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VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1141. CHARLESTON, fe. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, MX DOLLARS A YEAR i h r. ru ua vil or nom /;. '.: ?Mi;. December ->> Tl. I'< y w !l baptise the iu.'.iui ?ivu*.*?*." r of IU 11.I v.! ?1 .1 I? ?. Tbi; Committee ?a Discipline. whlcX ha? been annonnctd comp;Isen ihe IU>in*j*e of Sew Volk, Genoa, Birmingham, Santa Cruz, Mexico, J--?:i-rii-, Barcelona, Senegal. Quebec, the 1'atrlareh.ol Ab exumlrla, und Vlcarof Bombay. SOVM AUERIVA. Skw Igiix, December sc. The -;i na brings Paunnta dates to ihe ifith h in reported tha? l'eruhad -iM the .. ramer lt. n. t'uyltir lo the Xlearagiiaii Govc.tent, auit tti.h aller repairing, she will be used to prey upon tli Spanish shipping in Cuban waters. The Bolivian revolution, under Morales, has been ?ui pressed. Mos! of the large warehouses at .Tan::.:"''. 1'nili, have been burned, causing a heavy io--. General llnrlbut luni teen nofBclally received ai Bogota, ?ml speeches were made alluding fa vorably to the proposed Darlen canal. fatal niSTUltltAS?K at sa l'.l .VA au. swASXAif. December A liglii oi iirretl on Clirlstuins afternoon among >' -.. negroes in ihe eastern portion ol the ulty, snd iwo policeint n, endeavoting to .-top the disturbance, were attacked by thsctowd. One of ihcui, John Sullivan, was shot and In Plainly killed, and the other w:.s wsjjniidei. Twchty-tlvc uegroes have I? en arrested. fc.xeral or an. s r autos. Washington, December 20. Mr. ;;..u:on will be burled to-morrow. At the request of Mrs. Staaton the cofflu Is closed, and no one is allowed to see the face. No militari nniioruis win oe permuted 10 appear m the cere monies. SEARKS rKOtf TUE WIRES. Ten more Spanish iruuboat* have gone to t>ca from Sew York. The tugboat NufDc exploded at her dock in New York harbor yesterday, and une m?u was killed. The employees of ihe Mobile Register had i Christmas batiqitet on Saturday, which is spoken of as a very pleasant aauir. TUE It A RS WELL, RAILS. Flv-t Uay. |i itoii ot'it ow:; couansroxoENT.) oaks, B?nxwcLi., S. c December22 ah liarn\veii was nllve yesterday, nud by el?ve i o'clock the naiivuM .w i ihe maiiy visitors, - who were pttriukthg of the opcu-h.Hideil iioripitui. i it I ktu ci Izcn?, were on their way to theSher* \, *.m Tue weather was threatening, but. .. lorittn . large concourse of spectators, h did h'-: . .ni u nd ,ttiier the races were over. The tiac''was heavy, and ih-> nine made w.,s eo i- i.. -1 .v. Tueru were three racis, ^ follows: ? lir.-sr?M11. H AXI> KEl'l.vT. . * Match between Ueucr.il ll.tguod's ch. m. sa luda .m i Mr. II. uv\ Richardson's i?. g. Agate. Siiiudu winning both heats with case. ! 3KCONO?TWO lltt.E DA81I. , acrai lUgood's *>. s. Dill Stouey ami TT. II. Boyee's Ciiarler Hairs colt Pee Dec. This race jV n m ihe most eiVjtlnigof the day, but was marred ..^ih/l'ee Dee boliin** .'?e irac? within six huu-lreil Arils of the Judge's stand. Pte Dee was ahead a this iitbuienl, aud the btitmg was three to W one against ltiti Money, although some of his I friends claim that be would have won had Tee Dee nol bOlte-l, TIIICD?mile and repeat. n\ n. W. Richardson's John Hooper's colt against t&tephen Moycr's Herzog colt. The former a lu . ' nlng both heats with ease. This cuded the regular races of the day. Then eau) .- a dash of six hundred yards between a Bisrc of Mr. Counts nod a coll ?r cieneral Hague!, rained sundown, fins was a well contested race, lundown i. ! ne vauquldhed. As i bave already I:Hated, the track was heavy, and the beat time Tilade was 2:12. 1 ' li has been raining o:r and on all day to-day, "'su I COUsequeutly everybody,, crumbling and f. keying thut to-morrow will be a bright day. rui-re will be six races, and there is much enthusiasm the subject, f Bvcrything was done by the gallant soklicr prosideut nud his coartcous assistants ihat could r- cnlbiiic the daj 's success. It is a subject of con gratulation Dial South Carolina can boast of one Jockey Club in active operation, and one, lob, so bje.Trell conducted as ib- Sherwood Jockey Club, of [ Barnwell county. This eiub lias some seventy i* live or eighty members, and so much Interest Is Meli tu the success of the club that Its membera rt^rili rapidly Increase. Wir.asi uiglit the aiiuieur corps dramatiqueenter f nined a select and delighleil audience by ihe Bilrlled rendition or the "Lady oi Lyons." as Aie audience and actors were en rapport, all oi }?e minor defects, if a critic eouid have discover Tfd any, were overlooked, and the evening came o a pleasant close. SCHUMI; t&'\ 'I HE SEW El M A NCI A I* SCHEME. *l-cr?-ti?i-y Ilout cvcil'a Funding Itill and RS? tlio l*i'opa<>ed> New I.ou n ? Km ? 1 ^ n (lb > J, < t ( ii ii.--'.)(> ]io .11 Ion of lite Nutlonnl K Uanlis-'-Piouoscd c.olil Note?. m? ? H lagonllrraiug the Important llnuDclal intej^l fl j-V?-'.' given m a special telegram to The ' rfsfc. -t. wo t.i.uay last, the Northern papers publish the I follovuig dispatch: J i*^tary lloutwell has prepared, and Intended ?? ^/Tftr^-p'.csciiied iu ihe S?uuio yesterday, a bill "- to I >..d the (lUbllc debt, substantially oil the ' p:?u proposed in his anuiini report, ouithccon lilderilloii of executive business pieveuied lue t senator euiiusted with u from subiiiuilag it in Opou he.- - mu. il Will no laid ill the meantime bO ' fore the Kiuaucu Committee of Hiat body fur con - ' sjdcruiiou iluriutt tue recess. , Tue bid proposes ilrst, a new loan nol exceeding . twelve hundred millions of dotlar.s, princlpul und -' interesi payable iu coin; second, axes the luterest at I,1, pur cent., to be paid suini-auuually, ami that Ihe-ante shall be paid lo Klilopean holders ; 'or the loan, ,11 Pans, London, und Frankfort: Hin m, that ine Iwuds, pi'iucipal and Interest, shall ae exempt ii oui laxalion; lourtli, mat the bonds kaowu as live-twenty liouds, shall bo received in exchange tor the now bouils. lue reason inal lite uioouut of the proposed . loan IS limited lo 11,200,000,000, is bused on the f- belief oi the treasury that it will reduce tin bonded debt Oj puruhase of bouds during the Ipreseni lisciil year tofourtovn hundred and nriv m luillious ol dUiaia. 