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EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. i?waiiiiMaui*OTriiiiw,?.uMai??rc.7 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TIII; WO HU HONK IN Tin; SKCONU WEEK OV Till; SICSSION. Thu Lawmaker* SvtUo Down t.. Hard Work-Nnny MOHIUI'OH Iiitroducud mid Conitlderod, Tho second week of tho session of 188(5 was marked l>y tho introduction of the usual number of bills, soruo impor tnnt, some needless-somo tim*, will pass, many that will suffer tho defeat they de serve. Tho ? Joui rai Assembly h is settled down to actual work, and I ho fruit ol' its labors will oro long ho visible to tho peo plo. Wo givo below a synopsis of tho proceedings, condensed from tho daily papers. Sriiulo, Tho Senate's short session was a very busy ono. Many bills wore introduced, a largo number of roporte wore mado ami tho Calendar was eli aird of ail measures exoopt those provocativo <>;' spceoh moking. Thore was objection lo tho consnloration of tho Charit ston ami Summerville reassessment bill, and it wont ovor until to-morrow. V. lieu tho canto up for its second reading Senator Hemphill made tho objection that tho printed hill had not hoon on tho desks of members for twonty-four hours as re quired hy tho rules. Senator Mo Master liad it made tho special order Vor Friday at 1 ]>. m. Senator Kdward's South Carolina Col lege tuition hill, willi its unfavorable re port, was made, the special order for Thursday at 1 o'clock. The hill in relation to hurtling or cut ting untenanted houses having boon re ported upon unfavorably, \\.:s recom mitted. Several minor hills were passed and sent to tho House. The following bills received their soc ond reading: Amonding tho (lenora! Statutes in relation to qt tarant ino; limit iug tho number of trial justices in York OOttnty; amending tlie law in regard to tho wooden buildings ir tin: city of Charleston; amending the oliaiter of tho Eutawvillo Railroad Company. Senator Smythe introduced I lie follow- , ing concurrent resolution; "That tin: committee on printing of1 tho two Houses bc instructed t> inquire and report at as early a day ;. possible 1 whether tho method of printing ile.' oflieittl reports of the State ol1 leers and of the Acts of tho Goncral Ass? mhb . in not bo so altered that much ol tho blank space HOW appearing there::: shall h hereafter saved. Also, \vh thor tho printing of so mach duplic o matter cannot bo avoided. Al o, ns ! . the pro- . pricty of requiring each several depart ruent of the Stute dov? riimcnt to report annually tho oxpensoof printing incurred by sueh department. Also, us t<? tito propriety of omitting any p rt of tho matter now annually print- d :.l a great expense te the State t io\ernm nt.*' Tho following now mensures were in troduced; Hill to ngulale Ibo public printing. This lull is dcsigni I to pro- ; vont tho allowance of unucce ury ..fat" in publishing the anuuiiI repot s ol' Slato j officers, and is of a general r< formntory nature. Bill to amend Section 1,028 of tho General Statutes, llxiug tllO trustees of tho University. The hill provides that tho trusties shall consist of the Governor, ox-ofTioio, and two members from each Congressional distriot, to bo elected by tho General Assembly, ono from each district for a torin of two years, and one for a term of four years. After the lir.st election the terni of ollice shall bo four yian?. No professor fir judicial officor of tho Stale shall he eligible to eleetion. Hill to regulate tho sentence of pris oners to the penitentiary. This hill pro vides that all persons sentenced to im prisonment for n term not longor than one year shall bo conflnod in tho county jails and required to do such work in the counties ns may ho rcquirod by law; bill requiring certain persons sentenced to imprisonment in county jails to work on roods, streets or other publie works, and punishing the escapes of prisoners sen tenced to imprisonment in county jails; bill amending the charter of Kingstroe: proposing an amoiulmont to Article IV of the Constitution. This provides for a Court of Probate in each county, with jurisdiction in all matters testamentary and of administration in business apper taining to minors and the allotment of dower in cases of idiocy and insanity; abolishing thc ofllcoof jury commission er; amonding tho charter of the town of Hampton; providing for the taxation of dogs and bitches. Tho tax is one dollar a berni and the mom y is to go to the ponnty treasury; to strike oui St ?tions