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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?. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. WHAT TH K l.AWMAKKUS BAVK HONK PO lt THK STATE. Several Important Measures Kocrive Phial Oou*l?l?ratlon?Syifo|isls ortho Procecd 11". Thereon. COLOMBIA, December io. T'he work of tho Legislature ! is progressed rnpid ly and satisfactorily for tho past wook. Tko more imp?t taut measures acted ou will now ho noticed. TUB CRIMINAL LAW. Tho bill to regulato tho criininal prac-1 tioo in thia Stnto 1ms paused tho llouso ? aud Senate both and ?B now before tho Senate judiciary committee, who ure considering thc HOUBO uuiondnieuts. Tho following is tho text of tho bill ns it loft thc HOUBO: Soctiou 1. That overy indictment shall lu) deemed and adjudged suffloient and good in law, which, in addition to Bet ting forth tho timo aud placo, as now provided by law, charges tho crime sub stantially in tho language of tho com mon law or of the sUituto prohibiting the aamo, or BO plainly that tho nature of tho olTeuco charged may bo easily under stood . Section '2. That overy objection to any iudictment for any defect apparent on tho faco tboroof Bindi bo takon by de murrer, or ou motion to quash such in dictment before the jury shall bo sworn, and not afterwards. Section 3, That if there 1H> auy defect m form in any indictment it ?ball bc Competent for the Court before whiob tho caso is tiied to ameud tho said in dictment: Provided, such ameudmont does not chango tho nature of thc oi?ouce charged; that if on tho trial of any caso thor? shall appear to bo any variauce bc twecu tho all?gations of tho indictment and tho ovideueo ol?oiod in proof thereof, it shall bo competent for tho Qourt belove which ibo trial shall bo bad to amend tho said iudictment according to tho proof: Provided, such ameudmont does not cbaugo the uaturoof thooffouco charged ; and after suck ameudmont tho trial shall proceed in all respects aud with tho tame consequence as if no vari eneo hud occurred, unless such amend ment shall operate as a surpriso to tho defendant, in which caso tho defendant shall ho entitled upon domuud to a oon tinuaneu of tho cause. Soot ion 1. That in any plea of autro lois acquit or autro fois convict it shall bo suffloient for any defendant to stato tba. he has beou lawfully acquitted or con .-ted, as tho case may be, or tho offi 100 surged in tho indictment. Section 0. That overy indictment for murder shall bo deemed and adjudged Sufficient and good iu law, which in ad dition to setting forth tho time and place, together with a plain stutemeut, divested of all useless phraseology, of tho manner in which tho death of tho deceased was caused, charges that the defendant did feloniously, wilfully aud uf his malice aforethought kill ami mur der tho deceased. Section 0. That in all casca whatso ever in which it shall bo uocossary to make any averment in any indictment aa to any instrument, whethor tho sumo consista wholly or in patt of writing, priut or figure*, shall be sufficient to do ribo Huon instrument by any name or . .ignatiou by which tho sumo may bo mady knowu or by tho purport thereof, ni in such maimer na to sullicieutly deut;fy such instrument without set ting out any copy or lao simile of tho vin>le or any part thereof. Section 7. That in any iudictment for porjury it shall not bo ncoessary to set lorth moro thnu thu substance of tho oath aud tho fact concoming which the perjury is alleged to havo boo i cool ia tied. flection H. That any person or portons whe shall bo arraigned for tho crime of murder, manslaughter, burglary, arson, rapo or grand larceny shall bu entitled to peremptory challenges not oxcecding ten; and tho State in sttob coses shall be entitled to peremptory challenges not exceeding five; and any porsou or per sons who shall bo indicted for auy crimo or offenoo, other thau tboso enumerated above, shall have tho riuht to perempto ry challenges not exceeding fivo, and tho State in euch'cascs shall bo entitled to peremptory ohallonges not oxeceding two. But no right to stand asido jurors shall be allowed to tho State in uuy case whatsoever: Provided, that in no case where thoro shall be moro than ono de fendant jointly tried, shall moro thau twenty peremptory challenges bo allow ed hi alf to tho defendants. Section 9, -Nothing in this Aot con tained shall apply to any caso whoro an indictment lins already boon found and tho caso is actually pending. Section 10. Thut all Acts and parts of Ac to inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Tho bill to pr?vido for tho payment by the State of tho expenses of all pros ecutions in criminal oases, canted con consideiablo dircussion, participated in by several members, Colonol Haskell leading tho light against tho bill and Mr. Bankin defending it. Finally it was in definitely postponed by a voto of 57 tot?. The next bill taken up was tho one amending the General Statutes in rela tion to lions on buildings and lands. Several speeches wore mado on the bill, and tho m bate was long and interesting. After every feature bail been fully and freely denuded it was indefinitely post poned. Numerous bills havo passed their tkhd reading?, among which-tho bill to pun ish cock-fighting within throe miles of any chartered inetitution in this State. COKO* A LRU WKAPONH. Tl - o was some discussion on tho bill tb Hr. boo, of Charleston,) to amend tho low as to the carrying of concealed weapons, making tho offence a folony. Or. Wo supported bis bill in an aldo argument and was seconded .by Dr. Pope, of Newberry, Mr.