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CAMDEN, S. C i i ihiiiiih i? >??? i <ii f A Social arid Religious Feature of , tho Rural South, ~~~# ? ?? NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE NORTH /At Any Time, it?*t Kven in the South lis DlhllnoHvoOlmrnetprlstlcs Have i I'dMoil Awt?y( ? -f -4*^ [\\\ B. Davie in tlio Charleston (H. O. ) . ' Sunday News. ] ' fCONTINUKP FROM LAST WBBIi, J I -?*' On Friday morning at daylight, and each day thereafter, tho camp was roused l>y tho notes of a "buglo-horn," always provided for snob sorvioo and lUstily blown by aufonthusiastio expert, Vndor the direction of tho older himself. The same signal called to morning and ... evening mayor and to the various sor - vicos of tho day. Morning pray or in tho tonts at sunrise/ broakfast prayor JJM$ting at 10, preaching at 11, dinnor top?'. prayor meeting or "love feast" at if&nnd preaching again at "early candle was tho order of tho day. ^1 o'olook sorvico on Friday tho programmo of services aud rules pre pared for tho government ol the meot ? in?-W.oro generally annonncod by tho presiding older.- By these rules the display of jewelry orgoldon ornaments, of expensive dross, and of gallantry bo twooii tho soxos upon tho grounds woro strongly discouraged, and ono zealous 'older is romombored, who upon this Occasion doclarod that any unmarried lady who appeared on tho grounds, coming to or going from tho . "stand" - under male escort, would bo considered oither woiUi-inindod, n oripplS, or too 'old to walk without assistance, a deo ?laratiou wlifcn visibly abatod tho prao tico. TUB MISKTINO VNDKU WAV. ? By Friday night guests from ft dis tance hud bog un to arrive nnd tho "stand" wa# comfortably full. Tho proachors had boguu to warm up to their work, and rohgious interest toirft crease. Shoit, oftruoat sermons and long impa&Hioniid exhortations, with the singingof familiar hyms by tho en tiro congregation brought a few timid, ihulting poniton ts to the altar "to bo played for." Those were mot with voids of oncouragemont and wolcomo by tho ministers, und after fervont prayers con signed to the loving care of relatives i^id irionds. Tlmt night tho tents Worrell patronized. FrQm the anon|s quarters good-natured^badinage and stalo, but humorous jokos wore iiG'ard, until suppressed by the authori ty of soino sleepy old brother, while, jfrorn the ladies' tent notes of mippross. '?ed laughter indicuted that they, too, 'enjoved this singular broak in thoir ex bin stye and luxurious lives. j. Thiol I o'clock sermon on Saturday Svas 'delivered' "by the most "powerful ' jreaoho'v on tho ground, excepting, 'iporhaps, tho prosidiug elder, for whom BUilday was reserved to* a great ,congre fcat:on. And such preaching as it was! U'ho two Pierces, Capers, Marvin, Mc ,Tyree, Granbury und h host of othors, learned, devout, and suporbly gifted, .fSvero all Mothodist "circuit riders" in :this day, andf to ?j>e?k-,- -won their 'spurs in the pulpit, or around the altars *of country camp mootings. Profound 'attention und increased interest in the Bpiritunl side . of the feat marked this 'effort" und4]).o; revival woa well- under way foy the opening of the Saturday night sorvico. ' The grounds were full now?distant neighborhoods, and near by towns, had contributed their quota to tho swollfng multitude. They came ?ill carriages and rockaways, barouchs and buggios, in wagons and ui>on horse back, nnd not a few of the poorer whites upon foot, Rome for many weary miles, to - join in. the religious exercises, and {iluuntnoa, and to enjoy lor awhile at east tho rare privilege of being the guests of tho rich; livery respeotable whito was wolcomo to board and to bod as long as a foot of straw remained uu ocoupied, und both, like the Gospel, "without unking and without price. " THH^gtOIAii rKATUItn. ?I Haturday afternoon was do voted to so cial functions by the younnr peoplo. ''On hospitablo deeds iuttnV*s naa id j 'daughters, with chosen friends, Bought to nmko or renew acquaintances, wol coino guoata and arrange for the proper ^frnnTiTfiii'fortnblo alignment of Btrang era. Their relations and deportjneut wero nuch as might bo expeoted from a class whoso cardinal points in thy moral code wore honor .and courage among men, virtue and mo44sty in women well dressed, educafbd and refined, def erential and polite, warm- hear tea and cordial, yet self-respecting, they drift led .in happy throngs about the grounds, !amorry, thoughtless crowd, theprod ' ttdt "of a oivilizatlou and Government which can