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NO FIGHT THIS YEAR. The Carwile-Carson Confer ence Fails to Nominate. THE WHOLE SCHEME ABANDONED. No Platform, No Nominations , and No Reorganization. Tiu> Convention Dissolves In Disgust Alld Confusion. The convention of Democrats reas sembled on the 25th ult. in Columbia, under the eall of J. L. Curson, chair man executive committee, and went into caucus on tho political situation. The following summary of proceedings is made from the reports of the daily newspapers : Columbia lloglstor, The caucus was praetically a secret society. Walter Capers, Douglass Sym iners and Mi1. Koon were stationed at the main door leading to the hail of tho I louse of Representatives as door keepers. They had tho names of the delegates from each county, and before a man was admitted the doorkeepers had to he satisfied that he was the right person. Two policemen wero stationed at the outside of tho door. iOven the newspaper reporters in sym pathy with the objects of the move ment wero excluded. When Chairman Carwile called the caucus to order about0:30o'clock there wero numerous vacant chairs. Ohes? torfield, Sutnter and Kei shaw counties had no representatives, and the cards marking the seats for these counties stood as the only representatives. Many of Hampton'sohalrs were vacant and tho same was the case as to other 0OUntl08. It did not look like there were more than 22.") men in tho hall. The caucus remained in session for an hour and a half and adjourned until 8.30 o'clock when it resumed its secret work, some of the members stating that it would bo hours before the cau cus would bo readv to go into conven tion. About " o'clock it was given out that the caucus would discuss the question of nominations for three hours and Mien go Into convention. The early hours of the caucus wero spent in listening to roportSOnthe out look in the various count ies. As a gon* orttl rule the reports were rosy. These reports came from members of tho ex ecutive committee in favor of nomina tions and who were Butler mon. Shortly after 10 o'clock a Register reporter was informed on what ho knows to he excellent authority that the outlook at that hour was against nominations by a majority of eight to ten. The gentleman who informed the reporter stated that all the pre liminary motions which had been of fered and which had anything of tho element of a division of the two fac tions had been won by the men against nominations. One of the motions defeated by tho " no-nominations" mon was that limit ing debate so as to allow only the ohairmon of the delegations to speak. This was a scheme In favor of nomina tions, as the nomination mon had found that the majority of the chairmen were In favor of putting out a ticket. The no-nomination men spoke strongly against it and alleged that there was something like gag law in the proceed ing. The motion was defeated und then one was passed limiting debate to four hours and the speeches to ten minutes each. The prospect:; wero that u vote would he taken about 12 O'olook, midnight. Rarly In the evening A. 15. Williams, of Tlio Grocnvillc News, offered a reso lution In favor of nominating a candi date for Govornor and against putting out a full Stale ticket. 11 is understood that his motion was defeated by a ris ing vote. This was one of the lirst test voles. Kxaetly 'now Mr. Williams stood on the question of nominating a full State Ticket, is not known. The rote 0U the question of limiting debate stood 71 to 00. At 1.40 o'clook tho convention finish ed taking a yea and nay vote on the question of nominations. The voto re sulted 123 to 00 in favor of nominat ions and the convention decided to go into nominations In a short time. .lust a few ininutos after the vote was announced M. P. IIowoll of Colle ton, followed by every delegate from his county, announced that they would withdraw from the caucus and would not remain in the convention to take part In its deliberations. M, < >. Dantz Ior made the sann- announcement for t he ?nangehurg delegation, and they marched out of the caucus, A number of individual inombors <>t the various delegations withdrew, as follows : J. B\ Uichardson and L, W. I'arker, of Greenville: Mr. Folk, of Barn well, one of thO secretaries of the caucus: Honry Puller, of Beaufort! Ijoarly all of tho Newborry delegation and over half of that from Spartan* burg. Tno resolution on which the debate on nominations took place was Intro* ducod by C. P. Sandors of Spartan* burg, and was that the convention dee.d it Inexpedient that nominations be made at this time. Si line of the delegations showed good, hard sense? in tho estimates of the political situation. In tho reports from the counties eighteen reported I that they couldn't be carried : thirteen ! roportod th t they could bo carried, and live wet louhtful. Notwithstand ing that the delegates from oightoon counties roportod that they would be beaten and were sensible in this re tiovt,.. majority of the delegates favor pd nomination/. 'Hie Stnto. At 8:10 o'clock a. in. a good many of the delegates, besides, those who with drew, having gone out for a whllo, a motion to roscinu the previous vote on .he matter of tho nominations, was thodo and put to a voto. This was killed, nowovor. after a lively light by a vote of 7f> to ?'?'.!. The matter of the appointment of the platform committee Is now under consideration again at 3:2."> a. m. At 3;30 o'olook this morning ? resolu tion was offered t hat tho convention adjourn sine die, and condemning those delegations wL-lch svlthdrow, This Was jtefented. The caucus then appointed the com ml tf.ee on piaiform und nomina tion . cons! tinfi of one from each coun ty, and it has now retired to do its work, .fust about 5;.'i<) a, m., Kdimmd Ocas, taking advantage of his light complex* Ioni pBWOd in just behind two dele gates, tbo doorkeopor not seeing him. ifo had been in thcro somo tlmo, when Col. Watts who wQM pn the ontaldo called attention tho fact. Mr. O'Neill, of the C'harlo iton delegation, happen ed <o hear1 tho statement that Dcas was inside. Hi happened in and aoun came back pulling Bens along with him. i i; in um in I ttccii returned 4o tho ba roportlng agaluBt tho noiulnatiun of a State ticket. Tho subsequent action of tho cuuuus is shown in the results of tho convention given below : At 4.16 the caucus was adjourned slue die aud tho doors woro thrown opon. Chairman Hagood called tho oonvontlon to order. Mr. A. B Wll liuins offered the following resolutions which wero adopted with four dissout ing voices: Kosolvod, That