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TUE ORANGEBURG TIMES. All articlos intended for publication in ?bj> Jj^^miiKj^bn .accompanied with thc?r?^naroe of thp author; not. necessa rily ^J^tf jnftfinV P"r WUlTguaxjftntee of a ?oryan^^ u% fpT wawl to^gjfjre opjjr^ason why.Rjnp.nbliato ismis d/s^tofui^to^ pop ulatip^i o? 8$Jflfrl<fc, naot A su ort ;>*>:.: It ?eni8f J^h^ our, ^krraej,. attempt has ^^dffffHOTUrV reasoning, apparent,un\|farfthyj{ 9& \ .confutation. I AVc howjeyer., jt^|nk.{it jw,fts bo.th sound and good as jyjeJT asJ?|^pthful-t-an argu? ment' whjety caono.t<pe. cgi^ted.,. The editor of the Y$#waft ia>.hi& "Plain talk^' copcc^o^^ha^f]^l(pf utho .Republir can.ipde'm,f ^YO 4Ht9l?|8?WCft 'arid that thev a^o^^rnp.^,,,and,/asks> .whether wo p^rpRoiej^,, ^jya^ ^tefr.mon:ito the colored people,; whlc^e,, says-almost ;mo?. no^liao the Republican: honesty of the Stato^a^,weupresume he knows; We have rcpcatcdly, offered these,better men' to thejftj'jtypsBt?''. but igrossly ueceived upholders . of Republican corruption. Their;<.; ft ignorance* *< < alone ? ?can "excuse the blind . faith with which they keep these,irrupt mi^ttii high position j and' one of the main reasons, why we answer the questions pfthe,.;^cwa," at nil,' is becauop fw*<faj}llyo!hpJiaytf that idid'We not do no,;the colored people of this coun ty wqu^d.jac^vj^ly)^ owerable. , oaiw \o t?-w jnxV/id wid The* ?^ewq;!feay8 *Hafe rby these * <Jot rupt n^en^we^Jlos^l<oSuVy4money.V \V%sny\ thit hol&thri^Bi^tibh'cantssrty responsib, le, fprjthaflection l?t??eti inen to office, and that we lose'not "only mon ey" but we lose representation entirely ;? while we:pay almos't1 the who!e tai, which1 is enormous and still being made more burdensome. ^??4K,"*/ If tha mrjorityrof mJcnrin'tiffs'' State do actually bfelieve hi' * ?cpubh'tfkri pWn ciples, why is it that they 'do'iibt' 'eyVnce ?.hose principles in their selfeOtiBn.Vat the ballot box Ii IWh^SShdrnefa1 to1 the capi tal who eacrlfte? die ^?bli? tof ft?fincV who disguise the condition of thtt State fin snces, owhp iprostiMrm !lhb ^USibcl no we r of lnw-making.-to tho^rdttfttlmA of^nrji-' vidual speculation and the institution unequal taxafibrftf o*A''rVrfhesHTtfepnhii can principles forfiooTli tAether they he ackn^lcdg^'W^i?Milorn'nK the pubHr^&oWrJtfVnW $ t^tfikirap;' tical resuftllhfhl StRr^!i? CaloWa^worp ing of Refub'lieari doctrines; nay, we might sav^of the;re?ult in Wur Own coun ty. It wtt? ohinr^lusWhrnf of court here, that we had our previous county officers indicted for, tried and convicted. f< ?') ist '?'v, "I?i?1-k> * viThTPi 'y ! of raal-fcu?ance in bftiecA-all except the rr_.?? lavitiittaqn ,,x 1Mri i reosui er. , Yet, the '"fliBr of the "News" who has beett with eagle eye, aud no lack of cither interest or intelligence, watching* the progress of events for three years, tells us with a wurnjug^of wihr honesty, a. pathos almost aftWiortatpythnt we a<? nojllc btiefbolish; forgctfiil of our dear State iujQur.Idvo for her'Ifonor 4ir1w past; tarnished not by defeat in wnr/iuit sullied by the riten1 .who wear her er mine now in the.balmy (?) days of peace.' With the Sto^o .prostituted 'by .tho* baW' barous riofirtof uucqrbed Republi^nrdfijiV* we aro told to desert the sheet rripe ofW^ tegrity of purpdspi oqcdrift/to> pcrditiofi. j Are we-notj there hiready* - Yea, veirih/; and that nQt of, oursrivea, butt throrgli Republicanismj lisjf1 n?d?invtho'' defiii?, there is but.a thin sheet ofi pure ice thwt upholds us and thatinis Pettioorncy mix dimmed by ouo flaw of^Republicanism We may clihg fb ti^cfl?slbnlri'??rho^eo'f influencing th&c?lc^^tfpTet?