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"With kindness all tho years
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CHAPTER VU.
GAHDKN OF JH5T..-AIU.
Tho Marquis de Presles had told
Lajflour to carry Henriette to Bcl-Alr,
and wc will visit those gardens on thc
samo evening that tho beautiful or
phan was abducted.
The scene there was a brilliant one,
well illustrating tho pleasures of tho
nobles of Franco about tho beginning
of tho present century.
A small garden had been made in
tho midst,ol a natural grove, which
was shut out from tho curious gaze of
tho world by several small cottages or
chalets, decorated in the highest style
of art; and which served thc Marquis
dc Presles as a retreat, where, nee
from intrusion, that profl?gale noble
man could cnjo> tho society of boon
companions, who, Uko himself, lived
only for the present and Its pleasures.
On this particular evening the gar
wore illuminated, and a large
of s?-callcd ladies and gentle
men were assembled to do full honor
to tho entertainments for which thc
marquis was celebrated.
As we attempt to pass within the
enclosure, wo aro stopped by a numer
ous crowd of lackeys, who demand to
.seo our card of admission, and falling
to produce such a passport, wc aro tola
wo arc not allowed oven near thc
gardens; while all efforts to induce
any of them to present our cards to
tho master of this retreat aro equally
unavailing, as they declare that their
orders aro most positive, and wc
must go quietly away or be forced to
go. Thus jealously does the marquis
guard his retreat from importunate
creditor or unwelcome friend.
Inasmuch as wo only visit Pol-Air
in fancy, wc can bid defiance to tho
marquis's orders, and enter without
his permission.
Around thc tables windi are placed
in tho garden, a number of ladies and
gentlemen are scated, drinking wine
while they discuss thc latest court
news, or the most interesting scandal.
"Well, what do you think of my re
treat from the whirl and bustlo of
Paris?" asked the marquis of his vis-a
vis, who was a dashing sort of beauty.
''My dears Marquis," replied that
lady, "I am delighted, lt is a satis
faction to lind a gentleman who main
tains, t.ho customs of his rank."
"And yet there aro fools who want
to change them!" exclaimed a young
te,,, On t
? limn u
nobleman from thc opposite table.
"You aro right-fools-fe
"Pvt
had hrs
ght-tools-fools," an
swered Do Presles, as ho motioned to
tho servants for moro wine.
By the way," jiskcd-lholady who
st spoken, "yon hilve heard tho
nows?"
As no ono had heard anything parti
cularly new for the past two. hours,
she continued by saying:
"Tlicy say that the new minister of
police is as hard as a stone, and cold as
a fish. Ho is going to put a stop to all
our amusements, and, marquis, this
may bo the last entertainment yon
give at Pol-Air."
"Nonsense!" exclaimed the host.
"I'd like to sec tho-minister of police
who would dare to interfere with thc
pleasures of a French nobleman. Who
and what is he?"
"Ho is from Ton ra i ns; is called tho
Count dc Linicres, and is tlio uncle of
the Clio val 1er Maurice de V and rey."
"Whore is the chevalier?" suddenly
asked one of thc ladies, as she was thus
reminded of ono whom report had des
cribed as rather eccentric, and on whom
ie wished to exercise lier charms.
"Vou..promised mc I should see him.
Marquis" P^^ T I
??^? "So I did', and I expect him as well
ns another guest. 1 warn you, ladles,
that she will bc a rival to you all."
"Who ls the other guest?" was the
question which assailed him from all
Quarters!
"A young lady," answered tho mar
quis, as if enraptured af tho thought.
"Sweet sixteen, beautiful as a rose,
and innocent as an angel."
"Where did you lind such a pearl?"
askod one.of the ladies, banteringly
"In Ts'ormandy." r
This announcement was followed by
a general laugh
"Yes', I know tho? ? Normandy beau
ties wltli caps six foot high," laughed
ono of thc ladles betraying in spite of
herself; a tinge of jealousy in her voice.
"In wooden shoes," added another of
tho fair ones, "and hair plaited down
her back."
"Laugh away, ladles," said De Pres
les, gayly. "Voil shall seo a Norman
beauty in a high cap, wooden shoes
noel all, and then soe how jealous you
will all become at sight of her."
At this monmot a voice was hoard
from tlio outside, and in Hie midst of
some confusion, a rath?r singular volco
was hoard saying:
"I. tell you 1 must go in, and 1 will,
I must speak to your master."
