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THE GENERAL ASSERBLY. WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT DOING. fynopsis of the Proceedings of the Senate and the House, t4he Fourth Week of the Session. The Senate passed the bill to repeal the Act prohibiting the sale of spiriti ous liquors in Oconee county. The bill to revise the usury law was killed. There was no opposition whatever to the bill to permit the sale of dome-tic wines (manuTactured in the State) without a license. The bill to amend Section 1,021,:Gene'ral Statutes, relat ing to disbursement of poll tax, was killed. The House bill to require the board of agriculture and the directors of the penitentis'y ia. pay into the State treasury ad moners collected by them from any souce liad been unfavorably reported by the agricultural committee, who considered -that it would hamper these departmlents in expenditures which were pMoper but could not be anticipated by the General Assembly in its appropriation bills. Other Sena tors objected to it. because.it would place both departments at the mercy of legislators. It was speedily dis posed of when it came up for its second reading. Senator Moody moved to indefinitely-postpone the unfavora ble report of the committee. Senator Youmans moved to table this motion. This last motion prevailed by the fol lowing vote: Yeas 20; nays 11. The bill was then killed. The House bill to repeal the Lien Law came up iithe Senate onl the 14th idst. Senator Earle moved to strike out the enacting words, and made a speech in favor of his motion, Those who spoke in favor of repeal were Senators Woodward, Sligh and Leit ner, and they were opposed by Sena tors Earle, Moody and Wallace. Those voting yea wire Senators Bell, Ben bow Coker, Earle, Field, Howell, Mc Call, Moody, Moore, of Hampton, Simmons, Smith, Wallace, Williams and Wingard-14. Those voting 22o were Senators Biemann, Black, Bobo, Buist, Clyburn, Izlar, Leitner, Maul din, Maxwell; Moore, of Anderson, Munro, Patterson, Redtearn, Sligh, Smythe, Todd and Youmans-17. Sen ators Byrd and Woodward, who would have voted "n6," were paired with Senators Talbert and Reynolds. The motion being lost, the question recurred on the passage of the bill. At this point the House appeared to participate in the ratification of Acts, and the bill, with the other special orders, was postponed until the next day. On the followng day the discussion was resumed. On the motion to pass the repealing bill, the vote stood: Yeas-Biomaan, Black. Unbo, Buist, Clyburn, Izla,Leitner, Moore, of An derson, Munro, ratters>n, l1edfea:n, Sligh, Smythe, Todd awl Woodward -15. Navs- Bell, Benibow, Coker, Earle, Fiefd, Howell, McCall, Mauldin, Maxwell, Moody, Moore, of Hampton, Reynolds, Simmons, Smith Wallace, Williams, Wingard and Youmans-18. A motion to reconsider, and to table that motion was lost. So the matter was left still open. The Senate killed the bill fixing the priority of liens-giving the landlord the first lien, the laborer the second. The matter came upagain on the 17th inst., when the bill: to fix the priority of liens was reconsidered, and passed. On. the 18th thebill was passed to its third reading, iEthe following shape: "SECToIO . 'Tbat from and after the passage of thisa the landlord shall have a lien upon the crops of his tenant for his rent, in jeference to all other liens. That la orers who assist in making any crop shall haive a lien thereon to the extentn-of the amount due them for such laboi, next in priori ty to the landlord, and as bet ween such laborers there shall be no preference. That all other liens for agricultural supplies shall ~' next after the satisfaction of t1~iens.of the landlord and laborers, and shall rank in other respects as they do now uinder exist ing laws. "SEC. 2. That ~o writing or record ing shall be nec, ry to create the liens of the landlord, and of the labor or, but such lien shall exist from the date of the contract, whether the same be in writing or verbal. "~ 3 That all acts and parts of a usistent with or supplied by thi be, and the same are hereby, repealed." This bill does not affect liens for supplies, but places such liens subordi nate to landlords' and laborers' liens. Senator Patterson endeavored to -have reconside4d the adverse vote of the Senate on the bill authorizing the payment of expenses of county school commissioners incurred in attending meetings called'by the State superin tendent of education. He was sup ported by Senator Bnist, and opposed by Senator Younmans, upon whose mnotion~ the recqnsideration was refused and the.bill finally killed. The bill to regulate the hiring out of convicts causedjt long debate. This bill removes the restrictions imposed by the Act of 1884. As amended, h'owever, it provides that any con tractor or