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l A1 e Ntm t3 &iZ S. CH E <TA hUhD10. __NWEUYS . RDAY, 'IRCI 17. 189$). TWiCE A WEEI,1L50, A YE{A' THE INVESTIGATION OF COL.. W. A. NEAL H14 1ISPW1'lloN OF TiVE' STATE'S IMICK INQU110E) INTO. Tillhmam (ot a Carloa of Them-whettair H1 liti oed to piy for themua eur Not au 010 -1 q11.1-tiolk--8spley Dovehipmenst" in the ProceciIing. [The state, 14th.] Interest was added to the Neal in vestigation., esterday by finding an un p'tid and in icharged claim for 12,000 brick wich th penitentiary had furnished to Senator Tilliain in 1805. This added at now I haswo to the quos tion aind the afternoon ses.on wias spent in inquiry into it.. In Jily of that year Senator Till m-tu was in noed of som11 brick. In an offhand wmy h3 said to Col. Neal, who, with Col. Lipscomb, was opera ting a brickyurd for which tho Stato furnished convict labor, the INwo parties to the contract sharing brick alike, that he wished ho %ould shil) him t carload to Trenton. In the conversation about brick and his need for .12,000 of I hom, according to Col. Lpseombi's recollection of thbe story as narrathd by Col. Neal, Serator Tillman's mind seemed to havo dwelt. upon the ingratitude of republics for not much sooner had he ordered the shipment tain 10 stid: "I have been going to Clemson and Win throp colleges as trusteo and now I in going to ask the legislaturo for rein uneration." The brick were shipped to the senior tit tho request of Col. Neal anmid Col. Lips comb took the privilege of sending a bill along with them. Col. Lips comb then mitioned '.3 matter to Col. Nea, w1ho said jtust charge the brick to the penitentiary account. They wer so charged; the poniton tiary paid for I bem, but has never co!lected from Senator Tillman. From th testimony no eflort has made to (o so and the item wias not oven carried on tbe ponitontiar books as an asset. Vhat 210 commiii0i4eioo is seeking to find out in connection with the brick matter is this: In the penitentiary report .f 1,897 thcre are reported on had 225,000 b-.ek its in asset and tire valtuod at $5 per dhousand. In tho report of 1898 only 2),000 of theso brick aro roported on hand, whilo only $9.05 Wero relized Onl the vales. The conmuit.tee wants to know what be ei me cf the other 200,000. In the tvt;timon)y that followed about 100, 000 were acctoun- ted for, though tile comImitteo, has1 not yet linlisheid its in quiry into this particular matter. Htero a110 PRno(CEE1,IN(iH IN DETAI. W\hen the pontenitiary investigation committee n~ et y estordlay morn ing over tin hour or more wvas spenlt in p)rivatol con ferenieo determ ininlg upjonl thle line to be pursued. The mfeetinlg wasF thoen made pub. lic and Mr. .J. E. Boggs of Pickons presented hlimlself and said thlat hIe wvas there at the request of Col. W. A. Neal as his r'eprcsentativo. He said( furthbar: "1 am in this matter not to frui4rtot but to aid the coin in ittooe in gi-tti ng tat the bottom of the mlatter. I am11 here to urge tile thle committee to probe every wvound and to search for the truth, tand aifter this is done I may adlvisedly state that we are retidy to comply with any cond(itionls wivlch the committee may Mr. Boggs thlen wvont on to say thatt Col. Neal was not thle dlefenldant in this nitter and1( that ho would re qnest that 110 be suibjectod to suchi questionus as were only necessary te eiplain ainy transactions of the poni. tontiary withl which lie might htave hadl to (10 in an oilicial way. Chiai rmani