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NOTES OF THE SESSR. A GLANCE IN0 seUTMi CAROLINA' LEGISLAlIVE HALLS. Some 1mportant and Many Unimportant Measur-s Considered--s Great Deal Work with hather Little .pech Mak tng. COLUMBIA, S. C., December 22.-The Session of 1888 is about over. By th. time this paper is read the members will all have gone home-in time to eI jo. their Christmas dinner. Both house-' adopted a resdltion to adjourn sine die on Monday next. Below will be fount a synopsis of the proceedings since the last report. PIFTY THOUSAND DOLLABS FOR PENSIONS. The Pope bill to establish a home fi.. disabled Confederate s ,ldiers. (bearn an unfavorable report,) the bill to repeai the State Pension Act of last year (wit. a favorable report) and the military com mittee's subetitute bill to appropriate annually $50,000 to pensions for the most needy and deserving applicant came up together for consideration 4l e Senate. There was a long and earnest debate. tor Murray moved to table tat '-oldiers' home bill with a view to taking it up the committee's bill. Yeas-Alexander, Byrd, Buist, Don a'dsen, Edwards, Erwin, Feld, Herp hill, Howell, Izlar, Mason, McMaster, McCall, Moise, Moody, Moore, Munro, Murray, Ready, Sinkler, Smith, o0 Borry, Smitb, of Spartanburg, Verdier, Wilson and'Woodward-25. Nays-Dozier, Ferguson, Patterson, Pop and Sojourner-o. So the motion prevailed. The committee's bill then came up. Senator Pope's motion to table it was Icet. Senate Pope then moved to strike out the provisions for county boards of vet erans to pass upon claims. Agreed to on a division by 16 to 7. The bill then passed without a division. Senator Murray next moved to con tinue the soldiers' home bill until the next session so as to let it be on hand when the public had observed the work ing of the committee's bill. Lost 14 to 15. The bill was then indefinitely post poned and the fight was over. TEE ORthUiL COSTS. The next special order was the substi tute bill to provide for the payment by Sheetate of the expenses of all criminao prosecutors. After debate Senator Mun ro ,,npved to continue it to the next session. Lost, yeas 7, nays 20. An amendment offered by Senator Pope was adopted making it go into effectNovember1, 1890. Senator Murray moved to indefinitely postpone it. Lost, 10,to 18. The bill then passed. CUTTInG DOWN SALARIES. The last special order was Senat->r Field's bit! to cut down the salaries of State offi.&rs and clerks. Contrary to expecttions, there was no debate on this bal. On Senator Howell's motion it was immediately killed by the follow ing vote: Yeas-Seiiators Byrd, Buist, Dozier, Erwin, Henmphill, Howell, Izlar, McMa s ter, McCadl, Moise, Moore, Muuro, Murray, Pope, Sikle. Smith, of Horry, Verdier and Wuoaward.-1S. Nays-Seuatars Alexander, Edwards, Zergnsq's, Field, Mettre, Moore, Patter so eay :.nd Wunls-9. AZ a late hour ISenators Lonraldson, and Mason rose so a quetion of privi lege anTanjounced- that if they ha" breeni present a' tLse time of vote,, they woulu have v.A tl for tue bill. . LIQUOR BILS. Two billsrelating to the sale of ignox in the town of Gu~t s er wer: considere. by the 5Semi--, eacO havmng be-en pre y~ared by regrs t~it of tue tw iactans into which We i tople of Cbees aypear to 'o dodned on toe h~q wr gu s uUu. -Thefiret on the calendar aas one tr. enforice tilt present proaibit'ry las Chester ogprolxiiawsrugg: t-3e.. Trem sosmg iqe.or, even under prencrxyt'oni to any one wlhals .ever, and eveni frun. gmvlg it away. Heavy penalties were provied for violanoix o< toe but. The second was One t> r-pe~al the present prohibitory law of 1882, and pro pacnfOedocal optian.elkouuns and toe gransmz~g of lienzses, m case they are anthM -sa anne jiigh tigure Lf $50 Se~t~fr Darlingt m moved to substitute thes prohibit ,ry bill for the becense bill. This motion was tabled by a voteof 2to1, and the high license bill pased without debate, the prohzbi tion bill being killed.e THE 'ATE TAX. Thebil to levy taxes for the payment of the general-exp~enses ol the State and county governmente excited much die oussion. Mr. Haskell first made a statement in behalf or the committee of the financial *aspect of the situation. The Legislature, he-said, would have to provide for about $910,000 to meet this. The committee calcalated upon $175,000 phosphats roy alty, which left ST36,000 to be provided by taation. Their calculation was cased1 upon an assesned value of $145,000,000, and they estimated that a - mill wouid yield abiout $137,000, mak-ing allowances zor delmnquent taxes &c. 1'lus a tax ot 5t mills would yield about $620,000. Add $175,000 of phosphate royalty and the fund would reach $b94,0003, about $16, 000 short of the needs of the State. The committee thought the State could squeese through on a levy of 5* mills, but the House must remem ber that the 8tate was. now drawing against an empty treasury, and the mem bers muss decide whether it would be the betterpohicy to just squeeze through, or endeavor to accumulate a fund that could be held in reserve for future con tingencies which were liable to arise at any time. Mr. Waller, of Abbeville, moved to amend by making the levy 5 mills instead of 6 mills, and fired off avolley of figures compiled from the comptroller general's report to show that 5 mills would be - enough. The figures were as follows: Appropriations, $b75,000:aesessed value, $14A),000,000; a 5 mi tax would yield $700,000; the phosphate royalty is placed at $190,000; total revenue, $890,000. Mr. Walter Calculated that a 5 mill levy would leave a surplus in the treasury oi about $10,000. Mr. Wilson, of Sumter, advocated