The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 27, 1887, Image 1

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EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. "OUT OF THINK OWN Moi Til. Dit A WI NO THU DKAU1.Y l'Ait Al.LKI. ON l'A KM Kit Tl 1.1..MA N. Senator Vouiittllis Justlllcfl Dis I'i'oviitUN AHMTI ions li v < ?notat Inns { 'rom Captain TIUUIIIII'H Speeches ami Writ higH. (From tho Nows anil Courter.) Captain Tillman in Iiis roply to my last lottor spoke of my floundering and dodging and said it was funny to nco how 1 about faced, etc. Leaving tho application of this language to the judg ment of tho public, I shall morely re mark, if Captain Tillman saw ?ny fun in my lust lotter il must have bi 011 of ?1 very' peculiar kind to provoke II reply in which tho compasa of his complaint** ranged from tho heavens above, which, ho claimed, would not open and shut when they ought to have done - and thus prevented his success as n farmer, down to tho tampering of thc lovil, who enticed him in debt aud worked financial failure. Ho says I shot whatever they put in my gun, not knowing whether it was lead or dough, truo or iahe. Captain Tillman furnished nearly all of my ammunition, and nol only ho hut tho publie will liavo ampio opportunih to judge of its (ruth or falsity after thc perusal of this lottor. Ho says tho committoo windi solcetcd Iho ten names to constitute tho m w board of agriculture know how utterly false is my assertion that ho nominad d himself for ono of tho succt ss< ?r of t bc present board -that ho only nominated himself for ono of tho trustees of au ag ricultural college Captain Tillmau do* not positively dony tho chari o, only by inditeetion, which I do not any more accept than thu indirection by which be designed to wt in? a double lax on guano out of tho huniers' pockets, tbinkh a they world not feel it becnui they did not seo it. In bis speech iu Noveutbor, Captain Tillman said: "The control ol the oollogo aud bureau of agriculture would have to bo under tho sn i . board' ---tho board of trustees, for ol; of wlnoh he nominah tl himself. Iii hi i projioscd bill to establish au agricultural college and reorganizo tin- ngrioultui ii bureau, ho Bays, in Section 2: "Tin t 1). K. Norris, Johnson tlagood, RI. h. Donald* son, H.A. Love, J:. L. Uivcis, E. T. Blockhouse, A. E. Davis, 15. |{. Tillman, Allan Johnston and l>. I', Duucan arc hereby Constituted a hoard of ! :?s!. . H ol tho said collcgo, and they and their suc cessors on tho South Carolina hoard ol agriculture shall locate, ovfi ni ?to and govern tho same." Am muni I m furn ished hy Captain Tillmau. H < News and Courier, December I, ! G Captain Tillman savs: "As for lcadiiiij to i.inn ers ol' tho State, I have nevi r . nulo auj such claim." Captain Tillmon, in his lotter published in tho Mow? and Coori* or, January 20, 188(1, uudcr tb caption, "Captain Tillman | roposi H ; ? bo tho agricultural Rinses," .-ays: " di . pent-up indignation oi tho farmer bas lound a voice through mo, and thu ma . es of our people ure ready to follow ?in;, ?.m-, bow ever insignificant, who hus thc boldness to lend. 1 did not commend this agita* tion with any such tx poota I io ., but I should bo a coward to n faso tu had, ul least til! wo organizo, l'ho farmers eau then ohooso their own Mos? . I fool t my duty to do much, ai 1 irs to direct tho storm I have raised till such an organization is perfected. Tho way out ol this wilderness is ve ry plain. Even J can lead you out." "Oh, wad some power tho giftic gio u* To .seo ourselves as others he-- us' And Captain Tillman sayn 1 Lave "brass enough to gild n church 11. opio!" Again, in his lottor of february 21, 1887, Captain Tillman says: "Il i^ small, WOIlder that 1 nm accused of trying to (cather my own nest by aotiug as tho agricultural ohampion. " Captain Till man says "Governor Hagood bu li?! no connection with tue board during tin timo when the ineoinpctoncu and ex travagance have boen i4o rninpaiit." Tho chief oharges of expenditure, ?ve., pro* lem id again&l thy board hy Captain Tillman woro tho j/urchoso <>f tho agri cultural building, tho phosphate litiga tion, tho publication of tho hand-book, and tho omigratju i lum nu. Tho build ing was absolutely necessary for tho proper discharge of tho dut ion of tho department, lt not only contains the usual department elliot s, hut furnishes ample room for tito oxtonsivo chemical laboratory tal thodopartmont and storage for the splendid Milt complete i xhibit of the rOSOtircCS and products of the State. Its capaoiMB ball has been usi il for vari ons agricultural conventions, and Hu ex tensive accommodations ol its second door furnished hulls mid committoi rooms fon'tlio Legislature at its lasl BOS ?iou. TJbo department hos boon ott'orod $10,000 f more for tho building than n cont, wh/icli, inohuling ropnirs, amounts to 82-1 JUr-j.rr_\ and is now valued at $86,00(1. Tho j other three undertakings above cuumeknted were inaugurated during Governor Hagood'fl term us chairman, tho finit two at his suggestion and tho laut nouer bis own resolution to olool a superintendent of Immigration ? uh a salary (of ?I,^IH), for the promotion ol immigration, at an expenditure on tho basis foi $10,000 for tho then pro?OUt year. | (Seo inimit?s of the hoard of agriciryture. ) Ms purpose la not only to show (Captain Tillman's ignorance und iuooulistency, hut thal those under tokinii havo ablest . ?ti ,n of tho hoard, some of which havofyeeii questioned by mme than one of thv "weekly newspapor" Btatesmoii, tho