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VOL. XXII. .PICKENS, S. C., TIURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1894 NO, 19 TO FIGUT IN TIHE WOOD3 THE LAST REEORT OF THE SPORTS IN FLORIDA. Final Manifesto of the Duval Athletic Club-Corbett andt Mitchell to Mqet Under a Ttnt-Authoritie on the Alert. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Jan. 17.-The fIght will not take place in Duval county unless the courts restrain the sheriff. Sheriff Brownard declares that he will obey the Governor. There has been a good deal of guessing as to what the sheriff would do aniong those who did not know iim. Some say that he would see his lawyers and do what they told him to do; others said that he would not interfere, because his law yers had already told him that lie would lay his bondsmen liable to a suit for damages and that lie would diso bey the Governor to protect them. The sheriff does not believe that there is any danger of a suit fot' damages in case he interferes, and that if tme does develop a case that it will prac tically amount to only a farce, because the club will be compelled to prove specific damages to make a case--a thing which can't be done if the fight is prevented. In an interview this morning on the subject, ',he sheriff said: "I have been ordered by the Go vern or to stop this f!ght, and I propose to obey orders. lie told me he would nlace at miy disposal all the force at his command, if necessary, to prevent it. Ills instructions I am going to car ry out. in all sincerity, whether they are unpleasant or not. I shall do my duty," said the sheriff, emphat ically, "as it is laid down to me by the Governor." "Will you ask the Governor to de clare martial law ?" "1. will not unless I see indications of such stubborn resistance as will make me unable to cope with the ditlicultv. I am sat-islied that if the plan for the fight is persisted in, unless some inter vention is secured there will be trou ble. The people here should, in my judgment, look squartly at the true situation, and make every effort to prevent the forcing of an unuleasant 4 issue. I have already made my plans to prevent this meeting, and I know that they .will not miscarry, unless their execution be restrained by action of the courts." President Bowden, of the Athletic Club, notwithstanding the declaration ot the Governor and the sheriff, offers to bet $20,000 that the light will come off at the appointed time and place. T'E ( CLUBS FINAL M ANIFESTO. Tonight the club furnished the SfNuthern Associated Press correspond ent the following: Jacksonvitle, Fla., January 17, 189-1. The Duval Athletic Club make this their final and most positive announce ment that the Corbett-,Mitchell contest will take place on January 25th, 1891. Reports have be6n sent out that Gov ernor 11. L. Mitchell has ordered troops to Jacksorville for the sole purpose of suppressing the contest. Notwith stauding these reports, the club reiter ates its past assertions, and for the past week has been arranging for an emeigency of this kind. Should the troops be sent here, wnille the club does not believe that any violence would be participated in by thei yet we will not subject our patrons to the slightest danger of any kind. So thorough and complete are our arrangements, that. should any emergency of any kind arise on the morning of the 25tt', we are prepared to handle 6,000 people with the greatest convenience. This will be no Riclibuirg affair, wt re the people were subjectect to a long, tedi ous and hot ride, but it will be done quickly and conveniently as though it occurred in the srena, now ready for the contest. Once more we say to0 all friends and lovers of boxing: I f you are in Jacksonville on the 2ith, of Jian nary, 1894, and care to see the Corbett andl Mitchell contest, you can do so af ter arranging for the ineestsary tickets. D)uvAu, ATiILETwi CLt-B A CAl) PROMA COlIIETTI. '[he followin r st am ement fr m ar- "r be,, has also been giv- 'n-' M ay poi i. ., -'. - .14:). 17. I take this opportunity of informing my friends throughout the country that I have received assurances from the 'Duval Athletic Club today which wvar rart me in saying that t he contest be tween 'Charles Mitchell andl myself will positively t:uke place in Jackson vilule, or in that clt,v's Immediate vicin ity, on Jlanuary 25, providedl both of the principals appear in the ring. . JAMICs J. ('oinET. TO'( FiIl'iT IN iii W~OOos. . The above st atemnent by the club means that the ight will be fought in the woods. Everything now depends on the abli Ity of the promoters of the light to keep the place sel eted a secre't from the authorit-e, for if it becomes Ainown,, Governor Mitchell will um doubtedly have troops on the scene. It .Is und.rsto,od that the club people have purchased a huge circus tent, capable or holding 6,000 people, and' will bring I ih- men together inder the canvas. At. to the probablei hocatbi of the contest, no point will be given buy the club olhieials. T[hey know that if the light, Is to occur, even In the WOOds5, withot tnt erierence f rom the (Governor, everything muist be as t.e. *cret as the grave. It was thought that the light might occur in St. ,John's county, where St. Augustine Is located, but Sheriff Perry of that cotunty Is as determined mas Sheriff Irownard of t his (Duvai) coun ty. Troday Sheriff Perry said: "I dIe sire to say that the Corbett aund Miuch elilfight, will not take place in St. John's