a 5t mill levy, and heitoo tired off figures to prove is. He advocated the gradlual accumulation of a reserve fund mn the ressary. After some further discussion Mr. Wanter and his friends acceptedi 5i muiis as a compromise. Mr. Haskelb, however, asked a vote to test the sense of a tae House on a levy of 5i mell. Only live or six members voto ae hiL rm. He then asked a vote on Si mills with little better saccess. Theligouse then aaopted, by an overwhelming vote, the amend ment 0n,& tle ia r the bill wi there upon ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. TOWNSHIP BONDS. The House judiciary committee reported a bill whic: is intended as a substitute for all township railroad bills. it is es f' lolws: "Wiereas o.rtain townships in this State have by their vote expressed their wilngness to subject themselves to tax ttion for the purpose of paying bones issued by them in aid of certain railroads; md, whereas, by by reason of a detect a the A ts autnorizing the i-sue of said ,oubIs they have been declared invalid: "Now, tnere:':re, for the purp-sJ of carry ng into tcff-ct the expre ssea will of toe people of said townships, be it en-i acted, ke.: ".ection 1. That the township bonds -ieretofore issued by county coawmasion ea, as the corporate agents of any town saip iu the State, in aid of any railroad, ty vote of the inhabitants of saiu town ship, are hereby ccciared to be deb:s of .aid townships respectively, having au thorized the issue of the same, and the intertest and the principal thereof shall Oe paid according to the terms of the said bonds or tax, by the assessment, levying and collection of an annual tax upon the available property in said ownPiips, as may be net sstry, in like sianner and by the same county officials as the taxlevied for county bonds in aid of railroads is aesessed, levied and col iecte_; said t ax to be known and styled in the tax books as the township railroad tax, and when collected shall be paid over by the treasurer of the county. to to the'holders of said bonds as the, interest thereon may become due and according to tie terms thereof." The House had a very lengehy debate on the bill reported by the committee relative to township bonds issued in aid of railroads. Mr Brawlay moved to amend by siking out all alter the title o- the bill and inserting the felio iug as section 1: Section 1. That the township bonds heretofore issued by county commission ers as the corporate agents of any town ships, are hereby declared to be debts of said townships respectively having authorized the issue of the same: And the interest and principal thereof shall be paid according to the t:rms of the said bonds, or tax, by the assessment, levying and collection of an annual tax upon the taxable property in said town snip as may be necessary, in like manner and by the same county officials as the tax levied for county bonds in aid of railroads is aisesed, levied and collect ed. There ws a long and spirited debate. Finaby the bili passed with an amend ment to the effect that no township hould be liable on its bonds unlers .he road subscribed to should be ao taaly built through the township. THE CLEMSON COLLEGE. When the Clemson Agricultural Col lege bill cane before the Senate it was debated for three hours and passed, seventeen Senators voting for and lif teen against it. fie bill came up at fifteen minutes siter ten o'clock as a special order. The debate was opened by Senator Ed wards, ot Darlington, :n a long and forcible argument in support of aericulural ed acation in general aig of t' .e acceptance of the Clemson b, qtest in particular. Mr. Sojourner, ct Baruwell, followed in a speech in wnich he declared himset -e a farmer in favor of agricaiiural edu cation, but opposed to tie establih.ment of the Clmon Co-llge, on the grund ct its locauon a't oae ..d of the State and becunt-e .be properi) was. to b aised as an enecowmnent andf not ior buildmng an agricu'turai coilege. Mr. Murray, of Anderson, headed the oppot-tiun to the bill in a brilutis -geech, in which he enlarged onu thr Cl.-naton Colle e movemnt is a covert .tne!1 on t he douth Carolina Colleg-. He w-... ..u the 1-gality a-f Mr. Clern ,o'... 'inl, an.1 calLfd on the Senate not Po:low the lower Be'use and put tne -tate :n the undiguitk po- itiou of: cou t. -4tg with the gr.-> t granddu'en HeI C-u oni. for t're posseealon of hnib'arl Frt Hill. Cae. McMadter, of Rlichiand, 3poke or; fly agau-st the pending m.::s-ire and mamnatsarien urs! edu.-ationi, which he oleved to be a humbag, and moved to pot-tpe-nt the b-Il. Tnis motion was with'rawn to allow he debate to conti .ue and Mr. Pope, of N.wberry, took tao fi .or to adv. cate tie bid, which he did in ais eloquer~t pecfulof argument and replies to dedisc-ussedthelegal diffl -altiea alleged to b6 in the way and described themn as '-bgbears" by which no one would be frigbened. Mr. Buist, of Charleston, advocated the postponement of further considera ton? of the bill to the next session, point ig out that immediate action was not imperative and declaring that the only way to secure a prompt hearing of the will contest in the Unmted States Su preme Court would be for the State to' hold oft, when the interest of the Stase in the deciion~ would cause the case to oe advanced on the docket. He declated his willingness to vote a hundred thou sand dollars a year if necessary to run a grand Agricultural College, provided the State should have its absolute control. Mr. Donaldson, of Greenville, called on the friends of the bill not to be led .way from the true issue by the plea for delay. He demanded that tbe repro. sentatives