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: '?DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAfcl^HJR LIVES IN 'PHY POSSESSION HAPPY, OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." .]??_' . ? :'. VOL. XXVII. BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FMpAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. NO. 14. THE OLD YETS. Columbia Receives Them With Open Hands and Hearts. TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD "TentuiR on tho Old Camp Oi-ounU" A wakelin Many Tender Mem pries und stirs the Old Soldiers. The gallant veterans of thc South Carolina Division, U. C. V., have once more marched to their Capitol City. In behalf of South Carolina Columbia gladly and proudly welcomed these defenders of Southern rights. For tlieir sakes and in memory of their deeds her gates were opened widuand warm was thc welcome that caine from the hearts of a people. The .stars' and bars were seen from thc tops of houses, from windows, on vehicles '.nd, best ol all, they were waving In tho hands of thc fair daughters of South Carolina. Pic tures of Jackson. Hampton and Lee were seen, always surrounded by the battle Hags of the Southern Confed eracy. Secretary of State Gantt had the State nouse decorated and Governor llcyward had his ollicc boating the stars and bars and the Palmetto Hag. The Governor's mansion was draped in these patriutie colors. They clung, with loving pride around the marble monument to the Confederate, soldier in front of the capitol, and, lloWcr ladeu and beautiful, they rested upon the old war cannon that stand silent and solitary around this monu ment. The notes of the bugle and t he drum were heard again and the band played "Dixie" and thc "Bonnie Blue Flag!?' Electric lights in red and white lined the sides of the streets and overarched it at regular intervals. And peace was in the air, while the birds sang and tile breezes blew softly rpi' those Hcry spirits whose valor gave th? doom of battle in thc bloody arbitrament ot war. The tents un the State House grounds were vivid reminders of the old lighting days. Adj. Cen. 'Frost was busy preparing ibis eamjjr for tuc old veterans, knowing rhat tney would like these resting places. ?'Th? large tent held over 200 soldiers and the numerous .small tents made things look regimental here. The veterans came In the Hist day in large numbers. livery train on Monday night bi ought squads and companies and on Tuesday, the Hist and opening day of tho. reunion, the old veterans were in complete posses sion of thc city. The opening event was thc welcome to sponsors at. Wright's Hotel (rom c. to 7:.*10 Tues day evening. Nun.tiers ol' thc old veterans were there, '"looking after'' their sponsors and maids, and scores of sonsof veterans were there "looking after" their fathers. Music was furnished by the Columbia Orchestra, and the event was n very brilliant one. A WA ICM WKLCOMK. The State says there were soul-in spiring scenes at the Columbia theatre Tuesday night of last week. The vast auditorium was packe?1 as it has not been since last the Coi., .derate survi vors met here, and at times those, thc youth of whose heart belies the frost of time on their brows, were drawn back to scenes when love of country was dearer than life itself. The organized body of Confederate veterans of South Carolina was called to order at S.'JO o'clock-. That hour found the opera bouse tilled, with hun dreds outside struggling to gain ad mission. The jam around the doors prevented sonic of the sponsors from getting into thc hall and this prevent ed thc exercises beginning promptly. On the stage were the invited speak ers, a number of sponsors and maids ol honor and the choir, which so sweet ly sang thc songs ol' Auld-Lang Sync. The entire lower door of Uv; opera house was reserved for the veterans, and there were perhaps !,r>on of them present, for in the galleries above, among the fair ladies of Carolina, were men whose hearts never faltered in thc days of 'di to 'i'>r>. MEDLKY Ol' WAU TUXKS. While the great audience was gath ering the orchestra si nick up a med ley of war tunes. The .strains ol' "Yankee Doodle" ti rsl evoked a storm of cheers and then thc music glided into tunes of Hie camp lire, quicken ing Hie recollection of