county, if the Governor orders. I will do my duty aIccordmig to oath as sheriff of this county, If I have u.n call u pon the State troops. WVhen Charlie Mitchell asked me about the matter, I told him that I wotld have to stop the fight in this cototy, If crdleredl, andh that I would pull ene man or the other out of the ring. It, takes two to make alight. I wish to emfphisize my posi1 tioni fn thii matter publicly, tha't there can be no mlstunderstandling wIth re gard to my oflcial attitude toward the - affair." AUTIlORtITlIE8 ON lE ALERtT. The probabilities are, therefore, that some point in D)uval county will be se lected for the mill, as under the amended art.icles of agreement, the men must either meet In St. .Johni's or Duval county. It goes without saying however, that the State authorities ard on the alert, and will us ae r effrt to prevent even a secret light. Gov ernor Mitchell is soid to be thoroughly aroused, and it is asserted that he will manage to keep himself informed of the plans of the club and try to sur round whatever spot may be selected for the light with State troops. "Snapper" Garrison, the famoui jockey, who has been selected as time keeper by the Duval Athletic Club, will reach here in the morning. Another Atlanta Sensation. ATL.ANTA, Jan. 17.-William Givens, who has no settled occupation, was ar rested here this afternoon for attempt. ing to kill his wife. About 8 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Givens was w iked from a deep sleep by the loud report of a pistol in her room. She sprang up wildly, instantly awake. She screamed aloud and threw out her arms for her husband, whom she supposed to be sle-ping by her side. Ile was not there and she screamed all the louder at find ing herself all alone and unprotected. A second and a third pistol shot quick ly followed and Mrs. Givens telt a stinging sensation about her head. She fell back upon her p'llow which was rapidly reddening with her own blood. She heard the voice of ier husband a few feet away calling to her not to be frightened and not to scream. She fell back upon her pillow exhausted and begging for mercy. Her husban:I made a light and very much excited, walkep over to her aide and discovk red that she was shot. Ile helped her to stop the flow of blood and after day light went in search of a physician, It was not until 9 o'clock that Givens tel ephoned to the police. Oflicers Barrett and Bone placed him under arrest and carried him to police headquarters sus peoting him of having done the shoot ing. Givens protested innocence and said that he was awakened by the shots. lie sprang out of bed at the sound of the first shot and could dis tinctly ste that some one was firing through the window from the outside. IIe tried to shield himself from the fly ing bullets, and not until the liring ceased did he make any noise. Then he called to his wife admonishing her to quiet herself and stop scieaming. Mrs. Givens indicated to the oflicers her belief that her husband had olone the shooting. She felt morally certain of it, although the evidence was mainly circumstantial. Ollicer Bone believes there i no doubt of Given's guilt. Ile says lie carefully measurea some fool prints beneath the window and -oinpared the measirements with the dimensions of Givens' feet and the two correspond exactly. Ile also accurately measured the horse tracks in the yard and after wards measured the feet of a horse in a lot which adjoins Givens' home, and found that the feet and the tracks were of t he same size exactly. Officer Bone says lie thinks Givens took the horse out of the lot and tied it outside his gate intending to made his escape on it after killing his wife. An exhaustive search was made for the pistol, but it was not found. IIe has employed Mr. F. M. Mitchell to defend him. Mrs. Givens says that her husband was al ways jealous of her and frequently ac cused her of receiving visits from a well known physician, which insinua tion she denounced as without founda tion. ''his feeling of jealousy was a freq uent source ot trouble. i)r. P,ope a Cancii(inte. NE-wn1E..RRY, . C., Jan. 16.-i met Dr. Sampson Pope today and when I said, "at representative of The State, Doctor," the oreanizer of the "three. for-a-quarter" caucus and later Till mau'A co -adjutor, gave me room to pass, saving "1 never read The State." But when it was found that a subscrip tion) was not wantedl, but merely an in tervie -v, the brother of the aisociate jus tice smiled again, and to my question whether lie would be a candidate for Governor to succeed Governor Tillman, lie readily rep)liedl: "'I am n candidate for the oflice of Governor, subject to the action of' the Reform con vention, which is to be held some time dlurinig the spring or summer. Permit me to say that the oilier gentlemen, w"hose names have been mentioned for Governor, are all strong personal friends of mine, andl in the conduct of the can vass nothing will he t'aid or (lone by me to iLteriere with that, friendship. The SuCCeSS of the RLeformn movement, is, in my jud'mnit, paramount to t,he success of aniy ind(ividl; and1( the suiccess ot the movement is what, we are all striving for. There is t,oo much peace and( unity among thme Reformers to allow the liar m,onv or success of the movenment, to b)e distuirbed by quarreling over any p)ar ticular mani; aind the man suggestetedl by the Reform convention will receive the md(ividunal support of all Reomes Endi,orees senator Irby. W AsiliN(OToN, I). C., ,Jan. 17. 