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"yaopsa of the Pseoeedinge of the Senats and the ouse, Ip the rptt Week of r the session. - '.,Tlie Senate passed the bill to repeal the Act prohibitIng the Pale of spirit u qus liquori in Oconee :eounty. Tht il to revise tie itigury la%v was killed here was no oppositl)i whatever it e bill to permit the - sale of dometh ines (manutactured in the State *1thout a license. The bill to amen $eotIon 1,021, General Statutes, relat to disbursemnt of poll tax, wa: ied. Tbe. Iouse bill to require the boar< pf agriculture and the directora of ths re nitentiary to pay into the Stat reasury all moneve collected by then om any source had been unfavorabi reported by the agricultural committee who considered that it would hampe these departments in expenditure which were proper but could not b anticipated by the General Assembl in its appropriation bills. Other Sens tors objected to it because It woul place both departments at the mere of legislators. It was speedily dii posed of when it came up for it second reading. Senator Moody move to Indefinitely postpone the unfttvorr blo report of.the committee. Senate Youmans moved'to table this motioc This last motion prevailed by the fo lowing vote: Yeas 20; nays 11. TI bill was then killed. The House bill to repeal the Lie Law came up in the Senate on the 14t det. Senator Earle moved to strik out the enacting words, and made speech in favor of his motion, Thoi he,'spoke in favor of repeal wet .9nato'$' Woodward, SlIgl, and Lei ner, and they were op )osed by Sem tore Earle, Moody and Wallace. Tho, voting yea were Senators Belf, Bet bow, Coker, Earle, Field, Howell, Mt Call, Moody, Moore, of llamptot Si u ons, Smith, Wallace, Willian and Vingard--14. Those voting n were Senators Biemann Black, Bob Buist, Clyburn, Izlar, 'Leitner, Mau din, Maxwell, Moore, of Antlersoi Munro, Patterson, Redtearn, Sligi Smythe, Todd and Youmans-17. Set ators Byrd and Woodward, who woul have voted "no," were paired wit Senators Talbert and Reynolds. The motion being lost, the questiw recurred on the passage of the bil At this point the Hlouse appeared t participate in the ratification of Acts and the bill, with the other specin orders, was postponed until the nex day. On the following day the discussioi was resumed. Ott the motion to pas the repealing bill, the vote stood Yeas--Biemann, Black, Bobo, liuist Clyburn, Izla, Loitner, 1oo:e, of An derson, Munro, Patterson, Itedfea:rn Sligb, Smythe 'T'odd a,i Woodwar< -15. Nays- Bell, BIenbow, Coker Earle, Field, Howell, McUall, Mauldin Maxwell, Moody, Moor., of lam pton Reynolds, Sinmons, Snith Wallace Williams, Wingard and Youmans-18 A notion to reconsider, and to tabi that motion was lost. So the matte was left still open. The Senate killed the bill fixing tha priority of liens-giving the lamdlor< the first lien, the laborer the second The matter camne up again oni the 17 inst., when the bill to fix the prioriti of ilens was reonsaidered, and pased On the 18th tIhe bill wais paved to ii third reading, ini the followving shape "SEUTIOoN I. That fromt an d aft er tI. passage of tis~ act the landlord shial have a lien uipon the crops of ble tenan forl le renit, in preference to all othie liens. rThat laborer's who, asist ii makinig any crop shall hatve a hies thereoni to the extentt of the~ amnouni due thenm for suchi labor, nextI in priori1 ty to lie la:ndlord, and1( as het ween ed laborers there shall be ino prefe'rence 'iihat all other liens for agriuilturau supp)ilies shall be p)aidt next after th satisfaction of the lienis of thie iln<llor and laborers, and( shall rank In othe reects as they do now% unrder exist lng laws. "Ss:c. 2. That no writing or record ing shall bbliincessar'y to create tla lIens of the landlord, aitd of the labor' er, but such lien shll~i exist fromn the date of the contract, wvhetheor the samw be0 in writing or verbal. "Slec 3 That all acts anid parts o acts. inuimtetnt wvith or suppied b' tis act be, and the samne are hereby reealed." This bill dloes not affect lienis foi supplies, but p)laces stuch liens subordi Date to landlor'ds' and laborerN' lieins. Senator Pattersont endeavored t< have recunsider*ed the adverse vote o the Seniate on the bill authorizing the paylment of expen)ses of couty schoo ~ Fom:nissoiner inicurred in afteniding meet ings called by thie State superina tend.enit of edlucat ion. lie was supj ported by Senator Bunist, and( opplose( by Senator Youmnans upon whiosi mnotion (lie reconsider'ation wias refused and the bill finally killed. The bil1l to regu'late thle hiingi ont 01 