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Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1871-12-09

Friday Morning December s. 1871,
sFeoopuiar seopui View OF Oar State Flnano :
and Our FlhanolaI Conditlon-No. q. !.

sPopuiar visw OF Oar state Flnano :
And Our Financial lOonditIon-No. q.
Before proceeding to the matter. oi
he sums raised by taxation by the pre-.
Pnt administration, let us briefly sug-
ess some aoonolusionss based upon the
resent State debt Assuming that the
tate debt is now 816,767. .90s.ss, and
sanming further, that it should be fixed
= !no1, !, ns. the an nual interest at six per
sht. wonld amount to over $945, 600.
.totthis there be added the sum Of
90O. 900, which, in November, 1870, the
comptroller General states as the sun,
eoessary for running the State Govern
bent, we have the enormous sum Of
1,845, 600, to be raised by taxation, and
bis. too, exclusive Of the County taxes.
hioh will. upon an average, amount to
hfee and q half or four per cent. on the
eneral taxes. Again. assuming that the
'onded debt of the State is $40, S55, 600,
IS fixed by the joint investigating COM
hittee, the annual interest, at six per
Pent., wpald amount to sl,,25l, 800. If
10 this there be added the $90O,O 900 for
Fho current expenses of the Government,
re have the sum of S2.241, 800, to be
Faised BY taxation, and this exclusive Of
The County tax. Now. let this be borne
n mind: Before the war, the average
Tax for ten years previous to the war,
WAS $431, 900. aud this on taxable
basis Of $500. 900. Whereas the
Faxes have been, upon an average, since
the war. Of about $1,000, 900, ON a taxa
|ble basis of $l84, 100000. But this is
not all. Pattipg,the bonded debt of the
State at $15. 767, 0OS 90, we would have
an annual tax. Of. 81, ,845, 600. on taxa
3ble basis Of $ls4,0OO,OOO. Or, putting
the State debt at $50, ,s55, 900, we would
have an ANIMAL tax Of 50, ,241, 300, on ti I
taxable basis of $lS4, ,000, 200. Inlother
words. it. follows inevitably that if the
present bonded debt of the State should
be assumed by the State, this would
follow, contrasting our present with our
former condition, that, whilst the pro.
perty of the State has been reduced to ut
least one,third of its value, the taxes
would be increased of lenst 500 per cent.
We shall resume the subject, merely
remarking that we rather under-state
than over-state the case. Behold the
point to which our finances have been
brought by official swindlers and rob-
bers. The ring must be broken and
punished.
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Gen. Grant does not seem to think
that the laws were made for his observ-
ance. He has sent his son, Lieutenan,
Grant, of the army, to Europe in shin
Of war. There is no complaint about
that, but it is grave offence that in
order to do so he hns deliberately broken
the law Of the.land, which provides tia,
mo snbaltern officer shall have any leave
OF absence until he shall have served
ut least two years with the company to
which lie might be attached"
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The New York Nation, OF Novembe
i23. says:
The South Carolina bonds have sunl
to 2G, aud Governor SCOTT now an
nounces calmly that he believes our ole
friend, Niles q. Parker, the State Trea
snaer. has been guilty Of fraudulen,
issues; while Niles aud his friends ga,
that the Governor and his friends have
been telling lies about the State debt
and making it appear smaller than il
lrenlly vas. for political purposes. In
the meantime, the 'rreaoury is com.
pleteiy empty; the taxpayers of the
State are calling Iondly for reputation
and nobody doubts that the ring has
com tnitted, either in New York or
Charleston, or both, enormous frauds.
We predicted repudiation more than a
year ego as the likely result of the ope
rations CT the distspptahle band who
constituted the State government, but
we sincerely trnst that the decent people
of South Carolina will now find some
other way out OF their difficulty, for re.
pudiation is process which. once bs.
gun, rarely stops short at debts fraudu.
lently contracted. In the meantime, W.
once more call attention to the fact that
the majority in Congress und the Admi.
nlstrGtfon have no remedy to offer for
this deplorable stots Of things, except
the suspension of the writ of ha5eas car.
pMs. and cavalry aud artillery. and the
Administration organs still ask us to be-
ieve that, if we only "proclaim" Coun.
ties enough, and send down troops
enough, md let Scott and Parker 20 on
stealing quietly and securely, all will
eventually be we'll.
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\ Mrs. Williams. Of Knoxville, Tenn,
somnambnlsten with an infant child in
her arms ono night lust week. She fell
in cistern while asleep, and, Gu being
rescued, was herself dangerously injured
and her child killed
Marriage is come to be looked upon az
such temporary arrangement in Indi
ana that Justices fees for the ceremony
have been reduced to twenty-five cents
for steady customers.
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Tho Charleston NeoS says that the
County debt of Charleston amounts 10
S142, 1000. Charleston answers our ues.
ton before we put it. What say the
other Counties? We want the County
debts throughout the State.
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The State debt of North Carolina is at
least S34, 887. .464. The war debt was
Sl0.349. .76O-showing on increase, un.
der Radical misrule. of $24. .587, ,704.!
Pretty good for North Cardinal But
we have bigger rascals than even North
Carolina
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Putting the increase of the State debt
for the past three years at SO. 102, 900,
the interest ut six per cent. per annum
on this sum would be S546, 100. That is,
tho interest alone on the increase in three
years is more than the average taxation
for ten years previous to the war.
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When Parker was charged with
swindling the State out of 800. 900, in a
Land Commission swindle, one of his
friends denied it. and said that he had
made only $50.0OO Only $50, 900!
Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1871-12-09

