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E. IS. MURRAY, Editor. .THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1*81. .* T?RMO: ONE YEAH..-.~?-.?1.00. SIX MONTHS......-.-. "?.?. Two Dollar? ll not paid tn advance. TUK TAXATION OF PBOPEIlTT. Perhaps tbe moat important question now connected with tho finances of our State government is the revision of tho tax laws in such manner as to secure an equitable assessment of all of the prop erty in tko State, to the end that all may contribute their p/uper proportion iv tho burdon of government. It is right and just that every man should return his property nt ita fair valuation, aud it is dishonest for any one to do otherwise, if tho system were well regulated, for it would tho:, bo nothing moro nor less than stea?ng from the State by conceal ing what is properly going to tho public trearary for taxes'. Taxation being im posed as a rate per cen''-, all thal is re quired or right Is, that property in the Slate Bhnll all be returned upon thc same basis of valuation, for then, wheth er the ralo .of taxation bo high or low, every propertyholdir. would contribute his propor sh?re to maintain the govern ment, and tho amount of money he would pey into the public treasury would bo the sa-?e, whether the basis of valuation be high or low. For example, say .that you have to raise by taxation ono thouBand dollars. Now, if tho mop crty upon which this sum ia to bo raised is valued nt one hundred thousand dol lars, the rate of taxation would bo ten milla on the dollar; if, however, the samo property was valued upon the basia of fifty per cent, of this sum it would only be fifty thousand dollars, and would require a rate of taxation of doublo tho amount required Upon tho firat valuation, or twenty mills on the dollar, while if its . valuation were doublo tho original sum, or two hundred thousand dollars, the rate of taxation would be reduced to five mills upon tho dollar, and every prop crtyholder would pay tho same amount of money under either ono of the OBseas monia. To illustrate this further, let us toko an individual case of a man whose property under the first assessment of one hundred thousand dollar? was valued at one thousand dollars. His tax to pay his portion of tho thousand dollars to be raised would bo placed at ten milla on tho dollar, 4nnd would bo equal to ten dollars; or the one hundredth part of the whole sum to bo raised, as bo owns one hundredth part of all of tho property upon which tho tax is to bo assessed. Now if all of the property is doubled in valuation his property would be worth two thousand dollar?, and as ha only has to raise his proportion of tho thousand dollars, which is the one hundredth part or ten dollars, instead of paying ten mil's on tho dollar, which would raise twenty dollars, he only has to pay five mills, which would raise the ten dollars re quired. If, howover, instead of being doubled in valuation, the property is lessened by half in ita value, our exam ple's property would only be worth five hundred dollars, while he would still have to pay his part bf the thousand dollars to bo raised, or ton dollars. To raise this sum would now require a tax of twenty milla instead of ono of ten mills. Thus is aeon a fact well known to all who imvo thought upon tho sub ject-that tho rate cf taxation does not necessarily scUlo tho question os to whether taxes ore high or low, for that depends also upon the fact os to whether tho assessment of property is high or low. It will also be seen from this that it makes no difference to tho taxpayer, ?be?- a gl??i? sum is to bc raised, whither tho baals of assessment is high or low, provided all property is retnrned Ht th? samo ilativo valuation. Just there, however, itt ono of tho trouble*. lu some counties of tho State property Is . returned higher than in other?, and'in every county there oro some men who return their properly at a rato nearer a proper valuation than others. Therefore some -aunties pay moro than their share pf the taxes, and some citizens pay more than their proportion, because the re turns have not been, uniform. Thia is the trouble about any other than a mar ket valuation of property for taxation. Whenever it is lea to the discretion of the owners of property to rix its value for taxes, they aro prone to undervalue H, and console themselves that theirs is in proportion to what other people re turn theirs at, and generally it is because most persons look nt the matter in the same light, Not only is this true, but?s to personal property we would bb safe in Buying that it ia not generally returned at one-half of its true value in this State, and hundreds of thouaaadsbf dollars of it are not returned for taxes at all. This makes the burden of. government fall heaviest upon tho most conscientious citiren. i hat somoihing should bo 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 duly real estate, and put lt all upon the same footing by imposing a lax say of five cents per acre each year, or such sum as would raise a *?Qiciont revenuo to run I ho ?ove rr men r, cud could not bo circumvented by false or inadequate returna. They contend that this sys tan of taxation would en courage Industry and induce capital to flaw in to the State for investment. To some' extent thia argument would hold #|0d, for ll laud were taxed per acre, and nu other tax imposed, all buildings, man ufactories, steck, merchandise and person al property would bo free from taxation, and capitalist* would, thorpfore, find thia a convenient location. It would, howover there >h co likelihood that it will be adopted. Thc r?duit of such R system would bc to depreciate land and force the tendow.iirors to maintain a government for tne protection and: conveniep?. of the ?mali BasHSSH-MSLiv extmua deuces and other buildings upon it, and yet under Ibe proposed system tho two would pr..?