Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SENTIMENT. V's 3? 1 (OK KAQ&ATH TO QOTDUfOS VAUCK. frgj>ih? to UN to ton lb* IMm ky OtMiTtWi tii* K^\ u t h cro 0??M*nMy The OvuIIbm m. .t?urfl? tho Sum [Special Ditpatcfi to the New York lUraAd.] Wasuinocon, Jauuary 17, 188A.? Tbe loiter of General Sherman, about TWhleht there iwas * sqnabble In the Senate tbe other day, tins led to tl? ? looktng up of other war correspond ence than that to which ho referred, and the - following letter of Govornor Magratb, of South Carolina, lo Gov ernor Vanoe, of North Carolina, has sufficient Interest to bo priuted. Tho conventions alluded to In the , lotter were Stato Conventions, which ' It bad boon proposed to call on several of tbe Southern States to assort their State iudepondence of tho Confederate Government, which it was thought had overridden and trampled upon State sovereignty. Tho letter is curious as .showing to bow great a degree, evou under the extreme pressure ot war, many of tho Confederate leaders re mained merely political philosophers ami were incapable of political states* manship. Jell, l^uvjs and those who ruled with bini at Kichtuoiid wero undoubtedly practical men and saw that war meant war and necessitated tho use of all tbo forces attainable, under a single hoad; but Governor Magrath's que or notion seems to have boon that consistency in doctrluo is bolter than success in tho single object desired, and that buccoss was, in met. imperrilled by the union of forces, and might have boon attained by each Stato acting for itself. Such tneu.a8 Govornor Magrath had so stooped their minds, in the queer and'anarchical doctrino of Stato indo poudouco. that they could seo nothing elle;-They wero as ready to secedo lVom tho Confederacy as they hod boon to icoodo fYom the Union, and bo -would no doubt have acknowledged .tbo right, of a county of South Caro lina to secede from tbo Stato and set up independently. Southern men of practical minds reading such a letter as this Of Governor Magrath's must now . smllo to think what absurdities and anarchy they oscapod when tho rulo of this extrordlnary sect of politi cal philosophers wero overthrown. If thoy Will compare tho actions of tho Federal and tho Confederate Govern ment* during tho war they will see also that the real and Ifnportant rights of tto> Northern States were muoli less ?Jnvaded and much more carefully re garded'. tnift those of tho Southorn States by the DaVis Govornment, and that the vitally important prinoiplo of self-government was held utoro sacred and preserved with far greater care in the Noith than in the 8onth during tho war. .That is tbe undoubted truth. It was only..after the war and whon so uianyi Republican leadors had become intoxicated With jthelr success and cor rupted by their secret and illegal gains, Jtbut they violated that policy in tho Southern States* ..Governor Magrath's lojitor ouriops document: OOVKRNOU MAOIIATII TO GOVEItNOU ^ SI'? Statk of South Carolina, < Exkoutivh Dkpartm't, Jan. 26, 1865, 'Gpytotfdftt At my return from Charleston Col. Mulllus gavo m? vour letter, 1 am at onoe gratified and honbred with your ooncui^ouce i>. tho An(rorAa?i?i?i> I ventured to mako to yon. ? In my purposes by your ji&g* ^yy^urond^emo^ ??__%___,....pltsb ai, th*tTwe ^ % mo mont and lii antlolpatloif Vcsponses jfcofri the Govornors of the, States I havo namod, I will prepare end submit ; to you tho draft of such ft paper as I think caloulatod fitly to express tho opinions wo have formod. I have written to Govornor Brown In ac knowledgment of his reply to mo and also tho Hon. A. H. Stepl >cn*; to tho lattor addressing mysolfr.pHrilcularly to the edhildbraUon of the great dan (;or of calling the people of Georgia uto a convention, assuring him of my hopo ^ndbelief tl?tt without incurring tho ufe*t dangers Involved In tho call tor a oonvoimon, all that wo desire to soq\}ro,onn ^accomplished without it* And most strongly urging him to uso the autholUy/orms name and tho in %?w iiiiiiivih;. vi 'iii* uuinu ami ino in fluonoe* of his position against that proposition, , It Is to me a proposition of Inotmtftslablo correctness that the groat source of the evils under which wo labor is to bo traced to tho depoti* dent position whloh tho Slate Govern ments bavp been content to assume In the" progress of a war which, in its lorgo proportion, has called forth the Oxer el so or thrtse powers Which wore rosorvod to the States, but which Con gross 1?m attempted to use, and In that attompl^tbe State Governments from pfrirlotlo, but as ovonts havo shown not wise, motivos have acqulesed. ^ pler.dirootly au 4rnment of the UtOS And tho Government of ??iit4> Statosjmvo practically to matters of admiulstra jame result. In both tho BUgg^ftfort* of.oonvonlonce havo boon regarded as the sanction sufflclont for any conduct they might adopt. And ' the mOStlll-omened ery throughout the ponded, ^nd the: phMfture of tho'war lias borne down tho authority of the Confctltntfoh. I? the United States such a principle harmonized with the polltloal 4ogtaa? there protossed. In tho Confederal* StM#e it was In violent oprtsition.to the toasts fbr tho vlndl GOvernment was, therefore, tho natu ral oonseqtMneii w'IftitUMrluos, while snoh a oourse U? our Government was or\tsTo^r" T?