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* THE PEOPLE'S URNA VOL 1--N. i7. PICKENS S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 18,99. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR I f'l I I I A' f I A rTTvr i AI-- - HEIRORS OF THEn LrOST CAUSE4 XMET IN CHARLESTON. The Old City Filled With Veterans aid Their F4riends-8)pceches by Gordon -and Whcoler-A Grand - Parade-Hampton the Chief of Heroes. This has been a glorious week in Charleston. The old city, proud to be known as the "Cradle of Secession," . acknowledged centre of the valorous and proud sentimcnt of patriotic South Carolina, has overflowed with the beloved veterans and a vast throng of younger but ardent and patriotic people. The colors of the dead Con federacy minglnd everywhere with the stars and stripes the bands played " Dixie " and "Star Spangled Banner." Although the scuotie was so animated this is a week of menories and the men - who. wore the gray and who sulfored and all but died for the cause, that was lost, came first in everything, and the leaders of that lost cause wore hailed with-cheers and tears and smiles on every hand. The great "annual re-union of the United Confederate Veterans began Wedggsday morning but the majority of th' visitors reached the city Tuts day. The city was taxed to the utmost to care for the crowds but the great task seems to have been admirably accomplished. Wade Hainpton was given one of the grandest ovations of his life in Char leston Tuesday night. He was the central figure of tho exercises at tho dedication of the auditorium. Hamp too was honored to the fullest measure, and when he was introduced and roso the more than 7 00 people in the audience rose on mase. The cheering was deafening and men women ant children waved their handkerchiefs and hats in the air, the old soldiers making the occasion more thrilling with their genuine rebel yells. Tbige ovation was fully equal to that memorable one at Richmond a few years ago, and the old hero appreciat ed it. He had but a few words to say when he addressed the audience. Mayor Smythe in introducing him made use of the wurdb Uf Shakespeare. "I do not think a braver gentleman" = is now alive. He referred to Gen. Hampton as the noble citizen of Char leston who honored his people tonight -t.hA man first in the hearts of Char leston people. Gen. Hampton said he had not come here to make a speech. He referred to the welcome always given him here. and said that this one recalled to his mind the scenes of '76 and the m1en he had commanded. it was Charleston that had given him the means to ac complish what was dono in 1876. He referred to his childhood memories of St. Michael's chimes. There were no people he loved and valued- more than the pcoplo of Charleston. Maj. Baker, speaking subsequently, paid a high tribute to Gen. Hampton as a man, a soldier and a statesman. At night the great auditorium erqcted especially for this occasion was~formally dedicated with impres sive'ceremonies. Its seating capacity of 7,000 persons was taxed to hold the crowd. On the stage were seated all of the distinguished visitors and many of the leading citizens of the city. A superb choir and orchestra furnished the musical portion of the exercises and addresses were made by Mayor Smythe, Gen. Wade Hampton, Maj. Thee. G. Barker and H~on. T. W. Ba cot. The prayer was made by Rt4. R.tv. Ellison Capers, bishop of South Caro lina and a brigadier general in the Confederate army. WEDNESDAY-THIE OP1@HNGJ SESSION. The annual cor'vention of the Unmted Confederate Veterans was opened at the new auditorium Wednesday morn ing. The auditorium seats 7,000 peo * ple-and several thousand were turned ,away. Just before the audience was ca' led to order General Moorman met Gen eral Gordon on the stage and threw his arms about his neck and all but kissed him. General Gordon was escorted to the presiding chair by General Moorman, chief of staif, and General C. I. Walker, commanding the South Carolina division. General Walker called the audience to order using the same gavel that was used in calling to order the secession * assombly in 1860. Dr. J. William Jones, chaplain, led in prayer, invok ing God's blessings on the white-haired *. veterans and pleading for universal *, peace and good will, * Hon. F. B. Gary, speaker of the South Carolina house of repi osenta tivos, read a resolution of Welcome from the general assembly. Governor Ellerbe wired he could not attend the reunion on account of illness. is telegram of regret was read by Gien oral Walker. In the absence of the Governor the address of welcomo was - delivered on behalf of the State by Lieutenant Governor M. B. McSweeny. Mayor J. Adger Smythe' delivered an enthusiastic address of welcome on the~ ,part of the city, and was cheered to the echo for his magnificont work lin making arrangements for the vetorans' entertainment. Ils reference to1 South Carolina and Charleston as the cradle of secession brought (orth the Rebel yell from ten thousand throats. The yell was caught up by the crewd on the outside and passed along for blocks. At 11:30 General Walker introduced General John B. Gordon, commander in-chief. of the United Confederate .