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rr A RTTIRT) 86 NEWBERRY, S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1891. PRICE 81.50 A YEAR [All r1,hts reserve 1.1 THE EASTER EGGS. A STORY OF LOVE, POETRY AND PROSE. BEING A CHRONICLE OF THE DUTCH FORK. BY I)R. 0. B. MAYLR, SR. III.-PROSE. The forenoon of Saturday, the next day after the night in which David had so happily matured his scheme for the reformation of Poetry, was passed off by him in deep meditation. He had now his letter written (it was in poetry, too), and be resolved to deliver it that very night with his own hand to Bekky, as well as the Easter egg. He had also selected and memorized, from a little treatise on letter writing, several elegant and pertinent sentences which he intended as preliminary to the phraseology to be used in "axin Bekky ef she would have him." About sun-set David dismounted at the gate of Mr. Jacob Bright. "Good evenin' to you, Davy, my boy: how goes it with you?" asked the old man, advancing with extended hand to greet h is visitor. "I'm doin' as well as common, Mr. Bright," replied the young man, "how do you do, yourself?" "liddlin', Dave, only middlin'," re turned Mr. Bright. They proceeded into the house, where Bekky wassitting ata window, sewing. "Go<d evenin' at you, Miss Bekky," was Dave's salutation as be entered the large hall, or common room. "Wy howdy, Dave," exclaimed Bek ky, with a lovely little intonation of surprise , seeing him, although she had been watching him from the point where he came into the main road that passes her home until he dismounted at the gate. Ge.ntle evasion, thou artless servant of modest love, when and where dost thou assume the name of hypocrisy and become the guileful slave of im pudent hate ! "Take a cheer, and make yourself at home," insisted the old man. Mrs. Bright came in at this moment and gave David a hearty welcome. "Do, Bekky, go and git somethin' nice for supper;-git it for Dave," said she to her daughter. Bekky jumped up, and giving David a look that made him speechless for fifteen minutes afterwards, went into the kitchen to superintend the prepara tion of supper. Mr. Bright meanwhile engaged his visitor in -conversation upon agricultural topics in the course of which he expressed his opinion that it was very dry, to which David an ,vered that he was of the same opinion and that "truck was a sufferin' for want of rain." Mrs. Bright enquired into the condition of his mother's garaen, and observed that it was "utterally onpossible to set out plants ontil it rained." In three quarters of an hour, Bekky had supper ready, and they all seated themselves around the table. "Say grace, Dave," whispered Bek ky, bestowing upon her lover a look bewitchingly beseeching. They bend their heads reverently foward, and David, for himself and the family whose guest he is, gives thanks to the Alnmighty Provider of the uni verse for his bounty, in the followinsg words: "Almighty God, these blessings are thy gifts; may they be enjoyed with a sense of thy love unto us and all man kind. Amen." These words he had long ago learned from the Lutheran Hymn Book used at St. John's Church, and had re peated them at his father's table from his earliest boyhood; and Bekky was aware of it,-having heard his sister Teener speak of it. For the first time since the foot and stirrup adventure at the church, David felt an inclination to eat; and to the gratification of the kind-hearted old people, w ho judged the state of a per son's health by the quantity of food eaten, he drank t wo cups of coffee, and ate live wva111es, and the half of a broiled fowl, not to mention a saucer of preserved quimes, which Mirs. Bright declared wvere made by Bekky's own hands. After supper, Dave and Bekky began siginIg hymns, from the same hymn bo.ok. The old folks listened with much delight for nearly an hour, and then showed well-marked symiptomns of drowvsi ness. "I 'clare, mammny,'' cried Bekky. wvith most dutiful solicitude, "yon and daddy will faIl o ut'n your cheers toreck ly. Do go to bed." Upon this admonition, Mirs. Bright gave her husband a good shake and said: "Come, old man, let's go to bed." After stretching and writhing wvith their arms, and gaping and yawning with their jaws until apparently all the joints in their bodies wvere dislocated, they betook themselves to their bed in the far end of the apartment