*** imposes ?S?rfti^&V?ibto>refceiuled, In the ? * ar, JM itftud* , , :es united In a ?rt of tholr sopa lle<t on to Ignore, Independence; a ?" * * powers to abandon It the hope that * 1 far wont uimatnrnl, Condition 1 L . As mlghi tty exoroUe never Intend ^ lie common Got> ' called #i>rth a SSrS-aSTa not venture to do. The Amotions of a Judge are transferred to aomo military officer, and the oourse of justice is closed by the denial to a magistrnto of tbe power to inquire into the cause of a commitment. Arrests ore made by ordpr, detention Is. secured by com mand, and a nowor more> gigantic than any crowned head in Europe would exercise is presented to us.as tho means by which wo are to ensure suc cess In a struggle to establish a freo Government. Il is thus that wo have dried up tho openings fro in which now courogo and fresh impulse could havo been given to our people in tbis protracted contest in which thoy havo boon engaged. We taught thorn to know their Stntes as tholr country, and in tho defenso of that country we havo blotted out and hidden from tholr view those States which are that country. Unhappily for us, the lapso of time, which has but served to multiply the eases in which tho State Governments havo acquiesced in this wido departure from tho standards of right and justice, havo also so much increased tho dangers of defeat and so much intensified tho desiro for repose that it will require something of flrmness to sustain tho State Government in its proper posi tion. But if thcro is difficulty, and however groat that difficulty, it is to bo moro than counterbalanced by tho plain truth that it is only by restoring tho Stato Governments to their proper condition that our suecoss in this war can bo secured. Unless military suc cesses shall give to it now life tho credit of the Confederate Government is gono; with tho loss of its credit, its resources of course are also gone. Fortunately, the credit of tho State is maintained. The question is, there fore, looming up directly before us. Shall the Confederate Government ad- j minister our credit as it has our sup plies and warliko appliances which wo havo givon to-it? I mav well supnoso I that to this proposition "thoro wifl be butono answer: if so, it will furnish tho occasion, and that, according to nil probability, not far distant, when we must understand better than wo havo I dono tho relations of tho Stato to the | common Government at Richmond. .If. I look forward to this or any other! circumstance which is likely to bring , us back to our true position, It is be-. cause in that position alon^can I find , assurance of our certain succors. Wo will *havo men enough to mako an army ablo to win our dollveranco; wo still havo resources sufficient to carrv us safely through all our difficulties. , But wo havo no moro men to lose; wo have now no rosources to wasto; the States, as States, aro fo fight out Uiis ' bloody war. They aro tho realities of this grand drama; all olso is but tho appendago. Jt is the political condition of each Stato which Is to be won or lost. It is the life, Jiberty and property of tho citizens of each of those States which aro staked upon the issuo of the con test. If wo savo theso wo havo the common Government thoso States havo framed. And those States are held together, not becauso thoy havo so written and signed, but becauso thoy recognize in all of their relations the evidence of a common destinv. Let us not forgot in dealiug with this groat war that wo find our strength in tho comprehension of tho flreat principles of human conduct and action. I have boon led away by the considerations which prosB upon ir.o further, I fear, than your pationco will allow, and will only dolay you until I assure vou of tho respect of your obodlout servant, . A. G. Mauuath. Qofy Z. B. Vanok, Raleigh, N. C. ? '? ? i' ? V 'it',' A-Aa^t with Governor K?mth, "j. tutlior of th?. CtMrlealoKT Ha (11/ m: live part in polltios since the war. A reporter for the 2?etca and Courier called on hi maud asked him if he could be "Interviewed" in regard to tho article published in tho New York Jlerald. Judgo Magmth said: "Why, 1 am uot in pmitics now, and vou aro dl&Klng ?P a political corpso.'f When told that tho Herald had invaded the cemetery in this instanco and that tho News and Courier wished to givo his side of tho story, Judgo Magrath said: "Tho truth of tho mattor is just this: You have brought tho lettor to my at tention and I havo road it. It "fully expressed tho soritimonts and opinions that I ontortalncd at tho tlmo it was writton. Undor tho llko circumstances at this day I would entertain and ex press tho samo opinions. Tho idea that I ever intended to express an opinion that tho relation of a county to a Stato was at all liko that ofa Stato In Its sovereign capacity either to tho Confodorato Government or tho Gov erumont of the United States, was ono that only could be ontortainod by him who had no conception of what was tho relation of a State to a Gonoral Government undor a written Consti tution, which deolares that ovory pow er not granted by tlitit Constitution to tho Gonoral Govornmout was a right resorvod by tho Stato to itself In its sovorelgn oapacity; that the Constitu tion was a limitation upon tho powors of tho General Government, and, onlv so far as those powers woro expressly granted, did It give power to tho Gon oral Govornmout. Theso woro doo trlnos ontortainod by tho pooplo of this Stato at tho time of ita sooosston. They wore fundamental and had como down to us iVom tho creation of the Govern ment. "Jt was for tho purpose, among oth er things,'of maintaining tho lights of a 8tato that tho btato of SontlrCaroH na and other seoedlug States resolved upon ft separation of tho Union, bo oausein the eonUnuance of that Union they bellovod that tho?e rights wore being Imperilled by the oonstant on oroaohments made upon* thom. Tho same cfrlmotlon of tho. necessity that Existed to preserve theso rights at tho time of tho sooessloii of the State con tinued W exist In foil IbroQ after tho State bad seoeded, and tho rights of tho State, as a sovereign Stato, woro matters to mo of paramount considera tion after tho Stato seoedod and during tho war quite as much as thoy had idea that tho State bad snrrondefod ft* rlgliU M a sovorelgn Stato bedsuso It bad seoedld frobi tho Union with all misponceptlon, 1 never meant, and it oonld not have boon understood by any one that I did mean, that tho olovon acceding States, oaoh fighting indepen dently of the other, oonld carry on the war successfully. Rut I dld^aan that In order 16 soouro tbe full and volunta ry contribution of the taon< and tho tapnov of these States to their utmost -'ty?? was neoessary that the poo of fbo different State* should fool it they were contributed by tho eaoh being soon red In the full wiyvymeut of Its rights to that end, ho eause of tb* danger to which thoy had seoedod from the Uultod States. I bo Heved that the people In caoh State shonld continue to feel as they felt when they had socododj-thet they were the cltfcens of a sdvorolgn State, tfid that to support th*t Stato as tliey would