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There is q kind OF genial affability
about one Indiana lady which must
make her very delightful to the sooiety
OF her native hamlet. She 10 declared
by Q newspaper of her fortunate State
to be belle and "member of the best
society,"" and 10 this character lately
put herself mp to be rafflsd for at IF
teen cents . chance. Every youth in
the village hasteped to secure the
beautiful prize. Amid the excitement
Of the populsce and under the glances
Of the young lady several young men
failed. At length a clever, hard work.
ing youth sprang forward. and won at
the 6rst toss of the dice. Next, the
wedding. There are probably few
women who would adopt course 81
foil Of fairness and justice.
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AorINa ON THE SQUARs.-We uu-
derstand that a gentleman now resid-
ing in New York, an old onte-belun,
citizen Of Wilmington, but who short
~ after tho war failed in the business
he Was engaged in, in both New York
and Wilmington, gave a dinner on
New Years eve. in the former city, to
his creditors. It was . very pleasant
occasion, aud there was fnll attend
ance. as the gentleman is held in high b
estimation. At the supper.table, each
guest found under his plate Q check
covering the full amount OF his claim
against the host. together With ineeres.
In fuli to date. the whole amounting
to more shan $25. 900. It is needless
to cay that this fact was highly appre.
dated, and that the upright host was
toasted more than once during the
happy occasion.
Wilmington IN. c. Journal.
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The New York Tribune ssys: "Gov.
Chamberlain. of South Caroliua, do.
serves all praise for his manly effort 20
redeem his State from misfule and to
save it from q continuance of tho
official robbery which threatened to
reduce it to absolute bankruptcy. His
special message to the Legislature. an
abstract Of which We print this morn
ing. 10 oouohed in language unmistsk-
ably sincere, and the boldness OF
which can be appreciated only by
those who know the rapanity and
audsoity Of the villains in his own
party with whom. ss Office. holders, he
has to deal. II is gratifying TO learn
that the Governor has the hearty CO.
operation OF honest men of both par.
ties in South. Carolina; cetteipiy he
has the beet wishes OF good .nsn; every
where" oo.
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Special Meeting city Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

COLUMBIA, 8. O., Jan. Is. 1876.
Council met at 6 O'Clock +. NJ. Pre-
sent-His Honor the Mayor, John
Alexander; Aldermen Cooper, Pugh,
Swygert, Wells, Davis. Simons. Fur.
Wis. Carr, Thomas, Carroll, Brown
and Griffin.
Alderman Thomas moved to suspend
the rules. Adopted.
Alderman Thomas moved to vote BY
wards. Adopted.
The Aldermen from Ward recon-
mended Fl. Davis. T. Robinson, 81.
mon Williams and j. +. Miles for Oh
trolmen.
On motion, the recommendation
was adopted.
Tho Aldermen from Ward 2 recon-
mended NJ. Lomax, Il. Bright, @.
White and 81. Good win for patroimeu
On motion. adopted.
The Aldermen from Ward 3 recon.
mended j. Gibson, Q. OonpeIl, q.
Avery and john Glaze Tor patrolmen.
Adopted.
Tue Aldermen from Ward 4 recon.
mended W. Robertson, L. Carter, w.
Stowers and o. Golden for pmtrolmen.
Recommendation adopted.
Council then went into an election
by ballot for two sergeants of police.
which resulted in the retention of the
present incumbsnts-J. A. Blizz ard
and Emanuel Williams.
The election Of Superintendent ol
Water Works was in favor OF 8. W
Hook, present inonmbent.
On motion, it was resolved to reduce
the number of street employees &
twelve men.
Gu mo;ion. COUNT. .dj;ossssa.
RICHARD JONES, Uity Clerk.
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In the United States Senate, on
Tuesday, MIR. Patterson presented the
petition Of Louis j. Barbot. civil en-.
gineer, William Hume, G. w. Amory,
street Brothers. Rutledge & Youog,
Pslser. Rodgers & Co., and others, or
south Carolina. asking the passage of
tho Dill for the construction of trans
portation route from some point on
the Union Pacific Railroad to London,
Eneland. which vnsV referred to the
Committee ON Railroads.. A similar
petition was presented In she House.
