The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, January 27, 1886, Image 2
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THE NEWS AND HK!uLDT-J1
WIXXSiSOEO, S. C. Ij
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY *,:T, : : : 1SS6. ,
JS'O. S. BETXOTsDS. ) j (
y Editors.
rr. z. 3TcDOSALD. )
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It is said that Logan, Edmund?, : 1
fcvarts and Sherman, Unitetl States:1
Senators, are all wiring for the Re- j '
publican nomination tor the Presiden- j(
f*v ?r* fKA novf r^kf^rk ] k
The New York World says it is nn- i,
derstood that the President will ap-: t
point General Lawton, of Georgia, [ <
whose disabilities were removed Wed- j ]
nesdav, bv Congress, as minister to j -(
Austria, in place of Keiley whom Ans-. |
tria refused to receive. j l
The coming session of the Legis'a- ! '
ture in Iowa will he forced to malce | j
provision for a deficit of $600,000 in j i
the State revenue, the fulling off being j
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occasioned, it is alleged, by the effects .
of Prohibition, which cutoff an enorl
mous amt/unt of taxes fm merlv coli
lected. At the same time it is not j'
claimed that there was less consnmp- j
tion of liqnor during I he year in which j
Prohibition has been enforced than be- I
fore it bccame a law.
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In the lasc Presidential election Ben i
Butler, the Greenback candidate for :
the Presidency, received 134.20*2 votes,
and St. John, the Prohibition candi-j
date received 150,820, but neither of
these candidates got ;i single vote in
the Electoral College. It is a singular
historial fact that in 1828 Jackson, the 1
successful candidate, received but a i
few thousand more votes than Butler
and St. John in 18S4, and was yet able
to take the Presidential chair. These
figures show a marvelous growth o#j
the country.
Augusta Chronicle: When the Irish |
agitators begin to beat about for home
rule, England becomes alarmed, and
prates about the disruption of the
Empire. If Irishmen were quiet and
made no sign, England would point to
them as worthy subjects, devoted to
the government, and Ireland would
never get home rule. It is a little remarkable
that no reform in Irish
affairs has been mooted in .Parliament.
The Queen's speech deals royally in
alarms and prejudices. Mr. Gladstone
talks mildly but indefinitely. lie i
counsels gentleness anu coiiMuerauun, j
and calls for prompt action, bat he j
wants the anion of six hundred years j
maintained at all hazards. Lord
Salisbury thinks the distemper in Ireland
originated at Westminster, and
charges Gladstone with not suppressing
i\ Meanwhile Hicks-Beach challenges
a division, and home rule lies
between the upper and nether millstones.
Some Queer Statioaery.
The report of the Clerk of the House j
of Representatives for the year ending j
Jane 30,13S5, has just been issued. It i
shows that the total amount spent I
* * "* 1 * ? T.. I .A ! .. I<v K A I
UUring IIIUL [isriuu hi luiiiiiiuimiig, uic
the House was $512,871.12. The newsstationary
allowance, $125, in cash. 1
Among these^tnrs S. S. Cox, present (
Minister to Turkey. Representative c
iiandall bought $13.41 worth of sta- 1
tionerv and drew $111.59 in cash. '
John S. Caine, the Mormon delegate,
drew $67.94 worth of stationery. 1
Perry Belmont spent $38.93 in the 1
same way. Torn Ochiltrec, the auburn- 2
haired Texan, used all l>ut $13.06 of f
his allowance. Frank lli-cock, on the J
contrary, had S11.02 left at the end of '
the year. Judge liolman, of Indiana, 1
tbe economist or me non^c, purcnasea | $46.4l
worth of stationery. Among : c
the articles most in demand among ! *
members, as shown by the )i>t of pur-! 1
chases in the stationerv-r otn. were i *
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autograph album?, of which four j 1
dozen were purchased at one time and 1
ten dozen at another.
A lot of fancy articles purchased c
on the 18th November for the station- s
ery-room included dressing-cases, c
nail-sets, cushions, muses' sets, opera '
glass bags, etc. A large number of
silver whistles were purchased at one j
time, rangingin price from $275 down, t
One nurchase of ouera and marine ?
t *
glasses aggregated $o6i>.2<>. Mr. s
Springer, of Illinois, Mr. Warner, of
Ohio, Barclay Henley and the Cierk of f
the House order the New York World ! c{
through the stationery-room. O'llara, j ,
the colored member from N<>rtli laro-'t
lina, ordered three of the Harpers' i
publications and the Century One j
Congressman from the West supplied j \
himself with a book on etiquette, j t
Another purchased one "Democratic ; 1
Party," according the tveord, and j c
there were nine copies of ''Money and t *
' - ordered through the station-1 c
ery^^^ "fHe~a^soci^jon of- names j t
havino-nrobablv struck an answering i s
: chord in the hearts of nine Repnbli-! a
can members. One "Congressional t
Government" is alone included in the c
purchase made. Among- the miseella- j t
nwus expenditures in February is |
towel washing, $409.65. Towel wash-: 1
ing for the year cost $2,353, which, at ! 1
... the uniform rate of fifty cents a dozen,, i
would make a total of' nearly 56,500 j r
* towels. J
*rp-Country" and "Low-Country." ^
There is a good deal now written in s
the papers about the hostility said to i s
exist between the "up-coa^ry" and ! c
the "lo w-countrvn \ (
Those who cl^fll^^iSoiuh
this ho^y|^Rn that there docs exist^fl
|^flmy, seek to find evidence of | v
action of the Legislature in !