convicts caiused a long debate. Thh bill removes the restirictioiis im posed by the Act of 1884. As amended however', it p)rovides thaut aniy coi tractor or any other person or personi who shall violate the provisions of iay law re(gullatinig the hiring oif convlicli shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor' antd upon convietion shall be p)unishe( b)y iuprisonment niot eeeding five years or by flne not exceeding *500: and in.all such cases any~ conylt shalI be a competent witness' for thre State. The bill rep)orted by the .indleiarv committee to renalu the liarn wel county Pr'oibi tw>y Act, camie up f'or its second readh ag. Senmuor Smiythet said that jt hid b'e n troduedt :,t the request of the Senator tromn Barnwell. 'The ProhibItory Act had been passedi by this body at the Instance of ther former' Senator (Dr. Lartignte) bill that genitleman had appearedl before the jtnliciary comm,ittee to state that the law htad fai led amnd to ask for its repa. Senator Youumans in supporthng the ~wilbrUdhs arumhent on the ine. Aasyaethelaw.Morewere good an lttl ineretedin thle matltr, and & ie .hispositiow. The distracted, telaw was IIVotedi and t he admiistra in a.What had pmnof the books of f ttes internal revenue ar-firom these 11 fmD ore Proiolon b4*e Ilnited Sates i thih whiskey t In 1884, '6 t*e "dry" ,4Wfty-ndh llen.is" his .wAs the. 9p4d t of thecount . He.cferreI tp h, itiNe eithc elurts to ISutinshi Illicit lquor IeIIing. The bill was further discussed by Senators Moody of Marion, and. Howeli of Colleton, who spoke against It. The motion to strike out the enacting clause of the bli! was--yeas 18, uad nays 16. So the bill was killed. The census bill passed by the Hlouse came up on the 16th Iin-t. After sone discussion the Senate rejected the bill by a vote of 19 to 14. W hen the concurrent resolution rel ati,e to Federal aid to education was reached on the Calendar Senator You mans moved to strike out the resolv ing words. After brief debate be. i tween himself and Senator Buist, the 3 Senate voted on the question. There 3 were 14 yeas and 19 nays. A mototi to make the resoition a special order for Friday was lost by a vote of 13 to 19. The resolution was then adopted r -yeas 18, nays 16. A concurrent resolution was passed a and sent to the house providing for i adjournment on the 24th inst. Senator Smythe's concurrent resolu tion providing for the return to Asher , Palmer of his stoves, &c., which the Senate refused to pay for, was, after s some discussion defeated by a vote of d 19 to 15. . The Columbia Canal bill appropriates r $15,000 out of the State treasury to be returned from the surplus earnings . of the penitentiary. It passed the e Senate by a vote of 20 to 14. The bill to compel the charge of a n minimum tuition fee of $40 in the h South Carolina College, caused some o diebate, but was killed by a vote 18 to a 16. e A large number of bills, of local or o lImited Interest only, were passed to ._ their third reading. - The canal bill passed its third read e iug without opposition. Senator J. B. Moore's bill to make the appropriation $5,000 only, was killed. The House bill (Dr. Pope's) to reg a ulate lawyers' costs was killed by a o vote of 18 to 15. , The bill to reduce the Railroad Com l. mission to one member, appointed by the Governor, was passed to its third reading by a vote of 26 to 7. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVEs. . The bill to provide for the comple b tion of the State House was passed to its third reading. It appropriates n $83,641.38, and provides for the com pletion of he contemplated work a before the next session of the General Assembly. I The bill to provide for the infliction t of corporal punishment was killed, The bill to authorize the sinking i fund connissioners to invest such b portion of the fund in their pocse. sion as they may deem advisable in the purchase and improvenettt of - lands for the use of the State Pcniten tiaary was indefinitely postponed. The Senote aumendnients to the bill to utilize the labor of convicts were agreed to. As the bill passed the House ,prisoners sentenced to one year or less imtprisonnment were mtadie liable to work on public works. The Senate 3 Lixed the term at sixty days. r The ways anid means committee of the 11c)use subunittedt a report on that portion of the Governor's message r I ferring to the l-4 tax year. The com mnittee suggest that the State treasurer be authorized to borrowv $150,000 iad the counity treasurzer., one-i hird thle amounit hieved for counlty limeposes. s 'I'hey sayl hiat ini their lI oinion there :are but two