endors nient of one of thc financiers ?nd tho most sagacious .j?, man who hus loured in public in. ?noo tho inauguration ol I lampton s administration. Colitttin Tillman says: "1 ha a novel at aiiy time ac lisetl Ul Btato ollloOIS ol muhllministration or oxtravM Captain Tillman's lotter, Weptomber ?o, IHH&- "These persiatonl persouni attooKs uro/intondtxl to draw mo off from nosling tho incoinpeteuco und ext nu u ei which bareenaraoterized tin-man ient of tho department of ngneul Tho management in tho d?part it of agriculture is only u specimen. Htate Government is run on the mnciplo." Captain Tillman's let* itobor to, iH?d: "1 bava MTOI word corruption or jmything vi..elliWould imply it m connection with tho State administration. I have charged extravagance and 'imbecility,' but ii eau not bo shown that 1 have ever separated tito legislative from thooxooutive branch of tho Government, or hold tho last as responsible alono for the ills wc bear." Caphiin Tillman's speech, April 29, 1880: "Oh, it is pitiful that in tho short space of ten years tho purity of motive, ardent, patriotism and useful devotion to duty, which made possible tho redemp tion of tho State in '7b, should bo BUO cccded by this political leprosy whieh now permeates our entire government fabric." In his letter of tue 21sl of February Captain Tillman Bays the eleven lawyers in tile Senate "should have deferred to tho opinions and wish* B of tho farmers outside of tho Senate, who had mot twice in convention and asked certain things, rather than to tin pai .?salis ami tools within it." In bis letter of March 21, he bays, in regard to a resolution offered in his April conven tiou, "its adoption followed as matter, of courso, and proved nothing," ami that a roport of its committee cm resolu tions is such evide nce as a m g re gradu ate would not produco in a trnJ justice's cunt. Captain Tillman says, aftor Governor Thompson's address, ito arose and denounced the ohargo that ho bad mud.; acottsations of maladministration ami extravagance against tho Slate ollieors as a hu, The. News MK! Courier reports Mr. Prince, of Anderson, as say in;.': "Tho charges worn sp vilically made in tho remarks of Mr. ' ?liman.'' Mr. Tillman is reported not; as de nouncing the accusation as u lb , but in terrogating M r. Priuco as follows: "In what portion?" Tho News and Courier reports that, after Governor Thompson's address "Farmer Tillman ale.-e in his scut ami said he desired to sta up out a ?0," but it was to the ofteot the he had "aCCUHCd the State Oflluiala Of bribery and corruption. ' Captain Tillman com plains about a small surplus which was in the Ilea-my. Tho outstanding obli galions of the State, bearing ti per cent, utterest and requiring au auuuut levy ol about $301,800 to mee4 it, will soon commence maturing. If our treasury i: kept amply propared to mot t ovorj obligation, (which, to malu; onsuruuct doubly sure, would require a sniall sar plus,) and tho tono of public Bonliinou* IS preserved sound and healthy, wo wil be able to ii ta .d tin .sc? bonds at I pei cent, and save thc; taxpayers bl tonne numbers $130,153 per annum. Captain Tillman say - that a lesolutioi was passed by tho April convention am reiterated by tho November conventioi that tho "inspection of fertilizers is do hetivo ami no aderpiato piuiisbmon provided for fraud," and that m ?re faul is lound with the bureau on tnis ven point than any other. In his attempt* to freu himself from the mire Captaii Tillman came much nearer than ho sup posed placing Ibo bourdon solid ground if ihi> is tho ohio! causo of e nuplain HlOU tho boan", should uot 1)0 censured In tho commissioner's report of 1885 th Legislature was urged to provide mor eilioient legislation on thia very point At tho last session a bill to lilis efl'? was carefully prepared in accord wit tho recommendations of Captain Til man's Convention by tho aid of thc agr ciiitur.il department oilloials, \ as.se ? i tho Si nate and killed i. i ic House." Caphun Tillman ovidontly thinks, i expressing tho opinion that tho tondouo of tito homestead law wa., to debaiu tho financial into rity ol tho pooplo an tho lien law calculated to undormit their independeilCO undself-relinr.ee, an afterwards saving that the farmers liav but two grounds of complaint again, tho Legislature, 1 have boen ineonsis ont. The homestead law was mangi rated hy Hie? provisions of tho lindie Constitution. The lien law wasonaotc long before the regime w hich 1 am d lc liding and Captain Tillman attaokil and attempting to defame was c stablisi cd. Tho provisions of tho hoincste; law are not confined to thc; farmers, ai there is no class injustice in the lien la\ tlie hardship hitherto experienced I landlords having boon remedied by tl ,>i! U'ity lion IttW. There being no ela injustice in this legislation, I did u consider them us special grievances the farmors--tho farmers themselves h mg somowliat divided in their opinio as to their propriety. Tho applicate cd' thc; licet:.te tax oil guanos to genei State purposes v. hen it was OXOlusivC paid by the farmers, and the tax on thc otton and provisions in hand roprosoi mg their annual income, wv io chi griovancos, and consequently just groin of complaint from the farmer.