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, JfUOM riKST I'AIIK.]
under nch.couditiogci m ia jour judgezneWi shall
be ci|uil?M? to live Suite ami lo its creditors. *
I caauoi loo earnestly urgo-upoh you tho necessity
of reducing the expenses of jyfery Ucparluiem
of tlie government lo the tnoOTweouoniical
tesle consistent imiih lite dignity ami security of
the State. You .will find ninny o I ticca which are
not only expensive but useless ;%utul Walters,
wfcioh, necess ry, can be well-lillc<l for eoiupcu-'
sal ion much less^hnn is now paid. It i^ I am
sure, enly necessary to invfte your utteution^o
this sulycci to securixynnr wise and cordial cooperation
in^igjiteniiig the burthens which have
so gre?j?r oppree<e*ethe energy aiurtndnMry of
.our people. But after the most rigid reduction,
the expenses of government, funds for tlie common
schools, anu to meet the interest on the
public debt, must be provided, nnd this can only
be done by n tax on the real nnd personal properly
of tlie citizens. It is one of our gravest
dillicultics that we have conic into control of the
government after the period at which taxes can
inum vasiiy oe paw. Uurs is essentially an agricultural
coniinunity; our products are harvested
in tliu latter part of the year and sold in the
earlier: nud the rule which has always obtained
for calling for the tuxes in January and February
had its origin not ttt the abitrary will of the
Legislature, but was the natural outgrowth of an
industrial system. The late political struggle
has been protracted until the proceeds of the
past year's crop have heen exhausted, and the
present crop is not sutlicicnlly advanced to enable
the fanner to realise anything upon it.?
livery available dollar of cash or of credit, in
the control of the farmer, is already applied to
the growing crop, and the levy of a tax payable
at an early day would seriously embarrass not
only the agricultural but uvcry other interest of
the State. The money is not in the country ; it
could only be raised from loaus to the farmers
by bankers or merchants : nqd it is quetUioiuJilc
if it could he raised even in this way. It, is
therefore, incumbent on yon, while reducing the
tax to its minimum, to arrange for its collection
at such times and in such manner as will lighten
the burthens of'thc people as much as possible.
A portion of the tax absolutely necessary could
bo called for in June, and the residue, which
should be the larger portion, in October, when
the proceeds of a part at least of the crop will
be available for the payment of taxes.
lly the resolutions of the House of Representatives,
adopted at the last session, I was authorized
to call for a contribution not exceeding
.twenty-tive percent, of Ihcamount of taxes levied
lust yenr. Under this authority a call for
a voluntary contribution of onc-tcntli of tlie
amount of the last tax was issued, and was responded
to with an alacrity and a patriotic zeal
most houoruhlc to our people.
As an evidence of their confidence in my administration,
this response was as gratifying as
it was unprecedented.
With a view to the proper care and disbursement
of this fund, I directed tlint all amounts
collected should bo placed in the hands of lien.
Johnson llugood, requesting liiiu to serve as
Acting Comptroller-General and Treasurer; and
no appropriation lias been made except upon his
check, countersigned by myself. His devoiiou
to this work, his activity and his great financial
ability, have proved of incalculable assistance
to mc.
The net receipts from (his contribution and
from ottice fees amounted to ?135,8d9.48; and
the disbursements, as will appear by the books
of Gen. Ilagood's ottice, on account of the educational,
penal nud charitable institutions of t lie
State, and for tlie legislative, executive and jttilirinl
departments of the government, amount
to $7t?,C01.0!)?leaving a cash balance on band
of $60,178.80.
lly the report of the late Treasurer, dated October
Gist, 187t'?, there were in the treasury at
that time $2*>8,020.37; but what portion of this
amount is now on hand 1 am not aware. The
..sv 111 im-su minis nas ueeii enjoined by tlie
courts, ami (lie officials in whose charge they are
will doubtless account to the Legislature for
Hem.
In addition to the funds named, the phosphate
royally should yield froui thirty to forty tlious
Cjul JnlLuwi. ami lltoro uiiU U,a,V^-CM,'4aa k\ri/0
.amount at (lie command or flic L^islatiirefTsiiTficient,
I hope, to meet the demands of the
State until a portion of the taxes is collected.
While on the subject of the finances. I beg to
call your notice to tie bills of the llank of the
State, for this question presents a difficult problem.
There is a widespread belief t>at a considerable
amount of these hills will he found
missing from the treasury, having been re-issued
in place of being canceled or destroyed. It is
well, therefore, at this juncture, to consider
whether or not these bills should be receivable
in payment of taxes. Before receiving tlieni for
the taxes, tlie most rigid investigation should be
had, with a view of ascertaining the amount for
which tho State is clearly liable, and what portion
is tainted with fraud, in order that suitable
provision may be made at tho next session of
the Legislature for tho redemption of the former
and for the protection of the Slate against
the latter.
The penal, charitable and educational institutions
(if the State demand, and doubtless will
receive, your ca/eful consideration and your fostering
care. Every dictate of enlightened humanity,
every precept cf sound policy, require
that these institutions should be well regulated,
pp?r..i7 un?? atuy managed; but this
should be done with a strict regard to economy.
They should be made self-supporting as far as
possible; and I trust that some system may be
devised by the Legislature which, while placing
the public institutions of the .State on a secure
basis, will relieve the people of a large portion
of the heavy expense their maintenance now demands.
With nrnni'r lo.risb.i *
, ,? .VB.w...?.vu, die iKuur ui
(lie convicts in the penitentiary couhl be made
profitable, and 1 ask your attention to this subject.
