dlilerenees to| see a most pregnant diminution between ;he i two. Iuthe<>ne:i mere declaration Ik made; I In the other a direct prayer is add rested to the j : Divine Keeper and Saviour." What He Mistook for a Do?. ' A young man who liad recently arrived I 1 from tiie Kant, was engaged at the United i , iStales fishing establishment 011 McCloud i river. One pleasant day he took a towboal j and pulled up the ri vera short distance, cross' vd to the opinisite side, and prepared to go 1 I ashore. Just as ho was stepping out of the , boat, the young man looked up 011 the bank lover his head arm saw what, notnougiu wiwi I a large mustlH- dog. "Some of those Indians j 'have stolen him,' lie thought to himself, j ! "ami I will takehiin home with me." Climb- . I iiik the tmil with difficulty. he was soon j I face to face with his mast ill. lie whistled,' | and snapped his thumb and lingers coaxing-1 ly, hut, instead of taking his advances kind- j ly, the unimal uttered alow growl, and, os-1 cillatiug his tail from side to side, prepared j to go for that young man. The latter, now; terribly alarmed, started for his boat, tuinbllng headlong down the hill, and Just man- j aged to get into his craft and push it into the t ' .stream as an immense specimen yf the Call-1 I tornl.i lion landed upon the shore. Of course, I | the lion would not take to the water, so the ; young man was safe; but he says he shall be , j curel'uI how lie makes overtures to strange ! dogs In a strange country after this. He was j entirely unarmed at the time, and, after he j | got to his boat, heard the growl of another; in the bush, shewing that there was evident- j j ly a pair of the "creaturos.?Vorllund Oregon-; ! tan. Court. [ICeower Courier.] | His Honor during the entire term has been ' kind and courteous in all cases Involving life' i and liberty, giving to the bur such opportu-! | nlties In mat ters of introducing evidence and | ' argument as would likely promote the ends of i ] justice and secure u lull hearing of the cause, j We have never seen a J udge more patieutand painstaking and one whose Instructions to j the Jury were marked by more fairness ami. lability than Judge Thomson. His knownI ability and experience as a lawyer have been | fully illustrated in his administration here. ' The civil side of the court has just opened! and as yet no Jury business has been tried. | Xnlir-imrCothnm has represented the inter- i estsof the .State with tiis usual ability, Wo! venture this that noother State can j>rotlu?-o | an abler and readier prosecuting otliivr, or one whoexhltilts more fairness in the responsible position he tills. Turc Wamiai.t.a f'oriiT.?TTtider Iho provisions of nn Act pass?d at the lute extra sesslon of the Legislature to regulate the sessions of the courts on the Kighth Circuit, ttie recent court at Walhnlln was held one week; too early, and wns consequently a court dr hut 1,1 >1 hirn All V nf tin' foil V let I'll parties, through tlielr counsel, eiui raise ll?o; objection ami have the Aurt do its work over I again, and we learn that tills will be done in the Osbom-llradbcrry-t'ompton ease. We uresuinc it will be Incumbent upon tin; Sollo-1 Itor to have the Moores and oilier parlies' found not guilty atWalhalla re-arraigned and tried again. The whole utt'alr is rather awkwark but It doesn't appear that blame can attach to any one, as the Act had not been published and it was not.possible for the oflicers to understand the change that had been I made.?Andason Journal. * History and Story. GOVERNOR ALSTON'S WIFE-NOBLE, GIFTED, BEAUTIFUL. She is Compelled to "Walk the Plunk," and Sinks Beneath the Waves of the Sea. The dying declaration of n mendicant in a 1 Michigan poor house lias lately been going the rounds of the press, wherein he couicsscd himself a pirate, belonging to the Jjitlttc Banc, and asserted that he was the man who tipped the plank from which Theodosiu litirr Alston walked of]'Into the sea. For this the pirate declared he was always sorry, and although only obeying the orders of his superiors, the murder preyed upon his mind, and the beautiful vision of Tlieodosia's sweet face 1 appeared before him so often that lie could j not die in peace without making a clean breast of it. a correspondent of the lMiiladel-! plila Time* Who visited Kllzabeth City, X. C., In quest of further information, gives the followlim account of his experiences: Whether the dying sailor's conlcaslon Is true or false remains to be proved, butatall events It Ihls created a breeze of excitement in this locality, and quite a discussion lias taken placH