The Or an geburg Times. Jt-fcUKD EVERY SATURDAY MO?NlNC. Terms of Subscription. One Copy one Yettr.$2 UU " " Six ?/ou/A?. 1 ?10 Kates of Advertising. One Sqtiare 1st Insertion.St 50 JSdeh /Subsequent " . 1 00 Notices inserted in Local Cvlumn nt 20c per Line. All Subscriptions nnd Transient Advertise mints to be paid for in Advance Xt?2f JYb Jieeipts for Subscription or Adver tisements arc Valid unless Signed by Business Manager. 8S3V*" Wo nrc in no way rcspnnle for ilia viewB or opinions of our Correspond mt?. SATTjRDAYT DECEMBKR 15, 18777 " Edgefield fired one bundl e 1 guns in honor of General Butler's procuring his scat in Congress. In special dispatch from Columbia to the News and Courier dated 11th hist., we find the following : I have positive information from trustworthy sources that Presidcn* Hayes bus tendered the district at? tomcyship of this State to D. T. Cor bin. Covbin has not yet accepted, but holds the matter under advise ment. This may be relied upon as positively authentic. A. B. W. The News from Columbia. In n special dispatch to the Nctcs and Courier, we find the following interesting items : The Legislative recess is now fixed from December 20 to January 10. I am informed that resolutions will be introduced to-morrow appointing a special committee to investigate the means used hy D. T. Corbiu to procure his election to the United States Senate, the charge being lli?t ho fraudulently applied $28,000 of the phosphate royalty, in the shape of bribes, to proeme an election. A telegram has been rccci ved hero from Corbin slating that he still has the matter of accepting the district nt torheyship under consideration. The following assignment of judges on the First Circuit to hold the respective courts of Common Pleas und General Sessions for the year 1878 is ordered hy Supreme Court: The first session by the judge of the seventh (circuit. Second session by the judge of the sixth circuit. Shall Capital Executions be Private The following bill, says the. Colum bia Register, was introduced in the , Hnnrf nf Prflfr^llWli'Hi<'':"Jew duvs ago. ft has been favorably reported upon by the Judiciary Comtuitte and will, doubtless, become law : bill regulating the mode of conducting capital execution. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represents liws of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit. ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : Section 1. That from and after the passage of this act, when the punish ment of death is inflicted upon any person pursuant to the sentence of any court, the execution shall take place within the enclosure of the jail of the county wherein such execution shnll be made. ?nc. 2. That no one shall be allow ed to be present at such execution except the Sheriff of the county or his deputy, and his assistants, the clergy, the State Solicitor, the attor ney or attorneys who defended the convict, the family of the convict, and not more than two or three persons, tobe named by the Sheriff. - v^mmmmm- ? - ? Ii ? in i - -- - We clip the following report of th e Charleston Exchange from the News and Courier of the 11th inst: Charleston, December 10, 1877. To the l'rcsident and Directors of (he Charleston Exchange: Gentlemen?Your committee on information and statistics beg to sub mit their report for the mouth of November, based on seventy two re plies received from twenty-eight counties. Tho weather during November is reported ns having been more favor able than last year by fif teen, the same ns last year by ten, and less favorable by forty-seven. From 85 per cent, to 118 per cent, of the crop is reported its picked in all the counties heard from, except three, which report 72 to 78 percent, gathered; the uv< nice of the State is 87 per cent; picking will he finished generally, with line weather, about the 16th to 20th. The yield is reported more than '?'