^ the justice if:6tfr'pos1tlon^hevHohe8ty oY our purp?seV'flitd th?n^r?rcrplcftK?tifftl? lives in the pdmo^ricyI?6To,tWRto;'1 It wo can onco'cob^vmoe'therh ofthesfiifdUia1 loose her s of this ; kllOW and p of "lion et hey keep eir deimtnrf to oust aside dead issues) the old song of slavery. .Why_did^nyt4lm^-!i^vOWi?,". inrita ? honest advice to us, have one wor4Ypf. chari t u bie truth for the colored people? Why does he call thcrii "poor and ignorant," iftpd hokkso fffu^wpfitf 4J*liield"^>oiw?iSi? nis blinded proteges and Democracy, as iCgish ?were to propose a propertyor oducational qualification, it would have .to go bfer .fore the colored, people to bo passed upon at the polls-r:that uuder such circnrii stanccs no intelligent DemWcrat would propose suoh ?-measure-r-that if they did the nexjt plectiou would knock tbe'rrt and I t)io proposition, iu the head. Tho; "NeWs," aould put have beeivi ignorant of this fact avid yet^it; libagea it wholeargument uponi the absolute falsity of this absolute truth ,-t-tbatviffat|hoir; ; immense majority, if the colored men1 lose one iota of their <(,Jib?riy,VJfc,\s because they 'give it away -that no .body of men, of whatever polit ical creed, ciin ever altar the present State Constitution; in any way to oflect their liberty or rights, without their full cou ' sent, previously given at the polls. That euch political burglary; cannot be sprung upon. t)p3mri . -'Now esrwto.fWhj we call ourselves Domoerats, it is- pimply to imply that we ore not Republican... We are unwilling 4o be known as Republicans, because siuca | the close of the; War they! have shown to uo an utter faithlessness to their word, with, corruption, and inhumanity indeed.' Up to that time the only base treachery we had experienced was from the Demo crats of the, j^orth,; with whose sin's it' is i vainly, assayed ito charge us.! We have nought in sympathy with 'them. They were faithlco3 to U3 on the war Issue as a party; and we have too illustrious ex amples of their capacity for individual desertion in President Grant and Gov. I Scott} j We do not feel heavily robbed, in either.instauce, of purity. The Nor thern Centimen t on the subject we do not know, u} ; . ' Q?ptatious arc made from "Plnin Talk.',' /I vrtrp i;. or-. -:? - Our Senator. Aspirant. jdi ioivjdk*f ... * ' Gcol W.<Shirgeon,'ourHenfttor aspirant, ^Vin'iAilft'J*!jicpstoVc $200, not (as we, by m^aKle,,.Raid'):9;l()t>. Thebail required is ^'?100, ind nnfoVfuhotely' for 'Sturgeon, ia ?tijl ie(p'tifed: -'llpOn arrest, he declinod pr^lj^mjndny^v^xVriv^mition,'' wliieh was cipyy^pmti thV'acknowlodgtnent of gujl^j |Iu charge Of & constahlc. he went and jpquired<bf thetclegraph operator if General IGrnnt had sent him'(Sturgeon) congpitsulation oh'bis feat (theft). We once had the diSguitHf hearing Sturgeon pub,licly,un a aperifeh, confess to ? former ti^p/ljOndifrom the "United States Gov crnpient; and wo understand that on a visjt to Charleston, he stole on lo a dog, which was"recovered from him' and sent baok to ihVowoer, by a law firm in this towjj. These^ar'e^ho kind of theni Radicalism bffcbutli Car^l ina Rcpublicanum gives t?'th&poople as Senate rs, and tell us tho majority riuts't rule, Good God, how In our desire to meet what wo deemed ?th^tiWntft of4 our community, by issuing Itj?i Timks as soon us possible, we did iiieVdeloy until we had previously can vassed. ' Wfc hhvo relied on'the aid of thoso to Whorn: we fiend copies who can i materiafty f?rHyalrd pdr enterprise by not only h?h:?;rihing themselves, but alsp get ting their friends rind acquaintances to do jourtfal-^own oil Southern' ftcpu?icauV fenfdf Radical rascMtV. J JPlf,* ti j ,.,??' ^y^/iiiK i/luJ^i^tejM^.VXunns1? and feet posted 'tin I^fp^f M^r?.1/ Pm?