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VOL. X. LAURENS. S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1895. A KOST TYP?. O, fur the glimpse of a >? ? ura] boy. A boy with freckled luce, With forehead while, 'ncnth the tangled hair, And his limbs devoid of -?nu r Whose feet toe in, while his elbows thire, Whose knees are patched always, Who turns as red as a lobster when You vise in in a word of praise. A boy win) wuh born with an appetite, Wlat.Becks the pantry shelf To es tin" piece ' with rcsoiiudiiiK smack, Wnrisn'tgoue on himself. A Itomnsou Crusoe reading boy, Whose pockets bul^e with trash ; Who knows the use of rod and run. and where the brook trout splush. It's true he'll sit in the easiest chair, With baton his tousled head , That his hands and feet are everywhere? For youth must have room to spread. Hut he doesn't dub his father" old man," Nor deny his mother's call, Nor ridicule what his elders nay, Or think that he knows it all. A rough and wholesome, natural boy, Of a good old-fashioned clay; God bless him, if he's still on earth, Kor he'll make a man some day. " Where Ignorance is Bliss." HY BOIiKItT BARB. The splendid steamship "Adamant,1' of the celebrated Cross Bow Line, left Now York oil her February trip under favorable auspices. There hud just been a storm on the ocean, ho there was every chance that she would reach Liverpool before the next one was duu. Captain Itice had a little social prob lem i.i> solve at the outset, hut he smoothed that out with the tuet which Ib characteristic of him. Two Washing ton ludles?otllcial ladies?were on board, and the captain, old British sea-dog that he wus. always hud trouble In the matter of precedence with Washington ladies. Captain Kloo never hud any l>other with the British aristocracy, because prece dence is ull set down in the bulky volume of " Burke's Peorago," which the captain kept in his cabin, und so there was no dilllculty. liut u Ro publlcun country is supposed not to meddle with precedence. It wouldn't, either, if it weren't for the women. So k happened that Mrs. A ssist.au t Attornoy-to-tho-Soiiato Brownrig cutue to the Hteward and said that, rank in;; ull others on hoard, k)io must sit ut the right bund of the captain. Afterwards, Mrs. Second-Adjutunt-to-tho-Wur-De partment Dlghy came to the same per plexed otllcial and said she must sit at the captain's right hand, t>eeuuse iu Washington she took precedence over every one olso on board. The be wildered steward confided his wees to the c.iptaiu, and the captain said he would attend to the matter. So he put Mrs. War-Department on his right baud and then walked down the deck with Mrs. Ahsibtunt-Attoruey and said to her : " 1 wunt to ub.c a favor, Mrs. Brown rig. Unfortunately, 1 um u little deuf in the right ear, caused, 1 presume, by listening so much with that ear to the fog horn yeur in and VOW out. Now, 1 always pluco the lady whoso conver sation 1 wish most to enjoy on my left hand ut tuble. Would you oblige me by taking that seat this voyugo ? I have heard of you, you see, Mrs. Brownrig, ultbough you huve never crossed with me before." " Why, certainly, captain," replied Mrs. Brownrig; "I feel especially complttnontcd." "And 1 osbiire you, madam," said Uie polite oaptuln, "that i would not or the world miss a single word ; hat," 6 to. And' thus it wus umlcubly arranged between the two ladies. All this has nothing whatever to do with the story. It is merely un incident, given to show what u born diplomat Cuptain Uiee was, and is to this day. 1 don't know any captain more popular with the ladies than he, and besides he Is us ,'.',ond a sailor as cressos the. ocean. Day by day the good ship ploughed her way toward the east, and the pas sengers were unanimous In suylng thut thoy never hud u ploasunter voyago forthat time of the year. It was so wurm on deck that, many steamer chairs were out, and below it was so mild that a person might think no was journeying in the tropies. Yet they Mid left New York in u snow storm with tiioHhormometor away be low zero. '-\ "Such," said young Spinner, who know everything, "mich Is the in fluence of the Culf Stream." Nevertheless, when Captain Bice came down to lunch the fourth duy out his face was haggard and his look furtive and anxious. " Why, Oaptuln," cried Mrs. Assis tant-Attorney, "you look as if you hadn't slept a wink last night." " 1 slept very well, thank you, madam," replied the cuptuln. "I always do." " Well, I hope your room was more eomfertuble than mine. It seemed to me too hot for anything. Didn't you find it so, Mrs. Digby V" "I thought it very nice," replied the ludy at the captain's right, who i^eaeraily found It necessary to take an opposite view from the latly at the loft. " You see," said the captain, " wo have many delicate women and child ren on board and it is necessary to keep up the temperature. Still, per- I haps the man who attends to the I steam rat her overdoes it. I will speak i to him." Then the, captain pushed from him his untustcd food and went up on the bridge, casting his eye aloft, at the signal waving from the musterhcud, silently calling for help to ull the empty horizon. "Nothing insight, Johnson?" said the captain. " Not a Bpcck, sir." The captain swept the circular line 'of sea and sky with his glasses, then laid them down with a High. "Wo ought to raise something this afternoon, sir," said Johnson ; we are right in their track, sir. The 'Fulda,' on:< hl. to ho somewhere about." " We ure loo fur north for tho 'Fulda,' 1 am afraid," answered the captain. " Well, sir, wo should seo tho ' Vul can' before nitrht, sir. She's hud t>ood weather from QuOentown." ' Yes. Keep a sburp lookout, John son." . "Yes, sir." Tho captain moodily paced the bridge with bis head down. '1 .,ht to have tinned back to New rork," lie said to himself. Then he went down to his own room, avoiding the passengers us much as he could, mid hail the steward brine him Mime beef tea. FiVttn a captain cannot live on anxiety. "Steamer olT the |>ort bow, sir," rur>(* out the voice of the lookout ut l be prow. The man had sharp eyes, for a landsman could have seen noth ?Bun and tell the captain," cried Johnson to tho sailor at bis olliow ; but as the sillier turned, tho captain's bead appeared up tbo stairway. Ho seized tho (flaws und looked long a*, a blogte point on the horizon. " It must bo tho ' Vulcan," ho ttaid at last. " 1 think so, sir.'' "Turn your wheel a few points to port and bear down on her." Jobnsou a \ > ? tho necessary ordor and tho great ship veond around. "Hello!" cried Splunor, on dock. " Here's u steauier. I found hur. She's mluo." Then there was a rush to the side of tho ship. " A stoauier In sight!" was tho cry, and all books and inagazluos at once lost Interest. Even tho placid, dignified Englishman who was so un coniuiuulcutlve rose from his ohair and sent Ills servant for his binocular. Children were hold up aud told to bo careful, while'thoy triud to sou tho dliu line of sinoku .