The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 25, 1878, Image 2
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Ttao Legislature.
While a large number of very important
measures are beforo this body, we are not able
to report much work completed.
On the First day of its reassembling, Mr. 11.
W. Shaiid appeared and was sworn in as a
Member of the llous.o.of llepjresc'jdotivea, froui
Uniot CoOiity? > y
Among the bills qow under consideration in?
which tho people of (his section feel interested
are the following:
Report (favorable) of committee on County
Oflicors anil Offices 011 bill to provide for the
election of County Treasurers and Auditors, was
made the special order for Wednesday next, ut
1 P. M.
Hill to protect crops in the hands of factors
ngainst being levied on.
Messrs. Red fear n, Allen and others?Petitions
from their constituents asking the Legislature
not to impose an additional liquor tax.
Mr. J. J. Hemphill?Hill to amend an act entitled
"An net. to reduce and fix the per diem
and mileage of members of the General Assembly,"
so as to fix the pay of each member at
three dollars per day.
lly Mr. Shnud?bill to authorize the appointment
of one additional Trial Justico for the
county of Union.
The Judiciary Committee reported favorably
on bill to prohibit one person from holding two
or more State offices.
i_ Hill to create a marriairc^Lunmsc^ law in this
H-- nnj.ipi
Bill to regulate the costs anil fees of plain
tiffs, defendants, clerks of courts snd other officers
herein mentioned, with a substitute proposed
by the Judiciary Committee.
Bill to alter and amend the school law of
South Carolina.
The consideration of the Moffctt whiskey
Punch bill wtts postponed to 1st February.
Bill to incorporate tho Union, Gaffney City
and Butherfordton Railroad Company, and bill
to authorize the forination'of and to incorporate
the Greenville and Laurens Railroad Company.
Report of committee of conference on bill to
amend an act to alter and amend and net entitled
"An act to revise, simplify and abridge the
rules, practice, pleadings* and forms of courts
in this State," approved March loth, lS7-? and
relating to executions, was adopted.
\Yc should think this is an important bill, but
as wc know nothing of what its provisious are,
nor the nature of tho report of tlie committee of
conference, wc are not able to enlighten our
' reaiYerft upon it. Several memorials and pcli?
ttons against an increase or tnc ii<|??* u.
opposed to the Moffet Whiskey Punch law have
been introduced.
SENATE.
Saturday, January 10. 1878.
ti.? ii.,. v.. ,i.? a.11 .
? ov..? .V .II? . IMV miuniug.
Hill to extend the provisions of an act to authorize
the County Commissioners to submit to
the quaitied electors of their couuties a proposition
to alter the fence laws," and to provide for
olfcctuatinjr the same to the plantations of certain
persons named therein ; bill to repeal sections
8, 9, and 10 of an net to provide for the
protection of persons, property and the public
peace, aproved March 1, 1871 ;
The Committee on Koads, Bridges and Ferries
reported on a bill to authorize all able-bodied
male prisonccs to be employed in labor on roads
and streets.
Mr. deter gave notice of a bill to charter the
ferry at l.ockhardt's Shoals, in (Jnicn County.
Air. Fraser introduced a bill to provide for a
rim'iwUr rtf tl?rt ol'tttufl of lUo onvaval tua rvt"
this State.
i iic coiisiueruiiun 01 me mil 10 organize ana
maintain one University or College for the while
ami one for the coloreil youths of the State was
postponed to Thursday, ihc il-ltli.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the special order for 1 1*. M.?report (favorable)
of Committee on Judiciary on concurrent resolution
of inquiry as to the constitutionality of
the election for Circuiut Judges on the 10th day
of December, A. 1). 187">.
Mr. Campbell said Ihc question was now before
the Supreme Court, and he thought it would
not be respectful for the Legislature to pass upon
it at this time.
