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r^?l??. ? 1 >M 1 . 11L - J 1 ?LHIi_ . .' Fill Acts Passed and Ar proved a: tea Special Ses- j i._? ' Aj most of Ou,';c..ciors arc anxious to bo informed, oj/iciaily, ns to tiic amount of tux.es iov" icd and the terms upon which they aro to bo paid, wo give space to tbo law, so that none can plead ignorance of its requirements: An Act .o raise supplies for the fiscal yoar commencing 2\ovc:ii*er 1, 187G. Skct.on i. lit i; mortal by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stnto of South Carolina, now inct and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That a tax of 7 mills upon every dollar of the value of all taxable property of this .State be. and the same is hereby, levied for the following purposes, to wit: To ntect appropriations?First, to defray the current e peases of the government for the fiscal year ending Sist October, IS77 ; aecond.io pay tiic in'.c est due the first of January, 1S77, and the first of July, IS'."7, upon the consolidated binds and certificates of stock which have becu issue i under the *'Aci to reduce tLo volume of ilie public debt, and provide for the payment of tliesaine," approved December 22, 1S73, which shall be found tobe valid and bona fide by the commission to investigate the same, and be approved by the General Assembly at the next regular session thereof; and, third, to pay such oilier indebtedness of the State as may bo reported to be valid by site said commission, and to which it may bo applied by the General Assembly at its next regular session. Should the proceeds of said lax be insufficient to meet ull the payments provided for in this net, the Governor is hereby authorized io borrow, oa ilie credit of tue haute, such sum, not exceeding S?IU0,UU'J. as may be necessary to tueet such deficiency. Sr.c. 2. that a lax not lo exceed 3 mills upon every dollar of ilie va'ueof :.!! trxabe properly iu cacii of the several counties in litis State be, and the same is hereby, levied for county purposes, for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1370, except in the counties of Charleston an J Union, in which a tax not to exceed - mills shall bo lcviod ; the rate to he fixed by the Conuly Commissioners in and for each county, and by them certified to the respective County Auditors of the said several counties, evcept as to the County of Horry, iu which the Couuty Commissioners shall levy an additional lax of 2 mills, to pay the past indebtedness for 1373 and 1870; except tno County of Union, iu which the County Commissioners shall levy an additional tax of 1 in:!' for the payment of past due Indebtedness, and except the County of Lancaster, in which the i'oaa.y Commissioners sha'l "e.y a tax of 2 mills on the dollar to * ay the p.st due iadebtedtkss of said county, the preoeeus of which shall bo paid >'/o <?/ ?*, and also except the County of ?tiu?u, iu wuiuii UiuCuuntjr Cummi^oioncva stial! levy an additional tax of 1 mill to pay the past indebtedness of said couuty for the years 1373 and 1S7C; and except the County of Marlboro, where tlie Couuty Uouiutissioiwrs be, and they are uerct>y, nutnorizeu ana required to levy a special tux of 1 mill, if to much be necessary, for the purpose of repairing the court bouse end jail; also, tlie County of Beaufort, where n.e v?out.;y Commissi, tiers .dial. .evy c. tax of 1 v..ill, put annul to the provisions of a joint teso iuiiou, approved March "Jl, 1S73: 1 Vo< <</.a. Thai nothing contained in this section shall be construed so us to prevent the Couuty Commissioners of I'ickeus, Sumter, Newberry, Marion, V?iiiiani&butg and Kiciihtud, collecting a special tax heretofore provided by iuw, to pay ho past indebtedness of said counties, nor tho counties of Orangeburg or Clarendon from collecting the special tax heretofore u..i.<o. i. cd for (lie completion of the court house ; nor the Couuty Commissioners of Kershaw from levying and Collecting a special tax authorized and directed to be levied and collected by an act of the General Ajscmblv. entitled "An act to.. au|luuitn.;bo wrrTrr, - nppruveu r uurnury-lrt, To7:r; except tlmt tlie Coutltv Conimissloiicr.j.if K!