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NEW LEGISLATURE. THERE ARB NINETY-FIVE NEW MEMBERS IN THE BODY. The Lists Showing the Old and the New Members. Good to Keep. The Columbia State of a recent date gives the composition of the incoming General Assembly of this State in saoh a shape that the list is of some value to those who wish to know what portion of that body will be of new timber. The list giving the members of the senate who hold over from the last general elootion and also those members who have been re-eleoted. Tboso not marked at all are entirely new members. It will bo seen that there are fourteen new members and there are three Senators who have been reelected for terms of four years each. xue list oi luememuers 01 too nouno gives tbe new members without mark. It also shows the ro-olocled members. As the term of office of a member of the lower house of the General Assembly is only two years, there are none to hold over. Tho list shows that there are only forty-three mombors of tho old house who will ocoupy seats in tho new body. It is thus seen that in the whole of tho incoming General Assembly there will be ninety-five new men. Of courso the general election has to be held before all theso men become officers, but there 'is hardly any question as to tho result of that ratification of the result of tho primary election. Here is tho list: THE SENATE. / Abbeville?I. H. McCall (hold over.) Aiken?D. S. Henderson. Anderson?D. K. Norris (hold over.) Barnwell?S. G. Moyfield (hold over.) 11.:_.i ^cauiuib i.uumuo xuiunu. Berkloy?E. J. Dennis (hold over.) Charleston?O. L. Buist (holdovor.) Chester?J. H. MeDauiel (hold over.) Chesterfield?J. n. Turner (hold over.) Clarendon?L. M, Ragin (hold over.) Colleton?A. C. Sanddrs (hold over.) Darlington?J. S. DuBoeo (hold over.) Edgofield?J. M. Gaines. Fairfield?G. W. Ragsdale. Florenco?J. E. Pettigrew (hold over.) Georgetown?LeGrand G. Walker (reelected.) Greenville?A. H. Djfst j' Hampton?W. H. iluauldin (hold over. * * ~ ?t*.;uwnr-R^"b- Scarborough. JCershaw?J. T. Hay. Lancaster?J. H. Miller. Laurens?C. R. Wallace. Lexington?D. S. Griffith. Marion?W. A. Brown (re-elected). Marlboro?H. M. Stackhouso (hold over. Newberry?Georgo S. Mower (hold over). Orangeburg?L. S. Connor. Oconee?Joseph Alexaudor. Pickens?W. T. O'Doll (hold over.) Richland?John T. Sloan (hold over) Spartanburg?E. L. Archer (reelected . Saluda?J. B. Suddath. Suinter-*Altamout Moses (holdovorh Union?J. T. Douglass (hold over.) Williumsburg?A. II. Williams (hold o\er.) York?William B. Love. THE HOUSE. Abbeville?A. J. Speer, T. A. Gra'hnm, F. B. Gary, re-elected, H. J. Kinnrd, D. H. Mngill, re- e.'ectod. Aiken?A. W. Gush man, It. H. Timmermau, G. L. Toole. Anderson?Juh. M. Sullivan, John TVT. Glenn, 11. B. A. Robinson, Joshua W. Ashley, re-elected, II. II. Edwards. Barnwell?IT. II. Crnm, re-elected, J. D. Kinnrd, re-elected, M. W. Phillipp, re-elected, W. A. All, J. M. Skinner, re-elected. Beau Tort?J. AI. Hiott, re-elected, Joseph Builey, C. J. Colcock, W. (J. Vincent. Berkeloy?B. H. Ilendorsou J. A. Harvey, re-elected, J. V. Broland, S. W. Russell. Charleston?P. II. Gadsden, re eleotcd, T. W. Bacot, ro-elected, R. C. Barkley, re-elected, Julian Mitchell, Jr., J. C. Mehrtens, re-elected, Huger Siukler, W. H. Thomas, E. AI. Seat -1. 11 r ?. urwuK, xv. m. xjonon, re-elected. Cheater?O. W. Gage, Peter G. Hoilis, re-elected, 8. T. McKeown. Chesterfield?W. P. Pollock, reelected, W. F. Stevenson. Clarendon?W. C. Davis, ro-eloctod, C. M. Davis, re-elected, T. B. Owen. Colleton?C. W. (tarris, re-olected, A. S. Bodou, E. J. Litnehouse, Boss Fox. Darlington?A. ,T. A. Porritfc, J. E. Miller, L. A. Moore, re-elected. Edgefield?T. H. lvainsford, rolooted, 8. McG. Simpkius, W. H, Yeldell. Fairfield?J. G. Walling, B. A. Meares, B. Y. Lcnimou, re-rlootcd. Florence?B. B. McWhito, J. M, Humphreys, re-elected, William lildertou. Georgetown ? M. W. Pyatt, re-elected, B. B. Audorson, rc-elcctod. Grcenvillo?John O. Wingo, Joseph A. McCullough, A. Blytho, Ileury P. Goodwin, re-elected, Thad T. Westmoreland. Hampton?T. A. Hamilton, W. 8. Smith. Horry?C. J. Prince, re-elected, Jeremiah Minline, re-elected. Kershaw??C. I/,*" Winkler, reelected, D. M. Bethuue. Laurens?(). 