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VOL. XXIV. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1894. NO. 27. "DtFLNiS "his POSITION, j GOV. TILLMAN ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS CF THE ALLIANCE. There Can be No Mistake as to His Stand I on National Qntttionf?Can Vote tor all: the Demands Except the Snb-Trtasury Plan. Columbia, s. C., May 16?Oa Apiil 18, Governor Tillman received a letter from JdLoii. xnomas r. jxuiuucu, tuauman of the executive committee of the Farmers Alliance, enclosing the following questions, which he had been ordered by the Alliance, to propound to all candidates for office in the gift of the people of South Carolina: "First. Will you discuss the Alliance demands in the comiag campaign, particularly those relating to the finances of the country and defend them against the enemies of our order. "Second. Will you pledge loyalty to the demands of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union above loyalty to party caucus and vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent?" ' To this letter Governor Tillman replied as follows: Columbia, S. C., April 28,1894. Hon Thomas 1\ Mitchell, Woodwards, S. C. Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of April 18,1 desire to say: I will discuss the principles and policy of the Alliance in the coming campaign and make myself clearly understood. 1 am a candidate for United States Senator, and if elected wiii vote on all questions as my conscience and judgment dictate. But as I shall not, if elected Senator, represent myself but the people, 1 would at all times obey tne m-1 structions of the party in the State to ^ which I belong as set forth in its platj \ form. Yours re3pgclfelhc;.. ~? ? B. B. Tillman. i esterday Governor Tillman received the following letter from Mr. Mitchell: Woodward, S. C., May 14,1894. Hoa. B. R. Tillman,.Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: Your letter in reply to the questions on the demands of the Alliance was duly received, and as I do not think you'made your position as clear as you might have done and possibly not as clear as you intended to do I respectfully submit them again for your consideration. I am sure you are with us in this matter and I hope you will come right out and say so. I can assure you, with my knowledge of the . sentiments of the Alliance and those in sympathy with the Alliance, this course on your part will cement them together id ODe solid phalanx for your election . to the United Siates Senate and we will roll up such a majority for you that General Butler will not know he was in the race. Hopii g to hear from you by return mail tavorably in regard to this matter,! am, sir, yours fra'emally, Thos. F. Mitchell. Chairman Executive ComujUtee. To the above be replied as follows: , Hon. Thos. P. Mitchell, Woodward, S. C. ; My Dear Sir: l'our leiter of yesterday received. As vou ask for a prompt , reply, I answer at "once. HaviDg beeD the recognized leader of the itetorm party or faction in the Srate since i;s organization in April, 1886, ar.d having been very pronoun ceo and outspoken in coy speech at bt. Louis last October, aDd more recently m my interview oi April 9tn ult., I did not go into details 1 in answering your letter of April 18 h because I thought it entirely unneces- i sary. 1 had no thought of keeping any opinions or policy I held on public i questions bidden?as I am not a stradaler or dodger in politics or anything , else. i I will, therefore, answer as clearly as 1 kDow now, in ord^r to satisiy all who ' may care to know how I stand. Tbe financial policy advocated by the ' Alliance embraces three thiDgs: 1. The abolition of national t anks, and the issue of paper money direct by ' tbe UDited States government. 2. Tbe iree coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. i 3 The irirroasft nf t.hfi rireulatiDff mediums, gold, silver and kgcl under greenbacks, to at least 850 per capita of population. , These iundamental ideas or demands aie accompanied by the scheme for a government system of banking, incorporating the sub-treasurv idea and the lending of money to the people at a lew rate of interest. To the three propositions set forth above I can and do give my earnest suppoit and will strive, if elected Sena- i tor, to see them incorporated into law and become the fixed policy of our gov- i eminent. I also can advocate and fight for all the other "demands" except that 1 doubt the wisdom or practicability of , the government owning and running ( ail railroads, telegraph and telephone lines. I will take occasion during the ! campaign to discuss ail these matters fully. The one essential point on which I differ with the Alliance is the 1 lendiDg of money to the people. I 1 could easily dodge behind the "or something better," if so minded, but my self-respect and my duty to the people who have shown such leve and trust in my leadership will not allow me to quibble or shirk,whatever consequences may follow this avowal. I would be unworthy of the honors they have con * i ^11 ferrea on me in me pasi, &uu uiau trust whatever if I did not come out ! boldly and tell tbem the truth. This is ( ihe more obligatory on me now because I am seeking to enter national politics. 1 In 1892 I did not discuss national ques- 1 tions or oppose the incorporation of the Ocala platlorm in the State Democratic : platfoim in May because I saw there was danger of our hotheaded Alliance- < men splitting eff into a third party? the fatal blunder which caused Mr. , Clevelar d's nomination and well nigh destroyed the Alliahce in all the other . Southern States. Had our example in , South Carolina been followed in the otter Southern States Alliance ideas : would be the tredominant ones in all the South to-day and our national administration would not be controlled by allied mugwumps and Republicans and traitors. I am differently situated now, beiDg a candidate for the United i States Senate, and honesty compels that every one who votes for me shall know how l staDd. I am unalterably opposed to the national government lending anybody money. The Alliance is not consistent wtun it demands theabolition of national baDks on the ground that thesjstem is uDjust and robs the people (in all of wbicD I concur) for the benefit of a privileged few and then turns around and asks that the government leDd money to the farmer under i a similar system on the same terms. It i is a transfer cf a special privilege which should never have been granted to anybody, from the banks to the j holders of cotton, wheat, etc., and can- , not be defended, because two wroDgs J never make one right. Rut without crmnfr further into the argument, which ft"?'