*uii-t:i:i'n.1.- ('..in,. i ty 1-0, ami tlioy aro hereby, authorized and re- ' quired 10 apply A of 1 uii'.i of the .ovular levy i of J mills lo the paymej. of bridge vbiilaiuiM for ihe iisou! year eiiuirg lit November, Ic-T-l, if so t.iucu bo ueoosb.i'.y ; ...id iiiey nro 1'a.iiieriaorc authorized and empowutcd to levy a:: uddif.oii.il lax, over nod above the rogul.-.r levy i of ?> milts, of ? of 1 uf.li, to bo applied to t!ie | pail indebtedness of said county ; and they are also authorized to apply any balance that may be on hand ai tlio close of the present fiscal year, ending November 1, 1ST., to past indebtedness, paying o?F such claims as wore audited prior to 1st November iSio: J'iovded, No tiling shall bo paid for probating accounts : And Prodded, That A mill of tlio tax tit as levied for the County of Orangeburg shall be devoted to the payment of the post illdebtodr. jss of said county. cxc. b. 'lhat ail the proceeds of the (axes levied for and on account of the .State, us specitied herein, shall be deposited atid kept by tbe State 'IW*..-** ??? ouoli Ymtik or bank* In the cities of Cvt.ouOira ?uU (.1 I lie J.IUgmOilt 01' discretion of tbo financial Hoard of the .State, can alio id suliicient protection to the interests of the S.ate ; and t ho State Ti casutcr shall publish in ouo or more of the newspapers published in tlio cities of Columbia and Charleston a monthly statement of all the moneys received by liirn aud the amount paid out, aud to whom, aud on account of what uppropriution p.tid, as well as the balauce of iuoueys on hand. .Sec. i That the Couuty Auditors and County Treasurers of the several counties of this State are hereby required, under the direction and supervision of thcaComptrol!er General, to make Cue collection of taxes levied under aud pursu- i ant to tlio provisions of this act in the manner and at the time aud under the conditions here- i inafter to be provided : ami tlmv nr.. f?-. t?i?l?lcn to collect any other tux, except I lie (axes i lo meet the interest and retire the bonds issued i by counties iu itid of railroads, whatsoever, for tiic fiscal year, unless herein expressly author- s izeu so to do ; and any State or county otliccr I who shall fail to comply with or evade or attempt to cvadotlio provisions of this act, shall he deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less a than $1,000, nor more than $5,000, and by im- lj priswiinient in the penitentiary for a period of g not less than one jcar nor more than five years, v Sue. 5. There shall be assessed on all taxable ti polls in this Slate a tux of $1 on each poll, the d proceeds of which tax shall bo applied solely to u educational purposes. Kvery male citizen be- h tween the age of 21 aud 00 years, cxeopt those I! incapable of earning a support, from being is maimed, and except those now exempt by law, d or from any other cause, shall he deemed taxu- a hlo polls ; and should any porson fail or refuse tl to pay said poll tax, he shall he deemed guilty si of a misdemeanor, aud, on conviction thereof, ii before any Trial Justice or other court having tl jurisdiction of the same, shall he punished by a if bite of not less than five $5, or by imprisonment d iu the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty k days. w Skc. d. That till taxes assessed and payable ti under this act shall he paid in the following kind of funds, and no other: Gold and silver coin, United States currency and national bank Ic notes: J'rovideU, That tlio receipts issued by the s? (Sovernor in the several counties, under and by ni virtue of resolution adopted by the House of M Representatives, on the 20lh day of December, at A. lb, lfi7'"> shall be credited by the County co Treasurers upon the amounts due, and payable b! by holders thereof whenever the buine may bo 111 picseuit'j. te [., Si?c. 7. All taxes nssessod herein shall be du0 8ui??? OVJ Uuv i..tU 4u?yuu.k i ..o?. ...j ...