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VOL. VI. MANNING, S. C., WEI)NESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1890. NO. 41. PLAYING AT POilTIcs. THE FARCE OF A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Federal Offee-holders in South Carolina Try to Keep the Nexroes Quiet by Iun ning the Party Machinery, Although it' has Nothing to Grind. COLUMBIA. S. C., September 17.-For twelve hours to-dwy, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. the Republican State Executive Committeo cooped up in the Colored Odd Fellows' Hall, struggled and pers pired over the numerous contests upon the determination of which depended the political fate of Chairman Brayton. Very little leaked out of the sealed doors as to the result, but it was report edthatBrayton,havinga majority of the committee, would have enough of his contesting delegations seated to ensure him the preliminary organization, and therefore the victory. At 6 P. M. it was announced that the committee would agree at about 8. 1. M. and the Convention would meet in the House of Representatives at that hour, but when the city clock struck only a few delegates of the total of 125 were in their seats. The door of the hall was closely sentineled and only members of the Convention were ad mitted. They straggled in very slow ly, for the committee had not conclud edits labors. The audience assembled faster. The gallaries were soon filled with spec tators, ranging in color from buff to ebony,and in quality from the fash ionably dressed representatives of the highest colored society of the city to the patched and ragged plough hand of the rural districts. A novel feature of the Conyention was the presence of about seven color ed newspaper men, apparently all preachers and members of the staff of the Palmetto Gleaner, a small colored weekly published in this city. It was a revelation of enterprise, and they seemed fully conscious of it as they leaned over 't heir desk with sharpened pencils and b teamng smiles. A dash of sunset color was given the sombre mass of delegates by the car mine tints of W. W. Russell's luxuri ant whiskers. Their owner moved about the hall, confabulating earnestly with his fellows of all shades. Shortly after 9 o'clock Bratton, Mil ler and the others who had been fight ing in committee entered the hall and were immediately surrotinded by their friends. For half an hour afterwards the delegates and workers were divided into groups or rushing around with or for news. All was confusion. At last, when the gallaries and the floor were crowded, State Chairman Brayton rapped to order the Conven tion. which had less than half a dozen whites in it. and about a score of mul latoes. The hour was 9.45. Mr. Bray ton requested the gentlemen not dele gates to retire to the.rear of the hall, so that the delegates could be seated sadrequested Secretary John A. Barre to read the call. The call was read. Mr. Bra3 ton: "Gentlemen of the Convention, in obedience to the call you have heard we have assembled and the Convention is now ready to pro ceed to business. The secretary will now call the tempoary roll." Secretary Barre called the roll as fo] lows. Abbevlle-L C Waller, J R Tolbert, A J Jamison, J W Tolbert, John J Rey nolds. Aiken-E J Dickerson, C F Holland, Geo ,J Washington, S E Smith. Andersen-W A Clark, L Jones, M1 H Gassoway, Henry Kennedy. Barnwell-Fred Nix, Jr., W S Nixon, M1 A. Mixon, S P Williams, C C Robinson. Berkeley-R H Jenkins, A ?' Prioleau, J H Wallace, Frank Ladson, James Col lins, James Singleton. Beaufort-T E Miller, T J Reynolds, G A Reed, Robt Smalls. Charleston-John A Godfrey, J 31 Free man. H W Purvis, W D Crumt, M1 E Brown, T HJones, F P Crum. Chester-D C Baum, Carter Ross, J C Chisholm. Chesterfield-Il L Shrewsbury, E H1 Johnson. Clarendon-Syfax Milton, Gibert Henry, M1 Cantey. Colleton-W F Myers, .W A Paul, E G Bennett. Joseph Brown, H Winn. Darlington-E HI Deas, G W Wines, W H Waddill. Edgefield-? Simpkins, A Nicholson, J A Simpkins, Wesley Logan, C. W Holmes. Fairfield-J S Bird, 0 S Nelson, A C Stewart. Florence-J E Wilson, A Williams. Georgetown-G E Heriot, Frank Low Greenville-John P Scruags, WV A Richie, Thomas Brier. Newton Jones. Henry Sims. Hampton-P H Riley, W W Blake. Horry-J C Singleton, E P Cochran. Kershaw-C g~ lvy, Frank Carter. WV BiBarris. Lancaster-Joseph .Clark, Thomas A Barnes. Laurens-C G Garrett, P S Suber, T A Saxon, J H Moore. Lexington-A W Johnson. M1 E Boozar. Marion-M Holloway, W H Collier, P B3 Bethea. Marlboro-H A Biown, G W Sanders, E D Long. Newbeny-R E Williams. B B Boozer, A PJones Oconee-M1 1H Bryce, Ed Evans. Orangeburg-E. A Webster, J H Ford ham, H A Bostick, Robert Baxter, W. E Cheesboro. Pickens-H B3 Hendricks, W M1 Bird. Richland-E M1 Brayton, A WV Cuitis,| E W Weston, H W Woodward.I Spartanburg-B F Means, J L Young, J F Ensor, J V Brown, H DA Smith. Sumter-G W Murray, W J Audrews, R H Roach, A J Andrews, R H Richardson, Jr. Union-George E Tucker, F C Clark, E B Dawkins. Williamsburg-Louis,Jacobs, J E Single tary, W J Gamble. York-J M1 Clinton. J B Smith, T S Simp sons G A Watts. The temporary roll included the: Brayton contestants from Berkeley, Colleton. Kershaw and Oconiee,and the Anti-Braytonl delegations from Ch :tr leston, Greenville and Marlboro. These last namned delegates were citizens of D~arlington and seemed to ha.ve been self-appointed. When Urnion County was reached the name of W~ade Hampton was read as one of the delegates. A hearty laugh testified to the sense of humor of the Convention and a cry of "Put himn out:" was heard. 'As if conceding the incongruity, the Union delegate withdrew Hlampton's name and sub:,tituted that of E. B. Dawkifls. After prrayer J. HI. Fordhamn, of Or angebur, presented the name of Robert Smalls, of Beaufort, who had been chosen~ by his old enemy, NineWr, and other of Brayton's opponents to defeat the present State chairman for temporary president. Fordhian: made a tiorid speech of fif teen minutes in praise of the "Gullah" statesn:an:, during which he declared that the negro race was in South Caro lina to btay and was becoming intelli gent, cultured and refined. 