? ^ * can be amply discussed thio summer, 1 must remind >ou that in spite of all : our efforts to restore silver to its place, 1 the money power has succeeded in its loDg cherished purpose of demonetiz ' ins it. This was accomplished through 1 the anwise leadership of those South- < em Allittncemen who left the silver ji Democrats at the critical lime to organize the third party and enabled Cleveland s henchmen to divide many Southern delegations and control others so that he got the nomination in spite of his record on silver Now, as South Carolina set ber sisters a wise example in 1892. it is incumbent on h^r to repeat it in 1894. It is a time to be formulating the platform and marshalling the people for 1896. Abating not ' one jot or tittle of the demands which can be defended and upon which tve can go to toe country in the hopes of 1 carrying the next Presidential election we must eliminate all radical and impracticable schemes and appeal to the good sense and enlightened self-interest of he 2reat American people. Too many issues will only confuse and divide us and we cannot afford to palter < about lending money on cotton and j wheat when we have not been able to | prevent the Lombard & Wall street , combination from accomplishing the . enslavement of the masses by the de- f monetization oi saver, ana me DanxiDg system which enables those thieves ' to control the circulating medium at | will. Let us give battle to the ene- ' mies of liberty and prosperity among < the masses under the flag of "free silver ! more greenbacks and gold?all iegal < tender and ail receivable for any and i all dues private and public," and we < have some chance of winning. Leave , methods of distribution and system of j banking alone to be settled after we : win the fight on those issues. Now, as to voting against caucus control, 1 can readily and willingly j promise to sustain policy and vote on ; the lines I have indicated without re gard to any caucus. The Northeastern Democrats have set us an example on ( that line, which will be sufficient ex- < cuse for all time. The Senate Demo- ] cratic caucus has made concessions to t local interests which have destroyed . what little there was of "tariff reform' I in the Wilaog^ML^Ihag^lrttTirgxrgL. le CcratsTof the House refustd to caucu P1 on the repeal of the Sherman law las tr summer. Eastern Democrats and Re ss publicans alike ignore party lines and?, ic caucuses when their interests are a til stake. It is time we of the South and j( West should do likewise. The caucus ? was a good thing as long as it served to * rob those sections; it becomes obsolete 1 when justice is soDgat to De outamfu t through its agency. My dear sir, in ? eonclueion, I hope I have made my position clear enough at last. If it shall ' unite aDd cement the Alliance in my support I shall be glad, If not I shall not ? complain and will cheerfully leave the 1 matter of my election in the hands of c my fellow citizens. If honored by their 1 suffrages I will in the future, as in the t past, stand by their rights and interests = with all the power ot mind and heart i which I may possess. If they choose to i retire me to* private life, I will as cheer- ( fully abide their w'11. Respectfully, , B. R. Tillman. ? ? An Enquiry to Bes:ln. r Columbia. S. C., May 16.?A court i of inquiry tor the investigation of the . conduct of the companies which fai'ed 'o i respond to the call ot Grover- s nor Tillman during the D?rlin*- ( ton tr6ub!e has been appointed r and will begin its investigations in a wtek. The investigation will be search- > mg. The m mbers of the court are mi)i i tary men and no matter what -nay be < their political feeling toe., will maka re ' port iu accordance with the tacts and f the evidence. The following general or t riers regarding the c urt were issued vet- s :erda>: Executive Office, f Office or Adjutant andluf-pecior Gen. Columbia. S. C-, May 15, 1894. t General O'der No. 9. ; A court ot ioquirv cod sis tin 2 ot Briga- t dier General R. N. Ricbbourg Brigadier t General E J. Dennis, Cel. WiJie J mee- ] and Capt J. T. Barron, Judge Advo cate, is hereby ordered. Said court will , SbDYene iu Charleston, S. C , on Tues t day, tbe 22d day of May, 1894, to mafce < li qairy and report to these headquarters i on the following points: First. As to Brigadier General T. A [ Huguenin, commanding the Fourth B;i t gade, in failing to report with his com- t macd at Darimgton on March 30, under r ordtrs from these headquarters. \ Second. As to whether any of the bri? t sade, regimental or company rfikers or ^ men of said Fcurth Brigade are responsi- j bleforsa u disobedience of orders; if so, ? who aDd in what degree. s Third. To examine into the behavior ? of the officers and men belongiDg.to the ? Naval Battalion in Charleston and at ? Mount PleasaDt during that occasion and since. , Fcurth. As scona3 the Inquiry herein [ qViqII hrt nr.mr,lt>itprl Ihrsnif? r.nnrt ( u"v*" r 1 will convene in Columbia and investigate t the conduct of the officers and men o' f the Second Brigade of Inlantry and the c Gordon Volunteers, Cap. L. T. Izlar 8 commandm?, who tailed to respond to ? orders from these headquarters on March t 29, 30 and 31st, 1894. Such inquiry c will z>e seachlng and the opinion or the \ court ss to tie deeree of guilt in each c case will be reported in these finding?. t By order Commander-in-Chief. 1 B. It. Tillman, Governor. g Official. j J. Gary Watts, Ass't A.& I. Gen. t r oh fnr hor * Atlanta, Ga., May 17.?Atlanta e has a murder mastery which has sreatly t affected the residents of a large section e of the city and which may result in a lynching, though any outbreak of that I aature has so far ,been prevented. The s dead body of Mrs. Mary L'lly, one ol 1 the be3t known women of the city, was f found early one morning in her heme m ? the suburbs. She was laying on the floor s of her kitchen and lying against her neck t was a pair of tongs. Investigations ] showed that she had beeu strangled with c these tongs. There were do marks of t violence upon the body except those cn f cae neck. The murder had been com- t mitted icr robbery. Mrs. L:Ily was be- 1 lieved* to have money in her house, and i the place was ransacked bv the murder- \ srs from garret to cellar. Her shoes had t been taken off, evider.ely in the search ? lor concealed bills. Suspicion points to t George Hawkins, a negro living on t tbe Lilly p'ace, and George Yancy, Lis j friend. Both were arrested, and it was with dimculty that tbe police prevented their bei.