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7 n , 1USI)AY, FEBRUARY. Some of tie Work of the Recent Session of the Legislature. An Act in Relation to Jcorfeiiod Lands, Delinquent Lands and Collection of Taxes. Sootion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assombly, and by the authority of the same, That hereafter immediately upon the expiration of the time allowed by law for the paymont of taxes in any year, the County Treasurer of each County shall, and is hereby au thorized and directed to issuo in the namo of the State a warrant or execution in duplicato against each defaulting tax payer in his County, signed by him in his official capacity, directed to the Sheriff of his County or his lawful deputy, requiring and commanding him to lovy the same by distress and sale of so much of the defaulting taxpayer's estate, real or personal, or both, as may be sufficient to satisfy tho taxes, Statc, school, County and special, of such do faultors, specifying therein the aggregate amount of all his taxes, as well as the amount to each fund; which warrant or execution shall run substantially in these words (filling the blanks to suit eacl case), viz.:....................... Treasurer for the County of........... to the Shcritl' of........ . County, or to his lawful deputy Whereas............. has been duly assessed the su of .............................l. for defraying the charges of thm ;tteD., school, County snd special, for the fi.seal year beginning November .1, 18... ., as follows, to wit: For the Stlto,......... . dollars; for public schools,............ . dollars; for County............ .dollars; for special,..... ............... .dolhflis, which .............................at neglected to pay : Theso are, therefore, in the name of the State, strictly t) charge and command you to levy hv distress and sale of the personal proper ty, and if suilicicnt personal property cannot be found, then by distress tt' sale of the land of the said............ . the sum of............... ... doll together with ..................dollars the charges hereof; and for so doing this shall be your sullicienit warrant. Given under my hand and scal this .. ................... . .y of .................. ... .... Treasurer of............ . County. And the Sheriff to vhon .such wirn, i shall ho directedt shall take from cyuch defaulter the following ikes in the exe cution of his ollice, viz.: For revving each warrant, l .50, her-ides niilcaige; foi adverti:ing sale, $1 .i; fir making tile ind executing decd of contveyan(ce, t3.00; and for all s1 tus levied as aforc said, five per cent. ; aittu the Counity Tretsurers respectively for every uch variant ho shall is-tm shall have from such defaulter $1.00. Section 2. That under and 1y vid :f of said warrant or exc:eution the She-irilt shall seize and take exclusive Passesionl of so muoh of the defauting tuxpayer'.' estate, real or personal, or both, au may be neccssary to raise a sut of monev namci therein and said charges the:eou, and, after duo advertisement, sell tIn same before th Court Ilouse door o " the County on a regular sale.sly and within the ui-nat hours for puhlic sle. for cash, make titles therefor to the pur chaser complying with terms of sale. and annex to said title the duplicate warrant with endorsceent thercon of hi actien thereunder, Put the pircel-'r in posscssion of the prop.erly sold aud CO voyed, and atfter deducting from the proceeds of sale the amount of taxes and charges to pay over the excess, ii any there be, to the defaulting taxpayur, and the taxes so collceced to the Count y Treasurer. And in ease there he no bidl equal in amuounit to thei tax's name d in sid( warr'ant or.t' exectin, thle (Countty Auditor shaill buly the 1 lan for ti- ..ink ing Fumd Conuissic>un a' theu actua U r1 chasers thereof for the am<.untit ofi ~saia and1( the SheritY shdali therup e xceni \ te titles to said M-inintg IFiaud C.ononissio a; to any other pse).asler, and inI to inanner above pr;ovblded, and shall put sess-(i of thte premis.; t.he L'td I sohi~ andI piurrchaused and11 dli verlt to id Commission shall b e tieaii:d by them as aussetsI of the State mu tuair charge :. he sold at such timtes and ini such mi io it nor as by) thema 1.1mil1 be d'.uwdl muoM advantageous to tile State. In all ca of sale dhe Shueritf's deed of coneveyawIll, whtetl:eor ( xecuted to prite iler 'on, a cot'rortion or the Siiinmg .Fundl Co:n misisioni, shall be ld and I .do n as p)rimat facie evidence of a tgo'od title ini the holder, and that till prioctculugsl haSvi been regular, antd all reu:iretmnt- of thte law have been dusly ai;d fully com plied with. No actioni fore