Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

AIKEN CHARLES E. R. DRAYTON, Manager. jBUTJ ER ON THE T 4RIFF* vexatious, ami the vital question is ' - winch is least so. TAXPAYKHS ITS X KCK.S8 A III L Y . BUHDKXKD. A Prompt ItesiKJiise to the Free Trade Association—Tax Pi-oblem?—Objec- tipnf to Direct and Internal Taxes— TheHuic*r Duty—War Taxes Main tained. l^Ue following letter has been re ceived in reply ta the circular letter of the Free Trade Association of Bouth Carolina: . Uxxted Statkh Bex ate, ( Wabiuxotox, D. C., May 1886.) Prof. It. Means Davis, Chairman Executive Committee Free Trade As-' HOCiaUon of South Carolina, Colum bia, S. C.—My Dear Sir: Some, time ago I received from you the following 1 other: Headquarters Free Ttade As-) boctation ok South Carolina, > Columbia, S. C. f March 4, 1886.) My Dear Sir: The Free Trade Asso ciation of South Carolina believe that of ail causes assigned for the present deplorable prostration of industrial Interests in the United States none is more disastrous and far-reaching than the system of so-called protection un der which a grievous tariff, imposed Avowedly as an extraordinary war measure, has been perpetuated through twenty years of profound peace. They believe that this wrong en dures only because unrealised and un exposed. They have therefore resolv ed to urge upon the people of South Carolina, in public meetings, the pro priety of demanding of Congress a speedy abolition of artificial barriers jmd Governmental toll-gates, by which the traffic of the world is di verted from its natural channels, and man is deprived by man of his God- given right to secure the fullest re turns to his labor. Feeling assured that as a custodian of South Carolina’s interests in the Federal Congress you are desirous of inaitttaiuiug her past record in this matter, and of removing obstructions to her material progress, the Free Assoeialioii warmly invite your aid in their work. They trust that you will consent to deliver at least one public address at such time and place in the State as may be most convenient, discussing the burdens of the tariff, setting forth the position of Congress in regard to its repeal in wliftle or in part, and »fltiTVg~the means by which your constituents may most efficiently co operate with you in securing relief so greatly needed, yet so long defened. By order of the executive committee. It. MEANS Davis, Chairman. Recognizing the right of your asso ciation or any other number ot ic- spectable citizens of South Carolina to know my opinions on all questions affecting the public interest, I cheer fully respond in this form, not having the time for public addresses, as sug gested by your letter. You will permit me to say in pass ing, I am much pleased at the prospect of a full discussion of this most vital subject, about which so little is un derstood, and I trust it will be con ducted in a spirit of candor and tolera tion worthy of the topic and free from those unseemly personalities and as- persionc which of late enter intoevery controversy that arises. It does not strengthen the force of any man’s argument or views to impugn the motives or sincerity of those who dif fer with him, but often degrades the controversy and leads to pernicious consequences. The question of taxation is and has always been one of the most difficult and complicated problems of ci\il government. Taxation is a “necessa ry evil,” and how to lay taxes and “We have upon the I have been led to submit these ob servations from a passage in your let ter, in which you say, therefore resolved to urge people of South Carolina, in public meetings, the propriety of demanding of Congress a speedy abolition of the artificial barriers and governmental toll-gates by which the traffic of the world is diverted from its natural channels, and man is deprived by man of his God-given right to secure the fullest returns to his labor.” If you mean by this the abandon ment of the system of laying taxes on merchandise imported from foreign countries, and abolition of custom houses, I cauuot join in the demand. The collection ot duties on imports lias been in practice frem the founda tion of the Government, and is much the safest and most efllcient* mode of securing revenue for the support of the Government. Congress has rare ly availed itself of that power under tho Constitution which provides that direct taxation “shall be apportioned among the several Statee according to their respective numbers;” never, ex cept on occasions of great emergency, as at the beginning of the late war. The farmers of the Constitution evi dently calculated that duties on im ports would be the chief reliance for revenue, because by the second clause of the tenth section of Article I it is provided that “No State shall, with out the consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties ou imports or ex ports except,” &c., clearly showing this power was left exclusively for t he Federal Government. Direct taxa tion was resorted to by the Federal Government at the beginning of the late war, and many of our best and most respected citizens in the low- country can testify to the spoliation ttti4 confiscation under it which made them paupers. The present internal revenue system