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(The ?fdnijto? dispatch. G- M. HERMAN. - - - Edilo:. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21 iM?2. A Merry Christinas to everybody! A Blow at the Stats. Governor Tillman lias signed ihe bill known as the "Wilson Railroad bill," and will, after decern her 31, become a law of the State. . This bill has been stubbornly fought by the friends of the railroads during its readings in the House and Senate and strong arguments were ad vauced to show the unjustness and unreasonableness of its provisions and the hardships and injury it would entail upou the railroads and the railroad people to enforce such a radical and ironclad measure as is the "Wilson bill; and, even after its passage, a committee representing the various railroads waited upon the Governor and urged him by every consideration of justiceaud fairness toward the railroads, to withhold his signature and return the bill with his veto. But all these pffnrts availed nothing and so a law has been made which will doubtless be of great injury to South Carolina as long as it remaiDS ou her statute book. There was no excuse whatever for the enactment of such a measure at this time and many reasons could be advanced to show why the bill should not have become a law. All indications point to the fact that the railroads of the State have for the past years been doing a loosing business; that at the most they have, with the closest economy in their manage ment, only been able to meet actual aud legitimate expenses; that they have not oppressed the people by imiiist. iliepriiiiinofinn in r>linroroe nv otherwise, anil as far as our knowledge goes the people themselves were contented with the manner in which ' the roads were operated. But the worse feature of this unwise legislation is the unlimited and arbitarv power it gives to the three commissioners to control the vast capital as is invested in railroad property in this State. It is a reasonable pre sumption that, if railroad men who are thoroughly acquainted with every department of railroad management, from the buying of the most insignificant article up to the ** most costly, cannot make the propertypay its owners a fair and reason$^[ ' c^uf- on the money invested ? WSWg?rnitalv *n f?rce? w^m| HBrent they canDot do ffl roads, it i^ffl MH|^^^HB^^P^^caiH)peratetberasoas to gi degiee of satisfaction to the < if ; ;"f queutly any injurious effects the railroads may sustain fror ^ effort of the State to dictate t railroad people how they shall duct their business, will only upon the patrons of the roads those men dependent upon the for the daily bread for tbemselve their families, for, as the incon a road decreases there must e sarily follow a decrease in the in of its employees and an increase ii freight and passenger rates in c to make both ends meet. The Disnatr*li --A , L uucs HOt WISl be understood as championing oppression -if the people by the i roads, but it contends that money invested shudd be < sidered and no legislatiox sho be enacted which has for object the placing of that la interest in peril As above stated is a well know fact that the roads this State under the business depr sion of the past two years, hi yielded no dividend and have actua been run at an expense to the co: panies, and it does seem that would have been wise and fair to ha allowed the law to remain as it w? and not seek to further cripple tt ?'