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C AMDRK. 8. ( Mp* Wlio pTecl Brown and Mazyclv / \ Given His Liborty. ONLY NEGROES SAW THE ? ' m - tprlmo? v?l?ry Homirfcmul Out One Hour ami iietwViied Sy'ffm u Verdict of Not Uuilty. ! Tho trial of, John F. Poppenhoim for tlio muwlor of Stephen Maxyok and L. Jft- *Br~wn on January fith, nt Popper landing, on Foster Creok. Borkoley county, bogau at Monok's Corner on- they 10th aud was conoliuled on tho Uth. . The proininenco of tho young men who .wore killed, and Popponheim's wealth and position in tho oommunity, made tho case ono' Of tho greatest inter est over tried inBerkeloy county. The little town of Monok'8 Corner, which but roeoatiy- bOoamo - the county swat, was orowtTod with pcoplo, aud the court room packed almost to suffocation. Tho story of the tracrody, as mado out - by the witnesses, briefly told,, is that on . tho (>th of January L. F. Brown, Stephen Maxyek, Goorgo Douglass and live other goutiomon wont on a deer hunt on Hickory hill, in tho Gooso , ore ok Heotiou, owneil by Brown. * Oh Iho first drive a door was bounded by f Mazyck. The door doubled baok and took to tho water. Brown and jSfas^ck then left tho party and dotorp)ihea to follow tho wounded door. They Aeoureti a bout and went with it in pursuit, tak ing their dogs and guns with them, Tho others of tho party continuod the . hunt on Iliokory hill. The only oyp withoas whs a negro era i)loyoo of Poppenlioim's, who tostifled that ho was hauling wood noar tho river binding aud saw twtf gontlemen in the rood riding toward tho landing; rocog nizod Mazyck, but did not know.. the other. On roaching the lauding ho saw both get into a bout. Poppenheim rode up, called Brown to take his horses and got oil' his land. Brown said: "Hold Qii ;1 wish to talk to you. " Pop penhoim said: "1 don't want any talk. I want you to got oft' my land. 1 have told you e'overhl times to keep off my laud. " He heard Brown toll Poppenheim to get off his horse and "wo will settle thin. He heard the roport of two guns, saw Brown fall into tho water and Mazvek fall aorosa tho seat of the boat face down. Poppenheim called Cato Reese to get Brown out <^f tho wator. ' Johnson', tho negro deer driver for -Brown, testified that on the way to hunt they mot Poppenheim and he' warnod thorn not to hunt on his lands. Mazyclt aud Poppenheim talked to gethor pleasantly. They jumped a deer, wounded it, and it took to the water And Mazyck aud Brown followed. hoim on bus>6oss. .During th? conver sation Popponlioim paid he wo\ild like to B^uro the Bee tract of land Bo that ho could past it. That he wanted to ? keep Brown from hunting. / Hefro the State rested. The first witness for tho defense was ltichard Hasleton. He told of a oon ? vermttion between Mazyck and Brown and himsolf. "I told Brown that Poppenheim would not allo>Y hunting on his pl&oe. Brown said a gentleman would not ob W. a# _ V - that they would sooner or -later. " Cat<* Boose, a negro employee of Poppenheim, olaimed to have witnessed the'tfagedy. He said:; t "I saw Brown pick up his gun. Qe . iold Popponheim to get off his horse "and will Bettle it now. " I turned my back; heard shots aud thonght Brown bad killed ' Poppenheim. I turned ?round and saw Brown fall in ihe wat?*r. Poppenheim said to me: "Did you see Brown piokupliisgun?"I said. 4?yos." ? ? , The last witness was the defendant. Bte naid that on several occasions he And Mazyck had quarrelled about tres passing on his land: th&t he hjvd warn ed Them fo "Keep "off hjs property aud ' had forbiddon Brown to speak (o him. In the meantime had made friend*] with Mazyck. On the morning of the killing ho 'mot Mazyck and his dee* driver preparing to hunt aftd told then to keep tho hunters off his lands. In the afternoon he was riding through his woods with gun and dogs and met one of his hands, yfno told him Mazyck aind Brown were hunting on his ptaoe, i their horses being hitched at the land ing. He went there and saw the two - men in a boat. The witness said ha called to .Brown to take his h>fcrses ana . leave hie land*. Brown started in to paddlJf in shore, paying to witness that he wished to talk to him. 