-3. u..y cf ?u'.y i0 .no first ?l*y of August, 1S77 ; and the second installment shall bi due and payable from the first (lay of Octobel to the thirty-first day of October, 1877 : l'rovl. ded, That it shall be, and is hereby, left to till option of any person either to pay tho amours of the first installment at the time first above mentioned, or to pay tnc whole amount at ila time of the payment of the second installuieA thereof: Provided, further, That if any persimJcJ persona shall fail or refuse to pay his of nor taxes due under tho first installment, ho, she or they shall be charged with interest thereupoh from the first day of August, 1877, to the tinio of the paymeut thereof, at the rate of one per eculuin per month ; and the several County Treasurers shall collect the same in the mauuer proscribed by law, and give receipts therefor to (ho several parties paying the same, in which (he roil estate paid 0:1 shall be briefly described, and the value of the personal property paid on shall be staled, together with the lime such taxes arc paid, and the amount of the same : 1'roviucd, Nothing herein contained shall operate to prevent any tax payer iioin paying the vvholo amount of his tax at the time the tirsl installment is payable. S?.<\ 8. That the County Treasurer, immediate'y upon receipt of 1110 tax duplicate for the year from the Couuty Auitor, shall cause a notice to be inserted once in two daily newspapers published at the ceunty scat of ltis county, if two such papers be there published; if not, lite.1 iti one such paper; and if no daily paper be published at such county scat, then in twu weekly pnpcis published ut such county seatje b it if two such weekly papers be not published,! ?hen iii one such paper; and if no paper bo published in the county, then such notice shall be given in such manner nsthc County Treasurer may direct, staling the rate per centum of the icvv for .State purposes, and ttie rate per centum for all 01 her purposes, on the duplicate of the present fiscal year; and if any special levies have been made on the property of a school or vther district, not affecting an entire county, the total rate of levies in sucli district shall also be stated iu such notice. Sue. 'J. When the taxes and assessments' charged agaiusl any party or property 011 the duplicate lor tlie present fiscal year shall not be paid on or before the 31st day of October, 1877, or when t lie remainder of such taxes and assessments shall not be paid 0.1 or by the said time, with interest at the rate of 1 per centum per moat 11, as aforesaid, the County Treasurer shall ^.tocccci to cottect tito same uy utsiress or uincrwj3o, us now prescribed by law, logethor with a penally oi' 1"> percent, on the atnouuts so delinquent; and if the amount of such delinquent i i ICS. assessments and penalties shall not be paid on or helot c the loth of November, 1S77, or collected by distress or otherwise, the same shall be treated us titc delinquent tuxes on such real and per onal property, and shall be collected by the sale of such real and personal property as hereinafter prescribed. See. 10. All personal property subject to taxation shall be iittb'e to distress and sale for the uayiuci.t of attd assessments hereunder; and, at any lhue after any taxes or assessments shall become due, according to tl.c provisions of litis act, the County Tt easttrer, by himself or deputy, may distrain sufficient personal property o! the party against whom such taxes or assessments are charged, if the same can be found in his county, to pay the luxes or assessments so due, with any penalty charged or churgoable thereupon, and interest, utid the costs tlir.t may accrue, aud shall immediately advertise tho same in three of the most public places in the town or ward or district in which such property shall be distrained, stating the time and place in such town, vard or district, when and where such I proper./ will be sold ; and if the taxes, assess-, distrained,together with the costs of the proceed| !"o> shall not be puid before the day appointed I ior sue.i .