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~~Vr On Mi-- I-. - VOL.~~~1 JI.MYI(q(L\ 0 ONY S. C., WEDNESDAY, ARIlL 271IS. O 9 "OTOF THItM' OWLMN Senator Youni: . -t Assertion, by Vot i- r *i :>ta Tillma N' spu>. iIie Prom :h~e Nas a1 uw tain Tiuman in his rCply to my letter soke of myl riounderng and dodging a said it Was funnv to see how I about faced, etc. Leaving the application of this language to the judg ment of thc publie, T sal merely re mark, if Captain i saw anv iun in my las lttrt mu-t ove f en of a very peeuia kind to p which the coe o f A e ranged irom the hewes a-1' e he claimed, would not ope a m when they ought to have doue 3o a thus prevented his success as a f.er, down to the tampering of the ahil, who enticed him in debt and worked tinaeial failure. He says I shot whatever they put in my gun, not knowi-g whe:'r it was lead or dough, true or fase. Captain Tillaen furnished ne:ely all o my ammunition, and not onl he but the public will have ample oppoxtunity to judge of its truth or falsity after the perusal of this letter. He says the con iattee Winra - cito the ten names to constitt. Lw> board of agriculture know Low tteri false is my assertion that he aonjated himself for one of the succss-or-s of the present board-that he only nomiat-e himself for one of the trustees of an ag ncultural college. Captai Til'-man does not positively deny the charge, only t: indnection, which I do not any accent tha the indirection by which he designed to wring a doubvle 'ax on guano out of the farmers' poCkets thinking they would not feel it because the y did not see it. In his speech in November, Captain Tillman said: "IThe control o1 the college and bureau of agriculturt would have to be underz t .he -the board of trustecs, for o 01 of which he nomxinated himself. Ln - i proposed bill to establish an agricult-u' college and reorganize the agricultural bueau, he says, in Section 2: " D. ii. Norris, Johnson Hagood, 3. L. Donald son, R. A. Love, E. L. Re . T. Stackhouse, A. E. Davis, D. R. Tillman, Allan Johnston and 1). . Dann areI hereby constituted a board of trstees of the said college, and they and their sue cezsors on the South Carohna bloard 1 o agriculture shall locate, organize and govern the same." Ammu'ion fun ished by Captain Tilmirn Se Ne. and CoIrier, December , M. - Tillman says: "s forl ers of the State, I have ne;a.r x:aa a such claim." Captain T letter published in the Ne s aia Couri er, January 26, 180, under 11. capti:on, "Captain Tilhlian proposes t>. be the agricultural Moses," says: "The pent-up indignation of the farmer ha-s found a voice through me, and the masses of owu people are ready to 1ollow any one, how ever insigniicant, who Las the bolneS to lead. 1 aid not commnnce tiis agita tion with any such expectation, but 1 should be a coward to refuse to lead, at least till we organize. The faxmers can then choose their own Moses. I feel it my duty to do this much, and try to direct the storm I have raisd a till sucn an organizatiou is p'erfected. he way out of thiswilderness is very padin. Even I can lead you out." "Oh, wad some power the ginie gie us Tosee ourselves as others see-s! And Captain Tillmian says I have "brass enough to gild a church steeple!" Again, in his letter of February 21, 1887, Captain Tiillman says: "It is small wonder that I am accused of trying to feather nmy own nest by acting as the agricultural champion." Captain Till man says "Governor Hagood Las had no connection with the board during the time when the incomipetence and ex travagance have been so rapant." The chief charges of expenditure, xc., pro ferred against the lboard by C aain Tiliman were the purchase cf the agn cultural building, the phosphate litiga tion, the ioublication of the land-book, and the einigration bureau. The build ing was absolutely necessary for the proper discharge of the duties .of the department. It not only contains the usual department offices, but furnmshes ample room for the extensive chemical laboratory of the departmnent and storage for the splendid and complete exhibit of the resources and products of 'he State. Its capacious hall has boon used for vari ous agricultural conventions, and the ex tensive accommodations of its ea iloor furnished halls andi comzxittee rooms for the Legislature at its~ last ses sion. Tlie department has be oiered $10,000 more for the buildiag than it cost, which, including repairs, amouxnte to S24,092.;2, and is now valued at $S5,000. The other three undertakings above enumerated were inaugurated during Governor Hagood's term as chairman, Sthe first two at his suggestion and the last under his own resolution to elect ai superintendent of immigration vs ith a 'salary of $1,800U, for the promrotion ot immugration, at an expenaiture on the basis of $10,000 for the then presciot year. (See minute of the bo:rd agriculture.) 'dy pur-.e i, .ot oily to show Captain 'adma' :guorac aue: inconsistency, but that.