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BRYAN'S VILWS OF POLI1ICAL OUTLOOK. TALKS AUOIJT KKCKN V KIjKC IION8. Tho Democratic V lot or ten in Ken tucky und Nr? York. Dem iintrulo u Change ol Sentiment. Lincoln. Neu., Nov. 8.?The eleo> tiouM of 18U7 indicitto dls*atlsfaotion witb Republican policies, an I presage the overthrow ol the H -publ ? ,m party They also inciicato that tb i bolt Dg Demoorats cannot long uniiii! do a eop arnto organization, and must Ither go over to the Republicans or return to tho regular Democratic pat v and ac cept the platlorin adopted in Chicago in 1890. In tho homo of tho president., as well as the home of Mr. Banna, el trman of tho Republican national e<umittee, the Republican majority was el most re duced one half, and the legislature i& close. Certainly fu Ohio, il anywhere Republicans might have ex. eted to hold their own, but instead o doiug so they have shown a distinct lesin spite of the fact that they had an abundance of money for campaign purp -es. and an organization as complete as last year, together with tho inj?-" sted aid of those who have recoiveuT lb e at Un hands of tho administration, or expect ollico. the result in kentucky! I i K< mucky :?o D n.ocra- carried the Soate by ubout 20 000, arm secured a good working rxtuj frlty in t) ?? legiala turo, nolsviti.standLug tho i 11 u-ta put forth by tho Republicans a id gold D.-moerata. In Iowa tho Republican m: j : ity was cut clown almost one-half, uu i largo Democratic gains were mad in tho legislature, notwithstanding do fact that a heavy vote was police ? >r an off year. In Pennsylvania and M . Hiohu setts tho It-publican majori I -s were largely reduced. In Virginia 'ic Doin uerats made deelded gains on ie Slate tlekol and in tbo legisiatur. In Ne braska the fusion plurality Wl oxeood my plurality of last year, not? i island ing a cot.uiderablo decrcbs.j In .o total voto. Tho percentage of vou -ast by the silver forces In Nebraska I? greater than ever before. In tbo statea above montier' namo ly, Onto, Kentucky, Iowa, 1' QSylva nia, Massachusetts, Virginn- ind N< braaka, the Djmoorats reafflr oho po sitions taken in tbe Chicago . itform, and in each of thuae StatiB il Kenub licans diacur-sed national U is and pointed out t?at Democratic > n was Strengthening tho Chicago f I vtform. Wo Lavo aright, therofort, > claim tbo political advantages w h h they foresaw and tried to prevent. what new york Dl In N.-w Yura too Duuioorn i gains were ao great that ibe Demo, r locan didate for judge of tbe court u ippeals .'? overcame tue enormous majoi of last 1 /car, and was elected by o\ ;>0,UUU maj ority. Tho Democrats hi.- ? maue gains in N iw York city, a in the New Yoik, New Jersey ai.d N ryland legislature b lam not sulli i ily ac quuitit'-d with the local Billot ion in Now York city and in Now y k, Now Jersey aad Maryland to be ah o judge bow far tho gains strengths uuU tbe Cnieago platform. The small voto polled by the gold Demoerata last year was exp . ned by tho assertion that moat of too goio Democrats voted tbo R:pubi . >'i tick et, but thia year in several ft s spe cial tllort was made by tho > i t Dem ocrats to poll a l irgo voto h order to give their party a standing b public estimation. This was eepec l y true in Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky .? d Mas Bachusetts. Ex-Sjcrolary J. S.orling Morton made a speech at the i I to con vention of tbo gold Deim < af.s, in which bo asserted that there ? ad been a large Increase in his party'r - re.ngtb, and that tbo go!) Dcmoci. - would pod 20,000 votes Lu Nubrabgu i Is year, in oruer to bring out a full vi 1. lie con sented to boa candulaiu for r ??nt of the atatu university, und the e ilrman of tho gold Democratic ci vjntion made tho race for supreme j i .e. Tno rolurna aro not con | e, but sufllcicnt is known to make i certain thai tbo gold Democratic cut ? id ate for supremo judge did not poil i U l.a f of 1 per cent of tho voto of the b .iio (icaa than half as many votes as Hid party polled last year.) Ex-Seortt.\ ,\ Mor ton, notwithstanding bis larg p irsonal acquaintiiico did not carry a ein. le pre cinct In tee state. GOLD democrats' faili res. In loivtt t x Coi greseinen i .CtorsOD and l'.\ no in cunvaased tho Slate in the interest of the gold Demoora>, md yet tho gold Democrats' oandidat< .'or Gov ernor only polled about 2,00i) a.ore than tho party polied last year, ui a little more than 1 per cent, of tu. V >tu of tho Stale. In Kentucky, v- re pur bapa tbe hardest tight war. made by tho gold Demoerata In ortb i lo vindi cate Mr. Carlisle and th? 0 airicr Journal, tho candidate of thi i i?IJ Dum OOratB only polled about lOivO votea. In Ma-saonusotts so distinguished a man as ex-Congressman Ev< r? it, run ning for governor on tho go d ticket, polled lees than one fifth as tu ny votes as Georgo Fred Williams, v. no made an aggrooslvo light on the Chi, a ;o plat form. Tno Republicans fought their cam paign thia year under too m > c, favor ably circumstances. Congress van call ed together in extraordinary session, and the Dingloy bill was pa.- d. Fac tories whien wore cloaed i u mg the period of uncertainty as tot no sche dules, oponed up when the aw was Qnally passed, and tho ratee positively fixoO : merchants, who bae postponed' purchases for tho same reason, replen ished their ttoeks, and tho metropoli tan newspapers united in b< raiding a return of >?*osperity. Since i vary body was anxn "or prosptrity to return, no matter wnat party brought i?, many wero inclined to give the It publican party further time to demon t ate the bucccbs or (allure of in pollutes, it publicans who bolitvo Id u b gh tariff, mi wi li as suver, were wa t eg to Sue tho Dingloy law tested. It wunUcan? who wore in favor of im niatlonul bimetal iam saw, in tlio Bedding of tho commission abroad, a fulfillment of the party platform, and weio lo nth to (t\ ve up hope even when, jmt b-iforo the election, England refuued to< o- iperato Tho short crop abroad brougnt a sud den raise in wheat, and th Rapubll cans seized upon it and par?dud it be fore the public as if it wore the result Of IC i UM; n-n n poltClCS, or r. til:.' ion ol j the argumenta against the g dd stand ard In spite of those advantages tho I ?'. ? publican party has failed to hold it* own, and the sontlment in favor of the Chicago platform continues to grow. Tho Dingloy law was the only affirm ative remedy offered by tho Republican party to relieve existing conditions. The Republican platform of last year said : - ' Wo ronow and emphasize our allegiance to the policy of pruteotloi. as a bulwark of American industrial independence, and tho foundation ol American development and pros perity" rTtOSPEIUTY DID NOT / PPKAK. Imiaouiateiy after the elceileo it was found that Republican success ut tho i>o?