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WHERE WE PLAYED r Of all the world the dearest spot. rhat memory kond gives thought to-day, t Is one which ne'r can be forgot, Where I with others used to play. My mind oft wanders to it yet; And then, as In the days of yore, 1 meet with those I there have met, t And play before the cottage door. There often. when the sun was low, And evening shadows ran out long, As westward fast the light would go, And night-birds sang their mellow sotig, We'd meet In chlldish glee to play h The games so oft played o'er and o'er, , Andpass the evening hours away C With joy before the cottage door. ii With marbles, tops, and other to) s, That children always love so well, 8 Which add far more to youth's bright joy i Than either tongue or pen canl tell, We played; glad songs in glee were sung Sweet joys, we never more can see; Such leasures are but for the 3 oung, And only once we young can be. Long years since then have pased away, And some of those whom the -c I met Beneath the sod in silence au, The cottage stands the same to-daN As in those happy davs of vore, And other children glaille pl'ay As we did then before 1s docm. COUNTY GOVEPINMENTS. AN IMPORANT WEAS.NE %1 E FORE THE LEC;-z. L The Ofibe of Conntv Comma, . Abolished and the Offie of Coumty 5u Perviser to be Cratei-FIlt Text of the 11111. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 4.-The fol lowing bill, which was introduced in the House lasi Monday. is now before the Legislature. and the chances seems to be that it will become a law substan tiully in its present forn): Section 1. All Acts relating to the election, duties, iowers ard rihts of County Commissioners are repealed. Section 2. There shall be an election held at the next general election 1or State oflicers in the several Counties of' the State for one County supervisor, and at every general election thereafter, whose term of office shall be two years; provided that immediately after tile pag. sage of this Act the Governor shall ap point one discreet freeholder in vach of the several Counties to act as supervis-. or until the election shall have been held. Section 3. The bond of' tile County supervisor shall be in the penal stun of I $5,000. Section 4. The County supervisor shall have general jurisdiction over all public highways, roads, bridges and fer ries, and over the paupers, and n all matters relating to taxes, and disburse. ment of public funds for County nurpos es and in any other case that miny be necessary for the internal improvement and local concerns of tile County; he shall have power to adiinister oaths in reference to matters pertaining to his ollece. r Section 5. The Governor shall appoint I one discreet freeholder in each township In the several Counties, who sh1all be known as the township read commis sioner; whose term oe office shall be coterminal with that of tile Governor wvho applomfts him. In case of tile re fusal ot any Person 5o app)iointed to serve as comifhlssiOnler he shall forfeit to the County $50, to be applied to the County road fund;-pyIEJf il at no Per son sall be'%qe to serve more than -.cty four years, anid said com-n. mfissioners shall, during tile term of his oflice, be exempt f'rom all road and jurily duty. Section 0. The Count,y supervisor aind 1 tie comlmissioner of roads shlall consti tute the board of' road commissioner's, tihe supervisor to be chairman. Section 7. The township commisesiun era and tile County supervisor shall or ganize as soon as practicable and shall ~ meet thereafter onl thle first Monday in January, April, Juuly and( October of " each year at, tile County court, house, to C tranlsact business. Th'ie c'halirman ma ly call extra mleetings, andi shall be rie. quired to do so, upon01 tile writtem re quest of three members of' the board. Section 8. Thle supervisor and tile ~ comlmissioners shall lay oil' the reads, bridges and ferries ol tile several town. ~ 8ships of thleir resp)ective Counties into convenient sections, which shall beV numbered, for tile purpose of letting out ~ the same to be worked under contract. Section 9. The County supervisor 9 shuall advertise in a newspaper in is County once a week for thlree weeks and a by posted notices for bids for operating the several sections of hlighways, etc., thle lowest bid made by a resplonsible n' person to be accepted. Section 10. Thlecontractor shall enter into bond double the amount of' his bid. b Section 11. In case of failure to per form cenditions o1 bond the board shall a declare the same forfeited, andl tile So- ) licitor shall enter sumt for tile penalt,y ~ thlereof, tile money re aoveredl to become E a p)art of the County road fund. Section 12. The board shahlihave ~ power to remove dlefaultinig contractors and to relet tile contract, ti Section 13. The Courdy Tireasulrers: are authorized andi