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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?. IHK LAW AM) TUE LYNCHERS. A DISPASSIONATE DISCUSSION OF A lilli M I 1,1 SU DJ Jil T. Tin? Opinion ??r ti CmiflervutIve Carolina loiiriml-Tho Case OouiddcrrO in Dur?r ent A?|ioota. (ttd (loria) lu (ho Ivoowoo Courier ) Tho opinions of tho press, in di llb rout purls c>f tho State, i n this startling occur iciire. (lifter widely, lt is generally con ceded that tho act io tho natural result ol a proponent established by tho whites in Uko oases of offence As a couse* ?pionco nonie condemn tl io ucl aud all acts of lyuohing in tho austrat t. < H horn, winking at such summary vohgoauco, when prompted by a jan e and high pur poHo to protect virtu .us women from violence worse than dcatli, favor a thorough investigation in this ease aa to whether this act was the outcome < [ un outraged sont knout or tho offspring ol prejudice and imitation. Ollie's take tim bold ground thal il deceased was guilty <d I le-? rime with w hich ho was accused, ho deserved tho fate ho met. ami the porpotmtors deserve commenda tion rat her than cousuro. Wo (bid others, who neither in terms approving nor cou dooming the lynching, foal in thc ooour ronco a proguaut text for diseoi rsiugon tho incflloionoy of tho administration of the oriminal law by our courts and juries. No law abiding cili'/.cn will deny but lynch law ?; wrong in itself and danger ous to SOOloty. While tlii- i true, there aro crimes so revolting to m in's moral nature, so destructive lo society, so awful in thoir consequences to individu als and by sympathy to communities, that noither humau nor divino law ever lias or ever eau stay the hand of Vi tige ance in their punishment. Of tin o erinn a fiendish and brutal violence to respectable women is tho highest, aud wo hardly think, in such case ;, any earthly power could stay tho nvougiug band of un outraged oommunity. Tho certainty of the conviction un i puni, li ment of the guilty party cannot no tins, and tho divine command, thou sh dt not kill, line proved equally ). ow? doss. Respect for woman, pride in her ele vation and protection is a striking char acteristic ot Auglo Saxon civilization and tho crowning glory of I'hrisl ?au progro Summary punishment of a brute, black or white, who assaults a pure woman, wo cannot condemn, and-yet wo cai. not deny it is a daugerous precedent, not only tending to abuso for tho commit - sion cd' the nameless crime charged against doccascd, but as growing and ex- ' teudiug to less homblo crimes, until ao limit being Used, tho written law be comes a dead h tier, and for it tho iv cited and partially informed opini m of a moll in substitu? eil. lu scone cases tllO highest .-* ?od of society, its preservation 1 and tho protection of tho mothers and1 daughters of our State, will constitute au Bccoptablo oxcuso in tho public min i for lynching. Willie wo hold this, WO ti... i iel caso of lynching should bo thoroughly investigated ami on the trial of parties j charged with it, we feil .uri our juries wonld convict or acquit ou thoir honest judgment from the facts, whether tho lyuohing was prompted by '.ii.- singh motive of vindicating virtue au.t pro tooting society, or by a spirit of race re- i vengo and imitation. Evon in tho most excusable form tho enforcement of lynch iawisplaying with lire, and if ovor instilled as to tho actors tho jnstiiieation Should bi based on tho j honest conviction Hud it i. tho best, the safest and tho highest preventivo of an irreparable w rong and a virtual necessity to the preservation of SOOioty, In tho abstract, lynch law meets our and publie condemnation, but circum stances may exist, such as tho oharnoU r of tho assailanl and assailed, thc nature and extent of the injury, which may ex cuse if not justify it. flow do they stand in tho Contrai lyuohingV Wahlrop is reported as hoing a bab witted person, by .some aa a person na ;. tally irresponsible. This should in hi? oaao havo stayed Bumruary punishment. It is further stated by some thal Li guilt was a matter of doubt, and that lie denied it to tile last. TII?H should bavo led to inquiry in any case before tho death penalty was cntiocod. Aud lion lies Hie great danger in lynch law, that upon oxoitemont, growing out of nu ag gravated crime, papsion ijsurpH reason and men net without proper inquiry os to tho orime and the guilt ol tho purty olia gi .1. Again, in such CIUCH tho standing of thu assailod should bo considered. Hos tho negro race established by their life and conduct (hat high mond oharaoti that reputation for virtue which nnike . snob a wrong to thoir race irreparable, tho life of the victim a living doath? We maintain they havo not. They marry . and intermarry with little regan! to \ l I chastity and neither their education nor babita load them to value tho reputation of their women, as do tho whites. We do not deny but every oitizott, m de and f.'innlo, white and black, ace entitle.i to And should rooeivo equal m il impartial protection under the law, bnl wo deny, or strongly doubt whether a oriminal as i< mit on a black woman can or should, under tho character of tho race, atonto that just feeling ot indignation, that ll rm and noble resolve, coupled with genuine excitement, which a liko assault on a white woman