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-BERT . ALL, Etr'. 1 . A-Sk: T~USDY A.(. '27, IS,1. WEALTH OF T11E I'EOPLL. The Cengus 'an says It I $1,000 per Capitz,-Sotth Caro!ina's Decrease. Wi :No-AoN,SAug.A2.-The Census Bureau to-day ,ssued a bulletin on the assessed valuation of real and personal xroperty of several States and Terri tories. The valuations are shown for years of 1Sz0 and 180. with the excep tion of "Michig:i, which is for 1SS6, and Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, _Mississippi, New Mexico, washington and Wyo ming, which are for 1889. 'The bulletin shows that the assessed value of all property has increased from 6,902.99.3.543 in ISSi) to $24,249, 589,Pk4 in IS90, an increase during the decade of $7,3t6,596,261. an amount equivalent to the true value of all prop erty as returned by the United States census in 1859 ($7,13,78t),228.) Should it be found upon the com pletion of inquiry in relation to the true value of all property in the U nited States that the same relation exists in 1S90 between the assessed valuation and the true valuation as existed in 1880 theabsolute wealth of the United States ace. rdin to the eleventh census may be estimated at $;v2,6100,000 or neariy $1,0P0 per capita as against $5.14 per capita in Sj0, 7.S0 per cniita in 1870, and 6S.74 per capita in 1880. The tinat returns, showing the abso lute wealth of the country, will ne,-es sirilv be among the last publications -of this office. as comnlete data for the calculation is not av~ailable until after inquires relating to agriculture and manufact-ures have been flnished. The increase of assessed valuation is as fol lows iL stat' s ued: A labamua................. . ......... 74,213,213 Florida .,......... .................. 45,988,629 ............................. 137,894,1 5: L a ........................... 74,15S,351 - M isissipI......................... 46,800,777 -North o n ................... .56,.597,OS5 Ten nessee......... ........ 13.5,731,565 Texas ... ... ................... 375,477,SO5 Virginia . ................... 5i,967,606 Sou:h C: rc'ina Ca:rease)... 1,377,497 SOM111, NG WI,Nk IN THE CENSUS. Special to News and Courier.1 Co.i 1;;A, A ugust 25.-There is evi deutly a big mistake in the compara tive assessed value for South Carolfna as given in the olicial United States census bulletin for 18>-l890 as given to-day in the News and Courier. The figures given were poited out to Comp troller General Ellerbe, who said that it was either a misprint or a failure to report facts. The bul!etiu shows that in the decade fron 1>50 to 1:90 the assessed values for South Carolina de creased $1,:377,49~7. As given in the report of the Comp troller General for 19) the total value was 01.)02,451. In ISSO the values were: Real prop erty, $59,978,998; counties not included in report, reported on basis '79, $17,630, 668; personal property, $35,892,790: counties not reported, $f3,892,79S; rail road property, $18,707,400; total for 1880, 83,062,S34. The increase for the de cade, therefore, wvas $17,539,617. In this ca!culation the increasedC ~ar nt'arington andChs parison ovausby counties is not ob tainable. If the increase for these coun ties had been given for 1S79--80 the in crease for the ten years would probably have taken off S1,000.000, leaving the increase for the decade about $16,500, 000. The increase of all taxable values for this year over that of the previous year is about $14,0$0,000), (estimated.) AGAIN AT WAlt.4 The Classy Mountain M!oonshiners Hav-e a Bloody Battle at a Church. LSpeial to State.7 GREENvILLE, S. C., August 24. Glassy Mlountain township, this county, the scene of several bloody tragedies in recent years and of numerous fights, was the scene yesterday of a te:rible tragedy, in which one man was killed, another mortally wounded and three others severely injured, one of them ~-~reported fataliy. Glassy Mouna in is the home of theC mnoonsLine anid of as desperate a lot of men as ever livd. althboughi there are a good aud peaceful citizens~living in the 1 township.I Four years age Ben Ross was shot a dead through the window of his home I for threatenn to exp)ose the moon *siners. Deputy Marshal Odumn and t Deputy 3Marshal Hjightower were seri- ~ ously wounded, and a year ago "Big ~ Bill" Hio'ward wvas killed in the road ' oue Sunday afternoon by his cousin, r George Center. Fends exist betwveen near relatives, and islood relationship is no proof agains the deadly bullet. t Services wvere held Sunday at the a Mountain Mill Baptist Church, a little building on the summit of Glassy t M1 untain. It was communion Sunday, l~ and the day. for "feet washing." a More t han once before t he congregation iE had been disturbed by lights and shoot- a ing scrapes, but that of yesterday was at general battle and the congregation t ~ekly dispersed to places of safety. 