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I ?( r y\ II I || VIII. B THF. Of / OF GREENWOOD. 1 v N l'. W frlCWJi DIVISION IN B * |L i ll < VIlOLlNA. | A HplvliC'^poiilcNt in (ho IIoikc ?> y-;' ?UtlVI'I'IMII' 'fill 111 II I Favors i ''KNVw Mciihiirc?<>ui' of' lieltH'iiwlB KIckH liKaiiiNi ill- in ICt'lWlMH'l Uepi-oaerAive p. \\. Gary, of Abbe I villo CoUUt^() strike out tin ? ciiuctini? of tlie bill to cruuto tlu I nc?v ioii.i/ ( Greenwood. ^ jfJ"' champion ?f the bill made a v r ||u(? npccrli in support ol t'? * mcn^L H0 evidently had giv r. U tboMubjeBj10 most painstaking eon J sidoi'atiojMj] w?a perfectly at hom? k with lit* |s an,j li^nves and inadi H bis urguHkt with earnostnesa uik. foive. 4,J Ejiebate, while in the mini very 'n^fllting, was at times eonlinei 1 to disousiH^ on branches of the sul ieet purol|ofcal and though the do 1 bate eonpJJJo a]j t)f ||lt3 session tli ! yMfa speeches must be brie and eojjteto the leading points inud> 1 by the Riding forces. Mr. held that the people it ' the pnWd county wore almost unani i mous iir*? desire to have the nev. \ county yfflsbed. for out of a prol> , able 2,Oo9h*8 1.700 bad signed tin petitionjH^o that tiie county bo es tubiisljjdfTu speaking of Greenwoot -Mr. Y.jJ spoke of his long residents in Ed Ad County and the main honort?I>6ople of that county Inn , heupotPOn him and said his pltrtinj. from 1 necessarily sad. but then 1 was a do when sentiment must b? j laid asii knd when the people earn* j to lifnihd asked his support of ; measmihey considered to be for thris I best gifl he felt bound to assist them altbou it would probably kill bin politicly io bis own county shook the imbUio not succeed. Green woo* havin/jtli the requisites for counlv \ hood, lid desiring it. he thought 1 1 >.coul?>B tyrannical not to grant tlieii ; reSSsotWS request. He spoke of tin , signeif of the protest for Ablieville showil> that tliev were most,le fnm the ti.fn of Abbeville unci read'letter.from <hers who stated that they wen hearty in favor of tho new county I n sp< king of tho signers ho said th< j lirst nine on the list was Governor H It. riitnan. Mr. Lid, of Abbeville, opposed Unhid. l ie entered a solemn prot. agaim| this dinvicmhcruient which (.< Btyhvii monstrous iniquity, in that i' ; so tmfibly mutilated the grand oh coimv. The Greenwood people hue obtuped many signatures by proinis i iny: J Vlain men the most prominent j olilel' They were not modest but tookplput they wanted and lel\ wore out 1 Mills, a majority of negroes am. most o' the streams requiring bridges to be Kept up. Snap judgment lias been tikeii on tho people of old Abbeville i(id that judgment ought not t< stand The tiling was done in the darlcaml tho other people did not know where they wero to be hit or how jnucii they would he hurt. Ruthei thui(jliHtiieml)er the county he woul I [ ?sk*.' uvor of moving the courthouse! to Qiveenwood. No time had been given them to consider and indeed they did not know what Greenwood wanted or they would have appeared in the committee against it. Ib thought anyway that all such matter, should be lolt to tho constitutional convent ion. Mr. Graham took the two maps am' described in detail tho country through ! which tho lines ran showing tliai Greenwood did not take in all the wa- j tor power or leave all the bridges t Abbeville. He contended that the i property ropfest ntod in Greenwood ' County was made by the pluck, push, industry, enterprise and intelligence oi its people without outside help an tiu r was n i reason wi y t icy should Ktill form a part of old Abbeville ii they wanted to get out. Mr. Sudt.ath.of Edgefield. was opposed t<> tin- bill. Those people taken into Greenwood from I'M go lie Id wen already thirty miles from the court house, but under the new arrangement they would bo thirty-five. Tney ; didn't want to go in. They preferred : to wait until the constitutional conven- ( tion wnen new counties would probably contain -100 square miles. Then 4 1...0 ion ntn.l ia iuiiini if nf limit* men luil ? v\/u.nj w. W.IV.I wn II, /111 if they wt'iv put in Greenwood their hopes woul.l bo killed. Mr. Fosti r. of Spurtanhurg, favored small Counties and inado ttio most! 11.every and eloquent speech of the day. "A little farm well tilled, A little house well filled, A little wife well willed," were his sentiments on the subject. He prt e eded to .-how how the division of liuneonibo County, X. C., hud brought forth numbers of prosperous, enlightened and wealthy communities and instanced the cutting up of old Virginia into States as another ex ample of the prosperity sure to follow a division into smaller communities. \V t i Biblical, classical and poetical quotations and earnestness and elo- . qin nyo of manner, Mr. Foster was attentiveiy listened to and sat down amidst applause. Mi. Gary made a splendid argument against the n&? county. lie was in favor of new counties being formed if old ones were not killed thereby. The county of Abbeville was compact and ' the county seat could be easily reached in every direction by railroads. If : contended that people in Kigefii ld would be ever debarred their just dm s If they were put in the new county. Mr. Gary replied to the statement that j his side bad not acted in an underhand way. hut said that the other side had. Mr. Seidell had announced as the first signet* to his petition Governor Tillman and this was done to influence mom tiers to vote in its favor. This! war an insult to their intelligence, because he know that members did not c mio bore as more puppets to do Gov.... Tit I nan's will or anvbodv else's. II e thought for himself and did what Jin tbouyht riyht, whothor Governor 1'illnmn ayrood or not. lio hold the Governor in as hiyh esteem sis any man, but lie willed upon members to resent the insult to their intelligence that presumed to ssiy that because Governor Tillman favored the county that jt must bo established. j.Jj\ Gary continued to show up the Greenwood tactics in a most interesting way, Its supporters had tried to jyet him to support the bill by promising him to namjo the county after his distin juisiiod uncle. Mart Gary. As vxmch us ho revered that honored name iw would conaidor himself upworthy of ? ' ?"