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LYNCIIiNGjNGREENVILLE The Negro Johnson For feits His Life. THE JAILER IS OVERPOWERED And .the Sheriff is Kept at Bay. A <fillet Cnptureof Hie Fated Prisoner Mllll Speed y Work Of I III) IUol> HuiiK to a Haplinjr ami It Mil led Wiili Shot. On Monday morning at two o'clock the of)ieers of the law found a mob of sixty men. within two blocks of the jail. Thoy wore hunting Ira Johnson, the negro who shot. Krank Lwgforu at Piedmont a week ago. There was not the least intimation of tuoir pretence until olllcor Gunnel Is discovered them on Brown stroet. It was hoped inas much as the time (or court was so near at hand that no trouble would ensue, und tho muchiuory of justiee would bo allowed to do that wh'oh has been delegated to it. Sergeant Gunnolls, on discovering the presence of tho mob, im med lately notilied Sheriff Gilroath, who joined him and togother they wont towards the jail. On the corner of Main and Broad streets they were halted by a strong guard, who with cocked weapons warned them at the peril of their Mves not to come one step nearor. It was needless for them to go further, as Jobnson was already in tho possession of the mob. Sheriff Gilreath, believing that all dangor has passod, turned ovor the keys to tho jailor on Saturday night, having kept them in his office safe or at his house up to thut time since Johnson was lodgod in juil. So far as can bo known now the party was mado up from around the borne of Langford near Marietta on Saturday night and Sunday. All tholr plans were" carefully made and well oxecuted. Tho police report that tho city showed all the discipline of a militury eompany. It seems that they agreed to rendezvous in tho wood just beyond Mr. S. M. Suider's, on tho Buncombe road, two miles northwest of tho oity. Here thoy stopped boforo coming in tho city, tied their horses and fed thorn. Then u detachment on foot eamo into tho city by back streets, and wore not discovered until they wore right in tho heart of tho city. Ou arriving at the jail they de manded the key d of the jailor, Horner L. Story, who refused them. Then they sent off for tools, but in tho mean time tho keys, which had been hid in the parlor, were found by some of tho party who were searching for them. Jailor Story lofused to unlock the doors after tho keys wore found, altbough his lifo was throatoued. The mob managed to open the doors, and tho prisoner wus soon socurod. Without stir or bustle they marched back with tho victim of their ven geance, returning by back street*) as thoy came, and the solemn proco-sion did not disturb the peace of the eity with noido or tumult, only an oc casional word of positive command reaching the ours of thoso who were looking with wonder and amazement from olosed blinds upon the ourious Hpociaclo. Tho prisoner was taken to the place of rendezvous not far from Mr. Suider's, and as the tirdt gray streaks of dawn came stealing up from the East, a volley of half a hundred guns ended the life of Ira Johnson. Many heard tho shots, and it was thought that it was a battle between the blockaders and the dispensary constables. Johnson may have been hung, but tho inference is from what can be gathored that ho was tiod up to tho tree and shot. It was a small tiee on the left of the road leading to tho Sans Soucl race-track and about one hundred yards from tho Buncombe road. His feet wore a few inches from the ground. Many of the mob were met by oariy comers to the city, and one mun said all ho saw had their faces blackened. They scattered in different directions, leaving their viotim for the coroner. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Mocks, as soon as ho hoard of the 1>nching, went to the scene of the trouble and cut tho body down and brought it to town. A jury way em panelled with Amos McCurry as foro man. Tho rest of the jurors were : |0j M. Langloy, S. T. Llnoberger. Jeff Harrison, J. K. Bower, ?. D. Dtxon, W. M. Knight., J. H. Taylor, Joseph Parka, G. W. Manly and M. M. Garrett. The lirst witness was Homer L. Story, tho eounty jailor, who tostitied as follows: Ou Monday morning about 2 o'clock my mother, who was sick and unable to sleep, looked out of the window of tho jailor's resldonce and saw the yard full of men. She eamo to my bod and woko me up, and told mo tho yard was full of men. I got down to the door as quick as 1 could. They wore knocking on tho door with an axe. I told thorn not to break down the door, as I would un u>ck it for thorn. They said to hurry up ubout it. As soon as the door was unlocked thb mob crowded In and asked for the keys. I told them 1 didn't have the keys. Tboy said they wanted Ira Johnson. 1 told them ho was unstairs. They wont up stairs and examined tho doom. They came back and wanted to know where tho keys wore. I told them that since Monday the sheriff had boon locking up at night and taking the koys with him. They pulled their pistol8 On Nie and said they didn't believe me. They said I had them and had to give them up. I told them I couldn't give them, what 1 didn't have. The leader said they would got tools and break in. Homo went off for tools and while they were erono, fifteen or twenty of them searched for tho koys. Those who had gone for tools came back in about fifteen or twenty minutes. As thoy oamo back with tools, one of the mob found tho koys. They then turned on me, drew pistols and said I had to unlock the door. I told them I wouldn't do it. They went up stairs to try it themselves. They unlocked one look and hung the keys in the second look. Thoy came back after me and said I had to unlock it for them. Three mon carried me upstairs und the leadorofthe crowd orderod me to unlock the door. I told them I would hco thorn doad and in hell before I would do it. Tin y gaid they would compel mo to do it. I told them it wan a ooor set of men that oouldn't unlock a door with tho koys in thom hand*. By that time, they had the look undone. About fifteen men wont in the iiall. One man stepped behind the door and unwound the cells. He seemod to bo well acquainted with the place. They were gone in there about three minutes and oame back with Ira Johnson. One man stayed to see mo lock uy. He said he would see that none of the prisoners got away. While I was looking up, the mob left. On oross examination, Mr. Story said he didn't recognise any of tbe mob, that they were all masked. Policeman Dan Henderson was next sworn. He said : I had been to meet the train and had come down to the Mansion House in the 'bus. I started from the Mansion House to tbe guard