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^vf -: .' > ?> y\.-" , r*~ . T^"r-.-- >| : - p '". PPiPf; ' ' BpfHIBF^ ? (Slip SilUm llpralii. MJlfTABLISHM) 111 189B* DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY, 27, 1911. v<ri 17. No. 26. sflllS OF THE COUNTY ^EWSY LETTERS FROM DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY COMING AND 60INC OF PEOPLE Little Rock Locals. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Manning and laughter, with Quince Berry, are iojourning at Glen Springs. From there they go to Hendersonville. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rogers, of | Blenheim, are visiting at the home | of Mrs. Rogers' parents, Mr. and I Mrs. Neill. Quite an enjoyable affair was a , surprise party by the younsr men of )th? town at Mr. J. W. Hamer's handsome country home, complimenr tary to the visiting young ladies. Miss Berch, of Florence, and Miss Liewis, who are the charming guests of Miss Mamie Young, on Romance avenue. Mrs. Hood /tnd children are back from a visit to Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Diebler are back home, after a delightful visit to relatives in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Neill Berry has as her guest this week Mrs. Virginia Caine and f?V? i 1H rnn /># I ? wn** The surprise party was well attended by Dillon's young. Mrs. and Mrs. N. A. Berry and family are back a delightful auto trip through Columbia to Orangeburg, passing through the famous Peterkin plantation at Ft. Motte. Crops were fine and the trip was made with little or no trouble. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Owen are at Southport for a month, Mr. Owen's church having given him a month's vacation. Good rains have put the crops in a flourishing condition. Little Rock continues to grow. New houses and improvements to old ones going on. We have one of / the best towns in the State; small but still growing. Quite a lot of the folks are off for their summer outings. If this gets into print we will come again. One of the Boys. Carolina Items. \ The meeting carried on for the last week by Rev .Mr. Atwood, of Kentucky, closed Sunday. M uch interest was manifestc*. Mrs. D. J. Alforcf left for Highsmith's Hospital Saturday for medical treatment. John D. Gillespie, of Dillon, spent the week with friends in this community. Mrs. W. J. Stone, of Clio, and sister, Mrs. J. T. Easterling, and children, of Dillon, spent several days last week at the home of their brother, Mr. M. J. McDonald. Miss Carrie Mae Smith, of Hill\ side, N. C., visited friendB in this community last week. Miss Mattie Easterling, of Tatum, ? is visiting at the home of Mr. D. J. Alford. Miss Mary McQueen, of Dunbar, spent several days last week with Misses Berta and Maggie Mclnnis. Misses Ruth and Genevia Morrison, of McColl, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. D. B. Mclnnis. Mrs. Jesse Norton and children, of Little Rock, who have been vis mug ai me uuuie ui uer aum, mi a. Rachel Mclnnis, returned home SundayMiss Attie Alford, of Alfords\ ville, is spending a few days at the / * home of her brother, Mr. D. J. Alford. Archie Smith, of Rowland is Rowland, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr .and Mrs. J. E. SmithMrs. H. G. White, of Hayman, N. C., and Mrs. Delia Walters, of Mullins, and Miss Gertrude Mclnnis, of Dillon, spent tlve week end at the home of Mrs Rachel McInnis. Misses Annie and Isla Weatherly, of Reedy Creek, visited their cousin, Miss Leola Smith last week. J Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Alford, of Dillon, spent the week end at the linmo f\t hor ivo rant a Mr on/I Mra D. J. Alford. ^ Mrs. Will Mclnuifi and children ,of vTJlllon, spent a few days last week with her brother. Mr. M. J. McDonald. Miss Loretta McColl, of Tutum, was the guest of Miss Lizzie McColl last week. Miss Ola McGregor and brother, Mr. Rupert McGregor, of Reedy Creek, were visitors in this community Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mclnnis, of Clio, spent Friday at the home of his mothers, Mrs. C. M. Mclnnis. Miss Alexia Alford, of Alford, ville, spent the week end with her cousin, Miss Jesse Alford Mrs Neill / McKlnnon and children, of Maxton, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim McQueen last Wednesday. Chums. Bermuda Briefs. . Hot weather has prevailed in ' this community now for the past two or three days. The rain has held back and the farmers are killing grass. Rev. S. B. Wilson filled his appointment at this place Sunday and Saturday and preached to large and attentive congregations. E. V. Moody and David Miller, of Pleasant Hill section, were in this p section on business' last Monday. Miss Gauss Harrelson, of Dillon, spent last week in this section visiting at the home of Mr. 8. W. TWO DROWN Al BEAG YOUNG NAN AND Y0UN6 WONAN I CONWAY DEAD LOSES HIS