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ESTAI'-"'#LISIIED 1860. NEWBERRY9S. C THURSDAY, AUGSL,19.PIG 15 E1 HEALING THE BRtEACH. A Sugge?%tion for a 11armonizin; Confei ence of the State Executive Conitjitee. the Straightout Cominittee and the Tillman Cominittee Disdainfully Rejected by Chairman Shell. GRF-:FNvI LL:, July 31.-Col. Jas. A. Hoyt, Chairman of the State Demo - cratic Executive Committee, has at last pinned "Boss" Shell down to tie naked fact that the leading Tillimanites do not care munch for the unity ami harmony )f the )emocratie party, So that they achieve the end sotIght, the election of Tilhian and his hangers-on to office in South Carolina. Col. Hoyt recently had a conference with Capt. Shell in Laureis, and the outeoe of it is now made known for tie first time, and Is explained in what follows: The following letter was addressed to the members of the State Demwocratic Committee some time ago: RooMS F T iiE .,TATE- DE:Motl:ATIC EX'TIV E (CO.M1. COLUM IA, S. C., JUly 17, 190. ) DiEAR SIR :--Itt has bee) su1ggestei that, as a means of aliaviig the excite ment and contesntion within the lilit's of our party in this State, the State Ex ecutive Cornittee shall invite a con ference at an early day in the city of Columbia, to be comsip(osed in additioni to its own members) of the nienibers of the two advisory Carnpaign conuittees, headed respectively by Capt. G. W. Shell and Gen. John 1). Kennedy. It is believed that such A conference will further the object had in view by the Executive Commiittee, in ordering the August Convention, so as to brinr about an orderly and peaceful settle ment of the existinz differences, and use the combined inuluence of the State Executive Committee and the two ad visory committees in securing such an agreement on all sides as will prevent any cause for dissatisfaction in the final outcome of the present agitat ion, there by assuring the unity and harniony of the party when it comes to confront the contuon eneniy in the general elee tion. Impressed with the force and pm,-tin ency of this suggestions, coupled wir fi tihe desire to preserve initat the or-an ivition of the Denocriti party in this State, I respectully submit the matter for your consideration, whether or iot you will authorize mile to invite such a (conference with the advisory vomnmit tees aforesaid. If you regard the mat ter favorably aid think such a confer ence is advisable, please telegraph at once to the secretary, Wilie Jones. Columbia, S. C., or send himi a miessige to the contrary, if you do not apProve the proposed ieeting. Very truly yours, .LIns A. Hor. Chairman State Dem. Ex. Coml. The answer returned to this letter authorized the chairian to invite the cotnference whenever he was inforned that the advisory campaign commit tees would unite in such a conference. The following letter was adtdressed to Capt. ". W. Shell and also to Geni. John D. Kenitvdy, as repireseniting the advisory co'nuinittes: Co .t Mr ; A, S. C., J UlV iIi, I Yn. M 1DA Jr::-I have asked the State Demrocr'atic Executive ('onmirit tee to authorize sse to invite a confer ence in this city at an early day, to be composed of thre said Excutive Comn mittee, together with the advisory canmpaige commnSit tees presided over' by yourself and Capt. C. WV. Shell, for the purpose of agreeing, if possible, uponr such a line of policy by each comminittee as wvill best insure the unity anid liar ninny of tire party in thisis State whlen existing differences are settledl. Tihe object of this conference is to talk frankly arnd freely over the situa tion, as Demnocrats, anid to use the irn Iluenree of tire several cosissittees in bringing abotut a b,etter state of feelinrg anmong our peoiple. It yous are willinig to untite with your cainpa ign cuomriit tee ini such a con feresic for thie wu'lfare of the party as a whole wvill you p)lease let mue hear fromi von at thre earliest prracticable miomrenit, so thait i mar cai! lie coniferece wvihounst delay, if tire Executive ('onrnsittee app)rovej tihe suiggestion. Address sie at G reensville. (Chairmrani State Demsr. Ex. Corn. The folh>winrg reply f" rm (err. K'ernnedy was psrmptly received: ('>L J.x. A. JJ'nfi' 'hzhirwn .S'/af Mr Dm:. in Sr n:- I airn in5str'ucte'd byv I Ir advisory coimmiittee, of whlich'i I have thre honor to be chrairmiri, to say,. th1 at ifl the mertetin refecl~rred tI inr your let ter of Juily~ Im b in mst., is cal led we wvii :weept thie inivi tat ison :ari attendi. We appreciate tire mnot ives which :w'tu ate yiou, arid will co-.operate ini every conisistenit lnatu eir ins eflect inrg tire patrioi pur.pose you hiIave in virew. Awaintinsg further a'ih-iees. I ari yourrs t ruly, J. D). KS-:Nxs:riy, (Cha:irmranr. (Capt. Shrell rephlied thatt he wais anxious to have air inter'view wvitlh the chrairmaun of thre Stale E'xecutti\'e ('omi mirttee, btrt was prevemrtedl fr'orm comn irng to Greenrville onr account sif ( ourt convening in Laurens, arid asked for a visit fr'om tire chairmuan. Hie was wi hung for a conference bet ween tihe State E'xeeutive Corririittee arid thre eamn paign commiittee of tire Farmer's Asso ciationi, and expressed his desire to r'e store peace arid haurmnonyv to the party. Furrthecr correspondlene~ enisuetd arid re silted ini a personal interview aut Laturerns oni tire 281 inst., ini which (Capt. Shell was urrged to snake a dlefinite answver to tIre propoisit ion. Tire interview wars follo,wed by tire annmexed lettIer's: L A I-rnE:s. C. H., S. C. July 24th,. 