fteoly surrender all their resources * totter thonoy. web a thing possible as coeroing tho people of a Stato to surrender over* thing that they had under the guise of enabling thenv to bo ftee, 1 did ilbt thiuk tb&t mere ooorcion *umld gt\ ?o |free will of the peopl^n whose behalf Htawar was. being JMftSF&'SUK?B&."S the end of a successful fsstio in the con test, would Ikj a carious tQisunder* ?toudbiff of me In the position I oocu pied. "The immcdiato oceasiou of com municating with the sovoral Governors was booauso I was satisfied that tho tempor of the peoplo should bo pre served Just as it was when tlto war was commouced, and for that purposo that tho causes, which I had supposed wero to a certain extent affecting that tom i per, should be removed. It was for i tho pUVposo of combining- tho opinions I of these Governors as to tho proper ] modo to bo adopted in having objec | tionablo matters relieved, that their , opinions and co-opuration was asked? . asked not for tho purposo of weaken ing tho adhesion of the States to the J Coufederato Govornmont, but for the purpose of making their bond of union under the Confederate Government as strong as it could possibly be made by uniting*their affections for their States, and their interests as citizens, with j unlimited confidence in the General Government of tho Confederate States. "I do not ami did not at any time I question tho honesty of tho purposes of Mr. Davis and those who wore near him, but I thought thev wero making, or allowing to bo made, weaker and weaker, the sources from which strength could be drived to continuo [ the war, and that remonsUauco to that , ell'cct would be heeded when made by ; thoso who were as earnest as any men in the seceding States could bo and 1 had devoted themselves to the success of the purposo of their several States I in their ordinances of secession." DVNAMITK IN KNOT.AND. At^empti to Deutroy tlin Pnrllnuicnt llulltl Ing) and the IVIilte Tower in London. London, January 24?2.10 I\ M.? The Ildnsos of Parliament and Gov ernment ofllccs wcro severely shaken and considerable damugu dono by dynamite explosions. Ft is impossiblo at this moment to I el 1 the extent of tho calamity. Tho roport of tho explosion was beard In Downing street. tirent excitement prevails, and enormous crowds avo assoinbliug at tho sceno of tho explosion. Tho origin of the explosion is wrap ped in profound mystery, but it is be lieved to have 'boon caused by dyna mite. 4 P. M.?The explosion occurred close to the Ilouso of Lords, near Wcstminstor J lull. It is rcpor'ed that the explosive was placcd in tho crypt under the building. One policeman was fatally hurt. Tho forco of tho t.hsck was tremendous and was felt at a great distance, and tho damage dono was very great. Another explosion occurred at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the London Tower/ .Tho exoitemont increases with ovorv moment and the city is /Ilied with flying rumors. Thoro Woro two explosions instead of ono (is at flr?t supposed at the Parliament Houses. '1 ho sccoud name about throe minutes after tho first. One was near thc'IIouso of Commons, tho other at Westminster Hall. One man has been arrested near the sceno of the explo sion. *' Tho explosions caused quite tv panic among.tho visitors who wor6 in tho buildings at tho timo. Those who were in tho Ilouso of Commons fled inany of tho", JadleB In tho crush. ?ho s'ooond -the Parliament buildings ?C0U> n^t minutes later than tho j i The f?ot that mi Mhniiwl uUlrtlwr of| ladles visited tho (Parliament buildings to-day has givon rise to tlio suspicion that tho miscreants who perpetrated the outrages woro either women or mon in women's'.(lisgidsc. It is now admitted by the jjaftendahts about tho buildings that parcels wcro carried by many of the women, and that they seemed to bestow unusual care in guarding (hem. It was at first thought that tho Crown jowels and rogalia, kept in tho Tower, wo destroyed, but they aro now found to bo safe. Tho Government will use strong measures to capture and punish tho dynamiters. ' [The liows from London has caused a profound sensation in ovory quarter of tho world it 1ms vouched. What O'Donovnn Koda 8ny*. New York, Jannuary 24.?When O'Donovnn Kosfta was told about tho explosion in tho Houses of Pariiamont in London to-day, ho said ho wa9 glad to hoar tho novvs; tliat tho Houses of Purlkamcut ought to havo been blown up long ago, and .that ho had boon {treadling and collooting moiiov to Ight England with for tho past flvo years, and tho sooner England, ho snid, was crippled the hotter. When asked if ho kiiow anything about tho oxplo&oh, ho fenook Ida lioad in a mys terious manner and replied that,lie had nothing Co ?iy. ,j / j d*" 1.i7" ?' 4 ' auomna'd Wau Ci.aim ok 1812.?-Sonator Hampton has informed i Governor Thompson of his receipt of | tho concurrent resolution of tlio Gen eral Assembly of South Carolina in roforcnco to tho claim of this Stato against tl\o Unitod States Government for tnonov loaned ahd exponded in tlio war of 1812. Sonator Hampton statos lliat tho Judiciary Commltteo of tho House havo reported,, unanimously in favor of this cluirn, and the committoo liavo instructed lis chairman to movo to suspend the rules and put tho bill upon its passage at an early dav. It is confidently hoped, therefore, by tho frio(ids'0f tho mftsuro that it will pass both branches of Congress at tho pros out session. .^ ^ Summary Treatment. Wilts, January 20. -A. kf. Horn nor, aged fifty-throe, *vho kept a small St'odery itoro fbnr miles north of Col oravlfle, Tonnosieo, wad sliot and klllod laSt Fridrty morning by unknown parties. Suspicion pointed to two inogr009 named Josso Jones, alius Josso James, alias Josso Dupany. and Pen Drqmright. They wei o both arrested 'and lodged in Homunr's storo for safo kpeping. ^Yestoulftv morning *t tbroo oVitocff pOmo unknown norf{on* broke open thO Stofo ilnur QUU fll'od lit tllO prisoners. DrumHght was struck by three bnoHshot and- jQiifft'by nine, both bftmg rffhriousl/ wounded. They woro afterwards takoit to Colliersville, wliere they woro lodged In Jail and given medical attention. Excitement runs high* arttVprob&ilitWkrivAro that tlioy will bo lynched. It has been 1>rovon that Pen Druinrlght did the illliilf,* \r. VA VIV? Cotton Plmitfirti' Ansorintlon. WAttiiHOTON, January 24.