wVays in whlich the deli cicency caused by the failure to levy a l tax in 1976 canm be supplied. Onec is to r'alsin the anoney thle mnoney by extria taxatilon, anid lie other to alriend( the SConstitution so as5 to permiit the issui na Sof bou11(1 to cover t hie aIinnt. '1 lan' I canot reconmenad this latter' piroceed. - ingi.. Th ey thinik that, an extra tax of Sone half a mnill for two years will sup . ly the dhelleliey. Thew rep)ort wa I I aid uiponi the ftble to be conisidered 3 later in the 'esioni. I G_ei. .liemphill's bill to aplish free 'tuflto~I ini the Sottth Car'olin,a Col lege, - causedl a loeig and warma debate. Mr i. 8i:moniton inioved to strike out the - enact ing clause, and1( sp)oke ini favor of' free'( tuiitioni. Messrs. Scuddray of Au - derson, Spencer of Chiesterlield, Lvyles of Rtichland, Aldrich of Aiken, Ravhor' ot' Oraageburg, I laskell of Ricl'lad anmd AlutsLona of [lamipton spoke on thei f same sid1e. Alessrs. Ilimphill of Ab. beville, Wilson of' Spartanbur'g, Petti grewv of Dairlinagtoii, Doi:aldsonm and Ansell of' Greenville, and Pope of New.. b erry, spoke ini tiivor of the bill. The yeas andi nay's were called on the .nioion)1 to strike out th lenClactinig clause, anmd > reMulted: Yeas 80, ta vs 39.Soth f. bill was k illedl. .S 1 The luse dote a concutrrenit re I ol ution looking to 11he puirchiase by thle SState of' thle old "'Star "ort"' in A bbe -yvile county, near Ninety-~Six. The secr'etary of Statte hats been directded to I ngsdre upon whalit ternms the propert y cani be purchiasedl anld lo r'eport. to th~ie next sessit of the General Assembly. A resoluiition hats also be''en lado pt ed re'qu1etim1 the ltepresenCItat ive's ini Coin gless of' thme Staite to secure itf possible a repeal of' the 10 11cr cent. tax on1 lie cirecu latiion of' State baniks. Mr. Ansel offered a r'esohit ion to adjo'ii sane dlie on thec 23d. Tei me:nibers objected andl the resolution wVent ov'er until the 18th inst. A res elutin was also0 initrodutced b)y Mr'. Chandler' providing for' a r'ecess from December 23 to Janumary 5. This like wise went over uinder the rules. T'.he bill to reform the crimiinal prac tice in tihe Courts ot bea,ions wvas re conmitted to the judiciary commtittee. Ther'e was very little chance of its passage, as the lawyers are very far' There was a long and stub)borni fight ii te IIouse latsting over two( hours, on a bill to provide a stngaher' foi' the 'hlrd circuit. '[ Teiaeopsln to the bill came prl'incip)ally fromn MIaion Chesterfld, IHorry, G~eorgetowvn and Williamasburig counties. After much filibusterimr~ tihe bill Wentthr'ough with amnendmenms Including the inuiithI Fifth and Sixth circnits. rThe bill Viassed by a vote of 60 to'40. Mr Folk's bill to bar thI do wer of mar'rie'd women was dIefeate, and a ahslnilar- fate b)efel Mr. Rice's 'bill to lustrnlet the Gover'nor to catll a Cousti tutional Conventlon. There was some discussioni on a'bill to regtulate thet fees of physicians andi sur-gons for testifylng as experts in criminal oases, in which Mr. Petti grew, of t)arlington, made the state ment that some of the dloctor's in his countty were in the habIt of hmuntiti nD po-morea, for the feel. The bill was Anally passed. The bill to bteen~ee the buying of seed cot toit inOrqug%eburg county Came np add4 w#*psw with amnitdlnents, 'in It terMsn.the enUitiles ot' ieldI4,Andersion, Work, VtI hriiS3 M ester, Abbe -- i b4 uraan nin aa dit3CtaT lI'aio's % i e 1 dns@ Th puor 1111 lion fro wthe tnAuel a on the p4th. A aoion W, s dt to pp?stponu tlhe coIaideration of the reso ution until Mondayti an in sup port of .tis it was urged that it would be unwise t0io the General Atsetnbly to commit. itmelf tp adjournment at this time, as it miliht be possiblo that a new cet;nus bill wond have to be con sidered. The motion wa$ adopted. The bill to provide a liquor license for Beaufort county was reached on Firiday. The Prohibitionists were alert and at once mpved to strike out the enacting words. Mr. Simonton called the previous question, and gave the Beaufort' delegation all the time they desired to discuss it. The bill was killed by a vote of70 to 45. 