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liOAvlng Undone. he thing you do, dear, ? thing you leave undone, es you a bit of heartache i netting of the sun. lor word forgotton, tter you did not write, er you did not send, dear, ur haunting ghost? at night. e you might have lifted a brothers way; ?f hearteomo counsel ore hurried too much to say. ig touch of the hand, dear, title, tvinning tone, ou had no time nor thought for, rouble's enough of your own. /BEAOHBB^ COMBINE. AM) THOROUGH ORGAN IZATION. 'ort to Organize the Negroes ugliout the Btato?A Oaniputgu bo Constitutional Convention. , 15th, lust. egro ministers of the State anizod themselves Into a union urposo of getting tho negroes Carolina oompactly organizod irulng fight on tho constitu lvontlon matter. Tho organ i to bo one which will doubt * noarer getting all tho no 'ing in the eamo direction other organization Into >y have been collected. The now to bo utilized for tho iu of the voters In what thoy l told will be a fight for thoir p. Tho State convention may bo tormod a gathering 3al preachers," Insofar as pol r Into tho fight against tho The idea In forming an was to havo 1'heads" ??ovoraents in tho gener? uld at onoo notify ouch n turn would instruct aoh backwoods church to for and how to act. jado_lt a promlnont toatury of tho convontlon^thw'fyifoy woro after no offices or anythiug of that k\nd. Thoro was quite a light made b\ so^oral old lino nogro Repub licans Ii whoso minds tho memory of the olTett of tho purchasing power of "boodlei' in controlling tho "organi zation" Ituck, tho contention bolng against Vn organization of any kind. But thes* woro promptly voted down. There wrt> a unmerciful wasto of gas and tho sessions lasted all day und in to tho nlgkt in consoquoncos. Tho contention was held in tho Cav alry Baptitt church and notwithstand ing tho deep snow and tho bittor cold weather samothing ovor GO delegates were In attendance, representing most of tho counties of the State. Many let ters woro read from negro ministers in all sections of tho Stato, expressing regret at thoir Inability to attend, at tho same time stating that each was in hearty sympathy and accord with the objects of the convention as sot forth in the call. Tho convention was called to order by tho Rev. E. H. "Wilson and the pro ceedings woro oponed with tho singing of tho hymn, "A Chargo.to Keep, I Have." It wus lined out in "blocks^ of two lines and the Rev. J. C. Daniela led tho chorus. Rev. J. B. Mtddleton, qjf Camdon, led In prayer. He.aald they,, wore as sombled now as cltizons of tho Stats* Ho prayed for God'a-Jblessing on thoir work. During tho ""fervent prayer thero wore 6ome vigorous " Araous" and "Oh God's." They needed tho Lord this very momedt j right here now. They w'shed to do what would, please the Lord. They lovod their State. It was thoir nativo plaoe. Oh, God ; oh,' Christ, oh, Holy Ghost; Great God pf Heaven hear us today and help us. Ho con cluded with tho Lord's prayer. Tho Rev. Mlddleton wore gold oye-glasses and a silk skull cap and lookod, savo for his dark skin, not unliko Li Hung Chang. Tho convontlon then listened to tho reading of a lesson from tho Biblo-f the 9lst Psalm, by tho Rov. J. G. T Rone, of Charleston. j Rev. H. M. Ralfford was olo'" temporary chairman. Ralfford y^j black a negro as one could dndJ^ii wore a clean, white standing and a white four-in-hand tie. /.. , Ralfford wont up into tho A^TJSS addroBsod tho convention ? dignified manner, with/j^Jg* was roraarkublo und not ing. He spoke of the and homo-mado ri^&JiJ?}??' and proceeded to doli? an 088ay (,n it. fie hoped that thj ^ere none such present today. (Ae8? "Amen! Amen!") He then g A.owf 1 0 read" ing an essay urging ?Jf^?? to do vtW .he wasAln<f' . tl? tlVr\n Uvti Thds uu?-"110''6 hound by no man ?nii party^P^y wore raon?froo men _and thef*U8t now l"-*6 above all ^aHo?thoipnt on to glvo advice. A mlnister'tMy w?? to glvo waring of any wrorf" danger or anything that mlght,bcrroatonod calculated to in jure tho^P'0- ^UHt laws should bo cnoctodf tho pooplo. You minis ters hat'16 pooplo ; you liuvo thoir confj j0lfiyou ean control thorn. You are tho?tor ?' advortlsomont nmuui; tj10m> liberate much, plan well and ' id co-operato with that: .. for tho bsat lntorcsts of ovory oif* . Ho defondod tho ministers alJT tho obasgo. that thoy wore! rrff. m o v ^gion and politics. It is 1 tlmo that good men, willing to work i for the people, should come to tho front for ill tho people. If tho offices could bojbecured as things woro ho would roliso thom. Rev. Gtorgo W. Rows, of Charleston, was madl temporary secretary. Rov. W. U. Chappollo asked that committal's on address and resolution, on constitution and one on education be appointed. Ho suggested that ono from eacbi Congressional district com pose tho obmmitteo on addross. Tho Ro?. "Elder: " Mr. Choor, I ax dat a lanninitten on grievances is up pointed too." (Laughter.) The convontlon then proceodod to j mako up tho roll of delegates. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. When the convention reassembled I the commltte on organization made its report as follows : " Wo, your committee above named, beg loave to submit our roport. "Offloera?Chairman, B.C. Brown; secretary, W. P. Jones. "We recommend that thero bo an oxocutive committee consisting throe ministers from oaoh congressional dis trust and that nlno of said committee constitute a quorum." There was then much dlaoussion an to the political feature of such an or ganization and the idea scorned to be goneral that the establishing of such an organization was carrying polities into religion's circles. Tho discussion was fast and furious and it was easily seen that thoro was muoh opposition by a fow to such an organization. A motion was then oarrled that tho re port bo laid on the table temporarily. For a half hour thoro was the worst kind of a tangle which was brought dear by Prof. Wilson making the point that the committee was simply to select officers as pormanent ohalr man and seorotary of tho convention, and had gone boy on* its powers in making tho second part of the report. Dr. Brown, of Charleston, was then made pormanent chairman, and A. B. Jones, of Spartanburg, pormanent soc rotary, by tho adoption of tho first part Of the report. A. D. White wanted tho ohalrman to explain to the convention that they did not want to organizo a now party over the head of tho " Grand old Ro publoan party." Wilson then moved that the com mittee on