The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 18, 1893, Image 1

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ffiBY'S EEPLY TO FABLEY. "A SOFT ANSWER II!RNEill AWAY WRATH." Tin: Senator Allege" i hut there Was a Conspiracy to Disrupt the Reform Movement?No Plstola, No CoflTee, No Blood. Editor* Lnurcnsvillo Her dt): A fow days ago a communication was published In tho several dally pnpors from Gonoral Farley, abusing me fo.* supposed wrongs I had done him. I cannot ongage in a personal abusive controversy with Genoral Farley, or anylKsly olso. Tho public are not in terested in such literature, and there fore do not expect ine in this reply to engage in any such blackguardism. The public, however, have a right to ho informed as to tho truth or falsity of any statement of alleged fact that may bo contained in Gen. Parley's article. Thoro are only tOV.o statements of mo ment in tho letter as I road it. First, that I dictated to my private socrotary an artiolo, which appeared tho second wook of March in the Au gusta Chroniclo, signed "Craddock," without tho consent or knowledge of tbo person who usos thut uom do plume. , Second, that I inspired an editorial, ?which was written by Mr. W. T. Crews, in the Lauronsvillo Horald. Tho lirst charge 1h as ridiculous as it in /also. Tbo Idea of a person with a thimble full of sense forging tho name of a newspaper man is laughablo in the oxtromo; but I am wiring that tho public s.Hould know tho wnolo truth about that "Craddock " lottor : Mr. James H. Tillman, a Hon of Con gressman Tillman. was, about tho dato of tho "Craddock " lotter, tho corres pondent of tbo Augusta Chronicle in Washington, and "Craddock" was his nom do plumo. On Saturday, just one week alter the inauguration of the President, Major William T. Gary, of Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tillman camo Into my sitting room at the Na tional Hotel. Major Gary said to Till man that what ho had told him a few moraonts before ought to be repeated to Irby. I asked what it was, and Till man told tho following tale : That ho had just loft the Metropoli tan Hotel, whore ho had had a long conversation with Genoral H. L. Far loy, who had remained in Washington sinco inauguration. He said that Far ley had read him a long abusive com munication addressed to tho Reformers of South Carolina, showing that Till man and Irby woro unsafe, unwise, ox .tromo, dangorous loaders; and that the lie form Movement could not be porpotuated without throwing thorn ovorboard and putting more conserva tive leaders in front. He asked Till man to publish it in the Augusta Chroniclo with his (Farley's) nom de plume, suying that the piece would at tract groat attention, create a great sensation, and that, at the proper time, no would come out and assume its au thorship. Till man said that he refused to publish it unless he would allow tho editor of his paper to know the author. Ho told Tillman that that was the opening gun of the campaign next year against Tillman's and Irby's leadership of the Reform movement. Ho furthor said that the following slato had boon arranged and agreed upon : That General Butler was to run for re election to tho .Senate, Shell was to bo supported by the Conservatives, or Antis. and milder Reformers for Gov ernor ; and that he (Gen. Farley) was to run for Congress in Shell's district. He said they would like to get Talbert into tho combination, but that it could not bo arranged unless Georgo Tillman would agree to lot up on and support Talbert, and in that way got tho Con servatives to support Talbert for re olootion. Farley offered Tillman a place on tho ticket as Adjutant und In spector Gonoral if ho would go to his fatherland niako the arrangements by which ho would not oppose but support Talbert's re-election. (At this time every one in Washington knew that tho Governor and Colonol Tillman wore not on speaking terms.) I asked Mr. Tillman what his reply to Farley ?was and he said that ho told Farloy that blood was thicker than water, and ,\e would be d?d if ho would go back on his uncle for Butler or anybody else. I asked him if this was a news paper fake or tho truth, and ho re plied : "To i'how you that I moan business, I'll publish it in full." Thoro and then he wrote tho piece signed "Craddock." I did not havo anything further to do with it: did not soe it any more until it appeared in the papers; thought nothing of it until tho following woek. when I heard him road a cortificato from some one to tho effect that ho (Jim Tillman) had' writton and was tho author of tho "CraJdock" lettor. That night in my room botwoon l) and 10 o'clock, whilo Dr. Pope and I wore talking, Jim Tillman canio In, and I asked him to rehoarse tho whole tale to Dr. Popo, which ho did. exhibiting tho '1 Craddock " lettor, and saying that it would go off by telograph in a few minutes. As to tho piece ro for red to from the Xtaurensville Herald I can only say that I knew nothing of it until I saw it in print. Tho subjoined lettor from Mr. Crows on that subject will explain it sol f. In conclusion, I will ask the public to think of one thing only : Why did not Gen. Farley ask of me an explana tion, if ho belioves what ho pretends to heliovo of tho assumed wrong I did him. The cvidont reason to mo why ho sought no explanation is tbat, if ho had dono so, ho would not have had tho opportunity to abuse me for politi cal purposes ; for ho know had ho call ed on mo a satisfactory answer would have boon given him, his oxcuse for ?donouncing mo and his chance for in gratiating himself with the Conserva tive element would havo been lost. I leavait to the public to say whether ,rrt>nts subsequent to the fourth of last A larch havo not proved that Jim Till m. %n told the truth when he came to me with tho report of this conversation bouveen him and Genoral Farley. I need - no* ffivo tho argument why I be lieve Jim Tillman told the truth, for I am sa tlafled that ovory ono who reads tho no\ vapapers and who has watehod tho tun win politics, will see that thoro was trut 1? and lots of it in what Till man said. I subrai t herewith letters from Dr. Popo. Mr. Tlghe, Mr. W. T. Crews, and Maj. \V\ T. Gary, of Augusta, which will pit>ve conclusively that the charges mado by Gen. Parley are false. This philippic ?steinst me ]s but the fulfillment of th? twhcme as eoneocted last March. T he scheme, howoyor, waa amended by tearing out Governor Tillman for roasoiAs wfcioh must be ap parent to every sensible yeraon. Goo. Farley reasons thus '? I ?rittftbuiie Irby and thereby pleaeeevery CJonaerva-tivo in tho State and will threaten TUtoa*? nd utfwbi* month up, And by pradahaff I ffiBY'S EEPLY TO FABLEY. "A SOFT ANSWER II!RNEill AWAY WRATH." Tin: Senator Allege" i hut there Was a Conspiracy to Disrupt the Reform Movement?No Plstola, No CoflTee, No Blood. Editor* Lnurcnsvillo Her dt): A fow days ago a communication was published In tho several dally pnpors from Gonoral Farley, abusing me fo.