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THrE NEWS AND HlERA LD. - - W INNC a. iU, S.- C. $fltURDAY. Apt-11 17. : : 1CS0. k. M.A:Y,4 Dd.yrs, Eitron. eXN. . t 13jYN'OLDI t, amra E" rroa. P'ittuzci-: ("(x"r iC.'KoIa)ur, of Iussia, has la.d a severe uttac'i: ot iliness and his life is inu giat.<hn,ger. 'T'ini O.lES'T .M .SON IN AiElsI_'A I,,s dead again. This timle it is John t'st, of' New Concord, Ohio, who was bon t in Ireland in 1780. and join ed a iudge thwro sevenlty-seven years ag . TIiIF l'A1u1,IAMafENTAlclY I-1:TINSri halve boen,held in all but niineteen1 districts in Eiglainid, an(1 the result is, Libcrals Ii"16, C;onservatives :0, l lolc Iulers 17-a Lib(nI"ul tijo'ity of -1" ov'r hot Ii the othier parties. In the last P'arlia nent the Conservative. had a anljority" of'about tilty vover all. IN Tm.: I(.N-r wAlKIN(< MATC'[t IN .New York ( wO Colored me(n, Ilart and Pegramn, rume in, ahead, badly d is taneing the '"white trash.'' Itart scoted ilve inh(led and sixtv-five inile., eing twelve mloe thant the highest pevis r'Crd(l, and raked inI over sixt enll tlousaud dollars in prizse ani gate mlloney. " Concealed Weapois. The terrible aff.ny that orccurreld Iii Etigetieh.l the other day mllakes a fresh appeal for the passage of so!n kind of law to c'eck the sulhoolin g in' all kinds of provocationls or '!'len for no) provocatiol at all. It is nol'ni versal thing for men to agree or even to qnarl',l. but in form1ei' dahys it vas n,t en14tollyi'V fli' t he sliglest dispute I t. be followed by a husile of pistol ballk. The Lcgislahure saw fit not to prohibit the practice of carryig con ct'rd weaponls. It should at least, however, 1.ake a m1an1 responsible fui the con.,equences of carrying a con cealled weaiont. The best mnuts of duing this woulId 1)0 to imao it al ofle'nt'e lo kill or woundl anoibaer wtii:t a eo.ceed(( weapan, evait in sr.fI-dle 1,'=1t, and i. ;tll utlthe ('as(s to ituplose extra l'|ia:i:a tfor the t:.e of these wcapto s. 1l'lVrays :"ich a'. hatve takei Ia(a' ove r 1)V'' the Stt in the laist fi'v I Imlonlth'bin disp.r.ace on our Ci'!l;za tionl, ,ud ef:emd.ce any innu1i gration fro: :beadl(tc. ,-ciab C'arolinat i. vving wti Ti 'x(sa: i1 the t:nlOer of, my say what thy plea-, but Ilis conitio of ' a( 1il.ir rI:ll'!lw nl incrior civil;zatiiii. It must hot continue. he Heathen Chinee. The nle"w constitution of C'alif'ornia forbids all corporatiois to employ ChimIlnt'n. Under (this provision the Presid'nIt of the Sulphur Bank Quick silver Miiiilg Comtpany was prosecut- t ed, bu- Ih-e apl-ie-.d to the .nited States Court for' a W irit o f habeas 'orpuils, at d got, it , the Court. dheidinlg thie provis ions5 iln questionl to be unIconsttulional TChe main11 gr'ounid of this impliortan t I decision is that any State law w'hi ~ is inIconlsistenut with a treaty of0 tile lUnitedl Statecs is v'oid. T1hue Feder'al of the United States are "the suprelme I law of tie land," and that tile judges by, anly(hling iln the const itution oru' laws of' any~ State to the con trary not withustaniding." Th'ie flifth and1( sixt II arltic'les of' tile Treaty' of' 18(68 give to subjects of' Chinla visiting the United States tile right, 0of ''permanent resi d1once" in the coiuntry'.,f( adstiplates I -t,halt they. ''shall enjoy' the same11 pr'ivi leges, llimmunities' -and1 exemlptionis as maylt be enjoyed by theo citizens and l - 101 ne foliows that, n1o State (nnal legally excluide Chinamuen troll anyl priivilege whiich is permitted to Ru rOpealr ilmligranIlts. TJue r'ight to piiiiurue' lafl employmenth jin a11(( lw- t ties'' whIich are'( gutaanteedl by treaty to Chinese reCsidenIts to the same1 ex tenlt ats to the0 citizenls 01' ujet of'i thought t hat the Uilted States Su-t premeilI Court will take the same11 view of the maItter', and1( that Denunis Kear Iuey's wvork will go f'or nought. No MIore of Tilden. The New York lJer'ald is engaged I ill thle task of' collatinlg Soulthern'I Coil-1 gr'essionIal senItimIent In the malitter of Tilden. Ilavinig aIlready demons01itrat od almost unanimlous ojppositionl to thec sage of Gramnercy Park, 011 tile part of Vjrginia, M issisip1pi and1( Louisiana