constitution tako tho mattor up aud bring In a proper report. Hart said that the committee on constitu tion should liuve reported first, and so on. THE NEW ORGANIZATION. The committee on constitution thou submitted tho following report : Proamblo and constitution of tho Ministers' Union. Whereas, thero arc patent causes which impel tho minlstors?tho load ers of tho raco-^jj organizo themselves Into such an organization as will bet tor protect us as a race along civil and political lines, and Whereas, wo, the ministers of the State of South Carolina, havo met in convention, that wo might seeuro to ourselves and our chlldron that price less legacy bequeatod to us by God and tho united effort of a common country, bo it Resolved, thereforo, that, to estab lish justice, Insure domestic trinquil ity, provldo for tho common dofonso, promote tho general welfare and so curo tho blessings of liberty to us and our prosterlty, wo do organize our selves into an organization known as tho Ministors' Union of tho Stuto of South Carolina, from and by which ti State oxocutive committoo shall bo appointed, not consisting of more than flvo nor loss than throo in oach Con gressional district, to work with and through tho county executive commit tee, to organizo iu all the counties in tho State. vgejgUOQ 1. ? -IfcShfiAJ^hothA^dirty of tho State oxocutive committee to appru'nt' in each county a county oxocutive com mittee whoso duty itshall bo to organise In every precinct in tho county, and see that all of tho raombors of each olub are furnished with registration certificates. Sec. 2. It shall bo tho duty of the Stato orocutive committee to canvass or cause to bo canvassed every county in tue Stato, instructing tho voters how and for whom to vote. Soc. 3. Tito executive committee shall have full power to act in tho absence of this convention whenever and wherever eraergoncy domands. Soc. 4. It shall be further tho pro vince of tho oxocutivo committee to levy a tax, which shall bo apportioned to the various districts, sufficient to employ legal talent to test tho legality of acts by which tho laws governing us have been enaotod and that shall bo enacted against tho rights and privileges of franchises guaranteed t< us by the Constitution of tho Unit?* SUites. a Hart moved to adopt, whon Mi/* ton .?'OSO and'said that they.'" ' strike out tho portion looking?.or" ganlaation. It was danger-*' JJJJ would likely find that politic*."0 ??u'1 grab up tho organtza^ou^,^ would doubtless bo UBedZitfA^X ltd usefulness. Ho moved i7f*52?u~1|1 J. H. Johnson und mJJJJ***??l to disfranchise SCSS^JT^A this Stato, dfi?7A?& thim >?* r,tho ?i.vhfo ?V.O....J58d to thorn by tho Con ?f?S^U^/?ere'<>re bo it ^SSSJS^ we, tho ministers of tilirnSti ' South Carolina, urgo upon our nuSr9'to regi8ter to a man and be roa?v^ vot,? 'or mttU ?1' 80t ?t men aro ?PPosec* 10 such dise'rimi . n among its citizens, irrespective ? Arty or name. /art said it was wrong to ask tho Lcople to organize whon tho men who wero to load thorn refused to organize. Ho wont on at somo longth in an im passioned spooch to say that organiza tion could not bo dispensod with. Thoy had to havo men watching all tho tirao, Otherwise the peoplo could not bo in formed who to voto for, otc. Middloton mudo a brief rfiply, and thon tho Rov. J. C. Tobin got tho lloor and ho made "Homo howl." Ho was 8tirpri80d to soo mon stand thoro aud say "don't organizo," oven while tho throats of our childron yet unborn aro preparing to bo cut. 1, for one, am here to shod my last drop of blood and havo my body burned and tho ashes thown to tho winds before I'll do it. [Groans, and "Yes, yes.") Ho was for a light all tho way through. Wo can leave this country; I can, for I havon't anything but my grip and coat, and It's almost worn out. Ho talked war from boglnning to ond and said if thero was any man thore who was not arousod to his utmost ho ought not to bo thoro. Middloton?Wnoro is the money to do this coming from? Tobin?Whoro you got your support from?tho pooplo. Tho chairman said that it was time to stop talking and got to work. A motion was thon put to lay the minority report on tho table. A stand ing voto was taken, tho threo old negro preachers?Middloton and the Ricos? sitting. Tho motion was carried by a voto of 34 to 7. It was then decided to adopt tho ma jority report by sections. . When tho preamble was struck out tho mon opposed to tho organization made an otTort to strike out ail refer ence thoroto. Only sixtoen supported this effort. A similar off ort was mudo with another portion of tho preamble, but it was voted down. Middloton said ho was trying toavoid political parties buying thorn. Chnppello said that this was an insult to tho Christian ministers. Wo camo horo to work with all tho parties which will work with us to save our rights from tho wreck. (Applause.) Wo don"t come horo to please any man or sot of mon. Wo aro here to keep u telegrap lc wire running from tho precinct to hoadquarters. Tho political loaders are looking down to '90. Wo don't want tho State, and wo aro not going to got It. Monoy, intolllgenoo and tense, have to run tho government. Wo don't want to put ignoranco back in there. God knows there's onough of it in thore now. Wo don't want tho offi ces. (Rico?I wonts all I can got out of 'om.) We don't want to be cowardly. The while pooplo know mistakos had boon made even in 1870. If you don't believe it, read The State. It Is said that ho who alts on a hot stove will rise ain. Middloton site on such a utove. o've got to strike these kind of poo le out of the way. Chappello called 'or the previous question on tho wholo mattor. Middloton ropliod to tho poraonal slashes of Chappelle. Daniols pleadod for unity of notion. Jacobs had consid erable to say by way of explanation as to why they wanton organization. He believed that a white man who had to fight disrespects a map who won't come out and fight. The olroumstanoes had been so different. The people of tho North had been letting things alouo agf We t because they know wo wore ignorant. He went on for somo tiino to expluin his attitude. Middloton said if they organized, tho whites would all got together again. M'ddleton presented a brlof report from tho commlttoe on education, which was most appropriate and it was instantly adopted. The report stated that tho committoo thought education was a most important question, "but this is tho ti inc. for tho consideration of other matters.." (Laughter.) Then tho latter