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YOjV xii. LAURENS. ft. c. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1806. NO. 23. OIIAPTER IX. A snow cloud was hanging over Port Frayno that lovuly Christmas ovo, und tho moou shone down through a filmy ; voil of Jace and cast black Rhndowa on tho dazzling surface. Everywhero about tho post lights wrro twinkling in tho quarters and sounds of soldier niorri ment and revelry camo from tho bar rackH. Over at tho assembly room Rorko and his party wero still busily at work hanging fostoons of green and complet ing the decorations for tho morrow, whilo in tho sovcral households among tho ofllcors dinner parties or similar en tertainments called together undor one roof or another almost all tho families as well as tho bachelors of tho garrison. Tho children were rojoloing in their great Christinas troo at tho chapel. The colonel had bidden thorn all to his big houso for a Santa Claus party after tho pnblio ocremony of tho post Sunday school, and Aunt Lucrctia, a ga-rrulous, flighty, fouthor brained fairy of 40 Bnmmcrs or more, was doing her best to got tho littlo gifts In proper ordor against their coming, being aided in hor porploxitics and complications by tho droamy, but dovoted, Wavuo. Kitty was dining at tho Farwolls'?a tem porary trnco having beon pntohed up botwoon hc"?nd Will about eunsot?and Ellis, too, very, vory much against hor wish, was ono of this purty. Ormsby was, of oourso, bidden, and had boon ploocd noxt tho lady of his lovo, but averted oyoa and monosyllabic answers wore tho only returns of his devotion. Grieved-and hurt at first, tho sterling follow was finally stung to reprisals. Ho was guilty of no wrong. Ho was worthy far kinder treatment at hor hands, and, noting hor apparent de termination to talk ouly with the mon aoross tho tnblo or with Captain Amory, who had takon hor in, tho Now Yorker present Jy sucoeedod in interesting tho lady on ids right, and, whon dinnor was over and tho women passed out into tho parlor, was onablod to make way for Miss Farrar with a vory courteous but entirely ceromoniouB bow. Ellis flushed, hut, Inclining hor head, passed him by without, a word. It was then noarly 8:80 o'clock, and the gloofnl voices of tho ohildron could bo hoard returning from tho ohapel, and, mindful of his promise to Holen Daunton, Ormsby was already figuring for an opportunity of tomporary escape. It had beon arranged that most of the officers and ladies wero to gather at tho hoproom alter 10, "just to seo If the floor Was in good shupo for tomorrow," and Jack woll understood that Ellis did not mean that ho should bo hor escort, and, as matters now stood, ho did not desiro her to Bupposo that such was his wish. Even as ho was pondering over tho oigarottoa and coffee how he should manage tho mattor and giving but ab aentminded attention to tho choerychnt about him Captain Amory suddenly lifted his hand and said, "Hush I" Out aoross tho parade, quick, stirring and spirited, tho cavalry trumpet was sounding "officers' call," and evory man sprang to his feet. "What can it moan?" "What has happened?" wero tho quostious that nsxnilod thorn as thoy came stroaming out through tho parlor In search of their greatcoats. "Did you ovor know snob a regi ment?" exolaimed tho has toes impul sively. "I do boliovo wo nover got through Christmas without a tragedy of sotuo kind." And thon she bit hor tongue, as sho caught sight of Ellis Far rar's startled face "I think if von will excuse me, Mrs. Parwoll, I will go to mother ? moment. Sho is at tho onnplain's by this time and Mrs. Daunton is with her. Still, I feel anxious. All this may exolto her very mnoh." And so, whilo tho officers wont hur rylng away across to tho adjutant's of fice, OrmBby found himsoli, after all, tendering his arm to Miss Farrar. Ho was tho only man loft Kitty, oxoitod end agitated, eho know not why, had mado sot no comical attempts to detain Will, but bis long logs had by this time carried him half way to tho eoono of the sudden summons. "Thank you, no. I do not pood it," said Ellis coldly. "Indoed, I do not need escort at all to go no short a dis tance. " "It seems to bo tho post oustom none Che less," was tho grave ana war. "Be sides, I think 2 am Juctiflod In saying yon have treated mo with aversion so tnarked oil late that I am entitled to know tho oouee. What oan I have dono to deserve it, Ellis? Let us twdcrtrtand each other." "There is only ono way. thon, Mr. Ormsby," she answered, with sudden impulse. "Who la Uelon Daunton?" "Ellis, I oannot toll you now," was tho sorrowful, gontlo answer. "Be pa tient with mo yot a littlo while." ??Yet) you know?** "Yes?-I'know." "And yon ??y lot us understand each other," she answered bitiorly, "Ellin, I said to you bofoco whon we spoke of this that there-are soorot order* a soldier must obey and not explain, Jxx thene last few hours secret order* have com? to mo." "And yem accept secret ordert>-Aom heir' "I accept them from my honoar, SHI*, for I have givon my word. No," helm olorod. as aim hastened, ns i?onyh to leave him, ' 'liston, far ? may do mv last opportunity tonight. 1 know it scorns hard and strange to yon that When I would lay my whole life open before you, I must not yet tell you this. But, Ellis, I gtyo you my honor I am hiding nothing shameful to that poor woman nor to me. It Is only for a time I must be silent When X oan ?peak, you'll forgive mo, dear. You will thank mo that I do koop eilonoo now. Trust mo, Elllo. Oan you not look up at me and say you trust rno?" Ah, bow pleading was his tone, how fall of lovo and fire and tenderness* his manly face, as in that still winter night he looked down Into hor eyes I Over at tho barracks ?rfhero was a sudden stop to heard in oxoited talk. Along officer*' zow many n door was opened and worn en and children woro peering out in soarch of explanation of the unusual summons. Ovor at tho adjutant's office a dark throng had gntborcd, tho officers of tho gnrrison and other knots ns of sol diors or Indians could bo soon, but Jock and Bills saw, hoard, nothing of this. Her