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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-18
Mexican Affairs,

HAVANA, October IA steamer lust
arrived from Vera Cruz brings late dates
from the Mexican capital. Juarcz has
been rce'ccted President by Congress, re-
ceiylnG 1GS Yotcs-all that were cast. The
opposition abstaincd from voting. Every
thing was quiet in the city. The telegraph
wires between the capital and MataluorAs
had been cut by 1'rcyinu.
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H'he Bnllts,nna Ieyccs.

New ORLEANS, October T.-Goyernor
Yarmouth writes TO the parish juries he is
convinced that the Louisiana Levee Com.
pany is unable to meet the expectations OF
the public, by preparing for the fall and
spring rise, and that IT, now rests with the
parish authorities ~ take measures to pro.
lCrt Themselves.
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Rusier on the Washington Treaty.

PHILADELPHIA, October 1T.-Buticr, in
bis lecture At tue Academy Of Music on the
treaty Of Washington, held that the con.
ccssonS made by the treaty were humlla-
ting 10 all Americans. Great sensation was
created by his remarks.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,
Few York stock and money Market

NEW YORK, October H.-Honcy stringent !;
prime borrowers paid for currency TO gold :;
others l-l5 TO ! eommisslnn. Sterling, ss6lst.
Gold, 1l9tMll3s. Governments steady; 1918,
lle3; '6.s, III; ers, ut 'e5'f. li>l new 1921
'a7s, il?i; t.5. lI:i 10 los, lfa3 sta;.g dull,
sic aGy, 3nd urcharEel
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SCHOONER WrccbC cd.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, October 1.-the
schooner Lcvant has been wrecked, aud
the captain, mate, and n passenger lost
The dead were found c!inglng To the rig
gtng.
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E'ro,. San Francisco.
RELIEF FUR TIE suFrERERs-A BRACE
MURDERS, ETC.

SAN FRANCISCO, October IA public
meetin. has decided to send :lW,WO OF the
funds raised here to Chicago and the
balance (umount not gigen) to the Wlscon'
sin and Michigan sufferers.
A Chinese restaurant keeper has pcen
killed by his Chinese waiLers. ;,
Long John, II saloon. keeper. WAS killed
Yesterday in cold blood by customer. Inc
murderer has been arrested.
The weather continues dry and not.
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,,,rrs rHON SrAJNT0v.

-,,, ruvHfur> soME OF THE POINTS OF
,-,rrSr sTyIT TRr GI3N~~THE FfSALk
,,,u>.p1rS uEEt .Nr 7HE1s CoSn'T'oS-
.rr 1,7r to>Nr>TIcS~~rrbLlC iHSrktC
,, -rf v.fkhT, 81.
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prairie Fares In Nebraska.

ST. LOUIS, October IT.-Flres are raging
In Deer and Harrison Creek Valley, extend
ing To Jefferson county, Nebraska. The
loss is estimated at $50 900.
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PIANOS, ORGANS, &C.
rMpORTANT NOTICE 10
CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS.
Ar RETAIL ORDERS AMOUNTING TO Ego
AND OVER DELIVERED ~ Any FAKE
OF The COUNTRY
FREE OF EXPRESS CHARGES.

