The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, December 17, 1891, Image 1

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VOL. XXI PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1891. NO13. TRE LEGISLATURE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY GOES TO WORK WITH A WILL. What Hus Ieen Done in noth Hose soveral important Bills Voted Upon and Passed and othere Voted Upon and Killed. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 8.-Tuesday was a field day in the House for the lawyers. They had all the discussion to themselves. Mr. Watts's bill to amend the law in relation to attorneys' fees in equity cases was the subject of a hot discussion, into which Mr. Har rison was the only member, outside of the legal profession, who had courage to enter. 1ir. E. Gary, in behalf of the Judiciary Committee, which reported unfavorably upon the measure, stated that thet committee was not backward in matters of legitimate reform, but already four measures with reference to lawyers' cost were before the House and there was no need of this bill. The committee had reported favorably last winter on a bill to abolish all costs in equity cases and he was still in favor of such a measure. The present bill was imperfect. After considerable dis cussion the bill was passed to a third reading. Suitable resolutions were introduced L ard unanimously passed in reference to the death of Chief Justice Simpson. (1001) NEWS FOR T \XPAYERS. Mr. W atts moved to amend the bill relating to the extension of time for paynellt o1' taxes by substituting Feb rumiy 20 fr r February 1,1892. Mr. Haskefl, from the Ways and Mans Cominittee, which reported the bill favorabiy, stated that the commit tee had considerca the matter fully and had decided upon February 1. The clerk af the Comptroller General had advanced many rcasons why the ex tension shoad not be longer than to February 1. This is the time that has been customarily selected by the Legis lature fo- years. Mr. Yekoell said if the farmers were .iust as able to pay taxes now as in February there would be no us3 for the extension, but he questioned whether they could get funds from the tanks before February. Mr. Harden claimed that the farmers were just as able to pay taxes in Jan uary as in February. The amendment was adop.ed. .Speaker Jones announced the follow ing committee on redistricting the Congressional Districts: First District, James Simons; Second, W. 11. Yeldell; Third, J. Townes Robertson; Fourth, J. L. A bney; Fifth, D. E. Finley; Sixth, J. R. Daggett; Seventh,, Altamont Moses. IMr. IIaskell, chairman of the com mittee, cbarged with the duty of in vest igating the actions of the phosphate commission asked and obtained per m ission for his com mittee to sit during the. sessions of the l1ouse. A pttition signed by Wilie Jones, .loim Gary Evans, J. b. Boyd, C. S. Bi-sell, 11. T. Thompson, James P. Ikwan, Frank 11. Weston, a committee appuinted for that purpose at a recent ma' ting of military men in Columbia, was presented to the House. The 4petition asked the Legislature to ap propriate five dollars for every man in the militia who passed the annual in spection. A CONSTITUTION CONVENTION. In the Senate on Tuesday the joint resolution providing for a constitu tional convention, was taken up. Senator Smythe moved an amend nent providing that the constitution to be prepared by the convention shall be submitted to the people for ratiflca tion. Senator Sloan took the floor and argned strenuously in favor of the amendment. it was opposed by Sena tors D)onelson, Wilson ,Tirnmermian and Dozier. it wais favored by Senators Evans and Moore, Senator Donelson opposed it on the ground, chiefly, that it was for the peo ~. ple to say if they wanted a convention and that when they elected delegates to a convention the presumption was that those delegates would act in accord wit.h those who sent them. Senator Smy the contended that he could not see howv those who respected and trusted the people could oppose this proposi tion, which was to give the people an opportunity of passing upon the changes made in their fundamental laws. It might be, in fact, that the conventien wvould be composed of inexperienced men, who would have no check upon their actions except a recommittal to the people. The friends of the resolution sug gested that the amnendmenit might delay linal action until 18961. Senator Smnythe replied that there would be no cauise for such delay and flere was a long discussion on this Loint and ot hers. IThe amiendmient camne to a vote and asIt lost; nay 25; yea 11. Tenator Sloan then olferred an amend mu- it providlIig that the constitution to be prepaed by the convention shall not change the public school system and that it -hail provide for its sup port. Senator Sloain ma~de a long andi uf,'active argument on this point. Sen ator Timmierman opposed the amend ment ini a very earnest speech. The Sloan amendment was lost, 30 to 6I. 