- tes -u- xr takings of the board, sort' ox whieh have been qjuestionedI by more --than one of the "weekly newspaper" statesme' have the endorsement of oueofth ablest financiers and the mos&t sag'acious business man who has figured :upuli life since the inauguration of Haranptuna adlministration. Captain Tiiimian sy:" v ee -at any time accuscd the .mte older-, malaluministration or euA::ac Captain Tiilman's a Ier .s ai are intended to daw edn posing the l..coii.-et-eusn gance wnieh nave chre' zatim agement of dhe depasrtm-nt o' "gie ture. Thie manage-ment in to uc ment of agriculturie is only a :pcies The State GJovernme-nt is ruu on~ the same principle." Captain T1iaan's let ter, October 10i, 18: "1 have nieyer used the word corruption or anytians which wouil imnly it in connection witi) the State administration. I haeer x' r agance and 'imbeeility,' but it cetn I i'own that I have ever sevparatoe the lgisltivefromthle ex:c-utiVe ban of the Government, or bi tL= "'t a" reponible alone for the ills w: 'r. CganTllan's spee. -rl2 space o! ten Years the pu?rity -f n i, , ardent patr-iotismn and usetfuldvoint dity, waich made possible the redemp tion of the State in '76, should be sue eeeded by this political leprosy which now permeates our entire goverrimnent fabric." In his letter of the 21st of February Captain Tillman says the eleven 1awyers in the Senate s.luild have deferrea to the opinions and wishes of th'c farmuers outs'ide of the Senate, --:'ohd m-t twice inl c ska ettain hi~grather, tfmtot arslto" vire in. his Apil cnn adoption fooowe "s i er. o c rse, and proved n(thin," anu that a rcport of it t n resolu tions is sci evidence as a nt gro gradu ate would not produce in a trial justice's court. Captain Tillman says, after Goverinor T"hompson's address, he arose and oeounnced tLe charge thiat he had rade acisations of maladmin'istration an'd extravagance against the State oilicers as " li. The News and Courier reports 31r. Prinee, of Anderson, as say ing: "The charges ere seiically made in tle remarks of Mr. Tillman. Mr. Tilbin ' is rpot t as de teregLi' ir. 'i *'"as (obo: "I w r T NewYs an. courI reportsthat after Gov ro hopsn' a he desired to stamp out a li," but it was to the cirect th-t 1,c had "accused the State oflicials of bribery and corruption." Captain Tillian com ;ains about a smah surphis w hicl was im the treasury. The outstanding obli gations of the State, bearing "pr ce-nt. interest a-ad requiri-n an ai ual lev of about $9,300 to meet it, will soon commence maturing. If our treasury kept amply prepared to meet every bLigation, (whieb, to miake a'surance oub -are, woud ruire a all pius,) and the tone oL pn'.alc tIment is preserved soundl and healthy we wil be able to refu .d these bonds at I per cent. and save the taxpayers i" round I numbers t1?2 -p.er .iuum Cal-)tain Tiinwan savs that a resol'i on was passed by the April convention and reiterated by the -November convention that the "insuection of fertilizers is do fective and no adeq'aate pumshment providcd for frad," and that more fault is found with the bru on this very p-oAnt thai any other. In his attempts to re him-eif irom the mire Captain Tilh'a anam mih near-r than he sup p d lcng th ardon solid gTround. is ths is he en t cau e fci!mplan in the commlL~aisinr's report of l- the Legislature was urged to prvoide io're eilicient legislation on this very point. At the last session a 0ill to tais Ireet was carefully prepared in accord with the recommendations of Captain Till man's eonyention by the aid of the agri cultural department ollicialS, pase - in the Senate and killed in the Hiouse." Cautain Timiinan evidently thinks, in expressing e opuuliona that the tendency of the homestead law wa.s to debauch the fiuancial imty of the I -.eople and the lien Law calealated to un'--rme their independence and seli-reliance, and afterwards .aying that the hravers have but eao g VoIEus of c'mpla aanst the Iegislature, I have Leen 'nconsist ent. Tlhe homnestead law was ina~ug~u-I rated by the~provibions ox te .adical Constitution. The lien law w.'as enacted long before the regime which I am ue fending and Captain Tillman attacking~ and attempting to defame was establish ed. The provisions of the homestead law are not contined to the farmers, and t.here is no class injustice in the lien law, the hardship hitherto experienced by landlords Living been remedied by the p'iority lien lkw. There being no class injustice in this legistation, 1 did not consider hem as seeial grievances to thea faraer-cte farmners theau.elves be ing somnewhat divided in their opinions' as to their proi riety. The apleatiou: 0f theO license tax c'n gu~anios to general State purposes when it was elusively paid by ile farmers, and the tax on their cotton and provisions in hand represent ing their annual income, were class grievances, and consequently just ground of complaint from the