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ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. TUM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEK ISSUES A STItONO APPKAL. A Call Upon tho White People to Vote ia. Constitutional Conven tion?Removing tho Ncicro from Politics on tho Mississippi Plan. Chairman Irby of tho State Demo cratic Executive Cominlttoo has pro mulgated in behalf of tho Democratic campaign committee tho following important address to tiio Democratic voters of the State : To tho Democratic Votors of South Carolina: The executive committeo boiug charged with the wolfaro of the party aud tho success of its policy as out lined in its platform, which policy carries with it tho wolfaro of a ma jority of tho people, wo fool constrain ed to direct the special attontion of tho nocossity and importance of the plunk in tho platform adopted by tho recent Democratic State convention urging every Domocrtitlc votor to sustain tho call for a constitutional convention. It is well known that thero are great differences existing botwoon tho whito factions in tho Stato, ono of which has yielded rolutant obedience to tho will of tho majority. The strained relations whioh havo existed sinco 1890, with, tho factional bittor ness displayed by that portion of tho Stato press which has opposed tho governing majority with a malevo loneo and factional spirit almost un proccdontal, point inevitably to a per manent division in tho ranks of tho whito people, for which this minority alone must bo hold responsible. Con fronted as we havo been by a colored voting population 40,000 in excess of tho whitoB, sinco tho revolution of 187H whito supremacy has boon almost tho only tost of Democracy, and its maintomtiico tho compelling motive for submission aftor the party had spoken ut tho conventions and pri maries. Hut thero are many ovidencos that the ties which havo bound our people t< gothor aro boiug systomati eally riven asunder and tho public mind being educuted to appoal to this ignorant, debased vote to restore to power thoso who have boon unable to command a majority of the whito vote. Tho Stato nowspaper, tho organ whioh was started by tho Independents in 1891 and which has rocently ex hausted all its expedients to bring about another bolt and defeat of tho party nominees, has time and again ridiculod and snoored at the possiblo danger of an appeal to tho colored vote. This nowspaper, backed by a largo numbor of Other papers, is now urging tho organization of the so called "truo Democracy " aud boldly announces the purpose to ignor the present party machinery and tho ex ecutive committee as at present com Eosod as being ropresoutative of tho lemocratic party. Thoso facts aro known of all men and tlvoy can have but ono meaning?tho purpose on tho part of tho minority to appeal to the negro as tho arbiter of our polities in tho campaign of 189(5. During the past spring" and summer strennous efforts havo beet: made ostensibly at the iustlgation of the Republicans to overthrow tho registration law. We have reason to known that the Inde pendents, us shown by tho columns of certain newspapers, have instigated and sympatized with these attempts. So that it cannot bo reasonably dis puted that thero is a desperate faction In tho State bent ou regaining powor at any cost. Wo doom it unnecessary to direct attention to tho inevitable consequences which will follow divis ion of tho whites into anything like equal faction?), and the bringing in of tho negro as tho balaneo of power. Tho only reason why we aro not now in the throes of a political agitation, with contending factions mobilizing tho black army of voters, is that tho movement was considered hopeless. It was a question of expediency und not oue of principle or patriotism with many. We are glad to know that tho failure of tho plot which came to tho surfaco ou tho 27th of August is due to tho patriotism aud self-control of tho largo body of conservative men who, while voting with tho minority in tho Campaign of 1892, submitted gracofully to its results and were unwilling tb jeopardize tho public welfare by such a dosperate venture. Fortunately tho opportunity is offered tho white peo ple of tho Stato in tho coming election to obviate all future dangor, and fortify Anglo-Saxon civilization against every assault from within and without, and that is tho calling of a constitu tional convention to deal with tho all important quostion of suffrage. By a strango ami unaccountable change of base that class in the State which has always stood for qualified suffrage, and deuied tho capacity or tho right of the masses to participation in tho governm< nt. aro to-day loud-mouthed in their declaration that they aro champions of tho poor whito man whose vote is threatened, as thoy say. Every newspaper controlled by this class is teeming with all manner of upecious and falso arguments against voting for a oonvontlon. Thoy say that the whito votors who are ignorant und poor will havo cast their last bal lot if thoy vote for a convention. Thoy dwell with pathotic concern on tho Injury to tho free schools and by oyory device known to sophistry aro trying to throw dust in tho oyos of tho masses. Plain speaking is best and wo ahull not mince words. Wo propose to show that thore is doop-dyed treachery to whito supromacy in this antagouium to a now constitution. In the 80-callod convention con> posed of Bolf-appointod dologates which assembled on tbo 25th of Sep tember for tho avowed purpose of nominating an Indopondont tickot and appealing to the negro, tho follow ing resolution, which betrays tho whole damnablo schemo was passed and tho opening gun for '06 thereby lired : "Rosolved, That while this conven tion dosiros to avoid doing anything likely to oauso inoroaaed strifo among our people, wo beliovo that tho prin ciples oi Domocraoy, tho safety of ovory interest in tho State and tiio in stinct of self-preservation demand that a hard and earnest fight be made against tho proposition to call a con stitutional convention to crcato a now fundamental law involving tho rights of every man in the State without pro- j vidlng for tho submission of its work to the people. Wo to dor to tho op ponents of