this couvontlon ac cept tho action of tho convontidn held here on tbo lilth inst., in endorsing tho Chicago platform as a concession to tho Democracy of the Stuto, but regards the simultaneous endorsement of Demo cratic, and Populist platforms, ropre souting parties and antagonotie princi ples, as forfeiting tho allegiance of all straight Democrats and the respect of all honest Populists. Pesolved. That this convention cor dially accepts and endorse* the national Democratic platform and declares its unwavering devotion to tho national Democratic party. Resolved, That wo Invlto and urge all Democrats of tho State to proceed to organize for the purposes hereinaf ter stated. Resolved, That while this convention desires to avoid doing anything likely to cause increased strife among our people wo believe that tho principles of Democracy, the safety of every inter est in the Stato and tho instincts of Belf-proservatlon demand that a hard and light earnest bo made against tho proposition to call a constitutional con vention to create anew fundamental law involving tho rights of ovory man in tho Stato without providing for tho submission of Its work to the people. We tender to the opponents of this Ini quitous, undemocratic, tvrannlnn.1 and dangerous proposition tho servico of the organization herein provided for and invite them to join with' us in lighting it at the approaching general election. The convention then adjourned sine die at 4:20 a.m., after thanking the1 officers. The result was due, it is said, to the withdrawal of delegations from the caucus after the vote to mako nom inations had been decided upon. So the dio once cast during the night was recalled at the twelfth hour. The Irby committee didn't hold its session and won't on the subject of a white man's ticket in opposition ^to the John Gary Kvuns ticket. A representative of tho majority of tho delegates this morning said : " A number of delegates, represent ing seven or eight counties, having after the fullest and freest discussion rofusod to accept the decision of the tribunal to which they hud committed their ease, and having withdrawn from tho caucus, with the declared purpose, not only of separating thomsolves from their fellow Democrats, but of fight Ing against them : and realizing that the effort was to bo made to hold the majority responsible for dividing the Democrats of the State, tho caucus concluded, after full discussion, to abandon the effort to give the Demo cratic party of tho Stato an organiza tion and a ticket. Tho majority placed the responsibility for the fiasco where it belonged, and while refusing to re Boind the caucus action, they adjourn ed in disgust." Tbo statement was made to a repre sentative of the State after the conven tion had adjourned, that the Irby com mittee had assurance of recognition from the national Democratic commit toe in case a ticket was put out. Tho statement camo from a leading Re former. it wasanotleable fact that, while the Tillmanltes claimed to have desired tho nomination ?t a ticket, a good many prominent men among them were about the doors when the convention delegates came out, and tho appear ance of each showed general rejoicing that the purpose to make nominations had been abandoned. Tho Republi cans, who wero about, also seemed to bo glad that no nominations had been made. The statement made as coming from a leading Reformer, to tho effect that tho Irby committee had received no tice that it would be recognized by the National Committee, if the convention nominated a ticket, was not eorreetely quoted. The statement of tho gentle man was an expression of his opinion as to what the National Committee would do. In the rush ho was misun derstood. He said yesterday, how* ever, that ho was very sorry that a ticket had not been nominated, for bo would like to see the recognition test, made, and the question as to who were Democrats and who not settled onco and for all. As showing tho sentiment on tho question of nominations, it might bo stated that delogatos representing thirty-two counties voted on the mat ter. Representatives of twenty-six counties either In whole or in part voted for nominations and twenty-six counties either in whole or in part voted against nominations. The gen eral diversity of opinion among dole gates was thus clearly shown. Charleston News and Courier. The caucus when it assombled did not have over Hil delegates present. At the last convention 221 delegates voted on tho question of making nomi nations. A number of additional de legates arrived on tho night trains, but the convention was not as large as on the 17th. So far as can be under stood Sumter, Kcrshuw and Marlboro had no representatives in tho hall. Gen. Johnson llagood took charge of tho convention. It was soon develop ed that the convention was exceeding ly deliberative. It did not get to work until (J o'clock, whon tho secretaries began getting up the roll of delegates in attendance. About tho llrst resolu tion introduced, so far as can be heard on tho outside, was one by Editor Williams, who proposed that tho ex ecutive committee bo empowered to name, a candidate for Governor two week.} in advance of tho oleetion. Ills resolution did not favor unythipg other than tho nomination of a Governor. The resolution was voted down upon a division! and Mr. Williams withdrew Iiis resolutions. After discussing tho situation briefly at 7 o'clock tho caucus took a recess to H o'clock w.thout hav ing done a thing. Tho dolegates wero worried aoout fcho posaiplo length of tho session. At the night session the caucus still had its doors closed, and upon motion the different delegations woro called upon to make reports as to the pos sibilities of a Stato tlokot In their OOuntiCS) and whether tho counties favored nominations 01 not. Thoro woro in many Instftnopa pepprtS fr?rn a county, each of thorn differing as to tho sentiment of the county. Cen. McCrady explained what ho thought to be khj) ntt.itudo of the peo ple of Charleston, and Imu thg cwo Sonators, tho members of tho House and many othors regarded thoinsolvcK as plodgod to tho regular nominees already in tho iield, and that a full veto could not be brought out for a how State Jiokot* Mr. ^lshburne pre sented tho Other fddo of tho picture and thought a strong veto would rally to another ticket. Tho summary of the roports vary. Ono of tho moat careful delogatos told n. a that eight counties reported favor able to nominations, fourteen against nominations, eight doubtful and four counties not reporting or present. Another report was that