-Veterans. No man probably ever re ceived such an enthusiastic demonstr~a *tion. The audience rose at the very me'ntion of his rame, and for several *minutes shouted like med men. Hlats were thrown into the air and the band played ".Dixie" furiously. Every sen tence4 of his speech was applauded. *General Gordon,was at his'best,in excel lent voice and afire with enthusiasra anr1 patriotisnn1 L ur li 1VflVhing f Ulugy oi 13ont Carolina and Char eston, Gen. Gordo said: " No resolutions, I repeat, by whic this groat Commonwealth extends 1 loving welcome were needed to a: sure these remnants of the South's hr mortal armies that the ' freedom c the State' was theirs, and that over heart within her borders was a so dier's shrine. We had but to remen bor that South Carolina was the nur sery of heroes, as wel! as of statesmo and of patriots-that no one State, ci cept that she be endowed with an al most boundless aflluence of greatnese could I in one century have given t the cause of liberty and the republi such a splendid galaxy as South Carc lina presents in her Rutledge, he Sumter, her Moaltric, her Middleton and her Marion ; 'in her Butler, he Pinckney, and her Pickens; in he MeDullie and her Calhoun; in he Hamilton, her Hayne, and her belovet Hampton. Gen Gordon presented Mrs. Stone wall Jackson, and in the first lull o the enthuslasm, said : " I will shak4 her hands for you all, and in an in stant he added, " no, 1 will do inor than that ; 1 am golig to hug her foi you," and. with that he did what he sah lie was going to do, which met th< hearty aproval of the vast throny Ue also presented Miss Kate Cabel Currie, of Dallas, Tex.. Miss Lauri Law.: ndon, of New Orleans, Mrs Kirby Smith and other ladies whost husbands or fathers wero Confederati leaders. At the morning session the followint resolutions by Gen. Stephen D. Let were road by Gen. Walker : "Whereas, in Atlanta, Ga., on De comber 20, 1898, the president of th United States of America gave utter ance to the sentiment that the tit has come when the United Statet should sharo in caring for the gravot of the Confederate dead, and "Whereas, this utterance of thc chief executive of the nation demandt from us the survivors of our dead coi rades In arms a frank and gencrout responso to so lofty and magnanimout a sentiment; therefore be it "Resolved, by the United Confeder ate veterans it! annual convention as sembled, That in this act of President McKinley's, and Its reception by our brethren at the North we recognize authoritative evidence that we are again a united people and one in deter mination to exhibit to the world thu gentler as well as the sterner traits of American charactor, and that we ac cept the statement of our chief execu tive in the spirit In which it was made, believing that such legislation by the general governient as ne has suggest ed would show clearly the advance that the American people havc achieved in those higher virtues that adorn a great nation." Dr. J. Wmilliam Jones, the chaplain, moved that the resolutions be referred to the committee on resolution. In tie ,ourso of a brief bit earnest speech, Mr. Vusboe, of North Carolina said : Tle wholo matter is in tile interest of frateinal feling. We are willing t( accept what the North is willing to dc for C:nfederate graves at the North, but in the South "our comrades' grave: are in other 1'ands." (Cheurs.) Dr Jones' motion prevailed. The parade of the veterans ocourre in the afternoon, andi they marchei through a denso crowd of cheerin peoplo. Led by Gons. Gordon an( Wade Hampton, a. long line of th< grizzled men who had followed thest leaders and the other captains of thi Lonfedorate armies through four year :f hardship and battle, marched stur lily under the blazing southern sur to the inspiring strains of " Dixie," of the " Blonnie Blue F'lag " and the irrel. ovant but irrepressible " There'll bc a hot time in the old town tonight.' At intervals along the line the flutter ing of a wvar-worn and shot- tore battic flag called forthi cheer's, while mnany heads were bai'ed as the frayed em blem of a dead cause gleamed ovet bomne organization whose name is a household word in the South. Geni orals H~ampton and Gordon weret cheered. There was diisappointment that Gen. Wheeler was not in the par ade. Including the kindred organizatione and distinguished guests andI commit tes tnuro were probably 5,000 persom 1e t he line, probably 3,000 of tanim vete (*ratns. 