Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 02, 1875, Image 2
Scraps and darts.
A. H. Martin, a prominent citizen of
Charlotte, N. C., died on the 20th ultimo.
The chestnut crop has entirely failed
along the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Fifty penitentiary convicts have been
sent up from Raleigh, N. C., to work on the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad.
Mr. William B. Astor, the richest man
in New York, died la9t week.
Twenty-four seats in the next Congress
will be contested?fifteen by Democrats
and nine by Repuplians.
Chief-Justice Waite says he will not
allow his name to be used in connection with
the Presidency "under any circumstances."
In consequence of the inability of the
State Treasurer of Georgia to make a satisfactory
bond, that office is now declared by
the Governor to be vacant.
The Sunreme Court of Towa has deci
ded that when the loser in a game of billiards
settles the score he is guilty of gambling, and
liable to indictment.
Much excitement is created at the Cirque
d'Hiver, Paris, over a gymnast who allows
himself to be shot from a mortar to the
upper end of his trapeze rope.
On the22nd ultimo, Columbus Jones, a
white youth some eighteen years of age, killed
Henry Jones, colored, in the town of Hickory,
N. C., and then escaped, it is thought, to
East Tennessee.
Judge Hill, of the United States District
Court for Mississippi, has literally
changed the complexion of the juries in that
court by adopting a rule which excludes from
the panel all who cannot read, write and
compute interest.
Cotton culture, which gave some promise
of being a success in California, now appears
to be a failure. The area planted is
growing less, the quantity has deteriorated,
aud the want of factories makes the culture
unprofitable.
Many very good people are annoyed by
sleepiness in church. The following remedy
is recommended : Lift the foot seven inches
from the floor, and hold it in suspense without
support for the limb, and repeat the remedy
if the attack returns.
A circular has been issued by some of
the banks of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia,
urging on other banks to secure signatures
to a petition to be presented to Congress,
with a view to securing the repeal of
the law requiring the affixing of a two cents
stamp on checks.
A drunkard, who was to have a finger
amputated in the presence of Albany Medical
College students, by Dr. Armsby, died under
the influence of chloroform ; and the surgeon
says that in nearly every recorded instauces
of death from an anaesthetic the patient was
addicted to intoxication.
Bad seed sometimes brings forth good
fruit, as was shown by a case before a court
in New York on Monday. A man named Van
Wyck sued one Allen for cabbages which he
might have raised had the seed furnished by
the defendant been good. The jury awarded
Van Wyck $2,000 damages.
At the recent term of the Federal Court
at Asheville, N. C., Polk Allraan,U. S. Deputy
Marshal, was indicted for the murder of Andrew
Williamson Gunter, on Scott's Creek,
Jackson county, in what is familiarly known
as the Heel String Nation, and was acquitted
after a trial lasting five days.
The Raleigh News, speaking of the late
Baptist Convention, says that the amounts
contributed the past year were: To the State
Missions by the State Board and District Associations,
$7,000; to Ministerial Education,
61,600 ; to Foreign Missions, $2,500; to Sunday
Schools, about $300; to Iudian Missions,
61,430 ; or a total of some $12,050.
A Boston paper says: We have just
paid six cents postage on a postal card sent us
because the sender had, thoughtlessly, written
a date on the side designed for the address
alone. Pasting any printed or written matter
on either face of the card subjects it to
double letter postage. The directions are explicit
that nothing but the name and address
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must oe attacnea to ine omer, auy way.
It is stated as a fact which has escaped
the uotice of all his biographers, that Edgar
Allaii Poe was the grandson of Benedict Arnold.
His mother, who was known before
her marriage as Elizabeth Arnold, an Euglish
actress, was the natural daughter of the
traitor. This statement rests on the concurrent
testimony of a number of old actors who
knew Elizabeth Arnold well. Poe himself
alluded to the matter occasionally in the company
of those who knew this chapter in his
family history.
The report of the secretary of the National
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry,
which body is now in session at Louisville,
will show that up to September SOth, last, 24,290charters
or dispensations had been granted
iubordinate granges. About 400 granges
have been disbanded, and about 3,000 are delinquent
in the payment of dues. This leaves
in operation 20,890 granges. The membership
of granges varies all the way from 25 to
250 each. Giving each grange a membership
of 100, would raakea total membership 2,089,000.
It is doubtful, however, if the aggregate
active membership reaches a higher figure
than 1,750,000.
Says the Charlotte Observer: We are
informed by Judge Schenck that when he left
Lincolnton on Saturday, a surveying party
was camped at that place. They said that
they were surveying a route, under the direction
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, from Danville, Ya, to Spartanburg,
S. C., by way of Statesville, Lincolnton
and Shelby; beyond this they refused to
disclose anything. The B. & O. Railroad
Company, several years ago,surveyed a route
and secured a charter for what was known as
"the Plaster Banks and Coal Fields Railroad,"
from Danville to Statesville. This
new route from Danville to Spartanburg, via
Statesville and Lincolnton, would save 40
miles travel between the North and South.
An examination of the map will show that it
is an exact air-line."
Two incidents, significant of the growing
comity of North and South, have lately
occurred in the Episcopal Church. St. James'
Church of Chicago, which was notable in the
Northwest for the intensity of Union sentiment
among its parishioners, and in whose
vestibule stands a monument to the young
men of the parish who fell fighting for the
Union, has just taken as its rector the Rev. j
Dr. Harris, from New Orleans, during the war |
an officer in the Confederate service, who
afterwards took orders ; and Triuty Church, 1
New Orleans, formely Bishop Polk's parish,
has just invited to its rectorship the Rev. Dr. j
Thompson, of Chicago, who, during the war,
was one of the most outspoken Union men
among the Episcopal clergy in the Northwest, j
It is true that the Episcopal body never took
the war so hard as some of the denominations,
and so unifies easier than if there were a church
North and a church South to reconcile.
The United States Senate, at its next;
session, will be pretty equally divided politi- j
cally. The Senators may be classified asfol- j
lows: Forty Republicans, (including, Alcorn, j
Robertson, Hamilton, and Edmunds ;) twen-1
ty nine Democrats, and three Independent
Republicans?Booth, Christiancy, and Cameron
of Wisconsin. There are two vacancies i
f<? be filled : one caused bv the recent death of
Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut, and the eternal I
vacancy from Louisiana claimed by Pinchback.
