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? ? ! : ?; No. 39. GOD AND OUR NATIVE LAND. CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1893. ^ix moat* payable i KATES Pi] transient $1.^)0 |> tioa 50 c Cash rates l not excet :r?ert:oB a<i'iiuo Business ; tion. - u?. IUt*? for , Do"c ced, C?*rS|C4 JDrerest i * defa; f^as-c., Rziittax fflonej , &*nk ie<l ge W. c voartM. L A. att< ( ctff'Practt< state, srw. tion^. T. J. * Ai CAMDl Practices . -?"Special atiei B. CAMDES Offers his a profession rai E. D CAMDf ttiees over < si J- A COLLECTOB ^sshss Tie <w a ^acts a I SI FJ I>eposi^ oT f Merest Oi/'cuJi P*r annum, L- C. ff. Yaj SPLIT A?TS OFTHi HII man of Tri A >'ew Dry** Strictly! Memphis,^ next issue of t will contain ij i)i the Farmd! members, in <1 ftts of the Iftttl pgp-feiZD:Dg ittlCfrr non-pM feste :? interring ?f the late ^hich he I a d .*jjf Aiiia^cel jm inter Bet out Be to the K Third f desires, ly State P allying ?rts to de t to the of the Coii and de undjiog and the and in be ra to be occupied long as the appeal is citizen of the a^keH to jport. 'the monument .State of the j tcred love and the name of \ le stones form iq upon which ; trt figure of the i 7 *?#ud in the j mav vjearu the j re struggle, and 'that self-sacrifice j all at the call of j to assisrn a room ing itd iu ; <1 thej<acre<i relics ; and that it shall ; on the Board of I regent from that i South there are 1 luments erected to"! gallant leaders of ' but none to the ; rho won its glorious ?e the severest hard moriais are to com- j ,ues of all the heroes e n States. | oue spot so speaks of j ?be Confederacy, or is fwith their unparalleled hmond, the Capital, loftv hHI, overlooking y 7 v drenched with the i]dier from every ^tate, eepiog river so gallantly the intrepid sailor, it pride ar>d glory to rear uument ? the combined e and gratitude from the rn people. And surely J Is where so often gather t ;nen and true, these trials of the noble sons Ts of ali the South should guarded, that the Past *er held in remembrance 3d rea ^children may learn ? pr sublime a thing it i? ?tiflfer ami be strong.1' ? end, there will shortly be Has city a Memorial Bazaar. Be will be a table, or tent, for Be, bearing its name, shield, p'd motto; and it is earnestly that each State shall assist its We with contributions of all fThis bazaar will be under the of the Memorial Associations federate Camps, and direct will soon be sent out by them the active co-operation of : who never failed to honor ? ! >w is only a memory dear to j rt ? the cause thev believed I ? l Ladies Memorial Associations ! tfco Confederate Veteran Camps i fRiehmond, By Mrs Lizzie Cary Daniel, Corresponding Secretary, i E. Franklin, St.. Richmond, Va. : S* A FIGHT WITH BURGLARS. k Brave Man in Grennville. Tex. Pais a Gang of Robbers to Flight Greenville, Tex, Jan 23.? At 4 Stock yesterday morning while Mr I T. Ward was parsing the First j Rational Bank bailding he alarmed Krglars w^o were at work inside, ?hey began shooting and Ward re ftrned the fire. Ward was shot in firee places, but not fatally. K The bank safe doors were blown to itoms and $10,000 in silver stacked fct the door of the building, but (1150,000 in gold and currency in the ?teel chest was not reached. The rob *bers were frightened away and only obtained about $1,000. They left all their tools, electric batteries, etc, be hind. L TO SURPRISE EVERYONE. \ * . j The Dt^pens^jry "Ross" Not Yet Named? Columbia'? Candidate*. I ' ?' ?i? '"? Governor Tillman has not yet an nounced the name of the Commission er provided for by the Evans Dis pensary act. U nder the provisions of the act the appointment has to be. made to-day, and yet no one, except ing Governor Tillman, has any idea as to who will secure the plum. It is stated that there are one or more candidates from every county in the State. Columbia has three would be Commissioners in the ?eld, and it is not known whether Mr N. W. i Brooker or Mr B. H. Griffin or ex | Trial Justice Perry is in the lead. Whoever gets the appointment will deserve his salary if he does the work properly. Gen. Forest's Widow Dead. Memphis, Tenn , Jan. 23 ? Mrs Mary Forrest, widow of Gen N. B. t Forrest, one of the famous com : manners of the Confederacy, died yesterday. Mr. Blaine ^>uite Feeble. Washington, Jan. 23. ? Mr Blaine is quite feeble, but I)r Johnson says j he does not consider him iu a critical condition. A' DEATH OF JUSTICE LAMAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. The Eminent Scholar and Distinguished Jurist Dies Saddenly While on a Visit to Friends in Macon. Macos, Ga., Jan. *23. ? Justice Lucius Quiutiis Cincinnati^ Lamar, of the Supreme Court of the United States, died here at 8.50 o'clock this evening. It is a terrible shock to the community. Death was sudden in the extreme, for although he had been ailing for 3ome time, Justice Lamar appeared to be gradually gaining in health. He came from Washington to Macon about a month ago, and has been visit ing at the residence of Mr \V. H. Virgin, in Yineville, a suburb of this city. This afternoon about 3 o'clock Jus tice Lamar took his overcoat, intend ing to go to the city, but was met at the door by a friend, Dr Llewellyn, with whom he returned to the sitting room. At that time, and during all the afternoon, he was in good spirits, and at dinner, at 6.50 this . evening, he seemed to have a good appettte. I)r Llewellyn lett the house about 8 o'clock, and a few minutes later Jus tice Lamar was seized with violent pains in the heart, aud he died at the hour mentioned, c. Bright's disease, with angina pecto ris, was the direct cause of Justice Lamar's death, and is given by the ; physicians as being the chief compli- ! cation in the case. Justice Lamar came into, the city ; this afternoon and called at the office I of Col R. E. Pardee, where he con versed pleasantly on several topics. He was accompanied by Dr Llewellyn on his return to the residence of W. j H. Virgin, who married Justice Lamar's daughter. The attack was very sever^whiie it lasted, and the physician, IS A. PI. Parker, who had been in attendance, arrived only a few minutes before the death. At this time Justice Lamar was unconscious and beyond medical aid. Restoratives were at once ad ministered, but were entirely without avail. He died with his head on Mr | Virgin's hands, and apparently with- j out pain, the spasm having passed off j at that time. It'* the Comet; That 'a "What. "Do you know where the comet has J gone?" asked one of our citizens, j "Well," he ccntinned, "I'll tell you j that, in my opinion, it hasn't gone anywhere. I think it i& here all ? about us. We are daily breathing : comet, sneezing comet and feeling j comet. We can t see it and probably ; don't smell it. but when the astrono- j mers lost it I think it was because we j ran into it, or it over us, before we knew it. This cold and unsettled j weather throughout the world must be j due to the presence in our path of a vapor that absorbs or intercepts the ; heat of the sun. You know some of j the savants of the skies said the comet j was onlv a vapor spread' throughout a mighty area of space, luminous by ab sorption reflection at a great disrance j from us, but invisible if about us, and j contained not enough solid matter to make a handful. I believe we are j taking a prolonged comet bath and I don't like it"? Atlanta Constitution. >"ewVpap?r Men Murdered by a Mob. Panama via Galveston, Jan. 23. j The artisans and laborers of Bogota united on Sunday in the streets* and j mobbed 'the offices of the newspapers , which recently have criticized them J severely. They destroyed the presses, | pied the type, killed five compositors , and mortally wounded two editors. ; The mob then tried to set lire to the | offices, but was held in check by the police until the National Guard could i be summoued. The militia a*id j police charged the rioters, and after a stubborn fight dispersed them. Several j rioters were severely wounded, and . many were arrested. The riots had no political significance. ' The Missing4Electoral Returns. Washington, Jan 23. ? When the ?. Senate adjourned to day the mess-en- I gers bearing the returns from five States had not arrived at the capital. i These States are Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Oregon and Wisconsin. The j Georgia messenger is, however, ex pected to reach the city before mid night, which will bring the missing returns down to four. The President will to-morrow notiiy the Secretary of State of the facts, and he will