* tbc same amount of tax. We think the tax laws ought to bo so amended as to require every citizen to make a fcli return of all bis property, real and personal, induing such asia exempt by law from taxation and such as ls Hablo to ho taxed, aud the market value of each article ir put up for sale for one-half caxfi and. f hn ii ni,tinder 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. Tito State Board should equalize Ibo rate r f 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 fully and fairly aast?? 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 tho Board of Township Assessors should be '.worn to prosecute all such delinquents as come within their knowledge or infor mation. It may bo objected that this system would bo inquisitorial, but its vindication rests in the fact that it would tend to secure fair returns and distributo enually the burdens of government be tween our people. The honest and con scientious would then pay no moro than a fair and equal proportion of the taxes, and no man would be required to make imr-'.oper and inadequate tax returns in order to be in tho neighborhood of what other people oro doing. The present plan is demoralizing to thc people. It ?B unfair, and tends to accustom thc people to making incorrect returns of their property under oath, on tho ground that common consent has changed tho stand ard of valuation. It lins done so, and it is diflicuk for a man lo tell when he bas performed bia duty in making hi? tax rc-nm, bccauBO no man ought tu pay moro than his proportion of the expenao of tlii government, and if he roturna his properly nt ita real value he will cer tainly over pay II?B part. Then how much to knock off ls the problem, nnd it la gonorally solved by reducing tho val uation too low. The only right way to return property ia to give it ita true val uation. The preaent system Hhould bo amcided and a better ono devised, after which nil good citizens should return their own property fairly, and, OB far an poaaiblo, mako every body elae do tho same. TOI J AC CO CUI/TUKK. For many yooTB our most progressive and practical agriculturalists have been urging upon our people tho importance of diversified industries upon tho farm, and ns a part thereof tho production of a variety of crops, in order that their year's operations might not bc depen dent upon tho success of any ono staple, and also in order that the time of the laborer might be more uniformly em ployed, thereby rendering the profita of that labor moro remunerative, and giving to the country a greater prosperity by raising, aa far aa poaaible, the necessaries of lifo at home, so that aa little of tho Income from tSo marketable crops aa posaiblo shall bo sont'out of tho country lo pay labor which ahould bo encour aged in our midst. Wo aro satisfied that this ia wiso In theory, and wi ?r still In practico. Our people have aince tho war been cotton-crazy, and aa a con s?quence have produced immense crops of the fleecy Btaple, which have annually given to the South an enormous income, but unfortunately this income baa in largo pari not belonged to na. Aa soon aa made, and In many instances boforo it ia move :t haa to be spent in the West ib" nour, corn, bacon, and even of late for bay, upon which to cubsist our peo ple and their stock. In addition to ihsss expenditures, wo have to buy onr clothes, furniture, a;ock, wagons, bug gies and farming implements, ?kc., &o., from the North and Weat, when these things could be made aa well in our own midst aa elsewhere. In thia article, how ever, we will confino our obaervationa to field crops entirely, and hope our plan ners will th?.-dc of the immense gratuity thoy aro b'.stowing upon foreigners by their course. We are paying the West ern producers of provisions a profit upon their labor, wo pay tho long lines of railroad over which we haul these things a profit for their trans portation, and we pay two or threo sets of merchants a profit for buying and selling theao supplies, besides wnrchouao and drayage charges. All of theoo items should be made at home, and the profit divided between the landlord and tho laborer. The country can never attain a true and full prosperity while onr grana ries are kept from six hundred to two thousand miles away from home: We may continuo to make large cotton crops, but as long aa we have to buy everything we we, our people will be bot little bettor than hewers of wood and drawers of water for the food-producing sections of the Union. The beat proof that this j is true is the rapid development and very I great prosperity of these regions. They are filling up with population, and build ing cities and great railroads upon the money which they eonatantly draw from our cotton cropa. It has long been time for our \ ' jntera to aeo thia, and remedy the evil by * well-diversified system of ! planting, by which at least all of our breadstuff's aud provender, and tho greater portion of our. meats, shall be raided at home. In this diversification of agriculture we are anxious for the culture of tobacco to become a prominent feature, not only to tho extent of producing a aufDciency 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 bad no idea of the possibilities of thia crop, which U more v^l'j^bH lb.ii*. osili-s to ils ^cd"cc^ ?nd which may, to a conr'.derable extent, be produced in connection with tho.cot ton i:*?5?, the difficulty in ita production being principally caving after maturity. The cultivation .s easier than cotton, be ! can*? tho hoeing is not eo difficult or . frequent, ??d MV?VO ono hand can eu?ti ! volo more land ?n tobacco than in cotton. [B&crop in thin couuty