-, as a clot Captain Tillman bays: "lt is to presumed that Colonel Voiiniao I cxpee to bo tickled hereafter, not with mom hut with politl?n! influence ami votci Tho only proposition ol this ualuio, any other, looking to any lldvatlUl wbatsoovor to mo personally was ma by Captain Tillman, who wrote to l some time hist spring as follows: "is it about lime for 'Farmer' Voiunans realizo that ho is behind the tunes, a has missed an opportunity'!' You ( 'get in' OU tho homo stretch, if you st now, and 1 will tell you how, if you v run up to Augusta and let's have a ta Write nu: word whether and when v can come, appointing a day," . "Storekeeper" tournons did not com with "l'armer" and "Politician'' '1 mun s proposition he was notsosuxi to be tickled thereafter with political lim ncc: and votes as to oinbraeo Tilhn i. in, ?von with tho assurance if ho abu then ho would "get in" on the he stretch. How a man would naiko s au insinuation against another, a having written him sut h a letter, only bu explained upon tho hypoth that it was done by ii politician who failed as a planter, who had failed ii financier, who was "blind and fell in ditch." dust how many of thebo n< paper contributors, who aro attempi lo bushwhack tho Senate, Grui Wofford and "Planter" and "St keeper Vounuuis have boon shirted Captain Tillman with tho assurance "getting in" on tho homo strotoh, w< bo information amusing, if not nib ing, to tho public. The Govcrnm tho board of agriculture, tho Sei '.Granger1 Vlroftofd and "Planter", muns havo this consolation, that who has become u cbronio fault-? .md a universal grumbler, who has < plained <d almost everything,. ;i. livens above, tho earth beneath, insinuated against tho dovil down ii tho earth, who baa called himself a butcher and a fool, has bocomo so with bis ugly adjectives that they grown entirely too common, and sij nothing. In the roso-liuod conceit of a visionary brain ono may imagino him* golf amply equipped l>y tin? experience of universal failuro to establish tho per foot comnionwoalth of Hume or to in augurate tho political Utopia of More, but tho cound .sense und practical judg ment of tho farming element of South Carolina will not accept this theory of the "Georgia coon dog," whoso owner said ho hud failed for everything ?lao, thoroforo, ho must bo good for coons. As I liavo neither time nor inclination to treat tho publio lo a biographical sketch, or to deal in groundless and dis reputable insinuations, there laing au ? evident tendency iu certain quarters to inject such a our l'on t into this contro versy, J. do not ( xpect again to trespass on tho pationoo of tho publio, oven though an arraugoraout, as I am in formed, lins beon agreed upon among the "Home-strotchors" to discharge; at tho Benate, "Granger WoiTord, and "Planter" Younmns in particular, thiOUgh tho medium of tho New. and Courier, periodical "fri/, bang's" from tho I'otmetal Artillery. I cannot close, bowovoi, without en tering my earnest protest against that reckless inconsideration which would press forward to tho Boorilico such young innocents ns "Outsido Observer," who, I must admit, did one. t hing very appro priate: tho SClcotioU of his norn dc plume. For, after a most (lat tori tig in troduction of himself, ho bogan observ ing entirely Otttsido of the blots. ?low much it is to bo regretted that his aspira Hons beguiled bim beyond tho press ol ins county, v. herc bis vanity and ins mistakes would only have mot ! lie lenicui eyes of his friends and ucqunintanoof with a due regard for Ilia innocence and his years. Thinking, perhaps, that om exposition of his ignorance might liol chill He-ardor of Blich an enterprising spirit, and that he may attempt a occom tune to edify the farmers, I will lundi;, point out several of his mistake ? so thai he? may suOOCed better next time, simule ho havo ocoision to alindo to tho Uni versity. I would suggest a re deronco t< tho catalogue, where ho will Hud that it i.^ not for the education of lawyi rs, doo tens ami preaohors, but Hint tho ourriou lum preponderates in favor of those branches pertaining to agriculture Representative Wharton, of lanni ns, j the chairman of the- JI ? ?uso committee on agriculture, and not hr. Tindal, a "Outside Observer" informs tho farmers The- sinful Senate' ebel mit divide the- o.\ perimontal station, as was state-el in Hoc separate assortions by "Outsido Obsorv er" in foot, thc station was not elivide-i at al! th?? House inoreuscd tho mun bc to iso?, ?ni motiou ed' Uoprcsontativi Lawton, of Hampton, ami tho appro priation was divided botwoon tho tw Ht at ions. Leaving my young friend o "unexceptional opportunities for obsei vat iou," ami Ids cozy little deduction from mistaken premises, in the "Re Sea," and Captain Tillman to UotimU and dodge and about-face in bia "wildoi ness" of mistakes and contradictions, make) my adieus to tho "Popgun brij. ado," regretting tho indiscretion whio has caused mo such a waste? e>f timo. ii. W. Ve UM ANS. Sanders, S. C., April I, 1887. Married Women's (ami rue ts. Tho caso of Aultmnu, Taylor ?V Cen v J, N. Bush and Eugenia J, Hush, i which tho ?Supremo Court died it- el cisi?n last W ednesday night, is ve ry in portant in its bearing upon tho liabliitie of mm lied women. Tho Ce duuibin corr spondoucoof tho News and Courier giv< thc following synopsis of tho opinion: The aotiou was fouudcd oh two not? givon by dofendaut aud his woe for tl purchase of a steam ongiuo. These not woro scoured by a mortgage" em a tra e>i land belonging to tho sopnrato esta e>l tim wife , which mortgage! was ox outed hy tho wife, lie-r husband joinii thoroin. Two defoncos were put u First, breach of contract; second, 1 liability OU the' part of tho wife- em ti notos and mortgage, she hoing a mi ried woman, Tho master in equity, whom Hu- e-asei was referred, report' that there was