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iwiMnmunumiwMwv nina >in)PimnjtPMimiiiwii jumnmwtpian mum yuin a Outline of tho Careov of ft?ut? Caro? 1 lina's Nebieat Bou, LIEUX. GEN. WADE HAMPTON. Ucluu of a Vaiully or Mon Noted, ?t?r 'Jphelr Courage, Home Inch doutt) of un M vent lui uro. Lieut. (Jon. Wade Hampton was ? - ? '?? ? .. - ??......1. ?>0 1Q1? uuni m ililli KT>I.UU un lutuvii t.??, .wu-. In Hasol street, within tho sound ol' tho chimes of old Saint Michaels, lie ilrst saw tho light, ills great gi'iind rather caine from Virginia to tho colony of South Carolina prior to tho Uovolubloo andsottled hi Spartanburg district, whore ho and most of tho family wero murdered by Indians lu 1775. Sovcml of tho sons Including Gon. Hampton's ?rand father wove away at tho time and pseaped t he massaoro, and all served in tho War for Independence. Wade Hampton, tho deceased general's grand father, was In Washington's cavalry, and was lieutenant colonol at tho hattie ol' ; Mutaw. Tho swish of Col. Hampton's sword was always heard lu tho charge. In tho war of 1812 this soldier was a goncral. Ile was one of tho Ilrst cdt? ton planters and acquired much land in Mississippi and Louisiana as well as South Carolina. Col. Wade Hamp ton, the dead chief's father, was a planter with large estates, and he loved blooded stock. He had a private race track at his beautiful home near Columbia, burned by Sherman. Gol. Hampton was a warrior also. He served on Gen. Jacksons stall' at thc battle ol' Now Orleans and bore news to Washington, riding one horse the on tiro distance to Columbia, at the rate of 72 miles a day. The deceased general learned to rl'-o, shoot and ? 'speak the truth" at Millwood, and received rare training. His mother was a Miss Fltzslmons. Gen, Hampton was educated at thc South Carolina university from which ho graduated In the class of \H'M\. Ile then studied law, but with no inten tion of practicing; however, prior to tho war tho young man's planting In terests in Mississippi consumed much of his time and he usually spent his winters there. The last crop bofo re tho war raised on this place was 5,000 bales. The command of the groat number of overseers and laborers gave him good schooling for vyhut he was soon bo devote his attention the com mand of soldiers. When the State seceded Hampton oboyed thc call to anns cpi I cit ly, going lu as a private, but soon raising tho . Hampoon Legion composed of six com panies ot infant ry, four troops o'? cav alry ?nd ob$ battery of arill.le/ry. IL' commanded ft??s w.vvu^W.?tlon with conspicuous gallantry at Hull Hun, where ho received a wound In the head. Suoh a command was hardly titted for good service. The different arms of tho service were separated, "and each became the progenitor of a famous body of its kind." lt was corps elite, Of its original members two became lieutenant generals Clampton and Stopnon I). Loo; one a major general, Butler, and three brigadier generals Connor, Gray and Logan. At Seven Pines Hampton was again wounded In tho foot, his troops distinguishing themselves. On .Inly 28, 1803. Hamp ton was made a brigadier general of cavalry and his command was known as tho Hampton Legion, lt was com posed of South Carolinians, North Carolinians and Virginians. At Its head Hampton rodeln Stuart's famous raid in August, 1802, round Tope's Hank and rear. Ho made the Federal general date his corrovjauidenco from . ^Headquarters in the Saddle." (Jen. Hampton was always successful in de tached service. His work was dash ing in the Maryland and Pennsylvania campaigns 1802-0M, and full of inci dents. The story of Hampton's meet ing with Col McClure of Chambersburg ls ono of tho best of the campaign in that section. At Gettysburg (Jen. Hampton was thrice wounded In the momentous struggle. About half tho men wero wounded in this battle, lu .Tune 18(i:i at Urandy Station, G?n. Hampton's younger brother, Lt, Col. Frank Hampton, was killed. Gen. Hul - ler lost his leg here also. ''On another part of the Held," SUNS tho historian. "(Jen. Hampton was that day performing brilliant service In many a charge. One of these a mounted charge against a Federal brigade, was said to have been the most hotly contested und magnill cont horse encounter of the war, hut Hampton's star lighted the path and ids saber cleft the way to victory. As the general dashed to the hoad ol' his command to lead them on this occasion his eyes 'snapping lire,' as the men used to say, he threw oil' his overcoat to leave his sword arm free anil dung lt to his son, Preston, acting orderly a mere boy, who was afterwards killed at Burgess' Mill," who threw lt away saying ho didn't come to carry coats but to fight. At Gettysburg (Jen. Hampton was severely Injured', t hough after receiving his wound he, in hand to-hand conllict cleft the skull of his adversary with his saber. In August 1803 ho was made a ma jor general and then soon followed the magnlllcent campaign of Virginia, where Hamil ton won his fame as a general. Hamp ton broko up Federal plans with the move at Trcvlllians' Station, and In ? 