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ESTBLIHE 1865. N1EWBERRY. S. C.,WDoDYgEEBR1,19.PIE$.0AYA THE LEGLSLaTIVE WEEK. Synopels of the Doings of the Solon,, Charleston Gets Two Hard Blows, and Another Ahned at the Old City. Thetaliroads to Catch It, Too. The Legislature attended the Augus taLExposition on Tuesday, the 5th, by special invitation. Wednue: day, December 6. SEcATE-The bill regulating the draiwing of jurors by kicking out the . jury conmissioners was taken up. tor Sloan moved to strike out ting words. Senators Wilson, kins,Elird, Finley and others spoke "bill, and the yeas and nays were ,ied~ and several speeches made. Sen ,J. G. Evans hit the nail on the i and woke up the Reformers by g that this bill was simply In .with the policy of the Democratic 0 that sent them there, as in line ,retrenchment and reform in the on of useless offices. The vote 21 to 13. Several notices of meats were given. The'"Dannis iniquity" bill, which vides for lopping off a portion of eley County and attaching it to ton County, was considered at .tsession by a motion to lay on the rb the motion to reconsider tl e whereby the majorty report was nltely postponed. Administra victory-23 to 9. QLsE-"Dog talk" occupied the si.early all day. The bill to reg the dogs passed to a third read follows: t. it shall be unlawful for the of any dog to allow it to run at after it has been bitten by a rabid r killed any sneep or any dog 1I destroy any domestic fowl or egg, the property of another, and ie owner of the dog has been thereof. Any person violating vision of this section shall be d guilty of a misdeteanor, and victioi thereof shad be fined in not less than ten dollars nor "ian twenty-five dollars, or be ned not less than ten nor more yd y s." ON OF ATrORNEY GENP-RAL. - e'cick the two houses met to Attorney General, vice Major -d,.elected Judge and resigned. ond W. Buebanan, who has e assistant in the office, had no ;o 'chis was not unexpected. ination came from Fairfield, a seconded on all sides. The Yote calt or Mr. Buchanan was Thursday, December 7. E-Bill abolishing jury com passed the third reading. Mower presented a petition yi morning from the Woman's -Temperance Union of New or the enactment of a straight t.on law, and a law to require 'ng in the public sebools of ets of narcotic and alcoholic tns. 0Dnnis iniquity" bill passed, erkeley four, instead of five etatives, and Charleston nine ofeight. hater repeal bill was discussed. is aimed at the railroads. After disceussion Senator Symthe oindefinitely postpone the bill. 15 to 19. Mr. Mower voted for ement. At the night session passed. Mr. Finley, of York, ropposed strenuously its pas Mower voted against its ~for passage, 14; nays 12. vATIVES s'NOWED UNDER. eal to News amnd Courierj IA, Dec. 7.-The House was in lt of the debate on the repeal of lJaw when the Senate arrived electins were started. It was yfor the Conservatives and neCw it. Somne of them went me, or to dinner. The first election was for two direc tors of the Peniteuitiary. The two nominees were: S. P. J- G~arris, of Colleton, and T. C. Willoughby, of Florence. The total vote was 132, of which Willough by receivea 132, Garris 129. The next election was for two trus tees of the Women's Industrial an Winthrop Normal College. Sc - Fuller, of Lauirens, and flepr Breazeale were elected with tion. The vote was: Fu 6de zeale 130. Then came th 1 ,f war over the election of t of Clemson College The inc ts, whose places were to be- ere: Jesse H. Hardin, Alan nstone, J. SE. Tindal, James L. Orr, M. Staekbou soad D. T. SRedfearn These men worked herd and suc* cestully for the success of thbe College They went on notes to secure funds, ii is sad set their valuable time to see that things went along properly,bu that made no difference to this Legis lature. Party men) bad to be lookec after and hard-worked. accorpipodat lo Conservatives were snowed under The nominations ...re: WV. H. Maul din; of Hampton; John R. Jefferies, o Union; T. S. Brice, of York; Jesse H Hardin, ofchester;H. C. Folk, ofBarnl wel; H. 31. Stackhouse, of Marion Secretary of State Tindal; Mr. D). T pedfearn, of CThesterhieldi ,)ames i iTrr, of Gjreenville, and Alan Jobustone of New berry. The vote stood: H. M. Stackhouis 115, J. SE. Tindal 109, W. H. Mauldi 87, J. R. Jefleries 98. Jesse H. Hardi 83, D. T. Red fearn ,3, T. S. Brice 5 H. C. Folk 533, A. Johnstonle 29; Jas. S Orr 27. The first six named were dul; elce.Friday, December S. SENATE.-The feature of the day wa the redistricting bill. This came up or Mr. Efird's amendment, already giver in this correspondence. An aye and nay vote was cal'ed on taking up the bill: Yeas-Abbott, Barton, Brice, Brown Efird, Evans, W. D., Evans, J. G. Ful. ler, Glenn, Harrison, Hemphill, Magill, McDaniel, O'Dell, Peake, Ragin, Red fearn, Stribbling, Timmerman, Wil. lianis, Wilson-21. Nays-Buist, Finley, Jenkins, Mil ler, Moore, Mower, Smythe, Verdier S. Mr. Buist moved to strike out the en.acting words of the bill. There was a lively discussion. The opposition fought the bill lively to nc purpose. A NOBLE DOZEN. A vote was taken on Mr. Buist'f motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill, and resulted as follows: Yeas-Beasley, Bingham, Brown Buist, Finley, Jenkins, Mayfield, Mil ler, Moore, Mower, Sloan, Sraytbe-12 Nays-Abbott, Barton, Brice, Efird Evans, Evans, J. G., Fuller, Glenn Harrison, Hemphill, Magill, McDaniel O'Dell, Peake, Ragin, Redfearn, l trib ling,Williams, Wilson-19. Verdier and Timmerman were paired The bill was then passed to third reading. IN THE BLACK BELT-CHARLESTO BIDDEN OVER ROUGHSHOD. [Special to Atlanta Constitution.1 COLUMBIA, S. C., December 8.