1'. Goodwin, J. C. MoDaniel, J. It. Smith. Lancaster?C. A. Plyler, T. Y. Williams. ' Lexington?D. F. Efird, E. L. isbill. Marion?J. D. Haselden, re elected, 3. W. Smith, L. M. Ga6que. Marlboro?Kuox Livingston, T. I. Rogers, J. F. McLuurin, re-elected. Newberry?C. T. Wycbe, re-olected, J. F. Banks, Arthus Kibler. Oconee?C. R. D. Burns (re-elected). E. E. Verner. Orangeburg? L. IC. Sturkie (reelected), O. W. Fairey, J. II. Price (re-elected), L. A. Carson. A. F. H. Dukes. Pickens?Wm. Mauldin. J. H. Miller. Richland?John P. Thomas, Jr. (reelected), H. C. Pattou (re-elected), Trt?.n m t. r> m.ii.iu v vuu j ?vj uw?\in, a-', viiiino. Saluda?B. L. Cuughman (re-electod), O. B. Lester Spartanburg? A. B. Layton, C. A. Barry (re-elected), D. M. MileB (reelected, T. E. Johnson, W. G. Austell, It. A. Lancaster (rc-eloctod). Sumter??T. A. M. Caraway, W. A. Nettles, A. K. Banders (ro-eleetod), E. D. Smith, J. H. Wilson (re-elected). Union?C. W. Whisouaut, Jurnos S. Welsh (re-elected), Benjamin E. TownBend. Williamsburg?W. H. Kennody, G. W. Davis, J. B. Graham. York?Lawson K. Armstrong, W. Bratton De Loach, Samuel H. Epps, Sr., Joseph R. Witherepoon. ST A YE D BY JUSTICE" POPE. Townsend's Decree Will Not Bo Enforced Until Appeal Is Heard. Tho railroad caso of James T. Williams, owner of tho Carolina, Knoxvillo and Western, has takon a new turn. Judgo TownBend ordered Mr. Williams to start up tho road "forthwith." J. A McCullough, attorney for Mr. Williams, has returned from Newberry with the following order from Judge Pope: "Upon hearing tho petition of James T. Williams, appellant, in this ontitled cause, and upon receipt of a telegram from U. K Brooks, clerk of the Supremo Court, that the retnrn in said cause has been filed in his office, on motion of J A. McCullough, attorney for said defendant, it is ordered that all proceedings to enforce the order or decree ot bis honor. Judge D. A. Towneend, dated September '25, 1896, now appealed from, shall be stayed until the bearing and determination of said appeal, upon the expressed condition that the respondent, James T. Williams, do forthwith enter into a written stipulation before the olerh of the Circuit Court for Greenville county to bo lodged immediately thereafter in the office of U. R Brooks, clerk of the Supreme Court of South Carolina,that he, his assigns and his servants will not interfere with the said railroad property by removing any of the same until the farther order of the conrt henn." SPRCULATKD IN WHKAT. Hasseltlne, Assistant Cashier, Skips With Rank Funds. Ernest Haeseltine, acting as assistant cashier in the Bank of Lancaster and a young man only 18 years of age, has during the past month been speculating in wheat and cotton futures through J. Munn, Son & Co., and Clapp Ar Co., of New York City, Tho sequel iH the bank lias lost through him 8-1,500. Colonel Springs, president of tho bank, accidentally learned that the young mau was dealing in futures. He immediately notified the cashier and they, on investigation, caught up with him. Ho has been operating in futures siuco about tho 15th of August, almost the entire loss being in wheat contracts sold short. Tho young man rnnde a clean breast of tho whole matter, but while the presidout and cashier wereiu consultation with his father ho disap]>oared. The bank offered a reward of 8100 for his captnro and it is coutidently believed that ho will be caught. Ho is 18 years of age, weighs about 140 pounds, is clean shaven, has reddish hair and freckled face and bunds and is about 5 feet (5 inches high. Ho is quick und active in his movements aud is dudish in appearance. The young man bolongs to one of the best families in our town and no young man stood higher morally or more thoroughly enjoyed tho coutideuco of the people. Of course the standing of the bank is not affoetod by tho small loss. Later?He has been captured and is now in the custody of the law. WILL HKLP 'I'll K FAKMKltS. Clemnon Professors to Deliver Lcet* ores at the Coming State Fair. It is proposed, so Secretary nolloway says, that on each day of tho coming State fair some ouo of the profossors of Clemnon College will deliver a lecture on nomo agricultural subject at tho fair grounds about 11 or 1*2 o'clock. President Craighead, of Cletnson, has already indicated to Secretary Holloway his willingness to do his part in carryiug out this plan. It is hoped that this feature will bo arranged and tho farmers given an opportunity to gather valuable scientific information. President Craighead also writes: "If you can secure very cheap rates I may bring down all the cadets and give a dress parade on tho fnir grounds." In addition to what has been said as to matteis