farmers as a class. Captain Tifllman says: "It is to be presumed that Colonel Youmans expects to be tickied haereafter, not with mnoney, but witii political influence and votes.' The only propostion of this nature, or anyV other, lokin to any * a vntage wiats-oever to :ne pers~onaliyu' aiae 'oe ime las '.y)dg "s foion:'. "-Ln it about tim for '-acr' Youmansb to h.u .i.sedian oppoitunity? You can *get in' on the homne streten, if you start now, and I will tell you how, if you will run up to Augusta and let's have a talk. Write mec word whether and when vou can come, appointing a day," e. - Storekeeper" aoumans did not compniy with "E'armer" and "i.'eiitician" Till man's proposition-he was "ot so anxious to be tickled thereafter with political in dluence ad votes as to emabrace Tilhinan ina, '-ven. with the ass.rance if lie started thena he would 'meet in on the h:i-a '''nlybe explaiined upon thee 'pajthiOSi tha it wias done by a policia who Lad uadd-s a plai~ter, who0'l ad 'ailed as a lin-ancier, wh o was "a'ud ad iei i" the ditch~. Just how many ef there news pa'pe" contributors, whuo "re attemptinig to bshwhc te 'n--te, CGranger 'Stoda d Ii'ia nter (n'Itoe - - ttin i n the'Len. .ti..te, would nis.ma tia. amamg ., 'i nt miereet to seenhue The overn. as neierwho has coml * a-a'o\ t everytihing, the us inuiet ainst'l'- the dievil down under ''''artb whao haii called himlself a land Ioutchran' a iool, has become so free with his ugiy .adjeetiv es that they have gmown entudy ino mmon, ad sinify * ic ofunvr ia n ,lir ( tNi h - T feet eonmh xnu-t -f ""c -oriu therefore, h,- m-ut b oo o cos As i Lave neither time nor inclinati to treat the uile to bographical sktech, or to de"al in grude v ndl dis -1 ll' eint tedecy- inc ;tiiqartt rs to inject sc ai curent into- tis cotro vers, I do not eeet agint tO respa.ss C . the pra~ua ftpArtib.ervv. th cannut csr, avnger, Wlto, aLd terin m Y earunst pirotest a rinst that reckless inconsideration which wvoulld press forward to the sacrifice such young innocents as "*Outside Observer," who, I must admit, did one thing ver-7 appro priate: tLe selection of his nom de plI me. For, after a most ilatterin. in troduction oi h iie, he began , in, entirely out!:ide of the facts. H1ow1 'V 1~i uc Vi is t e regLr hat lis aspira- 1 tions b uiiled h I ol hll prss (I eyes of his friendsoald pigtanos with a due reg-ard "uor hi inoeur ce and t expoitin o hi igorace igh-lt nlot chill the ardor of such an enterprising spirit, and that he may attempt a second C time to edify the farmers. I will kindly I point out several of his :iitakes so that he may succeed better nt.xt time, should t he have occasion to allude to the Uni versity. I would su.ggcst a reference to the catalogue, where lie will find that it is not for the education of lawyers, doc tors and plreachers, but ti tue currinc lum prtlpnderates in favor of those branc pe , rtainin' 4o agnicuture. o ILepresntative Wha.iLr1toIl, of Laurens, i the chairman of the House comitte on agrriculture, and not Dr. Tmdai, as "'Outsidec Observct' informas the farmer. The sinful Senate did not divide the ex- 1 perimental station, as was stated in three sparate assartions by "Outside Observ er"-in fact, the station was not divided : at all-the House inreased the number ; to two, on motion of 1epresentative Lawtcn, of -Lampton, and the a priat.on was divided betweon the two 1 stations. Leaving mv young frield Of "unexceptional opportuni ities for obser vatiom." mnd hi co.:ty int!-1- 't eutio: fro-,: mtr predes, ii e and~ dtodge andl about-face in his "'wilde ness" o, nmitakes and ctntrutietlils, I t make my adiens to the "Po-giu brig ade," regretting the indiscretion which has caused me such a waste of time. L. W. Yoruv-s. ( Sanders, S. C., April 1, 1;7. Married omienN Coixntct. I t The case of Aultman, Taylor I% Co. vs. J. N. Rih and Eng nia J. Rush, in wuich the 'Suprene Court filed its de cision l'at W'te~desda.y, miht, is very im portant in Its bernm upon the liabilities married women. The Coulalnia corre spondenc of thc Ne ws and Courier gives the fll-owing synlois of the olunion: The ation' wa's ounde on two note given by d'efendant and is wife for the purchiase of a steta engine. These notes ' were secured by a mortgage on a tract:i of land belonging to the separate estate of the wife, which mortgage was exe cuted by the wife, her husband joining: ttierein. Two defeuces were put up.it First, broach of contract; second, not liability on the ptart of the wife on the< niote.s and mortgage, she being a rmar ried woman. The master in equity, toi whom the ease was referred, repolrtea that rtere was no breach of tco.tat In this reurt the Cir'cultit ude : Id son),eoneunrwd. The ma -ter als re portedi the deedant's wife liable, bo)h Ov the terms oft the statute. ad itecaus thie contract was for the beueilt 0f he separate estate. The Circuit J)udge. did not concur in the last branch of tis see' ond