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THURSDAY MORNING. DEC. 21, 1882
CHRISTMAS.
The festive holiday season will soon arrive I
Before another week the Natal day of a
risen Christ will have been celebrated all over
1 the civilized world by mirth and gladness.
So rapidly does time fly ! It seems but as yesterday
since the pleasant associations of the
festival?the cheery thoughts and domestic
charms that it brought?and lo ! Spring, Sum
mer and Autumn have since glided into the
past. Another year is added to the cycle of
time, reminding us more impressively with
each recurrence of the season of the rapidity
with which we are filling up the measure of our
days. But it is a welcome season, coming to
us as the symbol of light springing up in the
/^^fcvrkness, of hope in desolation, and of life
/ in \leatb^<ih)ristmas is ever welcome,
whatever external guise it may appear. Whethi
er wrapped in clouds or glittering in sun\
shine, it imparts blitheness of heart and gives
\ jthat kind of impulse to jaded spirits that
v^jreshens, vitalize^ humanity.
^^TBeFRfi^scenes and domesFRrgathgrmge^
joyous interblendings of soul with soul?moments
of rekindling youth and impulses of
good will awaiting most of us, which should
quicken us to fresh interest in what remains
to us, and cause our hearts to throb with gleeful
animation. To those who have well nigh
run their earthly career, Christmas will present
not the opportunity only, but the inducement
of sharing once more the delicious excitement
of childhood, and by the force -of
that sympathy which for the time being annihilates
differences of age, will furnish common
ground for gratification to grandsires
and grandchildren. Parents whose offspring
have been scattered by the stem realities and
vicissitudes of life, will in numberless instances
rejoice in seeing them collected again in
the family group, and proudly indulge the
fond feelings, which, even when most latent
in the bosom, never lose their inherent vitality.
Brothers and sisters will come together from
different scenes, different pursuits, different
ranges of thought and experience, to commune
with unreserved familiarity and rekindle
the smouldering embers of fraternal love.
They will re-enter the circle of hallowed affection,
of which home is the centre, and with
traditional observances and customary rites,
with innocent mirth and laughter of the
heart, will rebuild the household altar and yet
once again place upon it the offering due to
family unity.
Though change is written upon all customs
and usages and the age holds few things sacred
which have their origin in the pact, it fondly
clings to Christmas as the hope of a perpetual
youth. Its welcome coming is heralded with
happy demonstrations, and is signalized with
a universal exchange of kind wishes and generous
tokens.
This is the day of all others to throw aside
repining. Cast away all gloomy thoughts, and
enter into the joys of those around you. Reflect
only upon your present blessings?of
which every man has many?not upon your
past misfortunes, of which all men have some,
and your Christmas shall be merry and your
^ New Year a happy one !
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate on Monday the most important
action was the consideration of the appropriation
bills. Among the amendments to
the Legislative appropriation bill was one for
the payment to each supervisor of registration
for his services during the ensuing year 8200.
Among the amendments adopted to the general
appropriation bill was one appropriating
cu,uuu m aia oi me military organizations 01
the State, and one appropriating $20,000 for
the maintenance of beneficiary students of the
Citadel Academy.
Nearly all of Monday's session in the House
was devoted to the consideration of the Kailroad
bill. The supply blil was read a third
time and sent to the Senate ; and the bill to
repeal the Lien law was continued until next
session.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Several families of negroes left Anderson
last Monday for Arkansas.
? Joe Crawford, colored was committed to
jail, December 15, at Lexington, for carrying
concealed weapons and an assault with same.
? The Barnwell Kailroad now runs four
trains a day, and cleared over 8200 for six
days ending last week, in freights, to say nothing
of passengers.
? The town of Trenton, in Edgefield county,
sticks to her cups. In the local option election
at that place on the 12th, the "License" party
carried the day by 30 votes out of 47.
? Tom Dorn, colored, who killed Bill King,
colored, in June, 1881, in Edgefield county,
was captured near Greenwood, in Abbeville
county, last Saturday. A reward of $150 had
been ottered tor ms arrest.
? Rev. Ellison Capers, of Greenville, formerly
Brigadier General in the Confederate army,
lias accepted the invitation to meet Companies
.?-?"I and K," 24th S. C. Infantry, at their reunion
in Edgefield on the 28th instant.
? Andrew Boulware was severely stabbed by
his brother, Thomas Boulware, Tuesday night,
about six miles from Winnsboro'. The wound
.inflicted was very severe and may possibly
prove fatal. The cause of the difficulty is not
known.
? The Abbeville Medium urges Southern
farmers to continue raising large grain crops
and increase their meat product. The price
of Western hog meat is monstrous and the
South should strive to abate the nuisance and
hardship by living more within herself.
? Twenty-five young men, after a full and
thorough examination, in the presence of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, were admitted
last Friday morning to practice in the courts
of this State. The examination was conducted
by Messrs. J. J. Dargan, G. Lamb Buist
and W. B Wilson.
? Gaffney Carolinian: At a raffie on the
night of the 9th instant, about 10 o'clock, a difficulty
arose between Messrs. R. C. Bishop
and Jasper Lavender in which the former received
a severe stab above the right eye, the
knife penetrating the skull. The attending
physician, Dr. Mendenhall, pronounces Mr.
.Bishop's condition critical.
? Captain R. B. Cade lias just made several
important additions to his stock farm in Abbeville
county. He has just bought and received
from General Withers of Tennessee a
, thorough-bred Arab filly, out of Foh-Dah by
Limestone, who was sired by War Dance, for
which he paid the handsome sum of $600. He.
^H*as also received six young registered Jersey
[Jlfls. Two of these he bought in Kentucky,
_j^nnsylvania and two in Georgia, paythe
. , .. ,n
afternoon wefo*l'spatch ? 1 incitement
by a ro^SQ*says: The streets this
and some parties w?J^0/, c%1SK|ei^e ,exr'
unable to ascertain. Town. Marshal.
shots fired, one narrowly m$L lave . ,eii j
one of the marshals, who was1tiJ*T p,? I!
verely cut in the forehead. After thfe^r ? I
ouelled, a man who was under the intluelvC" j
liquor was arrested on the street for usm^
blasphemous language and cursing a negro.
Whisky was the cause.
? In the U. S. Court at Columbia, on Tuesday
of last week, Judges Bond and Bryan pren
siding, the Charleston registration case was
heard. This case rested on information
against Messrs. A. Frederick Horsey, A. M.
Bolgerand Dennis Queen, citizens of Charles
ton, charging them with violating Section
5522 of the Revised Statutes of the-United
States. United States District Attorney S.
W. Melton appeared for the government and
an able array of Charleston lawyers represented
.the defendants. A jury was drawn without
delay or ditliculty. After hearing testimony
and argument Judge Bond instructed
the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty,"
which they did without leaving their seats.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The name of Gov. Jarvis is mentioned
very prominently in connection with the Presidency
of Trinity College.
? Dr. Columbus Mills, a former resident of
Spartanburg, died at Charlotte last Sunday,
aged 76 years. lie leaves a wife, but no
-children.