-.prosl dont Morehoad of tho National Cotton Planters' Association has invited every Sonator to abnqint ton delegates at largo from Ihelf respootlvo States, and every roproontatlvo.nnd dolegato flvo delegatos, to attoud and jiarticlpato in tho proceedings of the World's Indus trial and Cotton Exposition, at Noty Orleans, February 10th to 20th, undor tho ausplcos of tho National Cotton Planters' Association. v-x - PAPryyy ^BM. wit Oet a Mt.nUlo. In tk? Court* Her*. C ftwi (he Philadelphia Time*. J Mr. McClure, editor of the Times x arrived at New Orleans on Batarday evening. Before the train reached th? station h United. States marshal enter ed the car and served a writ npon Mr. McClure, Issued at (lie suit of Maxl millan A. Dauphin, who demands the sum of $100,000, with Interest and costs In atonement for allowed inlurv dono by the editor of the Times to Dauphin's Louisiana Lottery business. It is a civil action iu the United States Circuit Court against Mr. McClure In dividual!v, and is substautlallv the samo action brought against the Times Publishing Company a year ago. That w?8 dismissed by Judges McKeuuan and Dntlcr because thero could be no actionublo injury to a lawloss business. The libel originally complained of waH ?n account of the operations of tho Louisiana Stale Lottery Company, published in the Times "of July 20, 1883. In the declaration of tho case, Maximilian A. Dauyhin, who describ ed himself in his legal complaint as ,4a citizen of the Republic of Franco" and a "good, true, hpnest, j<ist and faithftil subject of tho United States of Amerl-f en." who had be<5u deprived by tho Times of "daily and honestly acquir ing great gains and profits," asked that $100,000 be awarded him as compensa tion for his losses. After repeated efforts for delay on the part of the counsel of tho injurod Maximilian tho ease was forced to argumout before .Judges MuKciiuan and Itutlcr, of the United States Courti oil April 30, 1884. Counsel for th<5 1 imcs argued that no Court would lend lis aid to a man who founded hi* cause of action upon an immoral or at) illegal net and who was "seeking tc{ spread his pestilonlial business iu thid and in other States of the Union, iij open and confossed contempt of the laws which ho defies." "It is not necessary to hear any thiiu nioro from the counsel for tho defend ant," suid Jud^e McKonnan, iu sus tainin^ the demurrer. "His (th plaintiff's) business hero Is not eiititlei. to any protection whatover. It is no onlv unlawful, but it is worse. It ii an infamous crime. ? Is it possible tha> a business stigmatized by tho law oi Pennsylvania caunot bo so character* ized hero by tho editor of rt nowspnpe or any other citften, notwithstanding tho fact that tho business iiibv bo law fill in Louisiana? Is It possible tha the citizens of Ponusvlvamn may no, express their approval of the laws oj. Pennsylvania?. It seems extraordhuu rv, after Congress has said that a maiTj who conducts 6nch a business as th<) ono now in question ought to go to the penitentiary, that a 'cltleon daro no! express his opinion or approval of/c law on tho books. Wo will say thiulf man is not ameuablo to the tawa ojj Pennsylvania for characterizing till business as a robbery> ? '*"> , , Editorially tho Times remarked th<: next day, iu referring to tho easor "Max Dauphin, tho defeated plaintlfb agaluat th 111) "h s laws of Pennsylvania, * I M a8 th , lawa of the United Stc^^^Rir# hln, mid his business to beB^ti^and th , judgment of thoJRKjlKoia la\) would not onl^but' al^i i dress him in pr.faoVj|3|^Kd put hln * behind prison bars Vh calling that he "* for measurably omluont fit journal tiji'.-l p?ir * compensation for his coveted $100,000 iroro: ors.of this paper. tho proffered hoapltalltv as of the most inviting sort, but It la (ho best tho law will allow under the Qircut!Uianc64, and tho Times is always for law anrl for its impartial enforcement/ aid Mr tho swlftc6t and Justest punishment (if every shado of lawless swindler#. Call soon, Max J? ' Putting the President to the Teat. Tho Grant retirement bill has beoh tronerally discnssod by mombers of tho Houeo, and It was dovoloped that tnfe Edmunds bill wonld hovo strong oppo sition because of tho ftiot thnt it natttds no one, bnt gives tho I'rosldent iho power to appoint any ono. ^Tho tftftjh is, tho Doinocratio leadors, many Of thorn, fire not disposed to lot thePrtisp' dent, down so easily as tbo Kdniuw * bill doos from his position on tho PI e John Pgrlcr, bill, > They, aro deter mined that If ri Mil I* to bo passed it all it shall bo ono with Grant's nan e on it. Then the Prosldont will eitbt r be compelled to veto tho bill* to,l>o consistent with tho Portor veto, Or will lmvo to back squarely down fro n his position 011 thai measure. If 1 to adopts tho lattor alternative a Graiit retirement bill will bo Introduced it d parsed by tho forty-Ninth Congre*1, along with a bill rostorlng Fit/, Jol n Portor to rank and pay, and both fci U got Mr. Cleveland's signature. SOn? of tho leading Domocrats will thor foro urgo that tho first retirement b in which Grant is named shall l;o passed 011 tho first suspension of tl 10 rules day, which is tho first Monday >f Fobrnary, and thus put Presldo it Arthur to the tosv Repulicaus st?; that if this Is dono tho Prosldout will allow tho bill to bcotfmo a law wltho It his signature.? Wfmk. Cor. Philadql phia Times. Tho Rtntn Rllm-Strmkod. Dai/ton, Ga., January 22.?JC: ordinary dl6eoverio? of silvor IiiV Cohuttah Mountains have boon 1 For sovernl weeks past Jorome Pi of Mont011, and an assay 1st o( Francisco, have been pursuing Ihves gallons In that rtftlOrt^ ' Thfty a making thoir -tests with an efee^r maohiuo and to-day announced the ijo suit of their investigation. They ttato thoy liavo traced a vein l*fi00 foot W1< lo which oJttonds entltrely through 'i! ?o mountain* a distanco of eight or miles. Tnev repfoscnt Hosfon cs ists, who have extentivo mlnoslnNoVa Scotia. Colorado and California, and state Inat tho Georgia mines aro t< >n times more valuable than any th >y ovor before assayed* The aseays ho ro run as high as eighty per cent., iixl thoy stato that $20,000 could not bi ly tho vein they have tasted; Art eitfo n slve suiotter will tie created atDaiton. Great',excitement prevails throogho North Georgia ovor tho wonderful d ooverlesy, Th* tylQe ftnA th* tltftX, -i "* ?8.