and soon gav evidence of profound slumber by golng through all the cadences of snor ing from the sound of a pot boiling to that of saw.imr a gourd. David suutr'ed the candle, and drew h's chair close5 up to liekky's. "Here's somethin' p)urty I have brought youi, but you mus'nat look at it Ontel you go to your room,"'said David, dlrawvingr a small calico bag, very awvk wardly made, from under his vest, and placing it in Bekky's lap. "I1 declare, if it ain't a Easter egg," she cried, as she took the bag in her hand: "but I won't look at it tel I go to bed." "There's somethin' wvrote on it, and there's somethin' else in the bag.' uBekey in answer to this, bestowed upon David a look of such overpower in- tenderness that he was forced to abandon all his preliminary steps, and, seizing her hand, he said: "Miss Bekky, I love you, and you know it; then what's the use of wastin' words-tell mie now if you love me or no., She averted her face an instant, and then suddenly looking him full in the eyes, replied with a seriousness that declared the irrevocable nature of her answer: "Yes, Dave, I love you, and if you don't know it"-here she dropped her eyes and blushed-"I am sure you ought to know it." "And you'll marry me?" "Yes, Dave." "And if your parents won't consent to it, you will run away with me?" "Yes, Dave." "And you'll kick Martin Sawyer?" "Yes, Dave-but do give me time so that I can do it without hurtin' his feelins." Noble-hearted Bekky! when misfor tune shal" approach your dwelling to deliver your allotment of earthly woe, those words shall blaze out upon your cottage door, and the monster will leave your happiness unmarred. "I never gave Martin any reason to believe that I loved him, but it's as much as I can do to prevent him from axin' me to marry him. Here is a Easter egg he gave me yisterday." She rose up from her chair, and fol lowed by David, went to the mantle piece and took from a tumbler a guinea egg dyed in madder. "Since you gave me your egg," she continued, "I have fell upon a plan to let Martin know that I prefer you." "Martin's been my buzzum friend, and he has know'd for more than three weeks that I loved you; now I'll be ding'd if" "Oh Dave! Dave! Dave! what have you said?-Oh ne. er say again 'you'll be ding'd', for it's profane swearin' as sure as you're a man, Dave. Oh to think now that you have cursed in my presence! Do don't git in a quarrel with Martin-oh he has sich a high temper, and he fights so fearful-do don't quarrel with him; for my sake, Dave, do don't! do don't !" "Dog my old cat if I'm afeard of him," returned David with a stubborn ness for which Ringwood ought to have scratched dirt into his face for a month afterwards. Tears streamed over Bek ky's face-she clasped 'David's arm, and bearing all her weight upon it, forced him down into the chair from which he had risen, and sank upon his knee as naturally as a child would have done; for real grief knows no rules of etiquette. Her heart was full; the man who had said grace at her father's table, and to whom she was betrothed -ay, irrevocably betrothed-had sworn a frightful oath in her presence. She id her face upon his shoulder and wept most piteously. David could not stand it-who could? Tears the size of April rain drops ran races down his cheeks, and after several ineffectual at tempts to) keep his heart down by swallowing, it would come up to the very top of bis throat, where it poured out its anguish in the most woeful sobs. "Bek-keky ! oh Bek-kek-ky," he blubbered, "do-hoo-hoo-oo-oo don't cry-y-y-y ! Oh jeeminy what have I went and done now ! There, Bekky, ush-there now-there-there-there do hush !" "You-you-yon won't hu r-h ur-hurt my fee-fee-fee-feelins any more Dave?" "No, Bekky." "Y on-you won't say you'll be-be d-d d-ding'd any more?" "N o, Bekky." "An-an-an-and you won't fi-fi-fi-fi fight Martin Sawyer?" "No, Bekky." She kissed him, and taking her hand kerchief wiped the tears out of David's eyes, until his eye-lids became as red as the under crust of a blackberry tart. The congregation at St.John's Church was a large one on the Easter Sunday o iMO. Dozens of kind-hearted old ladies, perfumed with sprigs of thyme, were distributing eggs among the chil dren to prevent their crying in church, old men were giving opinions about the weather, and prospects of the crops, and the boys and girls were going to and fro>m the spring, as