could easily bo made ?vorth from fifty to seventy dollars pgr acre, nt en expenso o? not moto than ! twenty dollars fer labor, fertillring and ; marketing, giving ? net income of from I thirty to fifty dollars to the acre, which ! Is moro than doublo the value of our cotton crops. Ilcretofo re tho difficulty In the way of tobacco culture in this country has been that there was no mar ket for it wheu grown, but from the ar ticle which we republish on another page of Ibis paper, taken from tho Walhalla ? Courier on this subject, it will be seen that thin difficulty ia not likely longer I to exist, as a manufactory has beeu untried in Donn?e county, and aa tho ' growth of tho crop justifies it, others will be erected. There is no estimating the money which thia industry will bring into circulation. To give uomo idea of the material development which the cultivation of thia crop creaton, we will take tho town of Winston, North Carolina, which was started seven years ago. It now bas a population of from four to seven thousand persouH-thu lat ter number during tho market season of tho year-with eighteen tobacco manu factories, and three market warehouses. Tiie tobacco season was but fairly open ed when we wero the:e-about the middle of last month -and yet six hun dred wagun loads of tho wocd were brought into the city during one day, aud we wei o told they would average from four to seven i<uudred wagon loads per day to tho closo of tho market sea ron. which is some limo in September. Keal estate has advanced all around tho city to sn unprecedented extent. The rapid growth of tbie town rhows the prosperity of tho surrounding country, which ia in character very much lil'3 our couuty, aud thoro is no reason why wc should not grow their ?tapio product I hero with as much success and profit at ' they do themselves. The feature about j this crop that makei it particularly de sirable for our country, aside from it? general advantages, is tho fact that thc money for obacco comes in from Maj to ?September, the season when our plan tera have least of it here. If our peoph would miso some cotton to give then money during tho Winter and Spring and tobacco for an income during th; Summer and Fall, they would hnv< means to support themselves withou liens or credit. They could buy at casi priceB and pay as they go. This ii no fancy sketch. Thero av unbounded possibilities for agricultura prosperity throughout thia country ii tho union of tbeao two great Btaplo crop -tobacco and cotton. The former is tb coince of wealth to Virginia and por tiona of North Carolina which catino grow cotton. If wo were to combino it cultivation with tho production of cotton and a proper amount of corn, oats am wheat, our country could Boon becom ono of the moat prosperous in the world With our advantages of climate end soil we only need properly directed labor t reap harvests which havo hitherto bee unthought of. Wo trust that older pei sons, who aro familiar with tho growl of tobacco in upper Cnrloina, will giv us their views on thia subject, and hel us to spread tbo information concerning, and stir up an interest in, & crop whic wo are satisfied will provo more profite bio than cotton. IS A ST LIT rilORAULE ? Wo do not agree with our esteeme contemporary, tho Abbeville Preta an Banner, that there is any danger of s(jlit or bolt in the next Democratic Sta Convention, in consequence of any bi terness of feeling between what it tern tho Hampton and anti-Hnmpton wir of the party. There is no doubt that tl Democratic counties of tho upper po lion of the State feel that thoy ha1 been allowed to do much of tho votii and camp .iga work in the post, whi other com. ties have kindly furnished tl office-holders ; and there can be no don that there Is a general feeling that th is tho result of a combination on tl part of a few men, and that a chan] must be effected in the next electio Still we fail to detect any tendency split the party over thcoo questions. V do not believe there is any antl-Hampb party in South Carolina, unless it I anti-Hampton to think and act for om self, and if that bo anti-Hampton th we believe there is such a party, a: that lt numbera a very largo and i creasing portion of our people. There have been many politicians w have built themselves up on Gov. Ham ton's name and favoritism, and his inf) once has been controlling in the State to thia time. How long it will contin is a matter of uncertainty, but we ba no idea that this issue is to split t party. If it could do so, tho last ca paign would have presented n favoral opportunity for ibo break, because t action of the convention in making au au early nomination was so clearly t work of a clique and so contrary to X wishes of a large-majority of the peo] of the State, that a resistance to it coi have been made plausible at least. 1 party is too - compact for such an effc lt ls, however^ strong enough now to f that tho peoplo have the right to cont its actions, and in future we apprehc that moro regard will bo paid to i wishes or the Democratic votera of t State, and less to tho arrangements tl may be made by a party of gentles who may wish to perpetuate themed in office. For instance, not a single St officer has been selected from any non; lying along the Saluda River, which the strongest Democratic belt of State--wo might have said no officer \ selected from any county lying ab Colombia, except York-and that tb ncglov?ed counties gave three-fourths thc Democratic majorities In 1876. 