portion of tho report of the committee on organization was taken up again. After a long fight by the couirulttoomou, the chairman fin ally ruled that it was for the conven tion to till tho various olllces provided for in the constitution. A large num ber wore nominated for Stato chairman and the fight narrowed down to Hurt, a mau who would "work from de sou board to do mountaiu tops," as a dele gate exprossed it, and W. D. Ohapelle was elected by a voto of 33 to 12. T. J. Clarko was elected secretary and Ii. S. Blee, "a man who was too ole ter run ter Kauody," was made troasurer. A. special committee was appointed to select tho commltteomon. ?ishop Saltor was introduced to tho convontlon, and at 7 p. m. a recess was taken till 8. THE NIGHT SESSION. At the night session tho special com raitteo reported, recommending tho members of tho Stato executive com mittoo, aud they woro elected, as fol lows: / First Congressional DistricV-W. W. Beckett, W. P. Carolina, J. a. Gowdy. Second District?J. H. Pu/oy, R. H. Porrin, G. G. Daniels. Third District?D. T. Mo Dan lei, B. J. Hamsey, A. H. Robertson. Fourth District?II. M. Rayford, H. Horndon, H. Watklns. 1 Fifth District?Ii. D. White, M/L Hall, N. A. Rice. / Sixth District?J. E. Wilson, W R. Roborts, J, P. Brockingtou. / Sovonth District?A. G. GoodSGAi W. M. Thomas, J. R. Johnson. / Tho committee on address reported -^her-lttalo^l-Vy ?3a iiilnoift1y-A,iJ.,^,i-j The following address, bein/tl'o rd-" port of tho minority, was a/>pted by tho convention : / THE ADDRESS/ To tho colored citizens A tho State of South Carolina: W< tho, UQgro ministers of South C*-y*?lin?? 1,1 oon vontiou assembled, for/the purpose, of organization, that wy??y ^to elTee tually assist our pel/10 10 ?Going their rights aud prlvilf08, guaranteed to them by tho Con4*utlo,a?f V10 Umtl-(l States, deolare/?680 PHnolples as the platform on wAoh wo'stand. Wo ussen/10 not for tho purpose of further!** ta0 interests, or to be swayed b* uny Motion or loaders of faction-/"11*' as Christian citizens, who view /tlhapprchonsiou the attempt now viln^ n,ado to secure in tho com jUir Constitutional convention, the ..Jctloal disfranohisomont of our peo '0 in this Stato; we assemble for tho purposo of Counselling together upon the wisest and best course to ho pur? med by us in order to meet tho emer gency that confronts us, and to Issue idvico to our people, which acted upon shall bo patont in securing to them the full enjoyment of guaranteed civil acid political rights. Wo boliovo that the wido inlluenee if tho minister of tho Gospel lays upon him a corresponding responsibility and that therefore ho should use his knowl edge and inlluenee for tho good of his people in ovory way, as a religious teacher and leader, appreciating also tho fact that good citizenship is a reli gious duty tobe urged and inculcated. 1. By encouraging tho mon of tho i*aeo to put forth ovory effort to secure registration certificates, that they may oxorciso tho rights of freo men and citizens, and in case of donial of tho right to register to be prepared to fur ls h ovidonco us to tho ground for such denial. 2. By eucouraging ward and pre Dinot meotings, in which information may bo given as tho political situation und to arouse enthusiasm looking to ward a broader and bettor citizenship in tho Stato, bused upon true patiot ism. 3. By showing to tho peoplo tho special dangers that raonace oven thoso holding registration certificates, who have moved since receiving such certificate from one placo of residence to another, even in tho same ward and precinct; such certificate not changod to correspond with tho present place of residence being of no use in securing tho right to vote. 4. By encouraging our peoplo to ieoui'6 information as to tho purpose and policy of each party and to he pro pared to voto intelligently for those principles and candidates that 'stand for right and justice to nil men. Tothiaond wo recommend that every minister of tho race use his lnfiuonco In tho homes aud gatherings of his pooplo to inculcate right principles, to spread information, to promote oducation and to impress upon tho mon of the raco tho importance of a truo appreciation of tho rights of Citizenship, that his rights may bo respected, his children educated and his homo and family may bo protected, j And upon tho work of tliis convontlon of ministers wo ask tho favorable con- ! sidoration of tho citizens of this entire i Stato and country and invoke the I blessing of Him whoso name wo bear beforo tho world. Wo also recommend that our people sacrifice willingly thoi** moans to se cure thoir guaranteed rights through the highest courts of tho land. Tho following resolutions wero also adopted : Whereas, The Constitutional con vention that will ho held in tho State is fraught with many dangers, in re gard to the social, political and In? telloctual Interests of the negro ; and ' since our pooplo must be informed i uJ>on tho gravo issues that confront ? thorn, thoy ueod a colored newspaper j In thoir home* that will keop them informed upon the issues of tho day, a4 well as will bo helpful to them in j other ways: and since tho Peoples' Recorder is such a paper, published at I Columbia ; therefore, bo it Rosolvod, That wo tho ministers of this convontlon, do lioartiiy endorse this papor and will use our influence in circulating it in tho homos of our pooplo. Boitfurthor Resolvod, That we will publish O'ir communicntionsdn this Constitutional campaign in this colored papor, t'10 People's Recorder, and all other col ored papers of tho State. ?It is said that whon Geo. du Mau rior and tho Harpors woro negotiat ing about "Trilby," tho author do olined the publishors' offer of a royalty, and decided in tho favor of a lump aum. Thla was something handsome, no doubt but ho would probably havo got more on tho royalty plan ; not loss than $30,000 on tho salo of 100,000 o iplos. _ ?Congressman Champ Clark, whon hla son was a baby, placed *10,000 in surance on his lifo, which tho lad is to got as aoon as ho comes of age, and ho 1b to take a trip around tho world for his educational benefit. A TALE OF THE MOONSHINERS. DRAMATIC CONFKSSION OF ORIMU. Hunting an Informer Whoso Mother Approved tlie lynching?The Ltead er of the Ku Klux Captured in Ar kansas Atlnnta Kvening Journal. Tho light of justice is boginniag to fall brightly upon tho facts in the Worloy outrage, ouo of tho most das tardly erimos over committed on the soil of Georgia, and today tho an nouncement