'rhe paraue was led by Gon. C 1. Walker and staff, followed by the cac.'rt composed of the local militar' companies, cadets and the naval re servos. T1hoen came Gen. Cordon ani his staff iollowod by a long line (o carriages containing the sponsors anc maids of honor of the various campls The veterans were led by Gen. Wad< Hiampton, at tihe heacd of tile Army o Northern Virginia, and preceded by 2 battle flags with their escorts. Thu army of Tronnessee followed, led b3 Geni. Stephen D. Leo and was followet by the camps representing the trans Mississippi army in command of Gen Caboll. T1he Sons of Con federato Veto ranis brought up the roar'. Troop A of Tennossce was pictur esqjue in original 2onfedorato unifor'm and with arms. Augusta had a r imilai camp in the parade. Geon. Mc~rady wearing his war hat, was in charge o1 the guard of honor of the il''rst South Carolina infantry flag. in thle proces slod tine leading goneralh were Hanmp ton, Gordon, Jackson, Gapers, Lee ani Evans. TIhie pirocession took an hou' andi a qluartor' to p~ass a giveni point. At tho auditorium the Winnie D~avi. memorial exercIses were held. Cen Cordon being the chief speakei'. Theli pruesenitationl of Stato banners t Adjutant Ceneoral Mioirman in th< evening was an interesting occasion Nearly every State gave a banner. The reception to the sponnor's was hold( a this session. The Sons of Veterans held theil opening meeting in the evening. Soult~l Car'olina is pr'ominent in th U organ iza~ tion in every way, having fifty of the 1410 camfps in existence. M r. lI oher A. Smythie, of Charleston, hams beel commander of the ord':' for two years Cen. M . la. Ilonhamn, oif A nderson.coim mnandler of tile South Cai'olina dliv ision Is one of the leading mn.n in theL orderc When a negro bras.s batnd sti'uck u Dixie in the convention hail before thl exercise-, began the delegates~ r'ose stood on thle chlairs and yelled as oni Southern men can s ell1, the cheerin being led by it. E. Lee, Jr., son of \w H1IP. Leo. and M. L. linan, ..ow 1 on the platform. Dixie was followe< n by "Maryland My Maryland," whic) did not decrease tfho cheering. h The gavel which Gun. Bonham uset s in calling the convention to order wa4 '- the one presunted last year to thI i- South Carolina division. It is made o f wood from the treo under which th< y great secession meeting at Abbevillh 1- was hold, the crystalizing movemen towards a secession cenvention. The ovening prayer by 1Rev. John Lake, o i Edgofield, invoked the blessings of tht God of Lee, Jackson and Davis. Th< - prayer was beautiful in wording am , sentimcrt. D Gen. Bonham spoke briefly and in u troduced Bon. Francis 11. Weston, wht - doliverod the formal addross of wol r come. W. P. Jones, of Elberton, Ga. , replied to the address. A notabli r speaker was Robert E. Lee, Jr., the r grandson of Gen. Robert 14. Leo. Mr. r Lee received an ovation and felingly I thanked the Sons for their warm grout. ing. Mr. Leo is a young man of line appearance, largo and handsome and i speaks with that fascinating Virgin accent. His remarks were few, but perfect in sentiment and delivery, and as he took his seat the hall rang with r cheers. I The reception of the United States cruiser, Raleigh. beginning at 11 a. m. was cordial and animated. The Ial I cigh was one of the main rollances of Dewey's olect in the brilliant victory at Manila a year ago, and Is commanded by a noted ollicer, Capt Jose ph B. Cog h Ian. The cruiser was decked with flags and signal colors and made an impos ing sight moving across the bay. The naval reserve fired the welcome saluto. Mayor pro tem Zimmerman Davis ex tended the ollicial welcome. Tho ofli cors of the vessel were received at a 1 o'clock lunch, at which Capt. Coghlan, Mayor Smythe and Chairman Sinkler made speechos. The Raleigh anchored at a convenient point and thousands boarded the gallant cruiser. THURSDAY. The morning session of the conven tion was opened by the singing of the doxology. Gen. Joe Wheeler was in troduced by Gen. Gordon as the hero of Santiago and the wizard of the Con foderacy. General Wheeler declared that he military history of the Southern people has been a prominent fuature in his tory from the first settlement of this country. He cited Washington and the other Southern commanders of the revolution, Winfield Scott and Andrew Jackson and the other heroes of the war of 1812. the Southern generals who won fame in the war with Mexico. Of the war between the States he said : " The battle-scarred veterans, who dur ing the four years of bloody warfare dazzled the world with the splendor of their heroism, are fast passing away. The few who romain gather annually to renew the friendship, which, formed among such scones, is the warmest and most enduring. No grouter heroes were iu the legions led by Alexander, [lannibal, Charlemagne or Napoleon, for your achievements excelled all theirs. He declared that Southern states men and soldiers had ever been fore most in the enlargement of our coun try, particularly in wresting from the wild Indians a great territory. Ile de clared for the annexation ef Cuba. l General Wheeler concluded by a tribute to the women of the Confeder acy as follows: "Although some of those blessed women are still with us, many more have long since gone to their reward, but they have rocked In cradles the principles, minds