>t. t'ljil'r SU ihre nitlntj a id d in tiicuty^iiYv. ?" n ? ??? r.- ? State shows a decrease of 16 percent. Tho proportion of tho crop mark eted to date, 1st December, was f rom 03 per cent, to 85 percent. Average ol the State 70 per cent. Respect! oily, James S. Murdoch, Chairman. Koheht D. Muni?, J. \Y. Lkw is, Ii. J. Walk Kit, J. Adokij Smyth. Gordon and Carolina. The following says tiie iVetcs and Courier, is tlie correspondence with Con. Gordon in reference to tiie testi monial from the women of Columbia. which was Ii rwarded to him about six weeks ago : Columbia, S. C , October 31,1877. To (Son. ./. Ii. Gordon? Dkak ol t: I am requested by "Columbia women" to ask your acceptance ol this silver salver, as a token of their gratitude aud regard. It was intended for your little "Carolina," and w e deeply deplore the disappointment that has fallen upon our design of giving into her keeping a record of Carolina be ing free, through the help of Gord m Sir, words would not express the thoughts that moves our hearts at the sound of your name. Gordon and Hampton ! So closely entwined, that to think ofthe one is to think of the other; to think of either is to think of our State; ami to think ot our State is to combine in thought what is highest and noblest in the history of the past, and to ask God's blessing for the future. We scud our offering, a representa tive of all grades of society, far too small to hold the words of praise, an 1 grutitude that, fnlj fr??n> the lips of a!!, even the poorest enriching her mite with "God bless Cordon." Wo all say, "God bless you;" the man who came to us in our need; who worked, watched lor and bailed with joy the hour we were set free. Yours, Grace Ei.mohe. Washinuton*, December 3, 1877. To Miss lulmore?Dkak Madam : I have received the silver salver pre sented l?y the women ol Columbia, and with it the letter from yourself as their representative. It would be un availing to attempt an expression of my appreciation of the gift, or my sense of gratefulness for tll2 honor done nte. I am not insensible, how ever, of the fact that you place too high ah estimate upon my service, for my nature must have been callous indeed if I had not responded to Caro lina's call with every energVMrfittBB Whatever of assistance I have heeu able to contribute to the relief of your Slate from the evils of misgovern - incut, was rendered to a pmple bound to those who sent meliere by every tie of kindred, of interest, of deathless memories and eudutitig sympathies. I shall treasure this beatiful gill through life as a memorial o: South Carolina's new birth, and of the too .generous tribute paid tome by her daughters, for the aid it was my pri vilege to render in the time of her distress and humiliation. With sincere thanks to you and I o tho-e whom you represent, I ant most respect! idly and truly yours, ?I. B. Gordon. Legislative. Ii. the Senate, Friday, December 7, Mr. Witherspoon introduced a bill to apportion the taxes on property in which the title or an interest therei t has been transferred subie ptotit t > assessment. Mr. Kinsler submitted the account of '1 he Columbia Itci/uler for advertis ing notice of the election for Senator from Richland; which was referred to the Committe on Claims. Tho Committee on Enrolled H?ls reported as ready for ratification, act to authorize 13. A. Fairly to erect a gate in Ornngeburg County. The Military Committe reported favorably 6:i bill to incorporate the First Infantry Battalion, of Charles ton. The Finance Committee recom mended the adoption of the detailed statements of disbursements by the Supreme Court, submitted by the clerk of that court; '1 he Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries reported favorably oil bill to authorize the County Commission ers of the several counties to allow the erection of gates across roads where they think proper. In the House on tho 7th Mr. Popo presented memorial of the -~tute Grange asking for, certain restraints i put upon railroad c ?mpauics. 