'The joint resolution was then adopt ed by a vote of 26 to 10, on a call of the roll, as follows: X eas--Abbott, Blamberg. ileasley, Evn,Ferguson, Glenn, liemphill. Ket,Ma gill, Mason, McDaniel, Meetze, O)'DelI. Peake, R(edfearne, Sanders, Smith, J1., Stokes, Strait, Timmerman, Williams, Wilson. Nays- Buist, Dozier,,Jenk ins, Moody, Moore, Sloan, Smith, IL. M., Smythe, Verdier, Woodward. ASSEssING PRIOPRTY. '[le Ilouse spent the gi ater portion pf Wednesday in considering Mr. Wil ion'a lull to amend certain sections of he Geoneral Statutes relating to the as essmet andtaxation ofprety 'his bill was the special order for 11 uniuid te discussion. Mr. Wilson peedthlebate with a long and able - rgmet nfavor of the passage of the ill. ie claimed that the bill, if it e':come an Act, would raise the total (J t taxale property in the State from $V 50,000,000, as it is now reported, to 4 00,00,000. Property is not now taxed a its real value. The assertion that nd is not taxed according to its real alue is true, and it is true because 1 and Is not returned at its real value. Personal property should be taxed ac cording to its real value. Many kind of property are not now on the statut books. These omissions are provide( for in the bill. Personal property, i returned at its real value, would sun up $100,000 000, instead of $50,000,00C Owing to The present laws the Stat does not occupy its right position as t financial prosperity. Oae-half of lua money is not now returned for taxation Under the new bill there can be no suci omission. After some discussion, pri and con. the bill passed its second read ing. THE GIRL'S COLLBGE. Mr. Childs introduced a bill calcu lated, if adopted, to locate the propose4 industrial college to be established to women, by the State, in Columbia. The bill provides that this collegi shall be known as the South Carolim Industrial and Winthrop Normal Col lege. The Board of Trustees shall bi composed of the Governor, Superin tendent of Education and the Chair men of the Senate and House Commit tees on Education and seven other elected by the Legislature. The electe< officers shall serve for six years. Thi main objects of the institution shall be 1. To give to young women such edu cation as shall fit them for teaching. 2. To give instruction in stenogra hy, type-writing, telegraphy, book eeping, drawing, designIng, engraving sewing, dressmaking, millinery ar needle work, cooking, housekeeping an< such other industrial arts as may bi suitable to their sex and conducive ti their support and usefulness. The president and profeisors shall bi appointed by the board of trustees, whi shall fix all salaries. No girl shall bi allowed to take a course in said instl tutioru who does not receive iustructioi in at least one industrial art. The Loard of trustees shall select th location for the college, and in doing s< they shali 6oo to the convenience ol the people of every section of the Statt taking into consideration the advan tages and disadvantages of the diffei ent offers in money and sites. The shall give notice for thirty day in three newspapers before finally locat tng said institution. The board shai then erect suitable buildings and fut nish them with the necessary appli ances, etc. Authority is given any County or cit or town to appropriate from their fund money to secure the location of the in stitution, or they may hold an electioi on the question of subseription or n subscription. The tuition for students shall be 64 a session. Students not able to pa their tuition shall be admitted free. The bill provides that the offers o the trustees of the Winthrop Trainin School, to turn that institution over t the State be accepted ani that institt tion be merged into the Winthrop Noi mal College: provided that it be maii tained at Columbia for the present, a has the Winthrop Training Scnool. I'ROIIlBITION PETITIONS. Mr. Yeldell inquired if a motion t reconsider the action of the House I ordering printed the petitions for an against prohibition would be in order. The Speaker ruled it would not, bu added that he would be glad for th House to overrule him in the matter. He then commenced presenting to th House several bushels of petitions to prohibition, remarking that the Legis iature would do well to charter specia trains to convey the petitions to th, capital. The petitions were from every sec tion of the State and contained betweei 20,000 and 25,000 names. The thought of what the printing o: the several baskets of petitions wouli cost was affrighting the members. Mr. Wilion moved that all printe( copies of petitions be destroyed, tha further printing be stopped, and tha the various petitions introduced beore ferred to the delegations of the Coun ties from which they come. Mr. Moses was in favor of tearing ui all printed ypetitions and stopping the work, which he said might cost 82,001 or $3,000, if all petitions were printed. Mr. Wilson's motion was adopted. SENATE ODDS AND ENDS. The session of the Senate Wednesda' was uneventful. There was a slighi skirmish over the bill to establish a bu reau of geology and mines, which re suIted in an indefinite postponment 0: the bill. Senator Stokes presented a miemoria