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gp&". M M.-m i - I . ...... r .....v.... V.,. >r. GRIFFITH"CHOSEN." j He Will Succeed Col. Neaf at the State Penitentiary.' j DOUTHiT ALSO DEFEATED. I Result of the Elections Held by the Legislature last Week. How Each Member Voted. The Legislature met in joint assembly on Tuesday morniug of last week to elect a superintendent of the State penitentiary and other officers. J ust before the election was held the frieuds of Senator D. J. Griffith claimed that that gentleman had Gt> votes pledged to him, but there were few who expectcd to see liim elected oa the first ballot. The result of the election was that upon the first ballot Capt. Griffith reeeived 71 votes, and before the vote was declared over a score of votes were changed from the other candidates to him and he was declared elccted. Miss Nannie Montgomery was elected State librarian and Messrs. A. K. Sanders of Sumter, T. J. Cunningham of Chester and W. T. Odell of Pickens were elected directors of the penitentiary. But the closest contest of all was the vote for member of the State board of control to succeed Mr. J. }?. Dou.hit, whose term had expired. Mr. Pouthit wa? nominated for reelection and his opponent was Mr. T. Chris Robinson of Pickens. The vote was so close that there was much dispute over the result announced, and it was only after a succession of recounts that Mr. Robinson was declared elected by a majority of I wo votes. The house of representatives assembled yesterday morning, but there was a feeling of restlessness in the very atmosphere, and nothing was accomplished until the hour of 11, when the joint session of the senate and the house of representatives was called to orde* by Lieutenant Governor McSweeney. Gea. Hemphill, clerk of the senate, j read the concurrent resolution ordering j this election, and President McSweeney j announced that the first vote would be j for STATE LIBRARIAN. Under the rules previously adopted, no speeches of nomination were per- J mitted. A member of the joint assembly merely put a name in nomination and but one second was allowed for each. Mr. Jos. W. McCullough of Greenville nominated Miss Xannie Montgomery of Marlboro, the present incumbent. This was seconded by Senator Ilderton of Florence. Senator Marshall of Richland nominated Mrs. LeConte of Columbia, formKki-oi-ion Sunntor "Bam A J> liK/iUUAMUl N, well .of Charleston seconded the nomi nation. The ballot resulted in Miss Montgomery's election by a vote of 96 t? 53. Following was the vote: Mrs. LeConte?Senators Aldrieb, Barnwell, Blakeney, Dean, Glenn, Gruber, Henderson, Kough, Manning, Marhall, Mower, Standland, Sheppard, Walker, Waller?15. Miss Montgomery?Senators Alexander, Appelt, Archer, Bowen, Brown Geo., Brown W. A., Dennis, Douglass, Graydoa, Ilderton, Livingston, Love, Mauldin, Mayfield, Ragsdale. Sarratt, Scarborough. Suddath, Sullivan, Talbird, Wallace, Williams?22. Mrs. LeConte?Representatives Gary Ashlev. Bacot. Bell, Colcock, Cosgrove, Dean, DeBruhl, Efird. Gantt, Hender?son. Hopkins, Jenkins, Lofton. Marion. W. L. Mauldin, Mehrtens, Mitchell, Mobley, Nettles, Patton, Puerifoy, Pyatt, E. B. Ragsdale, II, B. Richardson, R. B. A. Robinson, C. P. Sanders, Sawyer, Seabrook, Simkins. Sinkler. G. P. Smith, J. L. Smith. Strom. Suber, W. H. Thomas, Vernor, Wharton. "Woods?38. _ Miss Montgomery?Representatives Bailey! Black, "VT. D. Black. Blease, Blythe, Bolts, Browning, Cross, !>arga?', Davis. Denay, Dowling. Epps. Estridge. H. II. Evans. N. li. Evans, Fairey, Floyd. Cause. Graham. Hill, f Hofi'meyer. UoMis. Jackson, W. J. Johnson, Leverctt. Ljlcs. Magill. Manning. Laban Mauldin, McCoy. McCraw, McCulIough, MePow, Mc-Lauchlin, Means, Miley, Montgomery. Moss. Patterson. Prince, J. "W. Ragsdale. Richards. G. W. Richardson. C. E. Robinson. Rogers. E. L. Sanders. >' '* Sharpe, E.* D. Smith. Jeremiah Smith,r*' * * r*. rr\ otacxnouse, ctevensou. j.ucu>. miwu. . Timmerman, Yarn, "West. Weston. Whisonant. Williams. Wilson. Wimbcrly, Wingo. Winkler, II. H. Woodward. M. B. Woodward. Wyche. Young <4. Mr. Geo. R. Jones Sras paired with Mr. Gamble, and Mr. L. K. Sturkie with Mr. Dnkes. The total vote was 149, of which Miss Montgomery received 96. COL. XEAL DEFEATED. _ , The galleries and the floor of the hall were crowded with visitors, who were present to watch the contest for the position of superintendent of the tiary. Col. Nea: was there, looking <juite unwell, and surrounded by a number of friends. Capt. Griffith looked confident, and his friends were buoyant with hope. Tho prominence of Col. Xeal in affairs political lent peculiar interest to this race. Although the race was won partially by Capt. Griffith's popularity, there is no do?ubt that the feeling of politicians toward Col. Xeal had a great deal to do with the result of the election. Mr. Stevenson of Chesterfield norui nated Senator Griffith. This was seconded by Senator Talbird of Beaufort. J Mr. Timmerman nominated Representative Bell of Aiken. This was seconded by Senator^Sheppard of EdgeHeld. Senator Mayfieid nominated Mr. H. H. Crum of Bamberg, chairman of the ways and means committee. This was seconded by Mr. Moss of Changeburg. Col. W. A. Neai was nominated by Mr. Prince of Anderson. This was seconded by Senator Manning of Sumter. Mr. John Vr. McCullough of Greenville was nominated by Mr. "ft*. L. Mauldin of Greenville. This was secoaded by Senator G. W. Brown. The nominations were then closed j upon motion of Mr. Wyehe. When the roll of the joint assembly j ^ had been called, and each member had i voted for the candidate of his choice, it : was seen that Senator Griffith was far in the lead. The vote was not announced but the first roll call resulted as follows: Gr;4ftth. 71; Neal, 34: McCullough, 23; Crum. 21; Bell, 4. Total. 