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Year: 1878

AN ACT to Prevent Public Officers from


Issuing Checks Except upon Funds Ac-


tualIy to Their Credit, or from Paying


the Same


SECTION |. BE 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Sta.c
of South Carolina, now M It and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same, That the Board of County Com
missioncrs shall draw orders on the County
Treasurer for all accounts against the County
which they have allowed, but they shall
draw no orders until after the monthly re-
port Of the Treasurer has been received by
Year: 1878

AN ACT to Reduce the Pay of Witnesses


in State Cases.


SECTION l. BE Il enacted by tho Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That from and after the passage
of this act no fees or other compensation
shall be allowed to any witness bound over
or summoned to testify in any case in the
Court of General Sessions, unless the Circuit
Judge who tried the cause in which the
witness was summoned shall certify that
such witness was material, and in that case
the witness shall be allowed fifty cents for
each day of his attendance, and five cents
per mile, one way, for necessary travel -
Provided, ho'ocOcr, That in Courts of Trial
Justices they shall receive no fees or COM
pcnsaton whatever.


SEC. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts
Year: 1878

them, and unless no has reported the funds
in the treasury to pay the same; and the
County Commissioners shall inform the
County Treasurer Of the orders drawn, in.
whose favor, the amount and the ordor in.
which they arc drawn. A violation of this
Section shall be deemed n misdemeanor,
punishable, on conviction thereof in any
Court of competent jurisdiction, by fine
and Imprisonment, at the discretion of tho.
Court. 1t shall not be lawful for any
County Treasurer to pay IN order of the
Board of County Commissioners unless
drawn in conformity with this Section; and;
IT is nado the duty of the Comptroller
-isan:.:i--in1.,ss.sS-
provisions of this Section which may como
or be brought to his notice, to report tho
offender to the Attorney General for prose-
cution, or to the Governor for dismissal, as
the case may be-


Sec. 2. 1t shall not be lawful for anv
State or County officer to issue any ccrtifi.
cate of Indebtedness: Provided, That this
Act shall not apply to the issuing Of tick
cts to jurors or witnesses for their attendance
upon the Circuit Courts.


SEC. 3. 1t shall not be lawful for any
State officer to draw warrant or check for
any public debt except upon money then
actually to his credit on that account in tho
hands of some bank or public officer.


Approved February Is, 1877.
Year: 1878

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee at Washington is, it seems, issuing
documents TO prove to the greenback- la
Dor people that they, have nothing to
fear from the republican party. The
committee claim that the republican
party is the father, guardian and protec-
tor of the greenback and has prevented
contraction and resumption with all its
might. This is all true. The republicans
flooded the country with irredeemable
paper money and they have prevented Its
withdrawal from circulation. They are
the authors of all the calamities which
have pressed on the country since the
panic of 1873. Their lack of statesman-
ship and courage caused the long depres-
sion, stagnition and distress. If they
now confess judgment they ought to do
SO openly.
Year: 1878

THE New York Herald says :-"Prices
are lower than they ought to be; and for
the reason that the greenback labor peo-
pie have persist emily opposed the repeal
OF laws which, while they exist, prevent
us from selling abroad what we cannot
use ourselves. Prices are lower in China
than here, and for the reason that China
carries out even more vigorously than
we the policy falsely called "protection.'
China is the modelprotectionist country
OF the world, and the Chinese laborinp
people are happy if they earn five cent
I by days work"
Year: 1878

from the Lynchdurg News.


