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Sepalciiif of V/&03 Hamptoa
Hands >!ii >, Sturdy Mausoleum 1
Murk* tbo Sj.it Whore Sloops j
the Soldier, Patriot, nod
Statesman.
The Slate, 20tk in-t. |
Over tho sepulcher of Waclo !
Hampton, soldier,' patriot and |
statorinun, was placed yesterday
a marblo tomb, massive and beautifill
in its simplicity. The base
is of grained mui ble supporting
another ledge of pure Carrarra
Hllivtllf? At 1 li fnlli* fini'nn^u !
this second ledge are short colutnug '
supporting a recumbent slab, also
of Italian marble. The inscription
roads:
Sacred
to tho memory of
WADE HAMPTON,
lSGl-Lieut. Gon., C. S. A.-1865.
son of
A'ado and Ann Fitsini ins Hampton
Born in Charleston
March 28, 1818.
Died in Columbia
Apt il 11, 1902.
"Whole hearted, true hearted, i
faithful and loyal."
"Thine, O Lord, is tho greatness
and the power and the glory |
and thu victory and the majesty, ,
and in thin hands it Im to make i
great and to give s'rength."?l i
Chronicles, 29 ehaptor, 1 1 verse. i
Tho grave is under tlm 'ivo oak :
in the northwest corner of Trinity .
churchyvrd whore so many of the
illustrious name slocp tho long
slean. The niansnlntim ? ?? Knili
r-- ? ? vr> " * "w "M"1 :
by tbe Sfuith Carolina Mnrblc
works of this city and is creditably
done. The equestrian stntne to
be erected l#y tho State within tho
coming year will bo placed on a
spot on the capilol grounds overlooking
the grave of South Carolina's
great eon.
TRAGEDY AVER''ED
hiust in the nick of time our
little boy was snvcd" writes Mrs.
W. A'atkins of Pleasant City,
Ohio. ?{Pneumonia had played
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sun nuvnc wun nun ana u tt;rribio
cough sot in besides. Doctors
treated him, but he grew worse
every day. At length we tried Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
and our darling was
saved. lie's now sound, and
well." Everybody ought to know,
it's the only sure euro for Cohghs,
Colds and all Lung diseases
Guaranteed by Crawford Bros.,
.1. F. Mackey & Co., and T.
Eugene Fnnderburk. Druggist.
Price 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles
froe.
Ft \v< r ^hIIoiis longc r. Devoe
1 Ms StL jPaA<
I M4/UZ, -&S -mtr&
i asv-rnei^ri oftTtPM OIL <
Conviction for Manslaughter and ;
Oue for Ai son.
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8peci.il to News and Courier.
GafTaey, March 15.? i ho whole j
of lafct week was consumed by the I
Court in criminal business. Three
men were tried for innrdor and
one for arson One was convicted
of manslaughter and the negro ^
was convicted of arson and (
recommended to mercy. in the
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c iso of McComh and Muiry,
charged with tho murder of Smith
Inmun, Murry wu* cleared hut.
McComh was givon lire years
All those men were drunk and in ^
a drunken hroil. Inm in v.as out
and afterward died.
The t'a-o that attracted much
interest was that against .J. ?V.
Allen and I. \V. Phillips for tho "
o
murder of Gcorgo Brown. Tin
throe men had been to Gaffney
and were returning t > their homes
below town after dark.
When they got in sight of Allien's
house a quarrol camo up. ^
Some negroes joined tho crowd ^
and in st few minutes Brown was'1
heard to say that ho was cut, that!'1
some one hnd slnM\r??l 1>i?i aa,., I
? Hi HI. X ' I j
men all went home, or rather di - "
per sod. Bro vn, bowovor, did n< t
niako his appear mo . He was N
cone for exactly a week.
TThen found ho was lying in a ?"
cotton p. 'eh 11 half mile from
where Ik was cut with four wounds 2
in him and cut through the heart, b
Allen and Phillips wore charged 8
hy the coroner's jury with li > fmurder.
Tin case was given to &
the jury on Saturday. Alter re- 0
mainiog out till 10 o'clock on c
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Sunday morning tiny brought in fc
a verdict of "not guilty." This ?
was a rurpriso to everyone. v
1 neumoiiia. Follows a Cold. 1
but never f( llows the use of Fo 1;
ley's Honey and Tar. It stops
the cough, heals and strengthens j,
the lungs and affords perfect 83w
eunty from an attack ol? pneumnn
ia. Refuse substitutes. Sold by K
FundePhurk's Pharmacy. b
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Safo Crackers Fail.
