The Fairfield herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, July 30, 1873, Image 2
-THE FAIRFIELD HERALD
Published Every Wednesday at
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at
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An interview with tle State Treaiurer.
The Columbia .Corrosp-orrdi'nt 6f
the News and CoufIr recently had
'.an interview with Treasnror-Cardoza.
As it was of considerable length we
give the most intIoT'.ing portiole of
'it.
Correspoik1en6t. 'In the first
' Iato I would be glad to know if
your recent visit to New York was
upon businers connected with your
-oflico, and if so, what business I
Una is . I have nothing whatever
'to do %, ith any speoulation in State
tinourities, and my recent trip to Now
*York was purely on account of my
- own privateo ffaira.
t orkrespondent. 'Is theso anything
doing in our State bonds in Now
-York ?
(Jardozo. Nothing 'whatever, as
'far as 1 could learn. The State's
credit- is entirely gone, and' the bonds
arre as flat as they can be. I do not
think there are any nales of our bonds
at all. No one aomfles to buy them
ovo at the low figures at whiolk they
are-quoted, and the holdersaIto Aim
ply keeping them in the hopb tirat
something mnay turn up by which they
-amay be able to realize eonething for
't-hem.
Cor. What is Kimptbn 'f1dink as
'financial agent of the Stdte'? Have
'you any dealings \vith him ?
Cardoszo. There ha. been no-bu.si.
ness done between Mr. 'kimpton and
myself. So far as my administration
'is concerned, he has nothing to do
with the finances of the State. lie
-has no bonds of the State, or at least
'claims to have none.
Cor. What has he done with the
-bonds purohased on account of lhe
.Sinrkinrg fund, the agricultural col.
logo scrip, arind tire ai.. hundred,
thousanid dollars tif -the 'bonds of thle
Blue -Ridge IRailrond, whloh he held
'for the State ?
Cardozo. My information is that
every oe of them was hypothcoated,
for loans maaade in Parker's tein, and.
the whole of the one hundrdd and
ninety-one thounand 'dollata 'In the
bonds of tho Stato, in Which the agri.
'cultural landascrip, was invested, to.
gethr with the two hiundred thou.
s..nd dollars of bonds purohased with
-the proceedsof the sales of tire assets
"of the State by the sinking fund con
tuibsion arertdtdl o1A to th'o -State,
unless the ollicials who'illega'ly d'is.
posed of thou can be hold personally
responsiblo.
(ior. Well, 51r. Cardozo, there Is
another matter abont whIch i Wtonild
be glad to ham some explanation]
from you. Can you tell we why it is
'that you have no money to defray the
current expenses of the government I
It is very easy to account for the
want of money in the treasury to
:speak in round number.i, t aM -a'llod
upon to pay $2f5o0,000 of claims
ag.ainst tie State with but a little
over hnlf thrat amount in the treasur)
'to do it. with. llere, said the treasu~rer
'handing mie a-paper, am tihe itemited
'arppropriationsu for the current fiscal
.yourr. The pa' or tead s follows:
A Rorn'i(ATro.1
Ocneral appropiationi bill $ 939,87d
hleury WVare & Son 1,0
'Claims under fiotornor's 1,o
11roclamratioli 65,000
Lands in Darliangton 2,600
Building State Orphan Asy
lumo, 20,600
Leogislative expanses, 1872-73, 75,000
l'ormaneut p)rintinlg,
1 872--'73 250,000
l'ublishing nets, 75,000
Logislative expenses,
1870O-'71-'72 25,000
iiegirslativo expensos,
1872--'73, 135,000
Current. P'riniting, 50,000
iFitting up llouse of Rep.
reentativos. 58,000
Card'rzo. '1'he tdtal which you soo
there rolire~nits thre appropriation
merely for thre cnrrent fiseal year.
]lesidos this, tnhere wasi a dlefeienoy
arising (romn thre non-payment of the
actual appropriations of last year,
amnounting to $691,396. Thie agg~ro.
gpto, therefore of' the appropriatonrs
which I was called upon to pay was
within a fraction of $2,500,000, or In
other words, $1,727,470 and $691,.
896. To r'aise this a'nount a tax of
twelve mills was levied, which any
one can sed is toltI y inndequate UPON
a taxable basis of $ l60,O00,000 which
ian extreme figure to be relied uponI
as the property of the State as at
p resent assessedJ. My receipts have
b een so far, as follows, and the
treasurer handed me anotther papor
whbich showed thre receipts from all
sources from beocmber 1, 1872, to
tJne 30, 1873, to amount to $1,630,.
927 l8.
Cor. Thlere will be a latge do.
fieey then, Mr, Cardoao, for the
Geanoral Assembly to provide for next
year ?
Card oso. Yes, sir, of oorurse, there
wrill bed
Cor. Itow much beve you paid on
hest year's deficiceies ?
Cardoszo. I havn't tire figure. pro.
cisehy, but it is about *700,000.
Cor. That loft you about $900,.