of direct taxation is a heritage of the war, and if I had the power I would wipe out the last ves tige of it as I would the war tariff on imports. If, on the other hand, you mean by this expression the tariff laws should be so equitably and fairly readjusted as to raise the necessary revenue for the support of the Government, and at the same time, as nearly as may be, operate upon all alike, I will unite most cordially with you. How that cau be bestai justly done is a. very grave problem. About the sum of *300,000,000 must be raised annually by taxation, partly internal and part- 1 y tAicnrarri Of uila jilln I.SljOtWlOOO v -a-\ c n ra in round numbers was raised by du ties on imports, *112,500,000 by inter nal revenue taxation, and the balance of the *323,500,000 'total ordinary re ceipts) was derived from sales of pub lic lands, patent fees, taxes on nation al banks, seigniorage at the mints, &e. Now the present consideration is, how can this $181,500,000, derived from imports, so imposed as to bear lightest upon consumers, or how can it be levied to raise the necessary rev enue ami unfetter trade and com merce? Many of the industries of this country have grown up under the stimulating or speculation inffueuce of a high turifl, protective in 'many instances, and yet raising large revenues, prohibitory in others, and not bringing a dollar into the treas ury. As unjust as this, and has been, to the unprotected classes, it would not he wise or proper to knock the props from under such industries at one blow, and bring them down in a crash. It would be more unwise and wrong to continue this condition of things. What then is to be done? My idea is that tariff taxation should he gradually and surely re duced until we have reached the point where each article will produce the largest amount of revenue, and then leave off, transferring from time to where and when, upon what objects time such articles to the free list as and persons, so as to make the evil as light and as little burdensome as pos sible and operate with fairness, has always been most perplexing and troublesome to the minds of those whose duty it has been and is to deal with tlie subject. When it comes to determine what shall he the ob jects of direct taxation you are con stantly confronted with complications and difficulties. In South Carolina we have the ad valorem system, which appears to be the fairest and most simple, that is that a man shall pay according to th^ value of his prop erty, and yvt there is always room for complaint of undervaluation or un equal valuation, whether you should tax mortgages and at the same time the tiling mortgaged, ehosesin action, moneys on hand, ice., iic. These and others of a kindred char acter are all subjects that have baffled the best intellects of the ablest states men and political economists of tins and every civilized country. The in ternal or excise system of Federal di rect taxation has always been the luost odious ot all forms of collecting revenues. The army of agents and inspectors employed to prevent ami detect frauds on the public revenues are oppressive to the people and un republican under the mildest form of administration. The powers of the Federal and State governments in re gard to taxation, except as to imposts, are concurrent. Both may tax the same objects at the same time, and each must have its own agents sepa rate and cUetinct to collect taxes for the support of each. Under the “Ar ticles of Confederation” it was found the Federal Goverqment could not re ly upon the States fer tho resources and revenues for its support, and hence chiefly the necessity for the be, and it is to rectify such wrongs and inequalities that every fair-minded man ought to address himself. Your association can accomplish much in that di rection by an enlightened agitation and discussion of the subject. It Is great fallacy to suppose the country prospers or that labor is protected by a high tariff. Just the reverse is true, and in my opinion the recent stagna tion and depression in business and the restlessness, dissatisfaction and unhappy condition of the laboring classes in this country are due large ly to the present high rate of taxation The duty on imported merchandise entered for consumption In the United States is 48,660 per cent, average ad valorem duty on dutiable articles, higher than in 1867, when it was 46 667 per cent., higher than it has been from 1791 to 1885, except in 1824-25-26-27, when it reached to 60.21, 50.54, 49.26 and 53.76 per cent., respectively, and iu 1829-30, when it went up to 54.18 and 61.69 percent., respectively, which latter provoked the nullification agi tation in South Carolina. The com promise measures that grew out of tliis agitation reduced the tariff grad ually until it had gone down to 25.81 per cent, iu 1842. We are now paying higher tariff taxes than what were known as war taxes of 1865-66-67-68, accumulating a large surplus in the treasury every year, which must lead to profligacy and extravagance. It encourages the most disgraceful squandering of money iu so-called pensions, public buildihgs, rivers and harbors, so-called aid to popular edu cation, subsides to steamships, rail roads, &c., all of whlob is wrong, de moralizing and