hundreds of brave hearts. Suddenly the sound ol' trumpets was heard and then "Dixie." When the sui vi vms had concluded cheering the march which had swept them into thc face of death time lind time again, the lights were turned out and a hush fell over the assembly. Bugler Lightfoot stepped to the front of thc stage and sounded the quick notes of tlic assembly, a call which has wakened the sleeping soldiers from dreams of home and loved ones to dash into thc mouths ol' hell-breath ing cannon, sounding the assembly to the great dress parade of eternity. When the notes of t hc bugle had died away the curtain rose swiftly and a choir of HO voices on the stage began singing thc Long Metre Doxology. This, too struck a responsive chord in the audience, and hundreds of vol,-es. terror laden when giving the "Bebel yell," were softened In singing ''Braise God from Whom AU Blessings Flow." OATT. STA KUNO AT Tl IK (IA V KL. Capt. W. I). Still ling, a man who o ved and fought for tho Confederacy and the niau who for his faith in Co lumbia and his willingness to labor for her bits been made commander of Camp Hampton and gem ral chairman of -thc reunion work, advanced and called the meeting to order. Kev. W. (Jordon of Camden, a distinguished preacher of the Kpl.ico pal church, olrcr.cd a prayer straight from his heart, for be was a gallant lighter among the Matchlessoldiers of North Carolina. Ills reference to the dead on Heids ol' battle was particular ly beautiful. The choir warmed thc hearts of the old soldiers by singing thc "Bonnie Blue Flag," each stanza of which pro voked prolonged applause. UUSINESS MEN'S WELCOME. Mr. W. A. Clark, president of the Chamber of Commerce and a Confed erate veteran, welcomed the veterans to the city in behalf of the business j men of the city. Mr. Clark said: Mr. Chairman andvVetcrans: lt af ? fords me real pleasure, fellow veterans, speaking for tbs chamber of commerce and for the good people o'f this city, to t extend to you a most cordial Welcome and to wish you a happy and pleasant reunion. Our doors arc thrown wide open and by their authority and repre sentative I invite you to enter and be our guest. In extending you this invitation al low mc, friends and fellow veterans, to say that any community should esteem lt a privilege to be your host) and we, I assure you, so esteem lt. As tlie surviving heroes of the Lost Cause you are rightfully entitled to our esteem, admiration and gin ti Lude, for veterans indeed you are, veterans in agc, veterans in experience, vet erans in war and veterans in peace. Few of you there bc who have not already passed the sixtieth milo post lu tlie journey of life and can now look ?....ok with experiences pregnant with great issues, lt has fallen to the lot of few to have borne snell vicissitudes as you. You are the remnant of a war al most without a pa mil lol in history, and yet the peace that followed im posscd trials even more severe than the cruelties of war itself. These trials you have borne with more than .Spartan fortitude. This time has been set apart to celebrate thc triumph of your efforts and 1 speak no idle words when I say, we esteem thc honor of the occasion. IIEHOES OK A ?HEAT CAUSE; You are the heroes ol' a great cause. You with your comrades, many of whom gave up their lives on the held of battle and many of whom have since met tlie last enemy and have come off more than conquerors, made battle for the cause of right and principle. The great war in which you were thc actors, unlike many others which are called great, was altogether de fensive, fought in defense of right? more dear than life itself. History records ?but few waged up in the same plane of exalted principles, lu thc conquests pf Alexander the underly lng principles were thc subjugation ol the world, in the campaigns ol' tin Caesars the underlying principle) were new and additional territory foi thc Kornau empire and the enslave ment ol' entire communities nf civil ?zed peoples. In the wars of the lies Napoleon thc underlying principle: were nothing more elevated than : selfish purpose to subordinate ali fa the indomitable will ol' a remorseless ambition. Not s?