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Decorated Tin Chamber Sets at $1.00. 1)wights l.uost- Soda at 5c. or 0 pounds for 2?O. Best t J loss Starch, '2 packages for 5c. Good Creen and Illach Teas, at 26o per pound. liest Imperial, Young Hyson, Gun Powder and English Breakfast Teas at 60c. per pound. Best Oolong Black Tea at 75c. per pound. Legge tts Blended Tea al Tbc. per pound. Kine uncolored Japan Tea in beautiful Baskets, 76c. each Pure, Whole Bean, Parched Bio Coffee at 2.r>o. Carter's Ink in I quart bottles at only 60o, .lohn Moore's Sons One Horse Blows at $4.60 .lohn .Moore's Sons Two Horse Blows with Bolling Coalter um Guage Wheel complote, very cheap. All steele Spades and Shovels at only 05o. each. Big Bargains in Buggie Whips from 16 to Toe. each. Bockel Knives, Table Cutlery, ?.fcc., large stock, very cheap. Best Home-made Molasses, 8 gallons for ?pl. Good Laundry Soap at 4c. per pound. Toilet Soap, ft cakes for 6c. Adamantine Candles at 25e. per dox.cn. lew Holiday Goods. HOLMES & (ON T'S KANGY" CAKES, viz: Social Teas, Ico< Honey Cakes, Lemon, Kaney ami Sugar Jumbles, Vanilla Crisps, Nev York Teas, Honey Jumbles, New Orleans Chocolate Jumbles, Mixe? Cakes, Ac, A c, at only 20e per pound. New Valencia Baisins, 20e. per tb. Loose Muscatel Raisins, -Oe. poi" lb Citron, per pound, '26c. New Currants, il pounds for iific 26 Cheese, bought before the rise, :> pounds for 50o. Imported fresh Macearon!, sold at loo. per pound. K va pora ted Dried Apples, sold al 5c. per pound. Large fresh imported Brunes, sohl at 10c. per pound. Davis' Baking Powder in cans, nt only 25o. por pound. This Hakim Powder is equal to Boyal Baking Powder. White Beans at ?1.60 per bushel. Mixed Heans al ?1.00 per bushel. New Corn at 60c. per bushel. Cow Peas at 7">e. per bushel. Pearl Barley, I pounds for 'Joe. Good Baking Soda at ."><.. per pound. Canned Coi n Beef al P2.Je. per pound. New Sugar Com at I Oe. per can. Good Sardines, in olive oil, I boxes for 25o. Large A pound boxes Sardines at only 10c. Fresh Lobsters at 20c. per can. Bure Mustard at 516c. |.lind. I pound full weight Oyst irs, I Oe. per can. '2 pound full Weight Oysters, .'> cans for 60c. Dried Chipped Beef, 26c. per box. I pound fresh Mackerel at 16c. per can. Bolted Maui, Sch rim ps, Ac Dessiccated Cocoanut, 20c. per can. Asst ?rt ed .1 ams, 26c. Marmalade, 'Hu-. Nelson's (idaline, 20c. Bennet, 20c. Sausage Seasoning, 16c. Package Mince Meal, 16c. Prepared Kreuch Mustard, 10c, per bottle. Can Bears, 16c. Pine Apple, 16c. Bun- Bruit Tobi Chewing Gum, 5c. per box. 'romalo Catsup, .{0c. per hollie. Worcestershire Sauce, 20o. per bottle. Largo quat! hollies Queen Olives at 25o. per bottle. Large (|.tart ?ollles-Sweet Mixed Pickles, il?c. por bottle. Larg? quart oodles .Mixed Chow-Chow at 25c. por bottle. Good Mixed Cucumber Pickles at I Oe. per bottle. The il liest Pickled White Onions al 20c. per bottle. Krcsh Horse Bndish at 15e. per. bottle. Pepper Sauce and Capros at I5e. and '20c. per bottle. Ilorseford's Bread Brcparation at 10c. and 20c. nor package Warner's Safe Yeas! at I Oe. per box. -GiRKAT REDUCTION OK PRICKS ON Salt, Flour, Meal, Sugar, Coffee, Bice, Bacon, Lani, Hams, I loininy, Spices, etc., -At Low Brices Boots Shoes ami li ll hbo rs, full stock. Utlbhcr ( 'oats, all sizes. Genuine Persian Reversable Rubber Coats, can be worn as ulsters < overcoats. Stoves, Bangers ami Heaters. I lard ware, Agricultural Implements, Crockery and Glassware. Bainis, oils, Varnish, Glass, Butty, Ac Very respectfully, 0. li Sclniaclier, Walhalla, S. C. 'Goods packed and delivered free. Tli? Uovoruor'u Message. Qovornor Richardson's message (<? tho Gonoral Assembly is ono ul' tho host of Iiis ninny excellent Stato naners. Conservative in tom', vig orous in stntoinont, thoughtful in suggestion ami true to the sentiments and traditions of South Carolina, it will surely make a favor;.bk- impres sion on the publie mimi. It contains a complete review m' the operations of tho different departments of the State Government during tho past your, and makes a number ol" rceom niendation looking to the improve ment of th publie service, which re quire, as they will doubtless receive, thc careful consideration of tho General Assembly. Altogether, tl" present condition of til? Stale healthy, and the prospect for thc future is full of encouragement. Thc most important subject ?lis cussed by tho Governor relates lo the (mancini condition ut* the State. Our public indebtedness now amounts to ?