The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 15, 1895, Image 4

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A Montana Divorce Suit. " You saw that tall chap standing on the rear platform of the express when she went through here this morning?" said the Jericho station master. " He's the Athensvillc Baptist preacher, and he's on his way to Chicago to give his testimony in the great divorce suit. What! I never told you about any divorce suit? Well, you surprise mo, for that there divorco suit is just the biggest thing of tlio kind we have over had in this section of the country. ' That Baptist preacher hasn't anything to do with it except to swear that he married the plaintitT and the defendant. There's nothing crooked about the He v. Mr. Humphreys. He's as good as they mako 'em, though 1 say it mysolf, and don't think much of Baptists as a general thing, having been brought up a Methodist, though I resigned from them when 1 wbs made conductor, which is a berth that a man can't do anything with unless he can swear a blue streak when the occasion arises. "This hyor proacher took charge of the Athcnsville Baptist church a matter of livo years ago, and being a wonderful man for managing a church and making it attractive to the general public, it wasn't long before no had lowrroof <wm.rro<rot inn of unv uig on uuu v/iu uuu. x if uauuo uu vuv hill about a mile out of Athensville, for wheu it was built it was cal'lated that the tovrs would grow in that direction, which somehow it hasn't done. 141 tell this just to show what an enterprising man the parson was. He insisted on having the tallest steeple to his new church that could be found any where iu Montana Territory, and b'gosh he got it. People used to come from miles away to climb up in that steeple and see the view. There wasn't any view to speak of, the country being too hilly in those parts to have much scenery, but for all that people aro anxious to say that they had been to the top of the steeple. "There was an old maid in Mr. Humphreys's congregation who was more determined to got married than any woman you ever saw. She was one of those thin, persevering looking women, and a mighty dangerous sort they ar3. Miss 1'ayson, which was this lady's name, was bound to marry a young man by the name of Halsey, who had never done her any harm, and was about as sensible^and well be haved chap as there was in all Athensville. Of eourse, he didn't have the least idea of marrying the woman, but ho was one ol those good tempered chaps that are always afraid to say no when a woman asks them to do anything. Good temper is the ruin of lots of folks. It's kept me down, I know that. If I'd been one of these crusty, rampageous fellows that never does a kind action if he can help it, I should have been superintendent of this road instead of being only a station master at ono of the smallest stations in the territory. Never you be too good tempered. Of the two it ruins more men than whisky. "One day Miss i'ayson she gets young Halsey to take her up in the steeple of the Baptist church. You see visitors were always going up that steeple betweon the hours of 10 and f> o'clock, during which the sexton stayed at the church to attend to things, and see that everylxnly conducted themselves as they should. At 5 o'clock he locked up the door that led to the steeple, and then he locked up the church door, and went home for the night. " Miss l'ayson and her young man went up the steeple about d o'clock in tho afternoon, but sho said she enjoyed it so much that Halsey was prevailed upon to stay there with her a good deal later than he had intended to stay. She kept him pointing out all tho houses in the town, and every hill and valley in tho whole neighborhood, and when she finally asked him to .ook at his watch and tell her the time, sho was, as sho pretended, dreadfully alarmed to find that it was half-past 5 o'clock. Halsey ran down tho stairs and found that tho door was locked and nobody was within hearing. Thesexton had forgotten that there wafl any ono up the steeple, and had looked up and gone homo at 5 o'clock as usual. Halsey came back and told Miss I'a^son, who burst into tears, and said that hor reputation was ruined. Sho and Halsey would have to spend the night in the steeple, unless he was willing to jump out of tho window and break his neck, and she had rather dio a thousand times than let him do that. " Halsey was considerably scared himself, for ho saw that unless ho i n.n.. ,xf + t ~ \1! ? uuuiu iuvcuu ouiuu *>ajr ui x*.- in ut; I'ayson out of that steeple ho would have to marry her whether ho wanted to or not. He thought the matter over for a while, Miss i'ayson weeping her level best, and resting her head in a forgetful sort of way on his shoulder. Finally a bright idea struck him. There was tho bell rope, which was a stout one-inch manilla. Why shouldn't he lower Miss I'ayson to the ground with it. and then slide down it himself ? " lie explained his plan to the young lady, but she didn't seem to like it. She said she was sure the rope would break, or that she would be killed in some sort of way, if the experiment was tried. 