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TO THINS OWN 8XLF BS THUS AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TH? NIGHT THS DAT, THOU OANS'T NOT THSN BS FALSE TO ANT MAN. BT JAVNES, SHELOIl, SMITH & STEOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAKOLIWA, SEPT. IO, lfrOB. N RW SER?ES, NO. 2M9.-VOLUME Lill.-NO. 87. We Wai We arc please you as i We an A few i Come i ROOSEVFLT BARELY MISSES DEATH. Electric Car Dashed into Presidential Party from Rear-Body Guard and Driver Killed. Lenox, Mass., September 3.-Tho President's tallyho was struek by An eloctrio car in tho suburbs of Pitts field, Mass. Thc time was shortly after nine o'clock. The occupants of tho tallyho were President Roosevelt, Secretary Cor telyou, Governor Crane, Secret Officer Craig and Driver Pratt. Tho President received severo bruises on tho body and a cut across tho chock. Secretary Cortclyou was badly bruised and cut and scratched. Governor Crane was unhurt. Secret Officer Craig was instantly killed, being frightfully mangled. Driver Pratt, with Iiis skull crushed, will probably recover, though in a critical condition. Craig saw the peril and warned tho motorman, who disregarded tho command to stop. President reprimanded motorman, who replied impudently. Motor man and conductor are under arrest. People wildly cheered President Roosevelt when he appeared after the accident to quiet their anxiety for himself. Within an hour the journey in another carriage was re sumed. Tho President is now en route to Oyster Ray. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Pittsfield, Mass., September 3. After a night passed at Governor Crane's homo in Dalton, tho Presi dent and his party took carriages for the drive over the picturesque Berk shire hills to Lenox. The weather was perfect. The President made a brief speech at the opera house at Dalton on leaving there shortly be fore 8 o'clock and coming to this city, where he planned to stop for a short time on thc way to Lenox. Ile was constantly greeted by groups of citizens who were most enthusU astic in their greeting. An immense crowd welcomed him herc and he made a brief speech from a stand which had been erected in the public park, again taking occasion to refer to tho services of ti.o Union vete rans. He also urged that the Ameri can troops should be properly armed. The President then returned to his carriage with Governor Crane and Secretary Cortclyou and re quested that he be driven to the home of former Senator N. L. Dawes. Dawes lives not far from the square and the President was quickly taken there. He remained about live min utes, going into the house of the i' >rmer Senator for a friendly chat. He wan then driven back to the park and the start for Lenox was made. One or two of tho carriages, includ ing those in which tho newspaper men were riding, had gone on ahead. As the President's carriage and those containing the ot'iers of his party made their way along South street, the crowds who lined tho pavements cheered repeatedly and tho ovation which had begun at Dalton and had hardly been inter rupted sinco tho start was made, was continued. Along tho South street, which is not a wide highway, runs thc track of tho Pittsfield and Lenox Street Railway Company. Occasionally an electric car hummed by the carriages. At a point about a quarter of a mile from tho center of tho city the street bends and thc car tracks run in a straight line out across it from ono side to the other. As the Presi dent's carriage appeared at this crossing an electric car was heard coming along at great speed, appar ently trying lo pass ahead of the procession. Secretary Service Officer Craig appreciated tho danger and ho arose beside tho driver and turning around, signalled tho motorman to hold back. The Warning was disregarded nnd the next instant, in view of hundreds of people, tho electric car crashed diagonally against the carriage, caus ing thc wheels to collapse, splinter ing tho side and running down tho I i making Clothing a s to lit, atyle and price. 