The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, December 11, 1867, Image 2
T. To provide, for the e..pr?.t -f ; r.
^Q^VwVtionsI government of Soutli Carolina, fb
' - th? y**r commencing on the fret tiny of
October, 1367, nod ending on th? thirtieth
day o/ Bepteniher, 186^ lb* Act of Oif
fJeneral Awembly, "To raise supplies for
the ymr commencing In October, on*
thnosend right hnudreJ end sixty-six* op.
proved TVermJvrr 21, I860, wlil, at hereinafter
rood'tl-d, l?e eontiontJ in forec ?ntl|
sups reeded hjr legislation or until otherwise
ordered l.v proper authority.
AmOlM TAX tD " AD VAUNtXW."
1. On oil re#1 edate. twenty-fir* eenta i
on every hundic-1 dollars: provided, that
on eneh lands at n<?y bo in the poatetsi*n
of the Bnresu or Refugees, Froedmen and ^
Abandoned Land* on the first day of Janu- ,
ory neat, and the owner or claimant is ,
thereby deprived of Ha occupation and nee, (
eneh tax shall not be collected ; on the ,
eapltal stock of all gas-light companies, ,
twenty.firs cents on every hundred dol- |
. ? ? ?-?? ??(nr ul.
J?r* i on nikire lun'umviui v\* *v> v^.v,
tmrter, or exchange, between tho first day
of January, one thousand eight hundred
and aixly seven, and the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and sixtylelght,
twenty cents on every hundred doj ra,
to be paid by the manufacturer; on
the market value of the gross amount of
spirituous liquors manufactured from the
first day of January to the thirty first day
of December, 18GB, five per cent. to be
paid quarterly at the end of each quarter
o the Tax Collectors of the District* in
which it was manufactured; on buggies,
carriages, gold and silver plate, watches,
jewelry and pianos, on hand on the first
day of Januaty, 1808?except when held
by dealers for the purpoee of sale?ono dollar
on every hundred dollars.
"tax ox ixcoura."
5. Upon all gross Incomes derived from
employments, faculties and professions, ineluding
the profession of dentistry (wheth
r in ths profession of tho law the income
y he derived from the costs of suit, or fees, or
other source of professional incomes ) exospting
clergvmen, two and ono half dollars
J, on every hundred dollars; from commia.
fsiona received by brokers, vendue masters,
factors, commission merchants, dealers in
exchange (foreign or domestic,) or in
; mortgages, bonds and other negotiable papers,
two and one-half dollars on every
hundred dollars; from premiums received by
insurance companies or underwriters, two
dollnia on every hundred dollars ; from the
receipts of express or other transportation I
- ? -C iL.
companies earned within ine iiinns oi uic
-Slate, one dollar on every luindred dollars,
wind from the receipts of telegraph companies
earned within the liniitsof theStnte, two and
one-half dollars on every hundred dollars
from the sale of newspapers or magazines,
one dollar on every hundred dollars; on
the gross reeeipts of newspapers published
In the Stale, twenty cents on every hundred
dollars; from the sale of goods, wares
or merchandise, embracing all the articles
of trade, sale, barter or exchange, (cotton
taxed by the United States excepted.)
which any person shall make between the
first day of January and the thirty-first
day of December, 1868, to be paid quarterly
at the end of each quarter, to the several
Tax Collectors, twenty eenls on every
hundred dollars on the gross profits of all
banks or banking institutions, two dollars
on every hundred dollars; on the gross incomes
derived from the arts of photographing
or daguerrentyplng, one dollar on
every hundred dollars; on all ineoraes
from salaries, rents, dividends and money
at Interest, one dollar on every hundred
dollars in excess of five hundred dollnra;
on the gross incomes of all rail-roads (not
(exempted by law) from earnings within the
State, one dollar on every hundred dollars.
/II persons keeping hotels shall pay a (ax
ef two dollars on every hundred dollars of
gross Income; all persona keeping restaui
rants or eating houses shall pay n tax of
two dollars on every hundred dollars of
cross Income ; all persons keeping livery r
table* shall pay a tax of two dollars on j
aery hundred dollar* of gross Income ; all
batcher* and hnikiters shall pay a tax of
one dollar on every hundred dollar* of '
gross income ; all pereona keeping billiard '
table* shall pay a tax of five dollars on (
every hnndred dollar* of gross income; all
persons keeping bowling alleys shall pay a '
tax of five dollar*on every hnndred dollars J
of gross Income ; all persons keeping bar- ^
room*, whether connected with hotel or i
otherwise, shall pay * tax of ten dollar* on '
very hundred dollars of grow income; all
persons keeping ferries or bridges shall pay
a tax of ons dollar on every hnndred dollars
of gross income; all persons keeping
toll gate* phall pay tax of one do)l*r on
every hundred dolUr* of gross income;
each person or ccnifnny keeping * public
race track sha|! pay * tax of one hundred
dollars i upon eaoh public h*ok, stago
aoach, baggage wagon and omnibus drawn
by two or more horses, there shall ha pnid
a tax of ten dollar*, and upon cacli drny
and cart, or b?gg?g? >nd express wagon
drawn by one horse, a tax of five dollar*
? yaxM imposed jt?'b okotaix rBivir.no*>'."