'No!' says she, 1 will remain here and trust to your honor us a gentleman to defend me from the sneers of the heartless world I really haven't the courage to allow you to lower mo down lis awful height with any rope.' " llalsey wouldn't hear to her objections, and argued with her a long time It wasn't until he accidentally mentioned that tho steeple was chock full of mice, and rats, and bats, and such, that Miss I'ayson consented to try tin rope. Kven then she was a mighty dissatisfied woman, and camo ver\ near resolving that she would tak? tho risk of the wild animals, rathe* than lose such a lirat-class chance foi uu" ,?'5vow VVUHiv6?w.v/? V preacher in the place. The Presbyterian minister felt that ho had to do something to maintain his position, 60 he preached a series of sermons on baptism, proving, as he Inouglit, that sprinkling was the only authorized way of baptism, and that immersion was all a mistake. In one of his sermons he made a pretty good point by showing that on one occasion John the Baptist baptized so many people in the course of a day that he must have o itamii irn/1 4V\ f n %Y? imtf n HPV) 1 ^ ttv ?JI ?^*;u IUIUU IV ? miuuw. ?uio, the preacher claimed would have been impossible if bo had done it in any other way than by sprinkling. Mr. Humphreys only laughed when they told him about this sermon, and said : Just wait till wo have our regular spring baptizing season.' So the next spring, when tnoro were about forty people, young and old waiting to join the Baptists, Mr. Humphreys, he takes the whole lot down to the creek and immerses every one of them in loss than ten minutes, breaking the record,'and boating John the Baptist's best timo. This mado him moro popular than ever, and that year the people built him a now church twice as Ki ii a h n nnn If afarwlti t\r> tli a people or the fact. . i% You may ask why didn't somebody jr yo to the church and lind out what the boll was i*i 111?infor. Well, for ono ?? 1 thing, it was ju&t supper time, and % nobody felt anxious to tuko a walk of a mile or two just at that hour. Then, . , too. it had been said that the Baptist j churchyard was haunt d and there fj wasn't any general desire to interfere , on with ghosts in ease they should have f1.av taken a notion to toll the bell. The ,UH tolling kept on till Ilalsey had tolled ',ou the bell over 400 times an 1 then He v. u\ni Mr. Humphreys arrived on the spot and when he heard Miss Bay son's ^ ^ voice somewhere in the air over his head he was considerably startled, f though not being a believer in ghosts u.n. , ho wasn't the least bit frightened. T " TIow on earth did you come up 1 there, ma'am V" asked the minister, I7M>I ' and what are you tolling the bell ie, for y? man " Miss' Payson explained what was the matter. Sho said that she and 111 Mr. IJalsey had come to the church in ^OSh the afternoon, eal'latin' to lind the !)0!,a ..,.,1 .r.o tine i"113"" torn not (incline him they had gone into j,,| the steeple to see tho view, aud had v. accidentally been locked in. She was || sure that she couldn't live many puw, minutes longer, she felt so weak, and f. ' she hoped Mr. Humphreys would A ? marry her to Mr. Halsey without another minute's delay, and so save ' her reputation, even if it didn't save [* ? ,.mos her life. "The minister wanted to send for help and get her safe on the solid ground before marrying her, but she said that she must he married before | she could dare to face any of her towns men. Such, she said, wore also dear . Mr. Ilalsey's views, and if Mr. Humphroys had tho feelings of a man and a ^n)(' Christian, lot alone a Haptist minister, he would go ahead with the marriage ' service. tia "Mr. Humphreys finally consented. si'x \ and called out to Halsey to nod when of i he should see tho minister wave his al.m right arm, that being the only way in mer whioh Halsey could mako the re- tran sponses, seeing as his voice didn't Sep fairly reach to tho ground. Having i?,,r arranged this satisfactorily, as ho and thought, Mr. Humphreys went ahead, 'fho and in about two minutes ho had Miss au t Payson married to Mr. Halsey. Just jng then the sc<ton came up with the koys, dust aud knowing where ho could lay his tho hand on a length of rope, ho took it mon up into the steeple with him and bent Auc it on to tno noil rope. I nun no and fort Mr. Halsey lowered Miss i'ayson to the the ground and came down tho stairs 0f tl together. q " You'll find your wife waiting for spir you in tho graveyard, 'says.Mr. Humph- Indi reys to Halsey. 'She's naturally a tint! little excited, and she's resting tin a sued tombstone." his i "'If you mean Miss I'ayson.' says seer Halsey, ' I can't understand why you towi call her my wife." Moo " 'I call her your wife," says the the minister, 'because 1 have just married closi you two, and I don't allow no man to The question the binding character of any imp marriage that I have a hand in." Col. "'Married us !'cried Halsey, 'When ca ft and where ? This is the first time I of tl have heard of it.' abse "'Young inan.' says the parson, appt 'this hyer's a serious subject, and I and don't approve- of jokes 'on either wed- raisi dings or funerals. Miss i'ayson told he rne, while she wat swinging there in havi the air that you and she wanted to he " lie married t ho worst way, and so I as h married you. If there's any mistake impi I'm not to blame. I've done my best W as a minister of the gospel, and if you tine don't like it you can go to the divorce grea court and see if you ean get it alte red. raisi I II tell you candidly that I don't ing I believe any court will listen to jou, ex pi for my marriages are iron clad and debt / ot proof every time, and worth s 1 sight