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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02

inst portion of the bardc;S ola government create,
and maintained for ;hc benefit and protection Of al
lis citiHrlS alike.
Assessments properly adirS:c3 10 The true valn'
in money thereof with AL TAX backs. | confidently
believe. instead oi the present valuation Of SiGSWN
600 for taxation. wo&d have S:asl.0&000. Will
the property OF the State assessed at its r:r vain"
other Of revenues carefully and lGdiclnusiy
managed and encouraged and expenditures kcr
within the absolute acc,iS of the government. the
levy !or Sta'c purpose could be reduced I" > or :!
mills and thus :. great part o! the incentive to III,
taxpayers !" dodge rrtn:ns Will be removed and IN"
estimates placed u,,on ourselves ~ home and "iin!"G
from sbroagd of the State not impaired thereby.
TIE present low rate of the PROPERTY OF the stat"
ruhis 70 the world. is k"enlr felt By every
citizen who knows the wonderful resources. and iinan
clnl strength oi the State. y knowledge. Of these
facts TOO. should act rs incentive to every good citizen
OF the Stat. To his full duty in rcmrdyng the evil
administration of laws to the tues; scruntn of tn"
and the application Of such remedies and &lds
Us will producc the results desired.
The inequalities Of the present assessments are
gross and palpahv @!arin: in some Instances OF IN"
class of property in different parts of the STATE
bui the lw is does not confer the necessary
authority upon anybody. except every fifth year, TO
equalize the assessments between The different
munties of the State. Il the authority now given
TO the State board ol c4uaiiZatons for railroads cond
be extended al taxable property in the State other
than real estate the evil. thnk could be largely
re,uedied and proper equality OF assessments in a!!
these classes OF property made and preserved.
Ii has been purpose to simplify and present the
difficulties rs find them from years experience
and leave details ard remedial law II the good ndg-
neut, wisdom and experience of your honorable body.
Respectfully.
". II. ELLEEHE,
Comptroller General.
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careful consideration. The present de-
ploraole condition OF our people, which l
have more than once alluded To, caused by
the poor yield ot our crop and lis low price.
make II obligatory upon you 10 cut off every
posi- BILE item of expenditure not absolutely
probab BILE that there will be a considerable
deficit by reason Of the Inability or the peo-
pile 20 pay their taxes. 4 Bill 10 substitute
salaries instead OF tees in CoUnty Offices, put
tiEy The tees into the Treasury. end making
a reduction of salaries all along the line TO
:. figure corresponding with the increased
purrhaSins: power oi money and the decreaS'
ed ability OF iie people TO pay. seems abSo-
lutely necessary. The saving may be iiSle
bu. we have reached the point where even a
small economy is of material Importance.
Relying upon your patriotism and wisdom.
and assuring you OF my cordial cooperation,
I invoke the blessing of God on your iahorS.
y. K. Tillman, Governor.
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Report OF Adjutant and Inspector
General.
COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct. 81. 1891.

COLUMBIA, S. c. Oct. 81. 1891.
To His EXceilency Benjamin K. Illman, Governor
OF Sonth Carolina:
SII-IIerewith 1have the honor 20 submit The
annual report of the operations Of this department
for the fiscal year ending October 81 1871.
would first call the attention OF your ESce!lency
to the Confederate rolls in this office. Under some
OF the fonrner administrations appropriations were
made to cover the expenses OF collecting the Eeis
and filing them in this office. ALTHOUGH !arge mum
Der of the rolls have been collected ana Med ma, II
undertaking to make IN index thereof that ire WORK
is incomplete, no rolls whatever o many companies
being on f!e, which leaves out the persona! OF G''
viiua record OF the men, Now the roilS sIould ot
put in durable shape, so that they can be Kept ioI
a! time and be Of easy reference ior every clzeh oi
the State because they are ntriy q! Hersohy III"
deeply interested in them, and even now they nave
become matter Of constant inquiry ana reference
and in the future will be considered lnfauao!e IL
showing the names ana records OF our So!Clers.
As propahly the earliest and best way oi secuF!As
correction and revision Of the rolls on manu. rs we!
rs the completion o! those not yet sent IN, would
suggest that the rolls be printed IN cleap loTth-
rs they nov sand-with blank pages lett ior t!HoS(
commands not yet reported. These pamphlets cou!o
be distributed TO the proper persons, Win the uh
,crsnGin. that they must be returned TO TINS o!ce
when the correction aEdIerison Is completed. "hei
he rlls are completed nearly and rs accurately
a nos,ihl,. they Should be put into permanent. du
ruble book FORM ard do not doubt but that the tN
rs nf Jo;n~ 80 could b. recovered to the State by
rho w3rs upon the market, at :. reasonable
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The Governors Message is Read-A
Good Bill to Kill is Introduced
The Governor is Sustained.