of the people should come :quarely out and say whether or not the cry for an Agricultural College should e heeded. He made a strong plea for education for the farmers' sons and urged that the State accept now the grand gift of Mr. Clemson xor. that pur pose. Mr. Patterson, of Chester, opposed the bill as failing to meet the demand for an Agricultural College for the State. Mr. Hemphill, of Ateville, arraigned the opponents of the bill for voting money to the Winthrop Training School over which the State had no control and refusing Mr. Clemson's because the State's control was not absolute. Mr. Sikier, of Berkelev, stated his position as being in favor of postpone ment though he was not opposed to the Cleson College. Tne debate then closed and the roll was called on the motion to postpone the bill to the next session. The following Senators voted "aye": Byrd, Baist. Dozier, Erwin, Howell. zar, McMaster, Moore, Marray, Pat terson, binkler, Jeremiah Smith, Smythe, S journer, Verdier, Wood ward-sixteen. Tne f llowing Senators voted "nay": Alexander, Bell, Donaldson, Edwards, Ferguson, Field, Hemphill, Mmsn, Mi Cal, Meetze, Mosse, Mauro. Pope, Ready, R. M. Smith, Wison-sxteen. The result was a tie. Lieutenant Governor Mauldin, occupying the chair, voted "nay," and the senate refused to postpone the bill. Tue ayes and nays were then called on the motion to pass the bill to a third readng. The only change in the vote was by Mr. Sinkler, who had voted for postponement, but on the direct q'ies-I result seventeen ayes and fifteen nays. Senator Moody, who would have voted for the bill, was paired with Senator Rbame. When the Senate met the next morn ing and the Senate Clemson College bill came up for its final reading, and the House bill to the same effect being sub stituted, Senator Murray moved to ad jou.rn the debate until 11.30 a. m. The vote resulted: Yeas-Byrd, Buist, Dozier, Erwin, H dwell, Iztar, Moore, Murray, Patter son., Sinkler, Smith, of Horry, Verdier Wood nard-13. Nays-Donaldson, Edwards, Fergu son, Field, Hemphill, Mason, McCall, Metz, Moise, Munro, Pope, Ready, and Wilsjn-13. Senators Smythe, Sojourner and Rhame, who would have voted in affirm t ve, were paired with Senators Smith, of Spartanburg, Bell and Moody. The Chair (Lieutenant Governor Mauldin) voted "no," so that the motion was defeated. Senator Buit offered an amendment providing that the bequest be not accept ed by the State until the injunction granted be dissolved. Senator Pope moved to table. The vote and the pairs were the same. The tie was broken by the Chair, who voted "no" thus definitely committing the Lieutenant Governor t'- the support of the bill. Then Senator Mutrray moved to continue the bill to the next session. Yeas-Byrd, Dozier, Erwin, Howell, Izlar, Moore, Murray, Patterson, Sink ler, Smith, of Horry, Verdier and Wood ward-12. Nays-Donaldson, Edwards, Fergu on, Field, Mason. McCall, Meetze, Moise, Munro, Pope, Ready and Wilson -12. Senators, Buist, Rhame, Smythe, Sojourner, and MoMaster, who would have voted for the motion, were paired with Senators Hemphill, Moody, Smith, of Spartanburg and Bell, who would have voted against it. Senators Mc Master and Sojourner were both paired with Senator Bell. Messrs. McMaster and Sojourner were both present. The point is two votes in favor of the motion to continue were swapped for one against it. If Mr. Bell's pair had been only one Senator, the bill would have been con tinued-until the next seasion. As it was a tie, the Chair voted "no," and the motion was defeated. Senator Murray next moved to recom mit the bill. On this vote Senators Rhame, Smythe and Sojourner were paired with Senators Alexander, Smita of Spartainburg and Bell. The vote stood 14 to 14. The Chair voted "no," and the motion was lost. Then, by the same vote, the bill passed its second reading, and the Senate bill to the same tifect was given its final reading and sent to the House. FLORENCE COUNTY. When the Florence County bill was taken up. the walk of the House were decorated with m os of the nt w county, the desks of dour t'ul members loaded with pamphlets, statistics and appeals, and the floor crowded with lobbyists. Tue fight was opened by Mr. Nettles of Darlington, who opposed the bill in an elab'rate argument. He was followed by Mr. R. G. Evans of Darlington, who ravored the new county. Speeches were made by Mes-rs. Cannon of Darlington, M1oses of Sumter, Grayd'-a of Abbeville, in opp:)sition, and Messrs. P.-urifoy of Eietield, J. G. Evans of Aiken, and O'Brien of Colleton, in favor of the bill. Finally Mr. Kelly, in behalf of the WillIVmburg delegation, made the an noune4Cent that Williamsburg county no ot iger opposed the bill, which was nbs.-o&ndy passed by a votn of 83 to 27. THE P]~IMAuY ELRCrION BILn, hich pswed the Seuete, was substituted for Mr. M:Grady's House bill. It went 'brogh without opposition. The peo - uty for wilful violation of dattes by manager: et primary elections is fixed at Slob or six monthus' imprisonment, and or fraua o'd corruption at $500 or twelve wouths. Tue managere and , aes are to be sworn e.nd1 'aie 1:able to indictment for p. jar. if ti'sy sw ar -ase.v. THE RAILROAD BInn. The ba2l to amend ran act entitled "An t to amend an act ent .tled .n act to pgvde a general railroad law for the manag m-t and regulation of railroa'ds in the State, and for tbc appointmen~t .f1 a railroad commissioner, and to providef for his powers and duties," approved1 F< bo'ary 9, 1882, said act being incorpo ru-ted with and known as Chat.tec Ii,I General Statates, 1882,.and therein en-i titled of "Ra~droad corporations, general railroad law." Mr. Haskell opened the debate by moving to strike out the enactung words He said bie thought the bill would bring bjury not ornly to the railroads, but-to the people of the State. He reviewed the histlry of the railroad law, showaig ozw powers were given the commission before, bbt on p. tition of 10,00)0 citizens the law was r, pesled; but in twelve months the Richmond and Danville road bad losses of $150,000 on account of mis nanagenent by the commissiofl. There was no jaetce in putting millions of property into the ha.