any otber person or persons who shall violate thefprovisious of any law regulating the hiring of convicts shall be held guiltY of a misdemeanor, and upon coniation shall be p~unished by imprisonment not exceeding five years or by fine. not exceeding $500; and in all such cases any convi:t shall be a competent witness for the State. Tbe bill reported by the judiciar-y committee to repeal the Barn well county Prohibitory' Act, came up for its second reading. .Senator Smythe said thiat it had been introduced at the request of the Senator from Barnwell. The Prohibitory Act had been passed b~y this body at the instan~ce of the formner Senator 1(Dr. Lartigne), but that gentleman- lamd appeared before the judiciary committee to state that the law had failed amAl to ask for its repeal. Senator Yonmans in supporting the bill based his argument on the ineffi cacy of the law.- There were good~ people on each side. He himself had been little interested in the matter, and was no partisan, but he had been com pelled to take this position. The county was distracted, the law was flagrantly violated and the administra tion of justice waelogged. What had more effect on his. nd than anything else was an insp8ci n of the books of the United States 'hinternal revenue department. It appears from these records that in 1883, before Prohibition had been decreed, the 'United States issued licenses to twenty-three whiskey dealers in Barnwell con ty. In 1884. after the countf had been inade "dry" by Act of the Legislature,,twenty-eight United States licenses werzaissued, and in the seven months since las May the issue har1 increae to+hi..ty_- e~ IT Was estimated that only one-third of the whiskev sellers had United States licenses6. This was thle cond;;iion 01f the county. He referred to the -ailnrie of the e'orts to punish illicit liquor selling. The bill was further diCUsIusd by Senators Moody of Marion, and i lw)veli of Colleton, who spoke against it. Thei motion to strike out the enacting clause of the bill was-yeas 18, and nays 16. So the '1l1 was killed. The t. sus bill passed by the House came up onl the 16th iwt. A fter sone discussion the Senate rejected the bill by a vote of 19 to 14. When the concurrent resolutiob rel ative to Federal aid to education was reached on the Calendar Senator You mans moved to strike out the resoiv ing words. After brief debate be tween himself and Senator Buist, the Senate voted on the que-tion. There were 14 veas and 19 navs. A motion to make the resolution a special order for Friday was lost by a vote of 13 to 19. The resolution was then adopted -yeas 18, nays 16. A concurrent resolution was passed and sent to the House providing for adjournment on the 24th inst. Senator Smvthe's concurrent resolu tion providing for the return to Asher Palmer of his stoves, &c., which the Senate refused to pay for, was, after some discussion defeated by a vote of 19 to 16. The Columbia Canal bill appropriates $15,000 out of the State treasury, to be returned from the surplus earnings of the penitentiary. It passed the Senate by a vote of 20 to 14. The bill to compel the charge of a minimum tuition fee of $40 in the South Carolina College, caused sonic debate, but was killed by a vote 18 to 16. A large number of bills, of local or limited interest only, were passed to their third reading. The canal bill passed its third read ing without opposition. Senator J. B. Moore's bill to make the appropriation $5,000 oaly, was killed. The House bill (Dr. Pope's) to reg ulate lawyers' costs was killed by a vote of 18 to 15. The bill to reduce the Railroad Com mission to one member, appointed by the Governor, was passed to its third reading by a vote of 26 to 7. HUOSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill to provide for the comple tion of the State House was passed to its third reading. It appropriates $83,641.88, and provides for the cont pletion of the contemplated work before the next session of the General Assembly. The bill to provide for the infliction of corporal punishment was killed, The bill to authorize the sinking fund commissioners to invet such portion of the fund in their posses sion as they may deem advisable in the purchase and improve'nrent of lands for the use of the State 1',niten tiaary was indefinitely postponed. The Senote amendments to the bill to utilize the labor of convicts were agreed to. As the bill passed the House prisoners sentenced to one year or less imprisonment were made liable to work on public works. The Senate fixed the term at sixty days. The ways and means committee of the House submitted a report on that portion of the Governor's message re ferring to the lo4 tax year. The com mittee suggest that the State treasurer be authorized to borrow $150,000 snd the county treasurors one-third the amount lieved for county pur-poses. They say that in their opinion there are but two ways in which the. deti ciency caused by the failure to levy a tax in 1976 can be supplied. One is to rais3 the money the money by extra taxation, and the other to amend the Constitution so as to permit the issuing of bonds to cover the amount. 