'rhe confirenco committee have agreed' upon a compromise of the differ ences between the two honses in refer once to the bill to utilize convict labor in counties, cities and towns. As the bill originated in the House it pro vided for the utilizing of convicts sen tenced to one year. The Senate made It sixty days. The compromnise agreed upon is ninety days, and the bill goes to the Govornor ill this shape. A bill passed to amend Section 1,074 of the General Statutes, which pro vides fine and imprisoatnient for any person wilfully destroying or dainag ing or obstructing any of the public highways. Fine notexceeding $500 or itlrisonmett not exceeding six muonths. The bill introduced by Mr. Doug lass, of Fairfeld, relatittg to the ap pO1ntment, powers and duties of the board of equalization, was killed. The appropriatiott bill contains a feature important to the military. It provides that no company shall receive its proportion of the $14,000 appro priation unless it has drilled at least once a tnonth during the year, with not less thau twenty men in ranks. Mr. Lee, of Suniter, moved to ro commit the bill with a view of getting in an amendment appropriating $25, 000 for the taking of a census. Mr. Lee is the author of the census bill which had passed the House and which was killed in the Senate. Mr. Hlaskell, the chairman of the ways and means conmittee, stated that he had submittet the alicl(ment to the committee, who had by a vote of 3 to 1 refused to recommend it. lie sug.gested that the amnendment might be introdtcel in the Senate. Alr. Leo thereupon withdrew the motion to recommit, and moved to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was, passed to a third reading. The motion prevailed and the bill was agai n before the Hlouse. Mr. Lee's amendment was acepted, the previous question was called, the amemttneot atdlopted and the bill again ordered to a third readin. The following bills were rejected: Bill to amend the act to limit the ages of pupils attending the treei public schools, approved December 7, 1883; bill to authorize the payment of ex" p.nses of the C'unty School Commis SLOners incutrred inl attenditg teetings called by the State Superintetadent of halucation; bill to reliuquish all the tright, 11th' < !d Interest of the Stat f Soth .It I' Cari a.i *an t cetain treal estaoe heeof t Mary Jane,il of' o th ofia dlorry,o a batad,1~ didl seicit,ad ves netonedbi fr ia dsltritiro aof scihoolut ta heoney between the Ctwo races,t' accordin tpovihe axes pi fay llokig foto te conversiono the Cita AhortdebaeM. 'i asel( to.Yrd TilE APPRIOPICIATIONs. Th'le Ihttse coatnmittee of wvays and(1 pr'iationIs, which conttaned tile follow ig items: $l0.6650; Secr'etar'y of State, $4,100; Cotrlloller'-Genieral, $6,450; State Trasu~arer', $7,100; Sutperintend~enat of Edlucationi, $6,400; A<tjutanIt anad Itt. spector Getteral (militia), $18,900 At tornev-Genteral, $7,860; State Libral r'iia, $1,025 ; St ate ilouse and gtrounds, $1 .660; ju'diciaryv depIartmnt, $56,750; htealtht deCpiament, $12, 100: tax do irtlenat, $94,400 ; agricuILural dlepar't met, $24,9u9 ; Unijversity', $21,100; Citadell, $20,000; pentitenttiar'y, $109,. 000; lunattic~ asyluaat, $82,810; dear; dumbnl antd blindl, $14,231t: Catawba Intd iants $800; mi bcellaneous, $69,490 to'tl, $499,735. .To theoee figures are. to b>e added the .1 Interest ont ,the ) pblic debt, $391 ,8312; th lapproprl',iati olt for t he State liIotase ,I a7,0 ami thle legislaiv e appr'opril'- .1 tiont. .i will he seenI that, regular lI fapropr~iationas itae madei for' lhe pe.' I tetiiary~ attd thle aricatutltral breau, s b,othI of' wh ich, hiowever', will be self. suit ai aing. 'lThis is int accor'danice withI ( tne bill recenltly paissedt by the~ Jloutis requirinag thtese departmaents to pay3 all s the moneys collected by themn itnto the( ( State trleasury'~, atnd f'orbiddhurL them to z dr'aw ont except upon01 legislative ap- A propr)tiationts. Thter'e wetre butt few changes-.made in theose eilgnures. An alptroprilat ion ot' $150 foi' the C'arolina Teacher was ti sItrickent out. 'lThe apiaropr'iaionm for b the I 3itdl w' as reduced to $17,000. J1 All eflorts t) r'educe the stun for' the 'I L:miversity failed. An addition of ( $25,000 was made for taking the cetn- B suis-as above stated. TillE TAX LIES.J Th'ie Supply Bill, as it p)assed the M llouse, levies a tax of' 54 mills for St ate " i),urpo~ses. The Conlstitutional School I Tax Is 2 mills. VTe counlty tax is untiformily mills, except in Charles ton where h is 24 mIlls. Iat most colluties thtere are special taxes. T1he ~ toatal levy itt thle several couttels Is as follows: Abbeville 106 mills, Aikenm 104, A nderson 106, lIa,niwell 12 1-20,4 lierkl(ey 121, IUcatfor't 123, CharlesttoaI 104, Edigefield 111, Fairfld 101,j Greenville 15, Georgetown 111, Hamp tont 136, 1 Iorry 124, Kershtaw 111, Lancatster' 161, -aurents 144, Lexlhn . toil ,1, Mlarion 101, Mar'lboro 134, Newber'ry 104, Oconee 114, Orange'. burg 10 , Pickenis 184, Richland 104' 1 8 palan r~ g 150~ Sumter 104, Union a 154, Willa nsburg 11, York 11 7-20. tI A1Jv'yc To Movagu~s. a ast WaxiNs taeiNi SVanJI sgung ag, WAys be used oe oMron ' eethIf.I p5te the Chu, the i3LnMIJDe.