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WINNSBORO, S. C.. W?i)NKSI):VV/DECEMBER ^188G/^ " NO. 19. F THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. tk-k'wvii.s 'i'jcxs: .in r;ss: ojxond " * "\v;;r."k 'or thj; sk*.iox. . jjjfr TIi? Lttvinakcrs Ism*.:t ;*.? liar*I jaSW Work?Olasly Intr^tittvcd )i?y Coiisiuc-retl. The second week of the session of ISstj-vaSs sftcketl tiv the introduction of the-usual ucanlier oi Lills, ?.?rce important. sonic aecuiiss-?iome that vrili pass, many' that will suffer the defeat they de|p serve. * The^enezjftl ^Asseatbiy-' has settled down to~ actual ?*ork,"autl llie 'fruit of its" labors'will ere long-be visible to the people. Wo give 4>fclow p. synapsis of t-Le proceedings, .condensed fronr the da2y papers. - -1 St-ants*. ^ The Senate's short .session was a verv > busy'one. Many bills were introduced,a large nuruber 'df reports were made apd the Calendar was cleared of all measures except; ttho$e ^provocative^..oi spcechmakn^g:-* There was. objection to the conUdgEsftaon' of. the. .Charleston and Sumtneryille reassessment bill, and it went ov^Ciontil to-mojg?GW. . When, the fWriin<~t .Senator V/itiuy oj/^va vw ?(j __ - _ r HempLni^ade.the -e^eetidii ;|faat. theH% printed -bill -ha&nqfc been x?.. theb^desks ^ of members fo^t^veniy-foTjx^oure^^e-: luired by tlie-rales.v .^^laster.j had itpiade- the speciih^^e^for .Friday 1 Senate ?<iw-?B^South fcarqfcna Col" lege tuitk>tt i>i.'k wi^Jx its uxifajorabie xepork"" was; m?4e vtlje^sgeekl ordeir-for-i Thursday at 3^clj^4c. * j. .: j The bill in relation"tol-Uriiiiig or eat- j ting untenanted houses having been re-1 ported upon/unfavorably, was recommitted. ' *i Several minor bills were passed and I sent to the House. . Tliff following-bijls received their sec- i onu reading: Amending . the General > Statutes in relation to quarantine; limit-!nor tltii nnnir-wr.of trial i List ices in York county; amending the lav.* in regard- to the VocdfiDf baildicgs in the city of Charleston; amending the charter of the Euta\rviI!e"-Eailroad Company. Senator Smy*tieyatisodU[<46<lthe follow-; ing concurrent _esarauon: *n i "That the committ^Y on printing of; Hk the two Houses be instructed to inquire W and report at as-early a day as possible whether the mutnod oi' printing the official reports of the State oilicers and of the Acts of the General Assembly e.ih not be so altered that much of.tbe blank space now appearing therein shall be. hereafter save if. ^ Also, whether the pri^tingVof so icav.sh duplicate matter cannot DC avoijfcd. ? Also, as. to the proprietj oKxequlgj^ each several dopartF ment of tne State Government to report annually the expense of printing incurred by such .depart wnt^Also, as to -the ; propriety of omitting 'any"; pa??. of the ( matter now anzguatiy. pemtetf'at a great! expense to the State; Government." i The follcwing'new' measures were introduced: Bill to z*egnlaie rhe-- pubiie! printing. This hill is designed io prel vent the allowance of unnecessary ;'iat'!.; ili_.J2nblisLin^ tiic T-rr=Ti.-3 iVKClT.i~V?'-k?~~rr < oincers, and is of':: -general reformatoryJ r nature. Bill to amend Section 1,0:58 of | the General Statutes, fixing the tnytegs. of the University. The .bill" provides' that the trustees shall consist of the vTOverno^^-ui^eiv>. .amL t>TO.j aaeq^ers. from cfestfl elected by the' (jrengral Assembly, one from each district, for a tennof two years, and one for a term of piivj Ve^rs.^ After the first election the tenfi'*of *&$&' shaii be^ijii^r^i-ars. ,;No 4>r<yfes$<;r - judicial"' ?.&*? shuii-.lji: l eligible to\Te$icn. /.,. ..., -... Bill to regulate she senieix:e of pns-! oners to the peniientiaay. * Xlns bii! |?fo-1 viacs that all,persons- sentenced"-to li?- I r>risonmeafcfor a'term not longer ..than i one year snail be" confined in tSe county i jails' and 'R^uired to do such work hi the j jjepnnties as may be retrained by law; bii. j Texturing certain p5rsoi>: sonten'ced to j imprisonment in county jails to r.ork on j roads, 'streetsorothorxmbiic works, and i punishing tM ejacapesbi' prisonpi?;.-sen-'.-j tenced'tpi^fBbnment'iinftpn^y j iiis; I biliiitafekiH3^wie%(3iarter .of ''SiSgstree: j proposing, $nndment to Article IV of the^Constitofion.-"'This provides?for a Court of Probate in each bounty* " frith L jarisdictiojiin r.Ji mat*ej? ,te^mentary W and of Vuanefes"'appertaining .to,n4?iron's and^lie >allotment. uf dower in cases" 01 idiocy and insanity; j abolishing *be of * iwy co&^hibn- j or; amending tiae* charter of the town of i Hampton; providing'for "the taxation of | dogs'fiaTbiichesr The" taxi's one. dollar ] a head and the xaovpy - is to go to thej . county ireasary^vto strike out fckctions : '. ."395 and 596 of the General Statutes, re- j lating to flic privilege tax on fertilizers, j aad substitute others in lieu thereof, i This-bill is Resigned to prevent: frauds ! in fertilisers; 'joint resolution to ratify j the census amentlurent to . the Cqastitu- i tion; to provide for tiinsporting "con-1 victs to the penitentiary by the peniten- | tiary guards. At 1 o'clpckon>E&esu^y, :$CktIi ulfc.', the Senate, acceptingthe'^iivitation"of the t Eouayproceeded to the Hull of. Ilepresetf&tiv^jiafti6iii?4.14:. .thd Legislative J processio^to thef'Oijera House to par-1 iicipate in the inauguration ceremonies, j At 2 o'clock, the inauguration, being over, the Senate chamber " v.-as again ] tilled. Lieutenant Governor Mauldin: and Presideat^co tempore! Izlar: oceu-j pied, seats at the President's desk. Governor Pdciiardson and cx-Goverhor ^ Sheppard sa: somewhat behind them. At 2.03 President Izlar called the Senate ggragkto oraer ancr sma: B "Gentlemen o?-^V^jaiate,\?l' take DF pkesure in introducing "to you Licutennr ant Governor iltf;:lclin->vv/no..Las- qnaii* lied by taking the oatii ofToiiiceJ audVis now ready to assume the' duties of President of the ' \ Lieutenant *-Gqvcnior'' ila'nldih advancing to ine desk, read the following brief jidcu^ss^in^a clear voice, and \vith deHbera?? enunciation: ' ^Gehtifnjfch pi tUc Senate.-'The ;tct:on ' 4f^iih^)e<JpIe'of South Carolina "calls for o fecial- duties a^ytmr presiding" qmcer. Eeaiizin^ tol^l'iiljcst iay- inexperienceprf position, I Le^eak* yqu?kEiclest consideration you ana laenixaxo x^c ^uiu^ivuorable body.,; -yvg|6iit w tkpSw 'yon one and all are* l?&$c?iioik .intention ffer' adv^e^^c 4 ph. J wltitea' <litt'erencesia discussion luay jH^...bciv?gyn. you proivr u::cicourteous bemuds, and promote*.]. alone by a purpose to seek and do the right. 1 Tl^ iK)Idi^.?f:,pitV4io eftcvibving's-yirnlf it, at ?fl'.flyffijjuCT.rl" f.AI?y1"'-. jlore especially isljiis true iu the present conditionf0^crdi*St^.t<.v . We are -just passing tu/d^lr T^ar%df ^s{^i4>V?.'.-and material disasters. ILe . j;o*nest- and laborious e3^rts:.pt our .people have? betabut ]>ooriy "rewarded. In addition to the failure- o? our crops. eaus('?d^-by unpropitu?us .seasons,^we have, incurred the sau iTes-fructfo^of 'l: f<? "aifd "property in the chief ciiv ot our. State. In view" ot ; .v " ?. > - ' " ? . aaea aaqynaa a MaBweggMBi ' these unexampled - misfortunes * it he- ] | hooves u.s, us the'servants of the people, i to act with fixe greatest caution, * to the i end'ihat *.ve may justify the confidence ' of the people and give them wise, prudent and economical laws. ' I am sure that eyen* Senator upon this, tloor appreciate.