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E. B. MURRAY. Editor. ?_ THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1881. J THRMS: ONE YEAS......_~-M.50. SIX MONTHS-.- Wc. Two Dollars if not paid in advance. THE TAXATION OF PBOFEKTY. Perhaps the most important question now connected with the finances of our State government is the revision of the tax laws in such manner as to secure an equitable assessment of all of the prop-' erty in the State, to the end that ail may contribute their proper proportion to the burden of government. It is right and just that every , man should return his property at its fair valuation, .and it is dishonest for any one to do otherwise* if the system were-well; regulated, for it would then be nothing more nor less, than stealing from, the .State-by <fonceal-: ing whatis-properly going to the public treasury for taxes:- Taxation, being im-, posed as a rate per cent., all? thafris re-. -quired or rigfit'isj',(?at'-proi^y:ln? the, State ahull all be returned upon the same basis of valuation, for then, wheth? er the.Vafe .of-taxation be high or low, every propertybolder would contribute his proper share to maintain the govern? ment,, and the amount of money he would pay into the public treasury would be the same, whether the basis of valuation be high or low. For example, say that you have to raise by taxation one thousand dollars. Now, if the prop? erty upon which this sum is to be raised is valued at one hundred thousand dol? lars, the rate of taxation would be ten mills on the dollar; if, however, the same property was valued upon the basis of fifty per cent, of tbir sum it would only be fifty thousand dollars, and would require a rate of taxation of double the amount required Upon the first valuation, or twenty mills on the dollar, while if its . valuation were double the original sum, or two hundred thousand dollars, the rate of taxation would be reduced to five mills upon the dollar, and every prop ertyholder would pay the same amount of money under eir.her one of the assess? ments. ... To illustrate this further, let us take an individual case of a man whose property under th 2 first assessment of one hundred thousand dollars was valued at one thousand dollars. His tax to pay his portion of the thousand dollars to be raised would be placed at ten mills on the dollar, .and would be equal to ten dollars, or the one hundredth port of the whole sum to be raised, as he owns one hundredth part of all of the property upon which the tax is to be assessed. Now if all of the property is doubled in valuation his property would be worth pptwosthousjnd-dollat's, and as he only has to raise his proportion of the thousand dollars, which is the one hundredth part or ten dollars, instead of paying ten mills on the dollar, which would raise twenty dollars, he only has to pay five mills, which would raise the ten dollars re? quired. If, however, instead of being doubled in valuation, the property is lessened by half in its value, onr exam? ple's property would only be worth five hundred dollars, while he would still have to pay his part of the thousand dollars to be raised, or ten dollars. To raise this sum would now require a tax of twenty mills instead of one of ten mills. Thus is seen a fact well known to all who have thought upon the sub? ject?that the rate of taxation does not necessarily settle the question as to whether taxes are high or low, for that depends also npon the fact as to whether the assessment of property is high or low. .It will also be seen from this that . it makes no difference to the taxpayer, where a given sum is to be raised, whether the basis of assessment is high or low, provided all property is returned at the same relative valuation. Jost there, however, is one of the troubles. In some counties of the State property is . returned higher than in others, and in every county there are some men who return their property at a rate nearer a proper valuation than others. Therefore some counties pay more than their share of the taxes, and some citizens pay more than their proportion, because the re? turns have not been uniform. This is the trouble about any other than a mar? ket valuation of property for taxation. Whenever it is left to the discretion of the owners of property to fix its value for taxes, they are prone to undervalue it, and console themselves that theirs is i.i proportion to what other people re? turn theirs at, and generally it is because ?most persons look at the matter in the same light. Not only is this true, but as to personal property we would be safe in saying that it is not generally returned at one-half of its true value in this State, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of it are not returned for taxes at all. This makes the burden of government fall heaviest upon the most conscientious citizen. That something should be done to correct this inequality is the general demand, but just what to do cannot be arrived at with ease. For convenience sake some propose to tax only real estate, and put it all upon the same footing by imposing a tax say of five cents per acre each year, or such sum as would raise a sufficient reveuue to run the government, and could not be circumvented by false or inadequate returns. They contend that this system of taxation would en? courage industry and induce capital to flow into the State for investment. To some extent this argument would hold good, for if land were taxed per acre, and no other tax imposed, all buildings, man? ufactories, stock, merchandise and person? al property would be free from taxation, and capitalists w>uld, therefore, fiud this a convenient locati, :. It would, however, be so manifestly unfair that we presume there is no likelihood that it will be adopted. The result; of such a system would be to depreciate land and force the landowners to maintain a government for the protection and couvenieuce of the owners of personal property. It wonld suit wealthy persons and strong