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~~* FAAt VOL. VI, MANNING, S. C., WEI)NESDAY, MARCH !, 80.N. 7 TT AN 1Nr .P U' LAW. HENRY CABOTILODCE WOULD OVER THROW STATE AUTHORITY. . t yieowvn Umstrpationl * the s4tates' VuMCIti ." by 'Vie Federal U. vern Dmri t. RepreseLtative Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, as the chairman of the House Committee on ti Pesidenrt and vice Pres u-t and representatives in Con (r--.ss, has introduced a bill to regu lnt- the elections of representatives : Congress. It is a voluminous bill of twenty one sections. The bill is a combina tion of the Australian system with Federal control of elections. The Australian system as in force in Mas sachusetts, is adapted and applied to the whole country in all Congression al and Presidential elections. Each polling place is put in charge of six judges or supervisors, three representing each political party. Voters who cannot read and write, and consequently cannot mark their own tickets, may have tickets marked for them by one of the supervisors in presence of another representing the opposite party. Primarily elections are in the con trol of the States wherein they are held, but on a petition of 500 voters in any district the Federal govern ment will assume all the functions of the State and take absolute control of the polls under the same regula tions which apply to State control. OPmsIONS OF cONGRESSMEN. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution says: It is the unanimous opinion of the Southern men that, while the bill on its face appears to apply to the whole country, it was only intended for the South, and can only affect the South. In no Northern State, they say, would either party dare to impugn the honesty of the State officers by petitioning the Federal government to take charge of their elections. In the South, however, it is different. No trouble will be experienced in getting up such a petition as the bill provides among negroes. Therefore, they say it will be only applicable to the South. Here are the opinions of some leading Southern Democrats gathered to night: Xa. CANDLER. "I regard it is an extremely parti san measure," said Mr. Candler of Georgia, who was chairman of the educational committee in the last Congress. "The bill is plainly in tended for the South alone. Federal supervisors and managers will only be appointed in the South. One will be nominally a Republican; another nominally a Democrat, but both will be scoundrels who will swear any thing to get the two dollars a day. No decent Democrat will be appoint - ed. The effect will be that it will reate a condition in theSouth similar to that of the Reconstruction period, and will only result in alienating the races, and will perfect the supremacy of the white race. If the idea of sur rounding the polls with-Federal mar shals of the type we usually have inj te South, is carried into effect, there s great danger of riot and bloodshed t the polls. "The white people of the South, whether they number more than the blacks or not, will control." GENERAL CATCHINGS. "The bill," said General Catchings of Mississippi, "is designed to pre vent negroes from voting the Demo ratic ticket. The Federal supervi sors will simply be Republican spies upon the negroes. The 'bill is de signed to force the negro back to the old state of antagonism to the white people prevailing in the Reconstruc tion days. It seems the Republhcans are determined to supervise the con dut of the negroes as though they were children. The bill is purely sectional; it will never be applied to the North; but it will raise the big gest crop of hell throughout the South that has ever been heard of It will, however, not result in chang ing a single Southern district. "They cannot pass the Australian feature, for it is not applicable to a country where many of the voters can neither read nor write." JUDGE CRIsP. "Such legislation," said Judge Crisp, of Georgia, "is vicious, }y cause, if not unconstitutional, it tends to centralization of power in the Federal government. The bill proceeds on the idea that the people and officers of the States are not wo be trustedl; that all purity, patriotism and loyalty is here in Congres's and not in the States. Practi..J!y the law cannot be operative except in the South. It vests in the judiciary such powers affecting the legislative de partment as is subversive of the dis tinction that ought to exist between the various departments of the gov ernment. It necessarily brings ~judges into politics, and is designed, in my opinion, to defeat and not to further an honest expression of thec popular will in the South. under the pretense of adopting the Austra lan system. which is designed to pro tect the voter from oiitside influence. This bill, as to illiterates, absolutely destroys the secre-cy of the ballot, which is essential to the independ ence of the voter. The illiterate vot erunderthis system, cannot have his confidential friend to mark and give his ticket, but must, in the presence of the managers, who represent dif ferent political parties, publicly state for whom he wishes to vote." LmascHA~fn. "It create another reconstruction era in the South," said Mr. Blanch ard of Louisiana. "There is a chance of it working to the benefit of the Republican party in the next election, bt then its evils will be clearly dem onstrated, and will react upon them. That portion of the bill providing for the Federal government to take i Lieof the elections is clearly in tende for the South, and the South only-" sENATOR BERET. ~"Its passage," said Senator Berry, of Ai'kanss, "will create great trou ble in the South. A worse law on us ould not be passed. However, ldit pass.Ihope ose sch are action that we will sweep the coux in '92. It will injure the prospect: the South in every way" GEORGE T. BAR*ES. "The bill is intended to be entii sectional," said Mr. Barnes, of G( gia, "It places our elections in South entirely under the control the Federul authorities,utterly igfl ing the rights of the States. Its timate object will be to deprive 1 Democrats of the election of Der cratic Representative in many Sou ern districts, and a return of Repi licans from them. I believe, howev it will fail in practical operation, I it will require more active p ticipation of our. people in Fcde: elections. I have strong hopes t bill will be defeated in the Senate.' 