sevontoon counties woroin favor of making nomi nations of a full ticket. At 9.25 tho reports from tho various counties were all in and then bogan a debute about how loug to talk and how long to let each of tho delegates talk. Mr. Sanders, of tho Spartanburg delegatiou, brought things to a focus by muking a motion that nominations should not bo made at this time. Then tho oratorcial pyrotechnics began, and at 12.10 tho dooato is still in progress. From what can bo beard tho princi pal debaters against nominations are : llowell, of Colloton; Woodward, of Aikon: Mowor, of Newborry; Daut/.ler, of Oraugoburg; McGowan, of Abbe ville; Sunders, of Spartanburg. Among thoso favoring nominations thus far uro: Capers, of Columbia; Graydon, of Abbovillo: Simms, of Baruwell; T. Bothwoll Butler, of Union ; Dargan, of Darlington ; Vord lor, of Bouufort. At tsventy minutes to 2 tho caucus decided to make nominations by a majority of 33. A delegate from tho low country, who has just loft the hall, says that tho vote was 00 to 123 in favor of nomi nations. Tho information is I hat the delegations uro very much divided. As boon us the vote wus unuounced Capt Dantzler, of Oraugoburg, said Iiis delegation considered itself virtual ly instructed, ami with the exception of Col. Goodwyn und U. M. Bush, tho entire Orangeburg delegation retired from tho hall. Nowberry, as an nounced in the debate, rotired from the hall witli its entire delegation, and Colloton did likowise. A portion of the Spartanburg delegation (said to be live) rotired from tho hall. ft is now semi-ollieially announced that eightceu counties reported that / they could not carry their counties, thirteen that they, could curry tholr counties und four wero reported us doubtful. It naturally depends upon which of the counties aro included in each of the totals to for in uuy idea of tho probability of carrying the election in November. Mr. John P. Folk made the following announcement in his opposition to nominations. "1 roprosont a portion of Burnwell County whore the majori- j ty of our people aro neither fools nor | Tillmauites. Wo can curry our place j two to one for any ticket this conven tion might nominate, but, as a repre sentative of thoso pooplo in this con vention, 1 entor my solemn protest against making nominations at this time.'1 I nave just sent in this note to a leading delegate : " Aro you at liberty to toll mo who will be nominat ed for Governor, if anyoneV Answer on this if you can." On the noto came this reply . " I don't believe anybody will." Further than this nothing can bo said at this hour. The caucus Is now discussing the platform committee question. At 3 o'clock a motion was mado to rescind the action of the caucus in re gard to nominations. The motion to rescind was lost by a vote of 75 to 53. It will be soon that the total voto of the caucus was 128. It now comes from the caucus at 3 o'clock that u resolution has boon in troduced to adjourn the caucus sine die, and condemning those delegates who withdrew from the caucus. The reso lution was voted down by a majority of ten or tifteen votes. Mr. Altnmont Moses, nominee for State Senator, and Col. Graham, of Sumtor, wero hero to explain to the delegates the position of that county. They said that the people of Sumtor, who would, under ordinary circum stances, bo in favor of a movement looking towards a straight light, con sidered themselves bound and pledged to abido tho result of tho primary in that county. Both factions, they said, had gone into the light with an honest dosiro to abide tho result and would do so. Tho people of Sumter did not want anoter ticket und could not sup port one if nominated. Dr. Sampson Pope, candidate for Govornor, was in the city to-day look- | ing over tho field and watching tho political chess board. llo wants it understood that nominations or no nominations be is in the held and to stay, llo Is of the opinion that it would be a mistake to inuke nomina tions, and is quito confident just now that he can clean up the held against John Gary F.vans. The following is the official report as to the chances of the proposed State t icket: Counties reporting that they could not be carried for State ticket: Aiken, Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Char leston, Clarendon, Colloton, Kdgelield, Hampton. Lancaster, Laurens, Lexing ton, Marlon, Newborry, Orungeburg, Dickons, Union Williamsburg?18. Counties reporting that they could l)o carried for State ticket : Beau fort, Chester, Darlington, Pairueld, Floronco, Georgetown, Greenville, Oconee. Kiel)land, York?10. Counties reported us divided : Borkeloy, Horry, Spartanburg?3. Counties not represented : Four. Editor Gonzales, who was strongly in favor of nominations, at my ro quost has given this statomont us to tho defeat of tho plan to nominate ; "It was the sense of the Convention that they weronoutragcously desertod by men who had submitted their claims to the judgment of tho Convention, and aftqr having the fullest freest and dis cussion, had beon beaten by a deoisivo majority. "That when thoy went out they threatened not only to dosert tho ticket, but that they would light it and put us in tho position of breaking up the Conservative party. " Wo refused to rescind tho resolu tion, but concluded, nfter uppointing tho committees on nominations and platform, to place tho responsibility where it belonged and to abandon, tho whole thing In disgust." Mr. T. Bothwoll Butler, who was another dclogato working for nomi nations, explained tho ilnulo in this way. A majority of tho convention was in favor of nominations, but In asmuch as four counties wero not repre sented a(. all and three counties abso lutely withotow and portions of ntnbrs wont out there was general demorali zation and tho delogatos realized that it was absolute folly and moonshine to put their heads up against the wall. This W08 about the situation in a nutshell. As has been said, tho Con vention proper was a very mild affair, it lasted only eight minute;;, and r.H soon as Chairman llagood called It to order Mr. Williams took the lloor and offered the resolutions, which woro adopted with a fow dissenting volcos, and ufte.- ^bunking the ojlicors for thei.