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SLATURN. - yert 3. as64.. ATf ills were introduced following: rie: Bill to define the t and provide punish" same. SMoody: Bill to regulate the ng of license for the bale of spir ft ous or into.kicating liquors within Incorporated cities and towns. By Mr. MaxwellI Bill to regulate th's admission into and discharge from the State Lutestic Avslun of patients. Dy Mr. Coker: Bill to require a lI. cense to kebp a dog. By Mr. Snythe: R'gsolution that on next Wednesday the two brances of the Le islaturo meet in Joint assembly to elect a Superintenaant and . four Directors of the Penitentiary a Judge of the 6th Circuit and one Trustee of the South Carolina College. Adopted. Several bil)s received their final reading and were ordered to be enroll e4 for ratifiation. All of these have already been .noticed in their previous stage. A number of bills, mostly of local or limited Interest, itere passed to a third reading -among them the follow inx.: To 'am d Sectioutl of an Act en titled "An Act to corporate the Ca tawba Oil Company," approved De 'yjnber 21, 1882; to amend Section 17 9, General Statutes, in relation to the' ale of ardent spirits in incorpo rated 'jwns; to authorize and require the countceomtthissioners of the sov eral counties -.vtransfer balances ro malning in the hanae . " _, urers for the fiscal year to the credit of same fund for the next fiscal year; to amend Section 385 of the Code of Pro oedure, relating to confession of judg ment without action; to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 323 of the Code of Procedure, relating to costs In civil actions," approved De cember 24, 1883; to prescribe the duty of Solicitors in regard to the entry of judgment against defendants in crimi nal cases; to vest in the devisees of George W. Brown the right, title and interest of the State in certain real estate in the counties of Pickens and Oconee; to repeal an Act entitled "An Act fo prohibit the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors in the county * of Oconee." The Senate then adjourned. Housa OF REPREsENTATIVES. Thirteen bills were received from the Senate and properly referred. The bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Colleton county received a favorable report from the committee, and was placed on the calendar. The following bills passed a third reading and were ordered to the Sen ate: To extend the powers of Masters in the sale of real estate; to strike out all costs to attorneys in references before Masters or Referees; to incor porate the Augusta & Edgefeld Rail road Company. A bill to ratify the amendment to Article X. of the Constitution by add ing a section thereto to be known as Section 17, received the vote of 69 members of the House, being more than two-thirds, as required by the Constitution, the title thereof was changed to "An Act," and it was or. dered to be enrolled for ratification. This is the first measure passed by the Assembly at this session. A number of bills on the calendar were passed to a third reading without discussion. None of these are of gen eral interest. The Uouse then adjourned. Tuesdasy, D)eember 9. SE~NATE. A few new measure. were intro duced- among them the follow ing: B'y the Judiciary Commuittee: Joint resolution to increase the judiciary of the Stat. and to better regulate the trial justice sy'stem. By Mr. Bobo: Bill to confer certain powers up~on the Clerks of Courts in such counties as have no Masters. Several bills wvere passed and ordered to be enrolled for ratIiation-among them the following: Amend Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to incor porate the Catawba Oil Company," approved December 21, 1882; to amend Section 1749 of the General Statutes in relation to the sale of ardent spirits in licorporated townat; authorizinag and requiring the county commnissionerA of the several counties to transfer bal ances remaining in thte hands of coun ty treasurer for one fiscal year to the eredit of same fund for next fiscal year; to amend Section 885 of the Code of Procedure, relating to canfession of judgme~nt without actlin; to prescribe the duty of Solicitors in r.eg'ard to the entry of judgment against die fendants in criminal cases; to amend an Act en)tit led "Au Act to cede and vest in }Irs. Susan A. B3oylston all the right, title and interest of the 8tate in that portion of the cantal on Catawba River which lies withiln the boundaries of the land of the Susan A. Boylstont in Chester county," approved 31st Janu arv, 1882. The special order for 12 o'clock was statedl by the President to be the elec tion of a United States Senator to re present the State of South Carolina iln the 8enate of the United States for the termi of six yearu, commenemcing March 4, in accordance with the provisions of "An Act to regulate the time and muan ner of holding electione for Senators in Congress." Senator Mauhlin ofGreenville nomni nated the Hlon. Wade