T>'X> and "/Ki of the Genornl Statutes, iv latiug to the privilege tax on fertilizers, and substitute others in lieu thereof. This bill is designod to prevent frauds in fertilizers; joint resolution to ratify the census amendment t<> tho Constitu tion; to provide toi transporting eon victs to tim penitentiary by the pouiten tiary guards. At 1 o'clock on Tuesday, .Ii?th ult., the Senat*', accepting tho invitation of tho BouSO, proeee.h dto tho Hall of Hoprc tentatives and joined in tho Legislative procession to tho Opora House to pei tieipate In the inauguration ceremonies. At 2 o'clock, tho inauguration hoing over, the Senate chamber was nguiu tilled. Lieutenant Oovornor Ma.il.lin and President pro tempore taint 0C0U Eied scats at tho 1'rosidont'a doak, lovomor Richardson nnd ovOpvornor Shippard BOt somewhat behind them. At 8.08 President tzlat culled the Senate lo order ami sud; "Gentlemen of tho Senate, 1 take plaesuro in introducing to you Lieuten ant Governor Mauldin, who lia? qna?? Ued hy taking thc oath of ollice, ami ls now ready to assume tho duties of Presi dent of tim Senate.'' Lieutenant Govornor Mauhbu ad vancing to thc doak, read tho following briof address iu a clear voice and with deliberate enunciation: "Gentlemen of the Senate: The action of tho peoplo of South Carolina calls fer my presence hero to-day to assume Official duties as your presiding ofllcer. ReaUaing to tho fullest oxteut my mex .' -ll T lir|llilli-Mm?mii>iiiliiriMy?<jn perienoo in this now and rcsiioiisiblo po sition, I bespeak your kindest considera tion ia my earnest efforts to nervo yon and facilitate tho business ot' your hon? oiidilc body. Actuated, ns I know you ono and all are, by a patriotic intention to advance t ho best interesta of tko peo ple, I nm confident that whatever difl'or . noes in discussion may ariso between yon will be controlled within proper and courteous bounds, and promoted alone by a purpose to seek and do tho right. Tho holding of public oitlCO bringa with it, at all time?, gravo responsibilities. More especially is this true in thc pres ent condition of our State. Wo are just pausing through a year of serious and material disasters. * Tho honest and laborious efforts (d' our people have been but poorly rewarded. In addition to tho failure of oui crops, caused by un propitious seasons, wc have incurred tho sad destruction ol' lib'mid property in tho chief eily ot our State. In view of these unexampled misfortunes it be hooves us, ns tho servants of thc people, to act willi tho greatest caution, to the end that wo in ly justify thc confidence of tile people and give them wisc, pru dent and economical laws. I am sure that every Senator upon this lloor ap preciates tho intelligent acids of thc State, and that such mensures will re ceive your approval and support as will tend to promote tho public good and advance tho moral and material welfare of the people. Trusting Huit a kind Providence will direct your every offort, I now announce that thc Senate is ready lo proceed with business." Resolutions complimentary !<. ( lon< roi [zlar, President pro tem., were minni mously adopted. Tho first real debute of tl)'- BCSsioK occurred in tin; Senate Wedin" day, UH occasion being tho bill providing l'or i reassessment of property in portions o! Charleston, Berkeley and Co?eton conn tics. Sonic of tho most important pro visions of tho bill would have failed bu for tho support of tho Senators fron Richland, Anderson and Spartuublirg. Senator Woflbrd moved thal on Wi I nesday, Decembers, Un; Senat e. consid cr, asa special order, resolutions on Un death of Senat irs 15. ll. Bobo, of Spur bulbing, and ll. P. Todd, of Laurens Adopted. Senator Patterson renewed his con current resolution on tho Columbi) Caual, that thc legality of a transfer 0 tho State's interest to thc eily ol' Colum bia bo inquired into, leaving tho investi gation, however, to tho select committo already provided forby Senator Bligh1 motion, instead of to thc finance am ways and means committees os original!, proposed. There was no objection, am the resolution was unanimously adopted The judiciary committee reported bill carrying out tho suggestions c Governor Sheppard ns to thc swearin, of witnesses by tho foreman of tho gran jury. Tho sumo committee reporte favorably ou billa ratifying tho uinoiH li uta to tlic Constitution relating to til census and to Slate bonds. The. committee on education reporte unfavorably on Senator Murray s bi changing thc method of electing tr nsf ci of Hm University. Tun committee on county olliccs an olliccrs reported unfavorably on the bi abolishing the oflico ol' jury commissioi er. Thc agricultural committee reporte favorably ou Senator Yoeman-.'