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A Slow Dissolution. The Story of the Last day of the Long Sesi?n. The loDg session of the South Caro? lina general assembly has at last come to an end. The session died a lingeri&g death, however, and the ex? perience of those who were forced to spend the last two days in the hall was one to tax physical endurance to its utmost. The two houses had decided to adjourn at ll o'clock yes? terday and one of the assistants to the 8ergeant-at-arm8 was kept fight? ing against time all day-that is to say was engaged in the work of run? ning back the hands of the clocks. It was recess after recess as the hours sp d by, and long waits came in to try the souls of the patient ones. After a session of 16 hours' duration Friday and Friday night, with only four and a half hoars' rest, the bouse reassmbled at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, but only Speaker Gary and eight faithful members were on hand. The consequence was that a recess bad to be taken till 9 o'clock. From that time c n until shortly before 7 p m., when the adjournment sine die was reached, with only seven mem? bers on the floor, there were recesses after recesses, visits after visits to the senate chamber, and long waits one after another- waits that were painful in the extreme to all con? cerned, already exhausted by the long seige The appropriation bill was the cause of th a long- delay in reaching the final adjournment. it only came from the hands of the con? ference committee during the morn? ing and it took several hours to have it enrolled. Then the committee on enrolled acts had to read it all over, taking an hour and a naifs time. When it was finally ratified there were only 23 persons, all told, iu the senate chamber, including the mem? bers of the senate and house io the city, the officers of both houses, the press representatives and the spec? tators. Then the governor had to have about an hour to glance over the bill before approving it. The closing hours of the general assembly were the strangest ever known. The members hadbeen leav? ing, one by one, all day, and it was several times feared that there would be no one to make the motion to ad? journ sine die. When the end came only ll members of the two houses were on hand, exclusive of tho offi? cers. The flags were flying in the breeze on the capitol, but below in the halls exerything was quiet, dreary and lonesome There was not even a song or an attempt at a mock ses? sion. Yet the traditional ceremonies were carried through to the end The decorum of the dwindled bodies was preserved to the end, when the 6ergeant-at arms came in and took down the historic mace and returned it to its place of safe keeping So far as any changes in the legis? lation aleady referred to are concern? ed the work, of the conference com mittee8 amounted to practically noth? ing. The cigarette bill, which threatened to demoralize the tobacco industry in this State, was killed and so was Mr. Thomas' joint resolution to allow the trustees of the South Carolina college to lease a certain piece of land to the city school trus? tees of Columbia. The committee of free conference sliced $1,000 off of the South Carolina college appropria? tion and allowed the State printer an extra |$3,000 making the total for public printing $28,000.-The State. >larch 8th. BOOTH'S NEW ARMY, ! New York, March 6.-Severa workmen were busy to day making what repairs were necessary in the j offices of the top floor of the Bible { house, which are to be occupied as ? the national headquarters of the new Salvation Army which Ballington Booth is going to organize The rooms have not been furnished, and the Booths will hardly take possession until next week. All during the day a crowd of Sal? vationists and members of auxiliaries called at the Bible house inquiring for the Booths. Neither they no Major Glenn put in an appearance at the building during the day. Those who called expecting to see them had to go away disappointed and without learning any information as to how soon the Booths would be established in their new headquarters. Another Filibuster for Cuba Philadelphia, March 8 -Undis? mayed by the failure of several ex? peditions sent from this country to aid their struggling compatriots, the \ resident Cubans of the United States ? are said to have fitted out and dis- j patched another vessel to Cuba. It J is reported that this vessel left here j on Thursday last. She look no muni? tions of war aboard at this port, but it is said that the arms and munitions were transferred to her after she got to sea and beyond the 3-mile limit. Nothing definite in relation to the vessel could be learned here. The local Cuban leaders would not talk about the expedition. - m ? n Old Pianos taken in exchange for new ones at the Sumter Music House. New Laws. The More Important of the Acts Ratified at the Recent Session of tbe General Assembly. The following is a list of the more important acts of general interest that were ratified during the recent session of the General Assembly. An Act to provide for the organi? zation of the Supreme Court, to de? fine its powers and jurisdiction, and to provide for the appointment of its officers and to define their duties. An Act to provide for a change of venue in civil and criminal cases in the Circuit and Magistrate Courts. An Act to provide for the election of a commissioner to codify the Statute law of the Stale, to define his duties, and to fix his compensation An Act to regulate the attendance of county treasurers at convenient places in their respective counties. An Act to amend Section 216 of the Criminal Statutes, Volume 2, Re? vised Statues, 1893, relating to prize fighting. An Act to authorize the county treasurers and couDty school com? missioners of the several counties to borrow money for the present fiscal year to pay school claims. A joint resolution to remit the un? paid State and county taxes for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1892, in Beaufort County and part of Colleton County. An Act to authorize the sinking fund commission to lend the sinking fund on security of the valid State bonds when the bonds cannot ')e purchased at par. An Act to provide for building a public bridge over Lynch's Creek An Act to prescribe and fix the fees of physicians for post-mortem examinations at coroner's inanest. An Act to regulate the law in reference to the attendance of petit jurors upon the Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas in this State. An Act to define in what manner towns and cities in South Carolina may increase or diminish their cor? porate limits. A joint resolution to authorize and require the State Treasurer to repay money borrowed under a Convention ordinance. An