decide whether it will be necessary, in order :to comnly with the law, to send a special messenger to each of the de linquent States to procure the returns, j A Murder in Allendale I Allendale, January 22.? Last | night about 10 o'clock Bntton Daniels was decoyed out of his *JolJ3e ; and was shot and instantly killed by I Doc Henderson. The murderer fled, but was captured three miles from 'town. He has been committed to jail All parties are colored, lfce probable motive of the deed was Daniel's intimacy with Henderson s wife. Senator and Sir-. Colqnitt. Atlanta, G%, Jan. 25.? Senator ! Colquitt has fully recovered the power i of locomotion. Today he receded a partv of friends in his parlor. His | wife" has also fully recovered her I health. The Senator has engaged a private car to convey him to Wash I ington for the inauguration ceremonies. He will be in attendance upon the extra session of the Senate THE CONTEST IN KANSAS. ; Populists Continue to I'nseat Republican Representatives. Topeka, Jan. 23. ? Ihe Populist House this afternoon unseated II. K. Richter (Rep.) of Morris county, and seated \V. H. White, the Populist con testant. This makes eight contests | the Populist House has acted upon but only seven sea's gained, as Mitchell, of Reno county, who was given the seat of J. W. Dix (Rep.), ; refused to accept. The Senate elections committee has done nothing in the contest cases. Chair man Leader says that the Populists would not unseat any of the Republicans until additional evidence should be ob tained. The Republicans are watch ing the Populists, and the moment any Republican Senators are unseated the rBepablic*n House will retaliate by r unseating Populists. The senatorial contest looks like a ' free- for all race to-night. John Mar tin's boom especially suffered since Saturday. He is still the most promi nent candidate on the Populist side, but a feeling has sprung up that only a middle-of-the road Populist ought to be nominated. Mrs Lease and Mrs Diggs are mainly responsible for this. They have always been opposed to fusion, and they have worked among the Populists to good purpose. On the third ballot to-night the Republican caucus nominated United i States District Attorney J. W. Ady as i their candidate for Senator. DR M'GLYNN COMING SOUTH. The Gue?t of Bishop Moore, His Old Friend and College Mate. New York, Jan. 19. ? Bishop John Moore, of St Augustine, Fla, is in the city. He came to congratulate in person his old friend and- college mate, Dr McGlynn, upon his restoration, which the bishop did much to bring about, and to induce Dr McGlynn to accompany him on his return to j Florida and deliver a course of lect- , ures in the Cathedral of St Augustine. ! Dr McGlynn has accepted the in- j vitation, and will sail with Bishop j Moore for Savannah on Februarys.! He will discontinue the Cooper Union j Sunday evening lectures until after his return from Florida, and he will dev)te the interval before sailing to rest and to keeping je: vera 1 outside j lecture engagements. i Bishop Moore and Dr McGlynn j together will visit the Apostolic Dele- j gate, Archbishop Satolli, in Washing- 1 ton, on Saturday, and will remain over Sunday. Koyalists Conspiro. Paris, Jan. 17.? The government will soon strike a blow. It is reported | on excellent authority that there is i now ample evidence of a royalist conspiracy, and that arrests will be made at an early date. The conspiracy has been hatched in London and Madrid, and the Count of Paris, instead of' having been especially close in expenditures of late j for the royalist cause, has been j unusually lavish. He is not himself mana^inj; the details, and it is not desired that he should, but his leading representatives are moire active than ever. Royfiist iufluence and funds had much %o do with the recent activity in revolutionary circles in Paris, and it i3 reported that much of the applause of the extremist speakers at the Tivoli Vaux hall was furnished by paid royalist clacquers. The royalist plan appears to be to overwhelm the republic by some ' means, no matter what, and promote ! disorder, in the hope that the French people may turn to the Count of Paris ; or the Duke of Orleans for rescue or J protection. ^ In Honor of Haye s Memory. Washington, Jan. 