Hiamp)ton. Seuna tor Moore, of Hlampton, seconded the nomninuation. The vote restulIted- Wadte ilampton., 82; W. J. Whipper, 2. Rey nolds, of Becaufort, and Simmons, of Berkeley, voted for Whipper. Bruce Williams, the colored Senator from Georgetown, voted for Hampnltonl. The bIll to provide a stenlograp)her for each jndhicial circuit in the State was, after a long debate, killed. The Senate then adjourned. Hous. 0r RKPNESRNTATIVEs,. Several new bill. were lntI roduced1 nuln. of them of public interest. A concurrent resolution to raise a joint:eommittee to ascertain and report as soon practicable the amount of sal ary antd pergjnisitee received by the Giovernuor Lieutenanut Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of8Stale, Adjutant and Inspector General, Attorney Gen eral, Superinten~dent of P'enitentiary and Connissioner of Agriculture, was Te Speaer appointed Mesers. Dolt aldmo; , W. Brown and Raysor as e cmmiteeon the part of the Mr. McKissick offered the followlig, which was adoptop: Jeeolved, That the committee on the judiciary be requested to Inquire whether In their Iudgmnent Section 1463 of the General Stalsutes, provIding for the payment by the railroads of the expeile of the nIlrmad Commission, in in.violation of ti o;oetlqetin of SOuth Carpltsy: The comitt. ropu ng uutbra, bly on the- fot l ulng ;it was 1w medlatel pneidered and ected: To amend tion 1'776 D e General Stttqi 'rlationAd ae registration Mr. a ie Committee of Ways and Means, subitted the bill to meet the ordinary expenses of the State Government for the fiscal year ending October Si, 1884, and it was made the special order for Wednesday fbext. .The bill appropriates the sum of $808 ,181, as fbilows for the ex enes of the several departmets : Execu tive Department, $66,000; Judiciary Department, $57,260; Health Depart 1ent, 49,100' Tax Department, '25, 200; University, $87,900; Penal and Charitable Institutions, $168,439; Mis cellaneous, $52,900; Interest, $391,337. The bill requiring all convicts hired from the penitentiary to be and remain under a sworn officer and guards ap pointed by and responsible to the Superintendent of the penitentiary and regulating the hiring of such convicts was taken up. Mr. Ilaskell moved to lay the report on the table.and take up the bill, which was done. Hr. Hemp hill moved to strike out the enacting clause. This motion was lost, by the casting vote of the Speaker. After a long debate the bill was passed to its third reading. The hour assigned for the election of a United States Senator having ai"iv ed, Mr. Ficken of Charle 9.N - ed Wade Ham pton. e ,ominat was scOnde y --ie nomination was seconded y f. Rucker of An dorso,-t The vote as announced by the Speak er was 119, of which 116 were given for "Wade Hampton," and 3 for Robert Smalls. ' A message was ordered to be sent to the Senate, inviting that body to meet with the house to compare the vote of the two houses and declare the elec tion. The bill to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons was, after some debate, recommitted to the committee on Agriculture. The House then adjourned. Wednesday. Deember 10. SENATE. A number of new measures were in troduced-among them the following: By Mr. Black: Bil! to change the time of listing property for taxation. By Mr. Byrd: Bill to'give physicians a privilege and lien for medical servi ces rendered. By Mr. Maxwell: Bill to place the inmates of insane asylums nnder the protection of the laws, by securing their them postal rights. The following measures received their final reading and were passed: Bills to charter the Midland Railroad Company; to provide for the appoint ment of a stenographer for the Fighth Circuit. Mr. Leitner submitted the report of the Joint Committee appointed to in vestigate matters connected with the Columbia Canal, and it was ordered to be printed. At 12 o'clock the members of the Ssiate repaired to the chamber of the House of Representativeb to participate in the proceedings connected with aggregating the votes of the two houses for a United States Senator. At 1 o'clock Mr. Bobo's bill to repeal the part of the General Statutes relat ing to the exemption of property from taxation, came up for consideration as a special order. The bill was favored by Senators Bobo and Patterson, anid opposed by Senators Earle, Maukiin, Buist and Youmnans. The bill was finally killed, by a vote of 18 to 17. The Senate then adiourned. Hlouer or RE~PR1E5NTATIVEs. Several new bills were introduced and properly referred- among them the following: To amend Section 166;9 of the General Statutes, so far as it refers to Georgetowvn, by changing thme time for fishiing in the waters of said county ; to amend Section 1067 of the General Statutes, as to thelsale of prop erty left with mechanics for repair; to provide for the office of Inspector of Liquors, Medicines, &c., in the several counties of this State; to prevent the exp)ortation of p)artridges from the State