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E. B. MLTRRAY; iMitor THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. 23, 1879. The United States government ought to take some Bteps to secure an increase of the Indian population, if there is any justification for the strange statistical phenomenon presented in their case, for the more the Indians diminish in num bers the more expensive they become. Ii? 18G1, when the Republican party came into power, the auuuai expenses averaged about $3,000,000. At thc time tho Republicans lost control of thc House of Representatives they were costing $7,000,000 per annum, although tho re ports iudicate that they aro steadily de creasing in numbers. The Dvmo crata, however, have been steadily reducing these expenses, and we hope that when we get both tho Senate and the House of Representatives after the 4th of next March, the cost of maintain ing thc few remaining red men will be reduced at least to what it was twenty years ago. Mr. Manning, the New York bond holder who procured the temporary in junction before Judgo Bryan to provent thc payment of the interest on the valid debt out of thc fund in tho Treasurer's oilicc, is likely to have tho pleasure of | paying the costs of the case ns his re ward. The temporary injunction waH granted as a matter of course, but it will ? no doubt bo dissolved, for tb? mouey belongs to tho State and no court has the right to say the State shall not use it. There was no contract with tho bond holders, and in fact no mutuality about tho transaction. ? If the money were lost it would be the State's loss and not tho bondholders, and hence it cannot bo re quired that the State shall run theac risks and bo out of the use o? tho money, which is entirely in the possession of the State, subject to tho action of thc Legislature. When tho case comes to a hearing the best lawyera agreo that it must bo dis missed. Thc recent act of thc Legislature to facilitate the collection of taxes is hav ing thc desired effect. Many persons who have already tendered bank bills and coupons for taxes are withdrawing them and paying up thc/ money. In future very few of these bills or coupons will lind their way into thc trensury, for to uso chem the holden have to deposit them with the Clerk of Court, then pay their taxes in good money and sue to re cover them back. If the suit in success ful tho money is refunded, but the State cnn, by appeals, keep tho case in the courts for a year or two ; and thc act provides that there shall bo no coats in tho suit except for serving and filing papers, &c. Thus tho tax-payer, after lying out of his money for a long time, would have to pay his counsel fees and coats, and therefore lt would not pay. The holders of bnnk bills will no doubt fund them rather than further contest thc matter. Governor Simpson has appointed Gen. John 1>. Bratton of Fairfield, Col. John D. Pope, of Columbia, and Col. Zimmer man Davis, of Charleston, Commissioners to investigate the phosphate question, and report to the next session of the Legislature the condition, extent, cost of mining, shipping, &c. Wo regret that tho Governor has overlooked tho up-country entirely in these appointments, for our people feel a keen interest in tho devel opment of the State's interest in these deposits. Tho Commission should have been selected from the different sections of tho State, giving to the up-country one, the middle country ono and the coast itself one. Instead of this, two arc taken from the middlo of the State, one from tho low-country and none from the up-country. Tho members of thc Com mission, however, aro intelligent and honorable gentlemen, and will no doubt discharge their duties faithfully. If their investigation is thorough', exhaus tive and impartial, it will provo satisfac tory to tho peoplo, and bo the ground work of permanent legislation to protect tho State's Interest in these phosphatic deposits, otherwise it will be,a complete farce, and secure no beneficial results. During a recent visit to Washington, Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks expressed the opinion that tho South and West would be united in the next National Democratic Convention, and would not consent to be cheated out of the Presi dential nomination by Northern politi cians. Ho thinks tho South and West aro natural silica, and that they will net together politically in tho future. The ardent desiro that it shall be so is no doubt tho origin of this belief on the part of Gov. Hendricks, but we believe he ia destined to be mistaken. There is not likely io be any cheating in tho Con vention, and it is unfortunate to make such insinuations. Wo admire Governor Hendricks, and would like under other circumstances to see him become the nomine?? but just nt this time it strikes liq thu! ha ia nnl fhn man far n .snp^naufiil leader, and if he was, talking about the nomination as he is reported to have done, is, to say the least, very indiscreet. He' is a great man, and in tho future is destined to play an important part in American politics, but just at this time Senator Bayard ia pre-eminently the strongest, the safest and the most accep table leader than can be selected, and therefore we think the South will not jc?a the ?Vc=i ia thc nest contest at least,1 but wHl-bd pretty solid for the Delaware statesman. In all of the Southern States which hare boen overrun by carpet-bag Repub lican, rule, there has been serious finan cial troubles growing out of thc immense ?debts which were heaped upon them. In -Georgia about ?3,000,000 of railroad bonds, issued under Bullock's adminis tration, were repudiated by tho Dcmo cn.es, and the cry was at once praised .that A\.C cwwiu 0f ?he State was ruined. Time, i however, has shown differently, for the ?debi of Oeor^.a, which Is admitted to be -r-.lid, is to-day ns secure an investment aa can be found anywhere, and her bonds * ... .fc_-I."-, MfArtK . Are quote? in MI? ??>?..-?