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^ ^ | ^^ ^ ' ''' ^ ^ '"' . . ' f; VOL. XLVI. ' ' vrisSSBOBO, S. C.; WEDXESDAY, DEC'EMBER 4, fs89. THE GENER AL ASSgpLY SOUTH CAROLINA'S LAW-MAKERS MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION. * Both !!?!:?* Go io Work, Without Delay. On Lnrt Year'* Calnider*?New Measures introduced, &c.---Yhe Dnv'n Pro ceeujncra >n j;eta.si. Columoia Register Nov. 27. At 13" o'clockye&rerday whcu Colonel Sloaa, the veteran Clerk of the House, rapped to ordt.*r ana proceeded to sail the roil, there was not quite as large a numb ,r of visitors present as :s usuai at tho opening of the session, and oaiy a fpic flu* oMlierips w ? to ? ? At the members' desks there were a number of vacant seats, bat stii! considerably more than a quo'/um were present to an* . swer to their names. The day's proceedings were opened with a fVrvi^ and eloquent prayer by the Rev. I)r Ellison Capers. Speaker Simons, ia a sbort speech of congratulation to the members upon reassembling for the discharge of their dutiei, commended them to the transac Itioo of the business before them, and then with accustomed dispatch proceeded to take up the regu.'ar order of business. He announced that during the recess two of the members, viz.: Mr. A. M. Rankle of Chesterfield and Mr. 1?. E. Hill of Abbeville, had tendered their re signation and writs of election had been issued by him to fill theso vacancies; their successors, Mr. W. S. Jackson of Chesterfield and Mr E. B. Gary of Abbeville, were later on in the proceedings announced as present by their coileagucs and appeared before the bar of the House to take the usual oath of office. | The Speaker also announce that he had appointed Master Robert Moorman, as a ffftesc page to fill out the unexpired term of his brother, Wardlaw Moorman, who had gone to the Citadel Academy. On motion of Mr. Brawlev, the usual message was sent to the Senate informing that body that the House was in session, and on motion of Mr. Hutson, a similar message wa3 sent to the Governor, who replied that the he would deliver his message to the General Assembly today. The call by Counties was dispensed _:.t- a u? wuu <iuu a uuuiucr ut umo iiuu iwviutions were then introduced, the greater number being merely of local interest. Among the more important are the following: By Mr. SIcCrady?Joiot resolution proposing an increase of the public debt of Sjuth Carolina for the pnrpose of founding, establishing and maintaining an agricultural mechanical and industrial school or college. Joint resolution to amend Art. IV of the Constitution, by repealing section 19, which provides a beard of county commissioners. Bg^jlr. Raysor?Bill to charter the Hampton and Branchville railroad. By ilr. Childs?Bill to regulate the sale ?of intoxicating liquors. By 3Ir. Guess ?Bill to authorize towns to substitute hard labor on the streets for fine and imprisonment in case of misdemeanor; bill to give trial justices juris jv diction in cases of carrying concealed * weapons, and bill to amend the law in relation to tbe previsions of certain statutory liens. The last named bill.was, by the request of the author, Mr. Guess, referred to the committee on agriculture. A slight breeze of debate was raised over a motion authorizing the Secretary of State to expend a thousand dollars, if so much should be found necessary, to purchase new chairs for the use of the legislative hall aad thexommittee rooms, Mr. Graydon, who introduced the resoI lution, explained its necessity, showi eg teat; me sum appropriated at me ciose of the last session for the purchase of desks and chairs had been expended by the purchase of the desks. Messrs. McKissick of Union, Bean of V Edgefield, Kiasjer, Davis and Parifoy opposed the bill, while Mr. Ficken of Charleston joined with Mr. Graydon in urging its passage. l The resolution was tabled bv a vote of } 59 to US. The calendar was then taken up and some twenty-three or twenty-four bills called. Most of them were pas^^L-craor the debate adjourned to^fUture day. Mr. Edens's bill (with.-an unfavorable report) to provide fur the regulation of marriage3 in this Stlfte, was passed over, to be considered in conjunction with several other bilh of a similar tenor. Thcjytt' to protect the interests of underwriters in cargoes of vessels load* ing at the p'jrts in this State for foreign psrts, was indefinitely postponed; as was also the joint resolution authorizing nAnnfvr a-TTI i CC ^/v v I i ? ^ vvuu wjr treasurers in this Stare to repay to taxpayers &li taxes or assessments for township bonds or subscriptions which have been paid under protest. The following bills passed to a third reading: Bill to protect the interests of underwriters in cargoes of vessels loading at 1 the ports in this State for foreign ports. Bill to charter a ferry in Fairfield and Lancaster counties at a point formerly known as "Peay's Ferry." Bill to provide for the survey of a portion of <be boundary line between the counties of Charleston and Berke!ey. 4 The bill to prohibit the imposition by f*rvrf>rkrofiAns nf nr?f>nQf>Q ft tax upon business, with substitute by committee, to-wit: Bill to provide that no municipal corporation shall have the right to impose the Denalty of imprison went for i,ce non payment of any tax on ^ business or for the exercise or carrying :>: any business without license from * such municipal authority?was also taken up and the substitute accepted for the original bill. An effort was made to strike out the cnacting clause, but it failed, and the bill passed io a third readiug. Senate. The Senate was called ,to order bj Lieutenant Governor Mauldin, and at! the Senators responded to the call oi their c;icaes by Acting Clerk Evaas, except live?Messrs. Bell of Aiken, Bvrd of Williamsburg, Donaldson of Greenville, Rhame of Clarendon and II. 31. Smith of Spartanburg. Clerk Gaillars was aiso absent, being confined to his bed by aa attack of rheumatic fever. Prayer was offered by tbe Rev. A. L Stepp, of Greenville. Tfce Presideat announced to tbe Sen ate that siuce tae last session a vacancy hues been caused by the resignation o Senator Alexander, of Kershaw, an*', tba '.k-ctiori had been held to Si 1 thi vac c.ey, stud the elerk proceeded toreai. i:;c sciurns of the managers of election by which it appeared that J. R. JIagil had bete elected to fill