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VOL. XXI. PICKENS. S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1893. n INDIGNATION METING. GOVERNOR TILLMAN AND LYNCH LAW DENOUNCEL. SPOeehelk DIMae by Col. .14.1n 0. Haskell, Ex-Governer iticlardson, Solcitcr .Jer Vey and 01hors-Wbat (movernor Till nan Says About It COLUMBIA, 8. C., April 26.-The cit izens of Colimhia were very indignant yesterday morning whun they learned that Peterson had been hanged at Den mark the night before. The dispatch es of the afternoon indicated that the negro was not guilty, although there were later indications that he would be lynched any way. Most of the indignatiov seemed to be directed at Governor Til lIman, however, \because he had allowed the negro to be taken to Deniark to be tried by a mob. The Governor was very severely criticised on account of his action. The result was that some of the more violent started out a petition for a mass meet ing last night to denounce the Gover nor's.action. The petition circulated read as follows: "The citizens of Columbia are invit ed to - attend a mass meeting at the Court House at 8 o'clock tonight, to express their indignant protest against the conduct of the Governor of the State in surrendering to irresponsible parties a citizen who had sought his protection, and thereby becoming a party to the murder of one by an in furiated mob." The colored citizens are also very much excited over the situation, and they will hold a mass meeting tonight to take some action a'out the lynch Ing. Some will, no doubt., be willing to get very violent, but the leaders pro pose t6 discuss and act in a temperate way if possible. Governor Tillnan yesterday talked very freely about his action. lie said that he felt that the people of Barn well had violated his confitlence when they hung a negro whom he had in trusted to their care fully believing that they would treat him right. Ile said that his enemies were trying to lay all the blame on him, but as far as lie was concerned he was willing to stand up to any action he took. IIe had told Peterson if lie was guil ty that lie would protect him at all hazards, - but the negro insisted that he was - innocent, and atated that lie was willing to go back and face his accusers and confront the girl. The crowd had already had I ef )re them over fifteen men for identification, one of whom the girl had almost positively identified. It was natural to suppose that he would be jumped upon and torn to pieces, but the mob waited for evidence which shc ed the ia inn - cent. The Governor say:i that lie sup posed by his circumstance that they were dool and collected and did not in tend to do any violence. lie did not feel called upon believing these things that it was necessary to give Peterson any special protecteon. The people had grown desperate and even frenzied at the repeated delays in identification which was natural un der the circumstances. They intended to kill some man, and the least evi dence was suflicient to make t hem act. That of course does not j ustify them in hanging an innocent man. The Governor said that lie had received no intimation of a lynching or lie would have tried to prevent it. The mass meeting which was called last night at the Court House was largely attended, there being at least 350 people present, among whom were at least 100 negroes. '[le latter occu pied nearly one-half the room. The meeting was called to order by Col. ,John C. hiaskell. who suggested that Capt. RI. S. Desportes take the chair. Captamn Desport.es in assuming the chair. said that the object of the meeting would be explained by a gen A - tleman who would speak later, but all kne w its object. All know the outrage ' agaInst the peace and dignity of the State that has been recently commit ted. We are here to express our indig nation and to exp)ress our sympathy for a people who have been our wards Afor 200 years, and who are still with us, and liable to be for years to come. We ought to sprea(d around thenm the agisof our protection. In protecting them we have nol, succeeded wvell In the past, but let us hope we will be mnore successful In the future. Colonel IIaskeil then nominated Mr. ,J. W. Muller for secretary, and he was elected. Colonel IIlaskell addretsing the Chair, then said the meeting had been called that the people of the com munity might express their sense on the conduct of the Chief Executive in encouraging lynch law, to express it self on the gross outrage that had beeni committed in hanging. a man not prov en guilty, andl of the Governor's seud( ing him chained and defenseless into the hands of an InfurIated mob. Such an act, he said, was unparellel ed In the history of civilization. Ile suiggestedl that a'coinmittee of ive be appointed to draft resolutions. 'rhis was adopted, and Colonel llaskell, ht W. Shand, W. T. Msrtin, WV. C. Swaf field and ID. 11. Flenni ken were appoint el. Colonel llaske'li submitted a set of resolutions to the commit,tee which were adopted. 