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- i~J<crrT7rN~~-.~ ~rtg9,\ ; 'U.N en 5kv irhru~ rutiurL A *9t XL 1~IcKENs, S. C., T1LUI{SDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1893. NO.22. / --~ 11ALWAD) WAR,. r FEDERAL OFFICIALS H IN EARNEST. t t Cefuaer to Obey Judge Ore amitd I It *a fI i to Ia ry of the War. 4. C., 'eb. 8.-It is open State authorit les defy e es government to (1o its ate has fully told of the t of actual hostilities; of the UJnited States lease the trains chained bout the State; the au hich he was armed; and .o carry out the instrue eral judge. ipated any actual resist ut hority, but Governor haI returned to the city e, when he heard of the te marshals yesterday retty mad, and without once telegraphed to all rned to nold the prop , disregard the orders c urt unless force was 'tate woYold take care of ig circular telegran vernor was sent to the IA. S. C., Feb. 7, 1893. nount of taxes in exe and 1892 is less than llars hold property to n unless it is taken ce, then submit to ar take the case to the L>rene Court on habe lings and make this the decree of that t or's oflice was visit was a councilof war e executive chamber, e Governor, the Attor :e Assistant Attorney he chief clerk of the 111ve. 'I'his lasted a long it was over many big to be removed. The 'isited soon after, an(d iterview may be inter man said: "'We propose h Carolina collects her sent purpose is to hold we hav *.ei at the of our dge ad but iMapt i as soon a ant crawl. to 'c Necly a as .vC bee, on ,vur sheri ffs he Supreme habeas corpus we are wrong, Ain't collect, the sooner uetter. raphed to the sheriff-i to all hazard& and not roperty. In our belief 'rtain rights, and we test as soon as possi ' little trouble as I o .si going,to make any a(ldi 1 .1 iige Si monton ren iion, aud all sibsequeitnt "peund on the action on ontonl has just. been told -d Statis Supreme 'ourt, ' iris(lict.ion in any c-Ases tit involved is not resist, this tyranny or ever it may be, and bring the imatter to a e our rights estab' of tIhe Governor was -uct that the railroads ug this action in t:he 'ouirt on the fact that -hanmds of receivers ap * nited States Court. will whip himun 1t,bat, ,Judge Simonuton.) All do is to tako a hold, a bigger hold and carry - ' (1 States Su preme . , arrest our olhicers every roadl in the State. s to get the c; 'me in the upremie Co,mrt as quick d we do not intend the i the istrict Courts for and go through a regu are determineod to see uigh to the endh." tbat is in contempt of 'ally wish that they * I issuedi th3 ordeors ud treast rers to p oceedl I wish they would ierliffs were mlerely act tructions, and obeying which prercribo their um ugh, of I )arlington, r, yesterniay and( conl n overnor as to what SIth the Charleston, rthern road which iore time. Th'le Gover eriff that as long as the ao frills to treat them ion. mat Governor 'l'illnman d to Senat,or Irby to los of thme recent de ited Stat.es Sumprenme tion of jurisdiction, n It wihL' be recalled ,,Jnan ' tates t hat he the sherijfs to levy on ads w nere the amount * 000). oput.y Marshal D)en up thme road on the papers in tihe RIch cases, and the mar iken, both failed ti the property, the id refusing to give thoir way back to 'epor t such refusaul Ptiae x pectedithat be issued for the rge ot contempt of x heard from. T1'he eel -Ifect that the pa b,ut that Sheriff wag u1i; over the property uggy .lsking for further 28-' papers here and get Solspatches were to of ha aust, night Dr1. S. l'ope rs to y, bringing the papers of co f the Attoriney Gen irelie to ounty thme sheriff also lount ver the property. The atnch says: "The United states aeputy maishal was here today and served papers on the sheriff and treasurer of this county, requiring them to show cause at Greenville, on T March 8, why they should not be ad. judged in contempt of court for seiz. ing the property of the railroad, it be ing in the hands of receivers." G Tle State's special from Aiken con cerning the United States marshal's visit there, about the levy on the South Carolina Itailwav's property was as follows: "There have been no further levies made upon the rolling stock of the ci South Carolina Railway, although the d sheriff has tried twice to catch an en- ir gine on the sido track but the railroad authortKles are too sharp for him; they ai are not using their side tracks now a The shifting is all (done on the main 4 line, and the cars lie thera at nigit. < The developments of the day are the c serving of restraining orders upon the the sheriff by a Unitet States marshal, and the receipt of a telegram from Governor Tillman containing instruc- al tions to the sheriff. Your correspond i ent tried to get a copy of this telegram d but his request was refused. It is in substance as follows: lav no attention i to the orders of the United States Court. Hold the railroad property that has been attached. If they take poe session by force let them do it, and submit to arrest. The State will stand by its officials. Should they take poc session the State will then carry tle case to the Supreme Court of the Uni. ted States under hebeas corpus pro- 11 ceedings, and we will teach the circuit b judge what it is to disregard the in junctions of that court.S heriff Tyler P says he will obey the instructions of a the Governor. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Tyler sent his deputy on to G raniteville and levied on an ingine, cab and thirteen a ars, tWe same being the material train a belonging to the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta road. The engine and back car were chained and locked to a the side track in the Lown of Granite Ville." It is ascertained that the same condi- 8 tion of affairs resulted in Aubeville 8i county. so Yesterday during Judge Conhran 1 telegraphed from Charleston to Attor- yj ney General Townsend: p "I am infoi med that the levies made u by sherijfs on the prop)rtv of the Rich- ti mond and Danville railroad for taxes has not been released upon the service it or .1udge Simonton's orders. Our desire f4 is to avoid all possible contlict or fric- , tion in this matter, which is instituted 0 solely for the purpose of settling a legal b right in a legal way. Superintendent a: Mellee advises me that, great injury t( has already bien done in the blocking s of trains and suspension of business. tj Kindly advise Ine if you approve the o sheriff's action in this behalf, or will SI you direct the release of the levies? I 'J. S. COTHIRAN." p it has-been impossible to ascertain p what. eply, if any, was sent to this offer of the leading conilsel of the Richmond u [n(i )anville road. An attorney of the South Carolina y Itailway yesterday telegraphed to the tj Attorney General before he had arrived f( in the city, mentioning the fact that the o sheriff of Aiken had levied oii its prop- c( trty and refiusell to giva it up, and ask- a, Ing whether he approved of the course. o Ulovernor Tiilman received the dis- ej patch, and replie( that lie did not care a to Ety anything more than that the property woild be held and would not tj ue surrendered. el Last night Governor Tillma' receiv- ii d the following dispatch from the gen- ti Pral manager of the Charleston, Sumter imd Northern Railway which speaKs ff for itself o Si:MTin, S. C, Feb. 7, 1893. 4l fov. B. it. Tillmani Columbia, S. C.: si The sheriff of Berkeley county this S mornmng attacnedl the first andi second- S alass coaches Oil ourF mail train from p i'regnali's to Gibson at Eutawvville. I ti offered him an engine and one coach that was onl the side track if he would ae not interfere with thle passeniger train. n lie refused to accept them and chained c; the coaches, effectually blocking all si trailic on the ioaid until the matter can b be settled. Aum exp)ecting funds daily l: to set tie all taxes, and have given other ii sheriffs ample property to protect them- tJ selves until matters can be settled. I r hays no desire to light the case, biut a think the sheriff of lBerkeley in comi- ii pietely blocking traflic andi the mails, is I going beyond your Instructions. Can you arrange with the sheriff so that we r can open tile road ? Kindly advise. \~ (Signedl) .1. ii. A vmi L, n tieneral Manager. v (Governor Tillmain at once replied as ( followvs: ,J. II. A verill, (I. M., U.., S. & N. Rt. It , 1 Sumiter, S. C.: Will order shieri if to openl -line, and a give y on timne 1.o pa y 1,axes. 13 II. 11. T'ii,M A N, r Governor, a Th'le instruct.ions referedl to read as I, follows: J1. 1i. Morrison, Sheriff of lierkeley County, Eutawville. S. C.: d Y ou muust not block main line of rail- e roadi. Allow passenger cars to go, ani c hold engime and coach on side track of. feredl yau by railroad authorities till r taxes are paid. Il. R. TIi.LMAN, t] G overnor. Leading attorneys here ex press the opinion that the Governor will slip up I On time plain to get Into the Supreme I Court at Washington and have the cases ( dlecided at once, as if sheriffs are placed ( in prison by the United States Circuit ( DJourt, they will be kept there until they I purge themselves of' contempt for that I court, and until then they cannot have lecourse to the Suipreme Court. Contempt of the United States Court I is a very serious matter, as offenders are I put ill jail and unless they can purge I themselves by giving a satisfactory ex- I planatomi, the presiding judge being I the sole judge of t he explanation, they I can be kept there as long as the judge I sees. Iit.-State. VharIenionigHorow. CiH A RI,JsTlON, Feb). 6.