nC.ele of said laud told b y thte Shier ittituder th'e provisions of this Act, or for the reciove ry of the posse-siont thereof, shll be miainitaincd i uniless briough't within two years fromt thet dtlte of said saI Sectiont 3. TIt' in; cee tihei dall tax payer, after le.vy of dii tres as tafortni saidi, thludi allme that thei tIaxes haevI himi, lie can andu nmay imv y -isae u palys to the Shlt i ihi amlOot of ii '' aind coists namitedl inili the warrant ac1conI Ian.tiedl withi his aflivjVit that idS toxx havo, beent~i paid, r' arle itnjutly ai end against him,t antd withini twety days thuereafter titke such iiteps as tare pron vided by law for c ireictions; ofi unjuI]t aissesismtent, or to prove payinet i, aii p)rosecutes.- thn sameii It :miecessfuIl re suIt Vwithin ai Naonale tme. Andil in case the defaultinig taixpayer', atter thll levy of thei diistrtess as aforesaid, make no( pa~ymetnt tandt thi havit ats hieelt pro. wativedl all (xcept t o the uumi: in, er irors andt( irregularities (if anmy therte hl) in the asessment of ill ltax anid in al preliminaries to isl salei as ~ prcibeld b y law, and to have a<hiiiited that eachi and all pirelituintary stepIs to sanIid iasss. ment anid saile, and1 saidl asslesmnt tand ntale, are in accordatict withI requiiremtent of la~w. Mection 4. 'That the County Auditors of the severalt Counaties lie, andiu are hierelbf, authorized antd d ireted to re store to Vte taix dupilicate of their Coutn ties respetively, im to nam io f lte former owner, or his heirs or asgs each andiu every parcel of land ini their soveraul Countties now listed onl the For feited Liandi Record, a:tid said to ho in onarge of the binking Fund Colimis sion, and enter against tho same the taxes, Stato, school, County and special, of its said owner for the fiscal year be ginning 1 November, 1887. Section 5. That the State of South Carolina hereby renounces all titlo by fl forfeiture for non-payment of taxes to n each a1 every of said parcels of land I an will treat them hereafter as the hinds U of the former owner, his heirs or assigns; I but this renunciation of title is upon the h reservation and condition that the State a may hereafter collect by suit at law, or other legal method, from said lands a a sum equal to the aggregato amount of t all annual assessments for taxes with the a penalties that might and would have 1 beeu asscssctl and charged against the 1 said lands in case the same had never fJ heen declared delinquent and forfeited: s and the retention .If the l)oss0Mion and n use of lsaid lands for ninety days after A the approval of this Act by said former ( owner, his heirs or assigus, shall bie tl deemed sullicient evidenco of his or their o aclqulicsceneo in 11111 acceptance of the a reservations and conditions of said re- t1 nunciation of title. t< Sectiuin (. 'T'hat the Sinking Fund n Commission he, and is hereby, author iZCl to hear '1 determino, upon is factory proof, the petition of ni)y tax- c payer ponyiog relief on ground b,at all 1\ taxt's, an; deseIcbe !I' I1ast S('Ction1, hiavl' I bet paid, 01 that, portia' of such taxes \ have been paid and an liur t) pay the bahnce, ac'Co,uipainied Iby the sim ad r nnitel1 to In owia ; and ai d ilin ' Funid ('onmni i 'a sl;ll l-nint. mi.tl ria in i 'mis i ' a l u ix h) ju t. .\ i I the sait Siaking 1"uni Cumin i is ' her by a eowertnlo t.colupond w'l ithi h t,he ftrl'er on'\1er , t ICll'l(in' ir '1 asSt;ign , ji fo1 ali suneh tixCt as d&scribed in last t Secti;n at Oni.-talf part of the wohoe 5(i 1o lie, w:ioult peinaltief, plrovti.d I tihe m11oL y is paid iI ( the lu nl11s of saidtl p of one; ytar frOan date of approval of this ;1 Act, a1nd the r'eip t f nail (omi;11;on for :a(h paitrt t:r1 of sihali i.('h--lharg('e o fe s'til taxpa;y\r nu ml his salil frm any 12 huter' Llialility to t he Siat.e on Ihat a. t' i'liit And lo\led, I Iuritler, Tha I I ' ( nil,ui.:i mtR of the Sinkilg 1.I1 1 he aint hn e)1n.1'td in 01uch1 (ne--e aId tin such (X- h t-ni.. a' I heIy Imlay ' 1'tm inio-t nil vat;nta - I ' t11s $0 tohe Statl to liring at; t.tion Hs for dbt :i:Liinst ite fornmer owners, rnn 1't'i ono i (It Ji',,tIIs haint\i 11 an ' l,'i t , Ol cnart''.i.e intcr(':-t. in sail Ilanns for thnt I P t covery of the full aminint of all taxses,i (1 t, an.1 itn ltics neern1t, to a 'in.. ciin tie levy (If J:- t;. ulpoln any i un'': the 1orfuited .L.:tutl List:; at th tiiu ;it th' lti-g of this Ac1; any dI jnlalnot obtainant in .sawh actjins 1hil Inntli;lllt in' lohtiu (tl ti u suo!n. ; ;nt(t ioux ; Il j hav(e a1ii an 11pon1 1in) hau'j r1'5pes.i\(I. hi 1t1)rin whlicl taxes, em,t; an ti enI t I " Ino : mnCr'iei, aindl the S:", 'hii I 1al t ;uide'tr