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The Press and Banner. ' AliUKVILLlO, S.C. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1886. i Voloni'l J. 1*. RicliiirdMHi'* Speech at Florence. Wo copy the recent speech ait Florence l?y 'Colonel .1. I'. Kicluirdson, nominee for (Jovor-j r>or. It will he found interesting reading, if not instructive. We have no unkind criticism ?n nnike or that sneecll. but We su-iucst tluit it is a? notable fur what il does notcontaiu as| for what il docs contain. As \vc understand, nobody has over charged j that, our Democratic ollleers have been corrupt. We do not therefore si>e the force of Colonel IMclinrdson's defence of them. Coloiul Richardson says: "Now, if we add the interest on the public! debt. ti? th? levy forSiate purposes in l*tt> we; avi 11 have about 5"o-,n:n>, which is precisely ! vital the taxation is to-day, for before I left lr.y ojHeC, X made the calculation and found | that i be taxation [in ls-r.J is in fact somewhat than il was in l.v;s." -Wain tax-paying people are not able to un* j der?tand that sentence. The tax levy IkisIuI that, time increased from ! '<$ to ~>!j iniils. j They are also further nonplussed when they are told that the assessed value of our proper-1 ty is now $:?O.IKK),UOO more than it was in l.ssO. AVhen they are told that the phosphate royally Was mure in 1S-than it was in lfSStt, 1hey aro further troubled to make Colonel Richardson's statements square with the facts j as suited by "A Small Tax-Payer," from Berkley county?(the Comptroller-General, we pro *u rrw* Col oft M Richardson, hkeothcr public spenk^ 'ers, or writers for the press, holds i;p the tuna, tic asylum, and the appropriation t?> thc&tutc house, as instances where there was an in. crease of appropriation. "A Small Tax-Pay. 0i\ 1 wlio was dclcndipg ti>c government from - 1*. ?? M? Till- I XUC Cliai'gCSOI miiuc A'H. iitiiimn, admits that there has been an increase ?>f expenses in nearly every depai tmentof the government. It would, we think, have been interesting to know why there should be an increase of expense to about lifiy perecnt. in ilie Executive Departments, from isso to 1*.\>. Tlie increase in the appropriation to the lunatic asylum was in about the same ratio. Colonel Richardson indulges in some beautiful figures of speech when he thinks of our unfortunate fellow-citizens who are to l ej taken care of in the asylum, but lie lias nothing at all in particular to say of the increase of expense in the Executive Departments. What Colonel Richardson has to say by way of comparing the taxes in .South Carolina and other States, in one sense, is very assuring, but the comparison does not oiler suflieient reason for the increase of the levy while the assessment from year to year has increased. His talk of the increased receipts from the phosphates is of little Interest to ??. The oftrepeated assurance that these phosphate receipt* would reduce our taxes, has utterly failed, and our taxes have increased, as the re1 celpts from phosphates Increased. What advantage is tlie Increase of the faxa. Me property of the State, and what profit is there in the increase of phosphate royalty, if the increased receipts do not go to the reduction of our taxes? I.et our politicians conic ' down to business and explain tt is? The per capita tax of the ultrcrent States means absolutely nothing, except to prove the poverty of our own people. If we were richer, wc would pay more taxes. For instance. the man who owns ?2>),(NK) worth of property would pay SKO in taxes while the! man who owns only ?50 worth would pay only fifty cents. Has the man with only $">'>, any thing of which to congratulate himself in tie matter of taxes? lie has not, but it means as much as the comparison of the State taxes by Colonel Richardson. By Colonel Richardson's statement, we would infer that the average citizen of New j lOIK is aimui seven umusiis rim ii? iiu-hmi-. 11 ^e citiz -il of South Carolina. To prove that: tills theory is correct: Charleston, with its _ tii.iKW inhabitants paysabout tlieone-fifth parti of the tax< s of the .State, whlla Abbeville, v.'ith its 40,000 inhabitants pays about the one-1 tiiirticth part of the Slate taxes. The per capita theu for every man, woman ami child in Charleston county, is, If we have mndeno inlstaUe in the calculation, about $300, while j the per capita for every man, woman and] chikl In Abbeville county is only $1.2.3, and! yet the same taxes arc levied upon the value of the property owned by caeh citizen, no matter in what part of the State he may live, v . Colonel Richardson's talk on the situation of ten years ago, repeats a story which is fa.] miliar to all of South Carolina, Ihc truth of which may be vouched for by every citizen. That paragraph in reference to the debt and the manner in which the fraudulent debt was separated from the actual or valid debt was to ilie point, and entirely crcditablc to the speaker and to the State. His reference to Charleston, and her recent misfortune, was well said, and entirely appropriate. If Colonel Richardson, or any other well informed person,?omitting all buncombe and tspicad-eagle-Fourth-of July flights of oratory ?would do a public service if he would come down to plain facts and tell the people why our taxes have been increased, while tlie total amount of our assessment has also been increased, and while receipts from the phosphates has kept pace with thomj in the increase. The stubborn fact, is known of all mm, that our tuxes have been, Increased, and it might just as well be admit. | ted. The increase is a fact which cannot be ! concealed. The only question is, have our Legislative and Kxeeutivc officers acted wisely and for the good of the people, in incrcas jng the expense of the government? That is the question. I.et our politicians acknowledge tlie fact which is patent to every one. and devote their time and talent to explaining the necessity lor the iucrease. The Tilliiwsn Movement. We publish in another column a.i editorial from the Xcirbcri-y Observer on the Ilan?oni-| Tillman controversy. In connection with it, i we won hi say that any proposition which! looks to the bettering of the condition of the' people and which has for its object a rcdue-j tion of the taxes, must have the sympathy of :i large proportion of our people. The/Vcs.*j iftnl Manner is in entire sympathy with such a movement, but we have taken no stock in the wholesale effort of Mr. Tillman to bring the State and iu officers into public contempt or ridicule. We have not published Mr. Tillman's letters because of their temper, and foi the reason that we endeavor to exclude from ?>ur paper such literature as abounds with coarseness or abusive epithets. We believe the State officers?Legislative, Kxecutive and Judicial?since is7? have been men of lire prouchablc private character, and of unsul-j Hedoflicial record, and therefore cannot talunart in the personal abu?-e'of the men who! may have been our otticial representatives. JJut for all this, we believe our Legislature has fallen into errors, or Into habits of extrav.v gancc, against whleh aets the people have a right to protest, and we believe tint Mr. Till-' man has inaugurated a movement which will result in f^ood. In our humble way of think-1 ing there is no earthly excuse for an inercasc of our rate of taxation, when the assessed properly of the State lists increased >:!<?,mm,out, and when the receipts from our phosphate royalty IsSKJl.uot)more than it was in isjhj. t-y . . In revislnjionr li?ts, a few weeks bnek, some of our contemporary exchanges were imiiilisitioU'dly omitted. We have restored their j jiaino as best we could; but if we have passed over ans who desire the Mirror, tliev will 4>'dige us by sendiu^ a postal to this olliee.? CutJiotic Mirror. &*- This reminds us o/ the supervisor of hij-hAvays who put up a danger signal at the ford ?>t a liver, a? follows: "When the water cov- ' ?