-Char leston got it "in the neck" to-day it the Senate, when the redistricting bil placing her in the black district passec its final reading. The debate was vig orous and pointed, bringing out al sorts of "vile insinuations" as one Sen. ator termed them. It was intimatec that the Reform canvassing board lasl year counted out the Conservative can didatesand put a negroin Congress,anc then some of the Reformers ehargec Charleston with .having blind tiger galore in defiance of the dispensar3 law, and it was an all around give anc take legislative battle. Senator Buist of Charleston, movec to strike out the enacting words of thi bill Fnd eloquently defended his count3 from a project that was looked on as s step to place the city "under negrc domination." Referring to a stale ment that. Charleston could protee herself even if the ark filled with ne groes was dumped on her territoria lines, he said it did not seem as if shi could when the State canvassing boarc had last year seated the negro Congress man, Murray, over, Moise. Senator Efird, of Lexington, th author of the. bill, said its object was to divide the negro vote between thb first and seventh districts and that hi knew of no people better prepared t< mansge. the negro than the citizens o Charleston. Senator Jenkins, of Berkeley, pro tested-against the bill. The black dis trict could not be carried for the Dem ocracy save by fraud. "1 am admon ished," said he, "not to say it, but it i: a fact, ""I I assert it. Having with stood war, earthquake, cyclone ant pamic. the Senator from Lexington nov asks that Charleston go down unde the avalanche of ignorance and blacil votes. Senator Smythe, of Charleston showed that the passage of the bil would put Charleston in a districi wherein the blacks would outnumbe: the whites five to one. He though that the blind tiger charges 1o were< the tone of debate and was sorry tha some of the senators saw fit to lcg ii such matter to influence feeling agains Charleston. Senator Mayfleid, a reformer, op posed the bill and declared that its pa5 sage would destroy the progress ant commercial importance of Charleston "As reformers," said he, ';we wouh not be justified in allow,' reath perity. HOUSE-The .I Crow" car bil was killed by 7i S. Mes'srs. Bles and Hardy v ted for the bili. Mr Duncan di ,vote. The bi_ll to abol ish the 'of conuty auditor wa killed o e enacting words of th eig . 4 'ill were stricken out by a vot 5,and it is,dead. The bill ti ~~4the lien law was killed by a vot' 8~9to 19. Mr. please voted to 15l dibe bill.- Messrs. Hardy and Dunoai not voting. A message from the Senate state< that that body refused to agree to th salary reduction bill. A conferenc committee was appointed. Saturday, December 9. SENATE--All or the Senate's thir< leading bilis were passed eicept-th bill for the fepeal of the c'harter of th Port Royal and Augusta Railroad which was left on the Calendar in th absence of Mr. J. G. Evains, who prc posed it. The bill to receive Mr. Breazeale' digest of our laws, left unfinished b: the death of Judge Maber, was passed The bill to protect employees au guarantee their rights In belonging t political clubs was killed. In its dih eussion Mr. Mower, of Newberry, spok against the bill and in favor of th Australian ballot law now pending i: the House. IThe genmate, by decisive vots, de cided not to read the new code; but t adopt it as a whole with amendment where errors have occurred. HOUSE-The report of the specii comittee Qrn re4isitricting of' the Stal was read. There were two report the majority made a brief report, whic read; The committee on redistricting< the State having carefully considere all bills brought before it for the pui Carolina into seven Congressional dis tricts, report favorably upon the sub stitute bill for No. 3.5, with the follow ing amendment: On line 21, Section 1, between Marion and Horry that Flor ence be inserted. Respectfully submitted, D. H. MAGILL, Chairman. D. C. ROPER, Secretary. THE MINORITY'S UNAVAILING PRO TEST. The minority report, to which some importance should be attached, reads: The undersigned members of the special committee, consisting of on member from each county, to whom was referred House bill No. 35, relating to the redistricting of the State, to gether with the amendment proposed thereto, with all the bills on the same subject, beg leave respectfully to re port: That having carefully considered the same they are of opinion and recom mend that the bill and the amendmenl proposed thereto do not pass for the following reasons among others: 1. Because neither the original bill nor the proposed amendment contem plate any comprehensive plan for re districting the State, but are only par tial in their application and merely de range two districts. 