> with tlie war waged by your lt. like its great forerunner, th American revolution, bad higher aim and nobler aspirations. Constitutional rights and person; liberties were the groat questions a i: sue and over-which the great hatti was joined. The line was drawn and the batt! waged between the two distinctive pee pies who had settled in this countr and by whose intelligence., industi and courage it soon took its pla< among thc.formost nations ol'the civ lized world. Peoples, each distil gu ?shed for their intellectual vigo their high standard ol' moral and r liglous aims, and their unbendiri loyalty to the cause of truth and ju tice. The puritans'of New Fnglai on the one band and the cavaliers ai Scotch of Virginia and the Carolin on the other; each lighting for cons! tutioual liberties, as tiley each f themselves read and interpreted tl law. It war. indeed a battle ol' principle waged by giants, lt was despera and it was destructive, lt also, frc: the very na tine of Hie case, in yoi v the horrors of fartricidal war. FIT ricida) not only in Hie broad sen that we, while one people, were di vi ed and lighting the one against t other. Hut true in the narrow sens Ves, it not. unfrequcntly happen tiiat those so near and dear as brotlu enlisted upon different sides, each r lng to distinction and high rank the army of his choice, lt was i ode thc case of a divided bouse. Lt has but recently been my prli lego to see a book of the genealogy one of the distinguished families this country, who grew to greatness the great State or Kentucky. KO it THE HIGHT. Thc record shows that the lam furnished to both the federal army a Confederate army soldiers of distil Hon and of unquestioned coora The name appears among Hie ma generals in each army. From < house bold alone nf thc name tb sons were soldiers in the federal ar and two sons-in-law were soldiers tlie Confederate army. Nor can cit I bc charged with being traitor to country. Fach fought for thc ca as appeared unto him right: and as saw it, it was to Iii m right. For these as well as other reasi lt, was a desperate war. lt was a c llict between a great people and ii| great principles. lt has been aptly called an ' impressible conllct." And so it v in tim evolution ol' this great COUTI ami in its rapid rise to greatness could not bo.otherwise than that gi issues would emerge. Issues t must he settled and set tled quick, that progress should not be retan Such, issues did in truth arise could not bc stopped short of Hie gi issue which culminated in that wa which you took so prominent a p Von, my friends, hil ve il lively lem bra nee of it and of t be result, have wc cause lo regret because soot h the result was against us. Thc cause was inevitable und performed well your part of the g drama. Von have been privileged td be participants in thc great struggle right and truth and you should none other than proud of it. Pi ot its traditions, proud of its nu ries, proud of Its men, proud of heroes. Proud of tlie great leaders it di opened and proud of thc men who lowed them unto death. Proud ol Lee, proud ol' our Jackson, pron our Hampton. Vea, and more, p ol' all those who wore thc gray and [CONTINUED ON I'AOE KOUIt.] HAPPY WORDS Of Welcome Extended to the Old Confederate Veterans by GOVERNOR D. CLINCH HEYWARD A Ilumin?me Tribute tu thc Women. The Great Deeds ot" Arms Wrought bj' Carol ian's Brave Sons. Tlic Columbia State says eyes have never seen nor has canvas ever por tray cd a scene more inspiring in its environments than that which greet ed Gov. D. C. ney ward as bc arose to address the Confederate soldiers Wed nesday afternoon, lie stood at the foot of the steps of the State house lind gave South Carolina's godspeed to thc veteraus massed in front of bim-on each side of thc remnants of South Carolina's splendid battalions was a line of younger soldiers, on guard to prevent the profanation of thc space reserved for the men who fought their way to immortality. [jeyOiid the martial scene and its con juring Influences thc Confederate sol dier on the monument stood af parade rest. Hack of the speaker the faees and forms of children gave brightness l.o the picture and tbe old "Itcbs" lived their lives anew in gazing on the teens cr young faces Hushed with the happiness of having literally bestrewed with Mowers the pathway of the army whose unprotected feet have fell, thc marp Hint bli