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I riie Press and Banner. 'fljj ZP^_IR,T SEOOITD. ;;i AWFUL TRAGEDY Two Theatrical Men Shot by Hotel Proprietor. ONE OF TH*M KILLED And |be Othtr Badly Wounded. Two Merob rs of "Noibinj But Money" C mpany Rescued Conduct of a Gaffnty Hotel Men, Who Shot Foib. A dii patch to The State from G ff ney says tre usual qiietof tha ett) was disturbed about 8 45 o'clock Frl day evening by the report of a revolv er three times In quick succeMlcn, followed quickly by the screami of women crying "murder." The poliea responded to the all frcm the Pled mont inr, conducted by Hatter Broth J As vnnt, in. a mtn came out j WOl AAV wuv^ J calling for a dr otor. lLvest)gation showed tbat Geor e Hasty, one cf the proprietors, had shot and lLstantly killed Mr. Milan Ben nett, musical director of ' Notnicg Bat Money" company, which showed there Thursday nl^ht, and possibly uiOrtally woutdedMr. Abbott Davison; the comedian ai d etar performer. It wad Mr. Davison who came down the steps calling for a ckc or. The sheriff and police ft roe arrested Hasty and iudged him in jail. TLt crjoner was notified and empaneled a jury. The jury was taken to the hotel where the aead body was viewed and they . adjourned to meet at the court house at 1.30 where the testimony was heard. The followli g Id t^e,testimony as given by the witnesM f: TBE LADY'8 KVIl/ISl^CB. Mies Verne SLendan ttb. ti.d that after ccmlDg back frem the theatre . the and Mr. fienneit bad a little lunch in her room after which Mr. BeDnett left, locking her windows securely be fore telling her good eight, as be heard bow MtssBlship bad been ancoyed by a man early in the afterncon. Socn it er Mr. Bennett left she heard some one at the door. She did not say any thing. In a moment he went out on the veranda and attempted to get in her wiidjw, wb ca.optntdon tie veranda. Faillrg there, he came b ck to the door and attempted to break it in by putting bis weight against it. Be tten olimed up-to tne transom and attempted to look in "by striking a match. She rccogt.zed George Hasty. \ Bbe tLen called Mr. Bennett, ard Hasty dropped down from the transom. She opened the door and calkd Mr. Bennet again. Mr. Bennet came but could find no one. He then told ber to go to bed ano fce w?.uld sit In tbe room and write mu&:o. She objected 10 tms, oume wuuiu uvbucai wu leaving her tbere alone. So be sat there until 4 o'okek Friday moinl< g, when he went t9 his rocm for a o mforter, which be wrapped ariund him, sleep lng on tl e foot of the bed till 7. He left her then, telling that be would ' call her in time to catch the train. At 8 be called oer and went to the pobtiffloe, telllrg the negro boy f make her a fire. The negro came to the door and she told him to wait a few miLutes till sfce could let h<m in. In a moment or two Gaorge H istj Vnrnbffl at. the dnor and asked ?ur it sbe tad fire, when bhe told him that she r'id not have any, nor did she want any. Sbetheo shut the door When Mr. Bennet came b: ck she told him of the cccurence as tbey went tc breakfast. Soon Hasty came In from the kitchen and ivas poined t ut to Mr. Bennet. The ycung lady begged Mr. Bennet not to bother with it, net to have a fuss. He said he would speak to blm about It in a moment. He then went to Hasty and said scmething to him In a low tone. Hasty began at one* to deny wtatever Mr. Beunet bad satd. When Bennet turned to her and asked if he was the man, beirg told positively that he was, Bennet said, "I do not wish to c&use any trouble, bu just wish to tell you that any maL wbo will lcok over the transom 4f a lady's sleeping apartments docs lo confirm with my ideas of a gentle man." The youDg lady then told Mr. Ben nett to let him alone, if h8 was low enough to do the trick, he was low enough to deny it. Mr. Bannetttbe; started to walk away, when Mr. Hast) asked him in the hall. When the) went ont Miss Blpbop eame in ano askfd what the ticuble was. Wnec Miss Sheridan t( Id her of the ccour ence, she taid 4 That's the man whe Insulted me T^urtday afternoon.' At that Mr. Davison, who wasslttlnp at the table jumpted up ai d took his glasses off, s&yin? to Miss B'shof "Is that the fellow?*' M'ss Bishop told him he was, but asked him not to have any row with him. She tried to hold him back, but be would g< ; ---? 