'They were introduced by Colonel IIaske'll, and reau as fol lows: We, the citizens of Columbia, In -mass meeting assembled, do adIopt, thme following resolutions: Resolved, That In the l.ynching of John Peterson at Decnmark not only has the "peace and dignity of the State" been oil'ended, but a human life has been taken without even satisfac tory Lvldence of his guilt. We there fore denounce the act as me'riting the unmeasured condemnation of all good citizens. Rtesolved, That the said ,Johnr Peter son having surrendert d himself t,o the Governor of the btate, pleading for protection, was entitled to have the strong arm of the State raised in his defense, and that the last resource at the command of the State should, If necessary, have beemi exhausted to en. sure him a trial before the courts of' the State. 'Ve would, therefore, condemn the action of the Governor in surrendering the acaused, to irresponsible, or, at, least, Incompetent persons, to be taken Into the presence of' an infuriated mob for the purpose of a mock trial, where by the State has become particeps criminis in the murder of one of it citizens. And we do now therefore record thi our solemn protest against all such acts of violence destructive of the peace of well-organized society and subversive of our Christian civiliza tion. Colonel Iaskell in speakinr on the resolutions said that as far as he was vers)nally concerned be believed he be lieved that justice could not be meted too quickly. Ile was not in favor of postponing justice where guilt is cer tain, but to put any one to death where there is tho least doubt is to subvert the fundamental law. The act which occurred last night has given justification to the charges so often made against the Stat, in Northern papers and goes beyond what even the most partisan papers have ever said against the State. This negra comes to the Governor and says "I appeal to you for protec tion." Ile went to that sanctuary that should have protected him no matter how strong the opposition might be. What protection did he receive? IIe was sent in chains to an infuriated mob to be killed. lie was so sent that he had to stand helpless in the presence of these infuriated men. Every man's blood must boil ard rise up in indigna tion at cowardly sacritice of this man by the Governor who was thrown hand and foot bound to this mob. Men in ancient gladiatorial contests were given at least some weapon of defense. Cc lonel Haskell seemed to have got worked up considerably, and concludd that if the English language contained any words of denunciation more than the simple statement of facts gave to the Governor's action, he had failed to hear of them. Ile accused the Govern or of being false to his duty, and saw that it was a most base and cowardly act to give tip thii man. The negroes liked the sentiment. and cheered vociferously, as did the other portion of the audience. It was expected that this would end the matter, but somebody called for Governor Richardson. He said hq re gretted that lie had been called upon, but said that in all his public service, feeble though it might have been, he was guided by honesty and faith and lidelity to the sacred name and fame of the State. Every man knows where lie stood-opposed to the present ad ministration, not opposed to men, but to principles. The aoctrines that have been announced from the State Ilouse and hustings have led tip to what oc. curred the other night. lie spoke ot the spe-tacle of the poor unfortunate criminal being in chains without de. fense, and said that the Governor had said on the hustings that it he waE elected he would prevent lynchings yet lie sent him down to the mob an( acted as a court as well as by subpw naing witnesses, and thus oflicially re cognizing lynch Jaw. lie closed b.) saying: God grant that such leadierE will soon coase in South Carolina, Richardson was loudly cheered as he sat down. Loud calls were made for Mr. W. A. Clark. Ile responded and made a very good speech, denouncing lynching gen erally, but did not j ump on the Govern or like the other speakers, sie said that he approved very heartily of the resolutions and thought that Columbia should go on record tnat this lynching met with the disapproval of citizens. Ile thought that. if such actions were kept tip it would soon destroy our civi lization. Mr. St. Julien Jervey, Solicitor of tne First District, from Charleston, was called upon and responded in a speech that at its close especially was very sen. sational. lie said that he came sim ply as a spectator to endorse m'e jurst rebuke lRichland would healp upon the Governor, lIe went on at some length to speak of the Governor's promise tc stop lynching which he had failed tc do, iIe also denounced much in the same languiage as the rest. andl In clos lug said: "If I was Solicitor of that circuit you know what I would do. J would indict every man in the crowd, and in the indictment I wouild charge 11. h. Tillman as accessory before the fact. "D)at's de man," saidl a negro In the audlience as the many cheers that greet ed the remark ceased. It, looked like other speakers woud be called out and the whole thing turned into a big political meeting, but Colonel liaskell spoke a few words to those who were calling for speakers, and they changed to calling for "ques tion." Another man insistedi on hear ing from Mr. Albert Clayton, but "qurestion" prevailed and it was put. A rising vote was takeni and a large maijority stood up. No one voted against the resolutions, bit there were a number of people present who (lid not endorse tihe denunciation of Gov ernor TIiliman and did not vote. It can be truthfully said that every body deplores the lynching of a negrc if innocent, but everybody in Colum bia dloes not emnd:rse the wholesale de. numnciationi of t he Govercor made at the meetiug. As far as the latter h. concernedl, lie says his conscience a perfectly clear, and as far as indigna tion meetings in Columbia are con cernedi like the one last night lie dior not care a snap.