* patient labors tho Convon'tion ud'j?urn od slno die. The following aro somo opinions ox pressed by prominent doiegatos : ?J. L. Carson, the chairman of the DOW defunpt oxecutlyo committee, said: "1 feel all right. I think all was don,o that could have beep rtojio under ttio circumstances./ Wo know full well that, this light .vould have brought tho uogro in, und I for ouo was opposed to auy such thing. Tho aetiou pf the convention of the 10th affirming allegiance to the Chicago platform and in at>sortiug that it was thoroughly democratic 1* suftioient victory for us for the prestht." Paul IJemphill, of Ch< ster, bald : " I think it a dangerous t ilug for the eousorvativos to divido on tho mattet et nominations nud lose sight of tho grout light that is to bo vaged over tho coustitutioual convention muttoi'." A. li. Williams, editor of tho Tho Greenville News, said: ' I am well satisfied. The convention did not go as far as 1 wanted them to go, but wo have an Issuo on whieh wo can make a light, and on whieh wo can win. it is merely a mutter of time when, irrelevant to this matter, 1 will voluu toortho iuformation that I am a bolter, and I am glad of lt. I am a bolter for tho sutuu reuson that white men havo robollod for tho past 200 years against the tyranny and domination of a ring." ? Li. W. Parkor, of Greonville, said : "1 approve of tho action of tho con vention. I was ouo of thoso who with drew. Wo had mado a light in our couuty and our hands woro tied. I am satisfied that a tight would havo con solidated tho TUlmanlte forces whou thoy are now beginning to divide." W. C. MoGowuu, of Abbeville, who, ulthoutrh opposed to nominations, was prominently mentioned for Governor, said :- "I think tho convention did all that it could havo done. It got at it in a dill'ereut way from what I ex pected, however. 1 do not think that tho delegates should havo withdrawn from tho hall. I was opposed to nomi nations, but I was in the light to the lluish." Ellis Graydon, of Abbeville, said : " 1 think that tho Conservatives made tho greatest mistake that thoy over havo mado. 1 boliovo that the men who withdrew from tho cbnvontion will live to see tho day when they will regrot their action. The policy of inaction never has won a light and novor will." DREAM OF A HAIiFOfINTUKY. About to be Realized at Imnt?Impor tant Statement That Vamlei-bllt is to Complete the Construction of Hie I a in.mi lilue pi.i.... Kail!''>n<l. There is now every Indication that the Blue Ridge railroad, whieh for years and years has been an unrealized dream, whieh has in fact been a pro ject but partially eurricd oi t for near ly half a century, is to be ct mploted in the near future, if money ami engine r ing skill of tho present day are worth anything. Those who aro preparing to carry tho road through havo boon working for many months and seoin now to bo in a position to five infor mation to the public. There is wealth behind them. Another Important ru mor in connection with tho vholo mat tor?and it appears to have some foun dation is to the effect thai tho servi ces of a very able railroad i ian, who is woll known in these parls havo beon secured. He will have charge of tho entire construction feature. Tho fol lowing bearing on the mat or Is from a recent issuo of the Knoxvdlo, Tenn., Tribune : ''There has been considerable talk for some time past concerning the building of a railroad by Gto. W. Vtin dorbilt and others from Knoxvillo to Anderson or Walhalla, S. C. Tho newspapers, especially thos ) along the Atlantic coast, have publisl ed several stories about the matter. "The promoters of tho enterprise have an office in Knoxvillo and have already done an immense amount of work. Thoy havo on file reports on the cost of building and equipping the line, the prospective trallie and other information whieh reliable agents and experts havo been compiling for months past. " The proposed lino will follow the survey of the old Kabun Gup railroad from a point on the Little Tennessee river, thirty miles from Knoxvillo, to Anderson, S. C. The famous Liabun Gap tunnel, whieh is nearly half com pleted, will be utilized and the road will be built on comparatively easy grades. From Knoxvillo to Mountain ville, on tho Little Tennessee river, one of the three surveys can be utili zed. One survey would leavo the Knoxvillo Southern at Chandler's Sta tion, on the Knoxvillo Southern, and go via Maryvlllo ; another woidd leavo the Knoxvillo Southern at tho same place and leavo Maryvillo to the left ubout four miles, and tho thi.'d pro posed route is from Alleghany Station on the Knoxvillo Southern, along tho river to Mountainvillo. " Ouo of tho promoters said yester day : 'We aro entirely indopondent of the Knoxvillo and Augusta railroad. We havo no connection with it what ever and would not think of entering tho city over its lino anyway, unless a new bridge is built over the Tennessee river. Our company is financially a'ole to make reasonable terms with the Marietta and North Georgia (Knox villo Southern) people for the uso of their bridge and terminal facilities, ot to build into the city. I won't say that Mr. George W. Vandcrbilt is personal ly interested in the scheme, but at tho same time the survey runs directly through a '200,000 acre tract of land whieh ho owns in Western North Caro lina.' "Tho promoters mean bnsinoss. The names of several gentlemen, well known to tho limtnciul world, are signed to tho prospectus. An applica tion for a charter bus been drawn up, and it is expected to begin work next spring. Knoxvillo will be tho head quarters of tho company. The offices and shops will be located here*. One or more lines will be constructed from Knoxvillo to tho coal fields, and con nections made to tho Northwest. Through closo trallie arrangements the southeastern terminus will ho at Port Royal, tho best deep sea harbor on the Atlantic coast, and from whence regu lar linos Of steamships run to Liver pool. Tho now road is to bo an inde pendent system and will cut no small liguro in tho distribution of Southern railway traffic. "The Kabun Gap railroad project was among tho lirst Instituted iii the South, it was tho dream of John C. Cal houjj and other noted stutouuen of his day, and it has boon rovlvod at Btatod intervals for forty odd years. It Is tho shortest route from K loxville to theseaand the building of tho road would be of Incalculable benefit to th's city und to a large section of tributary country. (Vwould develop i lOOtlOn 01 country almost fabulously.neb in min oral1.??'gold, eoppor, 'magnetic iron, talc, eorrundiim, asbestos and kaolin ? and Open tip to tbo murkots of the world, with Knoxvillo ns the ontre port, the lat g09{. area of litt ft} WQitds standing In' America, " Tho now enterprise will havo tho moral support of ovory citizen of Knox villo and groat will DO tho rojolcing when tho oneon'ORy of the Mountains has direct connections With tho J\.t j^ntlo ooast." ?Tho