'Ihe Secretary tleuus it pru deiltto leave oillstiiudmg two huniired and Uli . W million oi tlvu-iweuly bonds, since this loan f was proposed by tiiu dvi'.u u.n i,i It lias been ?Itxely canvassed, ami lias been received with hjji m . disfavor ihun favor. g Korelgii caplialists have written that If the ex ^^huiirie oi i-'At'i is ma le compulsory it wdl Injure Writ -.iii-i ie,ii, UT-stll abroad, but ihey have tuen all swerod thai . -icn uu exchaugc is nui to bo made V compulsory. Viie next iulerest opposing it is f thai ol the nullonia banks, who seem to bo agailisl I* baukliiK mi a IJ, per cent.1 bond. A lUOUllwr oi mo senate Finance UommitleC has prepared a mil, io ?? imrbtl?ceil lu January, providing l'or Ihe issue oi notes or gold corII Scales by ihe Treasury oi An dcnomluatlous lu the extent oi ijo.oou.ooo. n.? claimed that this 'would be an luiporiuiii step to?arUrt Hptcte pay heilt? Without involving utiy Vy great risk, t'lie notes are to lie l edceinable \ ||I0 holder's dniiun in K<'i.i, and u.o to bo use\ m business JjL Efansactloiis. ?Tlio Glider Secretary or the BrltisB^orcign WjepatViii?hl, John Arthur Ot{Tay, Esq., la Speech lat cinii ..am on Wednesday, stated that n>. act 'h.id i?tou drafted, which would be hiougii\i,0. I fore Phtliauieni al IIS next session, eunbliug i\,i. ?U hiibjeots to divest themselves of natlunaliV Hb whenever llioy raw nt to do so. \ STATU Ii> i i'/o.Y. l'rport of the State Auditor. Mr. Itcuben 'i oiolln-nn, ?ho State Auditor, fol lowing tin. exemple o? v*'v' '"?fr Scott und Comp iroller-Oeucral Keugtc, u; - Issued u voluminous report upon the State taxation, of which we girt tue Important an 1 Interesting features: tax ItECEIlTS. The !ot:ii aroonnl received on ac< onnt of taxes for th" ti-ea: peat lsco, to Octoberaist Inclusive, is $i,0J3,0ti(J o'i. y( iiii-< amount, according i<> Hie returns received uu to the writing of this report. {..vi.um waa pail on accotini of poll-tax, ami t"S'.i.ii'i ai 1er general purposes of SltiU?-govcru meut. The amount of poll-tax tor Oraegeburg Count; has not vet been repotted. in Klchluod uud Charleston Counties there m a considerable amount el poll-tax yet :o be paid, whlali will iWub'h ss he coitc-cu-d if the collectors i?a mate it convenient lur the taxpayers to reach iheni. TUB OLD ANI> tub NKW. Ity the act of the tieheral Assembly passed the IfdU ?ist of September, IJtos, providing lor ihe as sessment aud tuxatlou of properly, il ?ras marte iac especial ?lut? of this vfilce to attend to the assess men 1 ami collection of the reyennuof the State, und tu .Uelde all ipiestiOIIS relating thereto which iulahi arise durli it ihe excutton "f :!? law. Under the a< t all soeesiuentii are to he mad- ,'or Hie year preceding t'ne let ol September in tack year, aud the a*se- ntents laid on property are to ?iiiuch on thai dai as ,t was obvious that the requirements of the act co'ihl not be compiled with for the year 1808, the mt Itself nol becoming it law in season, a see lion was added contcrrlug up..a Hie Slate Audi tor, with the approval of the Uevernor, the au thority 10 extend the time tor the performance of any ol the duties retmircd b> Hie aot whenever, fur waai of time, they could not he perforated within toe period Hxeil by law. Muuv circumstance* conspired to prevent the Immciilatc and prompt execution of ; tie law. It oceanic a 1 ;w in the midst of the tierce political excitements attendant upon the Presidential elec tion. H was deemed, aud was entirely impracti cable to do auvtiniiK toward organizing the #> * 1 mu which this art contemplated, until the result of that election should tie Known, and until ihe passions winch u had excited were to some ex tent allayed. The preliminary steps toward the orjranlza ifon oi this department were taken as soon as 1 had unahiled and entered upon ;iie rtolien of the oillce. ai once .i iimsi serious obstacle presented Itself In tkc atiempt to Und men competent to per form tlie ditties rcuniml by the law, and who in addition 10 competency had a hearty sympathy with the purposes of the government. Appoint ments were made which were bonieiluies instant ly rejected, and, tn other instances, were dallied with until much time was was teil, afterwards to he declined; In almost every case, because Hie parlies BO declining did nut mink 11 safe lo accept position under the government. Alter much delay, and many vexations, whl-li r were now fruitless to enumerate, ua organiza tion which was Uicmclil sulllcicni was completed. At Hie very threshold of our opinion, however, we jnet with tile most serious obstacle of the whole Category with which ?'t had 10 contend. The system of assessment and taxation which it was proposed to establish was cutlrely dllTcre^: from any that had heretofore prevailed in the siuie. a large su-ss 01 persons, among those who wer?: 10 execute tsc law as well as among tlie tax payers, imagined HHllcutiltMi in the new system which hud 110 real existence, and which ? ht He exercise 01 courage and Intelligence would have ai once dis'iel'ed. Another large class of persons which liiay probably be Bald 10 have Included ihe whole press ?1 the Hi ate, until ijuite recently, rniKcd uud asserted objections lot Se law a.id io Its exncniiuii, whlcli 1 a without foumluilon lu lact, served with Ihe excited stale of public (ecllng.nnd Hie wain ofi xperlenceon the pan ol muny ol those who ?ne 10 execute it, to serious ly embarrass ils mic. ss. Tin- Auditor shows me amount and character of Ihe tax assessment <,r iS?S, and *jy t : Ity the foregoing It will be perceived that the real estate aim slave interests, which were the predominant Interests or the State proi nrtlonally, almost escaped luxation, white -.uu >a>r,-autlh>. professional, banking, and other situ liar sc solidary [11 leres ts bore the brunt 01 i;. Under iiiat syst cm, is con-.uned in the above bill of supplies, ? plan ier owning ;.uou acres of laud, assessed ai an average of Mfiy cents per acre, realty worth at the lowcai estimate un average or $.* per acre, and one hundred suives m the legal average 01 fooo per head, all representing s -j.oj'i ol capital, paid a tax of $116 69, while a merchant, with the same amount of capital Invested m bis business, paid live or six times as great a tax. Tho Auditor then give-* a l:>:i? extract from a letter written by Hon. I. W. liaync/lhon Aitor ney-Gencral of the State, in reply to one from H. T. J. I'ick-ns, Comptroller-General, aukiiig his opinion as to the coast ruction of ihe act ofisift, hi regard tu the classification uud valuation of the lands of the State, forihe purpose or taxation. This letter bears date October 20, ISM), and is found in the report of the CorantrollcMl.cricral for Hint year. Mr. Hayne said: "The classillcailon and relative valuation, if not the actual, were probubly well adapted to the con stitution of the country 111 1784; but ihe progress of seventy-live years has, of course, introduced great changes. Tlie classliicalldn has lost its up propriniiveiiesa. Tue valuation does not apply even relatively, and rails, in some oases, so far hoi t of the positive actual value or the taxable lands ol Hie State, that it Iihs ceased to approxl "viic to a (uir estimate. Tins reciipititlation in the tables referred to, gives as tii..- wgwrcgate nniuberof acres paying taxes. 17,6j8,4ul, nn.l of this nuuil.er lo.Ml.ojii ncroa are assessed at jo ?eins an acre, 4.520,07') acres ,?t 411 cents, and only 1,017,4'Jfi acres are as ses.