-Register. Au Extra Measton. WAsiINGTON, April 2E.-Thiere wil be an extra session of Congress called not later than September, and possibl3 sooner. Congressman Buck Kilgore of Texat called on the President this morniun and( anked the Point-blank question: "Why (do you want to know ?" asket Mr. C leveland. ' Because, if you are going to call ar extra session," answored thre Congress man, "1 want to rent a house belore I go home, and be0 ready to bring m) lainily on whenr I come." "Your reasons for knowing are noi very sinister," laughed Mr. Cievelandl and such honesty sbtold be0 met witi: honesty. Yes, there wvill be an extri session called,-and I see no reason who the business men of the country shrouil not know it. It, will be called betweeri the 1st andi 15th of the month, and ii there is any special urgency it will be called sooner.' TIhis is the hirst time that l'residenl Cleveland has stated positively t,hat ar extra session would be ciled. Ills re. l)ly to Mr. Kilgore has not been mad( public, an d it was only tonight, in the Metropolitan lobby, that the Texau Congressman gave out this importani piece of naes.Couin. Stte THE FORCE OF EXAMPLE. A BIG MASS MEETING OF COLORED PEOPLE. Seme of fl,e Speakers Gave Very Hold, .Bad Advice-The More Conservative Speakers Hooted Down--A Political Comblnatin Advised. COLUMBHIA, S. C., April 27.-A great many people yesterday morning real ized that the mass meeting Tuesday night was a mistake, that it could pos sibly accomplish no good, but would do much harm. As one of the results of that meeting there was an immense as semblaie of colored people in the Court House. It was so packed that it was like an oven, and though all the windows and ventilators were open the supply of oxygen was very limited, and to have stayed much longer some people surely would have succumbe,. The resolutions are couched in terms very strong in denunciation of what is termed "barbarous mobs," and the Gov ernor comes in for bitter denuciation, couched very much in similar terms applied to him by white men. The negroes are considerably inflamed al ready, and to add fuel to their anger may not result in trouble just yet, but the seeds have been sown and trouble may result yet. While the speeches were, on the whole, somewhat mild, still certain phrases in I hem calling upon negroes to rise up and assert their manhood, as patience had ceased tj be a virtue, brought forth the wild est, the loudest and intensest cheeriu heard for many a day. The meeting was organized by the election of lev. E. 11. Wilson, as chair man. lie counseled moderation and order and stated that no one should he denounced, but otaly infractions of the laws of the State and country should be condemned. Rev. 'J. It. .Johnson was elected secretary. A committee on resolutions was apnointed, which consisted of Rev. J. 1I. Johnson, Prof. Usher, Itev. W. 1). Chappelle, E. C. C. Washington, C. F. 1lmhnes. While the committee was deliberat ing Mail Carrier Williams suggested that speakers he limited to ten min utes. Prof. Morris did better and sug gested live. That was carried. The committee came in ant reported the following resolut ions: We, as citizens of the State of South Carolina, in imass meet inar assembled, feelinr a just indignation at, the ctioi of Governor Tillman in surrendering to a brutal and infuriated mob .olmii Peterson, who had It-d to him as the Chief Executive of the State for pro tection until lie could establish his in nocence of the crime of which he was suspected, and for which his life was sought, do adopt the following resolu tions: Resolved, That in the lynching of -John Peterson at Denmark on the night of the 24th instant the white citizens of Barnwell County, as in the recent murdering of eight helpless and unolfending men in that county, have again declared their disregard for law and order, decency and justice by that brutal and barbarous murdering of a man, manacled and helpless. and whom the victim of the outrage her self declared innocent. 2. That the action of Governor Till man in surrendering John Peterson is unwarranted, unprecedented and im human, knowing. as lie certainly does, the passion prejudices and inhumanity of such inturiated mob, actualed by a diseased sentiment, and that it Ie serves our strongest and severest con demnation. 3. That in the frequent; lichings of negroes by Darbarous mobs throughout the State without proof of their guilt. and the refusal of the ollicers of the law to bring a single lyncher to just ice, although the men be known to them, show official collusion and sanc tion; and togethcr with the action of the Governor in deliveeinag ,John Peter son to the mob, thereby giving ollicial recognition and sanction and legaliz ing the court of Judge Lynch. we are warned that we need look for no pro tection whether guilty or not, guilty, and that the law of the State affords none to the negro. 