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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-27
Columbus Correspondence.
CoLuMBUs, Feb. "a, 1869.


Tic House Bill regulating the fees of real
estate Assessors &c, passed the House, and
provides that the assessors shall have $500 per
day forl their services and the members Of tlfc
County Board of Equalization the same The
members of the State Board get, according to
this Bill, $500 per day and $500 for every 25
miles travel. ..a.--.-r----.
The Morgan Rtd Bill, which has been be-
fore the House since carly in January 1868 was
passed on Tuesday the 23rd and now only
needs the approval of the Senate to become a
law. The scheme to pay up all the exhorbit-
ant claims of the citizens Of Ohio, for their
losses and misfortunes incurred on account of
Morgan's Raid has been before the Ohio Leg.
islature for several years, and has constantly
been defeated up to the present time, when 1t
passed by 60 to 25. Many members who op
posed it last winter favored it this winter-and
its success is a marked example of the power
Of constant pcrscverng effort in one direction.
The bill appropriates about 100000 and opens
up n way tor the expenditure Of many thou
sands more.
The principal involvcd--would require the
State to indemnify her citizens for all losses
caused by gangs of robbers, thieves and incen-
darics-snd II the general government as
sumcs the debt as is txpectcd-would cmbnr-
rass it exceedingly with endless claims from
loyal, scmi-loyal and rebel states, till the last
chicken, and mule and freedman was paid for
Rev. w. NJ Punsrion, Of England, lcctured
before the Y. NJ. G. A. Tuesday eve, and was
greeted by one Of the largest audiences that
ever convened on such an occasion in Colnm-
bus. Mr. Punshon spoke about an hour and n
quarter, and proved himself most able and
cloquent orator His language is fOrcible and
fifty chosen clothing for the most brilliant and
sparkling idea, each sentence polished gem,
and each argument n pondcrous force. His
subject was Daniel in Babylon" but his dis
course was rcplete with the most pointed and
forcblc ideas suited to modarn times, The
weather is clear and biting and sleighs are run
ming. f..
! From citizens Of Ashtabula County, for a
| law TO prevent the obstruction of free passage
of fish in the creeks and rivers Of the State by
mill dams
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BILE PAssEp AssrMnl.Y.--Tho hul fnr ihn

Bills PASSED AssEMRIH.--The bill for the
protection OF cranberry marshes was passed.
The amendmen, to the common school law
providing that when school district is com.
posed Of parts of two or more Townships, the
school money for the same may ho drawn by
the treasurer Of the township in which tho
school house is situated, was passed.
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BIsnor MCQUApE, Catholic, attempted to
install priest Kayanaugh in place of the old
priest Thomas o'Flahery, ON the e2d inst.
in Chicago, which was prevented by the Catho.
lies. The Bishop was prevented from saying
mass in themorning by being led out of church
by the crowd. Subsequently over one thou.
sand Catholics held a meeting and resolved
unanimously to stand by OFlaherty, con-
dcmned the Bishops action. and expressed u
determination not to submit
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DRESS-MAKING.

MRS, A. G. GIDDINGS & SISTER,
WI Dress Makers. All kinds Of Machine Sewing
promptly attended 10,
Easf Ashtabula, Feb, l, 1862 93I
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CASH CAPITAL,
Paid In full.

Branch Office First NosIOaSI Bsnk bHkir =, Philadel
mia where the en eEal bEsRsse of the trana
acted aud which nb etssSI sosrerpOsNsHeS should
be addressed.
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CATALOGUES. FREE
HOME WASH -E.R.