HAMILTON EASTER & Sons
or BALTIMORE, MD,
In or der the better TO meet the wants OF tSc.r fe
tail customers at a distance have established
SAMPLE BUREAU.
anu VIII, upon application. promptly Send ~ nan l
inIl lines q SAMPLES Of the hEW Eel 49,
MOST FASHIONABLE GOODS, OF Frrncp,
English, and domestic manufacture, guaranteeing
AZ all times 20 seil ~ low, not it les5 prices, Than
am house In the country. 49,
Buying our goods from the La eest and moe. eele.
brsted snufaeturers In the different parts OF fu-
roge, aud importing The same ~ ,:esners dtrss.
supplied with the novelties OF the London and
Paris markets.
bed debts we sblc and Wiling to sell cur goods
AZ FROM TEN TO FIFTEEN PER CENT.
T'psS PROFIT than II we gave credit.
Lin seuding for sample, specify the aisd Of goods
of Goods. from the lowest to the moss costly.
orders unacconpSnied by tie cssl Tiil 20 seae
y PRoMPT-PAYING WHOLESALE y Eks
are invited 10 inspect the stock 10 our Joohaaa ana
pack are Department Address
HAMILTON EASTER 5 Ms.
fp7 100 col, anu so3 w cot BALTIMORE street.,
ne A-Tn&Fly bstnuorS. -.
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pity than rarpet-ha%Ecr who can only &c
one office. R0dhokc valley.
1t is strange. but true, that a large mum
Der of the Radical candidates for The Legs
laturr in this state were negro traders DC
lore he war.--FrCdcTIchSbu1y HerGid.
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Me>srS. Robert \, Co:hiIl aud Robert
Whitehead opened the canvass in Amherst
on yesterday i'll alb and stirring Speeches,
W bich had fin" ,ilrCt IN aru,lsin. the Con.
&clNatllcS 10 sense OF the Importance
OF the approaching clcction.-Lgnchburg
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JACKS.
Mule coils. ~ J. G. Turk, Ben. Craw,
"+G, ~|J J. ". Cine.
MARES.
vs.. i. luI'y. rIlr @clutny" and mares ; J.
" i#rktn>. matched mares; \. W. liar
'.. match mares.
&ADpLE HORSES.
4 u. Bowman. 9cldn@: J. {. McCmng,
~.N~!c EaiueS~, Pat Maloy j. }. Parkinr
'"'r'~ iyo >addlc horses; J. II. Snapp,
'"s1' lIlir Potter; Hcnry Edison, geld,
: H. Mctiuug. gclding Don Caesar
L. b@m.i'on, ltrce.year-Old iilly sue
F. Net hn-uc}, one pair matched horses
3. mM Crawford, rackcr Laura Bel; y
j!Aiuan, raadic m1rc.
IoK GENERAL UTILITY.
". !. Eiayksnc}l, one. ycur.old colt
"A. 1EC, brood mare aud -pln% coll
b. i'ul"!. brood mare; W. +. Bell en-.
''. ltucc wears old l.. NJ. Bel, one,
IBID. shiloh colt; 6. j, Bel. dog-trot
f1>.M; ". II. P,Nton, spring Shiloh
-NH"u; G. ". Parker, brood mare
.' """'N"A>"Id n.ly; J. ". lIouseinan.
.' '"ltn' John 4. llarman, mare Gypsy
N.o", W. ii. fcytop, brood mare and
...'" t"u.nld lilly w. kirkpatrick, three.
''..T."Ja -"jd,n2 i. s. Hawke, cicht-ycar.
'.'.'' l.. ~ ! hi'Jti, iii'tlt Via -
'"1h. station; Theodore GtuhlC, three.
''-''j @~Idn%, VI. &. Kerr, colt three
{ b. '~ oli.
4 qrICE light DRAFT.
a ~. ,uiCy, brood nlArc Nelly Salus 4
B 80. H""! muc: }. J. r;rkins, four en-
81 '"t YHlch draft; v. II. Morlsctt, three
d 4'> Tor quick draft: W. J. ID. Bell
h ~ cit: W. b. Crawford, stud, two
30 ala Old; ~lmu"! Cine enters colt two
~ &. T.. Crawford, ne-year-old
Hllam Myers, o.ycar-old colt
""h, brood marc Kit; G. A. Moury,
{ M colt; '. Andrew, mare Ora,
- v, J. u. Bell, brood mare Sliding
y Il. licnkIc, Shiloh colt and brood
.-.j". ". II. WavIand, lhree-ycar.old
'''th2 HaHluci Acij, two, car-o!d hl!y,
1 "sE mn!t,
lUUEuJGuBREBS.
lure. old stallion Dixie.
CATTLE.
DUrhdm ana Sho1t Horns.
'""""tpn Turk, Durham hull three
','js 10 Eandotph Tmk, Durham COW
ere" yc2i'. Old randolph Turk
- .i..3!!. ",t.. w ~ p.yrnu Durhgu bul
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We would cali the a.tcn ton of tho trade TO the
above card AID respectfully solicit orders from
all IN want OF = gcaulne article Of FIhG1 MA
RYE ~HjSkEf. "e can furalsh ILLS liquor IN
who or haf.barrcls. lave now In Btore dfty
barrels, which w. wArran. 10 b. two and hall
years oil.
I'll orders carefully executed.
MCLAaiuY s. SLATER,
90 g.3tlYlw IA! M ain q eat.
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IUUEuJGuBREDS.
-" i"ar old stallion Dixie.