Mr. (Jury differed with Mr. Campbell. 11 o
said the case was brought before the Supreme
Court by the friends ot the Radical Judges ou
the bench, hy making up a case in regard to
Judge Shaw. Mr. Gary was of opinion that it
would be well to relieve (lie Supreme Court of
the question. If the slraigliout Democracy intended
to go back on their pledges to relieve us
of carpct-lmg government, be was not willing to
go back with them. We have got rid of Northrop
and Carpenter, and ho was for getting rid
of the whole hatch of Radicals, lie had been
told by members of his profession that (hero
were circumstances zoiutr t tsltow that Judge Wil
lard had been bribed as well as (lie colored man
who sat willi him, ami he did not like a court
where a golden argument would prevail over
nil others.
Air. Campbell. In reply to Mr. Clary, said his
own voice was perhaps the first one t hat was raised
as to I lie constitutionality of the clectionof VVhippernnd
Moses; but lie insisted Ilia, this wasa judici
il and not a legislative question. It is better for
us to carry on the government by constitutional
and not by revolutionary measures. The Chief
Justice was elected by constitutional means.?
lie would not say that he would have favored
his election ; but he is now the Chief Justice of
the State, under the constitution.
Mr Wylic said he thought the case before the
Supreme Court was instituted by direction of
the Legislature; that the Legislature had directed
the Attorney General to institue it, if his
recollection was correct, ami lie thought it would
he discourteous at least for the Legislature to
act upon it.
Mr. Todd moved to lay the matter on the
iifcifie.
Mr. Clary called the yeas ami nays, which resulted
as follows
Yeas?Rird, Rowcn, Ruclc,Campbell, Cannon,
Carier, Coker, Collins, Counts, Crittenden, Duncan,
Frascr, Jctei, Kinslcr, Livingston, Manning,
Mvcrs, Todd, Williams, Witherspoon, Wylio?
21.
Nays?Ilutler, Clary, Howard, Lipscomb?4.
IIOl'SK OF IIKI'RKSBNT ATI VK8.
Mr. Sliand?Rill to fix the hours for opening
and closing the polls at certain elections ; bill to
amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate
the Chester and Union railroad bill to amend
section 1110 of tho code of procedure.
Mr \Mntla. of the Cmiiiiiittee on Aorieiiltnrn
submitted a faverablo report on a bill to protect
t lie growing crops from being levied 011, and bill
to amend Ilie existing fence laws.
A joint resolution to amend tlio constitution
as to tbe meetings of the General Assembly was
next brought up for consideration. 'Ibis resolution
provides for a biennial session of tlio Legislature.
It was not well received by the members,
and elicited a spirited dsscussion.
Tlio resolution was killed by a vote of 25 yeas
to 71 nays.
The calendar being cleared of tlio general orders,
llie special order was taken up. This was
a joint resolution proposing certain amendments
to the criminal law, making the crimes of arson,
rape and burglary capital offenses. A long and
enrnest discussion sprang up, in which a great
many members engaged. Messrs. Wells, Gnil4
.v ? . v 4$
v
lard, Durgan, H. 11. Hemphill and several uihmr
were opposed to the measure, and made arguments
against its passage. Some of theso argu
incuts were novel and l'orciblo.
A strong array of spoakers raised their voices
in beliaif of the resolution, including Messrs.
Dibble, Bradley, Simpson, Haskell and others.
Tlie debate was noting warm, when the
^Speoker anuou cei|^^^^t4?F%Wfr*of adjourj^ ,
lucnt had nrriTildtJBB^y jJC* W niinr_Trmilq
t ike a lecesji M4^j^ppbday^l^ygloek. (
3Thc WIccMi] ftlnion Stimcn.
K. M. ST()Ki:S, Editor.
UNION, Fill DAY, JANUAItY o. 1878.
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Obituary Notices of ten linos or loss, inserted free.
" " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements.
faiT" Parr & Co., have moved into their large
and handsome store.