'J ' ?V ... he went cut ana stuu n.u aio tj.c ame fellow1' and struck him. THE SHOOTING Immediately Ha&ty shot t*lc? at Mr. Davison, one ball taking S >ot ' in his side and the other g ing astray Mr. Da?iscn grappled with him, trj< lng to get tbe weapon. H iSty jerkeo loose and shot Mr. B.nnett through tbe heart. Mr. Bennett tbrew bli ai ms across his body, ran down the ball, and in a moment fell dead. MISS Bisnop's ACCOUNT. Mies Miy B:s**op testified that af out 4o'c!(cJc on the previous aftemoir while sitting in her room, which had s window opposite Mr. Divisot's loorr, Hasty c^noe in there t" sret some cards he had left. In a mrmeot or two he came back aud then came a fchi d time. The third time he came to her window sv e asked bim wnat he wanted. When be asked hrr if fbf Hd cot want a drlntr, ghe tc Id him the r ever drank. He ta'ked with her a moncent and then in-ultrd her. Sae told Mr. Davidson cf it. The rest < f ber testlm- ny was ab. ut the -ime as that of Miss SherldaD. The nepro servants were examined ut do D6? f cjS were brought cut. THE BROTHERS STORY. Will Hast', a brother cf the prisr%er was sworu and testifi: d that Mr. Bennett told him to have a fire built for Miss Sheridan and that be sent 'lis brother Geo*ge to build It. Hr vas in the kl c ien when he stnt. George out, that he stayed there a few mir'utts and theu went in'o the hall. As he went thrush the dining room he saw Miss Sjeridan, Misp Bl*h p and Mr. Davidson In tfee halJ . and saw Mr. Bennett and Ge^-gtalking. Just then Mr. Djvid&o brushed by him and weDtto Georg and grabbed hold of him with his left band, at the same time striking olm with his right. George stum bled when he was stiuck aDrt Mr. Bennett caught hold of h<m. Q lick er than he could tell it, G orge shot Mr. Dividson. He testified that he saw Mr. Davidson with something b-lght in his hand. Hi also exhibi ed a pan knife he found after the bo dy was taken up six hours after the shooting. Dr. Nisbitt testified as to the cause of death ?ad the jury brought In a verdict in accordauce with the fact. The aff ilr is greatly regretted , hs tho nofinlo nf ia hnain vdVia horn) ' V' uuw {fvvptv Vi WllW ?VTVU| *1UU UV1V j < ft red every assistance possible. Mr- , Divl Json is a Mason and a Kaight of J Pythias and. is not air on g strangers. DAVIDSON S TESTIMONY. Mr. Davidson was able to make the following statement: "Stateof S.uch Carolina, Cherokee county. Statement of George Abbott Davidson: "Mr. Beicftt, Mis* Sbutfso, Mist Bishop and myself were ia the dining rocm at the Piedmont Inn acd a mac came in atout my betgbt (I am tbout six feet high) smooth face, Blend jr. Miss Sheridan saj 8 tbat 'there's the man who tried to climb over my tran som.' Said it in a low tone to Mr. Bennett. Mr. Bennett walked over to him ?nd said, 'You owe that lady an apology, you lnsu ted her, you tried to climb in the transom, you rapped on the dcor, said ycu were tbe p rter and asked If she wanted a fire built,' and said 'that was no way for a gentleman to sot and ycu owe her an apoltgv.' Tais fellow said, 'I am not afraid of any man alivd and If she sajs I did that, she lies.' Said, 'C. me out in the hallway and I will tell you bow It happened ' Then he went out with Mr. Bennett into the hall. After theyg't Into the ha'l. MIes Bishop said, 'That Is the man who tried to gt into my room Yesterday afternoon 1 waiktd into the hall as thi* it l ow was saying, 'She is a liar.' I said, 'No, she Is not and you tried to ge in the other lady's room yesterday af terncon,' meanmg Miss Bisnop He : said:'N**, I didn't.' I said 'You lie, i vcu'ild' i ' He pulled out a revolver and started to fchoot and I grabbed bis arm and then be broke away and shot som? mere and I grabbed bis arm again. Tnis was the fiulsh. He shot Mr. Ben nett. Wk,en be first shot, he sr o> me, h thing me on the right side of tt~e stomach I gra bed b>s arm, hi brjkt *way and shot Mr. Bennett H (B~n net ) fell over on bis 'ace ai d i grab bed bis arm f g i- . P cple cime it fchen and .I st> pperi c.vjr B n lett anc ran cut for a docto r ard came cvji here (C mmeroial ho el) Slgued, G o Abbot.t Divl?on. ad autopsy was performed Frlaav night upcn the body of Mr. Milau Bin nett and tbe tu l;t reported above as enteriog tbe heart or near it was lucat ed. Hid entered between sc v nth and eighth nhB, penetratir g the heart causing almost instant death. I hm been dlt-cl sed that two sh; ts struck !dr. Davison, the wounded man. onlj one, however, taking t