corpora? tions, but would bo extremely burden* some to the poorer classes of our State. Its unfairness, even among landowners, is evident, for one man may have a hun? dred acres of thin land with a small cabin, while another has a hundred acres of very rich soil with handsome resi deuces and other buildings upon it, and yet under the proposed system the two would pay the same amount of tax. We think the tax laws ought to be so amended as to require every citizen to make a full return of all his property, real and personal, including such as is exempt by law from taxation and such as is liable to be taxed, and the market value of each article if put up for sale for one-half cash and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, and require this return to be sworn to and passed upon by the Township Board of Equali? zation and then by the County Board. The State Board should equalize the rate of taxation between the several counties both for real estate and personal prop? erty, and these Boards should be required at each assessment to swear that they will folly and fairly assess all property submitted for their adjudication. Severe penalties should be imposed for not list? ing or for wilfully misrepresenting one's property in making returns, and the Board of Township Assessors should be sworn to prosecute all such delinquents as come within their knowledge or infor? mation. It may be objected that this system, would be inquisitorial, but its vindication rests in the fact that it would tend to secure fair returns and distribute equally the burdens of government be? tween our people. The honest and con? scientious would then pay no more than a fair and equal proportion of the taxes, .and no man would be required to make improper and inadequate tax returns in order to be in the neighborhood of what other people are doing. The present plan is demoralizing to the people. It is unfair, and tends to accustom the people to making incorrect returns of their property under oath, on the ground that common consent has changed the stand? ard of valuation. It has done so, and it is difficult for a man to tell when he has performed hia duty in making his tax return, because no man ought to pay more than his proportion of the expense of the government, and if he returns his property at its real value he will cer? tainly over pay his part. Then how much to knock off is the problem, and it is generally solved by reducing the val? uation too low. The only right way to return property is to give it its true val? uation. The present system should be amended and a better one devised, after which all good citizens should return their own property fairly, and, as far as possible, make every body else do the same. TOBACCO CULTURE. For many years our most progressive and practical agriculturalists have been urging upon our people the importance .of diversified industries upon the farm, and as a part thereof the production of a variety of crops, in order that their year's operations might not be depen? dent upon the success of any one staple, and also in order that the time of the laborer might be more uniformly em? ployed, thereby rendering the profits of that labor more remunerative, and giving to the country a greater prosperity by raising, as far as possible, the necessaries of life at home, so that as little of the income from the marketable crops as possible shall be sent'out of the country to pay labor which should be encour? aged in our midst. We are satisfied that this is wise in theory, and wiser still in practice. Our people have since the war been cotton-crazy, and as a con? sequence have produced immense crops of the fleecy staple, which have annually given to the South an enormous income, but unfortunately this income has in large part not belonged to us. As soon as made, and in many instances before it is made, it has to be spent in the West for flour, corn, bacou, and even of late for bay, upon which to subsist our peo? ple and their stock. In addition to these expenditures, we have to buy our clothes, furniture, stock, wagons, bug? gies and farming implements, &c, &c., from the North and West, when these things could be made as well in our own midst as elsewhere. In this article, how? ever, we will confine our observations to field crops entirely, and hope our plan? ters will think of the immense gratuity they are bestowing upon foreigners by their course. We are paying the West? ern producers of provisions a profit upon their labor, we pay the long lines of railroad over which we haul these things a profit for their trans? portation, and we pay two or three sets of merchants a profit for buying and selling these supplies, besides warehouse and dray age charges. All of these items should be made at home, and the profit divided between the landlord and the laborer. The country can never attain a true and full prosperity while our grana? ries are kept from six hundred to two thousand miles away from home: We may continue to make large cotton crops, but as long as we have to buy everything we use, our people will be but little better than hewers of wood and drawers of water for the food-producing sections of the Union. The best proof that this is true is the rapid development and very great prosperity of these regions. They are filling up with population, and build? ing cities and great railroads upon the money which they constantly draw from our cotton crops. It has long been time for our planters to Bee this, and remedy the evil by s well-diversified system of planting, by which at least all of our breadstuff's aud provender, and the greater portion of our meats, shall be raised at home. In this diversification of agriculture we are anxious for the culture of tobacco to become a prominent feature, not only to the extent of producing a sufficiency to supply the consumption of our county, but also for export. Until a recent visit to portions of the tobacco region of North Carolina, we had no idea of the possibilities of this crop, which