Charlotte, N. C., March 18.?
Five inon made oight attempts to
blow open the safe at the hank at
linndleman, N. C., this morning
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but were unable to penetrate the
inner door. They held n negro A
who was passing a prisoner for '
throe hours.
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Happenings Id The State.
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s Chronicled by the Alert Correspondents
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. I,. WIM.IAMS KLKCTKD IN YORK.
Yorkvillo, March 19.?At j\ ^
rimany election hold in York j
mnty today for probate judgo (
,350 votes were oust as follows: ^
rooks Ionian, 219; Frank P. .
LeCain, 257; Ij. K. Williams, ,
7-1. Mr. Williams is elected on
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rst primary and will make a ?
nod probate judge. (
Dispensary was closed and Ike
lost quiet election wo have ever j
ad Tviia hold.
The ninv anti?treating law belg
in elVoer, no liquor wns in
vidence.
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SENATOR Til.I,MAN AT HOME
Augusta, March 10.? Senator
k R. Tillman arrived at his
omc in Trenton this afternoon
rum Washington for a fen-weeks
ecrration and rest on account of
is recent severe throat trouble.
In is looking well and will soon
o himself again,
EURO MAN IIUUNK!) WITH llOl'SE.
Ronalds, March IS.?Thursday
vniiing within i.w.o miles of town
>atr. Miller, a'ro.nist negro si out
'8 years old, was luirnrd in his
mother's, John Miller, house. It
cems that John Miller was about
and had gotten his brother,
iam, to stay at his houae. About
?:30 p. in. the house was discov j
red I(i be on fire and after it. wasj
turned dotvn the body ' ol Mm j
diller >vas taken out. The limbs
rare burned off and only the
rank left and that was no badly
turned as to lcavo no clue as to
low Miller met death.
,fancy Fteaman, a nes*ro, and
tia wife, who were at the house
i rati I bed time, pay they loft him
itting up by the tire. One says j
ie was asleep in his chair, the
ither thaHie was awake. It is!
uspected that it is a case of mm -j
iur.
;arx and stari.es were hui?nki>.
Luray, March 11).?About 1 l.I.O
as* night tho barn and stablos of
dr. 1>. II- Rouse, a prominent
norchant and farmer ro-iding a
sw miles from here, were humid.
Mr. Rouse lost about 800
msliels of corn and other propory
to the amount of $1,200. The
ire ih believed to have he?n the
vot k of nn incendiary.
Magistrate Hamilton was tele
ihonjd for and hounds put on the
rail. After n chase of a few I
lours a negro, I ho supposed cul?!
?ri?, was overtaken about eight!
nilo away and captured.
This rear the place where a
ow years ago Mr. Metre, an aged i
armor living alono, was brutally !
nut'dercd by four negroes. Three j
if the negroes wero hanged and :
>no lynched.
WORKING oVI'MVi t HE.
' Eight hour laws are ignored by
hose tireless, lit! lo workers ? Dr.
Cir.g's New Life l'ills. Millions
ro always at worn, ntght and day,
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I.J;. in.llKlSLI?H!f I>! IIOUSIIPSH,
'onstipati;.n, Hick Headache nod
li Stomach, Liver and Dowel
roubles Kasj, pleasant, safe,
ore. Only 25c at Crawford Bros.,
. F. Mackoy Ac Co., aud T.
higeno Fundoburk, drugstore.
Wo give u mar. ere kl for being
e vel-headed if he isn't aboie our
ejvcI.
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thivo II is Life For 2 Cents.
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Special to J lie Observer.
. V. itmingt >n4 March 20* ?
''Kny . o iy give mo loo cents and I
hey may hit mo us hanl as they
jar/' was the playful challenge ^
which co>l lh; 1 Morritt, a thiriCon-\cur
old colored hoy. hi i
Ife while placing with a number
if c mpanions at Eleventh and
Chestnut street this afternoon.
Fhe i 'mileage was accented hy .1
Charles Henry Brinkey, another \i
3oli;i'cd hoy ov about his own ago h
i ll Mmrit hoy straightened up, U
3X|):m led his chest and tho hlow <
wn delivered from Briukcy's tist p
in tiie breast. Bi nkley took the u
poiittie*, and remarked, lttlr.it's 2 e
ients easy made." In a moment e
lie \ row up his hand and fell over n
dead. li
Koanoke Brute Hanged.
