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8 A'v lIiNT AND MODERN. , j ■ .sts in Naval Architecture in Hampton Roads. Tiie Santa Maria Presents an Ex tremely Striking Picture. Interesting Incidents of the Arrival of tho Fleet rorn Spain. Fort Monroe, Va., April 21. —We have today been curried back 400 years uud me forced to acknowledge that the rep resentatives of that by-gone age are, iu spite of the advance of modern science, by far the most interesting vessels iu this collection of magnificent specimeiw of naval architecture. There wits more that was really dramatic in the ap proach of tlie Columbus Heel than in any e.cnt that has occurred or probably will occur during this review. Early this morning the lookouts were puzzled at what their glasses disclosed to them in the direction of Lviinliuven Road. The masts of several war-ships were plainly visible, but they were apparently im movable, and were reported as being at anchor After awhile, however, they were seen to be moving slowly up this way. md us they drew nearer it was no. cd that they each bad smaller craft i tow. Word was at once passed, and from this on their movements were watched with most intense interest I.Mm the small children themselves took more than a passing notice of what seemed so attractive to their elders, and one little ghd ran tip to her mother in the Hygeia and said: “Oh mamma, now I can hive soi , they say down in the office that, tlic caramels have come.” The first, to approach was the flagship of the Spanish admiral, the little white cruiser Infanta Isabel, and as the yel low and red ensign of Spain was report; cd to Colonel Frank as Hying on the larger vessids that, were towing the smaller he very gracefully ordered a national salute of 21 guns to be tired in honor of the caravals without waiting for the Spaniard to tire first. The ar rangements made for showing the com bined fleet the old craft could not have been better, and the theatrical effect of tlie whole was everywhere remarked upon. When the Infanta Isabel and the Pinta, which she had in tow. reached tlie outermost vessel of the squadron instead of turning toward the place as signed for anchoring she continued un derway and passed between tlie two col umns of war-ships, accompanied by the torpedo bout Cushing that had been sent bi Admiral Cbernrdi to show the way Following after her at the distance of half a mile came the Nuevu Espana, a torpedo guuboiut, towing the Nina. These two war vessels having reached the extreme end of the lino where the Frenchmen are at anchor, turned away from the shore and parsing up ou the shore side of the outer column anchored abreast of the English ships, casting oft their tows, which also dropped anchor ait such a distance as to prevent their swinging ngu'uist any neighboring ships at the turn of the tide. Following at fiiTt a mile astern was the Reina Regents towing tlie Santa MaHa. the famous flagship of that wonderful Inin who has been variously styled a pirate, a slave, a philosopher and a blood-stained mercenary. No better and perhaps no worsts than Ins fellows whose crimes he shared, but to celebrate whose achievements there is all this grand naval display and the other grout events of the year. Instead of following on iu the track of her leaders tlie'Reina Re geutn jiasSed outside of all the vessels at the anchorage and' when she had towed her caraval to the extreme end of the line, she cast off the Santa Maria. Al this point began the most truly dramatic and realistic event of all that was so truly wonderful. Just before dropping the line that was towing her the men aboard the Santa Maria were sent aloft to loose sail, and when she next appeared to the wondering gaze of the thousands who had gathered on the ships, the yachtjs, the excursion steamers and who crowded the wharf and the hotel fiiazzas, it was under a cloud of i.invass. with every stitch of sail seen mid bellying out before the freshening soi (Invest breeze. Luckily the I hie was against the wind, so that ample bine was ottered (he observers to take in the wili est d ails and watch her every inove i nt. Sj perfectly has she been copied from the old cuts that we have all been familiar with that it seemed as though (the one thing necessary was to have that representative son of the amazing ly virile old fifteenth century Columbus himself, standing on top of his immense ly high poop deck and doffing his cap in return for the salutes hi' was receiv ing from guns and bands, while he might be racking his brain to find out who we are and what under tho sun we were about. It would only bo what our historians would have been four