largest koba?OO ware!I., the world is at l OuIbyJUo, Ky., BJCid R will hold ubout 7(K) hogsheads. SENATOR HILL NOMINATED. HF. ?S CHOSKN ?Y ACCIiAMATION FOIt (JOVKKNOR. Tho Delegates and Spectators Wool Wild With enthusiasm?Mr. %jru ncy Declined t ho Honor. The- Now York Democratio Conven tion was in session last weok at Sara toga, N. Y., and was great ly perplexed in finding n ttuitablo candidate for Governor. Candidates wero not very scarce, but it was necessary to find a niau who could boat Lovi 1*. Morton, the Republican nominee. Tho dele gates were ready to unite upon Win. C. Whitney, who arrived from Europe the day the convention assembled, but ho positively declined on account of business engagements, and suggested tho nomination of David H. Hill. This suggestion met with great favor at tho outset, and ended in a stampedo from all tho other candidates to Senator Hill. Tammany's adhoronts wore thrown into a condition bordering on a panic when tho bulletin announcing that Whitney had declined tho nomination for Governor was read. Senator Ifill was first shown the dispatch und said : " I supposed that he would decline to accept it. 1 hud said all ulong that Whitney had no desire to enter poli tics." Lieutenant Governor Sheehan looked disappointed as ho read tho dis patch and said : " Whitney would have boon a very strong man and tho situation now is rather mixed. We havo wasted valuable time chasing a shadow." The couventiou was called to order ny Senator Hill at 1:50. The committee on contested scats decided in favor of all sitting delegates, except In Monroe County, where a reorganization is Or dered. ShopardltOS, of Brooklyn, left the ball when the report of the com mittee on contested seats was read. Fairchild Democrats, of New York, also left tho hall upon the adoption of the repOrt excluding them from re cognition. Col. Brown, chairman of tho com mittee on permanent organization, re ported in favor of continuing the tem porary organization. This was adopt ed ai\d Senator Hill remained chairman of the convention. Lieutenant Gover nor Sheehan reported tho platform, and it was adopted. Tho convention then resolved to pro ceed with nominations. Senator Hill said: "This place looks a little more Democratic than the one we occupied yesterday. It is more like the Jclicrsoniuu Democracy in its simplicity, and I have only to suggest that in this place were nom inated two Democratic Governors who were elected." The chairman then recognized Gay? len R. Mitt of Albany, who, in an elo quent speech, placed in nomination for Governor John Boyd Thacher, of Al bany. When Mr. llitt had finished Eldyn Reynolds of Allogany rose and said : "The united delegation of Allogany County desires to place in nomination their first and only choice, David B. Hill." That was all be had time to say. The crowd went wild with enthusiasm. Men stood on their seats, waved their hats for three minutes. Senator 11 > 11 pounded With his gavel. Finally Col. Follows of New York arose, and tho crowd thinking that he would say something about Hill, subsided. Sena tor Hill then asking the indulgence of Col. Follows, said : " I am grateful to the Democrats of the Empire State for the courtesy ami kindness of the past: hut I must say to you 1 cannot agree to be your candidate again for Governor." I" el lows then moved that tho conn tics " be culled alphabetically. This was proceeded with. Livingston and Montgomery named Hill amid ohcors. Sonator Guy roso when Now York was called and, standing on a chair, said : " Mr. Chairman : I rise to per form a duty which I have waited for some oider Democrat from this county to perform. 1 am about to name for Governor a man, the mention of whose name warms the heart of every true Democrat, lie must be our candidate. He is the only man with whom we are beforehand sure of winning, lie is the chief Democrat in our ranks. He must sink his personal views and again be come our standard-bearer. Wo need his services now and wo must demand that he give thorn to us and consent to lead us on to victory. The situation is grave. The only thing for this con vention to do is to assert that we know the meaning of the term ' I am a Demo crat' and knowing should proceed to nominate that prince of leaders who presides over our deliberations. 11 ? lias told us that he cannot accept our nomination. But 1 tell you, gentle men, wo owe a courtesy to tho Demo cracy of the State which is higher than the courtesy which we owe to him. l nominate the one man who typifies what Democracy typifies. I present tho mime of the chief exponent of Democratic principles in our party, David B. Hill." (('beers and wild en thusiasm.) After Senator Guy had finished, Bourke Cookran of New York rose ami climbing over the reporter's table to tho platform, said in part : " When tho life of a nation is at stake, and the laws which govern its existence fail to control its destinies, the supreme will of the pooplo is the only resort. At such times, tho right of revolution is invoked. Such time lias now come to us. Por the first time sinoo the senior Senator directed the affairs of the Democratic party of this State, 1 urn in revolt against bis ruling. I urge upon him his sense of duty to his party and place his name in nomination against bis OWn desires. There comes a time in tho history of every man when op portunities urise which summon him to positions outside of his own desires. Wo uro in u situation to meet which required '?ho most trUStod leaders of the Democratic party, or wo cannot gain the victory. Wo aro confronted with u paralysis of industries duo to tho operation of Republican tariff and financial Legislation. It is our duty to prove to the people that the misfor tune which has overtaken the country is duo to Republican misrule and that pi'OSporlty'eari bo restored by follow ing our lead and placing our candi dates in power. We must not take the risk of falling, and no man who has led us as our presiding OfRcor bus hid us will allow us to go forth without tho inspiring lnfluonco of his leu.U',~iw>. (Cheers.) 1^?