UFEJ THE SUF Kxliausted in Attempt to Save Thi Member of I'arty ? Bodies H covered. Conway, July 20. ? Special: I gloom was cast over Myrtle Bea< land Conway this morning by t drowning of Richard Nichols, tl 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mi Robert Nichols, and Miss Ann ! Sessoms, the 12-year-old daught of Mrs. G. Robert Sessions, bo I of Conway. Two sisters of N Nichols, both younger than himse I were rescued from the surf by hi] and in his efforts to save lit! Miss Sessoms both were drowne The drowned bodies were foui within a short distance of the seer 1 The sad tragedy occurred about o'clock this mornin. Quite a cro\ of neonle were ii? bathinc ?i more than waist deep when a swi came in and knocked over the thr Nichols children and Miss Season ! Being unable to swim and unt I customed to the surf bathin, it I thought that when the wave pass over them they lost control of the selves and became strangled. You Mr. Nichols, seeing the condition the girls, rushed to the hill with 1 little sister and went back in herioc effort to save their compa ions, but being himself exhaust and tightly grasped by the you lady, together they went down. One of the young ladies rescu suffered only from slight stranglii while it required a great deal effort to revive the other. Yoil Mr. Nichols was cold when four and several hours' work 011 you Miss Sessoms failed to bring li to life. News of the occurrance reach Conway only a short time after t arrival of the morning train ht from Myrtle Beach. A physici was rushed to the scene by au and a short while following, a si cial train was ran to the bea< which carried other physicians a u large nuuiuer 01 lownpeopie. 1 two bodies were brought to Conw on the noon train and will be terred at Lakeside Cemetery to-iw row. Young Mr. Nichols was t eldest son of the family and sir the close of school here has be working with his uncle, W. Be Jones. He came into town yest day afternoon to join his parei on a trip to the beach. His moi er and other members were at 1 beach at the time of the tragei His father had left him only abc an hour, having come over on t morning train. Miss Sessoms, w owed mother was also at the besi with her children. JASPER COUNTY CARRIED TO 1. Will He Forty-Fourth in State Oeatsd. Ilidgeland, July 18.?Jasper cot ty was placed on the map of Soti Carolina by a vote of 283 to ! or 12 to 1^ in to-day's election, the race for the county seat Rid] land won over Gillisonville by vote of 235 to 61. The electi passed off quietly, and without a disorder. The territory involved contai j 627 square miles and is taken fr< Hampton and Beaufort counties. Section 634 of the civid code | South Carolina outlining the di i of the General Assembly in the f< ! mation of new counties, provid j that after the returns of an electi on a new county have been canvai ed by the commissioners of electi and certified the result of the S< retary of State "the General A sembly at its next session shall ci i ate such new county if two-thir of the qualified electors voting such election shall vote In favor such new county, and if all the ec stitutional requirements for the f< mation of new counties have be complied with of all of which su general assembly must judge." If the requirements have be met and the next legislature ci ates Jasper county, it will be t 44th county in South Carolina. State. A New County. Jasper county was placed on t map of South Carolina by a vote 283 to 24, or 12 to 1, in Tuesdaj election, says The State. In t race for the county seat Ridgelai won over Gillisonville by a vote 235 to 61. The election passed < quietly and without any disorder. The territory involved contai ; 627 square miles, and is taken frc i Hampton and Beaufort counties. That which men call misfortu is but the shadow of a irood.?Ge MacDonald. Stephens. Mr. B. A. Moody and fainl spent last Sunday night at the hoi I of Mr. N. E. McQueen, of Calva section, returning home Monday, i Mr. W. R. McCormick and fai ' ily, of Calvary, spent Sunday ! this section visiting friends al relatives. It looks now as though the pe pie of this section are going to loc their blacksmith. W. C. McKena is talking of quitting the job. No marriages to report yet. Bye, Bye. H REUNION OF RED SHIRTS OF THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF VICTOR! OF 1877 IF A LARGE REUNION EXPECTED rd John t?. Mobley Accepts, in ISehAll e- of Organization, Columbia's Invitation Extended by the Mayor. A The Red Shirt organization ol ch South Carolina has accepted the inhe vitation extended by W. H. Gibbes he mayor, to hold their next reunion rs. in Columbia, and August 9 and 1C lie has been set as the dates. Two eeler ebrations have been held by thiii th organizaton 11 honor of the greal [r. Democratiic victory of 18 76 and the If, freeing of the people of this State ni, | from