By Mr. Raraier. and referred 10 the
C0Wl1iss10 0I Hs.;:-sts .aA C.a1-::.
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Christmas Day was suddened in
England by terrible railroad accident
near Oxford, XII ling 81 and iniuriug
over 100; by a colliery explosion, kill.
ing IT; by another railroad accident,
iujurug rs; and another still, killing
l and injuring 20-the three first hap.
pening the day before. The worst Of
tbese sooideuts was ocoasioned by a
broken car-wheel on train going at
the rate of thirty ave miles an hour,
by which several cars were thrown
down All embankment and into canal.
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The BATTLE OF CowPRNs, 1881
Yesterday WAS the ninety fourth anni.
versary OF the battle of Cowpens, one
Of the closing engagements Of the Revo.
lationary War. aud which, by the do.
cisive character Of the victory, revived
the hopes OF the Colonies everywhere,
and led to those great exertions
throughout the country which uhlmi.
mated Ut Yorktown with the Surrender
OF. Lord Oornwallis.
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THE STATE LEGlsLATUlsE.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 1G, 1876.

Claims Of Sumter Watchmnn and
Marlboro Tines. for publication o,
Executive pr0clamations. were pre-
sented.
Mr.. Myers introduced bill to preven,
cotton factors from taking unfair ad.
vantage Of persons whose cotton they
sample; joint resolution authorizing
County Oom missioners of ColIeton to
levy q special tax to pay past due in.
debtedness.
MIR. Walker-Bill to appropriate
onu-hslf the revenue derived from the
Phosphate River Mining Company ia
schooI purposes.
Mr.. Evans-Joint resolution to au.
thorize County Commissioners oi
Chester to levy and collect IL speoiuI
tax to pay past indebtedness
Mf. Johpston-Joint resolution tO
allow Mrs. Martha O. Wright. of Sum
ter County, to redeem certain forfeited
land.
Mr.. Whits-Bill to authorize lew OF
special tax in York County, to retire
bonds issued in aid of Chester and LIE.
noir Railroad.
|, Mr.. Oorwin-Bill to authorize Town
| ECeunoil of Mt. Pleasant to levy aud
collect n special tax.
Mr.. Dnncan--Billt to alter aud amend
an Act entitled IAN Act to renew the
charter Of the Sand Bur Ferry, across
the Savannah River"
Mr.. Warley-BllI to alter and amend
Section 14S. Of Chapter CXXII, ofTitIe
V, Part Ill, of General Statutes, relat.
ing to Code OF Procedure.
Mr.. Nash-Bill to incorporate South
Carolina Mutual Insurance and Trust
Company. OF Columbia.
Mr.. White introduced q resolution.
which was agreed to: Whereas, Ut
regular session of General Assembly.
1S73-74. the sum Of &25. 900 was ap.
ptopriated for the publication of Acts
passed ut special and regular sessions,
| with proviso that no contract be
made with any papers other than those
designated AZ official papers of the
State; that the State Treasurer be re-
{quired to furnish the Senate informa
ton as to amounts and to whom pay.
ments were made on said appropria-
ton.
Mr. Dunn introduced b resolution
which was ordered for consideration q
on Monday. that the Legislature ad
iourn sine dis on 18th February.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
, Reports Of committees were read
and general orders discussed.
Acts to regulate the appointment and
salary Of Trial Justices in and 70,
County OF Barnwell; and to provide
for the settlement OF the debt of Barn
we'll County, we're signed by the Go
| vernon.
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| RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IN 1874
The detailed statement of the Railroad
Gaselte. showing the length of RAILROAD
constructed in the United States dur.
ing the past year, indicates the extent
Of the reaction in railroad bnilding
consequent upon the panic. During
the seven years beginning with 1857
and ending with 1873, "a, 357 miles of
road were constructed in the United
States. averaging 1908 miles Q year;
the number of miles built in 1871 was
Z, ,222, and in 1879. 7.340. Railroad
speculation reached its climax in the
latter year. and the difficulty OF pro-
curing subscriptions resulted in con-
traction of operations, and tho result
Was the construction of ouly 1888
miles in 1873. The year just closed
shows continued falling off in con.
struction. the number of miles in 1874
being only 1923 The construction
Of the late year is classified in the fol-
lowing sectional group of States: New
England, 130 miles; Middle States.
