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VOLUME 11. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1877. NUMBER 12
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ABIAEj LATHROP,
: ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Orangebiirg, S- C
86?* Office in rear of Masonic Hall.
March 3 ly.
A Delicious Relish,
And very wholsomc article for table,
ORANGE MARMALADE
Sold by the single pound or more,
send a dish and try it, only 20 els.
Fresh Crackers
Every week, Nie Nacs, Fancy, Gin
ger, &c.
COLGATES EXCELSIOR SOAP,
Three pounds for 25 cents. The
best and cheapest in market, in j lb
and 1 lb lumps.
GOSHEN BUTTER 40 els. per lb.
Pure Leaf Lard,
Family Flour,
Bio Coffees at 4* and 4 lbs for the $L
Pure Cream Tartar,
Soda,
and Baking Powders
And a full supply of
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
For sale by
John A. Hamilton
"dentistry.
According to the latest improvements in
the art.
I. S. WOLFE
tivcr E/.ckicl's Store, is prepared to
rx? cute anything in hi* line.
I inarauteeing a faithful attendance to
business, he respect fully ask a conlinu
uin-e "f the patronage, which h:\s hereto
fore been extended in the old inn of
fhmhr, Wolfe & t'nlvert.
8#?V' All Work Owi ran teed.
FOR KENT
The Two Story Ihiilditig in the Town of
I.' wisville. The first Story titled up a* a
?*l? re, eoniplete in all respects. The second
J^li.ry crraiigcd foi a lNsidence.
For particulars ntiplv to
Oi.?KuK IK M.I V Kit.
?'Ug. Ii tf
swkksou oy
: " ROHKRT JKXXY.
Ihnmrtcr h'id Manufacturer
OF
HARNESS ? SADDLES.
Vas the pleasure to inform the Public
tl iii he has 1'eceivMl ahvavy Stuck from
the North ofewry description what lielongs
X" a first class Saddlery KstahHshmctit.
Abo visit to draw particular attention in
Iiis Stuck of
LADIES 1UD1N<; SADDLES
Si I:?I his assortment of
SI Id KS.
I'r'cos lower i lien ever.
CimmI Puddles a\ S&.oU.
vocal and Instru
ment aIl.
I am prepared to receive a Tew l'up'ds
more in Vocal and Instrumental Music.
Apply to
ANTON* DEIKS.
sep 30 tf
T3TCNTTT RY\
dr. r. f. MVCK en puss
l>cnttfit Rooms over Store of Mr. Gco. II.
Cornelson'n. 1
5Qy~ Charges Reason able.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Cvxty of OllANOEHrn?,
In tiik Common I'i.kah.
Cicorge Boliver, as Adin'r. ( V?? Awo: Anneso
- of Daivd F. Zeigler deceased,
Emma Zeigler and others.
In pursuance of an order of reference
herein, made by bis Honor, Jacob P.- Heed,
Circuit Judge, and dated 20th May, 187<>, it
is ordered, that the Creditors of the Estate of
the late David F. Zeigler .do. prcsatit and
establish their several and respective de
mands before the Referee at Oran geburg,
South Carolina, on or before the third day of
"May, 1877, or be debarred any participation
in the benefits of the decree herein.
. W. F: 1J LTSON, Kef.
{ \ March 27th 1877.
f mar 31 " , 8t
receiver's notice.
All persons indebted to the hue firm of
Smith, Keetrc <tCo. will make immediate
paymd?t to the undersigned; and all per
sons having demands against said firm will
present tho same duly attested on or before
the first day of June 1877, or they will be
debarred payment.
J. WALLACE CANNON,
Receiver.
npi^l 21 It
-NOTICE.
OFFICE OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
?banoebu no Couniiv, S. C.
April 18th, 1877.
Notice is hereby given that there will
be a rc-appointmcnt of Trustees of the va
rious School Districts of the said County
during the month of May.
THOMAS PHILLIPS,
Co. School Com. 0. Co.
GOVERNOR HAMPTON'S FIRST
MESSAGE.
