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Jite K CZ1.",Igif tJlier. J. R. HAGOOD, r~ditor. AIKEN'S REFUSAL TO All) US. It is with regret, that we have noticed Aiken's refusal to aid us in the building of the Carolina, Cumi herlnd G ap and Chicago R. R. The town which was to be the terminus of this-grand trunk line to the West,; within whose corporate limits, there was to be erected the rail-road shopis, the very life of enterprise itself ; and into whose bosom the enormons wealth of' much of the West, was to be pour ed, has exhibited a selfish spirit, which Should he frowned down up oI by every civilized comunity of our couiitryv. When a set of people become so clanishl and close, as to see no further tian the end of their nose, we mlav expect no enterprise to receive its imerited attention in their midst, but on the other hand it is natural to believe, that any enterprise which they iight. attempt to carry n for the good of their county , will come to a dead hait: an su(I c a ca mnUni ty should start over again to learn the alphabet of enterprise, wr sub mit as lost in the bounldless fields of ignorance. Aiken a'ed, how ever, in the manner in which she was expected to act. When the land-owners went so fars as to at tempt hull-dozing in order to pre vent a subscript ion to the grn hdest railroad sclemie ever inaulra ' ) tIate(d in the State of South Carolina. Ohen a huge wall should have beeni placed between them and ilie out 51(de worl, until they could filly realize that "imanl liveth not to himself.'" Aw'akeninig them to a sense of thieir1 dult~y towardo thaeni selves and thle rema inder of man kind1( they will lbe beCtterI fitted to use the means wvhichb "Th'e God of Nature"' ha~s pIlaced at thieir dis4po sal, for the accomnplish ment of good to humanity. It is hardly gy will be relaxed to anyv great ex tent by A iken' s refusal to lendio a helping hand. On the- 'ontrmary, 'we would like to see it~ act as an incentive to Gov. Jiagoodl to push forward with i uereased energy to w ardJ the consumation of this grandl enterprise. Though livling year Aiken, lie is "not of that nulmber who are ignorant in spite of expe rience."' ie is a man too well acquainted with humanity and( the affirs of this world, to be ov'er rome by one or more clanish set of individu~als, who may raise their voicees ag'ainust an enterprise which would bring them increased wealth, vnlarge their ontrnotut ida, and place them in an enviable posit'on to the minds of' other people. Ai ken's refusal to vote a subscription will doubtless occasion the same act on the part of Edgefield. It is a pitty that all could not show Aiken their determination to aid in the completion of this road. Will all of our people that canl, attend the mass meetiing at Pick ens Court House on1 inst. Go there with the determnination to do your part either in-the mceeLing, or when another ti i e comes for the furtherance of this noble work. Ihe anti-subscription men at Aikeni won by a majority of eleven. When the election takes plae in our, county, let there not be more than eIC'NV votes il all aigainst a1 large suhscription. Do not go to the: Ipolls with Iarrow minds and sel fish hieairts ; but go feeling that you vill get. -,value received'' for the efforts you maY lend to the enter pise which will do so -much for Our1' eouniitry's goOl. DI: 1FE lCTYf LA WS A ND1 WHAT: THIIEY 'COST US. From the following fi gu res, ta-1 kenii from tihe County Commnissioln e'S Rliport, pullished i in lhe 'Un ion Times,' it would seem that the Coioner's office of that county is the best paying olfice inl it, consid Iring the time, 4abor, etc. 'or the fiscal year '82-'83, the first in quest being held November 22nd, 1882 l, and the hist one inl said fis Cal year. hei ng held S1 eptember' 10, 1883, making, we b eieve, 9 montis and 18 days, thera were 17 inqule.'sts by the Coronr, and 3 by Trial Justices-20 in all-footing ilp to teli county $258.95. Then add to that amount $12.85 for Cor onier' s Conistale costs, and p)ost mior'tems1 by phIysicians1, $1 78.85, and we have a total uf $480.65, outside of the cost of books, Now c.ompare the hangings with that numiiber. We will supp~lose that one-half of the inq(uests were caused from murder, (10). 1 lang ings one-and~ that we believe for house-burnmin. Well, where does the fault lay? WVhy, ini the defective laws, of course. We venture to say that it is the largest exhibit of any county in the State. wheni we co)nsider that it is onec of the smnallest counties. Th'le~e atre prett y tall figures for the tax payerns to pany for that one item, and it is a matter that should be looked into by the peOle of every county in the State, and the causes of death of the Coroner's subjects published, so that we may see and know if the most of' them do not originate from cold-blooded murders, encouraged by the flimsy aws of these latter days, the mur dlerers having no fear of them, knowing as they do, the loop-holes that are left for their escape. It is almost imf ossible to frame an in dictment of any kind now, that a shrewd lawyer cannot have set aside, aid postponed from one Court to another, thereby increas ing court expenses,&c., on some technicality. Such laws are wNorse than no law s, an( the people should at one claim o ou011r LYeiSlato1's more attention onl important sub jects, and less on trivial matter's. The most ignorant have learned that there is little danger of the rope for murder ; and the intelli gent, in many instances, have no Coil)1 netion of Conscience, Or dread of law, when insulted, as they term it. If lie has plenty of money to emiploy able co usel, lie need not fear. 