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~.R-REKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S.C., OCTOBE R 24, 189.5.ESALHD14. TPE TDE OF TIlE PA ST. netimes tLe zroublvd tid( of all the past. Uponii my spirits tlrel>ling stralnd is rolled; Y ears ueve-r mime-a;es a 1!uuired fold. Withl all the Wei;tt t;ose : have amnass,ed Of uuman .riefatd ai rof, are on m: cas-. Within one sorceriu moment I grow ohd, And biancd as ont- who searce his Nav can hold, 1~pon a ver-ge that take- sout: ikci-tide vast. Ihm come1s relief hr.D: igh -.T e dIcar cb om-11 mIOil th nf Thu v,ices o4-f it he children at their plai: The wiNd :ne thro gh 1ri:ht iitead. Tie l>ue yii ,..ky ward ll. on hnjpya So the swee: presen. reaslne Per , '' lapse nhe surges Lf t1whe.11usiir-n, - Edih M. Thonai- i the ( .Ill 1. Pre alwav had mv theories as re.;arit -ne'., actin in ill I emer-ency. There are -oMll 'Ce1C I have thou.1 hiit over. z sort f m1enta rehearsal. ai-wal and w:an. and 4 1o ntt blieve mi well-trainal wi bi d~lesertlme. w1hatever the oini )N I'm not a youn a wiaii. I passci!i i.,0Undary lie of old maidenhood s-Ven years ago. I im-de a elebration on mI 51h birthi. I . comes l in Au::st and I invited sevral of tihe old schoAl ir from >t. Mary'- to come in their cool muslin wrappers .East Idia mourning :C the funeral of ii vouth. serv. i hnunch Of iceT V.nd(lad-i:eso adn hair fers and we drauk iced tea Ve a ways hated tea) as a proper preparatinl for olId m~aldisn. I read them Plem, zi .!nrodv on thc 1.rial -f Sir John Mo -- n which 1 became a spins:er ad 11-t vouth to rest--with her tyt - - ind her." All tht w-s seven yr ,..1nd1each dayv I ha-ve :.-rown mone e lf.reliant and brave. Quilte deternired miake a carcer of mny ow). I pers::ied Tlek to telcIl 111e b0ok-keeping, :d af!e ha twas not Very- ".ard to prnd d l et le cea$c play and keer his i CO u c-arne-t So r sevlen vears I hlid Work I enjyd m. :ix hours of (verv d:av ] spI t 'in t Itle oOeN bei the great one wi:er pt.s fro:n the grea: warehouse of G:de & o. lad ce-n- in ever ;iuce miy Grand f-ther Gale's w. :-y. Peop!called me tric and' odd at ir-st. but my Worl ,1:-rew"Sed to dhe fact in thime, 0u! I f. - eepte:-1 me on my own term. When Augut' of last year cai aro:m i had taken my u 1:dJy vnacat, :Md my :?d birthly fond' m-Ie at .ome, reayt o assume part f .t ck', daus itis i i -ion t1 mny o%vl, that "Le and A!imij- ;miupa have tIr- mion'hll outing also. --j. wi-h yon wion shtut 'p dhe Ii.s and board wiie we are n A it. : Am NIaid. -1 1ate to thin"' of you and 3iag.i d1i alome i:mrts ~in t*1 great hox. - - gie aI' Eur. y faith,fmi domecstie. -Nionse nse, A 7ie" . answered. --iavel'lt w --e igtayed alune for SiX ytarz ''very Augu-t with a private wateiumll. Vo. for this block? Im never one i a fr:a --Yoliu are uperfetl safe. Jackm sa i. W Ve've ::ot a newi waitchmanii !lys- ,h will look after- th'ings sharp. .Ictry w growing old,. and. I think. iiked it (Ilt corner toward mUorLlWg. Tis is a- on fellow who is out of work: he ist as rih as a dollar I quite hmughed to mnyself at Anni' - fears the- nest eveiing as I stood a m mnent at the window, after extinga;nin. the gaxs, and sav the bury, thick-set Spe of the newt watelnunu lighting his pipe. byI the ias!!!.rt. !Ie lookel i)b to lackl a- - wh-.i r og of hiousemc -obbers lIiaS5hisd All went pecefu.tli y. I mtUt :e c-ame fr.om the emee- .- camea to wat at d o'lck. lIe hadi a bright face and a pleasiuis wayv. I f-sund when I stopped t wet'ak to1 him. lie seemedi to icel a great the of-i ep:ibiiy srgad hecr ofni~ our houe. .ic ahasgv ea comfotablc f-elng. J. .Gakh thJecshierwaI-s r takndck I tli-erdt.I theO wetiht Of th -"busmues-s on ouir :-vi-i 'ii iers the ne.st w.~t.- Mr. (askci! had :.niy beeni at partnr: for -ix mluonth:-. Ie I~ was* :m Eng"lslunan wihoml .Jack had' mIi I the~ yea-r before in Niew York. lie h:1 mfanaged to s-i nk a fir suly of Engi'.Iih I'od in Am-erka v-enJtureS before JaI mnet him. anid he had gained t hereby:m 1xpeienc that'de h, nowin mkhle -, ife,i tV:r to pt . ome of : n m:r micanI - me:di pha-e ofi thtjf lot. 'iil frti Fme i i-t mtCl"). -oming nng- usIsroi .