5 still offering some st more Blue Flannel Sui in and let tus show yo* near horao of tho wheel team, killing it instantly. Tho oooupanta wore thrown into tho midst of tho wreck age. Secret Service Agent Craig fell under the car and his head was cracked open and the upper part of his body was badly mutilated. The driver, Pratt, was also caught as he fell and was injured mainly about the head, a fractured skull being his wound. Tho President, although partly buried by the splintered fragmonts of tho earriago, extricated himself and was seen to have sustained only a cut on tho cheek. Governor Crane was not injured. Secretary Cortelyou waa not so fortunate, having sustained a blow on the back of the head, but soon re covered, and with the President and Governor Crane, went to the house of A. D. Stevens, which is near whero the accident occurred, and was thrown open for the reception of the injured. Tho Beeret service agent was be yond help, having been instantly killed. Tho body was taken into the Stevens home. It was found that Driver Pratt was unconscious, but not dead. Ho also was taken to the houso. A fow minutes !ater an ambulance from tho Pittsfield hospital arrived and ho was removed to that institution. Tho crowd became greatly ex cited. It rushed into the street sur rounding the wreckage and tho car, shouting at the motorman and con ductor and creating a groat disturb ance. Almost immediately persons bogan snatching away tho fragments of tho carriage in which tho President had ridden. Only by tho utmost efforts did a force of police, which had been quickly summoned, prevent tho en tire demolition of tho vehicle by souvenir hunters. Immediately after the accident, Mortorman Luke Maddon, and tho Conductor, James Kelley, were placed under arrest and takon to police headquarters, the crowd giv ing them a stormy reception as they passed along thestrcot. Meanwhile Medical Examiner Colt had arrived, and, finding tho body of Mr. Craig was at tho Stevens house, proceeded there to perform his duty. President Roosevelt himself was attending to the mangled body of his guard. Tho medical examiner found that no extended examination would be necessary, and r?u under taker was callad, who removed the body to his rooms in this city. Mr. Craig has two brothers living at Springfield. They wore notified of tho accident and tho body will romain hore until they arrive to at tend to itH disposition. Having seen that tho body of Craig was properly attended to and hearing the clamor of tho crowd outside, tho Prosidont stopped to tho door. Tho tumult indioatod groat excitement among tho people, sooing which, President Roosevelt stepped forward into full view. As ho did? so a cheer burst forth. Ho quieted it with his hand. Thon ho urged the peoplo not to cheer, as one of .tho party was dead. Ho assured tho assembly that ho was uninjured, but that tho driver of his carriage, ho feared, was fatally hurt. Ho said ho would continue his journey, ns it did not seem just right to disappoint tho largo number of people who wore expecting him. Thon tho President returned to tho houso and directions were given for nnothor earriago to bo brought up. It was soon at tho door and tho ride to Lenox was resumed. As soon as tho Prosidont had loft tho Stovens houso the crowd began to disperse and within a few minutes thc streots had resumed .their usual appearance here, save for a few groups who lingered to discuss the accident. It had not been decided at noon when tho hearing of Motorman M un don and Conductor Kelly would be had. They will be detained at Clothing pecialty, and will sell * * # * * lit? at unheard of pri ts at only $2.50. i through our Clothin ?S0 KT, fri police headquarters pending further action by the authorities. Tho coin cidence is oited in the faut that Dis trict Attorney John F. Knoxson, who will prosecute tho case, was a passenger on the oar whioh ran into the President's carriage. Lenox, Mass., September 8.-Wil liam Craig, the secret sorvice opera tivo who was killed, was tho man who wat* on duty as special guard at the White House for many years. Ho was 48 years old and was a giant in physique. He weighed over two hundred pounds and was more than six feet tall. He was a former member of tho Queen's Grenadiers and was an ex port broad swordsman. Years ago ho gave exhibitions with Duncan KOSH and was credited with many victories over him. Craig caught and arreetod a crank at Montpelier who was attempting to reach tho President on his trip. Tho Presi dent deplored the death of Craig. "He was the most faithful man I ever knew," said he; "my children fairly worshipped him." When Craig saw tho impending danger and that a collision could not be averted he was hoard to say : "Oh, my God !" and then he was hurled through tho air and fell un der the car wheels, his head and body being mutilated almost beyond recognition. On the right of him was the driver, Pratt, who was thrown a distance of 25 feet. The President asked the motorman : "Why wero you running your car Uko that?" which