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? Bif THOU M? PILOT. Bo Thou my pilot In this troubled sea; No other hand can guide a bark As this thatbear-< my spirit back to Tbee? Celectlal Helinsman! guide it through the dark. And as the towered light upon the shore, Is to the wandering mariner at sea, With the home the harbor that his hopes are for. My father and my guide be Thou to me. Be thoa the mouth toward which my comtjass tends? And when at last the stormy voyage ends, May Heaven be the calm ard welcome port. MARY'S MISSION. BY W. J. HENDERSON'. The professor dropped the letter which he had just read for the sixth time. He rose with nervous energy and went to the window. He gazed into the street and saw children, children, children?everywhere children?laughing, running skipping and generally disporting themselves with the amiable idiocy of youth. "What on earth shall I do with It i mubi^x^u luv piv/icoowi, Ul UUl" ming on the window with his eyeglasses. "What put it into my sister's head that I would be the best Eerson in the world to take care of er child? Why didn't her husband outlive her? Why did she die? The whole thing has been simply a plan to break up my?hem! I don't mean that! I suppose poor Jane would have lived if she could. "But what am I to do with a threeyear-old child in my bachelor quarters? I don't know, I'm sure. If Mottsboro were a big city perhaps it wouldn't be so bad. But in a miserable little village like this, where everyone's business is known to everyone else, I shall be driven mad, I know I shall." As he stood gazing out of the window across the green stretch of level green lawn and over the snowy pickets of the well kept fence he became aware or a iace ai uie window ot tne next house. "Oh, mercy!" exclaimed the professor, half aloud, "what will she think? I never spoke to her but once, and that was at Mrs. Barbey's lawn party, where I was introduced to her. Then she said it was a pretty sight, and I answered 'Yes, it looks like rain.' "I couldn't help it. She was so beautiful, and I was so?so?so modest?or?bashful?or idiotic?or something." It is quite true. Ever since Prof. Arthur Brewster, instructor in mathematics and astronomy at the Mottsboro high academy, had been presented to Miss Mabel Riker he nad never dared to speak to her again. She had passed him on tne street often and had always greeted him witk a pleasant smile and a bow, but he never dared to do more than lift his hat awkwardly and hasten on, He would have given a month's salary to find courage to say something, and a year's for the audacity . to join her in her walk. But he realized that courage was not a purchasable commodity. She saw him at the window and smiled, whereupon he retired into the room with great celerity. Her smilft. always frightened him. It always made him feel as if his heart had jumped out of place. He haa nearly recovered from his alarm when the aged woman who ' acted as housekeeper, cook and general servant in his small cottage knocked, at the door and on entering : said; '"There's a man here wid.a child." "Oh, Lord, it's come," said the professor, the perspiration starting out uu Liia uiuvv. He went down into the sitting room and there he found the express , messenger. The professor did not dare to take his eyes off the man lest they should fall on the queer bundled up object on the sofa. "Professor," said the messenger, "here*s the kid, safe and sound. Brought 'er all tho way myself. She's a jim dandy, she is. Her trunk is in the wagon. Wot'll I do with it?" "Bring it in and nut it in the small room upstairs." While the man was out of the room the nrofessor walked tr> t.hri , empty flreplace and stood gazing into it, painfully aware that his very < movement was solemnly observed by two coal black eyes. He could not have told how he knew they were black, but he was morally certatn of it. < The man returned with .the trunk and deposited in the small room beside a brand new iron bedstead. "That's all 0. K., professor," said the man, pocketing certain bills. "I hope you'll like the kid, for she's a r jim dandy." A strange intonation in the man's voice caused the professor to tremble. There was a dismal silence for several minutes and then a high pitched treble voice said: "Is you my Uncle Art'ur?" The nrofessor started, turned and found the eyes looking up at him. There was no mistake; they were as black as a crow's wing. So was the hair that hung in tangles around the olive brow. The lips were red enough and the teeth wnite enough, but those eyes - were dreadful. "I am your uncle, Mary," he said, feeblv. "Mamma said you'd be dood to me. Mamma's dead." There was a queer monotonous pathos in the speech. The professor felt a new emotion. He did not kiiow what it was, but it made him bend down and lay'his hand gently on ine cniid s head as he said. "I'll be good to you, Mary." "Den take off my fings." This was more than the professor had bargained for, so he called the old woman. But the child refused to be touched by her. "Do 'way," she said, with a most malignant expression; "do 'way. Wants Uncle Art'ur to be dood to me. Don't want, nip wnmans T Kf?rat/*>i nlo womans. The professor was fain to make an attempt to take off the "fings." He struggled bravely and got the point of a piD in his finger, which drew from him a rude exclamation. 