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Wednesday Horning, June 30, 1875. City Finances. The communication of Mr. W. B. Uulick, under the heading "Finances fo the City," was unavoidably crowded out of yesterday's issue, by Mr. Davidson's indictment of Gen. Sher? man for the burning of Columbia. Wu invite a careful perusal of the article, this morning, as it contains astounding predictions of financial disaster and heavy taxation. The concluding portion of Mr. Guliek's article will be a subject for serious consideration by the tax? payers of the city, and prompt and vigorous action is requisite to meet the exigencies of the case. -?-???-? The Food Question. It is maintained in some well-in? formed quarters that owing to the de? rangement of manufacturing and other industries in this country, and reduction of available means from these causes, the cons\imption of food per capita will bo less during the coming year than it has been in the past twelve months. If this bo so, prices for agricultural pro? ducts must fall in a material degree. The crops of 1873 will be fully equal to those of 1874, if not somewhat above in this country. Those of Europe will be fair. When both are joined as to food supply and placed in opposition to a weakened demand, it can readily be seen that prices must come down. In relation to this question in the United States, another fact must be taken into consideration. Some years ago the Southern States did not add much to the food crops of tho country. They raised cotton, rice, sugar and other products to tho exclusion of the cereals. Since the war, however, corn and other cereals have been cultivated to a greater extent, and at the present time it is calculated that some of the Southern States will feed their own people, and even have a surplus. In the light of such facts as these, the people of this coxintj-y, both raisers and consumers of food, should look at the future. Tho former must not expect too much from tho crop of 1875, and the latter should so economize as to repair some of the rents in their financial robes made by tho high price of food for the past five years. It has been truthfully and pointedly said that glutted markets and moderate demand for agricultural products do not generally portend a sea? son of remarkable individual or national activity. This is true as a separate pro? position, but with it must be associated the fact that the cheaper the laborers of a-country can be fed the cheaper articles can be produced, and that will command foreign markets to the exclusion of rivals. Unite these ideas and then a point can bo gained from which to look at this crop question in a broad, intelligent, practical manner. The Dr.Mi Desfeuaoo. Several per? sons have been led to suspect that Henry Daniels, the negro who was killed at the Augusta jail, last Saturday night, was a member of the celebrated Lowery gang of brigands who caused so much excite? ment about Luniberton, N. C, several years ago. There is much to confirm such a suspicion. By reference to the history of the outlaws, we find that one of the gang, George Applewhite, answers exactly to the description of Daniels. The report before us says: "George Ap? plewhite is a regular negro, of a surly, determined look, with thick features, woolly hair, large protuberances above the eyebrows, big jaws and cheok bones, and a black eye. He is a picture of a slave at bay. He is supposed to be either dead, hidden away, wounded, or to have abandoned the country*, as he has not been seen or heard of for several months. When last heard from, he was faint from loss of blood, and had received wounds in the breast from some soldierv. He married into the Oxendino family, and was present at the murder of Sheriff King and elsewhere, and is, therefore, included in the list of outlaws, and a re? ward put upon his head." After Daniels' death, a number of old scars were disco? vered on his body. There was also the mark of a bullet wound on his forehead, evidently received several years ago. Daniels' wife said that sho married Henry in Guilford County, N. C, about four years ago. She had only known him a short time. Ho told her before they were married, that he came from the tur? pentine region. The wound on his fore? head, he said, hto received during the war, and tho scars on his arms and body in slavery times. She didn't know whe? ther he ever had another name or not. ll.uwiOAO Accident.?An engine and part of a train went through a bridge on the Carolina Central Bailroad, nine miles from Charlotte, on Saturday morning, killing John McGehee and Princo Woods, colored, and severely wounding tho conductor and six colored train hands. William C. Reames' barn in Claren? don County was burned on tho 21th, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock A. M. Incendiary. The Finances of the City. The interest felt in the financial con? dition of the city of Columbia by its propcrty-ownors and tax-payers will ex? cuse mo for again