On hearing this tho marquis wont
toward tho entrance, and demanded
of the servants who this was, who was
so Importunate.
"Picard." answered tho owner of
tho singular vo'ee "Picard, valet to
thc Chevalier do Vaudrcy."
ThO marquis immediately gave or
ders that ho bo ad m i if eel, and a sharp,
wlry-looklng fellow, wearing thc Do
Vaudry livery, stood before thc gay
party.
"Most excellent Marquis, and most1
beautiful ladies," said ho, in ah af
fectionate tone, and with a low bow,
which was received with laughter, "I
am very sorry, but my master asks
you to excuse him."
"Excuse him?" echoed ono of tho
Indies, "why he promised---"
"I elle! tho promising," answered
Picard, with another of his sweeping
bows. "Dc said bc did not know
Whether he could como or not, bu
thinking I could persuade him, f
promised for bim,"
'.'Then you took a great liberty,"
said Dc Presles, "and he ought to pun
ish you for lt."
"Certainly he ought," answered Pic
ard, blandly; "I wisli he would; but
alasl my master is not like other mas
ter at all."
Seeing looks of incredulity at this
statement, Picard continued, in a
most solemn manner.
"It ls so, gentlemen. He spends his
? nights lu pleasure, as a young noblc
' lhml should; but'his days-how do you
suppose ho spends his days?"
''Sleeps, of course," said thc mar
quis, in a positive tone.
: -"Gentlemen, allow mo to tell you
confidentially," said the valet, mys
teriously, as tho gen f iemen gathered
around him, fully expecting to hear of
.some treason. "He works! actually
works!- Ile sits down and roads and
Wrltos as though he were a lawyer's
clerk.?' *
"Pah!" exclaimed one. "You don't
expect us to bol io ve that?"
" Yes, and fndro too," answered Pic
ard, who enjoyed' immensely being
nbl?to impart some Information to his
superiors, i "AVhyyh?w.rto you'si?pposo
he acts tc-.tho common people" who
Want to soi? \x\0 tija o?O?lit?lli io!' In
sta nee? M
'.Why, If thoy uve lliiilortuhato, lie
bents them, I suppose/' answered De
l i?osles, with whom thin method of
settling his bills was a common Oocur
vonce.
"Yes, he beats them," sneered Pic
ard; "ho pays thoml Yes. gentlemen,
ho pays his tradespeople." And the
valet surveyed the group, enjoying the
surprise be had given them.
"Oh, tho poor follow ls lost!" ex
claimed ono of tho party, who at the
age of twenty had spent a largo fortune
and was now living on his wits.
"Completely," atllrmcdPicard, "and
all owing to thc company keeps. Ile
won't bo guided by mo."
"Perhaps ho ls light In that," an
swered Do Presles "Put where is tho
attraction elsewhere to-night?"
"I will tell you, gentlemen," said a
deep voice near tho entrance to the
gardons, and looking up, all saw the
Chevalier de Vaudrey himself.
Ile was a noble-looking man with
none of thc fopperies ana evident at
tempt' at display which oharaotori/cd
some of his companions, and a careful
observer would instantly have said
that he was, In mental endowments,
far above tho average.
"What is all'this that Picard has
been telling us, that you were not com
ing?" asked Do Presles, la surprise .
VI did not expect to come, so sent
him with my regrets," answered thc
chevalier, as he accepted a glass of
wino which was handed to him.
"And now ho brings them himself,"
said Picard, in a low volco, as ho loft
thc garden hastily, lesb his master
should hear of the disclosures ho bad
been making.
The conversation became general,
and before long the orgy was at Its
height, when ti noise was heard at the
entrance, and Laflcur appeared.
After whispering a few words to the
marquis, he received thc order:
"Let liol' be brought lu here."
Lallcur immediately retired, and re
turned in a few minutes, followed by
four men who bore a sort of litter, on
which was thc inanimate form of
Henriette.
She, lay Uko one dead; without mo
tion or color, and save for the sound of
stcrtocous breathing, she was to all
appearances dead.
Into thc midst of some of thc most
dissolute Parisian society, had thc
poor, innocent, unprotected ghi been
brought; with no one lo alu her, and
even those of lier own sex who were by
would enjoy her suffering rather than
d6 anything to save her from tile fear
ful doom that was so near.
What a terrible change for the two
orphans, who, scarcely twenty-four
hours previous, were light-hearted
maidens, setting out from their child
hood's home to visit thc beautiful city
about which they had lieard so much.