'Pin 'tick?" gravely inquired Mary. "It did," as gravely answered the professor. "Well, you mus'n say so naughty words, "continued Mary, "or you can't jro to to heaven. My mamma's dere. I wish I wfts," ? And then the little black head fell < forward and a tear or two fell. Prof. Arthur Brewster looked un- < comfortably at the old woman for a < moment. Then he motioned for her H ' > . > to pro. She obeyed, but when she peepec through the keyhole a moment latei she saw the professor tenderly tak< the gypsy looking mite in his arm: and hold it close to his breast, when the tears ceased to flow'and the unnat ural gravity resumed its sway. At supper the child asked for al sorts of things that the professor sup posed were poisonous to children ant all of which he promised to have in th< house the next day, provided Marj would not carry out her one dreac threat and cry. But finally bedtime came and thei Mary flatly refused to allow the ol( woman to undress her. Tlio rmnfoccnn norsni rPfl 1)111. }l| A41V J/ivivwva rv*Mi?;?' -? ? managed to get the little garment off and to find m the poorly stocke< trunk a night dress. Robed in the long white gown Marj looked more than ever like a littl gypsy, but" when, without a word o warning, she dropprd on her knee before nim and murmured in he broken language a little prayer, hi thought that she might not be so pain ful a burden after all. But the end was not yet. When h had retired some hours later to hii own bed and was endeavoring to com pose himself to sleep he became awar of the little figure standing beside hi pillow. "Why, Mary," he said, "whateve do you want now?" < "I lonely," she said. "Wants t sleep wiv you." "Oh, no," he said, rather shortly in his surprise, "that's quite out o the question." He turned his back on her, hopinj she would return to her room. But a moment later he heard a meel little sob, and turning again foum that she had fully carried out her su preme threat and was crying. He tried to be angry, out some thing tugged at his heartstrings am he reached out his arms and took he: IU U1S UUSULil, W1ICIC 9UC puucu a mvi ment like a kitten and dropped to slee; with the peace of a perfect trust oi her queer little face But the next day the trouble begar again when, after looking over hi morning mail, he found that Mar; had disappeared. "Good gracious!" he exclaimed "where has she gone?" He called but she did not answer He went into the next room, but sh was not there. He looked into the kitchen, bu the old woman declared that th "blessed little imp" had not been nea her. Upstairs went the professor in grea haste, loudly calling for Mary. H tried to reason with himself that h ought to rejoice at her sudden disap pearance and hope that she never never would return, but his argu ments could not hold their groum against that new thrill of anxiet; which had got possession of his heart He went out of the house and callei loudly: "Mary!" "What you wants?" came the shril answer from the other side of th fence. \ There was Mary, comfortably seatei in Mabel Riker's lap, while the gir affectionately patted her tangle o black curls. "O-ah? yes?I beg pardon," stam mered the professor; you see?wellshe went away when I was not look ing." ' "I quite understand your anxiety professor," replied Mabel, a prett; flush mounting to her cneeks. "J should b? anxious if I were in you place. She's such a. sweet child." "I wonder if she's making frame o me?" thought the professor. Thei he said. "Now, Mary, you mus come home; you mustn't bother Mis; Riker." "Oh, but she doesn't," exclaime< Mabel. ^ ' XXT 4 r* -tt " am/1 ?T aiiia lAJ sua J nuic, oaivi laaij, "Let me keep her a little while,' pleaded Mabel. She could have kep the professor's entire world. "Oh?why?of course, certainly, i you like." "Uncle Art'ur's dood tome,"cooec Mary. "Let's me s'eep in he's bed and I kiss'm." "Ha! Hum! Good morning," saic the professor, retiring in the utmos confusion. After that little Mary spent mos of her time with Mable Riker, anc the professor's hours of studious re tirement were not greatly abbre viated. And he was always glad when th< fhilrl cimft frnftincr in at. mftal t.imi with some new story of Mabel's good ness. # . "Yes, Mary," he said, emphatically one day, "she's the best girl in th( world." Little Mary treasured that astound ing declaration and in the afternocr remarked to Mabel: "You'se dood to me; you'se bes girl in de world." "Oh, Mary!" said Mabel; "that's too much; you mustn't say that." "Will say date. You'se best girl ir de world; Uncle Art'ursays you is." "Oh-oh-oh!" said Mabel in a lov tone, her eyes softening and her fac< coloring. When little Mary returned to hei uncle she was bursting with eager ness to repeat Mabel's reply. Sud denly, while the old woman w& pouring out some milk, the child ex claimed: "Uncle Art ur, you se handsome. "Saints alive t" cried the woman spilling the milk. "Why?why?Mary!" ejaculatec the professor. "You is Mabel says you is." The professor said not a word, but he ate heartily and after suppei smoked his pipe with uncomraor zest. When Mary went to visit Mabe the nejtt day she carried -with her z very pretty box of bon-bons for tha young woman and when she returnee she bore some choice berries plucket in Mrs. Rikers garden by Mabel'! own fingers. The last detail caused the professoi to refrain from eating the barries He put them away in a secret place TTT Vl AMA 4 ATT TtTAMA AVI ^1 TT YY YYCiC OUUaC^UCUllJ 1 vyLAU.V4 a lot of hard, black pellets. How long this communication o spirits mignt have gone on it is im possible to say, but it was interrupt ed in a way which brought great anxie ty to the professor's heart. One evening Mary was much paler then usual and she complained ol pain in her head. "You've been playing too hard,' said the professor, with his newly ac quired air of paternal wisdom. So he sent her to bed early?to hei own bed, in which she had finally consented to sleep. But in the silence of the night slu came to his side, crying and com- H I plaining of the pain. He found her p in a feverish state. 