-> did Dot Itsoif bring prosperity. More national banks failed during tho ll *st six months aft r tho election of 181H? trail failed during the corn spend ing six months of the year before, ln dustria prostration was so apparent that Congressman Grosvonor, tho sta tistician of the R 'publican party, mado a 8p< < ob in the Ohio state convention of 181)7, in which ho denied that tho Republican party bad promised to bring prosperity, and quoted the K - publican platform to show that the Re publican party hud only promised to restore protection, which wus alleged to bo the foundation of prosperity. Ho asked that judgineut be withheld until a high tariff bill could be put in opera tion. The tariff bill has now been In opera tion something like four months, ami yet bus not been vindicated by experi ence, notwiths'anding the fact that Kcpubiican leaders ami Republican papers are continually celebrating tho return of prosperity, the voters do not seem to have received their share, as evidenced by the returns ot last Tues day. The price of sugar rose boforo tho sugar trust was allowed to dlotato the sugar schedule of the Dlngley bill, but the consumers of sugar have not been able to obtain any of the advantages which tho bill brought to the trust. The commercial reports point to an ad vancement of woolen goods sold for de 1 ivory in 1898. Tl !s advance is di rectly traceable to the Dingley law. But how will tho benefits roach those who Ut-o woolen goods, uuletS their in comes are likewise increased? Raw cotton is considerably lower this year than it was last. U a mau makes his living by produolng cotton, how is ho going to enjoy prosperity if h s Income deoreasi sand living expenses increase? Since 1SM4 we have alternate d presi dents witii the Rooubtloan party. Each ad minis trotten was repudiated oy the people. Wry? BecauBo neither toe Democratic cor the Republican ad ministration attempted to relievo tho people irom the one primary and con tinuing disease?namely, tho gold standard. The Wilson .bill modified tho tariff rates somewhat in tho Inter est of tho consumer, but the benefits wore overcome by tho evils of Mr. Cleveland's financial po icy. Tho Dingley law increases tho tarilT rate's 10 the detriment of tho consumers gen erally and for the advantage of manu facturers and trusts, but the advan tages, even to the manufacturers, will bo overcome by the evils of Mr. Mo Kinley's financial policy. Tho elections will encourage tho friends of Independent bimetallism to continue their oampalgn. They be lieve that events which, after all, are ruore potent than speeches, editorials or oampalgn func's, win slid further condemn the Republican policy, ami still further vindicate the principles set forth in the Chicago plbtforui. In fact, events are already proving the correctness of the position taken by the Democrats hist year, and the Ro i/UDlicans are not in u position to either dispute or explain the events. The gold standard was fastened upon the country in $873 without any party asking for it. Too American people neither discussed nor expressed any desire for the gold standard prior to its adoption. Even congress oid not understand the effect of the BOt of 187U when it was pa-s d. A DINGLEY HILL. EXAMPLE. If any K< publiouo is dispi s d to deny the possibility of a law passing through Congress without its contents being understood by Congress let bun remember section 22 o! tho Dingley Dill. Congress did not know that the Dingley bill contained section 22, not witistunding the fact that the bill passed tho Senate and house and was signed by the president. Tho United States endured the gold standard for twenty three years before any party ev* r dared to defend it, and when the bolt ing Democrats of lb'Jti, after advocat ing international oimetall sin at Chicugo, declared for the geld stand ard t*o months later at Indianapolis, they pollen less than I per cent, of the votes and earrh d only one p reo I not in tho United Stales?a pneinct in which only six votes were po led, they secur ing three votes, t'ie Rjpublicans two und tho regular Democrat* one. Six millions and a half of voters de clared last year for independent bi m tailism. A liitio more than seven millions supported too Republican ticket, which was pledged to interna tional bimetallism. Those thirteen and half millions declared themselves against tho gold standard and in (avor of a douole standard. By sending a commission to Europe, Mr. McKinley admitted the gold standard to be on satisfactory. By appropriating (lOO.OOU to pay tho expenses of tbo commission the lie,eah ican Congiess confessed it self desirous of getting rid of the gold standard. Tho commission found franco will ling to abandon the oid standard?con clusive proof that tho gold standard has not been satisfactory to France. In England the capitalistic classes woro oppoHed to making any conces sions to bimetallism, thus proving that Indopondent bimoia lists were right last fall in asserting that tho contest between gold monometallism and bi metallism is a contest between the money power and the common people. The fal uro of the commission to secure, the co-operation of Europe is proof that the Independ nt bimelallists were right when thoy assorted that the peo ple of tho United States must rely upon ihelr own elforls for relief, without waiting for tho aid or consent of any other nation. The Republican party having failed In Us efloi ts to get rid of the gold s und ard must now mstut upon tho Ameri can peoplo enduring a gold standard which thoy do not like, muri ly because tho financiers of K i. land war.-, tho gold standard. (Jan too Rjpubll* can party carry over to tho gold ntandard all thoso who believed in international bimetallism last year? Surely not. Not content with forcing upon th I American peoplo against tneir wili a financial system wbieb permits tho tinancial msgnato of Europe to conti ol our primary money, the Rqiubhoan party is now preparing to turn over tbo papor monoy of ttie United Suites to tbo national banks. Mr. McKinley, in recommending the appointment of a commission to reform tho currency, roforrod with approval ! to tbo Indianapolis conference, and thu commute!, appointed by tbo In dianapolis eonfurenco is now at work preparing a plan for tho retirement of greenbacks and treasury ne* a. Tho last lt:publican platform diu not do olare In favor of rotlring tho groon baoks; neither did Mr. McKinley in his letter of acceptance. On tho con trary, he oxpressedly declared that the Republican party would keop In oirculatlon as good as gold all tho pa per and silver monoy then Included in the ourrency of tho country. If, as now seems probable, the Repub ltoan party is about to attempt tho re tirement of all government papor, will It not allenato those Republicans who still regard the greenback as safe and i.e. ?'