is more valuable than cotton to its producers, and which may, to a considerable extent, be produced in connection with the cot? ton crop, the difficulty in its production being principally curing after maturity. The cultivation is easier thau cotton, be? cause the hoeing is not so difficult or frequent, and hence one hand can culti? vate more land in tobacco than in cotton. The crop in this couuty could easily be made worth from fifty to seventy dollars per acre, at an expense of not more than twenty dollars for labor, fertilizing and marketing, giving a net income of from thirty to fifty dollars to the acre, which is more than double the value of our cotton crops. Heretofo re the difficulty in the way of tobacco culture in this country has been that there was no mar? ket for it when grown, but from the ar? ticle which we republish on another page of this paper, taken from the "Walhalla Courier on this subject, it will be seen, that this difficulty is not likely longer to exist, as a manufactory has been started in Oconee county, and as the growth of the crop justifies it, others will be erected. There is no estimating the money which this industry will bring into circulation. To give some idea of the material development which the cultivation of this crop creates, we will take the town of Winston, North Carolina, which was started seven years ago. It now has a population of from four to seven thousand persons?the lat? ter number during the market season of the year?with eighteen tobacco manu? factories, and three market warehouses. The tobacco season was but fairly open? ed when we were there?about the middle of last month?and yet six hun? dred wagon loads of the weed were brought into th; city during one day, and we were told they would average from four to seven hundred wagon loads per day to the close of the market sea? son, which is some time in September. Real estate has advanced all around the city to an unprecedented extent. The rapid growth of this town shows the prosperity of the surrounding country, which is in character very much like our county, and there is no reason why we should not grow their staple product here with as much success and profit as Ihey do themselves. The feature about this crop that makes it particularly de? sirable for our country, aside from its general advantages, is the fact that the money for tobacco comes in from May to September, the season when our plan? ters have least of it here. If our people would raise some cotton to give them money during the Winter and Spring, and tobacco for an income during the I Summer and Fall, they would have means to support themselves without liens or credit. They could buy at cash prices and pay as they go. i This is no fancy sketch. There are unbounded possibilities for agricultural prosperity' throughout this country in the union of these two great staple crops ?tobacco and cotton. The former is the source of wealth to Virginia and por? tions of North Carolina which cannot grow cotton. If we were to combine its cultivation with the production of cotton, and a proper amount of corn, oats and wheat, our country could soon become one of the most prosperous in the world. With our advantages of climate and soil, we only need properly directed labor to reap harvests which have hitherto been unthought of. We trust that older per? sons, who are familiar with the growth of tobacco in upper Carloina, will give us their views on this subject, and help us to spread the information concerning, and stir up an interest in, a crop which we are satisfied will prove more profita? ble than cotton. IS A SPLIT PROBABLE ? We do not agree with our esteemed contemporary, the Abbeville Press and Banner, that there is any danger of a split or bolt in the next Democratic State Convention, in consequence of any bit? terness of feeling between what it terms the Hampton and anti-Hampton wing of the party. There is no doubt that the Democratic counties of the upper por? tion of the State feel that they have been allowed to do much of the voting and campaign work in the past, while other counties have kindly furnished the office-holders; and there can be no doubt that there is a general feeling that this is the result of a combination on the part of a few men, and that a change must be effected in the next election. Still we fail to detect any tendency to split the party over these questions. We do not believe there is any anti-Hampton party in South Carolina, unless it be anti-Hampton to think and act for one's self, and if that be anti-Hampton then we believe there is such a party, and that it numbers a very large and in? creasing portion of our people. There have been many politicians who have built themselves up on Gov. Hamp? ton's name and favoritism, and his influ? ence has been controlling in the State up to this time. How long it will continue is a matter of uncertainty, but we have no idea that this issue is to split the party. If it could do so, the last cam? paign would have presented a favorable opportunity for the break, because the action of the convention in making such an early nomination was so clearly the work of a clique and so contrary to tho wishes of a large-majority of the people of the State, that a resistance to it could have been made plausible at least. The party is too compact for such an effort. It is, however, strong enough now to feel that the people have the right to control its actions, and in future we apprehend that more regard will be paid to the wishes of the Democratic voters of the State, and less to the arrangements that may be made by a party of gentlemen who may wish to perpetuate themselves in office. For instance, not a single State officer has been selected from any county lying along the Saluda River, which is the strongest Democratic belt of the State?we might have said no officer was selected from any county lying above Columbia, except York?and that these neglected counties gave three-fourths of the Democratic majorities in 1876. This