among Die residents of tliIn city in relation to u portrait now Jin possession or Or. \\\ Li. I'ool, of Eyrlo, nine miles from Klllabeth city. All those who/tmvo seen the picture, with one exception, declare their belief to be that the likeness Is that of the lllfuted lady, while other:), who have not had the opportunity of visiting Eyrie, but who are well acquainted with thecountry along thecoost and Its Inhabitants, are about equally divided In regard to the picture. Your correspondent undertook the round trip of eighteen miles for the purpose of Investigating the story and seeing the portrait with hi* own eyes. Engaging a ouggy, the residence of Dr. I'ool was at last reached, and a North Carolina welcome I was extended. TIIK0D03IA lit'It It. Entering tho parlor, the painting hnngs on' a wall to the right, and although there are; many others. Including an oil painting of the i hostt-ss, hanging around the room, the like* Iiess sought can be singled out instantly, on account of Its odd appearance and belonging l<? n iTCMtAi-iif lull Inn v m! 11 fU tlHKKHll It [mill nil i painting on wood, twenty Inches in length, In j gilt frame, the gilding being nearly worn otf with uge. The face Ts of Grecian type and the complexion dark olive. The none In slightly ?i]Uilmo Hint the mouth what may be termed classical. The eyes are dark brown or hazel and the hair a rich dark auburn color, with comb In buck part and frizzes In front. The chin Is clear-cut. small and dimpled, and, In i fact, the whole face reminds one of the en- J graving* of Hyrou In his works. The bust Is covered with some rich while material, edged with handsome while lace, and the face seems lobe that of a married wouiau of three or lour and twenty summers. Having seen the engraving of "Theodosla" In Davis s History of Aaron Burr, I will say llmt the picture in that book and the portrait! at Eyrie have Jjeen taken from the *ame copy [ yr model. The portrait is full faced and the; engraving profile, but the features are exact-! ly the same. Asking the family how the pict-, ure came Into their possession, the following .story was told . In 18?i'J Dr. I'ool, then of Elizabeth City, | summered at Nag's Head with his family, I This is the favorite seaside resort of North! Carolinians. During that season he was call- j ed upon, professionally, to, visit a lady named Mrs. Mann, who lived two miles north of; Nags-Head, and directly opposite Kitty! Hawk, where the United States man-of-war, I Huron, met her fate. Tho x>ld lady was ?5: years of u^e, but never had occasion to seek i ihf uopvlrawnf il nhvsielun before, and. what-! ever hercomphilnt wus now, the doctor cured j lior. She had great feur of physicians In uen-1 er.il, utid when she becume wwll.her gratitude! to L>r. l'ool wu# so intense "for not killing her," tis she expressed herself, that she told i him he could have anything In her possession i except money, and of that she hud none, j The doctor stated to her that ho would make j no charge, hut becoming Interested in thel strange being before lilm, he In company with ! Ills little daughter, who is now a young lady, paid the old woman almost dully visits. The) house In which Mrs.Mann resided wasqualnti though humble,and the surroundings were oft the same nature. Hut what puzzled the doc-j tor most was where a woman in Mrs. Mann's position In society could have obtained such a tine oil painting, It being evidently the por-j trait of a handsome. Intelligent lady, of high ] standing in the social world, lie was on the: eve of questioning tho old woman several times but ulways failed, afraid to offend by touching on some delicate subject; but his | daughter citine to his relief by saying: "Fa-1 titer, i h.ivc fallen in love witli that beautiful i III ... I..... It A.. n,? 'I'l.U U...1W Ihu I llrnt occasion .Mrs. Maim hail for proving her gratitude to the doctor "for not killing her," and overhearing the child,shesnld: "ioncan hnve it, honey, I will make you a present of it." The little girl was overjoyed at becoming > the possessor of what at that time she desired most of all on earth : but her father was not} yet sallsiled, and determined to learn these- j eret of that picture if pos!