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~ ~T^f^r08Mont Coining fJouth!
*)>:- j Tho Cowpone oblebrali?tf ot Spartanburg
../t O?-ttil'?p? 't??'lltfi^pf' Moy! ne*t, promises
^^'j^o' a?u?papbs?iig . affair,,' ' GQV, . ?auiptou
,,VDiW"9fb?)^( J*b? .WWUtft* of, arrangements.
, ' jfropt ' tWoBhiogton' tliat President Garfield,
i<i M??.;;(larfioW and Mri Mathe; Secretary
;>|hof State, v'rr1l) bV' ptea?ht; ' ?'x-Prcsident
apel Mrs.'j Itayos aro' also cxpooted, This,
and retjueoci faroon tho, railroads will, give
: a largo ottendnnco to tho ce io mo ny of un*
: t veiling tho itntiio of Gen. Morgan ot'the
. tfaik?W P'?oo abovo staten*.
.ut< <qs ado i Irtiinlgr?tion*
, ;ooT Jo oicjiioo a ; ,..Vv. '
-ni ilriio'Vidi bf immlgiallon to this country
tho present year ha? been greater than for thc
riisamc periodlof any past your. As fust ns
they arrive agents from difforbnt parts of tho
'\country employ 'them, most of them going
West. This rosults. from tho induccmor.ts
offered .hythe "West to immigrants and tho
employment of active agents to prcsont tho
advantages of that section, as well as from
tho fact that tbey .find, .Ibero-ronny pf their
countrymen with whom they can associate
In going lo a new country among pcoplo
speaking an unknown language it is human
/nature to seek a settlement in tho neighbor.,
hood of previous Bottlers who speak their
native tongue and who have like habits, tastos
and religious worship. In this respoetn fixed
settlement of aculony attracts others and tho
nucleus thus formed gixws and spreads con
stantly.- Wo have nono of tbopo advantages
JO commotion tho West. Tho few foreigners
Who have Eottkd in our Stnto aro confined
chiefly to cities and towns or a small colony
plnnted here and there, and with theso ex
ceptions it is rare to find churches in our
State of Ibo religious denominations of Ger?
many and other old countries. Our chief
difficulty lies in getting tho fido of immigra?
tion started in earnest. To do this will re
quire special inducements in wfigcs, active
canvassing agents and (treat caro to make
new comers contented. Unless our pcoplo
are willing to do this our chances will bc
email with competing Slates, which spero no
pains to ?ccuro immigrants. It is folly to say
we do not want paupers and make no effort
to get immigrants, for whilo wo would profcr
fnmilies?posscssed of capital to scttlo herc,
still wo must remember poverty is no ot imo.
Every, honest, sober and industri?la family
which Fettles among us, however poor in this
world's goods, brings a capital, in their will
and mas?lo, of groat value and becomes a
eourco of futuro wealth and development.
Wo need labor badly. Wo have a good soil
and mild climate Wo grow several of tho
etnplo products of Ibo world. Wo can nfford
to poy good wngos, and in securing laborers
and profit in ibis way. wc strengthen our po
litical security, In all parts of our Stato
we hear of tho scarcity of labor. No effort
should bo spared by thc Bureau of Immi
gration to peenro our Slnto a largo inorcaso
of labor and population this full. Tho
greater tho number which comes tho moro
apt will they bo to remain and becomo con?
tented and valuable citizens. Wo think a
good agent should bo put in tho field and ho
should bo a foreigner who can talk with ?rn?
migrants and who will deal by thom fairly.
A foreigner knows bettor tho avocations of
?persons coming from different sections of thc
old country and knowing wo nocd farm la'
borers, would seek such ns conic from farming
diotricts. Immigrants who hnvo capital
jcad, think and act for themsolvcs, being in
dependent. This class rarely seek informa
tion from agento or bureaus, but travel and
look for themselves. Good laborers aro
needed and many of thom, and if our pcoplo
can only start little settlements in noighbor?
hjoods, they will attract others and onoo
started immigration \^itl flow naturally to
this mild, healthy and fertile section.
Editorial Correspondence.
I .TUB CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON.
Immediately opptisito and facing tho Hast
central portico of tho capitol is Grconough's
Hinton of Washington. It ?B of colossal size
and bas an interesting history. It was or
dered in 1832, tobe placed in tho centro of
thc rotunda, over tho tomb or vaulted chum
ber built for tho reception of tho remains of
Washingt.n two stories bcnoalh. The statuo
was finished in 1810, and tho artist received
twentv thousand dollars whifo working on it
Two other bills in connection with it wore
paid bim, amounting to ton thousand four hun
dred and thirty fivo dollars and 85 conts.
Tho oxponsos of transportation from Italy,
Its erection in the rotunda of its subsequent
removals, and of tho pedestal upon which it
is placed, .havo absorbed at least thirteen
thousand dollars moro.