hun dred years in not finding out iu regard to himself. The modern historical methods seem to have somewhat upset and smashed the old image of the dis coverer, and we have not yet recovered sufficiently from ithe shock as to be able to make a choice among the rival designs of a figure to replace him. Probably it will be well on toward the fifth centen nial commemoration before the matter is settled or more unsettled, but how ever it turns we shall not be bothered ■with the decision. As the Santa Maria stood down be fore the wind the first of the sails that caught the eye was the spiritsail, a small square sail set oa a, yard that is suspended out ou the head booms per pendicular to the bowspirit, it was right about iu this position that the first sol dier iu the ship’s company used to stand iu the old-time ships that fought bowson, and from the fact of his being si knight the position has since been called the “knighthead." Standing here was a sailor dressed, to be sure, in the present Uniform of a Spanish man-of-war’s-man, but placed there as a lookout to warn the helmsman if there was risk of rim ing into a passing vessel or upon some unexpected danger. It was an extreme ly striking picture, and one without a great stretch of tlie imagination could readily have fancied 'that as the position taken by the navigator himself when, upon approaching the first land made in the West Indies, he stood there to guide bis vessel thrugh the coral reefs and safe into the harbor. On the low fore mast was spread a square sail, carrying iu its centre cloths a red cross similar to thal on a white ground at the fore mast head, which was the signal flag of the early discoverer. On the mainmast we see the begin ning of what lias developed into top-gal lant sails, royals and still more airy kites far above her mainsail and a great big sail it is. She carried a tapered top sail, fitted apparently quite like one of the royals or uppermost sails of today. No wonder her big sail was called a mainsail, for it has more canvas in it ■than that of all the others combined, and as she passed along it was shown to very great advantage, fully distended by the breeze. Instead of reefing this sail by gathering it up on the yard ami making it secure by means of small ropes, called reef points, it is fitted with two bonnets like those on a jib, and when sail is reduced a little one of these bon net* was taken off. When further r»- duction was required off came the other and with whaL was left she Could ride out a pretty strong wind. If the seas washed over her, as they must oega*- ionnlly have done, they were not danger ous to her sail, as they would have been had it iieen ri-efed like the sail of a fore-aud-after. The yards are fitted with lifts to hold them squarely in place, and with braces to move them about and keep the sails trimmed to catch the wind in Inoat advantageous manner. One peculiar feature about the nmin tnaj, which is apparently right in file centre of the vessel, is the top, as the gallery on the mast, is called. It looks very much like an immense crown, and on it was another sailor, probably aloft I to see that everything was iu good run ning order or to see that the flags, which were displayed from every possible yard arm and inaathend. were kept cleat. On the mizzen or afterinnst was a Inteen I sail, carried on a Hugh yard which went i up into die air high above the masthead, and from the end of which was flying a silken banner. The lateen sail is trian gular. All the others mentioned are an prof’cliing square and all are supposed to be just like the ancient patterns, Tiltv ing rojies uud rigging about them the nse.s of whi.-h won!*! probably at first ; greatly puzzle the modern sailor of to iliiv. As the Santa Afina passed close to ! the I'hiladidpliia she fired a salute from I her two diminutive cannon, flint arc lo cated at the forward part of the poop j deck. An episode occurred while the Santa i Marin, with her cross-marked sails, was pissmg through the fleet. Upon the ling 1 1 iircßa Spcdden, sightseeing were i Mr. and Mrs. George AV. Abel] and par ty, from H'dt'more. The Spwldon was keeping up with the caravel-s. Evident ly the officer sailing the Santa Maria i was not up to the seamajiahip of Goh’m bus, for lie could not put her about to take her iiuchornge with her lesser sis ters. He appealed to the party on the I tug to take his line and tow him to his I anchorage. There being some hesitation |u“ to whether Capt. Weaver, of the Spe.ldon, should be ordered to respond to the request, Mrs. Abell quickly took in the picturesqueness of the act and in sis ed Hint the prototype of tlolumbns' I vessel should not appeal for eid in vain in the kind be dicovered. 