A Democratic Senator will be chosen
iu place of Ferry, of Connecticut, which will
give the Democrats thirty, instead of twentynine
votes. Should a Democrat be elected
from Louisiaua, as it is thought probable and
he be admitted to aseat, which is believed improbable,
the Democrats will muster thirtyone
votes. From the total Republican vote
take those whose votes cannot always be counted
upon?Alcorn, Robertson, Hamilnton, and
Kdmunds?and their list is diminished to 36.1
Leaving out the question of the Louisiana
senatorship, the Democrats will be able to
cast a total vote of 30. Add to this the four
doubtful Republicans above named and they
"will have34. To this add three Independents,
Booth, Christiancy, and Cameron of Wisconsin,
and opposite to the undoubted Repulican
element would number 37, or a majority of
one. Although most of the seuators put down
as doubtful or Independent Republicans more
frequently vote with the Republicans than
the Democrats, it will be seen at a glance that
when they do the latter they will leave the
Republicans in the minority. Such a circumstance
is likely to happen very seldom, but it
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would nave occurred last wiuier imu a uireuL
vote been taken in the Piuchback case.
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YORKVIL.LE, S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 2, 1875.
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are cash in advance
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The commencement exercises of King's
Mountain Military School, for the school-year
just closed, were held in the hall of the Yorkville
Female Institute, on Thursday last.
The corps of cadets, preceded by a band of
music, and escorting the faculty, officers and
graduates, marched under command of Lieut.
Reynolds to the hall, where a large audience
awaited their coming. The room had previously
been tastefully decorated and otherwise
prepared for the occasion, and presented altogether
a pleasing appearance. The exercises
having been opened with prayer by Rev. R.
P. Johnson, Col. Coward, the Principal of the
School, delivered a short address, appropriate
to the occasion of its 6rst public exhibition
since the war. He alluded to the founding of
the institution by the lamented Micah Jenkins
and himself, to their original aims, their difficulties,
and their ultimate success?a success
soon checked by the breaking out of a war in
which both deemed it a paramount duty to
take an active part. Speaking of the reopening
since the war, he said that his constant
aim, and that of his assistants, had been to reJ
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mental and moral culture, for the inculcation
of which the institution had been first established.
The address was tasteful, forcible and
chaste, and received from the entire audience
a most attentive hearing. The Cadet speakers
were then introduced in the following order:
Withers Adickes, of the Second Class?
"The Fireman ;" Leon M. Williamson,graduate?The
March of Intellect; M. W. Culp,
of the second class?Macbeth's Soliloquy;
J. Robert Lindsay, graduate?The Influence
of Woman ; Robert F. Jenkins, of the second
class?"The Raven J. Stanyarne Wilson,
graduate?Oratory. The declamation of the
members of the second class was highly
creditable, giving signs of faithful effort, and
elocutionary talent of no mean order; while
the original essays of the graduates showed
that, in addition to a close attention to their
regular studies, they had found time for the
special study of English composition and of
such matters of general information as cannot
well be embraced in a stated course of instruction.
Their ready command and critical
knowledge of English proved the great advantage
of a constant drilling in rhetoric and
composition, such as they had received. At
the close of this part of the exercises, the
graduates came forward and received their
diplomas at the hands of the Principal, who
accompanied their presentation with appropriate
remarks and a brief farewell to the recipients.
The exercises were closed with a
benediction by Rev. Robert Lathan, after
which the Cadets marched back to their barracks.
On Thursday night the Cadets and their invited
guests enjoyed themselves at a "hop" at
the school building. There were a large
number of ladies and gentlemen present, not
only from Yorkville but from other portions
of the State, and everything passed off delightfully.
Thus closed the first commencement of
King's Mountain Military School since the
close of the war. Nine years ago, the exercises
of the institution were resumed, under
the management of the present Principal,
after a suspension of nearly five years?a suspension
due to causes with which our readers
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it has been the constant aim of the Principal
and his zealous assistants, to bring the school
gradually, yet permanently, up to a standard
of study and a fullness of curriculum which
would give it a place among the leading colleges
of the South. Those branches of education
and those methods of instruction have
been adopted which seem best adapted to the
changed condition of our people and the present
needs of the Southern youth. Modestly,
yet energetically pursuing its course, both ouward
and upward, the school now contains all
those features that are necessary to attain the
end in view. Under many discouragements
naturally incident to the times, with many
obstacles to overcome, and many difficult euds
to accomplish, the Principal has succeed in
placing his School on that basis of solid, practical
learning, which has been the constant
object of his wishes aud exertions. Nor have
his labors been without visible fruit?a fact
clearly shown in the literary productions of
the class just graduated. With the beginning
of the next term,on the 1st of February, 1876,
the school will present additional advantages,
in many respects, both to those who may desire
to complete their education under its fostering
care, and to those who may wish, after mas'
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an institution of still higher grade?such as
the University of Virginia, Princeton College,
Yale or Harvard. The curriculum is to be
still further extended and improved, and such
features added to the general organization as
will ensure the greatest possible advantage to
the student, and keep the institution fully
abreast with the times. We sincerely trust
that when the new session opens, the condition
and prospects of the school will be ranch
improved in all respects. Its merits certainly
entitle it to a full share of patronage from
the people of this State and of the country at
large.
LOG AX. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. H. it J. P. Herndon?Twin Brothers YeastCorn
Sheller?Leather?.Shoe Findings.
M. Strauss?New Goods.
I F. Cliristman, Agent?For Sale.
; J. A. Carroll?Fine Liquors.
] Mary S. E. Barron and A. A. Barron, ExecutorsNotice.
IIURNT TO DEATH.
On Saturday last, a negro child named
John C. Miller, was burnt to death on the
plantation of Mr. David L. Black, in the vicinity
of town. The child had been left in
the kitchen by its mother, and is supposed to
have been playing near the fire-place, when
its clothing caught ou fire.
REV. A. L. STOUGH.
The above divine, who for the past eleven
years has been pastor of the Sugar Creek
Baptist Church, having moved to Shelby, N.
C., for the purpose of assuming the pastorate
of the Baptist church in that place, on the
21st instnnt the congregation of Sugar Creek,
in regular coufereuce, passed a series of resolutions
highly complimentary to his labors in
their midst, and warmly commending him to
their brethren iu his new field of lubor.
II. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
We learn by letter from Columbia that
Jacob Mull, who was arrested near this place
some time ago for violation of the internal
revenue laws, was tried this week iu the U.
S. District Court in Columbia, and on being
fouud guilty, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
It has not yet developed whether
he will be returned to the jail here to serve
out his sentence, or be seut to the Albany
penitentiary.
The grand jury returned a true bill against
W. R. Love, charged with violation of the
revenue laws, and failed to return a bill against
W. E. V. Estes for a similar otfense.
THE NEWS AND COURIER.
With its issue of last Monday, the Charleston
News and Courier appeared in a fine
dress of new type, and printed on an enlarged
sheet, which fact speaks well of the success
and prosperity of that journal. Long recognized
as the leading daily of the State, it is
now among the largest, handsomest and best
conducted dailies in the South. Notwithstanding
its enlargement, there is no increase
in price, viz.: 810 per annum; or through
their agent in this place, Willie Ferguson,
subscriptions will be received payable weekly,
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paper will be regularly served to subscribers,
residing in town, immediately after the arrival
of the train every evening.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Last Saturday, while a party of freedmen
were hunting on the lands of I. D. Witherspoon,
Esq., near town, Decatur Alexander,
a young colored boy, was accidently shot by
his gun, while in his own hands. It seems
that he had been leaning against a tree, with
his right leg thrown over his gun, when on
moving his leg. it is supposed his foot came
in contact with the hammer of the lock, causing
it to discharge the load, which entered his
leftside, penetrating the left lung and causing
death instautly. A jury of inquest was
empannelled by Trial Justice Williams, acting
as Coroner, who rendered a verdict in accordance
with the above facts, which were detailed
by the companions of the deceased.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? In Newberry county, a much larger area
thau usual has been sown in wheat.
? The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company, offer a reward of 8500
for the arrest of James Fetner, the engineer
of the train which caused the recent loss of
life and property on that road.
? The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad has reduced the freight on cotton
from Chester to Charlotte, or to Columbia,
from two dollars and fifty cents to one dollar
and fifty cents per bale.
? A new town of thirty-two acres has been
laid out around the depot of the Cheraw and
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Court House, and adjacent to it. Half-acre
lots, covered with forest, sell for $250. Fifty
acres contiguous have been sold for $5,000.
? The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company has paid Mr. Dishraan
two thousand dollars in full settlement of his
claim for damages sustained at the time of
the recent accident uear Pine House. The
Company has already settled several other
claims of a similar nature.
? Governor Chamberlain has pardoned
Charles Sims, couvicted of burglary and larceny
at October terra, 1875, of the court of
sessions for Union county, and sentenced to
six months' imprisonment in the peuitentiary.
The solicitor and judge recommended the
pardon, for the reason that the evidence did
| not warrant a conviction.
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circuit court, the old board of county commissioners
of that county pleaded guilty of
official misconduct, and were each sentenced
j to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars and costs
! or to imprisonment in the county jail for
i twenty days. The offense consisted in the
failure to discharge some of the duties required
of them by law.
? The Union-Herald, of Sunday says: "We
are informed that the committee on ways and.
j means has nearly completed a supply bill,
| and that it will probably be ready to report
on Monday. We are assured that the bill
! will very nearly correspond with the sugges!
tions made in the governor's veto message,
i Full and free conferences have been held be;
tween the members and the executive officers,
| so that the bill, when presented, will be the
! result of a careful comparison of views. As
; it now stands a majority of the committee are
| said to be willing to report a bill which will
; levy not to exceed ten and one-half mills."
Correspondence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, November 29, 1875.
On Tuesday a scene occurred on Main street,
| that may require a passing notice. The prom;
inont characters were Mr. H. C. Brawley, of
! Carmel Hill, and Isaac Castles, colored, of
i the same place, with Judge T. J. Mackey in
the role of peace-maker. Castles, who had
rented land from Mr. Brawley, brought cotton
; into town on the day in question with the view
of selling it without having satisfied his rent.
Brawley, who was also in town, obtaiued an !
attachment upon the cotton, and proceeded to
1 levy upon the same, when the altercatiou bei
tween him and his tenant occurred. Judge
j Mackey, happening to he near, interposed his
: influence to bring about au adjustment of the
difficulty. At first he inclined to the side of
: Castles on the supposition that he was a sub- ^
renter and not obliged to make any return to j
Brawley. But when it was shown that he had
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gave the cotton to the proper person?the
' owner of the land. During the dispute the
Judge threatened both of the parties with imprisonment
for using language more forcible
than elegant in his presence. Still, he succeeded,
by the power of talk, in bringing about
a peaceful, if not a satisfactory settlement of '
the difficulty.
Last week, a difficulty occurred between
Robert Miles and Seward Nolin, both colored,
in which the former received a stab in the ab
domen. While the wouud is serious, it will
hardly prove mortal. If it so happens, Nolin
will be tried upon the charge of murder at
the next term of the Sessions Court.
Mr. R. A. Love, of this county, lost his
gin house and screw by fire a few days ago.
A considerable amount of cotton belonging to I
Mr. Love, and a bale or so belonging to Mr.
McNinch, a neighbor, was also consumed.
The unfortunate occurrence took place while
the gin was in motion, and was in all probability
the result of matches in the cotton. Mr.
Love's loss was, in a great measure, covered
by insurance.
The trial justices of our town are kept tolerably
busy, these days, attending to the complaints
of the colored element. Their wrongs
are frequently confined to the domain of their
imaginations, and have no foundation in fact.
Even where a farmer has furnished a laborer
with supplies during the year, aud holds a
claim equal to, if not exceeding the value of j
the laborer's crop, still the latter takes a different
view ofthe matter, and imagines that
the farmer is in debt to him. The shortness
of the crop and the low price of cotton, are ar-!
guments that fall upon deaf ears, and a suit
is brought to recover the amount claimed.
The case is so plain that a decision is reached
without the expenditure of much time or j
thought by the trial justice. However, the!
farmer is put to considerable trouble, as he is :
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compelled 10 leave nis ousmess, iu uiuci iu air
lend the trial of the case. It does seem that |
a trial justice should have some reliable data, !
upon which to base the issuing of a summons, J
or else he becomes an instrument of persecu- j
tion to the community.
