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?Ite ffofhviUr (?nquim\ ^ ^ ^ ; YOIIKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,1894. ? Coxey's "commonweal" army arrived at Economy, l'a., last Monday about 500strong. The army is getting strength slowly, and reports from different parts of the country indicate that by the time it reaches Washington, it will number at least several thousand meu. ? Governor Northern lias appointed Hon. Patrick Walsh, editor of The Augusta Chronicle, to be United States senator. Mr. Walsh is a broad-minded statesman, a free silver man, and a man in whom the people of Georgia have unlimited confidence. His appointment is a good one?next best to Crisp. ? ? Mr. Cleveland's action in vetoing the seignorage bill, has made two points very clear. The first point is that the financial question must be the principal issue in the next campaign ; and the second point is that if the South and West really expect the financial relief for which they have so long been anxiously working, they must not select the next Democratic candidate from the Northeast. ? The Loudon Times of last Monday says : "The failure of restrictive legislation in South Carolina is conveying striking lessons to prohibitionists in England." We are unable to understand just what The Times means, for the reason that we do not know on what information it bases its statement. The state of affairs in this State, for the past few days, has been bad enough, but by the time the reports reached England, they must have been something terrible. ? The improvement of our country roads would be a good issue to inject into the present State campaign. Good roads are of far more importance to our people than the dispensary, the constitutional convention, or even whether Tillman or Butler shall be sent to the United States senate. It is true that the road question will furnish only a very prosy subject for discussion on thn st.nmn. but those men who can talk about! it most intelligently, will be safe men to elect to the legislature and the various State offices. -- ? Some of those who approve the president's action in vetoing the seignorage hill, are disappointed at the weakness of his expressed reasons. This, of course, is not surprising. The president's case is a weak one, and it is impossible that he should put up a strong argument in justification. However, the message contains at least one grain of comfort. It displays less egotism and more common sense than did the message recotnmending the unconditional repeal of thej Sherman law. ? Now that Cleveland has vetoed the j seigniorage hill, the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on the issues of State hanks is the only basis of compromise on the financial question j that is left. The chances are two to one | that congress is unwilling to repeal this tax 1 in the first place, and larger, in the second : place, that Cleveland would veto such a hill1 even if passed. The financial issue is the; most important one that is now before thej country, and the record of the present con-, gress on this subject, certainly promises very ( little for the future prosperity of the Dem-; ocratic party. ? Governor Northen, of Georgia, last week appointed Speaker Crisp to he United States senator to succeed A. II. Colquitt, deceased. The Democratic members of congress, to the number of 150, immediately signed a petition to Speaker Crisp not to accept the posi-1 tion. They urged that he owed it to the | Democracy of the whole country to remain ; in his present position. Mr. Crisp, thereupon,! sent a telegram thanking Governor Northen ' for the high honor, and stated that it was his greatest ambition to some day be United States senator from Georgia ; but at present; he felt that he should not allow his personal; ambition to swerve liiuv from the path of duty. Therefore, he respectfully declined. ? The Newberry Rifles went to Columbia j upon the call of the governor. Shortly after its arrival in the city, the company was put in charge of the telegraph offices to enforce the censorship of press telegrams. This duty proved distasteful to the members of the company. They thought it unnecessary and uncalled for. and Captain McCuughrin, after discharging the duty assigned, sent in his; resignation and informed tiie governor that the arms of the company were at the disposal of the State. The governor accepted the captain's resignation and informed him that the State would pay the company's i hotel bill and furnish transportation back to Newberry. The company was then dis-: banded. Before the troops were dismissed,' however, the governor iiad them drawn up in line before the penitentiary walls, and read them a letter in which occurred the j following: "The duty of the soldier?and the militia are soldiers, when called into service?is blind obedience to orders from his superiors and not to question them in | any degree. You have failed to learn the first lesson, and I will make of you and your company an example. Your resignation is not accepted, but you are dismissed , front the service of the State as unworthy to wear its uniform.'' -O THE DARLINGTON AFFAIR. In our news columns, we give as full ami correct an account of the recent exciting incidents in Darlington and Columbia, as we are able to collect at this time. There will be a great deal of talk about the matter, especially during the next few weeks and during the next campaign, and the facts will no I doubt be fully developed. At present, however, it is rather too soon for anybody to arrive at any definite conclusions as to the merits of various matters at issue. There are two sides to the question, and as those interested in both sides are now hotly engaged in attempting to justify their respective actions, there is little hope of being able to arrive at the full truth until matters cool down a little. The disturbance undoubtedly owes its origin incidentally to the dispensary law. l'ut there was also some bad feeling on the part of the people of Darlington brought about by other causes. This feeling existed on both sides, and its source is to be traced first back j to politics, next to the dispensary law, and j last and immediately, probably to theinllu-J ence of those formerly, if not now, engaged in the liquor business. This is the way we view tlio situation hi tin* 11*5111 01 existing circumstances. The row at the depot began between two persons. It is claimed that both of thein were interested in the "blind tiger" business. One oftbem turned informer, and the other felt so much aggrieved that he wanted personal satisfaction. The armed constables were present at the depot in such large numbers that they lost sight of possible consequences. One of them, more imprudent than the rest, interferred in the quarrel of the outsiders. This was the spark in the powder magazine, and under these circumstances, there is cause for congratulation that subsequent developments were no worse. When (iovernor Tillman was informed j of tiic situation, it was not his duty to inquir into the origin of the difficulty. Xeithc could lie leave the constables and citizens t< tight out the matter between themselves It was bis duty to, at all hazards, to kee] the peace, and this duty he tried to perform Of course the governor may have done sonn things that were rash and ill advisded, bu of this, at present, we have not .sufficient in formation to say. As we see it, we thinl that, under the circumstances, be lias dis played remarkable courage, coolness am good judgment. He was fully equal to tin situation and finally got command of it. The action of the military eompanic throughout the State which refused to obe; orders is not to be commended. It is true that being unable to get any information and under the excitement of the occasion they may have been at a loss as to wlia course to pursue, duty required that the; obey orders. The privates are responsible only to their captain, and their captain ti their superior officer, and all are responsibb 10 mc governor as vuiiiuiiiimci m lur-i Even though it was done under intense ex citementj this breach of discipline is unpar donable. We are satisfied, however, tha upon sober second thought, all are begin ning to realize these facts, and perhaps, i this severe lesson is not altogether wasted it will have a most wholesome efi'ect on tin entire State. VETOED THEHLAXD HILL. The president has vetoed the Bland bil for the coinage of the seigniorage in tin treasury. The message, which is severa thousand words in length, was eommuni cated to congress on last Thursday. It wa anticipated by everybody, and, therefore caused but little, if any, surprise. The East ern Democrats accepted it with a jubilan "I told you so," and the representatives fron the South and West generally claimed tha they expected nothing better. At the outset of his message, the preside!)' declares a strong desire to avoid disagree ment with congress, but at the same time de clares that the best interest of the whoh country demands that he veto the bill. II< refers to the financial disturbance whicl swept the country last summer and fall, ant claims that this disturbance was due alinos solely to the operations of the Sherman law Just at this time, he continues, the countrj generally is regaining confidence, and tlx passage of the bill iu question would tend t( bring about a state of affairs worse evei than that which has just been tided over. After reviewing the operation of the Sher man law, the president summarizes the situ ation as follows : "1. The government has purchased ani now has on hand sufficient silver bullion t( permit the coinage of all the silver dollar necessary to redeem, in such dollars, tlx treasury notes issued for the purpose of sai( silver bullion, and enough besides to coin a: a gain, or seignoirage, 55,15(>,6S1 addition sil ver dollars. 