The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 01, 1893, Image 1

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FARLEY'S BEPLY TO IBBY. A SCORCHING liRTTKIl TO THE PUBLIC. The Junior Senator from South Caro lina In Denounced In Unmeasured l ei ins An CnprofitableConlroversy I let ween Reform headers. Gen. Hugh L. Farley has given to the public tho following communica tion, in which ho score? Scuntor Irby unmercifully, but does not throw any now light upon tho subject matter of their controversy: I beliovo tho public is gonorally aware that I have boon waiting on Cupt. Jumes Tillman, who announced his intention of answering Senator Irby's article, the gist of which Is that ho, Sonator Irby, is not the real author or responsible for tho statement In tho "Cruddock" article, but that James Tillman is. and he supports this asser tion by uflldavlts from Maj. W. F. (Jury, Dr. Sampson Popo and ono Mat thew Tigho, his secretary. Mr. Till man's - only was to tho offect that Senator Irby had "acted tho de liberate scoundrel in mixing a certain amount of truth with error In order to give his defence an air of plausibility und to throw tho whole blame on Capt. Tillman. He asserts that Sonator Irby "can not use him to commit n political as sassination." A slngulurly appropri ate expression ! I will let Capt. Till man speak for himself, however, and will proeeod to tho consideration of Senator Irby's card. In tho first place, 1 would congratulate tho Sonator him self, and tho public at largo, upon the wonderful change that my somowhat vigorous oxposuro of the Senator has had upon his manners, and I am sorry I cannot add upon his morals, for I am satisfied that by tho time I am through tho public will bo convinced that ho has mudo a vory ingenious defonso, but has used his facts and tho English lauguugo for tho purpose of concealing the truth instead of tolling it. Possi bly 1 may owe that purt of the public who do not know Sonator Irby* well something of an explanation or an apology for tho unusually vigorous but appropriate language with which I drew such un uccurato and life-liko picture of the grout Senator. Thov uro not awaro of tho long continued provocation of whioh "Cruddock" is only a sample, and I would remind them that it would bo impossible to do justice to such a monstrosity in any " whatever Is worth doing is worth do ing well." in order that tho public may catch tho whole matter clearly I will stato that lust Christmas, while snow-bound here in Columbia, and ufterwards whilst still snow-bound in Laurens, I prepared a rough artioMb ou the politi cal situation in South Carolina, headed "The Reform Movoment" and "Some Christmas Helleetions of an Old Re former." This artielo, which was in tended as a sort of philosophical criti cism or disquisition on tho Roform movement in particular and politics in general in South Carolina, was shown and suggested to tho criticism of prom nent gontlomon in tho Stato, in whoso judgment I hod confidence, and whom I considered comparatively free from partisan fooling and prejudice. It was written from a patriotic standpoint and was intended for tho good 01 the Ueform movement and to "pour oil upon the troubled waters" of the State. It endeavored to criticise all factions fairly and thero is unavoidably in suoh an article some honest and fair criticism of Governor Tillman as a pub lic officer, but there is no abuse of any one, and the " great political accident, Senator Irby, is not even mentioned, unless he can be recognized under the general nuiuo of "demagogue." So far as Governor Tillman is concerned there is hardly a single sentiment in the article that he has not heard mo express, and its general purpose, tone f and advice is in strict accordance with my well known views as given to him and others on many occasions. While Contemplating its publication under a nom de plume on its merits I read it to Mr. .lohn G. Capers, of the 'Columbia Journal, whose paper hud announced its intention to pursue a non-partisan course in accord with tho general spirit of the article, and also to Mr. James H. Tillman, tolling the lutter that I intended to bring the artlclo to Washington and submit it to tho criti cism of Iiis father, whom I considered a broad guagod statesman, who was, with Gen. Gary, ono of the founders of the Reform Movement in South Caro lina. Mr. Capers and Capt. Tillman I were both anxious to publish tho ar ticle, but I withhold it for further con sideration, and in accordance with the advice of some of my friends, and in consideration of the fact that it con tained sonio criticism of Governor Till lii.in, to whoso administration I be longed, I hud almost, if not altogether, abandoned the idea of publishing, but now shieo it has boon brought in ques tion, I will lot it go to tho press with tho request that although it is somo what long every paper in the State will publish it, and I not only ask, but I challenge a criticism of it from tho standpoint of truth, true Democracy and patriotism. Governor Tillman h> strong enough nno! bravo enough, not only to stund but t<> accept the criticism ft contains la proper spirit, for, as Senator Irby once said to him, in one of his flashes of truth and honesty, " Wo both know that Farley never flatters us or tells us any lies." Possibly if tho article is carefully read, and its udvico heeded It may yet represent tho good that is to come out of this controversy. ? I had been invitod to stay with Capt. ?Tillman In Washington, but tho rush ?of visitors was so great that I re gained with the staff, and during my ?jntii'o stay I did not havo more than a iivo-minuto conversation with him, nor did I road or exhibit tho artiolo to any ono in Woshington. Mooting numbers of friends, and sooking no office there, I was constantly engaged socially, and had but littlo to do with politics in any form. Tho charge that I had a conversation with Capt. Tillman and offered him an artiolo for publication which he rofusod, and told him of a combination which had boon agreed upon, offering him tho position of Ad jutant General, is as pure and un adulterated a lie as was over put upon paper, no matter who is tho author or instigator of it. Indeed, on " Saturday after the inauguration," when Senator Irby says it took placo, I had loft Washington, and was speeding my way ti) South Carolina. The allusion to the artlclo which I had shown Capt. TI11 nuiw before ho loft the State, at least m\x weeks before, is all tho truth there is in It, I have *ukod the papers to republlsh that wotnfor/ul oplstlo to the Geor gians, uiakhag "new revelations" of a foarful combijMlton to "overthrow Tillman and IrbV," ?O that they can ?study and analyze if, wofully, and they will find but a limp pf James Tillman in it, Just enough & Afftisfy his vanity, a good deal of my old Ii >it..?,' Mai. Gary, and it is bristling ull over with Irby, in whoso interest was it written, and for ?