The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, June 04, 1875, Image 2
?Ex. year ending March 31, 1869,. '' 6.725^48i
Ex. year eBdi?g Maroh 31, 1871, 11,125 ~
Ex. year ending Maroh 31, 1879, 14,997
Ex. year ending Maroh 31, 1873, 15,300
13 months to April 30, 1874.- 16,816
STREET DEPARTMENT.
For year ending Maroh 31, 1866, * $483 65
For year ending Maroh 31, 1867, " 4,868 22
For year ending March 31, 1868, 4,879 34!
For year ending March 31, 1869, 6,809 48
For year ending Maroh 31, 1870, 7,297 69
For year ending March 31, 1871, 9,201 28
For year ending Maroh 31, 1872, 12,922 67
For year ending March 31, 1873, 12,121 20
13 months offding April 30,1874, 17,270'88
ALMS HOUSE.
For year ending Maroh 81, 1866, $434 00
For year ending March 31,, 1807, 1,307
For year en'dihg March 31. 1868, 2,567 ..
For year ending March 31, 1869, - 2,848 66
For year ending Maroh 31, 1870, 3,343 97
For year ending March 31, 1871, 3,374
For year ending Maroh 31, 1872, 7,159
For year ending March 31, 1873, 8,002 92
13 months to April 30,1874. 10,028 03
I W'ATEB WORKR.
For year ending March 81, 1866, $9,997 05
For year endiniz March 31, 1867, 4.835 16
For year ending March 31, 1868, 5,430 52
For year ending Maroh 31, 1869, 3,250 37
For year ending Maroh 31, 1870, 4,955 16
For year ending Maroh 31, 1871, 6,573 91
For year ending March 31, 1872, 15,161 75
For year ending March 31, 1873, 10,579 03
13 rcouth? k? A?ril 30.1874 .21,390 23
The^xponses for Water Works doeB not
inolnde tho amounts paid to the Columbia
Water .Power.Oompany under. the contract,
to supply (jftc cjfty \yith water, that account
being leapt separate from these expenses.
The contract went into effeot November 21,'
,1872, and tho expense set down,for tho year
ending Maroh 31, $873, embraces all 6x
Senses for tho Water Works from April l,tp
ovembor 21", 1872, btft nothing thereafter.
' It will be observed that there' is a steady
increase in tho expenses of these several
departments for every1 succeeding year up
to April/ 1874.' ? For the year ending March
31, 1873, the1 expenses of these four depart?
ments foot up as follows:
Police Department.$15,300 26
Street Department.'.'.. 12,12126
AlmsHouse........-.. 8,062 92
Water Works.. 10,579 03
' 91 .*. 1
Total.$46,063 47
And for the next thirteen months ending
April 30,. 1?74,. the. expenses for the same
departments are AS follows:
Police Department.$16,846 21
Street-Department.. 17,270 88
Alms House. 10,028 03
Water Works... 21,390 23
: Total.$65,635 36
These accounts embrace so large a part
of the current expenses of the city, that it
was thought proper .to .make a careful ex?
amination of them, and. .to arrange the ex
{lendituxes under separate heads. The fob
owing statements present an analysis of]
eaoh department for the periods named:
POLICE AND OUABD HOUSE DEPARTMENTS.
For the Year ending March 31,1873.
25 small accounts.. .$ 689 32
Special Polico on election day... 80 00
Fitesimmons, Detective.. 460 00
McDougal, " . 60 00
Coates, " ,' . 25 00
Canton, .:: ?? . 50 00
Stoiglitz, bread to Guard House. 132 75
Cooper & Taylor, "supplies"_ 228 09
M. Williams, 7,200 brick. 82 80
Fagan Bros.,; 2 burials_\.. 28 50]
9 tons coal.. i.. 107 001
Jackson, Chief of Police. 780 05
Policemen. 12,651 75
$16,300 26
.Sbr 13 Momths, ending Apr? 31, 1874.
18 small accounts.$ 604 79
Stoiglitz, bread for Guard House 135 10
Forage accounts._ 339 58
B. & W- C, Swaffleld, 69 yards of
i. cloth ,.,. 207 00
Kinard & Wiley, 23 coats, pants,
and 24 caps .... <.,. 790 p?j
Harper, for coal.'.'. 162 .60
Jackson, Chief of Police. 1,500 30
B. F. Jaokson, Detective. 250 00
Fitzsimmons, " . 652 00.