COLUMBIA, S. G., Nov. q, 1891.
The General Assembly convened at noon to-
day, majority Of the Representatives and
Senators being present.
The Governors Message was presented and
read.
Among the important Bills introduced in
the Senate was one to lay out Calhoun coun-
ty from parts of Lexington and Orangeburs
counties.
Senator Buist introduced Bill providing
for the procuring and presenting Of docu-
ments relating to the history Of South Caro-
lima.
In Executive Session the Senate sustai ned
the action Of the Governor in removing Su-
pervsors OF Registration W. P. Cantwell OF
Charleston, and W. T. McElroy Of Laurens
The Calhoun County Bill was also intro
duced IN the House.
1t will have hearing before the Judiciary
Committee on Friday next.
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Infants-.-IdiOts--.He what of
their Salvation:
/ MA NTs

Dying before they know good from
evil, are saved. Their death is the
unavoidable effect of the sin of Adam
their salvation is the unconditional eff
feet of the atonement of Christ. LAS
by the offence of one judgment came
upon all men to condemnation; even
by the Righteousness Of one the free
gift came upon all men unto justifica-
ton of life" And as of the souls OF
infants so of their bodies: LAS IN
Adam all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive" Their resurrec-
ton unto eternal life is as sure as that
Adam sinned and that Christ died.
Justification is the birthright of "ev-
cry man that cometh unto the -world,"
whether of heather or Christian
parentage, whether baptized or un-
baptized.s@so, too, is secured their
part in the first resurrection by him
who was delivered for our offenses
and raised again for our Justification"
IDIOTS,
May be classed with infants. Their
idiocy and death being a result of 1.-THE
offense of one," and their justif-
cation and resurrection, being re-
suit of "the righteousness" and res
direction "of one" AS far as any Of
the human race are directly or indi-
rectly unavoidably affected by the sin
of the first pair they are uncon-
ditionally benefited by the atonement
of Christ. The unavoidable evil in
the one is countervailed by the un-
conditional good in the other.
THE HEATHEN.
The accountability Of heathens like
that of all subjects of the Divine
government, is measured by the degree
of light they have. The heather
are not accountable for the light OF
the gospel which they have not heard.
Only for the light which they are ac-
countable. If they Live according to
the light they have they can do no
more-they are justified. If they
fail to do Sc they are condemned.
"To him that knoweth to do good and
doeth it not, to him it is sim" The
moral turpitude of transgression is
graduated by the degree of light sin
ned against "He that knew his
masters will and did it not shall be
beaten with many stripes, and he that
knew notn-had less knowledge Of
sshis masters will shall be beaten
with few stripes"
Only moral agent who wiltully
transgresses known law commits sin,
and for this and this above is he
accountable. To ''jot and title"
Justice will regulate the awards Of
the saved and the lost. Tie Judge
of all the earth will do right. There
will be no dissatisfaction among the
saved; no complaint among the lost.
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. TIE powNEE FUND.
Repor, of Secretary of State.