concerning tho Stato fair. Col. Holloway has opened a corves poudenco with the authorities of tho several State institutions ami the douoininatiounl colleges in tins upeountry ami Col. Patrick's high achool cadets, suggesting t int the professors permit the students of tho respective institutions to attend tho fair either on Wednesday or Thursday, the 11th or l'2th of November. Tho railroads havo been asked to allow special low rates of passage for the professors and students. Tho day fixed upon will bo called "Educational Da v." PALMETTO NOTES. THERE WILL BE NO BALL. Tbc Final Decision of the South Caro* llna Club. The Columbia State of a recent date says: "It will be sad and disappointing news to many fair maidens, staid matrons and gallant men throughout South Carolina to know that there will be no State ball this year. "This great evout, the society Mecca whence the beauty and the chivalry of the Stato are wout to cougreguto yearly at the shriue of Pleasure's goddess, will be passed over next mouth for the reason that no suitable place could be found compatible with such an occasion, much to the groat regret of the gentlemen in this city who have the matter in their immediate charge. "The executive committoe of tho Sonth Carolina club recently held a meeting and tho qnestion of having a ball during next Fair week was die cussed in all it phases. "The committee were loth to decide against giving tho regular aunual ball, but thore was notbiug else to do in view of present conditions, and by a motion of Mr. J. T. Barron it was finully and positively decided that no ball would be givon this year. 'The only trouble was, that no hall largo onough to accommodate the crowd that usually attends the State ball could be found. Every effort was mado to obtain the use of tho State house, though strong and persistent, met only with a complete failure, from the Stato bflicials having in charge the capitol building. ' Thou the very liberal offer of Columbia's public spirited citizen, Dr. Kendall, tendering the uso of the fourth floor of his now building wa6 discussed thoroughly, but on account of there being no place in this building in which to arrange the supper, it was deemed best not to attempt the ball there. "In view of tho fact that no State ball is to be givon, the eocioty young men of the city propose to give a big german on Thursday night of Fair week, which will be made second only to tho balls of the South Carolina club. The german will be held in Clark's hall, and tho Columbia orchestra, the best in the State, will be engaged to furnish the music on this occasion. 1 <?? IAnoti^r Hearing Necessary. The arguments before Judge Gary at Union in the Narey-Seegers beer privlege cases, of Columbia, brought against Messrs. Narey and Seegers by Mr. T. Li. LaMotte, of tbo above oity, were of particular interest. The result of the case is quite different Irom what many supposed all aloe [ that it would be. On account of a i^Slure to serve a particular paper ou phe defendants the case will have to be given a new hearing, but the remarks of Judge Gary were favorable to Mr. LaMott's case. Messrs. J. P. Thomas, Jr., and J. S. Mnller represented Messrs. Narey and Seegers, while Assistant Attorney-General Townsend appeared for the Board of Control to look after the interest of Magistrate Smith. To Honor Pcabody. Governor Evans has received a pamphlet, handsomely gotton up by Colonel William A. Courtney, of Charleston, in which are printed the resolutions of the legislature in regard to the erection of a statue in Washington to tho memory of George Peabody. Tho legislature has already appropriated 81,500 for this purpose and it will be used as soon as the other Southern States unite with South Carolina in appropriating money for the purpose. The object of the pamphlet is to urge upon the legislatures of other States the importance of their prompt action. Govoruor Evans says that Virginia has acted, and when the legislatures of tho other Southern States meet he believes they will make tho neodful aprtrrtnr i nfinna I | After tlio K.rinliie. ' The indications nre tbnfc a lively fight will be mado in tbo Legislature over asticccssor to Judge Earlo Every county in the circuit lias ? candidate except Pickens, and it is not certain that it will not have ono before the election is held. From Greenville Messrs. Joseph MoCullougb. B M Shuman and Solicitor Ansel hope to wear the judicial ermiff* after January. From Andorson