nover btkropeatod upon thM earth. Those gallant -mid handsome I jyun^hs were yet to forni the. flowef of I ?yl'I^ee'^NkooiniwabU infantry. " to ride ' (with Stuart and Hampton, \ntn Morgan I .? and Forrest, to work the gnns with Pel- | hum an<| McOregor, with $ re at bit and ]Pogram? to fight with lifagg ai Chicka mauga and die with Johnston at Shiioh, |and fl*ese gentle and beauteous maidens ?were. to becomo "the women of th? ; Confederacy, M who*e dainty hands as 4_y e? unusaa to - braid -ibetr~own fab command ot tho Utiuron was orougntto boar, that the harvest might bo increas ed. Impassioned oldquonco, suasion, pathos, illustration, tho inituonco of song and apnea! of relatives and friends, tho power, at pray 01^ tho eil'oot of oxain plo working upon the excited con 'soionoes, fears and hopes of tho peni tents, brought first conviction and then conversion, wolcomod by the glad shouts Of the ministry and of the zeal ous brothers and sisters, husbands and wivos, fathers and mothers of tho re deemed. It was a weird scene, and one not to be forgotten. In the pulpit and around tho altar the ministers, wrought to tho liiwhost pitch of exoitcmont, stood to exhort tho congregation to re pentance, or knelt in prayer beside tho weeping ponitcnts. lielatives and frionds jomod freely in tho pray ers for conversion of loved one's, or abandonod themsolves to ner vous ocstasy. ; which found vent in incoherent shoutB and hysteri cal tears and sobs. Hometimos thoso I manifestations to<t>k andthor form, and tho unfortunato soekers after rollgion found themselves in imminent danger of going, immodiitfoly io their reward undor tho blows of sum? oxoited and muBoular mother in Israel. Tho lights upon tho pulpit Were uei\allv protected by glass lanterns, while in the congre gation tho fiiokoring lxomo-niado can dles, froin thoir woodoji briu>ketB, "Bhed their soft radiance? and tallow, ?'pr headdress and shawl. " Nino, 10, 11 and3 finally 12 o'clock possod unheodod, while the oxoi torn exit grow and the auaidnee, from motives of.interost, sympathy or ouriosity, drow insensibly nearer and nearer to the eroAvded altar and,swavod with the rythmic cadence o? familiar Boner, joined heart and soul in tho sn ored concert. All were moved, young and old, gruvo and gay. Tho^Avho "cam? to noolV remained to prafBfand unnumbered themsands of thoso Avho havo diod in tho faith and othor thou sands who yet await tho summons, could dato their oonvorsion from such eoene as we have attempted to depiot. A stolen glanco at his ?watch fbiaJly ad monished tho presiding older of dutios on the morrow, and the service was brought to a close by prayer and bomu diotion. The -weary and .oxoited throng sought rest in tho friendly shelter of the tents;, lights were extinguished, aud Boon tho BifeL"oe of tlxe night was un broken save by ttyo occasional bray of a watch mulo in protost. against unaccus tomed quarters, or tlio howl of a lost and discontented dog. Sunday was par oxaollonco. -*? ^ a, * ! o'clock sermon on Sunday wan the event of tho mooting. Thissermon, by the presiding olclor (or Bishop, if ono happened to bo presout,) was looked forward to with oa^or anticipation and remembered with pleasure and pride by all good churcSimou. Tho entire altar epaoa was given up to tho women, ex cept the "amen ooruer, *' which was oc cupied by the oldest and most influen tial brethren. All tho remaining mnle$. and not a few of tho women, stood around tho sides of tho stand under um brellas,. or strolled off to the shelterjof the te&ts or trees, ranged thcmselvtWin eager and respectful rank#, f^e oldest and most pious in front, and "enjoyed the eXeroises fully as much as their white owners. On this important occasion as many as possible of tho -ministers were al lowed, to oflloiato, ono ^'lining out tho hymns," auothor leading in prayer, otliors joining in the exhortation, while all participated in the solemn and im gressive "communion service" soon to e administered, d TUB ffUNDAY DINNKll. These duties and the necessities of affording amplo time for tho important Sunday dinner, precluded any serious effort to repeat the .altar experiences of the preceding night, and at half-past 1 tho service closott and all went to din ner. Such a dinner as it .was, too. Many a weary hour of picket duty or prison life was whilcd away in uftor S?ars by the "Johnny JRobs" in tho . n tali zing Btory of their dinners. Tho barbaouea beefOr porii, kid or mutton, was cooked to a turn and soasoned to iruit the gods Tho baked turkey, fried ohioken