The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, December 17, 1884, Image 1

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. Y> - : ' - - < - .. ' ' . ' n ' * &>*> 'Y - - ' -' . - . VOL. 1. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1884. NO. 12. ta?mb?bmbmcpocl inrnjMoaMan?main hiiww?jwjan?bb??n????wmmtmmang? ?a?m?twaamn? mc^nn?tm .? Leave Saluda K 50 p iu L?avo Klat Hock 0 15 i> in , Arrive Hcn<I?rannvHie fl 8ft j? .ti DOWN MUWIN. Leave Hcndersnnville. POO .1111 Lcavo Flat Rock S 15 a tu Leave Saluda 9 Oft a 111 l<cavr .4ir Line Junction 11 25 m in Arrive K. k 1) Depot Spartanburg 11 .10 a ni Trainn on this road run by Air-Lino time, rfotli trains make connections for Columbia and Charleston via Spartanhnrp, Union and Columbia; Atlanta and Charlotte bv Air Lino. JAMKS ANDERSON. Superintendent. flOKDEXBKD TIME CAUI) Magnolia Passenger Route. In effect September 14, 1SS4. ?otx?i norm. Leave Greenwood *S 30 nnt 1-1 00 pm Arrive Aupusta .'11 30 am S 50 ptn Leave Autruitta 10 30 am 5) 00 pm Arrive Atlanta 6 45 pm ( 0> 40 am Leave AuffUKta 11 40 am Arrive Heaufort 5 50 pm " I'ort Royal rt 05 pm " C hale* ton 6 50 pm " Savannah fi 42 pm " Jacksonville 0 00 am OOlSfl KOItTll. Leave Jacksonville 5 30 pm " Savannah 6 55 am " Charleston C10 am Leave I'orl Royal T 25 am " Reanfort 7 37 am " AtiirnMa 1 40 pm Loave Atlanta 1 R 50 pm I | I ? C W I II Hill Leave Aujruntn '.. . 4 00 pin 5 10 am Arrive (SrecutviMid 1) 00 pm 11 ."50 am Tickets on Ralo at CreeiiTvnnd tn nil point* At lhinu;h rates?bapKnRo chocked to destination. *Dailv. fPailv, extent. Suudav. \V F. Pin;1.1 .man. Traffic Maniijicr. J J. N. Uaks, Superintendent. ATLANTIC COAST LINK, j PASSISNCJKH DKPAHMMKNT, Wilmfng/on. JV". (July 10th, ISS.y ..NKW LIN IS l??t\v<'on Charleston nrul Columbia and I'ppcr South Carolina. conoknsed 6c'iiicl)l*iji. POINT, COINA *??T; KA5T. 7 00 nm I,v. . . . Charleston . . . Ar. ft 45 pin H 40 " " ....Lanes ... " SOS " 9 43 " " Sumter " C ?5 " 11 00 pin Ar. . .. Columbia Lv. 5 30 " 2 31 " " Winnsboro ... ' X 4A " 3 45 " " ....Chester " 'l 44 " f> 35 " " .... Yorkville " 100 " 6 25 " " ....Lancaster " fl 00 " 6 00 " " ....li,,ck Hill " 2 00 ' 6 15 " " ... .Chirlottu " 1 00 " I 1* pm Ar Nowberrv Lr 3 02 pin 8 00 " " .... (ireenwood ' 12 4fi " 6 bQ " " . Lanrens " 7 40 a in 5 IS " " ... Anderson ?4 10 33 " 6 0S " " ... . (irccuville " 9 60 " 7 03 " " . ...Walhalla " ft .ift " 4 45 ' " ... Abbeville 4i 11 00 " 6 50 " " ..".. Spartanburg. " 1050 " 0 30!" "J... llendrrsonville . " 8 00 " Solid Train* hetweon Charleston ami Coluinbia, S. C. I. F. DTVIKF. T \f FAtPlJUAV Gen'l Snp't. (inn'l Pas. Apent. 4 COLUMBIA A XI) Vy GKKKNVILLK HATLKOAD. On ftnd nfter October 5, 18S4, 1* a*si:s<?kii Traiwr will run as herewith indicated upon thin road and its branches. S5..-- . Daily, txc^pi- Snnrfav*. No. S3. l!P PASKENGKR" _ J,snvo Columbia R. C. Junc'ii 10 4ii ft ni " Columbia C. A G. I) "11 10 p in Arrire AUlon 12 10 p in " Newberry 1 13 j> m Ninety-Six 2 47 p in Greenwood 3 09 p m llodpes 3 33 p in '* Hoi ton 4 40 p ni at Oreouvillo fi 05 p in No. 52. DOWN PASSKNGKK. I?eave Greenville nt ft 50 a in Arrivo lleltou -..11 13 a in IJodgrft 12 2:i p hi Greenwood ,... 12 48 p in Ninety-Sis 1 22 pro Newberry 1 02 p m Alston 4 10 p in Columbia 0. A (!. 1) 5 15 pm Arrivo Columbia SC. Junc'ii. 5 30 p in urAKTANiiruo, i Niox a coi.rxm a rail koai>. < HO. 5.'{. v:p 1'AHSKSCtRU. Lobvo Alston 12 52 p in " I'nion 3 65 p iu " ftpartanburp, S.U.AC.depot 5 50 p in \'<l. 62. flOWN l'AKSENOElt. lie-ve Spart'p It. A 1). Hepot .... 10 35a in Siiurt'p S. IT. A G*. Depot .10 50 a in - " Union 12 50 p in Arrive nt> Alstou 8 40 p in I.AC'RKNfl IIAII.KO AI>. . Iioave Nowber-y S 30 p in Arrivo at Lauruiia C. II 0 50 n in Jjonvu I.uiirens C. II 7 40 a in Arrive at Newberry II 10 p m ABBKv'll.I.K BHAXen. J.eava Hodges 3 45 p m Arrive at Abbeville 4 46 p in IjOAve Abbeville . 11 00 a ni Arrive at Hud^uH 12 00 p m V Bt.DK RIPfiK UAII.UO A!) A N l> X X I> KltHON BKAXCII. Leave Helton 4 46 p in Arrive Anderson i 18 pm '* i'eiidlolon 6 56 p in * " Seneca c C 40 p in Arrive at Walballa 7 Otl j? in Leave Walballa H 50 a m Arrive Heueca 9 16am M Pendleton *. W 52 a ni " Anderitou lO.tla m Arrire at Helton ... 11 08 a m aoys kctios's. A. Witb Sonth Carolina railroad to and from A>l ?