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V " r * VOL. VIII. GOV. TIIiliMAN IN \VA811IXGTON. Liquor ScI/.iiith Amicably AdjiiBtcd ?'I lie Governor is ('on titlem til' Sue- i rcediiiK Ituilor?Irby l-'aintcil. Not I ho Governor. News and I'outicr special. ( Washington, March -0. Governor Tilltnun says ho had a satisfactory 0011forouco witii the commissioner of in- ; tornal rcvonuo to-day, und an amicable . adjustment of the controversy with , Collector Townos was reached. The liquor which Collector Townos seized i in violation of the Dispensary Act is to bo turned over to the State authorities, j und hereafter the State and Federal i ; uincurs win onuoavor to work together | in harmony in tin; execution of the , laws. In eases where the national ; ? &iws have been violated the Statu authorities will not interfere with the i collector in his efforts to punish the j guilty parties. I n cases when1- the State j laws are set at defiance the State olll- ] cors will seize the liquor and dispose j of it according to the State law on the i subject. I So much for the olliciul character of , the Governor's sudden visit to Wash- < ingtou. When Governor Tillman comes to Washington he always manages to ( agitate the South Carolina colony and | sets them to guessing as to what is his , real mission. In tho present instance i there are numerous rumors afloat as to ) why he came here at this time. Here . is tho way his mission is explained in ( an afternoon paper: "Governor Till- i man is here, primarily to confer with i the officials of the treasury department i over the recent seizures by an internal revenue agent in tho I'ulmotto Stato of \ \ liquors claimed to he under the control , ./ of tho Governor's dispensary assistants. , There is some politics in MieGovernor's j journey northward also. Senator Hut- t ler's term expires on the .'Id of next 1 t March, and it is generally believed j | that Governor Tillman has been cast- i j ing envious glances towards a sort of , tho front row to the right of the Vice j t President. He has hoard, it is under- [ stood, that the South Carolina Congressional delegation instead of being , favorably disposed towards his candi- i t daey is not united as cohesively as im- {| aginod, but that Congressman Strait, j who is an Alliance Democrat, and Till- ; bert and McLaurin, who are Straight- | uiib^, ?iu in luvur ui oonaior minors ^ ro-eleotion. H The Governor while hero met Mr. L George II. Hubbell, manager of the s Mill Creek Distilling Company, of Cin- | cinnati, who supplies the State dispen- r sary with some of its liquor. It is said u that the Governor eonlided to some of his friends hero that ho is confident he t will succeed Senator Butler, and also H that John Gary ICvans will be the next Governor of South Carolina. In con- }i versation with your correspondent the . Governor was particularly reticent, i He is suspicuous of newspaper repre- i sentatives, as well as of his political , followers ( A further evidence that the Cover- . nor's visit hore had a political flavor is v shown by an interview with him pub- ^ lished in the I Baltimore Sun to-day. ( He was asked if the report was true j that he would be a candidate for the v United States Senate against Senator H Butler. I " Most assuredly, I shall," he replied. (| 14 I shall not he a candidate for renom- ] ination or re-election as Governor of i the State. Whether there will be other candidates besides Gen. Butler t, and myself I cannot say. Polities is so , uncertain that it is ditlicult at this stage of the contest to say if there will be other aspirants." c " Do you anticipate a lively cam- 'j ? paign ?" t oQ. "All campaigns in South Carolina j, are lively and 1 assume that ttio next | one will be no exception to the rule. The primaries for the election of the J( members of the Legislature which will <, ?.*? ...: I I l.-. I l-i : t .. " i;11u^iuuui win uu 111!iu ill AH* gust. The chief contest will occur I [ suppose at the primaries. Gen. Butler j and myself not only reside in the same ,j county, hut in the same township, and n there will noiloubt be a spirited con- v test by each of us to carry our county. It will not be a mud-slinging campaign. Gen. Butler has declared his aversion , to such a procedure. But if lie or his (l friends throw mud at me I guess I can v find some to throw back." v Do you expect any bloodshed, as (] .has been intimated v "Not at all. There is no necessity r for any. We are getting along pretty ) well down in our State without it, and 1 see no reason why our amicable re- } lations should not continue, i am not, ,, however, to be intimidated or bull- | j dozed by any threats. 1 wont through ^ a campaign of that character when I i v was lirst elected Governor and escaped, t, notwithstanding the numerous threats.' ( How is your State dispensary sys- j torn succeeding ?" j 0 " Very we 1, Indeed. Thus far tho j State has derived about $100,1)00 and . the several counties about $7"1,000. It | is a magnificent plan and iH bound to succeed in every respect. I wish you \ to understand that all of our contests e in South Carolina are conducted strict- { ly within tho lines of tho Democratic } party, and that we do not solicit any ^ Itepublican or I'opulist aid or any aid j , from the Federal Government." Governor Tillman left for home to- , night. 