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VOL. Ix. BLOODY TRAGEDY IN BLACKVILLE. TWO Mi:x AllM KIIiljl'il> ON TIIK HTUF.BT. Tli? ltCKiilt 111*1111 Old I Viul?A Dispensary <bmstublo Seizes Clothing hi Searching lor Contraband hltiuor? A Seiisiu ion at the Inquest. Special to the Columbia Register. UhACKVihhio, S. C., Aug. 28.?Tills afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, the bloodiest tragedy over enacted in this quiet littie village occurred on the main street t?f the town, directly opposite the passenger station, and Solomon Brown, the 22-year-old son of Simon Brown, and John Ciribbin, of the State Dispensary constabulary force, lie cold in death. This double tnurdoHiclho result of a feud of long standing. At the timo when Tillman was first nominated as (j over nor, liribbin, tin n the town marshal was especially active in his cause, thereby incurring the enmity of the uonservativo citizens of tho town, who in the ensuing municipal election supported and elected a council, the members of which pledged themselves in advance not to appoint Gribbin town marshal. Tho inllucntiai Brown family were earnest supporters of the Conservative faction and did much to bring about the defeat of men who favored Gribbln'a continuance as town marshal. After his defeat, and a short time prior to vile passage of the Dispensary Act, Gribbin posted a letter lellceting upon .lews which further widened the breach. After his appointment as a member of the State constabulary, upon three occasions ho opened packages consigned to^irious members of the Hrown famUy^Whieh naturally engendered bitter feelings. Today, about 1 p. m., he entered the freight shed and opened a ease of clothing from Baltimore consigned to Solomon Brown, ostensibly to search for liquor brought into the State in violation of the Dispensary Act. Shortly before 2 o'clock Simon Brown, the father, meeting Gribbin 011 the street reproached him for opening this particular package, accusing him of persecution. The argument waxed warm and Simon Brown was joined by his three sons, Solomon, lsailore and Her moil. Gribbin oilored to light any one of thorn and Isudoro Brown, a youth of about 20 years of age, promptly accepted tiio challenge, asking him to remove his eoat and ollicial badge. Gribbin struck in the direction of Isadora Brown, who parried the blow, knocking Gribbin against the wall of George A. Stitt's store. At this juncture pistols wore drawn by Solompn Brown, Herman Brown and Grjbbin and six or seven shots wore tired in rapid succession. Gribbin was shot through the left shoulder, and near the heart, the ball entering the left lung. He staggered into Mr. ouuu n pum u, iinii^ at DunMiiou nruwn, who fell half way to the ground at the llrat shot, which was quickly followed by two or three others, one of which took olToet in his head, penetrating' the bruin. Another went in the right side and a third entered at the back, perforating the heart, causing almost instant death. Gribbln after being shot walked through Mr. Stitt's storo to the back yard, where ho fell and died within ten minutes. Solomon Brown was the third son of Simon Brown and had recently embarked in the furnishing goods business on his own account. He was engaged to bo married to a young lady of Savannah and a beautiful home to which he expected to conduct his young bride is now under construction. Ho was an especially shrewd businessman, popular and courteous, and his untimely end Is deeply deplored by all who knew him. John Gribbin, tho Disponsavy constable, was a native of Ireland, about 40 years of age, and came to Blackvillo as a town marshal in INST, and was regarded a competont olUccr, but rather lacking in judgment. This position lie retained under several administrations, losing it when lie espoused the Till man cause. Before coming to Black*! villo he had been successively a private in the British Army, in United States Marino corps, frqiy^which ho deserted, and was afterwj^rjyja* the Fifth United States Artilh>rjM\?.?*n which he was discharged. ' lie was an especially active member of the constabulary force, and though esteemed by the supporters of tho Dispensary Act, his course had made him very obnoxious to those not in sympathy therewith. Ho leaves a widow and four children. About I p. m. Coroner II. I'. Dychoe, who it is assorted fired tho shot which killed young Brown from inside his store, empaled a jury to view the remains of the dead constable and proceeded to a grove near by to hold the inquest. After examining II. D. .Johnson, J. G. Strobol and partially examining Goo. A. Stitt. as witnesses to more or less of tho unfortunate affray, a communication from Solicitor G. Duncan Bollingor was placed in his bauds suggesting that in view of tho met it was oponiy cnargoa no una iirod at least ono shot. during tho nioleo, it would bo better ,8'tiat ho should not preside at tho irtT(.