/bat purposes, who Unsplred it, ooncoqted it, or actually und FARLEY'S BEPLY TO IBBY. A SCORCHING liRTTKIl TO THE PUBLIC. The Junior Senator from South Caro lina In Denounced In Unmeasured l ei ins An CnprofitableConlroversy I let ween Reform headers. Gen. Hugh L. Farley has given to the public tho following communica tion, in which ho score? Scuntor Irby unmercifully, but does not throw any now light upon tho subject matter of their controversy: I beliovo tho public is gonorally aware that I have boon waiting on Cupt. Jumes Tillman, who announced his intention of answering Senator Irby's article, the gist of which Is that ho, Sonator Irby, is not the real author or responsible for tho statement In tho "Cruddock" article, but that James Tillman is. and he supports this asser tion by uflldavlts from Maj. W. F. (Jury, Dr. Sampson Popo and ono Mat thew Tigho, his secretary. Mr. Till man's - only was to tho offect that Senator Irby had "acted tho de liberate scoundrel in mixing a certain amount of truth with error In order to give his defence an air of plausibility und to throw tho whole blame on Capt. Tillman. He asserts that Sonator Irby "can not use him to commit n political as sassination." A slngulurly appropri ate expression ! I will let Capt. Till man speak for himself, however, and will proeeod to tho consideration of Senator Irby's card. In tho first place, 1 would congratulate tho Sonator him self, and tho public at largo, upon the wonderful change that my somowhat vigorous oxposuro of the Senator has had upon his manners, and I am sorry I cannot add upon his morals, for I am satisfied that by tho time I am through tho public will bo convinced that ho has mudo a vory ingenious defonso, but has used his facts and tho English lauguugo for tho purpose of concealing the truth instead of tolling it. Possi bly 1 may owe that purt of the public who do not know Sonator Irby* well something of an explanation or an apology for tho unusually vigorous but appropriate language with which I drew such un uccurato and life-liko picture of the grout Senator. Thov uro not awaro of tho long continued provocation of whioh "Cruddock" is only a sample, and I would remind them that it would bo impossible to do justice to such a monstrosity in any " whatever Is worth doing is worth do ing well." in order that tho public may catch tho whole matter clearly I will stato that lust Christmas, while snow-bound here in Columbia, and ufterwards whilst still snow-bound in Laurens, I prepared a rough artioMb ou the politi cal situation in South Carolina, headed "The Reform Movoment" and "Some Christmas Helleetions of an Old Re former." This artielo, which was in tended as a sort of philosophical criti cism or disquisition on tho Roform movement in particular and politics in general in South Carolina, was shown and suggested to tho criticism of prom nent gontlomon in tho Stato, in whoso judgment I hod confidence, and whom I considered comparatively free from partisan fooling and prejudice. It was written from a patriotic standpoint and was intended for tho good 01 the Ueform movement and to "pour oil upon the troubled waters" of the State. It endeavored to criticise all factions fairly and thero is unavoidably in suoh an article some honest and fair criticism of Governor Tillman as a pub lic officer, but there is no abuse of any one, and the " great political accident, Senator Irby, is not even mentioned, unless he can be recognized under the general nuiuo of "demagogue." So far as Governor Tillman is concerned there is hardly a single sentiment in the article that he has not heard mo express, and its general purpose, tone f and advice is in strict accordance with my well known views as given to him and others on many occasions. While Contemplating its publication under a nom de plume on its merits I read it to Mr. .lohn G. Capers, of the 'Columbia Journal, whose paper hud announced its intention to pursue a non-partisan course in accord with tho general spirit of the article, and also to Mr. James H. Tillman, tolling the lutter that I intended to bring the artlclo to Washington and submit it to tho criti cism of Iiis father, whom I considered a broad guagod statesman, who was, with Gen. Gary, ono of the founders of the Reform Movement in South Caro lina. Mr. Capers and Capt. Tillman I were both anxious to publish tho ar ticle, but I withhold it for further con sideration, and in accordance with the advice of some of my friends, and in consideration of the fact that it con tained sonio criticism of Governor Till lii.in, to whoso administration I be longed, I hud almost, if not altogether, abandoned the idea of publishing, but now shieo it has boon brought in ques tion, I will lot it go to tho press with tho request that although it is somo what long every paper in the State will publish it, and I not only ask, but I challenge a criticism of it from tho standpoint of truth, true Democracy and patriotism. Governor Tillman h> strong enough nno! bravo enough, not only to stund but t<> accept the criticism ft contains la proper spirit, for, as Senator Irby once said to him, in one of his flashes of truth and honesty, " Wo both know that Farley never flatters us or tells us any lies." Possibly if tho article is carefully read, and its udvico heeded It may yet represent tho good that is to come out of this controversy. ? I had been invitod to stay with Capt. ?Tillman In Washington, but tho rush ?of visitors was so great that I re gained with the staff, and during my ?jntii'o stay I did not havo more than a iivo-minuto conversation with him, nor did I road or exhibit tho artiolo to any ono in Woshington. Mooting numbers of friends, and sooking no office there, I was constantly engaged socially, and had but littlo to do with politics in any form. Tho charge that I had a conversation with Capt. Tillman and offered him an artiolo for publication which he rofusod, and told him of a combination which had boon agreed upon, offering him tho position of Ad jutant General, is as pure and un adulterated a lie as was over put upon paper, no matter who is tho author or instigator of it. Indeed, on " Saturday after the inauguration," when Senator Irby says it took placo, I had loft Washington, and was speeding my way ti) South Carolina. The allusion to the artlclo which I had shown Capt. TI11 nuiw before ho loft the State, at least m\x weeks before, is all tho truth there is in It, I have *ukod the papers to republlsh that wotnfor/ul oplstlo to the Geor gians, uiakhag "new revelations" of a foarful combijMlton to "overthrow Tillman and IrbV," ?O that they can ?study and analyze if, wofully, and they will find but a limp pf James Tillman in it, Just enough & Afftisfy his vanity, a good deal of my old Ii >it..?,' Mai. Gary, and it is bristling ull over with Irby, in whoso interest was it written, and for ?/bat purposes, who Unsplred it, ooncoqted it, or actually und wrote it. Did Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all have a hand in the Epistle to the Georgians, and send it under James Tillman's nora de plume, Crad dock? Was Jim implicated himself, or, as they have taken such extra ordinary pains to mako the public be lieve, did lie originate and write it himself? I have shown how the talk about "an article" originated, and I will show the public the article, and ray explana tion of the grand combine is simple and easy. Irby heard of the Farley ar ticle. Shell had announced his inten tion to retire, which he could not un derstand (for thoro Is no retiring in Irby). Farloy had called by Senator Butler's office ono day with Col. Wil liam H. Perry, and knowing of Senator Irbv's bitter hatred, had ignored him while in Washington, and Irby began to ruminate. At last ho began to be lle vo thoro was a combination, and ho concluded to mako the charge and have it published In Georgia, where it would attract just sufficient attention to bo coplod and roach the peoplo of this State and create distrust among tho Reformers In this State against Shell and Farley, and Talbert, too, al though In his last article ho trios to skillfully lie tho Talbert part out. This was the scheme, and if young Jim Ti 11 mail had anything to do with it, ho was the victim of Senator Irby, and now by " mixing error and truth Irby is playing tho part of a doliborato scoundrol by trying to throw tho wholo blame " on Capt. Tlllman, and making him tho scapegoat, thus committing a still greator crime, that of sacrificing theGoirornor'snephew to shield himself from exposure. " Blood