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Year: 1877

approved November 70, 1906.


No. l5--An act to protect persons and


property in the vicinity of water re-


seryoirs in this State.


1t is hereby enacted. ect.


Sec. |. Whenever three or more res
idents in the vicinity of any dam or res
ervoir of water in this State, owned by
any party, person, company or corpora
ION. S 80 s2iieye themselves or the
public oudangered in life or property
by want of proper protection against
the liability of the breaking away of
such dam or reservoir. and shall make
affidavit of such fact. sworn in due form
of law, and present the same to any
judge of the supreme court. it shall be
the duty OF said judge to appoint a
commission of three competent engineers
to examine the premises.


Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
commissioners, on reasonable notice to
all persons and parties interested. to
proceed to thorugh examination of the
premises, and to such hearing of the
evidence which may be offered by any
parties interested as will enable said
commissioners to determine the merits
of the case And when they shall have
made their decision in the premises they
shall make their report to said judge to
the supreme court, who shall make such
order in relation thereto as the public
good may require.


See thaU tie public good, or the pro-
lection of property or life requires any
alteration or addition to be made to such
dam or reservoir, it shall be done under
the superintendent of some competent
engineer and at the expense of the own
ers of said dam or reservoir.


Sec. 4. If the said commissioners
shall decide. that, in their opinion, no
alteration or condition, repairs or re-
construction of said dam or reservoir is
needed for the public good-or for the
projections of life or property of residents
in the vicinity of the dam-said judge
shall have power to award costs as to
him may seem equitable to the premises.


Sec. 5. This act shall take effect
from its passage.


Approved, November %, 1876.
Year: 1877

No 1l.-An act authorizing the keep


ing of Jail register.


1t is hereby enacted, etc.:


Sec |. 1t shall be the duty of the
sheriff to provide the Jail in his county
with a bound book at the expense of
the State. suitable for convenient reg
lister. and he shall cause to be entered
in such register the names of all prison.
ers committed to the Jail under his
charge. the place of their abode. time
of their commitment. for what cause
and by what authority. and particular
description of the person, giving age,
occupation if any, place of birth. height,
color of eyes. color of hair, complexion,
with any further and other description
that may tend to identify the prisoners.
and he shall also register in said book
the time when and the authority by
which any prisoner is discharged, and
the time and manner of any prisoners
escape.


Sec. 2. The Jail register shall at all
proper times be subject to the inspection
of the courts of this State and all other
interested therein.


Sec. 8. If the sheriff in any county
shall refuse or neglect to provide and
keep a register as provided for by section
one of this act for a period of thirty
days from and after the first day of
January, A D. 1877. be shall pay a
! fine of not less than FIVE dollars to the
treasurer of this State.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
from its passage.


Approved November %, 1875.
Year: 1877

The South Carolina Netcs figures up the dog
Drop of South Carolina and gives the follow
ang as the total result: " 1t is said there are
l60 900 dogs in the State of Missouri. Each of
fhese dogs annually consumes what would
make two hundred pounds of hog meat, and
hence the rearing of that many dogs deprives
fhe State of growing % 00O, 900 pounds of hog


neat, which, at six cents a pound, would be


worth S5 500, 600, nearly twice the value of all
.the school houses in The State and more than
twice the amount expended annually for school
purposes throughout the State. That dog is q
Strange piece of property. He has an owner
always, aud that owner prizes him highly,
3but, like a patriotic act, he cannot be valued
in dollars and cents. We cannot valoe him to
goats, and even chickens, have an appreciable
value but what is q dog worth in money J
No one can tell. There are over 100000 of
them in South Caroline, and the majority are
owned by those who pay the least taxes. but
who are extremely solicitous upon the question
of going to oschool-gettiug an education. We
think 1t would be wise in the Legislature to
put q per capita tax, say of fifty cents each,
npon every dog in the State and appropriate
tle change in the figures this calculation will
do quite as we'll for Pennsylvania, with this
difference, that theoretically the Pennsylvania