Congr'essmlen, it next shows fr'om iln terviewvs wit h membllhers froml Kell tucky, Georgia, Arkansas, Southu Caro hlna, Missour'i, WVest. Virginia andic Tennellssee thaut TIildenu is the chloiceO of Kentpieky alone. Inl most of the othIer States th 11ppos)0itionI 1s nOt only de cided but bitter. As a mat ter of in te'OSt to 01ur reazdLers we take from the IJer'al tile tonwing intierviews with the dCeegation1 ihnull this State: SenaItoru Waide Ilampton says:-''In miy Opluhion -thie noinal)ltion of Mr'. Tiidin wo'uld pltace South Car'olna andl six other' Soui'ther,n States bnl the dhoubtful list, with the chiances of sne0 cess greatly ngainst us if' the ex-Presi denutsh8oul1d be the liepublican nomid n1ee. I regret this conidition1 ot' public 4~ ' opildon -in the South, bu1t it is ai re ciognilzed fact of' whichu the DemtoePats of' the North shuould be apprised. -We - propose- to support I fic nlominuees of' th1,CInehmati. (onventidon, .but wre hope that thleso-norninees will bo mhen who can be sure of' the . whuolo .South em'l votes" * en er delined to express n n, - of the is ~~~ et~ioi~onoti pry ominee o th Convention, and I also believe the mitlu tion of Mr. 'ilden would jt0plar'd, it' not r .i -, the prospects of carrying the State for the I)einocracv. What efeet his nolillation would have upon the scvera1 Conmrressional districts I am not. p; paeartt atIrresent to say. The vote woul Do very clos,e atny way It may be calculated, and the fewer obst teles we lave the mtore eor tain we sha' l he ofgettingii n udispute(d mtjority in every tlisti'it tnid anl ag gregate vote inl t.ho State for the IDemiooratie candidate which cannot be challenged.'' M1. P. O'Connor, of the Second (is trict, says:-"The notnination of itr. Tilden in niy n1% opinion mans the de - feat of tielt. electoral ticket in South I;;aolina. I have just, retttrne( fiomti (hatrl'ston, and the opinion I express is c'ontirl1ed1 by Ithe visit to my homle. I'he 1)einlocnrav of ourt" State would lot, tlinlk of buioltng lthe nomi112tination, b)ut we should be so indililerei1, if the { uonlinat"n,l of iM1r. 'Tildenil w<r.- pre "ented ir oulr stpplolt, that, 1 shoud1(1 any the vote ol'Ihe StIte would lle less 1han it was tor \li. Greeley in 1872. i should hadly suppose (lie strength if'our deleg' ationl wouhd be al)iec'ed byi MrI. TIidenl's 1nminatiolt. Let anV-f )odv he ominalted bu. Mi. 'Tihldn i Ihe vote of South Carolina will be issUred foI1r lhe )enocracy, with vie Lory fromll 011 cnd of the State to the >ther." -' 1). Wyatt Aiken, of the Third dis itirt, says:-'If Air. Tilden is agaiLni limlitt'I lthe vole of' everv county i n outh 'arolina wouhl be a strained rote. While there is no doubt but hat the party wouild give hiini its sup t>rl, it woulhd do it ri'udgiugly,. as it were ii1tnler protest, and go Ilouglh hm cnlnpai!'n inl a he'art18.4. -manmer. h 'lat. is V111 honlest conviet ion. Youi Iiust remelinher})' we h1,n4 at ver'V hu.ld imill, 1our1' vea's ago when all t he eI- I husiasl of' thie Deinocraty of the state roa i-e(1. h'11tat would it be 1' we hiad to cari'v a dead weight next i.? As for the resul1t inl the Congres doma1 distri-t1S, 1 do not thinlk tl(re ,voubd be anv1y break in the dtelegation. Juir local illtereests are m1re n('lt('red 11 elect ion of Coigressnel, and I. be ilve we would elect the five mnemtbers he State is entitled to. You must )ear ill in111(1 that we were counted 'til of 'ou' vote for the Presidential lector1's ill South Catrtilina in 1876, vet (1taine(1 (lie enfire delegation in (oii .rress. We welnt foir h1oue rule and von1 on ou' local issues, hut got worst. 