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Report of the Commissioners of the Poor.
- To His HONoR,
TUE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT oF COMMON PLEAS.
The Commissioners of the Poor for Edgefield District Report:
That, they were elected by-the voters of the ,District, in October, 1848, but
did not assemble as a Board, until the first of January. 1849. At which time the
Treasurer of the former Board of Commissioners, met then and reported verbally,
that he had expended all the funds remaining in his hands at the last annual report,
and had contracted debts to the amount of about two hundred dollars, for the sup
port of the Poor of the District. He also informed this Board, that the ordinary
turrent expenses for the year ending 3rd October, 1848, amounted to two thousand
?t tour hundred and forty-nine dollars thirty-six cents ($2449 36.)
Ass-iming the General Tax of the District at thirteen thousand five hundred
dollars, ($13500 00,) this Board assessed a tax of twenty-three per cent on the
General Tax, which they estimated, would produce, after paying the Commis
:sions of the Tax Collector and their own Treasurer, the et sum f two-thousand
eight htndred dollars, ($2800 00) applicable to the piymue ot e deficiency in
the accounts of the former Board and the current expense of the Poor, for the
year 1849.
The Tax Collector has furnished a statement, by which it appears, that the
General Tax of the District, collected by him, amounted to the sum of twelve
thousand ive hundred and thirty dollars twenty-one cents ($12530 21.) Twenty
three per cent upon which amounts to two thousand eight hundred and eighty-one
dollars ninety-four cents ($2881 94,) from which he deducted his Commissions,
one hundred and forty-four dollars nine cents, ($144 09) and paid over the bal
ance, two thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven dollars eighty-five cents, to the
Treasurer of this Board. The Tax Collector, has also lodged with the Sheriff of
the District, executions against defaulting Tax payers for General Tax, amounts
ing to the sum of one hundred and seventy-four dollars ninety-seven cents, and
Poor Tax, amounting to the sum of fol ty dollars twenty-four cents, of which this
Board has not yet realized anything.
Of the amount received by this Board, they have expended:
For Provisions, $577 82
Clothing, bedding and household and kitchen furniture, 232 23
" Medical Services and Medicines, 76 69
? Hire of Negroes, and other ordinary labour arnd services, 178 42
" Provender for stock of Cattle, 23 75'
" Building materials and work of Mechanics, 106 75
" Support of Pauper Lunatics in the Asylum of Columbia 176 12
- " Three Quarters Salary of Steward, 300 00
Printing and Advertising, 9 38
Commissions of their Treasurer, 110 46
Making in the whole the sum of $1791 62
and leaving a balance in the hands of their Treasurer of nine hundred and forty
six dollars twenty three cents; $946 23,) s inure minute account of which ac
companied by the vouchers for each itemis herewith submitted for the inspection of
the%Court. *- r. n ,. '-**
hi Board hasiidh'ruto the plierjadopted' y iseir tm'mdi f(ereadeesors,
in extending relief alotie'to such paupers as are willing to receive their support at
the Poor House establishment. A few cases have been presented to them, which
upon first view, would seem to require a relaxation of the rule in their favour; but
experience has confirmed them in the opinion that the present mode of disbursing
the fund, at the same time that it guards against imposition and peculation, affolds
ample and substantial relief to the actual Poor of the District.
On the first of Jattuary last, when this Board held its first meeting, there were
three (3) Pmiuper Lunatics in the State Asylum 'at Columbia, and forty-nine (49)
Paupers at the Poor House, maintained at the expense of the District. - Upon an
examination of those at the Poor House, the Board discharged George Smith a
man thirty-six years old, his wife Nancy Smith, twenty-eight years old, and their
four children, Wesley nine years old, Caroline seven years old, Julia five years
old and Shady Ann three years old; all of whom, parents and children were with
out visible bodily defect dr disease, apparently competent to support themselves
___ by their labour, and in the opinion of the Board unfit objects of the charity of the
District. In the progress of the year they have bound to service three children:
Noah Plymail and Michael Plymail to William Snipes, and Benjamin Busbee to
John Blcdsoe.-Allen Rogers, Lucinda Mtorey and Thomas Storey three chil
dren. have been taken away by their relations ; nine persons have left the Poor
Houso of their own accord, viz: Polly Garner, Polly Plymail, Rebecca Plymail,
Sardelia Plymnil, Adam Plymail, Prudence Smith, Nelly Dye, Mary Dye and
Edith Dye; and two have died, Sarah Smith on the 15th January, and John Nor
man on the 21st July, making a total decrease of twenty-three paupers. There
has been no new admission to the Poor House this year, and there consequently
remains, three paupers in tile Lunatic-Asylum at Columbia, and twenty-six yet at
the Poor House at the charge of the District, a complete list of whom by name is
herewith submitted.
