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WEDNESDAY, DHC. '?l. ' A t r s i The ?water ffo^bw was founded i? 1850 ?od the True Southron in 1866. Ta? IFctfc?man and Southron now .has ta? combined "circulation and influence of both of die old papers, and is mani? festly the. beat advertising-medium, .in. i ; . BDITORIAIi KOTES, o: The time of pa^ng ;*?ed.|?8 been i Gofer*** ' . j?tye?B> : : tho J pigeonholed ?le^'^^^?0^ &at? *aY ta?. It Comptroller General Ellerbe . bad not extended the time manya farm .er wooid now be in/dejault of his tazes. ~ Newe :Cjo?ne?( ^rat fighting chas com . meww^^ of Ibe . Roasiau and English otttposts in Cen tn* Asia. This may be the begin nl^.of the ??al mi^bty straggle for " possessiou of Asia. " If so. the wbole , r x^Biaew:world will so->n resound with ' * - t&e tramp -of tbe~h~UBts ?T war. Sis v We-wimld'i^R^^ to. o? 1 -^i?Ar. *> tfltofrtur? for pub? cation ' ..^;-jfc$? t?.8??it0:b{n?- .^' i?ems of '.^tt^atitt?al interes?,Y a?wL':personal . i r. ne?fcu?o^nHng^^'?^ wiH * * always fed' ? J?faqe: ic tb?$*\depar L ? . , Theapeecb of Senator ~Abott in de^ & -fecee of his bill tb es^bl?s?i a Home for Confederate soldiers -is ? production 0 ttat would reflect credit upon any mar. To many it waa a, surprise, as Senator v. _ Abbott was thought jpcap^Me__pfL mak? ing such an eScrt. Tsr us itwas.no sat plis? aa we well Knew Senator Abott*? abitity, and have beard him maie speeches equally as good on the same theme on previous occasions. The Providence correspondenit of 4te :JW?i>ia?,; referjrog ;'en^1^i^tt^?^-fbaft ?fa?; W-?-$. . cd atfdsevers! otftg*; parare ^?t?ted that :-f; Tillman had eav?d tJu* State ?.'r money by us?ig free passes. Tlie : W. ?rfc S. h*s ?ever stated any such, 1;7 thing. It merely gaye as AJ? item .of ^ nows that Cor. Tillman iradi-stated ?? that the State received tb? benefit of : bisfree passes. Herein . lies the di? cv, gs r ?'? ' .-*. .** . r ; ... terence. ?, ?*c : fm . *???*>? j - - - v^. Tbe-^^ctrc^itioii; ?riv?siigai??n bas ? Ij??cbed the .poiu? where ?lie. fraud ? pt?Tpetrated upon the public ie plain. ' Rogers, the "expert appointed by. Clerks^Pope and ?xray, testifies that ? Ue gaye -tfee ?af^ credit for a circula1 : Ifen ?f^4|J,- tb? "?ao?g?r of; tlt?. ^ '?ta^'^ firoye^ribat the circulation of tho-iStote was even larder than that. Kerw'G. A. Galvo. Jr., proprief?r of ?ie Register certifies that the cir?ula l lion ?4>ei dairy -Register was but ? 1,044 orr November 12th, the' day of the award. fr'Tbe proof>of fraud is: . conclusivo; now we. await with in : teresi ta eee what will be done about * H. We iroppos? the ? tool, Rodgers/ ; wflL be the only, ono to sa?er. ^ ^' L\: FEES PAS?JBS AGAIN. ; ! I. :;^;ipoe?b:of'?pi ju* ^l- Eb?ellc: , io .the House of Representatives on ' " Saturday on the Free Pass Bfll pf - >.tor. Woodward, was toa- most;.pointed - ^>eech made at this session of the Legis talare; U fairly, bris?ed w?t? points, - t ?ad like the, porcupine pierced ks as ;M??ants whenever attacked. It must tfiftva been a goodly sight to witness the ;?^eet worshippers of that Baal-of South Carolina polities* who had so brazen ly -declared that no honest, man could af? ford to ride on a fires pass, that the .possession af > free, pass waB ample tfvidoaee that the possessor was; "ta ru ed y>j t-faeiswlrpads/^tha; to acept a free ^a?s. waa to aoeept'a bribe, eic.? as fias ?tell appli?fd these, campai gu maxi ms pf gilman Jo theist .?acta'of "the Gover? nor .and-- bis adWeats who- bad the nearest and strc-nge8t.grip on bis ampli? tude nous coat tiilfc. r; \ . jHow tba assort iou that more free - pass?s fiad been issued within the era of "^e reform administration than in ten preceeding years must have rankled ! Because they believed it to be true, and laew that wt?V ^.| Haskell asserted he would prove, they kept silent or at? tempted to excuse themselves, by say iog that they did not hold with Gov. Tillman's campaign ?ree pass maxims.' We believe, as Col. Haskell asserted, that to those who accuse others of being by fr?d passes, it is an acceptance of a bribe when they travel on a free pass, or ase an express frank. ' Gov. Tillman charged good and true osa with being bribed beean**they had used?tte* passes. Bat noVcKrtier was a free pass offered to His Exeeilsocy than ha accepts it "with pleasure." What i s; tba i n fer en ce ? Gov, Ti II mao barbeen tamed by tba railroads. He bas Seen bribed by a paltry^free pas$. ; . Gov. Tillman is an able'mao, bot so intensely egotistical, if one may judge from, bia actions, as to vaioly imagine himself, more able than any of his pre? decessors since the foundation of the State; so self-conceited as ?to believe himself beyond criticism, .so foolish as t<t think that the people have forgotten bi* -^f?e ta maxims, or if they have nt -t dare apply them to the con? duct of tl > great colossus that imagines himself straddled across the entrance to the political harbor of South Carolina, ?md looking down with a countenance more brais? than Colossus of old upo? the fquir^nicg of ' his pigmy opponents. Govenor t Tillman spent five years rn* i??p?