more than the 9T> that I'm ting for you to pay me." Well ! Halsey ho went home prettj I, without waiting to see Mist son, and the very next day he ins a suit for divorce. That's the it divorce suit I was telling vol Lit when I pointed out Kev. Mr nohroys to you. It's been dragging ig for four yoars. Sometimes it't ided in favor of Halsey, and some l?s in favor of Miss Fayson, anc i it's always appealed, aud has tc tried over again. Miss Fayson stieks to it that Halsey had agreec tarry her, and that ho understood fectly well everything the parsor while the ceremony was going on i parson sa>s that Halsey noddec was agreed upon when ho askec i if he took Miss Fayson to be hii idtd wife, and ail that sort of thing ?hat Halsey had hold of the ropi t Was tied to Miss Fayson. whlct all the same as having hold of hoi d. On the other hand Halsej ars that ho never meant to tuarrj woman, and never knew that t riage ceremony was being gom augh with, but tbat ho had jusi ded out of friendliness when lit the parson waving his hand a t. The evidence, as vou can see, is tty straight against him, and whet loes happen to get a verdict it cost; i a poworful lot of money, for oui finon are mighty honest and high 3d, and it takes a good deal o ley to induce them to finally decid< t a man can be married to Hahey interested in the case, because of iti Kirtaneo, for if the courts linalh ide that a man can bo married to i nan when he is seventy-five fee ve her, and don't know what ii ng on, uouo of us is safe, and firs know somo woman that is rushing ough here on the express will b< *ried to me while I am selling ;ots in my oflieo, and knowing n< o UOOUb lb bllHIl U CllllU UUllUIJg 11 ! there is no use sitting un< ailing dangers that may neve le to time, and 1 suppose if it's i i's fate to bo married he's got h ek under, and thero's no good ii rying himself over it till the tira ies." GOVERNOR ROBERT DANIEL. AGE FROM THI2COLONIALIIIS TORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. alleil bv llie Unearthing i>f tin :*mbol'Oovcrnor Robert Daniel ii liOt in Rutledge Street?Oovernoi utiiel and the Times in which It I veil. rleston Sunday News, he recent finding of the tombston* iovornor ltobert Daniel covering ai weii in a buildiug lot up-town ha bably occasioned more inquiry to hi le into the history of that worth; ing the past few days than ha' n the case for a century past, ol. Daniel was a Carolinian hi ,h, his mother being* a Miss Gibbes ster of Governor Gibbes, whom hii lcr. John Daniel, married in th< r 1(5(50, and through whom ho ae red much property. Ho was ii 'land, however, when ho first ap rs in tho history of tho colony oh he does us tho author in 1(5!I7 o one tho many Coustitutions sen n England by the Lords Proprietor tho government of tho province s Constitution was never out ii :e, however, for when it was lait >ro the Provincial Assembly by tin truor for their approbation am :nt, recommending it to their care pursual they treated it as tho; done the former Constitutions instead oftuking it under deli bora modestly laid it aside. lie inus e roturnod to Carolina soon aftei . for ho was prominent during tin iblous times which followed tin linistration of Governor Hlake i died in 1700, and was sueeeodoi lovornor Moore, who was r. man o liderablo talent and military en iriso, ambitious in a high degree an industrious seeker after popula Ho renewed tho trade with tin ans and had dreams of avenging a the Spaniards of St. Augustim frequent attacks which they hat 0 upon tho Curoliniuns. A rup 1 between England and Spain a , time made tho schemo at one< ible and legitimate. Hy tho pro d of this expedition to St. Augus Governor Moore checked tho in al strifes of the colony, orida, ho assured the people wouh ,11 easy conquest. Hor treasures o jr and gold were promised as tin ttrds of valor. Tho wrongs whicl r had sustained at tho hands of tin niards, when dwelt upon, wen cicnt to warm tho settlers to i h of patriotic fever. One of hii t intluential and earnest supporter Daniel, and their eloquence wai :essful as well in tho Assembly a: mg the poopie. Governor Moore'i losition was adopted l?y a grea ority in spite of tiie earnest opposi of tiie prudent few, who were no jived by tiie brilliant pictures o :ess which had been held up to tlx gi nation of all. Two thousam uds of sterling were voted for the iee ; six hundred provincial niili were raised out of a population o thousand persons : an equal nuiuhei red men wore incorporated it s with the whites ; schooners am chant vessels vere impressed ai isports to carry the forces, and ii tember, 17b2, Moore sailed fron 11toyal upon his rashly conceive! incaut'ously conducted enterprise Spaniards were allowed to know hat was going on and were propar for defence with quite as much in ,ry as their foes were preparing' foi attack. They had laid up foui ths provisions in the eastlo at St ;ustine, which was also strongly ilied, and had sent dispatches t< West India ls'es for the assistance le Spanish Hoot. >1. Daniel, who wus a man of great it, with a party of millitia and ans made a decent upon St. Augusby land, while the Governor pur1 his way by sea. Daniel had made Arrangement with promptness ami ccy, and lit* attacked and took the ii (plundered it as well) before re's Meet appeared in sight. Upon arrival of the licet the castle was uly invested, but without success, cannon of the Carolinian made m rossion upon its