000 to meet this year's appropriations
there wlli consequently be about
*800,000 deficionoies from this year's
appropriations..
Cardozo. Yes, it would sprpear so
and perhaps ought to be so, bnt the
fact is that I have paid tire printing
and other claims. for whioh apnroania.
tions wore made this year,
though the services were perform.
ed lost, out of the deficienoy tax, us I
conceived it proper to do. These
clhin amounted to something like
$.100,000, and consequently the defl
oiency for this year will be -400,000
instoa'd of $8oo,0d0, add thero will be
about $400,0'00 of the old -de'oienoy
still remail'g. It vla, robbing
Potor to pay Paul, but of ocurso it is
all thosamo to the State.
'Correspoud6M-. How have you
Leon makink *6nr paymedts goner
ard o. Well, I have paid all
tlio sataries, I think, 'imp to the e6d of
tie second quartep, the 30th April.
Ihave 'paid the Lunaltic Asylum,
penitentiary, &c., up to about lot
June, and upon all other aippropria
tions proportionally as noarly as I
could. Ou ace uut of Idst"or'ri de
loiences I have pat'd the satfica'very
nUIrly in full, 'ie 'Lhuntio Asylum
entirely, tho'Dauf, Dumb and blind
and the State Orphan Asylu:ns- earlv
in full ; to the l'enitentiary I have:
paid $45,000 "or nie 'f the twelve
warrant whibh were otit. 'Ydu know
three of thein had been put upon the
mmarket by Governor Scott without'auy
authority of law. For the deoieoy
in last year's public subool appropria.
(ion I have paid about $80,000.
Correspondent. low is that t
Was thoro not an appropriation of
$300,000, and I thought you paid
foarly all the regular appropriations
lh fullI
bar'doto. So I haven zt. 'twlough
'tllore'was an -appropriation of $300,
000 there was 'only about $100,000
expemded 'br ''ontractod to be paid
'ft foar dl a&6hut o tbe publio
Achools. They wore not in operation
but a ebort'hilo during the year, not
lethg'hilo to 'gt dihy monay from
'he trcsury.
L MEANS DAVIS, Editor.
Wednesday Morning, July 0, -174.
*W-jCorrespondence solicited from oveary
seotion of the country.
Our coelumanis are open to all for a free
illsousaion of any principlo, theory or idea,
but we are in tab wwy-rospofisiblo ft mi viewS
er opinilons of borrespondeui's.
TFir.i in Baltfinore.
Tidings have roaohed us of h de
struetivo fire in Baltimore. The lots
is not so -haonvy as vas at htirst sippos
od, bft m'ny fanuilies are left desti.
tuto. We know not whether any ap
peal will be made for aid, but if so,
we 'olgo it will be promptly re
sportIad tM. tialtimore was mu
nifioet in- her -aid to Southeru
Wolita during 0.-- wAr, and we
are bobnd c, Ver 'Vy aua overlas'ti-g
debt o gratitude. Iot us prove
ourselves not only willing 'but anxious
to repay it
15iit 'ubl lien.
The presenee in our midst of the
fallant Georgian, Gen. John B. Gor
dan, suggests 'the 'Winh tht ofl our
putblite men should, like hoimi, be not
only "without fear," but without
"reproach.' His noble ecanmple of
spotless putity lit th'e midst of the
venality, fraud and corru'ption which
have fixed their stamp upon the
times, stands like a beacon upon the
hill ttp to guide others in the way be
has moved. Upon our- profebsiobal
men does it peculiarly devolve to see
that, while puratting their paths to
fame and fortune, these pathus shall
lead through the broad and whole
some sunshine. Let them too ace tc
it that no temptation to private gain)
seduce thtlm inlto forgettillnbss of the
rights and interests of our dear but
unfortunate old State. The brood 01
foul barpies which has settled upoc
her to plunder and dellle, should nev.
er be able to boast the aid and coun.
tenanco of the talent and respeota,
bility of her oltd t-egime, and the
good people of hoer borders shoulk
never be mado to feel that they hav<
been robbed and oppresied througl
the agency of those Whom they hav<
loved tohonor. As our lawyers and
publie men constitute,{very properly
the leading class in every eomnmu
nity, the grave respotisIbility 01
direetlng publio sentiment int<
pure and healthy channels reatm
upon them-let them then scorn al:
fawning syoophano.y and despuiab al~
induea'ment to selfish advantcement
when made at the expense of the
public good, and by cultivating all
elevation and nobility of oharactm
and purpose, make an honorable and
lasting impression upon the times ftr
whieh they live.
laterdeow with ttie State Treasurr-Du.
tgv of the Attorniey-General,
ln another column will be founc
&n lnterebug interview between thl
oorrespondent of the News and Con
rier and the State Treasurer. Thiu
interviEw elietted nothing calculated
to raise thme hopes of the taxpayers.