Executive Department, |
Columbia, S. C, April 2G, 1877. j
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives :
? It is proper that I should, before
entering into a discussion of th? grave
questions which will conic before you,
give the ressous that irhpoljed me to
call the General Assembly together
at a time so unusual and inconvenient
to its members. I recognize and
appreciate full}' the great personal
sacrifice demanded of the members by
the cull which brings them here; but
the critica'l condition of public affairs
ami the welfare of the State made it
imperative that I should invoke the
aid of the legislative branch of the
government to assist in the great work
of reform before us, and I felt confi
dent that the. patriotism of those com
prising this branch of the State
government would inspire them to
meet cheerfully a'l sacrifices required
for the interest of the State. Your
presence proves that I have not been
disappointed in this hope, and I
cherish the additional hope thai you
will forget the animusi ties engendered
by political strife, rise superior to the
petty considerations of purtizanship,
and, devoting yourselves with patri
otic zeal to the service of your State
that you will strive earnestly to restore
its lost prosperity, to revive its wasted
industries, to reform all abuses in its
Government, and to promote peace,
harmony, good-vdll and justice
among all classes and parties. To the
accomplishment of these noble uinis I
pledge my. constant, unwearied and
earnest efforts, and in this patriotic
work i invoke your aid, gentlemen of
the St'iinle and Houso of Representa
tives, not alone as members of the
I General Assembly, 'nit njsjiatp.yla^aud J
jl^^ftilj^^^f^'^^ ?' ta?*
'11 c at (.notions condition rjf a flairs
dining the past few mouths, while it
bus entailed the necessity of convou
ing the General Assembly, bti.s pre
cluded me from laying b'efj re'tlib
bbily such lull and accurate inlhrioa*
lion as is desirable, or making prcci.su
Hud definite reeommendations on par
ticular measures which will demand
your attention. Circumstances with
which you arc all familiar have pre
vented my access to the books and
records of the various departments of
the State government; and hence I
[?ah neither speak authoritai iyely of
I he exact financial condition of the
Sinti?, nor make such particular sug
gestions as, under the ordinary condi
tion of public matters, it would have
been my pleasure, no less than my
duty, tu have done. At. present I can,
only call your attention ingeneial
terms to a few subjects which re pi if'
immediate action on your part; and 1
must ask for your indulgence if I am
unable to do more (linn l>> in lieato
the broad und comprehensive prin
ciples which, in my judgiucut, can
give pence, stability und good govern
ment to our State. lo the wisdom
and patriotism of the General A.s
Bcnibly is committed the grave duty
of bringing back to our people these
inestimable blessings. The merit of
success will belong to you, gentlemen,
if you succeed; and to you will the
responsibility attach if tho hopes of
your constituents are disappointed.
'1 he first as it is the most important
subject to which your attention is in
vited, is that of the financial condition
of the State. It is needless for inc to
say that this condition is deplorable;
'or it is shown by an empty treasury
and a ruined credit, by stagnation in
commercial circles and depression in
agricultural enterprises, by public and
personal poverty as widespread as
lamentable. All efforts to bring
about a Letter state of affairs will
prove unavailing until the finance of
tho State arc put in a healthy condi
tion and tho credit of tho Stale estab
lished on the sound and honorable
footing they once occupied; but, in
the meantime, there is an imperative
necessity that tho immediate needs of
the State should be provided for, and
in doing-this the burden of taxation
should be made as light as possible,
for the resources of our people arc
well-nigh cxhaused, and the season of
the year at which the tuxo i will be
called (far is!most unfortunate.
While it is the province of, the
House of; Representatives to fix the
amount of taxes requisite to meet the
demands of the State, and the time
ami mode of their collection, I ven
ture to oiler some suggestions on these
points for the consideration of the
Legislature. It is due alike to the
horhor und tho credit of the State, as
well ns to its future prosperity, that
there should bo no question nor doubt
as-to bur determination to meet every
honest obligation of tjic State fairly
anil faithfully, but it is equn ly our
duly to ascertuin what arc its honest,
liabilities. The suspicious wjiich at
tach to a portion of the outstaod ing
obligations of the State, and which,
to a greater or less extent, affect the
value 61 all, render it imperative that
these obligations, whether funded or
.not, should bo strictly scrutinized
with a view of ascertaining which are
valid and which are not. This should
be a condition precedent to the pay
ment of interest on any of the out
standing obligations oT the Slate,
whether in the shape of bonds or
otherwise, and also to the further
funding of any of the State indebted
ness in'o the consolidation bonds
authorized lo be issued under the acl
of 1874 to reduce the volume of the
public debt.