2J1 days captured ;i,0()0 prisoners and much war material with a loss of only 711) men. In August 1H?t Hampton was made commander of Lee's cavalry with the rank of lieutenant general* In September ho struck the rear of the Federal army at City Point and brought away 400 prisoners and about, 2,500 beeves. It is Impossible hero to tell of the many brilliant battles conducted by Gon. Hampton. The story would till volumes. Ho concluded his service bc beforo the war ended by taking charge ot Johnson's cavalry and did Uno serv ice in harrassslng and retarding Sher man's army. Gen Loo's famous order commending Gen. Hampton's cavalry, Issued on Fob. 28, 1803, concluded with ttiie paragraph: "In announcing these achievements, the commanding general lakes special pleasure itt adverting to tho prompt ness of tho ofllcers In striking a success ful blow whenever the opportunity of fered, and the endurance and gallantry with which the men have always sup ported thoir commanders. These deeds tho morning ol' March ll, l8?ft* John son's army was crossing tho (aipo Fear river at Fayetteville, North Carolina. Tho Infantry, artillery and wagon trains had nearly ulleeted a crossing, while tho cavalry were across. Sher man's forces lu pnrrollol columns wore pressing up. (ion. Hampton was near the hotel in tho town when one of his best scouts, Hugh Scot t by name, gal loped up and told him that the enemy were close by lu the parrellel streets, a company of them having como through a byro! d Unit had not, been picketed, and that more were behind them. The situation was critical, if tho enemy succeeded lu wedging In be tween tho retreating army and Its eiiyrtlyy. tho rnnr guard, lt would entail^ disaster. Tho cavalry would thus bo cut otV from covering the re treat and the bridge across the river which it was essential to burn after the crossing was completed, il' left in tact, would tilford the federals the opportunity of swift pursuit. Not a moment, was to be lost. The cavalry leador must bo aide to both think and act with tile rapidity pf a Hash of lightning, and that Hampton did on this occasion, ile realized that an ounce of prevent,ion ls worth a pound Of cure in war as well as in disease and that 01)0 man's services In tho nick of thne may ho more valuable than that of a thousand a few minutes later. No calling to the scout and two members of his stall' to follow him and picking up throe privates from Company IC, Fourth S, C. C. (Charleston Light Dragoons) * and also ono mao said t o bo from Wheeler's command * * tho general dashed around the corner and gave the order. 'Charge.' Ills seven followers t here were, no others in the charge obeyed willi alacrity and all, the general iendlng, Hung themselves upon the Federals, who were (Irawn up in thc street. These tired a volley wit li their carbines but by t hat time the Confederates bad struck them and confused by the suddenness of thc at ilt tack, the lleree assaults and the powder smoke they did not realize the small number of t heir assailants. ,So they tried to wheel about to run, but among them were pistol balls ut close quart ors, and t he hack and thrust ol sabres. Less than a hundred yards down the st reet was a turu at right angles to the left Into the byroad by Which they had entered tho town and by Which they were endeavoring now to escape. Here they oceanic jammed together in confusion, all organization lost and their pursuers cut, and thrust Uko devils incarnate, as the. fugal Ives probably thought. Hieven federals were killed and lil captured and the rest, many of them wounded, lied in wild panic carrying consternation lo their friends with excited tales of hun dreds of men lu buckram, as tho best will do in such circumstances." The only Confederate casualt y was the. kill ing Ot a line mare. Tims was the cross ing of tho river secured lo the Ooh federat-cs. I lampton had grasped thc situation and solved the problem. After thc close of the war (icu. Hampton resumed bis cotton plant ing operations but. was not generally suc cessful. Ile spent a good portion of lils time looking after his Mississippi plantation and this gave ilse to thc charge, made, by his political enemlen some years later, that he was au alien. Just here lt may be well to tell how it was that Cen, Hampton came tc head thc movement that led to the re demption of Smith Carolina from Radi cal rule. In December. 1876, became to the distinguished South Carolinian who was at the head of t he white Incipient organization. He was then on bis way to Mississippi. He asked what/ was going to be done and i\skcd speciilcally could tin' people of the State be arous ed to do anything, Ile was answered 'yes,' that they had cletormlned tc made a straightiut light and win or die. Ile said, "That, is ibo only hope for the State," He was then asked; "If we nominate you will yon lead the tight ?" "On thal platform," be answered, "1 will make th? light to a finish, not for thc odice but for thc principle." (Jen. Hampton went on to his Mississippi plantation and in the meantime Col. Hoyt's paper in the up-count ry and a few others began to help the White leaders. The State convention was called for May, bm Chamberlain's Fusion 1st s were Sd strong that all that could be dune wah to adjourn tho convention Without ac tion. The Fusionists contended In that convention that Hampton was a Fusion 1st, '?eu. Hampton (Miine back to South ( molina in .lune amt went te his home in tie* sandhills. When he gol. back lie was in bad health and lt looked as if there was but little hope for the Stair. He was sent to the mountains lo gel his health back again and thc convention was postponed un til August. Farly in July he went, tc Walhalla and oil in the mountains. Farly In August a letter was sent Iii m urging lilm to come to Columbia and he present in personal, the convent lon. Ho was oil in the mountains hunting but he got here the night before titi ?invention Jind thc next day was on the lloor. Alter a bard light his noni? inst (?.in was won and then men wlk had been lighting the white teador* til (lay caine over that night, while imthusiasm prevailed In Columbia, (icu. Hampton ret,urned to the mouil lai ns and opened t he campaign at An? flersCn, The leader referred to above stated yesterday that lie had made thc greatest and grandest campaign evci conducted. He connected his light wlthlh t he bounds of perfect law and ardor and on all occasions displayed thc wisdom of a Solomon. Friday was the anniversary of thc clay upon which Daniel H. Chamber lain turned over to Wade flo mp td thc State capitol at Columbia, and ll ls a coincidence that ho srrou?d have died upon the anniversary of the vcr) day that, hp witnessed the fruition di his efforts to reclaim his State. Tin