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6 Mslsolij The Executive Committee Meets in Columbia and Elects Officers. CHARLESTON'S NEW SHERIFF. Newbold Not Kmploycd by the Stat? McLuurin to Oppose Gary's Postal Savings Bank Bill in Congress. The executive committee of the Good I Roads Association of South Carolina, appointed ;it the recent convection, met in Columbia for the purpose of electing officers under the resolution adopted a1 the convention and for the further purpose of adopting a constitution and bylaws. There was a good attendance of the members. The following officers of the association were chosen: President, CoL Jno. P. Thomas, Richland; First Vice-President, \V. S. King, Darling-1 ton; Secretary and Treasurer. C.C. Wij- j son, Colombia. The following consti- ! tntion was adopted: Article 1. Name?The name of this organization shall be the South Caro* iina Good Roads Association. Article 2. Objects ? The objects are to awaken a general interest iltVAtl rrltAllf tllO Ill I uau llilj/IUVClUCUtfl lUiuUpUvuv ?MW State, suggest methods of building aud maintaining them, becare the legislation, State a:ul national, that may be ? necessary for their establisment or support, and to conduct or foster such publications as may serve these purposes. Article 3. Membership Any citizen of the State of South Carolina who is I interested in the general improvement ] of the roads of the State may become u , member of the association by making j application to the vice president of his : county. Article 4. Officers The officers of i the association shall be a president, a ! first vice president. andoneBecond vice president from each county, and a secretary and treasurer. Article 5. Government Section 1: The management of the affairs of the ! association shall be vested in the gener-; al board, oomposed of the officers. They i shall fix such rules for the conduct of ! ' ' the business of the association as they may deem proper. Any vacancies iu the general board may be filled by the presi- , dent. Five members shall constitute a quorum. .W mi -A -11 1_ 1 OGC. xueresuau ue uu viecutito i committee composed of the president, ! first vice president and the secretary ' and treasurer, who shall control the : affairs of the association when the gen- j i eral board is not in session. Sec. 2. The president shall, at the annual meetings, appoint the following I committees: On finance, five members; I on legislation, five members. The committees shall perform such duties as may be assigned them by the executive committee. Article 6. Amendments This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of the association by a vote of a majority of the members present. Respectfully submitted, M. L. Donaldson, Chairman Committee. The United States Cirauit Court of Appeals, in Richmond, Va., has af firmed the decision from Judge Simonton in the case of the Truck Farmers' Association, of Charleston, against the Northeastern Railroad et al. The appeal was heard before Judges Goff, Morris and Brawley. The opinion from the United States Circuit Court was a 1 victory for the railroads, and the case was decided in conformity to the principles laid down by the Supreme Court. A great deal of interest has been taken in the case bj- the truck farmers around Char'eston, as the result was to decide whether or not the Inter-State commerce commission could fix freight ; charges. .Judge Simonton held that this could not be done, and a higher court has sustuiued huh. At the meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy, in Abbeville, the following officers were elected; Mrs. W. C. McGowau, of Abbeville, president; first Tice-pieaident, Mrs. H. B. Buist, of Rock Hill; second vice-president, Mrs. C. R. Holmes, of Charleston; third vice-president, Mrs. James Evans, of Florence; fourth vice-president, Mrs. Vandivver, of Anderson; secreta^*, Mrs. Thomas Taylor, of Columbia! treasurer, Mrs. S. E. Durham, of Marion. In response to an invitation from the Greenville Daughters, made by Mrs. Williams, of that city, who is a daughter of ex-Judge Hudson, the State Convention decided meet in Greenville next year. The convention olosed sine die. * ? A special from Washington says: "Mr. McLaurin was interviewed on the Gary postal savings bank bill. He will oppose the bill in its present sha[>e because, he says, it differs materially from the national banking system. It may be perfected, however, by a provision authorizing- the re-loaning of money on certain conditions. He will offer an ameudment to that effect. (Senator McLaurin earnestly favors the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on State banks and will introduco a bill early in the session to that effect." Gov. Ellerbe has relieved Detective