MK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country'?, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone. 1266 Consolidated kag. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1896. New Series-Tol. XVI. No. 12 ?l)t Wfatil?cm aub Bawtl) w ^ sj Published SYS ry "Wednesday NT. C3P. Ostee: SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance ADVB?RTISKMBNT: One Sqaare first insertion.i Every subsequent insertion. Contracts for tbree months, or longer be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve pr interests will be charged foras ad vertisem Obituaries and tributes of respect wi . charged for. Keels and -?omma?i Show Cause. Ex-Treasurer Keels and Coro Commander Answer the Ku cf Court. At high no xi Thurs lay Ex-Treasurer I Keels and Coroner Commander appeared fore Judge Benet in open court to answer rule to show cause why they should no indicted for malfeasance cf the public; fi which were in their hands as county effie The cases against ?hess two officials are well known in all their details to make ( capitulation of the facts necessary to a ( understanding of the answers put ia by ( of them. Mr. Commander was first called oa make his return to the rule which had 1 duly served on bim. He was represente'. H. L. B. Wells, E?q , who read the an? which recited briefly that Mr Comma: became acting Sheriff on the de.tth of Sh Marion Sanders acd continued in charo the office until a successor to Sheriff Stn was appointed. During the time he was iag Sheriff be collected certain moneys made correct records of all transaction: required by law. That when Mr. Georg McKagen was appointed Sheriff be (W. Commander) offered to make a settlemen all matters which bad come into bis ha v while acting Sheriff, but that the Sheriff fused tc accept a settlement unless alt open accounts, including those coming c from the administration of Sheriff Sand deceased, should be made. This be was in a position to do, nor was it inenmt upon him to do so, hiving no knowle jg them, and be therefore refused to do having oo knowledge of them. He bad bt and is still anxious to settle for all fn coming into the office while it was in hands and therefore prayed that the r be dismissed ?cd a time appointed for a i tlement. He reported $77.87 on hand. Judge Benet ordered that the rule be < missed and that Mr Commander be requi to make a settlement within a reasons time. Capt Keete represented bimse'f and .ri hia answer which is given in foll herewi Judge Bccet reserved his decision. STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. In re D. E. Keels. Return. Rule to show canse. To His Honor, W. C. Benet, Presid? Judge. Ia answer to the rule to show cause wbj should not te indicted upon the the prese ment of tbe Grand Jury to your honora Court made out by A W. Seder, Exp bookkeeper of the Grand Jury, I hereby st mit to your honorable Court the followi reasons why I should not be indicted, to w: i. Tbat I deny each and every ailegati in A. W. Suder's bookkeeper report to t Grand Jory except saco as are hereinafi admitted to be true and I further deny tba have been guilty of any malfeasance or m feasance in office. 2 Under the bead of "Dispensary A count'' in the aforeeaid report I deny t amount of $249 C8 beirg due or any pa thereof other than that charged to me last annual settlement ou balance bbc $173.65, that would have been paid, hi se'ti erne nt been completed and bad I cot be advised *?y those wbo were connected wi making settlement and by A. W Suder, G to pay until after settlement was complete which a mou t I have always been and a cow ready io p?y 3 That under the bead "Court Expc-nse( in tbe aforesaid report, March and June tet 1835 error of $100.10 I know nothing wha ever cf I posted my Court vouchers wi number nnd io whom made payable. Tl cleikof the beard cf County Commission? checked tba account by the vouchers and b<> acced the accounts ;>s the books will shov Havinz implicit confidence io his :r.tegri? and honesty, 1 nave never verine i the ai count ??d ?f there is an error I ;'.m not awai of it. If upon investigation I find error am re?i?y to pay the amount. 4. That under 'h^ heall "Pubilc Schools, the sum of $1261 02 wi'h a credit by Trea: urer H L. Sca?ncr'j?gh's receipt of $120< is admitted. The S1261 C2 ;3 charged to n on balance shtet in la^t annual settlcmer end known io ?fae couoiy officials cooLecte with the Treasurer's office and many ctben This amcuM I did not pay t.ecause there wf at the ilise a disrate as to dispensary fun &ni th? }.> i tuce sl -.'-t was nc? ?uiJy tar j ont and I w-.? *-iv;$ed by some coaeecte with -be f; r not to y soy'hir more u; :i' i s itl^rseM ~.?* comp?e? (i M. Sou?r j^irised ic ?hi? CJ Af-mil the June t:r::. ::....;:* 3?3tj ?ir S?j a?ked r-:e to p?? ?l,2o*> on iris a mc-:? ai which I did. r-Jhv-.rt:.. af.