The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-18
THE STATE ASSESSMENT.

| oordiug to the returns already in FROM swcnty.
| nine counties, with two more to hear from
| (Richland and Charleston.) the indications az
that the amount assessed as the value Of real
and personal property in tho State will not ex-
ceed one hundred and thirty mllllons of dollars.
The probabilities are that the State Board Of
Equalization will raise the assessment OF pro
perty to about two hundred millions in order
that the per centum of taxation shall not OK.
coed one-half of one per centum, or fiHty cents
on ono hundred dollars. 70 fix the rate of
taxation with an assessment of one hundred
and thirty millions would be very nearly one
dollar on the hundred. "F"''
The returns of personal property are univer-
sally very much below what was expected. For
instance, the whole number of horses return
cd is rorty-two thousand. and the; highest aver
age value seYenty-Ave dollars The returns Of
merchants stocks are also Tar Below expeGta-
tions. "
In the matter OF real property there is very
little difference in the present valuation over
that of 1867. r.
AS an example of the way in which property
has been assessed, the average salue Of arabic
lands in Orangeburg is 81 Is per acre, while
the highest average OF the beet lands will be
found in Georgetown County at $18 per acre.
The county which returned the highest eener-
al average OF land throughout is Darling ton,
which is about IS per acre.
We learn that the Slate Auditor, MIR. Tom
linson, as soon as the per centum of taxation
is fixed. will make full statement of the re-
turns for publication.' One-fourth of the reye-
nue. to be raised will go to pay $3.50, 600 past
due interest on the Statehouse debt. To paw
the running expenses Of the State Goverirme1nt
would not require more than one-quarter per
cent. taxation. :. Over $500, 600 past due inter
est is TO be! paid ppt of the taxation for the
cnfreht year. II l'TF
Comparing the valuation Of 1867 and that of
the present year, we find that the average
value OF real property, in Abbeville County, for
1867, was So per acre /; the average value of the
same property this year is So per acre. In
1867, Abbeville returned 593. $50 acres in 1863.
the returns are Gao 243 BarnwelI County re-
turned in 1857, 994, ,955 acres, at a valuation of
81. .542. $50 in 1858, the returns are 92o, ,29s
acres, at a valuation OF 81. .974. .9S5. Darlington
County,, in 1867, returned AGE, ,483 acres, at q
valuation Of $685., ITO; in 1868. the returns show
467 O67 acres, at valuation Of 81, ,2SO 679, OAR
ington is the only county in which there has
been any considerable increase over the yalua- /
tion of 1867. M 1Jti
LIE STEAMsHIP MANHA1TAN.-It affords us
satisfaction to notice the regularity and dis
patch which mark the movements Of the stpe.
rior steamships now employed from this port
TO New York. Their speed, accommodations.
and the security and fShabIe character of the
vessels, both as passenger and freight carriers,
are all that the public can desire. Among
these steamers, the Manhattan; OF the "Adeer
lSy,o7 no knoS1 I, a.
are pleased to learn that this fine ship. which
left here on Saturday last, reached New York
in the quick time Of fifty.two hours, arriving
at that city yesterday.
RFPoRTERs' CRUMBS. The doll Virginia Lee.
ratified the second time, at the Widows Home,
q few days ago, was won by Miss M. Grayson,
OF New York.
a. Fnillipi was yesterday appointed mem
ber Of the detective police force.
Chief Justice Chase will not be in Charleston
until Thursday.
Council meets tonight, and it is understood
that the resolution to-, take the power Of ap-
pointing the standing committees away from
the Mayor will be vigorously pressed.
The GeImania Btnd go on picnic to-mor-
row at the Schuetzenplatz.
The State Medical Association! meets lin
Charleston on the Goth instant, with view to
reorganization.
/. A good city directory is badly needed in
Charleston; also, an Ineligible codi6oation Of
the city ordinances. !, -a.a sl'',tv ~ adl
Professor Pike, celoted, OF the Baker Theo-
logical Institute, delivered a sermon to a large
assemblage Ia the Chapel opposite Military
Hall last evening, His subject was "Recogni-
tion Of Friends in Heaven .aa;snli ,isaa
. There is a decided disposition among the
substantial colored element to strengthen
Mayor Pillsbury's hands.
y There is great feeling in the Republican
ranks because Mayor Pillsbury has not APP
pointed men of their party as delegates to the
Memphis Convention. 1t is said that those
whom he. would have appointed couldn't raise
the necessary .'spondplicks." u .alr,x
THE UNITED STATES CoURT. MAY 17;-uDas
BRYAN PREsDINa. a.-The grand jury returned
into court with the following finding: Emanuel
Parker, violation of internal revenue laws-no
bill. The petitions Of John T. MCGOWAN and
e. W.aCharles, Jr., for final discharge, were
referred to the registrar. It was ordered that
Luke Smith, Of York, show cause on The aSth
instant why he should not be declared! 10 bank
Iupbs 4Mo JuuRe 1oHue16o 0AE u0Cree IN Cn0
case of the owners and crew OF the steamship
Oriental against the briaAnsin j. l.. Pye. BE
decreed salvage to the aSihhount or s47004H favor
OF the ibellant.
The grand jury made the following present.
ndent .ss7 yr3sn ;4S.s aat;a1a,sn aT
To The Hon. George s. Bryan, Jaage United
States DistTiCl Court:
The grand jury beg leave to report that
they have visited the Charleston jail for the
purpose OF examining the condition OF the
United States prisoners therein confined, and
beg te make the folio sing presentpaent
I'd hkE" "Gh6 rtm enti ,aw hichEEay were COM
fined were in state Of cleanliness, and the
prisoners mad only the complaint for the want
suffctent rations. which they replrsesepted eplrse to