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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.] INNSI3ORO, S. o TUSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1877, NEW~ I)YI L'I'1SLMLEN'8.St SI pv'c acqua(1n~thc ' cftrd4. 1 pack i~ItI~ ulkl rc lutize loo. I packs eroll. FUN~ all soils,. for onl111 io't"Ii ~and sitamplj. Puon card ('u., 3lkkllebouo, ass. 20 Ladies' Favorito Catrus, all styles, wi tit, Nassa, 10cn. Post paid. J. J. 6New piccses Iud e141, retails tor$1 .:i, st f. or 111 e'. Mid1( >rLulnp. C"liel) h1aste co., '; 1~~L1(hlbbor'o, 311aa R evolver Free ~'itbxtal11;s JAMES BROWNi A :O0N, u 1 :13, 11 ' oux street 1 Itlsbttrg, 1'a. IJN 101. pacl~k stioll (.ul((1, '2.1 p. bSuk ofr j. ~oi F FII; till I AS. ;lI Wstamp. Novelty Co., Mid(dleboroO, Mas.. * !You wvill atgree to dlist ribute soJtUO of orcird;lll1:4, we will 5111(1 yon) a1 4)1110t IN (l1. FRAME, hail( at 16 page ("4 1,11111111 iluistraitedl paper, free for 3 illi1114i . 1UC10o43 It) Celit to pa:y postage. Agents wanted. KI.NJ)ALI1 & CO., lbos ice1( th1is. Only $ii.5) cazpl~it required K. lIt -.1 11111 1:)1011(1ll,.o~f~~ CANVASSE S 1111101' Ilis. Mtid~ zitIUlp. F111 Card FCJ., > (p1 4111u,111. iehliIp..oe 1 s+ Tfll'IfXG )" With It Cold is Aiwnys. iDangerous. .1 1.Tsli n Sur remtoedy for ('ouglis, 1(11d 4ilt I)is 4 0115Cae(1o 01(lie IThrioat, Lunigs, Clit'st u1) PUt.T t'i ONL.Y IN BILUE DOS ?I. Sold by 1111 D~ruggist s. C. N. Cur'rT12a'ox, 7 sixth Avenue, N. T. 1 eomnroil 011)urono. Tx 11, mounitecl, 11l' It '2v. I p1. li ''lt (8 l. I pk.eomIol I 'rII , 1 'ar o I,,ok true. ll111 ul loI' 0o1ly 5 1e.s.tn.I Novelty Co)., 3l~ddlhtlb'ur 3las. asna - :~'l ip 'irligi It (O~n lrgpeM 1(1 1 h Il44; .44. REA AI :,", v t r., G.,.d,'t~ ',t(: r.I.' (.4lIA. tlI ' tII fl l at ' lT. ntl. z' t lr.. Soo ''QI ..1ultid-eSr: 4tw1 ,1 P 1k r I:,1()""c 1 t:." 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T T[E best, largest, hardiest and most - profitable variety of wIsTa CAUHAoE known in Europe, and imported 1p1this country exclusively by the undersigned, where, with little cultivation, I flour ishes astonishingly, attainig dn enor mnous size, and selling in tho matkot at prices most gratifying to the producer. TI transplanting, great care ahould be used to give luflici'nt -space for growth. Solid heads the size of the mouth of a flotr barrel, is the average run of this choice variety. One package of the seed sent post paid on receipt of 50 centit, and one 3 cent. postage stamp. Threo packages to one address $1 00 and two-3 cent stamps.r Twelve packages sent on receipt of $3 00y9 7'r- Read what a well known Garrott, Co. Marylander says of the Etri'no% Vir, LIAM Cabbage: lhI.OOMINOTON, Gannu1ET Co., Md., Jan. 22, 1877. Mn. JANtEs C.MPnETLL, 60 Fulton St. N. Y. )ear Sir:-1 boughts ome seed from you last spring, and it was good. Your Em peror William Cabbage suits this climate Well. On a nountainl side the seed you sent moe produced Cabbages weighing thirty pounds each. Very truly yours, JAMES BROWN. --o p1 I am Sole Agent in the U. S. for the famous Maidstone Onion Seed, from Miidstoiic, Kent ('o., England, pro lucing the most produci'ig the most prolific and linest ilavored Onions known and yielding on suitable soils from 81(0 to 00 bushels per acre, sown in drillls. Mr. llenry Colvin, a lar e.irketgmarden er at. Myracue,- . Y. /'rites, "Your English Onio&ik ' I 'sect nii by itR large yield, and the (eli ions flavor of the fruit. I could h e soI (I any <uantily ir. this mirset at goid prices. My wife says she will have no other onions for the tablo it future. Send ume as much as you can for the enclosed $5,00." One package of seed sent on receipt of 50 cents and one 3 cent postage stamp, three packages to one address $1 00(1 and two 3 cent stamps. Twelve packages sent on receipt of $3 (10. My supply is limited. Parties desiring to secure either of the above rare seeds, should not delay their orders All seed WAtlnANTED FRs1(511 AND TO (i~nlMINATE. Cash must accompany all orders. For either of the abovo seeds, address JAMES CA M P13E [ L,, mar 1- x tm 6 Fulton St., N. Y. 6011110r laimllo CALL ATTENTION rp .L O their largo and elegant assortment of GL ASSWARE, Especially their lBerry, Fruit and Preserve IliowlIs. -ALSO, To their variety of LJAMPSi, which, for bleauty and chieapniess, excei. -ALSO,-. To their large stock of CROCKEIIY, which they oftbr at low prYices, to closo out their GOODS in this