/ all' the ties that have hound him in the past, by his hopes of tho future, by bis duty to his country, 1 demand that ho lead US, and DOW I nominate him fov Governor." (Pro longed cheers. \ Mv, Cookran ?thou put tho quostlon to tho convention : "Will you make tho nomination unanimous j"' Every one is tho hall, dolcgates, spectators and all, yolled "Aye." Turning to Si nator HUI, Mr. Cnuaran then said : "BenatO? Hill Wo summon you to your 'duty. ' Col. William L. Brown also spoke, seconding the nomination M Honutbr IHIU for New York County. Half a I do/.e.n delegates moved Iii suspend the roll call for nominations, but Senator Hill qui-.dy remarked thut bo had some experience with legislative bodies, and tho rules of tho assembly under which the convention was acting would not permit tho suspension of tho roll call, und directed tho Secretary to proceed. Tho counties of Oncidu, Orange, Oswego, Queen, Hockland, St. Lawrence, Suhoharle. Stoubeo, SuiToIk, Tompkins, Wayne, Westchestor and Vates all seconded Mr. Hill's nomina tion. Mr. J J it t. of Albany, withdrew the nominee of that, county und moved that Senator Hill be nominated by acclama tion. A storm of "ayes" shook tho rafters and there wore ao nays. Sec retary DeForcst doolared Senator Hill nominated, but Senator Hill declared the proceedings pat of order und tho roll cull Of OOUntioS proceeded with. Tho vote w.is unanimous for Senator ELU1, Another noisy outbreak followed. When order was restored Lieu torn ant-Governor Sheehan nominated Dan iel J.. Look wood, of Buffalo, tor Lieu tonant-Govoruor and he was nominated by acclamation. In a similar manner .fudge Gaynor wasohosen as candidate for Judge of tho Court of Appeals. Tho routine business of the conven tion was quickly disposed of, and at 8:45 the convention adjourned sine die. Senator Hill spoke as follows on be ing .serenaded at Albany i few hours , after tho convention adjourned : " Follow Democrats and Gentlemen : For this generous reception ar.d the j compliment of this serenade l tender j you my sincere thanks. This demon stration is a part of tho unexpected events of u day which to me has been ono of mingled surprises and embar rassment. The action of the Demo oratio convention, which is tho occa sion of this assemblage and which was unforsecn by myself, imposes rcsponsl- . bilitios and obligations of which I can not speak to-night. Unwilling as 1 wus to receive the honor which the convention in spite of my protest has sought to confer upon me, 1 am deeply touched by the unusual manifestation of confidence and esteem which ac companied the notion of the convi n tion, und tonight I can only express in feoble languago a small part of the j gratitude which I feel toward tho ; Democracy of New York. At some j future time I hope to express my views I at length upon the issues involved in ' this most important campaign. I re new my thanks for this demonstration ? and bid you good night.'' BRING THEM TO TIME. BOOK DFJAIiEHS VIOLATING AN AG K101: MIC NT. Soiling FYCO School Hooks al I'rloes Abovo Those Agreed Upon by Pub lishers? Superintendent May Hold Takitift Act ion. Columbia Register. Last year Superintendent of Educa tion Mayflold inado a seven year con tract with the book publishing houses of tho country to furnish to book deal ers in thi.-s State books for use in the froe .schools of South Carolina at cer tain prices, these prices being stip:'- ' lated in tho contract. The publishing houses lixed prices at which the retail doalors should sell the books and agreed not to furnish books to any doalor who would not adhere to the agrooinont. A short time ago Superintendent Mayfiold rocolvod informal ion that book dealers indifferent parts of tho State wore breaking tho agreement and were charging above the contract rates. It seemed that some of them hud gotten in large stocks Of book . agrooing to sell them at contract prices, and then, when they saw the books had to bo bought at once for children, jumped tho contract and began to charge what they pleased. Mr. Mayfiold at once wrote letters to School Commissioners asking for infor mation and is now receiving responses from them. Yestc'day he got a letter from the Commissioner of fair Hold County saying that dealers in Wim: - bot'O refuse, to sell at the stipulated prices, particularly tho "Exchange Prices," which provide for tho ex- j change of old books for new ones. This whs one feature of the contract with the publishing houses. It was that pupils could exchange old books for | now ones and pay certain prices. Superintendent Mayfiold has no pow er to force dealers to come to term-, hut ho can have the publishing houses refuse to sell longer to dealers who do not adhere to prices and place the books in the hands of men who will do so. To do this he has written the fol lowing letter to publishing concerns: "To the Publishers of tho Hooks Adoptod by the State Hoard of F.xainin orsof tin-state of South Carolina: "Gontlomon : I regret to bo forced i local' to your attention the fact that complaints are made to me 1 hat the books adopted by the State Hoard of i Exiuninorsfor use in tlr1 public schools of this State aro not being sold at the i pricos agreed on between you and the State Hoard of Examiners. I trust you will take this matter in hand and sco that your port of the contract is curried out by arranging with the dealers in each of the counties of the State from whom the books can be had at tho prices agreed or.. Tho matter is of suoh importance that It demands your attention. As an illustration, I glvo below a copy of a letter rocolvod by ino from the School Commissioner of Ealrflold County, Mr. A. Y. Milling. " Very truly yours. " W. D. M.WI IKU). " State Superintendent ol Education." Mr. Mayfiold hopes to bear from tho publishers In a fow days. Ho Is deter mined that no game shall bo worked on the people of the State who haye to buy books. 1 he following are sections of tho contract made with the publishing houses : I. That they will take up old boohs of any other scries, or any Other edi tion of their own series, in t ho hands of tho pupils, and will cause to bo sold to said pupils, through local doalors, corresponding books oi tho adopted (torlos at tho pricos given in the column marked " Exchange Prices." ?J. That to thoso pupils who have no old books to exchange, Le y will oaUSC the adopted books to 1? Bold to such pupils, through hi dealers, for '-ist In.vl'O.duiitlOa at the reduced price's marked " I nt roduciion I'riccs." ;t. That tho oxcuango and introduc tory prices shall continue for ami dur ing the period allowed for trau.del ring OF changing from Uie hjQOk-s ftOW in use to, tnp standards, or to the ixioks adoptod for exclusive use where such is the case, which period is shown in tho resolutions givon below. 