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Clou ami Our Natlvo Ijuixt. CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2(5, 1897. * 4 r IE , The Work of Both Houses in Detail Day By Day, AGREED TO ADJOURN SATURDAY ( Roovrt of BUl-Tho S. C. Col lege''" Appropriation It?duc?<l??To Am^oit tW&arnbUng Law, | third reading, <? The tfwartde committee ban arnonded the impropriation bill by making ft gon oral mflrease iu tho provisions: Tho most important items are those relating to the BOuth Orrolina Oollogo and the Citadel. Tho committee amendments increase theso appropriations, tho form er to $23,000, with ^8,0u0 for sewerage; tho latter to 081*600, tho $1,500 bofng for the purpose of repairs. Oon. far ley is givon #500 dollars additional for the purpose of completing tho Oonfod* ovate roll. T he olerUs' salaries aro gon* orally restored to tile amount pi-ovfdod in the original oommitto .bill. """ TJoweV? Tho biy to provide salaries iu liou of feos and commissions for tho county oftloials of Nowborry oounty was continued until the next' session. Act ratified;. To extend the time of oatohing shad and sturgeon with soins. Tho flouate th$n adjourned until Tuesday at 10 o'olock, Monday boing Washington's birthday. (>s vlaij l. jki^-s Uarw ?V. ? >^?M?|r' fgr^ *r2?f*V5$ Irri~jz3w?z SjSSTy r ->i W r4T">~'"'w*f ? -* ? * V" ^ ' H * *^S| r~ ^r^1 I \ZT~*ri~)i "S-P THE HOUSE. TtresPAT.? Tho fight in the House was against froo tuition in State col leges, and fieo tuition won. ,It pro vides for 100 froo scholarships in tho South Carolina College. There was also some lights over tho appropriation for tho ool leges, vrbioh resulted as tol* lows: Tho Uitadol is loft at $20,000, "YVinthrop $/0,000 ami $5,200 lor Boholar ships. Th? South Carolina College ap propriation /was reduced to $2Q,000 from $25,000. Tho appropriations suggested 1 wore all agreod to by tho Ways and Means oommittoo. All efforts to further reduce tho various appropriation* failed. At the night sossion several matters woro disposed of and thon tho substi tute fdr the bill to provide for tho ool? leotion of past duo railroad taxes and for the distribution of tho same was taken up and or.lered to a third read ing without muoh debate, SteVenson explaining the neooasity for suoh a measure. This is a bill to onablo the attorney gonoral to,procood to test tho right bf t"h^Ohoraw and Darlington i Hilroad to an exemption and by due aotion in tho nawo of tho State to col lect all back taxos, It provides also for tho distribution of tho taxes amongst the Stato and counties according to their lights; The supply bill 'was received and mado a spooial order for Wednesday. Tho State lovy is put at G mills, exclu sive of the publio,8ohool tax and then tho couuty levies follow: Choater ? Or dinary, 6 mills; intorest on bonds, mills: past indobtodnes, J mill. Ches terfield?Ordinary, 4? mills; for rail- 1 road bonds. J mill. Darlington-Ordi nary, 8 mills; past indoBVodboss and road tax, ? mill. Edgefield? Ordinary, 1$ mills; jurors and witnesses, $ mill; roads, i mill. , Kershaw? Ordinary 4 mills; interest on railroad bohds, 2} 'fnills. fiaurens-Ordfnary, 24 mills, for railroad bonds, 3$ mills. Marion Ordinary, i mills; past indebtedness, 1 mill. Marlboro? Ordinary, 84 mills; past indebtedness, 1 mill. Newberry*? Ordinary, 8$ mills. lliohland-Or dinary, 8i mills; f mill in Co lumbia township for railroad - pur poses . and 4 mill to retire railroad bonds; special lovy of 2 mills it oity of Columbia for sohool purpq, Satndo:--Ordin9Tyt*" 2i mills detednoss, 1 mill; jurors and UDiruuui;nO| a uiiii y buu ) mill. Commissioners are autitoriaed, to borrow 4 mill and pledge levy lior Jh rors and witnesses to borrow mbj?ey ;t^,, full efctent of levy to pay back in nesv Spartanburgr-Ordi inary, 8$ mills; past iniiebtedneafl, } Sumter? Ordinary, including interest on bonded indebtedness,^ 8 1 mills. Union ? Ordinary, 4 mills: railroad ?sm jfary) 4? mills. Commissioners -are au thorised to borrow $2,000 to nay court expenses for 1807, xork? Ordinary and past indebtedness, 84 mills. In Ca tawba township, 2 mill; Cherokee. 