refn?ing to provide for :i rci?u*, and j k
refusing to limit Charleston county to J a
] one Senator. Without yrt admitting [ r
<Kof ti>? Qiitao-onisin does exi>t, let us i v
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nevertheless look a little i?iti? these j 1
" two matters. ; o
It is complained that the double rep* : 1
resentation of Charleston in the Senate t
is a relic of the old parish system ? ! &
against wbich there has always been \
. just opposition in many portions of the ! ?
; State. Even in the city of Charleston j t
' there were, before the war, numbers ; 1
' of people who thought tint the -vs- j r
'tern was unfair, and who labored as { t
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jest t hey cwtild for its abolition or at |
east for such modification a* would do I
list ice to these portions of the State j
tfherc tnc system had no place. The I
)pportunit?- for the desired reform
:ame in 1865. Provisional Governor j
Perry, under the instructions of Presi- I
tent Johnson, called a convention of
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he people of.South Carolina, to frame
i new Constitution. The parish sys:etn
was abolished. The new district
)f Berkeley was formed, with one
senator, 2nd Charleston retained her
;wo Senators. This reform was the
roluntary act of the white people of
;he State, through their chosen delegates,
and it met no opposition. The
icw Constitution was put in operation,
xnd so continued till it occurred to
:he malicious ingenuity of the Radical
leader* to "reconstruct" the Southern
States. This Constitution and the laws
passed thereunder were j-set aside at
the point of the bayonet. The Contention
of 1S6S abolished the district
>f Berkeley, throwing that territory
into Charleston county, and giving
the latter county still its two Senators.
[t? 1S82 Berkeley county was formed,
wi;h iis one Senator? thus, by the act
of a Democratic Legislature, giving
old Charleston county, in tacr, three
Senators. The resolutiou to amend
the Constitution so as to take one Senator
from Charleston Jailed at the
recent session.
It will thus bo seen that the allowance
of two Senators to Charleston is
the act, not of the Radicals, but of the
Democracy of the State?an act d??ne
deliberately, and, we may say, repeatedly.
Tiie idea upon which the extra
representation is allowed is an old one
?too old, doubtles?, to please those
who, to show their desire for progress,
as they cull it, would tear (.town all
that remains of old South Carolina ?
destroj ing the good, in order to be
lid of what they happen to think bad.
But we believe the allowance ot two
Senators to Charleston to be fouuded
in reason and justice. It is simply
making proper allowance for the greater
amount of property and population.
It is not intended to assert the superiority
of the people of Charleston. It
is not intended as an affront to the up
country. The up-country, barring the
office-seekers and a few croaking
newspapers, does not so regard it. It
is indeed a reflection upon the intelligence
of the up-country to say that the
people of this section c mntcnancc the
onslaught upon Charleston and thelowcouniry,
in which some papers and
some politicians have recently indulged.
The urgent demand, in some quarters,
for the taking of the census,
seems to arise from the conviction that
some counties, Charleston most especially,
have in the lower house cf
the General Assembly representation
disproportioned to their population?
this to the detriment of the upper
counties. Yet it is claimed by the
papers in t lie lower part of the State
that a re-apportionment would have
little if any effect upon the distribution
of representatives. However this
may be, it is not established ihat the
up-country favors and rt^Ua^a-rTTtVtry
>p~poses a census. The opposition to
he census seems to have been based
>n purely economic grounds, it is
sonceired by the opponents of the
neasure that the expense would be too
nuch for the good to be accomplished.
Dial is our view. We think ?'ne State
:an well afford to wait a few years
onjjer, meantime providing for the
idopiion of the United States census
i* a basis of apportionment. The inustice,
if any, to those counties that
lave too few members is abstract
ather than actual, and they cannot
;uffrr. It is true, there is a maudate
>f the Constitution, requiring- a census.
Jut that mandate is no more explicit
han the section which requires the
General Assembly to provide for Jusices
of the Peace, to be chosen by the
>eopic. Yet we near no racket aoout
he neglect of the Legislature to meet
his requirement. Indeed, most folks
ire not troubling themselves about the
juestion whether the Constitution be
iterally followed or no.
We should be sorry to think that
ralousy between different sections of
hn StatL* does exist. The Greenville
Veics, however, thinks that it doc?,
aying:
\YV contended ami contend that secional
feeling does exist; ihat*it is
:Iearlv manifest and iucrea-ing in biterni-ss
and very harmful, and that the
ray to remove it is to recognize its
existence and treat it br a system of
nutual toIeratioH and exa^t justice.