H. S. Wallace, . " . 50 00|
Policemen. 12,154 38
$16,848 21
8TREET DEPARTMENT.
jFbr Year ending March 31, 1873.
Paid street hands.$ 6,142 43
Forage for animals. 2,212 40j
Trice, Overseer. 550 CK)'
15 small accounts. 498 lo!
Blacksmithing bills. 403 45!
81,600 brick, Mnnson Williams.. 944 90
Lumber bills. 1,179 98'
1 mule, bought of C. Minort. 190 00j
Total.$12,121 26
For 13 Months, ending .1prii 30, 1874.
Paid street hands.$ 7,822 03
Columbia Gas Company. 418 00
Forage. 1,774 61
Overseer and assistants J. 651 77
12 small accounts. 634 6l'
Blacksmithing. 724 36'
80,400 brick, of M. Williams .... 918 32j
Lumber..i...,. 880 18
Opening Upper Boundary street. 2,000 00
1 horse,' bought of Cooper & 1
Taylor:.......... 250 00
-1 mule, bought of B. F, Griffin.. 225 00;
2 mules; bought of Cooper &
Taylor. . ' 450 00
2 mules, bought B. Graham & Co. 325 00
B. W. Smolk, numbering streets. 197 00
$17,270 88
ALMS HOUSE AND INDIGENT POOR.
Fbr Year ending March 31, 1873.
28 small accounts.$ 453 29
Steward and nurses. 337 85
Overseer of Poor, J. E. Dent.... 450 00
" % *? C Schult?.. 130 00
Offloe rent for Overseer. i CO 00
Pagan Bros., 115 coffins, at $7... 805 00
1 oow, bought of Cooper & Tay
? ^'lor...... 60 00
Sundry bills for repairs. 520 92
Eiohard Young, bill for supplies. 518 00
8. B. Thompson, examination of
;lunatics, ropairs, ic. 618 35
Transportation. 24 85
S^^S^6'- *u?PUe8.; 1,848 08
B. ? firlfflh, suppifes..:....... 9106 ft
W, /L Carr. i . j, .. . . .. . ? 262 40
. Total.$ g 0?2 92
!2 ?Fbr?13 *b*ti*i ending April 30, 1874.
34 small accounts.yj $417 3g
Stowardand nurses......... 400 00
C. Schultz, Overseer of Poor... 400 00
Bent of offloe for Overseer....... 100 00
Fagan Bros., 85 coffins.:. 695 00
50(3>e?A?J'*yloT' 8?PPWes ...... 2,653 ?6
B. F. Griffin, supplies... . . 1,113 97
M. E. Oarr, supplies. ;>jij....... 4,025 20
Transportation. . 262 75
' Total.'.,.......$10,028 03
16 small accounts. . $712 25i
816 oorda of wood. 3-;760 02|
Paid to Superintendent. 460 63
Md to two firemen,.'_L. 520 00
Enid to hands laying pipeB. 87:50 [
Paid to John Alexander, as follows:
?August 6-J-Valve work_ .37 85 r
August 89?New cover for
springs .:...!>'..... 15 00 ?
February 17, 1874?45,500
pounds pipe and fixtures?2,921 58
March 17?Sundry fixtures- 520 00
March 29?25,000 pounds pipe .
- ?hTfiit?r?s::. : '20
'. I 6,039 63
""""Total. 7..... 7.7..$10,579 03
For 13 Momtha, ending April 30, 1874.
23 small accounts.$1,422 80
188 cords of wood. 843 12
Paid firemen. 180 00
Paid hands laying pipe. 1,603 15
Paid to John Alexander, as follows:
April 12?9,400 lbs. pipe and
fixtures. 749 50
Anril l??15,800 lbs. ninn and
'fixtures.1,021 96
May 31?10,000 lbs. pipe and
fixtures. 903 GO
May 16?20,000 lbs. pipo and
fixtures.1,567 90
June 24?11,000 lbs. pipe and
fixtures. 778 90
July 31?28,000 lbs. pipe and
fixtures.1,812 22
August 30?13,365 lbs. pipe and ,
. fixtures. 909 33
October 30?38,400 lbs. pipo
and fixtures....2,733 90
November 29?6,900 lbs. pipo
. and fixtures. 446 60
January 16?Fixtures. 183 10
Maroh 27?62,000 lbs. pipe and
fixtures.3,840 75
March 31?11,200 lbs. pipo nnd
fixtures. .1,133 00
April 25?22,200 lbs. pipo and
fixtures.'....1,105 40
17,491 16
Total. .$21,390 23
Upon theso accounts, the committee
make the following observations: That the
expenses for tho Department of Police and
Guard House, for the year ending March
31, 1870, coBt tho city $8,444.29; and it is
believed that this sum is sufficient now for
all useful purposes?in other words, that
the Police Department costs about twice
what it should oost; tho wholo amount
Bpent on doteotives is not included in this
account, some of the payments amounting
to $412,25, having been charged to contin?