-<> fur ahead. '? Talk about tho lane routes at sea," cried young Spinner, tho knowing. " Baun, 1 say. Soo! we're going directly for hur. Think what It might 1k3 in a fog ! I ?um routes ! Pure luck, I cull It." ?'Will we signal to her, Mr. Spln nerV" gently uskud tue young lady from Boston. "Oh, certainly," answered youug Spinner. Sue, there's our siguul Hying from the masthead now. 'lhat shows them what lino wo belong to." "Dour mo, how Interesting," said tho young lady. "You havo crossed many times, I suppose, Mr. Spinner." "Oh, I know my way about," uuswored tho modest Spinner. Tlio captain kept tho glasses glued to his oyos. Suddenly he ulinost let Minn drop. "Johnson," he cried. "What is it, sir?" ''She's dying a sigual of distress, too!" The two steamers slowly approached each other and, wlien nearly aloug sklo and about a milu apart, the bell of tho ?'Adamant" rang to stop. "Thoro, you see," said young Spin ner to tho Boston girl, " she is Hying tuobitino Hag at her masthead Mint, we uro." "Then she belongs to the same line tie this boat 1"' "Oh, certainly," answered Mr. Cocksure Spinner. ? Oh, look! look! look!" criultho enthusiastic Indianapolis girl who was going to take music in Germany. tivoryonp looked aloft aud saw run ning up to the mastheud a long line of nutterlng, many-colored Hags. They remained in place for a few moments and then fluttered down again, oniy to givu place to a different string. The sumo tiling was goiug on on the other steamer, "Oh, ihis is too interesting for anything, " said Mrs. Assistant. " 1 am just dying to know what it all menus. 1 have read of it so often but never saw it before. 1 wonder when the cuptain will come down. What docHitall mean?" she asked the deck steward. "They uro signalling to each other, madam. "Oh, I know that. But what aro thoy signalling V" "I don't know, madam." "Oh, see! see !" cried tho Indiana polis girl, clapping her hands with de light. "Tho other steamer is turning round." it was indeed so. The great ship was thrashing the water witli her screw, and gradually the masts came in line and then her prow faced tho oust again. When this had been nlowly accomplished the bell on the "Adamant" rang full spoed ahead, and then the captain came slowly down tho ladder that led from tho bridge. "Oh, captain, what docs it all mean ?" "fB aho going biu:k, captain? Nothing wrong, 1 hopo." " What ship is it, eaptain V" "Sho belongs to our line, doesn't she ?" " Why Is sho goin.j hack ?" "The ship," said the cuptain slowly, "is the 'Vulcan,' of the Black Bow ling Line, that left Qucenstown shortly after wo loft New York. Sho bus met with an accident. Han into somo wreckage, it is thought, from tho recent storm. Anyhow there is a hole in her, and whethor she sues Oiioonstown or not will depend a great deal on what weather wo havo aud whether her billheads hold out. We will stand by her till we reach Queens town.'' "Are there many on board, do you think, captain V" '"There uro thirty-sovon in tho cabin and over eight hundred steerage pussongora," answered the captain. "Why don't you take them on board, out of danger, captain V" "Ah, madam, there is no need to do that. It would delay us, and time is everything in a case like this. Besides, they will have ample warn ing if she is going down, and they will havo tlmo to got everybody in tho I Hint:.. Wo will stand by them, you know." "Oh, the poor creatures," cried tho sympathetic Mrs. Second-Adjutant. "Think of their awful position. May ho engulfod at any moment. ( sup pose they aro all on their knees ii> the cabin, (low thankful they must huvu boon to soo the 'Adamant.' " On all sides there was tho pro foundesl uymputhy for the unfortunato pusMongers of tho "Vulcan." Cheoks paled at the very thought of the catas trophe that might take jdaco at any moment, within sight of the sister ship, it was a realistic object lesson on the ever present dangers of tho sea. While those on deck looked with now interest at tho stoamshlp plung ing along within a miloof them, the captain slipped away to his room. As ho Hat there, thero was a tap at his door. "Come in," shouted the captain. The silent Englishman slowly en tered. "What's wrong, captain?" ho asked. "Oh, the 'Vulcan' has had a hide stove in her and ^signalled-" "Yea, I know * ill that, of course, but what'* wrong with us?" "With ua ?" echoed' the captain blankly. "Yes, with tho 'Adamant? What Iibh been amiss for the last two or three days? I'm not a talkor, nor am I afraid any more than you are, but I wunt to know." '?Certainly," said the captain. " Pioase shut the door, Sir John. ? ???** ? Meanwhilo thero was a lively row on hoard the " Vulcan." In the haloon Captain Klint was standing at bay with- his knuckles on the table/ "Now, what is Mi - meaning of all thin?" cried Adum K. Vincent, mem ber of Congress. A crowd of frightened womon were standing around, many on the verge of hysterics. Children olunit, with pnio faeoa, to their mother's skirts, fearing they knew not what. Men wore grouped with anxious faces, and the Mull old captain frontnd them all. "The meaning of all what, air?" "You know very well. What Is tho moaning of OOf turning round ?" "It means, sir, that the ' Adamnnt' bus eighty-live saloon passengors and marly live hundred intermediate ? ' .'.?'/ steerage passengers who aro in ibe most deadly danger. Tho cotton in the hold is on tiro, and thoy have boeu fighting it night and day. A con ti ag ration may break out at any moment. It moanH, then, sir, that tho 1 Vulcan' Ih goiog to stand by tho ' Adamant.'" A wall of anguish burst from tho frightened women at the awful fato that might bo in storo for so many human beings so near to them, and they clung oloser to tholr children and thanked God that no auoh danger threatened thorn and those dear to them. " And, sir," cried the Congressman, "do you mean to tell us that wo have to go against our will?without oveu being consulted?back toQueenstownV" '? 