pernicious. Is there patriotism enough in the country to reduce this war taxation and relieve the taxpayers of these un necessary burdens? We shall see, and I rely confidently on the efforts of your association to contribute largely to that cud. Very respectfully, M. C. Butler. shall be found from experience to i e most conveniently spared from the revenue list. Take, for instance, the article of sugar. I insist that the present tax of 1*4 cents a pound, the average, is the revenue standard, be cause it raises about *80,000,000 annu ally, paid into the treasury on a total value of *73,500,000 worth imported, 70.98 per cent, ad valorem. It is claimed that this tax is protection to the sugar planter. Grant it. So much better for the sugar planter, and that is what I call incidental protection. He receives a very small percentage of protection, while the treasury is re plenished with the tax And so it is with rice, which pays into the treasury *1,619,528.24, or a total value of *2,134,188 74 imported, 76.88 per cent, ad valorem. Now, let me call attention to the duty on cot ton tics, as that is an article with which all our people are familiar. The duty on cotton ties prior to the last tariff'revision was 35 per cent, ad valorem, and that is the duty to-day. It pays its share of revenue into the treasury at that rate. Just what the amount is I shall not stop to inquire, but I may say this is a very fair duty. The tariffeomniisskm recommended an increase of 50 per cent, on cotton ties, which would have been 85 per cent. What would been the effect of this? Not a cotton tie would have been imported, and consequently not a dollar would have been collected. What would have been collected on tins article for the treasury, because the tariff'would have been absolutely prohibitory. But about *800,000 would have been paid by the farmers into the pockets of five or six hoop iron manufacturers in Pennsylvania. Not a dollar iuto the treasury. The 50 per cent, was not added because it was mom perfect union formed under the s'.rickeu out of the bill, and, of course, present Constitution. So that when ■ this did not happen, hue I advert to It we talk about supporting Uie Govern- to illustrate In a striking manner how ment by a system of direct taxation iniquitous a high protective prohibl- you perceive something of the obsta- tory tarift is. clcs in the way. As I have obaorvod, [ There are many articles ou the list £Ufot'.iii*oI taxation are onerous and jpsl as gluring as Ups threatened to Horses for Profit. There is no more profitable stock to raise than horses, always provided you raise good ones. If a mare be carefully handled she will do nearly as much work and raise a colt as though not bred, and it cost much less to raise a good horse than to buy one. It cost no more aside from the service of the horse to raise a colt to three years than a steer to the same age. After the colt is.3 v“nrfl v J 1 m" Tory amf IUT 4 or 5 years will sell for twice as much—ordinarily—as the steer. If a farmer would keep four mares and breed two for fall colts and two for spring he could carry ou a large farm with the mares and young horses and have horses to soli each year. I think a fall colt is less lax on a mare and better iu many respects than a spring colt. Acolt wean ed in sring with a long pasture season before It will be larger at a year old than one weaned in the fall and eu- entering the winter at 6 months old instead of a year old as is the fall colt. A colt born in September or October can bo weaned in February, and the mare will be in good condition for spring work. Every mare raising a colt should have a roomy box stall aud uot be tied. The colt should be halter-broke when a week old and when allowed to fol low the mother be lead at her side. Acoustom the mother to work with out its following her and when plow ing near enough to the stable leave it there and take the mare In the mid dle of the day, to let it suck or tie it in the shade at the side of the field. A colt thoroughly halter-broke before it is weaned is half broken. Until your colts are 3 years old winter them in box stalls, you can keep two together in a stall 8x10feet, let them out a few hours for exercise every pleasant day, feed very Hittle corn, but give all the good bright hay or fodder they will eat, and 4 quarts of •mts aud bran a day with an occa sional fe.ed of sheaf oats and iu cold weather one ear of corn each. Do not stint their food, but do uot try to make them fat. The pasture for then should have pure water, shade, and a variety of grasses and should uot he overstock ed. I think a majority of the colts in corn belt are permanently injured by overfeeding with corn, aud many of them are allowed to stand in the stables for weeks at a time without ex ercise,—Walde F. Brown, iu New York Tribune. Bavard’H Relation with the Pres ident. Cleveland Leader. I met to-day a noted statesman from Delaware. Said he: “The peo ple of this country do uot rightly ap preciate Tom Bayard aud his relation to the President, They think the two are wide apart, when iu reality they are closer together than any other members of the Administration. President Cleveland asks Bayard’s ad vice very often and he counsels with him as to matters both