from the Denmoratic Executive Commit tee of Berkeley. This memorial peti tions the Senate to declare vacant the seat occupied by Hawkins K. Jenkini Esq., as senator from Berkeley county alleging that Mr. Jenkins is not a resl dent of the county. The finance committee, which had ii charge the memorial asking an appro priation for a State exhibit for the Co lumbian Exposition to be held in 1892 submitted yesterday in the Senate bill to provide for the collection, ar. rangement and display of the product; of the State of South Carolina at ti World' Columbian Exposition in 1893 and to make an appropriation therefor The amount of the appropriation il left blank in the bill as presented. I creates a commission to be known al the World's Fair maaagers of Souti Carolina, to consist '>f the Governoi one member from each Cong ressiona Distriot to be appointed by the Gorer nor, e ad one member from the State a large, to be elected by the General As sembly. The commission is to elec one of its own memters as an executivi commissioner. The State treasurer i't< oe ex-othilo, treasurer. The commis sioners are to be paid $3 per day for the time actually engaged in the work o: the commission and necessary expensel of transportation. The commission il to fix the salary of the executive mem ber or commissioner. Senator Smythe, in behalf of the Sen ators who voted against the Constitu tional convention resolution on Tues day, offered a written protest againsi its passage, and asked that the same bi spresd upon the journal. The grount of the protest is that the resolution o1 its passage to a third reading did no receive a two-thirds vote of the Senate T'he resolution received its second read ing last session and on its passage to third reading the vote was recorde< and stood 23 to 8, wanting one voteeo two-thirds. The question is whetheri is necessary for the resolntion to re ceive the two-thirds vote except on it tinal passage. - A SENsATION IN THlE IIOUSE. In the House on Thursday there wai a lively sensation. Mr. Norton mad, very grave charge against R1ev. Dr. C C.licne,oeo the most satin gruish ed divinas in the Ste.. Whe.. - the bill to provide for procuring and Spreserving documents relating to the ) history South Carolina came t;p, Mr. I Norton moved to strike out the enact. f ing clause. Several gentlemen spoke in favor of the bill, but Mr. Norton continued to i oppose it, saying he knew there were un ) fair histories of South Carolina, but i would a history of the State be more - fair that was written by a society whose i chairman a day or two ago pointed the f iuger of scorn at the State House and asked who would have ever thought that a state of affairs would ever come to pass in South Carolina that would bring to the front such a.mongrel crowd I as now presides at the State House? r Mr. Haskell arose and asked the name of the person making such a remark. Mr. Norton replied that it was Rev. 0. C. Pinckney, D. D., or at least he had heard so. Mr. Haskell said that he could not be lieve any such statement unless there was a member present who had him self heard Dr. Pinckney make the state. meat. He is a clergyman who has been in service for forty odd years or more, and a man whose nature was utterly toreign to such discourtesy. Other gentlemen spoke discrediting the re mark attributed to Dr. Pinckney, and on motion debate on the measure was suspended until an opportunity had been given Dr. Pinckney to explain. Mr. Tupper called for consideration on his concurrent resolution for the ap. pointment of a committee, two from the Senate and three from the House. to in vestigate the charge of fraud in the award of the advertisement for the State printing. It was adopted. LIENS AND MORTGAGES. When Breazeale's bill to regulate the i liens of mortgages on crops, and to de fine what crops may be mortgaged, was called, Mr. McCall moved to strike out the enacting clause. Mr. Breazeale said that if the present system of mortgaging continues it will ruin the country. The motion to strike out the enacting clause was lost by an overwelming ma jority and the bill passed to its third reading. The bill provides "that no mortgage . of any crop or crops shall be good and . effective to convey to the mortgageE any interest in any crop or crops othet F than the crop or crops to be raised dur a ing the year in which said mortgage if given, and unless the land whereon said i crop or crops are to be raised, shall b( described or mention in said mortgage." NO MORE FREE PASSES. ) In the Senate on Thursday there wat a slight ripple of merriment among thE senators when Senator Woodward's bill f to prohibit the use of free passes b3 members of the Legislature and StatA Soficers was called up for a secend read ing. Senator Beasley, of Darlington . moved an indefinate postponement o: s the bill. This brought from Senator Wood ward, a strong and vigorons appeal tI 0 the Senate in behalf of his bill. lie sai( 0 he had been offered free passes but hat never accepted one. lie did not believo in the principal of the jury, so to speak t accepting