1H. ? The ax- j ecutive mansion and all the govern ment buildings in this city were j draped in mourning today and iiags j are flying at half mast in honor of ex President Hayes The mourning will he maintained for thirty days, in ae- j cordance with the order of the Presi- j dent. Secretary Foster of the Treasury | Department today issued .111 order closing all the sub-treasuries and cus toms offices throughout the United j State on Friday, January 20, the day of the funeral of Mr Hayes' The Postmaster General issued the order j for the., closing of all p>stofficcs be- j tween 2 and o p. no. tomorrow, the ' hours of the funeral. >? A Great Congress of Editors. Chicago, Jan. 10.?' The special j committee of the National Editorial ; Association appointed by the general I committee last October to select a time and place for holding the next 1 ; annual meeting, met at the Tremont ! ; house in this city to-day, and decided j to hold its next meeting in Chicago, : from May ItJth to 20th ? the first ^ week to be devoted ur business of the association, election of officers, etc , and the second week to participation i in the World's Public Press Congress, which convenes on May 22. Twenty j two thousand invitations have been | sent out for the meeting. A Crush at the Inauguration. Washington. Jan. 10. ? The com mittee on public eomfurfc, ot which Mr M. I. Weller is chairman, are re ceiving so many applications for quarters from all parts of 'the country that it is evident the crowd at th& inauguration of President Cleveland ; is going to be immense. AT THE CAPITAL. WHAT LAZaRUS SAYS ABOUT HIS CHANCES FOR CRUMBS. I It is Certain From What the Senator Himself I \ Says That Cleveland lias Qhpturett Irby, | ami t lie Latter Would Have us Believe That t lie Capture was Mutual? There is no Doubt That the - l'n-r-ident-Elect- was Very x Guarded in his State ments. j Washington, January 18. ? Sena | tor Irby has returned from * his pil grimage to New York, lie saw Mr | Cleveland, talked with him an haur anil was completely charmed by his j magnificent presence. As has been 1 stated in these dispatches Senator | Irby went over to New York for the I purpose of conferring with Mr Cleve | land. The interview was arranged i through the kind ofHces of Senator | Vilas Before leaving for New York Irby invited Representative McLau riu, the late Capt Stackhouse's succes j sor, to accompauy him. They left here on Saturday night, arriving in mf O 7 O New York Sunday morning. Sunday was passed in an appropriate manner, r according to the usual Congressional ! custom. On Monday morning Senator Irby" began to realize that h?s "wool hat"' J rendered him quite conspicuous on I Broadway and 5th avenue, while : mingling with the Four Hundred, so he went iuto the nearest hat store and. purchased a high silk hat. ? The Sen ator telta me it is a beauty. On Mon day Mr Cleveland was in the city, but he spent the day at his private resi ; dence, so he did not come down-town I to see political visitors. ' On Tuesday ; morning Senator Irby, wearing his new silk ha? admiring a neat cane and feeling {^slight nervousness at the thought of meeting Cleveland for the first time, sauntered leisureH: down Broadway to the Mills building. Upon his arrsval he and Mr McLau rin sent their cards into Mr Cleve land. Immediately word came back that Mr Cleveland would be pleased to see the gentlemen from South Caro lina. They were shown into the private office of Mr Cleveland. Sena tor Irby and Representative McLau riu were introduced by Sen ator Vilas, who was present Instead of withdrawing, Sena tor Vilas remained during the inter view, but was not a participant jn the conversation that followed. Senator Irby, in speaking of the interview today, said: "You may say that I called upon Mr Cleveland with Mr McLaurin and we were received with great cordiality. We discussed the siturtion in South Carolina fully an hour. I am convinced that Mr Cleveland is going to make a great President. I was impressed by what he said, that his attitude toward the organized Democracy of South Caro lina will be one of harmony, with a desire to make his -Administration a success. I do not believe, judging from what he said, that he intends to try and destroy the party. He is too