---? ?!?? vmnrtiun; wun v? iinilli^titn, Columbia and An^uata railroad from Wilmington and all point* north thereof: with Charlotte, ('ohnnuia aud Augusta railroad from Charlntto nnd ?H points north thereof. It. With Ashovillu and Spartanburg railro?d from and for points In Weatern N. Carolina. G> With Atlanta and Charlotte div Richmond and Danville railway lor Atlanta and all point* south and went. * Standard Ratter* Timr. O. R. TAI.COTT, Superintendent. M. Si.AU6kTEK,Qcn'l Faaseujfer Agl. D. ClRD*ICLL, AKS't Gcn'l Push. Agt. >- . % - ' ' Lawyers go to the Meskkjvjkr office for Lotter Ilen^H and OardR. n|Trii,MiX(;TON. nu.UMHiA AND \vW Ol'STA UAll.KOAl>. Going Sou h No 48 * no 40 IiCrtvo Wilmington 9 30 p in 11 10 p m Arrive at Florence 1 50 n m 2 20 ? ui Aniva at Columbia 6 40 ? in ( oing North no 4:1 no 47 Leave Columbia 10 00 p m Leave Florence. 4 50 p m 1 62 a m Arrive at Wilmington. . 7 40 p m 6 10 n in Train No. 43 stops at all stations, nok. 48 and 47 stop onlv at Hrinklev's, Whiteville. I Fleminglon, Fair lilnlf, MHrion, Florence. Tinimor.sville, Sumter, camden .imiction anl Kastovvr. Passengers for colunibin ami all points on ti & u r It, c. c a a. it r, .viken Junction and nil points bcvoiul, should take No. 48. night express. Separate Pullman sleeper* for Charleston and Augusta on trains 48 and 47. All trains run solid between Charleston nnd "Wilmington. SI'AKTANKUIUi AND ASHKV II.T.K KAII.KOAl) Hn > ?/l rtHrtr- 1! *t.* 19 1 ttrtufipiiiror trains will be run daily, except Stindnv, between Spartanburg and Ileudersonrillo as follows: VP TRAIN. Leave K. k 1)' Depol at Sparlanbnrp <<00 p ni lip?vp Rnnrlnnlmrir. A. L. denot . . (> 10 it in SOUTH CAROLINA ItAll.WAY COMPANY, ('ommeneiujr Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1H8I, at 2 35 a in( Pa&senjrcr Trains will run us follows until further notice. "Kaslcrn time:" Col vtn hi a 1 >/visiou?Daily. Leave Columbia 7 4S a in 5 27 p ir? Due at Charleston 12 20 p in tt 38 p in Leave Charleston 7 00 a in 4 30 p ni Due u( Columbia .......11 00 p in 22 a in ('<i >i>i/cii ]>icitiun?Daily except Sundays. Leave Columbia 7 48 a in 5 27 p m Due Cani<lcn 12 55 pin S 25 |> m Leave Camden 7 15 a in 4 HO p in Due Columbia 11 00 p in 0 22 p in .4 iii/untn I>irixion? Daily. Leave Columbia 5 27 p in Due Augusta 7 41 n in Leave Augusta 3 50 p in Due Columbia 9 22 p ill Cov Miction* Made at Columbia with Columbia and Greenville railroad by train arrivine at 11 00 a. in. and departing at 5 27 p. in.: at Columbia .1 linetion with Charlotte, Columbia and Aujrusta railroad by same train to and from nil points on both roads. At Charleston with steamers for New York on Saturday: ami on Tuesday and Saturday with steamer for Jacksonville and points on St. .John's river; also, with Charleston and Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah and all points in Florida. At Augusta with Georgia and Central rail roads to ami from all points West and South: at Rlaekvillc to and from all points on Hamwell railroad. Through tickets can be purchased to all points South and West by applying to I). MrQrr.rcs". Agent, Columbia, S. C. Jons H. Peck, General Manager. D. C. Am.rn, Gen. Pass, and Tickot Ajr't The Georgia Pacific New Short Line, via., Atlanta. Cia.. anil llirininghain, Ala., to Points in Ahthnnut, Mississippi, Loitisittmt, A rktinsas, Texas aiift the West and yorfhwc.it. The favorite route TO THE WOHLD'S FA IK, MOW OKLKANS, LA. ClOMMKNCI NO December 1st, 1S84. J Double Daily Trains, with elegant Sleeping Cars attached, for which tho low rate of $1 fur each section is charged?tho lowest sleeping; car rates in the United States. Hertlis socured ten drive in *<lvanei? RBK that your Tickets ftaJP-Hoad' FROM ATLANTA, ?.* CGOliCIA PACIFIC HA TAYAY ax? BIKJi! INGHAM, ALA. V For further information write to or call 011 L. S. BIIOWN, (ion. Pass. A gout, ]>IKMlN'(fH.\M, AI.A. A. P. THWKATT. Trav. Pass. Act., AI'I.AATA. (i.\. I. Y. SA(iK. <ion. Supi'rir.tcntlont, BIHMINCUAM. AI.A. DANVII.I.E ? . RAILROAD DsparUn. nt.?On am! after Aug. 3d, 1KS4, 11:1 sscngcr train nervier on the A. ' and C. Division will be as follows: Xurth irorii. No. 51* No.-53f Leave Atlanta 4 4ft p in ft 40 a m arrive Gainesville fi 57 p in 10 35 n m Lnla a -. 7 25 p 111 11 01 a in Rahnn t?ap jnnc l> R 12 p m 11 30 * in Toccor c S 54 p in 12 01 p 111 Senrca City d 9 59 p ni 1 00 p m OpnlrHl 10 32 p m 1 52 p 111 Liberty .. .10 53 p m 2 13 p in Kaslor 11 10 n m 2 27 11 in Greenville r 11 42 p in 2 47 p m Spartanburg/ .... 1 01 n in 3 5(i n m (iastoniu tj 3 10 ? m 5 SI p lit charlotte h 4 10 n m 6 40 p m , tinuth ward. No. 50* No. 521 Leave charlotte 1 45 n in 1 00 p ni arriveGastonia 2 30 a ni 1 45 p rn Spartanburg 4 2S a m 3 45 p in (Srernvillo i 4:t t m 4 55 p ni Easier ft 17 a m 6 20 p in j Liberty . .. ft .'