1:.'an Co.J)',x.',/ l.1/ ii/ (hirn(u,,i, f(/v' D)s:An Cit oN ::-I ihave givten the sub'ject msatter of' our initerview ye-ter dlav careful thiousght anti cars seu* noi re:asons to chiangie myr cnriclurion pre viously m:raie known to you. I will repeat that it is rri dec-ire thiat uniity and gtod will be restored to tihe bodv politIc: that ini futur', inste:itl of th'e ospposirng f'actios indlulginig in abs aind bitter deinunrciations, crrmnat iin. :rssd reerimnti onsl1. all true Demoriucra't. shldl be wviling~ to urnite in heaiing the woundis anrd injris comipiniesd tof, anrd let the IDemnocratit' party present to thre world t hat mar:gnamnimotus sirir chraracterist is of ScourthI : Ca 'roirias, re mrembelsririg thrat '"ts err is hrumnan, bsut to) tor'give divine.' F'or tire Sr ate Demrocrat ic E*xecutive ('onirutte I entrtan I I.. huigbr.s r..' r :ezid,( ti. .Jolli 1). i nletly, for who 01 1feel inIOIe tlin ordinar01V conl hen ut I c:alnot taaeile sA-e any1 o,d 1 hat could result fr1m a j'oint voi lterence such ns prop"s-d byv vou. The August Conivenlti4n uIlleets inl INveitV <as; its action will be coliclti s;T*:.e as to tie Ilitter of }rilllry or 11(p pran:rv-die latter (:ollditiorl bvInl" lme.si t probable. I deprevate the (h 1inghlt of precipitating a primary upoll the pet,le TIduring the eanlipaigl, an(1 nloth ing could be devisd thI tat would conl tribute so inuch to divide the Diemo eratic party. The very least friction jlst now is the itost d-sirable thing hoped for, and the adoption of any suo.estion lookinor toWard the perpet ulatioll of coilieting inllencS, such as would result from a hotly conteste(d prinmry electioI. a (Juarter of a cel try wvouiH ldardlv heal tle hreach inl eiden-Il to sumh a1 prcedi I t i., my1 opinion that thle complexion of tlhe Al uust Convention will reileet tHe ui atle result of th -1iteniier 0invention. which, if true, shoubl be uti hiien it to s:itisfV all IeaonSb:Lble rind14s, anld would aiso give abllundalt t!lne and opportunity to heal all tile I ter. disappopintlien;ts ca usedl by rea :ioni of defeat. Fi th ee reauson. f most resictfully deiline to invite tile collillittee over wieliil I have the linor to preside to p:.rticip:.te in e i eonference proposed I have the iimor to be very respect fuly, youri obeienit serv:ant, G . W. IF.1 Chlairma:n Ca:lip:ai--il Collrnliittee Far n si'S Association of S. C. Gi -1 \ .Ih.:,X S. C., July 2, 1 2; . (bp1d. U. W1. Shell, L(WIer, S. C. \i Dx1-.i Sin:-Yours of the 2-Ith inlst., was received last evening. I re "ret that volu have adhered to a de (iioni agaiist the proposed conference, ns I aii -ure you have misconceived tie nliain oblject of conferring together uipo tile political situation. It is also uifortunate that our personal inter view, (which was hal at your rcquest, to avoid such a result, as I understood it, i should have failed to imupress you with the real purpose (if the confer ence. I sought tocolvey the idea that the paramount ohect in view was the eiiieelitrationi of forces to a particular cild. namnely, the unity :md perpetuity of the Democratiti party in South ('aro Jina a1 tle close Of an exciting alld eventful canipaliign. It was not. my purpose to iake the c'nferenc- ain occasion for urgilg th'e :iliption of te d primiary system in choosing d'legttes ito the eLpteilber onventtin. That matter will be settled at lt early day, but a:you seen to hilige 1c nch objection igailist tle co"liference on this score allow mle to say that I do not at all agree with you as to t lie effects of a primiary election for delegates, such as is proposed for the conisideration of the August Convell i in. The people are going to have primary elections in every sect ion of the State, and to elect delegates by this iethod is not "precipitating", any thingh they do not want. It would ue easy enough to arrange for tie election of delegates at the same time the ciLnty oAlicers are chosen inl this wav, :ind it is possible to do so without frie tii or unnecessary exciternent. I confess that lie adoption of this inlethol of selecting delegates would in terfere with the prevailing mode, hv Whici a few rien are deciding upon representatives for whole counties, but nieverthieiess I give thle primlary platn the prefereince in all cases. But I wishi to say on thle maini poinut at issue that it was expected to niieet ill confierenice for a free interclianige oif opinion1 Upo th1 Ile piolitIical cond(]it ion of t he State, and not to gain adlvantaire oft alny faction,. nor to indm any one to a given course against honest convictions of diuty antd I esponsibhilitv. The strainled relat ions exist in~g he twveen the factions and~ the unuisuail heat engendered by the campaign no0w in progress do not atugu r well for thle fututre harnny (If the party in South Carolina. ailniv chief object inl sug gestinrg the coniferece was to securI Ie : Ihlerence to regulbir mnethiods andl reiuignizedl usages, so that there will lie ito reasonabille excuse for splitting the party in twa:iin. as has beeni thlreatenied inl certaulin ccniti ingelncies, noir j ustifhica tionl on the o'ther h:mld for the enact Iient of mheausures that wiill pro~ve oflen sivye or dlegradig to anyi portioni (of the paty. WVe are felh>w D ernw-rats, andl whbatever atfleets 'one 'if us wvill surelv touch the oithlen inl our political relai tii ns. So long. :as there aire open (Jlestionis tii lie conisidl.red there- will chntiinue tfri-Ition ainid conuflictini il1nfleces, ai ii it is idlhe