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MEWj. JJIACKEk WCTTJ I LfctMJ I r K RKA'ONSTRVCTION PlOfJRK IM KS (CM WASHING? TON. Jn Im MMksn, timilnofe iuul Civil of CJen. Hampton of 7t. Washington. April 8.?Judge Thos. J. Macfceg dted last night at George? town University hospital. Washington. Ha wfll oe Parted tomorrow at the na tioi al cemetery at Arlington aa a pg> ?Ivor of the Mexican war. One of the picturesque dguree of the Reconstruc? tion days, always staler/, erect and of proud bearing, eloquent in speech, Ch? steril *dl an In address, he was the eaa ? to the very last W th his hoary heaJ tying hack ?.ip>n a pillow, un? able te raise Itself, a shout-like pallor la his haHaw cheeks, the unmistak? able far-away death gase In his blue eyas, he spofce In his accustomed deep chetted tones. "Whon la?t your eyes behold saa>" he declaimed, when a few daps ago I weal out to see him, "I 'van enrobed In the insignia and the easMasoary of a South Carolins soldier, saarhlng with that gallant command, the Palmetto regiment, to war is the battlementi of Chapultepec. and sow I want you o tell the people of tie grand old Staue of South Car oilm that ii they would do anything for ihs honor of a man who tried to eerv? these faithfully la the Mexican Wal, as areal as in lending assistance towards sterling from the borders of that grand old commonwealth the alien vultures which preyed upon her vltalr during Reconstruction. I would Mho fee theen to engrave upon the old iron rtlmjetto tr?e on the State Hoest grounds, whlct commemorates the deeds sf the Palmetto regiment the a ease ef Thomas J. Mackey." Th<> Judge died, from all appear? ances es abject poverty. He got a peaslon of It* a mon.h, which seem ed tp so about ell he had. e?aen about three weeks sgo Rep? resentative Alken, upon the request -?et Mr. S. 8*4 ley. went to look for -has*, ess rwand him la a third rate boarding hem ever >n Capitol hill. He was Ul then, very 111 Hie wife eras with aim. Put she left a few days ; ago for New York, it Is said, to see , . one of hke judge's eons, who was re- , ported mA 1 rraadall Msckey. as other son. lives r.crosa the river In VHrftnta. but prac? tices law In Washington. There h&s been a ton* estrangement between . t"father ant son. so tr it not until It rep tiled to him that his father s dying did the son know of his 111 asm Two weeks ag > Judge Mackey was taken to the hospital, where an opera? tion for gallstones was performed. The following Sunday Mr. Alken and i saw him at the hospital and while exceedingly weak they toid us he was getting along nicely, and had good chances of recovery. A few days ago they told me he was much improved and I had hopes of his recovery, but it seems he became feebler and feeb? ler and last night he died. Judge Mackey's mind dwelt upon the Recon? struction days. He expressed the wish about his name on the Palmetto mon? ument, but he entertained the fondest hopes of recovery. His mind would get dates mixed, as for Instance when he coupled me with the battle of Cha pultecpec. but he knew what my call? ing was. "I shall be out In a few days. Before I die there are three books I muet write. Tou remember how In 1*74 I sounded the death knell of Radical rule In my pronunciamen to against Moses. We will write It. Come to see me. We will collabo? rate." And he enunciated the word "collaborate" with hla accustomed or? atorical roll as If he had been before sn audience of thousands. So died, as he had lived. Judge Thomas Mackey, majestic, eloquent up to the very death rattle. Zach McOhee. Judge Thomas Jefferson Mackey was a native of Charleston, where he reoelved his primary education and aieo the limited college training which he had. He served In the Palmetto regiment In the Mexican war and was also a solider in the Semlnole war. He always professed great pride in the fact that he had been a Confeder? ate soldier. He was captain of engi? neers in Sterling Prices s army at the time of that general's unsuccessful movement Into Missouri In 1864. After the war he settled in Charles? ton and promptly upon the passage of the Reconstruction measures he Join? ed the Republican party in this State. He was a trial Justice In Charleston and also an alderman of that city. At this time he was considered by the white people a violent and somewhat offensive psrtixan of the negro gov? ernment. He soon came Into especial notice as one of the leaders of the Re? publican faction opposed to Christo? pher C. Bowen, the sheriff of Charles? ton. He openly declared that Bowen was a murderer, a bigamist and a knave. Bowen was convicted of big? amy in the criminal court of the Dis? trict of Columbia, and that result wa attributed In large measure to Mack? ey's work In getting up the testimony. Judge Mackey was elected to the circuit bench in 1872, but he con? tinued to take an active Interest in st.it* politics until the final establish? ment of the Hampton government id 18 77. after which he devoted himself rioseiy to his duties on the bench up to his voluntary retirement in 18S2. He fought the nomination of F. J. Moses, Jr., by the Republican conven? tion of 1872. and was, at different CASTORIA alcohol 3 PER CENT AVHetibWrTeprtlonlrAs Infants /Childhkn - -' - f\Z^_u_rm._Pi' iTOfows utgranotuiEnNi nest and RpJtCont?ns actor Uphmi .Morphine rtorttocrsL Not Narcotic. 