executin1i by the _:hrt ill' in dn t contrso of law, anid the pic e(ls of any w ueli s t allll be applied titrst to tlc I ' 1)tyln 1t to the Sinking l'Ilal (omn',is- ; in 'II of t ti' a'xes, Co t1, m Ltt pt a'',n i .'in;ng;-d 1 ag aSist tn pitple.t, ndi li xt VI t1 iet . ,et of t.1e t. l mt min : 11n , if an\ 1here l, sholl itnid0 over bi to ita irie i n :', or p tinea inin- I 'iir. it a. the(ir jint(ri :: appear.)tO: Tit' i u i Fnt. it Ctnn1 iEn a' ltt'1'( hef b tl ant i(' 1> e 'into ' u hic a : en:t:l in e :ii j t '_ 1'' i1 ' 1 1 1 ' i 'I : ('onn I a wet r ins b e I h ttl b u Ii lt4', tli n I c tint;ll u11:1n, i a they l; , n t ll t l " to take ptti nji ;11 >of s it a 1 1,:i ; :- I ' te, t ontrt;l ain iLfniangt (' t ti .0.n 11 1 r; them . Itl 1i ction 7. o 111 much1 of n l Act; Ur t} art 1 f Acts; as arti i1 e (in n itInt Iih t pr1'v on,1: of thi1; Ac', 1)m, and,t hc'r01hv i L, repelt'aked, ndt l tinis Act si1tl tak. t e.t iro)i and io1 i telty iafter its;;Imroval.it ii ti. H. '.tin t the C;nip i bir, ( i'n- I l ( erAl hih l ima litnely a ft'r te olro\t i' It ios A t i \; hitam, e prit in o12te ljt'i; i1i d formit) ndh,l~ seio. nna cop en. t eac ofteConyA.itrim Tre irts oftn te' State.l Aproe :Mtiih Dr~ eimber, I. i).-i:is'. .iO' ,r uniceii.w.. in Ih inn Ir 'in e o th eini ,; inn 't .n tl .In t huh : : ih v A o tre,'s b 'il i n, Iox \\ ; \ i g 'P -k, ( d n -v.iah i I by H- i-mnai, Int-,i Goodiuek,hin.x lit, ii: iiry , Iat n.. um iYAo.;in, llinniker, Sweeitit. Jp 1rin, ml iumern-, Auntlkbrr,Hep A. / I, ni. irt. ti nn tn- n nof in; nil: n 1.4d im: tentliar, ol' arn ir, tan' n-t,~* Lingo;,Pa 1>1n, Wum l, AIv n Ft titt ina inno u enr inl:p iIr nagsnth,i TyT,in liat viorane usie, Ma lhin tii iti Ul -l , Ion , A l ia t ilnimp-. kin ,Recove n. It ilnitr lm .n Anlimumi' h111 m faini~intani oti'i anrnts: tIile'nscky inn' tl s auhnt wpith:- hiit, t:t-nii K >n Iy, ii .ty, Gioforth,ln niner, Ynu havei-ini it go o -irini fo-Ir tnn i'en t,itn ' 13 tch no'sI n( , i l ., -1 id TIlL TOMI OF1 'T'1I liONAPAtilES. 'wvu Napolen 11 urictJl in S)Iend( or in EnglianIl--EugOnie'M SIiui bld anii Soni. (Letter to tio New York Ierahl.) 'Tho same fltura that attended the :rst burial of the great Napooun was oticeablo at the latest honors paid to apolvon 1[. andil Napoleon I V. --as O11e Bo>atpartits call the 1'rinro In orial. .1!uh Bonapartist wa' carried to is gravo on English toil by English nl(i(ers. On arriving in the early morning fog ud mist at Ub1isclhurst station any attent .on was t,tracted by a group .of royal rtillerym(n from WVoolwieh, where the 'rinco btlie(d the art of war, and thenI y iroups of neighbors and villa;;ers Lo111 miles aronud. Thie:o llter had )mo s('nilment and Linor1o icuriosity, bItl Vst of all the'y Slhowed itheir wounded il-interest, for now the atttracti)lu l-) lti:;elhuh r:t Wlt beinlg l.4t---0a all nrough the ob$titit' b g>tr y" of a lord f the nianor, w\ho httting 'Freneh:nieu I otd P'apists, itd is''ted even tii n (ver- 1 1re14 of the ('teen and(1 'ri!I',ce ot W eale i ) SI11 Euc(igi- sujlleit-at groundn for a1 lalinusleUul. ThJ e 'aila'Iy Carri-rlo fo 1' thiC retet1)it1 In f the Col1lins w"i(0 1itte( a h . ' I LiatelJU 11t''1tt'. \t ('4't tnd wt I rory crit li -I.Z 1 :ili w1ih1.w t.i I ii 'ed Imro 1 . itl_ l'r' y1 t~i .1Ther' - t'S ll. "t; l.'.i III' t:il (.' !1 , tl i; . :i ::Ii it t :ith i: \t 111 1 1 i i,d >,i iii.-n t I ti Ii it ; (i'. pcr wn. ti ill \;?"t 1! ."tt" TI Iuo 11of ; a 1'1' i the jinh:-ih' 1:' ! W ; )1'!",lt,t(:1 ' ;t -;}' - . 1 I i t LI':.;20, I> 'i 2 ;1 (':'( I . :\ . tJ ) r t' 't' I. ' t 1 ' lit ' ! . 11.fat (:1 tz l n. . !a - i i Ot , .-Iy i,l m -' 1i P in h. '1' .t a. h I1 ., Ij . . (i d 1i1 ), uiit l [ Ln i ;h' 1 ti t) 1 1 1 1 hi .l:t ii t Li t i ;t ' 'it i i l t ' , :l\ iI b rm'0 i .t .M v e ; r -. l \ it i I1 it.I i1 it " t' - r d - b>tin t . ' 1 u'. ' e 0 [i' 'ri 4 o.('(' .1 4 . 1! 'i'r ) . 1 ;Y 11t 4 I i e 1 t '. .i " t.' ' .4 ih' I1 i , (t 1,1v \ .. for 0oth A i 1 - .o . n ' . ( "1 11 i 1_ .:' fa.' a: ' o . ; . 1 1 t ilt ' a th len .iv w, 'b en wV.-/ l ? 'it." ;I Otl h :ti. O 0 2 t i t ,i\i r ! I --(l. t bowe hi wa1fo a 1!': I y ( " r , i 1 i ,I. c t l )1. -1 1 i hh: u(t un \t i 1 ' b -1i thte ' t' I It' t '' 1 i I t It t i m It t t4,101. o li i L itt. 1 401 ierii I itaa , ', " . t, '".i Ii )'. " tetveh4 bt t I itrive I at nime ii' a ~li tini ' , ( '1' V It \ i . .'2' i .ii li i 1 l ut, Lod ydt, i - Im 4 2 ! . ' t t, . I. ittIl, wa thttttin to ai 1(444 . T he itd, w t iit n hit ii . -phtt -. - I b: r n .1 1 ' 4'''14 1: 1tt1' ti 1 4 1- i.'-111I t(1 I 4 . 1 t ...It...44.. '1 "i ( il'' t ,1(1! i t t 14 . 4 4 .y _ ' - Ve-ths t (4 t-. t t 1'1\''1 l 0 1 'i o .; :a ( I . .! il 12 11 'ill4 ,- 1~ J1t,4 ; 1)l( 4444 ho.' , 1. .. . 