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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1876)
Cfnanwtr anH j&ntfnel >7EDS£BDAY JANUARY 19, 1876. UOBT IN THJ WINDOW. Where the wild north wind* their eeldeet Mow. ’Mid the blinding dnfu of the oroei enow, An aged women, with weary feet, He* struggled on through the lonely etreet. She see* the light m a window shine; She read* the word* on a lettered rigii. Proclaimed by the Prinoe of Dttidi line: •‘Oome onto Me, ye that labor, And I will gire yon reet. To keep one ahirenng infant warm ■. clean* it clone to nor half-numbed form. And there, behind her, another stand*. Ho xQMkIY pleading with ontetretchea hand*; Bat anil the great light hold* her there; She look* no farther, but linger* where, In golden letter*, the word* declare; * •‘Come ante Me ye that labor, And I will gire yon reet." Who knoweth what wilder storm* hare paeaed O’er the drooping he* 1 of the poor oetoeet. That she stops to rest where the glittering *lgn Beneat* the promi-e of lips divine ? ”*Nor heeds what th* Wintry blast* oaa do, Bat only the letter*, gold and blu*- Th* gionoos message, sweet and tree: ‘•Come unto Me ye that labor, And I will give yon rest.” U)TE AND COWSLIPS. ** OOL. CLAUDE M HATZS. Gold -crown ad daughters of the Summer, floet- On tbs of this deep How iWSTSiihid ; but m, foot stp may not venture Hearer then the graeey fringe* of the water*, pure and cool* BUiwart stem* of reed* and mahea, thickly *U the night and all the day, . . With their emerald spears uplifted, with their feathery, floating plumage, And their gaily flaunting banners, with the (summer breeze* sway. Ail In vain I feast my longing eye* upon yonr peerlee* beauty; All iuviin my footsteps linger near yonr dun, secure retreat: .. Pain to crown my gold haired darling, I yonr starry disks would gather; I would weave a anowy garland for her lore head fair and sweet. Bhe in gsrments white end dainty, as your fragrant, waxen petals, Cewaiip maiden, of all maidens, walk* se renely on hef way, And her eyes are blue and tender as the Hum mer skies above her, And the aunbeams are the brighter for her shining hair to-day. Sleep to-night, thou beauteous cowslips, with the nodding reeds around yon ; Booked upon the wavelesa waters, to an un disturbed repose. Fire-flies light their lamps around yon, and the young moon's silver crescent O'er yonr softly folded petals her resplendent radiance throws. Hlaep, 0 jnaiden, pure and gentle, spotless as those golden cowslips; On your hai py pillow slumber lightly, peace fully as they, •nil the stars shall fade from Heaven, and the orient born with crimson. To awake as to the glory of the perfeot Sum mer day. HEART'S-EASE. f Celia Theater in the Independent.) Southward still the sub is slanting day by day, bkiet that brim with gold and aznre slowly chstiged: Asanty waxes cold and dim and oannot stay, „ Into tone and tint steals something ill and strange. Threat of evil find its way to every ear, Larks In light and shade and sounds In every breath; Prom the pathless snow fields oomea a warning drear. And the shuddering north wind oarriss news of death. Stealthy step of Wintor nearer and nearer draws; Locking earth beneath him, terrible with might. Strides he from the icy cone without a panae. Swift and snre and fierce, with ready hand to smite. • Dearest, when without the door he threatening stands Having rendered desolate the fair green earth, And sent their happy birds to snnnler lands, And choked with sullen snows her Hummer mirth, We shall ait together, yon and I once more, Warm and quiet, shut sway from storm and We shall smils to hear him blnsiering at the door, While the room glows with the firelight s ruddy gold. How safemv heart keeps every memory sweet, Holding still yonr piotnre. as you used to sit, Ever lovely, full of grace from head to feet, With that heap of snowy wool 1 watched yon knit; With the lamplight falling on yonr oloudy hair— Qn the rich, loose bands of brown, so soft to tonoh; On the silken knot of rose yon used to wear, On the thoughtful little faoe I love so mnoh. Ton remember, when aloud I read to yon, R Sometimes silenoed intervened. Yon would not move. Bat In yonr radiant cheek the blushes grew ; For you know 1 paused to gaze at yon, my love! Paused to realize my Heaven, till with kind, Clear and questioning gray eyas yon sought mV faoe— Whit a look ! Its kindling glory struck me bUnd. Twss s splendor that illumined all the plaoe. What to ns are Winter's blows and hate and wrath ? And wha' matter that the green earth's bloom is fled ? There has been immortal Hammer in oar path All the happy yean since we were wed. MR. WHITTIER’S NEW POEM. Saoeet on the Bearcamp. [Prom the Atlantic Monthly forlJannary ] A gold fringe on the pnrpling hem Of hills the river rnns, As down Its long green valley’s falls The last of Summer’s suns. Along its tawny gravel bed Broad flowing, swift and still, As if its meadow levels felt The burry of the hill. Noiseless between ite banks of green From ourve to ourve it slips; The drowsy maple shadows rest Like fingers on its Ups. A waif from Carroll's wildest hills, Unstoried end unknown; The arsine legend of its name Prowls on its banks alone. Yet flowers as fair its slopes adorn As ever Yarrow knew. Or, under rainy Irish skies, By Hpenoer's Mulls grew; And through the gaps of leaning troaa Its mountain cradle shows ' The gold against the amethyst, The green against the rose. Touched by a light that hath no namt, A glory never sung. Aloft ou sky and mountain wall Ate God's > rest pictures hung. Cow changed the summits vast and old ! { No longer granite-browed. They mat in rosy mist; the rook Is softer than the cloud; The valley holds its breath; no leaf Of all its elms is twirled; She silence of eternity Seems falling un the world. The pause before the breaking seals Of mystery is this: Son miracle play of night and day Make dumb its witnesses. Whet unseen altars crown the hills That reach up stair on stair T What ayes look through, what white wings fan These purple veils of air? What Preeauce from the heavenly heights To those of earth stoops down ? Hot vainly Hellas dreamed of gods On Ida's snowy crown! Flow fades the vision of th* sky, The golden water pales. And over all the valley land A gray winged vapor sails. 1 go the common way of all. The sunset fires will burn. The flowers will blow, the rivers flow. When I no more return. Ho whisper from the mountain pine. Nor lapsing stream shall tell The stranger, treading where I tread. Of him who loved them well. Bat beauty teen is never lost, God’s colors all are fast; The glory of this sunset heaven Into mv son! has passed— A sense of gladness u noon fined To mortal date or clime; As the soul liveth. i shall live Beyond th* years of time. Beside the mystic asphodels Shall bloom the home-born flower*, And now horizons flush and glow With sunset hues of oars. Farewell! these smiling hills most wear Too soon their wintry frown. And now cold winds froth off them shake The maple's red leaves down. Bui 1 shall see a summer sun Still setting broad and low; The mountain slopes shall blush and bloom, The golden water flow. A lovers claim is mine on all I see to have and hold— The rose-light of perpetual hills. And sunsets never cold! LOUISIANA. Bwttw f Caiiad Sum SMattr. Nsw Orlkass, January 11.—The Democratic members of the House to I day went into an election of United States Senator. Of the Republican members only ex Governor Hahn took part. He nominated Judge Talhaferro, of the Bopreme Court of the State. State Senator J. B. New Orleans, was elected bv 58 majority. He reoeiv ed his 61 votes. The Senate passed a resolution that there was no vacancy, and therefore no necessity for an elec tion. The Democratic Senators, how ever, will attend the joint session to morrow, and it is said three Republican Senators will join them, when E ostia will be eleoted by a legal majority on joint ballot. The three-card monte men who fleeced the Florida youth on the Macon and Western Road the other day, have been captured by the Atlanta police. They have returned the $230 they got from the student THE GEORGIA lEtHSLATTRE FIRST PATS SKBSIOI*. \* {Btedel PiepeUh to the Chromate and Sentinel.) Atlanta, Janunary 12.