In all the estimates that we have seen
of the State debt, nothing is said of the
County debts. This would swell the
volume OF the debt good deal. What
do the County debts amount to? Will
each County Journal find ont and reply ?
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The play Of "The Robbers" was pro-
dnced at one OF the Washington theaters
the other night, and it is understood
that tho Administrator is about to have
tho manager of tho establishment in
dictod for defamation of character.
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The Question N OF neapons,bi,i,y,

One of the most glaring of the hume
rous Inconsistencies that fill the Scott
Mackey message is the foolish and
braaen effort to fix upon the 'oppo-
nents" Of the present Administration
the responsibility for tho present condi.
tion Of the State finances. This is not
true.c It is ridiculous. It is utterly
false. Just as the responsibility for the
disorders in the up-country rest prima-
riiy upon Scott's corrupt administra.
tion, so does the responsibility for our
ruined finances rest upon the same
shoulders. Here is Governor who has
had for three years in the hands of his
party the full possession of this Govern.
ment-purse, sword, law and all-and
yet he talks of minority being respon-
slbie for onr present desperate condi-
tion-despoiled cf our liberties, our
prosperity. our money. The opponents
ofyouF administration responsible for
your finances! Why. this man adds I'M
pudence and andacity to corruption and
weakness. "8 .'
What are the faotsP In April last, the
bonds OF the State stood at sixty. The
May Convention assembled. What did
that Convention do. financially speaking?
So far from injuring the credit of the
State, tho Convention went so fur az to
recognize the validity of the State debt
as reported by the ptroller- General.
If the bonds of tho State fell RAPIDLY
during the past summer, it was not be.
cause of any action on the part of the
taxpayers, but because the plague.spot
OF corruption had begun to crop out on
the rotten body of our State finances,
and Wall street began to see what q sea
OF fraud was about to be opened. Il is
folly for Gov. SCOTT to shift this respon.
slbility. AS the Charleston News we'll
snys: "The State Government, and not
the tax 'pa3 ers, is responsible for all the
troubles, social. political and financial.
which haye fallen upon the State Of
South Carolina" Had the State yeqime
been fair, capable aud honest, we would
have had neither disciplining Ku Klux-
Ism nor financial scoundrelism in South
Carolina, and wo would now be in the
enjoyment OF our liberties and indus.
tries, and pence would have reigned
where fierco antagonisms now prevail.
CohiMiTTEE oN IEsURREcTIoE.1.y
STATES ALL honest men would saw it
Is high time this unpatriotio foolery and
standing Insult to the. South were
dropped from tho vocabulary Of Con.
gress. Itis a Congressional lie to begin
with, and slander upon the Southern
people. There are no ''insnrrectionarv
States, and tho Legislative falsehood is
kept up solely for the purpose Of per-
petuating strife, with the belief that it
will helpthe Radicals to retain their ill.,
gotten power. It is thus that the North
in one hypocritical breath cry, "Peace
and friendship" and in the next utter
calnmnies against the Southern people.
for the express purpose of keeping open
and widening the breach. We thank
Fernando Wood for his exposure of the
mean and cowardly policy.
s-rr>-ss- S-- a5,,,, 4
a run os mineral paint has obeon un-
earthed dear JEROME Iowa, which :isd
from two to four feet thick and twenty1
i've feet below the surface.
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The UNITED STATES DEBT STATEMENT.
The December statement makes the total
debt ~. 2lS. 351, 1867. less SIO6. $50, 144 &C
cash in tho Treasury, decrease of 49,,
462, 0S0. IL for tho month. and $72. .457,-
?94.O7 since March 1. There is 1922.
csc. 377.a6 Of the aggregate that draws
no interest. 1t will be observed in oon.
nection with this statement that the
Treasury has just called in 81. .125. .OO) OF
the three per cent certificates, of which
there were S23. 400, 600 out at the time
Of the statement. The receipts from
internul revenue for November, are also
given at 50, ,64l 1927, and for SO much of
tho fiscal year ut $57. .298. .0Sl. The
P"ciiic Railroad remains heavily behind
hand
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~~T
Notice.