this iniquitous, undomo cratic, tyrannical and dangerous pro position, tho sorvico of the organi sation horoin provided for and Invite them to join with us in fighting it at tho approaohing gonoral oTootion." What doos this resolution moan ? Ms pur peso is shown by tho fact that at tho time of its passago thero was in the hall a nogro representative of tho Ropublican party, whllo a half a dozen oolorod and white loaders of thut party wero waiting in tho lobby of the State House ready to join hands with the Independent movement as Hoon as* it had been launched. Now, who aro the " opponents" of this ?? In fi iqultoua, undemocratic, tyrannical and dangerous proposition V" Who are invited " to join with us in lighting it at tho approaching gonoral election ?" None hut the negroes of course. This is shown by the offer of the notorious ox-Congressman Smalls to canvass tho State in -opposition to the convention. Why do those self-appointed guardians who have been repudiated by the peo ple appear so solicitous for the negro's right to vote ? Plainly because they want to be beneficiaries of that vote two years from now. Why do thoy want to presorvo to tho ignorant and debased nogro his ballot? Simply be eau80 their fell purpose is to cover the ballot of overy poor white man with tho ballots of two Ignorant nogroes and thoroby restore themselves to olllco and power. While charging that It is tho purpose of tho predomi nant faction of tho Democratic party to disfranchise tho poor illiterato white men along with tho nogro, does not any reasonable man know that that faction being largely mado up of this class would not disfranchise its own I followers ? What political party over committed suicide or relinquished voluoturily tho control of public affairs V Tho poor white mon of tho State have never received recognition until within tho last four years. They are now tho arbiters of tholr own for tunes, and, if thoy miss tho opportuni ty of taking guarantees in tho now constitution of tho continued supre macy of the Anglo-Saxon in South Carolina, wo predict confidently that. OOmtnenoitig with '90, our poLtlcal campaigns in this Stato will witness a roturn of moro terrible and demoraliz ing conditions than over confronted this people, oven during tho days of Scott, Mosos and Chamberlain. Tho reckless, desporato mon, whoso Ma chavalian cunning is now playing the doublo gumo of bidding for tho negro vote, aad claiming to bo tho guardians of tho poor whltos, aro bent on regain ing control of our affuirs at any cost. They are oblivious of tho fact that the vast horde of ignorant negroes, once organi/.od and disciplined to overpower tho whlto majority in eachothor being once ?estroyod, tho negroes inevit ably will soizo powor for thoir own bonoflt. We say to tho wliito mon, who aro threatened by tho Independent nows papors with disfranchisomont, that Mississippi with a colored voting population larger than ours has adopt ed a constitution, which, without dis franchising a singlo whlto man, has reduced tho registered negro voto of that State to 8,000. What Mississippi has dono South Carolina oau do. South Carolina alone of all tho re constructed States still keeps the con stitution forced upon her at the point of tho bayonet by scalawags and aliens. Tho cost of a constitutional conven tion, whilo of no importance in com parison with the benefits to "bo derived, need not under any circumstances ox ecod $00,000. Thoro are many bonofits other than the regulation of the suf frage to bo secured by changes in tho organic law. Whilo theso might bo obtained by the slow and unsatifac tory process of amendment, wo can didly ask any sensible man what hope there would bo for securing the adop tion of a new constitution iuvolvingtho regulutln of suft'rago, If it had to bo submitted back to tho peoplo. It has been tho settled purpose of the trusted loaders of the Democratic party for years to call a constitatlonal conven tion, und obviate tho dangers which havo lurked in our midst so long, only waiting for a division among the whites to rear their horried heads. That division is now moro than ap parent. Thereality is upon us. The peo plo through the it-representatives in the Legislature and in Democratie conven tions havo tirao and again demanded mats uoh a convention be called. Those newspapers which claim to bo Demo cratic and which antagonized this | great reform are either blind leaders of the blind or the servile tools of tho conspirators. Wo warn tho whlto men who love South Carolina and would see a con tinuation of good government, and the rulo of an intelligent white majority, to thrust aside and pay no heed to the arguments of those who seek to blind them to thoir truo interests. After long years of struggle, tho opportunity is prosented to thom of fixing this thing forover. All questions to bo passed on by tho convention can bo discussed when the election of dele gates is to tako placo. It Is a slant1 or and an insult to say that tho peoplo have not the patriotism and intelli gence to elect mon from among thom selvos, to framo an organic law hotter suited to our wants than that imposod on us by tho carpet-bagger and alien. Tho wisest and best of our citizenship e?n clioso to perform this delicate aud patriotic duty without regard to faction, onco thoconvcution is ordorcd. Tho point which wo would urgo with all tho vigor at our command is that tho opportunity is now hero. It cer tainly Is not likely to soon recur. If the people fail to selzo it and tho evils of mongrelisni, govornmontal debau chery and political demoralization shall descond upon tho Stato after tho noat oleotlon, thoy will havo none to hlume but thomsolvos. Let all true Democrats and patriotic whlto men go to tho polls on tho 0th of Novombor aud votvO for the consti tutional convention. j. l. m. Irby, Chairman, Willie. Jones, C. m. El'iup, D. E. 1<eels, O. R. lowman, j. a. bl?h!, Campaign Committee of tho State Demoeratio JOxocutivo Committee Solid Prom South Carolina.? Tho Washington correspondent of tho News and Courier says. Rep resentative Shell had another talk with Sccrotary (Gardner to-day at Do- i mooratic headquarters and he con voyod tho encouraging intelligence to the membors