Stevenson briefly rop)lied that each time Col. Neal haid taken thle wVitness stanld at his own request and t hiorO had1 beeQn nothing complji. sory in the investigation. AN('irHEai NEAL NOTE. The extaminattion then pr-ocoedec with Col. Neal on tihe witness sttani at his ownl roquelst. Th'Ie first mattoi toucheot on wasl a note for $1,498.4( 11ad111 by Col. Notal as supeIrinitonldoI withI notes of the Columia: Stree Railway, Light and1( Power compan) as collatoral. This noto will bo como due in April. Mr. Stevonsor asked: "Colonel, the books of the bant show that thoro is one noto for your self as superintendant for $1,498.40 with tho- Columbia Street Railway, Light and Power company as eolla toral. I Low about t hat Y" "The penitentiary has lonstd th wattor power down thoro to the Co lumubia Stic.it Railway, Light ant Power company. 'Lhat has boon) dono for 20 and 30 yours. That wi dono before I was superintendent. They havo boon behind and wo took thoir notos and used Mtho a11olat oral to get the money and gavo our notos." "With regard to this particular loan I will aisk you if it wits not re ported to tlie directors that instead of the pollitentiary negotiating the loan thar it wasi th directors of the Columbia Water and Power coilpny and tho noto ha1d been used without the ponitentiary incurring liability. Wasn't that the rEport when that ml-nvy wits gAtton ?" Col. Neal replied that ho "didn't remomber fully about the matter, but h thtought the directors woro in formed about the transactions." "But hadn't the directors prior to that timo instructed you not to cn dorso ainy papers?" "I don't remember, 'Mr. Patton but I doni't thiink they had. I think possibly such it resolution was passed last falil." "Did you ever havo occa-ion to bring it to the attention of the board that you had endorsed this noto?" "No, I don't think I did, but I mJight have." TIuI $10,00 cmEcic. "When the $10,000 wits paid into the st to trmisury in P8M for the prolit. of 1897, how did the peniten tiary realizo thai profitr" "From all kinds of sources. We sold the cotton from the State farm at got in money from supplies furn ished tho chaingangs, from United Stato prisoners and all kinds of sources." "On the day that that, cieck was paid did you discount notes at the Carolina National bank for $8,468. 0.1. "Well, I don't remember." "Well, I will -efresh your mem ory," said Mr. Stovenson, and h then road from the testinony of Mr. Clark on Saturlay giving a list of notes which had been discounted on tat day, aggregrating $8,468.04. TIhose ntotes wvero giveni for con. viet hire for 1898, were they not ?" Mr.Stevensonu then asked. ''Yes, sir."' "Wolel, then, inisteadi of the poen tent iary patying from its profits 01 1897 tho $10,t000, it anlticipalted its mncomoe for convict hliro for 1898 dis counting these ntotes, dlid it not 1" Col. Neal answered '"that those al-. togethe1r wvore not. the facts in the case; that was mi partt tile way the $.l0,000 were realized.'' TIlE nIIIcK TilANsAcTIoN. "Can you toll us aniything about th0 brick transact ion, can you tell us when it wits onttored into ?" "I think it was ill the spring o: 1896." "Yuranl it. two years?" "Yes, two yeiars." "When did you have at settlement wheon you had to have atn atrbitratioi with Lipscomb ?" ''Seome t imo latst year, I think, it the sprinlg or summorlili." '"11Iow many b)ricks did thle State gol by thlt division ?" "'Somet hinig over it million wor< turned over to the asylum." "Hlow many brick were turned