"We should be glad if the Netos
vould divide the State into the "secions"
between which the feeling of
litteruess is said to exi*t. Which!
jouJiuescoiwiiuie me np-counuy, ana
vhich the low-country? What are the
ausesofthe alleged antagonism? Are
hev found alone in the doable reprceniation
of Charleston in the Senate
.nd her aliened excess of members in
he IIuu?e? Are these the only cause?,
>r are there others, for the bitter secional
feeling said to prevail?
We hope, and wc believe, that the
Yetcs is mistaken. We believe, as we
lavesaid, that the people at large are
itlle, if any at all, exercised about the
rpresentation of the lower counties.
V.nd we believe that the alleged sec-'
ional feeling is largely imaginary.
Ye l?t-Iieve it has no place-in public
entinient in Fairfiehl. "We cannot
peak fur Greenville. Let the JYeicS
anvass sentiment among the t>eople
hcrc-rfor whom, while we are verv
j|^-om agreeing with some of its
^S^gnually far from sppruTunr
iews treatment. we
)uic of its meu7oaSlTOfflS^g^|j^^^^
now it has labored most assiauffl^Pl
nd faithfully. "Wc donbt not that the
esuit of the canvass would disclose
ery, very little of sectional feeling,
'he editor of the yeics is t. an
ffiite-seeker, so that he will not feel
urL when we sav that he woulc* find
he feeling confined exclusively to
spirants ami demagogues.
The truth is, sectional feeling is so
groundless, so senseless a sentiment
hat it cannot long, if at all, have a
odgmeiit among intelligent people. It
ncans narrowness, bigotry, unchariableness
and folly?all of these.
??? - nnia.w
It will be an evil day lor the good pea-1 i
pie of Sooth Carolina when they divide j
among themselves. * Better far tliat tJ
forbearance should go to the extent of ^
self-sacrifice than that we shall have j \
; on us the time wherein different sec-: i
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| tions our State shall, through dc.Mre to
j cure real or imaginary evils, so act ! [
j that we shall be unable, in case of j c
I need, to present an unbroken front to j 1
j any enemy who is quiescent simply j '
because he is looking for his opportu- j t
nitr. And we think thai to effect u : ?
division amonjj our people will re- J 1
: quire grievances far grealer than are to j ]
| be found in the double representation i *
| of Charleston m the Senate, or in the j i
j failure of the General Assembly to j 1
j provide for a census.
TAXES AXD TIIE PEOPLE. j ;
Messrs. Editois: That a word may j '
be fitly spokeu in tiie season of our tin- ,
prccedented poverty, and that a prayer ]
for relief may be offered up to tho^e 5
| in authority, a little space of you is! i
craved, aud the earnest attention of- .
I f
the County Board of Equalization t;
j solicited. j?
j Perhaps at no other period in the j >
i litcfnn* nf fliA cmii.tv. stnc'.ft tiie Cl*a i '
j .l.uw. j v,. v..~ . , j ;
of reconstruction, certainly not with- ; ,
in the past decide, lisis business expc- i
ricnccd great depression, or :i more 1
profound gloom enveloped the ^agricultural,
mercantile and professional ]
interests of the people. Successive i
. failures in the staple crops have but; 1
! naturally produced want and to-uay4.
| the masses of the people are standing
j neck deep in the ashes of poverty! <
I Can there be a more opportune time 1
j to give thought to the subject of our
taxes, or a more fit occasion to confer
with the Board of Equalization upon
the matter of the assessment, for taxation,
of the people's pro pert v.
Lt shall be the purpose of this article,
Messrs. Editors, to demonstrate
the tar.t that the greatest po$>ible inequality
exists between the* assessments
ot property in the various counties of i
the State?and that Fairfield county is, J
in consequence, made to pay thousands |
of dollars into the treasury of tlie j
State. It shall then be our purpose !
to pursue the inquiry but one step j
farther and to show that the remedy |
in the-premises is solely and alone j
| with the County Boardof Equalization. J
i That the grossest inequalities do j
exist is unquestionable and it. is certainly
110 discovery of to-day! They
have existed for a half a decade and
more, and the silent acquiescence in
the continuance of this palpable wrong
has but accumulated the oppression's
of a tax law most fearfully and radi
callv defective. To the present able
and efficient Comptroller-General of
the State we are indebted for a most i
thorough ventilation of this subject, \
and the tahlps Drenared bv hirr? should 1
. receive the close attention of those j
who would sincerely abridge the gov-!
ernmental expenses and save the i
money of the taxpayer and ciiizen of
the State. Suspecting that all was not i
right and truly anxious that he might j
lay before the people the wrongs of
the present system, the Comptroller J
placed himself in communication with
the county auditors throughout ilie j
-^rrRi. ana personal property in tlie I 'c
different counties. In order th:it this ! a
might be must reliably done, the mar-,
ket price, as evidenced by public sales 1 1
and bona Jlde private sales in all sec- j ?
tions of the counties, were taken as 6
the crucial test of real value. Tni? j l,
rauch wc esteemed necessary to be said j 51
bv way of explanation, in order that 11
l.* I ?> !. i 1]
me vaiuu uiou iauic?, uiu^ miciuii; ;
prepared, might be duly and properly ! l:
appreciatpd. This investigation was i j
continncd during the years lSS4-So '
and his annual reports contain the ; l1
startling results of his admirable j I1
work. The reports for 1SS4-S5 show j r
practically the same inequalities of! 1'
assessment, and we shall, fer the pur- j c
poses of this article, draw for our! -s
facts from them indiscriminately.