, persons representing for gain or
r Award oay p'ay. eomedy, tragedy, in tar
Iii?l? or fnroe, or other employment of too
siege, or any part therein, or exhibiting
wax wotkn or other ahowa of any kind
whatsoever, shall pay a tax of ten dollara
par day. to ha paid into the handa of the
i(jl#r\ta of !)? Coarta, or of a Magistrate ip
the absence of ths Clark, who sliall ba
bound to collect and pay the same Into the
(.ubl:e treaenry, exaept in aasea whoie the
earn* ? PfT required hy law to be paid
^FxWWPwhlneeii in this 8latn the mm# o'
sharter fee as it required of companies in- tl
rorporaled in tills State. Ail circus ex- P'
bthitiona. to be paid at the lime, fifty dol- ?1
tare per day ; each and every perron keef*- ti
lag a dog or doge, thai) pay a tax of on# l'
dollar for each dog. For the prlrriege of R
selling lottery tickets rrithln the limit# o* n<
tbia State, fire hundred dollara per month, <
iO he paid monthly or qnarterly in ndeanee . ^
to the Treaeurcr ef the Sthfe of South C?r- J ll
olinn. who, uport inch payment. nlmll irrnnt. si
- - - 1
license for th? lime h?r which such pay- ;
meiit lit* been made, bat not for Irrs than
one month. w
"rrrcTAt. TAX." all
4. A capitation tax of one doTlnr shall be hf
paid by erery male person between the M
igee of twenty one and si*ty, "residents of ?i:
the State on the first day of Jannn?y. one to
Lhonmnd eight, hundred and sixty-eight, ex- an
?ept aueh aa are incapable of earning a anp- p<
port by reason of mental or pbynienl diaa- hi
bWt-y; provided, that double executions for te
the non-payment of the capitation lax of M
the past year shall not be enforced,-an<l ni
that in all easee where execution ha? not pi
been issued and no costs hare been Incurred. di
he tax may be discharged by tlie payment mi
?f the original amount op or before the first
ley of March, 1808. PC
5. All taxes levied on property as pre- lm
icribed in this order, shall he paid lo 'he ar
Tax Collector for the District or Parish in
which said property is located, except tlint ra
the lax on railroad companies, express coin- nn
>anic?, and telegraph companies, slitil he re- wj
:urned to and paid directly Into the Trens- tj,
iry of the Stats; and this return shall be
nade quarterly.
6- All iadividual tnxea will he nss-ssel '?
lireotly upon and oollert-d directly from J
he individuals from wliom they are due.
7. The houses and lots on Sullivan's Is ?
and shall he returned to the Tax Collector ..
if the tax District in which they ars situ- (t
itcd, in the same n.anner as other town lots
ind hoiia-e, sod shall be liable to the same
ates of taxation.
8- Before the collection of the tnxe?
terctn provided for, every AMM??r or Tax v_:
Collector (noting in I ho enpneity of A?i?- Tl
>r) in lltia Slate, shall proceed to make no
id valorem assessment of oik lands, buildngs
and improvements, without distinction fct
is to city, town or country property, nnd 11,1
ipon all other property upon which an ad
valorem tax has hecn levied, with ro'erorce ,,n
o tlia market value of such proper'y in
JnileJ State* currency, and without refer- I"'
inoe to any previous assessment; and such *r
issresnmiU shall be subject to revision hy Vl
nilitary authority. Knelt Assessor nnd ew-h 'ni
rax Collector acting as Asst-a^or, tiefore 2?
snleting upon his duties ns Assessor, shn'l
ake and subscribe before the Cletk of the 'ni
3onrt of the District the following oath,
.vhich shall ho endorsed on his eonimission, )''
rl*} " 1, A. B. do promise and swear that 1 111
sill, to the best of my ability, execute the
littles of Assessor for my Collection Diet ret, "*
md will, without lavor or par'ia'lty, n<eer- ''l
ain and assess the actual value of the
>roperly, real and personal, upon which nn a"
id valorem tax is levied, before and for the ',vl
mrpose of levying such tax." In
9. Each tax collector shall a(ten<l at the C''
7ourt House of the Tax District (or if there ""
>o no Court House, at some other public
dace) dally for one week previous to ntnktig
his final return, for the receipt of tax< s
tf his respective District or Pnrbh. All * 1
axes on pioperty Imposed l?y the provls Wl
ons of this order shall have reference both
is to possession and valuation to the first
lay of January, eighteen hundred nnd i '
Ixty-e'ghl, except where some other date /
s speelally designated. All taxes on Income
ntposed hy the provisions of this act shall
lave reference to the nmonnt of such in
some received between the fiist day of Jan. 1 ]'
inry, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
i?ven, and the first day of January, onv *
housand eight hundred and alxty-ctglu.
md all such income tax shall he due and m
aynble on or before the thirty-first day of 1,1
Jnrch, 1868.
10. The taxes herein levie<l eh nil l>e pah!
inly in gold and eilver coin. United State, "
[Yeasury aotee, or notes d?cl?r?-l to he a "
egal tender by the Government of the l"
United States, or notes of National D inks, '''
>r the bills receivable of this State; and
*o pay certificates of jurors and oonsUhle* V1
for attendance on the courts. The Tux 80
Collectors of the several election^dittriots
thall b? allowed on all sums of tnon?y paid
into their hands for taxes, a commission ?n j ^
follows, that is to say : The Tnx Collectors *1
of Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Chester, al
Clarendon,Darlington, Edgcflold, Krridiow w
Laurens, Newherry, Orange, Richland, ''
Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, York Marion.