The Presidents of tho United States nvo
inaugurated on (ho Eastern stops of the capi
toi. The park in front would ncoommodnto
moro than ono hundred thousand pcoplo
Thoy might all BOO, but of conrso only a
limited number could hear what was being
" .Above tho Southend of tho stops, on an
elevated bloolrj stands n mnrblo group by
Signor Poraioo, called "Tho Diaoovory," on
which ho worked fivo years. It oonsists of
two figures: Columbus holding tho globo
in his hand triumphant, whilo bosido him
wondering almoet.torror slriokon, is a* fomalo
ilguro, symbolizing the Indian raco. Tho
suit of armp.r worn by Columbus is said to
bo A faithful copy of ono ho actually wore
Tho group cost twenty four thousand dollar*
On tho North side ol tho stope, ocoupying
a similar elovatlon, ls another mnrblo group
- tho artist, Clreonough-culled "Civilisation,
|or tho Bottlomont of //tho countryHight
.years ;W?8 spout on this group, nt n oost ?of
twenty fourjfthpusnn'cj dellars.
On tho tympanum hf tho portico is a feroup
of allegorical flgurcs of'a colossal siao.^eaid
\Q bo (ho design of John Quincy Adams; cxo
outed by Signor Poriloo. Tho contrai figure
is tho "Oooius of Amorloa." Within niches
on oithor sido of tho bronzo door uro statues
of "Pcaco" and "Wnr." Thoy all oost soven
thousand fivo hundred dollars,
Tho main entrance to tho capitol is by tho
. ' bronto door/1 and OU. it is ; a pictured his?
tory of ovonts connected with tho lifo of Col
umbus nnd tho discovery of America'. Tho
door weigh a twenty thousand pounds, is
17. feet high and i) foot wide. On tho casing
are four figures nt tho top and bottom, rup'
resenting Asia, Africa, KuvopC and America.
The,door has 8 panols. In each panel is a
pict nee. . Tho story tho'door tells is tho '-'Hts*
tory-of Columbus" und ,thp "Discovory of
AmoViea," aa follows: 1. "Columbus under
going un examination beforo tho council of
Saloemnoa." 2. "Columbus's departure from
tii?'convent of La R?bida."'' 3. "Andionco
at the court'of Ferdinand " 4. "Starting of
Columbus from Pttl?a on his first Voyage."
6\ "First landing of tho Spaniards at San
Salvador." C. "First cnoountor of the
discoverers with tho natives." 7. "Tho tri
umphal entry of Columbus into Dnrcolonn."
8. "Columbus ; in chains." 9. "Tho doath
scene" .On tho sides nnd botweon tho panels
of tho dcor oro "ixtecn small statues in
nichos, ot. eminent contemporaries of Col
umbus. There aro also many other statues
on this rotnarknblo door. Randolph Uogors,
an American, conceived tho ?doa of this dour
It cost over thirty thousad dollars. .
The rotunda is ono of tho most magnificent
apartments of tho capital, lt is 97 foot
in diameter and 300 foot iii circumference.
Its height from tho ilonr to tho centro of tho
pictured canopy, which overhangs it, is 180
feet. 'I'liero uro 8 splendid mammoth pic
tures which surround its circuit, each occupy
inna largo panel and measuring 18 by 12
feet. Thcso arc rcmnrkoblo, pictures tho
figures being life-size and beautifully pnintcd.
Thoy aro No. lt "Landing ol' Columbus,"
No. 2. "Do Soto's Discovery of tho Missis
sippi." No. 3. "Tho Baptiem of Pochnbon
tas." No. 4. "Tho Embarcation of tho
Pilgrims." Those picturos cost from ten
thousand dollars to twenty thousand dollars
each. Tho four o:hcr pictures woro painted
by Col. John Trumbull nt a cost of thirty
two thousand dollars. Thoy woro ordored in
1817 and finished in 1824. Col. Trumbull
waa an nid of Con. Washington. Those
picturos aro especially vuluahlo bocuuso each
of tho many faces painted in thom ure
actual likncss.es for which many of the sub*
jects eat to tho artist, and when this wns not
tho ci\90, copies woro m ado from portraits
These pictures aro No. 1. "Tho Declaration
of Independence." No. 2. "Surrender ol
Gen. Burgoyne." No. 3. "Surrender ol
Lord Cornwallis." No. 4. "Resignation o
Gen. Washington."
Ovor the four doors of thc rotunda nri
four Fplondid pictures-. No. I "Tho Lundi nf
of tho Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock in 1020.'
No. 2. "Wm. Penn's Trouty with tho In
dian*." No. 3. "Sho Preservation of Capt
Smith by Pocahontas in 1??G." No. 4
"Conflict Between Daniel Boone nnd thc In
diana, 177?." Thoy oust 0 500 dollars.