In the assessment of real estate, j comparing
one county with another, I
the inequalities are absolutely enor- j
mouse. In the column of "percen I 11
tone of assessed valuation to selling j ^
puce" the facts arc laid bare and here j ?
is the proof: The lands in the county ! d
of Abbeville are assessed at only 66 | 15
per cent, of their actual market value, j c
in Berkeley at 56 pe: cent., (/hotter- j 0
Held 47, Greenville 41, Lexington ;33, i ^
Marlboro 2S, Lancaster 25 and Barn-1
well 23 per cent. Upon the other side ]
of tbe picture we find this spectacle b
presented: Tiie county of Colleton j ^
paying taxes on her lands at an as- d
sessed value of 95 per cent, of ih=?
actual selling value of her lands, ' ?
Fairfield 96 per cent., Beaufort 99, and j c,
Georgetown 174-rand the average in
the State is but 64 ner cent. ~ I I1
It will be seen from llie data above I ^
given that the counties of Barnwei1, ]51
Greenville, Lexington, Marlboro and j
Lancaster are taxed at an assessed j c
value of 41, 23, 31, 30 and 3'J per cent.. I 11
respectively, below the aceraye a$*ess-1 P
ment in the State, and tlie.se same j
counties are taxed at an assessed value j I'
of 77, o9, 67, 72 and 75 per cent, be- I !l
low the market valae of their lands,, 0
while the counties of Colleton, Fair- j J;
field, tfeaurort ana ijreorgctown are ; v
to-day respectively paying taxes upon ; ^
their lands at the rate* of 31, 32, 35 i c!
and 110 per cent, above their just ;?nd i C(
fair quota of the taxes of the common j
wealth. These strange and unjust J
differences arc not confined to the!
lands throughout the counties, but they 1
exist in all their enormity between the !
towns aud cities of the State. ?
To instance simply?the percentage ^
of assessment of the town lots to the "P
actual selling price in the towns of ^
Georgetown, "VVinnsboro and Newberry
is 306, 109 and 118, while in a
Chesterfield, Hampton and Union the ; e'
Dercentaare is respectively 30, 29 and
12, and the average assessment in tiie i
State is odIv 73 per cent.
.And if this interesting investigation i ^
is carried still another step further, j. i?
the student of the people's rights will | s<
learn that the inequalities of assess-! 11
meat aiejust as great in the matter of i u
personal as real estate. The avenge j is
assessed price of horses per head in j ^
the counties of Barnwell and Fairfield :
is respectively $84.34 and S81.78, and j b
in the counties of Pickonsand Laurens C
$48.23 and $46.53. In the matter of cattle
Fairfield and Charleston hc.d al
t,A lSof .ttWV. ?1*3 77 ni.cl sMn. no 1 ill
HOW If llll V"'. ? v 'J V?v cv Hi. II
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aud $6.59; and even in the matter of;
mnlcs and asses Fairfield is made to j
head the list with an average valuation j
of $88.53, aud again ^aureus is ex- i n<
cused with a return of $48.72 per I B
head?a difference?an average difler-; s:
ence between these two counties <>f,al
$40 per head. And if we are to adopt j ai
the "assessed value as the test 01 real j u
value, then we must conclude that j t
even sheep and goals in poor old Fair-1 c<
field are superior to any in the State; : i!
that her hogs are exceptiousjjly fi:ir>, ! a
and her dogs superior to those in ] 1
twenty-five counties in the Staie. And , ti
shall we prolong the argument of facts , &
mil figures?facts that cannot be
jrushed away?figures that do not lie?
fhe Comptroller, in his annual report}
n\ = : "Taking a? a basis of valuation
lit* assessment <>f Fairfield county,
vhere the country and town property
s must nearly equalized, the State
joanl, with ?uch a table ocrore it, I
litoiilil have seen that in thirty counics
;!:c value of lauds should be inireascd
and in two counties decreased.
\Yv. would not then see the land in
3aruwell county assessed at per
of it> \a!ue, while in George- '
own at 174 and those in Beautort at
)i) per cent. of their value.*' * * *
'\Vhy a horse should be worth $97 in
iJorrv and only $46 in Greenville,
jpaitanburg :tnd Pickens, and why a
mile should be valued at $33 in Fair-*
ield and $46 in Lauren-, or yet again
vhut peculiarity of the dogs of An
lersou ami Oconee makes their value
it but $i.3G ami $1.12, while tho3e of
:\iken, Barnwell and Clarendon are
worth 810 and $11, are questions which
;he-e boards should ask themselves."
This showing, beyond a shadow Of
i doubt, establishes the fact that a tax
aw which makes possible the preseut
state of affairs is most se:iousl\ and
jravely defective.