364; South Atlantic States, including
Florida. 1859; Gulf States, West Of
Florids. 100; Arkansas. Tennessee,
Kentucky and West Virginia. 40;
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. 391; I'LL
nois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa.
Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska, 467;
Colorado. Utah. Dakota and Nevada.
LOG; Psoiflo coast, 12l. The Gazette
states that Of the roads built last year,
an unusually large proportion sre 81
most purely of local interest, and seve
raj are almost private roads-intsnded
to serve some mine or furnace, or some
little group of mines.
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No less than thirty legislatures will
be IN session next week. soine Of them
arc second and others special Asseions.
and IL has rarely occurred that 20 many
hsve been siSauitsdeousiy at work.
The Democrats control ssveutosn Of
them; the Republicans twelve. sn1
Federal bayonsts one. The list IN.
Oladss oil the States but sevsn. none Of
whose Legislatures meet this winsss.
namely 3 CAlifosnis, Connecticat, Iowa,
Kentucky. Maryland. New HsspsAits
and Oregon.
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Congrsssman Ransisr hes nomi mated
for oads>ship at Wsss. Point, Mr.. ",
". Ohilds. son OF OoL Childs. Of the
steemship Champion. Col. Cnilds, Il
Snl be remembered, IL an old West
HcintAf. and served I'd the ConfSdsfats
army during tho var. .
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KILLHD.-Nr. Durant Gary, son OF
Nj. Jonathan Gary. who resides ou
the Lsurens Road. was caught in q
cotton press, ON Tuesdsy evening iast,
and 20 injured that he died In twenty
minutes.
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Sunday Lsla.sx ysnnary H,ls76.
Under the heading, s'Balm for the
Loniaana woupd," the New York
Esemin5 Poss OF the 18th instant. ';s-
formS the public that the President
and Cabinet have been engaged for .
week In examining the list Of journals
in Which Government sdvertise-
ments" have heretofore been pub
lishesi. aud expurgsting It Of all which
have denounced the Federal military
usurpation In New Orleans. Amo ngst
Others, the :Ebentng Poss has been put
into the s'disloyal'' category. On pre-
vious occasion, dnriug the last session
Of Congress. the Department. OF the
Intsfios gave notice to the' Poss that
its sdvsrtising wonld be stopped in it.
on 4coonAt OF the demonstration Of
Jayne aud ;Sanborn, and Richardson
and Sawyer, and tie abuses Of the
"moiesy syssesa." Nothing could bet
ter show MA ssil psttiiogeing spirit
and practice iol eths admihistr ation,
thsp thts tfanater ~ advertiAing from
joutnsls Of ability. which express what
they think, aud think, boldly and justly
of y. to those which speak with ''bated
breath ana whispetins huEb!sness" Of
its mhdeeds. The venerable and illus
trious William Callsn Bryant. at the
head Of American poets aud scholars,
and'impssgnsble In honor. honesty and
pattiotism. puts the whole Cabinet to
shame in the folio wing manly words:
President Grant and his Cabinet.
collectively. and Individually, will
please 10 take notice that, in u phrase
employed in . similar instance mapy
years ago. I've have our goods to sell,
but not our opinions. Oar advertis.
ing columns are open TO the public,
withaQA distinstioh Of creed or party
6ecretaries Dslano aud Bristow in.
oluded. ~ in the judgwenf OF !either
OF the Secretaries, or ofitheir master,
it 10 expS6iSnt for party pprposes. to
spepd the Gpubiic moneys appropriated
for rladvsteang hp6n fatorits political
Journals, without tsfatenoe to the ma.
ture Of tho advertisements. or the
clssses Of bpsinHss mAn to whom they
are addreeseds pr the relative cirouls-
tion Of ai6aeo0t newspapers among
those 2 Slaaee- -thAt ID matter for
whiSAthey .srs rssponsible undertheir
honofs q geltlsmen. TO their own con.
scienosss and. updsf.the ,oaths Of Of
foo. 20 their .6dnssituehts. We seek
no patronage at the pfies which the
President Ahd his Cabinet put upon
theirs. The Ebasag Poa-fSnnded
seventy -four years ago. and steadily
growing. svee. since in circolstion,
veslth, influence. public confidence
and respeot--wiil Aourish years after
Secretary Dslsno 10 forgotten alto.
gether, and generous postsrity seeks
to merge the selHsh errors of President
Grants civil 'sdminiitration in the
brillisnt lu.tre Of Gen. Grants mill
s~'J As1e.