following documents in regard to thli matter will be of especial interest: Hearing that Mr. Chamberlain wai willing to yield the possession of tin executive ollleo in the State house Governor Hampton addressed him tin following note: State of South Carolina, Kxecut Ive Chamber, Columbia, S. C.. Apb K), 1877. Slr: Having learned that you nov propose lo turn over to nie t he exeeu tlve chamber, wit h Hie records and pa pers belonging to thc executive ollie* now in your possession, I beg to Inforu you that I wll send a proper ofllcor i< receive tho same at any hour you mir indicate as most convenient toyoursoli ? am very respectfully your ohed Icu servant, Wade Hampton, Governor* To. Hon. D, H. Chamberlain. To this Mr. Chamberlain prompt!; replied as follows: W???K?IBl?????tiSm Vovy respectfully, I), ff. Chamberlain, (l?vortiov of South Carolina. To Hon. WadeHampton. News und C0ujlo?S April J I. Alton inimit?s buford 12 tho troops In tho State house were brought tu Attention,*' Thcscntry nt the govor* nors's door resumed his place In the ranks. Col, Mack stood hy. As tho Hist stroke of the clock sounded tho Order was given, "Alton Hon, guard;curry imus; right shoulder anns; twos right, march.M Tho sound of heavy and heavier footfalls resound ed along tho corridors and hoforo tho hell had roached tho fifth stroke of the twelve tho last filo had crossed thc I henuhol/1 A m i ?vi ii*it* r\f i \\t\ imrrr/i I constables, evidently aol Mg under per emptory and urgent orders, Instantly sprang to tho heavy doors und slammed them with a bang, In tho fuco of tho crowd within, and In the immediate rear of tho last lllo of tho soldiers with out, who aro hardly out of the way of tho closing panels. A heavy har dropped Into it s bracket s, and tho mili tary occupa lion of thc State is ended, much to tho relief of tho citizens ami tho military ns well. On Wednesday, at seven minutes to ?2 m., Mr. Manning, private secro ta ry of tho governor, presented himself nt the executive olllee and was politely met hy Mr. Muhbott, of whom ho re quested tho surrender of tho governor's ellice in tho name of (lovernor Hamp ton. Mr. Uabhett replied that ho was ordered by (iovernor Chamberlln to make the transfer at 12 precisely, and would do so when that hour arrived. As the Mist stroke of noon was heard, Mr. Banholt handed over the soul ami keys of t he ellice, aeeonipanlng the ac tion willi the usual verbal formula. And (iovernor Hampton was In posses sion of tho olilee. A few minutes more, were spent in explaining the details of books, papers, cte., and both gentle* men retired from the premises, leaving tho olllee locked, as it will remain Until the key ls tamed to admit (lovernor I lampion himself. Ile will probably take possession in person tomorrow. A few idlers were present about the building, hut only one or two gent lo men were allowed to bc present at the eeremony as witnesses.- News and Courier, April 12. WEATHER AND CRGT8. The General iin?ltwotnfneti? ol' tim Hojtsim Hftv^H tho Crops. The second weekly bulletin Of tho season of tho Condition of the weather and crops in South Carolina was Issued last week by Director Hauer of thc South Carolina section of thc climatic and crop service of the United States weather bureau. I tis as follows: Tho carly pa rt, of tho week ending Monday, April l l, was unseasonably cold, witti Heavy frost ami thin Ice in exposed places to within about ?to miles of tho coast, on the Ut h. Tho close of tho week had about normal temperature. Light frosts occurred In the northwestern portions on tho IC th and ll tin The frosts of tho week nip ped some corn, yellowed some oat?, probably injured peaches slightly in places, but otherwise did no material damage, owing to the backwardness of tho season. On tin; 7lh, t here was a benollclal rain that covered tho entire State, and ranged in amounts from one-third to over an indi. In places lt was ac companied hy hail. There was a 5?0tV Hurry in Newberry county on the otb. Thc sunshine wai about normal. High winds prevailed on the nth and Otb. Tho week was generally favorable for farm work, and rapid progress was made in preparing lands for spring planting, except on bottom lands, Which arc Htill too wet to plow. In the southeastern and east central counties corn planting is nearly Mu lshed and much ls up to poor stands, while some lias been replanted. Hirds and cut worms have injured stands. In the central counties upland corn planting is well under way, wolfe over the western lt has only begun. Not much cotton has been planted anywhere, scarcely any In the western portions of the State, but over the eastern portions the. bulk of the crop will bo planted during Hie present week. Rice ts hoing planted, in all the re gions where grown, under favorable conditions. Tobacco plants are plentiful but small; transplanting will not begin for some time. TrticU had favorable weather, the rainfall having been particularly ben elicia I along the coast. WhCut is generally promising, al though small, with, however, numer ous exceptions, where t he crop ls poor. Oat?aro exceedingly variable In condi tion, wjtlt only a few localities, where Hie crop ls entirely sat isfactory. Gardens aro backward. Pastures lt fl ord grazing over the eastern por tions cf the Slate only. Fruits aro late in blooming, and the majority of correspondents regard lt as safe to date, butin Lexington coun ty ami a few ot her localities peaches have been materially injured but not all killed. MiiHttncrot! hy Kurda. News has been recel Ved of massacre by Turks and Kurds of three hundred Christians at Dlabecklr, Kurdestan. A band of roving armenians recently appeared aonr tho town. The au thorities sent Abraham Pacha, at the head of tho Kurdish regulars, to dis perse them. Tho regulars pursued tho Armenians some distance, attacking ?in Armenian village en ronlo. Fin ally Abraham and his party were foi ced back. Just as they reached