The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 29, 1897, Image 1
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CAMDEN, S. 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 189*
^'*B}lls*tytroduc<nl 8rtdf?$'$bd'by Our
Luw-Mak^'rs,
ANTITRUST BILL ' PASSED.
School Trustee BUI DefcatOfl--To
Cousldffv All 1 Government
' Will VJaH Winthrop College.
< ? . ..THE SENATBi / ,
<Ge?. I^eo'ft birthday being over tlrrHon
'ttte got down to real work, tho now
^ Lieutojf}jv>\t*!^pverftor, Mr. Mo3woeueyf
presiding* . ^
? The, most important work was fiio
pa,9sa?o of (^bilHo oloot township coin
r - wisfliowerai csevbral counties excepted,
On inotion of M08Q& Sumter, Goorge<
j^caufort, .'? Spartanburg and Ha
wo exempt. Sonator Archer ar
i-giied that thb towne would eleot com*
?-^ttisGipuoreL and thereby largely place
. ^xtJtio ttyt Equalization i|i the bauds or cor
. .,i4>oi'atapuH and out of the hands of the
masses. Final yoto on passage stood
v . tWehiy to niuo- ?
FF^^$tagB^aIe introduced constitutional
amendments plaoing the election of Su
premo Court justices and Cirouit
? Judges in the hands of the qualified
eleotoi'B of the Stato and Circuits ro
isfjeotively. ? ' -
i ... ... :<jphe much talkod of nepotism in con
- TiDQtion with the hoa<Ts"of the various
ytate dppavtmouts hasVa... champion in
, V, ?- $&t, #uddath, of Saluda. Ho has intro
? -duecd a*, bill to repeal tho Act against
nepotism and hopoft to have it passed.
... . ,Mt? liovo has a bill before the .Senate
< . to fempdwor the railroad commission to
I'SgUlato rates for telegraph and express
companies in the samo. Planner that
'freight and passenger rates for railroads
*r?iegulated.
Xancaotor, of Spartanburg, intro
i'&^riU^ed a protest - from W hito 1' 1 ains
against' the formation of Cherokee
county^
An invitation was received to visit
^' ?c "Winthrop Collcgo at Hook Hill, but
?ffty hot debate on tho lino of expense,
etc itWaslaidonthotable. ,?r\
^^Henderson introduced .a. resolution
which i?'intendod to shorten the session
? of the legislature. His resolution pro
" hibited a bill or resolution being intro*
: v duood after the 1st of February, except
, such as Were rocomm ended by thecom
1 i^itteSs, " This poSsod' without Opposi
v tiOn . .
A oonourreiit resolution from the
House expressing sympathy for Cuba
Vv was received bv tho Senate. On motion
? >? - of Mr. M'avflold it was ordered printedj
rr~ itlay, Miiyfl^ ' und, Muijcs were ip
;^;;i>pintecl on free conference which will
fix the time for tho election of judges in
, . the fifth and seventh circuits.
Bills of most importance to pass third
reading: -
r Hagsdalo's bill to make railroad oor
. wrationsjiftbl^fov. damages, resulting
"land owners from the wrongful con
struction of victor courses.
=2^:vrIi0*oJ8 bill changing the Commuta
tion road tax of York county from $1 to.
The following passed tho,second read
&
Joint r.csolutioK Xo .. extend. tho
?v tno collcction of i the commuta
jngi./
as
me for rue cohcohob or*m_ __ ? 7_ ....
=r= .*u)n road is.x in the eoveral counties of
State io the 1st of Mar oh, arid
from minirfiment those who
; exempting from puni/fiirient those who
pay. by the. date naivyfcd;
'i'h'e bill authorising the railroad
comTdiflBio^o?$,to rcbuiro all railroads
: ~ to erept a tVju^Uon (Appoints union de
^-~-'T>ofcfl an^fcftjfaxweap apan^ityfor their
failur&4BjBT^**i&en required. ..
jr.in g citi^a, towns
-?v, issue bonds for re
r# . funding ih^obteduoss existing at the
"Ifcirito -ortho adopti6njf the presont Con
e of holding
T . ? w.?rcjrtt. 1 .
.. ...vT^biyd^via j^>duce<t a bill to reduoe
7 V ifie fefiiirz^r royalty from GO oente to
to 2i5. cents; -
r~::~:?crcrni other bills of more or lefts
interest were intioduiod; ?
? TawteDAT-^Tbero was very little
^ f?? T_I VJWVIVU ,V* WWWDUll#
; vvfetdti l>y ;$Jite'qualMcd voters, came in
LrHrH&rri*1:' vef#; Ubcral dose of general
- am crodmrate - e^ceptin g counties from
>?* jfoproSsiotfsof it.