\i hielm.E ngl" prejuice.il threiadben :ret im. -l'm notii-' gouin tlOa Va p proe ofIt yo1r being here. .lim Lawrence, :1owled man tk Ic -irbi thin -li e r l ci e'r tn mae proe,ltlQi' a 1na h ne must work i'voe istohV-*'i' he tm thee vr wa ta plaat fiu i m.........a..it to~4 tin hve taed i o 1 ave :nwl ouhu hie. O n m afternoon the last. the wek. H nilh: wen-" I else thed! fta- I dei hcu 1 heard the gong of te fire alarm. )rdiuarily 1 should not have risen unless ailed. but t' wei-ht of the business eemed on ue, I anI I lipped ou my Vraplper '1nd slippers and watched the Inri ltht i the went. FhllDy I im: he alarmi wili"lle to Imi lips and caled o,. --Find out where it i-. .Joe, I said. or W' i the iremlon of the shippin, .uarter.' Ten m iter nd .nJoe was breatLh t':.s boW wh .- It's a fearful ire. , %th vverything as ary us !Lr. It'.: the elevta-r at the foot vA treitt.revIl' two Iioeks from the ;RhC, with 1his ht wind hNOwitig Itl to-Wrd timm: I tught f I : No one knew te! safe crimiina on u.x, cpt 31o. UWAk :mn! inysekf nu.il xr \lr. Ia. elrdli:ed tw. imile fur ther off _an -ja-1 1 fe,D all me esonsbiit s llon ne to save duck-o rOpCriy. -JLe. S lt --I mtus" owt do to th. x11e--an you. go with 1e-. .& e l , len. -';ii have 01, miss. m I-l ',i h1on:.es watch ti IlcveS. Mr. .'renc - atid] t:;ke c:tre of you' mil. . !:l." 1 flew ti) drLt-s ly:elf for he stree. am i two inMawte i revy. 'n 11u11n1nue11n4 r and wvc were before lie oilct do(;r. Tim air wa- 4 tilling Q as I iathed the lire brands in the ir :am Ieartd thet' rr'sing of the tiames 1ett the warlehlloute were .OMled. .h:e ftun!d: a trucX-:i n a box. and I deuto! hN., an! insuir:ee pipers nto iun. I hIl just iiiihei when I heart ..wrnce. :b iz no p11,4-4 for you, but -:.. - 'i e -P he h, er'e riv st." iw-h adde-i jUiikly. " -u have the books and . ,I ; ij tis 'our wattillm:Ll* I no4 id. --1ave hi- ake i t:n t) the house: W! in to with him. anI !e''e iC to :e what I e:w. I hat;- to have you take :l:t :nonr-v. e aoided. .eelin the bundle :id under miy slawl. 'Perhaps. tutigh. wil -v safer with you than n. -nud ave c i e t- xrk." H put his h:m.i mn Joe'Asloh r as we citl then-. -'I'nne eAttre of her." Wea n i lai a *w ton". ''and thi"I :cht shlal.l m1::!m a bvtter pl!ace for yo.l." 'H0e laid his han-d on Iy arm one instant. I 'il5 1ne as .,oon 1s I can leaVe: I'alm m' do tIC ined to g u ant see YOU afe Wome I&Wt. u-werd -hurriedy, an-: we parted: but bnnigh n1l Ihe AxlTewarnl, worry and %re. wan not rirourge. That I hought. i-nre e'ne"ipa.ed Pie to make even Ib!e zighter. T -t. creet "i:s flil of . nurry lnimman beings. it wais ar;i for Jte t-) f0rc '' a IipasSiage for his rmvk. but v,e rezachedl the hou ,et in safecty :Wh onr orn,. Joe plc"d the I Sin the h:d . ''A bi ;e is the very timue to looi k out for thieves. '-nt dou't be ica-rey, I'll keep a sharp 're'ut. I Wasc not -VIn. I knew Mr. co'le to the h:use lh- s:o:inl Se ire stopped b*- w-r I tre:a ti oI r hear M...:tg inmt2e nltatioiW. iew :'I'tr los, eo ..Jack rr mie would bye :4) o :her di: tz'r own fo.v s r - 're TO Wake I:er 'Ud Imlade coffee ly-set !tni- eal ranze. coIud not myve with ,t tihe mne;. It haunted me if I ai.t dowi. Ialhi I raised the ld of the Wo and .- tl soft!y on the string-. Then I crawled upii the slfll int of tihe librare. 1 did nt t .ietall tr; o!-r rmy e il. I was very. very ti upp. -', and the nex2'ti! inw mit eyes N: tn IvLI wI-W iIeI sIt ring at a n : :: dtr]u n-: . who ] to odr at lth '-. ten-a. I At-ard Juei . oice, c eot -il -'cdin' bein1 Ldrg:;ed into aw:-ee v,b im e aIways t hadt lIt'eories n th e ubjipect of Ctt1queritng bunr'lars by' mIwittI im th and2'44 showiing' n l igh't: dii ;1 il ' uc n. troul'-her Ileari.1 02(n1 towardlc 2 wio otther' w ;ho hld Joec r hut d t .1 B r r Ie a.:orir'iwaly. ,-int v ' dare tuh 't Imir of er '1..C etrl.tt Mre-..in o ferj : 1 -- 'tt'ier un e,.s vn w11nt to but It'a.-'n. ted nut ther you]~it pu ]therl it ::. : Il ;:m tl'a'ain. ' I friihe wan tIle -i te tavm :it:i.p:'c :n '. i rehlI wrdsa2td tcik' ofe a-U14t si i s tim fI hat :emd liozt 'ito~ i2the r.t cri thad breati: a rayrndifo n- 'r LIA tilt! ofprnolltectin haloe no :I r.-' 'n u e tr the wa ] tc idgI me. en t-i. a T oni only '1-a22n tn -r n -. a t o m i"r' reslu;i,i 1:ma: over5 rl m fa h : I'r had r Ti -e ro:t .t is 2t: ; i dan t t.re r ' i it'es .i.. t is lf. W h th h :: h a- E :a o L:rrrr;n', spintr . :tI in eiln -ou te. truth" - briightin'oI .ni tood h.C 'th,e"-brary ':ile nd- dm -t:.am c ill'y it Vinge I t n ithfor su a- en an'Eeasoce if a or a' i ipken r blieve. Hx'el'jm.:pe'l twor s.: : bus. :m- the-abe t o< -l It. r thoughts.i tried to bamDI4,. i 'e first. "Are vou itiends." I tsi-d the cae. "-h:a you hamnt an innoCE 1101t1) 'We'll not 1iaU vol, YO:'hi., swered quickly. --but the mony :vY Blut I hadi ss:;n my avmaJ.Ti : h ader, had once bteenl bett ir h he was Ilow- ie - :v: I" i o tre:! Vi0!eoleC. and e hadn instincts of a 'entlemrian left t i :I,(. o n DOV a lady. I saw that, :mi n tait I lie te!rmttine:l Lo work." "Threats are uie.