Wo aro indebted lo Kooso's guido*for man;
of tho facts and figures in thc-o articles or
thc capitol.
(TO nr. CONTINUED )
From WulUaliii to Yorkvllta.
It was our pleasure to pay a flying visit I
Vovkvillo in tho carly part of Inst week. W
made close connection nt Seneca City with th
Eastward bound passenger train on Ilia Ai
Lino Railroad and wo were soon swiftly pasiin
through this beautiful Piedmont section of th
State. All thc towns along this now lino o
railway show signs of improvement and growl!
Especially is this so willi Soncca, Greenville
Gaffney, Spai tanburg, Easley and Cowpou
and oilier littlo villages, thc names of whio
wo havo forgotten.
Our point of destination on (ho Air Line wi
Gnslonin, in Gaston County, N. C. Herc ?
spent thc night at tho Waddell Hotel ami wr
comfortably quartered and well fed. The dil
lance from Seneca lo tins point is 126 mile:
Thc Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rnilroa
crosses tho Air Lino nt this point, and it is hci
you Jake thc Narrow Gauge Railroad for Yorl
ville.
We were informed by a gentleman Hint Gaste
Bounty lind tinco railroads running through i
traversing Mic county in all directions, (tho A
hine, thc Chester and Lenoir and tho North Cn
.olina Central,) willoi) have cont thc county nc
hing in their construction. Thc reason of th
ivns owing lo thc county's favorable gcogv iph
;al position.
Gasloniaisa modest and retiring littlo Inwi
leslincd no doubt in tho near future (o boomi
i place of moro imporlanco nnd magnitud
.t has two hotels, a drug store, several bunine:
louses nnd a newspaper called thc Gaston
9azcllc, edited and published by George V
Jil ii 1 k. Wo had (ho pleasure of making M
'balk's acquaintance and exchanging a fe
lahil?ti?ns.
Thc present terminus of thc Chester ai
jonolr Railroad is Dallas, tho county sil o
Inston county, which is about fivo miles beyot
his point. Wo understood thal this road won
each Liucolnton, tho next station beyond Dalli
his week, where it crosses tho North Carolii
/Ctilral. So:no interest was being manifest
iy (ho people over thc event.
Wo must not forget to mention an incident
cfcrcnco to ourself beforo leaving Ibis .suburb
dlluge, und it was lins: Tho good peo plo
lastonia took us to bc a preacher and was
iddresscd by ono of her citizens. Wo cain
tccount for this on any other hypothesis th
hat we wero traveling with a borrowed val
vhich belonged to a good Presbyterian broth
vhose name ami lille was plainly marked on o
md of tho saidvaliso. Thc idea of a newspu|
nan being taken for a preaoherl It waa rou
unny lo say thc least of il. Ilowover, tim
tot tho first limo wo havo been classed arne
ho divines.
Next morning nt G.-10 wo took passage on
barrow Gauge Railroad for Yorkvillo, whicl
?2 miles from Oaslonia. This hoing our t
ido on a railroad of this kind wo wero soi
vhat curious to seo how wo moved along.
vero soon convinced however of tho fact t
ve wero travoling along as nicely and rapidly
in most of (ho broad gauge roads. Thc cngi
Hld passenger conchen aro not quito 80 lai
mt aro nevertheless strongly built and enpr
if doing much service. Wo noticed two or til
owns along this railroad whloh were beginn
o show considerable proportions.
Wo readied Yorkvillo in duo timo, wh
vo woro met by n committee of tho Kuig
if Honor, who directed us to our quart*
Wo Rawlinson Hotel, winch is kept b
rory olovor gentleman of tho samo nai
Wo found Yorkvillo to bc quito an
tow i), with many beautiful private residences
omi business bougea. In ODO respect tho
town is Uko Walhalla, and that is, it hus
but ono business street, which is quite
lengthy, but not very wide. Tho town ts
built on a migo and wo wcro told that tho
waters on ooo sido of tho street empty into
the Catawba river and ou the other into
Rroad river. Hore is loci ted tho King's
Mountain Military School, presided over by
Col. A Coward. Tho a'ehool has imposiug
buildiugs of brick uud mortar, just on the
outside of town, nod nu doubt uuder the
management of its excellent principal is
doing a good work in oduoating the young
mou who oro within its wails. Wo noticed,
too, in a drivo around town tho building ol
a large female school, presided over by thc
Rev. Mr- White with able assistants. Herc
the young ladies ot' Verk oro. receiving that
instruction and training which will fit thom
for usefulness ns wives and mothers nod
whioh will sb clovote and adorn them for oil
the relations in life. Roth theso institut
lions uro no doubt well patronized.