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g?2r* Our frieud Moses is selling liis winter
clothing and Cliristuias Goods awful cheap. Go
and see. t
roads there has
been a larger supply of cotto_ on the market '
he past week than usual. Wo tpioto 125 bales I
sold, and prices ranging from 7.}@l0 j.
- o - ,
.Tos. Strauss is selling out the old stock (
' dog cheap" and those who want bargains "as
is bargains," should call soon, for lie expects a
heavy stoek of Groceries, Flour, Dacon, &c.,
and than "the old and new" will be so mixed
up that he won't know which to sell the cheapest.
The late rain3 have made tho roads almost
impassible. The weather is now clear and ]
bracing; but "old Probabilities" tells us to look
l >ok for the severest weather wo have had this
winter; we therefore invite all who have prom
ised to bring us wood to do so at once. Wo ,
shan't want much wood during tho summer. 1
The report has goue.o,^ tUititu. thejutq^ '
election for a member to the Legislature in this
County, Mr. Shand, the regularly nominated
candidate, was elected l>y only tieo majority.?
Notwithstanding we published the official return
from each box, which gave Mr. Shand six hundred
and seventy-nine majority, (ho Chester Importer
alone has corrected this statement. Gen"
tlomen, you can bet on Union being all right
upon the democratic question. If "the boys"
do run two candidates, they only do it to make
the race interesting, ami even then they are
first sure that no long eared ltadical is in the
field.
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More Cheap Goods.
S. \V. I'orter informs us that lie will receive
next Monday, his first supply of Spring 1'iints
for Dress Goods. Ladies go and examine tlicin.
He has also on the road a new slock of Groceries,
fina llitivw Hdiutn L'Uiv*.. ?*? - A?U! IIA.. pjuyinpia gentlemen
to call and examine them. *
We Can't Do it.
A subscriber writes : "I'lcase stop the Times,
ns my subscription is out." We can't do it now
friend. We have agreed to publish the Times j
for the whole of 1878, and could not think of
stopping it this early in the year. We have a ,
number of oilier subscribers left, and they tell !
us to "hold on" and not ?/?/< u day.
Annual Compliment.
The ever courteous nn.'l efficient Supcrinten- !
dent and Secretary and Treasurer of tlic S. U.
and ('. It. It. have renewed their compliments
to us in -the shape of a yearly l'nss over that
road.
>Vc also acknowledge a similar favor from
Col. Tlics. Dodaincad, Supenitendent of the
(5. k 11, R.
It is but seldom that we have time or viton* to
enjoy the privilege of even a free ride, but the
cmiplimcnts arc none the less appreciated by
us.
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Six Judges Ousted.
On Tuesday last the Supreme Cjurt decided
agunst the legality of the election of .lodge
Shaw, who was electel vir.t vote. This decision j
involves Hie validity of Hie election of all the '
Circuit Judges now on the bench, except Judges
Kershaw nnd Wallace. When the decision was
announced Judge Townsend, who was holding
t'ourt in Columbia, adjourned the Court isine ilie
in the midst of a case.
The Legislature h as appointed Tuesday, (he i
">th of February, to elect Judges of the 1st, 'Jd,
'id, 4th, (ith and 8th circuits.
There is also an effort now on foot to impeach
Chief Justico Willurd.
We are not ready to endorse the extreme action
which some democrats are striving to force
the I.egi slat u rod o. We hope and believe discrttion
and moderation will govern the action of
that body in this very important matter.
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The Savannah News.
Among our exchanges we find no journal
we consider superior to the .Savannah Weekly
News. In fact, we doubt if there is any paper
published North or South that contains ns inueh
truly valuable and interesting reading matter.
Its proprietor, Mr. Est el I, spare# neither money
nor labor in giving the renders of the News the
largest amount of the choicest news and refined
literature. He is somewhat extravagant in his
expenditure for originnl stories, but tken lie
gets the very best of that kind of reading, and
his readers begin to rightly appreciate his efforts.