half of the State is not the only part that has been neglected. Charleston, which pays so much of the taxes of the State and possesses so much of its ability, has also been left out, and other parts of the State have been ignored. The feel? ing of dissatisfaction exists all over the State, and, although the action of the last convention was submitted to without a murmur, it is not to be wondered that an expression of resistance should now be heard in order to prevent a recurrence of this arrangement another year. It may be a distasteful fact, but, neverthe? less, it looks now like the people intend to nominate the next State ticket, and not to split the Democratic party either. It will not be done as an anti-Hampton movement, as our contemporary suggests, but simply in that spirit of Democracy which teaches the voters to believe they have the right to nominate the men for whom they are to vote. In the next nomination wc apprehend that the in? terests of all parts of the State will be represented, and that the ticket named will be composed of men selected by the convention as the choice of the party and not of a clique. THE ACQUITTAL OF COL. CASH. Thesecond trial of Col. E. B. C. Cash, at Darlington, for killing Col. Wm. SI. Shannon in the duel last year, was con? cluded last week by a verdict of "not guilty." The grounds upon which the jury based their verdict would be a mat? ter of interest to the public, inasmuch as the charge of the Judge left no possi? ble chance for a verdict of acquittal, unless they were deliberately determined to set at defiance the rules of law and the obligation of their oaths. So far as Col. Cash is affected by the verdict, we apprehend there will be no fault found with it, for it would have been hard to punish a man for what others have done with impunity. However great was his crime, others had been guilty of the j same act and had never been punished, and for many years not even prosecuted for it, and therefore fair play and equal justice forbade that Col. Cash should be held up to the punishment where others were passed unharmed and uncensured. The Executive mercy could never have permitted him to suffer the penalty of the law, even if he had been convicted, but that point was not reached. The case was submitted to a jury sworn upon the Holy Evangels to bring in a true ver? dict according to the law and the evi? dence, and upon the trial it was proven by the State and admitted by the defense that the defendant had killed Col. Shan? non in a duol, and the Judge charged most clearly and solemnly that this kill? ing was murder, and yet the jury say "not guilty." It is, as a general thing, wrong for newspapers to criticise the verdicts of juries, because in doing so it is setting up the judgment of one man against that of twelve, but in a case so palpable and so culpable as the one in point, it presents the question mildly to say that the verdict in this case is not one of which any member of that jury has any occasion to feel proud. As we have said, it is not because we have any objection to the result of the verdict upon Col. Cash, but it lowers the confi? dence in and respect for jury trials. So sacred a duty should be performed in an absolutely impartial and fearless manner. Any cringing to power or any verdict founded upon favor or prejudice iB low? ering to the system and demoralizing to the community. There can be no doubt that had that jury been trying some petty thief, and the testimony and charge of the Judge been so clear and simple, the verdict would have been guilty; and yet, simply because of sympathy and the prominence of the defendant in this in* stance, the verdict is not guilty. As we have said, the verdict in this case was based in our opinion upon sym? pathy, and was not intended to justify duelling. The only excuse that can be made for it is, that the trial has undoubt? edly accomplished its purpose?the sup? pression of duelling?for the vigor of this prosecution and the difficulty with which an acquittal was secured are suffi? cient warning that the next case tried for this offense will not fare so well. The law has been fully asserted and sustained by the Courts, and from this time for? ward it may be safely assumed that the duel will be held to be murder, and kill? ing in this manner will hereafter be pun? ished as such. A PLETHORA OF COMETS. "It never rains but it pours," has been said by a reliable authority, and it must be true. There were no predictions of comets for this year, but one has been discovered in the Southern Hemisphere, one near the North Pole, and now the New York World of last Sunday makes out another. It says : Early last evening, as soon as the sky became thoroughly dark, a number j*f persons who were studying the heavens in the hope of getting an early glimpse of the comet detected in the west, a few degrees above the horizon, a faint streak of light, which was evidently neither an aurora nor a reflection from a cloud. An ordinary opera glass resolved this streak into something which very closely re? sembled the comet in the northern sky. with the exception that a nucleus could not be made out. The form and position of the streak was much like that of the newly appeared comet, what seemed to be the tail pointing upwards and to th>; left, excepting that the fan shape of the tail was not very marked. The new comet, if it is a comet, was visible for a short time only, as the horizon becamo hazy. Prof. Swift, of Rochester, who was telegraphed to with regard to it, could not make an observation on ac? count of the cloudy weather, but he will determine to-night, if possible, whether a fourth "1881" comet has appeared. Conkling is becoming irate. Senator Madden has been opposing his re-elec? tion to the United States Senate, and voting persistently against the ex-Boss. The other night he met Mr. Conkling in the corridor of the Delavan House in Albany, and speaking to him extended his hand, which the ex-Senator refused, whereupon an animated and decidedly