8 The rer.ort received here is that Joshua Hioward and Luther Durham became involved in a diilieulty. Howard shot Durham in the mouth and thigh. "Babe" Durhan, Luther D)urbami's brother, the-n shot and nt-or ally woun ded Joshua Howard, and, turning sudden ly, ki lled 3iassiua Howard. The firing be came general, an d, when over, it was found that Richard Howard and Sherman B3ridgman, who had aided the Durh;ams, were severely wounded,~ Bridg:uan ha:vin;g ben shot in the mouth. Richardi Howard disapeared, and is thut ;o have dicei, making ~ three killed.' Lmther D)urhamt may nott die, a.nd .Bridgaa wVil recover. C 3. 'gro c-.b'i., in Mexico. ti -- o Cin:e :o,u Au:;ust 3.-W. H. Ellis, c of Texas, who is actively concerued in ti the scee to ee'lonize- a!arge number ,b of Southern m-groes La 3Mexico, is in the city. Speakin of1 : n to-day,. lhe said fi he believe thti- few negroes were P to colonize a C: itn Mexc they a -Wutld own it in nyve ve?.rs ;&nd be as prseogm t.ds h protject t is favora iv recwive by all but colored fC politician.a Ellis thu s *L e l.ess of a large num-.t ber of colored *aborers would do more V than anything ei- to solve the race ai problem in the oth The concessions S which have been obtained from the rE Mexican government embrace lands in w the States of V era Cruz, Queretaro, fe San Luis Pot'osi, andaxoca. of In cotton, Eis~ asserts, the colonists 4 wvill have the benent of a market price ti almost double that of the United se States. The cotton is perennial there, p lie says, and not planted every year as sl 'here, and hair a bale an acre more can a< be raised. Ellis says that he already has the T names of,000 people who desire to go 01 from vious Sonthern States. A Tui: DAY AT DENNY'S. Z?.rybosdy Seems to be Satfied with the Speeches. [Special to the News and Courier.] DENNY'S August 21.-About two thousand people assembled here to-day to have the sub-treasury plan discussed by Congressman Tillman, Col. Talbert and Dr. Sampson Pope, of Newberry. Three of the neighboring Alliances were the hosts of the occasion. They were very hospitable and cot rteous to all the visitors and particularly to the ladies, of whom a great number were in attew!ance. There was plenty of lemonade and a big barbecue, good weather, good people and good humor. Mr. J. R. Goggans, himself a pleasant and fluent speaker, was the master of ceremonies. He introduced the three speakers with a good deal of adroitness in the distribution of his compliments. He certainly pleased the speakers as well as the audience. It was all sorts of a meeting, politically considered. Gov (,rnor Tillman was there looking on in Vienna; Editor Wallace was there looking on just so; County Lecturer Bean was there looking on generally; Representative Blease was there looking on specially perhaps, and there were a dozen or more there looking possibly at the direction of the wind. Of late peo ple have got it into their heads that Col. Taliert will run or be run for Con gress in the 2d district against "your Ucle George," and "your Uncle George" is absolutely certain to run and be run. As Col. Talbert would say, "Dat's a fack," but he, himself, has not said that he is a candidate-that is to say, he has not said so publicly or priv ately so far as the public know. The opinion is nevertheless rife that there will be a fight between Col. Talbert and Col. Tillman, and there is no doubt that a great many people went to the bartecue to see a picnic between the doughty Congressman and his probable opponent. Col. Talbert said that he was amply satisfied with the result and Con gressman Tillman said that he was satisfied, and so far as satisfaction is concerned why this correspondent is quite too chokeful of it for intelligible expression. All the ladies seemed also to be unutterably satisfied, and if a cyclone and a deluge hadn't come up in the middle of the amenities the speaking and enjoyment might have lasted until it was too dark to distin guish a sub-treasury certificate from a French assignat, a Confederate note, or a brand new twenty dollar gold certifi cate. The rain came when Col. Talbert was half through and the wind came up about the same time and blew the mass meeting into small pieces, up the road and down the road and into the woods. In about five minutes after the approach of the storm there was nothing left on the ground but the echoes of the thun der of the sub-treasury debate. It was certainly all sorts of a meeting, politically considered. Dr. Poge, a trong advocate of the Alliance and one f the invited spea'Xers, EULOGIZED GOVERNOR TILLMAN in such terms as would make any Gov rnor blush. Congressman Tillman atacked the sub-treasury, which was quivalent to attacking Col. Talbert, U'albert replied vigorously. The audi mee was of course highly edified by he triangular aspect of politics at Denny's. Col. Talbert, was, in the lang of the day, whooped up by the oys. He was cheered when he got up Lnd when he sat down. He was cheered hroughout his sp>eech. Congressman 'illman made many good points in his amiliar style, and his friends cheered sne applauded him enthusiastically. ie spoke with tremendous earnestness n nmany parts of his address. Toas reat many in the crowd t.eredivas no ouviction but that the sub-treasury idse only remedy brsa~be. bles; and is is ex imelf ~d'ubtful if anything but an tctual test of the bill ever satisfy that ide of the house. Dr. Pope's speech was received well. Everytiaing was received well. The >eople came to receive everything well, ud they did it hospitably and gen rously. There was no bad blood en endered, and the meeting closed as it egan, in a good humor. As before tated, the two gentlemen most deeply terested were satisfied, and why hould not all of us be satisuied-ex remely so. There was a little fracas hat interrupted Dr. Pope's speech. ne white man cut at a black man vho was making hash, and a second vhite man knocked the first white nan man down with a stick, and at he last acccunts all of these people vere perfectly satisfied with the re ults. A NEW MOVE BY ALLIANCEMEN. ~hey Hold a Secret Meeting and Criticise Southern Democrats. TOP'EKA, Kan., August 21.