-g l\Dched by iadignant neighbors. Both negroes are ex convicts. I*. is believed they bad accomplices. Mrs LUly wi nt to AUanta in the early seventies. She was the wife of the bandmaster of the Sixteenth United States infantry. After her husband's deatu she f married a well known theatrical man- 1 ?ger named Dav:s. She obtained a di i vnrce trom him and had since bee n a < physician with a large practice. She i hjrf nrrnmnlatpd fnnK'rtf.rahie rirnnertv. ? and wa3 believed 10 keep several thous- i and dollars in her house. She did have s a fe w bundled dollars, but the murder- ! srs laiied to Cud it. Mrs. L ily formerly resided m Columb.a and bad two sons i in the United States army 8tationecJ i there. Both ol the jouag men were well i fenown and took part iu many musical 1 enteriairmeDts. Prof. Charles L-llv i also taught the Silver Cornet Band o! < that city. A GREAT SPEtCU. GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S ADDRESS AT ROCK HILL, S- C , Oa the Oce?8lua of the L*y!DK of the Corner Stone Of the Wiathrop Industrial College for Women at that Tcwd. The following is the address of Gov. Tillman on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of the vVinthrop Industrial College for women at R jck Hill on the 12ih instant: GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S ADDRESS Ladies and Gentle mar: This is a zreat and glouriou3 day lor South Caro lina. It is a day cf promise aud bright hope for York county, but the men aud women whose breasts should swell and mroD wuu aeepesi emuuous tn znnumiion and pride are the men and women Dt Rock Hill?those whose pluck, selfreliance and for sighted business nstincts and par;oti=m made them jnter the race for the prize ind come out winners. If as always clearly apparent, the prize is a greater, more valuable one than they themselves jrer dreamed, then I Know every one of you who comes to celebrate the public nstallation of this grand institution will join me in congratulations to the people. )f this ambitious, progressive little city md your hearty sympathy is shown by ;his outpouring of people to witness her ,riumpb. We have met to celebrate with fitting reremonies the laying of the cornerstone of this grand State institution of earning. It is, a3 It were, the publ'c md effieial birth of the Woman's Colge. "\?rCnarrthaiTbr <4' 3" :es the task has fallen to me?ancfcL* erform it willingly?to make a few in\. oductory remarks. And first let me ly that, in casting about in my raiDd >r something fitting the occasion, I sought it would interest you to know >melhlD? about the ceremony itself, ad I went to work to Jook up the subct. I soon found that I had gotten to very deep water?co deep in fact at I have never touched bottom?for nhough I have ranched eucyclepedias id Masonic dictionaries, I can find lohin^ verv clear on the subject, and ibfclutely nothing as to its origin. We ea every day of the laying oi the corier-tone of this monument or that ediice r church, and it is always done bv be lrr-e Masons, but the Masons the utelve, while they employ a most impos Q2 riual and use symbols that are very mpresive, are equally in the dark with )ursefes as to when, where, or bv vhorn he ceremony was instituted. In r&ciDgthe matter up I got as far back is the^ook cf Job?one of the oldest )ooks icr.he world. He lived more than iftesn fcmdied years before Christ, ac:ordiug o the accepted e'orouology and n that tmarkable poem occurs this twp.iDspi.no: query. p"opou.;ded bv iod himtfcf to the M ?n ot Many Sorowt-: "Were wast thou when L iaid he toundaous of the ear h; declare if hou bast ue'erstaodio"? Who has laid he mt-as-urr thereof, f ihou kno^fc" ? r who hails'retched the line upon i ? iVh;-reun->Q te the h uodalions thereot asteuec? or <ho la'd the corner-stone hereof, when \e mormnu star^sai g-t' H - f n . .I i ret pr nun aitne sous ci trou :s kut" or i %?" * 1 H re we Go tn-. ntiru made of tht: rutr-store ? fhe earth, as thouch i* vere an edficohuilt by God Mm-eh; ileo of tbe "lit" wbioH Ma*ons u^e or their meaurin^r. Of course the 3ook of Job wa. Written Dy a man and t-cetsarilv bis siiiles had reference to 0 pre-existing end i lion a auo customs ma the beauuluhereinonial, which y< u vill sbcrily wnnss will excite in }(ur learts and mids sensati<:L3 and houghts cf the solemn and inspir1 g naiare. Tbe lind will dwell upon be idea cf a greatfiret cause, a sure oundatior and a 7ise adaptation of ncans to ends, whil tbe heart will oe :ft"d in aratltud.e to the blessiDg3 we mjoyed in this worldind tbe hope of a liuher life in the uet|; and, then, the magmation will pictue brightest dreams md anticipations for tie future of the initituticD which we pr to erect here ind the boundless beefits that are to :rerne therefrom to of State and neo-1 )le. Victor Hugo, ia spsking of the pyrimids, describes them us "so old that bey have forgotten the names of their oanders," and while, a we have seen, here is nothing is histor- touching the >rigin of the ceremony of laying the :orner stone, the first beganings of Ma icnry, the origin of the orbr, are eqail? i mystery. It is claimed t? some that he Masonic fraternity firs became &d irgaized or corporate fccdyat the buildng of -Solomon's Temple, vtnch was de* Heated nearly 2,900 years^go. Wheher this be true or false, threisabsoute proof that the Masons ae the most mcient guild or order iD the Torid; and, vtjiie Hugo's apotnegm is apmcabie to he fraternity, it is certain th.t a cerenon>', similar possibly to the ce which ,'CU will witness today, was prformed it the beginning of the erectionol that nagniflcent edifice, which Havi's eon irecied 10 the Most High. In the days ol old, it is true 'fat the slason was the man who he fed the tone, tilted it to its place, tried:t with lis level, measured it with bis quare, ixed its perpendicular by his pluumei, tnd placed it in position as a bast and starting point of the editice. Bat voile he stone-cutter of today may be aFree tfason, the Free Mason is uo lon^e ne:e?sarily a worker with the hamaierand he chisel. The history of ihe traasiton rem the active, practical workmaL to he speculative, mysterious philanthrpts and door cf charitable wo?ks miat nterest you, but I must hasten cn, aid ;ou will doubtless be more than wiliirg ,o have ycur minds br- ught back from ib? 'xcursion into the dim past, wuh its ul V\1 mrolaeiflO OT'./l ".tC! IT K A'rulinna WLLUVYttUlC lU)3lclito aiiU no luw^au.ivuv i ,o the present with its duties aud high* jurpo3e". The history of higher education m South Carolina for men is one of which >ur people may well be proud. The South Carolina College, at Columbia, vas loucaea m icsui, nmeiy-inree years mo, and :t has always deserved and eceived a handsome support from the state. The Citadel, another school for soys was es'ablishedtif'iy-onc years ago. Colli within the last eight\ers, these .wo colleges which were promptly rejpened as soon as the white people regained possession of the government in ;ouih Carolina in 1^76 <ve:> considered oriole bv those who had control to 1 U supply ail the netds ot cut' people foi 3i*her toucalion by the State. But the wheel.