4. That after the iny.x.duouon or change they will cau'so the books adopted to bo sold to the pupils, through the local dealers, at not above the retail prices given in the. coJuinn marked " Retail prices.'1 and will allow the local dealers a discount from the retail pricos of not less than the rate to loo?.! dealers stipulated in their original and supplemental pro- " positions made to tho Stato Hoard of Kxaminurs. * Tho books woro introducotl a good while ago and there are no '.' introduc tory prices" now. The two prlees which hold good aro exenaugo and re tail. If the hook ?lealers continue to charge exorbitant prices tho Stnto may have to establish depositories under its own supervision and soli tho books at contract prices. The publish eis agree to furnish to depositories If neoossary. AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS. STRANGE PATH OF AN lOMItKZ SfitjRR. Government Detect Ivos Have noon liooktng Cor Iiiiii Sineo ISMO -Me is t omul at an Auction Sale of Ohl Bcukil Henry \V. Howgato, formerly ehb-f of t he weathor bureau in Washington, and who has bet 11 a fugitive from jus tice since the winter of 1880-81, was ar restod last week in Now York by De tectivo A. L. Drummond, acting for J, Sterling Morten.-Secretary of Agri culture at Washington. Howgato wad not only chief, but dis bursing oflieoi of lh?> weather bureau. His oinbozzlon onts, forgeries and lar cenies, it is alleged, aggregated $370, 000 tit least, lie was an ofllcor Ol the regular army, and being a genial, whole-souled man had hosts of friends. There aro seven indictments hanging over Elowgato, each containing a Dum ber of counts. Howgato was arrested jn lSS|, but escaped from an ofllcor who had him In charge on a visit to his home, lie disappeared and has not since been seen and identified by any United States officer. He was known to have left Washington with a woman not bis wife. He had u family at that. time. He now has a daughter, who lives at Nowburyport, Mass. The woman with whom be lied from Washington has long since left him. Elowgato was, when he lied from Washington, an active black-haired man in the prime of lifo. Hi; is now sixty years old, bent and broken, ami with gray hair and beard. Though tho United States olllccrs I have been bunting all over the United I States for Howgate, he has been living quietly in Now York City as a dealer in second-hand books. His place of business was at No. 80 Fourth avenue, in a basement. IK: has had cards printed bearing the name of ?'Harry! Williams," and by that name he has for years been known to tin- book trade ^ of this and other eitles. Howglltc's i cards announced thai he deals in old maga/.ir !S, reviews and periodicals. ! Iiis residence was at No. Iii."? West Tenth street, where ho haul '?bachelor lodgings." and kept a large amount of stock for Iiis store. Detectives hunted the coutiuentover for Howgate, but without success. Pour months ago, Drummond learned that Howgate was in the book business in New York or Brooklyn. A .syste matic hunt of all the bookstores in tho two cities was mado. it was believed that he was an employee as no book soller named Howgate was known to the trade. Whenever any of Drum mond s agents learned t hat a man re sembling Howgate in sippearauce had been found in a book store that Otu ployee was shadowed. His acquain tance was formed and bis private his ; tory fathomed by conversation. X week ago Drummond tried the plan of haunting boot; sales auction rooms. It was a happy thought. A . clerk from the War Depart meat in Washington, who knew Howgate, made the rounds of the book auction room every day. On Monday the clerk saw Howgate enter an and ion room on Broadway near Tenth street. Tin: clerk was not certain, however, as Howgate hail changed. From a man weighing upwards of 100 pounds, he has grown to be a dried up old man of about 145 pounds. The clerk went again to the book sah: on Tuesday and eiltensd into conversation with How gate. BYow Howgatc's manner of speaking tin: clerk was certain that he stood bolero the fugitive at last. Drummond took the mid-night train for Washington on Tuesday and got a bench warrant from Judge lilngham of the Supreme Court. When How gate wits arrested, he remarked quiet ly : " 1 know when I am beaten." The detective and his prisoner gol on board a car and went to the h'oderul building. District Attorney Wallace McParhiuo appear* ?1 for the govern ment, Howgato had no counsol. How - gate was arraigned on the nominal charge, made in tue Washington in dictments in 1870, of obtaining $2,000 on a forged receipt from H. D. Sawyer, in July', IST'.I. " You understand the charge added Commissioner Alexander. "Oh, yes." said Howgate, with a fooblo smile, "it is one of the old series, 1 suppose." "This." said tin1 commissioner, "is an application to hold yon in order that a warrant may hi: obtained from a United States District judge, SO that you limy hi: taken to Washington. Do you demand an examination ?" " No, no, I waive an examination ami admit my identity," said the old man, " there is DO object in delay.'' "Hail is fixed at $10,000," said the commissioner. "There is another charge." Bald DIs- I triot Attorney McFurlano. Horo la' anothor charge of embezzling the sum I of $31,000." I " Same bail fixed for that. $10,000," , said the commissioner. Howgato said In could not give bail and he was taki .. to jail, ponding advices from Washington. Feuding a Horse..?Roaring In mind that, the stomaoh of a horse is small in proportion to the size of the frame, he requires feeding often, and. though three times a day Is Bllfllcionl, four times is better. Unlike human beings, owing to the conformation of Un horse, water does not remain In the stomach, but passes throgh It into a large intestine balled tho caecum. If .". horso bo fod first, tho water pas: through the stomach would he Iii. to carry food with it and thus hi . about colic. Whatever a groom in y say, lot a horse drink just i\s tVlUoh as he likes. If he be watbti'Cd four Ihnes a (lay, ho Will WOVOr take very much, or 'too much tobe good for him. A horse, it must be remembered, is fed On dry food, and H is. with \\\o itroug work done by the hqnR IS always pro duces fovorisnnoss, whloh nsuluciono\ oi wab t totals to allay.?London Field. ?Persons who patronize papors should pay for the pecuniary prospects of the ore;;, having particular powor u. pushing forward public prosperity. If tho printer is paid promptly and his pocket-book plethoric \-\ >?., mini;, ]>:..'. ing patrons, he puts hi>j pen to papoi in \) ace, no prints his ploturosot pass ing events in more pleasing Colors, and a perusal of his papot'lrt a plotUuiro to tile pcoph-. Paste this piece ol proverbial philosophy (n pumpkin pie order wheyo. fcU persons tuny see it ' dial. nAi-JUsA / ?. ^mmWLMma\WM^uM GKNKIlAIi NKWH s l' M "> J VK \ . Lutesl Items and Curious Notes- from ^ Our Exchanges. ?In Jacksonville tho dumage by tho rocont .storm, whloh amounts to about $70,000, is being rapidly repaired. Tho wreck of tho uow union doi>ot In pro cess of construction was tho most so rious loss. ?Mr. Thos. A. Kdison ?tili bus an oMco iu Charlotte, N. (.'