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~ ^FBBIHSSDAY, DECEMBER 24.
IN SIGHT OF THE CRYSTAL SEA.
I eat alone with life's memories,
In sight of the crystal sea,
And I saw the throne of the star-crowned
ones,
With never a crown for me ;
And then the voice , of the Jndge said, Come,
Qf the Jndge on the great white throne ;
And I saw the star-crowned take their seats,
But none I could call my own.
5 I thought me then of my childhood dajs,
* . The prayer at my mother's-knee ;
Of the counsels grave that my father gave?
The wrath I was warned to flee ;
I said, Is it then too late, boo late,
Shut without must I stand for aye ?
And the Judge, will He say, I know you not
Howe'er I may knock and pray r
I thought, I thought of the days of God
I had wasted in folly and sin?
Of the times I had mocked when the Sa
viour knocked
And I would not let Him in ;
I thought, I thought of the vows I had made
"When I lay at death's dark door?
- Would He spare my life, I'd give up the
* strife,
And serve Him forever more.
I heard a voice like the voice of God :
Remember, remember, my son !
Remember thy ways in the former days,
The crowns that thou mightst have won !
I thought, I thought, and my thoughts
ran on, .
, ? - I?k? the tide of a sunless sea?
Am I living or dead ? to myself 1 said,
An end is Lhere ne'er to be?
It seems as though I woke from a dream;
How sweet wasthe light o*? day !
Melodious sounded the Sabbath bells
From towers that were far away.
I then became as a little child,
And I wept and wept af? .
" For the Lord had taken my heart of stone,
And given a heart of flesh.
Still oft I sit with life's memories,
And I think of the crystal sea ;
And I see the thrones of the star-crowned
* / ones,
And know there's a crown for me. '
And when the ^oice of the Judge says,
? Come,
Of the Judge on the great white throne,
?now, midVthe thrones of . the star
crowned ones,
_ There's one I shall call my own.
A Remarkable Record.
The Yoath ?sd Manhood of Col.
John L. M. Irby.
Special to the New York World Dec. 15.
Obab^estox, S. C:, Dec. 14 ?There
is some interesting history woven about
Join Laurens Manning Irby, the new
Senator and successor of Wade Hamp
ton, from South Carolina. When Irby
was elected the followitg scene occurred,
as reported by a correspondent of one
of the papers io this city. Before the
result of the vote for United States
' Senator was announced a reporter rush
ed iato the Ways and Means Commit
tee room and informed Col. Irby that
he was elected. His reply was simple
bet eloquent :
**Let me wire my ma."
He then sent a telegram to his
mother, telling her to meet him at the
train, so that he conld get the first kiss
from her, then one from his wife. One
m?gat think from this pathetic, if some
wha? ludicrous, exhibition of affection,
that Col. Irby is a very gentle man.
Sud, however, is not the fact. He
. caoDOt be said exactly to be a fighting
man. bat he is what ie known as a
bulldozer. ...
On the day ' after his election an
intimate friend of hie from boyhood
wrote of him as follows, the account
giving a partial history of his crimes and
snowing the former character of the
man :
"Of all the strange things that have
happened in this,- wonderful year of
political surprises the most remarkable
is the rise of Col. John L. M. Irby of
Laurens; when we consider the general
make-up of the man and his record.
But- a recent despatch to Atlanta Con -
atkutbn states that he has toe reputa
tion of being a fighter. That is saying
a little too much. Col. Irby has as yet
done nothing to justify the reputation of
fighter.
not a fighter.
"He did, on half a dozen occasions,
overran the' Town Cooocil of Laarens
bat be only wanted to fight. He stood
on tbe"pnblic square with his pan and
defied arrest but that was not fighting.
"Previous to this, too, he was present
when Kilgo- was killed, but after
staying seven years where the law
conld not ?od him, while a reward was
offered by the Governor who socceeded
Hampton, be returned and satisfied the
jury that he did not do any figbtiog on
that occasion.