-er ih:3 ?Jr. Sade represented to rn? that we Grand Jun hr. authorized htm to colite? money tiona me ti c?rry on the investigation. Upon ibis rep resection I piid bira ihe sum of 561.02 bul ance due on school fund aud hereto appen? copy of bia receipt. Received of D. E. Keels, ex-County Treas urer, $61 02,'being balance of amount due ot school funds. A. W. SUDER, $61.02. Expert Grand Jury. I fully beieivtd be had at the time the au tbority to collect the same and submit that 1 should not be i a dieted 5. That under the head ''"County Tax Fand" that the amount of S452 13 is admit? ted to be correct and the amount is charged ap to me ou balance sheet in last annual set tlement, which amount would have been paid bad settlement been completed and had I not been advised by Mr. A. W. Suder and others connected with making the settlement not to pay the amount until settlement was completed-which amount I have always been ready and am now ready to pay. 6. That under the bead ' Real Estate asd Personal Property" in the aforesaid report thfit whatever A. W. Suder, expert book? keeper, nod Mr. N W. B-ooker found in the Sheriffs office I know norming of. The Auditor rankes up the delinquent tax ?nd ab? stract of tn*? ?mount, Treasurer issues execu? tions, turn* them over to the SheifF, takes his leceipts for the ex-cuiions ?nd his returns for each execution and it is the duty of the Apditor to take the returns cf the Sheriff for the nulla brana tax to make annual settle? ments and the Auditor who makes the an? nual settlements gives the treasurer credit for the amount of nulla booa tax turned over to bira by the Sheriff on balance sheet in each annual seulement. If the Treasurer has been credited by the Auditor with $4,733 72 nulla bona tax on balance sheet more than Treasurer was entitled to, theB the Treasurer would have h*d to luve been in collusion with the Sheriff ?nd Auditor hoth, which I deny, and reserve the amount of $4,733 72, otherwise the bal? ance sheet made up ny the Auditor would necesseri'y show the amount of $4,733.72 to the cedit of^the Treasurer on balanc? sheet. Now if there is any confusion or irregularity in the Sheriffs or Auditor's cffice as to nulla bon.i tax' I am not aware of it and in no way resD003ib!e and deny being due the sum of S4.733 72 under this he.'.d VII. That under the head of "Poll Tax Investigation" in the aforesaid report shows a balance due $1,5?8.90, all poll tax that went into the hands of the Sheriff has been settled upon his return and accounted for in my annual settlement. I have issued about 7000 poll tax warrants and placed them in hands of the Trial Justices in 1S93. I pressel on the trial justices for their returns upon the warrants. They went before the Grand Jury during the year 1893 and asked for more time to collect the warrants. The Grand Jury granted them further time and consequently I have never been able to get their returns on the warrants. If I had their returns so that I co;;ld close up the books I am rather of the opinion there would be a balance due me from the fact that L have money in the hands of some of the -Magistrates, also Treasurer Scarborough, for my credit on school funds. Therefore I deny that the amount of $1,568.90 is due by me under this head. VIII. That under the head of total deficiency in the aforesaid report that I positively deny that I am deficient inj Treasurers office the sum of $7,164.95 or any part thereof other than the amount shown by balance sheet last annual settlement unless it be some insignificant amount that may have occurred from clerical errors on the part of myself or some other officials directly connected with the business of the office in making annual settle? ments. Reference is here made to letter of Comptroller General Norton to A. B. Stuckey. Auditor, a copy of which is hereto attached. IX. My books are plainly kept, my accounts correct and there is not a fraudently entry made on ray books. Now without the intention of cast? ing reflections on any one-yet taking all of the circumstances into consider? ation and in view of the/act that there are a number of County officials direct? ly connected with the Treasurers office in making the annual settlement and that the annual settlements are made by the Auditor from my books, the Sheriffs books and the Sheriffs return on Execution, I most respectfully ask your Honor to allow time for the Comptroller General who is clothed with the authority under the law or any other person that may be appoint? ed to investigate the whole matter thoroughly. All of which is'respect? fully submitted to your Honor's con? sideration, and having fully answered the rule the respondent prays that thu same be discharged. D. E. KEELS. Personally appeared before me D. E. Keels who being duly sworn, says that the above Return is true to his own knowledge. D. E. KEELS. Sworn to before me this 15th day of October 1S96. THOS. G. MCLEOD, Notary Public for S. C. Tho Text of the Order Issued by Judge Benet. The ?oilowirg order was