house and met Sheriff Oilreath. He told me a mob was going to the jail and for me to go there with him. Wo went, sometimes running and some times walking fast. When we got to Heldman's old stable, we saw the crowd. The sheriff Bald, ''They are there." The mob told us to halt, but we kept on and they toidais again to halt. Thoy said they would shoot hell out of us if we went further. I heard tho guns cook. We stood there about two minutes, when I heard one of the mob say, " Everything's easy. God damn him, we've got him. Tho crowd then marched off across Broad otreot from the jail. On oross -examination : They kept saying halt. Sheriff Gilroatb said, " I'm going down there." I said, ''Hold on. There's no sense in that." He advanced a couple of stops. I told him to atop or they would shoot him. Pie said, " They won't shoot mo." I Bald, "They don't know you in the dark." By this time the mob had gotten nearly across Broad street. The shoriff and I went to tho jail and met Story at the gate. He told us they had got the prisoner and gone. They had the prisoner before they halted us. There was no ono on Broad street except the mob, ShorHT Gilroath and myself. Before we got to the jail, the sheriff said, " They have never gotten a prisoner from me and I hope we can save him." I didn't recognize anv one. We were abou I forty yards from tho mob. It was about fifteen minutes of thiee. There were at least ono hundred mon on Broud street, all armed. I believe tbcy would have shot us if wo had gone on. They cooked their guns right on us. There were thirty or forty guns. They talked llko they were talking through masks. I don't know whether they were disguised Policeman O. S. Guunolls was sworn and said : Between two and throe o'clock Monday morning, I was ou Finluy's corner with Officer McCarrell. Wo saw a largo body of men going down Brown'Street. I told McCarreli to wake up the chief. 1 ran to the sheriff's house for him. I woko him up and told him a mob was going to wards the jail. I then ran back to wards the chief's. I waited for him, but ho didn't come, and I went down Main street as fust as I could. I heard the mob turning up Court street. J advanced on them ureity fast. I got within thirty-live yards of thorn, Sonio one in the crowd said, "Turn to tho right." Thoy told mo to halt and fucod towards me with guns in position to shout. The outer lino presented ou mo and paused as If marking time, while tho rest passed through in rear of the Groenville News offioo. Then the line fell in behind tho mob. I oame back to Main street and met Sheriff Gilreath and Oflicer Honderson. I didn't see any moro of the mob. Sheriff Gilreath was sworn and said: About half past two o'clock, I was awakoncd by Sergeant Gunuells. He told me a mob was going towaro? the jail. I told him to go to the jail and tell the jailor to hold till I goi there. I drossed and started for the jail as soon as possible. I mot Officer Hen derson und told him about it and iu>kod him to go with me. Wo got to Held man's old store and founJ that the mob bad possession of tho jail. About twonty-llve or thirty guns wero point ed at us and we wero ordered to halt. I kept on but waa stopped by Hender son. My pur}, ose was to get between the mob and the jail, and with Story and Henderson keep the mob off Iff I had got there they would have had to walked over me to get to the prison er. While I was parleying with Hen derson I heard some say, " We've got him." The crowd then moved off. Dr. W. E. Wright was sworn, and testitled as follows : I examined the dead body of Ira Johnson, assisted by Doctors Pack and Goodlett. Wo found a I inch rope around his nock, und that ho was shot from the ankles to tho top of his head. The shot ranged in size from bird shot to pistol shots of 38 calibre. All tho shot seemed to enter from the buck. Fifteen or twenty shots that soemod to bo 32s or 38s wont in the back, through the lungs in the direction of tho heart. Four or live went through the surfaco of the skin. Any of those would have caused death. His neck was not broken. I judge that there woro about live hundred shots in his body, including the bird shot. His hands wero tied bohir.d his baok with a home-made handkerchief. Dr. Wright was the last witness, and after his testimony the jury retired and in a few mlnutos returned with this verdict: "Wo, tho jury, find that Ira Johnson came to his death by tbe use of a rope around his neck and gun and pistol shots fired from the hands of unknown parties." There woro three uogroos on tho jury und one of them asked u good many questions of tho witnesses. The body of tho dead man was hor ribly mutilated, being literally per forated with bullet holes. Many of tho trees around the sceno of tho lynching where hit by tho bullets, and tbe treo to which Johnson wa? tiod was scarred from tho ground to a hoight of seven feet. Many people visited tho spot during tho day and hence no signs of tho lynchers couid bo found. AI tout the drat man to get to the body was a colored boy who works fur S. M. Snider. The body was tied to the tree and it seems that no attompt at hanging was made, but that tbe negro was at once shot to death. Mr. Snider says he was awaken by the shots about ton minutes after four. He thought it was probably a fight between blookadors and constables and he didn't get up. He hoard them coming back, and got up and went to the window. He saw several vehicles, one of these seemed to be a hack. The hack was full of men and there were also two men on one horso, and three walking, two together and the other by himself. Those walking eeomod to be trying to catch up with tho hack, j It was bright moonlight. Some of tho crowd came on towards town and some wont out the Buncombe road. There is no man who deplores the lynching more than Sheriff Gilroath. He said Monday that he was not ex Enoting anything of the kind, as he ad been told Friday by responsible parties that the people around Lang ford's home had agreed to let the law take its course and let a Wry pass on the oase. The Sheriff said that if he had had thirty minutes' notice, the mob would have never gotten tbe prisoner. No blame can be placed on Sheriff Gilreath. He is too woll known as a 'brave officer who will do his duty at all hazards. Young Story also acted the part of a brave man In refusing to unlock the door when ordered to do bo with platola pointed at his head. Tbe coroner procured a tsoftin apd the body of the dead man was taken by his reiativea to Piedmont on Mon day afternoon. THE GIIIUS' STATIC COI,M-;(;n. Tbe Ilutldtnga Have Been