empoweredl to receive f rom persons liable to road duty the t 2 sum of *1.50 as a commlnutationi tax ini! a lien of all road,duty, alnd all money so paidi shall be set apart and knoWuiI as -the Cou.ty road fund. T1hmis tax shial! a be pa on or before March 1 of' each:b yea'- or when the State and County " taxes are paid. -sI eection 14. T1he County Treasurer P shall furnish the suplervisor a list of those who have paid their commutation A tax, andI tihe township comrmissioniers P) shall furnish the sunervisor a list of those liable to road1 duty, and theC super v.sor shall chleck off the names of' all tI persons rep)orted On) tile list of tile Couin- 5: ty Treasurer as hlaving p)aid their comn- m mutation tax, and all p)ersons nlamedi on pr the list so checked shall1 be reuirc I to au perform road duty rOt *'xceedmgx eight days. . iC Section 15. The conltractor shall al- a low the board of road1 commissiners nlot h11 less than 50 cents per diem for tile labor of' ay person assigned to himl under Section 14, and said sum shall be cred- be iterd upon the amnont due said contrac- ha tor by th.e boara. m Section 10. In case of refilsal to pay at commutation tax or to perform road N duty, a person shalli be deemed guilty of St a mishdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined *10 and costs or imprison mnent for 'wenty days; provided that If he neglect to pay tile tax tihe County M Treasurer is autcrized to receive the' Ia same, with a penalty of 50 per cent. re added, if the same be tendered within Steen days.8 Section 17. Al claims against the ~ y fr pea tst sal c mu p~"rs B ant on tho County Treasurer, who shall ay the same out of the road fund. Section 1 8. The board shall at the last eri of the court make ta report to tho residing .Judge, to be by him submii.ted o the grand jury, of all thijr actins and l01n!!s and the conditionof tlhe- r*oids for lie tiscal ear. Section 19. The memberis o'the Coun y board of road coinmiissioners shall ave power to administer oa'.h and to 1ush by i line not exceeding $10, or nprisonment not exceeding twenty.t'our ourS, any*' persots guilty of disorderly ond"uc amounting to an open or direct mntemn pt or interruption of their proceed S-ctiol 201. From mid after the pass RIe ol this A -t all the courts and mun .ial auithoritics. which. umd-r xistiIIg jws, iIi! IpOWCr to seItenceict s ( Oilintwnent i prisons, shall mentence 11 able bo1led male convicts to hard la lor 1l1t m t ip public works of the County n wo 1 ih d person shall have been eon i. tel proi4vided that no convict whose Ct Ie shall ho for a icri-d loner thaI wO v::- -hiall be silteic(d. " ion 41') . All convicts so sentciced vi- 1-t wn"tir l. c"nltrol of the supt-r !r v by him formed m1to a C1 ouintv ha n-- a1: ..... d to perform hard Zlal the - the County toad - 1. Ii case inyv convict shll1 )4e:Ie1 un-,overnable or unlit [or the la bo1) rt quir( d. the supervisor Illay comli lit 1inm to tilt pelittelia.ry or the jail. Whenl the chain-gang is not eiployed hes shall Fe toInfinled in lie Colunty iail. " ctiotn 25. The Supervisor shlJ,lI em Ploy aii -iyicum to render lmedical aid to ock convicts, his toillpenIltiin as well is the u medicines prescribwd to be paid it o, the road fund. Stec t' on 26. The (roverIor shall 11 ioiit three free-holders in each Count,v o bu known ats LColIllissioners of the oor, whose term ot'olice shall be col ur nilal with that of the Governor. The ile provisions are milade in the case as vith rtIod cOIlissollers. 6ection 27. The County sapervisor hall Le ex otlicio chairman of* the board if' poor Coitlissioners. Section 28. The poor conimomsi mers hall have general stiuervision over the l1uptrs, and shall provide all necessary uildins for their accommodation, with utlicient tillable land. Section 29. The board shall appoint a Ilperiitendent with such assistants as nay Le needed for the poor house, and >(n Or mnort.e physiciniis. Section 30. The poor commissioners hall have power to demand al(d site for di gifts, etc., comIjin(g to the liard. Section 1. ;in ctase any poor child 11111l become chargable to tile Contity, It board o 1olli'tissioners may bid lilt such child as aill apprenfice to eome Wersonl of good moral character. Section :12. Any ijoleys becomin lue on any recogllizalnces given for the naintenance of anlly illegtiilate child )oUIld out to service shall be paId to the oor comm1l1issionlers for1 thle benle:it of Iuh childI. Sectioni :3. The Counity ."ge'i.sor hall1 hatve plower to) siake all 41 contacts Section 34. Alft accounltS aginst the 104o1 house84 shiou 41h) be1 presented to thie 10411 ci ilfu ssionlers. halil at the4 last1 term of thie Court if Gen ral .e'i3ons ill eacth year' report to the re'tsidinig judge, the sameII as theI r'oadi (11inmissiOl (er. Suction 316. TIheu Counaty supervisor hali pr'oenre and( adopt11 a seal,1 a descr'ip lOn (of whichi shall be filed iln the (1tlie fthle (.'Jerk ot thle Court, She'rillf, Trecas r'er and1( Secrietary of State. Section 37. Tis~ praovides for the c'ases ther'e fees are allowed jurior's, witne'sses, Ie. Section 83. Thew fees shialIlihe ti>iid by Ie Tre'asurters of the Counties 44n pre'-1 2intationl of' certificates.