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JUDGE THOS. J. MACKEY DEAD. Fought in Confederate A1711)'-Elect ed Judge by Carpet-baggers. I Washington, April 8.-Judge T. J. M ac,co y died last night at the Georgetown University Hospital, af ter an illness of about ton days, fol lowing an operation. At his bed side when death caine was his son, Capt. C randal Mackey, Common wealth's Attorney for Alexandria county, Virginia. Mrs. Mackey, the Judge's widow, ls In New York city. Tho funeral Will be held at the Vir ginia home of his son. Thc Inter ment will bo at Arlington. Confed erate veterans will act as pallbear ers. Sketch of His Ute. (News and Courier.) Tilomas Jefferson .Mackey was born in Charleston on tho '?'.Ul day April. IS.'IO, and was In sonic re spects one of the most interesting characters who ever lived in this State. In every county of South Carolina good stories are told over and over again of his sayings or doings in the days when be was one of the Circuit Judges, some twenty five years ago. Judg?? Mackey first attended the Citadel Academy, and was after wards graduated from Harvard Uni versity Law School. 11?> took part in the war with Mexico, and at tho battle ol' Chapultepee received ?> wound, from which he never fully recovered. For gallantry during this conflict he was awarded medals by the Legislature of South Carolina and by the city of Charleston. Ile joined the command of William Wal ker, the American adventurer, who In 1855 and I85? seized tho Gov ernment of Nicaragua, but whose plans failed because the United Stales government refused to recog nize him. and be was one of Wal ker's captains In that undertaking. lu the War Botween tho States Judge Mac key served throughout the conflict under Gen. Sterling Price, of the Confed?rale army, and was chief ol' engineers of the district of Ar kansas. Whatever other charges were brought against him. he was never accused of ho king bravery. After the war Judge Mackey, des pite the fact that he had been iden tified with the fortune's of the Con federacy throughout that struggle, went in with the Carpel-bag crowd. He was elected Judge of the Sixtli Judicial District of South Carolina, and served three terms in that ca pacity. He was a man ol' uncom mon ability, in manner setentlous and ponderous, yet epigrammatic also, and many of his witty remarks still survive. He it was who said of Wright, the negro Judge on the Supreme Hench at that time, that "Wright is like necessity, because he knows no law." Ills ingenious* mind could always devise some means for acquitting the prisoners whom he wished to acquit and of convicting those whom he wished lo convict, or for settling civil causes as he might desire. One of the solicitors ofthat time has told this writer of the man ner In which Judge Mackey turned loose one after another ol' a batch of negroes who were clearly guilty, but whom Mackey did not want to con vict. He instructed the jury to ac quit the first because the solicitor had failed to prove that the gun was loaded. The solicitor in tin next case proved that the gun was loaded, hut Judge Mackey got around thal hy telling the Jury that they must acquit since it had not been shown thal the powder was put into the gun before the bullet. In Hie next case he charged that as it nacl not been proved that the gun muzzle-loaders were then used-had been properly primed, an acquittal must follow, and so on. When the revolution of 187C took place in South Ca .dina. Judge Mackey was quick to see the way things were going, md again went in With the Democrat.. who were glad at that time to welcome any assist ance. He did good service for Hampton, and was tho Commission er from South Carolina, who con ducted HIP negotiations with Presi dent Hayes, which resulted In the recognition of Wade Hampton ns Governor of the State, and in tho vi'- i : i g over to Hayes of the Presi dential vote of South Carolina. Not milch luis been seen of Judge Mackey In South Carolina in recent years. Reports brought back here indicated that his career for n time was a checkered one. but little has been beard of him lu tho last several yea rs. Mrs. Cu mut ck for Postmistress. Nashville, Tenn., April !?. An ef fort is being made to have Mrs. Car mack, wife of the late Sennlor E. W. Carmack, who met a tragic death In this city several months ago, ap pointed postmistress at Columbia, Tenn. Representative Brownlow will endeavor to Induce the Demo cratic members of Tennessee to unite in asking President Taft to make the appointment. PItlSOMOHS HAU ACID. Frank Turnor und Mart Hopkins In tended to Ilreak Juli. (Anderson Mall, April 7.) Sheriff NV. ll. King and Deputy M. M. Stewart nipped In the bud about noon to-day one of the most cleverly planned jail deliveries ever attempt ed in Anderson county, and are this afternoon working on clues that may lead to the arrest of those *butslde, who are bound to have aided the two white prisonc's in the Jail. Frank Turner, a whPo man. arrested at Pei? ser about 'w uionth? ago on an un mentional le charge, and Mart Hop kins, who has about completed a sentence for blockading, having been seul