Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
Convicted q Out L 81 81 Their own Mouths.

Convicted Out of their Own Mouths.
This morning we continue our EXCERPTS
from the report Of tho joint Special Investi.
gDting Committee, which has been submitted .
10 the Legislature Of tilisrS ThsfoIlov.,
ing5is the QonImittces report ON 81 VH 4
81 REcsrprs AND ExpENDIruREs.A
The whole annunt received by thatState
TREASURER from Septembrr. 1868. tn October
Bl>t, lS7O,frpmnll SOURCES, has been 81 1874.
7Sb42 The largest nnonntfro,p apys source
,ns heen from taxes which in the nygrevate
Is 81 055 SOB 81, and tho next from II RI.
kipmtnn. Financirl Agent for tho State.
which Is Sl7lO,T537l. leaving balance
from NIL other sources ut 84l8,476 l6. The
.exprn1,nres during this time hive been
81 1913 33T'0U The lnfgas. &c thesc,cxnen.
dtnrns are as follows. viz: Ganera Interest
Account of Public Debt S72O, ,14s SO: n.
IL. Kimpt"n, Finhncial AGENT of tiie State or
S"nth Carnlin,. 1923, Ill 10; Salaries. S33I..
4S8 10; Legislative IIxpeises, St6 ,40B 46;
Free 5phnos, Sl35,9l6 IL; State Peniten. /.
ti'rv. SlSo OBJ 10; Civil Contngent. Sf20.-
322.2T; Executive Contin9ent, 81 40 B8:
Lunnic Asylpn,, ,S32, ,4S9 43 Ei,tiug up
New State llIpuse. $4,000 81 ;SQensus,Yak.
ing. s7s-l17'0O; St,to ConstSbu1ary: 'sS2,-
46s II, Fsrspf shesias Ifpr ,Dietipg PRISONS
crs. S4494621; Elections, S2S, ,12b473
Expenses E'r'lIingn nnd ors4nizius Militia,
s9s 3il OF; Orphan Asylum. sls,ss565;
COMMITTEES Of Investigation. Third Congress
sionnl District, s37,S85 A; Purchase Of
Arms md .nn'munitnn. Sl3. .068 ~; Print
ing. 843!44D 81; AdvhnceE 10 Blue. Ridge
tt,rml, $4,000; Insurance md Repoirs.
University Of South s1hr3lina,r sL7,281iV5 Z
Claims Pissed. s14,2P8 So; Lantt U5mmis.
sion, $50 55S25; Bills Receiyable., S275
4Ol II X Scntt Il negotiate loan Of 1925.
600 tnme"t the current expenses Of the State;}t
SD7. 1856; NJ 'intsin Qa,rantine,apdQ Qnaran..
tino II.Snit'l, sl7 67+ "a; Trahssieht Sick
P"nr Sl2,8}l 25; Fitting mp tho Guyernor's
Residence, 5000 II; D,6f fDsial5 dadBInd
Asylum. 81 / l64 81; N, G. p.rkcr for the
purch 80 ut gS,l S2+4326l, Pc SN &.
This extract is in itself u whole volume CT
fraut 1t will ho seen that to Kmpton has
been paid the enofnods gum of $92STL770,
nearly ons fonrth OF the entire revenue Of tho
State. and more than the a.,.ount paid al
interest on the public dobt.dHdsy Kfmpton
has u claim Of ne,rIy ono million, ,pgainst the,
State for services. rendered, ia charleston
Courier.
DaEApru'.3 FArff IA a, ,W9MAs AND
relates the frtpziny to der 0fu woman AMI
her four chiIln n in Noble County, thiit Statc,r.
,lurin. he absence "f the drunken husbdu,L
and f,thrr, WIN left them destitute during tho
r"nccnt h"raiful cli we ,tI,er, Tho letter
s'y~ b" left her ont on tile opon pciirie, in tho
dad of wiitrr, with scarce a stick. of wood,
and. what is sill rnre ,ncrddihles whilsAshe
VS. duly expecting conf enent. The DIV
after he lett unn The u,rIul storm of tho 2i.
and when thst was cxprnledths poor womln
found herself withnut f,,rl Sue kucw. that,
SIC rond scarcely eSp'ot her husband home,
'"r several days, ia II tonk that time gem
| orally t,r him to recover from hs spters.,
''nf the conviction came ~ her TINT her fam
ilv would >'nn freeze tn death unlcss .ucc r
tn'a hr Ind from the nriglufsl TIM, neaytst
| It whom was three miles diSt.nts So ans
| 'l"ndny this desperate wnnIan, ut th,t timo
81 delicate ac"ndtinn that she ,night bs
r',nlinrd t" her bed, started ont in the iierce
'nll t"r help At Irnst such IN tho surnpos,-
ton. for The next day some of the nei.thhbrs
found her h"dy. together with that Of new
h"'n babe. s'urk stiff in d snow bank, where
she had fallen faint aud pcrishcd. ! 'Nt1 "
|" til" United States Senate, Senator Saw
ser. on he subject Of some proposed umcud-
'""nt t" the amnesty bill said 1I a4.s tagi
The amnesty bill wasso iinportpnt md
urgent ""eausnre of public policy that lie did
not s"nt to have it embarris,el by any other
'""'s''re' however meitorions Ii ,itsslf He
''"'"v'd th't the great mist,ko in the recon.
Str''''"n of the Snnthrrn States was the iln.
."s''l"n IF any political disabilities, and that
It was ln" to thnt mistake that his State
(S"uh C'r"in) had now n government that
WAS u disy'7'ce To she Republican party aid
scandal !" the conpiry before the civil zcd
World, The Senator from Massachusetts,. in
his zeal for equal rights. was seeking to tack
MS amendment on to this bill butthe ;coloe,
''i ph"p'e Mt tho South, if 5thsy could bo
'eard, would themselves say to that Senator:
Give Us amnesty first; we will be sure to
.et our rights sooner or later, under YOUR
! nilI.'n''' r,.,,
"'Htiis" n2ngmE it u
| MATAMoRAs. December 30.---Reccnt In,
Interpretations in Texas, ineaf IlInrdo! aro
prhv"d to have beer committed ibyi kicka.
no"s 'row Mexico. by affidavit furnished tho
United States Collector " LardoS BY sMexi
can officials. I, TIE ,commnndpnt Of the revo>