<4 a m 5 12 p ni central 6 65 n in CO p in Seneca city 7 3.1 a in 7 36 p in Tnccna 8 40 a m 7 35 p in Rabun (?np junc . It 34 a in 8 30 p in Lula 10 00 a hi R 511 p in , Gainesville . 10 30 a ni 9 25 p m Atlanta . 1 00 p m 11 30 n in *Kxpress, -f Mail. Freight trains on this road nil carry passen<r?r*; passenger trains run through to Danville aud connect with Virginia Midland railnay to all eastern cities, and at Atlanta with all lines diverging. No. 50 leaves Richmond at 1 p m and No. 51 arrive* there at 4 p in; 52 ( leaves Richmond at 2 2S a ni, 53 arrives there at 7 41 a in Hit/fet Sleeping Cars without r/i(tiitfc: On trains Xos. 50 nn?l 51, Now ^ ork aud Atlanta, via Washii.gton and Danvillf, Greensboro and Asheville; on trains Nos. 52 and 53. Richmond and < Danville, Washington, Augusta and New Orleans. Through tickets on sale at Charlotte, Greenville, Seneca, Spartanburg and Gainesville to all points south, southwest, north and oast. A connects > with N. E. railroad to and from Athens; I) with X. E. to and from Tallulah Kalis; c with El. Air Line to and fi 0111 Elberton and Bowersville; rl with Blue llidgo to and from Walhalla; e. with* 0. and (.J. to i and from Greenwood, Newberry, Alston and Columbia; f with A. & S. and S.. I'. & C. to and (rom llendcrsonville, Alston, Arc.; </ with Chester and Lenoir to and from Chester, Vorkville and Dal- i las; h with N. C. division and C., (5. & i A. to and from Greensboro, ltalcigh, &c Ehmuso Bkuki.ky, Supt. 3/. Sf any/if tu\ (Jen. l'ass. Agt. A. Ii Itfvoh, 2d V. I', and CJeu. Man. CARPETS. CARPETS and House Furnishing Goods, the Largest Stock South of Haitimore, Moqnot, Brussels, 3-IMv and In u;r.iin Carpets. Hugs, Mats ?n<l Crumb ' Cloths. Window Shades, Wall Papers, ; Borders, Lace . Curtains, Cornices and Poles, Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Upholstery, Engravings. Cromos, Picture 1 Frames. Write for samples and prices. BAIL1K & COSKKRY, Augusta, (ia. ALL tlie new nliapes in Hutu and lionncts, with KibboiiB, Iiirds, Flowers, Satins and Velvets to match. It. M. IIADDON & CO. Kxamino our .Stock before buying your wedding and Christmas presents elsewhere. Speed <fc Lowry. Subscribe for tho Moaaonger ' -? v . _ , v i V An Angus! Ceremony. THK IXAUOUHATION AT COLUMUU YKSTERUAY. (iOTOrnor Thompson and LieutenantGovernor Slieppiird Take the Onth or OIIIcc?The Event Announced by the Dooming- or Cannon?The Fair Ladies of tlu? Capital City Grace the Occasion by their Presence?The In angnral Address. [Special Dispatch to the NeWBaud Courier.] Coixmma, December 4.?The booming of cannon at 11 o'clock this morning announced thnt an event of more than ordinary interest, was about to take place, and near noon all Columbia began to turn its attention to the StateHouse. The first detachment of visitors of the softer sex made its appearance in the hall of the House of Reprosctativcs shortly after the reading of the Journal had been completed, and all the vacant places in the IihII were soon filled. Then the ladies invaded the legislative desks and chairs, and before 1 o'clock, the hour appointed for the inaugural ceremonies, the body of the hall where the members usually sit was brightened by the pretty faces and handsome dresses of half a hundred Indies who were scattered through the hall, seated at the desks of the members. It was a wonderfully animated picture ; the eilect being very similar to that which would be produced by the addition of a number of choice rose liiiilc nrwl InKnfrtcno *r\ ? Kwunk or boxwoTxl. The rail which separates the floor of the House from the lobbies was fringed by a wall of white faces, while the gallery occupied by the pupils of the Columbia Female Seminary looked like a porteire of spring llowers. At 1 o'clock precisely the Senate was nmtoumi ced. and, headed by President pro turn. T/.lar clad in the purple robes of office, that bod}- entered the hall, the Senators taking seats on the left of the Speaker's desk" the President being seated to the Jeft of the Speaker. A few moments later the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor elect were announced and the inauguration procession entered the hall. First inarched the snrgeants-at-arms of the two Houses, the Senate ollicer bearing the sword .of State nnil the House functionary, Mr. brown, ^ the old Colonial mace. Next followed Senators Karle and Howell, and behind them Governor Thompson and Lieutenant-Governor Sheppard,arm in ann. Then followed, arm in arm. the following officials : Repiesentative Ansel, chirman of tne House committee of arrangements, with Chief Justice Simpson, Associate Justices Mc Gowan and Mr Ivor : Judge Bond, of thg United Stales Circuit Court, and the venerable Judge Bryan, of the District Court, Judge Wallace, the Presidential electors. Mayor Courtcnay, of Charleston and, Mayor Khott, of Columbia. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor | and the Chief Justice having ascended the platform, stood upon the right of Speaker Simmons. The Colonial maco was placed on the right and the sword nf State on the loft of the desk, and the J Speaker, with a blow of the.gavel, called J ihe Assembly to order, with tho follow- j ing announcement: The Hon. Hugh S. Yhompsou, Governor-elect of South Carolina, is now present [and ready to qualify. The .Joint] Assembly will rise and remain standing until llie Governor>olect is qualified. The clerk'of the House then held the IJible to the Governor while the Chief Justice read the oath of office, including the oath against duelling. This oath having been subscribed, tho Speaker rapped and the members resumed their seats. There was a pause of a few minutes, when at eleven minutes past 1 o'clock tho Governor pteppcc up to the desk mid delivered the following address : Tho Inan^nral Addrcsu. Senators n?ul Representatives: Called for the second time by the v'oiee of the people to the office of Governor of South Carolina, I appear before you to enter upon the discharge of the duties thus imposed upon me. -n the Annual Message, recently do liverod, information was given of the condition of the t^tate, and such recommendations were made as seemed to be necessary or expedient. Your larger experience and j'our more intimate acquaintance with the needs of the Stat? will suggest such subject* requiring legislative action us I indy have failed to bring to your notice. At this time, therefore, it is not necessary to discuss any of those matters of public concern which demand your attention. Eight years have pnst since that political revolution?a revolution without a parallel in the History of any State of this Union, by which tho control of our affairs waH wrested from alien hands and restored to those to whom it rightfully bHongod. The misrule, '.ho oppression, the numberless wrongs which hud brought our Stato to the verge of annrchy, and which were the cause, as they wore the justification, of the political revolution of T876, belongs to hiato ry. No reference to them is necessary except to show the striking contrast which tlio changed condition of affairs presents. Amid dificulties which seemed nlinost insuperable, and in the face of obstacles apparently insurmountable, the people of South Carolina began the work of renovating the Government, and reforming the systems and policies of the State. The result is seen to-day in the complete restoration of the public crcdit, in the revival of our institutions of learning, in the enlarging and strengthening of our public'School system, in the increasing harmony between the races, in the just and impartial administration of equal laws, in the perfect security of person and of property, in the rapid expansion of our industrial pursuits, in the steady development of our material resources, in the revived hopes and the reawakened energies of our people. Under conditions such as th ese, with hearts filled with gratitude for the blessings of the present, we may Well liinlc Wtlfi hnnn nrwl /mnfidnnno tho future. Thnt hopo and confidence find increase in tho promise which the recent federal elections givo of more perfect harmony throughout our whole country. In tho charnctor and in tho public services of the distinguished citizen who has been elected President we 1ihyc the sure guarantee of a safe, an honest and an economical administration of the General Government. "Equal and exact justice to nil men, of whatever State or persuasion, religious or political." "The support of tho State governments in all.their rights, as ?!,.