At the last annua! session of the
General Asscmblv the wriier, in conjunction
with others, sought mosf
iarnestiy to effect the necessary changes
in the law. Time and space will net
permit a rehash of its provisions here-.
Suffice it to say that the measure
5UU^iIL IU UiCCt tlJ^ CAl^giivno v* i tge j
:-ituatiou, and none, in the halls of lesi>l:uion
or t-l-ewliure, dared deny the !
w isdom, efficacy and justice of iijs j
provisions. It met witli an untimely!
death?need it be said at the haj^tJsjjfj
those who represented th?-*?>uiniKs
contributing least (and by far j
liiife) to the governmental expenses bf:
Lhe commonwealth. ; I
And it may be always thus. It J
shall be in the future, as it has been in i
the past, a task most difficult to fipd
men -legislators?who are high enough
I'O u_v anviio VA. vv?u^M I
interest ami vole lor measures of simple
ju&ticc, ichen an increase of taxation
upon thai? constituents must inevitably
result. And
all the while Fairfield county
is paying taxes upon her country lands
at a rale too high of '62 per cent, and
upon her town property a percentage
of 30 in exee?s of what they '
should be. It would take, Messrs. ,
Editors, bur, a simple arithmetical calculation
to show that our impoverished j
county vcarly pays in thy treasury ol j
the State over $o,U00 thai in justice, j
in cquitj and good conscience should
to-day be in the pockets of our pe >ple. j
r ur II \\ I UIIq ttiiu <*?! ou mvti
strons there should be and there is
somewhere a heroic remedy. Seeing
that the Legislature has done nothing,
and that the State Board of Equaliza
tion has ali these years slept on, while
the injuries continued and the people
toiled, the last and only relief must
come from our County Hoard of Equalization!
The year 1886 is one or'the
years tixed by law for the assessment
of real property by Township and
County Boards of Equalization. Let
dm Cmmfv Tlnrml first of all remove
the inequalities of assessment between
1 he townships of the county, and ihey
are great and unnecessarily inequitable.
Then let the board strike deep
for the root of the wrong and .with a
manly resolve tear it up from the soil
of our living and our hopes. If our
assessment is o2 per cent, above the
average in the State, then with one
full swoon cut down the assessment
- ?,wl 1
yi per ccih. ujjuii tvti? invu o^vmhii i
and acre of soil within tJi"confines of ]
the county.. tTic land value for;
taxati'.?*uTthe county down to 6-1 per
e':i7! of its market value. It cannot
10 unjust to a>k that our assessment
>e lowered to the common standard
iid be placed upon the plane of an
cknowlcdged average; nor can it be
mpulhic or unwise to assert, ajJfctts- j
ci ting, to carry into execution a right
o palpable and so plain. "Cut down J
he assessment to the average and the;
irate Board with the issue sharply
n-iHr? will nnf rlarn to deal with the !
noblcin in a manner unfair to the
icople ol' Fairfield. The Slate Board
n the past lias done absolutely nothng,
and in the future it will be as
iassivc a< it has been useless in the
ust. Upon our County Board the
esponsibilit'y is as solemn as the oblation
is great and the character and
omposition of that bodv is guaranty
uffiennit that the issue will be squarer
met. and the nroblem fearlessly
olvcd. '
It will save dollars, hundred of dolus,
aye thousands of dollars, lo a
lanly" ' at poverty-stricken people,
'o do u will be but to obey a behest
facknowledged equity, and by so
oing, the gentlemen of the board wili
icrit and receive the gratitude of the '
ountv and the heady commendation
fall fair-minded men throughout the
tate. In conclusion let me say . that
liis is the golden opportunity to right
lie wrong, if indeed it is to be righted,
cforc the year 1890- if not" remedied
nis vear it cannot and will not be
one for four long years to come. Let
ie board, then, adopt the standard in
ther counties, follow the precedent
stabiished all along the line, and
rut of all. take note and care of the
eople and the territory, over which
y law, it is to preside. Lower the
sscssmeut, 1 repeat, to the common
;vei and the general average, ana dv
amnion consent let us see to it that
10 value for taxation of personal
ropertv be sealed in accordance with
ie same principle. Messrs. Editors,
anion this trespass ngon your time
nd valuable space; let the importance
f the tiieme be the apology sufficient,
f by this article I shall cause the
'cntnty Board of Equalization to take
r.t one slight step in the desired di- ciion,
I shall esteem myself amply
Dmponeated for the task.
Very truly, .
Ciias. A. Douglass.
It is worth remembering that no- ;
Dtly enjoys the nicest Mirroimdiugs
'in bad liealih. These are miserable
eoplc about to-day with one foot in ;
ic grave, to whom a bottle of Parer's"Tonic
would do more good than
II the doctorsand medicines they have |
i*er used. *
A:: Enterprising, Reliable House.