the vacancy. Mr Magill was then presented at the bar o the Senate and the usual constitutiona ' oath was administered by the President and the new Senator took bis scat. He is a man of fine presence, his dignified and intelligent brow crowned with a luxuriant bead of hair and adorned with a flowing*beard of snowy whiteness, impressing one as the concomitants of a Carolina gentleman of the old school. On motion-the clerk was instructed to bear the usual message to the House, informing that body that the Senate had organized, and a committee consisting of Senators Smvthe, Pope and Moise were sent with the same message to the Governor. Afcer rtn absence of a few moments the committee reported tbat the Governor would communicate his annual message to the Senate at 12.30 on Wednesday. A resolution by Mr. Murray was adopted authorizing tb>* President to appoint an assistant clerk during the temporary disability of Clerk Gaiilard, who &haii receive the same per diem as the committee clerks during the time he may serve. Mr. T. E. Horton was appointed by President Mauldin. ocuiitui jouiac iuciuuu^cu tuvj | bills: Bill to amend Article 4 ct the Cop.stisution by repealing Section 19, which provides for boards of county commissioners. Bill to amend Section 356 of \he Code of Procedure relating to proceedings in the Supreme Court. Senator McMaster introduced a bill to regulate trials by jury, the main purpose of which is to make the agreement of ten jurors sufficient to find a verdict. The calendar brought over ^rom last sestion about twenty-five bills, which, on motion of Senator Murray, with the exception of three bills, were referred to the committees from which they came. ice inree exceptions were ir.a louowicg from theHouse: Bill to amend . Section 572 of the General Statutes, providing ior triplicate receipts for moneys received by the State treasurer. Bill to 3tuead Sections .174 and 575 of the General Statutes of South Carolina, relating to deposits of public funds in banks. Bill to regulate the payment of interest by the treasurer of the State of South Carolina on the recognized valid debt of the State. Upon Senator Murray's motion, the VvJlla rtnnfAn r?cl<in_ I/Ano ??viv/ c^uuuuw\4 v/4j vuw v^tvu dar and made special orders for Wednesday cf next week. THE GOVEKXOIl'S MESSAGE. The annual message of Governor Richardson is quite a long document?aoy bare synopsis of which would scarcely "oe satisfactory. The following are the most important points covered: The State debt, funded and fundable, amounts to $0,593,924.02. Of this, ?5,973,226.9.'-* matures in July, 1893. The Governor recommends thai theLegislature take steps to fund ia new bonds bearing per cent interest. The law providing ior the collection of taxes due op forfeited lands is shown to be so cumbersome as to have been practically inoperative. The Sinking Fund s'lffaMt <>f>rtain to which the Governor invites the attention of the legislature. The public schools show improvements in all respects. The report of the super intendent of education shows that during the scholastic year ending August 31, 1876, there were enrolled iu the public schools SD,TGI white pupils and 10-1,503 colored pupils, making a total enrollment of 194,2(34. During the same period the average attendance was: White, 59,357; colored, G9,S92; cot classified, 7,109; total, 13G.35S. Teachers employed: White, 2.52S: colored, 1,632; total, 4,250. The average length of the public school term throughout the Stat^ was 3.4 moncns. lae wuvi;rcur .reujmujt::iu3 some action by the Legislature looking to a lengthening of the school term. The University, the Military Academy, the Winthrop Training School, Clallin College and the institution fur the deaf and dumb ana the blind, are reported to be doing, each in its sphere, excellent work for the State. The Governor commends these institutions to the fostering care of the General Assembly. The department of agriculture continue. to do a good w^>rk tor the farming interests of the State. The experimental., stations are in successful operatiospTind promise most excellent results^ The penitential" ntains^25 colored j convicts, and 5i> waiter""The prisoners j are employed within-the penitentiary or j on the Columbifucsinal, or on farms near i-i-he city. i The lunatic asylum contains 722 | patients. The Governor recommends a separate and distinct asylum :or colcrcd patients. The institution has been most economically managed, the maintenance of patients costing m an average only 37f cents a day. The Governor calls attention to the condition of the railroads, as shown in the report of the commission. Hs especially urges a la~ providing separate and equal accommodations for colored passengers. The militia has fallen oil slightly in numbers, owing to more rigid inspections, but is in excellent condition. The Governor recommends s: me provision lor the pay of militia called out'for special service. For pensions the State has expended, during the past fiscal jear >49,GOO.20, distributed amoag 1,9-19 pensioners. The applications rejected number C27. THE CLEMSOX COLLEGE. The Governor on Wednesday sent a message to the House, embracing his approval of the act to establish the separate agricultural college at Fort Hill. The Governor gives the following explanation of his ' action in his message to the General Assembly: '-Under the provision of section 22. article 3 of the Constitution of this State, I retained thi3 bill without action, to await the decision of the courts as to the right of Mr. Clemson to bequeath the property in question, , the Ac; having beeu delivered to me on the 223 dav of December. 18SS. the dav 'of its ratification. I was induced co take | this course in view of my strong objec- \ tion, frequently expressed before the J people of this S:ute and emphasized in ! my last annual message, to the accept, ance of this bequest before the validity of the will had been legally established. ; Regarding this objection as having bfcen ^ removed by the decision of the United I States Circuit Court, held in the city of Charleston, during the past spring, I have attached nay signature to Athc ct." I __ I J e!!'Da vim's Financial Trouble-. Col. D. P. Porter, president of the j Davis Line! Company, of Nashville, - Tenn., reports the enterprise progressing > satisfactorily. Its object is to develop f nod market a large tract of vrild land in t \ Arkansas, r.wned by Jefferson Davis, u;;ci 3 j with the proceeds pay off a <10,000 debt 1 ! that is oppressing Mr. Davis in his old . ! liijt?. i nc proj!