voico hud tho ring of steel to it as she answered: "If it woio Just a question of my own happiness, I might trust yon, but It is my mother's happiness?perhaps her Ufo. I must know all thero is to know about that woman whom my mother trusts so blindly. I must know for my self. In tho juimo of .the lovo you ofEor mo will you tell mo tho truth about her?" "GUIs, I cannot tonight I have gir.cn my word." "Thon keep it, "sold she With snddon passion. "Keep it and koop your lovo." Then sho turned and fled within tho ohaplaln's gnto, leaving him standing on tho snowy walk Without, sorrowing, yot determined. For a moment ho stood there follow-, ing her with his eyes. Nover stopping to knock or ring, sho turned tho knob and lot horsolf into tho brightly lighted hall. Ho caught a gllmpso of tho gray haired chaplain bonding over a womanly form. Ho caught ono flootlng view of Holon Bannton's anxious faco. Evi dently tho call had boon hoard there, too, and, coming as it did in the stlll noss of tho holiday evening, It bodod no good. Only on raro occasions or some sudden omorgoncy was Fen ton known to oall ovory duty offioor to his presenoo, ovon by day, and ho would bo almost tho last man to break in upon tho fes tivities of tho season with a storn oall to arms unless arms and raon both were needed somewhere. Tho day had boon ono long trial to Mrs. Farrar, and since noon ono long torturo to her.cherished friend. And so, as they wore seated about tho chaplain's firo and tho trum pet notes were hoard, and a servant hastening in said, "It's officers' oall, sir, ?** just as Ellis feared her mother was soltsod with sudden falntnoss. "My boy, Willy 1 Thoy won't toko him," she f altered, and then sank baok nerve loss into hev oh air. Ormsby turned and sped away for the office. At loast he could asoortaln the oanso of the summons and bring them tidings if it meant no move, but the first glance through the window at his uncle's f aoo, as he stood surrounded by bis officers, told tho New Yorker, al ready experienced in frontier garrison life, that eomothing Imminent woe in tho wind. Fonton was talking rapidly, as was his wont when roused, and the only facos in tho group that did not seem to kindle in response to tho light in his keen, sparkling oyes woro those of two heavily blanketed Indians stand ing sullen and imperturbable beside him. Out in tho snow half a dozen non commissioned officers woro gathered In a group by tho little knot of Indian ponies and oow boy bronohos. An Indian boy, lolling in his saddlo, repliod in monosyllables to thoir oagor questions. A braco of cowboys, opo of them obvi ously in liquor, sought to impross upon all within hoaring thoir version of some row that had evidently tokon place. Among tho bystnndoxs was Ormsby's old friend, tho sergeant major, and to him ho appealed. "What's up sergeant?" "Boon a fight, sir?cowboys and In dians. Christmas drunk, I reckon. The cowboys wore having somo fun with their lariats,-and thoy roped old Bur Aoad oil hi* pony and shot at him when be showed fight. Then his two sons shot Bdroxnlo Peto. end it looks like a gen l?ge is oamped only ton miles down stream, and they're war donolng al ready. Thoro's a lot of drunken cowboys ovor at town, and thoy swear they'll rouso tho county and oloan out the whole Indian outfit" Thanking the staff sergeant for his information, Ormsby prossed on to tho crowded room and stood in tb? ootakirt of tbo throng of officers. Fen ton was speaking as ho entered the hxil, and bis voico had no uncertain ring. He hod been questioning on* of the oowboy loaders, n scowling, semidofiant, bat Slondidly ballt specimen of frontlet hmlvy, and it was evident that th? verdict of the commander wo* against those tn^bulent gentry and tn favor of the Indians. *'By your own admission. Thorpe, your fellows are on a tear, and whether thoy meant-* It as fun or not it was roo?h fcrn c*fcwt mrrfVotb**^ tsss-than a mod "brained trlok In my oyec. and an outrago from tho Indian point of viow. Big Boad would have boon no ohlof at all if ho hadn't rosontod it furiously. It may be, as you nay, that bo was first to pull his gun. but you pulled him off his horse. The men that did it deserve to be At tho threshold he turn*! rmd one* more faced the port oommander. shot, and I'm sorry he missed. Yon say thero are cowboys enough in tho county to oloan out a dozen suoh bands as bis and that Bammle Pote's friends won't rest nntll they've done it Oo you to tlM0&(igb|*Qei (bis. spot ondMyip* me there are not cowboys enough in all the territory to lick this regiment, and you've got to do that before yon oan raise ouo scalp in that village." "All right, Colonel Fenton. In the old days we used to soy blood was thicker than water, and In many a tough place we've stood by the soldier against tbo savage. There was never a time wo wont book on you, and this is tbo first timo I ever heard of on officer who would go back on us"? "Don't distort things now, my friend," said Fenton ooolly. "I nover would go book on you, as you say, if yon were the assailed and the wronged. This is a oase of simple Justice, and I intorposo to keep the peaoo until the rights and wrongs con be sifted and set* tlod. Take my advice and keep away from tho village." "Thore's higher power In tho land than tho military, Colonel Fonton, and that's publio opinion, and pnbllo opinion says Big Road's pooplo murdorod Lare mlo Poto. Publio opinion says wo want tho murdorors, and, by God, we moan to havo 'om even If wo havo to olean out tho wholo vi 11 ago I Wo want no fight with yon; but, through the press and congress, wo'll us? yon up till {hero won't bo as muoh left of you as tho Sioux loft of Ouster's crowd. Take my advice and keep away from u& " And so saying Ben Thorpo, "king of tho cowboys," as thoy called him on the Platte, strode angrily out of tho room, tbo otneors parting in silonoe to lot him go. At tho threshold ho tnrnod and once more faced tho post commander. "Another thing, Colonel Fonton!*' And as ho spoke Ormsby could soo how tho strong froruo was quivering with oxcltement and wrath. 