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INlSWl <fc XT3'I'KS. TSSL l'.l? BVKKY SAT0Y.I>AvSlOllJ?INti HY WIK OUANcM^VnCl NKWS COMPANY. , MKO.il$01,1 V'EK," llusiin?ss Man?ffei*: SATl?5iI>!t\ ,crV?v. *i7. J> LAYING THE CORKER STONE On Thursday Inst tho corner stone of the new court house was laid with Masonic ceremonies. Early in the morning! dm 'streets grew lively with persons from all purls of the county, whose faces showed that they had for gotten fdr-'tho time short crops am! the working ol the lien law. The Musohic'Iioug'es welrc/?ut in full force., accompaulcd by the Odd Fellows, and assembled -at/ rho Freshy tcrinn Church, about half past' TO o'clock A'. M.', from Yvliich place they marched in procecslon, under ..the direct ion of Samuel'1'Dibble, Esq., Marshal, down Kussel streut to M'ddlcton, dowiilflid dlcton to Amelia, up Amelia to Church, and up Church to the Court House Square, where they halted and passed under the arch in inverted order. A stand had been erected, for the occasion, te the rear of which was an other?occupied by the organ and choir of the Lutheran Church. Tbc assemblage 'whs called to order by Grand Ma.-ter Izlar, who present eil the Rev. Edward Cookc, who made h ictling.and eloquent prayer, An ode from the choir here followed, at the conclusion of which tho lion. T. AY. Glover was introduced; und made a speech replete with interestiag re miniscences of our city. lie said, in substance, that he had been requested by some of his young friends to give his recollections of the. men and t! ings connected with the early history of Ornngebuig. He re membered with vivid distinctness, and had in his mind's eye, the events that transpired; in its younger days, and what Ids spirit felt then his fancy drew;; so that the accidents and inci dents qf that period bad stamped themselves indelibly upon his memo ry! Except Capt. Jacob Stroman, he ?was tho only one left of the number who lived here in the earlier days of Ornugeburg. The first grant of land made was iu the.year 1735 to Henry Weitzer, Peter Rothe, Hans Kalte, Ulrich itober, Michael Sackvilcr and Bait* zegar Stromnn. Thetowil was first set tled by Gcrmnus and Hollanders, but principally by the former. 'Tho lands embracing Ornugeburg ? comprising about Sol) acres?were granted to Germans, but. tho names of many of their descendants had been nictnmnr phoscd into something else. A man bV?.!Vie* [ name ? of " PYrgcnmn, was ? o)digcrXi in,the pursuit of fortune, to settls in the Western' part of Now Yorjt. ,'CThe people there called him Feuerstein. On his return to our English neighborhood, hi.s new n<> cia4iitAUC.es discovered that Feuerstein in German, meant flint in English. Tliey retranslated him and the de scendants of Feuerstein go.by the naino of" Flint to this day. One of his grandsons settled nt tho Acadian con&t, on ill c? M i,ssiss ip pi, whose name underwent the'fate 'of his family, as lie was called by a literal tnim hition in "Frcncli, F'on c a Fusil, and was afterwards called Peter Gun. A grca.i many names had- undcfgoiic like changes. The Grumbling and I mho den, families were not known by those names - in the days to which ho'al ludcd. The old jail was built about 1770, and stood about five hundred yards from where the new court house now stands. Tho court, house was built about the year 17??. The next incident ol importance was tho immigration hero ol a num ber of Swiss Germans. Such was Ornugeburg up to 180!). Tlie street which is now called Brought oh, was then nothing but a public road, ns there were no streets in those flays. Between the new court libuso and ? Mr..Aaron's place (now owned by Mr, J. W.U. Dukes), stood a school house in rear of tlie Oak ViMn. Tho school ?j was kept by a Mr. Todd, a very )yor,Vl\y ;ai"f industrious man. Tho next house was that of Win. Fooser, a tailor. Tho next was Munich's, and stood where Mr. Joseph Hurley now lives. Then crime, just across the corner, where- Meroney's hotel stands, the house of James Stewart, the an cestor ol many well known families in this county; the next was the house ol Gideon Jennings, who lived between ?, ,Af crone j's and I). Louis'. The house of John Vineyard, who aus clerk of . tlio court, slood upon thfl ground now ? occupied by the rcsidiVnce of I). Louis, and that of James Cariniehael, brdi nary; was situated at tho head