thick walls, se Daniel was sent in a sloop to.lamai>r a supply of " bombs and morlar" ic neceessary calibre. During his nice, however, the Spanish licet jared at the mouth of the harbor Governor Moore was obliged to j the seige. Abandoning his ships, retreated by land to Charleston, ng, according to the historians, d with the rapidity as unbecoming is rashness had boon unwise and rudent." hen Daniel returned to St. Auguswit h his homds and mortars to his it surprise he found the siege jd and very narrowly escaped betaken as a prisoner. This fruitless dition entailed on the colony a of six thousand pounds. Alter f / capturing a desirable husband. Hal- bull sey rigged up a sort of seat for the goo< woman, so that could sit in the bight wail of the rope with lashings around her '' here and there, and couldn't fall out if mad she wanted to. Then he got her to Hay stand on the window ledge and low- beg: ered away. Miss Payson shrieked a gres good deai at first and begged Halsey aboi to let her come back and die close to Hur him, but he wasn't going to have any alor woman dying around his nock if he deel knew himself. So ho lowered her tim< down gently and easily, encouraging thei her all the time, till ho found thai, his be rope had come to an end. It wasn't she quite as long as he had supposed that to u it was, and the upshot was that there perl was Miss Payson about thirty feet said from the ground, with no possible way The of reaching it unless Halsey should let 1 go his end of the rope. him " Ho thought of letting go of it, but we<l boing a humane, good-tempered man, , ?nd as I said, he couldn't bring himself to thai do it, sinco the result would have been that either Miss Payson would have ban been killed, or at least most of her 8W? limbs would havo been broken. So the he made the end of the roue fast to a mar beam, and called out to Nliss Payson thr< not to lose courage, and he would soon nod think-of some way of getting her out s'lw of the difficulty. She bogged him to him draw her up again, and he actually Pl*? tried to do it, knowing all the while ho < what the consequences would be if ho him succeeded, but ho found that he didn't ju,'2 havo the necessary strength.- Miss ton* Payson was heavior than she looked to m?l be. though she was mostly bones, but tba sh<- was a good seventv-flve feet below j'm hiiu, and it would havo tuken two men hnj; of his strength to havo hoisted her up dec into the steeplo again. He pulled at wor tho rope till ho was pretty near ex- ?bo hausted, for he naturally felt a little f?0'1 ashamed*of acknowledging to a woman y?u that there was anything' that ho wasn't strong onough to do. Ilowovor, ho 'uai had to come to it at last, and toll her tioh that if it was to save both their l'ves 1,101 ho couldn't manage to pull her back We into the steeple. So she settled down dro: to cry, and ho settled down to smoke co,r a pipe, with a viow to Clearing his mai ideas. kno "All of a sudden ho saw what he wo'' ought to do, and wondered that ho had 00,1 been such an idiot as to not have seen it before. There was the boll just above his head, und all ho had to do was to climb up and riug it by swinging the clapper from side to side, till the alarm should bring back the sexton with the keys. 13y this time it was getting rather dark and Halsey set to work at that boll and kept oa ' tolling it slowly and regularly, for that was the only way he could manage to i,| ring it. (.|ia " It's the custom with us to toll the ,J, bell when anybody dies, and to give . . just as as many strokes on the bell as , , the deceased had lived years. When u\u Halsey began to toll the bell the ')ro Athensviilo people listened to lind out \nm how old the deceased had been. When , r the strokes had got up among the eighties they allowed that the oldest . , ' settler in the town must have died : very sudden, for ho had been seen *fl *?} drunk, as usual, and in perfect health * that afternoon as lato as .'1 o'clock. ^ca Hut the bell kept on, and bitneby, 9, after it had tolled some i">0 times and ^ showed no signs of stopping, folks ')iL!a. Isjgan to think that the sexton had just happeued to heur about the death ? of Methuselah and was notifying other [ror r~ - * f \ ???__ k this disaster Mooro seems to have re- Io i trived his laurels and covered himself uv with glory in the course of a war with in 1 ' the Indians, but no mention is made of 3 Daniel in this war nor in the defence thi 3 of the city at the time of tho I1 rencb eri 3 Invasion in 1704>, under Monsier le Th 1 Feboure. Indeed he does not appear til very prominently in the histories of ic? r those days until when, in the great j 3 Indian war of 1714, Governor Craven Lo " marched against the Yemasses, Daniel no I was appointed Deputy Governor in tho ini > town and continued in that capacity 40 > until tho end of the war, with credit to ha I himself, greatly faciliating by his clear ho ' judgement and the vigorous manner re? > in wuich he managed the ways and da means department the successful St< 1 termination of the expedition against sp! 1 tho red men. ou, J In 1710 Col. Daniel comes to the front 1 ? again. In April of that year Governor of 3 Craven, having received advices of the to 1 death in England of his brother Sir oil * Anthony Craven intimated to the cli ' Lords Proprietors that his family af- tei ' fairs required his presence at home, 3 and requested permission to depart col 3 from