1 mill^Bbene?er, l mill; xork?./4l mills for bonds of Threo O's railroad. . ; The board of directors of the peni tentiary must pay into the treasury at the end of each three months all athounts received for the hire of con* viots and other sources after paying necessary expenses^ the eame to . be held foir tho payment of appropriations in the same manner as other funds. There shall be colleoted a poll tax of if. Taxes shall be due and payable from Oct. 81, and if not paid by Dea 81 ? penalty of 15 per cent, attaches. A 'tax of three mills is assessed for sob ool purposes. In anticipation of the collection of the taxes the Governor and State treasurer are authorized to borrow as 1 much as may be necessary to meet the tatorfet *t maturity. appropriation of $2,400 was made to the State Fair Association. The Dfrchester oounty bill pasted. The committee on incorporation re- . ported a bill prohibiting the reduction of. wages of operatives. .M provides that operatives sb al 1 be pai^f or ~ttfer*& tual number of hours engaged during eaoh day,' noi; shall any rednotioa be JiMtd6 for any cause whatever. Wbdn?4d\y. ?Another attempt was made to get the Honse to appoint a day for' the dual adjournment, but the matter wae postponed. Among the matte Kible's banking and insuranoe- in speotor ? bill was passed. . The ia^ ^pector is to reoeife a salary of $1,500 rsactod njjxm were: y to be employment of convict labor on State farms was, fofloiveR and adopted. * FwDAV^-Tho Houflo got down to busk neaa after having enjoyed tliQ tiip to Charleston Thursday to wituc^ tho maneuvers of U ncJe Hau\'? war ships, an<Voalled up tho resolution filing a day for tho final adjournment^ and passed it, making Saturday, Fob. 97th, tho day. After having sottlod upon tho day of adjournment tho lloueo passed a resolution of thanks to tho Charleston people for tho oourtesios ex* tonded to them. Tho supply bill waft takon up, but was paeeed over, owing to the absence of tho chairman of tho waya aud means committee. $ ' Tho committeo to examlno into tho aftaira of tho State treasury, pinking fund and dispensary, mado their ro port. Giveu a final reading: Kiblov'a bill to provido for the oflleo of banking and insurance coonmisaioqera; bill provid ing foT the forfoituro to the State of 'abandoned railroad proport v. The olaitb of Judge MaoKoy against the State, amounting to ?3,500, for ser vices alleged to have boon rendered by htm in tho prosecution of rental claim, under contract with the board of visi tore with the South Carolina Mili tary Academy, was passed to a third reading. The Govornor, Attorney -General, and Corapti'olldr-General aro appointed a commisBion to investigate this ? olaim and report at the next &ossiori. At tho night eosaion tho supply bill was taken up, and sovoral changes wero made* but only a few of them QQuld be considered material. Chestor's for or. dinary purpoaoB was raised to mills, making the total levy 7^ mills. The Jttogers bill to provido for two more members of the executive oommjt teo of tho State board of hoalth and for tho appointment, powov? and duties of township and local boards of hoalth was takon up and argued at somo length and was finally passed to a second road ing, but tho original bill, after all the amendments had been mode* to it, was unrecognizablo. Some mattors from the Sonato was disposed of and the Houoi) adjourned until Saturday. SATmuur.? The