St. Phillip's and St. Michael's, at the rale of c
four per cent.; the Tax Collectors of Ches- "
terfield, Fairfield, Greenville, Lancaster, '
Lexington, Marlboro*, Pickens, St. Mathews, ?
Prince George's Winyah, St. Birtholo- ?
maur'a U'UliatraKif rnt of f It A rnla f\t ai v Aot I
aent,; the Tux Collectors of All Seinls, ?
Christ Church, Horry, Prince William's, St. ?
Oearge'a Dorchester, St. Helena, St. Juror,*' '
Ooose Crcrk, St. Jame's Santce. 8t. John's *
Berkeley, St. John's Colleton, St. Peter's
St. Stephen's, at the rat* of eight per cent.! i
the Tax Collectors of St, Andrew's, St..
Luke's, St Paul's, Hi, Thomas' and St. Don
nia', at the rate of ten per cent.; prov'dctl
that in any District whers the gross amount
of taxes paid la shall exceed the attnt of
thirty thousand dollars, the oot?n)l?a:ons of
the Tax Collectors shall be two per oenL on
aueh exsess,
11. In sales of real estate upon execution
for non-paymsnl of taxes, II the amount bid
PK^^WlHtr!IS determined upon L\
glelative authority. Imprisonment foi
ter-dne tax** In abolished ; hut whenavfi
10 nninunt of the tax. cost?, &c , of An*
frmn connol be made not u( any property
r which he wrpooaeaa.'d tha Sheriff h?>HJ?"H
10 ex? ciition altall moke return thereof tn
le Oiumlaeioiier* ot KoxU or l'uklic
nihling*. or other appropriate municipal
ithorify, who n>ay~enfor<te the payitaei/t n'
ic tax duo hjr lalmr uj?oii the-' rood*
rhlgea mil] other public work? : Provided
tot tho commutation volne of euch lal.oi
all not lie lew than fifty oenta for a laboi
ly of eight hour a
12. A11 taxes. levied by this order, exeepl
lien sttoh taxes are payable quarterly
mil be due and payable as follows: Ohe
ilf on or before the thirty first day oi
melt, oye Ibotieand eight hundred Aftti
xty-elght, nn<) (lie remaining half on 01
fore the thirtieth day of June, one thou
nd eight hundred and sixty right. Any
trson desiring to pay the whole amount o
ia taxes (except such na nro P lumed quar
t(y) on or before the lliirly-first day o
larch stall hare the | rivilege of an doing
id shall be entitled to a discount of fiv<
>r cent. upon the novum! <?f 'taxes fulling
ie on the thii-tiath day of Juno, one lliou
n<l eight hundred nnd sixty-right.
13. No Tax rollrc'or or Assessor shall
coive his commissions until Ids roturtn
iv? hern received at tho Treasurer's oftice,
id I een approved by Idin.
14. Taxes levied by mnntVipallt'o*. enrpn.
tb-tis, or other local authorities, under
iv general or special law of the Stnte,
II conform in principle to the modifier!ma
hereinbefo'o ninde.
* a
By command of Bvt. Nsjor-Genernl Kr>.
S. Can n v.
LOUIS V. CAZIAHO, AidedeCamp.
Aet'g Asst Adjt. General. <
'A't fautjjrm Cntrtprisr.
CiUKT.NVH.I.K, S. C. ?
WFDNESDAY, DECEKBEE 11. 1807.
ho ?c!*.03l af Oovrcncv:!!e, Greenville
District.
0(i*-rn?vi!|i is situated in n beautiful
81 ion of the District about l\v?nty-five
lies from the town of Greenville. It is
out the same distance from Spoilanhurg.
<1 But liorford, and IIeiiders?>tivi'le in
rtb Cstoliiii. Of course it is in near
oxiiuity to the mountains, and is eonsid
ably devoted above the leVnl of Greens
lie, but the surface of the guunlry in the
imo'iiaio tK-ijgiti'Oi huoU is, nevertheless,
ntitll}' love!. TIi? house in *li'eh Ilrv-j
iovia* J. K.viii H conducts his School, i.<
iniedintvly nrnr the Oidm Ronds Chttrcll
dtding, and is s snug frime building, sd|f
i*d wi'h g'asa window* mid stove*, holli
illo larger and em 11ler room*, liming
e past j>?r, Mr. K.vki.k ims had n? many
eighty scholar*. lie has been assisted in
e literary department hy Miss Jri.tkTT
)oi?Lirrr, i? young holy of fine intcllert nn<l
i\abl? deportment, the daughter of the
lo Major rr.vursx (1om>i.ctt, of this I>;s'
et, w ho wps formerly known and respect*
universally for his high ehirkrter ns a
hi of integiity, pure morals, sml consistt
pio'y. lie was for nisny years the
din my of the Dis'riet, and was several
lies elected to the Legislature. The mo:
!?l di p irlinent of the school the past year
is filled hy Miss f?kosoi.\ Slinr.max, of this
?n, ft young holy whose natural gift*
music have hem thoroughly cultivated,
d whose imiiilde ohnriuter and qunlifmn>n*
would oiske h?r a valuable ncqoiet>n
to any school.