no breach of tho contrae In thia report Hie Circuit Judge i Hu soil) ^concurred. The master also i ported the defendant's wife liable-, bo by the; terms ed tin? .statute' ami bcoai the; contract was for the- boncttt of I SOparatC estate. The (Circuit Judge- e not concur in tho lost branch of this se omi BOOtion ed' tho repent, but tiatain the mastoi in the* first, holding that t liability of tho wife was fixed hy t mortgage, and ho ordorcd n forcolosu The Supreme Court says: "The; nu Question in thi' case is as to the Imbil eif tho wife on hor mortgage', or ratl the liability of her .se parate estate fen elobt contracted by her husband, which she was a party, ami te? SOOl which she XOOUtod tho mortgage question, altliough the- said de bt was i rou true te-el for the benefit of hor sopar estate'. This brings up squarely question whether a married WOffll e mortgage lier separate" estate for a el not contracted for its benefit. Tho boundary of tho question is Constitution and tho \e-t ed the- Legit turo upon tho subject vi tho rights married wome n." The Court thou i reeds to examine- rt length the CO US tl tiona! provisions contained in Art 1 1, Se eitiem 8, as follows: "Tho re al i personal property eu' a marriod won helli nt the time of her marriage, or t which she may the re-alter OCquirO cit by gilt, grant, inheritance-, devise otherwise, shall not bo subject to 1 and sale for her husband's debts, shall bu held as bea- separate pr?qa ami may bo bequeathed, eleve e el alienated by lier the samo as if ?ho v unmarried. Tho provisions of touching upon this question are also hauativeiy discussed anil the Court oides that tho married woman luis ho rigiit to mortgage ber separate oat for u debt not contracted for its be n Tho judgment of tho Supremo Cour that the jtielgmeiit of Mm Circuit Ci bo reversed and that : ease bei re-tm Od With leave to plaintiff to apply be for judgment against tho defendant N. Hush, for tho amount ebie' em note. Chief .Justice Simpson debv tim opinion. Justice Ah-1 vcr tilca n Renting opinion. Tim practico of having a wife's s rate ostate mortgaged to scctiro her band's debts has boon vory provalei Se nd h Carolina and this decision upset it abruptly. Tho if t system of )>ook keeping-ll lng to loan them. SAN JACINTO. Aiinivertiurj ol 11 ? ? - I Int I lo Timi l<'rev<l Tex UH i rom lloxtcu. (From tho liillndelphln Timos ) Thoro occurs this week tho nnuiversa I ry of olio of tho most interesting and I eventful battles in American history, though ono hut little remembered, lt is au anniversary that rocalla tho strug gle of nuvs of which tlie Southern por tion of this continent was tho scone from ' tin; doj H of Christopher Columbus, down I to on;'own limo. Spanish settlements wcro made in Texas as em ly ns 1092, these, however, wen; merely trading es tablishments. Texas was formerly claimed by both Spain and tho United States, and became tho subject of long negotiation, between tho two govern ing nts which resulted in a relinquish ' melli on tho part of tho United States to j tho territory in question. President Jackson made au attempt to purchase 'texas from .Mexico, but failed. Tho ' proposition of Jackson to purchase was I opposed by many of our citizens, who viewed u further extension of territory las dangerous to tho integrity of thc I nion. Texas bad rather been a cur.se than u blessing to any of its numerous claimants, i icing first wrested from tho native.-: hy Spain, and regained hy thc Mexicans. In tho year 1821 Stephen Austin, a na!ive ul' the State of Connecticut, ap penrod on Brazos river in Texas to fulfill and mit a contract of his father, who had obtained a grant for a larg.; body of laud which ho was to colonize. Mr, Austin planted his first colony on the Brazos river, und being a man of un common ildolity and enterprise, bis iu tcrcour.se with tho .Mexican government hoing marked with n rigid compliance with Iiis engagement, for n number of years ho ha.I tho unlimited confidence of tho oilicers of thc government, from whom ho could receive any favors, and in return received tho unlimited confi dence of his colonists, and Texas was fast becoming a valuable domain. The colonists, with tho intelligence, CUOrgy and thrift so characteristic ol' their race, wore making rapid advancos in wealth mid Comfort, hut crisis arrived, and war wit!> all its fury and horrors com menced. San Antonio and Oolaid wore in the possession of tho Texan troops, and a largo Mexican force had bcou ordered to oporatc against 'hem. On thc 21st of I'cbruary, 18230, tito Mexican (?ener?is Bossmn, L'ilasola and Cos were ordered to head one division of thc Mexican army ?m San Antonio, ( iciuo'a's I'nen and (iarory a .second division against i h.iaid, and a third division, command ed by Santa Anna in portion, was te move as circumstances might require. Thc llrst division of tho Mexican arni} appeared, before San Antonio on tin 22nd ol February, and of the progr?s* ol the biege of the Alamo Colone Travers1 last letter was on tho od o March. lie says: "1 am besieged bj thousands of Mexicans and with ! LO mei I have defend, d the Alamo for ten day: against a force of 3,000, and unless I ge relief 1 will perish in its defense' Colonel Travers and Iiis gallant band di< perish, as they fell to a man Timi [ives, howovor were dearly sold, und tin victory Rained over thom was little bet ti r tllflll a defeat. nu: SAN JACINTO. Santa Anua, Ihishod v itb his ill-gottci success, boliOVcd that Texas was in hi grasp, and with his remaining force ad vanced upon Houston's