interesting controversy ensued, much to the amusement of the lookers-on. This j was a piece of petulance which indi- ! cates that Mr. Conkling begins to feel! that he is getting the worst side of the dead-lock. Ex-President Grant called on Presi? dent Garfield at Long Branch last week. Their interview lasted only about two minutes, but it is not known whether it resulted in an angry termination, or was only preliminary to a more extended conference. Some people think the meeting of these two at this point has some significance as to the Isew YorL dead-lock, and that they will agree upon a treaty of amity, which will restore tranquility if not concord to the Repub? lican party. The Albany dead-lock contiuues, with no material change, except that the Democrats have withdrawn Jacobs and are now voting for Clarkson N. Potter in Conkling's place. This is an improve? ment, but no progress has been made to? wards an election. It is an all-summer job, and the people of New York console themselves with the hope that it will not cost them more than two thousand dol? lars a day. Sunday, the 19th of June inst., was the date upon which Mother Shipton prophesied the world was to come to an end. The period, however, has passed, but we presume a revised edition will be out soon, which will remove the period to some time in the future, and thereby still leave some sensation for discussion in idle moments. THE GARY MEMORIAL. Proceedings of tlio Maes Meeting in Edge field to Inaugurate a Gary Memorial Fand. From the Etlgefield Advertiser. Immediately upon tho close of the Bar Meeting and tho adjournment of Court on Monday afternoon last, D. R. Duriaoo, Esq., County Chairman, called together the Mass Meeting suggested and appoint? ed at tho last session of tho County Exe? cutive Committee, to inaugurate a fund for erecting a monumont or other memo? rial to the lato Gen. M. W. Gary. Hon. G. D. Tillman, present, and deeply inter? ested in tho matter was called to the Chair, and Mr. J. G. Penn requested to act as Secretary. The assembly was large and filled with mingled sadness and enthu? siasm. Mr. Tillman made a long, elo? quent and pathetic .speech, which by turns aroused his hearers to fervent ac? clamation and applauso or sunk them into tears. This noble tribute to the lamented Martin Witherspoon Gary, we shall publish in full next week. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Tilman's speech, the Hon. James Callison moved < that the Chair appoint a Committee of five to prepare and report to the meeting a practical plan for carrying out tho pur? pose of the meeting. Tho Chair appoint? ed tho following live citizens: James Callison, Clinton "Ward, Jaspor Talbert, W. Scott Allen, and Rev. J. P. Mealing. The result of their Conference was tho following Resolutions, which wore unan? imously adopted by the meeting : "Whereas, the gallantry of the lato Gen. M. W. Gary in defence of his State during the late war, and his more recent patriotic services in overthrowing a cor? rupt and venal government that grossly oppressed the people, entitle him to tho lasting gratitudo of every citizen of South Carolina, and the lovers of liberty every? where; therefore bo it Resolved, 1st, That in the opiuion of tho people of Edgefield County in Mass Meeting assembled, a public Monumont should bo erected to Gen. M. W. Gary for his heroism in war and his statesman? ship in peace. Resolved, 2nd, That we cordially invite our sister Counties and fellow citizens throughout South Carolina to co-operato with us in raising a Gary memorial fund. Resolved, 3d, That the Chairman of this Meeting shall appoint a Recording and Corresponding Secretary of tho Gary memorial fund, in Edgefield County, who shall receive all funds contributed and pay over tho same to a County Treasurer of said fund, who shall also be nominated by the Chairmain of this Meeting, and that the said Secretary and Treasurer shall publish a monthly state? ment in the County papers of all funds received, and the names of tho contribu? tors, keeping the subscription of each township separate. Resolved, 4th, That the Chairman of this Meeting and the Secretary and Treasurer above provided for, togother with one citizen from each township in the Coun? ty, to be selected by the Chairman of this Meeting, shall be and constitute a per? manent executive committee for Edge field County, to carry out the put pose of this Meeting, and said committee shall meet at least once a month, on salcsday, unless otherwise provided. Resolved, 5th, That said executive com? mittee shall appoint two canvassers in each township to solicit aid in further? ance of this movement, which said can? vassers shall keep a record of all sub? scriptions, and upen paying over the same to the Secretary, shall specify the amount and name of each contributor. Jas. Callison, Chair. Com. Our Agricultural Products, Columbia Register. General F. A. Walker, Superintendent of the United States Census Bureau, has sent to Commissioner Butler advance sheets of the census of tho agricultural productions of South Carolina, as re? turned by tho enumerators for this State, and not included in a former statement, but still subject to revision by reason of duplications or omissions. Tho returns are very full, and make a good showing for our people. We append the totals given under their several headings: Improved land?Tilled, 3,772,005 acres; permanent meadows, <fcc., 400,749. Unimproved land?Woodland and for? est, 7,270,051 acres; old Gelds, 4c, 2,0S5, 832. Farm values?Land and improve? ments, ?68,677,482; implements and ma? chinery, $3,202,710; live stock, $12,279, 412; fences, building and repairing, 8917,000. Fertilizers purchased, ?2,659,969. Labor?Wages paid, $5,9S1,616; white, 218,943 weeks ; colored, l,053,4S? weeks. Value of productions, ?41,909,749. Grass lands?Mown, 2,851 acres ; not mown, 13,401. Products harvested?Hay, 2,706 tons; I clover seed, 23 bushels ; grass seed, 209 I bushels. I Horses, all ages, 60,600; mules and asses, 67,005. Neat cattle and products on hand June 1, 1880?Working oxen, 2-1,506; milch cows, 139,828; other cows, 199,243; calves, 87,179; purchased. 