'Witness said: x ' ialk-wiih ^luyouar# a trespasser and a scoundrel . ' . I^rown then, said the witness, spoke to Mazyck and called to him: "We --wiit settie it nOW,"' and dfeminM to raise his gun. Mazyck r his. rare made . .Jeitse dwell. r feature " and ?Iawy edef. j- OH^NQKltUlK^S "TIAlVMAN.'V Stood Off Oflfloevs of tho Laty^aud Mado Ills Own Terms. In Orangeburg last wook ono man, nun <ul with a Wiuoheotof^kud ft oouplo of big army revolvers "stood off" tho oftlcers of the law and made his own terms. A report was oiroulntod that J. M. Wfty, a resident of tho town, had killed his wife. Way itKOrangelnirg's J'lxwl mau," and he seems to bo iW spootod aooordingly. _ _ , ? Hix yearp,ago Kb 'killed KHiott Whot stone, at Norway, a small town in tho southern part of tho county, llo was trledk oonviotod and sentenced to hang, but obtained a now trial, was again convicted and sontonood to death, but his attorney aoouring a new trial, Way was, after boing in the courts for four years and twice in tho shadow of tho gallows, acquitted. When the news that he had murdered his wifo, who, he was known to havo boon ilhtroating. spread on tho'streots, a crowd gathered and headed by Chief of Police JFisohor proceeded to tho housp of Way, on tho outskirts of tho town,' - - Way, probably anticipating a visit, was seated in a rooking chair on his front piazza, a Winchester lying care leBsljryJicrosS liia lap and tho big pistols very handy,. It wna ascertained that Mrs, Wav was not (load, but had boon brutally beaten, her cloth u>g cut off her body and otherwise shamefully used. The crowd did not like Wav's looks and hung baok, but tho ohiof of polico indi cated a purposo to enter the houso. Ho had not gone far when, on looking up he found himself pooring down tho bar rel. of ouo of Way's big pistols, that in dividual informing him to halt or (lio. The ohiof proferrod to halt; thon ho ro tired. In tho monntimo Mrs. Way had got out Of a backdoor and sworn out a war* rant against lior husband for assault with intent to kill. But no ono in tho town was so anxious fpv famo as to faco Way's arsenal; no ono would serve tlio warrant. Finally, under a Hag of truce, correspciidonco was opened with Way. What ho was throatonod or promised is not known, but ho consented to sur rondor if the warrant was submitted to him for inspection. This was done and he accompawied the doput.y sheriff to a magistrate's oflloo, whero ho gave bond for nis appearance at tho gonoral ses sions. . A MASTKKLY I>KFIs>NSlG. What Is Said of I>r, Woodrow's Ifco cent Sermon in Mississippi. The following from The Southern Presbyterian concerning Dr. Wood ridw's reoent visit to Columbus, Miss. ,, will bo read with interest by many: "The commencement exeroisos of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College havo been marked this year by tho presence of Dr. .lames Woodrow, president of tho South Carolina Univer sity, who was invited to preach tho com mencement sermon. ' People camo from far and near to hoar one whose famo has spread over tho wholo con u try. ? -- "The spacious auditorium was filled to overflowing with people who camo to hear. Dr. ^Woodrow's subject was ' The Word of God, ' After reading a number of passages from tho Hcriptures, ho be gan his wonderful defense of tho Bible. Skeptics who had como hoping to catch some utterancfr>that they might use in argument agaiirhb religion were, as tounded, and ^stalwart- friends of tho 'Good Book' rejoiced as thespeakor un folded th^pverwholming arguments do fending fclioi Bible, not as 'containmg the word of God,' but as 'tho yen/ .word, of God. ' Tho sermon wilf long Do romem bered he.ro by -al 1 who hoard it as the most profound and irrefutable argument in 4efenso of tho Bible ever delivered in this oity. ?" ' | IN MEMORY OF SECESSION. ' A Mural. Tablet to Ho Krccted Hy Daughters />f Confederacy. The following addross 1ms been is- ' sued by Wade Hamilton . Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy: Oolumdia, S. C. , Juno 10, '1?7. Wo, the undersigned, as a comin it tee from the Wade Hhmpton Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy,, are on deavoring to raise funds for tho pur pose of eroding a mural tablet com memorative of tno ordinanco of "seces sion and its signers, kuowinp that such an object will enlist the interests of many throughout the State, wo will be very glad if .you kindly give spaco in your columns* bo that the representa tives and friends of tneso honored men may be apprised, of our undertaking ana allowed the opportunity and privi logeof contributing to the same. Many of us are lineal descendants of those whose namos are enrolled on that parchment and sbgpld sea to it that they are not forgotten, but their uantes be handed down tp generations yet to oome in attestation that we will novor be ashamed of the "origin, progress and failure of our I^ost Cause. " : M iw. 8. It ee i) Stonhy, ~ w Chairman " Mrs. IT. W. Rion abdson, . Mw, J. W*. Flkw;' . MBS. CliAtTDE GlBAHDKAU, , - Bfiee I; D. Mawtiw, It will be recalled that the secession convention first assembled in Coluto bia but finfclly went to Charleston. LEAF yOhACOO TAX. Important Rutin# By the Revenue ' Commissioner.. : Tb* Internal Collector ha* rendered the fallowing decision, which will prove of interest tor farmers who growtobaocd; ' ?Th* CemmiMloner holds that all tobacco held to h? n other - rhSr > ? J**' ^ ' "KiflKl,* OFK T111C (iKASS.