3 hey cannot recommend this latter proceed ing. They think that an extr-a tax of oife half a mill for two years will sup ply the deficiency. The report was laid noon the table to he consider-ed later in the session. Gen. Hemphill's bill to apolish fr-e tuition in the South Car-olina College, caused a long and wvarmn debate. Mr. Simionton moved to strike out the enacting clause, and spoke in favor of free ttion. Messrs. Scudday of An derson, Spencer of Chester-lield, Lyics of Richland, Aldrich of Aiken, Ray.-r of Orangeburg, Hlaskell of Richland, and Hutson of Hampton spoke on the same side. Messrs. Ilemphill ot Ab beville, Wilson of Spartaniburg, Petti grew of Darlington, Donaldson and Ansell of Greenville, and Pope of New berry, spoke in favor of tihe bill. The yeas and nays were called on the mnotion to strike out the enacting clause, and resulted: Yeas 80, nays 39. So the bill was killed. The House adopted a concurrent res olution looking to the purchase by the State of the old "Star Fort" in Abbe ville county, near NinetySix. The secretary of State has beeni directed to inquire ~upon what ter-ms the proper-ty can be purchased and to rep)ort to the next session of the Gener al Assemblyv. A resolution has also been adopted requesting the Repr-esentatives in Con gress of the State to secure if possible a repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on the circulatioti of State baniks. Mr. Ansel offered a r-esolution to adjourn sine die on the 23d. Ten members ohj -cted and the resolution went over until the 18th inst. A res olution was also introduced by Mr-. Chandler providing for a recess from December 23 to Janiuaryv 5. This like wise went over undetr the rules. The bill to r-efor-m the criminal pt-ac tice in the Courts of Sessions was re committed to the judiciary committee. There was very little chatnce of i:s passage, as the lawyers are very fat apart on tle snbje~ct. There was a long andi stubborn fight in the House lasting over two hour-s, on a bill to provide a stenogr-apher for the Third circuit. The opposition to| the bill came principally ft-om Mat-ion, Chesterfield, Horry, Georgetown anid Williamsbur-g counties. Atter much filibustering the bill went through with amendments including the Fout, Fifth and Sixth circuits. The bill passed by a vote of 60 to 40. Mr. Folk's bill to bar the dower of married women was defeated, and a similar fate befel Mr. Rice's bill to instrnct the Gover-nor to call a Consti tutional Convention. There was some discussion on a bIll to regulate the fees of physicianis and srgeons for testify-ing as expeits in riminal cases, in whbich Mir. Petti grew. of Darlington, made the state ent that some of the doctot-s in his ounty were in the habit of htuntin p post-morterns for the fees. The il was fitially passed. The bill to license the buying of seed otton in Orangebur-g county came up ad was passed with amendment, mbacing in its tot-is the counties of1 harleston, Edgeieldi, Anderson, York, 1 airfield, Greenville, Chester, Abbe I illealohro TLaurn,.and n1Tnionn The bill fixes4; the license at $500, and mi.akes it a misdemeanor for any one to bus secd carton without having taken cut a license. The question of adjournment was inc:id.:ittally discussed in tle House during Timursdav norning on a reiolu tion Irotr ihe Seia;e to a(djourn sine die on the 24ti. A mo: ion was made to postionue I ic vonsideration of the reso lution tis il Monda%, and in Sup port of this it was urged that it would be unwi for the General Assembly to comii imelf to adjur;nment at this time, as it umght be possible that a niew cen.sis 1uil: .vond have to be con sidered. The motiom was adopted. The bill to pro;vidie a liquor license for Ileaufurt county was reached on Friday. The lrobibitionists were Alert ant! at once moved to strike out the enacting words. _Mr. Simonton called the orevious question, and gave the Beaufort delegation all the time they tesired to discuss it. The bill was killed br. a vote of 70 to 45. The conference con mittee have agreed upon a compromise of the differ ences between the two houses in refer ence to the bill to utilize convict labor in counties, cities and towns. As the bill originated in the House it pro vided for the utilizing of convicts sell tenced to one year. The Senate made it sixty days. The compromise agreed upon is ninety days, and the bill goes to the Governor in this shape. A bill passed to amend Section 1,074 of the General Statutes, which pro vides