After this he disagreed with a poor
painter at Lauren s and brought op a
negro from his plantation, whom he
made whip this white man wihile he
stood by with a drawn pistol Even
that was- not fighting, as Trial Justice
Parrot decided.
"He had a difficulty with a Trial
Justice oo the street aod was thrown
on his back by the Trial Justice, bnt
that cannot be properly designated
fighting.
Later on? it is true, in company with
bis brother, the Iutendeotof the town,
the two did approach this Trial Jastice
unawares and some ngly gashes across
the face of the aforesaid Trial Justice
were left as reminders, but the evidence
was that the brother did this, and
certainly the act of a brother ought not.
against such a preponderance of
evidence, be nsed to make for this man
the repntatioo of a Sgbter.
"We have not a doubt bat the friends
of Gen. Hampton have found many
things, to orge against Col Irby, but
they should stick to the facts. Col.
Irby declared publicly in a speech in
the writer's presence that not one iota
of conservatism could justly be attribu
ted to him. 'He is known to be over
bearing and a boliy, but even these do
not justify the correspondent in tele
graphing the Constitution that Col.
Irby's reputation was made sa a fighter.
The policy of this pape; is to give
every man hie doe. We have spoken
plainly.of matters which are t? record.
The Lei s la to re may do worse than elect
ing ? :by, bot to be candid, speaking
from a somewhat intimate knowledge of
his life for the post ten years, the writer
has serious doubts if such a thing be
possible. But all of this happened in
the '70s. But he has since then re
formed and is now a member of the
Baptist Church/'
THE CHIEF OFFENSE.
It may be surprising that so little is
known of the chief offense with which
Senator Irby is charged. It muet be
remembered that the crime occurred in
1878, when news was not gathered as
it now is. This was twelve years ago
?od there was not then any t?l?graphie
State service. Jo fact there were no
pub! iah ed accounts of the crime. This
may io a measure be doe to the family
influence of the Irbys, who are one of
the most influential families io the
upper part of tbe State. In fact, so far
as is known, tbe only published account I
was in the Greenville News The first
account (which, by the way, woold be
a good indication of tbe news service of
those days), was :
"Information was received bere this
evening that in an altercatioo which oc
curred oo the streets of Laarens to-day
Wjd. Kilgore was shot several times
and killed by Alfred McNincb, who at
once fled the coontry. Mr. Joho Irby
was arrested for participation io the
affray."
to the Greeoville News of Dec. 30.
1878, there occurred the following
partial account of tbe row in which
Senator-elect Irby participated and for
which he was afterward held oo the
charge of morder :
"Rumors were afloat in tbe city last
oight of a shooting and cutting scrape
which oeoorred at Laure s Court-House
the night before last. We could find
oo ooe who could give os information
as to the origio and particolare of the
affair, but of the results there is oo
conflicting statement. It seems that
after the excitement of sales day was
over a party of meo were at the store of
Mr. John Fowler, where ao altercation
took place betweeo Alfred McNioch and
William Kilgore, both of whom are
said to have beeo drinking. Without
many words both began shooting at
each other. Kilgore was inetantly
killed, having beeo shot through tbe
heart Id the progress of the row Joho
Fowler was shot through the arm and
Andrew Eichelberger severely cot with
a knife. McNioch made his escape
immediately after the shooting occurred
and has oot beeo captored We made
diligent inquiry, bot were not able to
learo from what canee the row com
menced."
As far as cao be learoed, the' erime
for which Irby was tried and acquitted
was a mere druokeo brawl. AU of the
participants were friends ana it was the
result of a quarrel about a horse. The
lie was passed, pistols were drawn and
a fus?lade ensued, resulting io tbe death
of Kilgore aod the woobdiog of others.
FLED TUB STATS.