~ A the Sr. Louta, Mo.r January 13. Jeffei-flon City, Missouri* special to Pott'J)i?patch says: "In tho Senate this morning Senator Van Cleav?f frc tho committeo on tho militia, report a joint rosplation to restore to tho st > vfviiig officers of the Twenty-six th Heglmont of South Carolina Volnn toors, late of (he Conffeaerate 8(at ee Army, thoir battle flag capturod fire thorn at Fort Steadman, - March S 18C5, now in tho possession of t ftdjutant-goneVal; also to substitnto tho Stato armory tor such battlo flai a white flag with an Inscription showiii# what It ropreftents. in in HUNCOAX ?inun imur. Ireland Saj? IcArtkw What Brow a Said ta barla. Austin. Texas, January 22.?Gov ernor Ireland in hi* inaugural address es tbe foliowiug language: ?'Since my late message to the two booses was penned knowledge has reached Die of the perpetration of a series of horriblo crimes, murders and (hefts on Texas soil by iucursions of predatory bauds from Mexico. "Since it has becouib known that noither Mexico nor the United btatos win surrender one of their own citi *on<?to be taken to the othor Govern ment to be tried for crituo, the peoplo on the right bank of the lllo Grando havo growu emboldened, and thoy stand ou Mexican soil covored with the blood of our womon and children, and their booty in sight of our poople. "I have rnado ropeated efforts through the Secretary or 8tate to induce the .discussion of t ho propriotyof so amend ing the treaty of 1861 ai> to permit any one, no matter where his allcgiauco may be, to bo extradited, but no re sults havo followed. Commoi'cial treaties and moitpy affairs soom to bo of more importance than tiie blood of our people. "In the last fow days I have written to tho President giving him Ail 1 ac counts of tho condition of affairs on the Rio Grande and have also informed him that Texas can, if neg^ be, pro tect herself, and minute companies and State troops on that border havo been directed.to protect our people without deforcnco to nico points of interna tional law. "If the Federal troops, whose duty it is undor the Constitution, aro too tendor to patrol tho border, or a few companies in the Interior to mako a show at dress parades aro of more importance, it would seem that their presence on our soil is of little practi cal use. fi THE REVOLUTION IN PANAMA. Commander Clark Landia a Force from tli? "Alliance" at Atplnimll to Peotect Amer ican CltlienH and Property, Washington, January 20.?The.Scc rotarv of tho Navy yesterday received tho fallowing telegram from Com mander L. -Clark, commanding the United States steamer Alliance, dated Panama, January 18: "A revolution is In progress. Tho President of Pan ama amio'uncos his inability to protect thq property of the Panama Railroad Conipauv. At tho request ot the Authorities, I shall land a force as soon as possible to protect American prop erty at Aspiuwall. I will koop you informed of tho status of affairs. I havo put tho Alliance alongside tho dock to assist in case of a demonstra tion.- Plearc givo such instructions as you think proper. Tho United States ti)inistor at Borgata cannot bo com* municatod with as tho wires are cut ahd Borgata is in a state of siege." ? To this tho Secretory of tho Navy replied immediately: "Your action is approved. Act discretionally in tho iiitorqsU of Imunanity and for protec tion of American citizens and proper ty. .but avoid taking sides in a politi cal or military controversy." Another dity>ftt41i was received from Ootmhattdet* Clark this morning, sav ing that the tfouhlo is over and tho forco withdrawal. . ThoULtberty mil. r u - January 23.-The W^R'^jyWM taken from Inde morning and at 8 >ekick-tfio procession of f>oo policemon Hart to 08>rHtto Uio WostPhUadbl >hla DoixJt of [ho pQiinsvlvai^ Rail |ffi?yi;e,M?eIfc M?u to the The truck tno old. Jpeir wm . hauled ?ppropi1*iolv rtS ftftflft"fl3?A$owera and NlWtl Owed. There ivcro mmwwstuJSi- aSTlK onto wore deoorated with flag*. .At the depot-tho hell was transferred to the speolal oar constructed by tho Pennsylvania Xtallrond Company to ben,*, It and its guard of three offlcors to tho exposition. This car is thirty ttvo feet long and nine foot and a half wido. ono-half of tho platform of Which Is takon up by enclosed and oomfortablv furnished quarters for tho speoial poiioe officers. The bell plat form is protected bv a brass railing with posts docoraled with gilded bells, rhe largo frame upon whioh the bell Is to bo secured is tho only work upon the platform of the car. Whooping t)p th? Kxpokltlou. New Orj^ns, January 21.?Sev eral goiVtlemeu from Wisconsin, who lnjvo no^n in dally attendance at tho World's Industrial and Cotton Cen tennial Exposition for some weeks, have united in preparing a card to tho publlo. Thoy say thoy consider tho Exposition "ono of tho greatest and grandest, if not tho groatest and grandest, collections of valuahlo things and sights ever made in the history of olvlllzatlon," and they cordially com mond it to tho patronago of tho Amer ican pooplo. Thoy say farther that tho publlo health Is oxoollent and that tho attention and accommodations ftir nlshod by tho people of Now Orloans aro (airly good, whilo ratos at privato housos are modorato. The card Is Blgncd by Edmnud D. Ilolton, com missioner; J. M. Stlth, alternato com missioner; 8. T. Morritt, Boloit; Dex ter Curtis, Madison: John P. Roo, Oshkosh, and nino others from differ ent cities in Wisconsin. North Carolina Takoa n Now I)?pnrtnr?. Ralkhiii, N. C., January 22.?To day boUi houses of tho Legislature by a unanimous voto endorsed tlio aa miuiritratlon of Oovornor Jnrvis dur ing his six years' torin of office, and i recommended him to ProRident-etoci (ylovoland for a CabinoC offloo. Many Republican members, whito and color ed, made highly eulogistic "addresses, saying thoir constituents, of*all colors, oarnestly And sfncorely ondorsod Gov, Jarvis. It is undorstoodJthatSthe oni tiro North Carolina