Since the election of this Boad, Almighty God in His Providence has taken
from us one of our number, JAcoB Pow, Esq. In his death the country has lost
an intelligent, orderly ared patriotic citizen : and this Board has been deprived of
the counsel and services of a zealous and efficient member. -Not being advised
of any provision of law to fi!l the vacancy, the surviving members have continued
to discharge, to the best of their abilities, the duties of Commissioners for the
District. All of wvhich is respectfully repot ted.
ROBERT JENNIGS, CSaIr.
Edgefield C. H,. .Ociober 1, 1849.
A LIST OF PAUPERS R ECEIVING SUPPORT FROM ITHE POOR
FUND OF EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, OCT. 1, 1849.
In thec Luaatic Asylum' at Columbia.
Mrs. Foster, Mrs Morgan, William Samuel.
At the Poor Iouse.
Anna Boadney, 65 years old,.nim
Elisha Dye 03 " ripe, 651
Barbara Frish, 85 ' " erpt
Celia Fortner, 31 " " wa nmn n elh
Leonora Fortnier, 9 " "
-- George Fortner, 7 " "i
Thomas Fortner, 5 " " hlrno elaFrnr
Mary Formner, 2 " " J
William Glenn, 52 " " inrm
Hezekiah Geatry, 56 " " iitc
*Vicey Lee, 40 " " deomdiot
Nancy Mays, 47 " " inr,1
Frncis Mays, 417 " " defadvakimid
Sally Plymail, 33 " ' rpl,
Wesley Plymail, 7 " " soofSlyPyai,1
- Sarah Pollatia, 41 " " derpt
- Nancy Rowe, 50 " :dragd
George Rhoden, -75 paytc
Catharine Rboden, 60 ." " wf fGog hdn
John Storey, . 50 4 lu, ..1
--- Storey, 45 " *' ifofonSory
Hulda Storey, 7 " "
Leonard Storey, 3 " , Chlrno"oh tfy
:Richard Taylor, 62 " " inr,
e. Patsey Taylor, 65 " " inrm
JonWht, 1 " dtcr, 1
Totatie,9
RnERmENIG, hi
EdgefilderOtober,,1849
paralytic,.................- .. ,.1j
AVORY BLAND,' Treasurer of thi
field District, in Ac
Dn.
1849.
July 1, For Amount received of
S. B. Mays, Tax Col
lector, $2737 8
$2737 S
Balance Cash on hand lst Oct.
1849. 946 2
$1791 6
.B. 0. BRYAN in A
C0IYIRIS&K0 NI~RS 01
DR.
1848.
To Amn't on band 1st Oct. $360 I
e' Cash Received of H.
Boulware, Esq. ; 45 0
$A05 0
Less by Commission on $45 00 - 1 1
$404 0
Cr. By Amount paid Qiut, 92 6
3311 2
Amount on hand 1st Oct. 1849, $311 3'
all of which is respectfully submiiied.
B. C. BR YANJ,
CI'k. and Trea'r.
There is now under contract repairs a
JaiI and Court House, nearly comnplete<
to the amqunt of about one hundred at
fifteen-dollats. '
JOHN' HUIET,
Chairman B. P. B.
*Just Received.
4() Sacks Salt,
-)0'Bls. New Flour, and lots of' Baicon ot
hand yet at BIAND & BUTLER'S.
August5 it f 20
Comm rs of the Poor for .dgc
count wil a Board.
-"' Ca.
1849:
Jin 3 idA. Lafitte, for po
throes, $4 00
Feby J. C. Smyley, for
shucks, 5 00
- ' Rilcy Barton, for
Corn, 6 75
3ar.4,C 'Levi Adams, for
hauling, 3 00
5 ' Theo. Dean, - for
shucks, 10 00
6 Robert Bryan, for
-I Pork, 102 00
13 ' Mts. R. Blalock,
for Note for Negro
hire, 54 90
"19 - G. L. Penn, for
Flour, 13 00
April 1 f;' V. C. Prater, fur
- quarter salary, 100 00
".5 8. F. Goode, for
Flour, 12 00
" 19 ' J. W. Stokes, for
Provisions, 81 83
"20 ' J. J. Bryan, for.
