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BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA. S. C.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 29. 1868. VOLUME IV-NO. 109.
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AGENTS.
Lexington-B. J. Hayes.
Spartanburg-Hiram Mitchell.
J. H.- Allen, Chester.
S. P. Kinard, Newborry C. H.
James Grant, Union.
Carpetbaggers in Washington.
THE WAY THEY "VOTE-THE CARPET?
BAG GEB IN OFFICE.
Tho "Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Gazet te, under dato of
the 24th inst., says:
Since the introduction into the
House of tho Southern Representa?
tives (?) o novel innovation has been
made in the manner of voting in
that body. "Whenever any question
is up, and a vote about being taken,
the carpet-bag members are visited
by the pages, who whisper, (loud
enough to be heard by others,) "the
Speaker says vote aye," or "the
Speaker says vote nay," as the case
may be. A few days since, the radi?
cals divided on a question, and Gen.
Butler ventured to instruct the new
members as to how they should vote,
but a brother radical, seeing the
"dodge," followed on his traok, and
gave each a lesson on the opposite
sid?. The vote was taken, and to
the great disgust of the hero of Big
Bethel, the carpet-baggers all voted
against him, in spite of bis nods and
winks.
The Secretary of tho Treasury
complains that he finds bis imported
subordinates in tbe South much less
faitbful than tho native rebels. In
Brownsville, Texas, a carpet-bag
Collector of Customs placed upon
his pay-roll fourteen fictitious names
of clerks, and drew their salaries
himself. The Collector was removed,
and a Mr. "Whaley, an ex-member of
Congress from West Virginia, was
appointed in his plaoe. Mr. Whaley
bas now, or soon will, come to grirr as
tbe department bas received informa?
tion which satisfies Mr. McCulloch
that in swapping for Whaley, he got
a sorry bargain. A short time since,
a number of smugglers were arrested,
and it was proven that they had late?
ly done a thriving business at de?
frauding tbe revenue. The kindly
interposition of the Collector secured
their release. Mr. "Wbaley will also
be relieved.
BRIGHTER DAYS.
Tbe same correspondent also says:
The skies are indeed bright. The
acknowledged demoralization of the
radicals is proof enough of this.
They know not what course to take.
So far as radical members of Con?
gress are concerned, there is not an
hoar during the current sessions tbat
a bitter quarrel among some of them
does not occur. The Ohio members
particularly are a happy family.
Butler, a veritable Ishmael, but there
is "method in his madness," and be
and Thad. Stevens are rendering
service of tbe last importance to tbe
Democraoy. I learn that the latter
will shortly address his constituents
at large, especially upon the finan?
cial question, which, in the opinion
of a shrewd Pennsylvania Democrat,
now here on a visit, (who bas learned
^.something of the tone of the coming
paper,) -will be worth 30,000 votes to
the Democratic ticket in November
next.
THE CART-ET-BAGGERS.
The Washington correspondent o?
the Baltimore Sun bas but a poor
opinion of tho new Congressmen.
He says:
It ia doubtful whether somo of the
gentlemen claiming to be representa?
tives will ever return to their reputed
constituencies^ Having been elected
by military influence, they will serve
a brief season in Congress, pocket
their $5,000 per nanum, and the
places South that "once knew them
will know them no moro forever."
INFORMATION WANTED.-One little
'gardon patoh" of ours has boen
profitable, very, this season. The !
bugs ate np the cucumbers, and the
ohickens ate up the bugs; the neigh?
bors' cats ate np the obickens, and
we are now in search of something
that will eat the cats. Can any of
our agricultural frionas aid us?
The Tax Bill.
The President yesterday affixed
his signature to the tax bill. While
tho machinery of the bill is ponder?
ous, its leading features may be
brought within a brief space.
The first section taxes every proof
gallon of distilled spirits fifty cents,
to bo paid before removal from tho
distillery or ware-house, which tax is
a lien until paid upon the property
and apparatus.