-About ne hundred well known Alliancemen ud ex-Republicans met this afternoon ud took steps to bring before the ex nion soldiers in the Alliance the osition which the Democrats in the outh have assumed toward the new arty. It was a novel gathering, controlled y S.B. Bradford, ex-Attorney General, rho, for the past week has been secretly :nding marked copies of Southern )emocratic papers to the men in the ew party. These papers criticised the existing ension laws and complimented the ew party in the South on its adher ce to Democratic principles. Gen. Bradford kept all knowiedge of 20 meeting even from the Republican ~aders, and made the gathering as far s possible an Alliance conference. The ien who were assembled signed an ddress in which they called upon all 2e ex-Republicans in the Alliance > consider well the situation in the outh. GOR DON WOULDN'T FA CE T hEM. he Georgia senator Enns Away from the AiUlanco Cross-Examination. [FromQ thc. New York Suu.] krLAN-rA, August 21.-Senator Gor on has dodged the Alliar:ee Conven on, and now becomes the central gure of their agitation. Trhe resola ou calling upon him to declare him lf upon the Ocala platform asked J at it should be done before the Con mtion should adjourn. It was given I a early this morning that Senaor ordon wouid electrify the Conven- 2 on at its morning session. Instead t that a motion was introduced to rc msider the resolution introduced yes rday asking him 1o give his view, rj ait after considerable discussion it ~ iled. The Convention wa of~ thei inion that since Senator Gordon was I ~uring as an opponent of Alliance t ~inipes, he ought to put himself in cord with them- -. Final adjournment came without eappearance of Gen. Gordon. The eling among the members wvas strong, d fou' ' expression in such exclamna- ] ons as "When he wanted our votes t e couldn't shake him off." It was F certained during the evening that t inator Gordon was at the Governor's 8 sidence, where a plan of campaign as being arranged. When the con t ence was over, Senator Gordon gave it for publication a short letter to the liance at large, saying that his posi- t m on public matters had been fully s t forth in speeches, and he was sur ised that any further statement ~, tould be necessary. He intended to a dress the people soon, and hoped to -ove to thenm that he was their friend. ie letter is extremely non-committal ., i the very point upon wh. the State a ilincewised o cossqnT~< hi.a SENATOR K EETT'S 'OSITION. He is not a Third Party Man, and 1:elieves the Alliance Will Control the Demo cratic Party. To the Editor of The IIerald and News: As a synopsis of my speech made at Fellers' barbecue has been published in your paper, and an asser tion made that I declared myself a Third party man, which is not true, I feel that the subject is of sufficient im importance for me to make a concise statement of my views and position. The Alliance is a non-partisan social and political organization. The de mands that are now receiving the at tention of the country are national in their character, and are wade in the interest of the producers and the indus trial classes of our people. I can see no hope of prosperity for us unless these demands are carried to a successful issue. Therefore, I consider it my para mounb duty as a citizon to work for the success of the means. As a member of the Alliance I am not bound to any party. As a citizen I can act with any party I please. As a citizen of South Carolina I have always acted with the Democratic party, and believe I shall continue to do so, and not at at the expense of the Alliance demands. While I place irinciple higher than party, and prefer - U-:fure party, I can see no reason of necessity or expedience why Alliancemen of South Carolina should withdraw from the Democratic party. If they should, it would carry the greater portion of the party with them them. It is my pres ent opinion that Alliance dermands in South Carolina should in 1892 be made an issue in the Democratic party. I am fully satisfied that when the de mands are fully understood-and the people are now studying them with re markable interest-those who favor the demands will compose a very large ma jority of the Democratic party and w:11 easily contol it. Respectfully, Jos. L. KErTT. Sondleys, S. C., August 24, 1891. HE STICKS TO IT. The Herald and News does not be lieve that the correspondent desired to misrepresent Senator Keitt. He was in Newberry yesterday, and being in formed of what Mr. Keitt has to say this week, writes as follows in reply: "In giving the synopsis of Mr. J. L. Keitt's speech, at Fellers' barbecue on 11th instant, I used his own words when he answered the questions as to the Third party. He said just what your correspondent sent, although he may now attempt to say it is 'not true' and define his position." CHARGED WITH MURDER. Crew of the Freight Train Which Caused a Colison Arrested. [Special to Register.] CHARLESTON, S. C., August 2.