One of the most thrilling talcs we have ever
read has just been finished in the .Veins, and in
Hie next issue a now story of unusual merit will
be commenced. If vou want a first class fumi
ly newspaper of home production, send two dollars
for the Savannah Weekly Newt and you will i
surely got just the article you wish. I
There was a large demonstration of unemployed
working men on Huston ('ornmon on Sat- ]
urday afternoon. Four. thousand of them sub- i
sorpiently marched to the .Mayor's oflico with a t
series of resolutions. The .Mayor promised I
that the city council would do what it could for 1
them. i
m w ,
6alo of tha ^
In orilcr lo c&rrcct ft-impb^elicns'iDn nmong
the people nil?the cirtiflMnees which nmke
the sale of IhewrOro^^^Aplj a necessity,
we wilt Bt^tithat ij^HHH^.TTuckcr holds
a mortgage. tip6^j|fr ^Tojp*1^r^J^|ldernble stun,
If''Vtate^tf^nicrest, and it
iS mortgage that the safe will be
n,a,lei < tZ\' 'V?V*
A lnccti ?% of the Stockholders is called for
Saturday the 2vl day of February, with the hope
thnt some measure may be adopted to relievo
the property of its debt, and place its ownership
entirely in Uic control of tho stockholders.
A large nutnlx# of subscribers have not paid
a dollar of their 'Subscription, while mauy have
only paid a portion. If all would coeic forward
and redeem tl:cira'|^cdgcs in full the debt could
be so grcntly reduced ns to induce n few men to
carry the balance nt the legal rate of interest.
Surely the pcoplo'of Union are not going to
allow so valuable a piece of property to be sacrificed,
when a stn?l sum from each one who
feels any iutcrcst in the agricultural development
ef I tie e.m.ili, ... ..1.1 nleee > 1. e u.. eeeo.. ef
the Agricultural Association beyond the power
of any one to interfere with. The property is
worth every dollar of the money paid for it and
prnc^ie^iim^ff^o'nhe annuel cxhrtdtians^mrulT
upon it arc becoming more appreciated nnd apparent
every yenr. It will not do to let the
properly pass out of the hands of the Stockholders,
and thereby break up the Agricultural Association
of the county, particularly after such a
short but successful existence.
Farmers of Union County, one nnd all, we
entreat you to come forward and save your]Asso
cinlton uud its properly.
Merchants of the town of Union, you are
greatly interested in the Association,"and we ask
you to stuud side by side with tlie Farmers to
perpetuate and make even more successful an
Association that has infused life nnd enterprise
into all branchs of our industry.
I.adics of Union, we have uovcr appealed to
you iu vain, for any cause in which the interests
of your county were involved. We have
inorc ""iilrli'iw in you, iu n ausc of emergency,
tliaH in the men, nnffVc ask you to help save our
f'ounly Fair and the properly upon which your
skill and taste have been annually exhibited and
admired by thousands who have seen tlicin. If
you will put your heads together you can do
much towards relieving the Association of its difcullies.
Make the young men help you. You
uionc can arouse mem ironi ilie luuittcrencc
they have evinced in this matter.
Having stated tlie condition of the Association,
we leave the matter in the hands of the Farmers,
.Merchants and Indies of the county, with the
firm belief that they will apply a sufficient remedy.
Agricultural Exchanges.
The Southern Cultivator for January is promj tly
before us and contains valuable information
for the Southern Farmers.
The Carolina Farmer for Jnnuary is a capital
mmiiiiT"wniHWftith a wiioTtrytarrstn$5CTTftrrir
to nay one who cultivates tlie soil for profit.
