Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I "Write for our 60 page ilWinflr lltistrated Catalogue and 40 (page pamphlet, "How to - IPlant and Cultivate an Or :ha-d," Gives you rhat information you have so long wanted; tells you all about td.l those big red apples, iucious ^tbjgr peaches, and Japan plums with their orient a! sweetness, all of which you have often fiX wondered where the trees ^4. came from that produced Mm EVERYTHING GOOD IN tllpfc FRUITS. ^ Unusal floe stock of SILVER jMAPLES.youpg.thrifty trees gF a fok ' smooth and strai. ht, the kind that live and grow off well. No old, rough trees. This is '^e most rapid growing mapie and one of the mostbeautiful shade trees. Write for prices and give list of wants. J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., - Pomona. N. C. * When writing mention me inspaicu. . jSiiililBAi OF SOUTH CAROLINA State, City & County Depository COLUMBIA. S. C. Gapital Paid in Fall $150,000 00 Surplus. 35,000.00 Liabilities of Stockholders 150,000.00 CQQtv POO 00 SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest at the rate ol 4 per centum per annum paid on deposits m this department. TRUST DEPAR1MEXT. rThis Bank under special provision of its charter exercises the olSce ol Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Estates. SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Barglar proof safety deposit for rent from $4 00 to $12 00 per year. EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, President, A. C. HASKELL, Vice President J. CALDWELL ROBERTSON, 2d Vice President G. M. BERRY, Cashier. February 12?ly. When, writing mention the Dispatch. W. A. RECKLI$ ), iiBTIST, COLUMBIA, S. C. ?\7atit u * tttxt/t rrxri? "RT.QT PTn. I O *jr JL uu MUV4. ? r* J. tares that can be bad in this country, and all who have never bad a real fine picture, should now try some of his latent styles. Specimens cun be seen at his Gal* lwy. up stairs, next to the Hub. Whe i writing mention the Dispatch, Fire, Life and Accident Insurance. Only First Class Companies Represented, See my List ot Giants: Assets /ETNA FIRE, of Hartford, Conn $13,019,411 CONTINENTAL (FIRE), of New York 9,809,660 PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRITERS, Phila., Fa. - 16,528,773 / TNA LIFE, of Hartford, Conn 47,584,967 FIDELITY AND CASUALTY, of New York 3,482,862 My Companies, are Popular, Strong and .Reliable. No one can give your business better attention; no one can ft give you better protection; no one can give you better , rates. ^fifr-BEFORE INSURING SEE~?3^ * jtlice B. Harman, General Insurance As cut, LEXINGTON S. C. When writing mention the Dispatch. GEOEGE BRUNS MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., , JEWELER '"d REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. A fine line of Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one, all for sale at lowest prices. JSSf Bepairs on Watches first class quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. 'fift?tf. When writing mention the Dispatch. fllfiH GUIDE llAiHIXtS IN REACH OF ALL. WE WILL SELL HIGH GRADE Domestic Sewing Machines at close figures, giving two ytras to pay for them. One-third cash; balance in one and two j ears. Tw? reliable men waDted to sell them, one to work on south side of Saluda and one on north side ol Saluda river. Ap ply to. .T . L. SHULL, 1710 Main Street, Col-drabia, - . S, O. October 11-tf. THE mmi urioiiL mi COLUMBIA, S. C. I CAPITAL $100 000 00 SURPLUS 30,000 00 v ESTABLISHED lb71. JAMES WOOD ROW, President. JULIUS WAIKER. Vice President. JEROME H. SAWYER, Cashier. DIRECTORS?James Woodrow. John A. Crawford, Julius H. Walker, C. Fitzsimraons, W. C. Wright, W. H. Gibbes, John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore, J. L. Mirnnangh, E. S. Joynes. -c-iUTvi hjvk soi.icrrs a sii\re. if f | 1XXJLKJ _r X not all, of your business, and wili giant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. January '29. 1897?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. BEESWAX WANTED IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES PAY THE HIGHEST MARtbe"r^ye tor clean and pure beeswax. Sped by color and condi'ion. Talk r*CE B- BARMAN, much at ' LeXiafft?n' S' C-_ is none *jweefc Violets. They can of Hiltotho Bazaar, at the IM\r f im IfV I \ iit?ip*yi | Women are Like < riniVOrC Healthy and strong \ E IUttCI they blossom > 1 ( and bloom. Sickly, they wither and 1: i die. Every woman ought to look well , ? and feel well. It's her right and duty, 1 but she might as well try to put cut a \ fire with oil as to be healthy and at- i ? tractive with disease corroding the 1 organs that make her a woman. Upon j their health depends her health. If i there is inflammation or weakening drains or suffering at the monthly \ i period, attend to it at once. Don't \ delay. You're one step nearer the 1 grave every day you put it off. \ | Women can stand a great deal, but \ > they cannot live forever with disease < dragging at he most delicate and f vKal organs ihe r body. You may 1 have been deceived in so-called cures. 