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rPK SS - VOL. XXI PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1892. NO 35. GOV. 11LIU AM'S VIEWS. HE THINKS THE FARMERS SHOULD STICK TO THE DEMOCRACY. No Ottier 1.%ti3 C;a ivd To t m lhe ti -'te-f They Neei -Tiv'ritir 11t Pmrt. a imtiNon and a si;m,re iml S)Loti la Le i at vire. I Aone. CotxmitiM%, S. C., May 4P.-The cor responden r of t w At latita (oinst itut ion recently iutr% ie w d Gov. Tillman on the sit wi tion,wad hi:i views x% ill b.e read with un11smial linteret,. Ile said ihe Alliance in S:uttth Caro lina hai lcid nilothing to (o with the Third Paty and 14hs given it n1o en Couragement. It. his foilrid no phlce 10 rest Its head in t his Statt-, ard I nere are none muore bitterly ojpposed U) it than tre the Allianiceminii of -South C trolima. In reply to my (pie3tion as to whet ho r he thoug!' a l-mocratiE I'rvsIlei t would be teec'd, and if the TI.li rd I Par ty would affect the Iprobalbl resilt, Govertior F'itimin said: "The p--iAti1 situtilitoi in thu IU nilted States ut tn! t iiie is soine%% hat simil ir to the to-t.iion of adlairs j-ut. precv( ing the i;* inll1i-g of the De,loenatie convention III Ch,; h ston in 186 T n. , a nw, ' viviel heing iij'1-it y of the peop-e ot ihl-, Coit ry were allier ents of tilt DlEm.Eratic party, but1, 1 11wr1-e vas divi-;iou bi regard to slayerv. To day the ilfEict p-Arty is livi(led mi the qtes- i-) oI linancEs, silver and ( t.t t ariff. 1*1 Ch 1.: rlestoa conveition failea to .1a4re-, mnd two set. of canldi dateA wvrt pt' into the lik-it. The re, sllt is hi- ury. I *92 1 he re, is dang E r of a rep':I)tion o)f the S.ame hlitder. The Soith ;,.nd West grown weary and disgusted with thie cowardice and divi Sion ainoig the 1enocrats in Con gress, are I hinking of Third Party as t a mneans o!* relie'f. I t must be borie in mind that the Third irty i-a looks to an A lihtce of tho agricultural and prodicing :t ates as ag4inst- the mlaiu facturinig .-"ates, andA of the horrowing ,or debtor tates as avainst tlite creditor States. Bal. therc is a discordant, ele mllent aid apparently an insuperable barrier to a cor(ial and lasting inion by reason of sectional prejudice. The farmers o1 th e Northwest have hither to been tho blackest of black tepubli cans, and -m far as I can disc:.ver there is little or no change toward the South atmong thi m ont ha t question. The in terests of the twti sections are identical and in titie they may work h.-M1oni olisly togtlier, but I think it will take a few ioro turns of the screw by Wall street and New England to effect it. The financial ideas and the tari If policy advocatt d by the Northwestern Third Party nit-ii appeal very strongly to the Southern farinlers, but what Irive we to gain if we -o with them, and what will we risk shiout we desert aind split the Pellno.rat ic im-t 3 ? An (-x. iti im - tion of thi repri,esentation in the vIe toral co:1-;: )htws that, Eat of !he mississipl.i and Noirh of the Ohio and P*,''' ri-vrs. I 1e creditor and ianti 41 !U 1titrl1 , 1,,a U ie h a.s there r.- tiiough chek ql,votes to choose i1e I'ltsikdit, lackir,- olly seven vo:.4 s. 'lis sect ion of the eoliln try has siite tie- war dominated and now doi i.te ti goverument. The rest of its .i e bewvrs of wood 11t1 d raw ens of wat tr. NIbt'd by the LiiFf. Robbed liv the (,.:.monetization of sil Yer. UlIOAd by lie tinancial I.olicy -)f Wall st , uieb goverins It Wash ington. "Wisco a-l 111A Marymind are ihe only twoE .( -latus within I those bt-ids, where th- lliOerats aid Imepubeits would 1nol. imite to (lfeatl whit are known alS 'Jhe Ocala dI11mdMA,aid I 1e lieve t hey % ouild o ii. N ov. ii 1,1.- last, election ntith tc.taningli thle titial ing Deinocraitic malijorit.y in (F.,gress, the Reptublicans0 C crrlied ('a hforn11a, Colorado, I (daho, Nev'auda, North I )ako ta, South .l)akota, WVyonIung, Wainitg toni at.d ).igoni with tiIhiirty-seveni elec toral votet?:, arid I kitow 1no reaston why thle Demto--ratitc (or Thlird Il'arty can hlope th~ s y ar t o cha:nige that vote. " We 1.n( * 44urse lveCs confri 'nt e'd with States are DiE-lcralts as 11 Iar as local se-lf-gover'nment 'il andil St at' s' i lihts are -conIce.rne'd, bult Lie aepoe:1* ir''lIO( Io fa) It coinage fsiii I~vr, they aire opposed to increase' i f te currentIcy an' to4a) chanirge in our11 lin:inci:al jEtbai y. Whiile the T1hirid l'aruty lIepurjlican.s i t N~orthw~ est are in~ favor ofi 1he>4 I bqIious, but, ats enatlor' l'effer s:i.