'Hie Sun r.p res rotative sung out Io the captain to take in aril, for during the conversation the cavavi.l was running away with all of ihi'.ii toward Cape Henry, ns if scared at the march that four centuries had nmde since the caravels had discovered ■i new world in the West. The tawny f.i< - I Spaniards were ordered aloft, sail Wis taken in uud the line win passed to ■ th'' S,n. Iden, which towed her to an an t cbm age The party on the Speddeti are j delighted over their adventure with the ; li'istoric Santa .Maria. Tlie Santa Marin is a few inches over 74 feel in length and lias a widlh of over 25 feet —a proport ion of beam to length not. seen in the designs of the I ocean greyhounds, whose length is about | nine times their width. Iler hull is i short, narrow and very high us com pared with modern built ships, mid the ! curves are also different. The extrenii i til's are very bulging in order to sup- I port the enormous weight of the upper | works, which gt the bow, project con j sidernbly over the body of the ship. The i stern is flat and is decorated with char -1 acteristie emblems and carries the name lin plain letters. Above the opening of I the tiller is a figure of the Virgin, which I was customarily placed in those days ' upon Spanish vessels. At that time the court was appealed I to ami their stump of approval was ne j ces.-i.iry to secure any undertaking. Not withstanding visions of new fields for iiiissimn rv labors ami the conquest, the I church was, however, in the case of < 'oluinbus, obdurate until victory win , finally obtained through the intervention lof Queen Isabella’s former confessor, I Perez. In spite of the church’s influ ence. but finally in accordance with tif i leeuth century methods, Columbus took | with him a Hebrew skilled in the East ern tongues mid traditions, which that eentuty reverenced as learn ■.!, "’i n I while it persecuted them as heretical, in ■’ order that he might serve as interpreter lon the Asiatic coast, for which they were I I,mud,- Baltimore Sun. FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. Mrs. Wiuslow s Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five ceuts a bottle. TO PREVENT TROUBLE. Wilmington. N. C.', April 24.—Orders were received by telegraph last night by Captain John H. Daniel, of Wil mington Light Infantry, belonging to the second regiment, to hold his com pany in readiness to move to James City at a moment’s notice. Sixty meu fully armed and equipped for service are now in line at the parade grounds, momen tarily expecting orders to take a special train for Goldsboro, the point of ren dezvous for the troops expected to go to James City. There is considerable excitement here which is heightened by the fact that the Wilmington Light In fantry was not exoected to be ordered under arms, it being supposed the first regiment, all of which is Mow assem bling at Goldsboro, would be suttieeut to enforce law at James City. Raleigh, N. C., April 24.—Gov. Carr, with Adjutant General Cameron and the First, regiment of State guards, -700 men under Gen. Jolin W. Cotton, left Raleigh at noon today for Newberne. They will be joined by another com pany at Goldsboro. It is believed that this display of force will prevent resis tance and trouble at James City. Wilmington, April 24.—Specials to the Star show that the arrival of a large body of state troops at Newberne today had the desired effect and the negroes at James City announce their willingness to retire pea. eabiy, but ask that ejectments ne made by civil authorities. It is not thought the use of the military will be necessary. FOR NERVOUS DEBILITY Use Horsford s Acid Phosphate. Dr. W. H. Turner, Kasson. Mlnu., says: "I have found it very beneficial in nervous deb Jlty, from any eause, and for indiges tion.” SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, NASHVILLE, TENN. There promises to be a very large at tendance on the Southern Baptist Conven tion at Nashville, Tenn., which will occur In May next; and as usual, the Richmond and Danville Railroad is making all the ar rangements for a comfortable and pleasant trip for all those who wish to attend from this section. Special low rates and excellent service are offered to Its numerous patrons for this occasion. Any of the agents or officials of this geat system will take pleasure in supplying all desired Information, and will give the business their very best attention. Write or call on R. W. HUNT, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. C. L. HOPKINS, T. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. THE STRIKE IS OFF. Omaha. Neb., April 25.