to telllli gon'eni that tIher can secure peace by ani ignobille stir Huat wh en the eon test is over 1bet weeni ihe faict ions there wvillibe t lie test oif true ma:iilnho aroll exaltted couIrale as to who1( canl biest serve ai un1ited1 party. The in:miffist duty of all is to preserve the h~on aind uilh lie integrity of (iur :lhwienit (Commonweaixctlth. Believ inig I ihit the patriotie impulses of tlhe gilnt lemen icomposi Iin th i~Ile several comi mlittees wonbll re:Oviy suggest the men:is for tIs mnost dhesirable eiiii, ai111 relvinig withI CI cofidence uploni th ir wililgnless anil readiness to serve the wvhole Slate, I made the suggest ionl for an early conisulItat i'n as to thlese me ians. :iriu very m uchi reltret that you have tdclied to ru eet us for thIiis purpose. As the nlewsplapers are alre:aly suir mlisinIg ais to the brief initerview we Ihad the ot her day. and to prevent :myl pos sile inisurlderstanidinig of its purpiort I will furnish this corre*(sumonden(e for publienctiton. WV ii sincere regaird, very trly you rs. .I.un:s A. IfOIvT, Chanirmuan State Dema. Ex. ('omittlee. l'lCtIN1ITTIO)N OF1 Tiill .1iEWS. Itevil of Ithie lIIrbarouI Latw, inl Ituin-ia. Los N ox , .1 u!y :M). Tihe TVimeis says that the lutssian I (;iovenmen t has0 ord.ered the appllicat ionl of the ediets ot Th-:' ainlst thle .Iews. These edicts have hith lerto beenii ti abeyanlce. Ac cording to) these l:itws thle Jews mu lst henlceforth reside ini certain townls only1 . N'oie will be permiittedl to owni land or hire it fior agrieu!t uraul purposes. The orde r inldehs withinii its scop~e towns ~ anid hundz~reds oif vilages that have large .he wi h popui at ions. Ni .hcw wvii! be allowed to hold shares ill ior wiork mine s. No I I'brew wil be aiiwd to 'fnter the :army. to practice nwtdicin to 'lliw, to be an enlgineer (ir It eter anyV 'f the othier professions. They will also ie debai:rredl from hold in pos5t- undeIr Ihle Governmi lient. The enfo'ri.':nent it the ediets will reguli i tIm~ cxri :u 'fmyer : million BENET ON THE CAMPAIGN. Ile icsthe IWitical situatiol in the State aid the 'rospects for Cngress in the Third. [Keowee Courier.] lon. W. C. Benet. of Abbeville, is in t->wn, and on meeting him Tuesday morning, we said "Well, \r. Benet. we see you opened the campainl at Greeiville, too. We published last week the report of The Greenville News, 15th instant, giving an account of your speech there the day before." "Yes," said ie, "I was passing through (t'reenville on my way to Pickins, and I was unexpectedly ser renaded at the Mansion House. The dav's News an(d Courier contained the artlih, now famuous, entitled 'A Pri nary or Split.' In my remarks I strongly oljectvd to the teachings of The News and Courier, and advised all, Tibnianites and anti-Tillmanites, to joi ii hands in putting down all split ters or bolters, or independents. I said that I did not believe that the 'ininanites would agree to have a State primary, either for State dele gates or for Governor, and that I could not blame them for refusing. The campaign was begul oil the basis of a nominating convention. It was ap parent to all that Tillman was sure of success in the nom.iunting convention, and that it was not to be expected that lie or his friends would consent to sur render what they had gained, and fight the battle over again at the primary. [ did not think that either Earle or Bratton, If either were as sure of suc (less as Tillan is, would be asked to agree to a primary, or would consent to one. I earnestly urged the diseon tinuance of the campaign, now that the fight was really over, and said that although I was not for Tilhman, and- was a strong advocate of the State primary, having been the first :to in troduce resolution in the State (on vention to that cffect, still for the peace and prosperity of the State, and to pre vent the growth of enmities that might take years to allay, I advised that they should accept Tillman for Governor. Somie in the crowd said they could beat hini at the primary. I said I did not think so ; but that if the anti-Tillinan ites thought that they had a majority at the primary, they would have an opportunity of showing it in the coun ty primaries for the election of mem bers of the House and Senate. "Then, Mr. Benet, you do not think that the August Convention will order a prinmary ?' "Certainly not. It is not to be ex pected. It is too apparent that those who are now Most eagerly demanding a State primary are those who forier ly were most bitterly opposed to it. I know something of the history of the mlovemenhlt for a primary, having seen and taken p)art in the contest in the State Convention sonme years ago. It must not be forgotten that Tillmian's friends requested a p)rimary before thlis campaign opened. We must renmem ber, also, that tile State Executive C'ommiittee said that a primlary was imtpossible and untattainiable during this campllainl. When, therefore, it was evident to all that majorities were roll ing up for Tillmian ill most of the :ount ies, it was toonmuch to exp)ect of Tilnman and his friends that they should give up a sure victory ill a cotn vent ion, an d tigh t the bat tle over again in1 anuother tieldl. It remhinds me of a duel ini whiich the comibatants agreed to light with swords. A fter several pass . , the man who was getting the worst of it. feeling thle cold( ste-el enterinig his 11eshl, exclaimed, 'Let us stop this tight with swords and1( try pistols.' "' "')o von thmink that the Tillnianites will insist onl nominat ions at the Auaust ('onvenition ?' ''I do not thinik so. They wtill be mf the majority, but I do not think they will exercise the power which th.e Autgust ('onvention will place in their hiands. B3ut I do think thlat it would be wvell for the State anud the Demo cratic party' it' thle minority in that 'onIvenItionl will themuxselves p)ropose to proceedl to the nomination of Till mani and his ticket, for that would be the case iln the September Conven tionl. If this is not donie, I suppo.