McMaster, Brice & Ivetchin can al
ays ue reucu upon, wh oiuy 10 carryi
stock the best of everything, but to
xuue the Agency for such articles as
ave well-known merit, and are poplar
with the people, thereby sustainig
ihe reputation of being always
utcrprisiug, and ever reliable. HaVig
secured the Agency for the ce!e*
rated Dr. King's New Discovery for
onsumption, ,vill sell it on a positive "
naraiiief. It will surely cure any j
ud every affection of Throat, Limir?,
11J Chest, ami to ahowour confidence "
c invite vou to call and <ret a Trial (
.%11 ]ri ~
vn iv* xi vv
An Ansvver'wani^OTf? *' ^
<
Can any one bring us a case of Kid- '
r or IJver Complaint thdt Electrio '
itters will not speedily (jure? We
iy they cannot, as thousands of cases
[ready permanently enred. and who
re daily recomuieuding Electric Bit- .
rs will prove. Brighi/s Disease,
)iabcte>, Weak Back, or any urinary .
jmplaint quickly cured. They pur- $
V the blood, regulate the bowel?, and *
directly on the diseased parts. ,
Ivery butiie guaranteed. For sale at
ftv cents a buttle by McMaster, Brice ^
; Ketchin. j
rtr in?
Volcanic .Eruption in Mexico.
A telegram from Colima, Mexico,
has been recciverl stating that on the !
morning of the loth instant another
eruption . ef the volcanoe occurred,
preceded, as before, by loud detonations.
Enormous stones were thrown
to a. great height and were plainly vis- : ->
ible from Colima, which is twenty-live \ *
miles aisiaiu. ruutuifra^ns
ing1 the volcano at the moment of its ,*
greatest activity were taken by the i ;
instantaneous process A vast white i *
cloud overhung the crater, and on it j t
the flames below were beautiful!y re- j (
fleeted. j 2
gi? j 1
Bncklcn's Arnica Salve. : <i
The Best Salve in the world for!
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt j
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped i
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin !
Eruptions, and positively cures i'iies, j
or no pay required. It is guaranteed j
IU 1^1 V?I SJliaiiX^LlUII, \J t llivnw
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by McMaster, Brice & Ketchin.
Gold is said to be scattetQd all j ^
through the rocks in the northerifpor-' [
tion ot Spartaubursr, mid some shrewd
speculator may yefstep in and realize p
handsomely.
?Xo use putting a keg of uails or a
cart-wheel tire into your stomach to get a
little iron. into, your blood. Use Westmoreland's
Calisaya Tonic, which is both pleasatrtr
and potent. McMaster, Brice &
?LCu;ifin, A.?cnxd.
How Six >Veut2nto $75,000 Once.
One-fifth of ticket No. 46,71)1), which
drew the Capital Prize of $75,000 in The .
Louisiana State Lottery,' Nov. 10th, was j
held in Traverse City. Six persons sent
together for fifths of "tickets. vVh?n they
came each took one, and that held by Mr. (
"Joseph Pohl, a worthy young salesman
with Hamilton & Milliken, drew one-fifth
of. the Capital Prize of $75,000, and it was
collected through the First National Bank 1
of this city?$15,000?and divided. All of j
tbe lucky "ones will make good use "f the '
moneyI-4 Traverse City (Mich.) Eti'jle,
Dec. zu. . *
rvns.rcinp
Iajoivii wv/uivu
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IN* ALL SIZES, WITII AND WITII
out.Reservo'x
RICHMOND "LEE", all sizes and styles.
GOLDEN' HARVEST, all sizes 'and
styles.
"The above Stoves are first-class ard warranted.
I have a full line of cheap Stoves
from $11.50 to $20. All styles of HEATERS
for coal or wood.
Stove Furniture,
Stove Repairs
Stove Pipe,
Sheet lion, black and galvanized,
Tin Plate, Solder,
Valley Tin, Wire, Etc.
j iioufe a iimisinng uoous,
Wooden-ware Willow-ware,
Tin-ware, IIol!ow-warcf
Ilard-ware, Yellow-ware.
I Spokes, Riuis,
" "Header Chilled Plows, all sizes,
A nice lot of FANCY BUCKETS.
J. H. (13IJII\GS.
Buy BK KKOM FENCE WIRE.
DIRECT IMPORTATION.
Otard, Dupey~?v Co.'s Cognac Brandy,
Trible Flavor Holland ?
Gin, G. TJ. Mumm <fc Co.'s Champagne,
Boss's Koyal' Belfast Ginger
Ale,. Pure Jamaica Bum,
Genuine Port and Sherry "Wine,
at F. W. Habenicbt's Saloon.
GrE A.JL \
Insurance Agency
T
I xr^Trnr? i:r.. r_ Al.^ rATTfT A T? I "E*
jl?oux\jcj your me iu lu? ?
LIFE of New York, one of the strongest
and most reliable Companies in the world.
Try a I
SEMI- TONTINE FOLIC r, c
non-forfeitable after three annual payments.
Insure your Property against damage J
from lire and lightning.
Policies written in reliable, prompt-paying
companies at the lowest rates allowed
by Southeastern Tariff Association.
J. C. CALDWELL, T
MaylOfxly Insurance Agent. I
IA iLA-UAA-l W -UW/0
?ANDFOR
SALE!
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FORTY HEAD OF FAT KFXTUCKY n
MULES AXI) HORSES?anion? them
some good Saddle and Harness Ilorss-s:
also a few gocni Young Brood Mares.