line. NOT [CE. j WENT-FrVE per cent. in addition to .tour regutlar cash profit wi'll be adl dud on all groceries charged (on account aufter this (late. No deviations will be nmade fromm thmis rulo. apuil 19 3. SUGE~NHEIMER & 00 d., OLEN DINING, Boot anid Shioo Manuf'acturier, WVINNSBORO, S. C. P3 ''TE undersigned ro.. spectfully ann1fonntiee to tho citizo.ns of iFairlilid that ho has removed his Bloot and Shoe Manufactory to one door below Mr. C. Muller's. I am prepared to manufacture 'dll styles of worK in a substantial and orkumanlike manner, out of the very best mtaterials, and at prices fully as low an the same goodls can be manufactured for at the North or elsewhere. I keep constantly on hand ,a good Stook of Sole and Upper Leather, Shoo Findings &c., which wvill be sold at reasonabln p~ricos. Repairing promptly attend~ed to. Terms strictly Cash. far-tDried Hides bought. oct 12 J. CLENDINING. THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE. -0 t JIi G1AP'LES WITH '9SE JPROBILEM OP IWDE1LVGJ'T AE 'S T A TJ. Why he convened the Le lslature--Tho State dobt--Taxation--Tho Charitable Institutions and the Frgp Schools. Governjanptonisentllis first message to the Legislature on the 26th inst.- It - is a opinprehonsivo and abloepapeland fully sets forth the policy of e1 o adminis tration on all the principal questions of the day. He gives as a reason for conven ing the Legislature at this time, his belief that the criticaP condition of public affairs and the welfare of the ;tato demanded such ourso ; and h returna thanks to 10 members [for patriotically laying side private business and devoting (Their atten fion" to public affairs. He trusts that a broad spirit of patriotism will pervade all their councils. Owing to, the anamolous condition of affairs l6r the past two months, Governor Hanpton is inable to lay before the Legisl turdeucl full and accurate information on all sul)jects as is advisable. Circumstances have prevented him from obtaining access to the public records and he cannot Speak authoritatively of the exact financial condition of the State, nor make such particular suggestions as, under the ordinary condition of public matters, it would have been his pleasure, no less than his duty, to have (lone. He therefore can call attention in general terms only to a few subjects which require im mediate attention. The most important subject to which attention is directed is the FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE STATE which is at present deploreble. On this point the governor says: "All efforts to bring about a hot ter state of affairs will prove un availing until the finances are put in a healthy condition and the credit of the State is established on the Hound and honorable footing they once occupied. But in the mean tine there is an imperative necessity that the immediate needs of the State should be provided for : and in doing this the burden of taxation should be made as light as poss ble, for the resources of our people are well nigh exhausted, and the season of the year at which the taxes will be called for is most unfortunate. There sl.omild b3 n-) qu, st'on or doubt as to our dOtermiiation to llet every honest obligation of the State fairly and faithfully ; but it is equally our duty to ascertain what are honest liabilities. Thore should be a condition precedent to the pay, ment of interest on any of the out standing obligations of the State, wvhether in tihe shape of b~ond sor otherwise, and also to the fur therI funding of any of tihe State indebted ness into the consolidated bonds authorized to be issued under the act of 1374, to reduce tile volume of the public debt. In order to effect this object in a mode satisfacto'ry and equitable, alike to time State and to the public credlit, I respectfully suggest the app1ointmnent of a commission, to consist of 01n0 mnember from each House of the Legislature, the Comptroller General and the Treas ur'er of the State, and three citizens of financial ability, to whom the wvholo question of the financial con dIition of the State shall be referred, and under whose directions a thorough and complete investigation of the funded and floating in, dlebtedness of the State shall be made ; and wvho shall be cempoweredl to require a registration before them or becfore such jofficers as maybe desig nated, of the consolidation bonds of tihe State. Obligations, the validity, of which shall 1)0 