evel to the p)enitentiary?" "WeVll, I don't remember the nomi i bor, a consideratble numbr, though. "Hlow many brick did thte pontiten tiary get ill t hat arbitration will Lipscomb ?" "I can't remember." "WVho was your arbitrator; who rep: resented the ponitentiatry in the di vision of the b)rick ?" "Mr. J. B. Memndonhiall who was I the employ of t he penit.entiary acte< for us anud Mr. Burrouights was Mi Li pscombll's re'presenltattivye.'' "What. has uneome of the h,.:c that the ponitentit ry recoived int tliat arbit ration V' "They were bauled to tihe yard and somno were sold around the city for bluilding chillioym." "Hom wore sold last year, 1898? "Yes."9 "Do you reniiber iy partics to whoin you sold Y" "ve sold at few to the State .1'air and other parties in the city." "Have a large majolity of them boon disposed of ?" "Yes, I thiunk so." "Did you soll any out of tho ity beforo the division ?" "I don't renmbor." "Any since?" "I can't say." "Well, Colonel, what has becone of the money derived from the sal of thoee brick ?" "The penitentiary has gotten overy cent of it.." "I see in your report last year that you put down only $9.05 for brick sold." "Well, the bookkeepor is tho best man to put on the staId iii rogard to that. The records will show that." "tiave any brick boon shipped away from Columbia sinco the urbi trat on ?" "I don't remember; tho records ought to slow that." "I suppose a iiui.ber wore used on the State farm ?" "Yes." 6H9ow iany ?" "I donl't know, but a tgreat Ilany." ".In other words, whatover brick you received under the arbitration are fully accounted for by tihe records ?" "Yes sir." By Mr. Boggs, Col. Neal's atfor ney: "Are you sure the rec)rds will show the number of briek used by the penitent iary ?" "No, somne of the brick were used in fixing drains and things around the yard there." "But the record will not show how imany of those brick were s t s)emd ?" "No, but I think I could make a close estimate of thoso used in the yard." "About tle convicts uisel on that farm (the Neal farm,) to whom did the profits inuro?" "To Mr. Watson and more, too." "And that contract for labor is his cent ract ?" "Yos." By Mr. Sttlvonson-"Did you ever have Col. Lipscomb to ship any brick for you to parties to be clarged to tihe 1pon-ite_tiary's half of t ho brick ?" "Not that I remomber.-' About the pice for the b)rick the witness could give 1n0 deliinito fig 1us. "In the report for 1897 the direc tors have down the niumber of brick on hand as 225,000, while in the re port of 1898 only 25,0)00 are put down as on band. They are v'aluied at $.i per thousand11( andc yet for these 200,000 brick dispos1d of dlurinig t liat year y our report only showni $9.05 realized. H-ow (do you reconcile this difference ?" "Th at's all th cash1151 we got for them. Most of t ho brick( wore use 1 at the State farmi and airountd thu penitent iary yard. The reco)rds wvill showv what became of them.'' wHAT THE11 nooKs( 81ow. This ended the work of thle com. miutteo up till dinner and whleun it. met in t he aft ernloon, Mr. IL. E. BUnr riss was cailled0( to the witness standi~ to oxpla1ini thle hooks of the brick transaction. Ha roald from his bcoks the following statomnt of the brick made anid (disposedi of during 1895: Brick furniised the asylum, 1,008,. 