2. There are outstanding and now in circulation treasury notes, issued in payment o bullion purchased, amounting to $152,951, 280. These notes are legal tender in pay ment of all debts, public: and private, excep when otherwise expressly stipulated. The) are receivable for customs, taxes, and all pub lie dues. When held by banking associa tions, they may be counted as a part of theii lawful reserves, and they are redeemed l>) the government in gold at the option of tlx holder. These advantageous attribute.' were deliberately attached to these notes al the time of their issue. They arc fully un derstood by our people to whom such note: have been distributed as currency, and hav< inspired confidence in their safety and value and have undoubtedly thus induced theii continued and contented use as money in stead of anxiety for their redemption. Continuing, the president says that tlx Bland bill is so constructed as to admit o conflicting interpretations,?aud he fears tha if legal tender treasury notes give way t< silver certificates which will no longer b< redeemable in gold, the result will he a de I ^.1 T? /iA?o1ncinn tlm nt'ftci IJSJM'U I'lll I UIll,) . Ill tvuv-iuoiwii, v V' jr.vui (lent says: "This is an exact reversal of the polict which safe finance dictates if we are to pre serve the parity between gold and silver am maintain sensible bimetallism. "We have now outstanding more thai three hundred and thirty-eight millions o dollars in silver certificates issued undei existing laws. They are serving the pur pose of money usefully and without question Our gold reserve, amounting to a little mon than $100,000,000, is directly charged witl the redemption of $:}4G,000,000 of I'nitec States bonds. "When it is proposed to inflate our silve currency it is time for strengthening ou gold reserve instead of depleting it. I can not conceive of a longer step toward silve mononietalism than we take when we spent our gold to buy silver certificates for circu lation, especially in view of the practice difficulties surrounding the replenishment o our gold. "This leads me to earnestly present tin desirability of granting to the secretary o the treasury better power than now exists t< issue bonds to protect our gold reserve when for any reason, it should be necessary. Ou currency is in such a confused condition am our financial affairs are apt to assume at air time so critical a position, that it seems ti me that such a course is dictated by ordinal-; prudence. "I am not insensible to the arguments 11 favor of coining the silver seignoirage nov in the lieasury, and I believe it could bi done safely and with advantage if the seere tary of the treasury had the power to issui bonds at a low rate of interest under author ity, in substitution of that now existing, am better suited to the protection of th< treasury. "I hope a way will present itself in th< near future for the adjustment of our mono tary affairs in such a comprehensive am conservative manner as will accord to silve its proper place in our currency, but in ill meantime I am extremely solicitous tlia whatever action we take on this subject, ma; be such as to prevent loss and discourage incut to our people at home and destructioi of confidence in our financial inanagemen abroad." MKKK MENTION. Judge Dan A. Pardee lias signed an orde for the sale of the Ceorgia Pacific railroad The sale is to take place in Atlanta at a dat hereafter to be fixed. The funeral o Senator Alfred II. Colquitt occurred in Ma con, Ga., last Thursday. The cold \va\e c last week played havoc with early vegetatioi as far South as Jacksonville, Fla. Made line Pollard, the woman who is suing Con gressinau Breckenridgc for breach of prom ise, has been offered ?">( (? a week to go on tb stage with an opera company. Tvv children were burned to deatb in Montgom cry, Ala., last Wednesday, while playing ii a hay loft. They had some matches am with these set fire to the hay. The rc mains of the old warship Kearsagc, rc cently wrecked 011 Uancador reef, eoas of Central America, have been destroy ed by lire. Howard Could, son of tli late Jay Could, is to be married to Mis Bessie Kirk wood, an actress, formerly u Savannah, (Ja. There was a heavy snow storm throughout Mississippi last Wei^ics day. Congressman Wilson, who ha been suffering from an attack of typhoid fiver at San Antonio, Texas, is almost able t be up and about again. The house <: m.imLmnlnfii'oc onnennuwl \lww.L' ill ill I V ? V ...v.. ....V ..W.? consideration of the Joy-O'Neal con teste* election case from Missouri. ? The crop statement of the New Oilcan Cotton K.\chan<ie, from September 1 t March do, inclusive, was issued last Friday It is as billows: Forts receipts "i,lis.'_ (!( against 4,oJ0,H)0 last year, and (>.4oS,7<i year before last: overland to mills and Can ada IWJ9,S12, against- 1 "? "?,Hiti and 1.1 (?7,0? 1*1 Interior stocks in excess of September 1 IS I.'Jilt, ajtainst l"?S,lol and TiJ,">J|); South ern mill takings ."id l,NS(i. against ">J~>.177 am h>7,lSS; crop brought into si?;ht during J1 days to date 177. against (>,()4S,N."?1 am S.:?t?t?.-l4o : crop brought into sight for wed od.'Mli;, against "><!.<!.'!!.) for t lie seven days end ing .March .'50, last year, ami <!4,!M!X for lli same time before last ; crop brought into sigh for tlie first thirty (lays of March, i!S:i,-|S 1 against 5274,1st! and 40!>,4S(!; crop brooch into sight for the week includes .">.<>10 halo plus stock correction at interior towns. Com jiarisons in this report are made up to tie corresponding date last year and year be for last and not to the close of correspond in; week. Comparisons by weeks would t:ik< in lM'J days of the season last year, and L'l year before last, against only I'll days thi year. ?! BLOODSHED IN DARLINGTON. o] ?Constables Followed to the Woods By Angry Citizens. t THE GOVERNOR DECLARES MARTIAL LAW. | v1 The State Militia Disbands Rather Than -! Obey Orders. 11 ? Two IHsiM'iiMirli's Destroyed?Country 1'enjde nt i i Kusli to the Assistance of the Governor?The . i Militia Will Probably he Disbaiuleil-Oulet ' S ! at l.ast Restored?A Series of Fveiting Ineli' i dents in Which South Carolinians May Find Much Food for Thought. ' I i Condensed from the Itailv Papers. i | ,! There was a bloody riot in the town of, t Darlington last Friday afternoon, as the re suit 01 winch lour men?two citizens ami two dispensary constables?lost their lives. c The affair produced intense excitement 3 throughout the State, and up to a late hour e Saturday, the indications in many quarters . were that the whole State was about to be . plunged into a revolution. The trouble | grew out of the enforcement of the dispensary law, and even up to this writing, there are so many different conflicting versions of " | the affair, that to arrive at the exact facts in j the case seems to be impossible, t'nder the I circumstances, however, we can do no bet-1 1 ter than try to trace the difficulty as best we j can from the beginning. ct't off t1ik it kv fn i k. 1 For some time past, the State board of J s control has had information to the effect 1 that the municipal authorities of Darlington j - Were doing nothing to enforce the dispensary s law, and on Tuesday of last week, Governor , Tillman, as chairman of the board, addressed - the following letter to the mayor and count cil of the city : 1 Gentlemen: It has been apparent to us for t sometime that the city authorities and the police of Darlington were making no effort to suppress , the illicit sale of liquor as required under the dispensary law. \Vc have waited patiently, - hoping for a change of policy on your part. . Hut as there are no indications of any purpose to do more than you are doing, and as we are " informed by the constables that the police are 2 obstructing rather than assisting them, notice is l hereby given that after the first day of April no ] part of the proceeds of the dispensary will be . paid to the city until the State board becomes satisfied that your police are enforcing the law. tiik citizens makk trouble, j The feeling toward the governor and the } dispensary law in Darlington was none of , the best to begin with, and the above letter served rather to intesify the situation. This . feeling was further augmented by the fact . that simultaneously with the receipt of the above letter, there appeared in the town 1 ?