-.ate, (which shall not be less than five, nor more man ten, days after puslisig up such notices ol stt'e.) such 'treasurer or his deputy si..ill ll.v.i r-rt.i >1. ill., .int.. ....I . ..mli :.. . ; ~ iwnvu in si.wi. no. .ces to so'! such property, oc so much i ..c-ico." as may be accessary, at )>uvendue, to ;!ic highest bidder; aud if such property, or n .v;.u.cic.K amount '.hereof, shull not he sold ni t lie liutuuiid place aforesaid, such Treasurer shall retaiu tiio same iu his possession and ndvertise and oiler (he same for sule iu uiuuuer and form aforesaid from time to time until the same shall lie sold. it:.. 1!. All real property returned delinquent hy the County Treasurer, as herein provided, shall be oifered for sale by the Treasurer on the first Monday in Lteectubcr, 1377, after duo ndvcrtismciu, as now provided by law, and thereafter from day to day, until tiio whole amount thereof, as included in the delinquent list, shall be sold; and except as iu this section provided, :he County Tieasurer shall proceed iu reference to the salo of such delinquent real estate' aceordi.iy, loitie (Onus anil wuii i(m on.witi...... p< <isci ibed and i exulted bylaw: Provided, Thai i he cost of said advertising shall not exceed $1 upon ouch parcel of land so advertised. Sr.o. 11?. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with litis act be, aud tlio same are hereby, repealed. Approved June 0, 1877. An Act to abolish the pay of commissioners and managers of elect ions, aud of their clerks. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now utel and sitting in General Assembly, and by the auihotily of the saute: Stic. 1 That fro in and after the passage of this let, no per dinni, mileage or other compensation hall be allowed or paid to the commissioners of lections and managers of elections, or the dorks appointed by them. 8 bo. 2. That all acts and parts of acts, incon;isicat witli or repugnant to the provisions of his act, bo nud the same are hereby repealed. 1 Approved May 215, 1877. ?? - -La dish IIr.':r.ArrBK to Ridk as Mux.?There 1 to few traps for the female sex any more dead- ( y t It tin the side-saddle, and no one of any senso ^ rioves ut the decay of the "noble art of horsoromanship," as long as that art cannot bo pruciced except at the imminent risk of the ladies oing so. F.nglish people are dovoted horse- j ten, and the ladies as well as the inen take the ighest pleasure in galloping after the hounds, ut recently an English lady, who enjoys what i considered an enviable fame for skill and tiring in riding close to the hounds, and who is Iso ti pattern wife and mother, has announced tat she wiil risk her life no more riding on a ide-saddle, but iu the next season will ride lll<t?ll1iiiA fuuli'mn ll *?.. 4 ' " '* .?......... niinuuuceuioui nan Ml ic whole sensational worhl to talking, since she i u wotuan of spirit, and it is believed sho will fi o as she says. If she does she will have fol- 0 iwers without doubt, and it inny be that this ill inaugurate the long-expected dress revoluon. ' _ g A Tcukitu.k Fnia is Galveston ?New Or- ^ tnii June 8.?A special from Galveston, Texas, / lys a terrific tiro has occurred there, but is ?w under control. Three squares, bounded by " arkct, Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, n id the Hay, were destroyed. The fire was dis- ^ vered early this morning. The principal neks burned arc Ileam's, tlie .Southern Motel, unj's, Meidenlieimers's, and Kimnler's. The " tut io?s is estimated atj?-t,0vX),00O. a 2:!^ tSBrcMj lS!n:cn R. M. STOKES. Edltor. UNION, FRIDAY JUNE 15~1877. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 ropy, one year, in advanck, 83.00 8 ('oj)leB one year," " MO 5 6 ' " ? " 11.00 10 " " ' " " 20.00 ? ADVERTISING. ^Ot^Muaro or ouc Inch, first insertion, - - 81.00 H^^^nbsequeat Insertion, ....... 75 ^W^Hpllscount made to merchants and others adrer' ti*l?#RA>r six month* or hy the year. *OVitiiary Notice* of ten lines or lew, Inserted free. '* " over ten lines, charged as Advertise iiients. t&- 2<? l>cr cent additional for advertisement* ordered not to appear in consecutive Issues. gkjr David JolinBon, Jr., bas been admitted to practice in the Supremo Court of this State. We uuderstand that Judge Mackey will preside at the term of Court for Union, Commencing next November. .