* supposed wrongs I had done him. I cannot ongage in a personal abusive controversy with Genoral Farley, or anylKsly olso. Tho public are not in terested in such literature, and there fore do not expect ine in this reply to engage in any such blackguardism. The public, however, have a right to ho informed as to tho truth or falsity of any statement of alleged fact that may bo contained in Gen. Parley's article. Thoro are only tOV.o statements of mo ment in tho letter as I road it. First, that I dictated to my private socrotary an artiolo, which appeared tho second wook of March in the Au gusta Chroniclo, signed "Craddock," without tho consent or knowledge of tbo person who usos thut uom do plume. , Second, that I inspired an editorial, ?which was written by Mr. W. T. Crews, in the Lauronsvillo Horald. Tho lirst charge 1h as ridiculous as it in /also. Tbo Idea of a person with a thimble full of sense forging tho name of a newspaper man is laughablo in the oxtromo; but I am wiring that tho public s.Hould know tho wnolo truth about that "Craddock " lottor : Mr. James H. Tillman, a Hon of Con gressman Tillman. was, about tho dato of tho "Craddock " lotter, tho corres pondent of tbo Augusta Chronicle in Washington, and "Craddock" was his nom do plumo. On Saturday, just one week alter the inauguration of the President, Major William T. Gary, of Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tillman camo Into my sitting room at the Na tional Hotel. Major Gary said to Till man that what ho had told him a few moraonts before ought to be repeated to Irby. I asked what it was, and Till man told tho following tale : That ho had just loft the Metropoli tan Hotel, whore ho had had a long conversation with Genoral H. L. Far loy, who had remained in Washington sinco inauguration. He said that Far ley had read him a long abusive com munication addressed to tho Reformers of South Carolina, showing that Till man and Irby woro unsafe, unwise, ox .tromo, dangorous loaders; and that the lie form Movement could not be porpotuated without throwing thorn ovorboard and putting more conserva tive leaders in front. He asked Till man to publish it in the Augusta Chroniclo with his (Farley's) nom de plume, suying that the piece would at tract groat attention, create a great sensation, and that, at the proper time, no would come out and assume its au thorship. Till man said that he refused to publish it unless he would allow tho editor of his paper to know the author. Ho told Tillman that that was the opening gun of the campaign next year against Tillman's and Irby's leadership of the Reform movement. Ho furthor said that the following slato had boon arranged and agreed upon : That General Butler was to run for re election to tho .Senate, Shell was to bo supported by the Conservatives, or Antis. and milder Reformers for Gov ernor ; and that he (Gen. Farley) was to run for Congress in Shell's district. He said they would like to get Talbert into tho combination, but that it could not bo arranged unless Georgo Tillman would agree to lot up on and support Talbert, and in that way got tho Con servatives to support Talbert for re olootion. Farley offered Tillman a place on tho ticket as Adjutant und In spector Gonoral if ho would go to his fatherland niako the arrangements by which ho would not oppose but support Talbert's re-election. (At this time every one in Washington knew that tho Governor and Colonol Tillman wore not on speaking terms.) I asked Mr. Tillman what his reply to Farley ?was and he said that ho told Farloy that blood was thicker than water, and ,\e would be d?d if ho would go back on his uncle for Butler or anybody else. I asked him if this was a news paper fake or tho truth, and ho re plied : "To i'how you that I moan business, I'll publish it in full." Thoro and then he wrote tho piece signed "Craddock." I did not havo anything further to do with it: did not soe it any more until it appeared in the papers; thought nothing of it until tho following woek. when I heard him road a cortificato from some one to tho effect that ho (Jim Tillman) had' writton and was tho author of tho "CraJdock" lettor. That night in my room botwoon l) and 10 o'clock, whilo Dr. Pope and I wore talking, Jim Tillman canio In, and I asked him to rehoarse tho whole tale to Dr. Popo, which ho did. exhibiting tho '1 Craddock " lettor, and saying that it would go off by telograph in a few minutes. As to tho piece ro for red to from the Xtaurensville Herald I can only say that I knew nothing of it until I saw it in print. Tho subjoined lettor from Mr. Crows on that subject will explain it sol f. In conclusion, I will ask the public to think of one thing only : Why did not Gen. Farley ask of me an explana tion, if ho belioves what ho pretends to heliovo of tho assumed wrong I did him. The cvidont reason to mo why ho sought no explanation is tbat, if ho had dono so, ho would not have had tho opportunity to abuse me for politi cal purposes ; for ho know had ho call ed on mo a satisfactory answer would have boon given him, his oxcuse for ?donouncing mo and his chance for in gratiating himself with the Conserva tive element would havo been lost. I leavait to the public to say whether ,rrt>nts subsequent to the fourth of last A larch havo not proved that Jim Till m. %n told the truth when he came to me with tho report of this conversation bouveen him and Genoral Farley. I need - no* ffivo tho argument why I be lieve Jim Tillman told the truth, for I am sa tlafled that ovory ono who reads tho no\ vapapers and who has watehod tho tun win politics, will see that thoro was trut 1? and lots of it in what Till man said. I subrai t herewith letters from Dr. Popo. Mr. Tlghe, Mr. W. T. Crews, and Maj. \V\ T. Gary, of Augusta, which will pit>ve conclusively that the charges mado by Gen. Parley are false. This philippic ?steinst me ]s but the fulfillment of th? twhcme as eoneocted last March. T he scheme, howoyor, waa amended by tearing out Governor Tillman for roasoiAs wfcioh must be ap parent to every sensible yeraon. Goo. Farley reasons thus '? I ?rittftbuiie Irby and thereby pleaeeevery CJonaerva-tivo in tho State and will threaten TUtoa*? nd utfwbi* month up, And by pradahaff I Shell will get enough Tillmanites to beat Stanyurne Wilson tor Con gress. With this explanation I am dono with the newspapers as a means of adjusting differences. I am, vory respectfully,* John L. M. Irby. Newderry, S. C, July 11, '93. Hon. J. Li. M. Irby* Laurons, S. C. My Dear Sir?In reading the card of Gon. H. L. Farley in reference to the publication of a letter signed " Crad dock " in the Augusta Chroniole, I am reminded that during my stay in Washington, tho author of that piece came into your room (whore I stayed also) with a communication in his hand, sometime during Saturday night a week after the inauguration of Grovor Cleveland. Whon^he entered tho room you asked him to rehearse as nearly as possible the conversation between him and Gen. Farley at the Metropolitan Hotel that day. He un hesitatingly and promptly told tho fol lowing fncts : That Gen. Farley had read to him a communication addressed to tho Re formers of South Carolina, rather de nunciatory, than otherwise, of Tillman and Irby as leaders of tho party, and asked Tillman to have it published in tho Atlanta Constitution under a nom do plume, saving that as a newspaper man he could have it dono undor a nom do plume and would not have to ox pose his Identity. He told Tillman that if tho artlclo took well with tho Reformers, he would como out and avow himself as its author. He also said that ho would give Jim Tillman a place on a State ticket, to be made up, as adjutant gonoral. Ho (Tillman) fur ther emphasized tho'fact of his author ship of tho " Craddock " letter by read ing It to mo and by saying that no was on his way to the telegraph office on 14th Stroot to sond It