Vick'a Magazine. Although this is not strictly
an Agricultural work, it is so near to it (hut it
should be in the library of every family iu the
State. It is the hundsomcst Magazine of the
kind we ever saw. Vick has expended a large
amount of money, talent and labor, in getting
out a work that will impart the most practical
information upon the cultivation of Fruits, Yegcgtablcsand
Flowers. In these departments we
do not know nnv work ilint will ?iva il..?
anionnt of truly valuable instruction that we
find in Yick's liaiidsome Monthly, h'ce advertisements.
I*'nr tlu> Times.
News from Goudeyaviller?lho Incendiary at
Gotiokysvili.a, Jan, 18tli, 1878.
Ma. Khitou :?The usual quietude and peacefulnesoui^uJiF
community was stirred, on Wednesday
Inst, between 12 and 1 o'clock, by the
report that the Gin-house oC Mr. Win. Dyers
was on fire. Upon arriving we found that the
llumes had gained such headway that there
would be no chance of stopping them. It was
evidently the net of an incendiary, committed
too, in day light, and was certianly one of the
most daring outrages ever perpetrated on n
luiiiiiiiiiuij' ; an.1 wen 11 was tor uic guilty parly
(lint lie succeeded in losing liis tracks in the
woods, for in alt probability "Judge Lynch"
would have been called in had lie been caught.
There had been no one in the house for two or
three days, and (lie gin had not been tunning
since the 2d. of Dec. These facts, together
with the running tracks from the house and the
same truck found coming to it, go to prove conclusively
that it was no accident. The loss is
very heavy on Mr. llycrs, amounting to about
$1100, with no insurance. Fortunately there
was only one hale of Cotton in the house, but
the gin and a tlirnsbcr and 1200 bushels of cotton
seed were burned.
I hardly think our people are ready for another
tax at present, nan good many of the lower
classes will hardly be able to get breud and
tueat.
Kvcry one I have heard express an opinion,
arc pleased that the lien law has heen repealed.
A very lurge amount oLwheal has been sowed
and we arc looking forward to a better time.
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Science lias accomplished no more wonderful
or gratifying result thnri the perfection of nn
antidote to the chilling signs of approaching age,
something to obliterate the tell tale tracks of
time, and preserve tho natural adornments of
youth to ripe old age. Hall's Hair Kenewcr
does all this, and its praise resounds in cottage
nnd palace. The dwellers nmong the snows of
Norway nnd the pcnsnnls of sunny France nnd
Hpnin^ find nse for it, and find means to get it,
and it dCOTh'ot disappoint them. The whitening
locks again resume their youthful color, tho
thin, dry, nnd faded hair becomes bright and
glossy. The whole apearance is changed ns if
by magic, nnd the man or woman, who, before
was called nged, now nppcars ns one in the
prime of life. Fuch wondrous changes cannot
pass unnoticed, nnd they have produced the
unprecedented demand that now exists for (ho
first nnd only article over compounded that can
produce them in a pleasing ami satisfactory
manner,?A'fir Km, Woo<ktork, III.
For tbo Tlilics.
HABD TIMES.
These two little very significant words, so long
the caption^ to newspaper lucubrations South,
seeraMo have found n habitation in a higher latitude,
where millionairot were, not long ago, as
plenty as blackberries. Down here, irt the
"Prostrate State," wo have been so leqf accustomed
to the phrnso that it has lost its significance.
Is there no remedy for our Hard Times?
We can't charge ours to the "shrinkago of values,
breaking of Savings Banks and Insurance
Companies," so much dwelt on by the Northern
papers. I am not so sure that very much of it
isn't our own fuult. The cost of subsistence is
not liiglior than it used to be ; bu'. don't wc lay
.?i ,1 ?_,i i
than we used to do? llavn't wo got used to
high prices? Haven't we got used to going in
debt, nnd grown more indifferent, not only to
going in but gelling out, than we used to? t
know some of ryy neighbors who before the war
bartered homespun for calico and thought themselves
well dressed, who now won't go to church
without a bale of cotton on thcui?$10 cloaks,
$10 hats, $10 dresses, and so on, to say nothing
of the Jewelry. I kHow some of my neighbors
who before the war would have done witlicy"at^T*percent.^^nd^To^Mhi^rt^^B^r^O
per
cent, a small matter. I know men who before
the war grew all their supplies and owed nobody
and now gnw nothing but cotton and
owe everybody.