presents from those wh< might have to come to trial before it. Senator Beasley said he had frequent ly rejected free passes, but he never fell r that any State officer could be influen ced by accepting a free pass. The motion to indefinately postpone was lost by a vote on the call of the roll of 28 to 7, and was ordered to a third reading. The following is the vote: Yeas-Bamberg Beasley, Donaldson i Furguson, Glenn, hemphill, Redfearne Nays-Abbott, Bell, Bingham, Buist, DeSchamp. Dozier, Jenkins, Keitt, Ma gill, Mason, McDaniel, Meetze, Moody, Moore, O'Dell, Peake, Sanders, Sloan, Smith, R. M., Smith, J., Smythe, Stokes Strait Timmerman, Verdier, Williams SWilso'n, . Woodward. - The bill is short and to the point. The -following are its provisions as passed to a third reading: Section 1. That after the passage o1 this act it shall be unlawful for any per son while a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, or any State official, of this State, to use any free pass or complimentary ticket or tc ride without paving the usual fare, ora any railroad in this State. Section 2. That any person upon con. -viction of a violation of the provision of f section 1 of this act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine not to exceed 8500, or imprisonment not to exceed six months Senator8Sloan did a good thing for the State in having the joint resolution o1 ,the IIouse to extend the time for the ,collection of State, county, railroad and . other taxes until the 20th of February 1892, taken up out of its order anJ passed to a third reading. There is lit tle question of the joint resolution be coming a law, and the time for the pay. wrent of taxes extended. PROHIBITION SCORES A VJCTORY. In the House on Friday Mr. Kirk. land moved to strike out the enacting clause of the prohibition bill, which brought Mr. Childs to his feet in de fence of the bill, iIe claimed that last year $1,000,000,000 was spent for liquor andl this expmnditure is increasing at the rate of $58,000,000 a year. This does not inclutde the effects of the traf fic. A safe estimate would place this at another billion dollars. The liquor traffic costs more annually than all the Sexpenses of every function of the gov. ernment. 11ow can a matter of this magnitude be put aside with a sneer '? In South Carolink the liquor traficl amounts to S50,000,000 annually. Every year 60,000 people died from the effects of drink, one every ten minutes. Out of every'five families one must furnish a victim for this horrid monster. D)oes any one here want one of his boys to be a victim to this traffice? If not, be con sistent. Join in the effort to suppress that which is a continual menace to the safety of the boys. After considerable discussion pro and con, Mr. Yeldell moved to table the motion to strike out the enacting clause of the bill which In th eaeon Friday Senator Smythe offered a concurrent resolution tto investigate the condition of the re -serve fund under ex-Treasurer Melver. -Mr. Smythe stated that it was intro duced at the request of the ex-Treas ur er, who considered that he was entitled So' such investigation after the coin Sments made in the Governor's mesage, In the IIouse on Saturday the pro ' hibition bill was taken up and posed its second reading. The bill is very sweep ing in its provisions. The session m Monday was also taken up with the I Oonsideration of the prohibition bill, .but en account of the small attendance of members tematter was postponed i until Tuedta. ELECTIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE. McIver Elected Chief Justice and Allen and Tyler Penitentiary Directors. COLUMIIA. S. C. Dec. 2.-The Legis lature met in joint assembly at 1 p. in. Lieutenant Governor Gary announced that the first business was the election of a Chief Justice to 1111 the unexpired term of the late Chief Justice W. 1). Simpson, whose term expires July 29, 1892. Mr. J. L. McLaurin moved that nomi nations be made without speeches. This motion was rulied out of order, but nevertheless the nominations were thus made. Senator Evans placed in nomination Henry McIver of Chesterfield. Representatives Blease, .surn, Finley, Wilson, Evans and Watts and Senator Stokes seconded the nomination. Senator Abbott and representative McLaurin were appointed tellers. The election of Mr. McIver was unanimous, 156 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 lIenry Mc Iver. Representative Burn and Senator Sloan seconded the nomination. The same tellers were appointed and a unanimous election by 156 votes was the result. The elevation of Associate Justice McIver to the Supreme Justiceship leaves a vacancy on the Supreme Cou rt and an election to fill this vacancy will be necessary later on. Judge Wallace and Attorney General Pope are mos, prominently 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. Allen, of Spartanburg. Representative I[arrison seconded the nomination. Representative Evans nominated N. B. Tyler, of Aiken. Senators Donaldson and Bell second ed the nomination. T. 0. Sanders, of Sumter, was nomi nated for re-election by Itepresentative Moses. Representatile 11art seconded the nomination. Representative Brice nominated T. IV. Traylor, of Fairfield,whose noinina tion was seconded by several members of the House. The same tellers were appointed One ballot was taken resulting as fol lows: Allen, 113; Tyler, 105; Sanders, 69; Traylor, 23. Allen and Tyler were declared elected. ELECTION OV ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. COLUMm11A, S. C., Dec. 4.