-; the intelligent needs of the | Stile, and that such measures, will. receive your approval and support as will tend to promote the public' good and advance the moral'and material welfare (-of the people. Trusting that a kind Providence v.iil direcfrvbur eve/y effort, I now announce that \kc Senate is ready . to proceed with business." i \ Ilesoiutions complimentary to Ger.eral | lz3arv President pro leni., were uuanii niuusly Adopted. . | / Tllto--first real debate of the session : occurred in the Sunate Wednesday,, the | occasion being the bill providing; for a i reassessment of property in portions i Chiirit-ston, Berkeley and Collet on. connSts: Some of the most important provisions of the bill would have failed but for the support of., the Senators from Richland, Anderson and Spartanburg. Senator WofFord'moved that on Wednesday, December-8, the Senate consid; -.T, i&a special order, resolutions -on the death of SenaU^E.^^Bobo, of Spar tanburg, juail jK. I'. 'i'ocid, oi JLaur^ns. | Adopted. i*" Senator ' Patterson, renewed his con: current resolution on- the Columbia i Canal, iiust the legality of a transfer of i i.tha State's interest-to the city of Colum| bia be inquired into, leaving the investi! g^tlom however, to the select committee : already provided for by Senator Sligh's motion, instead of to the finance, and ways and means committees as originally j -pro'^oscd. There was no . objection, and j I the resolution was unanimously adopted. I ;' The judiciary . committee reported a . bill' carrying out'the suggestions of j Governor Sueppard as to the swearing ! ! of -witnesses by the foreman of the grand | j jury. The same committee reported j favorably on bills ratifying the amendi raents to the Constitution relating to tlie ' census and to State bonds. i The committee on education reported j unfavorably on -Senator Hurray's bill j changing the method of electing trustees' j of the University-. j The committee on county oiHees and j j officers repcrttd unfavorably on the bill j i .M.'olithiag the-oilioe ox jury commission-! [erf "" '* j ! The agricultural committee reported j i favorably cn Senator Youmanss bill to J j prevent certain frauds in fertilizers, and ! i submitted a favorable report with amend- j ments on the bili exempting a certain ! portion oi ^Marion c< -unty from the operations of the stock law. The committee on "printing recommended the passage of Senator'SIurray's j oiil to regulate the public printing.,.. _ j The judiciary comini'tc-e reported a! j joint resolution..can-ying out ...Goyemor j | Sheppard's suggestion as to extra com- j pensation for the attorney general for j extra services in the Blue Ilidge Scrip i nrrmn SAfl to 1>A an- I I vwr--' "-.^r r?? ? -xj >>ropriafceaa& ?1,003." -> : The following' were introduced: Proi viding for the transportation of convicts |--$o the-State-penitentiary; providing for i ike collection of taxes due upon forfeited |;Iand&and-to restore-spcli lands .to the eties to persons under the age of fifteen years; amending the law in relation'to ^ighffoysjind- badges. This bill abolj ishes. the oflice of superintendent of : highways, and devolves its duties upon r;t?ie eo]i?rty conarnissioners;: authorizing [ (coahty-auditors t<a-.. destroy tax1'-returns itft.rifcwo^years. --- ' - / y.-- vv,.v The bill to, reduce^ the assessment of i retv osifeteiin Charleston, in consequence .' "of the earthquake^ v.-as passed to its third a-eading,.q,jjd.afterwards read a third time j i aid sent to' the Bouse.. . . i. A -concurrent resolution wag. adopted, i to direct the Attorney General to enforce ' the State's claim against CVrbih Stone. The bill' to 'authorize' county coinniisI or?/l AAimfr crr#T>/*,r?l ^^r>rnn'cc-Tr?r?t?r^ C/IUVL VVUUV* . OV^JLiV/Vi VV^?mX>MiViiU4^ . to borrow monej was killed. ' - .. ; The resolution to authorize th's StateBoard of Agriculture to . erect buildings and make and exhibit of the resources of ; the State at the proposed .Inter-State summer' "agricultural. encampment, at Spartanbiu'g was opposed by-.. Senator Moody.. who .moved to strike out the resolving clause. Af+er some debate Senator Murray offered an amendment pro- i vidiiig t&at no buildings be erected unless | the site', wis deeded to the State, and! jimitiug the expenditure.to .81^000. This [ T7P.s adopted and the resolution passed: j Senator Edwards called for the-special : order, his bill providing that a tuition fee i of 360 be charged students in the South j. Carolina .College. This bill had been I unfavorably reported by the judiciary | commiuec. a minomy, one-unm 01 ine i committee, had reported iri: favor of a ! tuition i'ee of $.30. Senator Edwards! moved to indefinitely postpone the report! "of the committee and take up the bill. I He then spoke in favor of the bill. At j : the close of his remarks the further con- i | sideration of the bill wa? postponed till . the 8tH inst. Mr. Austin introduced a joint resolution' ; to. elect - ;i - Superintendent and Board of Directors of the penitentiary on the 2th inst. * j f :: ' T~ - Arecess- was- taken from adjournment uctii Tuesday 7th inst.. at 7 P. M. . A bill to aiaend the law fixing the Trustees of the South Carolina College was mideTlie special'Order for Thursday Oth ius.l.. at li 31. A-bill to regulate the public printing was passed to a third reading, with amendments providing that the Agricultural Depart- . incut and' the Board of Heitfth shall pay for their own printing: ail departments to report the <>'?>t "f their printing to the Comp-. tVoHcr General, to be embraced hi liis report. y- r House <>t iU'prcNen Among the nevr bills' introduced are Tue folio niiig:. Bill to amend-the .Act dividing-the State into seven Copgr^icui al districts. The ' plan proposed" is fcp; take Beaufort county from the 7tu and tack;it' on to the 3rd (Uncle George Tillman's; district. That portion of Orangeburg county now in the 7th district is to be taaked on to 'the :lstr dibble's) district," and that portion of Kichland'now iii the Ttli district on to the 4th (Perry's - district. : " 'Bill'to-create two new voting precincts in Kerslii'.-v county; bill to provide for taxation of-'dogs-'in^fchis-State and to aiioct tlu> application'of said tax; bill in Relation to the Ixm j oi. Prolate Judge UjL >V 1111 WUUIJ ? JUJLLLl; Xt;i>tSAU.Ul\S.Ll Crreonviiin county to borrow a sufficient sum to pay off the jurors and witnesses; bill to 1. lisu the lien la\v; a Constitutional an^ncfchont'aboKsbing*' the homestead exemption; bill to reduce the salaries of sehOoi^orn'mi^ionerto Si GO: bill .. to abolish auditor and require the treasurer to.pei^onn tUo: duties; bill to repeal --the biiice of register of mesne conveys-<evs& for (. reeiiville; and: - devolve' the duties thereof on -the clerk r bill to make j municiprJ'cdrpbr^ions' liable for tortsj, j bill io change the name and_ amend the charter o: tne un ester, ureanwcou ^auu :A1/je.viUtkliailtoad Company.; Tur. Harpor, billto-iegntate the costs of. dieting prisoners in coxintv jails; bill to regulate iuid iLv tb.V-salaries-.oi .sefcool-cuimnis' -i- - 4-*-? saoners. .. .