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GOV. TILLMAN IGNORED. ONLYA VERYSMALL MINORITY OF HIS SUGGESTIONS ACOPTED. Tbe Legislature seemed to be Dead Set Against Almost Every th iag the G over nor Proposed-A Review of the Recom mendations He Made. NEWBERY, S. u., Dec. 31.-The last General Assembly attempted more and accomplished less than any of its prede cessors. The majority of the members went into office on the popular wave by holding en to Tillman's coat tail. Most of the ia had never had any experience in public life, and there was a woful ig norance on the part of many concermug public alairs. Lawyers who had scarce ly ever been entrusted with a hundred dollar case; farmers who could not run successfully a one-horse farm-there were many Euch as these sent to legis late for a millan poople and more than a hundred and fifty millions of property. They call themselves "reoriers," though wha there was to refo:mu they never could be induced to say; and now that their term is ended; after two yea s of unrestricted sway and unlimited now or, if they have retormed anything what ever, there is vq, evIdence of it. It would not be dillicult to sum up all the Legislature did ti at was of any con sequence to the people at large. It passed forty-six joint resolutions and 287 acts-more than nine-tenths ofthein being of a local or private character. Of the acts of general public interest we re call now the establishment of the girls' industrial school, or rather the prelimi nary steps for its establisment; I he anti free pass bill, which affects very few people except in so far as it tends to keep pubic ollcers free from obligation to raildroads and therefore not so !iable to be "tamed" by them or subjected to their influence to the (I riment oi the people; tlhe establlihineti of the phos phate commiksion; the abolition of the depart ment, of agriculture; perhap:i ote or two other acts, that we do -.oL now recall. To tell what it did not do would re quire more space. A iaJor1wi,y were scit to Columbia to do wbat Til un wanted them to do. At the leZislative session of 1890 the "reform" legiS[ator8 were quite subservient to the wishes of )eir chief, for lie was popular thn; but they were mostly raw recruits and inexperi enced in public affairs. They tried to (o something, but leit most of the import ont work of the sussion incomplete, and it come over to the session of 1891 for liona' disposit,ion. Between the session of 1890 and 1891 there was a decided change in populr cehing. Governor Tillman, for some reason, had lost much of his popularity when the secoad session of the "reform" Legislature opened. IIence it is that many of his pet measures were entirely ignored. We are not now speculating a';out causes, but only recalling facts. It is interesting, if not significait, to recall the recommendations contained in ieis Governor's Inaugural in 1890 and his Mersa,e in 1891, nd see how many of these recommendations were ''"sat upon" by the Legislature -most of them at the. second term. Here Is a list of recammendation: 1. 'lo have the counties dlivided1 into square school districts not more than thirty-six nor less than sixteen square iles, with one white and one cotoredl school in each. This Jailed. 2. To have school trustees elected by residents of the school dlistrict. Failed. 3. To mnal.e the po011 t ax $3. Failed. 4. To provide for having the State publieh the school books. Fariled. 5. To providae an industrial school for girls, and as a prchminary step) to adopt the Winthrop Trainig School. Adopt ed; but the practical details remain to be car'riedl out by another J.egislature. 6. To iequire each county to support its or patients in the L4un-tic Asylum. Failed. 7. To call a constitutional convention. Falled. 8. To reapp)ortion representation in the House of Representatives. Adopt ed. 9. To rearrange Charleston and Berke ley Counties, so na to give t,he former more area, as the cutting off'of the latter gave It less area than the constitution requires. Failed. 10. The enactment of a new i ailroad law "similar to that of Georgia." A new law was passed at the session of 1890. but the Governor was not alto gethe.r pleased with it and therefore vetoed it. At the session of' 1891 a bill for this purpose passed the House, but was killed im the closing hours of the Senate for want of' a quoru. So this recommendation also failed. 11. In his Inaugural the Governor made the remarkable dleclarationi that "self-government by counties is and has always been a failure." Ini accordance with his recommendations, three of' his most ardent sup)porters-Mr. W. 1). Evans of the Senate, and Messrs. Jfohn Gary Evans and J1. L. McLaurin of the House-framed a bill in which nearly alt power was taken from the people and given to the GoverLor. The bill passedl the Senate at, the sessionl of 1891, but was killed in the House after passing two readiugs. So this also failed. 