is mado that Judge Mc Cutchln, suspected as tho leader of tho ku-klux that shot Worloy in tho cot ton field in Murray Cou ty, has been eupturod ; that ho is on his way to the scone of his ullegod orimo from Ar kansas, where, for many days, ho has been a fugitive from pursuers. In additiou to this, and auother light upon the dark deed, was tho dramatic confession of Aoso Black in opon court before Judgo Newton this morning. Thoro was a silence as profound as death when Black entered his plea of guilty and whon ho told tho story, al most surpassing boliof, of how Worloy had been taken by sixty mounted men in disguise through Bloodtown Into Bloodi.own gorgo, and hanged in the darkness of tho night to a persimmon tree. Officers of tho court, judgo, mem bers of i lie bar listened to t he nurra tlvo of tho crime, and from tho first word spoken to the last tho mon held thoir broath, for from out tho dark re cess of tho mountains has come a tale Which almost surpasses crodulity. Never in unv court room has thero been a more dramatic scono, and ovory one was effected when Black told how Worloy's own mother, standing bo tween lior son and hor grand-daughter, sided with tho whitocappors and gavo hor content to hor son's death. Tho man MoOutohill is supposod to be tho ring leader of those who shot and killed Worloy, while Anse Black Is ono of the mon connected with the hanging of Worloy a few days boforo tho shooting. '-HeBfy W?Frey 1lw>il -in- -Msii'ray County, the home of many moonshin er.!, lie was suspected of being a sys tematic spy for tho rovenuo men. His reputation in thin respect bocamo noised abroad and ovory moonshiner in tho mountains knew of Uonry Wor loy and hated him, beoauso thoy bo liovod tho government had no right to tax tho product of their industry, and hated him hecauso lie took thorn to jail and took food from out thoir wives and children's mouths. There was a suggestion of a conspir acy. Tho idea grew. It took root in many a still on many a hillside. Fi naliy it crystal i/.ed into a dotorniina tiou to rid thomselvea of their enemy by putting him boyoud tho power of ever opening his mouth. It was de cided to hang him. Sixty men carried the conspiracy into executive, but Worloy escapod miraculously. Tho moonshiners woro relentless, In satiate. They determined now to abandon cover of darkness, to shoot him whore thoy found him, In opon day, in tho country road?anywhere. Tho sontonco of doath had boon pro nounced and Worloy would havo to suffer the penalty for his treachery. A few days after this Worley was found dead by the sido of a mule which he had been plowing. But tho story is horo as told by Anso Black, an oyo witness to tho hanging. District Attorney James received in formation that Black was willing to confess. Black camo to Atlanta and notified Mr. James that ho was willing to entor a plea of guilty. Judgo Newman recolved tho plea in opon court, and asked tho man to stand up boforo him. " What, havo you to say boforo sen tence is pronounood upon you ?" asked tho court. When Black arose, to the imagina tive , ovory mountain fastness arose with him, (or ho is a type of tho moun tains. Tall, angular, high cheek bones, more like an Indian than a Cau Caslan, with onduranoo, but not quick ness wrltton in every lineament, tho mind's eyo followed him through tho winding paths of tho Blue liidgo, saw him peer through tho foliago for rov enuo men, saw the rod radiation of the lire under tho still upon his sharp and bron/ed features. Uncouth, strong, shrewd looking, eagle-eyed, Anso Black looked like some great rock tow ering from tho brow of his own blue hills. Ho had a rough but effective way of telling the story, and a voice of sur prising sweetnoss withal. ?' I want to say a fow words about my connection with this thing," said the man of tho mountains, as ho look ed ubout him and sighod deeply in the aceontjof the Cracker "boforo you son tonco mo. 1 am guilty. I was pres ent with tho crowd that hanged Henry Worloy, aud I say what I do so that tho court may ho as light as it can up on mo. " It was in the lattor part of last spring that s'xty mon of Murra/ Coun ty got together and made up thoir minds to hang Henry Worloy for ro porting. Each man was on hordoback and hud black masks on thoir facos. It was a kinder dark night. Everybody was armed ono way or another. Some had guns, somo had pistols, somo had rilles. Tho men thought thoro might be trouble in getting Worloy, and men woro taken along to hold tho horsos in tho case, of shooting, so thoy wouldn't bo frightened at tho fusilado. "Tho men rode up to Worloy's house and halting the horses nearby, most of them, except those that held tho horsos, went to Worloy's house. Sevoral mon took cotton balls saturat ed with kerosene, which burned brightly as thoy approachod the houio. Tho loader of tho crowd knocked at tho door and asked for Worloy. Wor loy's mothor camo to tho door and uskod what wo wantod witli Honry. Wo told hor that wo wore going to hang him for reporting. i "Worloy's UM-lo daughter camo to tho door and all three of thorn stood thero. Wo told Worloy that wo had oomo to hang him, and that thero wusu't any use rosistlng, that ho would have to come, and that we intended to take him alive or doad. I "Worloy wastorrlbly senrod and bog ! ged for morcy, said ho wasn't guilty of i roportlng and got down on his knoos j to us." Tho prisoner paused horo a moment 1 to remark that he novor was so soi ry for a man and that he would novor for got Worloy's pitiful looks as bo crouch : od on tho porch on Iiis humble homo. j "Worloy's mother was talkod to by our mon. They told hor that hor sou I had boon a traitor to hor peoplo and I that sho ought to bo willing to havo him put out of tho way. " Honry," snld tho confossor, " look 1 od at his mothor and askod her If sho, too, was against him. Sho said ' yos,' aho was going to lot tho mon tako him : for ail sho cared. " Worloy broke down thon nnd orlod like a baby und told tho mon that If his mothor had gone back on him thoy could tako him and do what thoy ploaaod with him. "Ho novor resistod ua and whon we told him to got on a horse ho did it. Worloy was tied with his hands bo hind Iii m and rode in the middle of tho crowd of men on horseback. He never spoko. We went up the Bloodtown road, through Bloodtowop to Blood town gori/e. "Describe," said some one, "how tho hills are here." "Tho hills on each hand almost straight up a thousand feet high, a crook runs between, and the road