? A difficulty occurred in Wadesboro last
Friday between Mr. Win. Ilenly, editor of
the Wadesboro Intelligencer, and a'man named
Perkins, a revenue officer from Chesterfield,
S. C., in which the latter was shot in the neck.
It seems that Henly had sometime ago published
articles about Perkins at which the latter
took exceptions, and for which he threatened
vengeance.
? By an accident to a freight train on the
Western X. C. It. R., at Asheville. on Saturday
of last week,-'engineer It. W. Swan was
seriously hurt in the leg, from the effects of
which he has since died, and fireman Kyle,
colored, had his leg broken. The accident
was caused hv the negligence of Conductor
Halyburton, who left the switch open after
side-tracking his train. When the other train
reached the switch it ran into a siding and
telescoped Halyburton's train. .
i? Hon. W. T. Dortch, of Goldsboro, is a
candidate for U. S. Senator from North Carolina,
to succeed Hon. M. W. Ransom. The
elrfetinn takes place after the organization
oLche Legislature which convenes next month.
'Mr. Dorteh has long been in public life; is
now the State Senator from Wayne county,
was during the late war Confederate States
Senator, and is now the chairman of committee
for the revision of the statute law of North
Carolina, and is a lawyer of distinguished
ability.
? Charlotte Journal: News reached the citySaturday
that a negro man named Jones, was
killed near Garibaldi, on Friday night by another
negro whose name we did not learn, who
used a gun as his weapon. We were unable to
gather the particulars, farther than that the
negroes were attending a dance and during
the night a difficulty was had which ended in
the killing of one of them. The one killed was
employed in Mr. W. A. Coggins' rock quary
near by. The other was a section hand on the
Air-Line road. *
? On Friday night last, l)r. R. II. Adams,
a prominent young physician, of Gastonia,
was aroused by a noise which he supposed to
be made by some one trying to enter his residence.
lie got his pistol and found something
wrong with the lock. Next morning he
went out into his portico to examine it when
his pistol was accidentally discharged, the
ball entering his head near the eye and ranging
around the skull. It came out on the back
of his head, causing an ugly and painful
though not a dangerous wound.
? Charlotte Observer, Friday: Yesterday
evening three car loads of black looking rocks,
very much resembling coal, but which was
really a fine article of iron ore, passed by the
depot here on the way to Pittsburg. The ore
came from the Ormand ore bank, three miles
from King's Mountain, and which has recently
been opened up by II. C. Vantine & Co., of
Pittsburg. Fifty hands are employed at the
mines and seventy tons of ore are raised per
day. It is is said to be a remarkably tine
quality of ore and the supply is unlimited. A
side track has been built from the Air-Line
road to the mines.
? Gastonia Gazette: On Friday morning
last, Mary Odell, aged 13 years, the only child
of Mrs. Elizabeth Odell, a widow, was burnt
to death at the Wilson Factory. The girl
was alone in the house, engaged in washing,
her mother being at work in the factory. By
some means the child's clothing caught fire.
A woman in the factory saw her rush into the
yard enveloped in flames and she gave the
alarm, but when assistance reached her she
was found lying on the ground entirely naked
and burned to a crisp. She lived only a few
minutes and suffered so intensely that she
could give no information as to the origin
of the fire. She was buried on Saturday.
? The Charlotte Journal contains a most
laughable account of how several citizens of
Greensboro made themselves ridiculous by
their attention to the supposed Duke of Newcastle,
who proved to be a waggish drummer?
Mr. Edward L. Voorhees?of Atlanta. The
best of the joke is that he registered in his
own proper name, entirely guileless of playing
any prank; but 011 ordering a drink and being
told the price was ten cents, he insisted upon
paying fifteen, whereat the bystanders, with
singular spontaniety suspected him of being
the Duke, and he at once fell into their humor,
playing his part to perfection. The freedom
and hospitalities of the city were formally
tendered, speeches of welcome were delivered,
a wine supper spread, and the truexharacter
of the distinguished guest was not revealed
until he boarded the train for Charlotte, when
fho no mo nlnnrr onrl fnTnilinrlv priftH
CUV VVIIVlllV-l\?i V. UUIV (IIIM 11 tUlltiUll tj VI tv??
out?"Hello, Voorhees, old fellow, is that
you ?"
X. C. Conference.?Tlie Xorth Carolina
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South convened in Raleigh on the Gth instant,
and adjourned on the 12th. Bishop Keener
presided. Every section of the State was represented
in the Conference, and the various interests
of the church were reported to be in a
satisfactory condition. The following appointments
were made for the Shelby and Charlotte
districts:
Shelby District?II. T. Hudson, P. E. Shelby,
B. 11. Hall; Shelby Circuit, A. R. Raven ;
King's Mountain Circuit, J. W. Jones ; Double
Shoals, Marcus D. Giles : Cherry Mountain,
T. L. Hoyle ; Rutherfordton, j. T. Abernethy;
Columbus Mission, Isaac A. White ;
Marion, E. L. Pell; Morganton, C. M. Anderson
; Burke Circuit, J. X. Somers; Hickory
and Happy Home, P. L. Ilermon ; South
Mountain Mission, to be supplied by X. A.
England ; South Fork Circuit, C. A.'Gault ;
Dallas, A. G. Gauntt; Gaston, S. J. McLeod ;
Lincoluton, F. A. Bishop ; McDowell, Jacob
A. Lee.
Charlotte District-M. L. Wood, P. E.
Charlotte, Tryon Street, J. T. Bagwell ; Cal?:-v.,
r nr n:~
vjuj luibMUii, <j. >> n iicuitri , v, iiauuicr v^ucuit,
Tlios. E. Ellington ; Matthews, S. M.
Davis ; Clear Creek Circuit, T. H. Edwards ;
Pineville, Lemon Shell; Pleasant Grove, M.
H. Hoyle ; Monroe, P. J. Carraway ; Monroe
Circuit, G. W. Hardison ; Wadesboro Circuit,
J. B. Alford ; Ansonville, L. E. Stacy ; Lilesville,
0. J. Brent.
The Conference will meet in Statesville next
year.
? A Washington dispatch of Saturday says
that both houses of Congress are ready to act
on a bill reducing letter postage to two cents.
When this comes up the subject of alsoueducing
postage on newspapers will receive cbtisideration.
The fact that express companies carry
immense numbers of newspapers ai less
than half the rates charged by the Government,
while at the same time, they pay higher
rates to the railroads for transportation, affords
an excellent argument for the reduction.
It is understood that the Postmaster-General
believes that such reduction can safely take
place. It is argued by the friends of the reduction
that the people are as much interested
in the reduction of newspaper postage as in the i
decrease in first class matter, and that no good
reason exists for discriminating against news-1
papers in the proposed new departure.
? At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, held in
Richmond last week, there were five new directors
elected, but no change was made of officers.
The board now consists of Robert
Harris, M. B. Brown, B. F. Wallace, W. P.