by a black or white man nocessarily do. n from habit and educa tion, and which alone, if any ex.Tee bo allowed, stamin as an excuso for past aots of lynch law by white mon. Hot h races havo thoir recourse for protection to the law aud both boro, we think, would gel justice. Hero both should seek it, but with tho whites thero is an innato au well aa habitual purpose to vindicate purity and prosorvo society at ali hazards, They oaunot await tho slow process ol tho courts. Is tho negro instigated hy the samo motive? Has ho by habit the une. inborn principles and purposes? Iv.ioh reader must answer for nimsolf. Again, tho demoralization of thouegro from sudden emancipation and elevation to citizenship and from political power from IKtiH brui made him arrogant, oven beyond citizenship, aud led him to fro quent acta ot oriminal assault on rcpt.ta bb? white women whioh threatened, in ita increasing tondonoy, to subvert our social fabric nnlees promptly oheokod. This state of things lod to lynch law for that ono crime, and in n few iiudauco only for aggravated crimes bas it been pursued by tho whites in othor oases. On tl?e othor bund cases of criminal as sault on negro women by whitos hnvo beon of rare occurrence, in fact, Hie case of this half-witted man at Central io the only ono we can-call to mind. In thia respect this caso of lynching differs from otUOrs by wldtes, in its excusatory char acter. The security of while women, traveling or dwelling unprotected, was in constant jeopardy and demanded prompt if not extra-judicial acts of pro tection. Tho security of the negro wo man hus never in tho same way been in jeopardy. Again, this case assumes importance in view of tbo characteristics of tho two races us to citizenship and property. The white race, as a rule, is intelligent, moral au I habituated by training and intorest lo obey law. liven in exception al oases of violations of law, by taking the law into their own hands for tho protection of virtue from fiendish and budal outrftge, tho whitos have moved quietly asan organized citizenship, bent rather on tho prevention of similar ci ina's luau on revenge. Owning the property of the cou . ry, their iutorcstiu it . preservation, having families, their respect for them and their safety, oper ated to check any spirit of general law lessness, buding to anarchy. Handling lin*, they moved cautiously, checking its spread to other than tho object in viow. (Ju tho othor bund, tho bluok race, ns a rule, is ignorant, immoral and often dishonest. Thoy aro besides au impul sive people, who, under excitement, are not subject to the control and direction of reason. Owning little property, no motive of pecuniary iuterost operates to cheek excesses, but rather to stimulate thom. There aro some striking excep tions to tho fido and WO hopo tin so may increase From these facts, lynch law, always dangerous and nevi r doh nsiblo in morals or strict law, is in tho hands of tho negro nice a widely diflocent thing from lynch law in the bauds of tho whites, Tho latter have nlwaysusod it ?8 a cor rective and provoutivo of the highest and most revolting crimes, nod even then in a decent or orderly way. The latter, onoo adopting it with impunity, from theil nature and training are likely to use it for revenge or a spirit id reckless lawlessness. While each race is entitled to t (pud and impartial protection under till law, still all eases of lynching, as violations of law, should bo viewed in connection with tho persons concerned and surrounding circumstances. As tho Contra! victim of outrage died from ber injuries, the perpetrator would Lavo been found guilty of murder and ex-outed, if mentally and morally ri sp Lisible. If Waldrop wan tho guilty party, assuming him doli oapax, he BU Herod only tho fate tho law would have allotted him, though in a cruel way. It is not the guilt or innocouoo of Wuldrop or the lynchers that so much concerns society, as thin new advance of lynch law, both in tho actors and tho surround ing circumstances. Thoro is far more in it than tho simple fact that A. was lynched for a nameless orimo on li. li is m oxi option lo past acts. Ly nob in . by whites for this cri mo has not boon conflu? 1 to negro porpi trators, but bas be< n indicted oil whites and blacks pro m ue r. ly. sVith tho whites it has boon lin I is li . -ed ou tho vindication of virtue' from brutal violouco. lt ia a principle of preservation, On the other lian.1 wo tl . not edi b> miad a cc e where hlaek have lynohed a black for suoh a orimo on their own race, though our OOUtt calen dars contain numbers of charges for such crimes, This doparturo by tho black? from past prcoodout, and tied, too, onn white mau of known doubtful sanity, Buggests other motives than those herc tofore actuating white men. What wat Hie real motivo, and what was tia promptirg incentive in this view, bc oomui inatorial and demanda full inven ligation, apart from tho not in itself, ot lill other like not-?, being a very higl violation of law. The investigation ant trial of tho partios oharged may result ii tho partial, if not entire suppression o lynch law, to which cud ail citizen anxiously look. "(io Moat li. Voling Alan." <>"o of tho stirring business men o Now Volk ls .lames S. Lewis, who i connected with a rock drill Company and has occasion in tho connie of th year to visit many ports of tho comdr) L"is opportunities for comparing tb relative growth of tho different section aro oxoellont, Within two or thrc yeera ho has becomo impressed with th "New South" aa a growing Hold of ir dustry to an extent amounting in Hi oyes of ionio of II?H friends to Souther fovcr. Mr, Lewis remarks: "There no fever in my views of the South, ii thc simple result of observation. 