-The one "event" which occupied and claimed the close attention of every one within the city hmits vesterday was the elec tion of an Associate Justice to Lilt the vacancy on the Supreme Bench caused by election of Justice McIver to the chief place. The election was the spec ial order for 1 o'clock and long before that time all the seating and standing room in the House of Representativ( - was taken, so to speak. There wei e only twocandidates, Judge William 11. 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. The friends of both candidates were confident of their success, in fact so much so that they "backed their judg inent." The total vote cast was 146 just 10 less than the vote cast on Tues day for Chief Justice McIver. Of the whole number cast General Pope re ceived 76 and Judge Wallace 70; giving General Pope a majority of six votes. A Hunnan Hlolaeaust. D)ETRLOIT, Mich., D)ec. 2.--The most appalling catastrophe that has visited Detroit since the burning of the Tilden school, two years ago, took place about 2 o'clock this morning. Fire broke out in the grocery store of George .J. Reis, 332 Orleans street, and communicating to the dwelling house overhead, smoth ered to death Charles Ris, aged 22, and his brothers Josie and Eddie, aged 11 and 7 years. The latter children were found in their bed and the older boy was discovered by the firemen lying upon the floor before a window as if he, realizing the danger, had attempted to escape by that egress. The father andl mother were found locked in each other's arm at the heati of the stairs leading out fito tile yardi. They were burnetd to a crisp. Why they took the rear steps may niever lbe known, for if they had taken the front way they would undoubtedly have been saved. As it was they rushed into a fiery furnac 1, for the conflagration did thIe most dlamnage where their bodies were found. Two other chlildren-Max, aged 15, and Toney, aged 12, and a hired girl, whose name could nIot be ascertained, escaped by jumping out of the windows into the arms of the police and firemen. T1here was no means of finding out just how the fire started. When first seen it was Issuing from the front windows up stairs, but an examination of the grocery store showed an overturnedl stove, and tile damage done to the lower story would indicate that the fire started in the store._ Mistook Morphine for Quinine. GRE'ENvJrLLE, S. C., Dec. 4.- V, B. Anderson, a wvell known and highly re sp)ected young man of the Cedar Grove section of Laurenis County died Mon day morning from a mistaire in taking medidne. lie hlad not been wvell, and MoA~y morning got up out of bed to take some qJuinino. .it seems from what can be learned that there wvas a bottle conltaininlg morphine near the one containling quinine, and the two bottles were much alike. A fter taking what he supposed was quiini ne Mr. Anderson started from home. Abmout half a mile from his home he became suddenly illI and was taken into a neighbor's house. Before anlythling could be done for him the morphine had done its work. iIe was about 211 years old. Mr. Anderson was given the dose of supposed quinine by 'is mother, who took it from among some. medicine that had been left several years ago by hIer husband, the late Dri. Anderson. She supposed ft to be qjuinine. nlown to ieces. NYACK, N. Y., D)ec. 2.- -A dynamite factory at hlaverstraw was blown up this afternoon. The shock was felt for many miles. The engineer and three workmen employed in tile building were blown to pieces, and another man, who was in a boat on the river some distance from the wrecked building, was also instantly krilled. FIXED FOR THE YEAR. HOMES OF THE METHODIST MINIS TERS FOR 1892. rhe Work of the State Conference at Dar. Ilngton Is Closed ad the AppoIntmesta are Announced by Bishop Oramberry. DARLINGTON, S. C., Dec. 7.-The bus [ness of the Conference having been :ompleted Bishop Granberry addressed ;he Conference, and announced the ap pointment of the preachers for 1892 as ollows: CHARLESTON DISTRICT. R N Wells, presiding elder. Charleston, Trinity, V A Rogers; Bethel, I A Clifton; Spring Street, J L Stokes; Dumberland, A M Chreitzberg. McClellanville, J C Welch, sup. Berkeley, D d Browne. Summerville, J E Carlisle. Cypress and St Paul's Mission, E B Loy Ridgeville, J C Younge. St George's, J W Elkins. Reevesville. J A. Givings, sup. Colleton, W. 11. ArIll. Round 0, 8 S Blanchard. Valterhoro, .1 W Kilgo. Walterboro Circult, C E Wiggins. Hampton, A 0 Walker. Allendale. J L Sifley-. Black Swam)). W C Gleaton. Ilardoville W R Buchanan, sup. Beaufort, A J Cauthen. CHESTER DISTRICT. Geo T Harmion, presiding