.-; bill I prevent certain frauds in fertilizers, un submitted ;t fnvorablo report withomom monts on tho bill exempting a oortai portion of .Marion county from tl operations ol the stock law. Tho committee on printing recon mended the passage of Senator Murray bill to regulate tho public printing. The judiciary commiitco reported joint resolution currying out (?ovorm Sheppard's suggestion os bi extra coi: pensation for tho attorney g' lierai fi extra services in tho Slue Ridge Ser cases. Tho amount proposed to be a preprinted is $1,000, The following were introduced; Pr viding for tho transportation of convie to thc Stato penitentiary; providing fi the collection of taxes due upon forfeiti hinds, and to restore snch lands to tl tax taioks; prohibiting tho sale of eign ottos to persons under tho age of liftei years; amending tho law in relation highways and bridge?. Thia hill obi ishes tho oilicc of superintendent highways, and devolves Its duties upi tim county oom missioners; authorizii county auditois to dcetroy tax mt ur aft r two years. Tho bill to reduce tho assessment real estate in Charleston, in consoquon of the earthquake, was passed toitsthi reading, und afterwards read a third til ?aid sent to tho House. A concurrent r?solution was adopt* to direct tho Attorney (?euclid toonfoi the State's claim against Corbin & Stol The bill to authorize county comm shiners and county school commissioni to borrow money was hilled. The resolution to authorize thc Sti Hoard of Agriculture to erect buildii and make and exhibit of the resources tho Stnto ut tile proposed Intor-Sti summer agriculturul encampment Siiurtanburg was opposed by Sena Moody, who moved to striko out thc solving clause. After sonic debate Soi tor Murray otVered an amendment p viding that no buildings be erected uni tho site was deeded to the State, ( limiting tho expenditure to $1,000, T was adopted and the r?solution passet Senator Edwards called for the spci order, his bill providing that ii tuition of ?00 bo charged students in tho So Carolina College. This bill hud b unfavorably reported by th ? 'adici committee.' A minority, one hird of committee, had reported in favor o tuition foo ol 850. Senator Edwa mosed to indeiiuitely postpone tho roi of thc committee and tafio up tho 1 Ile Hu n spoke in favor of the bill. tho ol.of his remarles the further c sidenitii>n of Uie bill waa posti>onod tho Wh inst. Mr. Austin introduced a joint r?solu to elect a Superintendent und Houri Directors of the penitentiary on tho inst. A "coes* wu? taken from rtdjournn midi Tuesday 7th inst., at 7 P. M. A Mil IO amend tin law fixing the T ICM of the South Carolina College .nade tho Sp?cial order for Thursday Inst., at 12 M. A lilli to regulate thc public printing passed IO a third rending, with ainendin providing tD?l thc Agricultural Dei ment ".nd thc Hoard of Health Hindi paj Ha ir own printing; all departments t< pert tho cost of their printing to tho Cc trollcr (Jeiicral, to bo embraced In ?ii - re port. IIOUHO <>f lto|ircHcntutivc?. Among tl io now bills introduced aro tho following: Dill lo amend the Aol di viding Hie State into seven Congression al districts. Tho plan proposed is to take Beaufort county from tho 7tb and tack it on to the 3rd (Unelo GcorgO Tillman's) district. That portion of Orangeburg county now in tho 7th dis trict is to bo taeked on to tho J st (Dib ble's) district, aud that portion of Kiele laud lOW in tho 7th district on to thc 1th (Pony's) district. Dill to eroate two now voting precincts in Kershaw county ; bill to provide for taxation of dogs iii this State and to direct the application of said tax; bill in relation to tnt! bond of Probate Judge of Williamsburg county; joint resolution authorizing tho county commissioners of Greenville county to borrow a suftloioul sum to pay oil* the jurors and witnesses; bill to abolish tho lion law; a Constitu tional amendment abolishing tho home stead exemption ; bill to reduce tho sala ries of school commissioner to $100; bill to abolish auditor and require tho treas urer to perform the duties; bill to repeal tho oflioe of register of m cane convoy anco for Greenville, and devolve tho duties thereof on tho clerk; bill to make municipal corporations liable for torts; bill to chango the name and amend the charter of the ( 'hester, Grconwood