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Mr Loo lee Qolder, superintendent <?i iho deifonseenB* mother house of German llethodlem lo thti country, I hat ondei hot inldanee seventy" two I w u At the Betheede Kospt? tui. in Ctnehtnatti which is a branch <?i ube Mothof honoOi Ttl patlenU teefi lohen ears of |aat year, end the deaeoneeaei nureed In imy-iue prl* vote fem I lies once In a Kreut while you meet ? married man who actually seems l>t ? m 1 ?1 of his condition. times afterwards, an open opponent of that corrupt fellow > methods and conduct, He was particularly sever* Ir uenouncing Moses for his m'amncs prostitution of the pardoning power H? warmly advocate! Daniel H. Chamberlain for governor in 1874 and through most of that official's admin? istration was his staunch supporter. In 1876, however, he warmly and ac? tively espoused the cause of Wade Hampton and the Democracy, taking an active part in the campaign of that year. His campaign work was gen? erally considered to have actually helped the Democratic cause. Judge Mackey was reelected, for a term of four years, in December, 1876, but in January, 1878, the Su? preme Court decided that the elec? tions of all the incumbent circuit Judges (except those who had been elected by the Democratic legislature) were void because the voting had been viva voce, whereas the constitu? tion required that it should be by bal? lot. Of the circuit Judges thus oust? ed only two were reelected?Judge A. J. Shaw of Sumter, and Judge Mack? ey. After his retirement from the bench he practiced law In this State, but soon took up his residence in Washington?spending his time chief? ly in that city and New York. There were naturally grave doubts about Judge Mackey's fitness for the bench at the time of his election? for he was practically without experi? ence at the bar. And he was natural? ly distasteful to the white people of the Sixth circuit, who not only knew him to be an extreme Republican (called In those days a Radical) but also regarded him as one type of the "carpetbagger." His denciences as a lawyer he sought to cure by sorr?^ study of the elementary principles? and particularly the vocabulary?of the law, and his bright mind enabled him to get along without any betrayal of his want of general knowledge. He dabbled a little too much Tn politics to suit the white people, and, in that 1 way gave cause of complaint. In De- ; cember, 1876, he was threatened with Impeachment, and many of the white |! people in his circuit thought he ought - to be retired. But It was apparent 1 that the Republicans who oposed him 1 did so because of his active part in some prosecutions of incompetent I and corrupt officials Jn Chester. It 1 was in such conditions that the move? ment against htm failed?though it Is 1 not at all likely that he could have been convicted of any conduct calling for his removal. As a Judge he was . really useful to the Hampton govern? ment In the period when both Hamp? ton and Chamberlain claimed to be ? governor?the former supported by practically all the white people and large numbers of the negroes, whilst the latter depended solely pon the presence of United States soldiers stationed in the State House and guarding every entrance to the build? ing. Judge Mackey charged the grand juries that Hampton was the lawful governor and that any person claim? ing to hold office In recognition of Chamberlain should be indicted. It was Judge Mackey's course in the campaign of 1876 and in the time of the "dual government" that Induced the Democratic legislature in 1878 to reeled him to the bench. LIQUOR POURED INTO GUTTER. Manning Authorities Trying to Kill Liquor Traffic. Manning, April 8.?About six gal? lons of contraband liquor, which had been captured some time ago by the Manning police, were emptied into a gutter yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Clamble and Chief Hugglns?the first instance of the sort that, has occurred here. The municipal ordinances in regard to liquor traffic are very stringent, and the police officials of the town are very vigilant, so that such as are dis? posed to ignore or defy the law must needs be very wary. Upon evidence recently gathered, several parties were summoned to appear in the mayor's COUli todiy on charges of unlawfully ?ailing liquor. One of the accused \%as dismissed, and the other COSef were set for trial tomorrow and on later dates. In several Instances the accused will demand trial by jury. AN UNUSUAL HOMICIDE. Killing Of Three-Year-Old Negro (iirl By SI\-Veni*-Old Negro Hoy. Union, April 9.?The killing on Wednesday of Bthel Thomas, a ne? uro girl I years of age, by Fred Bell, a six-year-old negro boy, appears to have been due to aeeiibuit. The evi dencc taken al the coroner's Inquest seems to indicate thai the shooting was unintentional. The boy, who was lodged in tiw county jail on Wednes da) night, stated thai a shotgun which be whs holding was uninten? tionally discharged, the load entering the head <d" the lltttle girl. The body of the girl was found behind an out house about seventy-five yard! from the scene of the tragedy, the boy hav? ing taken it there In ordei to bide it. Mr. Payne threw down the glove and the women of America Immedl? ab ly gave him the inito n.