In closing this hastily written artiolo wc
must uot forget our visit tb thc ollice of thc
York v- il lu Enquirer. Hero wc met thc
venerable oditor and proprietor of ouc ol
tho best Weekly papers in tho State, Mr
L. M. Grist. Ho has au excellent equipped
priotiog ellice, power presses, run by steam
paper cutter, patent mailing machi tie, &o
liy dint of energy und close application tc
business llO has accumulated a nice property
out of debt und doing o good business
What is very remarkable, ho informed ut
that ho did not havo fifty names on li i J
subscription book, out of a circulation o
about 1,500, that had not paid io advance
Wo had heard much of Mr. Grist nod hi
paper and for this reason wc were thc mon
anxious to make his acquaintance. Ho ga vi
us many interesting items in reference b
himself and thc newspapor business,, bu
wc havo not thc limo and space to chronic!
them.
York is a Ono agricultural County and it
pcoplo arc no doubt prosperous and happy;
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor
Al tho meeting of this body, held at York
ville on Tuesday and Widuosdny of last weeli
tho following officers wero elected:
PastGrnud Diotator-M.A. Carlisle, of Now
berry.
Grand Dictator-John S. Hughson, of Sumte;
Grand Vico Dictator-J. W. Perrin, of Abbe
ville.
Grand Assistant Diotator-IV. O. Sams, <
Spartnnburg,
Grand Guido-W. Bi McDaniel, of Columbi:
Grand Chaplain-Hcv. Thomas ltaysor, <
Marion.
Grand Reporter-Rev. G. W. Holland, <
Newberry.
Crand Treasurer-J. T. Robertson, of Abbe
ville
Grand Guardian-ll. C. Kobn. of Qrnngcburi
Grand Sentinel-J. D. Maxwell, of Andersoi
Grand Trustees-A. Coward, of Yorkville; 1
S. Barnwell) of Abbeville; II. S. Williams,
Qrnnltevlllo.
Representative to tho Supremo Lodge-J. I
Hughson, of Sumter. Alternate-A. Coward.
Tho following standing committees wcro a]
pointed:
Laws and Supervision-Thomas S. Moorina
o," Newberry; J. D. Dunlap, of "Camden; W. 1
Delg.ir, of guinler.
Financo-Altamont Moses, of Sumter; C.
0. Waller, of Greenwood; C. E. Spencer,
Yorkville.
Columbia was selected ns thc next placo
meeting in April, 1882.
Tho members of thc Grand Lodge were ban
som cly entertained and feasted on Wednesdi
night at a humpict given by Home Relief Lodr?
of Yorkville.
Thc address of tho Grand Dictator show
thc Order to bc in a healthy and vigorous co
diti..a in this Stale, numbering over sevente
hundred members.
Twelve deaths occurred daring tho year. ?
acw Lodges were organized during tho sai
Lime.
A resolution was passed, instructing thc del
jates to thc Supreme Lodge lo uso their elloi
in hnving thc law so changed that thc Order
his State may have tho benefit of an morena
.'ato of insurance. It is thought that tl
jhnngo in tho law will bc granted by the S
.ire mc Lodge.
Another resolution was passed Instructing t
lolrg.itcs to thc Supreme Lodge lo uso thoir i
lorilee to have tho law changed in reference
ho meetings of subordinate Lodges, so that th
may bo held monthly instead of semi-month
ts is now thc law. lt is thought by those w
pretend lo bo posted (hal (his chango will i
)0 made in (bc law.
Stato Sunday School Convontio
WALHALLA, S. C., April 20, 1881
EDITORS KKOWKH Co nm KU: According
promise I shall give you a few short nolcs
.he Stale Sunday School Convention, which ri
in Columbia on thc 13th and 1 Ith of thibmon
Wo reached the city about C P. M., nfto
Ircadfully tedious all day ride, accomplish
inly 1G? miles, which may havo been sin
raveling some fifty years ago, but is ccrtai
dow couching for tho modern American. If
icxt generation fails to reach New York in
ramo tinto it will die in a fil of impatience.
After lea in ono of Columbia's hospitable i
dogaul mansions my companion and my:
vent round to the Baptist Church where
lelcgates were invited to meet mid listen to
iddress of welcome by Ibo Rev. Wm. Mai
s'ow this action of ours, bo il known, Mes
Milora, wan a beautiful instance of Ibo foro
noral principle, for wc knew that no busii
>f importance would bo transacted, and IV
I'om was advertised to play "positively for I
light only." Dui after serious contadora
vo determined lo stick by tho Sunday sol
tliip and go afterwards to hear Tom. In
altor purposo, however, wo were foiled by
cnglh of tho other meeting, and many woro
regrets (on tho part of my oompanion, n
von,) Hint wo had not "risked Tom nnyhc
Still wo enjoyed tho address of Dr. Martin 1
noch, as well ns tho hnmlsomo reply to li
behalf of tho delegates by our handsome. Pi
lont, Rev. ll D. Smart, of Union.