^V Kugcno V. l>ol?s To C'oloiilxc W?sn tik^toit With the Unemployed* y A Chicago special, under dute of tlW 14th, Bays: y. Dobs, of Amwi\| caj> Hallway 'Uniountmo, w\Uorgai>(/.o ..What ho terras, Debs' Sooialist Coloni- j zatiou, A declaration of principles has already boon prepared by hira and is to bo issued in pamphlet form and dis ' trilmtod broadcast. A .corps of organ ' izors will bo sont out and roeruiting headquarters will bo established in Chicago, with branohos, Dobs says, in every State in tho Union. Tho names on tho roster of tho American Railway union will bo trans forod to that of tlio American Co-opora tiou union, of brotherhood, und now mombors must pay a small admission foe, together with an annual per capita tax. Tho convention will draw up a sot of riilos and regulations governing tho admission of new members, and all members will be required to pass 'A sort of civil servico examination boforo names oau bo enrolled. Mr. Dobs sayH that ho is positivo an j army of 100,000 unemployed men could be mobilized in Chicago within ten days. It is expected \hat the first division will leave Chicago bound for Washington within ihiyty days, and possibly before. I>1SP1CN8AUY nilili, Tillman Submits n Report for the Amendment of the Wilson Ijiiw. ^ Senator Tillman, from tho committoo on interstate commerce, has submitted a report on his bill for the amendment of tho Wilson law concerning the com merce in liquor between the .States. This bill is intended to legalize tho Houth Carolina dispensary ami the ro port made says its enactment, in view of tho rocent (looisiou of .Judgo Simon ton, i,s nocossary to protect tho State from tlio ovils of intemperance. The report also says: "If tho State -of South Carolina is to bo flooded as it will bo by liquors un dor the pretext that they aro for private use, when in faot they aro for sale without analysis, it is roadily seen what obstacles aro thrown in tho way of State control. " The conclusion is drawn that no rem edy is loft for restricting intemperance, except orohibition, and that is pro nounced a failuro. Amendments to (lie Turin* Hill. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, bus given notice of an amendment ho will oiler to the tariff bill, providing for a bond tax of &J00 on all immigrants /to the (Jnitod States. The -aiueudmoiit also makes it a misdemeanor, pUnish ablo by (hiq/iud imprisonment for any porson to outer tho United States for the purpose of engaging in trade, or manual labor, without intending to bc coiiie n citizen. Thoso provisions aro modified hv a provision to the effect ?that thoy shall only remain in olFoot un til silver ^hall bo admitted to our mints at tho ratip ,of Hi to J, .on tho same con ditions wjjli gold. GOVERNMENT CltOI' REPORT. Corn Hns Made Good Progress In tlio Principal Corn States. Tho United-States weather bureau, in its report of crop conditions for tho -week ondod Juno 14th, say*? Tho .weathor conditions of tho past week have been generally favorablo to agri cultural interests ovor tho greater por tion of tho country. ? Com, while generally backward, has made good progress ill tho^irrinoinftl corn States under tho favorafwo weather conditions of .the past weok. There has been a general improvement in the condition of cotton throughout the cot ton belt, it being most marked in South Carolina and Georgia. ,f lOxcept onHho l'aoific coast, wjfttor wheat has continued to imprpVG; ' Har vest is now in progress iu the Southern )>ortions of Kansas, Missouri and Illi nois, and is noaring completion in some of tho more southerly States. In Texas nearly the whole crop is now in shock in good condition. Welcomed Ky n Great Crowd. Five excursion trains woro run into Oharlottesviljo, Va., last. week to hoar Wm, . J, Bryan's address before the Washington and .Tofferson Literarv so cieties of tlio University. His subject was "Jofferson still lives. "At tho con clusion of tho address Mr. Bryan hold a recopti on on the lawn, lasting two hours. Dr. .Paul Barrongor, 'chairman of the University faculty entortainod hipi'at lunchoon at his private