section of the report, but sustained 1 the master in the .iirst, holding that thei liability of the wife was fired by the mortgage, and he ordered a foreelotur.. The Supreme Court sayvs: "The main question in the ease is as to the liability of the wife on her mortgage, er rather the liab ility of her separate estate for a debt contracted by her hutsbandi, to which sh~e was a party, and to secure which -Le ':-.etd tti h . o~~ei contracted for the beit.'' ofi1 hier searat question wht-er' aimarr'ed womain ea mortgage h~er sel 'rate etat.. for atdet not contracted for' it bnetit The boandary of the question is the Constitution and the Act of the Leisl'a ture upon the subj~ct of the. rights of married wogmen" The Court then pro ceedts to examiV e at - li1h the.onsitu ?1, eci , as follow's: "The rea andI heldi at tile tim. of her marriage, or that whch \h may eeater acqiure eir an t-l irer .h i. dths n ani iiay hi. beutneut, uerse orW utnmarraut. The' pri~io 0 - l aw - eldes thia the ma-urrieu, woman Las Loi Ile rigtt* lto-orta:e her sepa'rate esta~de f or I ai-debth not' ontratdfra elt that tie jadgmnt of. che CAir.ui Cour TIhe pracetic of' having a wife .s iepa rate estaeu mortgaged to seure 1ler bwa band's deb-1ts has been very prevadent ini South Carolina and this decision will up1 set it abrutptly. The best systemfl of bk-epi-fu i- to lon tim. ...N JAI (iNTO.I .: 1 ,t's In AmeMrica hi:-tory, .n i tn utlic re~nemabcred. .0it s .. iver'r th::t recalls the strug hich th Southern por- t tion Of this ontinent w as the secene from f the (ars of Christopher Columbus, down f to on-:~o- timue. Spanish settlements Z :rma l Thi a* early as 1692, t the'e, however, were m.crely trading es- t th Texas was formerly baiyd bv both Soain and the United I States, anil became the sabject of longv ti-tio, between the-two govern- r Swi. resulted in a relinquish- n V:tirt of thle Liited St:tes to S i.1a atteplt to purchase . \exasr Mexico, but faikd. The 0roposit.n of Jackszon to purchase was )pposed by many of our citizens, who iced a inuther extension of territory d is dangerous to the integrity of the Lnion. Texas had rather been a curse :han a blessing to any of its numerous laimants, being first wrested from the iative- by Spain, and regained by the, n?exiCeans. In t.( year 1s21 Stephen F. Austin, a C mtive. of the State of Connecticut, ap >are en 1razos river in Texas to fulfill .nd eat a contract of his father, who ai obtained a grant for a large body of 0 and unich ie was to colonize. Mr. t iusti% plaited Lis first colony on the 3razo( river. and being a man of un J :z!. j 11 t'r an x U-1ter -omon aldin lty .ind enterprise, his in erronrse with the lexican government >eing marked rith a rigid compliance Vith his engagement, for a number of -cars hel had the unlimited confidence s f the olicers of the government, from vhoma he could receive any favors, and n return received the unlimited confi- St ence of his colonists, and Texas was ast becoming a valuable domain. The olonists, with the intelligence, energy .nd thrift so characteristic of their race, vere making rapid advances in wealth nd comfort, but a cri-is arrived, and it var witu all its fury and horrors com-L. ,,an Antunio and Golaid were in the ;E ossession of the Texan troops, and a n argc Mexican force had been ordered to b perate against them. On the 21st of bruary 18:, the Mexican Generals ti essma. Filasola and Cos were ordered o head one division of the Mexican ny on San Antonio, Generals Uncajy nd (-arorv a second division against I 0olid, and a third division, commiand- IE d by Santa Anna in person, was to I aove as circumt-;ances might reqire. The flirst division of the Mexican army pea-red. 'eore San Antonio on the .,id f Februarv, and of the progress i ofl the Alamo Colonel: a lat-ter was on the 3d ofi darch. He says: "I am besieged by! ousands of dexeans and with 140 men have defen'od the Alamo for ten days E .gainst a force of 3,000, and unless I get s elief I will perish in its defense." Aolonel Travers and his gallant band did A >erIh as they fell to a man. Their G ives, however were dearly sold, and the -ictory gained over them was little bet- E er than a defeat. I THE SAN .ACINTo. S( Santa Anna, flushed with his ill-gotten ccess. believed that Texas was in his rasp, and wij his remaining force ad- I anced upon Houston's small force on t he Colorado river. Houston fell back ' o the Drazos river and from that stream etreated to the San Jacinto river. He ias unwilling to hazard a battle so long ~ s hopes were entertained of gaining anys avantage by retreating. Hie intended ~ etreating to Nacodoches, where he e~ anew of reinforcements, and it was not li mtil after loud complaints from every marter he decided to stake his reputa- J ion and the fortunes of TJexas on ones leisive eflort. He was commanding a most determ- n ned set of men who yearned to retaliate i or the shameful butchery of their