and the nietting atnd trapping of the same; to abolish the office of super intendent of' highways. A large number of b)ills to repeal the several Sections of the General Ste tutes relating to agricultural lienis, were re jected1 on unfavorably report of the Agricultural Committee. Mr. Mclver, from that committee, stated that the committee had p)repared a general bill covering then wvhole subject, wvhich woul besubmitted to the House. Th'le same committee then submitted their bill to repeal the agricultural lieun law, to abolish liens on crops anid to providle laws for the protection of landlords and laborers. The Legislative A ppropiationi bill was submitted by the Ways and Meauns Committee and1( made the special ordler for to-morrow. The bill app~ropriates the sum of $40,657.80 for per dliemi, mileage and expenses of the Legisla ture as follows: For thne Senate, 610, 505; for the House, $26,702.80; Eni grossing D)epartment, *3,100; Miscel laneous, 6350. Thie bill to regulate the sale of coni centrated lye camne up for a second( reading. Oh the question of passing~ thne bill, Mr. Rutland, of Fairtleid mmoved a reconsideration of thme vote by which the b1I passed its second reading, and made an excellent speech in support of his motion. Mr. Brook or cointested the views of Mr. Rutlanid, and the bill was p)assed and ordered to the Senate. The bill to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons, the consideration of which was suspended by adjournment on Tuesday, was tak en up. Another prolonged fight over a number of proposed amendments was interrupted by the coming in of the Senate to form the Joinit Assembly. President Sheppard stated that the joint assenmbl yhad convened for the pur pose of he aring r'ead the journals of thle two houses as to the election of an United States Senator, and directed the Cleik of the Senate to read the journal of that body, which wvas done showing that thirty-ono Senators had had voted for Wade Hampton and two for W. J. Whipper. By direction of the President the Clerk of the House then read the journal on on the subject cshowlng that Wade Hampton had received 119 votes and Robert Smalls 8 votes - whereupon the President announcd that the Hion. Wade hampton, having receivedl a mnajority of the votes cast in tihe two branches of the General Assembly, was duly elected a Senator from Southi Carolina to the Seniate of the United States for six years. flrom thne 4th (lay of March,, A.- D., 1882. The joint assembly was then dis , ud tee nate tetatned to tbeli The consideration of the bill respect. ing the purchase of seed cotton was reaned, and after another struggle over amendments, is was passed. A bill to repeal Sub-division 28 of Section 169 of the General Statutes, re lating to the exemption of certain property from taxation, was taken up for consideration. This bill'seeks to repeal the provision which exempts the property employed in certain manu factures (cotton, -wool and agricultural Implements) from taxation for a period of ten years from the establishment of such manufactort. A motion was made to strike out the enacting clause and the neasure went before the House on this issue. After a long debate the bill was passed to its thhie reading by a vote of 75 to 37. T'le bill to establish the office of County Engineer, and to prescribie the duties of the same, was indetinitely postponed; also, a joint resolution to provide for a commission to consider and report a plan to better the trial Justice system in this State; also, a joint resolution to authorize and direct the payment of certain sums to dis abled Confederate soldiers. Thursday, Deo.mber 11, 1884. SENATE. A few new bills were introduced, read by tittle, and properly referred. The following bills received their t tdintr. ,.and . -W e ui_?sod: To amend Section 1687 of the Genet".. Statutes, relating to the hunting of deer; to amend Section 310 and 3'1 of the Code of Procedure, relating to lie liens of judgments and the renewal f executions; to faciliate the proof o.' service of process when such service is made out of the State; to amend the law relating to judgments by default; tog"epeal Sections 2631 and S637 of the General Statutes, and to provide for cases of absence, inability or disability of the Jury Commissioner; to create the officer of Surveyor in each county and define the duties of the same. A large number of bills and joint resolutions received their second read the bill to provide a remedy against the estates of deceased persons for torts was rejected by a vote of 18 to 17-the President of the Senate giving the cast ing vote. The bill to regulate the admission and discharge of patients in lunatic asylum was pas passed to a third read a'he Senate then adjourned. HIOUSE OF REI'RESENTATIVIS. Unfavorable reports were made on the following bills, which where there upon rejected: To amend Section 1667 of General Statutes, relating to sale of property left with mechanics for re pair; to