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TUE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SESSION DRAGS ITS WEARY LENGTH ALONG. The More Important Matters Considered Since Our Last Issue-No More Free Passes-Senator Stokes Presides Over the Senate. CoLUMIA, S. C., Dec. 15.-During the past week the Legislature has been qnite busy in passing and killing bills. In the IIouse on Wednesday the bill compelling railroads to provide seper ate coaches for white and colored peo pie passed it second reading and en grossed for a third reading. Representative 0. 11. Buchanan, of Chester, sent in his letter of resignation to the Ilouse on Wednesday morning. Mr. Ilarrison presented the Ilouse with the battleliag of the 16th S. C. V. The letter of Col. McCullouch, present ing the flag, was couched in the most patriotic language, Mr, Harrison, who it may be mentioned, marched under the colors of the 16th, made a brief but eloquent speech, giving a short sketch of the regiment, which served principally in the Army of the Tennes see. On his motion the letter of Col McCullough was ordered to be dpread upon the journals of the Ilouse. Mr. Finley, of York, presented to the House in behalf of Samuel L. Campbell, a blind Confederate soldier of York County, a handsome gavel which will hereafter enforce order in the Iouse. Mr. Campbell was voted $200 at the last session. Speeches were made by Mr. Finley and Speaker Jones. The testi monial was received by a rising vote of the members. In the Senate on Wednesday Senator Stokes introduced a bill to provide for the election of cotton weigher. The bill provides that on petition of twenty five voters adjacent to a marketing place for cotton an election shall be or dered for weigher or weighers, one for 5,000 bales or less weighed the season before, one for each additional 8,000 or major fraction thereof above the r.X). rhe weighers are to giye bond in $300 each. They are to charge not exceed ing ten cents a bale for weighing. The supposition is that competion, where it exists, will reduce the price, or where there is none the candidates for weigh er ca.n arrange the matter with voters before election. When the bill providing for a World's Fair commission was reached Senator Strait moved to indefinately postIone it. Ile said the aiount appropriated (815,0(X)) was not enough to do any good, and would be only a useless addi tion to the burdens of a peol)le already sorely pressed. The Senate refused 17 to 13-to indeflnately postpone and the bill passed its thirT readig. The ladies of the State watched with great interest the hard light over the prohibition bill in the llouse. They were gratilled by the noble and earnest light made by Mr. L. 1). Childs to secure the passage of the measure which means so much to the wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and sweethearts of South Carolina. Thursday Air. Childs's desk was decorated with a hasket ot rare and lovely flowers. On a card at tached to the basket were the following words: "F roin the ladies of 1)emareo Lodge Independent Order of (ood 'emplars, I)ec. 10, 1891, Columbia, S. C., to a knght ssn peur et sans repr-/w. The bill to provide fora return to the old system of a State board of mnedical examiners, instead of the County boardi system which has been in practice for a year, and with which there is much discontent, was the subject of a lively discussion. M1r. .liurni ati.ack(ed t he bill with much bitterness, Alessrs. C. Gary and Evans led the defense. Thle most potent argument in favor of the bill was that it was; recoinmended by the Governor. A motion to table a motion to strike out the enacting clause was carriedi by a voteo of 55 to 35. The bill passed its secondi reading. The IIouse received the following Message: "1 beg to transmitt herewith the re port of the Attorney (ieneral on the claims of Edwin 11. Wesley antd others with accompanying documents. 11a ing only one copy I send that to the IIouse, and as the facts set forth are of importance, and have a direct bearing en the State's credit, I suggest that 500) copies be printed for the use of the Leg islature and for use at the financial cen tres, to show that the claim is not a le gal one, "ltespectfually, "13. 