big a man to wish to punigji the organized Democracy in our State be cause some of us honestly differed with him on certain subjects You may sav that I was delighted with him, and I regard him as the greatest man in the Democratic party to-day." This was as much as the Senator would say about his interview. The tact that Messrs Vilas and McLaurin were present indicates that each man wanted a witness of what occurred for future references. There is considerable speculation among South Carolinians concerning ? Senator I rby's visit to New York. By j some it is claimed that Mr Cleveland j invited him to come and talk with J him, while others intimate that Sena tor Irby requested Senator Vilas to arrange the interview. ? Cor. News and Courier. CARLISLE'S COURAGE. Tlic Kentucky Statesman Remains as Dnmb j as an Oyster. Washington, Jan. 17. ? When ap- j proached upon the subject of his resig- ! nation from the Senate, Mr Carlisle j positively refused to talk, and will j neither deny nor confirm the many rumors concerning him, the latest of > which is that he will send his resigna- \ tion to the Governor of Kentucky to night, to take effect on the 4th of February next. A friend who is as < close to Mr Carlisle as any man in j the city is authority for the statement j that the public will only know of the 1 resignation of the Senator when it is ; given out by the Governor of Ken tucky, to whom it would properly be addressed. Carlisle does not think it would be proper for him to discuss the matter in the public -prints, and for this reason, even when he shall have de- j termined upon his course, he will say nothing about it. It is not known positively that Mr Carlisle has not made up his mind whether he will resign at all or not. lie has not yet said that he would ac cept the treasury portfolio, and his conclusion in that direction must be precedent to his resignation from the Senate. When he shall have fixed upon his future, Mr Carlisle will only traosmit his determination to the authority in Kentucky, who will have the appointment of his successor. Meanwhile he maintains a silence that cannot be moved either by newspaper rumors or earnest entreaty. f . LjFkewood, X. J., ^an. 17. ? Sen ator Carlisle, it is said here to-night, will spend Saturday and Sunday with Mr Cleveland. SHERIFF NANCE MAKES A MISTAKE. ___ He Attaches Txvo Trains of a Railroud which is in the Haoijte ot a Receiver. Charleston, S Jan. 23.? In the United Statjts C^irt to-day Judge Simonton, on Tfltftion of Joseph H. ; Ganahl, counsel for H. M. Comer, re i ceiver of the Central Railroad of Georgia, issued an order requiring Sheriff Nance, of Abbeville county, to { show cause why he should not be com mitted for contempt; and also an order ; forbidding him from interfering with the property of the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railroad, which is leased aud operated by the Georgia Central, or arresting or interfering with its conductors or trainmen. The suit grows out of the arrest at 1 Greenwood on Saturday last, by Sheriff N&nce, ot . two trains of the Port Royal road for taxes due State and county. The trains escaped from the sheriff, who threatened to arrest the first train that passed Greenwood to-day. Notice of the order of court was telegraphed to Nance. ? ' ' * " * o | SILVER PURCHASE REPEAL Important Action of the Senate Finance Committee. Washington, Jan. .17. ? Perhaps the most important meeting of the finance committee of the Senate held during this Congress was that of this moruiiig, which resulted in the de cision to favorably report the Sher man bill to repeal the purchase of silver. Subsequently, Mr Sherman reported the bill, and it was placed on the calendar. The meeting was largely attended, every member being present but Mr Jones, who is absent in Europe, and Mr Vance, who is ill. The committee was m session for an hour and a half, and while the majority were-in favor of the action taken, vigorous opposi tion was manifested by Harris and v Voorhees. Those who voted to report the bill favorably were Morrill, Sherman, Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock, McPherson and Carlisle. Voorbees and Harri? entered their emphatic protests against the proposed action of the committee, aud would have