12. To put the phosphate interests of the State in the hands of the Governor, attorney general. comptrollIer general and two other persons to be0 aippointed1 by the Governor, This recommendation was adopted-whether to the advantage of the State may be very seriously ques tioned. Certain it is there was a fadling ofi Ia the ten months f'ollowing of $68,000 at least; and persons in a posi tien to know insist that great damage has been done to the State's p)hosplhate interest by the management of this phos0 phate commission. 13. To require State bainks to deposit with the State treasurer State bonds to the amount of their average dleposits, and to require said banks to invest 20 per cent. in State bords. Failed. 14. To require insurance companies doing business in this State to dleposit $25,000 in State bonds with the State treasurer as a guarantee of solvency. Failed. The following were recommended in the Governor's message to the Legisla ture In 1891. 15. The Governor joined the Comp troller General in asking for a reassess ment of land in 1892. Failed. 18. To abolhsh office of county c.om misoners and provide a new systen of county government-a repetition of the recommendation of 1890. Failed. 17. To require auditors to stamp all notes for the purpose of taxation. Failed. 18. To rearrange the school districts 1890. Failed. 19. To appropriate $05,000 to enable Ulemson Co!.ege to be ready for open ug at the appointed time-February A 2ext. Failed. 20. To grant the Governor the :riht k. remove sheriffs and other offic( rs at Als pleasure. Failed. 21. To amend the criminal law by T iaving jurors drawn inl open court in the d resenco of theju('oo t, p.ohibit a judge , rom continuing a case the second time (, e:xcept under extraordinary circum- j, itances";' to require judges to di, bar an a ittorney for taking a "frivolou-. appl1.' o k1l faled, and the criminal law remains h is it was. ti 22. To appropriate $15.000 to enable 9 ,he St ite to make an exhibit at thie 8 World's Fair. Failed. 8 23. To rearrange the congressional 0 listricts. Failed. 24. To repeal the law of 1890 as to r lledical examiners and restore the law previoui4y in force. Failed. 25. To require liquor license fees to V be paid into country tre ;suries. Failed. t Out- of twnty-five recommendations e ma in by the Governor in his ; inntlwal a of 100 and h' messa..e of 1891 only a three were adopted by the Geieral As sembly. t It is a curious circumstance. Hereto- v fore the people -have elected their legis- E lalors without reference to their choice r for Governor. No previous Governor r had ever had, or had ever asked for, a personal following in the legislature. Who ever heard of a IIamptonite, or a t Iagood'tc, or a Riichardtonite. or of an a "itti'' prior to the cat didacy of Mr. 8 Tillman' Legislators were elected be- c cause of theirsuposed ability aDd char- g acter and entirely wi'iout refeience to the gubernatorial quesi 'on. A majority of the last LI-uIslature were ilected be- 1 cause they said they were 0lmauites. 0 Yet no Governor of South Carolina since 1 1876 ever had sa large a proportion of 1 his recommendations ignored or deluated c as GovCriior Tilianan had. One reason for this has already been stated. viz., L dhe Governor's 'iss of popultrity inl the sumn'er of' 1891. Another was that i numibers who were mixious enough to he rer..ided as perso- .ollowers of I Tillman in order to "make their calling I and election sare," (it to Icelin; their I own iiportar ce aftek- CAilig in and w:tetl to how the I ole that they did ( ti(t i.;oug to Ti'maii-especially after i Tillman lost his nat. poliuilrily. An ot,0er reason is that , , the last session it was a vcry d'!1icit thing to decide who or wha . was I iv hir and4 there was g, -at uncer.an) y --, t:) wha might h ip pcn. lence t . tincerl'iiata and fickle- 1 ness 1of 1 ma 'olity during the closing dtys at the .e sionl-the wint of cohe- I sIn tIm the "rel.t mers'' -their in decisionl and instabl.Rity, which rendered t it imil i sible to pass any measure what- s ever upoi which pubilc sentiment was I divid(.A. < Takin- one consideratVon with anoth- ' cr, w e shiall probably never sue such t 0 Gcneral Asseimb'v gaiu as that of' 1890 t -11. Let us hope not anyway.-Ob berverl. A IIatessR eview. t .\LT ,S. C., Jan. 2.