?e tlio name if lie should so prostituto it is to const nt t any such bargain. 11c tail also been promised to bo mudo the ounty s first senator for his support, nit In- in i.'ii.intly rejected tho propoit.ion. for lie would considei himself uu nil of the cotitldenco ami rcsuect f hi.-, c hi Utu nt- should lie consent to ii; >ueh arrangement, lie said out of forty-f ?ur bruises 111 tlio county Greonvii d on v tool; seven, and she up* M'opri i ven towns and only loft Lv'c. Greenwood it id not wunt to wait tv-ioise ?ho know after the const!tu* ionai oenveeiion tim Saluda portion if I'M i li .1 would be made a county , v t v m t\ S x perhaps as a county scat. air. Duiieiin. of Newberry, favored I lie lie A' 1.1 t mil 11111.1.. l/.iinr poeeh in it-, l>ol ;ii T. Ho spoke of her j duck itntI ? ntorpr;-o in building rail; oitds. oto . undshe should be ro warded, i During bin speech Representative I Yshley asked : " Djn't you own a farm near Greeui voou y" Yes. sir. 400 acres, bix miles from .he town." " Well, f don't blame you,'' was the epiy. Mr. Duncan said that property ownrs near every court house would be in avur of keeping it t here and be was tot dill'orcnt from other peoplo. and he lidn t see where the sting in the nuesion lay. Mr. Watson, of Anderson, spoko in aver of the bill, lie had no interest u it. but lie thought that all such Movements should be encouraged as they a1 ways induced a certain amount >f capital to invest in the county seats md tno State wanted to encourage tnis. In largo counties, too. the dts. meo from the eourt house often presented certain people from getting jusice owing to the expense, etc. Mr. Mugill in speaking against the! till said that lie did not impugn the 1 Motives of any man from anotiiereoun-1 y in taking so nineii iutercst in a mat- j f.er that ?iitl not concern liim. The vhy anil wherefore he would not go in- | f.o. but he certainly would consider ! limself very ollleions should ho inter- j . re in a matter pertaining to another unity in which no had absolutely not 111 > 'rest. He contended that the true; ? Mtir lent, of the people of t he proposed j county was not before the House in focse petitions. The matter had not km n ugit it.cd and thoir calm, dollbcv- I ite judgment had not been obtained, fo spoke of tiie throat and .veil known use with which petitions can be gotten up. and mentioned several ineii. nt.- in his own knowledge going to show that these petitions bad been i,.?i i,, .rt.vi.. ..hi,.,..i i,:.. . , ?? .vnwiav iviiwnin^ ..oat >? i ?i_' asked for. Ho lo.it I confident tout on the slump in thutscc- j lion, wilii Mr. Veldell on tlio other oilo, hr i'ouM cm up t'io scheme so tnnt those very p< epic would repudiate it. It was a death ami life struggle with some of ;t.i advocates, because tuey know that tlicy will bo politically load unless they can get tlio new i county. He v 01! on to consider the expense of changing tiie records, j which won d an omit to s-'lo.bOO, and i the expense of building a poor house, when tiie debate was adjourned until ! p. in.. Mr. Mao-. 11 still having tiie , tlo J I*. At then!.:) t sos-ion Mr. Mngill re SU Tied his argument against the new | county <>i (Jii i nwood. Tlio case was iimi- "i. ti> t iic division of States as provided for in the (^institution. The peopie of A lb -villi* and ISdgellehl had j not had an opjioi 1 unity of expressing j themselves on whether their territory! shall be eut into. As to the debt of I the county no provision is made for nershar una Aid) v i I lo would have to j bear tin* hunc n. With ber past in- j lohtei ue mi.I lort-y bridges, is it fair j ind j111 i l'e e aimed that there was j Hot a et h.-ti! lit ionul number of Mpiarc niles e11 in Abhevi le. The lino cuts 1 through town tops and school districts j is well as f.rais. and will coiupcf some lien to to Uvo court liouscs to pay taxes. Mr. Aslih y thought it an injustice to Abbeville County to cut it in that shape. Let them wait until the constitutional convention when we can get counties in proper shape. Mr. Ash cy iiuide a strong speech against tlio bin. bis points being most att mtivoly listened to by alt of the members as well as the large audience present. Mr. Ashley made a neat turn on Heprosontativo Duncan, whom lie said had changed very much lately. Only last summer he thought Greenwood the rankest anti-Tillican town in the State outside of Charleston. Tiio ayes and noes being called on . UMU IIK'UUII v\* .