3 The professor was a man of decision S( s in most things. He promptly dressed ; himself, aroused the old woman, bade - her sit by the child and went for the doctor. That dignified person on ar- Tl 1 riving looked wise and said: "I am afraid she is in for the meales 1 ?or the scarlet fever?or else a bilious 3 fever. It is really impossible to tell at 7 this stage." 1 He gave explicit directions as to jn treatment and promised to call again 0j i in the afternoon. When he did so he Q| 1 shook his head and said: "Professor, this child needs a wo- ^ e man's care." ? "I? I suppose you are right But g 1 what shall I do? She will not allow je my cook to come near her." w 7 "Get a professional nurse." ^ e "There are only two in town--and ^ f ?they are both young?and?well, s you know?I?I live here alone.'' r "Well, sir, you must manage it ^ 3 somehow." The doctor went away, leaving the u professor much disturbed. A few 0j e minutes later the old woman inform- p] s ed him that Miss Riker was at the i- kitchen door inquiring about Mary. e The Professor felt that he ought to gj. s answer such an inquiry in person. ^ "I am much troubled," he said "for cj r the doctor thinks Mary ought to have y) t a woman's care and she wiil not toler- ^ 0 ate the cook." k, "Yes, so the cook told me, "answer- ^ ed Mabel. After a minute's hesitation fc f she added: "I think Mary would let ej me take care of her." . w v "I am sure she would," declared pl the professor, warmly. "That is, of p( 1c course, if?if?it were?possible." [j, 1 "I think it might be donelsaid Mabel i" softly. Q] "Do you? How?" i- "Let her come tq our house." > g i "But would your mother be willr ing? tl >- "Oh, yes; she suggested it. She's p very fond of Mary. a a Ah, yes; it is extremly good of you Qj ?and your mother. I'll speak to "the 1 doctor about it." s "Oh, thank you," exclaimed Mabel ei y "How good?I mean?you?wellplease let me know what the doctor p] says." y( And she departed in some haste and \ in evident confusion. e As for the professor he would have ^ worshiped her more than ever had jx t that possible. e The doctor came again and consent- ^ r ed to the removal. Indeed, he urged y; that the child be taken to the Riker a]' t house at once, for he himself was at a sj lriqc f/-? /vma wit.Vi <Via disfta.tjfi without t. e ? Jl e a woman s help. x ^ So Mary was very carefully wrap- q , ped in blankets and Uncle Arthur car' ried her to the little bed which had i been prepared for her. " ? "I don t?I don't know how to express my gratitude to you, Miss Riker j( ? he said, -with feeling. "The child has ei become very dear to me." "Don't speak of gratitude, professor ^ l said Mabel, franlkv, extending her p, e hand.; "I love Mary." ^ The professor took the proffered , hand and they stood gazing silently af jE j one another till Mabel seemed suddenP ly to recover consciousness, drew her 1 hand away and went about duties as nurse with bright eyes. C( At night Tittle Mary became delirious. Sometimes she called for Mabel m and sometimes for Unele Arthur. a, She told Mabel over and over again ' that she was the best girl in the world n( I because Uncle Art'ur said she was; ^ and she told the professor that he was r i?-i ? v.vi*. ? a ; zL naiiuauiiio, i/cuiuoc luayic aau av ucui- jj . tied. ? tt 1 And there was much confusion in g, J two anxious minds. te 1 In the course of time, However, the 5 disease passed its climax and youthful m , nature triuwphed. The burning waves u 1 of fever broke and rolled backward, (j( leaving the pale face paler than ever, ^ with its startling contrast of black, ' shine eyes and tangled raven hair. e: t After a time a little Mary was a con- p, valescent. -Then the professor, bendf inggently o'ter her, said: ' 'To-morrow my dear little girl shall ^ i go home again." , "An' tate Mabel, too," she said. V) "Ha?well?Mabel "will come to see +r I you.". -i te t "Won'do'less Mabel does, too." ^1 "Well-ah?Mabel's mamma wants e( t her to stay here." e: I "Den I stay here too." q "And must Uncle Arthur go home ]a - without his dear little girl ?" "No. Uncle Ar'tur stay here with j,, i Mary and Mabel." i "Oh?ah?I'm afraid I can't do yMary looked first at Mabel and then at the professor, her piercing eyes ^ r showing all her wonder at the unrea) sonable obstacles in the way of her happiness." "Mary, dear " said Mabel, softly, i "you must go nome with your uncle, j~. and I'll come to see you every day." . * t "Won't do away from you. Won't do away from Uncle Art'ur. Bofe ^ 3 dot to stay wid Mary or she get sick adain and die." * And the black eyes became moist, while the lips quivered. The profes- , t sor straightened up with a sudden 5 snaP- . w "It might be managed to her satis[ faction," ne said. ol "How?" asked Mabel, softly. - ?as my?wife." M s They were both bending over the child now, looking into her eyes. ? ''You come home with me?for good p ' As the professor ceased speaking ~ , Mabel's head bent lower till her lips ? touched Mary 's cheek. The professor's I head sank till he kissed the other ^ cheek. Then lifting their lips from ? the pale face they let their eyes meet/ ' Mary very softly put her hand in his, p r bent to kiss the child again and mur- S 1 mured: ^ "We shall go home together, dear." ?, 1 ?Boston Herald. 