been joined by Sena tors Jones and Yauce had they been present. The meeting is said to have been "interesting," this probably referring to tlie speechesnnade by Harris and Voorhees, both of whom have a fashion of speaking their minds and using the very plainest sort of eng-~ lish in so doing.. They were out-voted, however, and the discussion will now be transferred to. the floor of the Sen ate. The bill reported is that introduced by Sherman during last session, and" simply ^provides that on and after January 1, 1894, so much of the'acr of July 14, 1890, as provides for the purchase of silver bullion to the ag gregate of 4,500,000 ounces a month, and the issuance of Treasury notes in payment therefor, shall be "repealed. The section of bill reported by Mr Morrill March 1, 1892, providing that national banks shall be entitled to receive circulating notes to the i amount of the par value of the United | States bonds deposited by them, was added to the bill as reported. ' Teller and Voorhees do not believe the bill can pass, and Voorhees is credited with' saying that not ten Democratic Senators will vote for it. THE hIVAL KANSAS HOUSES ' Continue in Session -Side by Side? No ! Chance in the Situation. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 18. ? Fifteen Republicans, one Populist and one j Democrat Senator met in joint session H with the Republican House this morn ing to ballot for State printer. The Republicans voted for George W. Crane, but as no candidate could re ! ceive a constitutional majority, there was i.o election, and the session ad journed. The rival houses met together as usual this morning, and their pro- j ceedings were not marked with excite- j ment, and on the Republican side i there was no interest whatever. A j large number of bills and resolutions were introduced on both sides. The Populists made a start which, if car ried to a conclusion, will land the solution op the complications in the Supreme Court. It is a bill to appro- j priate $50,000 for the World's Fair. | The Populists offer the World's Fair ! bill because it is a popular measure, ' and they hope to placa the reeponsi- j fyilifcy of defeating it upon the Repub- j licans if itl^e attacked in the Supreme Court. ? ? ' -v Populist election committee has re ported, unseating Balinger, of Caffey county, and giving the seat to Rite. ! i This' is the famous tie case. Topeka, Jan. 18. ? The Populists j have finally decided to submit the ; question of the legality of the Popu i list house organization to the Supreme Court. They begin to see that the question will land there anyway, and ! they are in a hurray to have it done, j | To this end, the Senate to-day passed | and sent to the House the legislative appropriation bill. The House will ; poss it and the Governor will sign it. i Then the Republicans will enjoin the , Treasurer from making any payments under it, on the ground that the bill \ was not passed by a legally constitut- | ed house. Thus the matter will finally get into court. Subscribe for The Chronicle, only j ? SI. 50 per annum. THE STATE DEBT. 4 HOW IT IS TO REFUNDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. A Novel Way Of Paying Bin Commissions? A Baltimore Trust Company t<5 Haurile the Bonds ? A Colntract for a ?2, 000,000 Batcliu ? It looks as if the Administration is going to relunc^tii&iSfate debt at pur, and pay indirectly in commissions about $130,000 for the handling of the bonds. The contract has not been duly signed, but the outlook is that iu a few days toe papers arranging tor the disposition of at least $2,000,000 i of the bonds will be ratified. The prospective purchasers, known as the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Com pany, will very pdobably handle the entire issue ou the terms that are now being arranged. Here1! is how the bonds are to be handled: The Baltimore True^ and Guarautee Company is to take two million dol lars worth of the bonds as a starter, and the inducement offered to handle the Site's bonds is the amount of a semi* annual interest ou the stock. The bonds are not issued until July 1, 189& and as a consideration for the trusl company it is to be allowed the interest on the bonds from January 1, 1893, to July 1, 1893. The orignal intention was to 6tart the interest frtiro the 1st of July, but Governor Tillman found that some, sort of; commission had to be paid for handling the bonds, if they were to be purch&?