* ? ftrBf Gen. J. B. Kershaw was last Friday olecicd Judge of the fifth circuit, in place of II. B. Carpenter, by a voto of 128 to 2. - -? ? * Ue-fr- Charley Hoke has been in town and reports Kcnncsaw flour rising?when mnde into biscuits, bread, or anything else good to cat. Jgfejy" Messrs McAdcn, Austol and Oats were in town last Friday to see about rebuilding the depot and Machino shoos of their road. \ j - Pn~f~ Hereafter tlio sureties of County officers must be citizens of the County in which the principal holds his office. That's a decided improvement. B6S'" The Register local man says when the House adjourned "Speaker Wallace slammed the old gavel down with a 'bang.' as much as to say, 'None of you aro gladder of it than I am." Rev. Jas. II. Elliott, D. D., for many years Rector of St. Paul's (Episcopal) church, Charleston, died at his residence in that city last Monday morning. We have had glorious rains since Inst Sunday morning, and all vegetation is fairly jumping. A dry spoil now, lo enable tbe farmers to house their wheat and oats, would make everybody foci glad all over. The members of the Legislature closed the extra session by voting each member $200 I for the regular sossion in November and to those .who liavejserved in the extra session $403,And one mileage of 20 ceuts per mile for the extra session. B&' Articles of impeachment having been fornaaMy preferred against Associate Justice J. J. Wright, for drunkenness, he cannot appear upon the Supreme boncli nntil the charges against him huve been removed by acquits!. His trial will take place during the next session of tlio Leisglalure. "My Motiien's Daughter."?"My Mother's Daughter," an iuteusely interesting story from the pen of Mrs. Ophelia Reid, of Eatonton, Qa., will be commenced in the Savannah Weekly A'etr* of Juno 20lh, 1877. The price of the Weekly Xews is only $1.00 for six months, or $2 00 per *7t? Hierc is a little difference in the amount appropriated to tlie Republican Printing Company for I lie printing for one session of the Democratic and that appropriated for the same ^p-vicea for a Republican Legislature.- The Democrats appropriated $:LOOO and the Repubficons about S75.000. Only a save of $72,000 n one item. - ? ? - The following appointments for Union County were made by Gov. Hampton and conti-med by the Senate last Friday : An'iilor, David Johnson,Sr; Trrnaiirrr, Dr. J. . Thomas ; Jory Com:nU*iontr, Asa Smith. Trial Jus'icrx.?David Johuson, Jr., Thomas Comer, It. U. Foster, A. A . Aughtrey, Thomas i. Orr, C. B. Boho, Jasper Gibbs, James T. Joler, Thomas M. Littlejohn, S. S. Stokes. | Gen. J. B. Kershaw has been elected JJud^e qf the filth Circuit, in place of Carpenter, who according to the report of the Committee appoinled^hy the Legislature to investigate the matter, was eleeted in 1875 wheu there was no vacancy on the bench, consequently Carpenter's election wns void. No pnrer or better man could have been selected for the high position than Gen. K ersbaw. We received a visit last Tuesday from Mr. Styron, the invontor and manufacturer of "Styron's Compound," an excellent fertilizer, manufactured at Limestone Springs, by Messrs. 8tyron Si Lynn, and sold much cheaper than those mode on the coast and at the North. Mr S. informs us that bis fertilizer has become so popular (hut he was not able to fill all the or. deis received for spring planting. They are now preparing to manufacture upon a more extensive scale and expect to be able to supply all demands for Fall sowing. ^ ' Fink Wit sat.?Wo have in our office the Snest specimens of Wheat we have ever seon in .bis country. The heads are six inches long ivith from six to seven grains in the "mosh."? The grains are plump and large. This wheat came from Dr. Wade Fowler's arm, on Thickcty Creek, and tlio gentleman vho brought the specimens to us says the Dr.'s vhele crop is the finest he ever saw. From svery part of the County wo have good reports if the wheut crop, and in the upper section the vhest was never belter than it is this year.? We should like to experiment on the Hoar. ^ We think that Dean Stanley. while of* elating upot a recent occasion, iu that grand Id Mausoleum ef Hnglund's dead, besmirched is Episcopal robes when he went out of hie way I o bespatter with fulsome adulation a low, yuI- < ar,^ besotted dullard, wlte, by^ai mere petition! 