-??? II\?; uuu UIIU i words, the Houso refused to do so by a vote of .'JI to On. Following is the vote : Yeas -Anderson. Ashley, Broazeale. Rr ice. Bi'iiee, Carroll, Cooper, Cruin, Klwards, 10.lis. Farley, Gary, Gunter. Harper. IIdl. Hughes. Ifydriek. Kirklond. Lominon. Magill. Manning. Mitchell. Ka-t. Slui k.o, Suddath, Tatuin, Tuoinas. Tiiitper, Whitman, W. C. Wolfe. J. S. Wolfe. Woodward 111. Nays - Jones. B irrv. Hlaekwell. Hlease. Brelan. Ihiist., Byrd. Carpenter. ChandU r, Cox. C ivington, Dendy, Dennis, DuHose, .1. T. Dunean, T. C. Duncan. Kdwards. Pagan. IOnler. Fstridgo. Felder. Folk. Foster, Graham. Ham met. Hardee, Hardin, Manly. If irvey. Ifi iiderson. .lelf'-ries, Jordan. J Jin..011 Fnotts. J. D. Kinard. II. .1. Kinurd. Lancaster. Lestrmo, Lofton. [j ? , 1/ \ ranee, Lcbun. Muuldin. MoVY'tito, M;te it'll. Harks. Fatten. Phillips. R ye:--. Roper. Rowland. Rogers, Russell. S hi nan. S ngletary. Skinner, J. L. S nit.'i, Staekhouse, Sullivan, Vauyhan. Von Kolnitz, Waters, Wilhorn, Yeldoll tin. Mr. Garrin moved to amend by changing name to M irt Gary. Mr. Lowruneo moved t<? lay on table, which was done j by n big vote. | Mr. Magi'l moved to amend by changing name I ? Tillman, but this was voted down by a largo viva voce vote. On Mr. Ma-, ill's motion his own namo was stricken from the. bill as one of the commissioners. A eommi -ion will bo appointed by the Governor in accordance with an amendment to adjust the proportion of the ptisi, indebtedness to ho paid by each county. The bill was then ordered to it > third n-nuiuij and Mr. Yoldell put the parliamentary clincher on it. Daniel II II rrihum and l-Yimlc I). Mill# t are untie/ rt liibtnry of the i World's ! ' iir which is to be sold at i $1,UU0 a copy. ??? y - 1 r s 1X11 J/ CONWAY, S THE BLACK DISTRICT TIGHT. .\N r.t i'oiir to r?,\c i: en vuiiKS. I'ON IN I, I MHO. Interestlutf ami Acrimonious Statement* ( 'ullt'OI'Uiuj? lilt* PlIMl - A Serious < unteni ion l.ctwci'ii Tw o I lel'i triuers. The bill to rearrange the Contrressioiuil Dird riots of the State, which placed Charleston in the Hlack l)is, triet. excited a spicy deba'c in tin 1 House of Representatives, from whirl, we inake the following extract: Wtien ttie bill was railed for its sec ond reading. Mr. Weston move t. sti ike out the onuctin^ words. Mr. MajLTill. chairman of the commit toe which reported the bill favorably spoke in its favor. He declared that it was a measure th ?t outjht to pass as it would jjive the State seven IX ino cratie Connrossmen instead of six. Mr. West -n opposed the bill in a fin< speech. Its object could be clearly ex pressed in these words : " A bill t. put Coarleston in the black district.' Hut ho had confidence in the intelligence and fairness oi the members am | knew that they would not take reven^i | on Cnarloston simply because slio Ino | failed to vote for a certain man foi Congress. Tout part of K chlund fron which lie catno was in toe black district, but lie would ratner it- remain there than see Charleston, full of Ins torleill reminiscences. disgraced b\ having a neijro represent her in tin National Congress. Cue gcntlcmut had stated that her resources and poli tieal ingenuity could overcome tin larue negro majority that she wouh i neounter, and blushed for shame that such a sentiment should bo expressei on the floor of the i louse. Resource ml political ingenuity used to count in this State, but by the decision of tin State canvassing b sird that the negr? Heurge Washington Mnriy was elect ed Coirjr? ssinnii from that (Ii>trict ii the la?t election n. tieo had been scrv ed to the peopic that those days were over. Murray had made t 10 1110s hitter speeches against tile S >nlh evi-' made 111 Congress, lie appealed tthe metnbers not to disgrace Charleston. the leading coninierciul city of tin State, and to which the Slate owed si much. Ho had heard se\ t nil reasons for the passage of this In I. Chief ol these was the alleged e position nl Charleston to the dispense y lavs, ha1 Charleston should not h * snurl d out it preference to tne other place.- whiel were not less guilty. it aer act ion onuh. he called guilty. The other reasot was that she had refused to \ete fori certain man for l on?re s. Mr. Watson disagreed with Mr Weston. He said that lie had tin highest respect for (' arleston. hut v/llill IUSUOM ? OS 111 > L III 1 I I i * WIT (I III' Democracy of the State. When tin ih!w regime took chat, ? of atTuirs in lJSUO tlicy announced a platform. unit tlio man who represented (M.urleston'f district in Congress was not on that platform, ami did not represei t tin people of the district. The new retina tiad boon denounced as I'opulists. ami his bosom swelled with indignation at t he thought. I f Coluiiibia and Cuarleston would just come over ami stand on the platform all would be well, and In would bid (Jodspc? d to anything that tlmv might want. Mr. Tat inn advocated the bill, lb thought that tlm negro majority in tin Seventh district was harder to overcome than if Ciiarlet-t.on was put in it In the last primary Charleston cast 11.000 more votes than in the genera election. The other districts )iu< polled their fill I ?t rong th and did not have anything like the reserv. Charleston had. With this reserv* and her usual political Ingenuity it would lie an easy matter for her t< carry the electa 11. Represent it vo Rivers, the cob re member from Hoaufort. opposed tin hill in a good speech. lie said tin colored man was here to stay. He had boon put here by God. ami lie and tin white man must live together. He appealed to the House to legislate foi the benefit of the colored people in bisection for whose special hem (it that 1 district had been set apart. What was it proposed to do with the colored vote in that district? How was it to ho overcome? Toe negroes had been quietly submissive to everything imposed upon them, hut toe time was coming" when forbearance would l> no virtue. Toe negroes wanted one t'on< grossmun. and they had it under the present districting. Too negroes ol his district did not want toe chungo, | neither did the people of Charleston ! lie appealed to tlio House not. to take | them out of the district whereby the,\ ! would lose all representation in Can j gre.