The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-12-02


the scientific principles upon which
their recalling is based; but the farmers
themselves should have the benefits of
tests and experiments made under the
auspices of the institution. To this
end the College wifi hereafter make
analyses, researches and practical tests
required by the bureau Of agriculture,
and the results will be given to the
public in the occasional bulletins Of
the commissioner Of Agriculture. The
rcr3rt of 'i:e professor Of agriculture
w:ll also he made part "f the annual
report Of .hc bureau. The trustees Of
tic Cc;lcne vii! ask the CONTINUANCE cf
the appropriation OF $1,000.
The Institution for the deaf and
dumb and the blind is il, Successful
operation, with sixty-two pupils in
attendance.
On the subject of railroads, after re-
fcrring to the report Of Commissioner
Bonhan1. the Governor says:
Several important new railroads have
been projected and considerable progress
has been made towards the construction Of
them. The Edgefeld, Trentnf, and Aiken
Railroad Company and tine Atlaltic and
French Broad have been consolidated with
certain North Carolina, Tennessee and
Kentucky roads, whose objective point at
present is L xington, Kentucky, under the
style Of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Railroad Company. The organi-
zat;on has been perfected and a contract
has been entered into for rapidly p'isAing
the construction. Fifty odd miles of tie
road have already been graded III South
Carolina. When completed it will be much
tie shortest line from tie northwestern
trade centres TO TIE Soouth At:aatic, and
must pTcre of incalculab.e value to the
State 1t will realize the dream Of fit
years ago-the direct and independent COLI
nection OF our commercial metropolis witt;
tie Ohio Valley. Some grading has bear
done on the Savannah Valley Railroad
from Anderson towards Dorn's Mine on
the Augusta and Knoxville Road. Or tie
SpartanbGrg, Laurens ard Greenwood
Road the grading is being pushed forward:
and Oh tie Georgetown and Lanes Road
running from Georgetown to Lanes Oil tie
Northeastern Railroad, work Lis recently
Eccn commenced.
The organized militia co:ziSts o.;
eighty-one companies Of State Vo!un-
tecr troops, (white,) numbering 4,37f
men, and twenty companies Of Nation
al Guard, (colored,) numbering lis:
men; aggregate 1851. The adjutau1
and inspector-general reror:> the ger
er;;l condition Of the militia, to be j!
every respect better than when he III
spccted them in 1881.
During the year sac Governor has
granted fifteen pardons and ten CON-
mutations Of sentence.
The message concludes as follows:
The history OF the State for the last quar-
ter Of a century has been varied by strong
y contrasting pcriUds. Just preceding tin
civil war, in social and material develop
ment We reached the highest point whici
lad markell cur progress since the Eng,is,
colony landed upon the banks of the AS
,ey. The war followed with il; heroi:
eiforts-iitts disastrous results. CT t!r
aeeasnr gof two centuries Of indust!-,
wherever It had found Investment IN rei
sonal property, there remained the ashes.
The land clone was left, encumbered wit .
debt, aud with The s.:.:,ital
-+----@'n 0'5!:iEied at uSurions rates. Thel
,.;::,lc Tie Grst period of Reconstruction; th'
ra;llfa al struggle for bread; the government!
ii tie Sttaata ~ its basar elements: socIety
S:ow:J :'!lr:t:lg itself to it: changed candl
;;21S. s::s; lie native energies Of tae white
ill:::.l 5. h:G0;i, :i:i"r Tiotous El;sru;e, stub
3@:t::y winning is way to competence anf
r";SeG. zn 1876 F:i;s unhappy period end
e!, and to-day reconstruction, is done
The exhibit laid before you Of the affair
G the state is that of s we]i-ordere!!