-e the August C'onventio.l will simiply take a recess until September 10th." "'IInvte youl anty objection to exp)ress mig your opniun zg as to the conigression "Well, being miyself a candidate, it would niot becomue mie to give my opin ion as~ to the relative strength of the canldites, but I hlave no hesitation in saying' that the farmers of the Third D)istrict 'are disposed to support me on aiccount oft miy work ini the Legislature in thleir behalf ini establishing the 'lemisoni College. It has teeni stated that inmyv advocacy of that measure w~as proimpted by a hope of reward ini this race. I can truthfully say that when'l two years ago I framed and chantpionied the bill to accept the 'lemisoni bequest, I had no thought of ever runinzg for Congress. Judge Cothira wasVit thien, to all appearances, scure inl his seat azs Congressmian for eighlt 'or ten y'ears to come; an]d then wheni I framed and earried the bill nruughilast session -for the establish mient of the college, no one, nio; even .Judge C'othran himlself, expected his reMianation." "'You fought for the College, then, heeause v'ou believed it would advauce the agricultural interests of the State, and y'ou sympathized with the efl'orts of the farmetrs to better their condi "( ertain ly, and I did so becauselIami in symipathiy with the measures of re form idntified with the farnmu' Movement. Althouw-01 I d ot av' Captain Tillnian's nom1inatimio, yet ai not opposed to the platfirm of tlh March Convention." '"111E 310sTI SATII-lACTrYJ~ I ili sloN." The Charleston Wo)rld in c(mi:t-nt ing on the Alliance questions and Ih, speeches which were recently deliverLi at Donalds, says: The aspirants have all mad.. an. wirs. and these answers are very interestig. Col. Calhoun is proniounced in his opposition to the eight pr(wpo:,i1ons Col. Bowen cannot promise to favor it. lion. E. B. Murry says: "If I can set that the bill will advance your interesi I will change ray mind, but I can't ae. Cept any man's idea that (Oes Iot ap peal to iy reason." .le objects to t I sub-treasury plan because it fawi;jtain-a the formation of t rust,;. But tihe most interestinig repiiT1 al were given by 11(ssrs. Norris ain Benet, and we have accordingly repro duced their speeches in "tll for tire pr pose of allowing our readers to at ud their arguments. It will be seen that not even \Ir Norris is entirely in favor of tihe bill although he defends it, as one of tilt best of measures in its principles. We would wish all of our readers t< thoroughly exatnine all of the ar-t, ments brought forward in behalf of th( principles involved, but we are inelinet to think that of all the speakers, Mr Benet gives the most satisfactory dis cussion of the bill. Very possibly the reason oft ihat is that Mr. Benet's position on this mat ter is so near what the World has an. nounced as its own, that, in cominnid. ing his reply, we indirectly conlnIitllt our own position. In its present shape, Mr. Benet saii that he could not support it, but thal it was worthy the serious consideratii of all thoughtful men and patriots, foi it was the symptom of a disease fron: which the country, and chiefly the ag ricultural classes, were now suffiering If this is the case, and this piece o legis'ation fron being brought forwar forces the best minds of the country t( a realization of the actual condition o aflairs and the absolute necessity fol effecting remedial legislation, then ii will have accomplished the end of th( framers of the measure. Meanwhile, the attention of the pub lic should be directed to it and t.u o'.her questions formulated by the Al. liance, for Ihey are questions to whiel millions of voters in this-great counitrN are awaiting answers. THE G., C. & N. RATLWAY. Progreu; is Being Made all Along the Lin -Tracklaying-Bridge Buliling. Abbeville Press & Banner. Thle cars are now within five miles o Cliniton. Clinton is eighteen miles beyon( Saluda river. It is ten miles from Maluda river t I Greenwood. It is ten miles from Greenwood t( Long Cane. And from Long Cane to Aibheville i 'is four miles. The track, which is being laid fron Greenwood, is within t wo and a hal miles of Saluda. The track will possi bly reach the river by Saturday night The bridge wvill then be taken to tin river, when the bridge builders wvil put i t in place. The track layers will then work fron GJreenwood towards Long ( ane, wh-liel stream they hope to reach by the tirs of Sep)temiber. Tlhree weceks wvill be reqjuired to firnial the gradling to that stream. T1he grading froni Long ('alne toi .