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1e e bem1 er Ib aab tI". I~kIV llKjED 1865. NEWiHEIlli Y, s. C., Fil I > A V, lFEHLJ A 1l Y 7, 190': TWICEI A WEEIK,81.50 A YEA 14 TH8 SOLONS IN SESSION. To IF, Woot FTl I i W-O i E Lt% NI C it-i 01' Tiff,, H'ATF, AS-41011M,11:C1) IN A Comiiedee Rtel)vrt of thon 1,'r4-44r 411tij Take:n Fr.>n tit IIk l 1a1tpe-rA I r )tm IMay to Ely it" ' m Woar It Irsit-da I MonmI.&y Night St-Koli'. IN THE sEN.T1'. Columlbia,i Pob. 3 -Tbesonudo did not hold at mllornling sossiol today. but restllod its work last Iight. There was an unusually large it t indanco for ia Monday night follow ing an aIjourmtinoikt, from Saturday Tihe sonato iot down to plitin every (lay cilmidar work, an11d iad a livoly dobato over the anti rovinig chickol ImON111re finally passing it, aftor domesticating the various fowls enumerated in the house bill. The Renate also passed the bill to retquiro vestibuls to be used on siet car18. Mr. Horndon's bill to reqpuiro tl public printing of countiom to Ib It to the lowest bidder wis pssed to it third reading without opposition. Mr. Kiblor'R bill to iike tturkoys, geoso, ducks anld guinls sulbjct to the stock law was reported favortble with i cuimmitte ainildimeit strik ing out the nam-os o part icuilar birds and placing thor all und14ler thet( genl oral designation of "doniwstic fowl," which would also inellndm chickeni'1. Senator Ciaughman movol to strike out the enacting words anild denitild ed ti1e ayes anid nos, the resti lt ho ing the adoption of th' bill by a volo of 14 to 11. The sonae then a1djoir1tl. IN THE HoUiS. Tile house today hield two S.-oNS, one beginning at noon and,l tln o:hr at 8 in the evoninig. At each s.-irn a great deal of routino wrk w o Ne complished, an1d there I, a g.t l attendance, notwithsLantding it was salesday. Mr. Bacot olerel a coIcu1rrent resolution that it committl(o of oie senator an( two representiativ,s ho appointed to make arranimen.its for the excursion, to tho Cliarlbston ex position. Tie resolution Wis ao(101 1(41. Mr. Kibler offered a resolution that the house hold night s. s-i ns every night until the cloo of the session. 0 j-et ion wI as m.b. t h: important committeo e' i-o h i, been sot for nights this wekI, and( the resolution was voted down. There were 26 tiirl reidiiig bilIs on the calendar. Thy were ts i rule local matters which hi-a bLIIeen acted on Saturdlay. The "'jury bill"' to create a new anid general law by whieb jorors shall be dIrawni, was~ at senat'. bill lIt paissod third read(inlg, lbut hatvitng been amtenided in the bonse it is not readly for rat ifict1io asi anet unt il the senate act s upon t ioiinnd mtenits mande in the house. Th'lere was no objection raisedI and1( no4 amiiendt:ents proposead wvhen the hill was romi ini thu h.mse a t.bird t.imt. NI(otIT slEssioN At S p. tn , the hiOnset reMllmiul ('on1 siderat ion of Mr. Browna's bill to ual lawv farm p)rodlucts to bue miarketed in any town in this St ate wit hi nt l icenso. A 110041 of proposed amriuihlnenits pionre I ont thle speaOke'r's de k hut were re'ligiously voted dlown, eaxe' p1. one offered by Mr. Morgan to limit such Bales to pirodlucts ini the hiandls of the prodneier himnsi-lf. T1hiis bill will work a hard- hip on I