1Editor R'ister: I will s'ate that I ani riot willing for the impression to prevaili in South Cairolinia that I will endo irse an y nman who had violated a ;)ledtec to me. Congressman (h. WV. ShewilI promised ime that he would not, make any enidorsemenit ina my district withmut Iirs', having consulted me or with mly lrevious endorsement. To my sorpirise I found that lie had endorsed ia II.sakelhate for piostmlaster in my dis, ica in coi.nection wit,h ex -Congressmen ,J J. Hlempill, George ,Jmlhnstone~ and Senator M. C. Butler. I am a friend to Senator Irb*y anid (10 not propose to move in this matter so long as ane is chairman of the State eXe cutive committee. I do not pr'*pose to foll)W thme iend of any man whom I con sidaer untrue amnd self-const,iuted. Congressmecn Talbert, Latimer and I endmorse the letter written by Senato Irhy andl published in The Register to day. 'P.. STRAIT, M. C. sMay ther, are, starving, l)-:Nvi-:1, .Jan. i16.--A committee of' Saniut I'a railway emfployes from La ,Junita. Col., ha informed Governor Waite that the engineers, conductors brakenmen, switchmen and trackmeni of al i grad.'s on the western dilvision have received nio salary since last Octcher anid many of the mcmn a.id their families aue on the verge of starvation. Salaries have been p)romisel, they say, at difr'er ent times. The last (date was Jan. 10. The (d my p)assedI and no pe.y car appearedl. AR the rail#ay company has stopped stipplmng coal to its employes, many families are sua'ering from cold as well a hnger, AN OLD FASHIONED MOTHER. Mrp. At ll Sta ching for Somelinlge-Talk lug Aboet Old T11ime The old trunk was open. Away down in mysterious recesses Mrs. Arp was searching for something, and as I sat in the other corner with my little table and pen, I watched her as she laid the ancient relics on a chair and unfolded first ona and then another, and looked at them so earnestly, and then folded them up again. "What are you hunt ing for, my dear ?" said 1. "0), noth ing much," said she; "I was just look ing over these little dress?s to see if there was anying that would do for th-j little grandchildren. liere is a pretty dress. This dress cost ine many a care ful stitch. All these platts were inade by my hand, my own hand. There is very little such work done now, for we had no sewing machines then, and it took a long, long time. This embro diery was beautiful then, and it is pret ty yet. )o you remember when the first daguerrean came to our town to take pictures? \Vell, Hattie wore this dress when her picture wai taken. I thought she Was the sweetest little thing in the world, and so did you, and so she wa?. Since then we have had ambrotypes, and photographs, and por celain pict.ures, and I don't know what all; but that little daguerreotype gave me more pleasure than anything since, and it is pretty now. Let me see- -that was twenty-flve years ago, and now I think this same dress will look right pretty on Ilattie's child. And here is one that our first boy wa- christened in, and there is no machine work about it either. That was more than thirty years ago, and now there are four grandchildren at his house, and three more at another one's house, and I don't know what will become of the poor little things, but I reckon the Lord will provide for them. And here is a little garrient that Jennie miiaue. Poor Jennie;she had a troubled life,but she is in heaven now, and I'll save this for Pet. Shie will priz-i it because her mother made it. And here is a piece of my wedding dress-do you reinem ber it'? I kn,w you sai(I then that I looked like an angel in it, but ny wings have dropped off long ago, and now I'm only a p )or old woman, a faded flower, an overworked mother, ten living chil dren, and three more tip yonder, and I will be there, too, I hope, bet ore long, for I'm getting tired, very tired, and it seems to me I would like to b' nursed, nursed by my mother, and petted like she used to y t ine in the long, long ago. And here is a p-tir of litte biby shovs, and the little d:r!g;C who wore them is in the grave, but he is better oif now, and I wouh(in'i, call hin back if I could. Soiet i rues I want to feel sad,and I rummluage over thtst old things. There is not much here now for every little while I have to get at' sonethirng to mend with or patch or niake over again. I wIsh you would go and see what Carl and .Jessie are doing; down at the branch I reckon, and feet all wet, and they have both got dreadful colds. I can't keep them away from that branch." "Didn't you play iii the branch, my dear, when you were a chil'l ?"said i1. "Yes," she said miournfilly, "but. nothing couldn't hurt rile then; we were not raised so delicate in those days. You know, I used to ride to the plantationl, tw.