participating in this discussion bv calling attention to some things Hon. L. Cass Carpenter has to say concerning it. Before taking up any of his figures, I take tho liberty of placing in one group several admissions made by Mr. Carpenter, as follows: "It is true that tho city debt has born increased by a large amount since 1870." "I am epiite well aware that the rate of taxation has been increased nearly dou? ble what it was in 1870." "There has been waste, extravagance, mismanage? ment and other kindred evils accom? panying the administration of city af? fairs." These admissions einbmcc much that has been charged by the Citizens' Com? mittee, and ought to close the contro? versy. The set of men who have brought so many evils on tho city, should make way for others, who might manage mat? ters better. A new set, of whatever po? litical party they might be composed, could do no worse. It is probable that they could at least work a reform of "other kindred evils," by w hich must bp meant bills for "sundries," water pipe contracts, taken by the Mayor at six cents per pound, that could have been furnished for less than four cents, and other jobs gotten up at the expense of the tax-payers for the benefit of the City Council. Honesty, economy and good management arc wanted?nothing else. The amount of the debt at the begin? ning of the administration of Mayor Alexander, seems to trouble Mr. Carpen? ter very much, and every new statement varies from all tho preceding ones. Three statements present the following contrast: Debt obtained from city re? cords.$300,3-21 10 Gen. Stolbrand's statement. . 400,000 00 Mr. Carpenter's statement.. . 500,453 35 The coupons supposed to bo unpaid at the beginning of the administration are thus variously given: Gen. Stolbrand's statement. . .$70,000 00 Mr. Carpenter, at Parker's Hall. 45,175 00 Mr. Carpenter, in Pikenix_ 89,470 00 As neither of these gentlemen take into account the large amount of coupons funded into bonds and paid In that way prior to 1870, it is certain that the figures of both are gross exaggerations, and that the actual amount of coupons unpaid was very much less than the smaller of these three estimates. Beferring to Mr. Carpenter's Parker Hall speech and his statements relating to payments of coupons generally, I in? vite the public to the following state? ment he then made. He calculates the interest unpaid at the beginning of Mayor Alexander's administration to be $4?,17?. He then estimates that during the next four years there were over-pay? ments of interest to tho amount of 571,117 over the amounts falling due in those years; that is, during these four years, coupons to the amount of $25,912 were paid beyond the total amount duo, including all arrearages. This could have happened only by paying this amount of coupons twice. I make no charges, but simply deduce from Mr. Carpenter's own figures their logical conclusions. If, then, to this over-pav ment. be added the $60,000 of unpaid coupons admitted to be outstanding at this time, the tax-payers have good rea? son to wish a change and reform in the financial management of the city. The account for special interest was j kept separately from and after the 1st of 'January, 1S7:J. Mr. Carpenter asserts "not only was all the money realized from the special tax paid for the purposes for which it was levied, but hundreds of dollars in addition, so that not a dollar of special interest was ever used for any other purpose." For the two years, em? bracing.the period from January 1, 1S73. to December 31, 1874, the account stands as follows, taken from the records of the City Treasurer: Special tax collected.$01,478 I I Coupons paid. 55,009 75 Balance Dec. 31, 1871. $5,808 40 The balance on April 30, 1874, which may be regarded as the financial close of Mayor Alexander's second term, was $5,914.39, diverted to otlur uses during the period when Mr. Carpenter was Chairman of the 1-inance Committee, and had the whole management of the finances of the city under his official charge. The r< port of the Citizens' Committee makes the balance of city currency out? standing May 31, 1870, at $16,201.10. Mr. Carpenter asserts that the true ba? lance was $31,877.55, and that "during the first year of Mayor Alexander's ad? ministration $11,593.75 more of this cur? rency was redeemed and destroyed" than was outstanding according to that report. I will thank Mr. Carpenter to submit the proof of this statement, giving dates and amounts redeemed and destroyed. But, as he has no ledger to rely upon, I will here produce the account: May 31, 1870, currency out? standing. 816,204 10 June 30, 1870. issued by Mr. F.tter. 1,000 00 Julv 30, 1870, issued by Mr. Etter. 927 50 August 31,1870, issued by Mr. Etter. 150 00 September 30, 1870, issued bv Mr. Etter. 3:0 00 November 30, 1870, issued by Mr. Etter. 150 00 519,111 00 Redeemed und Destroyed. \ June 30, 1870... $ 111 90 March 31, 1871. .. 10,059 80 Mav 10, 1871.... 2,900 20?