Tihere will be another large defloil
tie year5 to moeot which we will be
still further ttaxed. T1he present
Lcgislature which went into office
pledged to reform have done no bet.
tot than their nroeasors an.d- i
they have not squandered as much (
money it is because they have not
had equal oppoitunitiev. Tio Tron-&
surer inforn-s us that the Stste credit
is deatd'in New 'York. -Thi-is cher.
ing intelligoioo, f h oe halsofiones
herebfeo have boon 6ut veholodsof I
fraud from which the -State has reap- I
ed no benefit. The only expedient I
now left for raising money is by di..
root, heavy taxation, and this 'nea- I
sure, in time will defeat itself by I
drawing'odpital'from the State, and t
leaving the people too hapoverished 11
t9 moet the extravagant 1dmaands of
th-e administration. All the officials
are now said to be hard up, and so
soon -as politics coebos tltogetler to
be a mioney uanking 'bu baes6, tI'e
wtfoenary adventurers now amonig Us
will betoko thnisclves elsewhere, I
leaving the jeqlo to rugulate their
own affah's.
Treastiiere'Urd4bo bs ao a Yew
Words to say upon the last Idminis
trations ll states that the hoied
Ndfip4.%dld thvamrteeds of the assets
of the Stato sold by tlie sinking ftind
commission, in all, nearly $400,000,
are oertainly lost to the State unless
the pa'ritla 41ho isatied them Vain be
hold responsiblo. Here then is an
opportunity for the Attorney General
to show his'larid, whotir-he really is, i
desirous of reform or %hdviher h'o 'is
linked inl w~lh the'rifi'. Ile can ob
tain didavits :fr een the Triasurr.
Lct him in,tituto.proceedira agilaist
the whole rihg,'cott, Parker, Noagle,
Chamberlain and Kinpton, and either
ha've them Edured in the penitentiary
If found guilty, or run out of the
State, TUb Attoinoy'Genoral is a
nati've of this State, and claima
to have her inte.rot at heart.
Let him provo his devotion to
her by doatro'ying 'lfboo 6altufes
Tiat have proyed upon her vitals.
They all have property, and can bet
made to ditsgorge. ThO Attorney
i3eneral'is'htn'lit'ious. no aspires'th
gu'bornatcrial honore. Let him pur
sud tho last one of these misoreants to
the bitter end, and it will be a trhtusp
'card In the next ca'ivash. 1,et self
'interest fi-otnpt him, if no other mo.
tive will. We wish to de overy thief
sent to the penitentiary.
ht. lzbinst tuto.
As the fall 50.,siou of bt. Zion In.
'htituto will Woo'n open, we wish to im
press upon the people of Fairfield
the neeem.ity and advantage of sup
porting this school. Alt. Zion is ono
If the old landmarks of Fai fiold,
one of the few remains of the past.
It is one of - the oldest schools in
South Carolina. It was fu'unded in
1783, ninety years ago, existing first
as a college, and subsequently as an
academy of high reputat'on. For
many yeats it wa-s patronized by tho
entire Sohith, an'd 'under the manage.
ment of Mlr. Iludson ranked senond
to no preparatory school in this 800
tion. 'ne iro at-e but few citizens of
the County who did not roccive in
strnction within its waalls, and1 to tall
its old pupils it is en-doared by a hun
dired associatiubb. Mt. Nion r-o'civyd
a heAvy blow in theo disastroua tennui
nation of the war. When she was gra
dually recuperating , a second disaster
awaited het' In the barhingi of thle old
uollege. But the Mlt. B1ion So'oiety
has exhibited pr aiseworthy or ter
pic in repairing the lost i and a new
andi substalltiel edillee stande lipott
the ruins of the old building. Tlto
services of an able ihstruictor, Mr. 14.
Rl. Clarksoni, a gentleman of experi
entue and talent, and deeply interest
od In his noble niissitjn, have been
scoured, and thb onl.y thing now need
fuil to raise Mt. 'Aion to thb rank of a
first class institution, is patronage on
the part of the citizens. T1he beno
floial effects of any institution are
proportional to the number of pu
pils- Laet our people, then, rally to
the support of a time honored school.
But other reasons besides mere senti
ment may be adduced in suppott of
maintaining this sohool. The pros
perity of every oihthwanit'y is meas
ured by its educational advantages.
We must have a good school in Fair
field;, if we wish the Cotinty to pros
per. Other wise imtnigration will be
tepelle~d from our borders, and will
seek mere faikored loealities: Anoth.
or great advantage is in keeping pu..
pils at home. The children Uf every
County should be educated together;
for school associations anto the atrong
est ties binding inen together, and
when these children become citisons
their old friendships will inettre unity
of purpose and action. It is a mis
taken idea to sebd a child off to
school *hen he can be taught at home.
lHe may obtain a thorough education,
but when he returns he Is literatif a
stranger at horne. Having no ac.
quainatances of his ago; 1,6 ig to'm
pelted to begin the work of making
friends wvion his babits and nmanners
are settled, always a dlificult, task.