\b beville will all be finished during th< month of August. Thle railroad nmern t!,inik that a regur lari schedule will lbe rur n to this poinat b2 tire 15th of October. The site for th< Albbeville depot was loc'atedl vest erday ruEv. A. COKE SMITIr. Elected P'rofessor of Practical Thenoo. in Vat.derbuilt Univers.ity'. [Columibia Register, 27th.] Marry Columibiarns-arnd suich hav< riot been confined to the ranks of tIn Methodist denomination by any meatn -have been congratulating t hemiselvye: that the Rev. A. Coke Smiith, the (is tirnguished Methodist divine. was ti take up his residence in this city. At the recent meeting of the Genera Con ference of the M. E. Church, Sou th Rev. Dr. Srmithi was elected one of twi assistant missionary secretaries, and as his work xvould be over a wvide arer D)r. Smith decided to make his bomne it Columbia, and had even taken steps towardcs selecting a house and1 movin' his family here the first of August. Yesterday his friends here were stir prised to learn that something han. occurred that wvould prevent Dr. Smnitt from locat ing here. lHe has been ten, dered and has accepted thne position o: Professor of Practical Theology at Van, derbilt iUniversity at Nashville, Tenn Thlis is a high comipliment to D)r Smiith, and while his friends here wil regret that its acceptance p)recludles thei fruition of their hopes that lhe wourd becomie a citizen of Colurmbia they will be proud of his rrefermencrt arid wil look for him to bear his new distinctiot with honor. Getting Away from the Vernacular. '-My quondam friend,'' said the~ orator. "Order ! Order !' cried his hearers. "Skip the profanity," whispered the BILL AUP. 'iThe Phi:osoplier H1anelles the Lottery Roughly. "Tiie and chance happeneth to them all."' I n a thousand ways we have to take our Cances in this sublunary life, but there is no good reason for taking a chance in the Louisiana lottery. A man wouldent, think of such a thing if he based his chance on facts and fig ures. His chance to draw $:5 is about one in a hundred, and to draw a $100 about one in a thousand, and for the capital l)rize oiie in halfia million. But he bases his hopes on good luek or fate or destiny, and all this is founded on conceit. lie has no clear idea on the Subejet, but has a dreamy superstition th1:tI ILte has 1i1ked h0in out for her flavors: in will give him a prize this tim. But 1igures don't lie, and chances can he calculated with as much cer tainty as the motions of the stars. The lst leCtUre I ever heard in college was froi Professor McCoy on the regularity of irregular things. The wheel of for tune is not going to drop a prize to a man heeiause he needs it, or because of his faith or his hope or his conceit. I was ruiiiiiating over this because I have received a letter from a good, fond, yearning imother who wishes me to invest '5 for her in the Louisiana lottery. She had a dream that she would draw a prize and this would en able her to give her only child a first class education. She is very poor, and lie letter was written with tears, but I knew that she would lose that money, and so I declined her request. The ,rood spirit's don't send drearris that en courage lotteries, and bad spirits would nmake us believe a lie. There is a kind of gaming that never are ic very deep coicern. I mean professional gaminig where the parties all have noney and just swap it around soietimes one ~ is it and sometimes another, and no, dy suffers. Then there is the ganing hat is engaged in by the Sporting geLdemlen, such as Clay and Webster, and Breckenridge and Andrew Jackson. I never con sider that a very heinous sin. There are ien who havk a passion for gaM ing. Some mi1ien will th row dice or play crack-a-loo all day for the love of it. I have known men who were so fond of hetting on chance that if they saw two birds sitting on a telegraph wire they would make a bet which biid would Ily away first. But most of the sports like to mix skill and judgment with chance. A man will bet on a horse race, and in this way back hisjudgment, and if he wins lie feels good in two ways-one over is judgment and the other over his money. Jf lie bets on cards he has to do some brain work. Mind and Fmemory are exercised, and his success is a compliment to both, and, of course, lie is pleasedl with himself. If he does not succeed it is easy to lay it on the cards. Hie never layvs it on himself. It takes a smxart man to play cards. D)aniel Webster and Clay and Aleck Stevens were good players, and so are miost of our notable statesmen. Zeb Vance, they say, is a skillful performer, but .Joe Rrowni does not play a good game. Hie is too slow and deliberate. - These great statesmen inever bet enough to make anybody rich or poor. I know gentlemen who play for recreation and never stake miore than a dime at a timie. I say gentlenien, for they are gentlenmen, and conduct themselves hi:mnorably in all the relations of lire. They would scorn to cheat anybody or t o fieece ai lamb. Sonie good, old-fash ioned people have a holy horror of cards. That is all right. To him who thiinketh it a sini, I reckon it is a sin. Professor Proctor, the great astronomer an d Clirist inn gentleman was very fond of cards. He said that a game of whist, with congenial friends, was a rest to his mind. There is really no more harm in playing cardls for mental recre at ioni than in playing chess or draughts, or backgammon or dominoes. The schioolboy begins with games as sooni as he begins the alphabhet. He loves to take his ehanices. He spits on a chip and tosses it up as lie says, "Wet or dry." He throws upl a p)iece of money andl says, "H-eads or tails." Children draw straws for first choice. All this is harmless. But when the chance is a desperate onie and strains the purse to -take it the sirn begins. It encourages a desire to get soniething for nothing and that is the curse of this generation. IThe Louisiana lottery has imipover ished thousands (of young