Messrs. George Prince and J. E. Iireazoalo have tbo same hopes. Major Dendy and Colonel Stribhng, of Oconee, will try to do the same thing, while Abbeville line* up with Mr. J. C. Klugh as an aspirant ? ? Tbo State dispensary has paid into the Stato treasury the first 825,000 of that 8103,000 which, under the act of the Legislature passed at the last session must go to the general fnnd of the State before any of tho revenne derived from tho dispensary can bo applied to tho publio school fund of the Stato as direoted by the new Stote constitution. Woodruff is going to hold an agri cultural ami horse fair on Thursday and Friday, the 22d and 23d of this month. The association is making every effort within its means to make this year's exhibition the best. Tlie itiot at Kort Motto. Historic Fort Motto has been thrown into a stato of wild excitement by a mob of negroes, numbering about 50, threatening to lynch Gcorgo Collins, white, for shooting .Jesso Goodwin, Colored. The negroes became so infuriated that troublo of a serious nature was apprehended and the Governor was wired to order out tho Fort Motte Guards, but there was no trouble. The ring-leaders have all been arrested ex* cept one. COTTON OIIj MEN. Mill Owners From Three States Meet In Columbia. The Columbia Register says there was a large influx of ootton oil men in that oity last week, and though they kept very quite about it the foot was entertained that they had met to consider the prospeote for the coming year, and come to inmn mntiml nndnritiind ing as to how the business should be 1 ooadaoted to the beet advantage. Those present were: H. E. Wells, Wilmington, N, C.; H. L. Odiome, Florenoe; H. J. Blaokwdll, Marion; J. H. David, Dillon; C. S. McCullough, Darlington; P. Moses, Sumter; A. C. McFall, Bennetteville; W. J. Montgomery, Atlanta; Fred Oliver, T. J. Davis and J. F. Anderson, Charlotte; T. A. Wilbur and J. T. E. Thornhill, Charleston; J. Allen Smith, Abbeville; B, 0. Johnston, Easley; A. J. Cureton, Greeneville; H. 0. Miokle, Ga., A. J. Littleton, Elberton; W. E. Thompson, Union; Alex. Long, Spartanburg; R. H. Hudgens, Laurens; Garland Jones, Raleigh. As will be seon, nearly all the mills in South Carolina, as well as some in North Carolina and Georgia, were represented. Those present did not h?v? anything much to say as to the objoct of the meeting; in fact some of them denied that there was to bo one. But ' the meeting was hold in tho Hotel Jerome with thoso present named. Naturally the meeting had something to do about production and tho price of cotton soed, and probably some understanding was had about these matters. The business in oil is said to be pretty dull now, and tho price low, it being worth 21 cents in New York. Tho mills report that cotton seed is coming in very slow and that some of them have on hand only enough to run them two or three days. They are offering 10 cents a bushel for seed, but nobody is selling at that price except t^non /i/- Ia/1 J A** 1 A wuvsow vvuijiviiou IU UU DU 1AJ AOIDU U All" tie cash. Last year from 10 to 15owas paid for seed. All the mills are either in the American Cottou Oil Company, of New York, or the Southern Cotton Oil Company, of Philadelphia, and they have a mutual agreement amongst themselves as to the 'price to bo paid for seed. Naturally they will pay as little as possible and unless farmers are able to hold their seod they will have to take what is offered. Among other schemes discnssed to brighten up the business was one in reference to exchanging meal for seed and to pnsh the use of hulls as feod for eattle. They want the meal used more for feed than as a fertilizer. The disposition of the products met with as muoh discussion as the sale of the oil. The low price of oil is stated to be due to the slump in the price of lard, of which oil is a component, aod the prospects at present are that prices will oontinue low. CANNOT BK KtNORKD. Attention Must li? l'aid to the Reports of Crarul Juries. The grand jury of Uniou county, in making their presentment lust week ruked some of the county ofticiuls over the coals for not paying nuy attention to their former recommendations, saying that they had at the two previous terms of court got orders from the court for the currying out of their recommendations, nud that their recommendations and the orders of tho two Judges had been ignored, and they deemed it useless to make recommendations if they woro to bo treated with contempt, und asked that the Judge issue n ruling to the parties coucerued to ?V.?... ~ ?1... 