-The an nounicenment of M rs. Whitney's death was rec:eivedl here with general regret. i At tile time of tile great,earthquake sev. I en years af.o Mrs. Whitney was a most I generous cont.ributor to tihe relief fund I aind just uefore Chi-stmas of that year I shle sent: her personal check for $500) to ~ Capt. D)awson, editor of the News and ~ Courier to be used in making the hol idays happy for those who sufl'ered by tile earthquake. Today Mayor Ficken ~ sent tile fo'lowing to lion. W. C. Whit ney: "In behalf of the people -.f Char-,. 1 leston I beg to extend thleir profound 6 mnat.u THE PEOPLE'S CIIOICE. HE COUNTING OF THE ELECTC RAL VOTES. rover Olevelanti and Adlal Stevenno Formally ieclared Elected Promitor and( Vice President of the Unite Staten. WASH INGTON, February 8. -Inmens owd. wsre drawa to the Capitol t< ,y by the merely formal ceremoni, cident to the oflicial counting of ti ectoral vote. The bright sunshin id tonic-bracing bi eezes whic arked the day were boldly claimed a ,leveland weather," and were sharpl intrasted with the dismal atmodphe surroundings which have so unfo tuately accompanied nearly every on President Harrisons public appea ices, commencing with the drencl g rain on his inaugural day and eve ,llowing him into each of lits privat ick-hunting expeditions. The ceremonies attending the coun g of the vote are prescribed by int resolution reported by Senatc .oar in 1888, and whicn have bee ade applicable to all the succeedin ections and been incorporated in th ippleinent of the revised statutes. Vice-President Morto.x some day nce appointed as tellers, on behail u ie Senate, for this important cer( ony, Messrs I[ale of Maine and Blaci .irn of Kentucky. Speaker Crisp al Anted Judge Chipman of Michiga id Ifenry Cabot Lodge, Senetor e'e( om Massachusetts, as the IIouse te rs. The actual ceremonies were nearl ie same to-day as four years ago, wit slight difference in the personne here was a ceremonious opening c ie safe in the Vice-President's rooti id the taking out of eighty-eigt: aled packages, supposed to represen ie votes of forty-four SEates, as ri ived in duplicate, by mail ana meE anger. There was a solemn proces on in "goose step" of old Capt. Bae tt, who has participated in ever residential count for more than sixt ears, escorted by a squad of Capit( lice to prevent a raid being mad pon the precious locked boxes coc iining the votes. T4e boxes having been safely depo ed in the Ilouse, the Senate in a bod )llowed shortly before 1 o'clock. Th embers of the upper chamber wer course received by the llouse wit ecoming respect. The Vice-Presider icended the Speaker's platform an >ok his seat at the right hand o peaker Crisp, the Senators rangin iemselves in places assigned to thiet [i the right of the hall, and the Speake tting at the left hand of the Vica resident,and in this manner thecou roceeded in the presence of densel icked galleries and a crowded floor. Following the piectdents observe pon former occasions, unless a deman as made that the certillcates be rc )rted in full, the tellers, having ascer Lined that the certificates are in dii irn and properly authenticate nitted the executive certiilcate of as rtainment of the electors appointe id the preliminary formal itatemen the proceedings of -oleges, and pro 5eded rapidly with the reading an icertainment of the result. The Vice-President, having calle( ie joint assemblage to order, procee I formally to open one of the boxe L which were contained the returns o ie 0.lectors of the various States. The first return was that of Alabt ia. It was handed to Senator flalc ,e of the tellers, who, in a low bi istinct voice, read the statemen Iowimg that the eleven votes of th., Late had been cast for Cleveland an tevenson. Then the certificates wver resented without formal reading, thI lilers merely stating the result. There was the utmost dignity prt rved until TIeller Blackburn ar ounted that the State of Illinois la ist 34 votes for Cleveland and Stever mi. Then a few of the spectator roke into applause, which wvas promnp checked by the Vice-President, wh<a a few dignilled words, called upo) le spectators not to disturb the dec< iun which ought to characterize thi reat national transaction which wea ow proceeding in the presence of th imerican people. Att.ei the last certificate had bee ['ad andl the results footed up, th 'ice-l'resident made the customary ar ouncement that under the law tha 'as sufliclent to a dheclaration th~ irover Cleveland, of the State of Ne 'ork, had been elected 1'resident of ti Jnited States, and that Adlal 10. Ste tison had been elected Vice I>residei f the United States, each for the teri eginning March 4, 1893, and that th 'usult wouldl be entered, together wit list of the votes, on the journals be Senate andl louse of liepresent 'ves'. Th'le joint session was thena dechatr' issolvedl, te Senate withdIrewv at ach house resumed business ini I wn chiamiber. 't'he following Is a summary of t1 asult ai spread upon the mintLes oth houses: Cleve- Ilarri-- Wea Liabamra.......... 