1 ,, It was Senator Irby, and not the Gov- i v ernor, who fainted at the Capitol yes- c terday. Tho Governor says ho is not ,, one of the fainting kind. t tm . -11 r , t /"i t 1 ?< 1 i i ?juugo u. v- c,. liiimar, wno uieu last winter, was a gentleman of tlie old school. Ho was always making fine speeches to women and there are I no end of stories told him. On one occasion lie was taken to task by a lady at Bar Harbor who thought ho j did not recognl/.o her. "Ah, .Judge,"! who said. " I am afraid you don't remember mo; I met you hero two pfrarsago." " Heinemhoryou, madam!" v.\as his quick reply, with one of his courtly hows : " Why, I've boon trying i ever since to forgot you." And she laughingly oxel aimed. ''Oh, go away, you dear, delightful old Southern humbug !" , ?Tlie Columbia Land and Invest-' m lit Co.up tny has given the name of S.iandon" to the suburban town to w lich the electric railroad is to be c extended. "Shandon," therefore, is t expected to bo a familiar name in tlie ,v future with Columbia. The company I which owns the town is going to make t It one of the moat attractive suburban j \ placos in the South. j | C()N(iKI?;SSMAN SlilJI.L SPEAKS. Not in tho It ace Cor Governor?Ilia Views on the Political Slutns? lienounecs His Detainers. Cupt. K. C. Allen, chairman of tho committee on invitation for tho Spartanburg meeting, has received the following letter from Congressman Shell in response to an invitation to -peak at that meeting, "if he wore a candidate for Governor": Capl. K.C. Allen and Others of tho Committee, Spartanburg, S. C. Gentlemen : Your favor without dato, inviting "nil candidates for Governor iml for Congress in the Fourth District to attend a mass mooting of Keformors ailed for Spartanburg County on the 21th inst.," was duly received. Why this invitation was addressed to me 1 can harldly imagine, because it is well known to every intelligent man in South Carbliiia that 1 had declared my intention to retire from politics, ind 1 cannot conceive how I could make it consistent to accept an invitation to address a mass meeting, ithcr as a candidate for Governor or Jongress. It would have given me much ploasirc to have met with my Spartanburg friends on that occasion and had ae orded me an opportunity of defending nyself against the contemptible mis epresentations constantly made igainst me, but your invitation is so nvironed with conditions that 1 canlot easily accept your proffered kimlless. There may be a time in the lear future, however, when 1 will seek in opportunity of saying something to lie good people of Spartanburg County m matters and things of my own ihoosing, and when I do, my future ispirutions and intentions will not be nisunderstood. I have an ambition lot satisfied, but, if health will permit, yet hope to secure the fulfillment of ny heart's desire, and when accomilished all the decent people in South Carolina and elsewhere will rejoice in ts consummation. When properly informed of my eonluet, our people will have no just cause >f complaint against mo and my action is a public servant. Indeed, there is in objection, except on the part of hose who are diseased with ,4 political itmvtuv " n ml li I )? ? lw??oihi?,o. "1 ? V J.. , uuu 1IIVI?%> I(< MV.llllH. il UIII|MUy il to do their bidding. The political ituation in our State is well undoritood, and we are marching with moid trides to the end of our journey. 'J lie \eform party was inaugurated, with are exceptions, with pure intentions, md should have been as lasting sis the 'rock of ages." but its existence is now hroatened with dire calamity, which (inner or later, unless rescued from the lespoilers, will bring it into disrepute inu (inafly to wreck and ruin. The icople, however, are alive to the situaion suul know full well who assisted in >ringiug about the revolution which osulted in giving them a "government if the people, by the people and for the icople." It is true some of those who vcre earliest toilers in the Heforin ineyard, and who gave their time and nouey freely for its success, have been gnored and neglected, even by those vho have shared most in the grand peculation for spoils and plunder. We leur no complaint or expressions of lissat isfaction on the part of those negueted and abused, but, on tho conrary, tho bowlings and mutterings of ho craving malcontents can be heard hroughout the land. They are clam>rous and savage for reform, full of desicration and denouncing everything lnil evorybody who do not yield quick ibedience to their will and dictation, ['ho impatience of those who feed on he passions of the people shows that hoy know full well their only possiblityof success depends on the amount if racket and confusion they can create ml the quantity of tilth they can disftirgo. Tncre is nothing wrong with the Reorm movement, if it will be kept in- j act by the patriotic influences that lounnute Hit; State, regardless of soli.