- Boozer, of Edgeflold, Colonol MoKissiok, ?-* Union, and others. Mr. Gary, of Edgeflold, opposed tho bill, on tho ground that tho present law was suflloiont to suppress tbs evil it it was proporly onforoed. Finally * vote was reached on a motion to ki? tho toil. The motion was defeated ant tho fight was reopated. Mr. Wilson, o York, Mr. Haskell, M Columbi,., M .j-, Brawloy, and others opposed the bill pl tho grounds given above, via , that to creasing the penalty would not ensure tli? enforcement of the law against car rying concealed weapons. Tho discus sion louted till 10 p. m., when the IIOUHO hy a vote of 75 to 87 decided to recom mit the bill, and then adjourned, ran IMIOSCIIATK MI.T,. The phosphate bill, tho provisions of whicli have already bcon summarized in thoso columns, caused quito a lengthy debate in tho Be-nato. Tue various pro visions of tho bili were freely discussed. Tho first vote came up on Sonator Tal bert's motion to make tho duration of tho proposed grant ton yearn instead of twenty. This amendment was lost by a voto of 17 nays to 1(5 yeas. Noxt bis amendment to increase tho royalty was lost by a vote of '25 nays to 10 yeas. Various other amendments wero offered, with varying results, but without indi cating tho sonso of tho Senate upon tho measure as whole. Finally Sonator Moise, of Sumter, iuoved to indefinitely postpone tho bill. Senator ?Murray moved to tablo this motion. The yeas and nays wero called, aud thc voto stood as follows: Yeas-Alexander, Hell, Biomnn, Buist, Edward, Field, Howell, Murray, Moore, Munro, MoMastcr, Reynolds, Siuklor, Sligh, Smythe, Talbert, Williams-17. Nays-Austin. Black, Byrd, Crews, Erwin, Hcniphill, . Izlar, Kouuedy, Bloody, McCall, Moise, Patterson, Blinnie, Smith, Wofford, YViugard, Woodward and Yottmans-IN. Tho bill wai then indefinitely post poned without a division. SOME NBW MEASURES. Quite a number of now measures have bcon introduced-among thom tho fol lowing: lu tho Senate: Bill to nmond tho trial justico law. Bill to regulato licenses for insuranco oompnuies doing business in this Stuto. Bill to ronew and amend tho ohartcr of tho Oak l'oiut Miuiug Company. Bill to oxtond, amend and ronew the charter of tho Farmers' Phosphate Com pany. Bill incorporating tho Security Sav ings Bank of Charleston. Bill incorporating tho Summerville Building ami LoauAsaooiatlon. By Senator Moore, bill to restore it per diem payment to county boards ol examiners. In tho House: Mr. Leecsno, bill to re peal oertaiu Acts so as to remit thc oouuty of Colleton to tho operations ol Chapter '27, General Statutes, reluting tc tho stook law. Mr. Abney, bill to amend Chapter 7'2 &0Vj of the General Statutes, relating tc assignments by insolvent debtors. Mr. Ancrum, bill to ohartcr tho Cam don Street Ballway Company. Mr. Teague, bill requiring tho super intendent of tho Penitentiary to provid separate maintenance, lodging and train ing for criminals uudur 15 years of agc Mr. l'iowdeu, bill to authorize th town council of Forreston to borrow money for building an academy au hoard in g-houso. Mr. Johnston, bill to abolish thc ollie of superintendent of highways iu Piol ens county. A HO UT TUB CENSUS. There was a long and earnest debat iu the House on the bill to ro-npportio tho representatives according to tho bi previously reported by tho proper cou mithc. This bill simply provides tin there shall bo a reapportionment of re] ie:-ent?t ion OU the basis of tho I ' nih States census of 1880 and divides ot the Representativos among tho countie laking four from Charleston and ot each from Aiken, Bampton and Ric laud counties, and giving an addition Representative to Beaufort, Edgotiel Greenville, Laurens, Marlboro, Sparta burg aud Sumter counties. There was a long and earnest debate the opponent., of tho bill resting Hu objections mainly upon tho ground th it would he in violation of tho Sta Constitution. Tho yeas a*- l uays were called on t motion to Str J OUt tho enact ing won Dining the eau of thc roll there, was pi foot silence in tho Houso, most of t members keeping tally of tho vofc Tho motion was finally declared lost a vote of 57 to 60. Mr. Haskell offered an nmendmo which was accepted, providing that t apportionment shall only bold good i til after tho adjournment of tho Gone Assembly which will he elected in 18 After some further debate it was st gested that tho apportionment set fo in tho bill had never been verified reference to the records of tho cen.an 1880, as riled in the ellice of tho Soc tary of State. After some discussion Mr. Haskc motion to recommit to a special corar tee was adopted on a division, with understanding that the committee sho report as soon as they bad verified ligares and that the hill would thon taken up for ita third reading, tho op nit ion guaranteeing that it should lose ita place on the Calendar. ' special committee