1 Horace (keely was alive to-day he won! say, '(lo South, young man.' Ti Secret of Southern growth ia easily tu dorstood niter a fev Visits. Tho war le thu yoting men of that region ImpoVO i> hod ahnoHt to tho vergo of starvntioi They lacarno inured to privation. Tin learned what their falla ra with big plai talions and droves of slaves had nev dreaming of learning. They learned I labor and nave their earnings. Tin have become money-makers and moue savers. They know tho %<Jtio of weal by the bitter experience of lack of : 'lucy will earn and save a dollar who wo at the ?orth will spend ?vo. Tl war left us up here in a stimulated prt pority. lt left them on bnro bom They had to do or die. They decid to do and not to dio."-Now Yo Tribuno. PIANOS AM? on? \.\*. Wo aro prepared to Ri ll l'iftnos a Organs of tho host make nt facto prices for Cash or easy Instalmon Pianos from $'210 up; Organs from 8 up. Tho verdiot of tho peoplo is ti thoy ean Bavo tho In ig ht and t we nt y li per cont, by buying of us. Itistnimci dolivorod to any depot on llftccji da trial. Wo pay freight both ways if l satisfactory. Order and test in y< own homes. Respect fully, N. W. THUMP, * Columbia, B. C -i ?W> ?? ?? - a The dumb animals aro hi our kccpli 'iud wo owe it to them thal all their wn m promptly supplied. If we cannot this, wo should promptly rolhimilsh charge of them. i.WVS OF THU STATE Sollie n* Mm Work ol til?1 licci'iil Sos-.mii of i Im I.vfctalu uro? Au Act to amend Bootion 2,4.82 of tko Qonoral Statutes of Boutli Caroliua, J ?elating to Housebroakiug, That Section 2,d82 of tbo General Btatutos of South Carolina, rotating to housebreaking, bo amended .so as to read us follows: "Si dion 2,482. 'ivory porson who shall break and enter, or who shall break with iutont to enter, in the day time, ?ny dwelling house or olle r house, er who shu!! break and enter, or shall break with intent to enter, in the night time, any house, tho breaking and enter ing of which would not constitute bur glary with intent to commit a felony or other crime of a lessor grado, shall bo held guilty of a felony, and punishable at the discretion of tho Court by impris onment in tho county jail or penitentiary fer u tenn not oxoeedingone year." TRIAIi JUSTICE PEES. An Act to prohibit Trial Justices who receive Salaries charging or receiving any Fees in Criminal business, Section I. That from and after tho passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any salaried trial justice in this State to receive .my compensation for their services in any criminal causes oth< ? than his salary, or to ri ooivo for his own une any portiou of his coustablo's fees or salary in any criminal causi s whatsoovor, whether : aid causea are actually tried, compromised or transferred lor investi gation to tho Court of Ueuoral Session". Section 2. Any trial justice w ho shall violate the preceding section of this Aol shall lie deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, Mid, upon conviction thereof, shall bo lined not lesa than lift,- dollars, and liol moro than two hundred dollars, or im prisoned not lc?* than thirty days, and not moro than sis months, or both Uno md imprisonment at tho discretion of the L on rt. OBSTRUCTION AMI NWVie VTION. In Art to prohibit tho Obstruction of Navigation by Bridges over anil across Hivers m Ulis State. Section 1. That no porson or non ?us jr corporations in this Stato, shall koop jr cause to be kept, put or cam ed to be placed, any bridge over and across any jf the navigable rivers within this State so 08 thereby to injure or obstruct thc free navigation of sahl river.-1, and every such person or porsous or corporation LO jlVendnig shall forfeit, for each and ovory mob offence, tho sum ot' two hundred lollara for each day thut snell bridge may bc BO kept, or remain as an obstruc tion to said I roo navigation, for tho uso >f tho State. Sectiou 2. That any railroad company ar othor corporation ni thia Stato, which may now have any bridge over and I0I0S8 any navigable river in this Stato too low for tho purpose of free and un-1 obstructed navigation bo, and they are hereby, required to remove the same, or t to so const mot and manage draw spans in said bridges UH will secure Baie and iniobstruoted navigation of said stn rn, ivhioh said spans shall bo not tess than'' sixty feet iu width in tho clear, and shall bo properly located with roferrenco to loop water and tho o invoniouco of navi gation, and shall bo providod on both lidos of the span with st rong ami suitn ble binders extending Uot lesa than one iniudred i nd fifty feet above, and not less than eighty foot belo..' tho bridg*, uni rising above ordinary high water Uiirrk to within rot less than ono foot of I the lowor corda of said spans. Aud upon I ; failure to do so, said railroad company ?, >r other corporation shall forfeit I or ', .ach and every day Had said bridge may remain too