The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, January 26, 1878, Image 2
wiNNSBORO, S. 0.
Saturday, January 28, : 187.
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Assootato Editor.
TiHE LEGIsLATURE is rushing m'it
ters, in trying to elect six judgos on
a week's notice. The judiciary is tho
most important branch of the gov
ernment; and a few days, in tho
fevered condition of politics, is too
short a time for mature dolibera
tion. It is muich botter to postpone
the courts for a while than to mako
an unwise selection of judges who
are to hold office for four years.
IT Is A MATTER of regret that the
Senate rejected the House bill to
appropriato tho sum of twenty-fivo
hundred dollars to the State Agri
cultural and Mochanical Society.
The advantages arising from an
annual fair are too obvious to need
mention. This small sum, while
the Stato would not miss it, would
ensure a handsome premium list
every year, and, in this way, stimu
late active competition. As Gon
eral Gary well said in the course
of debato, the fair is an agricultural
school; and as agriculture is the
basis of our material interests, any
thing aiding it will benefit the
State. Let the Senato reconsider
its action.
Fish Culture.
Tho letter on-fishi culture, writton
by Major T. W. Woodward to Tle
News and Courier, and reproduced
this morning, is equally instructivo
and suggestive. While Major
Woodward is always found to be
well posted on any matter of which
he treats, there is no subjoect to
which he has devoted more careful
study than the propagation of fish.
As a result, ho has conclusively
proven that vast wealth exists un
developed in the streams and water
courses of South Carolina; and
that, while farmers aro toiling in
the burning sun of suimer' to
secure an unreminorative harvost,
they aro losing sight of an industry
(if industry that can be called which
requires little labor) that would
afford at little cost not merely the
necessaries but the delicacies of life.
Fresh fish,. in tho up country, since
the disappearance of the shad in
our streams, is- ai almost forbidden
luxury ; yet there is scarce a
plantation in the whole section
where a suitabl'e 'site for a fish..
pond cannot ho found. The United
States government has recently
turned its attention to this matter
and has re-stocked many rivers
with fish; but in the absence of
State .da and local supervision tl:0-o
Bpasinodio efforts are of little ravail.
The d'egroe- of' prosperity of every
country is measured by the diversity
of industries. In Sou th Carol ina,
favored as she is by Providence,
the ono-idea systenm has well-nigh
brought her people to bankrnptcy ;
and as a result, the masses gener,
ally. are compelled to subsist on
scanty rations of bacon and corn
bread, wvhile Major Woodwvard,
through his suporior sagacity in
laying tribute. upon all the elements,
revels in the toothsome fatness of
six. and-a-quarter-po-und trout. This
teaches a lesson. The Legislature
should step aside from the ordinary
routine of business and establish a
fish commission. A Bmal sum of
money, expenTdedt in this way, will
reap a rich harvest. And in casting
about for a suitable person, the
Legislature could find no ono better
qualified for tho- position- of fish
commissioner than Major Wood
ward. What say you,- gentlemen of
the Legislaturoei
The Silver Dollar.
As a good deal has been said about
the dishonesty of proposing to -pay
the public debt in silver, it is well to
recall' the, opinion-held at the time the
debit was, rekmded,. the 14th of July,
1870. Theaet of that date provided
that $200,0O0,000 of bonds should
be issued, "redeemable in coin of the
.pr'Neit standard value," in 'inr
years, and bearing interest at five
per cent: "payable semui-ann'ually a
aucoh coin." and for an is.se nsli
1ar terms of $500,000,000 at five per
cent. pay.tblo in fifteen years, and
$1,000,000,000 at four per cont.
payablo in thirty years.
"An act to strogthen the piblH
credit," approvod March 18, 1869,
declares that "the faith of the Uiii
ted States is solemnly pledged to
tho payament in coin or its equiva
lout of all tho debts of the United
States oxeopt where the w author
izing tho issuo may provido that the
samo may be paid in lawful money
or other currency than g/d or
slver." As no other currency is
providod by the law, the debt may
bo paid in standard coin. Tho
coinage act in fore at that time pro
vides "that of tho silver coins the
dollar sliall be of the weight of
412k grains," &c., and that dollars,
half dollars, &c. shall bo "logal ten
dors of paymont according to their
nominal valuo for any sius whi:at
ever." The demonetization of tho
siver dollar in 1873 does not affect
the bonds issued previously. The
object of these acts was to seerI
the bondholder from tho possibility
of changing the weight of the silver
or tho gold dollar. The coitract
was that ho should bo paid in a cor
tain weight of gold or silver, regtrd
less of what it might be e d.