elder. Chester, J W Daniel. Chester Circuit, Geo H Waddell. East Chester, Jas Russell, sup. Richburg, T Raysor. Rock Hill, E 0 Watson. Leslie Circuit, A V Attaway. Catawba Circuit, J N Isom, sup. Yorkville, R E Stackhouse. Blacksburg Station, L A Johnson. Hickory Grove Circult, R R Dagnall. York Circuit, J A Porter. Fort Mill, J S Harley, J J Stevenson, sup. Lancaster, E G Price. Lancaster Circuit W L Pegues. Tradesville A S Leslie, sup. Chesterfield, R A Yongue. Jeffersen, J L Ray. Blackatock, S J W lunibert. COKESHURY DISTRICT. J B Campiell, presiding elder. Cokesbury, G M Boyd. Greenwood, P 1" Kilgo. Ninety-Six, Mt M Brabham. Donalds, E W Mason. Abbeville, M Dargan. Abbeville Circuit, 11 W IvIittaker, W C Winn. McCormick, J M Steadniman. Lowndesville, J S Porter. Princeton, E P Taylor. Waterloo, J Manning. North Edgefield. JM Shell, sup. Newberry, W. W. Daniel. Newberry Circuit, C D Mann. Kinard's, 0 N Rountree. Saluda, A F Berry. Butler, A M Attaway. Parksville, M 11 Pooser. Prosperity, J B Traywick. COLUMBIA DISTRICT. IV C Power, presiding elder. Columbia, Washington Street, 11 F Creitzberg. Marion Street, S P 11 Elwell. City Misilon, 1 E Beard. Ncv Brooklyn Mission, G 11 Pooser, Lexington Fork, I. L. Ilolroyd. Lexington, T C Ligon. Batesburg, J K MeCailn. Johuson, T G Iolbort. EdgeIiel(, A B Watson. Craniteville, J W weeley, Aiken, .1 11 Noland. Upper St Matthew's, V P Mendofr. Fort Motte, M L Banks. Ridgeway, M W Pooks. N% innsboro, S A Weber Fairfield, IV S Stokes. Monticello, A J Cauthien, Jr. Columbia Female College, S B Jones, President; J Marion Rodgers, professor. Iaino Institute, Geo W Walker, presi dent. E-litor Eouthiern ChristIan Advocate, W D) Kirkiamt. Leesville:Circuit, A N Brunson. Cedar Creek Circuit, Geo W Davis. FLOlRENCE DISTRICT. J BVilsonfpresiding elder. Mars Bluff, A 11 Best Darlington, J A Rice. Chieraw, WV M Duncan. Cheraw Circuit, S M Jones, sup, Ilartsville, E. M. Me rltt. Clyde, G Rt WhittaL-er. D)arlington Circuit, S J Bethea. Lamar, J E Rushton. Cartersville, B R CJopeland. T1immnonsville, W B D)uncan. Ellinghami, SI) Bailey, sup. East Ellingham, J N Stone, sup. Scranton, J S Abercrombie. Lake City, W B Baker. Kingstree, S D) Vaughn. Salters, A W Jackson. sup. Georgetowni Station, WV T Capers. Georgetown Circuit, .J D) Frierson. Johnsonville, Sup by D Durant Salters, R WV Spigener. OIRENVILLE DIETRICT. J1 0 Wilson, presidiing elder. Greenville, J TI Pate. WVest End, K Hi Jones. Greenville Circuit, E A Wilkes. Rteldsville, 'T P Phillips. North Greenville J HI Th'acker. Fountain Inn, .J 'I' Anderson. WVillimsten, .J C Stoll. A nderson, C B SmIth. Anderson Circuit, J D Crout. West Anderson Circuit, Sup by 0 L Durant. T1ownsville, .J N. Wright, sup. Pendleton, TI C O'Dell. Pickens, B 0 Berry. Seneca City, A BI Earle. WVestminster, G R Shaffer. WVaIhalla, H C Mouzon. Eas'ey, N~ G lBallenger. Piedmront, S HI Zimmerman. WVilliamston Female College, S Lander, preslident. DIlue Ridge, Mi McKlaslek. Ono to be supplied. MARION DIsTRICT. TI J1 Clyde, presIding eldler. Marion, ,J S Beasley. Centenary, W W Jones. Britten's Nec'c, To to sup. Conway, A J Staffords ( W Gatlin,up Conway Circuit, W A WrIght. sp Bucksville, J A Mood. Waccanmaw, N R Molton. Mayboro, A N i)usenberry. Loris, Mi M Forg uson. Little Pee-Doe, D) A Calhoun. Mullins, .J Owen. L,atta, L F Beatty. Little Rock, P A Murray. Clio, R A Child. Blenheim, J1 WV Arlil. Pee-Dee Miselon, WV QuIck, sup. Bennetta.ville, Wv Tr Wig htman. Bennettsville CIrcuit, WV S Martlm., Birighmtsville. R W Barber. North Marlboro, W HL Lawton. ORBANOEnURo DISTRICT. J WV Dickson, presiding elder. Orangoburg, (x P Watson, T Et Wanna. naker, sup. Orangoburg Circuit, J S MicRoy. Lower St Matthew's, W W Williams, P'rovidence, D) D Dantaler. branchville, P F Kistler. Bamborg and Buford's Bridge, O. A Darl>y, Graham. .T R (irir - Edisto, 13 It Grier. Upper Ediste, J C Abney, sup. Barnwell Station, I' L Kirton. Blackville, V At Hardin. Boiling SprIig, J B Platte. Orange, D Z Dantzler. Williston, D ioucks. South Branchville, L S Bellinger. South Aikea, J C Spann. SPARTANURO DISTRICT. J M Boyd, presiding elder. Spartanburg, Central Church, W it Richardson. Bethel Mission, W 1 Wait and J P Smith. Union, T E Morris. Cherokee, .1 C Bissell, E L Wecher, Sup. Santuc, M B Kelly. Goshen Hill, V A Clarke. -Jonesville. D Tiller, sup, 1) It Miller. Gaffney, N B Clarkson. Laurens, W T Herbert. North Laurens, J W Shell, J W Fri. day, sup. Enoree, J C Count. Clinton, W A Betts. Belmont, D B Boyd, Campobello,8 T Black man. Pacolet, John Attaway. Clifton, J C Davis. Wofford College, . C Kilgo, financial agent. Vanderbilt University, A Co Smith, professor. SUMTER DISTuCT. E T lHodges, presiding elder. Sumter, A .J Stokes. Sumter Circuit, W' It Roton. Iynchburg, C W Creighton. Wedgelield, J C Chandler. Bishopville, IV 11 Kirton. Santee, J E-, MahafTey. Foreston, C 11 Pritchard. Manning, H M Mood. Oakland, W E Barre. New Zion, C 11 Clyde. Camden, M L Carlisle. Han'ing Rock, '' M Dent. Rtichand, J 0 Attaway. East Kerskaw, E 1 Ilayne, sup. West Waterree 1) A Phillips. Conference Exhorter, J C Chandler. Transferred, IV 11 Hodges to Easi Cloumbia Conference; C G Ilarnoij, t( Columbia Conference; J W 13rown. t< North Georgia ConfPrence. Superannuated, S Laird, J J Nevii1e WhItefonrl Smith, I . Newberry, .J A Carlisle, S 11 Browne, IV 11Hutto, I1 Carson, T W Mtinnerlyn, , Wood, ( \1 Gatlin, .J 1, Shuford, S L Dule, R I Franks, IV C Patterson, 1) IV Seale, I M Ilamer, M Brown, It G .Jones,,, .ones. M A Connolly. IV IV Mood, L( Loyal, .1 J Workman, P' Auld. It 1) Smart to Little I lock Conferenet Revenge omg Nurned. AUUUHTA, Ga., Dec. 4.