10. TILLMAN, Governor." The report of the Attorney (k neral Is unfavorable on the claims of the hold ers of the Blue Rlidge bonds. The re port with accompanying doc uents, transmitted to the Ihouse by the Gov ernor, was referred to the WVays and Means Committee, whi2h will coinsider the advisibility of having the papers printed in accordance with tie (lover nor's suggestion. Mr. Rtiley introduced a measure of great importance Thursday. it was a bill to provide for election of cotton weighers in the several Counties of this State and to lix the fees foir weighing cotton. This bill was referred to the Commiittee on Agriculture. The Senete did an act Thursday wvhich w ill be commended all over the countryv, and especially in this State. Among the first bill that came up was Senator A bbott's bill to establish andI maintain a home for Confederate soldiers in this State. There wais an attempt made to indefinately postpone the bill, but Sen ator A bbott came to the rescue In an el oquent and forcible speech, which car ried the bill to a third reading with rush and enthusiasm, The closing hours of the long session /of the Ilouse Saturday were eiiliyened \by the pass9age to a third reading, af ter 'a-lively skirmish, of the anti-free rail road pass bill, which came over from the Senate, The bill was not only passed over the unfavorable report of the hlouse railroad committee, but it was passed with sundry iron-bound amend ments which are calculated to make It still more binding, in its present shape it prohibits the receiving or using of free passes over railroads by any mem ber of the Senate or llouse, State or Na tional, or State or county oflicial, or Judge of any Court of ilecord1 in the N,State. A provision excepting the rail ~.y4commissioners and the superin te~t of education was stricken out. The' nalty provided in the bill is ive hundt dollars fine or six months' im prison'ment for any oflcial accepting such free pass and a similar fine for any railway official offering such pass During the discussion which was led bMr. ilaskell, that gentleman said at up to the R~eform canvass no one had thought that the acceptance of a free pass on a railroad by a legislator or a Giovernor could be construed into . a bribe but that since this had been -' chare it would be as well for the Leg isltre to pass tbis bill so as to prevent the bribing of officials by the railroads. The bill passed by the astonishing vote of2 yeas to 11 nays. The Admints tration was Dot "In it." -- Ir. Fowler's perennial bill to reduce the salaries of circuit judges from 6850to *2,000 came up. It took but a twseconds for hoar frost to fall on ' a! ~WSquintesoence of economy, andit 15. Those who voted for it were: lulst. Brown, Conner, Fowler, T. A. Iraham, Gunter, Harvey, Moseley, last, Shanklin, Stackhouse, Taylor, Vigg, Zimmerman. The Senate was presided over Satur. lay by Senator Stokes, Lieutenant Gov ,rnor Gary being unwell, and President tro tem Meetze being absent from the ity. The business of the body pro .eeded with customary smoothnoss and lisp Itch. There was an unexpected and breezy ittle debate over the bill to prevent the 'emloving, destroying or leaving down >f fences, bars or gates. Senator Smythe liought it was going too far to make a nan subject to thirty days' Imprison nent for leaving a gate open. Senator Jenkins said such legislation was need d, as seome persons in the low. country rrequently took revenge on persons who Alfended them by leaving gates open or pulling do wn fences, so that stock could 3scape or have access to crops. Senator Woodlward opposed the bill. Senator Dozier said that when tho prohibition law was passed this bill would be un necessary, as lie thought most of the leaving open of gates and breaking down of feiices was caused by liquor. ie added that he had thought of de vising a measure by which civil Courts in this State would be (10110 away with. Everything would be put on the crinii nal side aid commissions would be ap pointed to inquire into the conduct of individuals and inflict punishients as they were found to be required. Senator Timnmerian favored the bill, and Senator Donaldson thought that, with soime changes, it would be a valu ble measure. Senator Sloan said it wolld siliply pilo u) a mass of new petty cases in Trial Justices' Courts. The bill was assassinated by a large majority on division. Knock-Down Arguments. Aiu:sTrA., GA.. Deceuiber 1.--An unpleasant and regretted set-to b tween two prominent lawyers In tihe City Court this afternoon is a topic of considerable talk here to-night. The parties to the affair were Solicitor C. I lenry Cohen and Mr. Marcellus P. Fos ter. Mr. Colen was prosecuting Mr. Ed Ilirnet.t for assault and battery )pon Afr. Leo Schwarz. Mr. Foster representedliturnett. The trouble grew out of a statement, made by Mr. Cohen in his argumnont to the jury. Some say Mr. Cohen said that some lawyers some Hitnvs take advantage of their privilege iks attorneys in abusing opposing wit nesses. Ot.hers say Alr. Cohen used the wor<l position instead of privilege. Mr. Foster, it is said arose and asked Alr. L!ohen if he meant to say that he (Fos ter) took advantage of his privilege in ;aying what, lie had about opposing witnesses. Mr. Cohen answered hin that he did, and that he had measured his words before lie gave utterance to them, and that lie meant exactly what lie said. Mr. Foster thereupon <told Mr. Cohen he was a liar. Mr. Cohen Ituickly advanced to Mr. ["oster and Artick at him. Mr. Foster returned lite low, when oflicers interfered and 'topped the dilicilty. d Judge Eve will tave both Mr. Cohen and Mr. Foster tppear before him on Monday to an ;wer to a rule for contetu pt of Court. No further trouble is apprehended. News and Courier. Itcrv'ased to t M illion. SAVANNA1. (,a., Dee. Il.