1. t n Wiped Out by Storm. Q j Ottawa, Kas, Sept. 9.?Gridley. a sj ^ town of 400 people, on the Santa Fe te j road, five miles Southwest of here, t] 5 suifered the total destruction of many p of its best buildings by last night's si storm, while hardly a structure in the s? place escaped injury. It is believed no ' one was seriously hurt. The pecuni- ti ' ary loss is heavy. o f . tl 1 A curious use for a h usbaud is re ported from Clerkenwell, near Lon- ^ don, where a Mr. Lamb and his wife " keep a small shop. For fourteen years the firm has avoided paying taxes by ' the wife's sending the husband to jail ' to serve out the legal time for unpaid ? , taxes, while she remains at the store attending to business. Rev. Thomas Dixon declared in his a' r sermon last Sunday that New York is C1 r the most godless city on this continent having only one church for every " ; 4,500 inhabitants. I d rHE NEW CONSTITUTION. * lox DME OF THE PROPOSITIONS THAT lai HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. 5" dei sh tie Itcgnlution of tlm Suffrage- The Ad- jjj, mlrtHlon of New Couiitlcs? A New Jury > System?Municipal Klcctlous nn?l PI- ^ rorce. th< Columbia, Sept. 11.?Here are the inl aportant propositions that have been mi Tered for the serious consideration I f the people of South Carolina, shi trough its delegates in the conven- ga on. The most important of the co itch su omitted comes from Senator inj fird, one of the recognized Reform sh; aders of the State. It was Mr. Etird wi ho introduced the Convention bill in th< le Senate. His plan of regulating las le suffrage is as follows. th< THE RIOHT OP SUFFRAGE. thl Section 1. All elections shall be by co: illot. of Section 2. Every male citizen of the sef nited States and every male person ga : foreign birth who has lawfully ex- ty ressed his intention of becoming a on tizen of the United States, who has thi tained the age of 21 years and who by tall have resided in the State for an tree years and in the county and pre- co> net in which he offers to vote for two foi jars next preceding the election at be hich he offers to vote, and who shall of ive paid all State and county and tie d11 taxes legally assessedagainst him de >r the two years next preceding the fie ection at which he offers to vote, to ithin the time allowed by law for su lyment without penalty, shall be irmitted to vote at any e1 ection in foi ?- J AIAAIAM ao n mi US DIHU3, pruviucu autu cici.iv/i, <*o a. ? irther qualification, possesses either be ie of the following qualifications: sq First. He shall be able to read in the be nglish language, and give a reason- H< ?le interpretation to any section of lis Constitution, or co Second. He shall be able to copy in be legible English writing any section wi : this Constitution. th< Third. Or he must pay taxes on bo iree hundred dollars vorth. of prop- 1 ty, real or personal, or both. so' Fourth. Or he must own in fee simle for life, in trust, or as tenant for , ears, a lot or piece of land in the .V >unty in which he offers to vote. Fifth. He must have been entitled ? vote under the laws of this State on Pe ie 1st day of November, A. D. 1860. in Section 3. It shall be the duty of the ?u egislature from time to time to pro- inl ide for the registration of electors, 7T ad such registration shall be conclu- . ve evidence to all election officers, , ndges and Courts of the qualificaOiis of the electors to vote under this Pe ? - sei on sum nun. , Section 4. The General Assembly ? lall never pass any law that will.defive any or the citizens ot the right p1 F suffrage, except for treason, murir, burglary, larceny, perjury, forg- ^ y or any other infamous arime, or nelling, whereof the person shall m< ave been duly ttfed and convicted, . ccepting as also above provided in lis article; also the following classes l persons shall not be allowed to vote 10 t this State: , 1. Persons under 21 years of age. 2. Idiots, lunatics. 3. All paupers supported by any tn junty. 