Virginia highways. Sheer after cheer rent the air as the veterans gathered before the stand, ..beers for the governor of their com monwealth, cheers for the Children who will be thc queens of Carolina principalities in the years to come. Just as the governor was about to begin speaking a shower drove many of the younger folks under cover of umbrellas, but thc veterans stood their ground. "1 am reminded by this shower and by the presence, ol' the Georgians of an incident which happened on the Carolina coast," said Gov. ll ey warri to the eager listeners. "A "Georgia corporal who know noth ing of thies st a Honed-a private and foi bade him tu l?i:rve J.he post. When tho corporal of the next relief came along he found the poor fellow stand ing in water up to bis neck, with his (jun "held high in air. 'What the thunr]cratioh are you doing out there?1 asked the corporal. '1 was told not to leave my post,' was'the response, 'but say, haven't we had the dickens of a freshet up the riyer?'" Gov. Hey ward declared that there had been a freshet of veterans this week, pouring into Columbia and refreshing and reviving by their presence the memories of the days gone by. The little story and its application pleased the soldiers, who bared their heads to cheer-despite the rain. Many times during his admirable speech, delivered with much earnest ness and feeling, the governor was forced to suspend on account of cheer ing. At the conclusion of his address bc was thc vortex of a surging crowd, each of whom wanted to grasp him by the hand. Some out of consideration for Gov I ley ward's welfare lifted him upon their musket knighted shoulders and carried him into a place ol' refuge. In addressing the veterans I he gover nor said: OOVKKN'OU I I UY WA len's WKL.CO.MK. Gen. Carwlic, Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Sponsors, Ladies and Gentlemen: To the people of Columbia this is a week of sad and sacred memories, and also of great joy. Its opening clays have been spent in honoring the dead -in placing wreaths on soldiers' graves; Its remaining days will be given to the living-in greeting and in weaving garlands for the veterans of the armies of the south. The week has been like an April day, so quickly has thc .sunshine fol lowed thc shadow -so quickly bas joy followed sadness. While thc bells tolled, with bowed heads wc thanked tue Lord God of Hosts for those who in their lives and in their deaths ad vanced the south tri glory and in honor; and now lt !s our pleasure and our privilege to welcome with happy hearts and with outstretched hands, to tills the capital of South Carolina, those men who in years gone by also wore thc Confederate gray. All hough it has been .'tx yeti rs since the southern Hag was folded at Appo mattox, and Iii years since the guns of Sumter and of Moultrie thundered forth over Charleston harbor, yet the people of the south cannot folget. Tliey still cherish the Stars and liars -that glorious battle Hag, around which once rang the "rebel yell," and beneath whose folds the sons of sout h yielded up their lives in defense of their constitutional rights -they still love the southern Confederacy-the yoting republic which arose so spotless and which fell so pure. Once again this week, in thc city of Columbia -a city which Phoenlx likc bas arisen from its ashes, the bands are playing Dixie, and once again those soul-stirring strains are sinking deep into the hearts of white haired orien who fought and bled for Dixie. Once again cherished relics of the past have been brought forth, and beneath a sou tile rn sky there Moats, as proudly as of yore, those be loved, blood-stained and bullet-toril banners of the old Confederacy. Once again are marching the men who wore the gray, and again has the .sun shine played upon their nigged gray caps, upon which as Henry Grady said, "Thc Lord Cod Almighty laid thc Sword of His Imperishable. Knighthood," TI IK LAST M KUTI NO. Von have met, some of you, per haps, for thc last time on carib to shake each others' hands. You have come from every part of South Caro lina-you have co-rie from Georgia, to.i, to mingle again as comrades, and to do honor to the memory of your sol dier dead-that vast army of patriots who, having crossed over tho river, arc awaiting you