Ie took the risk of the approvint0ion
or deprociation of "coin." At th-.t
timo 412k grains of s,ilver were wo ti
more than 25.8 grains of gold, and
for this reason the silver doh'ar had
practically disappoLred. But the
bondholder, had ho possessed the
power, would havo compelled the
coinage of the silver dollar. Now
that silver has fallen in proportion
ato value, he has no canso for com
plaint if the - goveunmit should
tender him silver. 'Tis so nominAted
in tho bond. Now, as to the exics
sions of leading statesna,u at the
timlf). Senlator OFessLndel, at one
time secretary of the tremsury, said:
(0l-l'o p1. 1611) "What was a dol
lar ? A dollar wa-s defined by statute.
It was gold or silver coin. Son:)
tor Morton said : (Globe p. 160-)
"It ks simply a solemn pledge that
all tho obligations of the United
States, notes and bonds, shall bo
paid in gold and silver coin." And
again (p. 16619) "and placu all the
obligations," &c. "upon the solid
basis of gold and silver coin." Even
Secretary John Sherman remarked:
(Globe, p.* 1057)
"I look upon the first section of
this bill as a doelaration that thme
United Statea ought not to pay any~
portion of its debts excep)t ini gold
an,d silver' coin, un-less tihe right to
pay it otherwise is oxpressliy re
servodl As to the strict construc
tion of thme live- two. ty nact, I
agreed with the Senator that we I mad
aL right to pay in lawful money, but
weC are b)ound( to pay13 thaqt /(nfl1/
mneyi, and ought to- have paid it
long beforo this timno ina gold (and
si/cer'."
And1 no:w to the facts. The bonds
were bought from thme government
at froma 410 to 65 cents in gold. Ono
thmousamnd dollars in gvold bonghlt a
$2,500 bond that yielded twelve and1(
a half per cent. on the amou:mt in
vested. In ten years the p)urha~ser,
as the prodluct of his investme.nt of
$1,000, had $1,250 of gold as inter
est money, ando $2,500 in bonds
$3,750 in all. Two hundred end
soventy-fasvo per cent. in ten yer is
not b)ad.
Th'le above facts demon.strate
pretty clearly the right of thme gov
ernont to pay the bonds ini thea
"dollar of our' dadiis." Th'le poJicy
of doing so is an entirely dif'orent
matter.
THE STATE .LEGI0SLATUREg.
WEDNESDAY, Jamnuary 23, 1878,
SENATE.
A num-mbor of bills were introdue..
e(d,. read by title, anid p)roporly r'e-.
ferrmed.
The committee- on agriculture re
ported favorably on a bill to alter
the law on tho sublj ect of fences in
certain townships in Fairfield. Also
favorably on a bill to oxtendl the
provisions of the fence law to certain
plantations.,
A bill for the protection of land
lords leasing lands for agricultural
~urposIeswaw read a scond time.
L'ids bill malkes rent a first .lion on
orops,
A bilL appropriating $2,500 to
'the State Agicultural Socioty was
rejected, 15 to 12'.
The committee on thme iudiciary
ronortar1 favoably on- the bilt
ostablish a now olection Aid judicit
district from Benufort, to be known
as "Pahietto ;" also, on bill to au
thorizo the employinot of ablo
bodied malo priononrs in work on
rols and m strects.
Tho fo&tt b,ll punch laww
rejeeted.
Mr. Kinsler introduce(I a joint
resOlution dirocking the comptiroller
genvial to stop all procoudingn
amt11st any citizen of the Stato
inder setion 5 of the act to raio
s upplio-, etc., approved Juno 9, 1877.
lcadl I firv tim.
Tho bill to provide for tie loe
tion of coutinty tro-imu-ers vond cou~i
ty aludil.or,- wa,s rejected.
Ad1journled.
Hom,m, ol,i:usmev
A rosolution to havo night sos~
sionls waes rejectedl.
A 11ui,mer w, bills were pro'e;Cntedi
1111d refevred --:ti ongt, t'hemll a bill to
rupeal the rep'l1 o'* the lien law.
Tlle iHouse ivitel Iho nt to
pr-OCed to an olelMon of circ-:it
jud.ges on the ')t4h inst.
Thto educational i.ill. with its
amendmnents, Wias pas"sCd to a third
rea-li .
Adijourned.
Tnmu:.-my, Janittry 21, 1373.