in (and ought to be) thickor than water," and I know that Govornor Tlllman knows Irby, and has found out long ago that the charge of a combination on tho part of Shell and myself, with Gen. Butler or any one olso, is totally untrue. Since it has boon alluded to ho and Mr. George Tillraan both know that I havo dono more towards healing tho broach between them than any ono. Indeed, I am totally unlike Irby in this; that I have made none but friends for him, while Irby has constantly made him enemies und tried to estrange old and well tried friends from him, as I am prepared to show. But Who is trying to stand up for tho truth of tho Craddock article or tho al leged combination now Y Not Jim Till man. on whoso authority they say it was published, and in fact no one but Irby, ''tho real author," and ho only says that "every ono who reads tho papers and has watched tho turns in polities will see that there was truth, and lots of it, in what Tillraan said." Wjiat papers? Concluding his re marks Irby saysT " Why did not Gen. Farley usk of me an explanation if ho bolieves what ho pretends to believe of tho assumed wrong I did him ?" and I answor, Why, John, did you not ask of mo an explanation of Jim Tillman's wondorful combine, whon he told you, Instead of (according to your own ac knowledgement) encouraging him to put it in tho papers ? Why did not my life-long friend, Maj. Gary, who earao through Columbia, and got rae to write him a strong endorsement and get tho other State officers to concur with mo? Why did ho not give mo a chance to explain before it was pub lished?or aftor it was published?for I havo boon with him since in Augusta and been invited to his home. Wlfero was Sampson Pope, the "sorriful" Sampson, that ho could not toll me? but must corao as your emissary to toll Governor Tillraan about it " for fear that tho Governor would not seo tho Sundav odition of the Chronicle." Ah ! Johnnie, I wont for you in tho papers, whoro you started your lie, whieh I de termined to run down, as woll as tho Donaldson caucus, and I have dono so. As soon as tho "Craddock " article was shown me at the Governor's Mansion I said that it was " inspired" by you and that "Jim Tillraan did not write it" and subsequent developments prove It. Lot us see how it canto about. I kept qulot and soon Cal Caughraan, who hud just returned from Washington, told me that Jim Till man suid that ho was not tho author of it. Lator Jim Tillraan returned and we had some correspondence about tho " Capers Light Infantry " whieh floveloped as follows. On the 22nd of May ho wrote mo: jjj CLARK'S hill, 22nd May. 1893. My Dear General : I sincerely hope that thoro will bo no misunderstanding between us about tho Ganors Light In fantry. At first 1 was miffed about tho letter to Capt. Maya, but now it can bo plainly seen how tue matter aroso. I wanted to seo you very much whon I passed through Columbia, and have a talk about other things. So far from ever having dono you any wrong, I stand ready to rondor you any sorvico in my power. Yours, &c, James H. Tillman. To this lettor I Immediately replied as tho original in roach will show (af tor touching on company matters.) " It was your duty to havo seen mo as you passed through Columbia, be cause if I bolievod ull I havo hoard, I would bo forced to conclude that you had not only boon guilty of a simple broach of promise, but also of untruth fulness in publishing tho "Craddock" article. I have hold my judgment in suspense, until I could see you, boeauso 1 am Inclined to believe from what I havo heard that some sort of a job was put up on you in Washington.' To this lettor ho replied : Clark's HILL, 29 May, 1893. " Yours of tho 25th instant, I found on my return. Appointment for Ca pors Light Infantry inspection raoro than satisfactory. I hope you will mako it convenient to spend two or three days with us. "If it Is necessary to convince you about the "Craddock" article I will send to Washington and got tho origi nal manuscript, as it was filed at the W. U. T. office. My namo and nom do plume havo boon used in connection with several bastard productions with out uny permission, and only peculiar circumstances of whieh I shall tell you, prevented ray denouncing them, as weil as tho real author. You told others about your articlo which they divulged and made mo tho scapo goat. However I will toll you all about it when I boo you. Yours, etc., Jas. H. Tillman. I wroto to him that I did not care about the article as that oould spoak for itself, though no ono in Washington at that time had over soon It except himself. On the 12th of June he writes again, ronewing his invitation to visit them on tho occasion of the inspection, and oonoludos, as shown by his letter before me, "Don't forget your article Father says he will tako ploasure in comparing notes with you." I took tho article with me and read it to "Unole George," and got his criticism of it, and after James Till man had told me all about the "Crad dock" article and many other things corroborative of his statement, I told him that I In tow1 d to expose Irby and asked him to ; ? definitely for'my ' |.,, o eel ion v. ho the real author was, as an addition or postscript to his 20th May letter. He thou sat down and de liberately added to\tbaf letter: u P. S.?It it* hardly necesaary for mo to add that Irby dictated the ar ticle to his secretary." This Is the whole story and the pub lie knows the rest. I seo no use to notice the Crews affi davit. He told the truth but could not stop there, but said wha*. ho thought, as well as what was said. I went there to pay a small bill, and to find out where he got his information, but like my friend Wilson, he could not tell. Now I submit the question to the public. Who am I to believe?James Till man, who tells mo all about it and at last " lets the cat out of the bag," or those who conceal this "stub in the back" and " in the dark" until I forced it out by exposing and denouncing Sen ator Irby for the scoundrel I knew him tobe? Even if we acknowledge that there was a possibility for James Till man to have been in it, there is no pos sibility for Irby to have been out of it. They were all privy to It. and no one told me except James Tillman. Hence ray letter, and It Is my private opin ion, publicly expressed, that Irby got off "mighty light," as the darkey said when John Brown was hung. Let It be romombored that all of tho parties woro offico sookors, Including Jim Vi 11 man (who was applying for a counsulship), and all seoking Senator Irby's patronage. Let It not oe forgot ten that contemporaneous tolegraras were sont to the Register covering tho samo matter, all of which Is in perfect consonance with Irby's well-known method of puffing himself; then put James Till man's statement in the bal ance with the actual contents of tho "Craddock" artlclo, and the conclu sion is inevitable, not only was it born in that don of iniquity from which few men have escaped with clean hands, but that Irby was at tho bottom of it. Now, Senator John, since you havo undertaken to interpret my notion in oxposing you, lot mo interprot yours. Romeinber, John, that but for tho "Craddock" article, which you havo acknowledged was written and sent off under your eye, I could not havo expos ed you, andthat you provokod it. In al luding to tho Congressional race, havo you not exposod your wiloy and artful game ? You discovered a mare's nest, < and hating Parley and Shell, you put it in tho papers to excite suspicion among tho Reformers and sont Samp son Pope to the Governor to excite his ( distrust in order to kill them off. Is not that plain, Jonnnie ? Now, Senator John, let mo give you some good advico before you get out of i tho papers, for I