1- .. __ . 1. i ' duuw uauoo wujr UU UT lUt'V h 110 U111 DOl be held for contempt. The Judge commended the jury for their work, and especially for calling attention to the disregard of their former presentments, and said he would take pleasure in issuing the rule; tbat it was criminal for a pnblio officer to ignoro the grand jury in this manner; that the man sought the office, and it too often appeared to be the case that the officer seemed to think when he had secured tho office his only duty thereafter was to sit down and draw the emoluments. THE UNEXPIRED TKK.il. Governor Evans Orders and Extra Election In the Seventh District. Governor Evans, in viow of the action of congress in unseating Dr. Stokes, has issued tho following proction: " Whereas, a vacancy exists in the office of representative in congress for the Seventh congressional district of the State of South Carolina caused by a resolution of congressdeclariug that no legal election had been held in said district; and " Whereas, The Constitution of the United States provides that 'When vacancies happen in the representation from any State tho executive thereof shall issue writs of election to fill euch vacancies. "Now, therefore, I, John Gary Evans, governor of tho Stato of South Carolina, do hereby direct that an election for a representative in tho Fifty-fourth congress of tho United States for tho Seventh congressional district of said Statu be held in tho brhi aeveiuu congressional district on tho first Tuesday following the tirst Momliiy iu November, 1 SIM!; said election to be held and conducted in tho manner prescribed by law for tho election of representatives in congr ,'ss at general elections." Mies Keedick?IM<i you know Hint the wealthy ltuth Stopaelock was married? M'.ss Fosdiek?No; is she? Miss Keedick-Yes. Miss Fosdiek?Now I know why people cull it the almighty dollar. ?Judge. "Hut what makes you think that Dawber would make a success as a sign painter?" "lie hasn't the least hle.i of punctutatlon, and If lie ever spells a word right It Is only by accident."? Jloston Transcript. BILL ARP'S LETTER. t TALKS PROMISCUOUSLY OF POLITICS AND GRANDCHILDREN. lie Alto Moralises Somewhat on the Financial Question. Cube was right. Cobe said we wonld have rain abont tho time t to drongth broke np. Cobe is a man of opinions. I asked him one day bow his nabor, Mrs. JeDkins, was, and he said, "She is powerful sick?she is, shore. If she lives till morning I shall have some hopes of her, bnt if she don't 1 believe she will die." The long drought has broken at last, and wo are all grateful, even if we are not happy. Hard times are on us and a hard wiuter just ahead of us, but old folks oan look bsok and say it is not as bad as war. I thonght that this fnll moon in conjunction with the equinox would bring us rain, but I wasn't counting on quite so much conjunction in familj affairs. The autumnal equinox brought a telegram from Florida announcing the birth of another grandson, Ralph, Jr.. and before I could answer the dispatch here came the little girls over the hill?all out of breath and wild with excitement? "Mamma has got anothor little boy, whoopee! tho sweetest little boy. Ob, my, ain't yon glad, grandma?" Why of coarse wo are glad. When fonr girls come right straight along in a row it's time for a boy?a boy to grow up and wait on them and defend them and protect them. Two grandsons brought by the same eqninootial gale. Jnst think of it and ponder. And the old cow has found a heifer calf, besides?a little fawn-eyed Jersey. What'ain the wind? And so this little chap oxer the hill answered the Florida telegram and said: "William Aubrey, Jr., sends greetings to Ralph Smith, Jr., and says hello! how do you like it? Tour little cousin." And so it goes, multiplying and replenishing aocording to scripture. Two more for paronts to lovo and cherish and work for and pray for and hope for. Two moro to fight the battle of life and have some sohool boy fights, too, I reokon. Two mora to have joy and sorrow mixed, and to bring grief or gladness to their parents. Well, it's a hard time to have an increase in the family,for nowadays even an infant is right smart expense, but Cobe says "everything is adopted and there never was a 'possum born into the world but what there was a 'simmon tree close by." So let them oome. "Hang cut your banners on the outer wall, for the