'd in the I'residential co1unt. \Vould it lot e1' retsotiable to Suppose Ithat wit 1dditioiI drawbacks this vear, the b1C 'S of c Tying the elect'ral tickett wvoul( be dlittinished?'' John H-. Eviis, of' the Fourth di ri('t. says.:-"The noinOilnee ot'tle Con 6-enlion will be supported, bat, inl my )inliol, if it is Mr'. Tilden, that. sup sort will lbe lukewarmi comtpared with )(r1 ('nthuiaSmiS1 for hlilil four1 years ago. LI would be very f'eble as compared vitll the suppor"t, we would give to M'. Dayan't +o' Mr. Seymoulr or ny other,1 t'the t(' cand(ittates limied, except Mr. Fil.en. You can judge of' the necessi y f gio;vinlg a strong candidate by 'ecallinig tle result of the contest in 871. We ('lCted 0111' (iov''iioi, yet ye lost. the electoral vote of tlhe SItate. . that wAt1s so in 1876 what might be xpeeted it' Tilden was again nomiiat. ' : Wlat. assurance have we or eann ve give tlat. we will not be beaten Or ounatd(l out? I say the contingency is ( r(a11 t to runi any risk. Tlhere night be a (dead set ma'de f'or Wfepubli anii Coni"ressmieni, tad one 0or Iwo, if lot thrii, of' t:e tive dis.tricts~ would tave a sharip, close lontest to hoh)l( haeir D.etnoeriatic strenigth. Ouur so-1 urityv agalinst dlefeat wvill r'est in the' tiluminaltioui of Seymnour and Hlen N'ieks. Mr'. I Iendicks wrill, 1I unider'-I 1anld, consenit, 1to run as V'ice-President vi i h' . Seymiiouri." (George E.' Tillinain, of' the Fit1hu dis riet, sayrs:-"I ami sur'e South .Caroli a will go for the nioineelO, whloevera ed un1ty b)e. To be sure0 it, wvould 1)e p-lull wor'k with Mir. T1ilden at theI o'ndo ol'the ticket'. Aniy thert' candd'ite;t rOld um iike the po'11itical eninpaiiigni as81e1 to go through withi. Somehow he tnime of Mi'. Tiihleni is not as strong1 s it wa&s four years ago. lie is soane hling of' ai marit yir, but1. niot sulienlt ly livested of' miater'ial pr'osper'it y t'o rouse thatt tiier'spir'it.ual sense w'hii i those w ho sacri llee mluch iln a just ause. iIe was cheated out of (lie flice without doubt, but ther'e is little 10ope that p)olities w 'ill everi do juistic ot the dlowntarodken in this country. \s for our'I Conres'sioaldelegation, liat is a dil'erenIt matte (r entirelv'. We are strugin(g "'d)i'oSprsrv our' civil zaltioni in South Car olinia, anid there is lOln being augliht but. Demiocr'atie SO oing as weo stanid by1 0our love for lhon sty and( thie Anglo-Saxon r'ace.'" A G oon S'roav,ni'XU ~Ow.n. )uriing tie Crimean wvar Czar Nicho as5 deigned to bor'row vast. suins of uioney of (lie wealthy Russian mionas eies, and1( among othercis of1 (lhe Pet .herskain 1tLura, ai renownedl('( cloistem' iuilt over te Kiev' Catacomb)s, whieb ,vasH totally deCstroyed by fire only a o'tiiight ago. Thela patriotic fraatei'ni y ofi .I'etsh erskaia lent 111s Alaijosty ),0001,000L ioubles, for which they rec ecived a bond entlirely written 'withm uis owni august hand. Whenci (lae Emn >er'or Alexander last visited J(iev lie ook occasion to lispect tihe ihmous Laura, w1hich contfainied inest imiable :reaisure's ini (lie way of documnents con lectedl with the early' history of ltus uia. TIhe pr'ior, dee'mning the occasion >ppjor'tunel for' obtiaiig paymen'it of lie loan1 graitedl somel twenlty y'ear's weviosly o to His Alajesty's faither', xtatdthe bond f'roun the jewelled ansket I whieb It had beeni reverent y.pt'rserved( and handed it1 (lite Czar' vith at prlothund1( obelsanice. Alexan ier p)i'essed the pasch1mient to his hips, 3xclaimnmig, "Iiu this you possess, in. Ieed, a treasuro worth ten tuines thie' mm11 it r'epresents," anid gaze.d 'ondly mi the lines tr'aced by 1his father's p-en1. l'he pr'ior's heart beat high with ho pe hat his sovereigni would keep the >onid anld straight way ord(ain pay ment.1 >f' the loan, perhapsl) evein of (lie.aceu nitlatedi interecst upon01 the oiginial pinIcipjaI. To this crush ig disconm It ure', however', the Emperoi' handed jimi him the bond, ojjaculating, in a 'ole Mhakeni, "No, no. I will not r'ob rou of this pri'.eeless reasure. Keep t as a thing hirh, of' f'ar' greater valueo hani all your relies of saints andl mar 'yrs. It is moy fathier's own handwrit hg-y<,, hav'e ntot purchased It too DE~ATH OF AIRS. JHENNEN. -Mrs. Hlennen, the gr'andmhother' of the hood 3r phans,doied last weelein New Orleans, leaving these children wvithout a nlaitl rall pr'otector at their tender ago. 1R Is not kniown what will be done with them. Tho funad for their. benenit reaches on.ly about- ffteenI thousand dollars ARCNA TOR IM-'8 CAsg. .. The DefyohdnnIaksii Stateont Rhowing Up the Itottpnnexs of Iho National Capi tal-'acts Uaing to 'rovo a Conspiracy The Case Set for Trial. Senator 11111 has writ ten a lo 1g letj ter to a friend anint the scandal with whicha his name is connaectedl. HIe savs that in August Iast charges of seduc- t lion were made againt him by a wo- I man whoin he had never heard of in his life. Iio and his attorney met the Woman, Rlaynoiid, and her lawver in his oilee and demanded speciflictitiOI1. She fixed the dates in Atlanta, at a lne when the Senate record showed % lie was in constant attendance oil that ody il Washinrgton. After this, lie ;ays, an attempt was I nade in Washington to entrap him by v prtics who compassed his politieal t uin.