The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-06

will 60 into that convention with 30 respecta
BILE a number of delegates pledged to reform
that If the convention do not by Its action
promise reform, we could organize powerful
bolt, but do not threaten bolt. Something
i equally effective would be done, however, AND
that you may rely upon. President Grant
whether he Is reelected or not next Novem
Der, will not 60 out of Office until next March
Correspondent. Who are named for The
other State officials,
Judge Orr. For Lieutenant. Governor, have
heard OF Ranser, Nash and Delany. For Sec
retary of State, Cardozo and F. q. Frost, o.
Williamsburg. For G .mptroller-General, Reu
ben Tomlinson and Neagle, If he can't get the
Governorship. For Treasurer, Parker. Fol
Attorney-General, Judge Melton, Chamberlain
and Wripper. For Superintendent of Educa
ton, Jillson and Henry Sparnlck, of Aiken
There are host more of them, but these art
the most prominent ones can think of.
Correspondent. Is there anything new In
Slate finances?
Judge Orr. Nothing that have heard. Af
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course, all the readers of TIE NEWS are fami
liar with. only wish that the great mass o.
our colored people who cannot read coulo
have 1t impressed upon them as well. The
institution for the deaf and dumb and the
blind at spartanburg has just been closed, and
the Inmates sent home because they can gel
no money from the treasury. The penitentia
| ~ and lunatic asylum have to resort TO al
| sorts of shifts to feed their inmates. The pub
lie schools are shut up and the teachers dis
charged unpaid. It is threatened that the
quarantine along our coast will have to be
abandoned for want of funds. I have not re.
ceived cent of pay for nine months, and most
of the State officers whose pay Is due guar.
terly are In the same condition. Meanwhile
the State debt has been increased at least
twelve million dollars, and between four and
five million dollars have been collected In
taxes during the past four years. That Is to
say, the Columbia thieves have had an in-
come during four years of al least sixteen
million dollars, and now they say they haven't
cot dollar In the treasury. And what have
they to show for IL? Not a single public i'm
provement. Not one mile Of railroad or
canal, not one dollars WORTH Of legitimate ex-
pendlLure on the Statehoh nothing at all
except few acres Of swamp lands and sand
hills bought by the land commissioner at from
TWO to ten times It's value, and which are now
going begging for purchase at eight years
time and six per cent. interest. Bah! 1t
makes me sick to think of il.
So 1t did me, and lett.
Matters are very quiet in Anderson. There
is but little political excitement and more
conspicuous absence of irritation or bad feel
ing between the two races than, perhaps, 10
any other district OF the Slate. Frank Moses
made q speech here last Monday night under
the auspices of what Tom Mackey calls his
abortlon-the United Order OF Independent
Klux. Moses had but small audience, hardly
any colored men from the country and good
many while gentlemen attracted by curiosity.
he was evidently disappointed and made a
very mild speech. The only enthusiasm mani
tested at the meeting was when ono of tho
audience called for three cheers for Judge Orr.
The cheers were given with will and the
speaker was sadly disconcerted, for 1t Ia under
stood that the game degree of affection exists
between Moses and Orr that bis Satanic majes-
ty is popularity supposed to entertain for holy
water.
The crops in this nelghborhood are reported
as In excellent condition and as being more
promising than at any former season. There
has been an abundance of rain here lately.
Last night there was brisk shower, which
lae. ed. an hour or more ani was accompanied
by heavy wlnd-almost tornado-which
Inflicted some damage on the crops and blew
down colored church at Bolton.
In Abbevllle County political affairs appear
to be moro lively. There the United Brethren
flourish largely, and excited political meetings
are held In different parts Of the county almost
nightly. Every effort Ia made TO array the
black men In hostility against the whites. A
few nights ago one oflce-holder, whose most
prominent exploit since he deserted from the
Confederate army was robbing the county
treasurer's safe, ma6e rabid Radical speech
about rebels, slavery and Ku-Klux, which
Frank Moses, who listened to 1t, declared made
his blood curdle In his velne, and which may,
therefore, be assumed to have been pretty
ugly speech. The speakers are mostly con-
temptibe hounds who impose almost incredi-
bly, upon the ignorance of their colored audit
ors. One sample lie will very aptly illustrate
the absurd notions with which they fill the
heads. as the negroes. One Of the speakers,
me&6er of the late Legislature, graveIy in
formed bis audience that at the last session he
offered bill. In the Legislature to establish
the price of bacon at ten cents Instead of If
teen cents per pound, and that this bill would
have become law, and the negroes would
have got their bacon for ten cents pound If
1t had not been for the opposition of the rival
candidate for reelection who had voted
against it because he thought ten cents was
too low. He promised, however, IT he were
sent back to the House that he would next
winter fix the Law 80 as to bring bacon down
to ten cents, and his audience promised to
send him there. PICKET.
QUTETING DOWN IN FRANCE.
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