'Then wh3 not. imake tne crimina'ul laws iroln-bounld, and See that the right Imieni are put inl the righit place, to enthforce them. We m1u-t have a few fitst-class hanging b efore somie people will realize that '.here is anmy law, what ever. Another natter ve would refer to inl regard t) tle Iavs of' in(.uest, and that. is There is nmumb'ers of cases where ani inquest is beld, and the Coro er's, Constable's and Physicians' accounits reindere(l atnd1i Settled, Where the victim is known to have died from natural or accidental causes, their death being w itneCSSCd by their fIa mily or frienzds. II is not only an expeinse to t ix Payers, buIlt it is humiiliating to t he rela-tives and frien mds to see them dissectedo , through post mortem examinations after they have p~assed into the si lent sh~ades of dleathi. We do not blame the Coroner for holding them, 0or the physician for his post mortem, for the law allows it. theretore we have no lame only for the law. We do inot assert that our law makers i ntentionally make these dlefects in the law, but that it is an over-sighit,or from too much haste in getting from one to another, andl trying to get through so many lawvs in so many dlays, and work on ''pet schemles,'' in some instances. We say, look first to the imp~ortaLnt part, and let the tri vial partB lay over until they are forgotten, and then we wvill be bet tered1, and not before. We again say, f hat to cheek the torrent of' mnurders throughout the State, there must be a few more hangings. As it is, no man is safe', if' he accidentally or otherwise in sults another. Trhis is not the on-r ly law either that is flimsy And causps expense to the counties, that should be looked after. X, ---Another cold-blooded murder hi G reen vil le, on Sunday. Boti colored. No cause, and 110 dread of the gallows, we sippose. Greenville hs become noted for Such (rines in t he past two yea s. la it their bad whiskey, or are they 1a1tulrhally game? Wre Ivill charge it to thr'. acc'lrsed whiskey, as it. is so essential for whiikey to be sold there, ina order to raise a revenue, 110 matter about. other consegnences. James MeCuallolugh shot Ephraim Saxon I bough the head, killing him Instant ly, and that is all. A trial; an appeal; Jutictie delayed: tie County to pay the fidhler, ete,. So mumch for our crianiminial Iws. Reform is needed. Shall %Vd have it. --Oi Tues1 :day las, tlie first s11)vel fili of dirt toward tle building of th. (AGreenville and I Laurens lRailroad vas thrown by President .Matildill, at (Ureaenville, aid a 1ig line gelerally was hld by :11) entliulsiastie crowd, and it is to Ihe h )ped 1aIt it vill Soon be comily1pleted, 111(d that th'y m1-y3 derive I the bnle-lits they so well de serve and -lilt icipate, frmll it. She ia:s the vim whv~en it-OO Woe toIRilroa,'da, anld wN" Wol like to have bsteen Aiken tal(ke the S:nn l in I t ent-st asz ( reenlville, inl the Ill. ter of ie ('. C. 0. & ('. IZ. I , :11. ih -n O.1 . rf:an wwOhllI not have bveen do - hled, perhaps; for 2 )r 3 v-.ir1 r I-win to t1he [arge almouit of I. 0:1 l n ter, ed lirial aI)Iml onununjea tions1Q we a re eo. nyalled to omit apgoo. k al of ilteresting news from oitside our11 conut v. NS IVAIN1 IN NLYI.---'-Tuie ..ty aIs th ed IoWII t rai oni t Ie ( ain1 ( Rail ro n ruInnInII IIg a Inr ve nea -h I appe111 1) Dcepot, 1t1 he e ginrl ta a- ma Ittn o t lie eSS II. Iefore the train coibl be st ()j)('(l loComotive st rocki I im 111:11 anm threw him some distanmCe. It was foiiiil iit h \ was TIoI m:s IIa vmmi. an oIl m-m wh >h s 1.le some whlaat of a anderinig life through this 'Wect ion. .1Iii skull was fractured anid life. was.' (enineIt . Ih-' is from Anidersona comy, havinmg livedl In the( vieinity~ of IIERE IS THEJ4 OLD STONO. Stautmcht&d Reliable. IT NEVER~ FAILS! PI C'" " or 2to 3 per (!elt. An no ia. 35lbs., from~ 3 to 4 per enlt, Am mlonuia, 400) lbs. cottooi. Fa rmers, if you wanut to be sure of your erop) doni't stop until J5. B. King has loamhed y'ou with "OLDl STlON( . Whlen youI h lve "O)l-D) STO.N O'' voni hav'e safety, and safety in farming i', happimecss axt h'>me. Th'le mani that ''OLD ST0l\TO" under~t his~ cro~p wiill smiile~ all the Sum mier. TPh '. cotIton will growv anid the 'You will not be asked to load your owagons, as Mr. Kinug will doI that for you. Back up youtr wiagonx and we will dto the work. Recspectfutlly, Ki NG & G RADY. Fdb l5.-tf