?u9hHhHHHHHNHIMHH^HNN1HH useful ourrency? The opposition to tho trusts is grow ing stronger every day, und the R - publican put ty is impotent to extermi nate tbom because it reoeives Bnanolal support from them. Therefore, it must bo expected to lose votes among thoso who belle70 tho modern trust to l)o a menace to tho Industries as well as to the policies of tho United States. THE KEPUULICAN PROGRAM. Tho last Democratic platform oppos ed government by injunction. Events have brought ttiis subjeot into still greater prominence since tho election, and few Republicans will openly de fend government by injunction. Will the Republican party indorse that plank in the Chicago platform and carry it into execution, or will it, by Ignoring the subjeot, alienate those who Ik Hove in trial by jury? The Democrats in their last national platform favored the arbitration of differences between carriers engaged in interstate commerce and their em ployes. Tho Republicans organ'/.od sound money railroad clubs among their employes. If they continue t.i ignore the arbitration question, can they expect tho support of railroad employes in tho future'-1 The Republican program now em braces three pernicious doctrines: 1. foreign control of our primary money. 2. National bank control of our pa per money. ?. Trust control of tho taxing power. Will the peoole. submit? N > William j. Bryan. km, 1,1,1) BY A CONSTABLE), Another Bloody Chapter In Dianen? '.n\ History?An luttuoent Man Killed. Once more Spartanburg is tlio seat af an a^-fui tragedy and perhaps by mere coineldonoe the scene of murder is joat two miles below the spot where Will Durham and Jack Fisher were murdered by State constables in June, 1895, on the Howard Gap road. The victim iu this case is J. Henry Turner, one of the most highly esteemed and influential citizens in the county, a farmer in good circum stances. He came to bis death by a pistol shot tired by State Constable New bold. Tho facts of tho ease are about as follows : A short while back Now bold received instructions from tho gover nor to take a wagon und three men and make a touring expedition 'through Spartanburg, Plokens and Greenville counties, as many people were com plaining of the illicit i tie of whiskey in these counties. SoNewbold secured tho services of S. T Howie, LttPar and McCaaklll to assist him. Wednesday Hi:1 iii bo left two of the party at the standpinc in the city limits anil be and Howie went up the Howard Cap road until they reached tho Stephen Grove negro church, two and a half miles from the city limits. Hero they camped. About 6 o'clock in the morn ing Mr. .J. U. Turner passeu oy on his way to Columbia to attend a meeting of tho cotton growers in Columbia during fair week. Ho was uecom ? punied by a young inun named Hruce und was in a buggy which a mulo was pulling. Arriving neur tho church they both saw tho camp lire, but thought nothing of it. New bold turned to Howie us tho buggy approached and told him to go out und bait lt. This ho proceeded to do but reaching the vehicle ho could sco thut there was nothing suspicious about the buggy ot its inmates, to ho proceeded to lot it pa9s. Now bold hurried up and started to overtake the buggy, the mule tuen trotting briskly. Ho succeeded In doing so, and planting himself in the middle of tho road In front of the buggy culhd on Mr. Turner and Bruce to halt. Now bold hue' a cocked pistol in each bund. The mule kept Steadily on und New bold raised tho pistol in his left hand to lire. Jnst afterwards the gun in his right bund ulso went olT und the bull took clTeot in Mr. Turner's throat. The wound proved futal, for 30 minutes later ho died Tho victim was carried to town by Mr. Bruce und ex-State Constable Bowie. Dr. Dean wus summoned und ho pro nounced Mr. Turner dead. His body wus then tukeu back to Iiis home, six miles above tho city. Nowbold claims thut tho killing *as accidental purely. Ho says that when ho raised tho weapon to lire to make tho mulo bait tho other pistol also went olT indicting the deadly wound. Tnis is the btory ho tolls his attorney. Judge W. S. Thomason, and It is corro berated by hlscempaulon, S.T Howie. Nowbold made Iiis way to Spartanburg und went to tho residence of W. S. Thomason, his attorney. A buggy wus procured for him and ho left town immediately. Constable Howie, gavo tho follow ing statement to tho Spartanburg Herald reporter : "State Detective Nowbold was or dered hero by thogovernor sovora1 days ago, and proceeded with a wagon und mules und employed throe men, LafiW, MoOaakill and myself. Tho reuson of this was that tbero have, beon muny i complaint.-, recently of whiskey bolng sold in this county, Croonvillo and 1'ickens counties. We wore camping out and driving up into two squads, LaPar and McCasklll guarding tho roud from Whitney, stutioned near the standpip), Nowbold and mysolf wore up on tho Howard Gap roud at the colored church. Tuesday night we were In the ohurch building. Later en about 4 o'clock in tho morning it grow cold anil wo mado a liro near tho roadside. Nowbold wus lying near tho Uro warming his feot when tho buggy came by. Tho road there Is sandy and tho buggy was passing by when wo discovered it. Nowbold told mo to run around and soe who it wu?. I run out und soon suw thut thorn wus nothing suspicious ai>d heard no rattling of tin ouns in the buggy, which 1b generally a sign of whit>koy bning earned along, and lot tho vehicle proceed along, and want buck to the firo. " By this timo Nov/bid 1 hod put on his shots and came out to the road sido and told mo to run and overtake tho buggy which was fifty yards in front then. I ran down the road to tho roar of tho buggy and looked baok for Newbold, but couldn't see him ; 1 thought ho had gono back to the camp Uro. 1 wont back to tho 11 ro myself. Just before roaching tho camping spot 1 heard Newbold shout 'hold up, I am a State oflloor and want to search your buggy, again ho shoutr d 'whoa !' Then followed two pistol shots In rapid succession. " After tho shooting ho oalled to mo to como on. I walked down tho road :i00 yards to whoro tho buggy was.. 1 w .s tired and run down and walked all tho way. When I reaohed the I buggy he was at tho otbor sido and asked what was the mattor with the old man, and If bo was drunk. Tried to get him to talk, but ho would not. Tho boy who was driving said tho old man <vas not drinking. Newbold struok a raateh and said tho old man was shot, ilo was very much grlev,od over the fact, and asked who the old muri was. Tho boy told bim it was Mr. J, II. Turner. Newbol'J started to get into the buggy to take tbo wounded man to a doctor, but bud to go buck to th<> church and get hit) overcoat. 