1 We du-i't see how you could help it? 1 there is so much worthless stuff on ( ' the market. But you won't be disappointed in Bradfield's Female Reg- 1 1 ulator. We believe it is the one medi- 1 1 cine on earth for womanly ills. There 1 1 is as much difference between it and other so-called remedies as there is ' between right and wrong. Bradfield's Female Regulator soothes the pain, ' stops the drains, promotes regularity, 1 ( strengthens, purifies and cleanses. It ' does all this quickly and easily and 1 1 naturally. Itis for women alone tode- 1 cide whether they will be healthy or 1 1 sick. Bradfield's Regulator lies at 1 hand. $1 p^r bottle at drug store. ' Soad far our ?r?? booklet. ^ 1 f ( THE 8RADFIEU) REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. *+0^ w M ^ ^ 1 ^ ^ W Mr. Salley Replies to Dr. Brooker. To the Editor cf the Dispatch. I have seen Dr. Brooker's article ? o _i j on tne ?.miiy ueiger story, suu wuuc I can hardly expect to convince the Doctor or any cf those people who are so thoroughly wedded to an imperfect tradition that is diametrically at variance with contemporary records and the whole history of the campaign of 1781 in the Carolina?, j yet I cannot resist the temptation to quote from a few contemporary records and cite a few authorities to show that in almost every ore of his statements in regard to that cam- 1 paign Dr. Brooker is wroDg. His account of the *Geiger family is also wrong, and the church records book of j the Rev. John Giessendanner, minis ter of Orangeburgh and Amelia townships, 1740-1761; the land grants in Columbia, and the wills and deeds on file in the public records offices of ( this city prove what I saj?but that i does not concern the immediate question in controversy. Dr. Brooker says that on the night of July lsfk 1781, Greene was en camped between the Enoree and Brjad river?; that Greene did not know where Sumter was; that the week before he was moving to form a junction with Greene, but that his position on this night of the first was uncertain, and that on the morning of July 2nd Emily Geiger started out to take a dispatch to him, just as Greene was moving off to Winn'sboro. Now for the facts: Oa June 25:h Greenes army was at Fishdam ford,which is on the Broad river between ! Union and Fairfield counties. Sumter was at Davis', five miles below ! Lyles' ford, which is on the Broad river between Newberry and Fairfield counties and abput lo mi!es]from Fishdam ford. Greene and Sumter exchanged letters that day and I have the letters before me in which each detailed his plans. Oa June 29,h Greene wrote to Sum ter from his headquarters on the east side of Broad riv- ; er. The letter is before me. Oq July 2d, (the very day Emily is said to have i left Greene's camp to go bunt Sum ter en the Wateree by pissing down through Granby,) Sumter wrote to Greene from "Colonel Watson's, fif teen miles from X Rjads": "I le- ; | ceived yours Respecting the move- ! ment3 of ihe Dotachmeut of the enemy towards OraDgeburg which will I hope agreeable to your intention be interrupted before they can , form a junction with Lord Riwden. ! i I thought it necessary to take a turn j j through the uper Regemts of mv j Brigade. I flitter myself it may 1 have the Desired (ffect. CjI. Brat- ! ton's Itegcmt will march from this place to-morrow, Col. Lacey's marches to-day, Col. Winn's & Taylor's em- : | bodies to-morrow", &c. The cross ! i road referred to was in the present ] Fail field county, and Col. Watson's place was there, too. On July 3rd GeD. Greene seDt two dispatches to , Sumter?one from near Winnsboro ; and the other from Cjrk rill. Ke j was then marching down to thepres- ' % K'o.j ^1 TXT. Oi V1 16SO MAIN STE jpj Solicits a Sh ~li ent site of Columbia, on the east side j r^f Turned riror On .Tnlv 4th (the i day Dr. Brooker savs Sumter was ! * ^ "on the Wateree where the road to i Cimden crosses that stream,'' and the day that Dr. Brooker says Emily Geiger reached him there) Sumter c wrote from "near the Hanging Rock" r to Gen. Greene that he had just received his (Greene's) "two letters of 1 the 2nd inst"., and that he was sorry ! v that Greene did not desire him to go ' r to Camden. This letter is before me. j Hanging Rock is at least twenty-five s miles from