1 mean to tell you so, sir." " Well, by the gods, that's an out rage, and I won't stand it, sir. 1 must !?? in Now York by the 27th. I won't stand it, sir." "1 am vory sorry, sir, that anybody should bo dofayod. " Delayed '? Hang it all, why don't you take tho peoplo on board and take 'em \f> New York i 1 protest against this. I'll bring a lawsuit agaluBt tho company, sir." ?'Mr. Vincent," Bald tho captiln sternly, "permit meto remind you that I am captain of this ship. Good after noon, sir." Tho Congressman departed from the Milium oxcocdlng wroth, breathing dire threats of legal proceedings against tho lino and tho captain per sonally, but most of tho passengers agreed that It would be an inhuman thing to leave tho "Adamant" alone iu mid-ocean in such terrible stra'ts. "Why didn't thoy turn back, Cap tain Flint?" asked Mrs. General Weiler. " Because, madam, every moment is of valuo in Buch a case, and we are nearer Queonatown than Now York." And so tho two steamships, side by side, worried their way toward tho east, always within sight of euch other by day, and with tho rows of lights in each visible at night to tho sympa thetic souls on the ot.ior. Tho swelter ing men poured water into the hold of tho one and the pounding pumps poured water out of tho hold of the other, and thus they reached Queens town. ? * * * * * ? On board tho tender that took the pnssengors ashore at Quoeustown from i>oth steamors two astonished women met eacii other. " Why ! Mrs.?Genoral?Weller! 11 You don't mean to say you wero on IH mi 11 that unfortunate 'Vulcan !"' " Eor the land's sake, Mrs. Assis tant Brownrig! Is that roally you? Will wonders never cease ? Unfortu nate, did you say V Mighty fortunate for you, I think Why ! weren't you just frightoned to death V" " I was, but I had no idea anyone I knew was on board " " Woll, you wero on board yourself. That would havo boon enough to have killed mo." "Onboard mysolf? Why, what do you moan? 1 wasn't on board the ' V ?ilean." Did you got any sleep at ull after you knew you might go down at any moment ?" "My Bakes, Jane, what aro you talking about ? Dowu atauy moment? It was you that might have gono dowu at any moment or worse still, buve been burnt to death if the tiro had got ahead. You dent moan to say you didn't know tho 'Adamant' was on lire most of the way across ?" " Mrs.?General?Woller !! There's sonic horriblo mistake. It was tho ' Vulcan.' Evory thing depended on her bulkheads, the captain said. There was a hole as big as a barn door in the 'Vulcan.' Tho pumps wore going night nnd day." Mrs. General looked at Mrs. Assis tant ns the light began to dawn on both of thorn. "Then It wasn't tho engines, but tho pumps," sho said. " And It wasn't tho steam, but the fire," screamed Mrs. Assistant. "Oil, dear, how that captain lied, and I thought him such a nice mnn, too. Oh, I shall go into hysterics, 1 know I shall." " I wouldn't if I woro you," said the sensiblo Mrs. General, who was a strong-minded woman : " besides, it is too late. We're all pretty- Bufo now. I think lK>th captains woro pretty sensible men. Evidently married, both of'em.'1 Which was quite true. HOUTHKltN COTTON M11J.S An KnthiiHiuNtio l-l iter l<Yom a Houlh / Carolina IWniuilHot ui-er. To t lie Editor of The Tradesman. I take pleasure in sending you tho particular information asked for, in regard to the mill hero : Cur "Southlund " is certainly highly favored with marvellous natuial ad vantages ; aud it is not extravagant to say, far in advance of other portions of the Union. Up to a very recent date, its life and works have been mostly agricultural, achieving the vory highest remits, in its Hpleudid crops, of neu island and upland cottons, Indigo, rice, tobacco nnd grains. In tho colonial period, Carolina indigo ami rico commundud European market, with profureuce at higher prices than tho products of other nations. In 18(>U sea island OOttonfl were sold by the planters marks, so well known in foreign market ; as not to requiro sampling. Tho peoplo who achieved those noted agricultural triumphs, uro on the soil yet, and within one decade, have demonstrated their ability in other fields of action, (n the now conditions now unfolding, they are being heard from very effectively. Coil and Iron In exbuustless supply, now occupy a constantly widening market, at prices that surprises the closest economy, its unrivuled and bounteous water powers keep in motion hundreds of thousunds of spindles, which multiply yearly in a healthy growth; largo towns have grown up' with well to do industrious populations, llviug iu a much improved condition of life, whore once all was solitude. if wIsocouuboIb prevail, If prudence controls the coming action of the South, thero is a promising, and pros perous future for " Dixielund," in the wide field of textile industries of many kinds. Here is a mild and genial climate, limitless and economic water power, cheap fuel, a large and desira ble population, " native to the soil." unemployed, waiting to bo called from an idle to a busy money-making life, its surprising how quiokly they learn to . pin and weave, what bteady wage earners they soon como to be ho far as availability goes, none aro In advance of them ; suoh uro tho natural advan tages enjoyed by the South, and thero la plenty of room for those with means from afar off, to come in and rhare i lie e unequulcd prlviledges. But let us not all sit down add wait for others to do our work, with our great natural advantages neglected ; wo havo the cubic inches of brains, sutllolont capi tal, the ability to accomplish great results ourselves, if wo bravely enter this now mid Inviting field of industrial achievement. Lot each community ask itself how much of the coming work it cau do, then organlzo and speed to the work. But within recent months there has coino in view a strange and pheuoinenal condition; some southland people, ap pearantly regard all the unfolded ad vantages of tho South in the light of a new physical discovery, which thoy dont scorn to know what to do with. Tho exuberance of their joy at tiuding themsolvos in tho very niidet of vory good things, takes tho direction of desiring to givo away their great in heritance to people as far away as ean be found. Actually inviting distant people t<>cmnc and disinherit theui, to enter in and gather future liberal harvests of good things. Why not instead, Btop all this waste ful gush?shouting out, in loud ucclahu ?come an J take for nothing, all our good things. Why not trust to a little homo grown self-reliance ; hold fast to our local udvuntages; draw upun our own population, for the coming industrial work ; build up for oursolves villages and towns which will extend tho comforts of an improved condition of lifo to those near us. Bather this, even at a less rapid speed, than throw away our heritage. Tho South presents an open field for grout achievements. Let all uulte in efforts to a great result. Wm. a. Couhtknay. Newry, OcOtieo Co., S. C. , Til 10 Wl , vnuoit ANI> UltOlM. A Mule < ool for the Cniniii:; Crops ?Clin I oh are Improving Very Much. The week was not entirely a favora ble 000 for growing Crops, or furming operutlons. 