L A motion to pass the magistrate bill
* passed At the last session and vetoed
by! Governor Evans over h^ veto was
lost by^ vote of 10 to_18.
:^;^r The . Jfouae reported that it had pass'
- ?d the bill relating to municipal elec
tions iii Gharleston after attending so
far as to include GeorgetownXSumter
; arid Marion. The amendmeKT waa
Senate.
_ amend the law relating to nogo
*ble coupon bonds.
To Amend an Act relating to county
ssurire w as to exclude the Edgo
Id treasurer
?w bills Introduced!
roau apmaenw pr.ejeranw over m
gag eM appljK also to street railways.
^lu^jUcanar; To rwuUUe the sale
of fertilizes and fix the value of the
; ?
FxuoATi ?Outtiide' of fheelectionsto
d the consideration of the Cuban
-the proeeed
? interest, be
a pcrfunctory
m e dis
m,
rosolutipn that h committee on invests j
Ration, composed of membore of both I
o\\8et?t bo appointed, to inSostigato the
difcponsavy charges of corruption. It. j
passed without comment or objection, i
5 The hbtt'Kd writ. o\er ueenexmontv^
vcsaluUwtt, culling for an investigation .
of tho sinking fund c*>mnd?ftiow, also a.
copouitent resolution arranging for a. i
joint sossion. of tho Senate and House
next Tuesday at' 1 o'clock to clocta.
momber of tho State board of control,
four trustees for tho South .Carolina .
Collogo and ono trustee for tho ooloVod. ;
college at Orangeburg. Both resolu
lions wore adopted.
Tho calendar was full of second read- .
ing bills, but aluiCst without exception
they wore eithor parsed oy.or or made-.
Bpeeial ord?^i ? -j
Among tho second reading bills wovo: j
A bill whioh ptovidon that the jury
box of Beaufort county shall bo pre- J
pared in JJcoombor instead of January
also passed, I
A bill to amend An Act to authorize* <
and ompowor cities, towns aw\ town- i
ships to issue negotiable ooupffa bonds- I
for the refonndirtfc of bonded indobted- J
nose existing at Ino time of the ado>p* ?
tion of tho present Constitution. j
Among the new bills introduced ^ovo* \
tho folloAviugs i
Hoatborough nroposos a mea&Uro to.
give tho olaims for wages of omploj'os; !
of mills and othor ooncotfko procodure.
ovor mortgagos and other olaims againsU
them, I
Tumor? A bill was introduced ohang- '
ing tho timo for oatohing stuvgoon and
shad.
Mowor introducod a bill to provide !
for tho appointmont of magistrates and '
to define their 'jurisdiction, powers and. i
dutios. I
This bill is the came ono vetod by :
Oovornor Evans in overy particular,
fiftvo that the Words "should the Sonato
refuse to confirm any appointeo, it shall
not bo lawful for tho Oovornor to reap- I
poiut tho party so rojeoted for that. I
term," aro stricKon out. f
Monday.? In tho nbabnoo of tho 1
Presidont and tho preshftont pro tem, j
Mr. Moses was called to tbo ohair. Two J
fiery dobato3 ovor seotfnd reading bills !
was tho da3T'a record. Tho first of
theso to como . juf> was tho conourront
resolution tp permit the introduction of
a bill , to- consolidate the Coast Lino J
rn'opefrios": in , Hjio Stato. Arguruont. ,
against the proposition was that rail
road commissioner could make tho
Coast do all that was wanted any way.
Tho second was tho bill providing for
the popular election of Bohool trustees
which was also killed.
A joint resolution to return the com*
mutation tat to boyu under the ago of
SI, who had paid such tax, was reported
unfavorably, and the xopo/t adoptod.
The donate dcciaod not to permit
m* to be introduced after .Feb. 1st.
Tho second reading E?l&:
A bill to amond an Act to authefize
special elections -in any ooF.porato city
or town of thjs State for the purpose of
issuing bonds for corpcaato purposes,
so as to spcoify certain corporate pur
poses and so as to validate certauu bonds
issued under the eaid Aot. *
A bill to authorize tho fogister of
mesne cohvoyanee of Union. county to
provide a now Bet of index books for
judgments for eaid county.
Third reading bills!
A bill nsto'the timo of hoj'ding the
lAtTEm k> MDndtiMMt M
aanssffigaa
| roads. ... : , !
I Withovepooh?To amend tho f<<p?norAi
free school law.