-s. Mr. Blouse got fiery in regard to the remarks of Mr. Weston, const ruing ' that ho hud attacked t.he State hoard of canvassers, and of which I o (Bleaso) was a member. lie repelled any in* | siuuution that the l> >ard had acted dishonorably in regard to the seating of a negro in the Seventh district last , year. It came with bad grace from the gentleman from W chlard, who. i while protesting his love for i s county. had not ri turned a singio vote against the nogro Congressman. Tiio members of the board were, iiigh-tonud. 1 honorable gentlorm n who bud done their duty and he " hurled hack the j insinuation in the teeth of the author." Mr. Weston appeared v ry cool and | eolleeted when he rose to i ply to this. IIo said that he wanted the gentleman to understand that insinuation | was not his method, hut that if ho had i had anything to say derogatory to the members of the board lie woo d have I said so squarely and not by any in ! micndo. Ho 1? ft it to ttio Hou.>o to jurILfo whether he luul attacked thorn. Tho Speaker took a hand at this I juncture, interruptinjf Mr. Weston, and voluntarily romnrked t ? the House that he had hoard not hintf olTonsivo in his (Weston's) rornark-' and that they wove rather complimentary to tho board. Mr. Moses asked Mr. Blouse was it i not a fact that tho count;, ivutrd lord thrown out the returns from Mr. Wcs: ton's d ista lot. Mr. Hlease replied that ho did not know. All lie know was that, there was no return of the votes made to tho State board. Mr. IT ill. a roformor from Abbeville, declared that win n ho saw trentleinen proclaim on the floor of the House, as did tho Kcntleman from Anderson (Watson), H at in eastlnir their votes attain-t any section that they are ever mindful of t he best interests of the people to ho ufleoted thereby, ho eould not 'S corrix. J Tribute of I At a mooting of ''' C., THURSDAY, DECE refrain fr ?m sayinir that he for one 1 could not bo bamboozled by any such stutT. To say. as ho did, t hat ho had nothing but the kindest feelings lot Charleston and won d do nothing to cripple or injure her. and then advocate putting tier in the It ack district, j xUury?.*sts tlie assassin who smilin^lv I takes the hand of his victim while he Itiriists the dagger to his heart. Mr. Watson rose to a question of per <on.il privi e?.ro, stating that lie had been attacked and called an assassin i He declared that he represented An ' derson in the Legislature, and that In i did not come tnere drawing an adili tional salary as an i Ulcer of the State (Tuo presumption is that roforonct was intended to the fact that Lie pre j se.ntative Hill is the county dispeiisei , >f Abbeville.) He said t uit he uctcd is his conscience dictated and was al i ways ready to meet an onemj face t< face. Mr. Hill disclaimed any intention ol e.n;r personal in his remarks, mean lit;' their application to bo generafie was siek and tired of hearing sucl talk. Mr. Von Kolnit/.'s motion to adjourn ; *'n? debute was curried bv a vote of 1>L I to 25. COI.L'MHIA. Dec. II. The Hou-0 1\\ t vote of 51 to 12 agreed to strike onl the enacting words of the hill. A pro j traeted debate took place during tin | lay. iti which there were lively tilts : between various members. and severu Reformers took an active part upuinsi lie hill. Tho following is the vole on the motion to strike out the enacting vords: Yeas?Jones. Anderson, Ashley. Ba ot. IIlease. Brure. Briee. Buist. Cur oil. Chandler. Covington. Divis. Dii ; B >se, Kg an. F.Mridge. Folk. Glover Jiahaiii. Gnnter. Hamilton. Hunimctt Hardee, llartin. Harper. Hill, Hough Hughes. Kelly. Knott-,. Kirklnnd. H>f ton. Bo\ e. Low i anee. Mumming'. W. 11 | Mauhlin, MeWtiite. Mitchell. Moses | Rhodes. 1 {ivers, S'luman. Stulvey i Stokes. Sndduth, Sullivan. Taylor riiomas. Tindnl. Topper. Van/loin VoiiKnluit/. Waters, Weston, Wjr* nan 51. Nays Blaekwell. Byrd, Ca Cox. Cooper. Cenuer. Demly % , I. T. Duncan. Fdwards. Fhh?w 1 ,s Foster. Harris. Cary, I lardjyjki <>\ 1 ] ), By ir:i k. .leiVr,'. - |<-"w?Ss Till. Kmaro. Besi-ne. Mug it I. I . no. McLaurin. Mishoe. I'Jj^r'lls Stth nan, I'niilips, Bast |{u.-:lr '>CCI1 not] tary, J. i. Smith, SturkMdiuto rmv Watson. Watts. WhitiuM ,| , ( Woir, j. s. Woitr, w..od\? .N L jj lecd into an I , , - .V 11 011 t I \ 11 i o . <M.l .>11 SI A. U I ). ifl Senate adjourned curly i I It*1 >f S' nutors came over 1 Axcitemont a md scattered tlnmselvei.g ()f !?, (j0|,.ir cuts. Munv unui.-peetin ., ,vlm voted against the tll Wcurief l?ill wcro alt-cut. but tliiliwii loud in :i tin* bill wcro present in futo The Ncwi Ibvir/.-ale. ? f Andersoi^ south Carol rose and spiium a motion t< , , I the table the motion to reel tin)i re.list rioting bill. Tnis wi 'oine of tl.ei former i nline of Spi nker :.iic (lilTerenCi neb a motion wars in <?i-?l? v?,}l?ofi in tin poiicnts of the bill made a'. . light. lint soon saw tiiey were tf ( 1 e.s?' I'.ie Speaker invited debate on bis ruling and there was an hour of earnest 111 kin if. Dun in,' this debate an exciting epis ?do oeeurred. Ashley, of Anderson p.isitive.y eoiil r.ulieleo the statement if Watts, of Laurens. that the, Speakei and ruled that the inotion to reconsidei e add bo taken from t u; table. Watt said lie wa.