mei and kept manly a worki ngmian poor. It keeps their secrets and their money and niever publishes their (disappoint ments11. It is very, kind to them. It throws a halo or rainbow color around the fewv who are fortutinate, and this draws in new victims and invites the old ones to return. This lottery offers millions to the State ft)r a renewal of its charter, and they say it will be re newedl. The old nmaximn that "every manm has his price"' will be realized. The miembers of the legislature are to lbe bought. The lottery runs the State and the banks and the press and, some say, the plulplit. There would he no great harm in this if the patrons of the lottery could afYord it, but they can't. Trhey are in a desperate coniditioni or they would nuot buck against such a tiger. IRich folks never take such chances. The mioral of all this is that the hot tcry is a terrible dIrain upon the poor; that Beauregard and Early know it: that they have satified conscience and sold their honor for money, and that Louisiana is fattening upon this ini q1uity. T. )t.ries are a umark of low civiliza Lion. There is but one left in the Uni ted States and not long ago I read an interesting letter from Brazil and it stated that almost everything in that -ountry was run by lotteries. If the 'overnment got cramped for money it set up a lottery. Roads and canals and Ahurches and theaters and public chari ties were all kept up by lotteries. The people were a nation of gamblers. For many years the French government lerived a large income from the gov rnment lotteries. but they have been ibolished and the very first year after their suppression the receipts in the C ,avings banks were increased a million )f dollars. t a Old England tolerated them for reve me until 1823, when public sentiment, ibolishbd them. Nearly every State e ini our union has forbidden them. But what good does that do, while Louisi .na keeps on draining her sister States t of millions of the poor man's money? Wananiaker may prohibit lottery let ters going through the mails, but they t will continue to go through under cover of some other name. The State a may prohibit the saleof ticketsthrough r agents, but the sale will go on as long a 3s the public press continues to blow a the lottery horn. The bare mention of 1 i prize drawn in a town excites the t population and stimulates the sale of c ickets to an alarming extent. When the monthly drawing is published at rull length, showing the large amounts q Jrawn by the fortunate few, it sets wild the ignorant and the credulous. Half a million dollars goes from Geor- t ria to Louisiana every year and nothing ::omes back to speak of. The press de- e nounces the.effort that is being made r to buy the legislature, but if the press ( is opposed to the lottery why not boy :ott its advertisement. Just let the press be silent and never mention the 8 lottery, then all this damage will cease. s Why can't the Georgia Press associa- e Lion take action on this subject, and re ruse their columns to this maelstrom f and then the other States will follow. t Is our press so utterly poor that it can- r not live without tb's pittance-this sop i rrom Dauphin & Co. Is it so venal f that it will willingly lend its aid to e this mighty fraud? God forbid! The y press advertisement is a silent endorse- t ment. Two years ago, a poor man in Anniston drew $10,000, and it got into the papers, and it is said that $5,000 : went from the pay rolls of the laborers r the next month. I asked a young man t last night how much he had invested r in lottery tickets. "Only $15 this year," I he said. "Draw anything?" said I. t "Not a cent," lie said. If the press ould get the names of the thousand.s who draw nothing, and would publish e them, it would kill that lottery dead, very dead. It will kill it anyhow if it refuses to publish anything. Will the t press do this? BILL ARP. f More Anliance Victories. CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 29.-The Democratic Convention of this the Sixth district met at Lau renburg to cay. Capt. Sydenhanm Alexander, the t Alliance candidate for Congress, was nominated by acclamation. Some thought there would be a split when the Convention was called upon to en- I corse Senator Vance, but the mention of his name elicited a deafening round of applause. Resolutions were passedr endorsing the Senator and pledging him support. In the Third district tihe Alliance has won another victory equall.y as brilliant as tihe one in tile Sixth. B. R. Grady,r the Alliance Candidate, was elected o ;er his opponent, anld everything points to his election. A NOTHIER ALLIANCE TRIULMPI[.( ATnANTA, July 29.-.Judson C. (Clenm ents of the Seventh Georgia Congresst district has withdrawn from the race for the Democratic lInminationl for Con-( gress in the Fifty-second Congress. Like Judge Stewart, he came to the conclusion that the p)eople seemed to desire a change, and so he goes out. this practically insures the selection of I Col. Everett in his district. Col. Ever ett is the choice of tile Farmers' Alli ance. One Frenchman Who Believes in Bismnarck. [From the Chicago Newvs.] A t one time during the Franco-Prus sian war tile Germans were quartered at 3Meaux, distant about twenty-five miles from Paris, and it was here that Bismarck was then stationed. Upon entering his sleeping apartment late one night he wa~s anmazed to find a tiny baby boy curled up on a pillow on the bed. The little fellow was only a few weeks old. Pinned to his garments was