'The time was coming when the negro shallstanid in Sonnth Carolina not as a negro, but isa free edticated citizen. Ifaving alludedi to Stalls as a great and good man, and a titter running among the braytonites, he declared that he meant what he said when he called Sinalls a great and good man. [A horse laugh from the Brayton Berkeley delegation.] Ilis concluding remark, that the Con vention did not want to be called bull dozers or bamboozlers either, was greeted with general laughter. I. L. Shrewsbury, of Chester, nomi nated for temporary chairman State Chairman E. M. Brayton. IHe made a very good speech. His references to Bravton were endorsed by an extraor dinoy demonstration in the Conven tion and the galleries. The Brayton men rose to their feet and cheered and waved hats and handkerchiefs and the galleries sent out a roar of applause. There was extraordinary enthusiasm, real or assumed. E. J. Dickerson, of Aiken, seconded Brayton's nomination. He was glad of the opportunity of supporting so gal lant, patriotic, true and noble a Repub lican as Ellery M. Brayton. He made reference to the efforts of Mrs. Brayton in behalf of the families of the prison ers lynched at Barnwell. She had, he said, cherished by her efforts the wid ows of victims of a most diabolical crime. [Great applause and cries of "Tell it."1 H1. W. Purvis, of Charleston, seconded Smalls's nomination. He made a very "highfalutin" speech, in which he de clared he rose in defence of the gentle man who, as a soldier, had made it possible for the. present incumbent (Brayton) to be chairman of a South Carolina Republican Convention. George W. Murray, of Sumter, a big black delegate, spoke for Smalls and brought up the records of the two can didates. T. A. Saxon, dean of the law school of Allen University. Columbia, advo cated Brayton. and asserted that if the gentleman on the other side wanted records shown up, Brayton's friends were ready to compare records from the Court House all the way down the line. rhis palpable hit at Smalls was greeted with Braytonite laughter and cheers. At last nominations were closed and Brayton relinquished the chair to T. A. Saxon. Two tellers were appointed and the roll of delegates was called. The candidates held well together until the last few counties were reached, then Smalls forged ahead. Tom Miller, who had forgotten his hatred for Smalls in his newer and bit terer animosity to and rivalry with Brayton, shouted out: "God bless you!" and "Come inl" as the final votes were cast for Smalls. The consolidated office holders in op position to Brayton had a great jubilee as soon as that chieftain's defeat was assured. They danced, swung their hats, embraced each other and yelled strenuously. The vote was: Smalls 74, Brayton 51. Deas and Crum were appointed to escort Gen. Smalls to the chair. Smalls spoke as follows: Fellow-Republicans: It is with great pleasure that I accept the distinguished honor that you have conferred upon me to-night. I do not ask or need your sympathy, and I will not weary you with a speech at thislate hour. Enough, and perhaps too much, has been said in the nominating of men for this position. Speeches don't elect men, as has been demonstrated to night, but quiet, persistent work. [A voice: "Boodle."] So ended the General's speech. B. F. Means, of Spartanburg, was unanimously elected temporary secre tary, and Barre, of Richland, and Sper ry, of Georgetown, assistants. Andrews, o f S u inter, protested against the smoking of cigars and eat ing o; pinders in the hall. -Let us have some respect. The Chair: "The gentleman must bear in mind that cigars have been free to-day." The Anti-Braytonites moved the ap pointment of a committee on creden tials, consisting of one delegate from each Congressional district and two at large. The Braytonites urged that the com mittee should be composed of one dele gate from each uncontested county delegation. A fter a good deal of speechifying and confusion, the call of the roll was be gun at midnight to determine the question. The Brayton substitute was lost.-52 to 57. On the question of appointing a comn iittee of nine members the yeas and nays were demanded. 'ihe Anti-Bravtonites succeeded. The motion providing for a committee of nine was adopted by a vote of 73 to 38.. Much confusion attended the voting and the announcement. A Braytonite moved to adjourn. 'The Chair ruled that under the oneration of the pre vious question a' motion to adjourn cona not be cnt ertained. This was an ex1 raordnwarv ruling, especially as the botly had adopt ed no rules .providing for any such timg as a previous ques tion. W. F. Myers, of C'olleton, appealed from the dleision of the Chair, as the~ adoption of the resolution had disposed of the previous question A motion to table the ar peal was made. The call of the roll on the motion to ta ble w as constantly interrupted, various voters claiming that their :iames had n~ot been called. Saxon and tIhers of the Braytonites devilled 'ih:urman S!Hadis considerably, and :re were sonieC very am using scenes. Charges of iiiegal voting were made. The Bravton (delegates protested th at the Anti-Brayton men had been al lowed to vote "three times, while they could not get their votes recorded. R. II. Jenkins, of Berkeley, slung de iance at the chairman for quite a while. At last the patience of Fred Nix was exhausted. Rushing tup to the repor ter's desk he shook his list at Chairman Smalls and shouted: "You come here with your Tom Reed's rulings, but we won't stand them. We know you were a Penitentiary convict, but here yjou come with your d- fooling. I know what we have to expect. You and E. A. Webster have got your slate fixed, but you can't get our votes for your ticket. i'm as good a Republican as any man mi South Carolina, but I'11 go home and vote for Ben Tillmian before I'll support your slate." Smalls writhed in spirit, but he couldn't stop the torrent. Nix was thoroughly aroused and thoroughly en raged. In the supremie confusion which fol lowed, the announcement of the vote could not ice heard. Trwenty Brayton delegates thronged the aisle and sim ul ta neously yelled for recognition. They swore at the Chair, taunted him, and'threatened him, but he wouldn't recognize any of them. At last a motion to adjourn was made, and a motion to take a recess for two hours was offered by an Anti Bravtonite as a substitute. The Chair decided the substitute In order. Meyers appelead. The Chair was over ruled and at 1.30 A. 31. the Convention adjourned until 9 A. M1. to-morrow. it was long before the angry and exited crowd left the hall. Nix prom ised to give Smalls a worse 'dose to morrow. and Sialls danmed Nix and said that he was equal to him. The Chair made the following ap pointments for the committee on cre dentials: At Large, E. 11. Deas and II. B. Hendrix; Ist district, E. M. Boozer; 2d, W. S. Dixon; 3d, W. A. Clark; 4th, J. L. Young; 5th, J. D. Smith; 6th. Louis