Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEGRO PREACHERS. Tfc a rxt» v — V n Aililrvai) I »*iir .1—Full Arronnl of the rriwooiMuip* of lln-lr MertlnK. —t-— >v* >i n ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 5 '^ Colombia, S. C.,iFVb. ir>. TIh> no jfro preachers of i fro Sf ttlf IT i vo”<>rgaVi * ued themselves in:<> n union for thf THEY FORM A CLOSE AND THOR- OUQH PQUTJCALX)RGAtHUATiOI>L - kind of a Lniifle wide It wa^. tironirlil Tfc«lr Convention Wri fii roYitinht* <>u OfiH"’ clear !)v .TTlv TCiwoiTtuaJikiii^ The was fast and furious and it was easily seen that there was much opiiosition by a few. to such an organization. A' motion waa then eurried that the re- nortbe laid on the table <e For n half hour theism was the worst sun nt point that the ci»ornitLet_ ply to ths’t ‘ ollieers'.afS**iH'mure chairman and wsjisitary of the con it tion, anti had gwm lw»yond its pt»w.’-*s in m ‘ ' |K»et ....... i ...... . ^ j ,, in making the second part of the rt- .jK*etv■ K." C.’^rfiWiT <if '("lift rleston. wa- then made permanent chuirmnn, and , . , P,. A . V. Tt. Jones, of Spartanburg, iKTinu purpoaeof ptdUujrti.enetrroes of,south 1UMlt sr01 . ( . t irv hy t)ir H d 0 pt; ( , u 0 f (f, Carounacompactly orgumztHl for the ■ - ' coming tiaflu on tin* constitution!;! convention matter. The State con .vention yesterday was what may be termecTa jfathefftijtrof *!political prcadi- ers,” insofar as politics enter iuto I be tight against the conventioi). ’I'lie convention was held-in the Cavalry Baptist chifrch and notwillistauding the deep snow and bitter gold we.ithi-r something over 5t) di;l ;urate-, were [il .. attendance, representing most of the, counties of* the Htatc. Many latjters were read ftom negro ministers in all sections of the State, expressing regret at their inability to attmld. at the sam ■ time stating UwJLcinUi ivty> uiiaxu-t.- Xvmpallfy and accord with the dl>]*•<■ Is of the convention as set forth in th call. ,*X-' The convention was c died to order by the Uev. K. If. Wilson and the pro ceedings wen; opened with the si nging ofthenymn, ‘‘A Charge io Keep] Have.” Rev. .1. B. ^liddleton, of Camden, led iii prayer. The conven tion then listened to the reading <>l'a lesson fnmi the Bible • the'.list psalm by the Rev. .T. TT K. Rowe ofX’ltiirle.s ton. “The Rev. Wilson tlien read the callfor the convention, which has a I ready been published. J le- saiiltbis was t^e call in reainonseto which they had assembled, lie stiid be w’lmted them to do their work in a hurry and get away by ,*t oVloek. He did not think any of the p rear hers,wan ted of tice. The great trouble witb their race was talking too much. It had already caused much trouble. The' Itev. it. M. Itaitford was then made temporary chairman. Ilaittord was as black a negro as yini could lin'd, yet he wore a clean " white standing collar and a white four iu hand tic. Raitford went up into the pulpit and addressed the conception in the most dignified manner, with a suavity that was remarkable and not a little amus- tlcoiprdn'rdtPp^pggnilOTeeWt'riev 1 and home-made eloquence of others, and proceeded to deliver an essay on it. He hoped that there wins- none saelt f reaenttorlay. (Cries “Amen ' Amen ! ’> fethen got down tou’oadmg an essay urging everybtnly else not to do what he was doing. He then went on to give plenty of advice—political They came here bound by no man no party. They were men- free men and they must now rise above all partiesv.. .^lau hood add tirne“are the things now. We don’t wish for special legislation, etc. Their sentiment was “Tiieir country, their State,j^ete. He t noil Went on to giv<* advice, A minister’s duty was to give vvnrnmg of any wrong or danger omuything that might he threatened ealejilated to in jure the people. Just laws should be enacted tor all the ix-oph*. You minis ters have the people; yon have their confidence; you can control them. You arejhe centre of advertisemmit among them. Deliberate much, plan well and wisely, and coopt rate witTi that which is for the l>est interests of every one alike, lie defended .the ministers against the charge that they were mixing religion and polities. It is time that good men. willing to work for the people, should come to tin' front for all the people. If the others could be secured as things were he would refuse them. The Rev. George W. Rowe of Charleston was made temporary secre tary. The Rev. W. 1>. Cltapjielle asked that committees oi address and reso- lution, on constitution and one on ed ucation be appointed. lie suggested Tf trict compose the committee on ad dress. The Rev. Elder; “Mr. Cheer, 1 ax dat a .committee on grievances be ap^ pointed too.” i Uiughtgr. i v . ^ T|»e convention flwrn ..prucceSiatlu make up the roll 6f delegate^.' Among the names enrolled wort* tluise of the follow ing, all ministers of various de nominations. Josh 1 ,au ,, v, J. A. John son, Orangeburg; Dykes, Greenville; J. H. Leek^Cnion; G. F. Mills, Bjatr tanburg/n. K. McDaniels. Newberry; J. 8. Perry, ]). Peterson, Richland; E 8. Rice, Leesville, and M. A. Rice of — Chester.