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BIG DAY AT UREEHWOOD. ^ SIX THOUSAND PERSONS INATTEN DANCE. Sixth S. C. CavaJrr Ktauum? 'iJortton Make* a Patriotic Ad?lre?s ? Batl?r Callcl for and Cheered. Greenwood, S. C, JufyNs4. ? Un der the Greenwood tree the oj& vetr raos of the Sixth Kegiment,South Caro lina Cavalry, today fraternized and listened to * inspiriting counsel from well known orators, ex-brothwrs in arms. From town and city, from field and tarro, from hill and valley, they came ? the high and the lowly, the halt, the lame and the blind, sad remnants of horrent war ? to meet once more, the men with whom they had stood side by aide through the tempestuous bat tles, until tie thoroughfares of the little town wtre packed and jammed with the 6,0$) or 7,000 persons that gathered here on this 117th aoniver sary of American freedom. Ah, there is still magic in the mem ory of thos#? days when these heroes ? some of them unknePd, unconffined unknown? rbared their breasts in de fense of Jtheir cause. The Confeder acy is still a name to conjure with, though not to arouse. It needed but tfeg announcement that they were to see each other again and to hear some of their old leaders address them to bring them trooping to the scene ? these warriors of more than Spartan courage and Swiss heroism. Over 1,500 veterans of the Sixth Catfilry ami nearly three times as many other visitors helped make up the human tout ensemble of the occa sion. The feature of the day was the ad dress of Gen. J. B. Gordon, the gal lant Georgian who is so near the hearts of South Carolinians. * En pas sant he referred to the differences among the people of South Caroilna, and he urged them to cease all faction al dlwentions lest in the general dis turbance they lose possession of their birthright Tbe peo^Se of Greeowood poured forth wholesale hospitality, and it ap peared to be the chief end of the peo ple to see that their guests were enter , tained. With all their endeavors, however, the crowd was by far too large to be comfortably handled. The companies that were present in uniform were as follows: Capers Light Infantry, Edgefield, Capt J. H. Till man; Maxwell Guards, Greenville, Capt Evans; Abbeville Rifles, Abbe \ville, Capt Perrin; Electric City Ca dets, Augusta, Capt Bmon. Tbe battle flags of the Seventh and Twenty-fourth Regiments were carried in tbe procession*. The Sixth. South Carolina Cavalry, under whose auspices the reunion was -n held today, was drawn from the fol lowing counties: Greenville, Laurens, Anderson, Abbeville, Edgefield, Charleston, Darlington and Chester field. Its commander was Col Hugh K. Aiken, of Charleston. It wa3 at times under orders of Gen M. C. But ler. Among those who occupied seats on tKe stand were: Gen. Gordon, Gen. Sutler, Col. V. E. McBee, Col. James Armstrong, of Charleston; Col James A. Hoyt, Greenville; Representative \ eldell, Edgefild; Q>1 L. P. Miller, Newberry; Gen. H. D. Capers, Char leston; Capt U. R. Brooks, Columbia; Col M. P. Carroll, of Augusta; Col J- H. Mauldin^GreenvUIfi; Col R. G Lamar," Capt. J. D. ^ Brown, Capt John Guignard, Capt A. P.: Brown, Col A. D. Goodwin, Capt John Bfcua- 1 kett, Col F. W. McMaster, Col Wm. Wallace, Colombia; Col Geo John stone, Newberry, and others. Chairman T. F. Riley, of Green wood, opened- the exercises by intro duing- the Rev Dr W. M. Grier, of Due West, who offered a fervent prayer. Mr Riley then made a tew preliminary remarks appropriate to the occasion and introduced GBNERAL X. C. BUTLER. y \ "? -v This announcement evoked hearty and prolonged (?Segxmg from tbe im vmense crowd and it.^ several min utes before the General, mounted on a chair, could be heard. I have been commissioned, said he, ? to express to you the profound thanks and gratitude which that old regiment, the 6th Son-th Carolina Cavalry, en tertain for this hospitable, generous and kind welcome on the part of the people of Greenwood. Most of us have passed the meridian which di vides the line between youth and old age, and the decent to the grave now will be accelerated by time, and in a very few years more none will be left to represent that noble band of soldiers, and I feel authorized to state that this incident is the most gratifying of our civic life, and our hearts go out to you, my friends, with gratitude and thanks and we wish to invoke upon you in return for this kindness ami liberality and i generosity God's choicest blessings. A It has been commissioned to me also to introduce to you that distinguished soldier and statesman who is to deliver the first address. We are happy and grateful for having with us as the first spokesman one of the most bril liant of the leaders of Lee's grand, immortal legion. [Applause.] No less Unowned in his civic virtues and civic honors and pursuits than he yas renowned as the gallant: dashing, bril liant leader of a division in the Army