here from Oconee county, in the plan. The officers learned that one of these prisoners had a knife in his possession that had been lt ft with lilin some time yesterday, and fear ing lie might injure some of the other prisoners, decided on a search of the jail. They went to the cell to day, and after finding tho knife In the possession of Turner, decided to press the search further. in the corner of the cell, beneath a box, were found three small vials, con taining about an ounce eat h of liquid. The bottles were shown to a lead ing druggist of the city and he de clared them to contain sulphuric, ni tric and hydro-chloric acid, three of the most powerful acids known, and in sufficient quantities to eat away the bars of the cells when placed so that there would be a constant drip ping, within about twenty-four hours. lt ls believed by some that the knife was to have been used as a saw, and applied to the bars after they bad been almost rusted away hy the acids. The officers who thwarted ibo plan, .believe firmly that the escape was planned ny Turner, whose iden tity has never been fully established since ho was arrested at Pel/.or. On his legs and anns at that time Were shackle marks, indicating that he had recently done time somewhere, and it has been thought since that ho ls wanted in another section. No Olie alton! Pelzer was aide to give any light as to his Identity. He has1 the appearance of a shrewd, daring fellow. One of tho three bottles found in the noll to-day lore the name of a leading local druggist stamped in the glass, but all Of the labels bad been ' carefully removed. The bottle hear ing the druggist's name contained sulphuric acid, but he says this acid ; is usually handled hy plumbers. Sov- 1 eral days ago a woman of about 40 i years, rather shahh'ly dressed, says1 the druggist, called ; t the store sev- I eral times and asked for the acid.! the name of which she had rather j mixed, but none was sold to lier, and ' she went away, supposedly io a plumber's. An odor of burning rags was de- . (ccted In the jail yesterday by those | in charge there, and lids has tn iii manner led to the discoveries to-day. i When the search was made, many fragments of burned rags and a nura- j her of mat? hes were found conceal ed with the acids. This is explain- ; ed by the officers, who say that the fumes Hom the burning rags were ; intended to overe?me those which jeanie from the acids working on the Iron hal s of I he cells. A partial investigation was made at the j;iii to-day to see If any of the effects of the acids on the bars could bo lound, but nothing lias so far I come of t Uis. The drugs may not yet I lune been applied, those who planned and were io execute the Jail delivery preferring rather to work in the night lime, or it may he that a sulll elont amount of the acida bad not been used lo produce au impression. lt was said this afternoon that a detective will come here at once, and an effort be made to establish the identity of Turner, who is believed to have laid the plans and directed the purchase ol' the acids from the cell. Ho ls about :i."> years old. "Stops itching instantly. Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, Itch, hives, herpes, scabies-Donn's Ointment. At any drug store. Hanged for Murder. Richmond, Va., April 8.-Joel Payne, a negro, was hanged In Bed ford City to-day for the murder of Reed Swain, his father-in-law, a year ago. He was convicted before the electrocution law went into effect. How T?T" Gam Flesh Persons have been known to gain a pound a datjby taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. It is strange, but it often happens. Somehow the ounce produces the pound; it seems to start the digestive machinery going properly, so that the patient is able to digest and absorb his ordinary food which he could not do before, and that is the way the gain is made. A certain amount of flesh ls necessary for health; if you have not got it you can. get it by taking SCOTT'S EMULSION Send (hit advertisement, together with name of paper In which lt appears, your address and four cents to cover postage, and we will send you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St.. New York NOAHS LINIMENT REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD USE NOAH'S Nerve, Bone and Muscle Liniment. Contains tho old-fashioned Ingredients of lini ments used by your grandparents, and it also embodies ?lie latest and up-to-date discover ies. lt has therefore the advantage over rem edies that have been before the public 25 or 50 years, in that it ls Up-to-date in its Ingrc dieiits, lt is Triple Strength, and the Most Penetrating, therefore Most Effective. liest for All Nerve, Hone mid Muscle Aches and Pains. It strikes almost instantly Into the cords, muscles and nerves In any part of the body, giving relief more quickly than any other remedy known, because of Its peculiar penetrating properties. Absol'i ?ly pure, for internal and external uses for ? .n and beast. For AU Creation. Try it. 23c. WHAT THESE PEOPLE SAY OF NOAH'S LINIMENT: SCIATIC RH E UM ATI SM. East Providence, R. I., March 31, 19 uS.