The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-07

upon the endorsement ob -MessFx 3. &.
Scott and d. q. Chamberltin. l. Upon
this mopfy being paid; p MesssessAgasw
s. Son. IL, liquidstion;pf their laIt yeats
account they oantinded TO supply the
table. giving notice THAT It could only be
for short time. Again pressed by i'm.
minent want, for more than two weeka, J
the Superintendent e1erted himself to;
raise: money or supplies, He foundn.a nai
money famine yexisting, all. over the
State. Every bfak bbffa9 and every merchant
in Columbia was applied to for assistance,
but without, avail. Tho babks ,swero
strained toe their utmost capacity, and
could not lend q cent foE any purpose;
besides which. the only security he could
command was State, paper; and nobody
was willing to lend money on aach doubt.
full security, and nobody could be found
to endorse it.
He next sold SO. 900 worth of Comp
sroller's warrants upon the asylum ap-
preparation at fifty cents on the dollar.
Q! ths $1,000 thus realized, $3, 900 was
paid to Messrs. Agnew, who continued
to honor orders till 5th September. The
Carolina National Bank was again ap-
pealed to, but without success this time.
Having now but one days supplies on
hand, DIR. Ensor turned next TO Mr..
Edward Hope. and appealed to him, in
tho name of God and humanity, to help
them Mr.. Hope OF once consented,
saying: '.I will furnish you one months
supplies for hnmanity's sake, if I never
get q cent for, them" This made them
secure for thirty days more. Just here.
the happy thought occurred to the Su-
perintendent to reansoitate the credit of
tho asylum upon the pledges Of the pre-
sent :administration. Addressing Mr..
Cardozo upon the subject. he received q
satisfactory reply, aud the credit of the
asylum was somewhat strengthened by
it. Mr.. Hopes time having nearly ex-
pired. Geo. W. Williams s Go. and Ber-
nard O'Neill, of Charleston, were next
appealed to. but frnitlessly. Upon q
visit to Charleston, the Superintendent
could not find merchant of that city
willing to credit for a dollars worth of
goods. Faith in the credit of the State
was gone. In this extremity, Mr.. Hope
kindly came to the rescue second time,
offering to furnish another months sup-
plies, bringing it up to the date of the
report.
The Superintendent urgently calls for
prompt measures to relieve the present
disgraceful financial embarrassment, ask
ing for the following appropriations:
81, 1856 Al to supply the deficiency of the
past yoar;= 100000 for the support OF the
Institution ior:the next year; $4,000 for
putting in dumb waiters and maxim 3
such alterations in the female depart
ment as are necessary for the aooommo.
dation of the colored females; 50, 900 for
putting heating apparatus in the male
department.; $4,000 for building new
kitchen and constructing new cookiu g
range; So, 900 for building new laundry;
81, 900 for the purchase of land. and o
levy'of $500. 900 for the completion of
the new asylum. In endorsing this re-
port. and, with the exception of last
named amount of $500. 600, recommend
ing the appropriations to be made, the
Board of Regents say: "The money de-
signed for the noble charity, over which
We have been called to preside. has been
diverted from its legitimate channel by
those in whose hands the destinies OF
the State were placed four years ago, and
the custodians Of trust, the sacredness
OF Which should have been held paru-
mount to that of all others, haye not
only employed it, as your committee be-
lieves, for the advancement of their own
selfish ends, bnt have added to the in.
jury thus wantonly done to the afflicted
bencfciaries Of the State, by manifesting
on Indifference to the cruel consequences
of their action utterly unbecoming the
rulers Of civilized people,"
They further recommend that what
ever moneyed provisions are made for