and characters wic, are to control the future of their be loved land. The thought which I wish to impress upon the minds of the gen eration to whom we must soon intrust a sacred charge, for the Confederate soldier's race Is nearly run, and the in junction which I would leave with your sons and daughters--for the daughters have the nobler part, and I know they will faithfully perform it is this: "See to it th at the women of the Confederacy havo, in their posterity, a monument more lasting than any that could be built of stone." The W innie Davis memorial services were the feature of the day's session. CoGn Capcro made thu prayer. "Nearer, my God, to Thee," was sung. Mr's. Jelferson Davis was not at the re-union, being ill. .The JeiTerson' Daivis Monument comn mittee recommended that all fundis p raied should be3 consolidated with the - funds raised by the D~aughters of the I Confederacy and be disbursed under ftheir direction. I A magnificent silken Ilag was pre .sented during the morning to the Uni 3 ted Confeder ate voterans by the Daugh fLers of the Confederacy of chapter No. 1 4, Charleston. The p)resentation speech was delivered by General Wade r Hampton. Gen. Gordon replied in I acceptIng "this sacred hlag which has - never been stainedl and which shall e ver be borne by loving hands and wor sh~ipp~ed by loyal hearts." Gen. Hiampton resigned the com - mand of the Army of Northern Vir. ginla on account of his increasing inirmities, saying he would go inte the ranks as a private. A letter was r'oad from Gen Ftzt-. hugh Loe expressing regrets that he could not attend the re-union. J1W - utics in Cuba were prossing and the I quarantine laws forbade him entering any Southern port at this season. The report of the committee on cr dentials shows the following represcn. .tation :Virginia dlivlsion, 7 eamps, 102 delegates ; Maryland division, 19 camps, 20 delegates ; North Carolnm d ivisIon, 5>0 cam ps, 98 delegates ; South~ .Carolina division, 125 camps, 229 dole I gates ; Kentucky division, 419 camps, $ 9 delegates ; West Virginia d ivis ion, 21 camp~s, 22 delegates ; Trun. -nessee division, 2 camps, 15 delogates Indiana, 1 camp, 2 delegates ; Georgia -120 camps, 228 delegates ; Alabama 101 camps, 122 delegates ; 'Tenneasseco t 7.2 campjs, 115 delegates ; Mislsissippi, i h ~anm ps, 95 dolegates ; Louisiana, 5t .campsr, 127 dlegates ; LFloridla, 30 -camups, 47 delegatcs ; Missouri, 71 ,camp4s, 5~3 dllegabtem ; Teas 234 camps .2h7 delegates: Oklahoma, 17 caps p delegate-s: Indian Territory, 21 camps e 13 delegata : P rkansas division, '70 camifps, il)ii degates; Paif ic division y 5 camps, 13 dlele~gates, e Maj. Wmn. Ml. ltolbns, the Confedor .ate member o)f trhe Gettysburg .Nation e al Park commission and ex-congres. I man from Louisiana, offered the follow - ing resolution, wbich was referred to the committee on resolutions : "Whereas, the government of the United States has undertaken and is rushing forward the work of porna nently marking the lines and positions of the troops of both the contending , armies on several great battlefields of the Civil war, among them Gettysburg. Chickainauga, Shiloh, Vickkburg and others, with the design of making these battlefields permanont memorials of the prowess of American soldiers with o.ut respect of section; Ilosolved, That we, as Confederate voterans, sympathize with and com mend this patriotic purpose of the government and will lend our influence and aid towards its full realizi.tion. Itusolved that we trust the people of the Southern States will take early and cTective steps to orect upon these battlelloilds suitablo monuments In honor of our glorious heroes in gray who fought and died for what they be lieved to be right. Resolved, That we rejoice with our brethren throughout the Union that tl. sectional discord of other days is ended and that we atrc a reunited peo ple, with one country and one flag. Several hours were spent b3 the committee in discussing Gen. Lee's resolution relative to iederal care of Confederate dead- A compromise was agreed on expressing the willingness of the veterans to have the govern ment keep the graves of the Southern dead in the North and about Federal prisons, stating that the woman of the South would properly prcserve and decorate those in the South. The uniform adopted by Camp Sum ter, of Charleston, and by other camps, and frequently to be seen at the re union is that of the '.I onfedorato pri vate in the ranks. It Is of original co'or and material, as nearly as can be, a few hundred yards only being pro curable in this country. It consists of plain sack and pants, with black braid ; a black felt hat, with gold tassol and a palmotto cane, the latter being em blematical of the "spear boaten into a pruning hook." There are no distine tions as to rank, that of being a Con federate Veteran being sufliclent dis tinction for all. Miss Mamic Randolph Iloth, of Washington, is the chief sponsor for the Veterans. Miss Marie Wagoner, of Charleston, is chief sponsor for the Sorm of Veterans. Miss Mary Carwile, daughter of Gen. T. W. Carwilo. of Edgeliold, is sponsor for the South Carolina division of Veterans, and Miss Aldrich, of Barnwell, is sponsor for the South Carolina division Sons of Veto rans. Wednesday was South Carolina Me morial Day and many veterans and visitors went to Magnolia comotery, where exercises were held and all graves of Confederato soldiers were decorated. The special Confederate Reunion edi tion of the News aud Courier issued Wednesday was a notable achlevment. Tnc original scession cannon was in the lead of the parade Wednesday. 