4. 'ihat we condemn lynching, whether thme individual be guilty or not, as barbarism of thme most pro nounced type, but we favor a speedy trial by a process of law. 5. That the lynchers of John Peter son are murderers; and that If the Governor does not endorse lynching lie will have the Jynchers immediately ar .rested. 6. That we duly appreciate all sin cere expressions by the better class or our white citizens in the condemnation of such cowardly acts, anid appeal to them to use their inlluence in creating such a sentiment, against lynch law that it will soon he relegated to the realms of barbarism to which it be longs. liesolved, That. wVe condemn the out rages a)leged 1.o be comitt.edl by our people andl call upon I hem everywhere to lend their iniluence in riddinig us of such in famouc charges. WVhen the remolutiouns had beeni read 11ev. M. G. .Johinon said tha~t he op posed1 the articles in denunciationi of the Governor. It could( accomplish much harm and (do no good, lie linish. ed out his speech, but the whole crowdl was restless and murmurs of discon tent could be heard on all sides. 11ev. C. P. Nelson said that the meet ing should not, denounce the Governor. Negroe*s were a part. of thle govern menit, anid though they had lio p)art, imuch ini it they should respect. its laws and otlicers. lie understood that l'ete son hnid said lie wanted to get back to l)ennmark. lie hadn't got farther than that wheni the crowd bePgant to hootl,i him do10win, and somie yel le< " l'itt 'ema out," "Sendl 'em to I )eninark." Nelson could not 1i11 out his live iininttes, andi as lie sat down he sid: 'lf tihings kee-p tip this way I woui ble salt-eri n 1)en noark than herK . The crowd Le::ame considerab'hly stir red up, and everyb-)dy see-lmed to bre talking at once, remoindinrg one of the 01l1 llepubblcan con veintins. Finally the crowd becaume somiew !iat (ilet when 1-1ev. Inart stepped upi t o the judge's desk, iIe hamd to standt there some time before he could b eginr, however. I lart is a bright man and a very el(,luenit speaker. llis speech 0n the whole wams a mild one, lie spoke of trae miurder of P'eterson by at barba rous mob and saidi that Govternor Till man's action In giving him up wais Without precedent. iIe dlilated at length an 1eterson being Innoent. andt said that the negro had been the bc friend the white man had. While t white men were off at war they I protected his family, nursed his chil ren and cooked his meal. Since, has built his railroads and tilled i crop. The negro race should not be judg by thieves, murderers and vagabon< There are white men who could sto equally as low. Telling the negro th he would be protected, he has for yea never cared who the law-makers wei but the time had come when he mu unite with the best element of t white people and with their ballots E cure a government where the las would be administered without favc This advice was received with wi and tumultuous applause. During his speech he made the chari that not half the crimes of rape char ed on negroes were committed by thei "A white man can trim his hair ai black his face" but a negro would it fer any way. Ile advised them to le lives of propriety, and above all ca tioned them never to be guilty of crime for which Peterson died. 11. M. Raiford was the next speaki and lie came near giving some bad i vice it he did not actually do so. I said that the time had come when fc bearance coased to be a virtue. If n actually it was mighty near. (Treme dous applause.) "We have been told abide the decision of that court fro which there is no appeal," he sal pointing upward. "But we can't wo till fhat court convenes. lie said th under present conditions he didn't co sider his life belonging to himself. Bl it is better to die plucky than a cowar The negro has eyes, ears and arms Ill a white man and he should use thei Ile closed with a verse of Longfellow Psalm of Life, ending with the lin "Learn to labor and to wait." "S, what the result will be," the speak, added to it. Professor Morris spoke next. I quoted t he saying of a famous Carol muan, "What are the halls of justice bi the temple of t lie Most High ?" and r gretted that such was not the case noi but that the State was ruled by a "ba barotis mobocracy." Tbe laws guara teed equal rights to all but the neg: didn't get them. Ile was deprived his liberty, and even when appealing the Governor for p otection, as Peterson's case, that ofiicial allowed i innocent man to come to death witho protection. Ile advised them to jc the better clam of whites and bril out order, peace and unity. M. S. Shelton, a mail agent, was t list speaker. Now wa4 the time rise up in our manhood and defe ourselvt s. We stiffer too much. I are too stibmissive. We depend t much on Grod The crowd got w and yelled " fake it back." Shelton j out of it by saying "We pray to ( inghtly and tell our wrongs but Must. do something for ourselves." closed by saying that the blood Peterson was on Governor Tillma hands and was dripping off. "In I day of judgment this blood will o< out of his body and condemn." TI blood statement made the wildest s( of uproar. The crowd was getti stirred up and wanted more incendia talk but cooler heads carried thi point and the crowd adjourned. T above is a straight and umeibellish story of this strange meeting, and given as a warning, that's all.