The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-01
Columbia Correspondence Courier.
THE STATE FINANCES.

..E...f THE STATE FINANCES.
The message of Governor Scott to
tho General Assembly, which con-
venes tomorrow, will, it is reported,
recommend financial policy that
promises, if adopted, to put South
Carolina far ahead of any of her sis.
ter Southern States, and perhaps in
short timo oihiole her to resume her
specie payments. With this view and
to establish on tho strongest and most
permanent basis the credit of tho
State, the Governor is willing to post
pone the assistance desired from the
Legislature for the completion of the
Blue Ridge Railroad. The PROPOSE
tions, Of which have had but a hasty
glance, will, no doubt, startle many by
their novelty and may raise some OBJ
jections, but they will moro probably
receive the cordial sanction of all
good sound financiors.
EDUCATION.
Mr.. Jillson, State Superintendent
of education, has been hard at work,
and prepared a bill to establish a
system of education for the State. It
is believed that the bill meets the
general views Of all parties, and will
probably become O law at on early pc
Rod of tho session.
ais THE NEW CODE. 1.
The new code of laws, prepared by
the Commissioners to codify the laws
of tho State, will probably engage
much morefthe attention Of the Iegis.
ture than almost any ether subject.
1t will ba introduced in the form of q
bill, and numbers several hundred
sections.
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
Tho wire pulling among tho legisla-
tors by the more astute Republican
leaders, for State and Congressional
Offices, will doubtless afford many in
terostipg items, as the curious work.
ings Of tho various rings and combina-
tions are gradually developed and
made public, a Is q.
. AT tho meeting at Orangoburg on
Saturday, large number of Demo
Gratis came out to SEQ and hear DR..
Mackey speak. Ho told his Republican
hearers that TO. sustain themselves, it
was requisite TO have unity of action,
and purity in all their acts. The
Democrats, he said, by long drilling
had learned the, lesson of fighting
shoulder to oshouldor, and the, Repub-
licaps should fight them with their
own tactics. Secretsry Of State sCar-
dozas followed after in the same strain.
There, were between two and three
thousand people intattendanee. s,t,s
FIRE ATTHE CoLuNBIA TANNERY.-
About II o'clock p. m, on Tuesday
night, q fro occurred at the Colum.
bin Tannory which consumed the on
gine hoqse, the bark and the hide
mill. The recent improyeme ent, made
by the new proprietors Nressrs. J. p.
Thomas q Co. we're thus lost. The
loss is not severe, and tho damage
Will v be promptly repaired, No ip-
tortuption in the business will occur,
and We are requested TO add, that
hides and oak bark will be bought,
and orders for finished leather prompt
y executed. The owners proceed
forthwith to rebuild, and expect IN il q, q
short time TO. be, reconstructed on a,l
better, basis than before. There was 81
no !. Insurance. n nptnr No sdamags to tho
stock Phenis. : 4 tFF?
beg gt65Taf IT5t7fS fss177 7T-z.7sTr s,.b,t,o,ui
,xA, SGarlyle aud Emerson Associa,
l'ond ! fgn!,d has hecnlormed in London fof the
parposo, Of founding, an "intcllecsual
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