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Newspaper Page Textm BY KEITH, SMITH. & CO* WALHALLA, SOUTn CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL ll, 1878. VOLUME XIII-NO. 21. > 1878. 1878 ATLANTA CONSTITUflON FOR 1878 \Vill maintain tho reputation it has nlroady Vron as TUB LEADING SOUTHERN DAILY. Tho particular features which have given it a popularity that might almost ho tormod special, will nut only bo continued, but Ruoh improvements mado as will give additional |est, vivacity and brilliancy to its columns. tttlR kblTOR?A?. DEPARTMENT 5U Mm topics of tho timo will oandidly, caro ully and thoroughly bo discussed, but not to tho oxtont of tediousness. Tho political "loador" will bo happily relieved by light and pleasing essays upon social and litorary thornes, and by piquantpargraphioal com snoots upon ourront events. TUB LATEST NEWS. 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A little oeremony grave, A little strugglo to bo bravo, A little oottago on a lawn, A littlo kiss-my girl was gone! li/VW OF ?ENCItAL INTEREST. An Act to authorize and empower tho appointaient of a commission to control and direct tho development and disposal of tho property of thc Stato known os tho Columbia canal and its appurtenances SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and Ilouso of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting iu General Assembly, and by tho authority of thc same, That tho Attorney General, thc Comptroller General and Secretary of State, and four citizens of thc Stato to bo appointed by tho Governor, aro hereby constituted nod appointod a commission to tuko such steps as moy bo lawful to obtain possession of tho property of tho Stato known as the Columbia canal, with its appurtenances, and to control and direot tho development and tho disposal of tho same. SEO. 2. Said commission shall havo authority to grant, lease or sell sites of this property to parties desiriug to erect facto ries, on such terms as may bo decided on by said commission; Provided, That in all oases thoy shall tuko bond with other sufficient security from grantees or other contracting parties for tho fulfil mont of their contraots, and sholl make annually a report of all their actings and doings to tho Legislature. SEO. 3 That for tho purposo of develop ing tho power, tho commission is authorized to employ convicts from tho penitentiary, and for that purpose may coll on tho super intendent for two hundred convicts. SEO 4. That said grouts, looses or sates shall only be roado for manufacturing pur poses and sholl revert lo thu otu to when not used for that purposo, and in all grants that may bo made HU Hi eic nt power shall bo rcsorvod to thc Stato for the uso of tho Pen itentiary and the city of Columbia; SEO. 5. That thc commission shall rc ocivo no pay and shall continue in office until their successors are appointed. Approved March ?2. 1.878. An Aot to deolaro tho titlo of tho .State in tho Columbia Canal and its appurte nances. "Whereas, default has been modo in tho conditions imposed in tho deod of convey ance of tho right, titlo and interest of tho Stato in tho Columbia Canal and in all lands, privilege!) and appurtenances owned by tho Stato thereunto belonging or apper taining, excoutod to Samuel Pearce, Jr., as trustco for William Spraguo, by the commission appointed to cell and convey tho samo boaring dato September 21, A. D. 1808, notwithstanding tho privilege allowed and tho extension of timo afforded by the acts of thoGoooral Assembly subsequent to tho act entitled "An not to authorizo thc salo of tho Columbia Canal," passed Sep tember 21,1808, and approved by the Go vernor: Bc it enacted by tho Sonato noe Houso of Representatives of tho Statt of South Carolina, now mot and sitting io General Assembly, and by tho authority O I tho samo, That tho titlo to tho premise; eonveyod by tho said deed of conveyanci has reverted to tho Stnto. Approved Fobruary 14, 1878. An Aot to prcvont publio officers fron using oh eeks except upon Fund netu.'illy to their credit, or from payin| tho sumo. SECTION 1. Ba il enacted by tho Sonnt and House of Representatives of tho Stat of South Carolina, now mot and sittin, io