of what is now known as It rough ton street. Remote from this street lived Henry Dana Ward, Tclcr and Jacob Howe, whilo over the brunch stood the Dcs tnrgelic house. Ilinkel, a wheeliIght, resided near the Methodist graveyard. John Bone lived on the loft 'side of Broughton street, and Samuel P. Jones, Commissioner in Equity, on j the corner of Amelia and Broughton. On tho Southwest corner of Brough ton and Amelia stood the store of Vineyard and Glover. Where the Clark house stands lived Mrs. Mary Wilson, next, to which was the court bouse, now' known :1s the Mtircnant place-. On Windsor street, towards the river, wn.s the Bruce house on the one side and the Riokenbukor house on the other, and close by stood the house of John Dick. Win. Oft, a car penter, lived near the river and was tho toll gatherer. Timothy Barton (Urn lather of Col. D. II. Barton) was the sheriff at that time. . The Judge bore dwelt upon the pro gress that the town had made since the days of his boyhood, and feelingly touched upon the scenes Arid iaccs of Hi at day. The old jail was important in Revo lutionary times. So was the Bruce house. Jn 1777 GuvJRutledgednliv ered a -Ith of duly speech near it. It was upon the old jail, commanded by Fiieher, that Su inter made an at* tack ami captured about eighty men. A ball from one of bis cannon struck the Briec bouse, and emptied the old lady's wine, who complained of the circumstance very much. He got this from Ahrain Kehler and Kicken baker. Tints stood things in those days when the population of Orangc burg did nut exceed forty iu number. From liis':recollection of the village it was very sickly. The branch, which extends from the Fair Grounds, was supposed to have been the main cause. In 1840 the.population of Orangc burg was about five hundred. From tins fact we could judge of our increase iu population and wealth. The, venerable Judge hero conclud ed his interesting narrative, which we regret to say is hut |fccbly outlined in this report. He alluded feolingly-to the days that were gone and would come no more, and hoped that our new court house, when finished,wou^d be dedicated to justice, and tlrtit in its walls, the law would be executed without favor or reward. Afler a beautiful air--which was 'discoursed by the choir in it ^sweetest style?had died away, Maj Knowlton was introduced and i made the follow ing excellent address. For beauty id-expression, and fauUlessness of die lion, it is seldom surpassed. Wo con gratulate ourselves upon being able to present it to our readers in full: Brvificrs iiuc/ FrictiU* 1 .. The peculiar and impressive cere monies in which we are to-day en gaged imply a Masonic approval of the purposes f?-r which this building is erected?this new Court IIouso of our own fair County of Ontngcliiirg? and I declare to you, as a Mason, that I It now ofnp structure by inhrtnl hands whose corner or foundation stone may be more appropriately laid by free and accepted Masons than one whoso purpose ib to provide for the administration of Justice?that virtue which is the "boundary of right,'' "ivhioh Wahles us to give to every man bisjuf t one," which "in a great measure constitutes real goodness, and is therefore represented as the perpetual study of an accomplished Mason,'' and without the exercise of which "universal confusion would en sue, lawless mree might overcome tho principles of equity, and social intercourse no longer exist." Justice ! Iu till the languages of this many-peopled world there is no word lieber in moaning?in all the looming brains of men there is no idea more comprehensive?among all (seels, all creeds, there is no symbol more suggestive. For it embraces and epitomizes all Masonic and all human ditties. For we, iny brothers, arc charged by the Master upon our initiation that tho three great duties of Masons aro to God, to their neighbors, and to themselves. And in the 22d chapter of Saint Mart hew we read that "when 'the Pharisees had heard that be had put the Sadduoess to silence, they were gathered together. " Then one of them, which was n lawyer, asked him a question, tempt* ing him, and saying, ?'Master, which is the great coin* tnandment in the law?" And the reply was "Thou Shalt lovo tlie Luid ^hy God with nil thy heart and with nil thy soul and with all thy mind. . "This is the first and great com mnndnient. And tho