The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-13
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source, we fear, Of vast amount Of bogus in
formation to the public. There is inherent IN
almost every human heart morbid curiosity to
know all about other peoples business, and this
not very laudable craving is highly gratfed at the
long lists Of incomes Of solid Ten" OF this and
that place. The ignorant mass are doubtless
gulled by these spoclyphal exhibits. We question
their reliability first, because it is notorious fact
that newspaper correspondents, IN search OF some
thing sensational, sit down and giving full rein to
their fertile fancy, manufacture these Lists by the
yard and secondly, because there is reason to DO
lieye. not from any information we have on the
subject but from inherent probabilities, that even
the authentic copies Of the official records are cal
culsted to n,islead. Those who have nothing to
gain by having the amount Of their incomes baz-
oped abroad, will always be tempted to return the
smallest possible amount compatible with their
conscience, or with the vigilance OF the Assessor;
while those who are in the advertising line pur-
sue contrary course, in no Feed Of dreading off,
cial scrutiny, and readily quieting the inward moni-
tor by thesalvo ofthe solimposed, soto speak, su-
pererogatory tax. Thus we read Of RICHARD CoNNKB,
of the stNew York Blotter every where advertising
his income return of $500 000-doubtless charging
the SO 600 internal revenue tax to the advertising
account on the ledger. These gross misstatements
arc Of course exceptional and the judicious statis-
tican and political economist can gain valuable in
formation from these returns. Much more inter
esting than tho long array Of "sod men" are little
abstracts like the following: The Lowell (Mass.)
Courier says: "In looking over the income re-
turns for Lowell We find the names Of nineteen
lawyers, sixteen physicians and thirteen clergy
men who returned an income of $1,000 and over in
1856. Adding 10 the $1,000 exempted from taxation,
and We find the nineteen lawyers had an aggregate
income Of 81, ,O78, or s2,267 each; sixteen physi-
clans returned altogether $3S 123, an average OF
$2,257-only about ten dollars behind the disciples
Of BLACKSTONE, showing that there is little choice
90 far as Lowell is concerned, between the Law and
physic for profession. The thirteen olergymen
returned ON aggregate Of s24, ,75 or an average Of
lawyers and physicians" -.
BosroS Is HIGHLY Christian city, almost as
much 80 as New York. The late anniversaries
have given us the returns Of the incomes Of the
various religious societies Of that city during the
past year. They amount to total Of 81, ,26S.02S.
The largest part of this sum ($25S S000) was con-
tributed to the American Missionary Association;
tho next largest ($16O, O,OOO) to the Boston branch
Of the American Tract Society. The American
Peace Society, species Of Pckwck club, collected
So ST. barely enough to defay the expenses OF Of
fee rent, stationery, brandy and segars. The Amer
loan Education Society reports $1e 572; the Masss
chusetts Colonization Society 8,SW. The Massa-
chusetts Evangelical Society only collected s775;
and the Society for Propagating the Gospel among
Indians 1855. The last named amount, we pre-
sume. will be turned over to the q. II. Depart
mont of the West, and will be paid out only upon
drafts countersigned BY Gen. WILLIAM TEoUNsEH
SHERMAN, who instead Of going to Jericho and
studying the remains Of the Canaanites beyond
the Jordan, has altered his rims and enterea on
an investigation Of the vexed old question whether
or not the Indians are identical with the Ten Lost
Tribes. ,gr u ,a..r., = ,ua ,a. -
PEAT Or TURF, as an article Of fuel, has hitherto
been scarcely heard of in this country. Many OF
our readers may have some vague notion OF its
composition, and as an article invariably asso-
ciated with Irish bogs, but nothing beyond that
Specimens Of turf have recently been exhibited In
Richmond, Va, from the Dismal Swamp, ten miles
from Norfolk. This turf consists Of the native
soil Of that precinct, passed through rollers and
moulded and made in machine Just as bricks are,
and then dried by exposure to the sir and sun. II
is scarcely necessary to say that this pestis do
composed vegetable matter, lights quickly, burns
brightly, and leaves straw colored ashes. The
pest works in the Dismal Swamp are owned BY
New York firm, who propose TO 90 into active
operations shortly, and prepare 1t on an extensive
scale. It is said that this peat has been found
valuable as fuel for steel works. In Ireland this
species OF SOIL found in the bogs, is denominated
paal and after it Is cut dried and adapted for pur-
poses Of fuel, it receives the name Of turJ, Thus
Eyou dig peat, but you burn turf 40
. In CUE ARrrnE yesterday on 'The Wrongs OF
Woman" We briefly referred to an interesting bsof
on this subject reeeftly published BY Mrs. Dnl.
The following 'rssMinedy" proposed BY her il
worthy Of confederation: 'srhe result OF great
deal oi reading Of a great many law-books 10 only
this that we are more firmly convinced than ever
that the most necessary reform is simple erasure
from the statute-book Of Whatever recognizes dis
tinctions of eex. You shonld make woman, in the
eya Of the law, what she has always been in the
eve Of Gods responsible human being; and make
laws which such beings, male or female; can obey.
Howl should rejoice to see q large Lowell mill
wholly owned and managed by womeni What 10
to make it possible 2-only that the unoccupied
women Of wealth and rank at this moment in the
Commonwealth should combine TO build or buy
such a mill. Suppose it well managed, represent
ing ultimately million Of dollars; do you believe
it would long remain without political powerf
Just as the testy trade Of Upssl demanded the
franchise for its eishty.one women, 10 would the
Lowell MIL" ~ liass;l 81. sAs'1a ii.' -" =
.9rs 40. -; - .l.. @ Liociy u,
TIE NEW YORK Commercial CTHuRIow WEED,
which has usually backed up the Southern mill
tary commanders in almost everything they have
done, makes WY mouth over General aHERIDAN's
removal Of the Louisiana Governor. II says
sHovever, much the people Of Louisiana may b.
dissstiaied With WELLS, they viii not think any
more Of the department commander, he shall
have appeared to be Influenced by personal mo-
tives and yielded to passion. The hre Generals
have il IN their power to contribute very much to
reunion IN fsct as well ss In name, by displaying
good Judgment, and avoiding al acts OF an irrita-
ting character. On the CONTRARY, they can COM
plstely nautrslise their power for good, by acting
hastily, without Judgment, or in an arbitrary man
ner. II would indeed be unfortunate for all If the
people over whom they have been sent to preside
should come TO believe that the military COM
raanders have no power over themselves.
LuoY STONE is in ecstacies at the recent vote for
Mr. MuLs amendment In the House Of Commons.
She Is almost ready to sing the "Nuno di'sti's."
In answer to the tnterogstory made In New
York psper, 8 few days ago, rs to how women
would be likely 10 use the prtyfegeof suffrage, If
granted 10 them, she says: With womanly dignity
thsy viii take their place IN the national councils
and ''the pool in which men saw only demorahss-
tion, troubled by this nov presence, Will heal every
political disease. Not because all women are
saints but because sgt Is not good for man 10 bs