-lve miles, and back again in a day, anl bring a b::g of fruit. oer the horn of the saddle; but the girl's couldn't do it now. They cm go to a party In a buggy and dance half the night, but that is all the excitement, and they are not it, for anything the next day. Wedidnt have aiy dances -hardly ever-we went to the count ry weddings sometimes. You remember we went to .1ames I)uinap's weddinIg, when ire married la-"becca Sammn rs. That was a big frolice-an ohd-fashion ed fronic. F,very body was there f romn all tihe neighbo'rhoodh, and there were turkeys, and roast pig. arid cake, thanr 1 ever saw, and we layed e'verythinig we could think of. Heb-Iecca was pret ty then; hut poor woinrain--shne has had a thousand ;ihildren, too, jtist like myv self, and I reckon she is laded, too, and tired." "Tit Jim lnhap hnasn't fadud ," said I. "'Isee hini when I go to town, and1( ihe is big, and fat, atui iierry--locks a little like old1 D avid l).nv is." "Oh, yes, of course hit does,"said Mrs. Arp. ''The meni dlon't know anythiing about care, anid anxiety, and slo-eness rights. I1t is a wonrder to rme the~y (lie at all." "Biut I have helped you all I could niy dear," saId I, "and( youi sse It's tell ing on me L ook at these' silver Iiai rs, andi these wrinkles, and crowsfeet, and my back lhuirts ever arid anron, arid this raIny, bad weather, gi ves moe rhe-i una tismn, but your haven't a gray hair, anid hardly a seami on your alabaster fore hieadh "Whry, you will outlive ime, too, arid maybe there will bie a rich widower stepping around here In my shoes andl yon will have a iinie carriage and a pair of beautiul b) ry horses, otiut "William, I told you t oatrCr and~9 i.Iesie." t oaeral "I Vadebil'swifi' 'houili die and( he coulId accidentally si' youi,"' said I, ''after I'm goilt, threu's no te'lling - "Weiull, go along niow arnd linii I flit chiildren , arnd w heni ye i til om Iback I'ill listen to your foolisthneuss; I am niot. go ing to let you die if I can helpf if, for I don't know whantttotuld hbcore of us all. Yes, you hi-v e hrel p'd mii i k nowv and have been a great comif ort, ari di the best you could- -most of the timeou; yes, most, of thur timte--arid I imiIg hr ha ve' done worse, arid yo u4 put meii, for I amu get tinrg chiil.fish. 'A nd ytou miust pe-t, me, too,'' said 1(1. "'Oh1i, oh colimso I wIll,'' sal ishe; ''arm I niot, alwa;ys ptt.inrg you ? Now, go alonrg alt tr ihe' ('ibulreri bef'ore we biothi get toi cry ing andl haive a scen'; andi I wish y' ii wouild si'' if th' betuiff cochin heult fhas hiu hedlt in th hu hutr olt'.'' '".bie has beenr t- wiug ab.muit fouirlu n weeks,'' said I, "buit slit is ge'ttinug (111, and thuese oli1 mthe rs are slow, imighuty sluow." I went after ft' cLhulbtrr, anrd srure enourgh they went' Iisuuung in thei spirig branch, arnd theirr shit a-ru' wert. antd muddy, and theuy wu-re b iru-hewl-td, aol I mailrched them iip ) r-i- rily, andu .\irs. Arp sent themti down lby th' lir' airui dried their shnoes and( g'o't. i the 'm more stockings, anid they ope'nt'd t hir little morning school. I low puatienit 13y these old-fashntoned mnot'uers work amti worry over tine little, thing,s ti dont-st. Ic life, Day after day, ani unighut after night, they labor'and 'watch arnd wait,1 while the fathers are coinriig some big thing to keep tip the family sup Dle8,IMarent iare. .eymhlk chickens. The old hen will set and starve, and when the brood comes will go to scratchihg for worms and bugs as hard as she can and be always cluck ing and looking out for hawks, but the old rooster will strut around and no tice the little chickens with a paternal pride, and when he scratches up a bug makes a big fuss over it and calls them with a flourish, and eats it himself just before they get there. BIL L ARtP. Now Bonds, WASIIINoTON, Jan. 17.-The follow ing is the text of the circular which S,,cretary Carlisle has just issued: By virtue of the authority contained in the act entitled "An act to provide fer the redemption of specie payments," approved January 14, 1875, the Secreta ry of the Taeasury hereby offers for public subscription an issue of bonds of the United States to the amount of $50,000.O0, in either registered or cou pon form, in denominations of $50 and upwards, redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the government after ten years from the date their issue, and bearing interest, payable quarterly in coin, at the rate of 5 per cent. per an num. Proposals for the whole or any part of these bonds will be received at the Treasury Department, oflice of the Secretary, until 12 o'clock, noon of the first day of February, 18.4. Proposals should state the amount of bonds de sired, whether registered or coupon, and the premium which the suhscriber proposes to pay, the place where it is desired that the bonds shall be deliver ed, and the office, whether that of the Treasurer of the United States or an assistant treasurer of the United States where it will be most convenient for the subscriber to deposit the amount of his subscription. Failure to specify the above particulars may cause the proposal to be rejected. As soon as practicable after the first day of February, 1894, the allotment of bonds will be made to the highest bid ders therefore, but no proposals will be considered at a lower price than 117,223 which is the e<luivalent of a 3 per cent. bond at par, and the right to reject any and all proposals is hereby expressly reserved. In case the bids entitled to allotment exceed the bc)nds to be issued, they will be alloted pro rata. Notices of the date of delivery of the bonds will be sent to the subscribers to whom allotments.are made as soon as practicable, and with in ten days from the date of such no tice subscriptions must be paid, in U nited States gold coin, to the Treas urer or such assistant treasurer of the United States as the subscriber has designated; and if not so paid, the pro posal may be rejected. The bonds will be dated February 1, 1894, and when payment is made there after, as above, accrued interest on both principal and premium, from February 1,1894, to (late of payment, at the rate of interest realized to the subscriber on his investment, will be added. All proposals saould be ad dressed to the Secretary of the Treasu ry, Washington, D. C., and should be distinctly marked "Proposals for sub scriptions to fiv#3 per cent. bonds." J. G. CARLiSLE, Secretary. Irby on the Anxious Isench. WASnINOTON, January I6.