provide for the payment of costs to plaintiff and attorneys in Equity causes; to prevent the expor tation of partridges from the State; to fix the time for the collection of taxes; to autend Section 266, Chapter XI., of the General Statutes relating to taxes; to authorize the 'own Council of Mount Pleasant to issue bonds for rail road purposes. Tie following bills passed a third reading and were ordered to the Sen ate: Requiring convicts hired out of the Penitentiary to be under the super vision of a sworn officer and guards appointed by the superintendent of the penitentiary; to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from certain persons. The Legislative appropriation bil was taken up, and, with the corrction of a few verbal and clerical errors, was passedl to a thlirdi readingr. Mir. Simnontont, froin the~judiciary comnmitee, i,ntroduced a bill to p)rovid~e for a census of the p)opulationi, indus try and wvealth of Southi Carolina. The bill to regulate the rate of' in terest upon01 any contract arisimuf ini this State for hirinig, lending or us8e of money or other commodity wvas takeni up. Tlhis bill restricts the rate of interest, to seven per cent. After some debate thme enacting clause was stricken out by a vote of 62 yeas to 62 navs. The bill to regulate thre age at which chrildren may be em ploved in facto ries in this State, whili p rescr'ibed that age to be not less than ten years, was ordered to a third reCadinlg. The bill to prohibit, the dlistillationi or manufacture of' spirituous or intox icating liqjuors from grain in the coun ty of Pickens, producedI some debate Mr. Wilson, of Spartanburg, moved to str'ike out "County of Pickens" and inser't "State of South Carolina." This motioni was lost. The bill was then passed to its third r'eadling, by a vote of 86 yeas to 28 nays. T1he bill to p)rovide for the establish mnent of a new school district in Geor'getown i cou nty and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein was taken up. Mr. Lee of Sumter mnovedl that the enacting clause be strickeni out, and supp1ortedl his motion by a protest signied by thirty-flye citizens of Georgetowvn, of recognized responsibility, asking that the bill do not pass. Mr. Macusker made an earnest ap peal for the bill, showing that, while the colored1 children of the town wvere amply p)rovidled with facilities for edlu cation, fulrnished1 by pr'ivate benjevo hence, the wvhite children were abso lutely wthiout the necessary school privileges, and1( their eoniditionu called loudly upon the I lotuse for relief. On motion of Mr. Graydon, the bill was The followinmg bills wvere rejected, or laid on the tabile: To li mit tihe amnoun t of b,onded indctedn,ess ot railways no0w building or hereafter to be built; to amend Section 1u00 of the General Statutes, relating to personis whlo are exempt fronm road duty ; to incorpo rate theSt. Ste phen's Episcopal Church, North, of Orangeburg. Thel [louse then adjournied. Friday, D)ecembier 12. 8v.wA r E.. Th'e followving niew measuires wvere introdumced: By Mr. Bell: Hill to regulate the mode of advertising by counity officers. By Mr'. J. W. Moore: Bills to aineind an Act to require f'oreign corporate assessmient companies to0 comp)ly iithi the inisurance lawvs of the State, and to clearly define wvho shall be considered agents of Insnrance companies ; to amnend( Section 1354 of the General Statutes, relatiing to iinsur'ance comnpa nies doing business in this State, by p)roviding for a genei'al license. The following were passed: Bills to repeal Section 31 of the General Stat utes, in relation to the mode of pay ment of claims against the State; also, quite a nnumber of bills of local Interest only. aT At 12 o'clock the t',o houses met in the Senate ch,ambcr for the purpose of ratifying Acts and Joint Il9solutions. Several of these, all of local or limited interest only, wvere ratified in dtue formn ousa. or. RttntaaT4 avg. The Benate sent a concurront ro0s0 lutlon, asking that 250 copies of thte testimony taken by the lointcotmfttoo on the Columbia canal be printed. The resolution was concurred In ; also a concurrent resolution, au thorizi i the Superintendent of Education and Comptroller General to have extra copleti f their respective reports print ed for distribution, which was concur red in without debate; also, authoriz ing the committee on State house and Grounds to procure the attendance of Mr. J. R. Niernlsee. The Senate bills to create the office of Surveyor in each county was re jected. A number of bills from the Senate received their fir8t reading and were referred. Mr. Macusker moved to reconsider the action of the house last night, by which a bill in relation to creating a new School district in Georgetown was indetinitelv postponed. 