seo, John, that you aro exceedingly anxious to get out of the papers. It's a bad place for you. s as thero is no telling what may come out, and these little lovo letters of mine aro not such ploasant roading as , the Register's pretty personals, "Crad- i dock's" dictated and punctuated ( praises or Larry Gantt's powerful 1luffs. I told you a long time ago? , cindly?John, that you eould'nt sus tain yourself in tho United States Sen ate, and advised you not to try it. Now you seo the result. I told you, also, when you asked my advico, to resign | the chairmanship of tho exocutivo ( committee and keep out of State squub bles, because you had a bigger job , than you could properly attend to, at Washington. I told or wrote Gover nor Tillman that you were not the man for tho placo about tho samo time, and you know yourself that while I was willing to seo Gon. Hampton ro tain his seat for tho harmony of tho Democratic party, still I urged that somo man of more strength, character and dignity than yourself bo olectod. Undo George, Judge Wallaeo, Judge Pope, and at hist, when I saw that there was real dangor, I urged Gov ernor Tillman himself to go. You see I was right, John, for you have been making a great fool of yourself, and you huvo dono us no good. You have tried bullying and braging and big ging around Washington until you have played out and cannot" now appoint a dog pelter, while I hoar they aro all laughing at you, from tho President down. Take my advico, John. Resign the chairmanship and lot us alono down here, for you cannot run the State and national government both at tho samo time. Quit running down here, bothering other people and trying to pass foolish wild cat schemes through tho Legislature. Quit "rush in aroun" and scheming and w'vo pull ing and making all sorts of promises that you cannot fulfill. Already yon aro known among tho applicants us "promising" (but not porforming) John. Go back to your seat, and try to attend to your public business and I r'oally bolievo that Ifjthoy will let you stay for a half contury you might mako a Senator. I know tnat you fool liko a fool at a frolic" in the Senato, but I can't help that now and can only advise you to bo modest and koop quiet so that you wont oxposo your ignorance. Anotntr thing. John. Your gamo at playing the bully has been run in tho fTound. You can't bully everybody or now and then, John, you havo run up against a game man, and you have to wilt, John, and people find out that at heart you are a coward. I learn. ?John, that you attacked Capt. Shell at John Shaw's private residence on account of my article, when you knew ho was unarmed, and you drow your bowio knife. Now, John, that was un gentlomanly and cowardly. Why did you not como after mo, for I wrote ovory word of tho article myself and signed my name instead of "Crad dock." By the way, John, you havo hintod that you wanted to settlo these matters "out of tho papers." 1 know that, you aro not hunting uny square, fair fight, but if you ^can't stand theso affectionate misslvos, or ploasant pas quinades, of mine, and concludo to risk It, don't try to drag in friends or relatives to do your fighting?as you havo an old and important habit of do ing, but como by yourself, Johnny, for you know you can got fair play and al ways find "whorolam at." You aro getting into serious trouble, John, and the only way to get out, is to keop qulot, and quit getting other poople to do your dirty work. Tho McElroy exper ience was sufficient to have satisfied you, for when you denied that you had instigated his artiole, ho told you that you wore " a liar," to your faco, and you had to tako it. John, you aro not a bravo man anyway, but "conscience makes cowards of us all," and I know that you aro guilty. Take this advice, John, for if you don't, it will not bo long before you will come to no good. " You must koop out of tho papers too, John, and quit oharging otnor poople with being "traitora,"beoau8e your re cord will not bear any airing, and bo sides I am prepared to provo you at heart a traitor to your friend Gover nor Tillman, a traitor to tho Allianco and a traitor to the Reform Movemont, and if I hear anything more from you, I'll do it, John. A PAUTINO WORD TO THIS ALLIANCE. Before closing, I want to say a word to my old friends of the Allianoo, and more particularly thoso in my native county of Laurens. Without waiting to hoar both sides of tho controversy, some of you havo un i dertakeu to decide it by resolution. Sardis Alliance went so far as to with" draw ite invitation for mo to add ress then). Gentlemen, that was not fair, nor right, for this was a personal matter, and no reform or Alliance matters were involved. I was rearod in Lau rons county, and am well known there, and no resolution by all tho Alliances of the State can givo me a bad charactor or John Irby a good ono. I made you a good soldier in war times, and, I though a boy, foujfbt my way up from I the ranks. I stood by you, and was sent horo to iail for you in Radical and Klux-Klux times. I fought for you and wrote for you in 1870. Long be fore you woro aroused to a knowledge and appreciation of your own wrongs, and long before Bon Tillman's voice was hoard in tho land, I had boon working and writing for "free silver and financial relief," and nearly every plank in the reform platform. Many of you know it, and besides I will prove it, by the rocord. I Dolong to tho reform movement and not to any individual, and I am in sympathy with all tho essential de mands of the Alliance, and shall advo cate, work and voto for the principles that they now represent, as long aS they keep within tho Democratic party. My position is the rosult of my reeord, which is well known and con sistent, and is not due to political trim mings or " coat tail swinging." Sinco arriving at manhood, I have done tho boBt I could for the State, for you, and the Roform Movement. I have always expressed myself fear lessly and independently, and shall continue to do ho, regardless of every thing except my sonso oforight and my duty to tho Stato. The fear of losing or tho hope of gotting office shall not control mo, for no matter what other people may think and do, I had rather be "an honest statesman or citizen out of a job" than a political trickster and shunner, or a doop dyed villian, in tho United States Senate. Yours very respectfully, H. L. Farley. TILLMAN AGAINST IRBY. AN EXPOSURE OP POLITICAL SCHEMES. riie " Craddock " Telegram was Sont Against tho Correspondent's Ex press instructions. ? Capt. James H. Tillman, tho " war " correspondent tho of Augusta Chronicle has furnished tho daily newspapers with a longthy statement iu regard to tho peculiar transaction botwoon him self and Senator Irby, as to the send ing of a certain dispatch from Washing ton, which was signed "Craddock." Tho, statement is too long for our columns, but as a part of tho current history of tho Stato, involving prominent men and affecting the political situation to iume extent, wo will glvo it in a con densed form omitting such parts as are not necessary to a clear understanding of tho matter: There are many reasons why I regret being drawn into tho controversy bo twoon Senator Irby and Genoral Far ley : Both have boon friends of mine and in tho capacity of newspaper correspondent I have uovor hesi tated to extend to them court esies in return for courtesies. But Senator Irby in his letter printed throughout tho State on July 14th did me a gross injustice and wantonly imposed upon tho pleasant relations which have heretofore existed between us. It is only from a strict sonso of duty which I owe to myself, and none tho less to Genoral Farley, that I submit to havo my name dragged be fore tho public in a