-There was a mysterious meeting this after. noon in Senator Irby's committee room at the Cepitol. Early in the day Sena tor Irby informed your correspondent that he was preparing a letter which lie proposed to send to all of the leading South Carolina papers for publication. lie said it related to the political situa tion in the State, and lie was anxious that-it should be sent by telegraph. Later lie took luncheon with John trv Evans, who does not appear to be in a.hurry to consult the Baltimore specialists about his "throat trouble," bec-auise he still lingers in WVashingt.on, and after ward the Senator andl Mr. E v ans went over to the liouse of itepre sentatives to see Messrs. Strait, Lati mer and Talbert. When iiext seen the Senator and his friends were heading f r the Senator's comniittee room, which is in the basement of the Senate wing. It is understood that the Sena tor is somewhat worried by the stories in circulation concerning him at home, and lie fears some of his political asso ciate s are dlisposedi to misrepresent him, and he feels that lie must be up and doing or his "political picture may be turned toward thme wail." Trhe 2onfer ence this afternoon was probably to agree upon the terms to be employed in the Senator's proclamation and probably lie feels that lie needs the sanction of, some of his Congressional associates ini thme undertaking. Itepre sentative Shell was not invited to the confterenice, and it is not known wheth er lRepresentative McLaurin was pres ent . 'l'hie latter has recently shown ai disposition to act independently of Senator I rby so far as national and State matters are concerned, and lie ap pears to be making as much, if not mor(e, p)rogress than those members who are inclined to look to the junior Senator for advice andl guidance on all public questions. Itecenitly ILepresen tative L stimner has gained considerable ind(epenidence from the encouraging letters he has received from influential conistituenits and hie shows an inclina tioni to follow his own ideas rather t han aiccep-lt suggestions from those who claim the privilege of exercising poln1 ical a.thiori ty over the "lteform er:," in the Srtate. Mr. Latimer says lie is contidenit that he cani obtain a re-el ectfin from his ownl people providing th- steers clear of "boss" or "ring" rule, ando, therelore, lie p)ro)p'>ss to listen to he voices of his people rather than hed< the dlictaites of the so-cailled lead "rs.--News andl Courier. *A 'KMON, Miss., .Jai. i.--HIorace Snuh i, a hfe conjviet, was t >day con v:ctedl in ihe c:ircuit. court of murdler in he ii Mt, dhegree. IIe cut. open the head r, .of l,re Sundley, manother convict, ihan axe. inside the walls a few months ago. T[his makes two life con v:cts who have bJeenu convictedl oi mur ier w:thin tihe last, two days, the other iatin IIenry Singleton' who was con ice yesterdlay. Judve Chrisman will crnter.ce hot.h to haing in a :ew days. 5:ragktenedi i, p. Sot:T-m BE-:t), Ind., .Jan. 16.---Myron m -. Cam pbell has made good the $15,000 c nysterioiusly stolent from the South c LBend National bank D)ec. 7. Camp- 1 aeli says the robbery was due to his 'I :arelessness, and lie has turned over c 167,000) in prop)erty and given notec for e lie remaindler on condition that he be cept in his position one year. Tfhls f :onditioni bars prosecution, and was c ugreed to by the directors.a SENATOR IRBY ANGRY. HE CLAIMS THAT A RING EXISTS IN THE STATE HOUSE, Antid Hurls DeM ance at it-Says they Shall Not Depose Him trotn the Chalriman ship of the Stato I)imrcratic Conm4 tee. COLUMBIA, S. C., Jan. 15.-The fol lowing letter was published in the d-iily papers yesterd ay: WASHINUTON, Jan. 13.-As much as I dislike to appear in print in South Carolina I feel constrained at this titne in justice to mysell and the Alliance men of Laurens, to speak out. I have been hounded, persecuted and misrepresented by Kohn, a representa Live of the News and Courier in Colum bia, until forbearance has ceased to be i virtue. I have had thro wn into my teeth my position as chairman of the Democratic party by this man, and my failure to harmonize the faction 1 rep resent, until it is necessary that the people of the State Ehall Know the truth. Ile, with alot of enemies of nilne-30 called Roformners-in the State 11ouse, undertook to manufacture a sentiment against me In the Campaign of 1892 by constantly publishing in his correspon - dence, the fact that tihe INeforners were anxious to be rid of me as their leader, until.Judge Ernest Gary, a mem ber of the committee, introducit a re. olution endorsing me unanimouisly by the executive committee. ie has started the same thing again knowingly and maliciously saying that I am to be deposed ai Chairman, wliel he knows that I was elected in Septem ber, 1892, to hold until September, 1891. I do not propose to surrender the Chair manship of the Democratic party until my term of olico is out, for reasons which are to the interest, of tim D).inmj cratic party; and I hope that t lik will be thoroughly understood by all the parties interested. In the wecond place, I intice bo'l, anti-Refoitners and iteforniers in C, lumbi'thave