second is like unto it, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thy?elf. "On thoso two commandments Itang a/lihcjaw ami the prophet**' Justice, therefore, in its highest ?sense, comprehends all the duties of man toward his Maker, his fellow man (or neighbor,) and himself?for the emphatic mandate q? this high virtue is, that "to each snail be rend ered that which is his just due"?and these great duties comprehend all others. , ? Thus, an accurate definition of this cardinal virtue results in the establish ment of a remarkable parallelism "be tween the most sublime teachings of Chris In nity and of Masonry. The three great duties of Masons arc co equal and co-extensive with the two grout commandments of the New Testament. But the Jus'icc hereafter to be meted within these walls must, in the nature of things, bo subject to limita tions and hhperfections. Principles may be lceognized, but their varied and coin plox mutual relations can not always be determined or understood. Laws which seem wisely enacted may prove unjust in their practical opcr lition?and the best laws may bo both misunderstood and misapplied. In other words, human laws carry with them the human frailties and short comings of those witty whom they originate and oT thos'e by whom they a fa administered', The corner stone may be "well formed, true and trusty," but its relation to other por tions of the buildiug*hmy not have been wisely considered?the building itself, indeed, may not have been needed?may even bo worse than use less, a positive and unmitigated evil. Against these dangers the most effective safeguard is tho cultivation, among all communities and among all nations, of those sentiments of Truth, of Honor, of Forbearance, of Brotherly Love, which are cither expressly or by inference comprised in the cardinal virtue-of the Christian nud Masonic fuitlu^-Wh.en these sentiments shall have occonie" the mainsprings of human action, then, in deed, will be realized the desire of one. who spoke from his soul's depths : "For Justice, nil reasons summer?every lautl a home!" And yet it must be admitted that, for absolute justice, this World bus, absolutely, no home.?that for it no season can be absolutely sum mer. For no matter how wise, how good, the law ' may be in itself?-no' mailer bow ably expounded or how [honestly administered?there is ne cessarily it.bereut in all human laws a rigidity, an inflexihilty, an inability of adaptation to special and exception al cases, which must occasionally lead to the most disastrous consequences. But let us leave the consideration of that wliich is fc-o unfortunately inevi table, and turn to the pleasanter sub jects suggested by theso proceedings. .From every neighborhood of the cotinty our brothers have come to-day to aid us in lh. performance of a cere mony which carries us, in imagina tion., back through medieval days to the remote ages when our nucient brethren "wrought [hi both operative and speculative Masonry"?when tho Trowel, the Level, the Square, and all tho other Implements of our craft, were wielded, in actual labor, by men of honest heart and brawn)' band. Then was it first taught that labordre est ordre?that to work is, in one sense (and a noble one,) toprny?and that the wages most sincerely enjoyed are those which arc most honestly earned. And never, I believe, through all the mutations of time, have our "brethren of the mystic tie" forgotten or ignored these principles. Though "tho great est and best of all ages," though Emperors and K ings, Presidents and Princes, have been, and are to this day, "encouragers and promoters of our royal art," yet have they never changed?and probably they never sought to change?tho old Masonic sentiment ns to the dignity of labor? the inherent nobility of sheer, j hard work. Nor was thoir handiwork, when the occasion required, wanting in a j beauty, a graco and delicacy which I charm and captivate the most, refined and cultivated taste of the present day. The most imposing and beauti ful specimens of architecture in the old world?the cathedrals and castles, tower* and spires, of Italy, of Spain, of France, of England,' yet stand, as ' they stood hundreds of years ngo, i ? . _ i. . Ii." - .1 - ! -' " monuments and illustrations of tho deft and powerful hands, tho highly educated intellects, and wonderful artistic taste, of those who, equal ly with ourselves, wero "engaged by solemn 'obligations to erect magni ficent buildings, to be serviceable to the brethren, and to fear God, the great Architect of the universe.'' To thorn arc we indebted for the rich en tablatures, the quaint gargoyles, the graceful coin.