The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-27
AZ ABoUTT THE STATE.


DISTURBANCE N ABBEvILLE.
Tho Ahhev;Ile Press has the following notice
M a disturbance which TOOK place in that WI
ispe on Monday last: "a Mr.. Il q. .NewoY,
9ron, the lower part Of the distrlets who was
under bond for his appearance st court, ana
Sad come up for that purpose was qhetiy
goated In the barber shoP waiting 10 be snavea,
when he was set upon by two OF the constap-
niary force with drawn pistols and very roughly
handled. Sustained and supported oy cro~o
of excited blacks with raised clubs and meuac-
: ing words. these constables, with loaded pls-
Sols at his head, for a time put nun IA IMm :.
nent pevl Of his life, and were OILY % rorSeE Gnu
A We haye said, the blacks "pitched IN 10
Aid the constabulary; but the whites, with
corrnneudable torbearance and wise mooera,
ton. preserved their temper.-at least oesstec
rom interference. We trust that the unseemy
and adyerse hwless conauct OF .Mc5Ilae ann :,
Mcpherson is disaEowed by the constabulary.
oHnsAMx FOB BARNwELL.
The Barnwell Sentinel says: ''We have heard
OF one gentleman in this county who mas or
dered twenty Chinese laborers, and Of another
ordered one bundled. That makes one hun:
dred and thirty, and We know the men, and
can give their names il any one doubts II.
Tbese are all We know personally, out. We
doubt not many others have ordered emma
men," t.pcs
DISTRESSING CASUALTY IN PENDLEToN. -
The Anderson Intelligencer gives the follow
inr particulars OF distressing and 1atai accl-
dent which occurred ct the Pendleton Factory,
an the 18th instant, resulting in the death OF
Mrs. McDow, an estimable widow lady, OF that
1aiohborhood: "Mrs. Mellow came to the
Factory to hsye some wool carded, and rom
curiosity or other motive, went in mont OF the
machinery, and putting her band and arm 700
near the wool cylinder, the sleeve OF ner dress
resulting in her arm beng broken and man
pled in q most distressing manner. The 6ody
Was thrown over on the left OF the machine
fronn her position when caught. The accldent
happened about two O'Clock P: M. The pro-
prietor, Mr.. VIM. Perry, had just left the iac-
fory. and on being sent for, fastened to her
assistance, removed her to his residence and
cent to Pendleton for physicians. Drs. Pickens
and Sloan responded promptly, and found Mrs.
NcDow very much exhausted. so much go that
they declined to smputate the limb until reac-
tlon should take place. They applled restoIa-
most devoted attention availed not, and after
four hours of great suffering, death closed the
scene. Her son reached her bedside rev
minutes before she died."
ooosrE AND HEB TAXPAYERS.
rrsrhe WalhaIla Courier has been looking into
fhe Official tax retu,u rs for 0conee, and remarks;
ssThe entire assessed value Of the real and
narsonsl property Of the county as fixed by the
Stste Board, with addition OF subsequent re.
turns, amounts to s2,616 81. The assessed
value Of the railroad property IN the county g ls
S8S7, ,7ls masdng an aggregate OF taxable pro-
perty Of IS. OOH 659. The total n1mber OF polls
Assessed is 1893. Making total assessed tax
of.Etste and county of $83, AS. This amount
has been reduced by abatements, errors ana
exemptions as follows: Abatements on reai
estate by the State auditor, $S29, l0s. Ell
roneouslys charged in original assessment,
90 Is6 attachments OF polls by reason
~ sxeinption from over age and dtsaD cd
SSas vh;ch being deducted from the Orb
ginai Amount, leaves the taxes leyiedon Oco-
nee at SOS, ,S69. The treasurer up TO tnls ume ns
nas collected $23 004, leaving balance OF 1880
unpaid. or this amount $40n is que Dy sne
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, balance que
6y iSe county OF &22oA$688 Of which is unpaid
Dolls, The citizens OF this county have done
their utmost to meet this heavy demand upon
fhero and the few remaining de1auiters snouo
have the greatest leniency extended 70 tpem.
aIesn swept Of money. liking Oh the unpaid
Doll tax from the total unpsid exclusive Of the
failroad assessment. and We have $166l OF tax
on property unpaid in the county: The total
rufnber Of delinquents is 404, which averages
but selitfle over q per head VI the po'i Is Tax
unD2i0 So3 are MQlU66 duu A11 OS'S@S
property OF the colored people OF .ne
county is valued OF $t1, $40. As e mat
Ter Of curiosity we give the largest ana
smallest abatement granted in our county. Inc
Largest was s11, ,l00,s taken Of the assessed
valued Of the property Of one man, ana the
smsllest was s62. The largest taxpayer 10 tne
acounty is James E. Calhoun, OF Abbeyille, the
assessed value Of his property (all real estate)
amounting to S5S 600. The next largest Is
George r. Cherfs, the assessed value OF his
>nroperty amounting to- $S9, ,463. The third
largest Is our townsman, the jolly hotel-keeper,
d. Biemann, whose property is APPRAISED az
s83,66& The smallest taxpayer Is J0nn
Moody. his property being valued at s.. Our
friend Biernsnn came here some eighteen years
o0o poor man, and, by energy, has risen to
be the third taxpayer in the county. de ls
liberal to fault. and has given away aud
spent q good fortune outside ot what ne mas
Neu can make money here, and whether Dick'
soa favors immigration - Or moi. W. we "o"'o nA0
ro1BERr TusNs UP AGAIN.
The Abbeville Bsnner says: ave have re-
ceiYed from Greenwood very EXTRAORDINARY
Standardization from the distinguished indl-
yidual named above. 1t is iu the nature OF
valedictory addressed to the publc-very tnr
cid and very abusive OF certain indiy'iuais
Ssainst whom Tolbert thinks he hes great
cause OF COMPLAINT. We do Lot think that any
good could possibly inure to the PUBIC Dy tne
publication Of this diatribe. II the object o.
it's publication is to restore himself to the
favor Of the good people OF the country,
We would suggest something more ettec-
tual Of this than words: 20 wit, actions.
Let him settle down somewhere as q
peaceab.e citizen, and bring forth fruits meet
for repentance. We have no sympathy with
law. .breakers-never had - from the days .oi
Brown fold John) down to the Brown who
6eured ja these parts just after the war, and
on down to the said Tolbert, aud from Toiber
10 the State constabulary in general, we have
neither lot, part nor parcel, and II all suct
would only quit these coasts and STAY quit, oul
COMMUNITY would be much better oH, and We
individually will forever reliDquish bencefortf
and forever all and singular our right, title
and interest of and into all the rewards thai
have been proclaimed for their apprehension
including the last one of $1,000 offered by Chiel
Constable Hubbard"
sHREDs OF STATE NEWS.
The stable of Mr.. G. Med. Miller, in Able
vile, was destroyed bv an incendiary ire on
Friday last Loss $500.
Governor Scott has appointed Clifton j.
Houston notary public in Richlaud County.
The barn and stables Of John Dowie, some
two miles west Of Walhalla, were DESTROYED by
fre on the 18th inst. Cause, incendiarism.
Governor Scott has appointed James A. Tai
bert magistrate for E1gefeld County. and Rev.