/ \0 h uy onerous and unjust laws. Taking everything into consider! tion the "Wilson measure'" is injudi eious and unwise and will, if enforced threaten the destruction of the rail road property and injure the pros perity of the State. Rev. H. F. Chreitzberg, of the South Carolina Conference, who was recently assigned to Abbeville, has been transferred by Bishop Hendrix to the Western North Carolina Conference and assigned to the Central church in Asheviile. Before leaving Columbia the congregation of the Washington Street church, of which lie had been the pastor for the past three years, presented Mr. Chrictzberg with a valuable and handsome j gold watch. G. W. M. Williams, a Barnwell lawyer has entered suit against X. G. i , Gonzales, as editor ?rwl tuuiillgCl ol i i State, for publishing a libel concern- j jug him in that paper. Gonzales was 1 iii-rcsted but was released oar giviug n a #1,000 bond for his appearance at i, the next term of court for Barnwell ; 01 county. The Dispatch notes the j ct facts without comment: j ^ ! dt Col. James A. Hoyt of Greenville, j j has aunouced himself a candidate for j tin postmaster at that place. J \y i UttUkd yiauA. What blight anticipations arc now j trlowirifr in the minds of everv child j o o ~ | in the land at the near approach of j Christmas and the coming of Santa j Chius laden with joys to the fireside i of each: The minds of the older i ir<.,irv>itum vpvertinp- to the cavs P' O -- ? j of their childhood enter into full j sympathy with the youngters, and, i catching inspiration become enthused j in their behalf. The heart of the i parent that fails to respond to such feelings must be cold iudeed. \^*hile we older people live to a great extent I in the recollections of a past, it j should be our endeavor to contribute j to tbe full extent of our ability to the innocent pleasure and joys of those whose faces are turned to the future. Let each one of us, there fore, contribute as much as we possibly can in making this annual occasion a bright spot in the life -of our children and friends. Give old Santa Claus a glorious welcome and aid him in every way in endeavors to make this Chritmas a joyful and happy one. There seems to be quite a muddle in the the office of County Commissioners at Manning, they have two boards and two clerks. The new board have given bond and organized and demanded the office, but the old board declined to turn over same, claiming that the office of County Commissioners wa3 abolished in 1890 by the legislature, and that no i snr-h pffipe ovists, and therefore the election of the new board was illegal. The old board proposes to hold over until they are ejected or the matter tested in the courts. South Carolina is getting to be a great gamG State, a bear was killed in Spartanburg county last week, an eagle measuring six feet five inches from tip to tip in Laurens county, and a pelican measuring eight feet three inches from tip to tip in Greenville county, and two large deer in ! Marion hist week. The stores, banks, post office arid all business concerns of Aiken, were closed Thursday during the funeral services of Mayor Chafee, who died the preceding day fiora the pistol wound received at the hand of T. G. Lamar. Anderson has been selected as the 1 next place for holding the Baptist i State convention. The time of meeting will be on Wednesday before the owners | concurrent resolution 'extendin conse-U time for the payment of tax which j January 15, and his veto has u this | sustained by the House. ;o the | ========== I con- i It is rumored, and that rumo; react | uied by President elect Cleve ; and j that Senator Hill had been tent roads j the portfolio of State in the C sand j land Cabinet. le of _ leees- The first annual exhibit by ages Anderson County Poultry and j > r* n me ^>tock Association will be held on >rder '29th and 30th inst. ' ??? i to j The Atlantic Coast Line has c< any | pleted its western connection throi rail- Atlanta. the *>n- - Legislative Work. 1 Since our last issue the business its J interest to our readers transacted rge i the Legislature appears below. % it ' Tb.e salary reduction bill, ov< j which a good deal of combatati' I eloquence has been wasted, was pos es~ j poned by the House until next se tve ; sion. \ Uy J Mr. Oliver had iutrodxfKd a bi j for the appointment of a joinV.