-feBV In this opinion, however, tho jury did not concur and insisted upon concluding its duties. Tho examination of Mr. Stitt was resumed when a bailiff from tho sherilT's ollioo notified tho coroner that tho sheriff was on his way to tho inquest which ho desired should bo hold by Trial JusticoHammot. Notwithstanding this official message, however, tho tho jury persisted in tho performance of its duties. Coroner Dyches, who had interrogated tho witness as to whether or not they bad seen him fire a shot at Solomon Brown and, also, if it was possible for Gribbin to have shot young Brown inthoback in tho position they occupied respectively, to which ho received negative replies in both cases, was not at lulbAitii to conduct tho in. nout. t o n n ttiimic I evi need no dt>si ro to exorcise hi^ prerogative to adjourn the proceedings. The examination of Mr. Stitt was i again resumed, when Sheriff Lancaster, accompanied by Trial Justice Hammet, appeared on the scene, and summoning tiio coroner drow an oflleial'doenmont from his pocket and placed him under arrest, charged with the murder of Solomon Brown. This sensational donouraent caused the immediate cessation of the inquest. Trial Justice Hammot procoeded at once to empanel a jury and summon witnesses. The facts elicited are in accordance with the abovo, and tho verdict of the & jury ovor tho remains of John Oribbiu is thill limit.il ll'HW iMIlUIlll Kir < iiKlsl ? .. w ? ?'j < v |'io vv * shot wound from a pistol in tho hands of Ilormon lirown, and that Simon and Isadoro lirown art; accessories before and after tho fact. The inquest over tho remains of young lirown is sot for 8 a. m. Wednesday morning. j A ST AT KM KNT KltOM Ml K K UKOWN. | llKACKVIM.K, Aug. 28. ?At the request of friends, notwithstanding tho bereavement, of my family, I cannot refrain from giving iny views for publication on that which caused tho cold blooded murder of my brother, Solomon lirown, here to-day. For some time Gribbin, boing actuated by personal spite, has never lot the opportunity pass to persecute my family. When Chief Constable Ilollcy was lirst appointed, I met him and explained the unfitness of Gribbin to be on his constabulary force, for the rea- j son of his personal reputation in Glaekvillo. This occurred upon the train j coming from Charleston, and 1 wrote Governor Tillman this morning before this trouble occurred, requesting Gribbln's removal. Clothed with authority Gribbin lost no opportunity totyrani/.e the anti'Tillniauitos and especially the Grown family which had boon shown in my letter to the Governor. This unfortunate atl'nir can only bo attributed to tho appointment of prejudiced, unprincipled scoundrels who are only enlisted for political gain to the dominant party, regardless of otTocton law-abiding citizens, who have everything to lose by such appointments by the administration of constables acting for the State. 1 do not desire to enter into a statement of the circumstances surrounding this killing, for this will bo shown in tho proper tribunal of justice. Particularly aggravated lias boon this offense, in the light of the fact that for political reasons the Coroner of this county, II. P. Dyches, a Tillmanito, has so acted us to be now in jail charged with being the party who fired the fatal shot which killed my brother, , I, < . . ! - - V ' urn., 111 spn,e t?i i/iu.s iaet, insisted upon ! holding the inquest in the eases, in fnco of a letter to him from the Solicitor of the circuit suggesting the impropriety of his doing so under the circumstances, and was only deterred from finishing the inquest begun by him b/ the sheriff of the county arresting him upon the charge of murder ami committing him to the county jail, notwithstanding his request to allow him to finish beforo his departure. His conduct in this connection linimr I ovidcntly for tho purpose of shielding himself from tho consequences of his act. Mike Brown. THE DUEL TO DEATH. Tho Coroner's Inquest Over Young Brown?Throe of the Browns Are Infor Murder?Tho Coroner Did Not Eire IIis Pistol. Blackville, Auk- 2J).?Trial Justieo lluinmet, acting coronor, this morning' procondod tc hold an inquest over the remains of Solomon Brown, killed yesterday afternoon in the Brown Gribbin a IT ray. A number of witnesses were examined who testitied that Herman Brown, tho 17 year old son of Simon Brown, and youngest brother of the deceased, firod the first two shots directly at Gribbin. lie discharged his pistol in withdrawing it from the case, the ball penetrating his left hand. No testimony was adduced to prove that Solomon Brown fired a single shot, although one witness testified that Isadore Brown commenced tiring simultaneously with Gribbin. Tho witnesses agreed in tho statement that in the positions occupied by Gribbin and young Brown it was impossible for tho former to have shot the latter in the back, it is claimed that ooth Simon and Isadore Brown wore unarmed. iu was proven uiai 11. 1*. Uychos, tho coroner, who was arrested on tho charge of murder while holding tho inquest over tho ^remains of Gribbln, entered tho store, secured a pistol and returned to tho street during tho fight, ^jpveral witnesses swore point blank jHEpt Dychcs did not lire, hut another Notified that a sliot was fired from Dychcs' store, after which Solomon Brown fell. This is supposed to ho the shot which entered at the back, penotrating Brown's heart. Tho jury returned a verdict that Solomon Brown's death was caused hy pistol shot wounds indicted hy .John Gribbin and other parties or party unknown to tho jury. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Messrs. Simon, Isadore and Hormon Brown, hut will probably not bo served until after tho funeral of Solomon Brown, which will occur in Augusta to-morrow upon arrival of tho South Carolina and Georgia train. Tho remains of this lamented young man will be accompanied to their final resting place by the members of his large family and many citizens, and a detachment from tho Gordon Volunteers of which ho was a member. The autopsies reveal that Brown was shot six timoty'and Gribbin four. Tho witnesses testified to the firing of hut seven or eight shots, two by Hormon Brown, five by Gribbin and the shot fired from Dychcs' store. One bullet impinged against tho brick wall and another crushed through tho glass of a display window in Dychcs' store. From this it appears that not less than twelve shots wore fired. It is known that a great many people witnessed tho shooting who wore not brought forward as witnesses at tho Inquests. Theso parties will bo called upon to tostify at tho trials which will ensue and tho discrepancy will doubtless bo I am advised that Gribbin was continued as marshal of Blackvillo until October, 1893, and that his removal was brought about by his arbitrary treatment of citizens and overbearing and ovorzealous manner in the discharge of his just and imaginary duties, and that ids political auiliatfone had nothing to do with the opposition. Gribbins' remains were interred in the city cemetery this morning, tho services being conducted by tine Knights of Pythias, of winch he was a moinbor. ? oi> ? TUB llliAOKVIfiliB TRAGEDY. What Governor Tillman Has In Hajr A bout it?Correspondence as to the Official Course or I lie Dead Constable. Tho terrible tragedy at Blackvillo was tho subject of much talk in Coluru| hiu, and gonoral rogrot was cxprossod. CONWAY, S. C As the tragedy wis the result rf a porsonal altercation and not because of t he Dispensary law, Governor Tillman did not get muoli information about the utVulr. The Govornor expressed his regrets. When his attention was railed to the criticism of Col. Mike Brown, he said that if Colonel Brown had notified him earlier of the personal feeling oxistiug ho would have removed Gribben to another field. Inasmuch as Col. Brown made public mention of the matter Governor Tillman at the request of the newspaper reporters gave to the press the communications regarding the affair. Tho following is the letter written j to Govornor Tillman prior to the trag- | ody, to which reference is made in the card of its author in a preceding col- ' umn: Baiinwulu, S. C., Aug. 28, 1891. To His Excellency, B. U. Tillman, Governor, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: I regret very much the necessity of complaining to you about any matter, but tho recent outrageous and onwiLi'riint.ixl Constable Gribbin, at. HlaokvlUo, in soizlng ami oponing a final I box consigned to my wife by express is of such aggravating character that 1 fool it my privilege and duty, as a law abiding citizen, to bring the matter to your attention and request the removal of Grlbbon. 1 am advised by Mr. Richardson, route agent of the express company, that a report of the seizure lias been sent to you. I am not dealing in whiskey, nor interested in any one who would be disposed to violate the dispensary law, and if I was, 1 certainly would not degrade myself so far as to attempt to smuggle whiskey in my wife's name, and 1 write you in regard to the matter fooling sure that, you would not uphold or allow any constable in the employ of the State to aggravate, insult and trample upon the rights of tlm people?a lady?to grutify personal grudge, under pretense of carrying out the law. This man Gribbin is a low down scoundrel, without intelligence or judgment, and totally unlit for so high a position. As a proof 01 tins point, l roior lo the following circumstance: Some time ago he trot mud with my hither uiiout some mattor. and to vent his" spite, stated tlmt on a certain day at Ulaekvllle ho would publicly expose the Jews. My brother mot him on the streets and eharnetei ized him publicly, with oaths and curses, and ho did not resent it. (which any respectable man, as you know, would certainly do.) His animosity extends to every member of the family, and it was to aggravate mo, and in a spirit of rovengo, that he seized a package addressed to my wife, which had not the slightest sign, or ovUleuoo of containing whiskey, i enclose you a letter received from Mr. iluckinghain this morning, which please return, when you have read. While Gribbin, in this instance, has boon acting within the pale of the law, I am sure that your Excellency would have approved and excused him in granting Mr. Iluckingham's request and allowing the camphor and alcohol to bo forwarded to the sick lady, and his refusal to do so, under tho circumstances, knowing that it was ordered and needed for a sick lady, shows that he lacks any feeling, judgment or discretion, and is not qualified for the position. 