To the Honorable. the Senate .nd the House o:
Representatives, Of the State of South Carolina
GENTLEMEN: | have the honor TO here WITH
transmit 10 your honorable bodies report OF the
transactions Of this branch Of the Executive
Department. for the fiscal year ending 3lst day "l
October. 1891. together with such recommendations
az ] have deemed it important TO make -,
qualified and took charge OF tae oiiice on the Oth
DAY December 1890.
An Inventory OF the records, furniture ana
property of the Office turned over 10 me BY Hon
j. g. Marshall which is now on file.
Tue sum o: $256 95 100 was ais" turned over to me
by him. being the amount ui cash 'l!eced irom The
3st day o! October 1870, 10 the 9th day &" Drrrnt"r
1890 rs shown by the cash book "t The office, L"
commissions, charters and certificates
The records Of The Office snow That he issued from
The >; uf Ocnber1 $50, 70 the 9th day "i pccrTbrr
1890 fur,v-ninc commissions 10 "ll!cc arpointCd h!
the Governor and elected by the people.
Since the 9th day of Dec nhcr. lS9l, 10 date c
this REPORT have received 81 So !. which t"crth,
with the $2j693 turned over by hon. d g M!rHa'.i'
compose the whole amount OF cash pald lat" III.
Office for commissions issued. granted. and certified
copics Of records furnished. Under act "t IN:0 *
construed By the Attorney General. n" fees have 5ccl
charged for comnissi"nS TO Trial Justices. which re
Guccd the income "i the ri,cc about SLIGO.
Nine hundred a.G SeYcnIv-SiX commissions have
heen issued, which inc'utc appointments made .!
the Governor. ani officers elected By the General
Assembly sad the pr'p!c.
Two hundred and ri.hty-thrcc Official bonds have
same have been turned over to tie State Treasurer
Exhibit f. page 10, shows Tic number ard amount
of bonds and certi:ic ul stock upon which the sea
has been stamped Hnd also The names OF parties D!
whom surrendered and 10 whom issltd.
The various appropriations with wl.ch the secretr!
of State stands charged have been dis1Crscd, =, is ST
forth in Exhibit +, see lt-r u.
TRIAL JUSTICES.
Section 40 o. the General Statutes requires tn
Clerks of loIrt Of .hc several G"wrs To transmit L
this Ollie = list OF the OF Trial Justices VIII
have qualified within their Counties during the pre-
ccda: year Thr;y!uuG sucu lists have been receive
in this Office
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN FLORENCE AND VII
LLiM>EUEG COUNTIES.
By virtue of the Act passed 1t the last session G
the Legislature caused = survey u be made "i u
boundary line between the Counties OF Florence an
Wiliia.nsburg directed in the Act. y map therc'
is or Tile in this Office.
CHARITIES AND COMMISSIONS.
The number OF charters applied FOR and Issue
from this Office during the Ii cal year far exceeds iha
OF any previous Year. See EXhihitG &, page y.
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co,nn,ro;.er Gencrars Report.

The annual report to the Legislature of Comp.
t-oner General ". H. Ellerbe, made public yester'
day is document Of especial interes. to every t@X-
raver In the commonwealth. TheIaper is eNhauS-
tive. and contains statements and suggestions oi
more than ordinary significance. Other interest
attaches 20 the paper iaaSmuch rs the department
represented is one OF the main arteries in the ad-
uis,raton. The salient features Of the report fol
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02
MANAGEMENT OF TIE ASYLUM.

From time to time when the orer-crowdcd condl
toI. ., the asylum has demanded 1t, the commission
crs oi the several counties have been requested u
remove their harmless in accordance with Sec
ton 1898 OF General States. = ~ Durn" ti'
past when recourse was a@:lp had 10 THIS Meas
urc most the county commissioners complied VIII
the law and Removed the patients 10 poor houses :"
their hou,rs The return Of chronic insane patient
to aims houses is cXrrdent t" ht rrs"rtcd I" onl!
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Chief Justice Simpsons Death.

