The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-12-08
The Governors Message.
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and sof ths House of Representatiues.
& 4 Fl, sranslnift ting Fannassi ssHes-
sage To the General Assembly, l
aiSe ,!easure in congratulating Jou
{ upon She gratifying evidences of
\ snatsrial progress and improve
aneiit Surrounding us, aud the gen:
serai indications Of the prevalence
.of peace and harmony within the
State. Health and prosperity have
generally prevailed during the
past wear, The earth has borne a
most bounteous harvest and | am
happy to say that, with but few
exceptions, personal and political
.ariimosities, the eradication OF
which Is necessarily the work Of
time, and being gradually amelio,
rated, and very general desire is
manifested, especially among the
more thoughtful and responsible, to
obliterate old animosities, and, by
sco-oporation and harmony, to man.
ifest the power of united people,
in united purpose, to give their
State prominence and themselves
responsibility.
The following statement exhibits
the Indebtedness and assets of the
State on October 31st, 1910:
Funded debt of the State, 0cto-
Ter slst, 1870, s7,665,9 9s. As
Gets held by the State on that date
was s., 200 100. Leaving q balance
of $5,375. .20S.9S
For a full and detailed statement
Of the financial condition of the
! State, I would respectfully refer.
you to the reports Of the comptrols
Ter and treasurer.
THE SINKING FUND,
.s,. rern ii re Hprf os the notntns sssion-
ers of tbs sinking fund. it will be
that, Of the unreinuneratiye pre-
pertY Of the State, there has been
disposed of 2l,69S shares of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
stock, at two dollars and seventy
live cents per share, amounting to
fifty.nine thousand six hundred
and sixty-nine dollars and fifty
cents; two hundred and forty shares
of South Carolina and Western
Railroad stock, at forty-6ve dollars
per share, amounting to ten thou
sand eight hundred dollars; build
ing materials in the Statehouse
yard, three thousand and fourteen
and seventy cents; real estate,
-four acres on Arsenal Hill, and
one acre on Main street, in rear of
Statehouse,) six thousand nine hun
dred and sixty-fve dollars; four
thousand shares of Cheraw and
Coalfelds Railroad Company stock
mt three dollars and sevcnty-fve
cents per share. fifteen thousand
dollars. Amount realized, ninety.
five thousand dollars and twenty
cents.
Expenditures: For one hundred
thousand South Carolina bonds.
eighty .one thousand nine hundred
and thirty.seven dollars and fifty
cents; for commissions. advertise
meuts, &C., eight hundred and fifty.
FIVE dollars; total, eighty.two thous.
and seven hundred and ninety-two
dollars aud fifty cents; balace or
hand. Twelve thousand six hundred
and fifty.six dollars and seventy
cents.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Tie report of the Secretary Of
State presents an epitome of the
labors ofhis department for the
current year, aad gives lively
idea of the amount ofIabor trans
acted in the executive depart.
ments. In addition to the usual
amount of work, the secretary in
his present report has prepared a
careful compilation of all the cleo
ton returns, in tabular form, pre-.
senting the names Of all the parties
voted for, and the number Of votes
they received.
THE pENITENTIARY.
The report of the commissioners
of the penitentiary presents the
affairs OF that institution i'll highly
favorable aspect, and it is fully
borae out by the annualreport of
the superintendent, which accom-
panies it. Since his last annual re.
port, the superintendent has re-
ceived in the institution two hun.
dred and eighty persons. The mum.
Der OF inmates at that date was
two hundred and ninety-6ve.-
Whole number during the year,
Eve hundred and seysnty.fve, of
which number there have been
discharged by expiration of SEN
tence twenty.three; pardoned, two
hundred and FIVE; died, twenty
four; escaped, six; insane, one. To.
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