1og is taxed but practically it amounts to but


little. A tax of one dollar per head collected


or each and every dog in the State would be
Ample to insure sheep raisers against all loss
from dogs, but even where it is AominRlly as
owners; the very dogs which usually do the
damsge entirely escape the tax collector. If it


vas not for the damage and danger from dogs
our farmers might readily double the number
pf sheep, furnishing us with the most whole
some and cheapest of meats.
Year: 1877

about nine miles west of town, has success
folly grown tea this year, and has now seed
gathered from the tea plant of his own culture
year. Oar informant tells us that the first ma


tpred seed of this tea have fallen under the


liant and sprung mp in numberless young


plants Cle6UTRe Tribune.
Year: 1877

tized as they progress upwards. On the
whole We are inclined to think that man


will not rest until he has at least attempted
to reach the loftiest summits on the earth,
though We will venture to assert that it
win be long before any one crushes down
the snow on the summit of Mount Everest.
Year: 1877


The Graat Political Leader whom


Mac MahOn has Ordered 10 PrisOH
Paris Figaro


Less than ten years ago | was
present one morning at one of the
police courts of Paris. M. Vivien,
a gentle spirited, polite man, was
presiding. If he had been stern he
would not have listened to the bold
speech of the then unknown law
yer, Gambetta. When his turn
came to speak, Gambetta arose. l
was struck by the largeness of his
robe. He had selected at the COM
mon vestiary, for ten cents, the
largest one he could find, in order
that he might have the freest action
possible for gesturing. His long
black hair, which had not then be-
gun to turn gray, hung in disorder
about his broad shoulders. 1t was
evident that no barber had touched
his head that morning. His power
full neck rose out Of a shirt collar
which fitted so loosely that his
breast was partly discovered. His
head was thrown forward. His
blind eye was not discernible, but
his profile stood out clearly marked
in strong lines. When be spoke it
was like the roll of thunder His
Southern accent was marked, but
not disagreeable. Ills manner W S
Year: 1877

Special Correspondence st. Louis Times, 18th, j


New YORK, September 13.-The
dismal story of the last days of Amy
Fawcett, as told the other day in
the Herald, again reveals a social
phase that is lamentably common
in New York. 1t may be that the
statement about the unfortunate
girl having been murdered by the
drunken brute who occupied the
same apartments with her is an ex-
aggeration, but all other points of
the shocking story are believed to
be substantially true. Miss Fawcett
fell with terrible rapidity from the
high position she had reached on
the English stage. Before coming
to New York, little over nine
months ago, she had contracted an
uncomfortable appetite for liquor,
but this was not known at the
Fifth Avenue Theater, where she
was engaged. Nor did her appear
ance indicate it. l saw her at
the Fifth Avenue the night she
first played there, and beheld
a plump, vigorous young wo-
man who seemed an embodiment
OF robust health. She was twenty
three years old, and she looked even
less. A few weeks later she had
lost her engagement and was living
among strangers in a house that
does not seem to have deserved a
very good name. A besotted fell
low connected with the house was
her constant companion, and both
were maudlin with liquor fully half
the time. He abused her, took her
money, pawned her clothing and
kept her a prisoner in the house.
In the course of a few weeks she
died, and a coroner's inquest was
held on her body. The physician
who examined the body found many
bruises upon it, but reported con-
sumption and Bright's disease, and
in accordance with that report a
verdict was rendered. Then there
was an excuse for a funeral, only
three or four persons attending,
and the bruised body of poor Amy
Fawcett was placed where it should
never again be seen. The Herald
says she died of injuries inflicted by
her companion in his drunken rage,
but whether this is true or not she
certainly died a most dismal and
melancholy death for one who, only
a year before, was one of the reign
ing favorites of the English stage.


METROPOLITAN MORALS.