appointed by Speaker waa composed of Messrs. Si son, Douglass and Aldrich. Tho committee, on tho day follow reported that thoy had made tho nc sary calculations, and found that representation would bo as follows: hevillo 5, Aiken 8, Anderson 4, B well 5, Beaufort 4, Berkoley 5, Cha ton 8, Chester 3, Clarendon 2, Ooh 5, Darlington 4, Edgofiold 0, Fairlie] Georgetown 2, Greenville 5, Hum .2, Horry 2, Kershaw 3, Laucaste Laurena 4, Lexington 2, Mario Marlboro 8, Newberry 8, Ocone Orangeburg 5, Dickens 2, Riohian Spartanburg 5, Sumter 5, Union 8, liamsburg 8, York 4. The committee stated that in ai tiouiug repr?sentatives to Berkeley Charleston they had made tho cal tina according to the townships in two portions of old Charleston sino into two counties. The House disoussed tho bill at length. A motion to indefinitely pono waa lost-yeas 56, nays 58 tho bill was then, without a divi passed and sent to the Senate. Am effort wr s made to postpone tho m by referring it to tho Bupromo Cou pans on tho constitutionality of tho : ure, bat this tailed. USURAMOS Bini. KU?UKV. The three-quarter value clanso ance bill waa next taken np, the < being to prevout insurance corni from inserting in their policies wi known a? the three-fourths value c i The bill bad already been duw?asc IM it li ii.-/ now was dovolopod in relation to it. ?v?to^ a discussion in which Mr. W. JJ. Wilson, of York, advocated, and Mr. Connors, of Ijtincoster, and Mr. Mosos, of Sumter, opposed tho measure, tho hill was killed-78 to 80. rue TJAKOU noons MM.. Tho Greenville bill to limit tho timo of working in factories to ten hours per day caused niuob debato. An amend ment, making tho bill apply only to persons under twolvo years of age, was ottered, which caused a long debate Tho bill was discussed to-day and wont ovor to Monday. TUB liAW OF MAUIUKD WOMEN. Mr. Hyde's bill to amend tho law in relation to tho contracts of marriod wo men was next token up and discussed. A motion to kill tho bill was lost-88 to 23. Finally tho bill wau passed in this shape: Section 1. A married woman shall havo tim right to purebuso auy species of property in hor own nnmeaud to take propor legal couvoyauco therofor, and to contract and bo contracted with iu tho same manner as if she wero unmarried: Provided, that tho husband shall not bo liable for tho dobfs of tho wifo con tracted prior to or after thoir marriage, excopt for ber necessary support. Seotion 2. All the earnings and incomo of a marriod woman shall bo ber own soparato osbtto, and shall bo governed by tho same provisionn of law as apply to other separate estates. TUE DEPARTMENT OE Aoltieri/ruitE. Tho bill to rcorgauizo tho Department of Agriculture caused much debato in tho Senate. It was dually passed, with an amondmont provided for members of tho Hoard and providing that eight of these members and tho Commissioner of ulso shall bo elected by tho General As sembly. The other two members aro to bo tho nm..tn- of tho State Crange and tho president of tho Stato Agricultural and Meohanicid Society. Tho eight elected are to bu ono from each ol tho eight judicial circuits. TUE UNIVERSITY. Tho bill to reorganizo and iniprovo tho State University caused au animated debate in tho Senate -Messrs. Buist aud Youmaus favoiiug it, and Messrs. Moody, Ilomphill, Sligh and Talbert opposing it. A motion to indeiinitely postpone tho bill was tabled by a vote of 21 to 18. After further debato tho bill was made tho special order for yesterday. And on yesterday it was made tho special order for Monday next. OTrtEH MATTE118. Senator Edwards's joint resolution proposing to striko from tho Constitu tion, Section 10, of Article X, contain ing tho mandate that all schools, in whole or in part, supported by the pub lic fund, shall bo free and open to all the youth nf tho State without regard to r.iee, color, .Ve., was killed without a division as soon as the Senator had ex plained what it meaut. Tho joint resolution proposing to amend Um Constitution as to .Judges charging juries on questions of fact, was killed, on motion ol its author, Senator Patterson. A bill to proveut the improper Beliing of food was passed, after tho withdrawal of Senator Kcniphill's jocular amend ment to ni:>ko it apply to clothing, newspapers, &0. The eommitteo on agriculture has aub* mitU ?I a favorable report on tho bill to e-tiiMi:.ii a separate agricultural college It was mudo the special order for tho I.il li inst. Mr. Davenport has at last succeeded in getting a favorable report on his bill to protect the 'possum while ho in an unripe s bite. The coon will also be in cluded in tho benetlceut and merciful provisions of tho bill. Tho Houso committoo of ugriculturo had a lively discussion on tho Celloton stock law exemption bill. Seven of tho eommitteo agreed to report the bill un favorably and six favorably. Tho re ports havo been handed in. Dr. Pope's bill to amend tho law as to lawyers' costs so as to limit .heir fees for attending referouocs was passed to a third reading. Tlie joint resolution to esl I a Constitu tional Convention passed tho House, but was lost in tho Sonnto. Tho joint reso lution to onlargo tho judiciary by creat ing a Court of Errors (comprising all tho Justices aud Circuit .Judges) and pro viding that null > two Supremo Court Justices concur with the Cirouit Judge, tho doeision of tho latter should stand affirmed, Unfavorable reports wero mado on tho separate agricultural collego bill and tho bill establishing certain scholarships in tho Winthrop Training School for 'ieaoh ers, but both were placed on tho Calen dar for oousidoratiou hereafter. The Houso has passed a bill to exempt certain portions of Berkeley county from the operations of the stock law. Tm: COMlTHOM.Blt GENERAL. No day has yet boen fixed for tho el. el H r. of a successor to Comptroller ( irner.il Stoney, whoso resignation was banded to tho Governor ou Thursday. Among those most, prominently men tioned aro James S. Yerner, Esq., of Oconee, Hon. J. W. Daniels, of Ander son, Colonel John P. Thomas, of Co lumbia, Goneral St. J. Sinklor, of Borkoley, Hon. W. C. Coker, of Darl ington, J. Knox Livingstone, of Marl boro, and Colonol John T. Sloan, Sr., Clerk of tho House. Cipfc. Stonoy will bo appointed auditor of tho South Carolina Railway Company. Cuni. Tho prioo of coal has boen raised in Now York from $4.00 iu December, lHM?, to $5.25 per ton in December, 1887, and tho latter figure will bo likely to prevail during the winter. Owing to a striko ou a wago issue in tho Lc high anthracite regions, over twenty thousand miners and laborers aro unom ployed and have been ont of work for several wooka. This will bo moilo an excuse for keeping up the prioo of coal, notwithstanding that tho production baa boen larger tho past ?ear than tho year before. Tho Morning ournal makes an estimate of actual cost of production, transportation and hand ling of ooal, showing that itoould be de livered to tho consumer in New York fot #8.50 por ton. But this 1B OP paper only. -Bichmond Whig. A Georgia man, who waa engaged ir nu'ling up agata, was ?trink by lightning Ho ts iccovcriug, and tho young lady's bean ? THU WANING "MAGIC CITY." Tho Downward Trend of tho I ii tl nt ml v lu hainaTowns^IJepresslon in un uiiio-joon ? A Sail Collapse I? Prospect. (Krom Iho Now Vork Herald.) Tho Now South. It is now nearly a year since tho boom in that eeotion cul minated. The whole country ha? beon ringing with tho fairy talo of tho South's awakening, of lier wonderful mineral re sources, of tho uow towns and cilios springing up, of fortunes made in a doy and all tho rot ' of it. Now that tho formoutation has sub sided, it is worth while to blow oil tho froth aud glauco at what is under it. Well, tho situation is seriously straiued. In tho now manufacturing cities every body bas been doing a littlo moro tbau was safe, aud, consequently, is uow bor rowing. Mouoy communds sixteen to eigbteeu per ceut., and even moro, and the lowest nito at tho banks on absolute ly sale security is ono per cent, a month, i Tho boom mis subsided, but tho people I aro trying to sustain real (?state on tho absurdly high lovel to which it was lifted iu tho period of crazy speculation. lt rests upon a vast trestle work of inter related credits. Landowners, hotel keepers, agents, shopkeepers, mechanics-tho humblo owner of a single lot not yet half paid for and the land company with millions of capital- aro all trying to talk up and hold up values. The creditor does not dare to piras tho debtor, for if one brick in tho row is toppled over others must inevitably go, too, and no one could tell whero the trouble would end. Everybody is boping for another boom - for a rising tide of speculation on which lie may Hoot out of his ditlicul ties. Ho feels sure that this revival is coming soon, but pending its fancie . advent his needs are pressing. He must have money to tide over, aud to get it ho is obliged to pay whatever tho louder chooses to ask. lu many instances tho rates paid amount to confiscation, Tho borrowers aro doomed. Tho state of affairs in tho new manu facturing city of Birmingham, Ala., is fairly . representativo. During tho "boom" one year ugo, tho Blyton Laud Company (which founded tho city ; sold no end of building lots at enormous price?, taking one-fourth cash und notes at one, two und three yours respectively for the remaining three-fourths. The ono year notes have of late been fulling due from duy to day, but tho makers are unable to pay. Tho lots wero sold for absurdly high prices--as high as $1,000 per front foot ou tho rugged outer edge of so-called "business" streets. Tho twenty-five pei ceut. cash payment in most instuueet probably represents tho foil intrinsic vah?o of tho property, or moro than thc value, but most of tho lots were bought on speculation, uud iu mauy instance! lots, after sale by tho company, bavi passed through several hands ut ulwayi advauoing prices; so thut they aro nov nominally owned by persons several re moves from tho original buyers. Now that tho boom bus ched out am thero is no demnud for lots, the lus buyers cannot sell except nt a great saori fice. But the lot owners sud tho com pauy aro uh ko interested in keepin? property up on its fictitious lovel. Coo I bended investors who visit tho city ur repelled by tho prices asked, to tho per manont injury of tho town. True, tin city is ringing just uow with tho sound of hammer und trowel, but most of tbi work is being done under