We also have a fine selection in Mules,
ffrtm 1.4 hon/^c fa 1^1/ l?in/lo liurli oil T
IT iid.iIVl.-5 IV I*'/! iioiiuo **i4 \
sound and right.
All sales guaranteed as represented. We
will sell them cheap for CASH, or on time
until next fall by the purchaser giving us I
satisfactory papers.
COME ONE! COME ALL! ~
Ilere is an opening for the County to ^
start their plows.
A. WILLIFORD & SON,
Winnsboro, S. G.
VERY OLD FINE WHISKIES!
The Celebrated "Kentucky Bell" i ^
Whiskey, the Choice Old Cabinet! 1!
Rye; the Old "Golden Grain" Ken- j ^
fcnc-ky Bourbon, the Old Silver j "
Creek Kentucky Bourbon, the Old
'Genuine) David Jones Kentucky
Bourbon, for sale at prices to suit
the times, at F. "W. Habenicht's
Sabcji, rc
GENERAL! e!
To be found at F. W. Habeaicht's:
Fine Gineer Brandy,
Blackberry Brandy, Old "Whiskies.
Pure Rums, Pure Gins, Tolu Rock
md Rye, Tolu Tonic, Cider, Port
Wise, Sherry Wine, Seltzer Wa- E
fcer, ides, etc., generally kept in a; h
first-class Liquor Establishment, j "V
at F. W. Habenicht's.
i
^CAPITAL PltlZE. 875.000. a' |
rickets only $5.00. Shares id Proportion j
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
" We do hereby certify that ice supervise
he arrangement* for all the Monthly and
Quarterly Drawings of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and in person manige
and control the Draicings themselves,
ind thai the same are conducted with hon'sty,
fairness and in good faith toicard all
/artics, and ice authorize the Company to
ise this certificate, icith the facsimile* of our
tignatures attached, in its adcertisements."
Commissioners.
We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
5jill pay all Prizes dratcn in The Louisiana
State Lotteries ichi-h may be presented at
mr counters.
J. H. OGLESBY,
Pres. Louisiana National Bank.
SAMl'El H. KENNEDY,
Pres. State National Bank
A. BALDWIN,
Pres. Netv Orleans National Bank*
Incorporated in 1868 for '25 years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes?with a capital of $1,000,000?to
w' ich a reserve fund of over ?550,000 lias
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part of the present
State Constitution adopted December 2nd,
A. D. 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place Monthly, an<l the Extraordinary
Drawings regularly every three months
instead of Semi-Annuaiiy as nereioiorc,
beginning March, 1S86.
ASPLKXDID OPPORTUNITY TO
YVIX A FOKTl'XH SECOND GRAND
DRAWING CLASS B. IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC. NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, FEBRUABY
9,1SS6?189th Monthly DrawlDg
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000.
100.000 Tickets at Five Dollars Kach.
Fractions, In Fifth-, In Proportion.
I.I8T OF PKIZBi.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000
1 du clo 25.000
1 do do lo.ooo
2 PRIZES OF $5000 12,000
5 d> 2000 10,000
io do lmxi lo.ooo
20 do 500 10,000
100 do 200 20,000
300 do loo 30.000
500 do CO 25,000
1000 do 25 25,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES. .
9 Approximation Prizes of $750 c,75o
9 do do 5?>o 4.5oo
9 do do 250 2,250
1267 Prizes, amounting to $265,500
Am,illation for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office or the Company in NewOrleans.
For furlher informatlon write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Oraers. or New York Exchange In ordinary
letter. Currency by Express (Ml sums of
$5 and upwards at our expense) address?*i
M A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.,
Or M.A.DAUPHIN.
Washington, D. C.
Make ?, 0. Money Orders payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEJV ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
? n inn 1 Tirn I
mum
FOR THE
S'EXT THIBTY DAYS.
We have concluded to reluce
our immense STOCK
>y selling the same at
COST!
ST0 HUMBUG, only COST
-'RICE will be charged for
>ur entire stock of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
SOOTS,
SHOES,
I ATS,
CAPS.
llnnl/ntn BlnnVnfn
JMiiiDtd D1QU&.01D.I
I
AGENTS FOR THE
CONTINENTAL SHIRT,
The best and cheapest Shirt
iow made.
cojyl-e ainu uii uujn,'inced.
> UNDECKER&BBO.
tROCEEIES !
GROCERIES. |
Fresh Magnolia Hams at' 124 cents
er pound, fresh Shoulders at 6<J cents,
.ngnsta Meal, Flour, Sugar, Coffee,
ea, fresh Oat Meal, and a fresh and
ell assorted lot of Canned Goods
t - - 1 I
wavs on isaiui.
ALSO,
Corn, Oats and Drmi at the lowest
iarkct prices.
Call and examine before buying
sewhere.
McCARLEY & CO.
OYSTERS!
Fresh three times a week, from
orfolk. The Celebrated Lynaven
and James River Oysters, at
rinrisboro Ice House.
F. W. Habenicht, Proprietor.
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MM?gaain? i u ji?m !