In those timosespecniall it, ymuth
'f the county should be taught to.
;ether,'for they mny hereafter be call
ld'upO to ot ,. cotkort in lfolitic;
,nd in monetary affairb.
An6ther advantage to b''o'cfisAdeico
a the lessened expense of keepink
he pupil at home. As the distanc
'ren'home beoonfes giestor, inoidei.
ial expenses increase until they be
tome a formidable item. The pupi
a alto knore dirootly undOr the eye oj
,he parent or guardian, and can mor<
isaily be kept frum corrupting in
luoe'oos.
Still another advantage is that i
patronizing a hone school,'monoy ex
cUdeO. it, kept in the County, ani
gradually finds its way back to th4
)ers'on spoiding it; whilo money son
Ant .,'t o ike'Couy is irifetrie'vabi
OSt. *Every puipil 'going to a foreigi
netitution oa is off frun three to
)itbthundiod dollars a year. At thi
'ato twenty pipils will ouise a lo0F to
ho County of at least seven or eigh
housand dollars, a large sum for ni
m overi'hed pCplo to los.e.
'he frco chooi' are -going into op
-ration and adonlyisliing unich good
But they alone will not satify ou
wants. There must be a first clas
ay instituti-on ht whidh the langoage
mad higher branches are taught, si
hat 1buIothing more than a rudimen
ary oddueation 'an be obtained. Suc
6 want can be tupplied by the Mt
dion InbtitUte. While we do no
viih to'prejudice the claims of an;
>thei colleges and avh'tlomies, e in
ist that it is the d uty of our citizenN
tad manifestly tothei'r atantngo, t
oupport our own'old alna mater, Mt
tiou.
Colidensed ?ews.
Seventy thousand miles of traol
lave been..(aid in 'the 'Ui.it.cd State
n tkenty-liV 'yeafs of t bese, one-hal
dave beci laid slice the war.
The Canadiarns are exercised ove
tho repqrted d'i.overy of a htupen
I-bus ra-ilrdnd swindle similar to th
Dredit Mobilier in the Unite<
States.
Papers over the whole country ar
igitating the question of a third terv
ror Grant.
Artesian wells have beens ncecsful
ly bored in the basement of the Nov
York Potst office. This will sav
about $8 000 a year water taxes.
The different Univertity erew' ari
not satisfied with t'he rceOsfs ot th
great under collegiate rowing matel
at Springfield. They claim tha
Yale was wot ,ronally victorious
Kenhedew Mountain, whe're I6o'i
whipped Sherman so badly in thv
&lanta campaign, is a popular resor
or toutlorners. The view froni i
nd ost Mountain, near by is fascina
inig.
Philadelphin is building th larg
.st reservoir io the wofld. It cover
l04 aeres o fgr6und boldh 7,50,000..00(
rallons of Wvater and will cost $4,000,
)O9l. Three thousand laborers at
aow emiployed on it, aid it will bi
iompleted i-s 1876.
North CAroliha is ~to bave a edn
titultional election on the 7it
if August. One amendment pr<
>osos bienisal sessions of the Liegisla
urc, ninother r'eleaves the .egislatur
romu levying a tax to pay thu pubslic
It seems curtain that, in s.omo case
bhe dislike to paniibulir objects, an
aven sounids, whiell we are wyontt
scribo to aliectations ai-o \very genu~
to an~d dleeo sealed. A certal
3lergynian; i~ e att r'obHy informed
always fainted. when he heard a parti
sular verse in the Jeremnial1 road ; an
anoither ease was even stil lnporb ui
For'tunate, being that of an officer wh
30'uld not htmind thti beating of a drus
and event ually dl'ed of it ; oreb thia
would fall dolyn at the smell of msut
ton as thoughi dcpiivd of life ; anoti
r tdoulti not ,e s6 a single strawberr)
and anoihers' hedd betstmb fright
fully swollen if ho touched the~ smud
lest particle of hare. Orfila rpeaik
fa paint'er, named Vincent wh'o wa
seized with verti zo whenever thor
were roses in the room. Ilippsocrate
instances one Nicanor whoe swoone
whenever ho heat'd,thb flute. Boy)
uimnaelf, in spite of his philosophy, f~
into synoope whenever ieheard th
splashing of water. T1ho Duk
l'l'pernay swooned at hoeing,
leveret, though a hare took ho effec
sn him, which is as nie as to s~a
that he was frightened at a pofhy, bu
mot at a horse. Tycho Brabe fainte
at the sight of a fox, Henry l[[. at
sat, and Marsj al d'Al bret at a pig
-Ch'aftbers Jurnsal .