-t WTrgTTrv'hjrrred'jmte- ftHtnm negroeg; T. lb Roof, T. M. Robertson, 8. B. Dawkins, J. C. Daniel^, ^V. Tay lor, A. 1*. -.Dunbar, Watkins, Greeii ville; Fred R. Wallace, Newberry; E E. Williams, J. E. Washington, '.L (). Allen. Greenville;. R. E. Beckett, G. H. Herndon, Union ; S^U. Jacobs, Charleston; VV. P. Jones, 8purtan burg; W T . King, Abbeville; D. T. Me Daniel, Newberry ; E. H. Puli', R. E. Hart, J. C. Tobin, Columbia;. kh D. White, York, and many others. Numerous letters from absent proaeh ere in sympathy with the conventioji wen' read. Attention wassailed totbe fact that many delegates’gifjng Co ' lumbia as their residence were really art work throughout adjoining counties. Wallace of Newberry said jhTm v of them had come heriTal flieir own ex- wnse, and they wantlie "eon veil non to get to work quick] v. Mrst part of the report A-, D. While wanted the ebaipmao to Explain to tfie eonycnlson licit they did not want to organi/.e-a new jiarly over tbo he.id of the “Gfnnil old Re publican parjY. ‘ Wilson.then movid tliat'lk - com nijtU'b oir cojistitutiou take the matter up and bring in a proper iVpiVf. Hari said that the committee on eonstituliim you don't believe H, read The State. Tt is said that he who sits ou a hot stove will rise again. Middleton sits on such n stoVe. We've got to strike these kind eal b»d for i he previous question ou the i,• ijvIgaiuiAUor — ■' ■ Middleton replied to the pereomd slashes of ( 'bai),ielle. Daniels jdindiwl for unity of action. Jacobs had eon- A WOMAN’S RIGHTS WOMAN. Mi** SllAiill It. Altthoil> - m >ri<*H n !>T O f Hi S< >.(,>11 Tlio on Qonaftituiion (lion tin* following report./ Pyeamtile ati)1' const hit ion' <!T the tniiiislers’union. Whcnbts, lliece are-pateiit causes whit'hiaipiUlhO-iniTiK-tAist- ere of thi' race to*orgini/e themsi l ves with sneh an organi/.aljon as wiljfbet ter protect us as a race along ivil and piditieal lines; and Whereas, we, the miui/dci of the 8tate of South C.'aroljna, have met in convention, that we might secure to o arse Ives and'our children that price less legacy Is'ipieatbed to "tts by God and" the' uirited ('frOi't -of a" eoTiunon eomitrv. be lt. Ib-solveil, therefoi'e, that, to .estah lislt justice, insure domestic tranquil promote the general walfare and sc cure the Idessings oTTiberty to us and our posterity, we do organize ourselves into an organi/.atiou known as the Ministers Union of.theTslutu of.SotUk’ Carofum from aiid by. wlrii'li a State Fv ecu live eommiltee shall lw appoiuted,- amt vamsrsArrry-oftilowvU+H+t- (ive nor less than this;e in each ('on gressioiiul district, to work with and through (lieeoiqily exeeutivceuinini; tee. to organize in all the 'eonntie.s in siderable to : ay’ by way of explanation its to why They Wan led organization. He I relieved that a white man wlio bad to ligld •tlisrcspret.s any man who won’t come out and ligld. The rir-. cimsfunccs Imd been so ditT’creht./The people of the North have been hfitjiig tilings alone beeau.-e^tdiey 'wt were ignorant. I le went on for'sonin time tof'xplaiij liisattitudi Middleton teqd if they organized t-be whites would all gi-t together again. M iddb'ton pn’sented a brief report from the eonnmUee on education winch was iriost ni'.piopriifte . qqd it. w instautiy adopted. The report s I a toil that The comu d I tern . Oou v i \. s, C., F( b 13, damt s-m^ty-peopb*. men and \v<ujk n,TuHir<T Mis» Susan B. Anthony in tlie opefa lionsn Inst aigitt-. The* 1 peoplirdtd not enjoy the lecture. Fiery, fervid,' burn- mg words or an» thing atefr hot w< uld ha^'e been to their lasle because the o|s‘Ya houSr wis simply ti cold storage warehouse. There was nothing t6 do but hide int^ui’crcoab* and wraps, sluv.tq* and keep cool. It. was frigid aiid '’roasts''an; now in order. A tall, gaun* woman, prominent check bones, deep sunken ryes, thin face and iron gray hair smoothly | ar ud fisnn tire center of lier liigli narrow forehead,' her person s-Iightlv bent, aiid very angular, a red shawl about brr sbouiders and a skirt of sou if' plain darkest nil that is .Miss A tfflpinor «n, the coihieaT 5 jiajiers call fan' “Aunt u<'.atmin was a Hysl inqiortant quest ion. “but tlii^is tlig Time for the /^msideru lion of olle'i'''A,itie.rs.” iDaiigbLuvi ’I nch the latter portion o t Th(*S ; eiiort of t he imiimiiUee oirjtirgiinizat ion was tTre rnTnrnrttF UU, the State Section I. It shall be the duty of the St ye executive eomittee to appoint in each cnijnt.V a county’ executive cornniiitee .'■•bose duty it Sicill be to urjanta;- in nvorv piw+wt m -i-hf county, aiiii sis' tliat all of the mein bers of i neb club are furnishedwitli regintration cei ti llcatea. ■ „ sec. 8 It Shall be the duty of fhe State('xeeutiviv eonmrittee to I'lnvass or cause to—be eiin vas... d ev<‘r\ county int tin' Stale, instrueting t+n- voters how and for whom to v ie. See. .ti Tile exeeutive t'otnyii't*v sbuil Inve full power to act in the P long, light hy eemeri ffa; chairman linal- !y ruled that it was fjSr the convention t f.S(' If to (ill the various offices, provi ded for irrylie <s»n.stitqtion. A large number w< re nominated for State chairman, and the light' narrovVed down to llfirf,' a man whofivotild 'woi’k from sle sea lioard lode mourk' I tin top,” as ;t delegate expix-sswU' it, ■ fid \\ . Bk CluiBpelle, t’hapjielle will eha'jed Tiiy a vlih- oi At to . T. J. t 'Jarke. was. eleclej ei^tari and I >. S. Rict\ “amtin who was too ole ter run ter dvanedy,”. Was made t I'eaMt p r, r .YAipeeial committee was anpointedqo >. !eet l lie coniniitteeuian.. IfislioivSTiltejf was introduced to the .convention, and at 7 p. in. a lycess ytrJia taken till H, when the con ventioii wiiidd reaxsetuhle in the Second t'ai-. vary church. * ' night At the night session tlie spei i.ibedm- iH+4-t-w.