-I have been confined to my room with sciatic rheumatism for the past three months, unable to walk and suffering the most intense pain In my right hip and leg con tinually. Recently a relative sent mo a bottle of Noah's Liniment to try, and 1 found it drove the pain wherever applied. Now I am so I can walk around the house and have no doubt it will perform a perma nent cure. W. H. FLOOD. USED AT LARGEST STABLE IN THF WOHLD. Richmond, Va., Feb. 28, 190S. I have been using Noah's Lini ment at these stables for the past two months with the greatest satis faction, and confider it one of the best. I have given out several bot tles to horse men who have also used it with good results. A. H. TURNER, With Smith Rros.-McCleary-McClel lan Co. RHEUMATISM. Swnnsboro, Va., Oct. 31, ?9.08. About six weeks ago I suffered an attack of rheumatism in my right leg, and it was hard for me to get about. I R?'V Noah's Liniment ad vertised and 1 thought I would try it, and I found that it did me a whole lot of good, In fact, it took all the pain and soreness away. 1* have worked at the iron trade (Old Do minion Iron and ,Nall Works) for about fifty years, and i get bruised freqeutnly. I find Noah's Liniment takes all soreness out Immediately. I recommend Noah's Liniment to any who suffer aches and pains. EDWARD RYAN. NEURALGIA AND TOOTHACHE. Hodges, S. C., April 23, 1908. My wife suffered for several years with neuralgia and toothache. She used half a' bottle of Noah's Lini ment and got immediate relief. I would not be without it in my house at any cost. J. S. FISHER, Policeman. SUFFERED TEN YEARS. Point Eastern, Va., June 18, 1908. I suffered ten years or more with a dreadfully sore pain In my back and tried different remedies, but had a return of the pain and soreness till I tested the "Noah Liniment," of which less than half a bottle seems to have made a perfect cure. I nm much stronger indeed. I think lt ls just grand, and I do hope all suffer ing with rheumatism and all other pains and soreness will ten Its cura tive powers, especially the aged, and be healed. I used lt externally only. 1 shall always keep lt on hand. MRS. J. D. BILLINGSLril. BACKACHE AND STIFF JOINTS. Abbeville, S. C.. Jan. 9., 1009. I purchased a 25c. bottle of Noah's Liniment of C. A. Milford & Co., and used lt for rheumatism, stiff joints and backache, and I can say it did me more good than any pain remedy I ever used. It has also been used In my family for coughs, colds, cramp and colic, always giv ing immediate relief. REV. GEO. W. SMITH. NOAH'S LINIMENT IS THE GREATEST REMEDY KNOWN FOR ALL FORMS OF RHEUMATISM, NEU RALGIA, STIFF JOINTS, LAMENESS, BACKACHE, TOOTHACHE, STRAINS, AND SPRAINS, CRAMPS, COLIC, SORE THROAT, COLDS, ETC. NOAHS LINIMENT IMPORTANT NOTICE Noah's Liniment is now sold by nearly all dealers in medicine. Being new in the South, it is not on sale everywhere, but any painstaking dealer should gladly get lt for you. If he will not, a sample bottle will be malled free by giving his name on a post-card, and mentioning tills paper. Noah's Ark, our tindo mark, registered in U. S. Patent Office for your protection, is used on every label .md carton of the genuine Noah's Liniment. 1; is quite important that the public should note this before purchasing, as also the fact that tho words Noah's Liniment always ap pear in red ink on every original package. None genuine without these distinctive marks. Everyone.sholld beware of imitations offered by unscrupulous dealers. We will promptly prosecute every infringe ment of our rights. NOAH REMEDY CO., Richmond, Va., and Heston, Muss. Dealers In medicine will find an interesting proposition by writ ing us direct to Richmond, Va. NOAHS LINIMENT GUARANTEED AND SOLD BY DR. .1. W. HELL, WALHALLA ; W. J. LUNNEY, SENECA. GREENVILLE JAIL WAS EASY. [Inrton Declares that He Had No Trouble in (jotting Out. Greenville, April n -Stubbornly et'uslng tu give any account ot* how ie made his escape from the jail 1?re, upon the grounds that he ninia want to use the same nieth )ds in leaving his present place of ?onfinenient in the Asheville jail, vhere he was lodged after his sen lational capture Monday afternoon, Jeorge Harton, the notorious safe dower, is taking his capture coolly turi expressing the utmost confidence n his ability to again reach ,the out side world. The Asheville Citizen of Wednesday has this story in refer m?e to him. "The (?reenville jail was easy and ll get'OUl Of here, too," said Geo. Harton, one of the champion craeks nen and jail breakers of the CO'in ry, who was captured al Craggy Monday night, In the jail here to la v. Closely guarded In an iron cell, ivlth everything that might be used ts a weapon taken from him. his case eeuis a hopeless one, but there seems 0 be little (|UC3tiqn in bis mind'that 1 way of escape will pre. cul Itself. Ile has broken out of some of the -t! oili est jails in the count , y. and the officers lu re ate taking appar >ntly needless precautions to keep til m safe. Garber Moore. alias "Tennessee Dutch." his companion, who was cap ured with him, but who made good Ills escape, is still at large, bur the search tor him ls kept up and the