Now, one was in thc power of low,
vile, wretches; and the other in tho
hands of those who called themselves
gentle people, but who had no more
mercy, hi fact, not as much as thc
Krociiards.
CIIAI'THR vin?
S AV ICU FU?-I D181IOK??;
Like a lily half broken from its stem
lay Henriette upon the litter, sur
rounded by the revelers who had gath
ered to see the Norman beauty.
Under thc influencio of* tho drug
which had been administered, she re
mained unconscious of thc rude jests
which were uttered, and the coarse
laugh of triumph which greeted her
arrival.
Only one of the gay party was with
out curiosity respecting her appear
ance.
That one was thc Chevalier Maurice
de Vaudrey.
He passed by her as she was brought
in, and seeing what lt was that lay
upon the.litter, contented himself by
remarking:
"A young girl! Tlic sport bas been
good.'**
Then resuming lils scat he waited
listlessly until some disposition should
be made of tho game which had been
so bravely captured.
"Ah, is this our threatened rival?"
asked one of the fcma)es,after looking,
not without a feeling of envy, at the
pale features of the abducted ghi. 4
"Why, she has fainted," remarked
another, in a sarcastic voice.
"Sleeping, my dear," said tho Urst,
"lt's much more becoming)"
At this lively sally of wlfcv~# general
laugh wont around tho company.
"lil wager that her eyes are but
half closed, &?&>?MkVu sdxp .is laughing
io .\->?rself at all the troublexvou are
faking," said the cynical De Vaia&?l?V,
who had, years before, lost faith iit>
woman-kind.
And it is little wonder that In that
dissolute ago an honest, noble-minded
man should have believed womanly
purity to bc a fable of the past.
"What do you think of my treas
ure?" asked De Presles, who bad been
gloating his sensual eyes upon the
form of the fair girl who was thus in
his power.
"She bas a very ordinary face," said
one of the ladies (?), who prided her
self upon her beauty.
"An exceedingly common person, os
you can tell by lier feet."satd another,
as slie fried to display lier own dainty
foot, which she took the greatest de
light in showing.
*"Ilcr arms and hands are like a
washerwoman's," was tho kindly re
mark of a bold-looking blonde, who
had exposed as much of her Own arms
as possible.
"Chevalier, your opinion?" asked
the bankrupt nobleman, who liked a
bit of sarcasm, and not hoing able to
say lt himself, knew that lt would bc
sure to come from the eccentric De
Vaudrey.
"1 t's a lovely face; distinguished air:
with tho bands and feet of a duchess,
replied the chevalier, without taking
thc trouble to look at the object of his
criticism.
"Hut you haye not seen-" Do Pres
les eagerly began to say.
"No," answered Do Vaudrey, cool
ly. "Hut I have heard those young
ladies."
Tho young nobleman who had pro
voked this remark was delighted; but
the ladles who bad thus freely given
their opinions, favored him with a
glance which lacked riot thc will to I
wither and blast the Instigator of this I
reflection upon their remarks.
" Isn't she going to wake up?" asked
ono, in order to cover her confusion.
"Oh, yes," said tho marquis, as he
took a small, delicately chased sllVer
flask from his pocket. "A few drops
of this on tho handkerchief will bc
sufficient to revive her."
Tlic marquis poured a few drops of
the liquid upon the priceless lace
handkerchief which ho held In his I
hand, and was about to apply lt, when
thc desire to heighten the effect!
caused him to stop. ,
" What will she say when she comes
to her senses?" ho asked, much asl
though lie were speculating upon thc I
probable actions of some strange ani
mal, rather than a weak, defenseless
gili? ,
Thc young bankrupt nobleman look
ed at tho chevalier, as if hoping that
ho would answer that question, and he
was not disappointed.
"What will she say when she comes
to her senses?',' repeated Do Vaudrey,
as though lt was a useless question,
thc answor of which evory ono knew.
"As though wo did not know hy hcaii
tho everlasting phrases of theso Will
ingly abducted maidens. When tho
proper moment arrives she will wako
up and go through lt all."
-Bursting Into a flood of Imaginary
tofus, the chevalier proceeded to give
an Imitation of thc kind of cries in
dulged in by maidens who, os he said,
liad been abducted, by their own
wishes.
"Whore am I?" he continued, in "
crying voice. "Why have you brought
me hero? What ls lt you wish? Groat
Hcavens-ahl myinothorl"
'Mf?blH'^uiiiiiigMU iiuU??u? t?iii?'i?io
liddell!