—A1l strikers on the line of the Union Pacific roads resumed work this morning. The strike was declared off last night. The terms are not made public. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried forCastoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, THE AUGUSTk CHRONICLE, APRIL 26, 1893. ' LYNCHED! MISS BAXTER HAS BEEN AVENGED. Woes Are Warnefl that Unnat ural Crimes Must Cease. HOW IT OCCURRED A CMcle Reporter Sees W Affair. The Dead March A Dismal Faraie. NOT IDENTIFIED, A But Strong Ev'dence Points Oct Guilt. fl Will and Weird Scene Presented to Evil Doers. Denmark, S. C.. April 24.—(Special.)— After inuuy futile arrests the negro who perpetrated the assault ou Miss Baxter nearly two weeks ago ha< been lynched. The crime has excited unusual in terest iu this section and farmers have left their ploughs idle in the field while they scoured the country far aud wide in efl its to laud the real criminal be hind th • bars. John Peterson, the negro lynched, is the twentieth man arrested on the charge, and up to tho very moment of his death he protested innocence of the crime. Peterson was mentioned in last Saturday’s Chronicle as the real assail ant of Miss Baxter, and he immediately made his way to Columbia where be delivered himself up to Governor Till man for protection, He attempted to account for his where abonts before and since the crime to the executive, but that officer knowing noth ing of the circumstances remanded the prisoner to Denmark for identification. Immediately on the arrival of Peter son this morning a committee of citi zens took hitn in charge to either estab lish his guilt, or innocence and the mob that hung him acted us the judge in the matter. At the instance of Senator Mayfield, CoS. Sojourner and others he was brought into the presence of Miss Bax ter, and the young lady promptly stated that he was not the man who had made the assault upon her. Thinking perhaps that the* young lady, owing to her ex treme excitement at the time of the assault was unable to properly identify the real criminal, the gentlemen above mentioned gave Peterson a vigilant com mittee trial, iluriug which he was asked to account for himself during a period of n few days before and after the eventful Friday ou which the crime was committed. He endeavored to show that he was not in the vicinity of Denmark on either the Thursday before or even the Friday on which day the crime was committed. This testimony, however, was entirely rebutted by the citizens’ committee aud it was shown conclusively that Peter son had been seen in Denmark on both the days in question. Good testimony was also introduced by a negro which left the impression on the people that Peterson hud been seen when he made the assault on the girl. All of this happened during the morning, and it was expected that the 7 o’clock p. m. train would bring a couple of white men to corroborate the evidence of the prisoner, but the wait proved fruitless for no one came. Immediately after the arrival of the train Senator Mayfield called a meeting of the five hundred turbulent citizens who had arrived, read the testimony of the negro and advised the greatest caution in the matter. All seemed to harken unto the words, for their were no demonstration what ever and all seemed to be satisfied to wait a few hours until more conclusive evidence could be secured. As on a former occasion the quietude proved to be but the calm in advance of the storm and before the general pub lic was aware of it, fifty resolute men had proceeded to the jail, battered down the door and dragged forth the wretched negro, who fearfully protested his in nocence while the furious mob howled vengeance around him. THE DEAD MARCH. Un the railroad track the negro wa« marched to his doom which was to take nl%ce at the exact point at which the I outrage occurred. Slothfully the negro ' dragged along the two and a half miles that intervened between Denmark and the place where the lynching took place, while the infuriated Danes marched along by hi* side singing such songs as “Nearer My God io Thee." “Not Ashamed of' Christ.” “Happy on the Way.” The negro all the while prayed te rfully to the great God who was soon to be the final judge, as to whether he was guilty or not. “Lord have mercy on me.” '1 am an innocent man." "God loves his own.” and similar sentences of prayer were the ejaculations sent upwards by the unfortunate man as he wearily faltered up the road. These contritions sentences were met by the mob with such unholy cries as "Johnnie get your hair cut," or “Johnnie get your gun." It was