issued by Judge Benet Friday 'afternoon: Fal! Term, 1836, Court of Goof ral Sessions In ro th? State V3. D. E Ke*Js : Upon beering th return cf the defendant. D. Ii Kiels, in 'he above matter to the rule to show (-?use vrhy Le should not no indicted ana:d D. E. Keels, ?nd also taake and have served at tue sam? time upon said officers copies of Section ? of the general order passed at the present tero of:his Court, copies of the return ci the said D. E. Keels tereia aud copies of this order. That upon failure of eaid Comptroller General, Attorney General and county super vi?or to iustitute civil proceedings upon the bond of the said D. E. Keels by the next term of this Court, then the solicitor is here? by directed to give out a bill of indictment against bim upon said charges, and tbat the rule be made absolute. W. C. Bc-net, Presiding Judge. October 16, 1S96. CAFT. KEELS GIVES BOND. The indictment ordered by Judge Bt-net was mad? out by the Clerk and served cn Capt. Keels. He gave bend in the sum of SI,500 at once, as required, with Capt. T. B. Johnstone, Capt. B. G. Pierson and L. S. Carton as sureties. Norton Takes a Hand. The Comptroller General and the Keels Shortage in Sumter. Comptroller General Norton, who is the head of the tax department of the State government, seems to be a little stirred up over the discovery of the shortage in the accounts of Ex-Treas? urer Keels He has written Auditor A. B Stuckey the following letter in regard to the matter, in which he says: "I notice ao article in the public prints of the 11th inst, addressed to A. W. Suder. Sumter, S. C , over the name of N W. Brooker, traveling agent of forfeited lands, for D. H. Tompkins, secretary of state, which demands the attention of tbis office and fall consideration by tbe officials of Sumter county, especial^ those con? nected with the annual settlements since 1859-90, viz. auditors, treasurers, county commissioners, school commis? sioners and foremen of grand juries. "The artioie io question charges a shortage of several thousand dollars io nuil* bona executions in Sumter county since 1889 90, which in effect, and prac tical results under the laws governing officers connected with thc tax depart? ment amounts to a charge of conspiracy to defraud thc public, or gross criminal negligence on the part of-these officials, doun ty and school commissioners, as thc special trustees of the people, are in charge of thc disbursement of the county and school funds. "The law makes these officers proper? ly parties to tue annual settlement of the tixes for each fiscal year. No nulla bona executions can, therefore, go to the credit of tho treasurer in the annual settlements with the auditor except 'upon their examination and approval, in addition to these officers come the foremen of tliegrand jury and the comp? troller general or some one appointed by him to represent him in witnessing these annual settlements between the auditor and i:be treasurer. ''You see that no nulla bona execu? tions cao, therefore, be placed to the credit of the treasurer by the auditor except upon the examination and ap? proval cf these other officials or ioexcu stable carelessness. '.The charge of N. W. Brooker, agent forfeited lands, for D. H. Tbomp kius, secretary of state, is that the nulla bora executions credited to the treas? urer are fraudulent, therefore a shortage io bis accounts. Now this charge is true cr untre. Tho facts must bc as? certained fully, clearly and indubitably. It is of paramount importance to thc tax department, to Sumter county and to the general public that the charges be sustained or disproved and the re? sponsibilities placed where they belong. Let me repeat the machinery of the tax department under the laws for assessing collecting and settlement of Taxes : an? nually returns are made to the auditor; after acting by boards of assessors, he makes up bis duplicate; the auditor thea makes an - abstract of bis duplicate, which is call? ed the treasurers duplicate. The treasurer, after verification, receipts to the auditor OD what is called an 'ab? stract of duplicates.' From this ab? stract or copies the county treasurer is charged with ail taxes, State, county and school, io the comptroller general's office, al! county taxes in county com? missions' office and all school and poll taxes io school commissioner's office. Original, additional aod 15 per cent, charges aro thus made. These charges most be olivet by proper credit. The State treasurer's receipt for State, coun? ty commissioners' warrants for county and school commissioners' warrants for school and poi! taxes must be produced by the treatsurer at the settlement to balance these charges, less treasurers' commissions, deductions and abate menfs, nulla booa executions, etc., or the cash mast be co hand. "Again, when the time for collec? tion nf taxesi expires, the auditor at once makes up the 15 per cent, penalty books