The (hir s:lihmi'ed the follov
n'l l om0 mi- i o i! n fir Im Jl :-. V
Cm ,S. C., J:m. 22, 1873.
.on. im. D. V..n..
D - It . ', I I I , S : R in.; rv la th
eih: ml e in heilt
im vote k.. c Vo: I o.ctine,
chavo wath . :it of tho
ihe mehuM bei m:. r r
Af11 V4!tt 1 -l ptIA 1111 hi l %Vr1.e's '01011-i
.mido ul(, yu1 r the bih:nl it ,wtil
on"f!'. fr A.,J.AWII,i1n .
Amivwr nrAb r hrtioh to and
iro :Ily e i fe . be " o f1
nw]1 i....th jtuici.] 1 111.s ,I ;n wi
11)(A m Ce,
1Tbc ilte :won ho the :-4 of Cin
CitiCs .1 was vr oiw. ' of % te
ie:Ld a nd till :vi.
o ?I ort F,Vortbl, i
C-nftst) of eiiftce to Inte
cm ilto a ilton tfio ju1 o of the 111),
vet ot fellin ib (ir , . to h nsip';
in the coi.ltv of . - i e . (n
liittil o mbridad m.
AdnouI p.
rath;;t air pn r t in ro f the
rcite Lv n dte w:d popii.; :-s tTe w
tirad a ec, time. y(00ItS;oeSt
~itnp oth umvor te wi~t am~ of
mhenrts) of counito a..rop.-:din
n lto alter thne law nd to puh..
jhe li of fones it crit:ain tnhri
ithe countyl ofe ariel,md wa, n
mofthn of:M. C:mnopstponed.
util Frd.A '. l m!(n
Adjourned. ____
Af nu50 (mbr of bilis, resolut ions1'
nde emtoril eitonee)d, 3]t~cs i
IThe billp oed and i-n toi'an.
thortze the01 cNontyl coaissonersi i
submi to th1egliied el-ts ofhcae
the olderal countiisia propositio
t atltr ihe fenceulawand fo pro
tvpidefo ofectuain thme' fo trm:,
rieed tsientd rafdigted wah
ordred one engOissed! fo ae thi
Thou anu oftort bhein cniderat.on so
them foa om arrid ad Co il
to( prol vi torble rai:to
aof11 tto Sto Unit heversiy wt of
Mos:m. i. Rphsan hi,i ono-n
Vbenne Ahicht hid fatell sk
stolyE inado)y th ol0iCflit'.Th dl(is...
and: ifnwswarm enjyd lngthy.ri11)L
bee curod ial fory gore a nfnbry
yeass Thosmd of theml aaently
D. espento'ono)rby dchene's Pail,iti
byate saeumedicino' inCConnetio
wiSchnk's o IItLtW od t Tn ic a
Manraugh ills,i on or boah acrd
Ling tomprlqit,mentsofc the, cse.
Te d grat ostof nr tha "rof
Fullmetions inrblefo nemyo
ycer s edPyiciaopanyro each
disackandpinsaflcowt
it rconcleda temselvis Syup doea
wtoutda effort, ng made toisav
them forsomb alloo drhgihscn.
UNDEVELOPED) W-EA LT I.
-ABOUT-FIS11 CULTUREti'.
Astonishing Rsu1t3--Ped1rg,reo of thv
Six+3n 1it-Quattr Vound Trout
IutwresAn1g iats.
VIN1,S1o:), Jan111u'y 18.
I the,Eritor (!t the Xc-wS (m
Couier .:-As you have signifie;
tint it would "now be ill order fo
me1 to rise :nmphlill" aboilb tlha
as theo'e aro somle points of inture
and informl-ttionl which I think havi
shall d) so. This trolt, which wa
re:ly not a trout as laid do-wl il
the book ', was tirec years anld vigi
mon hs011 old, anid wasi a (escend:mtt u
a supply el me by Col. .'
Cvktur, Lhat (St stJimahlo !e'nle
maai 1lively Gn(;e'1':r no\w (li.n
b nissI inl ve ci y. .Ho procure'C1
eggs from his pond in Or:migeburg
and hing hatulhed Utho:r in li
trorfh, brouhit m10 the younug fishes
SOVCerl umdheid of them, in a mal
1in bicke!t, hen they wera no
lrppr khai ig ,;el
of 'x p i 'i!n" :a t! O its 1i.