19,819; sold, 32,050; slaughtered, 27,563; died, strayed or stolen, 26,736; milk sold or sent to fac? tory, 257,195 gallons; butter made on farms, 3,196,851 pounds; cheese made on farms, 16,026 pounds. Sheep on hand, 147,75S; lambs, 59,433 ; purchased, S.643; sold living, 15,227 ; 'lughtered, 11,459; killed by dogs, 14, u?0; died of disease, 8,847; died by stress of weather, 1,700; clip, spiing of 1880, fleeces, 119,947; weight, 201,967 pounds. Swine on hand, 628.057. Poultrv?Barnyard, 1,107,954 ; others, 309,075. Eggs, 3,410,846 dozen. Rice, 78,222 acres; yield, G2,948,537 pounds. Sugar cane, 2,130 acres; yield of sugar, 234 hogsheads; molasses, 152,307 gallons. Sorghum, 7,316 acres; sugar, 8,225 pounds; molasses, 261,708gallons. Pulse?Peas, 720,086 bushels; beans, 12,754 bushels. Potatoes?Irish, 3,218 acres; 144,942 bushels; sweet, 39,059 acres; 2,1S9,G22 bushels. Orchard?Apple, 6,653 acres; 292,210 trees; 05,426 bushels ; peach, 8,917 acres; 513,663 trees. 81,009 bushels; total value, $78,034. Nurseries, 262 acres; value, ?1S,37S. Vineyards, 410 acres; grapes sold, 30, 258 pounds. wine made, 17,422 gallons. Market gardens?Produce sold, 884,363. Bees?Honey, 354,350 pounds; wax, 26,780 pounds. Forest productions?Wood, 830,542 cords; value, ?1,519,521. Mexican Railroad Disaster. Chicago, Juno 27.?A special dispatch from tho City of Mexico says the acci? dent at Mailp"ais loses nono of its horror through the receipt of fuller and more accurate advices. For somo time past tho district where it occurred has been swept by fierce storms, swelling the creelcs into torrents anil laying waste many fertile fields. Tho bridge span? ning tho river at tho point mentioned, although known to be unsafe, was still in use. When tho fated train bcaringa bat? talion of soldiers attompted its pas-sage the result was a crash as tho undcrocined supports gave way and the engine and cars were hurled headlong down tho chasm. Scarcely had tho magnitude of the disaster become apparent when a new horror was added. In tho freight vans comprising a portion of tho train was a consignment of alcohol. This took fire, and the consequent explosion contributed much to the loss of lifo. The fow who escaped uninjured at ouco applied them? selves to the rescuo of their unfortunate comrades, but it was some hours before tho exact extent of tho disaster became apparent. It is now known that thirteen olucors and ono hundred and ninety-two privates woro either killed outright by the fall or roasted to death, while fifty others sustained hurts of a nioro or less serious character. The train was entire? ly consumed. When information of tho appalling calamity reached tho City of Mexico the excitement was unabounded, and crowds thronged all tho news centres anxiously awaiting particulars. Never in tho history of tho Ropublic has so frightful a casualty been chronicled, and its occurrence it is feared may still further prejudice tho popular mind against railway enterprises. However, Los Gringos, as tho natives term all out? side barbarians, can como in for no share of the blamo in this connection. ?Of ex-Senator Conklingtho free-lance quill driver. Joo Howard, says: "Per? sonally, I dislike tho ex-Senator, but I would bo recreant to tho bump of appre? ciation with which 1 was endowed on the day of my birth if I should fail to recog? nize in Conkllug a fighter, a slayer and a winner. He'll beat tho Hold just aj certain as you are born, and he's no fa? vorite, either." A Big Storm in Washington. Washington, June 27.?A thunderstorm of unprecedented fury swept over this city to-night, commencing at 8 p. m. and lasting about an hour. While it continued it was a roar of wind accompanied by blinding torrents of rain, with occasional tempests of hailstones. Ford's Opera House, the City Hall build? ing and a large number of residences were unroofed, shade trees prostrated and con? siderable damage was done to the fire alarm and other telegraph lines in the city. Many cellars in the southern portion of the city were flooded. The extent of the damage done to prop? erty in this city and Georgetown is various? ly estimated at from $75,000 to $200,000. Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of several excursion boats which left well filled with passengers for different points down the river during the day and evening, as it is feared the storm in its passage southward met them returning to Washington. The Ohio Govehnoship.?A Cincin? nati special says : "A careful canvass of tho Democratic situation in Ohio goes to show that the probable choico of a candi? date for Governor will bo the Hon. John W. Buckwaltcr, oi'Springfield. Through tho interior of the Stato he is much tho strongest of any one yet named, and hi the cities he will pick up a large vote among the Germans and business men. The expectation that the nomination would bo given to a Cincinnati man it is likely will he defeated on account of the failure of tho Cincinnati delegation to agreo upon a name. There are four as? pirants for the nomination in this city, each of whom has strength cuough to ruin tho chances of the othor three. A candidato will then have to bo found from another part of tho State and thero will be no one in the Convention with tho strength and standing of the gentle? man named. If nominated, and it seems now almost certain that he will be, he will command very general support. His disadvantage in making tho race against Governor Foster will bo that the latter is an old and moro active cam? paigner." Blaine and Hayes.?A paragraph re? cently went the rounds of tue press pur? porting to give some disparaging and abusive remarks made by ex-President Hayes about Secretary Blaino. The sec? retary wrote a note to the ex-President inquiring into the authenticity of the re? port. Mr. Hayes replied at once con? cluding in these words : I have to stato that tho whole