- -' rtiian one hundred cents on tho dollar. The credit of that State la so good that j arrangements are now In progr?s* to S?sd? j uew bonds bearing only four per cetit. interest, which are to be sold dollar for doilar, and thc money fro .1 them applied to cxtingu?ali?ng thc bonds ?Gn out standing, und bearing intercut at seven or eight per cent. Thia is the efTect which refusing to pay a fraudulent debt bas had on the credit of thc State of Georgia. If, however, her statesmen bad been so conscientious that they were willing to pay thc eight millions of rail road bonds which a thieving administra tion had sought to foist upon them, the bonds of that State would not to day bc worth more than sixty or seventy-five . . . f? - . ll-- l. . I. _ U . - 4 .. > i.fiiii ul! lin: . nt.a, ucinuoii tuc mun. a burden would have been heavier than she could bear, and so the good and the bad alike would have been depreciated in value. Tbs application of this to the situation of South Carolina's finances is apparent, if we attempt to pay all that is claimed of us, without regard to wheth er it is just or not, we will find our State credit bad, because our debt will be more than wo can pay ; but if like Georgia we have thc manhood to say thal we w ill pay the just portion and discard thc fraudulent part, we will not only main tain thc honor of the State, but we will restore ber former credit ami financial reputation. The State can never inspire the confidence of capitalists by allowing herself Ul be swindled, and then ratifying the swindle from some morbidly distort ed views of honor. Let UM do what i right and equitable by paying what wi hones'ly owe, and not one dollar more Then we will havo thc approbation 0 every creditor who holds honest demand and of every impartial citizen. We ca afford io brook tho anger of those wh will be foiled in their effort to fasten o us a debt that was created and comma mated in fraud. THE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS There is a very general feeling of ir dignntion mi tho part of thc fannel generally on account of the increase i the demands of the manufacturers < commercial fertilizers. These denian* aro exorbitant and unjustifiable. The go up when the price of colton au everything else goes down. It is a effort by combination of capital and nu nopoly to make tho farnie.n of Soul Carolina howers of wood and drawers i wator for these gentlemen, w ho uro forti nate enough to have very little compel tion in their business. They seek grasp large profits out of what they dec tho ncce-sitiea of tho people. Tl claim that it is expensive to mnuufuctu commercial fertilizers is no doubt corree but it dors not cost half of what they st for. At thirty dollars per ton the would be n very fair profit in the hui ne?". Tin? present effort should indu our farmers to assert their interests, ai if satisfaci irv arrangement:! cannot ! mado in prices, wo advise the farmers the State to abstain from using any mo than they can pay cash for at this tim and to preparo for the future by eire luting petitions to the Legislature r questing them to take such Bteps as m I be necessary to protect the ngricultur interests of the State by providing f the manufacture of commercial fertilize from the phosphates gathered from t navigable rivers of the State. These [ titions generally circulated thruughc the State mid signed by the farmi would secure the favorablo considernti of tho Legislature if the manufactur pcrsiat in keeping the price up. The farmers of other counties aro p testing against this injustice, a if they can secure concentrated actl they will crush out this monopoly. 1 suggest that a mass meeting of the tai era of the County be held in thc Co House on Saleday in February to c sider this subjuct and give expressioi their views. If thia is thought pro? wo would like to havo short commun tiona from the lending farmers of County endorsing it sent to us by t: Monday or Tuesday, that wo may tho meeting in the paper of next w< If it is called we hopo every farmc , tho County w.M be present, and that action which my go forth from t))P ni ing insure the abatement of the incr in price of fertilizers. If the fan submit quietly to this risc in tho p they have no guarantee that it will be made still higher next winter, our opinion, tho only safety for tho t culturalist is to muka these pbnsp companies realize tho fact that thc mers of thc Stato have some rights w even monopolies are bound to reaper .TRB ROAD LAW. Tho County Commissionera have thc following abstract ot ibu ?aw, r ing to tho repairs of highways bridges, prepared so that the eitizei tho County may know what their d are towards keeping the roads in re] Under the law as it now stands tho duty of the County Commiasit to divide the County into highway tricts to bo convenient fur repairing highways, and to divide each big! district into convenient companies a appoint overseers of the highways. Tho duties of the overseers "sha to have tho pen?os named in theil spec tiro companies warned out to the said roads whenever they may * it necessary to repair the same. overs, ?a shall determino tho numb days for working at each warning, vided that not more than 12 days ar quired in a year." Overseers ncglc to work tba roads, when the Con sioncr having oversight of tho EC gives orders to the overseer)! f.0 work road, "aimil be deemed guilty of ? demeanor, and upon conviction thc in a trial-justice's court, shall be fini a sum of not tess than five nor more ten dollars." All able bodied male persona bet tho ages of sixteen and fifty years be liable annually to work on tho p highways under tho direction of overseer io the district in tfdjiob, the aide. In warning men to work 01 public roads, it is the duty of tho seer to make out a list for the wo and require him to give two days' ni stating the hour and place o? wor and tlie kind of tool he shall use in 1 ing upon the highways And roads, any person of the legal ?ge refus work upon the highways and roads 1 Ina ho. justifiable excuse) accordh: thc direction of tho overseer, he sha .deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, upon conviction thereof, in'a trial .lil ? - llfll lice's court, ?ball be fined in a sum not less than five nor mure than ten dollar-, or be imprisoned in the County jail for a period of not less than live nor more than twenty days." lt is thc duly of employes having per sons liable to road duty in their employ to furnish the overseer their names when ever required of him by thu overseer. The penalty proscribed for a failure to comply with the demand-upon convic tion before a trial justice-is a line of len dollars or ten days' imprisonment for every such offense. If the highway should be suddenly ob structed it i ; thc dut" of the overseer, in that section, to proceed forthwith to have such obstruction removed, "and for this purpose shall summon lo his aid a wu Iii - cient number of workmen to open und repair such highway." On failing to perform his duly, "shall forfeit and pay to the County Commissioners $15, uolcu* he can show sufficient reason for such neglect." Any person