1 understand that lie is a straggler left here by Sherman's raiders: when lie came to lllackville, ho was compelled to leavo Aiken. An investigation will satisfy you as to his character, and 1 feel that his removal is due in justice to myself and the protection of the community. J am yours, very respectfully. Mike Brown. MR. 1JUCKINUllAM'S CASE. The following is the letter enclosed by Col. Brown, and referred to in his letter: Barnwell, s. c., Aug. 27, 1894. Col. Mike Brown, Barnwell, S. G.: Dear Sir: Complying with your request of even date, I herewith furnish you with a statement of the seizure of a gallon of alcohol and one pound of gu:n camphor by Constable Gribbin, at Blackvillo, some few weeks ago. My mother was in a dying condition, and her doctor ordered that she bo freely bathed in alcohol, strongly impregnated with camphor. There wjis no alcohol to be had in Barnwell, and my father ordered it, along with some groceries, from his grocer in Charleston, but instructed the grocer to ship the alcohol and camphor by express, thinking that wo would receive it sooner than if it wore shipped with the groceries by freight. The package was seized at Blackvillo by Mr. Gribbin. I being unknown to him, and desiring to get the drugs as soon as possible, got Mr. llaminett, the railroad agent hero, to wire him and state that the articles were for medicinal use, and were urgently needed. Mr. Hammett is well known to him and I desired to have the truthfulness and good faith of my request for the roleaso of the stuff vouched for by some ono Mr. Gribbin could rely upon, as ho did not know mo. Mr. Hammett explained tho case, but he still refused delivery, claiming it was "rum" and has since posted notice of its seizure as rum, but makes no mention of tho camphor. I recognize the fact that it was strickly speaking a legal seizure, and have no complaint to make 011 that score;! do hold,'though, that any constuble who has sufficient judgment to entitle him to an appointment, should exercise his iiidirmnnt. in a cabo of this kind, and releaso goods under circumstances which wore vouched for us in thiscusc, and I further believe that his superior officer would have hold hiin harmless for so using iiis judgment. I do not write this in hopes of getting back the seized goods. Commissioner Traxlor lias already declined delivery on the ground that the shipper marked package "Groceries," and thereby attempted an ovasion of the law. The grocer marked them thus on his own responsibility and not by any instructions from us. Very truly yours, Perry M. Buckingham. governor tillman in rei'ly. Tho following was penned by Governor Tillman and mailed to Colonol Brown: Columbia, s. C., Aug. 29, 1894. Mr. Mike Brown, Barnwell, S. C.: Doar Sir: Your letter of tho 28th lias 1 been received. Had yon written sooner, whether your complaint is just or not, I would have soon to it that you had no cause for ccnsuro, by removing i Mr. Gribbin to anothor ilold, and thus i the lamentublo tragedy which has THURSDAY, SEPT darkened your own household, and loft i a widow with four children to struggle alone with the world, might have boon averted. As a usual thing constables are always sent from homo, and had 1 known that there was any cause of friction, Mr. (Jribbon would liuxo boon detailed for duty outside of Barnwell County. it is needless for me to say that 1 regret the sad catastrophe, which could nave so easily been averted hail you written your letter sooner. Very respectfully, B. r. Tillman, Governor. l\ y.?In regard to the alcohol be- ! longing to Mr. Buckingham, his own letter is a sutliciont answer. Alcohol j is kept for sale by all the dispopscrs, and the package in question was marked "groceries." Mr. Buckingham could have gotten the alcohol legitimately, and, when he risked smuggling it instead of buying from a dispensary, he has no just cause of complaint. Constables have no "discretion" in such cases. To release contraband liquor under such circumstances would mean instant removal. Mr. . Blll'.ki ncrllll IH ulli.nl.l Vinti., ?!.? I ? n .'uwum 11 c% v v 5 nan tin: phor mid alcohol mixed in Churlouton. It wus not medicinal, until mixed. II. U. T. Til K IIIIOWNH Alt It KMT 101 >. SImm-IIV Imin-UMter Arrive* to Take Tlicm to llurn well. Augusta Chronicle 81st. hist. Mr. Simon Brown and his two sons, 1 Lor man and Isadora Brown, of Blaekvillo, S. C., were arrosteil hero last nl gilt. Herman is charged with the murder, and his father ami brother with being accessories before and after the fact of tho killing of John Grlbbin, tho Tillmun dirponsary spy, down at Blaekvilio. Tuesday afternoon Mr. llrown and bis sons, with other members of the family, canto here to attend tho funeral of young Solomon Brown, who was killed by Gribbin and some unknown person in the a ITray. Coroner Dyohos is tho suspect who is in the Barnwell jail under tint charge of having 11 red tho fatal shot at Solomon. Last night Chief Ilood received a telegram frox Sheriff Lancaster, of Barnwell County, asking him to arrest for murder Messrs. Simon, Isadore and Hermon Brown and to hold them until hocainu with requisition papers. Chief Hood detailed Sergeant burnish and Doctectives Howard and Murray to go out and lind tho wanted parties. The officers had no difficulty in e-rrying out their orders. When Sergeant 1 famish went in search for Mr. Brown ho went direct to Mr. Kubonstoln's residence and he found the desired gentleman there. He had retired, hut upon being called, immediately got up and went to the officer und surrendered at the same M .. I ...1 ... > .'ii. immerse lirown cnino up unci ho, too, wus placed under arrest. The father and son went with the olHeer to police headquarters and Chief Hood told them of the painful duty he had to perform. Mr. Brown was sent to jail. The other son, Ilormon, who is accused of having killed the spy, hearing that his father and brother were under arrest voluntarily went around to the police barracks and gave himself up. Sherill Lancaster, accompanied