low for freo and unobstructed i navigation the sum of two hundred dei- ! lars, for tho uso of the State; Provided, | ( riiat this Act shall apply only to such is are now navigable by steam boats er!, nay hereafter bo made BO, Section ?5. That this Act shall go lu to '. licet aud become a law within six ' months after the approval of the same. Section 1. That Aots and parta of Acts ncousisteut horewitii aro hereby rc- . pealed. I'eNANTS Nor TO INJORB PROl'RRTV. \n Act to amend Bootion 2, !85 of tho , ( lenor&l Statutes ol the Slate in rein- ' latiou to Burning or Cutting linton-11 anted Houses. That Section 2,180 of tho Oonoral Statutes of thia State bi-, and tho sime ( is hereby, amondod so that said scetion ishen amen led shall r< nd OS follows; "Section 2,485, Whoovcr shall inalioi* nisiy, unlawfully and wilfully bum or MUSO bi be burned, cut Ol' cause to bo ;ut or destroyed, any untenanted or un linished house or building of any frame r>r frames of timber of any otlll r pi roon, undo and propared, or hereafter bi ho made or prepared, for or towarJs tho | making of any house or housos, so that tho name shall not bo suitable for tho purpOBO for which it WOO prepared; and uny tenant or tenants at will, for yearn ur for lifo, who shall wilfully and nialioi jusly cut, deface, tn uti 1 ito, burn, de stroy or otherwise injure any dwelling house, outliouse, erection, building or QropB then in tile pOf-flCSSion of such tenant or tenants, shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by tine or im prisonment, or both, in tho discretion of 1 ibu Court, vonni not so COOK-PiailTTSa. An Act to punish Cock-fighting within three milos of any chartered institu tion of learning in this State. That it shall be a misdemeanor for any porson to engage in or be present at eock-llghting within three miles of any chartered institution of lot ring in this State, and any person found guilty shall bo lined not exceeding one bundled dol lars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. TO et NISH SNKAM TTJIBVES. An Act relating to persons entering or concealing themselves in any house with intent to steal or commit any othor crime. That any person who shall hereafter ontor without breaking, or attempt to enter any honso whatsoovor witli Intent I to steal er commit any other crimo, or shall conceal himself or herself in any bouHO with a like intent, shall bo doomed guilty of a misdemcauor, and upon con viction thereof shall bo punished in tho disorotiou of tho Conrt. CHANUK OF VRNUB IN TRIAI. J I! STICH CAORA. An Aot to amond an Aot entitled "An Aot to amend Section 840 of tho Cen end Statutes, relating to oases tried or examined before Trial Justices," np? . proved Deeembor 20, 1881. That au Act to amend Section 810 of tlie (! iu rtd Statutes, relating to cases tried oi , MU.lined boforo trial justices, approved December 20, 1884, be and is hereby amended so as to re id as follows; "Section 810. Win never a person charged with crime, to bo tried or to be examined under Section 820 hereof be foro a trial justice?, or wheuovor either party to 0 civil action which is to lie tried li tore a trial justice, shall make and (ilo before tho trial issuing tho papers an ailidavit to tho ? licet that he does not bo in ve that ho can obtain a fair trial or ex animation boforo the trial justice, the papers shall bo turned over to tho near est trial jutluv of thai county, who shall proceed to try tho ease or hold tho ex amination as if bo bud issued (he piepers: Provided, That such allldavil shall set forth tho gronuda of such belief; that two day?' notice of tho application for such trausfer shall bo given to tho ad verse party, end but one Buoli transfer simd bo allowed to oaoh party in any ease. This scotion shall not apply to trials before tho judicial trial justices of the City Of Charleston." TO IIF.OULATti SKKL) COTTON TRAFFIC, An Act to regulato the tmllio in seed Cotton in tho COUtltiRS Of Abbeville, Aiken, Sumter, ifork, kklgetlold, Berke ley, Kershaw, lliohland, Oraugoburg, C liar l?sten, Cuestor and Union. Section ). That the traillo in seed cot I :i by purchase, baiter or oxohaugo, in tho counties of Abbeville, Sumter, Vork, Edgoflcld, Bcrkeloy, Kershaw, Richland, Oraugoburg, Charleston, Cli ster and Union, within tho pi riodp hereinafter named without beete o is beilby pro hibited. Section J. That tho Clerks of the Cont t>f Common Pleas for the counties in this State n speotively named in thc lirst BOOtiou of this Act be, und are hereby, authorized aud empowered to issue licenses to traille in seed cotton by pur chase, linter or exchange, within tho period beginning tho 15th of August and ending tho l?th of December of each year, lo sn.ch person or porsonn as shall Hie with said Clerks respectively a writ ten application therefor, the granting of which shall bo recommended by at least ton land-owners resident within the township wherein said applicant intends to do business. Such license shall speedy tin; e xact place whereat tho said business shall bo carried on aud tho period within which : Uoh hallie, ia per mitted, and shall continue in force for lim space eu ene yeal' from tho elate of issue; and for such 1 ?censo if grau ted a leo of Hire.? hundred dollars shall bo poid by tho appiic.mt to tho county tn usurer for tho uso of the counties respectively, except in tiie uouuti fl ?d' Berkeley and Charleston, where the liuonsu thud bo ii tty dollar-. Section.'