>il?lc. So after many visits of a kindly nature the old lady agreed! to tell tier story. T1IK Ol.U LADY'S QUEER STOItV. "Some years before my marriage with my j first husband, Mr. Tlllett," she suld, "and! while we were courting a pilot boat 04111101 ashore near Kitty Hawk. She hud all sail set! and rudder was fastened. Mr. Tlllett, In com-1 pany with tin: wreckers, boarded her, and in Uie cabin they tound the breakfast table set, but not disturbed. Why we thought It was that meal was because the beds were not made1 up- Anyhow the trunks were broken open, and among the things scattered about on the cabin floor were several silk dresses, a black lat e sliaw I, a vase of wax flowers, with a glass I globe eowring a shell resembling the siiape ; of the nautilus, beautifully curved, and the! lovely pletui 'there was no blood seen on ! file vessel or ,.ny sign of violence, and my j .tpinion was that the passengers and crew ou tlr.it pilot boat walked the plank ; the rndderi was tied up and the vessel turned adrift. My future husband look forhis share of tiie spoils! two dresses, the shell, vase and picture, all of 1 which he presented to me. and I have kept, thtf in ever since. 'I'M a was years ago. I don't) remember the year, but it was very near the time we were lighting the English. Tlilstsall i 1 know about the picture, and, as your lather j did not kill me, you are welcometo it, honey. I Wait a bit anil I'll bring the other things 1 - ' The articles mentioned were then put bofore l>r. I'ool uiul daughter lor Inspection, I and tin yoiin^Jiuly says there is no doubt but wlmt everything In the possession of Mr*. Mann once belonged to some lady ol! culture, taste, and refinement. The old fiwty | told her story In u hesitating manner, and theclianeesare that much remained untold. From a long article on Theodosia Jiurr, in Harper'* Monthly of August, ltttl, I quote the following paragraph: "Tiie rest is known. The vessel nulled, Offj Cape llatteras, during the gale that swept tin-, coast from Maimc to Georgia, the pilot boat wvnt down, and not one escaped to tell the tale. I he vessel was never heard of more. So perished this noble, gifted, ill-starred lady." The above quotation Is interesting, but It is morally certain that the author was not aboard the ill-fated pilot l?>at when Mie "wont down." ana it, ns ne suites, mo noaii wu* "never hoard of morp," how does he know she went down oil" Capo Hat terns? How does ho know that there was a gale directly otM'ape Hattorasat that particular time? or, even admitting there was, that the little pilot boat should he there and nowhere else along the const just thou ? He may have calculated the tune It would take to anil from Charleston (which isauothor mistak.*, as the pilot boat did not sail from there) to llatteras, but this would be all guesswork, for the wind bus a great deal to do with sailing vessels, and his theory of her going down off Cape Hallows because she was never heard of afler (in his time) U a ghost story. THE POINT I.V KAVOK OF MiW. MANN. It Is more easy to believe Mrs. Manu'sstory That 'i pilot ot the description of the one that sailed from (ieorgelown, .S. C.f for New York, having on board .Mrs. Thcodosia Hurr?there Is no manner of doubt. That the l'ool family Is one of honor, veracity and Intelligence no one who knew them, or whoever spent an hour in their company, will dare deny. And that all the evidence, circumstantial and othrowiso, is in favor of the common sei.se story that the pilot boat "never heard of" wn? tin; identical vessel ucucneu ill ivuiy uiiwk, and tliut the picture is a likeness of Aaron Burr's favorite child, there can bo uo manner of doubt. That the unfortunate Thcodosla "walked the plank" there 1m no proof of at present, unless the story from Michigan and Mrs. Mann's narrative are taken In connection as worty of belief; but time will tell, perhaps. In those days the people along tho North Carolina eoast were very rude?more puratleai than Christian in their belief?nnd in Illustration of tills fact may be here mentlnoed that Nan's Head received its name from a habit the wreckers had of fastening a lantern on a horse's head and putrollihg the beach during dark and stormy nights. As tho boiled the horse the light kept swinging from side to side, giving in the appearance o( u modern revolving light, which attracted the attention of passing vessels, causing many a one to come full tilt on shore, where they were welcomed with cruel hands and watery graves. As it is said that we have descended from a race of barbarians and improved considerably on the examples set by our horrid forefathers, so have tho wreckers of the North I Carolina coast improved on the morals and; customs of their ancestors. Instead of glorying over the misfortunes nnd death of sea-j faring people, they now uomeir inmost kj save lile and treasure. It Is now only necessary to state that the painting in possession of Doctor Pool Is supposed to be the work of Vanderlles, who was