(>,r>t)?),?'>,_! I. Nearly the entire ill dibteduess of the State will reach maturity in 1S'.):>, and some provision will have lo be made for its payment or for refunding tho present consoli dated bonds ami stocks. Governor Richardson is impressed willi thc great necessity for suitable legisla tion in regard lo this matter ?iud recommends thal timely provision bc made for refunding Ihc debt. Neg?), tintions looking i<> this end cannot "be left to tho risks and chances of ll few brief mouths, ll is essential lo thor successful issue," says thc dov ernor, "thal a just, reasonable and practicable scheme for il?*- replacing of ?iiis debt be devised, and that ample time be allowed for its prompt, "equitable and faithful execution." Governor Richardson approves of the plan of seltlonn I submitted by State Treasurer "Mciver, niter con ferences with prominent bankers and other leading financiers of the Stat,, viz: The issue of bonds ami stocks to be exchanged for the outstanding IA per cent llrown consols, which shall bear interest al tho rate af | per cent per annum, payable seini aimuully, tho bonds t>> run for fifty years and lo mature in I9?0, Ibo State Treasurer to pay (he difference in interest in cash from (he dtitc of exchange of tho lirown consols t<> thc date of their maturity, and, as an additional guarantee, lo pledge and set apart for the paynton! of Ihe principal and interest of th*- new securities the phosphate royalty re ceived by tho State. Thc phosphate royalty for the past year amounted to ?218,000, "a sum nearly equal Id the whole amount of thc annual in terest of the proposed now issue of securities.'1 The Governor believes thal thc proposed phosphate guar antee would add immensely lo lli? value mid acceptableness of thc new bonds in the money markets <>.' lin? country, but recommends, as ?1 furl lier inducement lo bankers to invest in the new securities, that so much ni' thc capital and surplus funds ol' banks as may bo invested in tho new bonds shall bc exempted from taxa tion. Thc plan for refunding die debt is simple ami would doubtless prove to bc very effective. Willi thc proposed phosphate gua ra li (co there would certainly bc no dilliculty in placing the entire issue ol" the new bonds, but it is questionable, we think, whether thc State should pledge thc phosphate royally in or der to lloat securities which can doubtless be placed to advantage 011 thc good faith of the Slate alone. Thc educational institutions el' thc Stale are in a hopeful condition, Governor Richardson is inipn sscd with thc necessity for wise legisla tion in regard lo the publie schools and recommends that, as soon as practicable, provision should ?ic made foi1 extending the school torin for the period of six mon (hs required by <hc Constitution. The Slate University is heartily commended lo "the fostering care and generous support" of ihc Legislature. The muiiMgemenl of ('?allin College foi' colored students is ..worthy of ihr highest commendation." it i- eon ducted with rigid economy and I lie remarkable results which hnvc been attained entitle it to tb,,' continued favor (d' thc General Assembly. Tho Winthrop Training School has tte com pl ?shed good work; and ihc nb tendance on (he Teachers1 institutes and tho gonoral interest manifested in educational affairs ii.dioa(o thal tho people of (ho Slate uro fully alive to the subject of edin ilion. The AR) lum for ihc deaf nod dumb and blind is managed with thc mosi rigid economy, the cost of its pupils per capita being less than tho cost in t won ty-four other similar in stitutions in the United Stales. This institution deserves thc fostering care of the State. Thc department of agriculture is in a very satisfactory condition. It. is well-conducted and the results of its operations during the year have proved the /.eal and fidelity