Camden and in the pres- j t ent Lancaster county. Ia his letter of the 2od Sumter had announced to ! i. Greene that he was on his way to J 3 the Waxhaws and from there would go down to Camden and join him [ th'ere. So that from the 25'th of June to the Jth of July Sumter and | Greene were both on the east side of Broad river far above Granby and communicating with each ether al- a most daily and keeping each other * fully advised as to their respective movements. Why should Greene t have sent Emily Geiger low down to b the west of Broad river to find Sumter who was in Lancaster above him ! r i on the same side of Broad rivei? j ^ The story will not conform to records j no matter how it is told, and my ob- j j ject in attacking it is not to shatter ! a cherished idol but to preserve the | and scholarly students of the history of this State assure me that my proofs are incontrovertible but I don't ^ want my Lexington and Newberry ^ friends to fall out with me because they are not satisfied with what the b reeords 6how. Again Dr. Brooker is in error in saying that Marion and Lee captured T Fort Motte at this time. That had E been done two months before; towit: on May 12, 1781. al I could multiply my evidences to P the extent of filling a whole issue of your paper, but I haven't the time or ^ the inclination. If Dr. Broober will come down I will show him enough to convince any reasonable msn. A. S. Salley, Jr. P Charleston, S. C. e< ^ h; How is This? . cc D We offer One Hupdred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that oannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh dure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. ^ s We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, sc and believe him perfectly honorable 1C in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga- 81 tion made by their firm. P West & Xruax, 'Wholesale Druggists, ^ Toledo, 0. Walding, Kinnan & Mar- e< vin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. ?' Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood t) and mucous surfaces of the system, ir Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug- S gists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. i ? i P b Religious Revival at Brookland. To the Editor of the Dispatch: I r W.ll T-nn rri\7P mp in VOUf ( ^ ?.?. JWU J | columns to say that our meeting in j ^ progress at the M. E Church has j a' been running eight days under the I P direction of the pastor, Rev. E. P. j ^ Hutson, and a largo corps of lay j a' assistants. There have been about I 100 conversions and 39 have joined S the church to -date and there are si more to follow. We cannot tell the b amount of good that has been done, j tl Praise the Lord for such a meeting, j Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists I n are taking part and all have been ! g n1!tt Kloeeorl Tho mppfinrr is ! u gicawj to ? I still in progress and we don't know ! fi when it will start. Still looking for a greater outpour- > a iDg of the Spirit of God, I am yours j y in Christ, P. C Shealy. I y January 22, ll'Ol. I ( Thai Throbbing Headache j c 8 Would quickly leave you, if you ! used Dr. King's New Life Pills. | 1 Thousands of sufferers have proved j their matchless merit for Sick and j r Nervous Headaches. They make j pure blood and strong nerves and j build up your health. Easy to take. | * Try them. Only 25 cents. Money j c back if not cured. Sold by J. E. j KaufmanD, Druggist. . . : 1 Crackers of all kind, put up in 5 1 and 10 cents packages, just received, ! s at the Baziar. : i GLOBE DRY EC. iVEOIrTCICT EET, are of Your Valued Dots and Dashes. A bid book wiil as surely poison rour mind as fire will burn your, land. I Affection springs from the desire j >f mankind to appear better than it [ eally is. Quality and not quantity makes j 3eWitt's Little Early Risers such j aluable little liver pills. J. E. Kaufnann. Men climb the hill of life like mall boys pulling their sleds under hem. The fact that somebody else is J ad does not at all prove that you ,re good. g2 l^SgWSI J? -gtJ31^l Sj CURES WHERE ALL ELSEFAILS. Efl I jfcjg Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Pg u'1 in time. Sold by druggists. '": Adam was probably created in the ' fternoon?at least it was a little be-; ore Eve. Women's colleges were invented j o enable girls to forget how to cook | oiled potatoes. Such little pills as DeWitt's Early j tisers are very easily taken, and hey are wonderfully effective in leansing the liver and bowels. J. 1. Kaufmann. The best way for a feeble millionirs to enlarge his chest is to carry a j reat big heart in it. When a poor man wants assistance he world