: Vincout? To roduo? tho phosphnto
j royalty. '*?
i Mr. ?Xriviwgston'n bill relating to tho
holding ot tfio court n in tho Fourth civ*
ouit paseod its final reading,
! Tho Bonato bill relating to Charles
ton's 80 year bonds was given its final
reading and ordorod to bo onrollod for
ratification. it is tho first bill to get
through both houses.
WingoV bills, providing for tho
heavy puniahiYiont for carrying conceal
oil weapons cvoro disouaaed at Komo
length and \vtis nooidod to bo put to a
vote, which resulted \n ft 8 yeas to 40
liays. After th q voto had boon doclar
od' tho Houao got into an ?.interest
ing paAliamfr'utav.y tanglo and ad
journed. rtj
TauflhiiAY. *?? Tho IJouso met at 10
o'clock. Mr. Welch, of Laurens, waa
sworn hi as a now member. Price in
troduced his resolution looking to tho
dif\3?>n?ary investigation.
"i^io joint assembly will Friday elaot
t Judgoa, superintendent of poniten
ii* ry and three directors.
. wingo's ooneealod weapon bill was
?defeated by a voto of C2 to 48.
Tho bill requiring all oounty officers
to give fluroty bonds was killed.
By a dooiaivtt vote tho emigrant agent
bill was recommitted.
A joint oomi/u'tteo of ono from each
oounty is to bo appointed to proparo
bills relating to disponsary and pen
sions. Abo at on'o-fourth proposed leg
islation ia relative to oounty govern
mont bills, and ftomothing like tins will
havo to bo done.
Tho Waya twud Moans Committee re
ported favort&ly on Mr. Rainsford's
bill to require foreign insurance com
panies to deposit $10,000 valid soouri
tios with the tftate Treasuror, and that
theso bo liablo for claims against the
I oompauy.
The Commifltco on Agrioulture re
ported unfavorable on tho bill to ro
qniro ginnera to koep .hooka of number
nf bates ginfiod; th6ir numbers, sto.,
and the bill was rojoctod.
Tho comni itteo reported unfavorably
on tho bill requiring oounty ofticora to
keep their offices open at certain hours
in tho afternoon as woll as morniug.
..The committee reported favorably on
tho anti-trusfc bill.
A favorable report waa mado on the
bill toe regulate tho hours of labor of
street car employes.
An unfavorable report was mado on
the bill to subjeot goose to tho provis
ions of tho stock law.
A bill to amend Section 221 of tho
General Statufcea, being Sootion 817 of
tho Koviecd Watutea 1&98, so far as tho
sarno rOlatos to tho' Treasury of Edgo
flold county. (Report favorable. )
There wore in tho neighborhood of
thirty new bills intiroduoed, but the
following are tho mwt important orios:
Carson? to am^nd the Act relating to
eleotion of public cotton buyers.
MoWhito? To amo'^d tho Act regulat
ing numbor of trial -Justices in Flor*
ence county,
Sullivan? To pfoivide for punishment
of laborers who violate oontract after
receiving soppy os from landlords.
Kennedy? A joint resolution to pay
tho County .Record of Williamsburg,
for publish' /?g treasurer's report.
Miahoe-^To roquiro marriage lioonses
and record's of ?lt marriages. , ?
Wink.ter? To fix the matter of costs
in foreclosures.
Oofcs Blense^ of Newberry," had KiblGi'
to ijxtfoduoo <v lj^MMK^eQmmission bill.
It la directed tf<rcgutyto labor in <^ot
ten mills. I
Fkidat. ? Asftiq. from the elections to
<1ay was the dullest and most unevent
ful day oftho wssion of the House.
Praotically nothing wm done and the-*
new bills were but few 'and none of
them of general interest. The feature
of the day's proceedings was the debate
over McLooa'a bill to permit graduate
of the South Carolina Medical College
to praotice without further examina
tion. It was a case of "when doctors
.disagree" In this cae$ the doctor got.,
hold of the bill and it was quickly
killed as a refttilt of the disagreement
The bill providing for the deetrvictidn
of dogs bitten by animals trith the rab
bles wa% passed; it is the .first dog bill
in soiiyb years to pass a second reading,
, Cql, \v. A. NeaK -was re-^liedted su
perintendent of the penitentiary." J.
it. Blftekwell, of Williamsburg; T. "J.
Cunningham, of Chester; J. Ii. AVliar
too. of Laurens, wore elected as di
rectors. 4
The hour having arrirod for the elec
tion of judges, itamsford nominated
Hon. KrnestB. Gary $s Judge of the
Fifth Circuit. Although the rule was*
II should b?
| WiHiawrflmrg, Charleston, Berkeley,
Porchostor. hdlsto Orangeburg, l*arn
i well, Colleton. Hampton. 13oaufort.