by Judgo J. O. Patterson and YV. K. Holmes, arrived on the 10:30 o'clock train from Barnwell. The sherill', upon being told that old man Brown was in jail, immediately sent an olliccr there and had the aged gentleman brought to the Arlington I Intel. The sherilT and his friends and Mr. Brown and his sons took rooms at the Arlington, where they spent the night and will return to Blackvillo on the early train this morning. Application will be made today for ball. GOV. WAIl'H ARRESTED. Charged Willi Opening and Retainingu Private Letter. DfONVK.lt, Col., Aug. 28.?Gov. Davis H. Waito was arrostod this evening on a warrant charging him with opening and retaining a letter addressed to \ f.... r i t ,d i m. uiKtsiiH, lormeny matron at police headquarters. Tho warrant was issued by United States Commissioner FIinsdale, who also issued warrants for the arrest of 1'resident Dennis Mulling, of the polieo board, Hamilton Armstrong, chief of polieo and Kate Dwyer, matron at police headquarters. The complaint was made by Mrs. Likens and was investigated by l'ostotllco J n spec tor McMahon. M r. McMahon laid the matter before United States District Attorney .Johnson and a formal complaint was drawn up. The letter upon which these warrants wore based was written to Mrs. Likens by Jesse I'urr, of I'ueblo, who unswered an advertisement for a housekeeper. Mr. Parr said ho was in need of a friend and a good woman, in this letter, and two of the words have been underscored by pencil, which Parr says was not done by him. It was about six days after this letter was received that Mrs. Likens was discharged. It is charged that this lotter to Mrs. Likens was not only unlawfully opened, but that there was a conspiracy; that this letter went into the hands of Chief Armstrong, Mrs. Kate Dwyer, Dennis Mulling and Governor Waite, and the answor to this advertisement for a housekeeper was tho point they used against Mrs. Likens. Governor Waite created a scene in the ofllco of United .States Commission' er Ilindsdalo. alleflrintr >i. <v>nuni....nn ! O ?O ? "I"' "VJ , but JiO was confronted with a statomont frcAn Chief Armstrong, that ho received tho letter in question from Governor Waito. Tho Governor finally gave bail in #1(X) and tho others were released on thoir personal rooogni/.aneo. - - - - ? This is tlio nroper way to peel tomatoes: Cover them with boiling water half a minute, then lay them in cold i water until perfectly cold, and tho skin can bo peolod off without difficulty, leaving the tomatoes unbroken and as firm as they were before being ' scalded. ?All plants havo periods of activity and rest. Some ai active in tho daytimo and sloop at night; othors roposo ! during the daylight lipurs and arc awake at night. Among tho latter are | tho oleetric plants. i i KMUICK 0, 1894. TALKS ON THE ELECTION. <iOV. TII,I,MAN ON rill'. SITIM TION. 11 Says iluit llis l)itiiHH'i'U(') Menu While Sii|ii'i'iiu\i',v The I 'i v <?(' Kin llulc Dim'h \i>i frighten Him. COhUMlllA, S. C., All;,'. 2i?. (JoVOl nor Tillman was interviewed todaj anil spoke o? follows regarding tli poi'tontious polieal situation: " Until somebody explains why th Conservatives of Columbia and Chni lesion did not turn out and vote it is n< necessary for us to say anything abou the light Reform vote. TnoConservt tives have everything their way i these two cities, and the Reformer have everything their way in the com try, and didn't exert themselves. 1 most of the counties there was no o| position ticket to spur the Reformer to action. The reiteration of the or of a ring is not going to scare anylrod, or muster up any votes. " I give notice now that we are nu going to have any Alabama business i South Carolina in November. If thes people want to warm this black sunk into life and join forces with it undo the plea of Democracy, we are read to meet thorn and give them the worn drubbing they ever had in their liven "The defeated politicians who ear not get a majority of the white vot and want to net elected by joinin forces with the negro, may as w ell un del-stand this. " I will never believe until I soo i that any considerable number of th Conservatives will make this desperat ell'ort to regain political power at suel terrible risks, for every sensible 111111 knows that when the negro is brough in as the balance of power between th contending' white factious the Stat will sink into a deeper gulf of miser and misgovcrnmont than existed fron '(18 to '70?or from that which w emerged in 1S7(?. All the ottlces in tin world are not worth such a price. M; Democracy means white supremacy, and those who have backed mo wil lint Wllftl n ! 1. 41,.. . I ..X'V \si v?vjo ? ltd! tllL' IR^n?. I-il3 those who do. justify it t.