Tho fraternal feelings between thc dilfc
shurohen represented in this great work i
beautifully expressed, and I think that w
parted, nt the end of thc meeting, with wm
lionrtn towards nil tho brethren, higher vicv
Christian fellowship and a stronger purpo
working together for tho ovnngclizalion o
tho world. Wo have always claimed that a
should have a firm and positivo faith in
dootrincs of his own church, willoh express
fully and per ft elly tho teachings of Sorip
according to his judgment, but tho longe
Irte tho moro certain aro wo that uo man
-1-'
i-7"rru7~r?-l-f-^riirr ?.^TT.Mri-vl~riiT7Tnr^irif?,i*rii
act of men havo (ho right to claim infallibility
against ?ll mankind, and those who do so are
possessed of moro bigotry and Ignorance than
of Christianity. Wo hall iL as one of tho best
signs of our times that all Protestant churches
aro drawing oloser together, aro magnifying
their agreements and minifying their difforonoes,
and combinations for Sunday sohool work, for
mission work and other similar matters In which
all eau join, conspiro to bring about this de
sirable end.
Tho convention diflOussod many interesting
questions and passed several good resolutions,
but your spatio will not allow a detailed account.
I must refer, however, to ono matter which
concerna all Sunday sohool workers In ibis
county. It was recommended Hint each county
should hold conventions annually and send
delegates to tho Stato Convention willi acoUrate
reports of the schools in the county and a
secretary is lo bo appointed for tho purpose of
organising conn ly con vent ions nhoro none aro
held and of giving assistance generally to (be
Stato Convention. /.' !
I hopo (hat the offioers of' the convention for
this county will arrange a meeting this summer
and that all buperintoudents and teachers will
attend to give and receive new life and en
couragement iu Ibis good canso.
Tho next moeting of. tho Stato Convention
will (uko place ot Camden tho acoond Wednes
day in July, 1882. W. W. LUG ARK.
That Temperance Mass Meeting
at Walhalla.
OAKWAY, S. C., April 21, 1881.
To Rsv. II. N. HAYS-Dear Sir: Tho writer
of this inquiry was much surprised lo (ind no
one attending tho advertised mass meeting for
tho promotion and enhancement of temperance
and prohibition nt thc court houso on Wednes
day, the 20i h instant. Nm even (he color of (ho
meeting, ns appeared in tho KtSOWBK Comuna
of last week. Voa would havo been saddened
in your feelings had you attended, as no attend
aneo was given lo tho much important subject.
I hopo you will renew your call tor such a meet
ing at a convenient time, when tho pcoplo of
(ho town and oounly will bo influenced lo risc
up in their might and put their powers lo tho
ball that is gathering all over the world and
assist in rolling il until public sentiment shall
bo able lo stop tho great enemy of mankind,
und hurl "Klag Alcohol" into nn abyss from
willoh ho will never riso. Thc Legislature.il is
hoped, will assist the pcoplo as far us (his Stale
is concerned by passing n prohibit ion law. Il
would hurt no ono but. benefit ninny. Thc people
of this OOUllly caa stand radical changes, for
they have just tried it, i. c. with thc stock law.
J. 1). SANDERS.
The Evasion of Taxes on Per
sonal Property-Are the Do
iccto of the System Incu
rable''
[News nod Courier. |
In a carefully tubulated stiilcincnt, a cor
respondent of tho Colombia lief/hiev gives
tho uvcrngo taxublo values of horse* and
mules in tho different counties of the Stato,
the amount i f personal property,returned for
taxation in each county, thc morugo amount
for each Domoeratio voter, and the c.-limated
amount of pomonal properly which escapes
taxation in euch county. Tho ligeros nro
token from thc Comptroller General's report
for 1 ir70, und aro us nearly correct ns possi
ble.
Tho average taxable value of horses and
mules in tho State under thc assessment ol
127? was $44 and ?52 respectifely. In
GoorgfttdfO County tho horses wero assessed
on nn nvciugo at $67 each, which is higher
limn in any other Co'tnty ir? thc Stato: in
Morry County the mules wei c assessed nt $82
which is higher limn in any l>ih>V O'tunty,
Thc average assessed value nf tho muh'? *"
Georgetown was $72 and of tho horsus (ti
Hurry $06. In Laurens County tho hornes
were assessed at $35 and tho mules at ??'37.
In Pickcns County tho ave rogo assessed value
of horses was JjCl? and tho mules $42. Tho
average value of horses in Charleston County
was $5(1 and their total assessed value SI 43,?
303, and tho average value of tho mules ?02
or a total of $120,905. Ni detailed state
ments worn received from Chesterfield, Dar
lington, tirceuvitlo, Richland. Sumter and
Union Counties. Tho 'assumed averages in
the different counties aro arrived ut by lak
ing tho value of horses and mulos in George
town, Fairfield and York, adding thom to
gether and dividing by three. Tho nvcrogo
of personal property, per voter, is found in
tho sumo manner by Inking tho average
of Williamsburg, Lexington mid Spartan
burg.