misrule, one at Anderson and :le i one at Spartanburg, id. ; As Columbia was the scene ol ad much of the trouble of '76 and is le. the capital of the State it is ex9 | tremely fitting that the third meet vd ing should be held here. The of ot | ficers of the organization will co ell! operate with the city of Colum ee bia, and every endeavor will be put is. forth to make this the greatest eel lc- ebration yet held and to make ii is such a success that Columbia wil ed be the permanent place for the Rec in- Shirts to gather, ng Descendants Coming . of Not only will the men who endar lis ed the hard times and wore th< an Red Shirts under the leadership o! ill- Hampton, Butler, Haskell, Garj ed and others be present but the des ng cendants of the patriots, who suf fered will also be asked to conn ed and take an active part lg, Jno G. Mobley, of Winnsboro, ii of commander-in-chief of the Re< ng Shirts, and hiis letter fo acceptanc< id, addressed to \V. H. Gibbes follow; ng "Dear Sir: On receipt of you: ler invitation to have the next reunioi of the Red Shirtmen of '76 in you ed city I communicated with prominen he members throughout the State am ?re have delayed this acknowledgement an waiting for responses to my com to, munications. They have come, am ?e- 1 ath pleased to state that with oni ch, accord they express the opinio] iid that Columbia is the place to as 'he semble to celebrate the patriotism ay that gave our State white suprema in- cy and good government. To hono or- the memory of the great men whi he were our leaders, and to com me in ice orate the endurance and devotioi en to our State of her sons. An epoc] 1yd in our history that should never b er- forgotten . Two reunions since tha tits eventful period have been heM ii Lh- Anderson and at Spartanburg. Bot] he were well attended and full of pa fly. triotic sentiment, but the indica >ut tioius now are favorable for a grea he celebration at our capital that wil id- surpass any gathering there i] tch man years. In sending you thiis ac ceptance of your invitation, 1 ap nnir?t A uo-not -O i ? 1011 1 rwui. <?ubuoi ia auu X v, i i7 x x , U11U ! ? desire to express the appreeiatioi of the oranization. 1 have th< honor to command of the kind am cordial manner in which it is e pressed and for the pleasant refer ences you make to me personally With assurances of personal regar< to you." "? letter to Mayor Gibbes. *n In writing Mr. Mobley and ask 5e" ing the Red Shirts to meet in Co a lumbia, Mayor Gibbes wrote a beau on tiful letter, speaking of the time n>' endured by the people of the ol( Palmetto State. It is given in ful lna below: >m "John G. Mobley, Commander-in chief Red Shirts Organization. "Dear Sir: It gave the citizen Qf of Columbia much pleasure to not tty that at the meeting of your organ! Jr_ zation in Spartanburg you wen ed elected to the office indicated b; on the above title. In the trying dayj as. of '76 men made history and boy on were conscripted for duty as the: ?c. were during the war Even thii ^s- writer who was then in his 15tl re- year wore a red shirt, rode a mull .{}S and carried a torch in the proces sion, helped to howl down the Rad Qf teal speakers, and had his derrin ,n- ger ready for use in case of neces )r_ sity. In those dark days this city en being the capital of the State, wai c}, a martyr and a sufferer. Our peo pie remember with deep emotioi en those stirring days and the splen re_ did bloodiess victory which was jig fought and won under the leader ship and direction of Hampton Haskell, Butler, Gary and othei hosts of compatriots. Therefore i would be especially pleasing t< them if your organization could ar range to hold the next reunion ii ,ie this city at such a period of th< of year as would be most suitable t< f'8 jour command and assure the larg he est possible attendance." ad 0RO1? <X>\l>ITIO.\S NEAR t'lJO Ibujis (in-adj Improve Situation? llS| launls Valuable at Higli Level. ,ra Clio, July 23. ? Special: Th< I crop eonditions in this vicinity hav? I improved wonderfully in the pas >ie I thirty days. Fine rains without to. I down-pours or wind are fallinj I with pleasinc reiruiaritv Thi ? corn crop is exceedingly fine. Witt no disaster from now on there oai ly be safely estimated 75 per cent ol me cotton crop. ry Land values remain at the toj | notch in this country. About tw< m-1 weeks ago a man in this town pak in j $150 per acre for twenty acrei nd | about two miles from town in th? j Hebron section, and a few days ag< o-1 resold the tract, for $200 per acre >se| ooth deals being spot cash. Num sie | bers of people from here are buy ling lands in North Carolina, it be ing almost impossible to buy an) i hereabouts. i A BOUNTEOUS HARVEST' r THE PEE DEE PARTICULARLY BLESSED SAYS NEWS AHD COURIER I.THE BEST CROPS IN YEARS t Xe?8 Mitt! Courier's Correspondent Visits (hV Pee I>ee Section and Tells