Goncral Assembly, and by tho authorit, tho same, That tho board of county com missioners shall draw orders on tho count; treasurer for ell coconuts against tho count, which thoy havo allowed; but they ehnl ; draw no orders until after tho month); roport of tho treasurer has been roocivei by thora, and unless ho has reported th funds in tho treasury to pay tho sumo; an tho county commissioners sha)) inform th county treasurer of tho orders drawn, i whoso favor, tho amount and tho order io whioh they oro drawn. A violation cf this section shall bo' deemed a misdemeanor, punishable, on conviction thcerof, in any court of competent jurisdiction, by fino and imprisonment at tho discretion of tho court. It shall not bo lawful for any county treasu rer to pay an ordor of tho board of county commissioners, unless drawn in conformity with this section; and it is mado tho duty of tho Comptroller General, io o^so of any violation of tho provisions of this sootioo whioh may como or bo brought to his notice to report tho offender to tho Attorney General for prosooution, or to tho Governor for dismissal, os tho ceso moy bo. SEO. 2. It shall not bo lawful for any Stato or county offiocr to issue any certifi cate of indebtedness: Provided, that this aot sholl not apply to the issuing of tickets to jurors or witnesses for their attendance upon tho Circuit Courts. SEO. 8. It shall not bo lawful for any Stato officer to draw a warrant or ohcok for any publio debt except upon money then actually to his credit on that account, in tho hands of somo bank or publio officer; Approved February 18,* 1878. 8(ato and County Taxes. Wo havo been furnished with a oopy of tho "bill to raise supplies and' make appro priations for tho fiscal year" commencing the 1st of lost November, as passed by tho Legislature at the recent session. From Section 7 of tho bill, it will bo occu that a i popular error prevails DB to the amount of penalty attaching for failure to pay tho May installment of taxes when duo. Tho opinion with many is, that tho penalty is only at the rato of five per oentum per annum; when really it is fivo per centum on tho May instullmeut, or at tho rate of fifteen per centum per annam. For tho information of tho publio, wo append sec tions 7 and 9 ot' tho aot: SEO. 7. That ell taxes assessed herein shall bo duo and payable in two equal in stallments as follows; Tho first installment shall bc due and payable from tho 1st day of May to tho 1st day of Juno, 1878, and tho second installment shall be due and payable from tho 1st day of October to tho 1st duy of November, 1878; Providod, That it shall bo, and is heroby, left to tho option of any person either to pay tho amount of the first installment nt tho time first above montiouvd, cr to pay tho whojo. amount at the time of the payment of tho second installment thereof: Provided, fur ther, That if any person or persona shall ft.il or refuse to pay his cr her taxes duo under tho first installment, he, she or they shall bo charged with a penalty of five per centum on tho first installment, which penalty sholl bo added, and tho several County Treasurers Bhall collect tho same in tho manner presotibod by law, and givo receipts therefor to tho soverol parties pay ing tho samo, in whioh the real estate paid on shall be briefly described, and tho vuluo of tho personal property paid on shall bc stated, together with tho timo such taxes arc paid and tho amount of thc same: Pro vided, Nothing heroin contained shall op? ralo to prevont any taxpayer from paying tho whole amount of his tax at tho limo thc first installment is payable. SEC. 9. That whoa tho taxes and assess ments charged against any party or property on tho duplicate for thc present fiscal year shall not be paid OD or before tho first day of November, 1878, or when tho remainder of such taxes and assessments shall not bo paid on or by tho said time, together with tho penalty of fivo per centum as aforesaid, tho County Treasurer shall proceed to collect tho same by distress or otherwiso es now prescribed by law, together with a ponolty of fifteen per cunt, on tho amount so do. linquent; and if tho amount of such delin quent taxes, assessments and ponaltics