854i; St ate Peonitenitiary, 68,000; Stalt 0 Honse, 3,750; B. R. Tillmnan, 12,000; -total, 1,11l 1,2041. F. 1). Kendall, 400,200; J. J. 1R0e (der, 24,0)00; J. (1. Witt, 5,000; L. B. Smith, 10,490; total, 439,696. .IThiis last amiount sold1 anid the pro. .coeds used( to buy w~ood1 and pay' other running expenses. a Brick to T. J. Lipscomb, 768,186; 1 bricks put in kiln, 70,000; total, .838,180. Sunnnary-Amount (cha1rged to k penitentiary, 1,11 I1,204;: brick t.o T1. J. Lipscomb, 838,186; balanco duo T. J. Lipscomb, 273,0 18. Thoi ibovi is certified to as being an exact so t lemient for t he year 1895 and was nado March 1, 1836. 18910 8%.:rLIENT. Brick furnil yed Isy nu ........... 500, 1100 liekic f min shed S. C. I ............. 5 ,0 Bu-ick funn-a T. J. Li .om 180,550W T ola! ................. ................. 1g 40, 150 By thli. - tt.ltmont the ponitein. tiary rceivedI 39,525 moro than its shiarp, whi!,% Col. Lip:icomb lacked thit 1uIni1- ir of brick Of get.tiig hils half of the m:tiro output. 'I'"'M TILLMAN DiACK. The collitton Isk1d about the 12,000 briek furnished Sonator Till. man and wanted to know if they had over boen patid for. Mr. Bu: iss answored: "The 12, 000 brick t-> B. 1t. Tillnall is an opwn aceo- t, and if they havo over bwoln paidI f,r I. don't know of it." "Do I 'un1driitanI from you," a1Id Mr Patton, "that the item of 12,000 brick is not charged to R. . TImban ?". "No, it. i,; not charged." "lave you ever lee instruted to ronder any bill to him for that "No." "In making up the statoment for the politeitiary report did you in .ludo this item uinder the head of assets?" "No, sir." "Wo li lrst.an( that that 1111mint of brick has uovor ben paid for so far Is you klov" "Woro thos" other items for Kon dall, Witt, and others ever reported to you ?" "iYes, tey wero repolrted paid." "If these brick had not been Ship poJ to 1. It. Tillmnan the poniten tiary would have 12,000 more brick than now ?" "Yes, tOhey Woild have gone to somuo 0110. They might have been given to Col. Lipicomb ais he hand not receivetl his full sharo of brick." "Did tose 12,000 brick appear properly as a penitentiary charge or to Col. Lip'.com1b " "As i peii1entiary clargo.") "Wouild , on say ib. t, thosw brick befora ti(,. wtro shiptid bloiged to the pmeiontiary or to Col. Lips comb ?" "I1 doin't. koow." "In mak-n. hg u) th4) final chiargo to whose a-onnt are thwy charged?" "To the pinitontiary." lIn the repirt of 1897Y the supberin donit repor 'p 225i,000 b rick on hand. In his report of 1898 0only 25,000) wver reportedi and the comn miitteo soughit to find( out wvhat hadi( becomo of the 2(00,( 00) brick, as only 8al108amonOiting to $9.0a were re to read from his books sho'wir.g what sh ipmenlts of b)rick woere made du rinlg aill of i1)7 iand upJ to the 1st or Jant uiary', 1898. 1Ie read the followving items: Oni January 14t, 1898, to W. 'T. MagillI, imalnaIglr Stato farm, 1 2,000; Janular)' 17. 8,00)0, samo1 pberson ;J an uiary 18, 1 2,00)0; to samie person March 7, to same p)ersonl, 12,000; March 14, to .J. .J. Cooloy, mnantger State farm, 1 2,000); M~~arch 22, sam1e1 person, 1 2,0010; A pril 7, 12,000 to 81a1me p)orson; total numlFber shippjed to State farmn, 82,500. Th'Ie books1 fiirtheir showed thait only 0110 s.11o was mado(1 dulring t hat year and1( thlat 01n May 18, t.o Rev. L. D). CairrollI of Colu mbial, 4 ,500 brick. 'The Carroll maitttor has1 neOver been paid. There might. have b)een a few 80mall sales8, hilt [ kno1w noth inig of it,'' awhind Ml~r. Unr lris.. "Whleu brick hatv(e been 1( sold wh did1 the selling Y" "PI ossib)ly Coul. Neal or Cap1t. W est field.'" ''All youi had1 to do' wvas to credlit the aiccott whieni th~ catshi wasm tuirned in?" ''Are you p)repa)red1 to say thaft aill the aiccoun ts you have readl out arc ei ther palid 0or chargedi up as alsset8 excep)t ie accWounlt of 1B. H. TIill "'Yes, i sa far as I s nowv."' Bv Mr. [iogg -un)ia't u.