was gorgeous. The biscuit ond "loaf" broad perfection. Tho pios and cakes, the cookies and tarts, the pre serves and jellies, tho pickles and jamB, "things of beauty a joy forever. " Superb ooffee, |homeinado wine and beer, and the. best of spring water, Bervod to wash down tho feast, while the older men found limo and place for a social glass of something "strongor" just before dinner, and a pipe immedi ately after. The Sunday morning prayer meeting was peculiarly import ant as a preparation for tho onsuiug night services, when tho groatost num ber of conversions woro ex pected, and the greatest nuiubor of accessions to the Church. This prayer meeting was devoted exclusively to the penitents of the niglit before, who had not yet "profossed ro ligion. " These ]>emtents had mean while been in the loving custody of friends, and had taken little part in tho social features of the day. Special and fervid prayer was offered for their, con version! ait the 3 o'clock services and frequently special secret prayer thore 'afteftinder the guidance of some zeal ous minister. Divided up into small classed, and accompanied by friendB, theae were.led .away from the- grounds to some" Blinded spot in the adjacent forest, where, hidden away from the orowdj nn.d. subjected to personal influ ence, they mfcht ~**w*?fctle with tue snirit" ana strife for the gift of i gift of praise. ?' *OJ N I'HOBATIOff.-^mm Tiio iii^bt service on Sunday was but jioJatfiJUfiiRedaadcHlftrgedco^y^ftkat of Saturday and lasted longer. JEvory nerve was strained and "tho l?*l ofler' I made to escape the toils" of sin and win ' httQuj fifn At its close the doors of the chnroh were thrown, open. and (if * JK*t&>4j?t c*mpj awtipg) the converts received as members upon "probation." These conyef ts bad the right to join the nearest Methodist: chufCh to their resi danea, and if faith>rf?&d #1111 desirous looo?tlaB? thelr^tonnectKm at the end af aiinoatEi wtra admitted to fall fel- , ? * J- - ? joiaJ diMantgnefdft leaving on that day. Sof- 1 viocs weifo perhaps conducted l?y i ho old- 1 or and local imstor tlnriiuf the day, in tho hopo of gathering m tho "after mathi" hut tho glory had departed frhiu luraol. By Tuesday inoru the onmp w*a? oinyjKV, aud that night the aorooch owla'cnmo hack to rooat in the doaeiiod tentH. The great crowd had departed whenco it camo, many rejoic ing in tho possesion of u now and hot ter life, many to rogrot lo?t or nog loot-, od opportunities for ropoutanco, and all with Oho momorv of a most dolightful oocas? >n and the ntraiua of saerod ninsio i inging- in their oavs for Week's nftorw ard. As to thb Funds Arising From Tax Claims. MUSTGOTO THE SINKING FUND Hioy Have tlio, Right to ull Sucli Monoy? It Does Not Go Into tho i Journal Stuto Treasury. ^%An important decision on a question aaN, to wlmt disposition shall loyally belnadoof money arising from prop erty sold for past duo tax olaiins. TIio Kinking"- Fund Commission bun con tended that tho money should bo turn ed into thom, while the Comptroller j. (ieneral has held that it should go into tho general treasury. Tho Attorney (ieneral deoides tlmt tho money mutt go to the Sinking Fund. ( CoJjDMhia, irtay 20, JIoh . \V,vJf. Timmcntuin, Ate rtfary Commissioner of t/w tiinkint/ Fund, ('olumO\qt i v. Draii Hih: I am in recoipt of your lottoroalling my attention to tho reso lution of tho Sinking Fund Conunis sion of May f>? 1897, an follows: "Upon motion, the Attorney General AVfts requested at his oarliouC conven ience to furnish the opinion whether it would bo lawful for any cpunt-y treas urers or county slier ills or their dopu tios to collect or receive tax.es, or costs ami penalties thereon when past duo or unpaid for twelve months whether tho name bo off or on the tax duplicates. Also, whether sucL receipts or collec tion by treasurer or sheriff of any county of tax claims against property when past due and unpaad for twelve months would discharge said proporty from tho State's lion for such taxos, attention being called to "An act in re lation to unpaid tax claims, approved March 20, 1890; also an aot to provide an additional remody for collection," approved 24th 1 December, 1892. The answer to . tho find inquiry i.-? found in tho act of 1890, enliitlod "An Act in relation to unpaid tax claims. ^Sco aots of 1890. pa^o 255.