The management of this institution, under
the present Superintendent, seems to me to
be judicious; and lie can, without doubt, give I
such valuable information as would tend to work i
out inueh-necded reforms. I
The charitable institutions will likewise, I
hope, receive at your hands the attention to
which they are entitled. Reforms looking to a 1
reduction of the expenses of supporting these 1
charities .can be made without impairing their '
usefulness, and without forgetting the claims (
that ike unfortunate inmates of these institutions '
have upon the charity of I he State. *
In reference to the lunatic asylum, I recom- I
mend the election or appointment of a board of c
regents, composed of cilizensof this county, the e
members of which are not to receive any com- ^
pensation for their services. .Motives of human- s
ity will prompt worthy aud competent men to P
undertake this praiseworthy duty, and they will M
find an ample reward in its discharge. The cx- ?*
penses of this institution, ns of the penitentiary,
liavc been materially reduced within the last
few months; and, in accomplishing this end, the .
Superintendent has given me his ready and etti- "
cient assistance. The two other charitable institutions
which have been supported since lie- o|
ember by the funds placed in my hands are the ^
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Orphan ^
Home for colored children. As the lattor is a
Mtate charily, I fell it to he my duty to supply ^
its wants until suitable provision could be made (
for it by the legislature, hut 1 regard tlie out- j*j
lay for its maintenance as unnecessarily large,
It should hu re-organized so as to make it con- g(
form to the straitened condition of our fin ines>?
in far as (hi* gun be (lunv without defeating the !j'
objects of its creation, which in themselves are
praisewarthy. 10
Of the condition of the University I am unable
to apeak advisedly, as no coinnuiuication ,j.
from the authorities of tlial institution and no j<
call for assistance has been received by myself w
until within the last few ilnys, when the Chair- v;
man of the Faculty handed me his report , which jn
I herewith transmit. While I fully recognize af
the importance of keeping up this institution, I
am forced to the conclusion that the benefits ;t j(
bestows, under tiie present system, are not cot)' Wl
mensurate with the expense it entails. Tot ring 03,
it up to the proper standard it must undergo a
complete reorganization, and I earnestly ask
youraltenlion tothis subject of vital consequence. A|
Such action can be taken at present as inay be dit
necessary to meet the iiuuiediale wants of the Ni
University ; and subsequent legislation can, nf- rci
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rfpit-% *
(er mnlure deliberatunij place tho institution on
the high ground it once occupied. '*
Akin to tliis subject is tbat of frco sch&ols,
and 1 earnestly ask that you will use eifry effort
to establish such a sysictu as will place tlie means
of education within Hie reach of all classes in the
, '1 he yresent system, us it has been administered,
is a tnere mockery, under which th<^
children hpve been imperfectly taught.. Tho
1 teachers Bare been swiudled out of their^pay,
.and the money 0T the people I as been squandered.
There have been honorable exceptions to
'ttfis rule, but they are rare. IJBfcgJowf before
ftuea teaehePs pay cer I ifjcai?do?ih^cti tl^bpivrd
scNVSt trustees", cohsistihgmrWree members,
have each atlixed his "cross-mnrk" as his aignuA
? !.!? 4?4* -*
<>o luio |it?|ivl IS U DlllKlllg IIIUSirHIIUII OI
tliu new system of public education inaugurated
in this State, and is, besides, a literary curiosity
well worth preserving, it is transmitted for inspection.
While such a disgraceful condition of
things is allowed to exist, wo shall hope in vain
to sec the work of education prosper. The time
may be too limited at this session to enable you
to perfect a system which will meet the requirements
of our whole people : but such legislation
can be had 11s will securo to the teachers fair
compensation for services already rendered, and
will carry on public instruction until the next
regular session. We are bouud alike by every
consideration of true statesmanship and of good
faith to keep up in the State such a system of
free school, as will place Within the reach of every
child?the poorest as well as the richest, black
as well xs white?the means of acquiring an
honest and honorable education ; and to this end
1 shall most cordially sccoud any efforts 011 the
part of the Legislature. 1 shall look with confident
hope to your aid in carrying out the reforms
and fulfilling the pledges to which we arc
solemnly committed.
A great work?the greatest to which a patri(
otic people uati be callcvl-?Is befqwe us, nud a,
heavy responsibility rests upon us. iVc have to
create anew a State which can of right demand
and take the proud and honorable position she
once held in the great sisterhood of this great
republic. We have to restore her credit; to
bring back her good name; to develop her boundless
resources ; to heal her wounds ; to secure
equal and exnet justice to all her children ; to
establish and maintain the supremacy of the law;
to diffuse the blessings of education ; and to
strive to bind ail classes of both races in the
bonds of peace, fraternity and piety. I trust
that wc shall all devote ourselves to the attainment
of these high aims, and 1 pray that God
may in His wisdom and His mercy speedily
crown our efforts with success.
WADE HAMPTON, Governor.
Or. niotiou of Mr. Jeter, message No. 1 of
His Excellency the Governor was ordered to be
spread on the journal, and the various matters
therein referred as follows :
So much as refers to the financial condition of
the State to the Committee on Finance.
So much as refers to the necessity of rcduc\\\rr
till* pxnim?i*? of nvnrv ilnnn * ? !'?
o ?r - ~-~-j "I? *> *.
guvcrnmcnt to the Committee on Retrenchments.
So much ns refers to the Lunatic Asylum and
other charitable institutions to the Committee on
Charitable Institutions.