-r. Ii). comb isll tho brick to Sonator Till 1an r" "I don't know, sir." "Woro you present. when that tc count. of Sonator Tillman was turned over to th penitontiary Y" "I don' t. thillk I was." "Abtout that Tilhuan acvouint you1 hiad no in lst riuct ioiv ?" "No, sir. I hward that. Col. Lips. comb hand sonit a bill to Semitor Till. "Vltt woro your inst ructions about ithe Kondall and other iw coun11ts Y" "With Col. ILipcomb I col"wlcd the accounts to pay for running ex penises.' ",So tie accuunt. againist iuhat was proporty of tho Congarm, Brick Company owlled jointly by Lipm coib und the Stater" "YXes." "Di'l you havO any spe Scilia inl. struictionti from tle superitondeit not to enter the accouint against B. Rt. Tilbinanl as asseotsr" " don't know that I did." "It would not have been proper to onter it ats an assot of the ponitenti ary if it Wias an accouiit of the Conl garoo Brick Co., Would it y" "No, sir." "So that entry does not mean that the ponitentiary has assutmod th ae cont of .13. It. Tillman ?" "N do not so understand it." By Mr. Livingston--"Upon that book dos it, not. appoar that, Col. Lip.4comb is creditedl with thoso 12,000 brick sold to 13. R. Tillman and tho ponitentiary clar-ged IWith thoumY" "Yes sir, that is tho way it ap poars." Mr. Patton-"Would you havo charged liht item of 12,000 brick against the penitentiary ccouiint without instructions to do so Y" "I don't know that I would." TllE. PENITENTIAnY THE LOSER. Mrr. Stovonson--"As the thing has turned out who has lost those brick, Col. Lipscomb or the peiiton tiary " "According to the w:-7 it -1nnds hero the penitent.iary is the iosor." Mr. Patton--"Supposo those brick woro paid for tomorrow who would get the money ?" "It wonl be credited to the Conl gareo Brick Co. and11 by thon tuiri1ed over to the poniteitiary." ".Jf it is never paid the politonl tiary vill be the loser Y" "Yes, sir." "Col. Lipscomb hasn'1Ot one cent of intierest ini it, hais he~?'" "It las niever lh.eell rot.urn(ed as an asset of I he pon1 1itni ary ?'' "No', it has never so apponrod." "I see by this boo0k thaht the ac count of 13. R{. Tdhnlan is put wvith hose of the asy lumi, pn itenit iary anid state hiouse, thus showing they wer.e not sold to Paty for running ox p)ense(s as wore the brick sohl1 to) K(on dalI, WVitt and others. Is t hat cor coirrct? " "Yes, sir," In answer to qunlst ions, M r. Ur risa told of the niumber of brick be ing used( for improvements ini the ponitent.iary. lie woul not attmipt to give an estimate of the numb)er so used1 andl add1ed1( that t horo was nto record1 kept of t hiem. NEAL ON TJILJ.IMAN nHICK. Coli. Neal was aked to tmako a at atemienit about the T1ill .nan brick. IIe said: "I suippose Senator T1ilhntan or dored 1 2,004) brick from us and1( they wvore sh ipped0( to hiim ait Trenton.'' "'It was assumiied by the poinitoin tiary. Whiy was that?" "1 supijposeod the ordler camie through us.'' "Wh' y wvore they charged to thea penit ent iary ?"' "'Well , when (Col. Li pscomb filled an ordler nmade through him ho liel-e camn" responisile for its palymenoht and( so wit h the pnitenitiniry."' ''Why haven't they boon co'. lectod ?" "I dlon't know. D)on't know wvhy they had beeni t ransferred to 4.1he p0mn. itentiary books."' "Dlidn't you know they had novoi haninai or ?" v "No, tho bokkeeper didn't roport it to I''." "1lave yo ever mande any ('ort, to collect that atccmunt ?". 