<*?? (*nd HberuT ?les c; ;)uo .?udoeda ? doid* Ir-di n?d? saps Who' fruits of her ^.-4$pco our last issue, iplimtmtary invitations tjyja^nunl Commencements of their respective institutions, from Dr. P. A. Dantzlcr, who has just graduated at the Baltimore ?iCelligV of'ftJntkl Surgery, anpV?r. M. G. Sailey^ho has complet ed a successful course in ,the ^Schoci of AfrenVirie df the UnitCrsity Vt MaVylknd'. These young gentlemen v.-ill shortly return home, where wo bespeak for them a pleasant Welcome and the profitable1 paponajro'.o^ :n their re spective 'professions^ ;M\1 ?> 4i ni'^rt'iti ;i 'OUl There" win be a 'Mass 'meeting of all tho-voters in the c?nntyi for the adop tibft of legal nrensHircs against the carry ing into Effect1 aTeaseofthc Court House Square by the County Commissioners to E. Ezekiel, whoriroposes to erect a wooden store; to tb'e detriment of the Public and endangering of the County records. . See notice elsewhere.' " ~ ?'ACQUEST." We request our friends throughout the County to give us all the items of news that may come under 'their observation, in their respective i neighborhoods, such. I as sale, accident, Ac.?anything that may bo of. interest either to the County at Inrge or to their oWn neighborhood. They can either send us a coramun ication,'or simply give us the particulars which.we will arrange ourselves. ?ur frieDds. by complying with this request will confer a favor upon us.' DIVINE SERVICE. Mar be expected in the Preferterian church at half past 7 o'clock,.add ?n 'tc^morrby evc ningat thesamckour a sermon .will bo'pfeached cnpvcinlly. to t|ic . jjoi/jty ?/;r/i o^shc community, wh(j'aVe all cordially invited to attend. ! > BISHOP HOWE. Iti-diop Howe wan in our town last week; and delivered tw?? s?ermons, both of which were marked with the ?ucp thought and eloquence which is so tndy characteristic of this emi nent divine. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I : ? ? At the meeting of the Orxngeburg Agricultu ral Sdbtcjvion Monday last, .the following gen tlemen we're gfected Truste.)? for the ensuing veer: Dr. T. .4. Elliott, Paul H. Folder, If. MMoorcr.'W. f1 Mom, F-II. W. Briggmann, DrK.W* Bites, James F- izktr. DIED. ; ryyj _ iL int? h > ?W "\Ve regret to ltarn of sie misfortune last week ef Mr. W' Ii W. Rihy, a Trial Justice residing in the Fork. On Saturday, his wife died very suddenly. Since then he has lost three children by death. Death is supposed to have been caused by eating diseased meat. Mr., i| ltiley has our deep sympathy in his sad be reavement. .-..<'. ? ?? ? 101 SINGER SEWINGMACHINE. Our readers will be pleased to know that an agonny has been established at this place for the sale of tho oelebratcd "Hnger Hewing Ma chines ;" under tho superintendence of Mr. J. K. l^hife. The favor witl which these Ma chines have been received,Is a sufficient guar antee of their work. Mr. TFhite is located at Met*r*. Hull, Bcovill & Pkfe Where he will bo pleased to exhibit the mcrti of his jl/abhines. TOURNAMENT. ,; A meeting of those h favor of holding a tournament in May, was held on lost Saturday, at the Eigine House, and several knights were cite red