sholl not bo paid on or beforo tho fifteenth day of November, 1878, or collected by distress or otherwise, the some shall bo treated as delinquent taxes on such real and personal property, and shall bo eollcotcd hy salo of such real and personal property as herein after prescribed. The extraordinary number of failures in New York during tho month of March, and tho largo amount of monoy involved, com prise a disastrous reoord such as has not been mado for many .years past/ Tho number of failures aro repotted at eighty five, and the aggregate liabilities amount to 87,177,326. At a time whon thoro aro unmistakablo signs of improvement in busiueba generally, this showing may scorn to many pcoplo a curious anomaly. Hut tho explanation is simply that those embarrass ments aro a legacy of tho past, and tho merchants, bankers and factors cngulphed so recently havo boon struggling for years to recover from tho period of inflation and extravagance, but atlast aro obliged to yield to tho inexorable foto. Ono failure causes many, aod especially whero firms hnvo been trying to prop oaoh othor in tho vain effort to ward off tho ovil day. W. P. Longley, of Texas, who killed thirty-two men in tho course of his varied and oxciting oareor, is now preparing for tho gallows. Tho Appollato Court has refused to interfcro in his bohalf, and several thou sand anxious Texans feel confident that they will not bo doprivod of their long anticipated hanging beo. Tho story of Longlcy's lifo is far ahead of an ordinary ten oont novel in sanguinary interest, besides being moro matter of foot in its con clusion. ----? . ? Open rebuko is better than secret love. [From tho Yorkvillo Enquirer.] Heaven. "Behold," BovB Peter to our Lord, "wo hovaforadken all und followed thee; what shall wa havo therefore?" It may bo said that this question was oharootoristio of Peter, Ho wes an impulsivo mon, and naturally a very rash and imprudent man. Still, tho question is ono which is asked by countless multitudes to day, all ovor Christ oudom. What aro tho followers of tho meek and lowly Jesus to havo when tho affairs of this world are alt adjusted? What is to bo their portion when timo sholl bc no moro, sod God's government is approved os rigidly righteous by all sentient creatures in tho universe? lt is not diffioult to toll what thoy now have. Multitudes of those who havo dedicated their lives to tho servico of tho most high Qod, tho saviour of sin ners, havo very littlo of thoso things which tho carnal mind desires. Still, even in this world, thoy are not neglected, and tho blessings which await them, in another world, aro glorious. "I reckon," soys Paul, "that tho suffcringa of this prcsont time aro not worthy to bo compared with tho glory which shall bo revealed ia us." Romans viii:17. s That tho present state of czistenoo is not (o bo of eternal duration, is most mauifeat to any sober mind. Human governments, oven tho best of them, aro only a reign of terror mt lilied. Human courts aro neces sarily defectivo and incapable of meting out justico with au oven hand. Judges, law yers, jurors, witnesses and spectators aro incapable of being just. They uro misera ble oroturcs, swayed by individual ia tor sets, biased by preconceived opinions, impelled by violent passions, and controlled by political alliances. Under such circum stances, it ?9 not to bo wondered at that justioo lies trampclcd in tho dust at tho threshold of tho temple which bears her name. Instinctively, humanity look's' beyond tho lino which divides time and eternity, where thoro is a court that "lays judgment to the lino and righteousness to tho plummet." Tho events which aro daily transpiring around na, only indicate, that wo aro gradually, but surely, approaching tho throne, of Him who will do right. Although the providence of God suggests tho idea that tho righteous, or thom who fear God and koop his commandments will, ultimately, bo rewarded, it ia only in tho Biblo that wo find tho fact positively stated. What, it may bo asked, docs tho Biblo tench on this subject? Briefly, we may answer, it teaches u great deal about heaven. Tho wonder is, that thoso who ure longing for tho Now Jerusalem, know so littlo