SPREAD T:
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| SELLING 01)
Read my prices and you will see that I am
. CALICOES. CAL1C
| 40 pieces of Calico, warranted fast colors,
30 pieces of ijtandaid Brands, fast colors,
j 23 p:oces of standard Brands, price 5c., co
j 2 pieces U'a n-pn>of. l>r.wis'and Blue, pr
3 pieces Cafhuu-res, price 25c., cost 18c.
2 pieces Plaid W orsted, warranted all woe
2 dozen Ladies' Uundervests, price $2.50,
1 dozen Ladies' Merino Shirts, price ?1.50
2 dozen Men's Undershirts, price $2.75. co
3 dozen Men's Undershirts, 51.00,' cost 50<
2 dozen Men's Drawers, Canton Flannel,
2 dozen Men's Cotton Drawers, at 25c. ea
SHOES. SHOj
100 pairs Women Shoes, reduced from ?1.5
80 pairs Women Shoes, price ?1.25, cost ?1
12 pairs Ladies Fine Shoes, hand-sewed, I
24 pairs Ladies' Fine Button Shees, solid
8 cases Men's and Boys' Boots will be sc
New York cost.
.This sale will continue for a few days o
made. So now is the time to get bargains tt
.!>;
NEXT DOOR TO THE BAj>
DRY G
THAT MUST B
WE HAVE A COMPLETE Li
CONSIST
DlitSS GOODS, DRESS FLAN"
Velven-en, Cashmeres, Ginghams, Ble
Ticking, Ilcd and White Flannels, Clot!
Damask, Towels and Toweling, Trunks
BOOTS AN
which we intend to sell as low as any h<
the money
We will not say how and where we
one to call and examine the goods and I
as to quality, cheapness, etc., etc.
CEJi
"grand c
AT
L. SAM
WITH A FULL STOC
JUST RECEIVED, a full
Cashmeres and Dress Flannels
EES. BE JDBT-.
Also a full line of Domes:
Cloaks. Men's, Boys' and Chil
I have a large stock, which I
times.
Hats, Boots, Shoes and Ti
Goods.
IT STANDS A1
^ m
For Sale by J. M BE.4
HTApronts wanted in unoccupied territory.
CII1NE COMPANY, 90<J Main Street, Richnu
AT /^\"TT7 TCI rn
J_\ \J VV ID ?
?TO G]
El JL 9F& Ct d
jt
Remaining stock of Walnut Sui
Desks, Spring Beds, Picture Fn
cot
pg? A FRJiSH SUPPLY C
DAY GOODS, at a small marg
Septl9
/
I
fjvm
iwrnmmsm
positively^
OES. (9
price Sj^c., 9
price 7c., cosJH
st 4c.
;ce 75e.; cost>^|g
il, price 35c^c^H|
cost ?1.95 per lata
, cost $1.15 per|H
st $2.10 per pair.S|
price 75c., cost St ?
cli.
BS. &&OJ2S.9
9 to $1.20.
.00.
>rice $3.00, cost S2.2C*
leather, cost $1.50.
Id for seventy-five cemB
nly. Eemember mon^B
lese hard times from s?|
k -i-nrsTkT-r\-JB
a. it r^y
INE OF GOODS IX
Msls, plain and brocaded 1
aching,* i? all standard brands, Bed* I
ling", Cloaks, Shawls, Blankets, Table J
and Valises. Also a line of
J) SHOES. J
onse in town, simply becan?e we want
fl.Acn crnrnlc lint invite CTGWum
UiriW?Ul II1VOV CV"'. J
icar our prices and be their own judsfi?
ITER& CXAKKE. JBM
' JL- JL-J Jl. * _1?L 1
DUELS',
K OF DRY GO0l>i5J
line of Black and Colored I
in all shades at 1|
tics, Notions, Circulars and M
dren's Clothing. S
will sell at prices to suit the 1
unks. To trouble to sho\^B
' TEE HEAD. I
THE m
LIGHT-ETJOTXNff DOMESTIC!
Tbi< rut shews the new style ?f Jfi
wood work tlie ccmpary is now icir*- ' M
^ ducing.
A *JTTcmi/i * ? ' *
JSJiALi ilJlfl*
WITHOUT A g
In its n*-<l ;.meal c ustrcction it li?< |
no rival. n
THE NEW LINE OK ATTACH- 1 I
ments tLat are i.ow U iuji pia'.-t-d with 9
the lrolll'fcTli; r.re s]j? c.a!tU->. No I
otlx r mat-lain* has tht m. The>?* ?f taeh- 8%
ments and the
SEW WOOD WORK Ifl
make the DOMESTIC more than eve:
without question, the acknowledged
standard of excellence.
lTY & BR?., Winnsboro, S. C.
. Address DOMESTIC SEWING MAjnd,
Va. M iy23-lv 9H
T?r~ "i r nt?* ~r ?
JrLJii TIME I
ON ACCOUNT OF
THE SCARCITY OF H
tes, Wardrobes, BookcM
imes, Etc., Etc., at M
sks r~i ~j
JL m m
in above cost. fl
B. W. PUILU