hie but chers oIf cit is's hika Coj l)ia wvhere the local dI'l eals I -y heav'y rent and11 taxes anid ai licenisi 4 K aiddlitional. The hill wvas cons-istetly opposed by the RLichlanid dologat ion but thli inahj. rity of thle memrnlis of thle hou1se3 favored it. The house t hon to k u p Mr. Efird'a bill to amend Ito act allow. i ig penitentiary convicts toi he hired to counties to work t he roadts. Mr. Etird proposed to 4'eet coniets under sentence for rape, arson, mur der or manislalughlter. Mr. Kinard moved1 to indef'initoi v postpone the bill. TIhis w.as carried and the bill was killed THlE PisToL. EVIL. Mr. Cooper's bill to amnenid the nnti-nintol lawe npasenant the at s-* WC01n )111 11.l'ectivo Ilntil Jcfly of this ,ear. AIr. Cooper's ')ill this yer sooks to correct, th plnhrseology of it( act. Mr. IRicker offrod a bill to rol oil the law. Mr. Cooper stated that him bill ha<d wts,d socond reading by an over wholming majority. Ai1r. Nl(c(GIowan stlat(ld that if the Cooper law should b repealed, that. thier would not bo any laiv on tho statito books prohibiting the carry ing of pistols. Mr. litickor opposed the bill. The (oopor law doei not yet repeil any eXistting law bonanlso it dowi not ho cornm Operativo until the 1st of Juily. I'- urthormoro tho old common law prohibits mon from going arried to the terror of the peoplo. This is log islation run riot. Io argied firthermoro that the iet If 11001 is unr1constit uti onil. Mr. Bacot stated that tho judiciary (oni1n1ittoolhad unanimously reported Mr. Cooper's bill favorably and Mr. H ieckor's bill unfavorably. The comn nulto thiinks Mr. Cooper's law com. plies withl the constitution anild the bardwaro doleIrs live had 18 montHs to get rid of their stock. Mr. Sinkler wirmnly advocated Mr. Coopwr's bill. Whon tho legisilaturo passot the dispensary law it did not provido that, tho Stato should uy nyp the liquor in stock. Ito thought. tIe hardwaIr deal ouilers had receiv-"I due cinsidt4ration in this mat ter. Mr. lticker's preposed aniend ment was lost by a vote of i8 to 30. Mr. Cooper's bill perfecting the act which i had pa-svd I1nst sossion was thon given its scond reading. It. fn bits t Ie carry iIg of t p)ist. I Ih A tun 20 inche.-i in leigih al thre 1 mids in eight. AIr. V. j. .101bswi Ifered an amrieimliinat that it ho unlawful for a person to carry a tooth pick, knife or firecracker unless more than 20 insbeos inl longth and non (plomiv. Tie aienidment was lost. in a storm of laymi and f nays. The houso gave a second reading to Mr. WX. J. Johnson's bill to "re quiro railroads ai railroad com pwi s to accept as full i% n1.1rt for fr-ight te rate piovid'ud hy the hill of holing, mil Ile pro rata of fr ight oI the amount or (1aintity of goods <h-hllvvrod." Among the now bills was on by Mr IH[iry H Richardson to provide for a board of pardons. Mr. Rich ardmisn stated subsqurpntly, in reply toan irng niry, t hat lie it roduced1 thle bill on hiis own responsibhilit.y and hsdi niIot corinuIteId t he St ate o flcers. Frblay*I3'. m I.a IN 'I'llF SENATE. l"eb. 4.