11 Lrkanslas.......... 8 alifornia .... .... . # olorado ......... onnecticut .... ...6 )elaware.........3 'lorida........... 4 leorgia. ... .... .... 13 dnao............ hinois...........24 ndIiana...........15 nwa ........ .........1 Lansais. . .. . .. euntucky .... ... louisiana .. . ......8 lame.... .... .... .... faryl.and .... .....8 Iassachausetts .... hichigan .... .... ..) 1 hinnesota . ..... 41ssissipp)i.. .. . ...i hissouri..........17 fontana..... . . i ebraska. ..... ... levada.... ...... I. llampshire... 4 !ew Jersey......10 few York.......36 forth Carolina..-.. 11 leith Dakota...I 9h10.............. 1 22 hregon.... ..........3 iennsylvania.... 32 thode Island .... 4 onth Carolina.... . 9 mnt,h Data. 4 Tennessee .......... 12 Texas. . 15 Vermont 4 I- Virginia ........... 12 hashington........ 4 West Virginia .... . I Wisconsin........ 12 n Wyoming........... 3 Total .............277 145 2 rt Grand Total...................441 There were some hnteresting and amusing incidents of the electoral cont 0 not recorded in the oflicial proceedings. - The older Senators and members could not refrain from commenting in pri vate on the contrast between tihe ex e tremely pleasant surroundings of to e day's count and the angry miutterings hi of discontent which accompanied the s count of sixteen years ago. when at y each entrance to the Capitol soldiers with fixed bayonets were stationed to exclide from the building every one e who could not show proper credentials - entitling him to a~dmission. Even i I- metanbers of Congress were challenged, n and on the floor representatives made i ( vigorous and fiery protests against the I Capitol of the nation being cardoned by I a military force. Today everything was a peace. But there was sone humor. r The strict rules of ti e House govern rlg admission to the floor were gspen g (led, and as one member, evidently not e a friend of feiale suffrage. remarked, the floor of the House looked as the s Senate would look i the Populist of I f the Western States eventitally succeed ed in electing woman Senators. I The first break in decorum of the I - proceedings-not counting the merely i a incidental applause which greeted the t announcement of the vate of Illinois 1- occurre: when Judge Chipman of Michigan evidently more familiar with y thenarnew of the Democratiic candidates Ib than with those of the Republican tick . et, proclaimed that California had cast 1 one vote for "Wiitey Law" lleid for i1 President. The ripple of laughter t which greeted this ainouncement was t increased into a roar when the Vice ! President subsequently gave Judge i Chipman another Republican State to ] handle, anld lie succeeded in giving ( "Whitelaw" in two syllables instead f y of three. Y The Vice President distributed the 41 certificates with an impartial hand e among the tellers. Senator Blackburn announced the result of the State com mittee to him in his deen sonorous voice and with an abundance of verbi age. Cabot Lodge cut everything short e and generally omitted the fact that the e gentlenaii named had been elected 1 Preident and' Vice President of the t U.nited States, simply saying President I and Vice 'resident. Senator I lale was f careful and methodical. Secretary g McCook caret ully gathered up each cer- I 1 tihicate (original and duplicates) as I r handed him by the page after they i - had been read, and thrust them into t big brown paper envelopes. Y The curious vote of Nortit Dakota. distributed one each to all the candi dates, was greeted with derisive laugl ter. But when the count was closed the great audience dispersed quietly. One enthtusiastic individuai in the gal. lery eaused some slight merriment by waving a large sombrero and shouting "Ilurrah for Grover Cleveland!" A Rotge, KNOX VIIi:, Feb. 3.-To-day Frank T.ll'ord raise4 a check given by Wm I Jenkins for seven dollars to seven hun dre(d ad forty, and tried to pass it at a bank. Payment was refised, and lie had the cheek to walk around to Jen kin's establishment with the bank oill cors. Jeniins being there, and seeing t tha', lie Was caught., Tafford made a t dash, but was overtaken an(l arrested. t He is about 33 years old, live eet nine inches tall, wveighs ao2ut 200 pounds, , Sredl complexion, red nmust,ache and5( thin sandy hair, tatooed on both arms, on one th.e bust of a woman and two flags, andl on the other two 11lws with the in Sitials "D). B.'' lie is exceedingly wecll . dlressedl. Tafford has the appearance of s a regular hank erook andI the description -is given as pylice offleers ia some city 4, may know hiis pedigree. T1aflord refuses n~ to say anythmng, A yerago~ Weight. s(Nn:w Ola-:Ns, February 3.