house, Avhoro quito a number of his friends wero invited to moot him. "Washington Hemps, A JaVgo number of petitions are being prosented in the Senate from every sec tion asking for tho prompt "passage of I tho taritt' bill, A cablogram rocoived at the State' ?? Dejmrtment from Constan tiuoplo stales that the Sultan lias issued an irade an nouncing the acceptance of Dr. Angell om minister. from tho United Statos. and Mr. Tor rill has accordingly started for home. ? . Raised the Duty on Pork. Paris, June 16.? (By Cable). --Cn s - torn* CgmrnjU^O- .ftl -tho Cham l>er of. l>oputieshs??adQpted tho proposal to impose * duty of 1.3 francn per hundred kiloe on fore/gn pork amd 8 francs on ? ^ kilos. WotnlrovT* K*?igaii. Jas. H. i>., one of the most scholarly minister* In I ^ His p??sMency 4 of tho South Carolina Collet i i? i mr " Bomm R?fiMi ts Att?s4. Charlss Bnmdwmj RotM, of NAl T<wrk? *adw?lljr v*m* t*T to % Es? ihJp Mfg+xAix Ik iSe* , CSlty I'll'"! X- FIFTH ('ON(it( IONS. Jioport of*' the Proceedings from Day \ tn l)ay? / 8 ION ATM J i'sk Urn. ? The Sonulo./flmHNu period of trti-ilV Kpoochc&Taiiti-^'rts a result little piiyjpHiijs wu^ jfijvdo on tho bill, Hutlor, of Noi t IT "Carolina, spoke in favor of giving tho farmers oqual benefits with othor classes. No montion was ma do as to when tho sugar schedule would ho taken up, and tho debate proeooded on tho agricultural schedule. On tho rieo paragraph, Mr Allison, In ehaVgo of tho hill, withdrew the committee amendments reducing the House rates, leaving the llonso jfutos to fctand. Mr. Mill \ of Texas, moved tostrikoout tho entire rice paragraph, and substitute a new one, plaoing a uuiform duty of 40 per cent, ad valorem on all grades of rice; rejected, yens to, nays 40, Pivo DomoerMs, Messrs. Paeon, Clay, Mo i'-nory, McLaurin, Tillman, and four Populists, Messrs. Allen, RutlorpHoit lield and Stewart, voted with the Ro publicans in the negative. Tho vioo paragraph was then agreed to as it came from tho House. Rye and rye flour were agreed to as reported. dt'NK 10th. Tho long doforred dobalo on tho sugar schedule of tho tariff bill came up, after the Senate bad disposed of tho cereals in the agricultural sched ule. Jones, of Arkansas, opened tho debate, to some oxtent answering Al drieh's statement regarding the sched ule. The Senator held that tho rates proposed gave tho refiners an excessive differential. and pointed out how they had thrived on tin) ^ differential of the Nprosont law. Vei/t severely criticised the sugar trust an? argued that the rat en /wero a fm'thor tribute to its vast resonr ! ces. Cafltovv, of Louisiana, also opposed \tho fcohodylle as a whole, No' final ae Kon \Vaf\,hiken on any feature of tho sonodm? furtho.v, than the withdrawal of tho origi'nttl,y&t>ato commit too amend ments. This loaves tho liouso provis ions of tho bill with an amondhiont in creasing tho Iloftse differential from - H?r? to .05 cents por pound. Tillman, of South Carolina, made a lively speech in favor of tho amend ment giving anoxport duty on agricul tural products, lie took occasion in this connection to criticise his Demo cratic assooiatos who wero giving a strict and literal construction to the Pomocratic doctrine of a tax for rovo titio only. Tho bounty amondmont was dofoatod 10 to 51). ? .1 unk 1 1 i n . -The first test, vole on the sugar schedule was taken in thoSohate, resulting in the adoption of tho Repub lican canons ainendmet changing tho House rate to 1.05 por pound, by tlio cltfso vote of yeas 512, nays HO. The af- j Urinative vote was made up of 20 Re publicans and one Democrat. MoKnery, of Loihsiaua; ono silver Republican, Tones, of Nevada, and ono Populist, Stewart, of Novada. Tho negative vote was mado up of 25 Domooratft, ? Popu lists and 'i silver Republicans. It was tho closest vote thus far takon on an is sue of importance, aud was accepted as showing that ahy amendment having tho sanction of the caucus was assured of adoption. Hoar gave notice for the appointment of tho President of a com mission of live porsous who shall inves tigate and report at the noxt session of Congress on the most advantageous methods of producing and refining su gar, and what method will givo to tho consumers sugaiyat th6 least cost. Jj'nk 12th, -?yho sugar sehodulo was again tho subject of Democratic as saults in the Senate. Practically no progT^ss wn<Hjnado. Only one amend ment was voted upon, and that was do foatod. When tho Sonato adjortrliod~ tho amendment of Lindsay, of Ken tucky, to strike out the diffbrcutinbon refined sugar, was still ponding. Yost