House adopted tho five-minute rulo for 6pcoches. Tho fol lowing matters \toro disposed Of: Reynold's pnblio printing bill was continued to the next session: Lancas ter's bill to provide ft>r a State geolo-+ gist was reported unfavorably'; Rogers' health bill was orderod sent to the Son ate; tho ftlnckey joint resolution was amendod so as to require the commis sion to report baok during the first /weok of the noxt session and given a finftl reading; tho 6up$y bill was taken Up for its finar reading. Thero were some general amendments and tho bill was then given its final reading; Gar vis' bill to do aWay with anti-Greek let ter fraternities passed: the joint resolu tion to pay a claim of J. M. Payno, Jato treasurer- of Anderson cottij^y, \vas given a second - reading; Smith's oillr to requir'o tuition fees in nil State eduoational institutions was .continued to tho next session; the bill to require railroaid companies making contracts for the delivery of cross ties, bridge timbers and other ^atorml# for nthe construction and opfcftmou "of railroads fa> reoeive and pay for the same within 60 days after their delivery upon the lino of suoh rfiilroad under certain penalties was taken up and passed to a inf. The ways and means commiit&e in come tax'bill wi m introduced And made a spooiol order. It is entitled "a bill to. Provide. for tho assessment, levy and. collection of an income tax. " At the night session the legislative appropriation bill was presented by the committee on ways and means and ui ode a Bpeciar'brafer. The following were among the third reading bills: Ooloock's bill to empower the super' visor and Ijoard of county commission ers to borrow mpney for certain pur poses; Winkler's bill to amend neotion of the revised statutes relating to. the reports of the sohool commissioner to the 0010*1 of sessions; the Senate bill to amen^ sectioriiW of the county gov ernmenfcaot; Perritt's bill to clearly de fine the powers of tho town of Darling ton in regard to taxation under its ohar for* tho Senate bill to amend section 16 of the free Pchool law; Banders' bill re resentatlvis be annually appoined t< examine the eoco&nte> books and vouch ers of tho penal abd charitable instit utions of this State. " Tho coiomitteo amonded the bill slightly; tho bill of I the ooinmittee on rules changing* the jurisdiction to this magistrates' courts in cases of gambling; Goodwin's bill to amend the free sohool law. relating to the time of appointment of school trur ieoe in tApJcariouB. school districts. .. .. Armstrong withdrew from the files < rew from the files of the House Tits bill to provide for the payment of $10 to persons furnishing evidence to convict persons of carrying oonoealed weapons, whioh had been un favorably reported; f The Senate bill to provide for the election by the qualified voters of tho respective townsnips in the State of the boards of township commissioners was oontinuod till the next session. With a 5-mile tax lo-nr already fixed.! three other revenue' bills were intro* dncod through the Ways and Means Committee. These bills go so far even 'HgfMfe tb^washer-.wpnxj^.of the state lor the privilege or earning a live lihood by means of the tub. soap and - waters All three of the bills have been placed op the apeo?al order calendar tfntiujrj'imir"'7 ? ]L-_ SKMb s in nil Makos an Examination of all the Stato Departments. CASH CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED. Amouute C'oUcotOtl by the Treasurer Much Friction IPIettvoou tho Com. lion. Dflpt. aud Sinking Fuud Com. ^ " - Tho committee to examine the oftleos of the Stftto Treasury, binking Fund end Dispensary, havo made the follow Jug report: . . WO tho Honorable Sonata and Homo 0/ IiojprQ9en(<*(iv6&i Wo, the