a protege of Aaron liurr, anil to wlioin the | latter gave an order to paint a portrait of his | daughter as early as IxirJ. Hut I think this theory is not correct, for Theodosia would ; have been too young in that year to be the model of the picture at-Kyrie, but whoever the artist was he was certainly a master. Doctor l'ool has hada number of photographs taken from the likeness, all of which ho orj his daughter have sent away to those who in , all likelihood are most Interested in the sad J and tragic ending of Theodosia. AARON IH'KH'S DAl'GHTKK. Out of twenty-one letters received by Dr, j Pool I cull the following extracts from a few , of the most Intrstlng bearing on the ease.J Mr. Ueorgeli. Kdwards, of NeW York City, ' under date of.Ianuary 1!', 1S7S, says: "My 1 lather agrees with me In the belief that it is ' Aaron ISurr's daughter. She certainly has ' his eyes and the Kdwards' nose. Mr. s. Pool, of Chapel Hill, X. C., in a letter dated .June 17, IsTS. says: "Col. Wheeler is satisfied that yours Is the portrait of Tlteodo 1 SlJl. 111S WUU, UU Ul 11.11-, piUUUMHVVM I photograph the same person us her cut of flieo," The Cnl. Wheeler referred to is the Hon.! John II. Wheeler, the historian, now a resi-11 ilent of Wa.-.hington ('it>*. and his wife is a j seiilptor, and ft daughter of Sully, the portrait > J jointer. Mrs. Mary M. Prinze says In n letter from I her home In Charleston, s. under date ofj .1 uly '!, JST.S: "An error Is coin mil ted In the! papers In stating Inat Mrs. Alston sailed) ri-nm i'Imrli'slon. She sailed from Georce- i I town, near which placc the family planta-j< lions were situated." Ami in another lutter, (I dated August ti, ]$7X, same lady states: ' [ du ] remember her beautiful eyes, and the eyS j! in the picture are really beautiful." 11 Mr. '1. Dimmock, of the St. Louis RcpuUcrni, 1 In writ ins from that city on March 7, 1S7S, 11 says: "I am not a relative of the lJurrs, but i have always sympathized with the under J dog in the light, always admired the gallant daughter of a much-abused man. The picture has so much of the Theodosla look that i I should he clad to have her history. Is the!' hair a dark, beautiful red, or auburn? What 1 is the colorol her eyes'.''' The history of the nnfortunate lady was! never sent him, for the reason that farmers; I have not time enough to spare In writing lone articles. The balancoof tbo letter* are of tfiesame Inquiring tenor; and putting all the evidence together, It am scarcely be doubted that the picture now in possession of Dr. W. (i. Pool, of Eyrie, Pasquotak county, N. C., is the portrait of Theodosia Ilurr Alston, tne gifted daughter of Aaron Burr, of national fame, and constant wife of lioveruor Alston, of South Carolina. AX OUTSPOKEN CONGRESSMAN. rile Hon. D. lYyatt Aiken Explains His Ylews and Action on the Political Assessments Bill. (yews and Courier) During the extra session of last spring the committee on civil service reform reported u bill prohibiting assessments upon public officers for political purposes. Another fjjature of the oi 11 was to mako it a penui otfenco ^ for such oflicers to allow thomnelvea to be assessed for such purpose. The Discussion upon this bill consumed over two week* of the extra session, and caused much "bad blood" between the two parties, resulting in repeated and continued abase of the Wouth, and tho "Confederate Krigadies" in the House, wltii never a friend from the North, gib-rl-cns Democrats though they be, to raise his voice in our defence, save a few vrorUa from Gen. Tom Kwing, of Ohio. As a special order set for a day certain thin DAuulAti thla Kill Mimo nn^rroln nn/l hmt tr*rv nopollxcd more than n week's time since the 1st of December last. ilr.Houae.of Tennessee, made a speech of two hour* and a half agalr.st the civil service reform policy of Mr. Ilnyes. and indirectly in favor of the bill. Similar time was allowed the Republican side of tho House. That wax consumed, and the member presentine the bill moved tho previous question. The Ronubllcnns demanded further time to discou tho bill, and a largo number of Democrats were disposed to grant it. The gentleman, (Hoetetter, of Indiana.) having tho bill In charge persistently refused, and the Republicans began to "filibuster" by refusing to vote at all; and tbe Democrat*, not having a quorum of tbe whole House present, hud the point made spoil tbcin after overy vote, that n "quorum was not present." A call of the House was ordered, and lit members answered to their names. Another vote wuh ordered, the roll called, about 13ft Democrats voted, but noltepnbllcans: and another point of order that there was no quorum. At this stage of the contest T saw an evident, dlxponltion on the part of the Democrats to open up discussion again, Cuibonot Simply to allow tbe Republicans another opportunity to abuse the South, and shake unmorclfully the poor old tattered and torn bloody shirt 111 our faces. Meantime the bill ha^'been so loaded down with amendments from both Democrats and Republican* that its author would not hjive known his bantling, wrapped as it was ltf It* variegated garments. Then It was that I rose and asked If It would be in order to lay tbe bill and amendments on the tubleT Keln^tnld that It would be, I made that motion, which was lost by nlno . votes; but I believe the defeat of my motion has accomplished what I desired?tho withdrawal of this stupid bill from the consideration of the Honsc. I had opened the way to more practical and useful legislation But as you have forcod me into the paper* again, let the whole troth be told. After my mntlnn iviu muHp and thf> IloiltiA 111 frr&ifc conluxion wore wrangling over Mine point* of order, the author of the bill, (not the member having It In charge but the author) came to me, and afike?l me to modify my motion. And no lex* tl>an a score of Democrat* vol untarlly *uid: "Aiken, If yon had moved to recommit I would have voted with you. but I won't vote to tabl? the bill." And tliu wax the volco of the entire South Carolina dellgatlon. l)oyou comprehend the difference? Had It been recommitted to the committee It would liuvo remained in Democrnllo band*, and could have been amended satisfactorily and V presented In a'dlttcrent garb In tbo future; or It could have been smothered In the cummltfs>i> mill wnulrl nnver have nam In been heard of. But to Iimvc laid it on tlie table would have been voting to mitt the wishes of tho** Republicans, and, therefore,an acknowledged quasl-defeat of tho democratic majority, which would have been a tendency to demoralize the party. There wero not a baker's dozen members that thought the hill wiso : nay, more than -A haMthe Democrat* tuoughtlt unwise, hidefeindble, ond would prove a dead-letter upon ourStatute books If enucted Into law. out the party hud sworn the "horso was sixteen feet high," and they proposed to' "right It out 011 that lino/' I was not In at the swearing, and thought It not wise to tuketbe oath. That's all there is aboat it. One word further. There an oyer fifteen thousand clerks in Washington; perhaps ten thousand are mcn.andall or them areltcpubIleans. Kup:>os? each one of them guv<? ten dollars for u campaign faml, as lli^y did last summer to elect Foster governor over Kwlni; In Ohio, there will be a rund of-$100,000. How will you prevent this amount being nalsed ? This hill says such un assessment shall not bo tnmle. Suppose thosoclorks know that their continuance in ofilce depends upon Republican success next Fall, and they go forward ami voluntarily give each, thus, raising $200,0l?) for the Republican campaign, what step* would you uhe to prevent It? This oil I says, that shall be considered a. penal olTence. WJmt? puiiisiied lor Disposing* ?if your money us you ililnk proper after you have corned It? Ah well till me tliot, alter I had sold u Sitlw of cotton the money received for It should not be spent as I thought proper. These two points In the bill will show you tho perfect Inutility of enacting suOh legislation lis It proposed. One more postscript. I hold myaclfamennblo to those who sent me here, and am ever ready to i:lve account of my stewardship, but I protost being held to account by tho?Ks who. Ignorant of the surrounding*, seem ever willing to attack uic for poll I toyl apostaey. I am no automaton, and I do not believe It Is tho wish of my constituency that I should be. cltlier do I propose to "no It blind" upon any question solely because it is Democratic. I claim tho light of exercising private Judgment on all politic*] question* upon which I am callud to leuislate, and if upon examination [ find I (Iliter In ray views with thorn i with whom I am in accord politically, i pro- f pose to vote ax my Judgment dictates, if ^ cm 11 ed to account, I will be prepared to show ? cause both fxr my faith and my works. ^ Very truly, D. wyatr Aikkx. Americanisms. Below we give u few extracts fronyiur exchanges In noticeot Mr. Renet's essay. \V?5 regret that some of the notices of our exchanges were misplaced, and asaeonsequcnco do not appear: Amekicanisms: English ns spoken and written In the United State*. An Essay, reml before tlie Abbeville Literary Club, by W. Benct. Wilson Jt