Is late Stoddird ('razy
Bhetween the newspaper reporters an
rertain classes of sympathizing cilizens
Kate Stoddard; the mnurdercas <
Zhaarles Goodrich, bids fair to bef.timo
irat class heroine, asome of tho latte
woen going so far as td prbpoasibscrif
10DBs for her. T1heo wbiffan hierself seenu
.o be taking things esisy, Nonda
norning 8he asked the jailer to furniis
ior with the morning papers, and who
hese were hansded her she eat dow
ind eagerly read all she oould find abe
sor case, criticismng is she wvent along
A. promineint, official tconnected wvith th
olice; eipress the opinion '.hat e h ' we
nan is playing a shrewder parL tha
nost people suspeet; in other wordh
hat she sioter murdered Gooririch a t al
rnd only makes believe she did to shiel
nother individual, not yet tarreste(
ing well assured that she WT not b
mtnged. Th is thbeory is obtaining mn;
on vrs
Ifal TcMWhl'K'rose no.
The Scientific American gives the
followitig dinetions, which cannot be
Ilaced before the ptublic too often, fur
detecting the prveCt%--of fplosive ClO.
ments in kerosene: '-The taking of the
specific gravity is worthless, because the
adulteration by the lighter naptha can
be distinuished by the.'addition of a
heavy oil. The color and odor are also
not to be reliod upon. Tiho only .relia
ble test is the' temperature of 'the flash.
itig point ; that is, the 'tenipor'aturo at
which the pet roleum takes fire whet.a
burning match is applied to its surface.
The Itest can be easTly applied, Into a
flat dish or saucer pour tle oi to be
tried, untiil it is at least half inch deep ;
tho hold a burning match or tapeir near
the surface. At the point o c9ntact
the combustion is often very livelt, ;a
the taper dra w, np s 1' f the lit,
.):t if the pet oe.in b.- sat ai.i *'p
(imniatdh, -i flan'* di--s not syrdi
I ove-r the sirfliev. 11 Oh lpe trolumtin h 4s
rbeen iddhilteratid, as snton. as s he atelh
4 01ne h. . sii:eave aXuP 1 l u llmbe nt.sme
nahe eross it, :,fidl Ill a few mlonlsins
this body ofilheoil will Ilo onl fire. Stich
--n oil is dang)-ron-1ableto expladeh inl
laaps', and t'nive off intanmalie, Va
pors at all tIm s. A my oil wlich talivs
fire when a imatch is lieil 6ear its -Ur.
fio at.id qmt ijune s to ltirn, onghi. to be
cot ir(uIltt at 44ico inl kihrown into thie
si reet We) lay some stress tin11 this
ex pern , becalse we hav eactiually
seocn acolidiry indeant pour pfetroleutn
imto a saneer aid ig ;.i(f. it in this lvny as
. a proof iat it wias not delig'eroh.s." rrn
view of the fre-aent, a-ceideltts, result
ing froi the uixai of poor ke.roien, "i We
-6hvld advise il'to) "get tL11, b st."
t --- --- -- - -
Stikes' (lh 0I)9 Dog.
Thore is an $11 ,000 dog in this 'ity.
." is a bare statelieni t of the T et.
The way (if it is this : TLe no.v un
> comfoitably fainows -Mr. Stokes, of
the New York Tombs, owned a setter
reputed the best hunting dog inl the
city. M[r. Harker, the owner of
the noted stables, whose -chi. glorie
are now Ilupwden Park, awaiting tlie
fall meeting, wanted the setter and
tried to purchase him, but Stokes
aIiid jnst refused .600 for lhinf, and
didn't want to sell the dog. Finally,
r however, lie told Illicker that as per
Imps his li.inting day.'. were over, al.
thouh ie voutd not sell he wotld
1111ke him a present of the dog.
The generous llar ker would not, how -
ever, acce'pt the fiiiidly offer with.
out a reciprocal one, aud as bc .had
oflered $1,000, engaged to give him
the profit within a specified time, on
1,000 shares of a Certain. railroad
-took. A rapid 'tu'ru in the mar
ket l'Iought the aforesaid stocA
to fin advare of $11 a share,
an-d that he of'ered promoptly 'to
mIlke ovur to S.Akes fur toie settor.
The ledutative young main, ho'wever,
seid, "Let It wait aile ; perhap.
1,hall Ilak*9 nore jt." Instepd yr
3 )oe lie mnade les.s ; the 'stock fell
as tz.nift ly ias it had arisen, and dropp
ad flat oni the uInike . S fo. a little
wflhile the setfor that Mr. IHarker prives
So highly, a.d t at Can be.. seen by
the 'eurioi. in Hlamnpden Park was
worth I 00. \Vhiat 'a ha o 'of
glory encompamrses that remarkable
dog !-Iringfie! RejuMlican.
Tunneling thec Rocky MounnhInj.