tire town, seeking reinforcements, the Ar menians opened tire. Heavy lighting lasted fot fiomo time. Tho Kurds, en raged at not being able to force the Armenians hack, turned Ink) tho Christian quarter of Hie town and kilted unmercifully. Many Turks and Kurds were also killed. Two Negreen Butohlea. Negroes do not often commit sub eldo but two made away with them selves lu this 8tnto l??t week. On Monday night Kugene Codo commit ted suicido In Columbia. Code has attempted suicide several t imes be fore and thia Hmo au ovordcsoof lund* [inum produced tho apparently desired result. Tho other case was that tu* Karn Johnson In Charleston on Wed nesday morning, Johnson had been il rinking heavily for several weeks. A tfetbral Officer's Tributo tb Gen Micah Jenkins of tito CONPEoBUATK BTATJK? A?IMY A O caph lc I>ONot*ii>lfoti ol'the/ llnttlo ortho Wlhloi'iu.'MN WIOMO'l^hut . Gill hi tit Homier <U\v< U|> IIIN 1/103, Mr. T. IL Laekle, of letrolt, Mien., wno was an oniccr in tho famouB Slxt(3enlh Michigan regiment, writes to tho Atlanta Jon nial a cor rection of . tho statement going tho i rounds that (ion. Micah Jenkins was killed at Gettysburg, and ^Ivcs In detail the circumstances connected with his death In tho hatUn of the ! Wilderness on tho tlth of May, 1804, to willoh is added avowing tribute to Qen. Jenkins from the pen of tills gallant federal officers Tho circumstances connected with the death of that very distinguished olllcer were as follows: All (lay tho 5th and until about Ida. rn, thc oth, General A. 1'. IHd's corps had been contending against vastly superior numbers of Federal troops. On tho fatal morning of tho 5th Hancock had advanced his corps (ni lilli's posi tion, and foreed the latter almost back to his artillery line badly broken and worn out by Incessant lighting. Disaster to I he Conf?d?rale army seemed assured. General bec was with the artillery and directing tho ro-formntlon of tho broken lines. He had sent for his old war horse (Long street) and was anxiously Walting Ids coming always reliable and on hand at ino right moment, he ls seen cont* lng down the Orange plank road, his magill ll cont cien on tho double-quick, resistless as tho ocean tide! 0fegg's Texans aro deployed Into lino ami immediately advance with that never tobe forgotten yell. The Immortal Lee springs to tho front to lead them ; they halt, lie must go back or t hen: will be no advance of Texans. A broil'/.cd ?faced demon of the battle froid gently takes the bridle rein (ind turns the head of his charger. Lee sorrowfully rides over to Longstreet; on goes the Texans. Loud roar the cannon with shotted breath, and moro awful the yells of battle demons. Tli? Texans st rike Hancock's exult ant advance; the shock ls tremend ous; neither line recoils; hut the tangl ed forests tremble, and the tangled haired Texans and the veterans nf Hancock settle themselves down to the science of butchering one another. 'Tho slaughter on both sides ls awful. Hennlng's and Law's brigades conni to the aid of Gregg and take a hand In tho work that is on; with a yell the Whole line charges. The eenorai hue is forced back, but Wadswort h comes to the aid of Hancock: tho tide of bat tle ebbs and Hows. Wadsworth ls killed; Longstreet strikes the Federal left Hank; rolls lt up hi a confused mass toward Um plank and back on the Brock road. Kverythlng novy iii? d teated a complete vietorytV for ibo Confederates. General Longstreet rodo forward to prepare hud take ad vantage of tho opportunity ,?.o millet a decisive blow on Grant's arniy. With that end lu view Jcnkln's fresh brigade ls moved forward to tho plank road. Supplemented by Kershaw'S brigade, General Longstreet moved, forward to reconnoiter thc situation, accom panied by General Jenkins. ?Mt hone's men seeing a movement In their front and by thc Indistinct view obtained owing to the density of tho forest mis took t hem for tho enemy and li red, killing tho gallon t Jenkins and wound ing Longstreet, a most lamentable mistake. Asa Federal soldier 1 know that lt will not be expected of nie within the sex)po of an article intended for the close call department, to write a bio graphical sketch of so dlstlngulshedan officer as General Micah Jenkins, wot. J lilted for the work,which 1 am nay. Vet the temptation is so great to see something more, that I venture a brief rei inspective view of that hero's war record, and under my (?wu observa tion. As colonel of tho regiment designated, the Palmetto Sharp Shoot ers (?f South Carolina, wo Joined him at tho battle of Manassas, or Hull hun, as tho federals have JJ, in tho hottest part of that Held, near the Henry house, and down the slope, where so many of the Hampton Legi on fell, and where valiant deeds and good generalship crowned tin* young Confederacy with victory and everlast ing fame. To beauregard. Jackson, Ileo, liar to W and Kirby Smith, lim latter a citizen of Connecticut, under General Magruder, we lind the. gallant Colonel Jenkins within the defenses of Yorktown. After the evacuation of that strong hold Jenkins' regiment, with others, covered the retreat and facing about at Williamsburg met the overwhelm ing advance of tho enemy, bulleting terrible loss In his ranks and checking his advance until the Confederate army and subsistence trains are ata safe distance, and proper line of de fence established. At West Point and other places his regiment had fought tito hard battle of the rear guard until tho army was Safe on the south side of the Chlokahoinlny river, his regiment having sul?ered untold hardships and severe losses in men and otlleors, for which he received Just recognition for his gallant and meri torious conduct hi fae, of au over whelming enemy. Next wc lind him at the battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks, with his gallant regiment and one other driv ing before lilma whole Federal divi sion, gaining a good position, held tho