- Attempts were made to hire w%?Oltln to swear agailist hitn, but they htiled. lie received ta nun ber of let ers pturporting to come1) froiii WOImUen 1 -e(tuesting an interview, but (isre- y' narded them. Finally at woman called it the Capitol and asked for him. in1dinig that she was the tluistr:ess of Kellogg, whose seat. he was investigat ilg. Semittor 11111 refused to see her. c Akbout this time tihe itayimoid woman t, vas brougltolt to WSashing,ton and c lold out to parties there. Senator 11 ill tds: This woilnan was made to believe s ltI, by .mdiig a atillitlavit of seduC- e on against 1110 she could get i thou- li and o m1 ore dollars out of in "to !li lmsh it tnp," and she would not be n8ade public. She expected after this t, mecess to operate on other public! 1 iLen. Raymoint did not know the V >oliticul purposes of her eta ployers. f; ;Iht, dlesi red scmresy, as publicity woul,l V >ring out her vile, low chatracter, ahld ! -ntin'her bitsiness. But her employ-it. .rs desired publicity. This is the way ( Ihaplened that her suit was brought t vihtout her kttowledQe. When she s vas thus d1ceived she became offlnd- e d iind voluntarily admitted in bor t >vn1 handwriting that the whole charge f igainst mle was titse. 'T'his did 1not suit her employers and i hey fiunlly persuaded her to say that I he was torced to withdraw the charge t rainst mr, and to engage her eiploy rs to ruin me as a public man. She h Vas only instructed, and agreed to go I laily to my house and insill. and tut toy muy wife in my absence, and also t o coine to the Capitol and haig t-olnd my colilittee reom and the 3enat.e, and finally to shoot at me. hie IAas prtot.nise[d mtoney andit protee- k ,o11n in all this, and assured that if she ( illed me the Rlepublican party would 1 vc to it. that she was acquit ted and s Irovided ltfor at the rate ol' $100 per I nouth I But all this has filed to ac ouiplish I he end, and now I learn the . rite conspirttors are goilg to try other neans. Through all this trial I have oto owith my duties, never 0-losin mite houtr of sleep or One moment 'rom my Senatorial dtties. When I ;me home and found that this vile 1 vomian had been sent to insult nv t vitie, who was alreatly inl had health,. confess I almost loFi selt-conttrol. and '1.any o' the vile crew had beet in ight I fear violence wouhl have re ulted. Tie alio?tn 'epul>lican levspaper here is the organ of these 0 on1pirators, tand t here are nearly a' . lozetn newlspaper' corresptondIents'enI raged to help thtemt. TheQy send1( 'false, ctandalous. senIsationlal ac~counts to the 11aper1s ini difrenit parts of thte coun11 ry. Our Georgia paper's have allt Ictedl a manly part. Eveni thtose who inve never spoikeni well oft 111 before, tinve shown true~ manthtood In. this mtat er', so far as I have seen1. The imme hiate object of thie consprtor11s here is o "'break-me dowtn" ini the Kiellogg~ ase. Kellogg autidl his friends have~ ~ lboughit that if I couild be conitrolled is seat would be stife. All scounidrels vill thid out itn (1ue titme th, there is(33 1 mit one1( possible way~ to prevenit 11e rom doimrs my dluty, and that ontly vay is to kill tne. *I confess I ha'd1 athier be killed outright,-thlan to. (do as omre certaIinly d(o--miake frienids of lie htorrid crowd( of lund(erers anid1 hieve~s that in fest this capital and aive their agents all1 over tIhe counitry. alanyi of' these wretches iro coi re pon0Idents of newspaIpers-mianyv of hietti c3ontroI lewd womi1en-many' of A hem furnish winie antd luxurie's in >r'OfusFion. IThey wvill p)uff anty pulblic nan without stim'it who will help them, mtd they will stopI at tothing to de- 2~ troy 0one who makes wart on themti. A ~ sip)her or weak mani they cnre tnothiing 'or either way. Not les's thian four' of 1 lie scouindrehs who have been most aetivd~ against me have offices itn theo ( L'reasury. Nearly all' of them heroe ire int faivor with this Adtuitistratiot, It mtd especially with the head of the L'reasury i1epartm-ent. 