-2- =. "-Among'thel Wlls- repertedby tiie" jrtclr; eiary committee was one to amend Section" 1,731 of the General Statutes, reluting to the selling of intoxicating Bquors, Arc. Tlie report was unfavorable, and in the general rush of routine work the bill was rejected. Mr. Dantzier, of Orangeburg, the author of the bill, moved a reconsideration of the bill, with permission to take the floor and make a few remarks. Mr. Dantzler stated that under the law as it is now written an insignificantly small community could organize, get a charter and sell spirits under the local option law. The amendment proposed to limit the sale of liquors to towns of not less than 500 inhabitants. The bill was placed on theCalendar. . The last bill passed before adjourning for the inauguration was one to limit the number of trial justices in York county. During the passage of the bill Mr. Heady, of Edgeneld, offered an amendment requiring official bonds of $500 from the justices and constables. In support of his amendment Mr. Ready took occasion to say that it was a notorious fact that many trial justices in the State had collected public funds and had never accounted for them. He thought that by bonding these officials the State would be protected and a better class of men secured fOr the service. .Mr. Wilson, the author, explained that the bill threw sufficient safeguards around the officials, and besides it "was a purely local measure. The ameiidment "was voted down and the bill ordered for a final reading. The only measure that has come direct from the Farmers' Convention is a bill of which Mr.-Tindal, of Clarendon, gave notice some days ago. It was prepared by the committee of the Farmers' Association appointed for the purpose, and is intended to give-to-.the Farmers' Asfociation the control and management of the bureau of agriculture. The bill is very long and its details elaborate. lvhe following is a brief outline of its general features: Section I. A board of agriculture is created to be known as "the South Caro iina Board o? Agriculture" to' consist of ten members, live of whom are to be elected annually. Term of office two years. Vacancies to be tilled by the board itself. The president-of the board is to serve for one year. Section 2 names as the first board the gentlemen selected by the recent Farmers' Convention, viz: D. Iv. Xorris, 0 olmson Eagood, E. T. Stackhouse, R. A. Love, E.'L: Rivers, Allan Johnston, B. B. Tillman, A. E. Davis, IvL L. Donaldson and D. P. Duncan. These are to meet and select five of their number to serve for one year tlie remaining Jive two years. . Section 3. A meeting of the board is to be held .every year in the city of Co. An 4-l-?Tr AJyi'lAT nf \ A- ! lUXLL?-AUi? VU 4- U-l_CV*C^J w* -.1 V* 1 vcmber; together rritli the." board' there j shall be a" Convention of live delegates! from each County'Farmers' Association, j who are made, for the time being, ex- j /ofiieio members of the board, "for the ] purpose of deliberation and eonsulta-1 tion as to the wants, prospects and condition the agricultural interests throughout the State, and to fill all vacancies in the board.'' Section -i grants the usual corporate rights to the board. Section 5 fixes the _ compensation of the members at-three dollars per diem while-engaged in the performance of their'duties (.not exceeding fifteen days .in a year) and live ccnts per.mile traveling expenses.' ' Section provides that the' members the ..board*, elected at these annual Conventions-snan-os suomittea 10 me Gene-al Assembly foi continuation, with the right on the part of the Legislature to. rejcct any of them and elect others in their places. : ' Section 7 prescribes the duties of the board f* -"make annual reports to the Legislature, a general review of the condition of agriculture, &c., estimates .'of i money required, , no money to be drawn ! from the treasury exceot under specific, j appropriation by the General Assembly j oh warrants drawn by the secretary anu j countersigned by the * president of the j board. Section S piovides for the election by the board of "a secretary" or "executive 'officer" of the board, compensation . The lx?ard may - also elect a clerk or clerks to assist him, salaries??dollars: Secretary's bond, 85,000. . Section 0 prescribes the general duties, of. the secretary*, which are about the ' ? C 1 1 ' iL - x. I sarae as inose percormeu- uy uiu present .commissioner. Section 10 provides for tlie distribution, bj tne secretary, of all seeds," plants, trees and shrubbery received by him, ??rc. : * Section 11 relates to the collection of statistics,- ?c., and provides that the secretary -shall; "assist, and co-operate with the State Agricultural Society to make the State Fair a success, and render all the encouragement in. his power to the county.fair associations." Section--12 gives the secretary, under instructions of the-'board, the power to quarantine in cases 'of contagious _.dis UibtJS clLLi'JIii^ jfclLLUIIiUa, ttU. Section .13 directs the secretary to collect 'it c.ents per -ton on commercial fertilizers sold or offered;-for sale in the State, tlie money, to .be paid into the ;State treasury to fee credit-oi'the board. : Railroad companies and other common carriers are prohibited from deiiyering any fertilizer that 3oes hot bear the prescribed tag... Railroads and other common" carriers arc"''required toVkeep a record of all fertilizers* transported by them, and report to the secretary the names of shippers, consignees and dates of delivery. - Said report to be made' on the 15th" of-July annually, under a penalty of not less'than SI 00 nor more than $5!?0,.or imprisonment. ( -. .Section 14 requires tags to be affixed to each package of fertilizer showing the net pounds, name of'manufacturer, and a chemical analysis'" shoeing "the- percentage o* nij.rogjji^or ifcs equivalent in ammonia in" ;iny available form of potash soluble in water, and of j^hosphoric acid in an available form soluble or reverted, as well as the total .phosphoric acid." KJCULivjii. ?'j ICV]UJJ.C;O iiia.KUauiuicio uuu. sellers of fertilizers to d^p.osit 'samples . of their goods \ritll the secretary. - Seption 16. .The secretary ;is constituted the"Siate inspector of fertilizers, and he or his deputy rare authorized to open and analyze samples of all fertilizers exposed lor sale. "Section 17'provides for the appointment by the board of a State-chemist, and. prescribes his duties. Section L?