NO Washing MasRWe Ras Ree7I' Sub
mtcd to public notice that has challenged general
ap,Hovul and appreciation the here namsd- Not
wlthrniln T1p, skcpticsnpof the public from thsr
Thousand andone aarises that hnFe brcn iDSpHte1l-
urged upon the peopie and Acd, the principle Rpont
which this IL cOnstrueEcd II clearly and Fjrciby
n'apcd to the object Tnd un abe ataincd. riar II
mcnds itself 10 the common soIss Of all Who examine
IT, The agent Imsshown.their operation 10 a number
of families in nearly every Of whie machine ha
been sold. The agent ns siis pihcU is
WM WILLARD.
Mr. W. vfh stEeTirteud the starting of the machine
wherever desired aud supply them short notice.
Ashtab<asy. , eb 10, 1889. ssSS
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NOTICE.

A III PERSONS INDEBTED TO
"a SEYMOUR 4 GIDDINGS viii please call and
settle immediately by cash or note
Ashtabula Feb, 3, isdo ate5T
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Preservc' as wclI ~, Asssss tho, saxl

CArTrnH.-Mr. Georgc w. Dickinson, Watchmak
aud Jewefr Clarendon Block, Ashabula Ohio lis thpi
Chiy Agent appointed in this place.
eRy- We employ no Peddl,rs. 1,SgGF
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WE HAVE received WITHIN the past few days
SfO worth of new goods. which gives the buyer an
pic opportunity for satisfactory selection.
BRUCE, AMID0N b WAITE.
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THE L1RGEsSF and hest selected stock Of cloths
end clothing in the county, ie to be found at the Cloth
iast HeHss - ERtCE, AMIDON q WAITE Z
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TO THOSE who appreciate the brst CGssimeres >
re would say that nave She finest line Of Harris Cas-
5mercs to be fhund in Sssrhern Ohio We have also
choice styles Of the gFpitt Manufacturing Co. and
Globe Mills. ERVeE. AMIDON & WAITE.
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MESSRS. LAZARUS & NORRIS
OPTICIANS g. OCUEESTS,
HARTFORD G0NN,
S@
Have with view to meet tha Increased demand f5r
iheir Coehrntel Pernn.tet SpeciacIhs. npnninied.

MIR. GEORGE w. DICKINSON,
Dealer in Watches Clocks, Fine ,Jewery SO!id Silver
and Plated We're; Clarendon Block Aehtabua Ohic.
their sole Agent for this Blbce.
They have taken s' give al necdful Instructions
and have CrihdCncs in the ability of their agents
meet the requirements of all customers An oppUrtu-
nifty will be thus afforded procure all times Spec
taclcs uneHnard by any Sr bscir Strengthening and
Preserving Qualities.
Too mnci not be said tCakeiS snpertarity
the ordinary gias~cs worq. There 4 gi11a6pinQ
,CdreriDg Cgme Si7h, deafness, cthcr unpleasant
sensations But the contrary, from the peculiar
sruction of c Lenses they soothing and pies
causing feeling of relief TO tho wearer and producing
clear and distinct ViSOr. as in the natural hca4a,y
sight. They aretl,eonly spectacles that
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CELEGR1PH JOB OFFICE,
Clothing for the Masses.


.-,.
BRUCE, AMiDoN q WAITE.
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Pen cs,d Paste Brevities.

cT-A mastodons bones have been found in
California, uITWTII L...L.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-26
A SOLEMN FACT AND WARNING

