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Governor Hampton's First Message. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA, S. C., April 26, 1877. Gentlemen of the Senate and Rouse of Representatire": it is proper that I should, before entering into a discussion of the grave questions which will come before you, give the reasons that impelled me to call the General Assembly together at a time so unusual and inconvenient to its members. I recognize and ap preciate fully the great personal sacri flee demanded of the members by the caTUwhich brings them here; but the critical condition of. public affairs and the welfare of the State made it im perative that I should invoke the aid of the legislative branch of the govern ment to assist in the great work of reform before us, and I felt confident that the patriotism of those comprising this braneh of the State government would inspire them to meet cheerfully all sacrifices required for the interests of the State. Yvur presence proves that I have not been disappointed in this hope; and I cherish the addition al hope that you will forget the ani mosities engendered by political strife, rise superior to the petty consideration of partisanship, and devoting your selves with patriotic zeal to the service of your State, that you will strive earnestly to restore its lost prosperity, to revive its wasted industries, to re form all abuses in its government, and to promote peace, harmony, good-will and justice among all classes and par ties. To the accomplishment of these noble aims I pledge my constant, un wearied and earnest efforts; and in this patriotic work I invoke your aid, gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives, not alone as members of the Legislature, but as patriots and Carolinians. The anomalous condition of .affairs during the past few months, while it has entailed the necessity of convening the General Assembly, has precluded me from laying before this body such full and accurate information as is de sirable, or making precise and definite recommendations on particular meas ures which will demand your atten tion. Circumstances with which you are all familiar have prevented my acceas to the books and records of the various departments of the State gov enent, and hence I can neithei speak authoritatively of the exaci financial condition of the State, noi make such particular suggestion as under the ordinary condition of pub. lie matters, it would have been miy pleasure, no less than my duty, t( have done.' At present I can, there fore, only call your attention in gen eral terms to a few subjects which re quire immediate action on your part and I must ask for your indulgence i: I am unable to do more than to id eate the broad and comprehensiv< principles which, in my judgment can give peace, stability and gooc wyisdom and patriotism of the Genera Assembly is committed the grave du' ty of bringing back to our peoph these inestimable blessings. Th< merit of success will belong to yot gentlemen, if you succeed ; and t< you will the responsibility attach r the hopes of your constituents are dis appointed. The first, as it is the most imipor' tant, subject to which your attentiot is invited, is that of the financial con dition of the State. It is needless for me to say that this condition is deplorable, for it is shown by an emip ty treasury and a ruined credit ; by stagnation in commercial circles and depression in agricultural enterprises; by public and personal poverty as widespread as lamentable. All effasts to bring about a bettei state of affairs will prove unavailin until the finances of the State are put in a healthy condition and the credit of the State established on the sound and honorable footing they once oscu pied. But in the meantime there is an imperative necessity that the im mediate needs of the State should be prorided for; and in doing this the burden of taxation should be made as light as possible, for the resources of cur people are well nigh exhausted, and the season of the year at which the taxes will be called for is most un fortunate. While it is the province of the House of Representatives to fix the amount of taxes requisite to meet the demands of the State, a'nd the time and mode of their collection, I venture to offer some suggestions on these points for the consideration of the Legislature. It is due alike to the honor and the credit as well as to its future prosperity, that there should be no question nor doubt as to our determination to meet every honest obligation of the State fairly and faithfully ; but it is equally our duty to ascertain what are its honest liabil ities. The suspicions which attach to a portion of the outstanding obli gations of the State, and which, to a greater or less extent, affect the value of all, render it imperative that these obligstions, whether funded or not, should be strictly scrutinized with a view of ascertaining which are valid and