'yriit?ll by slow degrees this iHofoillid
null Virtuous dcapatr, Which com?
moneeu ?u it torrent, nf ?."tf&T?-.iyjll hi>
drowned In--a Hood of ?baui bagne;''
All present Joined In a bearty laugh
ab Do Vaud roy's Imitation ot what
they themselves had seen many tlmes^
"Let us see whether tho chevalier
has remembered tho exact words,"
said tho young lady who had express
ed sucb an ardent wish to seo thc
chevalier. "Let inc wake her, Mar
quis."
De Picslos gave her the handker
chief which be had saturated with thc
liquid, and sho proceeded to try its
ellects upon thc unconscious Hen
riette.
All present, except Do Vaudrcy,
gathered around to enjoy thoeonfuslon
pf thc Norman beauty, when she
should awake to lind herself lu tho
midst of the gay party, and thc young
lady who bau received thc handker
chief from tlie marquis applied thc
restorative.
Henriette liad Inhaled tho pungent
odor but a moment, when she showed
signs of returning consciousness.
"Look! ber eyes open," exclaimed
thc ono who was tims bringing her to
a sense of misery.
Henriette opened her cys In a dazed
sort of way, like ono who. accustomed
t o tho darkness, is suddenly exposed tc
thc blinding gaslight.
She rose to sitting posture m?chant
cally, and surveyed those around her
For some moments she did not seem t(
understand whore she was, or what
had happened.
"Am 1 mad?" she asked in amaze
ment, at tho view which met her ga/.o
"Do I dream?" and clasping her band
to ber bead, she endeavored to rceal
tho events which had passed.
"Chevalier", that ls not exactly th
old way," said tho young lady who ha<
awakened Henriette, to De vaudrcy.
"No. that ls singular," said til
chevalier with bis habitual sneer. "1
ls rather au Improvement."
hy degrees tho abducted girl remen
bored what had happened, and almos
in a Hash she understood whoro sh
was.
Springing suddenly to her feet, sb
confronted tho marquis.
"Monsieur," she said, "bas this oui
rage been committed by your ordert
ls this your house?"
With a thin smile upon lils simp?!
ing lips, thc marquis approached tl
now thoroughly enraged girl.
"Ah, mademoiselle, 1 sec you do n
thc honor to recogni/.c mo, bo sah
bowing low, and as lt seemed to fl
poor girl, in mockery; "it was
who-"
"Not another word, sir," said Hoi
rlette. llrnily, and at thc same tittie ?
though sho believed ber wishes won
be obeyed. "1 wish to return tb
very Instant to thc place whore h
sister awaits mc. Come, sir, at om
give your servants orders to take n
back."
Dc Presles made no movement t
ward giving thc necessary orders, ai
Henriette continued, in a lone of coi
mand:
"You must--do you boar me, si
you shall!" and from tones of com mai
her volee unconsciously sunk into
plaint, that was at once thrilling ai
pitiful.
lt would require something mc
than the tone of the voice, touching
it was, to move thc marquis from 1
purpose; and with bis courtly gnu
which seemed In the present case
mockery, he said to Henriette:
"Mademoiselle, after all the troul
wo have taken to bring you here, y
scarcely suppose, we will let you go
soon!" -
Por a moment Henriette regard
him earnestly, while thc tears, nub
den. came into lier eyes.
"l'sce the horrible trap you hi
laid for me; but vile as you are, j
can scarcely understand tho extent
your own villainy," said she, In a YO
which she vainly tried to render liv
"You have separated mc from my pi
child, whose only help in lifo 1 a
whose misfortune commands tho
spect of criminals, even worse tl
yourself. She is dependent on
alone; without me she can not talc
single step, for she is blind!" and I
1 wall of utter desolation which acec
panicd these words would have tonel
tim heart of a savage.
"Blind!" tiley exclaimed, as I
words arrested thc merry laugh ii
broad jest, while tho females expire
ed in their faces tho compassion fl
now began to feel for the poor girl.
"Yes, blind and alone!" conti m
Henriette, now so carried away by I
Mn tensity of her feelings that 1
v?rU?o. resembled moro thc wail ol
lost soul tiYinr .e.'V'J.U'.'.H^.. h'.V.Y.
"Alone in Paris, without), moue
without help, wandering through t
streets, sightless, homeless, wild wi
despair!"