-cc!irj< art: WBH-iu uu i | of the aged statesman. Mr. Davis would j not accept a money gifr, and they have f j taken this means of relieving him from 1 his financial troubles. { ?r-. j THENEW UNITED STATES. FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND ITS HISTORY. The Discovery ami Colonization of Jirazil ?The Beginning of Dom Pedro's Kei:u? The Emperor's I'ower? ?Iis Industrie*# j The revolution that has changed the* only monarchy on the continent of i America into a republic that has pro- j claimed universal suffrage, has drawn j the eyes of the world to Brazil. Quietly und without any great com- : motion :i new republic has been formed j out of siu empire. Not only was the j outside world kept ignorant :jf the great: transformation uotil it was completely : effected, but eves the diplomafa of Bra ; zil, representing their nation in foreign I courts, expressed surprise that they no ! longer represented a monarchy but a j republic. j AliEA OK BUAZIL. Brazil is an immense country, rivaling i the United States almost in the'magnificence of its possibilities, but lacking the diversified climate and soil, and necessarily the advantages for diversified industries to the extent that they prevail in this country. Occupying almost one-half of South i America, Brazil spreads over an est: ma- j ltd area.oi' 3,252,900 square mile?, and i is comprised of the following staUSs, or under the old regime,"provinces: Rhode, Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa O.toarirn, Parana, Rio Grande c5c Sul, E^irito Santo, Bacia, Parahiba do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Rio Grande do Xorie, Ceara, Piuuhy, Maranhao, Pare, Minas Geraes, Goysz. Mat to (? rosso, Alto Atnazocas. CLIMATE AND SOIL. Brazil may be divided into three different regions?the low coast, a table land with an elevation of from 2,000 to 2,500 feet, and a large plain, watercn by the Amazon and its tributaries, and having very little declination. Drained by big rivers aud marked by many mountain ranges, the country oilers, an inviting field for immigration.. Though settled two hundred years, it has yet the appearauce of a new country. There are no official statistics of products undereitlier of the heads of Agriculture, Forests, ; Fisheries or Mines. Consul General An- j drews, in his report of Siarch, 1383, says on the larger coCcc and sugar plantations agriculture is in an advanced state, so far as it c:m be under slavery, thouga nothing except working with the hoe, and, very exceptionally, with the plough, is done lor the improvement of the soil. The latter is never manured, its natural richness on these larger and widely scattered plantations being alone depended ntwn Thfi Rnil on rhe best nl&ntstions is a purple clay o? considerable depth, and its areas here and there exist like islands in a. wide sea of ordinary and and sometimes worthless land. The best sail, also, is usually an elevated situations covered in its virgin state-with mammoth trees, and being thus safer i from frost, is ail the better for the coffee tree. Coffee, though grown principally in the three larger provinces near liio, is raised successfully in every province except perhaps the two ?iost southerly ones. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. Sugarcane, cotton, maize, tobacco and upland rice are readily grown in every province. The crops arc raised probably with less than half the labor that is used in the United States, and ordinarily agriculture presents a shiftless appear auce. Among the other products of the soil are manico, beans, bananas, ipecacuanha, ginger, yams, lemons, oranges, Jigs, etc. Except on the loftiest mountains and the wide sertaos, the vegetation is luxuriant beyond description. In the mountain passes in the neighborhood of the s2a shore, the conjoint effects of heat and moisture produce a superfluity o; vegetable lifejv^iijj^yiwi^tmost efforts cannot rgsfcrtfrnT""Trees split for paliugs ia-tfie neighborhood of Rio Janiero send forth shoots aacl branches immediately. In the extent and luxuriance of her forests Brazil is unexcelled. Oa-the banks of the Amazon the loftiest trees destroy each other by their proximity. These forests are a rich source of revenue producing many valuable woods for export. JILNEKALS. Tee metallic "and mineral products, which ocour in the geological formations' of Brazil are very numerous. Principal among these is the diamond. Emerald?, sapphires, rubies, topazes, beryls, tourmalices. (black, blue and green'), ana amethysts are found, especially in the provicecs of Mina3 Gemcs'. Garnets occur in great profusion, though in inferior quality. Opals, chalcedonies, agates and carnelians are found nearly throughout the country. Gold, silver, mercury, copper, manganeze, galena, lead an i iron occur. With the exception of gold and diamonds the mines of Brazil as yet. occupy an insignificant piace. There is good iron ore that is '.vorked by the government , but not in a profitable manner. Amid the black aod rocky mountains of Minas Geraaes gold mines have been f^uc cessfally worked for two or three centu rics. Sume good yielding mines are.s'.ill in operation, aud with increased means of transportation the industry wiil be surther developed. HISTORY OF .DRAZIL. Brazil was first discovered Mj;y IS, 1500. by Vinccnte Yansz Piuc-'.:i, who was coe of the companions of Columbus. Soon after its discovery the Part ugaes-:: made numerous settlements ir? the country, aud attached Brazil to the- northern country. In 180S, when Portugal wa= invaded bj' the French, John VI. sriiod for Brazii, accompanied by his court. On the fall of 2s">poieon the king raised Brazil to the ran It of a kingdom, and .is sumed the title of Iviug of Portugal, AlI a r>i garvc 'i.iu una,ii. i A revolution in :S20 forced the king to return to Portugal, and he left Pedro, his eldest son, us Recent. In lt>22. D en Pedro, forced by a desire on the parr. of he Brazilians for complete i^dcp-tiBenee, and not wishing the control of drazil to go on-side of his family, declared Brazil ;i free and independent State ary3 assumed the title of emperor. In 1S23 be was recognized by the King cf Portugal. A series of disturbances and general dissatisfaction throughout the empire ended in the abdication of J)otn Pedro, who left Brazil April 7, 1831, leaving a son who was under ftgo his successor TIIE DETHRONED EMPEROJ: ! Ilis rights was recognized, ar.i i&-1840 ; the young cm;jer;.