} l{y that aot it iB provided: That heroaf tor the coun ty .muditors and treasurers ? shall an nually, aud fully' JiUY.o & final battlement as to tax executions i8.su.odby said Iroas urors -within twelve month# after tho oxpiratiou of the tiino allowed by law for tho payment of taxes in any year. Section 2. That all unpuid tax ox oc lo tions with theshoriftV retuxnB endorsed tlioroon shall be by tho bounty treas urer filed and permanently kopt as a record in his office. And that all such tax executions and other tax claims" against property, whether on or off tho tax duplicates, when past due aud un paid for Wfclve months, shall become aBseU iliCbargo of the commissioners of the "sinking fund. Section 8. That for the purposes of realizing and collocting money from said assets, the Secretary of State, as agent of the ComniLHsioners of the Sinking Fund, against laoida and build ings and fixturos thereon, shall liavo the rights, powers and romedies for as certaining the amount due thereon and collocting the same as {provided in.au act entitled "An Act to jxrovide an ad ditional remody for tlie collection of taxos, costs aud ponalti<?s upon lands past duo and unpaid for eight months, approved December. 24th, 1892, and for ^^o purpose of colUwtiivg and realizing jjom said assets against personal prop erty tho Secretary of State, as agent aforesaid, shall have the rights, romo dies, powers and processes possessed -by the county treasurer and comptroller general for collecting taxes under "An Act entitled an aot in relation to for feited lands, delinqount land and col lection of taxes," approved December 24 th, 1887. From this it is cloar that tho tax claims when past due and unpaid for twolvo months, whether on or off tho tax duplicates, become aseots of tho State in ohargo of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. It is, theroforo,the duty of tho Commissioners of the Sink ing Fund, through the Secrotary of State, as their- agon t, to collect auoh assots and it would l>e unlawful for any treasurer or sheriff to oolloot any moneys in pursuance thereof. In response to your second inquiry. I would say that the question can only ?r fflO'A-heUsome officer commits an un lawful act. Tho presumption is that offieejrs will discharge their duty as provided by tmw. and until the odhtrary arises the question you submit la more ~ly speculative. However,? should say tliat if- an oftioer unlawfully collects money Jrom a tax payer, . whatever pro ifl to be taken should be takoh against tW offioer ami not tue ?*i woo innoo?aU.v pay? the money. J Ytiy respectfully yours, / WOXIiM JC, Bakbkh, Jl LOWNDES Mill. ? Sketch of the Life of the Now Sen ator From the 6th District, A SHINING LIGHT IN CONGRESS, \ Very llroad Man lit I*oUttos--Not Thonffht of as HoIhk n Member of Hither faction. ? . John Lowndes MoLaurln was born in Marlboro county, May Oth, 1800. Ilia father's nanio wan Philip H. MoT-inurin. Ilo was a lawyer of markod ability, but died at aft^arly ago, leaving tho sub ject of this uketobi Thomas and Mar garet. Thbmaa diod whon about JOHN Ij. M IiAUHIN. yonrs old and Margarot is now living in Marlboro county aa Mrs. Croaalund. Ilia mothorwas a daughter of Ool. T. O. Woathorly, who was prominoritin pub lic life boforo tho war. Ho was shoiill 1 of his county and reprosonted it in the General Assembly for many years. Whatever of political ability and taste that Mr. MoLaurin has is from this aide of tho houso, all of tho Weatherlya bo ing succcssful politicians. Mr. Mo Lauriu's father while ho was in politics ; was o looted at tho very early ago of 28 to tho Gonoral Assembly. JIo was just old enough to booligiblo. On this side of the house thoro was marked intolloo tuality and oulturo; whilo thoy were in polities, thoy did not caro as much for them aa for matters of an intolleotua! ob[hraoter. Mr. MoLiaurin's fathor was a lino speaker. His fathor died from illnoss contract ed from oxpoftlire in tho army in 1804. In 1807 his mother married Mr. Wil liam 8. Mowry, of Charleston, 8. (J. Mr. Vowry was a yery woaltliy gontlo man and tho family lived for sovoral years in Marlboro county and then moved in 1878 to Englewood, N. J., whoro Mr. Mowry has sinco that time been a rory Buccetfsful mombor of the cotton and atock exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Mowryf<and live halt brothers aud sisters are now living at thiff plaoo. All .Mr. MoLaurin's half brothors aro in bnsinoss in Now York city. In those early days the saliofcl system of .South Carolina was bo dofoctivo that "Johnnio and.Tommie'' were^iOnt up to tho Bethol 'Military academy near Warrenton, Va. . Tominio died while attending tho*> school pud John, the J new Senator of today, was then taken on to Englewood