Thc picture which lier mind h
conjured up was too much for He
riettc; she could control herself
longer, and she burst into a Hood
tears.
"What will become of hoi'?" s
sobbed, to herself, and with tho qn
tion came again tho madden!
thought that she was powerless to
sist to her, and she turned again
thc almost stupefied rovelers.-.
"She is blind!" repeated Ilenrict
with vehemence. "Gentlemen;
you hear me? She is blind!"'
VOh, this is too horrible!" exclai
cd tho Chevalier dc Vaudrcy, wi
still seated by thc table, was grca
moved by Henriette's words of
spalrand entreaty.
The marquis read from the faces
his guests that their sympathies w
going out toward his victim, and
far as his small soul would permit
became generous!
"Oh, well, compose yourself, ma
moiselle," bc said, in a studied vol
"I will give orders to have sea
made for her. My people will I
her and bring her here."
"Pring her hero!" exclaimed ll
riettc, while all the anger of lier g
tlc nature was aroused by the Ins
lng proposal. "She in this hoi
nevcrl" Then clasping he hands,
asked, piteously: "Is this thc c
answer you have to my prayer?"
Tho poor girl saw no signs of
lentlng on the cold, hard face bc
her, and with all tho dignity and
sion of a pure woman who is Insul
she turned for a last appeal to tl
around her.
"Is there no one herc," she as
"who dares to raise a voice aga
this man?"
"You aro mistaken, mademoise
said Do Presles, In a voice willoi;
vainly endeavored to make dlgni
"Wc are all noblemen and gci
men."
Tile utter hollowness of these te
as used by the marquis, In corni
son with lils present mode of ac
aroused all of thc chevalier's fi
and contempt.
He dashed his glass, which he
Just raising to his llpsf to tho gio
and arose to his feet.
"Then among all those nobb
and gentlemen," onco moro lippi
Ifenrlottc, "ls there not/lbne ma
honor?"
"There ls, mademoiselle," exel
od Do Vaudrcy, gohig toward hov
an angry Hush .upon his face, ci
by Do Presles' brutal conduct;. ;;"
my hauch wo will leave this plato
['Oh;, than.<-you -.-thank you, ;
StyUrpa thousand thanksl", o^ptt
Hcnr>iotto, as she took tho pro
hand and grasped lt fervently,
drowning man would thc; fri
? ./'
y .v.,/ .... "?
l-opo- thi?WiVto?ilVd him; .
Tilo marquis Wiis fib a'sUjnishcd by
l)o Vnudrey's IhtbWcvcilcoj Unit for a
moment ho was unable to oll'or any
objection to this answer lo Iiis vict
im's prayer, and ;vthc chevalier liad
conducted Henriette nearly to Hie
garden cntranco btiforo Do Proslos re
covered from his stupor.
ile rushed in front of tho twb, and
barred their exit.
"Excuse inc, Chevalier, this is my
house," ho said,in a volco hoarse with
rage, 'Vt do not permit-V
"Give mo room, slr," said De Valid
rey, in a haughty voice.
'"1 will not allow this insult. Do
you henry" he exclaimed, as tho loud
?chimes of a clock proclaimed tho hour
of midnight. "After twclvo o'clock, no
one ever leaves this house."
"Then we shall bo tho first to do
so," answered De Vaudroy, in a cool
tone. "Stand aside, sir."
"Do you know, Chevalier,'' said the
j marquis, white and trembling with
rage,"that you speak to mc as though
1 were your lackey."
"I would not speak to a lackey who
acted as you do," replied tho choya
ller,in a contemptuous tone, "1 would
cane him."
"Enough, monsieur; you arc more
than Insolent!" exclaimed Do Prcsles
drawing lils sword and standing on
the defensive. "Attempt to pass
me-"
"I certainly shall," interrupted De
Vaudrcy, "and this young lady with
me."
. y. '
Henriette clung to thc arm of her
protector hi affright, while the other
occupants of tho garden gathered
around the two men, and vainly at
tempted to quell tho impending duel.
''Stand hack, gentlemen," comman
ded thc marquis, in a rough voice.
"After such an Insult, lhere ls but
ono course!" and stepping Into ti clear
ed space at the back of the garden, he
awaited thc chevalier.
Pale with terror, Henriette saw
these preparations; but she could only
clasp her hands, and with a whispered
prayer to Him wno said, "Thou shalt
not kill j" breathlessly awaited the re
sult of the duel.
