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or more properly speaking/th^nuS mous Broxton IJridge murder case iJ now on trial in the court of sessions! at this place, having been begun here this morning. There is not in the criminal annals of the State of South Carolina, noted for its many Lorrible murders, a more truly revolting crime i than that for which six of the most J prominent citizens of Colleton county t matit AM fm* thpir lirps Already have these men been tried for the murder of an aged and inoffending negress and have been cleared; now they are on trial for the killing of her son. Of course there is no sayi ing what a petty jury will do. but So Jicitor Bellinger, on the part of the State of South Carolina, the peace, good order and dignity thereof, will do all in his power to convict these men. On the night of the 2nd of last Dei cember, a cold, clear moonlight night, k Colleton county was the scene of two P brutal murders. JshamKearseandhis mother, Hannah Walker, were so foul ? ]y maltreated that tbey died from their wounds. These wounds were inflicted upon them by means of a buggy 1 ir.ir? and the two were literallv beat en to death. Their bodies were found . in the frozen qround the morning: af L ter reduced almost to a pulp, cut, la cerated and scarcely recognizable. There cculd be no doubt but that these two were beaten to death by fiends in human shape. A State dispensary detective, W. II Newbold, was sent by the authorities to investigate the case, and his inves ligation brought to light one of the most horrible stories ever in print. The inquisitors of the dark ages could have been no more diabolical in their treatment than were the murderers of old Uannan Walker and her son, and of Rose Kearse, whom they unmerci fully beat. It developed that on the 2nd of December, ]895, certain white men had gone to the houses of these negroes, secured them, tied them with ropes to their buggies and literally dragged them for over a mile. Here the three were beaten with a buggy trace. Rosa Kearse, who was the wife of Isham Kearse, fcr whose murder there are now on trial here l)r. W. B. Ack erman, Frank Jenny, Wyman Kearse and Frank Brant, escaped from the - * mob of villainous men and lied through the woods, not however, before she too, was terribly beaten. Rosa Kearse was terriiied, and though she still remained in the neighborhood she was at the house of a relative and afraid to speak of ttie affair at all. w; II? I ? I x'juajiy, uuwcvcr, auc WJU ucr UIIV^IC and then little by little the detective was enabled to make out his clue. There was no reason assigned why these men should have committed the crime that they are charged with. "While it has never developed in court it is said that there was missing from a nearby church a Bible. Be cause these negroes were supposed to be the ones who stole tne Holy Book, so the theory has it, they were laken out and flogged. It was not the inten tion of the mob who whipped them to whip them to death, but they carried the matter further than they thought. From the circumstantial evidence in the case there seemed no doubt but that the men mentioned were the guilty ones. They were accordingly arrested and in February last, before Judge Aldrich, tried m the Colleton court of sessions, holding at Waller boro. This trial was had upon the first count in the ca?e, that of the murder cf Hannah Walker, whose body was found in a pool of water, not very far from thatof her son. This first trial was one of the most noted ever had in the State for the rea son that at it the solicitor had great trouble, and his life was threatened. In spite of this, however, he later ^ went to Walterboro on campaign business, and then defied the men who hoil fhrpntoneri him Aflpr llip men were acquitted of the murder of Hannah Walker, there being si ill another indictment against them, the solicitor petitioned for a change of venue, and the case was set for a hearing berore Judge Earle here. Ever since court opened in Aiker over a week ago, the calling of the case has been anxiously expected, and the little town has been overrun with witnesses an?.l others who are interest ed. There are in all about fifty-live WJiucaaca 111 uiu uttac. The prisoners, who are all ir.telli gent looking men, comparatively well diessed and prosperous looking, have been incarcerated in A iken jail since Saturday the 17lh, when they were brought up here from Walterboro bj BherilF Black of Colleton county. Pre vious to that time they had been ic Walterboro jail. Attempts to gel V them out on bond were made, bul I there was never any attempt either on their part or that of their friends tc E break jail. All of them had given A themselves up, and so, though incou ^ktevenienced preferred to remain incus fh?r? tnflpptiio miint v nr Slnfp Ew^KThey are all in splendid condition ant iS^Bheir conlinenient does not seem U raHiave in the least allVcted their health, gMg^LVhen the case was called for the so GOTflicitor announced that he would try nBlBhe case against Ackerman. Jenny ftrant and Kearse, being that knowr s the first case, for murdering Isharr [earse by beating with a buggy trace IThe following jury was sworn : W. W. Toole, foreman; J. S. Mc ie, John II. Itedd, U. L. Toole, P William?, J). T. Gantt, J. .J. Tay r, II. P. Johnson, S. I*. Kitching, . II. Asbell, K. K. Corley, B. F arn. Before going into the evidence ir |3e case as far as it went today, it wil eweJl to state some further particu irs. There were three indictments a rst. One <-harging the four defend nts with the murder of Jl&nnah Wal er, another charging them with th< lurder of Isham Kearse, and a thin taking Stanley and J tiers parties de ndant on the grounds that if th< an Kearse was not killed by th< [hipping, he was beaten into an un Lnscious state, and left in the cold o [December night, the exposure kill |g him. DB^V 0. W. Iliers was the first wit Ha^Von the stand; said that he had ex^^Hed the body of Kearse and death ra^Lted from wounds and bruises. next witness was J. K. Vain. fflBiv 1 he bodies, one of which was M^^ke. That the man and tbe woman O^V both buried in the same pine box ?HW before had been left on tho Sxround all ni?ht in the cold. BKl)r. Martin 13ellinger was the next HMtness on the stand. I [e stated that nHthe request of the solicitor he had R^He to the place of burial and had nHBucted an examination of the bodSUK Hannah Walker and John hnvincr fhpm evhumftil. ^vas on the 11th. He found that "two murdered persons, the old her and her son, had simply been dumped into a plain pine box, and ! over them ther? was nothing but a | strip of cloth. Both bjdirs were in a I terrible state. They were out and bruised in a terrible manner. The , wounds, he stated, were evidently made by some round edge, pliable instrument. perhaps a bugijy trace. H. M. Ward stated that he lived near Broxton Bridge. He was onlv acquainted with Dr. Ackerman. On the 4th of December he heard that Isham Kearse was dead. Saw Dr. Ackerman ; on Moudav night about 8 o'clock before the Wednesday on which the inquest took place. Dr. Ackerman called to buy a pair of shoes, bat did not get them. Sent the shofs to him at Walterboro after he was imprisoned at "Walterboro. Allen Hayes on Monday night was passing the place of Mr. Preston lliers and he was in his lot hitching up a horse. There was a buggy and a road cart standing in the road and there were several men standing around. He did not know what time it was men, dui auer warning nan a rime iu bis own plaes it was 11 o'clock. Sev eral other witnesses testified to the fact of Mr. Fliers hitching up a buggy on the night of the killing. Sandy Campbell stated that he had been in jail charged with the killing of Hannah Walkerand Isham Kearse. Ue had at that time lived on Mr. lliers's place. On the day of the inquest he was not present. The night before he was at his own house, lie was also home on Monday night before the inquest. On that night he had seen Isham Kearse and Kose Kearse at his house, tie came there about two hours after dark. Campbell walked out with him toward his home. As they got by Mr. Iliers's house three or four men ran out and said we arrest you. In the crowd were Mr. Iliers, Mr. Brant. Dr. Ackerman and Mr. Stan'ey. They showed no warrant. The men put a rope around him and another about Isham. The nr.en said they wanted the ?l. ~ i?i 41. man wiiu uau meir jjiujici ij, n uiuu was some books. Later the men untied him and let him go. They took Kearse off. Campbell went home and after that some whit<* men came to his place and asked for Rosa Kearse. They took her off with them. He saw a huggy in the road when Ilosa went out but did not know what became of Kearse. He did not see any of the white men mentioned by him as being the ones who stopped him and Kearse that night, until he was in jail at Wallerboro with them. On that night he saw Hannah Walker about a hundred yards from his house. She was with some one he did not know. When asked it he had made all this statement at Walterboro he said no lur lL1C rcitauil UIUl lie w art nauitu nv/i* to. When Campbell was asked i that in testifying in Walterboro, (when the same men were on trial for the killing of Hannah Walker) he had not said he did not know who it was that knocked on his door, lie dil not re member. Campbell was then asked if he did not in Walterboro say that Kearse had gone oil' by himself. This he did not remember. Campbeil was further asked why he did not tell the whole story at Walterboro as he was doiog it now. Campbell replied that he had b^en advised not to by Mr. Iliers. Further Campbell said that Mr. Hiers and others had told hira that if he told what lie knew he would never leave the court rcom. SECOND DAY OK THE TRIAL Aiken, S, C., Oct. 28.?The first witness up today was Mr. J. J. Falk, who was last night put on the stand, was again up. Falk stated that he was a resident of Colleton County, and was acquainted with the defendants. Had not known any of them very long. Had met them in jail. He was there i because hearing there was a warrant for him in the case he had surrendered to the sheriff. Mr. Falk stated that the woman Hannah Walker, who was killed, resided on his place. lie had I also been acquainted with ltosa Kearse, who lived on his place with her husband, Ishain Kearse. Witness was aci quainted with Sandy Campbell, who was one of the witnesses on the stand : yesterday. Mr. Falk knew Mr. P. II. i Hiers, who lived about 800 yards from him. He was at the inquest over the : bodies of the two negroes, but as he had not examined them he could not swear that the bodies were those of I Hannah Walker and Isham Harris. i On the night of the 2nd he was ! awakened by persons calling at his ! gate. He asked the three men he saw there what they wanted. They told him that they had a man there they s wanted him to identify, lie asked L who it was, and was told that the man t was Isham Kearse. He drrssed and i went to the gate. There was a buggy > there and a man was tied to it. This i man he identified as Isham Kearse af ter striking a light. lie asked the men what they were doing with Isham and . they said that they wanted him for I rape. They also said that they want> td Hannah Walker for stealing books, , ami asked him to go with them to Hannah Walker's house. When ho got to the woman's house, wnich was , on his place, there were four vehicles i there standing in front of the house. 