really a most pathetic sight as the unruly mob wended its way towards the place of summary execution. The poor negro sending up short, but fervent prayers to God while his executioners raised irreverent hymns that shocked i rather than pleased when they reached I that Being who looked down upon the sight. I All the wav alone those nearest the I prisoner tried ineffectually to cajole a | confession from him. He was firin and I stuck strictly to his first declaration that he was innocent of the crime charged. REFRESHMENT. When upper Denmark or the place nt which the South Bound crosses the South Carolina railroad had been reach ed. the negro was faint with fright and most pitifully begged for water. This poor boon was readily grunted and amidst the jeers of the assembled Cnr olininns. tobacco, cigars and other re freshments were offered. Tlie frightened prisoner partook of all in a half uncon scious manner and the dead march, with songs and ill-timed jokes, was resumed up the track. Straight away the people marched until tho pjae-e of crime and coming doom was reached. Poor culprit: at this point he was an object «pf solicitude and pity rather than anger. Tie faltered along, carried by those that surrounded him, more than by any effort of his own. Physical re laxation had come and John Peterson had failed.. THE IjAST CHANCE. Arrived nt the spot a halt was called, and great promises held out to tlie boot negro if he would confess his crime and strife who wore initfijeirted. for it was believed others knew all of the commis sion the prisoner. By this time provoked by the mob. Peterson had al most lost his senses, azid could only murmur. “Where is Harvey.” Everyone was immediately interested in Harvey, and subsequent explanations developed the fact that he (had been a “partner in crime” with the accused. Deputations immediately started flor the village and Harvey was carried before Miss Baxter only to bo exonerated. During later questioning the prisoner boon me muddled and incoherently im plicated several othes in the crime, but upon searching interrogation the pris oner proved that Die was not consistent, and no further attention was paid to his statements. THE EXECUTION. “Lynch him: how can wo expect others to protect onr women when we will not." “Burn hi.ni.'’ and siiuilar oxhillj tions of rage greeted any de lay in the arrangements. Here Sena tor Mayfield, always alert for caution, interposed and plied a few questions to the negro. Unsatisfactory answers but increased the fury of the mob. A plow line was thrown over his neek an he asked time to explain. Explanations of his innocence followed but the mob expected only implications and were dissatisfied. A hurried execu tion followed. A good climber grasned the loose end of the rope, rapidly skin ned up a tree, threw ttlie line over a limb, and swinging off into the nit grasped tightly his end of the rope. The weight of the executioner was not suffi cient to lift the negro from the ground, but willing hands quickly removed the deficit in weight, and raised rhe negro Into the air. The self established hang man rapidly descended while the man at the other end of the rope shot upward to his death. For a moment lie paused in the air while the rope was being tied to the trunk from whose branches John Peterson wa*s hung. It was only a moment and then began a fusilaxle sueh as only those who have lx-en en gaged in actual warfare know of. A WEIRD SCENE. The scene was over in a short while, but it was' weird and wild while it lasted. Pistol shots rattled and the bul lets striking the corpse waved it to aft’ fro. accelerated by the cool night winds. The longer it swung the longer the neek stretched, wliile the eyeballs rolled out upon the cheeks, and bond trickle,! from the many wounds of the nistol bullets. It was a scene that would forbid sleep in one less initiated than the reporter of a daily paper and one that will last in the memory of the writer as long as he lives. JOHN R. BURKE. ROBERT CLARK DEAD. Atlanta, April 24.—Robert Clark, one of the most ptominent hardware merchants in the south and vice president of the Thomas M. Clark Hardware Co. died to night. In 1850 "Brown’s Bronchial Troches” were introduced, and their success as a cure for colds, coughs, asthma and Bron chitis has been unparalleled. Twelve hundred beds at a penny a night each are offered to London's homeless poor in a new Salvation Army shelter erected on the bank of the Thames, near Blaek friaxs' bridge. LIVER lifetp PILLS DO NOT GRIPE NOB SICKEN. Sure cure for SICK HEA.J wfegtinba ACHE, impaired di^eslioa.eonsti . WMJaSa ration, torpid glands. They arouse ri NMtWlrt, vital organs, remove nausea, die ts reoeMSK. sines.. Slaglral effect on Kid -4 neys Rodbladder. Conqcer 5 billons nervous dis- *- orders. 