153; necessary to elect, 77. Seme of the members had kept ac votes. Mr. lldcrtoh Started ihc break j/y i changing his vote fromCruru to GnitTJr. Senator Standland changr-u from X-ral to Griffith. Mr. G. P. Smith from Mc Cullough toGrillith. Mr. Sheppard from Bell to Griffith, and in a few moments :l score of others followed their exam | pie. Xo one candidate was injured by I this slump, a a eacli 'lost a number of i ; supporters and when the vote on the j I first ballot was declared. Senator Gri:- ! | fkh was announced as elected. Fol- j i lowing was the final result: Griffith. j j 9G: Neal. 23; McCullough, 10; Crum. ! | 11: I>ell. 2. 31 r. Crum lust more than j j any other candidate when the break to I Griffith began. ! Following *, as the vote as first record; ed: Griffith?Senators Alexander. Archer, Barnwell, Blakcney, Brown, Douglass. Glenn. Graydon. Gruber. Hay, Henderson. Marshall, Mauldin, Mower, j Ragsdale, Sarratt, Scarborough, Sud- i dath. Tolbird, Wallace, Waller. Wil- j liams. Representatives: Speaker (>a- i ry. Black. W. IX, Caughman. Davis, j Dean, Kiird. Eitridge. Kvans, X. G.. i Fairy. Gamble. Gause. Graham. Hop- ; t kins, Johnson, W. J.. Lookwood, Lof- j ton. Lyles, MauD, Manning, McDill. McLauchin. Mehrtens. Mobley. Net ties, Patterson. Patton. Peurifov. Kags' ' * i ' C* J? 13 T dale, .ft. IS. iticnaras, canaers n. jj. ; Sawyer. Seabrook, Shary, Simpson. Sinkler, Smith. Jeremiah: Smith. J. L.. Stcvensen. Strom, Starkie, Suber. Theus. Thomas, W. H., Thraatt, Whisonaat. Winkler. Woods. Woodward. I H \H' Xeai?Senators Appek. Bowen, Denni?, Livingston. Love, Manning. Stan- j land, Sullivan, Walker. Representatives: Ashley, Bacot, Blease. liolts. i Coloock, Cosgrove. Demiy, Kpps: Kv' ans, II. H.. Gantt. Jackson, lycverett. j | Mauldin. I,., McCraw. Means, Mitchj ell, Pyatt. Prinee, Hichirdson. II. C.. j ! T> R .\ Hnn-orfl Vi?rrifcr. ! IAVv'k/iUJVUj JL.V. A/. ?* , ? - , Weston. Williams. Wharton?34. ; McCulIough?Senator? Brown. Dean, j Ilougii. ilepresectative* Pargan. I>e- j Bruhl. Dowling. rloyd Henderson. | i Hofl'ineyer. Magill, Marion, Mauldiu. ; j W. L.. McCullougb. Montgomery. Ragsdale. J. W.. Richardson. G. W., j Robinson. C. R Sanders. C. 1>.. Smith, i G. P.. Smith K. D.. Wilson. Wingo, Young?23. Cram?Senators Aldrich, Llderton, Mavfield. Representatives JLailey. Black. J. B.. Biythe. Browning. Cross, j Hill. Ilollis, Jenkins, Jones, McCoy, j McLaurin, Miley. Moss, Thomas. W. J.. Yarn, West Wimberly. Wvche? 21. ' : Bell?Senator Sheppard. ileprescnj tatives Richardson. Geo. W.. Timmer; man and Woodward ?4. PENITENTIARY DIRECTORS. There were three vacancies among j j *he board of directors of the penitenti- ; ary to succeed Mr. Wharton, elected to j the general assembly, and Messrs. CunI ningham and Blackwell. whose terms j have expired. Mr. Wharton nominated Mr. J. II. i Blackwell of Barnwell. Mr. McDow nominated Mr. Jno. W. j Lyles of Fairfield. Mr. Biythe nominated Mr. T. J. Cunningham of Chester. Senator Mayfiela nominated Mr. W. S. Odell of Pickens. Mr. J. Harvey Wilson nominated Mr. A. K. Sanders of Sumter. All five of the candidates were voted for on one ballot. 156 votes were cast. 79 being a majority. Mr. Sanders received 130: Mr. Cunningham 115: Mr. Odell S4: Mr. Lyles 73 and Mr. Black, well 62. The first three having receiv! ed a majority, were declared elected. I ' I A STRANGE SCRAMBLE. I President McSweeney then announced tnat it was in order to elect two members of the State board of control, one fo? a five year term and one to fill the unexpired term of Mr. M. K. Cooper. It was decided to ballot for these terms separately. For the five-year term, Mr. J. B. Douthit, the present incumbent, was nominated by Senator Sullivan of Andersov This seconded by Representative Timmcrman. Mr. T. C. llobinson of Pickens was nominated by Mr. Laban Mauldin. seconded by Senator Dean. These were the only nominations. The greatest interest was manifested while the vote ./as being polled. There was lobbying going on even at this time, and unless a member enunciated distinctly, it was difficult to distinguish the name of the candidate for whom he voted. Those who kept tally sheets wore satisfied that Douthit was elected when the last vote vas polled. There was considerable surprise when the president announced that Robinson had been elected, having received 76 votes and Douthit 75. Prince demanded that, as there was | dissatisfaction as to the correctness of that vote, the joint assembly be polled to see if the votes had been recorded nrrm^rl v Graydon made a point of order that J the vote had been declared, and tint the election could not be re-opened. Senator >heppard said that such a . condition had confronted the joint as- ; sembly often before, and the natural course was to poll the vote. President McSwecney ruled that as ( there