and Abbeville Railroad Company? Mr. Har per, bill to regulate the costs of dieting prisoners in county jails; bill to r?gulait and lix thc .salaries of school commis sioners. Among thc bills reported by tho judi ciary committee was one to amend Sec tion 1,7:51 of tho Gonernl Statutes, ro tating to tiie selling of intoxicating liquors, ?Ve. Thc report, was unfavora bio, and in t he general rush of rout int w ork tho bill w as rejected. Mr. J hint z 1er, of Orangeburg, tho author of tia bill, moved a reconsideration of the hill with permission to tako the iloor am make a few remarks. Mr. Pant/.lei staled that under the law as it is nov written an insignificantly small commit nitv could organize, gi t a charter am SOU spirits under tito local option law Tile amendment proposed lo limit tin sah- of liquors to towns of not less thai 500 inhabitants. The bill was placed 01 tho Calendar. Tho last bill passed before adjourniin for the inauguration was one to limit th number of trial justices in York county During tiie passnge of the bill Ml Beady, of EdgeticUY, offered an amend mont requiring ollioiul bonds of ?5(1 from the justices ami constables. 1 support of his amendment .Mr. Bead took occasion t?' say that it was a nolori tms fact that many trial justices in lb State had collected public funds and lia never accounted for them, lb thougl that by bondiug these officials the Sta; would be protected and a bclh r class ? mon scoured for the service. .Mr. Wilson, tho author, explained tin tin bill threw siillicienf safoglUU'C around the ollioials, and besides it was purely local measure. The amendment was voted down an tho bill ordered for a I i mil reading. The only measure thal has como dire, from the runners' Convention is a bi of which Mr, Tindal, of Clarendon, gai notice some days ago. M was prepan by the committee ot the Farmers' Assi elation appointed for tho purpose, and intended to give to the ["'armors' Asl'? oiation tiie control and management < thc bureau ed' agrietilture. Tile bill very long und its details elab?ralo. The following is a brief outline of i general features: Section 1. A board ol' agriculture created to bo known as "the South Cat ' lina Board of Agriculture ' to consist 1 ten members, live of whom aro to 1 elected annually. Terni of ellice tv years. Vacancies to bc lilied by tl board itself. Tin; president of thc 1)01? is to serve for ono year. Section li names as the first board tl gcntlomon selected by the recent Fan eis' Convention, vi/.: I>. K. Norn .Johnson Hagood, E. T. Staokhouso, 1 A. Love, E. li. Hivers, Allan Johnsto D. K. Tillman, A. E. Davis, M. h. Do allison and D. 1'. Duncan. These are meet and select live of their number servo for one year the remaining live t\ years. Section S, A meeting of tho board *,o bo held every year in tho city of C iumbia, on thc second Tuesday of N vember; together with tho board the shall DO a Convention of live dclegin from each County Farmers' Assooiatie who are made, for the time being, . ollicio members of tho board, "for t purpose of deliberation and consul1 tion as to the wants, prospects and ci. dition of the agricultural interc throughout tho State, and to lill vacancies in tho board.'' Section I grants tho usual corpon rights to the board. Section ? fixes the compensation tho members at three dollars per dil w hile engaged in the performance their duties (not exceeding ll ft cen di in a year) and live cents per mile trav ing expenses. Section 0 provides that tho momh of the board elected at these ann Conventions shall bo submitted b> 1 General Assembly foi confirmation, w thc right on tho part of tho l.egislati to reject any of them and elect Others their places. Section 7 prescribes the duties of board to make annual reports to Legislature, a gonoral review of tho ? dition of agriculture, Ac, estimates money required, no money to bo dru from thc treasury excent under spec appropriation by tho Oenorul Assom on warrants drawn by thc secretary : countersigned by the president of board. Section H pim ides for thc election tho board of "a secretary or '.oxecui officer" ol tho board, compensation Tho board may also elect a clerk clerks to assist him, salaries doll Secretary's bond, $,000, Section 9 prescribes tho general du of tho secretary, which aro about samo as those performed by tho pm commissioner. Section 10 provides for tho distr tion, by the secretary, of all sd filants, trees and shrubbery received dm, ?0. Section 11 relates to tho collection .