-* ol prok*ret-s were rnyv u^r, even in South Carollaa, aud, ufi-r it joauewbal protracted and bitter siruttale, ibotuer school tor boys?CG usoa College?was established ui 1880 by act of the General Assembly, and opened its doois to iiudeuts last July. This school is a new departure. Tne three founda mental ideas which have actuated those who plead for it, and who have opened it so successfully, are cheapness, the ditjDity of labor, and, the application of applied science to practical a'afaiis. It is '"bread aud butter" school in every sense of the word, eeeklug ' to (it mm lor the (ccupations they intend tofoliow, while giving a good pratieal drill in the English branches. It was contended by those who opposed its being founded,' hat the man should be ecucated first and leave him to acquire technical or special training afterwards. Tne foundamental idea of the Clemson curriculum is that the two shall go together; that while the mind is being drilled'to reason correctly and the brain cultivated by the acquisition of knowledge, the band and eye shall also be trained, and thai, instead oi wasting time in physical culture in the gymnasium or on the base ball ground or in the tennis court, the boy shall receive all necessary muacular development by performing labor which is educational j on the farm aud in the workshop. That this college has met a long felt want and that our people have ; faith and hope for the new system of ed- : ucatiOD, you have occular demonstra- : lion in the splendid corps of cadets, ( uumbenng 5G0, who have paid tneir own i way to come across the State to give an | earnest of the pleasure they feel in 1 addiug eclat to the ocaasion which ha3 ! brought us together. Consider that ten ! mouths ago every one of these erect, i manly looking youngsters was a gawky, 1 slouchy country lout or city dude, while Dan ci teem nave omy neen at uiemson since February, and you will give due credit to those in charge of it for the j transformation which has been wrought. | I have reason to kDow that the traos- ] formation going on in their minds is , equally marked. These youths are the j ..e^UruOrour cbunTrVi'-0?he.V e be? j iDg taught that God helps those who tc help themselves; that success in life re- I quires self reliance and labor; that work t< is honorable; that work is necessary, Ci and that South Carolina will never & achieve greatness except through the al efforts of her own children; that " knowledge of books is good, but not the only knowledge that is necessary; that Sl knowledge of things ts better; and that P( skill, energy and perseverence, with di- qversified pursuits, will alone make South ^ Carolina great ami prosperous. U We lind, wnen we come to racapitu* h late, that the South Carolina College, cl hoary with age and rendered illustrious tl by the famous men it has educated, &< stands strong and sturdy among Its clu3 v tering elms, in our Capital city. The Citadel, equally honored by its alumm, r( is doing its special work in Charleston. Clemson, which is spanned by such a l} bright rainbow ci promise, 13 tanned by ti the mountain breezjs of Oconee. All g, tor boys. c; What have we done for our women? Where does the State educate its future c< mothers? The answer to theoneques tl don is "nothing"; the asswer to the tl other is alas, too ofGn, ''nowhere," Si Bui, thank God, this great wrong will ai s<> >n he righted. This reproach on our * justice and our statesmanship will no r! i Dger cause us to Mush. We have 11 aaiied lorn*?too long?but tardy justice will be done to the sisters ot the oo\8 tor whose eoucanou the Sate has y spent hundreds of thousands of dollars Ff while thegiils have received nothing. Grander in design than any or all ot them, larger and more elaborate in ar- n c'-ttec ur?-, more beautiful and ornument rt e , as is fitting; the Wiothrop N<t tt mil and Industrial College o! South Car- t( oiina, will erelong pierc* the sky with a: i-s stately spire, and the sk\ of York t( vilt be spanned by another bright rain- r* b >w of promise, that will attract the gsz 3 of the people, not odIv of this State . hut of mauy Slates. The buiidiog ' whose corner stone we lay today, is one g( of the largest single school edifices in the gt South, and, when the two dormitories ? hich are required to complete the plan k are erected, it will be the largest female w coll-sce of its kind in the Union. II .Be i. said to the men of he State, that g; whether from shame at their long neglect, or from a tardy realization of the r< necessity anu importance of the system u ot training which we propose to inaugu- t( ral-3 here, that there has not been one ? dissenting voice thus tar raised against the building and equipment of this col- ^ lege, since the idea first took shape three a years age. CJ B fore I proceed to give a brief out- p( line of the scope and plan of the in3titu- a: tion a3 it has been mapped out by the is board of trustees, I would go back a lit- si tie to speak of Clemson. As you all o! know, that college is located at Fort Hill, the old home of Carolina's great- 11 est statesman, John C. Calh'oun. The r* history ot its eudowment by Mr. Clem- ^ son, whcse name it bears, is not ceces- ,a( sary to be given as you are all familiar J with it. It is of the connection of the te school with Calhoun's memory and jS spirit, which i3 its presiding genius that I wish to speak. In 1550, Daniel Webster, Calhoun's greatest compeer in the Senate, was made Secretary of State in tii Fillmore's Cabinet, and his place was 0( filled by appointment of the Governs r a of Massachusetts. Ia March of thatyear b( Calhoun passed to the land of shadows, hi and this successor of Webster, a man of tfc noted ancestrv, of ripe scholarship, the kt highest integrity and character, the re broadest statesmanship, eloquent and p< every way fitted to do the subject justice pronounced a eulogv upon the dead w Carolinian. In the House of Represen- fii tatives of whicn he had been a member if for teu years previous, which was em:- ci neatly worthy of both. This is the bond sc of union between the two men. D s- ti< justed with the trend of political affairs. hi ior he was a friend of the Scuth, mis tr roan retired from public lite and devoted fi himself to other pursuits and good works hi s.3 have made his name a household ce word in America. at So that, whes George 1'eanody, the if celebrated philanthropist who has done is so much for education In the South, died al this gentleman was appointed chairman of the Board ot Trustees to carry cur his will. This was more than twenty five years ago and you can readily see lc tuat he must be very oid. At his home d; u Bostou he is calmly awaltiug the call P <i the Master. It was our purpose, auc te U-ed every effort to have uim grace 01 tis occasion with his presence, but his Cc p.ysical candilion did not permit. In 'J rt poase, however, to our urgent invila ? tia, bo ba; sent U3 a iettec svaicn l win g. in): p tog ton, Mass., Mav 3, 1&94. II sExcc-i tDC.v Governor TiHnidu Th? w ILu W. M*} field, I'roiessor .Ej- t( wtrrt S. t,o'.ue8, Committee, 0,' Gmleoi'.n: J ? cr l our ruon, obiigi g letter ot the dO ti f J ulu, tvaehei