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It came up on a (petition of Sheriff Tyler, of Aiken ! county, for si writ of ludieas corpus to reloaso him from imprisonment under j the judgment of the circuit, court of the United Slab's that he be fined SSOO for coritempt. He had seiz. d a train on the South Carolina railroad upon warrants issued by state authorities for the col lection of taxes, which were in contro versy. 'Die road was in the hands of a receiver appointed by the United States court, and he was adjudged guilty of contempt for failing to release the prop erty under an order of court. He cume to the supreme court for relief. Justice Fuller rend an opinion, using much stronger language than is usually found in such documents, denying the application of the petitioner for a writ. I He said the seizure of the property by I force was unjustifiable, and could not jbe defended. Tlie claims of the state for j taxes are not superior to the general I rule which makes property placed in the I hands of a receiver subject to the orders of court; they are to be determined in the regular way and in the proper man ner. The action of the circuit court. Chief Justice Fuller said, was in no sense an action against the state of j South Carolina, which, it was concluded. : could not be maintained under the eleventh amendment to the constitution. In conclusion, he said that the circuit court was equipped with the fullest power to protect its dignity and to enforce its mandates, and its use of these powers in tlie case in point could not lie re vived here. Therefore, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied. The same judgment was announced in i the cases of Sheriffs Riser and Gaines, who came to the supreme court of the I United States with Tyler for relief In the course of fij s opinion Chief Justice Fuller said: " Hie general doctrines that property j in the possession of a receiver appointed by tho court is in eustodia legis and ■ that unauthorized interference wih such . possession is punishable as contempt but 1 it is contended that this salutary rule | | has no application to mllection of taxes, j l udoubtedly property so. situated is not I thereby rendered exempt from the im : pos’/tiou of taxes by tho government ■ within whose jurisdiction the property i is, and a lien lor taxes is superior to all other liens whatsoever, except judi cial costs, when property is rightfully in the custody of the law. But this does not justify the physical invasion of such custody and tlie wanton disregard of the i orders of court in respect of it. The ! maintenance of a system of chocks and balances characteristic of republican in stitutions, requires the co-ordinate <le pnrtmens of tho government, whether Federal or state, to refrain from the infringement of ihe independence of each other and the possession of the property by the • judicial department cannot lie arbitrarily encroached upon, save in xso hition of this fundamental principle. "The levy of a tax warrant like the levy of an ordinary fieri facias seques trates the property to answer an exigeiv ! cy of writ, but property in the possession | of a receiver is already in sequestration. ! already held in enuitable execution and 1 while a lien for taxes must be recognized rand enforced the orderly administration of justice requires this to be done by | and under the saction of the court. It. | is the duty of the court to see to it that this is done, and the seizure of property against its wfll can only be predicated | upon the assumption that the court will | fail in discharge of its duty, an assump- ; i tion carrying contempt upon its face. "If such be the ordinary rule in the • state courts, it is quite apparent that it : (is the only one that can be properly ap- I plied where the property is in custody i of the courts of the United States. Their officers are agents of the United States, and without an order of court appoint ing them, they ’lire in duty bound to hold the property and refer those who would interfere with it to tho court. i "This principle is applicable here, for whether the sheriff’s were armed with a .writ from the state court, or with a dis i tress warrant from the county treasurer, i Jhis property was as mneh as’ withdrawn from their reach as if it were beyond . the territorial limits of the state. ; "Tlie courts of the I’nilod States have 'always recognized the importance of leav- ■ ing the powers of the state in respect to ;.ixa ion unimpaired.. Where