undersigned joint oommit too, appointed to examine tho offloo? of tho Stato Tveaauvor, Comptroller-Gen oral, Sinking Fund Commission and Dispensary rocoipto and disbursements, an shown by tho Btato Treasurer's oillue, beg leave to respectfully Bnbmit tho following roport: Our examination of tho above depart ments of tho Btato goYoruinont wore made during the months of I)?oembav and January, atid for a peripd of four toon months, beginning tho 1st day of Novomber IBM, and onding tho ti 1st day of Deootnbor, 1893. In tho Treasurer's ofllco, wo have oavofully scrutinized all tho cash ro oolpto snd oxpondituros, examined tho vonohorft for ovory disbursement, jdno verifying tho adaitiors, Wo find that the Treasurer has nolleoted for tho above named period tho following amounts: Gonoral taxoe $1,136,220 01 Phosphate royalty to gon oral account 1, 158 00 Phosphate ? royalty to B. F u nd for recUiotlon 58, 000 04 Insurance liconso foes 10,005 00 Railroad assessments 7, 100 10 Fees, oftioo Seoretary of Btato 4,310 82 Priviifigo fertilizer tax 64,524 87 Morrill fund 22,000 00 Clomson boiiuest cash 258 70 Btato i?ermanont sohool fund 21,887 02 Comma. Binking fund 2,848 75 Sinking Fund for roduo- V tioji, otnx. 18,103 86 Dispensary* S O. from Disponscrs.; 1,505,724 01 Loans, gonoirtt AcoOunt... 100,000 00 Loans, Oortstitntional Con vention, Deo., *05. . 80,000 00 Other sonrooo. 1,038 00 Paid by .Dispensary to gon. acct. State Treaaury 150,000 00 Amount refundod 1,600 10 Cosh bal. , Oct. 81, 1895. . .. 272,190 01 _ ' Total. .$8,450,980 92, Total disbursements for eamo period have beon, as shown by itomizod Btato- . meut in Treasurer's re port, p. 18 to 19i $3,070,009 40 Cosh bal. Deo. 01, 'DC. .$ 800^431 49 Wo havo oxaminod the Treasurer's do-' positn in banks at tbo close of business on tbo 81 ot of Deoember, 1800, and find that ho had the above oash balance to tljo oredit of tho State. The books aftd accorcnta are well and correctly kept by tho experienced and woll trained clori- 1 oal forco, iu tho knowledge of the intri cate dutios conneoted with this office. Wo notice, howover, that some of tho county Treasurers aro tardy in remit ting taxes duo tKo State, and recom mend that the Comptroller General take moh acti&n ; *a, wiJU. aeoure. prompt re- > mittanoos On the first and fifteenth of each month as the law now directs. 2. In the Comptroller Q eneral's office, our examination was cpnflnod to the ex amination of the vouqfcora for insurauoe fefcs and licencos collfeoted, and of . tho contingent aud civrf^ contingent funds of tho (iovornmont and for tho publio printing. * The other minor contingent account* and expenditures for salaries and speci fic appropriations, we did not examine further tliau to asoer^Sj|that in no oase did the disbursements exceed the ap propriation. We compared the dis bursomonta, item by item, of the fiscal year, and find that the sereral amounts have boon in striot oompliance with tho terms of th6 appropriation bill, and in no case has it been exoeedad. We would roootamend that additional cases bo furnished this officiate the preser vation of vouohcro and other documents filed therein. In making this examina tion, we wore courteously treated, and every assistance cheerfully rendered, 8. We have examined the Dispensary transactions," in RO'far as th^y relate to tho amounts remitted by the local dis pensers in the several . counties of the State, to tho State Treasurer, which we find to bo as follows: [-Dispensary balance, Nov. ( I /'1 89ft : 73,076 08 Received from local Dis penser ft . . : 1 , h 55, 784 0 1 Total........ 81,628.801 19 Paid warranto of Stato Board of eohtrpl . 1,517,807 C5 Cash Dispensary balance 81st Deo. , '08 ........... 