Mr. Pant k la n native of Spar* anbury
istriet, a descendant of a family long ills
igiiislieil in the upper part of South Cam
an, and w hich l-na furnished men of fine
ilities and dist inetion to the liar, lh>
[>neh, to Legislative bjsi mhlies, mi l to tin
eilicnl profession, and which now exhibits
him nn able Tt-m licr. and n fuilliful nn<]
icicnt minister uf religion.
Tlic CuvoniTfl'e School is In n fine neigh
n-hood win re good snd cheap hoarding if
putahlc families can bo obtained. l>o?
r onbv, nn eNjrrietiecd nnd skilfu
tydcisn resides near l>y, and (he ptsri
his possesses the nnml advantages of i
lingo, although tlis number of lihnsci
arcely warrant Its being so called. Then
n post oftico at (l.c place.
Wo V.n vo given this brief deeciiptinn c
owensvWe and its school, preliminary I
sling i lie fact t!int wo had tJio pleasure '
I tending the examination IIht? on 1"
eek, and the manner in which the pupil
oth mala and female acquitted thein>*c'v?i
iriiiahed the highest evidence of prof
iency, nnd of the capacity aiql good nisi
gemeTit of the teachers. Tim pupils ar
slight all the usual K Ijjli'h branches. an
ilso thoie who desire it, the clasdesl 1st
pinges. There were several classes ?xn*i
n??l in Latin, rnnie of Wj-i nnd unnM <
prla. W# did not lonm that nny had y
inlcred upon the study of the Gruck ; W
S%rlk is a graduate of Mrretr Univi r.it
ir.<) in well qiinlifle I, doubtless, to tenrh il
Ancient langtingea in addition to En.li
studio*. Miae Gooolett who has nn axes
lent English cd-.ieation, has also qun'ijl.
herself to instruct first class** in'Latin. .
the conclusion of * very interesting m
moat sallafuotnry dny'a examination, wo w#
celled upon to address the mIiooI nnd t
large and respectable assembly of visito
and essayed to occupy a few momenta
the waning afternoon in expresatng f
satisfaction sincerely cxptileneed in w
Hearing the day'a perform#no*, eongrntul
Ing the people on the aueecaa of the ache
SoSneetiTuith 1l?*
Mr. "Baki * eonclud*d
i t1>? exorcires with * ?h?rl rdlre#* to Ihe
pupil*, *om? of whom had finished tffair
courn* of studies ; and It* dtd so, in n most
hippy *im1, fwllnp manner. The tear* and
eoba of the auditor*, rspecially among the
r, youth ami children Of the school, expressed !
th* Tespee^ and etneere affection they all
? entertained I or It* ltea'4- The authority
i and control of the invfttutlon i* exoretsed
I by him, evidently in a manner truly pn
1 rental, a* w*]l as efficient, ac onllng to the
. rule* of a wl?a discipline. The nttmber of
, re*pco*?tMe person* who attended the *?
p nminntinn, was an evi<le?ice that th* cause
f- of education I* justly appreciated by them.
and that they have a high regard for the
i Gowensvilie School as an instrument fur its ,
promotion in that community.
' I
f Tho Montgomery ConventJon
I lias ndjou-ncd, ai d the Radical CunetltuF
flon Is finished, ready for the degmdallon
?r ,.r ;r it.?
"i |T?'|ui nunc*, ? in? ii
; ratify this ConHit.uiion, must, when they
f vote hereafter, swear never never to oppogv
negro equality, and to speak ami vote for
^ lit? right. of negroes to nth? llioState. This
le the English uf the oath prescribed for
white men in Alabama. Time? who are
mean enough lo take aneh an oatli for the
sake of a vote, or for ojjic.c. will tie willing;
enough, w? suppose, to break it when it N
convenient. W'? must think it impossible |
that fnny enlightened honest whita man
1 will erer take it. There ore, of cons?,
some correct principles emhiaced in the no
gro Constitution of A'ahatrin ; some sugar
with the asnfcB'i'la ; some corilinl with the
arsenic ; hut who wmihl know ingly swallow
poison because mixed \v it Ii whoh-som* food f i
That, is a shallow tiiok of the Radicals to !
ensnare Southern nine's vole fbr the ntii-J
v<-r*a1 negro domination, and von may have
habeas corpus again, and exemption front
debts due for negroes. ]5ut lite Courts will '
soon give us these lliirgs rightfully.
rrosldent'a Message.