11 ' I: t!'n ", b %l'n the' e . o i 0t u, Ii0 ,' I ai T hl} 2.121O( wai' t i t i' the i .10 ..\:-r 1o (lt il ': .: t im. . n t by 1 , : -". :. . ( :1'( , .t '- 1r. III Vu h I . o, . , . ( 10 il' nI\t le ' ' " : her0;' ; 1 1t.olt oI1 t r. ('0 .0 2t WALTER MUit1AY G.t*IKON DEAD. A South Carol iian 1o Ituled a KIngdon --Sketch of ii tomarkable Careur. (F'rom tit Now Yor: Ucrald.) Walter M. Gibson, ox-Primo Mini ,te of the Iawaiian Iblands, under King K(alakaua, died in San Francisco on Sat arday evening, of conaumiptiou. 1[it health had lcon gradual'y failiug sina.o lus~ arrival hero iri July lasit. Thio b'oda will bo emb.alunod and taken to Iinolul or intermuent. Walter Murray Gibson, who was b'rl in South C Lrolina, has had a career t,a rcads almost like a romance. Ycars ag ic was aL common daLy laborer at Ander ion, S. C,, and was then regarded a8 1 untt, shrewd fellow. Ho remained a' Xindent,>n severail yelIrtl, miarrying a goot atdy in that iighorhood, who was a ito tf Mr. .J. I. Smith. Soiu six oi .even(i years ago (ibl)son rev'isiteil th< :(!-mes of his early days, and remained a wtek or two in t:w Stato. Ili9 first wif ed lb-en long siuto dea-1 anid ho had ,1rrit'd uaitin, the ieeoid tillO a (lalugl "r of King .ul.tIuua, the ruler of t.he 110(d. (Gh,"en wa itaurrc$i( in 152 for t.rying violate the neutriality lnws b)y tLking Irlu inito Ve nezu:la. .l.'(:eapitlg in i !tl1 :,"h:nll tr he went to Brazil and ile' to Mustra&ti, where ho stirred thtr bei ( ite i '' 0 t I )1Lcl (overnieil itl)d v '1ii 0 I for two years. Re. :,li i e t 1' :)t teru hI 50(0d tlhU Mti:bi ( >nrumen(:it for ':lllc,(iO{ for al. ' h i t'cet in Sun,atra, 1u11l Secr(. Ab, )y itr iul c ted Minister Jlelmlont l;imh.05 the )ile' Weit paid wa .0i h: eare. u 1It the natter was N tii l hi I l. (iii.n,I1 then a nt" to I law;i i as an e1i or ltrih! :c Y1'Uling(; andl I? ('il thc e ilr'of th\ Mloous there vhenl it was in;:ht t hey 1ihtt, lie breed to leavc : ii) 1r,el.m1I d htims lf of th (ly or : of lchiz lteelh tmot lti 'I i >l;', ,1t w"ii l y(1u; likt v.hu,l a, I w ill light fr y0u, id, loe ' ,r:, 1 will die' for you;."' Ilit wal lIn ru ti .'. it iti' lu to buy l:nds for hem, n': 1 dl ili: wke ia pIulitte on the , o ai, b.ut ht:ul tim.'d((tl11made 'li h bi' o i ln Olnt, :1Il whenlcl( thl.e ii 'It ; : plrort y lie lad for 1. ;t t r ht t e t :' l .hnl a Il.wsp}ap)0r in Iht'i m I : , ; , t)of' t ing the " i let' or his Ir'Oinktlin-nel ii (u, ilnid wtun h i t \:1V 11111 their t;,ud ( i 1 It t1 i t . li , h in h ('brtttl (:..I ;,i't' ).:' thO) L(gitu. 1rt hie ran L n it' i - t iei't. It l iave t i the ry\ " I (. .- +i ht.. the lt',,aihmt s,"' and( 1 .a 1. e if 11 hd w!1 ith thet Kiug, Wals t e v. (I'd lu-l (f h Oliti try. ei h'S l( i m t tid tinre ourt'tr andIL ftually (<munted the C:hitC., id11 - r n intkt himself I,i',)t o3; 1 t h )utlr of It'l hi, School : iu d 011l Varil other >ol'tis. The rcccnt reo tioni a Hatii re Ittdl in thu overttrn ot tho (liibSoU ad il' iutnt 1 }.i { granti g of at CO - litt;.tn to l.lmie Ll:tid by J'ing I alakaiua t! it 'ilt of (th ex-rirae inifter, t ItII , o m tIi' (- )1iac it tit i e co .1d u Iu (oil' t b' ihw otin Cor In 1' -=1 , Ii r"" maitIcd t ar stric en tiI (h ttn r, le I his sut ' iiing, i1'it i . : t, . t ,,,, ii iu t(',. c;,' iv,..o of ti: F,u:' : ; i uo lk I te -i ,u i ie t h i :vtic of thie ~' . i'ty t~h nk th wltsb \itih tv h. . i lid fo gn i feed, iii aid II to te n:ilra! gr L:S foun1I iIo' \. W lo not cl;,.it ( that te I iI t i: ; tintly Idated to tlhet ,' : 1- tit i.t d g i e i e by 1pro - Ii m i : iw ii t.it ;t : "nk onl (ur' South rnt I:M Iy have a good Lupply of r. fii-t tlu 'h wi;l h0 of great a( ;1ii - to thi".t lo it ihe b1.:t (ut,h.ts, f :38 ndot- ri ire'nifood fo ilt .'. I .'l d h u .iah -t al t e TlE CATi1OLIC IIIELCARCIY. t Important Chtngen Snid to uen About. to be I B4Ind Among the Church Dignitnries in Atorlc. BALTIMORE, January 25.--A Epcoial correspondent of the laltimoro Sun, at f Rome, writes that a number of import- f ant changes in connection with the gov- 1 ernment of the C tholie Church in the United States are contemplated. ( 1'Though nothing has been formulatcd t yet, it is agreed upon in eccltsias.ticil n circler that Arolbishop William3, of C Boston, will be made Cardinal at the t Coneistory in March. Other chtangc., I I foreshtadowe( by the Sun correrpondent t are that Bishop McMahon, of 1lartford, Uonu., will be the now Cardinal's coad- t jutor, and the Rev. )r. Byrne, of .3os- F ton, will succeed Bishop 1eMnlolon. The Rev. Dr. Cbapelle, of. Washing ton, will probably be 'promoted to the c vacant Archbishopric