<, tilt' w.li 'vote with thte lipulblicans til ill (ot' quelLstionS;' Iin oEther wEordts, tliwy haite tile Sotuthiein whito e lli l loive3 thle negro. "'IL appears 1o 11m, thn a11 . very plainl caise. SOIl:hitrn I h'noEruiats cannollt Itool w iihI aI' Tird par Iwit houit grt r isk, and the( ri-k will tbe 1taken1 absolute'ly that I cani seE, 1,1.ort ofi a mEtiracle, of a Third I 'arty, Iil ing ai l're(sidet. lhit. It Is beyondt( (iues-tio' thIiat ifth whit~ ile Democr-ats of LheC South divide1, on lIa tional plitie~s, thet ntgr'o will be~ brouAgh t. Inl as a iactor to :onitrol the resul t. Once etnirolled a111( used( in111 Iiat ial elecC tionis lIe w iiilithenceforthi be a fatorlti inI State electIIions. Wt t Ihat iineanls every t hiuking inan can undertist and" "~ W hat Couroi's, L,ben, ought tile South-.1 ern peole purlIsuel?" I asked. "The Soul lherni States are like I re'land(. WVe pay I-ritloute to our1 conqulIer'ers ini an ever licr'e:ing pensioni roll; but jut? 11s Ireland, ii'altr l 'arnellI, by hiersjistenht, reason1 anidi juistI(ee lf the Enl ' lishi peo pIe, bids fai zio soon 1 obltatin1 all r'easot. able r' ihts and14 redret'ss I~ of V ivaices, we may hiopi', Ii>y jtutrsliiig a st tin:Lir couirse', to ge rel.1IefI, butt it wil i14' Itt anid by ti-e I )ttntEratic p arty, it' it, comes soon1, antdti am1t altIma l, t.- icih to say) if it, coe's ever'l. (Our pl i naltionial conlvention11, ini countijuncrt ion with the N orthwesterni Demoiicr at. andt make the light, on a plritformt oh pritnu pie, withi a cant, brave canid a:~e. Th'lere Shni de1 no dhodgitng ill It' plat form, no0 stratddIing, rno glIt,tet ing giti erailities,' thut an emhl datic denmn fort(I11 an increase'd culrrenlcy, free com iage, railroad cIIntrol. inIcomte taIx anld tallill' reform, eie,-a pilatforml which will comlmanId the suppor)Et' 01' tile Al hnce', wilIe it. will not, drive conservative D)emocrat ini Ne w York, lndtianai, New ,Jersey, ConnicCticut, and11 Marylanu into "Why ('0 youI met('ion these States particular' '?" "WVell, to' South, wEithiout Matry land, has1 only 1-18 eletct oral vottes-+eventy live Short, iif at mljo)rity. In past con test8 these States havey been more fre qtiently Democratic titan lepublican, w%-herea-i the Nort hwesterk States have I)eeni aiiost invariably ltepiblican. It will not be good policy to drive away these staunch friends who have stood by its against the force bill and other radical deviltry, while running after an ignis fatitis in the Northvest. In other v,ords, we utist not turn loose the birds we have util we catch those inl the bush." "Well, Governor, do you think the Allianc will Support a cand(lidate wIlo (o-s not stand on tie Ocala plat form ?" "Alliance Deiocrats will support the )eikocr>ttic noinllev, aliI it the plat fojriI gives promise 40 Ihiancial relhef, I tin1k tie candidate .would car-y every Suthllit-rn State. I te national De itiorcacy surrnderk to Wall str( et, then I don't 'ow what will happe." " Then you are op'l)sed to tme nominlta I ion of Cleveland ?" "I. am), Imiost (litphatica Illy. It. would be the gate-st.t ilisfortuine tht cotild IPPeI to 'is at thi, time, and would give anIi impetis to 'hil-il Partvism in tile Sol hz that I dread o coitemlplate." "WouI his wmiia'ion rstilt in a Third I.rts in SIutit Carolina?" "1 do hot kiow. It would dvjnd upon the platfo m; biut a Wall strt!et candid-V'e and a W all street platform would bed uInore than ouir people would stand." "Ilhen you advis,t lite Alliance of Georg'i;l to -taId ty the D)umocratic par y ?" "I ad vise the Alliance evervwhere to do so. Our policy shoitid be i.o control the natin>al .)mocratic nominating convention, force th h ithit on the lines I have indicated and put ill) the best an we can find who believes in it and i1s nymnpatly witil the masses. sih1( WitI4814de i UI Death. H1AnTFORD, coni., May 5.-Pietty Minnie Marshall's admirer lies dead in the morgue to-night. Although he had a wife and thiee children in Boston, Charles E. Sherwood became infatuated with Alinnieshortly after he located in Ilartiord last November, as a photo grapher. Every thing went pleasaitly, and they had no trouble itil three weeks ago, when Minnie's parents hear-1 a t umor that her lover had a fam ily. Minie's fat her traced the report, and last, Friday interviewed the de serted wi'e in Boston. $herwood beco -ne desperate, and af ter ineffectual efforts to see Minnie he talked tO hi partner last night of sui. cide. Ile Would listen to no reason or talk of anything cther than the cruel tate which had separated him from her. lIe roamed the streets nearly all night, and early this morning when Minnie happene<I to glance from her chamber %%indow she saw Sherwood, who wais s aridir,g i a vacant lot ad joinling the hotu:e. Ile made no mo tion nor did he speA k, but fixtd upon hc-r an aw il stre. A i.,mentit l,t er he r.ais(l a Vial to li- lips and t1rallk the contents Then there %%as a iie of a revolver anLId a shArp report. Sierwoil pithed hed lo;g or ward wit h a builet hole t hrough his skul anl was (14ad before passersby Could r. each imii. 11 his pockets Were f- ' \iinnie's pholtgraptih, a lock of 'a'v I' - which hore ltrae- Ol haivirlg been read au ree:ta. The body will be forwarded to his Widow in Bustonl. ii AnanI.TON, S. C., 'May d.