^oii j mission from the two houses of th it j General Assembly to meet during th< ve j summer, receiving the same perdien as ] and mileage as ',l ~ 0 ?vuiuns ox tne lien 1 eral Assembly, to consider the salary i bills before that body and suggesi ! such amendments as they might i- | deem advisable. i j This bill was hard fought but it i | finally passed its second reading and ' i a motion to reconsider was tabled. " | Bill to repeal all acts providing for j Attorneys' costs passed in the Senate i and second reading in the House, j The AVilspn Railroad bill passed j both Houses and has been signed by i the Governor. The General Assembly will meet i in joint session tomorrow at 10 o'clock ; to eleet Railroad Commissioners. The Evans County Government ! bill with numerous amendments was i postponed by the House until next session. Senator Brown's bill to allow the trustees of any school district to 1 suspend their schools for one year, 1 in order to place their financial affairs j upon a cash basis, was indefinitely s postponed after much discussion. The Childs-Roper-Nettles prohibi- ? tion bill passed by the House was 8 killed in the Senate. The Senate is ^ uow considering the Evans dispenwvv u- 1 ?..v, ...juui ui:i. The prohibition ! ight will now commence in earnest ! tj Three important measures were lostponed, Senator Hazard objecting | o their hearing. As the bills had ot been on the desks af the mem ' pa ers twenty-four hours, they could j gr uly be considered by unanimous ; chi insent. They were Ashley factory j da ill, the bill to organize an insurance j mil apartment and that to forfeit the ! sal< [Jll'f PI* vi corporations who do ! anc > not pay their taxes by the required j 2nc tie. j 4th The House passed the bill repeal- | par* i ing the act prohibiting free passes. \ but it was killed by the Senate. The reduction salary bill is under consideration. The bill to put Charleston in the black district was postponed until next session. Introduced in the Senate, bill to provide for the forfeiture of the char ter of any corporation created under the laws of this State whenever such corporation shall refuse, neglect or omit to pay the taxes assessed and levied upon the property of such corporation for State and county purposes. The tax bill was given its second readiug. An amendment to make the general State levy mills in stead of 5 mills was voted down. mi-, r 11 i.:il i I J.ue IOllOWllig Ulii >veic miK'u iu the House. To submit to the qualified electors of the State at a special election to be held on the third Tuesday in August next, the question of "prohibition," and to provide for the declaring the result of the same. To amend Section 2431 of the General Statutes, providing for the reduction of the fees of the Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions. To amend an Act to utilize the labor of jail and municipal convicts, and to empower the courts and muncipal authorities to impose the punishment of labor within their respective jurisdictions. To allow the State iu indictments for murder to introduce testimony showing the violent and daugerous character of the defendant in cases where the defendant offers testimony as to the violent character ol the deceased. To validate marriages heretofore contracted by any person who had therefore been married in this State but had subsequently been divorced in another St$te fthd had married again. To prevent the marriage of per sons under certain ages, and to make the same a misdemeanor. To amend an Act to utilize the . labor of jail and municipal convicts and to empower the courts and municipal authorities to impose the punishment of labor within their respective jurisdictions. To amend Section 1790 of the General Statutes as amended by Act of 1889, No. 238, approved December 23d, 1889, relating to renuciation of dower. To amend Section 2515 of the General Statutes, relating to selling property under mortgage. To repeal an Act to amend an Act to amend Section 128S of the General Statutes regulating the rate of interest upon contracts arising.in this State for the hiring, lending or use of money or other commodity. The following bills were passed, and, having run the gauntlet in both I houses, were enrolled for ratification: To amend Section 1 of an Act to amend an Act entitled Act limit the school ages of pupilsNk^^B^I^ ing the free public schools."