So much ns refers to the penitentiary ami
oilier penal institutions to the Committee on the
Penitentiary.
So much as refers to the University, free
schools ami other educational institutions of
the State to the Committee on Education.
Mr. Swails gave notice that on to-morrow, or
some subsequent day, he will move to amend the
rules of the Senate relative to the printing of
bills and other papers to the Senate.
Mr. Counts paid a tribute of respect to the
late lion. Jones M. Williams.
The Latost War NewsLoxiion,
April JO?The Russians arc strongly
fortifying linlotz nnd putting together small
gunboats brought there in sections.
The Russians, fearing English occupation of
Crete, have ceased to excite patriotism there mid
have stopped sending supplies.
Austria has remonstrated with strong expressions
of sympnthy for the Turks in Hungary.
Mont lis must elapse before the British llervurttrertH
go twtne turnejfcuncan, ns js ne.?
cessary to repair her boiler.
Orders have been sent to Devonport to press
forward all necessary work on commissioned
ships with all speed, leaving carving, fitting of
officers' cabins, &c., for future consideration.
The Queen had a council at Windsor. A proclamation
of neutrality will probably issue tonight.
The French proclamation of neutrality
issues to-morrow.
The inhabitants of Ibrnil linve been ordered
to remove their portable properly within three
days, as an attack from the Tutks is expected.
1 .Vimto ..w. ? n.?.i ?
...v ?. iuivii iu u|>u1 llll uiiuck.
The Turkish army of ihe Danube lias beer reinforced
by -10,000 Circn.ssions from Sofia.
It is estimated that 120,000 Hussions have
crossed the I'ruth.
It is estimated that ninety-seven Turkish info
n fry battallions arc nt or near Drobudache.
The closing of navigation of the Danube by
-Russia promises to be a serious matter. Its
freedom is stipulated in the treaty of Darin.?
The Russian fleet will como to the mouth of the
Danube to assist the army in crossing that river.
Vessels cannot enter nor leave tho Dosphorus or
Dardanelles during the night. All lights will be
ftiiiuguiolied. aii neutral steamers and vessels
have loft tlalotz and 1 brail.
Complications are expected should Russia order
the China squadron home and demand passage
through the .Suez Canal.
The Russians have advanced their sicgo train
and nttacked the Turks nt Kurs. The battle
commenced Sunday.
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Tub Sham Statb Ofkickiis Conclude to Surrbxiieh.
?Columbia, April 20.?Mr. Chamberlain's
family left Columbia to-night, their destination
being Washington, as 1 am informed.?
His household furniture, &c., have been shipped
to the same point, nud he will follow in person
is soon us he can settle his business matters in
Ibis city.
It is rumored, to-night, that the Republican
hate-House officers have, after maturedeliberaion,
determined to withdraw their claims to the
respective positions lately occupied by them.?
Jne or more conferences have been held already
>n the subject, and another, and the Inst, will bo
lebl to-morrow, and it is quite probable a dccilion
in accordance with the above will then be (
ublic'y announced. If they should so agree a ,
onsiiltntion will be held between counsel on |
tick side, and a consent order or judgment ta;on
in the Supreme Court, the direct and deired
effect of which will Iks to have each side
ay their own costs, after which the Democrnts I
rill occupy I lie otliccs in the State House.? (
ieira and Courier. *
The Revenue Department Disgraced?The f
oloriutis Hubbard, Darling and others, claim- I
lg to be United States revenue officers, are t
louring this county to rake up chnrges against c
iir citizens by detecting unintentional violations <1
f the law. These men were in Anderson lost r
aturdny and behaved in such a manner as to
eserve the disgust nud the detestation of resectable
men. These fellows do not seek to n
iscover parties really guilty of frauds, but en- t<
) ft a in f lia * *
,{s? ... ........ uusnifM hi scarcning ine stores y
honest men lo give them trouble and expense
here they have accidentally omitted to cancel w
amps. 1Ve had hoped that men of this char- ^
iter would he dismissed from the public service, tl
tiey are a disgrace to any government.?Andrr- ni
n InleUiatntrr.
c<
TK.nitnii.KTii.ifiF.dy in- Mississ(i>i>i.?OnThurs- hi
iy, the 20th ult., at DeKalb, Kemper County, p]
>hn N. Gully, a prominent Democratic citizen,
is waylaid and assassinated. Upon Iheaftidnts
of two negroes, several alleged conspirators
i the assassination were arrested. Yesterday
lernoon, a l?rge parly of men fired upon the
isoiiers, killing J. 1'. Gilmer, A. McClellaa, tn
>hn t'hisolin and David Dosser, and mortally p]
minding \V. Chisolm, all white Republicans,
:cept Hosser, who was a Democrat.
th
Nichqm/s TriumphCompi.rtr.?New Orleans, f0
pril 'Jti.?The Legislature hits adjourned nine .
All the Slate offices elected with Governor "
cholls are in possession of their officers and ftn
cords. The city is vory rjuiet. Cc
I
?hc Mltthla
R. M. STOKES?
& UNION, I'HADAY MAY 4.1877
* TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTld|t? ?
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*2 Oo|>le* one year,44 'Mt
ADVERTISING^^? ^'??
"no square or one Inch, flr?t
facti subsequent Insert iqu, ?
CmVnl discount nnul.' to niMchnlB^^^^^^MHFoi
t isinirkr six months or h^w Twr.lp^WP#
ObHWory Notices or ten lines or lA^IniiortAl fojt^
" " over ten linps, cli wd md A<|r?rtli
inents. ' ~
9tj - 20 per cent additional for advertisements erdcrc
not to ap|M'ar in consecutive Issues.
