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«r«ra ;v I drfflhe the pforide puntsli- % H to regnUrte the _ >r the *»le of tipir- cities aur Maxwell: tlHjj liquors within It wa» " . * inn/lo tins at>*r*lu I rtrrim* li\i> la V towns. HI to rcitnlute the admission iuio and discharge from luin of patients, to require a li the State Lunatic Avsluui of patients, rs Bill - -V'' to ei g*fe: By Mr. Coker * • cense to keep a dog • ; By Mr. Stttrthe: Resolution that on ,, Mat Wednesday the two hranoes of me Legislature meet in joint assembly luperintondant and four the Penitentiary, a Judge of the 5th Clrcnit and one Trnstce of the tjeuth Carolina College. Adopted. Several bills received their Huai Medteg and were ordered to be em oil- wri tor ratification. All of these have already been noticed in their previous (*? A number of billa, mostly of local or Stutoed fideraat, were passed to a fiHnt teaifttg among them the follow- IhP: To amend Sectionjl of an Act en titled u Au Act to corporate the Ca tawba Oil Company,” approved De cember 21, 1882; to amend Section 1749, (leueral Statutes, in relation to the sale ef ardent spirits in incorpo rated towns; to authorize and require the eoWntv commissioners of the sev eral ooontlea to transfer balances re- nuttitnff tn airlands of county treas ured for the fiscal rear to tlie credit of aame fund for the next fiscal year; to amend Section 385 of the Code of Pro- cedure, relating to confession o( judg ment without action; to repeal an Act entitled 41 An Act to amend Section 323 of the Code of Procednre, relating to coats in civil actions,” approved i)c- oember 24, 1883; to prescribe the dirty of Solicitors in regard to the entry of Judgment against defendants in crimi- cases; to vest in the dovisecs of w. Brown the right, title and tercet Of the State in certain real batata 111 the counties ot Pickens and Oooaec; to repeal an Act entitled “An Act to praktcU the sale of spirituous -or intoxicating liquors in the county bf Oconee.'’ tfi The Senate then adjourned. House of Reprkskntatives. Thirteen bills were received from th# Satiate, and properly referred. The bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Colleton county received a favorable report fl-om the committee, and was placed on the calendar. The following bills passed a third ogl ale: To extend the powers of Masters in the sale of faal estate; to strike out all Cotta to attorneys in references before Masters or Referees; to incor porate the Augusta A Edgelield Rail road Company. A. LIU to ratify the amendment to Article X. of the Constitution by add ing a section thereto, to he known as Section 17, received the vote of C9 members of the House, being more than two-thirds, as required by the Constitution, the title thereof was changed to “An Act,” and it was or dered to be eqrolled for ratification. Tills is the first measure passed by the Asaembiy at this session. A number ofJSills on the calendar were passed to a third reading without discussion. None of these are of gen eral interest. The House then adjourned. Tuesday, D^ssmbar 0. Senate. 4 . tow new measures wore hitro- tnaefl—among them the following: By the Judiciary Committee: Joint reaointion to increase tlie judiciary of the State aud to better regulate the trial justice system. By Mr. Bobo: Bill to confer certain powers upon the Clerks of Courts in snch counties as have no Masters Several bills were paasoti and ordered to baenrolled tor ratification—among them the following: Amend Section 1 of au Act entitled “An Act to incor porate the Catawba Oil Company,'’ apprevad December 21, 1882; to amend Bcctiou 1749 of the General Statutes in relation to the sale of ardent spirits in incorporated town; authorizing and requiring the county commissioners of the several counties to transfer bal ances remaining in the hands of coun ty treasurer for one fiscal year to the credit of aame fund for naxt fiscal year; to amend Section 385 of the Code of Prooedwce, relating to caniession of poum y-aruima. The commUtee reporting anfovorp- biy an the following bill,It was Im mediately considered and rejected: To ameqd Section 1776 of tue General Statutes in relation to the registration of deeds. Mr. Haskell, from the Committee of Ways and Means, submitted the bill to meet the ordinary expenses of the Btato Government for the fiscal TheooflsidarailouofthablBraBpeet- fag the purchase of seed cotton was resumed, ami after another struggle over smeiwimentf, it was passed. A bill to repeal Sub-division 28 ot Section 169 of the General lating to the exemption of property from taxation, was taken up year made the special order lor Wednesday next. .The bill appropriates the sum of $808 ,131, as follows for the expei!