in and out of his department. Tom Bayard stands as well in Deleware as ever, and the people there think he is a great man. He has his present position by the force of hisbrainsaud not by his fami ly, though I suppose that helps him a little. His greatest lack is personal magnetism. If he had this he would be one of the most popular of the noted men of the day. He is too much wrap ped up iu work to be a good fellow so cially. The Register says: Large forces o; convicts are already at work °n the canal under Ihc direction of Manager Anderson, and Mr. Henry Alexander i the Water Works Superintendent, t has another gang recovering the uia- jehiuory whleh wtu* submerged by.Uio late freshet. THK SOLDIERS’ HOME AT RICH MOND. What an Old South Carolina Soldier Says About the Camp. News ami Courier. The following letter from Mr. Charles W Bingley who left here some time ago to become an inmate of the Soldiers’ Home for Ex-Confederates at Richmond, will be read with inter est by all who are concerned in the welfare of the noble veterans who fought aud suffered for the Lost Cause: “The Home,” writes Mr. Bingley, “is about three miles from the city. The street cars carry you about two miles of the distance and then you have to walk a mile to reach it. It is situated in a picturesque and roman tic part of the city’s suburbs, is sur rounded by a grove of trees and is a delightfull place, every attention and comfort being provided to make the old soldier contented aud comfortable in his old age. I am delighted with my surroundings. Everything is new, as Uie Horae has been established but little over a year. Our beds and bed clothing are of the best kind, our rooms are furnished with nice furni ture of the latest style, the fare is equal to that of any private boarding house in the country, and the man who grumbles at his condition and the treatment he receives would, in my humble opinion, find fault with the angels in Heaven. The camp at present consist of five cottages, named respectively ‘Stonewall,’ ‘Cor coran,’ ‘Downey,’ ‘Appleton,’ and Babcock.’ They are built in the mod em style, each cottage accommoda ting from fourteeu to sixteen inmates, divided off to have but two in a room so that this alone is a great relief to the old style of eight or more being huddled together iu one large room. The cottages are named after the par ties who contributed to erect them, except the‘Stonewall’ cottage, which was built by the hoard of visitors and named in honor of Stonewall Jack- sou. My quarters are in this one. I send on another sheet a stereoscopic view of the camp. I give at the bot tom the rotation of ihe cottages. The Babcock’ cottoge is partly obscured by the officers’ quarters, which are to the left of the mess hall with the cu pola on it. They are altering the offi cers’ quarters by adding another sto ry, intending to have a hospital above iu the two upper stories aud a resi dence for the superintendent with a reading-room attached r * ^ nw w u uie nncnri.iu ui UJb LKlUPtr AT KEY S. C., Tl T ESltA.0UNE 1, 1886. add new cottages to the camp as soon as the$ can accumulate the means to do so, either through individual sub scription or assistance from the sister States. It really makes me feel proud of the Old Dominion to see what efforts she is making to cheer up her old defend ers in their declining years. Our State might profit by her example, for whatever she undertakes she does well. Our roll now numbers from sixty-five to seventy. There are some few off ou furlough. Since the estab lishment of the Home some five nmates have died. I understand it s allowable for one to get a furlough If he desires it; as, however, I have uo special call south of tills, I shall try and make the remainder of my days content and reconcile myself to fktc, looking forward to a peaceful Issue from this world of strife aud heart-burnings. Of the inmates but two of us are South Carolinians. The other hails from Edgefield. About five-eights of them are Virginians. There are also some few from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana aud Florida.” bow Ho FrtoncL May 26.—Maxwell testifi- his own behalf. His re personal history shows been accurately traced In nts, his account eor- all witnesses who have ust him, except the de- was in the prison. with >ve his name as Hugh -ooks, aged 25, born in En- account ef the death of entlcal with Ws confession a few days ago. He had ine^bat had no license to physician. He had treated ing ailments previous to Louis, and at Preller’s undertook to remove a erwAs the consenting 1 iae chloroform, and the e which might and does ccur in any physicians eller died from the effects while under treatment, s his mistake was iu not ,e circumstance at once in a strange land, ig- e customs; and unaware rt would serve him had Besides this he was in ver the death of a man to os much attached as a friend. ] | this state of mind the thought q Hirred that he must hide the body md get away. He then packed itf i a trunk, as described, and took whai noney ho found in Preller’s trousers a >ut *600. He made a num- berof pur’ ases anddrankagreat d eal before lea eng for California. Questiiffd by his counsel: “What do you kpw about a piece of paper, reading; 'po perish all traitors