-T News and Coirier ptublished to-day a review of the industrial condition of i South Carohina at the beginning of the c New Year. Its reports come from twenty-,wo Counties and cover flho g wholeState. I'le farmers have su ffered i greatly from tle low price of cotton L and itany small farmers will find it c dilicult to ure aivances for the next year. Large~ corn crops, however, will t l'elp them to tide over p)erhaps the worst year in its finricial results the r fariners have seen in 1 'n years. in all i cases wheire farmers have prodluced t their own su pplies they a e in good con ditin and will begin the year with far t better prospects than their all cotton i neighbeo:s. M1erchants report collec tions remtarkably good considering the e low price of cotton. Thinks have done i a sate arid proiitable business through- r out the State. Cotton imills have pNaid t good dividends without exception. All manuifacturing enite'-prises report a j profitable year-. New mnillN and facto- t ri's are bemne estabished in all m'arts of' c the St ate. IIalf a doze/An or more can ning fadctori 3 we e bir'It (luring the last y e. -. E r'llI ca pit ahists are devoting a more a id r' ore attention to the estab- j Iilihm t of'i -lon manufactu rIng in du-. r-e'. iFc .ners generally have re solv- I to (levo le s aerer le to cotton and to plant more gr-in duringtue Newv Year. T1obaceo citure was largely de v-eloped in the last two years with good result s' Our I.egislaiture. The D);rectory of' thme South Car-olina Legislature compiled by N. 0. Pyle s contains some inter-esting information) C abont the mem bers of that body. There; are 37 Senators and 121 ]ieprese'ntau ives Ina the Senate there werec 18 farmers, 11 5 lawyer-s, 5 physicIans, 2 editor-s and 1 s bnker. In ti-e llo se t he o were 76; farme e, 25 la wyers,6 13 .ysietans, 7 mer- I ebants, 13 mec-hanics, I te his , 1 minis ter, I luimberma'i t 1(d 1 m,' iiacturer. a In t.tne Senate theret were 9 bilet hodists. f li ipt its, 9 Presbyter'ians, 7 Episco palinus, I Lu thieranm and 8 of' und< cided or doubt al religious ' oclinationts. I n the llouise ther-e were ;A; Aet l-odin s, 32 1 13:pti'sts. 2l Prcsbyterians, 13 E-oisco. ptaas. .' Luthi'ra,is, 2 Ilomian Caitho- 1 lies, 2 Chiris inns or Campbellite 1liapt Ists, 1 Seoch .Adve it.'st, I israelite and c lb of'i undecidedl or 0 stful religious E 11n1liniatlin. Th'le total imake-i,p of I lie two h.ot''es in respe' to pm'rsuiuts was as I ollowvs: Fa r:r' Mf, lawyers :m3,t ph.vsicians 11, mnere' its 7, mechanies' 13, teachers 1, e.ditors 2, aministers 1, bankelis I, lumbermani 1,* man ufacter- I er-s 1. In respect to their religious i views the two houses stood ats follows: Miethodi':ts 415, lHaptists 335, P'resbyter-1 ls'is :30, E:piscopaliains 20, Luitherans 0, 1:einaniists 2, 'amipbellites 2, Second Ad v'enti.sts 1, israuelites 1, undecide'd 19. Finteen Seansu., Ier~1sh,. Lxi)ox, Jan. 3.-T ne steamer Noord land(, of the Red Star line, which left Anmtw erp yesterday for New York. col lIded withI the ship Chitdwell, which wa&s arriving from Chil:, loaded with salt petre. TUhe collision took place off t.he Belgium coast. The Childwell was cr ushed by the collisioni and sank soon after, fIfteen of he.:crew being dioncnd. Tne Noordland was alto baliy dlamaged, but managed to run Into Flushing with six fr et of water in her bold. The nec essary repairs will cause some delay. The survivors of the ChIld well, who I were rescued by the British steamer< 1 pswick, of' the Great Erstern lIne, claim that t'ie Noord'and, after crush- a ing the barg, made no e:Tort to help thei crew, but hurrIed away from the spo't I as Ift'a'raid of siaking,ieaving the crew < of the wrecked vessel to save themselves ( as best they could. Seve'-al went down1 m lth the bark and others clung to the I wreckage some of the Is .ter dropping i into the sea through weakness before assistance arrived. When t he .ipc w ick came up there was but one mast remain ing for the survivors to c'ioz to, and tIs would not hold tneom long. A rigid C investigatton will be held as to the res- ( ponsibil ity for the wreck and the re- I ported 'uhnmanity of the Nonrdland-. U 4 HEROES OF THE OCEAN. JR. omlug Crew Fisce Their Lives in Peril to Save Another. Liv :,-oot,, Jan. 8.-A boat's c -ew )wp ied of six ieo belotgio to the ritis s.eawship Eleanor arrived here oeso ry moroing in P half frozen con tion The sailers tell a tple of much illee g., from which exp(-ience sev 'al o thtem will he permanently in red Fromi the storje, told by the ari, -rs reZerred to i. appears that one 1 t& pasengers of the Eleantir, who d b an acting ina strange manerall te i :e lie had been on board the ves )1, b-dde!nly j'impct overboard oa und, y whilq the steamer was at full )eed The Ele ior at that time was IT Gre enore lig ., Coauty Louth, Irt od, 'ut far out at ,ta. Ia addiLon it Fas a ight time and a v:s ty sea wis ili, g; the weatht wai I te ly coil. u sp,. e of tlie acts We captain ot Ae s.eawship stopped and then re erse(I his gir-s a11Id ordered a boat 3 be tot iady for launching. Ie also idled for a volunteer crew and burned lue i ;h1s while the boat was being wun overboard and lowered away. A c) -w of six volunteers slid down he fa'Is the moment the small craft ;as rt ady for them and, with the steam r sti'l burning colored Ilare lights, the escue-s disappec-red in ithe darkness, ulling with all Ih( ir btren,-th ja e irecti n in which t%eo ('rowning mao vas s: pposed to be. ITider tae in Venle' of wind, sea and s - -g ' trrent he bo it was soon so far a% -y fi -m the teamer that her lig'.ls could not oe een. The gallant seamen, however, outioied their search for the passen er w[ a had jum- .d overbo.qrd. Whtn ithe first r.m of ".an over oard had been given on board the leanor a life buoy had beca thrown verb,.,ird from the steamer, and after n hour of fruitless search the men in he E' ior's boat 'oi od this buoy, P,id lutcl. ug It fiercely in his death ag, ty vas -e ounfo, unate passenger. lie .i(d b fore he cou!d be pulled i-ito the ioat. The six rescters then turned ther ,ttent n to their own safety and anoc ously scanned the hoizon in r.e.trch of lie . eaner's light or of C es eacol . Neither to ti-eir dismay, c(' d e see-. 