Soon after the homicide Irby left the
State, aod, as is generally understood,
went to Canada. As is stated above,
be was outlawed by a proclamation for
his arrest belog issued. Nothiog was
done for some time, aod the excitement
over Kilgore's killing died out io
Laareos. McNioch was tried aod
convicted of murder. After several
years absence, so it is said, Irby re
torced to the State, aod was tried aod
acquitted. His opponents say that his
acquittai was doe to the packing of the
jury by bis intimate. friends, George
Washington Shell, Clerk of tbe Court
of L?ureos County aod now Coogress
raan-eiect from that district, aod ao
Alliance man. The evidence was
severe, aod it is said that Irby was ac
quitted oo the doctor's testimony, that
two different ballets were found oear
the heart, aod only ooe chamber of
Irby's pistol was empty. The question
is who fired the fatal shot ?
Concerning the trial tbe following
account is found which shows Irby
indicted as particepe crimiois, io the j
News of January, 1879. Nothiug
about the crime was prioted io the News
aod Courier, the leadiog paper :
trial for murder.
The preseat sesbioo of the Laureas
Court has beeo of the greatest interest,
the moet importaot ease being the trial
of Alf McNioch, J. L M. Irby and
Jobo Llackwell for the m^.fer of Mr.
Kilgore oc Dec. 2nd, last. The cases
were several, aod McNioch was pat
upon trial oo Thursday last, aod after a
protracted heariog of the able counsel
oo both sides the jury rendered a
verdict of guilty in tbe first degree.
It was a hard-fought battle, the 'most
distinguished lawyets io the State being
engaged. Irby was to have beeo pot
upon his trial oo Saturday morning as
princeps crimiois to the murder, but it
was reported that be did not put io ao
appearance. Mr. Irby was out 00 bail
of $3,000. Blackwell is io jail aod
will take bis turo io doe coarse of
coart proceediogs. There is consider
able feeling aod excitemeot in Laureas
concerning the case.
had a man horsewhipped.
Irby has Been io other imbroglios and
encounters. They have beeo frequent.
The most sensational and remarkable
story told of bis early frivolities is Ms
having a paioter horse-whipped. The
painter, it is said, dared to insult him,
and as a result be went to his home,
brought ooe of his negroes to town and
at the point of the pistol made the j
negro administer a severe chastisement
to the offending paioter.
Oo aoother occasion be aod bis
brother are reported as having severely
cat Trial Justice Nixon for having in
suited the present Senator-elect. Fre
qoeotly he bas beeo charged with bav- ;
mg terrorised the town near which he
li ves aod dared the police to arrest him.
After he was over his sprees the general
verdict is that he would go before the
town authorities aod make a reparation.
He was, it seems, food of youthful
sports aud lead a rather reckless life,
but it bas never beeo claimed that Irby,
when io society or his right self, was
other thao a gentleman. He comes
from tbe same stock of the old school
of South Carolina as does Senator Wade
Hampton, whom, with Alliance aod
Reform or Tillmao influence, be de
feated. He has now tamed over .a
new leaf, aod is io the second volume
He has nuce bis serions escapade be
come a peaceable aud quiet man, 8
loving father aod a devoted husband,
aod by strict attention to business be
came independent He is oot a rich
man bat is well off, his meaos being
estimated at about $250,000.
The people of South Carolina bave
beeo charitable towards Senator-elect
Irby, for bis conduct while a young
man, was oever used against him iu
his campaign against. Senator Hampton
It was at the time when Speaker
Reed was io his glory that Col. Irby
first came into prominence as a politi
cian. Before that time he was practi
cally unheard or, except in a local way.
He had oever, before the Farmers*
March Convention, been known fro;n
one end of Sooth Carolina to the other.
His remarkable work and ratings at
that Convention soou gave him a
conspicuous and important r?le in tbe
political drama then beiog enacted in
South Carolina, it is conceded by all
that he had more to do with securing
for Gov. Tillmao the Domination at tbe
March Convention thao any other man
io tbe State*.
He bas had a truly meteoric political
career. Io 1876 be was first elected
to the State Legislature aod now holds
practically the highest office io the gift
of this people. Daring the receot
political campaign Col. Irby took the
foremost part in the reform movement.