-.:xKinatr3 P E -WasbingtouStreet- W. i. Iichard, On. MaRott treet-C.. W.- 'mith Ilty Mlssiun--.L. M. Little. 1%lunts >oro-G. P. Watson. Fairfield-J. K 61cVain. J3lythewood-.-N. It Mellon , exington Fork-J. S. Mattit;on. Lox igtytl-(. 11. Poosor. Leesviilo at .oncord-S. Ii. rowne. Batesbur -S. D. Vautrhn. Johnston-D. 1) Dant ?ler. Edsetleld--L. F. Beatv [ewiavillo-J. C. Stoll. Graiitoviti nd Langley--. II. Wroton. Aikei -W. M. Duncan. Penitentiarv.-Wi Martin. Colutmbia Female College D. A. Darby. 'alno nistituio -(x. W Walker. ORIANOEBURO DISTIICT-T. .AYSOt, P. E Orangeburtr Station-J. E. Carlisle Orangeburg Circuit-D. Tiller. St Matthew'a-J. L. Shuf'ord. Provi dlence---WV. II. KCirton. llranchlville P. A. Murray. llamnberg-T. E. Mlor ris. rhalmarn's-J. L. Siflev. Edisto W. 11. Lawton. Upper Edisto-Sup plied by D. A. Shumpert. Blackvillh -A. McS. Attaway. Boiling Spring -L. S. llelinger. Orange-13. M Grier. Wllliston-J. C. Yongue South Branchville - I). A. Calhoun. COKESnUItY DIsTRICT--It. D. SMART, P. E ('okesbury-It. It. Dagnall. Grceti wood-W. A. Rogers. Ninctv-Six W. P. Meadors. Donald's-C. Il Pritchard. Abbeville-S. A. Webet Abbeville Circuit-J. J. Bethea. Mc Cormick-J. U. Chandler. LowVndle Ville-F. Auld. Tumbling Shoals W. II. Arlall. North Edgetleld-T. I Phillips. Newberry-H1. F. Chreiti berg. New berry Circuit--M. M. Urati ham and J. M. Steadmun. Kinard's M. If. Pooser. Saluda11-Job' A . Por ter. Parksville-G. 11. Waddell. GUREENVIILLE DIST.-T. G. jn,ARnEtr, I'. E. Greenville-J.B. Campbell. Green ville Circuit--A. A. Gilbert. Norld Greenville Circuit-C. I). .Ianm. Yoi Shoals-J. ). Frierson. Villiamsto0 and Belton-W. A. Betts. Piedmonon Circuit-A. C. Walker. Aniiersot Station-J. V. Walling. Aindersoi Circuit-C. V. Bairmncs, Sup. Wesi Anderson--.J. F. An1(dersoii. Townl vill-T. C. Lison. 'endleton-J. W1 Daniel. Pickens-.J. C. )avis. Sem cea City-Sup. by W. A. iHodges Walhalla-B. .. Guess. Ocoeo Mis sion-Sup. by J. N. Wright. Wil lianston F. College-S. Ladler. SPARTANInURG DIsTRICT--:,. i. JONES, P. T Spartanburg Station-J. A. Clifton J. F. SmilIi and R. C. Oliver, super numteraries. Spartanburg City Mis sion-W. J. Herbert. Union-.J. M Lartislc. Cherokee Sprimgs-D. It Blrown. Jlonesvil le-(_. D. Rtowell Gaflinev Citv-J. 1. Vil.ou. Lauttre -(G. T. 1larmon. North Laurens WV. Ml. H ardin. Clinton-D). I'. Boyd Belmont-J. E. Beard. Comnpo)s', lo A. Walker and It. W. Bt*"ber. 'aco et and Glendale-"J. W. Ariail. Vot ord College-P'rot. V. V. )unc."ani iissionarv to Brazil-J. W. Tarbanx outh Union-J. M. Friday. ItEST4n I)ISTIIr-A. J. C.u:TIIEN, i'. . Chester- 'T. E. Wannamaker. (lies er Circuit.-J. 13. 'ray wick. ESas thester--J. C. Bissell. Itoek 11l l I- C. Kilg;o. Catawvba-E. G. Pric"e. f'orkville- W. W. Daniel. Y'ork: Cir :it-S. IJ. Mi.eodl. Kiin's Mon IW. M(cRoy. Lancsastr'- Ai. J. St at 1. P. Fr'amnk. S5ocietv ili- -T W' 'egues. U3ITERc IISTRlICT--A. J19k. STls, i.. E Sumter Stationm-Manna: Br' howni >iuter ('ircuit-J. L. IKl' i i M-m mPg--P. lF*. Kister. \ eI'ndeh'lt - 1C. I;ethien. Ihlihpviile -' P. II wl. S'intee-( . C. i-hbrn 'i)rreston--J. C. Count . i. ning ,. Leard. CJlarendon-W.. II IArson Jamdencu-WI. T.' ( aper's. Ih int1 ii lOCk- Mar ion )argni. Web humit ~. WV. Neeley. Wecst Wauteree- -O. WV hrjsli'1u Adpocate. Tinitv--J. 0 treet-J. WV. Dickson. Cumbelrla in -II. B. Birowne. Cainhor--W. 3V [ones. Berkeley- L. C. L'al. Sun r 3rown. Itidgevillo - .-I. Platt. SI. ;eorge's-A. M. Chreitzbierg. Colle on--W. A. Clarke. itoundu O-W. WV. Villiams. Waolterboro--E. Lawlies. (einassee -ID. Z. D)antlr. A lleidale -Il. ii. .Joes. Black Swamnp--C. E. Viggins. I Jardeevi lle-Juo. A. Wood, ieaut'ot--Il. M. Mood. 'I.Olt'NCE~ IsTitICT--W. C. i.OwYIit, I.. E. Florence--J. TI. Paute. M%ars Bluffi ackson. D)arlinugtou Circuil--IF. TI. lodcges. Lower I)arlington-\. L. Ianikq. lilack Creek Mission--8. ones. Ti mmonsvile-J. W. 1I eit. West Eiglhm--Sup. hv D. )urant. WVilliamisbuurg-N. II. tihn Oin. King-tree-li. 0. .Jontes. lilac k ieorgetownu-A. II. Lester. Gecorge. >Wnt Circuit---. L. Dufie. .Jlthn tonuville- -L. Wood. Bloomui egdlale k. iR. Whittaker'. Missionary to lira il-J. WV. Koger. Eist Effl'ahmu I. M. Furgvson. IAION CJICUIT--J. M1 - OYt, I-, E. Marion-WV. S. We1ti hman. Coni [ek-.M. II. Major. Beonnettsville .L. Stokes. Bennuettaville Circuit . M. lloyd ; 'T. C. Odell, J. It. ,iil1bg ;tlserlnuaries. Little Rtocke-J. E; easley'. Mullins-J. W. Murrav., Ittle Pee Dee-Johnm AtTawm&. Pe ~co Mission-T'Io be supplied.' Coni 'ay-Wlliam Thomas Conwar- Cir. iit-WV.C. Gleatonm. Bavneoro-- Wmn. .Baker. 