of New Oileans. Tihat a new Archbislhopric will bo b reatcd E out of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, I and Bishop Ireland will become the now C Archbishop, and that 1)r. O'Connell, a rector of the American olleogo in llome, I will suceced Bishop Keane, of Jich- I mond, when the latter assumlles is dluties I in the new University at Washington. i A membIler of 1w Papal houoehohl, and one eminently qualiled to 1)< ak, C t"rl,d the ;iSan c. rrepuldelnt that I'ope Leo would not take thus sHtt..t loticeI of an attenpt to provoke j :dotuic s be- a tween Irish and Gcrmnan Catholics iii the United Statea. Strange stories, to opeak of them in I the mildest rtyle, have cr"pt into Rome regarding altged conplaints at thle pre- . (lomuinatce of .[rish preliates in the Amer. icau heiratchy. The t'opo has said that t in naking prol:lotione iii that d irsctio t lat will not recogi.e, even if aeconl- I llli(l I y the strong(ent re cm1 tida1- . t0i, any claims for pii i,lltfut 1t11 d l onl naltional1 prefterel;ets .: is detter- t mied not to gitve e to ti lu r sil., shou1ld the issue (vr1 Cole, for I h IdIs t tlhat: no citizen is Irish or ( rran olely and disti etly in the I ;t ;.t.tul, but an A tr11t11m andt1 .. ..h liei.i r ::,:n s)irituiialy <tulil d for th I It'i l inl tustiont will 1: oilly cont:rlced;t the cans to those who are muaued a littig persons to be promoted. Seinator Clnmtuler'S (1n,l worI. Senator Chandler, of Ns.w I Iulmlhuire, is (oing a great and good work in th' Senate, and we Iope ohat the S it rs1 will give him the .id', inttitde to in form the body what lie k 1 abtsoll o naval lUntract 1 a Soutiern t lectiOns. Senator Chaidlcr has j:a5t olfered t o I imtportant resolutions in i ie S:'na1to4. One relates to the Navy I lp.rtuumt, and calla for ollic:ial llinformatiOL as to thi' coht of plas, designs, drawings, .pc-cii. oations, etc., of hiie or c gmio, re' ceived from foreign contrie; atlso for chr uges made in original plans of soveral vessels designed at. d contra ,ted fur by Mr. Chandler whenl Secretary and also fo r contracts made for naval veseis since March 4, 18 5. There is no man in the counitry lho knows more abWot Crkede.ittatsL iu naval Contracts than Cenato r Chndler, ,as lost of the wide+:preatd crost ked11m and. ltp. paing waste whi h otained m11 tr p"rt'- t vious admlinistrations5 wer lannedt and1( catrritd out by Mr. Chu:ildh r < ither ats t outside naitnuiger utldr Ihon.1 ('1 os . S1eretary of the Navy tin l(r Alrttir. Ic knowsexactly what is w1'ronug iii 1)0th iresent aul past naval cottaticts. and he is just the man to hIuut ior ii. Let the Sent'urt hertily aid himt in an exiluistive mnturinto naval conltra;cts, and iee that (hanid kr doesn't weary of the hunt when he gets hack of 188. Anotht'r great 111(1 good work "t nted by Senator Chiandler is aL bill lhe lately introdue d to reguilatei nationall elections. What Senator Chiandler doesn't know about regulating Southuerni elections isn'tt worth kntowing, and lhe maly b)e accepted as5 stiandaLrd authority on1 th'e sublject. A man1) who c onceivedi, oriuizt d ;ul ex. cuteid the the'ft. of l'Iectoral v'ots ofi(i two P residenicy w hit wit- difealted i>v a igutr ter m'illion maIjo)rity, imu.lt i mos exn 'w y w.hiat the Sth n iieeds to regatit ele ieam t an1ces I imve siloewha:t el) im (ed sine tntor Chandler 1lpptr'at d thes most"t msoni'troius frautd of ouar historyi in Loiiana anli id .Fiirida. 'Thaen Claued'ir hmd the 1 Returinug Ili)ards in the bin1 of eairpet-b taggers aind a lven itmw-rs, but ' the Southi quit'' as nmhb as it does~ ini lie NSorth Iandii Chiandler .isn't happy over the idea Let Chi'andler haive' a eb1anlce'. (l oursIe, hie wil 11e expecte toiI give't siom'e 3<lasons lin suapport of liis' l hih to resons11 woul heii 1 incomplet4.. it hout go- I iog hoek1 ta Wi dt .n .Senator Chanid!c hi as opdt .1 v very counstry if Cong reo shall1 give ' haimaa t c ilineo to exh ib it. Chi:-.dheia 'n is t rue l ightl as CJhandilearin would regulati ' nival ("ontracts ad inatial elecitioiw, as Chanditlerism Iiwouhil presen4'tt Ithei malxi 11m01( of pbossile theftin bIIothi. (iv o CJhanidleri(ainee. Ph'iiladlhiaT Iimeus. (2. A. Malitt hews, of Ileidsvili., N. C a boy aibouit 18 y ears of age, wa ar o ed her lituirdlay mo(ringi~ oni a telegram. hi uihfrgery',. Mt~lthewsi' wasI (te by thei chief of polJi4' from) the olept r I of the South bundli train, a kind( heated't( r druniiiier having ptaid his wI'a froma Wi. t m)iton to' CharIletiIn. S iturday1 a war- I rani, was itsueds for :3h tt lhews'l h v Tial Justice MclNeilI ont Iho allidavit. of Chief I oft Police McClonaghain, iandi b0 we pilaced inl to h uidoly of ai speciial 0 sn st able. 