1 One man met him at the steps and . said that he would go in and search the house for the stolen property. He was unable to see who the man was. . In the house he struck a match and found that the house was apparently , empty. This surprised him. Finally . they found an old lamp which he lit. After a scarch they could (ind neither i Hannah Walker cr the stolen pro 1 perty. Atterward they found I lannah Wai t ker at a house on the place of Mr. - Adam Falk. At that time Isliam Kearse was tied behind one of the 3 buggies. He heard a man tell Han* 1 nah Walker that they wanted to know where the books were. Hannah Wal; ker replied that she did not know i where the books were unless they wen; - at isham's camp. The people then f drove oil". A little below the place - Where Hannah was gotten the roads branched oil". At the forks of the road one party took Isham one way and the other went toward a woods. Mr. Falk said he was in the party that took Hannah Walker in the woods. After searching there and iiuding no books, they brought Hannah out. Then she said the books were with Rosa Kearse. who was stay in? at Sandy Campbell's Tim men drove to Sandy's house and he followed them. When he searched Sindv's house the men had gotten Rosa Kearse. They then drove toward Broxton Bridge. He left them after the men told him that they did not intend doing anything with the women. Both women were tied with a strap around their necks. Mr. Folk could not identify any of the men in the crowd, though he thought lie recognized the voice of Preston Hiers. Tom Kirk stated that on Monday night Mr. Jake Folk, who had just left the stand, came to his house and kurcked on his door. Mr. Folk asked if Hannah Walker was there. Kirk s wore that there were two buggies and a road cart outside and that in one of them he recognized Preston Hiers. He saw Tsham Kearse. tied bv the neck. standing behind one of the buggies. He was at the Seymour house when Ilannah Walker was secured. She was tied by the neck behind one of the buggies after the men had told her to consider herself under arrest. There was no conversation among the white men that was heard. The witnesses i stated that he was unacquainted with the defendants except Mr. Hiers,whom , he saw in the crowd. He did not see Hannah Walker or Isham Kearse after that until they were buried, when lie was present. On the cross exami- , nation nothing was developed. Solomon Grant stated that od the Monday night previous to the killing he was at his home on the place of Mr. Adam Folk. About 10 or 11 o'clock soma men stopped at his house and asked if Hannah. Walker was there. He did not know any of the i people who were in the three vehicles at lirst, but later did recognize Dr. Ac- i kerman, Hiers and Jake Folk. When the crowd got to the Seymour house Dr. Ackerman told her to consider herself under arrest. Then lie heard Dr. Ackerman ask for a line. He then < tied her around the neck. As he was tieing the rope Hannah Walker said "Lord what has I done to the buckra." Witness heard Dr. Aikerman say to her: "You haven't done anything, and that is the reason we are going to give you hell." On the cross examination the defense endeavored to show that Grant had bpen approached by the detective and threatened wun arrest if be did not make certain statements. Pompey Grant corroborated the statements of Solomon Grant. Ben Seymour, at whose house Hannah Walker was taken from, was the next witness put on the stand. He was at his house on the night of the killing of Kearse.' Mr. Folk Seymour stated they called to him and told him that they wanted to see Hannah. Hannah went out and as she did so Dr. Ackerman told her to consider herself under arrest. After that he did not ' see Hannah again. He knew that Dr. Ackerman was there because of his red moustache. Rosa Kearse, wife of the murdered man, and one of the three beaten on the night of the 2nd of December, was put on the stand. , Her story was one of horror in its details. Rosa Kearse 1 swore that she was the wife of Isham Kearse. On the night of the 2nd of December she was at the house of her uncle Sandv Campbell. Jenney and Ackerman came to her uncle's house and asked for her. She went out and then was asked by Ackerman if she knew anything of the books She told them no and then one of them said, ,4d?n ycu, none of you know anything about it." After 1 his Acker- i man tied a line around her neck and | tied it to the buggy in which he and < Jenny were seated. They drove the horse off in a trot. She followed as best she could, being compelled to run to keep up. After running for some time she tripped up and fell to the ground. She was unable to gain her feet for the horse was going too fast, and so she was dragged by her neck. , She clutched at the line with her hands and prevented the rope from strangling her, while her body was dragged helplessly over the rough road. After about a half mile they got to a piece of woods, and there by a fire were the four other men. P/ess Ifiers i had a gun- At the side of the fire was her husbind and Hannah Walker. < When they got up to the other four men Ilosa said