-.tat ?sf ?es, Ac, and pr?vidos that the. rotary shall "assist and co-operate 1 tho Slate Agricultural Society to 11 I thc State Fair a success, and render tho encouragement ?i his power to thc county fair associations." Section 12 gives tho secretary, under j instructions ol' tho board, the power tu j quarantine in easos of contagious ?Iis- ; I cases among stock, animals, &c. Section Ld directs tiio uoorotary tu col- j Ice! J") cents por ton on commercial for? I ti i i/.ors sold or offered for sale in thc I Slate, 11 io money to l)e paid into tho : Slate treasury to tho credit of thu board. Railroad companies and other common can ions uro prohibited from delivering I any fertilizer that does not bear tho pro scribed tug. Railroads and other com mon carriers ure required to keep a record of all fertilizers transported by Hiern, and report to the secretary tho names of snippers, consignees mid dates of doli\ . ry. Said report to bo made on tho Ititi) ol July annually, under a pen alty ul* not loss Hum $100 nor inore than AVIO, or imprisonment. Section ' 1 require.? taps to bo affixed to euch package of fertilizer showing thc net pounds, name of manufacturer, and a chemical analysis showing "the por contngo of nitrogen or its equivalent in Minno!or ia any avtulahle form cd' potash soluble tu water, and of phosphoric acid in an available form soluble or reverted, us well as thc total phosphoric acid." Section 15 requires manufacturers and seller ; ol' fertilizers to deposit samples ol' their goods with Hie secretary. Section ld. Thc secretary is consti tuted tim State inspector of fertilizers, and bc or ids deputy are authorized to open and analyze samples of all fertiliz ers expose?! for salo. Section IT provides for tho appoint ment by tho board of ll State chemist, and p*i scribes his tint it s. Section IS provides that no person shall offer fur salo "any pulverized leath er, raw, steamed, roasted, or in any form as a fertilizer or as an ingredient" with out attaching tu ovory package of it n certificate of that fuel. Section ll) pr?vidos the penalties foi violating these provisions; lino from Sion to $500, or imprisonment fron: thirty days to six months. Section "JO. 'J'he powers and dutioi heretofore exercised by tho Stab- boan of agriculture in connection with th? collection of phosphate royalty are, h\ (his section, transferred lo tho coinptrol 1er general. Section J I. Sixty days alter thc pass age of this Act tho commissioner of agri culture bo directed to turn over to th new board all tho proporty, ?ve. Section 22 appropriates thc sum o $10,000 to defray tho expenses of th uew board for thc current fiscal year. Section 2.1 gives the board Slipcrvisioi of Hu; tish interests ot tho State. Section JI contains the usual repeal ing clause of all Ai-ts inconsistent, ?Vc. Tho billowing aro among' thc now bill introduced' Rill t?> regulate the salo ?. liquor hy prescription in towns whet tin; local option law prevails; bill tu ri quire persons libbing with semes to regii ter their names ni thc clerk's olli v, au to give boml not to viohlto the I i sh law: bill to dovolvc the ?luties of supervisi of registration upon jury commissioner to amend Section b'>, Chapter 2, < the General Statutes, reiatiug to tl compensation ol' memhenof tin Goner Assembly; bill to mako slander u crim md offense; bill to charter Ibu Chcsti and Newberry Railroad; bill l?i punic the stealing of melons, fruits, potato* or turnips, whither severed bom tl freehold or not; bill to reduct the salai of thc trial justico at tho town of Ma liing; bill to limit the mimbi I' of tri justice.-; in I'xlgefiold county; bill h> a thorizc tho county commissioners Clarendon to borrow money. Tho bill to abolish tho .salary of tl o Hice of Lieutenant Governor was pas? to its third reading. Tho bill provid that that oflicor shall ree? ive only $ per diem and mileage ?luring tho scssi. of tho Gonoral A.-sciably. A motion w uiade to reduce tho per diem to $5, b this was voted down. Under tho pr? ont law the Lieutenant Governor gi SI,(K)0 per annum iu addition lo his j diem during tho Bcssion of tho Logie turo. Future Lieutenant Governors w receive oulv about $800 per annum told. Tho bill to amend Section 2,020 ?>? t General Statutes, relating tu drawi unil terms of service of grund jur?>rs v passed t?> its third reading, lu effect makes a thorough chango in tho jr system s?