The social phase suggested by
Amy Fawcett's lamentable descent
and death did not need new illus
tration. 1t is a painful one to dis
cuss, yet it constantly thrusts itself
upon the attention Of all who keep
the run of life in New York.
Scarcely q day passes without bring
ing to light some shocking crime or
revolving scandal growing out Of
just such moral depravity as the
fate Of the unfortunate actress is
now made to illustrate. New York
fairly reeks with social rottenness.
Mormonism means moral rectitude
in comparison with the life that is
led by hundreds of men and wo.
men who keep up an air of respec-
liability. Even in high sOcialcircles
the relations which do not need
explanation are almost as common
as marriage itself. New York
hotels and boarding houses, from
the highest down to the bottom, are
infected with the moral disease that
it is an oflense to mamie. A gentle
man who has Travelled much in
Europe said yesterday, apropos to
the subject, that in this particular
sense he considers New York tho
Year: 1877

The harvest season Is setting IN, and
fine weather, with promise OF abundant
crops over the whole couLtry, will do q
great cesl towards repairing the rsvages
Of the hard times. While any able
bodied man who is willing to work can
earn from 81 soto So day in the harvest
Geld, there ought to be a strict law
against tramping in cities, and all able
bodied trsmps found in the cities should
be set TO stone-bresking and road-mak-
ing.
Year: 1877

The speech OF Judge FERGUSON made
at Weston recently is printed in full In
mi, issue of the REGISTER. 1t is taken
from the Kanawha Gazette. Judge FER
eusos always says his say well, and even
those who differ with him usually read
with interest what he saws.
Year: 1877

We find in Sundays New Orleans
Democrat the following item concern
ing the approaching Mardi Gras festi-
val in that city:


The fact that the King is having
such pleasant weather for his ocean
voyage is a matter of great congratula-
ton to his many loving subjects in this
his chosen capital. There can be no
doubt that our royal visitor will be on
time; even the winds and the waves
fa\ or him.


Yesterday the Lord High Chamber
lain gave orders to the royal upholster-
ers to remove all the old furniture from
the throne-room, and refit that apart
ment in the most elegant and attractive
style. This will be done at once. The
florists and decorators are busy with
their departments; and, in fact, in
every part of Carnival palace the great
est activity prevails. These prepara-
tions are daily inspected by the mobiles of
the realm, who have alreedy arrived
Year: 1877

By the ADVICE OF the Executive Council do here
by appoint


Thursday, the 26th of pril,
day Of Public Humiliation Fasting and Prayer,
and recommend to the people of the State, the
observance oft in manner beftting the designa-
ton BEARS and in the spirit with which the custom
that ordans it was instituted.


The season when nature begins her new year, and
gives visible promise recothing the earth with the
beauty of her verdure and preparing the fruits and
harvest of her constant bounty is most suggestive of
the renewal of hope aspiration, and endavor in
the minds and hearts of men.


Let us obey the impulse of the opening year, and,
bowing in humility before Him who rules alike the
fofces of Nature, and our human ways, form and
confirm every good purpose for the conduct of our
lives, and crave Gods blessing upon us, our State
and Country.


Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta, this
tenth day of April, In the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and of
the independence of the United States of America
the one hund1 edith and first


SELDEN CONNOR.
BY the Governor.


S. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State
Year: 1877

APPARENTLY the period of Information is
over for the Russian bear. He is yawning,
and trying his claws a little, and getting
ready for predatory excursion across the
Pfuth. He is dangerous animal when he
gets fully walked up.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all caes Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1877

A DECISION of interest alike to insurers and
insured has been rendered by the Minnesota
Supreme Court in case involving the ques-
tion of the application of premium notes
toward the payment Of annual premiums on
life insurance policies. The Court in effect
held that the giving and accepting of notes
for the cash part of premiums has the same
effect as though the cash had been paid that
the giving and accepting of note for the
payment Of interest on prior note as well as
for the payment of the cash premium consti-
tuted the complete payment of the premium
for that year, and rendered the company lia-
BILE for the payment of the due proportion of
the policy. The decision means that when
life insurance company, having issued a ten
year non forfeitable policy, elects to take a
premium note in lieu of the cash premium
and the interest on prior note, the company
will be held to its agreement with the policy
holder, even though the latter should subse-
quently fail either to give new note or pay
interest or premium in cash.
Year: 1877