ff jet, the other lodging in the cLthing, although pis* trg through tbe coat and vest. M*. Davison Ik resting easy Biom tt !iv ed in Bjaton and D \ison !u Chicago. Ju liet Hoip-op. The Oolumbia Record says; Will A. Teague, a white man w*s at rested list night in the miii village by Officer Knox, on a warrant sworn out by H W. and J. J. Holloway, on the chaTgf of robbing Ju<<ge E;nest Gary s<-me time ago. It w;L be recalled th t ome time sgo Teagua was arrested for participating in a cuttinir affcay and at the time the police > uspectec1 htm of compMc'ty In this hold-up. A chain fomd in hsjo.sssloi wa shown Judk? Gary, but it could not; bt dectifled and he was not held on this charge. Tfague chines that Will Meetze, another white man now In jill on the chargo of robbing a drunker man, knows something of the hold up. i Chang i?l Hi* Mind. The prominence of M s. Corey, who s seeking a divorce from the head of the Steel Trust, recalls the curicu 'suicide" of her father. Worrying over money matters he hired a mar i for $5 to sboot him. The man tied i him to a tree, but at sight of Che gun i Corey weakened and gave him 810 i oot to be shot. A few days 'attr hp killed himself. I SOILED LINEN Of the Democratic Party Wasl ed in Public by Democrats. AMUSE EIPUBLICAM Williams, Lamar and Shackelford E the Scrubbing. Tbe Minority Leadil03r R'n^ned Mr. Lamar That Nj Insulting Language Would be Tolerated. A dispatch frcm Washington say the washing of Democratic linen fo the amusement of Republicans" a Mr. Williams, the minority leader pu it Monday, occupied the attention c the house for more than four hour Wednesday. The result accomplish^ ?as a defy thrown at the.minorit leader by Representative Limar o 51 Florida and another by Represent* tive SbEcktlford of Missouri. Th jom plaint of both resulted from th failure of Mr. Williams to reoommeii bheir reappointment as members o i>he committee on Interstate and for iign oommeroe. Both me da loni speeches in which Mr. Williams' lead jrship was assailed from many points Mr. Williams replted to Mr. Lamar a tome length and briefly to Mr. Shack lford. His defense was that las lesslon the Democrats on this com ulttee wpre d vided and he deemet t necibsary for the good of the part; icd the couDtry that a united nrinor ity report should be made on the sub lect of railroad rate legislation. Speaking of the leadership of Mr Williams, Mr. Lamar said be wouli recognize him as the party leader bu oot personally, "until he relkvas m )f an unjust charge on his part." He stated that he did not agre with Mr. Williams that Republican would enjoy personalties betweei Democrats. Emphasizing this he re 'erred to the personal debate of las lefitbn between Mr. Sullivan (Mass. lud Mr. Hearst (N. Y.) At tha :ime, he charged, the minority leade lad made no objection to the proced ire. Mr. Lamar reverted to the grea mportance of railroad rate legislatloi ind reviewed the action of the housi it the last aesslon which include) rotlT g down the Davey bill, propose! jy the minority. The Davey bill, hi laid had first been adopud by a Dem x;ratlc caucus. The bill then con a ned bub two sections. The com mittee added fiva more sections. Even after these sections bad beei idaed, he still thought acd wouii 3 mtinue to thick the Heafst bill su perior. The minority leader, he said was forced to amend the Davey bll Dn the floor of the house or see it g< out to the country In an imperfec 33adltlon. If that caucus was bind irg then be challenged the minorit; leader to deny the fact no one ccul bave amended it He conceded tha the aiuonty leader should have powe to make committee removals as we) as appointments, but be must ezei else that power in the faca of mora obligation and a reasonableness. H rtviewed the fact that he had vote for Mr. Williams as leader, "andsuf :ained him when his party turae bim down on the Miles amendment. Mr. Lamar concluded with th statement that he considered his re mcvdi from tne commerce committe in set absolutely untenable and an af person uron bis private character. H -i curtd the reading of corresponded on the matter between himself an Mr. Williams. Mr. Lamar said it had gotie to th country through the press that th ooinority leader would not tolerat followers 01 Mr. uearst. He admitted that he felt friendl owart Mr. Hearst and regarded hi bill a good one. He then charged Mi Williams with contributing more