-de of men noto riously unfit. He would he willung to vote to amend the law,-but would not vote for a bill to give the whole manage me t of the roads into the hands of a rommiion. Mr. Mose-s said he thought it time to give the people a chance. The railroads have been robbing and swindling the people long enough, and it was time for Ltt-> stop. Mr. Peurifoy made a characteristic argument in favor of the bill. The peo ple in his section had been swindled by the railroads, and were tired of it. The~ bill was a good one. If the cominission has no power we had better abolish it. Mr. Rtaysor opposed the bill. He said the constant tendency to legislate on private matters kept capital away from the Stite. Mr. Buchanan madesa strong and ear iastic argumeut in favor of the bill. He said the railroads were trying to take rights from the State in the name of the people. The railroads didn't want time, s claimed, but wanted eternity. The uestion had been discussed in two tuirds of the counties during the cam paign, and the people wanted the bill. Mr. vrayaion opposed the nuil not on secunt of any friendship for tae roads, bt for the people of the State. Mr. Raysor moved to reconsider the 7ote by which the Luse refused t> con :nue the bill to -ne next session, but Le motion was lost on a divided House. M. Haskell here withidrew isa motion ao strike out the enacting words, aul iff-red the following amendment to action 2: "Provided, said commissien shall fix o votes violating Section 1443 of the eneral Statutes." The amendment was adopted Mr. Haskell moved to e* I to Section : "Provided, if any rule om schedule lireeted by said commission, shall in my respect be a violaton of the law, no -aairoaux company shall be held liable for nh violation." This was adopted. Mr. Liake11 also moved to amend by adding after Section 6: "Provided, farther, that until the election herein prescribed shall be held, the present commission shall continue in office"; adopted. He further movcd to amend by adding the following: "Provided further that the salaries of said commis sion bE- paid from the state treasury like other S'ate < fliers." Mr. John Gary Evans moved to lay the amendment on table. The yeas and -ays were demanded, resulting yeas 52, nays 34, so the smendment was tabled. Mr. King moved to amend by making the term of commissioners four years instead of six. Mr. Raysor moved to table, which motion was carried. The opponents of the bill, it seemed, if they could not defeat it, determined to amend it to death, if possible, and Mr. Gr.y don followed with another amend ment making the term two years. Mr. Guees moved to lay the amend ment on the table, which motion was carried with the usual large majority which supported the bill. The bill then went to a third reading, and Mr. Moses clinched the matter by moving to recon eider and lay on the table, which was done. rIr.,NGS ON OAI-NDAB. The House bill reducing the salaries of Circuit Judges from $3,500 to $3,000 was killed by the following vote: Yeas-Buist, Byrd, Dozier, Howell, Izlar, McMaster, McCall, Moise, Moore, Munro, Murray, - Rhame, Sinkler, Smythe, Verdier and Woodward-16. Nays-Donaldson, Edwards, Erwin, Ferguson, Field, Hemphill, Mason, Meetze, Moody, Patterson, Pope, Ready, Smith of Horry,, Sojourner and Wilson-15. The killing was effected by reason of the absence of Senators Alexander and Smith, of Spartanburg, who were expec ted to vote against it. The House bill to amend Section 2, 037 of the Revised Statutes relating the power of married women to make con tracts was pilled after considerable speech-making. Senator Field's bili to reduce the per diem and mileage of members of the Legislature was killed after debate by a vote of 24 to 6. OTHER MATrrES. In the House the salary reduction bill was continued until the next session. The Cook's Creek, Berkeley County, bill was passed. Mr. Barkeley's $1 per diem and five cents a mileage bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Trantham's bill to give to counties which have aided in the construction of railroads all funds collected by taxation for State purposes was, - on motion of Mr. Trantham, continued till next s.s sion. The bill to repeal the seed cotton traf fic law, passed at lest session, was passed to a third reading. It withdraws. Berke ley and Aiken counties from the provis ions of the Act The following were among the bills which passed a second readizng: Bill to require county auditors to file with the comptroller general certified copits of the returns of banks, &c. Bill to exempt school teachers from road duty only while engaged in teach ing. The bill to require the agricultural bu reau to pay over all its receipts to the State treasury patsed, with an amend ment pr:.viiding that it shall not go in effect until twelve month hence. It wdi probably be killed in thte S-nat;. Tim bill to require toe Gircut Judges to arranga thi roster of the Circuit Cent's, ansd to fix the timo for holding the same in the differe;.t counties of the State every five yeare, was killed. The bJl to repeal the agacultural lien law was continued until the ne-xt session. The foowing passed their seccnd reading: T'o amend Section 1,457 of the, Gene -ai Statutes, relaring to the duties of railroad e->mmis.