'Theyv3 nearly ' til beloung to thte infamous. Louiisiana 11 ,illains, antd Mr. I.Iayes seems11 to hM'e :1 10 power to resist their .dotmands. - I l itnd rather be'Ablei2> dlef a - toiuand iarlots, thtan to bo President. and1 in 1 he potwer of suchl a ganw. Let me say I he woman, Ranymnond, fs not a Geor- I fla woman. She Is from New York, i umnd wvent South -with a low .theatrlcal I ronp11) foutr years ago. She has al -endy c harged abcut six 1men1 with be ng the ntiter of her child. Some havet >aid( her mioney. I have not, and wvill t tot pay her, or any like her, oneo centt. A WVashington dispatch says: The a h iill-laymnond stilt will be cnlled ' in a he CircuIt Court inl a very fewv (hays; l i'hte Setnator has employedl able conii *3 el anid wvill vigvoroutsly defenid It. -The- .l mddenct flightof the~woman South. a few 'C lays ago, antd her suddeni retut'p to this 3ity was 1no doubt thte partso& pro.- ~ r'almmet, mnanatged by her1 astute couin sol Mrs. Lock wood, who ill repre. t sentt her In the ease. rThose wvho know 1 his Ilaymonid do ntot doubt butt that i 101' scheme Is one of' uniItis'ated l blackmail, InstItuted by Mr . jill's 3 political enemies, to distr'act him fromt ils public duties. --The 0Ohio Legislature has uder 1 )onlsider'aticin a bill which pr'ovidles I that wvhen a jnudge 01 setnces an offenld- f nr to thte pleni tentiary, It shall be as 30ertainled if ho'has a faunily dependlingc -j 11)0on hiin for support.. The fact. shall< be ctittled to the warden, ~who. shall < keep a record oif the conviet's earni Ings, anid,' after deducting - trientyi-tve 1 3ents arday for lis food amid clothing; shiall pass the balance to his credit, I Ind aply it to the support of 14hi .1 legal deP0~penens.. . CuTvIVAvni RlOSE.--Nothing adds 80 mpech to- the comfort anid beauty of homne 'as the. cultivatloon of flowvers. N~or does anything~ a<td more -to the I)ealuty and oegmfort.of muan or womatn I tIhan cte l'oses gu the cheeks -oI those0 I In good;healflb. D~Ir. Gilderts Liver Pills will atw v:impart .'this resenteo hue ifi so4hif a h'Qr sale by Dr. 1 W.FuA tl -2t T 211, uIW E8T. A'QlJ"t Tui~I'7?Afl. Vhat Cadet Whttakr lIa, Io Say- Ii, Au count ofttlto An'air, n av la t, (lho iv. porter of a New York "anper--The investi gatlon Progressing. .'T'h -Following Is the account given f tliorecent outrage at West Point by alet Whittaker liinsell': ''Last night, itnuinediately afTer tat Do, I went to bed, and, I think, had ccen asleep soln time wl'II I was wvakened by the Ioving of' the latch i the door. I listened lot' in 1(omne,'t u1d thell fell into it dloze, wlien I IVIS u(delyV awakentd )V sollne one jumlp ig Ol n m I looked' Sair) and there "ere three men in all. Two of them mre dark clothes and the third had on light gray suit and all wore black iisks. '1 drew back ly arm to strike he manl who had(jumied1 Onl me, anld partially rose in the bed. ''hlen I its seized by flie throat an(d choked ill I was almiost sIullucated. I was Iso struck a heavy blow on the left Lrmple,. an1d atlso Onl the nose with Oinelhing hai'd, the Imaun who dealt. he blow sho'iuling to ne; '1fyou don't e still you will be at i eadi maln don't ou holler.' I was overpowered. )ie of the men then said: 'Let's mark im like they do hogis (iow'n South ;' 11d thou with what I think twas a nife', tlhey cut oil' the lower einil of my !t ear and slit the lobe of my right ar' once or Iwice. Next thev beCan to le my'. fleet anid I kicked as huard as I ould, wlent one exclaimled: 'Don't on kiok or I'll cut yo;,' and lie (lid tick my Ae twice. A this time the mia: man dressed in ,rny said to one, f the others; 'Look on , don't. hart tn; see how tie 1)1e(s; take inmy andkercheif and put it. around his rounds,' and they did, but