Die last evening, aud I {i I baster. to aC:uowledge it with iuv sincere a thanks. Wh0 uiy illustrious fneud, Mr fj ! lJr a body, to vliose memory ali the inbuies f Sout^ru schools an J colleges lJL rLoi'fu'iv b;-l placed lu my baud his tr [OONTINDjo ON PAGE FOUR.] THE C !ARGE OF BRIBERY To be Iovc-ettga'ed By a Senate Coin- ( uilt:ep. Washington, May 17.?In the Senate today theL dge resolution, offered yesterday, for an Investigation of the attempted bribery uf two Senators to vote against the tariff bill, and of the alleged contribution of half a million dollars to the Democratic rational campaign by the Sugar Trust, was laid before the Senate. Lodge explained e the reasons which led him to offer the t resolution.. i In relation to the Sugar Trust mat p ter, he said that the article in a i'hila- i delphia paper was signed by j wards, its correspondent, a gentleman s whom he did not know personally, but i who, he was told, was a man cf stand- C ing and responsibility, a graduate of t Yale College and well known in the n newspaper world. If there was any ii truth in the allegations made in that t article it ought to be known to the s public. If the allegations were false it o was a criminal libel of the grossest kind. Forty-eight nours after the ap- t pearance of that article there hadap- n peared in the New York !Sun a state- f ment from its Washington correspon- p dent, charging attempts at bribery cf t two Senators. No graver charge could I be made; no graver crime committed. L The charge was made accurately and T specifically. Such a charge certainly a should not go unnoticed or uninvesti- I gated. It there was a person who had k been offering bribes, he presumed he I would ctme within the reach of the a statute law. ti Ilunton said: "As my name has been J connected somewhat with the resolution, I merely desire to say now that I o acpe the Senate will adopt unanimous- u [y the resolution and investigate this h matter to the very depths. It probably ti is not becoming in me, in view of the d fact that this investigation is to be had r< ) ^ate.g^at V understand to be the facts in regard ioj ) this alleged attempt to bribe; be- tie ineti r thinlr that pv?irv mflmbpr of tne mi enate knows that this man has never pproached me at all. I have never iQi sen him in connection with the mat- c0 jr. But I do feel annoyed, and very &a eeply annoyed, that anybody should m, tppose tnat I could be bribed?and esecially in the mode selected by this tit tan to reach me?because the aver- to tent is that he wished to reach me pr irough a well beloved son, who is as (jc igh above anything of that sort as I th saimtobe. But I desire to say now to lat I hope that the resolution will be en lopted unanimously and that the inestigatiou shall be most thorough." Sa Cockrell: "My only objection to thj th JEOiution is that it is not quite wide re( aough. Therefore I move to amend Vi by inserting these words: 'And to Qc iquire further whether any contribu- a(j ons have been made by the so called ugar Trust to any political party for to impaign purposes.'" te: Lodge: "I shall most c-heerfuliy acjpt the amendment. It is stated in ie article to which I have referred, tic lat contributions were made by the rjj. agar Trust to both campaign funds, ev ad I sincerely hope that the matter Ve ill be probed to the bottom and that th e influence of that trust In our poll- jj( r-8 will be thoroughly exoosed." r Hanstiorough (Rep.)of North Dakota p>( lid: "One ot tn? individuals inferen- i0 ally mentioi ed in the resolution is a ac unstituent ot mine, being, I beiieve, a -sident of Ransom county, North Daota, and being engaged there in the ib usiness of farming, be caibd upon tn ie las evening co confer wi?h me in in rgard to this master, and concluded na lat the proper thing to do would ne j*j > court an investigation, and nave it 3 speedily es possible. He submitted ) me a letter, which I ask to have f0 rad." te The letter was from C. W. But'z, in -p hich he denied most emphatically that- co e attemp'ed to bribe aDy one. be Harris: Inasmuch as the name of the ah enator from South Dakora (Kyle) eo 'ems to be connected with this coarge s,, desire to say, fn m my personal pr nowledge of that Senator, that if he w; ere pre-ent, he would join Senator re< [unton in urging a thorough investi- m alion of this matter. tic Several other modifications of the lei ;solution were suggested and adopted, ah ntil the rt solution was finally agreed )read: ki "Ilesolved, That a committee of five fo enators be appointed to investigate co lese charges and to inquire further th hether any contributions have been tr lade by the sugar trust to any politi- st] ii party for campaigu or election pur- th Dses, or to secure or defeat legislation gt; 3d whether any senator nas oeeu, or ci< speculating in what are known as fu igar stocks during the consideration fr< f the tariff bill. th "Resolved, farther, That said com- ed littee be authorized to investigate and di: port upon aDy charge or charges that nc iay be filed before it, alleging that the M ;t?on of any Senator has been corrupt- St or improperly influenced in the con- gr deration of said bill: or that any at- to :mpt has been made to influence leg- tit latioDfo A Ntw Bond iHsne. Washington, May 14.?The reducon of the treasury gold below $94,000,- H )0 has started a new speculation as to gr Dew bond issue. When the recent re )Dd issue wa3 made the treasury gold ne id declined to $05,000 000, tu'; wiLh he ie present hitrh rate of exchange It is ve town that gold will flow from us. Sec tary Carlisle did not deem it wise to ^ ;rm!t the gold reserve to fall below M 55,000.000, and it i3 argued that he ill not now permit it to fall beiow that L jure. The temper of congress is such iat no legislation is expected on flu an- SI, al measures to strengthen the treasury ag > it leaves the secretary with no discre- jl on except to uje the means law gives lie m by selling bonds to replenish the Fi easury when it is depleted oi sold. So he mo step looking towards a bond issue wi ive been taken, and :t the gold output ;ases none will be necessary, bus iiong well informed treasury officials. n<; the present conditions continue, bond co sue iu the near future is locked upon as ^ most unavoidable. ^ ??r , j. ca Withdraws. in Columbia, S. C., may lb.?The fol- w; wing letter was published in jesteriv's Register: Wmle I sincerely apreciate the many kind expressions ec o:n friends of the Reform movement Cl t' the State, desiring me to become a inuidate for the position ot (i >vernor i the ensuiug election, 1 have conclu- in rd after a thorough eanvass of the fo .ruation, that the interest aDd final .si: access of the movement, as contend m la ted in ihe beginning, will be be' >-r B ab3 rved by mv declination than other C. ise. It therefore becomes uiy dur.v aL ) announce to the public that I wdl ot be a candidate