Completed and tbe Faculty lias lteen Obueen. On tbe 3d of October the doors of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College will be thrown open to the women of the State. The buildings are in readiness for the opening and the faculty, which is believed to be a strong one. has been completed and will be on hand ready for the work. The board of trustees at their last meeting - rounded off the preliminary details of the opening of the College. At the last meeting quite a number of vacancies were tilled, and the faculty of the College as completed is made up as follows: President, D. B. Johnson. Pedagogics, ethics and psychology, Prof. B. P. Moses, Raleigh, N. C. English language and literature, Prof. J. P. Klnard, Newberry, S. 0. Assistant, Miss Wicker, Virginia. Mathematics, pbybios and astronomy. Prof. W. E. Breazeale, Now Bruns wiok, N. J. . Assistant, Miss Mary O. Pope, Groon ville. Music department, Wade R. Brown, Greenville. INSTRUCTORS. Chemistry and biology, Miss M. W. Woodrow, Columbia, S. C. Latin and modern languages, Miss Hortense Roberts, Nashville. Free hand and Industrial drawing, Miss Ella MacU Alford, Sellers, S. C. Sewing, dressmaking and mllli'aory, Miss Lucy Dallett, Philadelphia, Pa. Cook'.ng and domestic economy, Miss Laura P. Hutinson, Philadelphia, Pa. Physical oulturo, physiology and hygiene, Miss Ada Wolfe, Manohester, Iowa. Stenography and typewriting, Miss E. R. Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa. Voeal music, Misj M. M. Scuther, Massachusetts. Instrumental music, Miss Ro/.elle Waddlil, Greonvllle. Matron, Mrs. P, 1'. Simpson, Ropor's, S. C. Practice department, Miss Mamie V. Wteklitl'o, Autreville, S. C, and Miss Russell, Anderson. The board of trustees passed a re solution uuthori/.ing President John son to employ his executive stall, the names and salaries to he submitted and approved to the board at its next meeting. According to law there will bo an admission fee of $40, which will be remitted in cases where it is shown that the parties are not able to 'pay tho foe. An incidental fee of $5 will bo placed in deposit every-year with tho authorities, and if after the closo of the year tbere is no breakage charged to. tho student the $5 will be returned. A medical fee of $5 per yoar will be eharged, and tho b.iok fee will be $5 per annum. Instrumental music and art, which will be entirely optional, will be eharged for at the rato of $3 per month. The require ments for admission are that appli cants shall be 15 years of age, of sound morals and with good health, and shall already have an elementary knowledge of tho English branches. To tost this knowledge an elementary entrance examination will be hold. Arrangements have been made for one year's work in the preparatory department. It is, however, intended that Lois preparatory dopartment should < nly be us"d in cases where after a year in the preparatory depart ment the girl can enter the regular college course. Board, fuol lights and washing will oe supplied atactual coet, which, it is estimated, will be about $8.50 a month. BAPTIST YOUNO PKOPI,F.'S UNION. Tho Fift h A initial Convent ion In Balti more?Gratifying Achievement!! of the Organization. Tho international convontioh of the Baptist Young People's Union of America was neld in Baltimore last week. Tho attendance was very large from all parts of tho United States and Canada, and the reception com mittees wero i kept busy In meeting delegates at tho depots and wharves. The report of the board of managers read at the opening session says : The spirit of the annual reports for the past three conventions has been " Progress." Phis report brings the same cheering sentiment as its key note. No enterprise over launched by the Buptists has seen suoh a pheno menal development. There woro nine organized States represented at our lirst historic convention at Chicago. There uro thirty-one States organized to-day, and we have with us representa tives of tbo two unions of Canada, that of tho maritime provinces and that of Ontario and Quebec. Four years ago tho wisdom of the special organization of tho young people was a mutter under discussion. To-day tho denomi nation is practically a unit in favor of both tho looal organization of tho young pcoplo and the fraternal union of their organization for the study and emphasis of this particular ordei of church work. A great achievement in our donoml natlunal history was won when, in IK'.tl. this Baptist Voting People's Union of America was organized. The last year has been emphatically tbe best of the four which the union has seen. Enthusiasm for the movement was greatly kindled by the Toronto convenilon. Tho wbi'olo year has re corded the new impetus given to the movement. There has been great growth of confidenco'in the wortclng of the yjung people's society as a local method. Quiet, steady work by thousands of our Baptist young people in their several ?societies is satisfying all thoughtful people of tho working vuluo of these societies. Progress has been made in tho spirit of federation. Our Canadian and Southern brethren were introduced to each othor lust year at Toronto. This year North and South. Fast and West have como togothor In notable ways for Bantist fellowship and co-opera tion. The Fortress Monroe conference ooncorning homo mission Interests in the South was " a*patch of new sky." The conference on young peeplo's or ganization In tho South, whloh mot at Washington, May (Ith, was characterize I ed by generous words of appreciation I for the B. Y. P. U. A. It is quite certain that this great home gathering of our American Baptist Young People to Hing, to pray ami to confer together of our5 common fath and work was nevor more widely approved than at this time. When we oonslder that nearly one-third of American evangelical Christendom are Baptists, it is surely a grand and worthy order that we have once a year on such a gathering. While cherishing the kindest of sentiments towards tho comprehensive movement of the Christian Endeavor In its efforts to include all denomina tions in such meeting, we may never* theless believe that the proper develop ment of our Baptist millions im* pcratively demands these conventions of more denominational sentiment and purpose. In holding suoh meetings, we believe that we are planing most intelligently for the future of the eauso of Christas its destines lie within our responsibility. Baltimore. Md., July 18.?Tbe fifth international convention of tbe Baptist Young People's Union of America was begun to-day. It was sweltering hot within