Jacobs; 7th, R. II. Richardson. Dixon is said to be the only Brayton ite on the committee, and the result of its work is therefore a foregone conclu sion. It met immediately after the adjournment of the Convention. Brayton's supporters are staggered by their defeat. They attribute iL to the free use of money by the Adminis tration office-holders. George I. Cunningham, they assert, corrupted the Convention and bought up enough delegates to defeat Brayton. They have not abandoned hope, how ever, and say that Brayton will have a much larger vote for State chairman than he received to-night. The delegates have plenty of money and are spending it freely. The busi ness of the saloons nearby the State House indicates that there is boodie afloat. The committee on credentials sat up all Thursday night hearing the con tents, and at 9 A. M.. when the Conven tion reassembled, had not reached its conclusions. A committee was sent after it to ascertain when a report could be expected. Fred Nix, and others of the minority, paid their respects to Chairman Smalls, and managed to get a good deal of amusement out of speeches during the period of waiting. By these means the delay was purged of its weariness. There was entertainment for all. When Saxon came in he bowed iron ically to Chairman Smalls, saying: "I doff my chapeau to your distinguished name." Andrews, of Sumter, moved for a five minutes' rule, no member to speak more than twice on the same subject. Jenkins, of Berkeley, was not ready for the question. "The reason, Mr. Chairman, for my non-readiness is this:" le then opposed gag law. Andrews declared that nothing but gag law was known in Berkeley Coun ty. It was a poor rule that didn't work both ways. Prioleaa, of Berkeley, jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Stop that! Don't insinuate on Berkeley. We had to do that to keep down the money power." The irrepressible Jenkins rose to a question of personal privilege. le had been particularly "attacked" by the gentleman from Sumter, who belonged to the ungodly ring which was trying to rule politics in South Carolina. It was true that gag law had been prae ticed on Berkeley, but she has a force of ambition that don't submit to it." Dickinson suggested that too much food was being given to the newspa pers, and proposed a suspension of the discussion. Jenkins kept up his humorous re marks for some time. to the great amusement of his faction, who whoop ed him up liberally. Atlast an amend ment by Jenkins, extending the limit to ten minutes, adopted. Fred Nix rose to do something he had never done before-make an apol ogy tor good behavior. He admitted that he had got somewhat excited last night from the manner things were proceeding here and the rulings of the Chair. He might make an apology to the Convention, but not to the presid ing officer-for he was responsible for it. He recounted his efforts to obtain recognition from the Chair and their failure. The Chair saw and heard him, but deliberately ignored him. Nix made a rambling speech, touch ing fragmentarily upon a dozen sub jects, but rather obscurely. lHe had said last night he was afraid he might be forced to support Tillman. It was. very hard, for he was something of an: aristocrat himself. .[Cheers and laugh ter.] He believed in educated white men. When we got such in office there would not be so much oppression of ne groes. He might be excluded from the Republican party, but he would'nt vote for Alonzo Webster. Miller tried to interrupt him, and Nix appealed to the Chair. If the Chair had not the manhood to protect him in his rights he (Nix) had the man hood to protect himself. [Cheers.) IHe alluded to his course at the Chicago Convention, which seems to have been privately criticised, lie had voted for Alger because he thought best. lie had not, like the Chair, gone to Bayne, of Pennsylvania, to ask how to vote, or, like Alonzo Webster, to Chaencey Depew for the same purpose. He touched up Matt Quay rather causti cally. Ife taunted Miller with his failure to get to Congress. It was the very devil, he said, when a man had both the ad ministration and his constituents against him. Yet the gentleman-this would-be Congressman, who, thank God, wouldn't get to Congress-came here saying that the Administration was against Brayton. He wound up by saying that the Republicans of the North and West didn't want to have negroes in office, and the Convention knew it. Miller (dramatically :) "The very vile attack of the gentleman from Barn well, incited by Mr. Brayton, against Senator Quay falls harnmless, for it is not in the power of the gentleman from Barnwell to touch the hem of the gar ments of the Senator from Pennrsyl vania ! As to his attack on me I say (addressing Nix) if you can enjoy any thingout of the buzzing you are mnak ing buzz on ! but, shoo fly !" [Applause and laughter.] Jenkins made another attack on the Chair. lie had met such parlimnentar ians as the Chair before now, an.d they all had come from that little town on the Gulf Stream. [Laughter.] T. H. Jones, of Charleston, said that he belonged to that class of men who was not ambitious for the fame of newspaper notoriety and did not care for his name to appear as a speaker on this floor. He wished to tell Frederick Nix, of Barnwell, that he had stabbed the Republican party in the back. Mr. Nix should have apologized for the blasphemous and unseemly language used on the floor of the Convention last night. Ignorance was the barnacle on the bottom of the ship of State, and un til it should be removed and enlighten ed speech and decorous conduct take its place we would never take the place we ought to take in this grand Ameri can Republic. At 12.50 Deas, of Darlington, chair man of the committee on credentials, reported. lie said that the committee had been up all night, and had given careful consideration to the cases. They handed in a -oi1 of the uncontested delegations. As to the contests they recommended that the delegations headed by the following persons be seated : Colleton-J. F. Brown, Anti-Bray ton. Charleston-W. D. Crum, Anti-Bray ton. Kershaw-W. E. Boykin, Anti-Bray ton. Oconee-W. J. Thomas, Anti-Bray ton. Greenville-John B. Scruggs, Anti Braton. B'erkeley-R. H. Jenkins. Brayton, W. S. Dixon and M. E. Boozer. A minnot of the committee made a report against the action of the ma jority in recommending the unseating of the present delegations fl-om Ch: leston. Colleton and Oconec and the dis missal of the protest against the Marl boro delegation. They declared that they had