battle Held and inlicit lng a loss on tho enemy about equal to tho number of men In his regiment, only abandoning his position when tho army was with drawn to the former defences of Rich mond, In tho dark hours of tho Con federacy which followed tho battle of Seven Pines, when Johnston's vague plans and operations puzzled and con fused the President. A new star appeared on the Oontoo* erato horizon. It Illuminated tho whole Amorlcan continent. Its reful gent rays penetrated tho remotest boundsof tho Old World. That >;mg nlllcent and glowing orb porsoKHod in tho wonderful Hobort K. bec gave new life to tho Confederacy, vigor and swift ness of movement, Plans were speedily consummated; hostile guns must not cover tho capital; tho siege must bo cr rel urns und brushes Fremont mit of his path, (hops back u few foot-sore Spart sos as pickets for Fremont to pape al until his (JaekfmhV) iel Ulm Lee e?ottoos t he uhlckahomlny al Meadow Kid go and di Ives the enemy to its common cen ter about drape* vibe Ihldgo and Woodbury bridge; The Seven Days? battle ls Olli The second day, Jtinei'?, I?0;?, Longstreet strikes tho enemy's loft and Jackson tho right Hank. Tho battle rages all the afternoon. The enemy hold their ground. Late In the evening Lee makes tho llnal elfort bo count that day's victory his own. The Texan brigade under Hood are hurled like a thunderbolt, ugalnst the left center. Colonel Micah Jenkins with his vali ant. Pal motto. reri| men t and one other against Hie extreme left. The loft center ls broken and shattered Into fragments. Jenkins lires one volley and charges with cold steel. The enemy ls broken, slaughtered, and the survivors driven Into the swamps of the Chlokahomlny and only thc Sheltering wings of night saved us from complete annihilation. Tl|c writer's regiment, one of tho most magnllleont regiments in tho army, Li companies, 1,140 men, was almost a total wreck and Jenkins held our beautiful bannor. Col. .lames A. Hoyt, editor of Tho Greenville Mountaineer, then an olllce.r lu Cob Jenkins'regiment, has told the story correct ly In the Confederate Veteran. Lee ls victor. McClellan ls on the retreat to the James river. The siego of Richmond raised. The 5th of the battle days, June ?loth, Jenkins takes thc advance of the battle at Frazer Farm. Heats back the enemy. Holds thc bat tle ground. He has command ed H. H. Anderson's brigade In both battles. Ills regimental loss ls severe, himself severely wounded. Thc Palmetto regiment alone sustaining a loss of 37$ apd no prisoners reported. After ti march of over two hundred miles on half rations, wc lind General Jenkins again on the old hatt ie ground of Hull Kim, or Manassas No. 2, on Longstreet's right. Forters' Federal corps ??fti this time he lights Maxoy Greeg, old enemies of Caines Mills. .Jenkins' brigade has some desperate lighting and again himself severely wounded, and brigade loss about 450. Ile is one of Hie ollicers mentioned In (hui. Longstreet's report of this battle for extraordin?r)' bravery and unex celled heroism. Ills brigade, now In command of Col onel Joseph Walker, of thc PahnetU Sharp Shooters, advance;* Into Mary laud and goes into action in the batik of South Mountain, sustaining a los.? of 2o, then back to Slmrpesburg, ol Antietam. Their Held OfOpcratlOl was not far from Cen. Lee's head quarters, becoming desperately on gaged and drove the enemy at even point, losing 208 ollicers and men holding their battle ground and crown lng their wounded Jenkins with glorj and sustaining thc proud record of t in old brigade. Thus Lee had beaten McClellan'! anny off thc Peninsula, destroyed tin grand army of the man whose head quarters were In the saddle, and btu fought tho combined armies of Antic tarn to standstill. This ls thc most bloody and desperate of thc ages. Tlu only mark of victory to be credited t.< either was their battlollolds. During the Gettysburg campalgi the gallant Jenkins, being assigned U the d?pannent of North Carolina performing valuable sorvlce als? around Richmond, Po torburg, and tin Rlack Water, ho very urgently re quested hi his many applications t< the department commander and tin authorities In Richmond to be per muted to share the battlollolds o Lee's army along with thc division with whom he had been so long, am often in bloody conllict in defense o his cherished right? asid glorious Stat and bars, but alas, his wish was out granted when Lee and Grant met li the Wilderness on the Orange Planl road, that fatal ?th of May, 1801, Al though lils cause and mine was a war, I loved him none the less. H was noble and brave, and such as h gave ti world-wide glory to the Atnerl can Held embattled. The spirit o such men do not sleep with the tem mont of clay, hut lives again lu groa deeds. The newer generations of th Southland will have their Lees an Jenkins, hut nowhere else, on this coi vex world. It would be sad hulee were we only to lind them lo dust and t ime worn volumes and tm col mutilated stone, lt ls pleasing to not the presence of the distinguished oil ocr of whom my feeble pen has w rl len personified in young Major Mica Jenkins, thc hero of Santiago, on whose dining deeds have won the iii plaudits of thc Western Hemlsphen 'I'. R. Luckie, 107 Vlnewood Ave, Detroit, Mich. Late a lieutenant 10th Mich. Ve Vol, Infantry. _ Poul po ned A KU I II. Tho lt. R. livens case, which was I have been tried hi Columbia last wee has been continued until next tenn < court, on motion of George Johnston? attorney for defendant. Mr. Join stone presented an affidavit settlt forth that a most Important wit nos the defendant's brother, was In Wa elbury, Conn., where his wife wt dangerously lil, on account of tl death of lier mother, and that would be Impossible for him to be t the lila, last week. Next week M Johnstone had au Important cngag nient elsewhere. The nflldavlts at stated that Mr. Johnstone had hopi to have thc witness here Wcdnesda hut