-uns and all tho exquis ite carvings in stone which adorn the gothic art of Europe, and to which the epithet of "frozen music" has been ap plied by the greatest of modern critics. But in the contemplation of these beautiful and glorious works of our fel low craftsmen, let us not be downcast, my brothers at the re.lection that the spirit of the present age no longer re quires the erection of such proud structures at the hands of operative Masonry. Belter for defence than eafstles and towers are resolute hearts and indomitable wills; dearer to us than all grand cathedrals and minsters are the plain and simple churches that dot our country side, ami though their white and tapering spires be not so gorgeously embellished as those beyond the sea, yet do they surely point as straightly heavenward. And now, ere the Master scatters the corn of nourishment, and pours the wine of refreshment, and the oil of joy upon the foundation stone of this now temple, let us silently yet earnestly iuvoke the Great Architect that justice may always find therein a goodly host and cordial welcome, and that, so far as is possible in our earthly and tem porary Lodge, there may, in the words of Joseph Story, at no distant period be realized the boast of the Roman Orator "Aoji crit alia lex Romae., alia Athcnis; alia nunc, alia posthac, etc?There shall not then be one law for Home, another for Athens; one law to day, auothcr hereafter?but during all Time, and for all nations, there shall be one law, all-embracing, eternal and im mortal ! Here followed more music and the Grand Master's address, by D. D. G. M. James F. Idar, which was deliver ed with the mostimpressivCjdignity and earnestness. Then music again, and the pouring of corn, wiuc and oil upon the corner stone, after which tho bene diction was pronounced, when thcinte ieating ceremonies came to a close. Despite the inclement weather a large number of Indies and gentlemen were in attendance upon the occasion. The Governor's Message. This document was read in both branches of the General Assembly on .Tuesday, last. It is a comprehensive/ document, dealing with most of the questions of geueral interest proper to be brought before the body, und evincing in its grasp'of' principles, and in its details, and in its thought and form of expression, the well known characteristics of the Governor's mind and style. It contains congratulations upon the marks of progtcsg and con tentment among' the people. It re presents that the tax laws of the State are now administered, with fairness and ability, and with improving promptness on the part of the people in paying taxes. Legislative expenses have been reduced, and abuses in connection with contingent funds in a great derjreo removed. All executive contingent funds have been drawn dining the past year ou vouchers ap proved by and filed with the Comp troller General, and publicity ami aceountability in that way secured. A brief session is recommended, and also an improved method of paying legislative accounts by requiring that all such, or claims passed by the General Assembly, shall be made by the State Treasurer upon wan ants drawn by the Comptroller General, for which the. vouchers shall be filed with hhn. It is recommended that the State printing should hereafter be thrown open to competition, and that a bill having for its object tha reduc tion of the number of salaried officers rnd of the amounts of their salaries bo passed. The provision by taxation ; to defray all the estimated expenses of the Stnto for the current yenr is next insisted upon as an imperative duty. The second constitutional duty is the levy of a tax sufllcient to pay the last year's deficiencies, the total amount of which is given as $.'108,872. lf), of which $249.872.20 should be provided for in tho present year's levy. The Governor, after touching light ly upon tho Hardy Solomon hank business, considers tho public debt, and insists that the terms of its settle mcnt shall be. scrupulously kept, The floating indebtedness, he thinks*, should be settled, first, by