3M. LA "It cannot be operative in t North," said Mx. Lane of Illinois.' is clearly intended for the South. will be a great outrage upon the p( ple of the South if passed. How( er, I doubt if it ever becomes a la It is undemocratic, a step towar centralization, and is a direct strol at local self government." SAVED BY A CAROLINA GIRL. 'he Narrow Escape of a Passenger Tra Near Augusta. Last Friday evening the passeng -ain of the Port Royal and Weste: Carolina Railroad, which left Augus for Laurenscame near being wrecke and the passengers were saved fro a horrible and untimely death. TI trouble was a broken rail at Whi House, about thirty-eight miles abo' A.ugusta, which the train was on prevented from passing over by ti brave act of Miss Garnett. a yout woman who lives near White Hous Miss Garnett discoveredthe broke rail and she knew it was about tin For the up-train to come along, ar she was greatly Ialarmed, knowir that it was sure destruction if t1 ra-in passed that fatal spot. The on thing to be done was to stop the traj before it could reach the broken ra Down the track, around the curv Eiss Garnett ran until she got sever undred yards from the broken rai here she stationed herself on ti track, with a watchful eye and lantei n hand, and she commenced wavix ;he lantern as soon as +he shri xhistle of the locomotive soundedi Lpproach. When the train rolling over ti ails the engineer saw the young lad !rom a distance on the track signa ing him down as though in distres rhe engineer checked up his trai d stopped when he reached t1 :rave girl. Miss Garnett called tl gineer and warned him of the dai er that was just ahead. The cre )f the train walked up the track an he broken rail was pointed out. A greed that Miss Garnett had save heir lives and prevented a wrecl k collection was taken up among ti >assengers, who were told of the 1arrow escape, and the sum of eleve lollars was raised and presented 1 onductor Stuart to Miss Garnett. Facts About Cotton Seed Oil. For human food,*olive and cottc wed oils are far superior to lard, o -any other animal fat. Olive c as held that rank in the estimatic f scientists and medical men fro: ;he earliest period ofrecordedhistor; [t is only of late years that analyst :y chemists, experiments in diet 12 3minent physicians and practical us :y skillful housekeepers have combi2 d to demonstrate that in every r pect and for all uses the oil of tlI otton seed is equral to that of ti live. This fact once established, narket will be made for pure cotto seed oil that will be co-extensive wit hat now occupied by olive oil. vill, indeed, bacome its competit< x all parts of the world. The Ma: ufacturer's Record of Baltimore, b ieving that the time has come whE the South should make a vigorot xove in behalf of cotton seed oil, il stead of simply acting on the defe: ive in the repeated assaults made:i Congress on the purity of this o: ifter an elaborate investigation, ha accumuated a mass of informatio: a.nd proposes to publish next we< the irst of a series of articles th: will cover the whole subject. In the: it will be shown beyond controveri or shadow of doubt that cotton see oil is the best salad oil in the worl and that it should be put upon ti market on its merits, bearing its ov name, and its excellence for all cul new.r purposes be persistently s forth :antil it receives popular a proval iaud enters into as univers consumtion as butter or lard. The: articles, w;hieh will run through se ral montus, will prove of immen value to the whole South, by great widening the market for cotton sei The Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Conventi< will meet on May 9 at Fort Worn Texas. The announcement is ma that delega tes will be passed for o: fare for the round trip. This wou be from Augusta $30.35. The R4 Lansing Barrows, pastor of the Fir Baptist Church, proposes taking through Pullman car from Atlanta Fort ;Worth without change, up which the round trip cost, going a: returning in the same car, will $42 85. This will be the most pie: and and least disagreeable way delegates to the Convention to go. the car will be comnbined with oti cars en route and form a solid si cial Baptist train through wvithc change to the place of meeting. will be necessary to secure berths this car, as the number is restrici to twenty-four, but additional ce can be secured if the increase of i number going warrnts it. Delega who are anxious to join this party the special train would do well communicate with Dr. Burrows once. The latest lintelligence 'w rants the expectation teat the r above given will be lowerel. --Bismarck has resigned the of of prime minister of the Gern Empire. Irreconcilable differs 1tween him and the Emperor indu the step. -Chattahooche county, Ga., is cited over a contest for the St Senatorship between L. Harp anc Harp, brothers, and J. F. C. McCc w mis L. HT, ~rother-in-law. of STATE POLITICS. AN ADDRESSTOTHE DEMOCRACY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ely Or- I A dtatement of the Political CeNditions -he Which Contreat the Good People of the Of State. or- RooMs