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trlo,lve legislation very ditioult Of enforce


ment
Ali classes, men and women alike, feel. at
Zines, the need Of siimuiants. and many VINO
are never guilty of excess In their use resent |
any law infringing upoh pershnai liberty.
Then many who rarely indulge In intoxicat
ing liquor are strongly oppoSe'i 10 ANY sumpt-
ant person Sees and acknowledges the evil,
and. in some underlined way, wishes to see its
abatement. It Is we'll understood and &C.
knowiedged that LIQUOR drinking Is the cause,
directly or Indirectly, OF most OF the crimes
committed In our country. 1t also produces
much Ur the poverty and misery among Ger.
tain classes but the human family cannot
can be made honest and truthful by legisla.
tive enactment. can readily conceive and
believe that with strict law, rtgidly en- Orc
READILY m see that it viii require a stern head {,
with many eyes and far reaching hands, to
larry it Into effect
AS an example of the difficulty OF con-
trolling the selling and drinking OF liquor, r
would call attention TO the impunity with
whicn existing laws are disregarded. We
Statute %hieh f1rbds
ling Of wbiskey to minors, ana tnere ls
hardly a barroom in the Stat" which obeys IT,
Our solicitors, our judges, our jnries; sworn
/ and yet they do nothing. The trouble arises:
1 think. from the fact that there are officers OF
the State and county, while liquor under ex;
listing statutes is sold under license granted
4 by municipal corporations. The police con-
nive at and are blind to these infIingements
Of the law by the bar-keepers, under instruc-
tions, doubtless, from the authorities, and the
people generally become educated and accus.
tomed TO seeing the law despised.
Another thing The prohibition sentiment
as opposed by the wish to license the sale OF
liquor, is found largely In the country-the
liquor men living In the towns. They make
money selling the liquor; the towns make
money; the country suffers; the country
pays for 1t; the country has increased taxes
for 1t; hence the division. But With major
tity Of the people In the towns In favor of sell
ing whiskey, the prohibition lists In the coun n
try will fluid themselves handicapped and
their efforts rendered nugatory In attempting
TO control the nuisance. The. people OF this
State are already sadly divided along this
very line Of town against country aud the
wisdom OF further division is questionable.
! Granting the possibility OF doing something
towards abating the nuisance; OF barrooms, I
: would call your attention 10 the law now In
: force at Athens, Ca, by which dispensary
: for the sale Of liquor Is provided, and which,
after trial, is pronounced q success by the
= prohiblionists themselves, who. In despair at
tlIe failure Of the prohibitory laws, had 1t en-.
acted by the Georgia Legislature. would
further direct your attention the following ta-
Bile, showing the number Of barrOoms In this
State, the revenue derived from them by the
counties, and the revenue for the towns:
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While the yield of cotton on Tie State farm
has been small and much Of it h rs been sold
at q low price, an abundance OF corn has been
raised. The third installment has been paid
on the State farm, which was purchased In
1880, and is being rapidly put In high state
of cultivation. The policy hitherto pursued
OF working on shares In The Conearee bottoms
with Messrs. Seagers and others las been dis
continued. and the cOnvicts are now being
hired out at fixed rate. The 500 horsepower
which the State reserved when IT, donated the
canal 10 the city OF Columbia has been devei-
oped under lease to the Columbia Electric
Light and Railway Company NJ a rental OF
O.. 800 per annum, with a reSet ra:ion Of 100
horsepower for the use of the Stale whenever
IL may need II at q similar rate.
EDUCATION.
The report of the Superintendent of Educa.
tion shows that the free schools of the State
are In as satisfactory condition as We can ever
expect them TO be under existing laws
There are some radical defects in the system,
and IT. will have to be remodeled and an in
creased amount of money provided If the
schools are to answer the requirements aud
views on this subject are SO we'll known, anu
the discussion or the matter has been so gen.