-rs this murk, it Is dangerous to fold the fct.eam." i r':' The Schools. While it may be lawful foi the school trustees to op n the public schools on the first of November. it they so determine, yet it. would seem Dial those trustees who are not in sympathy Willi the School Commissioner in the reduction of the salaries of teachers, might defer action until the incoming Commissioner is installed intoolliee. Il is hisdetermiiiatiou to have the salaries reduced, so tli.lt t lie school term may he greatly increased, hut if the schools are opened on the first of November, and the present high salaries maintained for two months a great part of the public money lor the school year will be exhausted before he assumes the duties of hlsoflice> The school ycar.it seems to us, should commence with the School Commissioner's term of otliccsaud end with his term. l?y the present system of overlapping the School Commissioner has the management of but one whole school term. Clubbing. Tl is is the season of the year when enterprising publishers of newspapers propose to get country editors to act as agents for their publications. We may be mistaken, but wo are of lite opinion that if the country editor would rely on his own efforts, and not upon merits of it distant publication, that his prosperity would be increased. Almost every mail furnishes us with propositions to club with some publication. In a long career, we tiave at different times tried the clubbing plan, and we have never made a cent by it, but have incurred expense for postage, had trouble in writing letters, and an endless amount of vexation. The Press and r.annr.r docs not propose to go into clubbing business just now. TriK anti-prohibition newspape rs continue to publish statements as lo the blighting effect the ciosing of tlie barrooms have iiad, aud repeat stereotyped remarks in reference to the failure of the law. It is indeed strange that tho whiskey papers should protest against tho increase of tho sale of whiskey, and it is equally strange that the prohibitionists should insist on tlie passage of a law which will increase its sale. TEE COURT OF SESSIONS. The .JimIro an<l Other Ollicors of the Court (?et 1><mvii to flnrtl Work? Notes of their Progress. The October Term of the Court of General Session*convened last Monday morning at ten o'clock, his Honor J. II. Hudson, presiding. Solicitor Orr and stenographer Aiken were in their usual places. Sheriff Dul're, Cierk Zeijrler, Deputy Clerk Conner, Jury Commissioner Dulloek, and other attaches were on hand. The Judge made no general charge to the grand jury, his remarks being contiucd to the bills to be submitted. Alter the charge of the Judge, Mr. Parker rose and stated that in pursuance of a resolution passed at a meeting of the liar last week, lie had been requested to ask his Honor to continue all criminal cases until the February Term, where the defendants were out of Jllliuil UUIIU, illiu 1%/ lliv mnc wi v??w Sessions ('mat to a jail delivery only; thai owing to the crowded condition of the Sessions docket in the iw-t, and the time taken up l?y tliis Court, the civil docket had become | very tnticli crowded,and it. was proposed to] give as much time 01 this term as possible to the trial of civil cases. The Solicitor making no objection, the Judge no ordered, but before doiug so delivered u wholesome lecture to the members of the Huron the valuable time consumed in the Corn t of General Sessions in the trial ol every trivial cause ; that neither money nor I glory was to be sained, as a general rule, but | by long and numerous speeches, unnecessary cross-examination of witnesses, criminal Causes were prolonged beyond all necessity, and the civil causes of far more importance and value to the Har and community were pushed out of their place; rights were thus denied by the law's delay, which had grown to besuch a previouswrong: that parlies who ! dht not wish th perform their contracts could, by lighting a ease In court, get the benefit of an indefinite slay law. These remarks were greatly ei<joycd by the 1 audience, somu ot whom attempted to ap- j plaud. hut were decidedly suppressed by the Sherlll' in his familiar and well known cry oi | 'Silence!" There being no further inlerrup j tion the business of the Court was proceeded J with. Mr. Joel S. Bailey was excused from serving! as a grand juror for the reason that he lias) moved out of the county, lie having made Waterloo his home. Mr. Samuel J. Hester was excused from .serving as juror because of his age. Mr. .1. II. Wat-on was excused for the reason that he li.id served as grand juror last year ? Capt. J. R. Carwile was excused for reasons which were satisfactory to the Court. The appeal from trial Justice court in the ease of tnc State against John liond, the mer* j ilsof which we did not get into. It seems that two or three trial Justices had figured on | ii. The Judge said the whole proceeding was ; Illegal, and the ease was wiped out. The Jury thought Kpli Williams had been J guilty ot larceny from the Held, and the] Judge will during the term of the Court, deliver a lecture to him on the evils of theft.' and give him an opportunity to make rcpara-1 lion to the State ami to society. We do not ' know the n unc of the attorney. Mr. K. 11. <iarv did his best to convince (lie jury that Elias Noble and Solomon Noble j were not. guilty of assault and buttery of n high mill aggravated nature, but ibe jury found tlicm guilty. and they, like tEph \V*i 1 - J lisuns, will be offered an opportunity to work un the Columbia canal. The State's witnesses failed to convince the grand jury that William Pendleton and Henry Williams hau offended the peace and dignity of the Slate, and they went bence rejoicing in a safe deltveraucc Iroin the baud of the law. The ease of the State against Spencer Cot limn Indicted for murder in the killing of Henry Adams Inst summer, was tried yesterday moruiug. The case was submitted to the jury of which Mr. U. S. Galloway was foreman. Alter consultation of half an hour the J jury brought in a verdict of not .guilty, l'ar-i kcr & McGowan and Calhoun k Mabry for de-1 fence. In the case of the State against Lucius: Thomson for carrying concealed weapons, the ! defendant was found guilty. \V. X. Gray don | for the defendant. In the case of the State against Alexander Johnson, charged wiih murder in the killing of Adam Unit:on, the ev idenee was taken and the speeches of counsel were delivered. The | .fudge will deliver bis charge in the case on the assembling of the Court this morning, j IVrrin A- C-ithran and l\u ker it- McGowan for the defence. At the close of the day yesterday, thf> .TudiC 1 sounded calendar No. 1 ol' the Couit Common j Pleas, ar.d found a large number of cases ready for trial. The jury cases will be taken up next Monday morning, and the whole week will be taken up in the trial of such causes. | The lawyers seem in earnest and arc deter-i mined to dispose of much of the business now ! on the calendar, which has been crowded of late because much of the time has heretofore been consutnrd with the criminal business. The General Sessions will probably adjourn this afternoon, when the Judge will immedi-| atcly tin into equity causes, the hearing of j which he intends to devote the remainder of' the week. Wr nciico among the visiting lawyers: Maj.. I?. F. Wliitner, of Anderson; Messrs. A. K. | Xorrls. W. .1. Moore. I>. II. Magill. of Hodges: \\". j. Ulehey, Ks(|., of Laurens; \V. K. iilake, K-i|., n!' Green wihkI. The grand jury will make their present-' m<-nt this morning, and the jurors will be j discharged. AN OLD FRIEND HEARD FROM. | .V <'ISizen or Abbeville Takes a Xew House in Ml. Carniel. iiikI is I>eligliteil Willi Hi* Reception. M r. ( 'a i! M kt? 8. C., Oct. IS, 1S?C>. ' E'Iitor Press unit Itmnur: 11: i v 1 u ; recently left dear old Abbeville, the! home of my childhood, my thoughts naturally revert back to the dear friends we have left, | and just here allow me through yourvalua-i hie paper to express tlie gratitude of in.vseli and family lor I lie many kind acts extended to us by our neighbors and friend* before we ? led lor this our new home. We arrived about I o'eloek ]?. m. of Hie same tiny, all safe and without accident, and owing, to the careful <lrivinir of our trusty tcmnsters, not a thing was broken All praise to them. Our new cottage is pretty and conveniently arranged, ami through the courtesy of our ob;iging landlord will soon be finished, when we will be most comfortably situated anil perfect iy at home. Our