small loree Ol the Colorado river. Houston fell had to the Brazos river and from that stroan retreated to tho San .Jacinto river, ll was unwilling to hazard a battle no lon as hopes were outortaiuedof gaining an, advantage hy retreating. Ho intendc. retreating' to Nueodochcs, whore h knew of reinforcements, and it was nc until tilter loud complaints from over quarter ho decided to stake his ropntf tion and tho fortunes of Texas on on decisive elh ?rt. Ho was commanding a most dotoroc iued set ot men who yearned to retalia! for tho shameful butchery of tlioi triends at the Alamo and (iolaid. A hour Ix fore I unset on tho 'Mst of Apri 1830, Houston, with 788 men all lol? attacked Santa Anna witlt 1,1300 mei advancing with the war cry, "Kememhi tho Alamo." Thc Texans advanced ri caving tho Mexicans' lire to withi point Hank shot beforethoy lin d a gui In less Mian two bonis a vanquished f< lay bleeding on tho hattie plain. A fe unskilled men were victors over near! double their number of well skilled BC diers, who were sn 'cited with treasu and human blood, and their proud ai haughty elliot a prisoner, bogging f? quarter and morey, both of which we loreign to his own heart and his ov mode of warfare, Santa Anna, tho ca turcd, was a heartless demon. Tl world, in all its round of brutality, bi no other sight so bloody and brutal tho slaughter of Colonol tannin's bm ut Goliath Some faint excuse might 1 given for the savagery at Alamo whi tho blood was hot, but tho savagery (?oliad has all thc horrors of Cold, Cale hiting, pitiless butchery. nt st t.rs or Till'. VICTORY. Tho victory ut San Jacinto is tm one of tlie most splendid of modern ancient times, and well deserves to ranked among tho decisive battles of t world, its results are wonderful, established tho independence of 'lexi tim establishing of it into u republic; t aunexution of it into tho Americ union; ti war with Mexico, tito com mienCO of which was the acquisition New Mexico, California, Utan, Nevnt Colorado and Wyoming; the uopiisiti of the greatest gold and silver fields tho world; tho extension of the hourn ry of the United States from thoAtlaO to Pacific; thc securing of ports on t Pacific coast Invaluable to defense a comnicrco with China and the K Indies; securing over our ground fr? ocean to ocean tho means of mihi connection, and over which several gr railroads llAVO been built great coi nentul railroads-besides railroads li* big through Texas and tho acquired 1 ritory t > tlie City of Mexico. Tho n of tito union chang? ?I and with it commerce of tho world. Such aro tho results of tho viotory v nt San Jaciuto ilfty-ono years ago t day. For all time to como will the 2 of April, INK), bo regarded a? tho bil day of Texan independence, tho day which Texas was delivered from M? can bondage. In tho magnitude of roan lt?, tho battle of San Jacinto is w ?mvrrf- -*? -- *"* ut*. I lout a parallel in the history ol' tho ' world. In a very lew years there will ? nothing left of the heroes ol' the Texan i revolution except tba record of their i acts and tho memories of their appear anec Tho record of their acts will in stinctively carry tho mind hack t<> the ' record of Marathon, Snlomis ami Thor mopyhu. No othor known historic records ure ht comparisons. Well may tho citizens of Corsicans welcome thc few remaining veterans of Texas this ' fifty -first anniversary of tho hattie of San Jacinto. Well may tin y welcome tho few mon who remain of those who I throw themselves into the breach and saved tho empire State of the inion. Ero lon;; the lard ol' the vieran guard will he nmler the sod of the lend they1 redeemed and of which their posterity now have t' . occupancy. -~mmmny - yvw .U lMMil.il THAN FICTION' Tho Story ?>? :i lloaiitirul Hut Krrutle ".. . iXOIirl l?clle. (St. Louis SpCOta '.> the Nc\V York Tune-,.) There was printed here this mortonga dispatch announcing that William Pil ton Hill had been paid yestenhv by tho Publie Administrator of New York a. large sum, la ing his share ol' Ibo pro-1 coeds of his mother's estate. Tins pay ment is the oulmiuation of a romano rich in incident. There .as horn.it St. Charles, in 1887, Joanna Behrous, (laughter of Dr. Kohrens, a wenlthyand prominent physician, Tho child devel oped into a giri of great beauty, wits, educated in a convent and in 18515 wits the belle of the count.; . A gentleman who knew her in those days said: ' Sho was horn to he a heroine of a romance. Her face was lor years to inc tho stand ard by which all female beauty was to be judged. I do not know it 1 have ever seen a more lovely woman since. She was, I think, slightly above tho aver age height of women, about liv. foot ?ive inches high, 1 should j nd go, ?nil and strong in every particular. lier eyes wore large, dark ami well shaded by long lashes. She carried her head like al queen." Britton H. Hill was at tin li: ic a rising young St. Louis lawyer, ami i to day a leading citizen ol' tins city, ile was fascinated by the St. Obarli s 1? and married her. ' They traveled m Europe for a number of years, but (lid not live harmoniously. Tho young win '.-, beauty and intellect all meted tho gal lants of the gay European capitals and the husband's position became .