for the position of di overnor of .South Carolina I wiii ive mv cordial and undivded support sa ) the ca. diddle who b~st represents ie interest of the farm^s and Aid r.n nee men oftheS a'e B-sieving tr.ar n ie interest of the Alliance will be b's Si ibs-rv-d by this coursI hope that at iy lrieuus throughout the S'ate wili to tfce the same vie v of t he m -itter. t i' RespeC. fully, ; at \V. D. Evans. fr [IF PUBLICANS IN A ROW. 3Ui.LAH SMALLS MAKING IT HOT FOR CONGRESSMAN MURRAY. Claim* lint Marra? Wss Not Fair ' ly and Vqmrely NomlaHteU?I>Ie* tlrg of j the 8:k1o republican KxecaMve Com- ' m!tt'0-Wh<4t Was Doao. j Columbia, C., May 16.?Uoherald- ' d, the notables of the llepuohcau par- 5 y came into Columbia yesterday morn- 1 ng and during the day there was a 1 :reat rattling of the dry bones of the i tepublican corpse in South Carolina. \ ?here was Bob Smalls, the "gullah t tatesmaQ," there was George Wash- t ngton Murray, the present gullah Congressman from the seventh dis- , rict; there was Jenkins, the "gentleaan from Bucksley," there was Dicknoan VHirtiinH I laoo li1 Ar/1 h o m Uvju. LlOUli, JJUU1UUU JL Ui.UUUilIj 17 . MJ on, tbe white ex State chairman; Web- , ter, the present State chairmaD, and J thers. The following i3 a complete list of r hose Dresent: E. A. Webster, chairman, Orangeburg; Robert Smalls, Beau- I ort; E. H. Deas, Darlington; J. F. Lo- t ez, Colleton; G. W. Murray, Charles- t on; R. E. Brown, Charleston; E. J. t )icksoo, Aiken; Professor Morris, f SarnwelJ; J. H. Johnson, Newberry; t t. A. Tolhert, Abbeville; W. J. Thorn- ^ s, Oconee; L F. Goldsmith,Greenville; r F. Means, Spartanburg; W. E. Boyin, Kershaw; J. E. Wilson, Florence; j. Jacobs, Wir?am3burg; R. A. Stew- ! rt, Clarendon; W. W. Ramsey, Sum- 11 sr; George A. Reid, Beaufort; R. E. enkins, Berkeley. c They came here to attend a meeting t f the State Republican executive com- c oittee aLd the meeting wa3 held be- h ind closed doors, continuing most of I he day. The principal woik of the t ay was trying to settle a first class p ow between Smalls and Murray about L he nomination in the First Congress- h qafdTsEicTr-l^r^g not been set-J^ :d, except in so far as a result on'the : eeting. The most important thing done durg the day was the appointment of a ? mmittee, consisting of Brayton,Ford- , ,m, Dickinson and Webster, to devise eacs for testing the election laws of >iUh Carolina as they now stand in t0 e courts. This committee proposes bring a test case in the State Su sa erne Court or in the United States pr >urt to test the constitutionality of bi e State election laws. They propose wi establish a fund for the purpose and hs ipioy able counsel to make the test. f0 Another matter of importance tran- wj cted was the revision of the rules of ^ e party, so as to reach all c-ist-s of districting, there being no such pro- ~ sions heretofore. The committee an iunces that it proposes to issue an De dress to tne Republican voters of the r0 ate very shortly, calling upon them register, and referring to other matrs of registration. pr Tbe committee yesterday did Dot dis- ah ss the matter of nominating a State tv sket, sayiDg it is as yet too early to 0c jcuss that matter. They say, how- & rr, that they will call theStaiecon- (j ntion to he held in September, and ff( ere the ooa'ter uf nominating a State (>i ;ket will be given serious consid^rajn. Th?-y say they are watching the -mocr-ts to ser what they are going do and 'heir action will be governed w eordingly. ri, In regard to the Congressional lights jn e Il-puhiicms will mak-^, they say at!t?ey will not bother with aoy but &( e new first and Seventh districts S{_ .the Seventh the Republican cantii eL ,tes for the nomtnatiou are: R. H. so chardson, Murray's private secreta; T. B. Johnson and E M. Brayton. Th>- h ht between Murray and Smalls nc r the First, distrlc: nomination is in- q, resting. Both claim that they have ar e noinina'ion and it looks as if no atter what comes both are going to 0? in the race.. Toe row had its start w iout the organization of the district tu madttee. This committee met, it rc ems, and elected Sp?rrv chairman o tern, in place of R. fl. Jenkins,who y as lett in the new Seventh by the districting of the State. This com- 13 ittee called the nominating conven- w )d. Smalls and his friends chal- ej Dged the legality of the call but went b; iead and went into the convention. b< Murray claims tnat tney maae no Dig 3C ck till the convention met and they x una that they could not carry the ja nvention. Murray says that Smalls ij en withdrew with one delegate, te umped up some followers in the rreet and getting them together made ai em nomiuate him and declared him- te If their regular nominee. Murray tfc lims that Smalls is stopped from any tf rther contest by his withdrawal to om the convention. Smalls claims m at the chaDge of the district destroy. the Republican organization in the w strict, and that the convention which 0j >minated Murray was irregular. pj urray claims that the laws of the 0i ate have nothiDg to do with the Con- ca essional organizitions. He gives the Uj llowing letter in support of his posi- rj >u, and gives seme interesting in- tu rmation: on. E. M. Brayton, of the National pt Committee. Columbia. S. C. la T C2ir?. Tf coama f r\ m a f + ~ JjLy J-/ CO A Oil . XU CVsULUO \j\J VUW- LU on. G. W. Murray, member of Con- ]> ess of the old Seventh District, is the iD eular nominee for Congress ot the rj, :w first district. I understand that til i was nominated at the district con- se ntion May 2 id, by a vote of 29 to 1; w at the convention was regularly call Si; , and that on some technical grounds th r. Robert Smalls claims that the; imination was irregular and an- a? >unces his candidacy. oi i hope that you will use your good w [ices to see to it that Mix Murray i3 (j< stained, and that no bolt is made j aiost him among the Republicans, le chances are in favor of the Repub- re :ar.s havinir the next Houso, and the pi iTst district of your Sta!e ought to pt If consummate that result, and it ill do so if Mr. Murray i3 sustained. It seems to me that it would be a po,ical mistake, yes a political crime, it to sustain Mr. Murray. If each uniy in the new district had a com- !r ltteeman elected by the convention ia e old Seven*h district and every cum- hj irr^pmnn rims elected i >ined l'l the : . II fur tne convention which was held Charleston Maj 2i<d, the convention f'j -is regular and irs acion binding H ion the Republicans of said distri ;t. ** 1 ara with great respec; your <.b-?i 1 'u it servant, J. II. Manly. lairmau Executive Commit ee R; publican N itional Committee. The ^ta'e eommitfeet after consider- T g the matter yesterday, referred it it r adjustment, to a committee con jt.iog of Chairman Carter of the Xa- ?2 3D ;1 Republican par\; Chairman ibcuck of the National (longr-ssioual hd in it tee; 5 a*e