-.h dictation or imported hirelings, i it ho arc prostitutes to principle, ano ,rc always for sale cheap to the high- i st bidder. It would bo exceedingly J nortifying if 1 thought all these years I if toil and t rouble had boon spent in j ain, but relying upon the loyalty and : lisdom of the people, a consciousness if security tranquilizes tins mind, and iro have no fears but what at last the onsurnuiation devoutly wished for will ?e realized. Revolutions seldom go backwards, ?ut oft-times go down from tins weight if imbecility and burden of mistakes, ?ut let us hope that the latter eondiion will not obtain or diseourage those it ho are honestly endeavoring to do heir duty, but persoveroon, relegating l o the rear all whose selfish ambition , s paramount to the general good of ?ur common country. The situation s critical enough at best, without supdementing our dangers with ridieuous propositions and dogmas too ex.ggerated to attract a sensible thought. ,Vo are a part and parcel of the greatist nation on earth, and are, expected o contribute our share to its wealth, lonor, prosperity and its remotest desinies. To accomplish theso things wo nust be in sympathy with all its instlutions and progress, otherwise, wecanint expect to inherit any of the munifiicnco or distribution of its immense /ealth. Wo are already suspected and tharged with being in league with onspirators to undermine and destroy he public credit. Of course there is 10 Inundation for this charge, for the informers are as jealous of the public Tedit. both State and national, as any ilass of citizens in the country. This letter has been extended bemud my expectation, but I trust you vi 11 pardon its length, as it is intended o define the situation as I viow it, and is concisely as possible. 1 Mouse accept for yourself and others issociated with you my thanks for the :omplimcnt> paid, and your kind atton .ion, arid if my public duties will pernit I may possibly attend your meetng as u spectator to see and hear vluit others may hayo to say on that (ceasion. Very rospeoVally, your >bodient servant, G. VV. Siittt, Washington, March 19, 1S91. ? > LONDON. Maroli ?J. The members >f Spurgeon's Tabernacle met this svoning and elected the liov. Thomas Jpurgeon to be their pastor. The lie v. >r. Piorson, of Philadelphia, who was he rival candidate, rocoivod but (ill) rotes, against 2,027 cast for Dr. Spurfoou. wmm?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmm (j :. m k/ CONWAY, I | TARIFF HKFOIIM VS. PltOTlX'. TION. j Tlio Dt'inocralio Position ah Coniiustcd with (lie Republican Idea <>t Protection. Senator Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, lias given his views at length upon the imposition of rates upon imports according to their standard values. Mr. Mills' active work on this particular line of legislation has familiarized him with the tariff question to an eminent degree. ami few men in thin country uro regarded as so wol' informed on the subject as is Senator Mills. Hi> reasons for advocating an ad valorem tax are set forth in the following communication : To the Kditorof The World : There are two opposing policies abouttar.il-. One is that the principal object of the duty should be to protect the domestic product against foreign c nnpetition. Th? other is that the duty should be laid for iVvenue, and for that alone. Those who have advocated the protection theory have clung with tenacity to the specific duty, or the duty on quantity, as yards, pounds, dozens, or other The friends of the revenue policy have clung to the rate by values, or ad valorem as it is called. The ad valorem system informs every citizen of the amount of tax imposed on each article. The specific system conceals it. Horses may be taxed $30 per head. If the horse wens worth $10, it would be 300 per cent and an unreasonable tax, which would bring no revenue, because such horses could not be imported, but it would nrotcct the domestic raisorof such stock. Wo have that tax now under the existing law ami it excludes all cow ponies and the government loses the revenue it would get with a revenue duty. The tax on the quantity?the specific article?conceals from the people the fact that it is 300 per cent on the value. These instances might be extended indefinitely. 1 will give one more instance. Pearl buttons are taxed 3 I 2 cents per line. Who knows what the tax is on this little necessary of life by this description? It is on all the clothing of all the children of the poor. The specific duty is over 113 per cent. Who would have had the effrontery to have written down in the tariff law u duty of 115 per cent on pearl button* V Protectionists cling to the specific duty because it is the most efficient instrument of exorbitant taxation, and for the same reason Democrats oppose it. Again, it discriminates against the poor by charging higher rates on the cheap articles that the poorer people must buy. A duty of i>0 cents on a yard of cloth worth $1 will be 50 per cent: on cloth worth 50 cents per yard it would be 100 per cent; and on a yard of cloth worth 25 cents it would be 200 per cent. It is, therefore, an unequal and an unjust tax. This dis crimination runs through the whole system from top to bottom. Again, if the spceilie quantities had the same value at the ti.no of imposing the duty, the tax burden grows bearier as the years roll on, because the invention of machinery that multiplies production and lowers its cost, which is going steadily on, is increasing the tax all the while. A tax of 25 cents on a yard of cloth that costs today $1 would be 25 per cent. If the cloth falls to 50 cents per yard the tax rises to 50 percent, and if the cloth falls to 25 cents per yard the duty rises to 100 per cent. Prices have been falling for (10years, and to a considerable extent, within the last 50 years, and nothing