is always ready 1:0 oblige im?to keep on wanting. If troubled with a weak digestion,j elching, sour stomach, or if you ! ie\ dull afcer eatiDg, try Chamber- j tin's Stomach and Liver Tablets, j 'rice, 25 cents. Samples freo at J. I. Kaufmann's drug store. It will be necessary to recruit bout 30,000 new troops for toe 'nilippines before July 1st. It is now estimated that the in-j enmities that will be asked of j hina will amount to $600,000,000. t The merited reputation for curing iles, sores and skin diseases aequir1 by DeWitt'a Witch Uazel Salve, as led to the making of worthless )unterfeits. Bo sure to get only 'eWitt's Salve. J. E. Kaufmann. If you propose to stop doing good henever your services are unappreated, then you will certainly stop ?ry soon. The annual spring meeting of the tate Agricultural and Mechanical >ciety will be held oil February 6, j i Cj'umbia, S. C. The most soothing, healing and! otiseptic application ever devised is j >e Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It re-1 eves at once and cures piles, sores, ?zema and skin diseases. Beware j f imitations. J. E Kaufmann. Galveston, Texas, has expended so and a quarter millions of dollars i new buildings since the storm in eptember. Thene?v prison building in tke enitentiary is said to be cne of the j est in the South. It is built ofj ranite and has 280 cells. Cut this out and take it to J. E. Paufmann's drug vStore and get a -e? sample of Chamberlaiu's Stomch and Liver Tablets, the best hysic. They also cure disorders of I oe stomach,. biliousness i'.nd bead-! che. The average woman would rather | nd out three days afterward that j he had married a lunatic than to^ ave birn disappear the night before | 36 weddiDg. The bravest person in the world is j ot necessarily the one who never i ets discouraged, but the one who, i ben he is discouraged, keeps the | ict to himself. Whpn threatened hv nneumonia or I uy other lung trouble, prompt re- j ief is necessary, as it is dangerous ; o delay. We would suggest that )ue Minute Cough Cure be taken as ; oon as indications of having taken old are noticed. It cures quickly i ,nd its early use prevents consump- j ion. J. E. Kaufinann. Eliphas Dawkinp, a negro promi. lent in the religious and social cir-! :les of his race, is in jail at Gaffney : or murder. He threw kerosene oil, >n bis wife and set her afire. In Atlanta, Georgia, recently a nan offered for a building as much noney as would be represented by silver dollars set on edge to cover the' oof but the price was refused. j GOODS COMP, olsr., TZ3., 3^n^: Patronage. Polite and Robbed the Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, o? Philadelphia, was j the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My shin was almost yel- j low, eyes 6ucken, tongue coated, ! pain continually in back and sides, ; no appetite gradually growing : weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunate- j ly, a friend advised Irving 'Electric Bitters;' and to my great joy and | surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement, I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a ! well man. I know they saved my ! life, and robbed the grave of another j victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store. Southeastern Texas is excited over fliQ nnnrinrr noar Roonmnnt of an WUO U^VUili ^ 4 UWUl MM oil well spouting 100 feet high and producing 10,000 barrels of petrolem in twenty-four hours. Pepsin preparations often fail to relieve indigestion becauee they can digest only albumninous foods. There is one preparation that digests all classes of food, and that i9 Kcdol Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the worst cases of indigestion and gives instant relief, for it. digests what you eat. J. E. Kaufmann. The "first baby of ih9 century," so far reported, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, at 12 01 January 1. It was a boy, and they have called the poor little fellow John Century Thomson. Bucksboal, N. C. May 10,1S98. Gentlemen:?Four years ago I was helpless with a misery in my back. I could not return myself in bed. I was treated by my physician, but he did mc no good. I took one bottle of Dr. Baker's Fema.e Kegulator and it cured me. I think there is no medicine on earth like it. Mrs. Emma E. Myers. For sale at the Bazaar. Charles Steinbrink, who was convicted at St. John, Kan., on fortynine counts of selling whiskey in violation of the prohibitory law, was fined $4,900 and sentenced to foitynine months in jail. Both Arkansas and Mississippi, which are to have new State Houses, to cost about $1,000,000 each, have, by a singular coincidence, selected as the