gent account and so posted. At this rate,
it requires a tax of between three and four
mills per annum to pay the expenses of the
Police Department alone.
The Street Department seems to have <
been conducted on the same scale of ex?
travagance as that of police The expenses <
for the two years under examination are
double the expenses of the year ending <
Maroh 30, 1870, and so far as the city has
improvements to reprosent it, there is no?
thing that the committee can mention. It
in believed that this department could be
efficiently kept up at an expenBO not above
that of the year mentioned?say about
87,000. There are a large number of per?
sons liable to street tax, who have not
heretofore paid in money, nor discharged
the obligation by labor, who should be re?
quired to do ono or tho other. It is be?
lieved that if these persons were systemati?
cally organized into gangs, much of the
labor on the streets would cost the city
nothing in money. The present Clerk,
sir. Bichard Jones, has begun a plan to
utilize this labor, which, it is hoped, he
will he sustained by tho City Council in
carrying out.
In this acoonnt, the committee find a
charge of $2,000 paid the Charlotte, Colum?
bia and Augusta Bailroad for opening
Uppor Boundary street. The Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Bailroad crosses
this stroot to the East of tho Insane Asylum,
and it seoms to havo had permission, when
the road was constructed, to fill it up. Oft
course, this permission was subject to re-j
call by the City Council at any time when1
it was desirable to have the street opened.!
The committee are not able to see any rea?
son why tho city should pay $2,000 for'
what it had a right to demand without!
cost. The payment was not for any ser
vioes or advantages rendered, and ought to'
be refunded.
The Ahm House Department presents!
the same uppearanco of extravagance and!
waste. The expense for the thirteen months!
ending April 30, 1874, aggregates over
$10,000. For this period, tho payments to
the "indigent poor" receiving assistance
out of doors, averages nearly $500 perl
month. Only two or three of these accounts
protend to be itemized. Somo of them arej
'approved by the Oversoer of the Poor, but
thero is generally no evidence to whom the'
(assistance was rendered, nor any definite
information upon whoso order. For a'
month, tho accounts aro condensed into1
|half a dozen entries. Such a loose system!
should be ended at onco, as it is not only a
wasteful mode of dispensing charity, but a1
great encouragement to idleness and vaga?
bondage generally.
Section 5 of tho Act of March 2, 1871,
vesta the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Columbia with all the power and au?
thority over the poor within the city, which
may belong to the County Commissioners
of Richland County over the poor of said
County. It provides, also, that tho Mayor
and Aldermen may assess and oolleot a
poor tax, to be used for their support,
limiting said tax to ten per cent on the
amount of taxes paid to the city. At the
time of the passage of this Aot the total
taxes authorized to be assessed upon the
real and personal property of the city was
limited to one per cent, and it would seem
to have been tho intention of the Legisla?
ture to. authorize a special tax of one mill
per annum for this purposo nnd no more.
The committee recommend that hereafter
suoh a tax be levied and collected as - a
'poor fund," and that aU expenditures for
the support of the poor shall I be limited
thereto." This j tax would produce from
$4,000 to $5,000, and oxecods the amount
Spent .for the Alms House Department for
any year previous to that of 1873.