!. That any person who shall hereafter traillo in seed cotton hy pur chase, barter or oxohango, without lirst having obtained <1 icon so as above pro vided, sh di be guilty e>f a misdemeanor, iui?l, on coin ici ion, shall boptiuishud for each oilcinv by a tine of n <t less than ono hundred dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than ono year, or by both linc ami imprisonment, within the dis cretion of tho (Jouit. Soolion i. U hat ev? ry porson to whom license to t rallie in seed cotton may bo [.ranted shall keep nt said place of busi ness u book in which shall bo entered die dato of every purchase, from whom [nuchased and tho quantity purchased, which book shall always bo upon to inspection of persons upplyiug therefor; md any person to Whom a l?ense may bo granted, as herein provided, fading to oom ply with thc requirements of thin j section, shall, em conviction, bo hablo to I dio poualtie s npcciilod m "Jootiou li. Section .">. That nothing heroin con tained shad bo construed to repeal or in juywiso modify tho provisions of Section ?,518 of tho Gcuoral Statutes. Itl'llNINel IIAV, ORALS OU STRAW STACKS, e)H KU.NS. \u.' 't lo amend Sootion 2, lsl of tho Goueral Statutes, relating to tho burn ing of ricks, A 0, That Section 2,181 of the GonOral I Statutes bo, and tho sumo is hereby, imcniloel, so that saiel Seotion shall roael: "Soctiou 2,481. Whoo vor shall in tho night timo maliciously, unlawfully undi wilfully bum or cause to bo burne I or destroyed any ricka or stacks of bay, straw or grain, e?r kilns, shall for e very . such offouco bo punished by hard labor in tho penitentiary for lifo or for a perioel not leas than two years, accord? mg to tho aggravation of tho oflonco." tilSTINO FORFRITRD I.AVOS. An Act to Allow Unimproved Lands Whioh H ive Not Illi li on tho Tux Hooks S ne.- 1875 to bo Listed Without Penalty. I Section 1. Ba it enacted by (hoSonate and House of Representativos of tho State of South Carolina, now nu t and bitting in Oonoral Assombly, and by thu authority of tho samo, Thal in all oases where unimproved lund which h is not been upon tho tax books since tho tissai year commencing No,-umber 1st, 1875, und wiiieh are not o.i tim forfeited list, shall at any time before tho 1st clay of October, 1888, bo returned to the*Ooun? Ty Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor bo, and ho is hereby, instructed to assess tim same and to outer it upon tho dupli oato of tho fiscal year commencing No vember 1st, 1M8T, with the simple taxes of that ycxt. Sootion '-. That all stich lauds as may bo roturhod to thu Auditen- for tnxatiou betweon tho first duy of October, 18M8, and tho lirst elay of October, 1889, shall bo assessed ami charged with tho simple taxes of the two fiscal years commencing rospootivoly on tho lirst elay of Novem ber, I SST, and tho lirst elay of Novom bor, 1888. Section ll. That an soou as practicable after tho passngo of this Act th?) Comp troller General is din-otod to furnish ei copy of tho ?anio to oaoh Auditor in tho State*, and tho Ambtora ure required to publish tho samo in cae h of the ir County papers onco a week for tbrco mouths during tho year 1888, and for tho same pt riodof tiYno during tho year l8S0;aud tho cost of such publication shall be paid by tho County Treasurer, upon tho the order of the County Commissioners, out of the ordinary County tax la> t col lected. Approved December 10,1880. Women aro not allowed to sing lu Mexi can churches. ONK ni OM KN r roo I,ATK. Tho lllatory ol n Confederate Military Kxeouttau, (From tin' I'liHaUolpliiu Times.) Tho Keene of my tale opens in ft little cuhin in tho Allrghany Mountains, in West Virgiuia, twenty-five years ago. A woman was anxiously bending over a sick child tossing and muttering in the unrest of fever. Every now and thc ll the word "father" escaped the child's lips. "The child grieves powerfully after her father," said one of tho neighbors w ho had come to help the mother mirto the di child. "That sho does," repliod tho poor mother, with :i weary sigh. "Hoalways st t a world ol store by her. lt almost bioko her little heart when he went to tho war, and since she lias been sick she bas bogged for him the pitifulest you ever heard." "Can't he come to sec bor?" asked the neighbor. "No," replied tho woman; "his colo nel said ho couldn't bo spared now. He bod a furlough last summer, If bo just hud known about this and w ailed. Seems I to me she might get well if she could just see her father, and it wouldn't fall so bard on nie, either, if be w-.s here." Several days went by, ?ead little Sallie, the sick chihl grew worse. At length tho mother wrote an urgent letter to her hush nul, oil' of the agony ol ber heart, imploring him to come bonn; al alloosts if bc wished to rc:? bil little daughter alive again. One . mon? he asked for a furlough, and again lie was refused. Au engagement was ponding. The enemy's force wo s greatly superior to ours, aud not a man could le spared, John Ball was a brave man; bo had proved that in many an eugagemont. Nothing cadd have tempted bim to Bworvo from his duty as a soldier, i xcepl his frantic desire to sc;: his child once more. Under this pressure lie left thc canij? against