-The e actual av'erage weight ol 4l,644,868 bales of t,he cotton cron, emiuracimg port re e ceipts and overland for the live months -ending ,January 81, is 504.38 pounds(1 per I s bale, against 5t02.09 pounds per hale t last, yeai-. Thle (detailed avera!2(s are 1 y as lollows. Texas 53i1.91,, increase e over last, sear U.20 pounds; I aouisiana 504.26, increase 2.30; Alabama, etc, it499, increase I; Georgia 487.49, increasc 1.98; Sout,h Car ohna 184, decrease '7; hNorth Carolina 482.@2, decrease 138.86; Virginia 487,50, dlecrease G;.99; Tennes see, et,c, including Mie m phis, St,. ],Aouis and1( overland. 507.42, dlecrease .51. TJhe (I net increaise for the whole as~ comparedl d wit,h t.he close of I )ecember of this cot, ts ton year is 5.08 pounds per bale, but an increase of 2.29 pounds, as comnpasred ewit,h the (lose of Janiuiary of the last )f0cotto y ea r. PA 1(1s, Tj:x., Fecnruary 3.--T-1he re wairdl of five hundred dollars offered for the arrest, and dlelivery of1 1lenry Smith ~in P aris wais paid by Manyor Cate yes terdlay to the persons who effected the caphure. The end of the trouble may not, lie yet, but it is believed that, t hero will be no furthier violence unless (ov (rnor I logg is bent on prosecuting. the lesaders who took part, mi thme affir. Thme following telegram was received( litre from IDe Kalb, Tlexas, yest.ordlav: "I[,cok out for (. lliiing, agent of . C. Ayer's, of I,owell, Mlass, who says t,bosL who tonk p)art, in burning the ne gr-o are no0 hetLer t,bani lhe was. D)on't allow hiiun to) 5ily inito your t.Vwn. "DI e Kalb Citizens.' lie will be watched for lby otlicers, and wairnied not to stop herei durinig the prescut, conditlin of the public mind. iPayn the l'enalty, SSei'uNtil l-II, Ai1aEs., Fecb. 't--Wal dIo W. Ilolmes, w ho brut,ally muirdered his wIfe, was hanged here at 10125 o'clock. this morning. Ilolmes mfessedl his' crin.e, but,showedl no special cont,rition, Igether. Ile laced dleatIh wit,hout a tre mnor, exhibitinig a sort of semi-hard heartedness that was ini keeping with the life lhe 1(1, lIe dliedl from strangu lat.ion. CLEMSON COLLEGE WIl Open On the Nixt.h Day of Noxt ,tiiv COLUMBIA ,S. C., Feb.4.-Clemsoi ,ollege will open its doors to Lhe boy )fSouth Carolina on Thursday, th uixth day of July next. The h'trd 01 ,rustees so decided at their neetim ot ffednesday night. A full board was present, and the fol owing professors were also there; New nan, IIarden, Strode, Furman and C W. Wel8h; also adjunct professor, lirackett and Clinkscales, and instruct )r In drawing Williams Welsh. No election was held for president, t< ,ake the place of' Dr. Strode, who re ogned two months ao on acccount ol 11-health. The trustees wish to "loot tround" a little longer before they mak( L selection, in order to be certain of se mtring the proper man for Ltie phice. The faculty has set to work prepar ng the curriculum, and everything will )e in readinss for the students when hev arrive. Prof. J. S. Newman haq inen elected chair nan of the faculty. lie s at present superintendent of th~e ex )erimental station at Fort 11111. Tihe faculty will assemble one week )eVore tle opening of tle college in or ler to perfect all arrang-ements lor its uccessful operation. At its last meting the Board of' T-, ees prevarel and sent out circulars set. ing florth the expenses and termi and equirenents for admission to the in ititutio, and accompatnied the same vith postal cards to the parties who had dlready applied for admission. askimL hem to signify whether they still expect o atteu-1. Answers are being received rapidly al eady 4.19 have come to hand, 181) of vhich are in the adfirmative, and 269 are it the nerative. It is expected that about 350 students vdl be in attendance Ut tle opeliln-. 'rom the above it will be seen that here are 170 vacancies that are open to pplicants. Tle board has prenared iew circulars, giving the courses ol' stu ly and all other necessary information, vhich will be furnished upon applicatior o the chairman, It. W. Simpson, al fort Hill. Details for the eiuipment of' the dif 'erent departments have been made mud all necessary ao itratus has beei riered. Prof. .1. 1. Ilart, of (O ntitrio, anada, was elected dairy instructor. A pplication will hbe made at once to he War and Navy D9epurtments fqr in ,L uctors in militarv tactics and mechan cal engineering. Capt. E. A. Garhinr on, ot Indian frontier tame will h aked for as commandent of the cadets, Mt Passed A isistant Engineer A. V. ftne, U. S. N., will be asked for as in, tructor in the engineering department, Owing to the bad weathier, little or no vork was done on the college buidings luring the month of January, but, it haq low been resumed and is being pressed orward rapidly. Everything points to a successfil pening, and the tiustees were well iieased with the prospects. It will be . matter of great gadfica0tion to the armers and their boys all over Lte State o know that their college is to be hrown open at such an early (late, and Iat, their long delayed dreani will be ealized.