--lorn inig Hession: The anrtat i holdl two sessions toda iy, mrn ig andir nighit, andi thle piroceedinigs of bothi sessionts were full of initorost. The ju ry la1w passed( its fina roa1i'nd irng, thle sornate agreeing to the house aintnundentts, m110 the bil will prob. ably3 b'e rattIled aindi signed1 1)y theii gorve'irnori to miorrow. The bill to allow wome in to( piay t axi's to vota for bill to b rinrg - d. mens1 ic fowls un rder the pr~ ovisin of the general stock law piaLsedi its tiird readintg, after a hard light. At I th morning session t here wvas a rat her sensationalr encouniter bo. t4iri l.ieut. (ov. Tilbnian arnd SlinItor Graydoi, growing out of the former's ruling the sotMIor out o)f oimrrI a paIrliamens'rtary queliston Snorl Grayd (113on a1ppoaled to thle sena,1:0 fromi thle prnesidenits ruling, bit af- n wtrids wit hdri w the appell at. t hie ri quiest of Sen ator Barn well, who frankly3 said hb' was only3 st irig to p)rovonrt an uinpleasant, scene in the senate c.hamibr. At. ihe rnight, session Senator IlIder ton ijectd lsomrre sp)ico in to the pro ceedirigs by chanrginig in a speech that thle clerk of the suiipremo court 1had1 been on the floor of the senarto libb irig aignirist a1 bill which the senator wats trying to have passed. No FEMALE 51UFFRlAGE. Senator Sheppard for the commit. too on privileges arid elections, pro sernted anl unfavorable report ont Sen ator Aldrich's bill to allow women who pay taxes to voto for presiaan (ratisi tho roport wvias adopted aid thi lill was roj-Ietud. TIE NiEW i1'RY lAW. Ih bl(, im lwovidiing for tihe now jiry law was the first mvttfor taken up. Tho lill passod the spinatto it W014k ago and wis aionded Koveral timlbo by tho holuso. Thto hill, with the 11:n1indiaits, wats rild inl frill inl tih sonato. 6'ho sonato concurred Iml tl 1h1ous amoillom Im onits, aid tho hill was ordered enrolled for rittili cat ion. NO ('1EAl' -JOHN P1lNTINi. Somiat ,r Brico movo:1 to rocommit Soniator IHrndon's bill to requiro tho puhlic printing inl oach county to ho lot to the lowest, bidder. Sonator Gray<don stated that in Abbovilh county both papers publish all Ihi advortiseionts all eich gets half tihe legal ratos. 1h thought tho hill shloild bm killed. Somator Ilernfdon iofroii iis bill. lie sal that in Ocono on' Ippr has bovin grabbing ill tho pub lic printing and tho other lid hoon shut, out. He wanteI to givo ill it littlo of the pip. Smnat or Ilgsdain maid tie hill shoilil pass. The prosont loga) rats 1111y be low enough, but ll printers do not observe tho law. Yi won't got the Hilim prices oil tih s11111 ad vertising from t wo oflives. None of us want to offoid t he nowspaper mon, but the manl who is willing to do the printing for the loast m11lloy shou 1111havo the j b. Snat1or Sharp sid tho bill ought riot to pas-. Inl is counlty thore are four or five nowsppers, but 011nly ono of general circulation it th court house. If the 1)11 pals-is Some f iI - I itt 1- 8x 10 nwspaprs, which hve o iren11 ition an-i are run at i >X P(Il., Coul get tho advvrtis ing hhil ie re,ponsiblo nowspapor would ho shut out.. III thoight this the best, bill to kill thit ia.; cooie 11p at this Ressionl. Sonator iay.Ror thein movmd to inl definif 4ly post,ponlo 1ihe bill. This wafs done by an overwhelm ing vote anld the hill was killed. FRE SCHOOL BOOK9. Mlr. Lomax's bill to provide free sch.ol htks for certain school dis triets was thwn takon up for its third