-id at more ilian one "dollar an acre. Tliis Is rather a senni showing even fur the y.-ar ITS4. No wonder that 1 tie loial valuation of the lauds of South (Mrutina should amount only to $10,2;,-, 727, While (lie valuation ol 'lots and buildings' in Charleston ambuuis to (22,274,179. For the purposeof taxation by the Slate, Charleston it appears, is valued at considerable more than dou ble lite vuluai ion placed on utt tue lauds outside ii towns and villages, of both uoper aud lower divisions, in tin- ?'hole .state. "The biricteit en forcement of the act of im would not, as 1 have hinted already, remedy the disparity between the arbitrary valuation of the act. and au ml valorem iisaessuiout at the present day. Much or ihe lido Hwani|is or class No. 1. valued al $'M per acre, sell at |2, uud thai valued at $17 aiiiPvo t?0 lor flaud upwards, whilo the cot I on lauds of the sea Islands, valued at ^4. are worth from to f7?, and a great deal of laud Ihroiichoiil the Slate valued as pine barren at -i? cents per acre, will bring in the market from $10 to if 20 per acre, lint us before stated, I am very couitdent that, even ut.i |omt valuation, under the act of iai6, a very, much larger aggregate would lie utlulncd than st,-'*>7,727, and mat the tu'.ai ol taxes on laud would reach, at ihe pr?sent rates ol taxation, a much higher lijruru lliau |01,MO. This amount bears a small proitortlon 111 the general tax, (viz: $40&,&1S) ami Is suouoiess Hum the tax uu the two Items) of 'bunk capital,' and ".sates of goods," and is less than one-fourth Hie Hum 011 slaves alone. "The di-p.itn.\ between tlie taxes on town lots and lands m Ihe country has, wittiln a few years past, been 10 some extent mounted by the higher rates ol taxation placed mi ihe latter, eighty-one cents on Hie one litimlred dollars IicIiik the tax on laud under the act of 1S5S. and hut .seventeen ceniH on 'lots and l>iitldiii)/s in any city, town, village or borough,' Tlie tax paid by Charleston ou lois and bull lings in ISM, viz., (27,849. was not rjultc one-hulj oi tho tax on ihe lauds of the Slate, thongbi as i have staled, the valuation is more tiian double. "Althoii|{ii 11 lias no connection with Hie con struction ot ihe act of 1816, 1 will venture to add a fuel Interesting m used, viz: That the same real estate which pitya Hie above tax or ' 11 to ihe State paya $a7oV<i?i to the city; and further, ihai in addition to Hie aggregate State tax paid by Charleston bl s;|".s-jj.'> (Including rreo schools, Ac.) bel?g mtw'e i>nr-f<iurlh itio ?flinle gen eral tax ot the State, the city pays Uito.its own ueasnry itie sum n( stiSo,04l, making a total of $724,20oof taxes paid annually by the two Par ishes of bt. Philip uud St. Michael." AFTEK THE WAIt. The Auditor says I hat these valuations existed substantially ai Hie close of tac war, and contin ues as follows : From an examination of the assessment returns for 1867, though these retai ns are somewhat de fective, 1 lind mai the lands of the State are re turned m round numbers at i<*>,ouo,uuoacres, white the valuation is placed at *:w,owo.ooo, an average of lime over iwo dollars per aero, which Is manifest ly uu lucorreel return, and uu extremely low val uation. The constitution of lf.CS. provided lhal tho Oen oral Assemblj should adopt a uiiltorui rate of as* sessment and taxation for the whole stale. In pursuance or this provision of ihai constitution, ihe Heiiernl a- letiibl.t passed the aei of Se|>tein ?tpr to, 1809, 1 . " provide for the assessment and Tix,i in m of property." When the season at which Hie collection was begun, and Hie determined effort made by a cer ium class hostile lo tho government to prevent that collection are considered, it may niui ought 10 be said ilia: the taxes havo been paid with a willingness and promptness that cannot fait to atl'eel Hie ere III ol Hie Stale most favorably. in tho discussions .v.hieii have taken placo wiiti . regard lb the Tax act, a great deal has been said as to,the incongruity <?i its provisions and the complicated character of its details. Much or this assertion ij. of course, made by newspapers ror political eifecti bill Ibcroare many excellent person-, who, while, admitting Hie correctness of tho theory of t?.- act, believe it is liable to the criticism |H9l referre?! to. The time it bus been in \ operation mis !i?i-n loo short, nn?l the elreum- I M uncos too unfavorable to justlfv n post* tvo ex pression <>r opinion Iii this particular. Itul the fact that the same system ha* been successful elsewhere is certainly somcprool thai ?hon prop crly enforced 11 may he cqunllv successful hero. it certainly is uni tin* part of wisdom to make any radical chances in the act at ibe present tune. There arc ?ome matters of detail, such as errors in dates, which require to tie rearranged, such amendments us experience has shown To be necessary, win be prepared for the consideration of the General Assembly. H ANir.UTrUI.S ?(IROSjS BALES. The Anditor is in favor of exempting from tax ation forn limited time all properly connected with woollen or cotton manufactories except real es tate, but doubla whether under our constitu tion" the exemption can be granted. The petition of merchants for relief from the payment of. tho tax on stocks ol 1868, is brought to the attention of the Legislature, without the ex pression of a favorable or unfavorable opinion. a re-aasesamcui of the property of iieaufort County lias been ordered, the records having been burned. Piro-prool safe* for the county commis sioners arc recommended. TAX I NO KAIl.nOAVS. The Auditor says: Section .'. of Article XII, or the constitution, reads as follows: "The properly of corporations now existing, or heieiuufter created, shut; be subject lo taxation, except in cases otherwise provided for in their consul utlon.'' The Tax act of IS 08, in pursuance of this pro vision or the constitution, prescribes the mode m winch railroad corporations shall iniike returus or the vaine or tlieir property, and makes no ex ception m favor of any company in the Stale, in nccordauce with what I believe to bo aiy duty, I furnished the ucces?.t,,? ...> ks to, and not tiled tlic d?n?rent railroad compuil, ', that a return of .the value of their respective toads and appar tenances mus: be made according lo law. The South Carolina Railroad Company declined muk Ing a return, claiming exemption from taxation under Its charter. The Northeastcra, Cheraw and Darlington, and Greenville ami Columbia companies made ttie returus required, but under protest inj toi heir liability to taxation. I was advised that the lax could not be enforc ed against these 'coiupautes, because their char ters exempted I hem Iroin '-taxation in tht* State. This advice, coupled with the inexpediency or In vclvlng the State In litigation at that lime, In duced me to forego my own Judgment in .he mat ter, and consequently the property of these cor poumons was not placed upon the duplicate for the year 1808. 