been mnisrepresentimg the objects and inteutions of the Alliaice of Laurens, in its meeting on last I ri day a week ago. To begin with, I endorse every word and sentiuent of the resolution introduced by Mr. .1. Andy .Jones as to the Inies of policy to be put-sued by the teform movement in South Carolina. The cotnty Alli ance is composed of the best men in our county. They represent. the te torm sentiment of our county. They do not intemd-and it is very well for iormi gentlemen of the Sta.e 11otts-i to take notice right now-to have a lot of mjen foisted upon them without their con sent, Reform m!)vem_,nt or no Iiorm movinent. There can be no objection, except by men who propose to take adviltaLte oi the people of South Carolina, to tihe postponment of the calling of the con vention, or to the other purposes of these resolutions. I know it did not suit the convenience of the clique of the Reform in v;mi iim'. t,m it mt on Friday night in Columbia to name a candidate-a farmer, bu not an Alli ancemen, and opposed to tihe (cala demands, who undertook to increase the taxes of the farmers -anti tlhat his convention be postponed, for he is not in sympathy with the people and fime people will not have hin for governor with a fair and sqiiare deal. The Alliance of Latirens passed these resolutions wihoit intending to help or,injure anyone. They thought it was for the best interests of time lieorm movement., and that the Itufori fatc tion should, at least, be allowed to choose its nominlees, without ,interfvr ence or dictation froim amy twa, high or low. I am sorry to see I hatt these men of Lauirus are to ho mist rented by insinuations and innueindoes 1101 rom er sons whose political conduct heret ol ore has b)eeni such as to bring ini <mmest on, ait least, their loyalty to t he IN-frrm mnovemment. Mr. FIitor, I want you anm:l oi.heirs in South Carolina to undi(erstand I tnat. avery effom t of mine has been,1 and1 will be in the interest and for the plerpetu iution of thIs movement. I a 'm gein to stand( fearlessly by thme prinip jles o0' the Alliance and every plan k of tim e first March convention; andi iif corrup tion andl t reachiery shiall dom inate ti!us mlovemett, thenm I suIppose, honcestI m will hmave- to talke a back stat. What the people o1 so)thI Caurolin, wanlt is hmonest uien, noinauifted mn an honest way, by delegates selei~ced in ai honest iimnne'r. Ver-:tpl-et fully, Turne-d Iinto a I 'ort. SCtA NTON, -Jan. lt',. .\Iurin .1 ye who for tme pmast several years has been employedl as principal of the pubhln school of Lackawanna townishi p lhau turned theo school inito a I cri, whi-hl lie holds with two large re vol v era. F re quent compllaints have been mae against I 'ri nci pa .iloyce to) i he schouol directors. It is alleged that lie gave great ollense to the fu malhe p art ion of his school. Tlhe dIirectors <b -cied tou close the school Thu iirsuday, auu i atter that day -Joyce was not to be. an tim plye of the townoshi Ip. Whenui I): rect or Morgan went, to the schooli alt er ihe keys, he was met at the door b y Mir. Joyce, who p,>tin teil thle re volve r at hiim andl ordered him t away. .1 cyc re rralned in the buuildinig all night and lFridlay morninug openiedl fort scool at the regular hour. A Ic wV pupl emnea a 1 4nd throughm tim- .loJ yee gi;t prolvisions1 mnd oil for his 1am p. The r' vol vers I kay 0on thme taleI in sight of the piupils all day. F'ridlay evening Iheo schiool 'mardi decided to ser ve~ ar. Jove wc' ithI i written notice by ti h-iul i 1 ecre ~ary Rtobert JHerla ighi to valcite. .lovce *efused to go t hen a consutamble wa ent. .Joyco still hell his t ort. I t is multomary to hold Sunday School im )Onbli1c school hou00si, biii n.ro ser vie, a were held Sunday, ai ,Joyce ri ined to llow any one t.o einter. The schio)l lirectors will appeal to Sherill- 'abeyV Itidurdi thu Sj,-,urfn.U COLanSits, Ga,, J1an. 16. Chief of 'olice Williams, with live of his assist ,nls, uncerenmoniuly in terru pled a e estive game of poker hlere, which re ulted in the capture of foumr of thle ountry sports, together with 3~> stacks f chips, six decks of cards, gaining ta- t les, etc., and about $3o in lmonmeya he house raided. is located In the reara f the Centennial bar, ant wa i os r legantly equippedi for gamnblinlg pur- I oses, there being nothing whatever C rom an outside view to create suspi- c Ion. The raid was one of the most i uceeful mrer made.1 BLUFFING TO BEGGING. (loveruor Mitchell 1C 3na1n U1maW)ved A Public Fight Impossible. JACX.1ONV1ILE, Jan 10.-The Du val Athletic Clubhas played its last card in the contest it has been waging with Governor Mitchell and has lost. That card cansistcd of a personal appeal by Manazer Bowden to the Governor, begging him to cease his opi)sition and allow the Club to pull ol' the Corbett Ml'chell mill publicly in Jacksonville. But the Governor was obdurate, and told Bowden that the l14ht should not take place in Jacksonville or ia Florida, it Ile could prevent it. The interview b.tweeu Bowden and Governor Mitchell took place in the !atter'i oliee at Tallahassee, the State capital: whiiLher .Bwden went last night.. Attoruey General Lamar ;was present at the interview. It is under stootd that Bowden's attitude towards the Governor was very much that of the suppliant. Ie almost implored the Governor to let up, but tWe executive is far from being move-. by Bowden's hu mility and roundly denounced the club people for their ini >lent 'attitu-le, espa cially in the matter of issuing state mentO to the public in whiLh the Gov ernor's c5ndu C t tow.