-" i b -ar hw bu\ fi y-oursv.f. mdT I p,l:t Itib h. The box bi ', ronv c tho at the, dI t a!! ut,-- ti a ' ing thing hot for thi- by-yu ar", IvI,: I gave- Joe a qu ck i.-.: nl i he were t wistin a the rqpe :nirou n biim-. .--olm't mnilli mel. Miiss Larneh said bravely. but his lips w-re ihe "-Let myr boy alone." I ai:10: --No one shall uti,r to SaV' mlWn*: f. Lawretnce." I turned nLain it th ii'. li. klark kqtier. a: I :av tiwy be Ks n:a and reicascrl Joe. -I p a m:m Ilierit stilI e 1 e ti i alii ' I iiitl. t -aw hi:1, flinchl :..; j l m th . r t himl.) '-If I weLre a im: n w '. th ih Zome one the lire i:ad not l y rahh' followv mev andhl sorel.'I do --ItS TI.', a job tI :y li :. h : : tered. as hio Mn'Alved. ! mo)ved as quitly wn! an -VOSdY a, tIul try ar! te nex! rI.:. ! ha ::.n :.wful feelin-. hiat t ere vouli ih a i Ic ton to all this. hmt I w:tiil M R: what was property s4 if M'ly Mr. 0kel were Safe. Joe gaven ine a lok. I knui bis h t as well a- if W h1W b: hQO. "if -'in 0 kell werc alive e ,,- m ! - . " The thlougilt gavv In1t col..rsc. ')ilt i Ihi:.'-. 1 acted out Inv (Ad day dre:n .f b.%4 ry Aily beamuse I haIl r3hnry 1di so mn,: tim.ient.lh. I pa :ed in.;o zijvn room: the gas was it. I o I d tl d:or into the buteir'' pi'ry. f hd I lie luor in my !al . and :" [ i io 'u t dlown thle sp i iwk. Tht tiumb"u! e wa .-Nowered part wrny. 1 1)M t " > I covere:i box It conit-,ne'l . :V: _ wnys' put thle Silver there. for h.imd 1m said:'Take t." A he Unt i " :ri it I rushed oit t'h uppos"ie 'oor af c'Osf. h. Meore hW CoUld ri.d h fn SM the t. I e his mnu"wrctd - I'. he :md1 it held. I I'hot liw .:olt on i - i r door. I h:N my aturyar : ri:ar on ulesc lie shoul d'tre ta, frai vallr. I knew I hal <mi.1 a cn Iv- .!; Hnd ip before t e in m: !nry oor c:m ioI.y "here I ,ti, a-c m 1lices out-ide: wht I 'a wa ar mvn coming on a rii. I tr:ed 1 ' : is refusedI to move. : Ai- n:venpe. ("nAd n;:. uner PICKm, ThereN:LS wai no need. I was A' in 3r. : arkell' ar'.n i ' rd -T : kGoti. Ele:-m-r. t rc . dil nat fain I knuiv parDs :qy x' : : On le. o0tl rs ru wd ily "..:i ''xc tw . 1-ed-bt I could onlY:.ear :L r: Zmwln r*.ar.ing- as if the lire w.- in. a audi po'er to mnove or .pezk J '': M - Prcsently I was t:i :Lf th I 'L cuee more on th library .M and What bending over me an1d 5peaking Iy.nmt: nit other had ,-ve-rspkutwa.!mm: J had fearco 1 i:i41t nt:ccr ta g Jo wa eni tiu 1 ut am'It te fo f H-a -To rY,: 01 . at ut a ''f -Oh, Inv br:ave Mi.s I.n*t :-- ' oi v:ith iau.rie for ti cui :o~f coik --We have 'wo of thtemin :.a eu'i. he was, on the second. a:u i we.. h: him. The iire is under iontrol. and you mtaI lt m.e brinz vou someu coffilee~ at' wy 1: W\eren't y(t t'uirobbed au d uree1 1 mauagedl toi say. .*'~ yout reaize'/ that I amt (tinit 8:fei hec' thbed Wi a andv. left ime i ehe a!!e'., back of the otlce. butt r'e- uad.:"a n/ittrat thoualht wals oif the '-l:rryu must be in2. We' w"ou~: ite of1\m hee ccomes 31tagie wvithithei colli.:hw r mutst see you drink befoire 1 l.ai''e y''n to lher catre.' The People of Labrador. Labrador is not considere.: i e sirabe place int which to~ ive, yet the people who live there seern to n it. Onte of the tavantage ' tha they do not have to pa' ren. 'ios of the people own a m:ehos and a winter house. The =tummer' house is on thu coast. Th p'io live in these houses fto u.fuet t'tober. The gooi fishin. season is .lirng these months, ad thXi-th principal industry of: thI epe 'Tey catch, dry anzd sell i the "li to trdrs, and thus purhas ther winter supplies. The wintrli ue are on the shore of an ishmd'l.i ae or ri er, and built inthe sh"i 'r of trees. In the winte~r lth men but' fo rabbits, partridge n a e small gtame and trap the ft:r bc-.a"ring anials. W\ood-cuttn '2' a se industry. but does not bring movney 'he wood is for their own usC. l'ar of the time the weather is so se'eres that t.here is no pa sioi!ity~ fo wyr 1 or 'utn out of doors. Winter is the time of visitin:. The, dogs :are harnessed, and Ithe whole1 aniy Cross 'the lake or river' for' : vr. D ancinag is the evenintg :uue :~ent. 