1 he question or expediency refer red to may be staled thus: It was a matter of the ?rsl importance that the whole amount of money appropriated bv the Legislature should be collect ed promptly. Sv.v. if the property oi ibcao cor porations, amortsiiug in the aggregate probably to twelve or Uftcen inillions of dollars, liad been placed upon the duplicate, ti would leave Increas ed tue apparent basis or taxation; but in case of litigation, which was almost inevitable, there would have been a detlclency in the Imiucdiulc rscolpts at the treasury proportioned to the amount levied upon said corporal lolls, ami tot lie lower per centum of taxation consequent upon the apparent Increased ha-i-i of taxation. These are some or the reasons v.-h Ich indm-ed me Ii? waive for the time what 1 have alwitj ? be lieved to he ih . undoubted right of the state in this matter. I think that the State Is now lu u condition to insist upon tier rights in this regard, ami nave, therefore, concluded thai it Is inj dut} tu place iipuii tho duplicate the property of till the railroad com p.,nies stilt claiming exemption Ira n taxation, i'lie claim, of course, is tuuLi'tc con stitutional provision before .'lie i i- hi violation oi the Const it utlon of the United S'ates, inasmuch us it is (alleged to be) a violation of the eu tract existing between the state a . I : tes t rporu lious. I'hls it i very broad question, nti'd one which tho courts alone arc competent io decid. : and if the.su cor|MiratloiH pr?ter going into the courts to paying the tax levied vj the State, It ieems to me they ought to have '.:: - opporttiHity to do so. i nu the Ueneral Assembly de tl les otherwise I win feel compelled to insist upon the assess ment of tho properly of s.ich corporations, ami the collection oi the taxes levied thereon, in ac cordance, with '.vliai I believe to be the | lain law oflae- i,.v 9 itjrc |.:.7? j recommended fr.r the treasurers of Charleston and Rich laud, and it Is advised Hint the State Auditor be given power to remit penal ties which have attached, under the law, uuon property held by assignees in bankruptcy, us well as in cases where, lu th? sittlciueut oi estates, sales have been ordered bribe -r!? bn>, huvi not taken place in season to uic?l tlej ta.w? uue upon the property. STCMEI.INli BLOCKS. Tue "arbitrary system or valuutleu," to use the language oi Mr. Hay ne, which lormeiiy prevailed, has been coslauily in our way in carrying ont tue new sylem. Many cltlxcns, not hcreiotoiu re quired to make a awuru return oi personal prop erty, look upon the it-'ipilsitiuiiri of the act in this purlieu! ir us subjecting mem lo a system of espi onage annoying lu the extreme; and doubtless tue manner In which hoiiiu assessors have per formed their duty bus tended to increase rather iii.m diminish Uns feeling, so with regard to the valuation ol real property. The laxpay er aud the assessor ouih had constantly before their nun.is the old valuation, ami when called upon lo tlx Hie value of laud.-, formerly assessed, say at no cents per acre, they would rest satisiied alter they bad raised it to 60 cents per acre, thinking, doubtless, that they had performed their whole duty under the law, or m-,many cases probably not thiukiug at all. These, brictly stated, hie some of the ditllculiles under which the assessment wits begun, aud al ler considerable delay accomplished. In mos: of the counties uf the State the county boards ol equulisliatiou failed to perfonu the duties im posed uiiun ihem by law. This failure, lu connec tion tviih tho Imperfect work of the assessors, re sulted in the return io this oillee of the real und persuiiul property uf the Slate at the following valuations: Real property.$70,ii'5,02l Personal property.?.. 38,828,446 Total.$lU,'.i."iC.loT it Is generally udiullied, l believe, even by those most opposed lolho present government, that the real ami personal pro|ierty oi the Stute wuutd be estimated below their into vulue at $200,000,000. rug tiOAr.n or equalization. The "Slate Hoard or R<|Uallza)ioil" was called together, and loumi ii.e property returned as above slated. Tile duty iuipused upon I hut board by the law Is as clear and explicit us any other duty.under it. Tint duty was to ?alse tue real properly or tho several counties to wtial they be lieved to be its true value; this they did. Ii has been asserted thai the increase was made III order to ruile the aiuoiilit ot revenue needed by the State. Such is not lite case ; tho revenue could have been raised as readily by increasing tlie per centum oi" taxation, and the clamors which would have eumicd m Hint event from those who were determined luohsirucl the- government' under any ami all circumstances, would nave been no greater or less easily borne than thut winch followed ihe uiher course. The State Hoard was perfectly aware or the fact thai tills Increase would bear nardly on some individuals, ami hence felt tlic responsibility resting upon ihciu ; but they were Biso aware that if no increase was made In the valuation uu increase would have to be made in the per centum of taxation, und that that would not only be oppressive upon Individ uals, but upon whole counties as compared with other counties. It has been asserted that this board Is a monstrous anomaly, aud that it ought not to bo iiermlued to exist. Simitar boards exist in all of the States where this system or laxatlun prevails, and In their operation uro round lo lie udintrablc Incentives toward securing fnlr and equal assessments In Hie various local communities. The peuple tir the dur?rent comities or this Stale will see to it in any future assessment of.their real property that very little work shall be left for IheState board or Equalization. llEl'BS'DIXe THE SYSTUM. The peculiar circumstances surrounding our government Justify me in departing rrom the u-uul course observed in a report or this kind, to notice some or the criticisms that have been made upon tho manner in wntuh the duties of this es pecial department have been performed, nnd all the charges of extravagance ami dishonesty, re sulting in high ami burdensome tuxes, made ugalnst the government generally. It would be lolly to assert that irregularities have not occurred, lioih in this oillce and the Hub ontlnate otllces. Such irregularities were inevita ble, and could not have becu avoided during tho past year, even with extraordinary foresight mid skill. It lit these Irregularities were all as to de tail, ami none of Ihein which have not been rem edied, art'eci the substance or validity of the assessment. 