orders, and lied to his rude 1 cabin among thc. Alleghenies justin time to see litt le Hallie's face light up once more wita n gleam of joyful recognition, and to receive ber parting his:?. To do thia ho had incurred tho braud ol do te; ter, und had taken his lifo in his own halals. UKTl'llMNU TO THE HANKS. Scarce ly were the child's remains in terred than he, without waiting to com fort his .sorrow stricken wife, started baok to camp, int? liding to throw him self on tho morey of his commander for exculpation of any offense committed under io overwhelming a pressure; or, If the worst came to flic wor t, to moot his fate like a man. Bul a new compli cation had arisen. Oaring thc tow days ho had been absent tho meu on tho other side had changed their position like tho ligures ou a chessboard, and the enemy's! troops hail como between him and Iiis command, Ho traveled til rough a cold, j drenching rain, sleeping nt night in a forest to lesson tho risk of falling into I the enemy's hands. Ho began to feel a strange stupor creeping over him sud was just able to drag himself to thc houso ol a friendly countryman, who took him in ami kepi him for tho next few weeks, during which time lie lay ill (if pneumonia. Just as ho was beginning to convalesce, and before he had had timo to volun- , tardy give himself up, ho waa arrested as a desortor, His wife followed him to , camp and pleaded for him, telling tho cause of his desertion with all thc clo qnoueo that strong emotion contd dictate aud taking nil the blame on herself, la vain; ho was tried and combined by every rule of war as a deserter. The commanding oilieer, however, made this concession to tho ngonizod wife -ho] would defer tho d cation tor throe days, so as to givo her limo to go to Bich mond mid implore tho clemency of President Davis, w hich was now thc sole hope for the prisoner's life. (HUSH TO PL.EAP FOU tIBR nUSBAND. Like .L anie Dean.-; going to plead bo fore the Queen for her sister's lifo, the simple mountain woman wont to the Confederate oupital and pleaded hor husband's cause before Jefferson Davin. Siie had it in ber power to prove that ho ba I shown himself a brave Boldior, that lie had not left the. camp from cowardice or from defection to tho cause, but from bin overwhelming love for his dying child und Iii.i intense desire to seo her ouoo ?uore boforo she passed away. Davis dually granted the man's pardon, and drew up a paper to that effect, which he gave to a mes:engel, directing him to take the next train and carry lim dis patch to tho prisoner's commanding officer, He moreover gave the woman n duplicate paper to make her husband's release the linne certain. Joyfully she started oil' with tho pre- ' cious document that was to carry life and liberty to her beloved husband. Tho car? seemed all too slow for her buming impatience. Tho ti.tin was always hoftvilv loaded in those days; Ibero was HO much traveling to and fro, no much iihifting of tho troops from (?no point io another. From hard and constant use daring tho war the railroads g( . into very bad order, so that accident and detentions wero quito frequent oconr rencos, especially toward tho close of the war. On tbiH fateful ti ip one of those frequeut accident t occurred during tho night, it was not ft very disastrous acci dent, but still it occasioned tho deten tion of tho train uutil day before thc necessary repairs could bo made. NR ABI NO CAMP, lt scomod as if "tho stars in their oourses fought against" tho eondomncd prisonor. His wifo wrung hor hands with frantic impationco during tho de tention, bat thero wo? no help for it. She had to enduro it, though each mo mont seemed to her fin hour. At length sho was speeding on her way again, and in a fow hours moro sho roached her destination* Sho and Davis* messenger started together in a wagon for tho camp, urging tho driver on to almost frantic haste. As they neared the camp tho sound of a volloy of guns made tho poor wife sb i ver and turn pale. They roaohed tho oamp. Bho ecrld not ask a question, but tho mossen^or n < pleated t bat they should bo Conducted to tho commander's tent. Silently abe banded him tho President's papor. He took it, road it with white face and lips ? and silent ly turned away from hor. lt was too late; tho terrible truth was borne to hor without a word being spoken. With a heartrending shriek sho foll in sensible on tho ground. Tenderly the bravo but stern mon around her b f tod her np und ministered to lier, and tears stood in ninny u votornn's eyes over tho sorrow-strickeu woman. Tho commanding ollioer had (Inferred tile OXOOUtioU tinco days, and own latj into tim afternoon of tho third day. Then thirteen nieu from another regi ment than John Dall's were, chosen, un I twelve of thom were given muskets, though only one of these muskets had shot in it. Tho thirteenth mun was held in reserve in ouse of the first shot not doing its work effectually, and to render tho scene more harrowing this actually proved to lie tho caso, so the thirteenth mun was called on to give the death wound to tito ill fated John Bail. This mau declared afterwards to a friend that this Was the most terrible moment of Iiis life, and that he would rather have un dergone death himself than to bo called on to fulfill such u task. I hine given u fictitious name