%rd th1 cli) w.1s characterizeA: as "cmtemnptible avid ty. ranical."1 W1hien askel lor a statemeni, for the S>uthern Ass-'-ate,IlPcess, >wden, replied]: "You in.ty say that the sIt.ttion is unchalued. My interview with tihe G.)vernor Ih-as re-ult.3; in not'hm-r. Tiu I1h1t, however, will take place. I ad vise all tho3e. Vho desire t') WILIICa it to as.>nmble in nJacks >ville on or be'ort Jau ary 2 1. When (>ve,rn r Mi tc'e!ll wi- aiked for' a ste:net , Ie said: "Ag tar ai I am concern 0d, the situaton retn:uAn uM chan e .1. 1 will not diCuist in my dter min"ation or my efforts to stp '.h1e ilht."1 N )"hin:, i-3 left, the clu'I; noy, I)hut,to make arahinnslr br 'gn MLi,e'I. ell anl Corb---tt t,.- ether in the Jwoo.li. As wa-i stated in themic hpatles ):I., a, a se:e Ii.:Lt hn b the nly re source ICft tl-e club ever sinc ( ernor Itlchell atnnounce,l hii opsition. Man i!er a >iw li's a dvice It. "all 110-e Wh:> desir Lo w.itneis t!i, h 1 0t t-, asiseable ii Jack-so:ivil e oin or before .1lnuary 21's re.1ard" 1 here as an in dlication that the' cl eli) op have thr ii up the 'p >Ig) , s) lar as a )Ih i i ht. in Jackionvilln e i co:1cerled, atti wili no, vperlc'. pla-is by wIinc. C i t ILand Mitchell c a mi et in lcret A'. a Ir"ely at! tendl m m i bc.rO OMn0t, ;:1 (I* se of tie ruvmt V4 fInll llt Iiin s imul i li the city tof)k airt, ie i illo,vil .( e !. io s were adopte': Wh1ere 's, it i-3 cullreni rep>rtud on thei streets' of the city of -1acksonville that Ifonl. If. L. Mitchul), (Govcrnor, ha11H instrctled it nbe of mifitarv c mipaies h'ughout the S.- m4e t0 re porl in the city of .lackionville ou the 21 t inst-l I,r, the pIrpl).sie () iai tainin,' uail prWCvAin'1g t.he pnece; and whercas, tlhcre ari no ilIlictiis oI any bre.c1 ot 1 tie 1.utec with whiich lie clvil at.horities of' the (.Ly ainil countV are not Iully able to )deal, and whereas, we leeI the inassilig t troops in this City under the circumsLtances unwarranted I h.v litv and a serious rellection u1ponl ie chitracter (I our citizens and tle se. riOti (letriment. to tihe buIsitles iiiterests I 0f Ille elly. TherefCore, the ciltzmns ol .lacks >nville~ alaiIJ) uvail countii y, in ntuass rueetinrg ats .'ernbhled, liitliin i tii eii! 41 it large rtuliilt'O ir i ruHt Cileg t iijdig.i liwnI, do 150 rolve ias tollow '.: 1i'rat . Tint wiie eairmnestly plro)est a:insit the inin-'J of troopls in 'Jirl' ceIty. Wi' hainglL itnlfe coibflenice in the ri'vu local anuirities atnd their ahi:lity ton th- <i'uiy of the~ city attil coLunty. "-'rni. TIhiat we jinlividlu.tly atnd t (4olenvly Vtp'led(4ge ourisilves to aid ther the XuhierhIi ini a llil efforts Lio dis prsrveli' the ;ieace andi to filly (enfiorce I'm-law. T'iLri. '!h:at we earntily p rotest i "l'I u Gve'rniir :uuhnimust r'eectfully ii<pivst ttnut he deCsi!st thier-fr'omu zar i (avei [the cldl r atnd ,iu dif iIt.heref II to the civ,'Il It!a auteiitil. x I- ort h. '1That at cop iovf these reo-) at lul t-iIs I. frw, urded to the (Goernor~ii. m I arino'r, living in'-ar 1it-tston, deii eluI c lino triog ago t o na;rr'y. Annie W'al ,ni rIerI-t.iood tiet thwy we're engaget'd, hat, he uilLly iransfe'rr'i his atteniti os: to j liss I i-hi riIs, s ty i ng ti his I riendmis ~ it th' Wahiln gi wat- too gi'ldy for a 'I o. .-ion I he&rea(l for it. wats announcedl'b fr h;tf hi and .'li>s I-ibtrdsH wiere en il !.agedi, andt tIhe wedldiing dfay wats set. i taut oi Ithis t hey were iidigantrt t :!;af tng I lit. Willialnsona hi d piroii . sit 21o iartry herl beftore hie beiganu fptay-IJ wo'lre 92he wouViJI beclome( his btride ir rut hie wVin4iII g, WVihtml>n JOsays, he went o I'ittsioni andOI thtee inet soJlnii of Miss T'al len's Ir'rnd', who took bhin aronidli i se'v er,l sa Ilions and got h iml inio.(J atid, andii then took hun( to some00 platno vbhere sinrehody unarrid thern. Ilet I ys' tha it when heIti4 got siber lhe founrdti I iss Walen inlst aIled in his house ias is wi iland t,hat hoe wits pioss9essed of at iirriiage c(rti iinte~ In pJroJaer legial (Jr in. Wl~ill irnon has be'guin' su1It forhi ivorce.j Tirji lii t in um'e. Arc rsTA', (Ga., Jaii. li .--Word if irmes toJ A ugusta ticom I{tiuse, settle-. ni Ilet niear 'Jackson Statioui, S. C., on W (0 Ptort IitI i tid Augus3ta road, of 'oublie bJalweenl white and blacks. An ttempt, was madle to arrest, Jesse .Jade' nleir(, desperado,' hut huis fiendi( sur >uedo his house and1( ambushedl the osse, Wo ulding three of the conista'oles,c ne seriously. It, is niot known itf anyc i the negroes were hurt. More trouble tas feareod tonitsht, but later advices say tN 1Ila quiet soar b, WO DsBy WIRE. IRBY "SNUFFS TREASON IN TIHE TAINTED G\LE." ite et in thle DArk"- , 1'4)1ullt Nelid . A l i lro iiite Jun for "-n11at,,r. ~, Jan. 10.--T he follow. ing rvI y h is bef'n 1nadWe by .enator Irby to a >nniceiOn reCeend by hin l i IA tron the ion. r.C. ite". Tro;viuror ol, 'uth Ctrolina: .I mt11.l 'ttesa m ate. W\l.,a011119i11, 1)D . r1 Ili I'.14. 1Lou. W. T. T . 