-e« of the several departments: Execu tive Department, $60,000; Judiciary Department, $57,260; Health Dennrt- m.nit, $9,100; Tax Department, $25,- 200; University, $37,900; Penal and Charitable Institutions, $168,439; Mis cellaneous, $52,900; Interest, ${191,337. The bill requiring all convicts hired from the penitentiary to be and remain under a sworn officer and guards ap pointed by and responsible to I he Superintendent of the penitentiary and regulating tlie hiring of such convicts was taken up. Mr. Haskell moved to lay the report on the table and take up tlie bill, which was done. Hr. Hemp hill moved to strike out the enacting clause. This motion was lost, by tbe casting vote of the Speaker. After a long debate the bill was passed to its third reading. The hour assigned for the election of a Unitcti Stales Senator having arriv- ed, Mr. Picket! of Charleston nominat ed Wade Hampton. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Rucker of An derson. The vote ns announced by the Speak er was 119, of which 116 were given for “Wade Hampton,” and 3 for Robert Smalls. A message was ordered to bo sent to the Senate, inviting that body to meet with the House to compare tlie vote of the two houses and declare the elec tion. The bill to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons was, after some debate, recommitted to the committee on Agriculture. The House then adjourned. judgment without action; to prescribe — July Of Solicitors in . entry of judgment against tp ' regi it d i aid to the efendants criminal cases; to amend an Act The special order for 12 o’- l ■stated by Yhc President to be t M An Act to cede and veal lu A. Boylslon all the right, Interest of the State in that the canal on Catawba River which lies within the boundaries of the land of the Susan A. Boylston in CbestoMjouiity,” approved 31st Janu- ’olock was the elec tion of a United States Senator to re present the State of Sonth Carolina in the Senate of the United States for the term ot six years, commencing March 4, in accordance with the provisions of M An Act to regulate the time and man ner of holding elections for Senators in Congress.” Senator Mauldin of Greenville nomi nated the Hkm. Wade Hampton. Sena tor Moore, of Hampton, seconded the nomination. The vote resulted—Wade Hampton, 82; W. J. Whipper, 2. Rey nolds, of Beaufort, and Simmons, of Berkeley, voted for Whipper. Bruce Williams, the colored Senator from Gwcgetown, voted for Hampton. The bill to provide a stenographer for each Judicial circuit in the State was, after a long debate, killed. 11 • . The Senate then adjourned. House qgdiEPitESENTATrvKs. Several new bills were introduced— none of them of public intercut. A concurrent rcHotutiou to raise a Joint committee to ascertain and report as soon practicable the amount of sal ary and perquisites received by the Governor Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary ofState, Adjutant . and Inspector General, Attorney Gen eral, Superintendent of Penitenfiarv and Cotnarimioner of Agriculture, was •dojjted. Speaker a r eomfalUee p Mr. McKissick offered the following, vrkktl was adoptep: Jtaaotvefl, That the committee on the jodteiary be requested to inquire -whether in their Judgment Section 1453 of tbeGeneral SUtotes, providing Ibr thapejrmenibv tbe railroad* of tbe expefM ofjfce jUitroed Commission, for consideration. This bill seek# tat ed'fJr di frppal the provision wbfeh eeeutpts the - - - property employed hi certain taanu- laciures (cotton, wool and agricultural implements) from taxation (or a period of tea years from the establishment of such raaimfncton. A motion was made to strike out the enacting clause and the measure went before the House on this issue. After a long debate the bill was passed to its thlre reading by a vote of 75 to 37. Tlie bill to establish the office ot County Engineer, and to prescribe the duties’of tno same, was indefinitely postponed; also, a Joint resolution to provide for a commission to consider and report a plan to better tbe trial justice system in this State; also, a joint resolution to authorize and direct the payment of certain tarns to dis abled Coufedgrato soldiers. Wednesday. December 10. Senate. A number ot new measures were in troduced—among them the following: By Mr. Black: Bill to change the time of listing property for taxation. By Mr. Byrd: Bill to give physicians a privilege