-ioners. Authorizing the county commission ers of Gireenville, Piesens, Berkely. Kera-s w, Anderson, Geoirge town, Yorkc and Simier cc ...:ies to burroR inouey t.o uay ordiniary coauty expensie, jL-:rb and wituess certificato' anu teac'iers' claims anid past due ciaims against coun ies To incorporate the Sumter Instittnte. To pay the widow of Secretary~ of Stats Leitner $1,407. To amend an Act limiting the number of justicea in certain countree, &c., witn Senate amendment, excepting the fol lowing conties from the pro'visions tereof: Newberry, Laurens, Oconee, Richand, Charleston, Lexington, Lan caster, Barnwell, Colletou and Anider To ataend subdividion 4, Section 919, of the General Statutes, relating to phy scians, and to repeal subdivision .6 of said section. To amend the law with reference to unexoended school funds remaining on hand'at the end of any fiscal year. To provide for the establishment of separate school districts in the several cities, incorporated towns and villages of the State, to authotize the levy and col cion of spocial taxes therein, and to authorize the levy and collectioni ot spec tal taxes in the several school districts now formed or hereafter to be formed outside of cities, incorporated towns and villages. To incorporate the Industrial Build ing and Loan Association of Charleston. To prohibit the sale of spirituous or intoxicating lhquors by apothecaries, druggists or any other persons in the town of Yorkville. This di-posed of all the Senate bills on the Calendar up for a second read A message was received from the Gov ernor transmitting a letter from Gover nor Seales, of North Carolina, in rela tion to the boundary line between North and South Carolina. A Great Invention. The Palmetto Hoe is the greatest in vention of the age, in the way of a Hoe for field and garden use, having an ad vantage over all other hoes now in use, in th it it has four cutting edges and is so constructed that the handle can be anged so that each edge can be util ized. By reversing the hoe it becomes perpendicular with the plant, and thereby prevents any injury to the plant in taking away grass directly from the rot of the plant. Besides these ad vantges the blade can be replaced when worn out, at one-third of the original cust of the hoe. The Palmetto Hoe can be bought at the same cost as the goose ek, or any other steel hoe now in use. Sold by all hardware dealers, or caua be >rdered from SHEB~s r KLEM, Manu fac~urers, Philadelphia, Pa. 'iss Travis-I have a passionate love for the occult and mysterious. Poseboy-!) beu, you ought to come down to our boarin-huse some morning whe-n we oe hash. At the present time one-fourth of a:ll the population of the Uuited States is gathered n to os of cient :housaod people and up~ a, at prmonprionnis increasing. THE EXECUTOR ENJOINED. Judge Simonton Prohibits the Transfer of Fort Hill, Pending the Litigation. (Columbia Daily Recorn, December 19.) The motion to enjoin the executor of the will of Thos. G. Clemson from disposing of the Fort Hill plantation pending the suit brought on behalf of Isabella Lee was heard by .Judge Simonton in Charleston Monday. The cise was most elaborately argued ihyCoi. Leroy F. Youmans and James P. Care', E-q , for the plaintiff. art' by .tsars Wells and Orr, of Greeovitle, for Richard W. Simpson the defendant. On yesterby .1 udge Simonton flied his d-cision. A fier a careful review of the law of the ca'e, the decree concludes: "This cause came to be heard on motion for a restraining injunction upo: the bili, answer, affidavits and exhiis. After hearing the samhe and report thereon. nol upon due consideration thereof. it ii or dered adjudged and decreed that a writ of injiudc:ion do- issue to the defenutar, Richard W. Simpson, enj ining and re straining him from executing ind deliver ing any deed: or.deeds of conveyance, or parting with the possessio: of the Fot Hill plantation as described in the pleadings in this case to any person or persons, or to or for any uses, intents and purposes what soever, especially to the State of both Carolina. or to any person or persons whomsoever on behalf of the said S:we This order and writ to remain in toree un til the further order of this C.mrt. Judge Hudson's Address. The exercises in the University Chapel last night were opened by President R. E. Lucas. of the Eupbiradian Society, who delivered the welco:ue address, and intro duced Judge Hudson. Judge Hudson, in his address, first re ferred to the pleasant days he had spent within the walls of the old South Carolina College, which he had found-and he thought every one else who spent his time wel there would find-to be the happiest of his life. He regretted that neither time nor opportunity had allowed him to renew his connection with the institution he loved, and he embraced this chance unhesi tatingly in order, for once at least, to bring himself into closer communion with it. He then gave "some reflections on the vast importance to the family, State and country ;.f the higher and liberal education of the young men " He first referred to the extreme utilitarian ideas of the present age and of the tendency for practical thoughts to supplant in the minds of the people thoughts of the beau:iful, true and lovely. Be believed it was a step in the backward direction to convert our schools for literary training into industrial schools. Physical must be subordinated to mental He did not mean to disparage the mechan ical and agricultural