> ? ? .s * muni ^uiii|iuii'iH miiiiiinnirnuons lor our domestic concerns, and the sureHt bulwarks ngainst anti-Republican tendencies." The preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, and the sheet-anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad. "The diffusion of information and the arraingmunt of all abuses at the bar of public reason these are among the principles which .lelfer6on declared should bo the crecd of our political faith. In the practical recognition of these principles, in the administration of the General Government, will be fouiM the correction of many of the abuses front which wo now sutfer. As is well known the result of the recent election was not achieved solely as the success of a mere political party, but i*. was due in large measure to the earnest and united efforts of men who have hitherto been opposed to that party whose nominee has been chosen to tho Presidency. In this fact there is much to encourage llw. ll..i I f-'L 1 niv uujic urn iii-ntfiui in, nuwcver mi1 political parlies in the Union may differ upon questions of public policy, they will^not again he separated by race antagonisms or divided by geographical lines. This consummation, so devoutly to he wished, will tend to the formation of that more perfect union which our matchless institutions were desighed to secure. Hut bright as is the promise thus offered to us, wo must not forget that the hours of victory bring with them great responsibilities. If we are not equal to these rcsponsihilitions the popular verdict lately rendered may be, and properly will bo. reversed at the next Presidential election. The fact that in South Carolina all departments of the State government are controlled by one race of the same political party hut adds to our responsibility. Without the wholesome check which strong minorities in a government oppose to the abuse of power we should by tho more carcful to act with scrupulous justice and fairness. Both within and without the State fours are entertained of oppressive and unju t legislation, and distrust is felt of our motives and purposes. The result will prove that the fear is groundless and the distrust unfounded. Wo can now show to tho world the unfairness and injustice of the misrepresentations and the suspicions which wo have long and patiently borno. In the history of this State, for tho last eight years, there is nothing to warrant the belief that the civil and political rights of nil the people will not be safely guarded and securely prctictcd. In all the exultation which followed the rcccnt elections, I have seen no where in the press of this State, or in the reports of puolic addresses, nor have I heard in private conference the expression of any purpose to deny the full and complete recognition of all those rights which, by the Constitution of this State and of the United Stateu, aro guaranteed without distinction to all the citizens of this State. The people of South Carolina who bore without reproach the direst political adversity will he just and magnanimous in the day of their political triumph. Tho supremacy of the white man in South Carolina is fixed irrevocably, but that supremacy is not inconsistent with the full^ free and frank acknowledgement and recognition of the political equality of tho colored man. ' ; si >' ViV - Hut however pure our motives and Inmost nnr intentions, we must not overlook tlso fact that the tnsk before us is one which will call for the exercise of the wisest statesmanship and of the most liberal and progressive policy. The adjustment of the relations between the races in South Carolina presents a problem among the most difficult. the most intricate anil the most delicate ever presented to any people. No earnest, thoughtful man who knows all the circumstances by which we] are surrounded, and who seeks to forecast the future, or even to provide for the emergences of the present, can fail to realize the grave responsibilities by which we nro confronted. Kor one T have unfaltering faith in tho result. The faith is founded upon my knowledge of the patriotism of the people of this Ktnte, and my confidence in their earnest purpose to meet all the requirements of their position with firmness, prudence, moderation and justice. Upon the foundation which wo lav posterity must build. Lot us make those foundations strong, and wide, and deep, so that future generations may erect thereon a superstructure within whose walls liberty shall always love to dwell. The larger experience in public affairs with which I enter for a second time upon the duties of this office but increases the sense of the responsibility I assume. Believing there is no instrumentality inhuman society so potential in its influence upon mankind for good or evil as the governmental machinery," I snait discharge my duty with steadfast purpose to execute the lawfully expressed will of the people whose servant I am. Grat<.