1 eoidcnt, had been elevated from a Galena gut- < tr to tho chief Executive office of his country, ritliout the possession of a single endowment, ' lental or moral, to fit him for the the station. 1 .mong the many aocompliehments attributed to I le Mean, it is manifest, that of a ?/// joker is it from occupying the lowest place in the cat- , ogue. I A Correotioa. In out* ?epori of the kro tasl week we 6uid : V.'ie origin of ilie aro is attributed to the careless throwing of a matcli among some loose paper by ? clerk in W. R. Briggs & Co's. store, after lighting a Cigar. He says he had not left imc store more than hit ecu minutes wiieu the alarm was given and the houso was in flames. We sincerely regret that what we said should have been construed into attributing a wilful carelessness upon the part of the young man alluded ^^nd pivan rise to very unkind and unwarranted remarks aToul'Hm'a'nd TBB'ttretnbers of the firm of W. R. Briggs & Co's. We certainly had not the slightest intention of attributing unusual carelessness, much leRs a criminal intent on the part of any one. We believe tho young man and every member of the firm to bo iticapablo of committing such a wrong. We know them all well and have the highest regard for theui. Tho young man alluded to informs us that there was no loose paper anywhere near whero he threw tho match, and when he threw it, after lighting his cigar, be stepped on it and he believes it was put out. And further that his brothor was in the store after ho left it and saw no fire then. lie is very desirious that a full and fair statement should be made, so far as ho is in any way concerned. We are further assured by Mr. Briggs that tho insurance did not cover the loss of money and property by over two thousand dollars, and Mr. Briggs is a man of l:uth and honor. We are astonished that any one should entertain for a moment the thought that any paity conuected with W. R. Briggs & Co's. store could be guilty of perpetrating a crime of such mag...... ...I.. 1. iL.:_ itiiuuv. iiivj ?iv juu"^ uicu niiw tuiuu lueir characters fur above any amount of money, and the bare suspicion does them a grievous wrong. The Origin of the fire is, as yet, a mystery, but we hope the truth will be obtained, and the guilty party, if there is guilt, severely punished. m Z&" We arc enjoying the blessing of daily mails agniti. On Monday last the cars coinmencrd running from the head of the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad to Columbia, without Changing cars; while a train started from Columbia for the hcad^^^fe?tt, 9$?the same day. J wo trains now rfflnRRiy5%a?r flrom the head of the Spartanburg and Asheville toad?20 miles above Spartauburg?and one from Columbia to the head of the road. Both trains meet hero for dinner, about 1 o'clock. The present arrange-, ment has one attiaction not often found by passengers. The Union Hotel gets up the best, the cleanest and most comfortable dinner of any house in the State?and we don't except Charleston and Columbia. A man who can't enjoy one of Wallace & Allen's dinners will whip his wife and grumble at a well cooked fat Turkey when it is set before him, or ho don't know how to appreciate a good square meal. We begiu to see some of the benefits of being on a long Railroad line. When the connexions i*re conipn;ttu"rr!JMJ^V/iiuncBiuu iv v/iuci luou, which we are letul to beiitre 1*411 not be more than two years, this section of country""fill he lUij first.to feel the insnw ges of being upon one of tho most important through lines in this country. 