The Denver Newsa thus states tile
outiinds of this gigantie seh'eme :'The
I platn is to tuntiel thbe 1iiuntainis from
a point ablout on'e mile below lilack
-Hawk 'to the Mhiddle l'amrk, rdnning in
A luorthwvesterl-y directioln. Thd tun.
nel to be rani wi'l, it is presumed, cut
matny rich veins of gold atnd silver,
an:t thus a gre'ater ining interest
will be developed. Somec idea of the
.magntitudec of thle undeJrtauking may
bgaihered from the fact that the
-tunnlel, if comipletedl, will be twelve
tmiles in lengthi. it is intendb'd to
mailike it large chuough for railway
purposea, and so, itf a road is ever t-o
be cons3tructed to the Middle Park1
it wvill Rmad its moest convenjient routeo
throug'h the tunnel.
il Under instruct ion from thu Circuit
a Judge, no we ur.derstand, the Comn.
-iiSsion'ers of Lancaster ordered the
- onty TIreasurer to levy a special
,tax of one mill, to be applied to the
- repairinlg of public buaildings. The
-(Cdoptroller-Gecneral1, by letter, ha&
s ordered th.. Treasuror not to cedlleet
s the said t; as it wotild be unlawful.
e If the county Con; inissioners have the
a power to levy a tax of otie mill with.
I out Legislative authority, they cor
c teinly hat~e the pOiver to lovy ten or
1 twenty rbills, or any str they may
e think proper. While our pecoplo
o would not objet to pay a small tax
hi to ptt time public buildings in dcent f6x
t yet they regard it as ae dantgerous. prece.
y dent to estaibli.,h for tihe Comnmis,ion,
t ers to levy a tax without authority
1 froin the tax-levying power.-Lan.
caster LA deer.
Trhe W~ashiingtoni correspondehit of the
New York Hetrald savs that Secondl
tiient. M Frank Gallagiher, of the See
ojic infaintry-, wh'Io was rec'ently. tried
before .a generaul court miartial at olum.
bia, S. C., for killing John McAnecly,
fa discharged soldier, in Spartanbunrg, 8
C., onl tile 2nd( of May hist; has Lien
r dinsisse tile service and the sentence
lhas beenm approvod by theo President.
s The civil anthloritieis 'wil tak~e cogniz
anlce .'If. lbe ninrder, theo army trial beimng
on time chlarge of cader unecoiming all
Ioflice'r hnd a gentlemn oly
t GIt is alleged thlat the followirig pro.
-posed statute was introduced into the
a Uonnoctiout Legislature :"A bill
- to prevent yoming salmon in Flarm
r iver, not old enough to bite a book,
, froim hiting suoh hook." Not rep ort.
, d.
, A Texas wonian hias arrived at St,
e Louis with one thousand-eattle, her
iown property, which ahe assisted in
I driving from Twxa.
-3 P
ForelgA News.
Vir.N r , July 24.-It is officially
stated th .9 s bla)esty, tlie Eiperqr
of Austria, will visit St. Petoefburig
in Ootober vext.~ It is runored bro
that his visit to the Ru sian COAiJal
is in connection with a contenspa
Russian and Austrian Alliance...
MADRID, July 24.-The generals in
Baroolona have joined. the Carlists.
Peacefully inclined citizens are geoo.
ing. from. the place. The Carlista
have entire possession of the city.
The moveti - of 'the insurgent
priyaes~...aq Caiqhagenia ate being
closely .. atobed by the entire Ger
mn, anil Wrotvpl ,.yssels now
in..that ptirt. No overt att has-yetbqqu
1ipltted y thie insugents .sufi
eiu~eyria1be 'ittevforenceo of
the Y.cign powelA.
Nr.* YORK, July 24.-The long
injpeinling battle betwoon Xrth'r
da1m,.hers aid iourgep Seldens is 'o
I-e dec'6ied at lust. The men are to
fight privately, the contest to be 100
ile, from the city. Both are in a
splendid coflCitop.
. ASINo -os, July 24.-A delega.
fion of prominent gentlemen from
South Carolina, consisting , of lion.
W. 15- I'Prter, Oc..J. 13. Korshaw,
IR. M. Sims and S. A. Durham, no
comn pan ied by As:istant Secretary
Sawyer, of the treasury, this morning
nW*Tted 'uyon . 'A ttori'y.Ooneral W ilb
llams, requesting that all proeeil
ings in that State with reference to
th outrnges of'tItKu Klux 'klan'be
iuspehded and urging the pardon of
those already coi.fiied in the Albdny
peniteutiary. They ypresent that
a; an 'organizatiun thet*.laii has cons
ad to exihtin the Sf'uteand 'that a
Idnient poji'cy 6'n thelart o'f the gov
ernmeti wirl tid to restore pence
and oider. Attorney-Goneral Wil.
flauis informed Thevi tMal It *n
t'ie irtention of the government
to posecute only aggravated ca.
ses, orders hat g alety I b'en
given to thiit elect', an 't at.,
as koon as the Presi lent w.as fully sat
istled that peaceable citizens would
be protected in their property and
lite, a genel'M uspension of. prose'b1.
tio'ns would be desirablo. He aho in
formed the delegation that many Ku
Klux prisoners had been pardoned
and that phrdens wo\I'd b'e *iqled t6
the othe'rs, W6 'w&t aggravatod ca'ses
being detained 'U'ntil the last. ''he
delegation 'was nich 'pleaseo vith
the o g' by the At.
torney-'General. The delegation will
visit Long Iiranch ail 1lave in inter
view with President gran'it.