brought only the response : "Because I had tho right of way." Tho Presidont said that when ho saw tho car coming at such a terrific speed, he felt that all in the carriage would surely be killed. Governor Crane suggested that the best thing for tho President to do would bo to go to his train at once. Tho carriage was produced and in company with Gov ernor Crano, Secretary Cortelyou and Representative Lawrence tho start was made for Lenox. By tho time the Presidont reached thero the 'people of tho town wero in a stato of consternation. The swelling on tho President's face was gotting greater all tho while, but he kept his appointment at tho Aspinwall hotol, whero ho re ferred to tho accident, assuring tho people thal he was not badly hurt, and requesting them not to applaud. Tho Cotton States Association of the Commissioners of Agriculture gave their estimate on Friday of tho cotton crop as 0,718,894 bales. The estimate for South Carolina is 775, 000 bales, which is 45,000 more bales than lani yoar. question of nutrition. 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Greenwood, September 4.-Dr. P. II. Mell, the newly eleoted President of Clemson College, is at present direotor of the experiment station conneoted with the Alabama A. and M. Collogo at Auburn. Knowing that President A. F. MoKissiok, of tho Grendel Mills of this city, was for some yoars a member of the Auburn Faculty, a State reporter at the oarliest opportunity sought an interview with him in regard to the man who is to preside over the desti nies of Clemson. Mr. MoKissiok did not return from Flat Kook, N. C., until yesterday. In reply to the inquiry he said : "Dr. P. II. Mell is a son of Dr. P. H. Mell, a former chancellor of the University of Georgia, author of Moll's Parliamentiary Practice, and for a number of yearB President of tho Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Mell, the President Clemson, was a member of the most famous classes ever graduated from the University of Georgia. Among the members of this class was Henry W. Grady, the noted orator ; Samuel Spencer, President of the Southern Railway ; Senator A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, and others. Dr. Mell was at one time Stato ChomiBt of Goor gia. He has been a member of the Auburn faoulty for about 22 years. "Ho has been director of the ex periment station for about 14 years. Some years ago he prepared for the United States government a book on the 'Climatology of the Cotton Plant.' This work has boen vory highly praised by Mr. Wilson, Secre tary of Agriculture under McKinley. Ho has also published a nttmber of text books." Continuing, Mr. Mc Kissiek said : "Prof. Mell is a very lovable character. Ho is exceedingly popular with both students and fac ulty. Ile is a devout Christian." Speaking of Mrs. Mell, ho said : "She is ono of tho beat women I know. She is the favorite of all the students. She takes a great interest in them, in their affairs, and is greatly liked. She takes a great in terest in the Daughters of tho Con federacy and Daughters of the Revo lution and is at present regent for Light Horse Harry Chapter. Dr. Moll was at one time commander-in chief of tho Sons of Confederate Veterans." Against Labor Laws. Washington, S opte m ber 4.-Capt. John II. Montgomery, of Spartan burg, who is one of the foremost men in the manufacturing conter of tho South, is in the city for a fow days, being a guest at the Hotel Ra leigh. Capt. Montgomery expresses the belief that tho people of the State at the primary oleotions last week expressed their disapproval of the proposed child labor law. Ho does not believe that the State Legislature will pass any laws interfering with the subjeot. Tho question at issne, ho says, is a delicate one, and the mill owners, as far as possiblo, have disoouragod ohild labor. Schools aro maintained, he says, for the ohildren of the villagers, but there are many cases where the labor of the Btnall members of the family is necessary for their support. Capt. Montgomery is President of the Pacolot Mills, with a oapital of nearly $2,000,000, and of tho Spar tan Mills with $1,000,000 oapital, be sides being a direotor in many other mills in the South. Besides being interested in South Carolina mills, he is also prinoipal owner in a big mill in GoorgiA. Columbia's glass factory is nearly completed. It will be in operation by the middle of September. One hundred and ten experts will be em ployed in the factory. It is said on good authority that the investments of Amerioan citizens in Cuba