His great political sagacity readily sug
gested him as a leader and he was not
only n?ade Chairman of the Reform
Executive Committee, but as soon as
the Democratic Convention endorsed
the principle of the reform element of
the party- Irby was made Chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee which elected Gov. Tiilman
and the ticket.
The great political acumen shown by
him daring this campaign stamped him
as a leader of the first order, and there
after his political star began to rapidly
rise, and when the Legislature met Col.
Irby almost with one accord was elected
Speaker, and his friends and political
foes alike bear testimony to the fact
that no Speaker, before him bas ever
conducted the business of the House
with more fairness and more expedition.
It was only after his election as Speaker
that be became prominent by beiog
mentioned in connection with the
United States Senatorship against
Hampton.
Being a young, energetic and work
ing member of the Reform movement,
Col. Irby's candidacy met with enthu
siastic approval on the part of the
Legislature. Other gentlemen repre
senting the same ideas as advocated by
Col. Irby divided the vote with him on
sevaral ballots, but there had hardly
been a doubt from the beginning of
the contest that Col. Irby would be
the. next United States Senator, as the
vote of the two Houses fiually decided.
a ruse.
The division of the anti-Hampton
vote is considered by many as having
been merely a ruse to present to the
State the idea that there was a heated
contest in which Hampton had been
worsted. Hampton never had over
forty-two votes for Senator and the rest
were legitimately given by the Reform
or Alliance movement and Irby was
undoubtedly the most eligible and
popular man in that division for
the position. Senator Irby was born
in Laurens County, South Carolina,
Sept 10, 1854, consequently he is one
of the youngest Senators in that august
body.
Hie grandfather was Capt. William
Irby, who served io the Revolutionary
war. Three of his grand-uncles were
murdered by the Tories at Hayes Sta
tion. Irby's mother was Miss Hen
rietta Earle?a. name which has been
distinguished in South Carolina ror
generations.
Senator Irby will have a career which
will be watched with great interest. The
admirers of the defeated war hero will
critically watch the young and meteoric
Senator.
As the World has stated, Hampton
still has hosts of friends iu the State,
bot the new Senator is a bright and
active worker, as his success in the last
campaign has shown, and gives every
promise of a creditable and valuable
career io the United States Senate.
col. iiaskell tales.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 14.?Sen
ator Wade Hampton's friends are talk
ing very bitterly of Col. Irby, who.has
been elected to succeed him in the
United States Senate. A local paper
to-day prints another remarkable inter
view with Col. John- C. Has'iell. who
is in town. Col. Haskell is the son
in-law of Senator Wade Hampton and
the brother of Col. A. C. Haskell. who
ran as an independent Democratic can
didate for Governor of South Carolina
against Tiilman. He is an able lawyer
and has been a member of the South
Carolina Legislature continuously
thirteen years. He is quoted as saying :
' Donaldson, the Alliance candidate
for the United States Senate, would, 1
think, have done the State more credit
than Irby. The latter never distin
guished himself at the bar and as a
public speaker is mediocre. I think it
was in 1878 that he was involved in a
homicide, on account of which be fi- d
the State for three or four years, Irby
bad a falling out with a man named
Kilgore and the latter struck him a
blow in the face, which was not resent
ed. About a week later a reconcilation
took place and Irby invited bis former
foe to go .out and take a drink. A
man named McNioch appeared on the
scene and he and Kilgore became in
volved in a fight, and McNioch drew
his pistol and fired a bullet into Kil
gore, who grapple with him and
threw him to the ground. Another
shot was fired, which killed Kilgore
almost instantly. McNioch was tried
aud sentenced to be hanged. He swore
that somebody from behind fired the
shot that ended K?gore's life. Other
witnesses swore it was Irby who did the
firing. The latter ran off and the Gov
ernor issued a proclamation authorizing
his arrest After the lapse of some
years Irby returned to the State and
stood bis trial, resulting io an acquittal.