<> the people. AN A I'l'lOA 11 TO TIIK I'KOI'IjM. What IltKler Hays Alton) die Willi drawal oi llis I* ledge. Special to the News iiiid Courier. Washington, Aujj. 27. Judge Izlai is going to make the race for ro*olee tion to Congress from the 7th district iiis determination in that diroetioi was lixed some time ago, and witliii the past few days ho has received sub st.intial endorsements from tiie lies elements of the Demoeratie party ii that district. lie will not go into tin "Reform" primary trap, which wool) he sure political death, but lie wil suiuu uui in Li 10 open Hold when tin tlio general oloction takes plnco am contest every inch of ground with tin " Ueforni" candidate whoever he maj lie. Judge l/.lar will leave Washingtoi to-morrow after the linul adjourninen of Congress, and he will take charge o his own campaign and conduct it 01 the most vigorous plan. It would hi futile for him to subject himself am friends to the cut and dried process which will prevail at the "Itoforin' primary, and his enemies had hopoi that he would surrender without 11 struggle, lie is not made of that kirn; of stuff, lie has won the admiratioi and the esteem of the genuine Democrats in hoth houses of Congress durin}. his brief sojourn in Washington, ant they will watch his campaign with the keenest interest. He is confident o the support and encouragement of tin true Democracy in the 7th district, am he is prepared to abide by their decis ion at the general election. Washington, August 28.?Senatoi Ihitlor's announcement that he wouh not make his contest in the primariei occasioned quite a flutter in the Souti Carol'nu colony. I met him in the Senate chamber this morning shortly before the Senate convened. Ho wa> holding quite a levee at his desk, which was surrounded by South Caro linians who are here with the Knight: of Pythias, All of his callers congrat ulated him upon his aggressive campaign against Tillmanism, and the.\ were surprised to hear him say that he would not go into the primaries, hut make his fight at the general election. It was apparently verv gratifying to tho South Curolim visitors to find at least ono of thuii Senators on (iuty at Washington, and they wore pleased with the eourteour manner in which Gen. Ruticr received thorn. In the House Judge I/Jar wathe only mombor of tho delegation or duty, his colleagues having left Wash ington last week. When quostiunod concerning his determ: nation not to go into the primarie.Senator Butler made the following statement: 4' I have known for some time of the existence of the ringand it.inachinations to defeat the will of the people. U used its power in tho most flagrant and unscrupulous manner against Reform candidates, and there is not an intelligent mar. in the State who does not know and feel it. Ol course 1 could not submit my candidacy to a primary manipulated atthis was, so I withdrew my announcement of it made to the executive committee in order that I might he free to take advantage of exigencies which might arise in the future. Just what that may bo I am not prepared to express an opinion, hut that something must be done to relievo tho Democratic party of the falsoposition into which those in charge of tho present party machinery are driving it must bo apparent to everybody. If an earnest and determined protest is not made in some form tho Democrats of South Carolina will find themselves committed to Third I'artylsm and a hopeless division in their ranks. The Democratic masses of the State are as true to Democratic principles as over, hut under the leadership of selfish and unprincipled demagogues and rings tors tnoy arc being drawn uway from tho trno faith and wo shall all bo bound hand and foot if no stops arc taken to avert it." " THK l'AHTY HAH LKFT US." A Conservative Newspaper (lives M?? Ic? It W ill Not Huppoi't the KvanN Ticket?Homo Pointers lor 'lie Near Fltl uro?Ih it .1 udg;e Wallace lot' United Slates Senator? jpurtnnhurg Daily Herald. Senator Butler has withdraw a hi* |>lodgo to abide tho result of tho primary, filed with the State Kxocutlvo xy vy vv - V Committee. and it seems that ho will make tho race in the general election, i- That is ho wi'l run candidate ? for th<> 1 .egislaturo in all tho counties that huvo not nominated l'on orvativo |{? i" mvsontatives in tho primary olootiun. u l?v .odoin ho roino\o-i hi solf from I tho I ii'iiHH'rul io party us at present 1 organized uuu eoniroiiod in South h ] ('urolinu. o This la not the oriino it nnon was. Tho Koform, tho majority faction of o tho Democratic party in this State, have taken tho party far away from ?t the old moorings of Democracy "both In it principles and practices, and if tho i- Conservatives and tho disgusted K< | n formers want to take any part at all ' s in tho Holoctinn of the men to lilt tho i* oIlleoH and run tho government they n must go outside of the organized Demo* > oratic party to do It. N ? political narty s or fact ion over troatci' a minorit y more y unfairly than tho K formers trouted y tho Conservatives in holding their infamous Colleton convontion and not i >t | allowing free white citizens of the n State the faintest voice in tho selection e of their rulers. The Conservatives e acknowledged themselves hcuton and r did not put up any ticket or make any ] Y light, whatever, hut so solHsh was the ! it greed of tin- Iteformers and their I ' olliee-seokers that they would not even ! i- allow the Conservatives tho privilege u ^ oi voting r<>i* the Koform candidates, g Is this Democracy ? After thus trout i- i ing tho Conservatives thoy need not expect them to remain in tin- so-called t Democratic party. The Herald servos o notice on thorn now that we do not pro0 pose to have anything at all to do with h them as a pat ty ami will not feel hound 1 to support any tickets that we have no 11 part in nominating'. o We do not care anything about Sene ator Butlor. llo has not stood by his V ' people as we think he should have done 11 j and we are not losing any sleep over 0 : his prospects, but we do not and will