''""""lbh iurk, Durham hull three
'''i. IL. isand"iph TnIk, Durham cow
IL'' ere" Ycar. old /; randolph Turk.
'''''!'!A ""!: ". II. rcyton, Durham bull
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WINES, LIQUORS, TOBACCO, dc.

HO BARRELS PETER HANGERS SR.)
w Old ViRGt-iA NJ ~ TAIN BYE
WHtShEI, carrDnt<d free years old IN store
Tor sale by MCCsaI1y 10 SaTER
&C Is l2t ragt Main srraet
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-07

Smith, whose late husband was baiiif to
former baronet; Mr.. James Howleston, who
had been acquainted with Roger in bis EARLIER
wears; Mr.. William Cooper, resident at Al
restord, and Mr. William Bailey, landlord oi
the Anchor Inn, Rockley. The whole of these
swore positively to the Identification of the
claimant as Roger Tichborne. During the
day, in answer 10 a question from the judge,
Sergeant Blllantine said he could not say
when this class of witnesses would be exhaust
ed. 1t was Impossible for him to lmit nis
case, and as long as he had Respectable VIII
nesses as TO Identity he was bound 10 call
them. "Then," said the Lord Cflef justice,
.you have no idea when your case will emu
mot the least,r replied the learned sergeant.
Prince Alexis has engaged new palace
car of the Investor, Mr.. Pullman, (now in
Phladelphia,) and intends to use 1t for pro-
lopged tour through the Uuited States. He
has engaged it for sixty days, but will proba-
bly need it for several months. He will 1--we
in the car, and so generally and sensiby en-
ioy himself. Mr. Pullman is about sending an
agent to Russia and other governments for
the purpose ofintroduclng his ''sleepers," and
he could have no better advertisement lnaa
the Young Muscovie Prince.
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TERMS OF TIE NEWS.

TIE DAILY Nxws, BY mail one year, -; Ell
months 81; three months So 30. Served II 'n'
city at EIGHTEEN CENTS week, payable TO tne caF
risrs, or So o year, paid in advance az tae o@Ce.
TEE TRI.WKKkLY NEWS, published oa TuesesSt1
Thursdays and Saturdays, one year si' ell
months 81.
I'm WsxsLY news, one year 81. SIX cop!s'
10. Ten copies, TO one address, SIS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases payable in advance
and no paper continuea after the expiration O
the the paid fer.
NOTICES OF Wants, To Rent, Lost and Found
BoarGing, &C., not exceeding 20 words, Is cents
ZACH insertion; over 20, and not exceeding 81
words, 40 cents each insertion; over so, and moi
exceeding 40 words, SO cents each insertion.
These rates are NET, and must invariably be
paid in advance,
Rxx1rrANcEs should be made BY Postof1ce
Money Order or by Express. II this cannot DC
done, protection against losses by mail may &C
secured by forwarding a draft on Charleston pay
able to the order Of the propretors OF The NEWS
or BY sending the money In registered letter.
.aaress RIoRDAN. DAWSON & CO.,
No. l.s East Bay. Charleston. sc.
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Cheering News for Charleston.