cont mots mud last spring or summer while tho feve was ou. 1 could learn of few or no no\ contracts being made. Tho lund company is now "currying those who bought its lots, und individu ids who sold real estate aro doing tb sumo by their debtors. If tho compuu could seize tho lots it could not se them, so thut the notes (which bear it terest, of course) aro moro valuttblo thu tho "dirt," provided tho drawers succee in pulling through, and if thoy do no I tho company can then recover the lun anyhow. I rom selfish motives tho con pany must oxteud tho notes of dolii quoits and holp them ulong -tho coi cern must bo kept agoing or bo smashec With the passing of tho boom bieune has fallen oil and shopkeepers burdonc with frightfully high ronts aro in dangc of going to tho wall. Tho compuny, may bo noted, could not forocloso if would, for it hus not a mortgage on tl lands sold. Instead of giving tho buyi a deed und tukiug u mortgage for tl balanco of tho pu rebaso money tho coi puny gives simply a bond that tho tit shall bo vested in tho holder when tl last payment shall be made. Tho ease with which these bonds cou bo transferred wus an element in fostt ing tho wild speculation. To wipe o tho claims of tho holdors of thoso, ho over, would iuvolve a long and tedio litigation. At Decatur and soruo otb uow cities thoy aro wiser; they givo t buyers deeds uud clap mortgagos on t property for tho balance of tho pu re h a mouoy. Tho ElytOQ Lund C impany passed dividend tho other day, thin indirocl confirming tho correctness of the sta ments made ubovo. Instead of pay i its cash dividend tho company issn script convertible into bonds. Tho sor represents, tho company says, 82,10 000 of good notes in its treasury, und these cannot bo disturbed, they i goiug to make, an ii MIC of bonds instet lu othor words, instead of thc usual ot dividend tho stockholders aro ollorod mortgage, on their own property, a this because tho drawers of the notes i probably "lyiug down." It's a tight squeeze. If money shoi IK como easy and tho iron trade sho' bo prosperous, aud thero should bt now speculation "boom" in reality, I mingham will pull through. But if nu metal y st ringency continu uud speculation continuos moribund, i tho stoppage of ruilroad building in Northwest should depress the Iron dust ry, as now neems certain, then th is going to bo a sud collapse in " .Magic. City"-a collapse whioh will ch the New South to ita contre, for the se conditions prevail in tho other tov tho bad features being an exaot ratic the madness of the speoulation recet carried on. All this will probably scouted by those whose pecuniary nt esta are involved, but it s true just samo. So muoh for the financial aituatioi tho now centres; as to their future gre 1 and their ultimate prosperity and pertanoe there ean bo no question. 11 fore thero can bo any new leap forw {however, there will have to bo a wi ? out of mero papor value's, a great deni of charging off to profit ami loss. Sonic mon who fancy that thoy aro worth ?100,000 will havo to realizo that the half of that would bo a very high cash price for what they hold, others who art: too fur extended will havo to "let go," aud tboro must bo a general adjustment of values on a rational and practical basis instead of th?) present speculative one. Prices and rents must como down. On First Avenue, birmingham, the writer was in a little Hhop on tho first tloor of a two story brick building. There wore no flagstones in front -only u di ' sidowalk, with tho dust rising in littl douds from tho feet of pedestrians. " hat root do you pay here?" was tho visitor's query. "Two hundred dollars a month," was tho reply. "What!" exclaimed the writer, "for this little house? Why, it's a ridiculous rout." "Oh," said the shopkeeper, "I don't get tho whole house. The iloor above is rented out to a family. I pay $200 for tho store alone." In Birmingham it was, too, that the writer met a member of a New York firm who waa looking for a suitable warohouso with a viow to establishing n branch of their business in tho "Magic City." A fow days later this gentleman was encountered ou an outgoing train. "Well, aro you going to mako a start?' uskod tho writer. "Not by a long chalk. Those people aro all crazy. 1 found a brick building that would suit mo, but they askei ?$3,700 a year rout for that four story barracks. Why our firm baa n ware boiifio in Now York City, only ono blocl' oil" Broadway, seven stories, with collai and sub-cellar, and for that wo pay only $3,600. " A Shocking Accident. Ou Friday last Mr. John Johnson, Sr., and bis wife were returning from t a visit to their brother, Mr. Baue .lohn sou, who has muco died, they met witl a shocking accident that has since rc. suited in tho death of Mrs. .Johnson Tho accident happened near Mrs. Har riet hatching's, in Tabernacle township Thoy had just passed her houso who they met Freddie Holmes, nephew o Mr. Alfred Holmes, who was riding i horso. Freddie attempted to get out o tho road, but thc front wheel of Mr .Johnson's buggy caught the horse in th? flank which caused bim to come dow on tho wheel, crushing it to tho ground Tho noise occasioned by this ColUsio: frikhtoned tho mule drawing thc bllgg and it immediately shirted