found it impossible to receive for their side an impartial hearing. In the course of debate a charge was made that S. P. Butler, of Colleton, had wore a red shirt in 1876. and voted for IHampton. Butler took the iloor and said : "The charge has been made dat S. P. Butler have not only wear red shut but red britches in '76. Ef de cose was pussue in '76 dat was adwocate bv Mr. Myers, de Republican party would have gone into de sea. I supported de Democratic ticket in '76 not because I was a Democrat, but out of revenge against Myers. Just as no white iiian could be a true Republican, no colored man could be a true Democrat." The contests over the delegations of Berkeley. Colleton :ind Oconee Coui ties were very bitter, there being char ges and counter-charges of bribery and all manner of rascality. Murray, of Sumter attacked Jenkins, of Berkeley, who rose to a question of privilege. "I am surprised," said-he, "that the intelli gent gentleman from Sumter (G. W. Murray) should have personally attack ed me and have come before this intelli gent body with a God - lie, which is a nefarious untruth and a uproarious insult to this intellect Convention." Sam Green rose to inquire if the pro ceedings in this hall could not be kept secret. Could not the delegates and all honorable visitors be pledgod to sec recy? The Chair said. that he couldn't tell. It seemed to him, from the speeches made to-day, that the delegates were not secret-keepers. Sammy sat down. The committee on credentials had re ported in favor of seating the Jenkins, or Brayton,delegation. The Anti-Bray tonites uevertheless interposed an am endment seating the Middleton, or Mil ler, delegation. The roll was called, an( the substi tute was adopted by a vote of 72 to 25. The ousted Berkeley delegates were supremely disgusted. They crowded in front of the reporters' desk and shook their fists at the Chair. One of them ejaculated : "D- n their souls to h-1-. Let's go." Zack Walker, a colored merchant from Sumter, declared loudly, and re quested the reporters to put it down, I that Miller should never be Congress min and that he would spend a thous and dollars for Elliott to beat him. Turning to Miller he told him he had supported him his last time, but would now spend five times as much to beat him, and he shook hands with the Can ary to clinch the promise, After the transaction of some other minior business the Convention went into the election of a State Chairman. Dr. Crum, of Charleston, was proud of having been born in South Carolina. He took pride in the position which her distinguished sons had won In art and science and literature, in war and peace. While realizing the character and ability of the retiring chairman, E. M. Brayton, he wished to name for the important position of State chairman a worthy scion of illustrious parents, a man who, within the next two years, could lead theRepublican party to vic tory. The Democracy of South Caro lina was apparently reunited and the differences of the two factions had apparently been adjusted, but be neath the crust the fires of a volcano slumbered-the fires of dissension, which would soon burst forth and open the way for Republican success. The gentleman whom he named for chair man of the State Republican executive ommittee was E. A. Webster, of Or agebnirg. [Applause.] Prof. Morris: "V~erily, Appolo flees and Daphne holds the chase. Last ight we heard that the negro had ade such progress he was now able to ule the destinies of the Republican arty. Last night the black flag waved, ut to-night the white flag floats tri mphant over the Capitol of the Pal ettto State. Ah, what a change! Why should we sacrifice one good man simply to make way for another, and hat other a man who has been as si ent as the tomb when we needed his work and his wealth ? As was said by a distinguished candi:late once: 'I would ratber be right than President.' [ichand County, although Straight ut, always seems destinedt to be in a minority, not only in Democratic but Republican conventions, and yet 'an onest man is the noblest work of od." T. A. Saxon: "Byron said get mnoiey, oys, still get money, no matter ov what means. Gentlemen, we don't want a man who comes here on the re :ord of the ability of his father or any ther man dead and gone. We want a man who i-ll stand lon his merits. Why push the Indo European brother into such prominence? Let us come together to-night and support a negro, ne who is indeed a true representatiye f his race in color, in morality,in intel lect and everything else. If we must bring color into this contest make it square. I notice that all of the fat Government places in the State are filled by white men, and they in turn rake the country ove: with a fine-tooth :omb to find 'white Republicans, or Democrats even, to fill the subordinate places in their gift. I beg to nominate for State chairman Prof. Morris, of Richland." S. E. Smith, of Alken: "I do not de sire to Inthict a long speech on this body which has, through the literary ability and ambitions of its members. already contracted its proceedings too far. It is fashionable to speak at length in order to impress cur friends and acquaintances with our impor tance. I am not here to measure an athemas with my friends, but have arisen to hold some people responsible for very palpable inconsistencies. If one-half of what the members of this Convention said about each other is true, the State has been derelict in her duty in not punishing all of you. My friend has hatched out plans in a nest of infamy in order to gratify his dis appointed ambition. Certain persons have, through the columns of The News an:l Courier, made charges re ilecting on me. I wish to brand the authors and all who approve the char gs as Infernal scoundrels, villains,i blacklegs and men who are willing to murder me. "1 desire now to second the nomina tion of E. A. Webster." The roll was called and Webster was elected chairman of the executive comn mittee over Morris by a vote of 96 to 24. Brayton's chances having evaporat - ed, Prof. Morris was given a compli-I ment by the ragged remnant of the lateI chieftain's force. Brayton had long since left the hall. of nominating a ticket was left opeu and the Convention adjourned sine die Put Out Her Husband's Eyes. P11TsBRa, Pa., Sept. 19.