had been a difference in the vote as recorded by the tellers for the senate . and the tellers for the house that no : election had been held. This made the vote open for changes. . Sawyer changed from Robinson to ( Douthit. Stuikie from Douthit to Robinson. Montgomery from Robinson to Douthit. DeBruhl from Douthit to i Robinson. Whisonant from Douthit ' to Robinson. Pcurifoy from Robinson to Douthit. In this way Robinson gained one vote. ; When the vote was polled, it was seen that there had been 154 votes cast, and ' that Robinson had received 78. while Douthit received but 76. Robinson was declared elected. The vote was very close and there , was considerable feeling over it. Chair man Haselden and others were on the fioor working for Robinson, and there : was a great deal of excitement at times. Senator Sheppard was applauded upon ; his construction of a point of order, and , Sturkie was applauded when he changed from Douthit to Robinson in order to offset Sawyer's change from Robinson to Douthit. The friends of Douthit do not seem to be disposed to concede that he was beaten on the first ballot, and that ihere was so much confusion afterwards that the' result was unfavorable to Douthit. Following is the final voce: SENATORS. Douthit?Alexander, Appelt. Archer i Blakenev, Brown. Connor. Hay. Love, ! Manning, Marshall. Mauldin Mower. I Scarborough. Sheppard, Suddath, Sullivan, Talbird. Walker. Waller. Williams i -2?. i Robinson?Aldrich, Barnwell. Bowen, j | Dean. Dennis Douglass. Glaydon, Gru- i I ber. Henderson, Hough, Tlderton, Liv- | I ingston, Mayfield. Ragsdale, Sarratt, j j Stanland, Wallace?IS. R E PRES EXT ATI V ES. j Douthit?Ashley. Bailey, Bell. Bolts. \ | Browning Caughman. Cress. Davis, j I Dean. Dendy. Dowling, Efird, Epps, j i Estridge. Evan? IT. H.. Evans X. (r. i G&ttible. 9-ai;Uj (J rabuui, Jackson. Jenkins.. Jones. Leverett, Mann. Mc Coy. McDill, McDow, Montgomery. Netties. Pat ton. Peurifoy, Prince, Pyatt. Richards, Richardson George W.j Richardson Henry ]?.. Robinson j R. B. A.. Sanders P., Sawyer. ; Sharpe, Smith Jeremiah, Smith J. L.. j Stevenson, Strom. Suber, Thcus Thoin- j as W. H.. Thomas W. J., Timmennan. j Ycrncr. Weston. Williams, Wilson. I Wingo Winkler. Woods?."ili. Robinson?Speaker Gary. Racot. iiiaclc J. B. Black V>\ I)., Blease, i>ly- I the, Oolcock. Cosgrovc, Crumn. Dargan, DeBruhl. Fairey, Floyd, G; use. Henderson. Hill, Hoffmeyer, Hoilis Hopkins. Johnson W. J., Lock?rood, Lofton, Lyles. Magill, Manning. Marion, Mauldin L., Mauldin v,\ L., McCraw, McCtillough. McLauclilin, McLaurin, Means. Mehrtens, Miley, Mitchell, Mobley, Moss, Patterson, Kagsdale E. 1>.. Ragsdale J. W., Robinson rj. K., Rogers, Sanders E. L., Seabrook, Simpkins, Sinkler, Smith G. P., Smith E. 1).. Sturkie, Threa;t, Yarn, j W'psf \Vh;ii-rnn Whisnnant. Wimbcrlv. I Woodward II. II.. Woodward M B., Yvychc, Young?'30. The balloting for this place was not concluded until 2:20. and the joint assembly then took recess until 8 o'clock. N1GI1T SESSION. The joint session was resumed at S o'ciock for the purpose of concluding the elections. This session contained quite a surprise, for Mr. B. II. Boykin of Kershaw wa3 eiectcd on the first bal!/->* MV Rrvr-L-in ln.fi brtf>rt flnnkpn of as a candidate to succeed Mr. Douthit, although he was a candidate to succeed Mr. Cooper, and it was feared by his fronds that this oonfusion would injure him, but it did not after all cause his defeat. When the joint session had been called to order by President McSwecncy Senator Gruber of Colleton nominated Mr. M. W. Simmons of Dorchester as candidate for member of the State board of control. This was seconded by Mr. Stevenson of Cheatertield. 31 r. Winkler of Kershaw nominated Mr. Uuriili II. JJoykiu of Kershaw, seconded by Mr. Woods of Clarendon. Mr. J. 0. A Moore of Darlington was nominated by Mr. Efird of Lexing tod. seconded by Mr. Floyd of Darlington. Messrs. Yerner and Means protested that as there had been so much lobbying and confusion on the floorbv siders in the morning, that the f! ? -i ' i the house be cleared of visitors. j * ^ n "? x ^ _v xl 11 coma nna seats in me gmigry. Mr. Timmerman said that thi> was unnecessary if the sergeants at arms would obey the orders of the presiding officers. When the roll call was finished. Mr. Boykin had a majority of 6 votes, he having received TO. Mr. Simmons CU and Mr. Moore 10 votes. Messrs. Dowiiog, Floyd, Magill, Rogers and C. P. Sanders changed from Moore to Boykin, maln'ru* vote 81. Mr. Simmons' le maining unchanged, and Mr. Moore's vote being reduced to 5. Following is the vote as finally recorded: SENATORS. Moore?Archer, Ilderton?2. Boykin?Appelt,- Blakeney, Brown, Connor, Dennis, Douglass, Glenn. Kay, Hough, Livingston, Love, Manning, Marshall. Mower, Sarratt, Sheppard, Suddath, Sullivan, Talbird. Walker? 