departments of this or auv other university. He had just vis ited science Hall and he was astounded at what he found there, and it made his heart rejoice to see sucfi an opportunity for the young men of the State to become profi cient in the various manual industries Nor did be intend to raise his voice against the industrial in connection with the litera ry training. But the former must not usurp the place of the latter. The connection of the two, he predicted, would work a new civilization in the South. It would make the people feel and rec:og nize the dignity of labor. He had alwas s advocated a iflace for the higher education of the sons of mecbanics, farmers and all laboring men. Such did now exist, and it would be a sad day for South Carolina it the opinion took hold of the people that there was no necessity for schools for the education of the sons of labori-g men. History would bear him out in the as sertion in-it tbe farm raiscd Doys, toe piow boys. had suppiied the highest places in .e pcipis, toe Lbench, the bar, the chair of proe5:soship) and in all the pursuits of iarning. They constitute the very back bone ot tie country. It ha. been so, is so and alwats is to be so. Therefore they shoild be'educated in tho highest and moet ibeal manner possible if they ever expect the er.nlett y to be presperous. II- di ciared himself in favor of the corn mon school sy. temn and agreed with the p)oet that a l:tle Icarnir.g is a dangerou~s thing only .5 the sense in which it was meaut. That in those callings which re qiredl learning, that learning should be only 0; the hzahest aind. That the pres ent age did nat require his was evinced by lack of skill in the laboratory, quackery in meicine, iincompence at the bar and in. efiiexcv in tne various depar-ments of !ite. Tihat the supply would always be equal to the demand. He said thiat our forefathers excelled u~ in toz m.ehness and to this he asriibed the larger number of statesmen, oratorsjani emi nct men in proporttion to the -populatior. thar. at the present day. That thoroughness rather than th'e nutuber of books taueht, should be the aim of all education. Tnat the true purpose of education was to train the inind to think rather than to remember. The Judge then put in a plea for the im potance of language study and especially of the ancient languages. He spoke par ttularly of the benefit to the student to be derived from the study of ancient hterature, for in them the purest and noblest ideas are expressed and a patriotism taught which hs never since been equalled. In conclusion he impressed upon the students the necessity of putting to the best use their college days and warned them against passing them in idleness and riotous ving. Judge Hudson was listened to throughout his discourse with care and attention by the atudents and their assembled friends. Mir. R Beverly Mason of the Clarioso phic Society disinisscd the assembly in a few choice remarks-C lumbia Record, December 19. The State Farmers' Allianc. ComunIa, December 19.-The Staa Farmers' Alliance met this morning in Agricu'tral Hall in secret session. The 1.lliance will be in session to consider their plan of operation and make necess ary arrangements for more extended work and me ubership. The meeting was called to order by President Stack house, who, it is understood, made a scathing attack upon the extortions and and exactions of the railroads upon the farmers. The meeting was attended by the ex ecutive- committee and the following delegates: Anderson, J. W. Norris; Guester, Jesse H. Harden: Chestertield, J. G. Readfearn; Darlington, E. R. Mc Iver; Fairfield, Sam MCormiek; Green ville, WV. WV. K--ys; Hurry, J. P. Deer ham; Kershaw, J. R. McGidi; Lancaster, R. L. Hicklin; Marion. J. D. Montgom Hry; Mariboro, J. 13 Green; Newberry, John if. Banks; Oconee, E. E. Verner; P~ickns, R. A. H-ater; Spartainburg, . A. Laucaater; Sumter, R. M1. Cooper; Union, A. C. Lyles; Wiiiatn.'burg, Joaiahi Arkfleld; York, W. N. Elder. The president reported that tnere were now 440 subordmnate Alhano-s in the State, with an aggregate membership of 15,000, and at present there is an active t-ffort to thoronghly organize the entire State. The Alliancs now have under consid eration a plan to organize -'A Farmers' Alance cu-operative store" to purchase ad sell provisions and fertilizers to the embers ot the association. The funds for the store are to be raised uuon no-es of t ze membere. The Alliance will try and make satisfactory arrangements with beveral guano companies for the pur ha of the fert-ilizrs. F':zst:U'N NOTrES FROM PARIS. Dressc-y Seen on the Stage ami ]"ewhere. (From the .ew York Times. On Tuesday subscription nights com menced at the Francis, and on Saturdays they occur at the Opera Conique. These, with he Patti representation, call my attention firs. to evening dress. Empire styles modified to long waists seem to enjoy unlimited favor. Golded satin, with : hand of Russian sable around the bottom and a scarf of the same encircling the low coreage and crossing in front, meet with general attention. A wide satin sash did not bunch up under the arm, but was shaped downward, giving to the slight figure all its grace of out line. A large feather fan of the same shade as the dress completed the toilet, aud the hair, which was dressed on top of the head, was a diamond and black p:.arl corent. Three rows of Oriental pearls of goodly size were carelessly thrown around the throat beneath. The usual band of fur was tied on one side with a yellow bow. The lady had a long half-fitting opera cloak of cream crepe de chine heavily embroidered like an ordinary