AS chairman of g meeting OF citizens,
held IN response to the circular of Gen.
Hampton and others, in relation to a
State fund, to be used in behalf of the
eminent counsel engaged to defend the
men prosecuted under the Enforcement
Act of Congress, and to test tile consti.
tutlonal questions involved, the under.
signed was authorized to appoint com
mlttee. to consist of two persons for
each ward in the city, and for each cleo
tlon precinct in the County.
The following citizens are requested
to net rs committee on subscriptions.
to report TO the chairman:
Ward No. 1-R. D. Sem, w. Press.
Brown. -,
Ward No. 2-John Caldwell, J. T.
Sloan, Jr.
Fisher.
Ward No. 4-Edward Hope, Roland
Keenan,.
Killian's-El Killian. John Lorick.
Camp Ground-J. II. Kinsler, w. p.
Bookter.
Gadsden-Warren Adams, T.. B. Yves.
ton.
Garner's Ferry-Samuel G.. Henry. J.
>. Lncius. JOHN P. THOMAS.
Chairman,
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Tho GavsrneAaaa o iss er1als s,.,sm.nt..

Tho .GavprnqEea1O o ic orfaia statetr,e ents.
Gov. Scott. In bis naessage, says that
''the 500. 900 OF bonds j issued sG for the
Land Commfssion form the only p6ttion
pf the debt actually created by shoI prs.
sent administration, and for this the
State has an ample equivalent in the
bonds purchased. which will ultimately
repay both principal and interest" Most
truthful Governor! Veracioua Scott!
What the facts? It is thought that the
land purchases. costing abont $7OO, 900,
would: not now. sell for more than
100000, showing net loss to the State
Of 100000. Beside5. it 10 supposed
that even in the case OF lands, now held
by the State. under the auspices OF the
Laqd Commission, that the titles are, in
many instances. defective. AND yei,
mark what Gov. Scott has to say on this
Land Commission swindlel It is said
that King Charles never said a foolish
thing and never did q wise one. OF
Scott it may be said that you can count
neither upon his words nor lis acts.
The Rev. Cannon Kingsley remarks that
our Saxon ancestors despised . liar as
heartily as they despised coward, and
adds, that is the supreme heritage which
they left to the England Of modern days.
We Cannot but regret that the State
officials who have been 80 successful in
deceiving us with their false statements
had not shared more literally than they
have in the supreme heritage" which
the Saxons left to the England of today.
The South CAROLINA RAILROAD CON-
pANY.-We are pleased to learn, says the
Charleston Courier, that this road has
succeeded I'M purchasing the control Of
the Macon and Augusta Railroad.
With the Greenville and Columbia Rail-
road i'll one hand, and the Macon and
Augusta in the other, it opens up
path of enterprise and prosperity for the
future. For this action, Mr. President
Magr.th and the company are entitled
to all oom uendation. slata
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WE'LL SAID.-The following is m ex.
tract from Mr.. Stanberry's mastery
effort:
"Wo live in the States; we are pro.
tected by tho States. What surrounds
me. when I am homo or here, but State
law? That is over me, above me, and
aroi Ind me. Great God! have we for
gotten altogether that we are citizens of
States, and that We have States to pro-
tect ns? l am Union man, in every
sense OF tho word. I have stood by It
always, and shall stand up forever for
the Union. am against certain rirhts
called States rights, but such rights as
these, any one that invades such rights
will fihd me, from first. to last, with his
antagonist. While would not give to
the States rights that have beon surren-
dered to the United States, will fight.
to the last ditch, againgt Federal usurpa
.tion. either through the legislative, exc.
cutlve or judicial authority. These are
not political privileges; thoy are per-
sonal, sacred immunities, that attach to
US rs Individuals. and are protected bS,
the domestic law. hope to God never
to live in country in which tho laws of
the country, within its proper iurisdic-
tion, does not protect me in the exercise
OF my rights and privileges"
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A run oe mineral paint has 9beon un.
earthed dear Jerome. Iowa, which is
from two to four feet thick and TWENTY
five feet below the surface.
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'hihS ABOUT Tue IIIgrlm Fathers. "Ihe
reverend old chaps" he said, 'left their
country and home for tho sake OF hay.
ing freedom on q foreign shore, to enjoy
their own religion, and at the Same timo
prevent other folks from enjoying
theirs.''
The up freight train OH the Greenvil!e
Road ran cft. yesterday morning. near
Salnda Old Town, dctaiuing the down
passenger train, which will not arrive
here until about o'clock this morning.
Point luce ncok-ties distinguish Now
York fops from sane people.
The Citizens Savings Bank la:aIy pur
chased the bank building in Abbevillc,
which the branch at that point has been
for somo time using as n banking house.
Price paid, $4,05O.
Sure way to turn peoples heads-Go
late to church.
Our enterprising townsmnp, W. 3.
Monteith. Esq.,, recently lost his staye
factory, in the fork. The fire. was ucci
dental. The engine aud one-haIf of the
material were saved. Another set of
machinery is OH tho way. aud we learn
that Mr.. Monteith-whose motto is
"never say die"--wil soon have his
staves again rolling from his saws. Pro.
gress is the word.
SUPREME CoURT, THURSDAY, Decem-
ber THE court met Mt 10 A. M. Pre-.
sent-Chief Justice Moses and Associate
Justices Willard nnd Wright
3. L. Massey. ct al, respondents. RS. (
Adams, appellant. Messrs. Kershaw
and Conner for appellant. Mr.. Wylie !
for respondents. Mr. Moore on game /
side. MIR. Kershaw in reply.
Alexander Garter, appellant. rs. d. w. !
Brown. respondent. Mr.. Conner rond
brief for appellant. Mr.. Wylio was
heard for respondent. :
At 8 P. NJ. tho court adjourned until
Friday. December s.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26
NOMuFssIONER,s OFFICE.