ami lieu for medical servi ces rendered. By Mr. Maxwell: Bill to place the inmates of insane asylums under the protection of the laws, by securing their them postal rights. The following measures received their final reading and were passed: Bills to charter the Midland Railroad Company; to provide for the appoint ment of a stenographer for tlie Fighth Circuit. Mr. Leitner submitted the report of the Joint Committee appointed to in vestigate matters connected with the Colombia Canal, and it was ordered to be printed. At 12 o’clock the members of tbe Ssnate repaired to the chamber of the House of Representatives to participate in the proceedings connected with aggregating the votes of the two houses for a United States Senator. At 1 o’clock Mr. Bobo’s bill to repeal the part of the General Statutes relat ing to the exemption of property from taxation, came up for consideration as a special order. The bill was favored by Senators Bobo and Patterson, and opposed by Senators Earle, Mauldin, Buist and Youmans. The bill was finally killed, by a vote of 18 to 17. Tbe Senate then adjourned. House ok Rkphkskntatives. Messrs. Don- rown and Ray sor as on tba part of the Several new bills were introduced and properly referred—among them the following: To amend Section 1669 of the General Statutes, so far as it refers to Georgetown, by changing the time for fishing in the waters or said county; to amend Section 1067 of the General Statutes, as to the|salo of prop erty left with mechanics for repair; to provide for the office of Inspector of Liquors, Medicines, Ac., in the several counties of this State; to prevent the exportation «>f partridges from the State and the netting and trapping of tlie same; to abolish the office of super intendent of highways. A larjfe number of bills to repeal the several Sections of the General Statutes relating to agricultural liens, were re jected on unfavorably report ot the Agricultural Committee. Mr. Mclver, from that committee, stated that site committee had prepared a general bill covering the whole subject, which would be submitted to tlie House. The same committee then submitted their bill to repeal the Agricultural Hen law, to abolish Hens on crops and to provide laws for the protection of landlords and laborers. Tbe Legislative Appropriation bill was submitted by tlie Ways and Means Committee and made the special order for to-morrow. Tbe bill appropriates the sum of $40,657.80 for ;>er diem, mileage and expenses of the Legisla ture as follows: For the Senate, $10,- 605; for the House, $26,702.80; En grossing Department, $3,100; Miscel laneous, $350. The bill to regulate the sale of con centrated lye came up for a second reading. Oh tlie question of passing tlie bill, Mr. Rutland, of Fairfield, moved a reconsideration of tlie vote by which the bid passed its second reading, and made an excellent speech in support of his motion. Mr. Brook- or contested tlie views of Mr. Rutland, and the bill was passed and ordered to the Senate. The bill to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons, the consideration of which was suspended by adjournment on Tuesday, was tak en up. Another prolonged fight over a number of proposed amendments was interrupted by the coming in of the Senate to form the Joint Assembly. President Sheppard slated that the joint assembly had convened for the purpose of hearing read the journals of tlie two houses *ts to the election of au United States Senator, and directed tlie Clerk of the Senate to read the journal of that body, which was done showing that thirty-one Senators had had voted for Wade Hampton and two for W. J. Whipper. By direction of the President, the Clerk of the House then read the journal on on the subject .showing that Wade Hampton had received 119 votes and Robert Smalls 3 votes; whereupon the President announced that (he Hon. Wade Hampton, having received a majority of the votes cast in tbe two branches of the General Assembly, was dirty elected a Senator from South Carolina to the Senate of the United States tor six vears. from tbe 4th day Of March, A. D., 1882. The joint assembly was then dis- ncurrent rcao* takenby tbe ioiut committee on the Columbia canal be printed. Tbe mohMtou was concurred in :aho. s concurrent resolution, authorising the SaperbfMMtont' of Education aufi ■pmaiier iue r.asaag: ui mivrnu mins or c /. sawib, i/e nocr iz.