shawl, but :t.i the outlii s of the flowers were defined in gold thread. The long sleeves were finely piaited and seemed like huge white wings. The collar came up very high. It was line.d with feather bands, and on the outside an ostrich boa fell to the feet. The toilets worn in the unsuccessful play "Jealousy" at the gymnase are not rerarkable except for simplicity. Mile Malvanu Ias a delicate lilac satin, perfect ly plaiu, but embroideried with narrow columns of gold reaching to the waist. On one :ide was thrown a cluster of em broidered morning glories in all their delicate shades twining in and out of the ghttering columns. The lovely draped stripes are of crepe de lisse, with also frills about the V-shaped throat. Mlle lalvau wears also a pale gray cashmere braided or embroidered in black, with a tight-fitting hall-open jacket of natural seal. Inside the vest is made of plaited cream tulle under cross bands of black velvet. The other toilets were neither novel nor interesting. On the Paris boulevards a fancy ball dress could find many a delightful idea. A flower quartet is charming in a costume. The lilly is represented by short white satin fringed out around the bottom in lilly leaves. The waist is a mixture of satin and crepe de lime, the latter form ing folds and the former a sort of twist braiding to confine them all. One side is made of lilies pointing upward, mak ing an epaulette of diamonds and flowers. pulle encircles the throat and.arms and lilies crowd the blonde curl of the coilfure. Violets pick out tulle of a very pse shade, and.a fringe at the bottom sho vs a pale green underskirt. An emerald-green satin sash seems to con fine a shower of violets making the cor sage. There are no sleeves, only jewel bands of amethyst poppy. A dress in sattin over pale-lemon tulle skirts has a corsige made like leaves of flowers in satin, and green satin leaves reach higher still, making a low neck with diamond dewdrops sparkling be tween. A beautiful dress is one that is a mass of embroidery on tulle, with a broad sash of tendrils and green grasses End brown stalks. A head dress is most curious, the back of the head being covered with tiny flowers made to lie fLat and compact and increasing in size to the front, where they form a cornet. Stockings are all flesh-color em)roid Daisy gariands are seen to twist around a bare leg, while the poppy gathers itself on tae instep and aukle. Violets dot only pale rose tint, and a lily points downward from the knee. The dresses, as they are, might be found too short bor parlor wear', but otherwise they are exquisitely faultless. TRA l' TONG UE OF INGA LLS. rhe Way It Wagged When Its Owner Was, the P'resident's Guest. From the New York World.)' WASHINGTos, December 18. -A charac teristic story is in circulation in clubdomi here with regard to Senator Ingalls and his "bitter and vindic.-ivj" sentimnents towards the President. During the latter par-t oi January President Cleveland gave a dinner at whicai a number of Senators among other distinguishe d guests were present. Senator Ingalls was among ihem. It so happened that when the party gathered around the great table in the dining-room, Senator Ingals found himself seated by the side of a well known society lady. The Senator had very little that was pleasant to say of any subject broached by his neighbors at table. He indulged in a number of disagreeable personalities, and finally began a tirade of abuse of President Cleveland, at whose dinner table he was then sitting. The lady re ferred to was extremely annoyed and did her best to let the Senator see it with out being obtrusive. The Senator, however, apeared to be oblivious or in different to the feelings of the Presi dent's guests who sat about him, and continued to speak in disrespectfVul terms of his host. T1he lady is possessed of remarkable tact; sue is also very patient, but this latter quality was well-nigh ex hauted. Turning to Senator Ingalls, she sad in her very sweetest tones; "Senator, when I invite you to dinner I shall certainly give you the pea.:e of honor, on my right." The Senator promptly expressed his appreeito=M this~ prospective courtesy, and was about to indulge in a more effusive compliment when his fair neighbor interrupted him: "Because, Senator," said she, "if I have ou within earshot I shall be sure you re not saying severe things about me." "What is the best position in which t' lep?" asked the patient. "If usually lie lownr," replied the doctor. An outsider going into a newspaper ydice on publication day can readily see ~hat it is by no ni.eans a bed of roses. As usual on the eve of the new year, and he day of financial reckoning, the exodus >f American embezzlers to Canada in :re:ises. It is doubtful if Edison's new talking mchi-.e will ever supersede the old relia >l sewing societies. "All men are born free and equal," but mfrtunately some are born equal to two r three of their fellows. 1' doesn't matter how homely a man is; f he is only rich, some beautiful women vi think that he is "lovely." "Time and tide wait for no man." but vbn a woman is in the case, even time nd tide must wait or go on without her. "Women must have been happy in the ime of Noah." "Why so?" Because it ook a long time to grow old in those lays." Ihow strange it is that as soon as a weal hy man dies in the United States the i~dOw and (laughter seek consolation in he sorrowful city of Paris. 