eral, that do not deem 1t necessary TO repeat
Them at any length here. | would only say
that, In my Judgment, the State cun furnish
education OF proper kind and Quality cheap
er than 1t can be done through private effort,
and we owe II TO ourselves tn put forth e, cry
en- nergy towards perfecting the system. The
present system Is a humDug, and totally in
adeQ uate for the purposes designed. The re-
port OF the State Superintendent of Educa-
tion, who is q pal nstaking and ZealOus officer
shows decreased attendance Of pupils last
year al compared with the previous year
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When attention Is thus directed TO the fact
that most Of our municipalities are relieved
es by the money derived from the Gale OF IL
Guor, 1t Will be seen why 80 many towns
which have tried the non-llcensing system,
when they found liquor sold anyway and
-The nuisance without the benefit caused
revulsion of sentiment, and however reluc-
tanly, the sale Of liquor was again lega-
ized aud taxed. ...: o. ,--.- ....-- 80 g
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DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING PROPERTY.
fiscal Officer the Comptroller General issued
general instructions 10 the Auditors in regard
| 10 the assessment OF property last year, call.
Ing attention specially to the requirements OF
the statutes, that "all property shall be valned
| for taxation at It's true value In money"
which Is declared to be 1.-The usual selling price
on the usual terms Of similar property at nd
miniStrat tors or exerutors sales;" and In the
the order Of the court His efforts were d.
rected towards having all property honestly
assessed as thus clearly provided; but no reas-
| sessnent OF real estate being possible under
the last assesstnent-in lS90-and knowing
that it would be Il labor Of years to bave this
wien IL game to the Comptroller Generals
knowledge that some OF the banl:Swere not
returning their surplus, and that other prop
erty was not assessed In accordance with
these provisions. !. e., the usual selling price
or real value, the attention OF the auditors
was called TO Section za9. q. S.. which will
qu0le IN luli
THE LAW IN REFERENCE TO RETURNS.
"Section 80. RI the county auditor shall
suspect or be Informed that any person or
persons, corporation or company, has evaded
making a return, or made a false return, Of
his, her or their property for taxation, or
have or has, not made a full return, or that
tho .il!untion returned is less than 1t should
have been. according to the rules prescribed
by this chapter. j. shall be his duty at any
for the year, 10 notify such party 10 appear
before him at his office at time fixed in said
notice, together with such other person ori
persons a. said auditor may desire to eXa-
rnire, Gnd the party, together with any wit
ness called, st,all he examined by said audi
tor under oath (which oath said auditor is au:
thorized 10 adminiSter} touching the personal
property and iie value thereof OF such party |
aud everything which may tend TO evince the
true amount such party should have returned
for taxation"
WHAT THE JUDGES DID.
In the county OF Eewberry the audto" nm
der the authority Ci this rtion, raised the
assessment OF the bank OF Newbcrry, which
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The Message
Of Governor B. r. Tillman
To the General Assembly Of South
Carolina at the Regular Ses-
son, November %, 1892.

The following is the full text of Governor
Tillman's message, which was delivered 10
the Legislature or. Tuesday, Nov. ~, lesZ.:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
While the reports of the officers In charge OF
the different departments Of the government
will convey to you full information as 10 the
State and It's various departments and instl-
tutions, 1t has been the custom for the GOV
ernor TO condense and marshal the most sal
tent features OF these different reports, SO as
to give q bird's-eye view OF the sitnatlon. AS
the head OF the government, with the duty
.peryIsion OF its entire machinery, IT Is proper
That this should be done, the more so because
the message of the Governor Is given extend
ed circulation through the newspapers, which
Is not the case with the departmental reports.
THE TREASURY.
Notwithstanding the reduction In the tax
levy by the preceding Legislature and lur.
ther falling on In the phosphate royalty, all
claims against the State OF every character
have been promptly met and there is a small
cash balance TO the credit OF the general lund.
The following tables from the report OF the
State Treasurer will indicate clearly the con-
dition of our finances:
CASH LIABILITIES, 3lst OCTOBER, ls92.
Interest due and not called for-... ..Sl77 ,SSo7S
Interest nom lst January, 1850, 70 lst
July, 1892, on S26S ,2SS Is Brown Con-
soils liable to be issued for valid
principal OF and interest on old
bonds not yet consolidated:
Balance OF appropriation o-o
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In the county Of Hewberry the audito". ur-
der the authority Ci this tion, raised the
OF the Bank Of Newbcrry, which
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ioi tD
There is large increase In the aggregate re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending October 81 by
reason OF the money paid into the treasury
- by the United State Government on behalf of
the direct tax claimants and the Morrill, fund.