-Thc past i not forgotten, nor are our ills forgotten The truthfulness of this Baying wa given by a inost remarkable inciden which really occurred here. During th war a ConIederate soldier, who wa wounded in battle and was unable t contend further against the enemy, wa arrested in Augusta by a Confederat otlicer bcnvc he did not have prop( furlough mpaers. This private Confc eiate soldier, who is no;w a resident < Augusta, while walking in the ttreetD slightly intoxicated, this afternoon, a( cidentall y noticed andi at once rocognize the officer who had caused his detentio iu Augusta hile lie was on his way I Columbia to j oin his sick wile. The ol soldier had never forgotten the occur rence nor for.ivei the ollicer, and whei he met him to-day he piled in on him an abused and reproached him for havin, caused his arrest. The officer, who is now a New Yori drummer, had forgotten the affair, bu recalled it when the offended and re vengeful veteran made mention of it The old oflicer avoided any diflcult' wit,h the infuriated so'dier who bore mia' Ice towardl him andl who wanted to sat ist'y his grievance by carving him. ]how ever, the vindietive survivor was aga. searching for the officer to-night, armuti with a knife with the avowed intent,ior of doing himi bodily har. ., but the meet mng was prevented. Thew woumnderfu memory of this 01(d private is something remarkable, andl his identification of thi man whom he considered had (done hiin an injustice upon first, sight, after thirt' years' interval, is still more wonderful Froz.en to Death. ST. PA UL, D)ec. 4.-A Grand Forks N. 1D., dis etch says the storm is stil raging. 'the mercury is about zero The air is filled with snow. Rallroat men report the first snow blockade ii two years. All trains are practicall: abandoned. Reports from Aberdeen S. D., say the worst windi andl snov storm of the season is prevailing. Al business is at a stand st il and the trali service greatly interfered with. A Moorhead, Minn., aill the great North ern tralins aire tied up). Reports fron other Minnesota points say the blizzart is raging with great fury, snow fallinj fast and drifting badly. All trains are delayed from five to twenty-four hours Several nersons are reported frozen t< death. Pierce, S. 1)., and( Grand Forks N. D)., each report fatalities of tis nat ture. Thirty Men D)rownedl. NEWV YonUi, lec, 4.-A Trlbune'i Ilaverstraw dispatch says: Twelvi barges loaded with brick, towed by thn Cornell Towing Company's steamboal 'Townisend, comingr down the Hudson when at Crator P'oint were upset al about 9i o'clock this morning, and aboul twenty persons wvere dirownled. Wher at Crator P'oint the swash of tile rivei was so great that the tug was compellec to roundl to, thus forcing the barges t( ride each other. Being loaded, and th<n tidle washing high, they immediatel) upset. 'There were Sixty mien onl tin twelve barges and only about thirt: have come ashore. Tihe accident is at tributed by many to the carelessness oi the pilot of the tug.___ Died at HIs Pont. DARLINOTON, S. C., Dec. 3,-.Rev. J WV. Murray of the South Carolina Coni ference, now in session here, wa stricken with apoplexy during the ser vices last night at the Methodist Churcia Hie was taken home where everything possible was dhone to relieve him. 11 died dluring the night and will be burle< here. His son was with him, lHe wat p astor of F"airfleld Circuit and wel known and admired by many Colum: bians. lie leaves a wife and severa children. He was a good man, greatl: be loved by all who knew him. Burned te Death. LITTL.E ROOK, Ark., Dec. 2.-Captai[ Maxwell's store at Do Witt was burned last night. Three children asleep in the~ Iearofthe store perished, SHOT DOWN IN JAIL SWIFT VENGEANCE VISITED ON A COLORED MURDERER. Edgeflelid the Scene of the Double Crime ---In an Hour from the Death of His Via. tim He Was a Corpse. COLUMBIA, S. U., Dec. 8.