-r, then in his fifteen ?h , year. was deciaied of \>j,v :'.*j 1 i crowned Juiy IS, ISii. i'iie early p.i:i i of hi? reiyn was disturbed by a servik: j insurrection and a war with i Ayres. In 18GG Dom Pedro II emancipated the slaves of the government, and Hi^ is 1ST! the Legislature provided for tee ; gencr-:i aboiition cf slavery throughout ilie empire. la ISuG iiQ imperial docree | opened aH :he important rivers to -the commerce of foreign nations, tlitr Amaz->n ^vith iis tributaries alone affording free navigation oocr not less than CO,000 niiJe.s in Brazilian territory. i Tue Brazilian monarchy derived from ; the r.ncient monarchy of Portugal the ; principle of hereditary succession to the j crown. There is no {tpiyiicged aristo. j cracy, b;:t descent-from the noble farni-. lies of Portngal, lengtlrof time in the! service of thy country, or Jarge fortune ; gives a certain ciaim to the privileges of j arht >er:icy, tvadn? admit fed by thg j Brazilians. TliK KMriiliOii's I'OIYKU. Tir.; moderating power was vested qzclusively in the emperor us chief represen:a:ive of t;jc nation, thai he ^ight r-ai-taiu th-j equilibrium. and harmony oi the other powers. .He exercised this function with regard to-the Legisiaiuie by being empowered to choose the sena---1 tor?, to convoke or adjourn the General; Assembly, co dissolve the - Chamber of I Deputies, and to sanction the decrees of j the Assembly; as regards.; the executive j by appointing or dismissing at will tne j ministers cf state; and over the judicial i power by suspending the magistrates, j pardoning or commuting penalties and j irr?>n t i??rr er-irnclij-u Thr? r!(.vsnn <">f t.hp 1 emperor was sacred and inviolable and irresponsible. SLAVERY ABOLISHED. 0;i ilay 31, 18SS, slavery was abolished. Ta^ planters had begun to gain- i cr tatir couce and the frecdmen, wrfh'j jo me exceptions, seemed to have con-; linued in their l&bor, either on the plan- j tations of their former master or on those : of other planters. It is generally admit-j tec, however, that their work was much I less efficient. Soine ellorts were made by the gov- j crnmeut^and Parliament for the relief of ths persons who lost.most heavily Dy the abolition of slavery and to allay the discontent thereby occasioned. A bill was passed by tho Chamber of Deputies ; to establish backs to lend money on plantations, but it reached the Senate too late for action A bill for the repression j -r:J? fUfl. I i-i w'jls iuiiuuu'wcu iu wjliw j Chamber of Deputies. bat its discussion i wr.ot concluded. A bill for comoensa- j tir;ir the owners of the emancipated sUyes was rejected by the Senate. RAILROADS. In the las; few-years Brazil has made much progress. At the close of the ; ytar ISc?T tbere was in operation in the ^ country o222 miles of railroad, of which ' 1231 '.'-.'longed to the general govern- j nient, 59 to the provincial government, | m.A ?.01-> nnmmni/.e nnrl inrli virtn ftla ! At the same time there were :a construc. lion 370 miles of railway, of which about 450 miles, it is estimated, have since been completed, making the total length of r iilwavo iu operation in Brazil nearly 5700 miles. ^ INDUSTRIES 01'. BRAZIL. Brazil is not specially a. snauufacturi:r.,' c-.untry, and its natioaal industries of mining, collecting and polishing precious;stoneS,-racd s^t^makijig, with Municgiitlcr bidr "Vbrtvlng, [nave the widest fa age. The most important manufacturing industry, however, 13 that of cotton fabries, there being, it is said, about one hundred factorices of these fabrices in the empire. Beer breweries ii'.JUL13U9 ciau ul'ic aic muuuiaukuigo vi artificial and grape wines, candles, lard, butter and cSeese, and chocolate. There are large establishments for preparing dried beef, and also coliee and flour mills. EXPORTS. The foreign trade of Baazil amounted to ?213,816,250 ia the year 1SSG-S7, and that of the por'. of Rio de Janeico to $93,- ' 381,244. For the year 1SS8 the exports from Rio de Janeiro amounted, cccr.rdinff < to the statistics of the custom house, to $51,617,843, of which $23,703,091,72 csrae to the United States. Of this the most important item was coffee, the value being $33,670,341-42. The chief imports of th<i United Staets into the port of Rio for jSSS . were: Flour, 2G7.658 barrels; kerosene, 540,215 ten gallon cases; lar^, 35,833 kegs and 270 cases-; pine, 18,846,190 feet, rosin, 10,760 barrels, und turpentine -5807 cases. As is natural in a country so 'thinly populated, manufacturing industries are yet in their iafaacy. Nevertheless, those who are engaged in this work had sufficii^.t injluence to.obtain from Parliament - the adoption ofasliding scale in certain , import duties for the protection of Bra f.._. _ // i V.i US, ill uuu:uu:i tu vug incidental protection afforded by the import duties. TIIE EFFECTS. , What the results of this change -will be the worlcl ha* already begun to see. O h : nations look forward to 'the time when their land will be ideal republics, ar<d the day is not distant when there will be more republics ia the world. The immediate effects are partly expressed by theIscw York Tribune, when it says: ' The revolution in Brazi, lby completing the circle of' continental republics imparts a new impulse to the work of- the Pan-Auicrfcan congress reassembling in Washington. It removes the last remnant nt VnrnnMn srs'fim frr>m the coutiaoai, ana materially strengthens the argument in favor of co-operation of ail-suites for purposes of autual helpfulness. * . Tobacco Culture. Much has been -written about the possibility of tobacco culture in this State, i both for and a^aiast, and the result of the contcs? fur prizes for specimen^ of ! '(.>:if tol):;cro about trco years ago caused I ('iwf.wn nnirinns n<i tr? nrnr.tir.-l bliity. 