-Local Polities I., tle SOiE topic of conive-rsation in i bis ll' y tO(:ty. The Regtlars eon si-ler that tie It' formers have, made a batd blre:,k, %hile the latter argue that their act ion lait night was Strictly the pioper th11in to df), an( beli'ev that in i ht- elld thoy w\i 1 lie stccessful. h'lle rtguir t 'mit ! en;ent Will prepare an ld wes Y'at mng k Leir positionl, all( the I letirm-rs will ipr-:bably do likew~'ise. Soitie (of the lcgutlars chairte that if I he lieft.riimers si ad a (delegation to C2o lumbtia, it will ht~ for Tfillmain on condi tion that the Stte Executive Corn nit tee sh:tl iiuport thle lleform mnove mentt in theC cominrg count-y contest. If* this be true, of couirse the contesting delegat io n wilt be seatted when they go to Cut ia. it this connection it is not irrelevant to mention that Adju t:mt Genteral Farley has been in the city this week. Thie lieormoers, otn the other hand, v igorotusly deny that, their nmovemteit has ainy connection with Tillman anid assert, that a maitjorityv of their tact ioni is bit terly opposedl to himi. lTis is nii all pr-obabibi y entirely true. lha, p 'hies is pol iies, and the side bnat, conies t, 'ltindl may be willing ii votu- Ior Tlllt:i in tide convelition if theyV (can ltheeby ob tait control ol Chlston C~ount v. iI this wvay Char' letn ni ght st-inb.t a Ti!nam h-egat ion t lie S-tate( cont n i ton i-- no it otther wise. NoT ttl 'LAiN. Ala v Ii- A lexatler Kriolaky , a fart ti-r iar Ih-rfy I ill1, had an ex peritance with sniakes last A\londa.) thati hasi rndter(d imi tt mi por-artl y inisan o nt thtte phly sicins aire it sur e thttt. tie Will ever regain his reasoni. Krol-iky went diown itto a welh oun itis farmz I or the pur~pose of cleaintr it, out. 11le had beent down but, a hew ini inut s wh len lie shouted to his; couin~, who had lowered hImt, to draw i;iinu up. '(Tie man he gan pull iing til bthe rope. When he had he-lp ed K roh,k y tiearily to the top lie look ed udowit anid saw I hiar, several black aitd brom -vii watt ' snakes we're wVoundt around K rolsk's arum and body. 'The sight oh t he serpntl ae it itSStItiI e inan, atnd dIronoing the ripe lie ran howvling away. KroLsky's sie~ks were hear-d buy labor-rs a shmo t <tist:ines aw~ ty and thety rani to the well. K rolsk~y was battling dtsperattely with - the snakes. Il I c ti ~nit-kly helpI ed out. I-riomnis body 8ve uiomi teise snakes were torn and kulle.l . Ili uijiad is no(w (derang. u-d. I lie dm1 well hut which lie enicoutn 1eri ( te reptile, is appa)trenitly full of tem. A laniterni lowered into It r'eveah'd ai otb(itl sa nu tmber of serpent heads pr'otriuing from the wall. SA- FhA'i:.N(eo, AMay X.-Cha:rles 'lTaniet i. a st eveduore, luiinge-d inito the fmur'nat e O f tlhe tig G oventor .ir win hat, ct ii.u% ail .O.tStedi bin iself to hianiself 'o .e--G sh~ortly before (lark Tlanet ia I ried to j uip into the hay front tie boat tbut, was restrainedi. iThen Iae asked permission to go Iinto I rwi's flre room aid warmi himself. I ifore t hie engineer coutldl catch him hits body was crackling on the be(i of red hot coals. Withi the fuirnace tongs the suiicidle I boidy was drawn out. Ite wvat ti1l alivea but horrib)ly butrnted, aind it a few inuites he was dIead,. No catus for the Suicide Is known ex cept that he was druntk and despon ( int THE RAILIROADS. THE STATE BOARD INCREASES THEIR ASSESSMENTS. Of th1e a!or0Pvty of the Itailrands in South Carolinu am Returned by Each--Re peat. hou Their Action of Last Year. COLiMBIA, S. C., May ll.-The State Board of Equalization of ra~lroad property met in annual scssion yester day morning and it has com-3 back at the railroads, in their kick against the big raise in their assessment last, year, by (iregarding the sworn returns of the ollicials of the roads, and "assessing" with a vengeance. All thii occurring while the test. of the JegaliLy of the ac tion taken by the board last year is still in the courts created so ue surprise, and has the appearance ot'"rubbing it in.' There were very few road, to escape the general at.l-round iaie, at d the larger ones catch it heavy indeed. See reta y Norton sal s that the agtregate o1 assessmnents will not be as great is last Year, as the side-track mileage was in cluded in last year's total, and this year the Comproller has abated all assess ments on side-tracks when the matter was called to his attention. The board began its work at 10 o'clock yesterday moruimr, and all the mem bers, except the chairman, Dr. Bates, were present, as follows: Secre tary of State Tindal, Attorney G2neral McLturin. and Comptioller General Ellerbe. Mr. Tindal. was chosen presi dentL pro tem and Mr. James Norton was elected secretary. Judge Cothran, general counsel for the Richmond and Danville, and rice President A. B. Andrews appear.:d be. fore the board and presented their views in regard to the manner of making the as sessments. The board then very qui.kiv did what it had to do without wasting ans time over the matter and comple'ed the as sessients on all but one or two of the roads. Below is given comparatively the as sessments of this and last year, as made by tLe board at the initia! meeting be fore any changes were made, the assess ments as they stood finally, the mileage of the roads and the returns of each road submittUd and sworn to this year, frcm which the raise is made in each case. From it, it is easy to make up the exact status of the raise attempted now. Asheville and Spartanburg-Per mile, $8,000; last year original, s8.000; last year final, $8.000; 23 5-10 miles, re Itined at $4,00. Ashley River-Per mile, -'13,0()0; last year original, $20,000; last year final, '-13,^10; 1 miles, returned at $11,000. Atlanta and Charlotte Air Lne-Per mile, $18,010; last year original, $20,000; last year final, $18,000; 123 5-k miles, returned at $8,500. 