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Itounok?, Va., March 18.? I.
Honry Williams, colored, was t
barged h?rc today. The crime i
for which Williams rrns hanged \
win committed .Ian. 30, last. He I
er.tr -1 the Iiouro of Gcorr.'o .1. c
Shiel . a wtll known young i
husincsR man, and after assaulting s
Mr--. Shields, cut her throat. lie
then struck Mildred, the 3-year - t
o'd daughter of 'he couple, over \
the head with a hatchet, and then \
rohkod the lions . j
B'g Hail Storm iu New Orleans. 1
it
. < v.- Orlouns, Mutch 17.?The
hopvie9t bail storm on record, fol
by terrific rain, occurred (
tntoaftornoou, and . groat deal of <
damage was done in the city. ,
Stores were Hooded and clocks ,
damaged. besides roofs blown ,
down. Tito main event was the \
caving?iu of the roof of the South- .
cry IOxpress Company's storage .
building. The roof has a ninety- ,
foot slant, and I ho woight and ,
volutno of hail and water tore a ,
hole in the roof and nearly wreck- ,
e l the building, can ing n great (
deal of damage. I
Dangers of Pneumonia. ,
A cold at this lime if neglected ,
is liable to cause pin utnoniu which
is so often fatal, and even when
the patient has recovered the lungs 1
arc weakened, making them pceu
uly suscepthlo to the development :
of consumption. Foley's ilonoy ,
and Tar will atop* the cough, houl
and strengthen tho lungs and prevent
pneumonia. For sale l>r
"Fundcrburk's Pharmacy".
Two Snfe-Crackcrs Sent l'p.
Rounoke, Vu., March IS.? !
Il"ury Donohuo ami John Kay- 1
mond, indicted on tho cb ngo of
cracking the safe in the National
Rank of Iloek Mount, Va., i\ro
months ago, when $5,000 was ;
stolen, wero nrrninged in the
Franklin county court today, 'l'he
men ply ad guilty to the charge
against them. Donohuo w?*
given seven years in the prison
.i d Raymond was given five years '
in tho same prison. (
%?V7rt ?> <1 j '
Carnegie Giw.s #5,01)0.000 for j1
Kduc.ntionul Purposes.
New York, March 10.-?Anilrow i
Carnegie litis given another #5,- <
000,000 for educational purposes,
says the Globe today, the fact t>c- ,
coining known just piovious to,j
Mr. Carnegie's failing today for ; t
Europe. The formal announce I
mont of tin* gt:; and i*c 'purposes!
will bo made in a few days. 11
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I9WNFALL OF DAN*
IE!. J. SULLY.!?
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he Ball Operator Goes Bro'-e. i.
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'an lomomnm in The Cotton 1 *it
a
? Within n Few Minutes tho
Staple Fell SI3 11 lFile. <> t>
Netv York, Mutch ? Daniel c
. Sully, the cotton operator, b
ho luis lor 15 months been the it
igge.st liguro in the cotton mar. si
els of the world, ami who has
'hulled" cotton from 7 cents a e
toned to over 17, announced hi- >
liability to make good his engng- ti
wonts on the New York cotton o
xchange todly. Within a few ?
nomonts cotton foil nearly $10 a t<
tale from the highest figures of. v
he day. I
Scales such as followed the an- d
inducement of the failure it lias v
icon the privilege of few brokers I:
o wilrcsL before. Traders in c
lie street have witnessed st- ck I
sanies in previous years; corners v
save keen broken, and many v
'i-a-lies havo l>ecn rec rdod. but I
lone has been accompanied by s
inch frenzy and confusion. :i
Shortly after \ho noon sc*->sion,
he annoueenicnt of the suspension 1
vas made by Superintendent King
vho read from the rostrum this
lot ice :
"Wo regret that we are unable
o meet our cngagemants and 11
In . fore will have to suspend." J
"DANlKIi J. sn.l/i ANI) CO."
! '. r a few seconds there w s m '
mtmou quiet over the lloor as
hough the news had stunned all
rr it is in hear in;' of the announce ^
nent. Then with one impulse a
nijl. T hoot wcut up from the ,
aear.;, they who had been lighting ,
"hilly and the bull clique for
i
months. i.at were thrown into
he air to iiil wliero they would,
\ moment later to be trans pled
t
iipon bv the stampede for the pit.