the incloeure of the great tent, brought here from Cleveland for the convention. The decorations were simple. The colors of the union, red, white, blue and yel low, were festooned in front of the officers' stage; and on the pole sup porting the tent were minature flags oj tbe United States, Great Brltlan and the Young People's Union. " Smoking Prohiblteu' was the legond on a frequent and oonsplouous placard. Banked behind the officers' stage was the chorus of 500 voices. The delegations began to arrive early. New York marched in singing to oornet accompaniment, and was welcomed with a generous dapping of hands. Brooklyn soon followed, the caps of the delegates bearing the word and figures, " Brooklyn, 1897.?a sug gestion that the convention should go to the City of Churches two years hence. At 9:30 the 1,500 pound bell rang out its call for delegates and people gen erally to gather at tho tent, and tho arrivals were rapid thereafter. Promptly at 10 o'clock President John H. Chapman, of Chicago, arose and called upon the chorus, which re sponded with " Beautiful Zlon, the Beautiful City of God," und "Jesus Saves." Rev. C. A. Hobbs, D. D., of Delavan, Wim., made an earnest prayer that the blessing of God would be with tho del egates and their wors:. The president was vory happy in his address, and called forth much laugh ter when he alluded to tho warm hearts and warm sun of the South. Skeptics and pessimists were roferred to the recent great convention in Bos ton and the present gathering as tho best answer to their doubtc and de spondency. In a happily expressed speaob, Mr. Eugene I -evering welcomed the dele gates to the city. Mr. Levering was followed by Mayor Latrobe, who gave to the delegates an earnest and cordial welcome to Baltimore and Maryland. After the responses to the address of welcome, the convention took a recess. At the afternoon session the theme was "Systematic and proportionate giving?What 's your society doing to promote it ? " At the night session the Christian culture banners for Juniors were pre sented. Tbe banner for the ?aerod literature course was won by the Aus tin Association of Illinois, and was presented by President John F. Forbes, of DoLand, Fla. The banner for Bible roaders course was won by the Jackson Association of Michigan. It was pre sented by Rev. E. E. Pollard, of Roan oke, Va. The Canton Society of Ohio won the conquest missionary banner, and It was presented by Prof. Charles L. Williams, of Oraville, O. Each gentleman r.iade a short address. ItULiKS OF THE PRIMARY. The Kc/;uliu ions Governing <ho Noini ? iin ion of Delegates to the Constitu tional Conventiou. In view of tbe fuct that tbo primary eleetion 1b Boon to take place tbe fol lowing rules governing tbe eleetion of delegates, which were adopted by tho State Democratic Executive Com mittee will prove of general interest: A primary election Is hereby ordered to be held In every county In this State on the 30th day of July next, at which every white voter in this State shall be entitled to vote, who shall make pledge to tbe managers conducting tho election that he will support the nominees of such election on tbo day of the etoctlon to be held on the third Tuesday In August for delegates to tho State constitutional convention. Eaoli County Executive Committee shall appoint three managers and one clerk to nold such election ; two of tbe managers shall be Reformers and one manager and the olerk shall bo Con servatives, or vice versa. The polls shail be open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Each candidate for the constitu tional convention shall at least ten days before the Bald primary election file his pledge with tho Chairman or Secretary of tho County Democratic Excoutive Committee that he will abide by tbe result of the eleotlon and support the nominees of the party, and not vote for any oandidate who has failed to sign Buch pledge shall bo counted. To prevent tho single popping of candidates no vote for delegates ?hall be counted which does not contain tho names of the delegates who have signed the pledge of the same number as tbo delegates to which said county Is entitled under the Act, calling tho convention. Tbo Becond primary shall be hold on August l.'i, if necessary, according to the rulos of tho party, and the same managers shall aervo. All existing rulos of this committee heretofore adopted are hereby reaffirmed, , whon not in-consistent with the foregoing. ? Tbe State Democratic Executive Committee, recognizing tho fact that there are faotional differences existing in the Democratic party, earnestly suggests to the Democrats of the Stau? to tquare such factional ditfurencos In tho election of delegates to tbe con stitutional convention and let each candidate stand on his merits. J. tu M. Irhy. Chairman State Democratic Executivo Committee. D. II. tompkin8, Secretary. Thk Last op thk Season.?" I see," Bald tbo grocer, thoughtlessly, for he hud forgotten that tbe man with tbo ginger beard was sitting behind the stove, " I sue that the temporaturo dropped 2d degrees In 15 minutes down in Texas tho other day." " I don't call that nothing," said the man with the ginger beard. "I re member when they was a party a campln' up in the Black Hills that the temperature dropped so sudden that one of the mules In the outfit, which was in the act of kickln', was caught au' froze that way, an' stood with his heels In the air two days. We hod a thermometer along, but the oussed thing went back on us. so I or n't ezzactly say jlst how much of u drap it was." "Oh, yes," said' the school teacher, " It Is a well-known faot that a tem perature of about. 