$19,131 90 Balance over-issued. $ 20 30 That is the whole account of city cur? rency during the first year's administra tion of Mayor Alexander. Mr. Carpen? ter's figures are pure fictions. While on this subject of city currency, I will ask Mr. Carpenter to givo to the public what ho knows concerning the issue of city currency while Mr. Bornum was Treasurer. It is understood that the Chairman of the Finance Committee was tho custodian of the unsigned notes, and that ho delivered them to Mr. Bornum for signaturo and use as the funds were required. Tho whole amount printed was $37,000. To settle the account of Mr. Bornum correctly, it is necessary to have Mr. Carpenter's account of bills de? livered to the Treasurer. Then; are other points in Mr. Carpen? ter's speech and communication which I might notice, but an intelligent public will understand them well < nough with? out further discussion. I could go on rectifying bis mistakes and involving him in arithmetical blundi rs, but he would probably imagine a new set of ac? counts as soon as the old mistakes were ( bared op, and I should have a new work before me. Tb<- fuel is, Mr. Car? penter displays so little accurate know-; ledge of the finances of the city, and so j much skill in getting the accounts con? tused and himself in a muddle, that the : present embarrassments ?>f the city are j really not surprising, considering that I its finances were under bis manager*cut ! for two years. As he cannot be expected to know anything of the present financial status of the cjty, I take the liberty here of producing about what the expect* d statement of the Mayor and City Clerk will show as to the city debt: Bonds of oil kinds..*"iSft,?00 00 Due to banks. iir.j tc.t 1 T. J. Jeter. 1,000 00 I Judgments. 1*2.000 (55 | Coupons past due. I'iO.OUU 00 | Unpaid bills, Ac. 10,000 no j Total debt.$008,752 71 ' Showing an increase of $100,<KK)over the j largest statement yet made by Mr. Car? penter. I make tins contrast in order that bis admission already quoted, "that the city debt has been increased by a largo amount since 1870,'' may he fully sustained by direct evidence. Having accepted his largest statement, embrac? ing all the supposed liabilities of the city at the beginning of Alexander's ad? ministration, this increase is directly chargeable to the "waste, extravagance, mismanagement and other kinttreil evils" that have prevailed since that date. As I hope not to be compelled to con? tinue tho discussion of city matters any further through the press, I desire to call the attention of the public now to the certain approach of a disaster to our city and its finances, if they are not taken hold of promptly, with a determination to set them in better order. Tin? special tax lor interest next year cannot be less | than ten mills; the tax to support the i city government, pay interest on floating j debt and meet deficiency in the water contract will require ten mills more, and ten mills more will be required to pay j $12,000 in judgments already rendered against tho city in our Circuit Court, j The City Council may not levy the tax to pay the judgments, but the Court j will be compelled to do it, and the fiti zens will have it to pay. The work of approving bills that cannot be paid until the next lax is collected, is already going on in the City Council, ami nothing will remain to pay even a judgment for the cost of a steam fir.- ( Ogino in use to pro? tect the city from tire. A three per cent, tax will absorb one-third of the rental value of all the property of the city, re? ducing its selling price and its taxable j valuation to the extent e it:.inly of I twenty-tive per c< nt. The owni rs of j property find it dwindling away in their ? bonds, while the poor man. the laborer, w ill be driven to other places to find em? ployment. These arc sonn of the con ' sidorutions which should stir our citizens ? to act at once, to take the necessary measures to stop the increase of tin d? bt in all forms, and to see that the taxes are : applied to its reduction. \\ rv rospoct ! fully, W. 15. GULICK. Dr.si ui i Tivi: FlKK in Lwkixi.vko. We b urn by o telegram received in this city, yesterday, that a fire broke out yesterday i morning about 2 o'clock, in a store at Lanrinburg, Richmond County. So rapid was the progress of the lire, and Bo imperfect the facilities for extinguishing it, that ere the flames were arrested they ; had totally destroyed the hotel, five 1 stores and the warehouse of the Carolina Central Railway Company, together with ? ten old ears, three new ones, and five Hats. The telegram states that there is little doubt that the fire was the devilish ; work of an incendiary. We did not b arn ! the names of the owners of the burnt ! property, nor the probable amount of ! the loss. Charlotte Observer. i ! It is truly wonderful, the variety and J ing< unity of the conveniences for the ! desk and office -pens of vori? d patterns, ! inkstands possessing numberless od ! vantages, letter files, each one