The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-01-30
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
COLUMBIA. Jan. %, 1873.

COLUMBIA, Jan. Zor 1910.
Dear LutelZfqeneer We have seen it stated
that there are thirteen newspapers published
in this little city, and the wonder to US is how
all of them are able to cater to the fastidious
public taste, for your humble correspondent
cannot collect enough in week to interest
your readers for brief space. This is busy
city, and busy in nothing more than news hus-
ting. Everywhere you see the reporters with
anxious looks, as if they were trying to look
into next week, all eager to report the latest
items oftentimes anticipating events, and some
times recording events that never happened.
The birthday of the poet Burns was duly
celebrated on Saturday night, when many
bumper was quafed to its lowest depths as an
aid in calling to vivid remembrance the sweet
and life-like verse of Cotters Saturday Night
o. Tam O'Shanter.i In this brazen and money
lcving age, the advice of the poet
ITO gather gear by every wild
That's justified by honor, &C.
land by honor alone) should ascend with the
mathis and vespers of every true lover of poetic
song.
The latest sensation here is the gold mine of
Mr. o. Burgess, of Laurens County, who is in
the city, as we understand, for the purpose Of
forming company under corporate charter
to- work the mine which is said to be four
miles southwest of Laurensville, on line with
the Union and Dorm mines Your correspon-
dent has been mapping and topographing to
some extent to see if the line passes anywhere
about his old haunts on the Reedy.
Since our last letter, business called us to the
Charlotte depot, looking after delayed freight,
which, with the immense quantity of other de-
leyed freight, has been stored here for weeks,
awaiting transportation over the Greenville and
Columbia Railroad, owing to the want of suffi-
cient rolling stock over this road. At this de-
pot we were pleased to meet our old friend, Ed.
Hix. of Laurens, who troubled himself to give
ua all the information we desired. He is in
tie railroad Office, but will return to the up
country in 8 few weeks.
At present, the Legislature does not afford
hope of an adjournment as agreed upon for the
9TH of February The most important bill that
has passed the House in the last few days is the
one to aid and encourage manufactures and in
ternal improvements The main feature of the
bill is that all new companies and improve
ments on old companies are exempt from taxa
ton for period Of ten years, or in other words
Ito steer clear of constitutional objection) to
refund TO them the amount of their tax annu-
ally for the same period. AS you expressed
the hope, the lien law is all right for the pres
ert session. The appropriation bill has been
reported by the Committee on Ways and
Means, but will probably not elicit much dis
cussion, as it is about equal in amount to the
tax levy.
We suppose that your Circuit Judge has ar
rived amongst you, and is at this time admin
stering justice with an even hand, blind alike
to passion and party. Whilst he may not be
the equal of his predecessor, (for indeed but
few are,) he should be sustained by kind and
courteous treatment. Our distinguished towns
msn, whom even the national authorities de-
lighted to honor, stopped over in Columbia IN
4 trensitur to Washington, and here he had many
sad parting with the companions of other
days. May his life be spared, that he may re-
turn in safety to his home, family and friends !!
G.