of Northern Virginia. [Applause.] Gen. Ba^f spoke in eloquent lan- i gu&gf^0fthe cavalry, and humorously ! that they were not altogether "^buttermilk r^pgers. I commend, said he, to mylftend as gallant a band of soldiers as ever tired a carbine or drew a sabre. It was my distinguished honor to command it, and I can say that truer, mors devoted, patriotic and gal lant soldiers never went into any war. Gen Butler in " introducing Gen Gordon called for ''three rousing cheers ? real old Rebel yells, comrades and fellow-citizens." CHEERING FOR GORDON. The response that followed was of mighty volume. Theyelkin rang so that it' seemed as ifSTaouaand demons had hold of tbe bell cord. It was an ear- splitting, blood-freezing yell like 4"' t < ** that before which men trembled in the long years ago. When the din ceased j the ! - - ? n GRAKD OLD GEORGIAN stepped to the front, mounted a chair, and began his speech, which lasted forty minutes. It was a worthy effort, full of fire, fall of vim, fall of elo quence, fall of the warning of an un clouded vision, pregnant with the teachings of a great heart Gen. Gordon began by expressing his thanks and appreciation of the re ception accorded by his Confederate comrades, and Confederate sisters o i South Carolina. In response to this generous reception, he would say that he would ever strive by vote and voice to promote and defend the wel fare and rights of this glorious peo ple. He said he had no prepared speech or selected subject He was here at South Carolina's bidding to greet his old comrades, and on this birthday of a people's independence, to counsel with them in the interest of that peo ple's welfare and liberties; to recall certain memories of the past, as incen tives to certain duties far the future; to invoke the. recollections of former struggles for the dead Confederacy as an inspiration for future services to the living republics. The General then developed the thought that with the old comrades memories and duties should be correl ative terms; that war memories ought to beget higher conceptions of the duties of peace; that the bravest and truest soldiers ought and as a rule, would be the truest and best citizens. He then analyzed some of these da ties and laid down as a foundation principle that next to our auty as Christian to God . and ,the | church comes our " duty as citizens to the country and its institu tions. It was important to understand ful ly the meaning of the words, "Our country aud its institutions." Did you ever consider what is involved in the momentous words, govern ment, country, liberty? Take the word government Tbe great Sidney declared that human government was the greatest earthly concern of man, and Sidney was right. There was do property, no right, no home, no life, no station, lofty or low ly, which was not in some way or to some extent touched and affected by government ? by the laws and policies. Lands, homes, railroads, schools and churches made up but a part of our country. He spoke of how dear were the lands on which our fathers dwelt ? marred, perhaps, with ruins, or glorified with the graves of mar tyred dead, bat, he said, these lands are but a part of our country. He spoke of the railroads, of their great value to the country, their civi lizing influence, and of the import ance of affording them the propec pro taction. He made an extended refer ence to the manner in which we cher ish our schools and churches, training the intellect and life for earth and time, and the heart and spirit for heaven and eternity. Yet, he de clared, these do not constitute our country. Indeed, all combined, lands, homes, railroads, schools, churches, are but a part, and not the most im portant part of our country. By far the greatest part of our country comprise the men and women who inhabit and dominate it, who make its laws, shape its politics and decree its destinies. He next took the word '^Liberty." ! How men love it and have always loved it and fought for it! How prayers have ascended to heaven lor it and earth been drenched with blood r for it. Yet you cannot plant liberty in your soil, nor cultivate H on your lands, nor paint it on the walls of your home, nor perpetuate it in brass, nor chisel it in marble, nor decree it in statutes. ; - ' If liberty lives at all it must live in the hearts an3" lives and service of the men and women of a country. He therefore repeated that by far the^most important part of our coun try consists of the people who till its soil, build its homes, its railroads, de velop its resources and "elevate its civi lization, make its laws and preserve its liberties. r Gen Gordon then in a beautiful way spoke of the consequent duty of the citizen, the soldier, the statesman and patriot to do all in their power to elevate and ennoble the character of a people. He said this was especially true of the South, because in the great contest