The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14

III announced that he had set apart 81 ,60O,.
600 to pay the legacies bequeathed by his un-
ole. At this time it was informally announced
that Napoleon was insane on the subject of
Cantillon. and that the legacy would not be
paid. 1t Is believed, however. that Can tillon
obtained the money in quiet way.
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MORN ABOUT TEE "RINGSM
That N1ne Million Job-The Imve stiga.
ting Committee-Clcr1cal Force OF
the State O@ccrs-Thc Land Commi g.
siomsr- Carpet-Baxgers vs.. scalawag
Tho Tax ARatr-The Vacant Judge.
ship-The Untversity-Intemp
DC.
"Ithuriel." the wide-awake correspondent
of the Upionvile Times, writes from Columbia
under date Of the I'd lnsta ant:
Tho we'll written letters OF LUX" to The
CHARLHsTpN NEWS are the universal the me
here, and OF all the numerous assailants, he
has thrown the most effective and tremendous
bomb she'll into SCOTS camp. In vain has he
(Scott) called in Messrs Harrison and Came-
ron. who were on the committee to exculpate
him; both have wsitten letters for that purpose
and say & that Hoo the the contract with Sellers & Go.
under The % signature 10 or ..Verisas," M o0ar5sa %no@
We single out as the stay behind the
t0xO00-OU' doarG-0RS
unsatisfactory, complets. and disgusting
! nonentity as could be hauled Up ;ur the ooca-
sion. ''Luxas" communication has taken veil,
everywhere; both Radical and Democrat have
stamped Soott's proceedings . regular swim
"Lux2'" We have tracked him far enough to
know he is disappointed contractor from
Nortn carolina; be knows what he is writing
about, and has nicely aud clearly unearthed the
machinery of this Blue Ridge Railroad Ring.
Scott has tolt these letters. He pretends not
| to notice the attacks Of the press, which has
handled him rougher than it has any other
ike o Ss pnds nSH ss a p59 a
liver, and ii they continue they viii yet swamp
him.
"Iay ON Macduf.
| enough"
While pretended Conservative papers and
men say these attacks on State officials do no
good, we do not know how to meet, treat, or
get rid Of them any other way. People should
kRow who they are, and If they are devils, they
naust be foughs with fire. and on every occa-
sion shafts should be sunk into the rich VEN q
lot vilianous ore they are laying awAy.
Here we will show up two sweet items. The
i arat is the inyestlgatine committee OF the
Third Conversational District, gosten up at the
/ special request Of Scott to prove he told MOTH
ing but the truth in his recommending Hoge
10 seat in Congress. This committee cost
the State sonae $75 q day. and as they intend
$4,000.
The second is not far behind. While great
many useless Offices were crested. as 10 ao-
Aut to satisfy the faithful, thereare attached ta
these q gzeat @any we'll paid elarAships. Be
fore the war the State did not pay for more
srss ,Ssss ss .so a sss' ps of ss v
Here then is a12 600 grasped from the poo,
taxpayers aad literally thrown Away. The lat.
ter item is more excusable than the first, as it
enables the renowned to do nothing but squan-
der State money Cor the slothful lnxury several
of them are living In.
z. F. Leslis ia making asraueements to es-
vita J. Woodrui ciefE oi the senate, as svas' his
right hand man and clerk. While the s.irre-
pressible" may fuss and rune about his CON-
mission being on the side OF the people, no
natey, too well known to be very fond OF the
dollars, and he is not going TO run any machine
that does not turn thcm ont This Land Com
mission is another .r,ng," and it will not re-
Il mcnstrosity. and stand beside the Blue Ridge
/ Railroad ring. S
Carpet-baggers must be coming to grief.
Mackey. the customhonse warrior Of Charles
/ ton. has played his cards 80 adroitly az to win
/ the golden opinions Of the darkies down there
as gentleman just up says; neither Sawyer.
| Bowen or Clark could get c0Yporals ptiasd
! n rom among them. The same feeling las begun
cial eives it as his opipion that no oarpet-bag-
| ti0ns. -
Messrs. Carroll and Fickling, who were
land, to test the legality Of the assessment m % Of
real property 10 court, aSter consideration, have
concluded to drop tho matter, and recommend
that the means prescribed by law be used. viz
that an application be made to the State Audi
tor, Through the County Auditor, for an abate-
ment where the party thinks his property is
! assssaed too high, ~
Major G. D. Melton will be probably rendered
A OSpk a arm honS, .a,sno u,r.
signed. and If he. accepts. which every one
wishes. his duties as associate justice will not
interfere wi b those OF Professor Of Law in the
TSe U6Yvsrs.ty e oonsiaered s,,e and the
removals and changes msntioned in our last
letter as being thought Of will hardly occur.
A gigantic demon 9S intemperance stalks
among a. IN Columbia. Il Ia sarprising to see
how many OF the merchants deal in whiskey,
g. We believe that one Can get . drink at four
Sundays only the front doors are closed. while
the rear ones are always opened for policemen
and others to 20 in and drink. The negroes
especially get drunk on this day, when they
Of the liquor is medicated, and while the uniyer-
sal cry iS s'Lo the poor negrol We can look
among ourselves and say
nexS OF the mora"
Yet the mcrailty and bearing Of the students
ever known. Fortunately there is no talk
here about forming militia companies. The
United States garrison 10 sufficient to awe Ku.
x ux. A
aE 4.'FRESH AS A MAIDEN'a BLUSH"--
10 the pure peschy conplexicn which follows Che