- not in the habit of bavin; uia stateim Jits contradicted, ami de nounei d as a cowardly slander tin charge that lie had misrepresented tin facts. Ashley responded with som< words, in which "eov.ardly whelp' | and a thr? at to ch< ko w< re audible. \ slid started towards Walts. The men i were on the sumo side of the house ami !t be same row of seats, and appearances iudicatcd trouble. Ashley started toward Watts, but bis coat iails wen (irmly clung to by members sittiu; m .xtto him and the trouble blow over. Ashley subsequently apologized to tin ilou.se for his unparliamentary language, and said that if the journal of tin ast House showed him to Vie wrong he would frankly uck now led iro it. lie was conirratuuited by the Speaker on iiis frank and manly statement. After the debate the decision of the Speaker was sustained, 02 to 27. The motion to adjourn debute was defeated i by 50 to .'15. The motion to take the motion to reconsider from the table prevailed by 55 to ill. A number of members who bad vot- 1 ! oil against the bill reversing theii I positions, including Mr. Ilainmctt ol i Greenville. Tim point of order made by Haskell t that as too bill was a Senate bill and : ; the Senate had been notified that its enacting words had been stricken out it couip not come before the House. The Speaker overt tiled this. Tnore seems to a rally of the administration forces and a determination to force the redistriotin?f hill upon the House desp to its former defeat. At this hour. II p. m.. the Hpht is still ( i). with indications that the bill he carried over until tomorrow. "ll# jfi ? ?The Jtitfht Rev. T. B. Lyman. ICpiscopal Bishop of North Curolina, died at his home in Ralcitrh on the l.'lth in t. of heart failure. lie has Iven ailing for severul days. The twentieth aniversary of liis consecration was celebrated on Sunday, and Monday nitrht a reception was held tit his residence. Bishop Lyman was born in B >ston, October. 1^1and was therefore seventy-oitf ht years old. lie i served as a priest in Maryland. Pitts- i burc. Rome. Italy, and San Francisco. iwni wuf oonsoeru veil Assistant liishop of North Carolina in l87d. Ho married. Ili'Mt Miss Anna Albert, of Haitimoro, and loss than a .year ago Miss Kobortson. of Charleston. S. C. ? Tho iinnennermont of tho appointment of l)i*. Charles W. Dibncy, prcsi- ; dont of tlx- University of TennosHee, us j Assistant Soon tary of Agriculture was ; in tho nature ??f a surprise. There j wore forty-eight applicants ft r this position, coming from almost overv i Soutbet'n and Western State. Dr. \ Dabne.v was not un applieunt for the position, but was selected because he stands foremost aniens t he agricultural scientists of the S ?nth. Ibshop Daniel Alexndrlcr Payne, who died recently it Wilberforee. ()" lo, was the oldest liishop the M t hod 1st Church ha-c'er had. either in age or in i?-nl;t'? ofservico, He was j born in Cbarlcotou, February ^4, 1811. ?? ???, ?11 1 Kospcct. AN OliD Ml the Medical KAKT ah County h'?!?l Railey in t Iim ' ,u' Trut li Coiihv t \J | IMBKIl 2\, 181 Kl TO GOVERN TIIE COUNTIES. tiii: m;\\ im.w ru<ii?osi<:i> in tin: ltd oilMHlts. I'lli* Mcnsiirc Meets Willi Deleriiiiiii il >|>|ii?sii ion in ili?* Senate? in I i i? i on. iiiu lli-hati' mill a Sm n sslnl l'il> til iiir iiu* New l.aw. Tno county government bill introInduced by Senator .lullii (.buy Cvniis pf Aiken. \\ as tint thomo of all interest tn,f ili.cussion last week, which is reported as follows by The Stato: S ii itor Jenkins moved to strike' out the enactiliy worus of the bill. ()ii n ItViMoii his motion wu-* lost by a vot? if 10 t ' 13. A call of counties was then had foi t .Senators to sii>jye?t salaries for "* 01111 ty supervisors" wnicu luul b"cn leli j a a 11 u in the bill. When Lancahtci muiity was reached Senator Miner re* 1 nested that his eoUiity alon^f with Charleston be excepted iivnn tue pro is ions of the bin. Senator Kvaib I hoped that the amendment woual l e vunju uinvn, uociui'in^ that sp? ea. i c<_rislation was tin' eurse of the Stat**. , Senator M iller brielly explained his bjeelioiis lo tin* l?ill Vtutmir that in lis opinion tin* Will multiplied olliees mil was not suited to tlio people. Senator Fin ley wished to know w W\ Charleston was excepted. and Seiiatoi IWiist answered that sinco a lar^e ' portion of Berkeley with its roads i J tnd In idol's had hccn added to tho onnty of t'aarlost .11 Wo could see no 1 reason to oxoo'pt it from tho general ' aw of 11ics Stato. Sonator Kvans was p rfoctiy willing for Charleston tola- 1 xcluded. Sonator Buist asked time oonsnlt Wis colleague, Mr. Suiytho. 1 Senator Kvans was plied with qwcs-I ions from Senators Beaslcy and .Ion- 1 vins until the question on Senator M u- ' r's inotii n was demanded, wliieli ' Senator I-.vans moved to table. Senaor I) rliain asserted that under the I nil it would Ik* impossible to pvt a .orvioe as eHieieiit as that llorry was tow enjoying. Senator Derlium boloved that the Will provided three ' Itlf'flvto do the work of county eoniinisvj in eaeli tow usliip for nothing. -> supervisors remained at tin . Ise and did nottiinw. I lie li.ia Hci,.,. thought that tlie hill ! : >(., in|?(_.r/ted an increase of the Wur- I ' I Jxation which the people at J ' . t ore in no ootidition to endure. 