—adoui iv Weal Ofiejimlto^ mtareat, the Hooae stoteefc tm Bright tsro of tbe large Iron THE LOOT tax TEAK, The committee of w%j» tie count has submitH of the Change Couipfrdlier General to have extfikj of taxes so as*to til Tha radar, Dacembar 11, 1SS4. ‘ Senate. A few new bills were introduced, rend by tittle, and properly referred. The following bills received tbeir last reading and were passed: To amend Section 1687 of the General Statutes, relating to the hupting of deer; to amend Section 310 and 311 of the Code of Procedure, relating to the liens of judgments and the renewal of executions: to faciliatc the proof of service of process when such service is made out of the State; to amend the law relating to judgments by default; to repeal Sections 2631 and 6637 of the Genera) Statutes, and to provide for cases of absence, inability or disability of the Jury Commissioner; to create the officer of Surveyor in each county and define the duties of the same. A large number of bills and joint resolutiona received their second read ing. The bail to provide a remedy against the estates of deceased persons for torts was rejected by a vote of 18 to 17—the President of the Senate giving the cast ing vote. The-bHi to regulate tlie admission and discharge of patients in lunatic asylum was pas passed to a third read ing. The Senate then adjourned. House of Rki’resentativfs. Unfavorable reports were made on the following bills, which where there upon rejected: To amend Section 1667 of General Statutes, relating to sale of property left witli mechanics for re pair; to provide far tbe payment of costs to plainliiT and attorneys in Equity causes; to prevent the expor tation ot pqptridges from the State; to fix the time for the collection of taxes; to amend Section 266, Chapter XL, of the General Statutes, relating to taxes; to authorize tbe Town Council of Mount Pleasant to issne bonds for rail road purposes. The following bills passed a third rending and were ordered to the Sen ate: Requiring convicts hired out of the Penitentiary to be under the super- vision ot a sworn officer and guards appointed by tbe superintendent ot the penitentiary; to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons. The Legislative appropriation bill was taken up, and, with the correction of a few verbal and clerical errors, was passed to a third reading. Mr. Simonton, from the judiciary commitce, introduced a bill to provide for a census of the population, indus try and wealth of South Carolina. The bill to regulate the rate of in terest upon any contract arising in this State for hiring, lending or use of money or other commodity was taken up. This bill restricts the rate of interest to seven per cent. After some debate the enacting clause was stricken out by a vote of 62 veas to 52 na\ s. The bill to regulate the age at which chrildreu may he employed in facto ries in this State, which prescribed that age to be not less than ten years, was ordered to a third reading. The bill to prohibit the distillation or manufacture of spirituous or intox icating liquors from grain in the coun ty of Pickens, produced some debate Mr. Wilson,of Spartanburg, moved to strike out “County of Pickens” and insert “State of Soutli Carolina.” This motion was lost. The bill was then passed to its third reading, by a vote of 86 yeas to 28 nays. The Mil to pwvida tor the establish ment of a new school district in Georgetown county ami to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein was taken up. Mr. Lee of Sumter moved that the cnactin clause be stricken out, and support his motion by a protest signed by thirty-five citizens of Georgetown, of recognized responsibility, asking that the bill do not pass. Mr. Macuskcr made an earnest ap peal tor the bill, showing that, while tlie colored children of the town were amply provided with facilities for edu cation, furnished by private benevo lencc, the white children were abso lutely wthout the necessary school privileges, and their condition called loudly upon the House for relief. On motion of Mr. Graydon, the bill was indefinitely postponed. The following bills were rejected, or laid on the table: To limit the amount of bonded indebtedness of railways now building or hereafter to be built; to amend Section h)90 of the General Statutes, relating to persons who are exempt from road duty; to incorpo rate i he St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, North, of Orangeburg. The House then adjourned. Friday, December 12. Senate. The following new measures were i ut roil need: Bv Mr. Boll: Bill to regulate the mode of advertising by county officers By Mr. J. W. Moore: Bills to amend an Act to require foreign corporate assessment companies »o comply with the iusuranca laws of the State, and to clearly define who shall be considered agents of insurance companies; to amend Section 1354 of tbe General Statutes, relating to insurance compa nies doing business in this Slate, by providing for a general license. The following were passed: Bills io repeal Section 31 of the General Statt utes, in relation to the inode of pay ment of claims against the State; also, quite a number of bills of local interest oqly. ~ ji.t.