Nonoirk , 'July jt.-:-Ab'but I
oIloek this minitig, an incen'diary
'iro broke'6ut fro'm a building on tWe
V e.t side of market square, ocespici
by l1ofheiimer & Co\, boop an'd shoe
dealers. 'Owing to tbo bursting of
a water ihain the day before, and the
limnited rbiotreea of the fire depart'
thevit, tlie 'firE gradually pinqd head
way, and final)' citen'ded on the
N'rthern side a far as Archer & Co's.
drug store, on 1ain street, burning
or d'amaging six or 4iglit buildings.
The total loss is estiniated at $160,..
000 ; partly coverod by insurance.
lhas rec'jived a pe'cial desiatch front St
Joseph's, Mo, whidll says ~Xegraais re
enived there stato that a~ nnd~ibdr of tht
Iowa railro~d train rblieh 'erids'sed the
lHannib~al and St. Joseph iailroad uI few
imiles East of Chillicothe, onl Timrsday
with a large party of piiraniedonl1y three
milen behind themi. The~ people in
every secuon of tihe country tlilt, bduld
ba rea'ched by telegt-apht have heeii ad
vised, and the roads in every direbction
trn gutarded by bodies of men. Two of
to robbers are sai~d tb be tiotorlous ils
pairadoes of ClaJ, Courity, Mo. The
despatch further states that there never
wals stneh a deterTiin3d palrstit o3f vil
hits as In tilis instalice', atid it seems
almost impossible for the robbers to esa
bape. It is believed, hlowever' t~hat
they will not be taken wvilliout terrible
conflict, as they know~ thhrtt capturo
means instant deatb.
B~alIfnore in Ruins:
BA LrI MonE~, July 2f,,
A little after 10 o't'lock to-day a fr
br-oke out in the ylaing mills of oseph
Thomas &~ Co., on theo sonth side of Clay
street, between 1Liberty and Park steets.
Sooni after agenerual alarih was s'ouiided.
The fire soon, exienid.-d to the adjuining
blocks, nnd nni imme'nse conflagm-adon is
how ragiog. A stilf sotiet brcce
is blowmng; and immlentie cindiers are
wafted several blocks olii' thio viciinmty
of the 'catliedral; T'he ldi'cality 'of io
fire Is idi thn iintmeditieo vicini~y of thle
Presbyterijzi Chairch of FNov. Dr. Smnith,
'corner of Liibert-y anmd saratoga streets,
where the P'resbytei-ian Asisembly was
behl, The entito soihtM-est Gorri of
this blohik in htnhied.
1 P. M.--At this hour fed~. buildni re
main at the' rirtheast corner of the block
at which point i i' eht rid Prosbf terian
Chttrch of Dr. Smith is located, which
struictnmro iunod. on flre; The probabili.
ty ia that thm6 entire bloc'k will feo cdn.
stimed. Frotit Clay street, on th p onth,
the Rrd wbrked its wily b'ack td rSexiing.
ton street; hbt ning all the btmildmtig on
Park strent.- Tihe flrc is still rngiru ori
this block. On thin wvet side of Park
street, Iroi Iiexington to Saratogas
streets,ftearly every holide h as been bitrnm
68. Fumlly two-thirds of tho euitire block
botmided by Clay, Park Saratoga and
THoward streets, hmav6 bebri consufned.
The first English Liuthmeran Uhumrch, on
L xntnStreet, Rev. Dr. Barclavi
enieyconsuimed. i
Jr is possible that't. the fire will diot eax.
tend im.ch beyond the four blocks nam
ed. It is iumpensble to get at thme pardI
tio'.'lars, the str<ets in the immediate
vicinity and for nuimbers, of blocks adjut
cent beng jatnotd wvith thousands of
pope and furnitnrc. wmgo. ,ra..
and every ahiele itmaginable are load.
ing up with iil removinig the Iturnlituro.
The greiat.t gotejprmntion prevails, tho
streets being Illed with frantic wonen
,hurrying mn tvery direction wiIh chil.
dren, bedding, adlus . and various
p.eces of. furniture in their armw. The
whole fire department of the city, with
'iwqengmes fkom Washington, are now
supessfuly battling Oite flaines.
The supply of water up to this time is
amuple, and ifnI.'-s tho stiff breeze in.
creases to a gale and wafia cinders in
other directions, the fire will undoubted.
Tyrbe confined to its presant locality.
The diatrict ?urned out is occtnied prin i
cipaliv .by #inall shiops, several rietorit-s
4 d three. stoly brick residences. At
this time it is impossible to make any
estitmate or he loss. Tiere ar nnvii.
hers of ftihors o pa'rtles ol mnci, -m,-n
and chlddren being burtied, btot si let.
iqui ry hias failel to estllblish nny 'los
of 1116 id ih l41i0ne,r 1..I) 1r. M.