I WaterCo- Fairfield,, Kerauftw, l\ick
| land, Hum tor, ^jareodon. tfftluda -
i T. aureus, (Jvconwobd, Now berry, bnlu
da, Lexington, Aikon.^ Northern dio
trict- -Cherokee, Uniotf York, Chests,
Lancaster, Spartanburg,
Mr, C. N. Davis introduced a bill to
do awpy with hotel dispensary privi
; lego. Mr. Mauldin introduced one to
i provide for (rosing disponsarie^ whove
now ostablishod, if the popular vote
provided for is against dispensaries,
i Maulding, of I'iokoim, introduced a
, bill to restrict labor in cotton mills to
j ton hours ityilv and uaking it illegal to
make eon tracts tor longe# time and
! providing puni&hment. v*'
Livingston's resolution to appoint a
I commission to Iock into county govorn
i mont law and report tho bill noxt ses
sion passed. Senate has similar resolu
tions,
Dr. Ildevton ? A bill looking to
tho oreation of a labor buroau with a
commissioner at a salary of $1,000 and
providing for a deputy. Tho ohiof
feature is that in labor troubles of (iny
kind tho commissioner is to summon a
board of arbitration giving both sides
representation, and when verdict is
renderod, both sides are to abide tinder
a penalty. In oaso either side refuses
to arbitrato, the commissioner and dep
uty aro to aot. Tho commissioner is to
gather statistics; to oxompt portions of
lain and McMillan townships, in
l' iorenco county, from the operation of
the provisions of thogonoral stook law;
to equalizo and graduato licenses or
privilego taxes imposed by municipal
corporations .upon tho olapsoo made sub
ject theroto.
Sullivan? To enablo tho oonnty com
missionorso? Andorson county to build
u new oouvt house and jail.
The bill relating to tho timo for hold*
ing courts in tho Fourth circuitwas ro*
turned by tho Senate with amendments.
Tho House concurred ir thorn and the
bill was ordorod to bo enrolled for rati
fication as an Aot.
Stevonson'a bill relating to taxation
In citios nn:l towns passed third road
ing. \
Whon Mr. Westmoreland's bilj to re
qniro county officers to keep ftsinizod
accounts of thoir incomo and "to make
annunl roports was taken up for a final
reading. Pcrritt moved to reconsider
tho vote, whereby it had boon prdored
to a third reading. Then several eoun
tios asked to bo oxempted and it was.
recommitted.
? Without dobato tho Senate bill to
amend the aot to authorize and empow
er cities, towns, townships and other
municipal corporations to issuo negoti
able coupon bonds for the refunding of
pavmont in whole or in part of bonded
indebtedness and any unpaid past due
interest thereon existing at the time of
the adoption of tho present Constitution
was ordered to a third roading.
Tho House adoptod tho Senato reso
lution to extend the time for the collec
tion of tho commutation.road tax in tho
several counties after changing thedat^
froift March 15 to April 1. by an amend
ment ofiorcd by Mr. Cusbman.
Houso adoptod tho Sonate concurrent
resolution in regard to tho proposed
trip to Winthrop College.
House postponed action on tho im
position to have night sessions.
TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS;
Fuli Text Of Mr* Hondorson'slltll
Presented to the Legislature, y
We print belc^r a fall text o I 3ui.
Henderson's townBhip commissioners*
bill, whioh was up before the Assembly
Wednesday for its Beoond reading:
V Section 1. That the lioards of town
ship commissioners, which will be ap
pointed in the year lSi7, pursuant Co
tho provisions ol/iection 5 of au act ' 'to
provido a ftyste^. of government for
the several counties of tho State," ap
pro' vecWTanuifry 4, 18'J4. and the amend
ments to said act.- shall hold- their of*
" ficos until tho first Tuesday in Novem
ber. 1898, and until their successors
'shall -bo elected as hereinafter 1 pro
vided.