about it, sinco so muoh is revealed concerning it. Heaven is oallcd, in tho Bible, n plaoo in opposition to a mero mythical existence. Our Saviour tolls his people that "In my father's houso aro many mansions: if it wcro no so, I would have told you. I go to preparo a placo for you." John xiv:2. God's house and tho heaven whioh tho Lord Jesus Christ purchased with his blood, aro ono and tho aomo place. Heaven, or tho dwelling plaoc of God, is frequently, in the Scriptures, oallcd God's houso. Tho reader may substantiate this declaration by a refer onoo to Dcut., xxvi:15; Psalms, xxxiii:14; 2 Cor., v:lj together with a numbor of other passages. Where that particular place ?3, wo do not know. Wo aro not prepared even to say, positively, that heavon, tho homo of the blessed, is any particular spot io the vast universo of Him who mado all things. Heaven ?3 the Lord's Throne, (Psalms xi:!,) but whoro that ? throne is located, wo doro not any. Again, the ea?-th is said to bo tho footstool of God and heaven hi.J throno. Matt. v:31-35. Whether these aro figurativo or literal ex pressions, wo duro not say. It seems, from quite n number of passages in tho Scriptures, that thcro is a particular locality in some quarter of God's vast domain, which ho has seen fit to select os his dwelling placo, nod call it his throno. We doro not, howovor, speak positively on this point. Wo may not give God's word a correct interpretation. With regard to the nature of beaven, '.ic can speak with grcator positiveness, because more is said tn tho ?Scriptures on this point. Tho language of our Saviour to his disci ples is very suggosttvo. Thoy were heurt broken, bcoauso he had told them that ho was soon to leave thom-their hearts woro troubled. To comfort them, be said "lo my father's houso aro many mansions." Kvory word in this sentence is emphatic. Tho disciples aro not simply told that thcro isa placo somowhoro in tho univorso where thoy will bo made happy, but thoy aro told that thoir eternal homo is in His father's house. God's homo is to bo their homo. As children, they are to dwell forever in tho houso of God. This is tho blessing whioh tho Psalmist contemplated as in reservation for him and all God's people. "Surely, goodness and moroy shall follow mo all tho days of my life; and I will dwell in tho houso of God forcvor." Psalms xxxiiitO. When wo spook of an individual dwelling in tho houso of another ss a child, we indi cate, by this modo of expression, that tho individual is loved, rospcoted and in overy way treated as a child. This is exaotly what tho Scriptures teach concerning thoso who believe in Christ Jesus. They ore heirs of Qod and joint heirs with Chist. Homans v i i i : 17. Sharers of Christ'o suffer ing will bo sharers of his glory, also. This sooms 1 i ko treading on holy ground with shoes on our feet; but tho Scriptures say most positively, "believers in Christ aro tho sons of God," and what God says in his word, wo may repost, Thoro is something overwhelming in tho thought that ?ny of Adam's ruined race aro to spend aa endless otcrnity at tho right hand of God, whom thoro is fullness of joy. Psalms xvi:l 1. Not only is tho blessedness of heaven indicated by tho fact that ransomed souls aro brought into tho nearest, and most en? dearing relationship to God, but thc joys of hoaven aro positively stated. Everything is romoved to a fearful distance, whioh, iu any way, can possibly mar their happiness. Death is romoved. There aro no graves in tho Now Jcrusalom-no tears; "God sholl wi po away nil tears from tho eyes of tho inhabitants of that City. Thc inhabitants ot that city shall hunger no more; neither shall they thirst any more; for tho Lomb whioh is in tho midst of tho throne, sholl feed, and shall lead thora unto living fountains of water; and God shall wipe away all tears from their oyes." Hov. viirlG, 17. Positively, "thoy BIIOII bo abundantly satisfied with tho fatness of God's house; and thoy sholl drink of tho river of God's pleasures." Psalms xxxvi:8. Everlasting joy shall bo upon their beads, and they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall fleo away." Is. 11:11. All this blessedness is to bo of endless duration. Tho