> far as it relates to g ra juries. As explained by its authur proposes to mako the grand jury a p petnal body, constituted on tho sa plan as the State Senate is constitu? Tho officers of Court to ?baw venires December, 1888, t\?o rovives of '.I n each, thus making 18 grand jun Nine of thoso are to serve for ono y an '.> for two > ems. After th?! oxpi tion of ono year only '.> jurors are ?ira every year, so that there will bo il jurors and 0 now jurors on every gn jury. The judiciary committee bad ported the bill unfavorably, and dei iiated Mr. S. 1'. Hamilton to "cond tho caso ' as it were. Mr. llamilt thoroforo, moved to strik?- ont tho om ing clause. The motion was inst, i the bill passed, as before stated, Tho bill authorizing tho foromen grand juries to administer oaths to ' ness BUmmonod by the solicitor passed lu u dani reu?ling. Tho committees, in their reports, down upon quito a number of b among them the following: bili to ii tho rate of interest to 7 per cen'..; providing for a "horizontal'' rodttOi in tiie salaries of all the State ollie bill to abolish the ollice of rogistrai niesne conveyance ii) Greenville COW (thin bill was rejected and killed "on hand;") bill to regulate the sale liquors by druggists; bill to make B der a criminal oiVcnco, (this bill was killed;) bill to mince tin salaries of promo and Circuit Judges, All th with the exception of the two speeil go on the CnJendar for discussion. I'avotiibl - reports were submitted tho Farmers' Agricultural Bureau tho text of which has already been ] lishod, A resolution was adopted prohib? thc introduction of bills in tho ll after the 15th instant. MOIIK NKW lunns. bill to regulate tho liooinjo forcin and traveling shows, bill to amend law in relation to tuition fee in University; in relation to trial jiu in Fairfield county; to rodnco the rio? of sundry officers in Pickonscoi to regulate too weighing of baled co to repeal Seotion '.! of the Act to c linh tho priorities of covtain statt liens; to amend Section 2,398, General Statutes, in relation to Hie oui'oroomciit Of agricultural lions; to exempt certain portions of follet?n county from tko operation of tho stock law; to amend Section 2,518, General Statutes, in rein? lion to tho trade in cottou .seed; to re peal tho law requiring tho pubhoation of i tho annual roports ot the county com-' missioners and .school commissioners;, hill to ratify tho constitutional aim ?nd ment relative to the census; hill to pro hibit tho mortgaging of crops in South Carolina; bill to have n roassossiuont of ; the realty of tho State made; bill to pro hibit corporations hom charging moro for weighing cotton than is act nally ncc- j essa ry to pay tko weigher; hill to allow ; all Confederate soldiers who 'nave lost a limb or aro otherwise unable lo carn a living ni consequence of wounds re ceived in the Y rv ice o? their country, and who have resided within thc State for ten ye irs and have reooived no pay from liny util State, lu havo and re ceive tie rann .-sistunee ns South Caro lina soldiers, uro allowed, Tho hill to ivpcul tho Prohibitory Law iu Barnwell cotiuty was passed without debate. The bill to allow witnesses in criminal cases to he cvuimincd by commission was amended and pass il to n third leading. Several hills of local interest wen; in troduced, and a few of like character wire passel toa third reading. When th' iill prohibiting licenses t> he issued in a loan of less Iluui live bun ilred iulinhltiinlfl was r"ni he<l, tho de hilos became lively, Messrs. .lohn C. Has kell and John C. Seogcra laking (in active part. A motion to ti ike out tho enacting clause was lost, by '>'> to 58; absent 10. All nmcildtlicill to strike out "iou ami in sert 2()(I wa- lost. A motion to postpone was lost, hy 03 h' io. The temper of ibo 1 hmso was lo lluish Lhe second reading timi pass th?: hill lo a Lhlui reading, which was uss ned by thc troto to strikeout Hie enacting elatt.se. I.KK'S IIOYIIOOI) iUi\ SOIIKI I ntcresl iii); I'acts Minni lin' Vmitli of I lo- -...a I li. rn ll. i... I have to-day, says a ? i .