'Thbe corner in copper has caused an al no~t clean sweep of the old bra's house oid utensils that artists and brie-a- brac tutters covet. And yet the syndicate is mot roken. OLD-TIME DRUMMERS. How Business Was Done by the Twenty-Gie Years Ago. "It was in July, 1863,x" said Francis Etheridge, of Sprague, Warner & Co., "that I first went on the road as a com mercial traveler. That was twenty-: five years ago. There have been many changes in the way the business is done-for instance, nobody in those days ever thought of carrying twelve, pounds of samples. Practically we' carried no samples at all. We would go to a customer and talk busineus over with him, and he would tell us!' how much sugar he wanted, and at what price; or what coffee he wantedi or the number of kegs of nails. Than, too, in those times we only made twot trips in the year. Nowadays com petition has changed all of that. ? man must take with him at least seventy pounds of samples. The puas chaser wants to see exactly what isthe; quality of the goods he is buying, with! his own eyes. The salesman must be able to show him, there in his storer just what .he is selling, and why it is better and cheaper than the buyer can elsewhere get. Instead of twicer a year the purchaser must now be visited twice a month. The explana-. tion of all this is that the retail dealer has been forced by competition to learn how to buy and sell more cheap ly. You can understand this better perhaps when I tell you that when I first went on the road practically every body I sold to took four and siz months' time to pay; now more than: half the goods we sell are to pur chasers who take their discount for cash. The work is oertainly very much harder now than it was a quarter of a century ago; competition has dona that-a man now must work not tes hours but all of his time if he wantis to succeed." "How do salaries compare in 186$ and 1888?" "The average is much higher now than it was then. Of course I speak only for the wholesale trade in gro-, ceries, and in our trade I believe that fully one-half the men on the road get $4,000 a year and more. Of oouxse this figure includes expenses.-" "At what do you estimate the aver age expenses?" "At least $1,600 a year. Now, in 1863 it was a rattling good man who got $1,000 a year and expenses. Sal aries all around are much more than twice as good now as they were then. But you must remember that inthe '60. we were all working in the dark; no body knew what he ought to pay or what he was earning. Now, with our elaborate systo'm of reports and rec ords, we know to the fraction of a cent just how much profit has been made upon each bill of goods and just how much the salesman has earned in sell ing them. Salaries are adjusted for each year upon the basis of a man's previous proved.value-to us." "Do not many of the men work on a percentageP" - "Yes, a great many do. I consider it the better way, and if I were going out on the road again I would much prerer percentage tv saary. "What are the largest salaries paid to traveling men in Chicago, Mr. Etheridge?". "I don't believe there is any body getting more than $10,000 a year, and very, very few are getting that I be lieve there are five traveling men in the Chicago grocery trade who are getting from $8,000 to $10,000 a year. Perhaps 100 men or more receive $5,000 a year and over. The average, though, is about $4,000-f course I am spealk ing of good men." "Is work hard to get for a ge salesman?" "No. Sometimes a man who li o known in Chicago may have to wait as: long as a month before he finds an opening, but a good salesman is sbout: as independent as they make them." "There are some houses who do noS. send out travelers, are there not?" "Yes. I do not think that they make any thing by It, however, for. the houses which do send men out make thousands where the others make hun dreds. Besides that, they send oa 'collectors,' who carry samples, and the difference between these and the om mercial travelers is not always visible to the naked eye."-lucago Rea. Wisdom of the Crow. The crow Is nobody's fooL. "JAY8h and learn" is his motto; and he doU# both, but especially the former, in a. way to excite the admiration of all die interested observers. In the longF struggle between human Ingenuity an& corvine sagacity It is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand.. Nor have I ever quite convinced myself1 which of the contestants has the better case. "The crow is a hef"the tn. er declares; "he shoudoonehimh.j ..tar~tu aet or ese w his owal garden." "Yes, yea," Corvus makuis reply; "but If I steal your corn ys first stole my land." Unlike his cod: the raven-who, along with the Tndmn has retreated before the pale-face--thei crow is no ultranservative. CMivI. zation and modern Ideas are not in the least distasteful to him. He has an unfeigned respect for agriculture andi in fact may be said himself to have aso up as gentleman farmer, letting out his land on shares, and seldom failing to get his full half of the crept and, like the shrewd manager that he is, he insures himself against drough* and other mischances by taking his moiety early in the season.-Atlantis. -According to a recently-published Italian pamphlet there are now on Mount Athos twenty different monaD teries; seventeen Greek, one Busian, one Servian and one Bulgarian. PIANoS AMD oaG~ANs. Pianos $225. Orgns $50. Chicker ing, Mathhushek, Msn & Hmlin, Sterling and Arion Pianos. Mason & Eamlin, Packard and Waterloo Orgas at Factory prices for cash or on easy [nstalments. Fifteen days teat trial and freight paid both ways if not satisfacto ry. Order and test in your own homes. Delivered to nearest depot freight free. Don't forget bottom prices and square ealing. Write for cuts and prices. N. W. TBUMP, * Columbia, S. C. More men have been wrecked by whis -e than ships by water.