The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA.
'AncrrY OF oonS IN THE up.couSrar.

SCARCITY OF ConN IN THE UP COUNTRY.
The Keowee Courior.. of the 27rh instant,
says: 20 jrn is now selling in Walhalla by re.
tail at 81 75 per bushol. and hard to get a. that
price. The county seems to bo moro nearly
exhausted of provisions than over 6ofore. This
fact kas fixed tho pIice of -four Mt Sc per hum
crop. Hard times another year is apparent to
every one. Tho cora crop in this county has
been seriously injured by the long drought
In some sections there has not boon u season
in eleven weeks. and the upland corn is almost
M entire iaiirEe. We believe tho yield will be
less the present year than for any year since
1845."
PAYING TAXES. ,%
The same paper says: s'WalhaI,a has pre-
sented lively appearance for the past month,
caused by the inpouring Of tho citizens to pay
their taxes. Our people have strained every
nerve to save their property this year, IN hopes
of the past year and the high price OF corn and
cotton has enabled them in q great measure to
pay up, but another year with such taxes
e .h se out na the onny as we are salts
county-the entire tax or the county amoont-
ed 10 something over thirty-three thousand
dollars: OIthls amount three thousand and
thirty-tour dollars have been taken of by in
diyidual appliaations to the State Auditor.
Up to the morning of the Oath instant, twenty.
one thousand SIX hundred and eighty aeven
eight thousand ave hundred dollars Yet to bs
collected. We understand from the county
treasurer that farther extension OF, the time,
without the. penalty. has been granted, and
day, the 1th Of Sep embsr.r & .Ne, hope by that
time ajl our citizens will be able TO make such
arrangements ;as win save their property from
.9aio COTTON IN aRKINvILLe.s l,jt' ~
The EnterPIise Of the b. .25th. instant say 9:
"Mr. Fielder Gossett has sent 10. our Office the
first open cotton in this section.we have heard
OF or seen. II was raised on bits patch. two or
dsls ss ynsh ss hs sas sd
ing was written' we received another OPEN
boil OF cotton from DR.. Buist, gathered from
his "e!celsior patch" near this place. We also
dersor side OF the Salude. that his cotton 10
opening so fast that it will soon do to pick.
Robert Ward, colored, has likewise furnished
ns with specimens OF well.opened bolis." IT.
.h BANK WANTED IN YoRK.
The Yorkville Enquirer OF the 2Sth instant,
mentions that "tl.ero Is little doubt but, that q
we'll conducted savings .banE is one OF the
B greatest wants Of York District. At present
'8here is no opportunity offered for denpsiting
There are quite number OF persons with mode.
rate sums or money In their possession, who
either have'not enough to invest, o. Ore. ,un.
willing 70 risk investment in these uncertain
times. Their money zig therefore, lying idle,
whereas 1t there was . responsible, savings
bank In reach, 1t would soon accumulate and
form 4 nucleus for future investment NJ iS
RARMMa IN pt6ReNs. ia 4s:4
Tho ,Keowee- Courier, OF The 9Th inst, re-
ports the following: 'sDr. q. Z. Gla2ener, OF
closed ons and ssse. 81 SS od
ont land. and planted itp ID sReet potatoes,
manurtpg In the drill: In 1868 he sdded to the
manure. and planted the Same In. sweet and
Irish potatoes. housing from IL in November,
! one hundred bushels Of sweet and niiy bushels
Of Irish potatoes. On the 23d of December
last, lafter n,anurine and breaking well. ) he
sowed uponit one and hsll Bushels OF wheat,
2 the 18th OF June last which yielded thirty
bushels Of clean, wheat. rhe doctor thinks
hse bushels were 'destf By . gang Of pigs
easily and even rapidly onr waste lands NAV be-
Restored and made TO yield fair profit for tle
labor expended. The manure used was from
tbs stabls." ia gisi.