cry is 'still they comet'" We are getting old, my wife and I, but we can welcome a lew more grandohildren. I would like to live on a few years for their sake and chide them when they do wrong and praise them when they do right. Sometimes my chiding hurts their mothers' feelings, but I don't care. Mothers epoil the boys and fathers the girls, and so it takes a bard old man like me to express my sentiments regardless of feeling. Lino upon line, precept upon precept, hero a little, there a little. Some time ago I threatened to spank a littlo grandchild to make her behave, and sho looked astonished and indignant as she replied, "Mamma say me too 'ittle to 'pank." And she was, but the threat did her good. When school days come it takes a powerful watching to keep the children straight. They not only leave their lessons, but' Boon eaten on to all the slang and bad words and devilment that other children know. In fact a fond mother who has the worst boys in town told me her greatest trial was the association that her childron had with the bad children in the public sohool. Poor woman?mistaken mothpr. It would be dangerous to hint to her that her boys were the talk of the town. I remember tnat about thirty years ago an exacting, fractious tenoher thumped ouo of our boys on the head with a bock and oalled him a numbskull. It didn't hurt him much, but it hurt his mother, and she hasn't got over it yet. I don't know whioh made her the maddest, the "nnmbsknll" or the lick. That is one good thing about the publio sohool system?the teaoher is not afraid of th# parents, and it is one bad thing, for if he is a partial teaoher or a fractious man he ought to be afraid. A few more weeks of politics and then we will have peace, at least for a season. How many lias have been told no man knoweth, but they are all recordnd And St. Potor kA?math? hoobn. I read The New York Journal and The Constitution everj day, and when I get throngh I know that Bryan will be elected. Then I read?unwillingly? The World and my faith weakens and my props are knooked from under until the next day. And so it goes. 1 elect Bryan and Bewail every morning and unelect tbem before dinner, and it's hurting my digestion. But I'm mad with these gold debaters who keep preaching honest money and talking about repudiation. Dogon-'em, confound 'em 1 They have depreciated my little property 50 per cenl already. I borrowed $500 on e town lot three years ago when it was worth $1,000 easy, and nov I can't get half that snm for it. Il has shrunk from an aore to half at acre. It won't pay my debt, and I can'l hardly got tho money to pay the semi' annual interest. That's a fact. Every' thing is shrnnk but dobts and grand ohildren. Now, just put mo back whore I was?pour it back in the jug, and atop all this talk about repudiatioi and honest money. Do the monej lenders want tho earth? This strife if | between the borrowers and the lenderi ?tho poor and tho rich?and all w< ask is a restoration of the currenoy? an equalization of values. Repudia tion. indeed I Money represents val ues and the debtor olass will gladly ear render m m?oh property as the deW calls (or, if the .property is trained at what it was when J.he,' debt was madfe. After the war notes that were giren dtlfcing the war were scaled according to the law.passed by the legislature. - They were reduced to a specie btftkis. A *$600 note oonld be paid with $100 of with $50 or .$10, according to its date. That was right and it was not . repudiation, either. And now if a man or set ot mdn conspire to- take away from me one* half the valne of my property let him soale his debt to meet it. Let them plsoe me where tfyey fonnd me. That's jnstico. It makes me tired to see these bankers and money lenders swell np and talk about repudiation. It's all a one-sided business, "Yon take the bnzzard and I'll take turkey, or I'll take the turkey and you take buzzard.'