-The 4oith lound IRoad is to be coilpleted n to Savaunah1 and Columbia at an early lay. That is the decision arrived at yesterday at the meeting 0 thic stock 1olders o the Savannah Construction Company. TIhe meeting was largely tttenidedl by the resident, stockholders nail by several fromi South Carolmna. I 'resident. De)nmark of the Construction 'om pany andmo I'resident Coiner of t.he South I ound replorledl the results of their (0onferenace with thc .Northern 'tockihlers. It was dlecided to increase the capital stock to $1,000,000. The new issue will lie re'udily placed, and as soon as it has beena tihe work of comn p)leting 1te road as dIesiinett by thme pro lectors will be carriedI out . Th'le meet ingr was an ent huiastic one, and the backers oi the Magnolia Rtoute showed plaminl y that, they rce deterinied to aike it a success. Many of the large stockholders here, it, is stated, wal dloub)le their subscription and1( the bal1 an1ce will be taukeni by the Southl Cairo IIna and Northaern mtember's oi thu comn 15a11y. A New President. Coi:c~Muu1A, S. C., D)ec. 12.-It will be remembered that at time dulty meeting of the State l-',xchan go P resident M. L. D onaldson resigned, the resignation to t ake effect, .Januar.y 1, 18912. Th'le rea sons for resigning were that his per semna and business interests would not piermiit of his removal to Columbia, where at had been determined the ex change would be located af ter that date. At the meeting of thet'xeiange held on Thursday night Col. I). I'. I)uncan was elected to tihe presidlency.to fill the va cancy causmed by the resignation of Mr. D)onaldlsoll. CalhIoan County Again. COLiM inlA. S. C., I)ec. 153. ---The Cal houn11 coumnty project has bieenl revived. The judiciary committee of the Senate had tihe bill uander consideration last right and heard arguments. Mr. l)antzler spoke in its favor and Col. DI bble and Messers. Summers, Cook, Last, F"elder, Sanders, Snyder and others spoke algalinst it. They claimed that the lower half of the county was prac tically a unit against it, andi presented esolutions ofvariotus Democratic clubs 11d( allianc Cs In addhition to the argu nents he retofore advanced. Action vas postp)oned(. i)estructive WVinal Storm. Los A NOIl:1bEs, Cal., D)ec. 12. ()ne of the most destructive winad storms that 'mas ever visitedi this section for many rears visited Los Angeles and vicimity 1'hursday night and F"riday morning. [ts severity wasu greattest rat IIassedla1 md in San (I.thriel Valley. Two per ions were killed. The house of Mrs. Brown, near Glendale, was blown down. he was eaught ini the timabers and the iouise caught lIre, she being burnt to a rIsp. A. G. ,Johnson was killed at S'or walk . There was considerable dam ige to property. Confesses the Crime. CoL.mianIA, S. C., Dec. 1l.--As a re. mit of the confession of a negro named [lenry Suiber to the effect that he mur lered Thornton Vance seome months ugo, the ten who had boen sentenced to 'mang on October 24 last, but whose 1 3xecution was stayed by an appeal to te Supreme Court, ill now be re leased. Suber confessed that he alone 30mmitted the dIeee, andl that he makes a clean breast of it because he does not a want to see ten innocent mlen stiffer for I his crime.1 Ie the Pot'. Infallable. NE4iw YOnxK, December 11.-The 1Rev 1 D)r. McGlynn has issuled a challenge to1 Archbishop Currigan in the followIng wor Js, which are posted in larze letterr, In Cooper Institute: "Is the Poe's en cyclical on labor an infallible pro riouncement ? Will Archbishop Corrn ran make an explicit declaration that it Is infallible ? D)r. McGlynn defles the archbishop to assert that it is, and in uis address on Sunday night he wIll arove that it is not-" A SPICY DEBATE N THE HOUSE (VER THE CON STITUTIONAL CONVENTION. one of the Menberi Think that the Peo ple Should Vote On thse New Constitu tIon anWl Otherd Think they Shotul Not How the Mebuborn votedl. COLUMnA, S. C., Dec. 14.-The con ititutional con vention resoiution con uined inuoh of the morning session of the House Friday, and a very lively de bate was precipitateu. There was op position to the calling of such a conven tion, and very decided objection to pass. ing the joint resolution without a pro. viso that the action of the convention to be called should be submitted to the people for ratification. The resolution came up for a second reading and Mr. Abney, of lichland, offered the following amendment: Provided, however, that no Constitu tion formed, or which may be formed, by such convention shall be binding or go into effect until it shall have been submitted to the people of the State for ratification, and shall have been ratilled by the votes of a majority of the quali lied voters of the State voting upon auch (Ilestion. Mr. ivats of Aiken, said that there might be political or other reasons why the (uestion should not, be submitted back, and lie moved to tab:e the amend ment. Mr. Abney said that the fundamental law should be decided upon by the peo pie in their individual capacity. Under the bill as it stands the elector would have no incentive to vote for calling a constitutional convention, as he would have no assurance that lie would have anything to say about the now constitution. Ile would be in thesame positionas lie is now. 