aud sent to school ther? until he was lfi years of ago. li<f whs then Bont to Swartmoro Col logo I near Philadelphia. A Quaker school didn't suit ardent South Carolina tem perament and after two yeai^ Colouol Woatherly, John's grandfather, con cluded that a military nohool and a dis ciplinarian liko Col. John P. Thomas wero neodod to propefjy train and holcB in chock tho promising young Caro linian. He ronmined under Ool. Thomas in his school at Charlotto, N. 0.4 until ho graduated in 1880. John was noted more as n baaeballiat and boxer than as a student, though his natural quickness and aptness onablod him to stand woll in his classes. He then wont to tho Univorsity of Virginia 1 and took tho law oourBe and in 1882 wont to Bennottsvillo and begau the praotico of law. Although Mr. MoLauriu up to this time luaf^iven very little attontion to tho realities of life and his future pros pects, having been a wayward youth at college insofar as respect for rides and ao on were concornoo, When he bogau tho practice of law ho decided to turn over a now loaf aud make a name for himself in his profession. Ho hung out his shingle. Soon an opportunity came along in the shape of casoa brought against thirty-two road i hands? known sinco m Xlio Hebron road casos. It was a- kirid^Of a foud in the county. Tho proaocution employed;, all the leading attorneys in tho county, including the prosoht assistant attornoy general of South Carolina, ex-Judgo Townsoud, Mr. MoLaurin was alone for.tho-dofouao and many - bad adVfsod the accused to pload guilty. After 11 v 6 days of legal lighting, Mr. MoLaurin won in every case by appeals to the jury, the law and evidence and preju dice of the peoplo being againat him. Judgo Town send was attracted to the bright young lawyer and offered to take him into partnership. Thia co partnership was formed In 1888 Wid continued until Mr. ~ McLaurin's elec tion to congre?9, the firm being r#?oog nizad aa one of, ih'o strong&it in that aeotion of the State. " On the 19th of Febrtiaryt 1888, Mr. MoLaurin married MissNora Breedtin. of Bennettrvitte. f$.0/,lhe daughter of Mr, T. J: Breeden, and a. niece of his law partner. Judge Townaend. They bare air child! en, four girta a^l two , boya. The marriage haa been a most J happy and eohgenial one and Mr. Me Lamia attrilfetaa hi. ?aooa~in lawaud polities to the infleeaoe of his life part will tell alt that he . jiewtafc? aw Jwuwtant-gUp 14 life without ootwtxKjng his wif?, and nation of all tho opposing torooH. In IS', i() ) 10 whs elected to the logislrttmo. The liono'ul Assembly was composed almost entirely of now men and con tained Senator l.vby. ox-llovoi'nor l'<v mis. .Justice, (hu\v. Judge Oary ?\h? many other men who have since bo oome prominent in State and national athiirs. In u very few days Mr. ^?c* I.aui in in ado a speech that dovolopcit tho f act that ho was one of tho coining factors in SoUth Carolina politics. At tho second term of tho legislature At toniov <1 onoral ,J\>)?o was elected asso ciate justice oi tho StateSuprowoCuurt and Frnest (buy. Congressman W ilsou, i) A. Town send aiul Mr. Moljuurjn woro candidate* tor attorney general to succood .1 ustieo 1'opo. Mcuaurin had an easy victory, being elected on the third ballot. Ko plunged at onco into, tho son of litigation, Tho Coosaw easo was ponding. involving a largo sum and tho bank and railroad tax oases that ha - o since hooomo ko noted dually ono' in t r in tho Supreme Court, of tho United States. All of thoso cases were of the utmost importance to tho State. llin record as attorney general was goi'd .purine tho campaign of INTO Cov ornor Tillniau waa opposed by ex-Coy ornor John <5. Shoppard. I ho main light upon Tillman was nuido by Col. VonniaiiH, who was a candidate for See- j rotary of State. He was a very eloquent, Uuontand forcible speaker. There were personal dilVereueos hotween Youinaue and Tillman, and Tillman refused to del Into or recognize hint in the cam paign at all, which threw the light, ho far an YpUUiatlS was concerned, niton MoLuuriii. Itarel.v has such a debate over taken place in any campaign in this State. It was of snch a enaraotot as to excite (lie keonost public interest, yet the two men came out of it tho best of friends, personally. Tho result croat- I ed such a wave of public I'avoi' for Mr. MeLaurin that tvhen Mr. Staokhouso I died in .Juno, IHUi?, nothing could pro- 1 vent- the people of Moljaurin's district I l'rom electing him to^j Congress in I November following. >?' He was Boated when t he Fifty -^ooonrt Congress convened in 1802, in th\ 1 month of Doco/iihor. Mr. MeLaurin ft j lino utterances noon tho Hoor drew great, attention^? him all- over the country. 