Newbold as a State officer and ordered him to turn in his commission and pistols. Newbold's future views are tc study law, and is nearly ready to appiy for admissiou to the bar. He niuv practice in Chester. Governor F.llerbe 1ms appointed Mr. J J. Elmore Martin as sheriff of Charles/1 ton county to succeed the late sherifl . Ferguson. The appointment was a 1 surprise and the people in general are displeased. ' During the Agricultural fair of the Colored People of Bamberg and Barnwell counties, several addresses were delivered by prominent colored men, among those were President Thomas E. Metier, of the Colored State College, at Orangeburg. In his speech he gave the colored tenant some excellent advice on farming, in which he pointed out the evils of the present system. It is said that four petitions are being circulated at Privateer, Sumter connty, requesting the Legislature to pa&i a prohibition law at its next sossion. ' Sf ,v- .> %> - iiisi'siiii During 1876 He Was a Power for Gen, Wade Hampton. COLORED WOMAN PHYSICIAN, *" ~ * ** *- - J T> ~ .1 ??/1 V i n of ueiecuve .iwdoiu duuuv>?- """jSlx Dispensaries in the Stnte Look Out for Counterfeit Dollars. Sheriff Hugh Ferguson, of Charleston county, is dead. Cause, heart trouble. In the fierce heat of the party warfare during the days of '70 he was a leader, and did as much if not more than any other mau in the State to elect Hampton Governor. His great strength and popularity were with the people, and during his long public j career he never attempted to organize a personal party. As sheriff of Charleston county he was faithful to every detail of duty, taking great pride in the affairs of his office. Only those who knew him beat learned the depth of that interest and how necessary was his judgement. Mild aud quiet in manner, his "yes" or "no" was more emphatic than most men's adjective.' He kuew how to sympathize with any one in trouble and knew how to express that sympathy in word and deed. Mr. Ferguson gave generously to charity and few who appealed to him for alms were turned away. His heart was as big as his body and hundreds of poor people have been helped from his purse. Hugh Ferguson was born in Irelaud l>3 years ago, and went to Charleston when amen lad and entered as an apprentice with Mr. David Lopez. After serving out his time he went into business for himself, engaging in the contracting and building business with Mr.Sawner. They were the largest contractors in Charleston, and among other work built the Union warehouse and wharves. Mr. Ferguson also had a contract with the Confederate government to bnild the wharves at Castle Pmckncv. When the > it - ? 1 war came on ne was one 01 xne nrsx iu voluuteer, entering the service in Wagoner's artillery, serving as tirst lientenant. During his service in the army he made a brave officer, doing many gallant deeds. Col. Ferguson's successor will be appoinied by Governor Ellerbe to fill out the unexpired terui, which has about three years to run. It is generally supposed that a primary will be held to make a choico for the office, the Governor to make the appointment according to the county's selection. Columbia uow has a colored woman doctor in the person of Miss Matilda Evans, w ho lias established au office here. She graduated in medicine in Fhiladelphia and has considerable hospital practice. She stood the examination before the State board of medical examiners aud surpassed ruauv of the male applicants, white aud colored. A woman doctor is somewhat of a novelty in this city and a colored one is an unexpected innovation in the medical profession.?The Kegister. State Detective Xewbold, who, on the 10th of last mouth shot and killed Mh J. H. Turner, in Spartanburg count}', has been granted bail by Judge Townsend. The amount of bond which New bold will have to get will be $2,500. It i is not thought that Xewbold will have I any trouble iu securing the necessary | bond, as a great many of his frieuds have offered to do anything they could for him. The local colored cotton mill enterprise, the Elmwood manufacturing' Company, of Columbia, has filed its return with the Secretary of State and outained its charter. The return asserts that more than .10 per cent, of the authorized capital stock of $200,000 has been subscribed and that .10 per cent, of the first installment has been paid in. Notwithstanding the active competit'on received by the dispensary and the many legal tangles it has been involved 1 in, the number of dispensaries is larger i now than usual, which mierht indicate ! that tbo business is not so near dead as many people believe. There are now ninety-six dispensaries in the State, oi which seven are in hotels. At Winnsboro, Thomas Griffin, a colored train hand, was killed