-Ite ister. Peterkon was (in tity. COLU-MBIA, S. C., April 27.-l'eters4 was the guilty man. About that the can hardly be a doubt now. Two negroes from Denmark caine Columbia last night to attend the r gro mass meeting, and to state frank that the guilty man had suffered righteous judgment and that the1 could no longer be any doubt about: 'rhey gave their names as it. M..,le ett and llenry Ilutchinson, and Sen tor Mlaylfield, who is ini the city on leg business, corroborates their statemei ,lewett stated that it had been posith~ ly ascertained by witnesses that Pett son was on the railroad the day he w~ accused of the crime. Several color people had seen him, iIe made a other startlag statement which shov if anything, that justice has only bei partially meted out, and that t' I iendls dleservedl richly the iate giveii Peterson. iIe says that the men III vey and Witchell had made a plot wi Peterson to commit the act, and ti they were near by but not in sigi Trhev were all to participats in a crit that would be more heinlous and fipr ish than the one that was committi if such a thing were possible, iIe aS that such statements have been broug out by colored people since the tri and that all the colored people now I ifeve not only that Peterson was gu ty, but that the other two should mm the same endl. Jiutchinson says that he was in I AMayfieldl's ofhice every time any o was arrested, and that ha never fi anyhody was guilty uni Peterson appeared and ga his testimlony. T.lhen lie fi certain that he was guilty, and said a white man that he didn't see any u in taking the man before Miss Jiaxt< lie also corroborates the statement the other colorea man that the color people oif that sectionI now had not t least doubt ats to Peterson's guilt. Air. Alayfiel received a letter li night by t he hands of' one of the ci ored men from l)enmark in which It st atett that, the woman Sylvia, at who hiouise, Pterson was said to have staym inow adminits that. .lohn toldi her that: hadl conmmittedi the crimue and that God would let hin oif this time: would never get. into such a scra again. She also says that he was escaped'( convict, [rein Alabama. 0i of the witinesses a.t the trial testifil that the woman had said that Peti senl was the man. Mir. Mfayfiht who dhefendled the r giro to I he last, now says that he has dloubtt as to his guilt, aind hie knos other people who had doubts that a now thoroughly convinced of ti crmimal's guilt. Tlhiis all looks pret straight. These two negroes cai here of their own accerdi to prove thir brethren from making asses tliemsel ves, but, arrivedl too late to at them. In view of all this is it ni probable t hat some "indignators" fm like crawling into a hole and stayl there a season ? -lRegister. CONItmsMAN .Joeph W. Baill t he young Texas statesman, is boo ing Secretary of the Treasury Carli for the next President. iIe says tI Mr. Carlisle is easily the greatest m~ in this country. and the peer of any any cnuntry. st THE WHOLE STORY. he Hd 1ow John Peterson Put jimustei in (iov he ernor Taiisa's Charge. fs CoLUMBIA, S. C., April 27.-The ed followilig carresponde neo explain it. is. self: p,.Columbia, April 26th 1893. at ,rs "Messrs. W. A.. Neal and A. W. Clay. re. ton: st "GENTLEMEN: Please give in' a rie e- statement of what you know in regard s to ny conversat ion with John Peterson r. at the executive nansion on Saturday Id afternoon last. ge "I ask it for publication to give tie g- public the whole truth and leave Ipeople -. at home and abroad to judge the case Id fair ly. "Reepectfully, "B. Rt. TILLMAN, Governor.' .d In response to the above Mr. Claytoni a who is a reporter for The Journal, a makes the following statement. 3r, John Peterson, accompanied by an d. other negro, Wade Wylie, approacted le me on last Saturnay afternoon to know or- where Mr. Tillman (meaning the Gov ot ernor) was. A few questioes elicited n- the fact that I was beinr addressed by to John Peter8so, who n I knew to Le m wanted at Denmark as a suspect of the d, outrage upon Miss Mamie Baxter. I ac. Itcompanied him to the executive man Sion and told the Governor who he was n and whathe wanted. d Governor Tillman, addressing Peter Ee son, asked him if he was John Peterson n. and he replied that lie was, and that lie 's wanted to surrender himself to hii for .e, protection, as lie had heard that tbey :e were huuting him for the crime coin - Br mitted upon Miss Baxter, andl he f'eared that It' lie was caught lie would be [e lyached. .1- The Governor: "Are you guilty?" it Pererson: "No, sir.'' e- The Governor: "Where were you on 1' Friday a week ago?" r- Peterson: "I was at Norths." ro The Gover ior: "Can you prove that of and by white people?" to Peterson: "Yes, sir." in The Governor: "Are you willing to ,n go back there and let the voung lavly ee ut you?" 