The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-23
THE STATE PRESS.
THE THIRD DISTRICT.


The Newberry Herald publishes extracts
from the protest Of Judge Hoge. the defeated
candidate for Congress from the Third District
Of this State, and says:
We do not propose to enter into refutation
OF the charges against the good people Of New
berry, contained in this protest. But we can
not allow them to go forth without an unquali-
ned denial OF these truths from beginning to
end. The last election in Newberry passed off
as quietly as any that was ever held within its
lialts. The good order that prevailed through
out the district was the subject, not only Of
general remark, but Of congratulation. We
do not pretend to deny that large number of
negro voters remained away from the polls,
but not for the reason assigned by Solomon L.
Hoge 1t was not violence, nor threats of vio-
lence, that kept them away; It was the result
OF proper view of what their true interests
required them to do.
THE PROSPECTS AHEAD.
The Marion Crescent urges the farmers and
planters to secure an ample supply Of grain;
If the cotton crop is short, the price will max
up the deficiency, and If the prices should be
low, with well-6lled barns there will be no
cause for fear. The Crescent says:
From the immense quantity Of fertilizers
about our depot, we augur that our thrifty
planters are preparing largely for the coming
crop. We fear that much Of these prepara-
tlons have been stimulated by the high price Of
would not be discharging our duties without
sounding note of warning to those who think
that their fortunes lie in q large cotton crop
for 1869.
Look at the year 1867; then cotton in Janu-
ary and February ranged as now, from 25c to
35c. What was the result? Every one who
could raise money to get credit rushed into
havng nothng but
nlors rates OF interest. as well as high prices
Tor labor. Let the experience of the fall aud
winter OF l867-s answer. The crop was forced
for advances, bringing net from to 10 cents,
and the man who went on credit found himself
deeper in debt, and he who worked on the cash
principle at the end Of the year with his pockets
through half the year,
This lesson taught caution, and in 1868 the
provision crop was looked after, while cotton
Sisbar tne nrcea CROP the effect Of this was
than for ten to fifteen last year.
THE FUTURE or UNION. a
The Union Times is encouraged by the pur-
chase o, water power made by Senator
Spragues and says:
II Columbia prospers, we, too, will prosper:
but not IN proportion, 80 long as our prosperi-
ty merely arises from RAILROAD connection
with prosperous place beyond us. Union
County, though, has water power equal to the
Columbia Canal, and which can be made avail
able at Q far less outlay.
But who knows it outside Of Union? And
who outside Of Union ever will know it il it ia
left to this journal to inform them /?
We have no suggestions to make. we merely
state facts. Union has climate and water
power unsurpassed anywhere; and mineral
wealth. which cannot be developed without
capital. Capital from distant States has been
attracted to Columbia; why may it not be at
tracted here II our resources ere made known 2
A VALUABLE INVENTION.
The Newberry Herald gives the following
description Of new apparatus for lowering
boats, invented by MIR. Thomas Mortemer, OF
Newberry:
This revolving apparatus with its screw.
plate, lever and shaft, 10 OF simple yet most
powerful construction. It is revolved inward.
ly to the hurricane deck, where the passengers
are safely slowed in the boats, and then revolt
ved ontwardly and over the side OF the ship.
his opportunity and upon the rising cap OF q
ssyoring we've, touches the trip line and away.
| goes the boat clear OF the vessel, and wpcIl
any angle, with the momentum OF the ship In
| the boet and her passengers. Or the boat
| maysb allowed TO descend, and aS soon as she
| does she instantly detaches herself But one
minute is consumed In dispatching boat con-
tanning twenty-five passangergs thus in ave
4 minutes one hundred ana twenty-five nasaeY,.
gess ere released TIC beat Ss:s;;;sco.s descend
other then 10 q horizontal position, let the ex-
citemen3send terror be what IL may there can
/ be no trreRularitY In the lowering and detach-
4 ing o. tne Dost. IN me ordinary davit two
men are employed, and It often happens that
one Of them lowers faster. than the other. and
the boat enters the water end Horexioat pra-
n 0ir,ftAtinr itg inmates into fha GOO - 80