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ossSrsphHoal ChAnssa AaAs BY Com.
msrcial Eaasrprlss.

csoSraph1cal CAAnIsA Aaas by Com.
msrcial EaasrprAss.
The Suez Canal has separated the
continsn OF Asia and Africa. II the
similar project, which is proposed. to
open oonaunisaaion' bstSsen the Pa.
oiae Oosan and the Caribbean Sea, by
tho lsshmns Uspai. DO carried oui. IL
will ip jths .sams manner divide the
North and South Amssican continents.
Two. other aehames. mot Of the sams
national fnpoftsncs. bat likely to ei.
feot The great centres Of commerce, are
likewise protected. One ia the Mary.
land and DslswAre Ship Canal, to con.
nect. by OUT ssvanssen miles long,
the. waters Of the Chesapeake and Della
ware Bays by way OF tho Ssss.fras
RfseT. It II aaid that the oourse II
poanssd,out BY nature. for the waters.
fiowing,to the Chesapeake on uns side
and g Delaware Bay on the other,
rise at nearly the same point. A gentle
and slight elevation forms the divide.
The lstsa peninsula. 15O miles long
ffom North 70 south. aud over sixty
hse miles wide at tho widest part, com.
pttsipg more Than three.fourths of the
sssts Of Dslswsre. nearly all that por-
ton OF Maryland on the Eastern Shore.
and the Counties OF Northampton and
Aeconao. in 'ViYsinis. will TINS be
made an leland. A saving in tho dis.
tspee to bs navjsated from Baltimore
10 New York and Europe, 10 225 miles.
Tho other canal project il that Of Cape
God, which will cut of. the pepinsuls
OF HaenstablS from the mainland OF
Massachusetts, and cave over 100 mile.
Of dangerous navigation by the outside
roafe and of more than sixty miles b.
sht ipAl lfsseslgs .sis syspeis ps.siss bs.
twssn Mo Maslsea poets and those o,
the North and South. Exhaustive re-.
posts pf thssse prujscss. ~ ~ learn
from - MsyfYosk Rsrald. Mn soon
bs isid- besuss ths AmerisaA 0so.
grsphisai assisty. They rsiksly a
ehades ths.flstAzss ,of ssotsSpAy u
somS MI III yh Ssisnttas . sell
. nm hnssytsf ruint q ytsv. ars interest.
inc md importAnk = ~
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!Ssoae sbales .ol cotton wses shipped
IRON Andefson Oenrt Hoase between
tas daess cf Ssp bss q, 1874, 20 DO.
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How IT WAs.-Master Johnnie and
little JEANNE were at the window when
the funeral procession OF physician
passed by. JEANNE wondered that q
doctor would have te die. "Why,"
said she. "didn't he tend to himself
and get welI?" Johpnie settled how
it WAS. after the following fashion
"When q doctor gets sick, he dom I
tend to himself He has another
doctor to give him the incidence, and
then hs dies"
SUPREME COURT. SATURDAY. Jan.
usry 1S.-The Court met at 10 A. M.
Present-Chief Justice Moses and As
sociate Justices Wright and Willard.
Sampson & Wyatt, respondents, ps.
the Singer Manufacturing Company.
appellant. Compliant dismissed. OBI.
nion by Willard. A. j.
Sarah L Lesssne, appellant. os.
Charles o. Wiste. respondent. Motion
to reverse tho judgment below grautsd
and oass rsmsndsd. Opinion by
Moses, G. J.
| FATAL ACCIDENTAL negro man was
accidentally killed. yesterday, about
seven miles from Columbia, on the
Newberry Road, by = wagon passing
over his neck. He died almost in.