'in . Peterson. "Yes, sir." ig The Governor then turned to me and said that he had no riOit to hold a man lie who was simnly suspected of a crime, to but that if Pnterson wanted protection I nd had better take him to the Chief of Po 00 lice and get him to iuvestigoLe the case. ad. This I did. After having him locked rot up by his own request, I started out to -od t-md Mr. L. B. Jenkins and CoubL,Z!:'" we Lambert, the latter of' whom, I knew, lie was then looking for Peterson with a of warrant for hiq arrest, to see it they n's would identify him, as he did not appear he to suit the description eiven me of him. #ze They were found and Mr. Jenkins began the questioning of Peterson, )rt which has already been mentioned, be ry lieving at the start that Peterson was iry guilty of the crime, but at the finish tie that lie was innocent. Peterson was ed then locked up, and after being returned is to hii cell, Mr. Jenkins asked him if lie g- would be willing to retnrn to Denmark and let the young lady look at him. lIe replied promptly that lie would. lie said that lie was innocent anl did not in fear any recognition by hr. re Upon leaving t he guard house M r. .Jenkins and I determine(d that there was to at least grave doubt, of his guilt and e- that if he was taken back there by. Mr. 1y Lambert on Sunday morning hieving aas we did that, lie would be lynched, we Jeterminedi to go to Governior TI'iiman and ask him to have him hleldl here unt-il a e fol get his witnesses together to ali prove his alibi, which lie conlident,ly it. claimed that lie could (10. We went, e. and aft,er hearing us Governor Tillman ~r- agreed to hold him under condition that as I would go and try to get his witnesses ed toget,her for him, which I dfit, lie then n- wrote an ordler to Sheritf Cathicart, ~s, which I dleliveredl t,o him, orderinig himi Ean to take P'eterson from the guatd hiouse YO and lodge him In jail until further or t,o ders. I went, to North's the next day and atworked all (lay hunting tip his winesses it. for him. Tnat evening I wired the ne Governor that they would all he on id. hiand on 'Alonday, itnd that they corr'oh d, orated lis statemient, ys A. W. Ci,A'y roN. ii ' hieardl the conversatioin :etweeni )e Governor Tillman and .Johmn l'eterson at iithe Governor's mansiont last Saturday etafternoon as statedl abhve, ne' "Superintendant Penitentiary. Si'ARtTANBURGc, April 2.--])r. Wil yelham Whiitefoird miit,h died this i mriiini oat his home ini this city, ie hiadt bee, sein feeble healt,h for a numner of years ar. and for several mIont,hs hias been coin of finedh to hiis bed; so the endl was not uni ed ant,icipated. IIis remoins will lhe ing he tered on Sunday next,. 1)r-. Smith wia. borni in Charleston Novembher 8, 181 2-. at and was gradlutted from the South Cars 3l ohina College in the class of Governor is A. G. Maigrathi. .Joining the South se Carolinia Conference ini 1833 lie wias en Sgaged in Christian work for near hll Ia Scentury. In 1855 lie came ti Spiartaui he b)urlr, as the first profeasor of Esnulish pe literature at WVolford College, lhe lilled a that, chair acceptably for twentv-eight ce years. For a numb?r of years J),. ed Siih was one of tbe most prominent r- figures in the Southern Methiodist Church andh was one of its niost, piopu e- lar as well as clotiuet divines.--ta1te.| 10 Vsie Ozr' Train, Hheii i'i,* re STi. P1:EiTSJiUit, April 26 -Many e rumors are current, regarding the cause eof the sudden 5t.opping of' the imfperial at train while en route to the Crimea, andh of resulting in t.he t rigfht by which the Czar >pwas made iil. One rumor t.o the effect, ot thfat thousands of peasants living in the ~el villages near Clarkof laid themselves ig upon t,be r Alway tra'.k in order to st,op theo Czar's train andl thius have an iiy ,port unit,y to piresenit to the czar a peti tion against certain lceal abuses, A cong sle feLc ensued, it, is said, between the train tat guards and peasants, and the general an tesuit was that iorty-two peasants arid in thirteen sodeswere killed ia the fight or crushedb he tan i..i DESERVES ENDORSEMENT. Plis8ulcian, P11oafteieri and Prohibition its Saon'il -Join in Supporting lihe 41reat nui- Chrlit lan'zIng Cure. Mrs T. 1. Walker in Minnoapolis Spee tator. It is one of the strangest develop nents of the ICeeley Cure, this hostilit y .ipon the part of old temlporanco work 3rs to anything that claims to dlispose of Jrunkards by any other than the prescribed methods that, have been in vogue for the past litty years, and, alas! vith such poor success. Elually aston sh in- is it to see the indlifference of phy 5icians an( cleLrymen upon the subject 'Vhen pressed, they seem to feel no thame In s yiig that "they have no tiked i the papcrs, but ii, is a im i tter 1,hat hey have not looL.d into." That is usi it. Why have they not? How does t comeiv to pass that they have any ight t-) rt:niain ignorant on the sub ect? These three chis 3es, the temperance -eformte rs, cler. ymnen an (I physicians, of ill people upon the earth, have ex. press ed the most s(icitude for the nit .iona4l curse-th'-y hav se en the most >A the terrible retilt.s of Iitior drinkini; .hey have se-n tle spiritual, moral, >hysical atd finaticial ruin that strong Irink hag sowni bro.tdca,4t throu,4hout lie land; they have prayeil and talked ad labored Iuaitii1,t it vith all tihe itrength of soul and boly. They have, naly of them, given up their lives an(d ill their life pros!vets to the strailhit vorPk oI recltimiiZ drunkards, aid with L suc41ess so limite] that they have gone hrou!h Ilfe and out.o it, howed down vith t bit.ter sense ot defeat, and only iStied by the !rta"e of (;od it their teal ts, that has given them the sus. Laming coml!ort that they have cLone what thievy eould. It Dr. Keeley'is remedies were in the vxperiment.al st.age, it lie had hit jus beull to see elinmpses 1 iopa that It ini-ht discover a cure t'r ahiiolisin and it lie c Iked m ey t carrN oi he expvriment.s it. woi;dl weim that ever' riht.