11 was too cool to bo good growing went.her, tho minimum tem perature huving f?llen below the ac tive growing tempature on four nights of the week over a lurge portion of the State. In the wcatoru, northern und northeastern counties lieht work wus Interrupted by rain for several days, as the ground was too wet for cultivation, and some bottom lands al ready planted wore flooded. The hit ter part of the week wus more favor* ablo. Wind following tho heavy rains baked and crusted the grouud, making it hard for sprouted seed to come up. The first portion of the week to, and including Friday, was much colder tbun normal, the duily departure averaged 8 degrees below for five days; during the lust two days the tempera ture was slighly in excess of the nor mal. Early in the week the nights were quite cold with threatened frosts, but other conditions were not general ly favorable for frost formation until the lUtn, by which time it hud become somewhat warmer, yet on that morn ing many places reported a light frost and some a heavy one, with no appar ent dumugo resulting. Tho highest temperature reported duriilfc the week wus 02 degrees recorded at Cheruw Oil the 21st; the lowest IB degiocs at Greenville on the Kith. The weekly mean for tho State was about t>U de grees, while the normal for the same dates is upproximutoly 64.2 degrees. There wus rain on the first two days of tho week which was quite general over the Stute, but varied largely in amount in different localities, being heaviest in the uortheru und central counties where the rainfall amounted to from 1.26 to 2.76 inches; in the southern and south-eastern counties the ruinfall ranged from 0.50 to 1.80 inches. In places the storm was uc compnniod by heavy hull und high winds. There wus n severe tornado in New berry that did considerable dumugo to buildings and trees, but crops were not fur enough advanced to bo injured. Whore the rains wore heaviest it did much dumugu by wash ing newly plowed hillsides; bottom lands were also rendered too wet for cultivation. After the first two days, the sky wus practically cloudless the rest of the week, giving soinewhnt more tbun an uveruge of sunshine. Cotton planting bus been actively pushed over tho entire State us the weather permitted, but as yet scarcely more than half the crop has been put in the grouud, considering the entire State. In the eastern portion it is Hearing completion, while < nly just fairly begun in the western por tion. Germination slow owing to cool weal her. Somo planted in March not yet up The gonerul opinion seems to betliut there will be less planted this your than lust. Corn plan tin;;- is nearly completed on the uplands und tho stand of that is up is good in places, fairly good gen erally, and not poor anywhere. Some replanting necessary owing to wushed lunds, birds, and possibly poor seed used. Birds vory troublesome in Orangoburg County. The weuther lias been too cool for this crop which is fully two weeks lute. Germination bus been slow. Grains uro improving very much. What is doing very well und promises to lie better than was thouglit at the first of the season. Spring outs look very promising their condition hucius to in- uniform throughout tho state. Full sown outs are a complete fuilure. Sugar cane is being planted very lurgely this year. In places it is being planted to supplement the outs crop for forage, am' for that purpose is said to be most excolleut. Some seed cane dnmuged, owing, it is thought, to the manner in which it was packed away last full, ill low in;; the cnuu to become heuted and killing the "eye." Tobacco plants, in beds, uro looking very line. But little, if any, bus been trunsplunted into fields yet. The acreage will this year bo largely In creased, us many farmers will culti vate experimental fields of from three to live acres. This report comes from Burlington County und is doubtless true of much of the Fee Dee section. 1 I'en nil Is will also receive more at tent ion than bus been the case hereto fore. Truck matured rapidly and heavy shipments continue to the Northern markets from the const region. The interior truck farms are vory lute. Irish potatoes have mil attained a sat* Ihfuctory stand, hut will Improve un der tho inlluence of warm weutber. Sweet potatoes foi need continue sc.uroo. . Ga"dens, although late, are in good condition. Fruit and hurries will ho abundant crops. It (?i rarely the case that u frost occurs \n this State after the ? ''Mb of April, except possibly in the extreme western portion, so that danger from that source has passed, leaving the crops practically assured. Cherry und apple trees in lull bloom in Ooonee, Bickens .i Greenville counties. s?"What do you think of tho wo man question, major V" usked the judge. " I think It Is onked much more than is neecsnry, judge." " What you mean ?" " I am speaking of- tho womnn question, I understand that to bo the subject of your inquiry." " But whnt do you understand to lie the wo man question?" "is my hut on straight?" ?The Chinese divide tho day into 12 p o t- of two hours each. Tho Ital ians reckon 24 hours round, instead of two divisions of 12 hours each us we do. a bond FOIl OHAKIjOTTJK. Tho Quick Work of a Skillful Hank Uxatutner?Right Yearn of iMshon ettt Practice. Cashier J. It. Holland, of the Mer chants' and Farmers' Hank of Char lotte, is a defaulter to the amount of $00,000 or more. Bank Kxamluor Mil ler has been here for sevoral c'ays and says he will remain for at loast two weeks longer. It was be whodiscovor ed the defalcation. Mr. Holland's speculations havo been carried on for eight years post und he has managed till the lost few days to bide them from discovery. The exact amount of them is not yet fully known. No man iu Cburlotto has in the post beon held In higher rogurd or been more fully trusted than Mr. Holluud, and the whole olty was greatly sur prised and shocked to hear of his em bezzlement. Ho has not yet beou plac ed under arrest at the icquestof the directors of the hunk, ho agreeing to walvo all oxumiuutiou in