—The Senate met at 10 o’clock. President Simmona m the Chair. After prayer by Ber. J. P. Duncan, the roll was called. Thirty eight Senators were present. The Presi dent addressed the Senate. He briefly referred to the stringency in financial matters, ariairfg from the failure of crops and failures in commercial circles, which he attributed to the acts of Cou gresss. Taxation at home must be re duced and economy and retrenchment enforoed in every department of tbe State government. While the State tax was light, oounty and municipal taxa tion was a heavy burden. Extravagance and wastefulness in these corporations must be obeoked by reducing the num ber of offices and office holder*. He said that there was no nse in employing two or three men to do the work of one, and the Legislature should eradicate the evils oomplaiued of. He made some timely suggestions in relation to tinkering at the Code, and said that no cbaDge should be made unless positive benefits would result He referred to the bad effects of hasty legislation, crowding the most important business into the last of tbe session and throwing it on the hands of the Governor, who has to sign bills without proper consid eration, and suggested that no bill be introduced after the twenty-fifth day of the session. The Senator from the Forty-second Disriet, H.n. Mark A. Cooper, was sworn in by Justice Bleckley. Senator Hudson introduced bills to alter and amend the act for the preven tion of cruelty to animals; to amend the act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liqnors in the oounty of Putnam —out- side of Eatonton; also, to punish any person or persons selling or giving to rniuors deadly weapons. The Governor’s message wag received and read and referred to the appropriate oommittees. Adjourned to 10 o’olock to-morrow. Haase. The House was called to order by Speaker Hardeman. Prayer by Bev. John Jones. The Speaker made a brief address, in which he referred to the general depression and want of confi dence in tbe business community and urged economy and prudent legislation. The people demanded retrenchment in every department and the Legislature should not disappoint them in protect ing their interests. Irwin, of Cobb; Binns, of Wilkes; and Holcombe, of Haralson, were sworn in. The Governor’s message was reoeived and read, as follows : Exbotjttve Dbf’t., State of Ga., / Atlanta, Ga., January 12, 1876. j To the General Assemblyi In the discharge of my duty under the Constitution, I proceed to inform the General Assembly of the state of the Commonwealth, and to recommend to their consideration the measures that are deemed necessary and expedient. In consequence of the vacancy in the of fice of State Treasurer, which occurred on tbe 26th day of November last, no formal report of the operations of the Treasury during that period of the last fiscal year, ending on the day just named, has been received for transmis sion to the General Assembly. It de volves upon me, tberetore, to present in this communication a fall ana particu lar statement of the affairs of th® Treas ury during the period mentioned. State Tneeerj. By a joint resolution of the General Assembly, passed at the last session, the Governor was directed to appoint a "skillful and oompeteut person to assist the Treasure Fin systematizing the man ner of book keeping in bia office, to make out a full and complete registra tion of all the bonded obligations in the Treasury, to ascertain, if possible, all the outstanding obligations reoognized as legal or illegal by the State, to report to the General Assembly a tabulated statement of the same/’ and to do* whatever else Wit necessary “to proteot the interest ofdhs State in the ooDduot of the business of th office.” Under the authority of this resolution, I ap pointed James F. Bozeman, who enter ed upon the disoargeof his duties on the 22d day of March last. Mr. Bozeman has prepared and submitted a full re port of the results of bis investigations, which is herewith respectfully transmit ted for the information of the General Assembly. By reference to the tabulated state ment accompanying the report, it will be seen that the valid bosded debt of the State amounts to $8,005,500. Tbe whole amount of outstanding bonds of the Btate declared null and void by leg islative enaotments, is $2,872,000. The amount of bonds classed by Mr. Beza man as “invalid," i55473,250. The out standing past due bonds of the State amount to $35,500. Of these it has been ascertained that $12,500 are in tbe possession of Messrs. E. P. Scott k 00., of New York; SB,OOO in the hands of E. L. Haves, of the State of Rhode Island, and $17,000 are either in the possession of parties unknown, or have been lost or destroyed. A full descriptive list of these bonds has been made and recorded in a book prepared for the purpose. The report shows that the amount of past due bonds legally outstanding is very small. Books of record Lave been opened, in which all the recognized nd valid current bonds of the State, as well as all the overdue and paid bonds found in any quarter whatever, have been care fully registered. A book has also been prepared for the registration of s*ifi bonds as shall hereafter be issued. Uo der an act approved December 11,1858, entitled "an aot to provide for the edu cation of the children of this State, and to provide a sinking fund for the extin guishment of the pubiio debt,” $350,000 of bonds were prepared and placed in the custody of the Secretary of State. I would respectfully suggest that the pubiio interest does not require that these bonds should be longer kept, and it is, therefore, recommended that they be destroved. I also recommend that the $268,000 of 7 per cent pnrrenoy bonds, numbering from 1 to 268, inplu sive, now deposited in the Treasnry a. security for the school fund, be de stroyed. These bonds were deposited as a pledge for the replacement of $242,- 027 62 of the school fund taken ou tbe 6th day of August, 1870, by authority of the Legislature, and applied to the payment of legislative expenses. It is not probable that the school fund will be materially inoreesed by this deposit of bonds; they should, therefore, be de stroyed. The second section of an aot, entitled “an aot to set apart and secure the school fund,” approved Ju1y28,1870, is as follows: “ That, from time to time, without delay, as definite amounts are ascertained by the Oomptroiler-Generfli to be due said fund, he shall report the same to his Eioellenoy, the Governor, who shall thereupon deposit with the Treasurer 7 per cent, bonds of the State to suoh an amount as will perfectly secure the school fund.” Under this section lso 7 per oent. cur retiev bouds of SI,OOO each, dated May 1, 1872, and due July 1, 1892, were pre pared for execution in the Snmmer of, 1872, They were never executed, how ever, bees use it was feared that a com pliance with this law would Injure tne public credit. Never having been exe ented and issued, or even deposited as. direoted by the aot, they do not form aDy portion of the public debt of the State. It ia also shown by the report that an amount of 6 per coat, bond*, not exceeding $375,000, waa executed, pro bably in the year 1854, for the purpose of being exchanged for the outstanding bouds of the Central Bank. For some reason these bonds we to never issued, but remained in the Treasury vault at Milledgeville uutil November, 1864, when, it is supposed, they fell into the hands of the Federal troops. A rumor exists thst sttempts hsve sinoe been made to put them in circulation in a Western State. For the protection of the pnblic against fraud and imposition, I recommend that appropriate action be taken, declaring these bonds null and void. The attention of the General As sembly is especially invited to that por tion of Mr. Bozeman’* report which re fer* to the State bonds redeemed by Henry Clews A Cos., as former financial agent of tbe Stats. It ia abown that in the years 1870 and 1871 this agent re deemed bonds of the State amounting to $272,250, of whieh $98,250 were after ward* csiiceiled. The remaining $174,- 000, together with SBOO 000 of void cur rency bonds, and £15,000 of sterling bonds, whieh had also been redeemed, were, on the 13th day of Deoember, 1873, sold by the said agent at pnblio auction, in New York, on oe day’s notice. At the sale, the $174,000 of bonds mentioned were nominally bid of as follows, via: $156,000 by J. D. Hayes; sl2 500 by the Miasee Clews (said to be the sister* of Henry Clews), and $5,0C0 by Messrs. Chittenden k Hubbard. The amount realised from the aale of theae bonds was $18,625 The sterling bonds, and the void onr rency bonds mentioned, were also dis posed of for a trifling sum. It cannot be donbted that this pretended aale waa a mere device resorted to for the pur pose of obtaining a color of right for placing these already redeemed securi ties a second time moon the market. After the sale, they all went baok into the control of Henry (Hews k 00., and it is alleged that, early in the Spring of 1874, a portion of the aame bonds, amounting to $149,250, Was presented at the Treasury of Georgia, and again redeemed by the late Treasurer. It has not yet been ascertained when er by whom theae bonds were thus presented for payment. The late Treasurer bim self declares his inability to give any information whatever upon theae points. He represents that no written entry or memorandum, throwing any light upon the subjeot, was made by him. He further professes to be entirely unable to recall any fact which would serve as a clue to the person or persons who presented theae bonds for payment. His possession of them seems to be tbe only evidence within his knowledge showing that he redeemed them. In addition to the principal of the bonds, the late Treasurer claims that he also paid interest thereon accruing after maturity, amounting to $24,782 15. This alleged payment of interest is not verified by proper vouchers, nor is the Treasurer able to State, from memory or otherwise, to whom the same was made. In addition to the foregoing, it would seem the late Treasurer also redeemed a second time other bonds of the State amounting to