—rt*;7trrtrd TTT’nrnTTTrmrfrrTg—t+rr- tnenibers of the State exeeutive com a in ! t’w vver - elis'le'd ougriTvULinaL1 Usti ie t .AAMVL W . 1 ’. t 'aixjlin::, 1. 1 i. < low inttti lows: lyirsl < TWlAU, d y. '*• . 8e< ond I Mstriet .1 I’errin. (». G. I a|iie| Tluri] i 'i-irie; - D. J h'amsevx A. tt. th as in the iHits!rated novels of Aew Eng- iaiid life. While not unpiepoSs* .*ymg -siie is .severely, almost loinierAffulli plain in appearance even fqpvUvvouian of pi’rhaps seventy. Hfovv<»ice is'llis Uiict.jioi over strong aifd retht r mo ,fue notonOiis; She Rpe.uks, rapidly and 11. osey. McDe tiej, otn M. R nford. R. If. J. B. Uourth, I 'isti'Let” . 11 li. lb rtaloft. It. Watkins. Fiftb' District E. D.. >Vhib : . M Hall, N. A. Rice. Sixth District J. K. •Wilson', E. ]*• J'erfs, .1 1Broc’vington. ‘ ^ . • • v* nt h i’.strict \ G (’ 1 K>.i,.ui, -M. Thtmias .l. II. Jolnisou i'oi eonoiiiil*’ on atltlress reported C. It. R. In:' ’Umv—amt The convention tlien took a recess for an hour, and reassembled at four o'clock. When it reassembled the committee on organization made its report as follows: “We, youhconimitteeabove named, beg leave to submit our report: “Officer*—Chaimian, E.H'. Brown; Secretary, A. B. Jones. “We recommend that there bean executivecomrnitlee consisting oT lliree minsters frorfi eacii gongresaional flia- trict and that nine of said committee constitute a-quorum. “And that this committee be cTun r dof the following: First district W. Be< f kett, W. 1*. Carolina, W\ D. Chappelle; Second district, J. H Posey, R. H. Perrin • Third district 1) T. McDaniels, B. J. Rariisev, ‘A. I{. Robinson; Fourth district, R M Ral ford. J. L. Mills, II. Watkins: Fifth district, K. D. White; Sixth disTrlct. (to be supplied by ibo convciition); Seventh district, A. G.Goodson. J. B. Middleton and J. A. Johnson. ^ For State Chairman or Chairman of Executive Committee—R. E. Hart: secretary, J. R. Wilson and J. W. Lykes, treasurer. There was then much jdjseussion as to the jioliticaV feature of such au or ganizational ud the idea seemed to be' general that the establishing of such an organization was carrying politics into religious circles. The discussion ulw*‘iico of this emivi'titi.un. wlictM-vef ami^wherever emergency d mauds N'c. l. U sbuil bo fnrtimr the prov ince <»f tl.ie exivuli ve «‘i mini it tec to levy a tax, w.litcb sii ill is; ajiportiotii'd (•> tli*'. various districLs, .xullicient to cm .ploV hv'.tl falynt to test the legal’ity "! acts by.uhicli th^laws governing its li'ive bc(m eiiactcd that stialj livotPu-f ed against the rights and privileges of franriiises guaranteed, to us by the Constitution of tlje United Stales. Hart moved to adopt, when Mid-lie ton rose and sud that they should strike the portion looking to oi.'gani/ t tion. It was d^.ugerOns; lltry wo.ud likely find that politicians wo;: 14-grab up tlie orgiinization and money w<>nl4 iloulitlcss’lxc U-scd lo di:stru'-—Js use- fuliness. • 1 le moved to strike out. J. 11. Johnson aiid A. U. Duujiar srfftrntfTed Tf-tg following iiunNntv re- port: * , WIici'eas. there is to lie a < 'oiistitu ional convention held for the purpose to disfranchise tl*e colored ciji/.etis of tliis State, dejiriving them of tlie j e'ht guarautcH'd to tliem hy thoConstiitioi*. and therefore be it Resolved, Thid ue. the iqiuister.s oi the State of'Siiulh Carolina, urge upon our people to register to a ifimi and hi T7 tlie followin view with appr'hensioti n. e.onty _ the attempt reports; The fbllOwing address, being -thi-iyiiorl of tin minority, \>as adopt- ed by ilie coin’eiitiqr.: ', TUK AlUMf CSk; \ To tin- eidored citizens of the State ol South ('arot;n:i ; Wu, tlie n<‘gro iriakes occasiomtl gestures in straight lines. The burden of Miss .Yuthoiiv s song was the power of the ballot. She spoke of the reforrns acconi|dished by Eng lish farmers after they were eufran ehised, “This goverumciit,” she said, • was hased originally on a white male oligarchynf we.ihli.” |{ku-l; niencould not vote and the suffrage of-whites except in N'ermoiit Was limited by a property qualilicatiou. The Democratic p:irty from Jell'erson's time had strmr gled to enlarge the suffrage and for forty years was .therefore ^nceesy.ftil with only oceasional defeats. Then on the same principle the Republican party arose and tlie vote was, giver- to the negro.' Tlie negro was freed as a measure of .military neeessiivytlien fhe ballot was plaeinl in bis 'hands, mit fmm ueafive of phthtrrtbmpy btlt'Tn in f Republican party neees.sits."' Site placed stress Upon tin 1 (jovier which the ballot gave the negro, proteeting in if c-ival-rigt^.s. told a story of a uegr-1 ini cling site had attended in heaven worth, Kan., in 1.415. A n nnber of • miibout .speakers bad Ik eft '‘inx ift d ; > addre-s it.