1 !:C faraieis in Florence County and viciniry seem, however, to have solved the question . successfully, and have j shown that good tobacco can be raised j thereabouts, at least, and sold at figures i which make it a profitable crop. Mr. F. M. Rodgers, Jr., of Florence j writes the department of agriculture that j he has sold IS,000 pounds of his this | year's crop, and ali at good prices; that j all in that.vicinity who raised tobacco have been able to sell it at- good prices, _ i . ?!...? aC'.i iusi, uui uut uuau iu iuu uuuity of Fiorcoce alone 1,200 acres of tobacco will be planted the coming year. As the tobacco acreage of the entire State for this year was but G33 acres, the importance of the fact that it is to be doubled next year in one county alone will easi'y be seen.?Columbia Register. U is said that ii aoesn'ttakc a Xorth' oru invalid very loag to get well in Florida. V; hen the first week's hotel bili is presented he genera ilys^j^i j guess Fin well anoug^j^j | h *>n:e this afterD^jB * Western Recorder* ML i Jk MOIIMON BLASPHEMY. A SAMPLE GIVJ5N BY BEIGE AM YOUNQr'S SUCCESSOR. A I*ea<ler Who Claims to Wovk.MiraeJcs .arid Raise tho Dead?ilis, iltberul AI lot. intii't of Devils to His FeHotr 3Ien. > - .. New York Times. . If the children of Utah believe the teaeu-r.'a of Wilforu Woodruff, the successor to Brigharn Young ancl John Taylor in the presidency of the Ttforrnon church, life must present a gloomy outlook to their youthful eyes, with small hope of salvation at the end; for it is the deliberate calculation of this aged teacher that each person now upon the earth is individually beset by 100 deviiss, whose mission it is to betray him into torment. It is a matter of simple arithmetic: 100,000,000,000 devils fell to the earth with-Lucifer; there are 1,000,000,000 people uooa the earth, which gives 100 imps to every man, woman and child. "Now, I want' all our boys and \TT ~ ~ /V ? gins," aiilU JLTUSUifciLU VVUULUUU ICcently to the Mormon children, '"to reflect upon this and see what danger they are in and the warfare they have to pass through." President Woodruff has abiding belief that the agents of satan have an actual form and can appear in the body before tve eyes of men, for he has seen them and battled with them more than once in his eventful career. When in Liverpool, in 1S40, engaged in missionary work for the Mormon church. he was called upon to labor over a woman who was in a terrible rage, tearing her clothes, and requiring the -strength of three men to hold iier in ner oca. ne iuia nanus upon her and- commanded the devil to "depart, which it did, and the woman fell into a sleep and awoke restored. But the devil who had test lodging remained about the neighborhood and soon took up his quarters in the body of a little child. The missionary was again appealed to. ilI found it," he relates, "in great distress, writhing in its mother's arms, laid Jiands upon it and cast the devil out of-ifc, aad the evil spirits had no power'over the household afterward." The same d;\rk agents attempted to break up the first Mormon mission in London, which Eiders Woodruff, Heber C. Kimball and George A. Sm?tb i st.nhlishcd in the winter of that year. They had 120 sooner begun v/oilc than'they found "the devil was manifest." The evil spirits gathered about thy-.: in great, nam1 ers, and- at times exhibited ^reat power. On one occasion Llders Smith and Wood ruff had retired io rest upon two cots about three feet apart. They had hardly stretched out when a legion of devils made war upon them, seeking tb sir destruction with venom and fury, untii, as 31 r. WoouruQ a Ays,- "we were nearly choked to death?' But suddenly three angelic visitors, dressed in white and encircled by light, entered the room, and at that instant the imps disappeared and were seen by them in London no more. According to President Woodruff 's own declarations, his life in the early days of eldertfuip and apostleship was one continual round of miracle working and s pernalural deliverance, iie was baptized in the 3Iormon church ia lS3i>, went straight up to Kirkland, met Joseph Smith, i^nd was ordered to join the Mormon army that was preparing to march to the relief of the persecuted saints in alissouri. His first lesson was thut of obedience; he gave the prophet a sword he had brought with him, and received from Brigham Young a butcher's knife in its stead. Overnowerod bv a desire to preach the new gospel, he was ordained a priest/ and sent upon a mission with another into the wilds of Arkansas and Tennessee. He had experiences that proved his mettle and showed the church authorities that he was a willing servant of the church. , His lirst sermon was preached in a tavern, and in midst of his discourse the landlord opened the door and the storm blew the snow into, the room. "I inquired the object of having the door opened iu a snow storm," ilr. Woodruff confesses, ."and he informed me that he wanted some light on the subject. X found that it was the custom of the country." Many adventures befell them upon this mission. A black bear came out of the forest, sat upoa his haunches, looked at them, and then ran away. Wolves followed them by night but did them no harm. When Woodruff was sent by spiritual guidance to warn a certain scoffer to repent, he was ordered out of the house, and as the;! sootier loliowed to the road he fell dead. The missionary remained and preached the funeral sermon. * ! When, ut)qn a long journey, his leg gave out, he knelt ~ mud, prayed, and was immedi 7 -made whole. On his return to Kirkland he was made an cider, and afterward one of (he twelve apostle-, aad finally, in these modern Utah days, president of the'cburch. We have the labors of his lirsb mission year summed up in these words from his cr/n pen: "During this time I had traveled 3,2-18 miies, held 170 meetings, baptized 43 persons, confirmed 55, organized 3 branches, ordained 2 teachers and 1 deacon, procured SO subscribers for the Messenger and Advocate, 173 signers to the petition :oth-$ Governor of Missouri ior redress of wrbngs done the saints in Jackson county, had 3 mobs rise against me, but was rot harmed; wrote IS letters, received 10, and finally closed the labors of the year 1S25 by eating Johnny cake, butter and- honey at Brother A. 0. Smoot5s.': But the butter and honey were only an oasis in the desert: Hard work was i before him?in the South, on the Fox Islands, in the "West, and finally in England, jiliracles and spiritual pow ers of the highest order were scattei ea all along this extended track. Dreams warned mm 10 iiee wneu iiiuut, upon his track; he healed many who were sick by the laying on of hands; a miraculous fish appeared. upon the I coast of Maine, and by its wonderful j powers caused a doubter to become j converted; and finally power came : upon the young missionary to raise | from the dead. : *Hc was l^tng a weary handful oj convertsJ^^Hune to Illinois in the in i^^^vag Many were sick, some died, others halted by the way, but young Woodruff and a faithful few kept on. His wife?he had only one then, for the polygamous revelation had not yet been given?was taken with brain fever, and while delirious was jolted onward in the rude cart that was her ? 