4 4 You say we're not tho sheriff's posse and wo cannot not in accordanco with fnw. There's no sheriff in all Wyoming nearer than Rook Springs, and I'm sheriff in these parts until he cornea. I'm Bhoriff enough to hunt murderers, and sheriff enough to run down horse thieves, and do it with out waiting for warrants, cither, and that damned redskin whom you're pro tooting there by your side is one of the four that shot Pete Boland. I'll send e> sheriff's posse here in ten minutes, and I'll give you warning here and now wo moan to have the law on him or you, and you take your choice. Will yon sur render him?". Ormsby felt bis nerves and muscles qulvoring. This was Indeed bearding the lion in his den. It was a new thing to see a post Commander braved l* his own bailiwick. Fenton, however, nover showed the faintest irritation. Check ing with a gesture the indignant move made by some of the younger officers, he turned quietly to the officer of the day. ^'Captain Amory, let a file of the guard escort that gentleman off the res ervation. " "Bo be tt. Colon el Fenton, and let the country know I was thrust off the t at the point of the saber. I'll wait my escort" Bo hod little time to wait Almost at the doorway already, the corporal's guard, obeying the impatient summons t?f tho young officer in command, came trotting up at double quick, a noncom missioned offloer and two troopers. One of tho latter, stocky, ' oavily boarded, slouchy, with furtive, bloodshot eyes, looked uneasily about him as the detail haltod, and, springing up the steps, the corporal lightly touched the cowboy on tho shoulder. Thorpe had turned back as thongh to hurl somo parting shot or sarcasm at tho oppressor, but at the touch of tho oornoral's hand looked ooolly around, "Well, sonny, what do yon wont?" "?Comealong, Ben,"said thocorpoctu quietlj% then started book Involuntarily at tho Bxprcssion of atnaaoment and wrath that shot suddenly into tho cow boy's face. "What!" hissed Thorpe, striding a pace forward, 14 Yon hem? Yoa officiat ing ss policeman to show me off Unolo Barn's Jailyard. Yon, yen sneak and Boomt*' he shouted, shaking a fist in Oraioo'B sodden face. "Yon, yon brag gart and blacdcaanrd?-you coward, who left poor Crawford's wife without a de fender, You our, who stole tho lost cent ho bed and then betrayed him to the tttfiiansi yon Bar. who brag of being en officer's son and dam no* own your own ?exact ?"?Stand hackt" he fkwooly cried as tho corporal one? more strove to place a hood upon his shoulder. "Pre no quar rel with you, Reddy, or with this other pp^deyU*. ??ho?t>f^<)Dlr &> ??-heb os teed, Dutl'd die Jo my tracks before that white livered hound should escort me off this post Out of the way!" he cried, and with one rnegniflooiit bound reached hlphoxflo, leaped Into his saddlo, and dashed a few yards away. Thon, whirling cbout, he swung his hat in air. "Good night to you, gentlemen. Merry Ohrlstma? to you, one and all. You'Vfc go) one of those bloody murder ers here, so keep him if you ohooM, but we'll t evj the othjr three before the sun riser fa spire of eil the thor? end thfevea 113b? that fellow yon oan muster 3n tho cavalry." And with a pcrtrrrj mrdedtotton at Chtsloe and rv la'h of the sttnglpj quirt, he vhirlc? his brocuho de. -hod away tl the gallop ??Damn that foTVnvr* satt Fenton. "Jilko him in :jite cf i?JI hi-, deviltry. There's so help for it, po-illemen?-tho Tvattth hes got to rjend ifc? Ohrlstma* standing between tboso roughrkfcs* and the very band that killed our oolonel three long years ago." [TO BE CONTINOKD NEXT WKKK.j DEFECTS IN THE DISPENSARY. A Strong Advooate Urses the legisla ture to Improve the Law. Tho Piedmont Headlight, edltod by Larry Gantt, who was credited with making the original suggestion of the law, contains a lengthy editorial dls? missing the dispensary system. Hore are aorao of its statements: "That there has been mismanage ment and some stealing connected with tho dlsponsary sinoe its estab lishment no one oan or will deny. That the whole thing neods remodol ing and overhauling is generally con ceded. No buBlneBS over conducted by thiB or any other State presented such an Inviting field for corruption. It was a new and untried experiment, and its inaugurators had no guide by which to go. Tho enemies of the law made It so obnoxious that St was a hard matter to secure the services of a suc cessful business man to accept any position connected with the dlspon sary. The press and tho pulpit both started a orusade against the rmw ex periment to control the liquor traffic, and ohuroh members wore ivou threatened with expulsion did Moy not resign the place? they held. The constable feature of the law proved eapeolally obnoxious. Bar rooms will never again be es tablished in South Carolina. The only change allowed in the dispensary sys tem will be to permit private Indivi duals to sell under the same restric tions as to hours and quantity as is now practiced. Of course we can have so called ' prohibition,' but experience In the past bas demonstrated the fact that prohibition does anything else than prohibit. It simply exchanges the legalized sale of whiskey for count less doggeries, where the vilest de coctions are sold to any.one wbo will buy. " We believe as our State dispensary Is now conducted, that there is no f[round for any oharge of dishonesty n Columbia. Tbo State board of con trol are gentlemen whose names carry with them confidence and respect, while in Col. S. W. Scruggs they have one of the finest accountants In the South?and If any rascality is prac ticed by subordinates ho is suro to find it out. "The greatest trouble we see with the dispensary is the high prloe charged for liquors ana thoir unre stricted sale. There is no denying the transparent fact that as now managed any man can buy all the whiskey nis appetite craves just as readily as when we had bar rooms. Here is whore reform is needed, and badly needed, too. In the first place the State has no more right to create a monopoly and profit by that monopoly at the ex Sense of the peoplo than an Individual as. It was not designed to create of the