is better understood by protectionists than that falling prices make rising duties bathe benefit of the domestic producer. lOvory one understands the ad valorem rate. All the taxes in all the states. cownues una cuit'.s are act vuloroin. All the commercial business of the world is curried on by value. Kvo ry pure bus and sale of goods is by value, and it is the merest trilling vvitb toe common sense of tbo people to say that duties cannot be honestly collected when imposed by ad valorem rates. In 1KK>, when the Democratic party struck boldly out for tarilT reform, 1'resident 1'olk urged ad valorem duties on congress. Secretary Robert J. Walker pressed upon congress the importance of abandoning specific duties and making a tarilT for revenue with ad valorem duties. The great tarilT of ISKi had not one specific duty in all its schedules. It brought such an excess of revenues to the treasury that in 18f>7 another tariff had to he made, still further reducing duties, and that, like the tarilT of IS lb, was exclusively ad valorem. There have always been some Democrats who advocated specific duties, but they ure protection its. They were guarding the interests of certain , classes, not the interest of the masses, j The Democratic masses to-day are for ad valorem duties, and to abandon that policy is to abandon the light. K. Q. Mills. ? WIDKSI'IilOAl) HI.'IN. (Jrent Damage in (lie .Mississippi Valley. Memphis, Term., March 20.?The damage to property in the Mississippi Valley by storms and Moods during tbo past forty-eight hours is beyond calculation. Bridges have been washed away, houses wrecked, railroad tracks displaced, farm land has been flattened out, especially in the bottoms, and crops that have been promising are ruined. During the two days the precipitation at Memphis reached about eiirht, inclwig There uro eleven railroads entering Memphis, and every one of them has been subjected to washouts. Two miles of the track of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern [tailroad was swvpt away at the Ilatohie river, seven miles north of Memphis. The St. Louis and Southwestern and the Tennessee Midland each report live washouts, while the track of the former is submerged for several miles in White river swamp. The storm in Arkansas was accompanied by high winds and mopedamage was done in that State than in Tennessee. A db patch from Helena. Arkansas, says that a cyclone struck that place lust night, unroofing houses, uprooting trees, blowing down fences, splintering telephone poles and doing other damage. The rpofs were blown off two stores. Scores of troos were uprooted and 5. C, THURSDAY, IV) innumorublo fences blown down. A row of ne^ro shanties locu'od on the lovee near the Mississippi Valley depot was completely demolished. Grout excitement prevailed union); business men who were cut otT from their homes by the fury of the storm. So far as can be learned there was no oss of life in the city. The country a few miles south of Helena was greatly damaged, as the storm coined to have been more furious down the river thun in the city. A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn., says the tail of a cyclone struck that place this afternoon and wrecked a number of buildings. The wind was followed by a terrific rain and hail storm, which Hooded the streets and rtiuivo i luu w IIIUUWH Illlll SKy-ll vrillh. In tlio vicinity of l'opulur Grove and Marvel, Ark., the cyclone wrecked a dozen or more farm houses and scnttered tlie debris over tlio country for miles around. The cyclone crossed the river into Mississippi near Helena. Ark., spreading ruin in every direction. Telegraph wires are prostrated and details are slow coming in, but no loss of life is reported so far. Littlic Hock, Ark., March 21.? The greatest Hood in the history of South Arkansas is now on that part of the State is rapidly approaching the condition of an inland ocean. It has rained almost incessantly all over tlio Stute and in the Indian Territory for four days. Railway communication since Monday has been almost entirely cut olT from the South to Texarkana and from recent reports it is not improbable that the same fate awaits the country on the North and West and possibly the Hast. No trains went South to-day and those going North wore made up in this city. Many feet more of the Iron Mountain tracks between here and Texarkana have gone under water since yesterday. Trallic on the South end of the Cotton Holt Road was abatidonod last night, oti account of the overflow of Red River. The Iron Mountain ran their trains over this road yesterday and now they can do nothing but wait until the water recedes. All the trains from the North to-day were crowded with visitors en roiito to llot Springs. llli: POLITICAL FOItKCAHT. Pushing l he Colleton Idea- Citibernulorinl Speculations. I s,i i.. o... v.... |>v:vi?l *" ill*" l? 1IIIU V * MI ILT. Columbia. March 20.? VVhllo the Covernor is in Washington looking to tho various moves and counter moves on tho political chess board of South Carolina, tho location of which, by tho way, seems to bo more at tho National Capital than at tho State Capital, tho rank and tile of the " 1 Informers " throughout tho Stuto are as busy as boos doing tho preliminary work looking towards tho holding of tho early preliminary Convention. This is to say, they are busy working out tho