Congressional delegation will Join in tho recommen dation of tho Legislature. Chinm for a right. Washihutom, January 20.?Tho ad* jutant-goneral of the army to-day ro ceivcd a tolagram froin Brigadier (ienoral Augur, commanding tho De Rartfnoi't of Missouri, annoanotng that 10 number of settlers on Oklanoma land is steadily increasing, having, reached nearly 4,000, and that resist ance to Foderal authority Is threaten od. Bocrotary Lincoln had a confer* onco with the Prosldonton tho subject this afternoon, tho result of whioh was that (joficral Augur was instructed to ooncentrato more troops at tho settle ment and to reinovo the invaders from Uio Territory In ft" poacenblo a manner as possible. t . A rrotMt Agilnit Hpwr, Auoijrta,Oa?, January 22.?A meet ing of tho liar of Ittnhmond (bounty was held to-day to protest against tho oonflrroatton of JBmory Bpeor as Jiulgo fortwrFouHieriY DismftT m Ooorgia. The mooting was largely attended and tho following Resolution was adopted: " That tho Bar of Uloh mond County hereby earnestly protest ngnlnstifa confirmation of tho Hon. Kmonr Spoor. $s. ?United Htatrta Jqdge for the Southern District of Ooorgla, and request our Senators in Congress U* use ail honorable offbrts to provont his confirmation." '' The Cross of Honor. Siuoo 1804, whoa the Legion of Honor wm instituted hero by its founder (Na poleon I.), this reward has, in spite of political changes, continuod to be the reward' for aistingiiiahed or civil or military services. Jt is wo me tinier said by foreigner# tfetif tho chevaliers are far to0^roany,- their numbers being un limited, but foreigners do not always understand tho manner in which tho cross is granted. It has been custom ary at the close of tho autumn man euvers every yoar for tho minister of war to admit a certain number of offi cers to tho order and to make promo tions in it. There is now a tendency toward rnoro soaring autumn distribu tion. At tho closo of a campaign nom inations are, as a rulo, granted to thoso privates of regiments whoso personal valor would, in tho English army, have been rowardod by tho Victoria cross. At tho closo of the Crimean war a number of English officers were ad mitted into tho order, and in like man ner her majesty created a certain num ber of French generals and officers honorary knights and companions of tho Order of tho Bath. Appointments to tho Legion of Honor aro at intervals gazottod to tho Journal Offlciel, and on iho 14th of July an exceptional number is proclaimed. In times of plaguo or revolution, whon female heroism has often been conspicuous, lady knights of tho legion have been created. Rot withstanding tho persecution to which tho French religious bodios have boon subject of lato yoars, the mind of tho minister of war is quite unbiased, and this summer ho has mado two appoint ments of women from thoso sisterhoods which have faced tho ravagos of chol era in tho south of France. At tho present time thoro aro not loss than sov?>ntoon lady knights, and of this nuinbor nino aro superiors or sis ters of ordors which attend in hospi tals. The senior ladies of tho Legion of Honor aro Mdlle. Regis do Clemeey, who cume to tho front in resisting the revolution of 1819, and Mmc. Ablcot, who took upon herself to defend tho mairo of a village against an armed forco during her husband's mayoralty. In recognition of her exertions on be half of tho wounded in tho Franco German war, Lady Pigott was present ed by M. Thiers with tho ribbon in 1872.?London Times. i mm ? Au Execution In Upper Ejjypt. Tho London Morning Post's corrcs f>ondont at Assouan writes: A singu arly prlmitivo way of earning out a Bontonco of capital punishment was witnessed a few days ago at Kenoh, the capital of tho province botween this and Asslout. According to tho law here the sontenco can bo remUtod at tho do siro of tho murdered mat' famlly.thcir forgivoncss being probably purchased. In this instance tho prisoner's family had subscribed ?60 towards ?100, which would havo btjn aoceptod, had tho balanco been forthcoming from his friends. However, it was not, so at 9. a. m. tho condemned man was lod to some very rude gallows, under whioh he sat down in tho most uncoucernod-1 way, drinking water, and altogether behaving as if he wetx) morely a specta tor instead of the principal actor in ithe tragody. He put tho ropo round his own neok, the Knot being oxaotly at the back. ' An English offioer in the Egyp tian army suggestod that it would be tnuoh hotter und> t the oar, but his in terference was rejected. The family of the unfortunato man then approached and implorod his liberation at tho foet af tho mother ?ud^rpiher of the victim, fho latter waft ? .y^aicd to olomoney, bat the formte? . ^ quite obdurate* shouting loudl?*i^i(i ho had killed her son he must These par leys lasted over anhM^. It Is the eua tom thjgKhe nearest flffe relative Of, the uunrered-man peraorms the office; >f executioner; so at )Jufr tho prisonor ^ ^ y1 not * ? iwayfromunderhlmi _ Dnly caused him to be i strangled, , his legs dragging about ok tho ground, go a. bystander took holdof them and lift-< 9d them up, whilo nhe executioner, amid the howls and groans of 1 the crowd, shortonod the rope and then bad to escapo as best lie cbuld.' Cues ftir||?irdnfit. Whon urged to burs, or in fiomo other way disposo of thoijr Bawrluot, lurabormon havo objected that thoy could not afford tho x>st. There is hopo that tho perplexing problem of dealing with this nuisnnoo may now bo Bolved, for a process las now boon dis covered by which the rofuso sawdust may bo mado to ybld a handsome f>rofltf When dry it is carbonized in ron retorts, and, in tlo prooess, there is givon off 80 por con; of volatile pro ducts, tho romaining 50 por cont being granulatod charcoal, vhlch can bo used In making gunpowder, filtors, lining rofrigorators, and as adislnfectant, and mixed with a little tarjt could bo pross od into bricks and usotfor fuol; 22 of tho 80 per cent of therolatile product is in tho form of fixodgnseS, which oan be used for heating, ightlng, etc.; 47 por oont is pyfollgonois acid, which is orudo acetic acid, andaftor boing purl fled and concQntratod.is usod in whito load, color, paint and vinegar manu