"A CObEMN EACf AND w AIMING
At TimmoHsville, last Sunday, during
Divine service in the Methodist Church.
just as the congregation was singing the
last lines of the last hymn, Mrs. Powers,
wife of Thomas Powers, ond grand
daughter of the late Rev. VIM Brock in
ton, fell from her seat with an infant in
her arms. Her lady friends went to her
relief at once, aud found that lie had
ceased with her. The infant livcs-but
the mother is in the grave.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones, the Pastor, had
just closed an impressive sermon on the
frailty Of human liiu-thc certainty OF
doath, and the uncertainty Of the tine
of it's approach, as is that of the thief in
the night.
We learn that there was no unusual
excitement The facts are, AS we state
them, from an eyewitness.
We are rejoiced to add that Mrs.
Powers was an exemplary member Of the
Church.
May God have mercy on all, and when
the time comes may our lamps be trim
med and found burning.-Duriingtun
Democrat, 15M inst.
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y fellow in New Orleans, affected with
mania potu, conceived the idea that he
was a goose, and procuring straw for a
nest and brickbats for eggs, pretended to
set on the latter lis mother inter
fcrcd. why don't you see I'm set
ting" But, Oliver, you aiu't goose y
the mother replied. "I amt" mo.
You are my poor, deir son :" II know
better" Why yes, you are Those
are not eggs-thcy are brickbats p
"Don't know Didn't I lay en-, and 1
.icau to hatch 'em or die y
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TEA,-It is but fcws days since the
first consignment of tea was received in
Cincinnati, and the following from the
Gazette of that city will give an idea of
what our Western nciyhbors think of the
teas received from the antipodcs via San
Francisco:
The flavor OF teas received bv this
quick route when compared with those
by the six months circuit of the Horn.
is as the smell of new-nown hay is to
the lifclcss odor of the balcd hay of COM
ncrce. The aroma OF cup oi this
tea, which but few weeks ago was
delicatcly sealed up by tawny hands,
sleeps the senses in a Kaleidoscope Wis
ion of the gorgeousucss Of the Flowcry
Land, and makes one feel as if China
were our next dor ncighbor, aud the
Chinaman man and BROTHER
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islature. We have prepared them with
the hope that such synopsis would be
of assistance to these lately elected to
FILL these Offices. The duties and the
plan are both new and complicated, and
it will require time and q gradual ac-
quaintance with the Act for the thorough
understanding of the ono and the sue
ccssful operation Of tho other
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BRANcuvIrLE, s. c., June "a,


On the 18th the election of officers of
this Township came oil. The Demo
Gratis, a few days preceding the election
day, nominated atirket, and rome of them
being present at the nomination, they
became indignant, and declared their
names should not be made fun of iii such
II manner Sensible men these. They
saw the inevitablcpess of the defeat of n
democratic ticket, and therefore showed
more wisdom, by. refusing To rum than
the men did who made up the ticket.
The Republicans nominated their can
didates the Saturday before the 14th,
three whites and three colosed. This
ticket was carried through without dis
scnting vote.
The officers elected are as follows
Burns d. Myers, Clerk; a. S. Dukes,
e. L. II. Smoke and p. Berry, Select
men, George Baxter, Surveyor; Andrew
Pinckney, Constable.
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IN TIE COURT OF PROBATE.
june DC

Whereas, W. +. llutson, Esq, hath applied
TO me for Letters of Administration on the
Estate of Jacob Hair, late of Orangcburg
County, deceased,
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and Creditors
of the said deceased, to bo and apcar, be
fore me, at Court of Probate for the said
County 10 be holden ut 0rangcburg, on the
9th day of July. 1869, AT 10 o'clock A..
NJ, TO shcw cause if any, why the said Ad-
minisiration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of Court,
This Dist day of June, A. u. 1869, and in
the nincty-third year of American lnde-
pendcnce.
TIEAD. C. ANDREWS,
june :6-2t Judge OF Probate.
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USE OF LEMONS. Halls journal of
Health says: When persons are icvcrish
and thirsty beyond What is natural
indicated i'll some eases by metallic
taste iu the mouth, especially after drink
ing water, or by whtish appearance Of
the greater pant Of the tongue, one of
the best coolers" internal OF external,
is to take Il lemou, cut off the top.
sprinkle over it some fine loaf sug ar.
work it downward into the lemon with a
spoon, and then suck it slowly squeezing
the lemon and adding more sugar as the
acidity increases from heing brought up
from the lower pailAae --
Invalids with .cvcrislrcss may take
two or three lemons day in this man.
ner, with Il most marked benefit, mani
tested by n sense of GOODNESS, comfort
and inviy"ration y lemon or two taken
thus at tca-timc, as an entire substitute
for the ordinary supper" oil summer,
would give many man comfortable
nights sleep, and IN awakening Of rest
and invigoration, with an appetite for
breakfast, to which they are strangers
who will have their emp of tea or supper
relish and cake and berries Oh
peaches and cream.
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. CIRCULAR.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
CnLrNriA. June 10. 1859