for throo miles runs through this creek. Its awful dark here in the night time. Whon wo bad got to a lonoly part of tho Bloodtown gorge we halted tho horses and selected a persimmon troo t > hang Worloy to. Somebody led tho horso under the tree and tiod a rope around Worloy's nook. The other ?nd of tho rope was thrown over a strong limb, and throo men caught hold of tho end thut hung down and we strung him up, got on our horsos and rode down tho gorge apioco. Worley was swinging backward and forward whon ! we left him thero to dio. The last man had gottou almost out of sight of him when he was seen to knock up against tho troo and wrap his logs around tho trunk. Quick as lightning he managed to got his hands loose, untied tho nooso from his nock, and lighting on his foot, ran faster than any man I ovor saw. A yell went up from tho crowd and tho mon fired fifty shots at him as ho ran. Thoy never caught up witii Iii in, and thnt was tho last wo saw of him that night." Whon Black Had completed his story, thoro was a complote Bllonce in tho court-room, the full ghastlincss of tho crime having sunk deep into the breasts of ovory ono. Tho Confession of McCutcheon. Iscad or of the Gang. Tho noted loador of the white caps, James McCutchoon, was discovered in Arkansas by his pa.'tnor in a patent medicine llrm. At tho instance of tho Imrtuor ho was arrested and carried >uck to A la n la, where ho was lodged in jail to await trial for his awful crime. Driven by the most relentless ro dr.01^8- &?dl V&f&Qiutav tho cidmo in which he had participated, Mc Cucthoon had become reckloss and iu difTorontas to his future, and tho con fession ho has niado was entirely vol untary and of his own accord. Ho first told of his escape to Arkan sas after tho commission of tho crime and how ho had passod the tirao in that Stato in constant dread of being recaptured and brought to his native Stato to answer for tho foul deed. Ho said that tho Idea of being hunted and reminded of what ho had dono filled his consoionco with tho deepest re morBo and that life in his condition was misorablo. So powerful had been his fears and dread of boinir captured, ho had become almost indifforent, and mndo little effort to conceal his identi ty. Ho told of his connection with tho Murray County whltocappors and how thoy whipped mon for informing, and said thut no was prosont whon thoy at tempted to hang Honry Worloy on the 7th of April. Ho said that ho was con nected w'th four raids of tho ku-klux and told tho details of thoso raids in a most intorosting mannor. Whon he reached tho Worloy murder point of his story McCutcheon said : "Thoy (tho ku-klux) camo to my houso and told mo to moot tho boys at Jim McKntiro's. I went and thoro was nino of us thore?Harris Bramlett, James Mciintlro, Frank Gilbert, John Henry Gobcr, Sance Morrison, Tobe Smith, Goorgo Hartsol, James Par sons and mysolf. "We all started off towards Henry Worloy's houso and had gone about throe miles whon it bogan to rain. Wo stoppod to wait until it hold up and Sanco Morrison loft us thon. All of us wont on to Worloy's houso and stayed around it all night, expecting to shoot him when ho camo out tho uoxt morning. Wo scattored on every side of tho houso, so that wo would bo ouroto soo him, but whon ho camo out wo woro afraid to shoot liim thero anil lot him go on to his field. "Somo of tho men woro sont down tho road loading from his houso to tho fiold, but they would not shoot him. We all thon went out in tho woods a short distance from whoro Worloy was at work and talked about how wo would kill him. " Finally it was decidod to dotail throo mon to go ovor whero Worloy was and bring him out in tho woods whero tho other mon woro. Frank Gilbort, Tobe Smith and mysolf woro dotailed to go and bring him outside whoro tho others woro waiting. Wo woro afraid of Worley and thought ho was armed und decided to go over and find out before wo tried tobring him outsldo. Tobe Smith, Frank Gilbert and mysolf went ovor whoro Worloy was and talkod to him about different things. "Aftor uwhllo wo loft him and went back to whoro tho crowd was. Thon Tobe Smith, Frank Gilbort and mysolf wont back ovor in tho fiold tho second timo and whon wo got near whore Worloy was plowing I lovolod my gun at hirn and told him to throw up his hands. Ho madeamovomontand Tobe Smith shot him with a pistol. As ho fell back I shot him with my double barreled shotgun aud Gilbert shot him at the samo timo. " Wo saw that wo had killed him and wo ran out of tho fiold into tho woods and thon wont up on Fort mountain and stayod until lato in tho cvoning. Wo all soparatod thon and wont homo." Tho prlsonor told his story in an earnost mannor and it conclusion ho appeared to bo groaMy roliovod. Ho was told that by making n confession ho placed himsolf in grout dangor of los Ing his lifo aftor tho mannor in which tho whltocappors attempted to take Honry Worley'a by hanging, but it is said that ho declared tiiat ho was de termined to mako a clean breast of tho whole affair. It was loarned that in McCutchoon's confession ho implicated a number of wollknown citizens of Murray and othor north Goorgia counties as boing mout hers of tho whitocoppers' organization and taking part in tho raids In which ho was along, but thoir naraos could not bo loarnod. A WOMAN'J? QUKBTION8. She Wants Idght on the Currency Problem. Tho Chicago Horald has rocolvod tho following lottor from a oitizon whoso wlfo is atudying tho currency problem : " Editor of Too Horald-?Evor Binco womon bogan to como to tho front in politics, organizo suffrage clubs and mako public speeches, Mrs. Watson baa mado mo oxtromoly uncomfortablo by asking all aorta of questions about tho tariffand about olvllsorvico reform and about tho monoy question and about a hundred other things that I know all about, but hardly fool capablo of making oloar to tho understanding of woman. In thia orisiB it occurs to mo to shift somo of #ho burdon and restore tranqulllty *>the household by repenting Bomo 01 those quoationa to Tho Horald. If The Horald fails to anBWor sho w UI conclude they aro un answorablo and let the matter rest I unsolved. Tho great source of troublo now is the position of Mr. Carlislo with I his currency bill. Mrs. Watson wants to know whether the making of money I is afunotion of govornmont or whether , it should bo loft to individual and I corporate enterprise to furnish tho cir culation medium that measures ox ohangos and liquidates dobts ? "She wants to know if