1 Tr C _ ? H ? (JllLV Home. xxc who ixuauy to halt and-claim the hospitality of a rude tavern by the wayside, but the noise there was such that he again took her up and carried her two miles I further, where shelter was obtained in a private house. She sank gradually, and Elder "Woodruff declares that she was dead. Eut faith came upon him; he prayed over her and anointed her with oil that had been consecrated at Kirkland, laid hands upon ner, and rebuking the power of death, bade life again to come to her. "Her spirit returned to her hodv." he declares, "and from that hour she was made whole." The wife confirmed her husband's story, and declared that while within the portals of the grave she was given her choice -whether to go on or return, and that upon seeing the lonely condition of her husband and child, she concluded once more to assume the burden of the fle3h. GILT-EDGE BUTTER. I An Interesting Talk with Cnpr. Stribiiuz, of Pendleton. I Anderson Intelligencer. For some time past the question of establishing a creamery at Pendl?ton has been agitated by a number of the progressive farmers and stock breeders in and around that seccion. It was proposed to organize a company to operate tbe enterprise, but tbe effort was not a success. Among tbe most prominent agita tois of the enterprise was Capt. J. C. Stribliog, the energetic proprietor of "Hampshire Farm." A few days ago Capt. Striblingwas in the city and visited the Intelligencer office. During an interesting conversation we learned that he bad decided to establish a creamery on his own account, and in the future to give more attention than ever before to bis dairy and stock farm. He has purchased a creamery outfit in Vermont of a capacity of forty gallons per day, and it is now being placed in position. Within the next sixty days ne will have it in operation. FT-i a'.ao told us of a new arrangement of his own invention which he has completed. He terms it a-"milkicg parlor." It is a small building, 10 by 22 feet, is conveniently located between the cow barns and is used for milking purposes excusively. In this ;'parlor" are two milking stanchions where two cows can be miiked at the same time. These stanchions are provided with antevoiding attachment, a sort.of clasp that is dropped . down across the spiue and flank of the cow3 and effectually prevents from dropping tilth upon the floor while in the building, which is kept as clean aud neat, comparatively speaking, as a parlor, and is entirely free from the foul odor that polutes.the milk -?* ? wnen miiuiDg :saoce iu a uuuy yiiu,.;. In speaking of the best food for producing gilt ed^cd butter, the Captain said thi food that ?ives the quick, aromatic flavor at this season is equal portions o? com and peas ground together, and just enough of-wheat bran mixed in to open up this meal. He dees not feed cotton Seed in any form for makiDg butter. As to the artificial coloring of butter, Capt. Stribling is bitterly opposed to it. He says that, everything else being equal, color in butter is indicative of fine quality as much so in butter as in is in ripe, mellow fruit. Therefore artificial coloring is a deception, and to that extent a fraud. Artificial coloring was not practiced unt?l the advent of giltedged Jersey and Guernsey butter upon the market, when it becam e necessary to color poor or gommon butter in order to compete with gilt-edged butter. Capt. Stribling has for years been shipping his butter to distant markets, where he receives a fancy prico for it. He has a standing order for every pound of it, and cannot supply the demand. The establishment of his creamery will enable him to increase his supply, and even then we do not believe he will be able to supply the deuiand. Thid creamery will be the first establishment in the State, and we predict a big success ! or it. _ j SCALED LIKE A SERPENT. A Philadelphia Policeman's Stranjre Malady from a Snake !'<te. Policeman Edward Dawson of the | Fourth district on Friday visited the i Zoological Garden, not to see the animals, but to seek medical advic9, says the Philadelphia Press. On Officer Dawson's hand between the second and third fingers, is a little open wound no larger than a pinhead, that has remained so since 1866, when he was bitten by a black snake'in Australia. He wanted to find out whether ' > -'it., 118 Keepers Ui liUC ZJUU uau <ru.\ uaiticular specific for the bite of a snake, and told a remarkable story. * Dawson passed bis boyhood fn Berwick township, Gibb's Land, Province cf Victoria. When a boy of fifteen years playing in the brush, he was bitten. He ran home and his mother sucked the wound to extract the venom. His father, who was high police official, sent for Professor Halford, of the Melbourne hospital, who injected ammonia into the ladrs wrist and no ill effects immediately followed from the biteBut for years Dawson has suffered from a most perplexing malady which he cannot but attribute to the snake's bite. As soon as spring weather comes the palms of Ms hands develop a scaly eruption which looks like the under part of a snake's body, and alike trouble appears in streaks on the legs below the knees and on the foot. The very puncture in the wrist, where Professor Haliord injected the ammonia always shows a dark circle around it. The eruption is very painful, and policeman Dawson has difficulty in priping his club when it is necessary to have it ready in discharge of his duty. Butler Defends Confederate. At a reunion of the survivors of the Tenth South Carolina Confederate Regiment, Senator Butler delivered an oration which is at;racting considera' ble attention, on acbount of the vigor with which the Senator relented the aspersions still cast in certain quarters ' upon the men who were in the Con! federate Army. He