welcome here by this kind and good people was shown liv acts of kindness and cordial greetings, sueh as "wo1 welcome yon," "'wc arc glad !o see you," Ac. | Ourtirst visit was to lint house of mourning where duty and sympathy for bereaved friends railed us. Oh, what jrrlef and sorrow was tin-re! We have seldom if ever at tended 1 u fit net ul wljens there was sueh heartrending trric-i" and so jxreat and x<-nerid sympathy j .shown. Too iiitieh praise eannot he given lo this generous and syinpnthelie eonmiiinity.' Kvery store was elosed the entire day and all | business suspended, and every one .seemed sad over the death of Win. A. Scott, one of Mi. Carmel's best eitizens. If my letter is not east into the waste l>ac- I ket, 1 m.iy write a'jain. \\*i111 kind wishes for you and tiie people uf Abbeville, I remain i yours truly, M. THE A., G. & f. RAILROAD. COKESBUHY S STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE SALE. i t'a]?lain liirK'N tttporl ? Prraltlcnt | llaiiiiuett** liCUrr-'WiiniiHi; Voice j From Johnston ICcmoI iition in ; ICeferenre to Delegate* to Ntork-; liolilcrs Mt'ftiiis. A I. a meeting of the (ax-payors at Cokes-1 jinny, on Momlay, October is, Dr. Willie T. ; Jones was elected clinirinau. Air. II. L. CA/.. -.I...... j The chairman stated that theolJectof the mooting was to discuss the financial condij tion of the Atlantic, Greenville and Western | i Narrow (tango ltallroad, and also the proposi-1 it Ion of giving the road to Messrs. Susong & Co. CArT. KlKIC'S STATEMENT. Chief Kngineer Kirk being present was called upon to make a statement of the iiflairs of | (the road. Alter advising the stockholders to , stick to Mr, Hainmclt, he reported snbsian-j tially the same facts, which he iiad given a] | few days ago to the Greenville Xcict, as foli lows; ! ' Some confusion and misapprehension {about the financial condition of the road have been caused," said Capt. Kirk, "by the 'method of estimating liabilities and assets I followed by Mr. rope, the treasurer." ] Capt. Kiik then proceeded to explain that. 1 Mr. l'ope drew a line across the road at the; I Saluda river and estimated that when all the I grading has been done below that plifc the! | road will be $32,000 In debt. In other words, the grading below the Saluda will cost about! $32,(XX) more than the available funds below I the river will pay. Hut all that grading has j not beets done. The five miles next the river j Is the heaviest part of it, and has not been touched. The road now owesjust S2H.-IG0 with $1,i): t) more due for rights ol way and salaries from the 1st of this month to this time?say | $27,400. Of this Sl>.000 is due Mr. Sullivan, the contractor. The assets of the road below the! Saluda arc S15.0KI in bonds and $7,000 in cash i notes, a total ol S2-i,i>00, leaving a deficiency below the Saluda. Hut this side of the river I there is a large sum of untouched subscriptions, ample enough to pay, for all the grading from Urecnvillc to Hamburg and leave a surplus. So far from being insolvent the road, taken as a whole, has a large balance In its favor, and even cutting it at the river the section below Is but S5,'HA) behind, although j that amount may be increased by S3,000 to $">,000 in the next six weeks. As to his estimate, Capt. Kirk says that (lie ! records will show that they were not $200 out | of the way anywhere. The gradihg Is done, he says, in the sections where no subscriptions were obtained and it will be plain sailing through the townships that have subscribed enough to pay for all the work done in them. LOOKING TO ELECTION OF DELEGATES. ' Mr. II. li. Odiornc introduced the following | j resolution: Kcsbivcrf, that a regular fleet ion be held on the S!?th October to elect delegate* to the annual meeting on tlieJth November at Ninetysix, and that three managers be appointed to conduct said election, and polls to lie opened from 10 in. till '2 p. 111., and that C. 1j. Smith, George Jones and J. 15. Agncw be appointed managers. Mr. C. I-. Smith moved to lay the motion on tLe triple. Lohf. The resolution was Ihen adopted, by an | overwhelming \ote. Mr. Odiorno then read the following letter from President Hamniett: LKTTKK FUOM 1'UESIDEXT IIAMMETT. Gkeenvit.t.e, S. P., Oct. IB, 1880. Mr. Howard L. Udiurnc, Cokcsbunj, 8. C.: 1>i:ak SIK? ***** * ***** The company is not seriously embarrassed, I and no one need feel the least alarm. There is no debt that cannot be easily paid by pro-} dent management, and the road built, owned ; and controlled by the stockholder as origl-1 nally intended. I do not believe there has ever been a road built in South Carolina thai | was not at times more seriously embarrassed I than this. It only needs courage, pluck and j prudence to carry out the original plan. As to the proposition of Messrs susong A I Co., as far as I have ever heard or know of Its j conditions, I would not consider it for a mo-! ment. It would be business suicide to accept j It. What is it you are asked to accept ? Ij don't know. Men whoso financial standing! and credit I know nothing about, ask you to j surrender your road to them for nothing. They tell you tlicy have backers, but refuse to! give their nau.es, say they will extend the j road but refuse to say where. It is the verl-1 with llio wind, or with some wild rumor, that j you cannot find the substance of, or any body ; that can t? U yon. That, is Hie way it st rikes mo. I do not accuse Messrs. Susonji <S Co. of j an intended wrung, hut they no doubt want; 10 make money and a large amount of it. { The tax-payeis have put their money into] tiiis thing for an honest purpose and they i should not bo deceived. J have not time to1 say more. II. I\ Hammktt. j WAHNING V0ICK FliOM .JOHNSTON. After which Mr. Odiornc rend the following! extract from the Edgificld Monitor : "Two weeks ago we had something to sayi witti reltii'cncc to tl:c proposed sale of the' Atlantic, Greenville and Western Kallroml, J and we took the occasion to cautiou tliej stockholders against any hasty action in the i matter. The proposition to civo the stockholders second mortgage bonds for their stock ] may be a fair exchange, and yet it will be I taken lor granted t lint these second mortgage . bonds will not lie worth the paper they are' written on. Hut why sell the road at all?; We believe tlmt if the stockholders will re-' elect Mr. Iliimuictt. to the Presidency of Hie road, and give him a board of directors who J will oc-operate with Jiim, theentcrprprisecan j and will be put tiirough In good time, and;, without passing out of iheir hands. We hope i that Johnston, and nil of the other Town-I ships, will send delegates to the Ninety-Six! meeting who will view the matter in this!, light. And we hope they will inquire well and thoroughly into that so-called "compromise," and sec if the risihts and interests of this road were properly reeognized and guarded in the terms. Delegates should go there determined to sift the whole matter to the bottom." ('Al'T. COCHRAN PROTESTS. Capt. J. X. Cochran then addressed Ihe meet-! < ing advising the people to be very caretul as I to who they elected as delegates, and caution- j ing them not to yo into the trade with their 1 eyes shut. He thought that as long as the! company had a dollar it was better for them ; to hold on to t tic road. After we had exhausted every dollar that we could get, ami could j go no further with Ihe work, it would then be ji time to talk about selling out. to an unknown! set of men, who had not even made a i proposition in writing, and whose personal | identity was not known to th is people. But) If it should be thought wise to sell out we! should require s-eurity in a hundred thousand dollar gilt edge bond for the faithful per- J formancc of the work, and also a deposit in ]i hank sutlieient for the payment of Interest on ; the township bonds. COTTON IN THE SEED. The Farmers of Rordrnax, Magnolia , anil Calhoun Townships in Session Feeling that Their Interests are Imperilled Thoy Take Ominous Steps. Pursuant to agreement this society mot at j1 Mt. earnicl 'ast Saturday, Air. J. F. Boykiu, | president. molding. Mr. .1. s. Norwood, the regular secretary be lug absent, .Mr. \V. P. Calhoun was requested !' to act as secretary. New names were called