1 jrCtS tlVi iiiiiuit ted too inueli power lo died thai 11was unwilling for tin stateilien'''' liis county tolas sub Iiim'n 0. it ^ ui.il.usiwri... .she InII. admission tIfn to table Senator Mil- I ! all able adit tin- vote resulted I. re was eon' I'resident voted "aye. 1 tuong C./,mlor *N|'dors amend men; nt ion, wlw/p,,,.,!},,!. offered a resolution f t ie 'I'ji? uifni t from the provision i IJnirm/'- I'1' l"l,l been in favor oi s and lv'n n it was understood tlm ji .. . j?visor was to be appoiued. ! Ililjl Ueh, |K. elected. then it. was eer ! It ton 8 rt lie would bo a Republican I n did jpK'ro. 0 1,1 r *'?hn (J. Kvans : '"lam will to aeeept an amendment lor tin ' | fr'i'iior to appoint tlie supervisoi .or I Jeaufoi t Senator Verdier siti>?l that Mteli an ti*iungcincnt would paten hint in ai iwkwurd position. it would break it) l ic amicable ai run^etiienl now exi-t il 11 lt with tho negroes. by which tie i Senate enjoyed tiSe belleiit of his sir vices. Senator .1. G. Kvans: " I shall giv? i diet* of general amendment-, on tin jl third reading, and promise lite Sciiatni ; t political unn nilmciit. agreed npoi | vitlt him, to meet t in necessities of hi . onnty Senator W. I). Kvans moved t< intend by making too time by whic tins tax could be committed in labor ai 1 ive. instead of eight days. Senator Kvans said taut be was ii favor of tin) bill nearly all the wa\ (.{trough, but if the S nator front Aikei iad been a road overseer as long a '.to had. he would understand what at. unfair burden would bo piuceti upon poor people. Senator.!. G. Kvans, who was in an accepting frame of mind, agreed to ae- ; cept this amendment, too. Senator Tiinmerimin thought that 1 the amendment would defeat the purpose of the bill as to the hilly section.- j of the State. Senator Fuller believed that in his j county three days' road service wus us I much as was averaged. Senator FinJe.y objected to the M-day provision, maintaining that the lubui of those who could not pay tho tax would be given to the county at the rate of twenty-live cents a day. Senator Kvans was not wedded to the idea of any special number of days, but believed that a minimum and maximum ought to be lixed. Senator Derbaui referred to the chain gang feature, and cotildtt t tin uji'Miinc now tiieru could be a chain gang in his county, which had only about two convicts in the penitentiary, it was rutin.ng a grind-stone with a forty-horse power engine. The debate, was beginning to scatter itself all over tho Statu. Senator j Harrison discussed the bill as its pro- j visions could ho applied to bis section of the State. Then the Senator st ruck out with his right arm at Section II which allowed the supervisor to dismiss defaulting contractors at will. Senator .Jenkins had listened with interest at tho arguments of Senators from various counties and one th'.ng was evident, that there was a vast deal of diversity of opinion as to what tho practical workings of the bill would ho; " that we are groping in the dark." Senator Kvnns replied to Senator ] Jenkins, sa,\ ing that t lie Senator's ow n hill had bouti reported unfavorably : that he was endeavoring to " hoodwink'' Senators for whom he ought to iiivvo a nigner regard. Ho had appealed t<> the thread-hare aiyumont about whito men lab iring by the side of convict*). The bill made no snob provision. II*) was under the impression that Senator .lonkins bad said that tiiis bill could ho made a good one. Senator Kvans proceed *d to report that the bill included no great innovation. It merely abolisliod the otlice of county commissioners which the pcoplo assent | to in their vote on a com tit utional amendment. Si liutor del)kins stated that the Senator's loll luid l>< i n defeated ill the lloi.se and referred to the hid iry. tie had admitted thnt some of tin* bill's provisions were good, hut ho hud found that is was impost,!bio to amend riti>i:it i sII IjI>. | 'i' i i i > I I 1 Vj > Io l.itfht Al'for r?co?tui-y. nnnr 1.9 b a it? impracticable features. It bu< never been Voted to abolish the < 11 let ot c -unty commissioner, but merlcy t< l> it it under tl o c liti'ol of tlio Genera A.--?enJ> y. ami ir?t to have it ueonsti tutioiiiii trlllco. I am admonished io tiie Senator tiiat I am talking for lain combe. but wlioa i jfo home, utihki nim-cll, my |x*i 11ii*ii( culver is ended ( > av n* a .hi aiuo aiai an outrage t> ilfi iro oir |>oi r people to work by tin side hi iouv els. Setiulur Kvjnirt debated the bill at eiii?to. beiuj Iroin tuno t.? time "in t rpollntod *' by S. a a turn from an qu.n ters of too chamber. lie deenbed tbe growth of the recent l'oiul imitation ami the road congresses tli roue lion t the I'n i ted Static, anil 111 uib.'d in riowinr' terms to tin- mu^niUreal roads of the K minus. Wiien Inl.ilie ii .mi tin. ' A.? ?!.... II*.... Senator .Jenkins eruolu inqu rod il J.iivi's didn t build it. Tiio spi-tikei responded tout tne ur^unu-nt aiiiountuu ti? say.ny tbut if wo iutd no 8laves w? 11111 hate no rouds. Our people were willing to build the roads. Senator Drliam thought tbo bill niy fil In; enacted for those counties which wanted it. and to whose coudlt ions it was sii ted Senator l? ohum opposed the bill, lie (Miiten.lo.l u^uiii it its practicability, u ud dijected to the expense ol the convict system. lie had t.ilUen with till* people of Fieri lice : had toll I liein that this hill wason theeali mlar iml not a man had possessed the chock to ask t hat it i>. enacted. Senator J. (J. Kvans : "Was not this hill an issue between you and (.'on l.'1'csmimiu MeLaurin in your race foi kJoiiifroas?'' hi