ine and imprisonment for any person wilfully destroying or damag ing or obstructing any of the pub!ic highwavs. Fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six ioniths. The bill introduced by Mr. Doug lass, of Fairfield, relating to the ap pointment, powers and duties of the board of equalization, was killed. The appropriation bill contains a feature important to the military. It provides that no company shall receive its proportion of the S14,000 appro priation unless it has drilled at least once a month during the year, with not less than twenty men in ranks. Mr. Lee, of Suniter, moved to re commit the bill with a view of gettirg in an amendment appropriating $2.5, 000 for the taking of a census. Mr. Lee i. the author of the census bill which had passed ine House and which was killed in the Senate. Mr. Haskell, the chairman of the ways and means commltittee, stated that he had submitted the amendment to the committee, who had by a vote of 3 to 1 refused to recommend it. le sugges:cd that the amendment might be introduced in the Senate. Mr. Lee thereupon withdrew the motion to recommit, and moved to reconm-ider the vote whereby the bill was passed to a third reading. Tile motion nrevailed and the bill was agrain before the House. Mr. Lee's amendment was accepted, the previous quetion was called, the amendment adopted aid the bill again ordered to a third readinug. The following bills were rejected: Bill to amend t1e act to limit the ages of pupils attending tile free public schools, approved December 7, 1883; bill to authorize the payment of ex penses of the County School Commis ,ioners incurred in attending meetings called by the State Superintendent of Education; bill to relinquish all the right, title and interest of the Stateof South Carolina in and to certain real estate whereof Mary Jane Rabon of Horrv, a bastard, died seized, and vest the same in certain persons therein mner~tionled; bill for a distribution of school tax money between the two races, according to The taxes paid by eachl. Mr. Blue's concurrenlt resolution looking to the conversion of the Cita del into a female institute elicited a shlort debate. Mr. [laskell offered a substitute to the effect that the Comn -ititeeon Education inquire into and report a plan to provide for a free college for girls outside the Citadel Academy. This was agreed to. THE APPROPRIATIONS. The House committee of ways and mean's reported the bill to make appro priations, which containled the follow ing items: Governor anld Lieutenant-Governor, S10.6i0; Secretary of State, $4,100; Comptroller-General, $6,450; State Treasurer, $7, 100; Su perin tendent of Education, $6,400; Adjutant and In spector General (militia), $18,900; A tornev-General, $7,8S60 ; State Libra rian, $1,025; State Ihouse and grounds, SL.660; judiciary department, $56,750; health dlepartmlent, $12,100; tax de part menlt, $94,400 ; agricultural depart mfenlt, $24,909; University, $21,100; Citadel, $20,000; penitentiary, $109, 000; lunatic asylum, $82,810; deaf, dumb and blind, $14,231; Catawba Indians, $800; miscellaneous, $G9,490; tot.al, $499,735. To these figures are to be added the interest on the public debt, $391,832; the appropriation for the State Hlou~e, $75,000, and the legislative appropria tion. lz will be seenl that regular appropriations are made for the peni tentiary and the agricultural bureau, both of which, however, will be self sust aining. This is in accordance with tne bill recently passed by the House requiring thlese departments to pay all the monlevs collected by the'm into the State treasury, and forbidding them to draw out except upon legislative ap propriations. There were but few changes made in these figures. Anl appropriationl of $150 for the Carolita Te.acher wvas tricken out. The aplpropriation for the Citadel was reduced to $17,000. Mll etlorts to reduce the sum for the university failedi. An addition of 925, 000 was made for taking the cen ss-as above stated. THE TAX LEVIES. The Supply Dill, as it passed tile louse, levies a tax of 5.1 mills for State fax is 2 milks. The county tax is niformnly 3 mills, except in Charles :il where it is 24 mills. In most :ounties there are special taxes. The -otal levy in the several counties is as 'ollowvs: A bbevi le 104 mills, Aiken [0l, Anderson 10k, Barn well 12 1-20, Brkeley 12j, Beaufort 124, Charleston 2, Chester 13%, Chesterfield 12%, Clar mdon 12.3, Coleton 123, Darlington 01, Edgetield 11j, Fairfield 104, Ieenville 15, Georgetown 114, Hamp Onl 134, Hlorry 124, Kershaw 114, ancaster 164, Laurens 14k, Lexing on 11, Marion 103, Marlboro 134, fewberry 104, Oconee 114, Orange mrg 101, Picikens 184, Richland 10k, spartanbuirg 154, Sumter 104, Union 54, Williamsburg 11, York 11 7-20. I I, ADvIcE To MOTHEliS. YhS iswrNsLow's SooT2zNG sYatir should at-'1 rays te used tor children teetbing. It soothes he chlld, softens the gums. aniays anl pain, ur4s wind colic, and is the best remedy for| 1rrtAcae. Twenty-nlve cents a bottle. CONrERENCE APPOINTIENT. W-here the Methodist Pre:che-rs w be Stationed Next Ye:tr. COL'MBIA Dis-T.