'Two p''licemi 1 f1 romi W\ihlaing t'on iaiveid ini Flonac,.took Mdatthies Thei NSoir!h Ciardhna (.flie('rs virtiually abih dieterd '\il'ttheaws, Ifor lae was ia priso.nerv of thais Stat, and1. they hadti no iaut.hoiity ' 1under the lawv for takmng him u from th'ie b orders of SouithI CaroIiina tan oha ared f ith it risaition(. Verily, the Ilack wood causo hias bsejn duplicareted right here at lorence; ad if the inategaity of the~ law is 14) ho upheahl, lIen hiere is thei op. polrtiunity for actoi, that. should b1)p prompal jt and11 de(ciiive. It haas atlsio b1 'ia Ilomewhat conanntedi oni thati it, liook two aio(-bodiedl city polhicemnl to comiiej to FlIorence aind receive s r'r eristd sy and11( ecort ai mere boiy 1ba:ck to \ ihani ia lon.- lOreneni TI.inl4s FUN WE DON'' li%VlE IIEltE. ;raplie DcKerlptIlon of ii ligh l y on Steel A Iluslan a tt ItuInsI'' in Cent rat l'ark. Beglu--U (Froni the New York iera'ti ) rayed Ag Between skating and sleighing at least Lo:1o 'orty thousand New Yorkers turned out doubt tha or oxeroiso yestrday. Central Park sia has se, lover saw a aoro glorious day, and oven nearly iu vhen ten thousand happy 'children overt acts laitcod around May poles on its velvety p'ersualetd wards under a cloudless sky. For what is enicaV< ,u tiUcrmn ro the soft delights of a summer's day anti other omnpared to the wildl whirling multi the ussi ides that swor't about on the polished deir to b utkes with sparkling eyes atd blooming minlders hecks? sian soil. ho scene on the main lake was an cx- theoretical raortanary one. Fron the top of the with their ray Bnelvidero it looked as if a vast they rega warm of bees had gathered on a hugo many, Au vedding cake. But the sound that rose and Russit n the clear air was like tho voice of the One of ecan. Every train on each of the three enerals levated roads carried a new batch of thr" tgil I iltrious skaters to the scene. As the "ki It wit in lay woro on the crowd beiau1o denser culing st Lid iilder. lhe waitig. hoto was har lin: ,iekkcl w it i Filirminig, struggling hu- s""n. 'I'h uatnity. Boyls foughtt thtir way in and at'tled oUt into the air again with pies n st.ry a u t heir hands. (U rls 5< pieaked its they pu tai trl ore liftul o' their feet by the tide and aid. Nor < arriedl int or out-. ljm 'l' i i"t's terrifie!" stid Captain .lheatty, as I rin ce li waiteied his lliei:rs toiling in vain and ieveta g tinct the overwheluing current that sh(w the t toward th pies and hot stoves. that power how it, wits that the ice could support pire. uch a frightful weight of iI) ing people An artic (1 g1nel but Superintetidcnt St. John fIllianc ecn e11.) explain. A gorgeously arrayed POV onuig ilimn or woman attracted attention y 'J. iil the (dge of the latkli was reach(d, l it"'I t 4 :ul then be or she was swallu wed up in ' {/ he imniin ln:ian sea. 1, atl To watch a singl.: skater wa s to Inmpo,sil)e. As a 1(ler 1id reiorter watch- m on lie crowd a gitl took t. ) the ice. Si . nlg all ts a pretty Creat te, w1ith lonlg, 11:)attin (u( resss nil bright blio 0yes, as gracefuI .rd, il s al fawn, as she lunded oil with her n he st ctarlet (Iret-s tl>wi ng abltout her lithe e 'rps on ,rm bewtitehingly. 'he reporter tried v ii respi > follow her with his eyes. At first she ina:sire. ioked like a bright flauningo struggling diperse ii 1 dark ira ds. 'Tlhen she was 1>st in a iu- iit intl hii ripool of skatezs. Again her e'rIp will Lalet dreas weas seen gleamiing through while a tc bie liititudlc. At lc,t it faded like a lt ti . A. icek of surs in a eh u.l. O .or and l1hn. A. vt.r a >aiin the oort -r tricd to find the will he vt is Ity sk:.ter, but she was Just as Colm atc iLti l tt Iy as 1 the ice had openedt and n- thend of ilfed i hr. S> it was all day. We'l't atesin sitht the girls cling ch>ose to their g.d- 'Itiv is t 1ts escoilt. To lbe 1 etrated was to be I(i:1 it i at-ted for a lon,g time. \'hen Coil- I sig tha aniunin dtift.(d a:art on the ice they ndi aus suc ti le for the witntiig housa at otsc. To tt,Ce statt :iok fur each otiher in such a scenec was in 1 her Ptt1 or'se than tmi 11 It:s. I:aniey skiting wattS practically stopptd. m man had to le coitent if he got room j itank Ca nough to go ahead even in a tortuous uurse withiout thinking of a clear space I s-t or cutting artistic pigeon-wimgs and masketi r rapevinms on the ite. Now and t.hen a ;<(lently hlnae ring would be formed to protect ranclie s ome hlaudsome young fellow and his Citizens' irl while they exhibited ti'' r grace an 1 pistol at kill, leeti.ul andit parting and skinining Itrynolds, I1t in bewiltlein g cures. Bu nt, tlas! oveir the c Le {'reitt nlultitute