Itv the ptndiinj; process, l)r. MIot, of Columbi
has made a single Irish I'otsto produce one hundrct
fold.
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S&T" Fires have "been necessary, night nti
morning, since Inst Monday. No doubt cause
by the cold stormnt the North on the 27th.
IJ?S}U Governor Hampton's first Mcssngt
which wc publish this week, speaks for itss.li
It breathes economy and reform from beginnin
IU 1'IIU.
It* ?
#?* KenicniV'r, Mr. Juilil elm's lits I'lmtograph (la
lory on llio l."itli Inst. If you (ntond to bnvo pictures ti
kon. go to hlin nt once. Pon't put ItoflT too long, as It
likely tlioro will bo a rusli during the last few days.
tin, Messrs. It. Y. MeAdon and Kolit. Oats, of Cha
lotto, aud Gen. A. Austell, of Atlanta, main owners <
the Spartanburg,Union and Columbia Ilnilroail, passr
down to Alston and returned last Wednesday, on n toi
of inspection. Wo did not hear themsay they Intcnde
to change the freight ra'cs to I'nion.
^Ullfhn G. B^wnloC, tl\ noto
scalawag Senator and nliislvo Ixl it or, died at Knoxvll
on the '20th ult., in the ?2d year of his age- Foryenrs I
has lioon a palsh d, wroteliod creature, and his doatli wi
not create a void in the moral or political ntmosphcre <
the country?he has been morally and politically dca
for years.
Ofty F. L. CarJozo, cx-Trcasurerof this Slat
received I wo voles, at a recent election held b
the Trustees, for President of the Howard Un
versity (colored) of Washington. W. W. Pa
ton, (while) a congregational Clergyman, wi
elected.
f&if In this town, at this time, it requirt
two clerks lo wait on the customers of foil
stores. By such nn arrangement the clerk
could lake "turns about" in silling at the frot
of the store with a sharp kuifo and whittle u
Dry Goods boxes.
56?" Some villains drew the spikes from Ik
outer side of (he outside rail of the South Oar<
linn Kailmnd track, about three -mllee dbov
Charleston, last Friday. The effect, if it ha
not been discovered, would have been to thru'
the whole train down the bank, and anothc
"terrible railroad nccidcnl" chronicled.
?Sy We are right glad to learn that our ol
friend, McKay, more familiarly known ti
"Uncle Bob," of the Greenville Xeic*, has bee
elected Door Keeper of the House of ltcprcser
tatives. The House could not have bestowed a
office upon a more worthy man, or one wh
would do ins duly more faithfully.
Omaha
must be a delightful place toliv
at. On last Friday the citizens of llmt place ha
the worst storm of the season. Snow and slci
fell heavily and the wind blew a perfect galc.Thc
railroads were blocked up and the tcli
graphic wires blown down. ll'Aeii will they g<
to planting Cotton or have any "garden sass
in Omaha?
?<Sr? < > *r-> J Ml
It. T. West, son of nn old friend of ours i
Charleston, 011 yesterday, who is travelling fc
the extensive Grocery Hopse of A. D. Hopping'
Son & Griffith, 2-18 Greenwich St., New Yorl
Mr. West is a worthy young man, and we coir
mend him to our merchants ns being perfect)
reliable.
?
How Nilcs G. Parker made his escape
is the burden of a communication received b
us?too late for this issue, from a person who?a
an employee, helped to get him off. We hnv
no doubt of the truth of its statements, ns th
name of the writer is attached and his charac
tcr vouched for. It shall appear next week.?
It is rich reading.
Under uConscnt Decree of the Supretm
Court, all the State officers upon the Hnmptoi
Ticket took possession of their offices las
Wednesday. So that now the Hampton govern
mcnt is in full and active operation^ rtu#ii,lltyi
Elliott, Cardozo, Dunn, et idomnt </emis?thefivi
years of good stealing have slipped throng!
your fingers.
Detectives Kirkhind and Canton visited
this town last Monday, in the performance ol
their duty as llevenuc officers, and it gives us
pleasure to stale Hint' their deportment wai
courteous and gentlemanly. -Tlicy gave 110 one
reason to complafqt (if any word or act. and in
return they were treated with the respect due
officials who perform their dutioa as gentlemen
should.
.
ttu' Mr. It. Hampton, Agent for the celebrated I.iiulley
Nurseries, located ncarGreenslmro, N.C., is nowhere
on his Annual tour through tills section soliciting orders
for Fruit Trees, Vines and Plants. He will lie In this
region until after June Court, niul persons wishing Trees,
Ac., can leave their orders with Mr. Allen, of the Union
Hotel, if Mr. It. is not present. Trees warranted to live
Iwelve months. Printed Instructions for Planting and
mltivatlon accompany the Trees. Trees delivered.at
Union Depot on the lOtli of November next^^apr
20 ? ini.
0$. We hope the I .ml its of Union will not forget to
>ay their annual tribute to tlio memory of the brave
amfederate soldiers whoso remains lie buried in our
rave Yard.
We tiellevc the lOtli of May lias been the day heretoore
set apart for that solemn and appropriate service.?
<et us not forget thehrave dead, hut let us gather around
heir graves annually and strew tieautiful flowers and
vergreens over them, in remembrance of their brave
cods and |iatriotlc sacrifices. Let us not forget "Memoial
Day."