inheritance of tho Saints is incorruptible, and undefiled, and on inheri tance that fudcth not away." 1 Peter i:4. Tho light of heaven will novor grow dim, nor thc joys of heaven grow feebler, for tho Lamb is the everlasting light and joy there* of." Is. lx:20. Food, Work and Sleep. Tho things that man most needs in this ?orld are food, work and sleep. Ho docs not need riohea, honors or office to livo in. Ho needs society becauso ho is made for it. Ho must love nod be loved; bis lifo and happiness arc promoted by companionship; mutual dependence and counsel enlarge hopo and stimulate courage Yot, after all, ho lives if his friends die. There is no grief, no form of bereavement, but it hos its consolation. The best preserver of man's lifo is contentment. Nor is work destruct ivo of strength. Men look forward to rest, to a life of caye, whioh to thom moans cessa tion from toil, ead from tho cures of busi ness. They mistake tho cares of business. It is not work; it is care, it is overexertion, it is ambition and desire after gain, that bring worn and weary feelings. All wo possoss wo possess in lifo. Tho sooner wo got through with life, tho sooner wo relin quish our possessions. Thc faster a man lives, tho quioker ho reaches the cod of his lifo. There aro th rec ends to lifo, and death ts tho last and least desirable of thom. Ono end is to livo. Tint is why wo arc created -to live, and os long and well os wo can. Some go murmuring and groaning on their woy, os though lifo was a burden, and that; it was piety to put a low estim?lo on it. Thc opposito is truo. A man should seek to livo out all his days, and he cannot accomplish it in a bettor woy than by using every means to piotnoto lifo. Among these means aro tho three things montionod at tho head of this artiolo. When a maa donica himself sleep, and food, and exercise, tho work that gives him brain and body, ho robs his life of its full term. Let him bo cheerful also. Ho is liko an ongine; it will run well and long if it is well oiled. Con tentment and cheerfulness aro tho oil which keep tho nerves from wearing out. Busy men and women think that limo taken from toil for sloop and recreation is time lost. It. is really tho ccincut put in to fill up tho joints, to koop out tho weather, and preservo the building. STOP THE INTEREST.-Daniel Webster onoo dinod with an old Boston merchant, and when thoy caine to tho wino, a dusty bottlo was carefully dcoonted and passed to thc host. Toking thc bottlo he poured out Mr. Webster's glass and handed it to him. Then pouring out another glass for himself, ho held it to thc light and said: "How do you liko it, Mr. Webster?" "I think it is a fino specimen of old Port." "Now, caa you guess what it cost mc?" said tho host. "Surely not," said Mr. Webster. "I only know that it is exoellont." "Well, now, ? can tell you, for I mndc a careful estimate tho other day. When I odd tho interest to tho price, I find that it cost me tho sum of ono dollar and twenty cents per glass?" "Good gracious! you don't say no," said Mr. Webster; and then draining his glass, ho hastily presented it again, with the re mark: "Pill it up again as quick ns you can, for I want lo stop that confounded in terest." On Wednesday last, whilo nt Anderson, Governor Hampton was presented, by tho citizens of Anderson County, as a birth-day gift, with a splendid boise, valued ot fivo hundred dollars. The horse is described ns a glossy black Hnmblctonian, five years old, fully 10 hands high, and ns "handsome ns u pioturo." Tho amount necessary to pur'-1 chase tho horso was mado up by tho oiti/.etM 1 of Anderson, none bolng allowed to con tributo moro than ODO dollar. Here is an item calculated to induce emigration to Toxa?. It is said thoro aro j 4,400 fugitivos from justioo belonging to that Stato, with forty counties yot. to hoar, from. Only 7?0 of theso porsoos oro mur derers, sod rewords amounting to ?90,000 havo beca offered for SQQ of thc number. In tho lost three years 100,000 horses havo bcon stolen within tho State. The most puro and ohnsto morality will beoomo taioled if exposed to tho contagion of depraved and obsceno conversation,

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