ilerwals )ok it away, The'y' then tied my feet nd hands with strips of white r'eoss olts ald laid Ime on the floor, with my aet towiards itie bed and my head to rards the wall. Next thev tied mI !et to the ironl bedstead. I asked hem if they wouldn't put a pillow un er my head and thev dlid. Again ey told the not, to holler, and one 11(1: 'Now, let's leave,' and they )itss di quietly out of the ruoim. A fter icy left 1 tried to gnaw the strap-s 'om my hands. I cried, but. not very )tld, ain( got n1o answer. I did not ar to shout loud for fear of more aria. I think [ must have lain there Iree hours before reveille, and was in stupor from blows receivel. I don't now Iwho could have donc Ihis thi11g. didni't know that I had an enemy. I liink I could recognize at least one of lie meI'n by his clothing. I triedi to ull his m:Isl oti, bot lie jerked back. boutit a year ago I got a i' nct on which its written 'Look out.I' I lon't now where it catnie from. Last Sul 1y 1 round a scaled envelope in my omn, and. Opellilg it, fotnid a note in ide, wilich reiad as foll)tan s: ''Look out ; keep awake; you will e fixed. A ilr:END." rogress oftie Iitvestigntlon--Laying Traps for the noys. WEST POINT, N. V., April 13.-The ourt of inquiry called to investiLrate in alleged ass.ult. up-un Cadet Wiit Iker conitinue( to-day the oxamina on of witt'sses. Mlajor Alex. Piper orrohorat( te testimony of previ us witnep-I's as to the conditiou inl 'hich Whit taker . was found. He icked up on the floor of the latter's Oomll several pieces of halt' burned aper, wlieh seemel to be the remains f it .orlporul's relief lists and also a 'aif torn oust of the Bible. It, was his r;st imlpr.essionl that the outrage -had con coit ttedl by ohtier personls. 1,ias.. T lexande', post surgeoni, *mstitled t ha .Whittaker was in a nor ihl phtysical condition when found. 'his afternoon each of' the thriiee hun red cadets wats given a son' 'ice to 'rite, which, unknown to thu.., wer'e lordsl which appleared in the note of' rarnhing to MVhittaker. Tkhe~se sen nces will bte comparedl by exlper'ts 'ithi the writing on the note of warn ig. At a meeting of the cabinet to-dav 1o allegedl out.rire upon Cadet Whit iker', at, West Point. was disciussed nd the general setiinent see n;ed to e that. W hit taker' shionld be r'epresenited y co)unsel betfor'e the boar'd of inquir'v. was decided to detail an officer from me [Department of Justice to attend IC 1iv.estigation. Statement or Faots Aacertained in Edige field by the C'orresapoindent or' aC.hairleston Nowmpai,er. 'IThe specCial corriespondenit of the esand Courier, wititi ing fr'om Gdgetietd C. II., April 14, says: Th'le municipal election iili took lace oni Montlay had progr'essed ntietly unltil about 11I o'clocki, whvlen lhisby chialleniged the vote of'Lawra 1ce ainu. Dr. Blanud v'ouched for' the fact liar Cain resided within the corpor'ate mnits, whein lie was chargecd by. C'lisly 'ith having madel .a statemnent whiichU e knew was not true. Dr. ltand sked him if he meant. to initimite that 0 had1( lied. Mi'. Olisby rplied that .i could( take It that way i' lhe wish ed. )r. Bland then struck f'im, anid both art.ies dre.y their p,ii.)l5 anil fired imnitanieously. D)r. Blandl's shiot, it thought, fhiled of' its mnark, nlotwith tanding the fact that the par'ties were landhig close seno'ughi to grapple with acei other'. It was at this junceture hat Mhr. St. Jtulienl Blanid, wvho was in lie crowdlat tihe court-house at the time he altercation began, sprang out and hot Mr'.gltsby.- Sceleig that Mr. A. K. Glover', w.ho Is (lis by's fatthe'r-in wi, wats preOparlin to enigage in the fliri, St. Jul ien Blnd theni fi'ed upion im ' twice, inflicting flesh wounid in ach one of' his thighs. The whole affaiir Is said to have last d only a f'ew. minutes, andI arose from '0 pr'evious anlimosity betwveen anIy of lie parities. C 'leby's wvound is I the ighit sIde, the bull passIng through his ody. Dr.K Blatid wasi shot thr'ough the 0(1d', the' l1to havIng 'beeni hold vithini a fewv feet of his per'son. Uponi the arrival .of Drs. DeSaussuro Poi-dt and O. C..Dugas, of Augusta, It vas ascertai nod thait Dr. Bllanid was nortilly wvoundied, Mr. (ilisby severe y so, and Mr'. Glover' in no dlangor r'omt his injuies. I was not;;alldWddl to see any of the ess to any l)erSOns Patve the members >f the-resp)ectve -families. Arthau'Glover', It will be0 rememn >ecred, Is f ho miu .who killed Love and Miim Gi.i OIJon, faither amid emn ieo severdil 'yea 's--ago. .He is sakid o have a reputation as a dangerous nan wvhien arouised, andc It Is thought hat tlji.s.fa9ts influenced . Blantd to fle There is-a generanl senitlment of re 'ret hiere over. 1)10 'afid'. . It is not togt hat. 