to the great 1 i»er: “I wrote it. My I ,t the authorities would hat it would puzzle them should be held.” Counsel “Was it your idea to de lay thefi while you wore getting away.” Prisoner “Yes.” Counsel: “Did you do anything else withl’he same object iu view ?” Prisone : “Yes, I shaved off the mustache!' Counsel i “Can you tell me how that cut catno on his breast?” Prisoner “Yes. I did it with a scalpel, but ogn assign no reason for It.” ' , Counsel^ “Had you, when you ad- — nx ~ lu tyu “I had uot, sir. (Tho ko loudly and emphati- St. 1# ed tonli* cital that M all his j roboratj testifid i tectivo’ him. Maxw« gland. Proffer i publish stud led | practici Prellerl coming own striett party toj case aonietin] practice! of the di| Maxwell reportinj but he norant oi that his he made great grh ) whom b 1 ivi Phase to the Gubernatorial Campaign. Columbus Enquirer-Sun. With the present lights before us, A Number of Colored Troops who have Come Home from the West. News and Courier. For several days pasta number of; It looks as if the present Guberuatori- colored men wearing the uniforms of TheVl idea jvast! find it aud until an ir^opsy < al campaign is to be the mo-rt compli cated Georgia has known for jears. The bitter fight between Gord'on and Bacon has led thoughtful and prudent men to fear that it would re sult in harm to the party, and it seems that these fears are about to bo realiz- eJ. Last night the Enquirer-Sun repor ter was talking to a gentleman in this city, and Incidentially spoke of the Gubernatorial campaign. “Well, I can tell you something abont the campaign that will be news to the people of Georgia.” “What is it?” eagerly Inquired the reporter. “You needn’t tell anybody that I told you so, but it is a fact that Dr. Felton will make a race for Gov ernor of Georgia. I have it from what I consider reliable authority that for sometime past he 1ms been quietly fixing things. A Knight of Labor who ought to know what he is talking about told me that re cently the principal assembles of this Order in this State have been in cor respondence with each other aud that they have about definitely agreed to support Felton. He is to be the can didate of the laboring people. This Knight says that the colored assem blies have agreed to support him. The Knights say that Gordon is a convict man, and they will not vote for him. Tboy have nothing purticu- iar against Bacon, nor do they par ticularly admire him, and consequent ly they have settled on Fulton.” “Will Felton go before the conven tion ?” “Oh, I guosi not. His supporters do not contemplate such a course, as they do not think they would have a fair showing before a convention. The Knight says that Felton would not have been a candidate of his own ac cord, but that the laboring men are bringing him to the front as their champion. I do not think there is any doubt that he will bo iu tho race. It looks that way how.”. We give tho above for what it is worth, but will add that we think the gentleman is in a position to know what he is talking about, and is not simply seeking to bo tho author of a political sensation. “Had you any intention him?” ' “I had not, sir.” “Of doing him any bodi- Prisoner prisoner s eially.) Counsel: of injuring Prisoner t Counsel: ly marm?” Prisoner: “No.” The rest of Uie testimony was taken up with his trip to San Francisco, some of the events which occured, and his explanations of some of tho big sto ries which ho told aliout himself ou his tripe to that city. Tlie court adjourn ed eutil to-morrow, when tho direct examination will he continued. War to the Ivuife. News and Courier, May 27. There was asersatiou In the State Supreme Court to-day which is not re corded iu the official report. At the assembling of the Court Mr. F. W. Fickling, of the Columbia bar, made a motion for a rule against Mr. Win. H. Lyles, another member of the lo cal Bar, requiring him to show cause why his name should he stricken from the roll of attorneys entitled to practice before the Supreme Court. Mr. Fickling based his application upon the charge that Mr. Lyles had com mitted perjury in the celebrated church choir scandal case of McDan iel vs. Bruce. Soon after the settlement of the slander suit Mr. Fickling had brought this same charge before the Circuit Court, but in a different way. The virdict iu the McDaniel vs. Bruce suit being iu favor of the defendant, the plaintiffs had to pay the costs. Mr. Fickling, who represented the plaiu- tillk, charged that Mr. Lyles, repre senting the defendant, had taxed against the plaintiff’s the costs of a number of witnesses, swearing that they claimed the witness fees, but several of these wintuesses had sub-^ sequently made affidavit that they did not claim such fees and had uot au thorized Mr Lyles to do so. Upon this showing he demanded a reassessment of costs aud charged Mr. Lyles with perjury. As well as can be remem bered, a reassessment was granted, but Mr. Lyles was absolved from any intention to do wrong. Mr. Fickling, who is very bitter against Mr. Lyles—the latter haying been not only counsel for the defence, hut a deacon iu the Baptist Church where the scandal originated, and an active factor in the proceedings of the church—follows bis opponent with great pertinacity