&jficdH qi discord in this State. He used vituptfaiioD, maiicicus iunueo jj". ? ? +. . does, antrothfol charges of maceas*m in office, unfounded charges of ex tr vagance in ?the management o| tl Government^ disgraceful slanders upc ihe.fc?r najaeVofthe State ia ike pas He will soon begin to reap the re harvest. He is now but experiencio the intermission* between the plantin and harvest times. He will soon begi to receive the retaros from the sec scattered with -each a bountiful ham ^IkyrtSS^^ way < reward for. o*r xortty. "Goveaor tba that hie receive the nataral Increase i -ntrbwn *s*?jrl-' s?iua ? ..?<?M - /Total A ?stmetico, JOT. the Mod erat bs i "- ! " . 1 '. " . Thc following article, clipped fro? the Me/.icol JVetcs, wa?-sent tous b an old practicing physiciar n( this cou: ty; who hi? been, abd is an abstio?nc man,, with .the. request to publish. A ha ?tatos, it is a dispassionate s tatemen1 both for and against prohibition. It i well .worth, perusal by every on? whether a. prohibitionist or anti-prohib tionist: -: Alt pondon; .and indeed all JSoglanc1 Bas For severafmonths been greatly ei 3tedl?ver.vtne, out-spoken advocacy b !?r%^ ^t?iiper.Granville of the..mode u#e. -ftf aloobol.- <v$ne"i newspaper ^ftseJbeeB ni led with letters and art: ores from "all sorts and conditions o r?en" ^advocating whb fervor ever * phase Of opini?n concerning the qaes tioD-every phase except do war ig h drunkenness. The num?roas advo cates of intoxication "are too bosy ii r?nsl?t?ng'"tne?ry into practice, am thus illustrating the possible genuioe ness and excellence of their creed, t theorize and write about it! The the sis of Granville is" in a word, that thoa that practice . teetotalism are white-liv er ed, cowardly, good-for-nothing, des pieabie beings, and that only the drink [ers are the-conquerors of nations, o 1 ignorance, and of barbarism. H says: 1 "Abstinence, all the world over, am in air ages, has taken, and still takes the backbone ont of a man, aud leave him a limp, invertebrate animal with i pulpy brain, a feeble intelligence, ?n< -at will which Jacka the power to asser its authority over the instincts and pro i pensi?es it was made to control That ihfe ts an outrageously exagger ated arrd positively u o tr u th ful ?tatemen can Dot "be doubted by anyone tba knows history or men and that judge; dispassionately. And yet that there is much justifica tioc for the essential basis of Granville'* ; crusade there can also be no denying We all have in mind the ghastly night? mare of a * theory lately h url < d at the wc^ld ny th?'great-Tolstot. According ?to th?8'psy?i?fcSgT?t alcohol and tobaccc are the ag* nts made use of by the inher? ently devilish will of man and oi humanity to murder in self the voice ol conscience and^ bf. God, and thas indi? rectly tolicecce the unrestrained domi? nation of, innately evil appetites and desires. ; The world smiled pathetical? ly or sardonically at the preposterously 'rabid exaggeration of the morbid Rus? sian. Aud yet, again, despite the over? emphasis a ad the untruth, here too there is much that serves as a justifying and snVporting basis. : of the. theory. Those that deny it' any logical or de facto value are. io a limited way, most probably practising on-themselves the horrid game that Tolstoi so vehemently describes ~" There can be no. blinking the patent fact that, as haman nature is now con? stituted, men, many men, all too many men, cannot ' resist the temptation to ?se too" much afcoho?,. if its free use be allowed and encouraged. ..Whether ih?y:w?H.?r npt. 'the **moderate users" encourage themselves or others to be? come Immoderate users. Granville ?nd all those of his way of thinking forget or minimize, this fact. They contend for the right of private judgment in a matter that, by fatal and fateful neces? sity at once become public judgment. He that loves his fellow-man will acknowledge the righteousness of the Pauline maxim that if meat maketh one's brethren to offend, then he should not eat meat. This last farrago of nonsense, that only by drinking alcohoi can one be? come strong in will and great in deed, is unqualifiedly false, lt is logically a pure won sequitur:- Power of character teador ttfay not coexist with the limited ase* of or total