to tho Augusta Chronlclo. Ho also said that when ovor ho had communications of this character to publish ho used the nom do plume "Craddock" Instead of his initials "J. H. T." This Information not only surprised me, but I was horrified to think that such things were going on among the Reformer's, and especially among the leaders. Sonator Irby was also indig nant at it, and asked mo, who Intended to return homo by way of .Columbia in a few days, to see Govornor Tillman and toll nun what Jim Tillman had said, for the roason that Sonator Irby was afraid tho Governor would not see tho Sunday edition of the Chronicle. In passing through Columbia I wont to Gov. Tillraan's house and gave him tho information wo had received from Jim Tillman in Washington. I make this statomont to you volun tarily because you must have forgotten that I knew anything about it, or you would huvo written to mo ; and because it Is duo to you and to truth that the public should know the truth and the authorship of this whole matter. Your friend, Sampson Pope. This is to cortify that Senator Irby did not dictate to me any article signed "Craddock." published in the Augusta Chronicle, or olsowhero, and that I knew nothing whatever of Its composition. Mr. Jas. H. Tillman, to my knowledge, never disavowed the authorship of the Craddock letter. It had been stated that Mr. Tillman denied responsibility for a part of the letter reflecting upon Mr. F. C. Caugh mun, but Mr. Tillman, to disprove that ho had ropudlatod any part of it, show ed mo, and others I presume a noto In tho nature of a certificate, In which Mr. Caughman stated that Mr. Till man declared himself tho author of tho artlclo signed " Craddock.!^ M. F7TIGHE. J On last Friday, Juno 30th, Gen. Farley came into the Herald office, and after being seated, the following con versation took place between myself and Mr. Farley: Mr. Farley?Mr. Crows, didn't you publish un urticle In tho Herald tho other week in which you stated that I attended an Alliance caucus In Spartan burg ? and wasn't something said about sharpening Brutus duggers for Till man, otc r Was tho article an edi toriul or communication ? Mr. Crews?There was an artlclo of that nature published in the Herald a weok or two ago, but tho Farley men tion was not intonded to apply to you ?it was Lid Farley. Thero was also something said about " Brutus dag gers," and was an oditorial written by myself. Mr. Farley?Whore did you got your information from ? Didn't somo ono here give you the information ? Mr. Crows?No, sir. I got my in formation from somo ono of tho daily papers. I am not sure, but I think ft was tho Greenville Nows, and the editorial was based on the information contained in a disputch sent from Spartanburg. Mr. Farloy?I think you are mis taken about getting your information from the Groonvillo Nows, 08 I have novor scon anything of that \ind In tho Nows. Mr. Crews?Possibly I may be mis taken about gotting my information from tho News, but I am positive that I got it from somo ono of tho daily papers. No individual gave it to mo verbally or otherwise. Mr. Farley's questioning mo in ro gard to tho sourco of ray information in regard to the editorial In question im Srossed mo at tho time that ho was en oavorlng to extort from mo a virtual admission that somo one in Laurens had given me tho said information, and when he afterwards alluded to tho fact that he had a personal enemy hero who was trying to Injure him, and other such expressions, without direct ly naming any ono, I could plainly see that his referoncoj* wore to Sonator Irby. I then told Mr. Farloy dis tinctly and positively that neither Senator Irby nor any ono else had over mentioned tho subioct to mo. and that I was pnsp.pnuiblo for the editorial and tho reference to " Brutus daggers," etc. The above is the oo^y/v sation which took place between Mv. fPorley and my sol/, as well as I can reraembeV, and the substance of what I have written and what was gftid by us on the oc casion referred to oan bo substantiated by three other employees in tho Herald offSae, who heard tho apnynrPP' tion. W- T. Crews. Maoon, Ga., July 10, 1803. Sir:?Your lottor dated July 8th, in Which you oneloso a card published by Honorable H. L. Farley, is received. you request me to furnish you for publication pi statement of facts whioh eame within roy knowledge in re ference to the artlclo pu^i$e,4, in tho Augusta Chronicle over tho sHmJMfyW "Craddook." I have no intention to espouse tbp cause of any of tho parties interested 1? ?bis controversy, with all of whom my factious are friendly. I yield to what I coo<<o!''e to he my duty and do an set of slm'tfis&jutlce to you in mak ing the following e&mu&ent: I Tub artlclo signed "CWM^, was not dictated by you to your private secretary, nor was it sent to the Chronicle for publication either by you or your private secretary. During iny stay in Washington, I was present in your rooms at the National Hotel when a conversation was had in reference to it and the article was read over to you in my presence by tho author before it was sent to tho Chronicle for publication. Very respectfully, W. T. Gary. Hon. J. L. M. Irby, United States Senator, Lauruns, S. C. GEN. HAMPTON'S VIEWS. Ho Believes tho Dispensary Law Un constitutional and Predicts Its Over throw. Tho Washington Post publishes tho following interview: Gon. Wade Hampton, of South Caro lina, commissioner of railways, has re turned to the capital aftor a tour of 10,000 miles. Considering his advanced ago ho has stood tho trip remarkably well. Ho is slightly fatiguud, but otherwise none the worse for it. " I went out ovor tho Union Pacific," ho said to a reporter, "returned by way of tho Northern Pacific. Both of theso roads I found in excellont physi cal condition. Thoy are constantly im proving, and despito tho immense stretches of territory which thoy cover aro kept as sound as a nut. I should judge that thoy aro prosperous, and when tho transportation of tho pro duets of the West and Northwest be ins will, of course, do much more usinoss than is transacted at present. Thoy aro in so good a state that I shall bo in no hurry to mako my roport, as thore is nothing in their condition to call for special commont. Probably tho report will not bo handed in before Dooomber." When asked for an opinion regard ing tho State liquor dispensary law with which South Carolina is at pres ent wrestling in travail and agony of spirit, the General grow omphatic. Ho raised himBolf from tho bod upon which he was lying and brought down his hand with a thump upon tho cover lid : " It is an outrage," ho said, " and has already dono the Stato a harm that will require months to repair. Tho law is the product of a lot of peo ple who aro dissatisfied with the exist ing condition of things and do not know exactly what they want. All that thoy do Know is that they want something not in sight. "Tho statute, is plainly unconstitu tional and will bo so decided. Then what is to become of tho State's reve nues, that are absolutely necossary to tho conduct of its business ? The law will hurt us not only in dollars and cents, but in reputation as well. A commonwealth that has occupied a placo in tho front rank of the American sisterhood has been dogradod to tho position of a bar-keeper. There Is do morality in it, nor reason nor anything except demagogy and a desire for gain that will not bo realized. The men who aro at present