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

Tho Nswberry 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 wa can
fed denial Of these truths from beginning to
end. The last election in Newberry passed Oh
as quietly as any that was ever held within its
limits. 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 q large number OF
negro voters remained away from the pills,
but not for the reason assigned by Solomon L.
Hoge. It was net violence, nor threats Of vio-
lence, that kept them away. 1t 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 sec-re an ample supply of grain;
# the cotton crop is short, the price will make
up the deficiency, and if the prices should be
low, with wel-alled 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-
tions have been stimulated BY the high price OF
the crop Of 1868, and rs faithful chroniciers we
would not be dlscharging our dNties without
sounding note Of warning to those who think
that their fortunes lie in large cotton crop
for 1869.
Look at the year 1857; then cotton in Janu-
ary and February ranged as now, from Csc to
35c. What was the result? Every one who
could raise money to get credit rushed into
large cotton C: op, those having nothing but
ulous rates OF interest, as well as high prices
for labor. Let tho experience OF the fall and
winter of 1867-H answer. The crop was forced
into market early through the stress Of liens
for advances bringing net from to IL cents,
aud 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
empty, and not provisions enough to get
through half the year.
This lesson taught caution, and in 1868 the
provision crop was looked after, while cotton
was the auxiliary crop, the effect of this was
higher prices aud more money for five bales
than for ten to fifteen last year.
THE FUTURE OF UNION.
The Union Times is encouraged by The pur-
chase Of water power made by Senator
Sprague, 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, aud which Gun be made avail
able at far less outlay.
But who knows it outside of Union? And
who outside OF Union ever will know 1t il lis
left to this journal 10 inform them
We have no suggestions to make; we merely
state facts. Union has a climate and water
power unsurpassed anywhere; and mineral
wealth, which caunot be developed without
capital. Capital rom distant States has been
attracted to Columbia; why may it not be at
tracted here if our resources are made known I
VALUABLE INVENTION.
Tie Newberry Herald gives the following
description of new apparatus for lowering
boats, invented by Mr. Thomas Mortemcr, OF
Newberry:
This revolving apparatus with its screw
plate, levsr and shaft, is OF simple yet most
powerful construction. 1t is revolved inwald-
" to the hurricane deck, where the passengers
are safely slowed in the boats. and then reyol-
we'd outwardly and over the side OF the ship.
An officer standing upon the platform, watches
his opportunity and upon the rising cap ola
fayorlng wave, touches the trip line and away
GOES the boat clear OF the vessel. and upon
any angle, with the momentum of the ship in
the boat and her passengers. Or the boat
may be 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 passengers; thus in five
MINUTES one hundred and twenty-five pasaen-
gers are released. The boat cannot descend
other than in horizontal position, let the ex-
citement and terror be what il may there can
be no irregularity in the lowering and detach-
ing of the boat. 10 The ordinary davlt two
men are employed, and it often happens that
me of them lowers faster than the other, and
the boat enters the water end foremost, pre-
cipitating its inmates into the sea.