tho ihs-isii.n ':i voi . "■! ai-ib. :• ivr tlie- . no constitution and laws, the decisions of its highest tri bunal are accepted as controlling. Where the coDstitirtion ami laws of the United States are drawn in question the courts of he United States must determiue the ! controversy for themselves. > "The reasonableness of the contention that it would have been wiser, in this instance, for the Circuit court to have 'directed the receiver to pay chest* t.ixo and bring the suits at law In nine differ ent courts against the county treasurers |of as many counties, to recover them ( back, need not be passed upon. i "The jurisdiction exercised by the Cir cuit court had relation to property in ’ its custody, and the proceedings before j us relates only to its exercise of newer iin protection of that property from un j authorized seizure. "Stress of argument, however, nn be- ' ' half of the petitioner, is placed upon ’ the proposition that this proceeding is i void because it is in fact a suit against tlie state and forbidden by the eleventh amendment. But this begs the question under consideration. The petitioner was | either in contempt or he was not. This property was in the custody of the Cir cuit Court under possession taken in a cause confessed within its jurisdiction, and if sueh possession could be law fully interfered with, the petitioner was in contempt. We know of no statute of South Carolina that attempts to em power its officers to seize property in possession of the judicial department of the state, much less in that of the United States. “The levies here were excessive, nor de in a large part on property other than that of the defendants, and in such a way and on sueh property as obstructed the operation of the railroad. No leave of court was sought, and it was known that the legality of the amount unpaid was disputed by the receiver, and that the identical taxation had been previous ly held by the court to be legal. The sheriff declined upon request to release the property from seizure or to yield to the Oder of the conn. “Such conduct was not to be tolerated and the court was possessed of full power to vindicate its dignity and compel re spect to its mandates. Its action to that end is not subject to review upon this application.” Hood’s Sarsaparilla positively cures even when all others fall. It has a re cord of successes unequalled by any other medicine. TBIBVTK TO JUBTICK LAMAB. Attorney General Olney Makes Hie First- Appearance In Conrt. Waaliington, April 24.—The Attorney General made hte first appearance in the Supreme Court of the United States to day. save on the occasion of his formal introduction to the court by his prede cessor. The occasion that called him out was the presentation of resolutions re cently adopted by members of the liar upon the death of th" late Justice La mar. In anticipation of this event there was an unusually large attendace of at torneys upon the session of court, and visitors' beuebes were also quite wAI filled. Mr. Olney spoke easily and graee fully, and was listened to with interest, not only for his subject, but for the man ner in which he handled it. Chief Justice Fuller respondul to the request made by Mr. Olney to spread the resolutions on the records ou the court on behalf of the tnurt as an earnest tri bute to the worth' of the dead. The following is Attorney General Olney's address: "I have been requested, if your honors please, to present to the Court the reso-. lutlons of the bar upon the occasion of the death of Mr. Justice Lamar. In under taking that duty, I have no hesitation in saying that the resolutions—which I shall preseutly read—do but simple justice to the character of your late associate an 1 in no way exaggerate either the great loss of the whole community or the profound affliction of a very large circle of friends and ai-quaintances. Under any circum stances, the death of the Justice of this Court is of pre-eminent importance. Though the court remains, an element dis appears which had vitally affected its de liberations and its results to be succeeded by a new one different to some extent in the nature of things and possibly of a wholly diverse character. Thus, as one departs and another assumes his place a new» order of things arises all the more surely because it comes insensibly and al most by stealth. It Is a new order of the greatest moment because in the si'ope and extent of its jurisdiction and power, - ' as touching on one hand the private rights of every one of sixty millions of people and dealing in the other with the collec tlve y rights of numerous communities and sovereign states, no court