rading. Stiataor Brice movedI to striko out the enacting words. The vote to indefinitely postpone further considoration of tle ill wsii lost, by a vote of 15 to 1W, and tile question then was, shall the hill be paissed andll sent t.o the house for con enrrance to t.hi senatoe amiendmerits. Several senators caime mito t ho chiami ber ini the mnirantimie aind on this <line-stion1 the vote wats 18 to 1 t, and he bill wa~s passed. D)oMEsTJe F-OWLs. W\'hen M~lr. K(ihlor's bill to miatke domost ic fowls~ sublject to the prov'is ions of the general stock lawi was reachledl Senaittor Hondi(ersonl mfoved to ind(efinit.ely postuonie the hill. Thle motion wa'is lost arnd the bil Sihon 1parssed. TIheni an amneinmenit to mtake the lill atpply only3 to turkeys, offered by Soniattor M ityfield, wvas killed. 8einator Hlydrick thlen oliored an amienidmen~it tht the law should lho iniforced only against persons who allowv fowlis to trespass upon01 :he cul tivated lands (of another, iafter hauving rece.;vod wvritto n notice riot to (10 so. This was aigrood to. Then St nat or Ma3 11ield ofliered an a nonrdmiint that tho law should nlot go into E'ff'ct. unitil . t'imairy I, 1 t903. T1he miot ioni to laty t he' ameniidmenot Oil the1 tabhle was lost. Senator IHyd(1rick wanteod to amnenod by maukirig the dato1 .11uly 1, 190)2. Tlhiis mrot ion wats laid orn the table b)y at vote or 18 to 1(0. S.'nator Mny field t hien < iTered an amrnidmn -t to matke I he maxim um ponialt y $1 for ech I rospass ins' cad or $5 for oach t respats Thiswa laid on the tablo by' a vote of 17 to 15. Tlh ayi)es aind nlOes were called for on eaich voto, and1( a groat d10al of t imei wals conisumed)(.. Finally all thle proposed amflend( ments wore voted on anid thien camne the gntion.ii, shall the bill pas8 and1( be aent to the hi ,ua mvah amrna tIe flyos ald nlovs. I I o t)t(e wits 1-i to It', aind tho hill walt tholn passed(. 'The sonato then took recevs4 until S o'clock. Night Sa.m.ow 'o"hru ar I ---At tit( night sssioi the hill rogilating the salaries of county oflickrH wits takeln up il(a tilikorml with for a while. A lot of aMMndlmnts w r0 matdo, but ats tho hilI hals yet to run11 th gauntlet of tho house, no attompt, will b m Iid to print the provigions of tho hill ntil it finally gots through both ilouisvs. Senator Aldrich ollerod all ammnd. Imonit by Which the siialari's of tle treasurors could bi mad' dilierit from ie auditors. Tie ailildluent wIs lost, anld tho salarios of tho two officors will bm tite sumo inl vuch couinly. At it0 o'clock t he seinto adjou rnvd. IN Ti. n4)'sIE. ohr1uary I --1y t voto of -- to 5>5 thte holso today iefismd to strike oit, tie enactiing words of tihle chil labor bill. This doos iot ricessit rily Illefil the sucoss of thlie Ini., ure, but. it, was a very grvut. victory for the advoicats of the hill. The houlso adjourlImd without taking far ther action on it. There were exciting senes nit the floor of the lios today and a nuniher of mniiners arose to "a i(les t I'n of pmrsollal privilogo" wliel Imlelns that a memIIher fovls that he has been misinterpreted, purposNl Iisinotvd, or solmethling of that kind. Thfe featuire of the diay was the sppch of Col. ( 1. W %Cft of Ailkn, who favored the hill. Asido from b(ling ia