of the sixties we had been the loosing section; that it was a sad truth but a a truth which every thoughtful man must recognize, that the advantages are always greater to the victors, in the estimation of mankind than they really are when measured by the in fallible judgment of God or the un biased opinion of posterity; that in the average estimation of men victory vindicates, while defeat dooms to detraction and misrepresentation. Hence the, preservation of our characters, of- our manhood and wo manhood, becomes a matter to us of the South of overshadowing impost t&rce. The General then asked, how are we to preserve our manhood and sus tain and strengthen Southern charac ter? In his analysis of this question Gen. Gordon showed that self-respect was the foundation of all character, and that it was essential that the self-re spect of the people, and especially of the young, should be sustained and developed, and he showed how this was to be done, by stimulating a just and honorable pride in the past his tory and achievements of this people. The great question I want to^ub mit to you is, what is to be doiSe to preserve the manhood and woman hood of our country? the spirit of '93. Gen. Oordon was interrupted as he was about to elucidate this idea, bv a twitching of the throat, and he said that he wanted somebody to get him something with a little suger in it ? "lots of sugar and a little whiskey." In these dispensary days it might j have been supposed that such a thing as obtaining a little whiskey on the ! spur of the moment for an emergency was as impossibility, but the unini tiated would havehad this idea d?> pel led in the twiokling of an eye, on this historic occasion today. ARMSTRONG TO THE RESCUE. A dozen responses were about to be made when Col. James Armstrong who is always the right man in the right place, came forward with "a little Jamaica ginger/' "Ladies and gentlemen, I drink to \ your health," replied Gen. Gordon, as he accepted CoL Armstrong's subeti- j tute. Thinking that be lingered too long and lovingly over this throat liniment, Col. Armstrong called "time" and the General had to relinguish. Col. Armstrong, sotto voice ? I hope it comes back. Alter this exhilarating incident Gen. Gordon resumed his speech. Speaking of the people of South Carolina he said they must remember, that they belonged to a race of men who in all ages had been chosen for leadership on this earth. Said he: The lion roams the forest, king of beast, because Jehovah made him king. The proud eagle mounts up ward on his mighty pinions to meet the rising sun and follow it in its flight, because God made him king of birds. And here all around you these mighty oaks, tall pines and towering poplars lift their crests to heaven, while round and beueath them grow thorns and thistles and briars on the same soil, warmed by the same sun, and yet they are the monarch of the forest. And so, I tell - you, God Almighty 1 has set his signet on the white man's brow. ^ He discussed the effect of different impressions made upon the young in moulding character and recalled the past history of the South fb demon strate the truth that there was abun dant material for sustaining the pride of self-respect of Southern youth. He was generous to other sections; but he claimed for the South leadership in civil and military areuas in all the antebellum period. He cited many facts to corroborate the statement ] When he came to the late war he declared that he did not share the opinions of those who felt that deserv ed praise of on? sections was necessary depreciation of thither section. He had no sympathy with any such dwarfed conception or such concep- 1 tions of bigotry. There was enough of courage and devotion and sacrifice on both sides to sustain the self-re specta of both sections. It was the Southern soldier upon whose shoulders rested the responsibi lity of leading the colonists through the wilderness for seven years to final and glorious triumph. It was a Southern pen that putin immortal words the great bill of rights which this day celebrates. It was a Southern brain from which was born that immortal instrument the constitution of this Republic of America? Is there not enough in all that to build up your self-respect? But there is a thousand -fold more. In New Orleans a Southern hand lifted the banner of American freedom and bore it to victory, i In the third war it r was a Southern soldier who went across the burning sands of Mexico and placed the stars and stripes on the gilded turrets of Mexico's capital. Down through the ages, down to the late unpleasantness, it was South ern brain, patriotism, devotion and statesmanship that guided the destiny of this great republic and left it with-N out a stain upon it record. Gen. Gordon paid a tribute to South Carolina for the noble way in which the people came together after the war to build up their waste