cuse proceed ings uro begun ugainst him. Bo has never made tho slightest effort toes capo. Week before lust Bank Examiner Miller stopped at Gustouin on his way t<> Charlotte. Ho oxumined tho na tional bank thoroughly, and know every bank with which It hud uu ae count or money loaned. Ho found that bank in good condition and came on to Charlotte. The lirstduy he spent at tho Merchants' and Partners' Bunk ho discovered on looking over Cashier Holland's books, where ho hud a loan of $5,000 marked to the Castonlu bunk. Ho culled Mr. Holland up und asked if thut wus correct. Be said yes. Mr. Miller mude u mental note of the fart, lie next proceeded to look over tho cash. Ho found it short just one dol lar. This wus ousily uccounted for und paid iu. Thut night Mr. Millor loft. No one asked where ho was golug, It being supposed thut he wus through his ex am inations and hud gone elsewhere ou tho sumo errand. Ho had gone but only to return. Ho took the 10.41) train for Gustonia, rung up Mr. Jenkins, tho president of the bunk, und told him ho wanted to look over his books again. Mr. Jenkins wondored whut wus up, but snid little'. Hound Mr. Miller spent the night going through the books No loan of $0*000 to the Mer chants'und Farmers' Bank was found. Mr. Miller suid : " You huve loaned the Merchants' and Farmers' Bank, of Charlotte, $5,000, of which there is uo record." " No." suid Jenkinks, " 1 havo not." That was the beginning of tho end. Mr. Millor said nothing more, but came buck to Charlotte tho next day. Ho appeared ut the Merchunts' and Farmers Bank, an i said to Mr. Hol land that ho might have made a mistake iu counting tho cash the day before, and believed ho would count it again. Instead of finding it only i-i short, ho found it $10,000. Mr. Holluud, us was his custom, had borrowed $10,000 to put to his cash while tho examiner was here, hut thinking ho had finished und departed and that he was safe, ut least for another yenr, ho withdrew tho $10,000 and returned it to the. party from whom borrowed. Seeing that all WUS lost he confessed to President MeAdew thut he wus a default er und the sad story of his full became known. The Mer chants' and Furniers' Bunk Is perfectly safe, having a sutliciont reserve fund to cover all losses. A COI/ONY IN OHOitGIA. Korty Thousand People from In diana, to Settle in the Cracker Stute. Fx-Govornor Northen, of Georgia, In an Interview a few days ago, stated that he is now beginning correspon dence to arrange details for the trans portation of the household goods und stock belonging to tho members of the Indiunn soldier colony thut ho bus re cently located in this State. Gover nor Northern bus been in personal con ference with some railroad officials und iu correspondence with others, looking to tho best arrangements for the transportation of tiiese people. The deal bus boon finally closed for tho purchase of one hundred thous and acres of land for tho settlement und the parties uro now only waiting for the title pupors to begin the sur vey of tho lands. These pupors will soon lie perfected, the Governor says, aud then tho work will begin. The colony is the largest over orga nized In this country and one of the grandest ever conceived iu the world. It consists of more than ten thousand families und wil\ bring into this State upwards of forty thousand persons. One may appreciuto its size when he understands that this number of per sons is about equal to n city of the population of Macnn or Augusta, and to three of our avorugn counties. This organization is the creation of Mr. I*. II. Pitzgerald, editor of the American Tribune, of Indianapolis, its plan Is the result of years of thought and has been quietly worked Out to u successful mid marvellous is sue Briefly stated this plan is to form a mutual colony, in which every share participates in the affairs of the com inunity, and has a proportionate inter est in ull profits, No ono can hold more than ten shares of stock-, the shares being ten dollars each. Tho holder of one share is (?/ntitlcd to make u locution of hind fc'\ '.Ah home, and ull hinds taken must be for the purpose of living thereon. At tho centre of the tract of land selected for the colony 1,200 acres will he laid off into streets for u city, the remainder of the land to he divided into gardens and farms. Every other lot and farm will lie reserved for the general profit expected in the sale of hind after Im provements have enohanood its value. Those lands will lie divided out hy al lotment. Tho colonists get their biddings at tho original cost of tho land. They are charged with tho price of their holdings, und it is ex pected thut tho profits will clear off the indebtedness within six yours. There will be, therefore, no out lay hy the colonist for tho hind he holds. Governor Northern hut' in huiid other colonies of less size. One having un option of hi.niiti acres of html. In lower middle Georgia. Arrangements for settlement hy tt.is colony will soon bo perfected. Governor Northern says: "The inquiries us well us the si i mil settlements made in this State indicate u lurge Increase of population and a great inflow of good people. Ro nen IS developments in fruit growing and stock raising, together with the UhUfcUal transportation fneilities found in this Stute, uro attracting attention from people at tho North und ?Wo-st who an? seeking hotter conditions for such pursuits in a mild climate among hospitable und luw-ahlding peoplo." - At an ovenin party a lady suhl that sho bftd fl quarrel with her hus band, but had mado It up again, and to commemorate thocvont had planted a-sapling. "Thoro," you see whis pered the wife of a wealthy land own er in a tone of reproach to her husband, " If we had done that, what a splendid avenue of trees we should have by this tlraeJ/ FATA Ii m Ii- IN KIHJUFICI.D Tho <;nt < ?