if they had just been delivered from the black hole of Calcutta and were dying of thirst; Martin Sawyer was dressed out in his tidiest, and had hitched a vixenish lit tle animal, named Uarpin Bars, nest the spot where he knew Bekky would dismount. He was waiting there for her, but when he saw she was ac comnpanied by David Hartmran, he walked moodily to the church. At the our when the congregation were dis persing, the two rivals, miuch to the ismay of Bekky, manifested consider ale hostility towards each other. David assisted her into her saddle; but while he was away for his horse, Mar tin urged Warpin Bars to the right side of Bekky, and commenced a rat tling conversation with her. Nothing b owever of a serious natunre occurred un Itil they arrived at M.Br-ight's. Trhere, as Bekky was hastening into the house to take off her bonnet, Martin, in his hurry to follow her, unluckily stepped upn David's foot. "What did you tramp on my foot for, you onmannerly scapegallus?" thun dered IDavid. "Why don't you stand out of my way, then, if you don't want to be run over?"' "Run over !-if you think you can *run over nie, I w-ant you to try the rojjick as soon as you like." "Yes, dog my old buttons if I ain't.' They both jerked off their coats anc slammed them upon the ground. Mar. tin shook his fist in David's face, anL cried out with great vehemence: "I'm jest as good a man as you o1 any of your breed-my daddy is asgooc a man as your daddy, and my mamm3 is as good a man as ever trod sho( leather !" "Cleer me the law! cawntrive youi guilty cawDshunce." "Law and gospel cleered !" screaned Martin, as he sprang into the air anc struck his heels together three time, before he touched the earth. "What are you about there !" ex. claimed the old man, attracted to th( door by the noise; "what ! goin' tc fight in my yard?" "Oh daddy! daddy !" shrieked Bek ky, rushing out with her hair hangin over her shoulders; "don't let 'em fighl -oh good gracious they are going tc fight about me!" "Are they, though?" continued Mr. Towns; "then they shall fight-it's jest what I would have done myself when I was of their age." Saying which he called two negro felows, who werE watching from the kitchen door with great satisfaction the proceedings ol the young men, and appointed onE named Sam for David's second, and the other named Dick, for Martin', second;-threatening at the same timE to break his stick over their beads il they did not see that the fight was con ducted fairly. "Look here, Massa Dave," remarked Sam, going up to his principal, "I got piece ob advice to gib you. You makE pertense as if you was goin' to hit Massa Sawyer 'pon de hed wid your lef fis, and when he raise he arm up tc knock off your lick, hit um in de short ribs wid your right fis; and den make pertence as If you was goin' to hit un 'gin -vid your right fis in de ribs, and when he trow he arms down to fend hisself you hit 'um pon the head wid your lef fis. Hah!-ain't I right? I knows it from 'sperience!" "Massa Martin," said Dick, "I hat only few words to say. Nebber you mind ennyting Massa Dave can do to you, but trow your hed forruds and but 'um in de pit ob de stummick. You see dat will knock all de bret out, and he 'bliged to holler." The young men were eager for the combat, but the angel of peace was there, and the fierce impetuosity of Martin and calm determination of David, yielded to the weak interference of a girl; for Bekky with one fair hand against Hartman's breast, and the other against Sawyer's, kept them apart as easily as if they had been her pet mocking birds. "Oh! Dave, did I exp-:ct this of you?' she cried. "Is this the way you keep your promises? And Martin, is this the respect you have for my father's house? Have you ever been treated unkindly by me, or my father, or my mother, or any other hein' here? No! no! no! not even by a dog. Oh! boys, do don't fight about me; do don't. But if I can't persuade you, wait until I go into the house and return; I have a plan Dave--a plan to settle this with out hurt or harm. The Easter eggs! the E~aster eggs, Dave!" Throwing her disshevelled hair back~ from her face, pale with alarm, and wet with tears of sorrow, she ran into the house, and in a moment after re turned with the two eggs the rivals had given her in her hand. "Here, Dave, is the egg you gave me, and here Martin is the one you gave me; now take them, and