and the treasurer collects for 15 days ; then executions issue and are delivered to the sheriff, who has 90 days in whi;h io col iee t. The sheriff returns the executions to the treasurer sith tue money for ali collected and his certificate on the uncollected, with ?be ; ?. asens whv hp ccald PS>* collect. The seulement sheets are mude up by Lite auditor and th3 figures thereon as credited should be upon vouchers fur? nished him by the treasurer of what? ever character, nulla bona executions, cash or otherwise. .'All these vouchers are to be seen by these county officers and entered into their records accordingly. I re? peat that if the law is observed as pro? vided in this machinery there can be no fraudulent credits in nulla bona taxes in any county. .'Experience satisfies us that state? ments from ^experienced sources arc not always to be relied on in these mat? ters of taxes, and I accordingly sug? gest that your board of county commis- j sioners provide thc funds, as I think j they have the power to do, and secure j the services of some competent expert j accountant familiar with the tax laws j and machinery thereunder and thus thc | full facta be made known. It is im portant to have in this expert oce fully competent io whom the public bas full confidence as ro character,qualifications and absolute impartiality." Stuckey to Norton. Hon. James Norton, Comptroller Gen? eral, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: You recent communica? tion without date, but published in The State and News and Courier of to-day, reoieved You say in referring to the letter of Mr. N. W. Brook?r that 4,it demands the attention of your office, and full consideration by the officials of Sumter county especially those connect? ed with the annual settlements since 1889-90." Your letter is addressed to me. The public therefore might be led to 6upqose that I was coLoected with the gross discrepancy in the settle? ment for the fiscal year 1890-91 be? tween the auditor, the treasurer, the comptroller general and others, to which Mr. Brooker refers and to whioh you also refer as the basia of your letter, and showing that the treasurer received credit far ?8.514.30 of nulla bona ex ecutions, whereas he should not have received credit for more than $2,202, 23 after deducting the amount actually collected by the sheriff on executions placed in his hands. You say again, it is of paramount importance to the tas department, to Sumter county and to the general pub? lic that the charges be sustained or dis proved and the responsibilities placed where they belong. You do not say who has been county auditor herc since 1889. Now, I think it due to my own char acter and reputation to say to you, to my friends and to the public, that ? had nothing to do with the auditor's office at the time to which Mr. Brooker refers in his letter, and to which you refer in your letter. It appears to have been the fiscal year 1890-91 when Mr. Peter Thomas was the auditor of Sumter county and Hon. W. H Eller? be was comptroller general of the State. I took charge of the auditor's office here io January, 1893, and made op that year the tax duplicate for 1892-93 I made out the 15 per cent penalty book 1891 92 and made the settlement that year for the taxes of 1891-92. I had nothing to do with the taxes of 1889 90 or the taxes of 1890 91. Pardon the suggestion, but I think it would not be amiss to send your let? ter to those directly concerned in the matter to which Mr. Brooker refers. The records of the auditor's office arc in ray charge and of course I would gladly turn oo all the light possible and have no objection against having my own record scrutinized. Soon after coming into the office, I discovered that Mr. Peter Thomas's duplicate was oot properly added page by page, and dis? covered that a considerable per ceot of the pages examined were not cor? rectly added. As the abstract and also the annual settlement were made from the sum total of these pages, who knows how far they may have missed the true amount with which the county treasurer should have been charged He may have been charged with too much or too little. I reported this to the grand jury. The grand jury after examining several pages, reported it to the court. The court referred it to the court. The court referred it to the comptroller general. It was afterwards at a succeeding term of the court re? ported by the grand jury that the comp? troller general had taken no action cr steps to overhaul the book, and this part of the presentment was again re f?rreo to the comptroller general. The duplicate is still io my office and no one has ever attempted to overhaul it. Respectfully. A. 13 STUCKEY, 'Auditor Sumter County. Sumter, S. C., Oct. 13 1896. Mr. Brooker Speaks. To the Editor of the Register : Re? curring to Mr. Norton's letter in your issue of to day. 1 would ask that in jus? tice to myself you will please publish the letter I wrote the grand jury's ex? pert of Sumter County concerning the tax matters of that county. It will be seen by tho letter 'hat I make oe chsrsc against the effieer1:- of Su?ter Co un tv ana tbs C i G'.DC;-:' i . ?