places. Her people never deserted their State while she was nailed to the cruel cross of reconstruction. Are you going to drift apart now? Are you going to teach the lesson of blotting out the sun and the moon that the lesser stars may shine? /.Are you going to clip the eagle's /wing that the owl and the bat may the better soar? Are you going to cut down the cedars of Lebanon that the blackjacks may grow? Are you going, as the white race, to fritter away your strength in bitter ness and dissension and deprive yoocr selves of the power with which the Great Jehovah has commissioned you until inferior races shall lay hoW! 01 the helm of this great commonwealth? There were various negative ejacu lation? to these significant questions put by Gen. Gardon, and he finally Am I treading on dangerous ground my friends? (Voices? Say what you please.) J j Gen. Gordon ? I am not here as a partisan of any man or any set of men. I care not for men save as they are instruments in the hands of God for the liberty and progress and rights of the people. Solemnly and seriously, with all the respect which these uplifted hands of mine to Heaven in token of my sincerity, I warn you against these 1 divisions. j, My countrymen, you are treading on the very brink of an abyss which j is bottomless as to your future. Come back toget her stand to your brothers, ! stand to the State, bury these con-; temptible differences, which are un- ! worthy of a thought as compared with the interests of the State of South Car Molina. L?t brotherhood, harmony and. unity live; let the highest thought that ever wells up in your hearts be the controlling thought in you act ions. Come back to the old track of truth where you stood when you redeemed South Carahna from the foreign plun derer. Come back under the old flag i and rally around it and then when your -eyes shall be turned for the la3t time to look upon the blue, balmy skies, which a benignant God bend's above you, you ahall behold this gfcnoas commonwealth, your beloved South, Carolina, still erect, prosperous, proud,.' grand and free. Gen. Gordon's concluding sentence elicited great applause and numerous baskets of flowers were sent iia-Jiim by lady admirers. THEY WANTED BCTLEB. When the applause subsided there j 9 were loud calls for Gen. Butler wbo, however, introduced as the next gpeaker, Col. "Phill" Carroll, of Augusta. jv \ CoL Canoll made a very Wppy ad dress, full of humor and ?bquencer? As he concluded he urged the pap pie '<as long as you live you sbojiki see that Gen. Butler is sustained In every effort he makes. He has led you nobly in war and in peace," (Applause.) Col. Carrol said that the way m which these people had built up their places from the ashes of war proved that they were worthy of their sires and of Auglo-Saxonism. As the Irishman put it, the trouble with the South was that it was too full of ab sentees. Some desert was reserved for the last in the speech of Col. James Arm strong, the eloquent and witty Irish ex Confederate of Charleston His remarks were a concoction of infinite wit and genuine eloquence. Col. Armstrong mentioned the changes that have taken place iu tke appearance of the soldiers since the war. The cavalry have changed more than the infantry. The divisions of the Sixth Regi ment of cavalry remain inadvertent ly in the back grounds today. They "did not do this during the war. They were always at the front except when our army was retiring. He said that he admired the cav alry ? gay, gallant fellows: cheerfil under all circumstances; seldom eujoy ing a rest; active they were, faithful and fearless; charging superior forces of the enemy, cutting their way through columns of infantry, cannon, and, what we needed more, cattle ? fine Yankee beeves. He told of Hampton's cavalry going into the enemy's camp and taking 3,000 cattle which fed Lee's army. He mentioned an amusing incident of how a herd of cattle routed three infantry brigades wbo were sleeping after the battle af -Cedar Mountain. The soldiers fled, one man climbing a tree and remaining there until morning. The riext day he was very much riibd when Col. Armstrong asked him how did cows appear to a man up a tree. [Laughter.] Col. L. P. Milfet, the surviving ranking officer of the Sixth Regiment, S. C. V., closed the exercises by ten dering the thanks of the regiment to the people, after which Dr. Grier pronounced the benediction and the crowd dispersed. The survivors held a meeting in Bailey's Hall this evening, the pro eedings of which were of a social and business nature. Resolutions were adopted returning thanks^ to the citizens of Green wood and vicinity for the kind reception and generous hos pitality extended to the survivors on this memorable occasion. MURDERED HIS WIFE. ' Threw Iler Body Into tl?e Creek ami Fastened It Down. Bamberg, July 4. ? A horrible crime was unearthed in the lower part of this