the making I of money should be loft to private en I torprlso why Mr. Carlislo provides in his bill for any governmental inter ference ? t " She wants to know if the making of money is a function of government, whj government doos not attend to its business aud not dolegato its powers to a class of individuals or corpora tions ? "She wants to know if money should be mndo of a commodity of high rela tive value llko gold, aud if so, why govornmont doos not stop when tho gold is coined instead of issuing a volume of paper promises to pay equal to eight times tho number of gold dollars ? "Sho wants to know what elasticity of the ourroncy is and how money can bo mado to circulate freoly when there Is a panic abroad in tho land, every Eroductivo industry paralyzed, overy ank hoarding its money and every man who has a dollar refusing to part with it until driven to it'by diro neces sity. "Sho wants to know if tho quantity of gold in tho world is sulllcient to do the business of the world. If not, and it must bo supplemented by a system of papor, bused on our faith that there is some gold somewhere, in which the paper will bo redeemed when wo want it, which is tho best foundation for our faith, eoufidenco in individual and cor porate banks, or confidence in a gov ornmont that represents tho honesty, tho integrity and ability to pay of tho whole people? " She wants to know if papor money must not, of necessity, bo a credit money, depending for its circulation upon tho faith of the people in its ulti lli?to redemption ? "If it is a credit money, if not tho credit of the govornmont (tho whole people) stronger und hotter than tho credit of individual or corporate banks? " She wants to know if Mr. Carlislo thinks thoro is money enough in the country ? "If that is bis idea, why doos ho not provldo for inflation by the cheaper route of froo coinage of silver instead of authorizing a lot of banks to issue a quantity of promises to pay gold that thoy have not, and may never bo able to ootal n ? "She wauts to know, if thoro Is any wny to stop peoplo doing business ou credit, and with a credit money ? "If thoro is no way, Bho wants to know why Mr. Carlislo and the other groat statesmen don't stop fooling with tho monoy question and find out what it is that makes panics, shakes credits and brings hard timos and givo us a remedy." a DKFAUIjTINO dispknhkr. Governor Kvans Takes Prompt Ac tion in His Case?The MliorCngo Fully Covered by the Hondsiucii. The Stato, 13th inst. Governor Evans has commenced to apply tho law to tlioso dispensers who have been fouud to bo defaulters, as ho expressed it a few days ago. And tho first man among these officers of tho Stato to find himself in the holo is Mr. B. O. Evans, tho disponser at St. Matthews, in Oraugoburg County. Tho otliciai inspoctor has gono over this dispensor's books, and finds that thoro is a shortage of between $2,200 and $2,300. Govornor Evans said that tho matter of tho oxlstenco of this shortage was only roported to him on Saturday hist. He at onco sent Inspector Scruggs to St. Matthews to tako chargo of the dispensary ar.d make an investigation of tho book:) and accounts, no report ed that tho amount of tho defalcation was as givon above. Govornor Evans says be cannot understand how tho county board of control could have lot tho shortago occur without noticing it. Tho Governor says thoro was nothing loft for him to do but to act promptly, In ordor to preserve tho discipline of tho entire management of tho dispen sary. Consequently ho has sont tho bond of tho disponser to Messrs. Bow man & H. H. Brunson, attorneys at Orangeburg, and ordered them to pro ceed at onco te bring suit upon tho bond to recovor tho amount of tho shortago. Bo lias also decided, iio says, to have Dispenser Evans prose cuted to tho full extent of tho "law for grand larceny and broach of trust. On tho disponsor's bond aro Messrs. Philip Rich and Frederick J. Buyck. t both men of woalth, and tho loss will bo fully oovorod. Governor Evans says tho shortage, so far as ho can as certain, falls entirely on tho county and does not ofTect tho funds duo tho Stato. Tho Govornor has ordered Mr. Scruggs to closo the dispensary and turn it over to some person whom tho board of control shall select to act us dispenser. Governor Evans has not yot taken any logal stops against any of tho other disponsors who' havo boon found to bo defaulters, but his action in this case indicates what course ho will likely pursuo with all of them. The State, 14th inst. Govornor Evans yesterday received from Dispensary Inspector Scruggs his roportof his investigation of tho ac counts of tho dispensary at St. Mat thews. Ho roports that tho total short tago Is $2,282.83. Tho bulk of this am ount falls on tho Stato and not on tho county, as Governor Evans thought. Thoro is now duo tho State, so Mr. Scruggs roports, $2,038.80. Tho amount duo tho county on account of unpaid profits is only $244.47. The stock on hand at tho dispensary as accounted ou Monday by Mr. Scruggs, when ho took chargo of tho dispensary, was worth $1,510.10. Disponser Evans has purchased from tho Stato sinco tho ro opening of tho dispensaries in August last, $0,280.14 worth of liquors, and tho total stock carried sinco tho reopening amounted to $7,550.19. Govornor Evans now bolioves that the shortago has been accumulating for BO'no time, and ho thinks that thoro must have boon something misleading j about tho roports or the shortugo I would havo boon discovored long ago. ; Govornor Evans has alroady forwarded i all tho necessary papers and instruc I tions to tho attorneys in Orangoburg i reproscntlng tho Stato und ho says tho State will loso nothing and Dis ! pensor Evans will bo made to suffor. j Govornor Evans says this should bo a ; warning to othor dispensers. Ho says : that all dispensers and othors con nected with the system might as woll ' undorstnnd that tho Stato's business is not a thing to bo " monkoyod with." Ho says he intends to show absolutely no leniency with any ono in suoh a matter where State's monoy is lnvolv od. FI UK IN TIMMON9VILL.K. LargoBlock of Frame lliitldtngs De stroyed?The Block Was Mliuiincd by Insurance Companies. TlMMONSVIXiLE, Fob. 12?Tho largest fire in extent und uutnbor of Buildings destroyed that TlmmonsvUl?' has over oxporionced broke outlast night about I 12 o'cloek, and this morning the fumous j wooden row containing historic "Fort Su tutor " is In ushes. I Snow bad fallou to a depth of sev eral inchos, and