40 degrees below I zero the mercury freezes, and honce cannot roirlotor." "That wasn't it at all, young man," said the man with the ginger beard, with One scorn. "Tbe uurn mercury drapped so qulok that the frlotion made it red-hot and busted tho glass." The man from Potato Creek began to snlokor, but the man with the gin ger beard stopped his cr'rth with a stony scare. AAEON BURR'S DAUGHTER TUB MVHTMItV OF HER DEATH. The Hi urn?I'nI Theodosla Alston I?ost Her Ldfe at Soa-The Confession of a Dying ?allor. The story of how Aaron Burr's only child, beautiful young Tbeodosla, met her death at the bands of ocean pirates years ago, and how that fact was only reoently established by the discovery of a portrait of her, rescued from the schooner from wbence she was throwu into the sea, is told in print herewith for the first time, says the Elkton, Md., Record. Involving, as it does, the deathbed confession of one of tho pi rates who drowned the young woman, the tale seems more like fiction thuu verified history but there uro persons living hereabouts who have voritied it in detail and who will vouch for its accuracy. unusual mental attainments, was mar ried to the son of Judge Alston, of South Carolina, a relative of Washing ton Alston, the colobrated?historicul painter. Mr. and Mrs. Alston resided on their plantation near Charleston. When Aaron Burr contemplated re turning from the extended visit he made to Europe after his trial he wrote Mrs. Alston, to whom he wus devotodly attachod, asking her to meet him in New York on his arrival there. Burr, a young wotnun of r. Alston, engrossed with thu busi uoB8 of his plantation, found it impossi sible to accompany Iiis wife. There* being no railroads in those days, Mr. Alston, deeming that a summer trip from Charleston to New York by sea would be less irksome to his wife than a stage journey by land, chartered a coasting schounor. In this Mrs. Al ston sot out. She took with her, us u present to hor fathor, a beuuliful painting of herself. But she never reached New York, and down to the present dato the fate of Aaron Burr's only child has boon a matter of specu lation among historians, some contend ing that tho vessel and ah on board were lost at sea, others assorting that Mrs. Alstou foil into the hands of some of the pirates who in those duys in foot ed the Atlantic coast. But tho mystery has at last been cleared up. its accuracy is vouched for by tho former rector of Trinity Episcopal church, Elkton, a clergyman well known throughout Maryland und the middle States. About live years ago this clorgymuu waa visiting' bis native state, Not bb Carolina, aud for sevoral days was the guest of tbe widow of Dr. William Poole, near Elizabeth City. Above the mantelpiece in Mrs. Poolc's parlor was an old-fashincd painting, exquisite ly oxeeutod, of a beautiful young wo man, dressed in white. It sogreutlyin terested the elorgymun that ho asked Mrs. Poolo whom it was intended to represent. She gave tho following atorv of it: 44 Eight years previously," she said, 44Dr. Poole had taken his family to pass the summer at the little coast town of Nag's Head, N. C, where tho United States man-of-war Huron came to grief. The place is largely popu lated by 'bankers '?generally a rough olass of men, who mainly ourn a liveli hood by picking up ull species of flot sam and jetsam along tho ecus.. One of these 'bankers,' however, was a very respectable old follow, named Mann. His wife was suffering from a compli cation of diseases, and Dr. Poolo took great interest in her case. Under his treatment she recovered, and as a token of gratitude to tho doctor, pres ented him with the painting which so greatly intorested tho clergy man. Mrs. Mann said her husband had re covered it from a wreck. When quite a young mau, he was walking along tho shore one morning. His attention was then called to a coasting schooner under full sail, buuring swiftly down upon tho dangerous bar, which, in later years, occasioucd tho loss of the 1 Huron. With other** bankers UMann put out to bur ussistanco. "They boarded tho schooner, but found that the only living thing aboard was a little black and tan dog. Careful inspection of the schooner ?roved nothing as to her antecedents. Iven her name wus not asccrtainable. But one of the cabins had evidently boen very recently ocoupiod by a wo man, and in this cabin was the paint ing which Mrs. Maun gave Dr. Poole, and which Dr. Maun appropriated as his share of tho salvage. The schoon er shortly afterward went to pieces." Dr. Poole was an enthusiastic stu dent of national mattors. He felt cer tain that tho picture had a very valua ble history, and formed a suspicion that it might have represented the mysteriously lost daughter of Aaron Burr. Ho put himself in communica tion with several historical societies on the matter, but his theory found little, weight, in spite of a family like ness being admitted. As the clergy man upon whose authority this story is given was returning from a recent vitftt to Mrs. Poole, while driving from that lady's house to Eli/.abeth City to take, the ears home, ho mot a young man, whom ho know to be very baahtul and much afraid of the gentle, aex, driving a strange woman in a bug gy toward Mrs. Poolo's residence. In a letter written to Mrs. Poole shortly afterward ho good-naturodly referred to the incident and to tho young fel low's evident embarrassment. This brought from Mrs. Poole an* otbor chapter in the story of the beau* ? tiful picture. Tho strange woman was a descendant of tho Burr family, who resides in Detroit, Mich. Her ' name has temporarily escaped the clergyman's memory. She had been visiting at Virginia Beach, Vu., where she ir.ad heard of Mrs. PooIo'b mysterious painting from a North Car olina gentleman. Her visit to Eli/.a beth City was sololy for tho purpose of soetui* too ualntinir and no sooner hail she S?. eyes on it than she offered Mrs. Poole $:UX> spot cash (or the same, be* aides any other additional sum she might require. Mrs. Poolo refused to part with tho tronsuro. Sho told tho visitor that there was a strong fumily likeness between tho latter and tho sub jeotof the'pioturo, whoever thutsubjuct might have 'boon, and further inform ed nor of tho fuels already given here as to how the painting came into her possession. This lolloitod from the Detroit woman another remarkable reminis cence, and ono which, taken in con nection with the foregoing facts, proves that tho painting is that of Aaron Burr's daughter?tho ono tles tined as a present to her father?and that the unfortunato young waman was drowned by pirates. This, in sub stanco, is tho Detroit woman's story : With her mother in Detroit formerly resided her mother's aired aunt, a hu umii? woman, who gave up much time to visiting tho poor and Hiok. Quo evening, in one of the wards of the Marino hospital of that city, was a dy ing sailor, who soomed terribly startled as tho aunt, in company witn others, approached his bedside. He beokoned her to him, however, and after begging that she alono of the visitors might hear what ho had to I Bay-*-a requost which tho others granted by rotlring to tho next ward he stated that as a young man ho had one -umiiwr been on a p'rato vessel i otT the North Carolina coast. He thru j went on to say that he had then helped to overhaul a north bu'iud coasting schooner. On the vessel was a beautiful young . feminine-opassengor, dressed all in j white, lie had assisted in dragging 1 her from her cabin, iu which was tiung ? ing up a