Colleton idea and they are making pretty good headway. Up to yesterday tho Colleton mass meeting had been called in all tho counties except seven. In nine of tho counties tho meetings have already been held as stated from tifho to time and members of the State " Reform ' committee which is to call the Convention have already been elected. Tho last meeting held was at Hampton and W. 11. Mauldin was elected tho member ol the committee. Tho names of all the members elected so far are as follows : Abbeville I. H. McCalla; Colleton L. K. Parlor; Pickens T. C. Robinson; Marion James Stuck house; Croonvillo J. Thomas Austin ; Cliestorlield VV. I). Craig. All of tliein except one so far as known are hoai tily in | favor of tho early nominating Convention. This week, on Saturday, tho big meeting at Spartanburg is to be hold and tho meetings m Aiken and Fairfield are also to he held. Next week, on the 2'Jth, tho Richard meeting will j be hold. On tho 30th tho Berkeley meeting. On tho 31st the meetings at Kershaw, Darlington, Orangeburg, Clarendon and Sumter will bo held. Then following on April 2. two days before tho assembling of Mm Sts.t,. committee, tho meetings in the counties of Anderson. Kdgelield, Lunrastor, Barnwell, Union and Williams! burg will bo hold. Up to date, including tho nicotines already hold, calls havo boon issued in twenty-eight of tho thirty-live counties of the Statft. The counties in ' which no calls have yet been issued so ! far as known are Charleston, Georgetown, Horry, Beaufort, Chester, | Marlboro and Florence. In talking to several of tho leaders of the Alliance "Reform " faction this morning I asked them if they had any ! idea as to what date would be fixed by the committee for the early nominating Convention. They say that the Convention will hardly be iiold before the second week in May. Tho committee will doubtless issue a call directed to tho several counties to have meetings of tho " Reformers" of those counties on Ssalesday in May. In this way the attendance at each of tho meetings will be larger than it would ; otherwise be and a better choice of delegates to the Convention can con| scquently be made. To-day I hear considerable additional talk about the idea of naving Con| grcssmau McLaurin replace Fllerbe and Fvans tho Alliance Keform candidate for Governor to make the light against John Gary Kvatis. From j what l can ascertain it begins to apnear that the Governor got an inkling of this contemplated move upon the part of tho " Reformers,"and that this is one of the reasons why he proceeded so unexpectedly to Washington. There appears, from what I can learn, that I there is considerable more behind all i this talk about Mclaturin's candidacy i than anyone has dreamed of, and tliat ' should ho he put up It might affect (vovornor Tillman's chances in his j light considerably. No one, however, ' knows exactly whatis going to bo done. The loaders themselves don't seem to know. ?The thirteenth international convention of tho Christian Endeavor will bo hold in Cleveland, Ohio, from July 10 to In next. As has been announced, each State will have its headquarters at some church. Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina are assigned to tho Hough Avoquo Heformed I Church. [ARCH 2\), 1894. AN KllMINKI) I.IMHOIUO. A Flat Denial by Judge lionet, In Open I'mirt, ??!' a SlnuderouM Oliut'Ke. Special to tlu* No * s and minor. SUMTKK. March 21. ? Last work tho Suiuter Freeman rcuuirkud editorially that Judge lionet was a prototype of Thomas Muekoy. Tho Manning Tillies did not liko litis, and said some pretty sharp things about tho editor of the Freeman, whereupon tho editor of tho said paper had tho following to say in yostorduy's paper : "Sineo the Manning Times undertakes to report rumors about tho favorable impression Judge lleuet lias made upon our people hero, wo regard it as i ssential to truth and t?? a future propO I ml i?? i ???' * ? " "* * ' (kuiiiiiunii iitiUll t M JUSLlOt* illtlt WO should publish the rumors of a different character that uro passing arouiul thick ami fast. Wo hoar that since Judge Bo not has been hero presiding in (lie day time in our courts lie has been almost every night playing curds with persons known us professionals. Of course everybody bus heard that Judge Bonet before his election was a notorious gambler, bu. since his election it was lioped tie would try to mend his ways a little. It is distressing to think lie has not done so. We know that the foreman of the grand jury has had his attention called to this matter, and we hopo it will ho well ventilated before we are through with it. We want no gambling Judges." Upon seeing the above .lodge 1 tenet in open Court this morning had the following to say : I wish the attention of the members of the Bar and the jurors present and otlicors of thu Court concerning a matter which has arisen since the adjournment of Court yesterday, it is a very painful matter, which 1 cannot well pass over. When 1 left the Court House yesterday evening and got to my lodging I found in my mail a newspaper, published in tins town, addressed to me and marked in certain places. In that paper I was openly charged with consorting with professional gamblers of Sumter and spending my nights card playing and gambling. The charge has been made against me opemy as a .Bulge. 