- 1 Sec.ion 89. Th'le accounts of tihe Cor'o er and of' the Sherill' f'or dieting ptrisoni r5, and1 fees for' ptst miortemn 1and for 1stifymig as5 experts, shall be aipproved y thle plresidling dJudge, and ths Super 1541 81r h'l rw upon0 tihe Counlty Trelas rer fir pa:ymnltft of' tile same. Section 40(. Sheriffs, Coroners and ontab!cs shall1 exceute all legal or'ders 'om1 tihe varVious boar'ds herein pr'oviled 11( shall receive the same lees and costs flowed in other' cases. Section 411. Th'le reports andI settle Lents of' the County Treasurlers and ther' ollicers, now reqmlred to he made f hie Countly Commissioner's Shlall I L1 made to the County Supervisor. Section -42. Th'Ie County Supervisor, :ter 'onlsulftation with thle dlifferent, oar'ds, shalll r'epor't to the Compttroller enleral by November 15, in each year', eC amiount, of mlonley nlecessatry to pay eC explensles inlcurred by sid boar'd, the plort, to be lubmilttedl to tihe Genlerala a8semtbly to pttovide t,he necessary taxat- ( Section -14. Th'le slaries of Supervis s shaill1 heL )14 pan guariterlIy by the CiounI P'''ii Tr eres otl of' the roadi( funid in - Ilinnuts. Section -15. County Suplervisors shlali hiuSe a re'or'd to be ket f' till proceed .s of' tile vaious boards(, whiicli shall ()11peni to1 publie lispection,. and all Wcessariy material for keeping samelI mlII be paidh for (tut (o t,he funds herein ovidedI for the r'esplective boards. Section 4lt. AllI Acts anrd par'ts of' cts inlconlsis4tent with tis Act, are re- & Tile Sianie O)lt Chneutnul . WAshIN(OTo'N, Nov. 29.--Thio l'ost In u 43 minlIlg will say that an ex -United y ates .Seniator whot. Is an ardent ad- t Irer' of President Iarrison and who r edict.s the iiMter's n'ominlo1 is 1' thority for the staitemenQt that, ut. r ninie wiIll this week make formal an- y ulncement of the fact that lie is not o candidate for nomnination at the n nids of the Repubiheani party. o Twenty-five KCIlled. rers on the Nortnern Pacific Railroad v ye made afidavit that twenty-five or ti are inen were killed by the landslide a Canyoii Station, on the lino of the h orthern Pacifle, Wednesday. TIhe il atement was puiblished that only two si en were_killed. BurnWfed to Death. C ITTLEI ROOK, Ark., D)ec. 2.-Captain Ib ax well's store at De Witt was burned b at night. Thbree chfldrenMaleep In the tl ar of the tore erihed. t S CAPT. WV. WV. BUTLBR, second son of b mnatr 1M. 0. Butler, died almost suid- c ,nly in Augusta last 8aturday. .0apt., s utlier was a most excellent gentleman a id his death will be regretted by a t zgo.trole of friends. - A DIABOLICAL DEED, rHE WRECK OF THE DOWN COLUM BIA TRAIN NEAR CHARLESTON. hae V'er%.P Killed anti Ftive Injurtti-it s is Dellburatiely 'hinued 1kil Well :xcruted Traiin Wreek-The netila of (te Disaster. CII Ai.sI.sTON, S. C., Nov. 21.-At 10 cock last night a train on the South 'arolina Itailway, on its way from Col mintia with nearly tw o hundred passen ;ers on hoard, w as thrown into the w:t.ip just this side of Lincoinville id ont person w%as killed and live in jured. The following is a list of the -tals ta lties: Kiiled, Mason l'arker, colored, fire man. I nujured. T,ios. Anderson, white, bag,,:age master, se;ions; S. M. Preston, white, express tnt-sseng,r, seriously; Vie,or La Vergne, white, passenger, prob:ibly ftal, Charleston. Mrs. 'hillip Cah:'s, viil e, passenger, Charleston, not serious. A unie Kdly, white, passenger, broken arm. There is abundant evidence that the tral:i was calmly, doliberately and ma licly w recked. The rail on the east sid of i he track had been systematical ly loosened, and even the tools which had bevi used for the purpose were found on the sido of the track. Tho tra i:. censisted of file coaches, includ ing a Pullman. All except the u'all manu car were thrown down the ein bark ment, turnid over and completely wrcc ke 1. That so few persons were inijuied can only be attributed to the nu1ri-culouls interposition of )ivine 'rovid nce. The crew of the wrecked train, or such of' ihem as wve not. disabled, act uil promptly, one of the brakemen run ning to -Sunimerville three miles dis tant. for assistance. hy 12 o'clock a re lief train arrived from Summerville, andi a halt hour later one from Charles ton, under the charge of ManagerC. NI Ward. Dr. Lee, of Summerville, came down to the scene and aided Dr. F. 1). P'ront, who was on train and who had best wedi as much attention as possible to the injtured. The locomotive jump ed the track, but remained on th-e cross ties. The tank was