-A. COKE SMITH, P. E. Washinaton Strect-W. P. RichaUd son. .1larion $trit-t. U. Si ith. City 31issio-L. 31. Lil[ie. V, i;1A boro-G . Watson. Fairfivid-J. K. McCain. Blvihewood-N. K. Melton. Lexinoton Fork-J. S. M:atison. Lex ington-G. 11. Pooser. Lecsviile and Concord-S. H. Browne. Batesburg -S.) D. Vauthh. Johnsto--D. 1). Datler. EFetield-L. 1-'. Deaty. Lewis"ville-J. i-,. Sloll. Graniteville an1d Langley-II. 11. Wrot.. .\ilken -W. M'. Duncan. Penitentiarv-Wm. Martin. Columbia Female Cul!eage 0. A. Darby. Paine Institute -G. W. Walker. ORtANG EI-RGDISTICT--T. I:AYSo, P. E. Orangebur--r Station-J. E. Carlisle. Orangeburg Circuit-D. Tiller. St. Matthew's-J. L. Shuford. Provi dence-W. H. Kirton. Bra nehvilie P.A. Murra\. Eer-T. E. Mor ris. Grahain's-J. L. Sifley. Edi:o W. 11. Lawton. Upper Edisto-Sup plied by D. A. Shumpert. Blackville -A. 3feS. Attaway. ~ Boiling Springs -L. S. Bellinger. Orange -B. NI. Grier.- Williston-J. C. Yon;gue. South Branchville - ). A. Calhoun. COKESDURY DISTRICT-R. 1). SMART, P. E. Cokesbury-R. R. Dagnail. Green wood-W. A. Rogers. Ninety-Six W. P. Meadors. Donald's-C. fl. Pritchard. Abbeville-S. A. Weber. Abbeville Circuit-J. J. Bethea. Mc Cormick-J. C. Chandler. Lowntes ville-F. Auld. Tumblin Shoals W. I. A-iail. North Edgiield-T. P. Phillips. Newberry-H. F. Chreitz berg. Nr wberry Circuit-M. M. Brab ham and J. -M. Steadnan. Kinard's M. 1-1. P'ooser. Salida-Johl A. Por ter. Parksville-G. H. Waddell. GREENVILLE DIST.-T. G. HERBERT, P. E. Greenville-J.B. C(ampbell. Green ville Circuit--A. A. Gilbert. North Greenville Circuit-U. D. Manr. York Shoals-J. 1). Frierson. Willianston and Belton-W. A. Betts. Piedmont Circuit-A. C. Walker. Anaderson Station-J. W. Walling. Anderson Circuit-C. V. Barnea, Sup. West Anderson--J. F. Anderson. Town vill-T. C. Lizou. Pendleton-J. WV. Daniel. Pickens-J. C. Davis. Sen eca City-Sup. by W. A. H1od-es. Walhalla-B. J. Guess. Ocoi;ee Mis sion-Sup. by J. N. Wright. Wil liamston F. College-S. Lanider. SPARTANBURG D;ISTR ICT --S. B. JON EtS, P. T. Spartanburg Station-J. A. Clifan: J. F. Smith and R. 0. Oliver, super numeraries. Spartanborg City Mis sion-W. J. Herbert. Union-J. ;I Carlisle. Cherokee Springs-D. R. Brown. Jonesville-C. D. Rowell. Gaffnev Cit v-J. B. Wilson. Laurens -G. 't. liarmon. North Laurens W. M. Hardin. Clinton-D. P. Boyd. Belmont-J. E. Beard. Crypohello A. Walker and I. W. Barber. Pfaco let and Glendale-J. W. Ariail. Wof ford Collee-Prof. W. W. Dutncan. Missionarv to Brazil-J. W. Tarboux. South Union-J. 3A. FridaY. CHESTER DISTRICT-A. J. CAUTIIEN, 1'. E. Chester- T. E. Wannamaker. Ches ter Circuit-J. B. rrai-%wick. East Rhester--J. C. Bissell. I'Wock 11il J. U. Kilgo. Catawba-E. G. Pri-e. Yorkville-W. W. Daniel. York Cir cuit-S. J. McLeod. Kini's Mat tain-L. A. Johnon. Fort Mi! ford. West Lam,~I-ar-John Owen(2. Tradieville-JT. E. llut-bton.Cetr ield-HI. WN. Whit talker. Clr Rt. P. Franak. S-ociety Ii i-T W. Munnterivat. Cheraw M--o-. L Pegues. SUMTER DISTRIIC-A. Ji. SToxES, -.E Sumter Station-Maning B3rown. Sumter Circuit-J. L. Kil"n. Lyncah burg-P. F. Kister. WXi.t.id H. 'C. Bethea. Bishopill e-~S P. i. Elwell. a-intee--t. C. F I-br Forsto-J. C.- Counte. intin - S. Leard. Claren~dona-W. ''an Camden-WV. T1. Ca pers 1 Lo.: Rock-Mar-ion D )arsran. Rebhad~t J. W. Neelev. West Wateree-Gr. W. Gatlin. East Kershaw -J. S. Por tr. CHA RLESTON DIST--E. J1. MEYNA RDI E, P. E. WV. D. Kirkland, Editor Son/lieen Christian Advocate. Trinit-J. 0. Willsotn. Bethel-R. N. Wellk. Spring street-J. W. Dieclsont. Cipnberlamtd -H. B. Braowne. 'Ca~jrW--W. WV. Jones. Berkelev-L. C. La'val. Sutm merville-J. M1. 'Pike. Cypress--J WN. Brown. Ridgeville - J. B. PlIatt. St. George's-A. M1. Chreitzbergr. Colle~ ton-WV. A. Clarke. Round O-W. WN. Williams. Walterboro-E. Lawles. Yemassee -D. Z. Datntzler. Ailendsale -R. H. Jones. Black Swamp-C. E. Wiggins. Hlardeeville-Jto. A. Wood. Beafort-Hl. M. Mood. FLORENCE DISTRICT-W. C. POw Enl, P. E. Florence-J. T. Pate. Mat-s Bluf . W. Elkins. Darlingtona-P. B. J ackson. Darlitngtona Ci renit-Er. T. lodges. Lower Darli n-.tona-M. L. Banks. Black Creek M-ajona-S. Jons. Timmnonsville-J. WV. Hotna ett. West Effinghtamn-Sup. by D). Durant. Williamsburg---N. B. Clark on. Kingstree-B. G. Jone-s. Black tiver-J. A. Wood, J. E. Watson.I eorgetowni-A. 1I. Lester. Geor~e: own Circuit-R. L. Dutle. Juuha tonvile--L. Wood. Bloomningla!e . R. Whittaker. Missionary to Ura zil-J. WN. Koiger. Eatst Effingham-; 1. M!. Furgvson. 