> em barrassing that a separation took place. She instituted proceedings foi a divorce. He tiled a cross suit, charging h. r with intimacy with Victor Emmanuel and other notables. Depositions were taken in two continents and tho Cftso became' an international scandal. .Mr. Hill was I granted his divorce. After tho divorce was granted Mrs. Hill, who had sulVored ni namo and social position to some extent by the developments of Hie suit, loft the city. | Sile was lost sight of for BO ve ra I year . and then LouisinUH who traveled in I Europe wrote and brought bael; strange stories of thc sensational doing- of tho beautiful and dashing American widow. At om; time she was in Home, then in (leneva. Then again she was iaard ol' in Paris and Berlin and in many "i the Europeuu capitals. Sh. become famous through various methods. She cul something of a figure in politic :t in both ' Prance ami Haly. Mr. Louis Hansen,! the wealthy Now York tailor, advertised fora housekeeper, and Mrs. Hill, nuder; the name and in the guise ol' a widow, ' got Hie situation. Sho married Hanson in less than a week and in !. ss titan ii ? week after trouble began. Thoy also went abroad, win re Hanson got some startling information concerning Ids wife. When they retune d divorce pro ceedings were begun, and after some litigation they agreed i<? soiarato. I bini papers were to bo signed on July I, 1885. On tho day bofo ro Mrs. Han son sent for her husband end asked linn to take her out of the eily to avoid the noise ol' the Fourth. Thoy went to Storm King Mountain. 1 ie y were alone. Two pistol shots w? rc heard, and people eoming up found Hanson demi, with a bullet through his head. She said lie shot at lier and tooti committed suicide. Siie lett the estate tor tl 10 Pub lic Administiator to look after and started for Australia by way of tb? isthmus. Slio died on Hu; way, and let ters rmi papers found in her baggage revealed uer identity. The clue wa;: lol lowed, and resulted in putting tho wealth in young 11 ill's hands. Tlit- Cotton u<>\<-iiii ni. Tho Financial Chronicle, in ils weekly cotton review, says that for the ve ck ending Friday evening, the loth, the total receipts have reached 21,027 bah s, I against 20,808 bah s last week, 81,115 hales the previous week, ami 10,208 bales three week ince; making the total re ceipts since tim 1st of September, 1880, 5,001,818 ludes, against 1,051,020 bales for the same period ol' 1885 86, showing an increase since Boptombor I, 1880, ot 180,880 bales. The exports for thc same poriod roach a total of 58,088 bales, of which 88,5-15 were b> Great Britain and France anti 14,403 to the rest of the continent. The imports into continental port - this wi "k have been 56,000 bales. There is an in crease in the cotton in sight Friday night, of 34,808 bales as compared with the same ?late of 1886, au increase id 12,100 bales aa compared with the correspond ing date of 1H.S5 and a decrease of 284,? 075 hales as compared with Issi. The old interior BtOOks have deere:.; cd during the week 12,157 bales, and were, Fritlay night, 17:5,7.7.1 bales h-ss than at tho same period lust year. TUo receipts at tho same towns luivo been 5,012 bale) h-ss than tho samo week last year, and since 1st September Hie receipts at. all the towns are 04,451 ludes more than for tho same time in 1885 80, Tho increase in the amount in sight Friday night, as compared with lust year, la 15,065 l>ale8, the increase, as compared with 1HMI 85 is 687,681 hales, ami the in crease over IMS" 84 is 7(d,7Jl bales. The total receipts from tho plantations nineo September 1, 18KI!, aro 5,162,804 bales; in 1885 80 wero 5,234,880 bales; In 1884 85 wero 4,725,42(5 bales. Al though tho receipts at the OUtports tho past week wero 21,(527 bales, the actual movement from plantations was only 8,158 bales, tho balanco l>oing taken from the stocks at tho interior towns. Last year tho receipts from tho planta tions for tho same, week were 82,871 bales, and for 1885 thoy wero 12,010 halos. IN T11K IIKAKT <>i; MUICA, A ?MaiI'SH AT TH K I) IA lt IKS OF AN KN PLO lt Kit Ol'" THU CONGO. Tho Native* mu! Homo <>i" Their Savage Customx-A lllootl Curdling Snuko Story lin?! au Ad \ nil ur? willi it Crocodile. ermin tho Washington fctnr.) A cossy and handsomely furnished hons- on f street northwest is tho home of Lieutenant Emory il. Taunt, of the United States Navy, the African explor er. Hinco 1885, when bo was sent to ex plore tho region of the Upper Congo Uiver ill Af rica, Lieutenant Tm.nt has boon constantly on tho tramp through tho Dark Continent, .searching for in formation in regard to tho country and its inhabitants. The walls of the par lors of his home in this city are covered with intorosting reminders of many thrilling adventures among the blacks, tn the lorin of lon", sharp spears, mur derous hioking knives .md varion , other im? lenients ol' warfare and domestic uso. ! Not tia: hast important among them it a long strung of human teeth, in the ! e* ulre ?d' w hich is a small, roughly- 1 shaped piece of brass. Toi.-, is a . "fetish," and is supposed hy tin; intense- , ly superstitious natives to hean infallible I charm against disease, pain or .rouble'' of any hind. Another curiosity is a ' queerly shaped knife encased in curious-\\ looking skin, and having a hilt, thc end ? of which is shaped like a mushroo n. in , ono corner ol' the room there stands a long and wide shield bf rattan wood, lt has n history, in different pine , nboul its CPUtrC an; several bullet hobs. Thc! native w ho boro it was preparing to kill Lieutenant Taunt, who hail c/ gaged I; bim in battle, whon a bullet fro i ouch of :' >. ?' ut 'd's folio wo rs pierced the shield an?! v through the body of tho ? si'.vago warrior. 