'Ihe determined effort made hv a small bat active class or men to defeat tho govern ment in the collection of thu revenue, on account of the Illegality of Us proceedings, railed misera bly; thus proving lieyond a doubt the perfect le gality or what has been dime. It Is constantly asserted by a certain class or persons ami newspapers In the state that the taxes are enormously uhovu anything to winch the people were ever subjected before, aud that they are thus high in consequence of the cxira vaguncc and dlshom-sty of Hie administration. Any oiio who is nt all familiar with public affairs Isuware of the fact thai no government can claim to be entirely free from extravagance or even dishonesty in some or lis depart monta; but the charge N I hat I h esc arc the distinguishing char acteristics of our government. Now, while every one will readily admit that taxation is higher than It was ten' veins ago, no fulr-nilndeil person will assert thin it Is unnecessarily exces sive or disproportionately higher than formerly. The Auditor then shows that for the year end ing Octnle-r 1, ISAO, there was collected for gene ral taxes and police assessments: Umeral tax.' ..$635,000 Poire a*w?*nh:.: ?.. ""'\ ' 00 Total. J^f**"- . ..f$j7,ofo Kor the ascot r eu r,l* S ther??- ~.:\.^r.z^' : > l?e collect?! forstuic purirnsc* * 'slvcof*' .i tax." $t.o)>.uc". l'he tax lor.*o* r.n.- for ihe same year lawy be i at In uainbt - a: tJio.i uv. Kor State purpssos, is - ... > fl.ooo.boo Kor county purposes itos., ... ;., u Total.' ..u.50*,eoo ( f thearnoant to ?c raised fo. e purposes |MN>,000 was appropriated to prit accrued In terest mi me public >: Sow. .ivtliai the administration UjuMly charged ; roue-hall ot thin amount of accrued lutertd hare, after deducting the dlucrcnco i.otwj Taiue gold In which taxe? were paid]; v, and the currency in which they are now* tue follow ing rcsnlt: -, * Taxes laid f??r Stale > ?. i -. r i v . * !.. ; * POO Deduet on account ol .-. .-rued . i .-. > fi.i.o Add ntnon.it laid ' ): rotin t y pi ljlis. i I 11.2 Deduct difference between gold a*? cur rency, oo iwr ''"tit., from >. ,). amount collected in ". >' I'roni which dedtu ISOV. Which wilt give the diff?re: . atuouni e.iKi.:<r i for State .'ml ?'\ > purposes for ISO?, mid tha'*.coi-vii*d in ISMi. after dciuctli : from aiw. tit appropriated for isiii, J25o.u0o ?r*?j* count of accrued Interest, and y<. ;.- ' ooo diff?rence between goid au. >', rency.y..".f?*> ?is.'?C' oriiur. seasons v.-ii?._ 1 In addition to this, we have lo ?Sfirlder "?e de crease of the taxable proi eny cti ." state, ait.t th% removal of the ollur minus-'';- .--lech the State was uhatilctl tu nun ttie uy'erest o". its dolit and gradually reduce I he pT-j^lpal nr the same. "Without enterinn upon tit v.;?d quea tinnastto whether the ItanK of lIFf>.Ate was a tug* tit rather tiiau injury iu the Stfv we are at IfWSrtj lo'nsetbe fact that the proCJI.tf the bank were pledged t? the payment or the, laclpnlofat least a ponlou of the Slate debt, rvecc-rding to the bunk statement for the month i ' September, is..-.', contained Iu ihe report of it:-, .'omptcyder uem raift befora cited, the net j oftt-i of the bank anioiuitril to (249.sco OS, ?> ?-, arnoant, of course, if properly u*ed, would a rui toward relieving ihe state from the bar.eu of taxa tion; and It will be borne In tiiuul Iii : thl source ot revenue is nut auiv lost to the Sr:itc now, hut i lie State i? saddled with' the debts o. toe institu tion. Again, according to the census ?r liGt there were in tins State I'm.oOO slaves. : t - fed ,n round numbers, the legal average value >i w .ich was $000 a head. Hie value of the slave* of the Slate at thai time may be put at $2MA?o,i*t)0, which alone gave us a basis ror t a xal tor, (90,000, tOO more than the State now has according to the last assessment. The na-is of taxai "ii ten years ago. If ihe property of the State ba] bien fairly and equally assessed, would have . ct the lowest. $4qu,0ma)tO. With such a I-.- :ir taxa lion the wonder Is that the taxes w,--- n . lighter tust cad of being as high as thoy wei . i lie stale hail at that lime a free < . t popu lation oi about moo, in addition to ja tax they : u]M?ii the property owned by htm, ihov wet taxed 1 lfm State tw 1 d illari - I seventy live cents p r head, ami In addition ; u.lsavor-y on-i l,;.i",!t- roveo -c was ; . I-by life cities ami t'iwaswrthe stato, Htrvi ". Impost lion ufa very hirg he.i.i ittx o:i this c . ,.'persons itsweliu.i n,.- chai g :ig them .ui ... . . reuse fees for carrying on bneiliess and me .. ai ein pliiyniriits;ihesi! f.? uuio Utting in t?\iii ;i to a sum us high a ; j 15 a n.-.i I j ii : . I'Ms source of revenue also, wearoha : iow?J-" no longer avollab . Kol withstand. .< : these changesnndthe waste, which, as . rc*t?.t :..' war, has taken place wit hli%?^.- icrs; a people of SontltOtroliria ti, la.^T"?pMxed 'nrepiivdwr.ii euiny of tls?*Ja I Union. It gives real pleasure i . e .re.. - , . Hint, whether lightly or hcavllr taxed, i h i : >.i the Stuti'. In tin-mass, snowii g ' ,g a. c worthy wlilingttvea to meet the uece . l" t'e. government. ' coNCb;s.o.v.. / ' > The Auditor ?.Ivlses : : ^."^^W^jpr ; x r-ul as to exempt i.onj taxation-ihe r.er.v.^y. > t* y ? persons irim m?i- m.""^1 "\ ,' ; .' v..iitiila 11,,<.? mouths of the t\t \*\ Sept. ember, ihe time at which alt as*tsincr.ts attach, provided that s?ch persons prove to the satisfac tion or the Slav Am.litor that such property has already been antes ?cd for taxation tu the State from which thoy It are removed during the cur rent year; and thai a rc-assessment of the real property or thcsinie be maJo ia i^to. The Audi tor says: Auothcr year's operations will satisfy thepeo-; pie of ihe state. 1 think, that the present system may be made eifert tve toward securing that end which all desire?il fair anil equal distribution oi the burdens of taxation. The Stair. I! the luxes ate equally levied, is abundantly able to meet nit i lie demands which the current expenses of the government and the interest on the present debt will make upon her resources. Prom a statement of internat revenue paid into the treasury of Un billed States recently published, 1 lake the fol lowing: Assessment. Collections. Indiana.|2,?0.SS2 t's t2.4i2.U7 12 Kentucky. 3.914.jss 41 3,00,1,012 10 .Michigan. 2.?09.3C7 IS 2.749,783 72 Norill.Carohlia. 2,176,72? 61 2.031.74S t:j UllOde Island. 2.773.573 73 2,852,674 s? South Carolina. 