1 told Nowbold that I would take tho man to a doctor, and then I hastened to get in the buggy, let tbo boy ait in my lap and ho drove us to this city and to Dr. Dean's residence. The doctor soon camo out, examined the man and said that be was dead. Mr. Turner never spoke after bo was shot, but muanod very painfully several times.1 " 1 then drove back to tbo homo of Mr. Turner and broke tho sad news to his people as b st 1 could. Wethen lifted the body in the house and l left tbo house at daylight. I camo back to where tho wagon, MoOaskiU and LaFar woro near tbo waterworks about four and a half miles from the city. Found Nowbold there, lie und McOasklll then drovo otT in a buggy. I attended tho coroner's Inquest aud am now in custody, being held us ac cessory to tho murder, although Coroner Bishop thinks this is unjust to me. 1 deplore the unfortunate affair." Tho verdict of tbo coroner's jury was that the deceased came to bis death from a gun shot wound inflicted by VV. H. Nowbold and that S. T. Uowio was accessory to the murder. Mr. Turner was one of tbo best known and most highly esteemed eitiz ins of Spartanhurg county, lie represented a type, of the old Southern gentleman, and was a Christian of the highest character. Ho was a farmer in easy circumstances and was between tif> ami 70 years of age. He is an eldor brother of Mr. J. C. C. Turner, a prominent merohaot of Greenville, who In the enly survivor of tho family. Mr. Turner was a most unassuming man and for many years hail been ouo of the ebief me IB be r 3 ami supporters ol tbo New Fisgah Church. He leaves a wife and six children, all of whom are grown. AUOIT WADE HAMPTON. The Gallant Geuerul Wa? Popular With tlu; Senators, "Savoyard," in tho Louisville Courier-Journal, says that there is a nieo littio s'ory, altogether pro bab'e, that Ex-Senator Kdmunds asked the President to retain Con. Hampton. There is also a nice little story, altogether Improbable, that Secretary Sherman joined in the re quest, for John Sherman has always Held every man as an enemy who was ut feud with Cen. Sherman, and be has not forgotten tho tierce quarrel between Hampton at d Gen. Sherman, growing out of tho burning of Co lumbla, s C. The fellowship of tho United States Senate is beautiful to behold. After Thurman left, Edmunds took up with Hampton, and they were almost as thick as Heck and Allison. Tney have tbo strongest friendships In the Senate -for example, Con kling, a Republi can from New York, was the bosom crony ol Baton, a Democrat from Con necticut. Harris and Ingalls were cronies, and strangest of all, Hill Chandler is about to give Cabot Lodge the sack and take up with Hon Till? man. Little Wilson, of Washington, and l'a&on, of Florida, are as thick as Hrindle and Cherry are when going from the pasture to tho cuppen. There is no such fellowship in Eng land. When Pitt and Pox could not agree on the combination against the ministry of Lord North tho two never again mot under tho same roof except in the House of Commons, where they wero leaders of their respective parties for so many years. After Hurko and Fox disagreed over the French revolu tion they never again exchanged greetings. It is doubtful if Lord Salis bury was ever under tho roof of a Liberal. Wo ord r such things dif ferent and bettor on our side. Hlaine numbered his warmest friends on the Democratic side. McKinley is the devoted pers mal friend of Mills. Young Mr. Uailey is a pet of Tom Heed. And so It goes, for these are but a very few of tho soons of examples that eoul I bo clti d. Wado Hampton was a goneral favorite in tbo Senate. Whon ho was present no ?ither Senator would pro sumo to perform on the chafing dish Even Kevordy .Johnson would have ac knowledged him his master, as Eugene Hale did so reoogni/.o him. Matt Q jay declared ho never know what brook trout li-hing was until bo took a whirl with Hampton in Westorn North Caro lina and East Tennessee, and to this day Q lay swears no other man born of woman knows how to cook a mountain trout. 11 is something like this: Catch your trout, dress him instanter, wrap him in tho green shuck from which a roasting oar has boon that moment taken and roast him in the Hro like an ash cake. There is a dressing of bacon, butter, pepper and salt; but only Hampton ever got tbo oxact quantities. Such a man was bound to bo popular in tho Senate, and, bosides, ho was tho most courtly, prlneoly gentleman of tho lot. Nothing and nobody could swervo him from what ho considered his duty. For example, not oven im perious Hen Hill could induco him to voto to give SpolTord Kollogg's boat a? Senator from Louisiana, and ho defied tbo revolutionary government sot up by Hen Tillman In South Carolina, though ho know it would cost him his seat In tho Senate. Ho was a " gold bug" from tho beginning. I bollovo ho oven voted against tho Stanley MathowB resolutions. Ono day, in 1880, Sonator Hampton wus going on bis crutches Iroin the Senate chamber to tbo House of Re presentatives. In tho middle of the big rotunda bo m< t a very lart?e man. also on crutches. IIo was a memberoi Congress from Illinois, a He publican, whoso namo I can not now recall. Hampton stopped him and kindly asked h's name, and how ho bad re ceived his Injury. Aftor giving his name, the Congressman said amputa tion was necessary by reason of a shot in- had received in a fight with Hamp ton's cavalry. ie did not dream he was talking to Wnde Hampton himself. "I am Wade Hampton," said tho Senator. " if you have tho leisure, ploauo sit down and let us talk." Hamp ton had lost his leg after tho war, when thrown from a mule whilo deer hunting. Tho amputation wai identi cal with that of tho Congressman, and thoy folk a-talking. Up to that time neither had found a cork leg bo could wear, and thoy disoussod cork logs for a great whilo They partod, aftor mutual professions of esteem. Tho noxt morning I hoard tho Congress man tell tho story In the commlttoo room, and thoro novor was a man who had a higher regard for Wado Hamp ton than ho had. I beliovo Hampton later found a leg ho could woar. The man who has nothing to boast of but bis illusliious ancestry is like a Eotn'.o?tho only good belonging to im is