off- munni about fifty yards-when it stopped nu commenced kicking. Mr. Johnson wa thrown out of tho buggy, getting bisan broken and sustaining other injurie: Tho mulo dragged tho buggy some dil Uuice further, kicking us )t went, nut stopped by Mr. Jas. hitching, who wt at tue mill and witnossod tho acetdon When ho got to tho buggy ho found tl mole standing with one foot through tl ?hush, and Mrs. Johnson lying insensib iu tho road twouty yards behind, bavin been kicked in tho forehead. She Wi carefully picked and conveyed to tl residence of Mrs. hitching, Dr. A. 1 llutto was summoned, and every thin that could bo douo for her relief WI done. Tho Doctor, after examining h? injuries, said there was no hope as lu skit i I had been fractured. This ha] pened about four oYlock on Frick afternoon aud at tcu o'clock on Stitu day this poor unfortunate lady was corpso. Mrs. Johnson was a sister Messrs. Ben and Elias Holman.-Aik< .Journal ojid Review. iiunorliiK Mn. Cleveland. Thc. Post?nico Department has oft? boon asken to name u post?nico after tl lovely wife of tho Pr?sident, and who over t 3 request coubl be complied wi ga'iaut Po. taster General Vilns b consented, Lherefore there is a Franc or Clovctand iu nearly every State, b yesterday "Ole Virginny" came forwu and took tho cake. They have a po ctlli'-o etd lcd Dooms-awful nume-a they wanted a postmaster appointed once, so what did they do but ask t appointment of Frances Cleveland acting postmistress. The request sb gored tho high postal authorities, and first tho request carno vory ueor goi into tho waste paper basket. But t clerk in charge of tho Virginia desk ht pened to read tho lotter again, and fou that tho applicant's nanto had au ll. it, and road "Frances H. Clovelam and not "Francos F. Cloveland." 1 sides, tho clerk also discovered that 1 Virginians wanted to compliment M Cloveland moro than other States 1 clone, and so they pickod ont a postn tress with a name as near as possible that of tho beautiful mistress of White Houso. Tho matter was thus plained to First Assistant Postmat General Stovonson, and ho at once dorcd Francos H. Clovolaud appoin act i i ig post mis! ress at Dooms, Va. I noxt thing in ordor will bo to chango mono of tho pto toiiice from Dooms White Houso.-i lal* i mot o American, Th? Kule of Buce?is, It is astonishing bow many of successful business mon attribute tl good fortuno noitbor to luok or gen excellence of judgment, but will toll how a strict adherence to somo sit rulo bas dono it all for them. Com doro Vanderbilt's receipt for mal millions, with certainty and celority, never to sign a noto. William E. Dc would not hold any pecuniary i ute in any enterprise that was at all at! tivo on Sunday, and ho firmly belli that his wealth was a reward for 1 t-cientiously observing tho Sabbath tho first John Jacob Astor's charm lu investing in nothing asido from his ular business, except iu real ostato; Alexander T. Stewart would havo ar Kated misfortune if ho had want token the smallest personal eng mont. Mon of success can afton practico their theories, and ovon Ix* slavos to them. Mon of failure oa indulge in such luxuries of oonda The Headlight. J. F.. PUYSIOO'S Merchant Tailor tabliahment, Columbia, S. C., is in blast. Only a look will convince one. AU that want a first-olass fl suit try him. A full line of the goods on hand. Thc Iowa breweries havo closed, tb befog decided against thom. wmr?.-*. M a-11 n iwa II nm II Bl PLACES I OK TUE PREACHERS. TDK METHODIST AI'l'OlNTMKNI POM NI?X ?' V K \ lt. dost I Work of Hie Conference ni S| ;? fl im bu rg-The Next Session lo .>?> li ? ? ? ? I at v> I mittboro. Tho Conference disposed of mo -li iui? portant bosinosa ou the closing day. The report of the board of education, ufter a warm debate, waa adopted, re commending collections for repairs < n WotVord College of $7,500, endo vment ?15,000. professors' salaries ?1,000. Winnsboro was elected for th ; next session of tho Conference. A class of fourteen .young men were admitted into tho Conference on trial. Reports of the committees on bible cause, temperance, Conference rel.it.ioos, books and periodicals were receb ?d, Thc secretary reports 03,122 members; paid for missions, $14,082. The follow ing are the appointments for 1888: Charleston District-J. M. Boyd, I r - siding Kider. Charleston, Trini y, R. j N. Wells; bethel, R. D, Smart; Spring street, J, E. Carlisle: Cumberland, li. IB. Browne; Oainboy, D. A. Calhoun; I Berkeley, R. L. Holroyd; Summ i ville, J. 13. Campbell; Cypress, ll. \V. Whit taker; Ridgevillo, J. A. Mooi'; St, George's, T. Ruy son; North George's, 1'. L. Kirton; Colloton, .). C. Yonguo; Round O, W. W. Williams: Walt* rboro, E. B. Loyloss; Hampton, A. B. Earh . Allendale, C. E. Wiggins; Slacks iou;., J. Brown; Hardeoviilo, G. lt. Whitta ker; Beaufort, E. .J. Meynardie; Priuci pal Benson Academy, J, E. Watson. Columbia District - S. B. .loues. I'i . siding Elder; Columbia: Washington Street, W. l? Rlcbtirdson; Marion Street, M. Dargau; t'iiy Mi-ion, t>. I). Vnugbnii; Winnsboro. G. P. Watson; Pairfh il, X. K. Melton; Blythewood, \V. II. Ari: I; Lex ington Kori;, 0. W. Creighton, Loxing on, J. W. Neely, C. lt Shuter; Buted, rg, S. P. H. Elwell; .loin,.on, .1. li. \, ?ISOI?; Edgetleld, I!. 1'. Frnuks; Upper fi Mai thews, \V. I! Lawton; Oranitcvill.i imdl Langley, NV. A belts; Aiken. Will I) tuc?n; i Chaplain t" Penitentiary, Wm. . Presiden! (' ibimbi i Female College, . .. A.. Daihy. I*resider,I Paine Institute, C W. Parker; Keillor Soul/tern ChrMiun .',<! ?