1 t wrtH his remarkable oulogy on liiollde^cased predecessor. It was j u ungual and drew many comments I from tho pross. lie went hack to give a sketch of tho liiatory of slavery in tho South, showing its inlluoueo in tho formation of tho character of the men hi his State. Then ho proceeded -to connect it- with this new lteforiu movement with which Mr. Stuckhouse hud had so much to do in launching, llo came to Congress about tlio time that Daily, Hryati, Sibley and others ol equal note made their ontrunco upon the congressional stage and immediate ly began to attract attention to himsoH as a debater. Jlis lirat light was on tll? repeal of tho purchasing clause of the Sherntan awt His speooh was one ol the *ory fire t. attack's upon Urovoi Cleveland's policy. It was sarcastic and pungent and claimed widespread attention both a Ijpino and in the coun try at large. Thou, during the panic of lNllil, wife u because of the scarcity of money tho bank# had to form a clear -.iiig ItoiiBo association and issue oertili; I catos in order to move tho cotton crop, Mr. MoLanrin was tho very llrst man in oitlior branch of Congress to seo tho point and propose a remedy. Ho got Homo of tho certillcaM's and wont before the banking and currency committoa with a proposition to issue $ I S}5j 000,000 of United States notes, whioh woro to bo deposited with, the banks to take the place of those corlilloates. lio ahowod that the law prohibited tho retirement of tlieso notes below &J4I1, 000,000 and that as a matter of fact they had been ratirod fat below this amount. He 'tnado a HtWmg tight ngaiUht the impoBl s lion of tho 10 por cent, tax that the treasury department proposed to plaoo upon these certillcateM. Thiw Bpoooh Avas very oxtonsively printed in the pa?j| pers of the West and South. Mr. MeLaurin ftlid took a prouiinont part in tho dobatos to repeal tho 10 per t,cent tax on State banks. Ho mado a ?ftuinbiir of other speeches on the Unan oial question, all of which have attract* od ndontion. In the organization of the Fifty-fourth Congress, Speaker Tleed phicod Mr. MoLaur iu upon the Ways and Means Committeo. Since that time he has dovoted himself to tho study of the tarill tpiestion. In u speech delivered on March y;ld last he attract ed the attention of tho whole country with h|n speech upon tho Dingley bill. Ho boldly proclaimed the doctrine that" if n policy of protection was to obtain that tho South should have hor sltaro; that all or nothing should be protected. Ho oll'orod an amendment in the com mitteo room asking for a duty of 2 1-3 cents upon all cotton imported info tho United ht.itos. Ho was vigorously a - tacked on the Hoor front all quarters, but mot every assault with that tact and. coolness audifully sustained his repu tation as a debater.- JThen ttiero wan his last spcoch advertising Columbia and tho South in a way hh to attract the notice of tho dtU'iro con/Til y'.\ Mr. Mo lauriu has beon eloctod \ tliiici) in hitf district. \ \ Ono of lii? ndmiuuH ?ny\ of him : "Ilo ia a vory broad mail in ' phliticv. Dur ing a factional fight thuro\jv?K ho man Jhatiought l?a?de?y but a* tfapn V? the battle ended ho look the posiWmVth'ut ho was a reproHontativo of thd-Avholo jwoplo, and that ho .cliil .juot Uavo the jfiglit th TioliT h l)?mocrat rcBpoi ftihlcor fjnoHtion his right to vote nuui ist him | in tho primary oleotion. , He vm the first reform leader to come oui - openly and boldly in favor of pe$ce ai d unity. At ono time it Deemed certain that the leaders of hi? own faction woii/d defeat him, but when they would.'ffets man I out and Mol^anrin ^vould ko on the atump, the first speech would dissipate ?11 opposition. ^Mr. MoLaurin's friends and many of-hls enemies, politic sIao eoumkler that he has <4ob9VH if not more towards t h?v break in gflfwn of factional lin^s in this Htate as any other man. In fact, Mr, MolMrin is. alfThpugbt of, aa being a member of ??? MB***"',*''1* Tktf VleUMs of <Km li The road to adrertiring soeeeM is ?fw pr? lf?te ft>? m irf tB^ngaiTs wlib Hi Stato Cannot Supply Liquors as a Bcvorago to Incroaso Revenue, A FLATFOOHD DECISION. Federal Court .hid^o Holds That tlio t?tr ? - -V Smith Ourolina MvnHurc In CUmlllrt With lntoi-Stato Cuiniiiorco l.nws. In tho United States Circuit Court, ftt Charleston, South Carolina, -ludgo Simouton handed down his doc-ianm in what in widely known a* tho N under