In onler to effect this object in a
mode satisfactory and equitable alike
to tlie Stale and to tiic public credit,
I respectfully suggest tho appointment
id' a commission, to consist of one
member from each house of the Legis
lature, the comptroller ?general and
i he treasurer of the Slate, and three
citizens of recognized financial ability,
f> whom the whole question of the
jinaociali/cq?ditin??s*itb*.ff?t?:~ tuhB
'be. "referred, and under whose direc
tion a (borough and complete investi
gation of the funded and floating
indebtedness of the State shall be
made, and who shall be empowered
to tequire a registration hoiore them,
or before such officers as may be de
signated, of the consolidation bonds
of tho State. Obligations, the validi
ty of which shall be thus ascertained,
shall he certified in such form as the
commission or the Legislature may
prescribe; aud the coupons on such
bonds alone shall be receivable for
taxes. The commission should also
be charged with the duty of reporting
to the Ge neral Assembly, at the next
regular session, the prcciso character
of all obligationsof doubtful validity,
or eliarly fraudulent, wilb the speci
fic facts or testimony upon which
their conclusions are. based.
As all the records and books show
ing i he amount of consolidation
bonds now o utstanding with the na
ture <d" the securities on which they
were issued, have been withheld by
the laic olliciul* I am unable to .-lute,
with any' degree of accuracy, what
portion of the public debt has been
converted into eonsolidaticn bonds.'
and what portion remains to be fund
ed. But !r ?in the best sources of in
formation before me I estimate the
amount yet to be funded as about
$.'1,000,000 which, at the rate estab
lished lor funding, will require the
issue of one million five hundred
thousand dollars of consolidation
bonds. Under the act of 1.073; tho-Sj
bonds bear date of January 1st, 1874,
and the annual tax provided by the
act for the payment of interest on the
entire consolidated debt has been
regularly levied every year, and tin
amount unexpended for interest,
should be in the treasury to meet the
past due coupons of those bonds as
soon as issued.
I have no reason however to believe
lhat there is any such unexpended
balance availed for tins purpose, und
if ihc conversion of the debt into con
solidation bonds continues as provid
ed by the existing act, it will be ne
cessary lo provide by legislation for
these arrears of interest. I suggest
for your consideration tho propriety
of funding these arrears up to tho
time of conversion in new bonos, pay
able at such time and urn*)er sucli con
ditions as in your judgment shall be
equitable to the State and its credi
tors.
I cannot too earnestly urge upon
you the necessity of reducing the ex
penses of every department oi the
government to'tho most economical
state consistent with the dignity and
security of the State. You will find
ninny offices which arc not only ex
pensive but useless; and others which ,
while necessary,' can be well filled for
compensation ijnucli loss than is now
paid. It is, I am sure, only necessary
to invite your attention to this subject
to secure your wise nnd'eordial co
operation in liglitcuiug the burdens
ivhich have so greatly oppressed the
energy and industry of our people.
L>ut after the/ most rigid reduction,
the expenses of '"government, funds for
the common schools, and to meet the
interest on the public debt, must be 1
provided; and- this can only be done
by a tax on l be real and personal pro
perty of the citizens. It is one of our
gravest difficulties that we have come i
into control of the govern men t after
the period nl.'< which taxes can most
easily be paid. Ours is essentially an
agricultural community. Our pro
ducts are harvested in the latter part
oi the year and sold in the earlier,
and the rule which has always obtain
ed of calling for the taxes in January
and Fcdruary had its origin, not in
the arbitrary will of tho Legislature,
hut was the natural outgrowth of an
agricultural system.
The lato political struggle has been
protracted until the proceeds of the
past year's crop have been exhausted,
and the present crop is not sufficiently
advanced to enable the farmer to
realize anythjmg-\upoii it. Every
available dollar of cash, or of credit,
ig tho control 6f tho fanner is already
applied _t'' tji^ry^"'"'"' qr"" nnfl ifin
ihr^***^^r^ tafrTy'da^
would seriously embarrass tint only
the agricultural, but every other in
iei'cst of the State. The money is n ?!
in the country, ll could only be
raised from loans to the fanner by
bankers or merchants, and it is ques
tionable if it could bo raised cyan in
this way. It is, therefore, incumbent
upon you, while reducing the tax to
its minimum, to arrange Cos its col
lection at such times, and in such
manner, as will lighten the burdenr
of the people as much as possible. A
portion of the tnx absolutely necess
ary could be called for in dune, and
the lesitlue, which should be the
larger portion, in October, when the
proceeds of a part, at least, of the crop
will be available for the payment of
ta>:cs.