1,y this time , he sea w.. ron ing 1-glier, threaten every n.onct, r so ' swamp the light boat. The aen, ;ter the first excitement of ' ) vork eit' ;esctt irt(i worn off, lice:, ie old dtid niumibeu. Those who had o.1 kins 't fotiud ti ,i trozen I-ite boi.rd og "u'ut t1 em, - d ti - who ve 0 ot so well equippd began to siff ir vere-y from the cold. The mc hou. .1 and shout:-d for help wit,bot ,vail, :,nt at h-st they reilized ti>e fi-et hat i e Eleanor had abandoned tW- a nd t it ' heir chauce of cver putt' g heir foot as9hore a.ain were very in udeed. Toe boat ,vas half oll <. water and it lequired the omb -ed strength of si. ien forming ere w to keep hei half bowson to hbe s:. To make iatte9 worse a reno iug downfall o" rain, swept over iei. till furthee adding to theirir lise' Son., of the men were so exhausted hat t .ey could haroly grasp their oari, ihile heir feet were so col-I they ao earec to be turned to ice. TI tare was othi!-g to eat or drin k in the boai,, and thi. manner the men and b>at were oat-. thick with ice. They pulled m'arily throughout the night. Three or ur i bnee during that perioi tiWe sailors ave ulp in despair and propoied to lie own i the boat and die. Each t.me te ch >ering words or taunts of the see nd oVicer, who was in com mand, nerved Lie sa lors to make one more struggle or lite. Some~ claimed that their bad luck was ausedl by the presence of the dead ody 'i the boat, andl it was proposed a heavec it overboard. More humane ounset prevailed and the mn-o, wvith heir dlead(, continued tneir battle gainis cold and wave. When the mor ning dawned t hey could cc in the distance a long, low iine of lack, and, pulling towan is it with re ewed v'gor, they were overjoyed to see hat ti- ey were approaching landl. Some ours later, at 10 in ihe moerning, the leatnor's sailors, so weak and exhaustetl hat Itey hardly had the strength of bild. n ,nu'i ti'e'r boat ashu "e at Green re aund were on being tenderlIy cared or by he coaeiuguard(sinen. I t was soon een ti at the rescued men were badly rosthb.ten, and that. several of them vould at least lose lingers andl toes be ore th y recovered from their night's x peri' nee. So s on as possible they were for, gardei' to Liverpool. The Eleanor had In the meantime eaCc I IhBoly lleadi a-)(d reported the loss f the six men and the passenger re erred :.O. The greatest indlignationi is xpret ed against I he captain ot the team'.lip for having so hastily con luded(' that the six seamen were lost le sa' a that he cretsed about for two ou)i i the vicinity oh the spot. TJne tn.lred seamien prop)ose to bring uts fon (damages agaiast the captain nd the owners of t he vessel. They say that i1 is imiposslicl for the sleanor- to have cruised two hours bout ihe spot where her commander bould have known they were to be ound withomjt actually finding them. 'ninsoni Co tIe'ge Crippled. Clot soni Col:ege wil'. not be opene:d efore text year. Work on the buil ig ha beenntittrely stopped. 1ReCcem - y the Columbia State had an intervi, .' vith (ov. T[illmani in roeerence to ' ne olleg .. lie saidl tbht :'a' tirusn'.-i h. I L,opplw all the wor'k and all t.m , w s oinmg .las t.o put thet r(Ofing in ai titcoi ition ' preserve the mroper ty. lIo sai4' hey gere entirely 'autL of money." 'he ia gnhlir fiuds hadl all been usi LI) atnt the $20,000 t h:tt they had bi - owed was3 tota'lly iiiaute~td. Now hey (couil do no eg uni i I eir- ot i-n umnds wvere obi -mule. Tfme p viIee.o ax Ih' -not < omne this ye.i r arnd the gric'to ua(l Icl en fumndi ap prop)rlated y co'anas is lo: '.ed up by (Goyernor il'im l's spas wI' 1 S'cre-ary of the i erior' Sutle. The Governor said t.'e york ,old hard'", by any means wh yen, i e resumed befoce spring had can iderab'ly advanced. Jin r iswer to a lnes t.'