1 Mut by far thc luosl interesting of nil:' are i'm diaries of Lieutenant Taunt's ' li rsi year in the land ol tho blacks. Ar Star n porter was porillittodto read them ' the other night. Tin y rend like I romances, und aro Ulled with stories of j1 adventure and hair-breadth escape ) froui^ tho cannibal . ! Tho dornest ie hal ?it of lim Coi /o nc- , gn - , :; related by Mr. Taunt, are. often 11 interesting ami moro often ainusing. , Then i a ci rtnin tribe w ho shaws their o heads, onbj leaving sundi tufts vi bair. 11 These tufts uro , rii\ngcd m nil sorta of li ituu.:. ! ie shapes and give to tho wean ral I irirungc nppeiil'.lllOC. Theil there is j < Ll.i chic?o? a great and powerful tribcjl ?.I tho vieitlity Of Leopoldville who,1 make - bis ht.ard grow in the s-.m.- man- 1 ncr, and it: appearance as a Chinaman's' pig-tud. j Tho tuaiiuui' of burial among t. e na tives is ver.> peculiar. Upon Ibo death J, of li chief the hotly is swathed in ( lollies, until it re embica a hogshead. Thou the! j bend ol'tho body is .-h ived clean. The ( hodv is lett tibovo ground in Hrs state'j until tm- (?.iii- rows out, when tho re- ? main-, ate inti ired in the ground. U While traveling up the Congo Liver's in Ile- well known little ?tenme?, tiio|i Henry Leed, wm.: about (Ivo days from t the ci pud or, ait exciting incident oe- ' curred, of which Mr. Taunt says : '.At'-ip p. m. wi anchored in Hie narrow cliiui-i' ucl for the night, denara. Potterson andr Lillington, with sotiw ten boys, lind ! started in tho small boat, and as ?ho leached tho f.hoit a huge snake, about ' eight feet long, sprang imo tim boat. T?tere was n shouting and voli ng of I j 'mioca' ' make ? and in live seconds tbcj, snake bad ? ntiro possession ol' too boat, j ; How to kill bira was now tho problom, ; Wo could not shoot without injury tot the boat. Lut finally, idler au exciting light ol' ten minutes, Ibo snake was dis-l patched b\ ono of tho slav; :.." lt was spotted, black and white. Tho natives < said that ono bite from it was sure death, t fortunately Ito OUO u-iuained in tl 0 boat ; long enough after it entered to gel bit-11 ten, and Lieut tim i. Taunt had liol gouej in lite hon!, le having bcoil detained Oil < the steamer. Another incident related iu tho diary M is ns follow;;: The bout had anchored nt ! a small town by tho river. DownontltoM hank ol'the river a Woman and i boy' were fishing, Om in the shallow parts of tho river hideous looking crocodiles could easily bo seen disporting them selves or sic-ping on the sand burs. Close lo wln-re tho Woman and hov wow lisbillg was a hom; crocodile who was qilictly, every moment, approaching ucaror and neart r tho Ushers, Hi ; small oyes twinkled, and every now and thou ho would turu his head slowly from sido to side to see tliat ho was not observed, Suddenly the people in tho Village ucind a terribie shriek. Tho woman and boy had been swept into water by n stroke from tho tail of tho monster. Thon he seized the body of the woman, and, swimming slowly to the opposite bank ho laid it down ami returned. Mean while tho hoy, when ho bud recovered from his frigid, Boramblod out upon thc bank, md waiting to yell or shriok, ns would have been expected of an Ameri can child. Ho hastened of up the. bunk to where ti small cailOO w is anchored. .Inn ping into it, bo paddled hastily for tho place whero tho body of his mother bud boon carried. Leaching it, la put tho body iuto tho boat and shirted for tho village. He hud not gone far whim ho bearii a shout from the village, ami, looking behind him, saw that lu; was be ing pursued by the crocodilo who, niter leaving tho woman, had gone off up the rive.' and returned just in Hmo to see his prey carried oil'by the canoe. Tho hoy puddled with till his might mid thc crocodile followed as fast as he could, nor did ho stop tho pursuit until fright ened oil'hy the canoes from the \ dingo currying men to the rese?o of the boy. Clio natives say that thin creature will always stow awiij prey, and go for its mate to help eat lue feast of flesh. When about eighteen days' journey above bangala, on tho Congo, Licutcn ant Taunt waa horrified at tho sight of tho natives. Ile says that they lind anchored to cut somo wood for tho en gine. In a short timo the l>oat wan sur rounded by a crowd of bard-looking natives. Tho horriblo featuro of their uppoaranco was that oach had au ivory i hutton on his upper lip. TII?K extenden nomo two inches over tho lower lip, and I tho button, whioh was about the size of ii quarter of a dollar, was buttoned right through, While hunting in tho woods ho found un old tom-tom, or drum. It waa mado of a log about live foot long. A long, ol ?long hole was pierced in tho top of tho log, which had been dug out aa much as possible When struck on either side ol' tho hole with u stick tho log emitted a sound which could bo heard for several miles. Tho longer tho dis tance tho more unearthly tho sound. Tho Congo method of execution ia most revolting. Among certain trihea tho person to oe executed is taken out into tho market place where he is buried to his neck in tho earth. His brains uro thon dashed out and a cord fastened around his neck to which is attached a stick. This is driven perpendicularly into thc body and both left thoro to decay. TUB IVI'Kll-H l'A VIC ICM'\ VU'.MIC.W. Tile I'rogreaa Making In Perfecting Hie Ar rangement*-Tim Farmer* should Attend lu l.nrge Kumbera. (Carolina Spartan.) Lust week Mu.jorD.lt. Duncan, J. W. VVotford anti Commissioner lintier, on in vitation of tho Governor and Commissioner if Agriculture of Georgia, attended a meet ing of Georgia farmers in Atlanta. Thal meeting was called to consldor the Condi [ton of Hie fanning interests and mako ar rangements for a fair in Atlanta. This Iocs not come in competition with thc in er State encampment at this place. ?hijor Duncan explained to the meeting what pro ?ress we mel made lo re and tin y looked pery favorably on tho enterprise, und stated hat Gcorgin would bo represented. Satur lay afternoon, (hore was a meeting of the Stockholders of tho Encampment lu the 'mut House. l>r. Fleming, chairman of In Trustees stated that some of thc sub ?icrlliers bad failed lo pay thc amounts promised and thal, hi order lo make all preparation.