dispensary a source of revonue, but simply to permit sober men, who need intoxicants, or know how to use them with moderation, to purchase pure liquors legally, and without resorting to blind tigers. Many men who voted for the law would nover have done so did they boliove that tho doors of our dispensaries were to bo thrown open to any one who would buy. " And in this conneotion, and boing a frlond to tho dispensary law, truth and candor compels us to say that while for a time the use of stimulants was greatly curtailed, we oan soe a dally inoreaso in liquor-drinking and drunkenness. We have two dispensa ries in Spartanburg, and at any public day It is a hard task to enter tho doors. At first one dispensary did all tho bus iness easily. " Too muoh liquor is boing sold by the dispen8arios, and it is too oasy to buy it. The consumption is daily in creasing, when. If tho dispensary proves what its friends designed and promised, the use of intoxicants would be gradually and steadily diminished. No county should be allowed more than one dispensary, and then throw greater restrictions around the sale, if we oan redueo the consumption of Intoxicants one-half, or even one-third, so muoh the better." QUEER NOISES AT NINETY SIX. They Pie ceded tho Earthquake Ten Years Ago?-Again The Humbling in Heard. Mr. Henry J. Kinard, of Ninety Six, S. C, writes as follows to tho Columbia Register: About eleven or twelve years ago a rumbling noise was heard about four miles southeast of this place, resemb ling the report of a cannon, only the sound was doadonod somewhat by being underground. It started noarly two years beforo the groat August oarthquako and became more frequont and loudor up to the earthquake and continued only a few weeks after the earthquake. Theso explosive reports woro not at regular intervals, some times one to five tlmos a day, and some days would not bo heard. The vibra tion of the earth just after an ex plosion or report was sufficient to rattle glassware and glass windows hard enough to wake ono at night, or If lying with your head on the base of a tree you could feel the vibration. Some people living close became very much alarmed ana woro uneasy that something would happen to injure them. I have a farm on Ninety-Six Crook, where these roports were so Frenounced, and I often heard them, think large pieces of earth must be dropping off beneath the surface, falling deep down In some cavity be low, whioh must oause the report. These reports were heard In a radius of about three miles. They were more rironoucced than the report of blast ng, but having somewhat of the dead ened sound. I shall always believe they were somewhat connected with the great oarthquako, because nearly two years before the earthquake, when first hoard, they woro not so loud and loss frequent, but just before tho oarth quako they wero very froquent and so much louder and of course the vibra tion of the earth so muoh more strik ing, and, as I stated, after the earth quake they wero less frequont and cot so loud, and in the course of about six weeks were heard no more. I am not going to predict that we are to have another earthquake, nor is it my purpose in writing this article to disturb those who are nervous, but it is a fact that about six or eight weeks ago these unoxplalned and un explainable reports started again and are more frequent and louder now than when first heard eight weeks ago, so say the people wbo live out there. I wrote a short article one weok ago to the News and Courier, giving thoHO facts, seleotlr.g that papor simply be cause the Columbia correspondent of that papor, some time beforo the An guut earthquake, came up hore and wrote a longthy article giving tout! ? mony and statements of different re sponsible men in regard to ,heeo ex Siloslvo noises. The News and Courier id not publish my artlole from some cause I know cot. I supposed the editor thought it might uff? ct Charles ton in some way, or that it was not worth the spaoe it would take to publish it, or that it might disturb somo nervous persons. I ask you, Mr. Editor, to publish this for no other pur pose than it is a fact that these ex plosive nolsos were associated with the groat August earthquake and that it ought to be known by the people that those explosive reports are heard again. My correspondence nlno years ago in the Carolina Spartan was takon by the News and Courier as a canard, but proved to be a fact. Captain Potty took considerable interest at tho time in my statements. Buring the late war parties living on these flat lands where these noises are now beard, reported each day exaotly the number of cannons that wore fired in Charleston. If you are dliposed to publish this, if any obanges in these explosions take place, I will write you again. ?Dick?How did you proceed . Fred?Why. I just went up to her and asked her if she would marry mo. Without first telling her how much you loved her, and all that sort o' thing ?" m Of course ; I did not want to! prejudioe her judgment." "My ("ear boy, don't you know that when folk^ fall in love they don't havo any Judgment y THE POLICY OF GOVERNOR-ELECT ELLERBE. HE WANTS TO UNITE THE WHITE PEOPLE. A Patriotic Purpose in View?He Takes High. Ground on Public Af fair*. Speele" to The State. Trenton, Not. 25.?At this point today, starting for Columbia, I met the man wbo soon after the second Tues day in January next is to assume the direction of the State government? Oovernor-Eleot Widiam H. Ellerbe? and spent several hours with him. He talked pleasantly and patriotically of the future of his State, and forces one to tho conclusion that his aim is to bring about genuine peace and unity among the whole people, If ho is given tho proper support. Tne Governor elect takes high ground on matters of great publio concern m.d says his doslre is to give the entire people of South Carolina a olean, impartial ad minstratlon of the affairs of the State government. He says h has olearly marked down tho lines of his polioy and ox poo;. ? to hew to them, trusting to the truly patriotlo men of both fac tum? to lay aside