the colony, which was given, tui t Col. Daniel was again appointed De- th 3 puty Governor which otlico was not a gr t bed of roses. The colony was torn by of 3 civil discord. Tho Popular party and th 1 tho Lords Proprietors party, which an 3 was led by Trott and the Uhetts, were of <* at daggers drawn. Tho Indians gave toi * much trouble. The colony was ovor- eh f uili.ilm.,,1 .irill. T? ....... ... J nuviiuvu > ivn uvuu. ib ntvs uuv/tona i j ui J to maintain a company of rangers for bo protection against the Indians and the un 8 Spaniards. Forts had to be kept up m< i and money had to be raised for the 1 payment of the garrisons. Presents th 1 of considerable value woro necessary th 8 to preserve the frioqdship of the friend- Nt 1 ly Indians. no ' These public expenses ate up all the - fruits of tho planter's industry aad f everything seemed to bo as bad as bad n could be. Tho complaint sent the tj< Lords Proprietors were long and loud i I and Daniel joined in them. It was in r this condition that Robert Johnson sc II found the colony when he arrived in I 0 1717 to take tho post of Governor, 1 1 Daniel retiring very thankfully from < e his difficult position. It was only in tho next year that ho died, and was to< buried with much pomp and show un- Cc der the prstent chaucel of St. Philip's vti Church, whenco the stone was probab- eo ly removed after the fire. Thoinscrlp- fo ^ tion on tho recontly discovered tomb- to stone reads: "Here lye the remains of" of R "the Honorable Robert Daniel Inquire" to " "A brave man who has long served " er " King William " e "In his Wars both by hand and " ej " Sea " "and afterwards governed this" e " Province" 1,1 " under the Lord i pump hole 1 ietors" m "who died on tfie 1st | in oi in the year 11 im " u " Aged 72" he y Hero also was buried i? b "the body of" ? "Martha l.ognn " , ^ " who was the tirst Wife of the " "i " ahnve Robert Daniel" m "and afterwards of Colonel " ce "George Logan Ksqr" oo " She died on the 5th day" s<) "of November the vr 1742" 1 "Aged 58."* tl] It is curious that the tomb docs not i state that lie held the title of land- m f grave. Among the places which he m l owned was Daniel's Island, which still 8 bears his name. bt It is the desire of several prominent y 1 members of the South Carolina His- ar 1 torical Society that the stone ho a secured for the Society and placed in ^ 1 the library for safe keeping, or else * that the vestry of St. Philip's Church Y procure the stone from the owners of fj, the lot, who will doubtless bo glad to rn " restore it to them, and place it whence t it was stolen or otherwise removed. ^rj r Governor Daniel has, it is said, many y, 3 descendants in Charleston who would tr 3 douhtles be interested in this proper dis- sa position being made of the former pj | covering of the grave of their ancestor. ' WHY THK MlliliS COM15 SOUTH, til tc ' New I higland Manufacturers Give I lie ec; 3 Causes?Kxporionco Shown that * Tlioy Cannot Compete With tlie 3 South. 1 The cornmitteo on mercantile alTairs - at the State House in Boston has be- .M t gun an investigation as to the removal 3 of their textile corporations toother -p - States, and the following summary of }lj - the opening day iH quite significant: Vt Hon. W. C. Lovering said that a ja great deal of loose talk had been in- 0() 1 dulgcd in by newspapers, especially in pe f the South, which would seem to indi- jj( 3 eato that there was about to be a stain- JH 3 pedo. There are grave dungcrs jrt 3 threatening our industries. The near- m ncss of the cotton fields, supply of coal. VVJ 1 equable climate, daylight all the year ->1( S round, and ebnimoi* lubni' and <lf> hnnw ^ . 3 against ;">N, abundant water power, are * all in favor of the South against Mas3 sachusetts. It has been said that 3 there is skilled labor in the South. It 11 t re<|uires more skill for adjusting and J, - less for mending machinery than t twenty years ago. The real point is ?,r f that there is so much restrictive legis- ^ J lution in Massachusetts. Wo cannot K11 1 compote with our neighbors. Wo J have reached the danger line, and it *r * should he stopped. We should wait f until our neighbors and other conn- 80 '' tries catch up before enacting any n" 1 more in the direction of shorter hours co I or twenty other harassing things like !>lj 3 employer's liability, which is aburden. 11,1 1 He did not ask its repeal, hut Massa- n" 1 chusetts industries should not he dis- 1 1 criminated against by her own legisla* tion. (J( ' Mr. Levering said he believed that 1,1 * Southerners could not tend looms sue- ^ * cessfully. Fie did not doubt that, but nn there would he labor legislation immo- , diately in the South, but there aro * still many advantages in manufactur- j" ' ing there. Committees from the South u ? aro continually in this city. There is ^h ' one in Huston now. Howard Nichols. <)V treasurer of the Dwight Mills at Chi- t''1 ^ copee, said his concern had built a ,ls; I mill,in the South. They were wanted ' there, while there was too much re strictive legislation here. They were ' obliged to spend altogether too much ,iri I time at the State House fighting iegis- 1 ! lation. His mill would prefer to re- 1 Inuln I....... l.i.i ....... ,11 .....1 III.. ' main iiuiu, i/wu n ao UiOUOlllil^UU. II I? mill wns then in Northern Alabama. to Mr. Moriarty, of Worohoster, had a 'm . tilt with Mr. Nichols, the latter deny- , ' in?? Mr. Moriarty's