'The people want a Constitution that they themselves make. Mr. Buist opposed the amendment lie said that the people wanted tIic con vention and that their views would be expressed by the representatives they sent to tie convention. Mr. Fowler favored thte amen(Iment. ie declared with great emphasis that whenever the Reform movement under took to take away the right of the peo ple )to vote for themselves the sooner its political sun set the uetter. To die feat this amendment would be taking away from the people the very rights a Republican form of go vement gave them. Mr. Watts hoped the amendiment would prevail. lie believed in remand ing the action of the convention to the people. Mr. llease tackled Mr. Fowler on his inconsistency in declaring that prohibi tion m ust be decided-by t.e Legislature, iid then wheeling about and (leclar ing in the next breath that the people must decide this question. Mr. ilease thought it would beiiiJt(hicious, "at this time," to cripple the bill with this Almendiment. Mr. Burn believed in referritig this lction of tle] convention back to the people. .Mr. Fowler retorted in answer to '\r. llease, that lie, Blease, was in a posi tion similar to that lie was trying to put him in. ANr. Blease had appealed to have the prohibition question sub Imlitt-ed to the people, and yet now he refused them the right to ratify a con vention's action. AMr. Evans~ said that, lhe coul see mne wisdom ini referring time action of' the convention hack to the dear people, as they would knowingly elect rep)resenta tives to the convenition [or the purpose of carrying out their wvishes. lIe said that thtere were several reasouis why the action of the convention should not be submuitted to theu people. iIe tried to impress upon Mr. F"owler that the "dear p)eople" had all theu rights thtey were en tit led to in simplhy having the question of holding a convention submitted to AMr. Ilazard, of Georgetown, was op posed to holding a constittial con venttion. Every memblter wilo voted for it would ine the day. 'The political cond(it ions 01 Soth l Carolina were such as to warni us no~t to approach the brink of this yawyning ,chasm. 'lThe amend ment wvas an attemtipt to preserv'e the rightts of the people and if the people were bentt on having a convention they should insist on the right to ratify its Alr. Youmansi opposed( the amend nmenit and said it wvould (defeat thme ob jet for which the bill was draftedl. Alr. Iitighes, of Chtarleston, said a constituitionial con vention was a very grave thting. Its action should be re [erred back to the people because the result wits a heterogeneous miass of now laws that the people knew nothing about. Nobody coul be sent to the convention wvho would exactly or even nearly repiresetnt their wvishies or these nmtlitudlinous matters. AMr. Patterson favoredi thme amend ment. Once adopted, the people were b)o01m( by Its provisions. I Is woulhi not vote for any man to go to a conistitu Lional convention and make laws thtat wYould b)ind( him without his having an )pportunlty to review his action. iIe warnedl the Legislature that the defeat >f the amleimuent woiuld defeat the 3onvention, as the people wotili not rote for hioldinig it wit hout the right to 'eview its action. AMr. Y'oumnans said that the amend 'nent was an attemptito bind the actioit )f sonic fuiture Legislature, which, lie meldl was unfair. AMr. Abntey discuissed the arguinent ~hat the amendment was piremnatture. iIe aid that if the (luestion was it'll to the iext Legislature the people wouild have 10 guaratitee', the election coming bo 'ore then, that they would havo any ight thereafter to ratify the action of lie convention. Ily the terms of the 'esolution the next Legislature would to prevented from so doin1g. WVas it 'ossible that te Legislatumre~wanDtedh to nake it so that a ewv men, dressed with >rief authority, should in their great visdomn and patriotism frame the thtous md and one rules to which all the acts md laws of the I,20,000~ peopleof South ~arolina were t o be ad justed, andi which vould be unchangeable for mnany yt au. o come'? Mr. Evans submitted that the resolu ion was premature and unconstitution I. iIe quioted the (Constittion as glv rig the Legislature the right simply to ubmit to thie electors thie question of olding a convention, andi the Insertion f this amnendmient was going beyond he power prescribed by the Constitui ion, lie disclaimed trying to steal way the