4. All soldiers, mariners and seaten employed in the service of the . rmy or navy of the United States. S1( Section 4. For the purpose of voting o person shall be deemed to have lost ?? is residence by reason of absence hile employed in the service of the bj nited States, ner while engaged upon is le waters of this State or the United tates or of the high seas, nor while pe imporarily absent from the State. in Section 5. No soldier, seamen or au larine in the army or navy of the in ' < ! ? -L_11 miea duiujs sjluui uw uccmcu a xcoi- ? ;nt of this State in consequence of th aving been stationed therein. Section 6. Electors shall in all cases, m ccept treason, felony or breach of the ju jace, be privileged from arrest and th vil process during their attendance sh ; elections and in going to aud re- ar irning from the same. m Section 7. Every person entitled to ate at any election shall be eligible su i any office which now is, or hereaf- tii 'r shall be, elective by the people in le county where he shall have resid1 two_years previous to such election, ccept as otherwise provided in this Pf onstitution or the Constitution and ,ws of the United States. Section 9. Presidential electors shall _ 3 elected by the people. Section 10. In all elections held by le people under this Constitution the srson or persons who shall receive le highest number of votes shall be vr jclared elected. NEW COUNTIES AND COURTS. Mr. Efird, of Lexington, also offered ar resolution which will prove vital to pe lose who have new county schemes j|? ader way. The resolution also deals ^ ith the county officers and County or ourts. The resolution reads: f0 Section 1. Each county shall form cj le election district. h? Section 2. The -present boundaries m I the counties of the States shall re- bL tain as now established until other- g( ise provided by law. fa Sectj9n 3. In each county shall be bi ected by tiie quaiinea electorstnereoi, ar a the first Tuesday after the first se [onday in November, A. D. 1896, and aE ii the same day in every fourth year w; lereafter, a clerk of the Court of e(] ommon Pleas and General Sessions, to sheriff, a county Judge, who shall th old their offices for the term 'of four ears and until their successors are ta lected and qualified, and such other sh [ficers as many be provided by law. ar Section 4. The clerk of the Court of sh ommon Pleas and General Sessions lall, by virtue of his office, be the ci; [erk of all other Courts of record held lerein, but the General Assembly jn lay provide that the Judge of the vj ounty Court be his own clerk. The pt lid clerk shall also be ex-ofiicio regis- ra ;r of mesne conveyance for his coun- ci( t unless otherwise provided by law. fi Section 5. The General Assembly aE lall prescribe the duties and compen- cj| ition of all county officers. jz< Section 0. In case of death, resigna- 0f on or removal of any county officer, jn r of a vacancy from any other cause, le Governor shall appoint some suit- sh ble person to fill out the unexpired tj( srm. to COURTS. in T TKI:I>O cliall 1m KJCOHV/1A ?. xmiu 4tlJ l each county a County Court, with er irisdiction in all matters testamentary re nd of administration, in business ap- f0 srtaining to minors and the allotment m f dower, in cases of idiocy and lunacy ^ ad persons non compos mentis, in all n( luminal misdemeanors, in all matters re f contract, debt, lines, forfeitures and he amages, when the amount involved qV oes not exceed five hundred dollars, jn all actions for the partition of real ate only, in actions between landed and tenant when the title to the T| id is not in dispute and such other itters as the General Assembly may agnate: Provided, that this Court all not have jurisdiction in actions A solving the title to real estate. Section 8. That a sufficient number 1 committing magistrates may be ap- ] inted by the Governor in each for a convenience of the citizens in hav% criminals apprehended and com- th tted for trial. Section 9. The General Assembly ^ all provide by general law for or- 7 nizing new counties, locating the jaunty seats temporarily and chang- ff % county lines. . But no new county all be formed unless it shall contain . thin the limits thereof property of J? b valuation $2,000,000, as shown by Sj it preceding tax returns, and not 0 sn unless the remaining portion of s old county or counties shall each ?. ntain propertv of at least $3,000,000 . assessable valuation by the last as- 811 rament; and no county shall be or- P* nized, nor shall any organized coun- j? be so reduced as to contain less than tl( e-sixtieth part of the inhabitants of 3 whole State, both tp be determined ^ tne last national or estate c-euaus, . d in case any portion of an organized at tmty or counties ia stricken off to 2,1 rm a new county shall assume and ? holden for an equitable proportion jV the indebtedness of county or coun- ' s so reduced. No county shall be vided unless a majority of the qualid electors of the territory proposed 7( be cut off shall vote in favor of 13 ch division. 3ection 10. No new county shall be rmed of less than fi ve hundred square les; nor shall any organized county reduced in area below five hundred uare miles and no county lines shall " fun nearer any existing Court P1 Duse thao ten miles. Dl Mr. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, w mes to the Convention with a numr of prepared resolutions, which " 11 be the most important among all , b resolutions to be submitted to that dy. < ,o1 S? To-day he offered the following relutions: K A NEW JURY SYSTEM Ol which the numbers of jurymen and it sir votes are to be changed: Be it resolved and ordained by the ople of the State of South Carolina c< Convention assembled and bv the ei thority of the same,, That the followv provisions shall constitute Section si of Article?of the Constitution of tl is State: ai In the Court of General Sessions e( ??iimw on/1 onrtVi TV crc siia.ii uc <x glauu jui j ?uu ouvu -? tit or trial juries as the General As- ai mbly shall direct; the grand jury all consist of eighteen members, ti elve of whom must agree on a mat- n r before it can be submitted to the a< )urt. Each petit or trial jury in the d jneral Sessions shall consist or twelve tc en, all of whom must agree to a ver- tl ct or it shall not be binding. In the Court of Common Pleas the n ries shall each consist of twelve men si id a verdict shall" be good if agreed tl by nine members thereof. n The term of the grand juries shall ri for one year and the (General As- vs mbly shall provide that at least one- r< ird of the members of the outgoing g and jury shall be members of the in- t) ming grand jury: Each juror must g i a voter Qualified under the provi- to >ns of this Constitution, between the IS es of 21 and 65 years and men of tJ iod moral character. '. y i THE MATTER OF DIVORCE a' r which the door to plural marriage left slightly ajar. ^ Be it resolved and ordained by the' +] ople of the State of South Carolina^ Q Convention assembled, and bv the ithority of the same, That the follow- ^ g provision shall constitute Section of Article?of the Constitution of is State: ' ' Divorces from the' bonds of matri: ji ony shall not be allowed but by the dgment of a Court rendered upon y e verdict of a jury, and no divorce all be granted except for adultery, x] id the guilty party shall not be per- ^ Rted to marry again. This, Mr. Henaeifcon thinks, will e( it the demand of Carolina for all v ne. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. h Be it resolved and ordained by the ?l- Oi?l e a^,,+V> Pamlmo tl UUltJ Ui LUC UMID U1 UUUta vtuuiuui ? Convention assembled and by the b ithority of the same, That the follow- si g provisions shall constitute Section e: of Article?of the Constitution of tl is State: p Section 1. In all elections held Ijy e people in incorporated cities, towns si id villages of the State for officers c ereof electors shall vote by ballot a id every male inhabitant of such li ties, towns or village 21 years of age v id upwards, except idiots, insane a rsons and paupers, and who shall T ive been a resident of,the State for g reive months and of the city, town u village in which Jie offers to vote t< r six months, and of the voting pre- E act or ward for one month, ana who ii is never been convicted of treason, urder, robbery, duelling, bribery, si irglary, arson, obtaining money or tl >oas under false pretence, perjury, tl rceny, embezzlement, forgery or fi gamy, and who shall be able to read p ty article of this Constitution, or any tl ction of the Statutes of this State, p id who can write his own name, or ho, in his own right, shall be possess a< . of taxable property in such city, d wn or village of the value of one a< Aiinnrl ilnUawoc onnpnrs nil thfe tax si UUOiUU UVUHiOUu >oks, and who have paid all of his ii xes to said city, town or vlilage, tl all be deemed qualified as a voter s< id on registering as provided by law ei all be entitled to vote at all elections ir r the people for the oflicers in such ty, town or village. tl Section 2. That in all elections in q corporated cities, towns and a; Uages of this State for the h irpose of bonding the same, or for b ising revenue, the voters of said b ties, towns or villages who are quali- g id according to the preceding section is id are real estate owners in such ir ties, towns and villages, or authorid agents of real estate owners therc, shall be deemed qualified to vote q such elections. d Section 3. The General Assembly all provide by law for the registra- a: >n of all electors or persons qualified B vote in the elections to be held in B corporated cities, towns and villages B .^1 o.iUnkla ltomo/lino VitT nniwal nv nth-1 H [UOUlbaUlb X w T w. V*.. w wise shall be provided for the cor- h ction of improper registration and E r securing registration to any who G ay be improperly denied, and no per- ir n ahall be allowed to vote who snail H )t have registered according to law; H gistration by the proper officer is E sreby declared a condition prere- Ji lisite to the exercise of the suffrage K such elections. Id VOTED IT DOWN. HE MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION NO SALARY GRABBERS. Motion to Increase the Pay of the Members from Two to Four Dollars Voted Down by a Handsome Majority. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 12.?One of ie livliest and most interesting deites during the session of the Constiitional Convention so far occurred jsterday when the members refused j a large majority to pay themselves lur dollars per diem instead of two, ie amount fixed by the Legislature, hie subject was brought up by the iiroaucuonoi iae ioiiuwmg reiKnuDn which was offered by Ex-Gov. leppard: Resolved, That the members of this invention shall receive as compensaan two dollars a day during the seaons of the convention and five cents ir mile for each mile traveled comig to and returning from the convenan. It was moved that the resolution b$ ferred to the proper committee, but r. Sheppard insisted on its immedie consideration, holding that there lght not to be any delay about it. ae Legislature in its wisdom had iced the salary of members and he mught they were to accept it wheth they thought it was enough or not e facetiously remarked that theconmtion would have a chance at Legistors salaries and might return the >mpliment, but he thought