Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-01
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seventy.nine million dolars more on the 1st
of July 1859, than it was on the lss of April
1866, when The war substantially closed.
The disabled soldier who lost, it may be
limb in the country's service, is taxed upon
his humble cottage, where iswhole property
exist, at the rate of two per cent. The lord
ly bondholder, who resides in palace, if he
has million dollars IN bonds, has thcm OK.
empted from taxation.
In time ofprofound peace, when only q
fow hundred soldiers are required to main.
tain order among the indians on tho Western
Plains, the government is paying one million
dollars a month for the army, or Afty.two
million dollars year.
Ship.building in this country is almost an.
nihilated, because the duties under the tariff
are so high upon the articles with which ships
are built chat they oan be constructed for half
the prioe in Europe The articles aforesaid
are lumber, iron, copper and saavass.
The men who in Now Epglaad pack ash,
get their salt free of duty for that purpose
The Western farmer, who packs pork aud beef,
is charged u oonts barrel for salt.
%he two thousand million dollars Of Eve.
twenty bonds were bought with greenbacks at
the rate of 40 or SO cents on dollar in gold
They were to be paid in groenbacks Never
theless, tho Republicans propose to pay them
in gold. In other words, to make present
OF six or eight hundred million dollars to the
bondholders.
The interest on the bonds is one hundred
and seventy five million dollars year in green.
backs. Five.siths of it COOS to few bond
holders of tho East and Of Europe. The pco-
pie are the bond payers.
In Democrntic days the foreign trade ofthc
country was only burdened with tax of from
fifty to 1000, 900, year. Now there is a
tariff upon it Of sl7o, 100000 in gold. The
trade was about the same in 1850 that it is
now, viz s4O0, 100000.
The bondhQlder pays no taxes to keep the
road in repair over which he travels, or for the
the support ofthe public schools that educate
his children, or for the police that prevent
his bonds from being stolen.
Under thelaw creating the bonds they can
be taxed by the United States. If the tax
was imposed, similar in amount to that which
other property pays, we should derive rcve-
nue. of forty million dollars year, enabling
US to dispenso with the income tax, that yields
about that sum.
DIsrREssING CAsUALTY.-We have re.
ceived letter from our esteemed friend Mai.
GEORGE Seaborn, giving the particulars of q
distressing and fatal accident which occurred
at the Pendleton Factory on Saturday lsst
resulting in the death OF Mrs Mellow, an es.
tlmable widow lady Of that neighborhood
The following embraces the particulars:
"Mrs McDow came to the factory to have
some wool carded, land from curiosity or other
motive, went in front of tho machinery, and
putting her hand and arm too near the wool
cylinder, the sleeve of her dress was caught
pulling her into the machine, and resulting
In her arm being broken and mangled in a
most distressing manner. The BODY was
thrown over on the left of the machine from,
her position when caught The accident
happened about two O'Clock p. m. The pro
pricter, Mr.. VIM Perry, had just left the Fac
tory, and on being sent for, hastened to he,
assistance. removed her to his residence, and
sent to Pendleton for physicians. Drs. Pick
ems and Sloan responded promptly. and fcund
Mrs. McDow very much exhausted, so much
that they declined to amputatc tho limb until
reaction should take place. They applied
restorativcs without cfteot-professior al skill
and the most devoted attention availed not
and after four hours of great suffering, death
closed the scene. Her son reached her bed
side few minutes before she died"
Anderson lateRsgeneer.
The BAD MrLL.--A minister had miller
in his parish who was very proud of his mill
1t was very busy mill, grinding and whir
ring the whole seven days of the week. One
day the minister took his sack Of wheat to
get i ground to ilour. ,.
"a very fine mill this" said tho minister
'the best built ever saw"
The miller often heard that said, and
thought it was no moro than just
"But," continued tho ministey, ssit has one
bad defect"
A defect I! Whar sir 7" asked tho miller,
with great deal Of surprise in his tone