=:=..l-- It appear. that the deeeassd
was riding upon . wagon, driven by .
Mr.. Richardson, and the mules. bs.
coming frightened, made of at rapid
lApeed. and the negro man, in attampt.
ing 70 get OF the wagon. fell in front
Of it.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS, JANUARY H.
Hendrie Rouse-W b Burke, city:W
Daniel. P b Hanes. N O; e r Bhaler
aud lady, Miss 81 Shuler. Miss: W r
Osborn, I'll; ) Il Miutes, Unicn:'W
Robinson. Md: Il = oaushss. dfs:
bsms' ~ -'a'
Ndnsion House-Samuel HaHiain, u
A Kettle and wife, J r Austiu.S 6teen.
VILE; j I Boozer. ObXrisstoh; 8 W
Wilkes, Anderson; John Bella, city.
, 1875-10-10
apathy Of despair? G1111ArT freed himself
from the monster, even when in his death

apathy Of despair? Gu11Arr freed himself
from the monster, even when in his death
grasp:
1Ie had plunged the blade Of his knife into the f*t
Shiny suhatan-e. and. by r5p!d movement. like tie
Houriah Of L. whip in tho alr, describing circ1o
round tho two eyes. he wrenehed tho hsad on as =
uau would draw TOOTH
The struggle was ended. Tho folds relaxed. The
monster dropped away Hke tbs slow d>taching Of
hands. The nasa aank to the bottom Of tbs water.
Gu11Arr teaches the people of Chicago
lesson. Slash of the tentecles and arms Of
this Devi-Fish party, and then cut its hesd
of. It will be hard task, for the monster
has secured q firm grasp, and its shiny
arms have wouzd themselves about the whole
city aud county but If it is not done soon
it will be too late, for every effort will in-
crease the effort Of the Deyl-Fish, and every
struggle will increase the tightening Of his
Ngatures. The peopls must strike now to
free themselves.
, 1875-10-10

misty. TheIr y1olent psrtsznshsp and ssesa;r..,
placo are anything but edify'ng. They aen. T. .R
noent they engage In politics. to forget u, ~
Catholics, and to scout the upright and u -; ~ ~
enioined BY the Church rpon all her ]re1 -,
aver the sphere in which they a1e call.d tc ~
II Catholics would take the pains 10 .ueta IT,.
selves sufficiently acquainted with the tc oays
ernuene TO perform intohgently their 4luas :. tss
1can Citizens, md perform them With hon.st1 a..
adalt7, they could aoon tnfosa 4 noblsr xri:;; 20
Democratic party. and maks its accession 70 naS u
nat1onal beoeat- But to do this they must {..s
taisa the moral standard o1 tho party inr:sn1 ~
erng themselves to tta levo and savts:ly sur+sr
in its cruda opinions. formed without terar.s.2 =
Intelligence at the nature purposes a Rnyeeea..
They might do 40, and vo hope they vii il -
though, ws fear, not tin II II too late to rava ~
pnh]ic, which without thsrs il lost. No E.,ns1.
stand without religion, and they hsva a., .sa ,rT.
properly so-cafad, the1e Ii In tan county. ~ s
study tn understand md perform tn, ,utt,,. >,
to understand and claim the rsSl.s, cr H.. "a
citizens, and al may yes 60 we'll
Sir. BRorSsoS is supported BY a., auo,e ~.
vision made for him &c he years ag5, md h,s y.
one dependent On bin bpt sister. I, A.. =.
bis articles ho mentions incidentally thu 4.
widow Of ona OF his sons-a Roman c..hol;, y.
q descendant Of one OF ss the nine rnal, c,1,,-
and one st ths breast OF the Jca.; Rooxns .s&
was burnt at Smiihdald.
, 1875-10-10

vised Statutes can find ont for themselves
when and where an election is to take place,
and what the election is about?