which are not. There should be a condition precedent to the payment of interest on any of the outstanding obligations of the State, whether in the shape of bonds or otherwise, and also to the further funding of any of the State indebtedness into the con solidated bonds authorized to be is sued under the act of 1873, to reduce the volume of the public debt. In order to effect this object in a mode satisfactory and equitable, alike to the State and to the public credit, I respectfully suggest the appointment ofa commission, to consist of one member from each House of the Legis lature. the CoinDtroller-C-eneral and the State shall be made ; and who shall be empowered to require a regis tration before them, or before such officers as may be designated, of the consolidated bonds of the State. Ob ligations, the validity of which shall be thus ascertained, shall be certified in such form as the commission or the Legislature may prescribe, and the coupons on such bonds alone shall be receivable for taxes. The commission should also be charged with the duty of reporting to the General Assembly at its next regular session the precise character of all obligations of doubtful validity, or clearly fraudulent, with the specific facts or testimony upon which their conclusions are based. As all the records and books showing the amount of consolidated bonds now outstanding, with the nature of the securities on which they were issued, have been withheld by the late officials, I am unable to state, with any degree of accuracy, what portion of the public debt has been converted into cou solidated bonds and what portion re maius to be funded. But from the best sources of information before me, I estimate the amount yet to be funded as about three million dollars; which, at the rate established for funding, will require the issue of $1,500,000 of consolidated bonds. Under the act of 1873, these bonds bear date of January 1, 1874, and the annual tax provided by the act for the payment of interest on the entire con solidated debt has been regularly levied every year, and the amount unexpended for interest should be in the treasury to meet the past due coupons of these- bonds, as soon as issued. I have no reason, however, to believe that there is any such un expended balance available for this purp:se, and if the conversion of the debt into consolidated bonds continues as provided by the existing act, it will be necessary to provide by legislation for these arrears of interest. I sug gest for your consideration the pro priety of funding these arrears up to the time of conversion, in new bonds, payable at such time, and under such conditions as in your judgment shlall be equitable to the State and to its creditors. I cannot too earnestly urge upon you the necessity of reducing the ex penses of every department of the government to the most economical scale consistent with the dignity and security of the State. You will find many. offices which are not only ex pensive but useless; and others, which, while necessary, can be well filled for compensation much less than is now paid. It is, I am sure, only necessary to invite your attention to this subject to secure your wise and cordial co operation in lightening the burthens which have so greatly oppressed the energy and industry of our people. But after the most rigid reduction. the expenses of government, funds for the common schools, and to meet the interest on the public debt, must be provided, and this can only be done perty of the citizens. It is one of our ravest difficulties that we have come into control of the government after the period at which taxes can most easily be paid. Ours is essentially an agricultural community ; our products are harvested in the latter part of the year and sold in the earlier ; an the rule which has always obtained of call ing~ for the taxes in January and Feb. ruary had its origin not in the arbi trary will of the Legislature, but was the natural outgrowth of an industrial system. The late political struggle has been protracted until the proceeds of the past year's crop have been ex hausted, and the present crop is not suficiently advanced to enable the farmer to realize anything upon it. Ery available dollar of cash or of credit, in the control of the farmer, is already applied to the growing crop, and the levy of a tax payable at an early day would seriously embarrass not only the agricultural but every other interest of the State. The money is not in the country ; it could only be raised from loans to the farmers by bankers or merchants; and it is ques tionable if it could be raised even in this way. It is, therefore, incumbent on you, while reducing the tax to its minimum, to arrange for its collection at such times and in such manner as will lighten the burthens of the people as much as possible. A portion of the tax absolutely necessary should be called for in June, and the residue, which should be the larger