for, and the follow- j lnsiaddcd to the list of members: W. 1>. Mars, I J. ! '. tSiticrt. K. A. Mars, J. \V. Jones, L. W. ' l'rcssley ami t'apers Itiley. Reports of committees wore railed for. I)r, j1 J. A. CJlbert reported for the Bordeaux com- j mil tee that all the merchants had agreed I ' there to cease to buy cotton in the seed, except!' Mr. ('orley who was absent, but his agent had 1 stated that no more would bu taken in. Information was given that all Hie merchants in Mt. Carmel had agreed not to buy 5 any more cotton. jj The Magnolia committee, th rough Mr. Hen- \ ry T. Latimer, report that in that townsiiip ' no merchant, was buying eoi.jon except Mr. I Aid, and that Mr. Gcorgo M. Smith would {1 take in cotton alter next Wednesday, if Mr. ' Aid did not stop doing so. |< It was reported that none of the merchants I were keeping their books in acco:dance with 1s III*' IllW. ' The followlncr resolution was passed: I' SVukicka.s, We, as farmers, deem it great- > l.v detrimental to our interests for cotton to,j be purchased in the seed as is now the ease by ' some of our merchant*; and, whereas. we,( have requested those dealing In seed cotton J to cease to do so on the grounds set forth, now J I JO II ' licxiilvctl. Thai, a committer of five be np-j* pointed to indict all merchants in Mnimnlia, 11 Calhoun and Bordeaux townships \vi)0 have ' been ami still insist on buying cotton in the,1 secil after next >lontluy evening. The following con mil I tee was appointed for 1 Magnolia anil Calhonn townships: 1!. I..1' Junes, A. < >. (irant, M. M. Tarrant, 1>. A. Hoyd 1 anil .1. S. Norwood. For Bordeaux It was decided lo appoint. a I commit lea of only two. ])r. J. A. (Jibcrt and Samuel f.'iide were appointed. A resolution was passed instructing the president to call a meeting of the club at any 1 time; he might deem it. necessary. The member* of the club urged that the ,1 committee* appointed take immediate and! decisive action, as it would soon he too lute to, accomplish any good. The dub adjourned subject to the call of the j proj-ldcn t. J. F. BOYICIN, President. 1 W.m, r. C.u.iioL>', Sccrctary i>ru tan. 11 NARROW QUAGE AFFAIRS. Ex-I'rcslilcnt Ilniniiictt Gives tlic In* M?le History. I Enterprise and Mountaineer.] Ascertain statements liavo been made by officers of this company tts to Its financial condition, which statements have been published in the papers and commented upon by the press gcneraly, I ihink it due to the members of the Hoard of Directors and to the stockholders that tlic latter shall know all the facts upon which the Hoard of Directors acted, and the information and representations that tnllucnced their action. At tlic rucentmectlng or t-iiestocKneuters at Ninety-Six on tlic 17lh of September, it was announced by the treasurer unci vice-president, (who is also the chief engineer,) tJiat the assets of tlic company would not be sufficient to complete the grading ol the road. That the deficiency will bo more than S30,00f). This was a surprise to the Board of Directors and to the stockholders. On the lath of July last (two montiis before the meeting alluded to) the following statements were furnished me. One by Mr. F. M. Pope, Treasurer, of t he assets of the company; and the other by Mr. W. J. Kirk, Vice-President, (who is also chief engineer.) These estimates were furnished at. my request, as reliable data, for me tn submit to the citizens of Augusta, where I was going to meet, nn engagement made with them by the Vice-Prcsldeii t to represent the claims of the road to their consideration. These statements were thus used by me. The twoofiiccrs named accompanied me to Augu-tannd hoard these statements used by me. They are now in my possession and are in the handwriting of the officers named. The statement of the treasurer of the township subscription Is known to be correct. The individual subscriptions arc not doubted, therefore his statement must bo substantially correct. The estimates of chief engineer of tho co<t of grading the line were relied upon by the board and they acted upon tliein. The following are the statements referred to: .Statement of F. M. Pope, treasurer, made lor July Iotli, 1SS6. Ninety-Six Township bonds . ? 20,(100 Oak Lawn 8,600 Sullivan- 13,300 Cokesbury 16,200 Dunklin 11,900 Johnston 9, 000 Pine Grove 10.300 Total township bonds Slt)l,l0'? Piedmont Manf. Co subscription $ 7,50% Pcl/.cr Mauf. Co 7,~>00 Notes town of Johnston 3,18" Notes town of Trenton, (not. taken) 1,500 Notes Old Wells' or G. W. Turner's 2,600 Individual subscriptions 800 G. W.Turner at Old Wells' for cross lies 1,090 John C. Sweargin, subscription lumber on 65') acres of land, stock to be given to him for same for 1,000 To'al individual subscriptions 2>,080 Total .subscriptions $120,450 From this take all the Individual subscriptions below that of G. \V. Turner, and also those for cross ties and timber. $ 2,800 And there remains admitted to beabsolutciy available 123.GS0 ESTIMATES OF Mil. W. J. KIRK, chief engineer for grading the line, ma le for July 15,1886 : Greenville to Ware's, 20 miles S 27,500 Ware's to Stewart's contract, 16 miles... 8,000 SlewartVt contract to graded line, 7 mile 11,000 Graded line 11,000 Ninety-Six to Johnston's, 30 miles 8U,<*00 Johnston to Hamburg,28 miles 21.U001 Total, 121 miles from Greenville to Hamburg .?115,400 From this I estimate the co-t of grading from Greenville to Piedmont, which is not now to be let to contract, 11 miles 5,720 Total estimate for grading from Piedmont to Hamburg $109,080 j Actualsubscriptlous known to beuvailablc {123,680 F.stlmate for grading Piedmont to Hamburg $100,080 j Surplus left $ 11,000 i Note.?In this, I have not estimated the ex-j pense of the engineering corps, salaries, right I of way, discount on bonds sold or expense ac-' count; but whatever they may amount to,! I here is si I,ihm to setoff' against them, a< far as it will go. At the date these estimates ami statements were made, (15th July,) Mr. Sulli-I van hud, I think, completed liis first contract j ana n u:i(i oecn esumaicii ior puymcui. Messrs. Stewart <fc Co. had stopped work on theirs and removed to their second contract but. thelt work on their first hud been estimated for payment and nothing was heard of under-estimates of engineer and could not have been, because these statements were based upon the actual work done. There have been no new developments since to my knowledge. It is sui'.cd by those who claim to know, that there were no under-est i mates by the. cnglner between Ninety-Six and Hamburg; that the estimates from Hamburg to Johnston were a little under, but those from Johnston to Ninety-Six were over-estimated, and that the two combined were actually owr-esttmaled. If the facts as stated here are true, iti is difllcult to see wliere there have been uuder-cstimates and consequently, why there should be a deficiency of means to grade thei road. Messrs. Pope and Kirk, whilst we were In Augusta, propored to me to take the assets] thcu available and grade the entire line, and j I know no reason now, why it cannot be done, i or why there should be a deficiency of a dol-l lar. The pre u nipt ion Is. of course, that whent the officers are asked to particularize and. show the over-estimates, arid the deficiency, they will he prepared to do so to the satisfaction of the stockholders,and will be able to make the statements of available assets and estimates for grading, agree with those they furnished on the loth of July?aud if they differ, explain why, together with all the particulars. The stockholders will probably want such an explanation. II. P. Hammett. ABBEVILLE, GREEirWOOD, AND CHESTER. Politic Meetliic ?if Cllixon<i In tlie III terCMt of (he Proposed Road?President Mills Give C'liecrlnjf Acco 51 nits. Last Friday evenln? a public meeting of onr citizens was licld In the Court House. L. \V. Pcrrin, Ksq., was culled to the chair, when he proceeded to state that the object of the meeting was to advance the interests of the Chester. Greenwood mid Abbeville Rail road, and to hear from President Mills who was present with us. Mr. Perrln said he was pleased with the prospects of gutting the irond. In fact, lie said, lie thought the success of the enterprise was assured, if the