thus ascertained, shall be cortified in such form as the' co~fmmissionl or the Legislature may prescribe, and the coupons on such bonds alone shall be receivable for taxes. The eommission should also be chlarged with the duty of ros porting to the General Assembly at its next regular session the precise character of all obligations of doubt fuil validity, or clearly frandulent, with the specific facts or testimony upon which their conclusions are based. The amount of debt yet to be funded in estimated at $8,000, 000, which will require the issue of $1,500,000 in consolidated bonds. A tax has been levied eachiyear~to pay tile interest on the debt, and there should nowv be in the troasnry a balance sufficient to moet the unpai< coupons. Tho governor, howevoi exprossess great doubt whether an; part of this fund will be found. HI therefore recommends the issue o additional bonds to meot the ac cruod and unpaid interest. Tho next vital point is the WIIOLEsAALE IEDUCTION OF ExPEN$E$, Many offlcos are useless, while othori can be filled for smaller salaries After all reforms are effected ther< will still romain a large sum neces. sary to defray the expenses of th< government, which must be met b3 taxation. On this point the mos sage is as follows : It is one of our gravest difficul ties that we have come into control of, the government after the period at which taxes can most easily bc paid. Ours is essentially an agricul, tural comminunity ; our products arc harvested in the latter part of thc year and sold in the earlier; and the rule which has always obtained of calling for the taxes in January and February had its origin not in the arbitrary will of the Legislature but was the natural outgrowth of an industrial system. The lato politi cal struggle has boon protracted untill the proceods of the past year crop have been exhausted, and the present crop is not sufficiently advanced to enable the farmer to realize anything upon it. Every 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 every other interest of the State. The money is not in the country ; it could only be raised from loans to the farmers by bank ers or merchants ; and it is ques tionable if it could be raised even in this way. It is therefore incumbent on you, while reducing the tax to its minimmn, to arrange for its col.. loction at such times and in such manner as will lighten the burthons of the people as much as possible. A. portion of tho tax absolutely necessary could be called for in Juno, tmd the residue, which should be the large portion, in October, when the proceeds of a part at least of the crop will be available for the pay, ment o f taxes. THE TEN PER CENT. CONTRIBUTION called for by the governor, under nutlhority of the House, was respond Ad to, he says, with an alacrity and t patriotic zeal imost honorable to tie pt o,)le; and, as an o :idcnce of their onflidence in the administration, the responso was as gratifying as it MvS unlprocedented. The net receipts from this con tribution and from office fees unoited to $135,839.58 ; and the lisbursemujents, as will appear by the Looks of General Hagood's office, on iccount of the educational, penal and 3haritable instittutions of the State, md for the legislative, executive and udicial deopartments of the governM nent, amount to $76,6G1. 00-leaving mcash balance .on hand of $59, L78.39. B~y the rep)ort of the late troas irer, dated October 31st, 1876, there bvoro in the treasury at that time $258,050.37 ; but what portion of thi~s amonnt is now on hand the .governor is not aware. The use of Shoso funds has boon enjoined b~y sheo courts, and the officials in whoseo shargo they are wvill doubtless c sount to the Legislature for them. In addition to the funds named, he phosphate royalty should yield ~rom thirty to forty thousand (dol ars, and there will then be quite a argo amount at tihe command of the Begislaturo ; sufilcient, it is hoped, so moot the demands of tihe State mntil a portion of the taxes is col-, ected. P'HE BILLS OF THlE BANK OF TUE STATE. While on tile subject of the fianan ses I beg to call your notice to the >ills of the Bank of the State ; for >his question presents piroonaB a lifficult problem. There is a wide Ipread belief that a considerable umount of these bills wvill be found nissing from thoe treasury, having aeen reissued iln place of .being can., seod or destroyed. It is well, Ilheroforo, at this junceture, to con.. aider