Well what of ii ?
It won't do lo goon at this rate, that's certain.
Head the advertisements in the Ti.mi.s?Shcritf'a,
Delinquent tax payers' list, foreclosures of mortgages.
&c. Don't this all mean '-Hard Times?"
But the remedy, l'ay as you go. Dou't buy
any thing you can do without. Acknowledge
you arc a poor fellow and live up to it. Don't
pretend to be rich and live a sham. Cut down
expenses. iSlop nil the outgoings and save the
incomings. Don't believe cotton is the thing to
save you, but grow something that will keep
your money at home.
lie shy of fertilizer debts; they arc the hardest
sort of debts to pay. Uhv only cood need.
good implements nud good judgment. Take a
newspaper ; keep up with the times; avail yourself
of nil improvements, and report your failures
as wed as successes to the Ti.mks. Mr. Stoki.s is
anxious to give his subscribers a good Agricultural
paper. Delias had alargo and varied experience
as a journalist and can give you n good Agricultural
paper, adapted to your soil and climate,
if you will help him. Now is the tiino to reform.
Now is the time to begin building up our indust
lies.
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For the Times.
An Hymonial Occasion.
One of tlio prettiest and most interesting
marriages, celebrated in South Carolina during
the present century, was that which took place
i i Tiuitnonsville, on tlie \V. C. & A. 11. 11., on
T uirsday, the 10th January 1878. The contract i
ig parlies were L>r. C. Milton Littlcjohn, a
t r?j.uw...? imiiiii umiuij.ui u .illlil
Miss I.ula Newberry, only daughter of liev.
Isaac J. Newberry, of the South Carolina Conference.
The rites tvero solemnised at the
Methodist Church, at eleven o'clock A. M., precisely,
the Dev. G. II. Wells, of Trinity, Ilasel
St., M. 15. Church, Charleston, olficiating. The
brido and groom were escorted by six bridesmaids,
and groomsmen, in the following order :
I. il. Fisher, Ksq., of N. C., and Miss ltolliu;
Geo. S. Burr, Ksq., of Kings!reo, and Miss Blla
Bristow; Mr. Hewitt and Miss 15. Fcrrill; Dr. I
K. M. I.ittlcjohn, of Union, and Miss 1). Fcrrill ;
Hufus Littlcjohn, Ksq., and Miss I'arsons; Albert
Young, Ksq., and Miss Wells. The beautiful
nud accomplished bride was in full bridal
costume and wore the usual bridal veil, secured
by a wreath of orange blossoms. Tlio bridesmaids
were ulso most elegantly as well as appropriately
attired, altogether presenting a most
lovely scene, and one to lie remembered. The
ceremony over, the happy couple with their
invited guests repaired to the residence of A. IL
Bristow, Ksq.nnuncleof the bride, wherensumptuous
banquet was spread with nil the comforts
uad nil the luxuries that could satisfy the "inner
man" and served in superb style, Several
hours were enjoyed in the exchange of congrat
ulalory messages, social conversation, and conviviality
generally. The bridal presents were
also examined. Many of them were costly, as
well as beautiful, which the fortunate recipients
must for ever prize. The newly wedded and their
attendants left the dwelling in an atmosphere
vocal with wishes for a happy tour, They left
on the Columbia bound train at 4.15 I'. M., from
whence they expect to visit several points of
interest in the Northern part of this State, after
which they will repair to the magnificent
country residence of I)r. I.ittlejohn, near Union
U. It., where they expect to reside. We congratulate
our Union friends upon so valuable an
acquisition as the bride is likely to bccotno to
their society, and most cordially wish both bride
and bridegroom, along and happy life. Wc intended
to give tlie names of some of the most distinguished
guests present at the occasion, hut
must defer on account of length. Wc return
many thanks to the good people of TimmonsI
r ile, for courtesies extended, for honors con
ferred, and for (heir hospitality generally, and
assure them our short stay amongst llietn can
never be forgotten by us but will ever form a
bright spot in our memory. BETA.