or STATE EXECUTIVE COMIMTTEE ul- ComuIA, S. C.. March 14, 1890. he 'Upon the re-organization of the th- Executive Committee, in consequence ib- of the resignation of its chairman, er. Hon James F. Izlar, it is damed ut proper to issue a brief address to the Democracy of South Carolina, on the hle eve of an active and important cam paign in which questions of vital con cern to the State will be presented to he the people, and in view of the stub It born fact that we are still confronted It and menaced by the enemy from o- whose control the State was redeemed < v- in 1876. The existence of this enemy m- is none the less a matter of fact, y Is although as an organized and active 1 :e foe to good governmentit it is not so dlearly seen as in former days. But the dominant party in the Federal Government, flushed with its restora tion to executive and legislative power, is just as determined to-day as ever to wrest from our hands the er control of this State, and ,.s it loses 72ground in other sections of the coun try, the necessity becomes more im perative to regain a foothold in the a Southern States, where the identical e mass of ignorant voters, so long used e to our disadvantage, are ready to c respond to the call of their Republi- a y can leaders, whenever an opportunity n e is given for their resuscitation as a political power. The threatened in e- terference with the conduct of elec ' tions in sovereign States, which is 10 being so adroitly and persistently 0 d urged at this time in the Congress of A g the United States, makes it highly A e important that we shall not close our y eyes to the dangers of the situation, a n or rest supinely upon the victories of a 1 the past. The numerical majority ' exists in South Carolina to-day which d made possible the oppression and h 1. misrule of the carpet-bag governments L .e and it is only waiting a suitable op- h n portunity to be wielded against the intelligence and the virtue of the h State. Hence, it is incumbent upon us to remain watchful and vigilant, never losing sight for a moment of .e the' overmastering necessity we are y under to preserve the unity and in 1- tegrity of the Democratic party in S this State, because its overthrow n means disaster end ruin to the high e ests interests of all the people. A .e The Executive Committee, rec 1 ognizing the fact that there are T differences of opinion and to a ei d certain extent dissatisfaction among ta U Democrats as to the administra- ol d tion of the government in this w State, and believing it is conducive hi :e to a healthy public sentiment that a3 x these differences shall be freely dis- tl n cussed, yet in view of the momen y tous issues at stake, we would appeal w to all that they shall settle such mat- 01 ters strictly within the lines of our ir party organization, for it is vitally n n important to have the active sE >r exertion of every true and unselfish .1 i Democrat in preserving that solidity ' n which is essential to good govern- it n ment in South Carolina. Invoking n Fthe co-operation and support of every ci s man who claims to be a Democrat in wv y the maintenance of rightful measures d e for the preservation intact of our cl t- organization, the Executive Commit- L ?- tee would respectfully .urge that the t( e responsibility rests upon all to bear et e their share in this patriotic work, as d a the benefits accruing from honest a] a and upright government are equally ti h shiared by all. The readiness and h :t heartiness of all classes heretofore to ar render faithful service in this-respect p: 1- is a guarantee that future exigencies ti e- and emergencies will awaken a simi- a n lar response from every true and ci Ls worthy son of South Carolina. s< 1- By order of the Execntive Coin- k 1- mittee. e n JAMs A. HOvT, Chairman. s] 1, WILI JoNEs, Secretary. e Lottery Ticket Speculation. r, *kDo you know there are more lottery t< t tickets sold in Washington every -a e 'month than in any other city in the p vy world? Everybody buys them. Of e: d the eighteen thousand government b :1, employes here, at least twelve thou ie sand buy lottery tickets monthly, but -n it does not stop here. Senators and i- Representatives by the score are et always purchasers. The other eve p- ning a party of a dozen statesmen a al were chatting in the lobby of ther ;e Metropolitan, when some one pro v- duced a lottery ticket, at the same se time remarking jocularly: "I will get tv $15,000 to-morrow.' In an instant ad two Senators produced tickets, and U Representatives drew them out in S wads from their pockets. The num -berg were compared, and a deal was e mn made that whoever won should give t h, a supper. However, of the sixty or :le seventy tickets held by Southern l 2e Congressmen and their wives at the t id Metropolitan, only one drew a prize. C v. That was held by the wife of an upper C st South Carolina member, and calls for S a $:?00.--Washington Letter. to Died rrom a Negro's Bite. t A In Clay county. Alabama, Monday I be night Oscar Hill, a prominent farm- t Ler, died of hydrophobia, suffering the 1 ormost horible agony before he died. ( His death was the result of a bite on i er the finger by a negro several weeks i _ag.Hill had a light with a negro, ut who bit one of his fingers to the bone, It! inflicting an ugly wound. The finger in became inflamed, and finally had to ed be amputated. Then the swelling I continued up the arm, and finally that le was cut off near the shoulder. Sev- 1 ~e ral days ago symptoms of hydropho- I bia developed, and Hill rapidly grew to' worse until he died. The attending at physicin pronounced it a caso of ar. hydrophobia. The negro Davis, was ite what is known as a "blue gum negro," his gums being blue in color, and there is a general belief that the bite iof such negroes is always fatal. Phy isicians say that this color of the gums isn caused by bad blood, and that in b- 'such cases a bite would be poison eous. an poaby fatal. Davis is e-under arrest, charged with murder. ate -The treasury department has re A. ceived a letter, postmarked Charlotte, ok, N. C., containing $16., marked, "My A PARRICIDE CONVICTED. A Man Who Hired Nearoes to SIay Ili Own Father-A Revolting Crime. DARLINGTON, S. C., March 20.