in control of affairs aro able to do much to injuro South Carolina, and tho dispensary law is an earnest of their powor. I do not know that anything has happened in tho Stato since the days of recon struction that I have more sincerely re gretted. "The people of South Carolina aro good peoplo. They aro woll-meaning, industrious, patriotic and proud of their State. They aro, however, liko othor peoplo in that thoy aro capable of being led astray. When a era/.o soizes upon a community it takes some time to pass. South Carolina will como around all right, but it will bo a bitter and costly lesson. The embarkation of 4K10 State in the liquor selling business Vs ono of tho fruits of tho Ocala plat form which mot with a warm weleomo in South Caro?ua. In the matter of centralization tho old Federal party was nothing to tho doctrines of this latter day school. " I bolievo the law to bo unconstitu tional, because it takes a business from the hands of tho individual, and usurps to itself a monopoly. As well might it arrogate tho solo production of tobac co, or rico, or corn, or cano, or cotton. The money which will bo lost when tho scheme is oxploded is tho least serious feature in tho matter, however. It is the malodorous roputatlon of it that will cling to us for years to come that hurts most. "To South Carolinians who havo lived long there, who havo watched with pride tho oxtrlcatlon of tho State from slough of despond In which It was loft by tho civil war and who havo aided, so far asjhoy could, its upward progress', the present situation is pe culiarly irritating. "Wo fool a kind of personal shame as though opprobium had beon cast upon us singly. It is a vory sorry re turn for years of1 unselfish labor. Wo hopo for tho best, however. Tho men who havo foisted the farco known as tho 1 dispensary law ' upon us oannot remain in power forever. In tho moan tlmo tho citizens who havo tho good of South Carolina at heart tiro lighting it with every legitimate moans within their powor. I am rejoiced to boo tho the honest and intelligent judiciary aro with thorn. I* bolievo that in a lit tlo while tho Stato as a barroom will bo only an unsavory memory." Death op Bishop Gregg.?A tolo gram from Austin, Toxas, announces tho death of Bishop Alexander Gregg, formerly ehancollor of tho University of the South at Sowanoe, Tenn. Bishop Gregg was born in Choraw, S. C, in 1819, and was one of tho most orainont representatives of this dis tinguished family. In 1859 ho was elected f)rst Bishop of Texas, and this vast jurisdiction ne continued to ad mlnlstor until 1874, whon tho late Rev. R. W. B. Elliott was eloctcd Bishop of Wostorn Toxas and tho Rov. Charlos Garrottjwas appointed to tho mission ary jurisdiotion of Northern Texas. Evon after tho division of tho dio oeao, however, Bishop Grogg found himself possessed of too largo a terri tory for a man advanced (n yoars as ho was. Ho continued, howovor, to, )ftbor unremittingly long after his physical man was broken down by tho ox tent of his work. In 1837 Bishop Gregg suao00{jP.4 fch*? Rev. William Morcor Green as' oha^e))or of tho University of the South until'laat year. Bishop Gregg was a man of remark able capacity and wonderful activity, and his long and eventful life has boon one ppoliftq of good results. In 1867 he visited; Wngland and it was while there that ho published thp " History of tho Old Cheraws," a work of pen* sldorablo value and purporting to give an account of the early settlement of the Pee-Dee country. ?C. D. Barker, editor of the South ern Star, Atlanta, and seoretary of the Georgia Press Association, was ox ly'othjd (f'oni his office In tho Associa tion rasf- (WfeUj ' heo-ftuHp ho had obtain od passes Jf>f taP&fi! #m KG1* PhPut? to ?uUldo pgptioa. ?The resignation of ?upuplutoudout Porter of the Census Bureau has been accepted, to take effect July 31st, and bo has been granted leave of absence until that date. bull. auf ON FINANCK. Ho Dosen't Understand the Situation, but Think* we Need n Statesman to Untangle the Financial Skein. Atlanta Constitution. Silver and- gold. I wish that I did understand it. I have said so much about bimettalism and demonetizing and free coinage and the Sherman act and the purchase of bullion and what Congress should do and shouldn't do that it all makes my head swim and I lose confidence In Mr. Clovoland and Mr. Carlisle and everybody else. The whole thing seems to be in a tangle. Have we no great statesmen, no great financiers to back up to? Are the editors of tho papers to box tho thing about forever aud over and koop the people in a quandary ? Is partisan politics to curse the country whilo It is suifering from a financial panic thnt is paralyzing every industry and creat ing a general distrust. There is nut a Republican paper but what would rather tho Democrats would make a blunder than to bring rollof. They aro a heartless set?these politicians. They aro everlastingly muchining around to .keep in office or to got in and tho Doraocrats aro noarly as bad as tho Republicans. I huvo hoard so much In tho last two wooks about machine politics that I am sick. 1 never conceived how many bargains und trades had to be mado to got an ofllco ; how many traps and triggers and how tho patronage and spoils and perquisites had to be dividod out to suit the Congressmen and koop them In olllco. Not all the Congrossmon, of course, for thank heaven we have some thero who have no machino and who would not fear to havo ovory act of their political lifo laid opon to tho people, but with some of them a public ofllco is a privato trust. Thoy say, "This is my olllco. I worked for it, stoopod for it, lied for it, and I'm going to make all I can out of It." It has boon that way always I reckon and wo can't help It, but I do wish wo had somo great statesmen like thero used to be?somo groat thinkers and leaders like Calhoun and Webstor and DeWitt Clinton of tho oldon times. I wish that wo bad Justice Jackson In Con gress, for I do believe that a man who could untunglo the Central railroad tus quickly as ho did could untangle all this money business and tell tho coun try what to do to restore confidence. That is all' that Is wanted, thoy say. Confidonco! I want somo myself. Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom. My old friend Cicero Strong told mo tho other day that the way to settle tho trouble wii? to take tho 100,000,000 of reserved gold that was in tho treasury and use It, for it had been thero for years and years doing no good and they might just us well fill up tho bags with Iron or lend or copper and nobody would over know the ditforonco, for it Is never counted, but is weighed twice a year. It could bo fixed up in tho night by tho treasurer and one or two men to help. "What Is tho uso of tho gold locked up so long whon it is noodod bo bad ?" " Maybe that's boon dono already," said I. " Maybe tho gold Isn't there, but it is only bags of lead." " Maybe them Republicans did change it," said Cicero, and he lookod solemn, like he, too, had lost confidence. During tho last great political excite ment whon tho pooplo'b party was cavorting around, u little preacher over in East Tennessee mounted a wagon body at a justice court ground und harangued tho boys on the silver quostion. " Free silver !" he cried. " Free silver ! Blossed bo tho pro spect. When our party gets in power, my brethren, there will bo no more wunt, no more poverty, no more hands