para? graph in which your name occurs is a fabrication, and that not one of the state? ments contained in it referring to you was either made or authorized by me. Sincerely, R. B. Hayes. The ex-President had previously writ? ten to President Garfield disclaiming and denying all reports that attributed to him any reflections or adverse comments upon the policy or measures of the Ad? ministration. ? At tho National Temperance Con? vention on Wednesday last in Saratoga, the Committee on organization reported the list of Vice-Presidents, among whom were Gov. Jarvis, of North Carolina; Maj. D. B. Townsend, of South Carolina ; Miss E. F. Griffin of Alabama; Gov. John Pipes, of Louisiana. Along series of resolutions woro adopted, insisting on tho duty of total abstinence: ecom monding the instruction of child*, i with regard to tho effects of alcohol, consid? ered from a scientific stand-point; urg? ing the churches to work more actively in the good cause; condemning the sale of liquor on the Sabbath day, recom? mending wino for sacramental purposes ; calling attention to tho responsible rela? tions of the national Goverment to liquor traffic; asking for an amendment to the Federal Constitution which shall forever Erohibit the manufacture and salo of all rewed, fermented or distilled beverages throughout the land, and insisting that tho Government mako total abstinence a condition of appointment in the public service. ? County Treasurer Bowon, by in? structions of the Board of County Com? missioners, has purchased, with the sinking fund in the Treasury for that purpose, 83,200 of the County Bonds, which the Commissioners will or have cancelled. By tho purchase, $188 in in? terest is saved to the County this year, and $224 annually after the 1st day of next January. Tho Commissioners think that they will bo able, with the eight mills now levied, to retire the first installment of $20,000 of the bonds by tho timo they fall due in 1SS5, and then, with a six mills tax, tho County will bo able to retire tho next installment of $40,000 by the timo it falls duo, aud within four? teen years, following up this plan, tho entire debt will be liquidated; but by keeping up tho eight mills tax, the bonds will all be retired within ten years, or less timo. No County in the State is financially sounder than Pickens.?Pick? en? Sentinel. ? Talmago nominates Win. E. Dodge, the great Christian philanthropist of New York, and George I. Seney, tho great Christian philanthropist o'f Brooklyn. He adds: "I do not know whether they are Conkling or anti-Conkling men. I only know they are anti-fraud, anti-rum, anti-ignorance. But no such nomination will be ratified. The time has not yet come for the elevation of such men, but it will como." Gentlemen whose beards aro not of a pleasing shade can remedy the defect by the use of Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers. Mothers ! Mothers ! ! Mothers !! !? Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and cry? ing with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth! If so, go at once und get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately ?depend upon it; there is no mistake about it. There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief and health to the child, operating like magic. It is per? fectly safe to use in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States. Sold everywhere. 25 cents a bottle. 15-ly It is Found at La6t! Something New Under the Sun.?A new era is dawning upon woman. Hitherto she has been called upon to suffer the ills of mankind and her own besides. The frequent and distressing irregularities peculiar to her sex have long been to her the "direful spring of woes un? numbered." In the mansion of the rich and hovel of poverty alike woman has been the constant yet patient victim of a thou? sand ills unknown to man?and without a remedy. "Oh Lord, how long!" in the agony of her soul, hath she cried. But now the hour of her redemption is come. She will suffer no more, for Bradfield's Female Regulator, "Woman's Best Friend," is prepared only by Dr. J. Bradfield, At? lanta, Ga., and sold at $1.50 per bottle by Wilhite & Wilhite, and Simpson, Reid & Co., Anderson, S. C. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 24, 1S78. Dr. C. J. Moffett: Dear Doctor?We gave your "Teethina" (Teething Powders) to our little grandchild with the happiest results. The effects. -vcre almost magical, and certainly more satisfactory than from any? thing we ever used. Yours truly, Joseph S. Key, Pastor of St. Paul Church. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 0, 1878. I take pleasure in saying that I have used Dr. Moffett's Teethina for my infant with entire satisfaction. It fully and pleasantly accomplishes the purposes for which it is recommended. C. E. Staples. For sale by Wilhite & Wilhite. 511-m REWARD. LOST, small AMETHYST BREAST? PIN. A suitable reward will be paid for delivery of same at this office. June 30, 1881_51_1 WAGON_SCALES. OSGOODS SCALES, the BEST and CHEAPEST on the market. Applv to A. H. OSB011NE, Anderson, S. C. June 30,1881 51 REMOVAL, REMOVAL -o T70R the next thirty days we will sell X. Goods for TEN PER CENT. ON CCST for CASK. Conic see, and buy, and save money. WATSON it SON. Jane 30,1881 31 4 DANIEL?' BURGLAR GUN ! AFTER losing a great many Watermel? ons, I bought one of Daniels' Burglar Alarms, and I never missed one after it had been set. It will kill if loaded with lead. A. L. WELCH. My neighbors were missing Watermelons all around me, but I had one of Daniels' Burglar Alarms and did not miss one. I shall use it again this vcar. J. F. CLINKSCALES. Conspicuously placed in a Store it will prevent burglary. If a burglar is shot at with a blank load, he will not carry away many goods. Price reduced to ?1. J. A. DAXIELS. June 30, 1881_51_ HEADQUARTERS ANDERSON, S. C. IF you want to buy a HAT go to A. B. TOWERS & CO. BEST COTTONADES and CHECKS for sale at A. B. TOWERS & CO. rHE be?' CIDER MILLS, Th : best FEED CUTTERS, The