Clyde, R. Baring Gould, John A. Rutherford,
T. M. Logan and J. P. Branch. The President's
rejiort for the past year shows that the
total receipts of the company from all sources
amounted to $4,225,843 77, and operating expenses
and fixed charges to ?1,670,907 40,
leaving a balance to the credit of net income
account of $555,876 37. Of this amount there
were paid during the year as dividends, $380,SQO,
leaving a net balance of $175,876 37.
! ^j^*<nshington dispatch of Saturday says :
l Natm jfcsqf tjie Southern Matrimonial and
I ?^*4ons have been placed upon the
of the po8tmastbx^office department by order
places where theseN^i, and postmasters at
I instructed to return to>i^s exist have been
I ders addressed to the assochillers money or- j
LOCAL AFFAZHS. U
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M.W ADVERTISEMENTS. TO
Ashley Phosphate"Company, Charleston, S. C. bl
Mitchell's Eye Salve. * re
R. Lnthan, School Commissioner?Free School fo
Notice. ia
W. C. Iiatimer?The Biggest Bargains. m
J. M. Adams?Job Work?New Goods. ^
Withers Adickes?Coffees. j,f
T. M. Dobson?Uood-Bve for ISS'J.
M. Strauss?Christmas Presents. pt
Dobson A Parish?Coffee, Coffee. of
C. E. Spencer, lntendant?-Fireworks Ordinance.
Lost. ,
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ANOTHER COTTON CURIOSITY.
Mr. I. T. Faris, of Bethel, has sent us a
cotton boll having seventeen ''cups."
FIRE WORKS ON THE STREET. 0;
The Town Council publish in our advertis- E
ing columns this week and important official vi
notice 011 the above subject. la
COTTON SHIPMENTS.
The shipments of cotton from the depot in
this place, from September 1st to December q
18th, aggregate 4,279 hales. ?1
FERTILIZERS. ^
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of the Ashley Phosphate Company, of Char- gj
leston, whose manufacture of fertilizers for a
different kinds of crops stands as high as any vi
on the market. ^
? OTfON GIN ACC IDENT. vi
Oil "Wednesday of last- week, Rufus Allen, tii
colored, who was employed on a farm in the ?
>lXation," four miles east of town, had his
si
hand caught in a cotton gin and mangled so q
severely as to render amputation of the arm j,
between the wrist and ell>ow necessary." The bi
operation was pefortned by l)rs. II. G. Jack- vi
son and J. J. Miller. ^
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K. 31. MILITARY SCHOOL* B
Yesterday was the clusingdayof the session J.
of the above institution. At night a compli- F
mentary hop was given the graduating class ?
by the cadets of the school. The next session ^
will open with Gen. E. M. Law as Associate yj
Principal, the other members of the faculty re M
maining as heretofore. '?
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THE ISAZAAK. F
The bazaar and supper given by the Ladies' M
Society of the Episcopal Church last Friday F
night proved a decided success, besides being
an enjoyable occasion. The /receipts of the q
evening were 381.55. We acknowledge from ^
Mrs. Erwin, President of the Society, a kind A
invitation to the supper, and regret that othei E
engagements prevented our attendance. P
ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.
By the assignment of Cirguit Judges for E
the year ensuing, as published under the C
authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme ^
Court, Judge Kershaw ynll preside at York ij]
during the Spring term /judge Hudson at the |.j
.Tune, tenn: and Judee Fraser at the Fall ti
i terra. Judge Withersjjoon, of this circuit, M
will preside as follows: Spring term, Seventh ^
circuit; June term, Eighth circuit; Fall rj
terra, First circuit. p
NO PAPER NEXTWEEK. .
In conformity to the custom of this office to jj.
give the printers and others connected with it <j
a week of rest and enjoyment during the holi- A
days, the Enquirer will not bo issued next
week. We extend to our readers the eompli- ^
ments of the season, wishing each and all ot
them a merry Christmas and a happy New j.
Year, and hope to greet our old subscribers tc
and many new ones on the 1th day of January, 0
1883. tc
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GOES TO STATESVILLE.
Rev. W. L. Brown, of Gaflney, who, for the E
past year, has most acceptably served the Baptist
congregations of this place and Union p
Church, four miles north of town, has accept- (j
ed the charge of the Baptist church at States- It
ville, X. C., and will, at an early day, move to C
that place. Mr. Brown endeared himself to J*
the above congregations as a capable and faith- ^
ful minister of Christ, and the church at
Statesville may well be congratulated on their si
selection of him as their pastor. S]
TIIE POLAR WAVE. 1?
The cold wave which started from the North vj
a few days ago struck this latitude on Friday. J<
since which day we have had some verv cold r?
. weather. Snow to the depth of an inch fell f?
in Columbia on Friday, the fall extending 0j
i this side of Winnsboro. A slight sprinkle cl
j fell here on Sunday afternoon ; but according -M
j to the weather-wise it was really too cold to D
snow. "We hear of several steam engines in R
the country being damaged by the freezing of ^
water in the pipes. p
CHURCH NOTICES.
Episcopal?Rev. A. Prentiss. Services to- Cl
morrow (Friday) at 4 o'clock, P. M., and on p
Sunday at the usual hours,'forenoon and even- SI
i"B. ?
j Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R. ; rj
| Lathan, Pastor. The pastor will fill his regu-1 ^
! lar appointment at Tirzah next Sunday. I yj
j Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor,
j Services at the usual hours, morning and P
! evening. ^
Thorp will be 110 services in either the Metn- ^
hodist or the Baptist church next Sunday. \y
KNIGHTS OF HONOR. ^
At the regular meeting of Home- Relief g(1
Lodge, held last Friday night, the following p
officers were elected to serve for the year 1883 : Ci
Dictator?J. R. Gardner; Vice-Dictator? '
Withers Adickes; Assistant Dictator?Dr. J. ^
B. Allison ; Chaplain?Rev. Robert Lathan ;:
Treasurer?L. M. Grist; Reporter?A. W. j
Ingold; Financial Reporter?T. C. Dunlap:'
Guide?John G. Ferguson ; Guardian?Wal- J
ter T. Barron ; Sentinel?A. Cody..
Trustees?Jos. F. Wallace, C. E. Spencer, ' CI_
II. W. Hope.
Medical Examiner?Dr. J. F. Lindsay. tV
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.MASONIC OFFICERS. | Si
At the last regular meeting of Philharmonic ha
Lodge Xo. 32, A. F. M., the following officers 0f
were chosen to serve the ensuing Masonic ra
[year: Worshipful-. Master-Q. E. Spencer; be
Senior Warden? F. Ilapperfielfl; Junior Warden?J.
R. GardneA Trensiner?T. B. Mc- mi
Clain ; Secretary?II. y. Straiiss ; Senior Dea- tu
con?Withers Adickes\Junijfr Deacon?C. G. ar
Parish ; Stewarts?J. Ed Jeffereys, J. B. Alii- an
son ; Tiler?A. Cody. \ / 00
The installation of the officers will take $0
place in the Masonic hall 011 the evening of toi
the 27th instant, at 7? o'clock. After the [\J
installation a supper will be served, to which
all Master Masons and their wives and daugh- <p|
ters are invited. _ by
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
The Grand Lodge A. F. M., of South Caro- ^
lina, was in session in Charleston last week. jaf
Philanthropic Lodge Xo. 32, of this place, was rpe
represented by C. E. Spencer. The following ab
are the officers elected for the ensuing year : coi
Most Worshipful Grand Master, John l>. Ken- J"?
ucdy. bei
nicrtit Wrosiliitifnl 1101 iiitGrand Muster. W. I tei
W. Humphries. ter
Right Worishipful Senior Grand Warden, J. sjx
Adger Smyth.
Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden, A. i,
H. White. I Vs!
Right Worshipful Grand Treasurer, Kov. John j ret
II. Honour. j th<
Right Worshipful Grand Secretary, Charles I on:
Ingles by. ! feg
Right Worshipful Grand Chaplain, Rev. I). W. ! t".
Cuttino. ! 1
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WAKE THE CIIILDKEN IIAFPV. | |>K
Whether cloud or sunshine, snow or rain, at j Ki
this festive season, good old Santa Clans al-1 !|,a
ways makes his rounds, dispensing gifts alike ' cej
to bad little boys and girls as well as the good j ne:
ones. In this respect the Patron Saint is | gre
thoroughly catholic and democratic. He is i hill
no respecter of persons, though in our past in- ^
tercourse with hint, so far as be ever expressed j ^
his views on the subject?taciturn as he is?be tjei
has a decided preference for good little chil-; gre
dren, who are more apt to reap the full benefit I ces
his bounty. But we hope the good Saint
ill invade every home iit the land this Christ-1
as, making glad and merry the hearts of the
:tle ones. Our advertising columns will di- \ j1
ct fond parents to auxiiary branches of San- j}
, Claus' immense establishment, and before < j
aking your Christinas jurchase9 consult the ; f
ivertisements of our. nerchants. Elegant p
)liday goods of all descriptions and at all a
ices, are advertised by them, and all classes a
1 purchasers can be suited at their respective !11
>unters. . Open your ptrses and make the j1'
sildren happy ! ; a
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SOUTH CAKOLINi CONFERENCE. U
The ninety-seventh session of the South j1
urolina Annual Confeence of the Methodist j jj
piscopal Church, South convened in Green- 11
lie on the 115th, and xljourned on Monday j t
st. The following arethe appointments for , e
ic ensuing year : ! e
Charleston- Distrlt?W. P. Mouzon, i.
residing Elder. Chaieston?Trinity, A. [
oke Smith ; Bethel, E.f. Meynardie ; Spring |
;reet, J. A. Clifton ;citjmission,J. A. Beard;
ainhoy, .1. M. Friday : Berkeley, It. It. Dag-;
ill; St. Stephens, to b supplied ; Summer-1 c
lie, C-. B. Smith ; Cyppss, W. II. Law ton ; \ 1
;. George's, I>. .1. Sinmotis; Bamberg, F. j
uld; Colleton, M. II. Poser; South Branch- j11
lie, \V. IT. Wroton ; KuutdO, S. I). Vaughn; j ,
ralterboro', It. IT. .loirs ; Yeinassee, I). Z. J
antzler; Black Swamp,I. L. Sitley ; Hardee- j ?
.lie, to be supplied ; Eutor Southern Chris- \ g
;i/i Adcocatc, ?S. A. Webr; Allendale, M. M. j
rabhani. . j.
0ranoeiiuit<? Distupt?T. ltaysor, Pre- j ^
ding Elder. Orangebifg, W. It. Itichardson;
rangeburg C. II., J. J. I'latt; Branchville,
B. Massabeau ; Ilfrldcnce, C. C. Fish-1 ,
lrnc ; St. Matthew's, A L. Shuford; Louis- j .
lie, T. E. Wannnmake; Orange, A. II. Lee; J
disto, G. 11. Pooser, L\ II. Wannamaker; U
raham's, P. F. Keitler; Williston and
lackville, Dove Tiller ;Aiken and Langley, ^
J. Neville; Granitevlle and Yauclu.se, S.
eard. r
Coli'Mjha Distrilt-A. M. Chriefzberg,
residing Elder. Columlia, Washington street
C. Power, W. A. Cla'ke, supernumerary ; ;
larion street, .T. L. Stoks ;-City Mission, L. a
[. Little; Columbia Cicuit, J. W. Dickson, T
W. Neilly ; llidgewa-, W. W. Williams; j 1
'innsboro' and Blacktocks, E. G. Price;
airfield, J. K. McCain; Chester Station, J.
[. Carlisle; ChesterCiiiuit, D. D. Dantzler; ,
ast Chester. J. A. Porer; Rock Hill. J.C. ^
toll; Fort Mill, IT. V. Wfiitaker; York- )
lie, It. P. Fraiiks; Islington Fork, J. C'.
ountsTpLivingstfln cijcuit, J. W. Gatlin;
eesville circuit, J. I}. Watson : Batesburg, c
. J. Cauthen; Johnston, W. A. Rodgers; j;
dgefield, W. S. Wightnan ; chaplain to the I
enitentiarv, W. Martii ; president of Columia
Female College, 0. Darby. 1
Sumter District?A J. Stokes, Presiding ,
lder. Sumter, II. F. Chrietzberg; Sumter
ircuit, J. A. Mood; Sping Hill and Kershaw,
. L. Dnftie ; Bishopvilk X. M. Melton ; Mailing,
G. J. Griffiths; Toreston, T. B. Boyd ;
intee, J. S. Beasley ; (amden, H. M. Mood ; .
anging Rock, W. II. lriail; Lancaster Sta- .
A TT T notoi. . T nnnuafar I \V 1
isu^ ill ii? ^ v? t*
[eBay; West Laiicaste', J. W. Elkins; ChesTlield,
C. 1). Rowell ; Lynchburg and St. v
ukes, J. M. Pike; Welgefield, J. C. C'handr;
Sliiloh, W. A. Bests ; Clarendon, T. P. 1
hillips. c
Florence District?S. H. Browne, Pre- *
ding Elder. Florence, W. T. Capers ; Dar- *
ngton, G. W. Walker ;Society Hill, S. Jones;:*
lieraw, E. T. Ilodges; Darlington Circuit, e
. W. Moore ; Lower Darlington, J. T. Ivil- c
) ; Timmonsville, X. B. Clarkson ; Mar's
luff, A. J. Stafford ; Effingham. A. C. Wal- y
Br ; Williamsburg, J. C. Davis ; Scranton '
[ission, II. J. Morgan; Jolinsonville, A. W. 1
ickson ; Georgetown, W. S. Martin; George>wn
Circuit, J. J. Porter.; Black River, W. 1
arson ; Kingstree, T. E. Gilbert; Missionary '
i Brazil, J. W. Koger; Black Creek Mission, *
) be supplied. '
Marion District.?J. M. Boyd, Presiding '
lder. Marion, J. T. W.ightman ; Centenary, 1
W. Humbert; Britton's Neck, P. B. Jack- {
in ; North Marlboro', B. G. Jones, W. L. 5
egues, supernumerary ; Bennettsville, T. J.
lyde, J. C. Kilgo ; Clio, J. C. Bissel ; Little 1
ock, S. J. Hill ; Mullins, J. W. Murray ; .
onwayboro', T. E. Morris ; Cool Springs to
} supplied by W. B. Baker ; Bayboro', P. A. 1
turray ; Buckville, J. J. Workman ; Waccalaw,
L. C. Loyal.
Spartanburg District?S. B. Jones, Preding
Elder. Spartanburg, J. B. Campbell ; '
;>artanburg City Mission, A. P. Avant. Un- 1
n, J. E. Carlisle ; Cherokee Springs, J. F.
mith ; Cane Creek, M. W. Hardin ; Jones- '
ille, J. II. Zimmerman ; Gaffney City, L. A. (
)hnson ; Goshen Hill. A. W. Walker; Lau- '
;ns, G. M. Boyd ; North Laurens, R. W. J
arber ; Clinton, J. A. Wood; Belmont. J.
