The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-30

fire. since June and not long ago it seemed
/ that the sentiment Of the commission was
/ favorable TO slight increase.
Capt Aston OF the ri bland Volunteers,
OF Columbia, has forwarded formal chal-
[ lenge for com petitive drill to the Govern
/ or iuards and the Columbia ZOuaves, each
company to enter eight men selected from
! the active roll OF each company and TO &c
/ commanded by one commissioned officer the
drill to take place in the oiumala opera
house. small admission fee Will be charged
! the public, the sum resulting therefrOm to be
given to the sufferers from the recent storm
on the South Carol1na coast.
The case Of State Dispenser D. H. Trax-
/ Ter came up lefore the conference OF the
Baptist church at IimmonsVille Monday
night Mr.. TraXler read a letter ecllning TO
make any furtbee fight on the ground thdt
injury might @ done the denomination. and
closed by asking that he be dismissed from
the roll The question was put to the con
ference on the withdrawal Of church fellow
ship, which was carried without dissenting
vote. Fourteen church members constituted
the conference. OF this mum er three only
declined to vote, eleven voting in the a1irma-
tive. This ends this muChtalked-of case
since as the pastor OF the church. the Rev.
J. +. Morral, stated there Is no higher
authority in the Baptist denomination than
its individual church conferences
At the synod Of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church at Sharon, York county
on saturday, conference on home mission
work was held. Many interesting speeches
were made, represent attYCs from the various
presby teries exhibiting the needs Of their
fields. The board Of home missions made its
report appropTiating men and money. They
asked for 50 900 TO carry on the work in the
home field, which was granted. The most i'm
portant item however, in their
reports. was the recommendation that
the United Presbyterian church be asked TO
cooperate with this denomination in the
working Of two fields, Atlanta and Little
Ro k Ark. This is an important move and
no doubt will mark a change in the attitude
| of the two denominations towards ca n other.
| They will become better acquainted ana or
| ganie union will follow as result, ana will
! be not in name only, but in heart also. An
! overwhelming majority favored this cooper
alton.
The returns have all been received at the
! controller generals of c. and the annual re-
/ port VIII soon be issued. The authorities are
| very well satisfied with the report, which
| will show the total assessed value Of all prop
/ erty IN the state TO be $40 757 $50. This is
considered to be very good. when It is re-
| membered that there has been reduction Of
/ 81 700 900 in railroad assessment. and the
| bank returns have been put on rock bottom. "
! Last year assessment was Sl66 81 ri and
! this included the high bank assessments
/ which were subsel Uently atated by
! the controller general. It 5 said
| fiscal year really show an increase in the
| assessed value OF property Of about 100000
/ The ouiclals are very much pleased with the
returns. and additionally so because they
/ ton. The Port Royal and Augusta, Port
! Royal and Western Carolina, Charleston.
! Sumter and Northern ROADS have all gott n
| substantial reductions in their assessments.
| The Atlantic Coast Line system has gotten
| healthy conct saions, and it is thought that
with the new assessments, about the only
| roads that will contest the present assess
ment will be those of the Richmond and Dan
! vile and south Carolina systems,
The sixth annual meeting of the South Car
| DINA Elble Association was held at Orange
| burg Wednesday in the Lutheran church.
/ DR.. Law made general report OF the work
| being done in the state, showing larger doua-
/ lions Ii IN previous years, more extended
work o. giving hope for the future. All the
counties are organized, with few exceptions,
and a number are doins excellent work The
/ Iacent society is Offering to SUNDAY school
! children who are destitute OF the word Of
! God Bibles at. one-haH cost. On motion OF
Dr. HON Of Charleston, the following officers
| were reelected: Pres dent. Rev William
| NJ. Grier, ID. D., Due West; vice president,
hrst district. L'rot, II. = Archer charleston;
! vice president, second district, Hon. d. ).
! Henderson, Aiken; vice president, third dis
/ trict, Col. j. d. Blanding sumter; vice pres
/ ldent, four. district. Z en-. W. +. James Oar
/ nngton; vice president, fifth district
| Rev. w, G. Lindsay, Columbia; vice
/ president, sixth district Mr. W. J..
/ ROddey, Rock Hill VICE president. seventh
| district Prof. Jas, II. Carlisle, LII. D.. spar
! tanOurg; vice president, eighth district, Prof
J. r. Blake, Greenwood secretary, John For.
! rest. NJ. D., Charleston. On motion of Mr..
! j ONlef- Oh OfdnEeDuT4. Jne q pom liQeQE OF
time and place OF the Leit meeting and the
! executive committee wasreferred to the prest
dent and secretary Of the association.
The annual meeting of the public record
| commission was held at the state house at
| Columbia. Wednesday. There were present
tho full membership, the Hon. j. +. Tindal
secretary OF state, eS-Otiicio hartman; Chief
! Justice Mclver. the non. William a. COurte
| nay W. @. Benet and Prof. Il. Means Davis
| A In ge amount OF work has been done and OF
| thepJblic records in the state paper Offices in
| London, relating to the provinces under the
| lords proprietors 1868 l7l9, and to the colony
| under the direct administration OF the king
| 17l9 l776 transcripts have been made down
| to l147 Through the good management oil
| the commissioners this large work has
| been economically done. and only thirty
| years remain to be covered to complete
this all important work. The papers relating
u the stamp act 1865. and those OF the excit
ing period down to the emUarkation of Gov
Campbell with the seal and Official papers O.
the colony in l755, are OF priceless value as
/ historical material not heretofore aCcessit lie
The fra NJ -ntary histories Of Ramsay. @imm
and otbe were all written from tradition
and scanty materials and in the light of pres
ent opportunities and information will nave
TO ue largely set aside ~ the coming historian
II is only right TO say that the present STATE
administration has initiated and accom-
plished this great historic W0 X, and Il shoult
be added that the remain transcripts L
complete this large undert ,Ing Will reuuir
only very moderate additional apIrJpria
ti6n. The pu Lie spirited citizens in charq
OF this work serve without compensation