Act requiring certified copies of pardons to be filed with the clerks of the Circuit Courts of this State An Act to amend Section 827 of the Revised Statutes of 1893, being Section T73 of the General Statutes of this State, relating to the bonds of the Judges of Probate. An Act to reduce the required height of a lawful fence and to pun? ish persons failing to maintain lawful fences where any stock 6hall cross the same. An Act to authorize all cities and towns to build, equip and operate a j system of water-works and electric lights and to issue bonds to meet the cost of same An Act to require contractors in the erection, alteration or repairing of buildings to pay laborers, sub con? tractors and material men for their services and material furnished An Act to regulate the movement j of cars, trains and traffic between lines connecting within| this State, and to prevent any discrimination in' the rates charged or facilities offered such connecting lines, and to prevent all discrimination and to require equal facilities and advantages to ail railroad companies within or without the State with which they directly or indirectly connect, and to provide ! for th? ?otf??uce and r?eogni.iori of through bills of lading by all rail roads doing business in this State, to ? prevent the diversion of freight, and i to provide penalties for its violation ! and to constitute the same a misde-1 meanor, and to provide punishment j ( therefor. !, An Act to fix the rates for the], transportation of passengers by rail- j road companies in this State. An Act relating to the powers of municipal Courts An Act to further regulate public printing, reports of officials and com- , pei26ation for same. An Act to amend the law relating j, to agricultural liens as revised in j, Article IV, Chapter XCIX, Title IV, j, Volume 1, of the Revised Statutes A joint resolution to require the j printing and distribution of the Con- ! federate rolls. An Act to amend Section 2-4 ofi Title 3, Code of Procedure, as to the j holding of the Courts in the 7th ju? dicial circuit. An Act to regulate the sale of! milk, butter and cheese and to pre- j scribe penalties for the unlawful sale ! or exposure for sale of any watered or adulterated or unwholesome milk or imitations or adulterations of but- j ter and cheese. An Act to amend Chapter 39 ofi Volume 1 of the Revised Statutes, relating to homesteads An Act to provide for the election | of public cotton weighers and to pro- ! vide for their compensation, j An act to authorize a majority ofi j the board of jury commissioners to j act. An act to regulate the publishing I of county treasurers' report, i An Act relative to municipal taxes. Au Act relative to the interchange : I of freight between common carriers.! An Act to provide for special Courts and special Judges. An Act relative to the revision of the Statutes of 1893 An Act relating to pensions. An Act relating to chain gangs. An Act to provide for the holding of elections in thia State An Act to provide for a system of county governments An Act to regulate the election of j mayor, intendants and wardens of j cities and towns An Act to declare the free school law of the State. An Act to provide for the appoint? ment of magistrates and to define their dutiee, etc An Act to provide for the forma? tion of new counties, etc. Killed by His Prisoner. Special to Tbe State. SARTANBURG, March 4.-Another bloody tragedy must be set dow? to the illicit sale of whiskey. Deputy J. D. Kirby was killed early yesterday morning by a prisooer cap? tured for making blockade whiskey. On their way to this city on Wednes? day afternoon, Kirby, Miller, Brown and Kirby's two eons, Jim and Loyd, all United States marshals, left for a raid io the upper part of this county. They went to capture a still operated by the Dill brothers. The raid took place this morning, aod Joe Dill and hi? son John were arrested and 60 gallons of whiskey captured. John Dill protested vigorously and be was overpowered and handcuffed. After a while he became quiet and the handcuffs were removed. The party started for this place. On their way they stopped at Holley Springs to feed. Jim and Lloyd Kirby went to a nearby mill pond to bunt ducks. Deputy Miller had gone ahead with the wagoo load of liquor. John Kirby and Brown were io charge of the prisoners. Kirby was io the act of getting into the wagon when John Dill picked up the weapou and fired at Kirby. The bullet went whistling ioto his brain and the soul of Kirby took its flight. Both of the prisoners made their es? cape. He Answers the Bishop. Gov. Evans Replies to a Ser? mon Recently Delivered. Gov. Evans yesterday wrote the following letter in reply to a sermon re? cently delivered from the pulpit by Bishop Duncan, in which be said that, "the State dispensaries were the loung ing places for debauched women and drunkards : Bishop W. W. Duncan, Spartanburg, i s.e. Bishop: 1 have just read in the Charleston Sun the correspondence be? tween you and Chairman Whaley rela? tive to' the Charleston dispensaries and the statement made by you from the palpit of the Spring Street Methodist church * * t bat the State dispensaries were the banging places for debauched ! women and drunkards." In your let ! ter to Mr. Whaley you exonerate the ! Charleston dispensaries and we ar?i . forced to the conclusion that your infor- j mation was in reference to dispensaries j in other parts of the State. As gover nor it is my duty to see that this law, i as well as all others, are properly y.n- j forced. As you are doubtless aware j there is an express provision in the dis? pensary law that prohibits loafing witb in or about the dispensaries of any and ali persons and no drunkard can pur? chase anything from them. Dispen? saries are DO; allowed except io incor? porated towns and these . towes invariably have ordinances prohibiting j the lounging of debauched women and j drunkards upon their streets and I j know of no town or city in the State so i loosely governed as to permit such prac- j tices. ?Tou, as tbe official head of the ! church, are interested in seeing law and ? order prevail and a perfect state of ? morals among the citizens of the State, j [, as the official head of the govern- ? ment, will assist you with ali the power j placed in my hands. I cannot do so, j however, if you refuse to inform me j where this indecent state of affairs men-1 tioned in your sermon exists. 4 I trust you will inform me at once j to what dispensary in the State you bad reference to and I assure you, if neces- j sary to stop it, I will abolish at once the dispenssary and take such steps as ? may be necessary tr it an end to such j practices. With A durances of my ! highest esteem and regard. 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