pr-oplculong the line would lend a reasonable encouragement by the giving of money and ths granting of the right of way. The time for work had come,and we must show our earnestness by contributing to! its success. Major Alii Is, President of the company, gave an incite into the w orkings of the company, j and the success with which they had .met A | corps of engineers (irc now at work on the Monroe end of the line and most of the road ; troin Chester to Mouroe has already been sur-j veyed. The money is already in bank to de- j fray Chester's part < f the expense of the sur-j vcy to the Laurens line. The people of Ches-; terare greatly aroused In behalf ot the road nnd are now united in th<*lr sympathies for the enterprise. lie said that $5,000 would he necessary to survey through Laurens and Ab uevuiu L'ouiiiiL'n iij Miu roiYiiiiiiuii 11virr. uuii i that the greater portion of tliis amount must j lie paid by AbbcviIlu county, us the line would j run through only a small part of Laurens' c<ntnty. The money to survey the Georgia! line trom the river to Atlanta Is in bank and j two sots of surveyor? are at work on the line In Georgia. Including the corps now at work j between Greenwood and Abbeville, there are four corps of surveyors at work between Mon-> roe and Atlanta. The Legislatures of Georgia and South Oar-! olina will be applied tout their next sittings lor an act authorizing tlie consolidation of* Ihcentirc line from Atlanta to .Monroe. With | ? rich corporation with money In hand to; build the proposed read, the building of the. road may be set down at least as one of the | possibilities. The :>nly question now Is, where the road will te located. At the conclusion of Major Mills remarks, subscriptions were >nlied for. Mr. l'arkerI said that a friend had subscribed and that lie himself would be one of ten to subscribe! flOO. ( apt. !<. W. White said that he would jive5100. Mr. W. McGowan said that lie; tvould givesSa. Mr. L. W. smith said that he j ivould give 5>">0. It was then moved that a ominittee be appointed to solicit subscrip-j >ions, tho mover asking to be excused from serving. Messrs. I,. \V. Smith, S. ('. Cason, Hid .I. Miller were appointed on that com-; nittcc. Altera partial canvass they reported | W.IOO as subscribed. News received from j Greenwood yesterday report SI/iiHl in cash j Vom that tou n. Inc eased subscriptions arc ?x pee ted from each p ace. A movement is on foot to organize a new;' oute from Atlanta to New York of which the 'hosier, Greenwood and Abbeville l?allroad diall i?ea part, and the belief prevail* that , here is n demand for such a road, ami that if; he people along the proposed line do their 1 ivhole duty, that we tvlll get the road. The people of Abbeville have had some cx-! icrience In letting railroads go by them, and t. is earnestly lionet: that every man along . lie line may lend his countenance and aid to!1 his our only ami last chance to got an iinporr ant line nnross tho ?w tin try. President. Mills Is enthusiastic in the work, tncl ts giving his whole energy to the prosecuion of Hit! work. lie will nodouht aecomtlish as much as could any other man under ; he sun. Good luck to him,and success to his ivork. ititilli in l'viiiciitlo. < The editorials In tho J'rcss anrl Ihnmcr, on tm entra session thougti u liitlo strongly ,vorded arc regarded hereabouts as rlgut in I iriuolple.?li. >v. (J., in Abbeville Afcssemjer. i< G-ROWING GREENWOOD. -#? THE BUSY RAILROAD CENTRE IS FULL OF LIFE AND ANIMATION. OtiNt and Dry Wcnlhcr?Snakes and Preachcm - - - Departing ('Itlxcnx and Moving: Stores?Car Loads or Ice and Rnnnwny Horses?Cnpt. Raonl and Chivalrous Youths? Fire in a Gin House?Music and Koiixs in flic Female College. Greenwood, h. C., October 18, 1880. If no one has told of the fact, perhaps you will be surprised to know that we are having very dry weather and that the roads or very dnsiy. Miss Laura Itlctabourg, a gnyid daughter of Mrs. K (J. Chappell was bitten twice by a large highland moccaslon on la>t Wednesday night. Her sufferings for a sliort were almost ' unoearaoie. Itev. G. H. Carter has accepted a call of the Baptist church here for the lirst and third Sabbaths of each month during the next year commencing with the first Sabbath in November. Mr. Carter has secured a dwelling, and will soon make Greenwood his hortie. Mr. J. It. Smith, of Charleston has purchased the dwelling on Byrd street, now occupied by Dr. B. W. Cobb, and will make this place his future home. To all such Greenwood extends a hearty welc >rae. Capt. Geo. It. C'aldweld, of Phoenix has sold all of his property and will in a short lime leave for Washington Territory where he expects to spend the remainder of his life. He is a man of sterling qualities, and we hope that !> will not be disappointed in his expectations. The old store of Lee and Bailey, which has been an eye sore on the public square for several months, having been rolled out there to give place to the new brick building, has been rolled to the rear of Mr. James Ballc.v lot. on Ilag street where it will be repaired and used as n grocery store. Dr. It. \V. Cobb has brought the lot and house on .Cokesbury street, above A. St. C. Lee's of Mr. J. W. S proles. Ho will repair and occupy the awelllttg In a few weeks. Mr. W. 11. Moore of Cokesbury was in town last Friday. We would like to Induce him to become a citizen of our town, were It possible for us to do so. Comedown. For you there is a welcome. The Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Hail road, will be built, and there are no would-if-we-could probabilities about It. All that Is necessary for us to do Is to pay subscriptions as specified, vote a light tax If necessary, and above all show by our action that we want the road. The route is a practicable one, as auy one can see and we are sure that the services of hopeful Schotield will not be needed in securing the means of completing the work. Miss Minncr Hilton, of Ninety-Six is visiting Misses Sarah and Bessie HH1. On last Friday while a horse, belonging to Mr. J. T. McKcllar, was being driven to a wagon by Mr. Stanley Crews, it took frignt and ran away, tearing the wagon to pieces. Mr. Crews who is more than eighty years old was thrown from the wag m but not seriously hurt. Messrs. Lcc & Bailey sold twelve carloads, more than two hundred and (flghty-eight t'aonsmd pounds, of icv during the Summer mouths. A large part of this amount w?S i shipped to various place*. I Mr. Owen Dukes, of Hampton has come to j this place for the purpose of opening a lum ner ana ouuuers supplies esiaoiismiiciii. I He will in a short time be able to 1111 all or1 dors for articles In that lin<\ I Dr. T. \V. Chiles, of Ninety-Six was In town I Inst Thursday. Ii was his first visit to Mils place sltiee 1871. Many changes have been made within the la*t fifteen years, and liewas ut) e to recognize but few building. Dr. K. (J. M ir:iu, of Ninety .Six wis in town during the greater jiart of last week. The first tipple wagons i"r<>111 the mountains that we have seen this season, were on the streets last Saturday. Some of their fruit was very tine. Homo of our chivalrous young men will soon commence to practice for a grand tour- j nument, whi-li will take place during the Christmas holi lays. The victorious knight will cr.iwn his fair lady a-- queen of grace and beauty on the evening following the contest. Capt. \V. G. Hioul and his .Secretory Mr. Andrew Anderson, spent three d iys of last week in town making arrangements for thej consolid it ion oi t ic munng.