-S. J. Herron, U. S. O'Brien, S. P. Boozer and Alvan McDuffey, the crew of the freight train which caused the collision near Ridgeville on the South Carolina Railway i uly 31, were arrested to-day on the charge of murder. Engineer Henry Brisenden and fireman W. J. Browne were killed in the accident. A warrant was issued by Trial Justice Cummings of Colleton County, who held the inquest. The prosecution is instigated by J. D. Browne, father of fireman Browne. The accused sur rendered themselves when they heard that a warrant was out. They were aken before Justices Williman A Britton in this city to-day 1m were ailed in $SQ4). .ahW Herron and G'riefitdi conductor and engineer of he freight trian, have been discharged by the railroad. The parties are held for trial at the October term of court at Walterboro. EGLIGENT TIRAINMEN DISC'HARGED. CHARLEsTON, S. C., August 25.-The South Carolina Railroad to-day dis carged conductors Martin and Horri son, Engineer He&dt and flagman Ran all, all involved in the recent wreck at Summerville. Engineer Conlor is sus ended for thirty days. A DARING ROBBERY. hree 3Masked Mten go Through an Express Car. NASHVILLE, TENN., August 21.-A pecial from G::iffin, .Ga., says: Au ex ress car in charge of J. T. Byne was held up by three masked men and obbed just east of Collins station last ight. Conductor Reid says he stopped ,t Collins to let ofi a colored woman, nd when the train pulled out saw no ne get on, but his engineer saw three en standind on the side of the road, and they got in front of the express car ust as the train left the station. Byne, the messenger, says one of hem entered the car with his pistol rawn, followed by the other two, who rdered him to unlock his safe, which e did, at the poin t of three murderous ookmng pistols. The men were of edium size and wore as masks por ions of black hats. They :so wore arge black aprons. Immediately after oing through the car they rang the ell and when the train .camne to a tandstill ran off through a field. Conductor Reed, who was making is way to the smoking car, where he upposed a row was in progress, saw ~ne of the men running, and says he spected the fugtutive had cut somie ne and was making his escap)e. It is umored that the amount stolen was ~3,00, though the exp-ess officials only eknowledge to about $2,500). It is be eed that the passenger who got off t Collins was a confederate. COLD WAVE IN THE WEST. he Most I'henomienal Te,nperat ture in Years-A White Frost. BURLINGTON, IA., August 24.--The ost phenomenal cold wave f'r years is revaling over Southwest Iowa at pres It came unexpectedly and was so arp that late garden truck had a nar w escape. The mercury fell from 90O Iegrees in the shade to :35 in less than enty-four hours and nothing but oudy weather and heavy winds pre ented killinig frosts. Corn in this setion is so far ad vanced at the cold will have little effect on . Crops :n Southwest Iowa and ad ining port ions of Illinois and MIissouri e unusually large,an d there is nothing t long continued rains or an early reeze that can injure them. Farmers J e not apprehensive of either. The a ercury now is about 400 above zero. C A WHITE FROST. MIARSUALLTOWN, IA., August 04. bere was a very perceptible white 1 ost in this region both Sunday morn g and this morning, especially in the a wands. Corn is not injured and the y ~nderest vegetation is only siightlyi in-t ared. The temperature reached 38S last a iht. FRoST IN wiSCoNSIN. a IIwarIZEE, W\IS., August 24. rost last night did great dxaage to bacco and cranberrie.s. Necedah re orts that half thle cranbierry crop in hat district is destroyed, involving~ reat loss. LI LITLE RoCi, Ark., August 1.-Iu 1 e circuit court of Desha county the .it of MIrs. M[ary Sweet, widow of ii >hn Sweet, who was killed in the *reck of a freight train last September, h ainst the St. Louis and Iron Mo0un tin railroad, was decided in favor of tile aintiff to-day. The jury returned a1 erdict for $3.5,000. This is the largest , ount of damages ever given against RUSUING UP THE RAILROAD.ASSESS MTENTS. Thbe New Figures Announced-Comparlson of Las, Year's Rates with Now. [The State.] The long awaited assessments of the railroads of the State, about which so much has been said, and against which the railroads made such a fight, have at last been passed upon finally by the State board of equalization of railroal, and yesterday they were at last made public. Only the bare assessments per mile are given, and no compilations or comparisons are announced. Therefore it is impossible to give the