painting of herself. While 1 the pirates were engaged in throwing i the crow overboard he noted that this I beautiful young lady paced tho deck j with muguificent courage and dignity, , her hands folded on her breast and her j eyes raised to heaven. She made no re , monstranco whatever, and he steadied ! the plunk upon which she walked to the vessel's side, thenco to bo plunged headlong into tho ocean. Ho wanted to takeaway h* r picture and her dog?a little black and tun follow?but dread ed to touch either. After tho plratos had plundered the schooner of money und otlior treasures they abandonod tho vessel, having set it uuder full sail, to drift to its doom with tho picture and tho dog aboard. Tho dying sailor said that tho young woman's swoot face hud haunted him throughout lifo, and his confession was prompted by a striking resemblance between her and his elderly listener. Mrs. Poole's visitor stated that tho sailor's story had been for years a cur rent tradition of the descendants of liurr's family, though they hi*d hither to paid very little attention to it. its extraordinary eorroboration by tho accidental meeting of these two wo men appears to settle forever the re cent mystery as to tho death of Mrs. Alston. The Detroit woman says that the subject of the painting is beyond doubt Aaron liurr's daughter?a state ment corroborated by other pictures of that unfortunate woman in her pos session, as also by still others belong lug to the Alston family. THE OATAWBA INDIANS. THIO STORY OK A UKM YlUvAHI-K RACK. Tho Outawba Reservation in York County?Specimen Sketches of the Survivors. To the (Suitor of Tho News und Courier : Washed by tho yellow waters of the Uutuwbu River is a piece of land less than eight hundred acres, which mny rightly be called tho Indian county of South Carolina, for there yet lingers on it a remnant of tho once great Catawba nation. I had the pleasure of spending Tuesday. .July 2, with these people, it wa* my second visit to them, and the object of the visit was mainly to gather material for writing an article about Hilly George, who is a very remarkable red mim. 1 spent the previous night ut Catawba Junction, and found the peo ple hospitable and friendly. The next forenoon I walked to tho Catawba resorvatioi . three miles distant, through a uilly picturesque country. Tho first Indian 1 met was hoeing corn, llo proved to be Hilly Harris, known as " How legs," whose strong Indian features showed plainly to what race he belonged. He is a former chief of tho nation, and was born .'111 years ago right where I met him working, f got him to go with meto Hiily George's, or "Uncle Hilly," as he is culled, lie is the oldest of tho Catawbas and many years ago, in Com pany with other Indians, signed u treaty with South Carolina. Tho old man's cabin is built of hewn logs : in front is a hill, at the back is a garduu : on both sides of t he house and garden, also in front of the former, corn is plan tod. Wo found Uncle Hilly alone. Ho was sitting in his shirt sleeves, witli his hat on und u handkerchief around his neck. 1 bought tho latter as a memento of him. The weather was raw, it rained .some, and I sat with the old man a long time by a small tire. Hilly Harris stayed with us for awhile. How strange it was for mo to be sitting near an Indian who signed a treuty with my State; this man, too, was at his own bouse, on Indian land, in South Carolina ! It is not known how old this veneru able Catawba is; probably about >S"> or 1)0. Ago is unmistakably stumped on his face, llo is not a tall man, and his strongly marked Indian face is free from heard. Such is a brief descrip tion of Hilly GeOl'go, who to-day may be called the most remarkable of the Catawbas. His house is divided into two rooms. The ono in which I sat was sealed iuside. Some papers und pictures were pustud on the wall : III one corner was a press, on tho mantelpiece a clock ticked, a few neat chairs and some other articles made up tho contents of tho room. Uncle Hilly talked on various mat tet s. He seonis to fool tho decline of his nation, lie told mo that sometimes he couldn't sleep he was studying so about his people. 1 talked a good deal witl) the old man about himself, and paid u ?OCOIld visit to his house in the evening, gathering the following facts ubout him : Ho was horn among the white people in York County, about live miles from where Hock Hill now is. In the Indian language lus name was C'oincliee, hut lie iloes noV know what it moans, lie lias hud four wives and has three living children, one. cf whom, Lucy Jane George, is a little girl aboat 1> years old. llo is a member of the Mormon Church, into which he was baptized. He recollects that the following In dians besides himself, signed the treaty: Jacob Ayres, Jim Kogg, .lohn, Joe, and Sain Scott. He also thinks that another one named Uilly AyrOB signed it too. I le said he algUOtl I it (IS " a witness, or somehow that , way," and also that " they say he sign I ed it as CaPt. Ueortre." Uncle Hilly may rightly he consider- | ed a I'Uinai'kablO person in the [ndiati history of South Carolina, and we may hope that his declining years will always ha free from want and trouble. Among the other houses I culled at was "Aunt Rhode " Harris's, whoso husband, Allen Harris, was prominent us chief and died a number of years ago. Without uny suggestion OD my part, dinn r Was given mc here, and no pay would be taken for it. Autit Rhodes household appears to b" the most thrifty among tho Catawbas. The dinner given me would have been , very creditable to any boarding house. Jim Harris, tho chief, was absent. 