'No, it Is likm antly othor aecouut for which 0i o b.,)okkeptLr ivnds out bills." " nt voilr. business to sev iat this4((VI accnt wa; col h-etevd y" "Woll, whyI didh't. you instruct the book keempr to colhe, Ihv accountY " "I. didi't instrlct him not to col b-et, o supposted ho wI'd volloct it." "Why wasn't. this accolist tranls ror-r-I io tho poli-ihtiry books as t.ss'ts ?" "It Wats IIy ulirIstatulin,w Ulut ill thvo aIlcolunts Itt. final sett.oliont Vor to bo tranisfolroul to tho peni tent ilry books." "is that at doroliton of v< 'rs or tho boowkkepor?" "I supposo it. was partly tho fatilt. of bo"lh." r. Pattol--"I lavo you ever ma111do an efrort. to collet. this ACCOunt ?" "Well, I havo ilvlr writtel at pri vato lottor to Snator Tilln ask. ing him to pay it." "ThiS a-Ccun11t, 11as bVn1 OutHtlid ing for four yoIlars Iid wo want to know whoso nogligolco it wats youirs, Mr. Burriss' or w board 01ol dirctors ", "Perhaps I ought to havo init-ruct Od Mir. Biriss to sn.41d S1ntor. Till 111111 I bill With re(uit to pay. I do't kInoV Whlthr I did this or did not do thiS." Mr. PIattou prossod Io point of why tho accoulnt hand not biwin chfirg"'d on tHlo pwilitmitiary b%ook4 1 assmits and HO continuied until paid unfil finally Col. Noal said it was the fault of tho bookkooper. 64A4 at iittor of fact hayo those brick not boon pai.1 for'?" "Not to iy knowlmdgo." M T. 8TEVEKNSN'S FINiE HARCA41M. "W(Ill. colonel, I suppolo S1monator Tillimlan i good for I bomll ?" drawled Mr. Stovonso!i, intimati-Ig tha't, the ;ommllitteno wouild Hon that they,) wereo paid for. "Yes."1 MR. IlIItSH wn-t.e.d to cloar himsolf of the chrg. of negligouet by Col. Noul, so ho said: "I 111ha li bmoIto insh-rn-tionls to eu!lect th itoivonis of tho asyl)um11, but 11 for th1i4 Ti111111 Ic -011it, 01 aII)' ot.ers I ivI l1O'r hiali .111' i' st I i, )118. Al Vtco )4C0t4 VoI is thInti c.his ac-ounlt, wVp i to sat 11( opo'll until Uo Nl could Sots Semitor Tilinum quont a bill for '.it ai uul never1(1Ii~' bo4onl abl414 t.o colle4t it, 5o is was8 my )l c'GL. L.IP.-coMn, b)et woon411 t.he~0) cotraclt ing I 1r t ie's. 1J - safid: many4)3 hands41 (conlvict.s) anrd Iiiunde'r qtood throuigh C. '. Neal theiy did( no)) wish to bry') bric!k mIachIinery anid hadl askI(d4 han1) to malhkl a1 'ontrPact wxith m)e4. 1 was11 to furnish 1 the plant)111 , on1e penlliten1t iary was( to fuirn.ish the4 1lbor andl~ one1~ h1 lf the4 wVo. I. We' outdo NealI toolt the ha.ds away beforo t he con1t.ract was0 fillisheds. 110 8said t-he "1 b)rought suit an4.1 it. -nded inl arI "'1low. many113 brIick didi the( ponitoun tiary) go4t 1by 1 bis dIiii ?" '"Vour h1und(red( thonsandLl or l 3, 01)0 oriek, b)ut they13 got -10,000( of m1)ino4 i ')gh thrg mistake10, for w hVich they atfter'wuard pai,1.'' "'Itow much wl were ti h8 -s ) rick( (hliality, 1as they lh-id first. f''(k. got fromi $8. ol to %..0 pI r 4!