3MARIoN CIRCCI-J. M. ntOYl', P. E. Marion-W. S. Wrahtana. Ceni enar-J. J1. XWorktana'. Brittona's ek-..M. 1H. Major. Bennae taville . L. Stokes-. Betnnetsville Cirenit . J1. Clyde, IE. 0. Wat;on. Clin -. M. Boyd; T. C. Odell, .J. R. Liub-, nytenumar;ies. Little Rock-i. S. easley. Mullins-J. W. Maurray. ittle Pee Dee-John At:away. Pee Dee Mission--To be supplied. Coat v-Williama Thomas Con way lir u~it-W. C. Gleaton. Bar boro- Wm. . Baker. LUel sville-A. WV. Jackson. aecamaw-A. F. Beary. JOINT BOARD OF FINANCE Fo 18-8:. Clerical memtbers-.J. B. Tray wickI . Ml. Boyd. D). D. Danttzle-r, John 0:. Villon, U. D. Mann, W. P. Meadotrs, I. T. Kilgo. J. B. Wilson, Dove Til ler, J. WN. Bumnbert. Lav mnemblers-A. E. William, XW. . Cooser, J. F. Breeden, R. A. .Jeni ring, WV. A. Leslie, J. Fullet Lyon, R. Y. McLeod, A Taner, 0. B. Riley, . Hloff'meyer. A Generous Proposition. We are credibly informned that the Blood aim CJo.. Atanita, Ga., propose to cure ny of thae followingr complaints for oneL tir the mnoney and in onae-half the time suiredI by any knoawn rem-aedy ona eartha. 'te dise ae- ettibrace at! formisof Serofulal nd Scrofulous Plcers andl Tumoaars, atll aes or Blood P'oi-on. Rheumatism, Ca - rr, Sgina Disease-s andl Uumors. Kidney~ jffetions, Chronic Female Comaplaints, cezea, etc. Se-nd to them for a book~ iled with the mtost wonderful :cases otn e(r aie fre. to any address. * TU' I".N O! GEN. TOOMUS. Th-e seenu-: ::. De1athbea : the Famous <.'.e;;in::. -TLANTA, it-c:niber 15.- At si.x o'eiock ibis* ;.ie;.: (ci;. Toombs clon~'i h- - m:" ;arer Iy. death, Ivicihi occur vt' :-t hi..; hote itn Wash ington, Ga. E-n v i:: O_:ober while i::Aih::ahe ~i::h~ de~nwas uponl hi:. n bid;I. I.rwe ,t his frienids he toh: t: h. w:-'ing hole to die. A ouipie or dyv-. iiniinI waS etirei- -:r. lie has ever sinc im-a :5a h was Iightingif ich to secion. ii mi v i2::lr.- e..-e airounid hirn ami - vliad niu hi slightest wi,-h. L-: wieek ' aIcrked improve ment ws n -din himt, so mucht so that h mes , e- entertained of his recover.y. O O''a nig01tht, how ever. he iu le yI Clap.s-ed. Dr. W.G Mflu h,yiciani, de c!airedl thaot Iw I Was at hand. For two da- L:- has bPen il a comatose conitil, unabbt )a it a limb. His entire f uiy ot' 'riehildretn were called arounti h bd-ide a! live this eveingr and tavfiully awaited the end, whiCh Dr. MUtligan declared to be near. At .Ix o'clock the doiCtor placed his ear to I le Gener;:. ' heart. It was still. "H e L. d1etad," sa-id the doctor. A tpecil to the Constitution from Washinlaton, (a., "ives the ftllowing account of the dceathbed scene of Gen. Toomibs: The it time that utv at tenipt was made Lo give him anything Was this montitg, when 'Mr. 11. 0. Colley atteilpted to ioisten htis throat with a wet bwel, hut the Geeral was too weak to .amlt it. The last dititict word, poken were on Su:tiay night, whe:n turning to Mr. 0. Colley, his grandson-in-th., ae aid, "Lend me one m L:dred dol Ot Monday moringit1 h attemted to Speauk to his colored "eirv .t i but lis voice was s-o weik iis ords could not be cang-h-. All :o-day h roomli has been fiiled with his rebiives and near friends w.athing by liis side expectingu every momient t see hin breati his life away. IIotir after hour passed by and he lay breathing weaker each Itmomlent unt11i jutt as the ohi clock in the court-houme tower struck out the hour of 'ix, and at that very mometuttttt his Soul t')ok itlhh. There were gLatheri'd uround him Mr. Gabriel Tooibs, hit- lrothr, Mir Hei Col ley and wii.a, 'it-. Toombs Dutose, D'dley Dul)n se, .iiss Lilie DuBose, Mrs. linnier, Dr. Mullizal and Mr. S. R.i. aimer. One -or two of the relative- , a few moitments before he died, w:-nt acros- the strecet to eat their supper, thiink1:ing the General would probhab hold it till ninie or ten o'clock, but beforte they had returned ie was dead. I phyli1SiciaUs say his deatih. wa1 y r:ee:y pai tle-. His bo V lies dre-ed Ori tburial in the 'e 1 r: of '."0 macin b1uilding of his dweltag. THE- FUSERnt. W.xsmu~sarrox (,.. Decembeir 17. T'he funieratl oi Gnr ii hobert. Tootbs took -, ple to-a - (he M. E. Chtrch. The whoist n it i mourning. The church , w. apr opriiately dtraped. Ont thiet, chatr:.l ii a-- b a-' -utiitul pillow of floweris boht .re tie letters "R. T." in in>tet . Ont one side of Othil pit , anot her hearing the word " Witt, ad oppo-ite this an exquii~te flor:d iebtr. The casket was br W1ze wih wrOtaht leaves of bea~tial orkansipornamenting It. iinent eat.n oft thle tte -.vere pres eut. .