1 met him, however, last year. That evening I wus sealed on a bench under an oak tree near his house in coin puny with two other (Jatuwhas, Hiiiy Harris and John Sankers. Tho latter talked to mo earnestly, almost eloquently. Ho wants the Legislature to add two hundred dollars to tho annunity which the Catuwhas reeoivo now, so that -thov can build u school house and have a school. If wu need anything," ho oxcluimcd, '? wo need education." lie thinks th''. State might glvo them this additional money, for, ho said, ho does not think tho Catawbas havo ovor wor ried South Carolina. That night I got tho Indians to have a danoo for mo. It occurred at Sam liluo 8--a menihor of the tribe. Thoro appoarcd to ho two distinct dances, ono of which was called tho Indian dance and the other the wild goose chase. From what I could luurn, these dances are probably borrowed from tho Cherokee*?even tho words suiur . with the danee suonis to bo unknown to tho Catawoas. It seems that only two Indians know much about those dances?Billy Harris and Undo Tom Stevens, who is a jolly old red uinn. ! trank Canty, an lndiau lad, took part I with those two in the dances. Iu. thu first dance one of tlie women, Uotsy Canty, took part for a while, and another man, Lewis Gordon, took part in tho wild goose chase. Two words used in tho seeond dance souudud llko o-ho and uu-yo. I hollovo that Uncle Tom and Harris wero tho only ones who tang. I would like to give a description of these dances, ahout whicl. thero are no objectionable features, but that w.ould be ditlicult, so I will not uttempt it. it was u strange sight, South Caroliuu Indians engaged in Indian dunces, a sight long to be rembored. liob Harris an, intelligent member of the tribe, weut uround with me u good deal, and thut night he walked back part of tho way to Catawba Junction with me. Considering his limited chances, he is above the in telligence and speaks of sometimes sending items about his people to tho papers. And now with a few observations I will close this already long letter. Citizens of South Carolina '. Wheu we consider tho past history of this oncostrong nation, consider the great ness of one of its early chief, King Uugler, (to whose mein n-y history has never done justice,) consider howt.be Catuwbas have lought for tho people of our Stute, does it not seem as if we ought to show some interest iu thu feeble remnant v I hope tin; Legisla ture will make some provision for giving thorn a school, and I feel sure tnat if our Governors would sometimes visit the reservation their visits would be greatly appreciated by the Cataw bas. McDonald Fuuman. COUNTY DISPENSARIES. A SuuKcntion for Operating tho i>is pensary system Under County Man* agcinent. The Spartunbuig Herald propones the following Dispensnry law : Section 1. He It enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the Stute of South Carolina, now met and setting in General Asseinby, und by the uuthority of tho game : That on and after tho passage of this Act, all Acts or parts of Acts, purporting to regulute the sale of whiskey und all Acts providing for the enforcement of such Acts, uro hereby repealed. Sec. '1. That it shall be unlawful for any person in the state to sell, barter or exchange, any wine, whis key, brandy, beer or other spirituous or malt liquors or intoxicating bever ages except iu the luunncr herein before provided, und upon conviction thereof, any person bo olfoudlng shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a lino of *1U0, or im prisonment for ,'JO days or both in the discretion of the presiding*odiccr. ? See .'! That it ?null bo tho duty of tho County Supervisors of the several counties to designate ono man in eacii county to he known as County Dispen ser whoso duty it shall bo to dispense such wines, liquors, beers or alcoholic liquors as the Hoard of County Super visors shall buy, in quantities of not less than ono pint. That it shall be tho duty of tho County Supervisors to designate anil to post iu plain tellers on each barrel 1 or cask of liquor put in said dispensary, tho name or brand and the price paid thereof. That it shall he unlawful for the said Dispen ser to receive for any package or quantity of liquor more than the cost of suid liquor according to original invoice, tho amount actually paid therefor with ton par cent, added. Sec. ?. That the said Dispensary shull open at K o'clock a. in., and close at - p. m. That suid Dispensers shull give bond in the sum of $1?,U(1() each, und he hold responsible for ull liquors bought by tho suid Supervisor und placed in his charge the bond being conditioned on quarterly settlements at invoice price of goods on hand and with ton per cent, added for ull gootls sold. That the Dispenser and expenses of tho Dispensaries bo paid out of the general county fund by warrants on the'county treasurer. That the liquor now on bund in the State Dispensary and tho several county Dispensaries bo apportioned out to tho several counties according to their pro rata Stato tux. See. 5. That it shull be the duty of the grand jury to inspect the hooks of the said Dispenser and Supervisor at each session. Sec. ti. i'bat any Supervisor or Dis penser who shall allow a false brand to bo placed on caskets containing liquor or who shull charge more than ton per cent on the actual cost for goods, shall upon conviction bo sentenced to the state Penitentiary for not le-s than 12 months not more than two years. Sec. 7. That the hoar I of commis sioners oH t?he several counties are hereby aulhori/cil and empowered to conduct tho said business in eon lormlty With this Act, and to make contracts and all necessary arrange ments therefor, each county hoard having charge of the business in its own county and acting indepently of othei county or Slate manugouionl. A NEW DEMOORATIO PARTY li IS STARTED BY A PEW MEN IN COLUMBIA. Tito object is to Klghi I ho 1 tegular Democracy?A Square Issue Mtiilo lor the Kuttire. The CoQ8orvativos of Lilohland County held a meeting on Saturday to dcuide upon their course in reference to entering the Democratic primary und a granting a division with ttie Lie formers. Thirty-live or forty persons were preseti?, a number of whom were delegates to the Democratic county convention which mot just afterwards, and majority of whom approved the plan of dividing with tho Reformers. No action wait taken in the meeting of tho Conservatives, but it was an nounced that a new Democratic party would ho organized in opposition to tho regular party. The proceedings are looked upon as tho beginning of the now movement, and tho following report is copied from Tho State : Col. K. W. Mc Master was elected to tho Ohair, but declined. Mr. .1. M. Haw lay was then elected as chairman. I Mr. K. J. Watson was requested to act uti secretary. Mr. W. H. Lyles was tho ?rst j speaker. Hu had bul very littio lo say. He said his mind hud long boon made up that tho so-called Democracy was a delusion ami a Snare. The dragging over the Stato of men by armed men and sending men to tiio penitentiary without a trial was meat undemocratic. The primary ?eherne of tho Stato com? I mittee wan tyrannical. Ho believed thut the time had come for tho men who felt as ho did to got to work ami organize and soe what the people's sentiment was. He was in favor of re organizing thu Domoeratic party of the Stato. (Applause.) The chairman said ho wished all to im.i.