i ne minute to Democratic inharm han he (Mr. Lama)) had in a yeai Be admitted that on Monday b *a8 in the heat of anger and gla U-at he had been stopped. Howevei his personal friendship for Mr. Wi 1 ams har ceas d. Mr. Williams was at once recognize to reply. "I am," he said, ,,about t perform a very unpleasant duty an ne the wisdc m of whioh I have ser jus doubts. The gentlemen taki himself too seriously. He thinks h can make a national issue out of committee assignment but he can't c it. He thinks he wrs removed but t was not. There was no committee. Mr. Williams &*ked if he would nr ha\e been lackirg in moral courat and in every essential of a tloor le&di It he had made up a minori y men bership of t^e commltt ewfc ci hai divied four to two on the question i railroad ra es. "My brother would have gene c that committee under the same cl cumstances.'' said Mr. Williams, ac be adddd tbat bad tbe Hearst bill r calved the minority support In cor mlttee be wculd have supported it caucus. C.mt)arir>e Mr. L?mirto bis "gre uncle, L Q C Limar," Mr. Willlac said tbe U'.ole po.^essed "tuperb eg tlsm but be also possessed to cons crate It a sup r) in elect." Tbe couvtreturn 10 tne Hearst d *ie UkeDed to the ooLvrslon of Sa on bis wav to Damascus'' It was i spired. Lontf applause followed t: statement of Mr. Williams tbat should ignore the personalities of M Lamar. Applause again lollcwed Mr. Wllllairs when ho had Dot allowed p*isonalltie8 to ii flaence bis transaction of public business And what be had doc, be said, had been approved by "almost the unanimous opinion of 1" members of the minority side of the house" (ipplause.) He referred to the committee appointments of Mr Hearst?labor and Irrigation of arid lands and admitted he did not love Mr. Hrar.it, "why should I lcve a i millionarie who owns many newspa pers which he seems to be devoting to tearing me down?" he said. Mr. Williams conoluded with ex lo prt sslon of regret at the prooaedings. Mr. Lamar at once appealed for < recognition, as did Mr. Shackelford. Mr. Lime"- was recognizid for 15 minutes. He spoke with feeling and charged that the minority leader h&d called tbe rate caucus of last session because be was angry at being turned down by his colleagues on the Miles amendment. "It was not a caucus, s it was a gold briok," he said. |f "Mr. Williams cautioned Mr. La mar "to prevent unpleasant things c s from happening," saying "the gentle ^ t man is not permitted to use insulting if language on tbe floor of this house." 1 K | Mr. Limar referred to a letter^of 1 A criticism of Mr. Hearst by Mr. Wll- r y llama. The latter denied the criticism, t ,{ Mr. Shackelford was recognized and j. reviewed tt\e history of rate leglslae tlon. e Mr. Shackleford said he was glad 1 3 to see President Roosevelt tn his mes- ? f sage had "oome around to the Hearst 1 bill." ' * g He Inveighed against "bcss?s" and . "boss rule." !' Mr. Williams said he had had j t enough and did not destte to reply. Q The past had gone. He looked to the Q t future and believed that this year b - there would be found six Dcmrc-ate a 1 on a committee which would agree. f He was tired of di6cord. "We are re- g - presented now in all the funny papers ? i of the cornty as a donkey. "The trouble Is," he c )ntlnu2d turn' ing to toe Republican side of the q 3 chamber, ''that the people of the f t cDuntry are tired of you and afraid of c e us and it Is partially on account of such things as happened here this ? e morning that It Is afraid of us." The r Democratic party, Mr. Williams said _ a would vote for a Rapubllcan rate bill * If it contained power to name a sub t t stitute rate to put and heep it In force t ) and to regulate privite car lines and 0 t other abuses- ? r The house adjourned until Wed nerday. n t MASONIC GRAND LODGE. ' i 6 e P I The Offlbers Elected lor the Ensuin d 1 3 Year at Charleston. 