with which its ollicers have discharged their duties. During the past year 13)2,000 tons of commercial fertili zers were consumed hy the farmers of South Carolina, at a cost of not less than $2,000,000. It is of the greatest improtaiice, therefore, that the fertilizers should he subjected to a rigid analysis and that the depart ment should be empowered With all requisite authority for the protection of thc planters. The phosphate in dustry of tl c State now yields tin income nf about one-fifth ol' all the revenu'? necessary for the support of tho Government, ami every dollar of royalty due the Slate has been promptly paid. The condition of the Penitentiary is all that can he desired. The operations of tin; past year show that il can !><. made a self-sustaining institution, the cash earnings of the year being $15,000 in excess of tin amount necessary for the support ol tin- prison. The recommendation that a plantation he purchased foi ?cultivation, under the direction ol ; tlie Penitentiary authorities, appears to he in thc direction ol' sound econ omy. ( lue ol* tlu- most interesting sub jects discussed by Governor liich :frdson is lhe condition of thc Insane Asylum ami thc very large increase in the number uf insane persons who have become a burden upon the Stale. In thc last eleven years, as the official ligures show, there bas been ll remarkable increase of insan ity Hmong the colored people. In November, IST"1, then' were 101 colored patients i.. the Asylum; in November, 1889, there were 813 col lared patients, an increase of ovei 'Jot) percent as against an inci'casi ? if about 70 per cent in tho nuinbci of while patients. The cost of sup porting the Asylum is increasing in proportion as the number of insane patients is increasing, and while it if necessary that thc State should mal? proper provision for thc care of tin insane, il is necessary that the con dillons of admission to tho Asylun shall be made more rigid than tllCJ areal present. Owing to the large increase in the number of coloree patients it will soon bo necessary, ii it is not already necessary, that per manent provision shall be made foi tin establishment of a separate Asy lum for t he cob ired insane, and, a: Governor Richardson suggests, tin question is simply as to whether th ii separate Asylum shall be conduele as an annex of thc present i list itu lion or as an entirely distinct estab lishincnt. Ile is in favor of a sepa rale and distinct institution, liocausi it would be "in tile line of the polie; so wisely and persistently pursue! hy the State in all matters affecting race relations. '? * The welfare, ad vam-eineill and true interests of boll races arc best subserved and promo ted by preserving intact and un changed, as far as practicable, tin peculiar characteristics and distinc lions of each." It would bo bette for the while patients and bett or fo the colored patients that they sllOltli he cared for ill sep?rale and dist inc institut ions. During the pas! year there ha been a healthy increase in railroai building in the Stale, and in th business of the established ra i I roa lines. Governor Richardson make sundry recommendations in regar to the work of thc railroad com III h -ion, which will no doubt receive du consideration from the Legislatur? Thc point ol' most general inter?s however, in the discussion ol' (hi subject i< thc recommendation whit he makes in regard to white an colored passengers. During the ri ..i nt State Pair al Columbia, thc Piel mond tv. Danville Railroad provide separate, but equal, accommodation for passengers of the I wo races. Th arrangement w as entirely satisfactor to all concerned. Governor Kiel unison says : "There is n<> reaso w hy lliis temporary regulation shoul not be made permanent, lo the ?oil tld> anlag? ol' the railroads and th traveling public," lt would be lb wisest statesmanship and tho bes philosophy lo keep tho races apar i? .. regulation call be adopted wilie will aol injure to the disadvanlag ol' either. Thc rule should he e<pi: accommodations for equal montvi ami separate ears for the whites an blacks. * Tho militia of tho Stalo is morons ing in eflicionoy. Tho Govornor urges