for the con test. The body was dily organised, and the day for the Tourniment agreed upon. Wo understand that tiere are now about twenty-five gentleman on the list, and ; several more expected If this be the case* OUr citizens mayinticipato a merry time*;., ? i 4 Make it a success, gntlemen. -i. ... .b_mstmm "PICTURE MAN" " ? TL Orafjf^hnrg' needs ft "i cadly^?TKe don't mean turca ;quf a man who takes ] Thore are a^freatf "many young ladies?and old ones too?in Orangoburg who want their pictures taken; and ho-jutrttce" t?" therrTwehlakF this announcement. I THE PEAK FAMILY. irinsoa **nrjaa?*iJ Our c1t17.cn a had the pleasure of attending one of the performances of the^PeslL FHRIy*VwJsn* Bell Ringers on hu* F^sy/e^iagjcatftftl' w ithstanding the .extreme &ohjm{Bs>plo)Glt&s i weather, the Court House wes^led^ tgofoajfa most capacity. The bell music, was really ?n*v and the song, by Mast'e^feM^^* rendered^ Mdllc. Zelda with h ger* cnicrpHnco; the audien^ciHMlhfb^i^l; and roid n^an Peak,'' WMjlpfflU^*iap^^decT: TKe would* suggest me?xecU^,tvoft;|k>iJ^tthi#; wherc'such entertainments.fiuLto ft9Kt*tt" convenience. Shall wetinrVa j^P^i?ftK? not? . ?' V'Ui h.nn\ ;??o-f? GONE TO JA!t.- ',lij?,y:VWf:' ;,. ? ?. :t/n ?ij|fJB won* ? We had occasion to state last week, (hat Gco. ?turgeon/Jwho was arrested1 on 'chtirgV of stealing money while Deputy 'CooAty'Tt'eataK' er, had left town in search of baU*r.nWe iSf formed that ho went tu Columbia, (andj |nis4' represented his case, sympathy of some of cral copies of the Time* day ho did, his "friends," eyes ' 'were op&fe^' aud Sturgeon had to retrace his tfteps'in ahirgo of .Deputy Sheriff Joyner, and open' hia return won remanded to jail. --mtflnuo bdi & Stealing public monies has beepp^eto^^eh/ common note, that it is now hardly considered^ a crime. ' . , How about the Internal I^enub ^inH^ What has been done about it ? ? lo * iaifo ? ba ^ ..odd tn\i i?t SALE DAY. ? 'iKliia**<l m ._[y i fmid ot Ml* nvllo 9vr#\ The streets presented a lively appearance on Monday last, and our merchants' vMfi bright and Happy .smiles, could be seenbehn^tntfr respective counters waiting upon t*Bet*tlftuHi>ff! huh customers, in the most attentive' manoPtfU1 The following property was sold by the fib?4y< iff. Tract of 10."} acres; property ofpfflff $fQ\ rick bronght $ 145. Tract'of; 32 acre* property of 1?> W Murphy biWght$29?. Foiur LqVs heat. Railroad avenue brought $110 each. About TO* farm lots adjoining tho town, brought from to l?. ii >in ?in Very little personal property wtw disposed of" Several head of nodes and horses were^spldgi by stock dealer*. , ' %^\ ^ ' After the public sale* were conclnuw!, theri spectators had tho opportunity of witnessing ? hand-to-hand combat between two 1"Sons of Ham." . H'c did not wait to see the result of the battle but we understand that "tho colored troop* fought nobly." ;0l'j md Tangle-foot did not commence work until late in the day ; but when he did, he nrad? several "limber legs." ' ' . _m , m _ W40U Arrivals at Keroney ? HoUl. "ul . r. \an* ,Y .1! T J Bodkins, England ; PJ Turner,^, W(. (tamer, ThosBerton, Kentucky;-Gourdine, Lauren*; H E Grainger, A' Son, James Quail, . irR Cloutoti, C. L Yates, ^Charleston ;JMrft' Mr.