<.? ?.r mi old Fond?Two I'aiuiiit s Connected by Murrlafco uro Involved. Special to Columbia Keglstcr. EDGKKlEl.u. 8. C, April 24.?At 10 o'clock this morning our town was shocked by tho anaouticomcut of the killing of Mr. John C. Swearlngeu by Mr. Ii. L. Jones. Mr. Swearlngeu is a brotber-iu-law of Senator Tillmuu and ex-Congressman Tlllmau. Both of these men live within u few miles of Trenton, their plantations joining. This killing is tho result of along and ug giuvutod feud between the two men and it is notu total surprise that it has culminated lu such a futul way. To-day was tho appointed time to huve a preliminary hearing before Trial Justice Boll in regard to a charge made hy Sweuringen ugalnst Luther Jones for having burned somo rails, the property of tho deceased, This among other causes ougeudored bad blood between the parties. Tho two families are closely connected. Mr. Jones having married a sister of Mr. Sweuringen. It is said that none of them wore ou speaking terms uud tho two men us well as their families woro bitterly arrayed uguinst ouch other. This morning the two men met ut tho Trial Justico's oillce and Luthor Junos, u sou of Mr. B. L. Jones, ro sentod somo chnrgo thut Mr. Swoarin gen hud made ugalnst his futher, glv lug him tin- lie, to which ho paid no attention. Mr. Jones was near by and told Mr. Sweuringen he would assume tho responsibility of whut his son hud suid. Thereupon Mr. Swenringcu put his baud to his hip pocket and Mr. Jones repoateu several times " pull her." Immediately both men present ed their pistols aud ut least sovou halls woro excl.unged. It Is not knowu who lired first. Mr. Jones hud a 32 calibre Smith & Wesson and Mr. Swonringen a .'18. Jones's pistol is a six shooter ami it is believed he ! emptied It. Mr. Swearingen's pistol is a five shooter and only one bull is missing. Trial Justice Bell, ucting us coronor, summoned a jury und an exnmiuution of tho body showed thut Mr. Sweurin gon had received four wounds. Tho futul shot struck him just over the right our, lodging in tho bruin. Another ball hit him in the left breust und lodged in the shoulder. This wus ouly a tlesh wound. Tho other two wounds were iu the buck, neither of which was necessarily fatal. Be lived only a few minutes. Mr. Jones was not grazed. The coroner's jury has returned a verdict in accordance with above facts. Mr. Jones has been arrested uud is now in juil awaiting application for bail. This is a most unfortunate oo curoucc, and is lamented by our entire people. HlIiVRIt AND COT TON. Do They ltise and Fall Together?? The Views el a i.ai ;;e c'oiion Specu lator. A special correspondence of the At lanta Journal called the attention of John Ii. Inman, Of New York, to the claim of the free silver advocates that the recent advance in cotton wus due to un advunuu in silver, und usked whether or not the claim was justified. It will bo recalled that a few weeks ago, Mr. InmauCreated a sensation on the floor of the Cotton Exchange by up pouring there iu person und buying lurge quantities of Muy cotton. It was assorted that he hud mnde u corner ou the staple for thut mouth's delivery, hut this does not seem to be borne out by the fuets, us the quotations on May cotton do not vary materially from other months. But at any rate, he wus a lurge buy or und when 1 asked about tho silver question be told me the reasons that had actuated him in his recent purchases. " By far the greater part of the rise," said Mr. (ninaii, "lias been duo to the improved conditions following the bond sale. That sale re-establish ed confidence. 11 wussupurhly handled und the feeling bus taken bold thut the financial question is settled for at least, two or three years. Thut is the view I held und thut is why I aud my friends bought. " I look to see the silver craze die out just as the greenback did. But I will say that if the agitation should again unsettle finances, men who have bought cotton with tho expectation of un improvement iu business, would let their holdings go. and go \juickly, re gardless of whut they got. if tilings uro let alone I look for un era of pros perity, tirst in a moderate degree, und then in a marked degree. As for the ollect of tin; price of silver on the price of cotton, the explanation is th's: Manchester sells to ludiu, oxohangols druwupuyuble in silver and the higher price they got for their exchange the bettor price they get for their goods. I suppose tho recent rise in silver has affected the price of cotton a quarter of u cent a pound. To be accurate, if cotton went up a cent I would attribute thirty-ono'hundrodths to the rise in silver. The other sevonty-ono-huu dredths cents would be duo to other causes, mainly the confidence that has followed tho bond sale. ;viivon the pos sibility of free coinage wnbld so un settle business that the farmers would lose all they have, gained, for as I told you, seventy percent, of the rise is due to tho belief that the free silver craze has about run its course. If free silver should prevail the fanners and everybody else would bo overwhelmed in the utter destruction of business." "A great deal of gold is being min ed/' suid Mr. Inman. "and there wld ho plenty to go round. The report of the director of the mint shows that the world's production of gold iu 18!?l was $130,060,000: in 1802 it was $140,207.000 and in 189?, $167,228,100. Tho United States, Australia, Russia und Africa aro nil producing lurge quantities of gold. The treasury holds about 600,000,000 in sliver dollars aud burs, uguinst ubout a *100,(MH),01H) of gold. Certainly this proportion should not lie increased and tie- output of the I mines should be sold just as we sell the surplus output of our iron mines, and I in fact, the output of the silver mines is being sold in foreign markets. The shipment-, of bullion amount to $600, 0(H) a week. Speaking of the condition of the farmers in the South, Mr. Iinmin said : " If they continue planting so much cotton there is no telling what the. price will goto. The South has pecul iar advantages which should be utiliz ed. There is practically no competi tion iu cotton raising, except among tho farmers themselves, lor in uoother country can the staple ho produced in a quantity, und of a character to ma terially affect the price. The wheat raisers or the West have competition notably in South America und Russia, Tho way for the Southern farmer to prosper Is to diversify bis crops, utiliz ing more of his land for homo supplies and Iosh for cotton. There has been more cotton raised than tho world re x-uiros. It is ouly to ho expected that tho price will fall when tho mar ket is glutted with a million and a half bales moro than is demanded." i ORIGIN OF MKMOItlAli DAT. How tho Custom Wus Inaugurated lit the ? nut It liy tho Whlow of a Confederate Sohller. The Atiauta Journal gives tho following information touching the origin of Memorial Day : '* During tho early part of 18015, says A vory'a History of Georgia, "two very valuable Georgians died?Colonel C. J. Williams, of Columbus, of tho First Georgia Regulars, and Colouol Walter Kctor, of tho l.'Ith Georgia lufuntry, both gontlemou dying from disease incurred in the service in Virginia. Colonol Williams stood very high In tho