uator ll'ohain stood unite for : ninute. and tiien replied : " Ves : but t was a son point with Conyri ssinai NleL.urin. Lfe il oil {fed t e issue. Il? was w i 11 i n e to relieve lfiqliain and hi. [leople el t he w hole thine ." Senator Finley proiioiiueod tho hil Far superior to any of the kind pre I'iotisly introilneed. The b:ll eeuli. hardly ho opposed from the sunn itnuilpoiuL as tiint from which tin nil of last, year had been ohj, eteil to. It was impossible, however, to pre.ail upon toe pi ople to do yood serviei gratuitously, and service of vnltn :oulil not ho expected from lowiishi| a tail commissioners u itiiout reuiunera ion. (>n motion of S. nalor Wilson, tin 11 hate \\as uoji ill ucil until ^ p. in. Senator Mnylivld. for tin- committee.' ni ways ami means and mining, in reduced a hill relatinr to tlu> phosaliati' inti ii sts m tl e Slate. rue hil. irovides for the Slate's loiisim? tin *ielit, to initio pliospnalo rock for tin icriod of live years, on which it shall eee vc a royalty of 11 fty cent- per ton >o lony ?.-> tiic market price of tin oek is four dollars ami mulor. If tin mice of the I'nrlc is higher than ter ton. the Stulo is to receive a per < ntaoo of tin* rxorss over tout tlllOllllt. NIC.Ilf SESSION. Till! S mate enlivened at 8 o'clock. Too county yovcrunu'iit clatter bo an aeuin. Senator Stanyarno Wili 'ii ; |niko in defense of too bill, lie emiiijed the Senate that if was one f the few "reforms for the f?ood el Sait i Carolina" which renin n-d tin naeted. It would ho unfortuiiate for Lois one to fail of passage. Tm* SparL iuhi;r^ Senator was nuinifosl ly uneasy thout his friend. Mr. F.vans' hill, ami lis spot eh on its behalf was full of earicstiie^s; in fact it hordereil on the pathetic. \Vnt ii Senator Timineruian arose to mt in a wortl it. was p ai tor than ever r,ont. ti c fricm s of the measure were rie htelied. Tie appealed to the Senate not to indefinitely postpone the all. for it diil not oo into ctTect for a I'eiir. Tnero ceiilii be no danger in assiiiK it and t here was plenty of time .or amendment lierearter. Too ayes and nays on the pendinu notion of Senator Jenkins to indcti litely postpone the hill were domaud d and a cull of tiie vote resulted as .'ollows ; Ayes ? Ahbott. Hicham. llrice, Derliiiii. Fislny. Glenn. Harrison. Jenkins. Miller, Moore, Dell, Somn ami Verlier 13. Nays Harton. Heasloy, Brawn, Ihiist. F.lird. \V. I >. Kviuis. J.G F.vuns, Fuller. Hemphill, MeGill. Maylield. MeD.miel. Mower. IVake. Kahili. Kedfearn. Siiiytlie. Stribiin;/, Tiiiuiiei iiian. vy 11Hums mi' 1 w ilson III. So the motion was lost. Senator .1. (i.- Kvans nlTcred an aiiii'iuliiu-nt. precluding convicts to he worked with or near rent motors which prevailed. Senator Rvans remarked that ho ottered 1 he amendmerit to meet the objection of Senator Jenkins. Senator Verdii r moved to amend by making the supervisor's bond $ 10.00b. It would relievo his county from tin difficulty which he had referred to in the morning. Senator Kvhih was will in^f to accept tiie amendment as t< I3eaufoi't alone. Senator Vi-rdior stated that tlx amenoment of Senator Kvans wnuli! not help matters. " You injure us h\ vour aid. Like most of your suedes lions.remarked Mr. Verlior with i hland smile, ' it is impraetieahle.' Senator Vordier's amendm* nt wa; then voted down. Senator lhyhuni moved to lay apoi the tahle tin* amendment < xccptinj. Charleston from its operation. Senator Sinythe had no objection t< the Sen itor's motion, but it was uii necessary ln'cnme the amendment wa m t in the bill. lie hoped tout if Sen ator Hicham desired to look aftei C mrleston's interests ho would do il In an orderly way. When Senator l.thrhain oi>t lined tin ll ior lie replied to S -nator S uythe ii a few remarks cau inif considerabh amusement. fTe ended by snyiny tliai When liiyiiam frets the the tloor iic talks business not nonsense," and ever the Senators tittored. After the adoption of divers amend merits the hill iiiiwsnrl il- <e/t,.I..I in^ without ;i division. ^ ? Captain 11 iii-y T> Foster of Vine yard Haven. has just retirt < ft* ini tho .sou a ft or forty years of ?or vico. I In Horviul in tho navy durini. t he war and was master's mate on th? Vurunu when hu iii^'ii' took Now Oi loin- and fired tlio lust jjun before ll t vessel sunk. Fat hot* Woll. yiWiny mini. I under stand, then, that you love my dau^h t T !.' r\ -us youth Nu-n-no, sir, I wis! to many her. -id) KKI.I A 1>1,K I I liM OF ?i 10UGHS & COLLINS, % -- <inv|,:v. NO. 23. l tin: it\i(iito\h gcF.sTio\. , i ? , <?ov, Tillman's Message I -'mint seil-The I 11ii. 1 SiiiiI'm < 'mii-l toiing Tij" I or in I Tin ping \ hi lioi-ii y? Slain So\i-rriuin > Must bo M uint uiiicil ??r sii ri-rniii'i-ril oluinliia ' eglsler In Governor Tillman's message to the Legislature at its piosont session ho was very outspoken and aggressive on tin1 subject of railroads and receivers and tin altitude of the ( uitod States t'oiirts in ti*c collection of Slate taxes. I I'lie ijucstion of railroad receiverships j ih" attracted a great ileal of uttcntion and caused eonsidorablo trouble in , 'tber States besides South Carolina. Governor Tillman sent copies of his recent message on the subject to -.everal of the Govortiors of the States ! (ml lias received replies of very strong ralorsoment of bis position on the rail oud question. The folloivine lottei-j w ri t ten by G .vei ttor M iteheli of Florida md Governor Stone of Missouri will bo xccod'nyly inteirstiny fit this time. Executive I)ki?autmknt. Ta (.la iiamsee. Fin.. !