3uel. svyllo-A. W. .!e'kson. f accamaw-A. j4. Utrry.. JOINT IIOAlt> OF' FiNANCE: FO11 18ti5. Clerical miemberns-J. I. 'Traywick, .M. Boyd, D). D. Dantzler, John 0. illeon, U. D). Mann, WV. P. Meadors, ar, J. Wi. Bumnbert. Lay members-A. E.~ WVilliam, WV .Coosaer, J. F. Breeden, It. A. Jenmt inga,W. A. Leslie, J1. Fuller Lyon, ;.Y. McLeod, ATainer,O. BI. Riley, .Hotrmeyer. A Geneusa Propesition. WVe are credIbly informed that the Bllood atm Co.. Atlanta, Ga., propose' to eura my of the following complalntsu for 'one nird the money and in one-half the thlue, suilred by any khown remiedy on earth. hei diseasea embrade alU forms of Scrofula id Scrofulousq uleers -amd Tnurpora, alt ages of' 11 Poiuon, Rheumnatlami, Cma yrn,8mcin DIesee adlumora,It Kidny U'eotlons, bhronIe.Fmnalo ComnplaIntai, d.ena, 'eto. 56jfd to themi for a boQk led *th to o won4erful :eases en Fc*xd. Uedm tfratt ativ addrea. ** t the 1 eatn be-Af t1h Wae i Gorjgtan. * ~ 8p,oato the N~ewsd,td oy.p;$ SLANIA, DecemrnU 15-At siz o oi0ok this evotng Gett. Toomb~s oloIQd bit' eventfal eareer by death, wid ch beurred aVi his home in Wash. finlti) Cia. Early iI Votobot' -whilo in Alita lhe tfelt that death was Upon him, and biddling Ii'rewell to his friends he told that ho was going honie to die. A couple of days Iter lis iniind was entirely dethroned, rand lie has ever since iinaineil i:tt tin was lighting over the battles whilih led to becession. Ills fititity gathered c.ose around hiin andcl waited t)upot his slightest wish. [list wcek ai marked itprovo tueitt was noticed in hin, so itich so that hopes were entertained of his 'ecovery'. On Sitilday night, how - ever, he suddenly" relp'ed. MA.. -V. G. Mulligan, his physiciain, dQ - claret that lhe entl was at liatd. For - two days lit- has beeti ic a comaittose - conditit;n, ttuabrle to lilt a liinb. Ilis - entire laniyi of gaitancibltirelt were - called aroti his bedside at live this evening ail I etearIly awaited the end, which lr. MItll-:ii declared to he iiear. A t six o'cl:ck the doctor placed - his cur to the (enceral's heart. It was still. "Ill is dead," said tlie doctor. A special to the C'onistitution from Washington, (:., gives the I llowing _naccount of the dteatblied scene of Gen. Toorihis: The last tinte that any at tenil)t was :adte to give h itn antyIting was this imorltiiig, wheu Mir. if. 0. (ollev atttetrl t to inoisten Iis throat with i wet u)wel, but tlie General was too wealk to stital it. The last di.,tiuet words lpoken were on Sitntay night, _ wlie turning to \tr 1. Il . Collev, his gr'and(lstoIl-inl-law, lit saiti, ''1eiid Inc Sole Iundred toI-s.'' On Moiditay Inornin he attemiaptal to Iwaik to his colore(1 i vit ti i , hui his voice 'as so w'e.;lk his words couthi not. be - cught. All tto-(aV hs ro .nmi h.!s been i filled -with hi.s relllives :ail near Sfriends watching by hIs sidelt exp ectint: i every rntolient to see hiin b)realh his t lifi away. Ilour aaller hour las.ed by" i adl ie lay breahintlti" weaker eachi tuotuient uantil .inst as the old cluck in lie cour"t-hu ise lowier s:ruck ott the - hon- of six, and at that very Iioiinenct . his soul tool: its ilii. 'flht. TIhere werC - gathered arottud(l lint MIr. Gabriel -'ootnbQ, his brother, Mr leurv Col ley aint write, Ir. Toomnhs )iliose, I)udley I)ullose, \lis Lilie Dl11iose, AMrs. iuInter, Dr. ti ulliiai and Ar. S. R. Pahner. One or two of the relitive , a fcw lilniencts belfre lie died, wcnt acro1S. the street to eat their suilPper, thinlkiag the GTeneral would probably hlcId lout till nine or ten o'clock, but h"4ore they Ind returned lee wV;A' th'ad. li< pIy:ieiais sav his detuth \ua Ietecily lainlc'-. his body n>w lies dlrese i tor burial in the wet roi n: (itf tlie maii b uii(ling. of his dwelling. TaH, 't-NI".t.\a. W AsltN(:Tcx, ( A.. I )eern:lber 17. 'The, funeral of (ene: aI ibert Tooinbs took late'to-hl a in MI . F. (hurea. The wv lole it,v; I I. il iteot uiifg. ''he cht:ch wr:1. alloperi:atcly eIr,iptt. On the ebhaeteta I:i wan a leauliitei pillow of' lioNwers which b le t lee letters "t. '1'. in inunir:eih- s. On elne siude of the pul;it u: as aniler hearing the word111 '"l:e-t', an:id1 l,l)o-ic this all Vx<tlisite loral lianticr. lh'i e ensket wast' bni ze n. it hi wrocutghlt. h-auves of iinect cit iz. -n< eef tic h .atte woe 'rs teat. Sehtlie. o-. ee heZi ScriplItures2 were rued I the 1a r. 't. 11. laprade, and itt rpayerus w etre ff.i id thle I.evs. -i Funeratl dlisecur.