<H>t par. / Governor Tillman thinks that the Baltimore syndicate will take the en tire issue of the new 4i per cent, bonds on the terms of the pending contract The main features of the ^contract have been fully agreed to, and as soon asm few other details are settled the final papers will be signed. At present the contract is not abso ute. i There seemed to be some doubt as to the construction of certain parts of the law, and especially whether the Governor, and State Treasure! h&d the right to agree to pay the six months interest between January 1, 1893 and July 1, 1893, as a bonus for handling the State bonds. A case was %iade up between the State and the Baltimore syndicate, to test the right to allow this interest, and the Supreme Court has decided that it ^ould be done. | \ The action was brought in the shape ofin injunction to restrain the Gover nor and State Treasurer from enter ing into such a contract. V. The Courts Opinion. ThiKSupreme Court decided that the contract was not in excess of the power gjiven the defendants, and dis- ( missed the application for _an tion. fudges- MeGowan- and Pope signed the majority opinion and Chief Justice Mclver dissented. The formal opinions will be filed later. There is about SI 00,000 worth of new 4 per cent, bonds held, which are exchangeable for the 4^ percent, to be issued, which are not included in the negotiations with the Baltimore syndi cate. ? The State. A HORRIBLE HANGING. Murderer McEwan's Head Nearly Torn from hi* Body. Glasgow,, Jan. 18. ? A horrible scene occurred to day at the execu tion of Wm. McEwan for the murder of the woman at West Pollokshiel. McEwan, after committing the crime, attempted to commit suicide by cut ting his throat. It was thought he j would die from the effects of his j wound, but the doctors succeeded in j saving him for the gallows, although j his neck was left in a very weak I condition. v The condemned man was given a j drop of seven feet. He walked with out apparent fear to the gallows, and the rope was adjusted. When the bolt wr- drawn an awful spectacle j wa.- - ' sed, which caused even the ! exp d prison officials to turn pal . :;e man's head was nearly torn oii? the blood gushed out over his body and the gallows. Death was instantaneous. Much indignation is expressed against the authorities for not having taken precautions against such an oc currence. Hayes a Friend of the South. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Jan. A meeting of representative Southern people residing in this city - was held to day to take action concerning the death of ex-President Hayes. The officers of the meeting and the com mittee '"on resolutions were ex Con federate soldiers. An address was de livered by Judge I). M. Key, who was Postmaster General in President Hayes's cabinet. Strong resolutions were adopted, in behalf <>f all South ern people of the city, referring to ex President Hayes as the best friend of the South who was ever in the presi dential chair. A Young Lady Killed by a Train. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 17. ? The body of Miss Eliza McDonald, a teacher in the State Female College at Greensboro, was found yesterday evening on the track of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad. She was evidently crushed to death by being run over by a train. Miss Mc Donald was a highly estimable young lady and had a large circle of friends. THE CRIME OF BEING A YOUNG MAN. How the Late Senator Krnna got hia Start in P*U>lic Life. In 1 87 (> Mr Kenna was a candidate for Congress, but was seriously .op posed by general public opinion on account ot his youth, being then only in his 29th year. Undaunted, Mr Kenna forthwith advertised a series of public meetings, the first at Charles ton, where several of those who had sigued a paper opposing his nominsr tion were present. . A great crowd at- ; tended, curious to know how the mat- \ ter would be treated. Mr Kenna be gan. He referred to the politics of the day, though earnestly, yet with moderation; and on went his speech, ?clear, deep current. Then came men tion of the