portion, in October, when the proceeds of a part at least of the crop will be available for the payment of taxes. By the resolutions of the House of Representatives, adopted at the last session, I was authorized to call for a contribution not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the amount of the taxes levied last year. Under this authori ty a call for a voluntary contribution of one.tenth of the amount of the last tax was issued, and was responded to with an alacrity and a patriotic zeal most honor-able to our people. As an evidence of their confidence in my administration, this response was as gratifying as it was unprece dented. With a view to the proper care and disbursement of this fund, I directed that all amounts collected should be placed in the hands of Gen. Johnson Hagood, requesting him to serve as Acting Comptroller General and Treas urer; and no appropriation has been made except upon his check, counter signed by myself. His devotion to this work, his activity and his great financial ability, have proved of incal culable assistance to me. The net receipts from this contri bution and from office fees amounted to $135,839.48; and the disburse ments, as will appear by the books of IGen. Hagord's office, on aceount of the educaLlonal, penal and charitable in the treasury at that time -25, O20.37; but what portion of this amount is now on hand I am not aware. The use of these funds has been enjoined by the courts, and the officials in whose charge they are will account to the Legislature for them. In addition to the funds named, the phosphate royalty should yield from thirty to forty thousand dollars ; and there will then be quite a large amount at the command of the Legis lature ; sufficient, I hope, to meet the demands of the State until a portion of the taxes is collected. While on the subject of the finan ces, I beg to call your notice to the bills of the Bank of the State; for this question presents a difficult prub lem. There is a widespread belief that a considerable amount of these bills will be found missing from the treasury, having been re-issued in place of being canceled or destroyed. It is well, therefore, at this juncture, to consider whether or not these bills sbould be receivable in payment of taxes. Before receiving them for the taxes, the most rigid examination should be had, with a view of ascer taining the amount for which the State is clearly liable. and what por tion is tainted with fraud, in order that suitable provision may be made at the next session of the Legislature for the redemption of the former and for the protection of the State against the latter. The penal, charitable and educa tional institutions of the State demand, and doubtless will receive, your care ful consideration and your fostering care. Every dictate of enlightened humanity, every precept of sound policy, require that these institutions should be well regulated, properly sup ported and ably managed; but this should be done with a strict regard to economy. They should be made self supporting as far as possible; and I trust that some system may be devised by th; Legislature which, while placing the public institutions of the State on a secure basis, will relieve the people of a large portion of the heavy ex pense their maintenance now demands. With proper legislation, the labor of the convicts in the penitentiary could be made profitable, and I ask your at tention to this subject. The manage meet of this institution, under the present Superintendent, seems to me to be judicious ; and he can, without doubt, give such valuable information as would tend to work out much needed reforms. The charitable institutions will like wise, I hope, receive at your hands the attention to which they are en titl2d. Reforms looking to a reduc tioni of the expenses of supporting these charities can be made without impairing their usefulness, and with out forgetting the claims that the un fortunate inmates of these in.stitutions have upon the ebarity of the State. In reference to the lunatic asylum, I recommend the election or appoint of citizens of this county, the members of which are not to receive any com pensation for their services. Motives of humanity will prompt worthy and competent men to undertake this praiseworthy duty, and they will find an ample reward in its discharge. The expenses of this institution, as of the penitentiary, have been materially re duced within the last few months; and, in accomplishing this end, the: Super in'edent has given me his ready and efficient assistance. The two other ebantable institutions whieh have been supported since Pecember by the funds placed in my hands are the Institute for the IDeaf and Dumb and the Orphan Home for colored children. As the latter is a State charity, I felt it to be my duty to supply its wants until suitable provision could be wade for it by the Legislature; but I re gard the outlay for its maintenance as