Ihmts were torn by frantic hrok- ,
prs in their mad ctTort to unload
Lhcir holdings, and chairs and
eampstools were dashed into the
pit to emphasi/.o some cll'orl to
sell. Messengers wore rushing
in and out of the building with j
ardors to gel 1 or buy; telephone j.
booths were besieged and tele-1
graph oflices were flooded with
dispatches.
Outside 1 lie cotton exchange up-1
pcarnncos gave littl< indication of'
the pandemonium within until tho
messengers began to rush between
the exchange and the brokers1 of- j
[ices. Soon the news reached the
stock, produce and cotTeo exchanges,
and traders on these markets
liustfned to the scone of the panic.
Crowds assailed the entrance to
the visitor's gallery, but double
guard was placed at. the doors and
admittance was refused to all but
those accompanied by members.
It was estimated that something!
like three quarters of a million
i;:. i?. oi corion we re traded in
tho exchange duvi"g 20 minutes
of the panic that fallowed iho announcement,
anil that o? this up,
wards of half n million hales rop,
rtscnted enforced liquidation, or
I ho soil in:* out of men whose j
margins had been nearly or quite
wiped out.
As the market slumped 250
oral s during this period the loss j'
falli' g on this element amounted 1
o something over a million dolor
v.
The market steadied aft r about '
JO minutes and then there was a <
iddcu upward .shoot of about an
veil hundred points. This sharp
pwnrd rise was brought about by
10 buying of brokers and .spccuilors
who saw that th? market
ad slumped too far and would reel,
pist as it did. A part of the
xcite uent on the lloor of the exIninge
was caused by the scratnle
of brokers who wanted just
neli bargains and bad to tight to
el m the ring to get them. The
living rush \vt- almost as excit
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ig arid jusi ms noisy, u not nioro
l?, ?s the punie.
Superintendent King, of tho
otton oxehnngo, called at Mr.
ulloy's olllco soon after the hit?
li's arrival, and gel him to sign
ontracts releasing upwards of
1,000,080 of margiu money duo
o cotton brokers in this city and
arious point* in the country.
.J ust before leaving his otlice to
iv Mr. Sully made statements in
fhieh ho said his trouble had
icon precipitated by unforeseen
ircumstanccs, and that had lie
icon given another day or two in
rhich to arrange his alTairs, it
vould not have bcei* necessary tor
lim to have assigned. As matters
I'liiii, ho hopes to liquidate his
diiirs and resume. He was unblo
to give any estimates of his
labilities.
Fortunes Lost in Now Orleans.
New Orleans, March 18.?The
mnounccmont of tho failure of
,1. Sully, tho "Cotton
virg'' of N?\v York, created the
re . z-t panic ever seen on the
1 >c t of tho Ne*.v .Orleans cotton
?xchnng?>. Prices melted awuy
in I i 1 they were ?9 to ?10 a halo
owor than yesterday's close, and
rvcry moment the fear was that
oi >1 linns would go to tho wall.
tVhon tiis panic was over and the
.'otnmcrcial integrity of tho local
jotton trade was found intact a
?roat sigh of relief went up from
.he reom, although scores of small
)pcrators were wiped ont and
leavy longs had lost fortunes
I). ,1. Sully & Co., Assign.
Now York. March 10.? The
excitement in Wall Street that
was caused hy the announcement
yesterday of the suspension of
Daniel J. Sully & Co., wasnoticos
n:?Ie today, hut gradually subsided
during the market hours, and
at the close of the cotton and
stock markets it was generally
agreed that tho worst of the effect
of the failure was over. Tho
slock market was strong all day.
The cotton market was nervions
and slumped sharply on had news
in the early morning, but before
ibe close even tho cotton market
b came buoyant up to a point far
ab >ve tho lowest of the year.
It was feared that other failures
would follow the Sully crash, but
only cue, that of J. II. Garrison,
a ni'tior concern was reported.
After a conference betweon Mr.
Sully and his lawyers this morni
a the firm made a formal assignment
to Joseph 11 lloadley,
who at once took charge.
Former Congressman Filbert in
tho IJnoo
Columbia, S. C., March 20.-Former
Con Tcssman \V. Jasper
Tulhert, who was defeated for
fit rnor last year, has entered
ihc i 'ufoi the Democratic nomi'
n in tlio second district to till
:':o vacancy caused by the death
> f (i. \V. Croft.