'T'he people of Labrador are a kindly, 'hmom-Ioing" peopie. Searching Ancient Graves. Il the J'utn': cem'.eteries of Crt hig Father iDlattr'e ha;s already e::amnined 12 'tmb. HIe has founri a paited tra-cotta aask. with oval face. short side wvhisikers andt acle :mnt~ I :hin :mdU bronzie rint i th ar:aa.d a-SO a diskt of traot ;:: a watrrior on horseback in reie. up:n .kdr the horse a runnting d.,and1 above the tigare a lotust oer and a crescent moon. .'...... n in k-ept- by moan. r-Yx -'i'. CONSTITUTIONAL CNVENTIONe S0 1 IN SESSION AT THE -TATE cAPrTAL. ,inly irimportant Measures Introdied. F'ho- Proceedings froifm Day to Day. VIIE TWENTV-S EVENTH SESSION. Department of Forestry and Roads Voted Down. SLturday's session of the Constitu tional convention, so far as making ieaiway with the farming of the Con .,titnttivu is concerned was of less mo meit than any day's work since the convention reconvened, but there were sonme interesting tighta and lively de bates. The debate on the matter of the tinte State bonds should be al lowed to rrn was particularly interest iug. and that on Mr. McMahan's orcdi warce tc establish a department of roads and forestry was quite lively. In the norning the committee on rules reported a rule--and it was adopted allowing the amniadments on the third reading of an article, which will doubt less lAngthin the session of the con: vention. The greater portion of the Jay was taken up with the discussion of Sections 5 and 6 of the artick -%, hoance and taxation. One of the most important amend rents was one that provides that no county, township of inunicipal prop erty, unless used exclusively for pub lic purposes and "not for revenue," shall be exempt from taxation. This was adopted with the question about the Columbia city hali property in view and the ef'ect is that the city will have to pay taxes on her city hall ii she rents her opera house or any of her stores. The amendment adopted the night previous to allow State bonds to run not less than twenty nor more than forty years was reconsidered and after a long debate the minimum proviso was stricken out. There were lively times when Mr. MeIahan s ordinance providing for the establ'shment of a department of roads and forestry was taken up and discussed. The conv-ention was in elined to carry it through, but finally killed it. All schools, colleges, institutions of learning, charitable institutions such as asylhms, etc., ihe profits from which do n:ot go to priyate gain were exempted from taxatiozr. TimE NE COUNTY QUESTIO N. An Amendment Proposed to the Suf frage Section Makes a State War on Municipal Control. 1 the constitutional convention .%j.konday the 2xth day. the article vii 1uty adCounty governmenit was k Me into the conven iin minorit.y nnd mnajor;ty- form. Thefist s ndr cnsdertin.The secionproidng or heformation of uder discussion all dar. Mr. Sheptrd moved to limit the total numbehjr of counties to 50. Senator Tilhnen wanted 02 and George D. T'Vaiman. of the committee, wants to 31r.Geoge . Tilma wa inthe mid ofan laorae agumntwhen bat onthenewcouty uesionwas continued at the evening session until i'ter 11 o'clock, when a vote on Sena or Tillman's amendment to limit the whole numbe-r of counties in the State to ":2 was voted down, 90 members voting against him. Elaborate aigu monts were~ made by George D. Till man, Senator Tillrn..n, George John stone and W. C. McGowan. The muirag:e committee met in the atrnoon and made some changes in the article reported to the convention. The tirsi section now reads: "All elctions3 by the people shall be by 1mio and the elections shall never be ield 'r the ballots counted in secret." Aocther chauge allows "mninisters" f>rmecrly rending "'ministers of te gospet: and "teachers of pubi i schols to vote, if otherwise plified.1 Another important amend mnt ~mke sction 12 read. thus: sall possess all the qJualifications e rein pr'e.:ribed, and the Gener9i Ass '51 shall provide for a speci.al reistration~ of voters for each munici pal election, provided the governor .1ai appoint municipal registration err. The last clause of this nee.us a lechration of war on municipal self r.flg PRIZEFkG1' OFF. The RepresentatiGP7of Corbett and Fit,.simmnls Could Not Get To gether on a D)ate. X .jiaiz :ro:n flit Sprng~s. Ark.. says: T~> C-.rbett-Fitz5inunoO.s light has heen mce ,-*. r.t by the Florida~ Athlie 1G!u h. C )trbett and1 IUradiy were willing to' poStpio the i lih to Novi'mber 11th. but JIuliaa.: F itz-inun.,na- rer-.