-Another chapter has been added to old Edgefield's bloody record. This one has peculiar features. The victim had his hands previously deep-dyed with human blood, and the crime for which he for feited his life was no less than that of murdering a young son of the sheriff of the county-a young man highly es teemed bylall who knew him. It is this fact that makes the case all the worse, and adds additional sorrow to th6 sheriff's lot. The following is the story of the murder and lynching: Saturday night a "hot supper" was given in a negro house in the village. It was largely attended, and the crowd was boisterous. The sheriff had a war rant for the arrest of some negro, and ask the marshal to go make the arrest. Young Ouzts, who is a constable, ac companied the marshal. In the jam in the house, while they were searching for the man wanted, Lunday stepped on young Ouizts, toes. le said some thing, and hot words were exchanged, ending in a rough light, during which the young man was shot. The murder er threw his pistol away and denied the shooting. Later he was arrested up town in a barroom. The young man was taken home. The bullet struck just above the hip bone, and passed, it was supposea, around the abdomen. the ball being cut out on the other side. No apprehen sloa was felt of serious results. But the young man died at 11 o'clock Sun day night. Yesterdav -Yas salesday, unfortu nately, and the day zet for the funeral; consequently the town was full of peo ple from all parts of tbe country. At an early hour it could he seen that trou ble was brewing. Threats of violence were freely expressed on the streets. Sheriff Ouzts had stated, however, that lhe would have the prison well guarded, and many thought the trouble would blow over; certainly no trouble was an ticipated before nightfall. Y oung Ouzts was a member of the Edgelield Rilles, and when about 4 o'clock the funeral took place they at tended in full uniform and conducted the burial witi military honors, In the i neantime, those determined on tt'e t lynching had selected this as their op e portunity. The company had just got 8 back iron the funeral when a messen U ger rushed through the town bearing a the intelligence of the lynching. e The mob consisted of a party of twen. r ty-live or thirty men, and, strange to . say, they were unusually bold, as the > statement is made that there was no at tempt made at disguise. They must have been recognized by home one, but Edgefield men dk-'t4ejl these t~ , and no names wero mentiohtd to t ie ,imie of the departure of the train. It is stated that the body was dragged out and the throat cut after it had been completely riddled. The town was immediately thrown into a state of excitement, and there was much yelling immediatly after the lunching. The lynchers had quietly withdrawn bofore the crowel gathered. As soon as the Itilles could muster a few men they caine to the jail on the double-quick, with fixed bayonets. It is not known whether they had am munition or not. There was asquad of about~ a dozen men, but they had noth ing to protect on their arrival but a dead body. The strangest part of the whole affair Iis that the negroes of the neighborhood seem to be glad oithe lynching of Lun day, for he has long been a terror amnong them. At last account great excitement prevailed amen g all classes of people, more by the sudden and un ex pected nature cf the killing than any tamng else. Alter nightfall the members of Sheriff Ouzts's family asked for a guard for the night, net knowing what might be the feeling among certain classes of negroes. Lieutenant Lake, of the Rtifles, took a detail of half a dozen men and at once went on guard duty around the house. No more trouble is feared, how ever. Later information was received last night from Edgefield, as fellows: IThe coroner's jury met at 61 o'clock. The mob p)ointed their guns and pistols at Mr. Walker, demanding entrance to the ja;il. As seen as they were admitted they forced the jailer to conduct them to the cell in which Lunday was con linedi, and cornmanded the prisoner to come out into the hall. As he reached the hall a' pistol shiot was fired, and immediately a volley of shots pierced his body. Ile ran around the passway which sur rounded the cellz, and fell at the dod~r of his cell liis body was pierced wit'b a score of ~. bullets and his throat was cu mer ear to ear. The jury rendered a verdict thl Che deceased came to his death from wounds inilicted by parties unknown. It was said last night that the negro had lired more lead at others than pierced his body yesterday afternoon.-. The State. Exp,ress Rtobbery. 8-r'. LoU is, Dec. 4.-The Adams' E'x press Company, it is now stated, will lose about $75,000 by the robbery of the "Frisco" night express car near Glen dlale Monday night by six masked me. 'The safe of the express company was completely rifled and althoug yester day Superintendent D)amsel placed the loss in the neighborhood of8 $,000, it is not known that the safe contained far .more than that amount. Snperintend ent Damsel refuses to deny or confirM s the story that the total loss reaches $75,000X, but adits that it exoeeded the .amount he fihst gave out as the ceom [ paniy's loss. There Ia still no clue to a the robbers. Killed by a Falling Wall. S-' PAul, Minn., D)ec. 4.-At 1:45 1o'clock this afternoon a force of men were engaged in clearing away the <te occried byth burned building formerly occpie byFarwell, Ozum & Co., when one of the walls fell with a terrific crash killing flve men instantly and in juring twenty others, some of them so-. verely. Five bodies have been taken from the ruins and it Is thought five more are under the a11.