The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-02
CHESTER MATTERS. The Reporter say.

A negro girl, about nine years old,
| while Mt work on the plantation Of Mr..
s. W. McNeel, near McConnelsville, on
Wednesday of last week, was so severely
burned that she died.
The dwelling house of Adam Steven,
| colored, near Rossville, was burned on
Saturday night, 9th ult. The greater
part of the contents were saved. The
| origin of the fire is unknown.
During the storm of wind and rain
| which visited portions of this County on
Saturday, the Goth of March, the gin
house Of Mr.. VIM. II. Massey, in the
Beckhamville neighborhood, was blown
down, and the roof blown from Mr..
Elmore Kells cotton screw. In many
sections of the County fences were pros
trated. The lands were severely washed
by the very heavy ruins.
The taxes to be levied and collected,
under the recent Act of the Legislature,
will be larger than ever. The tax for
Chester County will be thirteen mills for
State purposes and five fer County tax
eighteen mills in nll. This is certainly IL
heavy burden.
| The work of the two weeks session of
the Court made slaughter among Off
cials and cx-officials of this County
Never, perhaps, has there been brought
to light, in one term of any Court, such
evidence Of "wickedncss in high places. -
Chester is certainly the banner County
in the number of rascally holders.
Two ex-County Commissioners sent to
the Penitentiary, and the third escaping
similar sentence only by absconding; an
e1-School Commissioner and present
State Senator indicted for forgery and
conspiracy to defraud; two ex-Trial JUS
ticcs, one of them also ex-Auditor, in
cluded in this indictment for conspiracy
all this makes up record, huge and
ghastly. Of those to be arraigned under
this indictment, Dub Wulkeri is chiefly to
be mentioned, and is by far, no doubt,
the most guilty.
For some time past, great numbers OF
German and other adopted citizens o1
native lands. The reason Of this course
of action is the present stagnation OF
trade and business in the United States.
They cannot procure work in that abund-
ance and at such prices as pleases than,
and hence they turn their fnccs towards
the old world. But are matters any
better there thun hcre2 Can employ.
ment be procured in Germany or Ire
land more readily than in the United
States? A recent letter from Berlin tells
the Germans Of this country that they
will no more find the Ell Dorado in Ger.
many than they discover it in this na.
ton. If wages have been reduced twen-
ty per cent in the United States, they
have fallen forty per cent. in Germany.
If there are hundreds of idle men here,
there are thousands in Berlin and other
parts of Europe. And the same general
facts will apply to Ireland, and thus it is
apparent that neither German nor Irish
citizens can better their conditions by
leaving this country at the present time.
There is general prostration of business
in ell parts of the world. Some EN-.
ployers are discharging hands, others
are closing their establishments But O
change for the better must come, and
when the tide does alter, it will rise with
moro celebrity in this country than in the
over-crowded kingdoms and districts OF
the old world. This being the case, it Is
far better for our adopted citizens to
"beahthe ills they have" than seek to
avoid them by leaving the country. The
latter e1pedient will assuredly be fol.
lowed by disastrous. consequences and
results. "a tpt.