-aio ws~ not ami the --i thea deiaried th:- mas.:h on'., The n --pai.n wire biric flLand nt ini thme b'ioa ..n ;*t. ii..- -:de' en: rgm', thi. o'ther wthF : .a m t jiPt to get th- better Ojiith o rgai o ' to il i nht ;ui.>gether. The entie Salvation Army -of3Mi' 1n Wis., was put in jail the otmier va for holding a meeting in the pi cial~ street in the town, contrary to the !1iw. There were eleven of the!u -91teywn right onwith thi ser vac in the jail. The "cost price restaurant" which is to-1 enrae by a leading New Jersey manu l;during f rm for its workmen is to be inau euraed orn the thaeory that well-fed jp1plo FWTH W EEI'T WORK A Coniplete Simnary of What the Convention has Done to Date. .The constitutional convention has completed its fifth weeks' work, and so far exactly one and one-fifth of an article. to be mathematically corrCeCt has be:n completed each week. While considerable of the heavy work was dcne the past week, the rule now adopted allowing amendments on the third reading opens up many possi bilities. and again it must be said that the mass of the Leavy work ic still ahead of the convent;oo, for the great fights and livey ind long deiates ate to come en the snffrage orticle and the rticles. on education and count:y gov ernments. The io t prormincilt is- j sues before the conven1tionl are to be found in these rticles, the sutfrage problem standing far in the lead of all others. Then again there is the home stead Eection of the article oE le:,isla- I LiVe department yet to I.e completed. T. ATITLES AVOTrT. Only six out of the sixteen articles proposed have been entirely completed is yet and referred to the committee on style and revision. They are the 1rticles: 1 ---On excentive department. 2--Ou impolweltmnentts. -On nmiinicipl c-rporatious and police regulations. i--on amnr.(1dment and revision of the Constitution. 5-- -On miscelaneous matters. -. -)n penl and charitable institii tions. All tb sections of the article on legislative dcparrinent have been pass ed to their third reading. save that re - laing to the honieste.t], discussed a whole day, and then laid over. and the section relating toiotermarriages. So this article is almust comiplete. All the sections of fit article on tin anezu and taxation have likewise becu passcd to a third reading save five. The same thing apmlies to the orti cle on the declaration of rights, ionr of its secti.as bcing unacted upon ar yet. If these articles were all entirely completed and had gone to the com mittee on style and revision, the con vention wonid be half through with its work from a niumeric.l standpoint, but the heaviest debate by far is yet to come, and the convention has refused to pass a resolution limitin.g speehe, to 10 minutes. save -n the debates en to limit speeches. The possibilities a to the duratiou of the session arethere fore obvious. Considerable has been accomplished siuce the recess, and there have been some interesting debates. Exactiy -t-a be cotipleted toware the building of the Constitution is enum erated above. Other matters brought up during the 1.ast weck were resolitious of re spect to the late Dr. J. Byrd, w hich were adopted; a resohuton to provide for the disbursemenut of the conven tiou'.- excnisc q)ppropriatiou. which wa,s adopted; . resoli:tu to prvid for printing of copies of th'e Conrtit1 tion when ratilled,' which standS over. e. T'he rienventionL comidered an ml ll-1 ed the following re.sointiois: By 'Ir Rodges, relating to judgments; by Mr M3ahan, relat:ug to a department 0 roads and forestry; by 31r. 3Mc3ahac, relating to the concurrence of the~ whole jury in a vcrdict; by Mir. W\har ton, to limit speeche:, to 10 minutes except in the sutTrage debate. The convention also taled the petition of' the W. C. T. U. in\ regard to the age of consent. Some notable constitutional ehanges were made in th~e conItIitt tne past week. The m-o t prominent change was perhaps in theI~ paag of the clause providing.for ai gra-duated tax oni all incomes and a graiduated becense on ali cupants and buisiness. A notable proposed change i to be found in Mir. Bellinge's anti-lvnch' law setin, the ne~cessty for ;which was showu in a ynching case the ve-ry night of its introduction. The action of tne convention ~in voting down Senator Tillman's resolution looking to holding: a constitutional conventiou every 20) years. and his scheme to tax each dog in the Staec S1, dispo:wld of two unit ters that meant a great deal. The ac .; .