of tho committoo that South Carolina expects to sond a solid Deraocratio dologation to tho noxt Houso of Representatives. He says tho fight will bo made on tho linos drawn between tho white and tho black mon'H party, and, thoro foro, tho full Democratic strongth will bo callod to the polls. It was oxpoctod that tho first six districts would bo Democratic, but there was some doubt about the Tin district. If dipt. Shell's predictions hold good Col. Elliott will como back to Congress again. Cant. Shell also assurod Mr. Card nor that thero Is not the sllghtost pros poet of any member of tho South Carolina dologation breaking away from tho Democratic party to join witli tho Populists in organising tho next. Thoy will all como to Washington as Democrats. Thoy will participate in tho Deraooratio oauousoa and sustain Democratic principles. ? Capt. Lawson 1). Molton, of Co lumbia, has been nominated by tho H< |)\ibtlcnns of the Fourth South Caro lina Congressional District as their candidate for Congress. Ho is a son of Judgo Samuel W. Melton. AWFUL RAILBOAD WRECK. A FREIGHT TRAIN RUNS AWAY. Four Mon Killed and One Injured on the Spartanburg and Ashevllle Rail road?The Mad Rush Down a Monn tain. Bpartauburg llernld. Melrose, N. C, Oot. 10.?Melroso, ill-fated Melroso, has been tho scene of another disaster whioh makos the fourth In hor history. At this little station in tho mountains thirtoen souls havo perished in railroad wreokd. But nono has ever approximated the hor rors of tho last. Thore wore oight persons on extra No. 559, whioh was bound for Spartan burg from Ashovillo on Tuesday morn ing. Thoir fate is as follows : Engincor Ira Broom, killed; body buried uudor twolvo car loads of coal aud not recovered at 8 o'clock tonight. G. I. York, firoman, killed ; probably by suffocution. D. Li. Allan, brakoman, killed ; body horribly mutilated. Neill Ewlng, a railroad contractor for rook work, who was stealing a rldo from Ashovillo to Spartanburg; killed. W. W. Tattoo, conductor, leg orush od und amputated ; head bruised. Brakoman John Miller, was knocked off the train and fell In tho creek noar tho tank. Sustained slight bruise on shoulder. Flagman Fainter and a stockman named Danlol Owings, who had a load of cattlo on Iward, wdro asloop in tho cub, and escaped without injuries. Tuesday morning at 3:30 this oxtra train, consisting of sixteen cars, twolvo loaded with coal, two with bacon, ono merchandise and ono cattlo, started down tho Melroso grace. Tho train had not gone far before it was found that throe of tho chains which operate the brakes were broken. Tho rain had made tho track slick, and without brukoa tho train soon became unmana geable. Down, down, faster and faster, *until at tho foot of the incline where the sharp curve was reached, tho ongino could hold the track no longer, but plunged luto tho bnnk, and tho cars piled up on top. No stretch of tho im agination could picture tho scono moro terriblo than this. Where the ongino struck tho om baukment the cut is about thirty feet deep. Tho debris from a dozon box cars filled this completely, tho cars having piled ono on auothor over the onglne,ono heavily loaded being thrown twenty feot over tho ongino. Tho cab and ono box car were unhurt. Of tho others not a whole plank could bo found, many being no thoroughly splin tered as not to bo recognizable. But boneath it all were thOiPOOr, unfort unate men. All day and night cablos woro placod around tho splintered cars and they woro draggod by engines out of tho cut. It was most touching to soo the mothers and near relatives of tho mls Bing mon watching this search, ox {teoting to find tho manglod corps of. a oved ono with each stroke of the shovel as the hands banked up tho coal. The tender was turned Immediately on top of tho ongino and a loadod box car shot thirty foot over both. The wreck of tho ongino was as comploto as if it had boon purposely torn up. Not a vestago of the tender could bo found. Tho ontiro front was gone, smokestack, wheels, trucks and every thing exepet tho naked boiler and drivers. Although tho accident occurred at 3:H0, it was 7 o'clock boforo rolief t reaohed the scone. A negro train hand was thrown from tho cars as they camo down and he escaped with slight injuries. A cattleman, who had a car load of cattlo aboard, was in the cab asleep and was awakened by tho shock, but was not even scratched. These two men, with the assistance of somo of tho neigh bors, extricated Conductor Will Fat ten, who was pinioned boneath a shat tered box car, with his leg broken, his skull fractured and internal injuries. He was suffering intonso pain and his log had to be amputated. There is somo hopes for him. From tho position of Conductor Pat ton, it is evident that ho wont on top of tho cars in tho effort to work tho brakes. If he had romained In tho cab ho would have escaped. Although, tho work of clearing tho wreck began early Tuesday morning, when " Tho Herald " man reached tho scono at nightfall, fourteen of tho sixteon cars were still piled on tho on gino. togothor with twolvo car loads of coal and ono of dead cattlo. But saddest of all was the thought that dowu in that pit, beneath tho debris and wreckage, woro at least five hu man beings and possibly seven. Tho conductor was first found. Thon tho mangled remains of a rock mason from Ashovillo named David (Swing, who was on his way to Spartanburg and concluded to " boat his way," not withstanding the fact that he had $7.50 In his pocket. Ho lcavos a holpless family at Ashovillo. It was a sickening sight to soo tho bodies dug out in this fashion, man gled and torn. Every effort was put forth to got tho body of Engineer Broom. His two brothors wero thore all night long, expecting as each car was ?raggod out that it would uncovor . thoir precious dead. For twonty-four | hours thoso men watchod, and while thoy saw thoso bodies removed, and 1 the coat sloovos and part of the trou sers of thoir brothor at 8 o'clock to night, although all tho cars have been taken out. thoro is no other traco of Engineor 11 room. At 0:30 tho onglno was removed and tho forco of hands put to work laying track. Tho first train to cross from tho Ashovillc side was that In ohargo of Capt. Cloaso, and