factional differences and personal matters and give him their asoistanoe. The Governor-elect is locking well just at this tlmo. Ho says his health was bad just after the campaign, but he is now quite well again. He ex poets' to move his family to Columbia as soon as he is inaugurated, and thoy will reside at tho exeoutlve msnslon. He smilingly remarked to-day that one leading manufacturer of bicycles had offered him a handsomo machine if ho would take his exorcise in that way ; he added with a smile, " But I think walking is safer and better for me. I am aoouBtomed to walking about the farm." Mr. Ellerbe occupies a position some what distinct from bis predecessors in tho gubernatorial ohalr. His election was one of the unanimous kind and be s not bound by promises, neither is he tied up with obligations to any for sup port. About his only promise given In tho campaign was that to tho people of Charleston that if they would en force the dispensary law he would re move the metropolitan police. When I asked bim about this to-day, ho de clined to have anything to say on the subject, but those who Know bim are assured that that promise will be kept. As to the dispensary problem, the Governor-elect, while he will deal with it in his Inaugural, will not make any suggestions or recommendations to the General Assembly. He will, however, I feel safe in saying, call upon tho people of the State to stand to him and help him enforce the law to the letter as long as it is upon the statute books. Mr. Ellerbe has studied the question thoroughly and has his views as to what should be done, but those views bo is cot making public, nor will he be likely to havo anything to say at all, unless it bo in a special message after his inauguration. Mr. Ellerbe has already begun work on his inaugural address. In that ad dress he will take a new line. Ho will hardly devote it to recommendations to the General Assembly, but will very plainly make it an address to the whole people, general In its character and broad in Its scope. For Mr. El lerbe believes that an Inaugural should be addressed to the people themselves. To-day 1 asked Mr. Ellerbo about the chance of gottlng a reduotion in taxes In South Carolina. He said this was a matter to whloh he had given most se rious consideration and much time, but he had failed to evolve any Bohemo. The only thing he could see was the lnorease of tho taxable property ia the State. This could be brought about by bringing more people with money into the State and by encouraging the settlement of emigrants horo. It would cost no more to run the State government with this increaso of property and taxes would be lowered. Mr. Ellerbe has outlined an excel lent policy as to the making of all ap pointments, but In rogard to this as in noarly everything olso he is exceed ingly reticent. He had just left Senator Tillman when I saw him to-day. He and Sena tor Tillman are members of tho curri culum committee of the Clemson trustees, and he had come down to boo the Senator about tho condition of affairs at the college. The death of Prof. McGee deprives the college of a professor of agriculture, thus leaving one of the essential departments with out a director. There seems to bo great difficulty about finding a man to nil the place. It has been agreed upon I finally, Mr. Ellerbe says, to leave tho matter open until Beo. 14, when the I trustees meet at the col logo com mencement. Mr. Ellerbe says Senator \ Tillman Is to make two speeches soon ?one at St. Matthews on Dec. 3, in aid jof the Calhoun county scheme; tho I other at Gaffney on Dec. 6, in aid of I the new county of which that place desires to be the county Beat. PERSECUTED BY PROFITS. A Rloh Man Who Tries to Uose Hi* Fortune, But Can't. Louisville Courier-JournaL The history of John Lawrenoe Sohoolcraft, who now. broken- hoar ted and aimless in life, plods uncomplain ingly through a weary existenoe, earn-1 ing by constant labor a baro maibte-' nance, is a sad one. Several days ago | bonds and socurltlos amounting to, $60,000 were found in the bottom of a cast-off trunk in the Saratoga Hotel at Chloago, as was related at tho time In the Courier-Journal. The finding of such valuables has led to an investiga tion, and the fact has been established that the bonds and securities belong to John Lawrence Sohoolcraft, formerly of Kentucky. Chief of Police Badenoch, of Chica go, when he turnod over the securities to the owner, instead of making him happy, brought sorrow and suffering to mm. as the bonds recall a sad evont in his life, whioh he had striven hard to wipe out and forget. The day tbo bonds were found by a waiter at tho Saratoga Hotel Sohoolcraft was earn ing his living by addressing letters at II por thousand. It was quickly learn ed that he was the owner of the bonds, for he bad the hotel ohook for the trunk in wbioh they were found. He also had a reoelpted bill for bis board at the Saratoga Hotel. He. when asked in regard to the securities ho once possessed, gare the numbers read ily. Chief Badenooh, wanting to be more sure, however, sent Mohooloraft's ploture to his old home In Richmond, Va. Letters were received immediate ly from prominent business men of Richmond saying the ploture was un doubtedly that of Sohoolcraft. This dismissed all doubts as to the man's identity and right of ownership. These lottocs also explained why Sohoolcraft, with 900,000 at his com mand, keeps up the drudgery of ad dressing envelopes to earn his dally livelihood. Ho himsolf doollnes to tell the story of his life, but in answer to 1 persistent questioning only says; "No I I man on earth has suffered more than I. Had I thought my past would be dug up in connection with these miserable old papers. 