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GREENVILLE'S TROOPS.
Responding TO the Order Of the Gov
ernOr -OEpOsitiOn 10 the MalitIa
Going 10 Columbia-The COmpR.
nieS Get Of.
Greenvlll. News, April lst.

nies Get OFF.
Greenvlll1 News, April lst.
Greenville was In a condition OF feverish
excitement all day yesterday. From early III
the forenoon the bulletin board of The Green.
Vile News was surrounded by a crowd and
every scrap OF telegram from Columbia was
eagerly read and reread and discussed. Very
little business was done. The people were
rest ess and moved ABOUT the streets R0od
deal and the least incident-even the stopping
of two or three men on the sidewalks To con-
verse about the all absorbing toplc-was suffi-
Client TO draw An Interested group whlch
would soon swell to formidable proportions
The conditions reminded observers strongly
OF the exciting days OF 1860 and 1876. Captain
Conyers, OF the Greenville Guards, received
the following telegram early a1Mr9 IN the forenoon
"W. P. Conyers, Commanding:
"Order your command under arms ready
for duty and report nnmber 3 @ OF men: ,,
He answered as follows:
"Men scattered. Have twenty men In ar.
mory subject to order.
Captain Greenville Guards"
In the early afternoon the GOVERNOR replied
Report here with your command on first
train"
for his troops having been
"Men scattered; Have 20 men under arms
subject TO ORDER ~
In answer TO the second dispatch from
headquarters, Captain Mooney and Conyers
united in sending the following Il ttiegram TO
Governor Tillman about O'Clock
"Men ready TO Co. No train until 10 naunn a; m'
NV. p. Conyers, Captain"
81. A. Mooney, Captain"
At halfpast four O'Clock Col. J. G. Boyd
reselvd his orders thus; Columbia s. c.
Report here in command of Greenville
troops. B: X: Tlllman, Governor.
Colonel Boyd walked upstairs Into Ihe ar
gram ln bis hand. "I am with you. boys, v
he said as he handed 1t 10 Captain Conyers,
The news that the GreenVille companies
had been ordered out caused much excite.
ment. Many good and prominent ciIlzens !. IIs
line with the Charleston, Columbia and sum-
ter men and disband. Powerful pressure
was brought to bear on the captains and II
all was the stronger from the fact that there
is not in either company, SO far as Is known,
a single man, private or officer, who does not
sympathize warmly with the citizens OF OAR
| lington. About twenty men In each comPa-
ciared their purpose to obey the orders OF the
ca plains. SentInels were posted at the doors
of the armories and nobody was allowed 10
| to 20 in or out without leave.
| Col. J. A. Hoyt, A. B. Williams and others
went TO the armories and made brief speeches
advising the men to obey all orders from The
governor consistent with their conscience and
polntlng out the unfortunate results likely TO
come from the dlsbanding of the companies.
The men seemed TO accept these views and
adhered firmly to their purpose 10 obey or
ders ss far "a they Gould.
Under telegraphic orders from Columbia a
special train was made up on the G. & q. r.
r. and placed at the disposal OF the com
manders of the companies. They were or.
dered by Governor Tilman TO leave here at I
O'Clock, but replied that 1t would be impossi.
Bile for them TO get away before 1890 last night.
| The two companies left their armories al
II: 80 O'Clock last night and marched to tn.
Air Line depot, where me special Train
and the troops starred on their mission o
peace. There Is not supporter of TilImau
or friend Of the dispensary law In either
command, but they 90 as soldiers, obeyipp
the orders OF the legitimate commander o.
the militia Of South Carolina. When sober
thought gets possession Of our people they
will honor the citizen soldiery OF Greenville
for the part they have taken in this affair.