* hlonKsal for in ino.' ll ilsiwer for an oxphula11tion1 of t)he i(lbnnbic,C.Ii:cm mHe if I woulh th ltip a cirl load of brick to Solittor T-tillill. I Shipped the bri1 an f hey HIM*WtrO (har1ged-m at $0 1"'r I loi'i tl an t I le I ill a11unitod to - 1 .siet 'Stiator Tillman at bill ma1i'l wIt 1:n 111w name1'. of thle COU ga..o l;rick ('o.11p- y. iotimeilllo aftor i it.t C I Nt.d atn .ai I to hii tihat Seiat(O'r TilII1:0k lI4t 1not, eVO nIlsW('re!d my1), lotter contuining tt bill for 1.rick. Neal answored and liaid Soniator Tillimian had sm(I ho had hoon goitig as trusttte to Clemson anid Winthrop coillogvm anld h14 was goiig to ask the legislaturo for 0somo rem1ueirat'toll; 21m1d for mo just to traisfer that brick account to the iitmtiatry's accouit. Tho saime way wit the ttato honso brick. I was to take 12.000 brick to offsot t.his 12,100 brick which I shtlipped to rilliman. NEAI K BAD MEMORY. Col(i. Nmal coulddn't romombor anyt thm; about, thlie 001VOInv stiol With Col. Lipscomb att t-ho Tillman Tit ended tltho tostimony for the day. As t.he mprin"g t-ormIll of court is all)roaclInIg iiI t lhe di0fe renTOIt circuits th mmllibers of tle (omllittO do cidod (tey woblltl take a wook off ald r-sue til h ilvestigatiol ved isaity ti) 22nd. 1'1.; 1% 11C NTII I6n AY4F FAlIs.N nist itt ll lit I Aist its t..e's it 4 lilt SUaY l or .to Comning w, Yettrri. [The1 'Stato, 1511t h.J (atD. D. J. (irillith rotuirned from the Stato farm vesterdlLy. lie Was <itito tired last night animid (lid not O to talk of his proHspcts, but -aid thalt, Io proposed to inistitute an !%intirely Ie,v Hysttm of bookkooping. Ilo will not tiako chargo uintil Fri day, proably, a le wants tho in -titutioni transferred in ia biSs liko waly. IF1 alnn(loulnctd his appoilitmlloihi for (.tl prmcilli pla s un r his adImiitrat-ion. Mr. W. D). Black, of Ellontonl, Barnwell volinty, is to ho capltil of the givirtl. Mr. Iflack is a momer of the h-ju-sn from that cotity aw hiasi bootn associated iit bim,neiss witi Capt. otGriiith hofore. Dr. 12. K. Sthlrki', of lenton's, Oranigelburg c mnty, i- to be tb1 penitent.iary )ysicia. Dr. Sturk:o hias for stvura ytlar I boonli a Imen), r of th boulit. of rpresentativos. Ia. J. C. Abiey, or this city, wVill bm aplpoiniti'd chaiplaml. Mr. Abnif-y was4 oelli of the chaplains if t conistitult ionaul con11vIn tloln and is ni >w~ chaph ~IIiin ofi the 0 ihos of reoi A ha;pya -li0tionl is that of WN. W. Adlams~i11 a r.pant of the guart', Mr. Atam has8111 held th iis piosition for I aiior of years and has many frieind s in Cohunbiia wLlho wvill bo ghlat of his~ good fortune. (.j Thet other~ p)ositions8 will be)fillod later. Mr. ,Johna Taylor hais alrtadly boon)l apploi ntedl bookkooper.j)I IAN MlAci.Ailu:N's NEw Y'oaK. lani Maclarui, who1 is no0w oi a lactuin g 1.o11r ilnLII this clritrVy, b,... ginls in ant early issuo0of Tho~ jldied H omoi .Journat'l his latest piOCo of litearary work. I is 8I a0 seios of pop1 uilar atrtitos in whtich lhe definosl the rtelat.ion thiat a 11n.m ste r holds1 to hiis congiregat ion ; how aL p)roachor is hlped byaO I his 8peopl; how01 a io: - giregatioin (enn1 maike th1e most~ of a mlinIistert, andi ot htr ph11ases of ti o most51 satisfaLto ry itt Iitutde of ii con grlgatt idn to at paistor'. V lOlA A bi1l N H ITEII tlt AsPi AIoN ' Misis Vioh;t Allen, thle "'star'' of I lall C t ai's dramaiitiziti Oln of his P >pular11 niove'l, "Theii Christian"' hats atlwy ahsp141ired1 to h)o an1 atuthior. S)het bne sai i that therIoi alre two t,hingis. whtich shei wouild rather (1o than1 act ; wVrito a book, or b)e a traiin - odinirie. S nwill now m1W Iako her she)li. h aittenl for TIhet l~iaie' Iullm .Jouirnatl, raeilinig atil oxpirii ing fully "W\~hat tIhe Life of aun Act ross Mom.s." Ssa wilI(1Ns EEwI BIOOY. Ini April Mi-s Mary E. Wilkinis' laitoat. story, "'The JamaoHols in the Coun t ry),"'w Wlichis no 1w runining seria:.ly in The JLadias 110mo1 Jou r 1n:l, will be pubiIlishedI ini book 'orma by the D)oubIledaty &. McCh ire CJo:a p)any, of New York.