sites for the buildings those formerly occupied by penitentiaries. Persons who suffer from indigestion cannot expect to live loDg, be- ' cause they cannot eat the food re- ( quired to nourish the body and the ; ' products of the undigested foods j they do eat poison the blood. It is important to cure indigestion as soon as possible, and the best method of ! doing this is to use the preparation 1 known as Kodcl Dyspepsia Cure. 1 It digests what you eat aDd restores ! all the digestive organs to perfect health*. J. E. Kaufmann. Grover Allen, known as the boy | ' giant and probably the largest boy of his age in the country, died in ' Anderson, Ind., the other daV. He was eight years and one month old, .1 10 inr?ViQa fiirrh srift ! Diuvu ~X it VW AW MM-,? ? , weighed 251 pounds. A suit for 850 damages, which had been in court at Portage, Wis , for more than two years, and the costs for which- had run into the thousands, was decided the other day by the award of $20 The par- ! ticipants had nearly bankrupted j themselves. Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills, a pleasant remedy for all diseases arising from a disordered or torpid liver. They are the modern cure for consti- I pation, biliousness, sick headaches, j specks before the eyes, etc. They j do not sicken or gripe, mild inaction, [ thorough in effect. Only one a dose, j sugar coated and pleasant to take. I Price, 25 cents a box, at the Bazaar. The Atlanta News recommends j that everyone drink more water. That may be very good advice for j Atlanta, but it won't go in South ! Carolina. The cry here is to drink j dispensary whiskey so that the j school children can be better eduoa- j ted from the profits. The laws of the State are stringent j against prize fighting. Some spoi t < j in Cincinnati recently sent Governor McSweeney this message: "Piease j wire* us whether you will allow : Jeffries and Ruhlin to tight a limited number of rounds in your State in | case the light is prevented here." j The response wag: "Under no cii- i cumstances would Jeffries and Roulin j be allowed to fight in this State." ' liTAG-B:E3, COLUMBIA, I [ Prompt Attention. I A TUa..a??^ T rtnn?iftp H i IIUUDCIIIU I Ulijjug,? Could cot express the rapture o! Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howarc street, Philadelphia, Pa., when sh< found that Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption had complete^ cured her of a hacking cough thai for many years had made life a bur den. All other remedies and doc tors could give her no help, but sh< says of this Royal Cure?"it soon re moved the pain in my chest and J can now sleep soundly, something ] can scarcely remember doing before I feoi like sounding it9 praises thoughout the Universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble. of the Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at J E. Kaufmann's Drug Store; every bottle guaranteed. General Assembly. CONDENSED FR?M THE COLUMBIA STATE Toe bouse Wednesday last, toot important action on the division oi profits accruing from the sale of whiskey. The outcome of this may be that those counties in which nc dispensaries are located may some day be forced to adopt the system in order to raise revenue for the schools. The house decided to reduce the State's 10 per cent, profit to 2 per cent, and thus while nominally complying with the constitutional requirements divert the bulk of the profits from the general State fund to the treasuries of the several municipalities and counties in which (he dispensaries are located. There was not a third reading bill on the calendar. Nine bills passed second reading and two were killed. The two latter being to provide a capitation dog tax and to compensate the victims of theft. The two houses met in joint session and B. B. Tillman was legally elected United States Senator to succeed himself. There was a little sparring over the bill that the incorporation of Clemson College should not abrogate the charters of the towns of Calhoun and Central, but the bill passed after an amendment was adopted so that no dispensary will ever be established at Calhoun. There was 'ong fight over Mr. Lide's bill to prevent the sale of goods, wares or merchandise within one mile of camp ground or place of holding religious exercises outside of an incorporated town or city. The bill passed second reading. .. The principal provisions of the bill are that it shall be unlaw ful for any itinerant trader or tradesmen other than established dealers of the community to offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise within onehalf mile of any camp ground, or Dther place of religious meetings while the