'ltod 1oids -of either of heopartlesj \ilPsotk to revive the dif-. loulty. . Mr. St. JnLUen Bland has not 'et been pla'eedi ' arriest. ' It is now ia~ itat. Dr.. Bland - Is tot dead ,,and tbhoel is someo chanceI if his a'ecoVoiy.~p, N THE POT:'OMA C." he War Overt Peace Declared! Beth Sides Viarlous. IAN O BLOCKADE RAISED. 'T'he long st; ike and lockcut in 'ew Yoi k Piano factories ended tU1 factories open. 5,000 locked out vorkinen again -t work. A new pi. no turned out every ten minutes. ,Vorktmen happy. Purchasers who vanted pianos and couldn't got them iso happy. We have had a sor 'y time for the past two months to urnish pianos to impatient ptuchas a s who wouldn't understand that pi nos h::d to be made before being loivered, and it has worried us uuchiy, but tho "winter of our dis :tent" is new over, and we are ALL RIGI'I' NOW. Baek orders will be filled in short netre, and new ones by lightning -xpress. Our stock now on hand is rery krrge, and it is only certain ityles that we have been short (f. 'liese are "coming," coining," 300, )00 more and den't you forget it ! 3est of all, read this : Present Prices Guaranteeat having made ne,% contracts with oading man ufacturers, which hold ood until July 1 next, we engage to ill all orders re;eived by that date it ou q pr :sont prices. Come what vill we shall not raise prices again n til fall trade opens and fall prices tre established.. We have advanced etail prices but a small per cent, otwithstanding the large advance ii wholesale cost, and our present 1)1 iceOs are still extremely low. LY Aa Can Nevar Buy CHEAPSL1 nd they will loso time and money ;y waiting. We have special bar ains to offer cash buyers. New in 'truments, now styles, new pnces, new terms. Send for Jatalog lm and Deocriptive Illus rated Price Lists, giving full infor nation. Address LUDDEN & BATES' SAVANNAH, GA. ifhalesalo Piano and Organ Dealers. t880. 8PRIf.Ms 1880s P. LANDECE~ER& BRO. i.nnounce the receipt of a large as sorttuent ot Spr-ing Goods in the very latest 'ihm a aind. Nov - eIties. -ndthey ofler the foJllo. ing good.is aa low ui an hor,se in the '3oro. Wooil Bu~nting in all desirable sthades, F'rnch Lutinlug in Blaick' anl Navy Blue he han w.,mest ever br'ought to this mar iet. A beautiful line of. H AMBURG EDGINGS In entirely now dcsigns, with Insert ngs to match. SPRlING PRIINTS Just opened and ready for inspeotion. JaIl and see. . NOTIONS Of all binds and of tihe beat quality it the lowest possible figures. Cali early. A large stock of Gents' Furnishing Jooda for the~ Spring trade. Call and be suited." SHOES. W4 would call the attention of the pub. .ie te our large stock of Ladles', -Gents', ilisses' and Children's Shoes, which we ire now disposing of at a remarkably low prieo. Give us a call before you- pur ohaso elsewhere, as we feel satisfied we aan suit yon in quality, style and price. TRUNKS AND VALISES. ,We will sell our large stoek of Trunks, V alises, Railroad Bags and Satchels at old prices, although they have advanced ful ty 25 per eent. AN EARLY CALL W~ill repay ladies. We ask you only to somo to see our, steck and to hear the r)Iees, and if you do not find it to your idvantage to buy, we will not ask you to lo so. P.MADERKER & DRD. BUY THE BEST ! JADIES,' Mlsses' and Infan'ts' flue shoes. inade by Ziegler Brothers, of Philaiphia. Celebrated "8tandard Ser.ewed' Shoes, made by the Bay Mts Shoo and Leather O00 ap., ~iaIties at the Corner Store. REMVAL OUR'FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS WILL PLEASE TAKE. NOTICE THiAT WE HAVE REMOVED OUI. ENTIRE STOCK OF CLOTHING, ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE, TO THE STORE ROOM IN REAR OF OUR DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT. All Goods Guaranteed I apI 17 SUGENHEIMER & GROESCHEL. MIMNAUGI'S. Prices Must Tl . I HAVE purchased one of the best lines of Goods, embracing Dry Goods, . Notions, Millinery, Shoes, Hats and Clothing ; also, a complete line of lass and Crockeryware, wlich I offer to the trade far below Winnsboro quotations. I have no old trash carried over from last year, nor bad styles bought before the opening of the Spring season. Good Calicoes at 7 cents. Specialties at 8j and 13 pairs Colored Corded Jaconets at 9 and 10 cents-worth 12J verywhte. rive Dales Domestics at factory prices. Goods must be sold. Fifty pieces White Pique bought undcr the hammer and at prices 20 per cent. below their actual value, commencing att 8 cents up to something nice at 15, 18 and 22 cents. Look at our French Corded Marseilles at 85 cents, worth 50 cents. 1OQ pieces Spring Cassimeres and Cottonades. Get -my prices before buyitg elsewhere. Notions !' Notions I I Notions-!!! 25 dos. i Hose full regular at 25 cents. A nice line of Brown Balbriggan Hose at 40 cerits. 100 doz. Ladies' and Gents' Handkerchiefs, beginning at 4 cents up to a nice article at 10 and 121. and something extra at 20 and 25 cents. Pead on. Shirts I Shirts I I Shirts 1!! Mimnaugh's Wamstta Shirts are acknowledged to be the best in the market for the money. My New Department--Real Hair-50 Switches just received. Don't buy before get,ting my prices. A nice line of Flowers from 10 cents up to something real b.ndsome at 25, 35 and 50 cents. Compare prices before buying. This week's attraction at Mimnaugh's-TEN CENT COUNTER. J. Do MIMNAUGH, The. Acknowledged Leader of Low Prices. Second Arriva1 of DAs CQAi~ -AT THE NEW STORE. %ca aun une or new ana St.ylish DRESS GOODS, Iroratels, in ielitotrop4 and 0L"0 tele Suti Lce 13un jugs In a shades" Ir . ih utn gs, Brocades, Taffeta Ulotlis, Dne;new stlu lit Japanese Bilks, a d 11ortford Silk Suitings. ALSO, A beautiful line of LAWNS, PIQUES, Muslins, Edgings and Triminings. ALSO, DENTS' FiRN1SUINd GOODS. Agents for Celebrated Eighmlo Shirt. Gent's, Youths and Children's Felt and Straw HAT.4. Gents' Cassitneres. ALSO, Ladles' FRNCH kID BUTTON BOOTS. Ladles' Kid Newport Ties. Gonts' Southern Ties and Glullerei hand sowed for custom~ trade. tW' Special attention given to orders by mail. feb8 WDESPORTES & EDMUND8, e8 -. COLUMBIA .$. Cr GRAND OPENING -AT TIIE WINNSBORO DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, AND MILLINERY BAZAAR. 't OODS are now open and ready for inipection, and Indies will do well I to call and see the best selected and largest stock of Milliner ever brought to this naiket. i Domestics, Straw and Chip Goods, French Ps.ttern Hats, Calicoes. Feathers, Laces, Nets, Lawns, Miislins. White and Colored Piques, Dress Goods in variety, Illusion, 'Silks Satins, Ribbons, Corsets. Gloves, Notions, Hosiery, Lace Bonnets Ruching, Belts, Linen and Lace Collars, Fichus. Ties and everything gonerally found in a first-class Dry. Goods, Fancy Goods and Millinery Establish ment. You can get all you want as reasonably as same goods can be bought anywhere. Always on hand a Of Shoes for Men, Ladies and Children. Men's and Boys' Hats. All kinds of Family and Plantation Groceries,'Cigars, Tobacco. &c., &c. Another large lot of the popular new Davis Sewing Machines. ivory family should have one. No one should be without it. Call and see the range of work it will do. I sell it on its own merits, april 1 J. 0. BOAG, F. ELDER & CO. R ESPECTFULLY beg leave to inform the citizens of Winnsboro anc surrounding country that they are now in receipt of their Spring and Summer Stock. DRY GOODS. IN ABUNDANCE. CLOTHING FOR EVERYBODY. STRAW AND FELT HATS. SHOES FOR MEN, LADIES AND CHILDREN. NOTIONS IN PROFUSION. . JEANS, CASSIMERES, COTTONADES - AND LINEN DUCKS. All our Goods are fresh, new and pretty.. We will take Pleae rot exhibiting our stock to any and4 every one. Give ne an early call. .sfl .OUR GR1E>,T u l ad co mplee as It alwaysf PricsadGosgaat wigo come.tlovsee4 rou