tho passongcrs ono and all woro ready to offer a vote of thanks that their delay, If dolay must ooino, should havo boon on a train commanded by such a kind and thoughtful conductor. Tho grado whoro tho train ran away is four milos long and avoragca 100 foot to tho mile. Tho runaway began half a milo from tho top. Lot It bo romomborod in this con nection, that of fcil tho mishaps and ac cidonts incident to this 230 foot grado to tho mile, no passongor train ha > ovor yot sustained an injury. ?Somo months ago tho Momphis Commercial Appeal ?pfforod a oash prize of $500 to the person guessing nenrest tho number of balos of cotton markoted during the cotton season of 1 ?93-1894. Tho Coramoroial-Appoal now announces that Miss WUUo Wal lis, of Talladoga County, Alabama, is tho winner of tho prize. Tho official figures of the Now Orleans Cotton Ex change show that 7,549,817 balos woro marketed during tho oottoq year, whilo Miss Willis* guoss was 7,540,813 balos, being within four bales of the official figures. ?William Waldrof Aster is credited with being bothored to count an $8, 000,000 yearly income. TIIK LEXUW INVK.SI'Ui.vnoN. Tbo Polico Scandal in New York? Tho Kovelations Continue to Show Corruption. New YORK, Oct. 10.?For tho third time since the Lexow investigations commenced, Chief Counsel Gou today Eroduced evidence to show that threats avo been made to put an end to wit nesses who have appeared beforo the Senators conducting tbo examination. Samuel Kaufman, a stallor's sales man, was the first witness called dur lug tho day. ? Ho gave the substance 01 a conversation which he claimed took place on an elevated railroad j train, just ufter Poiicoman Corcoran j loft the witness stand Monday. Corco ran was alleged to havo assorted that he would " mako thoso witnesses as dead as a door nail" and that ho would " lay for thorn some dark night." Tho witnesses supposed to be referred to : were Quinn und a frlond. By thoso | persons Corcoran was accused of being 8j " clubbor." Tho policeman with Cor- ] corean had advised him not to talk so t loud and told him to wait until tbo Lexow Committee had flnlshod its in vestigations boforo making tho at tempt. Patrick Kolley, an Iron workor, ro tated a story of going through his pockets. The name of tho officer, ho thought, was Tho row. Ho accused tho Sd iceman of abstracting 50 cents, but e officer only laughod at him and pushed him along, telling him to r move on." Ho reported the matter to the police station, and he asserts that a day or two after this ho was as salted by tho poiicoman, who finally arrested him. He was fined $5 on tho testimony of tho police. Since tho Lexow investigations had commencod the captain of tho Elghty-olghth street station had sent for him, ho alloged, and told him that there was a job waiting for him at tho station. Ho did not go to soo the oaptain about the matter. Vonron II. Brown, tho general agont I of tho Cunard Line, admitted that he had paid $10 weekly to tho ofllcor in charge of tho Cunard wharf, but ho claimed that ho had novor paid addi tional sums of monoy to tho police. John H. Lemon, a young man who attended tho French ball, testified that Superintendent Byrnes and a numbor of polico olllcials woro present at tho ball. They did not make any protests against the lewd conduct of tho per sons assembled there. William H. Jamouroau, president of tho Alvln Manufacturing Company, testified to paying Dotectivo O'Connor $100 for tho recovory of stolen goods from tho pawn brokers. Vlncont Majewskl who conducted a policy shop, tostifiod to tho tribute ox acted by tho police. Majewskl ex plained that there were soventeon or eighteen backers In the city and that they arranged svith tho polico for tho territory thoy should work. All the backers except Cornelious B. Parker woro in the combino at tho present, time. He was working ulono, but was not allowed to havo many shops on tho West Sido. Asked who had that territory, Majowskl replied li ?1 Adams, ' the king.' " Letters woro read which are alloged to havo passed between Majowski and tho police captain, Westorvolt. In these letters there were constant refer ences to tho dangers of exposures by tho nowspapors. Majewskl was troubl ed by opposition policy which did not pay tribute, and fake letters of com plaint were mailed to Superintendent Byrnes, but uo attention was paid to tho complaints. Majowski claimed that four of tho policy shops complain ed of woro ?till running. Tho investigation closed for tho day with an examination of Liebor Frco man, who claimed that ho visited Sil ver Dollar Smith to securo immunity from arrest for his brother-in-law, Jo seph Frankel, a Hester street saloon keeper. A man named Solomon claim ed to represent Smith, and $200 was finally paid to securo the rolcaso of Frankol from prison. The arrange ment was that Smith should lind bail, but ho secured a dlschargo for Fran kel. Tho monoy was raised by Max Hosenschwoig, and as Smith did not procure tho bail as arranged upon at first, Ilosonschwolg has brought Buit in tho city court to recover $200. A DECLINE IN CONDITION. Tho Cotton Crop Falls Off in Kvory stale Kxcopt Texas. Washington, Oct. 10.?Returns .to tho statistical division of the Depart ment of Agriculturo for the month of October mako tho cotton crop show a doelino of 3.2 points from September condition, which was 85.9 as against 82.7 for the present month. Tho condi tion of cotton in Juno was 8S.U in July 80.0, rising to 01.8 In August. Tho lossonod prospective yield in the States of North and South Carolina is duo in part to tho storm which occurred in tho latter part of September. For tho most part however, the declino in tho condition through the cotton belt Is duo to continued rains that began about tho middle of August and ex tended into September. There is much of shedding, rot and rust, otc, re ported as a consequonco, and in addi tion there is no littlo loss from Insect ravagos, partioularly by tho boll worm. Toxas is tho only oxcoption to tho gen oral falling off In condition, that State huvinir galnod four nnint.M. nnt.i?lt.K. standing excesslvo rainfall! in sumo purts of the State. 