- '< -1 l..? j a no in. nun u uu/.eu uispeusnry I'uusiuuius. j After spending some little time in getting 3 the necessary information, the constables be? gan the work of raiding "blind tigers." 1 These raids made more feeling, and the 5 feeling finally developed into serious threats, . and a display of arincd resistance. After raiding several blind tiger establish. ments on Wednesday, the constables wound f up at the place of a Negro named Ed Nixon. . Several white men who were present, are . said to have urged Nixon to resist a search, j and offered to furnish him with revolvers to , be used for the purpose. Some wild talk . was indulged in, and this finally developed . into a high pitch of excitement which soon P communicated itself throughout the entire . town. 5 WINCHESTERS' EXHIBITED. 5 The constables completed their search of t Nixon's premises and then went up to the - main business part of the town. There they 3 saw walking about the streets a number of J citizens armed with Winchester rifles. About' , this time Dispenser Floyd telegraphed Govr crnor Tillman to the effect that the streets - were full of armed men who were swearing to resist the law. The governor then tele-j i graphed successively to Sheriff Scarborough, j f Mayor Dargan, and Captain Thompson, of t the Darlington Guards, instructing these! ) officers to keep the peace. i CAPTURED THE CiUNS. While the telegraphing was going on, certain citizens went into the armory of the Darlington Guards and took possession of the f guns. When Captain Thompson learned of * this he went to the citizens and asked them 1 to return the guns to the armory. The citi-1 zens complied with the request, and passed i 1 the incident off as only a kind of joke. Gov-! ernor Tillman, however, had in the mean1 time been informed of the affair, and heat once telegraphed to the Sumter Light In fantrv. This company at once went to Dar" lington, but upon its arrival found that ev| erything had quieted down and there seemed to be no danger of further trouble. A TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Rumors having been set afloat that it was . the intention of the constables to search prir vatc houses for contraband liquor, and that 1! citizens would resist to the death, on Thurs. | day, large numbers of citizens came over to I I | Darlington from the neighboring towns of; fi Suinter and Florence. A joint meeting was j ; held in the afternoon, and at this meeting L. | the following resolutions were drawn up j fjand adopted unanimously : 3 | "Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting | that a man's home is his castle, and that he is | entitled to defend the same against all unrcasoni' j able search. 1 "Resolved 2. That, in the counties of Darling. j ton, Florence and Sumter, searches of private j j resiliences, private rooms and private apart-! [) ments used by the owners as their dwellings, ! , and not as places of trade, shall lie neither toler-1 ; ated nor permitted, and we hereby pledge our1 selves to resist all such unlawful depredations. , "Resolved .*5. That the citizens of Darlington, I f Florence and Sumter hereby mutually pledge! i? | each other to support each other in resisting all | ......a ....|..,. r..1 iiiwl \v<> invite the co-ooera-; 4 I tinu ?r nil other law-abiding and liberty-loving ' 15 i people." I j ] mo ItK const a lit.'I. a It Y. The bio crowd of citizens in Darlington ' added to the excitement, and as the result of, an ill considered telegram from Sheriff Scar** borough, Governor Tillman ordered ChiefI j Constable (iaillard to hurry to Darlington i J with all the constables that he could muster.! j Arriving upon the scene, Constable (iaillard j saw that the situation was not nearly so se, I rious as had been represented, and so tele-i - graphed to (iovernor Tillman. The governor accordingly ordered the Sumter Light In-1 ' fantry to return home, and Chief (iaillard, now in command of about twenty constables,' also,made arrangements to leave the town as soon as possible. It was believed that the i | trouble was over. About twenty constables i r went to the Cheraw and Darlington depot to | ' ' leave the city. The train, however, was late,! audio this unfortunate circumstance is at'' trihuted the okkjin or tub iti<>r. i ' n A few days before, Constable Mc.Lendon ..'drew his pistol on a citizen and was fined .! S."> l,y the mayor. This is claimed to have . been the beginning of had feeling on the part of the constable, who is generally credited u with being responsible for the ensuing troll-i .. hie. While the constables were waiting at ; i, the depot, the 'bus from the Knlerprise hotel ] came down as usual. In the 'bus was a hot 1 headed young man mimed Rogers. Rogers got out of the 'bus and in a short while got t j into an altercation with Lilly Floyd, a son of . the dispenser at Darlington. It is claimed t.! that Floyd struck Rogers with a pair of s brass knocks. The chief of police heard of j ,f the trouble and went to the scene to put a . stop to it, and took the participants into custody. Words between the friends of the s parties, however, continued, and grew liot. tor and hotter. The remainder of the story ? is told by The News and Courier, which had ,f a staff correspondent in town, as follows: t.} ll was at this time that Constable .Mel.endon ^'stepped forward and took Floyd's part in the ! controversy. Ifesaid : "I'll be damned if anybody double teams on Lilly Floyd when I'm about." There was probably ten or twelve eitis /.ensstanding and seated near theseene. Messrs. j v Lew is Noriiient, Frank Noriiieut and McCul0 lough had ridden down to the station on their . bicycles,and were seated on the platform. Mr. j 1 Redmond, Mr. Lucas and half a dozen other | .' gentlemen were standing in a group. j Some words passed between Lodgers and - MeLeiidou in w hich the lie was freely passed, I. Mr. Frank Xormciit spoke to McLcudon, and after remonstrating w ith him lor the language ' [ he was using, said that het.MeLendoni was,after * all, responsible for the trouble. Turning toward 1 him McLciulou said : ] "Vou are a damned liar and a scoundrel," bc, i beginning to draw his pistol at the same time. When they saw MeLeiidou drawing his pistol, ,1... ..,1.. -f.. >-t... I t". i i r. I 11 i H,r In ? III!' Willi! . WII.-.WWM -WW.... ? ... - | iiim nut to ill> s<>. McLcndon drew iiis pistol out with tin* remark, "Yes, I will, damn it; lot her roll." ' | With that lie readied over itodgcrs's shoulder , and tired three shots into I'rank Normcnt's ( ' lmdy, two while he was seated and one after he had fallen, (/nick as a llash the tiring heeanie '? general. There were not half a dozen pistols * among I he eitizens, while the eoiistahulary were i_. ariued lioih with rilles and side anus, t'uder the eireuinstaiiees the lire of the citizens was iniieh the most eU'rclivc. It. II. Pepper drop]mm! -t dead with a hall straight through his heart, i' Louis .N'oriuenl, who was unarmed, picked up } Pepper's Winchester, and, though wounded in . the wrist and in the body, he began to lire upon * the constables. j Voting Itedmoiid had just emptied his pistol j and turned t<? reload, when a hall struck him in ! the hack of the neck and came out through his ' wiud])ipe. Mel .cmIon fell pierced front side to side with a pistol hullet, and Mr. K. W. Lucas was wounlcd in three places. Tt was subsequently discovered that threoor four of the constables'were wounded, hut their names or the lull extent of their injuries, are not known. By this time the constables had cleared the space about the platform. The citizens retreated behind the station, and one of the constables j followed them as far as the rear platform. As| he tired a parting shot, he was heard to say that 1 he had "done for that long McCullough, anvhow," Mr. MeCullougli escaped with but slight j injury, however. KNCITKMKNT IN TIIK TOWN. Chief of Police Dargnn, who was himself' severely wounded in the side, turned his horse j and dashed down-town. As he turned the cor- j tier into the public square he was covered with blood. He tore his ollieial badge front his breast and dashed it tothesidewalk. In lesstime than it takes to tell, an armed band of citizens rushed to the depot. The alarm bell of the city was rung, and the people gathered front a'll quarters. The Darlington Huards inarched to the scene of the disturbance. They were in full uniform and armed with their guns. The excitement which prevailed at the station was intense. N A It HOW KSf.VI'H OK lit'Cll ANAX. An omnibus drove up and Attorney (Jeneral Buchanan jmtipocl out of it. Ho ran to the I platform and stood with the Guards. A citizen [ jumped in front of him, and forcing his gun ! into his face, threatened to shoot him, and the j life of the attorney general was only saved by j his removal from the scene. This was not accomplished, however, until he had looked down j the barrel ol a ritie three times. The crowd immediately began their pursuit of the constables, who had tied with groat precipi- j tation. It was rumored that they had gone over ' to the Charleston, Sumter and Northern