v MONTEREY, VA, Nov. 29th, 1871.
10 Nicholas Crousehorn, Com'r, &C., and Phil
lp Waggy q Susannah Waggy, children of Eliz.
abeth Waggy, decd. whose maiden name was
Elizabeth Crousehorn sister and heir of Jacob
Crousehorn, decd you are hereby notified that
have fixed upon Wednesday, the 10th day of
January, 1877 al my said office to execute the
And it appearing from the report of Com'r
Wilson that Philip and Susannah Waggy have
never been paid any portion of their interest
in the estate Of Jacob Crousehorn, decd, and it
being alleged that they are dead this cause is
referred tc Comr Wilson to take testimony and
report whether they are dead or not, and if dead
whether they left heirs. And it is ordered that
said Philip and Spsannah Waggy be notified by
publication for four successive weeks in tho
Staunton Spectator to appear at the next term of
this Court and claim their interest in the estate
OF Jacob Crousehorn," by the Decree of High.
land Circuit Court, rendered the 9TH day of
october, lo7l, In a suit in Chancery depending
al, Plaintiff, Ys. Elias B. Crousehorn ct al. de-
PENDANTS, at which time and place you are re-
quired to attend.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
Cnancery OF the said Court, she day and wear
first aforesaid o wilson ~
de5-4w CONF q n II n
Jas. Bumgardner, Jr, s. John G. Woodson No
NOTACE.-Iti is now nearly twelve months
IN since our notice, calling upon all persons
indebted by note or otherwise to G. T. Antrim.
regarded that notice,
1t Is absolutely necessary that the estate should
De settled up. We again earnestly ask all per-
sons 50 knowing themselves indebted to the estate
s 10 make prompt payment We will in a very
snort tine turn over for collection by law ali
CLAIMS IN our hands, not satisfactorily arranged
=, Inc bonds and books are in the hands Of T.
h. Antrim, Waynesboro
T. II. ANTRIM,
- VIM. CALDWELL,
iel4 Executors.
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Married.

At Clay-Street Methodist Church. on the 18th
instant by Rev. E. M. Peterson. Mr.. JOHN G.
TELLER and Miss JULIA d. SLEDD-all of Rich
mond.
October 30th, in Yokohama Japan. by the
Rev. J. II. Ballagh Rev. M. HALE HoUsToN
w1THRow, of Waynesboro,' Va.
On Tuesday morning, the 10Th instant, at ''Lo-
Gust Grove" by Rev. j. L. Kirkpatrick, D. D.,
Dr. JAQUELIEE A. HARRISON and Miss ELLA j.
GOLD, daughter of Samuel Gold, Esq, of Rock
~ Rev "; R. Gett of Montgomery, at the
December Doth, Mr.. CHAs' WILLIAMS of Bafb
county. 10 miss HENRIETTA SHELL, of Mont
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
XLIInd CONGRESS, End SESSION.