In the Water Works Department, your
committee find that during the fifteen
months ending with April 30, 1874, about
$22,000 of new work was done, all of
which largo sum went into the hands of
Mr. John Alexander. The committee, ex?
press no opinion as to tho necessity for
these improvement* or additions, but con?
fine themselves to the following remarks:
That so large an amount of'work should
have boon opened to competition and let'
to1 the lowest bidder. This was not done,1
and the committee is informodthat no con
tract was made beyond an arrangement bo-;
tween Mr. Alexander and cortaln commit- <
tees of tho Council. The pjrioe paid for
this work is six cents per pound, or $134.40
Eer ton for plain rough castings, i The
irgo amount of money required to moot
these payments is presumed to havef been
taken from tho proceeds of the sales of tho
bonds. Snch a use of theso funds would j
have been legal after tho completion of the
City Hall, or reservation of enough funds
to complete it; but the Mayor aha Council
have left the City Hall unfinished, and
diverted the funds to a purpose whioh
could. 4pnly become a.legal one after a full
compliance with the requirement of the
Legislature. The Mayor aids in this diver?
sion, nnd his machine establishment gets;
the profits of ihn work.
The committee take this occasion to ex
Iiress the opinion that the Mayor and mcm
icrs of tho City Council have no right to
enter into contract with themselves as in?
dividuals, to furnish supplies to tho city,
or enter into contracts for work to bo done.
They occupy the position of trustees,
charged with the care und protection of the
interests of the city, and they cannot net
for it in a double capacity. It is illegal to
do so, being of itself a violation of the trust.
The accounts under examination, show
that all supplies to tho city uro furnished
by members of tho City Council; the evil
going so fur that the supplies and contracts
are given to the members of the several
committees having special charge of the de?
partment supplied. Nor should contracts
for supplies bo awarded, except to the
lowest responsible bidder, after public
notice, so that the city might get the bene?
fit of competition. Tho present system is
full of abuses, and requires radical chnnge.
The committee have also compiled from
the books nnd accounts the following items,
which they have placed together under the
head of
"MISCELLANEOUS" AST) "StTXDItZES."
April 19, 72, Cooper &, Taylor,
"sundries"._ $13140
June 20, T. M. Pollock, "sun?
dries, old Council". 28 28
September 12, W. M. Fine, ".sun?
dries". 107 00
February 6, 73, G. Symmers,
"Miscellaneous"....'. 48 00
Maroh 14, A. Stork, "refresh?
ments". 23 50
Maroh 17, G. Symmers, "miscel?
laneous".?. 74 15
April 22, G. Symmers, "miscel?
laneous". 3G 50
June 27, George Symmers, "sun?
dries". 15)0 45
July 29, J. Nott, "sundries". 48 00
October 2, J. Nott, "sundries"... 32 00
December 24, J. Nott, "mer?
chandise". 32 00
December 30, Cooper A Taylor,
"miss, for Council". 233 85
Dcoember 31, Coopor A Taylor,
"miscellaneous". 200 00
January 20, 74, F. D. Konenian, j.
"sundries". 25 05|!
January 2'2, Cooper & Taylor,
miscellaneous. 267 00!
January 23, J. Nott, sundries. ... 48 00
March 14, J. Nott, sundries and
1,000 cigars. 80 00,
March 18, G. Symmers, -'sundries
furnished. 355 9G
March 18, A. Stork, "refresh?
ments furnished. 88 95:
April 2, A. Stork, "refreshments
and cigars". 48 15'
April 3, Cooper & Taylor, "mis?
cellaneous furnished". 150 00
Amount. $2,278 11
This memorandum of payments speaksj
for itself, and requires no comment, except|
to say that these accounts are not itemized,)
that the consideration to tho city is here!
correctly quoted, and that they generally j
have the approval of the Mayor.
The following payments were made fori
copies of the assessment of the city, taken!
from the books of the County Auditor:
June 20, 73, M. J. Calnan. $491 65
December 20, 73, A. L. Solomon 500 00.
And for legal services during the two'
vears:
To the City Attorney. $2.000 00!
To other counsel. 1,670 65
And the following which we here give in1
full, being all the papers connected with,
tho payment that aro filed with the vouch
ors:
No. 328. Colciebia, S. G, March 19, 1873.
Received from C. Barnum, City Trea?
surer, $11,108, in full for principal for bill
for supplies furnished tho citv in 1805. j
$11,108. JOSEPH CREWS. |
XThe committee would say that tho ac?
counts of these two years, while Mr. Bar
|num was Treasurer of tho city, arc very
confused; that very many of them are pre?
sented in gross without being itemized,
and that tho whole arc disgraceful ns
j financial records of the city.