* II arnock, LHayne Cnller, S Pearson, J 8 Bowman, Orangeburg; Wta Peak A I*dy Miss Fannie Peak, New Orleans; M'dlle.Zols, Paris; Muster Bernard, James ?Stanley,-Now, York; N'm McMahon, Philadelphia;' Q* Cf Ablen, J N Block, Washington; J B Jones'WB Uomsburg; E F Slater, J P MnrphV, Bamberg; J,F Afeycrs and wife, Mi ssMcroaey, -Colombia;' Henry Mungo, New York; P M Bamjjerg, 8' C.; B D Myers, IfV Myers, Branchville; O H. YateS, P Porchcr, Orangeburg; D Kr Nims>-F> IF Dunlap, St Mathews. : CONSIGNEES PER S. C. WJ R. j _ i I t w?S \6 ws G. H.Coruelaon, J. A.. ^am'ltalJ,?TVyti A. Mcroncy, F. P. Beard,,J. A. Caugb, J. W. Cridor, C. Thorn, J. Hutto, jfejj W. Hiatrunk, E. J. 'Oliveros, Cji^mpyj lifo?., J. 8. Funchea, Dr. J. A. Amakor; G. W. Dannelly, i?. V. ?nell, J. g, Thompson, M. N. Riley, J. RowcH J. McNamar, W. H. Moreraan, Mrs. A, E. Harvillo, tv.1 W. Culler, F. H. Wft| Briggman & Co., T. A. Jo?brds, D. C. Rowe, A. W. Tharln, J. Riley, A. V? 8noll, A. D. Fairf J. A. Sill, Bull, S. & P.,T. B, Whaleyf W. Wille o?k, M. Ai brecbt, it M. Jackson, James H, Jpowlef^, J. I>. Keltt, W. T. Knott?, W. P. ^ ton, J. W. Fair, H. A. C. Walker, B, "Doyle, N. A. Bull, W. T. M?ller, & MeMastcf, V. Biai, 4, D, $moal^,AiJ WebsteV.11: ' * in Okanu rr to March D?Mr Iltnry lMx?. H?Mr J T Hopkina, Mr TTillinm Hayn?. -Billiard Rump. S?Mr John Small, a a:i4 n ITMreEvan TPhittemom ^ - ? SSfc&oae calling for t&e above-"refers mil please-aar the Tt?va-baiuiioruq si Mr.EdKbiA Ifct%a%#y4i3 <&crip on of a doer hunt w! rtS^?n;>fr^en^ii wfl?rM tleiz camp*&Mt atW i finest*Branch,. i4l?.^4ffWtjip.<rt.^twsvid?tt^ fco^or any.boti? -elsev'hcvirtflclW* had" mnfcA ?nl fSthisvTnagei. i >*x&urmenos hadi o we had quite an'fes^t??*thW ^i^But not m?ei^->lMt^ The first r^pasrtin^?Or^ ijjj??* it/*Ty\J8gBj own expressions ;if*he^w,ajjto aflerdeer her ^i^^^^poi? tWp The tint Wjfci&IMl <?4e***tt each.' unafe* '^?inS^vAmk Ufoil driver: Sever* doer were Started? ta?nga Wfcpft vier thfr -gtakdets*'',r* the] firing commenced. ^POlf^fhd! \lMr?. rwas B%m^H^^Wm4f firing ?longSl??SWS front of inftad. if* ftfMs* Vmil *?rf rblw ,?H* -Ibiv ittHe a^rs.c?^'5ih^he* MridT fine ttW^Mv ^ wh?yfs^^j ttJs to teJtUhtt ^(1fc^^r.ww*r> with jolilieation llent ?? of tbcPauty. Spring urn ft?i?: Wu?sto tajls, though the principal rVatocres still rcmnip the basque.with ?^erskra^.or else a pole qaise witb. single. ?k>rV t3he>6rapfti are ca j*s of, various ? ? styles called Mac Far) and?, or .else Havelock*- and- pretty fichus aro| addled to houae dosssea and polonaises*. Many FrenchUeequcs have- i vests o' a dificrent color,.. vaith t the neck .ofjjip Iress^urned baekv;?*i revere;; the baj^i invariably, ^ pp^lio^ahdnnaAy--i havo^; trimmings arrongedutogivctthe Waftei utej[eqt?::hui aewed fiat to the g*?? menu., wrffcr?i?qo ?oi ; fiimu* 'to ? . u..t ?tyji 4 ojet slkirt^^igj^ tt ?c vrf-attd .graogfu I effect bj" .,>eia& draped verj: far j^k-IP'terr* o?o?th?sidi#. i1h6\gathers of the d rapqry. bcgjjii^t the: bottom *>f the ^skLrt /ai idjsj^p;* finger length hekwathe <waist(;,\ rberf?. /t^s.^ajojrnr^ei?odi hf** bows anti loop ends in- tnft fsOk??n of the* ? ?Ma^rgu^^Mnq^ .? Tbi&. leaves. ti:2j apron;, very smooth* > instead, of being1 i ^fcj^i^it^ ^S^nt 0^ i^>^||a|Sj?jO rjntf^i^pajwi U Ifnrbtoirdm; fi InrArr^falT^ntlf Ihft jftllitan Inf fW J f^G^?|pEg^^JaW in, -g>l?ata uptfaov acamsj'$?j9.are attached to these and djjed r^jiib^^njesse^^Tho fcapk'^idthBi u i r^vwi sit' t^*>* ? .m^awrjfo>H^lf^ifSB&l^ed. Jlbadkjlii U coats andl have tk*Jxiug^continenteLvand<i i squaro. pockets of eevoiutionarys tiBm-('ri Othera.,U^ye,?p^oa^W:>vt.&m fichus lapr^ e^tU b^llit The fulnessht th6> d back e4" the skut is gathered to the waist { <?&$l ?*> ^o*1*? v<*W! skirts' I Rityfoo irfeport?iifai a tWi?i<iiiii'<n*iiiiii '?lurta,r