depot. The crowd ran to that point. They were just in time to see the train move oil'with Chief Constable Gaillard and Constables Swann and Mcekiu on it. KIIttNO ON A TltAIN. The crowd tried to head the train oil' at ai neighboring crossing, and when they found this attempt inetl'eetual they began' to lire into it. The engineer crouched behind his box and pulled the throttle wide open. A score or more of shots were tired into the (lying train. Hue ball broke a glass and a half dozen others were buried in the side of the coach, where I saw them this afternoon. While the crowd did not know it at the time, Constables Gaillard, Swan and Meekin were not present at the shooting and had nothing to do with it. The people of Darlington have since learned tin's fact, and they exonerate these constables from any share in the riot. The mayor subsequently facilitated their escape. They stopped the train at a way station, got oil' of it, I ana it is said that thev made their way to the Atlantic Coast Line road and went either to Columbia or to the eastern border of the State. All during the night, armed men continued the pursuit of the constables, and next j day people began to flock into Darlington from every direction. Some were armed with rifles and others were armed with pistols'and shot guns. All were after the constables. Three constables were captured at Sumter next day and taken to the jail for safety. Here they were placed under a guard composed of a detachment of the Sumter Light Infantry. THK NEWS IN COLUMBIA. Soon after the firing commenced, which was about 4 o'clock, Governor Tillman was apprized of the situation by telegraph, and a i meagre statement of obtainable facts was bulletined before the newspaper offices in Columbia. The city had been in a state of more or less excitement for several days, hut when news of the fight came, the citizens were at once wrought up to a high 1 pitch. Hundreds of people thronged the streets, eagerly inquiring for flic least hit of news, and dozens were anxious to charter a i special train upon which to hurry to I)ar-1 lington to join in the fracas. ORDERED OUT THE MILITIA. Governor Tillman instructed General Far- [ ley to at once order out the militia, and get the companies in shape to go to Darlington, on a moment's notice. General Farley com-! municated the order to General llichbourg, and General Kichhurg communicated it to Colonel Wilie Jones, who it turn communi-j pntrrl it, to the commanding officers of the I various military companies in Columbia. THE MII.ITIA REFUSE TO (JO. In the meantime, the members of the j militia companies had been inquiring as; thoroughly as they could, into the situation. | Everywhere they were met by friends and others who urged them not to go. The as-1 seinbly call was beat at the various armories, but the soldiers were slow to assemble. Finally, Captain John G. Capers, of the Columbia Zouaves, managed to get bis men together. He explained to them the situation as he saw it, and told them their privileges as volunteer militia. Then he bad the roU called. The first name called was that of Private Adams. Upon the call of his name, Private Adams threw down his gun and said that lie would not go. All the men in the company, save three, followed his example, and Captain Capers took olf his sword and joined the men. The Richland Volunteers, Joseph K. Alston, commander, was the next company to assemble. Only a few of the men were present, but they quickly decided to disband the company rather than go to Darlington, and their decision was received with cheers throughout the city. The next company to be subjected to the test was the j Governor's Guards, Captain Rateman, com- j mander. The Governor's Guards discussed the situation for sometime, and for a while j it looked as if they would answer to their duty, but at length they were over persuaded by the excited populace, and decided to follow the lead of the officers and men of the other companies, rather than fight their friends in Darlington. WANTED TO WRECK THE DISPENSARY. The refusal of the military companies to j obey the governor, had a tremendous effect j on the crowds of citizens that had assembled i in the streets. Almost beside themselves with excitement, the people felt as if they wanted to do something more. Somebody raised the cry. "Letusgo to the dispensary and pour the liquor into the streets." The suggestion quickly found a dozen echoes, and in less time than the story can be told, j a big crowd was surging toward the dispell-1 sary. Here, however, the cooler citizens j became alarmed and they began to urge the" crowd to desist from its purpose. After several speeches by X. G. Gonzales, John G. Capers, Dawson 1). Melton and others, the j excitement heimn to subside somewhat, and finally, at a late hour, the crowd began to disperse from the streets. WIIKKK WAS TILLMAN ? It has been reported that during the wild excitement on the streets, (Jovernor Tillman left the executive mansion and went to the State penitentiary for safety. This story.' however, is untrue. The governor remained at his home all night, and up to a late hour, was receiving and sending telegrams, lie was doing all he could to get control of the situation, after the refusal of the Columbia troops to obey Jus orders, and telegraphed to General Hugucnin to bring out six companies of the Charleston militia, to go to Darlington on a special train over the Northeastern railroad. General llugucnin, however, could not be reached until the next day,, when it was developed that the Charleston troops also refused to obey orders. Governor Tillman was told that members of the Columbia companies had said that he would have willingly gone to Darlington if! he would lead them. In reply, the governor] said : ''II I had known that they wanted me to go, I would have promptly taken command of them. They could not have blulied | me (?ut of it. I can understand the situation.'' SO.M K I'KKTTY STRONG TALK. Governor Tillman was interviewed on the situation by a number of reporters while the excitement was at its height. He was at the time walking the piazza of the executive mansion and this is what he said : "Nobody wants to do anything over there but to secure the peace and gel the civil authorities in possession of the town again. I have received a message from the sheriff which is an appeal to send the military there, lie says he is power-| less. Attorney General liuchanan tellsmc toseml' General Farley with the militia. The mayor of Darlington played havoc yesterday, and is no doubt partly responsible for the trouble today. The mayor and police should have arrested all the obstreperous men yesterday and there would never have been any trouble. They sowed to j the wind yesterday and reaped to the whirlwind today. It is tin light thing for men to resist the State law. The News and Courier, the Green-I villi- Newsand The Statu are directly responsible for the present condition of affairs. They have undertaken to educate the people to the belief that constables do not have a right to search a private dwelling. It has never been disputed . that with a warrant you can search any man's house for a murderer, felon or stolen goods. 1 Cnder the dispensary law liquor comes in the same category. There is no such tiling as a 'mail's castle' about it. "The editors of these papers I have inentioned are the murderers of those who have been shot down over yonder. "The militia companies which have been so ; handsomely handled by their ollieers over there 1 will likely be disbanded. If I can't tret city companies to enforce the law, their arms will lie I taken from tlieni and given to those in the conn- | try who will see that they are properly cared for. The militia are not going to Darlington to protect the constables, but re-establish the civil an- j thoritics in power and uphold the dignity of the ! law. These oilers of help to go to Darlington are simply insurrection and nothing more." KI.