2. Because in thei- opinion the 7th district, as proposed by this bill amend ment, will be more hopelessly Repub lican than ever before, which is mosi undesirable. 3. Because in our opinion it is neithei just, wise nor proper to put Charleston, tbe commercial metropolis of the State, with its vast money and business in. I terests, into an overwhelmingly black district. 4. Because in our opinion it is un wise to meddle with the disticting 01 the State unless some comprehensivE scheme embracing the whole State iE adopted. Altamont Moses,P. L. Hardin, W. R Bruce, B. B. McWhite, Sanders Glover, W. J. Johnson. E. W. Hughes, Josepl M. Skinner, J.W. Stalvey, J.M Hough J. B. Rogers. THE PROPOSED SCHEME. The proposed redistricting scheme which has a favorable report, and the Senate's action - reads: Section 1. The 1st Congressional district shall be com posed of the counties of Lexington, Orangeburg, Sumter, and the' town ships of Bell's, Geivehams, Burns, George, Cain, Dorchester, Heyward, Koger, Sheredan,Verdier, Broxton and Warren of the County of Collcton, and of the townships of St. James Gooe Creek, St. John's Berkeley and St Stephen's of the county of Berkeley, and lower township of the county of Richland. The 2d Congressional district shall be composed of the counties of Hampton, Barnwell, Aiken and Fdgefteld. The 3d Congressional district shal] be composed of the counties of Abbe ville, Newberry, Anderson, Oconei and Pickens. The 4th Cong~resional district shall be composed of the counties of Green ville, Laur,ns and Fairfield, all of the county of Spartanbnrg, except the townships of White Plains and Lime stone Springs, all of .the county of IUnion, except the townships of Gow, deysuille and Draytonville, and of the townships of Centre, Columbia and Up' r of the county of Riebland. The 5tl' Congressional district shal) be composed o*f the counties of York Chester, L4ancaster, Chester4eld, ,Eer shaw and the townships' of White Plainis and Limestone Springs of the county of Spartanburg, and the town ships of Gowdeysville and Drayton ville of the county of Union. The 6th Congressional district shall be composed of the counties of Claren don, Darlington, Marlboro, Marion Florence, Horry, and the townships ol Lake, Lee's, Johnson's and Sumter and of the the town of K.ingstree in the county of i1lliamsburg. The 7th Congressional district shal "the-outies of Charles ton, Georgetown, Beaufort','nd of the townships of Anderson, Hope, Indian King's, Lane's, Mingo, Penn, Ridge Sutton, and Turkey of the county o: SWilliamsburg,.the townships of %Gol lins, Adams B$un, Glover, Fragier ~owndes and Blake of $he county o Colleton, and all of the county o Berkeley, ezeept suchi townships a are embhraced in the 1st Congressions district above. WHAT BEPitESENTATITE BLEASE SAT~ ABOPT THE BIGL. SThe News and C.nrier correspondeni says, under date of last Wednesday Representative Slease is doing the right tinig, and is talking in the right way. To-night he said in regard to th4 redistricting bill: "I did not introduci this bill. I offered the amendment hern at the request of a friend. After hear. ing argument for and against it I shal: vote as my conscience dictates, found ed upon reason, equity and justice.] am not in favor of putting Charlestor in the Black District. "I am not in favor of placing Charles ton or any other county in liiouth Caro lina in any district where she will be represented in Congress by a negro 0: any other person except a true Demo crat, who is in.full sympathy with ths people he represents aud will carry onl their wishes to the best of his ability advocating only such measures es wil be of the most benefit to a majority 0 his constituents, at all times acting t< build up his district and to promote the interests of his people socially omorally, financially and politically This has always been my position an< is to-day. It is no new departure fo: me, because I am here to regresent free, intelligent, liberty-loving .d 'n edcustrious people who believe this is white man's country, and recogmnin his sOperiority irs intelligence are de termined that he shall rule." The bill to provide for the enactmnen lof the Code as an act created a liveli discusasion. The House seems deter bmined to red the whole theng, and th consideration or tbe bill was made a special order for Monday. By request, Mr. Blease introduced a bill to repeal the anti-free pass law. A bill to require all male residents of the State between 16 and 65 y'ears of age to pay a poll tax for school pur .poses. A new thing by Mr. Whitman. Joint resolution introduced to require the County Commissioners of New berry to pay for the loss of a mule. At the night session the Senate amendments to the "Dennis iniquity" were agreed to. The bill appointing Gen. Kershaw to prepare a Confederate history of the States' part in the late war passed the third reading. The favorable report of the judiciary committee to establish the County of Greenwood was made the special order for Monday. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL TO THROTTLE CHARLESTON. [Special to Greenville News.I COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 9.-"Charles ton caught it in the neck" again in th House of Representatives to-night, and her opposition to the dispensary law brings more Tillmanite vengeance on her head. The, metropolitan police bill, recommended by Governor Till man was introduced to-night. The bill provides that beginning on the first of January there shall be a board of police commissioners, three appointed by the Governor and two by the city council. Unless the council shall fail to appoint, or such appointees shall fail to serve, in which event, the three appointed by the Governor shall fill the vacancies. The board shall take an oath before a pro,er oftleer for the faithful discharge of their duti :s. They shall meet once every two weeks and shall elect officers and men of the police force for the next twelve months. These police shall be paid monthly, by order of the board, upon the mayor of the city. The city council is required to furnish the board a permanent office and to pay all legiti mate expenses of stationery and print ing. Such portions of the charter and ordinances of the city are in conflict with this bill are repealed. CHANGED HIS FAITH. Rev. W. S. Wlghtman Joins the Presby terian Church. [Rock Hill Herald, 6th.] After the morning services in the Methodist church last Sunday morning Rev. W. S. Wightman surprised his congregation by stating that it was the last time he would appear before them as their pastor or in a Methodist pulpit as a Methodist minister. This was a shock to his f$ock, but when he ex plained that his views had changed in regard to some of the cardinal doctrines of the Bible the strange announcement was made plain to them. Mr. Wight. man announced that owing to this change of-views he had decided to con nect himself with the Presbyterian church, which he will do at a inueeting of Bethel Presbytery to be held in Rock Hill on the 13th of the present month. Mr. Wighitman has sent a paper to the Methodist Conference, which is now in session at Sumter, asking a letter of dismissal to the Presbyterian church and embodying, his reasons for the step he has taken, Mr. Wightman has had charge of Methodist churches at Columbia, Abbeville, Anderson, Marion, New berry, Bennettsville and Bock Hill, and after preaching the doctrine of that church for twenty years he finds that he has not been teaching what he now believes. He, however, has for months been studying the question as between the A rminian and Calvinistic theories of the Atonement with the re suit that he must hereafter preach and teach the latter. J17tE AT CLARK'S HILL. The Residence of Bon. George D. TUi - mnan Burned. [Special to The Register.1 EDGEFIELp, S. C., Dec. Q.-flon. (3. D. Tillman2e residlence was destroyed by gre this morning, which originated on the second poor while the family were at breakfast. How the lire started ri only conjectured as the roof was in a blage when the fire was discovered. All the valuable furniture, bedding, wear ing apparel, books, paintings, etc., on the second lioor were consumed. Most of those on the girst floor were saved but were badly darpaged. None of the family were injiured. Miss Fannie Till man was very ill of grippe, but was fortunately on the first Iboor.' All the neighbors, white and black, worked heroically to save as much as possible. (Jonductor HernleDi's train was stopped to assist and both the crew and passengeradid all they could. Two Qltouses were also burned. Mr. Till man's office and large library escaped, The d welling ahd contents were insured but for not near enough to cover the ,loss. -High LiTing, if you keep at it, is apt to tell upon the. iver. The things to prevent this are Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Take one of these little Pellets for a corrective or gentle lazative-three for a Cathartic. They're the smallest, easiest to take, pleasantest and most natural in the way they act. They do permanz~ent good. (Constipation, Indigestion, Bil lus Attacks, Sick or Bilious Headache, and all derangements of the liver, -stomach, and bowels are prevented, re Slieved, and cured.. They're guara4eed$ to give satisfac t-i .In every case, or your money is returned. Te worstcases of Chronic Catal-rh in the Head yield to Dr. Siage's Catarrh R femedy. Ao certain -ia it that lus makers of!'er $500 Teward fors at - oncurabl name, THE NEW DISPENSARY BILL. Provisions of the Iron-Clad and Beler Riveted Law Proposed by the Administration. rNews and Courier.] COLUMBIA, December 7.