1 half of the State is not the only | that bas keen neglected. Charles! which paya so much of the taxes of State and possesses so much of its abil has also been left out, and other para tho State have been Ignored. The f lng o? dissatisfaction exists all over State, and, although tho action of laat rnntrentlAn m*m snKmtilArl tt\ tutti a murmur, it is not to bo wondered I an expression pf resistance should i be heard in order to prevent a reen rr? of this arrangement another year, may bo a distasteful fact, but, never leos, lt looks now like the people lal to nominate the next State ticket, not to ??Ht tbor Democratic party 'cit It .viii nut bo done aa an anti-Ham] movement?as our contemporary sugg but simply in that spirit bf Democi which teaches the voters to believe I have tbe right to nominate the men whom they we to vote. lu tho i nomination we apprehend that tho in teresta of ali parta of tho State will be represented, and that tho ticket named will bo composed of men selected by thc convention as the choice of the pr. ty and not of a clique. TBC ACQUITTAI. OF COL. CASH. The second trial of Col. E. B. C. Cash, al Darlington, for killing Col. Wm. M. fthnnnnn in tho duel last year_. was con cluded last week by a verdict of "not guilty." The grounds upon which the jury based their verdict would bo a mat ter of interest to the public, inasmuch as thc charge of the Judge left no possi ble chance for a verdict of acquittal, unless they were deliberately determined to set at defiance tbe rules of law and tho obligation of their oathu. So far as Col. Cash is affected by the verdict, we apprehend there will bo no fault found with it, for it would have been hard to punish a man for what others havo done with impunity. However great was his crime, others had been guilty of tho Bamo 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 wore passed unharmed and uninsured. The Executive mercy could never havo permitted him to Buffer the penalty of tho law, even if ho bad boen convicted, but that point WOB not reached. Tho case was submitted to n jury sworn upon the Holy Evangels to bring in a true ver dict according to the law and tho evi dence, and upon the trial it was proven by tho State and admitted by the defense that the defendant bad killed Col. Shan non in a duel, and the Judge charged most clearly and solemnly that thia kill ing was murder, and yet tho jury Bay "not guilty." It is, as a general thing, wrong for newspapers to criticise tho verdicts of juries, because in doing so it is setting up tho judgmont of one man against that of twelve, but in a case so palpable and BO culpable as the ono in point, it presents the question mildly to say that the verdict in this caso is not ono of which any member of that jury koa any occasion to feel proud. AB WO have said, it is not because we have any objection to the result of tho verdict upon Col. Cash, but it lowers tho confi dence in and respect for jury trials. So sacred a duty should bo performed in an absolutely impartial and fearless manner. Any cringing to power or any verdict founded upon favor or prejudice is low ering to tho system and demoralizing to tho community. There can be no doubt that had that jury been trying nomo petty thief, nnd the testimony and charge of tho 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 ia not guilty. As we havo said, tho 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 ita purpose-the sup pression of duelling-for the vigor of this prosecution and the difficulty with which an acquittal waa secured are suffi cient warning that the next case tried for thia offense will not fare BO well. The law has been fully asserted and sustained by tho Courts, and from thia time for ward it may be safely assumed that the duel will be held to bo murder, and kill ing in this manner will hereafter be pun ished as such. A F LET HOB A OF COMETS. "It never rains but it pours," has been said by a reliable authority, and it must bo true. There were no predictions of comets for this year, bot ono has been discovered in tho Southern Hemisphere, ono near the North Pole, and now the Now York World of last Sunday makes out auother. It says : Early last evening, as soon os the sky becamo thoroughly dark, a numbor-pf ?ieraons who were studying the heavens n the hopo of getting aa early glimpse of the comet dotooted In the west, a few degrees above the horizon, a faint slreak of light, which waa evidently neither an aurora nor a reflection from a cloud. An ordinary opora glass resolved this streak Into something which very closely ro so ni bl ed tho comet lu the northern eky. with tho oxceptlon that a nucleus could cot bo made out. The form and position Of the otroak was much like that of the newly appeared comet, what seemed to bo tho tall pointing upwards and to the left, excepting that tho fan shape of the tall was. not very marked. - The now comet, int lan comet, was vlslblo for a short limo only, aa tho horizon became hazy. Prof. Swift, of Rochester, who was telegraphed to with regard to lt, could not rnako an observation on ac count ortho cloudy woollier, but ho will determino to-night, If possible, whethor a fourth "1881" comet hos 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. Tho other night he met Mr. Conkling in the corridor of the Delaven House in Albany, and speaking to bim extended his hand, which the ex-Senator refused, whereupon au animated and decidedly intercstlmr controversy ensued, much to tho amusement of the* lookers-on. This was a piece of petulance which indi cates that Mr. Conkling begins to feel that he ia getting the worst side of the dead-lock. . _ ' Ex-Presidotit Grant called on Presi dent Garfield at Long Branch last week. Their interview lasted only about two minutes, bot it ia not known wbether vit resulted in an angry termination, or was only, preliminary to a more extended conference. Some people think the mcotingof these two at this point has some significance as to the New York dead-lock, and that they will agree upon a treaty