This fund coming from the same source, be-
longs 10 our agricultural colleges at Orange
burg and Fort Hill, and the two constitute
the bulk OF the cash balance on hand. I
would direct your attention, also, to the item
of Sl77.SSO for the past due Interest which may
be called for at any moment. 1t Is altogether
probable, and In fact almost certain, that this
interest W i'll have to be met during the com
ing year by reason Of the refunding of the
State debt. l call your attention TO the mat
ter because IL will be necessary to make some
the government for the last few years OH an
exceedingly narrow margin-too narrow for
safety, and it will be risking great deal to
continue In that line. In regard TO the re-
funding OF the debt which falls due next July,
nothing has been done under the present act,
which allows the old bonds to be exchanged
for new bonds bearing per cent. interest.
Negotiations are now pending looking to an
adjustment of the debt. and hope 10 be aole
TO present during the next week q scheme
which will meet your approval.
THE INCREASE OF ASSESSMENTS.
The State Railroad Board OF Equalization
last year increased the assessments of the
railroads from SIT ,905,0l4 to S26.0G5S90. This
increase has been resisted by the roads and
suits are now pending in the United States
Court to enforce the collection OF this Increase
oftaxes. The cases will be heard in January.
and II, as we confidently expect, the justice OF
the States action shall be sustained, there
Will be sum amounting to about S35,0OO 60
ing to increase the money In The treasury.
THE CoMPTRoLLER'S DIFFICULTIES.
The report OF the Comptroller General
shows the total valuationiof the Property OF
the State 10 be SlGS, 81 ,227, a very slight in
crease over last year; and considering the de-
pressed condition OF our Agricultural Interests
aud the low price OF our staple crop, this Is u
satisfactory showing The efforts OF the
Comptroller to have property In the State
listed and assessed in accordance with the
laws have been largely frustrated by the ac-
tions of our courts, and / will call atteptio
to this matter in another place. Some
amendments TO the statutes in regard TO the
assessments and levying OF taxes are needed
and some declaratory statutes are suggested
by the Attorney General, which l hope your
honorable bodies will consider favorably,
The following table shows the assessment
for taxation during the last sixteen years,
lsnce the white people have been in control:
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" Her, came TO the State House. and, Mr.. TIM
Secretary Of State, being absent from the
he presented the mortgage q to to the State State
,toge tber with check for tue cash PORTION
Of the purchase money; got possession OF the
decd to the property. He also obtained an or.
der from Mr.. Means. a clerk in the Office OF the
Secre tary of State, directing the States tenant
In possession ofthe building 10 surrender the
possession to Mr.. Lyies as attorney OF the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Lyles md Mr.. is. Muller = claim.
ing to be attorneys fnr The purchaser, then re-
tired from the treasurer's Office Tor moment,
but immediately returned ana made ID Inc
State treasurer tender o. what Is known as
Revenue Bond Scrip" In payment Of the
credit portion of the purchase money. In the
terms OF sale IL was stipulated that the pur-
chaser would be allowed TO anticipate The
sired. The tender was, OF courae. refused by
the State treasurer, and then Mr.Lyles drew
from his pocket a written notification OF the
tender and his Intention to refuse to pay the
balance or interest thereon.
, Being promptly Informed OF this transac-
tion, saw at once that q conspiracy bad been
ested In sRevenue Bond Scrip" prior to the
purchase OF the property and that the pur-
chase had been made in bad faith and TO de-
fraud the State and force her into the court. TO
gency. the Secretary OF State and the Attor-
ney General being absent from the city, act
ed INSTRUCTED MT Means 5sha to Teschd
Secretary or State, to see TO itthat the proper
ty be held until the Secretary OF state, the GUS
todap, should return to the city. This duty
was entrusted 10 j. w. Coulliette, then the
watchman of the State House and grounds, to
whom issued an appointment rs chief State
constable. In this matter acted as Governor
of the State anu ez oDicio chairman Of the
Board OF Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund,
deening 1t my duty, II possible to thwart
ais conspiracy, the parties to which had dis
closed their purpose from the beginning OF
the transaction to practice fraud ou the peo-
pie of the State. This, the facts abundantly
prove. 1;.yE... - .s.: -
On the same DAY possession OF the property
was demanded by Mr. Lyles, as attorney. and
refused oy Mr.. Coullietie. some correspond
ence then followed, anu copies OF the letters
are here giyen: ,,,...-..... -. ,oo,
Columbia, 8; O., February l7lh, 1882. s
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Net Liabilities November 1st, 1892 .sS ,s26, 9l7Ul
REVENUE AND RECEIPTS FOR YEAR ENDING
OCTOBER 3lst, 1892.