11,6shopVIlle l1a;lroad-$10,000 per mile; Iast year original $15,000; hist year final, $6,000; tweity-three miles; roturned at $1,000. Blue Ridge-$.000 per mie; last year original $5,000; last ye.r final $5, 000; thirty- four miles; returned at $4,000. Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi cago-$8,000 per mile; last year origi nal $8,000; last, y(ar final $8,000; twen ty-four 1-10 miles; returned at $ 1,000. Central of South Carolina-Per mile, $12,000; last year final, $12,000; 40 miles, returncd at $5,000. Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Per mile, $10,000; last year ori-inal, $10,000; last year final. $1l0,000t; 107 3-10 miles (miileage diflerent Iromh last, year ender a re-survey); returnied at $ 1, 400. Charleston and Savannah-Per m ie, $13,000; last year original, *18, 000; last year final, $18,000; 83 umdies; returned at $6,000. Clan leston, Sumter and Northern Per mile $8.000: last year original $8, 00(0; last year final $8,000; 138 7-10 miles; no ligures p)laced in the returns. Charlot,te, Columbia andl A ugust a Per mile $ 14,00(1; last year- oigmal $15, 000; last year final $14,000; 178 9.10 miles; refturned at $8,000. Cherawv and Chester-Per *nule $4, 000; last, year original $5 ,000; last, year final $1,000; 28 6-10 miles; returued at $2,500. Chbreaw and Salisbury--le.r il i $5, 1100; last year original $8,000; last year final $3,000; 11 iiiles; ieturnied at $2, 300. Chmesier and Lenoir-Per mile $1,000; last yeair orIinmal $5,000; last, year finmal $ l000; 37 miles; returned at $2,300. C'himubia and Greenville- Per nuile $10, 300; hit year originali $13,000; last y ear final $ 10,500t; 15 mS iles; retu4rnedl at $7.00)0. Colmm uia, Newh)erry and .amenris Per mile $5,o00; 03) miles; whole re turnedl andi as.,essed, etc., it the same as last year, no0 change being4 marle. Georget,own and Wesi ern- Per mile, $3,000, last year original, 30 miles val uied aLid assessed at $3,0f ' lier mile last year final $ 1,000; 37 iles; returned at S3,000. Georgia, Carolina andl No rthin i Thirt,y miles at $10,001); the remainder at $3,000; laet year original, thirity miles at $1l0,000 p>er mile'; last sear final same; 136 90-100 miles; retuirnied at $5, 000) for all. 1Ilar tsvil le-Pler mile $2,0(00; la st ye ar original, $2,501); las t yeiar l inaI $2,(00t ; ten miles; returned at $2,000. Laurenms- - Per nuled $5,000; last year. original $6,000(; I st year Iin al $5 ,000( ; 29 11-100 miles; ret urnedl at $2,500). Alanchester andl AuiLusta- Icr nile $5,000I; last, sear original $6,1 000; last year final $5,000; 19 miles returnemmd at $3.5300. Northeastern-Per mile $17,000; last year original $20,000; last, year linial $17,000; 102 mites; return((d at $9.78I. 51. Palmetto-Pe2r mile *4,000; last year orIginal $6,000; last year finmal $ 1,000); 22 miles; retturned at $1,000. Port Rloyal and Augutsta-Per- mile $10,000; last year original $12,000; last year fmnal $10,000; 108 3-10 miles; re turned at *7,500. Port Royal and WVestern Carolina Per mile $10,000; last year original *12,-I 000; final $10,000; 210 9-10 miles; fift,y one miles retturned at *7,000, remainder at $6,000 South Carolina Railway-Per nile $16,000; last year original $20,000; final $16,000; 242 milem; returned at $13,000. Spartauburg, Union and Colurabia Per mile, $5,000; last year original $5,000; linal $5,000; 68 miles; returned at $3,500. Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta -Per mile, $14,000; last year original $15,000; final $14,000; 124 miles; re turned at $6 000. Wilmingru. Chadbourn and Conway -Per mile $5,000: last year original $6,000; final $5,000; 251 miles; returned at $2,250. Florence Railroad --Per mile $10,000; last year original saie; final same; 24 47- 100 miles; returned at $5,000. Carolina, Knoxville and Western Per mile, $1,000; (others same); 15 miles; returned at $1,000. Sea Island Branch-'er mile, $3,000; last year ori-inal, $6,000; final, $3,000; 5.1 miles; returned at $2,000. Branchvilfe and Bowman (new road) -Per nile, $2.1100: 10. miles; returned at $1,000. South Bound (new road)-Per mile, $8,000; 108 38-400 ii!cs; r'eLirned at $8,000. The Carolina Midiland was assessed at $5,000, iccordig to the returns for the whole 5-14 miles. This road con si-ts of two, which were assessed last year as ilolosv: Tie first at $ 11,000, first being reduced Lo $5,000, and the reC0nd at $7.500, being reduced to *5, No rturn4 were filed by the South Carolina Pacifie and the Wilson an(d Summet ton roads, and the board, think ing this an oversi.;ht and desiring to give them a chaice, di, not make the as sessnent, preferring to avait, anl expla nation. Tie board will meet to hear the complaints and arguments of* the railroad men on June 14. Then the fireworks will begin.