~ provides that no person^ shall offer for sale "any pulverized leather, raw, sit?2|ieci. roa&ted, or in any fgrm a iertiMzer or as-an' ingredient"' vdthoiit attaching to every package of it a f certificate,of,that : . Section 1'J provides the penalties for violating these- provisions':- - fine from $100 to $509,'or imprisonment from thirty days to she-months. ?ecuon zv. xne powers ana cranes heretofore exercised by the State board :of agriculture in - connection with the eolleeti'onlof phosphate royalty are, by this section, transferred io"the*comptroi[ler.ggnejaL 4 Section 21. Sixty days after the pass. r > ?.. - age of this Act the commissioner of agriculture be directed to turn over to the new board all the property, <vc. Section 22 appropriates the sum of $15,00U to defray the expenses of the ; new board for the current fiscal year. Section 2-5 gives the board supervision i ox the fish interests of the State. Section 21 contains the usual repealing clause of all Acts inconsistent, <Vc. ] The following are among the new bills : introduced: Bill to regulate the sale of liquor by jirescription in towns v, here the local option law prevails; bill to reI quire persons fishing with seines to regis! ter their names in the clerk's office, and I to give bond not to violate the lisli laws; j j bill to devolve the duties of supervisor I ' of registration upon jury commissioners; j j bill to innend Section 13, Chapter 2, of ! ; the. lGeneral Statutes, relating to the j i compensation of members of the General i j Assembly; bill to make slander a- crimij nal offense; bill to charter the Chester ! and Newberry railroad; bill t;? punish the stealing oi' mtious, fruits, potatoes or turnips, whether severed iroru the freehold or not ; bill to reduce the salary of the trial justice at the town of Man-. ning; bill-to limit the number of trial justices in Edgelicld county; bill to authorize the county commissioners of | Clarendon to borrow money. The bill to abolish the salary of the | ollice of Lieutenant Governor waspassed ! to its tlikvi reading. The bill-provides i that that officer shall receive only ?10 I oer diem and nukace durine the session ; of the General AhSeiitbiy. A motion was made to reduce the per diem to but this was voted down. Under the present law the Lieutenant Governor gets .$1,000 per aenum in addition to his per diem during tbo sei-sioii of the Legislature. Future Lieutenant Governors will receive only about $300 per annum" all told. The bill to amend Section 2,62'J of the General Statutes, relating to drawing and terms of service of grand jurors was passed to its third reading. In effect it ! makes.a- thorough change in the jury system. so for as it relates to grand juries. As explained by its author it proposes to make the grand jury a perpetual body, 'constituted on the same nlan as the "State 'Senate is constituted. The officers of Court to draw venires on . December, 1SS8, two revives of. 0 .men ?aeh, thus making 18 grand jurors. Nine of these are to serve for one year and Dior two ears. After the expiration of one year only 9 jurors are drawn every year, so that there will be- 9 old jurors and.9 new jurors on every- grand jury. The judiciary committee had- reported the bill unfavorably," and designated jilr. S. P. Hamilton to ''conduct, the case"', as it were. 3Ii\. Hamilton, therefore, moved to strike out the enact- ., ing clause. The motion was lost, and the bill passed, as before stated. The bill authorizing the foremen of grand juries to administer baths'to" witness summon, d by the solicitor was passed to a third reading. The committees, in their reports, sat down upon quite a number of bills, among them the following: Bill to limit' the rate of interest to 7 per cent.'; bill providing for a "horizontal*' reduction ju the salaries of all the State officers; bill to abolish, the office of registrar of. mesne conveyance in Greenville county, (tliis :bill was rejected and killed "out of hand;") bill to regulate the sale of liquors by druggists; bill to make slander a criminal offence, (this biff was alsojiilled;) bill to reduce the'salaries of Suj-preme and Circuit Judges. All .these, with the exception of the two specified, go* on the Calendar for discussion. jFavorable reports were submitted on the Farmers' Agricultural Bureau bill, the text of which has already -been published. A resolution-was adopted prohibiting the introduction of bills in the House after the loth instant. _ ' ; :>I0iU3 XEV." BILLS. Bill to regulate the license for circuses J and traveling shows; bill to amend the; law in relation to tuition fee in the j 'University; in relation to trial justices in Fairfield comity: to Reduce the salaries of sundry officers in Pickens county; to regulate the weighing of haled cotton; to repeal Section 2 of the Act to estab-. lislx the priorities of certain statutory liens; to amend Section 2,398, General Statutes, in relation to the enforcement of agricultural liens;'to exempt certain ,p. -rtions of Colleton county- -from the Operation of the stock Jajr; to amend. Section 2,.'318, General Statutes, in relation to the trade in cotton seed; to repeal the law requiring the publication of the annual reports of the county Ci >mmissioners. and school commisdouers; bill to ratify the constitutional amendment relative to the census; bill to prohibit the mortgaging of crops in South Carolina; bill to have a reassessment of the realty of the State made; bill to prohibit coroorations from eharcinc more for weighing cotton than is actually nec- j essary to pay the weigher; bill to allow all Confederate soldiers who have lost a limb or are otherwise unable to earn a living in consequence of wounds received in the service" of their country,. and who have resided within the State for ten years and have received. no pay from any other State, to have and receive the same assistance as South Carolina soldiers are allowed. The bill to repeal the Prohibitoiy Law in Barnwell county was passed without ;debate. . The bill to allow witnesses in criminal eases to lie ezamined by commission was amentied. ana pass; a to a lima reading.. Several bills of local interest -were introduced, -and a few' of like-character were passed to a third reading. When the I'iil prohibiting licenses to be issued in a town <jf Icss'thrui five hundred inhabitants was readied, the " debates became lively. Messrs.. Jolitf C. Haskell and John (;. Seegers taking an "active part. ' A motion to strike out the enacting clause easiest, by- & u>G3>*bseiii-iU.-- - - ' |1 An uiitefiuineut Xo strike yul .>ftO and-iiir ijseit^O'T/ajrl^' : I' . " A motion to postpone was lost, by' G3* to 40. The temper of the House was to finish the-second, reading and; pass the'.bilkto.a. third reading, which was, assured-by life vote lo strikeout the enacting clause.- - ' \\ !m*ii I'eojJl:' Weljjh 3Jo*t. According to experiments carried. out by the Belgian savant Quetelet, says & recent Paris letter, a man attains his maximum weight towerd his -lOt-h year, and begins to lose it-sensibly toward his tiOth vesir;' A woman, however, does not attain h-v maximum weight until her o'itu y<v;r. iuc. i,ge at wiiicli peop-c attain . their in.t\inniiu weight' uuuLcUifi weight itself differ in t-lie different classes 'of society. In the aiilnent classes' the. average ma vim ton weight is 172 pounds/ and is attained "at 50 years of age.. lathe artisan' class it is 134 pounds, af-' .taiued at -10. . Among farm laborers it is 171 pounds, attained at GO. In the gen-'eral classes it 'is 101 pounds, -an obis reached between -40 and 50 years of age. The sav.- miU. of Luther Aull, in ?dge: field cour.'y, >:u> destroyed by fire- last week. His* cotton press, :i considerable quantity of cotton,lumlieraw] ? l?Arn w*r?destroyed. 1 r.| A -(loyeftnur kiohakds^n; tiij: installation or m~K new EXECUTIVE. -The inviKfitral Atltlre*.