--es wer.e iiiade hv the I llev. Wt. II. I mpjradle ad Iliop - Bectkwvith. Thley wvere f ranke andI - st r.iighIlforwan1i, utat>w ledgrieng the .tr:uti Sest of Generael Tomlul) aind re greiting thle hitn dhe Ie aii whichu lie c:>ni - niectedi himcself wvithi ihe curch, anid his fatilute to ti-c hik tianificen t pow E era tliroucghut his life~ on the sidle of - religiont. . GeaaeiaI TcOoinh la joiiined the M. -E. Chiurch thriee yet rs ;-.>. 11 is intlegrity hats anev'rlcen ulietione(. this lov'e affecuted siincerityv :ui I ervtor, andu hi s lie ifiet waIsi itrt> 1ioaich able. Thel place wher:e lie le ailways lived msourala hi' iheith like at great fa:ntily, andldan y oui:f, whtite anid blac'k, ini tana e'llnanaont biereavemenit tolleowed to its last reslina plaice ui!l that, was 11n01rtai of G eorg:it'.s g-reul Ie-, o ratoir Mrst. I lendiriks, the w'iidiw of' thec Vice-P'residen', haut tiled bondts ae ex'cuatrix ofi his itill. She est iaiates the estite at 685,000. - THE ~ -BEST TONIC. Th1e medicIne, combIing Iron witn pttre 'AgtalbleU tonics, u ctekly and corn etoiy CaresD InPePeiIaandgeetioun, We aeXN Ins ue no,'nlaria,Chiillse aind Fe vers, It is an un liIin remecdy for Diseases of thce Eldney uml Ler. t Ict invalutablo for D)Iseaee peenlIar to 'Women, and alt who lead ciedentary live,. 1tdoesniotlin.ure tho teeth,causeheliadache,or produee cosiain-ohrIron medtilnes do. It enriches aend puirifle.s the blood, sttimtalates thoeppite, aids the assimilation of food, re lIeves iertbuarn and Ileintg, and strength. ens the musietest ar.d nerves. For Intermittent Feverq Lasuitude, Iack of Enicrgy, &c., it hans nio eqa'h. M *- The genuine hs above tradin marrk and Crossed redilines on wrapper. Take nmo other. -Mad. onltyt byiROWNS eH ENICA I,0e., taA c/r MOR R, ND. Good Paey thu Agentse. ShOt0 t o R200 pew' Fao,ne n le I)CIire Eintltiesof gleiSoe.u Writu t>,o J*(. n1ecsuy d 4!o., ilena'ceu A P U .--and iviItJKtY sHA II 'TS c..e. Pt hlOmnl writhotaut Path1. B003s. f artlrq qent. PREE. IAOAN'S Magnolia Balm is a secret aid to beauty. Many a lady ow.es her fresh ness to it, who would rather n ot tell, and you can't telt * MaI.a-mz M aQ 4 tre gro eweet sa, as athered from atree of the ese name growins ssot the emaUl stresae itl the lsoutherq hites, eontain. a stf,nuatogs ezpeotorat prinoipie thnat loose the plegm' produoag the early morning oough and i%. toe h hi othrow off the this memDrawt ln oupad whooplng-opnD. When ootinDe with the DeaUe mno isaloousrinciple to the mollefn ptant ofthe old ald, pr" eats Ineto Oasaoatl SlwauY of Ows.T Goal mm Mo Lan, the ORest knows ressedy for CouDhs, ttop Whooping.Cough and Conaempties i and en paiats M, any chid s leassd to take It. Ask yoedr et lbr U, R1o fto an a $WiL$t A tAA Atla, a( Use DiR. aIGGERS' HUORLERRRY CORDI,AL te rnrres. Dyseentery and Children Teething. For sale hj "TICKET, SIR." A POPULAR CONDUCTOR SAYS: I Consiler it iy duty to inpart Sotr, very valuable Information to my friends andl acriuaintances as many of tihmi know the unilg1leasant condition uider woslth I I have labore<( inl p erforniinng ity duties. as coitiinctor of the Georgia Central Railroad. Some inontis agoi I heantne :,1 lieted witlt a severe attack of Ilheumtlistn, and 1 de sit, to state how I was cured. It Increased it violence until I could no lunger get in and out Of the cars without assistance. While thus st,ffering all the agonies of this dread di-ease and ready to abandon iny positiin throtughi sheer ntiessity, I was Itueed to t rv 1. 13. 13. 'l'II1 E EF FECT WAS 'TlltIA' MAGICA L. I had il) idea that it tedicine could prodlnce such an effect inl so short a tine. I ex Irienced a wonderful changie before using half a bottle. A fter taking only four bot tics, I tind ntysel f to-day a wel Al inan. This splendid umedicine effected a cure no less wondrful in the case of my wife, who was also terribly afilicted with tieuittisin. She obtaiied cotuplete relief and perfect restoration to health after taking the same number of bottles 1 dld. I take tuclt 1)lIsure in recomiiiending 13. 13. It to my riends as FItST-CLASS. I refer to Mr. R. Sehntidt, A-ent C. -. 1., Atlanta, and to C. . jI. Agent, M1aeon, and 1)r. l tape, Atlanta. J. T. GOO)MAN, Conductor Central It. It. ]RHEUMATISM. AlIthouhi a praetitioner of nearly twen ty years, my miother influenced me to pro cure 13. 13. 13. for her. She had b een ton fiied to her hled several months with Ulien iatism, which ha")d stubbornly resistid ah' the usual renedies. Within twenty-four hours after comminencing 1. I. 13. 1 ob servet markeld rclief. She has j ust coiu tmnenied her third bottle, and is nearly as active as over, and has been in the front yard with "rake in haiIl," leatiing ill. Iier iun veient is truly wonderlflly and nitntesely giati fyin.z. C . 