liable to road duly refusing lo obey thc warning of thc overseer on such extraordinary occasions, upon conviction in a trial justice's court, shall bc lined $3 per day. Any person, after being warned, can pay into thc treasury of thc County il per day, which will be in lieu of his labor. Overseers have full power to usc tiir ncr, earth or stone in or near the road, bridge or causeway for thc purpose of re pairing the same; bul are not author ized to cut any trees reserved hy the owner in clearing land or planted for shade or ornament, nor can they take earth or stone from within the grounds of any person enclosed for cultivation without the consent of the owner. The Wilmington (pel.) /?venina awl Commercial expresses much amusement at the declaration of some Democratic journals which say Mr. Bayard can pro cure the Democratic nomination for thc presidency by changing his course on certain public questions. The Commer cial says that Mr. Bayard is not a time serving nor office-seeking man, and that hu would not yield his honest convictions on any publie question for thc sake of securing any office in thc 'gift of the people. As illustrative of the character of Senator Bayard, thc Commercial quotes his remarks in reply to Mr. Boutwell, who in 187tJ assailed him because of his sympathy and friendly feeling for the South. On that occasion Mr. Bayard said: "Minorities have no terror for me; none at all. 1 have not flinched from declaring on any occasion an opinion that might have seemed unpopular at the time, is it to be held up to me as a source of reproach that I have tried to make my brethren of the South feel that this was their country, that this was their government, and that they were bound to come and support it, and find protec tion ns they gave if allegiance? If it be a crime, then I rm thc greatest sinner on earth. If such feelings, such professions, and such principles shall consign me forever to a minority, then welcome the shades of priv te life with tho unstained conscience t . I shall carry there. I would rathei ave it than all your power; ?han all the power the people of this country can give, for I hnve something whjch they did not give and which they cannot deprive mc of, and that ia my own self-respect." The man who has the in dependence nud honor to stand up for his principles against his interests^ and in tho face of prejudice, like Mr. Bayard baa done, proves himself to bean upright nnd honorable man, worthy of thc confi dence and support of all classea of our citizens, and would be a stronger candi date than any mero political time-server could be. Expediency is a bad resort in politics. Wc tried it for several elections in South Carolina, and did not succeed until *?'o planted ourselves upon thc plat form of uncompromising principle, and nominated an inflexibly honest ticket. Sn the Democratic party of the United SbV.es baa been seeking to regain power by the resort to expediency, and so far has failed. We bear thc objection urged to Mr. Bayard that though ho ia a pure and able statesman, it is expedient tu nominate for the next presidency a West ern man. Away with such doctrines. We do not want expedients-we want principles ; nnd when we appeal tc thc country with a good platform and a spot less eandidato upon it, lhere are enough honett men who love our government more than they do soy political party that will rally to its support, and marry our party to a triumphant victory. The country has had so much of corruption, of ring rule, of weakness, and passion, and prejudice in its government, that tuc hotiesi masses cannot be awakened to enthusiasm by anything except the pre sentation of an unquestionably honest man for their suffrages, und either party which has the sagacity and nervo to pre sent such n candidate will portniiily parry tho country. If, however, tho candi date* of both parties are inferior men, or men who have been unstable in their positions, then the side which baa the most menpy will win-or in other words, tho Republicans wJJI eject their candi date. Tho Democrats, in order to sue cecd, must plant themselves on thc unity, and harmony, and permanence of the government, its honest and just ni?" economical administration, nnd insist upon the destruction of rings, lim re quirement of competency and integrity for official posit.- ?ri, ?.he abolition of fa voritism and the r^pognition of the in terests and libe lien of every cjiizen or State alike. With such a platform, and a consistent candidate upon lt, the fire of patriotism would once more glow with enihusjiHm which follows the suppott of what ono honestly believes is right. It would bo Invincible, Henacor Thomas F. Bayard possesses rill of tho requisites necessary for such a candidate. Governor Vance, of North Carolina, in his nnnunl message to the J..egislaturo of that State, placea the recognized debt ; of tho State, including tho faco value ] am} accrued in??rcat, nt $27,120,227. Ho affirms that in his judgment the special tax bonds issued by the Radicals wi mn they ha?' possession of tho State aro not binding on Ibo people, either in law or good monds, except, perhaps, a small portion of them which were honestly ap plied fo the uses of the State. Not only docs ho Rnuaraly n.-lvnr>nl/> the rejection of tho special tax bonds, but he favors soling tho old and recognized debt, and hpon this branch of the subject he says : a "It i* out of the question for us to at- ' tempi to |>ay il ut its face value. In deed, I do not conceive that there is any moral obligation upon us to do so; nor do u?r crediton, expect lt of us. t^u.tit one-half of our property upon which our bonds were bate', waa wantonly destroy ed by consent of a large majority of those who held them, an?! no court of con? science upon the earth would permit a creditor to destroy one-half bis security and claim full payment out of the re mainder. Hut we can and should pay something." Had these sentiments been ottered by a member in the .South Carolina Legis lature, there would not have been lack ing those who would have condemned it as dishonorable and termed it repudia tion, with numerous forcible adjectives to assist the expression of their views. As it comes from Uovcruor Vance, how ever, even the papers, which have been most rampant in their advocacy of tlie full payment of all that is claimed of South Carolina, either endorse the puni tion or quietly concur in it by publish ing and at the same time speaking in tile highest terms of the Governor of North Carolina. We think Governor Vance is