the best, I envelopesjof size and qualities infinite. I It is almost bewildering to enter the ; hug" Broad street store of Walker, Evans &? Cogswell, in Charleston, ami [sec the number of these attractions. . Hero you find the largest stationery ? stock South of Baltimore, and you only 1 have two troubles first, sufficient cash; I and, second, the difficulty in deciding among the many things offered, each equally suitable to yo; r wants. M7t i Miss Hester, daughter of Wni. M. Pip j pin, and Miss Dora, daughter of John j Staton, both about seventeen years of ! age, were accidently drowned at Tor j boro, N. C, while bathing in a pond on I the plantation of the latter gentleman. I Henry Oetrichs, of tho firm of Oetriehs 1 A Co., agents of the German Lloyds, is dead; aged Oti. Samuel Chubbuck, of Utico, N. V,, pioneer telegraph apparatus mantlfac 1 turer, is dead; aged 70. Crrr Items. ? Don't date your letters tho 31st to-morrow. The exhibition at the School of Naza? reth takes place this afternoon. Tho best pocket companion - A full purse. Advertising is the oil which tradesmen put in their lamps. They that are un? wise put no oil in. The Vigilant Fir" Engine Company of this city will visit Chester on Monday, the 5th instant. The water will be shut oil', at the in? tersection of Main and Laurel streets, at i)o'clock, this morning. The number of solid drunks has been greatly decreased of late, owing to the warm weather, no doubt. Why is a newspaper like at ?oth-brusb? Do you give it upV Dccausc < very per? son should have on.- of his own. and not be borrowing his neighbor's. Perry A Sluwson's new cig.irs are at? tracting all sinok. is. Just think, Ha? vana Tips at u c< nts < qual in quality t" 15-ccnt cigars. Attention is invited to tie"- programme of exercises at Ursuline Institute, Vnlle] Crucis, which will bo carried out to? morrow afternoon, commencing at T, o'clock. Charleston i- organizing a societv for I tin- prevention of cruelty to animals. There is a spl< ndid Seid in Columbia for the exercise of the pow< rs that belong I to such a society, and the example of Charleston may be well followed. Andrew Bonds had n preliminary ex? amination before Trial Justice Sill, Mon-1 j day morning, an 1 was ordered to give j j bond in the sum of $1,5U0, or be com? mitted to jail for appearance at the Oc? tober term of ( ourt. At the aimi ?ersary meeling^if Phienix Hook and Ladder Company, held Mon duy evening, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing term: Foreman. Captain J. L. Little: Assistant Foreman, J. P. Meebau; Secretary, M. Ik McSweeney; Treasun r, J. Jeans. The honorary degree which he received from Union College, tho other day. ap? pears to have turned th? hea l of --Old Probs." Certainly no man in his souses would get up such weather as this, un j less it be that, as a doctor of philosophy. ! he thinks it proper t.? try the philosophy I of his patients. We have received the annual catalogue I of lloanokc College, Salem, Vu. We see that at the commencement exercises. i Mr. P. 1?. Hylcr, of Lexington, sustained the reputation of the Palmetto State as a I land of orators. He pointed out tho "Way ! to Excellence." Mr. Julius 1). Dreher, A. M., of Lexington, was elected Profos j sor of English Language and Literature, I and also appointed Financial Secretary of the College. J. T. Cmbtrce, A. D., was elected assistant Professor Of Lan ; gunge*. These common remc-m days slionl i be I festivals in our imvlcrn life. Tin y cele bmte the new generation going out to do batt'e- in t'.. ? grout strife that lies before . them. It i^ tin- new generation treading . in the footsti p:s of t"..e one who goes bc 1 fore even ?>! our own. And as we rea l j these speeches and take part in these i ceremonies, and bear the voices of these I light, cheery multitudes, we feel as I though they were the echoes id* the . future. May ('.id's blessing re.-t with them, and may all their years be as I sunny ?.s these commencement days, j with their endeavors, their achievements and their high-mounting hope.. -? ? ? Death ok an Aonn Citizen.- An old and promin? nt citizen has been called to his liual resting pl ace. Col. Hart Maxcy j departed this life, yesterday, after a se I vere illness of little less than a week's duration. He was about sixty years of ' age. Col. Maxcy served with distinction I in the Florida war, and was commander ! of a regiment oi South Carolina troops under the old regime. Ho was the son of i Hon. Jonathan Maxcy, one of the first I Presidents of the South Carolina College, and was himself tt graduate of that vene? rated institution. The funeral ceremo? nies will be performed at the Presbyte? rian Church, tin.