The committeo were unable to make an
examination into tho payment of coupons,
for the reason that tho payments have been
'so managed as to render any satisfactory
'examination impossible. At one time, ro
Iceipts were taken from the parties receiv?
ing payment for coupons, which stands as
j vouchers in favor of the Treasurer; but
there is no ovidenco of the cancellation of
'theBO coupons, or of their being posted in
tho bond books, according to tho usage.
No identification of coupons is possible.
Tho present plan of payment, through the
Carolina National Bank, after having been
received by the Treasurer in pavment of
taxes, is complicated, gives that officer ad?
ditional trouble, and does not protect the
public interests. If vouchers are taken for
the payment of coupons, they should be
specifically described, and, if separated
from the vouoher, a certificate of cancella?
tion put in their plaoe. The general prac?
tice is for the Treasurer to receive coupons
as money, whioh are counted at regular
periods by a responsible committee and
duly canceled?the Treasurer being enti?
tled to credit upon this certificate. This is
the correct plan. Not having been fur?
nished by the Carolina National Bank with
its coupon account, the committee are una?
ble to nay what receipts it may hold for;
coupons delivered; and after delivery, there
is no record evidence Of what has become
of them. It is asserted that they have been
posted in the bond books, but no certifi?
cates to that effect aro found with the ac?
counts.
A resume of the transactions of the city
government show the following facts: That
etween the 31st day of March, 1872, and
tho 30th day of April, 1874, the city debt of
record, according to the books, had been
inoreased from $425,850 to $619,592.70, tho
increase being $103,742.70; that city stocks
had been sold of various kinds, bringing to
thecRy the sum of $72,654.03; that over'
!60,000 of the proceeds of tho new bonds!
tad been diverted from the ubo prescribed;
>y law; that nearly $6,000 of the special
ntcrcst tax collected in the year 1874 has1
been diverted from the payment of coupons!
' purposes, and thai the total debt
the limit of $600,000 placed upon it
toother
exceeds
by the Legislature of the State. Further,
that the City Hall, for the construction
of which the issue of bonds Was authorized
by the Legislature, remains unfinished,
and the new Alms House is likely to repeat
the history of the new market, in conse
quenco of the wastefulness, criminal mis?
management and Utter ine run potency of the
city administration.
The committee beg to add a single word
as to the future. It will require an annual
tax of nearly ten mills to pay the interest
on the debt. This must bo provided for.
Two judgments for large amounts have
already been entered up against tho city in
our court, one held by the Carolina Na?
tional Bank, and tho other by the Colum?
bia Water Power Company, upon which
further proceedings may be anticipated;
while smaller judgments have already been
executed upon tho carts and mules of the
city. Next year $20,000 of the present
bonded debt of the city falls due, and they
must be provided for. To this may be
added the arrears of unpaid coupons,
interest on the borrowed money, further
amounts due under the water contract, and
a largo sum due to many creditors for small
bills, which arc being constantly created,
making a mass of obligations which will
continue to increase the embarrassments of
the city, unless its financial management
is changed to its very foundations and
economy and responsibility introduced into
every department. If its affairs be left to
drift on as during the past five years, we
may anticipate a peremptory mandamus to
levy taxes to pay its indebtedness, just
such as Judgo Wnite imposed upon the city
of Charleston, during the last term of the
United States Court held there. The
creditor of the city will find a way eventu?
ally to enforce his-rights. All of which is
respectfully submitted.
W. I). GULICK, Chairman,
? W. C. SWAFFIELD,
J. H. SAWYER,
W. II. GUIDES,
E. W. WHEELER.
ArrEXDix.
Debt Statement at Present j)nte..
Citv bonds outstanding.$558,600 00
Carolina National Dank. 3,000 00
Carolina National Dank. 2,000 00
T. J. Jeter. 1,000 00
Union Bank. 700 00
S. C. Bank and Trust Companv. 13,147 46
S. C. Bank and Trust Company. 5,858 48
S. C. Bank and Trust Company. 356 15
Judgment C. N. Bank. 9,150 55
Judgment Silsby Manufac'g Co.. 1,682 12
Judgment Hgneycutt 4t Belling
rath. 1,014 28
Judgment Honeycutt i Delling?
rath. 1,565 25
Judgment Honeycutt ?; Belling?
roth. 1,263 68
Judgment Whiddeu, Reed and
Fletcher. 2,437 55
Judgment Col. Wnter Power Co. 12,947 22
3 years' contract with Columbia
Water PowerCo., due May 21,
1875. 12,000 00
Amount.$626,752 74
To which should bo added, coupons un?
paid, due on contract for lights, city money
and certificates outstanding, and sundry
claims.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Friday Morning, June 4,1875.