cook ease, u i'?Ho which involved tho validity of muuy provisions of the South Carolina dispensary law. Tho dooision eroatod a Honsction whoa it was learned that tho court had declared certain provisions of tho law in conlhct with tho intor-Stato commerce rcgula tionH of Congress, and that (inontlv H might result in tho total downfall of tho South Carolina monop oly of tho whiskey businesa within tiei^ llt!n syllabus prelixod to tho full text of tho decision, .Judge Simontou says "Any Stato may in tho exorcise ol the poliotvpower, declare that tho manufac ture. hiiIo, barter and exchange, 01 tho uko as a beverage of -alcoholic hquo s, are public evils, and having t hu? do elarod. v can forbid such manufacture, ualo, biytor and exchange, or use, w lii in her Territory. Uutwlrtm a Statoio ognizoh and approves tho uuinufaUu c, nalo, bartoV and oxohang , and tho use as a bovorago of alcoholic liquoifl, and tho State itHoir ouoouragos the nuum faotuvo, engages m tho sale of urn 1 vidos for the consumption of '\h oho1 Jiiqnoi'B as a beverage, amf so piecludou tho idea that such manufwturo, nalo, barter, exchange or use are tho public welfare, il is not a law ful ox oroise of tho police powfcr to forbnltho importation of such liquors, oi then sale in original paokagou, for personal use and consumption. "Such prohibition uudoi such t .11 ouinstaiicoH is in conflict with the law of inter-Sia^o and foreign wiUiuouj. "Tho diBponsary act of lBUt> as amended by tho act of 1807, inasmuch as tliVv appro vb the purohaso and man ufacture of alcoholic liquors foi the State and provido for tho salo of sue alcoholic liquors as a beverage, in nut of tho finances of tho Stato, in ?o fjy.19 thov forbid tho importation of alcoholic llquoi H in original nub in this Stato, aro 111 conlltotwith ls$s of intor-Stato ami foreign com merce, and aro, thoroforo, to that ox t0Tho court tlion goes into a lougthy disoussion of tho facts -ftnd tho law of tho case. Judgo S im o n t o n ' s h in nm a ry of tho facts before him is as Allows. 4lTliii? i? a bill in equity. ' 1 ho bill al legos that the complainant is tlfo<jwuor of vinoyards in tho State of CuUIoiui and that it mannfactnroH from, grapes fofr^uoh vineyards, well known pu Who* brandies and other liquors, pin - ticularly clarets, Hhine wino. Hurgun^ ss.u? tsrx. 'ii.-iis-.-t took orders from certain oiU /ens and r&BmentB of tho State of South Carolina, to deliver oncji m them certain original PJ^k'igoM. oroduots or its vtnoyards, filled said orders and shipped front Sun 1' ranoiH?jo in California to Charleston, n. U.? />y !.?ir a carload of its products contaui iug':7!5 separate original piiokugoHfor each of its sa'd oitHtoinorH, all m?uk?d with its namo and addioss in ^abfoj nia adopting this mode of shipping by Viirioad in order to obtain a largo roduo t oir T11 freight. That tho . goods ho shinned arrived in Charleston, passing rXh t{.0 l|?nd? Of ?ovoral ?? carriers inYjofitinuous route, and there noon were seized without warrant by Defendants Bahor and of tho packages w<*0 . ??? constables to Columbia to Jolm i? . una ton thon tho Stato Commissioner and trot into his bauds and then the bu,il" hand- into baud. o| IKS* ^ Vanco, notwithstanding, rofused to (le liver tliem to oomplaiuant or >ts ag^ after refloated demands, ana tureatenw to convert and noil tbo Bame ?? oHteMJ of South Carolina. I bat those same constables and others, claiming hko authority, threaten tosoizom hko man ner all wines shipped bv ct 111 plat nant into this State whorevor found, and for wt,atevor Wl? said city of ' deliver the saino to 2^ BVat^whoWk^;i?e threat ens to convert the same ^the great ESLidXttC str notion a .stato conimorco and WU furthor aHogcs a. rUal ol the aarna wd in addition to iwli . order* it* fully used ami consuittod as a bovoragfifc l?v citizens and residents of tho Stat?>^ of'Soulli Carolina. Ami that tho ueta of tho vino.vards are lawful sub jects of intor-Stato and foreign trado ami commerce. Tho bill then charge# that' tho said disporomry law, in ho far ' anil authorize* tho'nots of tho defend ants, or in any way attempts to abridge tho right ot importation of tho products of complainants' viueyard?, into thlrt State and there to seal iu original packages, or in any wiso hindors and prevent** its intercourse, commerce amt trade with citizen* and rcsidontn of ? South Carolina iu tho products* of it* vineyards in such original packagoa, is in coullict with thu constitution of tho United tttatosaml it* null nmt void. 