tried. ourly in the day to prod tho Ho publicans into a detailed dofonse of tho schedule, but thoy declined the elml lotifto. Tho most sensational foatureof the day was tho speech of Senator JMc Ehery, of Louisiana, who voted with tho Republicans for tho sugar nohodulo. It was his maiden sneooh in tho Heht>to. Ho oppnly avowed himsolf a protection- ' ist. ami as a Domocrat justified his po sition upon tho ground that tariff views should not constitute a test of Democ racy.' He moreover dofouded the sugar trust, whose interests, ho argued, went hand in hand with tho sugar planters. The Republican Senators showed much interest in hi.s remurks. Thoy crowded about and listened attontivoly to his two hours' speech. McftnoVy bitterly donounced tho corporation which coii* trolled tho now mothod for baling cot ton. The interests of this company, he declared, wero opposed to the interests of tho cotton planters. 0 ?Tunb 14th. Tho debate on tho sugar schedule of tlio tariff bill^ proceeded, with only ono diverting incident' to. tho monotony into which tho discussion has lapsed. This was tho sharp ex ohango hotween Hoar, of Massachu setts, and Tillman, of Mouth Carolina, representing' the two .extremes of,- the senatorial procedure. Tillman again referred to )>ubliKhed charges of irrcg -ularily in connection with tho sugar schedule, (ind* asserted that tho StitiAtdywould stand convictod bo fol*) Jjo American people if it failed to Mvestigate the ohargos. Hoar "Tahiti 11 1 1 1 1 iuipfeasivelv repelled this -utaWwumt-, hi? toue and language being culeuiated a<j a rebuke; Ho uecJarcd that the vague charges of irregularity were not only preposterous, but infam ous. Tillman reiterated that Henators would stand convictod by the people if they sought to h.ide .the resolution introduced by him. Only 6ne roll <?all occurred during the <1ay, oh Lindsay's motion to place *11 sugars on the same basis. This was - rejected, 26 to 2#, Mc^nery, Democrat, of Jvonisiana, ^voting with' the Republicans in the negative, aud Hen a tor Mantle with*the Democrats in the affirmative, .JtmE lflrnr**? the ttenate made a great stride forward byooMpleting the eon sideration of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill, except the provision relating to !fa**ii, Whloli WDnt^ver. This ^obedule M been thA storm center of -thoetatire bill, and with it. dlipMid of, there is a better prospect for speedy action on the bill as a whole. This " the test vote* and when early tod*7. the other ithoot nay vote was taken during Iho day on the amendment ??f Lindsay* of Kon tuck v, to make the rate 1.08 routs per pound on sugar above t<? I ?utoh stand ?rd The amendment was defo'ued H\J to v*>. Tlio I'ottigrew amendment re luting to trusts was discussed at n and then tabled, but ho gave notico of another, HOUHR / J i!nk torn. In the llouj/j James T. lilovd, who w?s rocontl/ eloclod to uncoeod the Into llopreso/tativo H?Iob,4 of the 1st Missouri diamot, took tuo oath. On motion of Vv. Pavis, Demo crat of Florida, a HrtTnto resolution was adopted, etdlinj/on the Secretary ol War to* furnipfi Congress information as to tluMWondition of Cumberland .Sound, (8^1 what means sl\yuld be taken to tfroteef the ontranco from be iug olos^jh and thus shutting otVeom lnerco It/un Kernandina, Florida. At 10:50 thl House iidjournod until the 14th. I # Jiin.h / Mtii. The session of the House /was merely perfunctory, ad iournnifut being mane over until the 1 7th, I _ ;| ^ TOOIjI) CONFft'tHC It ATMS. Gen. lioriloii Wtl|ijtfoslj\n--Coinnionds Cleu, Moorman. To My Old <&>nfoderulo Uomrndosi It wan my proud privilege to an nounce officially a few days aineo that a "thousand camps have baon jttoorpo ratod in^ tho United Confederate Veterans, a glorious brotherhood, or ganized for uon -partisan and- noble ert'tis. All these camps will be repre sented, I trust, in our annual re-union at Nashville. This remarkablo growth of our organization must be to you a 1 source of sincere pride and pleasure. It will be welcome news to bravo and magnanimous men in every section of our country, who comprehend its philanthropic and patriotic aims. To me it. is a source of pro found gratification that our brother hood has reached its present vast proportions during the years in which you have so steadfastly , and with suoh unparalleled unanimity honored mo with the position of commander-in chief. This growth is tho mor^ romark ablo because it Iiab occurro(V*m an or ganization which has no partisan pur pose' to stimulate its olVorts ifiul no co hesion of sectional paAsion or selfish aims to bind it together. Whilo elimi nating from -.its lifo all narrow preju dices that tend to dwarf its manhood, and wbilo inspired by a sentiinont most helpful to tuo harmony of the sections and thowoll being of tho republic, this representative boiiy of ex/Confoderato soldiers is resolved to g^ard through the potent agency of impartial history, tho self-respect of our/poopjo^ and to conserve tho manhood of Southern youth by transmitting not the passions but the hallowed memories of amarvel ously heroic struggle.