county today, in consequence of which? Paul Tison, a heretofore re spectable negro, came near being lynched by an iiadignant colored mob. According to Tison's own confes sion, he on last Wednesday bad a row with his wife, during which he struck I her#over the head with a loaded whip handle, which felled her to the ground. He was horrified to find that the lick ; had been fatal, and to cover up his crime, he dragged the body off to a creek in the swamp, threw her in, and drove a stake through her clothing and pinioned the body to the bottom of the creek, where it remained until found by a searching party today. Since the woman has been missed from her home the suspicious actions of the husband led many to believe that there had been foul play, and a searching party was organized, in which Tison was an enthusiastic leader, and by a carefully arranged plot he managed to lead the party to where the body was hidden. The coroner was sent fb*- and an in vestigation beguia, which lasted until Tison broke down and made the above confession. He Btated at first that he had slapped his wife in the face be cause she wouiid not work, and she fell in the cn?k and was drowned, and that not knowing what to do, he staked her dovm under the water. Subsequently, he confessed that he hit her with the loaded whip. Scores of negrces hadsgathered dur ing the inquest,; and for a while it looked as it Tisoif would bestrung up by a mob of his own race. They were, however, dissuaded from this, and Tison was hustle:! off to jail, to await trial for wife muirder. ? The State. AN ALABAMA OUTLAW. A Plurky Deputy KilTff HI in with Hue It shot. Mobile, July 5. ? Fincher, a des perado of Wheelerville, Mobile Coun ty, and an escaped life convict, was shot and killed near Wheelerville yesterday afternoon by Westby Thom as, the sheriffs deputy. Fincher was the terror of a bad settlement and had a string of misdeeds to answer for. One was an assault upon the daughter of Calvin Taylor of Wheel erville. Taylor ' brought charges against him, and pending the trial of the case Taylor was assassinated at his j supper table. The assault came, to trial and Fincher was sentenced to ten years. Meantime evidence has accumulated and he was brought to trial and convicted of the murder of Taylor. He was sentenced for life and was in prison but a short time when he escaped. Deputy Thomas- ha3 been watching for him near his old bfcme, and found him on horseback in the country road. He told him to hold up his hand but instead of doing so, Fincher attempted to draw his pistol. Thomas put eight buckshot imto his body. Finch er still attempted to defend himself and Thomas shot him the second time, producing death. The Cholera In France. Loxdon, July 5. ? The Lancet says there have been 704 deaths from chol era in the southern* part of -J2*ance since May, and during the past lour weeks 158 deaths from the same dis ease in Marselles, 14 in Cette and 51 in Toulon. FARLEY GOM)R IRBY! '.'THE CHAMPION LIAR OF THE STATE." JTS General Farley Scathingly Denounces Sena tor Irby and Exposes Some of His >3 Disreputable Underhand Work. ; The following reproduced from the Columbia Journal of Thursday last: Various articles in reference to po litics and the "blacklisting" which is going on have appeared in the news | papers of this rotate and my name has been frequently used in connection therewith, but I have paid very lfUle attention to them, regarding tbem as merely sensational, in most cases, or as the petty malice of designing parties who only wanted to createHfore bitter ness aud division in the "Reform" ranks, tpw^Jb I did not wish to con tribute. Later developments, however, have convinced me that there is a settled, malicious and determined purpose, on the part of certain parties, not only to blacklist but to misrepresent and malign me and others, which has found expression in such a way as to cause my friends to ask me the reason for it. The first intimation I had of it was in i the appearance of the following corres pondence in the Augusta Chronicle, signed "Craddock," which appeared immediately after the inaugural of President Cleveland and was copied by various papers in this 8tate: The leaders of the South Carolina Reform movement that assembled in \ r Washiugton during the inauguration seemed to have more important busi ness than sight-seeing. The rank aud file of the Reform movement in the State have, to all appearances.