Both men were experienced swords
men; hut from the Hist De Vaudrcy
had thc advantage, owing to lils cool
ness, and he contented himself with
parrying the wild thrusts of thc mar
quis.
At length a lunge more careless
than the others gave the chevalier thc
opportunity ho awaited, and with a
quick, rapid thrust, ho ran his sword
through Hie body pf his antagonist.
Thc marquis reeled for a moment
as thc sword was withdrawn, and then
with a low groan sunk Into thc arms
that were outstretched to receive
him.
Without deigning to casta look up
on his fallen foe, De Vnudrey raised
lils hat with courtly grace, and offer
ed Iiis hand to Henriette, who was al
most bewildered by tho rapidity with
which thc combat had been finished.
Never before had she seen a human
being stricken down by a violent
death, and she could not refrain from
casting a compassionate look upon thc
body of the young man who had so
lately been her worst enemy, but
whose life blood was now slowly well
ing out from the narrow wound Iii tho
cliest, and dropping ;upon thc gravel
ed walks.
Do Vaudrcy took the girl's hand
kindly in lils own, and saying, "Como
mademoiselle, wo arc now free to go,"
led her out of the vile place from
which she had been released only b
thc interposition ol' death.
To be cool inned.
QUICK JUSTICE.
A Triple Murderer Hundred Two
Hours Al'tcr Ito i nu Sentenced.
.lim Buchanan, colored, thc murder
er of the Hicks family, was tried at
Nacogdochcs, Texas, ano a plea of
guilty was accepted by the judge and
thc nqg?iv~,v?slc$^^ within
?Wo hours after scnteucT?sLad been
passed. Ten days ago tho deatAhcdles
of Farmer Hicks, lils wife and d>|L?h
tor were found in the Hicks home and
Sherill' Spradlcy immediately begamw
search for the perpetrator of th?V
crime. A week latoi Jim Buchanan"
was arrested and linally confessed to
tlie triple murder.
Thc nows of thc negro's confession
spread rapidly and a mob of several
hundred people marched upon thc
Sheriff and his deputies with the 1
avowed purpose of securing possession
bf the negro and burning him at thc
stake. Sheriff Spradlcy and his depu
ties refused to give over his prisoner
lind later bc was Joined hy Sheriff
Howers ol' San Augustine county. The <
two otlicers til rough a ruse linally sue- '
ceeded In spiriting thc negro away to
the parish jail at Shreveport. 1
Hucha nan was afterwards taken to 1
the Jail at Henderson and a Company
nf militia was ordered out to protect ?
Llic.negro from violence. A mob form- |
cd and it was feared an encounter
with the troops would result In serious |
bloodshed, Two more companies of |
militia was dispatched to Henderson i
?md today Buchanan was brought to ,
Nacogdochcs under' thc protection of i
live companies of militia. Upon his ?
iirrival at Nacogdochcs thc negro was j
Immediately turned over to Sheriff
Spradlcy, who told the people he j
would be given a special trial. Thc (
town began to lill up rapidly and the
excitement was intense. ?
The telegraph wires were cut, the
railroad tracks were torn up for a i
short distance arid lt was announced ,
that an attempt would bc made to get
possession of Buchanan. District
court was at once convened, a Jury
was empaneled without delay and the
negro's pica of guilty was accepted hy
thc court. Thc Judge ordered that
thc death sentence bo executed Nov.
17, hut many people announced that
they would not allow delay. Buchanan
then waived thc .'JO days allowed him
by law and preparations were begun
to erect a crude scaffold in tho Jail
yard. When tho task was completed
Buchanan was hanged by Sheriff
Spradlcy in the presence of a largo
crowd. i
At, tho Citadel.
Capt. Geo. H. MoMaster has been
assigned to duty as commandant of
tho South Carolina Military noadoniy--'
the Citadel. Thc duties ot tills office
havo beonvdlschargcd.most acceptably
hy Lieut. J. Wills Oantoy, a Cltadol
graduate, who. ls not an officer of tho
regular army? ,Gapt. McMastcr ls a
nativo of Columbia.
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Af'tor Thirty V^nrw.