^ Such a success could never have been attained exoopt by theeBrnostoo-opora tion of the ablo commandors of depart ments and divisions, and of their co workers in tho camps. Jhit those dis tinguished officers and the noble men commanded by them, will unite with me in according to Uon. Uoorge Moor' man, my chief of staff, tho Iftrgost share of honor in tho achievement of this groat result. It is but simple justice to tli4& superb stall' officer to say thnt in all these years of upbuildiug, of anxiety and of labor, often amidst difficulties and discouragements of tho gravest char oetoiy-he has? given his timo, his thought, his energies and his talents, ungrudgingly and without a dollar of compensation to the- arduous tank imposed upon him by the duties of his oftico, and no amount of work for tho welfare of tho organization has been too onerous or exacting for him to choorfully and efficiency porform, J In announcing this gratifying suc cess I wisVto mako iiiy most grateful acknowledgements to my, comrades of overy rank, in ovory State. ^Wiilo it has been ono of the chief pleasures, as well as higher honors', of my lifo, to sorve in tho station to which your par tiality has so ropeatedly callod me, and while I shall over cherish tho number less evidences of your confidence, yet I must ask you to preparo for tho se lection at Nashville of sofno one else as your commandor. ? You are inv wit nesses that L havo repeatedly in the past sought to surrender this high and responsible position; and I havo yield ed my purpose only al your earnest so licitations. It munt be apparent to you now that whether tho exigenoios sup posed to exist in the past w^ire real or fauoies. there certainly no linger exists any suflloient reason for asking my con tinuance in that high ^rfllce. Fortun ately for tho woll-boinjt of our associa tion, thoro is no difficulty in selecting ' from tho many illustrious ox-soldiers of tho Southern army a commandcr whose ability and devotion wjill onsuro tho con tinued growth and harmony of tho United Confederate Veterans^ J. B. Gokdon, Commander-in-Chief United Confodor ate Votaraus. .... ? Atlanta, Oa., June 10, 1897. LIGHTNING'S QVKKU TRICK. Strikes a House on nil Four 8i<1p? tit The 8nme Tlmo. Lightning got in ?omo very freaky worjf in the honflo of J. T. Deafen, at F<6rt Hill, near Rodfp Hill, last waek. . Itattaoked all aide* of the building simultaneously, joosoning the roof on the northeast eorner, dislocating and fthatiering plastering an, a timber* on the west side, doing the saute onthe southwest ooraef and tearing off most of won Aor boarding from -the south aide, hurling the boards from thirty to ninety feet. , In no place was th? building fired, although built pine. FOur children were Mleep in one of therpome through which the T^TVni-od. SGHhej wTr. not aroused. The moet singular trick . I^Pi^ton says tfre only sensation TljJNNNHSNK'S IC X POSITION, j C'oiiuiH>iuori?(os the Oiitonnhil of the j t^onmtlug ??r 1 1??? State. The j HhiiIch to \ u s h v 1 1 1 ?>- - (it'tiitd Scenery ?u<l Famous 10 u Knuto. i 'I bo k rout F.x position, commemora tive of tho founding of tho State of Ten nessee, whh opened May I, under the movt auspicious .reuinahuicos, at Nashville. Thin Kxpuaiiiow marka a groat epoch not only in (ho history ot Touuoaaoo, hut of (lit* whole Month. It illuatrntoa tho wonderful trauaforina (ion of tho Month, under the powerful stimulus of manufacturing industries, tho consequent improvement of 11141 i cultural resources, am) (ho develop ment of railways. A striking object loaaon in practical economics, thisdis play of tho garnered fruits of industry shows I ho oftoct of tho magic touch of capital and onorgy in tho development j and enrichment of tho Month. It will aftord a great practical lesson of prieo Iosh value, and prove ait excellent stimulus (o further oHort. . 