9 81,408 M We furiher find that the abore state ments appear on the records in the office of the State Board of Control, ex ?c?pt as to the reported Dispensary bal ance of oash in the -treaanrer's office. , Tlii Stttc Board of Control only ?how . ainedas rrpr???mting ?itf SSSfr SM'jr *si i*j <* Deosm* k^rfcymwmof thealkf^chaj*e?'| not 8 toyed by tho action of any judicial proceed The character of tho work of tho Commission is In tbo nature of ft gleaning maohiuo, which follows a her Vobtoi', and operates to ooUoot suon un paid taxes remaining in tho hands of tho ourront oonnty machinery of tlio tut department sl-ill uncollected, af tot tho period of tWoWo months has elapsed, and aftor whieh timo, imdcr tho Act of 1890, it becomes aaaots of tl|e said Sink ing Fund Commission. Thus it ool lootn taxes which otherwiso would bo lout, and for this important work to be mobt oiMoiontly performed, should ro main a# at present. independent of tho ourront tax department, which it fob lows. Tho proporty owner a whoafc. tompt to qvado, or dodge, the payment of tboiV taxes, and Vhua tall into tho hands of this agonoy, we find to bo, usually large property owners and epoc ulatora and oorporatious. We find many thousands dollars' worth of real ostato have boon discovered and plaood upon the duplicated, which havo osoapod tax ation for years, but will hereafter yiold an annual revenue to ourront funds. While tho initial cost of this important work of collecting unpaid taxes, and in placing tho proporly upon tho tax du plicate, ift expensive, we llnd that enough has boon dono to pay the entire oost and expenses of tho work, includ ing salary of agents, and has also dur ing last yoar paiti a net amovlnt into the treasury of $u,lU0 ovor and above the amOunt" paid t<> county and school fund, aud othor disbursements to coun ty oitloials, rcquirod to be made out of not collootiona of tlio Hinking Fund. After a careful investigation of tlio work performed under tlioao Acta, we commend them as wiKo legislation, sup plying a rnatorial dottoienoy iu tlio tax lawft, nnd going far to per fect the tax systoin. Tho laws are boing administered uby tho Governor, Attornor General, Comp troller Gonoral, Chairman of the Fi nance Committee of tho Sonato, and of the Ways and Means Committee of tho Hrtnso, who, ox-offloio constitute tho Hoard of tho Commissioners of the Sinking fund, their work is carefully systematized, andjprovidod with chocks and safeguards to prevent any abuse in the performance of thoir duties undor the law. All important matters are aotcd upon by resolutions adopted by tho board, and oaoh and rtVery act of tho agent is submittod to tho boa^'d for review, and for its opifroval. Thore is, however, much friction between the Comptroller Gcnoral's department and Sinking Fund Commission. /V. Tlioro was created by Section R. S. L., Vol. XKl, p. 21, for reduction and paylnent (bj' investment) of South Carolina Brown per ront. Brown bonds and stocks amendod by A o t, ap; proved February 2ith, IfUW, and Is a fund cumulativo in oharactor, and de rived from phosphate royalty, a special Cumulative Phosphate Hinking Fund, also undor tho management of the fom miafiiouern of tho einking fund. ( _.v / Tho total value of the assots' oiVtyo I Phosphate Cumulativo Sinking Fuifd* 1 on Docembor 81st, 1800, $212,028.81. Of this amount, temporarily invested, $173,98-1.22; permanently, $85,728.55; amount* invested, $200, 710. 