20. Simmons?Aldrich. Alexander, Barnwell, Bowen. Brown. Dean, Graydon, G ruber, Henderson, May field, Ragsdale. Scarborough, Standland, Wallace, Waller, Williams?10. REPRESENTATIVES. Moore?JDargan, Jtttird, Lofton?'6. Boykin?Ashley. Bacot. Bell, Black, W. D., Blease, Bolts, Caughman, Dendy, Dowling, Epps, Floyd, Gause, Graham. Hoffmeyer, Hollis, Hopkins, Jackson, Leverett. Magill, McCullough, McDill, McI)ow, McLauchJin. McLaurin. Means, Montgomery, Nettles, Patterson, Fatton, Peurifoy, Prince, Pyatt, Richards, Richardson, George W., Richardson, Henry B., Robinson, R. B. A., Rogers, Sanders, C. P., Sawyer, Sharpe, Sinkler. Smith. E. D., Smith, Jeremiah; Smith. J. L., Strom, Sturkie, Suber, Theus, Timmerman, Yerner. "Weston, Whisonant, "Williams, Wilson, Wingo, Winkler, Woods, Woodward, H. H., Woodward, M. B., Wychc, Young?61. Simmons?Speaker Gary, Bailey. JLJiacic, J. IS., ?Jlytne. J5rowmng uoi- . cock, Cosgrove, Cross, Crumm, Dean, DeBruhl, Estridge, Evans, H. H., Gamble, Gantt, Henderson, Hill, Jenkins, Johnson, W. J., Lyles, Mann, Manning, Marion. Mauldin, L.k Mauldin, William L. McCoy, McCraw, Mehrtens, Miley. Mitchell. Mobley, Moss. Ragsdale, E. B. Robinson, C. E., Sanders, E. L., Simkins, Smith, G. P., Stevenson, Thomas, W. H., Threatt, Yarn, West, "Wharton. Wimberly?i4. Three trustees of South Carolina college to succeed Messrs. F. II. Westou, W. D. Evans and Jno. T. Sloan were elected. Mr. 1. L. Withers of Columbia was put in nomination by Mr. Means, seconded by Mr. Ashley. Mr. J. 0. Davis of Winnsboro was nominated by Senator Barnwell, seconded by Mr. Stevenson,*. Mr. F. P. McGowan of Union was nominated by Mr. Simpkins, seconded by Mr. Gantt. Mr. Jno. T. Sloan of Columbia was nominated by Senator Marshall, seconded by Mr. Moss. The total number of votes cast was 150, of which Withers received 105; Sloan 110; Davis 127, and McGowan 90. Ihe first three were declared elected. There being no further business, the Snint aoaaiATi-troc of representatives also immediately adjourned. Storm-Swept South Seas. The steamer Aorangi. from Australia. brings the details of the terrible cyclones which swept the south seas about the middle of December, devastating villages, wrecking shipping and causing many deaths. In the Solomons the hurricane did most damage, whole villages being destroyed. Hundreds of cocoa plantations were uprooted and vam patches leveled. Over 500 natives are reported to have been killed. Capt. Pentecost, of the yacht St. Aubin, who brought the news of the disaster to Syd ney, says he saved a woman who was to have been killed as a sorceress, she being accused of having caused the hurricane. He bought her. the purchase price being a pig, and took her to another island, where she was released. Tiie most diabolical revenge ever conceived was perpetrated upon a South Dakota soldier while he was in the Philippines. He insulted some petty Spanish officials who had him wine drugged and the blood of a leper injectedin his veins. Hanging is too good for such an infamous wretch, in fact any death would be. The pocr Dakota soldier must have died a thousand deaths. One of these geniuses that is always planning for the good of the country says that the cotton can be brought up to 25 cents a pound, if Congress will furnish rations to the tenants of the cotton States for twelve months. C0TJ3JTY COURTS, AS Act Establishing Thein Passed by the State Senate. The Muestion of establishing county courts occupied the senate Thursday and after over two hours of' debate, resulted in a big victory for Senator Gruber and his bill, providing for the formation of such courts. The bill was called up as a special order immediately after the morning hour, and Senator Archer moved to strike out the enacting words. Gruber arose to the defense of his bill and made an able argument in its defence. The debate then became general and a number of speeches were made for and against the bill. Finally a vote was reached and the bill passed by the following vote: Nays?Aldrich, Alexander, Archer, Brown G. W., Brown W. A., Connor, Graydon, Kagsdale, Suddath, Sullivan, Wallace, Waller?12. Yeas?Appelt, Blakeney, Bowen, Dean. Dennis. Douglass. Glenn, Gruber, Hay, Henderson, Ilough, Ilderton, Livingston, Love, Manning, Marshall, Mauldin, Mayfield, Mower, Sarratt. Scarborough, Sheppard, Stan!and, Tal bird. Walker. Williams? 2K. The first section of the bill provides that whenever one-fifth of the qualified registered electors of any county in this $tate shall file a petition with the clerk of the circuit court of such county praying for an election to be held in such county on the question of the establishment of a county court therein, it shall be the duty of the said olerk within ten days to make an order thereon, and serve the same or the commissioners of election, requiring the said commission ers cf election of such county to hold an election, after first giving at least 30 days' notice thereof in the newspapers of such county, upon the question of j establishing a county court in such county, not later than CO Jays nor earlier than 40 days thereafter. Said petition ahall be accompanied bp a ceitificate of the board of supervisors of registration that the names appearing upon said petition constitute one-fifth of the qualified registered electors of such county. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. The Severest Ever Known in the History of That Country. A special from the City of Mexico T x _j> 5 * _ x\_ _ il. says: -in point 01 Gurauon me earinquake "Wednesday evening was the severest ever known in the history of Mexico. The movement began in the City of Mexico at exactly nine minutes past 5 o'clock. The oscillations were from northeast to southwest, and lasted one minute and fifty-six seconds. Three minutes later came a companion shock, which lasted five seconds, also oscillating northwest and southeast. The movement made a perfect cross. mi_ . lT ; n_ ji.ii. j.ne earinquah.e was unversauy ieit over the entire republic, and it had a very general movement from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It ereachd Colima at seven minutes past 5 o'clock, oscillating from cast to west. It lasted one minute and twenty seconds. It reached Vera Cruz eighteen minutes past 5 and the oscillations were from south to north, lasting ten seconds. Many houses were cracked in this city. Some were entirely ruined. Fully a dozen walls were crushed and broken in the national palace. A '.wo-fooi iron pipe carrying water from Chapultepec to the city was broken in seven places. Intense cold and other phenomena followed. Andrew Jackson. This countiy has produced no more remarkable character than Andrew Jackson, the first of our presidents who came from the loins of the people. He was a Democrat in every sense of the word. He had confidence in the people and the'people believed in him and trusted him. and he never betrayed fViAiT h PVtorloc T corc uxi^ix tj xu^uxovu o?;? or iiim: "He was a combination of wisdom without learning, passion with gentleness, animosity with benevolence devotion with destructivcness, homicide with homily, seldom, if ever, seen in any man. Nothing was wanting to his amazing triumphs but that Wellington instead of Packenham, as wa3 intended should have headed the invasion of Louisiana, that Jackson might tear from the brow of Napoleon's conqueror the laurels of Waterloo. We find him in Washington one day hurling defiance at his political opponents in volleys of language and the next day carrying into the white house a little girl and her ? ~ l x"L JC ? "L t i uu$ tu witiui at mc are oecause ne naa found the child crying on the street. In the intervals of political strife we see him at his dinner table, singing songs with Daniel "Webster and Martin Van Burcn, each laughing at the efforts of the other." The country has probably ijf ver needed aJsokson so badl] as now. Beady to Fight. A dispatch from Manila says the Republican, the official organ of the Filipinos, announces that the congress at Malolos has adopted ihe Philippine constitution, passed u vote of confidence in Asruinaldo. and pnmowf>rr?d him to declare war 011 the Americans whenever he may deem it advisable. At a mass meotsng of women at Cavite yesterday, the paper adds, it was enthusiastically resolved to petition Aguinaldo for permission to take men's places in defense of independence and to bear arms if necessary. Paterno has asked for, and, it appears, has been granted the privilege of "taking a prominent place in the line of battle against the Americans." . 43 I : 4c. Prices. Not o^ly on Provisions, Clothing, Furniture and all the actual necessaries of living, but as well on things appertaining tz our enjoyment and culture. This is specially true as to Pianos and Organs. Wise Manufacturers realize that in these close times prices must W exceedingly low, and they are meeting the emergency. Notice the latest advertisement of Ludden & Bates Snntliprn TTrmoo QnrnnnoV fl~ *A ^avuuuau, \J a.. in this issue, and write them for their Four Cents Prices. This is a wideawake-nsver-get-left and thoroughly reliable house, whose offers always mean just what they say. It costs nothing to write Ludden_& Bates for catalogues. Prices and ttasy Installment Terms, which they send with pleasure The "Oceanic," the largest steamer afloat, was successfully launched at Belfast. She is owned by the White ! Star Line and is 704 feet long and weighs 17.000 tons. Her coal bunkers will hold enough coal for her to circumnavigate the world without recoaling. She is built upon different lines from the uGreat Eastern" and will be used for freight. S4BS01?v'"E*.Y \ Makes the food more de THE MARKET IN HAVANA. Picturesque Cook*. V ilia miliar fruits ami Live I'isli S>t?eu There. The Havana market is crowded at daybreak by Spanish, French. Chinc-se and colored cooks of both sexes. Some chefs, who affect the dignity of a coat, are accompanied by their apprentices or scullions, who carry baskets. Spanish cooks, who usually are employed in second-class restaurants, wear flat, red woollen caps., and shuffle along slipshop with their baskets slung over their , shoulders, while oblique-eyed Chinese wear all sorts o? queer headgear; loose trousers and blouses. Colored women j don bandanas, -which lend a dash of | color to the scene, as they waddle along through the market, their fat sides [ shaking with laughter, while they boisterously greet their friends as they go from stall to stall, haggling with rho market men. Marketing is always done by cooks in Havana, because employers are aware that they can drive a better bargain, even taking into account the perquisites allowed them by tradespeople. Golden, jnicy oranges are symmetrically piled on the stalls, flanked by j bunchcs of luscious yellow and red bananas, and nutbrown zapotoes which outwardly resemble an Irish potato. ! but contain a luscious pulp inside. Green cocoenuts contain a sweet j liquid like water, as well as a soft . white pulp. Other tropical fruits which : abound in Cuba are mangoes, chirimoy-1 j as and ciruelas, which are juicy and sweet. Fish caught