-eil:,i., s.n us e Scritnres wer read in' the itcey. W. HL. Laprade, anid pnli ers were il'i:ns--t the Revs. . S.. . ilim e aind J. D. Brown. Fune~ral discoutr,es werei made by the Itrs W'. Ii. Lapradle and Bishop Deckwitht. Tte: wer-e frank and straighlio:ward, acknowledginig the frailties of Genoera! Toombis, and re Leeintg 1the late date :rt which hte Conl iteeted him ielf with lbe chutrcha, and his failure to use his imagniificent pow ers :broughoma~ bia life otn the side of religi'on. General Tioombs~ jointed the M. E. Chiurebi three~v yearS ago. ilis integrity has ne-ver* bsein questoned. His love forl his wife vtis beauitifutl in its unt affecteid. incerity aund feVOr, andt his nutoe l1ife was~ irreproachable. The place where lie haN -always lived mournts his death like a great family, and ol anid rount. white andI black, inst: oess ommio bereavement followed to its hist restin~ ipace all that was mnortal oft Geoarzta's greaitest orator and mtost ujet>ic itntel leet. -Mrs. H~enic~lkN, the widow of the Vice-Presden:, hua; filedl bontds pas xecutrix of his will. Sh Ie estimates the e-tnte at 8 ,ot00. This medicine, combtning Iron witn pure veeable tonics, q uickly and comnpletely tures D~yspeasita, Indigestion, Wekes impure Blood, Malaria,ChiltuandFevers, anid Neuralgia. It is an unfailing remedy for Diseases of the itdneys and Liver. It is invaluable for Dtseases pculiar to Women, and all who lead sedentary lives. It does not injure the teeth~eanse headacheOr produce consipation-other Iron mnedicines do. It enriches and purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re lieves Heartburn and Belching, and strength ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermitaent Fevers. Lassitude, Lack of Ene~rgy, &c., it has ro equal. .&- The genuine has above trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. ind. outr tenttoWN cH EieCAL co., BIALTI3IoRE, 3D. Goodi ray fo:- Agentn. Sloo to $200O per* :no. mndie 4Ce ting o~r Grnund New Hlistory. Fapouand2>ccisivemk~alttleoftheWorld Wri tJ,. C. MceCurdy 4: Co., Vlla&ephia, Pa r-ud H ISK Y H ABITS cue at home i thsout pain. BooK of prticultar,. ient FREE. S.-..B. 7. WCC01.1.Y M. D., Atlana,Ga. HAGAN'S Magnolia Balm is a secret aid to beauty. Many a lady owes her fresh ness to it, who would rather not tell, and you~ can't tell.i FOR COUCMS AND CROUP US W%~EE RC, E T The as a tree of the me name X10i 1 aln h mi tessIn the Southern Statesl. cotisa stimuag petorant priciple that loos1ens te r ngthe ear orng cough. and stimn laes the child to throw off the falm membrane in croup nd whooping-cough. When combined with the healing aci laginons principle in the mullein plant of the old felds. pre ein Tano's Cazazozs RsmDT op Swarr One Axn ft~rmzur the inest known remedy for Coughs. Croup, Whooping-Cough and Consumption: and so pasabble. any chi!d it pleased to take It. Ask Your dr ist for it. Price, 25a. and $1. WATERRA. TAYLOR, Atlanta, Ga. Use DR. BIGGERS' HUCKLEBERRY CORDIAL for Diarrhaea. Dysentery and Children Teething. For sale by ~druggists. "TICKET, SIR." A POPULAR CONDUCTOR SAYS: I consider it my duty to imp:trt soml11 very valuable infornation to my friends and acquaintances as Iany of theml ktiw the unplea-ant condition tulnde ... have labored inl perforinilg Iny dtites as conductor of the Georgia C-itnd 1ailroai. Some montll I t lecaline aflicted wit ii a severe attiack i Ihcoahm Irll I ie sire to state how I was eured. ,t icreased ill violenece until I coilhi 1no l.ge ill and out of the cars without aitan Whilte tus suffering al! 1he aglones of tins dreid di:eise tld readly to a0aindion my postioll throulghl sheer nv ir, was indutCed to try B. i. TIE EF1 FECT WAS TRULi 3LIAG A L I ' . hai 1o idea that a inedicine c0u't priod uce such an effect ill so sh rt a Lilt. I ex perienced a wonO(erftl change before usin half a bottle. After t oking only four bot t!es, 1 find myself to-day a wll imn. .1. Tlis splendid medicine effected a cure no less wondriful in the case of my wvife, who was also terribly atflicted wNihI t'henum;t-insm. Sle obtainel complete relief and perfect restoration to health afte-r taking te.. s.am e number of bottles I did. I take Iniel pleasure il reColuening B. U. D to ly Iriends as Fl i:ST-CiA. I refer to Mr.~R. Svhiidt, A-;,et C. 1;. l., Atianta, and to C. R:. It. Agent, 3iacon, and Dr. 11ape, Atlanta. .J. T. G OO3iMAN, Conductor C-itral R. Ri. RHEUMATISM. Although a practitioner of reary twen ty years, Ily mother ilfluelced ml e to pro cure B. . . for her. :he had been eon fined to her bed several ionths with I-heu matism, which had stubbornly resisted alh the usual remedies. Within twentv-four hours after connencing B. B. 13. ob served marked reilef. ie has jut "om menced her third bottle, and is nearly as active as ever, and has been in the front yard with "rake inl hand," el n up. ler iimpj)ieveient is truly won:1rfd!/ and imine'nsye! gratifying. C. I. SIONTGOM3ERY, 31. D. Jaaksnville, Ahl., April 2, L.5. TUTT'S PiLLS 25 Y EA S iN U SE F Ihe Greatest Isd~a .imh ofte .. SYMPTOMS OF A '_ TORPID LEV~I" Loss of appetitc, Iowelb co-':.