amount to about $280,000, 000. Fully ono-half of this tam is in sugar production. -Watoh the label on your paper you If want to know how your subscription ac count stands with TMK COURUS a. . New Orleans Slave Mart The New Orleans Times-Demo crat says : Talking about the old St. Charles, said an old-timer, it was one of the best known slave marts in the olden days. There were two stands ereoted, one for males and one for females, at each end of the bar. There the auction took place every Saturday. Sometimes there were only a few to be sold, and sometimes there were a great many. Anyway, they brought fancy prices in those days, between 1857 and 1860. The im portation of slaves had practically stopped then, and the prices were good. Besides, the war oloud had not come so dose that mon really be hoved thero was going to be a gigan tic struggle. Planters from all along the river, from Natchez and Vicks burg anoT all places between used to congregate in New Orleans and come around for the purpose of buy ing a likely-looking man or a likely looking woman. The men always brought the beHt prices of course, because thoy could do tho most work. Sometimes the prioe went as high as $1,200, and sometimes it was ns low as $500. It all depended on whether the fellow" who was selling had to sell or not. Things were then very much as they aro now in that regard, and men were as apt as ever to take advan tage of the misfortunes of their brethren. If tho slave was a man and war ranted in good health, tho first bid was somewhere in tho neighborhood of $500-that is, if the owner did not have to sell him to pay his debts. That being the case, the first bid was liable to be in the region of $900. Then the contest started, and the auctioneer, after the manner of his kind, prated on the value of the man he was selling and what thc produotivc oapacity of the average man was when he got to the field and was in oharge of a mulo. The bidding would go along until it reached $1,000, and then there would bo some hesitation until those who really liked the man for his general appearance could have time to adjust themselves to tho situation. Finally some man would timidly bid $1,200 and there would be a pause unless tho slave on the block was an unusually good man. It was all oash in those days and everybody had the money. To mc, fresh from tho bogs of Ireland, it was a revelation. I nevor sftw so much money in my life, and I have not seen such times sinco then, though I have seen men who had more money than any of the sugar planters of those days. In those times all of tho people seemed to have money. If you did not have any money yourself all you had to do was to ask tho next man for it and you got it. The wealth was evenly distributed. I was amazed, for I had come from a country which was poor then, and is poor ovon yet, and I had not been used to velvet and those things which go for luxury. I had run away from a ship down near the barracks, and I thought for a whilo I had landed in somo place where they grow money. The selling of slaves continued there evory Saturday until the out break of the war. Of course, when the people saw tho war was coming, tho number of slaves sold foll off, for tho reason that there were few buyers, but the business was kept up till tho call for troops was made and then all tho buyers were under arms and the business died of itself. I used to stand and watoh tho traffic in human beings when I was a boy. There was nothing of heart lessness, nothing of cruelty, nothing of meanness in it. These pooplo had been reared to a system, and the system, if bad, was not of their originating. They used to take the newly bought slave and tho first thing thoy did was to feed him well and toll him where he wne going. They were liberal and generous, those planters of the days before thc war. They used to tako care of thoir people, and thoy eduoated thc slaves and made them fit for some thing. The host evidence wo have of this is that the generation which we freed by the bayonet was the best generation of negroes whioh wc have seen. We have not their like now, and it will bo a long time be fore we get the like of thom. Bul the war stopped the salo of slavot and the anotionoer had nothing else to do, so he enlisted. It would be interesting to know how many people were sold at those old auction stands. I do not know and I have not hoard tho numbei estimated. But sometimes I wondei how many people there were whose whc'e futuro was disposed of there. It is ono of those things whioh will never be