rights of the people, lie as. erted that it would be stealing the ights of the members of the convention o prescribe that they should submit heir action to the people. Mr. Hiaskell said there was no objec ion that could be shown to the amend neont save that it might subject the ac .on 01f the creature to the revision of ~he creator. IL was no new thing to mubmit such all-imnportiant matter back ~Othe people. Couild any of the opposi Aon point to a sinalc instance where It iad not been done'? Mr. Finley: Hia any Legislature ever prescribed In calling a constitutional convention that Its action be ratified Mr. Haskell: Yes. Kentucky is an in stance. I ask, when we stand here seek ing to guard the rights of the people what is the ineaning of this objection i Do they hope to override, as a constitu- T tional body, the cool will of the people? Does the apparition of fleeting power come so clear on their startled vision that they will not allow the people to sweep out any unsavory action that may be done? Do they so dread their tenure of power that they fear it will be wiped out? In every State the Constitutions have been submitted to the people. . A wise provision has always directed that the local prejudices and excitement of the hour shall have had time to die out, that the people shall have looked upon their work and said whether it is good p] or bad. The people are the last jury to ei decide every question. We hope, believe we cannot keep in our seats and allow c these rights to be shaken one jot or tit- vi tie. Let it be put on record who it is t< that is trying to muzzle their mouths. Mr. Evans: Do you mean to say that this amendment is not unconstitution- Y al? Mr. Haskell: I do think that the Leg islature has the right to pass this amendment. Whether it is necessary or el not, whether the intention is as we fear or [not, no harm can come from it, and he who votes against it votes to still the 64 voice of the people and to curtail their ti rights. a Mr. Hazard controverted the argu- G ment that the Legislature went beyond -A the Constitution in passing this amend- s< ment. This was merely a verbal quib ble, cl Mr. Finley said that in voting against a the amendnent lie did not feel he was assisting in throttling the voice of the people. Neither this Legislature nor the one that would call the convention would have any right to fix the limita tion embodied in the amendment. t Mr. Harrison did not see the necessi- r ty for calling a constitutional conven- 14 tion. lie favored the amendment. t, Without it the action of the convention v would be dictatorship that should be ) put down. a On moticn of Mr. Bleaso the amend- t ment to give the people the right to ratify or reject the new constitution , was tabled by a vote of 56 to 48. The following mnenbers voted against submitting the new constitution to the peo ple for ratification: Speaker Jones, Alder- R man, Blease, Bowen, Bowden, Breazeale, r Brice, Browning, Buist, Carpenter, Oar- if wile, Chandler Connor, Cox, Dukes, J. E. Dul're, Earle, Elder, Evans, Finley, Folk, 0 Fox, Fuller, F. B. Gary, T. A. Graham, r Gregory, Hardy, Hart. Harvey, Holman, ,leffries. Kinard, McCall, McFaddin, Mc- 1 Intyre, McWhite, Moseley, Norton, Patter- n son, Itast, Riley, Rowland, Russell, Scott, Shanklin, Stnekhouse, Stanland, Taylor, t Todd, Townes, Traylor, Wolfe, Woodward, Yeldell, Yotunans, Zimmerman. The following members voted to submit the new constitution to the people for rati- c lication: Abney, Attaway, Anderson, f Barkley, lissell, Blake, Boozer Brennen, p Brown, Burn. Crum, Daggett, bean, Du- 1 Bose, Eaddy, Ficken, Fields, Folk, Fowler, tl Glover, Goodwin, S. A. Graham, Gunter B. L. Hlardin, Harrison, Haskell, Hazard'. Ilicklin. lutto, Hughes, Mears, McMillan, Miley, Mooney, Moses, Patton, Rutledge, F Sarratt, Sinions, Stokes, Sullivan, Tu pper, c Uliner, Von Kolnitz, Wigg, Watts, WIat- a ley, Wilson, Wlhyte. TUe following amendment, offered d by Mr. liaskell, was tablerl, on motion of Mr. Evans, by a vote of 7I to 32: Provided, That in the call of such convention it should be with the dis- a tinct understanding and upon the ex plicit condition that any constitution to be formed by the said convention shall contain a provision securing a homestead to the people of this State I not less than the amount now prescrib ed by section 32 of article 2 of the pres-c ent constitution, and that the vote ofa the people of this State as prescribed ine this joint resolution shall be considered s and held as calling such constitutional convention with this limitation upon its powvers. Further, p)rovided, That in the call of such convention it shall be with the dlistinict proviso that any constitution to be0 framed by the said convention a shall contain a provision securing the c tax of t wo mills for the common schools as now provided by law and by the e present constitution.n Tro get a test vote Mr. Evans then n moved to strike out the enacting clause, it wvhich motion was lost by a vote of 39 ti to 64- n Hatter Thanm 1116 Love. NAxsmVIL EE, Tenn., D)ec. 12.