>? < *?. lyf?.'l. I loii. 11. It. Tilliuun. Governor of South i 'urolina. Columbia. S. i . IVur Governor : I am In receipt of vour annual messuyo to the Gel :rul I Assetubly of South ('urolina. Tito : nessaye | have not road yot. hut noto vith muoh interest tho von ton is of I vour letter in reyard to taxation in your Statu. Florida lias also boon put to much \ pen so in eollcetiny taxes upon property in tho bands of receivers aploiutcd by the United Slates Courts. I'nis i|ucstion in my opinion should ho dared beyond tho control of tlie courts. I'lie propel ty of a corporation, or any udividiml. in tho hands of a United | stales Court receiver should, by an \ct of C ingress, bo made subject to state taxation in lunyuuyo so clear tlint no.liulee can after tho passage of ucb Act. prevent tho collection of it ite taxes upon property in tho hands j of a United St ites Court receiver, and l shall write to tlie delegation in Congress from this State and it rye thorn to issbt in plaeiny it beyond the power ! 'f any United Slates Judye to interfere 11 the collection of State taxes upon property in the bands of receivers. I have recently heard of a.Judye of the United Stated District Court yoiny North in the private ear of 0110 of his leceiwrs. and have no doubt this is the en-o in other In.-tanees. 'I'liis lordiny it over the people by Indues liohliny otllco for life, ai'ul imcnulile t<> no law. sliould bo stopped. Very respectfuliv. 11 L. Mil i HELL. Governor. Tiw. f..i .... 111 <_ i < -1 ii -1 ? ?s uimi n inv <1 from the Governor of Missouri : F X I:?TTIVK I) K1' AIM M KN T, fKFFKKSON CITY. Mo.. Dee. I. Hon. r> It Till mil 11. Columbia. S I'. Di'.'ir Sir : Permit mo tot milk you ; for your recent idosmi^c to t!ir General \ --m ii, 1)' y of your Slate. re hit inn to tho i-11r| ition of tho Foderal .1 mliciury. LTils is a question to which I liavo /ivol) some considerable attention and no in which I foil a profound interest. I send you herewith a copy of a mes! an1' i sent to the General Assembly of ! i his State in February last. It relates to another phase of tho same general I (juostion. I thinU the Stato authorities should I ex. rt themselves and use every legitli imto means to put, or to have put, I some restraints and limitations upon the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. For many yours, and until very recenti ly. the Fed. rai C.atrts have been justii lying the upprebension and fulfilling te prophecy of Tliotnas JelTorson that I they would prove to be tho greatest i lunger to our institutions and liberties. ; However, with the last year or two I ( have boon ghid to note some tendency >n their part to retreat from the advanced grounds they hud taken and return to tho old and better practice. It behooves the States, none the less, to be vigilant, to be aggressive, if need be, and to compel a proper observance of the Constitution and a proper recognition of tho State authority under the Constitution. by tho courts 'of tho United States. These tribunals arc as nearly irresponsible as they can be made. Hut oven they must yield to the demands of the people when they have right, justice and tho Constitution upon their side. I ii mo >stut( are not willing (in*.l able to resist aggression and usurpation then they are unworthy to wear the erown of sovereignty, and nothing much would be. lost if they should bo stripped of it. Hut f believe the old 1 ' spirit and love of liberty is still a supreme force in our civilization. and t hat the people are not yet disposed to surrender their State governments. The courts should be respected and their mandates supported and upheld as long as the courts themselves abide by the long established interpretations 1 ->f our Constitution and do not seek for " | the exercise of arbitrary power, to ' revolutionize our form of government, i and to destroy thoauthority of the peo| p!e themselves in the conduct of domes1 tie alTairs. It is a source of the highest gratilica* 1 tion to me to observe that so many of the (? 'vernors are taking cognizance of these usurpations and are expressing a * determined purpose to resist them. Too istuie should bo sharply made and 1 1 there should he no retreat from it until ' the Federal Courts are made to under, -tund that, they arc mere creations of > public authority and arc maintained for public purposes, that the Judges of " ? these courts arc tho sen a its ami not ' the Mooters of the people, that they ire not above tho States of this Union 1 nit below them, and as much obligated to respect and support the authorities ' ?f tho States, within proper limits, as ' it tlll'V IVilt J.f till. Cli.t.1 . f ... ... t, ~ r" - ? UH..W (jV.OI II! mental machinery. ' | * Very respectfully, \'Vm J. Stonk. Governor. ?John Ihilmer, the inventor of tho " railroad check system, died a few years " igo in a little town in Michigan, lie * i .vio a fiildlor years ago, and took marge of tho bats and wraps of those >vho came todancing parties. lie gave I unnhered checks for them, and some railroad men who attended one of Ins lances appropriated tho idea, and in i little while tho system was adopted til over the country. * i - K. E. Thompson, of Fredericksburg, V'a.. who is walking on a wager to it >g. t i S nith America, has arrived in - t he ( t \ of Mexico. One condition of lis trip is that lie shall carry no money \.i i ii i ut. lie has been hospitub y i vceiv Ml in Mexico, but declares that no was nourly starved in To***. n