$ At 12 o’clock tlie two houses met in the Senate chamber for the purpose of ratifying Acts and Joint Resolutions. Several of these, all of local or limited < interest only, were ratified in due form. * The Senate then adjourned. copies of their respective reports print-' ribution, which was eoncOr- PBJ m muiout debate ; also,' authoriz ing the committee on State House and Grounds to prrifcure the attendance of Mr. J. R. Niernsee. The Senate bills to create the office of Surveyor in ench comity was re jected. A ntimber of bills from the Senate received their first reading ami were referred. .Mr. Macttakct* moved to reconsider the action of the House last night, by whiali a bill iurelnUun to creating a new school district in Georgetown was indefinitely postponed. The motion was adopted ami Mr. Macnsker made au earnest appeal for tlie bill, as tlie only hope of'securinlg school Instrnct- tion to a largo portion of tlie white children of tqetowu of Georgetown. On motion of Mr. Haskell, the de bate was suspended in order to take up bills for a third reading, and the following was thereupon passed to a third reading and ordered to the Sen ate: To make appropriations for the per d ein, mileage aud expenses of the General Assembly; to prohibit tlie distillation or manufacture, of spirituous or intoxicating liquors from grain in Pickens county. A message from the Governor was received, transmitting a letter from Hon. Wiltnot Q. DcSaussurc, present ing to tlie State a manuscript volume prepared by the Cincinnati Society as a contribution to (lie Revolutionary history ot tlie State. Tne letter was referred to the military committee. The third reading of bills was re sumed, and the following were duly read and ordererd to the Senate: To fix the age at which children may he emyloyeu in factories; to regulate tlie saleof Mquors, etc., in Pickens county; to define who arc liable to penalties fordoing business of insurance with out license; to provide for the exemp tion of certain portions of Berkeley and Charleston comities from tlie Gen eral Stock Law; to iucor]»oratc the Hartsvillc Telephone Company; to repeal Section 169, of the General Statutes, in relation to the exemption of property from taxation. Mr. Parker introduced a bill to pro vide for submitting the question of license or no license to the qualified voters of Abbeville county, and it was referred to the judiciary committee. A similar bill was introduced by Mr. Gnignard as to Aiken county. Mr. Schumpert offered a resolution requiring the Stale Printer to return to this House forthwith all reports of State officers in his hands imprinted. Tlie resolution was immediately con sidered and adopted. A bill to amend the Sections of the General Statutes in relation to dis bursement of public money was re ported adversely by the wavs and rt on „ In the ike. up the lost Tito report recomtaeods that a - special tax levy of ope mill a jeor be made for three yearn, the proceed* to he held in the treasury until Novem ber, 1887, by which time and with which fund the committee think that the change iu the time of collection of taxes can be made. A DISASTER TO OYSTERMEK. A Large Noiabor at TUwn DrownaU on th* , RappaluuuMick Rlrar. Bautihore, December 12.—The t>f. fleers of the steamer Mason L. 'Weems, which arrived this morning from the Rappahannock river, Virginia, report a tearful loss of life among the colored oystermen on that river in the storm of Tuesday last. About twenty-five col ored men were out in their boats, longing for oysters, when the storm arose. ,The gale capsized almost all of them, aud those which were not, were unable to reach th® shore in safely. Tlie men were thrown into rough water and were unable to swim to the shore Many of them clung to the boats for a time, but finally were washed away and drowned. Verv few of them es caped. Eleven bodies have been re covered already, and as many more are said to be missing. It is scarcely pos sible that any of these latter liave es caped death. Additional intelligence from the Rappahannock is to the effect that fif teen canoes