Feathers, 4 50
a 20 B. S. Dunbar, for
Fish, 6 00
" 2.3 B. C. Bryan, for
- supplies, clothitig,
&c., 40 19
",23 W, C. Prater, for
buildings, materi
,.als, supplies, 33 95
May 7 Robert Kenny, for
Wheel and bucket 4 75
-10 ' Simeon Matthews,
for Corn, 187 50
-" 14 -Allen Walker, for
Flour, 7 0C
" 22 " Dickson & Hall,
* for Tobacco, 9 62
June27" J. W. Parker, for
support of Luna.
tics, 176 12
July 2 .'' M. Etheredge, for
shucks, 5 0(
" 3 " James Jones, for
- Matrasses, 26 0(
4 N" "W. C. Prater, for
quarter salary, 100 00
" 4 '""W. C. Prater, for
- co~nand hire, 31 83
". ; . Tenim -for -.
' Flour, 14 7:
*24 t' Dunbar & Garma
ty, for sugar, Cot
fee and salt, 60 11
Aug. 6 " J. Iluiet, for bricks 13 00
6 " W. C. Prater, for
Homespun, 11 75
" 7 " J. H. Christian, for
Bricks, 14 0C
"JO " Thomas DeLoach,
for Masons work, 18 0[
Sept.29 " Bland & Butler.
for clothing and
supplies. 148 67
" 29 " Dr. E. Bland, for
Medical services, 47 0C
" 29 " Wm. F. Durisoe,
for advertising and
psinting, 9 33
" 29 " W. C. Prater, for
quarter salary, - 100 0(
" 29 " W. C. Prater, for
Negro hire. build
ing materials, &c., 32 05
" 29 " A. Bland, for hau
ling, work and sup
plies, 159 S2
" 29 " Bland, Teague, &
Co., for Medicines 27 6!
Paid Commissions for re
ceiving 52727 85 $68 44
" Comm'ns for pay
ing out 81681 16 42 02-110 4(
- Batance cash on hand ' 946 2;
51
$2737 8!
ROBERT JENNINGS, CuAIa.
21 A. BLAND, TREAs.
ecount Curteent with
PU.BLIO BUIL DIlvGS
CR.
1848.
3 Dec. 8, By Cash paid HI. Boul.
ware, acc't for Books
0 1849. for Sherilfs Oflice, $17 25
- April21 " Cash paid Thos. G.
3 Bacon, Esq., P. Mv.
Johnson's ace'nt for
Books, Clerks andl
Comm'rs Oflice, 37 5(
ue22 " Cash paid S. Chris
tie, J. D. Tibbett's
acc'nt for Glass and
22 putty, 6
" 2"Cash paid C. H
Goodman's ac'nt for
Jugs and Croks for
'I Jail, 4 0(
"22 4 Cash paid Thtos. W.,
* Bleabse's account for
plastering and white
. washing Jail, 25 0(
Sept.2 " Cash paid Burt &
Duby's account for
Locks for Jail, 6 0(
Less by Commissions on $90 38, 2 24
$92 6;
I . INotice.
A Lpersons indebted to the Estate of Johi
IJ.3. Mays, deceased, will make payment
And thjose haVihg: demands will render then
S. B. MAYS3, Ez'r.
Sept. 19 1849 3m 35
GEORGEY'S OWN ACCOUNT OF
HIS SURRENDER.
Caoss WARDEN, Aug 10.
To Gen. Klapka : My Dear Klapka.
Since we saw one another, events have
taken place which were not, indeed, unex
pected, but have been decisive. The ever
lasting jealously of the Government, the
common jealousy of some of its members,
had fortunately brought matters to the
point which I foretold in April. When I
had passed the Theiss at Tokay, after
many honorable hattles wiit the Russians,
the Diet declared its wish that I should
be commander-in-chief, Kossuth secrelly
appointed Ben. The country believed
that Kossuth had appointed me, from the
jesuitical answer which he gave to the mo
tion of the Diet.
This knavery (spitz huherei) was the
source of all which befel later. Deabinski
was beaten at Szoreg; Bern was routed at
Mlaros-Vasarhely. The latter hastened to
Temesvar, under the walls of which Demlt
b'nski had retired. Ie arrived on the fiehl
during the battle, restored the fightf'or
some hours, but was then defeated in such
tvise that, according to Kossuth's calcula
tion out of 50,000 men, only 6.000 remain
ed together. The rest were all dispersell,
as Vecsey announced to me. In the mean
time the Austrians advanced between Arad
and 'Temesvar. The Mlinister of War hod
given orders to Dembinski to retreat natu
rally to the friendly fortress of Arad, and
not to the hostile one of Temesvar. Dem
binski. however acted against these orders;
why, I am not able to determine. But
there are too rnatty datatosurtnise that he
did so out of jealousy toward me. The
conse-.luence of all this, was that I stood
alone with the force which I had brought
from Comort, (after deducting important
losses which I sttained at Waitzen, Res
sag, Gorotnfoly, Ipolica, Kesstroly, Do
breezin,) threatened on the south by the
Austrians, and on the north by the main
force of the Russians. I had, it is true,
still one retreat open from Arad through
Raena to Trausylvanin. But regard for.