'The motion was adopted and Mr. Macusker made an earnest appeal for the bill, as the only hope of securing school instruct tion to a large portion of the white children of the town of Georgetown. On motion of Mr. Haskell, the de bate was suspended in order to take up bills for a third reading, and the following was thereupon patssed to a third reading and ordered to the Sen ate: To make appropriations for the per diem, mileage and expenses of the General Assembly; to prohibit !le, distillation or manuthctare, of spir tuous or intoxicatimz liquors from g;rainl in P'ickens county. A m'etiSage from the Governor was received, \tmansmlittinug a letter from lion. Wilmo, G. DeSaussure, present ing to the Stat6 .a mantuscript volume prepared by the (Jicinnati Society as a contribution to tl' Revolutioiary history of the State. The letter was referred to the military coninittee. The third reading of bills was re suaied, and the following were duly read and ordererd to the Senate: 'i fix the age at which children may be emyloyed in factories; to regulate the saleof .iquors, etc., in Pickens county; to define who are liable to penalties for doing business of insurance with out license; to provide for the exeulp tion of certain portions of Berkeley and Charleston counties from the Gen eral Stock Law ; to incorporate the Hartsville Telephone Company ; to repeal Section 169, of the General Statutes, in relation to the exemption of property from taxation. Mr. Parker introduced a bill to pro vide for submitting the iuestion of license or no license to the qualified voters of Abbeville county, and it was referred to the judiciary committee. A similar bill was introduced by Mr. Guignard as to Aiken county. Mr. Schumpert offered a -resolution requiring the State Printer to return to this llouse forthwith all reports of State officers in his hands unprinted. The resolution was immediately con sidered and adopted. A bill to amend the Sections of the General Statutes in relation to dis bursement of public money was re ported adversely by the ivays and meanis committee, ianid was rejected ; as was also a bill to amend the Section of the General Statutes in relation to the sale of lands in the hands of the Sillk ing Fund Commission. Mr. Doyle, from the Oconee delega tion, reported nuivorably on the Sen - ate bill to repeal the Act plroiiiiing the sale of intoxicating liquors inl Oconee county. The report and bill wemnt on the calendar for consideration on Saturday. Tfhe discussioin of the G eorgetowni school question was reCsumecd. Mr'. McMaster advocated thme passage of the bill as an act of justice to the people of Georgetown. lie instaniced lie t riump1h of thle schiooI system ini Columrbia ovei siimilar' uifficuilties and objectionis , anid which iiow allordedi a far better elemeintary edmicationm thlani conld( be obtained in any, p'riutc school NoTrth or Suth. Mmr. Lee re p)lied to Mr. MNacusker's remar'ks, claiminig that the~ bill piroposed to luit the question of taxing the property of the town ini the hianmds of those wvho were not property-holders, and t hat thle Legislature should iiot make it possi ble to impose additionial taxation on a p)eop)le alreaduy greatly b)twmdenied. Thie pre'viouls quelstioni was cal led, and Mr'. hi ntsomi, chiairmani of' the coinmiittee in charge of tihe bill, gave Mr. Macusker and( Mr. Parker live minutes each, at' ter' which the qunestion was puat on str'iki mng out the enact inmg clause. The yeas andi nays weire Called, and result ed: yeas 81, nays 8. On miotioni of M r. S. Wilson, a bill ini relation to the r'elief of aill countiles hav ing bonds otutstainding against them, was restored to the calend(ar'. After the passage to a thiirdi readiner of a number of bills of local interest oiily, the Hiouse adjour'ned. Saturday, December 13. TrHE SENArTE was niot iin sessioni. IIOUsE OF ItEPRESENTmATIlVmEs. A few new mnsures weire initro duced--amiong them the followving: By Mr. Tfhomson: A bill to ainenid the Code of Procedlure in refer'ence to ap)peals ini crimiinal cases. Also a iiI to regulate elect ions held for iiminici pal purposes and special county elec tions. The following bills received a final reading: Bill to make it the dulty' of all school officers to make thira annuiial reports to the school commiiissioner',. 1Bil1 to priohiibit hunting, duck inir and fishing by noni-residentis ini the counties of' Georgetowni, Charlestoni C7oletoii, Beaufort and DJerkelvye. Bill to amneiid the law in relat ion to vacancies in the oflce otf Prob)ate .Judge. Bill.to autIhor'ize Probate .Jndges to administer' oaths. The bill to enmpowVer trial just ices to issue warrants for' the eniforcement of' agricultural liens, in cases wvherec the amount claimed is less than $100, was passedl to a thdird readinig. The billl to amend thle irailr'oad law relating to thle responisibilIity of ra ii roads foir damaiges was dlissd to adjournmaenta. The aiiminment seeks to relieve tIme iroads otf respionsibhility' for' damages whieire t hey are not ini thi~ .wrong. The roads are held1( liable oiilIy in cases ini which thleyv are guii t y of neghigeiie; but thle bumrden of proving the