-Register. Nebrkaka' New senuator. LINCOLN, Neb., Fe b.7.N-,udVe W. r. Allen, PopulIst, was elected United tates Senator this morning, receiving evenLy votes, four more hian was n essary t,o a choice. IIe is ait pr(.Csen udge of the ninth circuit. All the )emocrat,s voted solidly for Allen, and ach man was cheered heartIly by the( ndependlents as oc cast his vote. Only ne Senator (Nort,h) explained his vote, When the result, of' the ballot had been leclared, Senator 'zTaft. Republican, iovedi to adjourn. This was taken as n minult to the Senator-elect,, and Tafnt vas loudly hissed. Church, Rteputblican, prang to his feet and niade a strono peech in favor of the courtesy to ,JudLs illen anid the honor of' the State. A *omfmittee was appoint.ed to escort .Judce illen to the hall. iIe came and nmade brief speech, In which lhe p romisedl ie made no0 promises. All tihe 1)cmocrats were contgratulated >y t.he Independents na soon as the votc tYas aninoun~ced. TIhe liepublican cauicm ast, nIght,subst,ituted A. S. P addock 101 lohnt M. Th~urstoni as their candidate 11nd in today's joeint sessnu every IRe .ublican excep)t twoi voted for him, giv ng him 59 votes. Allena recei vedl th< tolid independent and D emocratic Vote HlorrorN I!4eun ilorrori. A'fi ICNS, Feb, 3.--Tlhe shocks ex pe rience-i at Zainfe last niight, did enor flntis daimange. T1hie whole isl:ind wa levastated. TIo add to the terror of' thi nhait,ants, a thunderlCi :storm prile< it the time of' t,he shiocks. TIhe rain fel] ii torretst, and wias atccom pan ied bt arge hails oones. IIhudimg fltihe ti ightimg, the r'oaingil thundites anid tin -um)bhing beneath the surface of the a waying earith, mtade the pleofile pai i atri :keni, limay arie now11 hopelessly ini sanie. LuSt nighti's shock dlt.rioyed thi< >'elad ovens in the city of' Zant.e. TJhe Mfinister of' (,ie I nter'ior has arr'ived al CtanI e, and will do every thing ini his pow I or to r'elief the distress. King Geor'ge widl st.trtfor Z-mte on Sunday. A Isrit,isi Nairhip and three vessels b)elongini ! oi ,hie Greek navy arrived at, the island to lay, with supplies of tents, prisionIi0 mrd mledicines. D)i-: MOI01NEM, IoWA, Febiruary .'.-. 3overnor 1101es has been ofhferedl am 'ins declined the Agiricultur'al prit,folio,) Ule voland1( tirst, invited 'uim t- join th< [Cabinet nearly threoe weeks ago and re uisedh to take no for' an answer, writing t second tinie to thle Governor, ur'gim aimu t.o take the place. The Gbovernor thinks his course in he matter t,he only one lhe could hon stly take. If he0 accepLtd t.he P resi lent.'s oiler lhe woul place (lie D)emo ar'ata In the State In a diflicult, position All the p)lans for next, summer's camn paign would be smashed andh the part; would be without a leader. If Govern or Boles had only his personal inn Lion t- 'consider he would accept Lh Offer. THE SOUTHERN GOVERNORS. Ali Excelleit Sceme to Attract Atten, tion and Develop the Sotith. COLUMM-r.\, S. C, Feb. 8.-There is every probability of a convention of Southern Governors being held short ly. Th'le( object of this convention is fully set forth In the following letter received yesterday by Governor Till - man froim Governor Win. M. Fishbac of Arkansas: Dear (oovernor: Diuriing the Centei Ilial Ex pOsitionl of 1876, tie Condition of the Motith was so uicertain as to repel immigration and investinent; the tide was therefore diverted to the N orth weternI States and territories, all once met ill it was conitinlled to 1ll)w in that direction, aim has wrought i a wondert ul translormation of that in hospitable region. Bit inl ithe present condition of the Solith, aill especial'y since tihe election of' Mr. ClevelaniI,I the timie seems propitiotis for attracting both capital and lioie-seekers to oir section, it wo will only take somne em phatic steps '.owards advertising otir advantages. I siggust t hat, a con vention of Solith ern (,'overnors tneet, say aboit tihe 12th of April, 1fi tle city of 00liinond, Va., as having been time zapita of tile Sout h ern Confeileracy, the place most ideiti lied withll tie South in public esteein. This convention should be called tie "Suthern (xovernors Comvention," to give eclat, il, t.he State geologists, presmileits of State airs and liortictil tiiiral associations (it' the respective Si t,14 shou11 1b1e iiitediL(41 as dilegatIs t1at we may avail ourselves of' their inf lormation. A nid, wheni assum iblei, there should lie aiaopted sonie short, simple, bit emphatic miet,hod of calling time attell ionm 01 the wori to the Inlag nilicent indol imeenti of the South. Surely if they ca.ni only be made known there ouight to be io dillictilty in t.tirning toward our favored region the vast ,tde of inivestors aiid iminmi grants who will follow ii the wake of the Coluimblan 'xpositioi. Inideed, the very meeting of' such a Con1 veii1Lion f'or SILCII a IIIrpIose wilt coil tribute largely to time end inl view. \\'ill 3011 jut)ii ill such a imovelielit? AIt early reply is respecttillv re<uo-ste,l. MVR1-1N(M Tai,Lat.N's.:av C',overior Tillmian has stmit tie iol. lowing answer: To His E-xcelleincy, Win. M\. 