-State. NOT BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT. Information v i ,egard to the storage of Spirits for Taxal lon. WASHINGTON, 1). C., May 11. Some of the Farmers' Alliance men in Ll South and West who are advocatin the ware house system for adoption by the government have been met with the argument that it is not the province of the government to build ware houses for any class of producers, to which toe advocates of the ware house system have replied that if the government carl build ware houses in which to store whiskey, there ought te he no reasona ble objection to the Colstructionl of, ware houses for grain and other products of' t.armlers. Senator Cuckrell, who be. lieved tiht the notion was an erroneous one, sent an inquiry to the iternal rev enue comimissloi.er, AIr. Masou, and has rcceived the follo wing reply: 03 1"1O INTERNA l 1i- CEN UI, V A 1I N GTON, 1). C., Alay 7, 1892 'Ilie IIn. F. M. Cockrell, United States Senator-Sir: I am in receipt of your letter asking whether the United States government, out of* the govern ment, fands, has built any ware houses for the storage of liquors or distilled spirits, and it so, the number of such ware houses, when built, the cost there of, and under what authority of law they were construlcted. It not, to explain who builds the bonded ware house for distillers, how they are bonded, and upon what te ins spirits are stored there in and the revenue collected thercon. In reply I would say that the United States does not, now, and1( has neyer built any ware houses for dist Illers for the storage of' their liqjuors and distilled spitrits. There is no law authorizing the expenditure of public money for this puirpose. All distilted spit it,s, wit, the excep)tion of brandy dlistilledf f'rom aip p)lcs, peaches andh grapes are deposited ml ware houses priovided( by the dlistiller himself. Sect,ion 3,271 of RevIsed Statutes provides that: "Eveiry dlist.I ier shall provide at his own exp)ense, a ware house to, be situated On andt( to cos s,if.ute iit oif his distillery premise . und to be usecd only for the stor'age of tistilled spirits of b1ia own manufacture im". hcm tiax thereon shall have been paid.' Distillers of brandy from apples, peCaches and craipe's, e'xciusivel y are ex cmpt, from the provisions of this statute. T'hese distillers either pay the tex upon)01 the spiits as soon asx pr'oducedl or de posi ted mn a bonded ware house erectdh by ia l.ivate tdividuail and stored thiere un til fthe tax b)ecomeis (due, but in no auSe is the government lIable for any expIernses, incurred in storing distilled spirits of any kind. Before a (distiller' sommeni'ices Li) operiate his djistilh ry he 2xecutes a bond, the condition of which, umoug other th tluts, Is for the playment, >f tax upon spirits producedi by him. When spirits are placed in a ware house, wvhiih lie is required to provide, art ad Jitional bond, kniown as the "ware house bond,'' is executed f>r the p)ay hieit of' the tax upjon said spirits, Int aditiorn to this5 distillera' liremnises and1( apparatus ire liable for the tax, and the goveinmnent, has first h en upon the spiit,s themniselve's for t.e taix dute thieirc art. Ur til this 'ax is paid the govern renit has custod of the spirits by its Sfli cers in ther- *wmnded wa':c haouses. At, the explirationi of' three years, or sonr,i the owne(r (desires possessiont arti u rse of1 thle r pir'its, tI,he it. ernatl lev er;uie tax of 1 ccents a callIon must he' ,ilN~ W. IAst)N, Cines~,e Crueloty. S A N F hA Nd isco, Mlay 4.-- -Skianmghai lwi wspaplers conitatin accoun ts of hoi'ri blde tortui 1r iiheted u potin Cinrese1 acecomiplices of Mason ini his foolbsh rebellhijot agsi nst thae G ove'rrim in!, The repre'sentativyes of all the foreign Goveruienits have protestedk against t hese atrocities. 'The victims were only hired by Mlason, andi( did not realize their crinne or punishment. 'lThe h gs and arms of fthree of thlem were broken. P'aper was burned in their faces until the skirt fell off to make them confes~s. TIhey were humng upl by the thumbs and whtipped, and allowed to hang unitil unrconisciOus. Othier cruel pnishrmentr wvere visited on them, and death res'tlted in many naisen AS GOOD AS NO1I1NATED. IT LOOKS AS IF CLEVELAND WILL HAVE A WALK OVER. Tho Conmonsus of Opliloii Anmolng Know Ing Poilticans in Washitigton-Nearly all the Dolegates So Far I.:lectval aro lii Favor of Honest Grovar. W,Asll1NOTO-N, 1). C., I%ay 8. Noth. ing short of a political earl LI.quake can now prevept the nomination of Grover Cleveland for the l'residen cy by the Democratic party. 'ihis is i no mere idle assertion. It is a pre diction based on f.icts and figures and upo'1 the universal sentiment extpri-s <d by those familiar with the political situation. Up to the present time 31A) delegates to the Chic:-go coi vent ion have been elected. This is almwt one half of the entire n1.1uber to bl 1tostn. \vNaL is t*hIt t-vensr;k1 expi ssion 0f ole I ion regalding Cleveland is -p' w te action of tle various con1vii ions., 1. he being put to one .