-The dis pensary bill, as suggested by the "lay supporters" to the lawyers, has been formally introduced in the Senate to day and it piles on the agony with a vengeance. The law as It stands now is iron-clad and boiler-riveted. It gives the right to constables on information or belief to enter any house where liquor is thought to be (private or otherwise.) The following is an outline of the new bill to declare the law and further reg ulate the use, sale, consumption, trans portation and disposition of alcoholic liquors within the State and to police the same: Section 1 declares the manufacture, sale, barter or exchange, receipt, ac ceptance, delivery, storing, keeping in possession within this State of any spiritous, malt, vinons, fermented, brewed, (whether lager or rice beer) or other liquors or any compound or mix ture thereof by whatever name called or known which contain alcohol and is used as a beverage by any person, firm or corporation, the transportation, removal, the taking from the depot or other place by consignee or other per son or the payment of freight cr ex press or other charges by any person, firm or corporation upon any spiritous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed, (whether lager, rice or other beer) or other liquors or any compound or mix ture thereof by whatever name called or known, which contain alcohol used as a beverage, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby prohibited under a penalty of thirty days' imprisonment or one hundred dollars fine for each offence, except when bought from a State officer or in the possession of one. Such liquors are declared to be against the morals, good health and safety of the State, and may be seized wherever found without warrant and turued over to the State commissioner. Section 2 provides that any place not exposed wholly to view may be search ed by warrant from Judge, justice, trial justice, mayor, intendant of a city or town, by day or night, upon affidavit of information or belief that liquor is there. Section 3 provides that any of the liquors set forth, in Section 1 may be seized and taken without warrant by any State constable, sheriff or police man while In transit or after arrival, whether in possession of a common carrier, depot agent, private person, firm or corporation or association and reported to the State commission. Section 4 declares notes, cbntracts and bills, etc., for liquor, freight charges, etc., absolutely null and void, and no suit for same shall stand. Section 5. That the ~proceedings against liquors illegally kept, stored, sold, delivered, transported or being transported, shall be considered a pro eding in remn unless otherwise herein provided. Section 6 provides a* fine of $500 or imprisonment for six months for trans porting or keeping. liquors in jugs not properly marked with name of liquor, etc., and the party to whom it is ship pd. Anything not so marked is taken as prima facie evidence of guilt. Section 7 gives constables, policemen, deputies, etc., the right to detain any packagN on information or suspicion withut warrant and the examination kihe same. 'Section 8 provIdes a fine of $500 or six months' imprisonment for inter ference with, resistance to, or obstruct ing a epnstable. Section 9 provides t'aat the constable upon seizure of goods valued at more than $50 may have the same appraised by two residents of the county, give notice of sale by description of goods and the forfeiture to the State if not called for within thirty days from the first notice. The claimant must give the State commissioner a penal bond of $500 for the costs of condemnation. The liquor forfeited is to be tested and sold, if pure, through the dispensary;if not outside the State, Under $50 the bond may be $100, and te claimant in all cases must show that he has complied with the law. Section 10 provides that all liquors coming into the State are to be subject to the law just as liquor produced in the State. Section 11 provides'a punishmeut of $100 or thirty days imprisonment for any person who brings liquor into the State by any means, and that any per. son, agent of a corporation or any body else who shall remove liquor from the cars or vessels, except at regular depots and as c'nsigned, or any who shall aid in such transfer shall be fined $50 or thirty days' imprisonment, though liquor may be changed from car to car to facilitate transportation. Any cor poration bringing liquor into the State, except for the dispensary is to be fined $500, and costs for each offence. Agents of the State may enter any car or vessel and examine suspected goods without warrant. Section 12 provides that any person guilty of violating this Act may be arrested without a warrant. Section 13 provides punishment in the discretion of the Court when no penalty is named by the Act. Section 14 gives the Governor power to appoint the State commissioner within thirty days after the approval of the Act and at the expiration of every two,years', the appointment to be conirmed by the Senate. He is to be an: gbtginer. He may be removed by te.d Slte.board of control for cause. ma are deaned abnnt as at pre sent. The money from the sale of liquor is to be paid to the State Treas urer, and is to be drawn by warrants of the State board for expenses and to buy more whiskey for the State. Section 15 provides for the size of the packages-half pint to five gallons. Section 16 provides for the county board of control. Section 17 provides a punishment of of $200 or six months' imprisonment for- the dispenser who buys other whiq key than State whiskey or adulterates it. Section 18 provides that no one else shall sell liquor, and for con#scation and punishment for bringing it in or selli'ng it, but allows none to be made for