settled, but it is interesting to speculate on. To the above we add the follow ing: In the days, 1850 to 1860, the "nigger trader" was an important factor in the South. They were called "slave dealers," a term a little more aoceptible to them than the former one. But the negroes al ways designated them as "nigger traders." Thoy attended all estate saleB and-bought-up all unmanagea ble negroes and suoh as the owners were obliged to sell to pay debts. New Orleans and Memphis were the I ?ri nei| >le markets and they were generally carried out in droves in the fall and in tho early spring. At first the slave deaior would carry*wagons and oamp out. They did their own cooking on the road. When the market was reached the negroes were groomed and new clothes put on them so as to make them as "likely" as possible. Along about 1858 to 1860 first-class men and women sold for $1600 to $1800. -Spartanburg Spartan. There is more catarrh in this section of tho country than all other diseases put together, and until tho last few years it was supposed to bo incurable. For a groat many \oars doctors pronounced it a local discaso, and prescribed local rem edies, and by constantly failing to cure with local troatmont, pronounced it in curable. Scionce has proven catarrh to bo a constitutional disease, and it there fore requires constitutional treatment. UalTs Catarrh Curo, manufactured byF. J. Cheney ?fe Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the markot. lt is taken infernally in doses from ton drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any caso it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. Cu KKK Y ?fe Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 76 cents. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best Saving Hams. Grove Level, Ga.-Dear Mrs. Fel ton : As some one has asked for a receipt for keeping hams and I have seen no reply, I will offer my receipt which never fails. I have tried rub bing with black popper, wrapping in canvas and other ways, but with no success until I commenced using borax. Select a clear breezy day for unpacking tho meat, scald the joints for ^about two minutes in boiling water, wipe off water, sprinklo tho roughly with finely powdored borax, hang in accustomed placo and the work is over. Borax is cheap, cost ing about twenty cents per pound, which is sufficient for the joints of three or four hogs. The flavor is not at all impaired and meat treated in this way will keep perfectly tho year round, with never a fly, bug or anything to disturb its sweet juiciness.-Mrs. T. in Atlanta Jour nal. . Thief Slashes With Razor. Now York, September 3.-Slash ing to the right and left with a razor, a thief on the Third avenue elevated road terrorized a car full of passen gers and held them at bay until ho could mako his escape from the train. Ho seriously injured Edwrd Bergen, a passenger, and the guard who at tempted to capturo him. AB they closed in on him ho drow a razor and slashed Bergen twice, cutting frightful gashes in tho arms and right thigh. His activity with the weapon caused tremondous ex citement among tho passengers, many of whom wore women. The man shouted that ho would kill any person who interfered, and at Fifty third street station ho jumped over the gate to the platform. A number of passengers then took up the chase through tho streets, where thoy were joined by a largo crowd, but tho thief escaped. -i John M. Hudson Pardoned. Columbia, S. C., Septomber 4. Governor McSwooney acted on the following oase this morning : John M. Hudson, convioted of disposing of goods under lien in Ooonee county at the Maroh Term of Court, 1902, and sentenced to five months on the chain gang. Thero were mitigating circumstances in connootion with this case and representative citizens say they have known Hudson for twenty years and this is the first time he had over been convioted of violation of law. He was an old Confederate soldier. Tho petition was granted. Ho has about com pleted his sentence on the ohain gft"g THK COURIKR and the Atlanta Consti tution and tho Home and Farm ope y?ar for the sum of %'?. Auditor Cuts His Throat With Razor. Spartanburg, September 1.