-The trial of Joseph W. James, charged ith hiring Lewis Williams, William Scott and Robert Arthur to kill his ather, which has occupied the atten ion of the court since Tuesday of ast week, ended with a verdict of 'uilty. The prisoner's counsel may take he case to the Supreme Court. James ud his accomplice were convicted everal months ago, but, on appeal to Supreme Court, that tribunal .rau. them a new trial on the round that Ithe judge in the lower ourt had transcended his province )y charging on thefacts. The correspondent of the Charles on World gives the following history f the case: The murder of Joseph James, Sr., ecurred on the evening of May 8, 888, at which time,'4directly after he rose from the supper table and was assing out of the dining room door, .e was fired upon by a party or par es in the yard. About forty slugs nd buckshot passed through his ide, killing bin almost instantly. ld man James owned considerable aal estate, and the theory of the rosecution was that Joseph W. ames, Jr., had him murdered in or er to come into possession of his roperty. Over $3,000 in cash was )und upon his person when he was urdered. Lewis Williams, one of the parties 2arged with the crime, was tried ad found guilty. Bob Arthur, an Iher party accused of being con cted with the conspiracy, has fled > parts unknown, and has so far .uded the vigilance of the officers. uring the trial William Scott. one the defendants, swore that Joseph imes agreed to pay to himself, Bob rthur and Lewis Williams $600 to 11 his father, Joseph W. James, Sr., id that on the strength of that reement he loaded his gun, by the rection of young James, withaheavy iarge of slugs and buckshot, and Lat on the evening of May 8, 1888, , together with Bob Arthur and ewis Williams, proceeded to the )use of Mr. Harmon Howell, at hich house s-he old man James and s son boarded, and Lewis Williams ok the gun loaded for the occasion, id leaned it on the baluster railing the piazza, and shot oldman James he was passing through the dining om door. A CRAVE OFFENSE. a English Uundertaker Undertakes Too Much on Hi. Own Responsibility. Peculiar notions of propriety are tertained by some English under kers, and the very officious conduct the undertaker Mills of London, o buried Minister Lincoln's son, s caused Mr. Lincoln much annoy ice and created much comment in e k.unerican colony in London It is an old custom in England hen the family is bereaved to send it memorial cards with mourning to timate friends. But Mr. Lincoln is )t an Englishman, and did not ob rve this custom. So Undertaker ills decided to do it for him. hile at Mr. Lincoln's house attend g to the details of the funeral, he anaged to get access to the visiting ds of callers and letters of those ho had sent messages of sympathy iing is sons illness. These in uded nearly all the Americans in ondon. These Americans were as nished to receive a brilliant blue od, with gilt edge, announcing the ath of Abraham Lincoln. It so contains a conspicuous adver sement of Mills,the undartaker,and s shop. In some of the envelopes were inted copies of the hymns sung at e funeral service, which was strictly private affiir. Being sent with the trs, it seemed as if all had been int by Minister Lincoln, or with his aowledge. This was followed by an iually wide distribution of proof eet extracts from an Undertak s' weekly journal, notifying the mericans in London that Mills, by ~ason of his services as undertaker >James Russell Lowell when his ife died, and to Mr.Lincoln, was the roper man to employ when overtak 1 by what Mills calls "their last and itterest enemy." To Abolish the Tobacco Tax. The Republican members of the ays and means committee have bout settled on their scheme of tariff :duction. The internal revenue atures of the bill are as follows: 'he entire abolition of all special nes upon dealers of all kui'ds, com ionly known as licenses; the tax pon snuff will be repealed; farmers ad planters growing tobacco will ave the liberty to sell to whomso-. ver they please without restraint, in ae same manner as any farmer can ispose of any other product of his md. The tax upon manufactured bacco will be reduced from eight ents to four cents per pound; cigars, heroots and cigarettes will carry the ame tax imposed under the present tw. Alcohol used in the arts is free nder substantially the same restric ons as are prescribed in the Senate ill. The reductions in revenue from bese sources will be in round num ers between $17,000,000 and $19. 