McNioch got a new trial and a sentence
of fifteen years in the penitentiary.
"Senator Hampton," continued C<>1
Haskell. "made no effort to secure bis
re-election nor would he allow any of
his friends to work in his behalf.
There is a great desire on the part of
many Carolinians that be should run fo
Governor in 1892, but I am not ad
vised of his feelings in regard to that.
I am satisfied, however, that sood'T or
later tbe element that has beaten him
will come to grief. Think of their
outrageous conduct in turning out of
the Legislature seven men who were
fairly elected, as the State canvassers
had declared, although tbe evicted
members were told they could retain
their seats if they would vote for Irby.
It is only a question of time when re
tribution will overtake tbem."
irby at college.
Virginia Midland J?nction,Dcc 14.
?John L Manning Irby, tbe Senator
elect from South Carolina, entered the
Unifersity of Virginia as a student in
the Academical Department for the
session 1871-187*2 He was then only
seventeen years old and registered from
Laurens Court House, S. C. After a
year's stndy in the classics he turned
his footsteps towards the North and the
next year entered Princeton to complete
his collegiate education. The fame of.
j the law department of the University
! of Virginia could scarcely have escaped
J h tin in his search for a place to pursue I
i his professional studies, but he did not
; return to drink of Blaekstooe at this
J fountain of legal knowledge. His gen
eration has passed away and with it bis
j fame at the University. The records
! alone bear his name and brief history.
I kb y as a duellist
Cumberland, Md,, Dec. 14.?The
j News of this city prints editorially the
following remarkable story about United
State? Senator-elect Irby. of South
Carolina: i
"John Laurcns Manning Irby was
a student at Princeton College in the
Winter of 1870-71. A dispute arose
between hitn and a fellow-student over
a trifling matter, and after being con
vinced that the strain upon bis honor
demanded satisfaction, and that nothing
but blood would efface the wrong, he
seot a challenge to the fellow-student.
To the utter astonishment, horror and
dismay of Irby the challenge was
promptly accepted, and pistols were
selected as the instruments of death and
panacea for honor. His young South
ern blood was not nearly so hot nor did
the insult loom up in its former colossal
proportions as the letter of acoeptance
was read and r^nsidered
"Irby, in his challenge, had named
his second, who, by the way, does not
reside more than a hundred miles from
Cumberland, and he straightway took
himself to the second for advice and
consolation. During the conversation
he intimated that duelling was wrong ;
it was an evil that had grown op to the
South uoder peculiar circumstances and
earroandings, and was not adapted to
the New Jersey climate, and hinted at
possible means of escape from the
dilemma. But the second would
hearken to none of it. Flight would
be worse than death. Fight there
must be, if the second bad to take part
himself, and if he did Irby would be
his subject. After no little argument
the man, who so shortly before had
been writhing and torturing under an
honor blackened aod disgraced by an
insult from a Northerner, consented to
appear upon the field ofhooor, provided
the bullets would be extracted from the
cartridges before loading the weapons.
Even then danger might perchance
come from the powder, but the fiery
young Southerner would incur that risk
for his own honor and the reputation ol
his section for chivalry. The opponent
was not let into the secret.
In the belief that the weapons were
were to be loaded, and that the contest
would be bona fide, he cherished the
lingering hope that at the critical
moment a lucky accident, he knew not
what, would happen, but if not, he
wonld sacrifice himself on the altar of
his country, a martyr to Southern
arrogance. Early in the morning, Dear
break of day, according to the class
historian, the party repaired to Potter's
Woods, south of the college grounds,
and placing the -combatants back to
back, the seconds instructed them to
walk forward ten paces : at the com
mand 'one' to wheel, 'two' raise the
pistols, aod 'three' to fire. Though
short of stature, they both managed in
ten paces to put enough ground between
them to effectually remove from the
mind of the Senator in embryo all mis
givings of dangerous consequences from
the powder.
*'Tbe word was given. 'One'?they
wheeled?'two'?up came the pistols?