4? The Columbia Regieler, under its new Proprietors, is fast becoming the paper of tho upper counties of theStaio. While it is not quite so large as the Charleston Dailies, it contains fully as much reading matter and gives to our poople at least one day's later news. Its editor! als are well written, bold and independent, and its telegraphic reports are full and reliable.? Col. lloyt deserves success, and if industry, ability and independence can We appreciated by the people of South Carolina, he willuchieve it. Again we call upon the people of the upper Counties to sustain a good paper at the Capital. From that peint alono can we look for apaper unbiased by local interests and prejudices, that will be a truly representative journal. See advertisement for terms, &c. SQL Wo learn tfirff Tueaday 'ntgfet'laat H difficulty occured in a car on the Spartanburg and Aslicvillc railroad, at Landrum's station, between two or three men, whose names our informant did not learn, and James Ledford, a llevcuuo detective, in which the latter was killed. Ft is supposed the parlies who killed him were men who Ledford had informed against, as the difficulty appeared to be about something of tfcai kind. Ledford was shot in three placed and badly cut. He was here a few-weeks ago. pui-viua, urumcru ami sisters lire at Asbeville, N. C. Bgk- We acknowledge an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of the Carolina Military Institute at Charlotte, N. C., on the lGth instant. The salutatory address will be delivered by Cadet llobcrt G. Thouias, N. C.? Orations nud essays will be malt by Cadet Alfred J. Crovatt, Ga. ; Cadet Alex 8. Kasterlin, 8. C. ; Cadet James G. Gibbes, Ha. ; Cadet Albert W. Gilchrist, Flo., and Cadet Robert G. Thomas, N. C. Diplomas will bo conferred by the superintendent. The valedictory address will be delivered by Cadet A. W. Gilohrist, Fla. | ftigr Wo understand the Lien law baa been i repealed, to take effect the let day of next Jan- j uary. Aa we have* mot read the act to repeal we j onnnot say what ita provisions a**; but we hope | it will let all partiea ant.of tke-tnofhea of the < old law aa easy and faM/ as possible. ] Ae aeon as we can obtald a copy we shall pub- i lieb that and any other law we think ear read- ] er* feel a direct interest in. tfSf The total appropriation for ordtymry I State expenses, made by the Legislature, la ( $486,586. Total revenue of the State for the | fiscal year, 9900,000, as follows : Seven Mill 4 lax levy, $750,000; Phosphate royalty, $50,000; ( Loan authorized by the supply bill $100,000.? , rhis will lease $418,416, to pay interest on the j bonded debt, when the amount of that debt is Mcertained. ,?? f Tliey gave liHiott * bonus of $1,000, but there >1 wasn't a man in the House with hiss* enough to ? iry tnnt game ou Waiiaci*. f ft; gftmiiajgeajj-*1 -11 JJULJ- 'I Some of the Work of tho Legislature. As muujr people have complained to us of the length of the session and the little work of importance accomplished by the Legislature, we think it due to the members of that body first to state, as we have before stated, that in consequence of the extreme character of the Radical majority in the Senate, who did all in their power to delay the work and prevent the accomplishment of any reforms in the administration of the State affairs which would either disolose the corruption of the past,.government or interfere with the preeent interests of their par- ^ % ty, tho democratic majority in the Houae had to ninva /?aniSnnalv an<! alnwlv in iKatw ilaiA??*?inA tion to fulfil every pledge made to the people during the campaign. With all the badgering, delays and tactics of the radical opposition, the Legislature has done an extraordinary amount of good wholesome work for retrenchment nnd reform, as the passage of the following acts etift prove: An act to repeal an act, to protect the inter* est of the State, whereon payment of interest now due remains unpaid en bonds issued by any Railroad Compauy, and whereon the guaranty of tho State is endorsed. An act to repeal an act, entitled an act, fetthe relief of the widows and orphans of persons killed because of thoir political opinions. An act to abolish tho pay of Commissioners and Managers of elections and of thoir clerks. ^ The repeal of the provisions of the two la*i acts alone saves to the people of this County $2,600. Au act to reduce the pay of County Commissioners and their clerks. Here again is another save to the people. An act to require all school claims and claims of touchers to be sworn to. No more fraudulent School claims to be allowed. An act to abolish the office of official stenographer. Here's another save to the