T'h . ptic: pI nhs Wo which:
wish todi ea:eio.hwvr
aLe thO h.< tw tht h;e uf this .Z(
Ca1 be rb:o l i n u,l pomd,; o;
sm All , l ,jm even wi I 1it e.rhi
fleial few-lin:1 aW this ti h had nmnr
andt lhm w.;* rful l eI:nc s i wei;-b
vir'llmA..-re b,l'thn l:i~.
un~.l I: an 1i:o . we : 9 . Inlto o (h
i i Din.1! 1.ho m or Febrn
:u-, 170,n,ypod wNas drawl.
down liter.!lv 1o) 0he bot-Om am,
m r( / i om"! i a k ' u, I..\.:1 -r -, til
p nt i h:Itl r-ctIS"d i1pl ul( e A .%V rn
pu n 1s brefors, all1 of wh(
WC re \1i::' . o. "!*td;oy the a::rges
weihin1" om110':. L.,r-goeen:
werde.in d!, Almi n t I & e.%-ow,
t ,ikin f r : e! ~ 1I t.ht- ibi o::.o wrf,
!o banyK, on" in wn ight, (:2.
1,4nn,.) Ahm we havm CY&Y rlyu
(1nt ye:tr "'Il nIis m Onhs chru w%.Iu
1h0 aFtcnishing gramwth oif foum
p )I I>-,: k. The1 l!; 11.111num er o11
e:w ereofo-crportfed. as being
pr"upeld 1hiS yonr is, .I believe, thL
aoo.of 16,000, :-S givenl inl lil
A:n1 -214m 'weay, ahoughI havm
donh, 'hn,(). it a ie e"g"s increas
in unmller :z.-thea fish incrteased il
i The ':ish from w lhch tiu
n . I h::vP1 tm'( n th lia
XL2 !)). tho CS22 14 ( Y'die
b. f 1 m11110. 1111m tl( SiX andP -
Aiarlxne counte ove
10, eii; 'NS, o which er ing rpidly 3
Conn iat CiCI ol. unnett:trW. '.11s
21.h areIt bfoe us,ii an, yo't1 wSo have
h-)! upon fIttishIingik - On. Eheris n(
liej, no public in(terest manh iet -s i
t1.nt ih aduct t the: torm Gonyt -
ment of121( the LegislaIitre, g ii m
yourA- 1)c ato loi't. y ;el
PLR'IS 2:Xl( IL1 Te Tlindu y'Ir:L
ioThecrri nn of theoV2(,[le.l( Lodon
/d. /;/d Kewng wribn itn m1t 1lovn
ll arilg 242 [lile Wii onndtidas ')
mre th grimrlires ald, Hereih
atn fhoro th earut w;m utorn by
Ahexlosid od of ls Nernnvie
iN.. heathCoso y an s bilnty
blodn. odah:hira,rud
"Fatted ealf for one," was a ms
-I;ge to his fatfer, tolographed by a
yoig nmn from Auburn, who went
to 'Texas last spring.
A min in Harom. New Hampshire,
has Sued tho dilatol y lover of his
1-ihter. for for 1300 for room rent,
fielmiti lights during four years of
Courtship.
Governor Holliday, of Virginia,
h s e-ked ip the Exeutivo Man
r sikn and gono to a hotel to board,
b wheicre.d- 1mmy old-fal-shionled Vir
fiiniis m-e represented 1.s Some
A school hou ( l,o inl a New
-aimpshiro ist rict st:n1id4 inl thro
towns, !;o that tho pupils sit inl
Bindge, the teneher in New Ipswich
Ian reces is takenl inl Ashburinhaml,
Mass.
,Da Voorbe 1 ' silver spocch is al
r, (ly eircidahnm- throti-gh Indi-Ma
-IS1 a.-mnpalmn do I)ccuet, and iH tho
hinig with whivh it is expected the
Dcie rak s will carry the Lo-,isla -
I to 1-oand return th,e great Colunbian
orator to the Senalte.
The following romarkablo entry
afppa on tihe registry list of Stan
ishis county, California : "Johnil L.
(r-awNford, v11in nimuber, 393 ; reg..
I it; nImIber, 868 ; age, 2.) ; coitry
of n1tivitv, England ; occupation,
ho".t-dn.
Watneme P aro looming up inl
the near future as i.be grea- Amer
(in pro'liet. Experiients in Cali-.
ioria sh;w that stl: Cal be ex
Stracekwd fromi the II(n.Iols at it cost of
Iwo c Icts less thanl from stugar cane.
BestideL: this, oil is m1a11do from tho
-ecd and aleohol from the rind.
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