78 j- cash balanco on band, $2,816.08; amount*, S2l5>,m?l. J Wo commond tho Aot of February IftQft iiAfmiUintr flio Itnldafa of - Brown 4k per <&nt. "bonds, to deposit thorn witti tho Commission and borrow ? this fund at tho same rate of interest named in the bond. We would also re spectfully recommend that additional legislation bo mado to i>ormit tho eov oral counties in tho State, by borrowing such funds at a rate of interest net ex ceeding 0 nor less than 0 per cent, npcyn a pledge oi the county taxes, and upon such terms as will entitle eaoh county to borrow a fair portion of said funds, if it so desires, under nnch regulation? art may be prescribed by- the Commis sion, In conformity with such legisla tion as tho General Assembly may on act. ' P '? Respectfully submitted, S. G. Maykiki/d, Senator. C. 11. I>. Bpaira, R. M. CAnROijn, Representatives. . *XU>i4ss m aptttPKTijw ttn?* ?<Q|? III ?W iwiottM? )M .^WKW. tffWIAm et faiptoaat w ???!? ?** #"?**?? ?n K m Wtefle PRITCI1 ARD GALLS ON SIoKINLRY' lie 6uggtslc<l Col. Boyd for a Cabluct Portfolio? -McKlplcy Thinks Well ofil|in. , A npccia.1 from Cuutou, 0. , says: M^J.-MeKinloy bos recovered his health oAd in tUc courso of a week wilt be bet ter and stronger than over. lie put the finishing touches to his inaugural ad dress Saturday, and did. a good deal of work of a public and personal nature. He had one caller, Senator J. C. Pritohard, of North Carolina, whocarao to suggest Col. Jfts. E. Boyd, of his State fof a cabinet portfolio. Sopator Pritctmtd? said ho bad a catitfactory talk with tho Presldent-oleot, and that the flelectiou of Mi', Gary woujd doubt lcrm aeprivo North Carolina of repre sentation in tho cabinet. ?'Major M.cKinloy thinks woll of Col onel Boyd*" paid Senator Prilchard, "and wo arc a)) of the opinion that ho deserves jecogntjon, Jfor lli o excel! ont work fie has done.?' Riuiftom Culle<l Home. Hon. M. W. Bauso$, United States minister to Mexico, tike been called to his home in North Carolina by a tele gram announcing the uerioUA illness of bis wifo. Ho pasaod through Charlotte Sunday, and when asked bv a repre* (tentative of tho Observer if ne would return to Mexico. "That," hewjflled, 4,l cannot say. I only wto?/i1t7iew.* Mr. Fansotn expressed refcfot that hi "would miss tbe North Carolina editors ! JP Mex??, but ( wju i ogmpelled lo return nome.v Eu wife ia reported better. ill nil # mt iur Legislators Afloat on tho Briny Doop. rHElR TRIP TO CHARLESTON, \ Merry Party, u Warm Woloomc Hearty Uootl Cbcov MaUo tho Visit a IMonsnnt One, NEWS IT$M& CONDENSED Southern Pencil I'oiiitcrH. Tho Alabama t.oghdatuvo hae author ised tho Governor to fund tho bonded debt of tho Htato with nn iesr.o of fli't; year bonds. * Corpora^ Tan nor, former Pension Commissioner, 1b interested in a colon ization sohemoof Northern settlers, and a hi to of 11,000 aor 08 haa boon secured near Canton, Ga. Chris Collier killed bin wife at Bir mingham, Alu. , for unfaithfuluess to hinu 0. \V. Tomn, uu po>d ? toudont of tho Durham, N. 0.. graded schools, haa boon elected professor of pedagogy of the iStato Uuiversity at Chapel liill. ^ Tho sJlst annual St-ato convention 6i tho North Carolina V. MV C. A, was hold at Winston. John ->Teok was shot from ambush ami killtfd at. Coal Crook, Turin. AtDocatur, Go., Flanagan \yas ad judged iufauo and tho Governor had tho jail guarded in fear of a lynching, llo has boon taken to Atlauta for oaTo I; coping. At Lynchburg, Va. , a whito woman committed suicide by throwing hecaelt into the canal. Hon. G. A. Flooding, of West Vir ginia, ban boon notified by President' olcot Ale Kin ley that ho will* bo appoint ed Minister lo Greece. Tho stroet car strike which ban boon on at (J al vest on, Texan, over a reduc tion of wages, as well as shorter hours, has boon adjusted by allowing them V cents por hour to Iho mon who havo boon iii tho employ of tho company ono year or longer, l i cents to thoao six months. Tho company profora to oiu ploy union mon. Armstrong Hill, ft negro wanted in Alabama for murder, waB killod in Aleriwother county, Ga. Ex-Govo?nor John Gary Kyana, of South Carolina, who is now in Now Yol k, sftys fanners iu bis State aro moro prosperous than for twenty yoara, ? At Jaeksonvillo, Fla.A tho Merchants' National Bank olosod its doors Tuesday by order of tho directors. Tho bank n ud a capital stock of $100. 