1 have no means of redress, except to answer it from the Bench as a Judge. The otlice I hold deprives 1110 of tiie ordinary personal means of redress, and while it is true that otlico puts in my hands power by which such comlmu. might bo justly uiul sovorely punished, 1 will not use this power in my own beluilf. 1 do say as a true man the churgo is fulsu, absolutuly false, without even the semblance of truth as a foundation for it. Gentlemen, 1 feel I owo this statement to the members of the Liar, of whose profession 1 am an humble member. I feel 1 owe it to the oilicors of the Court, who have been so kind and courteous to myself. I owe it to the jurors who are present and the grand jury who are absent, especially in view of my charge to the grand jury concerning their duty us oilicers of the law. 1 know I owo it to the people, whose representatives elected me to the ollice I now hold. 1 owo it to the good men and women of Sumter, whose kind hospitality L have enjoyed. I owe it to tlieollice I now hold, however inctliciently. 1 owe it to myself unci to those who bear my name to say that too man who wrote this charge wrote what was utterly untrue, without exeuso and without foundation. I cannot comprehend what motive he had. I hardly know the man. 1 never cross his path. I know no reason whatever for his attack, lie must have been shamefully imposed upon by his inlormant, or he must have wilfully believed lies that were told him. I therefore leei that the only way to meet the published accusation is to do so thus promptly and publicly. I cannot go into the newspapers. I will not. My hands are tied. Men ol proper sentiments comprehend w hat 1 mean by tout. Good men know what I mean by that. The best way to meet a falsehood is to confront it w ith the truth. And this is the simple truth : that during the three weeks 1 have been in Sumter my goings out and my comings in have been seen and known bv all who cared to sue and know. Nothing I have said or done and nou'Iiiu'ii I l?iiu?? .......i.i i 1- * > i . ,.U> V goiio nuuui 1 SUUK II) 111(11! from tho most blameless man and the purest woman. So far as that is concerned my conscience is clear. Wherever I enjoyed the hospitality of friends 1 met good men and (food women, und while in their company 1 did not see anything that had the appearance of evil or the suggestion of it. What probably is the only foundation for tho charge is this?although it seems pitiful that I have to make the statements that follow, matters.purely of private life. On two occasions during these three weeks, and only on two occasions, I have seen or handled cards. I played whist in company with three other men who are players of whist. We played in the presence of ladies for one and a half or two hours at a time. We engaged in a harmless and innocent game of whist with no appearance or suspicion of money or gambling. 1 owe it to tho gentlemen who played with me, as they are charged with being professional gamblers, to say that if they are gamblers the fact is a revelation to me, for I never heard it of them nor have 1 ever Hocn them gambling. This is the only foundation for the charge that I have nightly been gambling and consorting with professional gamblers. You will suffer me to say that when I assumed the gown of a.fudge it was with the honest endeavor and determination to perform the duties of that ollice so jus to deserve the approval of good men and of my own conscience, and I say to the men who elected me to that office and to the grand jury, if the man who made this charge can |/ivtu iiiu iiruw Ui wiiui no says 1 Will tuko the robo of office olT my Hhouldors iind louvo tlio Bench, as I ought to do. lint I have said enough. It is very true that when a falsehood starts on its way the truth finds it very hard toovertako it. It may bo tho newspapers in the State may copy this false ueousution. If they do, I hope they will also state that I have thus openly, and courting investigation, denied it from the Uonqh, I have 110 fear of investigation, if it be conducted in the white light of truth and honesty. Having said this, I leave the matter in the hands of the good poopU of Sumter, who, I think, will not uii"w one who is comparatively a stranger to sulfur from a false I charge made by one <>f thoir follow townsman. 1 leave your town and county in u few days and when I <lo ho I shall fool confident that I leavo my character ami reputation in good hamli. Thia is my last word on tliia matter. ? ? 'I'll III SIOK1MOK BILL. Illnml Will not lir IIoiiihI?I l?o IVohhlll'O Oil I'l'fHiilollt ( Icvcliiiiil?Wall St reel Speaks. | Washington, March 2l.