11. MOuNTG(OM1l , M. D). JateiaSmnville, Alha., A pril 2, 1.;85. TUTT' 25 YEARS IN USE. Tho O':oatest Mealrjurih cf the Ay! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVERn Loss ofnppet ite, flowe li coi 've, Pa in i tihe hea-d, with n duchll nniation In the. back' part, J'n in unader Itho shoulder blado, Ftullne-ss after- entlnt., wit h n dile iiictinaio:n to c::cnt1on of body rt nitind, a feelinar of hsain: ntegle'cd nomo duty, Woarinesa, Dizzinests, Flul terina- at then IIcart, Dots bofore theo eyes, hIIndacho over the right cyo, Iksstiessucujs, wvithi fitful dreams, highly colored Urne, and CONSTIPATION. TUTT'S PILlS aro especially adapted to oach cases, onto doise e(ree.s such a chtago of folinstoa:stinishthlo suilrerer,. ho 'y hnraso tie: )ttt ,ai caue tio notried., r.mt by thi Tonio Action on tihe DIgewstiveOrtcansi,itegutlar Stools nro jro<ui-e -t. Vari ?c m. 4' ura t.NY TUTT8 HIAiR D1YE. GRAY IIAin or WVIsgvKERB cltangedt to a GL.ossr IACK by a singlo application of this DrY. It implarts a naturalI color, acts in8tantaneou.tly. Bold by Druggig,08, or sout byV oxpress on receIpt of $1. 'iffico, 44 Murray St., Now York. PIANOS-OR CA N The demand for the imrroved 4lAsmet & I1IAIt.IN PIANOS Is nowso lare tla t second aridition to the quarser se i toing as tPianios on te prevaling wrct.l systeni. Consl atalogC, h,rEasy Paynenits, or itented. Mason & Hamnlln Orgarn and Piano Co. NEWY YORK; t OSTON ; ChICAGO. SHo CA E . CE-.CET Thle Folublh'' G ttano is a highly conicentrat. Girtde F"ertilizer fot al cripl.. ASil L EY COTT'ON A NID ( OlHN C0tMI' twoi (trps atnil atlso litrgely us, d by t,he TIrue AS.llL Y ASil ELE31ENT.-A__' very ehev tilizer for Coti , Corn anid Sun ill Grain Ci Vines, etce. AShI, EY D)ISSOLVEDI lION -; AylIlIE Grades- forI use a lone itatd lhi Comtpost hiea For- Tlurms, Di)rectlis TP(t'inoitui:s, anid publ)b-'t:ions ofi t he Comptiany, atddrs No T:.y lr E ASIH LEY P11OS JOHNSONK u b hin al Dl.e a 00 s wouOnt y Oelan a n .~n50.r.o t MvQM Matt Mustang Linimedtto r1.e most men, and used mare more every year. --FRO THE WORLD'S . BEST MAKI RS, ---AT..-. FACTORY 1'IICES ON TIE EA11 111T ISE1 OF PAY IEN'. EIGIHT (JUAN'D IAKERS Al) OV R TIHRIEE IIUND1tED STYLES TO - SELECT FROM. PIANOS: CIIICKER1NG. MASON & IIAMLIN, MATIIUSIIEK, BENT & ARION. ORGANS: MASON & 11ANILIN, PACKARD, 1 O1tC1lES'TRA,, and BAY STATE. Pianos and Organs delivered, freight paid, to all railroad points South. Fifteen day' trial and freight both ways if not satisfactory. IV'Order and test in your own homes. COLUMBIA MUSIC HOTJ E, Branch of LUDDEN & BATES' S. M. H. N. W. TRUMP, Manuageg, COLUMBIA, S. C. "MOTHERS NO More Terror!; Not o7ly shortens "e time of labor and ,tessens the intensity No More Pain I "f pain, hut, It greatly diminishes tho danger to life of both No More Danger I '.;"otr in i i a -rol onition highl fa cTobl to,;., goe y re. Mother or Child, V f v flons (an other ariiingsym ptLomn Th re. or iinitent to s low or I 2 afu labor. Its MVother' hood ('il this respt et titles It to be ('alled Transformed to I Il I M 0 T1 HI E R'S FRhIEND) and to be I 0rankeId as neof the of te nineteenth ceu tury. rnd(l iromi the nature of the~ case it wvill o imt we cannot p'ub, ~~p~j . lis II'crtitlcat< con, eninig this IREnntD Safety and Eaise Yet weC have hium creds. of such testimuoni soni - ro fih', and no mn her wvl ohas onceus i . . will ever agalLj be Suffering Womanwiout it In hrm of trouble. A proeminent p)hydeiiian lately rein -e to the prie Itor , thuat if It were admis tmaoke piuile theii let'.rs we receive, 'Mothers' Friend'" * uid outsell anyt: on the market. OTMEN:-lh)uring my Career in 'netttee of1 mi'(ineI I use;, your -"MO ER'S FlIE NI)'' in a great numbe' cases, with the happh-'st results In evt iiustance. It um11 .(s 'abor (iasy, hanstens To0 noTuJ i0oI u. A N cur(li.. No woi can be induced1( to go0 thriough the ort4 without it af ter onlce usIng it. Yours truly, TI. F:. IENNINOTON, M. Pailmietto, Ga., Junie 10, 1884. Send( for our* TIrentise on ''Herdth Ilapipiness of Womiian,"' nimlhd fwce, En toume. A cerain cor,. Not ue u~pTi earn t' nronlp JBLE ~.UANO~ 3d Aunoitedl Guano, a complete HIIgJ 01 N D) ---A c'omln)ete F'ertilizer forths kers near Charlesiton for vegetables, etcj nh) and1 excellent Non-Ammltonlaled Fcr (Jps, anud also, for FruIt. Tfrees, (Grap~ Y ACID P'IIOSPJJATlE, of very Hli, f'or tihe vairIOus4 attrac*tiva and Instructiva, 'HATE ('O., Charleston, s. (C, 5 ANODYNE' IENT:V MAKE 2(3W. nion B*.QOD. I thtthW i'd Ut .Wet *