* They say turkey to me once. But all's well that ends well.?Bill A up in At* lanta Constitution. OFFICIAL CONTROVERSY. Marlboro Gruhit Jury and 'General Norton Lock Hqrns. Last* week's court in Benqettsviile was somewhat "hot" between Judpa Norton and the grand jury. The following aro extracts from the*grand jury's report tc the court and.also the judge's reply: Tho grand jury finds that no anneal settlement has been made this year between the Cdunty treasurer and the Audito?, Supqrint^gdent of Education and the Supervisor in the presence of tho grand jury and the Comptroller General,, as required by law. We examined tho reports of the County Treasurer and County Superintendent of Education and, so far as we I aro ablo to juclge, they are correct'. It ( is impossible, however* for us t6 ascertain to any degree of certainty the correctness of these reports in advance of the annual settlement reiqtifred'toy t&w. We further find that the Comptroller General has not mailed a copy of last year's settlement .to the Clerk of this Court, County Supervisor and other officers' as required by'Section 368, I Vol. Revised Statutes. This . matter is important .to the,citizens, of the county as well as to the officers, aa from these reports the fiscal oohditton of our county can alone be properly ascertained. Comptroller General Norton.has written a long teply to this report. Among other things he ears: "A grand jury;*ho crfn chrfedtl/ascertain the real facts about the couftty officers as to, taxes after aq annual set- ( tlement, can do so before such seiflem?nt if so inv.linod.. Th? fanbi'for each results are all at their command. They can use them or not,nse thein. It \ seems that Marlboro's glfftud jury did not care to use the facia at thtofr cob.- \ mand, and to ekcuse themselves blame \ the Comptroller ,Ganpr%l. . Very, pell to shift blame to some one, tint in .this case, as madly Juan; as ? knoW grand jury to be, waaldiit.lnot have been as clever,, in av manly, straight* f 'O. forward way, to have eaid: 'W6 don't \ understand these reports, and oannot " ascertain tho . exact .corr/adtness of all the facts and iigures without much work and Some' trouble and inconvenience to ourselves; we will w.ait'for other officials to verify and ascertain tho correctness and let us see them and then accordingly we will report 'them to tho court and public."*" It is the duty of the grand jury to examine all these books, facts and figures, and give results to their people, but'uot their duty to dodge or confuse the popular mind by going off to' Columbia to blame the Comptroller Gengrpl^ ,This officer has sins enough of his own to bear. He has: not witnessed" fcniftfal settlement^ for Afixes of ,.1894r'9?, but has been to Marlboro county for thht purpose. Your couhty officials ate hot to blamo as.to this settlement! .The primary system of electing these officials made impossible many of there annual settlements; but will be finished in due time. Grand iuries' milst' not ' att'Amnfr to shift their official responsiblitieti to ipy eboalders and expect thorn to remain there. I am billing to do'and my part and take public "cnksings like'a little man when blamable, bat,, *'8??' tlemen of the jury," your,, duties are left undone in this' matter. ' A|1 tjio facte and figures are at your ooromapd in your county i You have only tP look to find them in gome form, f AJl.the Comptroller . General. has or trill'get comes from the same oonrob. r: > The report and Genenl Norton's renly created qnite a^engqtian,^ 4 nj ?< Making Sailing Ships Oo Foster. i The statement of an Italian sen captain that he had proved by experience that a ship goes faster when her sails | ore perforated with a nymber of .boles i than when they are quite sound, wpe [ at first looked upon as too rttlculotM . for consideration. UtabeHsvas* h*4v[ ever, now find that tbw ftnllan has gone! a W\nA tirn 1' t.iuMir/1 IkwWIuV'IiIa a^aa i [ His theory is Urn* the forqoof >?1*0'.wind, cannot fairly take effect on an lijflatjd' anil, because of fho"cuolHon of l'mmov-t obto air that ills np tlwhoik**v "t(y prevent th|s eushjoiJ^pptyectU*? Jio a number of' hole? In the sail, whichj let part of the wind'blbtf tight ttlWu^h it and allowed the remainder tpj strlkej against the canvas nod exercise Its full] effect Several trfafs liave tw&ri made, nnd It looks as4f thls4h mv<rtherv>f thosel paradoxical truth?} whlcty.appear sp-iip-i possible on the surface. The experiments were tnaVl^ hi nil VPAtnertC* 'In! a 11 gbt wind a boat a'ith.ordinary sails made four knotf, wjjUe wiyi^tljp per-| forated sails sue covered live and oj quarter knots; in a fresh breeze she dldi seven knots with ordinary sails, and1 eight and three-quarters knots with) the improved sails; in a strong windi she did eight knots and ten knots respectively. If tiiis augmented speed I were sustained throughout a long voyage It would Increase the value of the ship one-tlfth. as she would make the same trip In four weeks that she did; before in ive weeks. j *