- on tlx (>ccaj?i??i?~-A Strung ami Tinivly i'jijk : Governor. John-Peter Eieliardson.. \vas dul? inaugurated on Tuesday the %)0th ult., in the Opera House .at Columbia. Aftey taking the oath of oilice,. Governor Richardson, made his inaugural address-. ?. t . w . as follows: .VTCmtiVillftLJl -Ui LAIC OCilUCC tfliU XXi>U2?C '( if. Representatives: It is with a deep sense of the responsibility and obligation! assuTtic^'thatTliavc jnsf taken in tliis. solemn presence'- the constitutional oath.of oiliee as Governor of South Carolina. With no ordinary emotion, and with a 'heart "full of gratftriflo to the iieopie of this State, rarongh 'tHioh- partial kindness I am the recipient of'this? exalted honor, I this .day entei'-upon the dis-' 'charge of its high duties,, to.theiaithfulj hcneSt,. vigilant and patriotic execution of which' I pledge the honor of a devoted son of Carolina. ' . ~,4i *' Sincerely distrustful of my-.^rtvn abilities, I confidently rely. y&u, their chosen representatives,^ for ?uch wise, liberal' and conservative action as will render the progress of - the, State in material prosperity rapid and- the cxeeur live administration of her affairs easy. To* the most unobservant and in differ-, ent it must be apparent that these are :time&; fruitful of vast and pressing e/-?/>i?>! in;]ncrr.:] rjTlil >?' -?*v? vwv/^w^u ic, "both in State and national aflairs, .which demand for their solution'the ablest talent and most unselfish patriotism.' .Notwithstanding- the dual nature of our j institutions and government,-.investing] : tlie citizen, as it does, with varied duties.] and'interests, the peculiar conSition of! our State, socially and politically, during j the-dark days of "reconstruction. rigidly j confined the.attention of our people to the seemingly hopeless' and Herculean task of' wresting from a chaos of corruption and venality hi'all their hideous forms, and of. universal malfeasance in official life, such as had never before disgraced the annals of a . ivihzed community, order and good government. How successfully,' how marvelously, this has been accomplished, .ncod I attempt to describe? . Surely, it can never be possible that the deep,. soul-burning humiliations, the crushing" tyranny, the ruinous taxation we so long endured, the bold effrontery of loatiisome .vice in Migii J places that . stalked .-in open daylight; through the streets of this beautiful capital, have s'O' soon passed out of mind and been forgotten like the idle terrors of a dream, amidst the quieting, restful surroundings of the renewed peace; order a-ld good government we 'now so bountifully enioy. To the people of Carolina, I verily believe, one of the greatest misfortunes that could occur vvould be an oblivious disregard of a "former experience that, up9n the least- cessation: - of vigilance 'on their part.,'might, and would almost surely, again become' a terrible possibility. lVThe same elements of evil aiVhere, the same forces present,.though laten^btit'fo .'tins' generation, wKo arc. the witnesses of - and'the' sufferers from'' eerraifiiy rne.i most: anomalous- uuu c.v traordip^ry condition ' oi' political. and social li?e under which a ' people ever lived, I do* not' tliiiiid "tnere call ever come any dehige of' Lethean-"'-waters so over Mielming as to sink into oblivion the bitter memories of the past.. .Sad, , indeed, would be the sufe;re,^ilts of Criminal furgetfulhess'o'f a lesson soro uglily taught, so heroically: learned! ' No, this can never be. Wc are again in the house of our fathers, as masters and rulers, and tve are here to stay as such for all time;, but to stay inspired by the true instincts of liberty and animated solely by a high and patriotic purpose .to - dispense "evyuhanded justice, to maintain the.purity of our "institutions, and to, secure to _ all classes and conditions of our citizens ererv lecral. constitutional and inherent right of man. .With'..the inestimable advantages-of good and honest government once more surrounding us, like a life-giving atmosphcre, how bright the prospect for a rapid advance in all the arts. of. peace and in the aceumulation.of the-wealth; to which our wonderful . resources' of; "soil., and climate so justly entitle us! JFrue, .we are just at1 this "time 'in "a 'condition of great-business depression,' corhmon 'to ' ey.ery.interest of the, whole world.-and-in no.way peculiar to ourselves, .save,, per-, haps, in complications arising from the transition phase' through -which our agricultural industry is now passing.- To this great interest "we. should -.certainly give promptly'that', at'tontion ,.whicli/its importance to the general welfare so imperatively demands.'- We .should approach its consideration -with" tliat calmness ox judgment and-freedom from passion so 'essential to reaching wise conclu-'. sions.' The Department of Agriculture, to whose charge its irlferCats''have been intrusted,. and wlio^-development litis been the object of suchjjarnest, i-faitliftiland successful:efforts,' kliould be,.sui; , tained and'-iorstCTedr " 'All laws' ttpon our statute .books.tending to tlxp '.^ixrdaiiou of its deyeiopsient,' 'or i'cJiiculateu to direct its energies into unprofitable channels, should-be at once repeated,,, and such measures\onlyas.axe absolutely needed'for its proper vencGura&ementshould be eiutcted. "" * < . s Perfect freedom of action and Judg-.j mentis-the- mosfc: efficient 'inttDnthv.to-l successful exertion i;v all the occupationsof life:' This it is the^dutf (of 'anygoycm1 meni'to^ insure to. ui*y. citi^fen, whether wrtllring^in/the'patha of cq^rae'rcej 'following the professions, or gathering^ the.wealth ol natere-from pur , teeming forests and causing .our Holds to yield their abjmdant- increase. I speak <15> <1 UM iUCr, Y|AIU 1UY?5 xua VxiiUMQ'- ?fXOU an ardorinherited f?am ancestors derated Solely ?o the tillage :of the soil, and whose instincts, affinities and sympathies arc;'therefore, natnr^y aEcd Traindy enjist^d in 'the: 'fexcbdssftd furtherance * of jthatgrandest and .'noblest, of. pursuits. A fair field, untrammeled opporV trinities, :.;esact" justice, freedom" from discriminating legislation; and such .encouragement as is entirely* within'; the legitimate sphere of government,-is .all the American citizen asks or. needs, and constitute the very - fundamental principles.-of the liberty for ^*hk-h Washington lougho and conquered, and in defense,of.; which our heroes crimsoned the count-1 less liills and valleys of the Sunny South, j 31ay the genius'of liberty preside for-1 ever over otirdesritry^nd 'direct. aii^uvvr. eil'< 'i'ts to the aceoiupiiiUmeiji 01 >.v glorious. a triuuipil in governmental seipnee. i Affiidsi, rlir* gratulation, we certaicly possess- Che iii.l jthe^restored eseditand improved finances' I .of-the State. br6ugiit to renewed iife^ as it wek>, from a condition of almost absolute decav and death. We' should not forget toucan closely the expenditures of the government, and restrict them within 'the lfmits 'of a wise-"and liberal economy. This is but simple justice to the .