. Wilson ; C'ampobello, .T. D. Frierson ; Pac- :
et and Glendale, J. W. Ariail ; York Cir- i
lit, A. Ervine ; Vanderbilt University, A. I)
WSMpp ; Wtrtford College, W. Smitli, W. W. I
uncan, professors ; Sunday-school secretary, I
. C. Oliver; missionary to Brazil, T. W. Tar-1
jux. '
Cokesduhy Distkict? W. D. Kirkland, J
residing Elder. C'okesbury, W. W. Thomas ;
okesbury Circuit, J. W. Kelly, J. E. Bushin
; Abbeville, It. L. Harper; Abbeville Cir- j
lit, W. W. Jones; South Abbeville, J. T. J
ate; Lowndesville, M. L. Banks; Tumbling j
loals, W. II. Kirton; Greenwood, R. N. ! <
'ells; North Edgefield, W. P. Meadows; j
ewberry, R. D. Smart; "Newberry Circuit, i
[. Brown, W. II. Hodges; North Newberry, I
. A. Gilbert;Saluda, G. B. Traywick ; Parks-!
lie Mission, J. W. Brown. j
Greexvillk District?T. G. Herbert, !,
residing Elder. Greenville, J. 0. Wilson; ]
reenville Circuit, H. B. Brown ; Reidville, ,
r. W. Wood ; North Greenville, L. F. Beat- j
'; Fork Shoals, J. W. Daniel; Williamston, ! (
r. Hutto; Brushy Creek, to be supplied by
r. A. Hodges; Anderson J. W. Hulling; j
nderson Circuit, J. Attaway; West Ander
n, J. F. England; Pendleton, L. Wood ; ?
ickens, S. P. Elwell, D. R. Browne ; Seneca j
ity, B. G. Guess; Wahalla, C. D. Mann; j
'illiamston Female College, S. Lander, pres- i
ent. 11
MERE-MENTION. |,
In the suit of Jane Marlow against a Chica- ?
i saloon-keeper for selling her husband liquor *
the extent of making him almost an imbe- 1
le, the jury gave a verdict of $250. She ask- j
for $5,000. It is now claimed that the y
niAtnu Iiqq cn nfttivK* t^rfontod c
CCiJ 1UWIVI mw *'VVH nvtviij j/uiiWkvu wj .
e inventor as to be pronounced a success. 1
nee December, 1879, the sum of $49,391.75 J
.s been expended on it. The corn crop
the country as estimated by the Agricnltu- j
1 Department, will aggregate, in round num- j
rs, 1,025,000,000 bushels. General Slier- t
an would retire under the compulsory retire- 1
ent act, in the Spring of 1884, but his inten- *
>ii is to give up tlie active command of the ^
my next Fall, after making his annual report t
d closing up his affairs. Texas has 81,- s
0,000 lying idle in her treasury. She owes 1
.000,000, but her credit is so good that credi- c
rs ask $140 for bonds, and she declines to pay v
?orty cent premium on them. The Brit- r
i ship, Tower hill, cleared Norfolk last Satur- s
y for Liverpool with 10,408 bales of cotton. v
lis is the largest cargo of cotton ever carried v
any vessel. A school teacher named ?
azier at Cambridge, Ohio, got into a light h
tli his pupils and stabbed one young man to o
ath, and severely cut another, on Monday t
it. Wheat cultivation is increasing in d
xas because the farmers find it more prolific
than cotton. ?The postal service in this t
untry employs 60,000 persons. Two a
ung medical students and two negroes have e
L'li arrested in Richmond charged with sys- v
natie robbery of graves in Oakland Ceme y.
The students have been sentenced to tl
: month's imprisonment each. Col. si
ibert Quid, a prominent lawyer of Richmond, p
t., died last Friday, aged 62. lie will be
liemutrieu isuiueuurait; uuiuujissiuner ioi' a
; exchange of prisoners, and was a conspicu- a
s figure in those troublous times. Pro- s<
sor : "If you attempt to squeeze any sol- tl
body, it will always resist pressure." Class s]
iles* and cites examples of exceptions which
>ve the rule. Half of the city of ii
nston, Jamaica, was destroyed by fire r<
t Thursday. The loss is estimated at
>,000.000. A final dividend of 7 per tl
it. is promised from the Freedman's Bank al
it Spring. The proceedings of Con- C
ss are devoid of public interest. The only
1 of general importance reported is one pro- ei
ling a general bankrupt law. This bill has
in referred to a committee, which is regard- tl
as equivalent to its burial for the remain- G
of the session. It is not probable that Con- cc
iss will adjourn for the usual Christmas re- C
s. hi
LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Tuesday, December 12.
In the Senate, Mr. Smythe's bill modify- i
ng the Usury law came up, being placed on
he calendar at his request for a second readng.
In its original form it changed Section
,288 of the Revised Statutes so as to read as
ollows : "No greater rate of interest than 7
ier cent, per annum shall be charged, taken,
greed upon or allowed upon any contract
.rising in this State for the hiring, lending or
ise of any money or any other commodity, uness
a greater rate of interest than 7 per cent.,
ie agreed upon in writing and such writing
igned by the party or parties to be charged
herewith," &c., &c. There was no extended
liscusslon of this bill. Senator Perry moved
o amend by inserting the words "but not
;reater than 10" between the words "seven"
.nd "per cent." Senator Smythe opposed
his. He said that if any limit was made to
he amount of interest to be charged of course '
very one would charge the full amount allowd.
Senator Henderson offered an amendment
o Senator Perry's amendment, allowing con-;
racts to be made up to the rate of 12 per cent.
Senator Callison moved to lay this amendnent
to the amendment on the table. Adopt-1
d without a division.
The vote then recurred oh Senator Perrv's '
0 per cent, amendment, and the yeas and
lays being ordered, it resulted :
Yeas?Beaty, Benbovv, Callison, Ferguson,
'ield, Hart, Leitner, Maxwell, McCall, Moore
f Anderson,. Moore of Hampton, Moore of
part an burg, Munro, Perry, Redfearn and
iiianklin?1(5.