unnecessarily large. It should be re organized so as to uiake it conform to the straitened condition of our finan es, as far as this can be done without defeating the objects of its creation, which in themselves are praiseworthy. Of the condition of the University I am unable to speak advisedly, as no communication from the authorities of that institution and no call for assist ane has been received by myself un til within the last few days, when the Chairman of the Faculty handed me his report, which I herewith transm it. While I fully recognize the importance of keeping up this institution, I am forced to the conclusion that the bene fits it bestows, under the present system, are not commensurate with thi expense it entails. To bring it up to a proper standard, it must undergo a complete reorganization, and I ear nestly ask your attention to this sub ject of vital consequence. Such ac tion can be taken at present as may be necessary to meet the immediate wants of the University ; and subsequent legislation, can, after mature delibera tion, place the institution on the high ground it once occupied. Akin to this subject is that of free schools, and I earnestly ask that you will use every effort to establish such a system as will place the means of education within the reach of all classes in the State. The present system, as it has been administered, is a mere mockery, under which the children have been imperfectly taught. The teachers have been swindled out of their pay, and the money of the people has been squandered. There have been honorable exceptions to this rule, but they are rare. I have now before me a "teacher's pay cer tificate" to which the board of school trustees, consisting of three members, have each affixed his "cross-mark" as his signature. As this paper is a striking illustration of the new system of public education inaugurated in the State, and is, besides, a literary curiosity well worth pm-esetvmng, it is wents of our whole people*: but such legislation can be had as will secure to the teachers fair compensation for services already rendered, and will carry on public instruction until the _ next regular session. We are bound alike by every consideration of true statesmanship and of good faith to keep up in the State such a system of free schools as will place within the reach of every child-the poorest as well as the richest, black as well as white-the means of aequiricg an honest au-d honorable education ; and to this cud I shall most cordially sec ond any efforts on the part of the Legislature. I shall look with confi. dent hope to your aid in carrying out the reforms and fulfilling the pledges to which we are solemnly committed. A great work-the greatest to which a patriotic people can be called-is before us, and a heavy responsibility rests upon us. We have to create avew a State which can of right de wand and take the proud and honora ble position she once held in the great z sisterhood of this great republic. We r have to restore her credit; to bring I back her good name; to develop her 1 boundless resources ; to heal her wounds; to secure equal and exact 1 justice to all her children; to establish I and maintain the supremacy of the law; to diffuse the blessings of edu cation ; and to strive to bind all classes I of both races in the bonds of peace, fraternity and piety. I trust that we z shall all devote ourselves to the attain ment of these high aims, and I pray God may in His wisdom and His 1 mercy speedily crown our efforts with success. WADE HAMPTON, Governor. ] Prosperity. A Thriving Town-Her Schools, etc. This is the name of a town on the Greenville & Columbia R. R., about 40 miles above Columbia. It is sur rounded by one of the most prosperous sections in the State. South of it the piney woods set in, within a few miles, and this region which was once regard ed as valuable only for lumber is now filling up with small but thrifty firmers, who live at home, producing almost everything that they consume, and are ] consequently comparatively indepen dent of panics and the money crises which affect the commercial world so seriously. They bring their surplus prod acts, eggs, chickens, butter, peas, goobers, potatoes. corn, oats, wheat, mutton. beef, shingles and cotton, &c., all to Prosperity, and the consequence is that a place which was only a few years ago called Frog Level, is now a thriving town of five or six hundred inhabitants. There are two churches, two or three hotels, a dozen or more stores, besides several shops of various kinds, and all prospering apparently. The Lutheran church stands in the heart of the town, and is served at present by Rev. Mr. Bedenbaugh, late of Columbia. The Associate Reformed church (Prosperity) which stands just on the edge of the town, and which ave the name to the place, we suppose, has for its pastor Rev. J. C. Boyd, who wit tw ote urcs or nerly twenty years. The church is at present .in a more flourishing