allegation* that last year he claimed that the chief advan- 1,11 tage in going South wan to be near the < 01 raw material. The three items, ?' cheaper coal eotton and labor, were 8U1 - the principal attractions. The Dwight OVl mill was to make coarse goods. He w' 1 had been in a North Carolina mill, cai however, where they were using yarns 4 much liner than the average in the )>h North. The company asked pormis- it, sion to go South last year instead of fen organizing under Alabama laws, in or- thi der to save the trademarks. It ex mi pected its goods would be better made thi there because the machinery would la- go: now and improved. Only (the picker 4 hands in the South are n 'groes. The we white hands are. all from the moun- |>ri tain districts. They are far mom in- it ? tolligent than those in Northern mills. his Chicopee mills the help are < istly Bohemians und French, a far ferior class to those in the South. \s to climate Mr. Nichols claimed at it was more equable in the Southq mill districts than in the North, le Chicopee mills could not start un3 o'clock yesterday because of the s in the? canals. fVrthur T. Lyman, treasurer of the iwell Carpet Company, said he did t object to labor legislation. In bis 11 the advance in wages had been per cent., while the price of goods d gone down 50 per cout. The tenur time was short enough if a man Uly desired to work. A six-hour y would close all the mills in the ate. It was a fact that thousand of indies are going into the South that ght to be put into Massachusetts. Sir. Lyman thought the tax system the State particularly well devised drive people out of the State. The er from the Southern States inlded exemption from taxation for l years. Edward Stauwood, speeial agcut to tlect statistics on cotton manufacfes for the eleventh census, said at all the statements made by the oss figures in the States, the cost land and buildings is less than in e North. The price of coal is lower, d so aro the wages, whiio the hours labor aro longer. The price of colli is less there, while the priee of mainery is less at the North. One huned years ago Massachusetts offered unties for improved machinery, and til a few years ago every encourage3Ut has been given to manufacturers. Joseph Healy, of Fall KWcr, said at for six years he had insisted that o South had the advantage over the >rtli in manufacturing. This had w been provon. UXinXiD.AU rtUMAKI UAUUAtU. DW DKLEUATKH TO TilK CONVKNTION XVILL HE NOMIN ATEI> nator Irby ItrndH an Address to the Exccutlvo Committee?Primary for Democratic Delegate-, anil an AdIrcHS to tho People. The Democratic Executive Commito hold a most important meeting in iluuibia on tho 5th inst. The object is to provide for tho approaching nstitutional convention anil look out r the opposition that might bo inadc it. Tho committee met in the Secretary Stato's ollioo and thoro was a full atndance, all tho members being prosit or wore represented by proxy, jnator Irby presided and Senatorect Tillman and Governor Evans ere, on motion, invited to ho present ring the deliberations of the com* ittee. They both came in and were terested spectators, liofore the committee was invited to igin work, Senator Irby read tho folwing address: "Gentlemen of tho Committee: It is not been customary for tho ehairan of this committee to open its proedings with any remarks, but on this casion I deem it necessary to have mottling to say in brief. "In view of all that has happened in iQtu\ u 11 *1...* to uhiuvj DlllVxU lb l? WUll blJUb Wl ould tako our bearings now and oet the situation face to faco like en. " I cannot congratulate you on a 'ight outlook for the Democracy, ou, and those whom wo represent, o in no way responsible for this. rhen the Democratic party came inpowor in 187<>, under a Constitution lat was forced upon the people by a epublican government, one of the et questions agitated, the first doand made by the people was a Conitutiona! Convention to frame an or inie law that would be adopted to icir wants. The powers that eonolled between 'Til and 'IK), for reasons .tisfactory to themselves, but unexained to the people, dallied with this lcstinn and refused their reasonable ;mand. Fortunately for the State. 10 people took charge in 181(0, and afr a long and hard struggle, succeed1 in ratifying the call made by tho legislature of 181KI. The Democratic irty of the State, whom you and 1 re esent, and I may say the only Demoatic organization in the State, prowed in its last convention of last jptember to make it a party question, lie Hepulicans and Independents, ded by some loyal Democrats, came sry near defeating this cull at the st November election. You and I nsidercd it as our imperative duty, presenting as we do, tho will of that f imiocratic convention, to urge the . opie to sustain it. After a fair and bo olcction, it was carried by a short argin. I had hoped when this call is made and the Legislature had issed an act carrying it out, that its nito enemies, for the good of the ,ato and white supremacy, would ivo grounded their arms and allowed peaceful and harmonious solution of is question ; but not so. We are conintcd today, first, by a Republican ganization, which, outside of a few mgressional districts, has been reirded as a political corpse, though i representatives and its black hosts e now attempting to be marshalled r a desperate struggle. Rut for me things, which I shall hereafter jntion, they could be easily ovorme, for the rank and file of tho Keihlicans in this State are tired of poles and cannot bo organized in such mbers as to threaten tho defeat of is convention and white supremacy. "Second, there is a qua.