-A Knox. ville, Trenn., special says: Laist May one D)r. J. L. Young was arresated h ere t< charged with having obtained a divore from his wife illegaly, she knowing si nothing of his proceedings. Thle ft wronged wife, Mrs. Ella Young, ap- si peared against hita and he was sent to si jail. The divorce had been se cured In e, Chattonooga, and there he was taken a for3trial. It was alleged that lhe had at been sedulced from his wife by Mrs. L. Dora Woodward, a grass widow and a good looking milliner of this city. In ' the meantime Mrs. Young, the true wife, suIed Mrs. Woodward four (lamages,t for having alienated the affection off her- husband. Yesterday the case came Rg to trial and Mrs. Young recovered a i verdict for $10,000, the full1 extent of the law. The juiry was out but a few min- c< utes. D)r. Y oung and Mrs. Wood ward i were married secretly here some months y ago. Spicy allegations were made asp to their conduct previous to their mar- h riage, and Young securedl his so-called dlivorco. Young previously stood high. Gov. Tillmnan and the Taies.I COinUnI A, S. C., D)ec. 15.-A joint re- c] solution, extending the time for tax n payment to February 20, passed the pl lIouse andl the Senate. D)r. Pope, clerk ar of the Senate, after the ratillcation of the joint resolution, sent it to Governor w Tillmnan at 10 o'clock oni Friday morn lng. Governor Tillman wvas asked about it on Saturday morn ing, and what lie had to say about it was published in Th'le Sunday News, to wit, that lie had r~ niot approved It and wouldh not approve It. In accordance with instructions he W was asked about it again to-day, and ai merely repeated what he said on Satur. a< day. D)r. Pope says that the Governor w has until to-miorrow (Tuesday) night to sign the document. If he does not sign tk it the poople conversant with the rules re say it will become a law. If he vetoes et it it will go back to be passed or not m passed over the veto. Goeve rnor Till uian has not said whether or not hei will veto it.c --_. ____w A Diabolical Outrage. th ST. Louis, Mo., Dec. 12.-A Republic sp)ecial from Vilcksburg, Miss., says: b, T1he wife and infant child of Albert gi Coleman, colored, were victims last p night of a most diabolical outrage. She y and her children were asleep when some , unknown person entered anud poured v molten lead in her ear and spattered a a large quantity on the child, The wo man a ear was burned out and physi- 0 clans think she will die. The child wast terribly burned but may recover. h A iMaine Disaster.0 G ENEV A, Dec. 12.-The Italian steam er Calabria left here tnls morning for Naples. She had proceeded but a shor t distance when her boilers exploded and she sank in a short time. There were thirty-three persons on board including the crow. Twenty-one were dro wned the other twelve being saved by the Calabria's boats had boats from other I vessels near by. TO COTTON-GROWERS. HIS IS A GOOD MOVEMENT FOR A GOOD CAUSE. uu by Which the Cotton-Growerm 31ay Organize for the Purpose of Regulating the Yield, Classitleatiou. Weiglht and Payingof Cotton-Pickers. With bankruptcy staring the cotton -oducer in the face, brought about by ther over production or contraction tuxed by adopting the gold standard of %Iues, it becomes the duty of -very cot. on grower to consider the remedy. our cemmittee appointed to address )u upon this subject at the recent Cot in Grower's Congress held in Atlan ta, akes the following Bug 4estions for your trnest cons!deration. There should be organized in each )tton growing State an association of i cotton producers, and In each county sub-association to act with the Cotton rower's Congrees recently organized in Alanta, according to the following re )lutions: Resolved, That the president of' this ynvention be autborized to call this or similar convention a'- such time and lace as in his judgment may be best to te interest of the cotton growers of the outh. Resolved, That the representatoin in us convention shall be double the rep sentation that each State has in the >wer 11ouse of Congress; the delegates ) be appointed by the president of the arious State Agricultural Societies an I tlhiances. That when delegates cannot ttend they shall be allowed to appoint heir own alternates. The convention adjourned subject to he call of the chairman. We should urge upon the various Cot. on Exchanges in the cotton States to ct with the cotton growers to formulate ales to govern the cotton trade in all ,s branches. We should urge upon the Legislatures f the Southern States to enact a law equring all transpertation companies ot to receive any bale of cotton that is ot well packed and fully covered. The planters should require tie fac ors to take better care of the cotton con igned to them. In reducing the acreage we should onsider the requirement of 1he World )r American cotton and conform our roduction to the wants of the consumor. t Is a mistaken idea that by reducing ie crop below the consumption of the rorld that we can increase the price, 'lien sach a course would check con amption and stimulate the culture of otton in other countries and bring about a equilibrium of prices. Therefore we hould endeavor to regulate by the re uction in acreage the production of cot :n to the actual consumption of the rorld, or in other words we would get s much per pound for a 7,750,000 bale rop as with a 7,000,000 bale crop; and rhen we consider the average yield of otton per acre is 179 pounds we can in ome measure regulate the production; unt at, all times we must consider tile fl'ects of the season upon thle yield of rops, which is beyond our conltrol. As general tilig large crops follow small nes, and vice versa, in the intensive ystem we should regulate the produc.. on in tile s'ame ratio as tile non-inten lye system, always keeping before sn be actual consumption of the world, hat is, to regulate our production to meet that consumption withlout creating surplus; if we can (10 this we will re elve remunerative prices for our cotton. Wherever practicable tile cotton rais r, should sell dircet to the Southern uills, as the grower wouldl save comi lission, freight, drayage, insurance, loss weight, and last but not least, ex eavagant sampling. T hi e Southcen tills would save freight andi excessive bmpling. We shlouldl endeavor to have tile cot :m sold in bulk, as it can be (lone cheap r than being sold in dletail. There are >O many mniddle men. There should be adopted a uniform ze anti weight in packing cotton; uni rm size would be0 beneficial f'or foreign lipment., We should adopt a standard ze of bale, andI require tile press buid rs to conform to the standard. We tould discard gins that knap or cut tile aple. In girning cotton samp)les lould be considered before cleaning the Classificat,ion shlould be regulated at 1e South and uniform, which can be one by tile united action of the cotton rowers and thle Cotton Exchlanges in Ie Southern States. Good cotton it made or in jured by tile >tton pickers, andl we should regulate ic prices of picking by the cleanliness ith wiich it, is picked. The uniform rice by p)aying for cot,ton alone by the mndred should be abandoned, or in her words a clean picker should be said more than a trashy or dirty picker. we adopt thlis system we will hlave can cotton, and save the money we 3W pay for trash and dirt. We must, ck tile cotton free from all foreign ibstanice. It is almost imp)ossible to prevent hat is called mixed packed bale, for ten we plant, two grades of land which *oduce two kinds of cotton. and we of n ix cotton thlat has1 never bleen ined on with that th at has stood in the ~ld and been rained up)on; these causes ith other8 make mixed h,acked bales, id the producer is lamed aid taken Ivantage of on account of a cause blih he could nlet prevent. IBy a thorough organizat,ion of the cot n growcra in tile cotton States we cma gulate ccttn. production and protect irselves from all unjust exact,ions, do ands8 and advantages which are now ken 01 us because of our disorganized mndition. In union and combination e must look for protection and redemp mn. We must form no entangling alliances, it preserve our individuality with tile eat objects in view to increase the 'ice of cotton, to regulate production the wants of consumptIon, to ad ace the personal, moral, eduicational id financial welfare of the cotton grow *s and to relieve them of the bondage debt and poverty they are now slaves . By organization and union, with armony in our council, we can control ir aflairs, advance our interest and rotect ourselves. L4et organization be to watchword of the cotton grower andl union there is strength and protec on. JAMES BARRETT, Georgia. D. L. BROWN, Alabama. A. A. SLIan, South Carolina. Committee. I. P. DUNCAN, JAMEs BARRETT, President. Secretary. DO YOU WISH TO A E OF YOI'R OWN% JK 01: - H O U K E.N fla Is1 .rHEN BUY THE THOMAS STHAM v PRESS AND SEED COTTON 181 ELEVATOR. 01 11 It ia the most perfect system in use, un- t loading cotton f1omn wagons, cleaning and a delivering it into gins or stalls. uotton does not pass through fan and pi ess re quires no pulley nor belts. It saves time and money. b TALBOTT & SONS' C' h ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATION E ARY AND PORTABLE. OLD DO- t S TALBOTTS SAW MiLLs, IMPROVED 4 FRICTION AND ROPE FEID 2 $200 TO 1600 LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT. TON GINS AND COTTON PRESSE3. I We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginnors I the most complete outfits that can be I bought and at bottom prices. V. C. BADHAI, GENERAL.AGENT, COLUMBIA, S. C. THE TALBOTT ENGINE 16 THR BEST Feb 19-1v. pa PP.oqj L E U -1ALL SKIN AND A5 E at I' W; I 1atlentt fo ( t c ute@ of i 01 tc s d11,ular Elvellhagsn, Rthournmitsni h1hlSri* old