my country, to which I desired, at.arty
price, to restore peace, jnduced me to lay
down arms.-First I had called upon the
Provisional Government to refl-ct that
they could no longer serve the country help
fully, hut only plunge it into deeper mis
fortune, and therefore,.they should.resig.
the whole civil and militarypower; where
upon I, as the moment was urgent. em
braced the resolution, suddenly manifested..
but maturely deliberated, to lay down
arms unconditionally before the army of
the Emperor of Russia. The bravest and
most valiant of my army agreell with me:
and consented. All the divisions oft troops
in the immediate vicinity of Arad volun
tarily joined me. The fortress' Dtmjanich
has declared the wish to do the samu.
Up to the present hour we are treated as
the brave soldier has a right to expect from
brave soldiers. Ponder what thou canst
do and what thou oughtest to do.
AnRvuon GEORGEY.
From the Greenville Mountaineer.
WIlEAT CULTURE.
An intelligent friend suggested to us the
other, day that we remind the farmers.
as the season fur Wheat sowing appron-.
cites, of the propriety of preparing their
lands thrroughly for the seed. 'rhe deep
or lanis are broken with a Coulter and
Subsoil Plough the better; and the more
thoroughly the land is pulverised by plough
ing or barrowed, the more Wheat will it
yield. Very pour land, as everybody
kno'vs, is not fir to sow in Wheat, yet
everybody dues nut prfctice on this know
ledge. farmers iho have no stroug.
fresh lan-Is, or rich bottoms, would do
wvell to manure every acre of WVheat sown;
anmd if they can manure nonte, and ottly
have thin latnd, sow no Wheat. But every
farmer almost that sows Wheat has it int
his power to manure more or less. Bet
ier have tw'o acres of welt manured land
mn Wheat, tha~n een acres ef thitt land.-:
Supposing thc 10. to yield 50 bushels,
(whtich is a large allowance for common
pour lands, even those that are fresh,) two
acres ivell manured will yield, say 40Oor
42 btushels, a little more or less. The far.
mar thus saves in seed 8 bushels, and thus
actually realizes the more Whleat by less
labor, and otn onte-fifth of .the land. The
8 acres not sowed will prodoce a good
crop of Oats,- atnother clear advantage.
Thte common late WVhent, accord ing to our
experience, should he sown about the 10
or middle of October, in this latitude.
The~llunter Wheat, and other early kinde,
about ai month -later. Ia very rich land
good WVheat has been raised trom seed
sown in December or early in Jlanuary,
the lower down thte country the later the
sowing.
Thte opinmion founded, it is saidi, on ex.
perience, is cnfidently held by matny far
mners that WVheat may be sown thte latter
part of Septembier or early in October
without risk of injury, from the Bly, if sheep)
or calves are permiitted to feed on it. The
theory is, that thte egg of the fly isdestroy
ed in the -blades eaten of. Weo think the
theory-well supported by numerous facts
we have seen reported. jn maituring .for
WVheat wve woutld suggest one scautioa;
that that the tmanuros conitainting Oats and
rye, or Wheat grains mixed with from the
stables, as is often the case, .shoubild h
ploughed into the ground, soetmbefore
the Wbeat is sowvn,. that all extraneous
seeds mnay germinate-and -be destroyed
whent the true seed is deposited'.
As -to kinds of WVheat; we think, int most
secttons of our District, that known-as the
H unter has proved the amost certain crop;.
it na makes supneior flour. TIhe ol
Golden Chair still maintains he ground
and is the favorite of many, especially of
those cuhivating 'iff 'red laeds, such.as
the Goldon Grove lands. We trust our
farmers will take all .necessary care;i
preparing for another Wheat crop, and;
that may be rewarded with an aboundan't
harvest another year. -
DELIGHT OF DOING GOOD.