condition than at any previous period in its history, cer tainly more prosperous than it has been for many years. We spent last Saturday and Sabbath with the pastor of Prosperity church and his good people. and assisted the brother at a conimunion meetmng-the pastors in the Second Presbytery call it assisting. It might be a question whether it is proper to call a man an assistant when he does all the work! The meeting was a delightful one-pleasant weather, good congregaitions, three accessions to the chnrch, and, so far as we could judge, an earnest appreciation of the ordinances of God's house, and the best of feeling among the members them selves, and between them and other chuches. The people of Prosperity church are mixed up with other denomi nations, and especially with the Luth erans, and to the credit of both the pas tor and his flock, be it said, they are on good terms with all around them. There are no jealousies, no bickerings, no backbitings. It is pleasant. (See The Benevolent Society had its regu lar quarterly meeting on Saturday, and we were pleased to learn that they are doing a good work, paying the Synodi cal assessments of the Synod for the chureh promptly and fully. By invita tion we endeavored to stir up their pure minds to a little talk. Rev. E. P. Mc Clintock being present also addressed them in words of encouragement. Prosperity can boast of two excellent academies. One of them is presided over by Mr. J. B. Latbam, a graduate of Erskine College. He has a full school, and is doing a good work. He is a popular and successful teacher, and deserves the large patronage that he receives. The other academy is presided over by Mrs. Jane Long, a pupil of former days in the Due WVest Female College. By invitation we visited her school1 Monday morning and spent a pleasant hour in hearing her classes in Music, Arithmetic. Grammar, &c., and take pleasure in testifying to their proficiency in all these branches. We had no time to ear them in other departments. Mrs. L. is in thorough symp)athy with her work, and has all the elements of a first ] rate teacher. Were not surprised to find that she has a large school, and is highly spoken of by her patrons. We I will look for some of her pupils in our College in a year or two. The people of the town of Prosperity and the surrounding country made an earnest effort to secure Newberry Col loge in their midlst, at the time of the relocating of that Institution lately. Their subscription was very liberal $15,000. Nowv they are speaking of starting a Female College. The spirit of education is abroad among them, and they are determined to do more in this line than they have hitherto done. If they start the Female College it is expected that it will be under the con trol of the Lutheran Synod of South1 2arolina.-A. R. Presbyterian. DEATH OF MRS. SCHJOOLCRAT.-4Irs.J Mattie Gwynn Schoolcraft, daughter of Judge Robert Ould, and wife of Oliver . J. Schoolraft, Esq., died at her hus band's residence, Auburn, Henrico c aounty, yesterday evening at 8 o'clock, in the twenty-sixth year of her age. [he Herald. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS. W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY. S. C. VEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1877. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam ly Newspaper, devoted to the material in erests of the people of this County and the tate. It circulates extensively, and as an Ldvertising medium offers unrivalled ad 'antages. For Terms, see lirst page. The Right of Suffrage. The Newberry HERALD favors the ,equirement of a poll tax as a pre -equisite to suffrage. We are op )osed to any restriction to the right o vote except on account of crime. Ve believe the man whose life and iberty, and that of his family, de )ends upon the character of the ,overnment under which he lives, )ught to have the right to vote for is rulers. His rights are as dear o him as the rights of a wealthy nan are to him, and should not be ,bridged on account of poverty. 'he question of any amendment to he clause of the Constitution, vhich guarantees universal suffrage, ;hould not be thought of, much ess discussed. [Anderson Intelligencer. We stick to our opinion that "a nan who will not pay One Dollar a rear toward the support of the 3-overnment should not be pernil. ed to vote." . His not voting woulk iot take away from him the protec ion of the law--women are pro ;ected. And such a law would not ake away a man's right of suffrage ither ; for no man is so poor that ae can't pay a dollar, the poll tax. Et would not be a property qualifi ation, in any sense of the word. Our remarks, however, to which ;he Intelligencer refers, were not to Ldvocate the adding of such an ~mendment to the Constitution, but n expression of our views concern ng the double headed amendment otedl on by the people last fall. In connection with this subject, ve quote a communication to the Register : REGISTRATION