signers. He spoke kindly of them; their characters stood high, their sincerity he never doubted, but could not other than regret ^their failure to recognize how safe would be the public interests in his hinds. An injury that would ensue to hitoaelf from the act of the signers grieved him. It was th^ fact that thereby he had been proclaimed abroad and pre judged, as unable to command confi dence or suppott at home. N{>w, it being evident the people were with him, under this inspiration, he tljus concluded: : "I have no word of ankindneas, my fellow citizens, for any of these dis tinguished men. But you will pardon me when I say that if I could ex change places with any one of itbfem; if I could stand a matured, successful, established man in all that the terms, imply and look upon a boy left in an orphanage at 8 years; if I could jwatch the pathway of his childhood, with the obstructions confronting it, and witness his struggles, his hardships, his labors, and his prayers; if 1 1 could see him marching on through adversi ty, until kinder stars setim to shine upon him, and he was akxkit to attain, through trial and vicissitude, a posi tion of honor to himself and of useful ness to his fellow men, before I would sign a paper whose only effect would be to break down and ruin that young1 man, I would be carried to one of your lonely hillsides and there laid to rest forever." He was nominated and taken bold ly by his followers to the plktform. At the same moment the motion pre vailed which made the nomination unanimous. His electiota followed by a splendid majority, and he entered the House of Representatives at the extra session October J -1877, the youngest man in thay distifiguihed assembly. ? The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. DEATH AT A CROSSING. Eight of a .Sleighing Party Killed and .?.jy^een-Injnred. Providence, R~^7^TaiL 1 W.1? JC?** dreadful accident occurred at a cross iDg near Lonsdale, on the Providence and Worcester railroad, at 1.30 this morning. A sleighing party Pawtucket returning from a dance and supper at Woonsocket were struck by the locomotive of a freight train. Eight persons were instantly killed and sixteen injured. Of the injured it is feared eight or ten will die. The following is a revised list of the killed: Daniel $. Richardson, Robert Cook, Sarah Ann Draper, Mary Ann Fawcette, William Henry C. Draper, Annie Wilsoa, Mary Hamilton, and Annie Sullivan, who died at the hospital to-day. The injured are: Mrs Joseph Riley, collar bone broken; Ada Young, right leg broken; Joseph H. Mc K night, scalp wounded; Florence McGowan, slight scratches and in juries; Mary McGowan, slight in juries and scratches; William Braith waite, ribs broken; Thomas Wilson, collar bone broken and bad injuries to the back; Fanny Smith, bad scalp wound, compound fracture of lower jaw and fractfrre of nose. ^ Nebraska Republicans Score One. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 10.? The Re publicans won the first move in the Senatorial game to-day. by defeating the amendment providing that the Populist speaker preside at the joint S session. This was accomplished byjt the aid of three Democrats. Thidr allows Majors, the Republican li ej* ' tenant governor, to preside, and^the Republicans arc jubilant Th^jial loting begins to-morrow. ^dBfeither party will present cauctjl' nominees until the strength of eauif of the forty three avowet} candidates is made known by balloting. To-night the Republican tide seems to be setting in toward John M. Thurston, general solicitor of the Union Pacific railroad. John Powers seems to be a favorite with the Populi?t>,-but the Democrats oppose him, and the two parties must act together in order to 'defeat the Republicans. North Dakota Nomination*. /St. Paui., Jan. 1(5. ? A special from ?? Bismarck. X. 1)., says William Roach was nominated for United States Senator by the Democratic caucus to night aud Walter M. Muir -by the Populists. The Republicans will probably caucus Tuesday night. The Port ICoyal Naval Stat ion. Washington, .Jan. 17. ? The House naval committee to-day ordered a fav orable report to be made on the bill providing for. the purchase of addi tional hind adjoining the naval sta tion at Port Royal, S. C., the cost not to exceed $ 1