abstinence from alcohol. I??3 strength vqf character been. vde penderit npon a?cohol^ the evolutionary forces of.Nat ure, the Mind behind minds, would have offered man the finished food-prod nat, instead of the grain and the fruit and the flesh so admirably perfected. On thc other hand, the total abstain? ers forget one important fact : an old justification of'Catholic faith and tradi (ion is founded on the motto, Quod Samper, quod uhique, et quod ab omni? bus-what has al ways,, everywhere, and by all, been believed, most be trne. There is a profound reason (or the be? lief that the very widespread, if not universal, use of alcohol in all ages, and by all peoples corresponds to some deep need and ase. A strong and universal appetite most have its raison d'etre io some physiological utility? which neither the pathological degradations of drunken? ness nor the heroic zealotry of prohibi? tion can either wholly cancel, perfectly conceal, or effectually disprove. Io the exercise of ^their calling, in dealing1 with disease, physicians have no manner of doubt about the efficacy nod therapeutic value of alcohol adminis? tered with judgment and discrimination. With a single eye to their patients* good, they will certaiul* continue so to advise its use*. * f But io a c?rt?jn true'though limited, sense, senility is a pathological condition, and thc sense in which it is pathological points the indication for the justifiable, half-therapeutic, half-bygieuic use of alcohol. A very wise man put the rulo into an apothegm, too sharply drawn indeed, but expressive of the physiologi? cal lawr-^o man should use alcohol before he is forty-five years of age ; every one should use it after this age." Ls it not true that usually, and under normal circumstances and strains. Nature endows the young with such assimilative powers, such a capital stock of vital energy in the bank of organization, that up to an indefinite time in life, the comineo foods are sufficiently powerful and assimilable to fit the body to cope with the severest tasks and the miud to fulfil the more exacting duties? ls it not also true that a time comes, usually between forty and fifty, when the reserve forces seems less spontaneous or so easil; hausted that the readily oxidizable aod nourishing stimulant that wc alcohol is not only useful, but often absolutely essential to the co oed functions and demands ? Dot this suggestion point to a ham zation of the views of the eztren and to serviceable and rational use i ting discriminating and dippassit minds, whether lay or professional WOBK OP THITLEGISLATTJ WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9. ' The fight over the separate c bin was continued by Mr.' .Wigg, colored member from Beaufort, spoke on the subject the day ?rev ijis motion to io definitely, postpone bill was lost-38. to 57. A nut of amendments that do not alter material provisions of tbe bill -* offered. The bill was ordered engrc for the third reading. The bill makes it obligatory that railroads provide separate coaches the races, which coaches mast be e tn all points of comfort and convenie A penalty of $100 or not more I $1,000 is fixed for railroad com pa not obeying the law. Any person iog in a coach designated for the o race, shall be judged guilty of mi meaner, and shall be fined Dot than $5 nor more than ?50. This does not prohibit nurses from ridioj the same coach with employers. The bril to change' ?be name of Bishopville Railroad to the South North Carolina Railroad, bill to m Labor Day a legal holiday, bill to ? vide for an expeditious way of obtt iog. the right to drain lands, across lauds of others, bill to regulate the e don and duties of railroad commissi ers, and several other bills of local el passed the third reading. ' Mr DuPre's amendment to the lol and cartridge law license law pas the House. . SENATE .. . A great norn ber of bills and ame m en ts to existing laws were in trod QC Che more important of which were: Bill by Senator Stokes, to prov for the election of cotton weigher. 