State, and had boon prominent in our politics. tie had been Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives. He had in a high degree tho confidence and esteem of Governor Rrowu. His widow, Mrs. Mary A. Williams, originated the beautiful 1 decoration day' that has become an established custom of the country. North und South, siucu the war. And she also conceived and started into actual operation, from Goorgia to Vir ginia, the beneficent system of ' way side homes' for soldiers, thut did so much good during tho war. Sho was tho daughter of Major John II. Howard, a noted politician and railroad pre sident. In 1840 she presented u llag to the 1st Georgin Regiment commanded by Colonol Henry R. Jackson, her pros pectivo husband, C. J. Williams, being major, whom sho married after tho Mexican war. Sho died In Columbus at tho houso of her son on tho loth of April, 1871, and was buried with military honors. Hor grave is decorated every memorial day. She sent her only son to war at fourteen yours of uge." In appendix " O " of A vory's history is tho original communication of Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, to tho Columbus, Ga., Times, suggesting iho memorial day custom. Tho letter Is as follows : COLUMBUB, Ga., March \2, 1805. Messrs. Editors- Tho ladies aro now and havo boon for several days engaged in the aad, but pleasant duty of orna menting and improving ?hat portion memory of our gallant Con federt iJ dead, but wo fool it is an unfinished work unless, u day ho set apart an nually for its special attention. We cannot raise monumental shafts and inscribe thereon their many deeds of heroism, but we can keep alive the memory of tho debt wo owe them by dedicating at least ono day in each year to embellish their humblo graves with (lowers. Therefore we beg the assistance of tho press aud tho ladies throughout tho South to aid us iu the clTort to set a part a certain day to be observed, from the 1'otomuc to the Hio Grunde, and he handed down through time us a religious custom of the South, to wreath the graves of our martyred dead with flowers; und we propOSG tho litith day of April as the day. Lot every city, town and village join in the pleasant duty. Let all alike bo remembered, from the heroes Of ManOSSOS to those who expired amid the death throes of our hallowed cause. We'll crown alike the honored resting place of tho immortol Jack son iu Virginia, Johnson at Shi loh, Uloburne in Tennessee, and the hosts of gallant privates that adorned our ranks. All did their duty, and to all we owe our gratl tudo. 1 jut the soldiers' graves, for that day at least, bo the Southern Mecca to whoso shrine her sorrowing women, like pilgrims, may annually bring their grateful hearts and llora) offerings. And when we remember the thousunds who uro buried " with their martial cloaks around them,'' without Christian ceremony or interment, WO would invoke the aid of the most thrilling ebullience throughout the land to In augurate this custom by delivering on the appointed day this year u eulogy on the unburlod dead of our glorious Southern army. They died for their country. Whether their country bad or had not tho right to demand the sacrifice is no longer a question for dis cussion. Wc leave that for nations to decide hereafter, but thut these mou laid their lives upon their country's altar, and are entitled to their coun try's gratitude, none will deny. The proud banner under which they rallied iu defense of the holiest and noblest cause for which tho heroes fought, or trusting women prayed, has been Juried forever. The country for which they sull'ered and died has now no name or place among the nations of the earth. Legislativ* enactments may not be made to do honor to their memories, but the veriest radical that ever I. . .-'71 his genealogy back to tho deck of tbt! May Klowor, could not refuse us the simple privilege of paying honor to those who died defending the life, honor and happiness of the Southern women. -, , . ^r??? WHAT IS HOUND MONHY? The Nebraska Democratic Leader Hulls on iii?! President fwr a Clear Statement ol' the Administration's Position With Itegartl to Silver. Ex-Congressman liryan, of Nebras ka, \? ho wus llland's lieutenant in the lust i lease in tin*, light for silver und Who Stands in the front ranks of the free coinage Democrats, bus sent the following letter to President Cleve land ! Tue Hon. Grovor Cleveland, Presi dent -Dear Sir : In your recent letter declining un invitation to attend the Chicago 'gathering in the interest of sound money,' you suy : 'Whut is now needed more than anything else is a plain and simple presentation of the argument in favor of sound money.' ??To 'a vast number of our people' 'Coin's Financial School' seems to lie a plain and simple presentation of tho argument iu favor of sound money, hut some of your friends havo not boon pleased with the argument. Since of tho city coinj-'tory sacred you secured tliu unconstitutional re peal of the Sherman law you have very propoHy taken the place so long held hy the author of that law, Sena tor Sherman, aud aro now tho ac knowledged leader of tho gold-stand ard advocates of the United States, Ixith Democratic and Republican, and to you, therefore, as the leader ot that element, the people naturally look for 'a plain and hi mple presentation of the argument in favor of sound money,' according to your understanding of sound money, or at least for an In* telligcm. definition of it. ?' What do you mean by the phrase 'sound money'.-" In your lottery OU make frequent use of that and kindred phrases. In fact, in the course of your letter you speak three times of 'sound money,' twice of a 'safe currency,' once of a ' sound currency,' once of a 'safe aud sound currency'once' safe and prudent financial ideas,' aud once of ' wholesome financial doctrine.' You also speak once of 'debased currency,' once of a ' degenerated currency,' and once of 'cheap money-' In one place you describe your opponent* as 'the forces of silver monometallism,' but you now bore, explain what you mean by 'sound money,' or what you con sider 'cheap money.' "Now, everybody favors 'sound money' and ' a safe currency,' and a plain and simple statomontot what you ? *e im by ! b.i . euphonious and unlvor sally admired phrases uilgh^dt^S^ I the war clouds and make a * Ibj^H of battle' unnecessary. If by 'w^^fl money ' you mean a-gold standaroa^^H did you avoid tho ifto o.f .UmjotJt? motallism word 'gold' in yonriSlt1 ^ If by a ' safe currency' you meaftY A motallism why did you