of Some Wonderful Crops. t Florence, July 23.?Special: Esti mating crops is one of the most dif, fioult tasks that men set for themi selves; the results of these esti- ! ? mates quite often prove their use-! lessness. To declare at this time: ? of year just how many bales of cot- \ j ton and how many bushels of corn ! i will be harvested from the present j ; crop is uncertain business. But a 11 peep at the growing crops, taken on j I an eighty mile automobile trip gives | I in a .'measure some idea of what I i may be expected from the lands! - viewed; conversation with represen tative farmers from many sections - of the State also front many sections - of the State also affords another - means of, in a measure, determining t what the results of this year's liar vest will be. And while this cort respondent does not essay to give 1 estimates (for he has not consultI ed the cotton authority of the State,) with the information gatn ered from many sources, it is not - hazardous to state that the fields } this year will yield one of the f greatest harvests ever gathered by / the farmers of the Pee Dee section - of South Carolina. A Bounteous Harvest. The statement, however, should be equalified to some degree for 8 it is certain that some sections of i this country that have very po-or - crops ? those sections where there 3 was too much rain at one time and r that were later hurt by the long I drought. Then, too, late corn and r cotton are very far below what is t expected from the early plantings; * besides, cotton, that was replanted will make but a poor showing. But " taken as a whole the yields will be i bounteous this year, and the crop B will lie a record-breaker. With II some of the farmers in this coun" try it will mean the pulling down 11 of the old barns and the building ~j of new ones .for the old will burst r j with the glorious fruits of the harB I vest. " I That the farmers of the Pee Dee i1 ! are expecting a fine crop may also I1 | be learned from the manner in * 1 wuicn iney tnemselves regard the I situation. They say very little, and II ; that is a significant attitude. All h i who know readily agree that the <- | farmer himself is the most conserva I tive of all who attempt to estimate 1 growing crops; he fears to trust 1 himself in the venture, he fears disa aster and from the business standpoint, because of its - effect on the market, he will not, I as a usual thing, give utterance to Q his hopes. But on the other hand e it he is convinced that there will be A but poor harvest, there is never 1_ any doubt as to where he stands. - This year the farmers are saying ' very little, but it is apparent that ^ their hopes are high. And in these hopes a whole people join most heartily. Cotton Crop. In Florence county, on the road s from the county seat to Olanta, are j to be seen some of the finest fields j of cotton to be found anywhere. The stalks are large and well-color. ed, and the fruitage is splendid. There are very few fields that have 8 been drowned out or burned up in e the drought; old cotton is healthy . in appearance and wmlthv ??? e True, there are spots that are most y discouraging, but they are rare. s and then from Olanta on th^,. road s toward Timmonsville are still more j fine fields. It was noticable, how8 ever, that in the very southernmost t part of Darlington county, skirted % by the road taken, the crops were _ not so good, and in that immediate . section of Florence county the same _ condition prevailed. Out from Tim. monsville a mile or so there were also some fields that were not so g good. But taken in the whole, the . cotton crop seen on that eighty1 mile jaunt is hard to beat. Cora. j Corn is something beautiful to . look at. Great fine stalks in broad fields present a most pleasing sight, r and each of the stalks has its allott ed ear of fruit. There are many , prize acres of corn in the county, . possibly more than sixty, and the 1 ! planters are expecting great things ? from these acres. Jerry Moore > had better look to his laurels or . iiis fine record of last year will be equalled or outstripped by some one in this neck of the woods. There . were seen also many fields of corn * i planted on the Williamson plan. The writer had the idea that his plan was not purused so generally ? i in this immediate section, but the ? I trip Saturday convinced him not ' only of its general acceptation but j of its obvious merit. The fields planted according to Williamson's method were among the very finest seen and the yield will be for these among the very beat. Tobacco Outlook . As to the tobacco crop this year I there seems to be little division in | , estimates and opinions. The crop | is short and there is no getting laround it; the yield will be just about 60 per cent of normal. How- j I ever the grade of the weed seems to j t be a little better and the