-At Mingo Junction this afternoon Mrs. William Frazier burned out her husband's eyes with hot mortar. Frazier got drunk and when he returned home his wife was en gaged in hauling dirt from the cellar. Frazier began abusing her. Mrs. Frazier threw a shovelful of hot mortar into his face. Frazier suffered intense pain and ost his eyesight in a short time. MUBI)EB. OF BAR I1NDIA. THE STORY OF THE KILLING AS! TOLD BY AN EYE-WITNESS. An Account that is not Calculated to Add to the Luitre of Old Glory or Make the American Eaale Flap his Wings with I Pride. NEW Yo'tK, September I.-The Pacific mail steamer Colon, which reached this port Friday brought from the Isthmus some of the passengers who were on board the steamer Aca pulco at the time of the killing of Gen. Barrandia by Guatemalan oflicers while the Acapulco lay in the harbor of San I Jose. The Associated Press is indebted to an eye-witness of the tragedy for the following narrative. The steamer Acapulco left San Fran- I cisco August 13. On her arrival at I Acapulco, Mexico, Gen. Barrundia, ex minister of war of Guatemala, came on board from the Starbuck, a sister ship. lie was known to be hostile to the pre sent Government of Guatemala, and it was understood that he was on his way to Salvador. Ile was attended by two men as a body guard. When the ship arrived at Champerico, Guatemala, the authorities, who had been warned that 1 Barrundia was on board, at once sent off two boat loads of- soldiers and de- t manded that the (eneral be surrender- I ed to them. Capt Pitts pernptorly refused to ac- 1 ceed to this demand. An attempt was made to coerce him by withholding the clearance papers; but after a detention I of twenty-four hours, Capt Pitts per sisting in his refusal to deliver Bar rundia without an order from his Gov ernorment, the vessel was permitted to resune her course. Thi-s was on Au gust 27, and on the evening of the same day the steamer arrived at San Jose. No sooner had the Acapulco cast an hor than two boat loads of soldiers were sent off fiom shore to keep close watch that no one without proper cre dentials should leave the vessel for the hore. Within pistol shot of where the Aca pulco lay were two United States gun hoats, Capt Pitts had telegraphed to their commanding officers from Cham perico requesting assistance, but his i dispatch was not delivered. Now he made a personal app.eal to them for help. The response was that the men of-war could do nothing without an or- 1 der from the port captain. Next day a the ship was again invaded by the com- e mandant of a special force of men, ac- P companied by another boat load of sol diers, This time Guatemalan oflicers s came furnished with an order of arrest V signed by American Minister Nizner. s Ater being poltely introduced to Capt 1 Pitts the commandant produced his pa pers and made formal demand for the r delivery of Barrundia. Then the com- v mandant directed that all cabin passen- h gers be ordered below. When this or- e der llad been executed the entire force a of Guatemalan officers proceeded to Barrundia's room, Capt Pitts going ' with them. b As soon as the room was reached s Capt Pitts, after deprecating thenecessi- d y of surrendering his passenger to the authorities, began to read the order for the General's arrest. Barrundia had a quietly met them at the door, but, at >nce divining that all was over, he reached into his room for his revolver, d md, making the remark, "Very good," t fired. The ball ijust missed Capt Pitts vho, together witn the commandant, C ran leaving the man hunting the spec- I al officer. Barrundia was a short- a sighted man, and, being very nervous, 1 was unable to do any darnage, though C e chased them all out of the saoon, firing wildly. At last the oflicers drop- t ped him from different points, riddled with shot, on the hurricane dleek. t The brave commandant there upon ame from his hiding place, walked up g o the dead man and fired into his skull, a he dead body was rolled up in a piece s] f canvass. Aid being summoned, the other boats conveyed the gallant per- I etrators of the deed, their revolvers sj penly displayed in their hands. They nade a.detour by tile United States M ar ships on their way to shlore. As t] they left the ship some smillingly aved their hands and one placed his I humb to his nose and extended the I other fingers in a familiar and well-d nown way.t Still the incident was not over. The uatemalans had to wipe their feet a ittle more on the suffering ship, and she was not allowed to proceed until the baggage belonging to Burrundia had been searched, presumably for evi dence incriminating others. This was ubmitted to, the gunlboats still silent ndsleepy not one hundred yards away. ~ ndeed at the time of ihe tragedy an ficer from one of them wais aboard thet Acapulco. When Gen. Barrundia had first come aboard his baggage had been searchled, nd his arms, consisted of two revol vers, sword and (lagger, had been taken charge of by the captain. But some how after the affray six other revolvers man about forty rounds of cartridges were found. Ihis body guard at the ommencement of the fighting had run below and been locked up for safety. About forty shots wvere fired in all. Finally the disagreeable affair was at n end, at least for the time beings and the steamer wvas allowed to procecd. Tle Americans on board were full of indigation and shanie at the whole ir fair. Ugly rumlors were alloat about ~ blood money, as though money had hadr inluence somewhere in securing the surrender of the mlan. Many passen gers openly expressed regret that the American ilag was theirs. Capt. Pitth It was genlerally held, was partly excus- c able for his action, seeing that heads, d applied in vain to the war ships for as- t sistance and that he was confronted s with an order from the minister. At t th same time a feelling prevailed that had the captain shown the same firm-a ness at San Jose as he did at Chiamper ico -,he man wvould not have been The passengers condemned thet action of the men-of-war, which had been appealed to for help and had re-r fused it, for they maintain that in any event they mnighlt have taken chargei of Brrundia until some proper and de finate expression of wvill had come from Washington. They also condemn the action of Mimister Mizner, who, they thought, had no right to sign thei man's deathl warrant by tile scratch of his name, (for, they submit, at the time lie did it he knew it amouinted to< that,) no matter what the character1 of i was. Broke the Record. HILLSBono, Ill., Sept. 18.