Nays?Brown, Buist, Coker, Earle, Cailtrd,
Henderson, Howell, I-artigue, Muller,
'atterson, Robinson, Simmons, Smythe, Walice
and Williams?15.
So the amendment was adopted. Senator i
Itix-vrrH Then movwd tn strike out the enact- i
ngclause of the bill. On this the vote3tood : i
Yeas?Brown, C'allison, Harllee, Howell, !
.eitner, Moore of Anderson, Moore of Ilamp- j
on, Muller, Munro. Patterson. Shanklin and j
Vallace?12.
Nays?Beaty, Benbow, Buist, Coker, Earle,
'erguson, Field, Gaillard, Hart, Henderson,
iartigue, McCall, Moore of Spartanburg, 1'ery,
Redfearn, Robinson, Simmons, Smythe
iid Williams?15).
Senator Maxwell was paired with Senator
zlar.
The bill then passed its second reading withut
a division.
The bill to pay certain circuit Judges a porion
ofback salary, claimed to be due them,
ras defeated by a vote of 17 to 14?Senator
lart, of York, voting with the minority.
The bill reported by the committee on eduatior
to authorize the school districts of the
State to levy and collect a special tax to supilemrnt
the State school tax, came lip at
.30P. M., as the special order for that hour
mdelicited a lengthy debate, and on the vote
o strike out the enacting clause, the bill was
lefeited by 23 to 0?Senator Hart, of York,
mt'ng yea.
A number of bills passed their third reading
ini were sent to the House.
lhe bill to regulate the right of dower was
;iled on the third reading by a vote of 18
c 18.
Several other second and third reading bills
rere continued.
Thebillto amend the Usury law was inroduced
several days since by .Mr. Morris,
if Darlinjton, and provides for the amend*
cent of tie existing law by making the reguar
rate of Interest in this State 7 per cent.,
ixcept upoi written contracts, wherein, by
(xpress ageement, a rate of interesst not exleeding
lOper cent, may be charged.
A motio. to strike out the enacting clause
vas defeatd by a vote of 7b to :3???all the :
[iepresentaives from York voting in the aflirnative.
* I
Mr. llolx of Spartanburg, then moved to
imend the >ill by adding the following sec- '
don : '"Tht any person or corporation who <
ihall receiv as interest any greater amount
;han is henn. provided, forfeit also double
:he sum soeceived, to be collected by a separate
actionor allowed as a counter claim to j
my acion nought to recover the principal ,
mm." i
With thi amendment, the bill passed to a \
Lliird readig by a vote of 70 yeas to 40 nays.
The bill 1 incorporate the Southern Land (
Loan Assosttion was then passed to a third j
reading. '
The fol.wing bills were rejected: To
amend the&eneral Statute relating to legal ,
holidays; 1 amend the General Statues re- ]
luting to girdians and wards and minors; to |
iibolish tliettiee of county auditor.
A bill toatify the amendment to the Con- ]
atitution dating to the time of holding i
elections, al the bill ro ratify the amendment <
to the Conitution relating to the disqualification
of ectors, were finally passed upon j
the call ofthe flous^. On these questions t
Messrs. Jikett, Gantt, Mills, Pinekney, s
Ravenel, bbinson, Andrew and James Sin- \
gleton, ancVloultrie, all colored Republicans, s
voted in thnegative. "c
A numl: of bills and joint resolutions j
passed a tl d reading and were sent to the t
Senate?anng them a hill to require persons f
erecting Irbed wire fences to build them j
with a plat on top. j \
c
Wednesday, December 13. s
In the 3nate, Senator Smythe presented t
the petiticof I>. T. C'orbin and Win. Stone, A
praying f< relief of a judgment rendered
against tlm, and the payment of a loan from s
the State.
When tl bill providing the mode in which ^
indigent Jtients shall be admitted into the *
State Luilic Asylum and supported therein I
came up, water Hart spoke at length in its I
favor. H found from the last Message ^
of the Oernor that the expenses of this 1
institutio amounted to one-third of the or- ^
binary eienses of the State government. v
It was aearful statement. Of the 55U in- 1
mates otthe Asylum, all but twenty-five
were suprted at the sole expense of the t
State. Mh this bald fact before them peo[ile
outsictof the State would be justified in v
thinking at South Carolina was a State of *
paupers. Ie found also that the regents of
the instition asked for the expenses of the t'
joming yc ?114,000, an amount which would P
ibsorb tfproceeds of a tax of ? of a mill on .
ill taxablproperty within the State; and in
the approiation bill before the House $120,- j tl
X)0 was roted to the maintenance of the 11
(Vsylura. Hie burden which this institution
mposed >on the State was frightful. It 0
iVhs the dy one which had not been lifted
iince 187-it was beyond this an increasing ; h
nirden. urely the beneficiaries of the Asy- j11
um wercot all paupers! It was, on the con- j
rary, a ft that many of the patients snnig- d
tied into had families able to pay their ex- j u
lenses, < part of them. If Governor Ha- j w
food's stement was taken, it appeared that ^
here we two thousand five hundred people h
n the Ste liable at some time to become in- Si
nates ofie AsyLum, and their maintenance [ m
vould c< at the present rate $500,OUO. Tlie ; tl
lill bcfo the Senate did not seek to cripple i SI
he instition, but only provided that a small ni
urn shod be paid by the Stat for the Asy- n
um, anihat the other expenses should lie di
hargeat to the counties in the ratio to ly
vliich ty furnish beneficiary patients. The P'
esult wild lie that many of those who were : &
ent to ie Asylum at a cost of $212 a year \ fd
rould I supported in the county poorhouses 11(
rhere ey properly belonged at one-fourth wi
f the ipense; and those who were really | ?111
nsane ould be supported chiefly by their j
wn ccmunities. lie estimated the saving j ro
o taxpers at one-half of the present expen- j so
.iture. ' I ra
t? t ir, fn
OClliU iicijuuovjii nj/urvu 111 t uni iu
lie bill.Senator Smytlie spoke in favor of it, su
nd afttfurther discussion by Senators IIow- ve;
11 and art, the motion to kill the b.ll pre-, be
ailed fca vote of 19 to 14. j bil
The port of the judiciary committee to J
he effe that a member of the General As- Hi
emblyould not be elected it director of the no
eniteniry was adopted by a vote of 15 to 6. f
The 11 to pay commissioners, managers th.
nd clfeiJ of election at the last election and op
11 genid elections hereafter came up for a St;
?con<*ading. After a general discussion of to'
!ie rnLs of the bill it was continued as a up
peciafrder. . th<
A ruber of bills passed their second read- of
igs d a number also passed their third I jadit?none
of them of general interest. j on
In IE House, a number of bills received ! _
leirial reading and were sent to the Sen- i?
te; hong others being a bill to amend the ?in.'
rsuijaw. i joi
Tlvill to abolish the office of superintend- dir
it (firmigration pjissed a third reading.
A timber of bills were rejected, among 8?'
lenlte bill to repeal certain sections of the Fa
end Stock law, so far as they affect the F)Urts
of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, J
nllth, Georgetown and Williamsburg. Also 1
lis > exempt Clarendon and Lexington t?
counties from the operations of the Stock
law.