right, and that thc name code of morals is good enough for .South Carolina also, Our debt has already been scaled to fifty cents on the dollar, and should not bi further reduced, but the fraudulent claims which are set up agni nat our Statt should neither bo admitted nor paid They are no more of au obligatio! against us than the special tax bonds o North Carolina are against that State The fact that thc holders of them hav already in this State reduced their fraud nient claims fifty cents on thc dolla does not strengthen them in law o equity, for thc legislation under wilie! tho exchange was mado and its execu lion were entirely the work of the partit committing thc fraud in thc first plac? The people of South Carolina would d well to think of this, and sec to it tin these iniquitous burdens are not impose upon them. The representatives of tl; people of South Carolina shou'.d tal courage from tin; manly position of Go' ernor Vance in favor of rejecting tl special tax bonds of North Carolina, ar assume the position that this State wi not pay tho fraudulent portion of tl South Carolina bonds. It is more hoi orable to oppose such frauds than cringe before them. THE PHOSPHATE QUESTION? Mn. EOITOII : The people of this Stat and especially thc farmers, should close scrutinize the recant action of the cot panics manufacturing commerei-J m nures in tlie city of Charleston and els where in banding themselves togeth and increasing the price of guano at tb time, when there appears to be a perm neut decline in thc price of all kinds ngricultural products, and when ruin ai bankruptcy aro looking almost eve tiller of the soil full in the face. Ai -hey should not only scrutinize, but ? themselves should thoroughly investigal I the phosphate question, and, if possibl I devise some plan to put a stop to t selfish extortion practiced by the mono ol ist, n id put a stop also to the rap exhaus.ion, as far as home interests n concerned, of the deposit itself. I tbii the present time propitious to bring tl subject to the attention of tho peop and with your permission, Mr. Editor will submit a few thoughts thereon, he ing that by thc combined efforts of t consumers some practical plan may devised to causo this inheritance, whi belongs by right to the people, to int to the common good. I will not consu time or space in endeavoring to prove I importance of guano, Laking it for gran that a general experience has long i established the fact that guano, if h estly manufactured, is a valuable aie successful farming, especially so if It i be bought al a reasonable price. The manufacturers and miners of phosphate rock havo millions of dol invested in these operations, and et mous profits havo been and are still m by theui, nnd any effort to deprive tl of-their monopoly will call forth all opposition which their millions can bi to bear. Charleston City has also coived largo benefits from the fon trade in theao phosphates, and any el to put a stop to this trade will encou fhat opposition also. Tho phbspl monopolists :-ill .argue, as all mom lists do, that trado and commerce sh? not be meddled with by tinkers; oupply and demand, if let alone, regulate themselves, &c. So they mi but the troubla is that tho mnnopo will not let thuin alone, but band d selves together and hierein tho prie force, when, according to the natui things, inc price should bc lessened. Hut tho first question to decide is, 8 this great wealth he given to a few only, or shall it bo given to tho pet to whom it rightfully belongs7 If thc monopolists should have il there js an end of it, for they have i now, but if Ibo peopjp almuld h ni instead of the monopolists, let every rise up and demand tho people's ri; and no matter how great tho opposi let them never cease battling unti monopolists arc, if need be, rooted o existen^?, ?o>l t)ip people's rights sect There lies deposited in tho nnyir -1-.1-. _"-._* "t ?Ufa* ? '. 1 I .lill.- mut ? .nv. ? > v. ?......,. ... ...... . a phosphntic rock or bone, rich in fi ?zing properties, and out of which co m m ero ?a J manures are manufactt This deposit, being in the nayij; streams, belongs to the State, and Slate can dispose of il as it sccs pn During (ho power of tho Radical j private potties organi/cu) themselves companies, and by paying large b obtained hom thc Legislature the ei sive right U> dig and minc these dep After awhile thc same rights were e: ded to .otho; companies, except that were giver? exclusiva rights only tc tain specified territory, Tho I claimed only that these orgAniue I chartered companies should pay royalty one dollar per ton on ever; dug or mined. Thia in brief was the- conditio things when tho Democrats came power. As soon as thc subject bcgi bn mycstigaUaJ by the Legislature r difficulties pr. 'lit:'.' thomeelvcs. white people of the Stale h*d been posely kept In the dark conccrninj management of this interest, for it : mino of wealth tn th? lfonnhlirnn \t?i ns well as to tho favored monopo Thero were gravo doubts whether Legislature had the right or power t -???????????^???????aMMH-ai strict the privileges granted hitherto; j (tended, the extent of Hie deposit was not known, and information could be obtained on this point only from those interested in making thc extent of the deposit appear a* great a-? possible. Then, again, the financial dilliculties ef fecting the State at the time, together with the known poverty of the people, made it absolutely necessary to lessen the burdens of taxation by every means possible, and as the tax-payers received considerable aid from this source it was thought best to continue the system then in force .until at least a better conception was had of the subject. Thc objections to this system were many, and were all I well understood, hut there was but this plan and one other proposed, and no I time was had to mature a better one, so it was determined to organize or charter as many companies as desired it that the monopoly business might be bu ken up, and each and every charter so granted was made repeatable at the will rd' the Legislature, going to show thc necessity there was felt to exist to adopt a new and entirely bettet system so soon as that system could bc mapped out. The one other plan proposed and the plan adopted by the last Legislature, was proposed first in the interest nf those living upon the sea coast, and was not calculated to obviate a single objection met with in thc other plan, but instead contained insuperable objections of ?IF own. I* rom recent investigations it it proven that