Sec. 2. That on the first Tuesday in
November 1808, and on the first Tues
day in Novembor of every two years
tiievcft'ftev there shall be elected three
persons in each townfehip in thfi several
counties of tho State by the qualified
cicctorsof said township, who shall bo
known as tho board of township com
missioners; said persons must be quali
fied electors and residents of the town
ship for which thoy aro elected, and
their terras of office shall be for two
years and until theiv successors
shall bo .elected and qualified. In caso
of a vacancy by death or otherwise the
Governor snail fill such vacancy. Tho
election of suoh township commission-,
ere shall be by ballot ana shall be held
under the supervision of thrco qualified
elector* pt managers residing in said*
' township, who shall be appoint&d ac
cording to law by the Htate elec
tion # commissioners of the county:
arid in caso- theso commissioners shall
designate a place for the holding of said
elections for such townships and ap
point managers therefor. Said com
^pk&sioners- shall furnish to each pre
cinct a separate box for tho election of
said township commissioners, The
mahagors shall TOP.ort. tho result of tho
election to tho said board of elootion
commissioners, which board shall hear
allTTrotc?)t? and contest# aud decide the
same. _and report tho result thereof to
tho Governor of the State. who; tfith
tho Secretary of State, shall issue com*
mi esiona to raid member a of said board j
so elected without chargo on the part of
the Secretary of Stdte. All persona
elected a? ouch to waohfn commissioners
shall be exempt from all road and jury
duties whilo cuch members, ana shall
e*erct?e And pcrfcHS thodntiesand re
? '? *?- ? ? * <' tin
EOT
\
Work of Mossp^rBaVberand Towns
end for Ivourteon^^ths,
GREAT ABILITY AN^ ENERGY
Of (ho At(or?oy?Oehop?l and II ta As
sistant ?? Opposition to tho Dis
pensary la Deoreaslrig.
Tho annual roport of (ha Attorneys
O en oral has boon distributed. It. om?'
braces tlio roport of (ho work for tho
past fourteen months and contains;
First. A statement in dotail of tho
crtf.es in tho 8u promo anfl Oivouit
Courts of tho United States, and tho
Supremo, Circuit and other courts of
tho Stato, disposed of and ponding,
with tlio quoKtiona involvod aud do
oidod. , f
Second. A statement, of tho opin*
ions given by tne jjAttoruoy*Gou~
eral
Third. A dotailed statomont of tho
disbursement of the litigation, oon?
tiugftnt and other fumla appro*
priatod by Itho Attornoy*Oouoral!a of
tlco. ? ? / ./
Fourth. A tabulatod statement show
ing tho number and ohavaator of crimi
nal eases disposed of in tho State dur*
ins? the last fourtoon months, as con
solidated from thoreportrirt-solicitora,
tho number of cat.es before tho Court of
G on oral .Sessions, and thA nuinbor of
convictions, acquittals, discontinuances,
9to. I
Fifth. Tho reports of thqaolicitor&xof
tho circuits. [ )
In tho course of fho reporY, after deal
ing with tho spoolfio easos in ^wlii^'tho
Attorney-GoUor-ara oillco took part, ^he
roport icads: ^
XUbrKNSARY LAW.
During the/poriod^oovorod by this re
port thoro lmvo boon only a fow rules is
snod by Judge Simonton against State
constables, for eoizuro of liquors, and
all df thoin hate been discharged. A
numbor of cases havo been Yeferred to
lliin office against county 'dispensers for
broach of. thoir bonds. The cases have
boou turnod ovor to tlio solicitor pf.the
circuit in whioh tho county dispenser
was appointed, with mentations to
bring suits, on tho bonds. 1 Thero havo
boon 08? cases in tho ontire State for
violation of tho dispensary law: of thoso
there havo boou 444 no bills, hollo
prosoquios and discontinuances; 109
..yerdicto of guilty, and 24 verdiots of
not guilty. Under tho management of
tho present Stato board of control the
.dispensary lav/ is bbing rigidly en
forced, and tho opposition to it"?i6 de
creasing. Thero havg won some charges
m ado a^ainstoffioofrseonnootod with t he
Stato disponsary, all of which havo boon
investigated by tho State board. In
this investigation the Attorney Oonoral
apjieared and aidodin a thorough exam
ination of tho charges, and nothing in
tho way of criminal conduot on the part
of tho officers wao legally established.
ItErtlHTnATION LAW.
The- Constitutional Convention, in
adopting a new ^constitution ./clmng&d.
the sum-ago q uaUfl cation" i n this State.
At its last session the General Assembly
passed a registration lav. carrying out
the Buffrnge provisions; of tho constitu
tion. This law has been carried out by
tho boards of registration appointed for
tho different oountios, and there ha>
been a registration of voters-^repar*
tory for the 'g^eril elootiorrori 1896.'
The bOards have frequently applied to
this office for legal information about
many prqyistphs.of the faw,^and they
have* been fufmalied wiTn it. UHder
the Act appeals are allowed from the de
cision of the board of registration, but
not taor* than a half- ;doWi notices of
appeal wero^ven throughout the State,
and they, w?Fe confined to Beaufort ana
York counties.- These Appeal# were
promptly determined by the Circuit
Courts,: and the applicants did not pros
ocnte them any farther, Bince the
general eleotioq tjfo boosts havo beer
opened again ^as required by law.