the above stated facts prevent? lt. Solicitor Thurmond unnouno that the state was ready to try tl case. Judge Ruchanan granted continuance of the case on the grOUU set out In the atlidavlt. Mown (o AtoniH. Gunnery Lieut. James H. Hourn Lieut. Miller and nine blue Jacko were Instantly killed Wednesday 1 t he bursting of a 12-luchguu on boa thc liri Mah llrstclass battleship Mai during gun practice olY Rorehavc In addition, several men were injur by the explosion. The breach of t gun blow out after lt had twice miss* lire. The bodies of the two men w wore sighting the gun were scatter to pieces and blown overboard. SiS Wu? night. Charles Dickens, on a dinner giv ut a notable agricultural oceuslo took the position that "the Hold paid the farmer liest to cultivate w tho mm within the fence of his ot ?fkull," What Dickens saht was serious truth, though comparative few at the time lie Mild lt were al from Insight to accept it as sue Kow lt ls generally allowed In all ci ll I /.cd countries, A Popular ?Chole. Wai tu Oie Philippinen ?Vii.l? il*>%v t? h< V? I? \t'd. 'i'la* secretary ol' war btu placed In the hands of the senate committee un Philippines a large number of order?, Ol rou I ara and reports healing upon the conduct of military affairs In the unp??lil?u provinces of thc Philip* pines. On December 21 th last Capt. W. IO. Ayer, adjutant general ol' the Sixth brigade, Issued a. ?I rc ti lu r to the sta tion commanders in Samar in which the conviction was expressed that tho wealthy Classes or "pudientes" among tho natives were, " while professing friendship toward the Americans, more responsible than any others for the continuance of hostilities. Under such conditions, he said, the only course to pursue i Wohld be one that "would create In the minds of all burning desire or longing so Intense, so personal, so real that lt will impel them to Join hands with thc Ameri cans In the accomplishment of that, end." In announcing tho policy of the brigade he said it would bc from this time on to 4'wage war In the Sharpest and m?st decisive manner possible." (riving Inst ructions for thc carrying out of this order, he said young ollicers were to be given great latitude for this conduct in harrasslng the enemy and that natl ves, ami especially those of wealth and I idhi euee wen; to bc re garded with suspicion, adding: "10 ve ry native, whether in arms or living In these pueblos or barrios will be re garded and treated as an enemy until he has conclusively shown that lib Isa friend." Suspected persons should bc appre hended and If there was not sufficient evidence to convict they should be held as a military necessity. This direction was made especially applicable to priests of whom Capt. Ayer said that their profession would "not be stu dent to protect them." In February, 11)02, (?en. Smith, the. brigadier commander in Sainar, an nounced t hat he was convinced oppo sition had been crumbled away and counseled a softening of the rigors bf war saving a "watchfulness and kind liness henceforth must go hamil hi hand." In December, lOOt, 0Clb J. K, Hell issued a circular saying: "Wlieh?vcr prisoners are unarmed or defenseless Americans or natives friendly to the United suites govern ment oi murdered or asshmted for political reasons, and this fact can be established lt ?? his purpose lo execute a prisoner of war under the authority contained In sections 59and 1?B, This prisoner of war will be selected by lot from among thc oiHcora or prominent cit izons held as prisoners of war, and will bc Clipsen When practicable from I hose who belong to t he town w here the murder or asslsslnatlon occurred." Several orders were tated by Gen. Hell against, permitting any monopoly of food products and extortion in prices. Instructions were given to make ex ceptions to all persons w ho had demon strated loyalty. "There lives, families and properly will not only be given protection, tm fur tis practicable, against Insurgents, but wllf be care fully respected hy our troops." Especial warning ls given against looting. Cheap Mail Hexes. Senator Tillman last week offered an amendment to the post?nico ap propriations bill that is a long step toward the perfecting of the rural free delivery. This amendment pro* vide? for thc purchase by thc United States of locked Iron mall boxes In wholesale quanlties and their saje to the farmers on the rural free delivery routes at government eosl. Under the present laws and regulations o? the postofllce depart ment the patrons of thc rural free delivery tire forced to purchase these infixes from one of four teen linns mimed hy thijt department at a cost of from one to three dollars each, or elsi? get no delivery. This arbitrary regulation gave thc manu facturers ot* the boxes Specified by the postotllce department a chance to form a combine and fleece the publie, by charging exorbitant prices. Senator Tillman's amendment, which was adopted, protects the farmer against extortion by this box combine by limit - I lng thc price of the boxes lo li fl y cents ?each. Senator Tillman said In offer lng this amendment that it was to prevent the farmers from being rob bed under t hu law which compels them to purchase these boxes. The post otllce appropriai lou t > i 11 has gone toa conference of the house and senate committees and lt ls not known what this conference committee will do in regard to amendment. Should they strike it ont tho bili will haye to go before the house again and then to the senate where Senator Tillman is prepared to make a vigorous tight for the amendment. This IH H Good I >uo. A dispatch troth St. .Joseph Mo., says In the stomach of a steer slaughtered in a packing house there was found a diamond brooch worth $000 that, was lost by Miss Margaret Carroll, of Italtlmoro, Md., t wo years ago. The steer was grown on the plains near Dodge City, Kan, Miss Carroll happened to ho detained for a few hours at Kinsley, Ivan., thirty