Taxes for 1890 1891. and back taxes S7i3. $50. SO
phosphate ROYALTY ......... l5, 2S6 40
Privilege tax on fertilizers g. los 9S
Sinking Fund COMMISSIONS ers...... 6,5tO.OO
ommissioners. 1876
Fees of Office Of Secretary of Stale. AVG "a
Insurance license fees..-............... 5,6S0.00
Special Fund 19,li9i5
ed States Government...... ............ 22l,nl.2G
States Government................... 66,00OO0
Other sources.... ....................... l,G6226
Total. 1852. l794i
Balance cash October 81, 1S9l.......... 64,6l5U2
Total...................... 81 ,s26, ,7S7.46
EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR ENDING OCTOBER
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TOtaIH - Old tpI,UU. '1V1T05I
sFor thirteen bar-rooms; no report as TO-
bar!rooms at Barnwell Court House.
Z. tho report. '' :...,.
THE SALE OF LIQUOR LOCALIZED BECA USE
OF THE MONEY THAT IS IN 1T. -.
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, September lO.-Cattle - Re
CENTS 1900 head shipments l,5OO head;
market steady; best natives e OOa5 50;
choice "a 5Oa4 SO; others 8 75a4 p; west
erns g OOa4 co; Texans g 25a3 10; stock
ers and feeders 81 00a2 10; cows II OOa2 40.
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000 head; shipments,
3 600 head market steady but weak; rough
and common a S0a5 10; packing and ship
ming IS 25a5 40; prime heavy weights % 10
as IS; light s. 90a5 45.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments
400 mead: market dull; wethers q Goa
< 90. mixed "a OOa4 50; fat ewes g 75a4 75;
fed Texans g 75a4 %; westerns s. 75s4 80;
lambs tS 50a5 80.
East LIBERTY, PA, September 1O.-Cattle
Receipts lib head; shipments l,l54
head; market nothing doing; all through
' EoSsNReceipts 1890 head; shipments
. 600 head: market firm; Philadelphias
s. 5Oa5 go; best corn Workers IS 25a5 4Oi
grassers e. 75a5 10.
Sheeu-Receip pts 900 head; shipments 500
head; market dull and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, O., September 1O.-Hogs,
in good demand; common and light q Goa
: %. packing and butchers q SOa5 90.
receipts, 1000 head; shipments, loo
head
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INDEPENDENCE.

Special Correspondence Of the Register.
INDEPENDENCE, PA, September TO-
Moore Stewart, whe was so badly
kicked with horse on last Saturday
night on the Bellare camp ground, is
getting better. He was down town on
Friday.
Miss Annie Ralston, who has been
visiting friends in Ashland county,
Ohio, has returned home, having had a
very pleasant visit.
Mrs. Thompson and daughter Sallie,
who have been the guests OF Mrs. C..
M. Crunch, have returned home TO
Wheeling, w. Va.
Quite number Of people attended
the fair at Wheeling, w. Va, last week.
Mr.. David Buchanan, who has been
attending the funeral of his brother,
William Buchanan who lived in Ash
land county, Ohio, has returned home.
Miss Mary Jones, who has been Wis
iting his sister who lives in Benwood,
w. Va, has returned home.
Miss John Ridgely, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. DR.. Hartman, has re-
turned home to Clinton, w. Va.
Rev. u. Il. Taylor and his family, who
have been spending their vacation visit
ing friends and relatives in Allegheny
county, Pa, have returned home, hav-
ing had a very pleasant visit.
Mr.. Roche, Of Wooster, has arrived
in town, having been employed to teach
one Of the rooms here.
George Westlake, who has been visit
ing friends in Benwood, w. Va, has
returned home.
Beard & West have finished building
an end to j. I. Westlake's house in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. William Perrin are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Council
man, near Forbes, w. Va.
We are glad to note that Mr.. e. W..
Jones, who was so seriously injured by
q run off near Bethany, w. Va, short
time ago, is improving very rapidly.