-inunt of the Port Royal and Augusta, Augttsta and Knoxville, Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg, Green-1 villi? and Laurens, and Savannah Valley I ral:roals. rapt. Kaoul met the directors of i the Uroonwood, Laurens nnd .Spartanburg: road here on last Friday. He will meet the! directors of tlie Savannah Valley road at McCoriniek to-day, and the directors of the Augusta and Knoxville road In Augusta on the 27th iust. The new combination will be known us the Port Iloyal utid Carolina Wcst-j ern Itaiiway. We do not known yet whether] ono of the directors of the new management ! will be selected from this place or not, but I do think that since Greenwood can rightly j claim the maternity of one of the roads | which made possible the construction of others. She ou^ot to be allowed at least, one representative if ouly for the sake of court esy. On last Fri.lny all of the real nnd personal properly belonging to the estate of Martin j JIackett, within the limits of the town wnsj sold at auction by Air. T. C. Lipscomb the p-vr-entor. Thrt sale was \v#>ll attended lliul I real estate brought fair prices. The lot on I which t':e dwelling st-inds, containing about < lour acrcs was sold to .Mr. J. F. Kelhtr for six | luindied and fifteen dollars. The remaining seventeen acres which are somewhat rough | and hilly were divided into twenty lots and j sold separately, bringing an average ol a lit-, ler more than eight dollars per acre. Mi<s Willie lieitoy of Lowndesvillc is visiting Miss Lenna Blake. One of Mr. J. 11. Oldlian'sglnning establishimnIS cnmc mar liolng ImrncJ one day lastweelc. Matches in the c itton which was be-1 lug ginned ignited and In a moment tlie lint was in ilamcs. A steam tire extinguisher which is attached to the boiler of his engine wa> Immediately put in operation extinguishing the tire in a few seconds. Mr. T. K. lilaekwell. of Walnut Grove was. in town last Friday, lie Is one of the few farmers who are making money by close personal attention to the farm, nothing else will secure success In that, or any other vocntlon. i Prof. 8. P. Boozer is again able to take | charge of his school. A concert for the benefit of a charitable In- J stitutlon In Charleston will be given in the; Female College next Friday night. MAC. ! * MAJOR MILLS IN GREENWOOD. .lfouey mid Good Cheer for (lie Iiuiltler oT tlic Chester, Greeuuood and Abbeville Itallrnad. Greenwood, s. (!., Octobcr 19,1880 Maj. Julius Mills, of Chester, president of the Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville ltaii-[ road having arrived on the train from Abbeville, the citizens of our town and community were at once notified by Major Waller that | it was desirable to Hold an miurin:il meeting of the friends of the newly organized railroad enterprise over which Major Mills presider, so that all might learn of what lias been accomplished and of the glowing possibilities of the near future. To (his call or Invitation a majority of our l>usinc?s men, and public spirited citizens responded, and at eight yesterday evening Waller's Hall was almost filled. In a few appropriate words by | Intendant Waller, Maj. Mills was introduced i to tile audience, lie spoke about forty mln-j utes, first describing the route, naming tliei different townships through which the road ! will pass, and the amounts which these townships have already given with what they are willing to uive in future. He then spoke or the encournglngoutlook, which predicts the! sure and speedy success of the enterprise closing with an earnest appeal to all sub serlbers and those who would now subscribe' showing them the necessity of immediate payment of at least fifty per cent, of the original subscription, so that the engineering; corps now In the field may be supplied with improved instiumcnts, first class and com-! fortable outfits, and above all, paid promptly j while surveying and locating the road this! winter. Jnlcndant Waller then spoke a few words, I expressing f r the directors their high ap-' proval of what has been accomplished by i Major Mills. He then asked all present to: show their confidence in the undertaking aiul In t-lio officials in a substantial manner when with only 0110 exception every (subscriber promptly signified their willingness to pay tlic flft v per cent askeel for. Nearly fourteen hundred dollars were paid fo .Mr.; Waller tills mornini:, the remainder will he forwarded to the treasurer soon. Kvpryuody i is enthusiastic and eager to Improve our op-1 portunity of securing this great line and out-; iet to the Northern marts of trade. MAC. i Rogers & Co., of Au!{i)Sta, Qa., Is headqnar-1 tcrs tor choice seed wheat and red rust, proof oats. Send In your orders. This house has: always made war on high prices. Their moito is: Se|l the veiy best poods for the very least money possible. Tlicy make It to the j Interest ot the public to trade wjth them, i 1'hey guarantee all poods lo -jive satisfaction or no trade. This ho??c is |>iiil<liii*r up a mammoth business In ??-'orgln and Carolina, i'hey can deliver tlooils at a?> depot, in two or throe days after order Is sent in. Ship them your cotton and order you rgoo|ls from I topers ! fli Co., 115 Jaeksou Street, Aupustu, Oa. HR!') : Mrs. Tap<rart will give you nil tho selecting it dress and trimming to suit. Win. K, lii.ll. 10-20 ( I will sell you dress goods, wraps and clonics us cheap as you can buy in Augusta oy olse-:< where. Win. K. Hell. 1020 I.ar?re stock of ladies' and children's shoes, ladies' and misses' corsets, hand satchels, ilrcss extenders and dress shields. Win. E. I Uell. 10-20. 1 Polite clerks ready and wllllusr to stiow < mods, ai><! will guarantee prices aud quality ! ji material. Wm. 1J. liell. 10-20 | CRISIS IN THE HISTORY OF NINETY-SIX. Ilor RnlIrOn?l Ik in the Balnnce, nn?l it Turn One Way or the Other may Make or Unmake the Place. Ninety-Six, 8. C., Oct. 19.18S6. There will be a meeting of tlic stockholders of the Atlantic, Greenville and Western Railread at Ninety-Mix on the 2!ith Inst., for the purpose of ek-ctiiig live del< gales lo represent them al a stockholders meeting w hlch Is also to be held at Ninety-Six on Ihe 41 h day of November next. It Is Important that the meeting on tlie<h Inst, shall be well attended. Tiie questlonjof selling out our road, wo t presume, will eome up, and men who will represent tlie views of the people on this question should be elected. Mr. John M. Taylor has taken the position of salesman with Mr. A. Morris and will be ; glad to sue those of his friends who will call. I Thr> little Hon of Dr. .1. H. Watts, Ilvlm/ near I Watts' Ferry accidentally shot himself In the ; list it (I one day last week. Tne wound is not serious. Don't forget to attend the stockholders' at Ninety-Six on the 2!)th. Business of importai.ee. As yet very few oats have been sown?the weather too dry and ground too hnrd. Mr. Hammett Is bitterly opposed to the "sell out" of the Atlantic, Uicenvillc and Western Railway Company and says It would he the "veriest business snleideto do so, or even consider the proposition." Husong & Co. are sharp financiers. They know there Is big money In it. Let us hold 011 to It. It is true our bonds have depredated somewhat, hut with careful management- they will appreciate. Some of the friends have asked, what have the bonds been sold a: ? I will state as far as I know, some have brought 75 cents, some70cents; one block sold to one ol the officers of the road, he orly paying 66% cents. Some have brought DO cents, purchased by contractors in work at a high figure, 15 cents per cubic yard. The Fame work could have-been done for cash for about 9 cents to 10 cents per cubic yurd. So you will see that 10 per cent, discount on the bonds and 50 per cent, advance on the work will bring the bonds down to a very, very low figure. S 10,000 were hypothecated for the loan of <5,000 from the Greenville Hank. The bonds and subscriptions north of the Saluda River and at I'elzer arc as yet untouched. The ] grading from near Ware's Shoals to Johnj ston's has been completed. Capt. Sullivan ' will soon be through fiotn Augusta to Johnston's and i.hen we wld have nearly ?5 miles of road graded. The debt as reported at tbe last stockholders' meeting as being 332.403 has dwindled down and we are satisfied will not be over half, if that much. Mr. Hammett Is tor building the road according to the original design and believes if the road Is prudently ! managed there will not he a deht of overS5,000 to 810,0)0. It is simply Idle talk to think or selling the road out. We can build it and hold it. If there is anything to be made by it, let taxpayers have the benefit. I have had a great deal to say about this road In the past year and I cannot sit by and see the people lose it without making: on effort to save it. [ have given you sufficient warning and I hope the stockholders generally Will tarti out nud see to it that proper men are elected us delegates to the