that provision bo made Cor tho pay of the soldiers when they aro eal led into activo service by tho [Executive, and this appears to bo a reasonable recommendation. The Governor's recommendations in regard to the publication, in per inanonl form, of tho Confederate rolls, and tho collection of the com pany, battalion and regimental Hags in tho Slate I hmso al Columbia, should bc adopted without hesitation. Thc Legislature cannot afford to de-j fer action in this matter, if we aro to preserve to posterity the names lind deeds of those who served South Carolina in the late war. The recommendation in regard lo con tinued pensions to Confederate sol diets from this State is also entitled .to consid?rai ion. The Governor recommends an in creased appropriation for tho South Carolina Agricultural and "Mechani cal Society, and thal proper provi sion for the speedy and economical prosecution ul" work un the Stale House bc made. Ile has faithfully discharged the duly imposed upon him by the Constitution to "give the General Assembly information of tho condition of the State, and recom mend for their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary or expedient." All ul* his recom mendations arc entitled lo great r? sped, and wc have little doab; thal most, il" not all, ul" them will bc found tu accord with the views of the majority of the General Assembly. A i wa anil ( '<ii/ri< r. Precisely at I- o'clock on Tues day, 20th November, Colonel Sloan, the veteran ('?elk ol' tin- House, rapped thal body lo onier, and a quorum answered t<> their names. Speaker Simons, in a short speech uf congratulation lo die members upon reassembling for ibo discharge of their linties, commended thom to the transaction ot* the business be fore timm, and then with accustomed dispatch proceeded lu lake up the regular order ol" business. lie an nounced that during the recess two ul" the members, \i/.: .Mr. A. M. Rankin, of Chesterfield, and Mr. I,'. R. Hill, ul* Vbbovillo, had tendered their resignations and writs ol' ?lec tion had been issued by him to lill lliCSC vacancies; their successors, .Mr. W. S. Jackson, ul' Chesterfield, ami Mr. K. M. Gary, of Abbeville, were later un .1 the proceedings announced is present by theil" colleagues and appeared before thc har uf the I louse tu lake the usual oath ul' oll'lCO. On motion ol' .Mr. I ira wi ey, the usual message was sent to tho Se?ale informing tiltil body that the House was in session, and un motion of Mr. Unison, a similar message was sent tu the Governor, who replied that he would deliver his message to the General Assembly Wednesday. Thc call by counties was linn dis pensed with and a number ul" bills and resolutions were then int ri ul need, ihc greater number being merely of local interest. Among die more im portant arc the following: Ry Mr. McCrndy-Joint resolu tion proposing an increase of the public debt ol' South Carolina for thc purpose of founding, establish ing ami maintaining an agricultural, mechanical and industrial school or college. Joint resolution tu amend Arl. I V ul' tho Constitution, b) repealing section IO, which provides a lioa.'d uf County Commissioners. A slight breeze ol' d?bale was raised over a motion authorizing the Secretary of State lo expend a thou sand dollars, il* so much should bc found necessary, lo purchase now chairs for thc use ul* the legislative hall and thc committee room-. Mr. Graydon, who it trod need the resolu tion, explained its necessity, show ing thal ihc "-mn appropriated at the close ol' ihc last session for the pur chase of desks and chairs had been enpended by the purchase of ihc desks. Mr, Molvissiek protested against this as an unnecessary expense; thc '?hairs they HOW had Were good em ugh for a Governor to sit in, and certainly good enough for legisla tors. Mr. Kicken said that his friend from Union knew that he w as not extravagant ?>r wasteful with the people's money, but ho certainly rc garded this as necessary p.