Wo present our readers w ith th? larger
portion of the President's Message this week
and expect to give the conclusion in otir
next issue. It is conaidAred by all com.
ineiitnto'a an able document. Even tbe
Uadlcals prajsc it, except tbat part winch
condemns their horrible attetuot to convert
the Southern S'ales Into negro govcrumeiits
by their pr?scnt rrcon*!tue?ion laws; ami
that is the very portion of tho tueMug* that
enlightened and. good men. not dyed in '
Hadiealistu, now and hereafter will most |
heartily approve. Wo have not space for :
comments of our own. Our readers would
do well to presorve this paper, and they
will thou have next week th* ciitjru Mrs
Impeach mo- t
lias turned out at last a tt.iectnhls failure,
' and a farce, after long tin evening lo be a
' tragic vlla'r. Tlio Hadieala o.isnts to the
* c tneloslon that it would not promote the
interest of their paitr, and lit* more
' pru1. nl dropped it. It has heeti defeated (
j in Congress, by a vol? of near two to on? i
against it.
tir We regret exceedingly that the j
very interesting letter from " IC. T. It.'' h**
i'| bo-n ornwilnl out of ibis issue. Th?re is
much I!mt is interesting in It. ami meessiij
> I alone prevents ii? fr-on giving W our
' rmilfi* litis week. It will, however,, retain
itu valuable interest until our next.
F CW~ The Stale Con vent ion ha* been carried,
by a very close vote, as we learn front
the Columbia 1'Intuit.
The Literary Club meet* Friday I
evening, at Mr. StkknV house. R-v. iJr.
liurrl will intro?Iuce>nl jent rjf discussion ;
probably " idmorvatbma," during his recent
lti|>a North. ' >
-<4?> . *
I . Furrnan University.
The Examination preceding the usuaj
vacation takes place in this Institution to>
dsy, Wednesday. Wo hope to give noma
account of it next week.
I (TOR TIIB SOL'TIIEIIN KNTKKraiSK.
That sight seeing is lirrsnino pleasure, is su
patent n loot that tbo visitor's wants at the
Crystal l'aliieo aro met, in Anticipation, by tho
| niosi Utiera) at r.r.igoinsuts for bis rust ami refreshment,
(the quid pro quo being ninlrr
stood, of courso.l Tho re fresh uicnt roo|)u aro
| divided into throo classes, and the gnust may
rank hiuiaolt according to his own teste and
"* judgment, after fooling iir liia pockets. Tho
l third-class saloon is positively good, tho so?
-coud eomp iratively better, and tho first superlatively
Iwst. . la tho throe, one uiny flndn^y''
thing, almost, from a but potato, or a hot mut
ton pio, to a polled-hare, or beefn In morir.?
. . As for drinking, John Barleycorn is ubiquitous,
and ''to tho manor born," white ton and
o Cofl'eo are still' distinguished foreigners*" After
riiyflnr. iu>t-!i&tH Vnii will ftHsl to viiiit
tho picture gallery, which in very extensive,
? nueujiying a ipm?t neatly Lair ilio length el
! tho palace. It is divided into three apart,
tnonts, all Iiiflitv?l- fr?nn nbovo, nntl containing
' different styl e of pictuqyf. Ono rooui in dovotcil
entirely to portraits. The paintings arc
i, mostly tho work* of living artists, and nro exposed
hero not only for show, hnt also with a
'* ix.po of their sale. As for artists in London,
'' their " name is legion," and many wore picturns
are offered for exbildtlnu than eon 1>o ae
1 cnintuodaU-d in tho largo gallery. This being
the ease, of course only tho Seat are taken, tin
"f result Scing a choice selection of tho vcrj
Pt highest works of art. A great number of sea
son tickets are sold for the rake of the piclttri
gallery alono. One hour s|>ent in viewing
V, these paintings woe a great enjoyim-nt to ine
ip If the visitor to tho 1'Alaen he an invalid, ?h<
. or lie can bo trundled all about! tho place in i
Dath?ehair, the cost being oply eighteen pcno<
'I- per hour, for chair aud attendant. Many ptr
,.d tone patronise these conveniences who gv
, . credit tor no greater disease thuu chronto taxi
ncss. Tho Model-room and Naval- room ar
nd both well enough in their way, but to One wh
Te has visited the 1'atcnt Office In Washingto
I'ilv. I ha* v Imvn hut little* nitriLrtiiin Uiinv h
comparison with that immense tiu.r*n of mod
oU, onlr as a ' drop in tho oeosn " of Inveu
0f tlon. One article* in tbo Naval room is noV<
from it* stsa, and deserves mora than a pm
"c sing notion ; thla ia a gigantic water bnromelo
It< 30 ft. in lenglb, instead of >0 Inches, tba *ii
of a cofnmon mercnrinl instrument. Tii
* gveat wonder, when looking at an long a tube
pol la> bow it euuld bam bean formed of ?o frail
and
the
l?V We instantly
tn?rMtH>y^6.observer of this instrument, Tor.
tho ditforMic* of out tenth of an inch In ch>nmn
ol mercury, would, in fh* weter column, ^
bo in dim tod by Hi* variation of ?<>metMWg
Over an iitoh. Tliia Riant among phUosopliteai
instruiututa was made Ky tlio 1*1* Professor
Daniels, for tho Royal foot*!/.
From tlio inspection of some photographs,
In the next room, I was drawn by a ohoru of
sweet sounds to tho center-transept music- 'j
room, whero tho conceit was jutt hmritinlng. i
The uompany's orchestra performed aoine c
charming music, and tho immense organ was i
bravely handled by Ur Coward, the reg"'1*'
organist. From tho concert 'rootn, one baa
only to step out upon tho upper terrnoe, and
feast his eyes'npoo a delightfbl prospect,
whieh includes a magnificent view of great
extent, io the neighboring counties. Tho
grounds under and around the Dplsoe consist
of 200 a-*res ; nod tho terraces, fountains, J
parks, walks, Ac,, are constrnctud on the samu
general system of inoasuronieat as the l'alaco
itself. Tho upper tesrAco rum the wholo
length of tho building, nud the entrance to
curb of tho transepts is guarded by Luge
spbynxes, cut ftrom soma sort of red stone.?