-thinkiiig person would say "t.h eravity ot the evil whiibi he desires t< eratiate shoul warrant the employ imient oif the iost extreme mia sures, i so be t.here is aiy hope or liossibility c succes-R." and inividualls, corporations Stat es and the nation wtil strive Witf vach other for tlh' honor of placin thq !n'ger s1i1m at his colminul . Wit Wo..! Clicago gIve today, and tell doi the sum in casi or its equivalen lor n111 absolute t 4' cholera? Y! what would h, the value'o mucii rernedy, coimp.ired tothe <IiscGveries c Dr. Keele.' o Piainly the proportion be tween the nuiber of people annuall destroyed or damaged by the twc pla:yues cholera and alcohiol. But this does notrightly represent th< case, for .i)r. Keeley has alone and un aided wrodit out by years of' patien Rtudy an<d research the wonlderfiu reme dies wit,h which lie has enriched th world. le has carried the work beyond thie stage of uncertainty and experiment imd ha.-3 only offered L.he certified d 3aion. itration to the public. Ile asks us only . look about us on tie streets of' our )wn city for vrools of the truth of his 1iams. Biit In face of the injistice of' the iesit itionis andt <tiibblIJeS andr ind(ifl erence >1the large class of men and1( womien of ,vhomi lie ha-l a right, to expet t,he ,varmest sym >at,by and si,rong.est, aid; in alce of' the enivy, open malice, covert, dlanders, antd sneers, tunprmncipled imi at,iois andt scantdious falsehoods that iave rained down without stint, upon his mani's heatd- for whiat?-for trying 0 aid the iios t hopeless and( helpless lass of hutmanity-is it any wonder hat we Iin h11imi saying, as lie did to he writer not 4many1 weeks since: "1If iod were".nodt biehinid my work it wouild ecrtainl.y hatve gono down before t,he nany assauilts tupon it, in the last eight, no141ths" and a-zain , "It is an U up-ill work andh a weary loath.'" Mltooi:1;', 0. T1., A pril 3.4--Thle [siunltrJy wecst and I50 ioth west of' here' was swept by a teurr idl cyclone11 at~ 7 :mt 'cloc k last even i ng. Th'le niews at h anid ma 1ks 45it certanin t.h at ten people we'r -' Pilledt ai(n mny more inij ued, and I litoldl prope'rty dhest royed. A mong the (lead arie .J. (O). Connriers ali hils whiole farmily, consist ing of' ivye persons aliid Mr. flanks. 11. C. Clemenits and a chuifd of' lieriiy Jitemiani. A nulmber oif others5 were seriouisly injuiired. Wires anid poles for miilies a round were bloiwn dlowni. The very lateist atI most authentic iniformation obitainab le from the cy clonie detvaistated sect ion cf the terni tory is to the effer:t that from fulfty to sixt,y hiiimaii lives werte lost; twenty live pecopie f'atally ilinued, and( a hun mrl mo i tre wit h iijuieits more or' less seiloius. I"-'ive distincti ciyclonies visited dii fe'rent onarts of t' elTerritory betwveen 2 1 ci '. o 'clock T'uesday eveinig, and it, w ill be a da1y bef ore the luall amount of Ilth' ti.:nagt's will lie known. T'li t i o'4( fatal ities fby ite cyclone of Iitrstday night grows larger each honr1 i. In Itihe dfevastated district iiear Norm' iian thlirt'y folur bod ies hiave beenti ptrcepared( for hburial. Several more were foiundu this mtorning, and half a score of people are stilt missing. A hunidr'edt anid IifIty peLOple were iinjuIredt six (or eight of whiomi will die. Neal I 'arecel ele'vcen peoiple., all members o' one Cath.>hle congregationi, are dead A t the town of' Case the st.orm swep awvay neaw ly every 'itilding, and eigh' lieop.le are kih ed . At L:agst.on tw, are dteatd. At Ci n aront Cit.y tour ar t.cand and1 two see dying, arid twelve in ju red. i-' tst of t.here two lamitliet iiuinberiing five and six resp)ectivel, perished, antI in wee extreme easter~ hiart, oft l'aynie Couinty it is believe< that nearly a score were killed. TJh list (of dead wvill surely aggregat one itundred, atnd that of' the injure five limes that many. TIi i'l: <lii een of Corea mtainitains a fad phlysicianm, who is acomimodIated wit apartmcenits in the royal palace and re cived atyearly s<tltry of' $16,500). Sh is obliged to visIt the queen every da&j and remain within call wheni her ma jesty in indinnne~ed. SOUTII CAROLINA LOST. RAILROAD TAX CASES DECIDED AGAINST THE STATE. The Receiver'jo Poweri I Superior to th State'a Clatim for Taxem-Payment Can not ba Had Unep 'thej Federal Court Consents. WAS1INGTON, April 24.