> a tc. W. I). Kirk! ind Chester Dist riet-A. M. ObroU zbcrp-J Presiding Euler; Chester, ll. V,C ireit? berg; Choster circuit. .J. B. Tra ck; East Chester, <!. T. Harmon; Boc Lill, lt, ll. Jones, North Bock Hill, :. c. Price; Voik, W. W. Daniel; thick's, J. W. Elkins; York mission, M. > Con nolly; King's Mountain, .1. E. Darloy; Fort Mill, .1. W. McRoy; Lauoasl' r, A. J. Stafford; West Lanoaslor, .i. Oven; Tradesvillc, .1. B. Platt : Chest, i iel.., J. W. Kllgo; West ChesterIUld, I... l.t. Major. Cokcsbury District A. .). Caithon, Prosidiug Kider. 0oko&b?r.v, ' >. ?Dantzler; Greenwood, F. Auld; N t\ Six, W. I'. Meadow; DonaldV, c. ll. Pritchard; Abbeville, P. B. .la '.- m; Abbeville circuit, S. ?1. Bethen; McCor raiok, J. C. Chandler; Lowudosvi .., VV. S. Martin; Tumbling Sboid?, A. Clark; Waterloo, B. ii. Bagnall; ., irfh Edgctiold, M. ll. Poosor; Newben .-, J. Ii. Stoke?; Newberry circuir, M. M. Brabham and A. W. Attawaj ; Kin irdV, T. P. Phillips; Saluda, C. D. M inn; Parksvillo, J. M. Steadman. Sumter District -I. S. Beasley, Pre siding Elder. Suinter, .1. M. Pike; Sumter circuit, W. E. Wail ; Lynd bur , J. S. Mat tison; Wedgefield, E. (>. Wat son; Bishopville, .1. I.. Shuford; s rt ce, T. E. Wannamakor; Forrest ,on, .'>. s. Porter; Manning, ll. M. Mood; Oak land, W. D. Duncan; Clarendon, ( (Heaton; Camden, V. A. Murray; ll u ing Rook, J. C. Davis; Bich land, (I. li. Poosor; East Kershaw, VV. li. Barr; West Wateree, E. E. Gat in. Florence District W. C. Power, l'r> Biding Kider. Florence, .1. i . i'ate; Mars Binti", W. T. Capers; Darlington, ll. Ch Scmlday; East Darlington, D. Durant ; Chi raw, W. .1. Herbert; S icicty Hill, .1. E. Rushton and W. A. Wright; Darlington circuit. .'. K. McCain; Low er Darlington, .1. W. Murray; Timinom ville, .J. E. Beard; Etllngkam, M, V\'. Hook; East Effingham, H. C. Ht thea; Scranton, to be supplied; Lake City, A. W. Jackson; Kingstrce circuit, ?.. A. Rico; Salters', S. S. Blanchard; (? orgo town, A. ll. Letter; Georgetown c 'cuit, L. C. Loyal; Johnsonville, W. B. Baker. Marion District-A. J. Stokes, Pre siding*Eldor. Marion, W. A. Rogers; Centenary, (I. A. Waddell; Biotau's Nock, J, 1). Frierson; North Mavlb ?ro, L. Wood; Bounettsvillo, J. W. D au iel; Bonnotbsvillo eirouit, .1. C. Stell; Clio, D. D. Dantzler; Blenheim, (i. E. Boyd; Little Book, .1. C. Kilgo; Mullins, J. A. Porter; Little Pee-Due, T. C. O'Dell; Conway, W. Thoma.-.; Conway enc .uv W. E. Pegues; Eons, Wm. Hardin; Buoksville, M. L. Banks; Waonmaw, W. W. Jones; Pic Dee mission, B. O. B?rry. Orang?, burg Distriol --T. ). Clyde, Presiding lader. O.angebuiy, L. P. Beaty ; Oraugobnrg circuit. J, E. Grier; Lower St. Matthew's, J. W. Humbert; Providence, W. H. Kirton; Branchville, 1). Teller; Bamberg und Buford's Bridge, C. B. Smith; Graham's, J. E. Sibley; Edisto, J. W. Airad; Uppor E luto, M. M.Ferguson; Blackville, P. F. Kullee; Boiling Springs, ii S. B 1 linger; Orango, B. M. Grier; VVilliston, R. A. ?ongue; South Branchville, .1. .1. Workman. Greenville District J. Walter Diek 8on, Presiding Elder. Greenville, J. O. Wilson; Greenvilleeironit, A. W. Walk er; Fork Shoals, Ti W. Mnnnorlyn; Reidvillo, A. F, Berry; North Oreen? Ville, A. C. Walker, Willianiston and Bolton, W. H. Wroton ; Piedmont, T, C. Ligon; Andorson, W. S. Wightman; Auden.on oircuit, S. D. Blackman, NS est Andersou, A. M. Attaway; Townvilhj 0, V. Barnes; Pendleton, N. B. Clark? , sou; Piokens, J. P. Anderson; Piokene mission to bo supplied; Seneca City, lt. W. Barber; Walhalla, M. L. Carlisle Oconco mission, J. N. Wright; William eton Fe ma! o College, S. Lander, presi | dent. Spartanburg Distriot- -T, G. Herbert, r Presiding Elder. Bpattanburg, J. A \ Clifton; City Mission, E. P. Taylor Union, S. A. Weller; Cherokee. W. M. Zimmerman; H ?n, J. M. Fridy , D. P. Boyd, Guflney City, A. A. Gilbert; laurene, T, E. Morris North ! 11, ti . J. C. Counts; Clinton, J. B. Mabully; Bclinout, S. J. McLeod; Campobollo, J. P. Attaway; Pooolet, J. J. Novillo; Clifton, J. Attaway; Woilbrd College, A. Coko Smith, professor.; E, T. Hodges to tho Los Angeles Confor m?e; li. J. Uuoss to tho Wost Texas ( lonferonoo. UKPORT ON KAILKO ADS. Til? ll i Mt Auuual Heport of tlie Iiitor State Comiulsston-A Very IntereHttng i Ulslory of the KallroaOi of Hie County. Tho first annual report of tlio Inter ! State Coiumerco Commission has just been made public, lt tills 42 pages of closely printed matter, in which tho work of the Commission since its origin, tho effects of tho now law upon trade ami transportation, und the faults and defects aro treated exhaustively. Tho report opens with a very interesting his tjiy of roods in tho United States. The railroad milcago of the United States, it is .shown, is 137,986. The number of corporations represented in this mileogo is 1,-125, but by tho cousolidation or lensing of roads, tho number of corpora tions controlling aud operating roads aa carriers i reduced to 70U. It is behoved that 1,'20') roads operated by about five hundred corporations us carriers are subject to tho law. Tho Commission has as yet uo statistics of its own collec tion to lay before tho public, but quoted from a manual generally accepted as re reliable, tho cost of construction and equipment of these roads which places it at 87,254,-995,223, and estimates tho funded debt of the companies at $3,802,. 