tioild surge agatint I to co0i3 ;e citcl' ii nid it was gone in a miminn lt. I the s:ie a Off all the wtoderfil things to he seeli o1ce laid < lie most atstoniishing was the good i-ittire e (if the ttd pli1 ta s 'a (la e, )Itp'. .It didn't :St)ve' the uatter a int knicked you down and "! d.k11 cut you s!Hinning a f av yards, you nt'" " tugli as if 1e haid done yt a i kiitduss t " le ta. id1 plae2d y 1under a deep obligation th st 1 hiin, ste ral yt If j ou bui1ped roughly against a girl bank to a: out simply wavi d your hand a,pologeti- 'Iecy 'er ally or lew a di:-taut kiss from 3 our whso wer m1i r3 if lien cetrt w as niot lo.oking- nam. hIn udi shit sin:Ild a paid on. H-Iallooi ng latds ar oused , lI ashmed thet fett of tild maca from bencatai liotrriedl t betm antd the ancient ftelhiws simply were mi ,ui at:tered tiut boys wouIld lie boys. w. is starte And while this mighty gathering 'fThomais I' miiied and shiout ed aid laugh ed anid sth".s -eer r de thet j . gie oif sleigh bellh made lIe was ii iusi ('n t he roads. near1 toiwni IlowV the glIinjg hiltes and proud1 lia th2 Ii 3i-idiius iiig'iy robe~ 11ual mat:rvelttuis artin arml coats al 'he-ribbned whiips fi. d y4ltll ke ta swift riven iattnig the smiothi high I VS. Iilow1 time nobile finicrs raced upon the t. eitee' aain ilst. each other.1 till the palit- tifn of At itl a s of an iinal toulrag~e atnd strength .big i,y' . ie ladie-- - was to learni love for horses i f I, 3yno li i ev'ery kindt and coiloir. Thie tier -iir"ii 4' """ lii,- w hieie ihi li eBtOND, :3r c., da imar'y 2.- David til>ntey wai \ii mt-r, thle last 44n1 of thIen fthreo wit e5s2s to thle Itruth ofLi te iok of M 01' iin, is dead. Aefore bre*ating is host (''e1dl-d thle fomily lilid friciils to his I talL e, '-ld-ide a1:141 b1ore his t4'stimonyi to the Iown, ott rath (if the liok (of \liirinoln and thel I) ikota w:~. ;;h!t. lb i3wa p1. s:h year-s oi fye atnd hii:' stien $ lte hiighiet 4 u,ntir, hiaviing residedl it lit iei Sr it.ne11(2 the1 year' I la. I b was not, iteight. tr iid nievter h.id been, a bieiver ini w3nny"Ils >olygarnly. Ile lett h le \lonmn Churebt!h it i' I" o ii l.l tin account of Ititr tdepa.rtiing tie tex11:si romi tine faithI, ias lhe belhieves. Ne \tw lire now'' 'ork Star, 1 itt iin co41 .- .. lonilg th11 itn%.' ANt *bnI4 i.. e its, wh andI exict: We are( p1repa.rt to i11 Pillianos anid blouwintg a hr3anl: of fhie het, inake it factory hu!.ftinig its n-ie's for Ca:,h or teasy Iinstatlmenmts. itossiblet I 'jin.- froli s2h10 up; tOrgans from 824 llprYi;t [ i. 'l'heveiriet iif tIlheipiopile is that erawI Ifr hey ciii siyi the fri ighit aund twenmty-hivie kne4s. ha&t >er (ll et . by~h buy inIg tof is. I ustrimntets miomeltert leliveredl ft. liy dipot olu fifteen days' '""'"t tXit au sfactory'i. Or)mder andl tist ini your Il he no Viii homells. Respecti:ful oly, ennI t1314 b N. W. TlUMI', P ('4-, a , .1,bi tne th Col:umia, S 'Thie iohd~temienit lia been 11nade fhiii fIe taken3t shiel brliimgie suits trestultieng frotii thet Chaits- know tn f:e oi'th. dlisater-n of hiadi A lgIist orii the a fn. ighti 'oleido, Pe&or'bi and1 We1stero I tulroad4, '7' ear, asI avei' four iori ('ases,5 halve been(1 satia- .Ineh li-I actoriI~il d lsed. Th1 erte wetre. 225 cases repIeati ig In ll, tuil thei y cost thet (e >mpanty a little ii. . Flober, Jr'., is a younig man11 not 18,t)t)0,0tM et i 'liltho is preparlinitg to foun d ia Ist year, nit uiversiity in (Chicaigo after fthat of t hat thle e s taln m liltee1.-enlt fo r other ict itizlens to all the pe13 >ini in thIn ma' verllnnt. lie is ia graItato 1a114 Maess fi th bin Chicag:.o Uniiversit,y, and isi with a rir ow in lierlini studiyintg philostophy tin- conitre. ler Germnan master, of M.in WAR IN THB SPRING. Offlcer on How the Struggle Will ernany, Ausers and Italy to be Ar. aInst France and Russia. January 23.-It is beyond the powerful war party in Rus eral tites in the last two months 'eteiled in committing the Czar to of hostility. The latter has been that Hisimarck wishes war, and >ring to precipitate it, and the sat man,ifestations in Lithuania provinces are an indication that n Government is earnest in its anish the language and other re )f tue detested Teuton from Itus As a natural consequence many warriors have favored the worli views as to the campaign which rd as inevitable between Or tria and Italy on the one hand, 1 and France on the other. the most distinguished Russian has enlightened the public Ic correspondent of the Paris precise details concerning the uggle. lie takes it for granted trek wishes var, for several rea s alliance with Italy may not last at Couple of years a change of ton may withdraw her sup