exactamount of the raise, but by a careful computa tion from the data given, it is found that the raise will amount to searcely less than $21,000,000, and may be a couple of million higher. This year there is a much larger number of miles of road being operated in the State, and the total raise is in some measure due to that, but the actual raise per mile is very large. The total valuation of prop erty for each road was not given out by the comptroller, and consequently can not be compared with the figures of last year. Then aga,n several roads, namely: The Augusta & Knoxville, Greenville & Laurens, Greenville, Lau rens & Spartanburg, Savannah Valley, Carolina, Knoxville & Westeru, and Spartan burg, Union & Columbia do not appear on this year's reports at all as such roads, for they have been absorbed by others under one name. The raise, however, is so great as to cause a general belief that the railroads, especially the big ones, will make a fight before paying such taxes and carry the matter into the courts. The figures, as announced by the comptroller general, and the compari sons with the figures of last yeal, are given below: Ashley River railroad-Last year 1], 000 per mile; this year $13,000. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line-Last year $13,500 per mile; this year $18,000. Blackville, Alston & Newberry Last year $5,000 per mile; this year $6,500. Blue Ridge railroad-Last year $4, 000 per mile; this year $5,000. Barnwell railroad-Last year $5,000 per mile; this year $6,500. Lishopville rail.road-Last year $500 per mile; this year $600. Carolina, Cumberland Gap & Chica go railroad-Last year $5,000 per mile; this year S8,000. Central railroad-Last year $8,000 per mile; this year $12,000. Charleston & Savannah railroad Last year $12,000 per mile; this year $13,000, Asheville & Spartanburg railroad Last year $4,000 per mile; this year $8, o00. Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago railroad-Last year $7,500 per mile; this year $10,000. Cheraw & Chester railroad-Last year $2,500 per mile; this year $4,000. Cheraw & Salisbury railroad-Last year $4,000 per mile; this year $8,000. Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta rail road-Last year $10,500 per mile; this year $14,000. Sea Island Branch-3,000 per mile. Port Royal& Western Carolina-$10, 000 per mile. Chester & Lenoir railroad-List year 1 $2,500 per mile; this year S4,000. Columbia & Greenville railroad- i Last year $8,000 per mile; this year $10, 5)0. Florence railroad-Last year $6,000 per mile; this year $10,000. Georgetown & -Western railroad Last year $2,000 per mile; this year $4, 00. Laurens railroad-Last year $2,000 t per mile; this year $5,000. Manchester & Augusta railroad- I ast year $4,0,00 per mile; this year $5,-i 00. Greenpond, Waterboro & Bxi:nch ville railroad-Last year $5,( 30 peL imile; his year $7,000.r North Eastern railroad-Last yeart 14,000 per mile; this year $17,003. Port Royal & Augusta rai.road-Lastt ear $7,500 per mile; this year $10,000. c Palmetto railroad-Last year $2,000i er mile; this year $4,000. South Carolina railway-Last year t 13,000 per mile; this year $16,000). South Carolina Pacitic railway-Lastt ear $5,000Oper mile; this year $G,500. 3 Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta c ailroad-Last year $10,500 per mile; t tis year $14,000. t WVilmington, Chadbourne & Conway c ailroad-Last year $3,000 per mile; his year $5,000. t Wilson & Summerton railroad-Last 1 yar $1,750 per mile; this year $1,798. 1: Charleston, Sumter & Northern rail- t oad-Last year $4.000 per mile.; this e ear $8,000.o Colum bia, New berry & Lauirens rail- t. oad-Last year $2,000 per mile; this s ear $5,000. f Georgia, Carolina & Northern rail- s oad-Last year $.3,000 per mile; this I ear thirty miles at $10,000, remainder t $5,000. Hartsville railroad- Last year $1,004) ti er mile; this year $2,000. si It was remarked last night that the ri ssessments had not been made on any a fixed basis, but that the board hat' just si laced the raise where they saw fit.- t< he board, however, has done its work tL nd the figures are here for any and all ca o see. SHOCKS AT ST. LOUIS. d -- p LIree Touch~es of Earthquake-A Thun- ti der Storm Along With Them. tI p: Sr. Lours, Mo., Aug. 21.-Three dis- tc :inct shocks of earthquake were felt ti st night. So far as can be learned A be disturbance was confined to the n ~restern part of the city. TFhe shocks f~ ere preceded by thunder and light- se ing, but no rain fell. The mercury 'elI some fifteen degrees just before the bhoeks, the first (of which was severe Ti ~nough to rock houses and break crock rv and windows. This was followed y two more shocks. The time of the isturbance was 8.30 o'clock. mn TH E SHoCKS FELT IN ILLINoIS. D JERSEYvILLE, ILL., Aug., 21.