of amity, which will restore tranquility if not concord to thc Repub lican party. The Albany dead-look continues, with no material chango, except that the Democrats have withdrawn Jacobs and are bow voting for Clarkson N. Potter in ment, but no progress hos 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 cot cost thom more than two thousand dol lars a day. Sunday, tho 10th of June leak, was the date upon which Mother Shipton prophesied the world wa? tc come ** 4* end. The period, lwwerer,-bas passed, but we pres?me a revised edition wiil be ont soon, which will remove the oeriod to some time in the future, and thereby still leave ?orne sensation for discussion in idle momenta. THE OAlt? MEMORIAL. Proceeding* of tho MUM Meeting In Kdge fleld to Inaugurate ? ti ar jr memorial Fund. From the Edgefield Advertiser. Immediately upon tho close of the Bar Meeting and tho adjourn ment of Court on Monday afternoon last, JJ. It. L^-isoo, Eaq., County Chairman, called together tito Mass Meeting suggested and appoint ed nt tho last Rossion of tho County Exe cutive Committee, to inaugurato a fund for oroctintr a monument or other memo rial to tho late Gon. M. W. Gary. Hon. O. D. Tllltnnn, present, and dcoply Intor cated in tho matter waa called to tho Chair, and Mr. J. G. Penn requested to act a?; Secretary. Tho assembly was largo and filled with mingled Madness and enthu siasm. Mr. Tillman made a long, ole . quont and pathetic hpoocli, which by turns aroused his hcarors to fervent ac clamation and applatuo or sunk thom into tears. This nonio tributo to the lamentod Martin Witborstiooii Gary, we shall publish in full itoxt woek. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Tilman's speocli, tho Hon. James Callison moved tin;l the Chair appoint a Committee of livo to preparo and report to tho meeting a practical plan for carrying out the pur pose of thc mooting. Tho Chair appoint ed tho following tivo citizens: James Callisoii, Clinton Wn?l Jasper Tidbort, W. Scott Allen, and Hov. J. P. Mealing. Tho result of their 1 "iforenco was tho following Resolutions, which woro unan imously adopted by tho meeting : WHKIIKAS, tho gallantry of tho lato Gen. M. \V. Gary in dofeuco of his Btato during tho late war, and his moro rocont patriotic services in overthrowing a cor rupt and venal government that grossly oppressed tho people, entitle him to tho lasting gratitude of evory citizen of South Carolina, and tho lovers of liborty every - wboro; thoroforo bo lt Resolved, Isl. That in tlio opinion of tho ?ieoplo of Edgcflcld County in Mass Hooting assembled, a public Monument should bo erected to Gen. M. W. Gary for bis heroism in war and his statesman ship in peace. Itesolved, 2nd, That wo cordially invito our sister Counties and follow citizens throughout South Carolina to co-operuto with us in raising a Gary memorial fund. Resolved, 3d, That tho Chairman of this Meeting nindi appoint a Recording and Corresponding Secretary of tho Gary memorial fund, in Edgoiiold County, who shall recoivo all funds contributed and pay over tho samo to a County Treasurer of Bald fund, who shall also bo nominated by the Chair main of this Meeting, and that tho said Secretary and Treasurer shall publish a monthly state ment in tho County papers of all funds received, and tho names of tho contribu tors, kcoping tho subscription of oach township separate. Resolved, 4th, That tho Chairman of this Mooting and tho Secretary and Treasurer above provided for, togothor with ono citizen from oach township in tho Coun ty, to bo selected by tho Chairman of this Mooting, shall bo and constitute a per manent oxecutivo committee for Eago ileld County, to carry out tho puf poso of this Meeting, mid said committee) shall moot at least once a month, on salesday, unless othorwiso provided. Resolved, 5th, That said oxecutivo 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 upon paying over the Kamo to the Secretary, shall specify tho amount and namo of each contributor. JAB. CALLISTO, Chair. Com. Oar Agricultural Producta,. Oblitmbhi Register. Genoral F. A. Wiilkor, Superintendent of tho United States Census Bureau, has sent to Commissioner Butler advance shoots of tho consus 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 bv roason of duplications or omissions. Tho returns aro very full, and inako a good showing for our people. Wo append tho totals glvon under their soveral headings : Improved land-Tilled, 3,772,605 acres ; permanent meadows, ?fcc, 400,749. Unimproved land-Woodland and for est, 7,279,051 acres ; old Golds, otc, 2,085, 832. Farm valuos-Land and linprovo monts, $(18,077,462 ; implements and ma chinery, $3,202.710; live stock, $12,279, 412; fences, buHdlug and repairing, .917 ooo. Fertilizers purchased. 82,059,969. Labor-Wages paid, $5,031,016; white, 218,943 weeks ; colored, 1,053,480 weeks. Value of productions, 841,009,740. Grass lends-Mown, 2,851 aoros ; no* mown. 13,401. Products harvested-Hay, 2,706 tons; clover seed, 23 bushels ; grass seed, 209 bushels. Horses, all ages, 60,060 ; mules mid asses, 67,005. Neat cattle aud products on band June 1, 1880-Working oxen, 2-1,500; milch cows, 139,828 ; other cows, 199,213 ; calves, 87,179; purchased, 10,819; sold, 32,050; slaughtered, 27,563; died, strayed or stolon, 20,736 ; milk sold or sent to fac tory, 257,195 gallons: butter made on faraiu, 3,196,851 pound* ; cheese made on ia;-";" IS 02C linds Sheep on hind. 147,758; lambs, 59,4S3 ; purchased, 8,043; sold living. 15,227; slaughtered, 11,459; killed by dogs, 14, 690 ; died of disease, 8,847 ; died by stress of weather.. 