a note saying. "M1y husband died at Sedan. I have nothing to eat. Despair forces me to separate mlyself from my child. He has been baptized in tile nlame of Vin cent." Bismarck scratched his head ruefully and gazed at the doubtful prize in deep perplexity. What should he do with it? We can fancy that he was sorely troubled. Finally, however, he de termined to care for the child. Accord ingly he sent it by special messenger to Germany, and ordered it to be well ared for at Berlin. "You did well," said old Kaiser Wil helm. "In time of war everythming is well worth taking-even a littleechild." I Vincent, the French foundling, isl now nearly :.) years of nge. He has been educated finely, and is in all re- I pects a model young man. He looks t upon Bisbarck as his father, and when ( :he old statesman quitted Berlin laste Narch he was followed into voluntary J exile by the young French manl. FUNERALS-MARRIAGES. 'om Arter Tells Why the Present System Is Wrong. LFrom the Macou Telegraph.] "A South Carolina paper contains an dvertisement for bids from undertak rs who will agree to conduct funerals evereutly. - Telegraph of Sunday norning. JNow, that's business. Talk about re >rm in city politics, in State and7alli nce politics, where they "fix" govern rs and reform here and there, but how me where reform is needed more han in our present mode of burying nd marrying. A modern funeral means that you iust spend lots of money, and a mod rn marriage means that your friends nust spend it. When a funeral strikes a poor man hese (lays he is not only compelled to ive up what he has saved, if he has aved, but that he must go in debt at he expense of the living. To keep up vith the prevailing style there must be , big show, a lot of unnecessary car iages and a number of other expenses, ,nd it is often the case that the head of family thus striken is at a loss to :now 4which brings the most sorrow, aking care of the dead or taking care f the living. No head of the family lares to have a funeral at his house inless there is the usual and necessary mount of pomp and display. If he lid otherwise, he would be talked bout scandalously and put down as oc mean to live. Two modern funerals in one family, lose together, will throw an average aan in debt for ten years, and yet the nly consolation in it is that the corpse vas laid away fashionably. Your grief, cording to the modern way, is mea ured by the amount of money you can pend on the funeral, or how far you an go in debt. No style, no grief. You nust have lots of carriages, not only or yoor friends, who are sincere in heir sorrow, but for a crowd who care iothing for the contents of the hearse n front, and who have attended the uneral merely for the free ride to the emetery; but you dare not fail to pro ide the carriages for them. You would e talked about for years to come. What is wanted is somebody with rit enough to break away from such ide-bound, narrow-minded, heartless aodes, and start the old way of seeing he loved ones laid to rest peacefully, everently, and without all this cold looded pomp and show. It's a pity hat the funeral of to-day should be nade a circus of, and a means of mak ng people poor, instead of a solemn ccasion. There must be thoughts of the living dho are entitled to some rights, and he man who takes the bread out of be mouths of the living who are de endent upon him, that he might iake a big display over the dead, is o man at all. There is no need of all such pomp. I elieve in following the dust to the rave, and I believe in a simple cere rony when the cold clay is committed o the last home, but I enter my vigor us protest against a long sermon or a iscourse on the virtues of the depart. d. Those who care anything about it :now how good or how bad was the leceased in life, and there is no use in ,minister worrying a crowd with a ecord of good things done by some >ody he never saw, perhaps. Some >reachers take special delight, when hey get a funeral crowd into their hurches, of re-opening wounds and iaking them bleed afresh in public. Tey seenm to delight in causing these >ublic exhibitions of grief by recalling le most pathetic incidents in the life f the one gone before. There is lots said in these funeral ora ions that is untrue. In my time I mave known people to die natural leaths when, if the ends of jnstice had een served, they should have been anged; and yet when the preachers ot through with them I went away hinking that the wrong man had been >uried or the preacher had lied. It al nost made me lose respect for the min. stry. Only the other day I heard of a ireacher up North somewhere who dvocated fees for funeral sermons as vell as for performing the marriage ~eremony. This means more expense or the bereaved. The bigger the fee he bigger the saint. No fee, no vin ues. Now, let us attend a modern mar sage. The delicately perfumed card hat comes to you is no longer a mark >f favor and signifying that you are me of the good friends of the family, ut a bid for any present you may see it to give. In the old days you were iever invited unless the bond of friend hip was strong, and when you attend K all that was expected of you was: our presence, a kiss for the bride, a hake of your hand for the groom, and tGod-bless-you for both. Nowadays you are expected to assist he family in setting up the young :u ple in housekeeping by a donation >f a lampl, set of furniture, spoons, snives and forks, butter dishes, or iomething of that sort. I always look vith suspicion upon