-Mr. Ebor Brewton, Auditor of Spartan burg county, was found in his room at the family residence on Converse street this morning in a dying condi tion. In his hand was found a razor. He had been in bad health for seve ral months and this faot is attributed as the oause of the sad affair. He arose thia morning at the usual hour, dressed himself and walked about the house. He was missed and his wife went to his room and found the door looked. Proouring a step-ladder the lady plaoed it noar an outside window. Looking into the apartment she saw her husband lying on tho floor. Assistance was called in and the door brokou. Mr. Brewton was barely alive and lived only a few minutes. He was about 58 years of age and had been Auditor of the county for several terms. He was very popular throughout the county. --4?? Items from (J ak way. nakway, September 1.-Marr ?od, Au gust Bl, 1902, at the resldenco of tho officiating minister, Hov. D. L. Whitaker, Miss Myrtie Harrison and Mr. J. T. Whitworth. Married. August 31, 1902. by Rov. D. L. Whitaker, Miss Ida Dodd to Mr. Clarence Allen. Married. August 31, 1002, at the resi dence of tue officiating minister, Rev. D. Li Whitaker, Mrs. J. C. Gibbs aud Mr. W. M. Busha. Several of Miss Daisy Wright's friends here attended her wedding at Fair Play on the 27tb. Rev. R. M. DuBoso prenched two ex cellent sermons at the Methodist ohuroh Suuday. .. Quite a largo and attentive con gregation was present at tho afternoon service. The protracted meeting was postponed. The Wesleyan meeting, which has been in progress during the last fifteen days, closed Sunday night. Several new members wore added to the church. The home folks and many friends of Mr. Alfred Pritohard are glad to havo him back again. Alfrod bas boen teach ing for some of the good mountain peo ple, and he is off ou a short vacation. Miss Belle Beardon is at home from her school at Pi?e Grove. Miss Nellie Harris has dosed hor school in Earle's District and roturned to her home near Fort Hill. Miss Nellie bas gained many friends during ber school this summer and they would be glad to have her come back. Mr. Frank Hutchens and family, of Spartanburg, who have been visiting relatives hore, have roturned homo. Dr. Clayton, of Central, attended the Wesleyan mooting boro Saturday and Sunday. Miss Adams, of Georgia, who has boon visiting at tho home of Mr. J. R. Brown the past two weeks, returnod homo Sat urday, accompanied by Mr. Rufus Brown. Crops in this section aro good, and tho farmers havo a lot of work on their hands just now. Mrs. Oma Cain, an aged lady who has been living here a number of years, died at tho home of her son, Mr. J. D. Cain, at 0 o'clock p. m., August 27, 1002. Funeral services wore conducted by Rev. Padgett Thursday afternoon, after which her remaius wore laid to rest in tho Con tor ohuroh yard. Country Lad. ADDITIONAL NEWS ITi MU. Mrs. Oma Cain, wifo of Mr. Richard Cain, died at hor homo, near boro, last week. She leaves a number of sons, daughters and a husband to mourn her death. Miss Jodio Hidey, who has boen visit ing relatives at Anderson, Denver and other places in Andersou county, re turned home Saturday. Dr. I. J. Burriss visited relativos at Denver recently. Miss Ella Aid,aili is visiting relatives at this place. Miss liosa King, of Westminster, vis il ed Miss Ila Bearden rocently. Mr. J. J. Haley and family, accompa nied by his cousins, Mr. S. C. George and family, of Anderson, have beon to tho mountains on a few days' outing. Misses Hattie Mel,in, Manie Brown and Belle Bearden and Messrs. S. L. Brown, Cullen Beardon and Rufus Brown attended tho camp meeting at Poplar Springs, Ga., last week. ?"* Reduced Rates Via Southern Railway. Birmingham, Ala.-National Baptist Convention, colored, Soptomber 17-24, ono faro. Dates of sale Soptembor 14-17, inclusive; final limit Soptembor 27. Donver, Colorado.-National/ ocia tlon Lotter Carriers, SeptoV?i'J?r 1-0. Vory low ratos. Dates of salo August 20-30; final limit Octobor 5. Macon, Ga.-Annual Mooting Farmers' National Congress, October 7-10, ono fare. Dates of sale October 5-0; final limit Ootobor ll. Omaha, Nebraska.-National Conven tion Christian Church, Ootobor 15-23, ono fare. Dates of sale Ootobor 14-10, inclusive; final limit Octobor 28. For furthor information as to rates, sobed ules, oto., apply to any agent, or to J. C. Beam, Jr., D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga., or R. W. Hunt, Div. P. A., Charleston. South Carolina Farms. According to a bulletin recently issued by the Consus Bureau, the farm property of South Carolina is valued in the aggregate at $163,691, 159. Of this amount $99,805,860 represents tho value of lands ; $26, 955,670 the value of buildings ; $6,629,770 of machinery, and $20, 199,869 the value of live stock. The farm lands of the State cover an area of 13,985,014 aores. Ninety acres is given as the average size of farms in the