BSsif It is understood that articles of impeacliicnt
arc being prepared?and by Republicans,
do,?against lite colored Associate Justice,
/rigid, for taking loo much New England Hum
'lien cases of grave importance were before the
ourt. Oleaves, Elliott, Dunn, arid the rest of
to scoundrels who made him dritnk should be
unit) i? suner oiso. Tito colored people of all
>ndilions will soon find out what fools they
nvo been made by lladical office seekers and
lundercrs. . -> 1
VOX. Mr. Frnjiier, of the Charleston Journal
r Commerce spent yesterday in Union. We are
ad to hear from hint that the Journal-of Com
rree is growing j,, popularity among our peole,
ns shown hy the increase of patronage it is
cciving. It is the only paper in Charleston
at published our Memorial to the Legislature
r relief against unjust Huilroad discriminants.
The proprietors are anxious to mako it
i acceptable journal to the people of the upper
ilintic.* of the Stute. Subscribe for it. ^
I.
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The European War.
Admiral Porter says : The great good that
this war is going to have on our country cannot
- bo computed. We will not only soil flour, wheat,
corn, pork, arms and ammunition, to the contending
parties, but we will sell all these to other
great nations?especially our cereals and provisions.
If the war continues two years, and
my prediction is that it will, we will have to
raiso provisions for the whole world. The enr
tire agricultural pursuits of the great graiu
counSy of 71^ Blfl&k 'Sea will be shopped.
10 was so in the Crimean war."
d This is noi the opinion of Admiral Tortcr
= alone, but, from the military nnd commercial
movements in an parts or Europe and tins counl"
try. it is very evident that the leading men of
tlio world coincide with him.
I Now the question for the farmers of Union to
ask themselves is, "havo we now, or shall wo
have, any flour, corn or pork to sell, or will we
, have to buy thorc articles, at war prices?"
p Already flour has gone up to $13 a barrel,
g and corn to $1.10 per bushel, for cath, in this
market, and rising. The price of bacon has not
been nffectcd much, as yet, but the market is
^ quoted "steady and firm, with holder? not anx~
I, ious to sell," so that we may reasonably expect
an advance of from 1 to 3 cents on thnt article
r. in a few days.
?f This is peculiarly an Agricultural section of
d the country, and yet we havo but one Agricultu^
ral product to sell?cotton. We buy all our provisions
from the North and West, and the slightfst
commotion in the pedce of any^MM of the
lc world puts the people of the^outh on the same
ic footing with the disturbed countries, in the dell
mand and prices of provisions. Instead of bc'!
ingin a condition to take ndvnntngc of the increased
prices of those articles^we need, and
which we can produce in abundance, by the
R folly of our agriculturists our whole people aro
placed ii> a condition that enables the rest of the
1 world to take advantage of us. We've got nothing
to cat, and the very article?cotton?upon
18 which we alone depend to obtnin money to buy
food with,ma), next Fall, not command enough
:s to pay for the manure used to grow it. And
ir still we sec planters "putting in" a hundred
;s ncres of cotton to ten of corn or any other pro
it duct ns food for man or beast,
p llut suppose the war don't last more than six
months, would it not be in the very sensm when
c the crops should be made? consequently, vould
not Uic nations in vol veil have to ilepcnil upon
other countries for the next year's supplies? A
j six month's war between Kussia and Turkey
w would involve the loss of one crop of grain in
that portion of the world where the largest grain
crops are produced; the result, therefore, mu*t
be so much less grain produced?but none the
" less required?aud higher prices for what is
18 made.
n This prospect the Northern and Western far'*
mcrs recognize, and they are douhliug their area
n of production, while the Southcru'plantcr makes
0 no change but keeps on in tlieold road?buying
fertilizers and provisions, to yuise niore^guUou.
c to buy more-^artiKiers and provisions.
t u" Tlio proposition to go Into (in 'election for Chief
-! Justice on Monday last J0& laid upon tne table by the
- Legislature The reports furnish us no indications as to
wlio will lie thu successful man. It Is said liiat Oovernor
Hampton favors Judge Willard, which will have great
iiiftuciioc in the selection. While wc liavc no preference
lor either of Hie oilier candidates s|>okcn of, we arc dccldcdly
of opinion that by retaining Wittarrl In bluvifc
/ env position or Associate JusULSVifd ifelJFtmg*liHa|^ '
tliat position when hisnrcscut term expires, will boftilljr j
n as much as gratitude for his past honorable course dcir
mands from t he Democratic party* Wcare decidedly opposed
to any change in the present '"organization of the
government. Let those who are elected to posit ions re'
main in tlieui until their terms of office expire, and if
i- any vacancies urc to be tilled, good men outside of tlio
y present officials should lie called in to till the positions.
We see no sufficient reason for rewarding Judge Willard,
a pronounced Republican, by promoting liim to the
....("....mi |misiiiuii in mo Male, Tor simply doing liis
duly In the State, in npito.sltiou ton .set of corrupt rascal*
y who had ruined her. We accord to Judge Willunl all the
g credit due him, and are in favor of showing ourapprcciue
tiun of Ida manly course by keeping him where the opposition
placed him. In tliat we think we show thai his
e former party atliliation does not intlucncc us.
However,*we are not going to bconu to create a ripple in
_ the present placid stream of the Hampton government,
by interposing objections to capable and honest men, selected
to till official positions by those to whom we have
g entrusted the best interests of the State.