00,000. There are various changes a existing duties, but they are un aiportant. An Unlucky Seat. General Reagan is the "hoodoo" of he Senate. The average Senator ould as soon sit at a table with thir *een as to allow Reagan to occupy is seat, even for a few days. The >ccupant of every seat he has ever squatted" in has been defeated, as vas the case last year of Senator alisbury, Senator Eustis and others .hose seats he laid claims to luring their absence. When Sena or Ransom, of North Carolina, went aome last summer to enter the fight or re-electiou he so much feared the ffect of the Texan occupying his seat that he had his chair removed from the Senate chamber before leaving md gave strict instructions to the Dficers not to replace it until he re turned. Senator Ransom attributes bis re-election to the fact that Rea-. gan was kept out of his seat during hia nhaoene. BABYGAVE THEM AWAI1. SECRET OF TWO YOUNC PEOPLE"-RE . VEALED AFTER SIX.YEARS. How James Insley and Annie Welder Were Married Despite Cruel Parents and Kept Their Secret for Six I nxr Years. PHILIPSBURG, N. J., *March 20. There is a cute baby, full of plump curves and pink dimples, up on the Weider farm. It cannot even utter the word "mamma- yet, for it is only a few days old, but it has neverthe less divulged a secret concerning which the two persons vitally inter ested have been silent for six years. And one of these persons is a woman, too. The little newcomer blinks at the sunshine and coos in the most happy and unconcerned fashion, little know ing that its advent on the farm has caused such a sensation as to make the great tongue of Warren county wag in a most unprecedented fash ion. THE BAYS LACK OF FORESIGHT. Had the youngster foreseen this commotion, with a generous filial in stinct it might have postponed its visit for six years more. But nature is inexorable in some things, and the young one, from appearances, is here to stay, and James Insley and pretty Annie Weider, two of the most eligible young people of the county, are eligi ble no more. They are married, hav ing kept to themselves the secret of their union for six long years. - -. Farmer George Insley resided near Still Valley for many years. His lands were broad and well kept and the name of Insley is synonymous with thrift and integrity. The family is well-to-do, and accounted rich as people go in this section. Ten years ago David Weider settled on a large farm adjoining the Insleys and pros pered and grew in the esteem of his neighbors. THE LOVERS AND THEIR TRIALS. Both families had grown sons and daughters, healthy and handsome young people, who were the life of all countryside gatherings, and it is not unnatural that of this material should spring a love affair. Surely no one could blame James Insley for losing is heart to Annie Weider. She was the youngest of Farmer David Wei der's children, vivacious and pretty, besides possessing all of those quali ties which promise a gentle mother nd a model country housewife. I)xom Annie was 17 then and James was a paragon of punctuality in paw ing his court. There were two years of rosy love-making, when suddenly Ensley's parents became bitterly op posed to the match. No reason was given for the objection, but it is said the old folks told James that Annie Weider should never enter their house as his wife. GFTTING ROUND THE OLD FOLKS. James was dumfounded, but easily saw a way out of the difficulty with out disobeying the letter of his parents' injunction. The Weiders, hearing of the objection, then said that Annie should not marry any one, as the loss of such a treasure would leave desolate one of the best homes in Warren county. The young peo ple, however, continued on the best of terms, while they apparently gave up the intention of marrying, and the old folks looked sternly at each other as they passed by. So six years passed away, during which time Far mer Insley was laid to rest in the country cemetery. While Mrs. Insley was the nominal head of the house, all the responsibilities devolved upon James. The old man had died with out withdrawing his objection to An nie Weider. James and Annie were apparently no more jthan very dear friends, dutiful to their parents, and patiently awaiting a reversal of the decree which kept them apart. THE sHOCK COMES. The shock came a few days ago. There was a baby up at Weider's and Annie was the mother. .Such a sen sation! Then the young people made e clean breast of the whole matter. Six years ago they quietly went to Preacher Miller of Easton and were married. They lived six secretly hap py years, with no one to share their secret but the old minister, and were contented to live six more in the same fashion awa ting parental approval. But the baby! James produced the certificate and the minister corrobora ted the story. Young Insley had no desire to take his wife home while his parents lived, and was too good a son to desert his mother in her gray old age. Hundreds of friends have visited the farm house to see the lit tie one who divulged a great secret, and though the young people still live at their respective homes, the time is very near when there will be a great big reunion up at the Insley and Weider farms. A Boy Kills His Mother. News has just reached Asheville of a horrible accident near Hot Springs, Madison County. A twelve-year-old son of S. D. Chambers, a highly re spectable farmer, accidentally shot and instantly killed his mother. The father had been to Hot Springs, bringing home with him a valise with somec articles for the family in it. He put the valise down in the house and stepped out, when the lad looked into it to see what his father had brought him. He found a pistol, and said to his mother: "See what pa brought home." The pistol was discharged, the ball striking his mother in the breast. Her only words were: "Oh, Lord! You have killed me." Mr. Hans's Change of Base. Solomon Haas, >vho has been Traf fic Manager of the Associated Rail ways, consisting of the Richmond and Danville, the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard and Roanoke, ever since the association was formed years ago, has resigned from the Coast Line and the Seaboard and Roanoke in order to give his entireser vices to the Richmond and Danville lines, including the Georgia Pacific. P. D. Carpenter, who has been Mr. Haas's chief clerk for for years, has been appointed the head of the traffic office of the association, with the titl of Commissioner. CUL. HUT I WVI I flIfLJrEVVQ* A Strong