%g, i'-it.' the head, with a dull sensoaoi:n ia'.z back part, Paniunuder t'so e~iotJ1 blade, Fullness after eaing, wit h a inclination to exertionl of body or mlVe Irritabiit~y of temper, Low spi-1s, 1. a feeling orhavin: nealected somed' eA* Woarinlehs, izzines~s, Flutcring b'~j Iheart, Dots before thio eyes, I~cad.~ over the right eye, Restiessnes',9 itful dreams, Hiahly colored Urinu& CONSTIPATION. ..9 TUTTS PILLs are especilly at. to suCh case, one dose teets r-O change offeelingatontonighthest Thev Increase the A lppetite,nndC e-' bodyto Takee onl Flcai. t:nt' the s.M nourished, arua hy:.or Tlozaic Ace the hgestive orlun,uetiular St LZ~ prouc~t.Prce25c. 4 I Murray .~ TUTT'S HAIR &' ~ GRr HAIR or WHIsKERS chi. GWosY BLACK by a single appl. .j t this DYE. It impartS a natural e to istantaneloully. Sold by DruC7 , sent by express on receipt of SIf, ~f ice, 44 MurraY St., Ne; PIANOS-OR(W I The demand for the improved 1-.Y O r.rc Plaleos is now so larnre that a seconlLn1f. e factory has become Imperative. Do -- n-T quarter an much tuning as Pianos c. . Inlg e wret-pin system. Consult Gataioj 100 Styles of OnGAtS, $2s to $000. asy "a Payments, or Rented. Mason & Hamnlin Organ a~ -. ''., -NW YORK 1 BOSTON : -~ of - - -eI) -. SHLEY ~OLU] The Soluble' Guanlo is a i mentrated . Grade Fertilizer for all cro1. ASH LEY CGTTON ANI :.N C' MPOE' w~iO crops; an~d also !lrgely Lt the Tr'ucee ASH LEY ASH ELrEiiF.: i very cheapl iii~r for Cottanl, Corn and Gr.i C';h rop. ASH LEY DISSOLVED ) ' ASHILEY. Grades-for use alone anld intpust >ea. Fr TeiCls, Directionls, ' *alaik and ifor u b'ations~ of tile C'ompi: Id ress' THE ASI - PHOSPH. No :.hl JOM IE ThUese Di weeah tvr ronchetrs liet veeab manro e infomaton aroud ea u 1s.ind out about you wil always be thar. ..e...old everywhere, mail for 25. mn stamps. I heridan's Condition E wdris absolutely entratd Oeounue otr dIt is r tyamedicine to dee'rweee a ir 25 ceen In stamps. 2 FOR Man and east. Mustang LUnime' is older than most men, and ' J more and more every year. u i.i t -FK THE WVORLD'SI'ST MAKERS, FACT' Y PiIr' ON TIHE EASIEST T 1.,MS PAYMENT. EIGHT c1N1 AKEIS AND OVER TIiREE- lIT RED STYLES TO SI./ :T FROM. TEIN /NOS: 3EN'T & A RION. GANS: MASiO flAMLIN, ~CliESTlRAL, t a-d BAY STAE. I Piano t (Organs delivered, ircight paid, to iroad! points tSouth. Fifteen days' tr) d eight both ways if not satisiado 2 i nd %est in your own homes. COL1o IA MUSIC HOUSE, LI - &: BATES' S. M. H. Z. TW i-MP, Manager, COLUMBIA, S. C. Is,4 C * CAL0-9e ~55 i ore Tercr.! Not only shorteni time of labor and e-sens the .inten4idtY 0ean of pain, ,but, it l Catly (limiishes the danger to life of both Ore Danger nither and child, and - aves the mother in a *vondition highly fa sorable to speedy re covery, and far less her or Child, . to flooding, coi. v uisions, and other - alarmingsymptoms in.cidet to slow or hec Dem'I nainfu' labor. It8 t 'l wonderful effica other nooa .1y in thijs respect en t' ' it to be called Tra:':erma ',o T !! M OTHIIER'S RIED and to be 0 nokedas one of the * 11f.'-saving remedies - f h ineteenth cen enri Fxmthe nature of the case it will of ~-- em'rs bc understood. ' h:we cannot pub lish certificates con -ring~ this REMEDY _ w tout wennding the deliency of the writers. aeyand Ease 't we have hundreds. afety of suchi testimomialson file, and no mother -T0 who has once used it, wi!! ever again be ilfer~ng Wcman without it in her time of trouble. A promfinenit pNysican lately remarked the i'r rjietor, thati i it were admissible niake pudic the lett -ra wye receive, the Mothers' Friend" wild outsell anything at~e market. GF.NTLr:!i::-During my career i'n the ractic-' of medicine I uisef.your "MOTH l'S YFiEND)" ini a :.reat number of :stes, wi~th 1k' be imit resullts ini every stance'. i t ma os aor e'asy, hastens de L'e'vll y asn* ,em-.:' .:a1 INsULRES SAFETY " oT:1 MOT' H 'a .N c tIU. No woman mi h. in:re through the ordeal ithocut it Of te oce usi it. T. P'.lEN NINGN, M. D. P'ehlne' t, I. .J a: 1, iss4. ind :ir 'ur Tratise on "Hecalth and apins c. W .ou;." 'maiied free. - I m Lr'Ea REor .iron Co., A tanta, Ga. Easy to me. Aaensin care. Notepemive. Thres, omnhs' treatment tn onec pac'sa:re. GM'n fo~r Cold the Read, Headacbe. Dizztce~. iE~y Fev'er. &c. ily cents. By all Drniga. "r by n'an. E. T. 1L&Z'LTQaE Wagen, N BLE jUANO, im~uai,:ted Guauno, a conipilete Hligh ND --A c'mniitete Verzilir for t.hese .-r Ch Xston~ Vur ve'zetables, ete, - c'et Non-Ammnoniaied Fer an .. fr Fruit Trees, Grape u'iI2 POSI HATE'1, of' very High Ia' va rious ---'ta~v and instructive T~ E(CO., Charleston, S. C. raBheumatism, Bleeding at the Dungs,. atarrh. CholeraMorbus,Dsentery, Chronic ___eeD._IS_ Jhnsn__. Booton. 3aus. WAKEstley ue r LOOD~ oe. fLt~o mhe &."C'"$22 C. Ed . St.*. 3oston.' St Notarng on earth, chicken cholera and. Is worth Its weight in gold. Illustrated bokb mi reeo.,