> as to howt it wouhld etfect the >lanp. he said that it n ould increase the ~ost ' onsiderab y, by h-aving to break tp all camps andi pack aways the tools. ~ald I:o: "It will be a great, disappoint nent to these peop'e all over the mIate who igitended to sendI their sorns there.'' l'he -llege gets o '-he'f the interest mn tie Land Scrip - 'd t elincorns frm he pm svilege te'x Itrom the Sta,.e treas ir v. " l'his year," says;the State, "thle ne urns from the latLer tax are coming in mtt s!ow.,y, due no doubt, to the bad rops ana other conditions. At this ieriod last year Treasurer Bates says '50,C30 liad br 2n collected, while now it i prr :tice'Iy nothing. Dr. Bates thinks t wilt be late In February before the ollecuions will begin to show uip to any xtemi. The college has the use of the latch fond for agricultural experi sent, and when the trouble with eec etary Noble Is settled It will get other unds." Many L ives Lost. PANA MA, Dec. 31.-A steamboat aic Ident is reported from Cauca River, ~olombia, by which Don Jo-ie Maria Lejia amnd most of a party of forty per ons lost thei lives.wa TE. BIG THIREEl TALK. c T ILLMAN, IRBY AND SHELL'S RECENT CONFERENCE. & Newt-J.1,1ee M.#,u Bag the Wilose Covey ti and TbeyTolk -What T%e Ti - skof %he Nelt CAss,aIkue-Soabe kotettstang - Opintoho. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. b.-T:e At- d -anta Journal sent a special coirespou- h 4ent to Laurens during the meeting h there of Tililman, Irby and Shelt and s he had iaterviews with each of the "Big tI Three" on questions of tne hour. c Ile talkea % ith the Governor, wii a ur swered his questious freely on all sub- t jects except the shorLcomings of the re- 2( cent Legislature, the Governor prefer- A ring to make his most caustic remarks I rt ourut the mbmbers when he takes the i itumip durlug the coming campaign. c lie tno-ight a great ma.y members w voted a 'airst, bil , labeled "admIIstra- q ion," simuly because they w.- it I to u al)l)e.r -'indepei d- it" of Tilliman. Co.i- o tinuing the corr, pondent says: a G3v.Tillman dd not hesitate when I fi asL. Li him the drect questiou, ' Will h you staud for re- -tion ?" is "Oh, ye.i, he se'd, "I will be a candi- o date for Governor again in the coming cantpai-rn." s( The ->vernor said that whether the ti amp) , would be a heated oie de- f )ended %.ery much on circumbt ices. tI 'fW the 1,a, oer's Movement for .s con- p rol the May convention, as they can t, md shoi ', and show that they are not tI Iisinte .aDng but are united and deter- b 'ined, - do it think tWere will be any f light. V 'No. I don't look for any such iede- p ,endent moveme it in this campaign as i sve had in el st,"he s,,d. "Thatfolly a .vill not bi tef eated. Those ni.en who vere in.leptud -1s or 11 kellites lin v ear m,.'1 either come b k into -e 1 Demiiocratic fold, as it hey wail be pernI t- a -"d to do on tl ing the oath of tealt3 s, e party or 1 aey wi' become out a1i- t >It RLepablic- ." On nauionaa' politics Till na spoke of e is prifTe ene s for the Pr' ii'lenev. lie c avor :I some Wes rn man like lJoies t -r Pelmor -'nd didn't believe Clevol- -d c 'oo( a chance. h Perhaps the most important part of t 'ho interview was what Senator Irby vid abi.it the campaignk and peobable t iction of the State Exe :utive Commit- e ,which teets to-mor,)w night. A[- a er spe. ing of the brf tch in the ranks e f the party, which he oelieves has been t -videned, he s.ti: 'The purp(. e of the coining meetiog s )f the executive committee is to reor- o ,ani- ehe d)einocratic party in the c -iate and to see that the )emuocray p loes not suffer by ttis brea.b. c "I shall recommend to the executive f o.iirmitsee ''ie ' option of a resolution 1: towin yev -y white Dmocrat, wheth- c -r lie suztaii, d Tillman at the last elec- t 7ion )r not, to vote at the primaries this t year,..w..i the express undero nding hat overy Democrat, when lie presente hiims'tf at the ballvt box, be sworn to !iustain the now nees of the primary c election. d "T t refuioi movement forces in Soath C a roli n a," continued the Senator, ' "are as imuch in earneb as they have i ever been. rillman will be acandidate f or re-election, and will, I believe, be v overwhelmingly electe:l, notwithstand e ing the division I have already men- c tioned." - Hie didn't believe there would be any t mndependent movement this year be- L cause Tillmnan will appoint honest Dem- f ocrats to see that there is a free ballot C anod a fair count. S The Senator said that he would not t resign the ehairmanship of the party V it least until the May con vention. v Congressinan Shell sco;ed the Legis- 11 latnur for what it didn't do and pr-. - dicted that the next campaign would b oc a hot one. .issues that were negiected 1' will be revived andl those who helped to Li kill themr will be left at home. S lie thought the "oppos~tion" would a r ake se>me man out of the Farmers d \lovement ranks and run him against Li 'Tillmani but lie felt certain that the lat- v t.er w ould bie elected withoat a great ti deal of trouble, ile believed the Alli ance was holhing its own in the State and thazt there was no enance of a taird party.- Record. d l)ropp,ed Dead in Court. 0 COLUMI;IA, S. C., Dec. 3l.