-The South Carohna tax cases were passed upon by the Supreme Court of the United States to-day, the opinion being delivered by Chief Justice Fuller. It came up on the petition of Sherift Tyler of Alken County for a writ of habeas corpus to release him from Imprisonment undor a judgment of the Circuit Court of the Umnited States, that he be lined $50 for contempt. lie had seiz,,d a train on the South Carolina it tilway upon a warrant issued by tile State authorities tr the collec tion of taxes which were in controversy. The road was in the hands of a receiver appointed by the United States Court, and he was adjudged guilty of contempt for failing to release the property under order of the court. Ile came to the Supreme Court for relief'. Justice Fuller read an opinion, con tainmiiL much stronger language than is usually found in such documents deny ing the application of the petitioner for the writ. ile said the seizure of proper ty hN Iorce was iijustillable and could not h. r1pteed.-. 'he claims of the State lor ta,x,.,L- a- i. superior to the g,teneral rulo w i,, makes property placed in the hand, u a iecei ver sub Ject to the or<ers of the cucti; tiey are to be determined in t regular way and in at proper manner. The action of the Circuit, Court, Chief Justice Fuller said, wits in nio sense ail action against the SLate of Sout,h Carolina, which it was conclutided could not be maintained un. der the eleventh amidetidment to the Con s0itutionl. In conclusion lie stu the Circuit Court was equpped witli the fuliest power to protect i digity and to enlorce I is mandates, and its , use ot these powers in the 1case in point Could not be reviewed here. r'herelore the petition for the writ of habeas corpus was denied. l'ie same judt-reient was announced in i the cases of Sherifs liUser and Gaines, who camne to the Suprenie Coit of the United S,ates with Tyler tr relief. A Rmnariable Came. 'o'M iii A. S. C., April 26.-A: colored girl ktown as Tina lUchardson, died this m ,-' 2 h Blossoml ilLouse," in ward I, nder most peculiar circumstances, She had been ill for nearly two nontii and arose this morn in at the secustomed hour apparently 11o worso than usu'l. She was sitting near the hearth when she suddenly coughed up a live atinial about an inch and a half long and respimbling a young mouse in some respects and in others resembling another atilmal. She fainted and was assist,ed to a bed by a colored woman, who ran to give the alarm. A large crowd gathered in a short while aI every imaginable superstitious theory Nwas advaniced. The little ai mal on the hearth had been unmolested up to this time. Sois one poked it with a stick and it squealed and squirmed. The girl recovered sufticient ly to say there was one still in her throat that was choking her to dfeath). She made frantic efforts to get it out, some time almost strangling herself in her ef forts to get hold of it. All the time she was sull'ering ago mecs. Gradually she sufl'ocatedi to (death. IBefore her death she accused a colored woman living in the neighbor hood( of having given her "this thing,'' meaning that she had been conjured or "hoodooed.'' In thle mleatime a smlall boy had been sent, t,o bring the aniinal which had been1 carried away. iIe came run. ning andi deposited a bottle in the lap of an old "mama'' who turned it up and out came t,he cause of all tile excitement, a little red! hairless thling that sq 'icaled every timle it was touched. The nlegroes in that section of' the city are excited anId their superst,ttious fears are freely expressed. A large crowd was ct ngregated airounld tile street dloor and( Onl tile corner. People were continually gzoing and coming irom every dlirectionl. No reasonable explanation of' this curious affair has been given. Dr. L. 1B. Folk was called in after the woman hlad been dead for some, time. When seen by a reporter Dr. Folk sald lie did not, know whether it was all suplerstition or not, as mledical writers were dlividied on1 whet,ber .an live animal 'old( exist im tile human body, but, that the more receint, med~icil ,vorks claini thait sutch a thinig is p)ossible. IIe vol unt,eeredi to look up1 aL siiliarcase, but as the reporter was leaving lie declined with thanks. The ''object'' was taken to Dr. Ken dall, whlo proniou'iced it a *y onug mouse. ie thinks it, dropiped fromi a crack over head1(, but1, the replort,er observedi the ceil ing critic.illy, and1( n> crack coul he seen. 'VTe rooml is on tile first, floor and the ceiling is plasteredl. This seems t,o b)e an almost incerediDie story but,1 these are the fact,s as gathieredh froml t,he wo man who was 'n the room at the time of' tile occurre.ce.- Journal. A New ira E%r i'ort I, oyai. SA vA NNAli, Ga., Aipril 2:3. -The decis. 1011 of Judi(ge Pardt.e of the Unriitedl States Ci.cuis Court in t00 C-Ise of the~ Port lloyal and A ugusta It dflroadf has been received. Mr. J. ii. Averili was ap iposfted1 receiver of the Port Roval -road by the South C4rolina Suiate t'oirt ,andi wa1s direct d by it to apply to Re ', ceivedI Coimer, of1 the Georgia (Central i Iailroad, for the possession of the Spropert,y. Mr. Averill asked the e Unaited Str.tes Circuit Court t.a direct e lReceiver Comner to turn the property El over to hlin. Tre P'ort Royal road is a fully organizedl comlpany, and is nlot inlSolvent, biut passed mito ReceIver V Corner's possession as part of the Ceo a tral Rlailroad!, the Central owing the - nmjorit,y of its stocks and bonds. a TVhe court orders Receiver Corner ,to turn the property over to the Port - Itoyal and Augusta Company, and dis charges Receive:- Comner.