a. riend> at the Alamo and (jolaid. An P our before sunset on the 21st ofl April, .i;, Hiouston, with -83 men :ll tol, trackedl Santa Anna with 1.:5i men, 8 -vning with the war cry, "Reimember Xe Ala. The Texans advanced re- ? iin the 3Mexicans' fire to within l oinit bl-ank shot beforc they fired a gun. a less than two hours a vanquished foe rI av bleeding on the battle plain. A few l nisk'ild men were victors over nearly ' louble their number of well skilld sol ier', who were surfeited with treasure md humnau blood, and their proud and 'aughty cieft prisoner, begging for c marid~ and mercy, both of which were e: oreign to his own heart and his own t~ ol of 0 narare. Sazta A?nna, the cap- a; ured wa ". iheartless demoin. The b soerld i all 'ts round of b~rutalitv, had ti no0 . - .ih o bloodv .ind brutal as e :e .laghte of Clonel Fannin's band 5 SCollad. Some faint excuse might be f< given for the savagery at Alamo while a :he blood was hot, but the savagery at 1 olid has all the horrors of cold, calcu ating, pitiless butchery. a mFs"LTS 01r TIlz vIcrolR. 1 The victory at~ San Jacinto xs truly ir ne 0 the nmost splendid of modern or 1h meient ties and well deserves to be e raed among' the decisive battles of the u world. Its re ut are wonderful. It is establhdth ii' ndepeandence of Texas; ' Lthe C5'ablis2s of it into a republlic; the cnexan ol tinto the American U i n: a1 war ith --exico, the conse p uIne of whrea was the acqui~ition of Ae .dec. California Utah, Nevada, I Colorado aud l Wx e.ing; the acquisition tj '? th greatest gold and silver fields in a theo world; the ex ein of the bounda- i rv f Lh Enitc a States froml the Atlantic s t)> LLace the secrin ox ports on thec t l'aceoast invablabl to defense and It co rewmChina and the Last in : "eain 0.01 our grTound froma I u'eeecion and ove wh'.iichi seve rl gre'uatv rairoas hve eenbuit-rat contl'i-e ha ing T'::s ou th negcai"red tero a lan oged and with it thei Sne-h are the rul'.ts of the victory vwon a J-.a.uo nift;-one years ago this da. For alli thetocome willthe :llst of"April, IS:., be regardled as the birth-f lar of1 Txan indepenec, the day on wianiclxas w'as deliveredl from 31exi- t ca bondage.. In the magnitude of its ,-suit e 1 htth> of ban Jacinto is with mt a parallel in the instory ot vorld. In a very few years there will iothing left of the heroes of the T\u evolution except th-e record o t Lcts and the menoiCS of hr a"N - Ie. The reCord (A th-ir act will ii tinctivelv carv the mind b t) to !! ecord of In\arathon. Salemi l Ti nopyhe. No other known hi-t, ecords art: fit comparisuns. el r1 y he citizens of Corsicana womn t ew remauiin veterius of Texas this ifty-first anniversary of the battl 0, ;an Jacinto. IXell may they welcoe he few men who remain of those wIo brew themsel've- into the breach ani aved the emre State- of the Union. e re long the last of the veteran guard p rill be under the sod of the land they edeemed and of which their posterity ow have the occupancy:. he-r a: : : mItiul1: I Brai 1. Loni spec: o the Niw Yoik Timn. There was p~rinted here this morning a ispatch announcing that William 1'res- th )n Hill had been mid yesterday by the tL 'ublic Administrator of New' York a; a-ge sum, being his share of the pro eds of his mother's estate. This pav ent is the culination of a romance' ch in incident. There was born at St. harles, in 1837, Joanna Dchrens, ib ughter of Dr. Behrens, a wealthy andc rominent physician. The child devel ped into a girl of great beauty, was lucated in a convent and in 1 was 1 belle of the county. A gcntleman 1v ho knew her in those days said: "She as born to be a heroine of a romance. of ler face was for years to me the stand- gr :d by which all female beauty was to I., 3 judged. I do not know if I have of 7er seen a more lovely woman since. o1 be was, I think, slightly above the aver- lo: e height of women, about five feet five h iches high, I should judge, full and its rong in every particular. Her eyes nn ere large, dark and well shaded by long Li shes. She carried her head like a hi een." of Britton H. Hill was at this time a sing young St. Louis lawyer, and is sa -day a leading citizen of this city. Hte as fascinated by the St. Charls bll id married hjr. They traveled in rope for a namber of years, but did SL t live harmoniously. The young wife's th mutv and intellect attracted the gal nts of the gay European capitals na ad C husband's position became so ea-. t u-rassing that a separation took place. e instituted proceedings for a divorce. gr e filed a cross suit, charging her with timacy with Victor Emmanuel and ri her notables. Depositions were taken h two continents and the case became Ti international scandal. Mr. Ill wa-: -anted his divorce. After the divorce was granted 'Mrs. th ill, who bad suffered i name un i eia pr.ition to some extent )v t I wvelopments of the suit, left the cit. ae was lozt sight of for several y-.. id then