The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-10

generally condesancd building, by ex-
pcndinga large additional amount OF
money on it, anaithus perpctuate the In
stitation in it's present unfit locality, or
to. make the necessary investigation us to
whether more suitable location could
not be selected. where ample grounds
could be secured, anil suitable buildings
erected for u utmoaerate sum in addition
to the price chained for the present
premises. commend the subject to
your careful aud deliberate invcstiga.
tiOn.
QUARANTINE. 81
The annual renort of DIR Rnl,ert T.eb-
by. health. oiiicerSof the Port of Charles
ton, will be fonna highly interesting and
satisfactory, rs exemplyiying beyond ali
cayil the Important fact that With an at
tentive and visslapt quarantine officer
the City of Charleston, may be consid-
cred perfectly frofa the visits of tropical
epiden,ics, which have occasionally DESC
lated her streets and paralyzed her com
mercc. Her exemptiGn from pestilential
diseases, her general salpbrity, her ac-
cessihility ut all as sens, with her oeler
signal advantages aud facilities, present
II brilliant futurGso Charleston, wli.h, if
properly i'nprpsed cannot fail to place
her at the hea,l OF Southern scaports.
DR.. Lobby, in his report makes a num-
Der Of sugsestiuhs and recommendations
which are descfsedly :nti,led II the
highest respect, mud are recommendc1 to
your favorable considerations
AoR1cllE-sI. STATISTICS.
The report of the commissioner of
agricultural statishies contains much val
uahlc 1nfbrmatiot III relation to the soil
and prod notions OF tha State, embracing
the various crops and modes of cutiva-
ton, the valuenf she numerous fertilizers.
the culture "a. fruits aud of the grape.
and the fcrlnnsien OF roads, / recon-
mend that i neutrality-suspicious. be
made to be disIElbuted in premiums as
prizes for exuclleeee in agriculture and
thu mechaiiic arts among tho several
coniities, and the State fair Mt Columbia,
will tho siiilisae.sla t.ia tl,ilt m euu,l
amount, from site sources, be raipca
for the sullla by the Stat% fair
aud count laieg spcetively.
llssE
Attention is called e, The elaborate and
suggestive repurt of Professor Charles
U Shepard, Or, inspector OF gpano and
fertilizers. it presents in most iorci-
bic aspect the r:uguitula aud Importance
"!' THIS new field ot enterprise aud IN.
ustry, it's rapid growth and plubabie
extension. In this connection your al
tcntion may he usetuliy given to ths.l,w
Of last session. granting To certain parties
iherein named, the right to dig 1md
mine IN the navigable >tryans o! the
State Tor phosphpe. !ha receipts thus
far to The State from tia; company have
been nimctcoa hundred and ci.,hty-nine
doiinrs. Ia pIy Judgment, further csis.
lation is impctdhYcly repaired to protect
the Interest ot tha State IN this matter.
1t - believed ;hst with modcratcl,
r'!icGnt adminisIr.titn of the affairs OF
iais v1la be property, sUa mry be
realized 10 the treasury sufficient to paw
the interest on the deb, of the State or
its equivalent, The constitution pro-
vldes for uniform aud equal rate OF
assessment and taxation, and that only
the proceeds OF mines and lining claims
shall be assessed. The inquiry may be
suggested whether the present modc oi
assessing the phusp!at, lauds is the most
advantageous To the State and equitable
to the taxpayer, and whether some
change is not dcuHmded
THE IASD' COMMISSION
Was undoubtedly one Of the wise stand
most beneiicient projects of the State
but, from the odium which has been
brought upon it by charges freely made
oi speculation aud personal purposes i'll
its administration, the results have not
been commensurate with the sagncity
aud phiIanthrophy Of it's objects. About
SIX hundred Thousand dollars Lave been
expended, and thcusaa,ls olacycs OF land
have been purchased but, up to this
time, only comparatively small portiou
of the land has been sold To actual set
tiers, and the tardncSs OF tkc commits.
sion should be II subject of Investigation
by The Legislature. This investigation
should be thorough and searching, bv
intelligent aud honest men, who sheuld
examine thlrly aud tcarIcs ly into alIcs-
cd abuses whiuli have excited idcsprcal
comment and deuunciatlon Desiring
to investigate til Sc alleg.d abuses MY
self, applied to au eminent law firm M
tins city, but was informed tl,,; OWN.
TO the imperfect legislation wnich char
actcrized the act, NY power over the
matter was very limited ond queationd.
Bile. Whatever abuses have character
lzed this agency and pOraiy4od its use
IullnesS, are mainly naccabIc t. It's pr
ganiza'ion, BY which It's authority was
delegated to i've commissioners, aud by