instantly at the freight depot. He was climbing up the side ladder on a boxcar while the train was in motion, and his foot slipped in some way when he reached the top, throwing him between the cars. His body was cut in two. It seems his own carelessness caused him to lose his life. A number of counterfeit dollars are in circulation in Columbia, says tbo Register, and one had better be careful to see that a dollar has the proper "ring" before accepting it It is supposed that these spurious coins are souvenirs loft here by crooks who fdllowed the circus. A negro man was caught in a cane mill, run by steam, on the place of Mr. F. D. Darnall, near Norway, Orangeburg county, and was badly mashed. One arm was so badly crushed that it, had to b9 amputated, and one of his legs was reported to have been badly bruised also. Charlio "Wiliiams, who 30 cruelly murdered W. J. Leo, at Bibhopville, !?umter county, on the night of November 22d, was last week taken from 1 tbe Sumter jail to Richland to prevent him from being; lynched b~ an angry mob from Bisliopville. The Charleston original package I dealers and consumers of liquor gener- j ally look upon the reduction of the prices of dispensary liquors as one : the initiative steps toward the ear y ! abandonment of the State liquor business. The new Methodist Curch at Orangeburg is completed save the placing of 1 the furniture, and will be dedicated ! early in the new year. Clifton, the cotton mill village in Spartanburg count}', has a population of 6,000. . ... A " ; A. > . . '" J~.\'i'*' *- T 'v" --"j TFii isii. Bishop Capers Writing a Chapter of History. WANTS A REWARD ISSUED. Barber Paid a Compliment Partial Showing as to Attendance at the Recent Fair A Big Enterprise. Has a town under the dispensary law a right to vote itself "wet" and then I Ura or* (\ "P f a nnan nn instpflfl of A dispensary? This is a new question that has arisen and will have to be solved. Unofficially it is stated that the citizens of the town of Lucknow, which has been "dry," held an election. The purpose of the election is shown by the announcement made to an official to the effect: "We have gone | 'wet' and will have an original package store." This brief message created amusement at first, but on second thought, it was by no means certain that they did not have the right | to do os they are alleged to intend doing. Under the law, no dis- I pensary can be established in a "dry" town unless the people so vote, and by Judge Simonton's decision, no original package store can be opened w here no liquor is legally sold. '1 he citizens of this town have voted that they want liquor sold in "their midst," or for it, rather. Have they, the right to say that they will have an O. P. store, before a dispensary is established? No doubt theState board of control will gTant a request for opening a dispensary if one is made. Then there | would be no question as to the right of the O. P. people to come in too. Unless 6ome further developments arise, it is likely that the question will remain uusattled, as the whole dispensary qestion, it is believed, will be passed upon within a month, by the United States Supreme Court. ? Mr. Barber, who is now only 28 years old, was paid a compliment while in Washington a few days since, from a source which he should value. Associate Justice Harlan?who is a typical Kentnckiap, aud, therefore, is fond of the good things of life?beautiful women, smart men, tine horses and good j whiskey?was heard to say, according to a special to The Register, that Mr. * * 1 * ' ? ? Aitnrtocf I xsaroer was uoi ouiy mo attorney general that ever appeared before that bar during his twenty years of continaoua service there, but that he was one of the ablest. The venerable justice was admonished that South Carolina was a "peculiar" State; that, she held "peculiar" doctrines regarding ! States rights, nullification, secession, , etc., aud that she was "peculiar" in re- | lation to great men. To this he replied i that there were some of ber "peculiar" i ideas to which he could not ascribe, but that lie endorsed in toto her "peculiarity" in respect to producing such stalwart-minded meu as Mr. Uarber. The Secretary of State has issued a commission to the Long Island improvement and Construction company of Charleston. The capital stock is to be $.10,000, divided into 500 shares. The corporators aro J. H. Lawrence and H. Wallace Lawton. The company proposes to develop Long Island, which lies just north of Sullivan's Island. Among other things, a fine hotel will be erected. It is also proposed to bridge the marshes between Charleston 1 and .Long island ana ran eiecinc cars to the island. Lots will be sold to the ! ]>eo!