miles from Dodge City while traveling with a party of friends lu a private ear. MISS Carroll had taken a fancy to a baby on thedraln, and she had lt with her In tho observation end of the car. Sire bought the. child a toy bal loon to which thc baby playfully at tached thc woman's diamond brooch. A gust of wind caused tho haloott to wrench thc pin from Its fastclng and lt was ct?riled oil', disappearing in the western sky. A reward was ottered for the recovery of thc ornament, hut there was no trace of it until lt was taken from the stomach of thc steer. War In Uhlnn. A courier who arrived at Canton, China, Wednesday, reported that, over 2,000 Imperialist soldiers, r?nt hy Marshal Sn against the reli?is, were ambushed in a narrosv defile and all were killed or captured. The situa tion Itt the rebellious districts of Sogtherr, China ls increasing alarm ingly. Tim viceroy of Canton has tele graphed to Peking, urging thc im mediate forwarding ol ve-enfoue menta. Uack of nows from ?enoriil Ma and Marshal Sn ls taken to indi cate that tito rebels have surrounded tim Imperial troops und cut off com munication with them. ? Noted Dead. T~-~-7-' ?' F ????'??" 'Min i ??linn Jim? Tie WorM's Great For nil t?mi ot two*' tnk? JOJINKO ?mo? bettor than quinine ?od ?wg U do in io tiny ?. ? Wa ?plo juna nuro? aro niaaebyqutntuo. casi's t?o C^N T HE LAST BAD KITK?, Tlio lt emu hi ol'tho Im men ted ijeiui lu Imld lo Hem. The mortat remains ol* thoIHu^t rous (Irait .Wore laid to rest on Sunday afternoon In thc presence ot theil? ,.?..,jt.t .,.".?>..O. MU... . mti)<"i "i ?jn-'jpw. I, nu i1' ur, ;i ijn, Wade Hampton is leathered unto his l'ai hers, ll IK snored dust was eomigu cd to tho grave (Sunday, arid justas thc NI itt wi:? .sinking the hullers sound ed taps over the soldier's gra ve. They hurled him under the spreading branches ol' a mammoth live oak which utanda rino and unawed by any storm? as Wade 1 lampton stood h) thc inidst. of turmoil; lt stands green and flourishing itt all seasons, and as did hoappear more beautiful and symmetrical in character whoo ti led by adversity. ? tsboughs droop in benedic tion over his ?tra vc, j ti St ns he but a few months uftS-Vgavo <*- hl?i?slog to hundred-} ot* his old comrades who gathered under his uplifted ha?ds, as he Stood upon the portico of his cot tage < n Senate street, lt was in that e?tta?0 that his K0?1 took its Hight 0 tip' Cod who gave lt, and it- was a hap py ending to llbt grand career. Ui his unselfish life, that he should' piss away io the house whleh represented tito lov(',;.(l:oir.tlfon and loyalty of tho womonof Soul h Ca roll mi. Ilocudur cd to the end wit bout murmur, know* ing that these Just and critical cen sors Wore proud to he South Caro linian; because Wade Hampton was their Ideal soldier and gentleman. lint il ls needless now to pay fur ther tribute to the man who lo life needed lt not. It ls to tell of his obi-iules that tito eh ron tele of today must he devoted. The capital Of the St tit o yesterday saw such ti funeral t ri bute to a mau as has perhaps never been give n in South Carolina history, lt was an outpouring of the people, not only of Columbia, hut from all points of thc Slate. No attempt was made by any to make the obsequies of Wade Hampton other than simple, lu deference tb lils own wishes, thc I. desires ?>f thc people fora 8 ta te inner j al for the State's Illustrious dear! was ; disregarded. The mo.it significant I feature or yesterday's outpouring I therefore was the very naturalness or j it, showing beyond expression thc I love that the people liad for the grand old man who was no more. No ?liner si>octacio has ever been witnessed in South Carolina. Men who know staled that thc funeral of Grant did not compare with thal of Hampton; that thc obsequies of Calhoun were overshadowed. Many conservative men who know how to estimate crowds said yesterday afternoon that there must ira ve been at least 20,000 people about the residence and thc chu rob and along the lino of match. And that vast multitude of people were bowed with sorrow that wuS not feigned. Lach man and woman realized that they wore paying a just tribute to ti great tuan, a titi tho faces' that, watched the solemn passing ol! thc funeral cortege. were"marked with mourning. , such men as the aged acholar and sol* jilter. Dr. Janies Woodrow, supported i by younger veterans, and walking with thc nobie women of the State ; were stich as the venerable Woodrow's saintly wife. At thc ehureh was a veteran who has not been out of his toom for three years; when lie heard Hampton was dead he sahl "take mo. to Columbia and let the go to the. run to ?il. Ile had to be. carried to the church. Thc world of meaning be hind such incidents tts t hese ls ohvi cats. From thc first sound of the nut rued drum yesterday afternoon to the blowing of tho soldier's requiem \ upon the bugles thc people bowed their uncovered heads. The crowd was unwleldly, but lt was good natur ed and kind to Itself. Me. revoi- Wilt?. ! CoiigiVssumn Lever ts now serme In his seat. Wc learn from a dispatch to thc. News and Courier that in the contested election case of Uoprcsenta 1 tlve Lever,Committee on Elections No I has decided to make a unanimous report In favor of the contest?e, Mr. Lever, and has ordered till expenses of the case paid. This ls tho old election case of Dant/.lcr vs Stokes, which was pending at the time of Dr. Stokes' death. Hopresentstive Lever, an Dr, Stokes* successor, became contest?e hi the case. The contestant, A. 1), Dant/ler, ls a negro from Orange burg, who contested tho election on the ground that the elect ion laws of Smith Corolina were unconstitutional. There is no doubt that the report of the committee will he adopted hy the House, though it will probably not bo submitted for some timo yet. We aro glad to know that thc case has boen practically decided, and that Mr. Lover will have no more trouble about