Gbant's Letter.?There seems to be,
amongst editors at least, but little dif?
ference of opinion as to the meaning of
Grant's lotter to the President of the Re?
publican State Convention of Pennsyl?
vania. All agree that it clearly indicates
a strong desire on his part to be Presi?
dent during a third term, if not a fourth,
a fifth, and so on. The New York Tri?
bune is charitable enough to profess to
believe that Grant intended his letter
for a declination made in good faith.
The Herald and the World are not so
liberal. The Times significantly re?
marks that the Republicans at least must
accept it as a positive assurance that
Grant is not a candidate. The Baltimore
American reads tho letter ns meaning
that Grant would rather run than not.
The Sun seems to be rather more chari?
table, but hits the mark when it says
that the letter "means nothing'"?that is,
it leaves Grant as free to accept the
nomination as he was before he wrote it.
The Philadelphia papers speak in much
the same strain as do those of other
places. The President's ? "little organ,"
as the Wor'd calls the Washington
Republican, talks now just as it
has been talking for the lust year or
two on this subject. It is for President
Grant first, last, and all the time. By
the way, Grant's letter reads exactly as
;did the editorials with which the Repub?
lican favored the public last winter. The
letter and the editorials had a common
[origin, though Grant likely dictated
: rather than wrote the editorials. The
! Bichmond Dispatch thinks it is pretty
certain that the hint thrown out by the
|New York Times is the one upon which
'the Northern Republicans will act They
'will profess to believe that Grant is in
I earnest, and will proceed not only to de?
clare for new candidates, but to de?
nounce their opponents for ever having
[dared to suspect that Grant would like
to run for the third time. They must
feel an if a burden had been removod
from their shoulders. Tho fear of the
Civsarism that might bo concealed in a
third term had much to do with tho
great success of tho Democratic party in
the elections of last fall. General Dix is
supposed to have lost the Governorship
of Now York, in consequence of this fear.
Altogether, it is rather difficult to foretell
what will be the results of tho publica?
tion of this singular letter. If he chooses,
Grant can organize a large personal
party. The Radicals of the Southern
States ho can control absolutely. Per?
haps we shall have two Republican na?
tional conventions, after tho manner of
the Douglas and tho Dree kin ridge con?
ventions of I860.
Cm Mattebs.?If yon are asked to
loud your FhceXEX,Buggcat to the would
be borrower that he had bettor subscribe.
Reading matter on every page.
Young men and maidens fair, use tho
Queen's Delight. 8
Cool and breezy, yesterday morning,
but rather warm later in tho day. ,
The best blood purifier isHcinitsh's
Queen's Delight. ? 8
General A. C. Garlington, who is now
a resident of Atlanta, Go., paid us a
short call, yesterday morning.
It is understood that the Barnwell
people will move for an injunction to
restrain the County officers from re?
moving to Dlackvillo.
An improved fly-disturbing, servant
saving, oircular tablo attracted unusual
attention and comment at Dr. Miot's
drug store, yesterday.
Great excitement, not about lost dia?
monds, but over the dress goods being
sold by C. F. Jackson ut Gj cents, and
tho remnants of dress goods at 5 cents
per yard.
The Rural Carolinian, for June, is be?
fore us, and is fully up to the mark nB n
first class agricultural monthly. Walker,
Evans ?? Cogswell, Charleston, are the
publishers, nt $2 per annum.
Major McKerrall, of tho Marion Star,
is introducing nn improved plow, which
ho terms the "farmer's cultivator." He
will furnish circulars to applicants.
There is to be a trial of the plow in this
city, very soon.
When a party of Columbians meet in
the street, in front of a *'stand,"or at
the dining-tablo, the topic of conversa?
tion is the diamond steal. Homer's birth
place isn't a circumstance. The steal
was a blessing, in furnishing a topic for
conversation.
As there is a discrepancy of several
thousand dollars in the amount of regis?
tered school claims and the statement
of the late Commissioner, tho County
Commissioners call on all persona hav?
ing claims to present them during the
next thirty days.