meeting that is to take place here at Ninety-Six on the 4th of November. I do not think these meetings have been sufficiently advertised. A written notice tacked upon the side of a house or tree In each township will not reach tbe people, when we have newspapers in all the counties along the line. Messrs. Frazier and Turner have returned f.c;.. Ciiaritoloii. Vilici'o tiiey carried stock. Cant. W. J. Kirk, Vice-President and Chie.f Engineer of the At'antic, Greenville and Western Railway was in town last week. The suggestion of our friend S. P. B, will be duly considered. If after mature deliberation, and we are not sold out, we find It to our advantage to accept his proposition. Those of our people who have read Col. Richardson's speech at Cheater think It superb. Miss Moore of Ashevilte, ST. C., is here hoarding with her uncle and attending Prof. Cork's school. The Rev. Mr. Probst and wife, parents of onr efficient railroad agent. arc here for ! the winter. They reside at Gettysburg, Pa i Mr. Jam s Rogers has some Improved plow stocks for sale cheap. EAST END. STONY POINTS. Personal Mention?"Dn<?t to Dnst">? What hii Enterprising Merchant May Find?Other Matters. Stony Point, S. (j., Oct. 18, lrsg. There Is little pleasure now In either walking or riding; dust, dust, every where. Every one wishing for rain, and especially our farmers. who are unable to sow their grain as the ground is too hard to think of plowing. The cool weather is causing the col ton to open slowly, consequently but little is being carried to market. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith, of Tip Top, spent a day or two with Mr. J. C. Caldwell's family I lust week. , Miss Laura Wells, oneof Greenwood's sweet and attractive young ladles, has been on a weeks visit, to Mrs. G. P. O'Neali. I l)r. and Mrs. F. B. Connor, of Laurens, have been spending some lime with Mr. David Aiken's family. Mrs. L. R. Dantz'er, of Hodges, is in town. 1 Annie, inf.int daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Aiken, is we regret to say, quite sick. We wish for the little one a speedy recovery. One of our bright little fi lends has had a sad experience with flying rocks, as he was accidentally e truck In the mouth with one recently, which has c.iused him the price of two Irout teeth. Our advice, Clayton, is go to Dr. Wilson, at Greenwood, who will make good your loss in a most artistic manner, and to beware of rocks. | Mr.D. D. Itampey had the misfortune lo lose one of his fine colts a few days since. Cause of death unknown. | Col. Law will soon leave on his annual trip ; to his phtntnllous In the lower part of the j State. I The many friends of Mrs. C. C. Law will be pleased to learn that her .health has been much improved by her sojourn in Darlington, and that she will return to her home in a few weeks. We had the pleasure a few days past of being shown over the mammoth new store at Ciironaca, by the proprietor, who Is that model merchant. Mr. .Joel S. Anderson. In this house every one can be pleased as lo quality and price. Mr. Anderson lias been a most successful merchant, and Coronaca should be congratulated upon having had him locate In its centre. Mr. Anderson will find the Pre** and Itanncran exccllentadverllsing medium, and as he Is a wide awake business mun, we have no doubt but that he will try it. We learn that Dr. J. A. Lomax has recently lost six tine cows with some unknown disease. Can it be pleuro pneumonia? We think there should be some Investigation In the matter. Miss Daisy Martin, a bright and interesting young lady of Smithville, Is In town. Jane Parker, an old and highly respected colored woman, died at her home near town a few days past. Peace to her ashes. What has become of our friend "Sugar?" Has he given up tho quill for the yard stick? Come,"Sugar," you have been inquired about nffnti onniiir)i fliwl writs* lln thp m:itiv infpivst ing items from your town. JJULCIO. ? 0 $ Can flip State Afford It. [Sumter Watchman and Southron.J Wc see the News and Courier and Columbia Register arc earnestly calling for an extra session of the Legislature to devise means for raising mony to loan to Charleston at a low rate of interest, ro enable her to repair the earthquake damages. The county papers have said but little on the subject because it seems ungracious to oppose any measure looking to the rehabilitation of stricken Charleston, but we arc inclined to think that a general opposition is felt to such a move. The present debt of the State, though comparatively small. Is sufficiently burdensome to cause restiveness among tho tax-payers, anil they will hardly couseDt that the debt should be almost doubled, even with a fa'r as- j so ranee that Charleston will pay the interest.1 We think sr.eh an act on the part of the Legislature would be of doubtful policy, and do l not believe it would pass, and as considerable expense would attend an cxtm session. Governor Sheppard will do right In refusing to! make I he call. In 1SS1, we believe, there was almost a famine in some parts of Sumter county, and | meetings were held, and resolutions adopted j asking tor some assistance from the Stale, j These resolutions were ridiculed by some who . now favor State uid to Charleston, and we can not see where Charleston has claims equal to I t bore of our famine stricken farmers at that' time. We can not see why Charleston should by the aid of the Stale, borrow money at 4 per cent, while there is a mortgage over the farm-, ers' interests for which 10 or 20 or 25 per cent, i is paid. We ean not perceive why sections of the state, whose people were in danger of nctr ual starvation should bo neglected when the: call for help Is made, while Charleston, whose iUlt- eilllllHlliiunij mvij otivst?*v? w a'ded. There is no claim made tjmt Charleston ennnot borrow tlie money for rebuilding, but she wants it at 4 per cent. Ami so do we nil. Money at 1 per cent, would enable every prudent and industrious farmer in Sumter count ly to Ret crcn with tin* world in live years; mid why should they not have it as well a* Charleston ? No, Si>uIh Carolina ean not afford to mftkp the proposed loan because it would not bii lust. I gnarantep prices on ali goods, and all I usU tlie ladius is. to ?{ive me a chanec to show them. Wni. K. Hell. 10-20 I can't be undersold on dress poods, trim-' mings. New styles in dress tirods received every week. Wm. K. Hell. 10-20 Remember l don't consider it. any trouble to show :roods, oven if you are not ready to buy. This Is one way 1 h.ive advertising my business. Wui. Iv I Jell. 10-2H Tlic attention of ladies is called to the celebrated (.Vntcnn-ri tivc-lmltini kid gloves sold Ijy While I'rolhcrs* ThU srlove is of the same' eliaractur with Alexandre's Rlovc, but much lower In price. I'Uty are sood?no mistake. ' EARTHQUAKE BONDS. THE "KEOWEE COURIER" FAVOR8 AS EXTRA SESSION AND FALLS INTO ERRORS OF FACTS. Charleston'^ Misfortunes Recited? Fire, Wag Cyclone, Earthquake^ These Fonr. Keowee Courier. The press or the State has In most cases Indicated lis opinion in reference to affording relief for rebuilding Charleston. A majority of the papers are opposed to an extra hesslon or the Legislature for cbls purpose, and Gdv. Sheppard Is reported as sayihg that no-organ- , iz?;d effort in Charleston or elsewhere'htfs been made to induce him to convene the Legislature for the purposes indicated, and 'It 8<-ems probable that he will not act unless he Is satisfied the people of the State de-ire him to do so. There is abundant evidence lo show tint tho destruction of the property of the people of Charleston by the earthquake is an extraordinary occasion which woulfl Warrant the Governor in convening the Legislature for the purpose of considering the propriety of granting relief lo the unfortunate people of thatcily< In 1>'3S a destructive fire consnmed a largfl amount of the property, real and personal, of the people ol Charleston. The Governor thereupon convened the Legislature In estra session, and, on the first duy of June In that year, authorized and granted a loan of two million of dollars, which, when realized, was loaned to the people of that city for rebuilding tlie same. Every dollar of this large sum was repaid by the borrowers, and the people