2,s0l.u4t> 03 2,622,690 CS Tins Btateir.eal in not only sl/nlti.aut as an In dication of ihe promptness witn which the peoplt of south .aioitiia respond iu ttie demands of gov ernment,, but it also indicates the extent of her resources, and proves beyond a doubt that with peace and good guveruuienl her future Will be one of prosperity. A VIBE IX Tlll? MCA R. Tlic Xi-.v Yorlc Sun SHtnes upon tli? K ii..au 1 i t lr i of Reconstruction?Ou v ernor Scott'i Little (iainc l?xpoitd? Kol loi U held up to Scorn by the Radi cal Puptri. One of the hopeful signs of the limes is tlio boldness with which the better class of Radical papers at the North are beginning to unmask the hypocrisy nod corruption of the creatures who leud what is called the Kcpublh.au party at the South. That lutiependcnl and c:centrlc but un doubtedly K.uiicii journal, the New York Sun, gives a proDilncnt place in its columns to the fol lowing letter, listed Washington, December 21 : WHAT IS HOIST, OS IN WASniNOTON?ItEITDI.ICANS AND D?110CKATS ALIKE CORIUTT. The conduct of the reconstruction's toward Virginia Is wrong. Every condition imposed by Cnugress has been complied with In spirit and in letter, and now miserable pretexts arc sought Iu order to delay her admission. The only opposi* lion from Hie State is raised by needy ami un principled odTeiHurcr?. who have been rcpudin led by the people at home. They seek honors from CuiigreSs which have just been denied by their own Ho called constituents, ami Invoke Had Icnlisui as their only claims to consideration. Duller has found means to pat otr admission, after having promised to promote It. ilu and others like him are loth to give up their hold on the South, and strive to multiply einbaiT.issiai'nts so as to excite hostility ami prpvoke bad blood. how NOT TO do IT. AsAhe time approaches ror completing recon struction, which should have end*. I lour years ago, und would have don* so hud Ms. Lincoln lived or had Andy Johuson been gifted witn com mon sense, the men who have grown into passing prominence, ami who havo speculated upon agi tation, arc resile KS at the prospect or sinking back into obscurity. They know well that their doom Is written the moment tha south is fully restored to the Union. Deuce the tricks aud dodges which are practiced to prevent that eon snininallnu. These ngi'.ators do nol want peace, ror tltey live by faction. That Is iheir trade, and It has proved protitnblu ror years past. k. E. SCOTT l'sua.skrd bt ONE OF lilt rAIlTV FlllENDS. The rascalities of the ccrpcl-hag governments In the South exceed ordinary endurance. Take South Carolina as an example. The uotes of the old State Hank were bought up by a gang of speculators at 11 or 15 cents on the dollar. That done, they went to the Legislature und put a bill through tundlnx these notes iu State bonds, by which their worthless iars were cou verted Into values worth live or six times what they paid. This load was saddled on ihe back or property already crushed down by exorblluut taxation. Encouraged hy one success, the same parlies, combined wltli others, now propose to have the Interest on Uhmc- bonds paid In coin, or lu other words to enhance the value of the speculation by twenty or thirty per cent, ut the cust of the op pressed taxpayers, who have no means of relief. Tlio principal mithontles of Iho State are Hie movers Iu these transactions, nnd have tilled their pockets hy auch base frauits. They treat the people Just as the Ciipliun-Ceiicrnl of Cuba have been accustomed to iteecc that Island. a feCATtttN? bkNCNClATtON Of I'l l I.I l TUB j cakpi.t-lao ? ITUKNOR OF U?OKU!a. In the Washington dispatches to tin' Hosten | Advertiser, the ablest ai? I most respectable of the Kadic.il eea-;.ap vs : Sew Un xiu\, we Oiul the following: Vovernor Rullork's rondnct hero since Ii I j Georgia bill came up has been s.nlrj wanting to tllirnti;. nit it rc*| .. : . >r i ;!.. ?t m my per- I sons speak of l?m3 bliatnvtul. To-da\ and yes t terday lie ?vas the l?t:..-i ma? In ii.< lieuse, nml constantly, while the Ulli was nailer discus-1 slon, lin* licet! -i ing leconl I tu manipulate t It* provisions nnd gel .: ttxnl to Ills on illklr.fr. Ho U officially charged, In documents laid befoto the House tit the state ireaiurcr. a Republican n! many yeath lUutu" .. with using ruty-one thou sand dollars of SI .1 itiey m Cdr- n ' vl< latlOU of law. with oppi'oprl.itt;). four thousand dollars io himself mm novoraoi iontmsj therefor, ?villi tak ing and pnylnu mi t?i : dusam] d liars In dis obedience of tue ordci .' i be lowerbranch oi the Legislature, ?i':i using nearly one hundred ibm, ~.t'i dollars In lite way u' patronal.' tob j inrtu (. net*, ami with selling two hundred uni ilxty-live thousand dollar* In Stute bu:.-;.- o.i i,o warrant or color of authority, in iinj" great detriment ul the .state cr?dit ami the discontent of creditor* In this country and Lnrope. '.i i..- Legislature hud met In a regular way he would probably h ire been Impeached. I.ts iiior.oa "itv thai now be win bo eleoled tu iiie : ' >naie of the' Unit? d States lu January. In view of all the circumstances ol ids case, ifciiUcni'.n 01 character tuy he kas *hown "extreme imprudence." -m - *t? A Com a?i on : Vt'uiunn. The Lancaster Ledger say*: '"Two utgrfi men. Btnahucl lirowh "atul Wilson Hear.it tempted 10 ?tcai a hog ou Ij-i Thursday'iilfil fro|n Miss Manu Putlgs, a lonely womftu tt?"iu;r j ftw mile* fiout town. The irotclidoft gave tin alarm, und Hiss "jtlge vcutuicd out in the dark, , iiuarni'.-d. On turning the cor u< r*ol the house she tame In contact fact to laccw.inooc of the ne groes armed with a tuuskct, aud luqtiiretl his bu siness, wiierrupo.i '.ne negro cursed her und or dered her to go back lato i lie ho ise or li? would knotk her bruins out. Miss Huuge Immediately seized his ^:ut? aud In the Mriiggle ilie >;un came unbreavheil, leaving the barrel In thepts. sesslou of Ml:<s Fudget who luinicdlateiy lurmd U 10 good une in administering several well dlrcoted blows ou the iioaii of her antagonist. e.nis;(i|? feim to give up. The two lu'croes were cuuiaitied to jail at Luis place on Hrnl.iv last." * Pire tu Columbia; ?. The Columbia rhocui.t of Baturdn; ?a. terday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, Cro .?a-> Mis covered In the Nable ol Mr. (j, Bolllll, ni U.ivis' uiiey. Tue Hr^uteu were.out m short order, uad siieeeeiled In con lining the ?amC'S to the s.ta bic?notwlthstuudlng lucre were several wooden buildings witblu u few tcct. The lire was doubt iess tiiejc.sidt of accident. There were uuout ten thou^auil imunds of loader and hay In the loll. T?e Stable was btti'.t ol brk-k. and va:i ben pair ed nt slight expense, due of the members ol the Palmetto Klre L'ompnn.v -.y.:s struck uudsevcrelr cut in the head by one of tii? arm? .<f the eDt-ine.'"' 'mill ig vit lits Arriving. ** The i<aurcnav!lk' IK't'old s-aj.-: "About twenty (leriuan laborers have arrived at this place wini In the last ten days, through the .??ciit vf ihe Xcwueny ! i Mr. V. >v. ISruggei.i, now la Not" York. They coujisi o; youug, hate, strung, and ltitelttgeui men and women, familiar ?iiu agricultural pursuits: Tlieyapre it lu good .-?i'ir 'Its, and the partie* engaged in their luttotlue tlon aro dullghteil at their arrival." Aitottiri' lluiii'o.iil ningi? The Cclmnbli eot" ?iiotident uf the Krowet Courier writes! Theiiu. - of tin CiV?iniHe and C Itimbla ;."oad liavi b cu in seMlsti nerc for.Keveral daya iliiriti;; the pa*t we fnisveii ,v i j,. Imvlug fou i.d r.uit'oad . 