-ful beyond the power of words to express for the confidence reposed in me by the people of the State, and for the honors which they Have conferred upon me, I invoke j'our hearty co-operntion, and that of my fellow-citizens of South Carolina, to enable me to meet the demands of this high office ; and I humbly trust that the Divine favor may so guide ami govern all the counsels of the State that enduring peace, prosperity and happiness may he secured to all our people. At the close of the admirable address a hearty burst of applause broke through the restraint of Legislative decorum and greeted the Governor. The same ceremony was gone through in administering the oath of office to Lieutenant-Governor Sheppard, at the close of which Speaker Simons said : "The purposes for which this joint Assembly was convoncd having been accouiplishcd, I now declare this joint Assembly dissolved." The Senate returned to its Chamber, the crowd scattered, and the House once more settled itself to the Legislative work before it. t)u the return of the Senators at 1.30, a crowd of persons followed them and soon filled most'of the available space in the Chamber. A number of ladies were present. After a pause of a few moments. Senator Izlar, as president pro tempore, standing at the presidents desk, addressed Lieutenant-Governor Sheppard in the following words : "In behalf of the Senate of South Carolina I take pleasure in congratulating you upon your election for a second time to this high oflice, and I now hand you the gavel which is the symbol of the authority you have so worthily excrciscd." Speaking clearly and earnestly, Mr. Sheppard responded: THB LIEDTENANT?OOVKRNOlt'S AnDUltSS. Gentleman of the Senate: In resuming the discharge of the (Initios imposed by the Constitution upon tho office to which I have been re-elected by the people, I hope that it is not important that 1 should repeat tho assurance heretofore given that I shall exhaust every means aTailablo to mo to promote the successful aud satisfactory accomplishment of the work that lies before you.' I am sure that I need not say that I shall continue to rely upon your kind indulgence and your corilial and vigorous assistance in the discharge of the duties that lio before me. .Sinct? last' we met the country has witnessed the severest political campaign known to its history sinco tho election of Thomas .Jefferson to tho Presidency of the United States,Tesultiug in the selection of a man for the highest oflico in the gift of tho people, distinguished for wisdom, justico and fidelity to duty. This grand result, thus consummated, has placud the Democratic party, and especially the whole people of tho South, in a position of the gravest responsibility?for upon tho South is devolved the solution of tho most delicate and most difficult problem that ever confronted a freo people. Shall wo prove ourselves equal to the great opportunity that lies before us and worthy of the power with whioh wo havo been invested ? - Shail wo rindicatc and sustain our friends nt tho North by tho justice, wisdom and conservatism of our acttoo ? br shall wo justify V.\ . '' ' X ' - f/t' - - "I the prediction of our adversaries that if restored to power we will inaugurate rash and reactionary changes in (he administration of public. allairK, thereby disturbing business relations and endangering American industries? The history of the South shows that our people are capable of self-government; they are keenly sensible of their public duties and of their obligations to discharge them with prudence, wisdom and fidelity, and nothing will be done to cause regret that the people of the South have been trusted as allies in the common cause of securing admin is-.trative reform and honest government. Such reforms *vill be inaugurated that will make "public office a public trust," to bo held for the benefit of the public, and not for private gain ; reforms that will reduce the cost of executive, judicial and legislative adminisiration ; reforms that will lessen the expense, improve uic inemous ami prevent tlie corruption and violence incident to collecting internal revenues ; reforms that will reduce tariir taxation to the standard authorized by the Constitution and limited by the emergencies of the public service. No more will partisan Courts, by the instrumentality of packed juries, oppress innocent people ; no more will the ballot box be held under the shadow of the sword ; no more will legislative assemblies convene at the point of the bayonet, and credentials of legislators to be adjudged by officers of the army, as was witnessed in our own State. I.v.