Chairman coster, id Messrs. limy ton and Deas. 13 Murray save: "id.) not. foar the can- a (lacy ol 6 ijiHa inasmuch as I hav I tr >r the oeoplc of the district, and in d i-fi d 'h it 1 wiM get, seven ou: of a' rrv O'gn' Votes. and b&Stdt-S I've g ? M p hacking <d I he natiuual committee A his ."St-ite con nltree controlled by n< nails and his friend Webster, h *s no u? rhoriiy, I hold, ro take any hand m ir e mat. er. I will app-al to the Na- b >n il Oongiessional commute." The t.f tove account, ol ihe meeiiug is taken T om the ^tate and Register. uc BRIBERY ATTEM?T?D? Hunton and Kyle Expose the Schemes of j Jhe Tariff Baronr. Washington May 1G.?In the .Senate tcdav Lodge, Republican, ol Massachusetts, cll'ercd a resolution reciting a statement in the New York S.ia that sribes have been ottered to cerfain Senators to induce them to vote against the lenrnncr tariff hill. and a sianrd nrl.lnla in .be Philadelphia Pre&3 stating tar 11he ugar schedule has been made up, as t now stands, in consideration ci a arge sum of money paid for campaign purposes of the Democratic party and iroviding lor the appointment of a cotnnutee of live Senators to investigate ho'se cbr.cges. The Vice President: What action loes tLe Senator desirt? Mr. Lodge: I ask for the present con* ideration eftbe resolution. Mr, Cockerell (Dem.) of Missouri: j- tit be printed and lie on tne table. The resolution went over until tomorott under the rule. Senator Huuton of Virginia, and Sena or K le of Soilh Dakota, (the latter hreugh h'13 clerk) this morning admitted he trail of the publis-.d statement bat they had been approached and ofered money for their votes against the ar:ff bill. Although both gentlemen leclined to name the man who made the fl'er, the story was published in full in i New York paper this morning, and Filh the exception of a matter ot detail 3 substantially correct. ' Yes," said HuqIcd, the "story is orrect, although I am sorry that it has leen made public. It was not a matter il' recent occurrence, however, for it isppeued more than a month ago, and immediately notifi ?d the managers of he bill on the floor of the Senate and L 18 1Q I'Jf iT cauo'f* njf tsucu uuuuu aa bey may s-.e fit. I do not care anything ar a Congressional investigation, but it h&jnanagers ef the bid ihink it is the ist thicguTuo.l*. .^1 assist them all in y power. The otter was maae uT rncT^ irsonally, through my son, the sum to s i paid being fixed at $25 000 by a man D ho attempted the bride. No, I cauuot 1 ye the name of the man who sought t get my vote." Kyle is oat of the city, but HunLon id he knew the same m n had ap- . oached him and this was corroborated ' MacFarlane, Kyle's clerk. Hunton , snt so tar as to say that the mau who id attempted to conduct negotiations L r these votes was formerly connected 8 itb the carpet-bag government of S mill * irolina and t at he had substquentlv me to North Dakota, where he resided ^ r a number ot years Resent!, he sa'd x ! had been about the Capitol in the "f le of a iobhj'st. Tne pertinent query iu connection 15 ith the cali is who '.s the man? The ciDcipalsin the bribing episode decline * isoiutely to say anvtlrug abom the ? an'8 identity. A pr-m.-nent Dcm ' aiic Senator, however, toid a reporter v at he knew tbe m^n well and named * . W. Butts, ex member of Congress ?m S uth Carolina during the period 0 reconstruction. t M ?kl.>g; a ' f Bun. Lexington, Ky , May 17 ?If the ? nnenmr-d, silver touuged Brecku- g ilge c? uld navr-peHped into the L~x gfon Opera House Monday afternoon [ 3 u'cloce ana have heard what was lng said about mm. who where the j teakers and who composed the audi- r ice, he would have retreated aud re- (J dvtd never to show his face again in ie Ashland district. The meeting to protest agam the re- l lminiit.inn or' Col Breckinridge to - ongress wa3 called tor 2:30 o'clock, t id an hour bef. re that time "he lower c >or of the Ilouae was full. By 2 t clock the galleries began to lillup, and ? hen the meeting was called to order a c ilf hour later there was not standing 9 iom, and some live or six hundred c lople had been turned away. VV. ii. . awkins presided. t Upon the same platform where Col. reckinridge received his ovation . hich gave him conildence of his re- J: ection sat some one hundred mem- J ;rs of the mo3t prominent and most s mored families in the country, and 1 ime of the best known educators in t entucky. There was great enthus- f sm. The Qrst speaker w'asKlder J. W. r. cCarvey, who defended the Minis- t rial Union from the attacks lireckin- q dge made upon it in bis speeches here j id at Paris. He contended that mlDis- y rs did have a right to point out to t ieir fleck the dangers that lay belore t tern, and that when a wolf is coming ' destroy them it is the duty of tbe . inister to warn their flock in time. 11 Pointing to the motto over the stage, a hich read: "The honor and iotegnty a 1 Ashland district must and shall be" c eserved," he said that he was proud a : being a KentuckiaD, and that be- 3 luse be was proud of bis State he f ged all voters who were truly pat- p - *>Af An nooi nof tha TCk. 01X0 IU cast tUCii VUlM agctiuau iv > irn of this man to Congress. a The Hon. Milton J. Durham, Com- g roller of the Treasury, during Cleve- , nd's first term, was the secoDd speaker , address the meeting. He scored reckinridge unmercifully. In speak- ? g ot him, he said if fie ilved an up- j; ght and moral life there would be lit- ^ e question as to the advisability of c nding him back to Congress. I 1 ould rather he had good virtue than"a a Iver tongue, and I believe you will say 1 ie same thing at the ballot-box." " t In closiDg Judge Durham said: "I v k you in the name of these wo nen, a ' these mothers and daughters aDd c ives of good citiz-*n3 not to return , >1. Breckinridge to Cmgress, bPcause ^ believe it would be 'a disgrace to the s'rict and to the S'ate." Tnis was ceived with loud and prolonged ap- * ause. Resolutions indicative of the ' lrpose and senfimen' of the meeting ere then introduced and adopted. I0fnir iv ?w'r, , Washington, May 14,?Jacob Coxf's comaieawealers will quite the D.s- ( ict of Columbia. Ttis new can j will j ; at the famous Spa spring, DC*r the j storic dut-il"^ trrouad at Bl.vY: -">urj, v at over the M try laud line This deci s i!i was1 reached by ih- st- -ai of ;he ? <i)y when he tound that his f I'lO^es-t* >uld not become deptn 'cnt upon ?!^e ca; cilv liov-Tion-n', nu mi^ht r>e pu-.het! by term-* In the worth u-*-*. r e ,, rrors ot the workh >u-<j hip m >te . ?n ^ 0 com nonsve-tlers had caleuU'e' u o?u , 'iey were wdiiug 'o b- f I iu j ;i! u came to that, bu wc^ir.^ d sc >i cert * 1 the. whole army, tlli en us Wellaf* ^ :ivates. Ab ?n t)o<cs, Savannah, VI 14 ?A. > ii from ' ix.ej Gi., r. >f ue \1 >riiw NT- vs s ^vs: . ' rr?bi- uur'er v ti mant in us co in > a le v ruiien our n ??f (i t : ijq, S t'jrity ab nit 'an. J ?h ? Dy-j i s'O* an 1 ms vk! < \ I 1 Vi!! tu j [;*E*chin hd'1 n-n sh a id v ? i i?