Tn the circuit court afc' Evergreen,
Ala., Thursday fnorhlng Albeit Brown
colored, wassontonccd to lifo imprison
ment for killing Lovy Brown, in this
town In 187 L Thc acouscd ls a grtiy
h?hd old mah flo years of ago,
(j>? National Debi,
Ail interesting Bellos of articles ?KIS
been appearing In Tho .North A moil
can Rovlow un "National Debts of the
World." THO latest; ono oi these iii?
torestlng and Instructive articles ls
devoted to "Thc Public Debt of thc
United States," and ls contributed by
Mr. Oi P. Austin, chief of the bureau
of statistics of tho treasury depart
ment. The national debt of tlie Uni
ted States amounted on .1 uly 1, 1902, to
$1,32S,031,350. Of this sum $031,070,
310 ls "Interest-bearing debt," $395,
080,15? "debt bearing no interest,"
and $1,280,800 'Mouton which Inter
est has eon^d sl.nco maturity." The
interest-bearing debt, speaking in
round millions, consists of $19,000,000
in 5 per cent bonds, redeemable in
1901; $233,000,000 at 4 per cent, re
deemable in 1907; $135,000,000 at 4
per cent, redeemable In 1925; $97,000,
000 at 3 per cent, redeemable In 1908;
and $110,000,000 ab 2 per cent, re
deemable in 1930.
Thc debt bearing no Interest con
sists of $310,000,000 of United States
notes, commonly known as "green
backs," for which no dato of redemp
tion is llxcd; $12,000,000 of funds de
posited by national banks going out ol
business, with which tho government
ls to redeem their notes whenever pre
scnted at the treasury for redemption
and $0,090,000 of fractional currcnoj
Issued during thc civil war, of wblcl
probably less than $1,000,000 will eve
be presented for redemption, and th?
debt on which Interest has ceasct
since maturity amounts to about $1,
000,000 of bonds overdue but not ye
presented for redemption. Agains
this debt there stands in the treasur.
$150,000,000 in gold, set aside as a rc
servo fund for redemption of thc Uni
tod States notes when presented, am
an "available cash balance" on .I nly 1
of $208,000,000, or an available debt
paying balance of $358,000,000, thu
bringing the "debt less cash In th
treasury" to $9(59,457,211.
The Atlanta Journal says a causa
examination of the debt statemen
might give a widely erroneous I iii prc*
sion of tlie situation. The annuli
statement published in thc reports o
thc treasury shows in one colum
"the outstanding principal of thc put
He debt" as $2,158,010,4-15. Till
enormous figure is produced by bring
lng Into tlie total account all thc got
and silver certificates for which tliei
Is deposited in thc treasury a sum c>
actly equal to thc values of tho cortil
cates.
Therefore, this apparent luddite
ness which Isclassilied as "certificat)
and notes issued on deposit of col
and silver bullion," and willi
amounts to $340,000,000 of gold cortil
catos, $154,000,000 of silver cert!
catos and $:u),()00.000 of treasury not
issued for thc purchase of silver bu
lion, is, In fact, not to bc consider!
hi a statement of thc real debt, sin
tho entire sum necessary for their r
demption ls on deposit In the tren
ury.
The slmplc-?t form in willoh thc de
of the United States can be stated
that thc interest-bearing debt is $931
070,340, the debt bearing no Interes
$395,080,150, and thc total debt, lc
cash in thc treasury, $090,457,24
This makes an annual interest cliar?
of $27,512,945 and brings thc per ca
ita debt, loss cftsh in the treasury,
$12.27, and thc annual per capita i
terest rate to 35 cents.
Thc Hume Old Mixture,
('apt. .lohn G. Gapers, Unit
States district attorney fdr this Sta
and supposed to be thc admlnisfi
Hon's referee in party affairs do\
here, has given to the press his vie
upon thc elimination of the neg
from thc Republican party, a propo
tion which has caused moro dlscussf
among the Democrats than it h
gained ? support among thc Repu I;
cans. lt is not tit all surprising th
Capt. Capers' views agree pretty w
with the expressions made a few da
ago by thc president to a delegati
bf darkey divines who called at t
temporary White House but did n
dine there. Capt. Capers is quoted
saying:
The organization and operation
political parties upon purely rac
classification is, to my mind, who
inconsistent with thc spirit of our g(
eminent, requiring, as our governmc
does, well defined duties and respon
billtics from all Its citizens, Inj.
exercise of citizenship wlien,.;i3fic n
^ro asserts a right and f..birionstral
thai> ?It rests upon -intelligence ai
character lather than upon race pi
judice.or fancied and unearned distill
tion, his rights should be respected
nil American citizen, regardless of 1
color. In politics the negro's troul
in the south comes in a large mea sn
from thc advice he receives from 1
northern colored brother, v/ho mi
the el?cct of a protest against a whi
man's party in thc south by a prac
cal demand for a black man's part
There is no good reason why tlie Ii
publican party hi the south slum
be all white, and there ls every roust
.vhy it should not be all black.