1 Vvm We were pleased to meet tut Wednesday, Major
t It. It. Duncan, the able and energetic President of the
Spartanburg and . Ashcvillo Ilailroad, wlio Infampy^jy
, that the work on his rood Is ftKigresstiig ra'prdTyatfdmt?
isfuctorily. He says the track is now finished to Itean's
1 Mill, 10 miles beyond Spartanburg and 8 miles from the
i block Horse; that by alsiut tlic first week in June the
ears will run to the latterpoiut?25 miles. Track laving
Is progressing at the rate of V/t to 3 miles a week.
| Already many persons have engaged board fortlie hiiiiip
liter along the line of the road, and a general move for
the Mountains is expected in a few weeks.
1 We think Maj. Duncan has accomplished wonders in
I building the roud. He must harcconvinccd Charleston, i
I by tills time, thnt there are incn outside of that commit- .
illy capable of conducting an important enterprise?an j
idea of which the people there could not entertain l?c1
fore. 1
On our first page we publish the Major's statement of I
the condition and requirements of the road, uiudc to the |
capitalists of Charleston last month. ^
litfjf" One of the handsomest sights in I lie 1
whole 8tate in the Octagon house in Dr (Sibhs' 1
front yard on Main street. It is tilled with the 1
choicest flowers, just taken from the "Flower
l'it," which nro now getting uilo full bloom. In
it arc over 300 different Geraneums nnd an inv
numerable number of other beautiful plants, (
while in front stands a majestic Odin Lily.
For fear our readers may suppose that this ^
beautiful Pyramid was the work of the Doctor
himself, we will state that the credit belongs j
solely to the Dr's. "Letter-half," whose care b
and intelligence in thoircultivntion and exquisite f
taste in their arrangement, has given to Union
the most magnificent display of Flowers to be g
found in any private conservatory in the State, g
It must be scon to he appreciated. K
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Prepare for Memoiial Day. 81
Just before going to press we were requested
by n Lady friend to say that tho Memorial Com!
mittee request all persons interested in the Village
Gravevnrd to attend on n??? ??? -
_ r ..? ...vuunjf , 1UO
7lh, or send n linnd with proper implements, to n
clean up the Graveyard preparatory to Memorial
Day. A committeo will bo there to see that the Ti
work is properly dono. If the weather should ^
be too inolement on the 7tb, the next good day
'thereafter will bo devoted to the work.
... ? ,n
We invito the attention of our Lady
readers to the advertisement of Miss 1'ennic (0
Johnson, who is now with Mrs. Richards. Miss th
Johnson is a young Lady of the purest and most W(
deserving charactor, and entitled to the patron- ^
age of tho oommunity, which we hope she will ye
receive. til
Mr^. Whltlock, whose advertisement also appears,
is a deserving widow Lady of long rosi- ^
donee here, one of the betjt Talloresscs in ni(
pe State, nud we hope will be well patronized- H*
i ' ?a?????h??? *
Catting AffrayA
cutting affray occurred last Thursday id a
field near Jonesville, in which a colored man,
named Henry Davis, was severely, if not fatally, C
cut in the neck and back by Frank Webor.
The circumstauccs, ns reported to us are as t
follows, being the statement of Davis:
Weber and his wife were working in the field 1
where Davis was plowing, with a mule blind in (
one eye. On turning at the end of the row Da 1
vis cursed the mule, when Weber told him he 1
gauat sttMg^ping before his wife, as he did not <
allow llImTTo thi^iv Davis says, lie mode not K
reply, but drove on, and directly after Weber '
ran np to him, with his knife open, and cut him '
first in the neck behind the car and then down
the back. The cut in tho back is eighteen inch- *
cs long, reachiug from near the top of tho shoul- '
dcr blade down to the small of tho back, and 1
very deep. Weber immediately fled, while Da- 1
vis, al last accounts, was lying in a very critical
condition.
If the account of the affair, as given by Da- 1
vis, is true, it was an uncalled for aud brutal
attack, and we hope the perpetrator of it will be <
arrested and punished to the extremity of the 1
law. No right minded man will countenance <
eucli acts, and it is the duty of every good citi- '
xen to aid in arresting parties who commit them.
If, on the other hand, there was real cause for 1
committing the crime he did, or any paliating 1
circumstances, not stnted by Davis, then it is '
equally incumbent upon Weber thai lie should 1
submit his enso to a legal investigation and clear 1
himself of the grave charge made against him. 1
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Our Merchants. 1
There's no excuse now for sending money to
Ridley and Richards for cheap Goods. Our
merchants have determined that they will sell
goods at such prices as will leave no advantage
to those who have contracted the pernicious habit (
of sending their money to other towns and cities
for goods of any kind. The first cost may
not be quite ns low as in New York or Augusta,
but when the charges for freight, Money Order,
Registered letter nnd postage are added, it will
be found that the supposed low prices paid to
foreign merchants are so near the prices the
same things can be bought for here, at iiornc, ,
that the purchasers secure but little if any ad- ,
vantage. Resides, it is not fair to give our Merchants
the go-by without a trial. They aro of ,
us and nmong us. They pAy their share of the
taxes Uc support the State, County nnd Municipal
governments,^aud assist, with their money '
nnd influence, in building up new nnd important
enterprises, by which nil classes oftho peo
pic mny become prosperous ami the material
welfare of the wholo community ndronocd.
The Stocks brought to this market this Spring
by Messrs. Gee & Humphries, Rice, McLure &
Co., Foster & Wilkins, Spears & Colton nnd 11. (
F. Huwls & Co., are remarkably fine and varied,
and their prices lower than ever before, and J
we ask our readers to give them a fair trial before
sending their money out of the County to
enrichjjartica,who feel no "further inferest in"*"
our community than to make all the money they
can out of us.