1 would never have made claim to them. May my Beeret be buried with my body."' Ten years ago John Lawrence Sohoolcraft was a vigorous, handsome young man of 2u years. He was an enterprising young busloess man and was a member of the firm of Campbell & Sohoolcraft, of Richmond, Va. Too firm was a popular one and made money fast. Sohoolcraft had exten sive business ventures outside of his regular business, and all of them net ted him big gains. Mrs. Sohoolcraft was a beautiful woman and was one of the most attractive and fascinating leaders of Richmond society. Sohool craft Idolized his wife, and his whole life seemed to be given up to her pleasure and happiness. Ooo day he awoke to the realization that a young lawyer named Stein, who had boon one of his most confident and trusted friends bad robbed him of his wife's affections. He made no complaint, neither did he utter a word of oonsure, but hastily converted all his property and his bus iness interests into cash and portable securities and loft bis once happy home to become a wanderer the rest of his lire. Sohoolcraft's male purpose was to squander all hlB money and scatter it in a way that his wife could never get it. Ho rushed into big speculations and often instead of losing, realized handsome profits. Taxes on his real estate were purposely left unpaid and the property was sola and resold until it was clouded by mortgages too far to admit of any redemption. He went into big mining schemes and all kinds of wild speculations, and in almost every instance would win' Finally be was hoard from In Albuquerque, N. M ., whore he had invested in what he considered a losing venture, but to his utter disgust he realized from it over $100,000. Sohoolcraft finally succeed ed in squandering all his money, and landed in Chicago about two weeks ago with but a few dollars in his pock ets and with a determination to earn a pittance wherewith to sustain himself. When Chief Baconock took the se curities aftor they were found and showed them to Sohoolcraft he said they belonged to him, but they wore worthless. Exports who have examin ed them declare they are good, and not only can their face valuo 00 readily colleoted, but the accrued interest, which will amount to some thousands of dollars. Schooloraft, although be ing only 80 years of age, has aged rap idly, and the sad expression on his face portrays a blighted life. A RATIO WAR EXPECTED. Tbo Belief that Hostilities Will Be Resumed Is Spreading. Railroad circles are somewhat agi tated over a rapidly spreading belief that the rate war between the Sea board Air Line and the Southorn Rail way is to be renewed. The aotion of the directors of the various branches of the Seaboard system in indorsing tho attitude of the officers In the re cent rate war lit created the impres sion that another war might be resort ed to. Color Is given this belief by an inter view with vice President St. John of the Seaboard, in the Washington Star. The inference necessarily drawn from this Interview is that Mr. St. John's price of peace is the withdrawal of the southern's steamer line between Balti more and Norfolk, and the grant of the Seaboard's demand that its sleepers be carried through from Washington to Now Orleans. These were the demands of the Sea board last summer, and, falling to got what was wanted, the Seaboard in augurated the great rate war. No surprise, therefore, would he created by another declaration of war at any time. " Tho Seaboard Air Line," Bald Mr. St. John to a reporter, "will demand from its competitors all tho privileges accorded to any other railway com pany, and failing to receive them, will resort to such means to onforco Its demands as may be doomed wise and just by the directors of the company. "If the Southern Railway Company wants to preserve the peace between itself and the Seaboard Air Line, it knows exactly what to do," continued Mr. St. John. To a further question he said that tho Seaboard Air Line announced Borne months ago that it wanted to run through passenger coachoB from Now York to Now Or lcans, and that It still wants that right. He added : " I do not look upon tho concessions which wo have said we wanted in the light of a favor. I consider that tho Seaboard has tho right to demand any and evory accommodation that is ex tended by any und.every line to either the Southern or any other competitor of othe Seaboard." As to whether a rato war was im pending, Mr. St. John said : "That depends entirely upon what the Southern may do, If it does any thing to change the existing condition of affairs. As I said before, it knows what step is necessary for them to take to restore harmony. Right here I wlBh to Bay that the impression which has gotten abroad that the Seaboard is always anxious to fight its competi tors is an erroneous one. The Seaboard does not want rate wars, but we know our rights, and I trust and hope we will always be able to maintain and enforce them." STORIES OF GEN. TOO MBS. How a Windfall of Five Thousand Dollarn Came to Him in London. During the closing days of the civil war a detachment of Federal cavalry rode into the pioturseque town of Washington, Oa.? and within a few moments after the arrival of the new coiners their command stood at the front door of a large, old-fashioned mansion. The visitor's mission was soon made known. He desired to sse Gen. Robert Toombs, and, In fact, was so anxious to s him that he was-willing to put hlmsolf to no end of trouble to meet him. The cavalry captain was informed that the owner of the house was not at homo, which statement was half way true, because at that very Instant Gen. Toombs was making his way to the garden gate, where he had a swift horse in readiness for him. The Confederate leader lost no time in mounting bis steed, and before another hour he was many miles away in a part of the county which had not then been visited by the Invaders. aiFor days the gray-ooated fugitive traveled, exerolsing the utmost vigil ance, and spending his nights with the most trustworthy friends of the lost cause. Finally, when the ? ast was dear, he made his way to Cuba, and spent a few weeks with the sympathizers of the Confederacy in Habens. There were reasons, however, why the' general should not return home at that time, and he was not long in mak ing his arrangement* to take an out going s teamer for Europe. . - When he landed at Liverpool, Gen. Toombe was short of funds. He had sent a message to his wife Id Cuba, but did not