1,700 ; clip, opting of 1880, fleeces, 119,947; weight, 261,067 pounds. S wino on band, 628T057. Poultry-Barnyard, 1,107,954 ; others, 809,075. Eggs, 3,410,810 dozon. Rice, ;S,222 acres; ylold, 62,9-18,537 pounds. Sugar cano, 2,130 acres ; yield of sugar, 234 hogsheads; molasses, 152,307 gallons. Sorghum, 7,316 acres; sugar, 8,225 pounds ; molasses, 261,708 gallons. Pubic-Poos, 720,086 bushels ; beans, 12,754 bushels. Potatoes-Irish, 3,218 acres; 144,942 bushels; nwcet, 89,059 aeres; 2,189,022 bushels. Orchard-Appio, 6,053 acres; 292,210 trees; 05,420 busholB; peach, 8,017 acres; 518,663 trees. 81,009 bushels ; total value, $78,034. # Nurseries, 202 acres'; valuo, 818,378. Vinoyards, 410 acres ; grapes sold, 30, 253 pounds, wine made, 17,422 gallons. Market gardens-Produce sold, 884,363. Berm-Honey, 354,850 pounds; wax, 26,780 pounds. Forest productions-Wood, 850,542 cords ; value, 81,519,521. Mexican Railroad Disaster. CHIOAOO, June 27.-A special dispatch from tho City of Moxico says the acci dent at Mailpais loses none of Its horror through the receipt of fuller and more ace.urato t.d vicos. For aome time past ?he district whese it ccoarrnd bas been swept by floreo storms, swelling tho creeks into torrents and Hying waste many fertile fields. Tho bridge span ning tho river at thc point mentioned, although known to bli unsafe, was still in nae. When tho fated train bearing a bat talion of soldiers attempted ita passage the result waa a ersah os tho undermined supports gavo vray and the engine and oars were hurled headlong down the chasm. Scarcely had tho magnitude of tho disaster become apparent when ?new horror was added, in tho freight vuna comprising a portion of tho train was a consignment of alcohol. Thia took fire, and tho consequent explosion contributed much to tho foss of lifo. The fow who escaped uninjured ot onco applied them selves to tho rescuo of their unfortunate comrades, but it was aome hours before tho exact extent of tho disaster became apparent. It is now known that thirteen officers and ono hundred and ninety-two ?riv?tes wore olthor kill od outright by ie ?all or roasted to death, while fifty others sustained hurts of a moro' or lesa serious character. The train was entire ly, consumed. When Information of the appalling calamity reached tho City of Mexico tho excitement was un abounded, and crowds thronged all tho news centres anxiously rtwt??tiK iraii?uu??re. !n?vw In tho history of tho Repu hilo bas so frightful a casualty boen chronicled, and its occur rou co it ls feared may still further prejudice tho popula? mind against railway enterprises. However, Lot Orina?, as tho natives term all out eldo barbarian's, can como in for no ah oro of the blamo In this connection. -Of ox- Senator Oonkllng tho free-lance quill driver, Joe Howard, rays: "Pet i.,oally, I dislike tho jax-Sonator, but I would be recreant to tea bump or appre ciation, with which I waa endowed on the day of my birth If I should falito roccs nizoin Conkllngs fighter; a slayer and a winner. He'll beat tho field just aa - certain as you are born, -nd ho's no fa vorite, either." A Big Storm In Washington. WASHINGTON, June 27.-A thunder storm of unprecedented fury swept over this city to-night, commencing at 8 p. ta. and lasting about nn hour. While lt continued lt was a roar of wind accompanied by blinding torrents of rain, with occasional tempests of Kpilstofcsa, Ford's Opera House, the City Hall build ing and a large uumber of residences were unroofed, shade trees prostrated and con siderable damage was done to the lire alarm ond other telegraph lines in the city. Many cellura in the southern portion of thc city ere .iOOucii. The extent of the damage dono to prop erty in this city and Georgetown is various ly estimated ut from $75,000 to $200,000. Considerable anxiety is felt for the saft-ty of several excursion boats which left well filled with passengers for different points down tho river during the day and evening, as it is feared the storm in its passage southward met them returning to Washington. TUB OUIO GOVEENOSUTP.-A Cmcin ?ati special says : "A careful canvass of j tho Democratic situation iu Ohio goes to I '? show that tho probable choleo of a candi- 11 dato for Oovornor will bo tho Hon. John W. Buckwalter, of Springfield. Through tho interior of tho Hiato ho is much tho strongest of any ono yet named, and in tho cities he will pick up a large voto among tho German? and business mon. Tho expectation that tho nomination r-ould bo given to a Cincinnati mau it is likely will be defeated on account of the failure of tho Cincinunti delegation to agrco upon a nauio. Thore are four as pirants for tho nomination in this city, ? each of whom has strength enough to ruin tho chances of thc oilier thre.-. A candidato will thon have to bo fouud from another part of tho State and thoro will bo no one in tho Convention with tho strength und standing of the gentle man named, i ?' nominated, and it seems nov/ almost certain that ho will be, he will command very general support. His disadvantage in making tho raco against Governor Foster will bo that the latter la an old and moro activo cam paigner." BbAUiJS AND KAY KM.