By the resolutions of the House of
Representatives, adopted at the last
session, 1 was authorized to call for a
contribution not exceeding twenty
five per cent, ol the amount of taxes
levied last year. Under this author
ity a call for a voluntary contribu
tion i.f one-tenth of tho amount of the
last tiv was i ..sued, and was respond
ed to with an alacrity and a patri
otic zeal most honorable to our people.
As an evidence of their confidence in
my administration, the response was
as gratifying as it was unprecedented.
With a view t ? the proper care and
I disbursement of this fund I directed
that amounts co lectcd should he
placed in tlie hands?fGen Johnson
llagood requesting him to serve as
acting comptroller-general and treas
ury, and no appropriation has been
made except upon his check counter
signed by myself. His devotion to
this work, bis activity and bis great
financial ability have proved if in
calculable assistance to me. The not
receipts from contribution and from
('Mice fees amounted to 8135,859 48,
und the disbursements, as will nppca**
by the books of Gen. Hii good's office,
on account of the educational, pen mil
j and charitable institutions of the
State, and for the legislative, execu
tive and judicabdepartments of the
government amount to $7G,GG1 09,
leaving a cash balance on hand of
859.178 39. By the report of the late
treasurer, dated October 31, 187G,
there were in tho treasury at tho
time $258,020 37, but what portion
of Ulis amount is now on hand I am
not aware. Tho use of these founds
has been enjoined by Jhe courts, and
the officials in whose charge they arc
will, doubtless, account to the Legis
lature for them. In addition to the
funds named, the phosphate royalty
should yield from thirty to forty
forty thousand dollars, and there will
then be quite a large amount at the
command of the Legislature, suffi
cient, I hope, to meet the demands of
the State mi tin a portion of the taxes
is collected. While on tho subject of
?.he finances, I beg to call your notice
to the Bills of the Bank of the Slate,
for this question presents a difficult
problem. There is a widespread belief
that a considerable amount of these
bills will be found missing from the
treasury, having been reissued in
place of being cat) eel led or destroyed.
It is well therefore at this juncture to
consider whether, or not, these bills
should be receivable in payment of
taxes. Before receiving them for the
taxes, the most rigid investigation
should bo had, with the view of as
certaining the amount for which the
Slate is clearly liable and what por
tion is tainted with fraud, in order
that a suitable provision may be
made, at the next session ot the
Legislature for the redemption of the
former, ami for the protection of the
Stale against the latter.
'1 he penal, charitable and educa
tional institutions of the State de
mand, and doubtless will receive your
careful consideration and your foster
ing care. Every dictate of enlighten
ed humanity, every precept of sound
policy, require that these institutions
should be well regulated; properly
suppbrtd.I and ably managed. But
this should be done with a strict re
gard to economy. They should be
made self supporting, ns far as poss
ible, and I trust that sotr.o system
which, whi le placing the public insti
tutions of tlx; State on a secure basis,
will relieve the people of a large por
lion of the heavy cxpjnse their main
tenance now demands. With proper
legislation, the labor of the convicts
in tho Penitentiary could be made
profitable, and 1 ask your attention
to this subject. The management of
this instituti in under the present
superintendent seems to me to be
judicious, and he can, without doubt,
give such valuable information as
would tend to work out much needed
reforms. The charitable institutions
will likewise, I hope, receive at your
hands the attention to which they are
entitled. Reforms looking to a reduc
tion of (he expenses of supporting
these charities can be made without
impnring their usefulness, and with
out forgetting the claims that the un
fortunate inmates ofthe.se institutions
have upon the charity of tho State.