u ' not foul bound to vote for John Clary V ! Kvans and his ticket simply because 1 they were nominated by the eonvon' ] tion, the delegates to which were t elected vestenlav and clumsc /Mill ' themselves tho ropresonatives of tho i Democratic party >f South Carolina. v Tho ronmrkubly light voto that was " oast at tin: primary olootion gives food 1 for much thought. It shows that the i Conservatives no longer regard them- \ r selves as belonging to tho party that 1 held the primary and that they are i ' holding themselves free from tho ol>- J 1 ligations that voting in the primary ' 1 would have plaeed on them, it shows also that a largo part of the Reformers have become tired and disgusted of I 1 having a few bosses tlx up a ticket for ' them and command them to swallow it. They refuse to have tho State ruled by a ring and they will not have a set of rulers elected by tenor llftoen ! thousand men disfranchising all the | ) i > ' uuier wmic VOUII'H in the State. This feeling of dissatisfaction and disgust in people of all kinds is rapidly 1 taking sliapo. This fraud and coercion 1 i that lias boon practiced on tlicm has been too brazen. Tliey will not stand ' it. The I to formers are largely disgusted. The Alliance has boon ran over by the bosses. The Conservatives ? have been kicked out of the party organization and are allowed no voice in anything. Forbearance lias ceased to J he a virtu re and these people are not going to sit idly by and see these wrongs 1 perpetrated on thotn. There will be an independent ticket j in the Held at the November election for State ollieos and tickets for the Log' islaturo will bo put out in all the counties. One of the best and purest men in the State will stand for United States Senator and the people in South Carolina who love fair play will have an opportunity to place the seal of ' their condemnation on the trickery I and ringism and deinagoguery of all i kinds tiiat has been practiced on us i for four years. Ileal Democrats will J he the candidates and the real Demo' cents can vote for them. [ ?William Stanley, a prosperous . farmer of Marion County, lad., and, until ho recently joined the Populists, a Democrat, intends to bring a peculiar r suit for damages against Congressman ' Uynuiu. Stanley says that when By- j ntim was a candidate two years ago. lie j said that the farmers would get $l.2."> r per bushel for their wheat if Cleveland was elected, instead of the eighty or . ninety cents they were getting at that I time. Del loving that the Democrats , would carry the county, and relying j upon Bynum's promise that wheat would be $1.25 per bushel, Stanley says | ho sowed a large amount of wheat and had a crop in the two years ol 2,800 bushels. But, instead of getting the promised price, he was compelled to t sell for sixty cents last year and forty. five cents this year. 1 io intends to sue 1 BviUlin for the il I tTnfrni/m v.,?i... ^ .. x/uvv i7v.'wn u'Jll b 11U ( price promised and tiio price received. I , ?An attendant at tho Rome (N. Y.) i State asylum a day or two ago found a i lien with singular maternal taste. Tho > hen had shown a great predilection to 1 sit, and was finally found on a nest in tho barn. Tho attendant took her out i of the nest and was amu/.cd to find that she hail been sitting on five wee kit tons. Tho hen evinced so strong an i olTection tor her wee fatnily that it was ' almost impossible to keep her away , from the nest. In spite of the pains taken she was hack on the nest again the next day, but all except one had been token away, (t is supposed that 1 she came across the kittens in their 1 , home, and, after driving the mother away, adopted them as her own, t.nd 1 that when she was taken otT the nest , the old cat carried all but one of her kittens away. ??The young Khedive of Egypt Ikj- 1 lieves that American agricultural ma- j chlnory is the best in the world. II? thinks that the farmers of Egypt should no longer depend upon tho un- ' certain moods of the lilvor Nile for ir- 1 rigatlon so he is studying the methods . of the Mormons, who settled in Utah, 1 made of an arid, unproductive region 1 a perfect tlowor garden by means of Hoionuno irrigation. . ?The Ilusslan method for young . girls to find out when they will bo rauri rlod in for a party of thoin to assoiuhlo * | urnl take olT their rings and drop them . ; into a basket of corn, stirring the grain ! meantime till all the rings arc hidden, * and then a hen in brought in and invited to partako of the corn, and tho owner of the first ring uncovered will bo tho llrst to enter matrimony. 1 a* NO 7. STEWART IN A SCANDAL. tin-: \r,v.\i>.\ sr.natou i>i:< i.akivs rr iiIjAck>1 vie. A Social Sensation in WaNliliiKton The \ I'lti'i alilr .M II lionnf re In Co-1tospomlciit in ii Dlvcirrr Suli, Tho o!o.