wrangle undigni fied as it is unpleasant. It is not my purpose to exonerate Goneral Farley from any alleged charge or to magnify the faults of Sen ator Irby, but to clear myself of impli cations of duplicity which aro both false and malicious. I cannot, permit oven Senator Irby to clean his own skirts of a stench if I must boar the odium. I havo said, as I boliovod, that Senator Irby dictated tho dispatch now under discussion, to his private secre tary, as I was informed by ono of tho operators at tho telegraph office that tho messago was typewritten on Sena torial paper, but it proved to bo a mis take. (When. I added tho postscript to my letter to Goneral Farley, I gave him my reasons for thinking that Senator Irby had dictated tho articlo to his secretary and quoted tho oper/i tor alluded to as my authority. Gen eral Farley will boar mo out in this statement. If it is desired, I can secure an affidavit from tho operator, stating that ho told rao dispatch was on Senatorial paper and typewritten.) I havo just returned from Washington whore I wont for tho purposo of prov ing tho dispatch to havo boon written as I had said. I wished to bo convinc ed that any charges I might pre fer woro true. I had thought Senator Irby capable of deceit, but only when I arrived there did I learn that ho was unscrupulous. With authority from the Hon. Patrick Walsh, editor of tho Chronicle, to examine all specials sont to his paper, I began search for tho "Craddock:" dispatch, and after dili gont labor, tho officials of the Western Uuion Tolograph Company found tho original manuscript. To my utter astonishmont, it was in my own handwriting and signed with my nom do plume, tho same dispatch dictated to me by Senator Irby and which I roturned to him, refusing to to bo a party to a scheme to misrepre sent public men whom I know to bo my friends. In handing tho dispatch back to Senator Irby, I said : " You may sond this of your own accord to tho Register." It never once ontorod my mind that ho would dare to uso thefdis patch as has boon dono. His conduct shows him to bo farsightod and astute. I doubt not but at that moment bo thought that 1 could novor disprove having sont tho special ovon if 1 should ovor dare to make an expose of him. It is perhaps proper for mo to assign my roason for not promptly repudiat ing tho authorship of tho Craddock dispatch. I had honed at the timo that the affair would blow ovor with out injuring tho partlos maligned. Moreover, f am froo to confess that Senator Irby had placed me. as ho thought, under moro or loss obligations tp him when ho ondorsod my application for a consulate. Inasmuch as he free ly put his name on my papor I did fool kindly to him. His endorsement was not ontiroly necessary, as I had the namos of every other membor of the South Carolina delegation, with tho oxcoptlon of Mr. Talbert, whom I did not ask, bosidos tho endorsement of Spoaker Crisp and Vloe President Stevenson. It was through tho advice of tho Vlco Presi dent that I first contemplated making an application at all, Mr. Stevenson having boon in Congross with my fathor for a number of yearo and ono of his warmest friends. It was only when I returned to South Carolina and found that the dispatch had In hired General Farley, as Sena tor Irby had foreseen it would, that I told him all I know about the matter. I was simply prompt ed by a sonso of justice to pursue such a ucourso as I had nothing to Sain and I realized that I would forfeit enator Irby's friendship and that he would do all he could in the future to injure mo. But I nover believed for one instant that he would try to shift the contumoly of this matter from his own shoulders to mine. While I ad mire his audaeity, I am astounded at his impudence. It is but fair to say that as soon as Senator Irby disclosed the cloven hoof. I at onco wrote to tho Secretary of State to return to Senator I Irby his letter of endorsement and to erase his name from my application. Under the circumstances I could not honorably accept any benefit that might bo derived from Sonator Irby's endorsement. The following aro the conditions, as near as I can recall, surrounding the origin and writing of tho now famous or notorious " Craddock " dispatch : On tho morning of March 11 I visited the capitol. as was ray custom in get ting up news, and there met Senator Irby, who told me ho had a sensation he would like for me to sond to my pa per. Then und there, quoting Mr. Left' witch of Spartan burg as his authority, (I don't believe Mr. Left wit eh gave him any such information) ho told me in substance what afterwards appeared in the Chronicle. I was wary of hand ling the news and told Senator Irby that I would call at his room that night and talk over the matter with him. Accordingly between 1? and 10 o'clock p. m., Major W. T. Gary and myself dropped in to seo Senator Irby at tho National Hotel. After discussing tho matter for somo time, probably half an hour, Senator Irby dictated to mo the orgiginal ''Craddock" special. It was road aloud to Major Gary at Sonator Irby's request for Gary's criticism. Major Gary was reading somo news paper while tho article was being dictated and in consequence had not paid rauoh uttont on to its composition until his attention was directed to it. I soon afterward loft Senator Irby's room and went over to tho Metropoli tan Hotel and road the dispatch to some of my friends for their advico as to whothor it should bo sent off. Thoy , with one accord agreed that I had best let it alone. I also eume to the same conclusion, and leaving them I went down Into tho lobby of tho Metropoli tan Hotol where I met Mr. Tom Gilles pio. I beckoned him into the rcuding | room and read to him some other , disputchos which I had writton i in connection with tho one dictated by Senator Irby. T told Mr. Gillespie that , I could not handle tho Irby dis patch and requested him to go with me to tho Senator's quarters for tho pur pose of returning to him the matter ho had dictated, and fi *om there wo wouid go to tho telegraph ofHco and file my remaining dispatches, one relating to Cleveland's opposition to Crisp, and tho other giving somo personals and mat ters of local interest. After returning to Senator Irby's room 1 handed him the dispatch, and as to what conversa tion took place between us I beg leave to refer to the following letter from Mr. Gillespie. [Hero follows a letter from Thos. D. Gillespio, confirming tho statements of Mr. Tillman us to what occurred in Wushington. Thon comes tho card of M. P. Tighe already printed in our columns, and an atliduvit of P. C. Caughmau refuting Tighe's curd.] Now. as regards Dr. Pope's resplen dent and voluntary testimony, I shall have little to say. His solo purpose was evidently intended, regardless of truth and fuct, to extricate Senator Irby from an unfortunate situation. Dr. Pope was in Columbia a few days preceding the appearance of Senator Irby's reply and conversed on this sub ject very promiscuously. Somo of tho gentlemen to whom ho talked told mo that Dr. Pope had either lied to thom or to tho public in his card. (If Dr. Popo desires the names of theso gentlemen ho can got thom.) Ills card is brim full of misstatements and inac curacies. In the first place, there is no telegraph office on Fourteenth street. In the second place, to tho best of my recollection the article was never read to him, or if it. was, it was in tho presence of Major Gary, before I left Senator Irby's room the first tlmo. As for his saying that 1 told him whoneyer I hud communications of this character to publish 1 used tho noni do plume Craddock " instead of "J. H. T." it is absurd, for all of my dispatches to tho Chronicle, even those of tho most trivial charueter, woro