Dkatii ok J. Comimm's Mima.?Tt is with
sincere sorrow and pain, that we chronicle the
death of J. Columbus .Hills, which sad event occurred
at his residence near Spartanburg, S. C.
on last Thursday morning, ("apt. Mills was a
lawyer by profession and Hvpd for some yenrs
in this city, where he had many warm admirers
[ and true friends, lie was a young n.nn of
strong attachment, deep feeling and intellectual
powers that had been highly cultivated. Hightoned,
honorable, bravo, cliivalric, and generous
to a fault; lie possessed as many excellent
trails of character as any man that wo liavo
ever known. The writer of this was endeared to
him by years of along intimate and uninterrupted
friendship, and the memory of Columbus
Mills, his sparkling wit, his kind acts, and his i
nohlo nature, will remain with him ns long as
life itself shall last.?Southern Home.
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a?' 1 a - *r?a
For I ho T*ni"s.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON
Charlksto.n, Jan. 14th, 1878.
Onco fnore order reigns in Warsaw. The
crowd of noisy, dusky politicians, who for "so
long" bavo held their courtabout the corners of
Droad and Meeting streets, lias collapsed. The
glory of Radicalism has departed. Peace reigns
supreme throughout the City. Quiet people can J0I
now wnlk down Ilroad and Meoting streets without
the fear of pistol shots. Ladies and children
can walk the pavements without fear of being
shoved off or insulted by coarse abuse.?
Under the new regime we hope for retrenchment
and reform in every department connected with
it.A ?4* <! > Al-I ?
vaiv j.iuopvinjr Ul ill* UIU V/IIJT.
The merchants complain Ljisvt money is scnrco
ami business dull. ConifMition is grent ami
goods can be bought at low figures. Credit is
pretty well plnyed out and everything is being
conducted on cash principles. The best Gnan*
ciers *ny they have never seen the financial condition
of the country in a more critical condition.
How to make safe iiuvcsluients is a prob;
lent not easily solved by the wisest heads. The
shrinkage of values in all species of property
at the North, and tlie wholesale bankruptcy of
Life Insurance companies and Saving llnnks,
?' Mill a>b<VSlA la War m m, m.
vs. capital aro telling fearfully upon fin,* ilCA',
and we cannot expect to cscapo harmless. The
South, however, is better off than the North.?
Wo have come down to hard-pan, andean stand
the shock better thar. those worthies who have
been clothed in purple and Cue linen and speclating
for years paSl upstfVfitf ruin of others.
The great problem at the South to bo solved,
iiour Agricultural Prosperity; for turn and
twist the matter as you may, if the Agriculture
of a country is nut in a prosperous condition,
every thing else must go to the dogs.?
Spasmodic efforts, by legislation or otherwise,
may keep things going for awhile, but ruin will
come at last.
At the bottom of our troubles undoubtedly
rests that gl im monster credit, which will always
devour the fruits of the fanner's labors. Unfortunately
nearly everybody had to rcaort. to borrowing
money nncr the war, and moro unfortunately,
nearly everybody kept it up. High 'W
prices paid for provisions which ought to haro
been produced on the farm: high interest for
money to pay for inefficient labor, nnd buying
cvcryuiuig on crcuu, lotum I lie farmer at tlio
end of llic year unable to pay out. The balance
of one year carried to the debt of another, with
high rales of interest, and the constant low
price of cotton and high taxes, soon ends in the
bankruptcy of the farmer. The farms for sale,
the Sheriff's advertisements and Auditor's list
of delinquent tax payers, all over the State, go
to show where the Agricultural interest of the
country now stands.