meetings are in progress rmtsidfi an incnrnnrated town or citv. except with the permission of the trustees or other board of manage ment of such meeting, provided that nothing in this act shall apply to venders of fruits aDd vegetables and other farm products. Among the bills which passed their second reading were the following two which are of general interest: A bill to make it a misdemeanor to destroy personal property. The law as it now stands protects horses, cows, sheep, etc. The author applies existing law more generally. A bill to require any courts of this State to receive as evidence the laws and ordinances of any town or city in this State, when the same shall be fn liv Hie olerk or either officer of tho town or city under the seal of the municipal corporation within such laws atfd ordinances are or were of force. The special order in the senate Wednesday was Mr. Henderson's bill to make township assessors equalizers as well a3 assessors of property. The bill passed its third reading and was sent to the house. The committee on agriculture made a favorable report on a bill to regulate the width of the tires of vehicles. An unfavorable report was made by the penitentiary committee on a bill authorizing the sale of the State farms. Mr. Sullivan's bill to require county commissioners to show the nature of the claims in their published reports S. C., Mpi ^ October I3tf passed its third reading and sent to the house. f At 12:30 the senate adjourned to 1 meet Thursday at 11 o'clock. 3 The house Thursday by an overwhelming majority refused to extenc r to cotton factory operatives rights of t "fellow servants" guaranteed rail. road employees, the purport of . which was that if an operative 3 is injured through the careless. ness of a fellow employe, or by [ defective machinery, the mill should [ be responsible for pecuniary damages, which aleo include street rail, way companies and telegraph com[ panies as well, and the provisions as r to these companies were adopted, i Speaking about this bill the Columbia State says: Mr. Lever, the new member from r Lexington, who is quite youthful in appearance, agreeably surprised the houae by a thoughtful and well delivered argument. He would like to have discussed the question in Lexington county with Mr. Ashley in the campaign. The latter gentle: man would have been left at home to run his farm, for the operatives of Lexington demand this enaction. Mr. Ashley?How many factories 1 have you in Lexington? Mr. Lever?Four. And if you will pardon me, I will state that on the stump I advocated this measure 1 and received the largest vote ever given a candidate for the legislature. At Brookland I received 225 out of 250 votes. HT- A .LI I L : TXT.11 - L air. Aumey, lauguiog?wen, at Belton the night before the primary I spoke 45 minutes as I have spoken here, and I received 292 out of 294 votes at that box. Mr. Lever, continuing, said that there seemed to be an idea prevalent in this body that any bill having the word "cotton factory" in it was opposed to the progress of the cotton mill industry. This was all a mistake. Fifteen years ago such enaction would not have been necessary, but the time has come when the labor issue is paramount in the State. Money is not higher than men, corporate rights are not higher than the interests of humanity. The bill to repeal the law requiring a plank to be put on top of wire fences along-the highway was indefinitely postponed. The houee killed Mr. Wells' bill to provide the death penalty for attempt to ravish. The judiciary committee report was unfavorable, because an attempt to murder receives a lighter sentence .than does actual murder, and the committee thought the case in point is identical. The house sat down on three efforts to affect the lien law. Each year a bill comes before the house providing for the repeal of the lien law, and each year the bill is killed. The great question of convict labor came up Thursday. There are a number of bills on this subject before the house. Two of them were tiken up Thursday. Oce was passed and the other was still under discussion when the house adjourned. Both of these bills were introduced by Mr. Weston. The one which passed provides that the municipal authorities may hire convicts to the counties. This bill does not make it obligatory, | but merely authorizes that convicts who have broken local ordinances may be hired to counties at 20 cents a day and keep. There was a fiffht on the second bill. It provides that the penitentiary may hire out convicts for work on public highways, but not for farming purposes. Before action could be taken on J the bill, the'hour of 2 o'clock arrived. I