-d j .nanws vicEicnia. "n M E chins -ire -pnews fD.all. I'hyeyureu h ff-ad ! *t we 3d the pari i?-s f ir quite a vhiie and ! was renewal try s.?me of <iie parri^s L -lug accns-d >f poisoaiog me do** o? j; le otne'3 AH of ?he parties are white \! necorouer's j ury rendered n virdict of i larder. Dyail has fled. 11 ! IIKLP NEEDED AT ONCE. A DEPLORABLE CONDITION ON THE COASTA. Pitiful Appeal from White People to Gov<ri'or Tillman?Discriminated Aar*In?t by the It 3d Croaa Society?No roc.aror 1'fOpls or Animal?. Columbia, S. C., May 18.?Many complaints ol destitution in the coa9t region ol the State, which sutiered so much from the storm of lastAugu3t, are still being made. Stranieaa it may seem the majority of those complaints are from white people. Toe colored people .appear to have been well provided tor. At any rate white people are suffering in that section from the lack of the P.fp.f.saifipsi f?f tifa Qn/1 Om eitnotinn ?o ? - Vi AilV UUU buv Oi I.UUW1VU 10 made more terrible by the statement that there is no way for them to help themselves. Grave charges have been made that the Red Cross Society has discirminated in favor of colored people in its distribution of charily. These charges have been whispered for some time bat have been given little publicity because there was appreciation of what Mi33 Barton and her society were doing, even if there was partiality to colored people. Governor Tillman has received numerous letters makiug bitter complaint against Miss Barton's management, but he has not said anything about it. He has just received an appetd Irom the coast section for aid which he lecls should meet an early response. The writer of the letter is said to be a man of standing and veracity and his picture of affairs caa be demanded on as correct. The f-invernnr will be glad t.o receive sub3cr;ptioas Irom charitably disposed and will do anything -ill? re lifiCptpealad J?~ ?he following 13 the letter and does not eed to be read a second time to see hat help is wanted aad needed quickly: "Bluffton, S. C? May 12. Governor B. 11, Tillman, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: Oo or about April 26th lie citizens (white) of our township, hat is Buftton, held a meeting and resomions expressing their destiiution aod eed were passed. Although not peronally present at the meeting I undertaod from the committee that copies of hcc*- resolutions wcre seat to you; also o the Nfff York World, Charleston fewa cad Courier, The Siate, to the kvanaah Board f Trade and Cotton Ix ihauge. A* a resident of this townhip for years 1 am, 1 thiuk, fuliy ac[uaiuitd wiih the conditions of its ' :eople. The response made to the cry ?f our people <or aid has been so lukewarm that 1 take the liberty or writing ou. The situation as it exists now ?n us comciuuitv is worse, if p ossible, h:tu It was j'ist aher the August cy!'..up Y"Ur appeal iht-a to the people t __ i. * rt a '' ( ur c uoirv n.tiu^no us rewaro. imi e hite f-nis co^muuly did o*. receive h;* help and ass'-aanoe from. h? ;h u^aid* ot didl-trs and provisions ent to cur coast is not their tault, but De faulcot inose who w*rrcharg'd with 8 proper distribution. It is not my urpose here <o array the officers of the l-d Cro?8 S'Cietv. That has been done >y those who wield a better pen than I !o. S ill the fac. is kuowa to every one tere and bas been known for months hat the Red Cros3 authorities bad disracefu ly misused their authority and hat they were more than partial in the iistribution of the charity. I am well eithiu the limits when I state that the vhile citz^ns of this community have lot up to date received $300 in supplies . while thous icds have been issued out to iegore3, mr.uy of them in nowise ippdu tor 1 hpv hold Dinsiona from the Jmted States government. And now, ir, the situation it exists here to-day 3 simply this &3 near as I can get at it: There are 150 while families in the townhip, carrying over 600 souls aDd that oday they are without means?means o feed the women and children or the arm animals. The larmers of this cornnunity have struggled as few people lave ever been called upon to struggle, ["he cyclone destroyed their cotton and elt them with little corn and that damged; met with rebuffs by the Red Cross hey have borne their sufferings as best hey could, using every means they had; rading what little they had until now it 3 all gone and starvation and no farm .nimals faces them. Unless they caa ;et food forthea?sclve3 and for their anioals the result will be tearful. Crushed .3 the farms were bv the cyclone they et to work in good heart to prepare or the crop of this year and the larger' icrtion of it is now planted. How they re to work the crop without feed for .niinals is what face3 them now; as much ,s feed Cjr themselves. I am well aware hat with your m3uy ties you are doubtecs barrassed beyond measure, but, sir, re must a^k your aid. How the help is o come must be left to your judgment ml come it must and quickly. I could ite to you, if necessary, dozens of famiies who have not a week's provisions nd no earihly means of getting them. I have eaid abore, the response to -- ~ in tNa KAQAlllflAnQ llQfl hoAn ljC I 1 lliUUC HI guc i^ovmvivuw iuw k'wvm cry lukewarm. Sill ihere were two ,cswei'8. one from a gentleman on our oast here who suffered like all the rest nd more thau many, who sent us out of ns little. Tfte other reponse ctme trom he "reliei committee of the New York Evening Poet," who are stationed iu j-**ufort. This committee, consisting >f Drs. Whiie, Giboes and P.ioleau, and dr. Ihcmas Talbird, answered once md the r aid was charity indeed, for they ed the hungry. Is hare not some way d calling the attention of the farm-rs of iur S ate to the condition hert? Is is robabfe that toe farmers ia the upper urtol tne State, now thai the season is veil a ivanC' d, may bs able to spare I'liec >ru, esoeenilly it their oat crop is Che < a* c op here is a failure, tor v h o olyhdtaij luch ?>train in Anril, -iu -me '-in w-r'-e 'ho )tiig If h.-tia i ?ns c nl > b -<-u to <J iiriestOQ, : _ o h ct >' th? a eQ or the r Pi- > . B v. hey win bj carried o Bull i, or liner 13 --tur >rt, tree of stive, unit ?he ra'i ro.as tr.)ai the upper ouioufc < f vie S:.;, e would 110 dt ubt )-;n% -ho n ifi^Q ec. [-1 beia'f f thftutltiio: pe p!e of our township [ .-k V'-ur :tod im nf-d'Hte aid. [> I oin tin u by u vi-,<? y>u p si'ive v d tic-: . : - -jjl' riu^ aere I will be >> -I i < tu o h o, W? h i e -oe that vou w II oe able ).. O 0 >2 1 U : 11 : MOi '.>> n V'4 sg^euY <\i ?.ir ? p u! . I 411 'urs'npy, homas li Ieywakd " Mur<! ??-d. Siioaxnau, Gi., Mt.v 17?Tihn A.. jh*ksou. <n i he most pr^perous y"u;^ mere lairs of this pi ?ce. was &rala:!v tnard*-r-d ia bed nere last ;.i^ it, with a sledge hammer. Eight men have been arrested oa suspicion.