Honio idea" of tho* 'work of Attorney^
Genentf Barber and Assistant Attorney
Gouoral Townsond may be ha4 by
looking over the list of
OPINIONS,
During tho fourteen months from the
first of November, 1805, to the close of
this report, ou Deo. 81, 1636, this de
partment has rendered 380 written offi
cial opinions, as follown:
To the General Assembly, 1: to Con
stitutional Convention, 1 ; to the Gov
ernor, 80; to tho Controller -General,
11 ; to the Secretary of State, 88; to the
State Treasurer, to Superintendent
"of Kducation, 18; tothe Kailfoad Com-;,
missioners, 0; to the Adjutant and In
speotor-Gcnoral, 2; to the State Board
of Control, 20 ?, to boards of registration,
80; to county hoards of commissioners, ?
25,- and To all other State and county
Officers, 178. f
It is very difficult for one not connect
ed with the office to conceive of the la
bor incident to the investigations neces
sary to, and the preparation of so many
opinions tonohiog the multiuHoity of
subjects continual bi^callcdyohder re
view. These opiniMaadonfi represent
all that has beau doae'la tab way of
advice. Perhaps over one hundred verbal
"opinTonsttiavo been given to Stale and
county officers on various subjects.
The adoption of a new constitution and
the enactment of taws carrying out it?
provisions havo entailed additional and
complicated work upon the office. Bo
foro leaving this Subject it !?? ap
propriate to stnte that, nrdsr Ihe Jaw,
tlie Attorrie^-Oeheral is only required
to ?ivc advicc to the beads of dapart
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PAViMKTTO. Cllirs.
Horn* IMekotl l*p Hero ami There and
l'ut into I'rint,
Prof J. P. Kennedy, of Duo Wefrt,
an honored oiti/on, ie'dead.
3t is said that fertilizers we going to
be cheaper this yoar than oyer before.
The now depot to bo erected by tho
Southern rail way at Koolt Hill is in the
course. of ergufvon.
"fifvoit system of sleepers ootv.een i.o
lumbiu and Atlanta, Giv.
Charleston hotel men aro looking
forward to n big vus.h during "block
Ada" week in 1; ebruory,
Abbeville is making a hot contest be
fore tho T.ogialature in tho establish
ment of Greenwood county,
St. 3Vfftvy'? cliuvoh, throo houses Vrd
a small grocery store \vna consumed In;
flro in Charleston Friday, %
The rlee-planters around Georgetown
on oou raged by their fiucoeflo last yotw1
will ineroaao their crops thin yoar. j
Columbia's patrol telegraph aysWhr
whioh was intermixed by tho Vooop
ber stovra has bcon re-established. I
Honea Path exporieneod a very to
?tractive flro, destroying thousands/ of
dollars worth of property and good t*
Tho Bank of Conway lias recsmtly
orectcd a building at a cost of $7,000,
which will compare favorably with any
in tho Stato.
Tho Mutual Telephone Company, of
Charleston, which hae boon in jau Cm
brvonio state for the past twqj'cars, is
"to become a reality. , ^
A hhar tor has bcon gran tod to tho
Union\ .Shoe Company, of Union, hjT
tho Secretary ^f rttato. Also oi?o to tho
Saluda Advocate Company, ^
Sumter experienced a very destruct
ive flro rocontly by tho burning of a
row of wooden bueiuosD houses m tho
heart of tho city, insurance light.
**' Gen. M. C. Butlor says: ''Govornor
Ellerbo's address was one of most
excellent stylo and tho tone and temper
. and matter of it is abovo criticism."
Preparations are now being made for
tho Twentieth Annual State Conven
tion of tho Y. JVC. C. A. of South Caro
linu, to bo hold at Clinton February 11
to 14 next.
T. N, Dallas; of Spartailburg, is ex
hibiting au agricultural implement
throughout tho State - the Bomar oul
tivator^- whioh will plow and boo corn
at the same time. -
Tho Carolina Manufacturing Cony,
pany, of Nowborry, has boon granted a
char tor, Tho company proposoa to
mauufaoturo any article 111 wood and
iron. Capital stock ?10,000.
AfrAbbovillo the jury in tho Bowley
murder case rendered a verdict of man
slaughter for the killing of Gus Tan
ner, and in tho penitentiary Bowley
will do hard labor unless ho is granted
a new trial.
Tho now year collogiato year at Clem
? son College will commence on Fob. 8th.
Tho full term ia forty weeks, and,, tho
expenses of the possion. embracing tui*
tion, board, washing,-fuel> light*, eto.,
lBonly$/)0.
The comparative ftt-atement ofthe
earnings of tho several railroads of the
State during tlio month of September
last fallow a largo pain in -the passenger
miaino'ss, and iWireight business like
wise much improved.