8 a o The following are the newly elected e officers of the Mwonie grand lodge. ? Grand master, F. E Harrisan, Abbs vlUe; deputy grand master, J. L b Mlchie, Darlington; senior grand war- & , den, James R. Johnson, Charleston; b juoior grand warden, Geo. S Mower, si Newberry; grand treasurer, Zimmer- t ! man Davis, Charleston; grand seceta- ? ry, Charles S. Ihglesby, Columbia; o grand chaplain, W. P. Smith, Spar- d tenburg; senior grand deacons, J. P. ' Duokett, Anderson, and F. L. Mor- p I row, Abbeville; junior grand deacons; a ? M. H. Sandifer, Rock Hill, and C. H. o J Roper, Laurens; grand stewards, J. v T W. Rodgers, Darlington, and J. W. p Roberta. Greenville, errand nnrehall, d j John Kennerly, Cokkestury; grand b 1 pursuivant, W. T. Williams. Lincas- o ? ter; grand tiler, W. A. Winkler, a ? Charleston; district deputy grand a , masters, W. G. Mazyck, Oharlestoc; e ? S. H. Rodgers, Beaufort; R. A. Gyles d Blackr.lU; W. A. Gvlcs, Granitevllle; s B. E. Nicholson, Eigefield; R. A. p Cooper, Laurens; B F. Shirley, Rib- f erts; J. H. Bryan, Nawry; A. S. R)?r- s ell, Piedmont; B B Bsbop, Iman; S ? G. Y. Hunter, Prosperity; L C. Har v f rison, Lancaster; J. E McDonald, WinnBboro; W. 0. Davis, Manning; e J. Harleston Rsad, Georgtowr; W E. c James, Dirlingtor; J, C. Sellers, Lat- c ta; W. L. Glaze, Orungeburg. The ( delegates and c fflcsre of the grand s lodgs were given a harbor excursion \ * and oyster roast at the Isle af Palms s , and otherwise entertained by the, \ "* Charlestou and Mouat Pleasant Ma- a sons. "The 15 Fellows of the Craft" j y met Wednesda.y A number of offi- \ ' cers of the grand lodge were guests at l ? the dinner served at the Charleston i r? hotel. j 1 " Shot at the Saltan. _ 1 One of the chief officers of the Al- j d banian bodyguard of Abdul Hamld, \ J? Sultan, has arrived at Geneva, Switz , d erland, as a fugitive from Constantino- ] 1 pie. He says a serious affair occured j * several nights ago in the palace beie tween members of the bodygaurd. | a The sultan rushed to the sc.ne and 10 some one in the crowd dred at the l,? sultan, but tbe bullet was d dieted from the body by a coat of mail which ^ he always wears Tue sultan at one?. !? returned to bis rooms and threatened iT punishnent of all officers. Tbecfficer 2 who reached bere says he fl d immediJ a . . j ateiy alter trie softie wait tmauiwi1, anu >' he does not know what became of the _ other men. u r- XvibAOOQ Men Fiicbt 1(* The tobacco factory at Elkton. Ky. e owned by Mrs. M. B. Penyck and opD erated by the American Snuff comln pany, was blown up by dynamite early Tuesday morning. There was no at loss of life, but the damage to to the D8 factory is complete. There was no in o- surance on the plant as the insurance ie- c >mpany had only a few days ago cancelled the policy, owing to the exciteill ment occasioned in this locality by ,ul tbe tactics of Borne tobacco growers, n The force of the expl slons was felt be for a long distance. Several houses in he the vicinity were damaged as was the [r. depot. HE RESIGNED. General Gobin's Visit to Augusi ta, Ga., Recalls Chivalry of < i 1 A FEDEBAL OFFICEB. I I I I Captain E, D. Smythe, Who Was Court- c I martialed Because He Resigned c Ratter Than Persecute Dea fenceless Women and 1 I Children. - ? 1 Apropos the coming visit to the oity 4 Oamava 1 TOO f\9 Dnnnonl I' Pi vrvuciai o x u. uuuiu, ui xcuuo/i < rania, as announced in Wednesday j1 nornlng's Issue of The Chronicle, and ^ lis presence In the state last week, a n porter Wednesday ohanced upon a s tit of by-history of tbe civil war, ? litherto unpublished, that merits at ? entlon because of the interesting and mutual story of t^e refusal of an offl- o er of a victorious army to participate fl n a cruel oppression of a conquered <* teople. a Peculiar lecal Interest is given the p ncldent by reason of tbe faot that 01 he federal officer who took tbis man* f< y and courageous stand, in the face a f almost certain disgrace and punish- u aent has for a score qr more years & teen an honored resident of Augusta td ,nd is no less a personage tbat tbe lopular postmaster, Captain E. D tl Imythe. Tbis a bit of Ciptain Smy- tl h's record that is not generally known f( o bis many friends. Is It will be remembered that General robin commanded tne Jfennsyieania r< eglment that was a member of the r< orps stationed here during the Span " ih-American war. While at Camp ft IcKenzle Col. Gobin was elected to p n important state cfflce and is at 01 iresent lieutenant-governor of Penn- tx ylvanla. He is a past commander of b be G. A. R., and also had charge of a he state troops during the great an S( hraclte coal strike in Pennsylvania a ew years ago. While here General Gobin had a umber of fast frlefcds among whom c ras Captain Smythe. But they had * ecome acquainted long before that tl eriod. Their friendship was formed si uring the bloody strife that has been p o aptly termed "the time