The figures are said to he/ne *i utile*, except in
color, of tho Ipost cclditstfil of those Egyptian
riddles. Tho terraces arc ornamented
with a great number ol' statues, flnwar-vases,
Ae., and tho lswus below, of tho richest green,
aro shaven to the rescmblAnco of n rclvct car)>ct.
T saw the machine iu operation which
cuts tho grass so handsomely, gathering it i|ll
up wiljiiu the oyiiudor, at tho suino time. I
supposo this ingenious eontrirnnca is well
known in A morion, but I nuvers-iw ono before.
Tho sweetest flnwors-beds meet the eye at
every turn, and the various cvltrs aro contrss|
tod nod arranged with us much tasto as could
| bo displayed iu tbe formation oi a splendid
boquut. Tho numerous fuuatulus, and all tho
j water-works of tho pnlncc, nro supplied from
| an Artcslnn well, 600 ft. in depth. The water
is forced from basin to basin, and in the upper
part of tho water towers, by threo parrs of
powerful steum engines. The two water towers
are situated at either end of the palace,
and furnish tho fountains, its. They nro
282 H. in hoigbt, nnd visitors who aro high- ,
minded may ascend to tbo top by mounting a
spiral s|air-cuso of 400 steps. "Such a gittiu'
tip stairs, I never did see." Thcro nro two
fountains in tlioso grounds said to be the largest
in tho world, each throwing a stream 200
ft. in psr|K-ndicular height, ami, when in full
play, arc accompanied by 1183 smaller jots.?
These fountains aro only played on extraordinary
occasions. My visit to the I'nloce wus
*n extraordinary occasion to rur, but tho waters
d:d not condescend to ascend, at my huur
Ida bidding. Something almost as pretty as ,
the fountuins, I imagine. Is tbo Water Temple,
or rather Temples, for thcro aro two, each
about AO ft. high, surmounted by a dome, tho
center of which bears a statue. Tim sides ore
formed of 30 or 4tl hollow columns, through
which tho water is forced upward, and, falling
over the roof or dune, presents n picture
of marvellous beauty ; then, hastening sway,
tho waters dnsh over a succession of iirtlfioial
cascade, nnd filially into tho great basin,
wheneo they aro again expelled, and drivcu
by tho engines onco moro np into tho reservoirs
of tho wuter towers; thus economizing
the aqueous element, which, like Dick SwivclIcr's
unmentionables must again "go up a
spoui," 1 was not sorry when Ibo sun went
down, causing this fairy fabric to glow with
augmented liuiro. 1 could. baVo lingered till
midnight, jind would liavo done so, had thcro
bceo a moon, hut I departed with a silent determir.ntioo
to roturn again, undsco tbe "ulevvn
tliqu.'an.l, eleven hundred and cloven
things, which no one lint an Argus could liavo
iqi'Iutcd at, in a siuglo day.
My resolution, like many ? holier ono I havo
made, proved but a " r?pe of sand. '
Foot pa*Vngcra in London, and other largo"
cities of this country, keop to tho right ; but
vmiiyn'v "i WTor.r MUM niu IU|MIIV\I I-J imwt HI
toko the loft. This is wise, it socms to me ;
for the driver, uni/orally, I believe, sits oji
the right hi.rnl side, ami is thus enabled ti
"nop the wheels of his own rchiclo, and also
those of tbo ouo be moots, in passing. In
| order to go nhoad of another that is proceeding
i" the asms direction, he must, of cogrsr,
toko tbo right oblique, and then (all on to tho
left, again, after ho has gotten ahead. This
custom, which is tho very reverse of tho prao
i ticv in tho United States, may account, in part
J for the skilful mauncr in which these driver*
wind through tho crowded thoroughfares of
Loudon. They drivo very fast, aud it seems
wonderful to see with what certainty. A similar
law applies to the rail-ways, all trains
taking tho loft track. Many of the English
vehicles nro quite different from those seen
with us, iu America. Tho dog-cart, for lost*
nee, is a very common conveyance. It has
a shoit, square body, soinetbiug like a buggywagon,
but banging between two bigh wliceia,
and is drawn by 0110 burro. It has sung
room (or two persons, a market banket, and a
dog, who occupies a box undor the scat; hcuco
the nitinc-dog cart. Tho Uronghmn is a very low
built pleasure carriage, running on fuur small
wheels, aud is drawn by two burses. Among
tho family carriages of tho aristocracy, nro
many handsomer than I have over seen in
America; And mnny, also of those semi-circular
contrivnneos which were considered old
fashioned in America, 30 years ago. Tlio
omnibus and cab I bato described in a previous
paper. Hail-way, merchandise, and express-wagons,
are generally onvoped, such a
s.ifr-guard being necessary In a climate whoro
I mist, rain, and fog aro tho rule, and sunshine
tho blessed exception. Tho Vnglith draughthorses
aro principally of Flemish breed, enormous
creatures, aud bavo prodigious strength.