1 Mr. Vtruer presented concurrent resolution that tho General Asfornbly adjourn on the 30th ijisl., and reas semble on the 15th January, 1878. Dill t.) provide lor tho punishment of vagrun ts. The main fcaturo of the proceedings of the Mouso on Friday and Satur day wass the debate of the Usury hill. In the Senate the 10th inst, the re port of the joint commission on tho State University, recommending a separate institu tion, with equal ad vantages, for the benefit of persons color, and a hill to provide for the reorganization of the University, were received and or lured for con sideration tomorrow. In the House tho following resolu tion and hills were presented : Bill to incorporate the South Caro lina Immigration Association. Bill to provide for tit a organization of the State University. Resolution to deduct, piy from members while absent, unless in cases of sickness. Bill to amend the act ; elating to the fence law. Bill amending lYs s:Y>>! l-iv.-? In the House, 11th inst., tho usury hill passed by a majority which stir prised even ?ts friends. The bill to rcqui re all able-bodied male pris Micrs in jail under sentence to labor upon the roads and streets of the cities and towns of this State was passed with amendments. The consideration of a bill to es tablish n department of agriculture, mining and manufacturing in this State, was ta> en up and a mended so as to make the pay of the commis sioner of the department 81.000 in stead of $1.500, It was then passed. In th ? Senate Mr. T. B. Frasar was admitted and S'.v ?rn as senator from Sumte i*. The following bills an I resolutions passed i } To require the secretary of State to report, at th ? next session, on#the Operations of tho I in I commission. To incorporate the Kouth Carolina Emigration Associati on. In the Senat?, 12th inst,', Air. Crit tenden submitted the report of the committee On Federal relations on the concurrent resolution relative to the election of J dm .1. 1 nttcrson to the United States Smite. The re port is as follows : The committee on Federal rela tions, to whom was referred acaucur* rent resolution from the Ilouseirclat iniX to the election of J. considered the same, and recommend that, Whereas the courts of this St ate have assumed jurh. Motion of the charges against the [Ion. John J. Patterson for bribery of members of the General Assembly, and there is now pendin g therein nil indictment against him for the same; and whereas it is in viohtti on of the express terms of the Constitution of the State for one department of the government to iutorfcro with a co-ordinate depart ment of the government is* regard to any subject m utter properly under its consideration and action, that there fore the said rosolti turn he laid upon the bible. S. s. C ttrrGHDBHr, Chairman Committee. In the House, Mr. Dibb'e, from the co mm it too on public funds, sub mitted a report oii the subject of levy ing a special and addit'onal tax on liquor dealers He submitted the Virginia law on tin; subject for infor tion, but expressed the opinion that the existing law in this State r dative to Ii enses was better. The commit too recommended, however, the adop tion of the Virginia tax law (the Muffelt punch,) and submitted a bill to that tdlect, which was read the first lime, and placed upon the calendar. In the House, 13 th inst., Mr. Brad ley presented a c mmumcutiou from tho department of agriculture in Washington, accompanying oiio hu.i drcd lea plaits for distribution. The committee oh agricult iro re commended an appropriation of$2, 500 for the State Agricultural