since you will make me a prize, decide by the egg! who is to have me." "Peck the pi nte of them together, and if -." "If my egg breaks David's you will marry me?" inquired Martin. "Why, Bekky, I wont stand a half a chance, for hizzen's a guinea egg, anc whoever hearn of a hen egg breakinga guinea egg?" remonstrated David. "Never mind, it's a plan Dave-i plan." "Come on, said Martin, exultingly.' The negro Sam was here seen to no tice David's egg closely; and then th row up his hands, exclaiming, "De wimmin is goin' to be de ruina tion ob de worl. Ho! ho! ho! I know! dat egg." "You, Sam, won't you hush!" cried Bekky. The combatants approached each other. "Peek away," said Martin, holding out his egg. Crack! and to the astonishment of all except Bekky and Sam, Martin's egg was demolished. "Mine ain't broke," shouted David. "No, I reckon it ain't," screamed Sam, iu an agony of restrained mirth. "1 fix'd dat egg last night. After massa Dave went to bed, Miss Bekky came into de kitchen an broke a little hole in de big eend of dat dlere egg, and she took out all de white and de yaller widl a spoon handle, an' she nmade me bile some pItch, haw! haw! haw! and pore it into de holler egg, and when it got cold you see it was hard as a rock, ho! ho! ho! ho! you couldn't larake dat egg 'ginst my forred! Dis is de fust time I ebber hearn of a hen egg whip pin a guinea egg." "What Sam says is true," added Bekky. "But I didn't think it would turn out as it has. I wanted to lei Martin know through a joke that I had given my heart and hand to Dave I was goin' to make you peck eggs it the house, for I knew how fond Mar tin was of a joke, and I thought i would be the best way to let him knon' my mind without hurtin' his feelins You don' think hard of me Martin, dc you?" "No, Bekky, no; Dave. here is my: hand, I was wrong from fust, and.] know'd it long ago; but, you knov when a fellow knows he's wrong, i must either ackLowledge it or keepl on a doin' wrong." "There now," interposed 'Mr. Towns, "that's well 'aid and well done Martin. Come into the house now you ,oung villions, and tell me where the preaeb er took his text?" After entering the house, Mr. 'Bright repeated his question: "Now, Martin, what was From mherz's text?" "Well, sur,' stanimered 'Martin, scratching his head, "I've entirely for got it. I know this, it was a mighty short werse." "Yes, Martin," said Bekky. "very short, but, oh how full--how full-," Bekky shook her head in great pity, and turned to Dave. "What was it, T)ave?" "Forgive me, this one time, Beiky, and I will never forgit agin. But raly, I was in sich a fix, I couldn't riekelict ennything." "That is very true boys,'' continued Bekky, "Mr. Framilherz's text to-day couldn't stay in your hearts when that other thing was in 'em." "What other thing?" "Why, hate!" "Well, what was the text?" "God is love." In the Conclusion of Marmion, Sir Walter wrote: I rhyme not for that stupid elf Wlho cannot image for himiself. Those, therefore, who would force a tale-scribbler as far as he dare go, are referred to a bymenial notice, from the elegant and copious pea of Martin Sawyer, to be found in the "Times and Gazette" for 1830. MARRIEI). On the -- inst., by Rev. Josias Froinmherz, the accomplished ir. David Hartman, son of the Honorable Mr. Matthias Hartman and his worthy wife Hannah, to the most beautiful Miss Rebecca Bright, the admirable daughter of the most excellent Mr. Jacob Bright and his niuch-esteeieI wife Eva Margaretta,-all of the Dutch Fork. ALLIANCES IN EVERY STATE. Leaders Are to Work Actively in M1aking Converts. WASHINGTON, April S.-Represen tative Jerry Simpson left the city yes terday for Olean, N. Y., to spend the next ten days in the work of proselyt ing the farmers of Western New York. The national lecturer of the Alliance, Mr. Willitts, also left yesterday after noon for New Jersey, where he hopes to awaken considerable interest in the Alliante cause. He has already made a journey out to Ohio and sown the seed frem whichli he hopes a large crop of Alliance lean. rs, according to Sena tor Peffer's statement to a United Press reporter, is due to the fact that a movement is on foot to carry the Al liance ideas into every State of the Union before the next campaign. Seni ator Pefi'cr also spoke hopefully of the conference to be held in Cincinnati on the 19th of May, and said that it was the forerunner of