'u? priiiitutdw iu this tie, dei Ire i i< ^-.i-e urn urcinviile ami V? !u.i'..'u Ka.ix.i:! i"r :v-. ay-iit > .via.-. Tliey [ir'iposed io t.ik-' t-"> iu.i.'.. pay on' Its debt, and ht tito exi'inillun of the .e.i-.'. turn over io the dirnetors In us go.-i condition as at present. V?'iul? the directors ivetc eonsld ring tho proposition, t.i.-y wlttultev, the oiler, rite hoard then uiado oui sup in the ii^nt ilirectton: Tlwy re lueed the laioforpas engcrs frum nix to llVocihts per lull:, uiul iixdgttt-(ex cept coi'oli wltlrrope ties) lu lUe proportion. Tiic i.vtgh.' ou hales w cution irltli iope ties was In j t.^iii. yhls wai ''fue because cf ttb^reator liatiitity to destruction bj tire? am) ;ousec|Ucnl loss to the coiut'iiuy. if the board, at the next mooting, will take pu.ij?er.steju In the same dl .'*":;-tise"i;r ...v .^'' '' tioeifect 'wiJl bo tin inns', be allowed lor ibeaerwufc't?lA? .*;'iiu"?'d du? weight, inn we eutertiiiu no doubt of the dual otfect. Freight and travel ? giiidnally Im crease, business become Uvily, t.ud tie country projperoua." Real Eitate Sales. Tue l.autcnjvlllc He: aid says: The executors of the estate oi John Cariingtou, ileceased, soi i ou Mouday last, ai pubue outcry, the following town property, viz: A two-story flamed house; containing eight rooms, acl a lot ol ouo acre, for $Julo A one-story framed bouse, eoutaiab'g, tour rooms, and a'loi of oue-haif acre, for i'Jojo. A two-atory briek buildini; ou public siiume, hy do feel, for ttwo. Terms, ouc-hulf cash; bal ance on a ereillt oi one year. The assignee of Koben >iehrrl sold on Fridar last a one-story dwelling uud ivo acres ol land, within the incorporate Hulls, for tMlu cash. The asalgiii-es uf saisuel r.irksdale sold a plau tntion aud ditelling, containing ?so acres, lor ', . .' < cash. The aduiiiilsti'ator ef Wm. L'unter, deceased, sold two tracts?one containing 4oa acres, tor $<oi9; another tract of :eu acres, for ixwo. .Most uf the above propertj is regardes) as haT ing sold ii , k. Sbrcds of State Sfews, An rseape.l penitentiary bird, uaci'd Patrick Art is, was arrested by a Culored poiieciuau. in Wtlmlng'.on, N. C. IK- elMlluetl to have a pal don from Uovet uor Scott, but as lie eoubl not proiluce It, he will be returned to ?lr. btolbrand's board ing-bouse. The Wiuuboro' Hews says: "The barn and stables of Mr. lieuj. It. Uockrell, near Blacltslock. weie destroyed by Ore on Thursday ulgbt last, together with his enure crop of corn aud fodder. Aboiu six hiimlred bushels Of corn were burned. It was With difficulty the mules were saved. ?Ve hope that the scoundrel may be detected ami meet Sis just reward. Wonder if Governor Scott win mrer a reward for the apprehension of the luceudluryl Time about is fair play." roMEiay uiscmli.axy. ?Calerait, the London hangman, lias been retired on account or old age. He has llUDgcd several liuudrcd criminals. ? Deop-Bca dredging lias revealed the fuel thai un extraordinary abundance of uniinul life exists in the ocean's lower depths. Ani imda of high organization aud with perfect eyes have been brought up by Mr. Gwyu Jef freys, whose Interesting report has Just been made bclore the English Royal Soelety. ?The latest proposal to overcome the difri ctilllcs of crossing the Str.\lts%f Dover, be tweei?-Engiand and France, Is to build large ferry bouts, capable of carrying the trains over, and somewhat similar to the boats that formerly transported the Baltimore trains across the Susquehannali Hiver. ?Lord l'ulinerston, eleven years ngo, ex pressed the opinion that the Suez Canal scheme was the "greatest bubble ever Itn jygscd upon the crvdiillty and simplicity of. the country." Hohei t Stepheuson. the great engineer, who sad conquered the difficulties of Ute Kilsby tunrnd und bullt the Menai bridge, endorsed Paluierslon's opinion, si tting that the cnnnl was "physically Impossible." ?Tho predictions of a high title, with which Captain Saxhy dislurbod the peace of nil ports und harbors, reached Singapore in due course, aud incited the merchants of the municipality to erect barriers to stem its anticipated invu voslon. The alarmed citizens expended nbout ?10,000, nnd on the day of the expected inun dation tho tide was net quite so high as usual. Since then the curious observer who wanders the street.1! of thai oriental port may detect a slight undertone of blasphemy In the business quarters, and science nnd Saxhy come lu for ubout an equal share of the malediction. ?The English people are not a little grati fied that they are to have an improvement In the mailer of sausages. Hitherto when they made n rnei.l of the Unity hash they could not be certain what they were not eating?but let that pass. It Is sufficient to say that a plan hus been started In Melbourne for converting kanguroo meat Into sausages for the London market, and henceforward the Melbourne sausages may be added lo pork-pie, as articles of food which, like Artemtts Ward, we may feel confidence In eating. Some of the timid Britons Insinuate a genilo dotthi w heihcr^an karoo meat will prove i alalnble ami whole kotni .Ml ijltt.j ? Fcqwuci'tlio < :. ' :n . i Uly I"- rtala thai he get* what li? lias v. -.: .? '. r. ^ ': >: o .m < l?!? i.a- been <"> hm-i iu; h I !l-org. izoi! company of.'Jc^fl in <:i Pill gl T'.*. It fvu? ceded In l-'iC to Rul " erl We'nrtinn; an engin er :"ro;i. Saxony, wi*v.'-. aller serving l! l lilted LHatesns a major *lu-* t ing the w,?r ol tUv :.'i.>. '.">. a. engaged In ex ploration ;" railroad companies in South America. Fie has .r luced a compuny oi lier-, mans, sixty or seventy in number, to inigraie tu this Inland, an I tbeyaro ciultctUdlghled with their prospects, They Ond I: a lovely and fer tili1 spot, Mocked already w?ii herds of wild poal -. ..nd >i;ii a U v wild horses and donkeys. They have brought with them cattle, swine and fowls, agricultural and Calling Implements, an : all iiecd'.ul erjitij monts for a strong colony. Tlif grotto, to famous as Insou's house. *t il ; :: ains. it 1.; situated In a large valley*. ^ covered v. Ith an exuberant growth of wild i nnlpi-. a Chilluu youngster, who has charge of the -"win? . ls assigned to this wlley, ns tue turni) } afford good fccdliij?*.o the swine, and be n?ny revive tuenio'lcs of Itbbtnson by tak ing possession of tho grotto. As-lnn1: Kornau i'.c:' Is n< a r?.*gidar ttcipplo,; place where whai.'t'S iaV:o :n wood and wan r, a slia'.i b .