1'ercentagos by States aro a? fol lows: Virginia, 89; North Carolina, 81.3!;South -Carolina, 79; Georgia, 79; Florida, 71.9; Alabama, 81; Mississippi, 80 ; Louisiana, 89 ; Texas, 88 ; Arkan sas, 79; Tonnosseo, 79; Missouri, 00. State averages for Soptombor woro : Virginia, LOO; North Carolina, 88; South Carolina, 80; Georgia, 8-1; Florida, 82; Alabama, 8(J; Mississippi, 91 ; Toxas, 84 ; Arkansas, 89 ; Tenncs eco, 84 ; Missouri, 911; Louisiana, 8."). The indicated yield in hundrodths of bales per aero by States is as fol lows : Virginia, 48.5 ; North Carolina, 33.4 ; South Carolina, 35 ; Georgia, 27 ; Florida, 20.3 ; Alabama, 30.7 ; Missis sippi, 35; Louisiana,.43.2; Toxas, 40; Arkansas, 39.5 ; Tennossoo, 29.4 ; Gen I oral avorago, 34.7. Indications as to yiold aro moroly preliminary and sub ject to.futuro revision. ?Twcuty-threo nogro mon of the Ninoty Sixscotion In Edgoflold County havo boon arrcetod and-lodged in jail. They wero arrostod by .1. H. Hiekson, United Statos doputy marshal, on war rants charging them with whipping and othorwlso maltreating soveral othor nogro9s who had tostllled in tho United States Court against some of tholr number for soiling liquor. It seems that thoy had boon playing tho roll of regulators. ?Tho Indopondont DomoeratB of Now York havo decided to put tho following tlckot in tho field as a re buke to Hill: For Govornor, Evorott P. Whoolor, of Now York city : Lieu tenant Governor, Danlol M. I^ockwood, of Buffalo; for Judgo of tho Court of Appeals. Charles F. Brown, of Orango County, N. Y. Wheeler has announc ed h/u acceptance of the nomination. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TOTAL. ENROLLMENT AND AVER AGE AT TEN DA NGE. Colored People Sending Tliclr Child ren to School?Figures by Counties Which Should Interest Everybody? Number of White aud Colored Pu pils. Superintendent of Education May field has nearly finished his annuul ro port of the total enrollment and avorago attendance in the public schools of tho State. Tho eountios whloh havo not yet sent In thoir re port aro Aiken, Anderson, Berkeley, llorry, Laurons, Lexington, Marlon aud Spartanburg. The report furnish es in.my Interesting facts. It shows that tho colored people of tho State are sending their ohildron to school. In many of tho up-country countlos, whore tho -white population is in excess of tho colored, tho number of colored children enrollod and In attendunco Is far in excess of tho number of whites. In tho low country counties, whore the negro population is tho lurgest, the number of negro pupils is larger in proportion to population than tho whites. Spartanburg County, which has not yet made its report, has tho largest number of pupils in the State. Green ville County is noxt. Tho following is tho total enrollment of counties : Abbovillo. 10,181 Baruwoll. 8,830 Beaufort. 0,430 Charleston . 5,498 Chester. 5,587 Chesterfield. 3,139 Clarondon. 3,430 Colloton. 5,917 Darlington. 4,780 Edgeflold. 0,496 Fairflold. 5,708 Floaonco. 0,358 Georgetown. 3,302 Greenvillo. 12,145 Uampton. 3.499 Kershaw. . 4,402 Lancaster. 4.453 Marlboro. 3,439 New berry. 0,180 Oconeo. 4,180 Orungoburg. 11,651 Fickens. 4,292 Rlchland. 0.400 Sumter. 8,oio Union. 4,171 William8burg. 4,130 York. 9,301 TOTAL. ATTENDANCE. Tho total attendance by counties is us follows: Abbovillo. 7,305 Baruwoll. 0,008 Beaufort. 5,084 Charleston.... 4,821 Chester. 3,401 Chostorfield. 2,230 Clarendon. 2,597 Colloton. 4,895 Darlington. 3,36 Edgefiold. 9,300 Eairfield. 4.404 Florenco. 4,912 Georgetown. 2,873 Greenville. 7,072 Hampton. 2.520 Kershaw. 3,140 Lancaster. 3,187 Marlboro. 2,140 Newberry. 4,418 Ocouoe. 3.021 Orangoburg. 7,722 Fickens. 2.988 Kichland. 4,841 Sumter. 5,220 Union. 3,08C Williamsburg. 3,37" York. 6,984 WHITE AND COLORED, Tho following is a table of the num ber of white aud colored pupils en rolled by counties: White. Colored. Abbeville. 3,870 6,314 Bavnwell. 3,342 5,488 Beaufort. 550 5,885 Charleston. 2,545 2,953 Chester. 1,923 3,(i2S Chesterfield. 2,0(19 1,070 Clarendon. 1,352 2,084 Colloton . 2,780 3,137 Darlington. 2,548 2,238 Edgefiold. 4,230 5,200 Fail-Held. 1,553 4,155 Florenco. 3,138 3,220 Georgetown. 884 2,478 Greenvillo. 7,981 4,104 Hampton. 2,110 1,389 Korshaw. 1,988 2,414 Lancaster. 2,079 1,774 Marlboro. 1,190 1,250 Newberry. 2,325 3,801 Oconeo.....'. 3,121 90S Orangoburg. 4,210 7,411 Fickens. 3,202 1,030 Uichland. 2,090 4,364 Sumter. 2,414 5,605 Union. 1,759 2,412 Williamsburg. 1,555 2,581 Yoik. 4,098 5,203 COTTON MILLS IN THE SOUTH. Large Manufacturers in the North Aro Coming to the Coiton Fields, lioston Journal of Commerce. The movomont made by one of our largo Lowell corporations toward es tablishing a branch mill in tho South has been tho subject of much discus sion in some of our nowspapers, and several of thorn havo decided on the. location of tho mill ovon before the management had given the subject of location much consideration, and was far from having como to a decision in tho matter. Tho announcement by a Lowell paper last week, whieh was generally copied Into the Boston pa pers, that tho Massachusetts Co., of that city, had decided to locate Its new null in Georgia has caused consider able oommont from tho inforonco drawn from tho Btatomont contained thoroin that the political condition of South Carolina, on account of Tillman Iem, ote, had prevented that State from bolng practically considered in tho location, notwithstanding other wise admitted favorablo conditions. Tliis would very naturally imply that Georgia had boon favored In the selec tion through a bottor state of fooling thoro both political and otherwise, and that as a natural consequoneo. tho en terprise could bo grunted fullor pro tection. It may bo truo that tho proposed now mill of the Massachusetts Co. will be located in Georgia, although up to this dato, as far as wo can learn, no ono has lieon authorized by the management of tho company to stato positively that it had fully decided on tho location. No one will for a moment argue that the selection of Georgia for the loca tion in which to erect a largo cotton mill would bo at all objectionable, but the Inforonco that capital would bo jeopardized by going to South Caro lina, that tho laws and political condi tions of Georgia aro superior to thoso of sevoralothor Southern Statos, works an