State,, while in 1850 the average size was 641 aoros. There has boen a gradual deorease each ten yearn tunco the half century mark was passed. The farms now number 165,855 and of them 86,881 are ope rated by negroes. The farm pro ducts of the State for 1899 repre sented a value of $68,266,912. Cot ton is the principal orop and the cot ton lands constitute 66 per cent of the entire farm area. Bryan Attacked by Man With a Pistol. Linooln, Nebraska, September 8. By a quick, powerful movement W. J. Bryan saved himself from an as sault by a drunken man at the Labor Day celebration. Mr. Bryan was leaving the grounds when he notioed two men fighting, one with the other pinioned to the ground. He started to separate the oombatants. John Burke went to Mr, Bryan's as sistance and the two soon had the fighters separated. No sooner had they done this than one of the men pulled a knife and a revolver from bis pockets and made a dash toward the peacemak ers, wildly brandishing his weapons and threatening vengeance Mr. Bryan and the barber sprang upon thc desperate man and soon relieved him of his weapons. There were no arrests. f Negro Lynched in Georgia. Covington, Qa.? September 1. Nows roached hero yesterday of the lynching of a negro in Jasper county, about If) miles south of this placo Saturday. The negro was a tramp, said to bo named John Brown. He attempted an assault upon Miss Chafin, a young lady living in the edge of Jasper county. He was captured by Bailiff John Counard, who had started to Monticello, where the negro would have been placed in jail, but he was mot by a party of white men about ten miles from Monticello, who took the negro, hung him and riddled bis body with bullets. The parties par ticipating are unknown. McMahan Suggested. Columbia, September 3. - The name of Superintendent MoMahan has been prominently mentioned in The Nows and Courier in connection with the presidency of the So*:4.*! Carolina College and in a state.n^nt by him to-night ho clearly sets forth his position and says : "I keenly appreciate the compliment of the suggestion, but I could not accopt tho position, if it were offered to me, since I led in the removal of Dr. Woodward. Moreover nothing could tempt me to givo up my pres ent work sooner than I am forced to do so by tho expiration of the term for which I was elected." Charleston's Shanie. Charleston, September 3.-The people of Charleston are stirred up as they have never been before over the proof that fraud was resorted to in tho primary election hero last weok. A mass meeting was hold to night at which resolutions were passed and plans made for tho pre vention of tho repetition of snob, an outrage. The oxecutivo committee of the county still has under advise ment ways and means of proceeding against the men who wore guilty of tho fraud. It is probable that the whole matter will be laid . before Solicitor Hildebrand with a requost that ho tako out warrants and go before tho grand jury to prosecute the managers of the fraudulent boxes. Mont Pelee's Last Eruption. Castries, St. Lucia, Soptember 3. Tho latest Martinique advices say the last eruption of Mont Pelee was much moro sorious than the first re ports indicated. It is now known that 1,050 were killed and 1,500 in jured. A largo tract of country in land was devastated. The govern ment has ordered all tho Northern parishes evacuated. Tho heat on tho island is almost unbearable, owing to tho volcanic action. Trying to Starve Himself to heath. Jackson, Miss., September 8. Tom Sevon, alias Tom Ray born, a negro murderer, was taken from tho Jaokson jail yesterday to Smith county where lie will stand trial next week. Tho negro was confined ten days in tho Jackson jail for safe keeping, and he has adopted a horoio method to cheat tho gallows. For the past eight days he has steadfastly refused to eat and insists that it is his determination to starve to death. Not a single mouthful of food has passed his lips during the fast, al though tho most tempting viands havo been placed beforo him, and evon a huge watermelon failed to provoke a manifestation of hunger. Valuable Land for Sale., I am offoring my farm for sale, con taining 850 acres, 80 acree of which are fine bottom land, ard 120 acres good up land, in cultivation. Four good resi dences on the farm, eaoh having out houses, Uno orchards, good pastures and well watered, oto. Tho farm is situated on Colonol Fork's creek, two miles of Westminster, 8. (J. For particulars, corm's, otc, apply to 0. C. l'orler or J. T. Porter, 82-35 Westminster, S. C,