Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-16
0l2 49.2

state tax on property OF citizens, Sl2, 1877 1913
State tax on Blue Ridge Rail
road, ol2 49.2
Total State tax, $500 22.o
zons, 1929 al.2
County tax on railroad, sol O6.8
Total County tax, $5,Gl4 $50
Poti tax, $l,4l9 900
Of this amount thcro has been
collected for tho State, $3.S77 O7.8
For the County, l,6Gl 1873
And from polls, 20l 500
Total collected. S5,74O AL
Tho tax is not heavy one compared with
Radical rule, but it can and will be consdcra.
bly, reduced by future legislation. We expect
many leaks yet to be stopped and many sala-
RIGS yet to be reduced.
Tho Democratic Convention of Virginia on
tho seventh ballot nominated COL T. NJ, w.
Holiday for Governor. There were seven can
didates as follows: Hon, John w. Daniel Gems.
M"hone, Fitzhugh Leo, Terry and Taliafcrro
and Col. Holiday. The real issue was between
tho advocates Of compulsory adjustment alias
repudiation, and the advocates Of voluntary re-
creditor. General Malone was tho indicate of
tho compulsory adjustment par y tho others
being moro or less prominent in favor Of an
nmioablc adjustment with tho public ,reditor.
The fight was narrowing down between Malone
ana Daniels, when tho friends of Mahono with
arew MS name and gavo thcr support mainly
to Holiday, resulting in elccting him on the
next ballot, the vote standing Holiday 852,
Daniel 6G8, Mlahonc1. A Aplatform was adopted
recognizing tho obligation Of tho public debt.
Col. Holiday is native Of Winchester and was
an officer in tho Stoncwnll Brigade, Lc lost nm
arm at Cedar Mountain, and being unable for
further field service he was elected to tho Con.
fcdcrnto Congress.
Gen. James a. Walker, Of Pulaski, has been
nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
The Charleston News and Courier mentions tho
following incident in his life: "Gcneral Walker.
the candidate for Lieutenant Governor, is forty
-four years old. One event in bis carly Iro. ~
Fhs dismissal from the Virginia I..s.s1I,'.,' ".s
for sending challenge - s,onowo,, s' 1"s,.s
(thcn ono of tho ~ .,noso,,,n, o""n ~, '"oNson
-.1.N..y, serious wish that it were possible for
him to accept 1t. In after years Jackson and
Walker wero close friends. In the State and
Confederate service ho to the rank of Briga-
dier General and ut )acl,son's request wos
given command of tho historic Stonewall Bri-
gadc. In 1868 he was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor, but withdrew when tho Walker move.
ment was inaugurat.l. Ills public and private @
rccor is stainless.
Judge J. ]. Wright testified before tho in.
vestigating committee on the 9th instant. His
evidence was of littlo value.
The Mayor Of Charleston was tried and con-
vlcted, before Trial Justice and jury last Fri.
day, Of assault and battery. The Justice, upon
recommendation Of clcmency from the Jury,
imposed fno Of $50 inclusive of costs or
fifteen dnys in Jail. The Mayor shelled down.
Only somc ten days ago the Mayor Of Columbia
was tried and convicted Of assault and battery
before Trial Justice TIo appealed Our city
officials arc surely lovers Of the fight.
A special torn Of the Court Of General Scs-
sions for Richland County has been ordered for
the 28th instant. Does this moan the trial of
the great Radical fry?
Tho investigating committee have been at
work for fve weeks. It has dono some rood
work, and late developments indicate that The
road will be easier in the future as tho trail has
become warmer. We hopo tho investigation
will BIO thorough, and that mono will bo spared,
be they Radicals or Democrats.
Tho Virginia Democratic Convention docs not
faynr reputation, but recommends such leeisla-
tion as will bring about an adjustment of tho
obligations Of the commonwealth and will con-
fine the interest on tho indebtedness within tho
resources Of tho State derived from tho present
rate Of taxation.
despatch from Panama, of tho 2d instant,
reports tho wreck Of tho steamer "Elon" on
July 10Th at Los Vilos, 70 milcs North Of yal.
paraso. Nearly 100 lives arc supposed to hayo
been lost though no accurate estimate can vel
bo made
fatal horse disease has made its aps
appearance in jersey City. Ono stable man
has lost six head and threo others arc affcctod5
Es3'ie -------~s <~------ 4.
We propose from timo to time to placo before
our readers tho most interesting and instructivo
essays which were read before the State Grange
at Anderson last week. Tho essay Of Mr.. q
Wannor, of this county, on homo manufacture
y appears in this issue.
b Very fno melons sold In tho Colu rh;a r,s sr,o,