the organization of a new p)arty. The effect of the recenit visit of Rep resentative Simpson to Newv Enigland is viewed with some alarm by the members of both the Republican and Democratic parties ini New HJanmp shire. Both parties there have (is covered how equally divided the vote is, and it would not take many con verts to the Alliance ideas t o give the third party tha balance of power. BAITIST P'REACH ERS IN TH E A LL ANCE [Exchange.] President L. L. Polk, the President of the National Alliance, is a Baptist preacher, and so is Superintendent R. M. Humphrey, of the colored Natianal Alliance, he being the only white man in the organization. Tfhe President of the Alabama State Alliance, S. M. Adams, is a Baptist preacher, and the ex-President and ex-lecturer of the Georgia State Alliance, S. M. Adams, is a Baptist preacher, and the ex-Pres ident and ex-lecturer of the Georgia State Alliance, Rev. R. H-. JTackson andl Rev. J. WN. Beck, are Baptist preachers. The editor of the Progressive Farmer, the organ of the Nort~h Carolina Alii ancemen, is Rev. Bayless Cade, a Baptist preacher. THE NEW ORLEANS TRAGED)Y. The Grand Jury Actively Enters Upon an Investigation of the Recent Lynchinzg. Newv Orleans, April .--The grand jury niet again yesterday and actively enitered upon the investigation of the lynching of the eleven Italians in the Parish prison. A ttorney General Rogers was present assisting the grand jury in its work. Among the witnesses exam ied during the day were W. D. Par kerson, the leader of the mob, and the Italian Consul, Pasqunale Corte, and his secretary. It is understood that the original list of the conunit tee of safety that made the call upon the people to attack the prison was filed with the grand junry. A Proninenmt Doctor .Acenised of Murde'r. A genitlemani recently nmade a start lihg accusation ini the hearin oif thle writer. Said lhe, "I firmily believe that Dr.--, intentionally or umntentionlly. Ikilled my wife. He pronouncedl her coplaint - Consumption- incura ble. She accepted the verdliet, and--ied. Yet since then I have heard of at least a dozen cases, quite as far adlvanced as Ihers, that have beeni euired byv D r. P ierees G ole Mcd ical Discovery. Her life muight have been Saved ,fr Consumption is not ineiurabh-." Of course it is no~t. The "Dikcovery" will remove every trace of it. if taken in time and use~d faithfully. Consumption is a diseese of the blood-a scrofulous atfection-anid the "Discovery'' strikes at the root of thc evil. Far all cases of [weak ungs, spit ting of blood, severe lingering coughs and kindred amlhnents, DO( YOV PAY 1'()LL TAX?1 If Not, the Auditor W%;ants Your Name-A Lit of- Ntmzes of r'hose Who Are Now on the li;ooks. Auditor Cromer, in aceordance witL instructions from the Comuptrollei General, has made out a list of those who pay poll tax. said list to be fur uished )to the school tru5tees of eacL township for revision. This is done tc see if there are any persons who are liable to pay a poll tax whose names :tre not now on the tax books, and if the trustees find any such they are to re Port the same to the Auditor. All niale persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years are liable to poll tax, un less exeilpt by law. TO.NwSH IP No. G. AelrllathV. Alfred Lott eorge Abrams. S S Loigsnore, lng Abrans. HU%yne 11 l.oigshre Ino Adatn-. Jas ; wglor'Vri Allan. 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Robert Richards, Jacob Davenport. Frank Richard, Lewis Davenport, Job Roberson, Antney Davenport, John A Roberzon, Cato Davenport, Simon loberson, Charles Davenport,Thieodore S ioberson, Jas P Davenport, Thos J I.oberson. Pleas lavenport. Willie R->ok, Jack Daniel.s. Bob Ruth, Jake Davis, Adam .alter, Josiah Davis, Deunis Sanders,T Rt Davit,,Jim Sanders. W II Davi,. Thos II satterwnite Anderon Dember, len 6chunipert. GeoF Dendy, Bob scurry. Jn1 It Dendy, Enoch Senn J Ifenry Dendy, Mose Sen, Willie Dickert, 1) M Sleppard, Abram Duncan, Bob *heppard, (eO Fellers. Henry T Sheppard. Thos Fields, Henry sheppard, Wett Ferms, Wiley Siith, Jack Floyd, Aithur Stith, Dwi,ht Floyd. Blufoid SnjW Chas Floyd, Doc Snow. Milledge Floyd, 4Hmpton Speak,Jno Floyd, Ned Spearmn, Dan M Flo.d, Rev S it Spearman Henry Fortune, Giles Spearuan, Lee Fortune, Giles Spearman,PeterL Fortune. . arshall Spearman, Spcnce Fortune, Marshall B Stephens. Duff Fosle, Jno D Sullivan,Joe Foshe.:sumapter B Suber,JnoJ Franklin, Gus Swittenbla-, B Frank Falmer, Jno Taylor, j Garlington, Jno Thomas, Garlington, M % Thomas, Albeit Garner, H trrison Thomas, Nelson Gilliam, Abe Tribble, Lewis Goggans, Randol ph Thomas, Rtnsom Golding, Lafayette Thonas, Stephen Golding. Lee Thomas, Tom Gordon, Samuel R Thomas, Walker ,rant, Morgan Ttouas. William Grant, W'l Vinsen, Wess Gritlin, Fed Vaughn,Jas T Griffin, Scott Vau.