For the first time since the close of the :
war, thanksgiving day was religiously ob- j
served at this place. Services ; in which the '
different congregations united, were held at
the Presbyterian Church. Rev. A. F. Dick-!
son, Rev. Thomas Mitchell and Rev. G. \V. !
Walker conducted the services, the latter
preaching a very good sermon from the 14th j
verse of the 50th Psalm, "Offer unto God i
thanksgiving." He enumerated the various !
blessings that had been bestowed upon us as a j
nation, among which he placed our republican
form of government; and then alluded j
to other nations, who, taking encouragement;
from our example, were endeavoring to follow !
in our footsteps. Mr. Walker referred to the
condition of the Southern people, and their
reasons for thanksgiving. His allusions to the
"lost cause," and the heroes of that terrible j
strife were appropriate and beautiful. The
sermon was attentively listened to by a large
audience. At the close, Rev. Mr. Dickson
made some happy remarks, the purport ef
which was that thanksgiving day was a proper
time for helpiug the poor and forgiving
our enemies. The Bank and the Post Office
were closed, but, with this exception, business
flowed along in its accustomed channel. On
Thursday morning, Main street was lined
with waerons. filled with poultry. Citizens
bought freely, probably with an eye to their
thanksgiving dinners.
Thursday was decidedly the coldest day of
the season. The appearance of the clouds
indicated every hour the coming of the beautiful
snow, but fortunately it appeared not.
At night rain began to fall, and continued at
intervals until morning and throughout Friday.
Still the coldness continued, and the
warmest clothing was extremely comfortable.
Winter has now fairly 6et in, and those who
contemplate leaving these parts, temporarily,
for a warmer climate, had best take their departure.
Saturday was a beautiful, and, also, quite
a busy day. In marked contrast with the
other days of the week, there was a considerable
amount of cotton in town. There is a
time beyoud which farmers cannot hold their
cotton, however much they may desire it,
and that time is on the point of arriving.
Dublin Walker, dealer in fraudulent public
school certificates, has been pardoned and
walks the streets with perfect freedom. The
Conservative portion of U?? oommuuity think
it remarkably strange that the developments
which have been effectual in securing his
pardon, were not produced upon the trial, as
the persons who were the authors of the late
disclosures were witnesses at the time of the
trial. The reasons for the pardon won't "go
down" with people who have any sense, any
penetration, and, consequently, everybody
connected with it, from Chamberlain down,
need not lay the flattering unction to their
souls that they are deceiving anybody. People
hereabouts may not be able to see through
a stone wall, but their perceptive faculties
are sufficiently acute to understand some
things, however much they may be enveloped
iu mystery.
The personal property of the late Barney
Humphries, colored, consisting of a horse,
and a lot of books, was disposed of at public
sale to-day. The books were for the most
part of a religious nature, aud did not appear
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els of the sensational kind, they would have
met with a more cordial greeting. The deceased
was a preacher of great popularity
among his own people, and was at one time
probably the most influential colored man in
the county.
Chester society was favored last week with
the presence of interesting and attractive
young ladies from Union and Liberty Hill.
Their charms were fully recognized by the
young men, who paid them considerable attention.
Our fair friend from Liberty Hill
took her departure to-day, leaviug pleasant
memories of her visit with those whose good
fortune it was to make her acquaintance.
Qui.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
The legislature of South Carolina assembled
in Columbia at 12, M., on Tuesday, 23d instant.
At the hour of assembling a quorum
was present in each house.
In the Senate, upon the conclusion of the
proceedings incident to the opening of the sessiou,
a message was received from the House,
announcing its organization. A similar message
was sent from the Senate to the House.
Messrs. Whittemore, Evans and Swails
I were appointed a committee to wait on the
j Governor, with the House committee, and in'
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torm mm tmu me vjreuerai Assemtny nau met
and organized.
After a short interval the committee reported
that it had conferred with the Governor, I
; who anuouuced his readiness to deliver his 1
i annual message. The private Secretary of j
| the Governor then proceeded to read the raes- j
\ sage, an epitome of which may be found in :
i columns to-day. The various matters cou- i
| tained in the message were then referred to
! the appropriate committees,
i Notices were given of the introduction of
! sundry bills in the future, after which the j
i Senate adjourned until next day, at 12, AI.,
! in respect to the memory of Vice-President
I Wilson.
In the House, Messrs. Coleman, from i
Chester; and Simmons and Whipper from
, Beaufort, were sworn in as members.
The Speaker announced Message No. 2
from his Excellency the Governor, returning
to the House, in which it originated, the act
to r aise supplies for the fiscal year 1875,
without his approval and his reasons therefor.
In this message the Governor recommends
that Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of the tax bill
be so modified as to reduce the total appropriation
to 9 5-6 mills, the remaining sections
from 7 to 13, inclusive, he recommends be
stricken out, and that all claims contained
thereiu be made the subject of a separate j
net And that the navment of these claims bo
distributed over a terra of years, uuder such J
other precautions and regulations as may be
best adapted to secure justice to the claimants
and to the State.
On motion, the veto message was made the
special order for the next day, Wednesday, at
1 o'clock, p. m.
Message No. 3 of his Excellency the Governor
communicating the intelligence of the
death of Hon. Henry Wilson, Vice President!
of the United States was read. A preamble !
and resolutions were offered by Mr. W. E. j
Hayne, of Marion, and unanimously adopt-1
ed, that the House adjourn in (respect to the I
memory of the deceased Vice President. The
House then adjourned.
Wednesday, November 24.
In the Senate, a resolution by Mr. Cochran,
to appoint a committee to report to the
Senate, so soon as practicable, such amendments
to the Constitution as they think necessary,
was adopted.
Notices were given, of the introduction of
a number of bills in the future, after which
the Senate, after having been in session only
about half an hour, adjourned until Friday,
in consequence of Thursday having been appointed
as a day of uational thanksgiving.
In the House, the message of the Governor,
vetoing "An Act to raise supplies for
the fiscal year commencing November 1st,
1875." was laken un for consideration. On
the vote being taken by yean and nays, the I
veto was unanimously sustained.
Notices were given of the introduction of a
number of hills at a future day, due mention
of which will be made when the bil ls have
beeu introduced.
Friday, November 26.
In the Senate, the president announced
Messrs. Cochran, Whittemore, Swails, C.
Smith, Nash, Keith, Maxwell, Greene and
Corwin as a committee to consider and report
by bills or joint resolutions sundry amendments
to the State constitution.