either not signed at all or signed "Craddock." I preferred a nom do plume for tho excusable reason that I was tired of seeing ray name in print. Dr. Pope has probably taken this op portunity to inject his imaginary and corroborativo testimony into this con troversy for tho purpose of settling an old scoro. I onco alluded to him in one of my " horriblo" "Craddock" dis patches as "running from tho eablo cars" whilo in Washington. He has novor liked mo since. There are other things, too, that servo to chill his affec tions. When Dr. Popo camo to Wash ington soon after tho inauguration to prosecute his candidacy for marshal ho askod mo to puff him in tho Evening News (Washington) for tho placo. I declined and assigned as my reason that I had other preferences. Ho then said that if ho was not appointed mar shal, ho was a candidate for Gover nor and that the noxt Govornor of South Carolina " would havo to beat Samps. Popo for tho nomination." ? Ho requested mo to telegraph this news to my homo papers und start him a boom for Governor. I refused to do this for reasons ontiroly satisfactory to myself and soomingly unpleasant to Dr. Pope. Ho grow somewhat testy and then said, " Woll, damn it, I am going back to South Carolina in a few days und don't proposo to ride on tho Richmond & Danville Railroad because it won't pay Its taxes. Will you telegraph that?" I told him yos and laughingly suggest ed that ho might run his gubernatorial campaign with thut as u plutfrom. My conduct on this occassion was pro bably tho inspiration of Dr. Pope's card and is the Iliad of his woes and "horrors" thoroin contalnod. Dr. Popo is a sort of amatuor iournal ist himself, and while in Washington frequently passed away odd moments preparing nom do plume productions for tho Carolina reform papers, pro fessing to give tho political situation at tho national capital, in all of which ho novor forgot to say a good word for I'opo. "Warwick" was his favorite cognomon, and it was under this mighty name that ho most often wield ed his graphic pen, to toll the people of South Carolina what a really groat man he was, and what a fine chunco ho stood to bo marshal. (Tho public will pleaso refer to the tiles of the Columbia Register for a corroboration of of this assortlon.) I deslro also to call ospoelal attontion to tho card published by Sonator Irby from Major Gary. Ho vory adroitly said " tho article signed * Craddock ' was not dictatod by you to your private secrotary." but he did not say that it was not dictated by Senator Irby to me and I defy Senator Irby to get any statomont from Major Gary to that ofToct. Sonator Irby in his lettor said : " Major William T. Gary, of Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tillman came Into my sitting room at tho National Hotel. Major Gary said to Tillman that what be had told him a tew moments before ought to be repeated to Irby. I asked what it was and Tilltnan told the fol lowing tale." Muj. Gary said no such thing and he will not verify any Bitch statcmont. The conversation was brought up by Senator Irby himself, and was simply a rehash of what ho had told to mo that morning, and Major Gary, who waa present, will not corroborate a single assertion mado by Senator Irby other than the fact that tho dispatch was not dictated by him to his private socrotary. Senator Irby also said by way of an introduction to Iiis card that I told him I had just left General Farley in the Metropolitan Hotel. This fs ridicu lous. General Farley had returned to South Carolina and Senator Irby knew it. The rest of his story ia wholly im aginary and viciously false, even unto tho pai enthetieal asaortion that, " Gov ernor Tillman and Congressman Till man w?re not on speaking terms but it was necessary for him to inject this statement into his talo to make it plausible. This fact that General Far ly had pronarod an article on tho polt-' tlcal situation in South Carolina was no secret. Ho read it to me more than six weeks before the inauguration, and boforo and since that time has read it to many others. There was nothing whatever in it derogatory to Governor Tillman or anv of the loaders. This particular " Craddock " dis Satoh is not the only ono ovor sent by enator Irby to the Chronicle. The following appoaared in that paper simultaneously with tho Columbia Register. It was dictated by Senator Irby to Mr. W. ,T. Shelton anil was filed at tho Western Union telegraph ofllco by Senator Irby himself. On the mar gin in his (Irby's) hand-writing is: "Charges will bo r.aid by Senator Irby if declined. Publish certainly." (Augusta Chronicle, April 6.) "His speech (Irby"a) was an able, ex haustive and eonciso review of tho tho conditions existing in South Carolina. * * * Ho attracted the eager atten tion of tho Postmaster Gonoral at tho outsot and hold it by his intense earnoatness and array ,of Irrefutable fact until the close of his speech. Ho spoke boldly, deliantly and aggreas ively. * * * " This, of eourse, is only a very brief synopsis of Senator Irby's romarkably clear, logical and impressive defense of tho Democracy, as it if now organiz ed in South Carolina. Ho challenged contradiction of any statement ho had made and said he wasv.personally re sponsible for any allusions or facts brought out in the course of his re marks. He spoke distinctly, but im petuously. Those who heard him say that bis apeeeh was sufficient to estab lish his reputation as an eloquent and logical reasonor and speukor. llo handled the subjuct and the accusers with gloves off." I have never objected to this dis patch, aa Senator Irby's good opinion of his own eloquence and oratorical powers could injure no ono. Thon, too. Senator Irby was not entirely sober on this particular night, and was hardly responsible for bis own grandiloquent ideas, thoughts and conduct. (I huvo a i)iila vits to prove that ho was under tho influence of whiskey, und Senator Irby can get copies upon application). All the dispatches sent to the Register laudatory of Senator 1 rby wore dictated by that gentleman, cither to Mr. Tigho or Mr. Shelton, upon all of which Sen ator Irby had to guarantee charges bo foro tho telegraph authorities would accept them. If Senator Irby denies this, 1 ohallenge him to an inspection of tho original manuscripts now on tile in the Western Union Telegraph office at Washington. Senator Irby also claims in his state ment that bo know nothing bearing upon the contents of the "Craddock"' dispatch until I furnished him with tho information in his room at tho National Hotel on the night of March 11. How, then, does ho account for that card which appeared in tho Columbia Regis ter, datetl Washington, March !), and signed " More Anon," of which he told mo he was the author. After singing bis own praises in his usual and charac teristic way ho referred to Congress man Shell in tho following language : " It is generally reported hero that Captain Sholl lias packed Iiis baggage and will soon land in the enemy's camp. Tliis creates indignation as well as con tempt among tho politicians without bringing in a great amount of satisfac tion to tho other side." There ia a re markable similarity in tho allusion to Congressman Shell in this card and tho "Craddock " dispatch dictated and sent by Senator Irby. For fear that it may have escaped ibis memory I will recall to Senator Irby's mind the time and place where "More Anon" made himself known. It was in his room at tho National Hotel. There wore present this same horrified Dr. Sampson Pope, Senator Irby and ray self. Wo had just returned from a walk to Seventh street wharf and Sen ator Irby told Dr. Popo to get tho Register and road aloud tho " More Anon" card. Dr. Pope, who basal ways boon accomodating to