he w shes to make use of the ips while i.e can c >nanad their an Austria entirely be depended e li ungarians particularly detest mnirek and distrust Germany, I speeches in the I)iet have lately animus of the inhabitants of ful portion of the Austrian Em le in the t.re:ity of the triple gages each of the contracting nitobilize a portion of its forces Jie Austrian Government haying :-ep its agreemnent in this respect, was5 bruught upon it from 13cr : further incentive the alarming the Geiman and Austrian jour the threateiing Itussian move he Galician frontier appeared, lrope in a turmoil. t ill ct Sill begin, continurs the tt i this wise: tn the spring Italy nn ued to mobilize an army t the iort liern frontier. France i tt it nil by tn analogous military I It t A G -riany will order France to t it( r troops, and then w.r will be- . a till en of the eighteen German army r !:ev i i enter F'ranec from Lorraine, oit ud of Itaians will deb mel by ai. othard upon the basin of the lii the endt of the ii rat week France . I V tor up n the Ithine or thrown lie iii(id Ic of Chamnpagne. bhe la ly hold out i a mouth, and at -"i t that tine tussiant arm.ies will be tn 1k lerlin or Vienna. hi', progaanm furnished by the -ar expcrt, who concludes by t Itussa is a powerful machine, hi, s!ow to be put in totion, but d i-be will crush e, ery obstacle a. IIt~tO A\1) MA1Lt''R. lhrr ilied by Robbers and Avenged by Lynchers. Niu, I. T., January 23.-Four ten, all heavily armed, who sub proved to be citizens and cattle f the neighborhood, entered the iank Saturday, and, presenting a the helad of the cashier, W. T. demanied that he should turn ash on han(d. While pretendiing Icyn lds slamnied the door of ad thued the lock, lie was at >ut by ti bullet fron the pistol of (desperadoes, whieh struck hit heart, kiliing hi in iastautly. was tlieu ratsatckei, and all the the c'ist drawer", satne $2,301), An aittepi,t was nade to open ut in this the r',obbers were foied. o"is'' of aistol shots was heard ople amt e ratnfiihig towat i the citain the catuse of " troutle. lired upon by three of th i on guard, and retreated to g a few minutes the town was ndl twenty or thirty armed rten >ardii the banttk. The robtbers ititag tIheir hiorsest, and a hot, fire ii, in whiach onec of the robbers, vants. was killed out right, being ii timels .in thle heai andi body. iceatitleda las a r:anchmian living Khal four citiz/ens were wounded, alIly, i.i wo aS&eivinig shots thirouglh tatl< two ot hers lbeaitg slIghtly n the Ilegs. Th'ie tha-cc -urivivinag a-n - nde awa y with the boonty A Ii isAe of purserts waa sooni rail, a liing rapidily in the dhire >kai. A ft(er about aianaou's hard robbea ars wetre sur aroundla ed, es p. ratae biwk to) ,iaanestaone, whtic-i ala wvas ailled iin tuo holl (,irtt. wa:s Cftmi guiilly of thec nuaarder is tiand w%as larthwith straang at', tWa) were pilaceda ini (-harge of at iii aiiia slartaed lfr Forl. W'aishita, -y wvill lbe turnedu over loa the lates ailthoitieis. Th'le stolena Saecoveread. In atrironit ., in a nnlzzerd. I wvithI th Iaenigineear ais I camne I heO tald mae that lthe stoirmt in La the tiairiest ever tnowna. lilt viral a athela tra:in h'odeais as Ithey St. I 'aul, andu thla.) gave a terri tat aaf thla state of ailfairs. All iiu hiad beatnliabaoed, as it -ib le to lfu ind men1 t aage thiemt. ta ae ho011w atny Oi.e coal. II standia ii- to whicha lthe fraighit brakemenct -aub1 jectead. Thle brak ts musi-t lae astataly, whIch inavolves erawlint ntarr-a fooli at abiardis aoa to1p of thea hi aire cotatteI witha snow andau lee liiay ia:s iiaa houtr, iaand t he traini waiy tharotgh ate snaow, it is imi a,r thet liu ikemenia itamaiatain ant a-sit ioni, andia theiy aire (ob1ligedl to mi oartoi Carl '-i thae-r hitads andau adle thle cohil irona, with thec thetr 10( degrees blolaw zero, and re >sed to) the tormn foir houirat, as haive Iimea to go to th lab -ihoose. ay nio ih aihaer beyonda w hat they y- (-liaginig to Ih laddertllas between ail satfter faarfuilly. The eanin-er at dl zatns aof tment hadt frozena their I la-et, anda thbat filly' nieveral refuasa-a tao work lonager tanad lad a-a ian theo c:aboaae. 11. wasia well ta n lae Nort hweast thlaat searct ely aaakaiu a waa'orka miore thiatn one lie expear ie-tCe of oiae wInter is a anm:kaa tahiem prefe-r fanytihng to 1. -''. Inu is Jbst- Iiinpatcho. ceran iat Wattorvillo, Mo., made I saiaro yards of cotton goodsi amt a Mainei( ne0w51paper figurea loth woultd make a tent that 11id cover 370 acres, and hold >1)10 of Maine. New Hlampshire achusaettea comfortably seated, g of more than 1618 acres in the .n that ring the 84,000 horses could be exhibited all together.