the extent of this deposit has been greatly exaggerated. We neec every bit of it at home to manure oui own worn out lands, but as it is, it is be ing fast transported beyond the border of our own State, and while monnpolis and consumers in other countries are bc ing made rich with its use, our own pto plc are practically denied the use of.il and, if this rapid transportation contin ues, we will soon awaken to the fact tba our great mine of wealth has been ex hausted and is gone, and all the gre.i anticipations arising therefrom hav gone with it. South Carolina, like th other Southern States, has for a lon time felt the burden of being hewers < wood and drawers of water for our mor enterprising and active brothers aero; the border, and in the management < our phosphate interest we are simply CJ eniplifying the common custom of allov ing others to come in and reap the ben? fits of a wealth which could be made I materially advance the interest of ever individual in thc State. We never hat been, and may be never will, be able I fir n. price uoon the products of our labu Whatever speculators say wc must tal for our cotton we have to take, but the: phosphates are one thing we can coutn We can prevent this exportation, ar can manufacture them, so to speak, i home. Then, in the name of comme sense, let us do lt. Jn the adoption of n pinn to perm ncutly and profitably diajiose of this d posit, the first concern should be to s< that none of it is transported beyond tl borders of the State, and that evei ounce that is dug goes to manure 01 own worn out lands, that the productioi of our soil bo increased to the greatc extent possible. Now, thc present ph in operation \& absolutely at variance these ideas, in that it has for its prir object the mining of as great an amou as possible. This objection alone to t present plan is sufficient to coovin every one that the plan is not in the pi manent interest ot tho Slate ; but bcsiel this great objection there are oth< equally as great, for is it not under t operations of this plan that the moimi lists are able to band together and ( mand a price for their manure ontin disproportionate to the benefits deriv from their use! It may be well, bc ever, that this last plan was adopted, the subject is a new ono to our peor and we have no experience as precede to guide us in disposing of it. Afte trial, if it doea, not work os weli as i pected, it will only serve to bring all a common opinion, and all will see I importance of n radical change in whole system. Believing that that ti is at hand, and that all are even n ready for a change, rendered absolut necessary by tho recent action of the t nopolists, I have thoughtfully matured i outlines of a plan which I think will viato all the difficulties hitherto i wUh nnd which will accomplish all i objects desired, Thc plan in short ls as follows; peal all existing charters to compati i and, by legislative enactment, give to the right to dig, but upon the exprt-5 condition that all rock so dug or mi " shall bo sold to the Stale alone and c siipuiaiet) price, and punish by he penalties any one violating this coi tion. Then with the convicts in , penitentiary let the State manufnc this rock into manure, and by so dr the State-could obtain piofitabjc emp ment for those who are now nn expo and the profits thus obtained would ? to begin with tho expense of malntaii that institution, which is annually Uveen thirty and forty thousand do! Then to g.ivo what thc 8t:tto now rece ' from royalties, a profit sufficient to ance that income should bo cha upon the manufactured article. Ti lus?r??e; 7'hn ?!r,,d? rn??k would from two to three dollars per tr,tj ; cost, allowing wages for tho hands ployed, to manufacture a ton wbuh about $12, which, added to the coi tho rock y/ojild he $15. Then char? profit of say ?2 per (too, Uhd the po the consumer would bo $17 per Considering the nnmbcr of tons usc this .State, and consider also how j would bp thc increase in tho usc of 1 such a price, and ono can readily how large an amount $2 per ton w realize to the State. I don't think il reasonable to state that the amount raised ?'Pif'fj 'i? ftjlfiost sufficient to i the expenses of tho entit? Slate gov event, or it might bo applied first to off the valid debt of tho State, whic tho course of time would save mil in the shape of interest. Think what an impetus would bc g to farming could tlic f<frmcr* ol guano at $17 per ton, and n pure ami adulterated article at that. It could and would be, applied to oil the c instoad of to cotton atone, as now { ticed. Thus nil the r.iised product ext the S*?l? ti'rt!ih 1 K*? t.?r.--?vl?r and new life, thrift and energy wouh infused into every kind of bush I Farming would become profitable, thc profit-derived therefrom would cn able lite farmers to improve tliOir lands and establish their operations upon H more permanent ba*ia. Besides, every dollar expended in the digging and man ufacture, together with all thc profit? ac cruing, would bc expended among our own people and kept at borne. Then there would bc another benefit directly felt. The depleting our wealth as fastas ships Can carry it away, a system ruinous in itself, would not only be stopped, but by prohibiting exportation we would also put a stop to the furnishing of a fer tilizer to our neighbors and ethers, which enables them lo increase the very pro ductions from which our profits must come. Thc subject is a great one, and I have only attempted lo give some of its im- j portant features. A great deal more could be said and written, but I hope I have said enough to show to every one how nearly the matter is connected with his individual interest and prosperity. I will s./, however, in conclusion that I am not wedded to this or any particu lar plan ?fa better one can be devised, but I do wish to see the phosphate mo nopolists crushed, or have it so arrang?e' that the fanning interest car. have some redress against their heartless exactions. K. YV. SIM PHON. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. (>tcauln?n from our Stute KxrliAii?ea. Sumter True Southron : Mrs. Corrie E., wife of Rev. C. C. Hrown, pastor of the Baptist church, died on the lilli instant, after a brief illness.The ?tore of Mr. J. E.Schwerin, at Wedgefield, was de stroyed by fire, with the entire contents, on lust Saturday morning sometime after midnight. He awoke only in time tc get out of tho bouse in bis night clothes, and did not save his booka or anything else. Ile estimates the loss at $2,500 or $3,000, and was insured for $1,000. The fire is supposed to have been itt .endiary. Marion Merchant and Fanner : Six res idences were burnt in this county during the past week.Mr. A. P. Edwards, near Mullins, had a little child, two years old, burned on last Friday so badly that it died in a few hours.D. C. Waddell, ! Esq., cashier of the Bank of Marion, will leave for Ashville, N. C., this week, to take charge of a bank at that place. Spartanburg Herald: New dwellings are going up in the suburbs.Nothing except one ualo of cotton was sold by the Sherill' on last saleday. Can any County beat this?.Nine gentlemen bought the Cleveland lots on the square, and as a company propose building nine stores on them. Spartanburg Spartan : A negro child was burned to death last week nt Gaff neys. There was no criminal careless ness.A few ntray shot struck Mr. Alfred Moore, son of Dr. A. L. Moore, of Williford's, while out hunting last week. Very slight injury.Jim Stevens, a re spectable colored man, was badly cut at a party last week at Reidville. Sunday he was thought to be in a dying condi tion. Two of the persons cutting him are now in jail. Kingstree Star .. Mr. J. B. Moore has on exhibition at his shop in this town several specimens of welded copper, in the shape of forks, rods, plates and rings, which shows that he has unmista kably discovered the art of welding cop per ns certainly and effectually as iron. .Mr. J. M. Staggers baa resigned the office of Intendant on account of his private business.Williamsburg coun ty is without an Episcopal Church or congregation throughout ita whole ex panse. And there are not more than eight members of that church in the county. Religion, however, is by no means lacking, nor are churches want ing. Abbeville Medium : Hubbard, the great detective fraud, has got down to his proper level at last,*and is digging gold in Col. J. R. Cochran's mine in Oconee county.James A. Spencer, a member of the Mackey mob from this county, is said to be driving a dray in Charleston for a living.A serious cut ting affray took place at Ninety Six last Saturday between Dr. A. J. Watta, of Laurens comity, and Mr, Thomas C. Pucket, in which the latter was serious ly, perhaps mortally, injured.A bold and successful raid was made on Mr. Visanski'a jewelry ?hop in Due West last Wednesday night, and valuables taken to the amount of fifty or sixty dol lars. Tho burglars effected an entrance through the rear window by the help of an auger and chisel, which were left be hind, and may lead the apprehension of the guilty nartv.A negro, two or three years bid, fell into Mr. J. D. Pace's well, near Hodge's last week, and was almost miraculously delivered from a watery death by its mother. The well was forty foot deep, and the child fell to tho bottom. The motlier was some fifty yarda distant from the well at tho time of the accident, but tushed to the rescue and climbed down into the well, holding to the wall rock and the piping of the pump. The child was found clinging to tho pump, up to its mouth in water, and beyond pn\ypf pf opeccb. The wo man placed lt in a bqeket, which had been lowered to bor in the well, and with this load on her head safely climbed back to tbo surface again. But few auch in stances as this of miraculous escapes and motherly devotion ever occur, and as such it is worth recording. Port Royal Advocate .Mr..J. H. Mil ton, tho roaster cnr-buildcr qf the Port Royal and Augusta Hallway ahopa, has been presented by his fellow-workmen with a handsome testimonial in the shape of a double case gold watch. The freedmen arc said to be playing sad havoc wi|h the wooded lands belonging to the government school fa.rns. ant) oilier reservations on fhe adjacent islands. They cut and transport tbb wood to Beau fort and t0 '!,e phosphate works for sale. ......The sea Island oottoq crop made in the vicinity of Beaufort has been a very large ono. It is a pity that nearly all tho Bced is shipped to foreign countries. The mills ibis year aro doing a paying business, buying thc crops in thc st cd at* 4} cents. Tho seed i- worth about $20 Iiei ion.?u? ui?iig? tices O?i luc?s ands and even in tho city have not been injured by tho Ja'-i cold spell, as they would doubtless navet be cm if sleet had accompanied it. Newberry l?erald: The'total amount of tax delinquencies on property th? post year was onlv $1,813.00. Thc number of polls assessed in the county is 3,941. Of this number 1,020 paid promptly. About $600 have been collected on executions. .The meeting of the Newberry Con ference, South' Carolina Synod, has been postponed t?) Friday before inc fifth Sun day in Merell' 'The meeting will be held nt Grace Church, Prosperity.,,,.',Messrs. W. L. Gray and John W. Fowler, of Laurens, carried Up a load of convicts from the Penitentiary to Laurens county Saturday. They had sixty-seven on board: flHy-oix men and eleven women. They got them to ditch and work; land* on Warrior and Durbin creeks, ^ho contract w?lh the gtatp is for ono year, (ha ?tate clothina the convict*, ?nd tho .. r * .v'-Kiatafia.?? hirers feeding anti paving ?... .*??>? a head per month for them. Th? con victs were all colored, were well clad and in dno spirit?. Bickens Sentinel/ Mr. Samuel Suther land, an old and respectable citizen of Pumpkiutown township, died at bis resi dence recently.. The dwelling house of Dr. S. W. Clayton and noArly tho entire contents were consum?e! by fire last week. The fire, it is supposed, originated from a stove.The residence of Judge Field was entered in tho night, some time since, and robbed of $1,200 or $1,350, funds held by bim us Probate Judg< this county. ' Hinca the robbery, 1? h. - turned over the office to Iii-? MU rey r, Judge Durant, and we are informed ny that geotlemau that .Judge Field .'