-Burnap of Butler took the special premium otter ed at the County fair for the man ex hibiting the largest family. Mr. Bur nap. who is a young farmer, has been married ten years and drove out on the1 fair grounds yesterday with nine chil dren, aged respectively 9, S, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 ad 1 years. Mr. Burnap claims to have a record of singles that cannot be eqal by any man in the State. GORDON AGGRESSIVE. ite v'teran Figiter Attacks Alliance Lenders. ATI.NTA. GA.., Sept. 18.- "Fight the levil with fire" seems to be the plan of ampaign of General Gordon in his run for the Senate, and now that he has >pened up on the Alliance leaders he is making it red hot for them. His last .wo speeches have been especially bitter. At Conyers he devoted his time to Pres dent Livingston, of the Georgia State Alliance, denouncing him as a mass of )utrifaction. whose record was as black is hell could paint it. When his record ;hall be published, every hor.est man .vill blush for having associated with im. Yesterday Gov. Gordon spoke in De Kalb, his home county. Almost i., en ire.speech was devoted to Dr. Macane, he Notional Alliance leader and to ex 4enator Norwood, who is looked upon as lov. Gordon's most probable opponent. 4peaking of 'Macune, he said: "Macune, :hat piebald politician of Illinois, the man who, under the guise of friendship :or the Alliance men of Georgia, turns lis back upon them when there is any noney to be made." Gordon explained this charge by re erring to Macune's advocacy of the hog ard bill. "Dr. Macune," he continued, 'the zebra-headed politician of Illinois, :omes bearing cheap gifts of compli nent in one hand, while he seeks to stab no with the other. le referred at ength to Macune's charges against him, is printed in the National Economist, tmong others that he was in the trade of Yall Street. The Governor declares hat he is the oldest advocate of Alliance )rinciples, and that he has done all- he an to have the farmers organized for he battle upon the concentrated capital >f Wall Street. le defendshis position n opposing the sub treasury by declaring hat Polk, Livingston and all the other eaders do not deem it feasible, and that 1issouri, Virginia, and Texas Alliances tave repudiated it. Then he lets out on orwood calling him Thomas Macune orwood. and speaks of him as coming resh from laying on of hands by High riest Macune. Norwood's reference in his recent in erview to changing the constitution, lie haracterizes as "the twaddle of an aspir ng demagogue." Gordon is very bitter n all of his references. The Alliance eaders are fighting back in the same ashion, and the campaign is one "for lood." PREARRANGED SUICIDES. )rimatic and Startling Fate of an Ac tress and her Lover In New York. NE~w YORK, Sept. 18.-About day reak a fair-haired German, a stalwart nd handsome looking man, entered an levated railroad station. The man aced up and down the platform. After while a woman's voice was heard to peak a word or two of German from a indow overlooking where the man tood. The man nodded and replied, )ud enough for the gateman to hear im, "Yes, I have come, Emilie; are you eady ?" The answer from the window as not heard. The man turned on his eel and took something from his pock t. The next moment a shot rang out nd the man fell heavily on his face. Before the report had died away the ation man, who had rushed forward, eard what seemed to be the echo of the ot coming apparently from the win ow of the house overlooking the end of e platform where the dead man lay. o attention was paid to it, as they were ttending to the dead man, and police ien and physicians were hurriedly call d, but when they arrived the man was ead. Ile had shot himself through the ample. While the officers were examining the othing and effects of the suicide a essenger rushed into the station house nd cried out that a woman had shot erself at 140 Canal street. The keeper f the Germania Cafe here had found milie Rlossi, an actress, who boarded in e house, dead, shot through the heart. One window of her room overlooked se south end of the up-town platform. 'hat window was the one which the ateman had 'seen opened previously, nd from which the sound of the second iot was heard. Behind the lace curtains the woman ad sat waiting for the trystring death igal. It had come and at the signal ready," the man fell dead under the ndlow, and she, within, shot ierself to e heart. There lay three visiting cards with trewell messages over the name of :milie Rlossi. It seemed as plain as aylight that they had prearranged deir suicide. Are You Going to be Married? ArL~ATA, Sept. 18.-There will be or cotton bagging weddings at Pied iont exposition. Two will take place n Wednesday of Alliance week. Octo er 29th, and two on Thursday, October th. MIaj. Fitten says the weddings cele rated with cotton bagging ornaments isomething that the people wvill want >see, and it wovld be a happy little ature of Alliance wveek to give the far ers such an entertainment. ie suggested that a prize cf $100 be Iered the first couple to accept the of r to marry on the grounds in cotton agging attire, and a prize of $50 be of red the second couple to accept. The board of directors adrmtedl the rggestion. No sp~ecial prizes will be lered for the third anmd fourth couples, ut there will be wedding presents nough to make it to their advantage. There will be many other attractions uring Alliance week on the grounds of lie exposition. The presidents of all the State Alli nces have been invited , and many other rominent leaders of the National Alli ne will be on hand. A Prolilic Family. MITCHIEVILLE. N. Y.. Sept. 19.-The ife of John Bearn of this place, aged 5 years, gave birth to twins on Mon ay evening. I1er (laughter, M1rs. Strat on, who lives in a neighboring town hip, presented her husband with twins he same evening. Mrs. Stratton's aughter Eve was married a year ago. nd lives in Bradford. The friends of Irs. Stratton and her mother were not et through congratulating them over he interesting natal coincidence in heir families, when Mrs. Stratton re eived a letter from her son-ln-law an-: ouning that her daughter had given~ irth to twins herself on Monday even g. _ _ _ The Lion Bit the "Hastler's Leg. D)ENvER, COL., Sept. 17.-A"huStier, itting On the top of one of the cages of allace & Co.'s circus, wvith his legs angling downt the side, attracted the tttention of a lion. The beas~t reached ut with one of his claws and fixed its ails in the man's leg near the knee andl itripped the tiesh from the bone to the 1el, and before the poor fellow could >e ieleased it was necessary to pry the >east's jaws open with iron bars. One'Anti Gets There. CHARLEsTON, S. C., Sept. 16.