Louisians who traveled ii rope wrote and brought back strang :i ories of the sensational doings of the of mutiful and dashing American widow. u! t one time she was in Rome, then in he eneva. Then again she was heard of bc Paris and Berlin and in many of the ur uropean capitals. She become faioum: rough various methods. She cut >mething of a figure in polities in both rance and Italy. Mr. Louis Ianso, l LC wealthy New York tailor, advertied th r a housekeeper, and 'Mrs. Hill, iuder le name and in the guise of - wiow, t the situation. She married Ha.son L less than a week and in le than a eek after trouble began. Tiey also st ent abroad, where Hanson go s'm re; artling information concerning' his ei ife. When they returned divorce pro- T. sedings were begun, and after some': tigatin they agreed to separate. s Final papers were to be signed on H. 2y4,188S5. Onthe day before Mdrs. Han >n sent for her husband and asked him t Stake her out of the city to avoid the ia :ise of the Fourth. They went to px torm King MIountain. 'They were s one. Two pistol shots were heard, and sI aople coming up found Hlansn dead, Ft it-h a bullet through his heal. She le: id he shot at her and then commnittedi to :icide. She left the estate for the Pub- i e Administiator to look after and t arted for Australia by way of th. thinus. She died on the way, and let- i :rs nd papers found in her baggagea vealed her identity. TIhe clue was fol- be wed, and resulted in putting the wealth w young Hibo's hands. of0 The Cuttot Slovoeent. U The Financial Chronicle, in its weekly G >tton review, says tl-'.t for the week to ading Friday evening, the 15th, thet ti tal receipts have reached 21,6;27 bales, rainst 29j,:.08 hales last week, :8.1, i i ides the irevious week, and 4-,mbls lak~i iree weeks since; making t tta r.. :ipts since the 1st of Septembe, I, ,91,18 bales, against 4.,9 bgl4 >r the same period of 18s5-80, showmg a increase since Setenmber *, 1589 of 1 36,89 bales. The exports for the same p~eriodl reach o total of 53,038 bales, of whaih 3854 -re to Great Britain and F rance and 1,493 to the rest of the conatient. The- ir nports into continentl ports5 this' week i ave been 50,tJ00 bales. Ther- :s an 1: ease in the cotton in sigh~t Fridayv night.c f 3,8t63 bales as compared with tile to ue date of 1880. an increise of -1.00 ales as compared wl~xith thecorrespond ig datte of 18S. andI a dterease of1 -:31- - 5 h:dOs as compaLred ith 1d . . The old. interior stock~s havet deett.e . uring tihe wee 315 bao s han d ir. 'riday night, 17 750 ba lesst I gat t same pieriod last year. The: r.eo'e the same towns have been *,012 batie' k s than the sam'e week last year, andn nee 1st Septemaber the recipts at d1 a towns are 6445 bales more than for The increase in tihe amon in siht 'riday night, as compared with last- y--*r ' ii 15,065 bales, the icre-ase, as compareh reae over 18s-:M4 is 701i,72 M.s. . The total) receipts fromui. th pl:t- I hiouei; ina 18 ? wereh1. it -, p b - >ast week were 21,t027 bales, toe ac':a,. ': aovement from inantationis was 31y ;,453 bales, the balance being taken r, rom the stocks at the interior towns. : ast year th e receipts from the phanta- a ions for the same week were 32,71 h, b - es an for 155 theyv were 12.010 i J .mi E :.::ill ..:F A1rrn't :tCro m l . m :. W i ta ltlCa CI Io . co. y and handsomely furnished u'e on P ,treut nortiwest is the home LieuItat Emory H1. Taunt, of the i states Navv, the African explor .S:in:C J5, when he was stut to ex ore the region of the Upper Congo iver in Africa, Lieutenant Taunt has :enC cn.tantly on the tramp through eDalrk CoAtinent, searching for in rmaton ill regard to the count.ry and iinhabizants. The walls of the par rs of his home in this city are covered ti interesting reminders of many rilling adventures among the blacks, the form of long, sharp spears, mur rous looking knives and various other plements of warfare and domestic 0. Not the least important among them a long strung of human teeth, in the ntre of which is a small, roughly aIpld piece of brass. This is a ad is sipposcd by the intense su perstitioius natives to be an in fallible arm agains disease, pain or trouble any kind. Another curiosity is a .cerly shaped knife enca:-:ed in curious >king skin, and having a hilt, the end which is sh-ped like a mushroom. In e corner of the room there stands a ag and wide shield of rattan wood. It .s a history. In diflerent places about centre are several bullet holes. The tive who bore it was preparing to kill entcnant Taunt, who had engaged a in b:attle, when a bullet from one tie lieutenant's followers pierced the --ld ad went through the body of the mge warnrl.. h'nt y far the min,-ueresting of all th irsof Lieutenat Taunt's : ;ear in the lund of the blacks. A r '-ep1)rt aC s pi t oLL read them other night. They read like 1neZ. , and are filled with stories of venture and hair-breadth escapes from .: canni;ba:s. The