1-'ishback. (Govenor, Little Hi-ck, A rkansis. )i-:A i .: I have your valued Iavor of 'erumary 3, aiil c.uiir filly in what yott have ') well si(i, as to tlie o wistom an l desirabiity of t lie Soath ern StUaLes liakilig every reLsonia1til(! ef fort to have their advait ages propery st1 tort.ii at Cliicag4. I coldi enter miore heartily into any elfort in that behialf it Isoith Carolina tail appro priated aniy funds lor, the lurpost. As it is. I wol-.1 gadiy co-opevratt il ainy practical way to bring aboit, that re suilt.. h'lie suggestion for a convention of Soiutherim (Governors oi the 12ih of A pril meets iimy approval, but I con sider Atlanta a better place than Riich iitonil to imeet at., as it is more central. flowever, I wolit altteil such a con vention, wherever it may be held, it' it he tiecided to hohl oine, anl wilm enieav or to have tie State representei by sich other representative citizens as yoll iiggest. cast. let ine know as soon as you obtai thie i n'nc si-s try informiatllon. I aim, Yours very triuly, BI. It. TI , .N; AN, (x overnor. A Woocleisia - i.g i)enp,ratin. ShmIN V iL,L2, Ple'. 3.-Joe Lwis, a legMo cillC. iIi t,e Neal blr1m, ne.r ione a 'adi, Aitersoi counity, escaped, a leI' days ak,"l, carryiif with imIii ia inie thicke(t somei distnce from lionea tieisions pia'slm 11alon! the road. Oliver Hagiiwell, T'om F"ieblanml andI tirant WVatsoii were sh ot, amid Watsomn proba)i bly wvill ilhe. ileiiry LewIis, a negLro, cature<lL ( ,JoeC: he it nigh', aind turned himn over .> [lie shill ii Alrsonm. Anm et loti was. niiie 14'o lynich' the conivict, but,l lie is sale ionikht m Lime An'hersoii iil, Ilenriy L ewis displla yed coinsi<der'able skill ini his pilani U ca'pture thie convict. -Thec Staite, or 'l'illhnani, when lie necepited the inivi tiatim in alew idays ago to) attend the inau guiration0 ol I 'residlent-elect Cleveland, sent to all t.he iiembie rs iii his stall1 ask -mog t.hem~ to noty imi whether thecy ecoul d attend w ih himni. TI'he ( overi nr stated I.yester.hlay Liit h le had rieceivedl rep l ies fuom all o)fi themi, andh eniouhm 441 thmem have anmswered in thme alirmative [C liatamitee his ilttendiitx the inaii..h'a .[ioul ani iilupearliiig 10i (lie paradeLtl Si. roluded biy hlis stall, who will be Inlo)liitedh. Th'lis will lie time second time thiit ( over*imor T1ili nami h as arh4.ared ii p ubllic at,tendued by his stll, thie lirst (ii N m:w ( ) I .I-:A NM, Feb)ruary 3.-he fcotton crop iniovememnt hr un Sept.embher I to l''ebruairy 8, inicl usivye, is <is 14)1.. lows: I'uit, receipt5 -1,01 i09 b.des, a i llstnh 51 7,55.': aiel s.:3::1,851; over aimid to inilIs aild ( a:miii<hi 1,9 -112, aans4t, l9 ::86; imt.erior 51to0ks ini ex ((e'i ol 'e.embe ir I , .22. 55$. aranhist. 509.103 l(' Sit Iiri iiill t,akiings 376,2.51. di inig thei I5 <hty~s toi date 5,373.85h. aga~~1inst, 7,30 .7l 1 and 6,910),h77; cro p bruouvht inito si2hit ior thie week I127. 7'.2, iaainst 191 ,6i0i and 225,181; crop bwriht int si-lit for [lie iist, t,hree da ys of ii iebruary -10i, I3M, againmst ,6,22 ~iild 69,2 17. itlown ti9. the( I'hum ersi' Compress a)'..t Vcsbr Mliss, exlodedlCi at 11,30) o'clock t,o-day. The comn cress was torn to pieces. Thmree men so Iar have beenm takeni out dlead., Teni people are stihi in time ruins. Seven have been taukeni out more or less iln red. Thme lire engmnei are at work to keep the cotton trom hurinlg. - Fatal *hmump. .Sm'A~ RA NinUNI, S. C., February 3. - ,T. P. Crotz, ot Yorkville, jumped fromn y the 4 o'clock train this muioringiL andi - was inst,antly killed. Theii coroner's in -(qui at ht is been postponed until the Cc e dluctor can be hecre.--News and Cou' jer. UNCLE SAM INTERFERES. CIRGUIT COURT TRIES TO STOP THE COLL ECTION OF TAXES. Sherifli Oedered:Not to Levy on Railroad Pral,erty for Unpaid Taxes-.Sheriffs and Treafurers Must Answer Charges of Contempt of Court. C1n A RTrON, Fab. 6.