000, and was tho successor of tho oldest banking houeo in tho State. . Governor Bradley,, of Kontuoky, has < fixed Saturday, March 2 Oth, as tho dato for iho oxocution of Jackfcon and Walk ing. Tho bill for tho calling of a constitu tional convention for. AjabniYiu hn? been laid ou tho table by tho Senate by a voto of 18 to 11. Tho twolvoth animal oonvontion of tho National Editorial Association met at Galveston, Texas, Tuesday. Ovor 500 delegates woro prosont. }[. A. London, fehf North Carolina, vma ap-> j>ointokd by the president7 on the mitteo on credentials. * A great indignation meeting, in Dal las, Texas, demanded instant action by the government in behalf- of tlio Kow .. York World's war correspondent ar retted in Cuba* The Louisville/" EvariWvillb Louis shops, at Princeton, Ind., haa\ been burned. Losb $100,000. i Judge E. T. Morriek, ox-Chief Jusj tico of. tho Louisiana Supreme Court and ono of tho best known lawyers, in tho South, is doml. . ? All About the , ' John Mellet has entered suft at Ohiv csgo, for $10,000 damages from Dr. Bcnmidt for injuri s sustained in ap * 'inp.the Bfteiitgen X >.aye tp locate a. _ William JT. Bryan, after addressing*" the Kansas Legislature, spoke at amaes meeting in Topeka on ? political topics. At last a $10,000 monument is to ha , placed over tlie gravtf of Fraticia Scott Key at Frederick, Md. V;r Only si* memWs of the Arkansas 'Senate voted in favor of a 2 cents per T mile passenger railroad tare bill. A riot wss narrowly favoidod in the Kansas house of representatives be tween the Bepublicans and Populists. At Union, Mo. , Dr. Arthur -XMiee- ? trow, a millionaire, was hanged forth? murder of his wifeandchildFeb., Xtf, IBM. He admitted his guilt Beside $223 sewed in a mattress, :a policeman found Ave bank books good for $12,600 in the poverty-mrioken tene ment of Edward J. Smith in Brooklyn, : ? N. Y. The arreat of Jesse L, MoPanieW in Baitirffsro ^ ~uHefirthif--a fraud. At, New York William IV St Johrt died at his homo Saturday night of a t complexion of kidney and. .stomach - troubles. Ho won great notoriety in the re'cent-Prcgidtetmii^mpatgn as tho friond of Mr. Bryan and the champion of free silver, lie was ono of the prin cipal promotcr~a~of Uio^J rSilvSF~-pflf.ty, and later treasurer of Ttho Democratic " National Committed.'.: At Grand Bapids, Mich., John L^ne, in consideration of $25. undera written .' agreement sold and released his wife to" . J a?. H. Buret. _ All concerned wstflbo*.. tod tbe event." v- c At Lancaster, P4nn., A1* H#?i of the member? of thaj ree and ouUa^a who reside The Legislative excursion Thurs day made to tho City by tho Soa whs (ooilo prlneeps tho evont of tho aossion 0^,1397. Charleston, in peaoo or iu wot, docs nU things vvoll and boat of ?ll, if wo mo to bo guided by tho ox prossionn of opinion of thofto who par took of hor hospitality; who shines iu those affairs of lifo whoro worm heart and willing hand avoquiolconod for tho atrongor within hor gatots Charleston's hospitality in by no means an unknown equation to tho Kou(l people of South Carolina and tho nnnouncomoiit that an invitation had boeu extended to tho Legislature to oomo and aharo it wan to tho -Legisla ture like a motion to lay on tho table ? it was undobatoablo. Thoro wa* a rush for tlio tickets. Hot oakos wasn't in the raoo with thorn, everybody wanted to go whether legislator, btato official, ovon t-axi>ayor or not. A great many more tickets woro insnod than Charles* ton had bargained for. but Charleston's hospitality