* . . t t I Wim c-josptracy to acrraud lac srstc, and I am abundantly sore ibat rso snch charge could be for a Tscoieoi, sustained The letter was prepared with the great? est care possible, intending no offence to any, but simply in the discbarge of a duty. It was to the grand jury of Sumter County sealed, and forwarded for their information. I am not re? sponsible for its publication. 1 desire to 6ay further that when I found the supposed wrong credit I called Mr. Keels'8 attention to it, and a?ked him to explain it, stating that I would be | obliged to take official notice of it un less it was explained. He said he would look into if, but thought it was correct. I then went into a most care? ful examination of the books and could find no explanation to it. 1 again pre? sented the matter to Mr. Keels in the rraseooe of a friend of his, who helped him with his accounts, asking an explanation of it. They did Dot attea)pt aoy explanation of it, but said that it would be found right, and left it opeo Mr. Keels wrote me the next week he was sick and could not get to Sumter. My time was up and my report bad to go io, s:> I wrote to his friend at Sumter to take the matter up and send his explanation to me by a certain day.. I had no an? swer from him. Mr. Keels will bear me out io this statement ? would say further, before doing any thing with the matter I called oo Mr, Norton him? self with my book and showed him the entry. He took no notice of it. I then went to his chief clerk and asked him to look at the settlement sheets on fi'e for Sumter and see if the matter could in any way be explained, that I might avoid the necessity of reporting it. He kindly got the reports and ex? amined them, and could see no expla? nation to it. If Mr. Norton had then taken the matter up I would have been relieved and the horrible letter would have never been published. Thus it will bc seen that I exercised the highest degree of prudence through? out, and have fully discharged my du-y. I could do no less. The letter stated plainly tbat the wrong entry was in the fiscal year 1890. This settlement was therefore made io 1893, and shows a single year credit for ?8,514 30 nulla bona executions, a?d that only $3,600 executions were issued for that fiscal year, and that an examination of the settlements for the proceeding and suc? ceeding years did not explain it. If there is an explanation ir. the promis? cuous archives of the office it would afford, no ene more pleasure than myself that it be found and published. Mr. Norton says that -'statements from inexperienced sources are cot always to be relied on in these matters of taxes." This means, of course, that my statement is not to be relied upon on account of in? experience. No one knows better than Mr. Norton that I am not inexperi? enced in these mathers of taxes.. Mr. Tindal selected me for this work on ac? count of my experience as a lawyer in the searching ol records. I have work? ed for nearly nine years for the sinking fund commission, of which Mr. Nor? ton is a member, collecting in the meantime nearly $20,000 back taxes, neatly all of which was lost to'the State by the carelessness of officers, "a clean pick-up," and have restored to the tax books nearly ?100,000 value of prop? erty for future taxation. I have been in every couoty in the State except three, delving and working in the dirty records. If this work doe.? not make a man competent \?bat ia thc name of my great-grand daddy will ? I under stand the tax laws thoroughly, and my experience qualifies me for any work in connection with such laws that I may be called to do. Mr. Norton, knowing of thc large and important work I have done, has no right to speak of me a3 incompetent. I am doing a large and profitable work for the State, ooe of the effects of which is to prompt the county officers to a more careful discharge cf their duties. I am sustained in this work by the Secretary of State aod tbe sinking fund commission, and the peo? ple everywhere approve it. I will pur? sue it with the same zeal as heretofore, and will hew to the line. N. W. BROOKER. Columbia, S. C , October 13, 1896. - - -aw - What Congressmen Wilson Thinks. Hon. Sianyarne Wiisor, who has just returned from Wasbiogtoo, was seen by a Heruld reporter yesterday tn regard to the coming Presidential elec? tion and what party w^uid probably control Cou?v?r.$ the c *xt term Ile stated 'hui both cemmiitees are tusk? ing extravagant claims, hut. the rea! sober sentiment seems to be that Mi? nois will turn tho seale ene way or tte other, the forces ?ry so evenly divided. Both side? seem to reco^niz? ibv. anc? c.'peeialy the city o? Obir-sgo a? ?le bartle grocud and are coi-escir^ic-g their torce there. Mr Wilsen said that if Bryan goes in, the House wi!i be controlled by populists, democrat": and ?i'7er republicans. Ou the other bac*., if MoK:;:'-y i? \ 'h y i-; republican:, '-T?!! C?