Tbair feet are huge. Rtmlon-horscs aro always
harnessed one before tho other, never
abreast. Look at that little dwarf donkey,
between tho t'.llls of a cart not bigger than a
wheel-harrow. " Do you know wnot ho has
got there, ' old boss ?"' Well, 'ti* old horse,
sure enough ; and this is a dog's-meat-cart.?
The building* in London all have a dingy uppcarance,
arising, no doubt, from the smoke of
the Htumin?u* conl, which is tho only fuel
used here. This blnxing coal is very unlike,
and much plo*8ftUter than, tho hard Antbra*
cite which wo nro accustomed to in America.
St. Pauls' Cathedral, which is built of marble,
once white, is not^ throo-fourtbs ol It,
nearly Lluck as soot.
Tho interior of St. Paul's and particularly
the dome, failed to satisfy my expectations.?
One reason, mnyl>e, wo*, that I had lately
seen the rotunda and dome of the United
I Slates Capitol, at Washington, tbo beauty of
which, to iuy humble taste, was quite as striking
ax this. " Wonld I like to ascoud to the
Whispering Gallery?" asked iny guide.?
"No," said I, ruisiug my eyes, " it is too highchurch
for mo; besides, whispering is tour
totk-, which I do not approve of, in A!<jh
i Will you see the Crypt below ?"
'Any distinguished dt-ad men, down there?"
i "Oh yes; many, sir; Lord Nelson and?."
, " That's onough; I should ndmiro to tee the
Admiral's gravo." A door-w*y opening from
the nave led down to the wreck of th? naval
: hero. Every Londonor has seen Nelson's col
j nrun, in Trsfalgsr <<|U?rc ; but I much doubt
r if olio in fifty of them kunws llmt bit body
In tho Cryi?t under St. Paul'* Cathcdr.il.?
} Tho admiral's grace is directly under tli" great
j dome, jnst'ln ilie place where Wren's ought to
havo been. whose massive mind conceived this
b massive structure, and No I son'a body should
a hnvo been entombed in an iron sarenphagua,
e and anchored in tha English Channel?* w?.
- rine Mecca for every British sailor) but here
t It is, In tbin gloomy vault, surrouaded with
stone pillars and iron nalisadcr, with a huge
o stono coffin piled on his gVuve, as if to keep
biin from eeining to the surface. This sar j
eophngus is an old affair, dating buck to the
y time of Henry VIII. When I learned that
i- Nelson's body was ??i/m and not < tha sari
e.iphsgtM, I was remtndod of on* I lisd seen,
d years ago. In tha basement of the Patent
i- Office, Washington City,-which, I thlr.k was
r, sent s.< a present to Uen. .leeks or., doting his
s presidential administration. Of course, like
ie all presents, tendered to the ebUt magistrate
, of the neti-.n, It could not be personally used
s but was turned over to the government j ami,
Hoy Holds, fcpw tlo mbos of Ijcnjt?^?ii? Was*,
the irront, greet American artist. The *t??W
who leads one clown Into these lower regions I
carries only m/nrthlbg candle, which I # ootid-'
er a very near tMug of him, when the greet
dntkiiest Is considered, end a tixpoaoo U
charged, extra, Ib'r title Kmibsoiue inspection.
Three different guldee mud he paid,
cacb, by any one who would aee St. I'sut's % ,
namely, sixpence for the main body of thf . f
conrch, sixpence for the Whispering <Ut)?ry/S?'.and
sixpence A>r the Crypt. It |c mn<rik'?M., ."
Mine in all cburehee and public odifloes, but
I hnto no fault to And with it, be It b more > ,
sstlsfaetory to bare a guide than for one to b*
poking about bjr himself, *lone. When ?
church-yard Is spoken of, spy one naturally
thinks of a burial, ground, bat St, Paul's
rhuroh-yard Is A Common thoroughfare, flanked
on one side by wholesale dry goods stores,
ITbCro are a few grates within the narrow enclosure
around tile cathedral.
IVhet would London be, without its police I
iLiko Its name without a capital, it would bn
undone, (oodon.) Tho policemen's duties aro
various, and his life a busy one. Yet he eeotrices
to presorts a trim and respectable ap.
jpcarnnce. sometimes sporting white eotton__^_^^
giovoa; ana ni? boots are Immaculate notwithstanding
tlio /rata Of faring ha ia continually
performing, I ruspcet he baa an midv- 'f
with the tAoo htart, who, to the.
atrnngur, ia an omnipresent nuixnnco. The '/
policeman ia generally j<>od tempered, though P
ho may be found, oftcner tbao any where
else, at the crosSfags. Ilia abort club ia a
wand of enchantment to'any John, w ho mask
instantly " pull up," at hi* signal, to let the
lailica (wlio'/oi// up a hit, too, perhaps) ereae
tbo muddy street for this duty, be ia oflae
paid by a actnl amilo front tbe lady, and a
fMosi curse front the " Cad " maybe. lint tbe
pollccinan seej a good deal of life, and some- thing
of death, also; for, last Tear, 205 persona
were killed In the streets of London, by
wheeled vchieioa ; being nearly four a week,?