The heated term is rapidly approach?
ing, when everybody will, for the sake
of comfort, be compelled to get into thin
clothing. Anticipating this, Messrs.
Rinard ?fc Wiley havo supplied them?
selves with a stock which is varied and
attractive, and embraces everything from
a pair of socks to a gauze night-cap.
The through mail bag for Jacksonville,
Fla., and the interior, which left
Charleston Sunday night last, was
robbed and many of the letters de?
stroyed?tho rifled bag being found
floating in the Savannah River the next
day. Parties who have written to friends
in that section will bear this in mind,
and dtiplicato.
The report of the Committee of
Twenty, published this morning, will be
perused with intorest by our citizens.
Glaring frauds and expenditures have
been unearthed, which will havo a da?
maging effect upon the parties impli?
cated. The committee are entitled to
the thanks of the citizens, for the skill
and energy displayed in this ugly mat?
ter.
The sale of unclaimed articles from
the Southern Express office attracted a
large crowd to Mr. Levin's auction room,
yesterday. Mysterious looking pack?
ages, containing patent medicines, alma?
nacs, hand-bills, etc., brought fair
prices. Some of the purchasers hurried
away with their treasures, whilo others
opened their packages at once, and
pleasantly joined in the fusilade of
jokes and laughter bestowed upon them.
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Bio G.vr.?Pope vs. Pope.?A party of
fishermen ?Messrs. Pope, Janney, Dont
and Drennan and others?went on a
fishing frolic to the "LittleGoose Pond,"
yesterday, and succeeded in securing
180 fish of various kinds; among them a
venerable-looking gar, 52 inches long,
and weighing 23 pounds. Where is
your 14-inch and 14-pound gar caught
by the other Pope party, Mr. Union-Ile
raUl? The gar can be seen at the market
this morning.
Foreign despatches tell us that Eng?
land and Rtissia will probably come to a
"friendly understanding" on the subject
of the Central Asia question. It is
known that Russia is coming surely down
through Khiva, upon Afghanistan, which
is a dividing wall between England's
cherished possessions in Asia and the
Russian territory. Russia has acquired
a forced supremacy over both Khiva and
Turkestan, and sho has recently suc?
ceeded in gaining a pretext for interfer?
ing in tho affairs of Afghanistan, over
which the English have been trying to
obtain a kind of protectorate. The Emir
of Afghanistan has been acoused of
countenancing and aiding a plot for the
massacre of Russians in Khiva. Russia
is, therefore, menacing Afghanistan, and
this, of course, has led to a correspond
on oo between Russia and England. Both
are extending their territory in Asia, and
any difficulty will seriously affect the
designs of one or the other. Hence we
learn t hat D'Israeli will bring the subject
before Parliament, and that a "friendly
arrangement" is at hand. For the sake
of peace, it is to be hoped that it is true;
List of New Advxetisemsnts.?
O. Z. Bates?Notice.
A B. Mathias?To whom it concerns.
C. J. Carroll?School Claims.
E. H. Heinitsh?Queen's Delight.
The Riohland Rryrvs Cr,vn.? Tho first
annunl oration before the Eichland Rifle
Club will be delivered by Col. Leroy F.
Younians, at the OperaHouse, on Thurs?
day evening, the 10th inst Col. You
jmans is an eloquent speaker, and we
congratulate the Club upon their excel?
lent choice. The occasion will be one of
more thnh ordinary interest, and cannot
fail to afford much enjoyment. After
the close of tho oration, the active and
\ contributing members of the Club, with
their lady friends, will repair to the
Club Hall and enjoy a soiree, which has
been arranged for their benefit
Supreme Cooht?Thubbdat, June 3,
1875.?The Court met at 10 A. M. Pre?
sent?Chief Justice Moses and Associate
Justices "Wright and Willard.
In tho case of the State cx rel. the At?
torney-General, respondent, vs. the Sa?
vannah and Charleston Railroad Com?
pany, appellants. The appeal was dis?
missed Without prejudice, ami case re?
manded to Circuit Court, by consent
j The State, respondent, va. Henry Kil
} crease, appellant Return filed and read
I by Mr. Wm. F. Gary, counsel for appel?
lant Case was then continued to No?
vember term, when it will be called pe
case of the State, respondent, va.
John Mitchell, appellant was struck off.