and Mechanical Sociot y Mr. Dibble, of Orangeburg, pre seated the report of the J joint com mitlee on public frauds on the Pat terson matter, it briefly relates tho circumstances of the prosecutions, arrest and reloaso of Patterson, sots forth with several " w h creases" that it is disgraceful that be should bo allowed to represent thUStRCO under such circumstances, and asks that the committee- bo authorized to for ward a copy of tho evidence to the Senate. The com mil too prosoutsJ the fo lowing resolution: 'Jlesolvcd, by the House of Kepre snntatives, the Sonate concurring, That the joint investigating commit tee on public frauds, Ac, do forth with report the evidence in their possession, upon which indictments have been found against the said John J Patterson, to the cud that the said testimony may be forwarded with this resolution to tho honorable tho Se.iate of tha United Slates. L-iid over for consideration to-morrow, The bill concerning delinquent taxes of he last fiscal year received its third reading. It removes penal ties from persons who attempted to pay taxes and were unable to do ho, from the inability of the collectors to receive them, and authorises the comptroller-general to postpone the sa'cs of delinquent lands. In the Senate Mr. Cochr.in in behalf of tin joint invostig i i i ; committee, mi Inn ii led a report and resolution relative to John J. Patter eon, (see House procoe lings, ) which was ordered for consideration to morrow. The report of the committee on Federal relation^ nu citj i?*re >?- r > ? 1 ii Lion of the House relating to the election of the Hon. J. J. Patterson to the Senate of tiio United ."Mates was adopted and the resolutions tabled. Mr. T. C. Andrews will please answer the following questions: When and how did ho obt ii*i an interest in the wrangeburg '1 i.mks? What interest has he in the Orange bu rg Nk\ ? ? GEORGE B?LIVEK. December 1 ?. 1 ^77. WVTnrritnlvil ilani? ?my tu.? f f per It). Sold bv A. FISCHER. C^llOiCO Bnuikfsist Strips. Sold low j down by A. K1SCHEH. A U OTIO N ! A U wrF Cf >N !! atTftiNYioai i. i i?a i:s i Mrs. Julia Wtneberg respectfully an nounces to the Ladies of Orangehurg, that she will open on nc.itTuesday \l?ee. I8ili, 1877.) at the rttorc lately occ ipied by IS. Ezekiel, on Russell Street, a lar^u auJ well 8elected stock of FANCY GOODS AND TOYS. These goods will be Auctioned off, com mencing at ten o'clock, ller htock consists of Articles too numerous to mention, of v.-hieh the following are only a few : Crochet Worsted work of all kinds, Carriage Robes, Lamp and Todet Sets. Tidies, Kurs for Children, Embroidered Dresses, Shetland Wool Shawls, Lady's Underwear, an ele gant assortment of Neck Ties, Lady's ( ol lerctts, Hash Ribbons, Worsted Slipperi. An assortment of Jewelry. A very band some assort im burg, and solicits the s:w!90VKQ^gTucli rill take place on next Tuesday. She would remind the ladies that bcr long ex uerience, warrants her Stock to be weil selected and fashionable. MKS. JULIA WINEBERQ. dec 15 It ?lenr Ribbed Bacon and Pieces. _y Cheapest in town bv ' A FISCHER. B CMt Family Flour sold by A. FISCH KR. mmm I will sell at the Plantation of Henry Funderburk, on Rull Swamp, Dec 26, 1877, the following property to the highest bid der for cash : Two Hogs. One hundred bushels Corn. Forty bushels Cotton Seed. Five" head Cattle. Two thousand lbs Fodder. Levied on as the property of Henry Adams under lien to Geo. 11. Lornclson. Hour of sale 1- o'clock. Urangeburg, Dec. 10 1*77. dee 15-It D.H. SMITH, Agt. r)ickleel Pigs Feet and l-'nhon Market I Beef. First of tbe Season. Stdd by A. RSCllER. (ha or tit rout sold how Down O by A. FISCHER. Q i I RIST MAS tJOODS. Ralsinn, hovers, lioxes and Quar ters. urrants, Almonds, Cjclutine. C iltron, SVcniiH, Rroma. Ctliocolatc, Oranges, Apples, / &c. Mince