* o i're*|uout ri'imris of" the fortunes of the new ?iarriro. TKHNIlnLM ? lilKARPK.U". ? ou Wednesday morulng, December 22. Its*, at t*e r.iebe street Church, bv 'i-.e Kev. i. |i. Hack, Thomas b. Tkcs noiMHii- -Vr.eldest daaghter ?f the Kev. J. I.. (. ardeai'*** u. * w? .FUIPP? HACOT.?In winnshoro'. on Wednesday morning. December 220. by the Dev. R.w.Mem mlnger, Marion w. Fntrr. or Beaufort, to Eliza Keitui son. eldest daughter of the late Richard U. lUcot, of Charleston. No card J. ALLEY? YEUI.Ql'E/.?On Weducsday aiorn inc. December '*2 180, at the residence ef A. rrnuiaiu^^^fc Augusta, by tbe Kev. W. U. Ciark, I'. IL. I \P*V?Mi'N AUXY, ef H liil lr- m, Sr. C. Slid MiSt'L't OLNIE K. vkclquez, Of Augusta, Ua. *Q -funeral iVolicce pSr TLTe ?VeL?fiV Ks7 F?ULN'DS AND t, .ipialntances of Mr. and Mrs. AUGUSTUS HAMIL TON, and ef their respective families, nnd the members of Trinity chorea, are respectfully in vited tnattead^w? runetal pervlc?s of the Utter, Tuts Ar.-LitM^ffTut 3 o'clock, ut Trinity Church, without turtiier Invitation. dec2T* SjJifcirtl xKoliree. ?-si- NOTICE?ALL PERSONS INTER ESTED in the drawing of the liandsomc M?sle llox at vois SANTEN'S. who have neither paid lor their chauccs nor left iheir full names au.l places of residences, will plou>a call and settle for thetu this foreuoon,?o the drawing can take pi I f 'fi;:.- Ai ruRKOON ai4 o'clock. F. VON SA.NTBN, doc.'. Sex I door to the Now Operu-llouse. pst- XOT? K.---0FFK3E SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON l'A il ROAD COMPANY, CHARLESTON, S. C?The COUPONS for Interest ou the Ihiuds of Iho Savannah nnd Charleston Railroad Company FIRST MORTUAUE, which muture January 1st, tsro, will tie paid on presen tation at the hanking housi or u. U. KIMPTON, financial AgSnt State of South fcarolln.i, No. 0 Nussau street, New York. s. w. FISUEK, dce21 13 Treasurer. i?7 i'iil)"i;? S , ^NK OF SOUTH wnu^in.i.-tun iinnk iriJTviU). ... .. of the provisions of the Act At M?nv,i.MO, wilt Tins Day resume active operations at their oiUcc, No. jo Itroad street. ja.mes ?. UBTTS, dec27 3 Cashier. J&T PEOPLE'S J3ANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA.?Extract from the Report or James S. Uibbes, Esi|., late President of this bank, submitted to the meeting or Stockholders held on ttie -JOili November, 1609: The couduion of the Bank to-day is shown by the following Maternent. The eccnrtlles liavu been valued by Messrs. U. II. DcLeon and j. IL Wilson: 1102 Shares South Carolina Railroad Company, at $ -in. ?4t,oso 00 1002 hair Shares South Carolina Rail road Company, at $1(25. 18,287 00 2800 Shares People's Hank Stock, at $5. ,4.000 Ou $10,050 State of So'ttti Carolina Bonds, at 66 per cent. 0.633 oo t le.oio Roods of ureenvllle anu Co Inmbta Railroad, Stute guarantee, at no percent. ?,?66 oo (2,000 Spartanburg and Union Railroad Itouds, Stale guarantee, at 43 per cent. ?60 00 $16,000 Charleston and Savannah Rail road 6 Per Cent. Ronds, State guarantee, at S3 per cent. 0.2S0 00 1^3,800Savannah and Charleston Rail road 7 Per Cent. Rouds, Stute guarantee, at02 percent. 1?,7M oil <a3,ooo Mississippi and Tennessee Rail road Itouds. Urst niorigage. at SO per c-rnr. 26, loo 00 Jl?.f.iXj Mississippi and Tennessee Con solidated Ronds. S per cent., at 76 per cent. 10.360 Ou $31,200 I'ensacola and Ueorgia Rail road bonds ami Coaiions, at ? per cent. 20.100 00 Total.1174.6*2 00 real estate. Calhoun street property.$4,000 00 24,004 acres Florida Lands_8.000 00 -I2,0ua 00 cash assets. Now Tork Exchange. 456 00 Cash on band. 5.0S0 27 - 6,536 27 Dills Receivable, Protested Exchange, and other assets valued at. 63,000 00 $255,483 27 liabilities. Circulation outstanding.$66,695 60 Estimated to have been lost or destroyed. 40.OC0 00 - 20,905 00 Surplus.1228,493 27 dec27 2 ?Sir NOTICE.?-OFFICE COUNTY COM MISSIONERS, PIUBPItOOF UU1LD1NO, Charles ton, 8. C, December 20, i860.?All persons Re tailing LIQUORS In the County are hereby called upon 10 lake out Licenses ror ouc year, from 1st January. IS70. Every violation of the law relative to these Li censes will be prosecuted and the penalty strictly enforced. F. LANCE, dec23 Clerk Hoard C. C. jUtr- PLANS AND ESTIMATES ARE solicited for a NEW MARKET UUILDING to be erected on the site or the present Market In Sa vanyah, fia. The m niiab' : space Is in shnp'e a parallelogram. Thesldcs on Congress and Rryan streets, being two hundred and tcni2l0) reel, and on the side streets one hundred and nine-Jive (105) feet. I'lans may Include a cellar story hele-w, and halls, orilccs, Act, above tho insrkct proper. It Is desirable to leave sufficient space lu the Interior ror light and ventilation, at tho same time rooting the oui ire area. Two hundred ami lUty dollars will be paid ror the plan adopted, und ono hundred dollars ror the plau next approved. Plans will be received until Joriurry 10, 1870. Address A^FRKD DAY WOOD. dccl6 UimO Chairman Miikui|Comralitcc. ^^?fl^Sl?iNKSS P&r$ STEAM-ihr ^I(?O?^rom Italilianre, am hereby a .i.if*. f*?* ?* 1 UIS Oay ilis-.harging oarco a. P?ei l. Binon whaivW AU poods nut taken uwsy itsum-jet wLH nem:.in>?. -.rbarrr.t couslski c-' risk Tiec>i fms_ Agent *. ' ks>OFFIC? SOUTTOr^TERN RAJ.L f&V^uVfJC, (-K^J^i+V^T* C., DV'SiUMll: S, llus.?Notice Is liereliy given that on and itltot he ist January, 1870. t lie Transfer Book* or Un :outbwi*teru Railroad Rank and tbc South.''uro iba Railroad Company win be closed IUI a new let of tke Stockholders l e completed. J. M. UARLESTON,. dcc-M fniw4 Cashless! F PCjUCI iu.^notTck. yas- OFFICE CHI El ttlAHLESTON, DECEMBER 'Ji. 180?, Yd blowing of trumpets und other unusual noise? h''.tie vlneUilty of Rte Academy of Mu.?it: is hereby iroblbiled, us It tends to annoy-the audience turn nterrunt UK! pence of tuofc who suok enjoyment heieio. All those otfcnulug wilt be arrested. Hy order of the Mayor. II. W. DENDRICKS, dec2i t . I iiii-f^of Police. ???" IF YOl tV ANT ? TK VW. MANY?. .Aand all kinds of V.ilAP'.TNU PAPER*, go lr?rl ?DtVARD I-KKIl'i , r:o. r?S Meeting street, opp*. lite Charles-ton Hotel. Charleston, S. C. dec!4 otuos ~~ JSTSHIPPERS PER STEAMElufltfC rATOR. CITY I'Ol.V and I'll.ot HOY are hereby jo tided that no freight trill bo received after sua iet on the days of their sailing. , decg J. D. AjjvEN A CO.. Agents. Jisr OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS. COMPANY, CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 10. 186?. The UiUce of tktH Company has been REMOYEP 'rom No. 147 Meeting street to No. 84 Hasel street, mtaedlately In rear or lb: Pavilion Hotel. T. D. GILLKSPIE. deel6l?_Agent. "ViSL TO PRINTERS.?IF YOU WANT" SKWsThooK.CAP, DEMI and MEDIUM PAPERS, 1)111 Heads, Statements'Cards, Card Hoard, Print ing Material, Rinding, Ruling and cutting, ko to EDWARD PERRY, No. 160 Mectlug street, oppc site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 ?mos_ f&r NOTICE.?ALL PERSONS HAV ING claims against the Estate of Dr. J. !.. NOW ELI,, late or St. James Santce, will present then* to the undersigned property attested, wlthbi the time prescribed by law. All Indebted to said Es tate will please make payment at once. K. W. no WELL, I ,.,...,.??.. dec7 lino L. C. NO WELL, I ? *? 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