-The [ampton County Democratic primaries to-day resulted in the election of J. W. Moore "straightout" to the State Sen ate against B. S. Williams, Tillmanite. The vote stood. Moore 747, Williams 657. The rest of the country ticket is made p of Tollmonites-ireefnville News. REED, THE TYRANT. ie Attempts to Imprison the Members to Secure a Quorum. W sJiiN;TON, Sept. 18.-After pray er by the Chaplain in the House this morning, O'Ferrall suggested no quo rum was present. The Speaker being unable to count a quorum, directed the door-keepers to notify the members in the lobby that their attendance was de sirable. There were only fifteen Demo crat presents. In the course of a half hour the Speaker announced that 168 members, more than a quorum, were present. O'Ferrall said he did not question the statement of the Speaker. but he was mire that there were fifty members who would swear that there were not 168 members in the hall. The Speaker remarked that the gentlemen would not swear because there was no oppor tunity to do so under the rules of the House. [Laugheer.] The journal was read and the question arose upon its ap proval-134 yeas. nays none, on a vote. No quorum and a call of the House was ordored. The call showed the presence of 178 members and the Speaker directed the Clerk to call the roll on the approval of thei ~urnal. Crisp, rising to a quest' of order, said that during the call of the House but two motions were in order; to dis pense with further proceedings under the call and to adjourn. The Speakcr-"It is time that such a suggestion should he made." [Laugh ter.} Crisp-"The Speaker is not master of the House; he is the servant of the House." The Speaker-"The gentleman from Georgia need not recommence." Crisp-'The gentlemen from Georgia will always insist upon his rights and see that no tyrant takes them away from him." Rowell-"The remarks of the gentle man from Georgmia are out of order." Crisp-"Not more so than the re marks of the Chair." "The Speaker-"The gentleman from Georgia will take his seat." Crisp-"Of course he will; but he will always resent such remarks." HIIaugen moved to dispense with fur ther proceedings tnder the call. During the call of the roll, the one door which has always been kept open to allow ingress and egress was latched and two doorkeepers were stationed at it to prevent members from leaving the chamber. The first gentleman to re sent this enforced imprisonment was Kilgore, who forced back the slight fastenings and stalked into the lobby. He was soon followed by Crain, who followed the same method of proceed-I ing. Cummings and Coleman ap proached the door together and upon being informed that there was "no thoroughfare," manifested such a dis position to break the door from its hinges that one of the doorkeepers pru dently removed the latch and permit ted them to pass. After this the rule was somewhat relaxed. Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with yeas 135; nays 38. The journal was then approved-yeas 153; nays 5-the Clerk noting a quo rum, HIaugen demanded the previous ques tion on the Langston-Venable contest ed election case. Ca ordering the pre vious question, the vote stood yeas 135, nays 10; Hill, a Republican, voting in the negative. There being no quorum, a call of the House was ordered. There were but 151 members present, and the House at 3:05 adjourned. A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Awiul Experience of a Railroad Builder with Powder. AUGUSTA. GA., Sept. 17.-He held in his hands an explosive keg of powder. Such was the experience of a gentleman who arrived in the city last night. He is Mr. R. Copeland, and comes from Athens, accompanied by Messrs. Hals houser and Schultz. As will be remem bered Mr. Copeland was one of the three men who was blown up by an ex plosion about a week ago on the Geor gia. Carolina and Northern railroad, now in course of construction. All of the men miraculously escaped with ther lives, although receiving very painful wounds. They were boring a hole about 10 o'clock at night in some rock in which they were to make a blast. After com pleting the drill, the men began to put in the powder. They had emptied one keg int> it, intending to use three, and while emptying the second, it was found that the explosive was damp and would not pour out as they wished. One of them, therefore, got a spade and began to "jag" it into the powder. Suddenly there was a terrilic explo sion. ':he keg in which the spade~ was being used had exploded, igniting that powder into the hole and the third one which was being held by Mr. Copeland. The men, strange to say, escaped im stant death, although they were stand ing alecngside the exploding powder. Mr. Copeland was thrown into a hail, distant some ten feet, in which some mlen w are working. IHis clothes were on iire and his face, hands, arms, chest, back and lef I leg and foot were terribly burned and bruised. Ihis comirades put out the lire. while some went for the doctor and others to the injured men above. All of them were painfully hurt and were carried, as soon as possible, to Athens. Mr. Copeland, while able to walk, is still sufferirig much pain from his wounds. ie is enroute to his homec in South Carolina.-Augusta Chronicle. Ikelectina on an Alabamna Jury. ilumnsor~A, AL.A, Sept. 17.-Yes terday the jury in the Criminal Court returnied a verdict of not guilty in the case of Charles Sample a negro charged with murder. The evitlence of his guilt, it is asserted, was clear and positive, seven witnesses swearing that Sample shot his victim while the latter was a'eep in a restaurant. Sample alone swore that he saw the man make a mo tion with his hand as if to draw a pistol, and that then he shot him. This morn ing, Solictor Ihawkins moved that the jury be discharged and a new veuire summoned, as he had several more mur der cases on the docket and could not afford to prosecute them before that jury. Judge Green granted the motion and discharged the jury, which has is sued a statement justifying their ver dict. The affair has created a great deal of talk. 'An Old MIan's Darling."' AuarsT A, Sept. 10.-Mr. Eli Walton and Miss Ella Martin of Blythe were married to-day at Miller's boarding house in this city. They had not preme ditated taking this step, so far as rumor goes, but, being here together, the groom proposed it and his youthful bride con sented. Miss Martin is 14 years old and Mr. Walton is 40 years her senior. iled Each Other. MONTGOMERY, A LA, September 15. On Saturday evening Robert Turpin and Glen Duskin, of Newberne, Hal County, had some words, and on Sun day evening they met on the streets of Newberne and a street fight began. Each fired five times. Turpin is dead anrd Duskin cannot live. A R1EMARKABLE TRIAL. A MISTRIA'. IN THE FAMOUS CHES TERFiELD POISONING CASE. Mary Johnson and Her Friend DaTid J. Jacobs on Trial for Administering Strychnine to Her Husband--The Details of the Case. CH ESTERFIELD, Sept. 17.