Man is at best an adventurer of plea
sure. That which gives, or promises de
light, he eagerly pursues, whilst the high
er and hulier motives to action are often
repressed, or successfully resisted. Some
ptofess, and exhibit in their lives, a nobler
sin, yet, to their own breast's the secret is
revealed. that love of pleasure is mingled
with all their pursuits and duties. This
may not be their final aim, yet it is the
main spring that gives impulse to the life,
and duty drags heavily or rolls.lightly i
proportion to the delight it.afords. . Nor
is this motive to action unworthv Hof an
immortal; it. only becomes so when deriv
ed from an impure or forbidden source; or
when it leads into dangernus paths. Not
so the- delight of the virtuous in doin
good, and he who condemns it is but an
ascetic or Stlite. -
Happy is he who can indulge the de-.
sires of his heart and find pleasing excite
ment in the path that leads to hoinessa'n&
usefulness. Happy is he, whose bosom,
the widow's smile, {the orphan's blessing,
the penitent, rejoicing heart. fill with de
light. how joyuusly th'rough iife his path ,
way blossoms, with ever opening sweets,.
luring him on and onward still, to jov
unknown before. His is no constant;
wearying search fur pleasant excitenent;
in a change of scene, or new companiog
ship or untried amusement, but -the ever
gentle flow ofthe pure streatii of life, peach
ful and refreshing.
The delight of doing good ! The worlth
ly'votary know not its meaning and smiles
incredulous. He that pursues it, sees
every where in his journey; the foot-prints
dI -his risen Saviour, and rejoicebin the
:velcomhe, follow me;" he sees far.above
him, a company of pure and glorified
spirits, and they beckon him onward; h- r'
sees around him and beside him, kindre
spirits, the noble and pure of earth, and
there are smiles on .their-faces, for.witbid
are - e.. .~ there deI~jhtui-the ~ ..4 4 m
arae -fliin twh o seelf'spleasureat !dn'4oiuC. ' ;im,, ('l
good. -His isthe companionship of-the
pure and happy of every age and places '"
for time nor distance can sunderepirit'
bound togetherin. so holy a tie. The
companionship of the patriarchs and pro
phets and Apostles is his, and over the - -
vast mountains, and .deserts, and acean
of life, the voices of the men oflGod fall
sweetly on his ear. Is there af inothe
ble.ssings of the pdor? The rich ian of,
the world. passes by, and the wicked curse
him, for they never heard from him the - - -
voice of kindness and symptathv; never - ..<
was he a.messenger of consolatidon in the
hour of their need. The man who delight
eth in good passeth, and the' meek and
huiible bless him; he that was sick an -
relieved, blesses him; the old bless him
fur the young saved from ruin, and th
young for his kindness io the aged?'the
heathen hear, in their ladd of darkness,
the sound of salvation, and borne over the -
waters; there comes home to him the voiods '
of blessing. Yes, all bless him, and his is
blessed, not with that pleasure- which dies
in the enjoyment, not with that delight
which surfeits iii a day, but with a joy ever
fresh and growing, and which shall only.
burst into maturity "in the fields where
seraph's gather immortality from fair life'd
tree."-Southern Baptist. _r' '
- DINeSPOSED.-The folrowing repy to -
the everlesting influiry, "Hiv do yo'u do ?"
was made by an original - in the Westd
Parish the other day: "Rather slite * ~
thank'ee-I'y got the rheumatiz in ooe-!eg -
and a- white swellin' .on t'oiher ki, 'be
sidia havin' a leetle touch of the dysentery,.- '"
and aint very well myself, n'either l'
CAN'AmAr INTELLIGENcE.-aTh'e QuE'
bee Gazette, the official paper, bad beed t
abolished. Canada is repotted 'to be in- *''.
solveni; Mr. incks has failed in bi's at~'
tempt to raise money in London o' i a
credit of the Province. Aunetation con-.- -
tinues to' be a topic of ovorsation.
Looking on the map of North Amerie'r
the Gulf of Mexico seems like the-momu
of the United States opened wide, *ith
Cuba between the jaws, just ready t. be
swallowed down' the throat of Unife Sam.
The' honorary de'gree of' L. L. D. was.
conferred upon Hon. J. G. Clemson, oF
Peinnsylvania, United' States Charge des'
Aflfairs io Belgium,' at the late commence~
meat of the Lafayette College, E aston. ,
REDCTIon oF FE.-It will'hbe per
ceived that the -Railroad Company have'
ordered a reduction of Fare, af'ter ths:15tir
instant, from Charlestob to Hamburg~
Columbia, and Camden, S. CV
A PEW THINGS TO AvorD.A bottle
of winea- at a public dinner. A-short
cut- vli voti are in a hurry. Walking
lietween twd umbrellas on a rainy day. -
"Just. anothser glass' before you go.''
-Going to church wvithbut a shilling.
B'eig the mediator of a quarrelbe
tween a man and his wife. And lastly,
taking-a new hat to-an, evening party.
Netnre sometimes make a fool; hut a
coxcomib is always of his-own makirg.I