Greenville Man Out of the Race for Governor. GREENvILLE, S. C., March 12, 1890. To the Editor of the Florence Times: As you were kind enough to sug gest my name for the office of Gov ernor. I deem it due to you that my position be made known at this early date, in advance of any action on the part of others with reference to plac ing candidates in the field for this high office. As I have already inti mated to you in a private communi cation, I am not an aspirant for polit ical honors of any kind, 'and am entirely content with occupying the station of a private citizen, trying to discharge the duties of citizenship with proper regard for the interests of others and always entertaining [a profound concern in measures affec ing the welfare and prosperitylof South Carolina. But I have no desire for official station, and much less inclination to enter upon an active campaign in order to secure it. The demands of a large business interest are sufficient to occupy my entire time, and it would be turning aside from a well defined purpose in life and from congenial employment to seek engagement in an uncertain occupation at best, while so far as I can see there is no sufficient reason for so doing. I hold it to be true that the State has a right to the ser vices of its citizens, and some of them must necessarily fill public offices, but so far I have escaped the duty and privilege of rendering services in an official capacity, where I was dependent upon its emoluments for a living. I will be glad to continue exempt :from this line of duty, and ave no doubt my fellow-citizens will gratify such a reasonable desire, allowing me to remain in the ranks of hose who will stri.ve earnestly for the promotion of good government with Dut wearing the badge of office. I onor most highly those who render much service with fidelity and patri >tism, and with an eye single to the bests interests of our commonwealth, but it is not my wish to join the hon >rable fraternity of office-holders, and [ certainly cannot be induced to 3mroll myself among the office-seekers. I am not insensible, however, to the ionor conferred by yourself and >thers in suggesting me for the office f Governor, and beg to express my ieartfelt thanks for the unmerited ompliment, especially from so many f my fellow-journalists, whose good .vill and esteem I am proud to claim dfter nearly one-third of a century as been spent in editorial labors. he newspepers of the State, allow ne to add, have much to do with oulding and guarding public senti ment, and as a general rule the press >f South Carolina has always re ained steadfast in principle and :urageous in times of peril. It is a aigh priviege to be associated with much true repreg.-ntatives of the pro !ession. Be assured that I will co perate most heartily- in;p whatever will tend to develop and prosper eor beloved State, and it is my unaltera ble conviction that tho unity and upremacy of the Democratic party means the promotion of these desira ble ends. We can differ among our selves as to men and measures, and we can contend most earnestly for what we conceive to be right, but no true Democrat will jeopardize the harmony and solidity of the party simply to gain a temporary advantage over his fellows. I have the utmost confidence in the patriotism and comn mon sense of the people, and have no fear that they will be led into politi cal error and doubtful expedients when an opportunity is given them for reflection. With sincere regard, I am, Very truly yours, Jst~s A. Horr. Another Fish Story. Nearly a year ago Fisherman W. T. Van Dyke, while pursuing his oc cupation off shore, inivitingly threw out a fishing line with two well-bated hooks. Presently there was a jerk the bait had "took." Van Dyke was hauling in hand over hand, when suddenly the tension ceased and the line was gracefully and adroitly whisked into the boat minus both hooks. Last fall Mr. Van Dyke, in emptying one of his ponds of its over night catch, discovered among his captives a 'pig' fish and a sea bass united by a bit of fish cord, which he readily identified as his own. A hook had penetrated the jaw of each fish, and, becoming imbedded there, the flesh had grown around their barbs, and thus securely fastened them in position. Thus, held together for nearly a twelvemonth, they had cours ed the briny in double team, held by a single twine, till death cut their thread of life in twain. The skeletons of this curious pair of accidental Siamese twins, together with the hooks and line, which constituted their sole domestic tie, now adorn the walls of the fish house of Mr. Van Dyke, on Ocean avenue, opposite North Bath avenue.--Long Branch News. Highwaymen on the Mountail. There was a daring highway rob bery Saturday night on Lookout Mountain, Tenn. John Cummings, one of the wealthiest citizens of Ham ilton county, was driving across the mountains to his home, at Wauhat chie, when two highwaymen jumped from ambush. One seized the bridle of the horse and stopped his vehicle. They then took him out and threw him violently to the ground, stun ning him for a few moments. While he lay in an unconscious condition, the highwaymen robbed the vehicle of a week's supply of provisions, broke the conveyance into kindling wood, and left before he could recog nize 'them. They also secured a small amount of money from his pockets. Great excitement prevails on the mountain over the affair. -John Bracksville, colored, who was convicted of murder in Rich mond county, N. C., four years ago and sentenced to be hung but escap ed from jail before the time for his execution arrived, was captured at Rowland, in Robeson county Mon day by Deputy Sheriff Wishart, of that county, and returned to his old quarters in Richmond