In reference to the Lunatic Asy
lum, I recommended the election or
appointment of a board of regents,
composed of citizens of this county,
j the members of which are not to re
I ceiyc any compensation for their ser
vices. Motives of humanity will
prompt, worthy and competent men
jo undertake this praiseworthy duty,
and they will find an ample reward
in its discharge. The expenses of this
institutions as of the Peuitoutiary
have been materially reduced within
the last few months, and, in accom-,
plishing this end, the superintendent
has given me his ready and efficient
assistance. The two or threo chari
table institutions which havo been
supported since December by tho
funds placed in my bauds are the
i nst itute for the deaf and dumb, and
the orphan home for colored children.
As the latter is a State charity, I felt
it to homy duty to supply its wants
until suitable, provision could bo made
for it by the Legislature; but I regard
the outlay for'its maintenance as un
necessarily large. It should be re
organize! I, so as to make it conform
to tho straitened couditiou of our
finances, as far as this can bo done
without defeating the objects of its
creation, which in themselves are
praisew orlhy.
Of the condition of University I am
unable to speak advisidly ns no com
munication from tho aulhoYitic3;qf
that institution, ami no call for assis
tance, have been received by myself
until within the.last few days when
the chairman of the faculty banded
me his report, which I herewith
transmit. While I fully recognize the
importance oi keeping up tins institu
tion, I am forced to tho conclusion
that the benefits it bestows, under the
present system, are not commcn.sur
ato with the expense it entails.... To
bring it up to a proper standard, it
must undergo a complete reorganiza
tion, and I earnestly ask your atten
tion to this subjeet as of vital-conse
quence.
?Such action can bo taken at present,
as many be necessary to meet the im
mediate wants of the University, and
subsequent legislation can, after ma
ture deliberation, place the institution
on the high ground it once occupied.
Akin to this subject is that of free
schools. I earnestly ask that you will
use ever}* effort to establish such a
system as will piaco the moans of
education within the reach of all
classes in the Slate. The present
system as it has been administered is
a mere mockery, under which tho
children have been iinperfeqtly taught,
the teachers have been swindled out
of their pay, and the money of the
people has been squandered. There
have been honorable exceptions t.-)
this rule but tlley arc rar e. I have
now before m tench crs'ip'ay certifi
catc" to which the board of sclpol
trustees, consisting of three member?
have each affixed his "cross mark''" as
his signature. As this paper is a
striking ill us I rathm of the new'sys
tern of public education inaugurated
in the State, and is, betides a literary
curiosity wed worth piv-crving, iL is
transmitted for inspection. While
such a disgraceful condition of Illings
is to bo allowed to exist, wo ihall
hopo in-vain toseo-tho work of eda_
caticn p*&pSK '1 it?tlWfrtkTtflStt totf " "
limited at the session lb enable you to
perfect a system which will meet the
requirements of our whole people;
but such legislation can be had as will
secure to the teachers fair compensa
lion for services already rendered,
and wi'l carry 3n public inslrgclion
until next regular session. Wcaro
bound alike by every consideration
of true stnlcmanship and of good faith
to keep up in tho State such a system
of free schools as will place within tho
reach of every child, the poorest as
we'l as the richest, black as weil as
white the means of acquiring an hon
est and honorable education, and to
this end I shall most cordially second
any effort on the part of the Legisla
tu re.
In conclusion, I shall look with
confident hupe to your aid, in car
ring out the reforms and fulfilling tho
pledges to which we aro solcinuly
committed. A groat work, the great
est to which a patriotic people can bo
called, is before us, and a heavy re
sponsibility rests upon us. We have
to create r.ncw a State which can of
right demand and take the proud and
honorable position she once held in
the great sisterhood of this great Ko
public. We have to restore her credit,
to bring ?lack her good name,.to d?
velop her boundless resources, to heal
her wounds, to secure equal and exact
justice to all her children, to establish
and maintain the supremacy of law,
to diffuse the blessings of education,
and to strive to bind all classes of
both races in the bonds of peace, fra
tcrnity and piety. -I trust that wo
shall devote ourselves to the attain
in en I of those high aim?, and pray
that Clod may, in His wisdom and His
mercy, sptcdily crown our efforts with
success.
"Wade IIamptox,
Governor.
A European war on a large scale
threatens. Look out for low price for
cotton and high prices for provisions,
and act accordingly. The position of
no fanner will bo safe, who does not
raise provisions for home supply tho
?present season.
A shipwrecked sailor waiting for a
sail is like a business man sitting at
homo nursing a cough or cold. Get
Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup and be cured.