best CORN SHELLERS, All for sale low by A. B. TOWERS & CO. UMBRELLAS?A large lot of Umbrel? las for sale low. Get one and keep hot sun from your head. A. B. TOWERS & CO. WE have a large lot of SHOES from the best makers?T. Miles & Son and Bay State Shoe and Leather Co. Buy them once and you will have no other. In fact our Stock of Goods is complete, and we are offering them low during this hot and dry weather. A. B. TOWERS & CO. June 23,1881 50_3m WILLIAMSTON MALE ACADEMY, Williamston, Anderson County, S.C. WALTER W. BROWN, A. M., Principal. THE exercises of this institution closed on the 27th of May, after a very prosperous session: will be resumed on the 1st "or August. Grateful to our patrons for the confidence reposed in us. we hope in the future to merit a continuance of their favor. The course of instruction is thorough; dis? cipline, mild but firm: terms, moderate. We are not responsible for the advancement of students unless they are present during the entire session. For further information address the Principal. Juno 0,1881 48 3m* ' PIANOS iJJRGANS Special Summer Offer. -0 Cash Prices and Three Months Credit. -0 A Little Cash Down, and Bal? ance when Cotton comes in. -o DURING the months of June, July, Au? gust and September, we will sell Pi? anos aud Organs, either new or second? hand, to responsible parties, at LOWEST CASH PRICES, payable Si 0 Cash oil an Organ, $25 Cash on a Piano, And the balance in THREE MONTHS, WITHOUT INTEREST. -o INSTALLMENT BUYERS. To accommodate those who cannot pay all Cash in the Fall, we will, during the months of June, July, August and Septem? ber, sell at our ONE YEAR PLAN PRICE, As per Price List, and receive as follows : $10 Cash on an Organ, $25 Cash on a Piano, ' With one-third of the balance in Three months, one-third in Six months, and the remainder in one year. These offers are Good only until Octo? ber 1st, 1881. L. E. NORRYCE, or McSMITH MUSIC HOUSE, Greenville, S. C. June 30,1831 43 2y REMOVAL The undersigned respectfully announce to their friends and customers that thty have moved to 2fo. 2 Benson House, Next door South of their old Stand, where thev will sell DRUGS at the lowest possible figures. Seeing is believing. Give us a SIMPSON, REID & CO. Jan 13 1881 27 S. P. DENDY, A. M. DUFFIE, Walhalla, S. C. Anderson, S. C. DENDY & DUFFIE, Attorneys at Law, Anderson, - - S. C. WILL give prompt attention to all bus? iness entrusted to their charge. Office?In the School Commissioner's Office. March 17,1831_36_ly j^TTEISTTIOIsr -o THOSE who desire to buy STOVES, TINWARE and other HOUSE FUR? NISHING GOODS, should read the following, and then call on the under | signed. Kerosene Stoves and Oil a Specialty. PRICES AND SIZES. No. 4, with four 4-inch Burners?Double1. $7.50 No. 3J, with three 4-inch Burners,. 4.50 No. 3, with two 4-inch Burners. 4.00 My large stock of Stoves are made by the celebrated 8tove Founders?Thomas, Rob? erta, Stepbenson <fc Co. "THE TIMES" and "SOUTHERN BAKER" are the best in the market. Buy no other. I am sole manufacturer of the best STEAM FRUIT DRYER in the world. Call and buy one. Size, GJ feet long, 2 feet wide. Made of the best galvanized iron. Will last ten years. Price, $8.50. My Tinware has been Seduced in Price. Come and buy all you Need. Ii. H. SEEL, June 2, 1SS1 47?3m West End Waverry House. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE. A. B. TOWERS & CO. HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. In Dry Goods we have Calico, Buntings, Ginghams, Alpaca, Cashmeres, White Goods, Bleached and Brown Homespuns, from $ to 10-4 wide, Cassiniers, Cashmarets, Cottonades, &c. SHOES AND BOOTS?Miles and Bay State Shoes, the best in the market. We warrant every pair. HATS?We are headquarters for Mens' and Bovs' Straw, Felt and Wool Hats. HARDWARE AND BUGGY MATERIAL?We keep a large line. Fine Tools, Blacksmith Tools, Plows, Hoes, &c. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS?Trv some of our Perfection Flour, Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Bacon and Lard. BEST MACKEREL. We make FINE TEA a special? ty. A large assortment of Canned Goods, Fulton Market Corned Beef. Try some of our Gilt Edge Butter and Magnolia Hams. CROCKERY, CHINA and GLASS WARE. A large assortment of Beautiful WALL PAPERING. We ask an inspection of our Stock of Goods by eur friends and Customers. We beg to call particular attention to our Boots and 3hoes, from the best manufacturers. Also, our splendid stock of Hats and Shirts. CARPETS?Look at our Carpets, Matting and Rugs. All persons in want of GOOD GOODS will do well to give us a call before buying. A. B. TOWERS & CO., No. 4 Granite Row, Anderson, S. C. May 12, 1881_44 GUANO^ AND ACID. 100 Tons Zell's Ammoniated Bone Phosphate, To TONS OBER'S ACID PHOSPHATE. U?* FOR SALE. CALL IN AND GET PRICES BEFORE BUYING, -?a -o:o WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, BACON, FLOUR and CORN, Which we will sell at the VERY LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH, or on time to prompt paying customers. REED, MOORHEAD & CO. March 10, 1881 35 S^ZRIZEsTO- G-003DS, We have on hand and are Daily Receiving AN IMMENSE STOCK OF FRESH GOODS, Staple Dry Goods, ?* Family and Fancy Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Hats, .Caps, Hardware, Crockery, &c. Which we will offer at the LOWEST LIVING PRICES .'or Cash, Cotton or Barter. TOBACCO, TOBACCO. Oursupp Tobacco will be kept up to the full standard, and we] defy competition in prices. J. R. FAXT & CO. April 14, 1S31 9 j. P.' SULLIVAN & CO. Have a Full and Complete Stock of SPRING and SUMMER SHOES, Old Ladies can be suited in a good, soft, low-cut Calf Skin Slioe. A NEW LOT PRINTS, A new lot Fur, Wool and Straw HATS, For Gentlemen and Bovs. NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, A Large Lot. bought when they were low, which we are selling low. 500 BUSHELS WHITE BREAD CORN* GOOD FAMILY FJLOTJR Is one of our Specialties. jZ?r Don't go home when you come to Anderson without coming iQ U#, April 21,1881