-ide, igic red, or ,ougareild over with lainit wirda:; 4t praise ? Lf't, the iecordI $wak f or it self. Six states have inst ruicld 0. third gates to vote for Clevem.nd at ('e These t ates are: Kansas, with:#) vott." Mlich igan, with 28; Milltliot a, Wi It 1: 'Nort 1ekota, with (1; lNhodhi Iland, wvith 8, and Wisconsini, with 21. Mlch i-n gn, Minnesota and Wi-consin went so J ar as to direct t hat, their (I-vga rs shotil(i vote as a unit. In mItI;t ion t o these 104 mnstructeo d(telegato21 i1 ve been elected fron otier states. like Illinois, Alassaeltsetts, I'villisy I ;livia, Oregon, Nebraska, Vermont, et c., aId who although not, specifically insirtict - ed are known to be favoralile tou Cleve land and will vote for himt oin the first and succeeding ballots. Cons,tpienuly t Cleveland has tcday with the ('on vention still six weeks dist.ant 31I de11 gates out of the necessary 600, anil hi-i, too, without any indecent scratmbing upon his part. All thicse votos have come to him as the enthusiasti offer ing of Democrats who believe he cain lead them to victory. In addition to these 31.1 Clivehnd i delegates there have heen choson just J 78 other delegates. Of these, 72 from ( New York are, through the nianitpulia tionl of a machine which did not ex press the popular feeling for I IAvid J. Hill. The other G; are from W.yoning. They have been put in the 11111 colunil, but, Senator Warren, who used to be Governor of the State and knows t.he predilections of the Democrats is well ( as of the lepublicans, told ie to(tIy that -it leaat 3 of the dhlegates were 1or Cleveland. Whatever delegates II ill has I lits far secured have been dragged into iis canip by almost brute force and bIy the earnest exertions of political strikers. Directly contrary is the feeling which actuates those who are so adt in their devotion to Cleveland. 'ake for Instance some expressions foomi proii. nent Democratic Congressmeii whicl I have taken the trouble to gather for the purpose of satisfying lion( st curi osity as to the extent of the Cl-voland feeling. I asked Iepresentativo Chip man, of Michigan, a leader on the floor and a distinguished meiber (if tile foreign affairs committee, whether the action of the Democratic Convei-ntion in his state represented the npular sense. "There is no doubt of it," he repli(d. "When you think for a 1m10 ment that in Michigan we have no Democratic machine with whicli t.o inanillUlate the primaries, whei youa remember that these Deinocrat who are so anxious for Cleveland's nio min a- ( tion have come of' their own I re-e will to urge his .selection, y oii must rea:-ze that it, is a popular outpouring of ft-el ing and not an exhibition of i'ino-mani1 power. I tell you, sir, that thre )emlo.. crats in Miichigan w ill era wl I o th e polls to vote it Cleveland is nom iate<d. I You cannot keep them away." liepresentative Blliouver, of I 'i'n nsylvania, who was the chiairman of the recent State Conivenitioni, tohl ine that Cleveland was thle irst, cli ce of aill the D)emocrats ini thie Statte. I 1e be ives that Clevehthdc can uno iI,ahIte tly h e elected. .lu Al assachuiset I s, Ih'-prc sentat ive Andrew says, Clhevelanid c. n po-ll inocre votes t.hani G'vernlor liuss-il, while any other I )emocral, will ruin bi lurid thle party I ic-ket . "T1h- ii->ii a tion of Goriman ini lioweri, "' zail "would be like a col blanikut, 1 \ As for Iihnois, Se-natcir il uma ol ltmttedl to mue, diespiite his own I'ea do-nt iaml asp)irationis, t,hat tihe major a y of the peiople of t he Stt wvi - f or Cleveland. IIteplresenit at ve li ai mi, iof Il~aia, says thi it his State, ii C le'ie landl is noinatedl, cana bi car-ri' iv by t he Democracy as agai instI larrison iir an.ybodly else wIhom the lI epi olce:ims may name. i'ostma~ster I )altoin, cif ie flouse, aveteran Indiana l)c-iniorat ii politician, says that, if I larrisoni isI niomtiated it will be0 harder for t i Democrats to carry the Stat(- t.haui otherwIse; but if liarrison is nIot iinmi niated and Clevehawid ms, lie says the State wvill go D)emocratie biy 25,uu0h. I could repeat hiy the colu mn such Dpinicne u as thlese, gathered at anidomi itt the Capitol. I learn from (-lose rfrend~s of Senator 11i11 that the g rowi hi )f the Cleveland senti meunt, has made the New York mian very tdesponident, nor have his spirits been lighitened byI the rumor that T1ammany iay ti bro I himi over after all, if hle does riot begini to gain more strength. Ju lst now I111 il is making a dlesperate struggle io cap-t Lture d(legates In Virginma, but lIe~pre senitative W arner, who went dow in ht)o thle State to see what progrecss he was muakmi g, returned a (lay 01r twoi ago .