-,it organiza>n made up under the leadership of o editor of The State. They, calling emselves Democrats, are unwilling, d have been sinco 1890, to submit to lat a majority of tho white people mand and are not ready only to defeat o call and objects of this convention, t to unite in an unholy alliance with i* ru>iri-n lomlnru uilimn )>?>?? ? ........ 11I1||>VU ?u erthrow in IH7?>. I rejoice, however, ut thin number is small and cannot <uine dangerous proportions. "There is still another element: at is the more conservative of the nservativo (so-called) element who u unwilling to unite with the negro, t who are unfriendly to the present ministration and its officers. "There is still another that belongs what is known as the deform party >st, if not all, of whom were opposed the election of Governor Kvans. " Lastly, there is the deform moveint upon whom, thank God, this mmitteo, with all its scattered ces, if necessary to maintain white premaey can rally and rely ; and. en with a great defection among the lite people, can defeat the Gcpuhlius and save the convention. ' 11 is our duly, and the white peo) of the State expect us to perform to see that the Kupublieans are doited in toe election for delegates to is convention. There is no uso to nee words about it. We must carry is convention or white supremacy is tie forever. "The const.tution, under which we , re elected, does not give us the ox3ss power to act in this matter, but iocs by implication. It was a party itstion. This committee took charge i of it ao Buch and urged its ratification at the last election. They talk of peace and harmony in the Democratic party. There is as much peace and harmony in that party of South Carolina as there is in any other State of the Union. It is only the wail of the minority who will not submit to the will of the majority. " I would not dictate. I have tried since I have been chairman of this committee to avoid even the appearance of dictation, but thero is only, one way in which peace and harmony c iu bo had in South Carolina and only one way by which success can come to the white people in the election of delegates to this convention, and that is, for this committee to order a primary taction for the white Democrats of the State to bo holden in July or August for the purpose of selecting such dolegatos. "If the factions have grievances let them settle thorn at this election, and let every true white man of the State abide by its result. Otherwise, wo go into tho fight disorganized aud sp'it into several factions to meet tho ltepublicans who are organized. I beg pardon for this deparature and announce that, a quorum being present, tho oommitteo is ready for the transaction of business.'" Dr. Lowman, of Orangeburg, then offered a resolution providing for the holding of a general primary election to choose candidates for delegates to the constitutional convention, in every county where it was deemed practicable by the county committee aud for tho appointment of a committee ol seven to draft suitable rules and regulations governing such a primary. Senator Irby said, as he understood this resolution, it provided for a general primary. Mr. Gray said that the resolution should make it clear that there should be a primary unless otherwiso ordered by the county executive committee oi any county. lie thought it should be held tho tirst week in August. Mr. W. D. Evans ? Do you propose to make any provision for a campaign beforo.t.his primary is hold ? Dr. Lowraan?My idea is that each county can act as it sees lit with regard to that. Mr. Evans then went on to say thai this was above all elso a matter in which the people themselves should have a say. Ho was opposed to men being chosen by any caucus or small convention that represented nothing. Ho wanted the people to ehoose their own candidates and those people would know what wore the views of the men they were to vote for. For these ressons ho wanted some such arrangement. Mr. Ettrd brought ujr auother matter. He doubted the right of the committee to go ahead and order a general primary for this purpose, lie did not see that tho Constitution of the party was eiear on tho subject. They ought not now at this time take the responsibility of issuing a mandatory order, without lirsl consulting and seeing what their authority was. He wes in accord with the plan and he only wished thai they should put themselves in the proper light. The comrnittee ought not to lay down an ironclad plan for each county. The resolution shou.d ho more in the nature ol an advisory ^resolution. The primary must be a white man's primary. Ho thought that the sentiment of the people of the State was that the convention should a white man's convention, composed of the host white men. The Secretary then read tho resolution of Dr. Lowman again. Mr. Montgomery wanted to know who was to decide on the question ol practicability. Dr. Lowman?The county committees ? Mr. Gray offered an amendment thai tho candidates should ho chosen by a primary unless that ho deemed impracticable by the county executive committee. Mr. Ktird did not think that the committee should adopt the last pari of the resolution, lie did not think that they should