started from the Lancaster side, above Urbania, to go to a schooner on the Middlsex side to sell their oys ters, when die storm struck tiiem. There were three or four white men among them, aud the whole number drpwned was’* twentv-seven. Two more bodies (thirteen in all) were re covered near Mill Point, further down the river. euhnuu of pa old gufmotor, corner of 14th and Singleton streets, belonging to the St. Louis Gas'Light Company, were obeerred to be a great deal out of plumb end an hoar later while pcupnratiotis were being made to avoid accident they toil with a heavy carrying down almost the en tire structure. ‘ An explosion of gas immediately followed whicli lighted up the entire city and caused much alarm, but the illumination scarcely lasted a minute, i xtr&ordinnry as it may seem no surrounding property u as destroyed. It will cost from $75,- 00ft to $100,t)00 to replace the tank, aud iu the meantime the storage eo- pacity of the company will be reduced nearty one-half, which will occasion some inconvenience. 8HEKMAN AND JEFF. DAVIS. The Genxral KapeaU Bits Charge* Affalntt the Ex Preddant. means committee, and was rejected; as was also & bill to amend the Section of the General Rtatmes in relation to the sale of lands in the hands of the Sink ing Fund Commission Mr. Doyle, from the Oconee delega tion, reported unfavorably on the Sen ate bill to repeal tbe Act prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in Oconee 0001117. The report and bill went on the calendar for consideration on Saturday. The discussion of tlie Georgetown sebool question was* resumed. Mr. McMaster advocated the passage ot tlie bill as an act of justice to the people of Georgetown. He instanced the triumph of the school system in Columbia over similar difficulties and objections , and which n<>w afforded a far better elementary education than lOnld be obtained in any prirate school North or South. Mr. Lee re plied to Mr. Macusker’s remarks, claiming that tlie bill proposed to put the question of taxing the property of the town in the hands ol those who were not property-holders, and that the Legislature should not make it possi ble to impose additional taxation on a people already greatly burdened. The previous question was called, ami Mr. Hutson, chairman of the committee in charge of the bill, gave Mr. Macnsker ami Mr. Barker five minutes each, af ter which the question was put on striking out the enacting clause. The yeas and nays were called, and result ed : yeas 81, nays 8. On motion ofMr. S. Wilson, a bill in relation to the relief of all count ics’hav- ing bonds outstanding against them, was restored to the calendar. After tbe passage to a third reading of a number of bills of local interest ouly, the House adjourned. St. Louis, December 10.—General Sherman, this evening, in reply to a question by a representative of the Associated Press, as to whether or not he intended to reply to the letter of Jefferson Davis, recently published in this city, said he might do so at some future time, but he should consult his own convenience; that Davis had not adtlresscd him but the St. Louis tie- publican, nod that if he made any re plv it would only he through the War Department. He further said that he did not suppose any reporter was at tlie meeting of the Frank Blair Post on the night he spoke, as the Grand Army is an organization only for the social interchange of personal memo ries; still lie admitted that the reports published contained much of truth, but not all. He has most of his Louisi ana papers, lie said, to make good his assertion that the civil war was forced upon the people of Louisiana by con spirators in Washington, ami that during the progress of the Rcbelliou Davis changed his views of tlie doc trine of secession, and threatened to use force in case any State of the Con federacy should attempt what was then known as “separate State action.” The General ha* already sent to Wash ington some letters and papers bearing on the case, hut as to their publication he stated that the authorities there must be consulted. Rerefnla. Are any members of your family thus afflicted? Have they scrofulous swellings of the glands? Ilave they any scrofulous sores or ulcers? If so, and it should be neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison, may deposit itself in the substance of the Tung*, producing consumption. Look well to {he oondtti Satunluy, Dacembar 13. The Senate was not in session. House of Representatives. A few new measures were intro- new measures were duced—among them