in Cuban waters ; are especially nice, and the pargo, a species of red snapper, is very toothsome, as is the cherna, which tastes like salmon. No Havana cook will buy fish unless they are alive, and the flsh [ market with big tanks full of fresh fish, with white marble slabs and scales, is very picturesque. Sea crabs ! and land crabs are also good. The lat ter grow to a large size, and their bodies stand high from the ground on their enormous claws. Land crabs burrow in holes, and their locomotion is clumsy, sounding like that of a drunken man. Cooks feed' these crabs on corn meal for several days before they cook them, as this makes them more palatable. The First Flying Machine. Roger Bacon, in his writings in the thirteenth century, predicted the use of the baloon and flying machine. It is said that Jean Baptiste Dante, an Italian mathematician, crossed Lake Trasimeno on artificial wings in 1400. Leonardo Da Vinci, in 1500, made some experiments in aerial screws, designed a parachute, and left some sketches of mechanical wings in his notebooks. A famous bishop, na^ned Wilkin, in the seventeenth century wrote on the subject of artificial flight, and was so sure of the practicability of it that he declared the time would come when it would be as common a thing to hear a man, -when starting on a journey, call for his wings as for his boots and spurs. In 1709 Friar de Gusman, of Portugal, asked and received assistance from the King in puns he had for constructing a flying machine. About the middle of the seventeenth century a Frenchman named Besnier constructed a pair of oscillating wings, with which he made several experiments. He tried them first in jumping from a stool, then from a table, then from a barn, when his progress was interrupted by his falling and breaking his leg. In France the Marquis de Bacqueville, in 1742, attempted to cross the Seine on wings. T-T^s. Viimcnlf frAT>i a xic lauuwiitu jajaaaqwj. i.* viii u, and flew for a short distance, then fell, landing in a washer-woman's barge, breaking hiy leg, which discouraged him from further experiments in that direction. An ELxi>Ia?ation. A recent issue of the Hardemaji (Tenn.) Free Press contained the following paragraph: "We wish to explain our lack of editorial this week. We was down to Memphis, and a smart Alec at the tavern put train oil on our greens, and said it was vinegar. Of course, we were horse dew combaw foi three days, and now that we are able to talk, our language is not fit for publication." A Big: Apple Tree. Alexander Bates, a Bowdoinham, Me., orchardist, has just .sawed down a mammoth apple tree, the biggest in the town and perhaps in the whole state. It was 28 inches across the stump, six feet trunk, then branching out in long branches. It must have been nearly or quite 100 years old. Water Dearer Thau Champagne. Sneaking at a meeting of the London Corporation, Mr. Miller said that owing to the system of the water companies of charging for water upon the ratable value of premises instead of for the quantity used, water in Newgate street, where he had premises, was dearer thin champagne. The Dromedary's Hump. The hump on the back of the dromedary is an accumulation of a peculiar species of fat, which is a store of nourishment beneficently, provided against me Gay UI W?..UC, iu w; aunuai Is often exposed. We All Knoir Him. The mail who has a most exasperating laugh is the man who laughs the longest and the loudest. It must be a great joke to him to think of the misery he is inflicting upen humanity. Book of Mnrbie. At the Strozzi palace, in Rome, there <a o TwVk- TnfldA of marble. ?he ]eavp<? being of marvelous thinness. A girl can't be In love and have a bad cold in the head at the same time. Value of Crops?The North Carolina labor commisssioner has prepared a statement .showing the average profit per acre of seventeen of the principal crops grown in the State. The figures ??? P/Nftrtn <"> 00 trViont ?1 07 film d,iC. Wtvvu VV. ?.'?J ?? uvuv -r-.-.j S3.53. tobacco $20.97. sweet potatoes $29.5G, Irish potatoes ?28.37, peanuts $23.23 sorghum $19.85. hay $14.93. rice $12.25, bean? $9.80. barley $9.64, peas $5.07, broom corn $3'HO, flax $3.15. rye $2.93. oats $2.51. Tiik Ilichmond Times thinks that, "before Eagan gets through eating the dish of crow in front of him. he will think that embalmed beef is angel's food." 4 { * .- . ... ... _ '., v..'.. * t flMtooflSMBaatt^aa?mbm wtmmm n?i^ j I BMUN6 ! ?WWER ' ?UBE I tiicious and wholesome saKKnsfflnanBnggRMBM | ? ! I DiiDCiicn D\/ \A;UC AT rungutu 01 vnntni ' n'orkiiirn Clia-ed Out of a Wareliou5? by :? 