Seotions 2. 3 and 4 provide for
methods of testing quality and tak?
ing measurements.
Section 5 provides that distillers
shall register with the assessors of
the respective districts, within sixty
days from thc time the bill takes
effect.
Section 6 provides for the manner
of making registry.
Sections 7 and 8 provide for the
distiller's bond and securities.
Sections 9 to 12, inclusive, desig?
nate the plan of the distillery, and
provide for surveys and. location of
buildings.
Section 13 imposes a tax of two
dollars on every twenty bushels of
grain converted into spirits.
Section 14 to 55, inclusive, provide
for tho general management of dis?
tilleries, tho relative duties of asses?
sors and distillers, for checks against
fraud, for drawbacks, menus of ob?
taining purity, and affix penalties for
all violations of the law.
Sections 5G to 58, inclusive, regu?
lato deposits in bonded ware houses.
Section 59 imposes a special tax of
8400 annually upon every 100 barrels
of spirits manufactured, and also
provides for licenses of 6100 for
every $25,000 worth sold, and ten
dollars iucrease for every 81,000 in?
crease of sales.
Dealers in tobacco, selling not ex?
ceeding $10,000 worth annually, pay
a tax of twenty-fivo dollars, and twp
dollars extra for every $1,000 worth
sold. Baisers are not taxed for salee
of their own production. Deniers,
selling between 8100 and $1,00C
worth, are taxed five dollars; those
above $1,000, two dollars extra foi
every additional $1,000 worth Bold.
Manufacturers of tobacco pay ter
dollars, and two dollars additionn
for every $1,000 their bond is ii
excess of $5,000. Manufacturers o;
segars pay ten dollars where theil
?ales do not exceed $5,000 annually
and two dollars additional for everj
$1,000 in excess of that amount. Al
snuff and chewing tobacco is taxe(
thirty-two cents per pound; smokinj
tobacco sixteen cents per pound.
Section G2 provides for the pack
ing of tobacco and snuff so as t<
facilitate the collection of the ta:
thereon.
Sections 63 to 80 provide for th
manner of collecting the tax, fo
penalties, stamping, and the genera
duties of tho assessor and manufac
turer or dealer.
Manufacturers of segars must pa;
five dollars for every thousand made
without regard to quality, and on al
cigarettes, if they weigh less thai
three pounds to the thousand, on
dollar and a half; if over that weigh!
five dollars.
The time iu which the bill goe
into effect is fixed by
SECTION -. And be iffurther enaciec
That all provisions of this Act whic
require the use of stamps shall tak
effect at the end of sixty days fror,
the passage of this Act; provided, thr
if at any time prior to tho expiratio
of the said sixty days, it shall b
shown to the satisfaction of the Se<
rotary of the Treasury that a long<
delay is necessary for the preparatio
and due delivery ot any such stamp
he shall be authorized to fix a da;
not later than the first day of D^
cember next, for putting said prov
sions relative to the uso of either <
such stamps into Operation, ac
shall give publie notice of the day f
fixed and determined upon, whic
day shall then be held and taken
be tho time when thnt portion i
this Act which requires the use
stamps shall have effect.
Those portions, of tho ennctme:
not included in the above sectu
take effect immediatly on its passag
which, of conr.se, was yesterday.
During tho four years of Preside
Polk's administration, which inelu
ed the Mexican war, tho expenses
tho war dopai .ment were $90,5*0,76
Tho expenses of that samo depo
ment for tho yenr euding tho 1st
July, 1868, the third year of pea?
aro $128,858,494, or over $38,000,0
more during one year of peace, th
they were during four years of I
mocratio rule with the Mexican v
on their hands. Is there any worn
that the cost of living remains at
oppressive figure to the meehan
and laboring classes of the count
He that s well s in prosperity i
shrink in adversity.
Ml CU IO AN AGAINST NEGRO SUF?
