The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-03
FROM TIE STATE CdPITAL.
Tho Chinese-Agricultura Fair-A Tar
dy Treasurer-Peaches- In Tex
as-Insurance Laws-Cnion League
Meetings.
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as-Insurance Laws-Cnion Lea que
Meetings.
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COLUMBIA. August Awhile our people are
making dlligent inquiries concerning the get
ting OF Chinese Ia oor, the West is gong more
immed,ately to work at it. A gentleman just
from the Red River regi-n informs me that he
ia one Of society who already have an agent
with funds gone to engage Chinese laborers
for their farms. The question OF the expe-
diency Of importing this labor, he represents,
has been settled in the minds Of those south
western planters for some months.
THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
The fair grounds have been selected, and an
architect and designer is busy getting up a
plan Of the building necessary. MeaI while the
clerk Of the city council is advertising for pro-
posals, although these cannot be matured
until the plan has been fully determined on.
THE STATE TREASURY.
While Messrs. Kimpton, Scott & Co., through
the services Of Attorney General Chamberlain,
keep the New York Times lively with accounts
of the prosperous condition of our State fnan-
ces, there seems to be some sluggishness felt
here in Columbia in the subordinate details OF
the firm. gentleman resident in New York
City, who owns taxable property in this city,
sent to friend here some State bonds, with the
interest on which (due on the first OF july he
wished his taxes to be paid. The friend pre-.
Ser ted the bonds promptly at the Office OF
Treasurer Parker on the first Of July. The
treasurer lid not pay the interest, but explain
ed that the only difficulty in the matter was
that the books were not ready, but that they
would be ready by the 18th OF July. On the
18th the friend called again at the treasurer's
Office. and again met refusal. The clerk,
however, ex planned that the books were not yet
written up, aud appointed the first Of August
as the time when all things would be ready.
But in this case there is a special hardship,
for on the first OF August the textbooks are
c,osed, and delinquents are mulcted twenty live
per cent. upon their taxas. Accordingly, this
gentleman in New York ls subjected, by this de-
lay of the treasurer, to an addition OF twenty
five per cent. upon his taxes. Does any one
who sees daily the crowds Of retainers and un'
derlings Of all kinds that feed about these OFF,
cial quarters for moment imagine thas.the
treasurer is unable to command an adequate
corps of clerks2 Hardly. Another gentleman,
spending the season at Flat Rock, came down
10 Columbia to get this interest due on State
bonds, it being his means OF subsistence, and
after mourning the expenses Of travel and stay
for some days, had to 60 back unpaid, because
the treasurer's books we're not yet written up.
Itis evident that Kimpton-"the young man
OF much ability and promise" who operates 80
handsomely in New York-is much needed
here in Columbia again. "The rock OF the
national resources" needs shifting by his
handtat least tap or two-just now.
1t is rumor d that this Treasurer Parker
was an expert financier in Massachusetts,, be-
fore he came "down South" May be this en-
ervating climate is chargab:e with this heoe.
tude and want Of promptness in this self-sacri-
fclng pubic servant, who has come so far
away from "humn for the sole purpose of
serving "onr dear Carolina"
ITEMS.
A gentleman from the Piedmont region Of
our State-Anderbn County-informs ma that
they have no peaches this year. This utter
destruction Of peaches extends southwark as
far down as nearly to Greenwood. It is the
same, probably, in the entire Piedmont belt OF
country running through Anderson, Pickens,
Oc NEE, GreenYiIle and corner OF Spartan
burg counties. Apples are frst-rate in the
same region.
Private letters from the flood regions Of
Texas, in the southeastern section, represent
the destruction Of all crops, fences and houses
as utter along several Of the rivers for about
three miles on both sides. This is true Of the
Guadalupe. San Marcos, San Antonio and the
tribu: aries Of the Nueces; while the Colorado
and Brazos, both large streams, have had
high.water marks that the earliest pioneers
never knew reached before. Along most of
the streams frst mentioned there is not
stalk Of corn LETT in any Of the bottom lands;
and these bottoms extend from one to three
miles on the western sides OF the streams. The
eastern sides are less level, and present cliffs
at some pointa.
A letter nom some Of our emigrsnts to Cali
fornia gives the curious fact that the great
body of the people there seem TO be only resi-
dent there, and look forward to some future
day when they will return home.
The establishment OF an agency OF the Pied
mont Life Insurance Com 3any In Columbia,
mentioned last week, will increase the mum.
ber Of insurance agencies in the State, and
every agent has to pay out Of the funds of,the
company he represents the sum OF five dollars
every year to the comptroller-gen 'for bis
own use." The office Of comptroller is
the Republican party and q graduate Of Da-
wilson College. c. .a.r
The Union Lsague meets every fortnight at
this slack season. u. . CoRsAIR.
.ai,S 81 THE HARPERS.
How they Bnilt up their Business
Souelchfn0 the small Fry.