At Oontray W. 0. MoKaskill has been
removed^ as postmaster, owing , to his
cash box being found empty by Uncle
Bam, and W. H. Howell appointed in
his stead. A warrant was sworn out,
but was withdrawn ,on restitution bo
ing modo.
Governor Ellerbeo has appointed tfio
county officers of York, Aiken and
Qeorgeto^a, and will (leal likewise
with all others as fast as tho various
delegations make xthei^ recommenda
tion^ to him fn accordance with hi(j ?n'
noun'cetl pur]>ose, of leaving all sfaeh
matters to them.
Tho results of the elections held
Tuesday faVtttf ng a new county from
parts of Barnwell, Hampton and A ikon,
with the town of Bamberg as tho county
seat, resulted in favor of Bamberg by a
vote of 877 to 2?>4. The citizens went
wild, and cannon, fireworks, musioand
speeches all went at once over the vio
victory.
8Y3IPABTY VQR CUBA.
Full Text pf Mr. L. 91. Oasquei's
Concurrent , Resolution.
Wodnesday Mr. Ii. M. Gasque, a
youg man from Marion oonnty, who is
a tneuil>er of the-House-oi Bepvesenta
tives from his county, introduced the
following concurrent resolution, which
was adoptcd -by that 'body without a
word" of dobate And the Spnate ordered
tho samo printed:
Whereas, ii is proper that thin State,
founded in revolution .and owing ifca
liberty to the dovotion and sacriflcos of
rebels against foreign and 'royal rule,
should deolare itself upon tho utrurglo ,
of an American people for relief from ,
oppression far greater than ? those J
?gainst which Marion, Sumter and But- 1
lodge contended: ?
l>y tW ^
tatives. the Senate concurring:
1. That th* General- Assembly of
South Carolina 6* presses ite hearty
iymyathy with tfce people of 'Cuba in
their gallant contest for independence.
8. That in the opinion of thiabedy
Bill IP'S Mil llll:
WIM.MN IS II0UK1FIEI> AT ^11H
INCRKASE'OF SUICIDES.
A PRftCTICilL REf DY SUGGESTED.
Wicked Deed* ttoiitl fo lUmoroo of Con*
?tie mo VThlcJjr In Turn I.#?<U to Con
templu^m -of Holf-Munlcr,
K
l wn* nu/irmtlug about ihefiosuioldes thAt
seem tojm on tho inereojjo all over tho land,
and \y& not confined lo any clans or oondl
tlopr several liuvo oouuVrod thd last'
fx day* in tioorglaand tho ndjolnlngstatej,
i'wo woro young mop, two past middle ago
and ono waa a girl hi her teens. ? ttone had
Kood cause for tj\e r??h deed, and It seoma
like thin generation has more uotvo and loss
four of tho horoafter than thoir fathers. X
oannot Imaglno auy condition or peril that
rcrpilr*s as muoh coilrflgo and will pow<xr da
tho deliberate taking of ono's Hfo. I would
rather take my ohanoes liv battlo or ahip*
wreck or pcstllenoo. To bo woavy of life is
a common mUfol'luno, and thousands there
avo who can exclaim with DavUli "Oh. thai
1 had tlm. wings of a dove, that I might fly
away uiut to at rest." But to tho average .
man "tlio weariest lifo that ago, aohe, pa
nuryMrtl imprisonment can lay on nature la
a |i(inwlso to what wo foar of death." It:
must^jwa fearful loap to commit suloide?
r'to dio Ind go wo know not where," and ygt~ ?
.t ban booome almost as common as murdw
?murder that has tho oxouso of gratifying
soruo pimlon as hato, roypugo.avarioo.d^ro
or ambition. Tho suicide loaves blood,
behind him sftvo h#C own? no nothing but
pity ami domestic jft ief. Thtyro Is no aUorlff
to pursue, i)0 cour\ l{> try, and iu this coun
try no attainder ofc confiscation or burial
without benefit of clergy. ?
A little more than a oontury ago, when
George IV was king of Englaua, the law waa
Iri forao that tho body of a sulcido should - -
have a stake thniBt through It and bo buried jv._?