The South Carolina Railroad Company
have bought controlling interest in the
capital stock Of the Macon and Augusta
Railroad Company. This purchase, in con-
nection with the purchase OF the Greenvllle
and Columbia Railroad Company, strength
ems, in a large measure, the position OF the
South Carolina Railroad, and goes a long
way towards making it, what it must be-
come, the master of the situation.
The efforts of different Railroad Rings to
cut of Charleston from the interior OF The
cotton region, as well as from the upper part
of South Carolina, have been subtle and
persistent. Powerful corporations, repre-
sented by sweet-speoking agents, threatened
to leave the South Carolina Railroad moth
ing but its local traffic, and TO turn Charles
ton into fishing village. That they have
failed is due to the sagacity and patient
labor of the President OF the South Carolina
Railroad Company, who, with the co-opera-
ton OF his Directors, has planned and car
ried into execution the boldest stroke OF
strategy known in our railroad hi 'ry. And
We are satisfied that the benefit 10 Charles
ton will be as great as the benefit TO the
South Carolina Railroad. That railroad
might, indeed, live without Charleston; but
Charleston would be in bad way without
the iar-reaching arms OF our great trunk
line. Within two or three weeks, President
Magrath has brought to successful conclu-
sion two negotiations which remove all
doubt as to the future greatness OF Charles
ton, and which insure, at the same time, the
substantial success OF his company. This is
the best possible answer to the quil nuncs
who, during six trying years, have given the
South Carolina Railroad no other encourage
ment than fault-6nding and abuse.
We hope that the South Carolina Railroad
Company will not tire Of welldoicg. They
now reach to the heart OF the cotton coun-
try and to the foot OF the B.ue Ridge. Let
them not say halt until they cross the hor-
ders OF Alabama, and, besides, cut their way
to the great commercial cities Of the West
The prospect brightens! We must smash
the Columbia Ring, secure decent govern
ment, and then-Ho! for o population OF
One Hundred Thousand for the new Charles
ton, the foremost seaport Of the South.
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WI. WnIPPER, 'Brigadier. General, &c.
attacked the Governors message in tht
House OF Representatives, on Tuesday, ant
charged Governor Scott with violating biz
official oath and the Constitution OF the
State Tim Hurley, by way Of making peace
suggested that it was not the Governor;
fault if that high official were incapable o.
"telling the truth" But the time has moi
come when the public may decide whether
the Bowens, Whippers and Hurleys are in
downright earnest, or only playing theil
parts in the great moral show.
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Gostetter's 6 Bitters.
WINTER WI

WINTER WISE OM.-WARM
clothing alone will not protect the body against
the consequences Of the sudden depression o! tenn.
pera.ure which Is concomiant OF early winter.
Flannel next the skin preserves the animal heat.
but 1t does not impart animal vlger. That proper
ty is the special prerogative or HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS, which Is, therefore, speci'
fc protection against majority OF the complaints
which are most common at this season. For eS
ample course or the great vegetable invlgorant,
commenced now. will be almost sure to preclude
chills aud fever, bilious collie, disorders Of the
stomach, constipation, and many other com.
plants which are often the direcs or indirect
eject OF au atmosphere su:ch arged with cold, un.
wholesome vaFor. Moreover, the system T. ned
and regulated BY this means Is much more likely
to resist pulmonary disease than 1t would other
wise be; for the in1ueuce OF searching medicine
pcrvades all the organs anu every fore and tissue
of the frame Persons whose vital powers are
weak, especially invalid ladies and the aged, are
earnes y recommended d not 10 face The winters
rigor without having recourse to this safe and
suf1cient means OF reinforcing enfeebled nature.
Much suffering may be escaped, much danger
averted by following this counsel. Better late
than never, Is good proverb, but 1t Is better to
be early than late. c2-stutn3D&c
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Ex-MAYoR Pillsbury, ex-Street Inspector
jerks and ex.Chef Of Police Hendricks are
busiIy laying wires for the passage Of the
Metropolitan Police bill. The prospective
offices are already parcelled out, and all the
sore-heads in Columbia are TO be provided
for at the expense of this city. We do not
think that the bill will pass; although its
wrongfulness and It's injurious character
may, in some quarters, be arguments in lis
favor
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Qopartnsrsh,rs ano Disaolnt,ons.