SENATE. W ednesday, Dec 2O-The House
bill appropriating $250,000 to pay the expenses
of the Geneva Commission was taken up and
passed, and also bill appropriating $62, 225
for expenses of the Mixed Commission at
Washington. A resolution was offered by Mr.
Davis. directing the Committee on Investiga-
ton to inquire whether President Grant Is in
any way interested in contracts for public work
and if SO. whether his interest was obtained by
gift or purchase; and in relation to alleged ap-
pointments of such honors or their relatives to
Offices of public trust; Also in reference to APP
pointments bestowed upon members of his own
family. It was ordered to be printed, and laid
over temporarily.
HoUsE.-The Committee on Civil Service Re-
form was directed to inquire into the expediency
of electing postmasters by the people. The
bill providing for a Commission to investigate
the subject of labor and the hours of labor in
the United States was resumed, and speeches
were delivered upon it. At the close Of the
debate the bill was amended and finally passed
yeas 124, nays sc.
SENATE. Thursday, Dec. 2l.-Both houses
of Congress adjourned till the 9Th of January
In the Senate Mr.. Sumner introduced his
presidential lone term" amendment, explain
ing that it could not go into effect till 1873 and
therefore need not control the candidacy for
the next term. The general amnesty. bill of
the House occupied the whole day, and finally
went over till after the holidays. In the House
buncombe debate to empty benches was the
order of the day.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26

LIST OF PATENTs.-The following patents
were issued from the u S. Patent Office to citi-
zens of Virginia for the week ending Deer 18th,
1871, and reported for the Spectator by ALExAN-
DER & MASON, Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh
street. Washington, D. c.:
Pinking machine-Thomas Hagerty, Rich
mond.
RE-IssUE.-Back Chain for Cart Saddles, W.
B. Mcclure, Alexandria.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE WEEK,-During the
past week our city has been quite surfeited with
amusements. There has been an entertainment
of some kind every evening Oft the week, and on
so,oe evenings there were several entertain
ments. On last Tuesday evening, Miss JEANNE
Patterson gave another inimitable reading
in the Chapel of the Augusta Female Seminary.
Although no pu bile notice was given, and not
withstanding the u rfavorable night, quite large
audience was in attent'a and went away de-
lighted with the entertain u1ent On the follow
ing evening she gave another reading before the
pupils of the Wesleyan Fema &c institute. Id
consequence OF the great incle. oency OF Inc
weather and of the fact that no notice had
been given, and also that Prof Tuner gave
one of his concerts at the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution on the same evening, the au-
dience outside of the school, was very small
Miss Patterson seemed to excel even herself on
this occasion. We have heard that the concert
at the D., D. s. B. Institution was but slimly at
tended, in consequence of the very bad weather
and the distance of the Institution from the city.
But those who attended were we'll rewarded
for Prof Turner always gives the finest of con-
certs. On Thursday evening we had the pleas
ure of attending a soiree at the Virginia Female
Institute and Of hearing Prof Scharf read
Dickens Christmas Carol, which took up the
greater portion of the evening, and was listened
to with marked attention by all present Mr..
Scharts reputation as one of the finest readers
IN this country is too well known to need any
further commentator. Miss Santini read the
''Ode to the Passions" with marked talent. and
was warmly applauded. The rest of the even
ing was taken up with music, vocal and instru-
mental.
On the same evening" the Rev. d. M. Henkel,
of Richmond, gave lecture on ''Woman's In
huence," in the Lutheran church, to a small but
appreciative audience. On the same evening,
the ''Old Reliable Theatre gave their first per-
Torrance in the Town Hall to crowded house.
We have heard many speak very favorably of
the performance Not being able to attend we
give no opinion of our own. The play for
this night was East Lynne" On Friday even
ing the play of ''Fanchon the cricket delighted
a large audience And on Saturday evening tn e
Hall was crowded to overlooking with persons
anxious to see the play Of Cynthia the Gypsy"
The principal character in each of these plays
was rendered by Helen D. Este. She acts very
we'll and is said by some to rival the celebrated
Mappin MITCHELL NaVar having seen Maggie
play, we, of course, could draw no comparison