t Oroto Ut.sta aer*.e U ic Im t i.tarb, tl pP CURES S( n acc. .cen*(ric est Letu1p 6 Ino, r - P. I a r.oeerful ton i a r -i cell .I e Leesille C olle PRIMARY, AtADEMIO,ICOLLEdI A diwT Em tw tn and COMMEROIA oURSEH; Vcand I ecntrmednal Musnric, roat, Elocu Stdis N bn teahers wnrollento st yer 80 ouis. fro i', rree cunie. bar roo .m e Bthan Pevenietor k Healgithfu 11paslocao, 700Vfeetabve Ghe Le fe sea40eel oe Columbga, Voun iscaladItrnal Mic, the Pelocu-t tiion forica youglture, Co Dreexses t tying Domeste Ewonk. ySWetenyon Bb Stdies. ie thers. Ewayt last ya.Epne for litrar ouise and bliror founten. m tonhg moralt and0 rmgus i,lu30; on bag, room naerta seen mlens. etme Healtfu orcaton,e 0 addee ovh leelof the sea AY0 fEet Abov Clmi, Youg ldis cn bar' wth hPresident. Only 9-CosLevllege, aeta mkS. po visoar for n laist rtime exeoe a byong omansI worenten yoffe fo trarey whcfused bard ortefo n $20. exsesorn consent,rb 2it o catalorror adrs oLf f othmoL.e an chA il, A to.. A Blssin toExpetantMoers.n SOep ' Fnrmns worthise S.igh tsWh aet fo ther first timwo irn than woman's aloeherewsththirllast,fhav an prevosy hcfused rbtls oiedfor Itnf'is Paao i Horo adRik to ters Carmoth mod., Jan ci9d, a thouo. end wof hve use per ttify. r?l drgAs Bloo to MothertamaiMedher. Firs t Cls'~ swris Worlk. ugwtheite ar'rs, wo arts,d Wagos, than Wasahe di od atowt noer.ts,lty nqui ofRD nert eae ino hese gods. orsend b fores cage-Mpenton tae paperyo rcs H OL L R &. AMNDESNm GRRAT OEFER TH'A MAY PO'r AuA: B1 REPRATEDI, sO :O NO' D14PLA V, "STRIXI WHILB TY : .ROV is 1Ior." Write for Catalogut -low, a, id say wh %per youSaW this at .rtse mlut in. _ .f,3lember that I -Mll evei ything thit4 .es to furnishing a home-ni anutactu1r 1g some things and blug Chers in the I rgest possible lots, w6ich ex: ables me !o . Pe Outall competition ERE ARE A FEW OF MY bTAR t LING BAHGAINh A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, fuil ze, 15x17 inch oven, tittud with 21 piecin r ware, delivered at your uwn dvpt,.. !I freight charges paid by nte, itrs' aly Twelve Dollars. Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Uookiu ange 13x13 inch oven, 18x26 inch top, lit id with 21 pieces of ware, Zor TAIR 'EN DOLLARS, and piay tNe truiglt, to sur depot. 1O NOT PAY TWO '1BLUE5 FOF YOUR kiOOD6. I will seud you a nico plush l'arlot buit, ialnut frame, either in com uination ui anded, the most stylish cotoca jur 33.ao, ) your .iailroad station. f reight, paid. I will also sell you a nice Budronmo4 un Dnsisting of Bureau with gass, 1 high ead Bedstead, 1 Wa. nstand, Iens %ble, 4 cane seat chafit, I etao sevt and ack rocker all for 16.0, HAd p I I10g1 5 your depot. Or I will send you an elegaut Budlooiu utt with large glass, lull uti, blo top, fol 39, and pay freight. iice window shade on soum roller * %) 3gant large Enut $Akay alc4iUk. 4.0*. Vailnut iounge, 1.00 e .ace curtains per window, 1.00 l eannot describe every,hing in ai siull Advertisement, but have an iitinso store ontaining 22,600 feet of floo, roonu, with vare houses and faetw:y bilu igt in othe! iarts of Augusta, making in .I tue lar-4 ;est business of this kid under oue uan igeoent in the bouthern States. 'Ihese teresand warehouses are crewded With he cheicubt productions ul Liw best flwto ies. My catalogue conl ,ailmig iustratons it goods will be iaillti it yULL Will Killdi. Iy whe you saw th - .v3re(ntn. I lay iluight.Ade L F. PADOETT, eroprieLor l'adgett's fuiuicuro, stov, alld (arpet 6tore, .110-1112 3ron'ti 01ot'.. A U0, 03TA, 0A. -C OTTON SIlMILE 1iHOVE ONE (kIN'A Wtl!I At the ain of Mr. F. II. Rot-erts in Ric] nd County, ILSt heftilre start:ig his Sail IOvat(,r one )ale hital heon g'taned by th d method. Just after starti le the Elevt ir another balo was ginned 1:om the si.n Le. W ithlout knowing ll.s itet the cot t( iyer offered one cent per peund more f. ke bale ginned with tie use o' the Elev. ur. Read the statements of the buyer ar. ier: COPY. This will certify that of two samples (J )ttoii offered us today by Mr Rowan Ro - ie market value of one exceeded that I ie other by one cent per pound. [Signed.) D). UR A.WFOR D & SONS. COPY. T1hiss wili certify that the ' wo bales < )tton ofTered as above were both from ti tine ile of seed cotton, nod LtinnIedl in ti tine gin. One was carried to the gin i iskets andi one through the Sailor het otton Elevator. (Signed.) J. It. ROSE. The best Gins. Prisses, Elevattor ngines and the best maclonery of a in'ls, for sale by W. HL. GIBBES, anx., & CO, CoLU;AnmA. S. C. HE LARGEST STOCK. MOST SKILED WORKMEN. ROW EST1 1RIU K; Sofith Carolina Narl1e Works F. H. HY ATT, Is the best place In South Carolna (1 outhern States to secure satisfaction I, merican and Ital'lan Marble Work. A lins of Cemetery Work speciality. TABLETrS, HEAD8 TONES, MONUM4 ENTS, &. Sendl for prices ande uil hnformation F.LH.'HYATT Apriily COL4UMB1lA, 1. U. LiPPMAN BR08., Proiprtefors, Druggists, Lppmaa's Block. ?AVANNAIH. GAl