Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-09-18
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


:sBuzzing''-What's up, at Columbia
Prospective Stupendous iobs-Those
five Bonds-Rumors-What I know
about wriggling-Cotton Factory
projects-A row brewing in the wig.
manufacturing the Courts-General
news Summary.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. r.
There has been more buzzing, and
dodging in and out of back Offices, and
running to the telegraph Office every half
hour, by the gentlemen with the longest
purses in this city, within the past week
than ever before; certainly more than is
required by the ten commandments or
the state constitution. 1t is not in ac-
cordance with the law Of Moses, or else
it is-that's the question.
Some people are foolish. enough to be-
lieve, that there are going to be some
very "fat takes' during the next session
of the legislature--that stupendous jobs
in the consolidating of the debt line are
being planned out.
People just home from New York, say
they never before saw such frisky old
sap-sucker, as "lhe cherubic Kimp" has
been during the last six weeks. (He
takes Porter in his'n. And then the
hot weather I'VE are hunting our woolen
clothes here) has driven large number
of officials and semi, and brevet Off
cials up north. They have ''consolida-
ted" about Nassau street somewhere,
and a good newspaper man, if he were
about here, from the movement at this
end of the line, would calculate that
there was danger Of balk in the ring.
That wouldn't be right
The ropes are being hauled taut, and
the 2lst of October will very likely find
the crew all at their posts-ready to con-
soEdate at moments notice, advance
wages and bounty all settled. 1t is big
thing, this hypothecating business. l
have come to the conclusion, now think
oft, that the skipping and jumping, ca
vorting, buzzing, telegraphing, and back
room caucussing, is all about those five
bonds, that the supreme court says the
tax must be levied upon. The S940 Of
interest due on those five bonds is mat
ter, you know, for the serious considera-
tion "of our people"
There have been good many rumors
in circulation here this week, one, that
the gentleman with the smile so childlike
and bland, who used to be called by the
president of the senate, "thc gentle
man from Barnwell," was to wriggle
himself into the senate again; he certain
ly showed most alarming perfection Of
wriggling, tout of the state) and knows,
doubtless the way. Rumor says it is alb
solutely necessary to have the hero Of
Hell-hole swamp present, to do the fine
manipulating when we consolidate. But
then this is only rumor. Let's wait a
week week and see.
THE FACTORY FURoRE.
The Congaree river runs by this city;
there is IA talk of draining it, but the peo-
pie are about equally divided as to wheth
er it is the most sensible course to pur-
sue, to dam the river or the project. The
people want mills; they raise cotton and
have more water than they know what
to do with, but somehow they think it is
all put up job, to swindle them out of
their water, and so 60 without the mills.
The newspapers keep telling them
that every cotton mill in the south
is coming fortunes for their owners, and
yet they are afraid to make a start. AT
present it looks very favorable that the
last proposition of the water power COM
pany might be agreed to, viz: the pres
ent company to put into the new organi.
zaticn the franchises, and property Low
owned by them, at an estimate of $685.
600, as stock, and an equal amount to
be raised by subscription, thus making
the capital stock, sG50,GOO. Thus far
subscriptions have been quite liberal.
Other projects are on foot, one of which
will probably be carried out within three
months, and a practical demonstration be
made of the benefits of cotton factory.
AT LoGGERHEADs.
Every indication now is, that there is
some pretty warm work preparing. The
leading members of the general assembly
do not intend that the supreme court
shall settle the debt question, or take
any step that way that they may consid-
er an Infringement upon their rights to
settle that question themselves. 1t is al
most too early yet to form any definite
idea as to what turn affairs may take,
but it is quite certain the fight between
the law makers and law expounders is