that tried li aen's souls." And they cams to know c< ach other Is a peculiar capacity that tl erved- to impress itself upon them tl aore than the ordinary intercourse n etween young officers fighting in the o ame army would have done, as we n Miinhf ftnt hu rro no ml ibln him. n A UU^UV VU? V/ gwuv&??? ^ elf, when Captain Smythe chanced pi o meet him in Atlanta the other day, d rhlle he was Id Georgia as a member o< f the Pennsylvania delegation to An tl ersonviUe. c; "Boys," said General Gobln, grip s( log both of Capt. Smythe's bands In tl graspof good fellowship, "look at 01 Id Smythe here To see us now you tl rould never think that we once occu- p: led the respective positions of defenant and prosecutor, tut it is true, as ie will himself affirm. Be was once nurt-martialed and I acted as judge- tJ dvocate. However, he got through d 11 right and ought to be proud of the tl xperience which, I may say at this h lstarce from the trying times of the v< Ixties, but seved to emphasize and A ierpetuate a DOble stand taken by him tl or the principles of humanity that g hould merit for him the esteem of all 1 r loutbern people and brave men every- ai There." 1 This trial referred to here by Gen- G ral Gobln was one of the most mem k >rable experiences in Captain Smy tbe's w areer. While commander of Company * J, 90th New York Volunteers, he was o tattooed with his regiment at Key S (Vest, Fla., during the winter and o pring of 1863. It was ttere that the f( vhole affair oocured and Capt. Smy the g .till preserves and cherishes all the I japers In c ;nnection with it, some of a vhich are now sadly tattered from landliug and yellow with age. He ias a copy of the whole proceedings is kept in the war offloe at Washing v jOD, the original copy of the charges 5 md specifications in the beautiful and a egible handwriting of the clerk, a typewriters beirg then unknown, \ which was served upon him, and of a 3 aandblll, remarkable like those of the t present day containing the order $ which was the cause of the whole \ trouble. In large type it is headed 3 "AtientioL!" and reads as follows: [ "H adquirters, Island of K-iywest, i Fla. ) t 1 U. S. Barracks, Feb. 17bb, 1863.- g ' General Order No. 10: "In accordance with instructions received from Headquarters, D^p't of the South, the families of al: p;rs;ms J (white) residing within the limits of i this Command, who have husbands, 1 brothers, or sons in Rer>el employment, 1 will hold themselves in reaniaess to 1 embaik on board of the first available < Transport, for Hilton Head, S. C., ] with a view of b^ing placed within 1 the rebel lines. I ''The heads of such families will re- 1 port in person to the Headquarters without delay. Dae notice Will be given as to the Transport and time of saillrg. "R? r.nmmand of "Jos S Morgan, "Col. 90th Reg't. N. Y. VjIs. 1 "CjujmandlDflr Post." "W. T. Wooley, 1 "Lieut, and Pos-j.Adjt." The harshness of the Inhuman order that the families of Confederate sold iers be placed within the Confederate lines aroused tbe indignation of all, even the officers of Col. Morgan's own command, and they held a meeting three days later to discu?s the matter. After long oonsideration it was decided that there was notbiDg tbey could do. However, Capt. Smythe's tense of justice would n-?t submit to the proceedings, and with characteristic frankness he declared, "Gentlemen, we did not come South to make war on women and chlldreD, but to tight for our country. This is an un aoly proceeding that I cannot) stand 'or, and for my part if I can't do anything else I will resign." Tnis he dlo lo and refused to withdraw Respite ihe uiglng of CJol. Morgan, who ac ording had him c urt-martialed. General Orders No. 118. dated 'War Department, Adjtftant GenerLi's Office, Washington, March 24th, 664," gives an account of the trial. - 1 ? .t was during a general uuunriuaiunu vhich was convened at Fort Taylor, iarcb 23 1863, Major W. H. Gansier, 7 ih Pennsylvania Volunteers, pres d ng. Oapt. Smythe was arraigned 1 ,nd tried on three different obarges, s nciudirg five specifications, alleging s bat be participated in a mutinous < aeeting, wbiob did not attempt to 1 uppress, which did not Inform his ( ommanding offlser of, that tendered t lis resignation at a critical time, and ? efused to withdraw it w en urged. He was found ' 'not guilty1' of all L harorpa and nnrcifioations save the e rat specification