county jail. He resisted arrest and it required A STATEMENT THAT THE ORICINA PROCRAMME HAS BEEN CHANCED. No Full Ticket to be Nominated-Captai MTillman Declared to be Out of the Itac for Governor. Greenvifle News, 20th. In view of .the present state of ai fairs in State politics, the presence 2 the city yesterday of Capt. G. Was] Shell, of Laurens, chairman of th< State Farmers'Associationand signe: of the now famous "Manifesto" ani call for theMarch conventioncould no fail to attract some attention and se speculation to work in local politica circles. Captain Shell came up in th< morning and returned on the after noon train. While in the city, he wat in conference, at the office of th< State Alliance Exchange, with Mana ger Donaldson, of the Exchange Chairman Leonard Williams, of the County Farmers' Association, anc members of the delegation to the March Convention. That during Captain Shells visit there was a tall in regard to the March conventior was ascertained from conversatiom with gentlemen who met him, bui further than that the gentlemen had nothing to say. Referring to a statement which has been repeatedly made in regard tc the original call for the March con vention stated in the presence oi several gentlemen that Ben Tillman positively had nothing to do with the preparation of that call and that he knew fnothing beforehand of what it 3ontained. Captain Shell also ex pressed the opinion that a majority >f the uninstructed delegates to the MIarch convention will vote for nomi aations. Apropos of .the coming farmers onvention, a reporter for the Daily News learned yesterday that a letter tas been received from Capt. Ben rillman by a gentleman in the city ?ho had written to him regarding his :andidacy for the Governorship, in vhich Captain Tillman earnestly rged his correspondent not to allow iis name to be presented to the con -ention as a candidate for Governor md declaring that he was not a can lidate. Captain Tillman went on to ;tate that he was conscious that there vere other men in the State whose sonservatism itself made them much etter qualified for the place than imself. He declared that the action >f the Edgefield convention in nomi iating him had been directly against is wishes and that the mention of iis name by the Laurens mass meet ng had been brought about by Cap ;ain Shell entirely without his knowl adge. There have been numerous predic tions as tewhathot ai q_.conven ion will do. There is one pnif iction which has been talked of in a Iuiet way among the men mostpromi ent in the March convention move ment and which has been received .ith the greatest favor by those who ave considered it, jso much that it is aot altogether guess work to say that the convention will in all probability, %dopt it. There are the best of rea sons for believing that the plan has received the sanction of the active workers in the convention movemeni in different sections of the State. [nformation of the scheme, of whicli nothing has been said publicly here tofore, comes indirectly but from a source which stamps it with authori ty. According to this programme, the the convention called in Columbia or the 27th inst. will meet, and, first ol all, adopt a strong and outspoker platform. It will then nominote can didates for Governor and Lieutenani Governor. No other nominations will be made, the rest of the tickei being left blank A committee wil then be appointed to plana campaign arranging for mass meetings in al parts of the Stat at which the con vention's choice for Governor anc Lieutenant Governor and candidate for other State offices who may 'pre sent themselves will speak. Thi: campaign will be in advance of thi August convention, of course, anc will be with a view to securing th< endorsement ofthe nominees of th< March convention by the August con vention. Is is argued in behalf of this plar that it would overcome the stronges objection urged against the nomina tion of a complete ticket by thn March meeting in that instead of ar raying in opposition the strength o the numerous candidates for position on the State ticket, it would bring t< the support of the Farmers' Move ment platform and nominees the ful strength of all the candidates for th< places left blank on the ticket. After the departure of Captaii Shell from the city yesterday, one o: the Greenville delegation to th< March convention said: -You emu rest assured that Ben TiYanan wil not be the nominee of the MX arch cou vention, if anybody is nomizated." Vagaries of iTennessec Just ice. Three weeks ago, in the~ crinina court of Shelby county. a negro wa sentenced to serve three years in th penitentiary for stealing tleee loave of bread. It was the law. Tw< weeks ago a white man in the crim nal court of Shelby county was seu tenced to serve five years in the puen itentiary for stealing ten billiard bal when under the influence of liquo> I was the law. Yesterday, in the crim nal court of Shelby county. Charle: L. Pullen, ex-secretary of the taxin: district, indicted for emibezzlement larceny and fraudulent breach of trust was found not guilty of embezzle ment, and larceny, but guilty of fraud ulent breach of trust-the amoun involved being $1,200 of the people' money-and the jury commuted hi sentence to fifteen days in the wor] house on each of two cases. M~r. Pu] len walking out of the court root free, because the offense was barre< by the statute of limitatious. Here w have had a shortage of over 810.00 confessed and proved. Is that short age the consequence of a breach c trust so trivial that tifteen days i the work house is an adequate per alty? In view of such a conelusiot the fuuds of the people are no lor ger safe. Plunderers are linvited t take what they will, incurring no ris other than a fortnight's sojourn i the work house. That is the logic c he vermit-Mmnhai Anneal. How .s Marie Vales Stopped the Pro. L gresx of a Thief. Swr.ssono, Ga., March 20.