she was bound to one of tlxe tree near the lire, men tne men advised all three of them to tell about the books if they knew anything about them. No information could be given by the negroes and they were made to strip. First the aged negro woman, the mother of Isham, was stripped of every vestige of clothing and beaten with a buggy trace by the white men. They beat the w6man until she could not stand up. Then lsham was made to strip himsslf. lie was beaten until he dropped. Rosa Kearse was the last to be whip psd. She was then but 17 years old, but large for her age. bhe had but recently gotten up from abed of confinement, but she was stripped of all of her clothes. There in the cold of a December night they beat her unmercifully. After they had finished whipping her one of them handed her a. match and told her to build a fire. One of the men helped Isham to put on his coat and shirt. Ackerman then told Isham that if he didn't Gnd the books by Wednesday night he would come back and kill the wholed?n creation of negroes. Then they said good night and left her. Isham was then on his all fours unable to move at all. This was about two hours before day. She went to her uncle's house and remained there. On the cross examination she slated that she was placed in Walterboro jail for safe keeping. Mr. Grubcr was conducting the cross examination for the defence, and to him the witness was almost insolent. Her answers were mostly in monosyllables and insisted on calling all of the white men by their names without any prefix at all. The cross examination sought to show that while in Walterboro jail Rosa Kearse had told several perons that she did not know who had done the whipping. She admitted that she told two men named Smith that she had no idea who the persons were that whipped her. This was somowhat of a surprise for previously Rosa Kearse had so persistently stuck to her statement that the six men had done whipping. She swore that she did not have a conveasation with John Yarn on the railroad when the defence asked her the question. On the redirect ltosa Kearse said that while she was in jail Yarn had Vft come to her and advised her to say tbat she knew nothing of the men who whipped her if she wanted to save her life. When the solicitor asked ner why she told Smith that she did not know who heather, she did so because she was afraid. Sheriff' Blalock, of Colleton county, stated that the prisoners had surrendered to hi>n on the IGth of December at the ollice of Howell & Gruber. ltosa Kearse was in jail as State's wit ness. With the conclusion of Sheriff lilalock's testimony Solicitor Iijllinfier announced at 1 o'clock that it rested its case. The defense asked for a few moments to confer before putting up witnesses, which was granted. The attorneys were in conference for some twenty minutes after the State rested its case. FOR THE DEKENCE. The first witness for the defence was Mr. J. O. Grillin, said that he was the county supervisor and as such visited the jail. He had assed ltosa Kearse if the men then in jail were the ones who had shipped her, and she had re plied "no." On the cross examination: fcy the State Mr. Bellinger said that Rosa Kearse had told him on the 20th of December. He was asked if he had told any one about it at the February term of the court. He replied that he did not want to be a witness, but as he had told his brother, who was one of the attorneys in the case, had him summoned. D. L. Smith was at the Walterboro jiil in January and had talked with Rosa Kearse. Here it was found that when Rosa had been asked of a conversation had with D. L Smith at the jail in December she said that she had none. She was recalled to the stand in order to answer the questions as they related to his visit on the 12th or 15th of January, instead of in Decern ber. She denied having even had conversation with Smith. D. L. Smith was again put on the stand and he swore that he had seen Rosa Kearse in the jail. That he had asked her why she was there and she ronliorl ihat sherlifl not know, that she had been whipped and put there, and she did not know who did it. I. D. Walker swore that he was a constable and had taken Rosa Kearse to jail. He had conversation with her and she told him she did not know who whipped her, because it was daik and she could not see. J. W. Varn stated that he had seen Rosa Kearse on the railroad and asked her what she was doing there, because he had learned that she had been whipped nearly to death. She had told him that she was not whipped much. She further told him that she did not know who whipped her. Jim Green had a conversation with Rosa Kearse, in which she said it was so dark that she could not see who it was that whipped her. John Kearse (colored) said that he was at the Walterboro jail. She had told him that she did not know who it was that whipped her, and she did not think tbe men in jail looked like the ones. 1 C. A. Walker, a trial justice of Colleton county held the inquest and bound over the witnesses. He had heard witnesses, among them l'ompey Grant, say that he did not recognize any of the men who came to his house that night. He was the acting coroner and held the inquest. On the cross examination he said he had the mother and son buried in one box, and there were no clothes on them. He had issued a warrant for the arrest of the four defendants, and turned it over himself to the sheriff. At 0 o'clock court adjourned for the night to meet at 9:.'5U tomorrow morning. third day of trial. Aiken, S. C., Oct. 29.?The defence devoted it time today in proving the good character of the witnesses in the community in which they lived, and put up an almost interminable number to swear to it. The witnesses were all the best people in the counties of Colleton, Barnwell and Hampton, and their testimony had its weight with the jury. Col. Aldrich. who spoke first this afternoon, said that if the prisoners were dealt with according to the news paper reports tney wouia nave aireaay been hanged, and the jury smiled in a way that lead those who saw them to believe that Ackerman, Kearse, Jenny, Brant, Stanley and Iliers will walk out of jail free men. The argument in the case began today at 3 o'clock, with Col. Aldrich up for the defence. He spoke an hour, and was followed bv Mr. Howell, of Walterboro. Col. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, closed for the defence. The argument was on the line that no case had been made against the prisoners at the bar. Solicitor Bellinger closed. The request of the charge for the defence was as follows: "That if any material fact in the case depends upon the testimony of a witness who has been successfully contradicted, and whose general reputation is proven to be bad and such proof of contradiction and of bad character, raises in the minds of the jury a doubt as to the reliability of the testimony of such witness that is a reasonable doubt, and the verdict should be 'not guilty.' "That it is not advisable for the jury to draw any inference prejudicial to the defendants bv reason of their failure to take the stand and testify in the case as witness. "That the law presumes every man to bo innocent until he is proved to be guilty, and until proof of guilt, beyond a reasonable doubt, has been adduced against the prisoners they are not called upon to open their mouths in their defence. "That in doubtful cases where the minds of the jury may be wavering between the guilt or innocence of the prisoners the proof of good character should be thrown into tho scales in favor of innocence and resolve the doubt in behalf of the accused. This morning: at 11 o'clock the defence closed. The evidence was begun this morning by the testimony of II. N. Folk, who swore that Sandy Campbell's reputation was baa and that he would not believe him on oath. On the cross examination Folk admitted tlmf lift was intflreated in the case and hid subscribed money to the defence. ]). N. Yarn swore the same as J<'oIk and admitted that lie had subscribed money to the defence. J >r. I). M. lliersswore that he would not believe Sandy Campbell on oath, lie too had contributed to the defence. W. N. Jones swore Sandy Campbell's reputation was bad. On the cross-examination he stated he was interested in the case and had paid money for the defence. All of his bias was in their favor. 0.1'. Folk swore Sandy Campbell's reputation was bad and that he would J not believe him on oath. He had paid money in order to allow the defendants to employ counsel, further he said that he was related to JeDny and Kearse. Dr. W. B. Rice, of Barnwell, a member of tho Legislature, was put up to testify to the character of Kearse and Jenny, which he stated was good. Dr. D. II. Rice also testified to the good character of Kearse and Jenny. Capt. H. S. Batchelor, clerk of the Colleton County Court, was acquainted with Dr. Ackerman, whose reputation for peace and ojder was good. He had contributed nothing to the defence. R. E. JoneB had known Kearse and ' Ackerman all of their lives and knew their reputations were good. He had chipped in for the defence. Col. B. R. Lewis, of Barnwell, was ' acquainted with Brant, Jenny, Kearse and Ackerman. Their reputation, he ' said, were good. On the cross-examination Col. Lewis was asked if Frank Brant's reputation was as good as the re3t of the peonle of the county. Then the solicitor J asked Col. Lewis if Brant Had not baen in Several scrapes in court,among them a shootingrscraT?g~ftil^La fight at a church. "Do you call tEaT-gQod reputation?" said the solicitor. Col. Lewis admitted that it was not exactly in keeping with the law. Capt. J. Kinard, a member of the Legislature fram Colleton, swore that the reputation of the defendants were good. On the cross examination he stated that he was interested and had paid out money for the defenceH. W. Deer swore the same as all the others. J. W. Bell, a trial justice and excounty treasurer, was put up to show that Sandy Campbell had been convicted of stealing cotton. Solicitor Bellinger objectedto the testimony and ask ed that the jury retire while argument was being had. The court ruled that the testimony be stricken out, because atrial justice had no jurisdiction in the case of larceny, therefore testimony was incompetent. Bailing in that the jury was recalled and the witness was allowed to swear to Mr. Ackerman's reputation. All swore that the general reputation of the defendants was good. Dr. J. II. Roberts was put on the stand to testify as to character and did so. Dr. J. B. Whatley testified that the reputation of the defendants was good. When asked by the solicitor if he did not know t^at Brant was a turbulent man Dr. Whatley said that he did not know of Brant doing anything to hang or be put put in the penitentiary for. L. G. Owens was the last witness put up to testify as to character, anu Judge Earle remarked that he thought it was about time, for he did not think it necessary to put up the whole of Colleton county to prove character of the defendants. A SURPRISE. After a few