1R IDAY-TIlE FINAL SESSION. The last day's proccodings of the reunion convention were quite lively and there were eeveral exciting epi .odes. The report of the historical commit tee was read and adopted and the com mittee was unanimously thanked by the convention for its splendid work and ardous labor. The resolution on the care of Confed crate graves was amunded by the com mittee on resolutions and reported on as follows: " Your committee to whom was re forred the resolution introduced by General S. D. Lee, bogs to report the following substitute, with the recom mendation of the committee that the same be adopted: " The United Confederate Veterans in their reunion assembled desir-e to place uponr record their sincere applro elation of the utterance of the l'rcsident of the United States in Atlanta in Do comber last concerning the assunmp tion of the care of the gravos of our Confederate dead by the nattoa gov .ernmwent. " We appreciate every kindly senti ment expresseid and we shall w~'lcomo any legislation which shall result in in the care of the graves of our com rades in the Northern States of our govern meat. " In -egard to our dead whose re mains are resting in the States which were represented in the Confederacy and Maryland, the care of their final resting places is a1 sacred trust dear to the hearts of the Southern women, and we believe we carn safely let It remain there." isov. Taylor Martin, of Pulaski, Va., chaplain of Creathanm camp, sp)okL against the adoption of the rel~ort ano declared the convention had nothing to do with the fnatter. 11e said the veterans had nothing to do with any suggestion of the president and they would never be placed In the attitude of being under oblhgations to the gov ern ment that slew Southern men. lie said the dead heroe would rather lie in unmuar-ked graves kept green by loyal Southern women than sleep be neath the costliest monument the F'ed oral government could erect. We will never eot the government, care for those sacred graves until we have lost faith in Souther-n woman hood and Southern fidelity and chivalry passes away," he said. MIr. HI. Ilusboo, of North CarolIn a, deulared in a spirited zpeech that It would 1)e a discourtesy to the chief of the nation and aL disgrace to the Con - federacy if the reo)(rt was not ad(opted as received fromt the commiinittee. le said lhe was a Confuder'ate, soldlier buimt is now a citiz.en oif the United States and loyal to its flag. The adoption of the report, ho said(, meant the Southborn womien would al - ways decorate and care for thbe graves in the South, hbut, that the graves in the North, wvher-e no0 .outhern women lived, would he careod for by the gov ernment,, rather thanm to go) uncared for. General Stephen 1). Lee spoke for the adoption of his orig I nal report ho port, before It was amended by the committee, accepiting the utterance of President McKinley and declaring the North and South attain a reunited coun11try. Dr. J1. L. M. Curry addressod the convention, reviewing the conalition that caused the war, declaring th was no rebellion and no rebels, bu tight for principles and right. I speech created wild enthusiasm. said the heroism of the Southern i men had never been oven apprc Inately approached in the history tih world. His speech was one of I distiuct features of the reunion. "'he report was adoptod by ai alm unanimous voto amid great applau The communication sent by I Vicksburg chapter of United Daug ers of the Confederacy Inl regard to 1 p-urch8ase of I icauvoir, the for'me'r sidl rice of P'residont )avis, was ported up1)onl Without )rIejutdico or commendation. This was carried. The report on the Winnil l)avis e tage resolution which carried una iimoisly wag as follows : " llaving learned with pleasuro the schome to honor the memOry tne Daughters of the Con federacy buikirang at the orplhanago near lii Va , a cottage to ho naLmned the Winl Davis cottage and to be dCvOted to t care of orphansof Confederate soldii and their descendants. lI c'olved, That we regard this anl appropriate and graceful tributeu our lamniented dead lad commn10d it, the symin pathy and 11 ppo rt of OUr 1 The ri-solution to change the nar of te assUciatiol of the Unitted Ct federate Voterans to the Con feder',i Sur vivors' association was not report faIvoIahly by the commi initteO, and t v'ets voted 0li(y11 against, any chao of