Senator Irby, did so. No sooner had it been road than Senator Irby asked mo who I thought had written it. As the articlo stated that the author had re cently traveled ovor the most of South Carolina my mind suggested Congress man Latimer, and I so stated,- but added that as Congressmen Shell and Latimer wore apparently on friendly terms the latter gentelmnn would hard ly have writton it. The fact that I guoss od Mr. Latimer seemed to tickle Sen ator Irby and Dr. Pope and they both laughed heartily. Senator Irby then said, " Holl, don't you know Latimer can't write that good English ?" and Dr. Pope laughed again. After their merriment had ceased Senator Irby told mo that ho himself was tho au thor. It was on this same afternoon that Dr. Popo rohoarsod to mo with dramatic oloquonce the interesting de tails of his long, wearisome and well known tramp through the West. I would be glad to reproduce it for the benefit of his friends, but just now I huvo a more iraportantsubjeot to write about than tramp doctors. There tiro many other interesting tads known to mo not stated ; there is plenty of dirty linen and 1 have lots of soap. If it ia Sonator Irby's wish wo will on with tho washing, Hut I have no disposition to prose cute this controversy, oven against a man who orginated falsehood (I must speak plainly) to injure mo and then appealed to bis horotoforopolitical sup porters to soothe his self-provoked wounds. It is not my intention to participate in or to bo a party to a split among tho Roformers, and if the arrow has plorced it was not of ray choosing, but was takon from Sonator Irby's own quiver. In tho past I have performed many acts of friendship and kindness for Senator Irby in Washington and in tho light of prosont circumstances, it is not necossary for mo to suggest that my kindness and confidence havo alike boon abused. Whon no othor news paper correspondent at tho Capital troatod him with oven tho most trivial countesies it was partly due to influence of mine that ho was not continually ridiouled by the Washington press. This was done as much In a spirit of eharity for him as from sympathy for thoso ho profe&sed to roprosent. I en deavored as much as possible to hide the magnitude of his insignificance from the public eye. I suppose, however, from now ou his friendship for mo will cease?for if you want a man to hate you, let him be aware that you aro honest and that you know ho is mean. What 1 have told about this particular " Cjpddock dispatch " is tho truth, tho whoio truth, und as such I intend to maintain it. If Senator Irby doubts it. there is a short und easy way for him to test it. Very respectfully, James H. Tillman. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tbe Outlook for the Extra Session? The FlRbt fbr the Free Coinage of Silver. In the special session of Congress called to meet on August 7th. finance will bo tho main question discussed. Tho special session was called by the President for the purpose of repealing the Sherman law. Everybody favors that and, of course, it will he done, but over the question of substitute legislation there will bo a light. The free coinago and anti-free coinage men in both houses aro almost equally divided. Tho free coinago ad vocates, while favoring tho repeal of tho Sherman law, declare that it can not be dono unless a free coinage bill be substituted in its stead. On the other hand, tho antisseo.n determined to repeal tho Sherman law without substitute legislation. Tho committee on coinago, weights und measures will perhaps be made up on tho samo lines us the committee of tho last houso. Tho majority of its members will be advocates of free coin ago, though, perhaps, there will ho no such rabid momber upon it as the politically late Mr. Pierce, of Tennes see. Notwithstanding the newspapor gossip to the contrnry the indications aro that. Mr. Blund, of Missouri, will uguin be chairman. For several years he has been chairman of the commit tee. He Is perhaps more closely identi fied with the fight for free coinage than any other man in Congress. While there aro abler men in the House among the advocates of free coinage, there are none who have worked longer or been more closely identified with tho issue. During the last Congress Mr. Pierce was Mr. Bland's chief lieutenant on the Iloor. As Mr. Pierce is not a mem ber of this Congress it is probable that Mr. Bryan, tho bright young mun from Nebraska, will assume tho lieu tenacy in tho eontost, though tho plan of battle for the free coinage men will perhaps be mapped out and directed by Judge Culberson, of Texas, tho shrewd est political leader on the Iloor of the House. Though Judge Culborson will never assume uetive leadership upon tho Iloor, it is a well known fact that his plans of eontost, when carried out, un dor his personal directions, rarely fail of success. On the other hand, the fight agaiust froo coinage will be led on tho Iloor by such men as Bourko Cockrun, Tracy and Fitch, of New York. Nearly ull tho Northern and New England Demo crats will be with these men. There will ulso be a small following of Southerners and nearly all the Repub licans. Thus it will be seen that the vote upon a free coinage bill in tho House will be very close. Indeed, no one can toll now whether the House will bo free coinago or anti, but t he fight over free coinage promises to be just us in teresting us that in the last House when the Speaker's vote was necessary to decide. In the Senate it is believed there will be a majority in favor of silver. But it is too early to predict with any degree of certainty the result. The Now York World prints an in terview with Senator Stewart, of Ne vada, in which he is credited with say ing : "I have no doubt the Sherman silver law will be repealed. The coun try is going to hades. 1 had hoped to help in warding oil the catastrophe, but the Democrats and many Republi cans, too, seem to have gone crazy. I cannot answer for the consequences and I am glad 1 shall not have to share the responsibility. 1 am afraid Mr. Cleveland made a mistake when he at tributed the present trouble to unwise legislation. Bo may have referred to the mint net of 1H72. If so, ho was correct, but if he referred to the Sher man act he was mistaken. Its repeal might give temporary relief by deceiv ing the people, thus making them be lieve that the evil has been removed. But the evil lies deeper. It is a defi ciency of gold. There was too much of both gold and silver to furnish an ade quate basis of circulation and credit and leave the United States without enough gold to sustain confidence. 11 And the probabilities are that the trouble will go on. I hope wise coun sels will prevail and that the business community will look the situation in the face and doviso some scheme where by the circulation and credit of the country will be on a linn foundation. I have no doubt that the Sherman law will be repealed, but if it is repealed without a substitute of some kind it seems inevitably certain that times will grow worse and continue to grow worse for a long time to come." Senator .Jones, of Nevada, endorsed Senator Stewart's statement. distress in Kansas.?A special correspondent of the Now York Times, j wriiting from Topeka, gives distress ing accounts of the condition of west ern Kansas. lie had visited eleven 1 counties and found every one of them j a picture of gloom. In two of these! counties it has not rained for ton months. Many of the people have left their homes in despair. In a town which u year ago had several hundred inhabitants there are now only three persons, a cattle herder, his wife and child. In some parts of this unfortunate re gion the farmers have worked ten years and gathered only ono crop. Most of the people in this arid region wore lured there by land boomers and speculators who gave glowing accounts of its fertility. Tho deluded settlers are getting away as fast they can, but most of them have, nothing left and aro well nigh in despair. It is truly a pitiful story. a Prosperous Parmkr.