a large sum. On the Bth day of Jan uary, 1873, Alton Angier, clerk i* the Treaauary, reoeived from the Fourth National Bank of New York $21,500 of nncancelled bonds which matured in June and July, 1872, and in January, 1873. These bonds had been redeemed by the bank, as agent for the State, by exchanging therefor new 7 per cent, bonds, issued under the authority of the aot approved January 18, 1872. Mr. Angier states that he brought the bonds from New York and placed them in the vault of the Treasury. It should be here remarked, however, that no entry of the redemption of these bonds was made on the records of the Treasnry, either by the Treasurer or his clerk The thea Treasurer went out of office shortly after the bonds had been, re ceived in New York by hia olerk, but failed, seems, to take any receipt showing the delivery of them to his suc cessor. The latter denies that the bonds were turned over to him by his prede cessor, and claims that he redeemed them in good faith after he came into office. It ia proper to state that he does not remember from whom they were redeemed, nor does he reoall any circumstance from which the fact of their redemption by himself can be as certained. He also claims that he paid interest on these bonds amounting to SI,OBO. The ascertained amount of the alleged payments made by the lat • Treasurer in second redemption of bonds waa $196,612 15, a particular statement of whioh ia presented in the accompanying documents. Before pass ing from this subject, it is proper to state that, in the latter part of the year 1874, the Treasurer obtained warrants in his favor for the amount of the alleged pay ments mentioned. The payments them selves had been made before the war rants were applied for, and without the knowledge of the Executive. It is not intended by this statement to imply that the special oonsent of the Executive is re quired to authorize the Treasurer to re deem the principal and interest of the public debt. Each outstanding bond, and ooupop, also, when properly signed, is itself a lawful warrant upon the Treasury, which it is the dpty of the Treasurer to pay upon presentation at maturity. Paragraph 11, section 92 of the last Revised Code of the State is in the following worda : “When he (the Treasurer) pays the interest or principal of tbe State debt, upon a warrant issued in his favor, he shall deposit in the Executive office oon pons or bonds, on which the payments are made, there to be marked ‘paid’ and filed away, subject to the order of the General Assembly.” Section 955 of the Oode ia in the fol lowing langnage: “When bonds or cou pons are paid they mnst be stamped as paid, and preserved in the Treasurer’s office with the same oajre tfie funds of tbe State.” The first section is a codifi cation of the aot of 1845. The second was introduced by the Oode of 1863, and materially changed the old law. The first does not require the redeemed bond or oonpon to be cancelled until after the same i® presented by the Treas urer for *n Executive warrant. The second requires the cancellation to be made at the time tbe bond or oonpon is paid. The first implies that the cancel lation should be made under the direc tion of the Governor ; the second that it must be made by the Treasurer at the time of payment. The first provides that, after the Executive warrant has issued, fpd tbe redeemed bonds or cou pons have baan parked “paid” or can celled they shall be Dfileq away” in the Executive office. The second' pteatmfies that, after* payment and cancellation, thev shall be “preserved in the. Treas ures office with the same oare as the funds of tbe Under the law, as it now stands, the Treasure* fc clearly the custodian of the redeem®*! bpnas and coupons of the State, ft has been the usage when tfie 'treasurer applies for a warrant to cover the payment of bonds or ooupons, for the Governor to cause snoh bonds or coupons to be care fully counted by one of the Secretaries of the Executive Department. When the COffi)t, which frequently consumes many days, fit ppjppleted, the vouchers arc sealed up in q spd a memo random of the contents anmrit JS endorsed tbriFeon. A warrant, based upon this memot&ndhiL i® then issued in favor of the Treasure?, and the package itself remains in the Treas urer's office, “subject to the order of the general Assembly.” The warrant thns issued, ;t wil] be borne in mind, is not intended to give aqtfyority to draw money out of the Treasury, ft# only effeot ia to certify that the Treasurer is entitled to credit on the books of the CompUnHqr-General for the amount stated in the w?-§nt. The allowance of such credit, however, is aqfe intended to conclude the right of the State to reqp.en tbe transaction for the oorreotion of any e*y!? r that may have been com mitted. It i proper here to observe, that the usage jnst mentioned waa con formed to in every respect, ylien the warrants covering the improper pay ments referred to Tore issned. No sus picion had then arigeu It)}at the Treas urer WA* not entitled jto the whole amount of the credits claimed fiy film. I recommend a care/gl revision of all the laws governing the State Treasury, and that snoh amendments thereof be made as will gnard more effectively the pnblio interest. The law itself should require that itemized monthly reporte of ihc condition and transactions of the Treasnry fie submitted to the Governor, and the ihforinatioa contained in these reports shonld be, fh fit* discretion, from to time given to the pubiio. The law sfiotfld create a lien in favor of the State upon 1) tfie property of the Treasurer and of his saritie#, from the date of the eaeaution of fiis bond, pro vision should also he made for the issue of execution against a defaulting Treas urer and his sari ties, withont the inter vention of suit, as is now allowed in oases of T*z Collectors and Receivers. The re port of the Treasurer, submitted at the last session of tfip General Assembly, showed a balanoe in tbe’?re*#urr on the Ist day of January,lß7s, of $1,003,128 89. The amount reoeived into the Treas ury from a*i Sources from that time to the 25th day pf jffoyember, 1875—the date of the Treasurer’s reefOtS 1 — was $1,287,277 87. This *um. feed to ttje balanoe on hand on the fat day of Janu ary, 1875, amounted to $2,290,406 25. With this gross amount tbe Treasurer stood oharged at the time of his remo val (gog). office. The aggregate amount of his disburseotents in the year 1875, as the same appears oh the Comptroller-Gene ral’s books, was $810,40175. Tfiig sum, deducted from the gross amount wuh whieh fie stood oharged, left a cash bal ance against fiim at the time of bis remo val of $1,480,004 fifi. The amount of dis bnrsements just stated inolndes only the payments made nnder Exeentjye warrants. In addition to these, the late Treasurer eta*C} th®! be is entitled to a large amount of er4;t for which no warrants were issued. To th® Mlowing statement of the items of credit thus olaimed, th® attention of the General Assembly is respaeifullj invited. On the 24th day of #®no t 1875, the Treasurer presented his account for in terest paid upon tbe pubiio debt in the year 1874. This Moount consists of the following items : 8 per cant, coupons for inter est due October 1, 1873 .. .$ 46,360 00 8 per cent, coupons for inter est due April 1. 1874 47,210 00 8 per oent. coupons for inter est due October 1, 1874.... 44,690 00 7 per oent. oonpons for inter est due on or before Janu ary 1, 1875 259,700 00 7 per cent, ooupons for inter est due on bonds issned under Act Jau’ry 18, 1872. 89,007 50 6 per oent. coupons for inter est due on and before Feb ruary 1. 1875 82,145 00 7 per cent, on gold coupons due on or before Ootober I, 1874 99,207 50 Miscellaneous ooupons for interest on past due bonds, etc 34,207 50 Aggregating $632,527 50 Of the ooup ms last mentioned, $6,645 matured at dates prior to January, 1873, and, in some instances, as far back as tbe year 1861. The records in the Treasurer’s office show thst tha bonds to whioh some of these ooupons pertain ed, were paid at date* varying from ■even to sixteen years ago. After the year 1668, the State paid the interest on her old bonds, from which fact the pre sumption arises that three coupons were paid prior to January, 1873, the date of the late Treasurer’s accession to office. In many instances the dates ofmatnnfi are carefully and ingeniously dipped, or punohed, from these ooupons, is a manner strongly suggestive of a doubtful claim, a portion of them had been twice cancelled, and the records in tbe Treasurer's office indi cated that many of them had been paid by a former Treasurer.