The bill to make appropriations to meet the ;
ordinary expenses of the State Government |
was read the first time, and elicited a general,
discussion.
The bill appropriates the total sum of $32,700.00,
the principal items of which are as follows
: The per diem and expenses of the Senate
39,395; per diem and expenses of the
House, 823,970 ; expenses of the engrossing department,
52,721,00 ; miscellaneous expenses,
iitplnrlincr 30 000 nf lOuitnq tv.ia?pd nnrl tn Ka
passed at the present session. 840,G14 ; public
printing, 15,00(J; second six months' salary of
Supervisors of Registration, 88,500 ; for the
continuance of the preparation of rollsof Confederate
troops, SI,500; for providing artificial
limbs under former Acts, 87,000; to cover appropriations
ordered in special joint resolutions
passed at the present session, 85,000.
The joint resolution providing for the pay of
the claims of certain judicial oilicers of the
State (Judges Shaw, Cooke, Mackey and others!
was opposed by Mr. Boykin, who moved
to lay it on the table. He thought if the
claims had any merit they would have been
passed long ago.
Mr. Murray explained to the House that a
concurrent resolution providing for the payment
of these claims was passed at the last
session and that they were not paid because of
the exhaustion of the fund out of which they
were to have been paid. The resolution was
ordered to a third reading.
The bill introduced by Mr. Kennedy of
Charleston repealing the law which requires
liquor dealers to pay a license of $100 into the
County Treasury was warmly advocated by
that gentleman on the ground that it was a
discrimination with evil effects against dealers
in that business.
The bill was briefly opposed by Mr. Murray,
and on his motion the enacting words were
stricken out.
Thursday, December 14.
In* the Senate, a bill for the establishment
of an inspection of coal oil and petroleum
was killed by a vote of *29 to 3.
The bills repealing the lien law were continued.
Also the bill providing for rebuilding
the west wing of the Citadel Academy.
A half-dozen bills amending or repealing the
stock law were killed without discussion or
division.
The judiciary committee reported without
recommendation the House bill regulating the
rate of interest.
The bill for the improvement of the Columbia
Canal by appropriating 8*25,000 and the
labor of 250 convicts for the coming year
caused considerable discussion, and after the
rejection of several amendments, the bill
passed its second reading.
Several bills incorporating manufacturing
companies, and other bills of like nature
passed their third readings.
Is the House, the bill to make appropriations
for the ordinary expenses of the State
Government were taken up and considered.
The section of the bill making appropriation
for the South Carolina University produced a
lenghty discussion.
Mr. Ansel, of Greenville, moved to strike
out all that part of the section which appropriates
?21,000. for the support of the beneficiary
cadets of the Citadel Academy. This
motion was lost by a vote of 05 to 42. Of the
York delegation Mr. Wilson voted in the affirmative,
and Messrs. Massey, Riddle and
Witherspoon voted in the negative.
Pending a motion to reduce t''e sum appropriated
to ?15,000, further consideration of
the bill was postponed.
The bill to incorporate the Southern Land
Association passed its third reading and was
sent to the Senate.
A bill to exempt Georgetown county from
the operation of the Stock law was rejected.
A night session was held for the consideration
of the bill to make appropriation for the
jrdinary expenses of the State Government.
Fhiday, December 15.
In the Senate, the House bill abolishing
die immigration bureau was favorably reportHi.
No bills were introduced. A few passed
i second reading. The Senate attended the
Joint Assembly for the election of directors of
:he Penitentiary, and the rest of the day was
jonsumed in the discussion of the bill repealng
the Lien law. The arguments of the opponents
of the bill may be stated as follows :
First. Under the Lien law the landlord who
ents land has a preferred and prior lien for his
ent. Was that not just V This repealing
fill would sweep away that provision.
Second. The laborer was secured under the
Lien law, having a prior lien for his labor.
Was this not proper V The bill before them
spared this provision of the Lien law.
Third. The party who advances the supplies
aid his lien. He too was secured. Was not
his equitable ? He could not see the hardiliip
ol' the law as it stood to-day. There had
>een hardships in the law previous to the last
iession, but they had then been removed. An>ther
thing: The owner of the land, if the
aw was repealed and he did not have capital
o make advances, would have to lie idle, for
Tom the landlord alone could the tenant get
lupplies. Under the law as it stood he could
n such a case get a tenant for his fields who
lould get capital elsewhere. The Senate
ihould leave the Lien law as it is, a protection
o the landlord, to the laborer and to the ad'ancer.
A vote was then taken on Senator Henderon's
motion to strike out the enacting clause
>f the bill with the following result : Yeas :
Senators Beaty, Brown, Buist, Callison, C'o;er,
Farlc, Field, Hurl lee, Hart, Henderson,
Inwell. McCall, Moore of Hampton, Perry,
iobinson, Shankliu, Simmons, Williams?18. (
s'ays : Senators Clyburn, Ferguson, Gaillard, zlar,
Lartigne, Leitner, Moore of Anderson, |
doore of Spartanburg, Muller, Munro, Max- j
veil, Patterson, Redfearn, Smythe, Wallace? ]
5. So the bill was lost. (
A second bill of the same purport was then |
aken up and killed without a division. I
A night session of the Senate was held, in .
vhich a number of incorporation Acts passed t
heir second and third readings. t
The following bills were killed: Relating (
o barbed wire fences; relating to sales of |
ersonal property. t
The House bill relating to the rate of in- j.
erest came up, and was passed. It places
lie penalty for loaning at over 10 per cent,
t three times the value of the interest. t
Senator Howell's bill exempting that part
f his county contained in the Seventh Dislict
from the operations of the Liquor law ^
ad been reconsidered after rejection, and was
ow on the Calendar for disposition. ?
Senator Howell said that he knew that the
isposition of the State for a Prohibition law t
as great, but this was a peculiar case. It j,
as a malarious county where the people had '
r use quinine and whiskey as almost absoite
necessities. Besides, the rice planters ^
ly that since the general liquor law passed, j(
iiwi* mAvo ilriml'^?n iiptisa pyivct Q
luit ever before. Formerly it was sold in
nail quantities and drank by the negroes in
oderation Now every Saturday demijohns
owded the plantations and there was a hard v
link from Friday to Monday. It was reala
protection to the people to allow the
gitimate sale of liquor ; the county now lost
!,o00 from licenses, which used to be expendI
exclusively for the poor. Now there are ..
) licenses and no poor fund whatever. Not- .
ithstanding this appeal the bill was killed by
i overwhelming vote.
I.v thk Housk, the bill to regulate the rail- *"
ads was taken up for consideration. After
me preliminary skirmishing as to how the
ilroad committee stood in making its report
the House, the House bill relating to the j
bject was laid on the table and the second j
ndingof the bill as it passed the Senate was
gun. The first and second sections of the
II passed without amendment.