I
For some weeks many of the "weatherwiso"
of this vicinity prognosticated a "killing
frost, on or about the full of tlic Moon," Well, i
we have been looking for the fatal moon to "wax i
and wane" with considerable nnxicty, fearing (
that the bright prospects for a bountiful fruit i
^ ywouttWWrblnstcd at on6 fell swoop of henry i
frost's chilling hand. We are pleased to state 1
now that he has withheld his withering touch, i
and fruit of nearly all kinds bid fair to be abun- t
dant in this region this year. We have seldom |
sccu Peach trees fuller than they are now, nud i
while tlie Apple crop may not be as large ns last (
year, it will be generous in quantity, with grcnt ]
likelihood of being superior ill quality. We i
think Pears will be scarce, as wo sec but few on |
the most flourishing trees. Ktrnwberrics look i
very fine and the plants are loaded.
Gardens are backward, but look well. Peas
are just getting fit for the fable, and all other
vegetables are looking healthy. With no serious
"setback" the comforts of fruits nnd vogo- ]
tables will be abundant hers this year. 1
Willi tlio bright prospects of n good mid ben- 1
cficent government and nbundnnt cr^ps, surely 1
we must believe that God has taken his chasten- <
ing hand from us and we should raise our hearts l
fca-tliankfulucse to llim. .. ^
Another 8ad Catting Affray. _
NOHTII Pacolbt, apiil 80, *77.' j
Friend Storks:?Last Saturday Thomas j
Nuckolls Goudelock, a nephew of your late ?
townsman, Davis Goudelock, Esq., was almost ^
fatally cut, by Frank, a son of Noali Webster's, ,
of Timber llidgc. Goudelock is now in a very j
critical condition, having bled profusely from a
severed artery before l?r. Tench could reach ?
liim and ligalc i.'. He has a fearful gAsh on the t
left cheek, opening it so that the molars, upper m
uid lower, were plainly visible; n slab .behind c
he left car and a long deep gash in the left ^
diotildcr and down the arm. I have heard the j,
isaal contradictory stories of the fracas?an old j
cud?but the case will, I SUpgqgfc, be heard and p
lien you will know all. ?>' - J W. T. ?
?> 3?" A Bill has been introduced in the Legstature
repealing the New England Divorce Law, "
rllich lias disgraced our statuiaa ever emce the
'arpetbaggers obtained possession of our Stale "
overnment: We fully ogre* with the Greenville *>ir....
:? ii.~ f-ii?! *"
in tun luliUHIllg:
We ventue to say that not upon tlio faco of e'
lie earth, previous to the influx of these carpet b;
ageing, canting hypocrites, aljsptUned men ei
pith their divorced women and thshf loose no- U|
ions of the marriage bond, was there known a
igher appreciation of female virtue than in
outh Carolina ; and it is a source of infinite ei
ratification fib find on the first day after the or- Bt
mizntion a redeemed 8cate government, noice
ef a bill to repeal the infamous divoice law
zddlcd upon us by tha^rretches who have ruled ^
be .Suite, and infused fnto Its constitution and lei
iws their own low notions of honor and virtue. m
JJtaJP The Tifrkish AtnbaseadOr at London re W'
eived the following despatch, dated Constautiople,
April 2G: ^ ( *
"The first engagement has just been fought at
churukson Hatoum. After some fighting, the
lemy was defeated and put to rout, with the en
ss of 800." r sn
'A later despatch says the Russians lost 2,000
1 the battle of Batoum. th<
l.rcxRNK Grass.?Judge Curpoqier brought
fL. n -J-.
iim nrgiaitr omce yesterday a specimen of ""
is grass. The seeds from which |t was grown an
ero planted last 3optember, and tlia Judge in- 0|;
rnis us Ibal it. has thus faraMied bim four
ns loth# ncro, and snya ful4H| that in four
are the same roots wHl yi<ld OTlible thstqunn- 1"
y to (lie saino. area of ground. It is fine food
r nil kinds of stock, is liked by the milch cow )IAI
rlicularly, is tender and rich, and said to be
culinrly adapted to Randy soil. Formers might
tko a note of this t^tlielr adtantageN-Out. ,"t
giater. hai
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For the Times.
LETT KB FBOM CHABLE8T0N.
The steady pressure upon the business of t'
IharlesUn?especially "The Jobbing Trade"?
ias at last woke up the drowsy business men of
his old "City by tho Sea."
A Uieelinir W&s held hv !>? "Pliarnhnr nf Pnm.
nerce," (par excellence the custodians of the
Commercial interests of the City,) and a Com*
uittee, composed of some of the first business
neu of the City was appointed to unmask the 4
!auses which hare brought about the diMatrons
late of i^ade complaiggl of. So far as we are
nforined no report 'has ' tjjen qfade?and no.it- N . IL,
oris made to throw light upon the subject. '
It is probable that the lucid Report of the
South Carolina Kail Road at the late Convention
las satisfied the Committee that it was a false
ilarm, and flint the mercantile interest was in a
nore prosperous condition than reported to be.
The farmers have always had the reputation of
>oing the croakers?the epidemic has perhaps
nvaded Commercial circle&tooa
A glance up aod down H&$ne, King, Meeting
>r KHt Ray, in business hours, and a look at the
names registered at the Hotels will, however,
convince any one '.hat tliero is no life in the
business here.