lawyor tridml at debito, Mr. Croft haIs a rmaOirkiarmlo colnand of laingluge a11(fnd hils spvvch was a 11no effort. There wero soii splen. did Speoces ifde inl opposition1. Mr. 13ari"ks, of Nmvherry, mvao lo tho shortest hut oneo of th l bot aind 1, :)st logical speeches of t he day. M r. Hucker btttored any other effort he has yet mado. Mr. Princo spoke With his facenstolilmd vini anl direct Iioss. In hbehalf of the hill there wero several champions who bhl the Iloor well. Mr. Webb, of Aikeni, who has workod as an operative in a cot ton Ilill, oned the dhate. Mr. John McMastor mado a very forciblo speech as did Mr. F. H1. McMast r. Mr. Logan, of Charleston, awoke tih tiger in the otherwise amiablo dis position of Col. II. 13. A. Robinson. The fighting of the (lay wis rather of the broatdsword variety than of the rapier. When Mr. Fird's joint. resolution p)roposing amenhiidmenOts toi the con1 stitutio)n camoe iup for third readinig. Mr. Eli rd at first managed to have conisidleration postpouned, It re tIin ie 83 votes in itsH favor anid t here Ruhsqerieit.ly, aifter somiE' urginhg, Mr. Efird hrought up th le resol ut ion and11 the vote on it. stood -h to I.*j Mr. Efirod wanted t.o postpone con sidlerat ion hoefore the vote was5 ar1 nionneied, buOt Mr. Mose)8s ratiHed a point of ordler and the vote wus an nounced. The house declinedI to pass I lhe resolution, whliich was a com.i pan11ion to the bienniaiil sessionis reso lution and( provided for thle governor to fill vaicatncies on) the0 bchll occur ring betwoen 5essions of tihe generail assembl1)1y. Mr. Webb, of A ikoni, then cal led up thle special order or thle (day, Senator Marshall's bill ''to p)rohiibit chiild ren iindor 1 2 years of ago fromi workmug in the textile manIiI uatur inig ('st abhlishmeniOts of this Stato', uni dier condi(itior15 here'in 8stated, arid to lorovidoe piiniishment for violatitons of th104is at anduo otheir pu11rposos5." Mr. R li. A. IRohinson muovedl to st riko out th" anting words. Spr'eches in favor of thle hill were miade~ by) ltepresenltaitivyou, Wolbb, J1ohni Mc Master, 1". 11 MilcMasiter, L.ogan and1( Croft. A gainst the hill Reopresentatives, Bianks, Itucker, Ash ley, D)orroh andl Prince. Mr. Blanks, of Newborry, in oppos ing the hill said( in part: It. is nio airgument that SouthI Car olina shouldl have this law hecauise other States have it. South Carolina has always bann unie, wvho sonld lh'tw It thle I ,lI it Is tie tre Of lib. orty N. It is it bl141w iat fataily govorn Mont. Il>es not tlte liareit lnow winit is Ibotti for tiht clii \\'Iy Sholid tho legit latu r ai 1rr1ogate to itsolf tlt, ri,dit to till paronts; wi itt vto t Ih , Iti helt, S(iIli'% pallons who rink 1i) te, tilAlov i1111ito by thoir ellilti lni, b llt wIy 111, a11111d Ships on Ith, Iliny jusi t t(I vorroct teil, fow? Atri h closo uifiOw (l to M r liut - or Inolv, l t ie provI IS (I[lest iton, wichl was carrioid. T1h0 pon<ing ietigion was C,d. Rohis'ion's n t itoll to -i l rio <ut t im nacting w(II . Init ar, vt IVII VOVO voto,was ti in 'tt ingutii, w follows: Ytus-Ashloy, All, Aulstin. , lLais, li-wV.I li n uiiler. Clull mp ol , Carter, Cog A'Sill, (' Daper, litzhor, r iorl lili ck, Dorrost , I i ltuitat .f I -'st rialg i, ( tall liid, l lolli , ilun i. phr d a , t lons o, () 1, , a i ;n, , KIhVliinlard, 1,relood, I tmax L,yles, AlaitilIlin, M\I-(all, NMe(la, IolTot It Alorgi m, I ostes, Nsb itt, Nicholst l'rrk r, \\'. II., P rilev, P'yatt, Hlln in,ll no, C. 1- , Nll illson, it lt. A., o lcli t.) , u t ackblre,t I Solabro''k, Tho1rIopsonl, \\'bb, \\'-llS, W ha1r1tiy, \\'liills, W \ilso ' in I Igo m1111 \\'dowail-5 Na I \. FI w ts I-ev IIinsioIIn, Moitse, 1):ii, , i eka, i t ivil, ('roft, Cru1111, Dl )tild, D)nnbar, P"',ind, 1-',1 ili, Cox, t-'rolniat, (11, ll o( lird li, iltot r, lit ib-, l 11ardinu , Hil . ihiullh, I lArt, ,Iariigaf, .lihnso , \'. I., Kii yl idl(,, liii , I, '( al l, A I nison McC('raw, Mel'a ln1, NiclAcod, Nle. M laster, i-'. 11 , MeNitA t, ,inl)., \N is hIoo AlIor riso ng, .l"St, Irchis o, tI lor, to. rIx , t I I r mo , R li I i ustfr,i Niichar<l, Ri ichlitIS n, a <lef, S11.i h.r, Sri lith, J. B., Sli'mrs, S1 ri , Tau,Thlolllt,, .1. 1'. .'r., T11111%, \. ,1., Tmvill, \\-ch i, \ 'e s in Tho voto on a fl uimlar bill lt l yi ar Nwas 62 to 32 against (io , il. ill. The Vote of ")to Io t(liy showvl a larg mr att inllnvo atl( that tilw, smitimeivl i.; not so rahld aigainstA t ho hill, (t) sayN tim l a t f it. The rliotitn to "elinh" the vot o rcvorl l bov waIts, lst. by ai VI)t of N to -F). I foro an fi -r Ihl-er net ion em il b' t n O O t I hijl l, t e h u lm-e by clirn - niVlin i ()lolialrii as t as n.I ie Moll VoltlsOlg it at I' I in ts I w it. Lwn 1 i0 11 lu1ls aftin thit I Iour forI a<d Jillui!sI l eeuiuluLs. ieafunu l1 thn~ihry uI t). Th y house tta cin <leln tely postansoi thn abibn laof thn<l i oil ta t e hil wol. as NnRROW ESCAPE OF PASSENGER TRAIN Alt.i i t lI. U1.11t 1 tri tF,itN Trvptla o Liotim e 41 ti'' W te agn Atti-tiled to rsgTrn c<ss sa shipp-411 lltKt .n1 Th11w. 1)311911Lg. N 1w ICo p-ti-d |Spocil to The Stato. Nin-t y-Six, Pll. 3.-Travi4 (n lihm Coiniil tind ;loreeiville roald han limmn interruptml todiay onl account of hi,h wawtr ont Saluda river hotwen DyS)on's an11d Chlappels, t ho rails of Satui-day night being Very )honvy inl this svection mill Sthilai rivorlhas boon higher Ilhan for sv'ratl ears. Thte rail roaid bridgm over Saluida iH* fr, from water [mt tlt' t -ick for vertl hunt (ir4d yards jilst itast of ( he river is sub in1rged to a lopt h of six ilelem to t feet. Th pasomsger train from (renvillo list night wvam mutble to VrsS' 11n1d wts sent ibaic by) way1 of G reetville andl Spart inlurg, reach. ing Collillhill ahkm( 10 W'clmck this moiiiig. Tho early train fromn Co himbin erossiedm Hsiftly this iimiing to h ,t1hi trick was cove(rod wit h water. The witer ran into t ie fire bwx andtI (kxtin1gluislh(d the lin bt thw (11ngieiw hud on stlivioint siniln to bring t hw t rainl throulgh to dry land whore tw tires woro kindid and tilhe (rainl proceeiSld. Thiis nmrninc's train from oromn villii for (1olminbia wits niot o fortu ntatl', it reweiwd it siibmreged tracki ali>t I 'cllwk this aftmrn14on. J.o giner Niclv pioemed I with his on ine aii I rain mi ldistall(.e) l I ) thw wamt cover.1-d.4 t rawi k; whii iv d viil t1hat tlings dil not lok -x actly right mail backel ot(. A lbvier ciri bel.niing to th sor'ti..ai C.rew~ wasu I lii lit lIi4 fI (Il l, t silt111111 (11t 0 i t"] io isr I sry nmt into thti