continued during tho Uro to pour a steady shower of Hakes that actod as a wet blauket to ull buildiugs adjacent the doomed block. This was a long row of wooden build ings, all connected, on Haiiroad street, right in tho heart of town. It had long been condemned by tho insurance companies, and consequently tho In surance was light and many of tho building unoccupied. Tho origin of the lire is unknown. It was first discovered iu the rear of a largo store house kuowu as tho Mc Laughlin building, tho back and upper parts of which wero occupied by negro tenants, aud rapidly spread east and west till thoontiro block was inllames. But for tho heavy fall of snow no doubt tho wholo business part of tho town would this morning bo in ruius. Tho following list showr ho ;hi?f losses : Store ownod by George A. Norwood, occupied by W. W. lfarrell, grocery below and dwelling above; value of building $1,000, stock $2">0. Largo two-story doublo storo and dwelling above, owned by W. J. Lock hart, kuown as " Fort Sumtor;'* value $2,600; unoccupied. A fow goods bolonging to M. Kohn wore stored horo. Value about $100; no insurance. The McLaughlin building, vulue, $1,000, No insurance. Barber shop and fixtures belonging to B. M. Whlto, estimated value, $500. No insurance. Shop belonging to (Jhloe Owens, a negro woman, valuo, $2.'>0. No in surance. Storo and, stock of groceries belong ing to U. W. Witcover, valuo, $1,200. Small insurance. Storo belonging to D. 11. Trax'.cr, lately occupied l>y -J. A. Bowers, groceries, but unocoupied at time of firo, valuo, $1.000. Small insurance. Shop occupied by C. T. Stoue, jowler, valuo small. No insurance. Several small houses occupied by negroes wore burned. None insured. The total loss is in tho neighbor hood of $12,000; insurance not over $3,000. Tho firo was stopped on the west by tho brick building ownod aud occupied by tho Bank of Timmonsville, with Masonic Ball above. Tho building was slightly damaged from broken blluds, etc., but is fully Insured. All the valuables of tho bank were re moved. PROFIT IN HA ISING BBAVBRS. A Unique Industry in an Out-of-tho Way Corner in Tennessee. Ono of the chiof industries of Lako County, Tenn., is beaver fanning. The county is cut by numerous littlo rivors' and creeks, and tho Western corner is touched by the Mississippi Hiver. Reel fool, Lake is ulso within its borders. Tho county has but ono town of any size. It is the seat of government, called Tiptonvillo. Tho bauksof these streams uro fringed with eottonwoods und a species of elm that has a warped and stuntod growth. These small streams and tho trees that grow along their hanks are the valuable features of tho beaver farms. While other farmors are crying ruin and deploring low prices, tho bearer farmers onjoy themselves rolling up bank accounts that aro no way threat ened by dry seasons, hailstorms, or a demoralized market. There is always a demand for beaver fur, and for tho good article tho price is always satis factory and unvarying. With $?00 in his pockot a man may establish a bea ver farm which will yield him from $1,000 to $4,000 in throe years, if suc cessful. Ifoliist purchases from ten to lifteon acres of land through which runs a stream. At a point whore tho stream is narrow and tho banks stoop a dam is built. This is dono by fi lling a few trees across tho bod of thestroam and filling in with dirt and stones. In this way t.ho water is held hack, SO that two or three acres of land are flooded. Along tho banks of the stream and around the pond, wire netting from t'VO to three feet high is placed, eu ch. ,ng all tho trees that Can possibly bo taken in. Now and then, however, a fanner loses some of his colony, which escape up or down tho stream by burrowing under the fences, but he has theohance of getting somo of ills j neighbors' animals, and,he makes no complaint. A colony of twelve females and four males la sufficiently largo to start with. The animals art) purchased in the Saskatchewan vailey in Manitoba, where they aro trapped. A colony of sixteen eosts $160. They are place J in the ponds iu tho spring when tho water is high; and all tho farmer has to do is keep Ms dam and fences up and prevent hunters from klllling the ani mals. Tho farmer experiences but little trouble with poachers, for it is generally understood that a man caught in tho aot of beaver hunting on land that doesn't belong to him is to get a bullet in his skin rather than trial by jury. It take, tho animals but a short time to become accustomed to tholr new surroundings. In a few days they begin building their huts of mud and sticks. They work vigorously on the trees and somo of tho smallest ones aro gnawed olT. The first your tho farmer rocoivos no income, The ani mals propagate,rapidly, and by fall in tho second year the colony has greatly increased in numbers. Tho first two years on a beaver farm is a tedious existence. Tho fanner divides Iiis time between caring for his colony and hunting. Upon the latter ho depends principally for his food. Hut little monoy is spent in the constructions of dwellings. First, an oxcavntion llvoor six feet deep is made in tho ground, anil around this stakos are driven closely together. When fixed in tho ground they stand about six feet high. Two tall, strong, posts aro set in tho cou'.ro at each end, and running from one to the other is a ridge pole. Long poles aro slanted from this over tho ends of tho surrounding Stakes, projecting sovoral inches. On tho roof thus made cakes of sod aro laid, dirt is then thrown over it. and tho whole is covered with sod. Around I the outside, dirt is heaped until tho ; ends of the roof polos are covorcd. j Tho whole, from a distance, looks liko i a tontsbapod uphoavai of tho ground. Tho ontranoo is a squaro opening in j ono ond. Although thoro is nothing ! attractive about tho architecture of this abodo, it is a very comfortable dwolling, and protects tho ocoupnut againt tho winter freezings porfootly. ; Boar skins and dear pelts scattered over tho lloor and pieces of rough fur nituro covered in tho same way, add to tho comforts of the plaoo. Tho best of foeoling usually exist between the residents of this out-of tho-way corner. >j The farmors aro, for tho most part, m?n whose lives havo buea pa?scd on the Woatorn hunting grounds. ThoyV are hardy, alow-going iuou, who taKe_ kindly to tho hv?"?>it lifo they live, but who" the time cotuoi\ (vu soiling tho produc. of their farms (boy go down to Cairo or Mom phis anJl engage iu a uouple of , wooks of high ?U ving that uwkes the good citizens troiu"u."