absence of negligence is laid upon the roads. A section is also add(ed giving the railroadls p)ower to char-ge 25 cents extra when the fare is not moro than 50 ceiits, aind 50 cenits when the faire is over- that amount, in all cases wheni p)ersons who get oni at stations where tickets are othered for sale or neglect or ref'use to puirchase tickets. The bill was then panssedi to a third reading by a vote of :39 to 33. The hill to providle f'or lhe iappoinmt iment of a steiiogr-aphler for' thle fourmt h fifth, sixth and eIghth judicial circuit , AS~d to-its hir r6adh. ' eh tho pas*.go ofey1irai bills O0 looai otM lisite4 intetot, tho H0us adjou-ned. . . THQ' LOST TAX YKAlt. The committee of"ways and meant has submitted a report on the subjec of the change of time in the collectioi of taxes so as to make up the lost year The report recommends that a specia special tax levy of one mill a year bi made for three years, the proceeds tc be held III the treasury until Novem ber, 1887, by which time and witl which fund the committee think tha the change in the time of collection o taxes can be made. A DISASTER TO OYsrERMEN. A Large Number of Then Drowned on thq Rappahannook River. BAI.TItoItE, December 12.--The of ficers of the steamer Mason L. Weens which arrived this nornitg from til Rappahainnock river, Virginia, repor a fearful loss of life among the coloret ovstermen on that river in the storm o Tuesday last. About twenty-five col ored mien were out in their boats tonging for oysters, when the storn arose. The gale capsized almost all o thei i, and those which were not, werl unable to reach the shore in safety The men were thrown into rough watei and were tnable to swim to the shore Many of them clung to the boats For n time, but filially were washed awal and drowned. Very few of them es caped. Eleven bodies have been re covered already, and as many mo0rC a1 said to be missing. It is scarcely pos. sible that any of these latter have es caped death. Additional intelligence fron ti Rappahanniock is to the eflect that fit teen canoes started froin the Lancastei side, above Urbania, to go to a schoonei on the Middlsex side to sell their ovs ters, when the storm struck them There were three or fo,ur white niet among them, and the whole numbei drowined was twenty-seven. Tw< more- boies (ltrteen in all) were re covered near Mill l'oilm, :.: :o the river. SHERMAN AND .JEFF. DAVIS. The General Repeats Ills Charges Againe the Ex President. S-r. Louis, December 10.-Genera Sherman, this evening, in re-pty to question by a representative of t(l Associated Press, as to whether or not he intended to reply to the letter o Jefferson Davis, recently published ii this city, said lie might 'do so at somc future time, but lie should consult his own convenience; that Davis had nol addressed him but the St. Louis Re publican, and that if lie made anly re ply it would only be through the Wai Department. IIe further said that h< did not suppose any reporter was ai the meeting of the Frank Blair Posl on the night lie spoke, as the Granm Army is an organization, only for ti social interchange of personal meno ries; still lie admitted that the report. published contaitied much of truth but not all. le has mnot of his Louisi ana papers, lie said, to miake good hi assertion that the civil rar was forcel uipon tle people of Louisiana by con" spirators in Washington, aind that during the progress of the Rebellioi Davis changed his views of the doc trine of secession, and threatened t. use Force in case anv State of the Con federacy shoulc attempt what wac then known as ''seplarate State action.' Theli General has already senti to Watsh igto n some lett ers andh paperis beaing, oin the case, but as to thir pl Iicat ion lie stated that the authorities there iiinus be coiisiled. A wlesternt noargia. Last Tuesdlay Miss Annuie hloranti dieud suddenC ilyvi undler cirtcumistancmies indolicat ing that she hiad beeni poisonied; that about. three yeais betiome het t'ather, mnother anid cite sister had (1iedl w ithlin a short time of eachi other,i un der eiiilar ciricum nstances; thI at thioigl: it had cated talk, nocthinig was donie Th2lis was revivedl by' Anic's dleathi and( to sett le (lie quiestioni dclintitch her stomach was sent, to thie chemiish fotr anialysis. Thei deaths of all went suirr'oundited by comiplete* myisterv. Nt onie lhas beeni suispectedl. 