^^B, X.f| To regulate the Sheriffs for conveyiiig repeal ft 1 Statutes Wm Carolina, ;?ftrer8 to ; o^fti '^i^0.,-jpPIRn7in Berkeleyft H|^H|^H^pppropriatiorr .x>f $30,ft Im' i^ft^MftfCaroiiiia College was aft les to cMphion and many attem^H I been rc^?e ^ were voted down,. oncl I the naiTow margin of a vote of fl I 52. Motions were made to I the appropriation ?25,000, $20| ft- de- $24,500 and $27,500, but al^ijH Bland, The appropriation of ij^folsH ered 8a*ary or c?Uege librarian ft knocked out and his salary will fteve_ to come out of the general appro] I tion. ft Claflin College appropriation ft ^)e raised form $1,000 to $3,000. Ip An attempt was made to red Hid.! ' _MW iittiil 01 tilG J-jUI1i tlie Asylum from ?100,000 to ?90,( It was unsuccessful. The House of Representatives c the ^Senate met in joint assem om~ yesterday at 1 o'clock, Lieulem Governer Gary presiding. Mr. H. M. Stackhouse was elect unanimously to fill the vacancy the Board of Trustees of Clemsi College caused by the death of General E. T. Stackhouse. M by Stackhouse is a member of the Hous He was nominated by Senator W. 1 er Evans. ve Mr. J. William Stokes was unan it- mously elected a trustee of Sout s- Carolina College to fill a vacanc caused by his own resignation. 11 Several important measures ar< * ~ i uuuU consideration to be disposed o before Friday when the Legislature e As expected to adjourn, a Thsr.e were three vacancies on the - Board ofTrustees of South Carolina j College. Senator John T. Sloan, Jr., t Senator W. D. Evans and B. W. Boyd , were renominated and Mr. "Weston was put in nominating. Evans, Weston and Sloan were declared electedThe Cause of Rheumatism. An acid which exists in sour milk and cider, called lactic acid, is be lieved by physicians to be the cause of rheumatism. Accumulating in the blood, it attacks the fibrous tissues in the joints, and causes agonizing pains. What is needed is a remedy to neutralize the acid, and to so invigorate the kidneys and liver that all waste will be carried off. Hood's Sarsaparilla is heartily recommended ! by many whom it has cured of lheunatism. It possesses just the deiired qualities, and so tT noughly i ??,uc woou as to event oc- | nrrence of rheumatic aacks. "We j uggest a trial of Hood's Sarsaparilla | y all who suffer from rheumatism. 7. holiday Ex:urs:on Rates Offered by I the Richmond and Danville R. R. i " For the accommodation of its j trons the management of this i (at syst< m has arranged to sell | eap excursion tickets for the Holi- ! ys for distances of three hundred : ICS 01* leSH Tir.1rr.4~ - T a.H.acis win be on | b Dec. 23rd, 24th, 25th and 2Gth, i I December 31st, January 1st, and j 1, limited to return until January ? , 181*3. All agents will be preed to give detailed information. Sej T .Hft JH.? Jifv' O.IJLX. AX 1 POST OFFICE BLOCK Polls at all prices. Silk Pocket ffjindker< Handkerchiefs from 2 cen Prints ut'o cents. l>est Homespun At Scents. :tu i fc>o\vs ut ill! prices. Socks uud Stoc S! iris. Uudeishirts untl Prawrs of nil kinds. thein in the city nt pric C. F. JACK? rtfiST OFFICE BLOC JVC !7 ly cms Having purchased the largest assortment of I which wiil arrive during next week, we find have it will clc / illllir MIRK (IF ^ J V V V * \/ *. AT 50 CEItf"] ) 2,750 Yards Press GoWs. in Remnants, r -of CIphI s aiiMBckets at a reduc who are in no^w>f Tassels, Balls for Faucy WorWve are satisfied ' also call attention to onr \ " \ Stamped Linen N Where YCU can find Doylies, Bibs, Tray Crvej Msits, Tidies, Head ltisfs, Cuff an a: iicles useful and suitable lor Obr GOLUMBI N-nenil er 2 ?!y. OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER, Ltxtnoton. S. (\ ^^WROTNG TO LEGAL RE^^^ Tironicnts, I commence Abe ljamesofallperBris >rialwas luce Bitic Craft, T W Boo. Craft, Dallas' B Cook, E Kcy Cook, J L : . sMMfBB But Cook, Lewis o S*ms?BBnBf8 H Glover, Romeo c Yodce^Bfffijww| Bea Hutto, S S *^??