defended the ! motives and principles 01 the Confed * | erates. and denounced the partisac ! I bitterness s.iown by tie G. A. R j Southerners were willing to accepl " J the situation witk good grace, and he ^thoMi^?he Northerners should d< f THE DECADENCE OF FAMING. Am Able Article on a Subject A fleeting the Interests of the Er.tire Country. Under the above c-aption a very able article is -written by Joel Benton^ for the Popular Science Monthly. He shows first as a substantiate fact that the depreciation in the actual and marketable value of land within the last twenty years is a statement applicable to New England as well as t.n t.hn Southeastern. States, which are the distinctive agricultural States of this country. In 2sew England, "where the supposed benign effect of the National j Government's attempt to diversify industry, so that farming need not be overdone," * * where the land was originally fertile, where every social and industrial advantages are afforded, the farms are, however, advertised for sale, and sold, too, at an exceedingly low figure. This is true, although every conceivable surrounding exists to enhance the value of land; there are all the necessary elementsin j the nrotectionists' theory to increase | the value of land. Upon the lauds ^were improvements in the way of good 'buildings, railroads numerous, large factories and populous towns were near, schools and churches. It seems, then, that if there is one section of the United States which enjoyed all of the best facilities for making farming a paying business, it was in New England. But still we are told that the farms there are advertised for sale under ^orders of foreclosure, just as they are right here in Fairfield, year after year. The actual experience of farming in New England then argues conclusively the falsity of the theory of protection. - Says Mr. BSnton: It is now cwenty years, at least, that farming has been going rapidly downward. * * Farms in New England, and some in the Middle States, sold for less than the buildings cost wiiicii are upon tnem. * * Very recently the New York State assessors have issued a report * in respect to the assessed valuation of farm lands in various counties. And this is their story: "In fourteen counties visited, they found that farm lands had depreciated in .value, while city property had in-, creased in value." The Bureau of Labor Statistics for Illinois have given- a report in reference to farm mortgage indebtedness in 1870, 18S0 acd 18S7. The purely agricultural debt is a? follows: Year. Debt. 1870. $ 95,721,003. 1880, 103,225,287 1887. 123,733,098 This is anything but an encouraging, report. The interest on those mortgages is estimated at from 7 to 9 per cent.; the proiit of the farmer is rated from 4 to 5 r?er cent. These fieures indeed tell a sad story, not only for Hlinois, but for every other State in the TJnion. What a drain upon the farmer to. meet tlie interest! Yet it is a fact, year by year increases the amount of farm mortgage indebtedness. . Now money is seeking investment, and, although strange as it is, the value of land is depreciating every year, yet we find jn the Manufa^tur- . ers' Record a statement, with* definite ' facts to corroborate it, that more and more money is for loan on real estate. It is generally conceded that taxes fall upon what can be seen. The acres of land of the farmer "cannot be hidden or sworn away,'' hence they never escape taxation, but as to personalty it can by evasion be avoided. This is one of the reasons for the decline of farming. But perhaps one of tiiG most potent reasons is bus iciauvii of the tax on farms to the national tax?the tariff?which beguiles the farmer with the declaration that it is protection, a worse misnomer never existed?that it is for his benefit, a system which forbids him from buying almost every utensil used on the farm as cheaply as he might, and forces him to sell the products of his own labor at a low price. How can he prosper under asystem of taxation which increases his necessary articles for carrying on his farm, and at the same time decreases the value of the pro- 1 ducts of his own labor? The time is ripe for him to know and feel the baneful effects ofthis unjust tax. It is high time for every farmer in this country to stir, wifli one* tremendous effort' to' abolish these taxes. Experience demands it. We: can't afford to make one class of people rich at the expense of the majority.. Jioycouinar a Postmaster. The people in. the neighborhood of Derita, a small village on the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohid railroad, near Charlotte, N. C., are boycotting the postoffice now. The Republican postmaster ia very obnoxious to the people. All mail is left at E. W. McCon? nell's store, and is placed on the train without going through the postoffice. McConnell also sells stamps and postals, and all mail comes directed in Ms care, so that nobody finds it necessary to call at the nostoffice for any pur pose. The boycott is said to be comi piete. Hancock'* ^efftectcd Grave. [ Philadelphia Record. The pilgrim who journey? to the Montgomery Cemetary at Norristown to do revence to the tomb of General Hancock is not apt to bear away with him the most agreeable impressions, If hej be a stianger he enters the little city of the dead with exalted ideas of a towering or imposing manoleum erected o^r the dead soldier's remains. He will carry away -t picture of a deserted and neglected vault in a solitary corner of the graveyard, with not a word or a token or a bit of marble to tell that a national hero lies entombed within. Only a few - - "? *r% ? TT? montfcs oeiore ois aeaia ueuerai .&?ucock chose his own resting place. It was in the eastern corner of the cemetary, fa3 removed from all other graves and directly beside the grim and gloomy receiving vault. When he died he was laid to rest amid great pomp aud ceremony. A monumenl was immediately proposed, and the scription list started the rounds. The mound surrounding the vault was well sodded and the surroundings made neat and attractive. Xow. however, the place presents i shabby appearance. The grassy mound that was once smooth and even is pane tured with deep holes. The grass hqj ceased to grow within a foot of the.rpaci Dea, tcus exposing a iuug aur;p_ wt van earth, above which the sod fc "ifogge? 