CoIrNEIA. June Is. 1869.
THNllE attention of the citizens of the State
l. is respectfully iuyucI TO tue annexed
extracts from nn Act PASSED 81, The rrcrn,
session of the General Assembly. and r;,titi,.i
on tic lDh day of March. lS,;a: .:,, :hrir
cordial co-opcralIon with til. officers CHARGED
with the execution Of the law is earnestly
requested.
The enumeration of tho inhabitants is TO
furnish n basis Tor tue appointment of re-
presentation in the next General Assembly
III accordance with Section I of Article II of
the Constitution. md the necessity for IL.
correctness will commend itself To citizens of
ali political ytws.
Ia connection with this work the satisfies
Of the agricultural productions of last year
will ba taken. AMI it is cininenily drsirnhls
,iia; they shoiiil ne rc,u,,.va a. ni!ly and
in:r!hg;tiy as circumstances will permit. IA
1t Is rSp:ciea that they will furnish valuable
data i'll Tia :Grlurc agricultural history ufthc
Siutc.
HENRY SpARyICK. Commissioner.
4" dct I" rr"rj;"r far he Enmacrution
of III" Ah"hit"MfS NJ Me State.
<
SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty Of cue
and every person appointed TO take the cen-
s"S by virtue OF; this Act to call personally o.
thc head or so'nc member Of each family in
ihc County. or portion of Comfy. for which
he or they shall have been appointed. and
obtain from such head of a family on member
thereof. as aforesaid, the number Of persons
contained i'll such family, and such other
Information aS may be required and directed
hy the Commissioner of tho Burca,! %: Acri-
cultural Statistics
SEr. t. That each head ur member al {,
family shall when summoned thereto b, .he
persons appointed under this Act To take the
census at his. her or their residence or place
cf business, make. oatl, or affirmation. II
correct return of all persons of whom hiss or
her family is composed; and also report such
other information to said census takers as
may he required ny law and the persons so
appoint ted to take the census are hereby autho-
rizcd to administer such oaths; and upon the
failure of any pcpson to make such returns
or reports when required, he or she shall be
subject to penalty of twenty five dollars. to
bc recovered in any Court of compctcn, jurs-
tlicton.
Junc2 2w
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NOTICE.

In accordance with Section 98 Of saan act
entitled IAN act providing for the assessment
and taxation of property" approved the 10TH
day of September A. ID. 1868, notice ,is, here's,
by given that the total rate per cehtun icyied
for State purposes for the year 1868 Is u
mills; and for County purposes, the total
rate levied is o mills, making total for all
purposes for the year 1868 lOl mills on tho
dollar.
JNo. D. Mo6Sr -
June l2,-3t County Treasurer. u =
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SURVEYORS.