- afti rnoon, at 5 o'clock. -* ? ? Tho following special despatch was received by the Piuenix, last night, from Spartanburg, sign< d by Secretary A." C. Kaufman: A meeting of the Directors of the Spar? tanburg and Ashevillc Railroad was held thisovening,PresidentMcinmingcr in the chnir. A resolution, warmly endorsed by Mr. Oeo. W. Williams, of Charleston, was offered, authorizing tho President to lot the mountain section to contract at once. Messrs. Kennedy and lliplcy, of North Carolina, spoke earnestly in favor of the enterprise. They said that their people meant to do their share of the work and give their trade to Charleston. This was emphatically a business meot ing. Charleston and the great West will soon join ban Is. Tue Foubtb in Augusta.?Lieutenants W. C. Swaflield and kW. R. Cathoart, of tho Riehland Rille Club, visited Augusta Saturday, for the purpose of making ar? rangements for accommodating the club on its visit there next Monday. They succeeded in securing quarters at tho Central Hotel. They speak highly of the hospitable reception they met on all sides while engaged in the discharge of their mission, ami Were highly pleased with the evident generosity with which Augusta will greet her visitors on tl.c Cth. The Club will number sixty active members in full uniform, and will be ac? companied by tho United .States Post Rand, ot the 18th Infantry. Col. Black and other officers of this post have been invited to accompany tho Club. Tho Club will ti ach Augu>ta at 10 o'clock on th ? night of the 4th, and will be received by a committee and escorted to tho ball of Oglothorpe Infantry, Company A, where a collation will be served. The Charleston clubs will reach tho city ,,t T, o'clock, Sunday afternoon, via the South Carolina Railroad. They will be received by the commanding officers of tb>- battalion in citizens' dress, and escorted to the ball of Oglethorpe In? fantry. Company A, where they will partake of a collation. They will after war.:- be escorted to their quarters at the hotels. The Charleston clubs will take with them the United States Post Band. They v. ill have fully '200 men in uniform. There will bo in ail about ? itJO :n n in line, fully equipped and armed. Co'.rv.:;:.?. Female College.?The ex? ercises of the commencement occasion of this prosperous institution of learning were held yesterday morning. The chapel was filled with the relatives of the young ladies and friends of the institu? tion. It is matter of regret that the chap' 1 of the College is so small, and it is hoped that ere long it will be enlarged. The chapel was decorated by the young ladi- ? of course, it is unnecessary to say it was neatly done. At the hour appointed, 20 A. M., the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. John T. Wightuian, D. D.; after which, the young lady graduates, seven? teen in number, read their essays, us fol? lows: I Salutatory address, in Latin?Miss Fannie S. Smith, of Suuiter. 'Tim Desire to be Remembered?Miss Lizzie Duncan, of Spartanburg. Our Lives are What we Make Them: Human Will is Human Destiny?Miss M. N. Duncan, of Spartanburg. t The Power of United Effort?Miss Sal ; lie W. DuPrc, of Charleston. Pleasure of Anticipation?Miss Saliie j E. Fry. of Riehhvnd. Excelsior, in French?Miss S. Alice j Hall, of Chest, r. I Tho Resources and Pleasures of a Cul? tivated Mind -Mi.-s Jennie L. Jeter, of i Union. I Kimplicitv Miss Alice Kinard, of New I berry. Example Hotter than Precept - Miss ! Mary A. LaMottc, of Richland. j Nature and her Teachings?Miss Hai? ti- S. Mason, of Fairficld. Frailty, thy Name is Woman?Miss l Helen G. McMaster, of Richland. 1 Beauties of Nature?Miss S. Banna I Mot Hu e, of Abbeville. Hope -Miss Sue M. Price, of Marion. I True and False Ambition?Miss J. Isabelle Salley, of Orangeburg. ! Tbc Age in which we Live: Its Proiui i in-nt Characteristics?Miss Lizzie Z. Stillivan. of Lanrons. I Touches of Time?Miss Mary A. Tar ! rant, of Abbeville. Valedictory Addresses?Miss Kate j Kinard. of Newberry. j Tlie essays were- rather above the ave ragc on such occasions; but several of : the young ladies were indistinct to those who occupied seats in the front part of ? the hall added to which was the almost I incessant talking of some who were there j by invitation. The readings were inter? spersed with some excellent vocal and j instrumental music. I After the delivery of diplomas to the graduating class, and wholesome words of counsel from President Jones, the au? dience was dismissed. The concert, in the evening, under the direction of Prof. Orchard, was quite an enjoyable affair. Hotel AnmvALS, June 20.? Mansion House J. P. Ligon, J. C. F. Sims. F. E. Sims, city; W. W. Fairchild, Charleston; M. A. Cason, Hodges; E. B. Gary, Cokes bury; F. E. Smith, Yorkville; Philip L. Alexandre, Newberry; S. E. Caughman, Lexington; H. D. Hamiter, Richland. JJendrix House?hin. W. A. Meroney, E. L. Dibble, Orangeburg; W. J. Miller, R. H. Muckenfuss, Charleston; G. W. Lee, ladv and two children, Fla.; F. E. Smith, J. M. Hucklin, Chester; T. B. Louis, N. Y. List or New Advebtisements. Meeting Schuetzen Club. J. II. Sawyer?Notice. Richard Jones?Water Notice. C. J. Laurey?Bacon, Butter, Ac. Meeting Richland Lodge. Henry M. Hyams, ex-Lioutena'nt-Gov ernor of Louisiana, is dead; aged 70 years