?"j made good to him every cent with which he ?toed charged on thc cadi hook. | Aiken Courier-Journal : Senator A. I. ^ Butler was in town on Tuesday la^t. ri? has been moving with vigor in the RMI commission. He says that Aiken coujiiy ! will in probability he more benefited by th is cultivation than any other county in j the State. Abbeville Pren and Banner : Mr. J. M. ! Mathews'gin shop and mills at Ninety Six, were burned on Sunday night, sup posed to bc the work of an incendiary. The Presbyterian Church and Captain Rogers' dwelling narrowly escaped des truction. No insurance. Loss estimated at $1,000.It is said there is a combi nation between the colored men of this county and Kdgeficld to demand for their services on the firm one hundred and ten dollars a year, or in case of failure to get that price, to refuse to work. We can stand it if they can.Some of the stu dents of Erskine College built a lire in ISliphemian Hall Tuesday night of last week, and left in rather a careless man ner. About 7.30 o'clock the Hames were observed by some one passing. The alarm wies given, the do^rs burst open and the fire extinguished. Fifteen min utes more, and the hall would have been a smouldering ruin. About ?1<>0 will repair the damage.The municipal elections at Coke-bury and Hodges pass ed off quietly, in former the dry ticket waa elected." At Hodgcaa the wet ticket prevailed. The following ia believed to bo the result: Cokesbury-W. H. Gil kerson, intendant. Wardens-Anton Berg. G. Whit Connor, Henry Owens, Edward Murphy. Hodges-J. M. Miller, intendant. Wardens-L. It. Dantzler, F. S. Anderson, S. Thomas, James Bills, .The Abbeville Medical Society have appointed the following gentlemen to at tend the State Medical Assoc iation, which convenes in Charleston on the second Wednesday in April next: Delegates Drs. Wcnck, Edwin Parker, J. C. Max well, A. T. Wideman, E. H. McBride. Alternates-Dr. W. T. Jones, J. A. Rob inson, J. L. l'ressly, J. D. Neel, J. W. Ligon. Chester Rqwrler : General R. H. Ander son arrived in Chester on Thursday, ac companied by his wife and daughter, and will remain until Friday afternoon. He looks as calm and cool as when holed his division 91 the hotly-contested field of Seven Pines.A negro woman, whose name we did not learn,' while at work in the field on the plantation of Mr. Adams T. Walker, one day in the early part of last week, was so severely burned from her clothes taking fire that she died next day.On Monday afternoon Wai ker Meek, a drunken negro, committed a most unprovoked assault upon William Walker, a quiet orderly colored citizen ol this town, inflicting a number of serious wounds upon his head and breast, and leaving him in a critical condition. Meek wa? at once nrrts'.ed and taken to jail. Ninety-Six Guardian : About six weeki ago a stranger made his appearance al Hodges Depot, in this county, represent' ing himself asa sewing machine agent He gave bia name as John Bronson, said he was from Illinois, and that his fathei was Sheriff of a county in that State I He also expressed a wish that he did no want his people to know where he was He fell ill shortly after his arrival wit! consumption, and died on last Saturday The Town Council bought him a ven nice coffin, and had bim decently in terred. A telegrnm to Galena, Illinois failed to elicit any information. Rock Hill Herald: Within the pas week not lesa than forty to fifty negri men, many of them with families, har< embarked at thia place for Texas. The; have been induced to leave their nat i vi homes by agents who have come her : from Texas.The municipal electioi held here on the 13th instant resulted a follows: Intendant. J. R. London ; Wai dens. W. L. Roach, J. V. McFadder W.O. Heid and A. D. Holler. Th ticket ia composed entirely of Democrat? .Within the past month or two w have neard of quite a number of youn mer. coming to thia section from Nort Carolina and Virginia in search of em ployment o 1 farrae. All those who com at all recommended aa to character an habits find no difficulty in getting goo homes nt living wnges. Greenville News: Dr. Hiden,- wh waa accidentally shot a few days ago, i steadily improving. Wo hope to se him out again in a few days.Jacksot the notorious scoundrel who waa put i jail for a job of thievery a month agi broke jail and is loose again to do hi deviltry. He ia about six feet six inchc high, slim aa a bean pnl?, and has hang-dog appearance. Ho pretends t be a gold digger, but bia forte ?3 diggin into other people's pockets. Ho ia most accomplished thief and scoundre HAMPTON IN CHARLESTON. Tho Governor Gives the Metropolis a riem ont Snrprlso, find Accepts tho Invitatio or tho W. L. I. to Visit tho City on til 2!?a of February, From the Charlatan New* and Courier. Cor.UMniA, S. C., January 13. Governor Hampton waa strong enoug to-day to allow him to take another nil ing in bia chair which, on this occasioi wns wheeled, put Into the yard, of Ipa rei idencej where lib remained for some timi It will bo a very pleasant surprise t tho people of Charleston to know tin the Governor will very probably do ihei thc honor to make his first appearance i public, since his accident, in that city 0 thc 22d of February, in order to partie Ktitc in thc celebration of Washington irthday. The invitation was tendere him by the Washington Light Jnfantr and, aa I nm informed, has been accei ted'by the Governor conditional'oui upon the state of his health at the nt pointed time. If he continues to in provo nt tho present ralo he will ui diHibtedly bp nbjp to ncknowlcdqo tb W. L. I's invitation in person, an thereby add a ney and abiding intere to the day they celebrate." K?flJIY 8SIIT1? P4>'i} A VISIT TO 1UM1 TGV, COLUMBI^, January 17.-Govcrnc Hampton has so far improved tim? h son, Major Hampton, who has been i constant attendance nt his bedside, ri tGfTied ycalciduy io Mississippi. ' The Governor was able to-day, for th first time, to move about his room will qut nsnstnace, mid, with Hie aid of h crutches alono, reached his buggy ?tant mg at some1 little distance from thc doo He drove about six miles into tho com try, making two calla on his route an returned home refreshed and in no wh fatiguen by his ride. He hopea to b able to visit Columbia during next wcel and will very probably1 be \S\ll siren S?? V?d0 , .IIe "peaks" qui? ^....^....y u, nw iuiuiided visit \ Charleston on the 22d, and oven conten 1 tFl|7? ?,?'!da in *? ""erin Ul. Palmer has tendered a special ct that he shall spend a few days on tho S Johns River, and return by way < Charleston. 3 Governor Hampton was visited at h residence tq-(|ar by bia oi^ oflmpsnioj inr* ttTf* Sen' ^ Smith,'tho' itluch, Of Bid! Run. Governor ftaijjptbV ar 0vn, 8mmi were hnlh amr?iy wonnue about the same limo ai alanas^' ftr both were conveyed to tho same houso receive medical attention. The surgeoi first approached Gen. Hampton for tl purpose of dressing; his wound, bi though himself suffering great pain I waived them aside, and, with chnra?tc uno generosity and thoughtfulness el reeled to caro first for his brother office who, he said, moil needed their site hon. Tho order was obeyed, and Gc Hampton waited patiently and uncor plainmgly until his friend hud been fir ? ? _ titi!v cared for. . ,, UH- ('...vernor ?rill probably resumo Uu'dwcbur^-orbisdiUKv aaHUeh for a few dav.