-i slami Uio object of tho meeting-. Tho idea was to organize a Stute Dem ocratic Cooborvotive eoninilttee. and the action of this body would govern tho action ol tho Conservative dele gated in the subsequent convention. Mr. Lyles called attention to the dual attitude of tuuuy of the members present, they having been elected delegates to tho OthoiI'mn onihuwilse.... Ho thought thoy should not gp uhead on I hi.- lino, but they ftho lid lind out who were willing to reorganize the party.* Col. P. W. Me Muster then took tho lloor, und suid he agreed with tho generul remarks of Mr. Lyles, but was forced to attend tho county conven tion, lie would, however, add his opinion to what Mr. Lyles had suid. llo suid : " Tho dominant part of tin; Demo cratic warty in South Carolina con* tains alt olaSSUS of white IUOD, known as Tillinnuilos und lloforinors. This faction embraces ail creeds and politics, from Populism up to true Democracy, and has assume d the name of the Democratic party. " This faction for tin- last live years has retarded tin- natural progress and prosperity of the people of too Stale by unwise laws ; have mercilessly uf tacked corporations and turned away ami driven capital from tin- State : re pressed and crippled oul' phosphate in dustries : has by force und perjury in terfered with the elective franchise of thw citizen : have fradulontfiy manipu lated the bullet bo\t -., so as to give the majority of vot< s in favor of a constitutional convention, contrary to votes of the majority of voters: has wilfully ami corruptly defrauded Dr. Pope, one of their own party, of some thousand vot< s, because be hail the manhood to oppose the dictation of the King. They have slandered, abused ami degraded some of our 1?-st judges ami placed in their stead avowed poll* tieal partisans. The executive depuuVr-r incut has been administered with re inorseless tyranny and laws and edicts of judges disregarded. Tho will of the people in Ulohlund und Charleston counties have bcousotuslde and friends of the King put in their phiees. They have, by a harsh and oruel law, niadji* the Stute ,'p o^?H of cojgktuhUto budgor Wtu\ hurra?? citizens until tho blood of innoeeut inen Iiuk I? en shed?nil because a weak-kneed Legislature hud not dense or norvoenough to enact u good license law. Tho government has usurped the fuUCtioil of trade whom bolotlgS to the people und destroyed the right of a class of trader, to make Ol' sell liquors and winos. They have supple mented an infamous law so as to ein powor a jlldgi to bCIld a man to the penitentiary without a trial by jury, contrary to Magna ( hailer. They have recently Intorforrod with the freedom of speech by forbidding an honored cilizou from speaking wordt of kindness in behalf ol the colored race such as Hampton und others did in hSTti, and which i - approved by our best citi/ons at tills time, " Noth with standing tho fact, a largo number of this so-culled Democratic party under the loadership of a sheriff constituted themselves into a howling hideous moli, and contVnry to ovory dictate of Christian churity, co'nmon seme and common decency, assaulted adofonsoloss gontlomuu in a llugraut, obscene and diabolical iuann< r. .Such a climax of infamy is the direct touch ing ot Populism, practiced by a num ber of tho so-called Democratic party. "Such men will cripple our common school systematic! deprive tho negro of his rights under tho Constitution of the United Slates, Vet ibis party has ordered it primary to be hold, and require Democrats to vote for their delegates to frame a constitution for the Stale. My reply, Smash the King secure honest elections, preserve the liberty of thu citizen, I have no time for further rouiui . That " ' jti|nk gentlemen of thu i il D. uiudH organization. (Appl mwM Mr. N. G. Gon/ales theo^B H his views along the lin-ifl Mr. Lyles. tlu ? ' I were in ?.eT^^^j ing oil tho Irby yoke, but they wourWi ilo nothing. Lust fail there was a con vention which decided to ropud iato thu irby committee, but those there had backed out when it came to the test. In a short time a new D> mocratic party would be formed in this Stale, on these principles : Support of tin" established principles of the National \) unoorutio party. While supremacy by hofK&t means. Nosnbordinationy-tiJtlic Irby organ ization, no entrance mi i its primaries or Conventions, but, on the contrary, a denial of its. right to to represent De mocracy in t his Siate ami com tHlit anil indomitable resistance U) it: rule. This party will bear lue name '? Democratic'' with such pn llx us may be desirable in cusc a more instinctive name should he deemed uccctsary. It will provide thai on y those who will pledge the. in selves to iU principles can become meinlv r.. He didn't see how t in y could do any thing today on account ol the dual position oi many delegates. Hul he would give the tlSsUI'llllCO UlUt such a party as he had outlined would be i formed. Mr. HJ. J. iBrouncn had always boou on the. same line With the preceding speakers. Tin y wont into the county convention, and were sent lo tho Forty convention, Having koiic into that convention we are bound and cannot do any thing now. Mr. Brennun moved Hi at they ail jourii sine die. Mr. (joii/.uics said that those who wont into tin- forty convention did not go Into it mi uny nine r.-tanding that they should participate in the b'orty primary. It wan an endeavor to ? get together lirst. Ho was invited thoro not fin a del 'gate, but as a news paper editor. Mr. .- *h'n rOHOilitiOO did not bind tllOlil logo into the pri mary. We are in no manner bound to go into the primary. Mr. Lylos said that Ifthiii turned out as tin y expected, a ca would bo addressed to individuals, U I OR Hein to OXpi'088 their KOntiinonl to lie uew organ:/..ilahi. and sti. in ??? i t r... -. their wllllugnosH to pi> i! ? to the pl'lnu iploa of tlie He :> The Convention then adjourned sole I die, Mr. Uonvtolos remaking as tho I result was announced. " A formal dis solution of the Conservatives ol Liich* j laud County.' ?Tho amount of sloop which n man requires is not ontlroly u isjvttor of habit, as soino iv ici'i.- ? 'i''uku out: Tho oonsilulion has a great deal to do with it. Some ol the most healthy men in the world arolho longostsloep? era. ??There, is a tree in Jamalen known as the lifo troo en account of its loaves growing oven afu r being Bovorod from the plant. Only by lue can it. bo on I lll'Oiy destroyed. - Kxpericce is tiie best tOftOher in rogai'd to what we eat. If an artiolo of consumption gives us no trouble afterward, continue to eat it; if It makou us slek, let it alone. '?Time heals ail things," wroifj a philosopher. " Excepting shoes, "says u wag. " Time never heels them."