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| DEATH OF A VETERAN OF Two WARs.-John
r. Mot, of Columbia, died in that city Friday
afternoon after q long illness Capt. Mot
was born in Charleston, September Is. 1920.
At tho age Of l6 he enlisted in Company i
of tho Palmetto Regiment, which did such
good service in the war with Mexico The
City of Mexico wns captured on his l7th
birthday, and his gallant conduct on that
occasion was brought to ihc attention of the
South Carolina Legislature by Col. A. ii.
GLADDEN.. tho commander of his regiment,
who testified to the fact that young Mot was
the first to plant the United States flag upon
the war between the States ho served with
Bank khcad Magruder in Virginia. and after
wards raised and commanded a cavalry com
pany under Col. Aiken. During the terrible
attack upon Battery Wagner he acted as n
volunteer aid, and was afterwards tukcn
prisoner at the fall of Fort Fisher and carried
to Point Lookout whore ho remained a
prisoner until the end of the war, lie raised
and commanded tho present Columbia Artil-
lery, and tho guns OF his battery. as tho
ecclinn returns cnmo in, bolchcd forth the
| glad tidngs that an oppressed people, after
years Of suffering, were at last free.
TIE PEABODY FUND "A great deal is said
every year about the Peabody Educational
Fund: Can nnyb"dy tell any good that it ins
evcr done2 The Directors say that they have
spent million or so of money in promoting
| the cause of education in tho Snuth-whcrc
has it been spent? las South Carolina ever
received any Of i,7 We ask for information.
| Due Vest Presbyterian.
NEW York. October l3 Miles G. Parker,
ex-State Treasurer OF South Carolina, was
arrested to day in Jersey City and lodged in
jnil. on n rcquisition from Governor Ham pton,
Of South Cnrolina, charging him with plun>
turn States evidence. lilo has resided in
Jersey City for two years.
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Ex-Reprcsentativc Barker, of EjgefeI,
Senator White Of Chester, and OK Repre-
sentative Artson, Of Charleston, have been
arrested by order of tho Investigating Com.
mtteo under charge Of bribery. Paris Sim.
kiDs was also sent for but couldn't be found.
New YoRK, October l5-Tho strike
OF the cigar makers is spreading, and to-day
eight hundred employed by Kcrbs & Spciss
demanded an increase of wages and being
refused struck in body. There are now
over four thousand persons on strike.
Sevcrnl members Of tho family of the late
Judge Graham, residing in Charleston. were
poisoned recently by eating roast Chickens
which it is believed were seasoned with salt
which had got impregnated with arsenic
whilo on ship board. Miss Lizzie Graham
and colored servant named Elrina Summers
arc dead; while Mrs. Graham and four sons
arc improving slowly.
Beverly Nash, tho black Senator from
Riohland County, has been allowed to resign
his seat in tho Senate, and make rcc:c:;..::..;ou
OF part of the money ho has stolen from,
Ftho State,
1t is rumorcd in Paris that Germany will
occupy Russian Pollard, in order that the
Russian troops there may be used against
the Turks.
Two Tennessee men swappod wives the
othor day and were we'll pleased, but the
officers of the law broke up the arrangement
Gen. Polk telegraphs that their chiefs and
l87 Apachcs havo surrendered.
The colored Senator from Cbarlcston, S.
g. Gaillard, has sent iu his resignation.