The Columbia State, in com hier
lng on the above says that some whi
men want to hold federal olllces und
Republicanadmiiistraflons isdon hth
reason enough why thc Republic;
party In tho south 'should not be ?
black." And judging from rece
events these white men do not desi
to make tho party "all white" so lo
is thc blacks consent to let them r
Hie machine; Tho only negroes th
would eliminate from the organ!;
Lion.arc those ambitious darkeys w
[lo not submit to being supplanted
recent converts and their new all
among the old-timers. If lt were t
plain before, it is now since Ca
Gapers' pronouncement) following
olosely upon that of President Koo
volt, that thc new regime in sou tin
Republican circles ls not to di!
greatly from thc old. Thc negro ls s
to bo an asset, If not a factor. I
"rights" as an American citizen,
thc "injustice of race discrlnnnath
are to bc dwelt upon as of old. Al
this has been thc oratorical stool
trade of northern ll reenters, ltepu
can leaders and southern scalaw
for .nany a day. Rut tho fact remt
asa cause for gratlMention that
southern white men of respect!
birth and respected parentago 1
have descended to consort with
negro have been few. Nor 6)o wc
live thc number will Increase, "c
if there appears an occasional
trogrcssion which ls most conspict
because of the honor that has atti
cd to tho names borne by the
champions and colleagues of . '
brother In black." That there
bo no effort to reorganize tho Rcpt
can party in tho southorn State*
on lines that would altogether i
thc character of Its leadership, n
bershlp, alms and purposes IR, to b
grcttcd, A start ?comed to have
made In Alnbnrha and North Cale
and tliore woro hopes that lt ni
bc dono in South. Carolina, but
plain now that this ls not'to be.
.succeed even so'far as to obtaii
I thc , State organizations rocogn
from tho nutlotiui orguol'/ati?il the ap
proval a tul assistance of the president,
thc party's titular leader, would be
Indispensable. In thc Alabama case
resident Roosevelt, who uiitvtXiiuiecl
Hooker Wasblligton at dinner with
his family, has announced that ho has
no sympathy with tho movement
blob seeks to ellmenato the negro.
That presidential declaration ls fatal
to the attempt in Alabama, as else
where. It ls evident that thc party
leaders have taken the cue and wo
shall not for a long time to come hear
nythlng practical about a "white
Republican party" in tho south. And
with this goes also all talk of "a do
ont Republican party" in these
States. For while a purely black party
might conceivably be respectable, a
mixed white and black organization
innot possibly lay claim to that des
ignation. And it is the mixture that
we arc still to lia vc!
Stopped on tho Train.
A very unusual railway accident
occurred tv half lillie west of Pclzcr
station Thursday night, lt appears
that when nearing that point tho por
ter of train No. 10, south bound,
came through thu iirst class coach, as
ls the custom and called out the sta
tion when Miss Minnie Hollingsworth,
a young lady passenger, deliberately
arose from her seat, walked to tho
platform of thc coach and stepped off
to tho ground while the train was
dashing along at thc rate, of perhaps
.'IO miles an hour, lt so happened
that one of tho train crew saw thc
lady as she stpped oil* and Conducto
hattie was immediately notified; who
backed thc train in search of thc lady,
fully expecting to lind ber lifeless body
tho roadside, but thc ?str?ngest
part of tho story ls that she picked
herself; up alter thc fall and walked
some distance to lier borne in Beizer,
with only a few slight bruises about
lier person. The strange conduct on
the part of this lady bas not yet been
explained, whether she was asleep or
did not know the train was in moilun
is not known.
Considerable excitement bas been
created In the eastern part of Knox
ville, Tenn., by parties digging in tin
isolated yard for several nights of
late. Ills stated that years a$o a
man died in thc house on this proper
ty, and that before ho died he had
buried In thc yard a small fortune tn
gold. Ho failed to disclose to any one
thc Identity of the spot whore thc
treasure was located. The recent mid
night diggers are reported to he
searching for thc old man's gold.
A horse belonging to George (Jalb
ors, colored, of WedgefieldjNVos fright
ened by tile Atlantic Coast Linc train
Saturday o yep lng, and in pulling back
thc bitch rein broke and thc horses
bead struck the ground bard enougl
to rupture a blood vessel which caused
thc animal's death.
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