It is the opinion of many of the shrewdest
merchants that the depression in business is not
to be charged to one cause, but to many causes
combined. Doffttless the Railroad discriminations
are the most prominent. No one can spend
% day in Atlanffc or Oharlotte without being
struck with the facilities the merchants there
enjoy iu a rapid and cheap transportation.?
There is life in the trade?ago-ahead determination
to succeed?short profits and quick returns.
Enterprise is stamped on everything ; nor is it
strange that it should be so, when the Wharfage
and lUilrond freights from New York to Atlanta
are, pro rata, less than to intervening points, or M
when all the roads leading into Atlanta pursue
the policy of cheap and rapid delivery at Atlanta
The prosperity of Charleston cannot be
brought about by Resolutions of Public Meeting,
or Chamber of Commerce, or Reports of Committees.
These things have been played out.?
They arc mere subterfuges mud people know Lt.
Trade will not come to nny place unless its nice- ^
chants can compete with merchants elsewhere.
The mere assertion by resolution, preamble and
all that, thnt you enn sell as low as anv other
placo won't do. Faith is very good/Vtit in
trade, works arc better. If your Charleston
drummer find out when he pomes in range of
certain points, that his price list is loo high, Ire
must look out for other fieldaaflLlabor. When
goods from St. Louis, New. Crleans, New York or
Baltimore, can bo delivered at points ip lii?
range lower than he can dtliver them from
Charleston, he must agree to subittil lo^tiorlprofits,
or retire from the field. #4?* . The
question then simply rcsolvc^.itself into
this: the various tariffs assessed upon-goods in
their transit mutt be reduced (WhaVfege, Dray- *
age, Railroad Freights, &c.,) or the mcrctraHT-~--N_
must make up his mind to curtail his profits or
give up his position. Have the Charleston n'erchants
realized that fact?
But the pressure in Charleston is not confined *
to the jobbing trade. Every department of industry
is suffering. There are thousands out of
employment. The mechanic cannot find work
to do, and when he does, his wages are barely
sufficient to feed liim. Every department of
business is under a cloud. The Cotton Trade is
the only prosperous iuterest ir Charleston, and
the loss of it is only a'quest ion of lime. Low
freight on competing lines is rapidly sapping it,.
?nd there is money in other places as well at*
Charleston, lo draw it off*. En put rant?the relatiou
of the planter to the merchant now is fonsibly
illustrated by the old fubleof the frogs andt
Lite ox : "It may be fun to you, but it is dcffl-U
lo us." NOUS VERRONS.
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For the Times,.
Are We all to be Bitten to Death 1.
About the middle of last November Mr. Geo,.
Pridmoro met in the road a dog with rabies;?
His own dog, which was with him, was bittern
iy the rabid one. lie pursued and killed the
latter; and on reaching home killed his own.,
juite a number of dogs in the vicinity were biten
by the rabid animal, nono of which, eavnSL*.
l'ridmore's, wero killed. Ten days after.
Rtnall dog, which was bitten at the time,, took.
"ft h"' to be killed. Two weeks ago. Ii "
tilled a genuine mad-dog. One week after Dr.
\cnneth Littlejohn killed another. I learn from
i good source, that a few days ago another wn?
tilled at or uear Mr. H. P. McKtssick's, end)
bout the same time a Mr. Spears killed a dog.
taving all the symptoms of hydrophobia.
Now, I just write to ask, are the dogs more
lecessary to the material welfare of the State
han the people? If the former, let us know,
nd I for one will call for passports and shipable.
Is there one man in our General Assemly
who lias the nerve to introduce, and the
rain and energy to put it through, a bill to Ux
ogs to the small amount of two or three dollars
er capita, for free school purposes? If so I
rant lo see him, to know him, to hug and kiss
im V ?1,1 *
, ?. ,v Dnn>r x wm Tuie lor mm as long u
le Mountaineers of Virginia ami North Caro*
oa vote for Andrew Jackson; and Will not cry
' the men who oppose. the iMeaeurs are bitten
j a rabid dog the moment after casting their
allots. 'Tis useless to speak of the amount of
;gs, chickens, pigs, sheep, and bread consume^
y '-mongrel puppy, whelp, and^hound, and
irs of low degree," that infest our land, 04
jcIcbb as tho Colorado grass-hopper, for oi\p
>lons at Columbia heretofore have been follow-*
-s of Uerg and have been opposed in every lipance
to doing the slightest injqry to t^iese
ieep-mouthed" consumers of sheep and eggs.
nd as man has beon with thepi, as with llerg, of
s importance than quadrupeds, he can and
ay suffer with all the horrors ef hydrophobia,
liile the "dear little Spitz^V "Auld Mustard
id Young Mustard," "Auld l'epper ei Yowng
ipper," "Big Topper and Little Pepper,'*'
llanc'ie, Tray and Bweeiheart," Hook, Loud, ,V
iwser, Trailer, Trip a?d Tige, must still be fed ' *. >
egg ana sheep, and be allowed to auarl and, " '
ap to their heart's oontent.
Seriously, Gentlemen of the Legislature, ta
rre no reliefT Are you more afraid of your
g-loving constituents than you are of the Ms
a. More fond of dogs than chickens, eggs
d mutton ? If so, drive on and let some Carna
Pope write another Dunoiad, or let anothi
General Assembly or generation ecme on
ickly.
If our Xorth l'acolct correspondent, 1 see, liaa
il his lungs overcharged %ith miasmutic air,
too vigorous inhalations while engineering
! drainage of Thickefy and (lilky Creeks, and
i gone into the Zephyr opd Fairy business.?