the matr could be disposed of as well now as i any other time. Mr. George Johnstone said that we d not know yet what the expenses of le convention would be. The approbation may or may not be adequate, nt so Jar as our owq. compensation is racerned we owe it to ourselves to >eak out now. We ought to accept le decision of the Legislature. Mr. Breazeale didn't think the resoition carried out the terms of the Act f the Legislature, but Mr. Sheppard tid it was in the identical words. The immediate consideration of the isolution was then ordered by a vote f 116, the negative vote bein^so small was not counted. ECONOMY RULES. The discussion of the subject was intinued at some length, but in the id the |2 people won. Mr. Rogers of Marlboro, while condering economy a good thing, lought $2 was entirely inadequate ad he didn't believe in that sort of jonomy. He moved to amend the solution by making the per diem $4 ad he believed that was little enough. Mr, Clayton moved to lay that moon on the table as the members were lorally, if not legally, bound by the 3tion of the Legislature. He withrew the motion temporarily in order > permit other members to express leir views. Mr. H. C. Burn walked into the liddle aisle and made a rousing leech in favor of $2, although he lougni 11 was not euougu. xjlw uiu ot think the Legislature had any ght to bind the convention, but it as a patriotic duty to abide by the isult as the people expected them to et only $2 per day. He considered lat the Legislature had got t?o "bigity" in arrogating to itself the power > bind the sovereign people of the tate, and althbugh $2 would make Jem stay in cheap boarding houses, et from patriotism he was willing to ccept it. His remarks were loudly pplauded. At this point Col. Aldrich moved iat as no rules had been agreed upon lat for the present "S motion to lay yer shall not act to cut off debate. Mr. Ellerbe said that last winter he ad not favored the $2 salary, but it ras passed by the Legislature and the ppropriation for the expenses of the anvention was made on that basis and ; should not be changed. He believed sat if members got- $4 per day it rould have a tendency to prolong the ission, whereas if they only got $2 aey would hurry up with the work ley had to do. Mr. McCalla of Abbeville favored conomy, but he didn't believe that $2 ras enough and he didn't believe the eople wanted them to serve without avmgtheir expenses paid. Mr. J?rince of Anderson said while -l-- ? 16 convention Wtu m uu naj wuuU y Legislative action, he thought $2 houla be accepted because the people xpectedit. Let the convention fix le salary at $2 simply because the eople expected it to ao so. Mr. Rogers brain speaking to the ibject said that he did not believe the onvention to be either legally ormorlly bound by the action of the Legisiture, but tnis thing of $2 per diem ras setting a race to cany economy to n extreme that made it ridiculous, his cry of economy had served demaogues in years past and he was willlg to fix the salary at such a figure as > rid the State of this demagogism. [e believed that the people were willlg to pay fair salaries. Lieutenant Governor Timmerman lid that the Legislature only made le suggestion as to (2 and he tnougbl lis body was willing to make sacrices for the common good of the pea le. He thought members owed it to lemselves to pursue a wise and just olicy and accept the $2 per diem. Mr. Berry said that when members ccepted the position of delegates they id it under a tacit contract that they ccept the $2 per diem. Members lotud not involve themselves in an iconsistency by accepting $4 when ley were here to make a constitution ) that the administration of the govrnment could be economically done i the future. Senator Watson of Edgefield said lat $4 wouldn't pay a business man to uit his business and come here. We re here as patriots, he said, and lie oped that a #4 per diem would not a incictorl nmn TTa (re.t ffood oard here for $5 per week?just as ood as at home. He hoped the lature of the future would not (Itland more than $3 per day. HOW THEY VOTED. There were several calls for the uestion and the ayes and nays were emanded and resulted as follows: Ayes?Gov. Evans, Aldrich, Alexader, Ashe, Atkinson, Bates, Berry, *>wen, Bowman, Bradham.Breazeale, rice, J. S., Brice, T. W., Bryan, uist, Bum, Byrd, Cantey, Carver, layton, Cooper, Dennis, Dent, Deram, Doyle, Efird, Ellerbee, Estridge, Ivans, Field, Floyd, Fraser, Gamble, arris, Gary, Gilland, Glenn, Good1 g, Graham, Gray, Gunter, Hamel, [arris, Harrison, Hay, Haynsworth, [enderson, D. S., Henderson, W, [enry, Hiers. Hodges, Hutson, Irby, Dhnstone, Jones, IraB., Jones, Wilie, ieitt, Kennedy, J. W., Lee,Lowman, [cCown, McDermotte, McKagin, Mc Mahan, McWhite, Matthews, Mearee, Mitchell, Morrison, Mower, Nash, Nathans, Nicholson, Oliver, Otts, Parler, Pattersou, Patton. Peake, Prince,Bagsdale, Roseborougn, Rowland, Rosaell, Sheppard, Shuler, Singletary, Sloan, Smith, A. J., R. F.,.J., W. C.,Smoak, Stackheuse, Stokes, Stribling, Sullivan, Talbert, Tillman, <3-. D. and B. R.," Timmerman, Watson, Wells, Wharton, White, A. H. and S. E., Wiggins, Wilson, Stahyarne and W. B., Winkler?109. Nays?Anderson, Austin, Barker, Barry, Bobo, Demy, Dudley, Far- row, Fitch, Gage, Glenn, Hemphill, Howell, Jervey, Johnson, Kennedy, E. F., Klugh, McCalla, McCaslan, McGowan, McMakin, Montgomery, J. D. and