-A paragraph ro I contly wont the rounds of tue press pur porting to givo some uisparaging 'and abusivo remarks mado by ex-president Hayes about Secretary Blaine. The sec retary wrote a noto to tho ex-Pr&iident inquiring into tho authenticity of the re port. Mr. Hayes replied at once con cluding in these words : I havo to sluto that tho whole para graph in which your nnmo occurs is a I fabrication, and that not one of the state ments contained in it reforring to you was olthor made or authorized by mo. Sincerely, It. B. HAYEH. Tho ox-Preaidont had proviously writ ten to President Garfield disclaiming and denying all reports that attributed to him I any reflections or adverso comments upon tho policy or measures of tho Ad ministration. - At tho National Tempor?neo Con vention on Wodnosday last in Saratoga, tho Committee on organization reported the list of Vico-Presidontfl, among whom wore Gov. Jarvis, of - North Carolina ; Maj. D. B. Tovrnaond, of South Carolina ; Miss ?. F. Griffin of Alabama ; Gov. John Pipes, of Louisiana. A long sorios of resolutious woro adopted, insisting on tho duty of total abatinonco - recom mending tho instruction of childron with regard to tho effects of alcohol, consid ered from a scientific stand-point ; urg ing tho churches to work moro actively in tho good cauce; condemning tho salo of liquor on the Sabbath day, recom mending wino for sacramental purposes ; calling attention to tho rcsponsiblo rela tions of tho national Goverment to liquor traffic ; asking for an amendment to tho Federal Constitution which shall forovor prohibit tho manufacture and salo of all orowod, fornicated or distilled beverages throughout tho land, and insisting thal tho Government maka total abstinence a condition of appointment in the public service. - County Treasurer Bowon, by in structions, of tho Board of County Com. missioner?, has purchased, with the sinking fund in tho Treasury for that purpose, $3,200 of the County Bonds, which tho Commissioners will or havo cancelled. By tho purchase, ?188 in in terest is saved to the County this year, and $224 annually after tho 1st day of noxt January. The Commissioners think that they will bo able, with tho i eight mills now levied, to reiiro tho first j installment of 820,000 of tho bonds by tho timo tboy fall duo in 1883, and then, with a six mills tax, tho County will bo ablo to retiro tho next installment of $40,000 by the timo it falls duo, and within four teen years, following up this pinn, the entire debt will be liquidated; bnt by keoplng up the eight mills tax, the bonds will all bo retired within ton years, or less timo. No County in the St ato is financially sounder than Pickons.-Pick en* Sentinel. - Talmaj;o nominates Wm. E. Dodgo, tho great Christian philanthropist of New York, and George I. Seney, tho great Christian philanthropist of Brooklyn. Ho adds : "I do not know whether thoy are Conkling or antl-Conkllng men. I only know they oro anti-fraud, anti-rum, anti-ignorance. But no such nomination will ix? ratified. Tho timo has not yet como for tho elovation of such mon, but lt will como." Gentlemen whoso beards aro not of a pleasing shade can remedy the defect by the use of Buckingham's Dye for tho whiskers. MOTHERS I MO?HKRS 1 ! Mom nus l ! ! Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and cry ing with the excruciating pain of catting teeth I If so, go at once and yet a bottle of MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYBUP. It will relieve tho poor little sufferer immediately -depend upon it ; there is no mistake about it. There ta not a motlier on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and givo rest to tho motlier, and relief and health to the child, operating like. hun. io. It is per fectly safe to uso in all^tsiscs, and pleasant to the taste, and is tho prescription of one of tho oldest and best female physicians and nurses in tho United States. Sold everywhere. 25 ccnu. a bottle. 15-ly IT is FOUND AT LABTI SoxnrrniKo NEW UKDEB THE SON.-A now era i? dawning upon woman. Hithertosho hos been called upon to suffer the ills of mankind and her own besides. Thc frequent and distressing irregularities peculiar to her sex have long been to her the ''direful spring of woes un numbered." In the raauslon of the rich and hovel of poverty alike woman has been tho constant yet patient victim of a thou sand ills unknown to man-and without a remedy. "Oh Lord, how long I" in tho agony of her soul, hath Sho cried. But now tho hour of ber redemption is como, Silo will ?ui?cr no mun-, lOr Br??nO??'j Female Regulator, "Woman's Best Friend," is prepared only by Dr. J. Bradfield, At lanta, Ga., nnd Bold at $1.60 per bottle by W?hlte & Wilbite, and Simpson, Reid & Co., Anderson, 8. O. COLUMBUS, GA., Aug. 24, 1C78. Dr. C. J. Monett: Dear Doctor-Wo cavo your "Teethlna" (Toothing Powders) To our little grandchild with the happiest results. The effects ware almost magical, t*r$ia?.\iy pBrbtat?faeicry Shaxfrotn o?i> thing we ever used. Yours truly, JOSEPH & KEY, Pastor of St. Paul Church. AUGUSTA, GA., Feb. 0, 1878. I tsko plcssuro in saying that I have used Dr. MoOett's Tecthina for my infant with entire satisfaction. It fully and pleasantly accomplishes the purposes for which it is recommended. C. E. STAPLHS. Forsale by W?hlte & Wilhlto. 511-ru REWARD. LOST, small AMETHYST BREAST PIN. A Boitablo reward will be paid for delivery of same at this office. Jane SO, 1881 51 1 WAGON SCALES. OSGOOD'S SCALES, the BEST and CHEAPEST eh tho market. Apply to A. H. OSBORNE, Anderson, 8. G. Juno 80,1881 M REMOVAL, REMOVAL FOR thb neal thirty days we will sell Goods for TEN PER CENT. ON COST for CASH. Corns see, and buy; and save money. - WATSON A SON. June 50, ISSI '51 . . * DANIELS' BURGLAR GUN ! APTEH losing a great many Watertuel ras, I bought one of Daniels' Burglar Alarms, ana I never rulesed one after it Uad been set. It will kill if leaded willi lead. A. L. WELCH. My neighbors were missing Watermelons di around me, but I had ono of Daniels' Burglar Alarms aud did not miss one. I ?hail ase it again this year. J. P. CLIN USC ALES. Special Summer Offer. -o Cash Prices and Three Months Credit. A Little Cash Dova, mu? Bal snfB wiicn ?"otton comes in. DURING the months of June, July, Au gupt and September, wo will sell Pi anos and Organs, either new or second hand, lo responsible parties, at LOWES! CASH PRICES, payable $10 Cash on an Organ, $25 Cash on a Piano, And tho balance in THREE MONTHS, WITHOUT INTEREST. * Conspicuously placed in a Store it