moments consultation the attorneys for the defence decided that they would introduce no more testimony. Their announcement seemed somewhat sudden, as the defence had introduced absolutely no testimony going to prove an alibi or anything else. There was not a person in the court room who believed the men innocent, especially since none of them were put on the stand to make a statement. The prisoners themselves were utterly indiirerent to everything going on about them, ihey simply smiled at one another. In rebuttal the State placed Court StenDgrapher Claude E. Sawyer on the stand to testify as to the statement of a witness, Solomon Grant, who at Walterboro swore he recognized four men and at Aiken only three. Tom Haynes, colored, who was in charge of the State's witnesses, was put up to swear that persons had attempted to tamper with the witnesses. W. H. Newbold, the chief detective of the State, was put up. Detective Newbold stated that he knew Solomon Grant and A. C. Walker. He had seen the two together on Folk's place in (Jolleton county. lie heard Grant make a statement to Walker. He heard Solomon Grant say that he recognizd Ackerman. Mr. Newbold desired to make a statement regarding Walker's affidavit which be had taken down. The solicitor then took the stand to testify as to the loss of the af Gdavit. The solicitor stated there that he wished to prove the contents of the paper. The court told him that the paper had not been found. The detective was again put on the stand and the paper was proven. The solicitor wished to show by a copy that in the contents of the lost affidavit Grant had stated that he had sacn Ackerman in the crowd. The defence announced that it would have three speeches in argument, and the court allowed one hour for each. The solicitor had, therefore, three hours if he chose, but did not consume but half of that. JuJge Earle's charge was a judicial masterpiece and he gave the defendants tne full benefit of the law, as is shown in the request for charge, which Judge Earle allowed. ^ All of the many witnesses will go home tomorrow. Ilelleven In Divorced. San Francisoo, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Christine Sieber was today granted a divorce from her husband, Dr. Gustavo Sieber, of New York. A little less than a year ago Mrs. Sieber was the wife of Representative John T. Cutting of California, but secured a divorc9 from him. The troubles which culminated in the separation ; from Cutting were exploited in the papers at the time, and created a great scandal on I he Pacific slope. A few days afterwards Mrs. Cntting met and married l>r. Sieber in Jersey City, N. J., but shortly left him and lied to California. Dr. Sieber wrote a sensational letter to the San Francisco papers in reference to the desertion, and in reply Mrs. Sieber brought a suit for divorce, and secured a verdict in her favor. Klot at ? Meeting. i Knoxmllk. Tenn., Oct. 27.?A special from (Joal Ureek, the famous rioting mining town ,'H) miles from here, says a very sensational shooting all'ray occurred there last night in which two men were killed and others wounded. The flght occurred at a McKinley and I lobart meeting. A negro named Bud Black began shooting at another negro named Frank Martin. They exchanged several shots and Martin fell mortally wounded with two bullet holes through his body. One of them struck and instant1 wr Irill/wl Qntiina rtKflr! 1 .Qll&hllll 11 ijr niuuu i?v/wwi ? ' ? *i,h ! ~~ justice of tbo peace, and oneoftlie leading citi/.en.s of the town. Others : were hit, buL not seriously hurt. Black made his eseape. . ; '\jL *' Jj,% i h'l; J -'-Sr DEVASTATION AND DEATH. 3 d WROUGHT BY A TERRIFIC CYCLONE I IN SEVERAL STATES. r r t( The State of Louisiana, Mississippi, Wis- ^ cousin and Oklahoma Visited?Farm d P Houses Demolished, Crops Blown Away ^ and Mary People Killed and Injured. T Newellton, La , Oct. 30.?Tensas fl Parish has again been visited by a ^ most destructive cyclone. The atmos- n Shere had been heavy and sultry all ay, the clouds growing blacker and ^ blacker, and at 2 o'clock a terrific wind and rain storm reached Lake St. tl Joseph. Telegraph wires were torn C( down, and a most unsatisfactory re- P( port reaches here from the lower part Cl of the parish, where the tornado originated. Information is that the immense brick gin on the mound plan- ^ tation, belonging to Mr. Joe Curryn, j, was practically destroyed. The course j of the storm was from Southwest to Northeast, striking Bruen Lake at Locust Land, tearing down and destroying the public bridge over Cheraw j] Bayou. Twelve cabins on Locust Land 0 were completely demolished and two colorel}--u2e?-&fid~tw_QColored women ? and a baby were killetTfry- IjgJitning ft or blown into the lake. _ Tne next place reached was J ohn- u son's Bend, on Lake St. Joseph. The t] sceae is one of desolation. Johnson's d Bend is leased by Mr. A. Bland. The s, gin house contained a great quantity n of hay and was totally wrecked. Three ^ barns containing corn were ?lso des- Sl troyed and a great deal of the corn n blown away. Six cabins were blown g to pieces entirely and many timbers ? were blown into Lake Sc. Joseph. a Several persons were badly cut and bruised, but no lives were lost. The r tenants li^iDg in the houses had their ^ clothing and household effects blown D away. Telegraph and telephone wire3 t are down and the public road on Lake c St. Joseph front is covered with frag- n ments.of houses, furniture, clothing, t cotton, corn and household effects. 