-The Pine Forest publishes the following: One day last week Miss Marie Vales went to see Mrs. Walls, a neighbor living near by. While there she and Mrs. Walls saw a negro go - ing up the railroad toward Thomp son's mill, which is not very far off, but thought nothing-of it, as it is a common thing to see negroes going to and from thiinll' but shortly after the negro passed the house he sud i denly disappeared and the ladies could not account for his sudden dis appearance, for the road to the mi31 was plain, and they knew he could not have gotten fhere in such a short time. Thdar cumosdr became excited and caused them to look around to see if they could not find out what had become of him. They did not look long before they - discovered the negro down on the ground rolling, log-like, toward the house as fast as he could. He was trying to get to the house and not let anybody know it, and there is no doubt but that the negro knew that Mr Walls was off at work and thought he could take advantage of his ab sence ad connit some depredations. Mrs. Walls and Miss Vales ran and got Mr. McIntosh, who was at work only a few hundred yards away, but when he got there the negro had dis appeared. As Mr. McIntosh could see nothing of tle negro, he returned to his wvorl:. Miss Vales in the mean time had gotten her father's rifle, and after Mr. McInitosh left she and Mrs. Walls went back into the house, think ing thaL the negro had gone. Presently one of the ladies saw someth1ing14moving mysteriously on the ground. and on closer observation .7" they found it to be the same negro trying to rol himself up to the house without being seen. Miss Marie seized her fitheis Winchester, -drew a bead. and oulled down on him. She did not hit InM, but at the report of' the gun the black rascal did not take time to roll away, but, like a deer of the forest, he bounded. away at su1ch rapid speed that it only took him a m inute or two to hide himself in the distard. forest. The ladies say they ncver saw a negro run as fast as he did. Hold.Qn. Possibly, the best policy inaugura ted by the Alliance the first year was taught in economy of living and howe-made supplies. Apprehension has alrady been expressed that far mers will, in a measure, abandon this policy during the coming year. It is said farmerF have lost large quanti ties of iieat made on the-farm, after the hogs had consumed an unusual amount of the unusual supply of corn, and. that many-who0 ,i hand a full iupply, are now, after heavy expense, just where they have all the time been-without the sup plies and without the money to buy. Again. it is said that the unusual purchasse of mules, on cotton obliga tions for the fall, will compel the growing of cotton to the exclusion of food crops to meet these obliga tions. I cannot believe that farmers will, thus early, abandon a policy that their judgment and experience de clare to be the best to pursue. -It must be remembered that this has been an unusual winter, and the causes for failure, in the loss of meat and waste of corn,' may not occur again in a decade. As to the obliga tions for stock, farmers have found it is unwise to incur one debt to pay another. They will not pursue the plan of buying bread and meat to help them to buy mules. The wisdom of this policy has long since been ex-r - plodedi. The true theory, economy and homemade supplies, will make the. basis of .'ur b)est success; to this we - must aiihere. No promise of reward in the p:ossible speculative prices~ for' cotton, based upon a small crop,: toY come from a reduced area,.should tempi any farmer with its unucertain ties. Tear~ after year we have built > upon these hopes to our hurt, and now~ that the solution is begun, we must hold oni un.i it is complete. It is true, the meat supply, after grown, was eut off by disaster and the coin destroyed after it was hous ed, but such misfortunes come to all crops end to all business. They are -to be charged to the account of profit and loss, and well guarded against in Sthe future. Stick to the pclicy so successfuy -inaugursted: given an honest, fair trial to the remedy universally insis- - ted upon andi already adopted, and we wifl have far more hope of success than in the hrta policy that has unfornaly crippled our efforts.-W. J. Northen in Southern Cultivator. The iiJliance Growing. The or:aniz:s of the Nationa Fimers' an~d Laborers' Union have been commissioned and sent into the 1Stat"s of Michiuan, Montaa. Wyo -ming, California. Iowa, Illnois, Indi :tun and Ohio. Ben Terrell. the no ted lecturer. is now on a tour of the SStae sof Ims Arkansas, Indliana, Wisconsin, Dakota, Nebraska, Colo radIo, Kansas. ILndian Territory and ~ Mi.nomi! which will employ his time up to the iddle~h of August. The president of the order, Colonel Polk, goes Sori th to meet important emer gencic an Georgia, Arkansas and Mis souri. He says that the cause is stronger and1 the order growing more I rapidly than ever before in its history. A Negro Pensioncr. The're is a negro in Georgia draw ing a pension of twenty-five dollars a Smonth from the government. His -name is Henry Saffold, and he lives in Penfield. Greene county. Saffold, it seems. ran away from his home in Greene county and went into the 3army as an attendant upon a Union soldier. H-e contxzacted a disease in fthe army which has incapacitated him Sfor work since. and the other day, after working on the matter for two years, Mr. Carlton succeeded in get ting his name on the pension roll. ~He draws $25 a month. a -Wednesday. March 26, is Caro f lina day at the Florida Sub-Tropica.l