W. J., Murray, Parrott, Perritte, Read, Redfearn, Rogers, Scarborough, Sligh, Smalls, Taylor, Voiv Kolnitz, Waters, Wigg,Woodward-39. CROP REPORT. Figures Showing the State of Cotton In Different Section*. Washington, Sept. 11.?The September cotton crop report for the Department of Agriculture shows a decline from the August condition of the crop, whbh was 77.9 to 70.8 per cent, a decline of 7.1 per cent This makes the lowest condition since 1881, when it was reported at 70 per cent. The next lowest since 1881 was the condition of lSdd'when ft stood for the same month at 73.3 Cotton suffered severely during the month of August from the drought which characterized the early part of the month and excessive ram which succeeded. The presence of boll worms has worked great injury by shedding and rust. The causes mentioned by, .Texas correspondents for the deteioration in that State are as follows: Drought, hot weather, floods, boll worms, sharp shooters, Mexican weevil; caterpillers, army worms and weeds. There is a striking unanimity in-the ' pressimistic tone adopted by correspondents throughout all of the cottonraising States. The State averages are as follows: Virgin a 84, North Carolina 79, South Carolina 81, Geoi^ia 8t, Frorida 79, Alabama 74, Mississippi 77, Louisana 75, Texas 56, Arkansas 79, Tennessee 76, Kentucky 85. the weekly bulletin. The following is the weekly weather crop bulletin issued by the weather bureau: South Carolina?Hot and dry week; growing of cotton practically stopped, ? bolls opening rapidly ana-picking general except in the western portions few boll worms reported. Georgia?Favorable week for crops and farm work;rainfall scattered, bu? generally sufficient; cotton opening rapidly and packing becoming gener , al, except in most northerly counties; , shedding and rusting still reported, but no insects. Florida?Bainfall deficient and , week favorable for harvesting; cotton , still ravaged by rust; is generally in unsatisfactory condition it is opening rapidly on highlands. Alabama?Temperature high and | showers frequent, though conditions ; more favorable for cotton than for some time past; lower crop of cotton ? opening rapidly and picking becom,i ing general but slow on account of j damage by worms, rust and-rot; top crop backward. Mississippi?No material improvej merits in condition of cotton. Pairs ereen and other stuff being successfully used in some section to check ravI ages of worms.and other insect pests. Louisiana?Week hot and sunshiny ; with showers .on the third but only scattered showers since; opening l rapidly and picking general; some damage from worms; poisoning conL tinue?. , Texas?The weather has been favorable for cotton picking, which has | progressed rapidly; worms and other insects are damaging cotton in some . localites; rain is needed for late cot; ton. Arkansas? Condition of cotton remains unchanged except in northeast section, where it has improved j com ; plaints of rust, sneaaing ana oou | woAn has appeared in localities; cotton, opening fast and picking will become general within two weeks. , Tennessee?Drought in extreme western portions seriously affected i cotton. 1 . - :? ! BLOWN TO DEATH. I A Horrible Accident to Soldiers In LoaU1 vllle. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 11.?Four members of Louisville Legion were instantly killed this morning, by the explosion of ammunition in the cais' son of the gun which was being driven to Phoenix Hill for service in connection whith the G. A. R. parade. The victims were Corporal A. L. Robinson. 2233 Grayson street; Private C. Woods, 1031 Vine; Private A. McBride, 425 West Chestnut. William Adams colored driver. The soldiers killed where members of battery A., and belonged to a section of six in charge of one of the guns. Capt. Davis Caatlemen was in command. The four unfortunate men were seated on the cassion.. Sergt. Fred. Conn and Private E. M. Hobbs were injured though not very seriously. Conn's left hand was lacerated and left eye and face, powder burned. HobbVs back was sprained eye brows burned and eye slighted injured. Both are suffering from the shock. Another member of the battery, whose name is not yet learned, is reported missing. Capt Davis Castleman who was iu, charge, was riding at the aide of the deteal. He escaped injury. The contained sixty pounds of powder, enough to fire forty rounds. The cause of tne accident Is inexplicable. The report that one of the men was smoking, is denied by Capt. Castleman. Capt. Castleman said it was one of those unfortunate accidents that cannot be guarded against. The accident happened about 5:50 o'clock. The battery section was proceeding to Phoenix Hill, to fire forty salutes in honor of the G. A. R., and had reached a point between the Avery and Hall residences for Broadway, between Third and Fourth, when the accident occured. The legion hospital corps was notified and hastened to the scene. Gov. John Young Brown was stopping with Major George B. Easton was asleep in bed. The explo sion stunneu mm, ana u was some time before he revived. Mrs. Easton was in the bath room at the time. She saw the flash, and was knocked off her feet by the explosion. She was badly stunned, but as soon as she was brought around, began ministering to Gov. Brown. / / J