'Tie Inter1( )can it ms a dispatiIchi fronin Foirt A tkini ston, whr lith(le faimilyv forniierly Iivetu antd were inuich res pectecd, w llhi 5av: th re~cport wits received thiere troni Whiitewater, that the t hird sister, Al is Not tie, d.1ied thernie t o-daty(i o poisont maiking the~ (iifthi member~of the faim I an<it before deathl Net tie coi ne(e t hiavinug in wtdered lien parenets antd tw< sisters. It is also assertedl that sit conftessed to poisoing aniothler pers'i t houigh this is douibt.ed. No cauisei assignied f'or (lie imurders. iIen owi (deathi was brought about by fear o exposure thlrouigh thle anialysi~s of lie sister's stomach. Nettie wvas a schoc teacher, aiid has two sisters still liv ig at Fort Atkinson. ArNenie Pis by the P'i,t. J. A. Smaithi, a Gainicavi lie, Ga.. mer chianit, says: ''For years I was a vie tim to th(le combiiiintd effects of Ervsi pe las and a:ui aiggravated t yC peI ofEze ma that bailled all medi cal skill. I coni su Ited (lie very best phyiVsicianis ini thin Uniited States to noe goodt putrp)ose. gave every patemit medicinte that wm:i recoiimmee a faithittil trial aind ie cei.ed o beeti. Itook lare Lnan tities oif p)ota.h andia pin cny lull o alrs(ic pils. This patient ineidicine pills, and piotash miixi iies. foil inum of cuiir thle ohi-ease. 'liTevl,' <h t?roer my V2 appei ite and1 I ireckedl niy systemii [ lost flesh andit energy---1 lost thlre< years' from myi buin ess ando sipeit t8:2 0010, ini a fruiitle'ss (etTort to regin na healthi. At last, whlen Ii beganm to ci sider myi cas hop0 nteleCss, I toi nmutenlce< taking S. S. S., andh ini a shot time, was entirely cumredl. I waited a v'em after a cuire was eff'ected1, andh coitt ini ited to take Swi ft's Slieci lie offt ami or as, a sort of safeguard, before I wet willinig to make puiblic t his ommrvelowum cur e. lleinug asiured btevonud Itie lpoi' sibtility of a doimubt Ilht thle enre wmn permaenenit, I wroite this histttrv of mi ease for (lie beneflit of moy felow.mii My sk in is now)~ as smiooth aiis it wall whe aIbo. I weigh iorthan li: e ve, did in iii li fe, an td miy genmerat heal f wats m E nee bet ter. I passedt thiromigh last wimnter (whtichl w,t d" imttn'nii coh1tl e), witthott Ilainig a single dla fromi imy btusiniess. l"or the last t wel v mothIs I himve had 11o meturin of thic Erysiphelas ini any shautpe tin iormi, oi any~ tinchi of Erzema." ( utr Tr'eautise ni lillood andh Skimi D)iseases miiletl free to appl ictant. SW VIFT'S SI'I iFIC ('O,., I >rawtr 2:4d St., bet. (;th and 7th Ayes., I'hiila delph11 inffiee, I1:t)5 Chenstnmttt. st -Thle Cenitenuary Ci ofeence oif thle Method(1i st Ep iscopa Iliihareb, Stouith onenited at llialmor'e last WVednesdad~ ST- , eolatubear 12. -About 10 o'clock J& t i ght"two of the la'go i'qu. columns of an old gaqm'etor, 6r t"$ of 14th and Siigletoni street*. belonging to the St. IouIs Gas Light Uotpany, were observed to be a great dea, oit of pIluib and an hour later while preparations were being made to avoid an accident they fell with a heavy crash, carrying o1wlt alnost the er tire struictre. Au exp>losion ol' gas inmcdliately followed which lighted lip the entire city atnd nt1Csed uIelt alarin, bi1,t lte illt II ination searelyr lasted ia minute. . xtraordirlnrv a: it tnay seem111 110 snrrottl(infg prolperty tt as lestroyed. It will cost. flroin .7, 000 to $100,000 to replace the tank, and in the Imentitne the storage ca pacity of the company will be reduced nearly one-half, whiic!i will occasion som1e inconvenience. Meroru1a. Are any mnhibers of your family thus ai1lieted'? lave they scrlofulous swellings of the glamls'? Ilave they anmy sei'ofulouis Isores or ulcer? It so, and it shoult he - neglected, the peculiar taint, or po5ison, may deposit itself inl the substance of the lungs, n"rorlucini CONsUMPTION. Loo0k well to the condition of your famtily, an<d if thus afflicted, give the prop>er rele<y with out delay. RAi uset that w ich ma kes ahbso Inte rures in thelhortestS pace o' time. 'I"Ite unerring linger of public opinion point.s to 11. It. It. a" the most w( nderful remuly for 8erofula ever known. You nee(d not take Our w'Ol---you need not know oilr :u(t;. - inerit is all 'oiu seek. Ask your n('ih ask your druggist, ask or write to H-e Who i"v theircer itifint t's aml he convninl that It. It. It. is the eniek(,st, an<d m11-.t p'"r feet Blood 11urilier eve"r before kNNown. -Few people have alv i<dea of' the size <.f the Exposition buillin;r in New Orleans. The Centeninial inil hall at Philadelphiia wvas consi<dere<d an1 enor. 11105 struclire, but it is said the (;("i tqnnial buil<lings altogether could be easily store<l away in the tllin hall in New Orlea ns, which covers )etweenl thirty and lorty acres. -There will be a chinmo of' bells at the New Orleans EXposition, playe1 i CVer1 t,'a ndi( accompaniied l>y an or gan and "or'nuu, :n. To anyhoylv who has <disease of thrcoa t or lungs, we will senid lu f that I'iso's ( irc for ('onsumptIon hms curedl the sams' ("m plaints in other case.s. AIllress, * E'. T. 1 Lv A1:.TN1-:, Wa': ren, P'a, FALL OPENING. CO)l2UM lil A, S. C. DRWSS (:OOIDS, SI ILKS, I'lS l l-:i, Satins, Laces, ('4)1sets, I ,loves, While (emtIs. ''able )alask. I.adies', Gents' and Childrenl'; -ine Shoos, Boots and Iloott-s. Also, Gents', Youths', Boys' alut .llIsses' lHats. Also, Cents' Uilerwt'r, Carpets anld Millinery. 