1 and unkempt. The general air of Beglec ' mak*1? she hero's grave a picture .of deso ' lation. ^ u The Appelate Court of Illinois hs , given a decision upholding the rig!it c j m a nici polities t^suppresa the Salvitic MADE i\0 FUSS ABQUTjy. TWO TRAIN * ROBBERS LIGHTLY ' g LIFT A MODERATE FORTUNE. Plans Well Laid and N?u!r KxecitedThe Train Boarded at a Proper Place -~ and Cat is Two?Getting Atiny With the " ~ Moncv. r.i;% Oswego. Kan.. Not. 2?.?A train ' robbery of extraordinary boldness w&e accomplished in Choctaw Nation, Indian ! Territory, last night. The Missouri, | Kansas and Texas express train, north bound for St. Louis, was held up on Pryor Creek, nsar Perry station, and the J express car was robbed of about $50,000. The robbers displayed great coolness | and went about their work in such a familiar manner as to convince the train ; ^ men that they were old time professionals. The road agents were only two in ^ number. They had concealed themselves " ;o in a clump of bushes near the water tank uu jl iyui vitcd, auu ivucu tuc uaiu . stopped for water they boarded the engine, one on either side, and covered tbe astonished engineer and fireman with their revolvers and explained to them their design* of sobbing the train. One of the robbers climbed into the tender and from that point of vanU^1was master of the engine. Hie men in -?J%M it were at his mercy and were compelled > to obey his command. The other robber * in the meantime had gone back to th?.. express car and had uncoupled it from i?j the rest of the train. Entering the car, he intimidated the messenger by presenting a brace of revolvers at his head and j oraenng cim . *? tusawn mmseu. me messenger obeyed and the robber possessed himself of the messenger's ~ weapons, and then, through the window, called to his confederate in the tender: sl-'l "All right! let her go!" The latter rer peated the command, and the engineer - y had nothing to do bnt obey. He opened the throttle and the engine and express car sped away from the train. Mean- '..-.v while the robber in the express car had * not been idle. He compelled the messes- 7^ ger to open the.safe by threat of death, and to transfer the safe's contents to a < large gunny sack which the robber had %|| brought afong to convey the booty ia. :?f? The messenger again obeyed. The rob " ; v ber then made a hasty examination of th* ,'fs car to see that nothing valuable was 08 overlooked, gave'fiBe?signal to his confederate and the latter ordered the enj gineer to slack up. This done, the robbers disembarked -and made their escape in the darkness. . All this was done so a ninlrl tr fKof urtsvivtA Vt /3 ^uivaiji buab nib uau only a mile and a half from "^*170: Cffisek~ ? and the robbers had completed the rob- ^ bery and effected their escape before the surprised trainmen knew' what had occurred. No attempt was made to pursue the agents, and the engineer ran back to the creek, picked up his train and pur- '? sued his trip. The train was the regular express, which always carries a large . sgi amount of express matter, and the robbers cculcfoardly have selected a better ~ ~'M one for the robbery. It was reported at v J first that the mail car had been robbed '~jM and the passengers relieved of their money and valuables, but when the train reached here at 2 A. M.", that report wn<j fnrmd tr> hp nntrnA Whpn th* tr*m arrived here Express Messenger Johnson had just completed footing up his ; losses. The total figures were between ^ $45,000 and $50,000, This loss must be borne by the Pacific Expiess Company, which operates on the line of the Mis- J0 souri, Kansas and Texas: An attempt to rob the Santa Fe train was made at |g nearly the same point in the Territory laat week, but the" officers of the roadr somehow got wind of the ^lan' and prevented its execution, although they were unable to capture the robbers. It is thought they are the same men who committed the robbery last night, although nothing definite is k&ova as to their identity. The train's stop was so short at this point that no description of the robbers could be obtained. TTie train "Will-not arrive at or. riouis unut rate this afternoon. J0HKS02T tells AXOTHEE STQEY. , St. Louis, Mo.?A special from Sedalia, Mo., gives mterview ;-with Oscar Johnson, the express messenger whose car was held up and robbed" at J^ryor "Creek", twenty-^emiles-BOtrth of Vanita, Ind.,. iast.nigbt. His story i&as follows: When the^tmu stopped: at. the wrtsr % J&nk near that station a gang of .men of not'less than five boarded the train. 'Two of them took possession trf the ^engine while another cat the express c&foft from alarmed Johnsou, who valuable packages. By the 1 highwaymen were ready to to jM car he had all but about away in various parts of the car. Atcffl^ point of the pistol Johnson opened the/^^"i company's safe and the robbers secured the $1,000 found there. They then opened his train box and seeing a small amount of money asked whose it was. "That's part of my salary," replied Johnson. The robbers left it,, telling him that they were not robbing trainmen. Johnson told them that was all the money and the left the car. Johnson, accompanied by the express company officials, left for St. Louis this afternoon, the former practically under arrest. ?- % Make Prompt Settlement*. / The Cotton Plant, the official organ of the Farmers' Alliance of this State says: "We are informed that there are members of the Alliance who are holding their cotton and allowing their accounts with merchants to remain unsettled after they have become due, without making arrangements for exteusiori of time for paymeab. 11 tuis 19-uciug uvuc wc o&^ sure it is not- with a view of injuring merchants, but rather to carry out the policy of the order not to rush cotton upon the market too rapidly and thereby cause a decline in. pribe. But where members of the order have incurred,obligations, to be discharged by a .certain day,-they ought either to make ^prompt settlement or go to their merchants and seeure an extension of- time# -Tifs is only fair and just, ana is in accordance witn f the instructions (rfthe jfetiKaai Cotton 1 Committee" and'tae y 1 acyaHtcd teachings of the otdgg*? much a mao ' may wjia^to coftfto, be ought , not todo- it, t? suffer have sold hi?tt^gaods .^& ^pectation of a Crocker, of ^ estate, varfSfict at |l^,uw,ww.4o nor