Mr. Whittemore reported favorably on a
bill authorizing the qualified voters of Chester
county to vote upon the question of a fence
law. Also, on a bill to make the obtaining
of money or property, under false pretences,
indictable.
Mr. Swails, from the committee on railroads,
reported favorably on a bill to incorporate
the Chester and Union railroad company.
Mr. Cochran introduced a bill to apportion
representatives of the various couutieu in this
Slate in accordance with the provisions of the
State constitution.
In the House, Mr. Hirsch, of Williamsburg,
introduced a bill to fix the legal rate of
interest on contracts.
Mr. Wallace, of Union, introduced a bill
to authorize the appointment of two additional
Trial Justices for Union county; also, a
bill to incorporate the town of Jouesviille, Un
ion couiily.
Mr. Hirsch, of Williamsburg, introduced a
bill to fix the legal rate of interest on contracts;
and Mr. Couch, of Chester, a bill to
fix the rate of interest in tbe State aud prevent
usury.
Mr. Davis, of Charleston, introduced a
bill to provide for a reprejentation of the
South Carolina National Gmrds at the national
centennial.
A bill to amend the law relating to the
bonds of Sheriffs was amend*d so as to make
the bonds of the Sheriffs of Spartanburg and
Greenville counties $15,000, and passed to a
third reading.
As soon as the bill providiagfor an annual
registration of voters was rend, half a dozen
members jumped up to make motions to kill
it. Mr. Crittenden rose and npoke to the bill,
saying it had been introduced in accordance
with the recommendations of the Governor,
and moved that it be recommitted to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, which was
adoDted.
Saturday, November 27.
In the Senate, a bill was introduced relating
to liens on crops; also, a bill authorizing
the county treasurers to takt charge of the
lands of the State purchased by the laud commission
of South Carolina.
The judiciary committee submitted a favorable
report on a bill from the House, authorizing
the qualified voters of Chester county
to vote upon the question of a fence law
The bill was made the special order for the
1st day of December.
Mr. Whittemore introduced a bill to establish
a State Normal School.
Mr. Cochran introduced a bill to divide
the State into five Congressional Districts;
aud Mr. Andrews a bill to repeal the lien law.
The bill to apportion the representation of
the various counties was referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
A bill to limit the charge for advertising
legal notices to 81 for every hundred words
for the first insertion and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion ; a bill to amend the law
in relation to the protection of deer; c.nd a
bill to amend the law regulating the admission
to the bar of attorneys, were reed a second
time. The last was amended by striking
out "male citizen" and inserting "person," so
as to make women eligible to the legal profession.
The vote on this amendment was 12
yeas to 12 nays, and the chair cast his vote in
its favor.
A resolution by Mr. Cochran, requesting
members of Congress to use their influence to
procure the passage of a law to prevent the
peddling of liquor, and to instruct Trial Justices
to prosecute persons uow peddling it, was
adopted.
In the House, Mr. Gary introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, providing for the
appointment of a committee to investigate and
report as to the cause of the failure of the
South Oarolina Bank and Trust Company.
A bill was introduced proposing to tax all
persons engaged in peddling stoves, sewing
machines and lightning rods.
Mr. Lewis preseuted an extract from the
presentment of the grand jury of Horry county,
recommending a consolidation of the offices
of theCounty Treasurer and Auditor, and
to reduce the salary of School Commissioner.
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
The message of Go,w..;or Chamberlain was
read before both houses of the General Assembly
ou Tuesday of last week. It is an
elaborate paper, insisting strenuously ou perseverance
in tbe reforms which have been begun,
and exhibits throughout a tone of hopefulness
for the State. We give below an epitome
of the most important subjects treated in
the message:
TAXATION.
The amount of taxes levied and collected, the
methods of their levy and collection, and the objects
upon which they aroexponded, are the most
important subjects with which the State government
has to deal.
By the present assessment of real property,
.. i.w,,u muiln in 1X7J tlio total value of real
property in the State|is $90,095,407. While there
are, no doubt, individual instances of error and
hardship in the present valuation, yet, so far as
my information extends, the general result is as
far as can reasonably be expected. If Ihe individual
taxpayer will avail himself of the means
afforded by the present laws for his protection
against unequal or excessive assessments, I
think the instances will be very rare in which injustice
will bo finally done. At the last session of
the General Assembly, the "taxation and assessment"
acts wore careYully revised and an additional
act relating to "forfeited" lands was passed.
The tax laws of the State aie now, in my judgment,
well adapted to secure, ih the language of
the Constitution, "equality and uniformity" in
the assessment of property for taxation.
The total valuation of personal property under
the assessment of 1875 is $415,701,000, in which is
included a considerable amount of personal property
which has hitherto escaped taxation.
l am happy to express my belief that the tax
laws of the State are now administered with fairness
and ability, and no instances are known to
me in which complaints duly presented have not
received due consideration. Tho results ire highly
creditable to the people, as well as to our tax j
officers. In the aggregate tax for the past year I
of $1,555,201 US, only $12,51747 have been returned j
as nulla bona, being less than four-fifths of one : <
cent. In IS72 the returns of nulla bona amounted i
to $48,.'$92 77, and in 1873 to $51,303 00. i
During the past year, under the decision of the j
ITnifnd States Sunremo Court, the entire property ! 1
of the Northeastern Railroad Company, and a
large part of the property of the South Carolina !
Railroad Company, has been subjected to taxation.
Thcqucstion of the liability of the property <
ol the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Compa- <
ny, and the Air Line Railroad Company, is still
ponding in the United States Courts, and in the <
meantime the State authorities are enjoined from I i
enforcing the collection of any taxes on their
property. It is believed that during the present j
year final decisions favorablo to the State will be j
reached in these cases, and thus several millions !
bo added to the taxable property of the State. i
I have no special recommendation to make upon i
the subject of our tax laws, but I shall warmly i
favor any changes which may promise greater i
efficiency or fairness in the administration of this !
department of government.
EXPENDITURES. |
In the matter of expenditures I have the satis- i
faction of saying that great advances have been
made during the past year toward a proper scale
and measure.