know whether she would re ceive it, or whether she would be able to raise any money for him. He was In an embarrassing fix. A stranger in a strange land, with only a few dollars, he did not know which way to turn. With his royal disregard of money, he invested in a first class ticket to London and boarded the train with less than $5 in his pocket. What to do when he reached the metropolis was the question. The Confederacy bad collapsed, and Its few friendB in England were not likely to be in a con dition to aid the refugee, even if they should feel so disposed. The solitary passenger was studying the situation when a new fellow-travel er came into his compartment at one of the way stations. The new arrival was a London lawyer of distinction, and a glanoe satisfied him that the man sitting op Sosite was Robert Toombs, an ex-mem er of the Confederate cabinet, an ex Confederate general, and a famous Am erican lawyer. The Londoner had scan the other's Eleture In the illustrated papers and e had heard something of him on one of his visits to the United States. "Excuse me." ho said, "but isn't this Gen. Toombs of Georgia?" The Amerloan responded with some surprise, but In a few moments the two were conversing with the freedom of old friends. The Englishman was a man of tact, and there were many things In common between him and the Georgian. In the course of the conversation he brought up a subject in which be was greatly interested?a case for some British claimants in volving the title to large landed in terests In the southwestern part of the United States. The ponnlless ex-Coafederate little knew of the good fortune awaiting him. He simply knew that ho had mat a bright brother lawyer, and out of an abundance of his intellectual and Erofesslonal resources he entertained im as he would a guest at his own fireside. PorhapB an hour had been spent in talking over tho caso, when the Lon doner came down to business. " Gen. Toomba," ho eald, " how long will you stop at London, and whero can I see youV" " I expect to stay several weeks," was the answer, "and my address will be the Langham." " Would you mind coming into this case as consulting counsel ?" " Not at all. 1 am famliar with the facts and the law." " I am suro of tha'.," answered the Britisher. " Just wait a minute." He drew writing materials from bis hand saohel, filled out a check and handed It to the general. '?This Is a retainer," he eald, " It is tbe way we do things In England. Day after to-morrow I will call on you." The Georgian glanced at the check. It wa, for fco,000 I If he felt any surprise he did not show it. He carelessly pocketed the slip of paper, and remarked that he would bo ready when needed. The big London lawyer got out at tho next station, after again promising to seo the American in the city two days later. Toombs stopped at the Langham, and during the week gave his atten tion to the case which bad come to him In tho very nick of time. Then be received another check for $5,000 and ran ovor to France for a visit. In Paris tho famous Confederate statesman, soldier and lawyer was the lion of the hour. Louis Napoleon sent for him and consulted him upon various matters. Among other things the emperor asked him what effect the establish ment of Maximilian's empire would have upon tho American republic " It will never bo established," was the Georgian's blunt reply. " What?not with Confederate sym pathy V" asked tho oinperor. " There uro no Confederates In such a ct.au," was the answer. " We are all Americans." Tho talk drifted to tho question of reforesting tho south of France, and Napoleon aakod Gon. Toombs to visit that region and make suggestions in regard to the proposed work. The request was complied with and a roport wau furnished of ao elaborate and complete a naturo that the French minister of the interior offered to pay a handaome sum for it. This was re fuse d, aa tho gonoral said that tho work was not in his lino, but he was prevailed upon to accept a souvenir of considerable value, from tho emperor himself. Shortly after thia tho oxile yielded to the many urgent requests of his ft lends at home and returned to Geor gia. Perhaps no other Confederate who visited Europe mado a more bril liant reputation In so short a time. SUICIDE OF AN EDITOR. A Popular Young Man Ended His Life in a Sensational Manne Mr. Richard E. Cherry, who wat until recently tho associate editor of The Penny Preaa, a dally paper In Al bany, Ga., committed suicide at his home) in that city on tho 24th inst. The aot was occaalonod by despon dency over tho loss of hia position, and Its accomplishment was marked by some of the moat sensational fea tures that OVOr characterized self murder. Cherry had for a long tlmo been con nected with The Ponny Press, but last week was requested to tondor his resignation; waa mado distressingly despondent and hopeless. Tho noxt day he left town in search of work, and nothing more was heard of him until his return last night. He walked up to his mother's home, and as she came to the door to moot him, ho put his arms around hor and said : " Mother, I have come home to die." Ho produced a half-omptlod mor ?hlne bottle and exhibited it. to her. he half-crazed mother wrenohed it from his grasp and after having con cealed It, as the thought, Bho excitedly summoned all the physicians In tho neighborhood. Cherry had seen whore she had put the drug, and as he attempted to got It and swallow what remained, his 16 year-old sister rushed up. She divined his intention, and grasped his arms and struggled desperately for the pos session of the vial. He succeeded in overpowering her, and as she sank exhausted to the floor he calmly swal lowed the remainder of the deadly poison. A number of physicians responded almost immediately. Cherry was rapidly going Into a stupor. They fought horoioally, but to no avail, to save his life. He lapsed into unoon solousness despite their efforts to keep him awake, and in a few hours was dead. His mother and sister aro prostrate with grief, and all Albany is deplor ing the sad affair. Cherry was about 30 years old, and unmarried. He was ono of the most popular men in south west Georgia, and a well-known figure in ?sergla fcjurtAllso* wayside: gatherings. DIU of Humor and Nuggets of Truth for the Multitude. ?a penny worth of. mirth is worths a pound of sorrow. ?The first use of a locomotive lit this oountry was in 1810. -Brokers and barbers arc given to shavings, and oarpenters to making them. ?Massachusetts has declared for annual elootions by nearly 50,000 ma- ; jorlty. ?Know thyself and keep 'lie in formation to thyself. This 1?. good advice. ?Where the woollen mills employ about 150 people, the cotton mills usually employ some 800. ?The greatest plooo of good fortune Is that which corrects our deficiencies and rodeems our mistakes. ?In Paris it has been decided that ?'