domestic liabits cfthe Congo ne Nes, as related by Mr. Tzeit, are often :etn and tnr.often aitiusing. r C c n triIe Who shavs their adsC, ol iiavingy sLn1 tuits of hair. u r rang :d in all serts of naStic s Layes and give to the v;earer a ry 1i?.g appeairance. Then tecre is Ct c f a ig t ad powerful tribe tdville who . ur A r-: in lIh same man r, tand i1 Il-p.........a.Cinman's Th ii nr f buralarong t'e na Si ven ml. U.poa the death a c 'i--eha iv is swathed in clothes til it resembles a ogs'head. Then the ad o the body is shaved clean. The dv is left abhove ground in this state til the hair grows out, vhen the re .re inrr in lth grond. Whe tra-,,, g up, the Cong) River Ie w ,li knowa little steamer, the -nrv Rfeed, when about five days from 1 Ptor, exeiting ineideut oc ceof whtich Mr Taunt says: "At 2 U. we an I L the na'rro' chan ! r the i. L es-rs. Petterson andl huiou, v; a. te boy had r~niin te smdi M.-,ada she ehedO the shore- i lare s~ae aboutb ~ht feet long, sprang~ in~to. the boat. ere was a shonting and yelling of oca' (snake3 and in live seconds the ike had entire possession of the boat. >w to kill him wats now the problem. ecould not shoot without injury to boat. ut finally, after an exciting -t of ten mainutes, the snake was dis tehed bv one of the slaves." It was otted, bilack and white. * T he natives athat one bite from it w s sure death. runatel' 'o one~ remartim -1i n the boat enlouth tL r It enterc to get bit ,1 and fiteCnnt Tanhad not gone the boat, he haIvin beenCI dtahined on 'wn th incit r-ated in.. the ,Jiary as follows: 1i~ Th ba ha ac hored at Lmali towin by. the river. Jow on the nk of the river awomanu and aboy ere lhing. Out in the shallo-.; parts the r-iv er hdeous looking erceodiles luld easily be seen disporting~ them trso epn on thle san bae rs. use to) whcere. the woman and boy were hing was~ a ag crocodile wh w~as itly, ever mtoment, approaching aer I.nd nearer the fishers. ,' small es e~nkldand every now n. te a id ur his head slowly frer side il:- t thie was~ not oierved. cei tei)le in the village heard erble 'hiik-. ~The wolinau audl boy dben swet into water iby a stroke Li th tai: of the ntonstr. Then he ed the inudy of the womanC, anid, huming slowly to the opposite bank cd it. down and returned. Mean aie the hov, when he had recovered Iu hirig"t scramained out up on the Ck n h aiig to yell or siik as ail i inse been e:gpeeted of an Ameri n.caLd. ha istened c:Y up the bank we re a anaii canloe was anchored. x l' ito it, he paddled hastily for e ilac wherei the body of his moither I becai caried. Re~aclhing it, he pu e bx : iato the boet aind started for x 1'ie. He hadl net gone Ia'we herdatout irom the villaIy, and, aking behi'nd him. saw that he was be g parnued by the crocodile whv after rigth womn.~ Chad gone- oh. up the era letur ned just in time t0 se Ins -er ered offlby the caoe. The boy dtiIedI with :di is .'ight c l the. r dd a stn te purii.uit untcil i-ght ed og. :. th ane friom the Vllage rrizEnto th"ecue of t boy. Aenlve sa. '.hat th~is creatu' * will whead to cut somie wood for 1.e en Ic. a short time tile boat was sur unded y ia erowd of hard-looking tivs;. The horrible feature of their ipearan'ce was that each had an ivory tton on his upper lip. This extended une two inches over the lower lip, and -e buttn, which was about the size of a quarter of a dollar, was buttoned right through. While hunting in the woods he found an old tom-tum, or drum. It was made of a log about five feet long. A long, oblong hole was pierced in the top of the log, which had been dug out as much as Possible. When struck on either side of the hole with a stick the log emitted a sound which could be heard for several miles. The longer the dis tance the more unearthly the sound. The Congo method of execution is most revolting. Among certain tribes the person to be executed is taken out into the market place where he is buried to his neck in the earth. His brains are then dashed out and a cord fastened around his neck to which is attached a stick. This is driven perpendicularly into the body and both left there to decay. THE INTER-STALTE ENCAMPMENT. The Progre." Making in Perfecting the Ar ran;:ements-The Farmera Should Attend in Large Numberm. (Carolina Spartan.) Last week Major D. R. Duncan, J. W. Wofford and Commissioner Butler, on in vitation of the Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, attended a meet ing of Georgia farmers in Atlanta. That ieeting was called to consider the condi tion of the farming interests and make ar rangements for a fair in Atlanta. This does not come in competition with the in. ter-State encamipment at this place. Major D Tuncan explained to the meeting what pro Iress we haxd made here and they looked very favorably on the enterprise, and stated that Georgia would be represented. Satur. day afternoon, there was a meeting of the Stockholors of the Encampment in the Court