to the prisoner, but in all other respects I have adhered to facts. TUM WIFE'S PATE. W hen the wife recovered from lier ' wool, her brain was so deranged by the torriblo blow that she .seemed mercifully unable to realizo or dearly recall the trage dy that had befallen her. Alternate tits of wild excitement and gloomy apathy succeeded each other. She slipped out of camp and instinctively found ber way bael; to her bumble cabin", and after pining there a few weeks she was one morning found lying dead on the grave of little Sallie. GOVKltNOK M <\ ll M A HU ll K'S mil,. Killing a l''ellow-OfUeei-While tho K111-1113 Wera Advaiielnt* o ThelrTroopa. (From the st. Louts Republican ) (louerai I). M. Frost has been ac quainted with tho deceased ever since the opening of tl 0 Robt Hi >n, aud gave a llopublioau reponer nu account of thc duel between tho deceased governor and Brigadior Ciencia! Walker, of Tennessee, last night, .'vt the lime tho duel was fought, < ?eneraI Frost was in command ot a division under General Price liefere Lit.lc ll ?ck, and, as General Brice was in Memphis al that timo, General Frui t waa praetioaliy in command of all the Confed?ralo forocs at Little Hook, (u li erai frost relates thc istory ortho duel in Gus manner: "Both of the mon were excellent gen tlemen and there was no necessity for a duol. Everybody knows that Governor Marmaduke belongs to an excellent fam ily. Both boro tho title of brigadier general, mid Marsh Walker was con nceted with tho bent families of Tennes see Ho was rolated to thu Knox and Folk families of that State, und his owu family was of high standing. There was some jealousy existing between thc two men on account of rank. Walkt r wats Marmaduke's superior in muk, but iu some manner or other jealousy arose be tween tin m and General Marmaduke made some reference to General Walker in conversation, lt was not long until Marmaduke's remarks were camed to Walker's ears by busy-bodies. Walker demanded that Marmaduke make a re traction, which tho latter refused to do. Walker then sent a challenge to General Marmaduko to iigbi a due!, aud ho could not do otherwise than accept the chal lenge. The duel was fought white Steele was making advances on Price's oorn muud, and our pickets were uetnnlly en gaged with tho enemy ut the time. Pistols were tho weapons resorted to, and only euc shot was find by i lob. < ?t n..ml Marmaduke's bullet pierced Wallo r through tho kidneys, und he died after lingering for several days in great agony. General Marmaduke escaped unhurt. The unhappy occur rence was a source of muon regret to him evou up to tho present time. He never spoke of the duel, but I know that ho bas always lamented that it ever took pince. I have never read any of thecor rospondonoo which passed between tho two gem rids on the subject, bat 1 have always thought, and the army generally I bolioved, that the duel was tho result of bad management on tho part of the sec I omis ol both men. Tiny passed through my camp as they went ont to light tho duel, niel had I known what they were going to do I would have placed both of thom under arres*, und Unis the duel ! might liave been averted. lt wus no time for an occurrence of that kind, any how. The enemy was advancing on our wei ks, and we needed all of our men for lighting purposes. "1 t i i iii k lie wus nt one time engaged to be married, shortly after tho war olosod, to a young lady of Memphis, but I am not positive aa to that. He was very attentive to tho lady und they hud a quarrel, und if an engagement ever OX j isted it was broken ol? as a result of tho quarrel. Afterwards tho indy married ?onie gentleman in thc South. Tho Govornor was a worshipper of little children and always seemed happy in their presence." Fortuno-i of Circus Man. (??rom lin Now Yolk I.VOlllng World.) il. B. Colvin is worth 810, ODO. John B. Denis is worth 920,000. John Robinson, of Cincinnati, is wortli about 8200,000. Eaton Steno lives in New Jorscy, where he owns a small farm. .l?mes Robinson, the circus-rider, has saved about 8100,000 and owns a nico farm. Dr. Thayer, the noted circus proprie tor, is said to be in tho same condition ns Dan Bice. Janies E. Cooke, tho horso-rider and athlete, ia driving a otrectcareomowhero in tiic South. Adam Foropnugh bas from 8-200,000 to $250,01)0. He owns a number of dwelling-houses in Philadelphia. P. T. Barnum ia worth from 8-1,000, 000 to $0,000,000. W. W. Colo and Jamas A. Bailoy each havo a fortuno of 82,000,000. Janies E. Cooper ia worth 8500,000. As soon as ho makos a few extra thou sands ho erects a row of little cheap cot tagos in Philadelphia. James Hutchinson has amassed tho sum of 81,500,000. Ton yeera ago ho did not possess $150. All ta money wus mado in tho cirons busiuoss. Dan Rice, tho man who used to get 81,000 a week, tho biggest salary ever paid to any circus man m tho world, is now said to bo worth a few thousand dollars less than nothing. Knows tho ropes-The hangman. TOO MUCH ?lAKKIKO. An Atlanta Fireman Churned with ifavinx Vouv WIVIH, Ona of Thew front ricken*? ii-.H I A not her froid An<lornon fount jr. (Ki om i lie AU tinta Journal.) Benjamin Burtou, a supernumerary of the lirei department, was arrosto.l and locked up at police* headquarters this morning ou a charge of bigamy. This morning a lady culled at police