Priueo Albert look great interest in the police
uion, and the stout cap tbnl tbey wear waa in-"
vented by Ills Highness, a ertpilui thing it is>
too, with its cresa bare of iron, to resist tbe
blow of nn ODomy, and a leather strep under
the chin, to resist th? biow of " Old Boreas."
I have invariably found the polieemon civil
and ready to give me eorrcct information,
indeed, I know not how a stranger eotiid make
his may safely through the city, without hit
aid. T heir dress, which I believe, is uniform
through the kingdom, although different in
Irulund, consists of blue cloth trowsers and
frock-coat, coulined by a leather belt, at whiab ' '
hangs, sometime*, sn India-rubber cape, for"
wot wontber, (and there ia considerable W that
here, in the course of a year, if not more /)
Hogging in the streets Is not allowed ; but
how many ways there are of " whipping the ,
devil rouud tbe stump." Match venders be let
you at every renter; and ho one bat a pyrreterhist
would think of huyhig it second ho* of
tho vilo things, hut would rather give Via penny
and loavo tho correct!/ named " Luoifara." ' ,
Of coarse, there are plenty of good .watt-bee
in London, but those offered on the streets are
the moat abominable contrivances imaginable.
Kacli box contains 12, all baring a volcano of *
tbe mint noxious compound, at each end.
After 10 o'cloek at night, tbe Cyprians ,
ornwl forth from tbeir filtering liko
rook-machos in a musty kitchen, and tbe
slightest look of pity upon Uioso " miaernblei"
will embolden auch Importfmity for drink and
food that nothing less than a threat ef railing
tho police wl\l disperse tbe poor wfotchea.?
One Sabbath morning, I wis accosted by a
seedy-looking individual, wbo u.-krd me in a
broken foreign necent, if I wotilil have the
goodness to resd " ono little card," whieh he
had in hia hand; the purport id u was, that he
had escaped, by desertion, from the Austrian
nrtny, and wlalied to get to Boston, in America?"
"ilat land of freedom 1"?and would I
toll him where tbe American Minister lived f
lie was shivering at the time ; and told mo ha
had been all night without shelter, or fooiL?
My heart waa touched with pity, at his tale f
so I said, " eome in hero, and I will give yen
something to cat." (IF? wore ju*t H? flout of
tbe Loudon bridge Railway Station, where rs?
?I v " ' '
iuviii* >ru uiwaja open.; iin; no
n-f11 1 : so, although T suspected blm of b?>
Ing n hhoibug, I gave blm a shilling, and described
him to ibo next policeman I mat, who
recognised hitn from ray description, and confirmed
my suspicion, but told ma there was m?
way to punish him, if he did not actually beg.
Tho next Sabbath morning', the same fellow ' *
accosted inu aguln, putting his hand on ray
shoulder, and commencing the shaking operation
; hut I quickly sent h im iQyin g, by beck*
ouing to a policeman, who was a little way
Off. The rascal knew I was from America, by *? .
my straw hat, as the chan ir Birmingham - . j
did; hut bo did not got bis second pel of'
beor out of me. MOUK ANON.
got TDK Bol'THEns Krrxaraisb
An Answer to "Ariel." . '- <'?
JAssra Editor*?Permit me the nee of
your obliging paper, to eall attention to a
publication styled, "Speculum, for looking
into the Pamphlet entitled The Negro," Ac, > <
Tliie ie a brief, clear Scriptural refutation
of tho atlempt of "-Arieln to deny humanity
to the nrgro,
It is mortifying. Messrs. Editors, that any
of our penple should desm It necstaary to
reply gravely to $uch sn effort ea " Ariel's/*
but the Uiitrhirfit is.(doubtless}Intended to
do it will seeoinptieh, unless It Is authoritatively
repudiated and refuted. *V"
Title the author of " Speculum " doea eetla- j* .
faetorllr. Ha is a ChiUtian gentleman,
. O ...V .1 .?li-? - -
Him n oou'ii v/iirviiDiin, "> , ' J I
1 hog to recommend the pamphlet to any
of nnr people who may have rod ' Atrt I. .. ^ 1"
It. is for sale at Earle'e Book Htore. /-.I
Very Respectfully
Tonr Ohfdient Servant,
ELLISv.tf CAVKWK
Kpitcopal Partonayt, GrtmviOt, IVc. 10, ^?rj
1807.
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Notice.
IN oonformhy with reqnlrrmenta of the V?-'
Int?n al Revenue Laws, I herwhygive. ? I
not)' o to all persons who may claim two
eopjxr Stills, Caps and Worms, I Asa and
Ativfrr, 15 BeerStm.Jt, 9 k1?k*-SUan.l*, and.
8 Krc*.tofStli?r with several small article*? .. <J
Said property was sefr.rd on tb? Premlaeeof
JEltKMlAH' RATTRItFlRLD, t utilaa from
Dunham'* bridge, in Anderson IHstrict, heron**
of violation of Interna) Kcvqriuy Uys
?'to appear and make acch claims within ^ I
thirty days Ironi tl.e first pnhlla*ti??n ol this
notice. A. i, COBB,
Deputy Col. Internal ftekemie,
qrfe?.riUrWa|rWi.
December 6th, rt?7. \ '' } >? eDee
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assortment of OAKHA. constantly on band. ***??
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