Rev. A. NJ. Doak and John Nichols
who have been visiting friends in Be-
yer county, Pennsylvania, have
turned home. i COM
The schools in this townshiR-weeks'
meuce on next Monday for ?
term. nave passed
Quite a number Of meycles going TO
through here on theiEw days hunting.
the woods to spend avid Andrews, who
Mr.. and Mrs. friends in town, have
have been Vislt5 Burgettstown, Pa.
returned hopfartman, who has been
DR.. H. hay fever for some time, is
l2la up '"out again.
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fought three minutes, and were both
terribly punished. They are perhaps
two of the best lightweight pugilists in
this end Of the State. The fight was
declared draw.-LtllcoIn Citizen
The Independcpt-HcrdId, OF Hinton,
says that Vim. Gore, colored, who lives
in PipeStem district, Summers county,
won't hunting on Friday week with
shotgun loaded with large slugs. In
getting over a fence the gun was acct
dentally discharged. the entire load en-
tering his shoulder, inficting a wound
from which he died the next day.
Jas. A. Bragg, who lives about three
miles from Sandstone, In Summers
county, while engaged In saving log
with a cross-cut saw, used an axe as
wedge and when the log broke the axe
few out and the blade struck him on
the chest INJECTING terrible cash, cut
ting the collar bone and two ribs half
in TWO. he is now doing well.
Old man Boggs, Of Braxton county,
who makes periodical visits to the city,
and who was buncoed out OF $500 by
card sharps recently, was here last
week and had very valuable gold
watch stolen from him by fakir.-
PdrkeTSbuTg Sentinel.
A T. Nader, Of jackson county, ac-
cidentally shot himself in the foot q
few days ago while handling rifle.
The school authorities in Grafton
have let the contract for q $4,000
school building.
On the 21st begins revival OF the
Lewis County Fair, after lapse Of sew
erai years.
Abe Hashbarger was killed at Bran
well BY 4 fall OF slate in mine.
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REPUBLICANS GATHER.
second District Senatorial Convention Sc
lec,s +. "A. Furboe for the Political ADs'-
,o,- MARION County Men Mapping.
r.-....-.-,r,- Snntnmhnr Id.

toir-MarlOn County men E"PP'N~
MANNINGroN, September 10.
To me E.it0r Of ne Rsgistsr.
A fairly good attendance marked the
Republican convention OF the Second
Senatorial District to-day. MarShai
,,d Zyetzel counties had things aOout
fbefr own way, having caucUssed thor
-r-b1v before going into convention,
81 &c usuaI they found the Marion
county man mapping, not a few OF Whoh
ere somewhat disgruntled az the way
tbev were done for. The convention
cot To- work at l o'clock by putting Jo-
sieb Sinclair, Of MOundSyille, IL the
chair. The usual routine OF work IN
committees, resolutions and endorse
D,eDt OF national candidates, was hur-
risd through with, after which Delegate
smith of Marion, IN well-meant EFFORT
,l.ced the name OF VIM. Il. BOuShher
il nomiuation for State Senator. Tue
p,0-Vandle men were not prepared LOT
tbfs They mad come TO Warrington
fo. n Durpose aud they voiced II by nom
mating Hon. J. II. Furbee. Mr.. smith
cou,e5 under the overwhelming voclter-
otioDs of the Furbee element and mod
ostIv withdrew Mr.. Boughner'S name
Il
oiter which Mr.. Furbee's nomination
yss made unanimous. Mr.. Furbee was
sent for by the convention, and respond
inc ne thanked them for the nomlna-
,ion. &c. with the usual cOnyentlonall-
res II was announced that Lawyer
las E. Hooten, OF MoundsYille, would
address the people at O'Clock in tns the
pnblic Square. and about one hundred
1eonIe gathered TO hear the same ole
srorv Of Republican protection Mr.
I 1ooten said he had expected to meet Mr'
l AS.cCorkle in Warrington to-day 10 as
o Us he issues Of the hour. The MAJOR
~ Mr.. Hooten'S audience, however,
~ congratulated Mr.. Hooten that
b -, v,ss 50 fortunate in not meeting Mr..
W,cCorkle. Mr.. Hooten claimed ta i,'
democrat party existed only :. IN n n Ssn.,.
nrst within the sound of his voice Wno WIZ,
C conld Teopscienciously say his party was was
oou'~ to the free coinage OF SILVER
C 80 oD -, Ned TO it that Grover CieYelano