-This t caty was visited by an earthquake tu ast Tuesday which was sensibly felt W uring the electrical storm, but it was ls pposed to be tbe vibrations of heavy of under, and this was followed by at nother shock at -7 o'clock iast night. Ier louses trembled, and some persons It~ ere frigh tened that they jumped out tr bed. The vibrations were from east fo west. A Di Ieatq Forty Acres~ aml~ a M,ule. of ILE(mr, N. C., August 21--dohn . Witliamnsou, one of the leading ne ro p)oliticia ns of this State, ex-mem ber the legislature and editor of the ~aleigh Banner, proposes to run for re >ngress next year on a unique p)lat- ye rm. It contains one plank, as fol- a ws: That Congress provide for the WX yment, at the rate of $:300 per head, gr the 4,4)00t,000 slaves set free by late ta ~ar-200 of this amount to be paia to as e owner of each slave, or his heir., sti d $100 to each freedman, or his heirs. 10< will take $i,200,000tH0 to do this, th d Williamson pIropo~ses to supply the in: ~nds by i+:suing 2 per cent. tlity-year 5,( lIdS to that amount. a Twins Ninety-one Yeara Old-i. SAEr, Mass., August 2l.--Mrs. an tannah Eustis and Miss Sarah Barr, iu sisters, of Wakefield, are at present e guests of their niece, Mrs. Mary uts, in this city. These venerable 4 omen, who are enjoying excellent st.r alth, wvere horn in Salem, March 31, so 00 da No two persons were ever more alike, in~ ing of exactly the same height and in eight, while their features, voice and iovements are so similar that it of' uzzles even their nearest relatity 1 one from the other. THE REBATE TAX. The Opinion or the Taxation or the Nxew berry Cotton 3ills. .Special to News and Courier.1 COLUMBIA, Augst 21.-The opinion of Assistant Attorney General D. A. Townsend in the Newberry Cotton 1ills case was given to the press to day from the Comptroller General's office. The case briefly stated is that tlie Newberry Mills were incorporated under the Act of 1873, whicu provided for its exemption from taxation for a period of ten years. By Act of the Legislature in 1882 this Acc was re pealed, hence all the trouble. The opinion of Mr. Tow u.eud, which is in favor of the mills, is full, plain and mi nute in detail, and rehearses the statuts of the case from the passage of the Act of 1873 to the present disposition. It is as follows: COLU3MirA, August S, 1891. The Hon. W. H. Ellerbe, Comp troller General-Dear Sir: After a care ful consideration of the facts contained in the petition of the Newberry Cotton Mills asking that the taxes of the fiscal year ending 3d October, 1889, be re funded, and of the law in relation thereto, I have the honor to state to you that the said taxes should be re funded, except the constitutional two mills tax set apart for educational pur poses. My reasons fur this position are briefly as follows: The Act of December 20, 1673, pro vided that the taxes paid by sue' .nan ufacturers (except the consti.utional 2-mill tax) should be retunded for a term of ten years from the date of the investment, and there was no other hange in the law in this respect until the adoption of the General Statutes in I882. May 1, 1882, the General Statutes were adopted. In subdivision 23, of Section 149 of the General Sta:utes, were incorporated provisions some what similar to the provisions of the Act of 1873. The General Statutes con Lained also the repealing clause in See ion 2,739. It might be interesting to inquire here whether or not Section 1,739 (General Statutes) repealed the Act of 1873, but I think it unnecessary ror the determination of the que.,tion aerein involved. On December 21, 1882, he Act incorporating the petitioner Newberry Cotton Mills) was passed, Section 18, Statutes, p. 649,) the 7th see ion of which is as fdilows: "Section 7. The said corporation shall e entitled to all benetlts enumerated ind contained in an Act entitled an Actto aid and encourage manufactures, ippr-ved December 20, 1873 for a terni )f ten years from the date of its organi ation, but only to the extent of the ar icles therein named and the necessary juildings for the machinery used in uch manufactures." The incorporating Act with the 7th ;ection was passed by' the Legislature, ts already stated, on December. 21, [882. several months after the adoption f the General Statutes (which was MIay 1, 1882,) and in the face of the re ealing clause contain,d in Section ,739. Now, whether the Act of 1873 vas repealed by Section 2,739 or not, xhat was the intention of the Legisla .ure in said action of the incorporating Act? Evidently to confer a special )rivilege upon the petitioner and to lake that special privilege a part of ts charter. In passing the incorporating Act the ,egislature did not even refer in any vay to 23d subdivision, Section 160, of )eneral Statutes, which we must ad nit contained the general law on the ubject; but, ignoring that section en irely, referred in termis (section 7) to he Act of 1873 evidently for the pur ose of enumerating and ideutifying he benefits which it intended to confer n a special way upon the petitioner, in ddition to such other privileges as night be conferred by the general law. Thus it is evident that while the ights of the petitioner do not rest upon he Act of 1873, except so far as it is iecessary to use tha Act to ascertain he benetits enumerg!ed, these rights o rest upon the said Scction 7 of the uorporating Act of December 21, 1882, therein said benefits are enumerated y its reference to the Act of 1873. On December 28, 