Very shortly alter the adjournment OF the
General Assembly the State was shocked by
the news OF the death OF Chiec Justice Simp-
son. This distinguished jurist died Of heart
disease after brief illness. December % 1880.
tits needless for me to say anything by way
OF encon,ium on this beloved man. On the
field. in the forum, Governor. and as
Judge, he had always discharged his duty
with zeal and ability, and his public honors.
were the rewards or his high character and
requirements. He was typical Carolinian.
and while we mourn his loss We rejoice that
he has left so bright an example FOR others TO
tufp
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One hucd"el an; tif::-two Q52l charters have been
granted and fifty 90 commissions Of incorpo-
ration. 10 which returns have not yet been made.
which classified follows: u real estate and
Investment companies electric light conuanirs. :.
hn'l bT!in" companies. 10 publishing companies l
exporting and shipping cnm:.ar. + c!cThonc
companies Il fertilizer and manufacturing CON ;,,1ics
compress companies. college company, 20 baukin-
companies. ! batting company. II merchandise
companies. warehouse companies. - manui:tru ri re
nm;'anrs. engineering and stcvr9nrng company. :;
drug companies, navigation company. = inSiIrarc.'
companies. ! ic" company, works
companies. ? oil mill c"npani ;. music company.
car Com pnny. steam laundry companies. : budinc
and lo::i companies. ventilated barre! company. C
canning companies saving and investment company
ishia" companies, Masonic temple company, )
hotel comparcS. opera house company. poultry anu
pet stock company. cotton company. . hospital
companies. = dredging and transportation companies.
loan and Investment companies, = clothing c"mpa-
nlcS. tobacco warehouse company, steam Joint
Iany, commission house company school book sup
ply company. hydraulic motor company. graded
school cOnIany.i fair association company diSn:
sociaton, 1"nkins safety catch .nn company Il towase
company. kao!n company, mattress anG spring bed
company.
The Carolina Printing and Manufacturing Company
surrendered its charter 18th March. lS9l.
Twenty three charter companies have increased
their capital stock and company has reduced its
capirrl stock. There is provision in the charter law
BY which charter companies may increase their cap
I'll stock but none to authorize them to rc,lucc.
most respectfully a!lyour attention this fact.
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ANIMAL SETTLEMENTS.

As-equirel by !aw have personally attended 't
aud nIade the annual settlements in each county
except in few counties where secured the services
Of 4 competent s:ent to make such settlement ios
me.
These settlements in many respects. in several O
the counties have not proved satisfactory. Nu.
nerous errors detected, and in some cases In
eXcusabe irre:aia:itirS found, and in others
shortage OF accounts of trcaSrrerS and in one coun.
" (Uniun) rmbczzcinen.S of the school funds were
discovered. This has been turned over to The
courts required by law for strict investigation and
action The errors detected have been corrected,
and AL monies placed in the public treasury. except
in Ch:.rlrs,ol where there is due from State aNts
$iS033 from county taxes Si,9l2,G and school and
poll 81 SOILS !. io;al o! SS.iG529: and in Sumter
county $6l7i9 irom State taxes, St. ~ from c"un-
" taxes am from school and poll $26294, total OF
$o9Ss2: aud IN U&ion counlv $4,000 from State
taxes making total Of S95rS9l due these respec-
tive fundS tom the three counties named.
The balance from union county grows out OF the
county treasurer presenting receipt as voucher
which properly belonged 70 and had been allowed
in the settlement for lSsS-S9.
Information comes TO me that county treaSurers
in scme cases deposit county and school funds
in bank aud receive thereof s!aal rate Of interest
on such deposit, and often parties holding claims
against these funds are told that money is on
hand to pay them.
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KEErEs OF STATE HOUSE IND cgouyrs.

Exhibit F, page s.. shows the amount expended fol
fuel heat the Offices the libraries and the two house.
for the General Assembly. Whole amount expended
5000: amoant appropriated, 81 200 leaving balance
Of S:yll. Exhibit + shows the amount expended and
appropriated for lighting The State House and
grounds. The gas lights Of the Senate were in bad
condition when the General Assembly met in 1890 and
did not afford sufficient light Under resolution OF
the Senate directing the Secretary of State to increase
their light, had the Gas jets overhaued and made
every effort render the lights sufficient: but
after second complaint of Senators and by resolu.
ton OF the Senate forced TO have electric lights
turned on in the Senate Chamber. No provision was
made by the General Assembly for this extra expense
The attention Of your honorable bodies called to the
for all public buildings Columbia through one
plant located at the Asylum which woud lessen the
annual expense OF lights ana be more satisfactory.
The State House grounds have been carefully and di,
iceatykept and improved much the amount Of the
than had hoped could be made with the sum appro-
ing the year. One Of them Las been replaced more
Bulbs and plants for early Towering secured in
the correspond with those in front have beer
nearly completed, but not soddel.
a less appropriation than allowed the last year
present condition which dnring the year have pre-
Sentel neat appearance and given N ch pleasure to
visitors.
All .: which is respectfully submitted.
j. T.. TISDAL. Secretary of State.
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CARE OF coLoEEp INSANE.