In the terrific thunder storm yesterday
the splendid marble monument erected
in the old Methodist cemetery several
years ago to the memory of the Confed-
crate dead was struck by lightning. The
marble eagle surmounting the monu-
ment was shivered into fragments, and
the entire monument, from top to bot
tom, so badly damaged as to render it
dangerous to approach it, as it is liable
10 fall at any moment.
Year: 1878

You would not think her cheeks we're blooming
roses;


No line of pearls her beaming smile discloses;
No delicate perfumes around her hover;


And yet love her.
She rivals not the sun in dazzling brightness
She steps not like the fawn with fairy llghtness;
Her eyes resemble not the stars above her


And yet love her
No waving tresses fall in rich profusion;
No classic form, half hidden by Illusion
No brilliant fancy could e'er discover;


And yet lover her
For she is truly sensible and good;
And all the charms that make true woman
hood,
Unite in her vnd she loves me moreover;


And so love her


Besides that she's my mother.
Year: 1878

"I do not like to hear him pray,


Who loans at twenty-five per cent.
For then think the borrower may


Be pressed too pay for food and rent.
And in that book we all should heed,


Which says the lender shall be blest,
AS sure as have eyes to read,


1t does not say take interest,"
81 do not like to hear him pray,


On bended knees about an hour,
For grace to spend Alright the day,


Who knows his neighbor has no -four
I'D rather see him to the mill,


And buy the luckless brother bread,
And see his children eat their fill,
And laugh beneath their humble she'd"
Year: 1878

Much has been said as to tho probable
action of the President on the silver qucs-
tion if it should reach him in the form of Il
law passed by Congress for his approval or
veto and it has been Stated with good
deal of p0sitiveness that he will not approve
the measure. We now state upon what VIC
regard as high authority that the Executive
will sign the silver bill whenever it shall b,
submitted to him. lie believes it to be Il
measure demanded by the business inter
csts Of the country and majority Of the
people Of the United States, and hence will
cheerlully give it his official sanction. TC
the country ut large We have occasion tc
know this will be most agreeable iniorma.
tiOn, for the suilcrings Of the people are fast
assuming an intolcrable shape which de.
mand prompt relief The people stand per,
irctly daHcd at the prospect Of unversa
business ruin, unless some prompt mcasur,
Of relief shall be interpOsed, and We assum,
that the President begins to take in the sit
uation with a realizing sens. of its import
HuCc,
Year: 1878

1t is dusto the importance of the subject
and the occasion that the question of re-
Cancellation and pacifcation should be
closely but fairly scanned, that the people
may know how much fruit is being gath
Year: 1878

We have an interesting communication
from II. b" criticzng an article in a recent
issue of the Posi-, entitled "The Case Plainly
Stated" He thinks the article Is the SILLY ef-
fort of some young editor TO tickle himself In
Year: 1878

The Clinton Herald of Monday evening
says that at a meeting of the Citizens
Bridge Committee, Saturday evening, the
bridge project was discussed at length in
all its various phases, it being finally re-
solved by the committee to recommend the
organization of a company in Clinton for
the purpose of erecting a railroad and
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river
at that point. Hon. A. r. Cotton and
Messrs. |. Munroe and E. NJ. Davis were
appointed committee to draw up articles
of incorporation for home organization of
the character mentioned, the capital stock
to be 100000, with capacity to increase TO
100000 by vote of the stockholders, and
business to be commenced when 100000
is subscribed The stock will be divided
into ten thousand shares of $40 each, for
the purpose of placing it within the reach
of every property owner in the city, and by
obtaining a multitude of small subscrip-
tions make the company popular one, and
Insure its management more closely in the
interest of the community at large. The
articles of incorporation will be drawn up
by the sub committee during the week and
submitted at an adjourned meeting of the
general committee, to be held at the same
place next Saturday evening. 1t is to be
hoped that if successful the small stock
holders will be more fortunate than were
those who subscribed to the Moline Rock
River bridge. in sums of SO and upwards.
and then had the whole thing gobbled by
the heavier shareholders until they were
'froze out" And then again, we might
mention the Moline quilt works, in the
same way. and with the same result, a
freeze Out" process gave the building and
machiney to the large shareholders, and
the structure stands as an eye sore to this
day, But then, maybe they do things
differently in Clinton than is the custom 10
the proud village of Moline.
Year: 1878

have borne great deal from Hayes. be-
cause be is not Republican President. but
they are not quite prepared yet for Southern
dictation. can look for no good from the
President and his Cabinet They have
not got it in them. When the people know
him as we'll as Republican Senators do the
party will be thoroughly united, leaving
out the administration.
Year: 1878