- e.it aff T.i?I. d to do .s(» and Tslu ( A]i|,uned a Tn Jk l; iti.f. the'negroes Ij.at the lots in their idaek hands to tiieir iulluenee felt.” Then -hr e+m tfa ted the.welcome giten in thes:i:ne city ten years laler to Abram Revels, a negro U nited riiate^,8eikuor. At die former meeting no otiid have I’Oen ig'iioieinii/Usly driven from ile hotels and railroad vai^A-wTieire the ivb.iti* men were. Now lie was shown the resned which hift nmnlmud imwit ed. hiM un 'H fie representixl ;i negro \ i»te powerful iii eb eii,.ns. Jn these references i • tlie aegroe.-,. (is-it had i ny tMi iu< !>al- iftake JUST A FEW HUMBUGS. .%■.* Knle I’eople IN’llalit to Swimlleil r over Hint Over AKliTitr’ ' sm gier i-v in jui,. KCN Keb. I«.—-Al» v old eiti/.cmwu.s j'ttmin.ating the other da.' aboM^hingsm geimrai ttlltl■ hard iititr ■ <e paiticulat’ and made the re mark that the people tlireW awav*1tofi Jitnch inouey on humbug* thiiigs they had no earthly use for. The nrsift who liuMl't. Ih*< i) in the ckittehesnfybi' smoothtongued agent and been talked into investing from HO to^ltHjin some humbug or otber is few and far lie- Iweou. The fellow with the If!.**patent double bfwfc aefiqn stove came along and sold them by the score. His .victim, while listening to the word painting of the qjlytongued agent would wonder howt be bad lived here tofore w’ithout stieli. a neeessjirv arti cle, : 1 ' ’ . Then the HO cdftek hian came along amLefitLvinccd liumlheda tliat the one Urfng laeki.ig in life was a clock that would pot only tell the time of day,/ but a Iso, record the phases, of the moon and not lct him forget the day of tlie month. And.he didn't forget < eapeci- .illy tlie da\ w lieu that H' 1 nqjLu fell Tftou came the hedge fence man, and many a farmer was bamboozled into wondering how he eYi-r mn>H*jfed (o-raise corn and cotton without the aid of a hedged fence. And he never eamehaek that hedge fence man. He planted out hjs switches, was to he hack the* .second and third years and make that hedge a thing of beauty- ami navel' eame back, neitbeir did the thoiisatuls of dollars he Carried ofT with him. •, Next was the get-rich quick order. Ray us-ygtt..they said, altcy lirtryear we .will'give you siKMl. Town folks were, if anything, Inggqr fools than their countrx’.fpieuds^ni this line: All bit <at this ftlluring bfiiirTike the perch do w hen the‘Rileo is low and green oak worms are rijK'. laiSt oM the list was the fruit tree iubni. tic, wax hemnt the early sunf’ ii'ier w hen a note payable in December st "uie ] a Ituig ways oft'—aiid those pictures of iuciou.s-looking fruits ahdstrawberries in a bottle as l>ig as your list, looked so tempting and the nt was such a talker. I)eeenib<‘r eame. likewise rh<; fruit tn e man and ns svvitelies. Too late to kick then— had ns signed up and wlien he left tlmo-WYes s n OHrl-.1T/ 6'ertnn i orr^til -Rv- A SluM-king Rtury. Atlanta, Gai. Feb. 15.- Andy Black, on? of the- Murray tlounty Knklux. plrtid gOilly »n the l^'^ 1 Court to attempting to lyneb n*'nr} Worley, an informer on the mQplt- shiners. He said he was one of sixty men wbq rode up to WqrD.v s home one night last spring un? ea.Hed him out.—All of tlie men weru arnie4. Blai'kN story was a thrilling one. It erfrnted a sensation among the wit- nesses and other defendants. Riack kaidsevernl men took cqttoji baFIs sat^ urated with Icerqseno, which burned brightly as they approach'd the house. The leader of the crowd knocked af the door and asked for \\ oriey. '> or ley's mother came to the door and a?k- ed wjiat we wanted with Henry- ■ '\ e told her Utat wo were gofttg .to hang him for reporting. Worleys ‘Uli daughter came to the .door and all three of them stood there. We told Worley that we had e<< fo ! aug •him, and that th' re wasn t.aiiy.Jtseof resTsfTfrgniiat he would hav\' to eonte and tliat we intended to takeliim a'i'-e or dead. AVer ley w'as terVibly seared, iuid begged for nieix'y: said lie wasn t guilty of importing, am), got down on bis knees to us." The prisonej; pau.-ed Iti-nya eb Was so sorry for a thing, anil lie would never forget Worley's'pitiful looks as lie crouched on the poreb.' jif of Ids humble home. c Worley s mother waft talked to-by our men, eontimied tbe jiriuoiier. “iliey told tigr thakiier suit bad been a traitor to 1 at*r people and that site ought to lie willing to hay* liim put nut of tlie wav. Henry looked at Ids mother and asked her if she. too, was against him. 8i,ie said 'yes, - she was going to let the nieu take him for all she eared. Worley broke down then and iTiecl like a baby. aji,d told tlie men that if bis mother bad gone Dick on him they ikiuld take him .out and do wli^it they pleased. * lie never resisted tis and when we told hini to get on a horse he did it. W'orley was tied with hands behind him, anil rode in the udddle.of Um -cmwM of men tnr itnrseDrek. He never sjMike. We went up the Blood town road, through Bloodtown to BIihxUowu Gorge. Worley wax sw ung tip to ajtree and left hanging by the rtiob. ! b-sue, elded, howi vef, in getting away, but was kiijeil a few davs later by. members of the band. .untr. Ami th< iorgi t:iii” plow t. Uft man but we came near his memory is tye not for rotten liim uid won 'I (r^ii there jj the sewing muclhiti dear to tiuitiy, and they In hi*' 1 ■ '"I " on'i for”sdiite tiui \\V, ministers ol' Siiutli (Jaixilina. in ennf- vent'im assembled, t ir the purpose of organizatroiLthat. we may more etl'eet- itall.. assjsf our ts‘i>;)! • in seein'; tiieir rights uitd' privilege* guaranteed ti/ them by the Cdnstitution of the tub ted Slates, derfiire these principles as the platform on winch we stand. - VVV-PSjWTfibtrY' tioTTiiF Tlie purpose of o ' thering tlie mfeiT^ts.