--Louis? ville Courier-Journal. MUST MOVE ON. FRANCE WILL EXPEL CASTRO FROM MARTINIQUE. Action Taken to Deprive Former President of Opportunity to Pro? mote Revolution In Venezuela. Paris, April 8.?The French gov? ernment decided today to expel Cip riano Castro, the former president of Venezuela, from the French island of Martinique on the ground that his presence there Is likely to foment a revolution in Venezuela. This decision followed consideration of a cablegram from M. Jusserand, the French am? bassador at Washington, giving an ac? count of his conference with Secre? tary of State Knox yesterday. The decree of expulsion will be communi? cated to Castro through the prefect of Fort de France, where Castro now is. Castro Taken ill. Fort de France, April 8.?Shortly after returning from a drive to Fort de France this morning Clpriano Cas? tro became suddenly ill. He com? plained of severe pain in the abdomen and it was apparent that he suffered greatly. The scar left by the opera? tions performed in Berlin his open? ed for a distance of several centi? metres, and his condition unodubtedly is grave. The former president of Venezuela was Informed today of the decision of the French government to expel him from Martinique. He appeared not to believe the news. 8, S. TINER PARDONED. Sparta nburg Man Convicted of Killing Ed Kirby Is Released. Colnmbfa, April 8.?Governor Ansel today, pardoned S. S. Tiner, of Spar tanburg county, found guilty of man? slaughter at the January term of court, and sentenced to serve three years fn the State penitntiary. Tinei is a wftfte man and was for a num? ber of years presfdent of the Lav and Order League Pt Pacolet. It was stated by those seeking n pardon that Tiner was one of the best and most law-abiding citizens of the commtrnrty. He had the record of having been instrumental in bringing more than a hundred offenders au the bar of justice. Among those who joined in the prayer of the petition? er were Mr. Victor I. Montgomery, presfdent of the Pacolet Mills; Wilson & Osborn, hfs attorneys, Senator H. B. Carlisle, Sheriff W. J. White, the Rev. S. A. Nettles, editor of the Chris? tian Advocate; the Rev. J. W. Guy, the Baptist pastor at Pacolet, and others of like prominence. In the peltlon to the governor the petitioners say: "The undersigned cit? izens of Spartanhurg County petition you to pardon S. S. Tiner for the kill? ing of Ed Kirby. We believe that justice will best be seived by grant? ing him a pardon and that to Impris? on him Monger' will be to unmerciful? ly add to the sufferings he has borne so long and so patiently. Nothine but his peaceable character enabled him to do so. He is one of our best citizens and most law abiding. It was a case of killing or being killed after nearly two years dally peril of his life." The man he killed, Ed Kirby, is re? puted in the petition to have been a desperate character. Kirby, R is said, had hounded Tiner for two years, threatening his life. One letter says he (Kirby) associated with the most vile and vicious element in the com? munity, and wras a dangerous charac? ter. Kirby had been in many dif? ficulties before. The killing took place the atter part of November last year. The case was appealed to the Supeeme Court, but afterwards abandoned, and every effort was made to get executive clem? ency before Tiner began serving his sentence. This Governor Ansel re? fused, as It is his custom to consider no petition while the petitioner is out on ball or a case is pending appeal. He must first submit to the decree of the court. In granting the pardon the governor says: "After carefully and maturely considering the facts of the case and all the circumstances surrounding it, and all the eausei Which led up to the unfortunate hom? icide, 1 think that a pardon should be granted to the petitioner, S. S. Tiner. and it is so ordered." HELENA MOIMESKA DEAD. Famous Polish Actress Passes Away In California. Lo.s Anigelee, <'a'.. April s.?Mme. Helena Modjeska, the famous Polish tragedienne and one of the most not? ed actresses of the American itage, died at 10 o'clock today, at the age of ?;r,, after an illness of about tw<? months, Bright'! disease, compllcal Sd With heart troubi was the imme? diate cause of death. The city of Abbeville has voted $20,000 IChOOl bunds. Look for Will Coetln & Co.'i ad? vertisement, 24 W. Liberty St. 4-10-lt M PREMIUM LIST. o Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice? a=Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and hi the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local, County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W, Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have euitorial direction of a special department devoted, to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly Interesting, Th? Watchman and Southron should go into every home in thr? section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be nduced to subscribe. 9 As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood I? Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Cotuitles. 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