thrown into the swamp and the colored fireman was crusied to death under it. His body remains at the scene of the wreck, only his legs being visible. It was not until after 1 o'clock that the rescurers suc ceeded in cutting a way out of the wreck to remove Baggage Master Anderson. Conductor Speissiger w-is iuinjured. Engineer Williai Waters remained on the cah, which ran fully three yards from the displaced rail oii the croseties. The five coaches wore crowded, two of theil with white and two with colored people, there being an unusually large p roportion of women among the nun 1er. These were picked out of the wreck by the passengers and taken up on the Emlankment, where they remained un til the arrival of the first relief train from Stummerville. On the train were the passengers who calIne from Columbia includinig a num ber of the members of the Legislature and soume ollicials and a representative of the News and Courier, and a large mnuilber of Charlestonians. who got on the train at BraiiALville, having come that far on thir way from the Augusta EX :i.zton, and a iiumber of ladies who got on at Stimmerville. The ill-fated traini lt Branchville at ti o'clock and madi4(e thle run to Summerville without stop)ping, forty n.iles in fifty minutes. it wa s only a few moment s after leav' lng inmerville that the catastropiho ocured. Tlhe ramilwvay authorities lost no t ime whatcver in starting out in search of Lhie v'illmin, whio inoved the taps froml be bolts on the track. TIrial ,Justice Linehouse was commnunicated with ind trhe Charleston police were asked o dtatIl an oflicer to assist in working ip thle fearful case. Theiire was a heavy dowvnpour' during he several hours the passenigers were ltAined at the nineteen-mile post. WVot k on t he wrt ck had consetquently o be abandoned uint il a cessation of the 'amt storm. Tic traini arri ved at the( dep ot at ihout a mainutes a fter 3~ o'clockc. The ias. -ngers hurried out of the coaches .o iiieet those who were waiting for hieu,, and1( it wvas not long before every 'arriage was crowded and the passen ~ers whio had been miraculously savedl roni (deathi were on their way home. A lthough there fiad five hours passed )etmeeni thie accident andl the return 10o11e of the Providentially saved pas sengers, no0 one was in condition to say mnyt hinig about the w~reck. A diabolical dleed was what everyone >roniou nced it. Dunring the (lay at the cenie of the wreck mnany made personal >bservationm andl conv'inced thiemiselves liat it was a p)remneditated and (deliber ito act, doune with satanic intenit. Tiho .vrenchi with which trie bolts wvere un astenmed was flt upfoni the scene. The osit ion of the biolts, 0ne ofi thlemi being 'eplaced On the wvire etdge aifter being akken out of the rails, all indicated the lolib)erateness of the act. Young La Vergnie was fying In the xpress coach of the relief train. I m niediaitely upon01 an ival of the train Aind friends rushed to the coach, andl, ieking up the pallette, carried the youndi(ed man to the amtibulance of tihe 'ity Ilospital, iIe wvasyet alive whleni arrird to the Illospital. Superinitenident J1. II. Agnew, of the outt hi Carolina lLailway, is one of the nost, comipetenit persons in the city to ive a (descripition of the wreck anid its auses f romn a railroadl standpoint, lie etft hero on the relief train, and remain dI at the scene or the disaster until the vreck had been cleared, iIe was seen 'esterdlay miorning by ai Reporter for he News anel Courier, to whom lie aive a minute account of some of the tutres of the wreck and its clearing. "It is two clearly evidlent from the *ppearance of everything aroundi the cente," hie sal(d, "thlat the spikes and olts had been deliberately removed romn thei rails by some one who evident nderstood howv to derail a train; it ouild have be:en impossible to have had bie track In a better condition for a de silment. Th'le splice bars were moved romi one joinit (that is where the two ilk; conme togethier) and all of the spik es 'erc drawn for the en tire langth of one f t he east side. The rail was disconi ect e'd w here the splice bars were taken uit andi( was pressed inward and held that position by a bar of Iron. This arrowed the guage to such an extent int wvhen the wvheels caime to the joint here the aplice baisa h ad been removed m endl of the rail propped on the thi - id caused the dlerailmenit. A fter leav ig the rails the train only ran about ve car-flengths. The rail on the oppo to side was not disturbed. "T1here was a track wrench and a awbar lying near where thme bar had een remiovedl. The spikes that lied een withdrawn were lying oni the es from which they had beers mken. It was absolutely imp,os Iitle for the derailment to ha'.e een accidental tinder the circumsatan. es. The rail next to the misplaced one ras intact throughout its,entire length ls.o the rail on the opposite side, except hat the ties were out up to some ex ent by the fanges of the whieels." AN ALLIANCE VIEW Of the Proceedings of the Mupreim Uotmi. ORAN0EUR, S. C., Nov. 30.