-^respondent of tho Philadelphia Bulletin, wripng from Koine, Italy, seen at Mr. K/e'viel's studio tho olny model of Clouerai Lee ?isa \>oy of l i, which, it is hoped, will bo erected in marble in freut of tho house of Lee's childhood in Westmoreland county, Va., on tho site of tko tombs of many of Ins followers who foll ill tho ?ar. The figuro is exceedingly characteristic and full of hie, and the lace rejuvenated by Mr. E/.ckiol from his own bron zo por trait model of tho General in later lifo gives eloquently tho promise o? what was to come. "Tko Loy is father to the man'' here in very truth. Tho right bund, holding a little, simple cap, rests nu thc small stump of au uah liv., while tho lett, lifOUglll ap to about the level nf tho waist, clasps n Li hie, with one linger between tho leaves. Tho youth ful figure is slightly turned from right 10 left, ?md Hie head is elect and thrown back a lithe, aa if to catch the light breeze which blows apart the fold ot' thc boy's simple blouso and reveals in pari ibo prom 180 of strcugtb and com peat ness in tito figure, iii?' small feet for which tho Lee family aro famous, ore 11 nely modeled, ?ts also tho slim, boyish leg, in its mat stocking and breeches buttoning below tho kine. I had, hy a mere chance, ntl interesting opportunity )f judging tho faithfulness ol tho like ness as it nu re likeness, if hereditary re semblances are tv> count for anything. While i was examining tho ligure i?. de ail there came into the studio a lady with three pretty daughters, who was in troduced to mo as Mrs. Cooper, daugh ter of General Leo's first cousin. One jf the young ladies, aged about 15, bore K> striking a resemblance t<> the boyish lortrnit of her illustrious relative as to inuke it certain ovon to u stranger's eye dint they were of the same stock; and, nilivd, Mrs. Cooper (wllO is usually .ailed thu "niece" of General Lee, hough really tho cousin once removed, md was on linns of the greatest a (lec ion und confidence with him) declared hat any member of tho family must bo ?itistied with thu striking likeness, apart rom thc artistic merit ol tho work. Horhiit Oranges. Tb'- Florida orange crop is tho earliest n the market, and although thc lu a\ ios! shipments arc rando later, tho receipts ip to tho pres. tit tilllO, together With die reports fruDl owners of groves in Florida, show that this year', crop will >e at least one-halt, and possibly two birds aa largo its liait of last year. Tile hst oranges received in Boston were un ripe and sour, hut they have improved luring the last two or tluci- weeks, and ia- latest OOnsignmonts are sweet and icavy. Tho fad that the price ranges 'rom three dollars to three and a quat er a box-about the .'-ame OS Inst year H an indication that tho principal dealers lo not anticipate a special scarcity. The florida ournie.-., when at their (jest, are mperiov to any id hers in tho market , uni tho demand for them baa BO in ircosod, that, while few shipments were nude ten years ugo, they are now sold n large quantities, Tho boat of tho Florida crop is received about Christmas >r a little later, and the great golden (lobes lilied with tho sweetest of fruit aisos, are as ilolioious ami wholesome is any fruit to be found- nourishing to he sick, and equally inviting to the icalthfiil appetite. Boston Transcript, W hen I'luoU \. Clgll ?loni. According to OXporimo?ts carried out >y tho Belgian savant Quotelot, says a eoent Paris letter, a man attains his nnxiraum weight towerd his huh yoar, md begins to lose it Sensibly toward bis loth year. A woman, however, docs not ittnio her maximum weight until hor .Otb year. Tho age at which people nt ain their maximum weight and thc voight itself diffor in the di Ile re nt classes >f society. In tho atlluent clauses the iverago ma\iniuiii weight ia 172 pounds, md is attained at 50 years of age. Iii ho artisan class it is 151 pounds, st ained at 40, Among farm laborers it is 171 pounds, attainod at 60, In tho gen ural classes it is 101 pounds, ami is .cached between 40 and ">0 years of agc. Thc saw mill nf Luther Aull, in Bdgc Jeld county, WW destroyed by fire last vcek. His colton press, a considerable iiianllty of colton, bunlsa and a barn were lest roy cd. ras? m ?- .J.-au tsa.?ui BUZ v .v?'/ ;( ?? ?h's st fc? Vol can |iur< h;lS0 Hie oa'.y UDAH CA UT made sro tho easiest ot uoui.wllhoul horse motion, c OtUlitC? to ftir use. WK AitK 'rm: sc Mew York Belting Standard Ru Th?beal matte, and oarry m Mock all st/.o*, s lo INO, nun ran teed to n? ASI,ODD \M t.'AN uti MAU Tunned und Ku.lV ll.de Limo Leather, superior ll Als ?, n full Uno '.( .MANILLA KOCK, all sizes. Prices. JUBT UKOBIV?.? -Seventy-five DOU ULM HAU mnlios or Muzzle and Uroccli Lea tor.:. Ono e n load sin IT, 116,090 SHELLS; (lull luitilci at I.'iw IT'Oea Also In ?.took nie most complete i smiths 'fools, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, ol dUoiulntoi uccu ixiuirtit :.t lowojt casu prices ueruro t tte advatK O AI .N s. In eliliilou to the .iii iv, we will oin r for '.le QUKATLY Ut?DUOl'O CHICKS: 05 Ol'KN and Tot* lSUOOIEA 15TOP PHOTON'S tn I CONK in Rxiondcd rot* CAiutloLK SOUNKdlOlfSK M At ION ?? l wo. TU KKK mid FOUlt II These ?on,I- are order ul s i'd, and wi l KO at a s Mili Hie r gular I wi Ivo mont li?unrauico. An ex. mm Uiey ate ABSOLU ll. HA KO UNS. . nr remirar -'o i. o: l'l . i". ol':'..