on the further shore. You have met again in this, the twentieth century, to record the fact that the Confederate soldier has no apologies to make-that he is not ashamed of thc part lie played in the days of 'Ol and '05, and you are herc, also, my friends, to attest the fact that when the God of Battles decided against you, in good faith you accepted that decision. Thc great privilege, thc distingu ished honor, has-been conferred upon me of welcoming you to tills city, in behalf of the people of tills State. Let mc say to you that, although, I welcome you gladly, heartily and lov ingly, that you need no welcome to this, your own capital. You need no welcome here because Columbia is yours-it belongs to you-and I may add that there is no spot of ground in South Carolina or in the south to which you are not, welcome. There is no patriot heart in our grand and glorious commonwealth-the com monwealth which produced such meu as yourselves-that does not beat with pride at the remembrance of your deeds, and which does not gladly wel come you to home and li reside. In the years gone by you shed imperish able honor and lustre upon your be loved State, and gratitude and love from its people is yours forevermore. As you gather each year at your re unions your ranks arc growing thin ner-your heads, arc growing whiter, and your footsteps more ii di rm. One by one the private is again following his commander-not now to the field of battle, but to the great reward. Since last you met in this city in your annual reunion, another great chieftain fias found that reward. In your quiet churchyard, under the dome ol' the capitol which be saved: beneat h Confederate flags and Howers fair, sleeps Wade Hampton. That spirit of bis which was your inspiration in thc hour ol' battle, and your hope In the days of reconstruction, thrills, I know, your hearts today, as we pause , to do him reverence. Peace, to bis ashes, Carolina's great captain! A WARM WELCOME. 1 welcome every South Carolina veteran here today. 1 welcome every sou ol a veteran. I welcome every fair sponsor-and the women ol' the Confederacy, you are welcome, wel come -thrice 'welcome! I welcome you too-you Georgians -right gladly do 1 welcome you to South Carolina! Shoulder with our bravo boys you stood, when those old guns of yours Hashed bu t h ln;dcfcnsc of soutiiern rights; When the bat tle was fiercest you stood hythe sides or Carolinians as you stand by their sides today. You too were soli I ie i's ol' the Southern Confederacy-what more can be said: . , "That you fought well and bravely. too, and held your counUy dear; We know, else you had never*bee$ a Georgia volunteer!" " What an impressive scene is this! We stand herc honoring and welcom ing the living, white yon st lem; monu ment commemorates the dead! lt is the history of the world that when a war is over it ls the victors who build triumphant arches, honor their great generals and their con quering troops-that the vanquished erect no monuments to commemorate their defeat. The south is an excep tion lo this rule. Today there is scarcely a cemetery, from the blue mountains of Virginia to the brown and far-stretching plains- of Texas, in which sleep tho Confederate dead, where there is not to be found some monument, though it be only a simple shaft, erected by poor but loving bauds, upon which are engraved words which declare that the people of thc south honor the mon who fell in de feat, valiantly battling for a principle, just as much as any nation ever hon ored hersons who fell in victory. And those mon ti ment s have been erected by the women of tho south! It is needless for South Carolinians ever to ask what has woman done for the Slate - what has she done for her country-what has sin? done to nur ture patriotism? We know too well -wc know that more than anything else lt has been our women, who "Since the days ol' old, Have kept the lamp ol' chivalry Alight in hearts of gold." blt IS AT DEEDS OK ARMS. lt, was by their inspiration, and for their sakes that great, deeds of arms have been wrought by Carolina's sons, not only upon the soils of South Caro lina, hut in other Slates, in foreign lands and upon distant seas. And when these sons returned, whether in victory or in defeat, when they laid their armor