-On t he a ':tth inst., the case of tne State vz. Sid- " ney Goulwin, Ma'. Aartin, Jink Mack ci and ,John Slipper was ':ahled in the court of Trial J ustice Jeramuiah Wise b at. Oak Villa, Le::.ugteu county, WV. HI. " Sharpe, E' q, appe r'ed for t he St at.e andl " ex-Trial .Juso.ce HL. O. Maruin for the dlefendanits. Air. Sharpe examined " the first witness for the State and t irned ihe witness over to Mr. Martin al for cr. examinatioo. AVuer asking e' t wo or t.nrea questions Mi'. Martiui feil t to the floe a died almost in ,autly. si .Mr. Sharpo moved the adJ,urniait ,t of p: tIhe court arid D)r. ,J. (A. Williams wast summoe ed. lie came in a low mit- 0 ut -3, but, lifo was entirely ext inct. A n inq~uest wtas held and the jury found i;t the deeme..~d came to his (loath from natural cauises, D)octor Williams having h, 'd a post mertlin examoina tion and test ifledi that, deal ii wasi cr.nsed c1 .y a ri-ilure' of the valvm ot' t he he t '.1 < ausedl 'om over-excitem-nt. I) Mmw.v in Circuintton. d WVAsuiuN;''', Jan. 4l.-The Tireasu1'y a liepartmeont, monthly snitement of a changes in t he circula tion d!uring the i last nmonth, in'ued today, shows a net a 'nerease during D)ecember of $11,5.9),-la fi7>9. Of the various kiods of money in -c circula ion, there was a decrease dur- t ing D)ecember of $5C3,000 in currency y gertiacates, 03i71,0i 3 in staundard silver dlollars, $68,6i07 in s i bsidiary silver and( G>6;,042 in silver certilicates. On the other hand, there was an increase of .9,4i56,150 in gold certificates 4,312.7U1 I in silver treasuty notes, 6.,067,778 in gold coir, $ 03,042 it United State!i attu anid $275,580 in national bank 1 note.j. 'The to .1 circulation of the country on January 1 is placed at $1.t i88,781 729, or a per capita c!rculation of' y2I.o2, aga inst t1,528,935,913 on Jan uary 1, 1891 -an increase of $60,('')0,C00 t'aring i he ialendar year just closPd. I D)uring the preceding year, ending Dece oter 31. 1889, the circulation in creased t- 3,386,014. Tragic scene in the streets.] Nx~w BRUNswiCK, N. J., Jan.'2. There was a tragic scene witnessed in Mine street, in the vicinity of College I avenue, this afternoon. .John liene, a I you'ng matchinist, was seen rushing I down the street, pursuied by his wife. When he had gone a few blocks he 1 turned, and, seeing his wi fe close on his heels, said: "If you follow me anot'her step I will cut imy throat." The next instant he drew his razor from his I po,:ket. Iis wife rushed forward to 1 stay his hand, but she was too late. To e the horror of the large crowd tut had ( collected, the man dre w the razor across I' his th roat and fell to the pavement with I the blood guahing ont of a deep wound. c i nn.fewr seconds he was deand. INST.IUCTIONS TO AUDITORS. *mat.otloe eneraet Elerb. Innes a New Yea4rln Ad.reb"I. CoLUY11.A,S. C., Jan. 2.-Com poJ'-:r ener.11 E'erbe has taken time by tWe )relock I a bis I tx d.htits year. Yei rday he came to teIL Irout on the iiitat iy of the year % Aihl in.sCtO1ins 10 t,ee arious coutily tad tos, vhich in its >rm may be called a "New Yea-.I -a ress." The circular is a novelty ill th is hAte and indicates that every one who i to PPy taxes will have a "hard, umpy ri.ad to travel" with the amouut searchItig into their private affairs at will be made necessary. hj cir ilar is as follows: "All tatxpayerd are required by la o turn a1 their taxable peisonal piop-r between the firs L f Jantuary and tite Ith day of February, 1892, for tv xation. I personal proptrty not, retitrutd, 1sely re.tirneu, pattially returned, or iurneil a less ta-i its true vate iM oney is liable to a penity of U per -nt. L.. ii the duty of the at-lic r bile tai,i ; returts to make sutI it uiries ii iavt wg.#a ons as li! ju.ty ein i - s.try to bi :e a lu I ret it.n all t. x ible proo,rty fis trtle \ 'ie, I any a(tIor ac'epting a ret,utt om a i taxatioa, wheoi he susp,-l .1 or is re.t, is to beleve that. stcn rtura not 4 Ir L , or I till, us direlict in his [licial .t, . 'IMtl I I I of dollars of taxable per mal prL'rty anually acaipes U x. Oil its L it 1 ', W Lt i. 1ou d be t' dly I LA d a r aLId 'at : I Up0' otu ix dupli, t.e and nim, e to bear it- jist art o.jof ,xahjo. Auditorsareuged > the -.N cise ol proper diligience in ie wat.t r of taking retai .,s- id if t e LW is w W ly, j udaieuLiLv a fily eii )rccd, mUh of 1he evil iow suifer, d 11 1 3 : Oed'(d and the taxable rode. ly t: eatly mereased by gettiog poa a zbo>As e ;ry class of tx ule I Iy. '-A t --.kun iii wa' g the a I-' ' de L. i le axp ecs as o - Or11 th0o1ivn;t tie C >ilty L tre - ev Loa si :si . )rs g CA ie vlt -d oe -;rcised, pi-d le b: . (t .. imp tial m dint ill ,cut ien E L:t. J be I ak, en. . of i g at at li1di ces tO tlje prl'er vatlation f all I) - r.tes is t e- i,os ir. ,,id t its of v. 