# In many in stances original entries of payment on tba records in the handwriting of a former Treasurer, are altered and over ridden by second entries in the hand writing of the late Treasurer. A far ther saspicionof the validity of these coupons was raised by the admission of the Treasurer, frequently repeated, that portions of them were not proper credits, and had probably been gathered by his olerk from the sweepings of the vault, and carelessly placed among his vouchers. Objection was made also to allowing the $93,570 of 8 per oent. oonpons pre sented, as already stated, with the Treasurer’s aocount. These ooupons represented all of the first year’s inter est upon the whole issue of 8 per oent. bonds, exoept $41,000. It was a fact within my own knowledge that a large amount of these bonds was not disposed of nutil after the first coupon for the semi-annual interest thereon had ma tured. It was hence reasonably inferred that when they were sold, the matured oonpons pertaining thereto were out off and retained by the Treasurer. No amount of coupons so out off and re tained was reported, however. It was not donbted that the Treasurer was en titled to credit for a large amount of this interest, bat no data were furnish ed from which this amount could be as certained. His books ought to have nished the desired information, but no full account of the sales of bonds was submitted. Neither his written or ver bal explanations furnished any satisfac tory evidence of the specifio amount of credit to which he was entitled. In the absence of this information, it was manifestly improper to assume a fixed amount; and hence, this whole item was held up for farther investigation. I re spectfully submit, herewith, for the in formation of tbe General Assembly, a particular statement of the coupons so disallowed, and of the Treasurer’s writ ten answers in explanation of the objec tions thereto. Removal *f the TTroasnrer— Hl* Ascertained Liabilities. From faots whioh came to my knowl edge daring the Treasury investigation, I formed the opinion that the surety on the official bond of the Treasurer was insufficient. Thereupon an Executive order was issned and served upon him personally, on the 15th day of Novem ber last, requiring new bond and surety to be executed in terms of the law. With this requisition the Treasurer failed to comply, by reason whereof his office became vacant by operation of law, on the 26tb day of November last. Daring the period allowed for the exe cution of new bond and surety, the re ceipts into the Treasury were deposited in the Citizens’ Bank of Atlanta, and disbursements during the same period were made direotly from this bank, upon Executive warrants only. The sums so received and disbursed are particularly stated in the report of the Comptrolffer- General, herewith transmitted. Within the time prescribed by law, the late Treasurer made a statement of his ac counts and delivered the books and pa pers of the Treasnry, together with an amount of money, to his successor, taking his receipt therefor. This state ment of settlement was duly recorded in the Comptroller-General’s office; but the receipt taken, as just stated, for the property of the Treasury, has never been presented for reoord. By referring to this statement of settlement, a oopy of which accompanies this communica tion, it appears that the late Treasurer stood charged, at the time of his remov al, witha balanoe of $1,480,004 46. This statement of balance is verified by the Comptroller-General's books. The cred its claimed by the late Treasurer in his said statement, amount to $1,544,930 95, from which it would appear that tbe State is indebted to him, on aocount, in the snm of $64,926 49. A careful audit and statement of accounts, made since his removal from office, Bhows a net oash balance against the late Treasurer, how-* ever, of $110,274 84. This balanoe, it should be here remarked, is exclusive of all illegal and improper payments made by him, and inoludea only the ascertain ed amount of oash actually remaining in his hands at tbe date mentioned. The entire amount for which he is liable on all aoconnts, as shown by the carefully prepared statements accompanying this communication, ia $291,969 95. By a joint resolution passed at the last ses sion of the General Assembly, the Gov ernor was direoted to have suits institu ted again*! £be Treasurer and his securi ties on their several bonds for the re covery of the amount appearing to be due from the former to the State. The institution of these suits was attended unavoidable delay, on account of the great difficulty in ascertaining the true condition of flic Treasurer’s ac counts. Sq soon as tfie necessary in formation PO n which tQ predicate suit was obtained, however, tbe Attorney- General was inßtrueted to lay the oases before the proper Courts. These in structions have been complied with. The Governor was also instructed, by a joint resolution passed at the last ses sion. to cause certain bonds and ooupons, in Bald'jresolfftjqn mentioned, to be burned; atnj to (report the faqfc of thejr destruction to the General Assembly at its present session._ This direction has not beep complied ’ with, for the reason that these bonds fe coupons will be re quired as evidence in the'several actions now pending against the Treasurer and his securities. A vacanoy existed in the office of State Treasurer from the 25th day of ft oven,be' last until the 4th day of December following, faring this period the Comptroller-General aoted, by Executive appointment, as State Treasurer. The amount, reoeived by him whiie so noting was $204,287 79. The amount disbursed during this period was $21,730 16, leaving a balance, to be turned over to the new State Treasurer, of $182,557 63. On the 4th day of De cember last the Hon John W. Renfroe, of WashingK u voputy. was. by Exeeu tive authority, appointed and’opmmis sioned State Treasurer, to act until the n6it jneeting of the General Assembly. Receipt* and H*ei|ditiu-e. The whole amount received by the present Treasurer, from the date of his appointment until the olose of the last fisoal year, was $783,241? 07- dis bursements during the same period were $270,454 86, leaving a balance in the Treasnry, at the beginning of the present year, of $511,785 21. For a mqre particular statement in regard to the receipt# apd expenditures of the last fiscal year, tfiq Gepejtal Assembly is respectfully referred to' the' report* of the Comptroller-General. I commend to tfie favorable consideration of the General Assembly, tfie several recom mendations qf tfie GQmßtrqll,cr-General suggesting amendments of tfie law exempting certain kinds of prop erty from taxation. The tables ac companying the report of the Trea surer oontain a particular state of monthly receipts and expendi tures in in? yqar 1875; and, also, a dis tinct statement or the amounts received at the Treasury sincri he dame into offioe, and of the resources from which the ass;ri were derived. A tabular state ment of the public debt, with amounts of interest tfiei-equ, payable quarterly and semi-annually, i® prevented. _ The Treasurer give® a detailed description of all the maturing bonds of the State; and, also, of the bonds of the several railroad companies on which the State is bound by endorsement. Recardiac Band*. I would respectfully call the attention of the General Assemoly to the follow ing extract from my last annual mes sage: “To prevent the injury to the pub lic ;utere-t likely to result from any un authorized or i,’B)swfnl negotiation of our securities, 1 would suggest tUS fj! the bonds reoognized as legal ana bind ing on the State, issued during the late administration, fie withdrawn from cir culation, and that other bonds, of simi lar amount and qf proper tenor and ef fect, be issued in lieu thereof.” The reasons whioh induced me to submit, this recommendation at tbe last session still exist, anfi make it my duty here to renew it. For causes needless to be mentioned, the bonds issued during the late administration are not equal in value to our other pubiio securities. It is manifestly to tbe interest of the State that all her bonded obligations should, as nearly as practicable, be made of equal value in the markets of the world. It will be remembered that a large amount of the gold quarterly bond# of the State in the hands of Messrs. Clews A Cos. have been declared null and void bt legislative enactment. Coupons of these bonds, amounting to $2,625, it is alleged, have already been presented and redeemed during tbe administra tion of th® late Treasurer. It has not been determined whether the tame were redeemed at the State Treasury, or at the Fourth National Bank in New York. From the close similarity-between these coupons and others pertaining to valid bonds of the same issue, there is great danger that repeated frauds will be practiced upon the Treasury. I also recommend that bonds of the State be issned for redemption, by exchange, of the securities of the Macon and Bruns wick arid of the North and South Rail roads, upon whioh the liability of the State is acknowledged. Estimates of the probable receipts and expenditures for the present fiscal year are submitted by the Treasurer and the Comptroller- General, to the consideration of which I respectfully invite the attention of the General Assembly. The aooompanying report of the At torney-General shows the disposition made of the official business in hia hands daring the last year. The item ized exhibits attached to the report con tains a statement of the several amounts received and paid ont, the oases for and against the State now pending in the Courts, the oases pending against the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and of the execution issued by the Comptroller- General against the