-taxpayer, who, however cheerfully and uncomplainingly he may pay -.his- quota oftribute,' should not be "subjected to grc-ftt r , t j er burdens than the necessities of govi. emment imijeratively demand. But it J should also i ?e remembered that the I smallest and fewest appropriations are not: j always the .wisest economy. Govern- j ; ment is business, and, like any - other j j business,.requires i'or its successful con- j s duet the uic-r.f :ruonev; such, for in-j j stance,- as for the adequate compensation j | of.ofiicii.ls, the proper maintenance of j j charitable-and penlid-institutions, the I : prompt payment - of all public obiiga-j ' tions, the liberal support or- common! schools and higher institr.' ions <?i learn- j i ihg, the necessary e^enses of legislation j j itself, ajid She numerous other incidental i j purposes tliafc io.ot up no inconsiderable ! amount. . !' We have already.achieved much in the i vray of- economy, having . reduced exj penditures to appoint that places the g<>vi'ernment of this. Shite among the. cheap' est,... if not the very cheapest, .of the j States of the Union. A comparison of j o'ur expenditures with those-of any other j State will, I am ture, fully justify this assertion. 'While looking, then, with .continued care to the exercise of this cardinal virtue of economy in the administration of our ailairs. especial attention L should, bo paid to maintaining the credit of the State, now at a point of excellence nover before reached in the history of her finances." II' this credit is i'ully sustained the. opportunity will soon lw presented, by the early maturity of our securities. of refunding them at a much i rcdaced rate of interest, and thus re- j lieviug the, taxpayers, by a single trans- j action, .of an annual burden of perhaps one hundred and iii'ty thousand dollars. This surely will prove a measure of economy that would be sensibly felt as a relief to every industry and occupation, and should enlist, therefore, for its accomplishment, tlie active sympathies and co-operation of all A practical test of the feasibility of this project must | soon be made in the case of our deficiency bonds and stocks, which mature as early .is .Tmiv. 1S8X- for the refundinff of which ! timely provision, will have, of necessity, 1 to be made. ' Bat lioweyer rigid tlie ideas entertained upon this subject, however great tlie apparent necessity for retrenchment and reform, there is one direction in which .they cannot be exercised without sliding the young iife oi' the people and .sapping the very sources of our material and intellectual streiigth. I allude to j our public schools and-4he system of Colleges we call the University. The ! one is the essential complement of the j other, and neither can accomplish the full measure oi its usefulness without its j necessary coadjutor in the grand wort i of education. In the common schools j are to be laid, the broad foundations, and j iirthe institutions of higher learning are) to. Do reared tu.e oeanxirai ana loity structures of intellectual development that render a people prosperous, happy, * great and respected among tiie cations 01 'tlie earth. [Applause.] Such institutions are not like mushrooms?the growth 01 a night. They'reqaircrlohg years 'of patient sacrifice, of unceasing patriotic effort, of liberal and unstinted support, 't<y attain their"'full stature and grand proportions, where their pinnacles, reaching to j the.-sky-, ..will .shed" a beam of fransc'end^ni brightness over -the land,vivifying industry and warming into J active lile every dormant energy. - ! ... Iy thl' nrutter of education wo ran not j aflprdiito.-.contract. The *4ine pcsKey should.be to broaden, to-deepen and to Viclcn, as the.resources o? the State-permit,' until the last vestige of mental, darkness is swopt from our borders, and every'child iu.thc State shall''becomu the recipient of'the benignant influences of thorough instruction. The accomplishment of this great work, with us,, am only be gradual, for none but the-willfully blind can fail to see and feel the iivevn-ilbvvi-.inbim-awtu-nt. so widesmvssd and universal. J3nt,. at le:ist, no step backward sliouiil 1?L- taken. The march must be ever- onward; with the steady determination .not to be: outstipped in 'the race by our sister States <>f the Union, who are ben<liug e-vei-y energy to the most complete ami pel tVct development of their. e< iiicational systems. South Carolina, among if not the firstto establish* a system of free. schools, imperfect though it was, luis the uuded incentive of anobI? juntjiiibu to maintain .Lei ancient'' proud p<>sitiou among the" most, advanced and progressive of{iip-States. N'orwiU; tlu; fruits of such a liberal policy be eith. i meagre or destitute nf it certain and abundant compensation. Kow richly lias she in'the past reaped the reward;of her "liberality to her institutions of dearniiig. Need! tell of the illustrious mimes that have illumined her annals both in 'peace and in war? Of how her sons, trained in these institutions and-imbued in every fibfe nf their being with, Carolina, sent invent and Carolina devotion to principle, have carried her tlag often to victory, but always to glory, and have won for her a quence-not bounded ' by.. continents ov oceans'i fiow the heart. thviils villi. emotions of tUo lu^iysijitato ."pride as <v : road; of tlio- men v?ho wore indeed giants in those days, tin* ?*tefcr.ttty :r>e?fs:of. the' greatest and *?est -in the liuul! X.H.'vG, uiuikipii a hnndred others Jiuost '.(ti-itilN famous, I liave 110 hesitation in asserting that the product ion of two such men,.as McDuihe aud 'Tr.om\vell*both poor d >ovsv-v,\?nKi fully com-pensate for eu-i'y" dolIaV expended in the >uaiutenance of the institutions which hm'tured them. _Tlie. South.- Cu*oiinaj. College fmd the State Military Academy, as tlie c;i?\s'f.vaes to a pei-fected'system of common schools, and Glided by othey instjt utious. of' a similar ch-iv.eter,. wall .mosjt :!<iS.ived!v-.tw>Yi*. in the'not distant fuUpv. tjic'imfailirig sburce*ol prosperi- , ty, liaprnTiess and' advaiiccin?;:"for* ail' that ylevates and ennobles. Ffori: ihoii:'fitty.tit v?ii),isSue :iii ajiiiuai sto^tty.<::i A isvoi.iir:% youth, with U-arts Hll^l,. .villi ^^'t^ittViuVo of cVmhtry, utAVsC/ ge-"' niai mid refreshing iiitfuerice-w-ill perme*' ate rmd aiyread through everr\-'n?uk-aHd ' corner ci "tJiis /air and beautifulState,? and vviii, like' running waters lii a desert iand, rutise to spring up'everynh'eret>mw* 1 life. vigor and wealth. "Xiviifciijat'ii ju>?; the Assembly, wo have a higli. i-jul; glorious .task\ before us, in. \vlijcl: 1 to: li>yal,son of Car*>liha' should' fail t. > do his full duty, with urtllhiehiug' and self-sacrificing.. devotion. 'We- have rescued this, belove-d State of. ours, the heritage'"*' our fathers,-' from: the igiion:iiiious rrtle of the str.tagev :uid the alier.';. i?irt-it;is*le?t us ..yet io Make her restorsitiaa i?exft<-c. and, complete, nor should: v. o cease, ouch in his sphere, to re^u: .1 lire services a* consecrated.to ' 1 holy v.'orli, until- we see j>"? a<vain i-ehV'.Vnlitated in ail hcj,>^eieiit 'and re-.splendent of wealth. ] >rosperi- j ty,-V*0"?*ei- and honor. . rImmense: ai >-1 ,'piause. [ A Aciorjuus S*.>;yiUf r rreatci. C;i VT:'A-x>?