^*?O? '.)? Bc-sse <: cither i vest th-.? e. v .1 rc tor : ii hy ?nj ?ree silror ame-: CSDs-wii! not ??.CC crcracizitiot! of :t I he . Wt?:Cl A ver\ silv/ tt:?: i. tig ti for progressing in a business Tray i*j sil O doubtful State -Spartanburg Herald Mr. M. M. Padgett, of Trenton, went to Edgefield reoently in a buggy 24 years cid, drove a horse 30 years old andjis himself 84 years of age. Highest cf all in Leavening Po\ What is Meant by Free Coin? age and 16 to 1. Democrats mean by 16 to I that the coinage ratio established by the congress between silver and gold shall be continued That is that the silver dollar shall contain 371 14 grains of pure silver, and that a gold dollar shall contain 23 22 grains of pure gold These shall constitute the two dollars, the rates being 16 of silver to 1 of gold The exact ratio, therefore, is 15 9883 silver to one of gold, usually referred to as 16 to 1, which means that sixteen ounces of silver and one ounce of gold when converted into dollars, produce the same number of dollars. That ie, that sixteen ounces of silver coins into $20 67 ; that one ounce of gold coins into ?20 67. Hence 16 to 1. What is free coinage ? It is neces? sary to repeat as some people fail to understand what is meant by it. Free coinage is this-that silver shalt have the precise rights and privileges as gold now has Gold can be car? ried to the United States mints and be coined without any charge to the owner of the gold bullion. The de? mand fur free coinage for silver need not include necessarily the question of free mintage. That depends on whether gold has it or no. Silver must have an equal, full showing with gold in mintage, charge or otherwise. Every person having sil? ver or gold metal or both, shall have full and free access to the United States mints, to deposit the metal or metals for coinage There must be no opposition or discrimi nation on the part of officials against persons or metals. Understand that. These coins made for individuals, whether io silver or gold, must have full legal tender power or rights. Mark this Under free coinage the government is not a purchaser. It does not become a purchaser of the bullion, whether gold or silver. The mint simply receives the metal or metals in bullion as brought or tendered, and ' converts them into money, putting the stamp of the United States upon them. The gov? ernment does not become purchaser or owner because tendered. Gold is now coined free, and so must silver be coined free, and there is no pur? chase of gold or silver thereby. How much responsibility rests upon the government by this free coiage of gold and silver ? Docs the government become responsible when j it coins free for persons gold bullion that is brought to its mints ? The ! government under the law governing puts its stamp upon the disc of the gold coined certifying as to its gen? uineness, its fineness of quality, its actual weight-23 22 grains of fine gold-and designating the piece thus coined with a name-a dollar or an eagle-and there the responsibility ends. The bullion has been changed into money by its process of mint? age, and the money-for such it is now-full legal tender money that will pay debts of all kinds, ia taken away from the mint by the owners for whom coined, the persons who carried the bullion to the mint They use it as their own in the usual ways prevailing. That is what is meant by free and I unlimited coinage of silver. It must j be entitled by law to all the privileges j and rights which now gold is receiv I ing*-free coinage at the mints We : find in a paper this question asked by j a fi'iancial wilier: j "Is the silver dollar now. redeem j abie in gold coin? : There is no law in esisleace by I which government o?ieiais are even j authorized, much less instructrd, to exchange gold coins for silver coins. ; How then would the parity be j maintained? By leg.:l tender-by paying silver ! dollars equally with goid tor ali debts I and dues, pnbllc and private How would these silver dollars bo \ put in circulation? j Io the same manner they weie I prior to 1S73 The owner of them ! pays his debts, purchases goods or ! property, invests In borne eitierpuse : IW'S is i he personal s kio of the trans ! action. ; ' T. .. u^psriiaeat trcais ail . money and cu; it nov issued bv it a3 ; in circu? ilion as ?oon as ii has pasted. ! beyond \h:> control of the department, j Ail money held in bank reserves, al: money hoarded. ;J?! rooney transport? ed to foreign lands, ail money melted or destroyed, is counted and reported as in circulation " - Wilmington, Messenger. Sewiog Machines and Organs cleaned and I repaired at the Sumter Music House. ntH-ra tm mm i -yanBEcau^raaamnr vcr.-I itest U. S. Gov'i Report