late officers and agents of this road. The body of the report oontains an explanation of the va rious items embraced in these exhibits. Particular attention is invited to that portion of the report whioh refers to the sale, nnder the direction of the Gover nor, of the house and lot in the oity of Atlanta, formerly owned by Foster Blodgett. The net proceeds of this sale amounted to $4,564 50. The two re maining lots in said oity, purchased as the property of Foster Blodgett, are still owned by the State. The Attorney- General recommends that these lots be sold before the bnilding season of the present year begins. University of Osorjia. The accompanying report of the Trustees of the University shows that the amount of money received from all sources daring the oollegiate year was $38,858 70. The expenditures during the same period amounted to $38,150 35. The attention of the General Assembly is invited to the very fnll reports of the Board of Visitors, and of the President of the Georgia State College of Agricul ture and the Meohanio Arts, whioh will be found • among the accompanying documents. I also submit the re port of the Trustees of the North Georgia Agricultural College, lo cated at Dahlonega, showing the application of the appropriation made for the benefit of that institntion, at the last session of the General Assembly. This College is under the auspices of the State University, and receives au nually therefrom a portion of the in terest accnring from the Land Serin fund. Satisfied that this institution is managed with ability and efficiency, I invite attention to the suggestions con tained in the report, and earnestly re commend that snoh an appropriation be made as will not only meet its present wants, but will also increase its capaoity for future usefulness. Common School*. The report of the State School Com missioner shows the operations of the Department of Education daring the past year, and exhibits the growing effi ciency of the common school system Accompanying the report will be found an able and exhaustive argument in fa vor of the system; published during the last year in letters addressed by the Commissioner to the pnblio. I invite the attention of the General Assembly to the suggestions in the report pointing ont the defects in existing school laws, and indicating the amendments neces sary to correct the same. I concur in the views expressed by the Commis sioner in reference to the propriety of establishing normal sohools. The laok of competent teachers, is,without doubt, the greatest drawbrack to the efficien cy and beneficent operation of the pres ent sohool system. I respectfully sug gest that a portion of the fund annually appropriated for the support of common schools be used for establishing schools for the education of teachers. These should be at least four in number, and located at convenient points in the State. Under proper regulations they would furnish annually a large number of competent teachers, fitted to take charge of the common schools. I re spectfully commend to the consideration of the General Assembly the objections urged by the Commissioner to the an nual appropriation for the support of the Atlanta University. Blind and Deaf and Dumb Institution*. The Academy for the Blind and the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb have been conducted, during the year, with gratifying sucoess, and with due regard to economy. 1 recommend to the oareful consideration of the General Assembly the suggestions in the reports herewith submitted. Lnnatie Asylum. A most gratifying exhibit of the opera tions of the Lunatio Asylum during the past year is presented in the accompany ing report of the Board of Trustees. Acoording to the report, the oost to the Treasnry for maintaining the institu tion in the year 1875, was over 20 per cent, less than the average cost for the three previous years; while the number of inmates was 20 per oent. greater than the average number for the same period. This diminution of expenses is dne, partly, to the reduced cost of subsistence and clothing, and, materially, to the judicious eqqnomy exercised by the Steward and by the rnedioal staff of the Asylum. Attention is called to the ne cessity existing at this institution for a constant and abundant supply of water. It is required for healtfifulness and com fort, as well as for assurance against loss by fire. The Trustees have oaused to he made a reliable survey and esti mate, and have ascertained that an ample supply can be had at an expense of from $15,000 to SIB,OOO. If, upon examination, it should be ascertained that this work is needed and practicable, the apppropriation asked for by the Trustees should be made, Penitentiary. The whole number of convicts receiv ed in the penitentiary last year was three hundred and ninety-one, and the whole number remaining therein on the 31st day of Ifeoember, 1875, was nine hundred and twenty-six. The number of pardons granted during the year was sixteen; the number of deaths, forty nine, aqd qf escapes, dfty-thpee. For the reasons 'set foytb in iny last annual message, I renew the (recommendation therein made, to the effect that there be a thorough reorganisation of the peni tentiary. The adoption of a permanent system of government for the institu tion shonld not be delayed beyond the present session. The views of the Prin cipal Keener nnen t*;jg gphiyfih * l *> t forth in the (fyeqihpanymg report; ari ex pressed with great clearness, and with a force of reasoning which entitles them to the fullest consideration. The Mason and Brunswick Railroad. By a joint resolntjoq qf the General Assembly, approved' March fi, 1875, the Governor'was directed to sell the Macon and Jf r hmYi(ik tyajlro§d, either at pub lic or private'sale, on suoh terms and for such price in money or in bonds of the State or of the company, as he might deem consistent with the pubiio inter est. In accordance with this require ment, all the property and franchises of the comply. publicly sojd; m the city of M®cdn, on the first Tuesday in June last. Ih pre vent the sacrifice of the property at this sale, fbe same was purchased for the State at'and tot the Hum of 81,060,000. A deed of conveyance for all the proper ty so pnrohased has been dnly executed and recorded on the minntes of the Ex ecutive Department, and also in the proper offices of the several counties through which the road passes. After the purchase was made, the rqad If as placed' 'under the management °° n " trol of a Board of Directors, consisting of E. A. Fiewellyo, of the county of Upson, and W. A. Lofton and George S. Jones, of the oonnty of Bibb. Among the accoHipaufing documents is submit ted the ffeport of this board, showing the operations of the road since the same was placed nuder their manage ment. I also transmit herewith the re port of the lteoeiver, covering the por tion of the year 1875 prior to the date of said sale. The net earnings of the road during last year were very small, in con sequence of the large expenditure for repairs. The track is now in good or der, and a considerable increase in the business of the road is reasonably ex pected. fn fhp pxciciee qf the legal power vest ed ih them, the Directors hqye advertis ed that they will offer the road for sale on the 25th day of January, instant. The law provides that any contract for the sale or lease of the road, to be bind ing on the State, mnst have the appro val, in writing, of the Governor endors ed thereon. This provision renders it especially proper that I shonld here present a brief statement of my views in reference to the policy which should be pursued by the State with regard to this road. Asa general proposition, it is doubtless true that the State should not own or operate railways. This road, however, has already become the prop erty of the State, and it should not be parted with, exoept for an adequate con sideration. The Commonwealth has already been more than repaid the oost of its constrnction, in the increased val ue which the r-md has given to property in the section of the State through which it passes. A large increase of business over the line of the road may be confidently expected at nodistantday, Tbe statistics show that nearly one-fifth of the lumber exported from the conti nent of North America goes to *®a from the eoast of Georgia, and it is reasonable to conclude that this proportion will be largely increased. This road traverses, for a great portion of its length, the best lumber region on the continent, and it may be safely assumed that the transportation of this product alone will, in time, famish it with profitable em ployment. If an adequate offer for the purchase or lease of the road should be made it ought to.be accepted; but in no event should its present character, as an independent thoroughfare, be changed. North oad Sooth Railroad Submitted herewith is the report of the Receiver of the property of the North and South Railroad Company for the year 1875. The road has been kept in repair and operated without expense to the State; but the report shows that an inorease of expenditures above the prob able receipts will become necessary the present year. Unless otherwise direoted by the General Assembly at the present session, the property of this oompany wil be offered for sale early in the ensu ing Spring. Department f Acriealtor* and fiol*el*al Eorver. ‘ Accompanying this communioaion, are the several reports of the Commissioner of Agriouitare and of the State Geolo gist. The duties imposed by law upon these officials, respectively, have been performed with ability ana fidelity. The report of the Commissioner of Agricul ture is replete with valuable information, whioh shonld be generally circulated among the agriculturists of the State. The publication of a Hand Book of Agri culture has neoessarily been delayed, on account of the great labor *f preparing it. The report of the State Geologist clearly indicates the progress made in tbe survey during the past year. The field notes, and otiier information of the snrvey arc too voluminous to be incor porated in the report. A detailed report will be prepared for the press during the Winter months, while the field-work is necessarily suspended. The Geological Snrvey should be oom- Eleted as soon as practicable and the lepartment of Agricultare should at once be placed upon the best possible footing. 