-Th( following account of' the proceedIugs of the Supreme Council of the Farmer Alliance recently held itt Indianapolis is from the ven of the flon. J. W. Stokee and was published in last week's Cot. ton Plant: Addresses of welcome from President Force of the Indiana State Alliance and Mayor Sullivan of Indianapolis were rendered in uppropiiate style. These were responded to by President Polk and others, after which the audiance dis persed, until afterncon. At 2 o'clock the Supreme Council met ior business in the Board of Trade 1-)otus, and pro. ceeded to organizo. J. W. Kevor, of Maryland, .1. W. Stokes, of South Caro Hun, and E. Ii. Belden, of Michigan, were appointed Committee on Credenti als. Sundry resolutions were ollered, but in the absence of evidence as to who constituted the body until the credentials had e1en-p X examined, an adjournment was Iad until 9 o'clock Wednesday Imorning. -'resident P1olk dellvered his able addres- at Tomlinson Ilall during the evening. Lt was received with great enthuasin by the membership. Indeed we have never attended a ieeLing where such uniformity of feeling and purpose prevailed, and such a line spirit pervaded the entire body. Of course there were spirited discussions in a fraternal way, upI)OnI many (UCRtions, but upon tIhe S ain issues and purposes of the m1eetini a . of the Order in general, there is ouidenti ment-unity. fraterity. Wednesda morning the Committee on Credential made its report, which was adopted, various other e-cmiittees were then ap pointed and the body attended fully upon its Imlove. Bro. Y. J. Talbert was assigned to the Committee on Demands, Br >. Jos, L. Keitt (alternate in place of lBro. Stack honse, who was unable to attend) is working upon the Finaince Committee, Both are doiag good work. At this writing the Committee on Demands has not reported; but it is understood that there will be no materiat chan-e in these rallying cries nf the Order. The fraternal conflerences between the Supreme Council and the national meet Ing of the Farmers Mutual Benefit As. sociation which is also in session here, give promise of united action if not organie union. This will add, it' con sumated, three hundred thousand mem bers to the National Alliance. The H all-McAl lister anti-Sub-treasury committee asked permission to aplieai before the body and present their pro. test. It was thought by many that those f-entlernt n had forfeited all claim to recognition by the Alliance, but a Com. mittee was linally appointed to meet them and learn their wisies. This Corn mittee, headed by Col. Livingston, ol Georgia, heard their protest, as read by Dr. Yeamaus. Finding it to contaii nothing more than a rehearsal of the ob jections that have been. made and re futed a hundred times, our Committee informed the gentleman that the time of the Supreme 'Ctmcil was too important Y'':;ani of such use during executive ses siens; but that tbe program for the pub. lic meeting already arranged for the next evening at Tomlison Hall, would be chaiged, so that they m1igh1t pbresent their grievances, with the understanding that, some memflber of the Supreme Coun cil should reply. Ini other words our .Committee olleredl to discuss publicly, im the city of Indiana polis the Sub-treas uiry dlemands with these, the ablest of its ap)ponIents. The~y agreed to th1e arrangement and the mieeting4 dispersedl with thait undler standing. Next morning however, be fore our Committee had concluded its re1)ort to tihe Supreme Council, a mes senlger brought a letter from Dr. Yea man, declining to carry out the jinmt deC bate as agreedl upon tihe nlight before. Whlatever may be thle weakness of tile sub-treasury demand of tile Allbance, its opplonenlts have to go upon tile record ias dleclining4 to point them out,, when a notable opportunity offers. D)r. Maciime dleliveredl an able add(ress Wednesdlay night-one scarcely to be excelled im respect, to its lofty concep tions of tile Order andl its putrposes. Thursday' evening the election o1 ofli cer's was held and resulted in tihe re-eec tionl of all its old oficers excep)t the Vice-President, as follows: L. L. Polk, North Carolina, PresidIent; II. L. L~oucks, S. Dakota, Vice-President.; J. II. Furman, Ga., Secretary atid Treas urer; J. 1". Willetts, Kansas, Lecturer. No more important action, in our judgement, hats been taken than the aip plointment or a Committee of one from eachl cotton State to consider tile cotton itcreage question. At this writing the Committee has not reported. Col. D). P. Duncan looks after South Carolina's interests on the Commit,tee. A very important mnatter that has not yet b)eenl rep)orted1 back f rom tile Coin