af the State did not lose anything by their generous guarantee. In 1S01 Cliarli stlon was sgilr. visitd by a most destructive fire, but war was raging hi the time and tho great loss scarcely attracted attention. The war over desolation was to be seen on all sides in tlie devoted city. Then years of Radical rule?Infinitely worse than tire and war?followed with the nsaul disastrous results. In the midst of those misfortunes much of the trade and commerce pf the elt" was diverted into other channels. With the political success of 1876 hope returned and the people went to work heroically to rebuild the waste places. Tlie manufacture of phosphates and the truck business, with the trade and commerce retained, inspired the people of Charleston with the hope that their former greatness and prestige might be restored. In all this they have merited the well-done of the people of the State. In isso it disastrous cyclone destroyed a mlltlon dollars worth of properly; and now the terrible earthquake has destroyed 85,000,000 of property, excluding the great relief a (lorded by i he generous ptoplc of the whole country. This Is the condition of Charleston to-dor. It Is our chief city and lias paid snDtrally about one-fifth of the taxes of the State. She not onfy doo? thly, bnt pays the interest on several millionsof her public debt promptly i and a largo tax to maintain her city govern* meiit. Charleston cnnnot recnpenite for many year?, II'at all, without help. We cwnnot afford to see the metropolis of the State straggling hopelessly ncatust faie. I.et her have reasonable nld. When she rebuilds she can repay. The credit and honor of the old city., under aU her adverse circumstances, have . DOt tilled her lu the past; neither da we bo I love that they will iu the future { ^ ?. THE "XEOWEE COURIER'S" ERROR CORRECTED. Letter from Prof. Hood in which fee Shown that Much of tke Exhting Public l?obt of the State In for Bonds Issued lu Aid of Charles ten Forty Years ago. Editor Press and Banner : Yours ol yesterday, enclosing a clipping from the Ktouiee Courier, aud asklug information as to the relation ol the Stale to the rebulldiug of Charleston in 1SJ8, has l>ecu received. 1 have not acccsB to more than a limited supply of state Acts, and official reports; and _ theroiore, I cannot refer tons ninch data as I would like in the examination of the matter. You will tiud Act lor rebuilding the City of Cliiit k'Sion in Vol. 7. page lott. Tills is the Act that gave origin to thai curt of the Suite debt called "Fire J.oun Uonus and fct>ck." Vou c.in trace thein in the annual report* of Comptrollers ana Treasurers ever since. I think the Bonds were 5 per cent, and matured In lies, or 30 years after ls>ae. While the Stock was 0 per cent, and matured in 1870. It was issued probably two years later than the Honds. They were issued by the Slate Junt 118 any other Bonds and stock are sold, the money loaned to parties in Charleston to rebuild with, the borrower 10 pay Interest to the - A fttiite lor what he borrowed f<>r a long term, aud finally the prim-lpsd. Of course ihe argument. was, that the interest paid by the borrower would put the money In tbe State Treasury by which she In turn would have ihe menus thus provided to pity the interest on the Bonds aud Slock. And lliat when all these loans matured and were paid, it would provide the State with the amount needed to pay tbe principle ol' the Bonds and Stock when they would become due. I have no means of knowing whether the State eollectcd all the loans from the Borrowers or not. Itis certain, however, tbat she either did not realize enough in this way or ; else that she did not so apply It. Some if the Bonds aud Slock was doubtless paid, bat in 1*71, the last date I have examined, the Comptroller reports ?774.085.9) of it slill outstanding in its original shape. In the mean time, n large volume of its past due interest had been lunded under the Act of I860, the Funding Act under Governor Orr nnd came out as an interest bearing debt, bat not under the name of Fire Loan. The Interest funded then was probably not far from $150, iwiik ii. uie inientv Mini. oecame uucuuiing uiid just niter the War, while either crcditors would not receive ilie Confederate money or the Stale wan unable 10 puj interest In iiny funds. The Orr funding Act would show the ex net amount. These two amount* put togetherare abouta sum begin- ^ ning to look well up to u million. I do not know whether It was nil consolidated under Act of 1873 or not. 11 was not I n act of 1874, for the reason (there may have been reasons why some was ucver consolidated) that they had fallen due previously, and the Act of 18*3 made no provision for computing Interest on them after their maturity, and the holders claimed the interest for the interval, but the Treasurer had no authority by the Act to compute it. Th?re was then probably enough interest accrued to raise the debt to a million, as the interest had then run without payment on at least the Stock si nee'1870, four years, being about SI7.5X) per year. Now, suppose they were afterwards funded under the consolidation Act of'73, at 50 per cent on the dollar, the debt still remains a half million on which we are paying interest, 44 years after the occasion that called it into existence. The Keoiccc Courier says the original amount was SJ,i)00,000. In that he may be correct, I am not in a condition to rectify it. But of one thing I am certain, that, after all due allowance, we have paid over that amount In Interest on It. and all "For sweet charity sake." Of course it Is a pity of the people of Charleston. So it Is of any body that suffer a calamity. The theory that Bonds can be Issued, the money loaned, interest, to stand for interest, and principal for principal, Is plausible. But in practice, it won't work according to the theory. When the little loans are paid back into Hie Treasury, the Ronds arc not ready for ' liquidation. They arc not matured. Then the arcu men t turns another corner and says the loans as paid in can go to a sinking fund But who has ever seen a State preserve intact a sinking fund? Emergencies arise, or aro supposed to be on us, and the sinking fund is diverted, and the debt stays. Slates are aU ways poor, and w hatever fund is available is f In variably called Into service. The evil day Is pushed forward, and .the bonded debts go on increasing. We can do much for Charleston bv charity, but we cannot afford, on anv proposition to undertake to make her loss good. Charity h s already done a good part by her, and will doubtless do more if needed. If she had used the excess of her charitable fund as a loan and building fund with preference to the mon' ueeiiy, snB coum nave uuaum. nuiiuii the city with it in a Jew years. No doubt hundreds of houses need but little to rnakp them servo the purposes of lite and business, ami what more Is really necessary? Tho funds on hands will do much of that for the real needy. The rich can rebuild for them* selves. You are rteht to oppose State nld. If tho primaries wore not over, it would, in my mind.be a question of snflieient gravity to submit to candidates. I hope I do not feel unkingly towards any people afflicted as Charleston Is, but State aid means more pressing: times to us as long as we live, and to generations to come. 1 have written hastily, and not used words and constructions as carefully as I would have jloslred, nor have 1 had ihe time and mean? to examine the matter as 1 wish r could, but } feel safe In saying you will me substantially correct in the facts. Yours truly, \VM. HOOD. Rojrers & Co, are selling flour at Sl-oO per barrel; hac^injr Im pounds at 7-Ji cents. Ship your cotton to lingers it Co., anu order your grocel ies. There is no surer place of bein? suited in ready-made clothing' than the store of Whit.) Hrotheis. Their stock in this line is immense. Come all, men, youths and boysl }ind be clod for the \\ inter. 10.13 White Brothers hive a larger stock of carpets and rims than ever before. Call and look at them. They are very handsome. 10-13 ladles will please bear in mind that the C<'iiiiiii>' 7.eialer shoe is made by Zcisrler Rr .. of I'blladelphla. Much an article can be ha4 at the store of White lirothets. 10-J3