to hang down or fcoble knees to shako, bilt everybody will havo silver. Bless tho Lord ! Wo will run ovory mi no, to its full capacity day and night, and wo will open a thousand new ones and ship tho shining oro to tho mints and melt and mold and stamp and then ship it all over tho country by tho car load, and when our share gets hero we will load it in wagons and drive, out on ovory road, and as the wagons move along wo will shovel it out and scatter It far and wide, anil oven tho women und children will got some, bless tho Lord ! Froo silver; come quickly and buy without monoy and without price, oh yo of little faith," and tho pooplo said " amen." That wusn't much worse than u spoech that I heard George Francis T rain mako at Rochoster about twenty years ago. Ho grew Bublimoly oloquont about tho government issuing millions and billions and trillions and quintrillions of paper monpy and lend ing everybody just us mueh as thoy wanted. "Keep tho paper mills running day and night and the print ing machines, and lot tho bright, now bills Hood tho land and then 1 will havo a pocketful and feol like a gentleman, and my country friend over there will havo his saddle bags full, and that good old woman will havo her apron full and wo will build docks and canals and railroads and meeting houses and ships and faotories and evorybody will havo plenty to do at big prices, and tho poor will become rich and thoso who aro now rich will become poor, for thoir old-fashioned monoy will bo good no more, and we will all bo happy as if tho millennium hod como." "Hold on, Train," said ono of his hoarors; " holdonaminuto." "What's tho matter V" said Train. " Wouldn't the whole thing collapse and bust up after a whilo ?" said his hearer. Train looked at him with sovorign contempt, and said : " Why, of course, It would ; any fool might know that. Thoro would bo an awful bust up, but all these hotels and canals and railroads and factories wouldn't bust up?thoy WPllld bo tbore. Don't you boo ?" Thoro is somp tru^h ip all this, ovon if a crank did say it. Go to Dccotur and Anniston and Boyco's and Shelllold and Florence and Bridgeport. Go any whore whoro thoro was a boom a few years ago and seo tho big housos and stores and factorloB that aro empty. Thoy aro all thero, but tho collapso pajnp and tho builders havo scattered to parts unknown. You can't forcp prosperity by a boom, neither can ?t &0 'forced' by legislation at Washington, fhoy may grease tho wagon so that it will run easier, put no permanont rollof will COrne Until then: is 0 demand for the products of indue try, whether thoy come from tho fapUinps, the millsi thp furnaces or tho soil, Thorp has boon an overproduction In almost oyory t Lin t; a it 11 thoro has boon too mueh ox* travaganoo at homo. If a man gor mandizes himself ho gots sick and has to take modioine. Just so most every body has boon living beyond their means?buying too muoh on a orodlt because credit, was ofTorod and goods were cheap, and now whon the shut down comes wo are not prepared for it. That's the way it is ut my houso, and all I can do is to lay it on this financial-Dirtiness 'and toll my folk* it Chicago has gouo up the spout at my house?thank the good Lord. Bill Aup. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tho Turifl* Will Be Considered, at the Extra Session?No Recess Can Be Taken. Washington, July 11.?Representa tive . W. L. Wilson of West Virginia, who presided over the Chicago Con vention, and who is recognized as ono of tho inevitable loaders in the next Congress, arrived in this city this rooming. Questioned as to the proba ble outcome of the extra session, he said: - It has always been ray belief that the extra session will be continuous, and that no recess can be taken. Un der any circumstances, however, tho tariff question will be considered. So soon as tho committee on ways and means is announced tho tariff will bo taken up by thorn ; und ovon should there bo a recess before tho regular session in December, tho committoo will continue to havo sessions for tho consideration of the now tariff law which the committee will report to the Houso." Tho rumored intention to place him at tho head of the committee on ways and means was mentionod, and ho was asked if ho would accept tho place. Mr. Wilson hesitated a moment, and then replied, with a smilo : "I have never known of any ono refusing a good chairmanship if it wore olfored him, but I will say that tho chairman of that committoo, during tho noxt Congross, will not have his honor without his labors." Ho added that ho had re ceived no intimation on tho subject be yond what ho read in tho newspapers. Ho further said that there would bo no opposition to tho re-election of Mr. Crisp as Spoakor, so far as he knew, and that ho believed tho majority of tho peoplo of West Virginia were in favor of tho repeal of tho Sherman law. Washington, July 12.?General E. L. Thoraas, formerly a cltizon of Con viugton, Ga., who has boon appointed agent ol tho Sac and Fox Indians by Secretary Smith, loft today for his post of duty in tho Indian Territory. Ho commanded tho Georgia brigade of the Stonowall Jackson division during the war. Tho doorkoopor of tho noxt Houso will probably bo a Democrat. Under tho last houso tho South had only the Speaker. It is maintained by Sout hern Democrats and conceded by many of the Northern members that the South is entitled to tho doorkeeper in addition to Speaker. That will leave tho North three oloctivo oflleors?clerk, Borgoant at-arms and postmaster. Tho bulk of the patronage is controlled by tho doorkeeper. The only Southern candidate yet in tho field is E. B. Smith, of Texas, but whon it becomes known that tho South will got tho doorkoopor no doubt other candidates will declare themselves. Under ordors of Secretary Smith tho board of pension appeals is being de pleted of its Republican majority. Un der the former Democratic administra tion this tribunal was composed of an equal number of Democrats and Re publicans. Whon tho Harrison ad ministration got powor it mudo the board consist of four Republicans to two Democrats. Secretary Smith, be fore leaving, determined to chango its partisan complexion. Three Republi cans have been removed and more will follow soon. Washington, July 12.?There aro oach day added indications that the repeal of tho Sherman law will bo accompanied with considerable diffi culty. With tho contested oloction In tho Sonato, howovor, it will bo a long time before tho ropoal question can bo roachod in that body. While it is al most like guessing at tho attendance of the world's fair, the present Indications are that Congress will run its extra session into December. General Wheeler, of Alabama, at all times an interesting figure in tho houso, has some unique views on the financial situation. In speaking of the struggle of gold and silver for the su premacy, ho said today : ,l Tho great struggle of tho next twenty years, us it has been in the past, will be the light between the United States and Great Britain for tho commercial supremacy of tho world. Tho United States and Mexico, which is, geographically, and should bo commercially, a part of us, produce three-fourths of the silver of the world. Great Britain, on her sido, controls tho countries producing one half of tho gold of tho world. It is, therefore, more to tho interest of Eng land to establish a single gold standard, and their statesmen