The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-30
rreou orr OWN CORRESPONDENT

rFsoM OUR own CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, December 28. ,
The holidays seem to have upset matters up
here in Columbia Politics have been COM
pletely laid aside, and merry making OF all
kinds has been the order OF the day. What,
with fairs, skating, horse-racing, cock-hsht-
ing and church-golng, it would be strange If
every one hadn't something to amuse him.
CHRISTMAS AT TIE COLUMBIA.
At the "Columbian kind of ge'oral strans-
er's holiday was kept up. When persons are
travelling on holiday, it is really an ENJOY
ment to be thrown in with Kind and o0liglng
strangers. Every one at the "Columba" did
his best to make some one happy. and sue
ceeded. Friend German, the genial landlord,
ran things perfectly 'disregardless," and wine
and nogg, and edibles, and all the other good
things Were here, there and everywhere MT
BuGds, formerly of Charleston, now cashier OF
the hotel. was untiring to add to his repufa..
tion for urbani;y, and with the assistance OF
Major Halleck, who is an Al hotelst. (and OF
course, knows what every one wants before ne
knows it himsell,l succeeded admirably. IL
will be along time before the guests lorset
Christmas at the "Columbia.
RAr1CAL CoRPsE-MAHING.
The Radical party of this State have always
been too willing to credit tales of outrages
and kukluXing, and have further done their
utmost to cite them. The up-eountry sls
fruitful soil for all sorts of disturbances. In
fact, the phrase disturbances In the up-coun-
tryn has become so common that no heeu Is
paid to it by sensible people. Every lew days
souSe unknown individual Is hung or matfeat-
ed IN some unknown part of the country. He
is sometimes really viclim-but much more
generally only so on paper. One OF these,
who has had the felicity OF being hung anu
not knowing 1t is Wiley Draper. Some time
since | exposed the canard OF his demise, and
was in turn contradicted as one VINO vas vas
paid TOR lying" Knowing full well that the
stories OF the coustables and Radicals from the
section where Draper lives were not only false
in themselves, but regular Websterian lles-at-
tempts to deceive, as well, have sent for and
obtained affidavits from respectable parties,
which speak for themselves as plainly as any.
thing can speak. / have, besides, an afildaVit
from Wiley c. Draper himself, taken before
one of SCOTS trial justices. The following is
the affidavit:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, srARTASBuRG COUNTY.
Personally appeared Wiley z. Draper oclore me,
trial justice for the county and state aioresai!i,
and makes oath that the report that mas oeem IN
circulation that he was hung, Is incorrect. Inat
he is citizen Of tnion County, ana that no Ylo'
lence has been used upon his person IN any way,
and knows no cause lor thc cifcuiaeion VI 'ne ie'
port, ..,. In ,,,od ,rith Nrs
d. B. Hocombe last year, and until some 'line ~
February last, when his house was burned, WHICH
was purely accidental. caused by the wooden
chimney taking fire. Thatit was IN the DAY tlme,
and that one or his daughters "a grown mo.naul
was In the house at the time, anu also inat tlie
family Of Mrs. Hocophe uld everything II thelr
pow.- to stop the ire.
Sworn t. and subscribed before me, December
II, 1870. 1ohS l. eAssf' l. d
The following certificates and affidavit must
convince any honest-minded man OF the lies
that are attempted to be toisted upon the
public:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, srARTASBURa COUNTY.
Personally appeared James b. DeSlields before
me, Mo, being duly sworn, says that ne saw
wiley Draper yesterday evening. KNOWS ne IS
not dead; is we'll acquainted with him; has known
him for the last thirty years. and Knows OF no
other Draper hsdrc D. s Ihis Iah
day of December, 1870. JOHN P. CASEY, T. J.
1 hereby ce tify tina, Wiley Draper spent last
Saturday and Sunday nights tthe 10th and llth OF
this moO;h) al my house. am well acquainted
with him, and know Of no other Draper In this
country. JOHN r. CAssi' l. y.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, sPARFANBrEG COUNTY,
CROSS ANCHOR TOWNSHIP.
I hereby certify that Wiley Draper, who was
reported to have been hanged III November as.,
two occasions, and that REMARKED 10 nm tnat IL
was rumorel that he had been hanged anu, 10
this remark. he replied that ne mad neara III IL also,
but that 1t was lie, and furthermore stateo tha1
he had not been In anywise mUleSted.
TO the above will make oath at any time, and
would do 50 now, but there Is no rial Justice con-
venient. JAMES ~ Hihh, Wa,
Hills Factory, S. G., December l., 1870.
ANEW REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
AS ar evidence oil the increasing prosperity
of Columbia notice the formation ut new
firm for the sale of real estate. Messrs. f. W.
Seibels g. Co. have just opened their office
here. and have filled u want long felt. Seve-
raj attempts have been made to start such an
enterprise, but none as yet on SO extended
plan. MIR. Seibels is we'll known ever the
State as the secretary OF the Reform party.
he has associated with him Mr.. j. B. Ezell,
we'll and long known among Insurance men.
The first large public sale will be made on the
9th of January, when the well known proper
ty OF the United States Hotel, on Main street,
Col8nbia, will be sold in building lots OF good
size.
larce amount of real estate is advertised
by Messrs Seibels & Co, among which is the
we'll known watering place OF Millianst4n
Springs, in Anderson County. Located directly
on the Greenvllle Railroad.
THE NINE MILLS TAXATION.
Although Legislative matters have The go-Dy
The nine mills tax amendment, adopted by the
House just prior 10 adjournment tor the holi,
days. Its meets with decided disfavor, anu
there is no doubt that il will meet with still
further opposition when the Legislature reas-
sembles Even among the Radicals there arc
many fighting itnow.
In the deoa,c in the House O'Connel spoke
at length in lavor Of the reduction OF the raie
of taxation. He desired that eight mills should
be levied Instead OF nine mills, although he
voted previously for the latter rate. Ii there
was deficiency bill introduced he would sup
port 1t, should il be shown 10 him that it WAS
right and just. The entire expenses of the
counties are: borne to-day by the counties
themselves. whilst previously they were borne
by the State. The only EXPENSES OF the Stale,
nj nr.srnt were the payment of the state oili-
Gals. no one Of whom received more Than
three thousand dollars salary. lie desired 10
know where this vast amount ol moliey was
to go. He continued in This strain for some
time, and succeeded in staving oii the adop,
ton of Tile nine mills amendment. O'Connel
is a good worker, and a!most always carries
t,nipf