^or to he bv. anv faction or leaders of fai 1 ■.igiKs^'-hGjstHitr eithe11s. who np 'v‘being liiade to secure in the com- ing «('o:istii util' nil I 1'nnvent.imi, tho practical uisfr.oieliiscment qf our tiro pie in this Sla* ; We assemble for the piiiqiose of cQiiiiselling togetlier upon the wisest iind best course to be pur sued by lis iti order to r the. emer- •r to meet tir g< litanlmt c'infronts us, at)d to issue advice to ouFpeofite, which acted up on shall be patent in securing to them the full enjoyment of guaranteed civil and political rights. W’t brlievi that the wide influence 'Rtlhjee!’ol'Tt ui i a men whnare«qqs we*l U* suelf d Bt-rim l 011 il t'orresiioinl i i ig. I'csnoniylfftfv ^nithUmolina duriftg.thc ftimfeiigi “ ■ eTTtums'ifre ecuo ,. uiid that tin retore he should ftse Ins for the i lection of dclegalcs to lh« ' ‘ knqv. ieiige tmd tut'oenee for Hie good 1 ' ' ' - ’ 1 " ' Ins people in every w ay, as a reli ♦ rrvtijrn ;tmong"Tl - of part V or name. Hart said '1 was wrong to ask tin jH't»jde .eutiM111i* w 1 i.eii tlie ine.i wlu WePy.to Jeiid.Un iU tyfitscj to wgani/rti, lie went on at sotiti' length.in irrfHim- pitssioned spins'll to say that or'iani/.a tioji I'Otibl not Ih' ilispei srif with. They had to have men Wiitebing all the time, otherwise the people could not In' informed who to' vote for, eti Middleton made a brief reply. Then, the Rev. J. U. Tobin got tli lloorand lie made “Rome howl. !l - wmi srttepnsefhm—w-men ‘'KTTrrt- rjim-eF’ andsiiv “don’t organize,.” even whih the throats of our eliihlreii yet iiuliorn are preparing to he.i'tit. I, for oi am here to shed my hist drop of blood anil have my body hurnoit am the ashes tlirown to the w inds before I II do it. (Gmanas and "Yes, Yes 1 It* was for a light all the way through. W o can leave tliis county, I can, for I haven't anything but my grip and coat and it's almost worn out. lie talked war from lieginning to end and said if there was any man tUmv.who was not aroused to his utmost heouglit not to ethere. Middleton ‘W hero js the money to do thisvoming from i Tobin A\ hen* you gef yout'j-uppuil fj'i Ml i Hk*. penp lei. —— XIit.'.chairman said tliat it was time to stop talking and get to work. A motion was then put to lay the mi nority report on the fable. A standi tig vote.was taken, the three old negro preachers Middleton and the Rifes sitting. Tbo nu’ttion was earried l>y a vote of 31 to 7. It was then decided to .adopt the majority report by sections. When the preamble was struck out. the men imposed to the organ i/a i ion madp an eltort to strike put ;ill refer enee thereto. Oniy-sixto'eii sitnpor.ed tHis effoi't. .Vsiinilar etl’ort was made w ith another portion of the preamble, jut it was voted down. Middleton said he yvas endeavot ing avoid poiitieal parties buying them. Chappelle said that this was an in suit to tlie Christian ministers. WT ante here to work with all the parties ivnieh will work witir ps to save our rights front the wreck. (Applause.) Wo. don'lcume Jmux; to ph‘at>e anv man ur scLof maa.—W e are here, to keep a t-'legrapliic wire running from the {ire^ einct be heailquarters. The political eadersare looking down to '.'ti.- \Ye dop't want the State, and we are not going to get jt. Money, intelligence and sense have to run the governiiient. We don’t want to put ignorance back in there. God knows there's enough of it in there now. WT don’t want the ollioes. (Rice 1 wants all 1 can get out oLYm.) We don't want to be eow- anll\. The white^ people knew mis takes had been made even in 187G- If ot ms people in every way, as a gious teacher and leader, appreciating also the fact that good CiLueuship is a sTigfoHS,duty touHiOirgisl and tneul- e..'..sr. ' I. i'*y eii<' 'tu‘;i”ing-tit gni^n o;''tin race to put forth ererj-effort fo see ;rt registrat it >n eertiUc.TT's, t let lItev- m;i\ r exereiso t tie-rights of free men and eiii/‘us and in case of denial of tin rig!it to register.to In' jnx'trin'd to fur nish evidence as to the ground fot ilicii-dtsub^L- f ' ^-1. ,.f., ■ -n- '■!. By etteouraging ward anil tire- iTiet meetings, inWhicTi inform:ition Miss Anthony imur—her ainti''ti tgx a ranger to what is eaTicJ J ’'rime ]»rejudii‘v of tlie South and a 'mg' no NvtnpaUrVfoi as fliou forget II ,1, to e it iit die Kime -table and socia-l and rae,» dii’i ivnee.s wo neither ■unplea- uR- nor r. p-ugnanl. to her., ts’.tediu'in>t aetuirUy .-.i\ so macli liifr did sin* go p!it of Tier way to lYffeitd “SouthirTl prejaqiei' 'hut she impl.i d w ital t<') lier l. ‘iire*'s iiiUsi .).i, - appeared all un'p;dai.iTT igoorauLT' d> them: foriu-ftmee, when -hr refei-red fvilh Vadhifest sadtsfaidion ix> tiie ttn- pufehnsahh' vote of tlie enfranclii-f'M negro woman in l.eavm+worth. She ne.xt )ii'Oi-ei‘di‘il to iliu.