>le of the city for summer residence I purposes. It has been freely pre- j dieted that if the scheme is carried j through, and competent engineers say that it is perfectly practicable, Sullivan's Island will be a resort of little importance in comparison. The following is a partial showing as to the attendance at tho recent Mate , Fair by days: Admission. Coupons. Total. J Nov. 8 2(5 ? 26 I Nov. 9 104 24 S48 Nov. 10 1,094 2,766 8,860 Nov. 11 4,824 4,146 8,470 Nov. 12 361 325 686 Total.:.... 5,907 7,483 18,390 The figures give no accurate luuica- i tiou of the number of visitors who passed through the gates. They simply in- j elude those persons who bought railroad tickets with coupons attached, as iudi- 1 viduals, and those who bought tickets ot the treasurer's office. They do not include all those who entered the grounds upon block tickets. Deputy Commissioner Wilson, of th? Internal Revenue Bureau, at Washington, has received the following telegram from Revenue Agent Ferguson, at Greenville, in regard to the fight with moonshiners: "Deputy Collectors Phillips nud Dave Stewart were wounded on raid by Eli Pittman. Please offer reward at once." The Department has instituted an investigation and a reward may be offered later. The State, of Columbia, says that a l etition is being circulated throughout i the city looking to having the general | assembly pass an act providing for the 1 election of the aldermen of the city of Columbia from the city at large and not | by wards, as at present. I rom what can be beard the potition is not receiving very many signatures. In Ma-lboro county the reduction in the price of cotton seed has almost i stopped the sale, the farmers preferring - 'I--- t ~ to Keep mem on tueir imma mau w take 104 cents a bushel. Very soon, iust prior to the anuual meeting of the General Assembly, the State Association of School Superintendents, which was formed at Paris Mountain last summer during the session of the State Teachers' Association, will hold its annual session in Columbia. It is said that a very large attendance is ei|>ected and that matters of prime importance to the educational svstem in the State will be discussed. | * ? The funeral of the late Sheriff Ferguson, in Charleston, was one of the largest ever seen in that city. . * v _ / -J - ' ' / . WANTS 11 BADLY. I * _ , Attorney-General Barber Avows His Candidacy for Congress. A FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS. Profits of the Dispensary?A Sample of the Crime Kecord of 1897?In-: crease of Personality of the State. A special from Washington, D. C., to I Tho liecrister. savs: Attorney General1 Barber, before bo l?ft for Columbia on the 30th, in answer to a categorical question, stated that he would not be in the race for attorney-general next year, ; saying that in accordance with an un- ! written South Carolina law, be will bavo served two terms at the expiration of bis present commission, and tbat be thinks some other man should have it. [ In response to an inqnirj- regarding the congressional bee that .Madam Humor intimates is buzzing in bis bonnet, be was equally as frank and explicit. I He said tbat he cherished au ambition ! to go to Congress, and that he would [ certainly be in the race next year; tbat < be wanted the office and wanted it bad; I tbat he would run, not for the purpose ; of being defeated, but in order to be I elected; and that, while he had no | feeling of hostility against Dr. Strait? or Stanvarne Wilshn, in case the State should "be redistricted?but, on the contrary, esteemed them highly and hence had no desire to beat them?only he wanted the office. There has been a noteworthy increase tn tha rolnoh'nn f tlio noraona) nrn - ! perty assessed for taxation in this State. The people have evidently returned their property more freely daring the year just ended or else they are possessed of considerable more personality than they had last year, 'ihe table showing all the returns of personality for theotate has ju'c been made up in the Comptroller's office. It shows a grand total of $47,622,513. Last year the total was $45,.007,183. It is thus seen that there has been an increase of over two millions of dollars. Last year the valuation of a'l property in the State was $170,75;'),474. If there is a proportionate increase in realty this year the total will exceed this figure by a handsome sum. The State. A desperate battle between Eli. Pitt man, a moonshiner, and revenue officers led by Col. Wayne Ferguson, took place four miles from Greenville, near Coxo's bridge. Deputy Collectors Alexander Phillips and D. B. Stewart were wounded. Stewart's right leg may have to be amputated. Pittmau, armed with a Winchester, held at bay the officers, armed with pistols, nod Stewart was left with the moonshiners until a large posse from