aro doing their best to bring about tho demonetization of silvor : On tho result of tho battle doponds tho supremacy of the two na tions. I havo every confidence in the democratic party to prevent the attain ment of England's object. Tho ques tion before congress is to preserve the monotary value of gold and silver. Whon gold ceased to bo a commodity, in 1879, an era of great prosperity oc curred throughout this country. What will bo tho result if gold bo now allow ed to go to a premium and again be come merchandize, it will bo ditlleult to foretell. One thing is cortain, if tho United States hopos to sustain itself in this struggle against England, it has got to keep silvor on a parity with gold." Washington, duly 12.?There is unquostionablo authority for announce ment that Representative Bland of Mis souri will not bo chairman of tho com mittoo on coinage, weights and moas uros in tho coming Congross. The ad ministration does not want him. Mr Bland hlinsolf,under the circumstances, does not caro to bo chairman of the committoo. Spoakor Crisp Is porfectly reconciled to tho idea of having a dif ferent ehairman for this committee. In fact, ho has consented to pass Bland by. Bland recogniy.es that tho com mittoo is cortain to bo made up with a majority hostile to his silvor idcau, aqd ho does not thoroforo euro to bo merely tho nominal head of it. Who will bo decided upon as ehair man cannot now bo stated. Gen. Tracy of Now York was next to Bland on tho committee in tho last House, but it is understood Crisp does not caro to ap point him. Whoovor tho chairman of this committee may bo, it is certain that tho pomopratifj leader on the floor for the repeal of the Sherman law will bo noupk pophran of Now Y?i'K ?The United States dispatch stoamor Dolphin, now repairing at tho Brook lyn navy yard, is undop ordors to con voy ?ourofary of tho Navy liorbort on ta tour of inspoction of tho navy stat ions and naval plants on tho Atlantic ooast. Tho Dolphin will sail with Secretary Herbert, it is announced, in the course of a fow days. ?If a farmer buys bulk meat at 15 cents and raises cotton at 7 cents to pay for It, he will cat up a good crop of cot ton throe months before it is gathered. The cotton crop this fall, with every advantage, will hardly mono than pay the farmer's meat bill, tho wagos of thb fatrelln'g and thb' g?a'qo 'UBod iii bWrrf-H:'- V *-Tbe Florida Agricultural College has conferred the degree, of LL. D. on Hoke Smith, Secretary of tho Interior. talk at the capital.. A Variety of Interest log News?Con sulates, Cholera, Pensions and Post Special to The Atlanta Journal. Washington, D. C.,.Tuly 14.?There will bo no raoro consuls appointed until tho meeting of Congress, as all the appointments made during tho recess must be sent to the Sonate for con firmation, and as any porson appointed consul would not care to leave the country until confirmed, nothing would be gained by making appointments earlier. This information comes direct from the Stato department. Surgeon General Wyman. of tho marine hospital service, says there need bo no apprehension whatcvor boeause of tho appearance of a vessol having several casos of yellow fever aboard in Hampton Roads. He says orders have boon issued for the yellow fever patients and those who have been exposed to contagion to be taken care of at the Cape Charles quarantine and that there are ample facilities for preventing any spread of the disease. He says thoro is no dungor in his opinion of yellow fovor In the South this year, and that as wo have escaped choloea thus fur no fear need bo felt of it. The report generally published of late that Representative Springer wants to rotlro from the chairman ship of tho ways and means committee because of ill health is contradicted by Springer himself. In a lotter to a friond bore ho says ho has never in timated u desire to be relieved of bis chairmanship, that, in fact, his health was never hotter than at present, and that he is preparing for the turilf work ho expects to undertako in tho next Congress. Though tho machinery of tho uen sion bureau is scarcely yet organized upon tho basis of making tho roll legitimate and honest, frauds of the most outrageous and sturtling charac ter have been doveloped. For instunce It has been shown thut many of tho policemen of Washington are on the rolls and drawing pensions. Ben Butlor, whon in Congress many years ago, obtained tho passngo of an act providing that nono but honoruhly dis charged soldiers and sailors should bo employed on tho police force of tho District of Columbia. The statute is still upon tho books and has caused tho local authorities great annoyance. In order to obtain a position on tho police force tho appli cant must undergo a most rigid medi cal examination. He must be approved by tho medical examining board as pbysscally sound In every respect; and yot scores of men who have thus beon pronounced sound by a competent board of surgeons have beon enabled to go boforo pensioning examining boards, under Republican manipulation, and obtain certificates of disability grating them pensions. Under tho present regimo the pen sion lists are being closely scrutinized, and whorovor fraud or deception is de veloped tho roll is purged. Under Republican rule tho. pension laws wore strained and oven distorted in order to increaso pensions that tho Re publicans might make political capital out of that liborality to tho old soldiers. Now competent men are carefully ex amining the laws with the viow of honestly and fairly Interpreting thorn. Tho decisions of Bussoy, formerly as sistant secretary of the interior, and other oliieiuls who prostituted the pen sion system and laws to partisan pur poses, are boing overhauled and where they conlliet with tho law they are re versed or modi lied. Bussey once rendered an opinion de claring deserters entitled to pensions. The task of revising this mass of per verted law and of unearthing tho frauds thut have been perpetrated is herculean, but it is being accomplish ed. Representative Grady, of tho third North Carolina district, has sutTcred sorely in bis experience with the post oflice department. His one object has been to procure the removal of a negro postmaster at Fayettovillo. The Democrats of the district insisted upon tho summary removal of the '?nigger.'' Brother Grady is a consistent member of the church and patient worker. He spent weeks in Washington, us ho said, " neglecting his private business " en deavoring to get the objectionable "nigger'" out of the Fuyotteville post office Ho grow thin and melancholy over his continued disappointment. Finally one day, ufter huving tried various expedients, ho climbed the Ktops to the ofllco of a newspaper cor respondent. In dejected tones bo re peated his experience with tho post mastor general, and added, " Now I've como to got tho newspapers to help mo. If you'll do it, you'll help all the othor Democrats, too. I want you to get all these d?d Republican post masters to resign." An oath is a stranger to Brother Grady's lips, but the vivid recollection of his oxperieneo overcame him, und nothing short of profanity would ox press his feelings, Tho trouble with Brother Grudy's 0086 wus tho sumo that confronted many other Democratic congressmen in procuring removals of Republicans. Ho could not prevail upon the Demo crats of Fayottovlllo to agroo upon a successor to tho " nlggor." Instond of uniting upon