.. and is sti" striving to obtain electricity dtroc from coal. Tho discovery of a method of doing tins would almost revolution ize tho world. ?The complete roturnson tho liquor license question in the recent election in Arkansas, have been certified to by tho Secretsr\ of State. The vote stands: b'or license, lT.tit?2; against ^ UoOnse, ltt,.".;i."?. Majority against tho!Yj continuation of liquor tratllo of 1,033. ?The indictment ugu'nst .1. <>. Hard- . , wick, e.v-c'shjcr of the First National Hank of Cedartow'n. tin.; mi' quashed. Another indictment for for-^'f^ gery is pending against llardwiok. Ho demanded a trial on* that indict ment, but the prosecution secured postponement. ?Rev. Henry \V. 1 Mummer, who was appointed chaplain in the army by Prosldont Arthur in 18S4 and assigned to the 0th cavalry, a colored regiment, will bo dismissed from the service un less President Cleveland shall chooso to set aside tho (hidings of tho court martial which convicted Plummer of drunkenness. ?The nomination of Senator David B. Hill for Governor of Now York opens a new chapter In a remarkable political career. It was while Gover nor of New York that Mr. Hill was elected United States Senator, and now while Senator he is again nominated for Governor. It is probable that no other man in the country ever had such an experience. ?Tom Smith, a negro desperado, shot and killed three colored United States depuby UvarslUfcbj jiinJL seriously wounded two white oflieeis wforekHioy were attempting to arrest him at r"'""e Muskogoo(l. T.) Intornatlonal Fair last week. The deputy marshals organized a posse and went in hut pursuit of the murderer. Smith used a revolver and only 11 rod four times. ?It was stated recently that the peo ple of Athens, Ca., had abandoned their dispensary to adopt some other method of liquor regulation. The Savannah Morning News of a late date says that new dispensary commission ers have been elected, whose charac ters give contidenee and satisTaetion to the citizens, and it is inferred that the dispensary will continue to dispense. ?The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a letter from Shanghai, dated August 17. saying that the Chinese navy can not light because tho ships have only about twelve rounds o( ammunition per ship, the regular supply of am munition having been Bold by the cap tains of the Chinese warships. The cor respondent adds that one oi t lo se com manders actually sold one of his ship's Armstrong guns and went to sea one gun short. ?Senator Hansom inakos this point in discussing the new tar ill' law : There are 1,700,000 people in North Carolina. At least 400,000 of these have accounts at stores. The average, yearly store account is about $100, 'Take' olV of each of these 400,000 ac counts ~2~) per cent. This means a sav ing to North Carolinians of $10,000,000 per year: one million more than tin; cotton crop is worth : twice as much as the tobacco crop, This means much noro than an Incroase of tho money per capita to $50. It saves t In- money in the pockets of the. pooplo. ?The great wealth, either of tho Mormon church or >>f tho individuals at its head, has boon again demon strated by the recent investment of $10,000,000 by the " !ir.-t presidency " in anew corporation called LheJUUih^ < company. This new company is to operate coal mines, a railroad, a bath ing beach and pleasure resort at tho great Salt lake, and build, equip and operate telegraph and telephone lines. This is purely a church scheme, in .?hieb gentile:- have no part, and is like the Zion co-oporatlvi company, to bo managed to ado to t ho weal I h ol the church. ?In a recent speech Kx-Sonntor in galls said : " I want to .-ay that I am a hi metal I ist, pur.; and simple, in favor of tho free coinage of American silver at the ratio of l?i to I, and I be lieve that the Republican party stands on that plat form, and I go further and Hay that I bollovo thut a good portion of tho industrial dltlloujtics t hat sur round us. the depression of values, the loss of credit, the stagnation of busi ness, uro due to the destruction of the money-purchasing power, and business will never be restored until silver is replaced in tho full exorcise of its fonc lions as one of t be money metals of Un American pooplo." -~mmO ? ? * - AN IMPORTANT DECISION. Grndrd Sei.Is dial Chitrjco Tuition Not Entitled to the Constitutional Two .Mill Tax. The Columbia Rogistor says that JudgO Townsond made a most impor tant order a few days ago at Florence, one that will have a most (looidod ef fect upon the nubile school systom o{. South Carolina, lirlofly stated, tin ease is as follows ; The si liool com missioner of Florence County refused tO turn over to the trustees of tho Floronco graded school any portion of tho constitutional two mills tax col lected in Florence County. The trus tees brought suit to have him compell ed to turn over to thom a certain portion of the money collected iu Florence County under the two mills school tax. such as thoy had received In previous yoars. Tho dofonso set up by tho school commissioner for uotgiv ing any monov to the aforesaid trus tees was that the graded school made charge for tuition and was not there lore a free school, ami was not entitled to any portion of the constitutional two mills tax which is levied for the f:vo public schools. The ti'tistoos attempt* ed to refute tho allegation that thoy (dunged for tuition Wl the graded school. Judgo Townsond hold thut it. did not mattor whether they did or did not charge, for their charter gave them the rigid to charge for tuition and therefore their school was not :t free nubile school in law ami was not. entitled to any of tho proceeds of tho school lux. This is a very interesting enuncia tion of a legal principle and it will have a far reaching oftoot, is man*, of the graded schools of tho State make. charge for tuition oraroauthorlitod by their charters to make BUoh charge, and yet receive part of the two mills tax collected in their Opuntie*, It i . likely that an appeal from Judgd Towns r.d's decision will bo taken to the Supremo* Court. If thai tribunal sustains his dcoU Ion, quite a number of graded schools ???.?ill hav i to in tko their tuition free.of charge or ej* without.uuy share of the two mills lux.. without. u,,y ,