underground. GINERAL KILPAIRiCK'S NARROW tSCAPE. gkn. M. c. BUTIjKU tells thk btoiiy. Tho Federal Camp Surprised at i >:? ?, i i anil Four Hundred ami t)evetity?Five Prisoners Tukoii Near Fayettevllle, N. c. Gen. M. C. Butler has recently given an account of tho narrow escape of Gen. Kilputrlek, the gallant Federal, whose command was BUrprlsed at day break near Fayottoville, N. C , jost a month before the surrender of Leo's army. It is oue of the most notable incidents of tho war, and (Jen. Butler has rendered a good service in recount ing tho facts for the present genera tion : Our cavalry consisted of Wheeler's and my own division, under the com mand of Gun. Wade Hampton. On tho !Utb of March our column, on tho march, was in about one ?av's mu'e i of Fayottoville, N. 0. My old brigade, at that tiino command by (Jen. K M. Law, of this State, was iu front, Young's brigade, commanded by Col. J. G. Wright, next, with Wlieeler lollowing. llumphreys's squadron, of tho Gth South Carolina cavalry, Law's brigade, constituted tho advance guard. By tho rule usually observed on such oc casions, Young's (Wright's) brigade would have taken the lead the next day. You are no doubt aware that while marching in tho neighborhood of tho enemy, advance and rear uuards are thrown out woli to tho front and rear, with active, vigilant scouts and videttes operating on tho Banks, front and roar. It rained in torrents tho wholo day of the 10th of March. Sher man's army was to the south and east of our lino of march, Kilpatriok's cavalry covering his left Hunk. About nightfall Humphreys halted bis squad ron at tho inters lotion of a reod lead ing from tho south. On inquiring of Capt. Humphreys the oause of his halt, he informed me thut thu road he bad intersected had recently been travelleu by a heavy column of mounted troops. On exami nation 1 found this to be true, and con cluded wo bad run into Ki I Patrick's traok. Whiie we were discussing tho situation I discovered a detachment of cavalry following in tho wake of Kil patriek's march, and rode out into the forks of the t o id about forty yards and I ult id with the usual challenge, "Who comes there ?" It was then getting too dark to distinguish between friend und foe. The answer came, "5th Kentucky." Knowing this to bo one of Ki I Patrick's regiments, I directed tho commander of the. detachment, who turned out to he a lieutenant, to ride up, i,s 1 wanted to talk with him. Evidently not knowing win) we were, he advanced with his orderly and when I had led him into tho ranks of Hum prey's tquvdron it was the work of a few moments to disarm and place him in an est. This done, I whispered to Hum phreys to send out a squad and take in tho detachment of the ilh Kentucky. Ho promptly surrounded them and made them prisoners, twenty-eight in number, without bring a gun. You will pardon what appears to be minor, unimportant details, but they have an important bearing upon what followed. As soon as Gen. Hampton had been apprised of what had occurred, after consultation between himself, (Jen. Wheeler and myself, it was decided te> attack Kilpatrick the next morning at daylight. lu t)rder to do so more ad vantageously, the wholo column moved forward from where we captured too detachment, in columns of fours, euu tiously and quietly, about four miles, where wo halted and dismounted on tho roadside without unsaddling and without lires. Tho night was dark with a cold, drizzling rain. I can never forget that night as wo lay with out shelter or food for man or horses, each man with Iiis bridle on his arm. 1 threw out some distance in our front, on euch side of thu road, a line of dismounted skirmishers. Thoy had scarcely deployed when ono of Kilpat rick's lieutenants walked or roilo into tho Line. He was brought to my head quarters, a pine log on the roadsido, and on being interrogated as to why ho was thero at that, lime of tho night, ho replied ttiat he had been sent back to look for a h'oken down wagon, and had walked unawares into our picket lined. Ho was not inclined to bo com municative, but 1 learned enough to onablo mo to locate K lpatriek's camp pretty accurately. On tno strength of this information wo reeonnoited his camp about midnight, riding up utmost to his camp lires. Not a picket was posted, nor other precaution taken as far as wo could discover, to protect his camp against eurpriso. My conclusion at the time was, (which was confirmed by Uon. Kilpatrick in a conversation I had with him since the war) that the detachment of the 5th Kentucky was expected to perform that duty, and in stead thoy had been mado prisoners of war without liring a shot and without his knowledge. So you sue tho im portant bearing of tlielr capture. Kilpatrick had moved around the head of tho swamp, and bivouacked with the swamp behind him, and tho order of tho attack was arranged as follows : My division, Wright's brigade now being in front, was to bo closed up in column of regiments before daylight, so as to onablo Wheeler, ? trotehed back tho full length of his largo divi sion in columns of fours, to closo up. I was to follow up the line of march taken up by Kilpatrick, move around tho head of tho swamp, and enter his camp from the left. Wheeler was to turn to tho right from about the point where the- bund of my column wus located, und movo to tlio right through tho open plno woods und como from tho reur, us nearly simultuneously with my uttuck us possible. Accord ingly, when I learned thut Whcolor hud turned otT to tho right, 1 moved forward up tho road. Meunwhilo I had directed Col. Wright to select a squadron, whoso commander ho could vouch for, und ordor him to report for instruction. My recollection Is that ho solocted dipt. Bustick, of tho Oobb Logion (und if i am in orror in this I trust thut some survivor of thut splondid gullunt regiment will correct rno.) My instructions woro that tho lead ing equadron should rush into tho camp, surround tho house whoro Kil putrick imido his headquarters und remain thero, if possible, until wo could occupy tho camp, and make KU? putrick a prisoner. 