-Im, DruryT Grigsby, Fed Walker, Jerry Grigbv, Isaac Walelace, Jetr Ilai stock, Jio Walace. Phil Hailstock. Peter Wallace, Spencer Ilafistock, Wiley Watkiri, Ja: F Ilair. Drayton Watkins, Jno Har.ian, 8en washington, Nias fiarman, .Jas Watkins, XM Q Harman, Pickens Watkins, I David Harris, Eid W. s, Allan Harris, Hal Watts, lien Harris, Washington Wats, Jess Henderson, l"nry Watts'jlo Hendrix. Levi P Webb, J R Henderson. Limus lerts,James S Ilill, Carter Wert*, Juo S Herd, Marshall Werts, Rut' M Ii ill, Newton Weits, Spence Hil\, Thomas White, Joseph J 1Ill, W A White, Robt W Hill, Wi:l NVhitter, Nmd llolland, Daniel E Workman, Henry Holloway. W J, M.D. Worknan, Je1rJ Irwin, J It Williams, Elzy Jacobs, Sex Williams,.Marslall .Jesse, Charly Williams, Ramsey Jesse, Lewis Williams, Wash .Jesse, Yancey Williams Wess Johnson, Bosse Wilson, %esley Johnson, Curtis Workman, Mack ToTAL 3wY. TOWNSHIP No. 8. Adai, Bob Jackson, Lang Atilais. DAn Jackson, Willam llan,JoSn P Jackso, Zeke Barre, Ernest Jefferson. Randolph Bauknight, JtMfrson -Johnson, Iverson Baukuight, Soicluon Jones, Clm Beahy. Walker -Jones. WJiu Benjuin, Nelson Jones, Mack "ickley. jds IKibler, Wig Bickley, n Solomon Lake, Burr Bickley, Si Lake, D B 1pickley, Win S Lake, George Mlair, Sandy Lake, Chapin lwazman, Ifenr Lake, etmeL Booer,Belon Lae,rn Spenc Boozer. avid tMaheln.sA bert Boozer ~ Slava, Joe Mtes tpe Boozer,John uber, Jnovi J Boozer, ade Mcalou enyA Boulwaie H Thoas,l . ac oul ware. Johnmaw, Anerso Bowrs,Denis cTribl, WLei Bridge ~ Toms, RJz ec ansomda Brooks sa Thoman, Antehn Brown, Jaob homa, laTon Burtn.Aro Thoman, Walke Burtn, Fank homan. Willi Burton,JoenMon, Wess Burton,J Lar VauMoor, BeJamin Burton. ad VaMoor, Jorury V Burto, Scot MWalern, ewis Burtn. illam Wanlce, Jem Bugg hery Wanlce, Johi Butlr. ohuie Wallce, Ricr Butler Pices aNelsn, Jarry Butler, Prce Waelin, Jrn Caldiel.Solom Wasihiols, enias cannon. IWPkinos, Wemr L Cannon. CaHics, J Mavid Cannon.Sm Noe s, Al)anie Canno. Wes Waobts, Joss Crinemal, Jk Watts, Jno Colman liin,e aWeb, Ja R lll C,,ema, am aye, JameS Cook,.Jon L PWertier, en T Couiis Alred Wearts,n RichardM Counts,Mia5 Wedts, Joenet Counts, lWht err, Jiosep Cr.sy.Fanci Whiste, Caltin Crouer A B Whttr, Alla rolner Mackksmuel, Wenry Citlbretli, Pik rkmainip, Jf J cureon, tenltia Schlams, Elil hiavetport.J Wiliamsier, MarshalL IlaVellinor,WilliScmt, Ramse hiavenport I WiDlScot, Wagesh Davepor. JSel) Scttlim ess DaveiportL WilsSo, esle Davenport Woorkan, A k Dais WNck SPpad. Johso Adair, Bobhi ~ uceo Arm Aamkls JiDangiy Ln ADoani, Jonl P iukn, Jh Iare Erwnst, tI hs'ese tBankn ig, Jenhl fers 'ion n Crwl Baukisn, oi omon ifa. 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LawnWs.Itl Haepert, JVl~o Vtitai, P-av Hiagins.rt,ul D iits er Davenport Joseph aui. h Daveiinr, Lewtla itans lei Javenyt,ii mn Yut,Tna DJavis. .1acke D,ais. Smith awins.d henn etooltayweEt D oner, Jhnl, arRnwr THE STATE WILL NOT C03PROMISE Cooraw in the United States Court-Th Attorney General Rake* ap Old Stories. [Special to the Register.] CIIARLEsToN, April S.-All the law yers in the Coosaw case turned up I the United States Court to-day like s many little jokers, greatly to the sur prise of everybody, the impression hav ing been entertained that they wer still in Aiken arguing the case in th State Court. The same arguments fol lowed, Mr. McCrady being heard fo Coosaw and Attorney Genral Pop for the State. The State put in a ple: to the jurisdiction. The caly event that occurred to liver up to the proceedings was a skirmisl between the Attorney General and Mr Smythe. After the two had mutual!3 explained the spat that oecurred yes terday, the Attorney General in th< course of his argunient i!.".nated tha charges had been made that in the be ginning of Coosaw's life there wa, something connected with the legisla tion that was not handsome, referrIDg to the charges that t he scallawag Leg islature of 1870 had been bribed t< grant the charter. Mr. Smythe inti mated that this was not in the plead ings. The Attorney General replie< that if the Coosaw Company behaved itself he would not rake up these ok scores, but if it did not the strong arm of the law would catch it by the nap o the neck and swing it clear out. Mr Smythe said he would be glad to hav him do so. At this point argumen was adjourned over till to-morrow. "BY THE NAPE OF THE NECK." [Special to the State.] CHARLESTON, April 8.