Waniluw, Printers, Abboville. [Amocinte Reformed Presbyterian.] The title sufficiently explain* the object of the nuthor in this essay. Perhaps the fact that he Ik a Scotchman, and therefore neither English nor American, fits htm ipecially for noticing Iho bad EiiglUh of oor American people. At nny mte, his essay shows that he nan been a eloso observer. lie has gathered together a great many things, new and old, that one sees and bears almost every day without noting them, of provincialisms and vulgarIsms that have crept Into n?, both In speaking and writing, in this country. A few of hf? sub-titles will show better than we can do St? any other way, perhaps, the drift of the essay. We quote a few: "Novelists' English," "Sot, Americanisms," "Americanisms," "New Meanings and New Us?;s of Good Words "" Literary Americanisms," "Colloquial Americanisms," ' Nice' Substitutes," "Grammar and Pronunciation," "Sources of Had English," "American Phrases, Colloquial and Proverbial," "Jllfalotln English." The essay N a valablc contribution to our literature. Tho author has our thanks for the copy sent us. Xk. John A. C.\i.notT!f put out tho fire In a blacksmith shop at Elberton one nlpht last week, {Kerthaw Gazette.) We acknowledge*, with thanks.the receipt / of a pamphlet with the above title, from tfio -4nJ author, W. C. Benct, Esq., of Abbeville. It is ~ quite nn Interesting paper, and we Have round much pleasure in perusing It. (Andrrton Journal.) We have received, with the compllmont* of the anthor, a pamphlet copy ofl'An Essay on Americanism," by W. C. Benet, Esq., of Abbeville. It whs first rend before the Abbeville Literary Club, after which It was published In the Abbeville Preu and Banner, and since Issued in pamphlet form for con venlent presentation to friends, It affords some very Interest In? and entertaining reading, and in calculated to give almost any one some Information and new Ideas concerning the English language as spoken In Amcrlco. (Uitinn Timet.) Wo return thanks to Mr. W. C. Benet, of Abbeville, for a copy of his very interesting "Essay" upon "Americanism" or"Knglisb as spoken and written In the United Htates," delivered before the Abbeville Literary Club. We do not remember ever reading so much truly valuable information, given in such pleasing style, as this pamphlet of less than twvlve j?vce? contains.?In It Mr. Benet disclose# a thoroughness and purity ot education seldom met with among our young men, with the will and capacity for making that education contribute to the edification and nk'asurc of his fellow men. We do not know a work that could he read with greater profit by every student, of both sexw, now attending the llterar^ Institutions of learning In our country; nor do we think It would provo less profitable to those of more mature years and edncatlon, If they would read It. (Newberry Xetvt.) We have received from MrtfW. C. Benet, lately editor of the Prcu and Banner, a charming Mttlc brochure of words and phrases, being nfi essay on "English as .Spoken and Written In the United States," and titled ? *? "Americanisms." The essay was read before the Abbeville Literary Club, and must have proved highly Interesting to that company of 'clububle" Americans, who meet monthly "nnder most enjoyable condition." The es? nayist opens his subject In an olegant way und proceeds to give much that Is valnablo find instructive. We shall rend this essay carefully and refer to It again. [We have ordered a "Letter Writer" for the Scxcbcrry jVcu'?. When It Is received by them, theedltors can find In it liner specimens nf love-letters than any that can be picked up 011 the streets.] | Tickens Sctiinu;!.] Mr. W. Benet, of Abbeville, will accept iiur thanks for his essay In pamphlet on Americanisms, read before the Abbeville Literary Society. Wo had previously read It In the Prcut and Banner, and was delighted as well as instructed tnereoy. # ?? m Dstols and pockot knives hnve been busy through the Statedurlng the past few weeks. Coroners, undertakers and cmvedlggers havo been reaping a harvest, while tax-Payers arg pitying for the entertainment. we bop t<* mggost to the heroes of the pistol and knife that commou-placo inoniers are becoming monotonous. If they expect to create a mentation or wish to escape punishment they should ttsort to the nie of ltynamlte and Nltro-Gly?flne.?lianiKeil People. The F. K. Wantki>.?Georgia duel: One man slaps another?challenge?meet -exi-hange shots?no one lilt?hurt honor feels thoroughly healed?heroes get their names h> the papers. How the fool-killer Is wasting lime y^Vhicago Tintes. i M