by, they could always rest assured that their bravery, their sac rilices, their privations would be com memorated by thc women of South Carolina-t hat the women would seo to lt that posterity shoutd know of all they had done through enduring brass and imperishable marble. The hero ism of thc Confederate soldier bas found no truer historian than the. wo men of the Confederacy, who suffered \ so much while bc fought so well, j Those old ragged gray caps of yours--- i can lind no more loving custodians I than the fair daughters of you. mon, i who wore those (raps. And now let me add, may your lives i be spared to us for long years toc?me. We need you, and wc want you. Youri lives have, not been spared in vain. | They have been, and ever will be, au inspiration to those among whom you live, pointing the young manhood ol the south upward to higher and to holier Illings. Von, men, who defend ed the rights of south, did all that ex alted and patriotic manhood could do, and as long as the south honors chiv alry and holds patriotism dear, so long will loving tribute be paid to you. I repeat, again, you need no wel come. From one end of Columbia to the other ''Welcomes and greetings have been said; Make glad our threshold with your tread, Old friends, once more! 'Salve!' is writ, beneath, o'er head, An open door." Many Slaughtered. Capt. Pershing's American forces in the Philippines have engaged In several tights with Moros during the. past month. The Americans lost only two killed and four wounded, but hundreds of Moros were slaughtered. I J 1 I 8 P: a' li l! X) three fine specimens o? the swine family the little guide said: i "The name of that one ls Sixteen to One, the mother of this Utter, and >,he other, the father, is named Mark jianna.' " : THE CONFEDERATE ROLLS. J*j 3ol. Thomas Furnishes 1 o lorin a t ion Bj on an Important Point. ri Col. John P. Thomas, in a com- [ Tt? luuication to The Columbia State, fi 'ives further information concerning | g .nc Confederate rolls, tlie publication jfjj if which will bc discussed at thc U. ? Mi V. reunion convcnion in Columbia fy nis Aveek. Col. Thomas says: '?ti', Going to headquarters for my facts j "W? first addressed myself to Gen. Mar-I o. us J. Wright, an old Confederate con bLamrca eeted with thc War Department: ii! Florence, S. C., April 23, 1003. ? Dear General: You will remember I a he writer as former historian of I bL~. -.?iouth Carolina Confederate rolls, tfi rv Vlease inform me as to exact tnothod sri V w .?' t! I hi ! ? ! N j .f.j. Li7 I ai m fi hi i? di -: tc w ai o ? c p ll w itt ca, 'L) ai ol ol ai P\ P bc pi le " Si ed' ht de is til ed all sb te) pa sc wi raj sa Mi ole oui old alt Tb she in cori wo Gu soc lie: >f proposed publication of Confederate | ools. Will tlie government publish .he names with thc descriptive part, ir tlie names only? Send all circulars .f thc War Department bearing on the ? ubjeut. Yours, John P. Thomas. tceord and Pension Olllce, War De partment, -i. .Washington, April 25, 1003. lr. .Ino. P. Thomas, Florence. S. C.: A law enacted at thc last session of I Dngress requires thc department to' wipita a complete roster of the olll n rs and enlisted men of the Union ! Vd Confederate armies. The form in VJ liich the compilation will bc pub bed has not yet been decided upon d will not be decided upon until ter the compilation shall have been I mpleted. "No circular witli regard thc work has been published. ; i authority of tlie Secretary of War. F. C. Ainsworth, .. Chief, Record and Pension olllce. fi Addressing myself next directly to ?in. F. C. Ainsworth, War Dcpart r gent, I received the annexed reply: icord and Pension otlice, War De partment. Washington, April 27, 1003. il. .Inn. P. 