Greenville rescued him. Pittman, with auother moonshiner, escaped toward the Dark Corner. An illicit still was discovere I ou Pittraan'8 place. Further trouble is expected. Superintendent of Education Mayfield is busy trying to collect all the data for his forthcoming annual report to the general assembly. He hopes tc make the most complete report this year that has ever been attempted. In it will bo given reports from all the colleges, State, denominational and private. He will also attempt to give th? reports from all the high schools and academies by classes. Ho has sent blanks to every such institution in th< ' State asking the officials to fill them is and retnrn to him. A large numbei have doue so, but a great many are stil! missing. The State says throngh an informant, in a position to know, that the tota profits according to the books from th< inauguration of the disj>en?ary up tc October 1 last, amount to $>03,311 ic round nambers; of this $267,000 hai been paid into the State treasury ami $288,000 has yet to be paid. The dispensary now has to its credit about $78, 000, one-third of which the board in tends to pay into the treasury to th< credit of the school fund. The preseu! stock in the State and county dispense ries may be valued at about $200,000 ir round numbers. Quite likely the First Judicial Circuit is no worse in regard to the number of homicides occurring within its boundaries than other circuits, but t comparison with last year makes a verj bad showing for the circuit. This cir cuit is composed of the counties o! Charleston, Berkeley and Orangeburg and the record of homicides stands. 1806, 30; 1397, 44. This is the first official report to be received and th? worst of it is that others to follow art not likely to better the record. Th? Register. Thus far no application has been made to Governor Ellerbe for the $2f>( reward offered for the crpture of W. H> New bold. The reward seems to be going begging. It is very much doubted if any one could get the reward any n*nr linilprtliA Airpnmctnnpptt nf Antin The Prohibitionists, says Chairman Childs, are being well organized in every communit}*, and ho thinks they are more thoroughly organized uow than at any time since the tight of 18112, which Avas won only to have the dispensary saddle substituted. - Governor Ellerbe says he wants nc primary to select anew sheriff for Charleston county, as he will do that himself. Many, claims are being urged, but he gives no indication as to th? lucky man. Governor Ellerbe is naturally much gratified over the fact that bis recent interview has been so well received ir j tbe State. He states that his mail has been full of letters from prominent men j all over tbe State endorsing the posi- j tion he took in theiuterview on the dispensary and other matters touched on therein. A commission has been granted to the Georgetown and Pee Dee Steamboat j Company, of Georgetown. The capital I itock of the compaey is to be $15,000. | * *'" . ' SlE'SFIinil The Dispensary Has Reduced the Prices of Beer and WhiskeyMONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS. R. R. Earnings for July -An Invalid Burned to Death at Suinter Other Palmetto Pointers. A great deal has been written in the past few months about a deficit in the State's finances, and the perplexing duty the legislature would have to meet the situation. While it is true that tne question of taxation will be one of the most knotty problems for solution, there is not much diflerence in the financial situation now, though it has been for several years past. It has been the policy of the State to borrow from Peter to pay Paul, and as a consequence the government has not been run on a cash basis. It has been found necessary each year to borrow money to meet the current expenses of the State, this amount usually being $100,000 or in that neigborhood. Tins condition arises from tbe fact that the levy has never been sufficient to meet tbe anuual appropriation, by reason of the low assessment usually placed on property by taxpayers. The legislature in its appropriation would take in consideration the amount of money to be collected in taxes but it never bothered itself abont the little circumstance that the State was behind and had to borrow money. Hence, it has been for years the custom to uso the taxes collected and not yet appropriated, in order to meet current expenses. Mo consideration has been taken of this fact, and annually the same thing has been going on, leaving a deficit as far as appropriations are concerneu 01 auoui 5iw,wu. xuis year Treasurer Timmermau has succeeded in pulling through without borrowing, thanks to $90,uuO paid in by the dispensary. But this aid will no longer be available, for no more of the profits can