tlie following: By Mr. Thomson: A bill to amend tlie Code of Procednre in reference to appeals in criminal dttses. Also a bill to regulate elections held for munici pal purposes and special county elec tions. The following bills received a final reading: Bill to make it tbe duty of all school officers to make their annual reports to the school commissioner. Bill to prohibit hunting, ducking and fishing by non-residents in ihc counties of Georgetown, CJforleston, Colleton, Beaufort and Re. kclye. Bill to amend tlie law iu relation to vacancies in the office of Probate Judge. Bill to authorize Probate Judges to administer oaths. The bill to empower trial justices to issue warrants for the enforcement of agricultural kens, in cases where the amount claimed is less than $100, was passed to a third reading. The bit 11 to amend the railroad law relating to the responsibility of rail; roads tar damages was discussed to adjournment. The amendment seeks to relieve the roads of responsibility for damages where they arc not iu the wrong. The roads arc held liable only iu cases in which they are guilty of negligence; but the burden of proving tbe absence of negligence is laid upon the roads. A section is also added giviug the railroads power to charge 25 cents extra when the fare is not more than 60 cents, and 50 cents when the fare is over that amount, iu all cases when persons who get on at stations where tickets are nflered for sale or neglect or refuse to purchase tickets. The bill was then passed to a third reading by a vote of 39 to 33. The hill to provide for the appoint ment of a stenographer for the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth judicial circuits A Western Borgia. Whitewater, Wis., December 12.— Last Tuesday Miss Annie Horan died suddenly under circumstances indicat ing that she had been poisoned; that about three years lieforc her father, mother and one sister had died within a short time of each other un der similar circumstances; that though it hud erfiated talk, nothing was done. This was revived by Annie's death, and to settle the question definitely her stomach was sent to the chemist for analysis. The deaths of all were surrounded by complete mystery. No one has been suspected. The Inter- Ocean has a dispatch from Fort Atkin son, where the family formerly lived and were much respected, which says the report was received/ there from Whitewater, that tbe third sister, Miss Nettie, died there to-day of poison, making the fiifth member of the fam I , amt before death Nettie contesscd to having murdered her parents and two sisters. It is'also asserted that she confessed to poisoning another person, though this is doubted. No caase is assigned for the murders. Her oifn death was brought about by fear of exposure through the analysis of her sister’s stomach. Nettie was a school teacher, and has two sisters still liv ing at Fort Atkinson. condition of your family, and If Win s armeted, give the proper remedy witL- •ut delay. But use that which makes abso lute cures in the shortest spaou of time. The unerring finger of public opinion points to B. 15. B. as the most wonderful remedy for Scrofula ever known. You need not taku our word—you need not know our names— merit is all you seek. Ask yournelglilntrs, ask your druggist, ask or write to those who give their certificates and be convinced that B. B. B. is the quickest and most per fect Blood Purifier ever before known. * —Few jicoplc have any idea of the size of the Exposition building in New Orleans. The Centennial main hall at Philadelphia was considered an ciior. moos structure, but it is said the Cen tennial buildings altogether could be easily stored away in the main hall in New" Orleans, which covers between thirty aud forty acres. —There will be a chime of bells at the New Orleans Exposition, played every day and accompanied by au or gan aud orchestra. Tp anybody who has disease of throat or lungs, we wifi send proof that 1’iso’s Cure for Consumption has cured the same com plaints in other eases. Address, * E. T. IIazeltine, Warren, Pa. , FALL OPENING. COLUMBIA, S. C. DRESS (iOODS, SILKS, PLUSHES, Satins, La/ cs, Corset*., Moves, \\ liitc Geods, Table Damask. Ladies’, Gents' and Children’s Fine Shorn, I knits and lionto*-s. Also, Gents’, Youths', Boys’ and Misses’ Hats. Also, Gents' Underwear, Carpets and Millinery. ST JOHN’S SEWING MACHINES, Orders bv mail i..vited, DEsPOKTES A EDMUNDS, Columbia, S. C. July 23-uim RHEUMATISM Arsenic Pills by the Plat. J. A. 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