'I lie hill then alleges for tho acts sustaining tho jurisdiction of tho United Statue Supremo Court, and prays for a tem porary , to ho followed by a permanent injunction. " He then reviews at groat length the laws of tho case ami concludes his de cision as follows: "It. is manifest, the ' fore, that tho same conclusion must be reached with regard to tho dis pensary of INU7, which was reached by the Supreme ( \>urt of lip) United States*, as to Iho act of 180$, that it is not with in the scope and operation of tho Wil son act. This being tho case, the law laid down in Jjcisy vs, Hardin, control** this rase and tho attempt to forhid the importation and sale ot spirituous liquors in original packages must fail. '?Tho decision of tho Supreme Court of tho United State** must control all Circuit Courts. By this decision it is clear that so long as tho Stale herself engages in the business of importing ami selling alcoholic liquors, for tho purpose of protU? So lout* a* slio rOo ognizos t hat tho use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage, is lawful and can bo en couraged. So loim as she seeks a monopoly in supplying those liquors for that use, and in this way looks to * an increase of revenue, she cannot, under her constitutional obligations to the other States of the Union, fojt' bid, control, hinder and burden com merce in such articles between their . citizens. " HKDtlClil) KAIIjUOA1> ItATICH To Women's lSx(>o&l(.|oit of tho (JurolluKH at Charlotte, N, C. Charlotte, N. C, .June 1, 1807.? '(Special Correspondence). ? Tho opoh* i hk of tho Women's Exposition has marked an epoch in tho history of th,o Carol in as. Ono porso^ of ability has said that thoachievoinont of Hie women has boon romarkabjo. Jtis at least nil asstirod fact thatMocklonburg's women .have given to tho Carol inas tlio best fair or exposition over held iu tho Pied mont section and liavo gatliored to gether rare genu* of art, in the tine art department, in fact tho oxhibita of tfVory character far exoood anything over shown in our snfallor expositions. Somo have remarked that groator sat isfaction is found in visiting this aflavr than in tho larger expositions, whore so much is shown that only a sH^nujl part of it can bo onjoyod, whilosin;; Charlotte the woiuenjiavo ga.thaiiftd ttll iii HO.com i>act a shauo that nothing is miHHod. f ? Tho Soalward Air Lino has granted ii rate of ono faro for tho round trip, from all points on the lino frani May 2Hth to ^ Juno 10th. The limit of tickets will bo fivo days, giving ovory one ample op portuuity to sco tho exposition and Clmrlotto. ? Juno 1st, Urd. and flth" the -Heal M)aWl-? Air Line will sell tickets from all points wlthiifa radius of 200 miles at about ono bent per milo for ovory mile travel ed. The faro from the following points will give TRtfm'o idtfrtKSf thfi *cliM'pfi6Aff*sr this rato: Jlondorsou #4.10, ltaloigh ^8.70, Wilmington t>0. Wndesbajy) #1/80, Chester' $l.M, -Shelby #1.80^ ltuthorfordton -r ? - : Hati^rday, Juno 5th, "will be celebrat ed as Charlotte Daily News Day, when tho Evening News will give special souvenirs to all who attend, and will t them sol-vis arrange an attractive spoe-' ial program. . . Tho ? th of Juno will bo llaleigh Day, and a special train will be run from - - - f - ? ' ? '?* ~ At... cjr iu Mm building. tho Union depot at 7 a. m. Monday, Jun% 7th, reaching Charlotte at 19:#0 noon. This will give the entire aft&?* noon at -the Ex|H>eitiour where can bo procured. , On the Ith, Columbia Day, a special * train will be run from Columbia by tho Hospital Association of that place. Other spocial days are to baannduhi^lv , Carolinians cannot aft'ord tamiss soewig tho Women's Exposition, which cloripe Juno lltk . J No Incrcnso In Tobacco 'rax.' Ncnator Daniol, of Virginia, has made a c; ireful poll of the United Htatcs Sen ate <011 the tobacco tax and says the coimnittco amendment increasing tho tax from (J to 8 cents will be defeat d. Changed Its Course. The Bio Grande bas changed its ohanneUlKJ AJUWR: ber of blocks of that city will be on the Mexican side, of that xiret when the Hoods subside; it is said there are 2,600 pfcopld made homolefts by the flood ib that city. , ? ' Promlnei^l fjftrrjer Deadly .. Cot T. Frye, one of Tennessee's mo*t prominent- lawyers, died onrtbe * 20th nf MnV rrfft Opl, TVirs 'ySi ? colonel in the Confe^*t#?rmy ?n&* few year# ago was extensively eaderwed for. United BUt^ circoit'fidfe Jn nomo of tUo Extern aixt far West* .???? vh?^v?7 THv tte adjournment of IcglalaeorM to have report od the ^eeetona a <*+fara