factories. Tho sawdjist from yollow pino aiid othor wood rob in rosin ylolds also a oonsidorablo anount of turpon tine, in tho gathering >f whioh so many troes arc every year noriflced. It U estimated that in sawng inoh boards of pine, hemlock, etc., tho ono-fourth saw-kerf usos ono-fith of iho log.. When Aimber Is saweii by tho billion feet one can easily see [hat tho quostion of disposing of tno sardust in a way to viofd a profit instoa) of a first-class nuisance is a very important one. True OoifnKo. In all ages, oouratf) on the battle Hold has boon tho theno of orators and poets, vot tho eouragdof the warrior Is not only ? common aid variable quali ty, but has often .bmn surpassed bv that displayed by woufcn- Nativo val or, too, is sometime* inferior to that which is acquired. Flidorick tho Groat ran liko a coward outtf his first buttle. Flying on tho wings <1 fear, ho wont a great distanoo from til' Hold, and, com ing to ono of Ms own strongholds, re ported that his arm] was dostroyed. What was his surpriw and mortifies tlon to learn that his inn had gained a great viotory. Ho nsterforgot tho les son taught, and *v?i ' afterward wns conspicuous for stoiwy courage in ac tion. Many Instance might Y>o givon of soldiers in the last^ar who, in their first fight, woro "lllyitvered," but who afterward facod wltl dauntless front tho gloaming stool; nd on the otlter hand, of somo who tore lion-hearted till taught by tho paii of a wound the perils of A battle, and who then booaino notablo cowards. Brtvofy in action, thongh more admired is really not as great as that dlsplayd in passive suf fering. Tho woman dio sticks to hor post in the postilontln,' chamber is far braver than Aloxamhf oharging at tho head of his cavalry.-kmlhcrn Jiivonno. The Inst rtihioct of i# great histori cal frieze whlcn Mns uhound tho wall of the Capitol dome h beon selected. It represents tho ooro{ony of driving tho last spike in tho Paclflo Railroad, which bound thoAttf1,'? and Paoifio soaboards together, sons assomblod am p ground of the cartoo i n ? * A eompKYiV in f\lie Jersey Is making eon low seams of paper, cents a set. he notablo per cod In the fare rpor part of Now terpnnos nnd pil hicli retail at 75 Death of Mr*, Mm1?T Wasuinoton, January ?2.?BJr?. Matt hows, wire of Justice Staniev Matthews of the 8upreine Court, died to-dar, and the Supremo- Court, after passing Resolutions of simpathv with Justice Matihows, adJourneJ till Mon day next. Bow to Avoid ihtVnMtf UuiIimii. "It is a matter of (Kb ami death. You aro overworked, sir, and must take a rest." "Tliat is impossible, doctor. My best men are ail sick, inv customers are coming in bv )ho hundreds, and 1 must be at my post." "If your custom should temporarily drop of!, vou could then find time to rest, couldn't you?" "Certainly; but how can I tempo rarily stop nil my old patrons from rushing in on me, even if the case should be, as you say, a matter of life and doatb?" "Easy enough. Stop advertising." Romano? and Kenllty. The young peoplo cf Tenderfoot City, Arizona, had a masquerade ball some time ago, and an envious journal of a neighboring town had the follow ing parrgraph about it: "We under stand that several young ladles wero dressed as Indian * maidens, in pink hosiery, kid slippers, diamond neck lace, with peacock feathers in their hair. We don't like to shutter this beautiful ideal of an Imllan maiden, but duty compels us to say that no Ind'an maiden ever sported such a lav out. The genuine article wears an i old plug hat, o dirty army blanket and j a, discarded pai;* of trousers. Eor a necklace she wears a string of pale face's teeth, and carries a considerable < amount of real estate with her wherever i she goes."?Xctc York Tribune. SALE AN1) FEED STAB1.KS. NOTICE. JUST RECEIVED AND KOU SALE, EICJHTY HEAD of Western Horses and Mules, among them some Ilrood Mares. , Also some Tony Horses nml Mures ami FOKTY good young Mules from 14 to lfi.'f hands high, and some HEAVY TUHPEN- | TINE and TIMUEU MULES, which we will sell low dov^n for ('ASH or on time until nf xt fall for satisfactory papers. Persons wishing to purchase stock of any kind would do well to call 011 us before purchasing vise where. Our STOCK UUAKANTEEI) as repre A. WILLI FORD A NONN. Wlnnsboro, S. C., January Q, 188S. TO THE PUBLIC ?kn& tr-K E DEO LEAVE Vo INFORM the citizens of Winnsboro and of FalrScld County that wo have taken charge of the Shop near the south-east corner of Wash ington and Vanderhorst Streets, opposite the Baptist Church, where we are prepared to^do everything In the line of WOOD WORK Wo will glvo special attention to repair ing WAGONS, CARRIAGES ANI) OTHER VEHICLES. And wo unhesitatingly GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. We are now fully prerparetl to manufac ture Vertical Cora HILLS, Which are known to he of the highest excellence, and which have alwaya given entire satisfaction. Wo are also prepared to make contracts for HOUSE BUILDING. Estimates and plans furnished on appli cation. ROMEDY & 8MITII. Aug 30-fxtf T n<> 1HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES BLEAK In Informing the people of Fairfield County and the traveling public that lie has taken charge of the WINNSBORO HOTEL, and Is now prepared to rocelve hoth permanent and transient boarders. The building -has just been repainted and put in first-rate condition throughout. The table will l?o supplied with the best that the local and nelghl>orlng markets afford, and no pnms will be spared to toi suro the comfort of guests. A Sample Koom Is provided, convenient ly arranged for Uio use of Commercial Travelers / TERMS REASONABLE. A share of the nubile patronage Is re spectfully sollcltea. A. F. UOODINO, Proprietor. ScpT.fxtf ftlSNOI.VTTION. rpHE partnership heretofore existing be 1 tween McDonald Douglass litis been this day dissolved by mutunl consent, ?