ntaimte. Th-'e r'esol ution tiat futiur riO be hlid inl any state o' city coiiposi the Confederate States of A merica a that the Confederate hlag he recogniz as the national standarI'd was lost anitnously. Thanks wero tenler Columbus, 0., for the care of Conf crate grave there. The election of ollicors for the t suing year resulted as follows : G( oral .lohn B. Gordon. commander chief; General Wade Hlampton, co mander of the department, of Nortl Virginia; General Stephen 1). i4 commander department of Tentnesse General Cabell, commind.er dpa ment irans-Mississii. General Gordon said that nothi was dearer than the demonstrated ft that hi, com ratio, loved him and i contidlce lIn him. " God pless y( boys,'" he said. General Gordon a IouIced that there were Con fedora Veteran camps inl Boston. Chical New York, and Columus, Ohio. the earth's ours, boys," he added. General C. A. Evans, president the twustees of the battlo abbey, re the annual report, in which it appel that satisfaetory arrangements v heing mado in IeicimUIioId for the bui ings and that Mr. HZouss comimCI Itichniond for the sito and annoam he is prepared fully tocarry out his p of the enterprise. The trustees repi that only $-46i,000 of the $200,0110 is Ia irg, and it is believed this will raised during the present year. It, was decided to hold thbe next union in Louisville, Ky. An olie invitation from Norfolk, Va., to ht( the next re-union there was rei South Carolina, North Carolina. Get gia, N ississippi and Texas went sol id for Louisville and the nomination wy made unanimous. lesolutions were adopted thanki Charleston and South Carolina for t generous hospitalities extended vI erans. The convention adjourned sine a at 2:15 ). m. The selection of a com mander for t Sons of Veterans was the occasion a peculiar fight in that body. The So Carolina delegation nomiated I t. Lee, Jr., which aroused the Virgini who declared Mr. L.e was a resid of Washington and (lid not belong I (amp until be reachedl Chiariest 'The Virginians nominated Mr. Smay for .'c-eiection but he declined. ' Virginians and Georgians nom ina Walter CoIlquitt, of Atlanta. The v was not an noun ced, the chair imi stating that, Mr. Coiquitt had b elected. --Soimo queer claIms arc in agaInst the government. A Chic man named Taylor asked Congress several bessions to give him $100, for having suggested to [President Ii coin the idea of Issuing greenbat One Colonel d'Arnaud made repea demands for $50,000 for having shc General Grant, how to capture the to of Paducah, Ky. An Iowa man wani $3l50 for cutting corns off sailors a soldiers durIng the rebellIon ; aunoth from Now York wanted $25 for a pl of trousers v.'hich were eaten oil clothes tIne by a government, goat: fellow in MI Innesota i'eqluestedi the si of $550) for a sky- blue horse taken the soldilert ; the soum of $50) wot satisfy an Ilihnois maan for a calf wivI he says the cattle i nspoector killed puatti ng a briass tag through hiIais no: causi ng blood poison . The.re are aria just such claims coining f'rm eve State in thbo unionbr. -The Washai ngton correspond ent, the Columbla leecord says : "'Althu J1as. W. Tel bert is a l'eiieral ollici hioldli ng the position of porstmiaster, the pos5t(ollICe departrimont, so far as e be ascer'tainedl, it is not, believed th the diepartirment was behaind hIrm in I recent prosecution of the ci tizenre McCormick. Several of the postofl olhicials, whto have been seen, de that they were in any way con nect wIth the case, and they say that TJ bor't proscuted it mit hais own inrs.t~an, O)flicials at the depar'tment, of juasti also assert that, tire lederal amthiant were not back of 'Toilbertt, nad that t goivernmnent at Washingtona had nio ing to with it." '-Admiral Schuley i-s a mnahratai~i who can do most, of hris work w itha< tihe aid of paper. In [Livermpool, sro years ago, ito trlumanphan tly bcs teal ptrofesisional "Iligh tining caluknlatr who wast exihiiing therci h~intamnts are asa ile-iful as -pl lIemnember that a hot oif dtr'. ad a lal (do nut mamke a lini ,rrr . There! mst siiciee in the choarog nd the n' iin the varihous i ngrectbnts in .rdtir to. proi a liniment that reah'es the lpot and( tal. orlt rhe artar. *(Get the're aivene11 isn e of thIe st.ronga points. A llnatrra Iaiimm Ipenetdrates, that paut' it- heali rn' lpower the~ very root, of ti t raouble. It cii tall pain. Lio TIII CONIPfE1iDitATIC SOLDIEit. t a ', W An liloquont Picture of tlo Mlln 1e Whm Foughat at Chickamnaaga. xi. The handsome monument orocted on of the battle field by the State of Georgia ,ho to commenorate the deods of its sons who fought at Oh ickamauga was )t dedicated on the 4th inst. The orator se. of the Occasion was; Maj. J. C. C. Black, ,e of Augusta, and from l his notable address hit- wo give horo with a gem of oratory in ,o which ho ldescribes with beauty and r-e- putlas the record and achiovuments of re- tho Utomfedorate soldior : re- This monutnent-no imonuruont, is needed to perpotuato the recorid of the