-Ho rosentativo Biand of Missouri wishes it understood iiuit tip) Committee on i Coinage, Weights ami Measures, of which ho is chairman, has not as a i body waited upon Secretary Curl isle to give any pledges as to their future action in ease the seigniorage bill should become a law. The individual members, he says, may have spoken with the Secretary and assured him that if the bill were signed there would be no further silver legislation by this Congress, but that if they did this it i was in their personal capacity and | without any authority from the committee. Bland says that he has not seen Secretary Carlisle for some time; that he only saw the President for a moment the other day, and ut this meeting simply expressed the hope that lie would not veto the bill. Bland I adds that he has not abandoned his crusade in favor of the free coinage of silver, lie purposes putting such a Mil through the House at this session, if possible without regard to the President's action on the seigniorage bill. The pressure being brought to bear upon President Cleveland in regard to the action he shall take upon the Bland seigniorage bill is not continod to Senators and Representatives, for bo is in receipt of letters and telegrams from all sections of the country upon the subject and, contrary to the belief that seems to prevail, a very large majority of these communications urge him to exercise the veto power. Many of the most emphatic of the letters in their urgency for a veto are from Baltimore, Now Orleans, Richmond, Va., St. Louis, Charleston, S, C., and other .-souinern cities and represent boards of Initio ii(nl leading business men. Similar communications have been received from the cities of Chicago, Pittsburg, Allegheny City, Detroit, Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Koehester, N. Y., and Providence, K. 1. The prevailing sentiments contained in these appeals are the expressions of an apprehension that should the bill become a law, there would result a loss of conlidcnce in the credit of the government, a fear that the gold would bo drained from the Treasury and a feeling that the government would bo unable to maintain the parity between gold and silver, thus placing its Hnancial status on the same footing with Mexico,* the South American republics and India. Secretary Carlisle was closeted with the President for an hour this afternoon at the executive mansion, discussing the seigniorage bill. The President is making up his mind on this matter with great deliberat ion, weighing all the facts presented, with judicial impartiality. His action in roil nesting the committee of the Now York Chamber of Commerce not to visit him is explained by the statement that he wished to reach a conclusion by a study of the subject without disturbance from outside pressure one way or the other. Nkw York, March 21.?Tho purchasers of the $.*>1).000,000 of United States new five per cent, bonds met at the Union Tru*t Company this afternoon. to protest against the Biund seigniorage bill. President Williams of the Chemical Bank presided and the following resolution was adopted. About twentylive of the leading New York bank presidents and private hankers were present: " Iteso.'ved. That In tho opinion of the representatives of tin financial institutions of New York, w ho subscribed to tho $r>(),000,000 five por cent. loun and made it a success, tho coinage of tho silver seigniorage would ondunger the financial (stability of the govornmunt, would inllict upon a suffering people pernicious and unnecessary legislation, which would bo far-reaching in its disastrous consequences." ??? ? Til 10 RAILROAD CASKS. .Judge Hiiiionton DlNinlNHfH tlie Knits. All 'lie Kuilroads in Hie Same Hut. Special to The State. Charleston, March 21.?Judge Siruonton to-day filed a decree dismissing tho suit brought by tho Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroad against tho sheriffs and treasurers of Florence, Horry, Marion, Richland and Sumter counties. Tho decree says the allegations contained in the complaint and the issues raised are almost, if not, identical with those in the case of the receiver of the South Carolina railway which has already been decided in favor of the State. In theso cases, after the tender and payment of so much of the tuxes as are admitted to have been the result of lawful assessment, there is duo tho county of Florence $2,"ill, Horry $328, Marion$l,ft8f>, Richland $2,721 and Sumter $1,083. The suit is dismissed, and tho railroad will have to pay tho balances given above. Sped d to Tho Daily News. Charleston, S. C., March 22.? Judge Siinonton to-day tiled a decree dismissing the complaint of the Richmond & Danville railroad. This suit was similar to tho others heretofore decided, called the railroad tax cases. f ? ? 111 caen case the loads claimed thut thoir property was over assessed for taxation. They paid the amount of taxoM on what tliey considered a fair assessment and then brought suit against tiio county sheriff and treasurer to restrain from collecting the remainder of the taxes, Judge Simonton decided that the railroads have no remedy at law against the alleged over assessment. ?The North Carolina department of agriculture lias received a letter from Koidzuml, .lapaneso commissioner, wlio is i;r*'atly interested in colonizing Japanese in North Carolina and manufacturing ware from kaolin. Koidzuml guarantees to raise $lf>0,000 in Japan if a li.ce sum is raised in Nortn Carolina. The best kaolin deposit is found to be in Jackson County. New York parties own it and they Lave been written to, | "V. I _ t NO 37. i II ? ? I. in I.-I |.?