The entire appropriation for legislative oxpen
ses for the fiscal year wan 8150,005. The appropriation
under this head for the preceding fiscal !
year was 8190,000, while the average cost of a regular
session of the General Assembly from 18(58
to 1878, inclusive, was 8820,405 10, the cost of the
regular session of 1871-72 reaching as high an
amount as 8617,234. In honorable contrast with
former years, it should also be mentioned that no
obligations have l>een issued or incurred by the i
officers of the General Assembly during the past j
year, in excess of the appropriations made.
The intolerable abuses of former years in con- j
nection with contingent funds have also been in |
a great degree removed. The entire amount ap- j
propriated during the past year for the contingent j
funds of all the Executive officers, including the [
contingent fund of the Supreme Court and the j
special litigation fund of the attorney-general of
87,500, was 815,250. The entire appropriation for j
legislative contingent expenses was 818,000. The !
corresponding appropriations for the fiscal year
1878-74 were, respectively, 847.100 and 882,500,
showing a decrease in the aggregate of about sixty-live
percent, in favor of the last fiscal year.
* But the gain to public morality and economy is
still greater when wo consider the fact that all
Executive contingent funds have been drawn
during the past year on vouchers approved by
and filed with the comptroller-general. Accountability
and publicity, the two chief safeguards of
official integrity, have thus been secured. For
the hist fiscal vear the Governor's contingent fund
was reduced from the previous annual average of
825,(J00 to 88,900, and at the end of the year the
sum of 8247 04 remained undrawn. I herewith
transmit to the General Assembly a detailed statement
of the disbursement of this fund, in accorddance
with the requirements of Section 7 of the
last general appropriation act.
Provision having been made at the last session
by an act entitled "An act relative to contracts for
the Executive departments of the State government,
and for the General Assembly," (acts of
1874-75, page 058,) for supplying the Executive
departments and the General Assembly with fuel
and stationery, to bo paid for by an appropriation
from the phosphate royalties, it is obvious that
the appropriations for contingent expenses to be
made by the general appropriation act of the present
year should be greatly reduced.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
On the subject of legislative expenses, the message
urges a short session, "which would be of
incalculable benefit to our State, not only in reducing
the expenses of the legislative department,
but in the wholesome and long-needed example
it would furnish."
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The public printing ban been reduced during
the past year from the annual average of $181,309.05
during the three preceding years, to the sum of
$50,00 a year. This branch of the public work
should be hereafter thrown open to the lowest
bidder, under such regulations as will secure fair
and genuine competition and the faithful performance
of the proposals thus received.
REDUCTION OK OFFICERS AND SALARIES.
In prosecuting the work of retrenchment, the
number of salaried officers, and the amounts of
the salaries paid, will require strict examination.
At the last session of the General Assembly, a
bill upon this subject was matured and passed by
the House of Representatives, which was a long
step in the right direction. Tliis bill is now upon
the calendar of the Senate, and I most heartily
urge its immediate enactment into law.
AlTHUl'KJAl lDna A?U UAClviEi.'Vinoi
The total amount of deficiencies for the last fiscal
year, including the loss in the South Carolina
Bank and Trust Company, is $308,872.15, of which
it should he said that $127,724.03 are the result of
the failure of the South Carolina Bank and Trust
Company.
Of this amount the sum of $249,473.29 (as I have
pointed out in detail in my message of this date,
returning the Tax Act of the last session,) should
bo provided for in the levy for the present year.
If the General Assembly shall perform its duty
in this respect, we shall, during the present year,
witness the prompt and regular payment of salaries
and appropriations for public institutions,
and a consequent restoration of our State credit,
together with the increased efficiency of every
branch of the public service. The ultimate burden
of taxation will not thereby be increased,
while in the absence of extraordinary causes the
entire item of deficiencies will be eliminated from
the next annual tax levy. Such results will follow
the simple discharge of our constitutional obligations,
and I do not permit myself to believe
that the General Assembly will fail to secure them.
FAILURK OF THK SOUTH CAROLINA BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY.
The failure of the above-named institution is
next alluded to. The amount of funds belonging
to the State in the bank at the time of its suspension,
is stated by the Governor to be $205,753.79, of
which amount $100,829.30 belonged to the funds
for the payment of the interest on the public debt,
and the remainder, $98,924.49, belonged to the
general appropriations for the last fiscal year.
Regarding the amount likely to be realized from
the assets of the bank, the Governor says: What
amount the Stab? will finally receive in the distribution
of the property of the bank, on account of
its deposit, it is now impossible to determine even
approximately. The nominal amount of the liabilities
of the bank is reported by the receiver to
lie $398,455.08, and the nominal assets $314,969.24.
Of the assets of the bank, it may, in general, be
said that they are, to the last degree, unsatisfactory
and uncertain in value, as well as unavailable
for present conversion into money. The evil effects
of this failure have not been limited to the
State, but the funds of several of the counties
have also been lost. The management of this
lwnk, the causes of its failure, ana the responsibility
therefor, I do not deem it my province to
discuss at this time. The property and assets of
the bank boing in the hands of the court, all legal
questions involved in the failure must be determined
by the court. The circumstances attending
the deposit of the State funds in this bank, as
woll as the motives of the several members of the
board having the selection of the banks of deposit
for Htatefunds, have already been made known
to the public. If the General Assembly shall desire
further information respecting these matters,
I shall be ready to furnish all information within
mv nower: or if it shall hereafter seem ineum
bent on me to discuss those matters further, I
shall make a special communication to the General
Assembly. In this connection, the Governor
recommends legislative enactment to ensure the
safest method of keeping the State deposi ts in the
future.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Since November, 1st, 1874, $2,624,706 80 of the
bondsandstock authorized by the consolidation
act of December 22, 1873, have been issued. The
entire amount of this class of our public securities
issued up to that date is $3,618,290 82. About
seven-tenths of all the bonds ami stock made exchangeable
under that act have thus been exchanged.
The great disaster of the failure of the
South Carolina Bank and Trust Company has been
most severely felt in its influence on this great
public interest. It gave a shock to the growing
confidence in the good faith of the State toward
the public creditors, depressing the market value
of the public securities and checking for a time
the process of exchange.
Since the 1st July, 1675, about $.500,000 of consolidation
bondsand stock have l>een issued, the
coupons of which, from July 1, 1874, remain unpaid.
I recommend thatatax be included in the
annual levy now to be made for the deficiencies of
the last fiscal year, to pay this amount of outstanding
interest, amounting to $30,000.