- been satisfied with the leadership of Till mau aud Irby, but not so with some of the lieutenants. One of the fc^tate officials annouueed to a supposed enemy of Governof* Tillman and Sena tor I rby that the following combination had been agreed upon Congressman Shell, who sigued the prepared inaui festo in 1890, and who, all at once, recently, became so disgusted with poli tics and politicians thaf he had him self interviewed announcing his retire ment from politics, is to be the Anti Tillman-ite! candidate for Governor, posing as a healing plaster between the two factions. Senator Butler is to be their candidate lor reelection. General Farley is to succeed Shell in Congress. Mr. Talbert is to have no opposition from the Conservative faction for Congress and is to receive the Conservative support. The posi tion of A-djutant General is said to have been offered Capt J. H. Tillman, but it is likely he will not accept." Later, an article appeared in the Laifrensville Herald, in which the charge is made that L attended a Don aldson caucus at Spartanburg, in which various parties mentioned as "traitors," reic., were "sharpening their Brutus daggers" for Ben Tillman, and like expressions. Now, I would have l>een content to let these things go by with out dignifying them by a denial, rely ing upon my record and character as a sufficient reputation with all in terested and well informed parties. I and many others saw the animus and purpose with which they were written, and oould easily tell the course from which they came, but later develop ments have convinced me that it is my duty to expose them. It may l>e as Fwell, however, while I am waiting to say in my own behalfy, as well as the others named, that there is not one particle of truth in the alleged "combination" said to have been agreed upon in Washington, and that the whole thing sprang from malice and the imagination of one who evidently aspires to be the "champion liar" of the State. This is not only a simple denial but a challenge to the real author of the "Craddock" article, who I shall name, to produce any credible evidence to support his statement If necessary I will appeal to all the parties named, to Butler, Shell, Tal bert and S. H. Tillman, as to whether there has ever been even a conversation for intimation or effort at such a scheme. Although it is a small mat ter, it may be well also to state, by way of showing how lies are man factured, that no Farley either pre viously knew of, was invited to or at tended the so-called Donaldson caucus, at which the "Brutus daggers" were sharpened. Indeed, I am yet to be informed whether the caucus of Alli ance-men at Spartanburg had ai>y political significance, and the first intimation that I attended it went from the Hon, Stanyarne Wilson to Colum bia, and latter the Laurensville Her ald, which possibly got its informa tion from the same source. The parties who attended Senator Donald son's Alliance caucus can easily tell who were expected, or iuvited to, or did attend the Donaldson caucus, ay I suppose they had a right to do, and also as to the object. This, however, is a matter of little impor tance. As the 'blacklisting" aud the "Craddock" article charging a politicial combination commenced in Washington, and has been followed up by various articles aud interviews in the paj>ers, charging conspiracy and al luding to various parties as "traitors." etc., to the "Reform" movements, thus causing great dissatisfaction, confusion aud suspicion, as well as | threatning contention and divisions iu our rauks4 it is of the greatest im portance to find out what is the cause of it, who is at the bottom of it or re j sponsible for it, and, in short, to j inquire who is the real author of j ??Cf-addock." I will state simply that I have the ! evidence, in writing, in my possesion I which shows, witfa^ other facts that I | am in possesion flf, that one Senator ! John I^aurens Manning Irby dictated the article to his private secretary and had it sent to The Chronicle un- ! der the name of "Craddock," the reg- ! ular correspondent, without his kowl- 1 edge and content, and that outrage would have been exposed (as it will be now) but for the peculiar circum stances and relations existing at that time. I stand ready t? give my au- j thority and evidence on denial or de- j mand. There is the "milk in the co- | coanut" and the cause of all of the I dissension and confu^on in our ranks. This great "political accident" and j "political misfortune," who represents the greatest mistake of the Reform i movement, 1? at the bottom of it all. No wonder that we bate discord and dirisbn in our ranks, when a United ] States Siuator descends to such dirty and disgraceful methods of injuring his former personal and political friends and allies, who have rendered far greater service t^an he, to the Reform Party. ^ow, the object and animus of Sen ator Irby is perfectly clear. After proving himseli a political failure in >\ ashington and realizing that his po litical hold and dictatorial power is about dead in South Carolina; after losing all his patronage and influence in Washington by his fool couree there, where he rashly declared, al though the State Chairman of the whole Democracy, that "he did not want any reconciliation among the Democrots of South Carolina; after, in short, making au ass of and