individual use. Section 20 provides that the county board may appoint a successor on death, removal or resignation to any dispenser. Section 21 has a new proviso that if the author - of any town or city other than Charleston or Columbia do not enforce the law the State board may withhold the part of the profit going to the same and use it to pay State constables. Dry counties are required to pay for constables' support. Hotels where tourists stop are exempted from the penalty gf nuisance. The dispensary is allowed to sell beer by the glass. "LET'3 ALL LOOK UP!" The Preserving Power of Prayer-A Thrill ing Incident of the Storm. The followiug touching occurrence was related to Bishop Capers on his re cent visit to the suffering people of his Diocese near Georgetown, and graphi cally told him. Two elderly ladies, one of them an invalid,occupied-theirhome not farfrom the coast. With them were two young lady visitors. On the place were some faithful-family servants who remained with them since their freedom. In te midst of the storm a huge wave dashed a lumber-laden schooner -upon the ground not far from the front of the house, and in wrecking it the heavy timbers were driv.en toward the dwell ing by the surging, swelling flood, and one of the pieces forced the door when the rushing water soon filled the building. The faithful servants were anxious to remove their sick mistress to the storm-room, a tall, strong structure, built after the memorable storm of 1822, and separated from the residence by a passage-way. She declined going, with the remark,s'that if her time had come to depart she would prefer to die in the room where she was and where' her father died." In a little while the water began to move the bed, when the negress took her from the couch and with the assist ance of the two brave young ladies, bore her safely above the waves and made the passage of the storm-room, but only to find that here, too, the pitiless, swirling flood was rising upon them and that they must drown even in this supposed secure retreat. "0, Miss, look at Julia, The water Is up to her neck," was the exclamation of the faithful nurse. - At this key moment of mortal suspense, with the tempest howling without, the water sweeping in from the sea and rising higher and higher, and the imperiled victims -apparently ready to sink in despair and death beneath the remorse less flood, Julia, the little colored ser vant, with the billows about~ to over whelm her, uttered the sublime cry of faith, "0, Miss, don't look down, look up; let's all look up. Jesus is at' the helm, he won't let us drown." Almost instantly, the mighty hand of Him whom even the wind and waves obey, vouchsafed their deliverance. The wind veered around and blew from the opposite direction, and thereby driving the water back again to the sea. It was a graphic, realistic picture, revealing most clearly both the pleni tude of God's power and his mighty and instant protection! In connection with the above we would like to mention an unnoted thought in the Bishop's- Thanksgiving sermon: He w as not before his congregation to explain the mystery of evil, or why irreligion at times sits enthroned,while saintly lives are bowed beneath "sor row's cr'own o? sorrow." These ine qualities, which the agnostic and the unbeliever cite as proofs against re vealed religion, find theIr complete answer in the patient, submissive lives of those who know in Whom they trust, and who find much e-ven in their suffering lives for which to be thank "We do not know, now," but shall know hereafter, when this ephemeral existence shall have been swallowed up by the eternities of God's never ending love and holiness in the realm of light. It is an easy thing, said he, for those in health, surrounded by comfort and whose ease and affluence assure them of social success, to come up to the sanc tuary to give thanks, but what of those into whose lives the iron has entered; upon whom the dark cloud of adver sity has fallen;who are filled with cark-. ing care and apparently have nought but "dead sea fruit to the lips?" What, if theyg sometimes find it hard to give thanks in the great assembly? He urged his hearers to go forth with love, and faith and prayer, that they might brighten darkened homes and thereby enjoy the fragrant fruit of the positive Christian virtues. R. H. G. The number of unemployed in Chi cago is estimated at 117,000. 