at. Confederato soldier. The most enodur ni- ing work of human hands may purish. That record shall livo. It shall livO of in histo'y and poetry, lin song and of li.tion. That, story, brief as it is, so by Iief that leasured by time it l, ), searcely a syllah 0 in Lno great volume j, of hu1n1an events, is the he0ritago of the lao world. The glory of his suferings rs anti uc achovemlents belong to mankind. It shall not he diminishod by the lapse s of years, nor is it, tarnished by thu to ause which Inspired himl). Let it be to stated again 1am reitorated, until tho o trittlh is ack nowledged, that he di n hot, go to war to perpetuate ha unain slavery. , I ared lin thLe pimrsuits of peace, he n waS not a prof ssional, hut a citizen ta soldier. Sordid gold neither bribed nor temotud him. No merconary b, motive prompted or sustained lil' Nei tler t glory nor spoils of con Q6uest, tired his ambition. The Ilame I):; that burned in Ihis breast was kindled jg upon Is COunL)try's altar, and his costly md oller'i ngs of sacrilieo and suferings ed of life and fortuone-wero laid on his n. country's shrine. lo wias ni traltor. ed lie did not take up arms to 01)1)os d. either the form or principlos of the government-for these wero proserved . in tlhe supremo law of the new Con m- federacy. He was not disloyal to the IJnion under the constitution. le - loved witlh devotion the principles r upon which that Union was founded, ,0, as embodied in that constitution, and e he cherished it with inherited devo rt- tion, for I is ancestors had kept faith with overy purpose for which it was jig established. It was ordained " to form et a more perfect Union"-their blood ad had cemented the foundations of that, m Union, and no work on that maagnill m- cent structure was more polished and at enduring than that wrought by them ; , to establish justice"-they had never li demanded that which wias not theirs by moral and legal right, and only of asked for themselves what they fully ad conce(odUd to otle's ; to Insure do Is mustic atranquilt y ''--they never re meddle with the domestic affairs of i- any other state " to provide for ads the conmon defene:" in every les war on land or sea, the best and irt bravest of them had curried the coun Irt try's lag ; "to secure for ourselves and kIt. our posterity the blessings of liberty " be -every Irotest they uttered against Pederal encroachmmei L was in the in ..- terest of the rights of tho people and ia Lmtb equality ol the Statos. Id lie revered the naames and memaorIles 6d. of tIe fathers of tho republic. Why wI- shol [d ho not, ? They were his fath ly as. le cherished with patriotic pride as the glories of taut republic. Whay should lho not, ? lie was akin to the ag man1 who lud achieved them. IHis he forefathers, too, had lIed from persecu it- tion. They, too, had helped to subdue the savage alnd the wilderness, and ie urect and open for aull the world a now holi f'r redoam. Ie knelt at the altars on which they lit the fires of a he civil and religious liberty. ly the f ai graves of thur dead, on the spot once ii criansoned and forever Iallowed by E. their blood, Georgia declares that her ias sOns who h'Ur fought were not, traitors. at 'o the aniIitary student who may 0 ai coaiae hither' to study thbe :art of waur; aaa. to th e travelue w lao may be attactedi the haere to visit the fiold of a gareat baittle; 'i.e to whlomaever- muay look up ion it in th is ted aind tbe generaionus that follow, by (ate thais token of pr'ide and aill ection Gecor ply gia pr'oclaimis that no stain of treason een dtilus the recor'd of haer sons who wVere mnia'shalle d on Lthis or any othea' ield. CJover'ed with the wounds of war, be ieguan and caarried on In defense of groat parinciples, witlhout, a scar of dishonor, ioour (Confederacey I ell and libearty stood for wepn at, the girave of her youngest ain. an fairest daunghteir. Ouir peerless m aailtairy chieftaln taught us that "' hu a nan virtue shiouid be eqgual to humaan wnd calhami ty," and In ahsorcntittin l oearnlng the Illustrious naamo of ed Loo--groateor than which was nover ndo written in tho annals of war, and lit or( for suach comnpanaonship-was joined r witha that oif Washington. Our great ar civil loader, saustained by consciousa re a etituado, in d ignfield sllence, in maijustic apatIence, stood amIdst, the r'utns of abya hopelS hae ha ad mnost, airdently cherished, 1)3 anad taaugh t, uas tlhaat hoanman i irtue could cheo qual to huan cailaimity I e, --Theare lire mnagnif icent churches in ray ti s country, baut no0thing to comnpar-e ry with thae Chaur-ch of Oura Saviour, in MoI~scow, wh Ich cost more than any othbor churic h ini the wvoldI. it war buallt to ce lebriat, the dlelivorance of of Moscow from thea tl'rench, aind $1,000, ht (000 wais spen t, on it. l''roam all parits of 3r, thae city thae gold-palaited dome oif the at ohuarcha can be seen. It, stands just, out anl side oif thebI a-cman. Th ''e altar cost, at, half a inillionm. It is a combInatIon of as maarble eatrvinrgs, pa'eciouas stones, gol aif den iconas aind -d I yva' ornaments. Sacred le paai anigs al so adoruan it.. NI no huond rod ny Iaaoundu aof gold vwere necessary to cover al thae graeait adoma-over $ 1,000,000 worth. ( hI Unader the cup1 ol as I, 2011 golden candle( ~(aba hold alhl saimno number of cand les ce andal iIthae ve.,smals used in thae services heb 'he prlieasts are of pur'e gold. T'en ha' thaou.