subjecting himself to the scorn and ridicule of the whole country, he turns in his envy, malice and ?3isapix>intments upon Con gressman Shell to denounce him, and to blacken and ''blacklist" every man who, he thinks, cannot be made a tool of and will not submit to his dictation. Knowing that he has no real jwwer or influence of his own, he tries in ev ery way to drag Governor Tillman in to the quarrels, to attach hanself to nim like a Siamese twin, hoping to I save himself, and under the cry of [ "I he leadership of Tillman and Irby" ' to brand the rest, who do not approve of his foolish and unprincipled meth ods, as "traitoe" to the "Reform move ment, ' and as sharpening their "Bru tus daggers for Ben Tillman." His purpose is to bully and keep down every other politicial leader in South Carolina who belongs to the Re- | form party and will not do his bid- I ding, by using Goveuor Tillman's name aud influence in connection with his own, to create suspicion aud dis trust, aud then with his former cry of hate aud discord, to raise old Cain and keep hell brewing until he can [ get back into the Senate. The simple truth is that the "Re form movement" is a ]>ermaneut suc cess, aud iu uo danger, except from such men as Irby. Theonly "traitors" to it are those who would divert it from its true purpose and prostitute it to 1 their own base and ambition* aim and ends, and Governor Tillman will be safe if he will be true to the State, the Re form movement and to himself, and nia> well say: "Prom such friends and advisers as Senator Irby, good Lord deliver me." As for Congressman Shell, I know that he is trynig to do his duty to his (tod, his State, the people and the Re form movement, and the treatment he has received at the hands of Senator Irby makes the Insest ingratitude I have ever known, even among poli ticians. He found a frozen vij>er, took it to his bosom, warmed it into life and is now being repaid in denunciation and anonymous thrusts. I will not say anything of ingratitude to myself as to our former personal, and as I thought friendly, relations, for I have long since found that I would have to class all my connections with him as a part of my crimiual practice as a law yer, for which I am possibly being justly repaid. I only know so far as the Reform moment m concerned, that I was present at its conception aud birth under General M. W. Gary, in 1877 8 J); I stood sponsor at its christ ening in the March convention in 18U0, when Governor Tillman was nominated; and as one of its principal nurses an defenders, I have seen "it grow into strength, manhood and suc cess but now, if it is to be turned over to the tender mercies of such a step-fa ther as J. L. M. Irby, I am afraid that it is destined to defeat and un timely death. W hen Governor Till man first 8 tar ted his work as a new found leader of the movement he sought my aid and assistance. The whole State knows how I stood by his side in the hours and days of difficulty and danger.. He has had my cordial support and assistance in his adminis tration, and none but calm and dis passionate counsel, which could make no enemy and injure no cause. When I disagreed with him I have frankly and kindly said so, aud, as a member of his administration, I have kept si lent. So long as he is true to what I consider the best interests of the State and the reform movement, he is enti tled to the same consideration, because | there has never been the slightest dis turbance of our personal, official or politicial relations. I say this much in justice to him ami my myself, but I want it distinctly understood, bwth now and hereafler, if I am to support ' him or any other man it must be of my own free will because of the prin cipals he presents and lor the good of the State and not in obedience to the dragooning of any man or set of men I Such things may do for slaves cowards, ; but not for free men who call them selves Reformers. We did not fight for ten long years j to secure independence of thought and ; action and to free ourselves from an I autocratic ring in order to establish a j new one of a more dangerous and arbi- ' trary character. 1 want it understood j also that I will not follow or be gov i erned by such men as lrby. who, if allowed to have his way. would not only blacklist us all but drag the State into bloodshed and actual revolution. J in order to accomplish his selfish pur- j poses and to gratify his malice ami ] ambition. He represents, and personi : lies this idea, and j?olicy, while 1 do i not l>elieve that it is wise, statesman like or patriotic, much less Christian like, to try to continue, and to increase as he evidently desires, the preaent bitterness and discord in the Demo- I cratic party. It can only lead t<? dis- ! order, riot, bloodshed ami ruin. I am sorry that I feel compelled to j make this exposure, but I cannot and will not submit to the long continued private as well as anonymous abuse I and misrepresentation of this loud mouthed, vulgar-mannered, bully and braggart, who has^al ready disgraced us in Washington and is now bringing dis cord into our own ranks by playing the part of a dictator and a tyrant. He j has no good record and has done nothing for the State, party or the 1 Reform movement worthy of distinct- I ion. unless it l>e for strutting around Washington, as my old friend Cash would say, "like a big buck nigger on emancipation day," while he is trying to make our innocent and unsuspect ing people believe that the bray of a jackass is the roar of a lion; I am, very respectfully, H. L. Farley. - for Infants and Children.