)>y tho highway, no an to luifmidtfle oUiora -
from Kolf destruction. Ills gooda nhdehattlea ? -
Woro forfoltod to tho crown. Tl)lt*law wasro* "
poalcd during King Georges rolgn, but a now*
law deolarod that tho body should bo burled e
at night, without tho performance of rollgious.
oofemoutos. 8uoh was tho^deiedtation of
our English ancestors for what thoy called
tho.orlmo of suicide. I know of b#: One
crime that would Justify a man taking hla v
own lifo, and that iaremoyso? nuoh romoreo
as Judas Iscarlol felt when lxo went out aud 'rt
hanged himself. Thoro aro but UaW6\tn
stanoos of self murdor mentioned in sacred
history, and thoV were all bad man; But in .
our day, HiiiolilAuro generally good-hearted y;.
pooplo-^Shakef/piare says Of Otliollo; that hor: y
was great of h<?oi|, but it was remorso for
killing hla Innocent Wife that nervad him to
tho dfttHj. Nowadays the mpst of syJclUQe
are oauswd'hoVfrom remorse, but frotrt via* < -
appoiutmontfl, failure? In business, admefcti<Jv
unhapplnogB. or grief over lost loror*- ot
dead kiiadrea. . - Souiotimos iho.uuuappy-mfttlu:
trios to drown trouble in drlnkf nixdrthia ; .:
i>rlnfM a depression that onds ip self murder- v *
But it does nfct tako a fteat ixiiAfOrtuRo to ---
causo suloido/iow. Onl v lft^i WoaU a olevcr &
young man Willed hluisalX on liwing that .
his mothei/ was dead, and a ycruojj Klrl
hanged ljofself boeauae she did not Jlko ,n?* -
ntop-mQ{ffior. H(tw many traveling Men hCTO - - -
hoon.foUnd dead in tho?Atlabtatfdtol4 during
tho past few yeara with no oxtraordfiutry'
cause for aelf destruotlon? Just tired of Ufa?
couldn'Woako monoy fast onougb; couldn'fc .
squaro thoir account with their employers; . ?
or somo euoh reason. . Job sulTered grdifc
tribulations, but didn't dare to destroy ldm*::-:^
eolf. Iu the greatest anguish he eaWi ? -?&#? ? .
soul is weary of my life, oh, tljat' it would..::":
nl?ase God to destroy me. that Ho would ;--c'
loos* Hfa hand-nnd cttfr me
What Js tho oauso of this growing menfc* !
malady la this happy land? Acu tho*o ?ul
cldcs aii skoptlos, or infldbls, or universal
is t9, that thoy should bavo no fear of , da
no dr<Wd or - deM
Maybe there la a hereafter and a Judge
to oomo, and If so, a murderer h? a
tor chanoo than a suicide, for ho. has 'time i
repent and ;be forgivoH.'&iBayld tiraa.' Th?w
Again, it to such a flel/wh act, t5t it brint
griof to kindred*nd leaved a shadow*
the household that ne^r pass* AW*5
fow yean ago I met a young man whom
had not seen since be was a lad. lie was do*
lng woll.in a distant state, where hiaj ?
and sisters UVcd, but I could set th? I
?a aaver forgotten 'Bortow!1n~ blrt ?
fothor hung himself In a barn, and i
broken family moved
months ago I met fttonA jtb?.. .
ways, greeted mi^ebeoifully^atl:-!
knew him, Weir** . prematurely.
the lines of sadueMTwero i^ etery
Of his intelhmfcifffcfoatures, Be b#d,oeaafri'\&!<
to smile. Hisoinvson, on whom bis lot*
and bis hope was centered; had kfUod Mi
self --hdd. placed the fatal pistol to hi* tomj
! nnd fired it, What makes
do bo? If it oomos
cheat
What ,,
his body. Ittssouti
the romorao goes wltt
is h a c rod, nnd be has no rlgbt '
destroy it. Tho sorlptttte
bodies arotomplea of the HVln?
in Ills image and but a little lot
nngels. Oh, it Is borrlblo to ftjc
becomes no pno but murderots Arid
sins, and they don't do It. If the In
Flanagan, should kill blmse}{ InhfeeeU. I
would bo a fit ending of bis life.'?
be Bano or lns4no, but for a
woman .whitfLava .been .tea
haro pannts or children
love tnoai, there is no 'e:
hoar t wills we have than U
of dftjjr despair* Get u# an<
yoiirfnare nerve enough to
w^or,' jFifo sturtjy eaafififfis"
to reform or to eufTor and and
?troubles - yo dr. . Oot urratpj-d<r:f
work for your board if too i
Work ut anything? <llg, bo4,
Amman on a locomotive, ka
stop to thick and brood ov^m
rtwrf: croploymcttt; willi
Cfa't gof yorR.go to ib&i
tho birds sing, and see.!
lug in tho litUe bi "
bo? If it oomos from remorse, b
eapor and safor to repent and
bat does a man JdU, any^iA^otwwf
goes mar<jhiDLg w;?
itb it. But even Kttb^
m no rlgbt to muttifetlFj
lug in
living
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