-! necessary more money was needed. A motion was carrletl to issue us much ns thirty shales of preferred Stock, ill $50.00 ll -liare. This preferred stock is h i come in lit st in tin payment of dividends up to eight per cent. Tho Association re serves t lie right ut uny time to redeem the itock, paying interest at thc rate ot* ten per .?.?nt. but it i- not bound lo pay interest or 11 vident ls unless Hie money ls made. Sev ?ral questions looking lo the success of the .nti'iprisc were discussed. Largo manu facturers have 1)0011 writing letters asking thou I tlie space allowed for the exhibition if goods and tho conditions on which they viii I? allowed to come. There arc sev val things that will contribute to thc sue :ess of this encampment. First and fore in st a largo crowd of farmers is necessary, ind we cannot draw these from distant states or counties ibo tlrsl year. Tho farm ?rsof Spartiinburg county aro called on to uake (lils ;i success. If BOO of them will mild lents (ind move their landlos in for me week sud (hal fact is known before uuul, Ibo manufacturers will come with luichtncry and lhere will bo all so.ts of iiitcnl cont rlvancoson exhibition. A small wooden lent that will give shelter to several persons will cost \;lo or $15. The farinera ti teach can come in tho hist of July and build their own tents, either hauling luinhcr from borne or buying it on tho ground. All thc pour fanners should attend, bCCaUSO hey may he al ile lo learn something. All he good ones Should certainly bo there, . 11 I heir COUUSCl Will bo needed. Those 'vim: in thc mineral boll of tho county ihoiild not only intend themschrcs hut they ibould have on exhibition spec mens of the 0 iii ral." uni ORS nt the county. Our ? . jil bot . ?ion ss the State lino should turn mt in force, for they atc equally interested villi us in Ihe movement. We hope to see 1 hundred North Caiolina families en ?ailipcd lu re III August, The Stale exhibit .vhlch will certainly he sent here is worth oslngseveral days to ste. one may spend lours looking al tin- mineral, animal and /egetablo products ol thc State. Thc mini s of several persons who are going to mild tents have been reported and it is our leslrc that they all be M ilt IlltO this otliec. sometime In May llieir names will be pub islicd. hi t ihem come in by the hundred. \ Hinte v .ir.m. i i 'ollegc. The Greenville County Teachers' Asso tinliou, at ii recent meet lng, adopted a pre nable -riling forth thc grcal importance of i Stute Normal College, and passed thc fol 11" lng resolutions: Resolved, 1st. Thal wo, Un-white teach ?rs of Greenville county, do most respect' 'idly petition tho different County School Join missioners and County Boards of Ex milners, tho state Superintendent of Edu .ation and the Slate Board of examiners 0 exert their influence to secure th? csUib Ishmcill and support of tl Slate Normal lollcgc for whin- teachers of both sexes. 2d. That wo ask the associations of ?cach?is in tho different counties and thc st;iic Teachers' Association to consider this matter and lo CO-opcMtO in the offOrtS to iCCIire such Slate Normal College. Dd. Thai we most respectfully request the General Assembly lo give this suhject itt ref ul consideration. 4th. That we ask thc pres-, of tho Stute, friendly lo Hie cause of common school idticallon, to laing this matter before their readers. vin- President'* Southern \ mit. The President has selected a very pleas mt season of UlO year lo visit Un? South. Tho weather is delightful In Allanta us well is in this ( ?ty in October, of course thc President would h irdly think of coming to Gcorgin without visiting Savannah, ile will doubtless find much to interest bim at Atlanta, and the Piedmont fair, which will he open in October, will hean utirnetion, but to see a genuine Southern city-thc most beautiful city in thc South-he must rome to Savannah. The people of this elly Would be gratified I))' a visit from President Cleveland. They have watched his consistent course and licurtily indorse it. They have noticed 1 hat since his inauguration lhere hos been a complete restoration of good feeling throughout thc entire country and ii re inarknble industrial awakening in the South, and they would like to show him their appreciation of his administration Doubtless lils plans have not yet licen ar r inged, hut when they ure lt ls sincerely hoped thal they will include this city as one of the points to he visited.-SriwrmoVt News, Despite ?Vol the nay or faull Things. Little things may help a man to riso-a Inuit pin in un easy chair for Instance. Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets'' aro sninll things, pleasant to take, and they cure sick headaches, relieve torpid livers and do wonders, liebig purely vegetable, they Cannot harm ney one. All druggists. X woman in Gcorgin lived 4S days on water and then died. Water is n thin diet, for a fuel, hut we know sonic sailors who have llvnd nearly nil their byes on water.