(I It K S (' K insi'KNSA It Y DKSTltOY Mil. The dispensary at Florence was destroyed j by :i mob on last Saturday morning at about 2 o'clock. The work was done by a gang of about 2"> men. They broke open the door, placed a guard on the outside, and smashed the entire sloek to flinders, allowing the liquor to run out on the floor. skizinc nil-: i;il-'i.ks. Next morning after the Columbia companies refused to obey orders, the assistant adjutant general drove up in front of the armory of the Governor's Guards, and in a short while had the guns of the company I loaded on a dray, lie also drove to the ' armories of the other companies, but the! arms had already been spirited away by \ citizens. Alw?nt !l mVLwL- Suitiiwhiv the iffivernor I had si consultation wills si number of friends ! and advisers, as the result of wliieli he issued the following self-explanatory PROCLAMATION : Whereas, Certain persons have sisseuihlesl in the counties of Darlington and Florence, and sire now in open rebellion against the authority of j the government of this Slate, and it has become impracticable to enforce the ordinary course ofj judicial proceedings of the laws of this State within ssiid counties, Now, therefore, I, It. K. Tillman, governor of the State of South Carolinsi, do proclaim such persons, so sisscmhlcd, to be in open rebellion | against the laws of this State, and I do hereby command all such assemblages of insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty-four hours. Done at Columbia, the .'list day of March, 1S!U. It. It. Tillman, Governor. A little later, Judge Watts issued an order ] restraining the Western Union Telegraph company from sending out or receiving any j messages calculated to add excitement to the : situation. j TIIK MILITARY COMPANIES. The citizens of Columbia collected on the streets in large numbers for the purpose of trying to prevent any of the military com-1 panics from responding to the call of the i governor. At lirst force was talked of, hut j this idea was abandoned on account of the prevalence of cooler-headed advice, and the ! people began to resort to persuasion, but \ their arguments had little ell'ect on the mili-i tary. During Saturday afternoon and night,] the following companies arrived in the city : j Palmetto Rifles, of Aiken; Edgefield Rides, | Edgefield Huzzars, Edgefield Light Dragoons,; Dibble Light Dragoons, of Orangeburg;! Newberry Rifles, l'ort Motte Guards, Stokes's j "Wool Hat" Roys, of Orangeburg; and San- ] tuc Rifles. TWO DISPENSARIES DESTROYED. The dispensaries at Florence and Tim-1 monsvillc were broken into by mobs, and j the contents were completely destroyed. CENSOR OF THE PRESS. Governor Tillman appointed I). A. G. j Out/ to take charge of the oflicc of the postal ; telegraph company for the purpose of suppressing such information as, in his judgment, should not be transmitted over the j wires. DISPENSARIES ALL CLOSED. While the telegrams were dying thick and fast over the wires on Saturday, Governor | TSIIm.iM o ir/mniml npilop nlncintr nil I -1IIJ1IIUI1 IZVUIlsV* ?V ^VIILIUI UIUV* VIWU...J, ?... , the dispensaries in the State. He was! afraid that if the sale of liquor was eontin-j ed in the excited stale of affairs, the people might he incited to riot. GENERAL RICH HOI? KG GIVEN COMMAND. J On Saturday evening, the governor issued an order putting General Iiichbourg in command of all the Stale troops. This was on account of the absence of General Farley in Darlington. TO HELD THE GOVERNOR. The governor received a number of telegrams on Saturday from different parts of .the State, advising him that companies of volunteers had been organized among the country people of various counties, and that these companies could be relied upon to help when called for. Among these companies were the Stokes's "Wool Hat" Boys, of Or- j angeburg. AN EXCITING SCNDAV. Last Sunday is described as the most exciting Sunday that has been known in Columbia since the war. During the morning a large number of troops arrived in tlie city, and people were constantly expecting trouble. No trouble occurred, however. Even if the citizens had been inclined to make trouble, by daylight there were enough State troops quartered within the penitentiary walls to quell it. About lOo'clock Governor I Tillman sent for the Governor's Guards, one of the first companies to disobey his orders. He said lie would talk to them. At first the Guards refused to go, but at length they thought better of the matter and marched! to the executive mansion, about 2"> strong. THE GOVERNOR MAKES A SPEECH. After the Guards had been drawn up in line, Captain Batcman in command, the governor came out and made a talk to them. He said : "Gentlemen of the Governor's Guards: I have sent for you under peculiar circumstances, which will lie stated in a few remarks. I am chief executive of South Carolina?the head of the gov- | eminent. My duty is to have the laws enforced, i When the civil authorities become powerless, j the militia is the only resource of the governor to restore order. When my right arm was i stretched forth night before Inst to command the peace, endeavoring to restore order, you, rep- j resenting that right arm, were paralyzed by j a mob here, when my cllbrt and desire was to | send you It) Darlington to repress another mob. | I have been for fourteen years a militiaman, and j I know, perhaps better than any of you, how, as i citizen-soldiers, you must feel with reference to J the position you now occupy. You stand before | the State as a* disgrace; as men who have refused j to obey the order of your superior oflicer. You have been organized half a century, and this is ! tho first time in your history this thing husoe-j eurred. I have been told "by those who were j present that it was not your fault. That until Bishop Capers made his unfortunate speech you had resisted the pressure brought to bear upon you by your fathers anil your kinsmen, and were ready to obey your governor. You | have disobeyed them and disappointed me. I < have sent for you, not to eritieiso you or please you. I represent in a great degree a faction ' which controls the State, while you represent the other side; and because of the pressure of public opinion brought to bear upon you is the | reason you occupy the position you do now. Let's discuss this question and show you the error in which your community, as well as your-1 selves, perhaps, are laboring under. Tho dis- j pensary law was enacted by the legislature, by j the majority of the representatives of tho people. I It is law until the supreme court declares it tin- ! constitutional. The place to light it is at the bill- i lot box and in the courts, and not with bullets. [ Am I, as chief executive of the State, authorized [ hy the gcncial assembly to enIdrce the law, to stand here and see those appointed to uphold it! killed and dogged and hunted like wild I leasts? ; And when I authorize the militia to go there, to 1 he opposed l?v the sentiment of the towns where the whisky and liar men live and paralyze the i military? Thank Cod South Carolina*is safe today, because she has soldiers who will obey j orders. Now, gentlemen, you live in Columbia. My purpose and desire, if you evince the proper j spirit, is to show ('olumbia I bear her no malice ; I that I trust her citizens when they are in cool blood. 1 want to say, if I will be allowed to do so, that in restoring your arms, I furnish a guarantee of this, provided the Jiolheads who have J been preaching strife and discord down the street are quelled. Hut before I do that my duty is to see that 1 don't entrust arms to tin-j worthy hands. If you cannot obey orders issued by the proper authorities in a proper way, of course you are useless to the State, and the money that has been expended on you has been wasted. Now, without exacting any pledges, ' without making any promises, as a matter simply of duty, 1 desire to ask you, gentlemen, one j and all, if your arms are restored to you and you are made again one of the leading compan- j ' Icsof this State, and the disgrace and stigma j staining your brow washed oil', can I rely upon you? If I cannot rely upon you, if there are j i any members of this company so lost to the duties of citizenship that they will not respond to proper orders, they arc unworthy to be soldiers anil should resign from the company. If there is a man in your ranks who feels he is not ready to obey any order given by me, let it lie made known, because out* duty to South Carolina will not allow him." At this point, one of the privates in the ranks unbuckled his bayonet and threw it at the feet of the governor. His action was followed hy another and another until only eight were left. Colonel Jones and Captain Hateman begged the men not to act so has-! lily; hut Coventor Tillman said that he rather admired their action. ' For,''said lie,1 "if they are not going to obey orders, the! manly thing is for them to let me know it.'' Subsequently, the rest of the men decided to disband, and the company was finally broken up. This was after Coventor Tillman had told the men that he was willing to forget their action of the day before,' if they were willing to do their duty and obey orders. on-' l-'Olt DA IC 1.1 Nli'l'oX. On Sundny afternoon, Coventor Tillman went to the penitentiary and made a speech to the soldiers there assembled, lie told them that he had called them out in case of dire necessity to help enforce the law. He, thanked them for obeying his orders, and as-urnl them that he knew they would do their duty. The troops cheered the gover nor's speech, and about o o'clock in the afternoon, left on a special train for Darlington. In all there were eleven companies, numberin'; :5b- men all told. WI I.I.I A MS WAS A VOI.r.NTKKU. Conspicuous amou? the militia was A. 15. Williams, editor of the (ireenvillc News. He was in uniform, and was with a compa-1 ?y from Greenville, lie said mat lie. wan | other newspaper men, had been aeeused of! raising tlie disturbance, and now lie was willing to <lo what he eonld to help put it down. 1 I, qt'lKT IN I?A 1<I.INiiTON. Before the troops arrived in Darlington, II (icucral Farley had telegraphed that all was quiet, and the presence of the troops was un-: necessary. When the troops arrived, they found (Ids to he the situation. Wll.l. UK CfU KT MAKTIAI.I'.I). -jWhether anything will he done with the militia companies that refused to obey orders j has not yet developed, (iovernor Tillman, however, says that these troops are enlisted | men, guilty of insubordination, and they are liable to he court martialed. i ? TItK CONSTAHI.KS A I.I. SAKK. Though the pursuit of the fleeing constables by the enraged citizens continued many miles into the country, and there were K rumors that several of the constables were I j caught and lynched, there is reason to he- ' i: ?t -.11 4* l..? T.. r..?