will prevent burglary, if a buiglar ia shot at with a blank load, he will not carry away tuany goods. Price reduced to $1. J. A. DANIELS. June 30, 1881__51 HEADQUARTERS ANDERSON, S. C 'F you want to buy a HAT go to A. B. TOWERS & CO. BEST COTTON ADES and CHECKS for salo at A. B. TOWERS & CO. THE best CIDER MILLS, The beat FEED CUTTERS, Thc best CORN SHELLERS, All for Bale low by A. B. TOWERS & CO. UMBRELLAS-A large lot of Umbrel las for salo low. Get one and keep hot sun from your head. A. B. TOWERS & CO. WE have a large lot of SHOES from thc best maicera-T. Miles & Son and Boy State Shoe and Leather Co. Buy them once and you will have no other. In fact our Stock of Goods is complete, ind Titi are offering them low during this hot und dry wt ?tiler. A. Bi TOWERS & CO June 23, 1881 50 3m INSTALLMENT BUYERS. To accommodate those who cannot pay ull Cash in thc 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 Gash on an Organ, $25 Cash on a Piano, ' With one-third of the balance in Three months, oiie-thini in Six months, and tho remainder in one year. These offers are Wood only until Octo ber 1st, 1881. L. E. NORRYCE, or McSMITH MUSIC HOUSE, Greenville, S. G. June 30, 1881 43 2y REMOVAL THE undersigned respectfully announce to their friends und customers that tiny have moved to No. 2 Benson House, Next door South of their old 8tand, where they will sell DRUGS at thc lowest possible figures. Seeing is bolioving. Give us a call. WILLIAMSTON MALE ACADEMY, Willlam8ton, Anderson County, S. C. WALTER IV. BHOWN, A. M., Principal. i (MIK exercises of this Institution closed on the JL 27th o? Mar, after a Terr prosperous session : ?rill bo resumed on tho 1st of August. Grateful to our patrons for tho confidence reposed In us, wo hopo In tho future to merit a continuance of t'-ilr favor. The course of Instruction Lr thorough : dis cipline, mild but firm: terms, moderate. Wo ore not responsible 'or tho advancement of students Linie? they aro present during tho entire teulun. For further information addrcus thc Principal. Juno 9.1881_ 48 3m? Jan 13 1881 SIMPSON, REID & CO. 27 B. P. DENDY. Walhalla, S. t\ A. M. DUFFIE, Anderson, H. C. DENDY Si DUFFIE, Attorney? at Lan, S. O. XXTIbL. givo prompt attention to all bus VV iness entrusted to their charge. OFFICE-In the School Commissioner s Office. March 17,1831 30 ly -0uTO?E]3isrTI03sr. ?-o THOSE who desire to buv STOVES, TIN (FARE and other HOU8E FUR* BUSHING GOOllS, should read tho following, and then call cr the under signed. *>* Kerosene Stoves and Oil a Specialty. PRICES AND SIZES. No. 4, with four 4-inch Burners-Double''. $7.50 No. 31, with three 4-inch Burners,. 4.50 No. 3, with two 4-Inch Burners.,. 4.00 My largo stock of Stoves aro mado by the celebrated Stove Founders-Thomas, Rob erts, Stephenson <fe Co. "THE TIMES" and "SOUTHERN BAKER" aro the best in the market. Buy no other. I am sole manufacturer of thc best STEAM FRUIT DRYER in the world. Call ind buy one. Size, Cl feet long, 2 feet wide. Made of the best galvanized iron. Will lait ten years. Price, $8.50. My Tinware has been Reduced in Price, and bny all you Need. Come Jnno 2,1881 47-3m Li. H. SEEL., West End Waverly Houso. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE. A. B. TOWERS &. CO. HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SPRING AND 3UMMER GOODS. In Dry Goods wo have Calico, Buntings, Ginghams, Alpaca, Cashmeres, White Goods, Bleached ind Brown Homcspuna, from j to 10-4 wide, Cassiniers, Cashniarets, Cottonades, ?tc. SHOES AND BOOTS-iiiles and Bay State Shoes, the best in tho market. We (variant every pair. HATS-Wo aro headquarters for Mens' and Boya* Straw, Felt and Wool Hats. HARDWARE AND UUGGY MATERIAL-Wo keep a largo line. Fine Tools, Blacksmith Tools, Plows, Hoes, Szc. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS-Try somoof our Perfection Flour, Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Bacon and Lard. BEST MACKEREL. Wo moko FINE TEA a special ty. A large assortment of Canned Goods, Fulton Market Corned Beef. Try Bomoof our Jilt Edge Butter and Magnolia Hams. CROCKERY. CHINA and GLASS WARE. A large assortment of Beautiful WALL PAPERING. Wo ask an inspection of our Stock of Goods by e?r friend? and Customers. Wo beg :o call particular attention to our Boots and Shoes, from the best manufacturers. Also, mr splendid stock of Hats and Shirts. CARPETS-Look at our Carpets, Matting and Rugs. All peraons in want of GOOD GOODS win do well to give vu a call before buying. A. B. TOWERS & CO., No. 4 Granite Row, Anderson, S. C. May 12, 1881 _____ 44_ -O L00 Tons Sell's Ammoniated Bone Phosphate, AND T5 TONS OBER'S ACID PHOSPHATE. 1?- FOR SALE. GALL IN AND GET PRICES BEFORE BUYING. -?i WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, BACON, FLOUR and CORN, Which we will sell, nt the VERY LOWEST PRIOE8 FOR CA8H, or on time to prompt laying customers. REED, MOORHEAD* CO. ; We have on hand and are Dally Receiving IN IMMENSE STOCK OF FRESH GOODS, Staple Dry Goods, ^ Family and Fancy Groceries, Boots, Slioes, Hate, .Caps, Hardware; Crockory, &c. IVhlch we will offer at the LOWEST LIVLNG PRICES for Cash, Cotton or Barter. TOBACCO, TOBACCO. n prices?' Tobacco wiu ^ kePl QP to nul nUndard, and we; defy competition April 14,1881 J. R. FANT S? CO. J. P. SULLIVAN & GO. Have a Full and Complete Stock of SPRING, ^SUMMER SHOES, Old Ladies can be suited In a good, soft, low-cut Calf Skin Shoe. A NEW LOT PRINTS, A new lot Fur, Wool and Straw HATS, For Gentlemen and Boys. NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, A large Lot, bought when they were low, which we ar? selling low. 50? BUSHELS WH.?E BREAD CORN? GOOD FAMELY FI.O?B Is ono of our Specialties, ApSTa? ISSI G? h0m(! Whcn you 001,10 lo Al>a??oa without oomjps t? m Wi ff*