\ponsej thc present chairs wore cuiubcrson\c and no', in keeping willi tin; ,}.d<s} MIK! it would bo best to let thc Sec retary of Stute sell tlie old chairs just as he had sohl the old desks and got more suitable ones. Mr. Hean vehemently opposed the resolution. Ile said thal he would not oh argo any one with a wrong mot i ve, hut still this way of trying to slip through sueh things had an ugly look to the people. lluro at the closing hours of the last session a resolution to buy new desks had boon rushed through, and now al tho opening hours of the present session comes a proposition to buy new chairs, lt looked to him as if lin' proposers of such necessities were afraid to ask at once for all they wanted, for fear they could not gol it, and therefore tried in this way to accomplish their purposes. He moved to t;il?le the motion. Mr. Graydon boped thal after making such insinuai ions thc gen tleman from lOdgcliold would not cut off debate, and ?Mr. IV nprompt ly withdrew the motion to table un til Mr. Graydon could bo heard in reply. Mr. (Jraydon said thal it came with an ill grace from the gen tleman . rom ridgefield to charge that (he motion lo purchase new desks had boen held hack lill the last mo ment of thc last session, or thal the present motion bail boon offered prematurely so as io secure what ever advantage lhere might be from a slim house. If members were not present lo attend to their duties at tho opening or closing of a session, surely those who did desire to attend to l he public business should not he held hack on thal account. To in sin?ale unworthy motives lo others was not lin' proper way lo attack (he resolution, ll was solely and I purely a mere question of Whether il was or was not an unix .cssary ex pense. If (he old furniture was cumbersome ami il was necessary lo ucl rid ol' thc < 1 i-^hs, Iben why not gel rid ol' thc old chairs also, ami have all ot the furniture in keeping ?villi the handsome appearance of the balance of the building? Mi ssis, K mslcr I )a vis ami I'eilli i'oy spoke ?ni the same linc as Mr. Hean, and the question being pul, the resolution was tabled : ayes 59, nays .'5s. Hy Mi*. Guess- Hill to authori/o towns to substitute hard labor on the streets for line and imprisonment in ca<e of misdemeanor; bill lo give trial justices jurisdiction in cases of carrying concealed weapons, and hill lo amend the law in relation to the provisions of certain statutory lieus. s i:\.\Ti:. The Se?ale was called to order al noon by Lieutcnant-Goveriior .Maul din, and a!! the Senators, except live, answered lo their names. On motion the Clerk was instruct ed lo bear the usual message lo the House informing thal body that thc Senate had organized, ami a com mittee consisting of Senators Smythe, l'ope and Moise were sen! with tho sanie message to the Governor. Alter an absence of n few mo ments thc committee reported that the Governor would communicate his annual message lo thc Se?ale at l'2:.'H) on Wednes lay. Senator l?uist introduced thc fol lowing hills : Hill lo amend Section 9Sf> of thc General Statutes in relation to quar antine charges. Hill lo amend Section 'J,!):,7 of thc General Statutes in relation to rights and liabilities of husband ami wife, Hill to amend Article I of lin Constitution by repealingSeotioii li) which provides for hoards ol' Conn I ly Commissioners. Senator Mc.Masier introduced : 'hill to regulate trials by jury, tin main purpose of which is to niaki the agreement of len ?ur ?rs SU 111 cicni to lind a verdict. The calendar brought over fron last session about twenty-five bills which, on motion ol' Senator Mul ray, with the exception of three bills were referred to the committee fron which they caine. liol si: IMtOCKKDIN'OS, WHDNHSDAV \ov ICM 11 KU '2~ : A number of new hills were intro duced, those of general interest he i hg : Uv Mr. Kieken -To provide fo the regulation of marriages. (Tin bill requires a license from the Clor! ol' the Court.) Hy Mr. Mower-To regulato th transportation of passengers by rail roa.I corporations. (This bill rc quires se pa ra to ooa.ohc%s or oompavt nume. for whites ami negroes, wit equal fiocoinutodaUons for equal rate of pa&Migo.) Hy Mr. Tupper-To prohibit th KEOWEE COURIER, [WHKKI.Y,] -USTAUI.ISII1C1) AT Old Pickcns in 1840, .