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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.