1 respectfully reoommend, there fore, that the additional appropriations needed for these objects be made. Beard afHaalth. Under authority of an aot entitled “An Act to create a State Board of Health, for tne protection of life and health, and to prevent the spread of dis eases in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes,” approved February 25, 1875, the fo lowing named physicians were appointed as Sanitary Commis sioners, one from each Congressional District in the State, to-wit: For the Ist District, J. G. Thomas, M. D. For the 2nd Uistrict, Benj. M. Cromwell, M. D. For the 3rd District, Geo. F. Cooper, M. D. For the 4th District, F. A. Stan ford, M. D. For the sth Distriot, Joseph P. Logan, M. D. For tbe 6th Distriot, C. B. Nottingham, M. D. For the 7th Distriot, G. W. Holmes, M. D. For the Bth Distriot, H. F. Campbell, M. D. For the 9th I istrict, H. H. Carl ton, M. D. These Commissioners con vened at the Capitol on the 9th day of June last, and, together with the Attor ney-General, the Comptroller-General and the State Geologist, organized, nn der the authority of said aot, “The Board of Health of the State of Geor gia.” . . Aooompanying this commumoation will be found the first annual report of the-Board, to whioh I respectfully invite the attention of the General Assembly. The report sets forth briefly the trans actions of the Borad at its first annual meeting, and serves to illustrate, in a measure, the object of its organization. This Board should be generously sus tained by the State, and to this end I recommended that the law be so amend ed as to secure the collection of statis tical information in the manner suggest ed in the report. I further recommend that the annual appropriation for tbe support of the Board be increased by an amount sufficient to defray the expense of publishing its reports and transac tions. The information oolleoted by ths Board should be disseminated among the people, under the auspices of its own members. Ooaititntlanal Amendment*. I respectfully call the attention of the General Assembly to the aot entitled “An Aot to alter and amend the second section of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the residence of voters,” approved Feb ruary 24, 1875. This act has been passed by the twq successive Legislatures, and only noeds the approval of the people to become a part of tbe Constitution. There is no law providing for the sub mission of this amendment for ratifica tion. I respectfully suggest the passage of a measure directing the manner in whieh all amendments of the Constitu tion shall be submitted to a vote of the people. Oanelnsian, In boncluding this communication, it is not improper to state that the public credit has steadily continued to improve, and may now be justly considered as firmly re-established. The pubiio debt was reduced to a Blight extent the past year, and will be still further reduced during the present year. It is now be lieved that with the abandonment of the ruinous policy of State aid to railway enterprises, and a faithful administra tion of our liuanges, tjie pubiio debt will continue to be reduced, and with it the rate of taxation. The tax imposed by the State is one-half of one per oent. which is light compared with the rate levied in other States; but small as it is, it is our duty to reduce it at the earliest passible day. But for the burdens im posed upon us by those who came into power under the Reconstruction laws, our indebtedness, aa well as our taxes, would be trifling in amount. As it is, much the larger part of the taxes paid by the people—at least sixty per oent. or more—is levied by the lopaj authorities for county purposes. This was render ed neeessary, to a large extent, by the ravages of war. In many counties Court Houses, jails, bridges and highways had to be rebuilt or repaired ; while the in crease of crime and litigation, resulting from the emaqoipid'iqn qf the colored race, has addqd largely tp the expense attending the administration of justice. The past year has been one of unusual financial stringency with o.qr people. The seagqns hays hueu uupropitious for our (j-reat staple, and the price has not been remunerative. Asa oonsequenoe, the farmer has been cramped in his re sources, the merchant has not prospered, and, in sympathy with these, all classes have suffered from the depression in business. But with the jq fhe hands of her o®; people, f\nd our public debt 1 and defined ; with a syste.m of public schools for the educa tion and enlightenment of the rising generation; with a Geological Bureau to search out and make known our bidden resources; with an Agricultural Depart ment to stimulate and euqurage q,ur leading judH 9 tW) a Sanitary Board, qliarged with the important duty of collecting vital statistics, and promo ting the health of the people; with all these, and the countless other helps and advantages we possess, it will be our owu fault if we do not, at an early day, re lieve ourselves of the heavy burdens un der whieh we now labor. These burdens were placed upon our shouldierg, for the most part, hy ’nUwyociiy feds. The duty ql fUC hour it to remove them, and riot io repine over the past. Qur public debt is rimail, compared with Q\\X vast resources. Tfe t cqdjag iQ our aid ooqrqge, patience and self-denial, let us lahor earnestly to advance the interest of the Commonwealth, confident, in the meanwhile, that a just and merciful Providence will eventually right the wrong and reward the right. Jakes Iff. Siam. which House adjourned un til lfi o’clock to-morrow. eRANTISM IN DIPLOMACY. An Envoy Extraordinary Acting a* th* Agent ff ,n Ann* Company. [Jbumat of Commerce.) The English Court of Appeal, on the 11th inst., heard an appeal in the case of Sickles vs. Norris, from an interlocutory, order of the Common Pleas Division, setting aside an order for a commission to tafie evidence on the part of the de fendant at Madrid. The case is thus re ported bv the London Times, of the 13th : “The action was by Gen. Sickles (who was Minister of the Uoited States at Madrid) again*,! tfiu agent in this county q| fileasrs. Remington & Cos., the rifie manufacturers of New York, to recover a large sum of nearly £20,000 claimed as due ou an alleged contract between the parties to pay G p n- Siekles, in consideration of eertain services said to have been rendered by him in pro curing them a certain contract with the Spanish Government for the supply of rifles, all beyond a certain sum °f four- teen hundred dollars gold received for each arm- The alleged contract was de nied, and, moreover, it was set up aa a defense that Gen. Sickles had nut ren dered the alleged servioes, and, farther, that the oontraot was not to pay all be yond the price stated, bnt all that was received beyond that price plus cer tain payments to certain other parties, and particulars having been ordered of these parties, the name of one of them— a Colonel Canterack, at Madrid—was given as having received more than £IO,OOO, and others were stated as hav ing received other sums, amounting al together to £13,000 and upward, where as the whole sum received above the stipulated prioe was only about £12,000, so that no surplus would remain to be paid to General Sickles. In short, the defense set np was, first, a denial of the contract as alleged, and next, that noth ing was due under the oontraot as it was made; that being so, of course evidence of tbe real terms of the contract was re quired, and also evidence of the alleged payments. That being so, the defend ant obtained an order from tho master for a commission to take evidence at Madrid on the gronnd that the evidence of the terms of the contract, as he al leged it to be, was oontained in a letter from him to Colonel Canterack, and could only be proved or produced by the Colonel, and that he alone coaid prove the payment to himself, which absorbed the largest portion of the sup posed surplus, and on appeal to a Judge at Chan ber*, Baron Cleasby, the order was upheld. But tbe Court of Common SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. The Fort Mill Grange recently held a fair. Taxes in Horry county are seventeen mills. It costs five dollars to swear in Oamdea. Horry county will grant no licenses this year. The oolleotion of taxes in Greenville will begin ou the 16th instant. Mr. Henry McKee, an old and highly honored eitisen of Beaufort, is dead. Taxes in Union, twenty mills, in cluding three and a half mills for rail road tax. Taxes in Spartanbnrg reach twenty two mills, over three mills more than last year. The Spartanburg and Union Railroad is transporting five hundred bales of cotton a day. A Leap year party is the latest sensa tion in Winnsboro’. The News man waa the reigning belle. The large and commodious academy at Chestnut Ridge, Laurens county, has been destroyed by fire. Mr. Henry Elliott, aged seventy-seven years, and Mr. Wm. Suggs, aged seven ty-five years, died in Horry last week. Passenger coaches will hereafter be attaobed to the day freight trains run ning between Columbia and Augusta. Col. E. M. Boykin delivered an inter esting address before the Survivors’ As sociation of Camden at its late meeting. A tournament has been held at Black ville. Mr. Joseph Rice won the first prize, and crowned Miss Dosie Tyler queen. At a tournament at Rioh Hill, Ches ter, Mr. P. W. Harden crowaed Miss Laura Brown Queen of Love and Beauty. The tax payers of Wagoner Sohool District, Oconee, are called to meet and rescind a local school tax of four mills levied last Juue. Congressman Wallace has introduced a bill into Congress for the erection of a post office, Court House and revenue office in Greenville. Out of $8,868 29 of claims audited by the Commissioners of Williamsburg county, the olaims of W. W. Ward, sheriff, amount to $6,657 09. The anti-Cotton Shop Association held a meeeiing at New Prosperity, Laurens, and resolved to prosecute a vigorous warfare against the seed ootton traffic. Governor Chamberlain haring required of James M. Bunion, Esq., county treas urer, the filing of anew offioial bond, he has not yet conformed to the require ment, bnt it is supposed he will do so. Judge Mackey has issued a mandamus instructing the county commissioners of Chester to levy a tax to pay the interest on the bonds of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad. The act was ambiguous and the commissioners desired further au thority. ORGANIZE FOR VICTORY t Th* Address of th* State Democratic Som mlttee. To the People of South Carolina: The State Central Executive Commit tee of the Democratic party do not deem it necessary to publish any lengthy state ment of the reasons which induced them to meet at this time. It is sufficient to say that .events with whioh the people of the State are painfully familiar made it indispensable that,the organization of the Democratic party in South Carolina should be revived, as the speediest and most praotioal means of bringing to gether our hitherto scattered foroes, and of concentrating them in the struggle into which we are forced for the mainte nance of liberty and law in tbe State. Thus it has become the duty of the State Committee to take snoh steps as will enable the people of the State to be gin the work of party reorganization at onoe, and make it thorough and com plete. In the oontest in whioh we are about to engage we must win. Defeat oannot be borne. Suocess, however, cannot be expected to crown our labors unless there be absolute unity in the Demo cratic party, together with snch disci pline as will insure the prompt and effloient execution of its policy when de clared, From our adversaries must we learn, at last, the lesson of organization and activity. When the agencies on which society relies for the conservation of its varied interests menace those in terests with destruction, and threaten a whole people with destruction, politios are no longer a matter of sentiment in which the citizen is free to engage or not, according to bis tastes. Upon the management of our political affairs de pends the security of property, as well as the safety of person. By political movements alone oan the purification of the State government be accomplished. Only through political instrumentalities! can honesty, fidelity amt capability re gain a preponderating influence in the councils of the State. To politios, then, for their own salvatiop, must the poeple of South Carolina now address them selves with the vigor, the persistency and the systematic endeavor which mark their conduct in business life. It would nof bri wise to declare a policy before the party whioh shall give effeot to it is ready for both deliberation and action. The officers mnst not be chosen before the rank and file of the political army shall have been mustered in and trained. There should be, in fine, such organiza tion in each ward, township and county, that when the State Convention shall assemble, it shall represent, by its dele gates, the known wishes, opinions and purposes of the organized Democracy of the State. Then will its voioe be the voice of the people; its determination thefi’s, its fight their battle. To such organization, searching and far-reaching, should the people of the State, without delay, address themselves. Without it the State cannot be saved ! The State Convention, when ik shall assemble, will determine authoritatively the policy of the party; and by the de cision qf that Convention shall we all be i boqnd. A®, however, the Democratic party, as such, has had no active exis tence in South Carolina for some years, the State Committee desire to say em phatically that, in recommending its in stant and comprehensive organization, their sole purpose is to obtain an honest and economical government in South Ckrolina, whioh ofiall maintain, without abridghwM or change, the pubiio rights and liberties of tbe whole people, and guarantee to all classes of oitlzens the blessings of freedom, justice and peace, And in this crisis iu the consti tutional life of the State, when civiliza tion itself is in peril, we look for and confidently expect to receive the sym pathy and aid of every citizen whose aims and desires are like unto our own. f In eqmtq°n with their fellow-eitizens, the State Democratic Committee have watched with anxious solitude and grow ing confidence the course of the present Governor of the State. They recognize and appreciate the value of what he has done, promoting reform and retrench ment, during the past year. They ap plaud his wise and patriotic conduct in exerting his whole official power and personal influence for the undoing of the infamous judicial election. And they declare their belief that the Demo cracy of the State, rising above party as he has done, will give an unfaltering support to his efforts, as Governor, for the redress of wrongs, for the reduction of taxation, to obtain a just administra tion of the law, and make the State gov ernment a faithful guardian of the pub lic and private interests of the people. Therefore, the State Executive Com mittee earnestly advise the people of the -.tate to reorganize thoroughly the Democratic party, iu preparation for the State Democra io Convention, which will meet a* a time and place to be here after designated by this committee. The following gentlemen aw charged with this organization of the party in every precinct, ward and township in their re spective counties: Abbeville, J. S. Cothran; Anderson, James A. Hoyt; Aiken, G. W. Croft; Barnwell, T. J. Counts; Ber fort, Wm. Elliott; Clarendon, B. P. Barron; Ches ter, W. A. Walker; Chesterfield, A. Mo- Queen; Colleton, J. J. Fox; Darlington, F. F. Warley; Edgefield, J. Soott Allen; Fairfield, John Bratton; Georgetown, B. H. Wilson; Greenville, T. B. Ferguson; Horry, J. T. Walsh; Kershaw, E. M. Boykin ; Lexington, Gerhard Mailer ; Lancaster, J. D. Wilie; Laurens, B. W. Ball; Marion, A. Q. McDuffie; Marlboro, J. H. Hudson; Newberry, Y. J. Pope; Oconee, B. A. Thompson; Orangeburg, J. F. Izlar; Pickens, R. E. Bowen; Rich land, John McKenzie; Spartanburg, J. H. Evins; Sumter, T. B. Fraser; Union, R. W. Shand; Williamsburg, S. W. Maurice; York, James F. Hart. The organization of Charleston conntv is entrusted to the Committee of Fif teen, of whioh Colonel Charles H. Bi monton is Chairman. In conclusion, the State Committee earnestly say to their fellow-citizens that we are not a* those who are withont hope. Tfie magnitude of the task before us can hardly be overrated. Eveiy step is be set with difficulty, if not danger. Bnt, knowing this people, the committee are confident that the fntnre can be made aa bright as the present is dark. This is the accepted time 1 By organization, labor, patience, boldness and liberality, can peace and plenty and political se curity be restored to the State. M. G. Butler, Chairman; Samuel McGowan, John S. Richardson, Thomas Y. Simons, W. D. Simpson, W. W. Seller*, Wm. Wallace, S. P. Hamilton, Johnson Ha good, M. P. O’Connor, F. W. Dawson. 