# iicvc iiiiit iin-M" Muj irrs aiu uii iiUM'. in liiut, all the constables but one or two have been satisfactorily accounted for, and there is no ^ reason to believe that either of these have been harmed. At last accounts everything was quiet in all parts of the State, ami there j seems to be no danger of any further trouble. The governor will keep the troops in Dar-; lington until after the inquest over the bod- j ies of the killed. The inquest will probably I last several days. ROCK HILL HAITKNINUS. v I'i'ociM'iliiiRH of Hi-tlu'l Presbytery?Tin* Darling- 1 ton AHair?Death of MIxm Kimiee Powell? I Other Matters of Interest. CorrcsiHindcncc of the Yorkville Knuairer. j Rock Hill, April J}.?1The llethel presby-j tery has been in session at the First Presbyterian church, in this place, since last Fri- f day. This religious body has for its constituents, the Presbyterian denomination in York, Lancaster, Chester and Fairlield counties. It embraces about sixty churches,, fourteen of which are in York county. The j presiding ollicer of the body is Rev. I)r. S. : H. Hamiter. There is a full attendance of j delegates, both ministers and laymen, the whole number being about sixty-live, and the session so far has been one of unusual interest and profit. I Ii On Saturday morning, steps were taken toward having a larger amount of evangelis-; tic work done within the hounds of the pros- y bytery, and Kev. \V. G. Neville urged that I each pastor give at least two weeks to that j work during the summer. A recommendation relative to the require-1 ments for licensure of candidates for the; ministry was introduced, with the desire that; it should be presented to the general assem- i bly. The recommendation, among other! things, expressed the wish that candidates! should have to pass examinations on Greek 1 and Hebrew, and that more stress should be i laid on Biblical interpretation. The board of trustees of the Presbyterian High school reported good work at that in-:11 stilution this year, with an enrollment of' , fifty. But there is still a debt on the prop- h erty, for which the hoard suggested that 4 j per cent, bonds be issued. The deportment1 01 of the pupils is high. The young men have j organized a V. M. C. A., and have worship : at their dormitory building every night. On 1 * the adjournment of the body, after other bus-: iness, at 5 o'clock, the presbytery visited the ' ? High School buildings en masse ; also the Industrial school grounds. On Sunday, no business was transacted, . but the presbytery furnished preachers for 11 most of the churches about town. At the;'* First Presbyterian church, a very large!h congregation assembled at 11 o'clock to hear an able sermon by Rev. S. H. Hamiter. | At the conclusion of the service, the Lord's Supper was celebrated. Large congrega- n tions turned out at nil the churches. At the sl Methodist church, Rev. I)r. Kirkpatrick ai preached. At night, Rev. D. N. McLaugh- e; lin, of Chester, preached at the Presbyteri- C1 an church. At White Memorial Presbytc- n rian church, Rev. J. G. Bourne preached in ri the forenoon, and Rev. I)r. MePheeters at night. At the Baptist church, Rev. J. R. y Millard, of Kichburg, preached a good ser- ti moti at night, and Itev. W. G. Neville, of {? Yorkville, delivered an interesting discourse J.J at the Methodist church. ? The presbytery thinks it will close its work . I today, but is not certain. An incident of the meeting was the exam- J[ ination and acceptance of Rev. James Rus- o sell as a candidate for admission to the Pres- <> bvterian ministry. Mr. Russell has laborejl | in the ministry of the Methodist church, but j was not ordained nor a member of the con- i ferenee. j ^ Rock Hill had its share of the excitement S( on Saturday as to the low country troubles. ^ The governor ordered out the Catawba i u Rifles. The company was greatly reduced I g and well-nigh disbanded, and it is thought ^ this was their reason for not going. It lias u not yet developed whether the Rifles will t] have to surrender their uniforms and arms. Saturday afternoon, Mayor Fewell rcceiv- |, ml mi nrilnr from Governor Tillman to come i, to Columbia with the militia and armed J Sl citizens. The doctor drummed the matter j e up but with little success. Only eight or i (] ten were found willing to go. Still, we be-! ? lieve the majority of our citizens are willing w and ready to sustain the laws of the State.; t| The whole thing looks like a bad a flair. 11, Miss Kmiice Fewell, daughter of the late ri Samuel Fewell, died ' at her home, near ^ Ehenezcr, on last Wednesday afternoon, of j consumption. Miss Fewell was about 201 j years of age. She had been bed-ridden for | j, several months. She has four brothers j ? younger than herself. They were orphan 0 children, and on Miss Eunice had devolved > the care of the family. In her sad death | the children lose their protector, and the I community a bright, sweet spirit. i tl As a result of the recent meetings con-: ducted by Itev. W. U. White, 41 members II have been added to the Memorial Presby* j terian church, and others will join other j\ churches. Much good has been done. li Miss Fannie McFadden, of Chester, has been on a short visit at the home of Colonel o J. J. Waters. 1 \ The frost destroyed the lbnd hopes of our j early gardeners. Not even the hardy Eng-jh lish peas escaped. It also killed the young I leaves on the trees. Peaches are ruined. It is hoped that there will be some apples. 1 ii Mr. E. A. Morley, the gentleman from ; A Massachusetts who is superintending the I erection of a capital photograph gallery here, j o is also something of a mineralogist. He lately S spent some days in the broken country be-1 vond Catawba river, searching for minerals, j a The days were fine and Mr. Morley was find-1 c ing sullieient traces of gold to make it inter- [ esting. He is a sober man, who eonseien- tl tiouslv keeps the Sabbath, but in his interest i a in his work and the absence of life in that p section, his memory tricked him. So what was his astonishment one bright morning, \\ after a long tramp, with his paraphernalia h on his back, to lie informed at a chance house he passed, that it was Sunday. He pi-1 ously deposited his load and spent the Sabbatli in the quiet country home. v. I. M. cj - a FORT MILL MATTERS. |b j P - ' ?I-I <-i....a ci,ii.i IV111 I'd l?y nil' ' imi?nil' IM IIIII'O ..I ....... ,, Have ii ricnic?lVr??iuil Mention. | ti t'orresiioiuletiee of The Vorkvillo Kiniulrcr. n Font Mii.i., April 2.?The cold wave ti which passed through litis place did a great ei of harm. Several persons had very nice gardens : hut lo, in one night, everything in w them was destroyed. hi There will he no cxeieises at lite graded h school today on account of the tthsence of h Prof. Boyd at presbytery. The pupils of the p primary and intermediate departments will ai have a picnic iu the grove near the school gi house, and those of the advanced department w will have one tit the river. it A sermon preached yesterday by Kev. S. M. Hughes, the new Baptist minister, was d hugely enjoyed by all avIio attended. h Miss Sailitr Culp, of Mooresville, X. C.,, who lias been visiting her cousin, AIiss Ava tl Kimbrell. has returned home. n Miss Hester White, of this place, has rc-! m turned home after spending a few days at it Charlotte, X. C., with relatives. c. | jtl A C'liriip Iiirnliator. ' Ir ? Mrs. J. A. Paul, who resides in the! western portion of Walhalla. has invented, I'1 or rather made an incubator, and is now successfully hatching out and raising chickens. 