1t is pro posed to raise $1,000,000 to meet their nnecesstiest HE SEES THE LEGISLATURE. The Experience of Jim Goslen, of Bien ville-One of the "Wool HAt Boys." PROSPERITY, S. C., Dec., 4,1893. Happening to be in Columbia on the day of the convening of the Legislature' I strolled down to the State House, not to fillibuster or to seek office, but simply to meet some friends, and to see that body of -Representatives organize and get to work. While strolling leis urely through the capital, before time for calling. the assembly together, I met, and formed the acquaintance of a tall, lank looking man, from Bienvi!le. He accosted me by saying, "kin you tell a feller in whlch one of these rooms the Legislature meets. I voted for Ben Tillman an' hollered like blazes fur him, but I aint never seen his Legis later meet fit, an' I jist thought I'd cam up on the Sou'boun and see 'Ben an' his boys. My name is Jim Gosslen, an' I'm frum Bienville." I told Jim I was glad to make his acquaintance, and I pointed out to him the hall of the House of Representatives, but told him he could get a much better view by going up into the gallery. I ob served that Jim was watching me with an eagle's eye, and when the time ar rived for tie "meeting" to begin I as cended the stairway leading to the gal lery, and took a seat in front of the Speaker's stand. In a few seconds my friend, hat off, and hair unkempt, took a seat near me, and beside Mr. Gazer. Jim's eyes and mouth were wide open, drinking in the scene before him, and when Clerk Gray called the *House to order, the following conversation took place between Jim Gosslen and Mr. Gazer: Jim-"What on yearth is that feller doin' there with his gran' mammy's cloak on?" Gazer-"That is his offician robe." Jim-"Who is that feller with the big black whiskers an' the wooden hammer in his ban'?" G-"That, sir, is the Speaker of the House-the Hon. Ira B. Jones." - Jim-"WeHI, I'll be drat-the speak of the 'casion._ Why he don't holler an squall an sware like our Ben did at Bienville when he was axin' us wool hat, one gallus boys to vote for him. Jones, Jones; well, I don't see why his name might'n'd o' bin Brown, or Smith, for they are all jist as good as the Jones' in Bienville, an ma:n says some of them areadarneialght better." When the read# -*erk began read ing the G message loud and dislinc.gA ,thatJim was puz .zie;: a ofsomething. Finally, he 'again appealed to Mr. Gazer to know "what in blrzes is the feller talking about with the little book in his ban. Is he saying his lesson to Mr. Speaker, or is he givin out.a bime or what?" Mr. Gazer, willing to humor Jim a little, replied, saying: "That, sir, is the reading clerk, and he is now read ing a long letter that Gov. Tillman has wrote to his boys here, telling them how he and his folks have been getting along since they have last met, and telling them how the naughty antia have been treating him so badly, and telling them what they must do for him before they go home." Jim was now all attention, with eyes almost protruding, and tongue lolling out. At this juncture I glided out of the gallery and went-up town. I saw nothing more of my friend Jim Gosrc len until late in the &vening, when standing in front of Wright's -Hotel. Jim spied me across the street and came over at once to where I was standing with another gentleman. I saw fromnhis looks that he wanted to say something, and I encouraged him to proceed. He said he wanted to tell me about that letter that Ben wrote to his boys. I told him to go ahead, I'd give him my attention. I shall en. deavor to give Jim's exposition of the "letter" in his own words and language as nearly as possible. Here it is: ''Well I'l be drat lifted ef that warn't the darndest maddest letter I ever hearn red. Ben's madness put me in mine of dad once. You see, mister, our steer what was goin to be a steer, died, and we had nothin to plow wid, and so dad says to me, Jim, P'l be the steer an pull, an you plow me. It was orful hot in July. So I hitched up dad an went to plow the taters the last time. It was so hot dad didn't have on eny shirt, an he hadn't worked eny since oursteer, what was goin' to be a steer, died, an he was kinder feelin his keepin, and was 'kavortin around. When I drove dad out to the branch at the end of the tater rows, dad he wanted to drink, anlIgiv4 dad a pdp with the line, an hejbmped right plum into an alfired big hornet nes, and dad e bellered wurs nor a steer an run away, dad an the hogrnets seein which could go the fasses, and dad abellerin, 'fre, fire, fire an brimstone,' and dad-he never stopped runnin till be got to the house -an fell in the door where mnam an Sal was stringin beans. Dad had broke.loose from the plow directly be run awa.". When I got home I foun dad lyin on the floor without any breeches or anything on. He was the orfulest lookin sight you ever, saw. His eyes was swelled plum abet, and his lips were' bigger than a rice field nigger's, an he was so mad he cussed and swore an hollerAd at main an Sal) an me in particular for lettin him run away. I don't kno*sthether Ben has been plowed into ~a hornets' nes by~ some of them fellers they call antees in Bienvile, or som'thin' worse nor a hornets' nes; but he's the maddia mas Ive hearn write .a letter in my life. Ben tole us when he was speakin in Bienville~that if he wia lected guver nr he'd have the stumpies road toc travel that+v aca feller did trael, an T blieve he is. It's wurse stumpy than the tater patch, when dad run away with me an the hornets. Ben has stumped his little toes, an his big toes, an he has stumped his shins, an he run agin a big high stump an com mity nigh stumpin an out'n that tother good eye of his'n. Ben, you see, is more likely to stump hisself than moe other people, 'cause he's got but one eye, an can't see on his bline side. Some fokes in Bienville says that Ben is a one sided ole petifagoger. but I dont't blame him for not seein things as mos people do, 'cause he aint got but one eye an can't see but one side at a time. It jist seemed from that letter that Ben was orful mad at the judges, an railredes, and fokes what won't drink 'spensery licker, an everybody in perticler. He didn't seem 'to have a kine word for anybody that lie wrote about in that long letter to the boys in the Legislater. "Well,_I dont blame Ben adrated bit fur bein mad. 