When the third section had been read Mr.
iskell moved to amend by providing that j ^
thing contained in the bill "shall prevent i
e grouping of interior towns or villages in |
is State so as to give them the same rates j
on all freights to or from points without the n/
ate, or to prevent the grouping of such
ivns and villages so as to give those situated j
on the same railroad or railroad combination j
s same rates upon all freights to or from any | Si
thn 11*1 ft Q rvf fliic Sif'ito "
After a long debate the amendment was laid
the table by a vote of 72 to .'54. >
While the debate ou the Railroad bill was as
progress the Senate appeared in the House, **
ti the discussion was suspended while the
nt Assembly went into an election for four j ]
ectors of the State Penitentiary. ; _
rhe following were elected : ?J. \V. William- i
i, of Darlington, Col. T. W. Woodward, of j
irfield, G. A. Shields, of Columbia, and C. ' _
Sawyer, of Aiken. j
V number of oills passed the third reading.; (
A night session was held in which the bill inj
regulate the railroads was further consider-1 ]
ed, and also the supply bill. The rate of county
tax for York county was fixed at three
mills.
Saturday, December 14.
In tfie Senate, the following measures of
public interest passed a third reading: Bill
to repeal so much of the General Statutes as
provides that the Gevornor shall be a member
of and ex ojfieicio Chairman of the Board of
Visitors of the State Military Academy ; bill
to amend the code of civil procedure relating
to the holding of the Convention of Judges
; bill to reorganize the School Board of the
city of Charleston, to provide and to give it
the power of providing a liberal education for
meritorious pupils.
The Columbia Canal bill was then passed
and ordered to be sent to the House. As the
bill now stands, it provides for the use of 200
able-bodied convicts and an appropriation of
820.0U0.
Mr. Maxwell, for the Committee on Hu!
mane Institutions, introduced a bill to regulate
the admission of beneficiary lunatics to
the State Lunatic Asylum. This bill provides
, that no lunatic shall be sent to the asylum
I as a benficiary unless on the recommendation
! of the County Commissioners, County Auditor
I and County Treasurer ; in other respects it is N
i similar to a bill which has already been before
the Senate.
senator uainsens diu ro provine ror rne
payment of the Commissioners and Managers
of election and their clerks at the last general
election and all general elections thereafter
was continued until next session.
The general appropriation bill was received
from the House and made the special order
for Monday at 12 o'clock.
A number of bills passed a second reading
and were ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading?among them a bill to abolish the
office of superintendent of immigration and to
! devolve the duties thereof on the commissioner
of agriculture, and the bill to incorporate
the Southern Land Loan Association.
In* the House, there was another active
skirmish on the Railroad bill. Mr. Murray, on
account of the large accumulation of matter
on the Calendar, and with a view of disposing
of it so as to reach an adjournment on Friday,
moved to discharge the Railroad bill until
Monday. This brought out Mr. Inglesby, who
stoutly protested against the delay. Mr. Simonton
favored a postponement of the bill until
Monday, and Mr. Murray's motion wjis
adopted.
The bill to provide for the exemption of
certain counties from the operations of the
general Stock law was then called up and was
discussed at great length and with much 4
animation. Messrs. Montgomery, Jeremiah
Smith, Haskell, Sjienccr, and others strongly
advocated the bill, which passed, a second
reading with a number of amendments. The
provisions of this bill have already been published,
and as it passed the House the counties
of Beaufort, Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton,
Marion, Williamsburg, Chesterlield, Kershaw,
Pickens and Oconee, are exempted from t'lie
operations of the general Stock law under the
conditions named in the bill.
After the disposition of this matter the
Supply bill was taken up, and passed its second
reading with a few amendments.
The taxes are made due and payable in two
equal installments, the first payable from May
1st to June 1st, and the second from September
1st to October 20th, 1883. It is left to
the option of the taxpayer to pay the first installment
in May or to pay the whole amount
in September or October, with a penalty of five
per cent, on the amount of the first installment.
A night session of the House was held, and
the following business disposed of:
The bill to provide for the payment, by
County Commissioners for the services of
Commissioner, Managers and Clerks of election.
On motion of Mr. Siraonton, the bill was
amended so as to provide for the payment of
accounts of Supervisors of Registration for
auverusmg anu stationery.
Mr. C'ruit offered an amendment providing
that Commissioners and Managers should
receive one dollar per day while actually employed
and mileage of five cents per mile for
necessary travel, and clerks of election one
dollar per day while actually employed. This
amendment Mr. Croft supported with an eloquent
speech as to its reasonableness and
justice.
N Mr. Murray opposed the amendment on the
ground that it would not improve the service,
hut injure it and cost the State a considerable
sum of money. The amendment was supported
by Messrs. Gary and Talbert and opjiosed
by Messrs. Mclverand Culpand was finally
adopted by a vote of 53 to 37, and the bill was
ordered to a third reading.
The bill to rebate to liquor dealers a portion
or license taxes paid in 1881 was killed, as was
also a bill making the real estate of bondsmen
of County Treasurers liable for the obligations
of such bonds.
The Committee on State House and Grounds
reported a bill providing for an annual appropriation
of SSO,000 for the completion of the
State House.
? A riot at Opelika, Alabama, two weeks
ago, growing out of the last municipal election
in that town, has already been noted in
these columns. An Atlanta dispatch of last
Friday says : "One of the sad sequels of the
Opelika, Alabama riot, was the arrival yesterilay
of the body of BobMaloney, who was shot
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again renewed on Wednesday night and from
10 to ll o'clock the rattle of musketry kept
increasing. On all sides could be heard reports
of pistols and guns, and at 11.15 P. M.,
with the sound of the fray in his ears Malouey
died. Maloney's murderer was arrested.
Threats have been made by hisOpelikafrieuds
that they will arrive in Atlanta on Saturday
for the purpose, it is said, of assassinating the
reporters here for writing up their lawless
deeds in Opelika. The Alabama Legislature
!ias revoked the charter of Opelika and put the
own under five commissioners until matters
ire adjusted. Meantime an outbreak is threatened
at any moment. Travelers go by cricuioiis
routes to reach points which by way of
opelika would be nearer, as passengers have
lad to prostrate themselves in the bottom of
loaches while passing through the town to
ivoid being fired at."
? The movement to secure the location of
he world's cotton centennial and universal
xhibition is being crystalized into practical
hape by the city authorities and commercial
>odies of New Orleans, who have appointed
ommittPes for a joint conference to meet at
,n early day. No doubt is felt in the minds
f live business men there in regard to raising
he required funds when tiie enterprise is fairer
inaugurated. Congress will be asked for a
barter similar to that granted the centennial
f 1876. President Moorhead. of the National
,'otton Planters' Association has left New Organs
for New York and will stop at Cincinati
and Baltimore to see what those cities are
oing in regard to the exhibition.
? In Philadelphia, last Friday, Frank Mcfamee,
Henry Pillet, Robt. Chew and Levi
hew were found guilty of desecrating the
raves in Lebanon Cemetery. Dr. Forbes,
emonstrator of anatomy in Jefferson Medical
ollege, and his assistants, Drs. Lehman and
'enham, were arrested the same day, on the
large of conspiring with McNameee and oth <j
to dnsporjito the cmives in that oempt.erv.
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