DASGERoUs.-A pint Of gasoline will penc-
trate two hundred cubic feet Of air, and


make the whole OF it explosive. The sue
cess Of the gas-making machineeis only in
its capacity to mix smaller proportion OF
air with the yapor. But the danger that
such process may not be conducted with
the required nicely and freedom from
leakage is SO obvious that common-sense
would seem to dictate its removal to a con-
siderable distance from any dWelling-hcuse
or building OF value Neao Y0rlk Tribune.
Year: 1878

Work Suspended. bad weather yes
terday had the effect of suspending opera
tions on Bridge avenue and Twelfth street,
at the cedar works, on the work on the
Danville railroad scale house, and on Mayo's
bridge sEfst
Year: 1878

The GREAT BANKRUPT STOCK OF CLOTHING Is
now open at 9l6 Main street. Store crowded all
the time. The goods are from large wholesale
clothing house that failed and the entire stock will
be sold at TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. LESS THAN
COST, as the estate must positively be settled up
within the next five days.


Mems Cloth Pants at 81 27 worth IS.


A whole suit OF mems clothes ut 1918 made from
good dark Cashmere Cloth, and cheap ut $14.


All other goods in the immense stock Just MS
cheap as above p' ices.


Sale is at GIG Main street, between Ninth and
Tenth Richmond.


Remember, this great sale must positively close al
the end OF FIVE days.
Year: 1878

cries for mercy. kept it there until it was liter
ally roasted alive. If the. use of Intoxicating
iiouors converts mother into monster what
evil will it not cause? When think OF the
permitted by law to sell liquor, which makes
monsters mo out Of mothers, and converts men into
murdersrs; when think Of the millions Of peo.
ple this moment in our country writhing in the
anguish of hunger, cold and misery, without
cause save this one cause of all; when think OF
houses T thronged with paupers; when I know
that all this wretcheduess might be assuaged,, l
am filed with wonder that oil good people do
not rise at once ard put an end 10 the legslized
distribution of the immediate cause. OF misery
and crime. There is no question IN politics.
science, theology and morals III more urgent
need of consideration by the American people
than this ~
Year: 1878

rTNO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NO
L tice T. hereby given that at the approach
ing sessions of the General Assembly of tho
state Of Delaware, l will make application for
an act OF Assembly for q divorce Of the bonds
4 Matrimony from my wife Ann M Shaw.
HENRY N. SHAW, Riddles Bank, del.


dcll-1m
Year: 1878

on his way to the hospital, as he
usually did, and on perceiying that
the old gentleman could scarcely
raise his eyelids to look at him, he
took his hand and found that his
pulse was gone.


After drinking a little wine and
water, DR.. w. told him that his
pulse beat stronger. "0h, yes,
Doctor, / have a charming pulse. "
"But," he continued, at is idle to
talk to me in this way. lam going
off the stage, and it is a great bless.
ing that | go free from sickness,
or pain or sorrow" Some time
after, his daughter finding him be-
coming extremely weak, wished him
to be put into bed, which he at first
objected to, saying that he felt no
pain, and there was no occasion for
his going to bed. Presently after,
however, fearing that he might pos
sibly fall out Of his chair, he told
them they might set him upright
in the bed, so that he could con-
tinue to read. They did so, and he
continued reading Cicero very
quietly for some time. Pres
emily they looked at him and found
him dead, sitting in the same pos
ture, with the book under his chin,
as a man who becomes drowsy and
goes to sleep.
Year: 1878

repairs never thought Of. But the
most marked change is in the peo-
pie themselves. The sadness and
silence which then reigned in Rome
have disappeared. The people
sing, shout and are merry. There
is life and gayety among them, and
the streets are thronged with peo-
pie up to a late hour. This change
is so marked and apparent that it
would be folly for any one to dis
pute it. 1t is also more prosper
GUS city, and the population has
increased one-third in these six
years. Since then Rome has be-
come the capital of Italy. To that
a portion of the improvement is
doubtless due, but the change in
the manner and temperament of
the people, their freedom from re-
straint, their ringing laugh and
joyous shouts all 90 to show that
they no longer stumble on in dark
ness, but that the light Of freedom
has penetrated their hearts and
their lives. 1t has infused more
activity and energy into them, and
they can no longer be called lazy
and idle race.
Year: 1878