muittee, Is the dlemandl troll a national standard of grades for corn, wheat and .ottonl. Col. D. P. Duncan of thIs State re 3eived the unanimous endiorsenment of the Council, for appoIntment upon01 t,he Interstate Commerce Commission, and i special Committee was alppomited to sonlvey the resoluitions5 to President IIlarrison. A resolution was adopted requtestmng Alliance mnembers or congress, who had been elected to their oflicos b)y the aid f Alliance votes, to refrain from enter ng any caucus where quest,ions invoiv ng agricultural interests were to be de termined. D)espit, tile p)ersistent and( imp)ertintnut innoyance of tihe newspaper men, the mleeting is the best ever hleldl. It is unl lerstood that a special agcent of the as )ociatedl press was detailed1 to imbroil die Alllince in any way possible, and aspecially to b)reedl discontenlt in tile Al 15anee ranks, ad b)olster up tile McAl ister-Ilali consapiracy. 'Tie rudeness of thne press in this mat ter is inexplicable. Th'iey would not thus intrud(e thlemselves, nor wvould pop1 ilar senetiet sustain thOul if they did, JIpon secret meetings of Masons or 0(1( I"ellows, or Commercial Clubs, or Boards of Trade. Why have they less ~esp)ect for thle privacy of tile farmers ? I'huis is a crucial question! The Atlanta Journal came to hand or ~ourse, with a great scare head line In erview wIth Senator Irby, in wichl he ipoko very authoritatIvely about what Alliancemen in South Carolina would md would not do. IIe is reprcsented as saying tihe AlIi macemen of South Carolina would vote or thle DevIl if he were nominated. Of course an Allianceman, elected by AllIance votes to this high posItion, 3ouid aot have,Intended for this mnter niew to find Its way so promJptly into a meeting where, under ordInary circum stances, It might have disturbed frater. sal harmony but the ofmies of that pa petinasalmilar cabe In the State might hrl aop t hi on his guard, when talkicg to its subtle eorrespondent. As it was, however, the north Western bretlhtou made promp and Ii ieral dis count on the face of the interview, and the delegation from South Carolina, had no diticulty in explaining to enquiring brothers of the West, that if the good Senator were correctly reported, lie was evidently giving a view at long range. Those who have been In the field in close 'ouch with Alliance people know that the Order Is a christian organization; and hence could have no dealing with the Devil-upon no terms ad under no circumstances. These Western breth ren readily caught on to the idea that had our good brother, the Senator, been out lecturing and working for the Order as of yore, he would not have fallen Into the bad style of epithet used on this oc ension-to say nothing of the inaccur Icy of lhi statement. The brother was unfortunate in him choice of style; but he was fortunate in his selection of a time for the utterance, when several well informed delegates iroi South Carolina were on hand to assure the few who gave any attention at all to the report, that it was only an extravagant form of expression; and that South Carolina Alhancemen would have nothing to do with the Devil In any guise whatever. There are not lacking those who still believe the whole interview a "fake'" because of its slur ring reference to two Alliance brothers by name. By resolution the Supreme Council decided in future to exclude State Business Agents from member ship. The question of endorsement of the Union Company's proposition was not received with universal favor. Many regard it in the light of a high monopoly, which it unquestioLably is. McAllist r's charges against Dr. Ma cune, were made a special order, and at ter mature consideration laid upon the table. The sub-treasury demand at a .ritical juncture was put to a separate vote and unanimously endorsed, amid clapping hands and tossing hats. In fact the in telligent Insistence upon this demand grows more and more noteworthy. The singleness of purpose and the cordial fraternity exhibited throughout the meet ing prevailed to the end, and the body ad.journcd Saturday t> meet next year probably in Atlanta. ELECTIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE. McIver Klected Chief Justice anti Allen anti Tiler Penitentiary Directors. COLUMBIA. S. C. Dec. 2.