0 New Orleans, O-jt. 39.?About4:30 <] o'clock this afternoon a cyclone struck f this city on the river front, just above ^ Peniston street, and swept over a dist- a ance of about a mile and a Half, or , thirty blocks, from Peniston street to j, Robin street, the track of the storm a being about fifteen hundred feet wide c from the river to Annunc'ation street. ^ The first building damage! was the j Independence Oil Mill, situated at the j head of Peniston street. It was un- ^ roofed and building and contents p were damaged to the amount of $00,- ? 000. The conveyors of the new eleva- ^ tor of the Illinois Central Railroad f, were slightly damaged, and John W. c Hitemayer and John J. Buck, em- c ployed at the elevator, were lifted a from the ground, dashed against the b elevator and the latter was severely s hurt. Hundreds of buildings in the a track of the storm were damaged, j many being partially unroofed and r chimneys prostrated, trees unrooted ^ and fences blown down. The storm- c swept section of the city is in darkness j tonight, owing to the prostration of i electric wires, and details of dumage r are difficult to obtain. At first a num- ] ber of lives were reported lost, but so s far these reports have not been veri- a fied. ^ The properly loss is estimated at i $100,000. The Skylot cotton sheds, c situated on llobin street hear the riv- ( er front, used by the Texas and Pacific I Railroad for cotton storage, were dam- i aged to the extent o'$10,000, A num- c ber of other sheds were completely de- t stroved. Geor?e Bealer, a switch t tender, was seriously injured, an arm ? and hip being broken, and Joseph t Ilennesy, laborer, was also injured at f thej sheds?all the other laborers, a about forty in number, having just a knocked off and fortunately got out I of the sheds before they collapsed. t Oxford, Miss., Oct. 29.?A terrific t cyclone passed through the eastern ? part of LaFayette County this after- g noon ?ft 4 o'clock, demolishing farm houses and uprooting trees of all sizes. 1 The news has just reached here, being e reported by Hon. W. V. Sullivan, t Democratic candidate for Congress, v and T. J. Harkins. Mr. Sullivan had e been speaking at Tula and was return- c ing to Oxford, expecting to speak, at d Abbey ville to-night. He and Harkins d were caught in the storm's path, the 1 wind swooping down upon them p without warnihg. They were driving g a double team buggy. The wind lifted the vehicle, horses and all, and carried them two hundred yards. The Kunrortr woe pnmnlfttftlv dftmnlished bv J " f.w. j ? falling timber but neither men or horses were seriously hurt, Harkins sustaining a slight injury by a flying fence rail. The storm passed throughout the outskirts of the town of Delay and demolished several houses. The house of Milton Eskridge was blown away, but his wife and seven children, who were in the house miraculously escaped with slight bruises. The extent of the damage cannot be given, but no casualities have as yet been reported, q Not a tree was left standing in the ^ cyclone's path. Further details cinnot be had to-night. Guthrie, Oklahoma, Oct. 29.?A cyclone swept over a stretch of country about 20 miles East of here at 7:30 o'clock last night, devastating a dis- ~ trict several miles long and probably g a hundred yards wide. The farm and house of Wm. Toby was first in the path of the storm. The building was destroyed and Toby was probably fatally injured. The other members , of his family escaped. * Half a mile further North, the n Mitchel postofliee and store was lifted bodily into the air, carried a hundred , yards and dashed into the earth. The v building was smashed into splinters , 1 - ? - if m ?c..ii;? 1 u;n ' anu postmaster m. x. luunm auu ma wife, who lived in the building, were killed. Their bodies were found this ^ morning. They died clasped in each other's arms. Two sticks were driven through Mr. Mullin's skull, but there was not a scratch on the body of his , wife. The mullins came here from ? Rock Island, 111. The farm house of / Abner Jones was also wrecked and J many smaller buildings were destroy- V ed, trees uprooted and crops ruined. _ Uu mors are current here that the . same storm did frightful damage further in 1'ayue County and that sever- v al persons were killed there, but up to j a late hour to night no particulars are obtainable. There was a tremendous fall of rain here and <onsiderable damage was p done by washout and the carrying oil' jj of crops. j. At Wewoka, I. T., the cyclone de- t stroyed Governor Iirown's store, a new t church and four other buildings, c Several perious were hurt but none g eeriously. e *" -'3 In Lincoln County Mr. and Mw. ohn McLaughlin have been found ead in tbe ruins of their home, and larrison Jones will die of his injuries. Vicksburg, Miss , Oct. 29.?Tensas 'arish was frightfully afflicted by a jrnado today about noon. Six neroes were killed and there was great estruction of buildings on various lantations. Seven houses were detroyed in the town of St. Joseph. 'he parish was generally visited and ill details are not obtainable tonight Madison, Miss., Oct. 29.?A. severe J -? -L 1- -!i_ riuu siorrn sirucK mis mis city w ight, doing much damage. A poron of the roof of Fuller's Opera louse was bio wn off And carried across le street. Many telegraph and elec ic light poles were blown down and ammunication by wire with the sur:>unding country is almost entirely ut off. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 29.?A cylone passed over LaFayette County, [ississippi, late this afternoon deitroy lg farm houses, uprooting trees and oing other damage. The State Colored College. The Orangeburg correspondent of tie Columbia Register says under date f October 28: "This has been a red itter day in the history of the Colored formal. Industrial, Agricultural [echanical College of South CaroliAi^fl^^H iHhs. Colored State Colleg^tf^BH^IH ouncem^TK? ae college would openrll^HU^^HH^H epartments on this day, butraBSNKHflBB _ m _s . m xi iDguine iriena or me lasuiuuuu ot dream that these efforts would ave been crowned with so great a access, for on July 21th there was ot a single foot of lumber on the i?g?{g rounds with which to build, and toay four hundred and thirty students re enrolled. Every class in the colegiate, normal and college preparatoy departments, with eight classes in he Model School and English departoent are organized. All of the indusrial departments, including the agriultural, are equipped and have been aatriculating students for the last hree months. Hence any young man r woman coming here can get in adition to the literary training any of he following trades to wit: Sewing, ress-making and millinery, cooking nd domestic economy, carpentry ana rook-work; bricklaying and plasterag, architecture, mechanical drawing nd painting, iron-working and mahinery, housekeeping, farming, upiolstering and cabinet-making, sadlery, harness-making and shoe-makng, saw milling and manufacture of iard and soft lumber, type-writing, minting, tailoring and tinning, also structions.in orchestral ana brass and music. At 10 o'clock the trustees, I acuity and students convened in the I hapel. The devotional exercises were \ onducted by Dr. W. R. A. Palmer, fter which the president addressed the ody, reviewing the history of the 7 truggle for the school, making assurnces for the future and pledges for ts support and continuence of the two aces of the State in a united phalanx. Lt the close of his speech Major Floyd if Kershaw, Hon. Arthur Kibler of dewberry, Dr. W. R. Lowman and Ion. C. D. Kortjohn of Orangeburg nade fitting and eloquent addresses. ?he occasion was enlivened with muic furnished by Miss Rowence E. AnIrews, professor of music. The singing vas grand, glorious and soul inapir ng. Students are from nearly every ounty i'a the State, four are from Georgia, and by the last of this week Plorida, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentuc:y will be represented. The corresponlence of the faculty shows that mem>ers of the late Constitutional Convenion, State Legislature, circuit Judges, tolicitors and State Judges had all >een at work in securing students rom their refpective localities. Can ,ny one wonder at the large attend,nce for the opening day?when the test white people of the State have teen working for the school? All of he daily and weekly papers of the Itate for the last five months rendered ;reat aid and support to the institution. The State canvasser, Dr. Palmer, eft no stone unturned to arouse and nthuse the colored people in the inerest of the school and they have mitedly responded to the call from very portion of the State. At the lose of the exercise, the four hunIred and thirty students, the presilent, faculty and students formed in ine and marched through the princi>al streets of Orangeburg. It was a (Mnvwl o?/l imnnoi'ttf* crw^foplA " .lauu ami iiu^/voiu^ m^%v?mv.w. Tho News and Courier's Model. Office of the Attorney General. ( Columbia, S. C.f July 5, 1870. \ My Dear Kimpton: Parker arrived ast evening and spoke of the G. and 1 matter etc. I told him that I had urt written you fullv on that matter ind also about the old Bk bills. Do rou understand fully the plan of the J. and C. enterprise? It is proposed o buy $350,000 worth of the G. and C. tock. This with the $433,000 of stock leld by the State will give entire conrol to us. The Laurens branch will >e sold in Feburary by decree of the :ourt and will cost not more than $50, 00 and probably not more than $40, 100. The Spartanburg and Union can ilso be got without difficulty. We hall then have inGK andC. 168 miles, n Laurens 31 and S. & W. 70 miles, .1] 269 miles?equipped and running -put 8 first mortgage of $20,000 a nile on this?sell the bonds at 85 or 10 and the balance, after paysng all >utlays for cost and repairs is immense ?ver $2,000,000. There is a mint of noney in this, or I am a fool. Then re will soon compel the S. C. R. R. o fall into our hands and complete he connection to Ashville, N. C. ?here is an indefinite range for expanion of power before us. Write me ully and tell me of anything you rant done. My last letter was very ull. Harrison shall be attended to at mce. I don't think Neagle will make ,ny trouble. Parker hates Neagle and uagnides his intentions. Yours truly, D. II. Chamberlain. No, ''Sir Hubert'' is no fool. He :nows a good thing when he sees it. 'he idea of the writer of the above etter presuming: to address a South Carolinian on ihe question of moraliy. It is sickening in its hypocrisy nd The News and Courier publishes his indirect reflection on gentlemen rhom it knows to be pure and upight, heeds it: lTraise from Sir lubert."?Kdgelield Advertiser. A Cow.'trilly Mob. Cadis, Oct. 27.?A number of Cuban irisoners who were landed hereyesterlay evening were followed from the larbor to the jail by a mob. The Cu?ans were hissed and stones were hrown at th?un, the mob finally beonline so excited that it was with the ' reatest difliculty that the police landti the prisoners safely in the jail.