prices will1 ' in consequence range among higher ! . figures. Another thing, many ot J . the farmers whose tobacco was ruin, ed in the early seasons took prompt 1 (Contnued on page 4.) A SERIES OF FISI FIGHTS SPIRIT OF LAWLESSNESS ABROAD IN COLLETON COONTT THE RUFFIAN7ATTACK EDITOR The /legler Family Intimidates Court., Tries to Lick Kditor, liaises a Hough Hons- ami tieta a (Good Whipping. "If the case of the State vs. Louis Ziegler. charged with disorderly conduct in breaking up a rei.gious service near Walterboro, is called for trial again in this town, somebody will certainly be killed and there may be all kinds of trouble." Such was the remark made on the street at Walterboro by a prominent citizen of that town. It was in the course of a discussion before Magistrate Chaplin on Monday, which resulted in a nearriot, several fiscuffs having occurred among the witnesses, the defendant and the editor of the Press and Standard. Mr. W. W. Smoak, | being included among the list of I belingerents. Later the foreman of I the Press and Standard and Louis Ziegler had a mix-up. The magistrate decided that he had no jurisdiction and refused to try the case. Tlie correspondent of The News and (Fourier says the peoceedings before the magistrate on Monday furnished something in the way of a sensation, which eonsid| erably jarred the unusually quiet days of the peaceful town of Walterboro. The beginning' of all the trouble finds its origin in the fact that the Rev. Mr. Williams', pastor of the Ad veutist church,about five miles fron Walterboro, performed the marriage ceremony for younf "Bill" Zeigler some time ago, a gains?, the wishes of his father, and for wlhfc.h the eld er Zeigler never granted forgiveness o J i ^ i. ?: ouuie nays laver a religious sei was in progress at the Seventh Da^ Adventist church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Williams. The charge is that Zeigler wen to the church to horse-whip or oth erwise roughly deal with the objec of his wrath. But the church peo pie saw him first and the doors o the church were promptly barret against his entunce. He did no succeed in horsewhipping tin preacher, but he did succeed it breaking up service that day, ant that was the cause of all the trou ble and fisticuffs at Walterboro. When the case was called by tin magistrate, two or three members o the church where the row originat ed, who were present as witnessei were not able to withhold theii wrath, and proceeded with an at tempt to give the defendant, wh< ' had just been brought into court a thorough thrashing. Some saj that Zeigler applied a vile epithet t( S. H. Hiott, one of the prosecution'! witnesses, and that Hott forthwitl resented the insult via the fist route. The noise of battle was too mucli iui cii me urtriiireil ailU Hie) responded to its resistless call Wounded feelings, disfigured countenances and general boost to fighting impulses were the results of this skirmish. Reports have it that the scene was pretty lively; that some prominent citizens of the community so far forgot their dignity as to seek exit through windows and others than the usual routes. The lawyers in the case escaped unhurt, his Honor was considerably spared, and eden the innocent bystander miraculously lives to tell of the affair. The hard feeling seemed to exist principally among the people of the Beach section of the county, the scene of the original trouble, the community in which stands the Adventist church, of which the Rev. J. J. Williams is under-shepherd. The folks here seem to think that Zeigler has about as many friends as the Rev. Mr. Williams out is that community and feeling is strongly parti wu. i uci c ?cic ai ien?i one Hundred persons from that section of the county in town for the trial Monday, and if the case is again called there will he a general outpouring. What is feared should the prosecution be continued is that a large percentage of the visitors will come accompanied with numerous and various implements of warfare, and that would be objectionable. L.oufs Zeigler, the casus belli of all that has happened is accused of having been somewhat under the influence jof scrap-inspiring liquids on MonI day, else he would not have been so I day, else he would not have been so inclined to precipitate unpleasant| ness. The story goes that after the hearing had been concluded, Zeigler declared war against the editor of the Press and Standard, and proceeded to institute a search for the offending representative of a free and untrammelled press. W. W. Smoak, the object of his quest, was soon lucaieu nearoy and another fight which occurred at one of the principal corners in the business section of town. in the encounter Zeigler was worsted. The fighting spirit was in the air, and there was more to follow, it appears from general comment that while Mr. SmoalG was there with