-The Attor ney General followed in a remarkabl( speech, containing many of the- ele ments of a stump spcech addressed to: United States .Judge on a legal point He said Ben Tillman will smash Coo saw as Andrew Jackson smashed tht United States Bank, and that he (Pope would take the Coosaw Company by tne n tpe of the neck and swing then out. The Attorney General's mannez was very insulting to counsel on the other side. He frequently approached them with ge ticulations, and in hi excitement addressed much of his argu meat to the negro spectators in the rear of the court room instead of the Judge. . The town ib agog over this exhibi tion. Gen. Pope seems to think he ha made a great and favorable impres sion. ARGUMENT AT AIKEN. [Special to the State.] AIKE-, S. C., April .-Judge Al drich, in chambers, contained the hear ing of the argument to-uay on the pe tition of the Phosphate Commissior that the appointment of a temporar5 injunction of the Coosaw Company b made i,rmanent. The State was rep resented by Col. Robert Aldrichi an< Mr. G. S. Mower, and the Coosav Company by Gen. Edward McCrada and Mr. A. M. Lee. The hearing com nmenced at 10 a. mi. and continued unti :2 p. m. A recess was taken until 3.34 p. mi., when the hearing was resumed It was concluded at 4:30 p. mn. Messrs Mower, McCrady and Lee left fo Charleston on the night train and Col Aldrich returned to Barawell. The matter is in Judge Aldrich' hands, and his decision as to whethe he sitting in chambers, had jurisdic tion in the ce, and as to whether thi appointment of a receiver and thi granting of a permanent injunctiol may be expected in a few days. Mr. Mower, in opening the argument addressed himself to the task of proving that Judge Aldrich had jurisdiction ii the case. In support of his views he quoted liberally from law and prece dent. Col. Aldrich followed for the Stat< and Gen. McCrady and Mr. Lee fo Coosaw. The time before dinner wa: taken up in arguing the question o jurisdiction. After dinner the argu mets were on the appointment of: receiver. Col. Alrich said it seemle< that the rock was (owned by the State which is not disputed, and when thi Coosaw Company ceases work the Stat< is deprived of its revenue, adding bur dens to the taxpayers. It appeare< that his Honor should issue the usua confirming the order issued appointin! Ia temporary receiver, and 'continuini him until further action of court. Hi thought there is no reaison why Mr Brooks should not be appointed re ceiver because he is clerk in the oflie of the Secretary of State. Gen. McCrdy-"Would you thin! it prop)er to appoint a Coogw.olicia receiver?" Col. Aldrich-"Yes, if it pleased ti' court." Gen. McCrady the!! suggest'-d Mi Moses E. Lopez for the position!. H knows more~ about p)hosphates thai ay othei man in this State. CONTINUATION OF TilE ARGUMENTi i. 5 HE UNtTED STATES COURT. [Special to the State.] CH A RLEsTON, S. C., April a.-In th United States Circuit Court this morn iig there were gathered a full array o counsel, representing both sides iter ested in the Coosaw Company contest Mr. George S. Mower, of New berry had arrived from Aiken, and occupie! a seat 0on the left of Attorney Genera Pop'e, w ho had on h is righ t, as associat contsel for the the State, Mr. H. A. 1 Smith and Major Juliani Mitchell. Gen. Ed'ward McCrady, Jr., and Mi A. M. Lee, of counsel for the Coosas Company, had also returnedl fror Aiken and wvere arrayed with Maj. A 1. Smythe, Mr. Tr. W. Bacot ani (o: L. DJeB. McCrady, on the Co"saw sid of the cnamber. -fr. T. W. Bacot brought to the at tention of the court the reply of the * Coosaw C( mipany (made and filed on Wednesd. ) to the "sugestion'" pre sented by Attorney Gencral Pope on Wed nesday, informing the court of the hearing pending in the Court of Coni mon Pleas for Beaufort, concerning the continuance of a receiver appointed and the making permanent the injunc tion heretofore ordered by the State