The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-01

| eenee es well Ia. sound policy, anu would rcdoaSd
sMc Srouis Of all who participated Ia ito so-
| sHERiFxs.
Somo legislation 10 desirabls IN referoneo to
ssnetns, s The earclcss mana agen,ept Of jaiis and
tle frequent escares Of prtsolors in their ousto.
Sn Shsf SsS9.i,s moro
naisns %siss sSsd SSa Ss sSSsd
MoSd or. S1 tho
mst , ,n, enoHM bo furnished by CONTRACT, as Il is
aeten!ion ofprisoners iii jail, that tho ration is
,tSss'SS tSc o1h,speGHation to e aor Tho ration
Sents caoh allowed to tho eherifs for prisoners I
the o9s Of ,aT I9s GRE abuses committed with
TnEPRNlTEnTIARY.
Iio report oftho Commissioners Of tho Icni-
nm% inc r raesomnGnyng report Of THO
fun and highly satisfactory. rho Smpcrintondont
statcs fhat on taking ohnrgo of tic Institution on
the22T ofJanuary last Ito recoptcd Tor 20I prison
6ssn discharged ieSplraioa orsontenco 81; died
from disensc died from injuries received in at
!1empttng to escape l; pardoncd 1886; escaped 10.
!It Ioai I'll I.eayingin confinement 296. 4 great
number nL oftho'e patdoned were nearly at tho OK
perlnfcndentis Is Of the opinion that this polioy
has greatIy aided In enlorolng discipline and
d'sm,shng S.i THO number OF punishable offences:
was aItysono thousand I've hundred and twenty
two dollars and tlfty cents, and The amount OF
and OF materials and stores Oh hand, Amounted
to ni"ety>thrce thousand six hundred and scyens
tyiInro dollars and sxty.nine cents, leaving
TWO thousand ono hundred and ffty- three dollars
ana nineteen Cents
TIE LAND COMMISSION
Up to the present timo there have bcen pur-
chascd IN the several oountics, for The purnose Of
the Land Commission, forty sfyc thousand acros
Of lnnd, which Ia now IN process OF survey and
division, into tracts orciiglGlo szo for % purobnSers
propriatlon TO this Lenetcieut object, Of securing
homes for tho worthy and industrious mechanic |
Hmd fhro, .aoprer M which w establish many small
heretofore holding that relation. and conse>
1uently Will tnsurcthc better cultivation OF thc
their earnings ut home, instcad of bo1pg dissipo,
ted IN luxury and extrnvnganco IN distant cities.
r.ie nonds Issued for the purposes Of tho Land
ity rs they will not only have tho credit of tho
Stnte bn thy money arising from the 81 les OF the
lands, with THEIR improvements, rs mn additional
guarantee The annual inStalmunts Of payments
ior @ thesc lands wf DO ample to meet tho intcrost
~, tein' rs well ms to provide snkiug fund for
tnSir , redemption ut maturity, without the posi-
pose. Their issue, therefore, cnn have no possible
injurious Influence on the credit Of tho State,
CtlilaflCe IL, tho subdivisions /
Of lnrgc bodies otlan!, muoll OF 1t unouitiyated,
INTO small and productive firms, would at once
trcbc Its yallc and afford I'LL increased basis of
tnxatloh to tile slle extent.
Some legislation seems to be necessary for tho
prevention or the burning OF tic woods, n prao.
ticc not only dangerous III itself, aud Injurious to
timbcr ltncing Hnd tho soil, but largely rospon-
sibIe Tor noticeable clangcs In our Cliinnte, for
the Increased lntenc>s anu severity OF our sea.
SONG, ni.d for the long and cx a,lsting droughta,
which nre yearly becoming moro disnstrous'
S, orr ut, fn.I |
'n'ny examples Of the pcrnioious results of dc.
i,i1n'G ,,.1' c"m;niry = Try pitts timber; and by men OF
crnl telling OF the woods Is tho most dcst tructlyc
among among tho many causes ofthe physionl deterio>
ration OF the earth. Its mischievous effects in
ouf own section nrc already observable, not only !
III 4'r protrnctcd dronghis und late spring frosts,
md In The washing out orthc soluble portion OF
,r sou, n1t IN the drying up Of springs and
I!cs, nany Of which during the summer moiItlls
lliord m m neither wNter nor hesDngc for cnttlc. i'm
ngtd by n law BY which tho farmer ia released
rom tnSnsion for ten, cars oil Que hundred dol,
nrs ,i valuation for every mere Of forest trees
,lhltcui ana for enol aore OF fiuit trees planted
rom tnXntion OF my dollars valuation tor i've
cnls: and similar provision for fruit trees and
lcdgcs nlong the highways
Sheep husbnndry Is MI important eonrce or
yeniti, TO tho farmer, for Viii ol we hnve many
nc , iii'Ss e.; nnd ndyMntagcs The principal obsta.
logs oy which many neighborloods nre intested.
I mny be well to Inquire whether the numbers
~ ticec Icstlent ours Inhy not be advantageous. |
y diminished by holding The ir owners to II strict
cconntabiiity tor the offences aud dcpredntions
ommi!od ,;... by them; and, as there is seldom nos
eSsity ior Inure tlmn ono about a dwelling a
~ tnry influence MAY be exercised by Imposing :
discriminating tux an all abuyo thu. number |
Increasing the rntio oftaXntion with enoh nddt. ,
ioinl nnin!ali thug, for srcond dog in a tami
j. Two doilarsi for third, thrco dollars; aud
. nr9p"r':@nateiy: I'll is would have n tenieucy
::c "inonnt of f1od now wasted Oh them, while
would enable tho breeders OF sheep to inorcnso
o substitute producers OF food and oiothing for
consumers nnd dcstroycrs ct both.