headquarters und had a private talk with tho cid' f. She introduced hersolf as Mrs. Benjamin burton, o? Homer, Qa., and stated thiit she married Mr. Burton about two years ago and separated from him after learning that he hud wives elsewhere. Before rnarriago BIIO wai a Miss Lizzie Kirkhy. Tho lady hail a little girl with lier of whom Mr. Burton was said to bo the father. Jt was at the iustigation of this lady visitor that the chief arrested Burton. This afternoon Mrs. Burtou, of Homer, will swear out a warrant charging the prisouer with bigamy. Lust August Burton married Miss Delia Wilson, daughter of Mr. Riley Wilson, in'Atlanta, and if what Mrs. Burton, of Homer, alleges is true, this will make the fourth wife that he hus living. He will be charged with marryin {tho following ladies: Miss Lizzie Kirkley, of Homor, (ia. Miss Lula Robertson, of Easley sta tion, s. o. Miss Lulu Hall, of Andorson county, S. C. Miss Delia Wilson, of Atlanta. Burtou came to Atlanta three yeats ugo, und worked nuder Sanitary Ollioer King for two years, and since last Au gust has served as a supernumerary iu tho Uro department. The prisoner was seen by o .Tournai reporter and asked what he had to sav about the charge of too much wife, and he replied: "Why, 1 have only one wife and cover had but one, und that is the one that I married last August, Miss Wilson. I have neve r lived Ul South Carolina, nor in Homer, (la., and never married any body in either place." "How old are yon?" "Twenty-two. "You must hiivojmnrricd very rapidly." "Yes, it seems so from tho charge agaiust me. But I um not the man wanted by the alleged Mrs. Burton, from Homer. She bas simply mude r. mis take." ''Where does your bundy live?" "1 don't know. I was born at Powder Springs, and my people went from there to Elbert county, and 1 have not heard from them in several years." "And the four wives aro not yours?" "Only one of thom is. Can't you soud word to my wife where I am?" "Which wife?" "I have told you that I had only ono." Inquiries wore made of nome of tho members of the tire department as to Burton's ant?c?dents, but noone scorned to know anything about him. At li.'JU o'clock .Mrs. Burton, formerly of Homer, Ga., and working in Hyuch s t dior siiop, called ut police headquarters und confronted Burton in the prcsenco of tho chief of police, tho Journal repor ter und others. A stupid atare was all ho could give the woman. "1 don't know you. Who aro you?" be stammend out. .?Oh, it is a great pity yon don't," ro plied the little lady, and she proceeded at once to give him a piece of her mind. Bnriun, accoidiug to tlie woman's statement, married iirst in South Caroli na; thou married her; returned to South Carolina, mat ried again, and then carno to Atlanta and married again. Mr*. Burton No. '2 dill not know ol' Mrs. Burton Ne. 1 until yesterday after noon. ASI.KUI' rou S KV BM YEAKK. A Farmer's Curious Affliction Which Fol low ?ii un At tuck of Fever, A I'tion (Minn.) telegram says: Her man Haines has slept almost continually for seven years. He has been treated in a dozen different ways, but no ono has been able to break his protracted slum ber. Powerful electric batteries have been applied to his body, the ouly effect being a contraction of tho muscle. Haines is now forty-nine yours old, and ten years ugo was a prosperous farmer in St. ('lair county, 111. At that timo ho was hule und hearty, his weight being ISO pounds. In 1877 ho was strickon with fever and ap ne, and in tiic spring of liSHO moved to st. Charles, Winona county, whouco ho was brought to Utica. A few months after his urrivul in this State he fell asleep, and ho has lived in this strange ? condition for more than seven years. In the summer of 188-f ho awoke ono morning, arose from his bcd, put on bis clothes, und wont about his work. When t )ld that he hud slumbered four years bo grew indignant and would not believe that he had slept more than a night un til led before a mirror and shown Iiis long black bair und beard and sunken cheeks and eyes. Eor a mottb Iiis health and habits seemed perfect. Ho went to bcd at tho usual hour, slept through tho night, and arose with tho lark. In August, 1884, his wifo bcoamo vory ill, and Haines was obliged to doprivo himself of needed re?t. Ono night, while taking her a cup of tea, ho buddonly fell asleop, dropped tho cup, sank to tho lloor, and hui to bo takon to his bod, from which he has novor since risen, 11 e lies on his hack, breathes naturally, and suitors little pain; but is wilting away. His weight is now loss than ninety pounds, and ho is no longer able to nievo himself in bcd. About ll o'clock overy evening ho awakes for ilvo or six minutes, during which timo ho is hurriedly given a soft lioilcd egg, a little soup, and a swallow or two of cofl'ee, his only daily nourish on-ni. Ho is extremely nervous during his brief waking intervals, but his con versation i in lieut eh that his mind is not be doudod. No modioino has passed his lips for two years. Ilia children are bright and hoalthy. No Trouble to few allow Dr. Pierce's "Pellets" (thcoriginal "little liver pills") and no pain or griping. Cure sick or bilious headache, sour stomach, and cleanse thc system and bowel?, 25 cts. 1 a vial. Getting up with tho son ts a common Kacllce where there ls a teething boy baby the family.