be used for the general fund. State Treasurer Timmerman sometime ago, in speaking of this matter, said it was best and cheapest for the State to run on a cash basis, and this could only be done by an increase in the levy or higher assessments. He is fully aware of the fact that the legislator who proposes this must have a stiff political, backbone, especially in view of five cent cotton. But he believes matters will grow worse unless something is done and tho sooner the r attempt, at least, is made the better, j iSuch a course may mean the political ! death of the man who advocates it, but j he will nie in a patriotic cause, if that , will be any solace to him. As already j said, the situation as to the actual de- , ficit ,is not different from that of other j years, it will he when the receipts ol j 181)7-1)8are considered. There will be j ? * # 1 1 _1 I no dispensary mnu ana no puuspuaie ; royalty to help oat the treasury, 'ikere 6eems to be little in the way of curtailing the appropriations, and if legislators do not adopt Dr. Timmerman's ' plan, it looks as if the State will have to continue borrowing at interest The Register. At the last meeting of the State Board of Control a special committee was appointed to look into the question of the necessity for a redaction in tho prices of beer and whiskey to meet the ! O. P. stores. Mr. Douthit, the chair- j man of that committee, was in Columbia a few days ago and banded the printer the revised schedule of prices. J n a general way, however, it may be stated that there is no chauge whatever iu the prices of the ordinary grades of liqnor sold in the dispensaries. The reductions have aM been made on the I fine whiskies, case goods, etc., vine?, j ales, porter and beer. The chief change consists in the placing on the market of a-three-for a-quarter beer. The new price lists will doubtless be sent out | in a few days and the disneu- j sersnll over the State instructed to i make their sales iu accordance with them. This is the first time that an effort has been made by the dispensary authorities to meet the competition of the O. P. stores in various sections of the State, but now O. P. agencies are Turning in nearly every town and it becomes necessary for the State to meet the competition squarely and fairly. About the 1st of January the State dispensary will have paid into the treasury $70,000, which will be available for the public schools of the State. The State board of education will meet during the month of January to divide the money among the various counties. The basis of the division will be upon the figures made up by Comptroller-General Norton before he decided how much money would be needed from the State dispensary to give the gU ner capita for every school child in the State. The dis|>en6ary fund available in January will be distributed upon a 1 basis of the school attendance for 1893, I and not for the present year. ,t> I Tlio State railroad commission has j issued its statement of the earnings of i the railroads of the State for the month of July last. Here is the statement: Net increase 843,048.70; per cent. 7.89. Tonnage 1896, 314,440tons; 1897, 397,047 tons; increase of tonnage 83,291 tc as. Passenger earnings 1890, 8183,707.33; 1897, S183, 203.85; decrease of passenger earnings, $441.48. At Sumter Mr. Charles Benham, an invalid, in attempting to rise from a chair, fell in the lire and was burned to death. The Business Men's association of Gaffuev is arranging to have the interests, advantages and resources of the town and community properly advertised, and wiil probably soon issue an attractive book, in which a nunjber of interesting facts will bo brought to tho Attention of those seeking homes in the Piedmont section. Mr. E. D. Thompson, of Point Post- i office, in Bethel township, York county, | has gathered his fourth bale of cotton from one acre. This breaks the record j j in this State. ...... II MI if Bishop Capers Addresses the Clergy of the State. CRIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA# Calls on Ministers to Preach A gains# Alarming Increase of Homicide*-* i c. a al? * Aiu 1 ? J ouuuine ii/iuoct ajioii.