By tho assessment of 1879 (ha average
amount of porsouul property of each Domo
eratio voter was $318 in Beaufort County,
$179 in Lexington, $33 in Barnwell, $37 in
Abbeville, $25 in Clarendon and as low ns
$18 in Edguficld nnd $16 in Ilnmptnn. In
Charleston County (including tho city) thc
nvcrngo was only $95. On raising the as
sessment in (ho different oo-intioH to $137
por Democratic voter, (an nverngo of three
counties actually so leturncd,) ibero would
bo a gain to tho Stale on tho value of taxable
personal property,including furniture, books
implements, &o., of $7,132,124, whioh ie
equal to an increase of $471,942 in Charleston
County.
There ?oro 121,930 building*: in thc coun
try proper valuo at $0.603,180 or about $51
each. In tho lawns' und villnges of tho State
not including Charleston, (herc wero 13,531
buildings returned nt $6,615,338 or aboui
$490 each, and in Charleston City thc num
ber of buildings rot urned was 6,806 at H
vnluo of $9,502.519 or about $1,378 ouch
In Fidgofiold County there aro 1,232 build
ings to 6,510 Domoeratio voters omi their
fnnii lies. Estimating that each family wil
avoragc at least four mombors, this won h
give about twenty one persons to encl
building, leaving no burns, gin houses oi
stables!
Fach Demooratio voter in Charleston ii
?harged on an nvcrngo with about $95 ii
porsonnl property. Only 1,389 watches won
returned in Charleston City and county
Georgetown County rein mod 280 watches n
a valuation of $14,407. Tho population o
Charleston City by tho last census wan 49,
999, and, taking it for granted that there i
no timo kept in tho country al all, thoso fig
uro? would givo about ono watch to cvor;
fifty people.
Thoro is a startling di?cropancy in th
assosscd valuation of tho mulos in tho differ
ont counties of tho State. In Charleston tho;
nro returned at no avorago valuo of $02, in
Fairfield nt $08, io Goorgotown at $72, in
llorry at $i*2, and] in Laurons as low as $37.
Tuero is Bometliing wrong somewhero. Tho
real valuo of .snob-stook ia about tho samo
io evory county of tho State. Mules do not
vary in prioo like stooks in Wall stroet. They
havo a oortafn and protty stoady value. Au
avorago mulo rarely soils below eighty fivo or
ninoty dollars. Tho vuluo is not changed by
county linos, and tho mulo that is worth
sixty two dollars in Charleston would bo
worth fully ns much in Abbeville. In Lau
rons county, noted for fertile farina^ prosper
ous planters and lino stock, tho average a??
Bossed valuo of mulos in 1879 was thirty*
s'ovon* dollars? No ono who lins over visited
tho upcountry will hellovo that there nro lon
mulos in Laurone County that would bo sold
at so ridiculously low a, figure,*. .At a rea
sonable* estimate tho vuluo of horses, mules
and personal property in Laurens County,
upon which tho payment of taxes ia evaded
by means of improper assossmontS, amovi? ts to
$028,080. Io some Othor counties tho facts
uro oven moro surprising. In ridgefield, for
instance, tho average perennal properly of
each Democratic voter is about eighteen dol
lars, and tho average vuluo of thc mules is
not much higher, for it could hardly bo ex
pected that nn elghtcon dollar Democrat
would enro tu own a mule worth moro than
doublo his own taxable valuo. Tho assessed
value of all the personal property in that
county ?a $118.140, but taking other avera
ges as correct tho payment of tuxes on hoi SIM
mules and personal property, to tho amount
of $917.149, is somehow escaped. In Abbe
ville County tho condition is not much bettor,
for upon thc sumo basis of calculation Ibo
payment of tnxes on. property amounting to
$730,738 is thero ovnded. Chester and Aiken
Counties como nearer to making a fair settle
ment with tho State than with other Counties.
In nil of them, however, Ibo assessments of
horses and mules, and other personal prop
erty aro below a just rf rid reasonable estimate
The returns uro often made with "a mental
reservation," so that thc provisions ot' tho
law arc habitually violated and tl o rightful
roveuuo of thc Slato lurgely diminished. A
borso that costs one hundred dollars tu open
market is returned to tho assessor at forty
five, and a watch that is bought from thc
jeweller for eighty flvo dol?ais, is valued nt
ten dollars, or nut returned at ali.