tito place he so worthily tills. PnsHlng Awny. Tin* Columbia Slate says Hie pen sion clerk is busy making Sit- the re vised pension tolls for t he fm titer tWVjnn Ot thc State board of pensions next week. 11 was announced Thurs day that while there would tie a con siderable Increase io the total niim* tun- of pensioners on this year's rolls, thc Increase will not he as I ti rgo as was expect teil, Many names have been dropped by Ute State hoard from thc lists sent ht, and there arc about ?M) that will 1)0 taken o IT by reason of the] death of tire pensioners. This Msa mm h huger amma! death ritte tilth! has heretofore been prevailing, am shows in coid figures how. rapidly those who liol ped to tight the south s battles are plussing away. Can't ll? Hemoved. ? Judge Ihtehanan has deeliticd t grant the politl?n for Um renoval of tho case brought} hy the state against tho Virginia'Carolina ?:?^H\m.ica.i com 1 puny for viohU?n of Uv ?.> >.'? ? . MI I t rust act from thc State to the, United I .States court, and other mom of in Ile rest in the now famous are expeeied in shortorcj ' was heard hy Judge imo nmhia on Thursday. .-..4?, Ih'OvloK Ciott, Thc Washington c?u'resnohd?nti o the Columbia State M ya l# eau*o. ot in* formatton- named on. hls ^arlcston K# ?IM*0 d ay yk* WsT <W kv m *? S ? ? u Ui ?Irlk.iug ?oixtraU to ufo. ii-obl? .?? rs IP rr ?MJtf& 'I no Wail m'a f iooif*< v, Senator Dopow, ol' Now Yoi'k, muk?s a st.ub.at? th? Sont!, by Introduc? inj/ an amendment in tho tiidted &tato Senate to ihr resolution passed ix tow,weeks ajm by UM? House pf tb1 presontaUvos u)terh.t# the manne?: of etmiish),^ s? nninis, mtik?ujftbe?r elco-; ti vii iN-pvnm-iM.'unnil pooiliar VOtO ll\ future. 'Che amendment, which pro vides that "tho qu^liiiejiiloiis or cit? /ens ent itled to vote foi United States senators and representatives 111 ioiy: ?ress shall be'uniform in ail tho?t?fi?s, and congres.? sMU have power to Oilr foroo this article by appropriate legis-' latlon arni provide for the regtwtrulibn of citizens ont Hied to vole, the conduct';; of snell elections und the ecitlJieaHoo ot the result ,M ls Intended, of course, lor?tvo tho United Sl;ites government {'ie right to KU pm iso lije elections in all the Southern stat - s rod to aboUs? all t be r? strict i?>ns i bese Stutts have putou thene#ro vote. This amend mi nt practically kills pip measure, ss tho South would hover ?jrr?? to its adoption, atul if lt is Included in tho original bili every Southern Senator would be com polled to vote against i t hi defence of his seetioih The late Gov, Altgeld, in speaking or Senator i>epcw. said ''he t?rst? nt traeted attention many years ago as a lobbyist .-at Albany, where be, for a long time, was o uga od In the highly honorable busln?# O? putting (peta* phor I cab collars on the Kew York legislators, so that, m the public, they appeared U> bc?ou?/ to the Vanderbilt* ami the New Voil: Central railroad. According to reports, this business was reduced to such a science i hat?fl whenever the. New York Central rail road wished to buy a legislator they did not oven slop to negotiate with him, but simply put him on tho scales and.' weighed bim. A train of ??Filme and corruption was stn I eh od across tho slate of New York city, by way of Albany, to Hu tra Io, po) In tin jr ?e^islaS tiye halls and even liHJofj courts of Justice with odor. This wastbel;ie?bm Ing of that Hood of corruption which is today washing the foundations from tinder the whole governmental fabrb". o man could bo a dealer in this prosy without soiling his linders, nd I am told that since that .time Mr,.' Depcw bas never been seen without loves.- \:'xi:V>y> ''liemade ot all this a stepping tone to greatness, ile vs iupped t ito tars and Stripes about h i ti), tie I me a ret?, vv?iiUi ai(d bitieorator -ho nuiged bis calendar Ho as to make the Fun nh. of duly' c min ace levying but s.lx lunns for the dm hf Uu< . ? >?. j/od Mien t.. *? ...,.>?,.." . for tho wi h br ho.fsv'., Sn?S;H*U::U<-.?/.. the Vam?ovln?ts, thidn^ him. tc: be a. threat con Vi'uieneo* mude lib itt nf New york Central railroad a.?u'tp?dgH hito a sab*ry vd $0pt?. a year. 'llho# old ra h road men smiled ;i.i. x he Idea, hut they had not yet learned thatmuV >f the most imports ol features .ortho; node rn railroading is to cms?iuet a. railroad near coo i t hons?: s ?md onemto, a line through stat? capitols,. In tho art of engineering tunney bul, of tho public and into tho pockets of private individuals ho has nosupcrior. And it looks as if his career will compel thc American peoph\ to adopt an eleventh commandment reading follows: Mo thou an<l do evil, that thou mayest UVO on the fut of the land, and'that thy sleekness 'may be tho wonder of mon. ' This is a ?OOd picture of this man who pretends to beso jealous of the purity of th? bab lot. ? _ iu -V' 11 ..II u ...II ii ulm n"> ri ?'- 'I-I1 / t- . '-I Five nt iv Hirth. Isaiah Rhodes, of bailey s Oap, bister county, N. Y\, ahhnonneed Wednesday that his daughter, 'Mrs. dames McGowan, aged 28, of T nek or's Corners, a hamlet in lister county,, recently $0i, hirth to five children, all Kb K and t hat ali are "doing Weib Mrs. McCowatt'S other ehihlnm ave ii son and a pair of twins. X Poor Hemed y. Kev. Samuel Krell, pastor ot' \Xu: Methodist . church at jbaeona , iowa, who served two yeats in tho PhhMp pines as a private soldier, committee?, s?l?ldc Wednesday hoing despoHdetd. over his inability to secure a large at-, tendaftieto his church meetings, The Worlds Greatest will 'lii>WiWWIW?>MW?iM^e^llWi?WlWlW?'?llllWi.l?tfc'W,?i Cure tor Malaria, Kjw*^..,Wi^MM^IIliil?t*ll<l|ii?ll>?lliW>IIU<,W ' Vor ?h Ufl tm et MKIM?II eoUtvm l^ohn?on** CSIU ?na v*v*f K t?ini ot M<-lt?rt?l peiiMW, yo ur t?l o< *1 m** r.\* m l wt f y. ft no . ' ? ?oe?, our/; titi* toettlC^^ftr, mw AM> \VOU?<S, ,. Non en AtJOtrs'^VMi( '' Dtxus, Sa^lb l?i?ds and Hardway (.Vilio ? hiiij^ l.t'inhcs i KO tu; i A ?'?pondeheo