| 4 Till; 1)1.A\I) BII.il. lu Salient KeaiurM and it* Work* IiirwThe bill which recently passed both the I Ioiiho und Senate contains two sect ons. The iirst provides for tho coin* u^'o of the seigniorage resulting fi ?ia tho purchase of silver bullion uudei th? Sherman net. amounting to about live millions of dollars. This monoy when I coined is to be turned into tholreusu j for tiiu uso of ttio government, if ot any tune receipts are insutllciunt to ii.act curr< ntexpenses. Too second section of the bill provides for too eoinugo of the silver bn * lion other than soiguiorugu, so soon - s t ie seigniorage has boon coined, ui d it in ruier provides tuat when the co.i.ago takes piact!. Lao Soernian notes, us they emtio into tlio treasury, shall bo cancelled and silver curtiticutus Usuod instead. It would requiro a number of years to execute tliit proposed law. It is estimated tluit nearly two years wou d bo consumed in coining the seigniorage, and nearly four years in coining tlio balanco of tho bullion. It will bo scon that tlio only increase of current y to bo produced by the bill comes from tlio coinage of tlio llfty-livo millions of dollars of seigniorage, and this money would only go into general circulation as it is nouded by tlio treasury to meet expenses, while tlio second section of the bill puts in circulation a silver certificate in pluco of a coin certificate, lessening to a small extent thereby the ability of the government to maintain tlio parity between gold and silver. Tho chief beneficial result from tho approval hv the President of this bill, would bo tfio proof it would furnish in answer to the charges of those who claim that Mr. Cleveland is u gold monometalist. For this reason wo would bo gratified to hoo tho hill approved. Tho practical results of tho bill are small, and of but littlo consequence, unless it might be true tiiat the substitution of the silver certificates for the coin certificates should substantially affect the maintenance by tho government of gold and silver circulation on a parity. Tho Journal entertains no doubt that Mr. Clovolund has always boon sincere in his declarations in favor of bi-metulisin, and it hopes to sue an occasion soon presented whore practical demonstration of this can bo given. Tlio President's action on tho bill is in doubt, if tie should veto the bill, we believe ho will do so only on account of the second section, and that ho would approvo a bill merely providing for tho coinage of tho soigniorage. It is hard to soo what good is to come from tho second suction, as it Provides fur the milwliliiH..? -ii certificates which arc not le^al tender for lo^al tender treasury notes.?Atlunta Journal. Til 111 FIllST tiL'N. A Itla Tiling for ilie South?Direct 1'uhhciikoi* Lino from 1'ort Royal lo Kurope. Frein the Augusta < luoniolo. The i'ort Royal Shipping Company will on April 2lid clear from I'ort Royal the IIrat passenger ateainahip, " Mexican," for Liveprool. Thia will be too lirat passenger atcainer that ever cleared from a South Atlantic port for Europe. The "Mexican" has a capacity of o.OOd tona, la of tho Cast India and Pacific Lino, and will come from the West Indiua to commence on tne run between I'ort Royal and Liverpool. Tno ateainahip la equipped with all modern oonveniencea nuceaaury to make an ocean trip both pleasant and enjoyable, and baa unexcelled accommodations for saloon passengers. Now is a (rood opportunity for those intending to go abroad this summer to avail themselves of acheap trip. Juat think, the saloon fare from Augusta to Liverpool is ouly $08,DO, and from I'ort Royal only $00. Tout is cheaper than tho railraad faro from hero to Culifornia, or for a return trip to NewYork. The I'ort Royal Company has made a hold step forward 111 heinir .!??? r? company in the South to run a direct passenger steamer to Liverpool, but the management hat* the necessary confidence, and believes a big business can be worked up in that line, and thut it will largely increase business, bosides greatly helping the work that is being pushed forward to develop Port Royal, and advance that town s interest. It is believed the passenger steamer business will be u success, and surpass the expectations of the compuny. Just think, you can take a steamer at the gates of Augusta, and ail for foreign shores. The "Mexican " is as line and hundsomoly a furnished steamer as any of the magnificent floating palaces that run to Now York, and no doubt the new lino will be given the preference by the Southern and Western people. This new route will bo equally as convenient and cheaper and shorter than by the old lino from Now York for the people of the West who can reach Port Royal by way of Augusta as quick, if not quicker, thau by way of New York fti?l *.Ko ? V..? |>UUH lUONb con* sidered by tourists who uro going on tho Continent will bo the saving of expenses by coining this way, for the faro will Ixi much loss than by the other route. There will be a largo crowd at Port Uoyal on tho 2'Jd of next month, when tho "Mexican" will leave for Liverpool, und it will be tho opening of a now period in tho marine history of Port Uoyal und the South Atlantic ports. ?An interesting calculation has recently Ixien made public through ono of the many publications of the French Academy of Sciences. It is to tho ollect that, taking into consideration the wear and tear on tho solid land by ocean washing, river erosion and wind and weather to say nothing of probable volcanic action, tho world will, by tho end of the year 4,500,U00, be completely washed away, und the ocean will roll over the present foundations of our great continent. ?Thd tariff bill was reported by | Seuator Voorhees to the Senate on Monday, March 19. It was agreed to i prmt and placo it on tho Calendar, | and notice was giycn that it would be cahed up for consideration on Mondajr, I April 2.