900,330. Somo idea, tho Commission say of the maguitudo of tho interest which tho Act undertaken to regulato may bc obtained from these figures, but ! they fall short of measuring, or even ol indicating its importance. Comment ing on the evils that havo grown out of and ab ises that have growu up with tho extension of railroads they say: lt ia j striking proof of tho recklessness of cor j porato mauagemeut, that 108 roods rep ! resenting a milcago of ll,OOO are now in the hands of receivers managing them under direction ol' courts whoso atten tion is thus necessarily withdrawn from the. moro appropriate ruling of judicial bodies, nevertheless tho Commission feels justified in saying that tho opera tion of thc Act has in general boen ellioieut, In some particulars as we un derstand bas also been tho caso with similar statutes in some, of tho States it has operated directly to lucreaso rail road earnings, especially in tho cutting o IV of free passes ou passengers trains and putting an end to rebates, drawbacks and special ratos upon freight business. Freight traffic for tho year bas been exceptionally lurgo iu volume aud is behoved to have been in no small degree stimulated by a growing confi dence that tue days of rebatos and social rates were ended and that open ratos on an equal basis were now o fibred to all. The reflex action of this devel opment of confidence among busiuoss men has boen highly favorable to tho roads. Tho tendency ol rates bas boen down ward, and they have set down perma nent advances except when excossivo ; competition had reduced them to a , point at which they could not well bo maintained, no destructivo rato would have occurred, but increased stability in rates has tended iu the direction of stability in general business. Thorn is, however, great mischief resulting from from frequent changes in freight rates on tue part of some of tho companies. Changes that in nomo cases it is difficult to sugg' st au excuse for. Tho report clo cs with the following suggestions for amendments to the new law: "Incident ally in this repoli some need of amend ment has been pointed out. Fspecially ought the law, as wo think, to indicate in plain terms whether the express busi ness and all other transporbitiou by tho carriers named iu tho Act shall bo gov i?med i>y its provisions. The provision against tho sudden rising ol' rates ought to bo clearly made applicable to joint rates as well as to othors. Tho Commis sion ought also to have tho authority ami tho means to bring obout something like uniformity in tho method of pub lishing rates which is now in great con fusion, and to carefully examine, collect end supervise the schedules, contracte, etc., required by the law to bo tiled, aa well as properly to handle tho mass of statistical information called for by tho twentieth section. For all these pur poses, as well ns for others improperly provided for, a considerable ad lit ion to the force employed with the Commission will bo indispensable. Other matters, and particularly whether transportation by water shall be made subject to the Act are submitted to the w isdom of Con gress without recommendation." Til o fatal Troc. In 18d(i, Fort Caines was a little more than an Indian fort. Early in the spring of thal racmorahlo yoar, while hostile indians thronged this section, and beforo they were removed by Unole Sam across thc river nbovo us, a party of tho troaolioroiui wretches stole up tho then densely wooded Ure of tho Town Branch, and parsed out to tho Buftton settlement, where they were mot by sol di, rs and t hrashed back to t heir . oser va - tion. .lust whore thc Eufaula road crosses the Town I hi,neb, a beautiful spring bubbled from tho ground, and peoplo in tho vicinity diet thoir washing there. On tho day referred to above, a lady war, at the spring washing, when tho red miscreants passed. They brutal ly murdered her, and ofter removing her scalp loft hor body lying by the spring, i II- i- bleeding head pillowed on tho roots of a stately bocoh. Timo hos done its work. Ibo Indians aro gone, soonos have changed anet tho toworing beeeh has long since gone to decay, and only its worm-eaten stump romains to mark tho spot whore long years ago this sad tragedy of death occurred. A friend poiutcil us to tho fatal spot and gave na 1 tho above facts. Thoy wore new and in teresting to us, and will doubtless prove 1 so to onr roadors. Truly, things have ohaugod.-Fort Caines, Co., Star. "What ar? you doing now, Thomas?" ' asked tit? minister, patronizingly, "lam a writer for thc prcis," said tho Tad proudly. , "Ine'eed, you aro quite young for that; what do you write?" "I direct wrappers." ; Functional derangement of 'ho f? . system ls quickly cured by tho uso of Ur. ; ll. V. Pierce's "Favi , removes pain nod restores health und < I strength By idl druggists.