HNHE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
i CHARLESTON COUNTY.-certfcate ofLlm.
tied Partnership between BUCKLEYT 7. BENTON,
or the City OF Brooklyn, State OF New York,
CHARLES UNDERWOOD OF the Town and Coun.
~ ofToand, State OF Connecticut, and EVER:
E BEDFORD, Of the City Of Charleston, state
Aforesaid.
This certificate hereby witneaseth that the un.
dersignei have, by virtue Of an act OF the General
Assembly OF the State Aforesaid, entitled "An Act
to authorize the formation OF Limited Partner.
ships" passed IN the year Of our Lord, one thou.
sand eight hundret and shirty-seven, and an.
oiher Act entitled "An Act to extend the dura.
tion OF an .Act authorizing the formation OF Lin.
tied Partnerehips.n passed In the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty Blk,
aud another Act extending the same until repeal
ed, passed December goth, 1856, formed Limited
First. The name or firm under which such
partnership shall be conducted is EVERT E,
BEDFORD.
tended to be transacted is that OF the Grocery Bu
siness, both retail aud Wholesale In the said City
OF Charleston.
Third. BUCKLEY 7. BENTON, of the City O.
DERW0OD, Of the Town and County OF Tolland.
State OF Connecticut, are the Special Partners,
and EVERT E. BEDFORD, OF the City Of Charles
ton, State aforesaid, is the General Partner.
Fourth. BUCKLEY T. BENTON, q special Part.
ner, has contributed seven Thousand dollars
lS7oe0,) and CHARLES UNDERWOOD the other
Special Partner, has contributed also seven thou.
sand dollars (s7ooO) to the common stock Of the
Partnership.
Filth. The said Partnership commences on the
first day OF November, eighteen hundred and
seventy one and will terminate on the hrst az
or November, eighteen hundred and seventy five.
Dated this 2sth day OF October. A. D., 1871.
(Sigued) 7. BENTON. IL. 81
CHARLES UNDERWOOD, H. 81
EVERT E. BEDFORD. Il. 8.
Witnesses:
(Signed) G. W. RoDRRIcK.
THOMAS e. PEARsALL nov8-36
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$4,000 worth OF FRENCH CHINA GOODS, at 10 per
cent above cost
s25oo worth OF Gran!teware, at 10 per cent. above
cost -
$4,000 worth Of CHRISTMAS GOODS, including q
large assortment Of Small Toys at 10
per cent. above cost
$1,000 worth OF Housed Furnishing Goods. incfud.
Ing numberless small articles, at 10 per
cent ahovr cost
25 packages Glassware, at 10 per cent. above
cost.
The above Goods cannot be obtained at the
same prices at any Store In the city, so it is In
cumbent upon all who consider their own inter-
ests to give my Stores trial.
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REPRESENTATIVE WILKES, OF Anderson
has introduced bill in the General Assem-.
bly,, making it misdemeanor for any per-
son to call another "a liar, thief, rogue,
''scoundrel poltroon, or other similar op'
''probrious eplthet." We would suggest to
our Anderson friend that the bill cannot be
considered complete, unless it makes it g
felony for disgusted constituent to call his
representative an Ass.
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sIoas IeSIo mvTrllA IoIsdua 10 Io,eudoid
HadOHH0S NvITTIM
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the money gone to- Governor Scott, upon
this point, has given the taxpayers some
luableinformation. In a communication
addressed to the State Senate, under date oil
February, 1871, he says that "a perusal OF
.rhe county accounts shows that there has
'.been draaon from The treasury" " for
Main Roads, from August %, 1869, to
October 20, 1870. 0.................,s 5o,SS4
Bridges, from September 81, 1869.
to October 8, 1870. 0............ 57,S4l
Public Buildings, from August 20,
1869, to October II, 1870. ........ 2S,6I9
Constables, from August 81, 1869, to
October 81, 1870 23,35s
Trial Justices, from August "a, 1869,
to October 20, 1870. ............... l5,527
Sheriff, from October l3, 1869, to
October ID, 1870. Observation-Disclosures. 39,737
Clerk of Court, from August 20, 1869,
to September %, 1870. l7,74
Coroner, from August q, 1869, to
October 4. 1870. ................. $500
Paid out in fourteen months. -. s2as,s4l
Well might Governor Scott say that these
amounts were "of startling magnitude. F."
The figures are taken from the official report
OF the County Commissioners, and they show
that the treasurer paid out in fourteen months
sum nearly equal to the assessed property
tax for 1869 and 1870. Yet the county is
head over ears in debt.
There is another remarkable fact to which
we desire to call attention. According to
the State census of 1869 there are in Charles
ton County 1889 whites and 1851 colored
persons, over twenty-one years OF age, who
are, therefore, liable to the poll tax OF 81.
But for the fiscal year 1868 the amount OF
poll tax assessed was only s37O7. The COL
lections on account Of poll tax are as follows:
FOr 1906. .,...... .So'Vi
For 1869. 69.................no mo report.
The Grand Jury, however, report that only
one-tenlh Of the voters pay the poll tax.
There is no difficulty 10 finding colored vo-
ters on election day, but the county officers
appear to be unable either to assess the poll
tag or to collect it. We are aware that the
poll tax must be applied exclusively 10 edu-
catlonal purposes, and does not form part
of the general fund. But whatever defi-
cheney there may be, on account OF the iail-
ure to assess and collect the poll tax, is
made up by general taxation.
We have given facts which warrant the
public in insisting upon full exposition OF
the receipts and disbursements BY The county
officers But this is not enough. There should
be 30 strict an observance Of the law as will
prevent any running in debt. And, in addi-
tion, we require such amendments to exist
lng laws as will reduce the cost OF dieting
prisoners and OF the scandalously extrava-
giant Trial Justice system. We think that
small committee OF responsible citizens could
soon master the situation, ascertain the ex-
tent OF our liabilities, and suggest safe
guards and amendments in the county regu-
lalions which the General Assembly might
be willing to adopt.
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The Fiscal Condition OF Charlie ston
County.