of charge three (not- * rithd rawing his reaignatlen wten ' sked by his superior officer), the re- 0 ort on this future being "Guilty ex d ept the words "Insist upon its being o awarded at a time when there were pprehensions of a general resistance c 3 the execution of an order from a eadquarters of the Department of r tie South." The following Is the verdict: "And 8 tie court being of the opinion that P here was no criminality, does there- r )re acquit him." Cipt Smythe was y iter reinstated to his old command. * It Is interesting to note that as a jsult of this cruelty Ool. Morgan was * amoved from c.mmand of the post. ^ Offljlal R cords Of Union and Con- a iderat* Navies, Series 1. volume 17, D age 376," contains a copy of the D rder and a request for Morgan's retoval on account of Its inbuanlty by d .ear Admiral Theodore Bailey, oom- & landing the Eastern Gulf blockading c luadron.?Augusta Ohroniole. a Nejtro Child Barned. g The Columbia says State Matilda e arr, a little colored girl six years old, as bUrned so seriously Monday night d lat she died Tuesday. Theolrcum F nances were such that at first bus e Iclon rested on a negro woman who a oo?in thRnama house. but at the f1 jronera id quest held Wednesday night (j ie facts a? brought out Indicate that t ae affiir was an accident. The child E ved with her father, Jonn Cirr, lust l< orth of the old race track on S ood ayenue. She and others were i laying In the fire and throwing pa t er Into the fUmes. In some way hei t ress caught and before the others c u!d stop her she ran screaming Into ae field nearby. The burning dress & )mmunlcated the fiimes to tt>e broom b >dge and it was Impossible to fescue * ae child frcm the death that envel- v ped her. Sne lingered but a short ' rae her body having been charred in a laces. , Q Death List Ol Lakes. v According to figures complied by a T.ab-a xTaHrio "N?wn hnraau. the S eath list on the Graet Lakes during 3 ie season now oloslng has been the t eaviest of any year since big steel i essels began to be used on the lakes, t . totil of 215 lives were lost. O* l< aese, 116 were lost during the three s rsat storms of tills fall. Tbe remain- u :g 99 were lost by falling overboard a nd like causes. DuriDg tbe season of t 904 only 49 lives were lost on the v reat Lakes, this being the smallest >ss on record, and only two of tbe.sc rere due to shlwrecks. Lake"Erie, 'blch led the list of dead for a num- ^ f year?, this season gave place to Lake 1 uperior, where 95 8illors were lost, as ' Dmpared with 40 for Lake E |e, 38 1 Dr Lake Huron, 15 for Lake filchi- J an, 10 for Lake .Oatarlo, 11 for the 1 )etroit and St. Clair river passage, * nd 6 for the Soo passage, ________________ c Jail BreakibK.' Sheriff T. R. Blount Thursday night ' ras overpowered by prisoners in the * lolntosh County, Ga , jail awaiting ] . guard from the State penetentiarv ' .nd James Hinton escaped. Dick ' Vilpon and Hinton attacked the tho dflnnfcv. The sheriff Iioi.u Wiv. r iadt) shoot Wilsjo before he c u!d , utdue him and keep him from folio * m? Hinton. Another prisoner natiied ' STxsworthy give the alarm and didnoi ,ry to escape, but assisted the sheriff ( l posse went in pursuit of Hlnton, )"t returned after an unsuccessful learch. Who Killed Him. The correspondent of ths Evening Standard at V rrnea wires that newf. received from Novesta, Russia, sayt* }hat assassination of Qenerai Sakarog was by a blacksmich disguised as ft woman. He pretended to be deaf ard lumb In order to reach Sakabarcff tt is said that after he was captured the assa-sin was freed by the rey.?lu tilonists ani s^at across tha fioatler toward Novs^lita. Four Drowned. Four p?rsms were drown?d in the Montagkela river as the result of the passenger steamer R isehite colliding w th the towboat John F Klein, and sinking in fourteen feet of water. All the dead were employed on the steamer as de^k hands and were drowned while asleep. The boat carried four teen passengers, but all were gotten to shore safely. h y A MOB KILLS M ./ ' . m Five Hnndred Jews, Being In* . cited By the Priests ? , to the bloody work. fbe Church Eadorsed the Slaughter ol the Poor Helpless People. Soldiers Meetinz at St. Peters -A burg Demands Strike Set*. tlemenf. .. . A dispatch from St. Petersburg, Russia, says a report of a fresh mas* laore of Jews, In whloh over 500 perinna arora bHllorl fa Via/3 hova Thnw*. IUU.VJ n VAV