1 bill provides tbat on petition of twee five voters adjacent to a market place for cotton an election shall ordered for weigher, or weighers, i for 5,000. bales or less weighed toe s soo before, one for each additional 8,( or major fraction thereof above I 5000. The weighers are to give bo io $300 each. They are to charge : exceeding ten cents a bale for weigh ii The supposition is that ccropetiti, w-bere it exists, will reduce the pri< or where there is none the candida for weigher can arrange the matter w: voters before the election. Bill by Senator Buist relating to I distribution of the direct tax fine. T bill requires the Governor to cause I commissioners of the State to make complete statement of the amounts ct lee ted under the Direct Tax Act. a under bis direction to make a sett lerne thereof with the United States. Of t fund thus collected and to be held the Governor he shall pay to said coi missioners 20 per cent, io full oompe sation for all services, except io tho cases wherein the parties who have pa the taxes have given orders to the coi missioners for 30 per cent, wheo th proportion shall be paid. A som sc fiuient to pay said commissioners 35 p cent, on tbe amount released to tl State under the Act of Congress March 2, 1891, is appropriated out any moneys in the treasury not othe wise appropriated, provided that li payment of said sum shall be adoptt as full release. Bill to amend section 2 240, gener statutes, relative to drawing juror Senators Smythe and Bambers wei appointed ou the part of the Senai members of the committee to investiga! the Treasury reserve futid. The bill to ameud Section 2.037 i the Revised Statutes, relating to tb power of married women to make coe tracts, also to repeal Seotion I of an A< to declare the law relating to. the sep; rate estates of married women, passe 231 day of December, 1887, received third reading When the bill providing fora World1 Fair commsssion wan reached Senato Strait moved to indefinitely postpone il He said tho amount appropriated ($15. 000) was not enough to do any good and would be only a useless addition t the bardens of a people alreadd sorel; pressed. The Senate refused-17 t 13-to indefinitely postpone and the bi! passed its third reading. ~ Bill to authorize the trustees of thc graded school of the town of Bishopvilli to purchase real estate for school pur poses, and to secare the payment of th< purchase money, , or part thereof, bj bond and mortgage. Bill to amend Section 2 115 of th< General Statutes, relating to the powen of Circuit Judges at Chambers. At 1 o'clock a joint assembly was held to elect an Attorney General to fill oaf the unexpired term cf the Hon Y. J. Pope. Senator Keitt nominated Mr. J. L. MeLaurin,]of Marlboro ; Mr. Hughes, of Charleston, nominated Ernest Gary; Mr. Kirkland, of Kershaw, nominated the Hon. D. A. Townsend, of Union ; Mr. Sarratt, of Spartan burg, nominated the Hon. Stanyarne WilsopC^SUch ol the nominations was seeoud by several members. The first vote taken resulted : Town? send 40, MoLaurin 46 Wilson 4, Gary 40: total 130; necessary to a choice 66 The second battot : Town? send 34, McLaarin 52, Wilson 1, Gary 45 ; total 132 ; necessary to a choice 67. The third aod final vote was as follows : Townsend 8, McLaurin - 77, Wilson 1, Gary 43 : total 120 ; neces sary to a choice 65. Mr. MoLaurin was therefore declared elected. THURSDAY, DEC. 10. HOUSE. The principal feature of interest was the discussion on the bill to repeal the present law in relation to the licensing of physicians. Thc bill under discus? sion was introduced by Mr. J. L McLauHo, and had the approval of both the Governor and the State Medical Association. Nevertheless au effort was made to kill it. The bill as read the second time, provides for a State Boatd of Medical Examiners consist? ing of five regular practising physi? cians io good standing to be appproved by the Governor upon the recommenda? tion cf thc State Medical Association, to serve two years. This board is to meet twice each [year in Columbia, for the purpose of examining and licensing applicants for the right to practice med? icine. The Governer transmitted to the House the report of the attorney gene? ral on the claims of Edwin R. Wesley and others against the State. Hu ?ug gested that 500 copies of the repoi printed for the nse of the Legislat and to be sent to the financial eec to show that the claim is not a 1 one. These claims are from the holder old Blue Ridge bonds. The repoi the attorney general is unfavorable is based on evidence and testimony ; cured in New York from the holdei the bonds. The report was referred to the w and means committee-which will < sider the advisability of having copies printed. . Some of the important new bills traduced were as follows : Mr. Kirkland: To amend the c of ??I procedure relative to di dents' estates ; also to repeal sect' 1931-1941, general statutes, rela to the paying of debts and turning c of funds to executors and adun?is tors. Mr. Goodwin: To amend the statt relative to the apportionment of sci funds. Mr. Von Kolnitz: To amend General Statutes relative to the emption of jurors. The following bills, in addition t number of others of less importa passed the third reading. To require railroad companies opei tog io this State to. furnish sepal coaches for white and colored pass