whether or not these bills should be receivable in payment of taxes. Before recaiving them for taxes, thle most rigid investigation shiould be had, with a view of ascer, taining the amount for which the State is clearly liable, and what por tion is tainted, with fraud, in order that suitable provision may be made at the next session of the Legisla tunro for thle redemntion of the for 1 mor and for the protection of the Kate against the latter, Tm; PENAL, CHARITABLE AND EDUCA~ TIONAI, institutions are comimended to the consideration of the Assembly. Theso should be properly supported and ably managed, but with strict economy. To as great an oxtent as possible they should bo made self supporting. With proper legisla, tion tho labor of the convicts in the ponitentiary could be made profita blo. The management of the pros ent superintendent scorns to be judicious. In regard to the lunatic asylum tho governor recommends the oloc tion of a board of regents composed of citizens of Columbia, who will serve without pay. This institution. has boon well managed by its supor, mntondent, and the expenses have been considerably reduced. The deaf and dumb asylum and the colored orphan asylum are com mended to the Legislature ; but the appropriations for them should be reduced. EDUCATION. The governor regards education as of primary importance. He recommends the maintenance of the State University, but thinks that to bring it up to a proper standard, it must undergo a complete reorganiza tion. Such action can be taken at present as may be necessary to meet the imnmediato wants of the Univer sity ; and subsequent legislation can, after mature deliberation, place the institution on the high ground it once occupied. The governor continues : "Akin to this subject is that of free schools, and I earnestly ask that you will use every effort to establish such a sys. temn as will place the means of edu, cation within the reach of all classes in the State. The present system, as it has been administered, is a more mockery under which the children are imperfectly taught, the teach ers have been swindled out of their pay, and the money of the people has been squandered. There have been honorable exceptions to this rule, but they are rare. I have now before mena 'teacher's pay certificate' to which the board of school trus tees, consisting of three members, have each affixed his "cross-mark" as hi - signature. As this paper is a striking illustration of the now sys ten of public education inaugurated in the State, and is, besides, a liter ary curiosity well worth preserving, it is transmitted for inspection. While such a disgraceful condition of things is allowed to exist, we ahall hop in vain to see the work of edu cation 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 as will secure to the' teachers; fair compensation for services al ready rendered, and will carry on public instruction until the next regular session. 'We arc bound alik& by every consideration of true states. manship and of good faith t'o keep up in the State such a systern~of free. schools as will place within the reach of every child-the poorest as wvell as as the richest, black as well as whito--the means of acquiring an honest and honorablo education;, and to this end I shall most cordPal ly second any efforts othtl part of the Legislature. I small look with. contident hope to your aid in carry - ing out the reforms and fufilling the: pledges to wvhicl. weo are solemnly committed.". The messagr concludes, with Ag adjuration to the Legislature. tq, 00 operate with the,cexecutive, to 1'aiso South Cardln. fr'om -her presente~ condition ; to rqatore her credit ; f,o bring back her good namp ;; developo her boirndless resourceo;,tp. heal her wounds ;s to securo equal and oxactj justico to all h~e children ; to. establish and main-. tain the suprrgmacy of thme law ; to diffuse, the blessings of education; and to. strive to bind all classes of both races in the bonds of peace, fraternity andl giety. The good and expressive American. verb "to lynch",has been F'roehified, and one of our Frenich exchanges, telling about the lynching of the Bonder family in Kansas, heads its paragraph with the words "Una Famille Igynchee." There are seventy-five insitranco companies in the city of New York. ']his nmniber emnbraees good, had and indifferent. The Knights of Honor have or-. ganizod a Grand Lodge of the Order for the Rtate.