* ? THIRTY yrars' objuration ofjlastoria with the patrons ge of millions of persons, permit o? to speak of It without It is BwgniHitionably the best remedy for Infants sad Cklldrn the world has ever known. It is h armies*. Children lite it. It give* them health. It will save their lives. In it Mothers hare *omcthing which is absolutely safe and praotioally perfect as a ( ohild'i medicine. a C*?toria destroys Worms. % Castoria allays Feyerishness. f- Castoria prevents vomiting Soar Card* Castoria cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic, Castoria relieves Teething Tronbles. * Castoria cures Constipation and Flatulency. ?, Castoria neutralises the effects of carbonic acid gas or poisonons air. I Castoria do? not ountain morphine, opinm. or other narcotic property. Castoria assimilates the food, regnlates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. ^ Castoria is pnt np la one-size bottles only. Itis not sold in ibulh. Don't allow^any one tofrcll yon anything else on the pie* or promise that it is " jnst as good " and u will answer every purpose/* See that yon C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A. ^ The facsimile signature cf Children Cry Ibr Pitcher's Castoria. ?1 COW RACE TO THE FAIR. To si art from Tyler, Texas, iu t??r to be En Route. Galveston, Texas, June 30. ? A milch cow race will start from the town of Tyter, in Ka>tern Texas, I lie home of Governor Hogg and the abid ing place, of numerous other Texas statesmen. Clyde Seal>erg otters a purse of $">,000 for the winner and SI, (MM) for second place. All herds will be allowed to enter provided they are four years old or over. Applica tions will l>e received until July 13. Each i>erson on entering a cow for the race will be furnished a two wheeled gig, set of cow harness, one churn, one hundred pouHtls of meal, fifty pounds of bacon, ten pounds of coHee and cooking utensils, with which to prepare their food. Drivers will be allowed to consume all the milk ami butter thej desire for their own personal want/? en route. The cows are. to l>e driven twelve hours a day, allowing oue h<Mir for dinner, and churning is to \te permit ted while traveling or at stops. The cow arriving at the World's Fair first with not less than fifty pounds of but ter t*> her credit, made en route , will receive first money. The cow having the largest amount of butter to hf-r credit ami arriving within one week or less of the winner will receive second money. Drivers are not allowed to walk, but must ride in the gig provided for them. So far six entries have !>eeir made, and the start will l>e made from the Tyler pu^Jic square on July 2-r>, at 7 o'clock. rCEHTP.il CYCLE MFG. CO. INDIAtiAPOUS. I.VD. ) M A K Ki:S OF BENrHUR ^ .StlCYCLES FiiEliMATIC lirtE, - ? $100.00 GilSKIOK TIRE, ? - ? 75.00 ? RipansTabules. Ripans Tnluilcs ;:ro c ? > ; n - pOUIKkd fl'uSil a |'!i .i'iiptioll widelv used by : ntedi cal authorities and a;- pre sented in ;i l-p.ii i!u i i; be coming tiiC l.'.MlioIl CVcI'V where. Ripans Tabules net gently but promptly upon the liver, stomach and intestines; cure Jvspc-psia, habitual constipa tion, offensive Im eath and head ache. One tnbule taken at the tir^t symptom of indigestion, biliousness. dizziness, distress after eating, or depression of spirits, will surely and quickly remove the whole difficulty. RipansTabules may be od tained of nearest druggist. Ripans Tabules are easy to tiike, quick to net, and save many a doc tor's bill. * oui vnr im noma sixr omii. eSH/fLOWER SEEDS Varieties, FHiEE ? A nl' diwralltM OlFrr to n ? 0ld-t>Uklbk(4 aih! KrU Able l'?kll*kUc T?? I. a oil"' WiHip U * tam t? M<*, illuatn.br4 Hi? ttiw for IwiM* ant1 th* fimtU flrck. |t?<Wv?tr.lU>tf.**i*,po<M. IklW I fu>7 work, artWUc i #w<kw?k?? 1 fee* itf.-orilUn, full in li j g 11 ? i ]? i i n li iimIm rU^uclU. W. 1? Inti ? ?li?n tka rkarmtfitf WW hibi I >>4, MM homca wbm II ta ??< ukt. w? H> Um (uIIovIihc <-?*.<?* /</??; I'pcmrr ./-nit 1* (>?!? I? li/rcK *???/*. *? wJf mi The 1 ?*m' W?rM f" Thrw mmI U> *?ck nbrnlw ?? ?l I ?fer. ?ii Kru; ??? C?|. Ifftlea ?r Choir* KI*?rP ^ *a?<i?l NIK,*, la.lw.Bi* Cauai**. \ .IUIU. tT>ryaaalh?m?i*. 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