IALTomon., July.2ti.-Loss Q,tI
Central Presbyteriti n Church $io,
4100 ins;tvrai66e $00,00W ; the Steers
of"Noti 'Dinao . and St... Alphon.us
solt'q01 aid library, loss -,'80,000 ; in.
sured. T'he liro was stopped on
Saratoga street, at the Centra.l Gar.
\ten lager beer saloon. 'eic buildiing
ocoun pied by the lItdemnptionists
Fathers as flooded. The English
Lutheran Cl'hurch with its parsniage
and a valuabla library were.4ll burn.
ed. The University of Maryland
and the Marjland Academy of Aits
were partial ly burned ; the former
flooded. The iuseum attached to
the Academy was unharmed. Nlost
of the pictures were renovbd. '. Te
insurance people think from $500,
POO to $600,000 will cover the los..
1'he di-aster, they claim, will not af.
feet the solvency of the insurhnco
companies. No lives lost. Sixty
familics iro homoless. 'Tho Stin of
this morning estimantos the loss bly t'h
fire yesterday at $500,000, and re
marks that "good judges estimato the
dahiage as low us between $300,000
and $400,000.' The Gazette . esti.
mates the loss at from $(10,000 to
y800 ,000, and the American says the
loss will closely approximate $1,000.
000.
Shootliig n Desperaido aiffd lorsc Tihief.
. A coldred man by the name of
Green was shot and instantly killed in
his own house about eight wiles from
Sumter, 8. C., on Tuesday last.
Green was a perfect desperado, and
has long 'been a terror to farmers and
la.ters in that vicinity, upon whom1
be, was constantly committing depre.
dations, stealing horses, eattle, &C.
All efforts tokoapture him had proved
unavailing, and finally three or four
mien went to his houro on Tuesd uy, at.
tempted to arrest him, and upon hiii
off.ring resiatance, they shot him
dead.
O61011C0 Fictl (4ltia and his llulinjil
Dlogs.
A . l'ette- received from Colonel
Fred Grant at th inilitai-y headquar
ters yesterday says that Stanley's
Yellowstone expedition, with which
lie is connected, is having fine shoot.
ing and'hunting. The Seventh Cav~
alry and Twenty-second Infantry are
rivals in the mnatter of .bloodhounds,
each of these regiments having a pack
of abotut fifty each. From this numa
ber half a doison frothn each pack are
alopg, and the other day one hound
performed the unprecedented feat of
capturing file antelopes.
E3amuel Ii. Hlail, to probate judge,
ol Yo'rk County 8. C. con victed of emi
bezzling the0 f'unds of his oflie,; w as sen
Lened by Ji idge MacIkey, on the 2.lth
inst., to pay a fino of ono thousand
(1,000) dollars and to ho imprisoned
one year in the county jail.
The late Shah of Persia had three
hundred anid sixty children.
i.ih unrivalledl Sottilhrn ilemedy is
wairnted not tu contain a single par'ticle of
Mercury, or, any injurious mineral sub
stance, brit is
PURELY VEGETABLE,
cotiigtof.o~hr lipots and He rbs
*lidh an all-iserovidenice has placed ini
countries where Liver biscehses m'ost
prevail, it will cure all Diseases caused
by. .Dcrangement. or I lie Liver..
The symptoms of Liver Complaint are a
tor or' bad taste in tdhe mouth ; Pin1 in
I1-ho Bdck, Siudes ot.. Joints; often mistaken
for Rtheumatisma ;. Sour Stomach :Loss of
SpP~etiil .; Il~owels alt ern tlely costiyo and
tax i lecadache ; Loss of memory, with i
painfa1n smaiatin oc' having failed to d o
'oniethaiig which ought to hia'-e becen done
D~ebilif.9, [bow Spirits, a thick yellow anp.
pearanoc ofthe iI, kinana n:|yos, -i, dry
Cough ofrtin istaken for fonsnmpti.n
Sometlimes manny of ihiesuo symptomis attendi
(hie dliaSo,; at others ver*y few ; hit the
Liver, 'lie b irgest organ~ in the body; is
~enerally the seat cf the dliseonse, and if nt,
I' agulaited in t ime, great suffering, wretoh.,
et''ess rand Deaih wlll ensue.,
Th'lis (reat Unfailing Specliic will not be
found thle leaust Unipleasan lt.
For Dyspepi ia, Const ipat fon , Janndice,
Billions altacks, Sick~ Iladache, Colie,
De pression of Spirits, Sour 5tomnach, H oart,
Burn, &c., go,
SliMiMlON'LVER RE~QlLATOR OR MlEDI
CI1NE,
Is (lie Cheapest, Purest and Best Family
Me,i hc no in the Worhd I
Miani'ufactured only by_
J. Ii. ZEILIN & CO..
.Macon, tia., andt P~ihiaelp'a.
'rie. $1.00. Sold : y all Druggist.;
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