?South Carolina is not worso off, in the
returns of personal property for taxation,
than other States nrc. ' Tho Complaint that
pet tmnal property escapes taxation is wide
spread. In no State, under tho most rigid
laws, cnn it bo reached fully; and it never
will ho reached until tho tnx assessor cnn
have access to thc inner cons ciousncss of the
taxpayer, lt is not merely that property is
undervalued in thc returns. A great part of
it, particularly in Ihe cities, is not returned
at nil. Nominal gills are made. So called
trusts ure effected. Fictitious liabilities nro
used HS n set nfl'. Securities aro sent out of
.ho State. This is tho experience everywhere
and thc tendency of opinion is undoubtedly
towards lessening thc taxes on personal
property, 'he Work of h o man hands and tho
result of labor and self denial, and allowing
the burden to fall upon land which cannot
hido itself, and is not man's production.
Most economists hold that taxes on laud, be
coming part nf tho cost of production ol
wealth of every kind, diffuse themselves
throughout tho community, lc clearly is not
lo tho interost of any Stuto to continue a sys
tem which encourages dishonesty ns thc only
availablo means of escaping what is regarded
as nn unjust imposition. Tho suit;oct is ono
cf great importance especially if ibero is to
bc a Constitutional Convention in South
Carolina next year.
- - . . - -
Tho Senate Deadlock.
A STRONG AND CA REF" I. STATEMENT OK TUE
DEMOCRATIC POSITION'.
[New York Herald]
A very prominent Democrat who bas giv?"
close attention to (ho Senatorial deadlock
lays down ibo following thirteen propositions
as, in his judgment, governing tho enso Do
haB studied tho ground* of the di-putc care
fully nod intelligently, ami tho thirteen
points which bc presents deserve attontion
nut only for ibo strength willi w hich they
atc presented, hut als.? beoaUAO they repre
sent in a forcible way the grpiihds upon
which tho Democratic .-"euutors justify their
C0UI8C Thc following aro tho thirteen
propositions:
First. A party cannot bo considered to have
a majority in a legislativo body when it is
unable to take a single stop or nd.?pt a singlo
motion nnloss soma ono of tho nlloged
minority will aid it by voting and thus mak
ing ibo desired nod necessary quorum.
Second. Tho Republicans in tho Senate,
with M a h one added, havo just o oe-h a) I tho
Senate. Unless como member of tho Demo,
eratic half lends bis aid ibo Republican Sen
ators, plus Mahmie, cann it command a quo
rum, and can do no business of any name or
nature except adjourn.
Third. Tho vote of the Vino-President
cannot be made availablo until thc Democrats
shall bo obliging enough to crcuto the tie,
which ho will then bo ablo to unloose Of
original powor tho Yico?Prosidont hns not
ono parti?lo, and tho Ropublioans aro onragod
I ec.msc tho Democrats will not sn vote as lo
give tho Vicc-Proaidont ibo opportunity to
turn out Democrats officeholders who aro
faithfully discharging their duty.
Fourth. Tho Vico-President bas novor in
the history of tho government, nive in a tin
gle instttuco, voted in tho election of Senate
ofliccr8, and that was in a onso wheeo a
vacancy was to bo filled. If n vacancy were
to bo lilied to day every Democratic Senator
wonld bo perfectly willing to huvo tho Vioc
Presidoot vote if a tio should occur, hut tho
Democrats affirm and will to tho end main
tain that tho Vice- President's voto shill not
bo used to oronto a vacancy whom no accu
sation is mudo against tho incumbent and
whero tho ohaugo is to ho mndo for political
puiposo only.
Fifth. Tho "rulo of tho majority" about
which the Republican Senators talk so loudly
is tho "rulo" which they will onforco if ono
or moro Democratic Senators will help them
to do it.
Sixth- Tho Hopubliouns aro irritated bo
C0U80 tho Democrats will not lend their aid
tb tho con eu m mut ion of tho Mahono bargain
by .tho olootion of Gorham and Rtddlobargor?'
Sovonlh. At tho opening of this sosoion
and for seventeen days Ofter tho Democrats'
had a oloar and absolute majority; to tho
Sonate, but tho Ropublionns interposed dlla?*
tory motions overy limo tho appointment of"
couiinitecs was'proposed, nod tiley held the
Sonato in li totally unorganized if hot disor-*
organized condition until tho vaoant seats
wore tilled und tho trado with Maheno was
oomploled.
Eighth. Whoo the Ropublioaas got ready
to appoint committees tho ,DQmooruitio.S(ena-i
tors interposed no objections, bccnudo conn
mittecs were essontinl to tho propor organisa'
lion of thc ho^ly, and they eubmiltod quietly
to having all'tho chairmanships inkon from
thom and transferred io tho Republicans,
although doy never ought-to Imvo dono this,
and they set un ovil precedent in allowing it,
whielv'jni^^V^'ftorreotod at tho ?very Brae
opportunity. - ..'
Ninth. Bot when it Js proposed to take
another end needless nggretsivo ?stop, ono
entirely needless*, oxoopt to gtvo Maheno bia
pay mid turn out two excellent and aoocptablo'
)fl!cc rs bii>iply bcoauso they aro Democrats,
tho Democratic Senators sayt "No, you shalt
not do it, and wo will stop you by precisely"
tho ?arno moans which . you employed for
sevontoen days to stop us fruin organizing
tho committees."