%.:Xi Dt^eSi^Si^'J^Charjes C'aiieiy .th.v- was arrested at Birm^hapV,'Ak., io-iViv. liu ; awindlol particsnr: tKTs'&l# 'out "of $00.'d00 ; worth or Jaod. 'Sere ou ih'j requisition of Jhfe-GweerBOSjof:A4abap.ia. He is: 'wauled i:r ..several other sinlilar crimes. .. * ' - f WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN'. : iie Proposition of the French (iovernnent to Recognize the Southern C?:nfctleracy. (F. W. 1). in. the Sunday Nt^rs.) I return now to the proposition in relation to the recognition of the Confederacy which was made on behalf of the limperor Xapoleon. The date was not given me, but I imagine that it must have been at about the time that the Federal Government wa.s in the straits which Mr. Swinton has described. It was probably in Mayor June. ltt&A. The story, as it was given to me, is as follows: Mr. blidell had had a pleasant acquaintance with M.Mocquard, the private secretary of the Emperor Napoleon, wiio came to him at last with a mes sage from his imperial master. M. Mocquard told Mr. Slidell that the Emperor considered it for the interest of France to assist the Confederate States to obtain their independence, and thai ho was anxious to give his assistance to that end. "But," said M. Mocquard, ' 'England is unwilling to act with ,'us. and tne opposition to slavery, whether the opposition be sentimental or not, is Sf) strong that the Emperor feels that he cannot, especially when acting alone, take a step that would have the eff.:ct of establishing a government which has slavery as a basis. If, however," continued M. Mocquard, "the Confederate Government will, by treaty with France, consent to the gradual emancipation of fiiA sTa.vp.K_ tin matter what length of time be taken to complete the operation, the Emperor will officially recognize the Confederate States as an independent nation, and order the immediate relea.se of the ironclads which have been built fur the Confederate Government/' Mr. Slide! 1 was astounded at this proposition, but proceeded to explain to il. Mocquard that slavery was a matter over which the Confederacy had no control, as the Stetes alone had authority to deal with their domestic institutions, ;md that each State would have to decide fur itself whether to agree to what had been proposed. Mr. Slidell, at the same time, expressed the opinion that the States forming the Southern Confederacy would not consent to. abolish slavery. M. Moctxuard.murmured his regrets and departed. A few days later the Emperor's private secretary made his appearance again, and told Mr. Slidell that he had a new suggestion. "The Emperor," he said, "will not question what you say about the powers of the Confederate Government. Imt -will 1)P fnl1 v satisfied if vou. oil behalf of your Government, will sign! .such a .treaty as was outlined in the iirst interview." "But," said Mr. Slideii, "I' have not the power; I liave not the authority to make any such treaty. It would be- nothing but waste paper." "Never mind that," stud M. ]\focqu.ird, 'because, before any, disavowal can take place, the Confederacy will have been recognized by France, the Confederate ironclads will-have raised the blockade 6l' the Southern ports, and those wh>, then question France's action must be prepared for war." Mr. Slidell insisted that he could not dream of taking so unprecedented a step, and, after some expostulation, M. Mocquard took his Ic^ve. With him the last hope of the Confederacy ij.-cl vanished. It strikes the ordinary Confederate. [ who was not a diplomatist, that Mr. I Siideil could very veil "have accepted the offer which /was made to him when he knew that by doing s?o he would have secured the freedom of his people, What if he had been reprimanded: What if he hau been accused of treason*? What if he had been taken out by a Richmond mob and swung to a lamppost? One life, even Mr. Siidell's life, would have been an insignificant price to pay for the fruition of all our hopes, which France's action would have insured. But Mr. Siideil moved by rule and line, and, had he been iu the army, would hjeve refused, no doubt, to have defeated the enemy at all, unless he couid have defeated them in strict accon' -iiice with the theory of war us given, by Jomini and other writeis on military strategy. How came it to be known that such a ^WAY\Aeif troc vnoil^'i) "\Tv ftlulall vn. I JS?\S^VOXliVU ?? ilO XJ-LcLVL^ . ?'XX . KJ-IA.-.V. .1 IVported it to his Government, It was usual to send all dispatches in duplicate, because of the risk' of loss in running the blockade. One of - the dispatches was sent always tti the Confederate agent at Nassau. In Ins temporary absence, the dispatches of Mr. Slideli were, delivered to the friend who had been* chosen as his representative, It was expected that the- dispatches should be opened andi-t#d,.in order, perhaps, that an additional- copy m\ght be retained. Among the dispatches \6hich came into the l$n;ls oi the .temporary agent of the Government at Nassau .was the dispatch covering tae narrative- Vudoh has been given here, , Seine months ago I mentioned this to ^ r -r i tv -l t 1 . -ur. tjoiiE Jtsigeiow, wjuo was consul general at Paris during the civil war. Mr. Bigelow was .confident that no such proposition as that which is attributed to J.I. Mocquard was ever made, as he would have been sure tc. have heard of it. I can fancy that there were many things in French diplomacy during the war that were not dreamed of ?>y either Minister Dayton o? charming-Mr. Bigelow. Florida Oranges*. The Florida orange crop is the earliest in the market, and although the heaviest shipments are made later, the receipts up to the present time, together with the reports* from owners of groves in Florida, show that- this year's crop will be.at le;ust one-half, and possibly two' iiiv/ltf nc: oc fliof r\f lacfc rr^ov first oranges received in Boston were nntijifc and sour, out they have improved during the' last two or three weeks, and take .latest consignments are sweet and Ijeavy. The fact ihat the price ranges i'vom three dollars to' three und a quarter a box?about the same as last year? is an indication that the principal dealers do not anticipate a special scarcity. The Florida oranges, when at their best, are superior to* any others in the market, and tliu demand for them has so increased, that, while few shipments were made tea years ago, they are now sold in large u nan titles. 