->e of tho Fifty-Third t'engross was immediately followed lust week by tho unveiling of social scandal in Washington, which involves tho milllonairo Senator from Nevada. Tho story of a divorce suit, with Charles L. Glasscock, a clerk in tho Southern Kail way otllcc, as complain* ant, and a United States Senator us co-respondent, was published several days ago. Tho published account did not mention his name, and the papers in the case worn under a han of secrecy pronounced by Judge llrodloy, hut rumor said that Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was the person meant. Senator Stewart, when askek if Inhad seen ttie article in which a prominent froe-sil vcr advocate in tho Senate was accused, replied : '* I have, and presume that it applies to mo." Mr. Stewart then made tho following statement : "About a year and a half ago the woman Glasscock camo to mo as a 'Southern lady' In great distress. She represented that she had live children, and that her husband was unable to support thorn ; that they wore suffering for food and clothing. She said she was willing to work in any "opacity, and wanted mo to got her employ ment It) Home of the departments any kind of work would do. I applied to the interior department for her, hut they had no place. A few tiu>ea afterward she cam to my ollice, always suggesting some way that through my influence gho could get work, and always t ? * - . v ,/. v-viiuiik tin; great, CUSU'OHH 1 tl?lt she and hor family wore suffering. M ono time she came on u cold, ra day, and said that they had no ooa>, and. that she and her children wore suffering. Uil guvo lior $."> to buy coal. At unotner timo she. Bunt her little i*l to me with a letter, statin# that one of their children had the typhoid fever and that she had no money to buy medicine, and unless site could got money, the child would probabiy die. I sent hor a few dollars i do not remember how many. On one or two other occassions she obtained money from me for like charities, and linally she commenced writing letters, assuming that improper relations existed between us, and that I had more to loso than she had. I met her at the capitol one afternoon as I was going through the corridors, and told her that these were bluckmuiling letters, and that I was bound from that time on to treat hor as a blackuiai'er. " A few day after this, I received a letter from an attorney, Mr. Carrington, asking if I had any reason to give why'Mr. Glasscock should not bring a suit against me for alienating the atToctions of his wife. I sent Colonel Thompson to him to state the facts. He wrote Colonel Thompson that his client was an honorable man, and was about to bring a suit for divorce. I then wrote to Mr. Curriugton, stating ttie facts for his information, supposing that that would end the matter. Hut the suit was commenced, and Mrs. Classcoek sent liie the subpoena. Some time afterward 1 received a letter from James 11. Wilson, stating that Mrs. Glasscock had called on him in great distress, fearing that her children would be taken from Iter, ami that it was a delicate matter to manage. I paid no attention to the letter. Shortly afterward I received anotli.... iaii.... f m . \ii iutt'1 irum 4>i rs. that's ho must sou 1110, anil that sho would call tho following Monday moniing and informing mo that hoi* husband was in illchmond, Vu. I'>y that tiino 1 began to suspect a conspiracy, and when tho tiino arrived I had them watched. Sho camo and attempted to got into my otUce. Her little girl was with her. Mr. Glasscock, her husband, was out in tiio street near the. entrance. Tho plan evidently was to get in ray ofllcoand then send nor little girl for hor husband and create a sensation. Hho wrote me one or two other letters insisting that she could protect mo if siie could only see me, that her husband was absent, and that it was necessary for her to see me before lie returned. One was brought to me by hor little -x>y at the capitol. Sho and hor husband wore thoro immediately afterward. They hunted for me in pairs for several days. The plan, as 1 learned, was to meet me and ho was to come up and accuse us of intimacy, create a scene on tho ttruet, and get it published. " I then employed a detect.ve and ascertained that they were living together and have been ever since tho suit for divorco was commenced. 1 obtained proof of tho conspirroy, and my attorney presented it to Judge Bradley and there is an order of tho court that the tpiostion of this conspiracy or collusive suit shall be first heard. The allidavits are on the tile. " I have also learned that Mrs. Glasscock and her husband have several co-conspirators of a disreputable character who have been hanging around the capitol for years. Kvory letter sho over wrote me and every conversation that she had with mo was cither a demand for money or a throat to injure me unless she could get money. Mr. and Mrs. Glasscock have made threats individually and together that ?. u moj ?uuiu nave money or a scandal ; uml their co-conspirators have frequently done the same. "I know every movement that they uml their co-conspirators havo imuio for tho last three months. I was put under the painful necessity of guthoring these facts and going before tho court, with a view of punishing them for their blackmailing schemes. " Mrs. (Jlasscock has tho audacity to iay that 'last December my husband left me and we have not lived together linee, and since May 12 1 have not svon seen him.' " Tho mendacity of this statement llustrates tho character of the woman. Scores of persons have seen thorn together daily during the last throe nonths ar.l all their neighbors and friends know that they havo been livng together as husband and wife over linco tho suit was commenced and .hat they are living together today, f she has seen the affidavits on tile die would have lieen a bravo woman ,o have made such a statement." a. --- ? ?A word to tho wise is Hiifttninn* >ut a fool noeda tho whole book.