- -iblmveuitwnf in fixinigit soth. counties and town:ships enanfot 'ssue bonds( - to 1: in bli il r io::ls is a nother 'very ion11-La- ehang. o the convenuouhC. -o .. ?je(roi\~UCe' i.it . ' .C erb.. . r. .!a ioni looking. t o l- - : - C a :*es:ii)n ofC the geC:- i b!y i b iC CCr SUTIiE RN COTTON MOVIENT~x. Comparisons of ILast \Veel':; Fi:.:,nre Wih Thos~e of the Past l'Cree ears in.:h t-ilj *CC -e: SC.rt- uree . 1.03 8.C 0 C dalsito -. ,9GT for t heCl Jas t':. :-*--'ed ,,r .-: tCI l!be C:t 2'.- : -.a -t 17 .127, 1(17 5:1 a d 1:. i -reprae utk ns 4.'.1 r p br.:, ht 'int - h th 50 year b-e-ore la anL I i 5- - ~' 0C A 3Tihigian Town .u Ashe-. The v:lange of RiveCr-id.e .1ih. a rmall wipdC out1 by fir Sunday nin: '.i. win'l f iIghin - r we-r- very :i:.'a r' X.or.: I-f lwling hou"es a -'al :!.C . .ia:-mit h SEVEN HU.NDR%E) 1 L!S S. An Incendiary Fire Destroys ,21' Houses in Algiers-- Loss $',40,000. A flire roke out in AIria ub~f; OrlaOs at 2 o'c.klo-k Sunday mri; ai vonitiuill'd4 to burn1 until 0 ' walgtind--r oontro! ea. eyltl elsewas lef to bmurn. Twv indr- r a;-i twenty housos were burned ial. The li' was confined almost entirely to ih rviden'e portion of the town. the owntr; or w e peopltl in moderata airemn-. The insurantc is said t. I.: ver -igtan th- loss is therefore alnmb:t t-tt. It is estimated that the I- if l . 001, but it will ue evera! be a-euratelv stated. Tho fire orignat,.-d in -.n 1 t fftionery and truit sto,c. t1ra h - 5ens t' prov,e it was inccn-liary. A subs,-ripzi)n for tli reli fth h0ma l'.s people who mt ::.-r 70 i b: -tarted aad has oien lib a ".t':" The pu'li.. school bui lt hwav. :1 t'r-Io open to them and mauy.* hav'e wunal lielter there Al-;ir.though situated on he14. e the river, is a part (f the mui-'ia:aity of h New Orleans, havin:: been jLiooa'ltedl as tiae iifth district and F al atonth ad n tile 1:.l vf Iareb, 17o. The flre w s the m,o:jt d-isatrous that evpr t visited the city in the numl' If iiiu- ) burned. no lest, than 11 b .. Lavi a ,We1)t clean away. 'T"he fire va- -'4:12114.11 to re.sidnce's, not a Stat'rv in tlh. e por tion of the town labing amat theal':! ! lcstraoved. Oie generad stor. a burned, Lhit ti Patri-k IHartnett. Ilis -la i.i fto ad bucildota wsi. Zmto;t to 1. :a ,u:lv insured. The ropar 'ire did not get nwar rhfir m-)!u . m the pri.ital ..i-hp : the cour' hou.- bea the Ii-t. It was about -O.O(K0 r. l'e. re id 'n.- i ad firnitur?. val:wd at' I insured for ti.-tithirds. S:ao a:ior Turn ull, of . pafe:rson parish. lu-1 a - ture. a15.00. antd City Coihan :a 15.00. 'hmse and furntur, iu th iar .cover:dt. with insuraneo. Th,: suAsription fvr tho r!li,f (af ti ferers biv the tire amounts o far to . 50. of which amoint the cy Vf N:v Or leans sub"tribtes $5.000. 31ayor F1 a .tritL S500 anad Tit,mas Pia.lr ow r 'a Cnual street ftrry. :K,00. A careful estimate make th' li-n r r;f buildings destroyed of all kindl a. -i' 31.st of these were smali woodalen i rtr and turned lik mateh woud. The los h-v braikagea !ad otha i.- - an age to houieiolI e'ff'ects eit mot b, a-! a.. The scene is aimost imleseriabl. a " of smoulderim; ruins, gat it' iays xrasses of household eflets . in :. unatly here anl there in rt'tway ;rvi on l"avee~ erest. men'ant wme --.azim;a. with1 Jea"vy hearts on the amoubl wark the spot they on.e sal-1 hom , - was Algiers on 31onday. THE ROAD PARLTA'ENT. Addresses on Good Road5.-Con iet Labor Condemned, ... Tho National Road Parliament us';emlel at the Chamber of Comrne.-O. At;aui, wift.l Pre-tident Stone in the chair. 3fany interesting reports w._-re heal froM the severa! states etn,rcng uhe.roxe: of I th anstruiction of imprved r:as'-da leg-] islation concerning the r-ad ubj:t. The following resai'wtions wcre adopted: By ex-Governor Levi Fuller. of Vir \Whele a. The rejserthaon of uitable. auvil, far the -mainL thoroughfu,ar,:" of our pub lie tomiain is a matter of the dghet Jmpor tan.:: thgrefore. a.olved.i That thw vviiross A the' 1-211 ed1 Staites be requsted to m'keo it p vi;ion for th. layin, cut of mt main thor ogh1ar"5 of travel' oar ple.~'I hia.ag b; for" the a.Terng~ af the ptub'a Iu La a' ltv Honi .Jamesta tUweni. atNe J.aesolvead. That the 1.uit.ed Sata. ' ga'v-~ Crnme.nt t'reute t'ClOt ol ' uia'h5 through the rn'iumnof the road inquir" del:reat Ttati::.:a m ier )won. ofth leaiet o material suitable fo,r ra-: contrucat t he11 t,i.t diterent states of1 the union. By J. 0. Donnelly. of New Yo)rk: ."