1 further in structed Col. Wright to follow up tho 1 <ading| squadron by throwing a regi ment at a time into tho camp ; that f would have Law's b'igado so posted as to go to tho roscuo at tho proper time. Wright moved promply, followed by Liw in n trot; just before the dawn of day he charged poll-moll into the camp, and m 1 turned tho head of the ewump at the head of Law's brlgado, wo were greeted with a sceno of tho 11 wildest confusslon. A squad of about 180 Confederates cumo rushing frantt cully towards us, and at first wo sup 1 , posed or feared that Wright bad boon i repulsed, and yet could not understand , ! how that could be, as his rear regl ' : meat had left us not more that) two j minutes. Our minds wero s<on re lieved on that score, as the (Jonfed I crates turned out to be prisoners who 1 tore away from inelr guards when , Wright rushed in, and were malting good their escape;. The poor fellows reported they were half starved on the march with Kilpatriek, and naturally rejoiced In their deliverance. Our men aroused tho sleeping Federals and captured four hundred and seventy live. At this point let me relate what Gen. Kilpatriek said of this event in a conversation with mo after the war. I told him wo had riddcL. up to his camp tires the night before, without, being challenged by his nicket or even a camp guard, and expressed surprise that he bad not taken this natural pre cautioi ; lhat he paid u very poor compli ment to our vigilance and enterprise, which I thought was scarcely justified by past experience. His explanation was that Col. Spencer, who was after ward with mo in tho Senate from Alabama, commanded the rear brigade of his column, and that it was his duty to post tho pickets and guards. Spen cer, on the other hand, denied this, and fixed tho responsibility on Kil patriek. Of course, 1 uo ihl not settle that controversy and loft it where J found it. Gen. Kilpatriek further said that he walked out about daylight that morn ing, as was bis custom, to look after his horses. He heard our yell as wo broke into his camp, and said to him self, " My God, here is a major general's commission, earned after four yeiws hard lighting, gone up iu a surprise;'' that about that time a man rushed up to him and said: "Where is Geu. Kilpatriek?" and that ho replied, "There he goes en that bluok borse, (as one of bis men was escaping upon a black horse:) thut he, Kilpatriek, mounted in dishabille and escaped. Tho Confederate who accosted him left him and pursued tho man on the black horse, and thus by a ruso "he saved his bacon." I have never ascertained who this man wus, but my theory isthat in his anxiety to take Kilpatriek prisoner he wus naturally misled and dropped tho substance to pursue the shadow "on a black horse." Ho that as it may, Wright's brigade charged (dear through the camp, and when I reached Kilpatriek's headquarters, in front of whieh were packed his artillery, wagons und ambulances, Wright bad rushed through like a whirlwind. Anticipat ing that there would bo more or less confusion after the first ons-it, 1 had left Law's brigade near the entrance of tho camp, to bo ord'. rod in to reap tho fruits of Wright's chargo. To my dismay and disappointment 1 learned that Law had been ordert.a away from where 1 had left him, and there I was, in tho midst of a hostile camp with no support but my stuff and couriers. I had possession of Kilpatriek's head quarters ai d trains, awaiting Wheeler's and Law's arrival. Wright's command was, of course, scattered after his Im petuous charge. Qon. Wheeler joined mo in a short time, und on my inquiring for his com manJ, be replied thut ho hud en countered an impassable bog, and bad to send it around by the route 1 bail taken. Meanwhile Kilpatriek's dis mounted men, numbering about 1,600 men, as wo were informell, rallied somewhat from tho p.inio, and opened a destructive tiro from behind pine tret s with their rapid-tiro carbines, and drove us out. 1 succeeded in rallying u part of tho Cobh Legion, und with galiant Lieut. Col. King nt their bead, charged Kilpatriek's men, who bud reached their artillery. Wo lost sixty-two men in tlvo minutes, among tho number the lamented Col King, who fell gullantly leading almost a forlorn hope. Kilpatriek reached Sherman's in fantry in time to bring up a division to his rescue, and we had to withdraw. But for tho untowed obstruction of an impassable swamp to Gen. Wheeler's march, which could not bavo been foro seen in tho darkness of the night, anil tho removal of Law's brigade, We should have reaped tho full fruit of our successful surprise and taken in Kil patriek's entire camp, and possibly have made him u prisoner. We moved on und camped that night within four miles of Fayettovillo, N. C. Iu his official report Gen. Kilpatriek says lie lost 130 prisoners. In, this 'no is cer tainly mistaken. Mv provost guard tho next day had 17."> prisoners, all taken from his camp, I havo never I learned whether Gen. Wheeler's guard had any prisoners, and, therefore, cau not speak as to thut, but bavo a very distinct recollection as to those in my charge. A DUKL FIFTY YF.AKS AGO. LoulsT. Wifffalland Preston S. Ilrooks Met on aHnud Hunk in tho Savan nah Hiver. Mrs. Kate Wiglall CI atham, of I E.lgetiold, a niece of tho late Senator Wigfall, of Texas, has contributed the following reminiscence to tho Augusta Herald : In tho Savannah Hi vor some eight or ten milt h above Augusta, was tifty or sixty years ago, a largo and dreary sand bank, known as Goat Island ? covered with drifting und shifting dunes?tho homo of the crano, tho kiug (lsbcr and tho boron. Precisely fifty-six yours ugo, ono of tho most noted duels that evor illustrated tho code of honor took place on Coat 1-land ?a sort of neutral ground amenable. perhaps, neither to tho laws of Georgia I or South Carolina. Tho prtnoipals und und seconds in this duel,jsavo one, woro ull Bdgefield men, of high decent, und of tho cavalier class, who holiovcd in and practiced tho Code Duello. Tho principals were two handsomo and brilliant young lawyers, Louis T. Wigfall, aged 2."t years, and Preston S. Brooks, aged 22. The causus belli in this famous duel grew out of political Btrifes and ambitions. Wigfall's second was John Laurons Manning, of Sumter County, S. O. Brook's second was Pierce Mason Butler, of F.dgctlold. All tbeso four men became famous char acters In the history of tho State?In deed In tho history of tho South? as is abundantly proved by tho chronicles and encyclopaedias th.it have been I written or amended since. In tho very earliest hour of tho dim, gray dawn of a Fall morning of the year 1811? to avoid notice and perhaps ar rest?two closo carriages are driven out of Augusta. They leave tue door of the lato Thomas Barrett, Esq., who Is himself an occupant of one of the carrlagos. Thoso two coaches convoy Wigfall, Manning, Barrett, a physician and throo colored mon servants to tho vicinity of Goat Island. Brooks and Butler, with tholr physician and ser vants como from the R Igt lloid sldo, ' accompanied by the. late Major Andrew ilammond of Now Richmond. Tho duel took placo at 5 30 o'clock In the afternoon, The actors in the ? i bloody drama