-MOV Kl) TO- y Walhalla in 1868. Destroyed by Fire June 21st, 1887. Re-Established August M _1887. employment of children under four teen years of age in manufacturing or any other business enterprises re quiring thc uso of machinery of any kind. Hy Slr. Tupper.To prohibit tho sale, furnishing or providing to mi nors of cigarettes, tobacco of any kind, cigarette paper, or any substitute therefor. The Hill to amend Section III of tho General Statutes relating to elections, and which provides that the polls shall bo closed at 4 l*. M. on thc ?lay of election, except in cities of 20,000 inhabitants and up wards, mot with some opposition when it caine, up for its second read ing. General MoCrudy succeeded in having stricken out thc clause in ex cepting cities of 20,000 inhabitants, hut no other change was made in it, although Messrs. Fishhurn and Evana endeavored to get in amendments leaving the polling hours justas they now are. The hill was vigorously defended hy its author, Mr. T. M. Kaysor, of Orangchurg, and ably supported by Gen. McCrttdy, Mr. Seogors and others, all of whom agreed in tho belief that to shorten tho term would he in the interest of peace, ?food or der and <|uiet elections. Thc vote hy which thc hill passed to ?ts third reading was a decisive one and in sures its li nal passage through this branch of thc General Assembly. The hill to abolish thc oflloc of Jury Commissioner in tho respective counties in the State was killed, no one lighting for il except Mr. King, of Abbeville, who thought it was a good measure. The hill to further empower Coun ty Commissioners to open and es tablish public highways, which pro vides for the ordering oui of all hands living within live miles of any new highway which il may he pro posed lo open, was amended so as lo make il three miles instead of live, and in that shape passed lo a third reading. T11 K Cl,KM SON C0IXHG13 UH.I.. .Message No. 2 from the Governor was received, approving tho Clem son College bill, and explaining the grounds of his action in previously withholding his signature to it. This, in brief, was that he was opposed to tho passage ol' thc hill pending the decision of tho court in regard lo the validity of thc will of Mr. Clem son. Ile regarded this objection as removed by thc action of the Uni ted Slates Court, and, therefore, now gave the Act his approval. The following bills were read a third lime and ordered to he en grossed : Hill to provide that iio municipal corporation shall have the right to impose tho penalty of imprisonment for the non-payment of any tax oil business or for the exercise or carry ing on of any business without li cense from such municipal authority. Hill to lix the license fee for tho sale of spirituous liquors in any city, town or village in this State at not less than five hundred dollars. sHXATic-On the call of new busi ness Senator Patterson introduced a joint resolution for calling a con stitutional convention. Senator Patterson-A joint reso lution to amend tho Constitution in relation to taxation. [The hill pro poses to abolish the present system of taxation as provided by the Con stitution and give authority to the Legislature over the entire system of taxation of properly.] Senator Smith, from the judiciary commilteo, reported unfavorable on Senator McMastcr's hill lo amend the law in relation to trial hy jury. Thi' annual report of Secretary of Slate, ,1. Q, Marshall, just issued, shows that during the liseal year ending October 81st, charters were granted by Iiis ollico to eighty-two corporations, and thal commissions have been issued for the organiza tion of forty-throe others, which have not yet obtained charters. The following ligures indicate the num ber of corporations and the capital employed ill tho different industrial pursuits: Cotton factories, 7, $1,085, 000; banks lt?, $815,000; building and loan associations, f>, $085,000; land and investment Companies, S, $405,600; cottonseed oil mills, 18, $278,000; wood and iron factories, 18, $760,500; phosphate mining com panies, 2, $00,000; wharf companies, .J, $000; warehouse companies, 2, $5,000; miscellaneous companies, 18, $880,500. Total, 82, $1,181,100. ?.?-- - It is said that lhere are forty-eight languages and dialects spoken in Mexico,