properly auditing all forms of indebtedness, and, secondly, by its gradual payment by annual tax. The Governor next reviews county finances, the reports of the State officers and officers of public institutions, finding in each evidences of fidelity and industry, He renews bis advice given Inst winterte order the election of Justices of tho Peace and of constables, by the people, and to make a registration of electors. He thinks that minority representa tion is growing in favor among all the people of the State, and urges the consideration of this measure by the General Assembly. In recommend ing that all appropriation be made in aid of tho State Agricultural and" Mechanical Society for the present y car, he advises that the condition be attached "that the society shall so manage its affairs as to enlist the sup port and confidence of all who regard the welfare of the State." How this is to be done, he does not say. The message concludes with some good advice about the selection of Judges, and with references t,o the centennial celebration in 187G. \Yc have thus glanced at the prin cipal topics of the message, aud urge our people to study and examine it fully. It breathes a good spirit in many things- It contains good seuti mcnts. I FROM OUR OWN CCRRK5PONDF.NT.] FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. the general a88embxy and its BriRit?veto of t?r tax bill? the governor's message?maj. knowlton's chances for a j udgeship?what one bays WnO know8. Columbia, S. C., November, 24th 1875. The convening of the General As sembly has been marked by several circumstances whichsli?wjthestrength that the watchword Reform has ob tained in the minds of the people. The principal of these was the sus tabling of the Governor's voto of the tax bill by a unanimous voto in tho House of Representatives on yester yesterday. Such an event is un doubtedly without ^precedent in tho history of post-bellum legislation, and goes far to show I lie sfrongth and influence which a rightly minded ex ecutive can exert, even with such an admittedly uucontrolablc b.idy as a State Legislature. The new tax bill as proposed, and as favored by the Governor, will, iu many respects, be a gnat improve ment on the.last. I's ess ntiat fea tures will be very much altered, arid the total levy for State purposes wil.l not exceed ten and a,half mills; This expended properly, as it Undoubtedly will be, will relieve the State from its present embarrassed condi.thm, and speak volumes for the administration in their efforts to secure to the people of the Stute nn honest and economical government, and to lessen the burden of taxation. The Annual Message of the Gov ernor has been very favorably .re ceived, nnd commented oh,'' witn the exception of the part which relates to the forthcoming centennial. His appointment of' the. Centennial Com mission some tinio since, created a very just indignation among the lead ing colored men of the State; and his present explanation of his action only tends to increase the feeling. Thoy argue that South Carolina is not to bo represented as sho was, but as sbo is;and that His Excellency would have dono but simplo justice, and silently acknowledged that there wero some colored men in the State fit to represent her, by mingling with the "fair representatives,"' a few dark ones. I doubt very much, however, if the State, even with the aid of the immaculato commission, will be re presented at Philadelphia!! Our peo ple as a who'o, do not tal*o a great interest in the matter, and it will require much more time and labor to awakeu their enthusiasm in the cause, than cither tho Commission or tho Governor arc prepared to give. In I addition to thie, a considerable! amount of money will bo required to perfect the arrangements necessary to a successful representation of the re sources and industries of tho State, and neither tho Legislature, nor tho "eminent nnd honorable citizens of tho Stato" are prone to contribute, where they do not sco the prospect of an immediate return to the investment. The failure of South Carolina to "fill her place in the centennial pngop.at," may therefore bo regarded us a fore gone conclusion. Tho election of Judgcs^iicjir will doubtless take plap? sdme |.iiuao \n January, creates considerable interest, and candidates for judicial, honor* (and emoluments) J aro continually