partakos of tho nature of .hor sunny sm"ilo& and sea broozos. KX'ory man, woinau and ohild who wont.;, and their namo was logion, about 000 in all, and rocoivod tho hoou hand of fol low wore woleomod with conerousoordiality. ship as wnrmly as if it woro for his or her enpeoial bouoiit that tho trip was proposod. Tho day waa a groat ono for Charles ton. It was "tho" day of tho blockado wQok and tho oity wan thronged with visitors. Tho natioual government was ropresoutod iu tho parson of .Secretary Herbert, of tho navy and lftany of tho ^ brightest stars in tuo "Union Jack," among thom Admiral Bunco and Hoar Admiral Ghoraydi. Tho State adminis tration was thero on masse, from the Govornor, and tho proudest statesman who proeidQH over his country 'a destiny to tho humblest attache of tho capitol. Thoro wero visitors in tho city from all over this broad Union, distinguished and' Undistinguished, and "hist lJVit not loast, a full cotorio of thoso who mako tho others famous or infamous accord iug, always, to thoir just dosorts, tho roprosentatives of tho pross. Tho train on its arrival in tho city at about 11 o'olook was transferred to tho tracks of t<h& fc'Ast Shore Terminal, by the courtesy of Mr. \V. K. ljugor, tho managing 'direotor of that oompany, and bv it was carried to Accommodation Whorfc, whero boats innumcinblo wero under steam, ready to ao out to the fleet, that in mimic wariaro biookaded ] Charleston's impregnable harbor, whioh no fleet of tho world has over yet suc cessfully olosod to the enterprise of tho pooplo*of the oity, nor nono been able to take by storm. All wearers of badgoa woro ushored on tho Planter excopt those roBorvod for ospeoial excursions. Tho Governor, Lieutenant Govornor, Speaker of tho Houbo and several others woro takon with Secretary llorbort aud his official party who had arrived earlier in the day, on tho rovonuo cutter Colfax. Tlioro wero also a ?number of private I arties mado up for The- various tug bo?t? and steam yachts, on all of which thero woro ample rofrejrfimonta. Tho Planter is a ofimm odious boat, wonderfully wo 1 adapted to tho pur poses of an excursioivj^teamor. A large coroinittoo of ontortainmont, of which Mr. H. ?. I3remor of tho firm of F. W. Wagner & Co. , was chairman, was on board the boat. Maj. K. Willis pro aided ovor tho roffOB.fimant counter and tables, where there waa all that heart could wish to. oat or drink, barrels of beer, domiiohn ? of whiskey and oceans of punoh with bread, oraoJcers, choose ana euob piouio eatables composed tho bill of faro. Waa anybody sick ? Well, you Just ought to navo seen them. There waa hardly a lady on l>oard who Was not, I and nearly half tho men kept thora | company, and some of them woro sick enough to cast thcmsolvos into ^he sea. , The shins wfcre paoaod in roview, tho Indiana, Am phi trite, Maino, Massachu setts, Columbia, Dolphin, Vesuvius ! and tho Now York. lie who eould look ! upon these vaat engines of war and not - foci a thrill of pride for Iub country, cither bad no soul or was too oea sick to-cn/e which country was his. The marines and seamen on all of tho vos sols woro drawn up iu dress parade and ; saluted the legislative exoursiou. They woro cheered Iroift* the Planter, each in turn. . , Tho roturn trip was uneventful, and in tho placid waters of the bay, the state rooms gave up thoir sick and it was a happy, grateful aud enthusiastic crowd that disembarked at Commercial wharf, and with pleasant adieus to their ontertainers, scattered hither And thither over the city. Nearly every body had friends to cee* and those who did not. soon made them. _ Returning, the train left at 7 o'clock with a tired party onborfd.butone that W4U very gtatefuMo Charleston, to the South Carolina and Goor^gui lUil "