injustice toother parts of tho South, and has a tondonoy to mislond. Geor gia had made groat strldeB in woalth slnco tho war, mit so havo tho adjoin ing States as woll as other portions of the South. It has had some far-seoing, {>rogrosslvo and enterprising mon, but las not enjoyod a monopoly of this very desirable commodity, for looking over the field of textile manufacturing in both North and South Carolina wo find pretty convincing proof that they too could get up a procession of enter prising and progressive men that would do credit to any community, even in the North. These men, all of them, aro too olear-hoadod and cau tious to allow a condition of things to oxist, politically or otherwise, that would repel capital from their borders or impair in any dogroo its profitable and safo employment. That capital cannot bo safely invested in any of the Southern States wo do not believe ; and tbo chancos arc, that instead of a lack of a consideration of Northern capitalist, in competition to secure the investment of his money, they will give htm more than ho asks aud throw "in something to boot. Georgia possesses a large and rieh tract of country, a very favorable cli mate and a productive soil, abounding in marble quarries aud rich mines, and has wlthiu her borders many en terprising industries. Sho is justly proud of tho possscsslou of a spirit of enterprise which has pushed her rapidly to the front rank of prosperous States; wo haveuo doubt sho is equally proud of tho achievements of her two sister and adjoining Stutos of North and South Carolina in tho wonderful strides which .oy havo made in the past few years, which has enabled them to compote on equal terms with hor for tho supremacy in cotton manu facturing in tho South. Tho prosperity of all; tho "coudltlou" that Insuro It are pluck, push and porsovoronco, and these wo opine are the only "condi tions " that tho Southern peoplo have any time to give their attention to, and Northern men know how to appreciate such " conditions." The South is, no doubt, a rich Held today for investments. This section is rapidly developing, much more so than any other unless it bo in the Ter ritories. Tho old foollug of colduess and reserve toward tho nowcomer la fast passing away, and when tho same hospitable greeting is extended to tho immigrant in the South as is exteuded to him by the settlors in tho West, it will bo a move in the right direction ou the part of tho Southern people; yet tho business of the South, as a rule, extend to tho Northerner, who has seen lit to seek an obiding place among them, a welcome aud a hospitality that is not excelled anywhere on the globe. The movement on tho part of the Massachusetts Co., of Lowell, we be lieve to bo a wise one, and w<> have no doubt but that several of our largo cot ton manufacturing companies will, in the near future, also build mills and havo branches in tho South. WOMJN FIGHT TAMMANY. IiCatlors of Gotliam Societ y to Filler the Campaign and Buttle Against Corrupt iun. Nkw York, October 11.?If appear ances are not altogether deceitful, the Tammany organization will havo to light a lifo and death struggle in the campaign now opening in this city. Not only aro the opposing forces of long standing better united and there fore more powerful, but an entirely now oloment has been introduced whiob threatens to make the wigwam's light harder than ever before. This is the female element, including many of the most prominent society women of the metropolis, who have determin ed to.enter actively into the light for the overthrow of the great municipal office trust. Many of New York's most fashiona ble, most Influential and richest wo men have boon enlisted in the cause. A stronger list of mimes could hardly have been set forth! Perhaps never in the history of a municipality have women, occupying the position that these do, taken such a Stand before tin election. The announeomont of the awakening of the women comes in the most com mon-place and business-like manner? the plain notice Of a meeting to bo held on Friday at .'1 p. in., at Association I hall, where Dr. I'arkhurst will deliver | tin address. This is the work of .lose-I phine Shaw Lowell, the woman whom Dr. I'arkhurst declared is the best lit tod of all to take the leadership In tho uprising of the women. Not tin au thoritative word has come from Mrs. Lowell or from Dr. Parkhurst, but both tacitly admit that she has taken the burden upon her shoulders. Dr. Parkhurst will sound the slogan of the women. It will be a universal cause of women, rich and poor, lowly and influential, banded together for ? thoir common good. It is proposed that tho ?ght will be carried on with all the vigor, Intelligence nod activity at the command of New York's high est, most influential and ablest women. They will open thei?* homes, their lux urious and splendid homes, for meet ings when the spirit of women may be aroused. In the upper part of the city another uprising of women, which had its be ginning at a public meeting hold last Thursday, has erystalizd in the or ganization of the Woman's Anti-Tam many Society. A mooting was hold at tho home, of Mrs. "Briok" Pomeroy, No 60 West Ninoty-sixth street. It was decided to widen tho scope of the society from an assembly district organization to a city one. Mrs. Pomeroy wus made presi dent, Mrs. M. P. Kooly vici -president, and Miss Anna M. Hoag corresponding secretary. Mrs. .1. .1. Gilford, Mrs. A. J. Shrievor and Mrs. L. Noah woro made an executive committee. It is hoped to Boouro one hundred worn from each assembly district in tl city, making at least three thoUSD in all. Mrs. Cynthin Leonard, who is t mother of Lillian Russell, made l only speech at the meeting. Sho sp? of the relation of women to the mo moot against Demooraoy. Many working women have alret become mombers of tho soctoty. the Tenderloin district women hi decided to work for purity In mun pal politics. A number voted to d< at a mooting of tho Young People's Oial Culture Club. At the eonclus of the regular club program n Grannis explained that she wished tho young women present to stand who would Influonce their relatives: friends to voto at the coming elect for men who would agree to rein Unpolluted