ger8. i , . Accepting the terms and trusts c tainect in an act of congress of the U ted States, providing for refunding rect taxes collected from perso citizens and inhabitants of the State South Caroliua. Dr. Babcock, superentendent of lunatic asylum, went before the w and mean, committee of the hoar 1 night, and made hie report on the ci ditioo of -that institution. The report shows a very cr?dita .state of affairs, and on the matter cost of maintaining patients this in tatton is second to none. On this h( the report says: "A few ano reports from other asylums just -p have been received, and a comparison the per capita cost is especially int esting at this time. "The cost at the institutions he; from is as follows : Marion. Va., ?1 89; Staunton. Va. $151 77; i Louis, Mo , ?144 37 ;?Westboro. Mas ?190 44 ; Columbia, S C., $133-42. "Staunton claimed that their j capita of $151 77 is with fourexceptk ooly the lowest cost reported by any the forty prominent American asylu with which comparison was made, a in these four it was but a trifle low? As our per capita is ?18 35 lower, it not difficult to classify this asylt among the exceptions." SENATE. In the Senate a great amount of ro tine work was gone through with. The bill to prohibit emigrant ager from plying their vocation in this Stat without first obtaining a license ther for, provoked a good deal of disco sion. A motion to strike out the enac ing words was lost. Senator Abbott's bill "To estabiii and maintain, a home for ex-Confed rate soldiers in this State," was o posed by Senator Zimmerman on ec nomic groinde, and because there w no public demand for its passage j Senator Abbott made an eloquent ai I pathetic appeal on behalf of those wi were to be beoefitted by the passage the bill, and it passed to a third reat ing by a vote of 20 to 10. -Senator Abbott's speech, as reporte in the News and Courier is as follows Mr. President : Thrice is he arme who has his quarrel just, and, fortui ately for me, such is the case in tfc presentation of this bill. It is we known that I make no pretensions wha ever to oratorical attainments. I koo nothing of the graces of speech, tb powers of eloquence, the flowers c rhetoric or the subtleties of logi< Then, io plain, simple, unequivoca language allow me to advocate a caus which fortunately is so just, so hones! so patriotic in its nature as to need th aid of no clarion voice or silver-tongue orator in burning words to tell its merits but which at once appeals to thc heart and sympathies of all, and command thc moral and substantial support o every man who served io the Con federate army, and those who admir the fortitude and endurance of the Con federate soldier. This hill is intended to provide t home for the poor, indigent and maimet Confederate soldier who is not able t< take care of himself. These men who when the tocsin of war firs? resouodec through our borders and South Carolin; called upoo her sons to defend her fron the foot of the invader, promptly re sponded, and leaving wives, children home and property for four long years amid the shows and sleet of Centreville and tho burning sun of Germantown endured the trials and privations ol camp and bivouac with thc heroism ol the Roman and the stoicism of th< Grecian soildier. Aod wheo the roi of the drum, the blast of the bogle oi the thunders of artillery summoned them to battle they always rallied to the froot with alacrity, and with thc determination to do or die, making targets of their bosoms and breastworks of their bodies to uphold the honor of their State and defend the principles and polity of the South. Many of those gallent men have had the heavy hand of misfortune placed upon them and now io their declining years are left to the cold, cheerless char? ities of the world, without homes, shel? ter, friendless aod penniless, seekiog from you a solace so richly deserved, but which, strange to ?iay, has hereto? fore been so emphatically denied. As far as I can learn every civilized nation on the face of tho earth has such a home in some way for her indigent and maimed soldiers. In addition to the unprecedented pensions and bounties of the N ?rthero soldier, every State North hat) such a home. Virginia, that grand old State, has her li. E. Lee (/amp ; North Carolina has her Con? federate Home, Tennesee and Alabima the same, and yet South Carolina, the 8rst to secede, shows her great love, her great appreciation, her untold grati? tude by giving her battle-scarred veteraus tho great privilege of going to the county poor house or begging in tatters and rags by the wayside. Some may, perhaps, say the State is not able to make thi> insignificant appro? priation during this