FRAGE.-The official announcement
that the new Constitution, recently
submitted to the people of Michigan,
had been rejected, is conr?'ned in a
proclamation, issued by Cov Crapo,
on July 16. The whole humber of
votos cast was 182,838, of , which
71,783 were in favor of the Constitu?
tion, 110,580 against it, nnd twenty
three were blanks.
NATUBAI^ZATION NEGOTIATIONS
WITH AUSTRIA.-A late despatch from
Berlin says the Grand Ducal Govern?
ment of Hesse has signified its desire
to join the other German States in
concluding a naturalization treaty
with the United States, and Mr.
Bancroft is expected to arrive at an
early day at Darmstadt to make the
necessary arrangements to that end.
THE COTTON WORM.-The Mont?
gomery Advertiser, of the 20th inst.,
says: "There can be no doubt now
that this dreadful foe to cotton bas
mode his appearance. The road
just on the edge of the town going
South of Montgomery, was full of
them yesterday. We saw six of them
this morning; they looked strong and
healthy. It is to be hoped that their
stay will be of short duration.
The Frontiei- Index reports that
Gen. Crook had attacked somo In?
dians in Idaho, date not known;
and had been defeated and was
obliged to send to camp for wagons
to take in his dead. Crook had two
companies.of infantry. The Indians
were well fortified.
The full returns show a Democra?
tic majority in Mississippi of between
8,000 and 10,000. Tho Democrats
have a majority of six in the State
Senate, and of four in the House of
Repr?sentatives. They have also
carried four out of five Congressional
Districts.
A letter from Tennessee says that
an immense number of rabbits and
small game are following tho course
of the seventeen year locusts-pro?
bably because, if they do not keep
them Company, they will have noth?
ing to eat.
INCREASE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
From June to July, the national
debt rose from 82,007,827,842 to
82,060,883,392, being an increase of
more than $53,000,0000 in one
month.
Ben. Butler declared in Congress,
the other day, that the plural "we"
was used only* by editors, monarchs
and tho devil. As his associations
have been intimate with all, he ought
to be regarded as authority.
A procession of 300 negroes, at
Carrollton, Mississippi, celebrated
the demise of the radical party.. The
vote there was 592 Democratic, 8
radical.
Dr. Sims, a South Carolinian, well
known in Paris, has received the
title of Commander of the Order of
Christ from the King of Portugal.
Police officer Shedick was shot and
killed by a rowdy, in New York, on
the 23d instant.,
THE CAROLINA HOUSE,
LOCATED on Washington street,
next to Brennen & Carroll's, is now
under the sole proprietorship of the
undersigned. The best of everything, in
tho way of WINES, LIQUORS, ALE, SE
?AP.S, TOBACCO, etc., kept on hand.
LUNCH every day at ll o'clock. Give
him a call, ana test the correctness of the
assertion wadu above.
June 19 _BICHARD BARBY.
DE. D. L. BOOZER,
HAVING obtained from tho different
patentees of tho profession, office
rights of tho latest improvement in DEN?
TISTRY, is prepared to do all kinds of
DENTAL WORK with neatness, durability
and despatch, at tho very lowest rates.
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. Office oa
Main atroet, Columbia, 8. C., three doors
North of Agnew's. Vulcanized Rubber
PU* os inserted at. $25._May 2 ly
LIVERY STABLES.
FTP HE undersigned has purchased (ho
X. Stables formerly so well known ns
HITCHCOCK'S, and recently owned by Mr.
Frazeo.
Mr. OWEN DALY, a w< ll-known citizen,
and working man, lias been placed in
chargo as Superintendent, and ho tru-dH,
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Ac, will convoy PASSENGERS to and from
the Hotels and Private Residences on the
arrival and departnro of the various
trains, and cvory effort will be made to
give thu public entire satisfaction.
JOHN AGNEW, Proprietor.
OWEN DALY, Superintendent.
Jnly22 _'_12_
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May 17 t
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and manhood, and how easily regained. It
gives a clear synopsis of the impediments
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July 10_
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