springing 'up* with > musiirooj0ike rapidity. The Republican party, in its selection of Judges heretofore, has with some honorable exceptions, been peculiarly unfortunate, l ?rtd Mo 'con sequence is, that they are determined in future to look .closely to J.he. char acter and capacity of the men) they elect, before dropping upon their shoulders the judicial ermine.;*AnK>og the candidates who are most favora bly spoken of, is Judge KnoAvlton, of yourcqunty.. Tins gentleman is well and favorably dtnowa to ajd^lmj^nri hent politicians, who jfrcquontytha . capital, and T iiavev no donbt'What* ever, that if elected, ho will prove a. bright and useful 1 ornament' lb', pur judiciary, and sustain tlie "reputation * that he has already gnincxh, ?> by. ad ministering "equal and exact justice to all men," , ( Yours centennially, ROLLO. " True bills have been found by tho Grand Jury of Charleston .county against Martin R. Delnuey for breach of trust and Grand Larceny.. This.. officious gentleman is the same suave* individual whom the Independent Republicans ran for Lieutenant Governor in the last campaigu Governor Chamberlain .recently ap pointed him a Trial Justice, but.,- as a matter of course, off goes his official head now as his Lxcellemry is under pledge not U> continue ? thieves in? office. To D&ug gists, Hardwaret and? Genkrai, Merchants.?I carry in Btock from 1,000 to 3,000 . [boxes of/ window glass, (tho largest stock iiv the South,) embracing all.sizes, from 4x6/to 40xG0 in linglo or double thick nn-i polished plate". .Standard brands of French and' American? make. Stained j cut, ground, enamel ed, and church glass. Putty by the, bladder or ton. Glaziers, points,, knives, Diamonds, &c, The above are imported direct from the factories and I guarantco bottom ces. Send for latest quotati-ns. Truly yours, P. P. Tor.R. f f'barU?ti.n, S. C. , KOR?ON, 08 EAST RAY, v COMMISSION M KUCHA NT AND DEALERS IN FKKTIUZKRS. Cn*r.KSTov,.a. C. November li 187.1? Having.been eiiff gcil for,twenty yrars in the Gugno Trade with eminent' stirer.?*?, I deemed it advisable lo introduce Fcrtiri/Jrrs uuderniy own namoand pnanuitee'.rithare made arrangements. to '. have- jfreparcd- h Guano under my inspection- and rentrol; called ROBSON'S COTTON AND COHN PERT ILIZKKS. This Guano is of- iho highest standard. It contains, among other valsable in??refKenlvtlrrc? per'^tiit^of Am monia, one and a half per cent, of PoUsb and fourteem per. cent, of Avalable Phos phate. I abo have prepared for me a COMPOUND ACID rilOSl'HATE of the highest standard.. These_ Fertilizers 'rife compounded of the purest matcfiab?,^ and arc manipulated and tested, under. tlie.Mi pervision of Dr. St. J- Ravcnel, bf "this city whose nrjinc 'givefa^^wni^rf.WefrT lffgh character and adaption for our soil.. ,.f oJTt,r these Fertilizers to rianteraoa the . fbllow *ng favorable terms r* :? ? ? ROBSON'S COTTON AND.CORN FER TILIZERS. . Cash $44 per ton; on time, $5QJ ROBSON'S COMPOUND ACID'PHOS PHATE, Cash, $28 per ton; on time, $33. Planters ordering immediately will be al lowod to the' first of April \o decide which they prefer, cash or time. An order for a car load of eight tons ^wi.U be sent free of dniyage; but for a less amount $L per ton will be charged. Ort orders for large lota from Gran gor? or doalcrs, a liberal disco?n? will be allowed. I take this occasion to return my thanks to those who have so largely patronized the, Fertilizers hitherto offered by me, and m (soliciting their favorable attention to anctV er, t pledge my boat efforts to merit a contin uance of confidence by keeping the highest standard of Fertilizers adapted to cotton and corn. ' ' . ' nov 27 * 3m. For sale I wilt offer at public Sale oil Sales day in December next, three good building Lot?? the Lots are situated at the foot of Market Street and fronting on the NeV Street lately opened. Terms, one half Cash'. Further particulars given on day of sale. 8. 8. WALTERS, nov 27 _LJ_2t .-?' Sale Under Mortgage.', By virtue of a certain mortgage and tin der tho direction Of the mortgage, I will j Reil at Orangeburg, S. C, ia front of tho Sheriffs Office, on Monday the ?th day of I Dec., 1875, at 12 o'clock M: One bay Hone and two fine Milch Cowr and ono Mule, seized on an the property * Nero Ro*tick under Mortgage to WaT?m Smith. Terms cash. ANDREW D. SMITH, nov 20 3* .tgcat.