and of Che time and placesin which, >snd
teams aud tools with which, they are re-
quired to pay the tax in labor.
AS to the manner of serving this no.
tice, see Sec. 81 of the Act.
All persons working in payment of
this tax shall be subject to the direction
of the Surveyor, as to tho time and
place of working out the same.
On any extraordinary occasion, and
where any bridge or highway is destroyed
or obstructed so as to require immediate
labor, the Surveyor shall forthwith cause
the damage to be repaired or the obstruc-
ton removed hyy calling upon the inhabi-
tants of the district for aid, by hiring
other laborers or employing othe, means,
and in such case six hours notice shall
be sufficient. If upon such occasion
any Surveyor shall neglect to employ
means to repair the highway or bridge.
for the space Of twelve hours after ap-
piled to, he shall forfeit and pay to the
Sclcctmen, the sum of ten dollars, unless
he shcw cause for his neglect, and if any
person liable to payment of this tax in
labor, shall neglect to obey the instruc-
tions of the Surveyor for six hours after
he is called upon he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of three dollars.
The surveyor shall lay out as he shall
think beneficial, in making and repairing
highways, all moneys collected by him
i'll his tax bill, or otherwise received for
that purpose he shall keep regular ac-
counts of his receipts and expenditures.
and of labor performed by persons, over
their taxes, and report to the Selcctme n in
December of each year. In case of fail
urc to discharge his duties, Surveyors
may be proceeded against as in the case
of delinquent County Trcasurcrs or Tax
Collectors.
IT any person receive damage in per-
son or property through want of repair
OF highway or bridge, he may recover in
an action Of tort of the Township, the
amount of damage sustained; and the
Surveyor shall be responsible to the town
for any damagcs sustained BY the town
through fault of ,non-discharge of his
duty. (sec. 49,
Surveyors shall receive fifteen cents.
per hour for time necessarily employed
in discharSing his duties
At town meetings the Clerk shall pre-
side during the election of the Modera-
tor of the meeting.
lie shall record all votes passed at the
meetings of the Township shall admin
lister and record oath of office to all town
officers who appear before him for that
purpose.
Tie Clerk shall receive for every at
tendance on any town meeting, one dol
lar and fifty cents, and for his records
the fees allowed to the Register of Mesnc
Conveyance.
CONSTABLE.
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY.
PRODATE COURT

49,. PROBATE COURT.
Ex partoD. A. McIver Administrators of the
Estate OF A. Il. and II. a. Smoke.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT d.
~ A. McIvcr will, on the 9th day of Julv
next, apply for his final discharge as Admin.
istrator Of the Estate Of A. T.. and A. A.
Smoke, deceased.
TuAD. G. ANDREWS.
june 2G-t Jude Of Probate.
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The Tax Assessment.

We expected that fault would be found
with the action of the State Board of
Equalization, but We did not expect such
senselcss statements as have appeared in
some of the country papers. Orange
burg and Marion counties seem to be
suffering most cxcrucatin-ly from the
action of the Board We propose
stating a few facts relative to the assess
meat and the law under which it was
made.
The property Of the State, as returned
by the County Auditors and cq,:alizcd
by the County Boards were as folluws:
Real Property, s7G,125,o25.
Personal Property, 3S.S2s ,llG.
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INSURE YOUR LIFE.

! IIE EQUITABLE LIFE CON
4 ducts ITS business on the
PURELY MUTUAL
ALL CASH PLAN.
PAY AS YOU GO" is the safe rule in
LIFE ASSURANCE
as in anything else.
Its NEW BUSINESS in the year 1868 ex-
ccdcd that of any CHECK" MOTE or
"MlNED" COMPANY by upwards OF Twelve
Millions.
ALL PROFITS divided among the Policy
Holders annually.
NCpME.........-...... 6,jrrUiNjUuU
ASSETS......... ......... III, 600 10000
The EQUITABLE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
offers to the Public all the REAL ADVAN.
TAGE which with safety be conceded
Ivy any Company.
y. AUSTIN BULL,
june 2"-api o-if Local Agent.
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sheriTf's S Sales, s.,