DNeANhi"'l


Sempiternal youth is decidedly
one of the characteristics of the
actors and actresses of the French
stage. In more recent times MILE
Mars was a remarkable instance OF
this youth in age. At sixty her
figure had lost none of its supple.
ness and youthful grace, and she
still plays the ingenues. At fifty
eight she was arranging a marriage
for her granddaughter, but the
bridegroom.elect, a young man, fell
SO desperately in love with the
grandma that he broke off the
match. Some years aiterward Scribe
read her his comedy of the Grand
mother. eyes, it is very good .
she said when he had finished, "but
| have been trying to think who
can play the grandmother" "Ah,
YES, that is the difficulty" replied
the author, not daring to say thaI
he had written it for her. She wa:
devoted admirer of Napoleon
who, on his side, had a great ADM,
ration of her talent.


During the hundred days she ap
peared upon the stage in dress
Year: 1878

Rich Deposits on the CheaGaIee,


GhattahOOehee and EtOwah
Gainesville Easle.l


The gradual development of the
mineral belt extending through
Northern Georgia proves that,
when a sufficient amount of capital
shall have been invested, the mines
will yield an amount of the prec-
ious metals commensurate with the
outlay. Within the past forty years
these mines have been worked by
the natives, from time to time, in
the most superficial manner, with
the rudest appliances.


The history of early mining in
Georgia is replete with incidents.
Large amounts were taken from the
surface, and from shallow pits near
Dahlonega. From the Passmore
vein over $4,000 in gold was taken
out in twenty days from the soft
slate. On the John O. Calhoun
property, situated on the banks of
the Chestatee river, upon coming to
the gravel of the former river bed
a rich deposit of wash gold was
found, and in twenty-three days,
from one pit, $4,000 was derived.


A remarkable gold vein known
as the BOlly Fields mine was opened
in the bed of the Chestatee river.
The vein was discovered by fol-
lowing up the gold deposits on the
river. The vein was narrow, but
very rich, and bearing in places as
much as half its bulk in gold, in
ragged irregular masses. When
this vein was found the gold was
visible for foot or two only; but as
the excavation progressed it was
found to extend for several feet,
and could be seen distinctly by per-
sons standing on the bank. The
most magnificent uncrystalized
specimens ever seen we're taken out
of this deposit before the depth of
fifteen feet was reached. Their
beauty was greatly enhanced by
the perfect preservation of the rock,
not a particle of rust or decomposi-
tion being apparent. In blasting
the compact rock, Of which the vein
is composed, $4,000 worth of gold
was thrown out at a single blast
Many of the rocks which could
easily be lifted in one hand were
valued at hundreds of dollars.


At the time these discoveries
were made the mines were being
worked in the most primitive man
ner, with no means of controlling
the vast amount of water which ac-
cumulated in the shafts which were
sunk on the lots, on the banks Of
the Chestatee river. Hence, after
the shafts were extended below the
water level and became flooded,
they were deserted, and remain as
al evidence OF the inutility Of
working mines without capital,
without knowledge of mining, and
without the proper appliances.