-A most re markable poisoning case has just been brought to trial in this county. It was the case of the State against Mary A. Johnson and David J. Jacobs, who are charged with wilfully, feloniously and maliciously administering poison to William H. Johnson, the husband of Mary, on the 22d of August. The case consumed two whole days and was full of the most revolting developments, and, contrary to general expectation, resulted in a mistrial, the jury standing two for acquittal and ten for convic tion. Jacobs's wife and daughter and the sons of the dead man were the principal witnesses. Jacobs is any thing but a handsome man. is tall, thin and apparently about fifty years old. Mary Johnson has seen some thirty-. summers, and is not prepossessing by a large majority. It was shown during the trial that a criminal intimacy ex isted between the pair, notwithstand ing they went from house to house holding prayer meetings. Johnson and Jacobs were neighbors, and it seems that Jacobs's wife was jealous of her husband and Mary John son, and Johnson was jealous of his wife and Jacobs. Jacobs visited the Johnsons daily, and frequently carried Johnson's wife to and from Sunday School in his buggy, allowing his own wife and children to walk. Johnson was heard to remark that if Jacobs did not stop visiting his house there would be trouble, and it is said that Jacobs cursed and abused the deceased. On the 22d of August Jacobs carried a box of snuff to Mary and "had some secret talk." Johnson, who was a man about 60 years of age, ate a hearty sup per that night and retired about -8 o'clock in his usual good health, with the exception of a bad cold. His wife testified that she reminded him that he had not taken some quinine which he had promised her that morning to take, and that she then brought the pill, or capsule; and he swallowed it. Shortly after retiring the household were aroused by Johnson, who had oecome suddenly and violently ill. The alarm was given and one of his sons was dis patched for Jacobs, who was met com ing and told by the boy that his "father was mighty bad off." Jacobs never stopped to ask one of the most natural questions in the world: "What was the matter ?" Johnson complained of the bitter quinine and said that his throat was parched. He called for water all the time and asked for something to make. him vomit, but nothing was given. His littlc :'n wanted to go for a doctor.but was tOid by those attending his father thac a "doctor could do no good" and none was sent for. The sick man grew worse and convulsion after convulsion followed; his limbs were drawn, the paroxysms became longer and more vio lent, his teeth clenched in a sardonic grin, and at 3 a. m. the end came. Jacobs was the first person to arrive on the scene, and he and Mary took their places at the bedside of the sick man and watched, whispered and gave their patient water. At first Mary, the wife, seemed to be much distressed, but soon became calm. After Johnson's death, Jacobs took charge of the body and made all the arrangements for the funeral, etc. Seone of the neighbors were not sat isfied at the suddenness of Johnson's death, and demanded that an inquest should be held. An investigation was held and Jacobs's daughter testified that she found a bottle of white pow der in her father's trunk, who, when cailed upon the second time, admitted that he had kept strychnine for twenty years to kill crows. Dr. Rutledge ex amined the body and declared that death had been caused by strychnine poison. Before and after the Inquest Jacobs and Mary met and held several "secret talks." Mary-Mrs. Johnson was heard to say that it must have been the pill that killed her husband, and that if she was sent to the penitentiary she would burn everything before her husband's folks should have them. Jacobs and Mary were arrested, and while being conveyed to jail asked that they be allowed to ride in the same buggy, but the request was refused. Jacobs takes the matter very lightly and is inclined to joka over the affair. lie believes in charma ed exhibits a black cat's foot, the picture C.Y a woman and a wreath of black hair. When ask ed by the Solicitor who gave him the wreath and picture, he said he could not remember the name. It was ob ser ved that MIary's hair had been shin gled, and was of the same color as that shown by Jacobs. The defendants denied all improper relations and said that no poison had been given, add that nothing but qui ine had been administered and that with no criminal intent. Some of the powder found in Jacobs trunk by his wife and daughter was tested a'nd proved to be strychnine and the quinine capsules found at John son's were also tested and found to be all right. The theory of the State was that Jacobs furnished the strychnine and that ,Johnson's wife, Mary. put some of it in one of the quinine capsules and administered it as medicine. The jury was out about two hours, but failing to agree, the Judge ordered a mistrial and the prisoners were com mitted to jaiL. Boys Fight a DueL BER LIN, Sept. 16.-A desperate duel with rapiers between two schoolboys oc curred here yesterday. The principals, Oscar Lesch, fourteen, and Hans .Dont nr, sixteen, are members of the Latin school. One of them. Donner wa. wounded in the face and nose, and lost half his left ear, but was able to walk to the police station, where his wounds were dressed. The police captain sent for the boys' fathers,- who are well known in Berlin. It is thought that no attempt will be made to arrest Lesch. The cause of the enconnter was the at tempt of young Donner to supplant Lesch in the affections of their common sweetheart, Bertha Rath. Tragedy After the Play. NEW YORK, September 15.--An elec tric light lineman named Koff was kill ed to-niight by the electric finid on the wires he was handling. As he hung suspended in the air in front of the Park Theatre in full view of the audience. which was passing out of the theater, the case w as attended with all the trag ic features which have characterized similar occurrences heretofore, with the additon that the accident occured in plain view of the mulitude that crowds Broad way as the theatres empty themselves.