avoid tho'e ] of the word ' bl-motaitism ' in your J tor ? Your letter now bore contain^ A direct reference either to the g" I standard or to bl-inetalllsm, but unite replete with expressions w.hie may mean a great deal or nothing, ac cording to tho Interpretation placed, upon thorn. " Your opponents have always gl'fttf you credit for courageously dellniun your position on public questions. I Will you prove their conlldonce well , founded by slating frankly what kind of a financial system wo shall onjoy if 5 the sound-money sentiment abroad In tho land 'succeeds lu .saving us fr<fmc| mischlof und disaster? Your oppb-y nouts candidly avow tholr purpodOJ? and clearly outline the legislation i which they desire. Is it not fair fan ask that you deline your pulley wivhj us much frankness ? jjM " Your opponents favor the froo uucFl unlimited coinage of cold bullion Into 1 dollars, each containing 2?.8 grains of standard gold. Are you In favor of [this? Your opponents are in TaVW-uRj the free? and unlimited coinage of sil ver bullion into dollars, each contain ing II^.Ti grains of standard silver. \ Are. you in favor of this? If not, are you in favor of the coinage of silVdflS bullion into dollars of any sl/.o? mm not in lavor of the free coiuugo of'sTi-J ver, what charge, if any, would youjl make for coinage? If you are not lrfl favor of the unlimited coinage of all-ff ver, what limit would you suggest? " Your opponents not, only.^bellbYfM in the restoration of the free *t*YoT?^l limited coinage of both gold a. Wt ver at tho present ratio of sixt? W one, but thoy uro in favor of t. ' ? this action at once without waiting' 1 the aid or consent of any other naf^^J On earth. Do you agree with tbJttj If not, do you favor tho rcstuasjipQP-^l bi-iuotnlltsm by Internatiiuml agreo-^| jjjont' '-"ou areip -favor of an interna national agreement, whut ratio would:! you advise and what nations are lnS^j your opinion necessary to such an agreement? if you favor an interna tional agreement, how long are you willing to wait for it? Your oppo nents are in favor of making standard gold coin and standard silver coin equally a legal tender for all debts, public and private, and are opposed to making a silver dollar a promise to pay a gold dollar or a gold dollar a promise to pay a silver dollar ; do you agree with them ? " Your opponents beliovo that the free anil unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present ratio of 1U to 1 by the United Stales, regardless of the action of other nations, will give us sound money and a "safe currency.' They not only believe this, hut they support their position hy arguments so plausibly presented that ovou you are frightened into tho belief that 'the sound money sentiment must bo crys tal lifted and combindud uud mudo im mediately active' in order to provont their success at tho polls. Can yoa define your position soolortrfy and do fend It so plausibly tw. to scare your opponents as badly aft they have seared you ? Is tho failure of tho gold-, standard advocates to define their pur poses and defend their financial sys tem duo to lack of knowledge of tho Sllbjool or to an unwillingness to let tho people know what they intend? if 'the pi'oprtties' of your 'oiiicial place Oblige' you to forego the enjoyment which you would derive from the writing of another letter explaining your last letter and defining your po sition on tho financial question plouse designate some one who has authority to speak for you so that tho people may be ' a Horded an intelligent oppor tunity,' as you suggest, to study and decide this now paramount public question. Yours very truly. w. J. Bryan." ih.i yin<. .11 i><.!?; <;<>? !'. The State Constabulary Seize Liquor In Columbia and Suimer. Coulunihin ItcgUlor, 27th lust. .ludgo Golf will have a chance to carry out bis injunction and .th,1' bring tho Dispensary caso farriy squarely before the Supreme (Jour tho United States. Yesterday af* noon as the Southern railway arrivod from 'Augusta at the depot there was u small package ? out of the exp.'esscar directed to " D*. II. Coble.'' On the end of the box wus marked ? " .loll' Davis' Best Kyo Whis key." I''or some reason people in tho city bad expected an importation' and they wanted to see whether GoV. Evans was making a " great big blulV," as the. saying goes, about hiscoiistablos still seizing liquor until withstanding Judge Colt's injunction. As soon as the package, in question was put out of tho car Constable Davis walked up and put a mark on it. This was for the sake of Identification at the Ex press olllco, and it was some time after when the wagon arrived at the ollico. Constable Davis was on baud, as was a curious crowd as well as some per sons interested in the package. As soon as it was taken from the wagon Constable Davis ordered it set to one side, which having been done ho got a hatchet and proceeded to prize open the box. lie found in a mass of .straw several bottles of export beer, and then nailed tho box up again. He then informed Manager Leach, who suggested that he should ho suro it was beer, whereupon the Constable opened a bottle and a bystander pres ent pronounced it tho finest. Con stable Davis then receipted for the shipment and had It sent to the Slate Dispensary. Tula action show*) that, tiir stiiic. au* thoritios do not intoud to regard fudge Golf's ordor. Itinny be that hoiiio?v. tlou will i>e taken against < unstable Davis and he may finally land in jail for contempt of Court, hut there is noltody in Columbia at present who (Mill arrest him, according to the view of an eminent lawyer. Tho Dis trict Attorney will have to act in order to procure Iiis arrest. It is understood that Mr. Coble or dered tho beer simply to test the case and that be will at once take pro ceedings whereby Constable Davis will be arrested and jailed, if such should happen ho will bo taken out on I abous corpus and the whole question will thus come Immediately before the United State Supremo Court for a decision. The Register received the follow ing telegram from Suuiter, last night: State Constable Ceo. Drown captured live gallons of whiskey at Sum tor to day addressed to Cupt. Paul Whipple. Mi Clare. It is said thai a week's work in Birmingham, Eng., comprises, among its various results, the fabrication of fourteen million pens, six thousand bedsteads, seven thousand guns, three hundred million cut nulls, one bun j dred million buttons, one thousand i saddios, five million copper or bron/o coins, twenty thousand pairs of spec* taoles. . ,J^A