-Whereas. There is at great and imttpendl ing dianger that the railrad and tr illeya cor porations of thei dliiTerent stat's wula 'eaere the right of wayv on landa over our colIry highways: therefore, "Resolved, That this. Na-tional oad Iar liameant enters its solea.mn p'rotestL ag~ai 'at any such puObliac 'apropri'ationl of thea pubhale highways and al 'lk. ano th al'' ..tig of the several states to) '-ee it t:'i:n pending d::ngr " i' ated 1bya au.: rm thir raespectiv"e le:i .t-as a5. -a.iuto .1 amnlment toraver prohionin : 1...n, selling or icasina the couty iiaast any corporaa..m k.y W. G. W'hiday. cf G.': : m end's tahe friends af iap-a' aO I uNia road in heevealstte-; f thea uniD a they' hve n ttoraianist h rast "00goo roads' to argiani on a''r ha prct'ianbie and the'ta'y strea~ he :id en 'rage the educaaation:l itu!er:s"ot tr:i.apgir itammt." the te.,iinug of steel raliways .." .1aa a. faoriu;: the abolislti:'nat afIAIEN9 e J Iohn i. Mahl. e i Ii,i,o . : on "AgrhaIitur'a' .ii:a'." T-: .aa l. mnt the a rd.journ.~ Lage Gains in ('ottou---An Elor to' 'Corner in New Orleanls. Bradstreet's reptort of the PtolntionI of bus iess for the' pasLt wee sas There is less push t tthe. general com . erind mov'ement this v:;t'tk, indtainla.. as muchi hy raepcrts fromn the: Eaisterun 1 j .er a anal tthers, . whase tr:taveltrS hiavea ret::.ned~a froman tripas West anad No,rthwa:t. The:-":i.~ of a'niurs..noate'wathyI aa.alptiaa:t. j;timor mnerhtst iling~ relativi'.ly me-t stisf:taery' tradet. Thii5 is iingelyV duie t. the'. r--m:ar.:l favrab'lei eeonditions ~af thea S:aith. i etnar:l. tha. vo'lumea af b:aaline.a' Up;a.Ira sligtly smaller tis week. ! it with awde spread. although ::a) mewahaLt irregailard Te toala. busain fa-~iluirs ahog,tth a'gains't a74 ..'t teak . 2: in ih li ' - we' k in a l'0a . 892.a it i !' W . - -u a il pare, ta:'i''w '.afith aaa<.ta 1'Faor a' tr'ad" reporats ri ma ath I : a wim"alaa"aiei i ad r til de:a nd11, w" . I ~:1-> - %amoa. iheari-. o :-a-'ara ar a~'ttf .n 1 an ' ato'n gCo-~ ate ua.-] . a pr c uilatio th:t' goitd a a. -- Cnd row' n I'tOt' ofi _ h bl a ba-'-- trto a cair' a'.r oai b a - a'a :- .:at - t.a'ma'rket. Whea~aataloses ha.:hr ena * .. ~atu"h :-,prng whet eei" : : dr i-r'e. Wsintea'.r hat brand i.:: 'tl"r I eare and bigh-r.' Oen. is a a:r 5 .sttd ret'eipts, aiiil o.at. e-m a a -:: a.ra' als-o higher. tha' lataor on cottujd. * Low'er priaesa for' 'ata'al bill ret.ait te a' aia-ae'a of the' lt tat ra rtr' n thea ir:-n ad fitae't,rae lo'.a'a Bo: a' p'C i::aa isaaa tnan d a'de aret~a alower, a tt retnd s:ar. of 0 .rattint da nd~ t fort' aa"'' nd a aaet' t. rawl. ardiigh! d adfr VVFI 1AAR 1-IPS LAUNCHED. 11E NASHVILLE AND WILMING -1ON LAUNNCHED. I)escription of the Vessels. Ful!y ,000 People NVitnessed the Launching. At N-:. New, Va.. on Saturday fully 0-) p' .n a.ne:.i tit': launching of thc WhvIlle : ' W ilmintonl. the nwStOCl gun tbuii byte Nwport News Ship Build nd ry t ComnpaThy. Te Nashville M fron: C ways at exa:tiy thirteca inut. to 1) "-elock.Miss Emma Thompson, . ofHo. iJoseph Thompson, of 1.:4'l.hr -lki--- thetraditivinal chiampag-ne t i a - : r I)o w . -T Wi::;:: ;ton was launhed at 11:08 ex -t-. :amI w.L.- ehri.st-ned by Miss Anie B. r. iv \ 4 'f to, daughter of Senator Tip' Wil,, :i 'ton's course. 300 feet over -.v:.. v;-!-the ilongest ever taken by any i:: I rn this content. Her speed, b.- '" ., the water, was 11 knots all eur '--:a nOt a single lutch in either ..T .unhing was as near a perfect -r aq , which followcd the launch n of the biggest affairs of the a here. The i' n- were made in a very happy elaamia!!-i he peaerstookr o(,cas.lon tos 'om.v:yiJce tlinge n*out the Newport -. Sip-Yar'i. Tpill!reee of the .wNrth 1ai :p n (Afin the river addi a great '*l te Ih impress.iveness. of the vc,asn., The o guaea.luoihed ar- t1-j fir-,t raft d,lig"ne a enctiely inder :SurtA.ry Ler v i.,nii-tration. T a'y re esP ;a!ly uI (ede . . 1--' th' need fojr - ll, ai a1lV :1: e. *u->:al draft to do poli(c vin tr.i;eal p.:r:!- an ul Asiat * rv-ers, thu .-ivn t he largc- ezr;ers o. fr w.ch tll are ill-littd. chiet astrui r *ii. . pianued to nake them api.er-she'athed vessel-,. so that hvy wu .I.t be obliged t. resort fre iuatly t,) r-.