decide to go into a primary at this time any how. He moved that the resolution he so amended as to strike out the entire latter portion. Dr. Lowman made some explanatory remarks, and then Mr. A. C. Lylet said he wanted a general primary for the entire State. Mr. Kfird's amendment was then voted down. Mr. Lyies motion to strike out the " practicable," portion met the same fate. Mr. Gadsden, of Charleston, then offered an amendment that the rules and regulations should he submitted to a subsequent meeting of the whole eommitteo. lie said that this convention matter would require other rules than those which usually governed the primaries. Tho resolution was then adopted in the resolution was then adopted in the following form : Resolved that tho delegates to the Constitutional Convention be nominated by n primary to be beld in all counties, unless deemed impracticable by the county executive committee, under the allspices of the State executive committee, and that a committee of seven be appointed by the committee to draft rules to be submitted to a subsequent meeting- of this committee. There was ono discussion about the date, but a motion by Dr. Williams that the primary be held the last Tuesday in July was adopted. There was fear of running tho primary and the general election too close together and there was much talk about it. Some wished to leave the matter of fixing tho date, till the next meeting of the committee. It was decided that the second primary should be held two weeks subsequent to the lirst. Senator Irby, on motion of Dr. Lowman, was made chairman of tho committee of seven, lie appointed the rest of tho committee as follows : Dr. bowman, J. I). Montgomery, J. W. Gray. I'. II. Gadsden, J. A. Sligh and W. lb Watson. On motion of Mr. Kfird the committee decided to issue an address to the Democratic party of the State and a committee of five consisting of Messrs. Ktird, Gentry, Ira lb Jones, Glenn and W. D. Kvans, was appointed to prepare it. Mr. Kvans wanted tho address submitted to the next meeting of the committee. This was voted down and the address will bo issued as soon as [irepared. A resolution oll'erod by Mr. Kflird was adopted urging Democrats throughout tho State to register, and further urging every county committee to take the matter of registration in hand at once. The committee then adjourned. ? L. W. G. Illalock has resigned as raiding deputy in the revenue service. J. Ib King, ?f I'ickens Gounty has been appointed in his obo e. Mr. King win Dr. Kn.-or's right hand man and is said to he a thoroughly ellicient officer. 7? ' < *. TIRED, WEAK, NERVOUS, Cpuld Not Sleep. Prof. L. D. Edwards, of Preston, Idaho, says: "I was all run down, weak, nervous and irritable through overwork. I suffered from brain fatigue, mental depression, etc. 1 became so weak and nervous that I could not sleep, I would arise tired, discouraged and blue. I begau taking Dr. Miles' Nervine and now everything is changed. I sleep soundly, I feel bright, active and ambitious. I can do more in one day now than I used to do in a week. For this great good I give Dr. Miles* Restorative Nervine the sole credit. it Cures." Dr. Miles' Norvino Is sold on a positive guarantee that, the first bottle will benefit. All druggists sell It at tl,0 bottles for IS. or It will bo sent, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Go., Elkhart, Tnd. - Tssne For sale hy B. F. Posey, Union, S. C. GROVES CHILL J! TONIC IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE BOots. UAl.ATIA, II.LB., NOT.IC, 1W3. ' Parts Modlclno Co., St. Ixnila, Mo. r (iontlemen:?We Bold lust year, COO bottles ol 1 0ROVE'S TASTELESS CHILI. TONIC and have bought tbreo Kress already tbta year. In all oar experleuoo of It years, In the drug biiatnosa, bav? never sold an article that gnvo bik-u universal satl* tactiou na your Tonic. Vours truly, AU.NKV, CAIUl A CO i For sale by B. F Posey, Union, S. C. ; Garden Seed Wo bavo the best seloeted stock of Garden Seed that we have ever brought - to Union. Every package is new and , fresh and reliable. Come to s.e us if . you want seed that will como up and give you satisfaction. Wo have them , from one cent a package up. ONION SETS. i s We have the Northern Sets which arc the best- and the only ones that . should bo planted in this section. 1 Si:KB POTATOES. I , We have the best Eastern Potatoes . which are superior to all others. We i have several varieties, such as Early , llose, Peerless, Goodrich and Burba nits. Como to us for your Garden So :d and anything in the Grocery line, i Respectfully, II C Can I la C?, ii r, mm ut OUll. CANDIDATES ?FOU T1IK ? : drug trade: Of Union county, and this is i THEIR PLATFORM: , 1. Pure Drugs. i 2. Lowest prices consistent with tho (|iiality of our goods. Accuracy and Competency compound i ng 1 'reseriptions. 4. We carry the largest line of Patent Medicines in tho county. ft. Our stock of Medicines, Chomicals and Pharmaceuticals is immense, and is purchased from the largest manufacturing and importing houses in the country. ft. We carry a full stock of tho best Paints, Oils, Putty, Whitewash and Paint Paint Brushes. 7. We carry the finest line of Spectacles and Kyo Classes in the county. Union Drug Co. WALL PAPERS l''rom to r>(i (VnlH. Paper Hanging a Specialty. Satisfaction guar intend for the Heat Artist'c Work. W. A. KRAUS Sp:irt'inhurj.', S. C. 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