5'T. .101I N'S S1:I ING M AC IIINi Orders hv mtail i..vitvd. >IS) 1ll'i' & 1 D 'N)'-, .11n1y '.i-i.Gmu EIHEUMATISM Although a practitioner of near twenty years, my mother influenced me to procure B. B. B. for her. She had been confined to her bed several months with ltheuuatisn which had stubbornly resisted all the usual remedies. Within twenty-four hours after commening B. It. T. I observed m.arked relief. She ha..'s just coniced hecr third bottle and is ntearly as active as ever and has been mi the [ront yard wvithi "'rake in band," eleaning upl. 11cr improvement ia truly woh'erful and immenclsely gratifylig. C. II. MONT'GOM EltY, M. D. Jacksonville, Ala., June 0, 1sS5. KIDNEY TROUBLE For over stix years I have been a terrible sufferer from a troublesome kidney comlpla it, for the relief of which I have spient over $250 without benefit; the most noted so-e'alledI remedies pr'ovmig failures. The use of one sin gle boutle of B. B. B. has been marvelotus, gliing more relief thain all other ireatment combined. It is a quick cure, wnile others, if they cure 'it .all, are in the dlitant fulture. C. II.1tOPERTS, Atlaunta Wa tet w,'orks. Scrofula. Dr. L,. A. Gutld, of Atlanta, who 1ownIs a large nuirsery and vineoyard, has a lad on his place who ws cuiredl of a stubborn case of Scrofula, with one sinlgle bottle of I. B3. B1. Write to h inm about the case. Frank Joseph, '215 Jonecs street, Atlanta, has a son wiho hadu a idoughinig, scrofulous ulcer of the neck, anel bad lost his hair and eye-sight, fInding no relief. One bottle0 of It. Bt. B. heaedt the ulcer, eradicated theo poison front hIs blootd, restored his eye-sight, and placed him on the road to health. A hook filled with wonderful proof [roms the ~.very best class ot citizents, atnd recomimenda.. tiQns from the leading Driug Tratde of A tlanta, mailedl free to any addlross. BI. B. Bt. only a year o1d and Is working wvondors, Large bot ble $1.00 or six'for $5.00. Sold by Druggists Expressed on receipt of pirice. BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, (Is Eauy tonse. A certain cure. Notexpensive. Th'lroe monthl' treatment in one package. di.od for Coid in thelIIead, IIeadache. D)izztn*as, Haiy Fe,ver, &c. \ Fifty ceDta. Byk all Drugisis, or tby maxil. E. T. IUAZLT INE, warren, PA CAPAC No. 10 chops 1 hba pe "12 " 1ib. ~ '~ 22 " 2 lbs, - 822 '' 8" IdI ( trafo was in all her ateps, Heaven to her ey,j, in every gestare iIigfuiity and love!" Io allnahred Mothr.( Eve, and so wit (Si e ,(lesetilantt), wit I te c'xerise of oilittoin sense care at 11 proler tr'titlltnt Au ellOrinllis 1iuihillet'r of f'imalti con II:tilits arre alire'tly eniiset by ll tluI f1-. or stllpreitssi n of tiel l istruaI Ft'lietion. In cvrJ sucl) case timt:t sterling aiil unfailing 1l't i-, iltAt>s i.:,n'R FEMALE -^Iim, will e"fect 3ltef ani I llrc. It is front tl, recilie of. a mlostly ^11ting;uishcct iPltysic-it. Itiscu l I <rtw 'tl of stIict ly o lliei t In greill-1 e,ets whos' hampi>y colttialtation lias II ie\c Itt u r I :ssecl- It is pr"e w th scieittili skill front tin' or ca utials. It hears the palm ( . o i t, c \ o f l r c r i ,j ee 1 11 1 - ratin t:uty of appel aranlce anid lin its favo-i in il.T testnimony fails when fairly tried. .,'i . C tersville (Ia. his wvill eertify tit t wo,nen inrs of liy iunlc<liatl' f;nnily, to "I onl iuc strl irlc n;it ind haVinig hci-l trealc<l wvithot'hene. lit byl variolls Itlicatl <doctors, were at l Ien th ,w , ,,,'',.tvt I), ml h ottIl Of Drt. .J. I3rat1illl's Femta I 'guiatr. Its ectl,'. in su lch cast's is tru ly wvon<lclrful, amnl w-ell lug Iit reinicly lie c;i li! t\vonltln's lih" ( 1-ricn<l."' V"onrs ih-.s1 et fully, .1Ai i.:s V. S-r1I.N;.. *Silal for ou' book on the "Ilealth ;ntl I lalrl>iness of WVouarn." Mail Atlanta, (ia. HEALTH RESTORED. NIV AI)VERTISEMENTS. Pairker's TfluiC, 1i'lPure F.1mily . Met-ille Tf at Never 1intloxik"t ics, -i} ' l,t' I)y:: i' . ltl ut':tisml, Ckidney i 1'tilt: . I in'l1,I it s. 11r fi ytii art, troubile t'!h i : , i it. r f Ib 111i;s, stoal:ieti, how.. A h n ivs 'I cili li e euredi by if ;1 n; ; r l y,"r. iniltw or or 1)iine.:i man ":1.t1:. I lrti ltt'llt st 1)1l'. 1111 0 a IIt 1s fit":I' y1 ' I 'I i : ;'.t h-it lli i aist ntt s, bl1, u1se I:' s o mtlh n1;c or rf'll:r r. worn out, 14. r.or a mot her run down by faily H' h1!1t "hoild (1:it10 i Irt" l'I ti a'S 'I'u -I u.\ ' T'iON: -1ft flvu 1s . ll slblltiles. Par(Iker',i "'l. t1t"'I i '"I ih.'b,t rrnu'tLt.l agrent'4s iI ' warb1,11 'i1 Is tn; Ir '1y Ili oi l f:'ot1. . G anos el ginge atr'. a t-on. Sol tor Clrcu.. IIIS(OX & CO., a63 6illiaa Nrceet, New Yo-l{. "'It. In'! ,l 'z :I. :11 (l Ii ios In n1t."lltine. :rt',it s:l\-ir ; In buy1 Ill., 11++1a1" sizo BSU MP T I LN t.-tuvoned yfrtnabovo diasco; by iw * . 4. 0sct: i th, wor,,t kil tt:,dof Iong , ".4 4 4 l. i ,i. 1 ' I ". 4rol:n;It s ldlyfiins t" . 1:. ..', ' 1. 1 !. 41'I ,'.,n 2114 us '. . A I.t l .'t, 1;1 Pearl st., N:uw York. I :; 1.1w 00 k HNCk0 & 80, )oors, Saish, !Ilds and1( Bilin' --. - - - --- W (I i 4)4. SAit 'I 'E a Vl:5.~ # iL,EN BN OD3 Turnin..* minute,t $3.0 in0.in fo 20. .P W VA , 4.00 n . * . 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