The house having had a busy session ! of four hours and having disposed ! of a lot of business, felt quite ready to adjourn, and did adjourn. In the senate Thursday the committee on commerce and manufac-' | tures stated that it was not yet ready | to make its report on the child labor bill. There was a loDg debate on Mr. I Henderson's bill to provide uniform! ity and equality in the assessment of ! properly Dy persona, urma or oor| porations engaged in the textile I business. It seems that there is a great inequality in these returns, | some of the mills returning their j property much lower than others, j and this bill is to create a State Continued on Second Page. Beat Out of an Increase of His Pension. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes: "SeeiDg the advertisement of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am reminded that as soldier in Mexico in '47 and '48, I contracted Mexican diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose of it restores me." It is uni equalled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. I * A Golden Wedding. To the Editor of the D:spatch: On the 23rd inst, the 1 ftieth anniversary of the marriage o: Colonel and Mrs. D. T. Barr was fittingly celebrated by a dinner party at their home, which was attended by four of their children, Mrs. C. D. Livingstone, Mrs. W. A. James, Mr. E. A. Barr, Miss Gussie Barr and eighteen grandchildren, there being absent one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Barre, and three grandchildren. Among otner gusts were Airs. a. D. M. Guess, of Denmark, only living sister of Colonel Barr, Mrs. F. A. Warren, of Leesville, and her son, John W. Barr, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Shealy, of Leesville, Mr. and Mrs. B. Rawl, of Rocky Well, Misses Hussiog and Stork, of Columbia, Mr. Leaphart and Miss Meetze of Lexington, Mr. J. B. Bedenbangh, of Newberry and many others of the community. The weather was all that could be desired. Owing to the absence of the speaker of the occasion, Major Meetze, of Lexington, the proposed programme was omitted, leaving the dinner the principal feature of the day. All that is necessary to say of it can be summed up in this?it was up to Lexington county's best efforts, plentiful and of great variety. The table was tastefully decorated with yellow flowers and golden rib- . bons. The cakes were beautifully trimmed with white and gold icing. All were surprised on hearing that the table was covered with the same linen which was used at their wedding supper. It is also remarkable that all of the bridesmaids and groomsmen of the aged and estimable couple are alive today except Major James M. Barr, who made the soldier's sacrifice in 18GL The rooms were also tastefnlltr xrifVi flnwura fi/*arfa 4M41J UVVV/tUVVV? fl MV/fT V*W^ WVKVftAW and ribbons of yellow and Southern smilax, palms and ferns. They received numerous presents, consisting mostly of gold coins. After having spent a most pleas* ant day many of the guest left, wish* ing the couple meny more anniversaries. In the evening many of the young folk of the community gathered and played games until a late hour, wind ing up with a cake walk, the cake being won by Mr. Bates Keisler and Miss Nattie Livingston. It would surely be well with the jolly lads and lasses of the country if they would follow the example of this venerable couple, whose long practice of virtue, justice, hospitality and piety, will leave behind them influences for good which will abide on earth long after they have departed to receive their reward. Delle and Dell. Editor's Awful Plight. ' F. M Higgins, Editor Senace, (Ills.) News, was afflicted for years with Piles that no doctor or remedy helped until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He writes two boxes wholly cured him. It's the surest Pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by J. H.. Kaufmann, Druggist. I First Official Act. Columbia State. January 17. The first official act of Governor McSweeney after the inauguration , k yesterday was to affix his signature to the commission of Hon. R. H. " * Jennings, the new State Treasurer. Dr. Timmerman!8 term of office expired with yesterday as did the term3of the other State officers. It is not known what changes if any will be made in the clerical force of the office. The Treasurer and the Lieutenant (rnvernnr are the onlv new officers. the balance of the State officers having been re elected. ? To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Chocolate for cakes, powdered e .. 1 J_ A. * sugar ior iceing cases, cauay trimmings for cakes, fine eltracts and essences, all at the Bazaar.