'Plio "machine" consists of a little brass ... lamp, thermometer anil pasteboard box. j ^ The box is made air-tight and a shelf extends (j length way* half away across the width near ; the top where the eggs are placed and the' lamp lighted and set under them. The tern- j' perature is kept at about !)S?, or blood heat. | (|( This is a novel plan, and no doubt will he im- y< itated by many since it is so simple. Several! Vl healthy looking little chickens have been I J}' hatched by this process. . j p, LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDIA TO Ni:\V AI) YRHTISKMKXTS. ouis Kotli?'Tells you when; you ran get a good and cheap meal during court week, and in fart at any time when you want it. . C. Strauss?Comes to the front claiming that lie lias the biggest stock of "ladies' tixins" to lie fotyid in York county, all of which were purchased at a decline of 35 per rent, on previous prices, that the goods were bought for cash, are all new, and will lie sold at corresponding prices. j . M. Dobson, Manager of Dolison's Racket? Announces that the recent grand opening at "The Racket" was a success, that the , slock of millinery and dress goods is now and complete, and that the taste of his new milliner, Miss Rainier, is admired by all. Miss Cora Clark has returned to "The Racket" and is ready to serve her friends. (iwry .V Starr?Have Harris's lithia water for curing dyspepsia, liver complaint, etc., | cloth hound novels at 15cents, cigars chew- j 1 ingguin, garden seeds, alahastinc, huggy ! paint, etc. ! en lied y I trot hers ,V Barron?Talk about straw | hats and shoes. They have both lor sale, j, . Kdgar Poag, Bock Hill?I las two Met'oriuick | harvesters and hinders lor sale which hell oilers to exchange for live stock of any kind. t'hisonant A* Castles, Hickory drove?Let the people in that section know that they are ? prepared to furnish them millinery goods and general merchandise as cheap as the cheapest and as good as the host. i 'erguson Brothers?Have a baking powder which is claimed to he good, and to every purchaser of a package they propose to give 1 a frying pan, a picture frame or a tine dish. ] They also have brier root pipes, cigars, ] tobacco, cotton hoes?not nose?brooms j and lamp chimneys, and line French canities at '25 cents a pound. ' V. 11. Met'orkle, Probate Judge?Hives notice that Thomas T. Davidson has applied fori letters of administration on the estate of S. i H.J. Allexandcr, deceased, and that W. B. de Loach has made a similar application J with regard to the estate of Daniel Ramsey, p. deceased. ??hn J. Hunter?Announces that he Inus sold, in j one lot, all his old goods, embracing some articles that he has had on hand foreigh- i teen years, and has purchased an entirely | new stock, and at prices lower than he has ever known before. His stock consists ofj ladies' dress goods, gentlemen's clothing < of the best quality, shoes of the best grade, I | etc. Ho proposes to sell for $11, suits of ( clothing of the same quality that last spring j readily commanded tflli. nman Brothers?Let you know that their en-, tire line of goods has arrived, and claim < tliat their clothing is equal in looks, tit and wear to the best, and of fasionable! styles. They still sell the popular Banister \ I shoes, and have in store a shipment of nog-1 ] ligee shirts with starched collars and cull's. l i. Holmes, Manager, Charlotte, N. ('.?Wants a , man to furnish horse and harness and can-1' vass in York county for the Singer Sewing Machine company. V. ('. Latimer?Announces that hisgrund opening (lays will occur on tomorrow and next day?Thursday and Friday, the 5th and , ilth?to which lie invites the ladies of York- i villc and the surrounding towns?and informs them that they will be enabled to , examine the latest New York designs and ' French novelties. His new milliner, Miss J Webb, and his dressmaker, Miss Shires, ?fill lut (in fit rrit'it itAiinuuirv infiiriiitia tion to all who may attend the opening. CHURCH* NOTIC ES. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Yorkille?Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. i Episcopal?Lay services on Sunday next < t 11 a. 111. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. \Vr. G. Neville, pastor, ervices next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 . in. Sunday-school at 4 p. in. Monthly oncert of prayer for missions tomorrow afmioou at 5 o'clock. Baptist?Rev. \\\ J. Langston, pastor. 'orkvillk?Sunday-school at 3.30 p. in. rayer meeting tomorrow evening at 7.45 ' 'clock. Services next Sunday morning at 1 o'clock and evening at 7.45. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. 1 teller, pastor. Prayer-meeting this even- | lg at 7.45 o'clock. Services next Sunday lorning at 11 o'clock, and evening at 7.45. unday-school at 4 o'clock p. in. THE CADETS ARE COMING. The citadel cadets are going to hold their ext encampment in Yorkvillc the coming [innner. This fact may now he regarded s practically settled. Columbia wanted to | ntertain the cadets, and several prominent itizens wrote to Colonel Coward about the i latter. Ou last Friday, Colonel Coward splied as follows: j Gknti.kmkn In behalf of the military acad- i my, I beg to tender to you sincere thanks for | our invitation and the cordial and coinplimeniry terms in which it is conveyed. The plan >r the summer encampment and the place for olding it had been determined some time beire your invitation came; but definite arrangelents for transportation has not yet been made, f insuperable dilliculty in these arrangements liould be met, wo shall be free to change our lans; but, otherwise, the encampment and inilary session will be held in York county, as riginally planned. Very respectfully, your bedient servant, Asbury Coward, Superintendent. CRIPPLED BY THE TRAIN. Mr. Sam B. Howe, a white man, was nocked down and badly injured by the iiuthbound Narrow Gauge train at Bowling Ireen, last Saturday night. Mr. Howe was nder the influence of liquor and was seen oing toward the railroad a few minutes efore the arrival of the train. The next lorning he was found lying by the side of lie track, unable to rise to his feet. His ! ight arm was broken near the shoulder, and is hand was mashed nearly off. One of is ears was gone and even a part of the calp was missing. He was still alive, howver, and will get well. Negroes report tint they heard him calling for help all ight, but were afraid to go out to see what ,'a.s the matter. Howe is unable to tell how lie accident occurred, but it is thought that e was walking along the side of the rail"* oud, and as the train came along he stagered up against one of the rear coaches, lowe has a wife and several grown eliil-1 rcn. For a number of years he has been | l the habit of taking too much liquor, hutj' olwithstanding this, it is said that he is one j f the best farmers in his neighborhood. . ? i ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Ida Scoggins is in Yorkvillc, visiting ' lie family of Sheriff Crawford. Miss Mary Y. Clark is visiting Miss Lttla dddle and other friends near Begonia, N. C. ' Miss Maggie Wells, of Cheraw, S. C\, is in , 'orkville visiting the family of Mr. G. T. i ladcliffe. J Miss Rosa Lindsay is visiting the family f I)r. T. It. English, at Hampden-Sidney, I 'irginia. t1 Miss Julia M. Webb, of New York, now 1 as charge of the millinery department of I ,n timer's Bazaar Mrs. Sallio (>riflitli. of Charlotte, is visitlg the family of Mr. John M. ltawlinson in ( "orkville. Mr. John Weber, wife and two children, ( f Durham, X. ('., visited the family of Dr. . A. Weber in this place last week. Rev. James McLin, of Chester, preached j ] n interesting sermon at the Presbyterian i hurch in this place on Sunday morning last. ( Mr. Mclver Law, chief bridge builder of|( lie Atlantic Coast Line railroad, is spending i ( few days with his father's family in this j, lace. Mrs. W. T. Diinlap, after a few days' stay ( ith relatives in this place, returned to her J ome in Charlotte, on Saturday last. !. t * 1 ' YOltliVILLl'i KXCITKI). ' Fight between the constabulary and the ! ( itizens in Darlington." "Two constables t ml three citizens killed." "Four consta- . les lynched in Florence." "The Slate (lis- j imsary on fire and armed citizens threaten- ( ig the lives of those who attempt to ex- j} nguish the flames." "Two thousand armed | len in Columbia swearing that they will ( ot allow militia to pass through that city ( 11 route for Darlington." The above were some of the rumors that , ere floating about Yorkville thick and fast } ist Saturday morning. Ffforts were made , i y Thk Ksmcikkk to get some reliable news ( y telegraphing to one of the Columbia pa- t ers. The paper, however, refused to send s nything. It probably feared that the tele- j lain might afleet the sale of its papers, s hicli were coining along later. Tick Hn- \ t'l it Kit next telegraphed to the Charlotte, bserver, which promptly sent several hun- j red words in reply. This was the first satis- , ictory news that was received. It allayed, j i a measure, the excitement, for it showed | lat the situation was not so bad as had been j t imored. and gave reason to believe that), r\t*?s Imd nn Inn niltttifin U1 I lie ? IIU I IIIIK'IO lltUI IIV avuuv?M?.w.. | . i fact. L Itefore the town had reliable information,,, ic exeitement was considerably heightened ( y the following telegram from Columbia : | It. A. Parish, Captain. Order oat your coin- j iny and report the number ready for duty. It. K. Tillman, Coventor. Excited men gathered in groups and dis-j* jssed the governor's order. After a short, 1 bile, the "assembly call" was sounded, and ( tembers of the rifle company gathered at j1 teir armory. The whole situation was disjssed, and at length it was decided to an- ' ,ver the governor as follows : It. It. Tillman, Coventor: The Jenkins 1 {i- ' i's have assembled -7 strong, pursuant to j * )ttr orders. It is the unanimous vote of this! 1 mtpuny that you cannot rely upon this com- j mud to net against the citizens of any