The vital necessity of faithfully adhering to the
contracts and obligations incurred by the present
settlement of our public debt, I trust, needs no
enforcement. It is as essential to the general prosperity
of the Shite as to the interests of her creditors.
If good faith and unflinching honesty shall
bo observed, the year on which we have entered
will witness the eompleteexehange of the' '.d debt
of the State, a result which will be seeor.d to no
other result of ourefforts to restore the honor and
welfare of the State. I recommend that such action
be taken as will fully meet the just demands
of the public creditors under the consolidation
act, and remove all doubts respecting our intention
to make that the point of departure for a new career
of faith and honor, which shall help to hide
the errors and failing of our recent history.
COUNTY FINANCES.
I am glad to express the belief that the financial
conditions of many of the counties of this State
has been greatly improved during the past year.
In general, I think the former habits of extravagance
and fraud in countj'atfairs have been corrected.
A majority of the counties are, however,
burdened, like the State, by floating indebtedness.
The requisites of a proper scheme for the settlement
of this indebtedness are the same, in my
opinion, as those already stated: First, the proper
auditing of all claims; and, second, their gradual
payment by taxation. Wherever these claims
can be subjected to judicial scrutiny, such a course
will furnish the best attainable mode of auditing
the claims.
To guard against future evils of a similar character,
I recommend that county commissioners be
required to make specific levies for all the leading
objects of expenditure, as is now done by the State.
This will, to a great degree, prevent the diversion
of funds from the objects which are most essential
to the maintenance of county government,
such as the pay of jurors, the dieting of prisoners,
the ordinary expenses ofthe courts, and the support
of the poor. County taxes are now extreme- ,
ly burdensome, and every effort should be made !
to reduce them.
REPORTS OF STATE OFFICERS AND OFFICERS OF
PUJIIjIC institutions.
The reports ot State officers and officers of pub- ;
lie institutions are noxt alluded to, from which it I
appears that the respective departments are in a
satisfactory condition. From the report of the su- ;
porintendent of education, the following facts are j
collated: The school population of the State, con- i
sisting of > outlis from six to sixteen years of age, 1
amounts to 239,264, of which 85,566 are white, and ,
153,698 colored, showing an increase since 1873 of
9,162. The present number of free common i ,
schools is 2,580?an increase since the last year of , ,
227. The present actual school attendance of both j ;
sexes-is 110,410, of which 47,001 are white, and |
63,415 are colored?an increase since the last year !'
of 5,078. The whole numberof teachers employ- i
ed is 2,855 of whom 1,876 aro white, and 079 col- j
in-ml?.un !ndprtyjo uinnn tlin IimI. vonr nf 9"2H. Thrt I
average monthly wages of teachers is $31.64 for 1 <
males and $251.21 cents for females. The average ;
length of the last school year was 4J months. The !
number of common school houses in the State is 1
2,347?an in crease during the last year of 119. The
superintendent of education estimates the amount
of money necessary to keep our free common <
schools open for a period of six months each year
at $600,000, or 100,000 per month. i i
STATU PENITENTIARY.
From the annual report of the directors of the i 1
State penitentiary, it appears that on the 31st day (
of October, 1874, the institution contained 166con- j
victs; that during the year ending October 31,1875,1 '
additional convicts to the number of 312 were;
received; that during the same period nine escaped
convicts were recaptured, making a total i !
of 489 inmates during the year. Of this number
it further appears that 46 were pardoned by my
predecessor between the 1st November and the i
1st December, 1874, and that 16 have been pardoned
by ine between the 1st December, 1874, and
the 3lst October, 1875; that 44 have been discharged
by expiration of sentence; 4 by commutation of ^
sentence, and 21 under the regulation allowing a
reduction of one-twelfth of the time of sentence
as a reward for good behavior; that 24 have escaped;
4 have died ; 1 was Mhot in an altercation
with a guard, and 1 was drowned; 6 are designated
as "trustees," who should, prior to May 1,
1875, have been dropped from the records as "escaped,"
making a total of 167 discharged during
the year, and leaving 322 in confinement on the
31st October, 1875, of which number 318 are males
and 4 females. The Governor is pleased to announces
great improvement during the past year,
especially in the (tost of maintaining the prison- *
ers, and does not recommend an increased appropriation
for the support of the penitentiary for the
present year. In this connection the Governor
says : "I call attention to the rei>ort of pardons,
reprieves, and com mutations granted by me since
December 1, 1874, which I herewith transmit,
agreeably to the requirement of Section 11 of Ar
tide III of the CoiiHtitution. In discharging this
most onerous and painful duty of my office, I
have endeavored faithfully to redeem the promise
made in my inaugural address. The whole number
of pardons and commutations granted by me
up to November I, 187">, was thirty-six. With
scarcely an exception, nil applications for pardon
or commutation have been referred b}' me to the
judge who tried the case, and, as will be seen in
nearly or quite every case, my action has had the
sanction of the courts and best citizens of the
State."
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.
I again urge that the provisions of sections 1, ?
21, 22, 23 and 24 ot Article IV of the Constitution,
relating to the election of "a competent number
of justices of the peace and constables in each
county, by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as the General Assembly may direct," be
put into practice. The adoption of new constitutional
provisions will give little confidence in our
good intentions, while important existing constitutional
requirements are wholly and persistently
disregarded. Though the General Assembly
has the power, they have not the right, to deprive
the electors of the counties of the constitutional
privilege of electing justices of the peace and constables.
If one constitutional requirement can be
disregarded, all can be, so far, at least, as they depend
on the positive action of the General Assembly.
The results of the system of trial justices
appointed by the Governor certainly cannot be
considered so favorable as to justify the annulling
of an important part of the Constitution. Let
the Constitution be enforced in all its provisions,
and a public sentiment will then be cultivated _
which will make the Constitution the shield for *
all classes of our people from the wrongs or excesses
which the interests of any political party
may prompt.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
I am confident from various indications, that
the principle of minority representation is growing
in favor among all the pieople of the State. It
offers in theory, certainly, and in practice, so far
as yet tested, a mode of reaching that highest result
of our representative system, the true proportional
influence of each class or party into which
our voting population may be divided. The rule
of the majority is not thereby destroyed, while
the voice and influence of the minority is not
wholly suppressed. In this State its advantages
in our counties and municipalties would be peculiarly
great. Our voting population is now, in
a great measure, divided uponlines which are not
conducive to the best results in our public affairs.