1'lond of Grain. I Six 'thousand bushels o? unsacked .vheat got. loose and went on a tear- It lappened in the warehouse of the F. ?. Avers Mercantile Company at Den- j ;er. The scenes that followed were .omethiiip: simila Lo tbose described by vriotor Hugo when a cannon got loose 'rom its fastenings on board ship and : 'oiled and reared from one end of the | ;un deck to another until the ship was i li sab led and a number of the crew i tilled. Only, nobody was killed by the i .vheat. ' In the rear of tlie Avres warehouse ire four great bins, built up from the ground floor and capable of holding .wenty-five carloads of wheat at a time. Tr company's bookkeeper, sitting in lis office at the front of the building, 100 feet or more from the bins, heard i terrific ripping, tearing, splintering sound, as if the whole end of the warehouse was being torn out by a monster liand. lie rushed from the little box of an office out onto the main floor of ihc warehouse. Tie paused, gasped for breath and threw up Iks hands. "What "he saw was a giant wave of wheat flowing toward him. licking at the very heels of a dozen laborers who had been at work near the bins and who were now fleeing for their lives. The ocean nf wheal- mnvprt nnward for a scorc of feet or more and then calmed down as suddenly as if a barrel of oil had been spread on its troubled waves. The bookkeeper yelled to the laboring men to stcy running, pulled his hands down to their accustomed pockets, took a deep breath and whistled. By and by the cloud of dust that had arisen drifted away and the bookkeeper and the laboring men could see what ua.u nappeneu. u man t iaKe long. une 01 me sioui Deams naa grown weak from the burden on its back and snapped in two. A hundred other stout beams had followed suit. There was nothing left for the imprisoned wheat to do but make a rush for a less confined resting place. There were 6,000 bushels of it in the bin, and it was no wonder that its moving caused conster nation. After the dozen laboring men had recovered their wits and gone to -work again the little bookkeeper in the front office said the damage done ^ould not exceed ?50. Ail that was necessary, to do to savo the wheat was to sweep it up off the floor and pack it in sacks. The Monkey Bread Tree. Cape de Verde, that is, the Green Cape, is said to owe its name in part to the foliage of the Adamsonia digitata which adorns the whole of Senegambie and Guinea with its green elliptic arches; a full-grown tree presenting at a distance almost the appearance of a forest. According to Adamsori, trees are met with having a diameter of thirty feet, although the height of the tree is moderate, varying from fifty to civtv The lower branches, however, shoot out to an incredible length, at first in a horizontal direction. . These are covered with an immense foliage, which from its weight causes them to bend toward the ground and thus there is presented a huge hemispherical mass of verdure, 120, 140 or even 150 feet in diameter and perhaps 60 feet in height. The fruit is an oblong, dull green, downy body, eight or nine inches long, containing several cells, in which there is a number of hard shining seeds, immersed in a soft pulp, which is scarcely juicy. From this pulp the native negroes prepare an acidulous drink, much used in the fevers of the country. The bruised leaves in a dry state form a substance called halo, -which they mix w;ith their food, and imagine it useful in checking or counteracting the effects of profuse perspiration. All the soft parts of the tree are emollient or mucilaginous. Actiou of Sea-Wator on Cant Iron. Some cast iron cannon balls were recently recovered from the sea near Brest. They had been under the water for over a hundred years. They could be cut with a knife, a great part of the iron having disappeared. Exposed to the air, the interior became quite hot, of course losing the heat in a short time, after the oxygen of the air had ceased to act upon it. Xutional Impoverishment. Hitherto it has been supposed that the record of national impoverishment was furnished by the Transvaal, in the treasury of which, when Great Britain took it over, was the magnificent sum of about $3. But Sir George Bcwen, When he went as the first governor to Queensland, found in the public chest no more than 17 cents. Life of the Mnaiirooru. The mushroom's life is measured by hours, but it flourishes long enough for an insect to hang its eggs on the edge of the "umbrella" and for the egg to become an insect ready to colonize the next mushroom that springs up. Plenty of Gold. The gold contained in the medals, vessels, chains and other objects pre- ! served in the Vatican would make more I gold coin than the whole of the present j European circulation. j A 15ird Habit. j Among the many mysteries of bird j migration is the fact that over-sea ' journeys are generally conducted in the darkness and invariably against a head wind. English Pickled. About 1,300,000 pounds of pickles and sauces are exported yearly from England to other countries. Mr. James M. Smith of Columbia, S ^ 1 ? * TA~A_ C.*. Tf /-r-1na ma I Vj., writes. Oil AU ei>K- AUV great pleasure to say tnat tne Uld i North State Ointment bought of you has entirely cured me of eczema when I everything I had used previously failed I to giye any relief. It is a great medicine. and I would not be without it in ( my house. I use it for almost every- ( thing, where any medieiije is needed. 