-univ, before linal surrendering tin- ?.?iee cu bia worthy ?ucctwn??r, Gover nor Simpson, in mdei to dispose <?. sum? special matters which were interrupted by Ms untimely accident. HtiHTIX? FOR JHK INTEREST. TIM) Next Move c.rtlieHolilornor Valli! ?tat? Bonds. From the Charleston Sew. and Ojurier. COLUMBIA. Sunday Night, Jan. 19. It is expected that to-morrow an ap plication will be made to the Supreme Court for a mandamus directed to tho State treasurer requiring him to pay l' ..i... hands in Kn jauu.ii v coupons ui - - ute Ti of the Bond Commission and ol the deficiency bonds which matured on the 1st of January, in the manner ami out of the funds provided in the apnr priation act of December, 1878. This Application will be made because of the restraining order issued by the United States Court in Charleston upon the ap plication of certain bondholder*, and which enjoins the State treasurer from the payment of these coupons in the manner indicated by Ibo Legislature. The application-viii be made in behalf of certain parties who are holders of cou pons in Schedule 5 of thc Bond Commi* siou, and also holders ofdeficiency bonds. It will be madtrnpon the ground that no present right is vested iii the holders of the bonds in Schedule t? to have applied to those bonds the direction given for mally to the State treasurer as to the ap plication of certain funds which are in ids bands to those bonds in case they be came established as valid obligations of the State, but that the action of thc Stale in that matter to the State treasurer was simply directory, and continued subject to such other disposition of the bonds in hid bands ns the General Assembly might think proper, particularly when, in this direction in tM Act of '78 to him, there was contained also the pledge of the Sute that whenever these bonds in Schedule t? were declared to be valid and binding obligations of the State, provis ions should lie made for tho payment thereof. . The treasurer, it is supposed, will simply set forth the restraining order granted by the United States Court, and present t hat to the Supreme Court, as tile sole and only ground upon which he has declined to comply with the directions of the Legislature. It is probalde that, upon his return being made, the parties who are applying to the Supreme Court for mandamus di rected to him, will reply, showing the insutticiency of that return. Judge Ma grath represents the parties who arc pe titioning the Supreme Court for this or der on tue State treasurer, and tho attor ney-general, w ho is expected from Wash ton to night, will probably appear for tho treasurer. It is thought not unlikely ih?it other parties will intervene and to be beard. C. McK. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION.-From the report of a special Senate committee, of which Mr. Mcetzc was chairm.ui, ap pointed at the last session of the Legis lature to ascertain what funds and prop erty had been received by the Joint In vestigating Committee on Public Frauds, we make the following synopsis: W. II. Nash turned over to that committee $2.009 little bonanza warrants, and a re ceipt for $1,.059.74, signed C. J. Iredeii, for big bonanzas. Thc bonanzas for which thc receipt was given have been funded in deficiency bonds, and aro in tho hands of private parties, and the cmnmittto recommend that the Attorney General institute proceedings to recover them. Hon. John R. Cochran has in his pos session the following State property, re ceived from persona who have made compromiso with the State, and as the functions of the committee have ceased, and he is now but a private citizen, the committee recommend that this property be turned over to thc Comptroller Gen eral : Littlo bonanzas, $2,000, W. B. Nash ; big bonanzas, $540, Gaillard and H. ; little bonanzas,$27,000, A. O. Jones ; little bonanzas, $22,837.34, Woodruff; Comptroller's warrant. $4,774.09 and $132,359.20, Wood ru tr. In addition to the above, there was turned over to the State real eatato from Woodruff, $G,000, and printing press, $800 ; real estate from A. ?. Jones, $14, 000. The real estate of W. B. Nash, $3,000, has never been turned over to tho Suite according to the agreement. The committee recommend that the Comptroller General be instructed, to gether with thc Attorney General, to take steps to recover all property to which the St-Ue ia entitled. Th? reoom.-. mendationa ol' tho report were adopted, after striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting "Secretary of State" in stead.- Columbia Register.. Notice. A LL persons are hereby notified nu* tu it.* rinplqy or barbar my son, Charliu Wardlaw, who is under fifteen years of sae! and has lett me without eau.? or my con sent. He is about four feet, si ches hieb and stout. Persons disregard! ;g this notice? will bc proceeded against nt law T ? .u-r, ADAM WARDLAW, Jan 23, 1*70_28 n Notice to Fiduciaries. A LL Administrators, Executors, and UT*, other Fiduciaries who by law are re quired to make their Returns to tho Jlldiro of 1 r?bate, are hereby notified to do so du nne the menthol1 January, cr the nulli? ot the law will be enforced W. W. HUMPLREYS, Jan 23, 1879 of Promue. ?iBsolutioa. nrUIK partnership heretofore existing un -s_ der the firm name of Harr et Fant is tins day dissolved by mutual onscnt. Tho books of account, notes. Ac, due the firm will be found in tho banda of Mr. W. F narr, at tlto ?toro occupied hv tho firm, and al Ir?rsona aro nothW to cai| promptly arid settle tl.eir ndrbte?ness. Tl rjbuL?nelsS?? be continued b> Messrs. iWr &Oo Thankl rlVh?rP,Vblic Ju-r a liberal pa tm n age, wo SCfirm continuance to tho W. F. BARR, Jan. 20, 1870. J. REESE FANT. COPA Ii TXEfiSiiii' AO TICE. a <TiI,?,^n?,n(,,0rs??ncd.havc this "Xv formed raf atl-W,? ??,,n,.e coml,,ct of aGone ?? .Mwin;1;1!1'1'',-0 UT"T* ?t Anderson C. ?" l.ndcr the firm naino of BARR & CO. lhoy are succcssora to the late n,riu of Han, ? and will occupy t o ViorcUoW onnerly occupied by llWx.- WeKS ully solicit a Continuance of tho" Imtrotia ?ii heretofore accorded tho cid firm, ai we Fas ? trial from the radln? public generally1.- T W. F. BARR, 5 J: FKA8TL?R BROWNF, _ian 2?, 1$7$'T- - ' j&? ? * -VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEXIEST^ ministration, ulsU??rgo from said ad ?^AAfJ (J. HARPER, J?M, 38,187* ; ^Wnhnratonjj \VB"bc? to c*U articular sttcnUon to ?JA', i ER? manufactured for us by T Mihi ;t bona and Dalshciner Bros., Philnddoh?T ,,?1U,U ,ook ?t our Stock before Ui Wne Mats and Caps !! A La^CA^?^ A. B. TOW IC its A CO.