All along the banks Of the Ohes-
tatee, Chattah6Ochee and Etowah
rivers, in Georgia, where the slate
bedrock pitches into the rivers,
evidences Of rich gold mines are
apparent to the informed miner
Even the clayey slime which accu-
mulates on the banks of these NV
ers contains what is known as flour
gold, and it is the general impress
sion that when the river beds are
properly worked they will be found
to contain an abundance of gold
Recent developments prove that the
gold mines of Georgia will compare
favorably with those of California
and the Territories.
Year: 1878

TT Is ENTERPRIsING. FEARLESS, RE.
liable and newsy, and the peer of any weekly
newspaper published In West Tennessee. con-
tanning all local events of importance in the
city of Memphis and Shelby county. No
labor or expense will be spared to maintain il
in every department at the highest possible
standard, and to commend it in al! respects
to the confidence and approval of the best
classes in the surrounding country, being
strictly
Year: 1878

THE national TRIBUNE announced as one
of its objects the passage of bill to pay pen
sions to the soldiers of 1912. This object has
been accomplished and the TRIBUNE expresses
its qualification.


Now we wait for the Bounty Bill, and we
notify all soldiers that if this bill does not pass
it will be their fault and not ours. We have
repeatedly urged them to make their Members
and Senators feel their responsibility for this
great measure of justice, humanity and relief
and they have neglected to do So


So the bill sleeps in the Military Committee
of the two Houses, and it begins to look as if
it We're intended that it should sleep the sleep
of death


And now we give one more warning and in
form the soldiers of the country that they must
act at once.


This House of Representatives goes before
the people this fall. If the bill is ever to pass
in this Congress it must be before the adjourn
ment of this session.
Year: 1878

We occupy much Of our space this week in
reproducing the testimony taken before the
Committee on the Conduct of the War in re.
lation to the treatment Of prisoners in the rebel
prisons. We do this for two reasons-irst.
that the people themselves may have their minds
and recollections refreshed ON this matter, and
secondly, in illustration of the complaint we
have had to make in this number in regard to
the Commissioners rulings on cases from An
dersonville.


In our next number there will be more mis-
celaneous matter.
Year: 1878

We propose to publish, for the information
of our readers and of whom it NAV concern.
two specimen cases from the Pension Office.
which show very clearly the dominion of Red
Tape In that office and the absurd and mpossi-
BILE acquisitions made upon men whose cases are
of the highest character of merit


The two cases selected are of soldiers who
were confined for length of time in that s'heH
upon earth known as Andersonville ANY per-
son OF common intelligence, not bedevilcd by
the spirit of routine and official rulings, would
say that the mere fact once proved of confine-
ment for any time in that cesspool of all dis
eases, of itself plain cause for anv disease
or disability shown to have existed after return
from captivity, and to continue in existence
now But the Commissioner is man of nm
common intelligence, and processes, as we have
seen in another article, "not to be able to be-
lieve testimony" He has also established rules
and to the official mind a rule is worth more
than justice-and notwithstanding the rule
manifestly in the particular case is an absurdity.
yet the rule must stand, or the office loses its
dignity and its reputation for consistency.


In the case of Thomas Peters. Companv Fl.
Second Delaware Volunteers No. 226, ,5S4. the
claim is for debility resulting from exposure,
starvation, and bad treatment in Andersonyille.


The proof of soundness at the time of enlist
ment and capture is complete in the testimony
of two comrades, who knew him for five wears
before he went into the service and served with
him nineteen months in the same regiment up
to the time of his capture in battle


The capture of the claimant and his deten-
tion as prisoner from October IA, 1868, until
April ~, 1865, at Libby, Belle Isle, and Ander
sonville, is clearly in evidence.


His regiment was mustered out before he was
released and returned to our lines.


He was discharged at Wilmington, Delaware


lie was seen by two witnesses, former com
rades soon after his return from captivity. at
the convalescent camp, and they describe his
emaciated and reduced condition, and say that
he looked I" as if he had almost been starved to
death )" that he suffered from chronic diarrbea
and general debility; that they have been neigh
bors of his since his discharge, and that his
health has been wretched that the burden of
the support of the family has been borne by his
wife, and that he has been unable to work.


DR.. Colver "A physician, sweafs to having
treated the claimant that he commenced treat