were taken from either shore to tho island lu one of the long pole bo its of that day. Two BhOtS were exchanged. The result of tbo second shot was tbe wounding of Wigfall through both thighs, and the whizzing of a bu let into Brooks'* hip, the bullet ranging round into his back and lodging there. Both men were pain fully and very seriously wounded. Both sank to the ground and soon be came almost unconscious from loss of blood. Aud now comes tbo drumatic and somewhat weird part of my story. Both wounds having been temporarily dressed, both men were lifted tenderly into tbo poio boat, and, lying ahnest sielo by side, were rowed down the night-mantled stream to the city. In this boat with the wounded men were the seconds, Mr. Barrett, Major Bau? mund, tho physicians and tive negro men. Imagine this funereal barge, Illuminated by light wood torches, some times Qurlngi bright, sometimes burn ing blue, as ii. glided down tbe broad, still river in ^tho blackness of dark ness, bearing in its bosom two noble, brave and bleeding boys, whose im mortal souls, before the journey's end might be called to stand before their' CJod. Arriving at Augusta, Louis Wigfall was taken to tho residence of Mr. Thomas Barrett, whose wife and mother-in-law, the iato Mrs. Harriet (Jlassooek, were family connections of his, aud there nursed back into life win: tender care and motherly watch fulness. Preston Brooks was t iken to . Beard's hotel in Hamburg, whence after a few days, he was taken to bis home in Edge field. Louis r. Wigfall married a brilliant, ! belle of Providence, K indt; Island, and, after living in Edgefield a few years, subsequent to this duel, removed to Marsuall, Texas,' which Stat i bo very soon represented in tho United Stute"? Senate, where he achieved a natioual reputation us an orator and statesman. The war, of course, found blm devotedly and enthusiastically on the side of his native South. Ho became a hero in tho memorable and initial soige of Fort Suinter, a brigadier general In the Confederate army, Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, and an intimate trie od and adviser of Jefferson Davis. He dieu in Calve ston, Texts, some ten or twelve years after tbe clos3 of tbe war. Preston S. Brooks married a daugh ter of Governor Means, of South Caro lina, and oontluued to live in Edge field. Ho became so popular among the people of Edgefield ani tho neighbor ing "districts" that they sent him to represent them in Congross. Previous to this, however, be had led Company D. of toi! Palmetto regiment, through out the Mexican war, and had reached the highest rank lib a wise and brave soldier. While he was a member of the lower Ilousoof Congress bis cous:n, Judge Andrew P ekeus Butler, was South Carolina's Senator. In the Sen ate about this time?it is a matter of national history?the famous Massobu settb Senator, Jhurlcs Summer made u speech, n 11 .-cling in an Insulting man ner upon Senator Butler, who was u man many years his senior. This in sult to bis venerable kinsman BO aroused tho ire- of the- (lory Brooks that bo publicly caned Summer in the Senate Onember. Tho matter became almost a national issue and aroused in the Northern mind much of that hatred of the S.nith that led to the war. Pres ton S. Brooks, in his third term as Con gressman died in Washington in 1857. Pierce M. Butler became Governor of South Carolina, then United States commissioner to the Indians and sub sequontlj the devoted anil illustrious louder of the renowned Palmetto regi ment in the Mexican w ir. Ho fell at the head of bis regiment with a bullet through bis brain, at the memorable siege of Churubusoo. John Laurens Manning married an aunt of tbe present Gen. Wade Hamp ton. Ho was at the time tin- wealthiest aud the handsomest man in Sout h Cai ti li na. He became Governor of his Slate, as his father and grandfather hail been before him, and proved him self throfigbout all his years a hero and a patriot of the highest type. He died eight or ten years ago. There are oid men and women in Augusta to-day who remember this famous duel. It took place long before I was born, but Inasmuch as Louis T. Wig fail was my uncle, it has become a startling and nevcr-to-bc-forgotlen chapter of family history?one to he banded down from generation to gen oration. WATER AND ELECTRICITY. The Immense Revolution That is Belog; t-nvcicd in Mills and Manu factories Mint Other Branches oi IikIiihi ry. London Spectator. Tho clos'ng years of tho nineteenth century?a century which has been so full of change and marked by progress In so many directions?are ushering in a change perhaps more important In its significance for our own country than any that has preceded it, even in this century of progress. This change is fort shadowed by tbe striking ih velopments of water-power for indus trial purposes that have been witnessed in both Europe and America during tho last six years?developments which would appear to point to the substitu tion of water-power for Btoam power in industry at some future date, and to tho transferor the chief manufactur ing industries from those countries rich in the possession of coal to those rich in the possession of this modern rival of coal; namely, water. Tbe water-wheol hurt been replaced by the turbino, which can be adapted to any head Of water, and by means of which water-powers of the greatest magni tude may be, successfully developed for industrial purposes. The head of watel* under which the old mill-wheels wore worked rarely exceeded twenty feet, and was generally much bolow thutlimi,; to-day heads of water of one hundred and forty feet and two hundred and ten feet are being used at tho two power plants at Niagara Palls, and at Fr< sno, in California, toere is a water-power plant working under a head of 1,400 feet, When it fs re membered that tho height or head of wator is ono of tho factors which de termine the amount of energy de veloped, the signillcauco of these liguros is apparent. As regards tho amount of power dove loped under the old system, 100 horso power might be regarded as a maximum ; to-day there are at Niagara sinele turbines which produce f>,000-horso power, and there is no proof that ovon these enormous wheels represent tho limit In sizo which may not bo safely exoooded. Even more important than tho ro sults which havo come from the sub stitution of tho turbino for tho older water-whool are thoso which havo beon produced by tho introduction of electric transmission. In the older system tha machinery in the mill had to bo coupled directly to tho watcr | wbeol by shafting and gearing, and hence thoso.old mills wore necessarily bum upon