Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-20
In South Carolina the yield by counties was
STATE TAXATION.


In regard to taxation, the Census Office, in
its official reports, say that in 1870 the popuia-
ton OF the country was 3S SIS, ,37, and the total
State, county and municipal debt was 1855, ,676,-
75o, or S22 81 per capita. In 1880 the popula-
tion had increased about 80 per cent and
reached so, ,155 763 while the total net State and
local debt had increased to s., ,056, ,584, ,146 and
the per capita had become S2i O7-a decrease
of 81 46 Although the debt had increased
$187, ,9O7 3e6 or % per cent, IL did not keep pace
with the increase in population.
The Southern States Is the only section in
which there has been decrease Of debt fi8 per
cent?, and" says the Census Ofice reports,
this may be largely accounted for by the read.
justing and reputation OF certain State debts.
In 1870 the Total State, county and municipal
S268.476,5 581 In 1880 the total was S2lS 879 347.
In 1870 the total debt of Georgia was S21 1872
of which $6,554. 500 was State debt, 1851 735
county debt and the balance township and
municipal debt. In 1850 the total debt of
Georgia was S19. .681 903 of which 90 e51 500 was
State debt, $751; county debt and the
balance municipal and township debt In 1870
which u, ,2s8 { 81 was State debt S443, ,04l county
debt and the balance township and municipal
debt. In 1880 the total debt of Florida was
$2,6 .5C9 Of which 81, ,134, $50 was State debt,
$435, 1913 county debt and the balance township
and municipal debt.
coNGREssMAN's APPOINTMENT AND AN AP-
PoINrAENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
Soma days ago the only Republican member
of Congress from Maryland applied to the POST
master General for position for lady rela-
tive of one Of his constituents, The lady was
from the city of Frederick. There being no
vacancy it was decided that four lady clerks in
the Dead Letter Office Of the department
should be selected, and from that number the
least deserving should be removed, in order to
create vacancy. 1t was found afterwards
that Miss Marbry, the most efficient clerk in
the office, was to be the victim. 1t was asserted
as a cause for her removal that she had other
means OF support than what she derived from
the government Her removal it was thought
settled the changes in the Dead Letter Once
but TO the astonishment Of all In the oflee.
who supposed that there was no other Vacan-
cy, Miss Vineent, Of Georgetown, who was
one OF President Arthur's bridesmaids was
also appointed clerk ia the office The
clerks in the Dead Letter Office, which has as a
rule been free from favoritism and appoint
cised over what has been done recently In
the first place they don't feel comfortable tha.
one of the best clerks in she office should be
removed to make a vacancy for friend of a
Congressman, and they do not see why an
ether vacancy should be made ana fllled by
appointment which had no other reason to
back It than that the appointee had years ago
acted as bridesmaid to- the President The
Dead Letter Once is probably the only one un-
der the government where such things would
have caused surprise, All other offices have
got used to them, and nothing could cause the
clerks to be surprised. Potomac.