by the environments polities. There woro about, thirty pi ent. and two-thirds of that number Speeded by rising to their foot. ?Tho Department of Stato has ceived from the Chilean governtn the full amount of the awards madi Americans by tho recent Chil claims commission aggregating n than $200,000. Tho commission iournod July 0th, and the Chileans nave exhibited remarkable promptness in sottling tho claims. ?Tho only American in the Chinoso navy commands the Chen Yuen, its finest ship. He is Philo N. MoGiflln. Ho onterod the Chinese service be cause when ho was graduuted from An napolis, in 1882, thero was no vacancy for him in our*. POPE LIVING ON HOPE. BELIEVES HE WIL.Ii BE THE NEXT GOVEUNOlt. Expressions of Opinion on (lie Contltu- I i ion a l Convention. Governor Till DIAIl'fl Action About tho Military i 'impanic anil tho l>i8i>eusury Law. Columbia Register. Dr. Sampson Pope, who sooms to really believe that he has a chaneo to bo elected. Governor In November, has been Interviewed, again. As Tho Register is a newspaper tirstflast and all tho time, it publishes the interview, the questions and answers of which are follows : " How do you account for tho opposi tion to you on tho part of certain news papers r" was^af Kod Dr. Pope. Ho replied: "Tin game they are playiug is for tho uiiiorsof some of tho weeklies to publish articles underrat ing aud misrepresenting my strength. Tho articles are dipped and published in sonio of tho dailios, headlined to suit their purpose. This is all for effect; it is to try aud make those who favor mo believe that it is useless fur them to go to tho polls. Now if 1 was as weak as these papers profess to beliove, aud as thoir articles indicute, they would not trouble themselves about mo. Their uctlon shows they know that I havo strength and it is an attempt to hoodwink the peoplo. If my friends go to tho polls and vote, my olcction is assured." " Do you expect to get a fair count?" " I havo great faith," said Dr. Pope, " in the honesty of our people, and be lieve that tho managers to be appoint ed will act fairly. However, if any of them should not do so, my friends must prepare allldavits setting forth any wrong-doing, and go before the County Board for relief. Should the County Board refuse, thon 1 will carry the matter before the State Hoard of Canvassers, and I know that I will then get full justice, as that board is composed of General Farley and Messrs. Bates, Kllorbo, Tindul, Buch anan and Blouse." " What do you think of Gove rnor Tillmau's utterances 00 the future enforcement of the Dispensary law ?" "Well, if ho persists in having the private residences of our people searched by the constabulary and our woman and children frightened, ho may expect trouble, for the people will not submit to it. It can bo done when necessary by the proper ollicers, the sboriff of the county, and, if done by him, will create no friction, as these otllcers aro elected by the people and aro the proper ones to act in a case of this sort, untrammoled by any con stabulary force. The Dispensary seems to be used for political purposes, to keep up frctiounl disturbances aud for other objects. It will sooner or later be repealed even if not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States. It was never tl Kef or m measure. It was the creature of a cabal 'conceived in sin born in iniquity.' It seems that the Governor intends to use the militia to frighten our peoplo. He may carry the thing far; tho Angle-Saxon race know their rights and dare maintain them. Once they aro aroused nothing will stop them." "What do you think of the Gov ernor's action in suspending the militia V " l don't know what the Governor means by putting off Iiis order dis missing part of the militia until after the Dispensary decision, but, when we couple this with his threat of having 2,000 militia ready to back him. it looks as If he wished to get rid of those he supposed were not his friends, and thus intimidate those of the 2,000 who might not be willing to obey his com mauds in case the trouble which lie .-veins to fear will ut'iso, does come." " What are your views with regard to the Constitutional Convention ." " 1 havo read Senator lrby'8 illusion. 1 say his, for 1 Imagine that practi cally he alone of the committee had anything to do with its preparation. It is a funny instrument to say the hast. It is addressed to Democracy of the State, and yet It part of the Democracy is insulted In almost every line.' " It shows to me that by these power.-, they aro trying to bolster up their cause, which they believe to be weak, by appealing to the prejudices and passions of our people, and in this way to divert their mines from the true issue. To call a convention, make a new con stitution, is a serious in at tor. There are many other things than Buffrago to be dealt with and many other things are intended by the ring to be dealt with. The suffrage matter is simply used in my judgment to take the at tention of the people away from other ohangos Intendod to be made. If sue-] cossful, they intend to change the organic law in such manner us to un settle the law of South Carolina in many important particulars. Possibly a Dispensary provision may be in corporated and any other things equally as deleterious. This Doing the case, and as the people will not havo the opportunity of passlngnipon the constitution, I am opposed to a convention, will vote and work against it, and advise my friends to do the same.'' "Whatabout tho charge that you left tho ring bocause you couldn't get the oflieo you were after ? ' "Yes. It hiUS been said that 1 acted with the ring until I could not bo I I selected for Governor. The truth is 1 d JO .