1t is noteworthy that all the pleasant as
surances which come from Southern papers
of Democratic antecedents about the Re-
publicans electing their Speaker at the
forthcoming session of Congress are coupled
with very significant hints about the Texas
Pacific subsidy. Now Republicans every
where would be exceedingly glad to see the
House organized by the election of Repub-
lcan Speaker, but if this is to be accom-
plshed by any coalition with the Texas Pa
cific Lobby, it would be utterly dishonorable
to the men concerned in it and utterly de-
structive to the Republican party, and we
take occasion to warn all rarties-personal
and political-connected with any such
scheme that it cannot prevail. And we give
word of timely advice to all Republicans
who are in the arrangement that they would
better step out of it very promptly. The
American people are in no mood to be trifled
with by any further subsidies that will re-
quire hundreds of millions of taxation from
the whole for the benefit of part-from the
many for The enrichment OF the few. A Re
publican Speaker on such terms would be too
heavy burden for the party and too expen-
sive luxury for the country. We don't
want Texas Pacific Speaker.
Year: 1877

Washington, Dec. 26.-Since Con-
gress entered upon its holiday recess the
opponents of the Bland silver bill have
been working energetically to beat it
and prevent its becoming a law. Con-
siderable pressure has been brought to
bear upon several Republican Senators
vino have entertained some doubts as
to the wisdom of passing bill provid-
ing for an unlimited legal tender power,
and it is now claimed with degree of
positiyeness that more than one-third
of the Senate will vote against any
measure containing this provision, and
that the President will be sustained if
he sends in veto. 1t is considered
that there is more than two-thirds
vote in the Senate in favor of silver
bill, but the two-thirds do not favor
bill making silver an unlimited legal
tender.
Year: 1877

Washington, Dec. 26.-The rumor
that the President has determined to
renew the nominations Of Roosevelt and
Prince for the New York collectorship
and naval Office gives rise to consider
able comment in Washington political
circles to-day, but it is not generally
credited. A Republican Senator who
voted for their confirmation expresses
the opinion that to send the same
names again would be political blum
der. almost equivalent to crime, and
that the PRESIDENT would be beaten on
them worse than before. Two or three
prominent Democratic Senators advise
the President ON the other hand that a
sufficient number of Demozratic votes
which were withheld on the former
occasion will now be available to Sc
cure their confirmation. This belief is
founded upon the practical unanimity
with which Democratic journals
throughout the country have denounced
those members of that party who did
not uphold the President, and these
journals argue that thereby they
strengthened Conkling's ascendency in
New York state, and at the some time
failed to improve a good occasion for
aggrayating dlscord in the ranks of
their political opponents. Many Re-
publican well-wishers of the President
not only refuse to believe that he will
send in these same names, but say it is
not credible that he will make any
further effort to displace Arthur and
Cornell during the present session.
They take this view for the reason
that the Senate's recent action was u
manifest declaration on its part that
no change whatever in those offices is
necessary.
Year: 1877

Washington, Dec. 26.-The following
circular has been posted in the Treas
ury Department, under the head NO
Vacancies:" Persons honorably dis
charged from the military or naval SER
vice by reason of disability or sickness
incurred in the line of duty, shall be
preferred to appointment for civil Office.
provided they are found to possess busi-
ness capacity necessary for the proper
discharge of the duties of such Office.
Year: 1877

1t seems to Inc as if there was deter.
mined effort ON the part of some OF the
leaders of the. Democratic party in this
State to prescribe the Union element OF
the party; Ir other words to disfranchlse
the men VINO entranchised them. NOW.
if they think this can be carried on
with impunity, they are very much mis-
taken. There is always point at which
"forebearanc ce ceases 10 be virtue" and
that has at last been reached.