1885, the Legisla ure passed an Act (19 Stat at Large, 33,) repealing subdivision 23, Sec. 169 f the General Statutes. it did profess repeal either the Act of 1873, of Sec ion 7, of the incorporating Act, (D)e embe- 21, 1882,) referring to Act 1873. Vas either these repealed by inmplica ion? I think not. The repealing Act 85 was not intended to do more than revent the continuance of the opera ion. General provisions of the law ontained subdivision 23, Section 169, f General Statutes. It was not in nded to destroy special privileges ch, for instance, as had been con rred upon the petitioner by the 7th ction of the incorporating Act of lecember 21, 1882. In support of this position I cite tate vs Stall, 17 'Wallace, .436, wvhere me Court held that the provisions of a ecial charter or aspecial authority de ved from the Legislature are not [ected by gene-ral legislation on the bject. The two are deenmed to stand gether; one aIs the general law and e other as the panicular law of the Hence, I conclude, that the Legisla ire in referring to the Act of 1883 as it id by the 7th section of the incor rating Act of December 21, 1882, in nded to confer, and did confer upon1 ie petitioner tihe especial charter riviege with nny particular reference the general law contained in See n 189 General Statutes, and that the t of 1885 referring to Section 109 had Seffect upon the privilege then con red. Respectfully, your obedient rvant. D. A. TowvNSENI, Assistanu2 Attorney General. ans~fer of the RichtnlfOnd( and k.anville Hteadquarters. Wasr INaToN, August 22.-This was oving day with the Richmond and anville Railroad Company. The en re outfit of the headquarters, furni re, records, books, papers and clerks as transferred from this city to At ta, which wvill henceforth ba the site the general offices of the company, th.t city is more central to the gen al business of the company. To-night e offiees wvere shipped in two spe-cial ins, one for passengers and the other r freight. These trains will reach lanta at about 12 o'clock to-morrow ght, in time to enable the business the company to be conducted as u! M.onday morning. Up in a BaHo'on. WraLMns(Tox, N. C. August 21.-A :narka ble b,aSoon e.seension was made sterday afte 1noon1 at Caro i na Beach, sumer resort fifteen miles belowv ilmingtou. ChIarles Williams, a nie helper to the teronaut. became en g!ed in the guys to the balloon just it was ready f.r the aseent. While 'uggling to release himnself, the bal > sudOenly shot upwards, leaving e eronatut 01n the groulnd and cairr; the terriuied n-ar >to a height a mifeA. The b'a! loon' fe-il a mmile -y, and it wag upos d tih*t Wi - ms bad been kidetd, but just before chig the ground he succeeded in entangling himself fi om1 tihe r'pes d escaped unhurt. The Strike Collapsed. 3 A L ESTON, t&.U., Aug. N.-Th e ike of machinEts emnployed by th' f uth CaroigBailway.. -olia psed to f after aweek'sdru were-All strik tri er 3 The ~5Thel "THAT FAIR MAN." sent:or Butler Says He Has Been Treated Unfairly by Dr. Stokes. LSpecial to News and Courier.1 CoiLUMBIA, August 23.-Senator But ler, arrived in the city to night from Asheville on his way toEdgefield. He rgrets that he was unable to accept the invitation to the meetingat Batesburg, which, as has been publihed, has been postponed until September 10. He said that his engagement with the naval committee prevented his attendance on the originall date, but that be will be present on September 10. He ex pressed himself as~bighly indignant at the comments reported to have been made by Dr. Stokes and others pf the part be took at the Prosperity meeting. He holds that if Dr. Stokes intended to reply to anything in his speech he should ha. , Jone so upon its close, Dr. Stokes having half au hour reserved for that purpose or more if he desired. Senator Butler says that it is not true that he evaded Col. Talbert's speech. There could possibly have been no eva sion, because it was expressly stipulated between him and Mr. Hardy that Col. Talbert was not to refer to Senator Butler's speech. It was a fair presump tion, therefore, that Col. Talbert would say nothing which would demjand a reply. Senator Butler said that he had not seen the Cotton Plant in which he w&a criticised, and could only at this time speak in general terms and only on the unfairness of the mode of Dr. Stokes' attack. A Mite of a Body. DANuR, Coxx., August 24.-A babe born here last week weighs less than two pounds. When born it weighed one pound and two ounces. Its length is that of an ordinary lead pencil. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Warner, of Locust Hill. The child is in perfect health. Many Persons are broken down from overwork or household cares. Brown's Iron Bitters Rebuilds the system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile, and cures malaria. Get tho genuine. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. NEW FIRM. . cai[weii & Davis. WE ARE PIEPARED TO DO good work in the following lines: Upholstezing, Repairing Furniture of all Kinds, House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, Grainng, Calsomining and Wall Pape.ing, Carpet, Mating and Oil Cloth Put Dow-i with Neatness and a Goo -. Fit. We solicit your patronage. Call at corner of Boyce and Nance streets and get estimates. ROBT. T. WALDWELL. ROBT. W. DAVIS. UNDERTAKINC. WfITH EVERYTHING COM VO plete in my Undertaking De ment, I1 am prepared to give'prompt and careful attention to all orders. I have always on hand a large selection of Caskets, Coffins, Burial Robes, etc. Calls answered at all hours night and da. ROBT. T. CALD WELL. NOTICE. T HE SIXTH ANNUA-L MEET .ing of the Newberry Building and Loan Association will be held in Knights of Honor Hall on Monday, September 7th, 15.91, at p. mn., zo hear the reports of the P'resident a.nd the Secretary and Treasurer, and tbe trans action of such other business as way come before the meeting. All the stockholders are requested to attend either in person or by proxy. J. WV. M1. SIMMONS, Secretary and Treasurer. NOTICE. / L L PERSONS HOLDING UN LX paid School claim s for the year 1890-91, will please present the same for approval as soon as possible. I must make my annual report by Octo ber 1. ARTHUR KIBLER, School Comnm'r. ART SCHOOL. WXE DNESDAY, SEPTE MBE R 30, VV 1891, M1iss Lucy Bowers will pen an Art School over MIr. J. D. Daven port's store, Mlain street. Lessons n Drawing, Charcoal and Painting. Patronage solicited. For particulars address M1ISS L UCY BOWVERS, Newh erry, . C. EXECUTOR'S SALE. b Y VIRTUE OF AN ORDER~ OF the Court of Probate of Newberry jounty, I will sell in front of the Court Rocuse, on Saturday, the 20th day of lugust next, within the legal hours of Sale, all the personal property of Anna ray, decea.sedl, consisting of house mIod andl kitchen furniture. T1erms cash. WALTER F. GRAY, Executor of Anna Gray. Ncwi'erry, S. C., August 14, 1891. FCR TnE HEAU nC OF THE MATiONS. IGERiVETUER NATURE'S REMEDY Is a first-class scientific preparatlon, the result of Dr. King's untiring. labors and researches following after Garey, De jgeer, Brandtlett, Pastuer..,Koch, .Miquel and other illustrious compeers, wh.ose la bors substantiate, as held by the French Academy of Science, that " disease germs may be not only attenuated until nearly f1 harmless, but may be revivified by degrees F and given the most virulent character." - -ROYAL GERMETUER is an Infallible cure for numerous diseases, such as Eheumatism, Indigestion., heart troubles, He*.dache, Liver, Bladder, and Kidney diseases, Chills and Fever, Ca tarrh, Paralysis, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Incipient Consumption, all Blood and Skin diseases, Female troubles, etc. It cures by purifying and correcting a dis eased condition of the blood. It builds up from the first dose, the patient quickly feeling its invigorating and health-giving influence. It increases the appetite, aids digestion, clears the complexion, purifies the blood, regulates the li:er, kidneys, etc., and speedily brings bloom to the cheek, strength to the body and joy to the heart. For weak an d debiltated femialei. it is without a rival or a peer. von are suffering wIth disease, and falIaf'enre, send stamp for printed mat ter, certificates, etc. It is a boon to the suffering and the wonder of the century. For sale by King's Royal Germetuer Company, Atlanta, Ga., and by druggists. Price $1.50 per concentrated bottle, which - makes one gallon of medicine erdi rections accompanying each .. Caza W~AE STILL HAI7E ON HAND A SPLENDID ASSORTM1ENT OF :- - - SPRING AND SUMM3ER CLOTHINC, SHOES, HATS AND GENTS' FURiISHING GOODS WHIGH WK WILL BELL CHEAP FOR WAllE UP STOCK OF THIN GOODS, CONSISTING OF A~PAHI, SIiLIX bP WE. T E AiXNT SLERS UTK EIR CO~ATS A]&TD "%TESTS IS IMMENSE! ALL THE DIFFERENT CUTS---LONG, SHORT, MEDIUM. NECLICE SHIRTS IN PROFUSION IN ALL QALITIES FRO T11E PLAIXEST ASD CHEAPEST TO THE FINEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS. 01li Straw Hat TRa[feIas Bol Imm8ls, Ilut WE STILL HAVE A NICE VARIETY TO SELECT FROM. TO THE LADIES WE WANT TO STATE THAT OUR LINE IT or : : : : : : ; : : : ZIEGLIER BROS.' ---OX M:J oR.LD T XE M --- ARE THE HANDSOMEST LOW CUT SHOES IN THZE C"UNTY. WE HAVE THEM IN PLAIN TOES AND PATENT LEATHER TIPS IN OPERA AND COMMON SENSE TOES. 27 We will close out our entire stock of Boy's and Children's Clothing at prime cost from now on. Call early and get your choice before they are all gone. Yours sincerely, SMITH & WEARN. UTIL THE ST DAY OF SEPIt.IBER WE OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF OLOTHIJTG-, BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, VALISES, HATS, CAPS, Glass and Crockery Ware, AT AND BELOW JSTEW YORKE OOST. Respectfully, 0. KLETTNER. NOW FOR BARGAINS. SPHINC CLOTHING BLALOCK' S Clothing House, N E W BERRY, S, C THIS SALE WILL LAST FOR *30 DAYS. Now is Your Opportunity. MINTER & K <1JAMESON.J --HAVE COMMENCED --OF *1 SPRING /9 SUMMER GOODS. Do> Tge i . s a chance sedo offered to te pu lic t seure w e hav e marked down to cost and some below cost. straw Hats to be Closed Out at Any Price. s>~sn to an >tL(rand if yo !illcal and exa ri.m our prices y ou will be conv inced of this fact. [HE SHOE HOUSE r!nke room SUMMER STYLES AT usanodnlwe -hsA tJA * 4TYTfn