part of j lis State, who are resisting the search of their j 1 rivate homes. It. A. Parish, Captain. |f Within nil hour after the above telegram ivas sent oil', the governor replied with the allowing : 'aptaiu It. A. Parish: You are wanted to proeet the lives and property of all citizens. Hetort here with your eoiiiinaud on first train. H. It. Tillman, < iovernor. The company, upon receipt of theahove, icld another meeting and again discussed he situation. It was decided to telegraph :o citizens of Colnmhia for private informaion. This was done. The answer of the nivnlc individuals was to the ellect that .here was no need Ibi* calling out the militia, ind that the governor only sought to collect >n the action of the Columbia companies. L'pon receipt of this information, the cornpuny decided to telegraph as follows : (ioveroor It. It. Tillman: The Jenkins Itilles uianimonsly refuse to obey orders. It. A. Parish, < 'aptain. This ended the correspondence for the ;imc being. It is likely that as the result of he refusal to turn out as ordered, the Jentins Itilles will be disbanded. THK TIlt/AH niSIMOXSAlt Y. A dispensary will be established at Tirzah. That fact may now be regarded as settled. \ dispenser has been elected, and nothing remains but to put in a stock of liquors. A meeting of the county board of control ivas held in the ollice of Messrs. Fin ley it Briee last Monday. There was present Messrs. Moore, Heck hum, I)yc and Clerk Brier. Chairman Moore called the meeting to order and laid on the table a petition igninst the establishment of a dispensary at Vorkvillc or Tirzah. The petition, he said, contained the nurncs of 437 voters, and the juestion was whether or not this was a majority of the township. After some discussion, in which the registration books, poll lists, etc., were quoted, it was decided that the total number of voters in York township was not less than 1,200 or 1,300. This being the case, it was dear that the petition was signed by less lhan a majority of the voters, and the board lecided to go on with the establishment of the dispensary. Mr. K. K. Allison, who was present, was fleeted dispenser, and upon motion of Major Beckham, the board decided to recommend that his salary be lixed at the sum of $33 per month. Mr. Allison will get up his bond mid make arrangements to order a stock of liquors as soon as possible. KKPOIIMEKS' MASS MEETING. Pursuant to the call published in The E.v3UIREK (luring the past month, a mass meeting of the Reform voters of York county was held in the court house on Inst Monday afternoon, commencing at 1 o'clock. The meeting was called to order by Senator Finley, who explained as its objects the consideration of what is known as the "Colleton Plan" by the voters of York county. Mr. W. N. Elder nominated us chairman Mr. W.J. Waters. Mr. Waters was unanimously elected, and Mr. W. J. Miller was chosen secretary. u As soon as the house was ready for business, Senutor Finley offered the following resolutions: He it resolved, by the voters of York county, in mass meeting assembled : 1. We re-aflirm our allegiance to the Democratic! party of South Carolina. 2. \\ c deplore the recent shedding of human s. blood in Durlington, and place ourselves on record as being in favor of upholdolding law and order, and the preservation of life, liberty and property. 3. That we condemn the action of the military compunies of South Carolina who refused to obey the orders of our chief executive, when called upon by him to preserve the lives and property of citizens of South Carolina. 4. That we pledge to the governor of tho State our unanimous support to uphold the majesty of the law and preserve peace and order in the State. Senator Finley spoke iu favor of the resolutions as ofTered. lie said that the situation, as presented by the Darlington affair, wus the most critical thut has existed in South Carolina since 1860. It made no difference what may have been the views of ^ the military companies?political or otherwise?when they were called out by the governor to protect the lives and property of the citizens of the State, it was their duty to promptly respond. Their refusal to go will he condemned by nine-tenths of the people of the State, and they, themselves, upon sober reflection, will regret their action. I say this, continued the speaker, in no spirit of enmity or factional prejudice. . * I entertain these views in my heart, and would entertain them even were I a citizen of another State. I think these resolutions should he endorsed by every citizen of South Carolina, and especially by the citizens of of York county, who have always, as a class, had the reputation of being law abiding aud brave. Mr. Finley spoke for perhaps three minutes, and his remarks were received with hearty cheers of approval. The next speaker was Captain W. II. Edwards. "I was in the war for four years," he said, "and while there I learned three essential requirements of a good soldier. The first duty is: Obey your superior officers. The second is : Obey your superior uflicers; and the third is: Obey your supe- ^ rior uflicers. The destruction of a dispensary was just as much insurrection as the destruction of the State house in the same manner, for one is as much the property of the State as the other." In conclusion, the speaker strongly condemned the refusal of the military to obey orders, and said that he hoped the resolution would be adopted. Mr. It. T. liiggins moved that the resolutions be adopted by a rising vote. The molion carried, and when the question was put, ' '""I" " !?<? luiiicu c.ivn ii h-ilf ihr/<Ml or so who, were not participants in tho meeting, stood up. The result of the vote was received with cheers. This matter disposed of, the next business considered was the following resolution offered by Representative Elder: Resolved, By the Reformers of York county, that we adopt "the plan known as the "Colleton Plan," and that we proceed to the election of a delegate to attend the convention called to meet in Columbia, on April 4th, and that the said delegate should be known as a member of the executive committee of the Reformers. 2. That it is the sense of this meeting that there should be an early convention of the Reformers of South Carolina, to agree upon and select a candidate for governor, to bo voted for in the Democratic primary. Captain W. H. Edwards spoke in favor of adopting the resolutions. He wanted a full ind free discussion, but was of the opinion that since there were quite a number of Reform candidates for governor, the proper thing was for the Reformers to select which 3f them they would prefer. If we leave lialf a dozen or more candidates in the race, they are more than apt so resort to appeals to the prejudices of the people, rath;r than to their sober judgment, and for that reason it will be best for the people to take control of the matter now, and say who shall be their candidate Senator Finely moved to strike out the second paragraph of the resolutions. He lid not think it wise to make a nomination ;oo early in the campaign. It is true lliut his course had been followed with success u 1S90 and again in 181)2, but now the cirHiinstunees are different. The Reform pury is now established in power, and there ^ tie a great many candidates for the position* ?ome of these candidates are bound to be lisappointed by the nominating convention, ind some of these will go away with sore learts and sore heads. Besides, it is possible hat the convention may nominate a candilate.of whom the people have never heard, rite result will be discord and division, .vhicli could be best avoided at the outset by tllowing all to have a fair showing in the i l-i 111 nnn/illlcinil lwi (li/nw.lit JM illlUJ J . Ill Vl/IIVIUOIUIIj 11^ lie convention will do better to declare igainst an early convention, or at least to iend its delegate to Columbia uninstructed, 11 order that lie might do as in the light of iubsequent developments he may think )CSt. Mr. Wilborn said that whatever the nieetng did, it would be right, lie differed with Senator Fin ley, however, in that he thought t would be best to hold an early convention, further. I think we know what we want ind we shall instruct our delegate to do vliat we want him to do. All of these can- ' lidates for governor are honorable men and food Reformers. I don't think there will be my soreheads among them. They will accept the result of this convention and be lound by its decision, just the same as by lie August primaries. An early convenion is the best way to put a stop to strife ind turmoil and insure unity. This would lot work injustice to anybody, as all the ^v.. * ??i i ;aiuiman-? aio pi uiiuiit'iii, aim nu'v nave ilready been before the people. Mr. R. T. Kiggins?I am opposed to the itriking out of this section. 1 have always 4IH >ecn in favor of a primary, and the pri- ^ nary is all right: hut I think the {dormers should first nominate their man. f we go into a primary without understandng for whom we are going to vote, the Vntis in this State will nominate the man, or they have the balance of power. I don't