The Grand Jury for Charleston County,
in their presentment to the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions, printed in THE NEWS OF yes
terday, direct the attention OF the people to
the miserable condition OF the financial af-
fairs of the county. They show that the
debt of the county is as follows:
County checks issued prior TO July,
| 1871. .......o oV,Voo
Vouchers of county commissioners,
| not audited. oo,VuV
sundry outstanding claims. ........... 10000
| County debt. ...........". .sl45,Ooo
There are no funds in the county treasury,
| and claims against the county are bought
up by spectators, from needy holders, at
from twenty to fifty per cent. discount The
! income OF the county for the current fiscal
year is not expected 10 exceed $1,000
which sum, at the old rate OF expenditure,
will not more than pay the ordinary ex-
penses, exclusive of the aforementioned
debt OF Sl45, 900.
the assessed value OF the taxable prop.
erty, real and personal, in Charleston Coun-
ty was, in 1869, $50, 5ll,l57, and in 1870,
47,3l6,445. The taxes authorized to be
levied for county purposes are az foliowe:
December %, 1869, for fiscal year 1869,
8 mills; December %, 1870, for fiscal year
1870, 3 mills; March 7, 1871, for fiscal year
1871, mills-the tax for 1869 being paya-
BILE and due by March /, 1870, the tax for
1870 by March l, 1871, and the tax for 1871
by January Is, 1872. The amount OF the
county tax, upon the assessed values, is as
follows:
1869 ..3 mills on s39,5ll. .l37, or. .slls, ,533
| 1870. 8 mills on 47,3lG,445, Or. l4l ,949
| 1871. . 8 mills on AZ sl6, ,445, orr. 1890
Taxes for three yea j, payable be-
tween January, 1879, and January,
1872. .................... .S4uZ, 45l
We have made no change in the assess
ment for the year 1871, the State Comp
troller not having submitted his report for
that year. 1t is enough to know that the
assessed taxation, for county purposes, due
and payable within two years, is in the
neighborhood OF s400, 900. The amount OF
money actually collected cannot, at present,
be shown, and we are aware that the tax
for 1871 may be paid until January Is, 1872.
But the taxes for 1869 and 1870, amounting
to $780, 1882, are long over due. Whatever
has been collected has been spent and the
county is still in debt to the extent OF sl45,-.
600, which is equal 10 the whole property
tax for 1870.
The question naturally arises, Where is