-ti.iie ih" iidltleuce of the workingmen iu (dee ti"ns. end declaied that polili'iil elian ges and re ventiofts were dremnti.' -B .km <iV, ti ■ liglitmngi’oil agent, the lift Misuraaer agi at. the jiatelit smoothing agent, the agent for this, that and -be other forVvevyLiiig under the sun wo either don lneed, or. ii’wedo nix'd. for one-half e-m buy hi Sjiartanburg or one-tlnril the money. W e Imve paid st;.'i for a stove, we could nave bought a better lloine tor ifcfU: fora clock. -* ; ' V)e ottT|tt to told thi'- time 0f tlie sun the Roll In, with ligiitfthi when one at when lav >iv s'iu for a lightning rod, when w Kt'.-a of hitting us -*/( or t loo on ,i ] ie J go ft nee wle'ii we ought to have been it ting rails and s;» ;t has gone. I i; ' i-.iuils aiid thousand, yes> tens of i: ar-nuts rtnoliiiaH A jaway hy loll are have nisiple who love ileraM.' . 1 hs'ii thrown to 03 llillll- saul was :) to it. Rducaticn. slic remeiR’ and “theBtte had no rigljp! to |Hrudl aeliihl togrow up in •.gnoj-i-deo and iiUauessV Miss Anthony. ijicoTu-Iurio <. stat 'd that a eonimit-ti-e itad Ix'en atpjnented n.nd plans m'ranged at the eonvj htion till V l#rd til Atlanta to Ivava ilia rei;e.i sttllrage a.gitaf d in \\ r< « p! K.xtix n.'.K. l‘a., F-i'b. -44—A < xpiosion. follow d hy Hire, coninlete I v wrecked b ,T )v<.i,tfr.7'. ter. tlie lutnls r office building of Cut- f‘f iN Bro.. and caused the death of George GutUf- and serious inji ries to ids wife, soft and house maid. There had R en for some time. a leak itijihe I' M-l gas supply pi|>e in the street, and thi‘ morning at S o'clock. George H. v' ltpr. Willard Cutter. Charles Cut- ter/ son of G< Un k were in A locomotive Poi i f and Gun s ft tr; •. I on a I ror. to n t im i ; a i t d t; pi.-ople <>1' the State fan.ili.'r; due: iave ami lieu r t p to State m tv he given as to the political situa tion and to arouse enthusiasm looking tow ard a broader andbetter eitizenship in tin State, based qpon true patriot ism. ■ » .‘5. By showing to tlm jH'Ojile tin sjr. rial dangers that menace even thosi liolding'registration certilicutes, wbo have removed siftec -receiving such (■erfitic.ite trom one place of-resiili'iieo to another, even in the same ward and precinct; such ci'l'tiiTcate not changed tj)-,eon'espund with 4he present place of rcsideiii'e being of no use in seem; ing the right"Jo VoteT"—- - 1. By enciMiraging our people to se- cure infprmation as to the purpose and pidvy of each pari v a ad to l>v pre- pareil to vote ’ intelligently for those principles and eandidates Hltat stand for right and justice to all mem To this end wC rcciHiimeml tliatev- y minister of the rnee use his intiu elite iu the homes and gatherings of his people to iiicvrlrate rigid principles, to spread information, to promote education ■ and to impress' upon the in'en of (iui-wace the im)H»rtatiee of a tnnappreciation oT tie' rights of citi ip Us4ip. th>t Ids rights may be 'res peCted-Tiis c 11iId"on-pnhicatoil and his home and family 'may be protected. \ ml^tipoii I he work, of tliis convention of ministi rs v\e a-k the favorable con sideeation of this ciurfitry and invola Him w bo '' name w< world ' • . \\ <■ also reeommei:!! that our people sacritieewiHTagry"their means to.se- itre tiieirguarantisd rights through the-higln st courts qt-Uie land'. R lutiong were adopted endorsing the A trail ta Exjiostfioii and the colored pressof tlii State, and the convention ad^iurned sine die. 'nttre State and 'the ■ blessing of l near beford the Kill* <1 1 lie Nut iYtM. MonkY, N. S. \V., Feb. 15.—A dis- pateli faom Berth. West Australia, says th.it seven men have been arrest ed in Coolgardie •f ar massaerpiug an entire native fribe, including women and children. Thapien had gone out gold seeking, and were encamped near the village of the tribe winch they kmrYaccused of exterminating. — ' 4 < enti! mo dvr Komi. r Th l l.K!;, (i \. Fell. 15. Si", i'.il the officers recently elected by the j. it lists m tills e.mn'y l.av. fidntd t > g bond m sious t'> W'l Ri of '1! ve d kax^ returned tle'di eommis ner; (iovi I’lmr Atkinson (’, A. J. Pone, Shc.ii:V . treasurei ; J. j:,. Br tve B. II. Newsojiie, sui-vcvi lirlll (!ll! pTan than twem v y rl ro Mr. riTsTe more man twi'iity .years- uiid-,. ernih' rule, b'ft two years ago ii the populists, and has no trouble abovi' iii! tor I )emo« joined ad JoTvToTori Jo make bis bonil. All the were re ehrtial except Mr ■Bre wer. A new Til ction wall Is* order 1 at an early date. Judge Colbert, of tho county court, is to afiproxx* the.