The State ex fiel Phineas F. Frazee, va.
F. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer. Rule to
show cause, Ac. Return filed and read
by Mr. Attorney-General Melton for re?
spondent Relator allowed until to?
morrow, (Friday,) 10J A. M., to reply
thereto.
Tho following decision was filed: G.
W. Sullivan, for the use of another, re?
spondent, vs. Williom Hellams, appel?
lant Motion granted. Opinion by
Wright, A, J.
At 1 P. M., the Court adjourned until
Friday,. 4th, 10( A. M.
Whatever may be the President's re?
servation*, the Republicans will gladly
relieve themselves, of the dead weight
that has been hanging upon them for
two years, by nocopting his'letter as a
positive withdrawal from the canvass as
candidate for re-nomination. This being
the case, why wiR not President Grant,
oaks the New York Herald, mark the
closing portion of his term by a grand
and noble policy of justice toward the
South; by rallying around him as his
advisors men of strong minds and honest
hearts; by cleansing the Government of
its hideous corruptions, and by a gene?
ral patriotic and wise policy? He has
yet time to do much for tho natibn, and
to hand down his namo to posterity in
connection with those of the best of the
American Presidents. Will he be equal
to the task?
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At tho regular meeting of the Palmetto
Steam Fire'Engine Company, held at
their hall, on the 1st inst, the following
resolutions wero unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Pal?
metto Steam Fire Engine Company are
eminently due, and are hereby tendered,
to the ladies of this city who so kindly
Jpresented the beautiful wreaths, gar
ands and flowers with which the 2Etna
and Palmetto engines were decorated
upon the occasion of the recent tourna?
ment
Revolted, That tho Secretary be in?
structed to publish the same in the daily
papers of the oity. T. P. PURSE,
Becretary P. S. F. E. Co.
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Hotel Arrivals, June 3.?Mansion
House?A Hatch, Mrs. Watson, Ga.; J.
J. Kamin er, Gad cd en; E. W. Wheeler,
A J. Dodamead, Dr., G. F. S. Wright,
i city; J. B. Lathon, Dr. J. R. Chapman,
S. C.; J. L. Deminick, Peak Station; B.
F. Mauldin, G. AC, R. B.
I A Dead Delusion.?Tho theory that
human beings whose strength has been
! exhausted by pain and sickness can be
'restored by depleting medicines and
I water gruel, if not absolutely a dead de?
lusion, is in the last agonies of dissolu?
tion. At length it is understood that
strength cannot be purged into a dobili
tated frame, though life may easily be
purged out of it, and that it is about as
wise to withhold a healthful stimulant
from the weak, in the expectation that
they will rally without one, as it would
be to deprive a lamp of oil and expect it
to burn the brighter for it. The immense
and uniform success which has attended
the use of that wonderful combination
of a pure stimulant with the finest me?
dicinal herbs, known as Hostetter's Sto?
mach Bitters, has largely assisted in dis?
pelling the absurd chimera. Frantic at?
tempts are made to revive it, but in vain.
When the sick feel that their strength is
departing, and that unless invigorated
they must utterly break down, it is in
vain to tender them feculent slops in the
place of genuine restoratives. They
may be imposed upon in this way once,
but the imposition cannot be repeated.
They desire to be refreshed, comforted,
braced up, and decline to be griped a
second tune. -Under the operation of
the Bitters, on the other hand, all the
processes necessary to physical restora?
tion go on simultaneously. The system
is stimulated and toned, the bowels re?
gulated, the appetite cultivated, the
nerves composed and - the condition of
the blood improved at one and the same
time by a single medicine. Common
sense tells us that euch a preparation
must be invaluable, June 4 f3Hl
Ii is truly wonderful, the variety and
ingenuity of tho conveniences for the
desk and office?pens of varied patterns,
inkstands possessing numberless ad?
vantages, letter files, eaeh one the best,
envelopes of size and qualities infinite.
It is almost bewildering to enter the
large Broad street storo of - Walker,
Evans & Cogswell, in Charleston, and
see the number of these attractions.
Here yon find the largest stationery
stock South of Baltimore, and yon only
have two troubles?first, sufficient cash;
and, second, the difficulty in deciding ,
among the many things offered, eaon
equally suitable to your wants. M7f
A well known medicine, of recogn ized P
merit, is Heinltsh's Queen's Delight 8
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