Il cannot close this portion of this report. without
having called your attention again to the urgent
cessity Of building here elsewhere permanent and
comfoI table structures fer the c"lGred male patients
The wooden lodges now occupied by them, in
tended for temporary use only. They are now un-
healthy, insecure and dangerous in case Of
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lNpENES.

The work of inicying the records in the oiicc OF
the Secretary of Stale has been mcst diligently and
carefully pressed by' Col. " liam Wallace. whom
appointed to continue the work where Mr.. /. T.
Levin Jr.. left of. he has examined 5000 grants
contained in % volumes and discovered 126S errors.
Grants t" the number Of 3l3 were found not ndeNed
1t al. other material errors discovered SUch
incorrect paging. etc. which rcndere;, the index
practically Of no vaiue to that extent. The missing
grants interlincd. and the paging corrected
which is Of great benefit 10 the people who have
Interests involved. Many volumes, he found. a:c
duplicates, or nearly so. which causcs more or less
delay and as indexes seldom gave the water
which th- lands lay OF Counties as
subsequently divided, mnch time consumed in
cn;crn. upon the indexes description of grants to
location. which is Of great Importance, and saves
much time when reference to them is necessary. The
completion of this work is Of manifest Importance
this office and the people at large and recommend q
further anprOpriatoN.
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ESTIMATES, FOE NEXT YEAE.
SlDSSOO 90


The proprietors OF the following daily newspapers
have gratutousIy supplied the Asylum with copies OF
thoir issues: THE kLGIsTEE and the Evening Rec
ord, Columbia, the Meas and Courier, Charleston.
The weekly newspapers published throughout the
State well represented on the table Of the Asylum
reading room.
The tables appended to the report give in detail all
facts as to the patients, their residence matters IN
connection with their support and much other data
The largest number Of patients admitted during
the year was between the sges Of thirty and forty
years. One hundred and seventeen were single, li3
married, thirty-five widowed, and eleven unknown.
Two hundred and twelve had but one attack previous
to entering the asylum; all but fourteen had occnpa-
,ons For all but SIS cases, causes assigned One
hundred and ffty-hve had the disease only three
months before admission. Ninety-one cases were
acute, IS rccurrent 81 epiieptc. q acute meIsnchoa
and the sthers were varied. Nne;y-four had their
reason restored most of them in from 3 to 5 months
time. The number Of deaths and the reports ol the
chaplain and matron conclude the paper.
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The Australian Ballot system seems
to work satisfactorily in the United
States wherever tried.
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Conclusion.

In concltsion, beg to remind you that the
present General Assembly and the present
State administration were elected on Il plat.
form OF reform. and that the people are con-
fSdeutIy looking TO US 10 redeem our pledges.
Many Of the reforms contemplated have been
contaminated, or in process OF consunma-
tion; but there are other questions OF vital
importance which hope will receive your
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4 CHANGE SUGGESTED.

The irregularities that have been thus revealed
saS.eSt to my mind that some changes should be
made in our system OF county collections and dis
bursem-nts, and while it may have Objectionable
features am now of the opinion that one dis
bursng officer for the State would remedy the eX-
is,inS difficulties and Irregularities.
Slight Increase Of the force (cerca) IN the office
of comptroller general would enable the work to
be done and nearly every county in the State hav-
inc State repositories in them the general public
would be Inconvenience additional expenses
be Incurred by such system OF county and school
disbursements.
The penitenlia.y, Sinking Fund commission and
other institutions OF the State under the law collect
and disburse mo.ey. ! he adjutsnt and inspector
genera! disburscs the money appropriated Tor the
ma litia when he is nosa bonded officer. The habit
OF extending the time Tor the payment OF taxes
operates injariously upon the annual settlements
required b, law. The time should be fixed lat about
the first Of january for the payment Of taxes with
out penalty and not inferred with except IN eX-
traordinary cases.
The system of one disbursins cfNce would save
the expenses aud time necessary To send the comp
troner general 20 the thirty five counties in the
State and make his oversight continuous or daily in
stead Of rs only II the annual settlements.
There is also an old balance due in kershaw Coun-
", coming over. however, from compromise OF
matters there in the settlement for the preceding
year The grand jury OF this county has taken the
matter in hand under order Of court and speedy ad-
jus,ment is hoped for.