| flon r?3g5 hdu B?f ' : ^B| > School District No. .40 W> p* Argoe, J J Lucas, Malon^K mP' Argoe, H A Martin, W jBajj I. i - j_ -fxiiuerson,.HenrycMartin, 9 h Backman, J F Martin, y Bach man, C A Mar tin, Brown, James Martin, f Bostic, Joel c Roister, Golden, John c Roistei?^HHfl| Hutto, Hiram 1 \ene Hutto, 0 E Sb Harsej, J P Sh a Hammond, E I) Ta\^^^H39BS Lucas, Olen * ' Amick, H L Amick, Eliia Bk-kley, AY BouUiiiglit, Epiing, S C I cure I constipation, I dyspepsia, iau?lllllll| I sick headache. "MmI!! I remedy for Mlmm. I all disorders of I the stomach, very Dose EfJHH I'1- 2i, - tf. IS (;?0!N :he J DRY ROODS STORE chiefs at nil prices. Ladies' and Gent's ts up to To cents each. Blankets at $1.00 apiece Cravats, Ties kings, best in the city at low prices. Pocket Books. Dress Goods, n^ne like ;es. Flannels cheap. SON, MANAGER, I a , cojLi^fiBra, s. c. lS goods. Dhristmas poods ever brought to this city, I wo need more room, and in order to so out about LUES' SHOES rs\_ _ -UR. egardless of cost Tbe remaining stock t ion of 25 per cent. To those i. Fringes, Ribbons and Cords ?*e have what they want. We Department, rs, Splashers, Sideboard and Table Scarfs, d Collar Bags and many other istmns presents. ROVED RACKET, ? es F A, S. C, Fulmer, D C Swygert, J D Hendrix, J I Swygert, Bill c 51 Koon, W F Sheppard, A c Koon, D L Thomas, John c p Koon,*X P Wessiager, G W Koon, D P Werts, Pettus c "SVyse, Jerry c School Distbict No. 52. { ^.mick, Wesley) Jvinly, Perry c RflPpTifinr^ T) Ti fcmklp H I. L IBiil k (II. GREET The People ?p LEXIWIOJN ONCE MORE ritb Happy Tidings of a Big Cut i prices for the month of November 1 every department of our immense stablishmentin Fine Dress Goods, 'ine Silks with Trimmings to match. AS A FLYER, 0 Combination Suits, no two alike, at $7.50, worth $12.50 0 Pieces Black Cashmere, 44 inches, a popular number, worth 65c., now 50c T i/ ^qMMillijSMBlHM IfgMBlll^ Iii every Department, embracing all of the latest Styles Footwear lor ! (; E\T L EMK\. L A III KS. MISSES. We have the Handsomes Kine of Ladies' evening wear ever brought to Columbia, in Special sale in children's Shoes. /a /~v / v v v r tt\ x? x yvi A ^HHHnvnB 1,UUU Wax Dolls to beDiveia One to every purchaser of a SI pair of Shoes and LEYER & STOM THE LEAPEKS, !(><) MAIN" STBEET, : COLUMBIA, Syfl nov 2 ?ly GOODS ALWAYS ON THfiH AT ? McCreeij & Jirot I>ig sales of Heavy Meriuo Natural Wool, and Scarlet Medi- I cattd Ladies' and Gent's Underwear. $ CLOASS. A cleau sweep to be made this month of all garment* now on band. Among the stock will be lonud a few Silk Plush lieefer Jackets, Satin Lined. These are offered at a big sacrifice to cleso. SLAITZETS. J Special value in 10-4 and 11-4 White California Wool Blank-""^ -9 ets; also a nice quality of Crib Blankets. ZFX-^LTITEXJa. 9 Scarlet and White Tin in and Twilled Wool Flannel. Sterfl. 1|9B| ing values in Bleachc and Unbleuchcd Canto* Flannels.. A WORD ABOUT SHOES. We are overstocked in special lines of Ladies' and Gieni's fjjajjaB Shoes. In order to move them qnicklj' we have marked; them at prices wcrihy the attention of those in s?iasch of footwear. 'IB MEN'S AND BOY'S HATS. 1 ij ? In order to reduce stock, cut prices are also visible here in MB Stiff' and Soft Felt Hats, JagW sosiekx. m We advertise for Ladies, Misses ami Boys at 25 cents bar# Sm&E met with nnprecendeted sale. They are, beyond doubt, the best goods in the market for the price. TTJST mtSm BMM Fur the holidays the largest and most complete line of La? ^raEnffgj dies' Fine Handkerchiefs ever shown in this department HgSwffil Everything must move in its season here. A clean, fresh and ^B89|D desirable stock always to select from. ^HSGBrag Respcctfullv, . M'CREERY & SROTHBH rrvnpn n u '* \*r /ii'vrn *t nrrrrm u j.1 ujcjjx ijikjijcjju miytti'rffiotwffc iin ii i in mmmmvwfmtlmmftwmm Jan. 1-J^ g