BY virtue of sundry writs of f. fa., to me /.
directed will sell to the highest Iitltler,
at Orangeburg Court House. on the first b
Monday in July next, for cash the follow
ing property, viz:
One tr%ct of land lying in the Fork Of the +
Edisto Rivers containing 7G0 acres more or
less. Levied on as the property of Jacob
Cooncr at the suit of Edward Il. Hays
ALSO
Ono tract Of land lying on the Old State
Road, containing - more or less, bounded
by lands of 1iaiglcr, Sheridan and Dani zler.,
Levied on rs the property Of Mrs. Mcldrcd
Dantzler mt the suit of Isadota A. Rast ~ t'
ALSO ~s>-s =
On Tuesday after sacsday next, the fol-
lowing personal property. viz: Household 4.
and Kitchen Furniture bay Horse. rlanta- !,
ti"n Tools, Cow and Calf. 3 Bee Gums. Con-
tents of Smoke House AMI Dniry, II head
Hogs. Levied on the properly of S.
i'arior nj the suit ri Il. Louis & Gu.
ALSO
On lst Monday, (salcs,lay of July at the
residence of J. Z. Tanning. the following
personal property. viz: Household and
Kitchen Furniture, Plantation Tools, Mule,
Ok and Cart, IL head Hogs. d head Cattle.
IL Goats. Sheep. Blacksmith Tools. l Mare T.
of J. G.. Tanning at the suit Of james ID.
Cicckley Executor Of L. L. Cooncr aEl
ALSO a.
On Tuesday after salcs9ay. July, 1870. st
the rcsr!cncc OF IL. Il. Argoc, the following
persona dr"pcriy. viz: Cow and Calf,
earrings. hcnd Hogs. | Horse and Wagon,
| buggy. lot of Fniming Teols. Sugar
Mill mad Boil.r. Household and Kitchen
Furniture. ievic,l on as ,ltc property OF r. ~
Il. Arg"c ss ", sa.t uf JobE s. PhiNips i 40. j.
june ~ I'd
j. W. Johnson ct. nj. Dstributcc i i.--,
of jos. johnson.
Adrline johnson mud uflIcrs
By order of thc tour; of Prohatc, will
sell on Monday tho 9TH al Iu.y next. ior par
iiton. for much cash ~ sill pay the cx-
pcn-cs Uf the ease. the bnlaicctin twp c,,ush
annual insraIlH.vn,-. the first ,ayibk Isl
Jannar? next secured hy hord Will, Interest
from da'e, amt mortgage of the property,
with covenant Tor rc.ar ON breach. tpur-
chaScrs to pay for laIcr< AMI stnnIs,)
the following property, all lying in Orange
burg County. 4" wit:
!. $50 acres lying an the hollow abovc
TIntcrs liramch. Il, scribc,l in Plat No. of
return III PARTITION
:: 900 acres OH Jean Swamp. as her plat
No >.
5 6.2 acres next adjoining an,l described
in plat $.
4. 5H acres n pond the heal ar
"Snn"n Eranci, w.icrs ot Dean Swamp, az
per rla, 1.
j. $50 acres the Nincty-Six Road. as
'le> 'ribcl OH plat q. tft.
g. 5l9 acres IN Ninoty-Six Eoad, known
a. ..Wuolwnrl." !" and described in plat Z.
al
ON the head waters Of noodand Swamp, de-
scrihcd in plat g.
Fhe pla,s will b. shown ut sale .aa,
jnrc - I'd
ShcriG's Office II. RIGGS.
orangeb".sc; II; 5. C., soc.
June TO- 1859.
june t2 Id
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Sll4.953 III.
Total,

Total, Sll4 ,953 Ill
1t is admitted, We believe, by the
Charleston Ncws that the property Of the
State, il fairly assessed. should reach
500, 600 900. The State Board of
Equalization agreed with the NcwS, and
raised the assessment of the Real Prop
erty of the State sl90l6,0G3 distribu,
ting it among the various counties after
full consideration of the return made
by each county.
r AS Il sample al the assessment made
in the counties generally, take the
case Of OIangeburg Here is county
right through the centre of which runs
the Edisto river, and which contains
some of the best lands in The State.
And yet this county returned 129,3iT
acres of arabic land at a valuation of
1921 ,S19-making IN average Of Sill
100 per acre for the best lands III Tie
county. On the face Of it this is an abb
surdity. The meadow and pasture lands
III the same county are returned at an
average of Sl.25 per acre, and the wood
lands at Il average OF 81 per acre. From
a letter i'll the Ne'cS of May 18th, dated
Columbia, we take the following: IL
learn from an intelligent farmer that
lands i'll the upper portion of st. Mat
thcws' Parish (Orangeburg county have
appreciated 49, per cent. in value since
1861, and dat ownera don's care 20 sell