Minority representation will mitigate these evils
without changing the basis of political power.
Practically, though not in name, this principle
has already been applied in some of our counties
and cities. Citizens of both parties or races have
voluntarily agreed to share political power in approximate
proportion to their numerical strength,
respectively. The results of such a course have
invariably been satisfactory, so far as I am in- ^
formed, and I am sure that the example will be
repeated more and more widely in the future.
What isthus here and there secured by the voluntary
concert of our citizens, will bo secured
firmly and universally by the adoption into the
law of the State of the principle of minority representation
in all county and municipal elections. 4
I cordially and earnestly urge this measure upon
your consideration at the preseut session.
THE ELECTION OP JUDGES.
At the present session elections of Judges of the
Courts of Common Pleas and of the Supreme
Court will take place. It cannot be deemed Improper
in me to present to the General Assembly
the paramount importance of a wise discharge of
this duty. The ancient fame of South Carolina in ^
this respect should be kept steadily in mind. The
standard of character and attainment once universally
observed in this State should never be
lowered. Legal learning, a judicial spirit, and a
high, unblemished personal character, should
mark every man who shall be elected to sit in the
seats of Harper and Duncan, of O'Neall and Wardlaw.
If all these qualities are not attainable, let
the one quality of personal integrity never be lost
sight of. That community may well be pitied
which is doomed to submit its great interests to
the decision of one whose judgments will reflect
his own passions or interests.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF 1876.
Under thishead, the Governor recommendsand
urges that the proper steps shall be taken by the
General Assembly to ensure a representation of
the resources and industries of the Slate at the
centennial celebration to be held in Philadelphia
next year.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, the Governor says: I have now
discharged, so far as I have been able, the duty
imposed upon the Governor by the Constitution,
to "give to the General Assembly, from time to
time, information of the condition of the State,
and recommend to their consideration such measures
as he shall judge necessary or expedient."
The measures which I deem most essential to the
present welfare of the State are: First, the prompt
passage of a supply act which shall impose the
lightestpossible burden of taxation ; second, the
enactment of a law which shall require all disbursements
of public funds, except the interest
on the public debt, to be made upon warrants of
the comptroller general, issued upon vouchers
approved by that officer and permanently recorded
in his office; third, the keeping of all appropriations
within the limits of the funds actually
provided for by taxation; fourth, the immediate
and large reduction of the scale of all public expenditures
; fifth the equitable adjustmentof the
floating indebtedness of the State upon a plan embracing
the rigid scrutiny, by impartial agencies,
of all claims, and the gradual payment by taxation
of the valid claims; sixth, the inflexible observance
of exact good faith respecting the public A
debt. ^
The work and spirit which I commended to you
a year ago, I commend with increased earnestness
to you now?the work of correcting abuses and
.itof/i.ini. nr\r\i\ <iH m i n iuf rat inn ?the nnirit ofintflV- '
rity and fidelity toward those whose trusts we
hold. Some gratifying results have been reached,
but the future has heavier tasks than those already
achieved. I might urge these things upon
my political associates as essential to the life and
success of their political party, for so they are;
but I choose to urge them upon the common, unassailable
ground of the public welfare. He will
be a blind politician who is not also a patriot.
The truly wise public man in this State to-day
will labor and pray for the peace and honor of
South Carolina ; for the increase of official integrity;
for the confirmation to every citizen of all
civil and political rights; for the establishment of
government which shall protect all and oppress
none. D. H. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor.
"The Boys in Grey."?We were wont to
admire the boys who wore the grey, though it
was not for the grey alone, but for the noble,
chivalrous hearts that beat under it. They
commanded the admiration of the true and
brave in every laud. But how few admire a
fine head enveloped in grey hair and whiskers?very
few. We all love admiration and
nothing in our appearance is more calculated **
to secure it than pretty hair. If old age, sickness
or sorrow has robbed you of it, you can
regain it by the use of Dr. Tutt's Hair Dye.
Its popularity is so great that it can be found
on the shelves of every druggist in the land.
-?mrv?YM'U'l mrX /IT nrmrnerrtttf
^ luauiuu any vyumuinna*.
YORKVILLE, December 1.?During; the past
week but little cotton lias been offered in this market.
Wo quote prices at from 9 to 12 cents.
CHESTER, Nov. 29.?Cotton.?Middling, 12;
low middling, llj; good ordinary, 11.
CHARLESTON, November 29.?Cotton steady.
Middling, 12j.
LIVERPOOL, November 22.?Cotton steady.
Middling uplands, 6Ad. "*
NEW YORK, Nov 29.?Cotton quiet. Sales
820 bales at ISA to 13 7-16. Futures closed quiet.
Sales 15,400 bales. November, 13 1-16 to 13 3-32 ;
December, 13A to 13 3-32 ; January, 131 ; February,
13A to 13 3-32; March, 13 9-16 to 1319-32; April,
13? to 13 25-32; May, 13 29-32 to 13 31-32; June, 14
3-32 to 14A ; July, 14 5-32 to 14 7-32; August, 141 4
to 14 5-16.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, November 26.?The following in
the comparative cotton statement for the week
ending to-day; 1875. 1874.
Receipts at afl ports for the week..183,S23 165,525
Total receipts to date 1,481,278 1,277,298
Exports for the week, 129,677 90,597
Total exports to date, 664,648 569,935
Stock at all United States port.s...594,831 570,286
Stock at interior towns 85,298 103,426
Stock at Liverpool, 533,000 529,000
American afloat for Great Britain,216,000 247,000
Financial.
NEW YORK, November 29.?Gold $1.14? to
M.141.
HYMENEAL.
Marriku?On the 2]st ujtimo, by Rev. J. M.
Garrison, Mr. PINl'KPJlfii BKUWiN and Miss
MARY S. WRIGHT. Both of Fort Mill township.
In Pittsburgh, Penn., on Thursday, 18th ulti
mo, by Rev. M. W. Dallas, Mr. CHARLES B.
GRIST, formerly of Yorkville, S. C., and Miss
EMMA F., youngest daughter of F. X. Fritchey,
af Coshocton, Ohio.
On the 3ftth ultimo, by Rev. W. W. Ratchford,
Mr. MILKS F. S. McCULLOUGH and Miss
FRANCES C. BRANDON. All of York county.