(I of OS ?! bo re ns CO ?w u prcrao Court on brio i/ispuBsary law. Tho Governor was busy during the day und refused to be Interviewed. The reporters wont to the Bxecutlvo Mansion afterwards and the Governor talked to them. What, he s lid is brief, but his utterances will rank as among the most important ever spoUen by him. Ho said: " \ propose to mako everybody get out of tho road aod obey the law. I urgo all good citizens to frovtn down all resistance to the law and to oo-oper ato u i ui the constituted authorities in carrying it out aud preventing such unseemly and disgraceful exhibitions, as wo hud at Greenville. The towu people who are opposed to the law have nothing to galu and everything to lose by such behavior. I have no desire iu the world to employ auy force, and would bo glad to have the co-oper ation of the police and tho municipal authorities, hut I havo all tho militia I ncod and can concontrate 2,000 good men at any point in the Statt? iuside of forty-eight hours, and. while T would bate to resort to any such meas ures, no resistance would bo tolerated. Tho constables are going to werk now aud going to search all places where they havo reason to know that whiskey or liquors are kept, and private resi dences will not bo exempt when wo havo reason to boiievc that they havo been made depots for the storage of whiskey. The constables will uot be allowed to hurry the people or do any thing to provoke collisions and any reasonable complaint against them will be promptly investigated. Sheriffs und police will bo expected to co-oper ate, und those municipalities whioh pvovo derelict will receive no slid re of the profits, while it is almost inevita ble that a system of metropolitan po lico will be provided for all such place* when the Legislature moots." "Does that include Columbia and Charleston'." was asked. "Of course, spocifloally," was tho answer. "Trial Justices who don't do their duty will likely be relieved of the bur dens of olllco and if juries fall to con vict change of venue will be tried. Tho law has come to stay and the sooner that fact is recognized by the whiskey men and thoso who have opposed It heretofore, the better it will, bo for all concerned." There was not much talk on tho streets about the Dispensary decision. The public has expected that the con stitutionality of the law would be sus tained and was not surprised. Saloon men had nothing to say of what thoy intend to do. They hagO been bold In their violation of the law irp to ilate probably because they knew GdVornor Tlllman was cautious in the enfoi*ce? ment of the law until the Supreme Court had expressed itself. When the Governor says !.c is /:>ing to 'ti force the law to the letter t hey know he means what he says.1 and will look out for themselves. Those who have been advising re sistance to tho law. pending the decis ion of the court, now have no bottom to stand on. It is not believed that there will be any repetitions of the Darlington Or Greenville troubles. The Governor has the law firmly be hind him and resistance will not be what it would have been a few weeks ago. No announcement has been made as to what will be done by the attorneys agalust the State in the way of taking the Dispensary law to the United States Supreme Court, but there is lit tle doubt but what it will <jo up. Kn couragomeut is lent to this step by Chief Justice Mel vor, in his dissenting opinion, lie practically advise- t be dono. The liquor dealers will up the money to get the law passed lip On by the United States Supreme Court. STATE NEWS IN Bit I EE. Interesting Notes from Various Sour ces. ?Charleston is about to organize a Young Men's Business League. ?The high Witter knocked the Dor Eioyal and Augusta railroad bridgt over the Savannah out of plumb. ?A commission has been issued to Messrs. W. A. CoUl'teiiay, Jno. K.Lon don. Allen .lone.-ami T. C. Robertson to form tho Lands ford Water-Power Company. Capital stock ?50,000. ?The Coulliotto family of Clan ou County have roccivod inforiunth i ' a hi", windfall thai has come t- ., in , from the death of a relative ivl 'C contly died in Florida and l< tin es tate valued at about $75,000. ?J. P. Carey. Kscj.. made applica tion to Judge Watts in Walhalla for bail on behalf of L. B. Childrcss. It was granted and the sum was lixed at $3,000. L. K. Childrcss gave bond and was released from jail on the 5th in stant. ?The P. IX. iv W. C. railroad author i itics havo discontinued tho th pot at High Point, Laurent County, which is now nothing more than a Uug station. The business done at that point was not SUlliclcnt to pay the expenses of tin agent. ?Wilmor Woodward, who has been conncctod with the Aikon Times for some time, nas joined the stall of the Savannah News. Mr. Lohttld Smith is in sole charge as editor of the Timos now. with Jas. (.'. Qu i 111 by us assistant in the business department. - The book dealers in Laurens have refused to so!I school books at prices BOt by the publishes, and t he Teachers' Association has asked tho Superlntoir dontof Education to request, tho pul Ushers to appoint some man who wi t sell the books at agreed prlcos. New student- continue to matricu late at the South Carolina College and I the number enrolled is fast crawling up to 150. The number of new stu d> nts enrolled up to Thursday was n. aily 100. The work of the college Is going along Blnoothly, and professors and students are in good spirits. ?The Governor has commuted the sentence of bklwurd Dai'gan, colored, who was to have boon hung in Chcs terlield ou the 12th iust., to lite im prisonment in the penitentiary. Such action wa-. recommended by the jtldgi ami solicitor. Dai'gan had kill?, another nogro. ?The Orangoburg Enterprise bi suspended publication Indeflnltol; The hard times and poor colloctlo were the cause of Its failure. It rumored that Mr. B. P. Keller, t i former editor and proprietor, will re surrect another paper and publh.li It under the old name, "The Enter prUo." -Mr. W. C. Mauldiu, Of High Kalis, Oconce County, iias son. one thousand pounds of tobacco to thoOhalga Tobac co Company for io cents per pound. This lot was raised on one and one-half acres of land. Whouono hundroddol lars can be mittle from so small a patch Of tobacco, it boats king cotton 0VOQ in its palmiest days. ?Ux-Sonator Edmunds, whoso au thority may he depended upon, thinks tho Republicans entirely too sanguine regarding the result of the Novombor elections and the control of the next House. There are many things that lead him to believe that the Demo crats will elect a majority of the mom* boi'd of that body. New Hampshire cotton mills have a capital of ovor $50,000,00j, and pays $15,000,000 annually In wages. Over :k>o,ouo yards of uotton cloth . , n ducod dully.