5 and have gotten the best of results i everv time. Respectfully. James M. Smith. I ; . In spite of Senator Tillman's charge j that the Nicaragua canal bill is a steal, it has passed the United States senate j by an almost unanimous vote. f V flaST'- - i S-i-iifTi ' "jiirT^V. p bisgustea "With Political life. Robert L. Taylor, thrice governor of the State of Tennessee, a man much in public life, 'li^s evidently'discovered the path of politics to. be "a rough and not entirely pleasant bn?f. 1 R<?ad an extract from his farewell speech: "While I believe that the good in politics outweighs the bad, ret how thorny is the path and how unhappy the pilgrinage to him who dures to do his duty? There aie no flowers except a few bouquets snatched from the graves of fallen foes; there is no happiness except the transient thrill of cruel triumph, which passes like a shadow across the heart. "Every honest man who runs for office is a candidate for trouble; for the fruits of political victory turn to ashes on the lips. "To me there is nothing in thiB world so pathetic as a candidate. He is like a mariner without a compass, drifting on the tempest-tossed waves of uncertainty, between the smiling cliffs of hope and the fro wing crags of fear. He is a walking petition and a living payer; he is the pack horse of public sentiment; lie is the dromedary of politics. And even if he reaches the goal of his ambition, he will soon feci the beak of the vulture in his heart and the fang of the serpent in his soul. "I am no longer a candidate. Never again will I be inaugurated into public offioe. The ark of my humble public career now rests on the Arrarat of private life, and I stand on its peaceful summit and look down on the receding flood of politics. The dove of my destiny has brought me an olive branch from happier fields and I go thence to labor and to love." And he anticipates that Benton McMillin, his successor, is going to find thorns among the roses in the gubernatorial career, for he says: "I now have the distinguished honor to close the scene, so far as I am concerned. Benton MoMillin has given his heart and hand to Tennessee. I uow pronounce them husband and wife? and may the Lord have mercy on their souls." Our young men should read and remember what Bob Taylor says. Robet Edward Lee. Last Thursday was the birthday- of one of the best and greatest men of this or any other country or age. He com' - i -L--I-* Dinea in nis uie anQ ueauuj.u.u.y muotrated by his acts those virtues which make manhood noble and lovely. Robert E. Lee was great as a soldier; he would have been great as a statesman had he served in civil instead of military office. But, as the Atlanta Journal says he was greatest as a man. He won many tattles; he put many armies to rout; he took many cities. But a mightier conquest than any and all o( these was his mastery of his own spirit. No man who is conspicuous in history t: \ trr iieiu uia yvnao uuuci ouvu wuiplete self-control. As a soldier he was almost beyond criticism, but as a man he was spotless. No mean action was ever charged to him. Many a time he tyok npon himself the responsibility f or faults andfailures which were due it others. His "great heart went ouno tender compassion as readily as it leaped forth to meet and dare the dirt est dangers. Malice was alien to his nature. The petty jealousies and hates which have specked and married so many strong natures were absolutely and immeasurably beneath him. His -1 - i-* j v_ r x :_Vi wnoie lire movea von ine su-aigut wauig line of duty. The ideals of chivalry never in history, legend or poetry had a finer or fuller expression than in the actual life of this man. He won the respect of his foes even in the heat and tempest of war; he captured the admiration of the world; he went, deeper into the hearts of his own people than ever any-leader has gone since William the Silent. It is weil to give up one of the many days of the year to the contemplation of such a man's life and character. There can be few better inspirations to youth and few sweeter refreshments of the faith which is often beaten down in the contact with ordinary humanity. The dawning of the new century is to witness an era of independence in politics such as this country has never known, and if the country is to be saved from the trusts at all, it will be by this means. So long as the voters of the country allow themselves to be blindly led by the party bosses?who invariably represent boodle in its most obnoxious forms?just so long will the liberties of the people be a matter of barter and sale. When the voters begin to think tor tbemselves and vote as their own conscience dictates, regardless of the orders of the bosses; when they have thecourage to break loose from the ties of mere partisanship; when reason aud judgment instead of prejudice decide {fce complexion of the voter's ballot, fliAn ^ nrft is V* An/i aP auv iilflmof a cnlrrt yii^u tucic uui uiviiua^ ^atra uon. MBasEsgBsasagrsfumsmsammsatiSKi M From Maker Direct to Purchaser. ^ ? A C^ood ? I . Piano I 1^^||||jj^ ia8t a ^ 38/ give endles? Sbs The vexation. 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Keel* Institute &?* V' " " .v ^ Sr / Old iorffi State Ointment' > The Old North State Oint ment is a medical wonder discovered by Jasper Miller. It cures Piles, Eczema, Carbuncles, Boils, Inflammatory Rheumatism, Corns, Bunions, Sore Eyes, Sore Throat, Prickly Heat and all skin, diseases, or money refunded. Only 25 cents per box. The discovery was a case of seeming necessi- , , ty. His little daughter had fearful case of eczema 6f the head and eyes, and it finally 4 got into the upper lip, causing it to turn inside out. He had her treated by leading?the best?physicians in Columbia and Charlotte for nearly two years, and the disease con- * stantly grew worse. 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