finaucial crisis. The sum asked for isa mere bagatelle in thc exoenses of the State and in considera? tion of the great good to bo accom? plished. Bat suppose it was burden? some ? A peusion is not a charity : it is a debt ; a debt of honor, a debt of ?gratitude we owe to these old soldiers, and if you who arc strong and vigorous feel thc stringency of the times so much, it makes it more incumbent that jot paid these old hoary-headed soldiers whc are not able to make a living. There is DO conflict between this anc the soldiers' pension bill, only so far ai those who become inmates of the bonn will not receive pensions, thus reducing to that atnouDt the pension appropriation. lt is intended as a home for the home? less Confederate soldier and as an asylum for the oppressed and neglected veterans. Then let me beg and be? seech you to give these old men whc are penniless and helpless and sick and dying a home where they can have a table at which to sop, a refuge from the storms of winter, a shelter from the summer sun, a bed upon which tc recline, a couch upon which to die and pass quietly over the river and sleep io the bosom of the soil they loved so well, Mr. President, it cheers me to know that to the just arbitrament of the true historian will be left the match [ess fame of the Confederate soldier, and that as future generations read of their unself? ish devotion to a "Lost Cause," their undaunted courage and heroic deeds upon many bloody battlefields, their virtues will blossom afresh and they will rear to their memory a monument as high as the mountain, firm as the earth and lasting as the heaven. FRIDAY, DEC, ll. HOUSE The greater part of the morning was consumed in discussing the Constitu? tional Convention resolution. There was strong opposition to tbe calling of the convention and still stronger oppo? sition to passing the joint resolution without a proviso that tbe action of convention to be called should be sub? mitted to the people for ratfication. A test vote did, not give the resolution the necessary two-thirds majority to pass, and the matter W%s adjourned until the next day. The following amendmeot, offered by Mr. Haskell, was tabled, on motion of Mr. Evan*, by a vote of 71 to 32. Provided, that in the call of sach convention it should be with the dis? tinct understanding and upon the explicit condition that any constitution to be framed by .the said convention shall contain a provision securing a homestead to the people of Ibis State not less than the amount now pre? scribed by Section 32 of Article 2 of the present Constitution, and that the vote of the people of this State as pre? scribed in this joiDt resolution shall be considered and held as calling such constitutional convention with this lim? itation upoD i ts powers Further, provided that in the call of such convention it shall be with the dis? tinct proviso that any constitution to be framed by the said convention shall con? tain a provision securing the tax of two mills for tbe common schools as now provided by law and by the present Constitution^ The bill to provide for procuring and preserving documents relating to the history of South Carolina was taken up for the second reading. The bill pro? voked a lengthy discussion, but was finally passed to the third reading mak? ing the amount appropriated $4,000 instead of $5,000. The bill to amend the charter of the school district of the City of Sumter was killed. SENATE All the third reading bills were pass? ed except the Confederate Home bill, which was re-committed Senator Sloan's bill providiog for the appointment of a Bank Examiner was killed, but only after a hard fight by its author. The judiciary committee heard par? tial argument on the prohibition, bill SATURDAY, DEC. 12. HOUSE. Senator Woodward's bill prohibiting the use of free passes by members of the Legislature, and State officials came up for second reading. Mr. Patterson, of Barnwell, an ad? ministration man moved to strike out thc enacting clause Col Juo. C. Haskell took the floor and in a scathing speech fairly made the fur fly from the administration and its coat tail politicians who so outrage? ously assailed those who had previously used free passes ; and as soon as they had the opportuuity grabbed every? thing offered. The bill passed its second readiog. Mr. Fowlers' bili to reduce the sala? ries of Judges was .defeated bj a vote of 64 to 15. SENATE. The prohibition bill being still in. the hands of the Judiciary Committee did not come up. Senator Stokes presided, the Lieut Governor being unwell. A bill to provide for the erection of a new jail in Sumter county was intro? duced The Confederate Home Bill, which was