- ?I. - c_ _ * l ui iiiu ursL umw in iweiuy years wo feel that vvc are in the house of our fathers. It hccotncs our duty, nrnl we giro our pledge, that our conduct will be such as to give assurance that nowhere within tho limits of our great country is the recognition more complete, nor the admission mora cheerful and sincere, that we are of uan indissoluble Union of indestructible States ; one Hag, one country and one destiny.'' At the close of the Lieutenant-Governor's address there was u hearty burst of applause from the Senators and from the visitors who were massed in the Chamber. A moment later the gavel fell and the President announced that the Senate was ready to proceed to business. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. The Convict Kill Passed?Insurance Laws. Coi.t'MUiA, December 9.?A very important matter was disposed of in the passage of a bill introduced by Col. IlasI L-/.I I tr, a.T : ? . .. , .u ??ivnu mi: tun III riMillllHl LO IIIC leasing out of convicts. Mr. Haskell's bill came up as a special order on the Calendar. lis object is to place the convicts leased outside the Penitentiary on the same footing as those who remain in the institution, viz., under the control and supervision of State officers. Mr. Hemphill, who stands in loco parentis to the new members, moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill for the purpose of opening up the discussion. The purpose was effected. Mr. Haskell, who opened the discussion, said that tho deaths and escapes under the leasing system wero about onethird of all the convicts who went outside of the Penitentiary walls.* Ho recognized the fact that there was not prison room enough in the Penitentiary for all the convicts now, and the hill was not intended to stop the hiring out of convicts, but only to make the proper officer responsible for them. Mr. Kennedy thought it better to leave tho matter as it was, as the passage of tins bill would so embarrass the contractors that they would have to return their hands to the Penitentiary, where, as was known, there was not room for them. A motion to table the motion to strike out the enacting words was adopted? yeas 46, nays 45. Mr. Lee, of Sumter, moved to continue the bill until the next session. If the convicts he said were sent back to the Penitentiary the institution would boconie a burden to the Stato. Mr. Hemphill, of Abbevillo, said if this bill was passed it would virtually destroy tho system of leasing out tho convicts. The committee on the Penitentiary had investigated the matter ami were convinced that tho bill was impracticable.' Mr. Haskell said he had hoped that this bill would pass without an extended debate. This thing he said opened the saddest page in the history of South Carolina. He went into an elaborate and eloouent argument showing over one-third of tho convicts hi rod out on twelve nionths'had died. These wero not criminals who deserved death. They woro men imprisoned (or comparatively light offences. In th? year just past, ' out of 306 nion leasod out 35 had died n the camps?about 1*2 per cent. Hu had boon fighting against this nyst>>m j ever since ho had been a member of-the Legislature, and if he could accomplish this he wduld feel that his work had not been in vain. He hoped thit this bill would be tho means of briuging more mon into the work at which many of the convict* aro now engaged, tho making's fe; I;?r $ of shoes and the knitting of stockings. New factory buildings were going up in the Penitentiary now, and applications had already come in for 200 more conI viets at f.-.ir wages. lie appealed to this House, for the honor of the State, to the members, as Christian men, to stop this horrible system. Mr. Blake, of Abbeville, believed that the bill would not accomplish what its , author desired to accomplish. The gathering of all the convicts in the Penitentiary would result in disease and death, and it was nn act of humanity to scatter them. Mr. Lee, of Sumter, thought that If reform whs intended the whole system of leasing should be aholishod. The bill before the Ilousa did not seek to throw additional safeguards around the convicts ; it simply provided an expensive system of guards which would render the employment of them imuossible. Nothing was said in the bill about caring for the health of tho convicts. lie would