The Union element OF our party IN
this.Stste constitutes a large majority OF
the party, and they carried the State In
1870 and entranchised the Confederates.
At the next election IN 1872 they gave
the Confederates their proper proportion
o. the offices on the State ticket, and IN
1875 gave them large majority OF the
offices, as we'll on the State ticket as also
onahe Congressional. In the organiza-
tion of the two houses of the legislature
this winter almost all the officers in each
body are Confederates, intending the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House.


This thing if persisted in will certain
ly disrupt our party, the union men are
beginning 20 think that they are to. be
made "hewers of wood and drawers OF
water" and their self respect will not
permit them longer to stand this. They
feel that they are being disfranchised By
the men whom they enfranchised, and
look upon it as matter of great ingrati.
tude They have great respect for their
Con tederate brethren, they look upon
them as highly honorable, aRd would
like to feel that the advancement OF
so many Confederates to prominent
positions was accidental, but when
they hear every day of this mans
friends and that mans friends urging
his claims to p-eferment in the party
because he was Confederate soldier or
officer, they feel that it is direct attack
on them because they were not Conteder-
ates, and that they would not be support.
ed tor position for that reason. If the
Union men of the party should abandon
it, what would become OF the partyI
The Radicals would again take posses.
sion OF the State, and Boremsn and
Stevenson would again appoint their
Boards OF Registration, and the sever
est lest oaths would again be
the order of the day. Who would then
enfranchise the Confederates2 The Un-
ion Democrats would not do it, they
would say gentlemen we enfranchned
you once ard as soon as you could there.
after You disfrancpised US, and the result
would be tina. oar State would be in a
great deal worse condition than it ever
was under the administrations of either
Boreman or Stevenson. l do hope that
the more moderate mcn Of the Confeder.
ste element of our party will counsel and
advise their friends against this course Of
POLITICAL ostracism, and that there may be
no further cause'of complaint. If it is
persisted in our party will certainly be
disrupted and that very soon. Through
out the United States in our last cam
paign the Democratic watchword was
LET by.gones be by-goues," and we most
earnestly condemned the raising OF the
bloody shirt by the Radical party. Let
US carry out our pledges of the last cam.
paign and all will be well.


EX. CONFED EkATE.
Year: 1877

The Com ecticut Legislature has aoopl
I'd resolutions directing their Senators TO
vote for the report Of the joint committee.
This would indicate that it is well re-
c.iyed in that quarter, yet our dispatches
from Washington this morning state that
The report is not enthusiastically received
By prominent politicians at the national
capital. WetOOk occasion yesterday morn
ing to give our objections to the
plan agreed upon, and express
the opinion that if the bill hao
20 run the gauntlet OF amend
nents it would fall between the two
Houses. While we regard the dragging
of the Supreme Court INTO the poiiticsi
arena rs most unfortunate and deplora-
BILE, We. We confess that we
can see nothing better to DO done
III. Committee has consurned so
much time in the matter already, and the
time is so short until the l4th Of Febru-
sry arrives, il really seems that there u
no hope of another plan beng agreed
upon. 1T the report is not adopted
affairs will be in chaotic condltlon
when the time comes for counting the
electoral vote. There will be no plan
and no understanding rs to the man
ner of proceeding. The Senate will
fall under the leadership OF MORTON
who is always read to come to the front
in Just such an emergency, and under
his directions the President OF the Sen
ate will doubtless undertake to count
the vote. This will be resisted by the
House of Representatives and the re.
suit will be two certificates OF election


will be issued and there Will be
dual Inauguration, and probably the
contest be finally decided by arms.
Rather than plunge the country into a
condition SO ruinous TO every interest 1t
would be better to accept the report OF
the committee as the least of all the evils
pre.e..ted The result OF their plan will,
of course. prove unsatisfactory, but it will
be settlement of the difficulty,
and the country would acquiesee IN 1t
rather than to have anarchy. But set
tlement under the plan Of the Joint Com
mittee will be- heavy blow to our instl-
tutions. and will produce want OF con-
lidence in th- stability Of our govern.
men,. Being in the difficulty however
the wisess and most patriotic course Is tc
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