-?a gentle man from Greenville County who had been attending the Methodist District Conference at IMckens last week, stop ped over in Fasley and took dinner with an old friend, and among other things that the Greenville man told his Fasloy friend, he stated the fact that he planted eighteen acres in cot ton and made eighteen bales. That man is not thinking about going to Texas, and what he has done on tho poor lands around McBoe's old factory in Groenvlllo County can be done on any of the lands of IMckens County by proper labor and judicious manur ing, and if a man can make u bale of cotton to tho acre In South Carolina what does ho want to go to Texas for, to encounter northers, droughts, grass-hoppers, boll worms, drink wig glo-taJes and cook on a fire made out of dry cow manure.?Kasley Democrat, SENATOR IRBY'S DEFENCE. Ho Explains tho Little Incident be tween Himself mid <'. iv .in.in Shell. Laurens, S. 0., July 25.?To the Editor of The State : I would not have thought it necessary to make any state ment in reforenco to the difficulty be tween Congressman Shell and myself at Col. Shaw's last week, but for the fact that I see In to-day's paper that lie lias misrepresented tho facts. To Iwgln with : I beliovod, as well as many other people in Laurons, that Farley's article was either prepared at Shell's house or road to him by Farley at Shell's house, with his endorsement, a few nights before its publication. The piece made reference to Shell's friendship for me and my ingratitude to htm. I drove to Shaw's, smarting under the injuries that Shell had done me. Shaw came out and and told mo that Shell was in the parlor, our meet ing at Shaw's being purely accidental. 1 got out, wont into the parlor, and askod him if he had anything to do with tho publication of Farley's piece. He oxcitedly replied : " Nothing, ex cept that it was read ovor to mo by Farley at my house." 1 said, " Did you endorse it?" and, ho said, " 1 did, a part of lt." I naturally thought that ho endorsed that part which charged that he had found mc to bo a frozen viper, and f slapped him over. W. F. Cunningham caught me, and 1 made no further effort to punish Shell, bo cause 1 saw ho was very much frighten ed and made no effort to resent tho blow. As far as tho knife is concerned, I did have ono in my hand, as I have habitually, a small penknife, which has only ono blade?tho largo ono?on account of tho small ono having boon broken out. There was not the slightest intention, provocation or reason for the use of the knife during the affair ; as a matter of fact, it was not used or attempted to bo used. This is tho truth of the whole mat tor Right or wrong, I did it. it may be improper for members of the United States Senate to resent insults, but we are all human and liable to err. jr. l. m. Irby. The Valise Express.?A letter from Grahamvillo, S. C, to the Savan nah Telegram says: Tho situation here as bearing ou tho new dispensary law is exceedingly interesting. Never in the history of the place, has public sentiment boon roused to so high a pitch and any ono topic so completely monopolized public attention. Tho effect of the law upon the busi ness bus been simply demoralizing. A largo number of tho best business houses here are seriously considering closing their doors, and several of them have already moved away. Meanwhile half a dozen or so blind ti gers have opened and are in full blast. There is no special secrecy about them, although considerable precaution is ex ercised as to who they admit. All theso establishments are doing a big business. There is a general impression that the town is full of Tillman spies, and the air is filled with rumors as to their identity. One man came under suspi cion recently, and, although lie stoutly protested his innocence, he was liter ally run out of town. It is certainly unsafe for any ono to be regarded as one of the dispensary emissaries, and if there arc indictments aud arrests at this place thoro is certain to bo trouble One of tho. most remarkable out growths of the law has boon the estab lishment of tho "satchel express" be tween this place and Savannah. Sev eral clubs have been organized, and an enterprising individual has under taken to supply them with whiskey at a small commission. Regularly twice a week ho leaves for Savannah, carry ing two lagre valises with which he re turns the following evening. When he goes out the valises are full of empty Masks, and ho returns with full ones. Ho carries about four gallons per trip, and makes a good living out of the business. His advent is always hailed with great joy and the chubs are flourishing. A Brave Act,?a correspondent of the Johnston Monitor relates the fol lowing : While at Greenwood among many reminiscences of the late war this was told : A member of tho Oth S. C. C. was talking to myself and some others, and among other things be. said ho thought one of the most heroic and daring acts he saw during tho war wiis at Burgess' Mill on October 27, 1864. When Capt. Goodwin, of Greenville, had his horse hot down in battle, tho Captain was wounded and fell under the horse, and a private from another ( company rushed up and tried to ex tricate the Captain from his perilous position, but failed on account of the weight of the horse. This private hastily went to a fence near by and got a feneo rail, while the bullets, shell and cannon balls wore flying thick and fast around him, and prized tho horse off tho Captain's body. And this pri vate soldier bore tin Captain to a place of safety on his shoulders and then re turned tO tlie line of battle, and tho man talking said he- would like to know who that private soldier was, where ho was from and what became of him. I straightened up with pride and said, "Sir, 1 am proud to say I had the honor of being a member of tho same company to which he belong ed, and Edgcflold County then and now claims him as one of her best citizens, and he is one of my friends, and he lives between Edgofiold, Tren ton and Johnston, and his name is Abo F. Broadwater." So you see all cav alrymen were not buttermilk rangers all the t ime during that cruel war. The Ferris Wheel.?'This colossal wheel is undoubtedly the crowning engineering feature of file World's Fair. Tho diameter of the wheel is 270 feet and tho oircumforeneo 825 feet, the entire machine being raised 15 foot above the ground. The highest point is 2H5 feet above tho surface of tho oarth. Tho axlo on which the great wheel turns is a steel bar, 45 foot long and .12 inches thick. Fastened to each of the twin wheels is a steel hub 10 foot in diameter. There are 30 ears on tho wheel, each capable of comfortably seating 40 people. The ears are 27 foot long, 13 feet wide and !? feet high, and each one weighs Fl tons. Tho wheel, with its passengers, weighs 1,200 tons. Tho whole thing rests on two pyramidal towers at the axis. The towers are 1-10 feet high, 40 by 50 foot at the base and six feet Square at the top. Each tower has four feet, resting on 20-foot oubo concrete foundations. Underneath these are orossbars of steol. The motive power comes from a 1,000 horse-power steam engine under tho wheel.?Philadelphia Lodger. ?In discussing tho question of good roads not enough attention ia paid to tho methods of preserving thorn after they are made. Wide tiros on tho wag ons are important to this end. In Franco, whree they have tho bostroads in tho world, four-inch tosix-iueh tires aro common,.