LAw. ditors Columbia Reqister : Please allow mes through the col ~imns of your paper to suggest in sonnection with a registration law, which the Legislature will have to murllmT e awread as~t6 nake it binding upon every one who as registered his name as a voter o show his poll tax receipt before a be allowed to vote ; that he be -quired to vote at his own pre inct ; and that the commissioners of lection be required to stamp upon 3ach tax receipt so presented the ame or number of the precinct at vhich the vote is cast. The reason r stamping is to have an extra ~heck on the improper use of the ax receipt. COLUMBIA. The Eastern War. This war has begun at last, and s likely to be a bloody one. The [urks are barbarous fighters, the ussians but little better. A large ortion of Europe-Austria, Prus jia and even France and England nay become involved, or the war nay last only a short time. Russia's ostensible purpose for ~ommencing the war is to secure ~reater protection and privileges to he Christian subjects of Turkey ; ut the real purpose is her insatia le desire for more territory. We have already seen how the var has affected the price of provi ions and medicines in this country. f it continue long there will be a still greater European demand for meh articles, and prices will ad rance higher still. Butler, all the Time.. Somebody, signing himself "New erry and Laurens," in the Lau -ensville Herald, advocates Gen. )ry for U. S. Senator. But Gen. 3utler has already been elected. e think his election is perfectly valid, and if it is not, then we hope s will be elected again. Gen. )ary would make a good Senator, o doubt, but Gen. Butler is the nan for the place. Editorial Review. Judge Spofford, Democrat, has een elected by the Louisiana Leg-. slature U. S. Senator. There are now 103 pupils at the Viliamston Female College, 58 eing boarders. It is supposed that ex-Gov. Scott ill succeed L. C. Carpenter as Col ator of Internal Revenue. NEW ORLEANS, April 2.-The 1egislature has adjourned. All the tate officers elected with Governor licholls are in possession of their ifices and records. Chamberlain has made a contract Legislative Items. We cannot give the proceedings of the Legislature in full, but will attempt to keep our readers posted on all important matters that are acted upon. A great many bills of both a public and private nature have been introduced. The Regis tration law, the Fence law, the Trial Justice system and the aboli tion of the office of County Auditor are some of the subjects that will be attended to. Whenever any act is passed of general interest we shall make a note of it. The Legislature assembled Tues day, April 24th. Ex-Lieut-Gov. Gleaves opened the Senate, made a short address, resigned all claims to the place, and Lieut-Gov. Simp son took the chair. The Demo cratic Senators from Abbeville, Barnwell, Edgefield and Laurens were sworn in and seated, most of the Republicans protesting. Dublin I. Walker, (col'd rep.) State Senator from Chester, was not in his seat, having been arrested the 23d on a charge of grand lar ceny and jailed. On the 26th he sent in his resignation, which was accepted. A Democrat will be elect ed to fill his place. In the House Speaker Wallace took the chair. The Clerk called the roll of the original "Wallace House," the names of the Mackey members being omitted. The claims of the Mackey members were refer red to the committee on Privileges and Elections and the Judiciary nmm ittee. John Lee, (col'd rep.) member of the House from Chester, was in Columbia when the Legislature met, but didn't find it convenient to take his seat, as a Chester constable was after him with a warrant of arrest, on .the charge of stealing $500 State money supplied to him for uniforming a company of militia. His seat was contested by J. J. Hemphill, (dem.) Hemphill was seated on the ground that Lee held a disqualifying office at the time of his election-that of postmaster. Daniel Bird and John Gibson, (col'd reps.) members of the House from Fairfield, resigned their seats. Democrats will be elected to fill their places. Twenty-one members of the "Mackey House," were admitted to seats Thursday, upon apologizing and asking pardon for their for mamnduct-including members from Beau.fort, Chester, Clarendon, Georgetown, Orangeburg, Richland and Williamsburg. Judge Willard seems at this time the choice for Chief Justice and Gen. Kershaw Associate Justice to succeed Willard. The following resolution was in troduced Saturday by Minort, (col. rep.): That a committee of five be ap pointed by the Speaker to inquire into and make full examination of all matters pertaining to the official conduct of Hon. J. J. Wright, Asso ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, and for said purpose are authorized and empowered to send for persons and papers ; and said committee are authorized to report by resolution or otherwise. Carried by 76 to 13. Now if we can just get rid of this black ignoramus, there will be a good man put in his place, and the Supreme Court will be made worthy of the State. The Republican candidates for State offices have resigned all claims to office. Wright will be impeach ed. Six more Mackeyites were ad mitted to the House Monday. Thos. Keitt, of this County, has been seated. EXIT THOMAS! A telegram Monday from Hon. J. C. Sheppard to Y. J. Pope, Esq., brought the people of Newberry the gratifying intelligence that W. H. Thomas had been ousted from the House of Representatives, on account of his gross contempt and defiant attitude towards the lawful house. LATEsT.