House. Dr. Fleming, chairman of the Trustees stated that some of the sub scribers had failed to pay the amounts promised and that in order to make all preparations necessary more money was needed. A motion was carried to issue as much as thirty shares of preferred stock, at $~>0UO a share. This preferred stock is to come in first in the payment of dividends up to eight per cent. ' The Association re serves the right at any time to redeem the stock, paying interest at the rate of ten per cent. but it is not bound to pay interest or dividends unless the money is made. Sev ea questions looking to the success of the enterprise were discussed. Large manu facturers have been writing letters kng about the space allowed for the exhibition of goods and the conditions on which they will be allowed to come. There are sev eral things that will contribute to the suc cess of this encampment. First and fore most a large crowd of farmers is necessary, and we cannot draw these from distant States or counties the first ye:iiiTheraaam.. ers of Spartanburg county are called on to Imake this a success. If 500 of them will build tents and move their familes in for one week and that fact is known before hand, the manufacturers will come with m, achinerv and there will be all sorts of p;tent coutrivances on exhibition. A small wc'den tent iheat will give shelter to several persons will cost $10 or $I5. The farmers in reach can come in the last of July and build their own tents, either hauling lumber from home or buying it on the ground. AI the noor farmers should attend, because they may be able to learn something. All the good ones should certainly be there, for their counsel will be needed. Those lvin in tie r ineral belt of the county should not only attend themselves but they should have on exhibition specimens of the minerals and ores of the county. Our neighbors across the State line should turn out in force, for they are equally interested with us in the movement. We hope to see a hundred North Carolina families en c:mped here in Au'zust. The State exhibit which will certainly be sent here is worth Lozing several days to see. One may spend hours looking at the mineral, animal and vegectable products of the State. The names of several persons who are going to build tents have been reported and it is our desire that they all be sent into this office. Sometime in May their names will be pub lished. Let themi come in by the hundred. .A state .Normnal Co~fege. Thet Gieenville County Teachers' Asso ci tion, at a recent meeting, adopted a pre amle setting forth the great importance of a State . 'al College, and passed the fol lown' re-olutions: Re- lb d, 1st. Tfhat we. the white teach ers of Grecenville county, do most respect fuhl petition. the different County School Coniisioners and County Boards of Ex aminers, the state Superintend1ent of Edu caition 'and the State Board of Examiners to "exert their influence to secure the estab lishiment and support of a State Normal College for white teachers of both sexes. 1d. Tfhat we ask the associations of tchers ini the different counties and the State Tea~crs' Association to consider this matter and to co-operate in the efforts to secure such State Normal College. :3d That we most respectfully request the General Assemrbly to give this subject carefuli consideratio n. 4th. Tha we ask the press of the State, f''dl to 't ce of common school edue~ion, to bring this matter before their The Pre,'ident's s'outhern Vi t. The President has selected a very pleas 'ant seas~on of the year in: visit the South. T 1he we'tther is delightfnul in Atlanta as well as in this city ini October. Of course the Pre'sidenti v woud hardly. think of coining to Ge'r"a withn >ut vihitinag Savannah. He will doubiens Gudi much to interest him at Atana an'd thle P'iedmo'nt fair, which will be open in October, will be an attraction, buit toj se enuiae Southern city-the me eatfu city in the South-he must Thie 'eople of this city would lbe gratified by an visi roam President Cleveland. They *hv wtched his co)mZistent course and Lea*'rtulv indorse it. They have noticed tha sice his inauguration there has been a compl'tete restorationu of iood feeling tihl"ulhout the entire country and a re mirkable industrial awaLkening in the I outh, and tihey would like to show him thiei a ppreciation of his administration. Do)ubtless lis lans~ have not yet been ar rued, but when tuley are it is incerely 'opd that they will include tis city as ce of the points to be visited.-amannah mCpn i ' e cyiEair fnor instance. Dr. Pire'sFeamant P'urgative Pellets" are m 5ltig. leasat~ to take,' and they a -re 'lek headaches. relieve torpid livers mad do wvonders. Being purely vegetable, hecy cannot harm any one. All (druiggists. A woman in Georgia lived -h~ days on water and then died. Water is :: thin die, to" a fact. but we know some sailors who I ha.. li.a1 ner all their 1iyes on water.