-The Legis lature met in joint assembly at 1 p. m. Lieutenant Governor Gary announced that the first business was the election of a Chief Justice to fill the unexpired term of the late Chief Justice W. D. Simpson, whose term expires July 291 1892. Mr. J. L. McLaurin inoved that nomi nations be made without speeches. This motion was rulled out of order, but nevertheless the nominations were thus made. Senator Evans placed in nomination IHenry Mlcver of Chesterfield. Representatives Blease, ISurn, Finley, Wilson, Evans and Watts and Senator Stokes seconded the nomination. Senator Abbott and representative McLa~urin were appointed tellers. The election of Mr. McIver was unanimous, 150I votes being polled by him. -The next business was the election of a Chief Justice to serve for six years after the expiration of the term of the late Chief Justice Simpson. Senator Evans nominated Henry Mc Iver. Representative Burn and Senator Sloan seconded the nomination. The same tellers wvere appointed and a unanimous election by 156 vo tes was the result. Tfhe elevation of Associate Justice McIver to the Supreme Justiceship leaves a vacancy on the Supreme Court and an election to fill this vacancy wvill be necessary later on. Judge Wallace and Attorney General Pope are most promiinently mentioned for the position. Both have active supporters and the contest will be close. An election of two directors of the Penitentiary was next held. Representative Wilson nominated E. C. Alien, of Spartanburg. Representative H arrison seconded the nomination. Representative Evans nominated N. B. Tyler, of Aiken. Senators Donaldson and Bell second ed the nomination. T1. 0. Sanders, of Sumter, was nomi nated for re-election by Representative Moses. Representati ye Hart seconded the nomination. Representative Brice nomirnated T. WV. Traylor, of Fairfield, whose nomnina tion was secondedl by several members of the Hlouse. Trhe same tellers were appointed One ballot was taken resulting as fol lows: Allen, 113; Tyler, 105; Sanders, 69; Traylor, !3. Allen and Tiyler were declared elected. ELECTrON OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. COLUMnIA, S. C., D)ec. 4.-The one "event" which occupieud and claimed the close attention of every one within the city limits yesterday was the elec tion of an Associate Justice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench caused by election of Justice McIver to the chie f pl ace. The elec tion was thes spec lal order for 1 o'clock and long before that time all the seating and standing room in the IIouse of Represen tatives was taken, so to speak. There were only two candidates, Judge Willi am II. Wallace of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, and Attorney General Pope. It was known that the race would be a close one, but exactly how close no one knew. Thes friends of both candidates were confident of their success, in fact so much so that they "backed their judg ment." The total vote cast was 146, just 10 less than the vote east on Tues day for Chief Justice McIver. Of the whole number cast General Pope re ceivedI 76 and Judge Wallace 70; giving General Pope a majority of six votes. A Cyclone In Mnssissippl. MEI~DIAN, Miss., Nov. 26.-A spec ial to Trhe News from Newton, Miss., says a cy clone-struck the town of Law rence about 8 o'clock p. mn., and blew down the Methodist church, also the house of Dr. Davis, killing his little girl and injuring Mrs. Davis. Other houses were blown down, but the full extent of the injury is not known at this time. No particulars are gathered as to the damage done by it before reaching and after leaving Lawrence. Blown to Pisee., NY ACK, N. Y., Dec. 2.-A dynamite factory at Haverstraw was blown up this afternoon. The shock was, felt for many miles. The engineer and three workmen . mployed in the building were blown to pieces, and another man, who was In a boat on the river some distance from the wrecked building,l was also instantly killed. Pianos and 0 rgans. N. W. im'm. 134 Main Street Ce lumbia, . C., sellS Pianos and Organ. direct from factory. No agents' coin t46sions. Tho uelvbrated Chickerinm Piano. Mathuliek Piano, celebrate< for its clearness of tone, lightness o touch and lasting qual!ij. Mason ' Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up right Piaios, from $225 up. Mason 6 11amulin Organ surpassed by none. Ster ling Organs, 850 up. Every Instrumen guaranteed for six years. Fitteen davs trial, expenses both ways, il' not Sis factory. Sold on Instalments. DO YOU .WIaH TC E N01' 0 ou;4. . )~j THEN BUY TIE THOMAS STEAh PRESS AND SERI) COTTON: ELEVATOR. It is the most perfect system in use, un loading cotton from wagons, cleaning an( delivering it Into gins or stalls. Cottor does not pass through fan and press re quires no pulley nor belts. It saves timi and money. TALBOTT & SONS' ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATIOb ARY AND PORTABLE. OLD DO. TALBOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVEL FRICTION AND ROPE FEED $200 TO $600 LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT. TON GINU AND COTTON PRESSE43 We offer Saw Mill Men and Glinr the most complete outfits that can Lx bought and at bottom prices. V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL AGENT, COLUMBIA, 8. C. THE TALBOTT ENGINE IS THI BEST Feb 19-1v. CTOU SAMIPLEThPROYM ONE CENT PErt PUgV.gy 1gW AGTUA1. TEST. -:0: At the gin of Mr. F. 11. Roberts in Rich