-anda peroile can he admitted to the h-a ehaurach searvices- wIthout crowding. --TIhe Mairy Washington colonial ahapIllterl of the Dlaughters of the I.s0 aauticih celebraited the 110th ainnivor al( s.ary of thae tnauaguration of Georgo r, Washaington, as first oresident of tne Unitedl Staites by unveolIng ai tablet to araak the presidentlial reidenco of Geaorge Washington, at No. I Cherry "at street, whaich sIte is now occup)Ied by be one of the stone ill airs of the New o:f .York and Braook lyn bridge. The tablet a-m is bronze aund nmrasures 20 by 20) inchecs, as haaving ona it In ared letters a sultaublo In ne0 scriptlon lit I-[hla governm nat dellcit for the first, rem ten months of I ho uiscal year, as shown by the April report Is $100,000,000. THE NEW STORE. raws Like A Magne! ThIH store is undoubtedly an attrac ion; Now Goods, Good Goods, Stylish loods at the prices we name will never aill to attract the attention of the pub le. Not one special article thrown out s a "catcher,' but every item in the tore marked at a price that defies ndorsellibg for like qualitins. The hain is never stronger than its weak At link, and the business success of iny store can be measured by the con idonce the public has in that business. Summer is Here! .n dead earnest. You fool like getting nto strictly summer apparel. Our issortment of those pretty, dainty, Ahcor qualities of Organdles, Dimities, Lawns, Ginghams, etc., is unmatch Ablo-every pattern a now one. Big values in all classes of White Goods, Lawns, Organdles, Dimities, P'K and Sw issos, Prench NaInsook, &c. Our Hosiery Department, also Underwear is very strong. Our Shoo Departmeont You will find the trustworthy kind every pair new. Prices entirely economical, in buying for our jobbing as well as our retail department we are onable to buy cheaper than any shoe man in Grcenville. f Itemember we are agents for the celobrated McCall .Bazar Patterns, price 10 and 15 cents. Aake it a polit to visit the Now Store ut the first opportunity, at J. 1. Alorgan & lIrother's old stand. MAHON & ARNOLD, 'I Uppor Main St. OR EENVir,LE. rli.i mono CoMING HOME.-Admi al Dewey is to be relieved from duty n tho Philippines, after over a year s rallant service. Aiiuiral Watson will ucceed him. The navy department iow expects that he will roach this ,ountry early In July, though it is itated that he will not leave Manila intil he has completed his functions as )no of the Philippine commission at east to the extent of terminating bostilities. Bly an old custom of the department an admiral is allow ad to return to the United States it the end of his tour of service an a foreign station in his own flagship and In the present case Admiral Dewey may choose his own coarse, coming either by way of Suez or directly across the l'acific. New York and other cities have begun to prepare elaborate welcome ceremonies and memorable ollicial ceromonies are con tompllated. Tii ~El FlISr TELEG RAPLI POLEs. -It may not be known that the gentleman who sold the p)olOs which were used in erecting the first telegraph line in the world lives in Greenwood County. Hie was at the time living in Washing ton city. Hie came south before the war broke out and was among the first to shoulder his musket and march to the front. He lives at New Market three miles from Greenwood, where ho is engaged in fairming. The gen tleman to whom we refer Is Mr. John it. Moore, Sr. Thore is not a better or I more substantial eitizen in the State. We hope to Induce him to write an Article for us on this subject.--Green wood JIournal. -M r. W. Bayari Day, a member of ,he Pennsylvania legislative commit coo, has written to the Secretary of Itate asking informnation as to the son imnent of the people of this State in eferonce to the election of Senators y the people. Mr. Cooper Informed imn that the people here heartily avored the Idea, as is shown by the act that they have practically adopted ~hat plan by electing by primary. A~n agitation has boon started in Penn Lylvania to change manner of choosing United States Senators and there is a Jecided sentiment in favor of it in. Eluced no doubt by the corruptive charges incident to the recent Quay contest. --["rank Grionit, editor of the Mary yillo, Mo., D~aily Itoview, was shot doad last week by a man whom he had attacked in his paper. Ho had three daughters all of them under 20, and since his death they have taken charge of thes paper, writing, editing, typeset-. ting and printing it themselves. SASTOR IA i'rInfants and Children, The KInd You Have Always Bought B3ears the Shrnatnrao nr