'Wi as m1:e> tie (11 it ommuflli a . A 1 ra j. peCsible, let's ave a fo 1, tali. jts, and c(titt'U-i re urn ano Va at uns. "All exe.h 2au, admiastrattor:, trusi 7ed, rect Ve ,s, oticeri, hi u-b:Iids, nioti rs. atgen!ti or fautois, s!all be pors-:,w - ly iab for taxes c-n all peronal prop rt,y wi_li was 1-1 polscs.ion at the no whea Ua e returis thereof for ta:,.L .n zlia;. have been made by thi-ni ves. According to the construotion f the 1a.: by th Attoeoy Genera' 'I let-ks o courts, nastets, and olittr ublic o(ievrs, having fitd iji their us 'Ety art-e rcqutstea to return such inds for, axat'tn. So.je chrus w' I e na it i he btants for iu of i :rporatud banks and banking assoet - ons, which blanks will lie forwarde I auditors when ready."-Tte State. Detision AgainPt M, 1-s. DajyI. NiW Yorii,Dec. 31.--Thesuperior )urt of this city has sastained the emurrer to the complaint of Mr.i. 'arina Jel'erson, widow of Jelferson lavis, in an action against. Robert Bel )rd and Edward Lange. Thedemuirrer 'as on tl, ground t'at st e had improp rly join,t the causes of action in her )mplaint. Mrs. Davis made a contract a March 4th, 1890, in which she agreed > write two volumesi of mfemo)irs of her usband which Beciford was to publish 3r six years, she receiJing 12':< per ent. on the retail price of the 'oooks Mld. Mrs. Davis said that Lange agreed ) give a bond of $10.000 that Beiford 'muld ke'ep tile agreement. The book 'as published last March and rhree ionths af1er ward Belford mand' a state tent in which St,031 was credited to er. She alleged th at Bel i.ra is now isoIvent, and lhe anti La:nge have tried >constrain her to assigo the contract. be asked for $4,C31l as against Ocelford 3(d $10,000 frotm Lange as liqi(idatedl timhages, a decre?a declaring thle ;: 'act broke-n ati an jinuction to pre snt Belford fromt ,.gning the con 'act to others. Iie Negro In Poiic, G~ RiElN ViLrE:, Jan. 1.-Enancipation iy was celebrated todaty by a lairge amber (if colored p'ople. Ttt::re wais gathering' ait thecity park atnd a speech as miade. by Rev. K. ii. bourroughs, dloredl. Referrmng to polities, thie ora r, who :.s an e :ticatuta negro, a.ttri ited ttie negre's palitueal condi tion the a it it to white cairpe't-batggers, ho, lie said, htad used the negro for eir own etids. T ble spe -la:c nilvisted deperudent p)olica) action, lie said e ne;,ro s'.outld do like ite Germans id Irish;: i vetheir votes to whatso eCr p 'riy oblre .1 tti- b t indaiCicets the rac'-. faa ni g e, it bt'id bneen id, is ;r.tfcL to t he Ipitpubbean Sty, buitte ,- I ol. owned by that par .J'The o * .or adtvisedt the emiiigra:tri the n e.. :o to the W est.--4a..e. hlued a iaker's D,zeas. Biuvro'.. T1ENN, J)ec. 80.-Talton ourt iot ." to-da y'. G;re it and( (ex2ited <>wdsl a oed the shoi ii aund cvt'rds. I: -e tI eisu' c: iin jail. E5qt're May iifat on i: thinge atI te 'isoiier with a ik, ! * i was stopped 1(> y th3e i!.crt-i. [all mit: ert d Salos's son a few years go awl :vr:d with the widow of* thu mlrdere(d moan, in Me;m ph ia wh li cap iredl. A strong guhard hast been kept I the jai !i dring the pant week. 11 all dmiats having~ killed thirteen meni, bit laims seh- defenc~e. If Hall elects to be0 ried ini theC Ciriit Coutrt it ts generally elieved l;e will be lynecd. A Family WViped OJut. krec uh:ON, K as , ~Jan. .- A family samedi Delatncy, whoi. lived ne-ar here, as been wiped ott by dleath ith . in a veek. They itived into a ne0w :otust efore the walls were dry, atnd the atner stkkened and died aba.ost, before he hon .o warming festivit,ies were ver. 'Thle mother timediat ely took ick. and was buried Sundlay. T1he tno ons wer& then attackud, aippairenutly by lie same malady, anId both died toda v. Novei Suicide of a Negro. M at1)> AN, Mids., Dec. 31.-A novel ',hristma.s sicideO is reported f romn spepes at ation, Ala. A negro tiedI a ng of whiskey atround his neck and de iberately drove his flie team of htor.ses dl a bIlu'; 100 feet high Into the Temw >lgbee river. T[he tnegro had been a rosperons farmer, bit h)ad creps ruined im, andl rather than give tip his more ~agedl horses hte said lie would kill both imlCf and them. Suicide in Wathalla. WA LIIA-.w A, 8. C., Jan. 4.-Judge hichiard Lewis shot himselt' through the eart today at 1 o'clock and died in tantly, lie was In bits eflhde in the ~ourt Hotuse. K o cause Is known. lie as been in poor heaith foe two months. le has been Probate Jutdge and Mast er f Oconee County ior many years. -News and Courier. A GuRAT OECIETI'ATAY NOT &VA,K I'-j RE1MV,ATI 11, i-) DO NOT DEJAY. "STvniso: W iN iui* nit. lis tUIoT.". Wi IN o f. Catiogue 1w 1 may wh;. p uper you -,aw thI atlvertiseme,L, lu. ut-itlulper thu I selleverythlug thbi gt C8 to firillstilng a home-Mankutactuer. ivg some Ihings ard buying others in the 1a; rgest pt-ibIo o: i, which onabes me to vipe onitPi conipe.'titlon IERE AtE A FEW OF MY START LING DARGAINS A No. 7 Flat tot- Cooking Stove, fuiti jo, Ibx1' iich OVon, titted with 2. pieces waref, elivere"i at your owli depot f'i freight ctiai-es. paid by me, to& -Iily 'T WejV0 DoiHrs. Again, I will sell yoA a 5 hole U0011,' Rallge 10X13 inch ovea. 18x23 inci t.op, it lk-ti with - I pieces ot ware, ior TiJ LR .t hEN DULLARb, and pay the ireight to :tu depot. o0 NOT PAY T WO PRICES FObl k 0OURI GO0ODb. I will st ld you anico plush Parlor 8uit, walnut fr.time, oiu.,oi in 1om1bination Wt banided, tile r.)o..t 'tyish Cojorb for 3:3.50, ito your .ia1roatt .tiOL, frighL paid. i will aboeli NjU a niee Luiomuos ult ObistiiLg Of eureau wi,h g.., Jug AU Bed:tad, I %aV aibtauau, i tt wMale, 4 Cr.ne en -:lai., 1 ealto seat anut uck roce. i%il to. 1.40, anu 12Ay frelgh Or wi -i send I iu an elegant UedLoom1 buit Willi I%Cgt glt.s, IulI mar): top, . 