-,, , , , bonds offered by tbe ollicers. and id ' ,,tfor ,,u,l . v H>rne,l by tin •ers, a Di tnoerat and Jhe la v it to Ids being populi.st's hatred for the count/ court that he refuses to acireptaity bond That does no! come tin to that prescrilieil by law. Lively times are.alicad. H T«m) (imnl. ‘ Ni:\v Oki.k.xns, Feb- 13, Rale yes terday evening twn sticks of dynamite were ili.ki'ovei'i (I imlieihled iip^i__LiiiIu. of.eottoii loaded into the Bi itish stegni sliip Floridian, now taking cargo ““ l hold e 4 at South Fort. Had this, dynamite in the bale gotten safely into tin amlTiei'u screwed in. loading cptton vessels, {he operattpji Would Itave exploded 'the dvti-mijiS.',. and blown a hole in tlie ship's l.otteyfi; The Floridian belongs to the HrThsh lane. A'diieh on account of labor tronbles nttnojjtjtped it would employ only negro labor bereafter man named Tims, Cakes was arrested, as tbe guiTfy person.'Mio was -bdle; iug ar'-und the snot and the police be lieve they have the rigid man. wlietb- cr or not in* usoer'aiued. is a surewman cannot be I tri'iuau HK.(ii< >-a<linrlf‘. Yr.Mi.ANTt, Mirii.. Feb. If. Samuel Gruhaiit. c-iptain of- House tiotnpai.y No 8. was arri sled this morning ch:ii"r ed with ineendisaism. For the jiust eighteenmonths tires, destroying ya- cant houaes and outbuildings, Itavi been fretpient OlT.t he e.;-t sid ‘ ;;>i.l tbe fael that Cap Graluun’-s meu were al ways ready to respond caused suspic ion. which the police followed up. Charles M. WalkOr lasjtTfiigbt made a confosion implicating Capt Graham and Fireman .whie i [unison. Gra ham was xirrestedybut Harrison can not l>e found. Tlie mysterious tires ceased when several weeks ago tlie de- partmenf was reorganized and tlie system ofpayingHreim-n by thgTiour for wiyrk performed was abolished. Graham declares that lit is innocent. xannnmgthc li cuIk>oso passed am the r;iy ig: i!!<lk' T l ,''Th~ tb(' I IJgmekj lio Uiix. i wo d* -ti*<;»ing yxpitisionis • fol- lowt d. lOHqdeieiy-wrecking the two-' stui'v re-.i'i. nee. whtcli tel l ( as if it were •a heap of rubldsii and kintliing wooil. i bi vzan-Jmuse and olliee ruins took Hi' ■ instant . • The rimy of ga^ added to tlie' lire, and iti less than live min ute-; ueai'lv ilie entire mass was in a bki/e. .Mrs. ('utter ;md the servant girl.- who v.itere in the .house, werer badly , burned and. itijuri'd. but ww proiiably live.' The boy. Cliarles, was lasti ned in the w reck by a hugetirnlier w hieli •■C'leil on Iris leg. It w as thought his leg won Id have to be cut off, but a perre-mm'etforTTv.is made to fight tlie flames away from him, ;unl by heroic worle i iifeliiperHiHM* Tlie-e xtent -of A uioii" aleob-iiisni in the- Unit -il States army has caused a resort U> treatment, for that disease. The re suits of the use of the Fv'el’ V treal merit—have J been mosl. graiifvin These are '.set forth by G hetal JaureA \V. Kopvytli. iti Cj»nimand ai'Korf Ri ley, iu a letter adilros-d to rife milita ry secretary-of*the •-'•>eret:»ry of War “We started just oftevearago semh" men to the Keclev Institute at ■ f or; l/eavenworlli on furlougb, and since- that time eighty six men of this garri son have been treated. 1 am not speak ing from theory when ! refer to the effect - of the treatment. 1 'peak from actual experience -dromrethe closest ohservation, Statements •made nbnut the treatmenl 1 icing dclctriiocs tii health are all boshV it is just cxaetly the contrary. 1 have seen numbers of nervous, haggard, dis'ressial looking drunkard's go away from here, and when reporting to me upon their re turn I did not need to hear t :“rn sav, they-never felt belter in their lives le lieve ii»etPiaUimiri hail b«v-B-a-pU : vsival as well as a moral benefit to ti ' in. 1 he effect upon di'einline is-sminlv marvelous. I do not watit. it 1 can gas possible prevent it in any way,To be TM-retlrmr & qfG, 11. Citt-|this trrttlnient nnii! every man need : ing it iti my command has had tlie.op- portunlty of procuring it J * out tlie slightest hesitation. means of efficiency jjml disi'ipline ay, .with- tluj't.as a . . . re no measure adopted l»\ theWm Impart- ment could jxosKibjy do so n uen good its an arrangement by winch .soldiers , could procure this treatment.” and \ . . M. McC hn.- Jffhe rnreSetf'ected.at the Keeley In stitute in Uolitmbia have been equal) v tj.ie lirerneu were given time enough to secure pow erful jack screws and he was liberated. It was necessarv to cover ititn with clothing ft) proti'Ct him from tin* heart of the fire, which was bill a few feet away. All three victims wen*taken to Spenoer IIoHjntalr plosion, and was thrown clear across the street, (’buries was also in jured. but not seriously, George Cut ter. who died shortly after the explo- don. was badly mangled. He was cm ried to a neighbor's house and died in a few minutes. 1 Ih* <iov**i i»«‘r*4 Stall*. —C.ou mma. IstT —following genera) oiN'teV was yesterday issued hy the Adjutant and lns|Jeetor General, making the long delayed annoiiiice- ment of tTaTappiiiutees on the staff of (xoverndr Evans: ^Arbe persons named below, having Ueefi fipnoiiiksl on the military stall' of tye Goyernor. are assigned to duty and will beobeyed and respected ac cordingly; 'i'qlonei W. W. Bruce, Assistant iMU'dant and Inspector General. Co- lUajbia. • v . ' a •"Colotlel M. B.-MeSweeny, (juafter- maister General, Hampton. . i. "Colonel George S. McCVavy, Com- ii'ii.