water. It was f<nil that ia small itlelIi ibolit '0 feet in Imigth had partly dishmi-4d 1111l wwis ifilf floating in the water. Thel waiter valmo up ovor 1hm 1boor o)f lImv4r eiar asw it ronchi] t1h Irest1h. Ibit for linginer Nively's cauition th train woulld ha1tve bn(I Irel.dl. Aftvr tho traiii passi over this 11)>rnIin)g tho tristlooevidmntly bovallmt di1(1dged4. Ti traiin wias othn biachkfd ti Ninoty -Six amil hs Ien waiting Iro Ovi1i Hince. The offiilds thinik (iho quickest way for thm frain to reach C olum111bin WIlltd Im to wait iere till t wiater subides rathor ithan go around by G ionvillo and Spartan hnrg. Tho passngor train which lft Columllbia at. I I o'clock luls hoon standin rg all day at Ch1tappeill8, just8 (tast. of 1 th river. Finually, about 7 o'clock~ thi 1 eviing, it. wasI tihoutghtI saifo for trainst to) traLvel th1e1 IIloatintg I restl hi tavm ng b oon secu roed 11( an th train fromt Chapells1 p)roco(ided on hiero c.rossinrg I th submerttrged track in safety. At. 7.-l'iip. m. (lhe train from ( reenvt~'ill p jroconet IOWardsi C~olumni l'AssENCElis ExPEIt*EN(t. The traint fromt GIreienvil le (due in ('ohumiai at 2. t0I yest erd ay a ft ern ooni dlid ntot rieachi t city until 12.21) this morntingiti. I'aissenige rs who cmit it on it hado ant exciting story to tell--a st ory, (if an iexperienice whtich thety dantiger andii an oxprience (t'OwhIicht thtey id nolt wyish to repenat. As at at ed i i the foregoing dispatch, the' taitnwas delayed by3 thel Itighm waiter itn Saludla rive'r, and( aifler go ing baick{ to Niriely. Six, (lid not11 leaive that plae uuil netiarly S o'clock last night. I1 wais aifter leaving Ninroty Six Ihat, thleir excitinig expteic(neo h IThe rail roadt peleutti give a siili I toughl strantgo (explantioni~i of the trestleowI wih was pairt ly float inrg in the water. Accoridintg to their story, ontht upp1liter side( of I th t.rostl1e the moltsills were buried in the 01arth, while on I th lower SidoI they were sim11ply iesti iig on tihe 1 urf(ace. WhIout I t Wiater rose over thte surface of the track Ithere wias niothIing to htoldl t lower sol1o of tlte trestle downt anid it floated. WhIil1e the tipptor sido1 roi miinedl faist. 'i his giave th stur face of I hie t re'stle ant angle of nearly 30 dlegroos. Ant expert bridlge hiler woent to the rtcone on bte ttmddav train, and aftor 1111king it oxittinavtion gavo as his )p1i I1on ftt th bridgo war, not bialy <htnn1gedi uld conhil bo eaily rightod by weighting it. T1he wost ho1il1 trllin, vIieb dli(I hoonl hol111 up at Clupells, pickmi u11p li empty froight car und, pinig it in front of tho vingilne, provomded mlowly inl that manner. Suro onoiugh tho weight of tIhe 1lpty box car forved tiht floating trostio hle inl(to pom)tion andt] t en ginot ati( passnigor (-farm pasetl over inl Hfty. DAlH AND TERI-I(1FYIN(l. Whon tho wost bound t rain roachod Ninoty Six the mst bould train WIH givoni pormitision to proc(led with vanlt.ioni toward Col111hial. Aln 1mpty car was placol inl front of till) olhginio a a wiv (101 wit h t ho wmit, bound train, and<( (lie train HtirtOd. Tho night, Wai I cloudless ono, but t herv Was nto mloon und thorn woro but fow starti mlining. The box crin front of thm engino siht off the mys of tho