'three'?a report?only one, that of the
opponent. Irby walked towards him,
pistol pointed, but he stood like
adamant. Irby deliberately fired. It
is needless to say no one was injured.
"If the courage, conduct and tactics
of Senator Irby in obtaining the election
to that high position were in any
particular io keeping with those of the
Student Irby, then South Carolina has
lost much by the defeat of the venerable
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Jellies and Preserves, in 5-lb. pails and in bulk to retail. Crosse k Blackwell's assorted
Jams, all flavors, Plain Pudding, Nuts, Raisins, Citron. Currants aod Extracts.
FINE LINE OF FRENCH AND PLAIN CANDIES.
Oatmeal, Barley, Split Peas, New Buckwhea* and . 0 Molasses, Yankee Beans.
CROCKERY, QUEENSWARE AND WOODENWARE. COFFEES, TEAS AND SPICSS.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
The renowned DON'T CIGAR, the best in the City for 5 Cents. A full and complete line of
HEAVY GROCERIES,
Which we sell very close to large buyers. Orders carefully attended to. Send
them early and often.
CROSSWELL & CO.,
S. "57. Corner Kain and Liberty Street,
Oct 29 " SUMTER, 8. C.
FACTS
WORTH REMEMBERING !
THE
MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW YORE.
RICH'D A. ffleCURDY, Pres.
ASSETS - - - $136,401,328.02
LIABILITIES - - 126,744,079.58
SURPLUS - - - $9,657,248.44
1843. 1890.
When solicited to iosure in other Companies remember that The Mutual
Life Insurance Company, of New York, is entitled to your first consideration,
?iince it holds the foremost place among the Life Insurance institutions of the
world, and offers superior advantages in all the features of business, together
with uoequaled financial security.
shows economic management.
9. ?Its new policy is the most liberal
ever offered by any insurance company.
10. ?It places no restrictions upon
travel, occupation or residence after be
ing two years in force.
11. ?Being practically non-forfeitabie
and incontestable, it provides a legacy
and not a lawsuit.
12 ?It is the simplest and most com
prehensive form of insurance contract
ever issued. If the policy-holder pays
bis premiums while he lives, the com
pany will pay the full value of his policy
when be dies.
13.?All claims are paid immediately
upon acceptance of proofs of death.
14 ?The distribution policy of this
company presents a most attractive in
vestment feature. It not only accumu
lates the surplus arising from tbe premi
ums over the cost of the insurance ou
each policy in force during the distri
bution period, but iucreases it by com
1?It is the oldest active Life Insur
ance Company in the country.
2.?It is the largest Life Insurance
Company in tbe world.
3 ?It is the strongest financial in
stitution in the world, its assets
amounting to more than ?136,000,000.
4. ?It is tbe safest company in which
to insure.
5. ?It is the cheapest company in
which to insure. Its large dividend
returns reduce the final cost of insur
ance to a minimum.
6. ?It is tbe best company in which
to insure, as it combines all the ad
vantages of age, large and select mem
bership, financial strength, absolute
security, and the cheapest insurance
that is honestly possible under any con
tract which has a defluite value to the
beneficiary.
7. ?It has no stockholders to claim
any part of the profits. The assets and
surplus all belong to the insured
8 ?Its ratio of expenses to receipts I pound iuterest.
ALTAMONT MOSES, Agent for Sumter.
Edward L. Geritami;
July 9 General Agent, Columbia, S. C.
Maying determined to
make extensive altera
tions in our CLOTHING,
HAT, AND FURNISH
ING GOORS Depart
ments, we will clos e out
the balance of our im
mense lines of Men's,
Youths', Boys' and Child
ren's Suits, Overcoats and
extra Pants, at largely re
duced prices. We are
compelled to have the
space for alterations, and
the prices named for the
goods will certainly give
it to us. Those who come
first will obtain the best
selections.
Our Mr. M. G. R. is
now in New York replen
ishing depleted stock, and
looking after Holiday
Goods which are daily
expected.
Nov. 26