1. ihte-0 >hnn S ly dear Sir: I hrv your letter of the 14h iit., ut yif t yoti Im;tke in q iry as I wtha' I titnk shoutl ! cjo'ie in r,l rene to hlr(jIrg a fIaction al conventi,i of th I Nforn pArty of South C.tr ma1 1, to wlheh I a-i wer 1i tily, but fr;n:iklv. I regret, ;k deeply as you, ti see di visions in twhk Ioforin mnovement of our State. I e purp iei for which it began have nOt been ac::omplisied, and cannot be, w moa the exercise of har mony, j usti'Y, c:l'1')1 sense ani lair dealing. I h-vve ha I uitt one puirp3 from the verv binning, ani that wai to do my duty by it t tti- very bes. of my ability. No,withV-1dinig this, I have beon prosu'r're.i by nmn,supposed to be prominent ii th ' -l',)r;-n mve lent, from the v,ry bginning, tntil I mavde up my min,i that I would not tibiit to it any I >:ger, andl appealed to the trio men ailo*,g us to protect me against such p nItii4l asissllation. It is not my fallt tia, we have these vldenic A of div a ):i i,i our State. I rtirnished -i ) ex : t every I Aformer who goes intLo G ai tro:n tlt riral listricts to the 1a'. i i-o t I le taken Lo one Fide and gcol LIA I 1 preja. liced against "Irby's ini tzein-at of tie party," when even the Antis ti -n ielves acknowledge th:V a my c>adlus as 'bairl.m-In, has been perfeztly fair. I ti unwilling that a Ttiir,l pirty leader ihtiti take charge of tho I. 'form m va ment in S,ithi CiroliaAi. Li I thus die Late tho noinines of' tih. l)m)cratic p:rty. I ami s itislied t! a thu paople J1 the . ate will io', surba to it, alnd the sooner he, and o, tiers wao exp3ct to re.tin olli -O ider iiiii, fin'l this out, the better f.r him and f lie iml wenlt. I answer yot frankly as to what I Liiink oight, to h) do:e, so t tr ai I e.n s#![-. Th 0Kre are1ix or svn oi ?r cm ditates for gbaihrna> ri! l hoaors. Tlhese men h tve b !i tri. a,tA loyal, and are all ab!e in. Tlt,; are enti tied, at leat, to a fair c )tet an the protection of th triniplvs ol thle first Marel, coiveit )ton, the ilw 11 proiulneat of which was the righrt l u iii, ,- ople to iianie their e !lidates. inI:t1 of a ring in tie ate loiti. IP will be necess:try, bfolre th, c tue ip g:i th it is to be ld by ne a. DaI:nora'e chair man, that these contest-i sh il b, set tied withill the lines of our lieti-i, and that, after the p?ople have ha-I time to weigh and li:1stre thcln all' I midcive ai to their choice, the successill one 31hall be given the colors of our fadti:m o mecet. the Conservative fLc ton in lebateon the siiiip before thegneral n-iiniary election. This c:nnot be done vith ai early convention h.j Id arid stiap ud1igient taken, before the wopll have etn or hear I tire vArious e tadid te a ho seek the endorsermient of the I e orin party. I, savors too mr iuch of' old 'ing rile and l1askellite imethods, and ,he peoplo will not couintenanco it. I'hils Is perfectly fair and all parties vill be satishied; bit tle people, who >elieve in tho theory and syst-eml of >rimary elections, iill ot st nd for woa or th rree men--- ene a leader of the 'hiIr<l irly arid the self1-conrsti tt? p)okeAsnianr of tihe T1hird~ part.y, the other a traitor to thIe Iteformi party, vhro s'teks, as anr emiissarv fromi the nemriy, toia ri thre lIefo rni party, and t,hrr inenr wh(o diesire ollice -'to lix ilp slate now II, have it endo Iirsed b y a Coil' ent ion as eariy as .\irchr, arnd rammuned lownl thiirir tiroarts. I say this, because I (i eir scheui e Is~ allowe'd to go thirougir m idtr tire wip arid spur of thre Illegis or, thie iiiovetnlkomno~Lit stanid. Sell espiectirig menQI in it woui1,gL4er go 0 thle wvalIlt an to serve tinder a tinu. iir to hris inovemrenrt arnd to see them- "~ 'l ve. aissasshirated in the d ark by men 'ho lhave claimedva to be thirir friends, ndt tIe people r'obbeud of tire beniellts' f the vil at prlnacipales of tire iirst March tat ilormi. Th'is has been wvrittenr to yoti juset as~ thInk It anda b)eli've It. I have tried > b t.rm to eva'ry man in theo State orise anal siihajecteda myself to abuse mil eritieisris in 18ht% for leaving my 'at in tire Senate to go to Southm Cairo ira to work f or thieii aird their re-elec 1)n. 1 do noat itenid now to be abused y' therri. As you shiggest, I, being the State riinrir, havo nio righrt to call ai famc 2 1ial coii veilliori. I hiave ne'ver alssimed or contom itt-a airy .9uch action, no'r coaulad such roncitliusiona be dIrawn Ifromn anrything it I hrave' said or written. T1he or mnization last, presided over by the oni. ( - W. Shrell is defunct, because liten tihe crisis carme ini 'p:, we fadled have~' seen orhear'd of any action omii him ini baehalf' of tire lieform ova'rmant, arnd, besides Its is'on~ is f arlilled as a political organiz stjon 8oon11 itIs object was accomplished wit: thre capturring of tire whole ate gover-rnment bay thre people, It, lug a temIporaary organizai.tion, couli >t ex ist, loimger thrari alter tire inaugu tiorn of the State olibers. l[e, there. rt', ('annot, call and control ia caucus clinvenition arnd tire only way for It be doanie re'giilarly within our party 1r:s is, as sriggesded by the Laurrens Ilianace resolitions, to wit: That >vernor 'i lirnan call arottnd hin the iders, draft rules andi call a conven mi if they see tit: In can::hision, allow inn to say that I IIill) Uoore and go further to heal eaches arnd unite our forces than per ps airy man who has been treated as hrave in tihe holuse of my friends; burt wvill nrot saibmait to the (dictaition of bind party ieaj,.s and traitors to our overr'ent, let the consequences be hat threy may. J. L,. M. I iy, Ilout'ToN,_TI'r:, ,Jan. 17. -ThIs after >Onl about 5 o'clock ,John F. Moris as shot rind killed by ,Jamnes McCane. och men hrad private detective argen es arid furnished watchmen for pro arty. Same time ago they were in irtnrership but dissolved, McCane buy. ag Morris out and working uip a good usiness