and seeks to brand film before the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Simpson, after reading the pn)»er8 and the order which Mr. Fick- ' ling demanded, stated tli^t the Court was then engaged in hearing appeals, ; and that this motion could only come : up on tiie regular motion day of Court i Hu lliutcforc, poslitoiuMl Ho eousiilei * ttUuu until next Monday. Edwark F. Stokes Tried. Greenville News May 25. A commission de lunitico itiqmren- do sat on yesterday to consider the case of Edward F. Stokes, the order having been issued by Justice Croft at the request, it is said, of Mr. Stokes’ friends. Doctors T. T. Earle and E. F. S. Rowley made tho required ex amination. They report Mr. Stokes insane, and will probably recommend his confinement in tlie asylum, al though the new law concerning luna tics may cause some doubt and delay. This is probably the closing act of the great Stokes and Westfield litiga tion of which the News printed a full account several weeks ago. During the last term of the court of sessions Mr. Stokes’ insanity was generally conceded by his most intimate friends aud nearest relatives, and there was some trouble in getting him iu the court room even after he was in the courthouse building. Once behind fils desk within th§ bar, however he seemed to he as fully master of himself as any attorney present and made a clear, connected and strong presentation of his position in the old time baffling tactics in which he was so remarkably skillful and suc cessful. Tho case is a wonderful one—un doubtedly one of the most wonderful recorded. Able pliysicaus who know the case believe that the man who has during thirteen years fought a large section of the bar of tho State single handed and who argued cases, carried up appeals innumerable; and made a legal fight astonishing in its ingenuity and stubbornness has all the time been virtually a madman. Miss Folsom Wealthier than Mr, Cleveland Buffalo Times. The public arc at liberty to gossip until they are fully satisfied regarding the Folsoms and the coming marraige of President Cleveland, hut no one need loose sleep because of the poverty of the family. The Folsoms have for|manyyoars ranked among the wealthy and influential people of western New York. The father of Miss Francis Folsom, tlie late Oscar Folsom, was not a prudent man hi financial matters, and died poor, hut he was the exception in a large fami ly. Ben. Folsom, the Buffalo attorney, who is now in Europe with Miss Fol som, lias already inherited a quarter of a million dollars, aud will doubt less receive a large additon to this for tune from the estate of his father aud oilier relatives. The senior Benjamin Folsom was for a quarter of a century or more a resident of Attica, N. Y., where he made a large fortune as a railroad contractor. Western invest ments rendered him a millionaire or nearly so, and Benjamin Folsom, Jr., receives one half of the estate. He is a bachelor of quiet, though refined) tastes, and tho present European trip is being made largely at his expense. The' father of the lamented Oscar Folsom is still alive. His wealth is about half a million, and Miss Francis Folsom is one of his heirs. The pop ular young lady will be rich in her own right in a few years. In fact she and her widowed mother already en joy a portion of the wealth which Col John B. Folsom has willed to her. Miss Frances Folsom is already the virtual possessors' of a larger estate than Mr. Cleveland has ever been able to accumulate. tub United States army have been seen upon the streets of Charleston. Their presence caused no little sur prise aud gave rise to many surmises; the most prevalent of which was to the effect that “Uncle Sam” had opened a recruiting office here. There was an air about the colored troops, however, that precluded the idea of their being recruits. Ou the contra ry, they look more like veterans, and such they proved to be. Richard Rivers, one of the number, was buttonholed by a reporter yester- day, and from him It was learned that these were the recruits who enlisted iu Charleston in 1881, and who. having completed their term of service of five years, have accepted their discharge and returned home. Rivers served in the 24th United States Infantry, aud has been at Fork Sill, Indian Ter ritory, most of the time. “Did you ever meet tho Redskins iu hostile aaray?” inquired the Re porter. “No, sir,” answered the veteran, “we never had a fight. When there was fighting to be done tho cavalry mostly did It.” “Had a good time?” “Well, I can’t complain. Times were good enough as times go. >Ve didn’t have mullet audwatermelou for dinger every day, but we managed to get along, Only one of the Charles ton recruits that I know of died. His muno was Benjamin Brown. He took sick and died in the hospital?” “Noton the battlefield?” "No, sir, hain’t I told you that we didn’t have no fighting to do? We couldn’t fight the Indians without horses.” “Have all the Charleston men re turned?” “Yes. about all as I knows of. Their names? Well, Bryan Gibbs, Aleck Bennett, Solomon Fraser, aud others, I don’t recall their names, but they have about all come home.'’ “Have you saved any money out of your pay?” “No, 1 can’t say that I have N “Oh, yes, I suppose some of tho boys did; they could if they wanted, hull didn’t care about saving anything.” Private Rivers, late of G Company 24th United States Infantry, became fc—*—T 1 * xmimirlnf* ^ proceSilta Ifff his' way down King street, s\\ ining a light came and “do ing the grand act on tho boulevard,” as the dudes say. SCALPS, j The President and Ilia Love. • From the Washington Letter of the World. The President has not breathed a * word of his love to a single one ef his Cabinet associates, not oven to his most intimate members in that body. Mr. Manning swears to his most Inti mate associates that he knows no more about it than a dead man, while Mr. Whitney asseverates upon hU word of honor that his chief hae never hinted anything to him upon the sub ject. The kind hearted Lamar, who is steeped in tenderness over the con templation of his marriage to a loot but now regained love of his youth, hae not been able to draw one word from ic President. The President's coun tenance, however, speaks to every one. It is lighted up with the flam boyant glow of peace and pride that is more common “before taking” tha^x “after.” Every night when the P r ^*, dent drives out he gases upon scape before him with a rapt look 0« blissful peace never surpassed upon the face of mortal. He is apparently uponthc apex of attainment. He is rich enough for all comfort, is at the head of one of the most powerful nations on the earth, and now, when ambi tion is satisfied, the love of a youug, handsome, and accomplished woman comes to further gild tho crown ef his 8 icccss. No wonder the President clasps his hands complacently aoross the well-rounded stomach aud half closes his eyes as ho oominunes with, the man of destiny, who is uuflor Wfc obligations to person or party (or his. many good fortunes* A Paying Business. . A Washington correspondent says Sam Jones, iu his evangelistic preach ing, is hoarded at the best hotel, at *5 per day, and never misses au opportu- uity to take up a collection. Bill Arp (Major Smith) said roceut- ly that Sam Jones was making mon ey and investing it rapidl\. He had purchased several valuable farms and his house atCarterville was not only the finest there, but the only one with a mansard roof. His family drives in an elegant new carriage drawn by first-class horses, and according to some woman gossip, tlie first day Mrs Jones aired her carraigo she drove by the house of one neighbor thirteen times by actual count! It seems that Sam Jones, anticipating a possible break down physically or in populari ty, lias made and is making wise and ample provision for the future. The I fjord may bejaking care of him, but he Is i>owcrfaily co-operating to take care of himaelf. The Episcopal Church. Yorkville Enquirer. Rev. G. A. Ottinand, Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd at this place, and Christ’s Church, Lancas ter, has resigned these charges, his resignation to take effect ou tho 14th of next month. lathe meantime he will officiate in these churches as heretofore. Rev. Mr Oltmaun ac cepted the rectorship of the parishes of Yorkville and Lancaster last Octo ber and sinoe his connection with the churches has endeared hi insell to his parishioners and gained the high esteem of all who have formed his ac quaintance. He has accepted the rec t o rsh i p of Trin i ty Ch a pel, Fay et to v i 1 le, N. Y., for which place he will leave on the 14th of June. A Well Merited Appointment. Columbia liey istcr. The many friends of Mr. C. J Huske, the late efficient Superintendent of Fisheries of South Carolina, will be gratified to learn that lie has been ap pointed to take charge of tlie exten sive private fish ponds of Mr. Pierre Lorillard of New York at a salary of *1,500 and a comfortably furnished residence on tho elegant estate of tlie millionaire. No man could have been selected by Mr. Lorillard more com petent for the duties or who would dis charge them more conscientiously than our friend, C. J. Iluskc. Itevoragos lor Workers Weal her. iu the Hot As good health is of the highest im portance to all who labor for their daily bread, it will be well to heed just now the following good advice from a farmer’s wife” in tho Practical Farmer: Cold water is not desirable, as too much of it causes intense perspiration, which is weak ing. Iced milk is most acceptable, but it is so good they are apt to drink in such quantities as to destroy the appetite for more substan tial diet. Egg-nog is very nourish- ishing. Hot coffee is good in modera tion especially when they are unload ing hay and mowing away. Another wholesome drink is oat meal water. Take two teacupfuls of oat meal and turn over them two quarts of boiling water; stir quite often; let it cool; add a quart of cold water; strain off, and put in a quart of milk and a lump of ice; it makes a splendid beverage and serves for nourishment as well as drink. If a man gets overheated or sun- struck take a quarter of a teaspoonful of cayenne and stir into a cupful of milk and give to drink. Ou uo ac count lot him drink cold water. Great care should he taken about drinking too much cold water iu the hot weather by every one. Lemonade is a very good drink taken in small quantities, as tlie acid is agreeable. Small sips arc more effectual