It is much easier to say what ought to bo done
than to do it; but no one can be so blind to the
situation as to argue that times will ever grow
better under the old system.
We must take a new departure. We must rc nuuim
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every possible way. Stop all tho leaks, and
produce every article needed at home that wo
possibly can. I know it will bo hard to como
down to this. It is so easy to go to the store
and buy what wo want and have it charged, and
so easy to calculate the number of bales of cotton
to he made and the rise in price which is alvvnys
in futures. Hut there is no other way out
of lho wilderness. 1'Iniit cotton only as a secondary
crop, and there will be money in it.?
There is not too much cotton made for the world's
use, but it costs loo much to make it, and tho
necessities of the farmer force it upon the marL'l'l
ton KQltn ill |I|0 sonann an lliAl ?11 ll..l.*..8i.
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of a rise go (o the speculator.
Let farming once more become successful and
ii will become as popular us of old, and the
thousands of young men who have left the field
for the counter will return to their old homes
and labor to enrich and beautify them.
MOPE ANON.
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Has tub Nxnnow Uaiok Paid??So much
has been said by some of the taxpayers of this
county about the hardships, the injustice, of
what is known as the railroad tax collected in
this county?some saying it is "money thrown
away"?that we have thought it worth while to
publish the following statement bearing upon
this subject. The facts and figures given below
were obtained from a source thoroughly reliable.
For several years the following has been
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..... uuuuki uauii vi luiiruuu operations
here:
llacon nnil lard brought to Iliis market, 843,.,
300 pounds; cotton shipped from Chester, 16,-.
000 hales . guano 8(H) tons.
llefore tlie completion of the Chester & Lenoir
ltailruud the freight on the above mention- *
ed quantity of bacon and lard was ninety cents
per hundred pounds, amounting to $7,589 70
since the completion, fifty-five cents per hundred,
$4,038 15?a difference of $'2,080 80.-? t*
On cotton, heforo completion, $4 75 per bale,
amounting to $70,000 ; since completion, $3 f>0
per bale, amounting to $50,0(H)?a difference of
$20,000. On guano, before completion, $0 00
per ton, $4,800; since completion, $4.50 ptr
ton?a difference $1,200. The saving on nil
other goods shipped to this point may safely bo
put down at $5,000 ; making a total gross saving,'annually,
in freights, of $20,150 80. Now
what do the pcoplo of the county pay for this
great reduction? Here it is: Annual tax, $0,000;
amount paid annually fur retirement of
bonds, 5,(MM)?total $11,000. Deducting t|t^
frotn tho $20,150 80, we have loft, as a net gnhii
I iu 113c luriners una consumers of this count/,.
| the snug little sum if $18f1,"j() H'l. These nre
fuels niul speak for themselves.? Cketler Rtpor-Itr.
Tho Chester Reporter,
Town Ki.kction.?The nnniml election for Irttemlant
ami Wnrdcns of the town or Chester
was held last Monday. The following is the result
:
For Inlcndant?J. I,. Agurs. For Warden*
?T. N. Younghlood, John J. Hemphill, J. It.
Sitnril, J. I,. Yonguo.
Fatal Affi-ay.?A difficulty occurred ono ^^ ^
dny lust week hctwecn Turner Jncksun
George Outen, both white, in which tHo lnttfr
was killed, ISoth livid near douches Ferry. Ip
tho eastern pnrt of this county. Jackson has
been nrreslcd niul committed to jnll at lumens
Tnk Cotton flu*!?****.?During lljc jn?t>lh of
December lliero wc.r shipped'from this plae#
over li e Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Itnllroad
; 2.2<>3 bales of cotton ; over the Chester &
Lenoir Itailroad. 754 boles total for the month,
3017 bales. Shipments since September 1st,
10,028 hnlos. A