-noto. dry J1Y1,:. but. owing to hl liitati'u of the a a this could not be ion1 an flu the Wfimington and the rg.stge boats. . - 11l is a schooner rigged oat. m i- t. teeting becaue of her peculiar ua -hmrva ra ments. She has twin :r j an' t wo sets of quadruple expansion -ineL. Tc 'inders of these a" arrange v for::dat lies. with the low pressuree :uwards the- b-.. The purpose is to discon lyet.tha ,Aig fgltit by a shaft (ouphng -.'len th: vlee is on ordinary cruises, ma!t in the euzia z triple expa-i on, and as thus .rrand, thv can be worked with small jfaio coal. at about eight knots td. By vonpling thc low pressure cylin .r' wi Ah others. the speed may ba ,mn U, t fourt:a knuot. though at the expense iI mullh more. approximate to that of care 1Al .: eunerS, is expected. A futhOlor e.0 nV an. .siapllyity is of f tA A riing the main air pump directly Im th! a engines. keeping in reserve a j*m:ii m AUb. t p)U:p for UZe3 with itgh pel-ds. kA irious arrangement of boilers. %a- been adopted to meet the needs of the alternative quadruple or triple expansioi system. There are fotir tutbulous and two ~v.iindri-al boilers. With full nower and Sp*e al of the boilers will be used.the tal-u o): -upl.plving steam at 260 pounds to the ighi ressUre cylinder; and the snell boilers stpvin teamn a' IG-O pounds to .the lirst int,.rniediLte, evliim-es to meet it. At er;As i; Cpe .AL her het of boi mars may be usAd lne Thl nlmximut hvr:-power will be .0 AIdc from these novel -.achinerv a lrragemeni!tS. the features of the Nasavillo , --ar aS folo .' - . Le b. 2" feet: breadth, 28 feet. 3 ineifm; disil'eent. 1,:71 tons: .comp.ment. 150 meA: baitt.er. -fou.r rapid lire 4 imeh rifles on . th an d"'eg. four of the same mn armored Ap.ns:r L: ueguIn deck. four 6 pounder HtAhkis.; guns and a niumber of 1-pounder The ~ W iigton's peculiarities are in the .1 Ae .i:- only 21 tors 1arger than the al i ..t shs is full thirty feet longer .'n nmarly two tect broader. being 2.50 feet.91 jAi. -ng by so fAeet. 1 inch broad. This is eJAL7. Ifor by. the fact that she draws ol Lnine fAeet of water. beIng specially de Al.ne for . ervice in the shsilovr Asiatic rvr.hehas y,) sail power. butt hias one 3.' m-ii..ar v ma::t in the shape of a conical stel t.-we'r.~eoating a special staircase ted 'arrving two Gatdag and two 1-pounder Hthk us. Tafl vessel has twin screws nAdle rAAuOIdde:s. ensuring quick turning in aro'w .'han-:ks and to protect them LA-.::t i.mlini :utd damage from the banks r afl, th'e hhe! i.s shaped astern into two let'n"l-. This givAs a great breadth of hull ...te. whiA.h aufrAds a large berthing .0pace. aum-t&db a e.,w:red deck estend imi "t tA wetisofthe vesseA * length. - A.: e- are :ie~d with ele.:trie lights. el ,;ri fuandre frigecratinug plants to muaks t 1'm' em f..r aW when in the tropics. The.. Wlr:"3gtonI ia an ordinary arrange-. me0't of m:im-hinery. six 5ml1ul boilers. furnish iue team t the two trip)le-expasion1 en .-id Al rie:'g the ves:'el at thirteen knots, - n umAseed. The batterv I-' substantial Uvhk tt a. the Nashville. vnc viotS L.i2eHED). T *h-: ne wi hconst uAte battle-hip Victor is wI WA- nneheud att Chathlam. Eng.. in the p..m. ,.2 a larze cr'owd of spectators on t iav. This warship is the third vessel .- hr..!r: r vi.ie for by" the naval de A.A~ -t of 15h3, t., leave the stocks. The \ AtO'A:a., is of 15.050 tons displacemenat. : 1'-.et lo" and has a coal capacity el130 3m. iOR A'S CLAI PAID. Te (ets $'594,809,yG for the Corfis (tion of Hiis Cuban Estate by Spain. .2-r mo ri' than a Score of ye.r of wait in:. .ntA.30 AMaxim:a Mora on Fridayveev e.tlr.:u::h repr .--etativep. raf'ment for It he *oi.-aio o:'. Cubae etate. The' -pay ment was madAe&riircl to -Dr. Rodrig ndl C-an:'n K~sned.i attory for Mr. Mo: a t.h" for o1.f a~' ck s~lined. by .' 'AnoyOe. A d'~1Am; ren a'n the' A.istant' r' rear '':- as "at t A cabie mehi" , en U fM . rl \n uDyne, thec .i:. i i A)r AAA th- ' 'ar:meniAt. the ntt)rney'c v in a r~'. h a'oznt of t3 h chek.Pw *: /0.. whih r. prs:i Mr. MAora't : min:. ie cha::nt: of10 erAt. tt .h. I- riua .:"Am'' 'dr Natha'niel lAj.i . pr.ip!! .a r-p e sai s a ee: Ufd Dr. I:.jig . L.z been comietd and t te bene.iaries wcill pr..baaoy receive their share in a few day.s. THE SINKING OF TIHE KUNG PAM. O nly 24 Out of 400 Persons on the Chinese Steamnor Saved. AThe L':don 2:lly Graphic publish-n di"ac Ar., Oe.:n-~A. sayingt tAt; th'." 0e-41 :)A.pS 'O Aoar t.c transport Ke::ar A' ., .wh- v's.9-l an exlosAion occuiirr' .t