land County, just before starting his Sailoi Elevator one bale had been ginned by the old method. Just after starting the Eleva tor another bale was ginned from the same pile. Without knowing thmis fact the cottoi. buyer offered ox'e cent per pound more foi the bale ginned with the use of the Eleva tor. Read the statements of the buyer and seller: COPY. This will certify that of two samnples of cotton eitered us today by Mr. Rowan Rose the market value of one exceeded that of the other by ore cent per pound. [Signed.) D. CR AWFORDJ & SON S. COPY. Tihiss will certify that the two bales of cotton offered as above were both from the same pile of seed cotton, aud ginnedl in the same gin. One was carried to theo ginl in baskets and one through the Sailor Seed Cotton Elevator. (Signed.) J. Rt. ROSE. Th e best Gins, Presses, Elevators Engines and the best machinery of all kinds, for sale by W. H. GIBBES, JR., & CO.. COLUMBIA, S. C. Leesville College. CO-EDUCATIONAL. P RIMARY, ACADEMIC, COLLRGI -. ATIE and COMMERCIAL C@URSEII; Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Elocu tion, Physical Culture, Cooking, D)ress Cut ting, Domestic Eonomy Weekly Bible Studles. Nine teachers. ICnrollment, Iars y ear 180. Pupils from thirreen countieu. Strongnmoral and religous influence. No bar room nearer than seven miles. Healthful location, 700 feet above ti'e level of tihe sea, 400 feet above Columbia, 128 feet above Aiken. Elegant b)uiiling. Young ladies can board with the President. Only College in tihe State thlat makes pro. vision for young ladies to reduce expenses by doing domestio work. Seventeen young ladies aided this way last year. Expensesi for literary course and board for tenm mionthls. 1100 to 1130; music, 130; bookkeep ing, 120. Next session opens September 28t1. For catalogue address L. B. H AYNES, A. M., President, Sep 9-3mos Leesville, S. (J ADVICE TO WOMEN if you would protect yourself from Painful, P rofuse, Sca nty. Suppressed or Irregular M en~ struation you must use BR ADF I E L D'S REGU LATOR This will e rtify that two'mmbnr. of m immediate family, after having suffered for nID treatd withoutr beneir b u ~ styns were at length comnpletolv cured by one bottie of Braddeld's Foesnafo Regulaitor. Its effect is truly wonderful. J. W. STRANoE. DookoWOAN mailed liE, which eont ins OADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATL.ANTA, GA. 502 5ALB BY 4LL DRUGGII2U UPPUAN 3306., Propr'ietere, krssist,a.Ipm' Uom... .-=:.. sAVUA..... 3 ra~dfi P21 i-I 11! A GjuAT 01,F,:ZIt '"A'1 MA i - DR ]R'.ATIm, &3'B..Arit D. Wnt~.r . n CL 1' r W ritw for Catalo); paper yolt saw tji, ad orti nu .ombev Oth hce th s'iUto Iunun o Ing solun 119 thins1an buyiv., -jr i tI la-gost POSltlo lots, vii . m WIPO W'it all conpet,ko HERS ARE A FEW OS v STAr. LING BAt-,iAN: A No. 7 Flat top Cawki I! 'tovo, iuil. sAe, 15x17 ilicl ovU-, ',tU':vc n 21 pie of ware, dolviedt a ..--v- do,IoL all froit (Atarg4ez, 1; iii v, mte, '10 Only TrwelV(I Dollat!s. Again, I Will sel; vout a - I..'1uki Range 13x13 hich JVen, IS, W, L.C I I toyi, Li' ted with 21 pleces a wm I o T I' 'TEN U01 5 R i, m ; t .-folit to your dopot. W) .NOT PAY TW-, 1- F3 YOUR u-iOL)j. I will send .you a tiet 111t:41 ith.lor s Walnut f ramo, eithi.r i I. >u!.%tion e banded, tho most styli6h C -Au. > ,or 3;3.6.),. to your .ailroad stta.ioi, L. i patl. I wll alsosell you a t i >mo u110. coUsisting of Buretu w. v g. .2, 1 lLLUA head Bedstead, 1 W; ii, ati, I Contro table, 4 Cane seat cu1til 8, 1 -l. Aent Ind back rocker all for i). -1, ; m y :igli to your depot. Or i will sond yo.ta atk o a m Bedrooin suit witJi large ghI iw4, ili I-ta: i tup, mI I 030, andA pay trelgli . NCC window shatt oi si am -Ilir * i logant large Eniut;,A u ity ;I( 3 4.t.4 t:Walnut lounge, .O 'Lace curtains por wwiow, i,uv L eanuotdescribo ev.rytu. i.n a sinul advertlenent, but I a, aj ja ,Inu % mso stur , containing 22,600 1vot o i ior zoni, with ware houses and factory ba dingsiothor arts of Augusta, tuaking ;u i, the iar gest business of this kiLd ' idtv one man agenont in the boutheru )ta k"S. 1h1s btorland warehoubes aro mro .vued witti Ithe chvicest producions oi tie ust tac ries. My cat."'logue Con aMn ti.g 1 ilustratliIm 0of gous will U iallnen It y Uu Vill ki1Liy1 say Where you iaw Glib It i,3 enenA. I pay leight. Adi.rm L F. PAuGETT, kroprietor 'adgett's Fiti utmre, 6teve hid Carpet 6tore, 1110-111'd Broat ;xrit, AUG UNVA, UA. CUESALL KIN AND - 4 al Lippa'i :lock 3AV ANNA, SA IlAt 4 t &L MOSTI SKILLnli Wle -h. , i.O E: 1 l I .F. H. H YA T, PatOPS'dTl. 18 te bet plce n Soth Crolia e F. H.HYT, HIE'DTONN1 I ,I Isend bfor plce an outh infoInan. Fmeicanst Itliassari Work.Al Ceeery w Prcs Ungl is,Carlge,MOadJ Car, &a.eo 801t e.. Warrane aecnd iltoi'cl on:.. Fnqirefarst Claer Wnie oodk, or senmd for Catalogue--Mei nflnin te thir piaper. IIOLLFR & AND'.RSO1 .r - WARI S