\ an Tol'Ill'l wishing a.tri-iiy Kino t'ei^v we can oller sonio 0) bra1." ? ina ICS Ol . KA tildi ii; .V SMITH alni oilier 1 Durltiu ino Haaio tan . we w it ofter many HUCCII Huino>s, i.iKic ie.it ile c v uart' uu llnruoss, slnuu 160 ass ried ISA DOLLS, Ladles'und Men's, Tts 1/ at ' is, Ulrtns, lin ile", &e>t a' pri?es n vcr bein t lliriioss md nay new .it Hie |ir.,','s tie.,go ids will SVc can also olTer extr ino law urie - um Luye pr.s ii I* ni idu pill i Oill mt lid Ssl n, su>, Leather, Harness Leatiior, t imer Leal lu r. -te.. .V?. i. CN o iifor tua ?.VKUAINS lor tho SliX I' SIS GOODY Old ?31 111 1, >;.p j.sitc DAY & Tl At the Old ?51 in l, opp taite osrjTTc:;. ,-itifiMw;^.cii'A?:aivar;rv.fu-: ?;. CTMur.is HEADQUAR Coach Malcri?is, Sailtilc S Ii oe Pii BELT Tho Finest and Most Varie I Assorti Broughl t ? tho Cit Tidings o\T Co To those who have UCOII u lotichcd au I jc now o Her you the most delightful vchioh $35. Try ono and save your health, livery nv s colt, should have one, ai tho pt loo is wi BAY A TANNAS!. iKiariuc^oi/mau? SMKKMM , m.r> lim?? III ??? W. I. c KO. 831 BROAD STREET, -Wholesale and li Cook Stoves and OF BKST P In Stock, Mantels, G ft Car Loads CooKiNoand I1HATI.NO S 50o GRATES, Plain und Kiiaiiieled. 2 Car Loads Kim: BUICK. a r>0 Box -a "CHARCOAL" TIN BOOB INO 100 Bundiea MUKKI IKON. 2 Casks iiKKi '?ixe. GALVANIZED IKON, SOLDBR, KTO., Kn TIN w AKW, Stamped ami Pi oe od, In g? sale. tSTBuy the "EXCELSIOR" COOK S for years, giving satisfaction. INTUBATING STOVES-for COAL or ISTSond for Circulars and Prices. Augusta, (ia., Sept. 28, 1880. THF. LAURENS BAB. f. T. JOHNSON. W, u HICilKY, JOHNSON & KM in v, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, )n.OK- Fleming's Coi ner, NfOfthlVCf I sido of Public Square, LAURENS C. IL, s. c. J, C. O ARLINGTON, ATT O UN K Y AT LA \V, I.Al HENS Oi H., S. (), Ollice over W. H. Garrott'.s Store. AT, 0< BENET i ff, p. M'OOWAS, Abhevillo. Laurens. RENKT & MCGOWAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAUURNS C. Bi, 3. C. i. w. riKousoN. ?KO. r. YOUNO. FERGUSON & YOUNO, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAC KENS O. II., 3. O. n i un 'fl 3S*^ 'NOWING )ar & Co's that will uni an nov rou with a nore- back hotse.and heap ati'l reliable. ADV ordinary boggy harness ?hi; AOBMT8 FOK and Packing Co.'8 bber Belting, Ll monea. Also, I'L'KK OAK LHATHBK Ba LT i quality (recommend!) Itself.) .Machine oil, Hlvcta and Dolt Uoofca at Lowest BBL sitoT GU NH, of Improved patterns and boat monts, Wadu, Powder, Ac, wi?oh we wHl ron on* lino ot HAKDWAHiv, oarpontera' Toole, Black - i Natta, spikes, Looks, Hinges. Ao., whloti. tu vin? ?os, enables us to ofter them at 8THICT BAB* noxl sixty days, to elose out consignment?, at Y I'll.?TONS. Pi KS an t SUBRY8. IOKSB WAUON8. itrillcc. They are all standard Work, ana sola luitnatlon of these vehicles will eonrluee any one IU1ES '.s larger than for many years, and to thoo? Cl ra Inducements. This stock comprises tho oele li St-c'ass makes, and arc tn quality TUB BB8T. Utles In Single ?ind Double Harness, Pine Track ? and Douille Wagon Harness. ,>;.us nf Uecoud-lland MoLellan Saddle 8 ?Ur upa lowered. You caa alford to throw away your ola bo sold for. c instganiont of LB.YTHBR Just received, co ta nning* and Toppings; oak and Uctnlook Sole .TY DAYS at EAR & CO'S. : i? orgia Itali r o Ad Bank, 704 Broad St. NMHILL, TE KS FOR , WAGONS, ry, Harness, Loather, iMlings, ? i N a. lUentof Children's Carriages Ever y. At all yriccs. mfort and Joy : k< J about tty so-oallod road carts. We i. With FINEST wheels aud axles for oo. in who owns .a horse, ur wishes to train linn the reaoh oi till. iL, Augusta* Oa. >ELPH. AUGUSTA, QA. etall Dealer in i Heating Stoves, ATTERNS. rates and Tinware. TO VU. 0. ?at variety, very Low Trieos, at whole TOVE. This Slovo has been sold by us WOOD. W. I. DELPH, N. J. HOLMES, H. Y. SIMTSOM. HOLMES & SIMPSON, A T T ORNE Y 8 A T L A W, I.AUHKNS C. H., S. C. N. 8. HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LAURENS, C. H., S. C. Bttr Ollico over store U W. L. BOYD. Dr. W. H. BALL, DENTIMT. ! OFFICE OVER WILKES' BOOK ANO DttUG STORE. OfBco days-Monday* and Tuesdays. LAUIIRNSC. H., S.C. ll, 1*. TODD. W. ll. MAUTUV. TODI> & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAUBKMS C. n.t *. O.