The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-03

| ASueS LO dSIfeS, uuSC 10 uuSLI .AnU as
these voices of porphyry and granite
hills responded, ashes to ashesI" and
the capital of lofty column fell grind
Ing itself to powder among the rocks,
and responding, "Dust to dust?"
iNHUMAN scoUNoReL.
He starves and Maltreats orphanags
Children.
DUBLIN, Oct. 2S.--Some startling tes-
timony was given to-day at the trial of
Rev. Samuel Cotton, a rector at Car
nogb, County Kildare, charged with
criminal neglect and ill treatment Of
children in tho Carnogh orphanage.
Rev. Samuel Cotton, who has conducted
the affairs of the orphanage for many
years, has made many appeals to the
public for financial aid and has received
large sums of money by subscription
for the maintenance Of the orphanage.
| Owing gtonumerous complaints which
have been made against that institu-
tion, the Society tor the Protection of
Children recently made an investiga-
tion into the manner in which the Or
pbanage was conducted and thereby q
horrible state of affairs was revealed.
The agents Of the Children's Society,
during their investigation, found that
| the children OF the Orphanage were in
an emaciated, filthy and ragged condi-
tion and that they were covered with
| parasites. The toes of one of the chill
dren. it was testified to, had rotted off.
| Another, a girl, had been chained by
the legs to a log. The rooms OF the Or
| phanage were also found to be in the
lilthiest possible condition.
In the kitchen of the orphanage was
found baby, six weeks old, covered
with dirty rags and dying of cold and
inattention. OLher children were found
In the same apartment crouched around
a small fire almost frozen and half
starved. All were weak and sickly and
their growth had been stunted by the
treatment received under Rev. Mr. Cot
| tons management.
The sanitary condition Of the whole
| establishment was FOUND to be perfect
ly horrible. The walls and floors were
in beastly condition and some of the
beds used by the unfortunate children
were merely old boxes and packing
cases filled with stale hay.
1t was shown that all the children
| were kept In a perpetual state OF terror
by Rev. MIR. Cotton and that it would
be difficult even to imagine {. more de-
plorable or blamable state of things.
Cotton was committed for trial, bail,
however, being allowed in order to en-
able him to attend the Synod of the
diocese, of which body he is a member.
n KascalIy Treasurer.
BEAUFORT, S. c., Oct. 22.-A mass
held at the hall of the Washington
Steam Fire Engine Company to con
slider the report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the indebtedness
of the town and the deficit in the ac-
counts of the absconding eX-treasurer.
Major w. Ii. Lockwood was called to
the chair. Mr.. L. W. Bailey, of the
committee, read their report.
The total bonded debt Of the town
was stated to be $4,000. The total def
cit caused by the operations OF the late
treasurer amounted to $o,4 ,432 32; of this
81 1861 80 is based on orders for pay en-
dorsed by him and received and held
by the merchants OF the town in pay
meDt of accounts. 1t seems that all
checks for salaries have to be signed by
the intendant according to the ordl-
nance, so that these orders are prObaD-
ly worthless. The rest of this deficit
consists partly OF false balances. A
cash balance of $1l5. reported to lie on
hand at the time OF his leaving, was
found wanting. The total amount of
the floating debt Of the town is $l5,-
O7265.
Mr.. Thos +. Walsh, of the commit
ter, stated thata check for 1913. n favor
Of "E. a. Scheper or order" had been
issued by the intendant and had been
altered by Taylor to be payable to "E.
a. Scheper or bearer" and been cashed.
Mr.. Il. a. Scheper stated that the inter
est on his bonds which the check was
supposed TO have represented had never
been paid. 1t was stated by the COM
mittee that their investigation of the
deficit had not extended back more
than thirteen months, and that tho in
dications were that an investigation
covering the time previous to that
period would disclose a much larger de-
licit. Mr.. w. III. Mcleod offered mo-
tion to request the intendant to offer q
reward OF $500 on behalf Of the town
for the apprehension Of S. T.. Taylor.
After considerable discussion the mo-
tion was rejected.
Taylor is reported to be now in Phil
adelphia, his old home. S. J. Bamp.
field, tue colored clerk of Court, read an
ordinance which shows that all checks
Tor disbursements of the town funds
!nust be signed by the intendant. OF
which he said the intendant seemed to
be in total ignorance.
The responsibility for this deficit may
rest either on the intendant or the indi-
yldual members of council, as TAYLOR
did not give bond as required by law,
and he was elected by tho council.
IhlS may relieve the taxpayers from
the burden.
Gen. Hampton on tho Alliance.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct 24.-Ex-
United States Senator Wade Hampton