The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-19

good crop this year, wniie many who
went Into this business on large scale
last year have determined to plant or
much larger scale this year. There's
more money in rice than in cotton.
The GrsonHiIls EEs;5s is waking up ON
the subject of the "Western Connection"
aud in its issue of Monday urges the
men of means aud influence of that city
70 90 to work with view of securing the
adoption of the route by that place to
Knoxville, Tenn. Spartanburg, Green
vile, Pickens, Anderson--four mighty
competitorsl The longest rolc gets the
persimmon.
The following is the result of the re-
cent primary election in Abbevile county
for Judge McGowan's successor in the
Legislature: j. D. Neel, 337; J. N.
Cochrane, 1888; II. T. Wardlaw, 3l3; W.
q. McGee, 281. There was a very small
turnout of Democrats, as will be seen
from the above figures, and it Is charged
that great many negroes were allowed
to vote who are not members Of any
Democratic club.
A.. the recent meeting of the State
Grange in Charleston, a resolution WAS
passed recommending the establishment
OF Grange organ in this State. We
would be glad to see such an enterprise
successfully carried on in South Carolina,
but when VIC remember the meagre sup.
port given the Rural Cdrolinian, which
died for the want of support, by our
farmere, we cannot help thinking that
our agricuturists do not want an organ
ns bad as they pretend to.
Congressman Richardson, of this State,
has introduced resolution in the House
of Representatives directing the refund
ing to the several States the amount of
the cotton tax paid by them In 1866, 1867
and 1868, the Supreme Court having de-
cided ;hat it was illegally collected said
States to give q guarantee that money
will be refunded to the producers of tho
cotton or their heirs, or, in case they
cannot be found, be devoted TO the educa-
tion of the most INDECENT citizens, IRE.
spective ofcolor.
The City Council Of Columbia have
had o conference with the creditors of
the city, and agreed on terms for the
settlement Of the city debt. The gen.
eral terms of the agreement are the
funding Of the entire amount of the out
standing bonds and floating indebtedness
ut par in bonds due in thirty years, with
interest Mt two per cert. fcr the first ten
years, three for the second, and four for
the third. A bill embracing the provis-
ions above stated is now before the Leg
islature, and will become law.
The Senate has passed bill prohibit
ing persons carrying concealed weapons,
which provides Tat any persons who
shall carry hny pistol, dirk, butcher or
bowie-knife, Eword or spear.cane, metal
knUoks, razor, &C., shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction, suffer pen
alty of fine of not more than 800 and
imprisonment for not moro than sixty
days. The bill contains proviso that
the prohibition shall not apply to per.
sons carrying weapons on their own pre-
misses, or while travelling through the
country, nor to officers of the law while
in tho discharge of their official duties.
A telegram to the Nesis and Courier
from Columbia under date of the 10Th
instant, says: "Rumors havo been circu-
lating around the city for several days of
| an ugly scandal in the management of
tho Penitentiary. Careful investigation
shows that the only foundation for the
report is the fact that contract exists
dating from last fall whereby the State
leases tho Seegers plantation near here.
Under the agreement Mr.. seegers, who
is one of the directo:,, furnishes the land,
implements and stock and the Peniten-
tiary the labor, the product to be divided
equally between The State and Mr.. See
gers. The plantation will run fifty
plows, and with fair seasons will furnish
the Penitontiafy with abundant food for
the next year, and clear 25o bales of cot
ton. The facts will be reported to the
Senate on Tuesday under the resolution
of Senator Croft. The bargain with MIR.
Soegers is regarded as most advantage.
oiiB one for the State"
In the Senate on Monday Senator Ga
ry introduced the following resolution on
behalf of the Centre Springs Farmers
Club of Edgefeld County, which were
read and referred to the committee on
finance: Resolued, That the Spring or
May collection of taxes should be dis
pensed with, as at that season but few
farmers have surplus of cash eser and
above what they require to meet necessa.
~ expenses in the cultivation and har.
vezting OF crops. That the interest de.
manded each year by the State for ak
months, from May to October, on one
half the unpaid taxes, is, in measure,
class legislation, and it is, furthermore,
an unjust estorticn and an oppressive
exaction on the agricultural Taxpayers.
That to cloae tho tax books, ne is now the
custom, on the Est of November, forces
the fasnier, in order to pay bis taxes, to
dispose ofnis cotton crop with undue haute
and often at lower price than ha cnnld
realize later in the seascI. That It