'i'he best oi the i* loxida crop is received about Ciiristmas or a Utile later, and the grtiat golden globes tilled with tho sweetest Cw fruit juices, are a^-delicious and wholesome as ;jui.Y fruit to'be found?nourishing to lluT sick, and equally inviting to the healthful ?ppetite.?Boston Transcript. A Lady .?uMii>*\iaj:ara. Ningara's dangers have once more been braved, this time by a petite brunette, pretty anil 1$, in company with George Hagfctt, going through the rapids safely in a torpedo-shaped barrel. Sadie Allen is the name of the candidate- for notoriety, she is a respectably connected little lady of Buffalo, >\ Y., and jeopardized life ami limb merely to satisfy a childish whim. Xow.iet there be another leap from Brooklyn Bridge . - "It is a mere matter of form." said the btily as ?i)ie adjusted licr Cor?'l.s. LEE'S XiOYHOOD DAYS. Interesting; Facts About tlie Youth of the Southern Hero. I have to-day, says a correspondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin, -writing from Rcmc, Italy, seen at Mr. EzeMel's studio the clay model of General Lee as a boy of 14, which, it is hoped, will be erected in marble in front of the house of Lee's childhood in Westmoreland county, Ya., on the site of the tombs of many of his followers who fell in the war. The figure is exceedingly characteristic and . iuil of hie, and the iace rejuvenated by Mr. E/.ekiei from his own bronze portrait model of the General in later life gi ves eloquently the promise of what was to conic. "The boy is father to the man"' here in very truth. The right hand, holding a little, simple cap, rests on the small stump of an oak tree, while the left, brought up to about the level of the waist, clasps a Bible, with one finger between the leaves. The youthful figure is slightly turned from right to left, and the head is erect and thrown back a litlle, as if to catch the light breeze which blows apart the fold of the boy's simple blouse and reveSls in part the promise of strength and compactness in the figure. The small feet for which the Lee family are famous, are finely modeled, as also the slim, boyish leg, in its neat stocking and breeches buttoniner below the knee. I had. bv a mere chance, an interesting opportunity of judging the faithfulness of the likeness as a mere likeness, if hereditary resemblances are to" count for anything. While I was examining the figure in detail there came into the studio a . lady with three pretty daughters, who was introduced to me as Mrs. Cooper, daughter of General Lee's first cousin. One of the young ladies, aged about 15, bore so striking a resemblance to the boyish portrait of her illustrious relative as to make it certain even to a stranger's eye that they were of the same stock; and, indeed, Mrs. Cooper (who is usually called the "niece" of General Lee, though really the cousin once removed, and was on terms of the greatest affection and confidence with him) declared tliat any member of the family must be satisfied with the striking likeness, apart from the artistic merit of the work AX ESSAY ON DHINK. Drink makes a man a fool. Take the wisest man and make him drunk, and he is as big a fool as the most illiterate and silly is in the same condition. In fact, the* wiser the man the bigger the tool? for more reasons than one. Men, in the fiush of their young manhood, who --.1 ,1 ~ ^4. i.1 VfUUJLU UUL fel/UUp LU LL11\ LlLlllg UCUCHUl lllU dignity of gentlemen when -sober, have been known to borrow money when drinking, in order to' get more" of the very stuff that was even then making them lose their self-respect and forget their manhood, with all "the true, the beautiful and the good," and become troublesome to their friends and the community and liable to violate the law and be punished for- their recklessness. While slightly under the influence of liquor, and not enough to be detected by others, acts have been committed and words uttered, unconsciously ' through the effects of the stimulant, which would make any sober, sensible person think the ''guilty" man must be either tight or "a natural bom?fool." AT. owing to the mean liquor shoved off on him. A man who takes but one drink de_ -t-X 2.1 - 1 _ 1 1 serves 110 mure ere; ui man xie who iaB.es two. The principle is the same all the way through; the cause and effect the samo in the one case as in the other. If one drink satisfies one man and it takes more for another, both should be held equally guilty, on the principle that if one drink did not satisfy the former he would ^ake as much as the latter. It is a weakness to drink, in the sense that it is a weakness to gamble, etc. It is a habit, a passion. We are all weak creatures of'habit and passion. One has a fondness' foi- one thing, and one for another. What suits one. does not always suits another. In many cases the gambler does not drink; in many cases the midnight thief does not drink. Their rulino passion is not the cup that into.-ucates; they are intoxicated with the love and excitement of their avocations. Often the man who drinks has no other fault?his fault is more hurtful to himself than to others. Free from the effects of drink, he attends to his business and minds his own aliairs; but under its influence, he neglects his business and speaks and acts as he would notbe guilty of doin^when sober. A man whose refined nature and cultivated taste. would shrink from the very thought. of evil, losses liis better self when under the control of drink, and lie deliberately commits those very sins from which, ho recoils in his. soberness. He gets in tobad company and becomes involved in ugly scrapes. It in easy enough for the free man to say he could quit drinking. Let liim contract the habit and he will find then that if he abandon it he will deserve more credit than if he had never begun theliabit. The grandest exhibition of human will that can be, is recorded when a slave breaks his bonds and'stands firm. "Why don't you take one drink and . quit?" Yes, yielding to the temptation to raise one dnnii ana quit nas been tne prime cause of the loss of many a mighty * and magnificent mind that could have made its future as grand and glorious as. its past had been infamous and inglorious. Edgar Allen Poe once thought he was strong enough to take one drink and quit. But in the brilliancy of his intellect, bright in the circle of letters as tho evening star in the circle above him. found to his cost that he could not take one drink and quit Prentiss, the matchless Mississippian, under the power of whose gigantic mind a concentrated Congress swayed for consecutive days: once thought he could take one drink and quit. But in the pride of his intellectual strength, in the glory of his towering mind, he too found to his cost that he could not take one drink and. quit.? -Newoerry uoserver. A toavlcfs Mail Sacred, velaxd. uhio, Isovetnber 30.?a letter addressed to z. prisoner in tlie Cleve* land \vorkhouse -was opened by an officer of ihe instituiioa, found to contain money, *tf:d l-'U-i away in the safe until the prisoner's term, should expire. "When he was released the management forgot to give uhn the letter with the money, and it remained in the safe until traced through the postoilice, when the above state of facts was disclosed. The attention of the United St-;< authorities here having been called . this ease, the question has been freely discussed whether the practice of opening letters addressed to prisoners, which is common to most i f not all penal institutions, is not a violation' of the United States law concerning the sanctity of t!ic mails. At the request of the Postmaster,. Assistant L'nited States Attorney S. i). Denize lias given him a written opinion on the subject. Tt is a long review u: the laws on this and kindred points, and concludes with the statement that no prison official has the right to open a prisoner's mail. "How many women marry a good, sensible man .'" asks Kate Field. Only one, if Ik* <,an 1k'1i> if.