'If them jedges would 'cide the cases like Ben wants 'em to 'cide, why, Ben, he wouldn't git so alfired mad an write sich a mad letter, wosser nor a iad dog a bitin' an snap pin and snarlin at everybody. These same jeges, he says, has been 'cidin an 'cidin 'ginst him evry time, an Ben wrote the boys that he wasn't goin to stan it any longer, an they mas 'lect some other chaps to be jedges who will 'dde Ben's cases the way he wants 'em. Ben, he knows law when he sees it, and shows in that long letter, (Sal, she says piss'e) that he knows more law nor all the jedges put to gether. Ben's boys said they was goin 'lect jedges as would suit him. I saw some of them fellers then, what wanted to be Ben's jedges, goin roun an axin the boys to vote for um. None or um looked like they was mity smart, an one feller in perticular, who wasza little feller with a broad brim woolhat, an stoop shoulders, an a little mooetash that curled up like mam's pig's tale. They said his name was -Whats, an that he was lookin for Je4geHudsing's } place. Ben, he don't like Jedge Bud Hudsing, 'cause he won't 'eide'cordin to law. This feller Whats don't look like he'd mek.much uv a jedge, butI recken Ben knows him, an of Ben says he'll do, why its a go, an its noboddy else's bissness. Sal says she knows him an she wouldn't be willin to blob in dubble harness to trot thru life with ' no sich alookin critter. But then Sal oughtn't to talk that way, cause as how he suits Ben an will 'cide cases jist as Ben wants him; an he'll git along a : heap easier nor dad did when he was playin steer,and'the.Iornetsmade = -:. run-away'witb me. ' ' "Then, agin, Ben As as-ma .as blOe_ blazes 'bout therairoads not paylnas much tax as he wants 'em.' Ben says the railroads.nor noboddy elsesseny right to say anything 'bout their taxes ~ 'sides him. Now I recken Ben l ght 'bout this tax bisness .too. I had ter > pay my tax, which was adollaranfrie cents. A dollar for my pole taran fie cent'(on ole Loud. Ole Loud Is-mity good for 'poslsura~ an fleas. Mas. tax wusonly fifteen'eents. Mamdont - pay no pole, botshe had terp)ayfonthe steer what died before he gotter bea steer. Nowif me an1am haatospy what Ben says we mus, Idon'tseewhiy, the railroads an everyboddy elee mustn't. But Ben says the railroads wouldn't pay las much as-he yfanted them to pay, an they went beforetheise highfalutin jedges an they wouldnM 'cide the way Ben wanted them,.an now Ben, he says they ust al be descalpitated an fawmer jedel 'Jeted so they will 'cide 'cordin to Bilaw. Now somehow or other I can't git over that stooped shouldered, broad brimed, -_ ig tailed Whats bein a jedge -He don't pear to me like he. knows much more law nor our Sal, but Irecken ri :$ wrong, for Ben says he'll do like Ben wants him. Why the boys'll jist 'leot ~' him quicker nor adOSeof salts. Then Ben went on with/the letter and rote how he wanted.'he boys to fi the' 'spensary law. He was orful mad when he was writin 'bout that 'spen sary pisness. Be said the law mnus be flxed so noboddy mas 'drink any licler - 'cepin he got it-from the spensary, an he said the railroads an. _eyeryboddy else who was foun to have any like that hadn't cam from the 'apensry, muss be put to jail. I didn't like this. part of Ben's letter one bit. We re. all pore fokes in BienviHle, but wa like to have our dram, and like .to get it where we can git it cheapet an it aint for frum Bienvie over to Survan ner, whur we can git better an cheaper icker than we can frum the'spensary, an PIll be dadArapt if I don't beliee P'llrebeliright here. I tell you, -manm an Sal tron't take my dram from me an I don't believe Ben has any right to take it elther, laworIib law. -I tell you thiit's takin away a feller's rites, inPm beginin to bile over, Iam gitt' as mad as dad was when he run away with tihe plow, an had no shirt on, an he was covered allover with h'arnets, an each hornet seein which could dlo dad the wurst in the least time. Dad drapt ef I don't wish them same hor nets every one uv urn could catch Ben without a shirt or hat on, an would do about his natral body right brisky till Ben would say, boys, for the Lord's sake take off the hornets an Il take oft the 'spensary. Mister, IPve talked-too long to you, but I elt mighty itter-; ested an I wanted? to tell you about tbat long letter of Ben's to his boys. Good, bye, IPm goin home an tell main an Sal an allthe boys inBienlville'bout this same letter." Away Jim bounded for the "Sou' bean" train, but not happy and serene as he was at the beginning of hiasre ital of "Ben's letter." I was of course amused, but at the same time greatly impressed with the honesty ofproe of this true yet misguided yonth who is only aty pe ofhundreds of others in~ our State. Educate the people. Yu-BE.