liodlight. The train tlowly Imiadlo it, way tirougi tho tliarnl04H, 3Ii whon tho Huhmerged track wav roachodi tho onginoor litor ally felt his way. Th trnek was (1overO with vator for probably more ani lireo milm ill all, at. placs not tmore thia tw) or throt incho im dept i, and at of horm itho water woulti ttoih tho lower st ops of tho pas Hmiger colt>os. Th t rain was Nv iore than ni hour pas.ing through the dulangormi pairt of tit, Hwamlips, the sIood fir t h most part being liter 111ly thail of "at Sinail's paleo." MoRt, of tht pavissngors stood o (it(,he plat foriwn ofthe voish, PxTcting ovory mom it to Hoo timn box ear go (1rashing into Hoio suinkon trostio or WLSh1ollt pilo of I raek, buit finally ira firnw vats rouchod and till wero Itssur1.1 bY 11ho hivoly, incerolased Spoed hunt Ib s langeru h 0heonl pamosd. T' ' protoodotd ot its way and ' ft ifho trip int.o Co INv .l.mit, taceideont, or I.. I 'ls rivolr was falling 1ht. night litid it wats thoulghf, that bY today trailm voilbl paIiH witlholit dolaty. W(N.l mIDots, NI r. 1 ir:A follow canI't thol p Very puit llil' le'adI- t.ogetOer 1and kick with thlir hWOIS 11 and11 IIa With 01t ir han1,1d.i tand .'pit arouild u11it1g U.hy w mio 1ike at mit,by wheelt having -pok-s it witot riml. So Mr. Elltor Sinlco they Wont 14t, t s ilp 101 1 o Ige O 1 11VO deel1deda tt1put u1111r tIhLd t,o 111 hot cn,eriouL th lt Illg O t 0ur1 1hlS Itid HIZZO a1i si lia nd Scra 1th inl tll) j.great Wiriil hu. I' 8ier0 arm irhougt, ft have bean MiItl r. a Cohn Shea 'n pnit lnght asth weeixk 1(w iith 141is brother Mr. lat. (W. setioni't ha ben seionylanag, td.fyo Ourt soo0% liteche o form0W ust t,hat0 ia pro'tgressinog you ar'e welcono to) come am114 see for yourseTSlf. Mr'. Will ( romer~3, thte tatx assessor, wast 1(1 outr commu113n it,y last Mond(ay. A cowcatcher 18 te front part of a ralroNaIdIg 1ineand a calfcatcher iN a younrg man11 whos(1e "poach" lives inI Haluda cout)rty. The 3y1untg folks oi(f ouir communi f ity had a soc1ial1 gathierling at Mr'. Billy Derrick's 1last Sat urday night. TVho NIlu-tses "o umer, of Hahu tlal Ccut.y, splenti in look Iing~ ov%er the Luttheran Visitor of last week we niotlim d the following: "A young womanttl who iN very popular in stocial ! lfi wats asked why she d1id not mia rry. I for ant wer will furnish younrg fellOWN wht are for'ming habits sirmetha ing to tin k abhout. Ifero it, s: 'I htave' constiideab,le mnouney of my own; I have a part,'') that swears; a monkey thtat chews-, and at stove that smokes; so you11 see( 1 aml not, ver.y badly in need oIf a hu~sband.'"' All that the under stignedt 1has to say3 isi, that31, Mich a plrefer onice on the patrt oIf the1( young lady shiows1 mitghty po0or L3,aste. Of course the presuti on1111 is thait she tught the p)arrot to swe'ar and the monkey to chow' anid granlinbg that, she has taste anrd judogixment enough to choose a de cent husband, it, probably wouldn't, be t wo weekst before sthe'dl have him caper ing around like a dirty little monkey, swearing like a par'rot,, and chowing and smioklng his 1)0or1 life away. May the utnder8igned never' fall into the clut,ehes Of a womanltf whto caln bestrow her33 affectionst 0n a palrrot atnd caress a mron key. Josui TrRUMP. .Jannary 29. 1902.