* with the report that the atteainytd toI create a 1I lll boom In the Old D)omigiion was a lamentable failure. In New .Jersey, where it is saidt ht there is niothinug but a It ill senit tmint, aL Cleveland rally (if enormous propor- ( I iins wais held a f ew eveni iga ago. i Iliepresentatise AlecKinntey, whio was e lpre-sent and( made a speech, says th at I he heard the statement that if Cl~eve land is nominated New Jers'.y would t go Demiocratic b)y 10,000 to ls,(0, biut v t,hat the nominatIon of' any other D)emi- t Dcrat means the less of the State. No y wonder those Democrats who havei the welfare of the party at hieait say d that it is not a matter now for Cleve- } Iandl to dletermine whether or nuot, he T ihall be a candidate. T1he party is de. 3 ternmined to call upon hIm t. lead 'I them, and lie must put asIde hIs per- t Ritnal wishes and accept the call of rlutv.' lieh Newsa nd Courine. HOW IT WILL STAND. 'he Allianne Can Easily Control the state Convention. T ColUMBIA, May O.-It might seem little strange, but it would perhaps >e an appropriate question to ask i viether the Convention on the 18th nstant is to be one of Democrats or Ulliance men; whether the Democrats .s Alliance men are going to run the 'onveition. or the Alliance men as )vinocrats are going to have charge of aatters? Is tho Democracy of the onvention to be secondary to Alli. E nee ideas, and is an Alliance or Dem- n cratic platform to be adopted? In the Cotton Plant of to-morrow the r ollowing call will be published: Li "All Alliance men who are delegates tj o t he State Democratic Convention, i vhich meets in Columbia May 18, are equest ed to met at Agricultural Hall, W im the 17th, at. 5 o'clock 1. M., for the : r post- ol holding a Contiererice. "J. W S .,roEs, ' h)izat e from Orangcburg County." Y No o.w can .ecirately anticipate the a 101 or of thfis conference, but there is r. i t, .t to believe that it will be 1, ithur tan a caucti, at which besides it i-,-vii;:r i upon at platform, the deleg-%tes tj 4) be elected, the ollicers and every ii rig C!se wil) be decided upon. Man- I in l-ditor F',owden was seen by me t 1ay. and lie said that so far as he zoiw th Conference had been called Sprot weel the interest of the Alliance )i m:itioaal politics." l[e did iot care (I peculate on I he official work that %oud ho undirtaken by the Confer- d vN. 11 The Allianc- imeii will be in a vetfy onsiderable iajority in the May Con- 1, ,ti :i. and ctn do practically what Li h1:. want as Alliance men, without 1 i-vard to t lie other delegates. lr. B4)wden, who has been studying ip th e iuestion and complexion of the lelgates, assisted in making ip the ollmw ing taiulated statement, giving he di-isiois o1 Alliance men and Non \liance ieni, the preference of all loubts bcinig given to the Alliance: " Iele- Nonl- It gates. Alliance. Alliance, p thbeville..........,12 10 2 b tike ............... 8 5, iidersoit..... ... 12 12 arnwell........... 12 $ 4 Sauffit ............10 a ilely............. 14 7 7 Y h est o......... 8 ... e t .......... ...... 1 . b ste rfiel . .. . Is i .. la e to ......... . 8 .. "olleton............ 10 o )aRI-hington......... .8 7 1 a 'dizeie ld............ 12 10 2 h arfield........... 8 7 1 ri r n e ... ........ s 1s 2 i ''orgetownl...... . 6s - nvi e.......... 12 .110 1k tO l............ - lo 1 1 11..... ......... . he-xinigton ........ N1I on ......... ...... Marlboro......... .8. 8 Newbery......... . . 1 Nloce...... .... ......t s . ianigelburg ........ 1 10 2 Nicke nb s .......... vl t hu ...... ....... . partanturg......14 14 iiter............ 12 - 'ion...... ......8 . Wiatibi urg...... . 14 'ork ....... ......It) 8 2 :32-1 22;6 78 'liarle:stoii dele ti t ......... ...... . .18 - 'otals...........22 226 i The Charleston delegation, which t %-ill most probably be made up of Non- i \liance inen, is not included in the th)ove count. With the eighteen from hlarlest on there would be by this Alli mice count about one hundred non niiiibers of the Alliance in t,he Con 'enttioni.-N ews andi Courier. WVaN iIe Muarilered' Frosn.), N. Y., May 5.--illy Wimp- r >de, thle engineer of a fast freight .L ominlg east. on the Central road, was akleni from his engine at this place to lay. lIe will probably die. I 11 is firem-nan says that two miles east I I 'ala ne t bri- ige he called the en iotmer, :ini1 rec(eivintg no resporiste, weint ii \ter ;tinl tournd hisi hiead and shioulders a initiir <mt of I lie cabl window, lie, .1a; lumonciousiii, anti pretetd a 1. use-I ands bloody apupeatrlnce. Thue , it mini ran the train through to a~ i --i Wi pple struict his hie:i ( again:st e m.mo obstl rct ion. liailroad mern say C, owvr that I he-re is ino obstruct ion a I P he roa heit weten P alatinre and Fon- e. hlose who a:istedt the enginecer from h' iiw enh wais sur-prisedl to finid his chain p .inghmtidafrom his p)ocket. HIis watch c shaddto the auithorit ies by th le m ano, who said be picked it uip lit b he cubh. Ii, Is said that Whiipple had t; hunditredt dollar bi in his pocket 'i vbIon lie started on the trip, bitt a h.eri- was foundl a hittle over $40* on a 'is lterson here. An inuvest'gation t I vii he in itd.p A i'leillahi1M Steii,mtht,r. ~ is-ns May 6.