juicers believe they will laud him rot. The post office inspector arrived from Greenville yesterday and iden tified his erstwhile prisoner, after which Harton acknowledged his iden [itv. He and bis pal were headed to ward Knoxville when arrested, he laid. He t-.lks freely at the jail, but s careful not to tell how he got out ?f jail at Greenville. "I ain't going to tell how I got out because I might want to get out in the same wray here," he said to a reporter to lay. lt ls believed here that some ma terial other than explosives wns used, for when the escape from tlreenvlUo was made even the guards lieard no noise. The theory has been advanced thal cotton was packed into a hole drilled with pieces of an um brella and water poured on this. When showed a newspaper account of the theory he only said: "I'll give the man who wrote that credit for having a lot of sense, lt's not for me to say whether it's right or whether lt's not." A telegram was received here In the afternoon from Post Office In spector Gregory, who is now In Mor ristown. Tenn., stating that he hoped to soon land "Tennessee Dutch," alias Garber Moore, alias Ruther ford. "Dutch" is a native of Ten nessee and knows the mountains thoroughly. He will, it is thought, give the Officers considerable trou ble before he is again behind the bars. The government, it is understood, has sent other detectives to work on the case, and these, together with the great army of policemen and city and county detectives who are searching tor the yeggman, ought to make his continued liberty a bard matter. Hut the "Garber," as he is sometimes called, is one of Ibo most desperate men in tho business ol' sale-blowing and jail-escaping. Repeatedly has he defeated shrewd officers, and has often gotten away whim escape seemed Impossible. As to Barton's escape from tho jail at Asheville, this is thought to bo simply idle boasting. There Js no question but that the man ls now being watched day and night, a nfl the sheriff of Asheville is determin ed thal the man will be there when the olllcer comes to lake him to trial. "Dr. Thomas' EclecUlc OH ls the best remedy for that often fatal dis ease croup. Mas been used with success In our family for eight years."- Mrs. I,. Whlteacre. Buffalo, New York. To Hay Engineers $2,500 Each. Washington, April 8.-After a conference with the President?lo-dny Secretary of War Dickinson announc. ed that six consulting engineers who accompanied Mr. Taft to the Isth mus of Panama shortly before his in auguration would receive as com pensation for their servces a fee of $2,500 each and expenses. POLICEMEN SHOOT LAWYER. Prominent iii? i.ul Attorney I nuiid at Broken Saloon Window. Richmond, Va., April 8.-Ordway Puller, a former member of the Leg islature, and a prominent young at torney of this city, was shot at an early hour this morning, by police men just afier having broken tho window of a saloon, and although he is now in a hospital, he is under the surveillance of the police on a felony charge. The officers heard the crash of glass, and presuming that some one was breaking Into the place, ran to the scene and discov ered Puller, whb made an attempt to escape. Both officers fired, one of the shots taking effect in his leg. Buller dropped and was captured. His wound ls not considered dan gerous. To save buying so much cow feed the next winter, try some cowpeas this time. They are hay and grain both. The COW pea hay mnkes the very best cow feed to feed while giv ing milk in winier. Read what Nicholas I grocer In Savannah . I\ V. LIPPMAN, Savanna, Gt... Dear Sin For many years I contumed much nu my power to ?et cured of that terrible di* < my health. I visited Hot Springs, Ark., > desperation I took P. P. P. (Lippman's tircly cured. In the eight years since tha matism. P. P. P. did the work to my entire nent cure. FOREST FIRES RUINING. Untold Damage Dom- o?; the Vender? hilt Fstatc. Asheville, N. C., April 8.-Advices from Transylvania to-day state that forest fires, which have been raging on the Vanderbilt possessions In that section for the last two days, have done enormous damage to virgin timber, and that two rangers' cab ins have been destroyed. The val uable timber tracts In tfle Toxaway country are also said to have been damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars. Residents In the latter section, whose property was endangered by the flying sparks, turned out and fought the fires day and night. We often wonder how any person can be persuaded Into taking any thing but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung trouble. Do not be fooled in to accepting "own make" or other substitutes. The gen uine contains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow package. J, W. Hell, Walhalla; Stoncoypher Pharmacy, West minster. Heures ? Rheumatism .ang, the largest retail says about P. P. P. sdiclne, and in fact tried every meant In ease, rheumatism, which had undermined without gaining relief, and At tatt in iheer great remedy), and wai in a short time ea. t time I have not had a symptom of dura* satisfaction and made a quick and perm?* Your? truly, Nicholas I,ang.