people, and a useless office abolished. An act to provide stationery and fuel for the General Assembly. _ * Ti.ia >ot .n?.. c;, <<* ...v. .1. tioncry, instead of a lumping bill, by which Members took home $10 worth after a six months' session, and the clerk's of the two houses made a pile of money out of-the contract. An aot to repeal an act to establish certain ohState scholarships in the South Carolina Univer- ^ sity and State Normal'School. \n aA authorizing the appointment of the regents of the Lunatic Asylum from Richland. The first of these acts does away with the radical electioneering scheme of providing tuition and $200 in cash for a number of oolored students to the University, and Normal School. A big save out of the State Treasury. The second saves the State a large amount of money, which was paid U^pegents living in all parts of the State, for per diem and mileage. An act to regulate the Public Printing. This act reduces the annual expenses for printing from $00,000 to about $10,000 or $12, 000. An act to utilize convict labor in the State. Properly managed this aot will make the Penitentiary self-sustaining, and not quite so desirable a place for the resort of laxy thieves and house MnMmtll'R dia'l llll IB ffuril. A save of $50,000. An act to amend section 16, chapter 89, of the General Statutes in referenco to the levying of taxes iu school districts. This act docs away with tho tax in school districts, making it u necessity before any of the school fund can he receiv<d. Another save. An act to prohibit the unauthorised digging of phosphates. This act will give the State many thousand dollars, in royalty, which has heretofore never been paid or was stolen by the officials. Am act to repeal the charter of the town of Hamburg. This will break up one of the foulest nests of scoundrels that ever disgraced civilisation, and prevent any recurrence of the Hamburg lliot. ! An act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the hours of sunset and sunrise. An Act repealing the Lien law ; an Act to reduce the pay for dieting prisoners; an Act to reduce the pay <>* Jumr? jpd witnesses ;;adlso to i educe the pay or AtfuSners of the Legislature to $5 a day. All of these acts are beneficial and tend to greatly reduce the taxes. We dot bt much if the same amount' of good work haa ever been accomplished by any leglslatere in the country, at one session. We have no data upon which to base an estimate of the amount saved annually to the people, by the abeve acts; but as an evidence that we are at ence to reap the benefits from them, It will be seen (hat the tax for County purposes in Union is reduced to two mills, whioh, it is supposed, will he sufficient to defray all expensae and perhaps. leave a balance in the treasury at the end ^ of the year. It is also hoped that a further reductiou next year, for State and County purposes, will yield a sufficient reveuue to a??t alt demands. The reforms already adopted are tangible and sound nfeiuranees that economy and honesty are the watchwords of our officials. jjgr A young colored man was brought te this place last Saturday, suppoeed to be the matt who murdered a white man, named Johnaea. Hn on the Airline lUilroad, last April. We pithlishod e description of the murderer the weejc after the orime was com mi tied, and in every perticuler exoept his age, the man in custody cot/responds with that description. Trial Justice diokes telegraphed immediately to the Sheriff of 3 as ton County N. C., and that functionary is expeeled here,or some one else, to.identify him. Be was caught by Mr. W. R. Crocker and a colored nan in the upper part. it this County. Qu If they live, keep tksir censso and are tot in the poor i^mee or renitentiaW^* .twentyme years from swfcday laat week? Mr. 8amr will hare .two fine democratic voters te exireise the right ?f suffrage?both exactly the amt age aed so near alike that you can't tell 'tether from which." This ia aa awfttl year hr twins. Wiir The Banking Hour* of E. J. Scott & Ion, at Colombia, suspended payment last Saturday. The suspension watt caused by inability to iake collections, and through the advice of riends.