the wedding invi ations sent to my house. Whenever >ne conmes we cut down the ice bill and leprive ourselves of other little luxuries o as to cash the draft, for a modern sedding invitation is nothing more or ss than asight draft-with the amount aft blank. Why can't a fellow get married and e jut as happy wit h a few good friends o see the job well done and pay for his wn housekeeping outfit, rather than xpecting the public to pay for it? It's othing but style, for I know lots of eople who really don't want anything of the sort and had rather pay their own bills. Let us reform these things. Let fu nerals be conducted according to the means of the bereaved, and don't forca the poor preacher to say things he does not mean and can never get foigive ness for. Let weddings be non-merce nary affairs. If we keep on in the pr(s ent way this will be the most inipov erished country on earth. It will keep our noses to the grindstones, debt will ever be hanging over us and poverty will always be staring us in the face. If death visits our household, the grief can be just as sincere,whether we make a public exhibition or not, or whether we rob those left behind to make a cir cus of the funeral. If we marry, we can be just as happy, whether we call upon the public to fur nish the housekeeping outfit or pay for it ourselves. Style is a good thing for those of us who are able to follow it, but for those of us who have no bank account, it makes us not only liars but thieves. Tox ARTER. MORMON MILLIONS. An Immense Amount of Church Money Invested Outside of Utah. SAN FRAKCISCO, July 28.-To keep their money from the United States Government the Mormons have in vested large sums in San Francisco, and the recent order directing the United States Marshall to seize upon all the property in sight will doubtless bring to light unexpected disclosures in this city. When the seizure was made in Utah 30,00 sheep, $300,000 in money and other property were taken by the Government; but all told the amount of property thus seized was not over $7,000,000. The result was a surprise to the public, both in and out of Salt Lake, considering the fact that the Church had always been known as a very wealthy organization. The wealth of the Mormon Church has never been known to those not famaliar with the secrets of the En dowment House. No public statement has ever been made by either the Treas urer or Board of Trustees. Looking forward to the recent Congress action, the Mormon leaders have evidently transferred their capital to points out side of Utah, and secreted it by invest ments in outside enterprises under the name of individuals. It is an estab lished fact that from $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 Mormon capital has been secretely inveetedin San Francisco and other California cities. This money has found its way into real estate and manufacturing enterprises under the names of individuals who have made the investments not apparently for the church, but for themselves. This meth od has been adopted with the hope that the United States Government would find no trace of the money. Bishop Clauson of the Mormon Church has divided his time between Salt Lake City and San Francisco dur ing the past year, and has been asso ciated in a financial way with Isaac Trubee and Alexander Badlam. The Mo.zmon capital invested in real estate and manufacturing institutions here has been handled mostly by the Pacific Bank, the correspondent here of the Deseret National Bank of Salt Lake City, and the Anglo-California Bank, correspondent of the First National Bank of Ogden. Both of these Uitah institutions are of the Mormon per suasion. Where the money has gone no one knows but those on the inside. But there is a chance for the Govern ment to make a few millions by un earthing the Mormon possessions out side of Utah. GLUED TO TREIR SEATS. A Good Reason Why the Congregation Re mained Seated After Service. FORT DODGE, Iowa, July 28.-When the contribution plate was passed at the dedication services at the new Con gregatio~nal church at Moorland yester day, not a single person arose to leave his seat. One reason was because the varnish on the seats was not sufficient ly dried, and the entire congregation were tightly glue.1 down. At the close of the service it took three-quarters of an hour to free all the prisoners. All the ladies' toilets were ruined, and large portions of them still decorate the newly-varnished pews.. Remioving a Cinder From the Eye. The proper way to get a cinder out of the eye, is to draw the upper lid down over the lower utilizing the lashes of the lower as a broom, that it may sweep the surface of the former and thus get rid of the intruder. Or, gently drawing the lid away from the globe, pass a clean camel's-hair brush or fold of a soft silk handkerchief--two or three times between them. This procedure will, in nearly all cases, suffice ; when it does not, the services of a physician are necessary. It is a re markable fact that a very minute boxdy will give rise to intense pain, and even after it has been extracted, the seosa tion remains for an hour or more. After the intruder is out, gently bathe the lids every fifteen minutes in iced water till the feeling subsides. Railroad Barbeene at Clinton. The Clinton Gazette advertises an excursion train to run from Chester to Clinton on the 20th of August. Dis tinguished Alliance speakers are to be present, and everybody will be happy over the completion of the new road to that point.