'riinmiK. Florence, S. C. Dear Sir: In rcspouce to your let r, received today, relative to the re ntly authorized roster of the oiliceis id enlisted men of the Union and )nfed?rate armies. I beg leave to say lat no decision as to the form and ope of the publication has yet been ade and that none can be made un 1 after thc compilation of the Con derate part of the roster shall have jen completed so as to make it possi !e to determine definitely the extent id character of the historical infor ation that is available for use in the f ister. ( The department is now engaged in pmpiling data-for the Confederate h yb of the roster, and in doing so it {"making use of all orignal contcm brancous records bbab are in bbc pos ition of bne deparbmcnb or bhab may hi obtained irom the various States or g .her sources. Every item of infor ation that is found in any of bliese cords with regard to the service of ly otllccr or enlisted man is separate " carded, so that when thc workshall ive been completed and the cards , . Kill have been arranged, all bhe cards ?jj dating to that olllcer or man will fall igether and will show his entire mili ?ry history so far as that history is certainable from thc records. You will readily -ce that thc rda ve completeness or incompleteness of ic histories thus compiled in the case A Confederate olllccrs and men will ipend in great measure upon thc ex nt to which tlie incomplete records I the custody of this department iall be supplemented by original rc ?rds that may now be in the posses on of the various Stabes, of histor il or memorial associations or of .ivate persons. Very respectfully, F. C. Ainsworth, rlgadier General, U. S. A., Chic Record and Pension Olllce. Tlie original publication by the Sec tary of War seemed to imply bhi dy the names would he published id not each soldier's record. Rut the Arrespondenco herewith given points the full publication of our Confedc te rolls, names and records of each fiicer and private. ?' If this be the case then thc gener lio ?vernmenb proposed to do its dritj an >t only magnanimously, bul fully, bi wh .-...? e Confederate soldier and South go troll na will be relieved of her publ an Albion-her late foe coming gradually wa t ber relief and taking oil' her hands foi .o solemn obligation bhab rested ??ii .... "creon. ' :ij . ?j ?b'o tliis complexion it has come at Fr >t and let us thank the Lord c hltro . jos ts that He puts it in thc minds Tili, '. liiil hearts of thc men In blue to honor lt is the great re fri: coi lil, yoi ' c men in gray, ncillation. It will remain, however, for tlie vet aos in convention assembled to urge e general assembly of South Caro la to make such au appropriation as ll enable Col. Tribble to amenu, re tie and, if necessary, to purge tlie ol Mis so as to present them clean, clear I Inf ; rfd complete-as far as possible to thc hm, gjinting ami preserving hands of the slit j (jord and pension olllce of the War pr< -?'paitment, and especially hon wai. ?H) be thc names of Root and Misworlh and all others connected bli this noble and timely bonefae n -that, above all else, puts un the ^'{o of history the names of the vates who composed the matchless nies of thc young Confederacy, that Ewe so fair and tell so pure of tue." And let every Confederate aid Col. libbi in Iiis great olllce so as to have . records as fair and as thorough ai can. tin' bia \i ii 'J Y.r: "se ? sid., ova' Wa. dad neu cx cal I tine low (wi lt sui. i day i I 'or one I pledge myself to do all I r, i to second Col. Tribble and loyally J ohinteer for the final war of thc ' s as a private, seeking no reward ept what comes from thc sense of " Jim. P. Thomas. 'dian of tim ?jolis, a court if the odor Ive to one vat family ostral ning onions in .ting the NO. 28. COAST BATTERIES Named In Honor of Distinguish?! Officers in the Service. I SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED Those Who Served in Thc Revolu tion, thc AVur oi- 1812, tlio Seminole and Civil Wars. The war department Friday assign ed names to a large number of-sea coast batteries. Thc names are, ihx. honor of olllcers who have perfornfed^ distinguished service in the Continen-v--> I taliArmy of thc Revolution, the War of 1812, thc Seminole "War and tho Cival War. The following arc thc batteries, with thc names assigned: Fort Caswell, N. C.-flattery Madi son, in honor of Surgeon W. S. Madi sou, Tili rd United States infantry, who was killed May 14, 1821, in action with Indians near Fort Howard, Wis. Battery Mc Do no ugh, in honor of First Lieut. Patrick McDonough, corps of artillery, C.S. A., who was killed Aug., l?, l.S?l, at tuc hattie of Fort Krie, Canada. l?attery McKavett, in honor of Henry McKavett, Eighth United States infantry, who was killed Sept. 21, 18411, at thc battle of Monterey, Mexico. Fort Moultrie, S. C.