Court. The "reply," after setting forth the tenor of the "suggestion" e traverses and says: "On the contrary, these defendants aver that there is no Court. of Common Pleas for Beaufort Court now in session, and and there has been no session of such court since the-day of February, 1S91, and that the next regular term of the said court is fixed by law for the-day of May, proxi mio."1 Judge Simonton said his understand ing was that his fundtions were con fined to deciding two points: First. as to the question of jurisdiction; second, finding that the court was properly vested with the jurisdiction, whether, the circumstances were such as would necessitate the court staying its hand until the matter is passed upon else where. Mr. H. A. M. Smith began and con cluded his argument for the State. He spoke three and one half-hours, and r made a powerful speech. The hearing was then adjurned till to-morrow morning, when Maj. Smythe will address the court. A NEGRO BOY FIEND. Clarence Robinson, Aged Eight, Murders a Four-Yczr-Old Girl. [Special to the State.] CHEIFSTER, S. C., April S.- -Coroner Evins went to Richburg Tuesday and held an inquest over the body of Em mie Stroud, aged four, who was killed by Clarence Robinson, aged eight, near the house of the child's parents. The young fiend did the deed with a heavy stone, with which he crushed. his vic tim's skull, after having unsuccessfully tried to down her. It happened on Dr. James Atkinson's place, where Clar ence tried to burn his parents' house last year. He was arrested by Coroner Evins and is now in the county jail. He is very quiet and d.oes not seem to be annoyed by the situation in which he is placed. Killed While sitting on the Track. [Special to the State.] FLORENCE, S. C., April 8.-Dorsey Brown, an old white man, well known here, was found dead about a mile from the eity this miorning on the track of the Colu nbia division of the Atlan tic Coast 1. ne. The post mortem ex amination showed that Brown's back - was broken, causirg death instantly. The Coroner's verdict was to the effect that the de.ceased came to his death by being accidentally killed, while sitting on the track, by one of last night's Itrains. Brown was an old fisherman. Kincaid Acquitted. -WAsr.o-ros, Aprii 3.-The jury in ,the Kincaid-Talbee murder case this evening brought in a verdict of "Not ;Guilty." Argument in the case was efinished about 3 o'clock this afternoon .and case was given to the jury, after a brief charge by Judge Bradley, about 3:30. Two hours and e. half later the verdict was brought in and Kincaid declared a free man. Africa Gobbled Up. The latest calculation of the A frican possessions of the European great powers is as follows : France, 7,40)0,000 square kilonmetres with 24,000,00)0 in habitants; England, including Eypt, 5,000),000) square kilometres, with 32. 000,000~ inlhabitants ; Germany, 2,300,000 sq1uare kilometres with 7,800,000) inhab itants ; Portugal. 2,200,000) square kil ometres with 5,1100,000 inhabitants. Population of Our Globe. Europe's population on January 1, was 380,200,000. The population of each of the other continents was estimated to be as follows: Asia, 85,000,000; A frica 127,000),l00; Austrailia, 4,730,000; North America, 86,.50,00u0: South America, 3,420,000; polar regions, 300.000. The total would then be l.7S7,000,00J0. Labior May D)ay. Greek, Rojmanian, Swiss, German, Belgian, French, and Italian working men have decided to celebrate MIay 1 as a holiday. In Belgium the congress of miners and metal wvorkers declared -for a general strike on M1ay 1. The number of workingmen atieeted by this declaration is 200I,00014. Smallpox in Savannah,. Iavo - i, Ga., A pril S.-There are now nineteen case-s of smnallpiox ill -the M1ilitary Hospital here. Then and Now. -In ancient (lays for many an 'll, We used to take a big blue pill. IIt did so surely tear and gripe, WVe felt fo,r purgatory ripe. To4 day, when sik, we iake Dr. Pieree's P;,-a:ant Pelle-t- . They are -gently ape sent rathartie, accrdin:g to siz or < -. (tures sick Hiewlacelo, Biious Hewlache, Cnsitipation. I ni -e-tion, Iilionas At rtks, and atll de aniemen'ts of the Liver. Stromach and hi ow el'. Put tup in vials, hermietically ~. ealed, hence always fresh and reliable. P urely veigetable, thiey operate without, ' disturbaiwe to th.e systerm. diet or occu e pation. Soldl by~ druggits, at 2.3 cents a