-41rs. Clark, wife ofh criinlil, was atrraigiitd totday for cauts rig ihe- detathI ol her ine- year-ol step augi,ht er- by cruel t reatmenit. The evi- o a-lie showed that the little girl had y I leo beten tied to the banisters and jf (lpt. thiere seveni hours at a tinme. She o is ollten beaten with a strap or heavy j1 iiik, anti somietimeits her tongue waw ,J -ie with a string, and shte was left for b, oiu rs ini torture. TJht coronler's ninqust u cve loped the fact that the girl's body hi as itmass of bruiises and sores, and 3, at shi' had not, had suflicient food. ti laik was censured by the magistrate si li irm ittin rg the cruelties, andl the al t-tiomotier was held for trial on the h birige of imanslauighiter. TI.he ntewspa- tI era commiienit oil the case as resemb- f~ rig that, of Mr. Montagu.g Cyclonie in Arkansa,. AMon li l.T Jx, AhnK., May '.--A severe tloiie paissedl Southwest to North ist near this place at 6~ o'clock last 0 veninrg, accomtpanled by heavy rain. h-toirs hiav-e come in this morning hiowinig that there was great destruc- l\ toni of propernty and that two persons I: ~ereo fatally injured. The track of 1L ite stormu was in some places a mile s ide, and timber, fences and outbuild- b igs wetre prostrated. The greatest a aimage was done to the Catholic t Ioiiastery at Marrenstadt, three miles a ortht of hereF(, wherec theo church and e linastery buildings were destroy'ed. a 'hiey wvere valued at $1?,000. Near ft here Matthew Brill's house was blown o own and lhe and his children received I njures tougt tobe ftal WAY WARD W V TMIS. HE MAD COUASE OF THE MISSOURI RIVL. IIIIsIIN Oity ThI.roat.-uj ii 'evo h Ini 41 tu jlo --Great liaiutgo A lr.kc Iy D.ae-..-A Gretat 1ioeveo itioiow ;v i ns' Gives way. KANSA-; ('ITY, N!(.. M t.y 9.....'hs .issouri Ilio vwkn u to rhe all ght, nid lh.: lIr' nn i.; a ragiwr tor nt, and hids h iir P.- the dAn1 le before niht. I 1- i .n k twenty Vo fIect three 'ti-h a i risixil i at c rate of over ai : .-ar, whi4hl ith the icre:o i lic-ate-s a itch gre:l,r . ted. 11 thet mv'-. h tilla"e' C u>.mge1 Id there i r ! thaL the alroad d3 ke w%i W p V, Lor rln w 1lnIs -- , i Lh ll; t rllrS will (-it nu 1 1 e,1.1x l oby rai i N n, irthea. filli vr blks re beLin at L leave >rise toi ,* will on Ilder aI i'.1 ucrcs ot ll1rket h ' n e _a1e ,wt .eicrts Wrill s w Kans;as (Wv. in. icate that ;01 1 1: -:-a , !,avo- 6vcv. LAwed UhICL b .t _, iwa Ia .I'allnagc asi hW ell 11, ih li(IL rL11 ansas .Natel h im I r 4s report that to whieat in l 'i 1n the low MIN is r'iigs n aalld they ill b e ceinl d t Ic 1! up 1 1 for a1 late0 liil C1i , which w;l., Ca!I d :ul is in yba(l cmiinli -it. OM j.:s it;.s i' no. i.:1 .\ x t:''nos l. i. N VwI' V 1 >. \ .. N 1 1-II lit'e ive floude the lVW i l F; mu of this lace. At 7 !,'ch i> 1112.l. the lerry xat was broke. !r. a ii V ille by drift ond while lotd wi!i peope and 3l!es, 1111 wen t.(.. .\.Vl thl e river ad lhl no be heard tin1. ef mlan 1'ell i iti th li . '. , hile iuniping om thle bpa.t into i i V;. She was tvvd from drm\wniin_ by t'apt. Strt, laei, wo lut n ''a: tl-u lt the fielei pto.e t.!ra. I r/.iN01 hollnes re demltroyad and1 Ihi: d K acrei of triin latd COVUrAl b ih1d. Th 11 s 'liere 1danger t the 811:;u, rrtI i chan;g ig to its ("h i h ,t which will eti 11ely destroy tlIL! b II' w:a ftirilmed bouit, t CIntY 1:t'- '; b L li h 11n1e hallgilv_'. 1l'1 i N, NUU, 1 ! ly ".- L I IS Ibeen aitllig. he esi i'd ' . I i:. h-..I houi18. ;alt Creek b; um : - -!la d hum Ireds 0e t'rai ilc. v i t, i tL - to uove Wut ol thvw b"mi .n win 2W) Otd 300 hlle A ha 1 i t) 1eh )y tle loods inl the w ii i ir ll Lill o ln, td th 18 I .I : 4.. ). >! wll be 'reat. T'Litlndian a thoritiels wre uniting t" re.:111:01uno g L.hc >worer ch.in tt, w It ut m an. Til I: .A :r. 1411,S. SLT. 01:1 , V iay '.. ll'avyt raills a the territ r twnlrl t ' th14 l City have aused the AlimsLsid q r \mr to rise tunLt L now re.-i.ter.s t : : -t:vcn lect live aches. .lin te ;Ir p!w i rionl If thle ity it is withiin tw : t of , he top of he lev"w, anld 1. -::a Ilhe raltte of an ach per hiiur. )4 m4 d 1;1.1 Itliu lberl ards ha1is area!y 4 d.,qw. A 1,1- 1... \. . . . on liu( t r;is wh, vi 4418' 1) today. 'iatlii-pated, h ar pr e x prssed fo bose1 belowIV. e 4;. it11 a report lie olar;. t In4. t i Ji. l Still.) , had A(1 nu woi e n )'. i:i IL w,.o. 018 I':w OLl ll .\ Niig 'i. yte to ( hnipgo. Chuisit ndJI .\iV;t-.i 4e tCi4ol.her th Pdh il '!i t ,4 tl' 1initl t)1() ad ti ch ptto (1 .4i1i ill.) iltlt 4)1 the J (( sL-d1:d( hltweo lei~ 1141h-h s ~Si her ontes ve,r t i i 4t -iSi t 11 o rhiLl s 'tsed a8 brea( n1t iv andI r.n-l irovedi theilii011 ig i u Imy,;VO the '0)atder.i 4).11 l t (14 I0 li rlad,n ltl Web u!sI.he tra;; il ot at-e. >nits Yld. ni .A t h. p::m11 ithetil tt iili' herad iu)d, dli y ed ' 11u)ally be-.1 ,veno t he 1) wa Its 141 n. l'~ wrt1 aions.1:11 hese wio eitn, il a ii(i cen!ton ljd(l slit a ig b'it- wi 144. to)Chicgo 4e0et) lorte Ntvn. t ,.n4 r ictio.ll >lite it teo0 moul;.a 1 riks ilill be sae. ddi I very4. tew day.4.AIIr ht CugAer, broky i.I (in Its jwelry at Iearal(ll 1 ini recent liut hav pure-rs und tnhlrogho wthe eter louner damagoe done is lo no11rmushe (raf ri caldn 1 the 1411k Isld io bureteen r.lidad the ra11141 ipi liier hasfli end VtsusPiled. I wIlI m11rg ho mnerou 18(1,1 w it tle reu1tht the e.1gngr ro train bes comin st h11p,aveo achWst-on train ets ill not at rm was had hto qait Jieir hmsan >1otebuf,faru n h a