an acceptable Democrat, they dividod into factions, each insist ing upon its own man. Tho postinos tor-general assured Mr. Grady more than OttCO that whenovor ho would sub mit the name of a good Domoerat, ac ceptable to the people of Fuyotteville, tho negro would bo removed und tho popular choico appointed. Tub First Arrest Under the Dispensary Law.?A spooial dispatch to the Columbia Journal, (luted Hook Hill, July 13, says that Marshul R. F. Thomason was notified that M. L. Doolen had been retulling liquor in Fort Mill. Ho ut once took u posso and proceeded to muko arrests. Upon arriving there und making investiga tion it was loarncd that thoro wore also two moro implicated, John Black burn, colored, and Sum Luney, u white citizen of Fort Mill. At Lan'oy's houso was found a vulise contulnlng u keg of live gallons of corn whiskey, which, it is afioged', bolongod to ijoolon,. Tho negro had hoop Helping to dispose of i\. They wore brought to this plaoe and Doofc.i sont to jail to await trial, Lanoy scoured ix>nd to appear Monday; also tho negrp, The arrests wpro mime for violating tho intovnal revenue laws and tho'Dis pensary iaw. Tho arrests woro tho flrBt under tho now luw. ?Dr. H. C. Nonl, u minister of tho Methodist church at Kirkpatrick, Ind., had just concluded a tomperance ser mon whon O. P. C. Evans, one of the leading prohibitionists of Indiana, arose and began a speeoh, denouncing all t,ho laymen and ministers tfot'belbWirig Ij? the third Pflvty' as hypp^vHiyal xriavp^ a.nd htBaals.-' Dr. N>ul called \inpn. him to degtst, whe? Eyaus startet! to abuse hlnV. Heal finally came down from the pulpit and throw the disturber bodily out of doors, while tho congre gation cheered enthusiastically. Hl,IM) tigers in charleston. Forcible Resistance to the Dispensary Ii?w--A Whiskey Rebellion, in South Carolina. < Special to the Augusta Chronicle. Charleston, S. C, July 13.?No arrests have as yet boon made by the Governor's spies under the Evans' liquor law, although the presence here of the assist mi t attorney general of the state, and the fact that ho has been closeted all day with an administration trial justice would indicate that the Governor is about to start the ma chinery In motion to crush the metrop olis of the State. The town council of Mt. Pleasant has called a mass meeting to-morrow night to take legal stops to squelch tho Stato barroom opened in that vil lage. It transpired to-day that tho Gover nor has written ofllcially to sovoral of his friends In tho city, offering thorn $25 for every ease they make out of a violation of the law. The liquor deal ers in the mean timotare prepared with their counsel and with bail bonds to meet tho fight. Tho indications are that upwards of fifty arrests will bo made to-morrow. Charleston, S. C, July 14.?The mallod hand of Govornor Tlllman mado a move to-day against tho blind tigers in Charleston. Thoy have been running now just two weoks since tho disponsary law wont Into etleot. and whilo it is true that every house in Charleston has a supply of' stimulants stored away, enough to last six months, the blind tigers which sprang into ex istence on July 1st have boon doing a thriving business. For about ton days the city has been thronged with tho Governor's spies. Two days ago the assistant attorney general of the Stato arrived here and for two days ho has been in consulta tion with tho spies and the prosecu ting oflicors of tho county. Today the attorney general applied to a magi strate for search warrants, hut that oflicial refused to issue them owing to tho lack of sonio legal technicality. Tho courso of tho proceedings, if taken as now sketched out will, it may be safely stated, precipitate a storm and outory far surpassing any which has yet attended the inauguration of tho law. Magna Charta, tho bill of rights, trial by jury, are all proposed to bo practically set aside. Simultaneously with tho arrest of tho accused oh churgos of violation of the dispensary law, and boforo trial and conviction, his plneo of business is to be condomned and abated as a nuisance, tho premises searched and tho good and chatties con fiscated to tho State and carried away. This is the program mapped out by the dispensary law, and this is tho program that Governor TiWmun proposes to en force on tho metropolis of tho State. It is no secrot that its enforcement will be resisted by force, if necessary. In fact it is no secrot that a good many of tho suspects have armed thomsclvos and are prepared to defend tho sanctity of their promises at the point of tho pistol, and it is equally certain that the popular symyathy is entiroly on their side. lost in a texas cave. A San Antonio Man's Adventure While on a Hunting Trip. San Antonio, Tex., July 12.?Capt. J. N. Daniels, a prominent citizen of this city, returned today from a ten days' hunting trip in tho mountains, 100 hundred miles northwest of here, in tho course of which he made a wonder ful discovery and had an experience which nearly cost him his life. Whilo separated from his companions he camo to an opening on the side of a precipitous canon in a most ragged and mountainous section. He managed to reach the cave by lotting himself down from above with a rope which he took from his saddle, and explored it for a distance of half a mile. In it he found pottery, a half dozen Indian stone hatchets and jars tilled with obsidian arrowheads, and twenty human skulls. At the lower part of the eavo was a stream of water in which were many fish resembling perch, with sightless eyes. The captain's light being blown out, ho was horrified to find that his matches which had fallen into the stream, were spoiled, and that he was in hopeless darkness, in endeavoring to find his way out ho became utterly bewildered and groped about for many hours until completely exhausted. Ho lay down on the rocky lloor and fell asleep. Awakening ho continued his search, but he had gotten into a part of the cave that was very low and filled with great bouldors. He became discouraged and gave up hope of ever finding his way out. Yet, knowing the danger of remain ing inactive and brooding over his situation, ho made another effort and finally earao to tho stream. His tongue being swollen and parched with thirst, ho jumped Into the water and drank a great quantity of it. ! It occurred to him to wade down the stream, It being only a few feet deep. This ho did and soon tho way became lighter. Tho stream made a sudden turn, and proceeding ho quickly came to whore it emerged from the cave. Pushing aside tho hushes that thick ly grow about the oponing Captain Daniels looked up to sec above him the bright sky. Ho mado his way with dimulty to | the ranch, which ho reached late In i tho night, exhausted and weak from 1 lack of food. He was in the eavo from ' 2 o'clock p. m. Monday, Juno 26, to | about (I o'clock in tho evening of tho following day. All that he had to eat was a handful of old corn* found In an Indian jar, and a small fish which he killed and ate raw. ?Mr. Honry L. Brandt, of Oconee County, reports the largest yield of wheat that wo have heard of this sea son. Ho prepared his land woll, used stable manure, sowed four bushels blue straw wheat and reaped one hundvod and eighteen bushels and thveo peeks of hoavy weight whoat. Ho sowod about fo\ir acres, and thus It will be soon that his yield wants only a frac tion of thirty bushels to tho aoro. Since harvest ho has planted