like it or even, strongly resembling it has ever existed among men. To have set upon such a court without reproach and without dis credit, may well till the full measure of tbs loftiest ambition. With Justice Lamar has passed away not merely a lawyer and Judge but a notable historical figure. It may have been his misfortune as a lawyer, though certainly his ijood fortune as a man, that bls lot was cast in tempestuous times— in times which, however adverse to ac quisition of technical knowledge and tech nical skill, always and inevitably develops whatever there in a man of intelligence and moral greatness. He was born when the echoes of sectional dispute over the admission of Missouri into the Union, that Issue wMch startled Jefferson like a fire bell in the night, were still resounding through the land. He was a mere youth when the Missouri compromise was suc ceeded by another and the spectre of dis union was laid for a time by the mingled firmness and moderation of General Jack son. He had hardly entered upon the prac tice of law when the North and South again came Into violent eolliHsion over fugitive slave law and the extension uj slavery into the territories. He went witß his se, tion and in the war that follower supported their cause with equal devotloli on the battle field and in the forum. Al ways and under all circumstances lie was a leader, not merely a follower, and ■■ obeyed but implicity, trusted and sincerely loved. He continued to lead even more decisively and ou a larger field, when anus • were laid down, and to him more than to any other man. North or South, is due the adoption, by both victors and vanquished, of those counsels of moderation and mag nanimity and wisdom which have made the edifice of our constitutional union more impregnable to all assault than ever be fore. But thiigeventful and stormy career, these engrossing .and exciting the ue cuparlons and achievements of a soldier and statesman and patriot, necessarily in terrupted and prevented that exclusive de votion t» the science of jurisprudence and that constant familiarity with its prac tical application in tlie administrating of justice which that Jealous mistress, the law, inexorably exacts of all her followers. I do not believe that Justice Lamar dver practiced law, as his sole or chief occu pation, for any one term of five consecu tive years. I am tfnable to discover him to have made the practice of law his sole or principal pursuit for more than ten or twelve years in all, and it is the highest possible tribute to his natural genius, to uis legal instincts and ektraordinary in tellectual gifts, that, in sptte of all the disadvantages under which he labored. Jusilce Lamar performed his |>art as a member of this high court .of judicature not only to the acceptance of bench and bar but with sueh intelligent and ’veil directed zeal and devotion that only fail ing health and strength could have pre vented his ultimately attaining decided judicial eminence.” WHAT IS MONEY Weighed against that health It so often falls to liny? Dross indeed. While we can none of us claim a total exemption from that greatest of ill ills to which flesh .s heir—ill health, we may do much to lessen the chances of Incurring it, atfd this not alone by the adoption of suoh sanitary measures as are to be found in daily exer cise, regular hours, prudence, in eating, and drinking, and a wholesome diet, but also by resorting to ''judi cious preventive medication when the system is threatened by unhealthy in fluences. For instance, residents of so journers in malarious localities should use Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a defence against chills and fever, and persons who incur much out-of-door exposure should employ it as a safeguard against rheuma tism. TraveHers In the tropics And it invaluable also as a means of arresting liver complaint and constipation, and coun teracting the debilitating influence of * torrid climate. DEATH OF MRS. DURET, Greenwood. S. C„ April 21.—Mrs. W. L. Duret, who has been confined to her bed for some time with consumption, died yesterday evening at 7 o’clock. She was buried in Greenwood cemetery at 4 o’clock this evening. k Pure Norwegian oil is the kind used in the production of Scott's Emul sion—Hypophos- ‘ll phitesof Lime and '(ff Soda are added IJ for their vital es- 'yV Iff? 1 * feet upon nerve and brain. No mystery surrounds this formula — the only mystery is how quickly it builds up flesh and brings back strength to the weak of all ages. Scott’s Emulsion will check Consumption and is indispensable in all wasting dis eases. Prepared by Scott Bow re. N. Y. All drurdstf.