? gambling on tho part of a wife consti tutes sufficient grounds for divorce. -If you count the sunny and cloudy days of the wholo year, you will find that the sunny ones predominate. ?Willie (reading)?Pa, what is a prevaricating minion of beelzebub? " A man who disagrees with you polit ically, my son." ?There are a groat many stories that have no foundation. But when it comes to building houses, the more stories the better tho foundation must be. ?When a real Now York boy wishes to say that a man is "extremely ex travagant, he expresses himself this way: "He has money to burn and carries mutches." ? The recont report of the commis sioner of education gives statistics Bhowing that there are 200,000 women schoolteachers in this country .to 122, 000 men teachers. ?Irato Customer?I want my money back. Cyclo Doalor?What for? "You Bald this was a high grade wheel; but I find that in climbing hills the higher the grado tho harder it is to ride." ?A doctor declares that four or anges eaton evory day are effective in removing the craving for intoxicants. One should bo oaten before breakfast, and one eaoh at 11 a. in., 3 p. m., and 0 p. m. ?"Is It truo that when a wild goose's mato dies It never takes an other ?" asks a young widow. "Yes, but don't worry about that. The rea son it acts that way is because it is a goose." ?Bride (on shipboard at sea in a storm) I fool so sick, my dear, and if I should die and they bury mo here, you'll sometimes some and plant fiowors on my gravo, won't you, darling." ?" You are over 40, why don't you marry." " Bocauso I do not care to marry an elderly woman, whllo a young girl would bo foolish to marry mo, and 1 do not care to marrv a fool iBh girl." ?White frost is the ordinary frozen dow or hoar frost. Black frost occurs when tho cold is so intense as to freeze vegetation and cause it to turn black without the formation of hoar frost. ?Bigamists In Hungary are com pelled to submit to an odd punishment. The man who has boon silly enough to marry two wives is legally forced to live with both of them, In the same house. ?" The Lord lovoth a cheerful giver," but there's no use chucking a coppor cent into a contribution box so loud as to mako the folks on tho back soat think the communion service has tumbled off tho altar. ?On his return from a tour which he had boon making with his master in Switzerland, a servant, being asked what he had soon, replied : "Oh, one can't soe anything. There's nothing but mountains everywhere." ?Women have a better perception of color than men. An eminent au thority on color blindness asserts that under a very severe test tho color vis ion of 1 man in 5 is defective, while in women the average is 1 In 30. ?Nearly throo minutes are required to bring a big steamer, like tho Etru rla, to a full stop ; and in that time she will have advanced almost half a mile from tho placo she was when the first movements were made to stop her. ?Who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool?shun him. Who knows not, and knows that ho knows not, is humble?teach him. Who knows, but knows not that ho knows, is asloop?wake him. Who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise?follow him. ?A judgo'e little daughter, who had attended her fathor's court for the first timo, was very much interested in the proceedings. Aftor her return home she told her mother : " Papa made a speech, and several othor men made speeches to 12 men who eat all together, and these 12 mon were put In a dark chamber to bo developed." ?A Kansas girl, tho daughter of a Greenwood county rancher, was sent oast to Bchool this fall. " What do you know, my child?" tho head teacher asked her. "Oh, farming," tho now pupil replied. " Well tell me what is a farm ?" " A farm is a body of land surrounded by a barb-wire fence," tho little maid said. ?"Hollo 1 What's wrong, old fel low?" "I'm almost orazy, I aont a lotter to my broker, asking him whethor he thought I was a fool, and another one to Miss Wlllots, asking hor to como for a drive with mo; I don't know which of thorn this tolo gram is from." " What does 't say V" 7' Simply , Yes.'" ?I never had any faith In luck at all, oxoopt that 1 bollovo good luck will carry a man over a ditch, if ho iumps well, and put a bit of bacon Into his pot, If he looks aftor his garden and keeps a pig. Luck gonorally comos to thoso who look aftor It, and my notion Is it taps onco in a lifetime at everybody's door, and if industry does not open it away it goos.? Spur geon. ?After tho dog liar, tho smart baby liar, and tho horso liar had their turns, the common, ordinary liar said: " Well, you fellows own some pretty bright livo stock, but I don't think any of thorn compare with my educated katy did." " What does it do?" asked the man with tho dog that knew the timo of day. " My wife's sister Is a sshool ma'am. and has taught the insect to say ' ?atfir'y n ?Honry Suddnth, of Glassy Moun tain township, the "Dark Corner" of Croon vlllo County, has been committed to jail, on a charge of oriminal assault on the person of his fifteen year old sis ter-in-law, Jano Center. He called at her mother's house on tho afternoon of November 18, to take the young girl to his house, so as to leavo at midnight for the circus at Greenville tho next day, and committed the alleged out rage oa the way back to his house.