-The majority of the Committee on Privileges and Elec ions reported in favor of declaring the seat of Thomas vacant; the minority made a separate report. The matter will be considered to day (Tuesday). Thbe probabilities are that Thomas will be ousted, though not absolutely certain at this writing. The Dbarlington Southerner. We are glad to see this excellent weekly again on our table. Having been burnt out by the fire in Dar ington the night of January 4th, it has risen from the ashes and started out again with commenda-1 ble zeal and pluck. THE SEMI-TROFICAL.-The May Dumber uns come to hand, and is fully up to its usual *Special Dispatch to the News & Courier.j Rogues on the Ragged-Edge. Liquors and Cigars at the Public Expense. COLUMBA, April 27-Midnight. -The startling developments I ncutioned last night concerning The clerk of the Senate arid soine :f the Republican senators, are as. suming shape rapidly, and it will not be many days before the storm will burst upon their devoted beads. The charges relate to somc ugly transactions of these partiee in the flush days of Radicalism, and have been pushed by the par. ties, here and in Charleston, whc have been made victims of their conduct. I aro not at liberty tc give full facts ; but will state that at this time, citizens of Columbit and Charleston bold hundreds of orders signed by the clerk of th< Senate, for cases of champagne, gallons of brandy and whiskey and boxes of cigars, which wert delivered to Senators Whittemore Nash and others at the Jilior House here, and for which they were paid in State certificates signed by the clerk and Presideni Gleaves of the Senate, for whicr certificates they received warran t: from the comptroller-general, in some of the claims are now in the Bonanza bill. The whole amouna of goods secured in this way t pamper the appetites of Whitte more & Company cost thousand of dollars, add was paid for out o State funds. The following is a specimen o some of the orders: "Please. seo one case champagne, five gallon: brandy, three boxes of cigars t< Mr. Jillson's residence for Senatoi Whittemore. Signed: J. Wood ruff, C. S." These facts are now in posses sion of the proper authorities, an< if the parties accused of this shame ful conduct and misappropritior of public funds-to their own usei do not resign or clear themselves they will be made the subjec of attentions more pointed that pleasant. At any rate it may be safelj predicted that the- taste :of th+ luxuries above mentioned will like the prophet's rolls, prove ai bitter to the stomach as Lhey wer sweet to the palate. The wit nesses are ready to come for ward and prove the .importan facts that they were paid, everj time, in State paper, and hence i is fair to presume that Whitte more, Nash & Co. will have a har< road to travel. MIaried, On the 11th of March, 1877, at the resi dece of the bride's grand-father, W. DI Deaton, by the Rev. J. Ramsey) THoXAs A ABAiMs, formerly of Newberry County, an LOUIsA A. SPENcER, of'OConee (Ibunty. .?'ew A silliscellaneous.. MULE FOR SALE. A GOOD WORK MULE FOR -SALE Apply soon to May 2, it. 8. C. MERCHANT. PIANO, MELODEOl5 AND PICTURE. Will be sold in front of Court House o1 Saleday next, ONE PIANO, in good order ONE MELODEON and ONE PICTURE. J bargain may be expected. May 2, 18 it SELECT THE REST I dworth, Martinez & Lenma PREPA RED FOR IMMEDIATE USE. 207 PEARL ST., NEW YORtK. From the thousands of purchasers:of On PREPARED PAINTS, we have yet to hea the irst Complaint. The reason is appa rent. Our paints have stood the test o years, where..other paints have failed, il durability. Their covering capacity. bei greater than any other paint, presents a practical item of economy. Our paints ar< guaranteed in every particular,-thie con sumer assuming no risk whatever, as wi will re-paint any building on which ou: paints do not prove satisfactory: allowing a choice of English B.B. White Lead, or an) othei' paint in use. EOR SALE BY S. P. PANT, NEWBERRY, S. C. May 2,18-3m. NOW READY. Fourteenth Edition, Thoroughly Revised ani Enlarged. THE DISPENSATRV OF THE - UNITED STATES. Revised by G. 3. WOOD, X. D., asssted b3 H. C. WOOD, I. D. BOYAL Svo. SHEEP. $10.00. EITEACT FROM PREFACE TO THE FOUR TEENTH EDITION. "The last edition of the United States Dis. pensatory was published in 18'70. since thal time