1 ho runuoHHKO Imposition is oimg>f (he finest oyer attempted in tho South. I ho situation is moat adinirahle. Nash ville, situated in (ho midst of a charm ing, tcrtilecompany, iH one of the moat (?Oautitnl and progressive cities of (lie Month. The grounds are beautiful by nature, and have been improved by art. I'ho largo and handsome buildings are models of arehitootnral skill, and ex hibit a distinctly classic Uslo. Uroup eil within, ami arranged in an artistio manner, are the richcst resources of the earth, in (ho raw and iinishod .stato, ooatly fabrics, ruro works of art, the product* of skillful handicraft, wonder ful specimens of nature's cabinet, valu able minora) wealth, ami curious relics of bygone ages, all of which will aftord a delightful and instru,c(ive experience to visitors. Groat.Jsucooss lias attended tho Exposition from thooutset, Nashville is a flue bid city exhibiting all the signs of modern improvoHjrut, and is rich in historic memories. ^The grand old Stale capitol, a classic model, crowns an omittance overlooking tho handsome business houses and palatial homyfV which graeo the city. Tho homes of<^wo grout men, Aim] row J tick mom and Jam oh K. l'olk, are still extant. It is a most attractive city of cultured and lioBpitiiblo pooplo. TIioi'O uro Hovoral great educational institutions, of which Vauderbilt University is must promi nent. In on I or Iosco the Mouth at its boat, when i(s fertile fields and wonderful forests are resplendent with the beau ties of nature, a visit should be made in (ho summer. Sweeping swiftly along through a country redolont with tho tiweet aroma of trees, fruits mid flowers** tho journey is most doliflhtful. and tho best is not at all unpleasant, Tlio Ten nessee Centennial affords a good oppor - tunity to woo tho Mouth iu all its glory on roulo. To the people of the Atlantic or Middlo States there are several famous routes, which take in the historic places and noted health roaorta. TlTose routes aro; From Now York or Boston, by rail to Wash ington, or a aoa voyage to Old Point Comfort, Va. Old I'oint, at Fortress Monroe? overlooking Hamptrftt ttoads, scono of tho naval battle botweon tlio Monitor and Merrimao, is tho prince of watering ])laceH, lmsatino and dolieious olimato, and grand liotela likotho Cham borlin or Hygeio. NeaV. by aro Now port News, Norfolk, seat of the Navy Yard. and the. noted Virginia Beach, which has an ?ecljeut club hold, tho Princess Anno. From Norfolk; a pleas ant sail may bo mado uptnoJamea ilivor of wonderful memories, to Kiolunond. From Washington, ltichmondand Nor folk, lines of tho Southern JUailway ays tem converge pit Salisbury, N. 0., and from thonco tho route to Nashvillois vja Aahevillo and Chattanooga. Ashovillo, in tho "Land of tho Sky," the most fas oijyiting all-tho-year resort of tho\jounr try, is the focal point of tho tourists oi tho wild mountainous regions of North Carolina, in the Bluo Kidgo system. Around Ashevillo aro tho ccowning glories of tho croAtfoii? lofty mountain rangea, grand cathodral-liko peaks, rich with priatino foroat growth, und at its foot ainid tho yawning canons, tho mag nificent French Broad rivor uniting with tho lovely Swanuanoa wends its way through a veritablo Garden of the Gods. AsTiovillo, a stately little city, perchodiliko a orow's oyrio hiifh-uo tlio mountain slopos, is thQ.Hcen*/o f nuTAer ous palatial villas, anil a score of high class hotels and good (boarding hou&B. and has all modern improvements ana good spring wator. Tho olimato is su perb, boing pure, dry and braoing, and is deliciously cool in July or August. A groat numbor of cloar clays, tine cli mate ami raro sconorv are the princi pal charms of Ashovillo as a resorts Its greatest hotel is tho Battery I'ark, one of tho bust nud most sumptuously equipped iu.H i I hoiolr>iii America. Asi olhur delightful pluco nour Asheville is Hot Hprinps, locnttfrt? in n charming gorge in the midst of handeomo tree clad peaks. At thin place is a fine hotel, tho Mountain "Park Hotel, which has excellent facilities for_tho entertain-, mont of guests, and tho administering' of tho very offlcaoiouB waters of the fiirtad thermal springs:. New Ashevilto is Biltmoro, the site of the magnificent Biltmoro Castle, erect ed >by Mr. George W. Vanderbflfc at a cost of $#.000,000, situated on an eminence . ui .?b4 midst of "a park of many thousand acres, on which !? an extensive experimental farm. Not far from Biltmore Castlejs a fine and famous hotel; the Kenilworth Inn, i which is . ono of .tto-WOJBtJwlMt ancLJ finely kept place* in the land. In the "J^and of the Sky." also, . .are place* Jik*<^oudland,Hotol, reach- ) ed from Johnson City, Tenn, ; feaseol* I ?Inn, JA&lfrlUtiHaat Cra?b*rry, N. a, I ?" * - -? ? ? ?