-sary General. laiurens. '-*• ' "Coiotui D. \Y. McLaurin, En gineer in Cluef. Marion. - ''e'onmelj. A. Mood, Surgeon Gen eral, Sumter. ■'Colonel H. T. Miler. Rayinaster (ieneral. t'hurh ston. ''e.olouei A. Howard Ratterson. Jlltlge Advomtc General, Barn well. tBotonel J. \Y. Floyd. Chief of f)nl- iinnt’e, Kwrsbaw^ — Aides to the Commander-in-CTiief : Ueutenant Colonel Ran II. Behn*. M./ilterbore; Lieutenant Colonel T: C. ISd insou. Ricki’Us; Lieutenant Col- oiud—dL.'it. BuNiK’k. Abbevilje: LieUv tenaiit Colom i Oscar iULowmaiL Or- aagehurg; Lieutenaiit Colonel Wi J. Rawlinsiui. York ville; Lieutenant Col onel Thqrnas Martin. Bi'uufort; Lieu tenant Cdhmel L. Brad well, Aiken. “By onler of the Governor. » “J. Gary Watts, 'Ailjutant and Inspector General.” i ' . A Truk Soitlipr. WasiilnutON. Feb. - It:. Smiftior Hiinton has received letter from Lieut. Gen. SchouftKT nekiiowiedging the latter.s thanks for ,.-euat**r Hun toms.ja-.iiiai ks Senate 'irgrng tlii‘ conliruiatiop ufide (fern rai's nom ination apropos ofj_the favj. thajj ten. Seholield Was mnitary (fiivernorAif ATrginia. The letter is as follows: ‘My Dear Senator: Many times (lin ing the past twenty five years pleas ant personal messages have come to me from Virginia, but it has remained for you .o make tin*_'first uMicial ami public declaration of the fact, whieli lias always ht*en so dear to me. that I had gaineil live-frieiniship and confi dence of th" big hearted js-opl" of Vir ginia. 'ihis is an honor, tar more dear to me than any military rank, and 1 thank you very sinceivlv for having tvkeu so fitting an occasion to make public declaration of that great Honor. .Very respectfully and truly yours, . „ J. M. sSehoefield. Died front Kvii(t«.in». Calhoun, S. (k Feb. 16. -Mr.John Ilulfstetler, a hlacksuiitii,... w ho had just moved from R*ndleton to tins place died on Monday from the edi cts of Tlie cold. He was driving alone in a buggy and was found that morning in the Eighteen mile ('reek, near IVn- dfetori. His horse had left the place of fording and travelled up tire creek two or three hundred yards. When tho unfortunate man ’was found he was in the water up to his neck al most frozen’ he was taken out and carried to Pendleton, where restora tives were used, but h‘c was .too-far gone to recover. A good deal of wlifs key was found in his buggy and it is supposed that he must iyivc heed drunk. His horse’had bmkou 1 < M >86 from the buggy and was lying down in water almost frbzen! News am Courier. NEVER DELAYED c PA YMfiNT. NEVER \ A CLAIM. NEVER HAD ' * . . A, A . ’ v * '• i ' ■ .*4 LAWSUIT. Such Is the record'’of the STAUNTON LIFE insurance ’* COMPANY, f » r Numbers of BoneficUries 'festify to its Promptness and Soundness. Natural Premium Insurance ou the mo* . •< Approved Flans. .The uew *‘Coupon Policy" of the Staui ton Life Is a model of simplicity. In addl< tion to all the best features of modern life insurance it provides for the psymellt of tlie “coupon” IMMEDIATELY after death, without notice ,or the formali ty of proofs. Tne “coupon” covers 10 per cent, of the face of the policy, and is in ad dition thereto. Agents wanted. Liberal Commission Live men can mate big money. Add ress Jno. S. Reynolds, General Agent, < oi.i vi in t, a. A $700.00 PIANO FOR $275,00. ——— -r.-- y 'i bis announcemeat will certal ly Inte'es^ everybody that Intends to bfifehaie a piano in the near future. wTJi ve be n carrying Musical In- st 5Tr ent * for sc T eral >ean» In eon- ♦rtioT’ with our Furniture business, but for reason* satisfactory to our- i-eives, we have decided to dhoon- tinue the sale of pianos, and offer.* i ur entire stock at nranufacturera’ re st. We do this belierlDR that it (• i l.caper to dispose of them at what they cost us rather than carry them n onth after month bopinc to Mt a small profit for them. The Instruments that we offer are fust cla s in every respect and are n.iht positively guaranteed to be uliy equal to any instrument on the nmiket without regird to name or price. "We shall be pleased to send a cat- li'Kue of olaros to anybody who will rend us 0 cents postage for the same. And if you are Interested and expect to buy a piano in the- near future ><m will certainly save quite a sum or money to purchase from us before our stock is exhausted. Rememher tl at when the stock is gone we shall ay no mure and that this opportun ity will close forever as the Instru- ments are sent out. We desire to say that we have an illustrated cata logue of Fnrnituie, embracing every thing usually carried In a first class furniture store. We will be pteased Hon'* 11 thl9 , CRtaloRne n l >on a PpHca- ' * ■ - | ; L.-JT-A L. F. PADGETT, Hr, BROAD STREET, tAugusta v Ga, RICE MILLS. We offer a complete Klee Mill in oae machine. The rough! tice la placed in hopper and cotaes out cleaned and polished ready for ta ble use. Machine can be operated with horse power and will clean 100 bushels of rough'rice per day. ‘ CORN MILLS KX-Jf- ■ , Of the latest designs, vertical and horizontal, doable and single gear. LI Her Mills, Saw Mills, Engines, Gins and Tresses, * Wood workingncBchlneiy ?• €. BAJJBAM. OOLUMBIA.S. 0.. Makes 4b. PRICES, even mi PIANOS & ORGANS PlONT be .discouraged, but „ ill write for our great Bargain List and Wonderfully pi Easy Installment Terms, 4c. PRICES. M40 Saved on a Sterling Plano. u'Kl'YSfi.KStrM."*""”” aicb Mirror Top Orgaa only fgt SAVE MON EY by buying fr6m th* Greatest Southern Music House. LDDDIH * BATES, - Sarannah, 8a. v». I ■