re-committed on Friday, was re? ported back again favorably. The routine business was not of spe? cial interest. MONDAY DEC. 14. HOUSE The Governor sent both to the House and Senate a fall statement of the Edgefield lynching, stating at the same time that he was powerless to bring thc guilty partes to justice. The Free Pass Bill passed the third readiog and was returned to the Senate. The Senate refused to accept the House Amendments, and a Committee of Conference was appointed. ? The bill to require County Auditors to report number of polls assessed by school districts to the Chairman of the board of trustees, the school Commis? sioner and the superintendent of Educa? tion, passed. The ways and means Committee re? ported the appropriation bill. There are very few changes from the appro? priation of last year. $90,000 is ap? propriated for the Asylum $39,000 for the South Corolina College. Appro? priations for the Citadel Winthrop Training School and Claflin College are the same as last year. No appropria? tions made for Clemson. The bill appropriating ?300 to repair Gen. Mariou's tomb passed the second reading. SENATE A large calendar of bills was disposed of, but none of special interest or impor? tance, except the bill to establish a Normal and Industrial School for white girls, and the bill to regulate the liens of mortgages on crops - mm ?.?? -^mwrnrnm Itch un human and horses and all animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolfoid's Sanitary Lotion. Thia never fails. Sold by A. J. China, Druggist, Sumter, S. C. Persons suffering with old sore3 on their bodies can have them cured by Balka's Sim? ple Treatment. Apply at this office or address The li>lka Company, Sumter, S. C., caro W. ? S Christmas 1891. Our buyer has just returned from New York ai*d his Purchases in Holiday Goods Will arrive this week (or will have arrived ere this reaches you) and we call }Tour attention to only a few of them and quote prices on other articles of merchandise which cannot be duplicated. One Lot Pastels (new scenes in handsome frames) $1.50 worth $2. Felt Lambrequins, assorted shades, handsomely embroidered, 50c. 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00, worth 50 per cent. more. Felt Tidy Scarfs, handsomely embroidered, ?1.25 to $2.00, bought 50 per cent/ undervalue, and the work alone worth more than we ask foi Lhem. Handsome Table Covers $1.25, worth 25 per cent. more. r These goods are easily shipped and just what you want tolsend to friends for presents. ; : 500 Christmas Cards lc. each, worth 5 and 10c. Picture Frames 50 and 60c. worth 75c. and $1. Cock Feather Collarettes $1.00, $1,25 and $1.50. ? ., Ladies7 Fine Umbrellas $1.25 to $4.00, bought away under value and can't be found at-prices we quote. Motto Handkerchiefs and new line plain and embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs, and- large assortment white H-S Linen Hankerchiefs for both ladies and gentlemen, also Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs for both ladies and gentlemen. Our entirely new line of Ladies5 Gloves both in Kids and Fancy Cashmeres is worthy of your inspection. Ladies' Silk Hand Bags 50c, 75c. and $1.00, bought 25 per cent, under value, and we give you the benefit of the same discount. Plush Dressing Cases $1.00, $1 25, $2 00, $3.00 and $5.00 and are full 25 per cent, cheaper than elsewhere. We have many articles in regular stock suitable for the holiday trade. We quote a few prices on staple articles that may interest you. One lot Misses and Children's Cloaks 4 to 12 years $2.50. One lot Infant's and Children's Knit Caps, 20c, 25c. and 35c, also knit sacques the best ever sold for the price. One lot Perforated Chair Seats, 10c. Lead Pencils (good rubber tipped) 2c. each, sold else? where at 5c. ~ A new lot of Smyrna Rugs, $3.00, worth a great deal more. One piece Hemp. Carpet 25c worth 33c. One lot Chiffon lace, pink and light blue, only 25c, worth 40c Chiffon Laces, black and colors 50c. Reefer Jackets and Capes at popular prices. Respectfully,. BROWNS & PURDY. SITMTEM, m C. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Dec. 16, 1891. COTTON-Receipts for week ending Decem ber 16, about 475 hales. Following are th quotations: Low Middling 6?@6?; Mid diing 6|@6 11-16. Market looKiug down ward. GROCERIES-The following wholesale quo tations are furnished ns by one of the largest establishments in this city, and which does a largs wholesale business. Bacon-D. S. C. R. Sides 6f ?7c. C. R. " Smoked Shoulders ec. tiaras No. 2 6J @8c. " " 1 13?14c. Sugar-Cut loaf 5\c. " Stan'd Granulated " " C. 4?c. CofTee 16? 17c. Tea 3?@60c. Flour according to grade $5@$?.50. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 15, 1891. COTTON.-Market dull. Low .Middling 6J: Middling 7J; Good Middling 7|. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. OWNER WANTED fora Silver Medal from Baltimore Female College, 1872,'to Miss Mamie Dozier. Same was picked up on Street. Call at Jewelry store of W. A. Mason FOR SALE-One New Upright Piano, One Parlor Suite of Furniture, One Sideboard, One Sewing Machine, and other hcujrhold and kitchen furniture. Purchasers desiring to see same, can call on Capt. E S. Carson, Sumter, S. C. J. C. Spann, Admin? istrator. Dec. 9 -tf. LOTS FOR SALE-Two fine building lots on West side of Harny Avenue next to residence of John T. Green, E.=q. 62^x287 feet. For terms, apply to A. C. Phelps. Dec. 2 -tf. LAND FOR SALE-400 Acres situated near the CS & N. Railroad within one mile of depot. For further information apply at Watchman and Southron office. Nov 25-4 FOR SALE-Planting lands in all sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties. Small farms and large plantations, city lots in all parts of the city. W. H. INGRAM, October 14. Broker. WANTED-Any young person desiring to attend a first-class Business, Short? hand or Telegraph College can get valua? ble information by seeing the Editor of ?bis paper in person. Holiday Notice. FRIDAY DECEMBER 25th, being Christ? mas dav and a national holiday; The bimonds National Bank will be closed on that day and Saturday following. All papers maturing on Dec. 25, 26 and 27th must be anticipated. Dec 16 L. S. CARSON, Cashier. HOLIDAY NOTICE. THE BANK OF SUMTER will be closed Friday, December 25tb, 1891, and Fri d?y, January 1st, 1892. W. F. RH A ME, Cashier. Dec. 16._ . "FERTILIZERS. NITRATE OF SODA, KA IN IT, ETC. For Sale, reasonable terms and low figures. Thos. S. Sumter, Agt. Dtc. 16-21. SDMTKR. S. 0. WANTED. ASINGLE MAN of some experience and good recommendation to manage my plantation for 1892. For terms, etc. Address MRS. R. N. WITHERSPOON, Dec. 9.-3t. Mayesville, ?. C. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compounding Prescription?. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE. FOUNDED 1867. - - CHARTERED 1888. The Twenty-Fourth Collegiate Year of this school for yoong ladies begius THURSDAY, SEP? TEMBER 10th, 1891, and closes JUNE 13th, 1892 For terms, ?kc, apply for circular. MBS-. L. A. BROWNE, KISS E. fi. COOPER, July 1 Principals. WHEAT! WHEAT!_WHEAT! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to do worse than at cotton, so there can be no harm in trying wheat. Diversified industry is the hope of the South. I will haven thresher and bolter atr CANE SAVANNAH MILL in time for this crop, so parties can be certain of having their wheat prepared not only for their families but can sell the surplus. First class wheat and oat seed and General Merchandise for sale at Cane Savannah Store. J. SINGLETON MOORE, Oct. 6-IQt._Cane Savannah, S. C. Beef, Pork -AND FISH. I am now handling from Virginia, the FINEST BEEVES That have been in this market this season, and call the attention of families to the opportu? nity now offered for securing a superior qual? ity of meat for CORNING AND PICKLING, as well as choice cuts for fresh use daily. -ALSO Pork, Sa?ap anil Frail M EVERY DAY. Give me a Call. W. J. DAWSEY. LIBERTY ST. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE Dec. 2. Estate o? Jesse Atkinson, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on December 19th, 1891, for a final discharge as Execu? tor of alu;(-said Estate. JESSE ATKINSON, Nov. 18-41. Executor. REMEMBER THE RECENT FIRE. INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL Insurance Agency, OF j A. C. PHELPS & CO., Representing SUN FIRE OFFICE, of London. THE GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COR? PORATION, of Liverpool. LONDON & LANCASHIRE, of London. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., of Hartford, Conn. THE ST. PAUL GERMAN INSURANCE CO., of St. Paul, Minn. THE PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INS. CO., of Providence, R. I. THE SECURITY INSURANCE CO., of New Haven, Conn. Prompt Settlements. Millions of Assets. Unequaled Se? curity. GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN CASUALTY tarnee M toity Gqaij, of Baltimore, Md., Assets $1,775,000. Accident, Steam Boiler, and Employer's Liability Insurance. THE Pei Intial Life Mm Co., of Philadelphia, Pa. Assets over $17,000,000. Sorplus $2.875,000. Securitv, Low Cost, Incontestability, Non Forfeiture, Freedom from Technical. ?ty, Cash Values. Write to us for information and Rates. A. C. PHELPS & C0.j AGENTS, Office 2d Floor Messrs J. Ryttenberg & Sons, Corner Main & Liberty Streets, SUMTER, S C. Nov. 18.