not only has the growth of pharmaco logical science been very great, but ther( bas also been promulgated a new edition o: the United states Pharmacopoeia and a sup plement to the British Standard. The addi tions and alterations which have thus beer necessitated in the first and second por. tions of the present volume are numerous md important. "The advance of our knowledge of extra fficinal drugs has been even more exten liive requiring the addition to the third part af tie Dispensatory of accounts of no less :han ninety-eight new substances, and, as n the cases of Propylamia, Nitrite of AmnyL fte., a complete re-writing of many of the )ld articles. The additions of course vary .n importance, but many of them are be .ieved to be of decidedL value. "o care or labor has been spared to ren ier the present edition equal in accuracy md in completeness to its predecessors. reat pains have been ta?ken to omit super luous matter and to condense the text; but he additionis have been so numerous that he work has been augmented by about eventy pages. This increase is of course o be deprecated ; but without it one of'the hief values of the book would have been mpaired, and it has seemed better to have few pages more of print than not to have oe repre.aentation of the pharma SNW'~ ' ,1is8cejl,ane.us REPORT of the-'otdiion of "The National Bank of Newberry, S. C.," at Newberry, in the State of South Caroliina, at the Cls of Business on the 14th Day of,Rril, 1877. - -EU RUEs. Loans and Discounts ......... x20,74 .50 Overdrafts................... 1,060 03 U. S. Bonds to secure Circula tion......... ........... 150,000 00 Other Stock Bonds, at.d Mort gages..................... 2,000 00 Due from other National Banks 7,573 45 Due from State Banks and Bankers............... 36,804 40 Real Estate, Furniture and Fix tures............ .......8,000 00 Current Expenses & Taxes Paid 4,549 06 Checks and other Gash Items, 1,498 02 Bills of other Banks.......... 5,162 00' FractionakCurrency,-cluding ee Nickels................... 2,461 36 Specie................... 6,433 66 Legal Te der Notes:........ 40,741 00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer (not more than 5 per cent. on Circulation)!.. 6,750 00 Due fromI U. S. Treasurer (other than 5 per cct. Redeaptiou. .Fund).............. .... 1,000 00 -'$4 74,407' 49 - LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in....... .$150,000 00 Surplus Fund............. 28,500 90 Undivided- Profits...... .....11,239 83 National Bank Notes-Ontsiatd- - Kt ..ing................... 132,695 0 Dividends unpaid.......:... 275 00 Individual Deposits subject to check..................... 151,543 28 Due to other National:Banks.. 154 38 4444Q 49 I. Robert L. McCaughrin, President of "The National Bank of Newberry, ' 0.," do solemnly swear that tfie'above statement is true, to the tiest of my inowledg-and belief. ER&L. McCAUGHRIN, Correct.-Attest, C. ISTUBER J. N. MARTIN, Directors. R.L. M'CAUGBRI T, r - STATE OF SGUH4C COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Sworn to and s~u1srib~ed before me, this 26th day of Apri1877z ? .- ; WM. '' ARWIEE, NotAry Public. May 2, 18-1t.- - Stockholders' Meeting of the Greenville: ind .,comii?: l l Roai uy..p, f. The Annual Meeting of the Stockho'pfrs of "the Greenville and dolun6ia"'ail Road will be;held at the office of the'.Cot pny, Richardson Street, Columxbia, S, C.,: Thugs Sday, May 3d. -Stockholders will be passed.free overtb . Greenville and Columbia Rail Roe4t rand from Columbia as heretofore. C. B.' EANSON, Secretary. I ay 2, 18-It. STATE OF~SOUf ^cANUINA NEWBERRY COUN~TY. By Janmes C. Leahy, Probate Tudge. Whereats, . Emainel 'C id~ hath inade' Ist to me, 4go grant himja,terg-.tiaSio istration of thie Estate and effectsofenr M. Wilder, deceased. -~* These are *therefore..to cite.and-r admonish all and singular, the kindred and e,red#torns of the said- 'deceased,' thit they be' .nd appear, before me,;in the Court-of:PaluWteI to be held at Newberry. Court House,8. C., on- the 12tli day of My next, after publica;ion hereof,- at .lP olock ioedi&d. -forenoo,,td shew cause,- if.any..they. have, why the said Administrati6n shoiild iots be .granted.-:-Given urnder:n)yHind, thW24t -day of April, Anno Domini,. 18Th ip 3. JA MES'0, LEAHY, J. P. N. C. May 2, 18-2t. .GOO BOOE& FOR THE -- Farm, Garden and:hossehki. The followingis-a listof VainabO Boks which will be supplied frona .the .HFM a.14 BOOK STORE. Any0oneer more-f thiee books will be sent post-paid.to. any 4f .our readers on receipt -of the -zgulafr' price, which is named against .each book.-. , m Allen's (11 L. & L.'F.) New A.erican . Farm Book...........a---.. $.2.42 Allen's CL. F.) American Cattle.*...,2 50 Allen's (B. L.) American Farm Book.- . At'wood's Country & Suburban Houses 1 50 Bary's Fruit Gardenl..-.....~.... 25 Bemenit's Rabbit'Fancier.............3 Bommer'% Method of.MakingwU1fnees. 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