A1IIVU) A V/ V'AVU UVIO XUUXO" lay morning from Turkish Volhynla. rue massacre was Incited by a local >nest, who oalled on the Christians o rise and exterminate the Jews. A ;reat mob attacked all Jewish shops, tilling and abusing all Jews that fell nto their hands. Tne few J*ws that scaped from the mob are destitute, following the missacre, the priest, rho incited outrage, preached a ser qod, in wbioh he praised the awful eed. The lcc il ecclaaiastical authrltlts ordered an acaount printed and lstrlbated broadcast throughout the ountry. It Is (eared the result of this ctlon will be to Incite fresh massac* es of Jews. . / Mutiny has broken cut among the i oldiers In the city, although It 1b lmlossible to Bay how serl jus It is. Four sglments have joined In a notice fhlch was sent to workltigmen, in rhioh th y say: "You need not fear he bureauoracy any longer. We are rlth you and you are resolved to anniitlate all reactionsries. If ordered to re on you we will not do so. We will ot spuare cartridges, but they will iot ba directed against you." Tne St. Petersburg bourse Thurs- ? ay sent & deputation w uount Wltte o urge him to settle the postal and elegraph strike at once. The delega* . ton told Witte that the government hould surrender to all the demands of' trikes if that wis the only way to nd the strike. The action of the czar in issuing a eoree whereby the powers of local irovlncial governors and greatly wldned, Is hailed by the revolutionists, a a great victory for them. The conerring of such powers, the resolutionits state, Is an admission that cjnral government no longer exists In lussla and that the czir Is unable )ager to direct provincial aflalrs from b. Petersburg, and accordingly has elegated his powers to local author! ies, many of whom are supporters of be revolutionary movement. Revolulonarles declare that by this act the zar has practically dethroned him9lf everywhere but In St. Petersurg. Russia is no longer a cohesive tate, but simply a collection of proinces ruled by a hosts of little czars rith widely divergent views as to iow to deal with revolution. Leaders of the revolutionary move* aent intend to try to Isolate all pro* incial governors. B3volutionists here lave received a letter from Henry' iienwlewlcz, the P llsh author, atd 0,000 Poles, In whloh they declare hat Poland has no desire to establish n Independent country, bub wishes . o jemain in union with Rossis. The atteriias created an excellent Impresion. It has been read in numerous Qdetings where resolutions have been dopted declaring that it is tbe ambl* Ion of the Russian p9op'e to work ?ith the Poles for liberty. Can't Handle Skunk Skins. A man can not sell polecat, skins and leliver the United States mail from he same wagon at the same time vlthout getting in trouble with the Post office Department. This was esablished when Mr. DeGraw, the ourth assistant postmaster general, ecsived a complaint, from a farmer Iving at Little Hocking, WashlDgton >ounty, Ohio, who declares tnat the 'ural free delivery cirrier who brings its letters and newspapers disposes of joleoat skins as a side line. The oomplainaDt further says that his letters iad newspapers exude a very disagreeing odor as a result of this contact wich the skins, and that he thinka utio department should make the oarrler cut out the side line or resign from the gcvjrnment servloe. Tae rules of the department allow a rural <-rier to carry on other business, pro vi.'ed it does not interfere with his j-liveries, and Mr. D3 Graw is tryiDg to figure out whether this is a sufficient "interference." Fire Victims. Tbe mixing house, or upper "punchin*" department, of the Dopont j&H; dir milU, located eight miles'nortaof Birmingham, Ala., blew up Wednesday morning and five men met a horrible death. The explosion was h< ard for 15 miles. The men *lio were killed were employed in the mixing department, and while in has been the rule not to allow muoh powder or dynamite in these seperate rooms, there 1- 4-- ? 4U. X _ 4. WP.8 eDOURU WJ UJUW cue uuuuu'jj iubu smifcbereenes. Parts of the bodies were found in tree topi a quarter of a mile away from the scene of tbe explosion. Jj/nohod. John Green, colored, was lynched by members of his owd raoe Dear Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, for as* saulting a colored girl eight years old. He was taken by them to the scene, of his orime and hanged. -