vote against the bill?believing that it would be humanity to the convicts. Mr. Lee intimated that the result of the passage of the bill would be to bring additional labor to the Columbia Canal. Mr. Ilaskell said thatno such picsyunish notions induced the bill. The men were wanted to work in factories. Mr. Moulton wanted one hundred more stocking-makers. Mr. Dibert tiftymore shoemakers. Harness makers were wanted and abundance of employment could be found for the convicts inside the wills of the Penitentiary. The discussion of the convict bill was then resumed. Mr. Parker offered an amendment striking out the clause in the bill which declares that "the party hiring the labor shall have no control over it," and supported his amendment with a forcible Bpeoch. The a:-""v.Iinent was accepted by Mr. Haskell. Mr. Keuneey, of Charleston, moved to pospone the whole bill, and the yeas and nays were called. The motion was lost, 30 ayes to 7G nays, and the discussion was then resumed. Mr. Mc Jrady said we could not shut our eyes to the dangers to which these poor people (the convicts) were subjected. lie trusted the whole system would be stopped. Every consideration of civilization protested against this system, which was one of the things which is held up against the South. After a number of amendments the bill passed its second reading in the following form : ' Section 2732. Xo convicts shall be hired out as provided in the foregoing sections, unless such convicts shall be and remain under the supervision of a sworn oflieer ami guards appointed by the superintendent of the Penitentiary, and every contract shall specify the hours of labor, and thu time occupied in going to and returning from work, and no convict so hired out shall ho punished except by such ofllcer. The pay allowance and rations of such officer and guards shall be included in the hire of such convicts, and shall bo paid and supplied bj the person hiring tliein ; the amount of pay of such officer and guards to be paid by the person hiring convicts monthly in advance to the superintendent of tho Penitentiary, to bo by hiin paid to such officer and guards, such officer and guards to be responsible to the superintendent of tho Penitentiary and to hold their offices subject to removal by the superintendent. That the directors of tho Penitentiary shall rescind all contracts now* in existenco at the earliest day they can, and in every new contract enforce tho provisions of this section ; nnd shall hire no convict to ho employed at any work or at any place, until the physicians of the Penitentiary shall have declared in writing that such work and place is reasonably safe and healthy, Tho superintendent nnd directors of tho Penitentiary shall proscribe the rules and regulations to Wo observed by said officer and gunr<?s in all chs-'F. The committee on the judiciary reported unfavorably Mr. Grayd< n's bill to require insurance companies doing business in this State to obtain a charter under the laws of the State. The bill was placed on the Calendar at the requestor the author. The committee also submitted a bill which is intended to reach the point so oft<yi argued in inKurano law suits, about tho value of nron^rtv destroyed by fire and covered by insurance. Under the law ns it now stands if A. insures bis house for if 10,(X*) and it'is destroyed by fire,. the iiisunmee company does not pay him $10,00(), but the value of the house, provided the value is less > than $10,(X)0. At least this is how tho' law is understood by the insurance companies. The biir in question provides that ''all fire insurance companies doing business in this State, which shall receive from and after the passage of this Act the premium on any policy of insurance against loss by fire on any houses; buildings or structures of any kind what- ' evor, shall be estopped from denying the value of tho houses, buildings or other structures so insured to be the sum or ,value set forth in "fenid policy of insuronce ; and shall be deemed and taken to have waived any right thoy may havo had to dispute the truth ol the application for insnianee, as to tho value of tho ftni/1 ?? ~ ? 1--- A ^ ? nmu |/i \*ih;i ij ^ iv# iiiw ualclli ol iho SUI11 specifiod in tlio said policy, and the said sum so speeded and named therein, and upon which the premiums shall havo been paid, fthall be deened and taken ta be the true value of the property sured by* the said company agaipat loss by Are. w ' [OootinTied on fourth page.] , ' p ' h0B?