Tenth. NV hanover tho Republicans shall
bnve a majority, even of ono, in tho Sonate,
no Detnnornt will interpolo a single dilatory1
motion against tho election of new o moors;
but so long ns tho Republican Sonntors
united with Mnhouo hnvo only one-half
of tho Scnnlo nnd tho Democrats have tho
other half, tho Democrats will not aid, di-?
rootly or indirectly, in turning o?t Dem01
eratic offioore.
Eleventh. The Republican Senators may
make up their minds that neither nt this
session nor at thc next session will thoy bo
al,le tu tum Messrs. Buch und Bright out of
offiee unless hy sumo mean* thoy drat secure
n majority of tho Senate.
Twelfth. Ono word moro. Whpn com
mittees ure to hoi appointed next Decom
bea, if tho Senate continues evenly divided
mr now, fnir warning is given to tho Republi
can Senators tht?t tho Democratic Sonntora
will insist on a fnir nnd ?quitable division of
thc committees and chairmanships. Th ero
aro thirty-eight Senators on ouch sido of
tho Chamber, nnd common fairness demands
nu equal partition of tho committee <.
Tbir ecnth. Fyr tho Ropnblionu'Senators
tn demand all tho committees and nil tho
ehnirmnnships by tho casting veto of tho
Vico-Presidcnt is simply to empower tho
Vice-Pr?sident tn appoint tho committees.
That lins never been consented to until this
session, when, for (bo sake of pence, thc
Democrats permitted it. It will never be
permitted again, nnd duo und fuit warning is
now giren to that effect.
It is held by Democratic Senators that
those propositions present their cn?o in thor
olenrast manner, und entirely justify, to any
ono oven but slightly familiar with tho rules
of legislativo proceedings, tho course which
(bey bnve adopted and whioh they persist in.
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HYMENEAL.
Married, on Thursday evening, April '?1st,
1881, nt thc residence of thc bride's parents, in
Charleston, hy Rev. L. Muller, Mr. II. D. A.
Riemann, of Walhalla, S. C., to Miss Catherine
II, Kleppo, of Charleston, S. C.
Tho happy couple, wc understand, left Clinr*
leslon to visit Cincinnati and other points of
note in thc Wcsl, nnd will probably return to
our town early next week. Tho bridal pr?sent?
received hy tho happy couple wcro numerous,
oovf ly nnd useful, consisting of n profusion of
linen?, solid silverware, furniture, ehinuwnre.
Sic, of the bes! patterns nnd finish. Thc couple
have our warmest wishes for their futuro hap
piness and prosperity, and wo trust with his
new responsibilities our activo and business
friend may beeomo ono of our lending, Htniil
citizens, as he is now ono of our best merchants.
Married, in Greenville, 3. C., on Ibo 21sb
instant, by Rev. J J. Woolabah, Miss Virginia
Harle, of thal oity, lo Mr. Charley Mo.Vlislor, o;f,
Charleston.
Married, on tho 17th instant, by Isiao Wi ok?
lille, ItfSOj , at (ho resilience of tho bride's
fal li er, Mr. James Kains to Miss Plorcnoo Hila
Brock, nil of Coonee county.
TOWN TAXES.
fTIIIK BOOKS will bo opon for tho payment
X of Town Tax o, at tho Court I loone,
from the 1st to tho 31st day of May. Pay
promptly und save troublo and expense.
J. W. STRIBLlNG,
Tronsuror.
April 28, 1881. 24.
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S??PftmA SAULT
ThoCctobrntfa "Queen or tim South " Oom Milt..,
Makero of the Lnrgoot l.hio f>f Flour Mill
?_Vv\? maVo ev*ryWii'VS MYIRPnqtdl, ftnlld CompUU
Jlllls, omi rornodcl ela ?!??(. imltlnxlnanr procoM dtilM*
Wrlto?or OftUWguo ?nd 1'rleoi Le 1070 puronailni.
April 28, 18?L 24-lm
DCMCIfltlC* Vov 80L1MEB?,
iCnOIUrlO T.-M-.M falliera, molher? or
clilldron. Thouiand, jretenttlled. PcnalonMlTtn'
for lonof flo^cr.lco.eyo or rupture .vnrlcoie ?,lni
or anyDUvmo. tumiUj of ptiMoniw, Jarid
lotdEo entitled to INOHKAHKftndllOWNTY.
I'ATKNTH proc.ired for Invanton. Soldier?
land warrunta proniri<l.bfl??[iland fold. Soldier,
.l'Jy "
r tn tliouianda of re ninon rr* ?nd 01 lentr
P?T?KT AVI^??J E^Wf/xUr.WaiPlnafon.'fi!'^
April 28, 1881 SM-Jm