in Blenching thirst than large draughts. Governor Thompson in Wash - • • iuffton. The Washington correspondent of tlie News aud Courier telegraphs: The secret of Governor Thompson’s unexpected vlsfit to Washington la out, as appears iu a statement made to-day by a geR-tUenmn who was in- strumenlal in hia coming. Said the latter: “GoycrDOS.Tbompson lias been here on. f\ little visit to some of bis friends, wl\o desired him to become personally htnovtn-. to the President. He made a most.favorable Impression at the WliAtoHortiee when he called with Senator Hampteoand was made to understand thoi amfmportent Fed eral appointment would be offered him if he woebd oensideritB acceptance The nroposedappointment would have been highly opinplinLeutory of ov- ernor Thompson ,perso«aI]y, as well as to the State ef. South Carohm^iuthe to resign the offipa ef 'Governor mbre ly to promote his own interests.” . A CaiKlfdato for Congress. News audJ Courier. It is said that the Rev. Bruce H. Williams, coJaeod, of Georgetown, who has beeir State- Senator for a number of year*> wjillbe a candidate for Congress from, the 7th district.. The colored votere of that district could noteupport abutter nmu. Sena tor Williams, although a Republican, ihs been sbigularly frofv from any eli- taugllug er doubtful. dur- ng his political lifei He is intelli gent, conservative aadi ilomest—but ii- is feared that for this- very reason be- will uot find favor in thuiKcouncils df jis party in the State. capability and honesty are.not the qualifications which are demanded of a candidate for office at the hands of the Republican voters of Seuhh Qjrtr- ina, as a general thing. Perfectly Harmless. Arkansuw Traveller. Bill Wilberly, a lawyer, made ap plication to join tlie Knights of La bor. “They won’t let you in, Wilberly ” some one remarked. “Why?” “Because you are a lawyer.” “That’s against me, I admit, but the master workman of the assembly which I want to join la agreat friend of mine and will do anything to help me along.” Wilberly was admitted. Shortly afterwards, meeting the master work man together with a number of other acquaintances, Wilberly said: “John, did you-have much trouble in getting me in?” “Not much.” “Objections were raised of course,’ said Wilberly. glancing at his friends “Yes, several men got up and object ed to you because you are a lawyer, “How did you quiet them?,’ “Well, I says, says I, ‘boys, he ain’t lawyer enough to hurt noth ing’ and they withdrew their objec tions.” Wilberly has order. withdrawn from the The Lancaster Review of the 26th instant says: One of the Camden pa pers, the Journal, we believe, has nominated Major Z. L. Leitnerof tha>; town for Secretary of State. We agree with our cotemporary that a better man could not Ik* selected for the posl- j tiou named than that old war veteran — — Major “Z.u»k” Leltuer. Kershaw William Brown, aged fourteen and | may rely with safety upon her sister Miss Anna Cooper, aged thirteen, , County of Lancaster giving him a i were married ou tho 16th of May atiheurty supinnl when the proper time ‘ Durbin Church, Laurens County. * arrives. Judge J.S. Cothran. Abbeville Messenger. The friends of this gentleman anr urging him to decome a candidate for Congress. We know of no one who would make a more desirable repre*- sentativo for the Third District and though we have no assurances from him, that ho desires or will take the position if tendered to him, we know that he is patriotic enough to serve In any position where Dispeople will put him. They desire him to be their Congressman, and we do uot Iielicve he will refuse. Able, intelligent, just and pure, a ready speaker aud a logi cal debator, he is the very man for the position and the people of this Dis trict will honer themselves, by send ing him to Congress. No Chance for the Presidency. Elmira Gazette. “Mamma,” said a little Fifth ward boy lugubriously the other day, as he laid down a volume of biographical sketches of the Presidents, “I don’t believe I’ll be a President. I ain’t got tho chance. I wasn’t bruug up right.” “Why, child, you have tlus same chance that other little boys have.” “No, I ain’t; I wasn’t born in a log cabin, nor I ain’t drove a team on the canal, nur had to read the spellin’ baok by the light of a pino knot, nor had to split rails, nor nothin’ like the rest of the boys who got there. I tell you, mother, I’m handi-cupped on this Presidential question.” ife- % The Savannah Nows says: “The Superintendent of the Soldier’s Home at Milwaukee says the only vice the inmates are addicted to is drunken ness. He says the old veterans will get tipsy, and that they are very often difficult to manage. He thinks that if there were no saloons within 10 miles of the Home there would be no trouble of any consequence in conduc ting it. Strange to say all the soldiers’ homes have been located near or in cities, and the same story of trouble caused by the easy access to saloons comes from all of them. It would not be a bad idea to locate such homes um are established in the future; South as well as North, iu the prohibition counties. Probably, many more of the old heroes have been made dcst - tute by rum than wltj made abjectt of charily by the senKe of their country. - *>■ .it : iilsl