-Poceesingn were be_un in the United States Court here tot ay which threatened to bring about a conflict between the State and Federal authorities it the sheriffs of the various counties attempt to carry out the orders of Governor Tillmaa to levy on railroad property far taxes now In dispute. On Saturday a freight train on the South Carolina Itilway was chained to the track. There were fourteen treight cars, eigit of which were loaded, the Vale being al)ut $11,000. The amount ol'tax"s clailed by the State is not over $ I,Go. The road is in the hands of D. 11. Chamberlain, a receiver appointed by'tlie United State Court. iteceiver Chambelain's petition tothe court, filed today, claims that the taxes according to the legal assessments, have been paid and that the balance claimed by the State, al)out $8,000, is illegal and lias so been declared by the court; that the seizure and sale of property would put a stop to the business of the road; that, tihe entire property is in the posses sion and under the control of the court and the court, should protect its proper ty inl(, not permit the exaction of an il leral tax, so declared by the court in Upon hearing the petition Judge Sim oliton signed the following order: It apipe ring by 1)etition that certain per sonal property alleged to be in custody oW the Tnited States Court aid in the hands andi under the contro ot a receiver (uly aopointed, has been seized by and under an execution for taxes alleued to be unlawful and not due or p,aible, it is ordered that M. C. Mitchell a'id M. V. Tyler, Treasurer a'i1d Sheriil ot Aixen County, show cause at Charleston on February 20, why they should not be attached and puu if hed for contempt ot' court; also, why iey should not be enjoined and restrain ed from interlerin,g with any or all of the proprty of the S :uth Carolina Rxil way. I n the meantime ia temporary in Jiunetion is granted restraining the offl cials fron levying upon the property in question. Similar writi were issued at the suit of the Richiond antid Danville Railroad, clting t,he Sheritli and Treasarers of Abbevide, Anderson and Newberry Coutines for contempt, the rule in these latter cases beng made returnable at G reenville March S. A detachnient, of1 itued States dep ly marshalls were sent out on this at tern)#n's trains to serve the papers. In all these cases the railroads have iid taxes based o'i original assessments of' proirty. Tihe Gioverror's orders to Treasurers and Sherilis are to go ahead with the ex ecutions peremptorily. The iuterven tion of thu Federail courts will probably produce something of an exciting clash of authority. The Texai Lynching iHorror. AUTs-rIN, Texas, Feb. 7.-A message concerin,g the recent burning of the iegio Smit,h, at Paris. has been prepared by iovernor Ifoug for submission to the Legislature. Th'le Governor says it be conies his painlul duty to emphasIze the niecessity ct taking sonme steps to pre vent, mob violence in Texas. He says: "Tihe recent, terrible holocaust at Paris is but an illust,ration to what extent a mob will go when the laws are ma.le uluate to check it,. While thevictim of thiatatlair wasguilt,y of an outragious and barbarous crime, appalling and con temtible, lhe was cert,ain of full punish ment, uinder the const,itution and laws of the State. Civilhzation stands a help less witnre<s to the most revolt,ing exej cution of' the ag~e, in whIch large num b'ers of citizens openly, in broad day, arubl1iclIy became murdlerers by methods shaQmeful to humanit,y. "TIhe crime commit,ted at, Paris is a iisigrace to t,he Stat,e. Its atrocIty, in Inimnanity ando sickening effect on the peoplec cannot be obscured by refercnce to tbe previouis act of the culprittn brn tality taking the life of an innocent child. To e mntendo that his executioners can neither be indicted nor tried In the counr.y wvhere the crime was committed is a pretence andl a mockery."~ The Gcovernor says tbat ithe Legis Iatuire will enact sumt,able laws and place the means at his command, every per son whbo takes part, in a mob shall be brought to trial, or the strength of the maciihiinery of justice shall be thoroughly itste ini the ellorts. A Cry Fo,r liread. M i~ eins, l14bI. 8,-Four thousand pieopile mi Coincordlia an a Cataroaula pairishes in i he nrorthierin p)ortion 01 Lou siana, are en the verge of starving. In formation recivedl from that section Sestwerday shows that the people are in a itablie condoition, andl that unless re lici is given thema at, once, many deaths Iromi stairvationi will result. T'he floods ->t list sumlimer dlestroyed their crops andl tha water reinained so long that It was imimossible to lanit corn or any thiig beyond some quickly maturing vegetables. IIence, hundreds moved, but thousands were unable to leave, Uhese remaining have as)sisted during the winter on will game, but now they have nothing to keep body and soul to gether. The presidhents 0t the different exchianges mn Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans have edhlett meetings of thiei" organizations. to raise funds f'r the suffers. Thie New Orleans board of trade heads ',he list with $5,000. Fataliy iiarnea* Sciuic-rAu>Y, N. Y.. Feb. 3. Marg.ret,t t'hurber, aged 32, and her 6 yeairolod daughiter Josep)hine, were fa tally buirinetl here thIs afternoon, the 'Abild dyving wit,hin a te y momenta and the mother receiving Injuries wniich caused death before midnight. The child's clothes accidentally ignited, an the mot,her was burned wiie endeavor ing to save her child.