-Battery Lo gan, in honor of Capt. Wm. Logan, Seventh United States infantry, who was killed Aug, li), 1S77, in action with Ne/.perce Indians at Big Hole Basin, Mont. Battery Bingham, in honor of Sec ond Lieut. Horaitio S. Bingham, Sec ond United States cavalry, who was killed Dec. 0, 180? in action with Sioux Indians near Fart Bini Kearney, Da kota territory. Battery Mc Corkle, in honor of First Lieut. Henry L. McCorkle, Twenty lifth United States infantry, who was killed July 1, 1898, at the battle of El Caney, Cuba. Battery Lord, In honor of Assistant Suigeon Ceo. E. Lord, U. S. A., wno was killed June 25, 187(1, in action with Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn river, Mont. Fort Fremont, S. C.-Battery Jesup in honor of Brig. Gen. and Brevet Maj. Gen. Thos. S. Jesup, United States army, who served with distinc tion in the War of 1812 and the Florida War, and died June 10, 1800, at Wash ington, D. C. Battery Fernance, In honor of Capt. .Tames Fornanee, thirteenth United States infantry, who died July 3, 1898 of wounds received at the battle of San Juan, Cuba, July, 1, 1898. Port Screven, Ga.-Battery Gar land, in honor of Col. John Garland,', v Eighth United States infantry,- brevet '* general U. S. A., served with distinc tion in the Florida War, the Mexican War and who died June 5, 1801, at Now--York city, N. Y. Battery Fenwick, in honor of Col. Jno. R. Fenwick, Fourteenth Unit-ail States artillery, who serve?:witb. dis tinction in the War or 1??2 and died March 19,1842, at Marseilles, France. Battery Backus, in honor Lieut: Col. Electus Backus, Light Dragoons, who died June 7, 1813, of wounds re ceived in action at Sackcts's Harbor, N. Y.i May 29, 1813; Battery Gantt, In honor of First Lieut. Levi Gantt, Seventh United States infantry, who was killed Sept. 13, 1847, at thc battle of Cbapultepec, Mexico Fort Taylor, Fla.-Battery Adair, in honor ol" First Lieut. Lewis I). Adair, Twenty-second United States infantry, who died Oct. 25, 1872, of wounds received in action with Sioux indians at Heart Uiver Crossing, Dak., Oct. 14, 1872. Battery Covington, in honor of Brig. Glen. Leonard Covington, U. S. Army, who died Nov. 14, 1813, of wounds re lived at tho battle of Chrysler's fields, Canada, Nov. ll. 1813. Battery Gardiner, in honor nf Capt. George W Gardiner, Second United states artillery, \V?10 was killed Dec. ?8, 1835, in action with Seiui??lc Ju lians at Withiacoociic river, Fla. Battery Dil worth, in honor of Sec md Lieut. Bankin Dilworth, First hilted States infantry, who died Sept. 17, 1840| of wounds received at the tattle of Monterey, Mex., Sept. 21, 84 (i. Fort Dade, Fla. -Battery McIntosh ii honor ol' Lieut. Col. James S. Mo ri tosh, Fifth United States infantry, irevet colonel, United States army, .'ho served with distinction in the Var of 1812, and who died Sept. 20, 817, of wounds received at the battle lol i no del Bey, Mex., Sept. 8, 1847. Battery Burcbestcd, in honor of irst Lieut. Henry A. Burcbestcd, 2COnd United States infantry, who as killed Nov. 30, 1813, in action it ti Indians on thc Alabama river, labama. For De Soto, Fla. - I tatt cry Laidley, i honor of Col. Theodore T. S. Laid y, ordnance department, Hutted ates army, who rendered consplcu is services in the War with Mixico id the Civil War and who died April 1880, ?rtrpa?atka Fla. \ Battery Bigelow, in honor of First cut. Aaron Bigelow, Twenty-first ii ted States infantry who wes killed ly 2.*>. isi i. ai, thc battle or Dandy's me, Canada. *y Fort Bickens, Fla.-Battery ''ari .vringeti, in honor ol' Capt. Joseph in S wea ringen, Sixth United States 'ant ry, who was killed Dec. 25, 1837, engagement with Seminole Indians Okeechobee, Fla._ A iluatardiy Deed. \ special from Trenton to the State s Thursday afternoon about two les north of Monetta there came ir being a serious accident. When i train was at full speed a white boy tiding near thc railroad threw a k at the train. The rock struck . window near Mr. J. W. Youngincr 'Brenton, and a piece ol' thc Hying ss struck bim near thu-leTt eye. e wound bled freely, hut is only a [ht cut. Had lt struck him half inch further down it might have , out bis eye. Such a dangerous should not be overlooked, hut ?ld bc dealt witli so that all reck boys could learn a lesson about owing stones.