? aud the mjIoou keepers richer. They "spoud their money like water, and' not infrequent* * 'y> g? back to their farms with empty pookets. Notwitlrstanding their rough ways, they uro good hearted, und tbov extend tho warmest hospitality visitors. Tho slaughtering season begins December aud lasts through January. If there aro soverul farms on one stream tho farmor whoso corral is nearest to the mouth of the stream kills first. When ho lias lluishod. the next one above him bogies, and so on to tho last farmer. Tho work begins by drawing oil* the ponds by moans of lloodgates thut are covered with wire netting to prevent tho an i mal-; from passing through. When tho mud houses of the beavors aro exposed tho farmer goes from ono to the other and tups on them with a club. 'JWio noiso frightens tho animals out. From the formation of their logs they aro nuttrf"-? ally slow-runners. They uro knocked kneed, and their hind legs are wide apart. When they leave tho huts they are despatched with clubs, it requires but a short time to kill them. When tho colony is planted thoy aro brand ed, and at butchering time thoso aro preserved (or breeding purposes. It is said of the heaver that it lives, active and vigorous, to the ago of fifty years. As soon as the killing is done tho gates uro closed and tho farm ll*v ' again. The polls uro taken dead beavers and stretched ovci . made of bent elm strips. The fur sido is on the inside. Saltpetre is rub bed into the flesh of the skin and it is oxposed to the atmosphere for two weeks ; then the pelts aro packed in bales and taken to market. The pelts are classed according to their size and 'he length of tho fur. The poorest brings * ". and from that " ,uro tho prices range t?"*d?. Tin fur is used in the manufacture df ?rkot?i hats, and garments for women. A good deal of it is shipped* to China, where it is made into expensive shoes for aristocratic women. NO FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. The House Kills the Gold Bond Boheme?A Republican Suggests Impeachment. Washington, Feb. 14.?-Another day's debalo in the House upon the financial question has but served to emphasize the foot that no legislation affecting the (inanoial situation is to bo expected from the Fifty-third Co? gross. A week ago the House refused, by a vote of 102 to 135, to ndopt tho last Springer Hanking and Currency bill, which contained a provision authorizing the issue of long-time low inlet est bonds, and today, by tho still more decisive votoof 107 to 120, it de clined to authorize the issue of $05,000.? 000 3 per cent, gold bonds with which to replaoe the I per cent, bonds con tracted for with the Morgan-Belmonjr*' syndicate iu payment for tho pur chase of 3,500,000 ounces of gold coin. The consideration of tho joint resolu tion for the purpose, reported yester day from the Committee on Ways and Means, by Chairman Wilson, occupied all of tho session of six aud a half hours, and the; discussion attracted an attondnnco of spectators which over flowed 6 tho public; galleries and en croached upon that reserved for the diplomatic corps and distinguished visitors. Tho debate followed, in a general way, the linos of the debate on tho Springer hill last week, but the opposi tion today was muoh more aggressive than on that occasion. .Mr Wilson was aided in advocating the m.?a* by Messrs. Rood (Ron.) ? Maine; Payne (Rep.) oi" Now x.?4c; Turner (Dem.) of/a, and Bynum (Dom.), of lu'Mu.. ...4i members of the Com mittee on \Vays end Mouns, who urgod that the joint resolution was a busi ness matterUioroly, free from politics or anything of that kind, the passage of which would result ":i a saving of $16,000,00010 tho people. Their efforts were seconded by Messrs. Daniels (Ron.), of Now York", Stone (RopA of Pennsylvania : und Efondrix (Dem.), of New York : Springor (Dem.), of Mil* uois, and Cooper (Dein.), of Florida. The opposition to tho passugo of the joint resolution was led by Mr. Hop kins (Rep.),of Illinois, and Mr. Bynum (Dom.), of Nebraska, mombors of tins CommittOOOn Ways and Means, und it devoloped somo startling points. Mr. Hopkins averted teat the President was not animated by a patriotic motivo in sending his latest messngo to Con gress, but a desire to Utlloud upon that body the responsibility for atiansac tion negotiated by his formt r law part ner, that would in t the syndicate repre sented by him $25,000,000, Mr. Bynum declared tho schomc proposed in tho joint resolution to be but another stop in the accomplishment of tho conspir acy to str?ng lo silver, and ho assured the House that so serious did ho con sider it to he that were there any prob ability of Its passage and tho forfeiture of his life would prevent it, ho would glitdly lay down hisdlfo in that battlo. Mr. Johnson (Rep.),of Indiana, hint ed tit impeachment, and Mr. Hepburn (Hop.), of lowu, said that tho Republi cans who favored tho measure pro posed a new policy, a repudiation Ol all the declarations of tho party in tho past land the Institution of a now policy that called for a now following. Other speeches against tho joint resolution were made by Messrs. Mc.Mlllin, of Tennessee; Wheeler (Hem.), of Ala bama, and ("convenor (Hop.), of Ohio, members of the Committee on Ways and Means; Llvingstou (Dom.), of Geor gia; Northway and Hullck (Reps.) of Ohio; Bland and Batch (Doms?) of Missouri: Kein (Pop.), of Nebraska J Simpson (Pop.), of Kansas, and Van Voorhees [Hop.), of New York. The vote was taken at '? o'clock upon the question: '?Shall tho joint resolu tion be ougrossod and read a third time V" the result being as stated?yeas, 120; nays. HIT. "The bill is dead,"officially dcclurod tho Speaker, ami at 5.30 p. m. tho House adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock. ?Bcauregai'd Wilson, who lives near Ya/.oo City, Miss., worked nine mules tho past your and niado 300 bales of cotton. After disposing of his crop at an average of 5 cents a pound and paying ilia expenses his net profit amounted to $3,050. ?Tho Salkohatchlo River Is on a boom, and tho shad fishermen uro look ing very blue. Very few havo been caught up to thisatime, and, unless the rains coase, tho catch this season will bo quite small. Quite a numbor havo em barked In tho business this yoav. ?Sinco September 1, 1804, tho not receipts of cotton at 1'ort Royal have boon 111,501 bales as compared with 47,038 bales the previous season, an increase of ill,403 balos. y