- -? .?? ki*f m fill by the pare and aalubrioua morin iadOwMtM7' route | Sky, "through which fast Pullman trai^k i fti'o operated. It has a strongly con^L struoted roadway, laid ?with heavy stool^ vails, carefully maintained oiul fully pro tected by all modern safety appliances. Its through trains aro coniposod of olo* gant day coaches, handsome dining cars, palatial' Pullman butfot sloepors and ob servation cars; ita equipment is luxu-H, lious. its flervico admirable, and it H schedules are fast and reliable. This is the great through vfcstibuled route fron* New York, Chicago, and lead iug North ern points to all Southern points, in cluding the famous health resorts of tho "Laud of the lllty. " It aftbrds the best inducements, the moat liberal rates and generous treatment to patrons, For interesting and instructive literature,' finely illustrated and descriptive of tho South and its resorts, or the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, application should be made to \V. A. Turk, (Jener al Passongor Agent, Southern ltadway, Washington. U O. lillgit Roformors of Laurens Want Tillman Investigated jASfTO THE REBATE MATTER. They Hold That It In Duo Ului and tho I'eoplo That tho luveatlgatlou Shall Mo Made. r Tho following has been directed to Gov. Ellorbo by petitioners from Laurens county: o ,) To J I in Kvoellcuv'/, Guv. IF. Jl, ?1-' lor 0 01 " Many of tho newspapers of tho State ore charging Senator Tillman with re ceiving dispensary^ rebates, and Sena- - tor Tillman having in hia re con t lot tor mado a formal demand upon your iSxrollonoy for an "in inodiate" investigation, now, -wo, as Reformers, call upon you to order an iminodiate investigation. If attor a fair and impartial trial Mr. Tillman is found guilty lot him bear the odium and shamo that will necessarily follow; If on the other hand ho is adjudged not Kuilty lot tho same nowopnpora who Lrnvo mado the charges do iSouator.Till- , man justice by correcting thoir charges;' ?and proclaiming him an innocent man, ^ sovoroly prosocutod. This, we beliove, ^fitfpre&s throughout tho Stale will do, Goo. H. MoOravy, ahorifl'; Jiio," H. l''inly, auditor; (). J. Thompson, judge of probate; Jtio. M. Hudgius, magis - trate; Meyer JJobb, treasurer; Jan. , Downey, supervisor; M. H. -Ferguson, coroner; L. T. H. Daniel, su|>erinten denfc of education; J. D. M. Shaw, 0. W. MoCravy, W. T. Crewe, L A. Honderson. J. P. filledge, JB. P. Mo Cravy, J. 8. Drummonu, U. 0. Cole man, J. A. Austin, A. fj. Owings, L. 11. Johnton, J. A. Madden, M. E. Johnson, T. o. Teaguo, J. W. Smith, A. W. Sims, O. 0. Cunningham, V. A. Sumurel. J. M. Forristor. Gov. Ellorbe has heretofore notioed calls for investigations, but he has stated quito recently that ho did not see how such an investigation would amount to anything, as it would be ut terly impossible for tho committeo of investigation to get tho Whiskey drum-" mors or dealers here uuless'they would ooine of their own Accord However much great respec^he has for the o| in ion of such good Reform er?,asthe~ pe- ~ tionors, it i?>not likely that any inveHi- - gation will be ordered. Nineteen Negroes, Charged Wltli Mur der, Taken to Gergetown. ? A speoiol to-tbe State from OeorgO- V town on the?12th, sys: "Contrary to publio apprehension. the entire panty implicated in the death of Jaokson at ~ Waverley Mills were quickly arrested and brought to Georgetown where they h avo appeared before the ooroner's jury, with the result of three out of the nine teen arreeted being confined to jail unti^ the noxt term of courit, and the' other? released on their wwvidual bond for . appearance at court? " " The sensational rumor abroad ha* up other foundation than a viciour and characteristic brawl and - scrimmage afrrong plantation negroes. They un doubtedly were possessed with frenzy and though having a religioue associa tion it was not of a supernatural energy, as has been circulated through the pa pers. Some of the parties arrested carry... pretty ugly countenances and look like they could carve a fellow in stylo audfco altogether fastidious in choosing their slioes. . _ _ SHOT DOWN AT HIS l>|)OR. ? William K ranks, Albino, Kills Ills Employer, Mason Clark. " A special to theSUte froja.Lauren*,. says William Franks and his father, Barksdale Franks, went to the house ol , Mason Clark, eight miles irom 4hia? j oity, and oalling Clark, who had re tired, Into his yard, an altercation eji^/ to effect to the breast. . and young Frank ' was spending the Franks, t Frankxstu Clark leave* a ... Franks hi?.bfok Franks ia.an '*iS8( When the