160, ani pay freiwit. N ice winnow si-,tiu on bjriui_ roher ot0 olexav% jar.o Enu. a <1;1.y asc,4.014 Walinut, lounge, .00 Ladc'u3 curu.iub p'ur M1iow, 1.t) 1CKdLno descri evetyt1iig iI a biiMI id'vertietLcen t., but hav)M a1 nmeii0 10i,oo --)nnUiuiLhi ;2,0)U0 'ut o1 ILooI ruun", WiLD ware houss and fw, tory boiluings n oLuoi lartt of Augusta, uakug in all the iar gest busiu.:ss of tits kind uder oite wan sturp,and warehouses are crowded wita U,ti0 enicet productions of tne beat facwo ris. My Cit taioguo contauiig inUsIrations 'H ?co's Will UO mi1lOU il you W1L Xiudi) kyowilt Ou awt t s au'erunacuoni,. 1 . 4 it.1h . Addre_s, L. f. PAwAtiff, v lopriLo l'adgts,t's Fuivituio, !.toye "ma (n it.et, btore, ,V- t I . iroa% J.-ML AU(G U,'JTA, dA. araue'wiv==m =Sinwimmnmm DO YOU WIAH TO 2,140 % V.i" o uxt .. i-l EN Ut Y T11 *- Ti1OMAS S114A M PRESS AND SEED COTTON.' ELEVAroR. . t Is the Ilost pol ect systein I use, un l"Ading coon front wagons, cleaning and Ieivering ;f niLo gins or stalls. Cotton dos not pai.s through fan and press re quires no pslley noe belts. It saves time a'ld raoney. TA fjBOTf & SONS' NGINES AND BOILERS, SIATION EARY AND PO),TABLE. OLD DO. TAjl'Ol'i'. SAW MILLS, IMI'ROVED FRICTION AND ROPE FEED $200 TO $600 LUMMUS AND VAN hi IN-.E CO TON GINS AND COTTON PRESSE~s. We oler Saw Mill Men and Ginners the most comuplete outfits that can be bought and at bottom prices. 9. C, B.A.DHAM, GEN4ERAL AGENT, COLAUM.BIA , S. C. T[H Ei TA i4iOTT" ENGIN E 18 T1H1R Feb 19-tv. (OUNG WIVES I Who are for the first time to m. iorgo woman's severest trial we offei MOTHER'S FRIlEND 1 remedy which if used as directed foT i fow weeks before confinement, robs t of its Pain, Horror and Risk to Lif a >f bo0th mother aind child, as thou ninds who have used it testify. A Blessing to Expectant Mothers. MOTHER'S FRIEND Is worth Its weight in gold. My wlfo suffeored more in toni min uxtes with either of' her first two childlreni than sho di,1 altogethor with hier lust, hiav tag prevIously aued four bottles of Morn En's Fmmm>s. It Is a *ilessing to mothers. Carmi. Ill., Jan., 18901, G. F. LoeC woon. Sent by '.<pross, charges prepaid, on re enipt of price, $1.50 per bottle. So.d by all druggIst.. Book to Mothers mailed free, lURADFIEDUL REQULAToE Co,, Atlanta. Ga. First Class Work. V ery Low Prices. luncgies, 'Carrlag"s, Roadl Carts, Wagons, 3te., W arranted bolond to none. Intqulire' (r necarest dlea ler In the'se goods, or sand for* Catt.ogue-Mentloning this lpaper. H4OL L!"R ANDERSON BUGGY COMPANY, Rock 11111, S. C. BU S O -barnS AI MMa BRC (Ru GIMS EP. /m KN R S ALL KIN AND PP CURES . . 0p Pe 0 lF 10 lbi'i l,ar~fr h P C'.REr I REs "IALAR to ~ ~ P I,k1y thh, 1.1heaidy ,j:'dAVV rh>mar Au VYhck, bi.looAR1.A. Cn T-N c PilnlPj cilo RRR.4 f Pf AN.4CTAv.I T V. At the ght of Mr. F. I. Rol -rtz 1:i Rich land Couinty. just be'oie .Lai- ng 'I' Sailor Elovator one bal1 had Iee g ine- bV the old method. .1 ust ater starti ia o i Eleva tor another bale was ginnied f rom tWe savs lile. W ithout kno wing .his j,tt the cotton bUyer offered ove cent per p,and more for tho ba'tlo ginined with the utso o:. ti:o Eleva tor. Reaid thie stteents of 'i)e buyer and seller: This will certify that of twoi samnples ol. Cotton offered us today by Mr Howan Rose the market valueoof one excecded that of the other by one cent per ponid. [!Signed. ) 1). C R A WV4(- I: ) &soNs. COP-) ' j Thiss will certify that' - bales of V cotton offered as above w )th from the same pile ot seed cottonl, 'tlinned in the same ginl. One0 waa car*i - - the gin In baskets and onO thro the Sailor beed Cotton Elavator. (Signed.) -4 J. R. ROSE. The be,t Gions , . .I. Elevators, Engines aCnd t be ete canecy of all kld, fetor.*J salte r trbyg le pile . hu knoiU B h.. &ic tcotto Theil LARGEST wiT th us :t&oea 80hi willriy th at 01 we mpls,0 sthe baret. lae ofin $Xe deh Catin o Sthelr by ones cet pre itifaton. cotricn anrd aaoew . a tl Wok. th' Conevatror TAhebLET s. ~ 'eaOS Sniend pric es i neform all April'1y C Bi A. S. C. MOS PPMAN BROS..UJ F' . pitor oLeesv;r~ille r1 --les - CO--EUCATI AT ATEriai and JtCOMMERC u. l Viiof n ntuetl3 u r,Eou atpio,Pyeall Clur,Ctes t Snd formres Ecno: .nfoonin yar180.Pils from.r%LIA8.U Yon 9aiscnbadaihteIrsd byd IngPmest wOr.Pt Sreventee ou Oradiets ded ts aylast 4 ar * 8 xpenses ( frLera coure an? or fo tene in, Phyi0 a Nextue eso kPing l)esCt 28.Frcaal oge dr 88ils barrom L.aerthnY Espa-. t Sealthf-3mocain ~fe O