tho same land In corn and peas, whloh aro up nloely. and the corn Is now knoo high. Ijast year on tho same land ho mado ono hundred bushels of corn and forty hushelH of poas. When ho bogan to till this land soveral years ago it was the poorest of upland and old sage flold at that. But by judicious cultiva tion and fertilization ho has brought it to a high dogroo of fertility. Mr. Brandt Ts ono of tho best farmers, not only in Ocofloeo, but in tho State, and knows how to mako money on Vho farm. ^ ^ ?jim ?According to, t^ho. vepprl of Inspec tor Jones, t,he. wiwmhato royalty of tho first, oigh* rooftths 0f tho fiscal year was ?jlfo.OOO, agalast only $157,000 for the eMire previous twolvo mouths. At the same rato, during the revalu ing four mouths, the royalty will amount to $360,000, which will be tho largost annual receipts ever known by about $33,000. STATT, MOWS IN BRIEF. Interesting Note? from Various Sour ces. ?Mrs. Preston S. Brooks was Criti cally ill last week at the residence of her son-in-law, Capt. V. E. McBee, in Columbia. ?Governor Tillman has asked for four hundred stands of arm* from the United States government to be used at Clemson CYulego. ?Govornor Tillman hus appointed Mr. T. J. Duckett school commissioner of Laurens County, in place of L. P. Davenport, resigned. ?The South Carolina State Dental Association will conveno in its twenty third annual session, at Columbia, on Tuesday. August 8th. --The Grand Lodgo of 1. O. G. T. of South Carolina will moot in Yorkville on Tuesday, July 25, und continue in session until the next day. ?Tho assignment of Citadel cadets to Clemson Collogo has been with drawn, as Lieut. Donaldson does not need their assistance in drilling the students. ?Capt. J, Kavonel Macbeth, formerly of Charleston, died at Monk's Corner, July 1st, after a short illness. He was a gallant officer of tho first South Caro lina Artillery, C. S. A. ?Charles L. Simons, for twelve years money ordor clerk in tho post office in Charleston, died on tho 11th inst. It is generally thought that be worked himself to death. ?Tho County Alliances all over the State uro passing resolutions culling for the repeul of the Shormun law, und tho substitution for it of an act provid ing for tho freo doinago of silver. ?Mr. J. C. Blair, of York Countv, reports that ho harvested this year bushels of wheat from 4 bushels sown. Tho wheat was sown In two patches, und tho better of tho two yielded 58 bushels from 2 bushels sown* ?Tho ruilrouds of tho Stuto huvo always transported free all oxhlblts for the State Fair, but this rule hus been abrogated, and exhibitors will puy freight hereafter on all articles sent to tho Fair, which will decrease exhibits In the future ?Alllancomcn will huvo a rally at Greenwood on the 29th inst, und every effort will he made to make it a monster affair. Governor Tillman und other prominent Allinncemen will muke ud dresses. Reduced rntes will bo given on the ruilrouds. ?Two Mormon preachers have beon arrested by the citizens of Wood ford, Barnwoll County, und ordered to leave the country. The friends of the Mor mons tried to roscuo them, but tho peo ple woro determined to get rid of them, and sent them oil under a strong guard. ?Isuuc Mitcholl (colored) und bis en tire fumtly, consisting of live persons, wore poisoned lust week in Charleston. Mitchell and daughter Ada are dead, and tho others aro critically 111. Tho physicians who made the post mortem ugroo thut the victims died from ursoni cul poison. ?Tho next annual meeting of the Stuto Touchers' Association will be hold in Spartanburg, August 2, 3 und 4. Through tho generosity of Presi dent Wilson, tho grounds und buildings of Converse College will bo thrown open und pluced ut the dlsposul of the Association. ?Judge Gury decided thut tho court hud no jurisdiction in tho dls]>onsury ease ut Columbiu, us he hud no right to go hack and pass upon tho question of fact involved in the action of the county board of control. The bourd did not exceed its uuthority In appointing a dispenser, und it was their business to deeido whether the petition was signed by u majority of freehold voters. ?Adjutant General Farley has paid the Stute troops their annual appropria tion. Tho number of men present "ut tho inspections this year was .'1,00!). The amount divided among them was $10. 000. This is the first time the State troops have over been paid olY so early in the year, but as several companies desired to attend the World's Fair, und scvorul expect to go into camp, Gen eral Farley decided to pay them at once. The Pecos Bridge, Texas.?An? other great engineering work recently completed In Texas is the very high cantilever bridge over the Pecos Rivor. This bridge, some M0 feet high, while not the highest in tho world, is one of tho highest, and at the same time one of tho most considerable ruilroud structures ever erected. When tho engineers locating that part of tho Southern Pacific Railroad came to tho Pocos River, thoy wanted to go direct ly across with a bridge ; but more timid counsels prevailed, and instead of tak ing u Hying leap over u canon moro than IKK) feet deep, it was decided to make a detour of 2f> miles by way of the Rio Grunde. This was eleven or twelve years ago. This longer route, though the curves wore sburp und the grades steep, wus expensive to build und maintain, und more expensive to oper ate, ft was a heavy tux on through freight, and several years ago it was decided to take the Hying leap of the Pecos, ami tints avoid the grndes und curves und longer huu). The Phoenix Bridge Compuny did the work. Tho entire length of tho bridge is 2180 feet from abutment to abutment. Thoro' uro two cantilevers 172 feet 0 inches eng euch, und one suspended luttico glrder spun of 80 feet. This suspended spun is hung between the two cunti lever spans on eight massive burs, und oxpunsion spaces are left at each end of several inches where it should join the cantilevers. The intense beut of tho summer sun makes this space for oxpunsion u necessity. In nddition to these spans there uro eight lattice spans of 65 feet each, one plate-girder span of lf> foot, eighteen plate-girder spans of .'la feet each, and sixteen plate-girder spans of :i"> feet each. Tho width of tho floor of the completed span is 25 feet, part of which is taken up by a walkway on either side of the single [ truck. The bridge bus u factor of sufety of Hvo ; that is, it hus a sufficient strength to bear Hvo times the pressure made by u continuous train of tho houviost modem locomotive moving over it. From tho ground at tho bot tom of the canon und on tho banks of tho rivor tho bridge* looks llko a slender lattic-work, but it is really, as will be Been from the above statement as to its strength, a very solid and stable I structure.?Ilarpor's Weekly. ?Prohibition will be the issue in tho Iowa StaU> campaign this* year. Tho present prohibition law was enucted by tho Ropubllcun Legislature. The Democrats propose to muke a fight for tho repeal ol the law, which oven its friends admit has never been enforced. The ProhlbitiouiBts want tho fltus and penalties for violatiou of tho law in creased aud the Itepublleans waut v? dodge tho issue if possible. Govexspi; Boies has raado several Htroug synches, iu favor of high license and ?tndngoub, police regulation, aud Uj v.v were vevv Iiopular with all whv> heard them. Ii h generally Uj ought that* tb**> Demo crats will he. luiccosafu}.