If the honesty and purity Of elections here
efter are to depend exclusively On the in
teg1ity Of the officers who conduct them, and
not upon compliance with the laws Of the
State, then let the attention OF the Legisla-
ture be directed to devising some eplan by
which men OF personal honesty and inteli-
gence may be selected for that purpose. In
Philadelphia the elections for many years
most scoundrelly persons were selected as in
spectors and canvassers. The general result
OF the election WAS determined beforehand
and the number Of votes to be returned for
each candidate at each precinct was all ar
ranged before the election. Laws were in
operative, and elections in that city were
absolutely controlled by the dishonest man.
ayers Of both parties. The Convention
which framed the new Constitution
put an end to this disgracefu1 bust
ness, by reforming the manner in
which the judges Of election are appointed
and the votescanvassed. The elections there
now are as honest as they are ordinarily else
where. Something Of this kind is essential
in this city il. we are to have elections here
any more. At present, the judges Of elec-
ton ara practically selected BY the candidates,
and candidates in large cities are often Of the
most desperate and dishonest character. The
manufacture Of election, returns is incidental
to elections in large cities, aud, as the law Of
elections is no longer eficacious in prevent
ing frauds, the natural remedy and prevent
i've is to have honest, competent men ap-
pointed to conduct tho elections This Gun
only be done by making the selection OF tho
Judges Of election in SONS other way than
TINT NOW provided by law.
, 1875-10-10

Fifteen gtr1s baloug 10 .ths ffesh7'o e
Cornell >...
John McCurlouzh, tho auainane t.sssdso
the fremont.
The Hon. Thomas wlgttman, Of aa* 1''' :
1 guest ut the fremont. :.
Tho bon. 7. ". Ferry, Of Grand as''''
registered as the fremont.
D. L. Pickering, General supetfatss a''' ~
Central Railway, Is It .he ahermSn' ~:.A
Mr Robert BrowninR's new posm NJ
lahed during the coming sssaon-
Tho Rov. J. 3. doode and tho hs'' - -
Ditchann. OF Britiah Colurnbts, m s:c2T4s
the Grand Pacific.
Tho Hon. L. 7. Zvianginzaf, CsTa - -
Rusaian Government, St. Petezzod1h
ths assivais At tho Pat1usr House
The only Duks who reached Long t -
summar ia sid to be uow huak1ng oaa
county 10 get money for ths ~insar fea''' -.
Mr. George c. C;arke. ths proaaine1t 'a.a "a
Agent, returned from the East 1estssn, n
bis family, md Il stopping Is IN o11
ciac. ,ta
Kate Ftsld writes that eehsuek u go
~ remembered IN London, sud tas n"e.tt
Argus kussses that sha hAs not lAsss ''s"
auoa among poker~plAJsrA ..ts
o'conuor Powss, nasmsaF o9 P'f'ts.s = Il
Tho County u As3o> Irslsna eali.stsa
t,3s1,s Ia III ltt1s b&ll es ~ e4aS (
, 1875-10-10

The bulk Of the circulating medium OF
China consists of small copper coins called
cash, 1000 Of which make ST. A cash is
therefore worth about l mill Between 1880
aud 1850 this coin became scarce. The then
Emperor, the celebrated FEE-Fo-FuM,
FooSG was his real name, but our rendering
is more easy OF remembrance,-resolved to
make money plenty and cheap. He there
fore issued some millions Of iron cash. The
new coin was worth about hall aa much as
the copper cash, but was dec1eed to be equal
toit The firth and resources Of eli CHINA,
however, could not keep the debased
currency at par. II sank lower and
lower as the quantity Of it IN
creased In April, 1857, 1000 copper cash
were worth $500 in iron Despite the
enormous issues Of the false coin, prices rose
faster than money could be struck Of. A
number of banks came into being. The pub
Lie mint was supplemented by private print
ine-presses. The paper cash depreciated
with even greater rapidity than the iron ones.
E.rly in the spring Of 1858 copper cash was
worth between ten and twelve in bills.
Money was cheap. but goods were high. Rice
cost 50 much that a famine seemed near at
hand. A somewhat rude remedy was chosen.
Mobs sacked the banks, seized the Viceroy
and hauled him around by his pigtal until
the suiferings of ADsA1oM were wholly
eclipscd. The demonstration secured its aim.
The currency was brought back to par, end
the almond-eyed Celestials haye since then
been contented with cheap rice and hard
A cash"