tun bauKe oi tiiu rivers und streams wblob urovidod them with power. In tho modern By s torn of tr?ne? I mission by alternating eleotrie our I rents, the tneohanlcal energy develop* i d by the turbine is converted on tho I snot Into eleetrloa) energy by means of i tho dynamo, anJ this olootrloal energy I is then carried by air linos to tho ' locality wbere it Is to be used. Thus tho modorn factory or mill driven by water-power need not necessarily bo situated in mountain-locked valleys, ' miles from the nearest railway und re ; mote from ttio industrial centres of tho world. Tho Bignilioance of this now step forward in the application of wator power to Industrial purposes is Btart ling. On tboone bund it signifies that man has at lust learned how toeffeotu ally master and utilize .mo of tho mightiest natural forces of tho earth. Coal is an exhaustible possession, and the day must come when the coal Heids of the earth will be worked out. Our rivers ami falls offer, on tho other hand, an inexhaustible supply of en ergy : for sti long as the heat of the sun evaporates the water of the sea and causes it to fall again as rain upon tho hills, or as ?now upon the mountains, this BOUroo will be available for tho supply of man's wants, and ti e arrival of tho time when the earth's coal fields will be exhausted need no longer bo awaited with misgivings. W K Usx Bit 11K W AUDED. The Republican iioss Will Succoad < otii clor Townes. Tho Washington correspondent of the News and Courier gives tho in formation that "Boss" Eugene A. Webster has received his long-dolaved reward for his fidelity to Mark Haiinn j and President McKinley. Ilia appoint ment as collector of internal revenue ! for the. district of South Carolina was j announced at tho Executive mansion Tuesday. It was something of n mir ? prise to the members of the " I'al ( motto " colony who were under the im ; pression that Collector S. A. TowneS, ; would ho allowed to serve out his four years term, which does not expire until January 11. iv'.'s. At. the treasury department no reason is assigned for the sudden de capitation of Collector Town es in tho j interest of "Boss" Wehster. Tho friends of Mr. Townos bad assurances from tho Prenldent and Secretary Gage thut no change was contemplated until the expiration of his tonn. "Biss" Webster publicly stated only a few weeks ago that he did not ex pect a vacancy In the COllectorshtp until next January. It is known, nevertheless, that Mr. Webster has been actively and unceasingly at work to dislodge Collector To.vnes, und sncc -s has crowned his efforts at last. Ho jus t;lies the action of t .ie President by saying that ho wts not allowed to serve, out his four years by the Cleve land administration, and, therefore, Mr. Townes should not complain. Mr. Webster will go to work at once to obtain his bond of $00 000, and qualify as promptly as possible so as to iret his name on the pay-roll at $2,750 per annum. Spartanburg is to bo Bupplicd wUh free delivery service. Representative Stanyurne Wilson called at the post office department, and hud a satis factory interview with Assistant Post master General Heath on the Bubjcot. Mr. Wilson showed that Spartanburg has tho n quired population of 10,000, and the annual receipts of the office aggregate $10.0110. The appropriation available for free delivery service Is running very short, but the appeal mado by Mr. Wilson was so well made that Gen. Heath promised to grant tho request In behalf of Spartanburg. Tin: Bin me W.\s Injukkd.?-Ordi narily the custom of throwing rice at the bride und groom immediately after the wedding ceremony is performed carries with it litil" danger, but from a story going the rounds It seems that gravi" const quences resulted from tho carrying out of this custom some two or three days ago. near Bridgeford, Conn. Says the story : "Mrs. Albert K. Birks, who was married on Thurs day at the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .lohn II. Jennings, in Greens Parins, was compelled to undergo an operation In New York city yesterday for tho removal of a ker nel of rice, which had become lodged in one of her cars. Mr. and Mrs. links were show ered with rice on leaving the home stead by the happy throng which bad assembled to witness the wedding. At the railroad station the performance was repeated. After leaving thoboUSO Mrs. Birks was troubled with a pecu liar sensation in one of her ears. Sho COncludt d that a particle of tho rico thrown bad become lodged thero. She made several attempts to remove 1'. While, on her way to Ne^v York tho piece of rice settled further toward tho drum and began to cause her much pain. On reaching New York the pain had booome intense, and Mr. Hirks called In a physician. The latter made several attempts to remove the trouble, but was unsiieee-s'ul. It was i ot until after the sei vices of three doctois had been employed that tho kernel of rico war, removed. Then it bad to bo taken OUt in small pieces. The bride suffered a loss of hearing, which it is feared, will be. perman nt. The bridal couplo Qnaily decided to start South, despito her sufferings." Hampton's Report. ?General Wade Hampton, who nas just bjen sueccedod by General Longstreet as commis sioner of railroads, has submitted to tue interior department bis report for the past fiscal year. Ho Bays (bat tha your i'oaoh?d tho low water mark of railway construction. During tho your 34 companies with 5,441 miles of roads passed into tho band-? of tha courts and 58 others, previously placed in receiver hip, were sold at fore closure. A steady Improvement Iu railroad earnings during tho lirst six months of tho current year is noted, an improvement particularly apparent in ttie bond aided Pacific railroads. The outlook in the west, generally for the past year, is reported very on couraglng. General Hampton, though disclaim j lag any attempt to criticise the course of tiie government in the Union 1'aoiflc j matter, say* bo always lias believed that a sett i unit more advantageous to the government could bo obtained if all the companies, particularly tho Union and Central PaolflO, could bo negotiated with at tbe same tlmo through a commission, to be appointed by the president, and possibly uli in the same, way than by settling at dif ferent times on a different basis. Government ownership, or operation under government supervision, he says, would bo not only a doubtful but a dangerous experiment which pro bably would result disastrously to the government. Some Insects are in a state of niatu riiy 80 minute-* alter birth, and be come grandparents in less than a day, when they die of old nge.