<? far as the same relates to the practice of criminal law. 17th December, 1HH4. E McDONALD, C. A. DOUGLASS. NOTICE |h hereby given that the under signed have this dny formed a partnership for the practice of law In civil cases undfr the firm" name of McDonalds Douglass Their offices may be found In f?aw Range. December 17, IRR4. J. K. M< DONALD, O. A. DOUGLASS, fa W. L. Mc.DONALI). NOTICE Is hereby given that the under signed have this dny formed a partnership for tho practice of criminal law, under the Hrm name of Douglass McDonald. OfTlce In I<aw Knugc. December 17, 1KK4 C. A DOUOLASS, W. L. McDON A LI). Dee20tf ?OF? THE ? PEOPLE. Buy the Best! Mb. J. O. Doao?Doar Sir: I bought the tmt Davis Machine solvl by you over five years a^o for iuy wife, who has given it a loug and fair trial. I a:n well pleased With it. It nover gives o ?rouble, and la a* good as when first bouguw J. W. BoutOL. Winnsboro, S. 0., April, 1883. Mb. Bojlo : Yon wish to know what I have to nay in regard to tho Davis Machine bought of yon three yoars ago. I fool I can I say too much in its f>\vor. I made about ?80 within five months, at times running it ao fast that tho neodle wou'd got perfectly hot f.*om friction. I feel oonfldont 1 oould not have done tho same work with as inuoh oaee an 1 so well with any othor maohine. No time was .'out in adjuring attachments. The lightest running machine I have evor treadled. Brother James and William's families aro an much plo.isod with their Davis Machines bought of you. I want no bettor maohino. As I said bofore, I don't think too much can bo said for tho Davis Machine. t I.LES SrHYMSOK. Fairfield oounty, April, 1883. Ma. Boao: My machine gives mo perfect vitiifaction. I find no fault with it. Ths attachments are so aiojple. I wish for uo better than the Davia Ve'Moal Feed. Roapoctfully Mus. R. MiL?ma. FairftoV coo?*ty, April, 1883. Ma. Boao: I bought a Davie Vertloe Food Sewing Maohine from you four year ago. I am daliffhted with It, II never given mo any tro iblo, and hia nevor b^. tho loustout of or.lor. It is iu good as when I first bought it. I can ohoerfully fao>a tnond it. Rospooti'ully, Mas. M. J. KtuxlamI' Montioollo, April :W, 1883. This m to certify tl a' I hive boen using ? JJavia Vertioal Feed Sowing Maohino for #/er two years, parohasod of Mr. J. O. Bong T hrvou't found it po*sessod of any fault? all me at?a<*hinunts nro so simple. It nevei refu'iw to wai k, and ia tcrtamly tho lightest runulnj laths market. I oonsidsr It ? first elans maohino. Very respectfully, Minmub M. WiMJHOntit Oakland, Falrtield oounty, 8. O. Mb. Boao : I am well pleaaod in evsry par tioular with the Davie M-whins bought of yon. I think it a flr-it-clas ?nohine i? avory respect. You ks.ow you ?uld severs mnchinoe of tho Bam 4 uiaUo to different members of our fauillies, all of whom, u fK la I know, are well plowed with them. Rcepootfully, Mb. M..H. Mobwit. Fairfield pocuaty, April, 1883. ? 1s This ia to certify we^g?.ad in constant ?se?ho Djivls Meohln^^of yo* al>oo( thMi yMH RgS. 1M V^WWPWPPfirwpq' have mado the price of it several! (j?e.? over and don't want any bettor machine. .'H is always reedy to do any kind of work we have to do. No pnokoring- or skipping stitches. We can ouly aay we are well ploased, end wish no bottor maohiuo. Catiikbinh Wrui and Sister vprvt 23, 1883. T have no fn? It to ft" I with iny mid don't want an/ *- -ttor. I have made tho prioe of it several ilmoa by taking in tewing. U is alwa?i > <ndy to do ita work, think it * flrat-oine"> m.ichino. I feel I m't say Sjo much* fin* tho Davis Vertioal Poec Maonioo. irtas. Thohas SwiTn. Fairfield oounty, April, 1883. Mb. J. O. Boao?Daar Blr: It gives n.. muoh ploaauro to testify to tho merits of the Davia Vortioal Food Sowiug Maohino. The machine I got of you about flvo yoara ago has boen almost in constant uso evor slnee that time. I cannot soe that it is worn any, and lias not ooflt its one cont for ropnlrs sinoe we Imve had it. Am woll pleased and don't wis* or any better. Yours truly, Rodbbt Obawvobd. Granite Quarry, near Winnsboro, S. O. Wo have used the Davis Vertioal Feed Bow ing Machine for tho last five years. We would not have any othor make at anv prloa. Tho m whine has given us unbounded satis faction. Very respootfully, Mas. W. K. Tuknrb and Daughter Fairfield oounty, S. O., Jan. 27, 188P Having bought a Davit Vertioal Peed Hew intr Machine (torn Mr. J. (). Boag somethf.* years ago, and it having given me perfeot satisfaction in ovory rospoot M a family ma^ ohine, both for heavy and light sowing, and novor neodod the least repair in any way, I ran ohoerfally rooommopd it to eny one as a first claw* maohino iu every particular, and think it sooond to none. U one of ths simplest machines made) my children nse it with all eato. The attachments are mort easily adjusted and it does a greater range of work by moans of ita Vertioal Peed than any' othor machine I have ever seen er used. Men. Thomas Owdin*. Winnsboro, Fairfield oounty, 8. 0. We havtf had ono of the Davis Meohin-? about four years and have always found i* ready to do all kinds of work we have t ul occasion to do. Oan't see that the machine to.? -y. "-I Jaokson Creek, Palrflold oounty, B. 0. My wife Is highly ymtsed with the Davi. Maohine bonght of yon. Bho would not tok? double what she gave for it, 1 he Motrin* has not been out of order sittoe she had it and she oen do anv kind of Work on it. Very rospe<4faU|, Morttioello. Falrfleld oounty, B. 0. The Davis Bowing Machine Is simply rtnturt. Mas. J. A. Goonwt* Ulilgeway, N. 0., Jan. 10,1888. J. O. Boao, Rsq., Agent?Dear Blr i My l ife hns boon uning a Davis Bowing Maot.ina lonstantly for the past four years, and it las nevor needed any repairs and Worke lost is woll as when first bought. Bha says it /ill do a greatar range of practical work nd do It easier ?nd better than any maehins ho has er^r nse<l. Wo oheorfnlly recoas setnl it ns a No. 1 family machine. Yours truly, Jak Q. Davis. A'innsboro, B. <)., Jan. 8, 1883. Vfa. Boao?I have always found my Davy taohitio ready t) do all kinds of work i nve had occasion to do. I cannot sec thnt lie machine is worn a i.article, and it works s w?ll ns when new. Itespectrnllv, M ns. UonuBT O. QOOOOM. Wiaaaeono, B. C., April, 1888. Ma. Boao?My wife hns bean const#ntly sing the DavU niachine bonght of ?on hotit Ave years ago. I have never regretted tiying It, as It is always ready for any kind f family newing, either heavy or llgnt. It i never out of fix or needing repairs. Very iMipectrnlli, A. W. Lad?. Vsnvjacri H. 0? March 1888,