* In the light of the recent statement that the record of crime in this Stat* during the year just ending as shown by the solicitors' reports to the office of the attorney general, is just abouttwic* as heavy as it was last year, so far as the number of homicides is concerned, the following address to the clergy, has been issued by the bishop of the dio* ; cese of South Carolina of the Episcopal Church, will be read with some interest: . -f: Diocese of South Carolina, x Episcopal Residence, Columbia, S. C.f Dec. 1, ^97. f-j To the Clergy ot the Protestan Episoo pal Church in the Diocese o. S uth Carolina, and to oar Brethren, all other Ministers of the Gospel throughout the State. Greeting: Beloved in the Lord, at the last meet- /I ing of our diocesan* council the following preamble and resolutions were adopted, to-wit: Whereas, the growing disregard of human life has caused the crune of ^ homicide to become more and more prevalent and flagrant in our land, until the blood-guiltiness of our people has become an offence and crying shame to the sensibilities of the church and State; and Believing that public opinion should be greatly influenced, and can be moat safely formed, upon the principles of C*.\\nation mnrftlitr ? Resolved, That this council do express its solemn condem'nation of this terrible evil; and in order to arouse a wholesome public sentiment upon this most serious subject, Resolved, farther, That the bishop be reuqested to call upon the clergy of the diocese to preach upon some bunday, to be appointed by him, against the awful crime. Resolved, farther. That the bishop be requested to issue an address, praying, in the name of this council, the cooperation of the clergy of all churches and religious denominations in this effort, and requesting them to join the clergy of this church ui>on one day to be so appointed, in preaching upon one subject, and appealing to the people of the State to put away the curse of blood-guiltiness, which cries out, alas! from the laud, against us. In compliance with the action of council, I beg to address you this letter. The sin of murder is upon us. Homicides are of frequent distressing occurrence, and in oar judgment the public conscience needs to be instructed and the public mind aroused to a sense of the danger which threatens the character of our people. They need to be instructed upon the sacrednesB of human life as a gift of Almighty God, whose prerogative is to take what He alone can give \ Without warrant from Him no man may lawfully take his brother's life. The soldier on the battlefield, the officer of the law in discharge of his proscribed duties, the citizen in a fenoe of his own life may take life, without incurring the guilt of murder, for they act by warraut of delegated authority of "rulers," who are "God's ministers" and "bear the sword" by Divine authority, "to punish evil-doers;" bu4 such murders as have of late outraged the law of God, and degraded^ the sacredness of life, and dishonored the courage ana character ox our peopxe, can lay no claim whatsoever to tho sanction of Divine authority. We feel, beloved, that public sentiment needs to be aroused to a higher and nobler estimate of human life: We oaU upon onr clergy to rebuke too murderer, and to proclaim the law of Almighty God given to consecrate and bless the life of every man, made in His image, upheld by His Providence, and ret deemed by the precious blood of His only son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ I therefore appoint Sunday, the 19th of December, the fourth Sunday in Advent, on which day I call upon the clergy of the diocese to preach against the crime of murder, now so prevalent in our State; and I most respectfully invite our brethren, the ministers of Christ, of all denominations, to unite with ns on that day in upholding the magesty of God's law. the sacrednesa of human life, and the honor of our* -> $ beloved State. Faithfully, Ellison Capers, Bishop of the Diocese of South Caro* linn All Important. Aristocracies In different placee anA Igcs have prided themselves on many ilffereut things. One of the queerest* perhaps, Is the aristocracy according to iheeses, which which prevails among the patricians of Zermatt. The hristooracy of families is valued by the num- ' ber and age of the cheeses they poo- , sess. When a chi d is born, a cheese Is manufactured, which Is then called by the name of the child. It is partly ' eaten when its namesake gets married, | each wedding guest tasting a portion. The cheese Is then put away again, and .inally cut into and finished at the fuleral of the person whose name It bears. When a young man woos a : maiden, he begs to be allowed to dine with her family on a Sunday. His offer being accepted, the lovers wait anxiously to see whether the girl's father *' -' * - onf am tha will cause me cueese iu ut fable. At the end of the long meal, if all goes well, "the master of the house r $ solemnly fetches the cheese bearing the would-be bride's name, sets it on the table, cuts it and gives a piece to the young couple. When they have eaten it, they are a betrothed pair. f~*'Tod" Sloan, the American jockey who met with such success on the English turf, . astonished the English sportsmen with his [magnificent style of living. He occupied a handsome apartment at tho Hotel Ceoll? and had a valet.