1 New Advertisements GREAT CLEARANCE SALE OF Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls, Blankets, Flannels, &c., AT JAS. A. GRAY & CO’S. Determined to Tarry o?er no Winter Goo.’s we hare pat the knife in the abore, and will offer to-morrow and daring the week t 700 Yards Dress Goods at 20c.; reduced from 30 and 35. Beautiful Serges—all Colors, it 80c j reduced from 50. All-Wool Serges—all Colors, at 40e j reduced from 60. A Magnificent line of Plaid Dress Goods at 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50c; reduced from SO, 40, 50, 60 and 75. Cloaks—Our Sales in this department hare so far exceeded our most sanguine expectations that but few remain; these we hare marked so low that we cannot fail to dispose of them* Those who put off buying until now will do will to eall early. Blankets, Flannels, &c.—We hare put at prices nerer before heard of for such goods. It is useless to state the reduction made on them; we simply ask all who think of buying to call and examine our stock. James A. Gray & Cos. jan9—tf 1 876. Centennial. 1876. TO MY PATRONS. the close of a year which in spite of croakers to the. contrary has proved fairly successful, I desire to return thanks for tbe patronage with whioh I have been favored, and to assare them that it shall be my oonataut endeavor to desire a continuance of the same. It requires hard work, prudence and economy to make a success of any business at any time, but especially are they prime requisites now, and by adhering striotly to these neoessary virtues, and by keeping a full stook of FIRST GLASS DBY GOODS, And selling for CASH as low as any house in the country, I hope my friends and the pubiio generally will be convinced it will be both prudent and ecoaomioal to buy of me. Again thanking you for your favors bestoned, I remain, Very truly yours, BY. KEAN. jang-dftwtf 271 Broad Street, Augusta. Ga. Ten years ago Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell k Cos. established their adver tising agency in New fork City. Five years ago they absorbed the busi ness conducted by Mr. John Iloopcr, who was the first to go into this kind of enterprise. Now they have the satisfaction of controlling the most ex tensive and complete advertising connection which has ever been secured, and one whioh would be hardly possible in any other country hut this. They have succeeded in working down a complex business into so thoroughly a systematic method that no change in the newspaper system of America can escape notice, while the widest information upon all topics interesting to advertisers is placed readily at the disposal of the public. NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1870. dec22-lm fCAHTEBS LOM ADD SIMS BAM, 223 Broad Street, CASH CAPITAL, SIOO,OOO, WITH STOCKHOLDERS LIABILITY* Transacts a general banking, exchange and collection business. Five pet cent, allowed on Pail; Balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT. Interest allowed on Time Deposits, as may be agreed upon. T. J°. BRANCH, President. J. T. NEWBERY, Cashier. N. B.—SIGHT DRAFTS on GREAT BRITAIN and CONTINENTAL EUROPE in sums oT £1 and upward. tub SO—tf BUGGY HARNESS FOR $10! A GOOD snbstxni I*l home mad* Baggy Harness may be bad at the above pnee by calling on W. L. Sherman, Saddle and Harness Maker, at Royal’s Shoe store, opposite Express offioe. Saddles and Harness of all kinds made to order at prices in proportion to the above figures. Oriers from the country promptly attended to. Don’t forget the plaoe— Royal’s Shoe Store, opposite Express offioe. oclo-w3m W. L. SHEKM.tN. m be mailed free j all apple ts. This is the largest t complete fue* pl ains about r 600 fine egant col res full dc- S, directions rarieties of la,Bedding valuable to Address, eo„ deqi7-weqwasr THE JAb. ItEFFEL Doable Tarbiao Wfticr Wheel, JRn L lf&nuuitcrou 07 W PCCLE & HUNT. Baltimore, Kitf. tiff 7,000 Ao w J ,Y vsi:t tUS n bintple. Strong-, Durable, Nip J always reUaiticand aatia '*i*anffictnrers,alßo, ci Tortabla & Stationury hSKSSrwM&yELgities, Eteam Boilers, * Orist Mills, Min. W M;tc it utc.y .bearing for Cotton Mills, Flour, Presses,&c. Eh-ftiniy.{Tilleys and Hangers a rbec’-tUv. Machine made Gearing; sccu tale und of very best finish, bend for Circulars FOR SALE! A VALUABLE Fam in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. I WILL SELL MY VALUABLE FARM, lying on Little Kiver and Sill Fork Creek, in Og etborpe connty, four mile* east of Bairds town, containing 320 acres of *a fine land aa la in Middle Georgia; 100 acres in wood land, and 60 acres rich bottom. On the place is a comfortable dwelling, good stable* and all neoeeeart out-bmldinge. The society of tbe neigbborhorhood is good schools and churches are convenient. The water is as good as oan be found anywhere. The Btock. Corn. T°<Mer *nd Cotton Seed oan be bought with the land. Terms—One-half cash, balance in twelve months, withont interest. For particulars, ad dress THOMAS A. BKOWN, Bairdstown. Ga., Or THOMAS T. BROWN, novlfi-d6Aw2m Oreenesboro, Os. To Persons Desirlo; Bones la Arkaasas. I HA YE twenty thousand acres of land or more iu Colnmbia connty, Arkansas, which I will sell in quantities and on terms to suit purchasers. The climsTe is entirely healthy and the land produces any and every product raised on t-outhem soil. B. F. ASKEW, oc3B-w3m Magnolia, Arkansas. RAW FURS WANTED. SEND for Price Current to A. E. BUBK HARDT & CO.. Manufacturer* and Ex porter* of American Fur Bkin*. 118 West Fourth street, Cincinnati They pay the high est price* current in America. Shipping to them direct will samlhe profit* of middle men and bring prompt return*. dov37 w 3mo ONE CAR CLEAR 818 BACON SIDES (hi Consignment and for Sale by BBANOH k SMITH. Jaatf-tf iMYSTERY SOLVED. The Great Seeret of the Wonderful Success of Vegetine It strikss at the root of diseeee by purifying the blood, restoring tbe liver and kidneys to healthy action, invigorating the nervous sys tem. RELIABLE EVIDENCE. Mr- H. R. Stevene : Dear i-ib —I will most cheerfully add my tes timony to the greet number yon have already received in favor of your great and good medi cine, Vkqetine. for 1 do not think enough can be said io its praise, for 1 was troubled over thirty years with that dreadful disease. Ca tarrh, and had such bid coughing spells that it would seem as though I could never breathe anymore and Vkoe’ihib has cared me; and I do feel to thank God all the time there is so good a medicine as Veoetike, and I also think it one of the best medicines for conghs and weak sinking feelings at the stomach, and ad vise everybody to take the Vkgktine. for I can assure them that it is one of tbe best medi cines that ever was. MBS. L. GOHE, Gor. Magazine and Walnnt Sts., Cambridge, Mum. THOUSANDS SPEAK. Veostine is acknowledged and recommend ed by pbysioians and apothecaries to be the best par. fier and cleanser of tbe blood vet dis coveied, and thousands speak in Us praise who have been restored to bealib. Report from a Practical Chemist and Apothecary. Bostok, January 1, X 874. Deab Sib—This is to certify that I have sold at retail 134) dozen (1,802 bottlos) of yonr Veoetike since April 12. 1870, andean truly say that it has given the best satisfaction of any remedy for the complaints for which it is recommended that I ever sold. Scarcely a day passes withont some of my customer i testify ing to its merits on themselves or their friends. I am pen ectly cognizant of several cases of Scrofulous Tumors being oared by VEOETiim alone in this vicinity. Very respectfully, yours, AI GILMAN, To H, B. Stbveks, Esq. 168 Broadway. VEGETINE • Will Clean*® Scrofula from tbe Sys tem. HONKBT OPINION. Mr. R. R. Btment: Deab Sib— This is to show that my son was taken eick in Jannary, 1864, with Scrofola, which came ont in large sores and ulcers on his leg and hip. His leg wag swelled more than twice its natural aize. He had several docti rs of high standing in their profession— two from Boston and three from Charlestown— withont getting a bit better. He was obliged to lie wherever be was placed, for he bad no use of bis limbs whatever. When we bad given np all hopes of his living we were told to try VEGETINE, the great blood remedy; and be bad taken it bat a short time before we coaid see a great change. Th* sores ran so bad that we had to obange the clotba fonr or five times a day Still, he was getting better; for he could move his limbs and help himself a little. He was soon able to sit up in bed, and, by constant use of VEGETINE, it has cured him. He has a lame leg, which he will proba bly have foi life; bat we all honestly believe, if we had used VEGETINE before we bad bothered with those doctors, it would have saved the nse of bis leg, and restored it to natural health. I hope all those troubled with Scrofula will read this testimony of me aiffimy .on, who is now well and able to sreak for himself. CATHUtINE MAHONEY, DANIEL MAHONEY, 19 Trenton St., Charlestown, Mass. May 10, 1672. The above plain but honest statement con clusively shows the quick and thorough clean sing effects of the VEGETINE in Scrofola. VEGETINE is acknowledged by all classes of people to be the best and most reliable blood purifier in tbe world. VBGKTINE IS SOLD BY ALL DBUGGISTB. nov23-4w ' i TEICBEBf WHO has hid a versl years expsrience in teaching, and who teaches thoroughly all the Branches usually taught in Ssbools and Colleges, desires a situation. Address, L. A. M., Girard, Bark* County, Georgia. jantMliwl*