the genuine pugilistic goods, he was not, after all, the real fighting editor of the Press and Standard. Mr. Caude Graves, also of the Press and Standard, missed the beginning of the rucus, but he finished it in great style according to all accounts. It appears that Mr. Graves just let 'BLUE ANJ) GRAY MEET FEDERALS AND CONFEDERATES MEET A6AIN AT MANASAS THE ROUT OnHE FEDERALS j Fifty Years and L*.ngHtn*t L?1 Confederate Forces to Victory at. This Historic Spot. Manassas, Va., July 21. ? The Blue and the Gray marched across the fields of Manessus to meet each other again to-day. This incident, unique in history, the meeting of Federal and Confedreate veterans on the field where they fought a mighty battle just fifty years ago, j attracted as witnessess the President, j of the United States, the Governor I of Virginia, the home of the Con! federate capital, and visitors from I many States. It was the crowning icature of the Manases peace jubilee and rereunion which began last Sunday with a sermon on the court house j lawn by Rev. H. N. Couden, chaplain of the House of Representatives, who lost his sight while serving in the Union ranks. 'resident Taft and Gov. Mann long ago had accepted invitations to be the guests of honor of the day. to review the lines of grayhaired veterans and make address es in the afternoon. In the evening they will rieet the old soldiers and other visitors at a public reception. Tin* Vic.ut o; tlie Federals, it was on July 21, 1861, that Bull Bun, or the first battle of Manassas, was fought, the Confeds crates under Johnson, were ac credited with a decisive victory over i the Union forces, under McDowell. ; the retreat of the Federals leaving , practically a clear road to Wash5 i.lgton for the Confederates, it is .. sa?d, had they chosen to continue 3. their advance on the Capital This e was the first real battle of the v war, and its result awakened the , North for the first time to a realiza ''on of what the secession of the S 'V.?rn States meant. It was here ?at "Stonewall" Jackson [ gained ne na?ne that win be aBsociated with htl" memory for all j time. i In August, 1862 ^Manassas was t again the scene of'a Woody battle, e ^oe und Longstreet a Sykes, j Keno, and Reynolds foug" * I draw, the battle lines beinfc ly the reverse of what they the year before. x a, The jubilee reunion was planned 3 by committees of the Grand Army "'of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans. Interesting s events have taken place each day r this week, sessions of the nation" al organization of "The Blue and 3 the Gray and Their Sons" being ' held to-day. ' The Manassas National Anthem 3 adopted by the committee, was writ 5 ten by Mrs. Mary Speed Meercer, of I Kim City, N. C This is the chorus: "America, all hail to thee. 1J Thanks be to God who made us free. ' North, South, East, West hand j clasped in hand, I United we, thy children stand " ? i ! , NEAR FREEDOM VIA FIRE ItOl*TK. Negro Suspected of Wrecking H*i Attenipts to Hum Guard House at Clio . Clio, July 23. ? Special: On ! Tuesday last Constable McDonald arrested one Maxie McRae, alias Maxcie Malloy, near Judson on suspicion of knowing something about the wreck of the Coast Line j train near Latta on last Saturday night. The constable brought his ! man to Clio .and placed hint in the guard house for investigation The negro tells so many diferent tales, none of whiicli prove to be true, as stated by him, that circumstances point strongly to him as being the right man. Last night he managed in some way to get out of the steel cage on the inside of the guard house,and set fire to the outside door, which is made of wood, and came very near being suffocated from the smoke. When found at 4:30 this morning he was nearly past human aid, but tne doctors finally brought him around all right . ORDERED TO FORT MOULTRIE. ('apt. K. I.. Carmichael Assi^iMl to Temporary l>uty . Washington, July. ? Special: An , order has been issued directing ('apt. R. L. Carmichael, quarter master, upon completion of his temporary duty at Atlanta, to proceed to Fort Moultrie for temporary duty, and upon completion thereof will proceed to New Orleans, and upon expiration of his present leave, will assume charge of all construction work at Jackson Barracks and Fort St. Philip, La., relieving Capt. Frank H. Lawton, commissionary of those duties. let himself loose into a crowd and they fell right and left. The Press and Standard's account of this fight says "the first person to get. in his way was Zeigler, who was knoclroH hooiro.o?<?? ~*1 UMvnnaiun agaiUBl lilt* brick wall of Zeigler's store, havftig a pretty bad gash cut in his head. Then se\eral of Zeigler's henchmen came to his rescue and attempted to 'double-team' Mr. Graves, but they had not refckoned on their man and several of them will rej member coming in contact with i with him.