Meats in Buckets and by the found. ITiancy ,(irg i'onri House,on Monday, the 7th day of January 1878, between 11 o'clock a. v. and 3 o'clock Pi m., at public auction to the highest bidder, the following tracts of land in the County of Orangeburg, South < 'arolino: 1 Tract of 185 acre-, more or les-., boundi cd by lands now or lately of .1 S. 0. HnlT man, Artima- Kickenbaker, Crospar Inab net, !f. Kickenbaker and D.Cook. 2 Tract of 500 acres, more or less, bound ed by lands now or lately of L. E. '? How man, David Conner, D. Warner and Win. ?Sommer. Terms of Hale -One-half Cash, and the balance on a Credit of oiie year, purchaser giving bond for such credit portion, bearing interest from day of sale, secured bv a mortgage of the premises purchased, and to pav for papers and Recording. P. V. DIBBLE, Assignee of T* K.Sosportas. Bankrupt. Orangeburg, December 14, 1S77. dec 15 4t A B 11 kinds of Christmas floods can be found at A. FISCHER'S. c?t Ijlqtiors, Began and Tobacco in town at. A. FISCHER'S. County Commis'er's Report, County Commission! it's Office. ) Ornujreburg County, Nov. 24, 1877. 5 In accordance with Section 28 of an Act ot tlmAymiiiirrtirij of the State ict to re All claims filed In thlsofHt e daring the thcal year 1770 '77, and the action taken thereon, arc hcroby published. Amount Amount claimed, allowed. COKONKlCS FUND. A C Dukes 20.00 JLI Mttchel -1-1 55 Dr A 8 Hydrlck 51.00 Robert Cotton 12.lt) J J Mitchell ?,15 .1 A Ed wards 24.15 \ Fischer 3,50 W A OVain 31,90 HO Cooper 7,50 C S Edwards 13.00 Dr J A J Hildcbrand 15,00 Albrn Brown 9,00 J H Phillips 15,00 David Ellison G.50 A A A rant 3,00 .1 J Mitchell 48,35 J II Livingston 23,00 Smith Darby 5,00 tkiai. justicr FUND. 10.00 40.30 10,0:1 0,15 20.15 dis'd 30,011 dis'd 10,00 del'd dclM del'd del d (lefd 48,3n 20 DO 5.0'J Ed Simms. W AO'Cain, A S Hydrick Smii Ii Darby, JllO ll Livingston, Jno D Brown, ?lerrv Johnson J Felder Meyen O W Baxter Vt II Rccdisti W T Hain Reuben Bynuni Smith I ?arbv Wiu Panlling D A lrick Jim L Book hard T K Sosportas <' S F.dwards 80 137 00 10 00 72 1/ I IG -10 30 30 49 50 If. (15 57 90 31 10 5 ?0 07 00 4". 10 33 50 I 90 ? 6 60 107 10 3 60 1(1 25 -?"> 70 7 AO 58 85 17 00 3 00 3 4 00 10 00 1 00 5 00 41 00 91 50 9 70 1 00 3 00 1 50 115 00 32 00 71 50 31 00 defr'd* 2ft oo 4 -5 6 00 1 -2 00 15 00 43 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 defr'd 26 00 llOAD AND BJ&iik1e FUND. E T R Smoake 29 00 Smoake & Byrd 84 06 ?< 67 07 F W Faircy 13 52 Jon A Fanning 74 58 Henry Smith 66 00 Godfrey Murph 8 50 Jo.; A Fanning 95 71 77 31 J F Way and W II Bull 602 HO F W Faircy 67 57 W L Wolfe 18 70 F A Zeigler 27 00 J D Snioaka 30 69 J Jones 402 00 Barnet Livingston 622 58 30 78 95 71 687 66 defr'd A D Jlozard * 40 70 W F Pooser 123 37 J W H Disken 12 00 C C McMillan 27 25 I, 8 Connor 64 25 T N Williams 00 00 11f ii i v Smith 44 00 E T K Smoake 69 45 J P MayB 6 00 Jno II Livingston 108 28 CONTIHOKMT TUHD. Walker, Evans & Cogsw'll 132 76 D A f?trakcr 40 00 John II Livingston 6 00 D A Straker 60 00 Jno Hamilton 125 00 Walker, Evans & CogswTl 50 10 defr to A 11 Knowlton Jas C Bell Uobert Copes J M Thompson (tco Bolivcr D H Bar/on Jno M Thompson Jas S Heyward T Kohli D A Straker Gco Itolirer II Itiggs J K Blnckraan A Fischer J H Livingston ti News & Times f It Malone roon Abrain Martin Ahrain Martin George Williams George Williams George Uoliver I) Louis I> Louis Jones & Wannamakcr Rennet Jacobson J J Mi ich el C K Glover I) Louis and S Dibble George Williams I) Louis Abrain Martin Abrain ? artin .Ionen it W annaniakcr Jones & Wannamakcr Gcorgu Williams George Williams Caroline SJcMichael TJColm Dr. Thomas Ledere Abrain Mariin Abiaut Marlin Ahrain Martin I) L>>uis L S Riekeub iker Jones & Wannamakcr George Williams George W illiams Abrain Martin A Fischer A Fischer A Fi-eher A Fischer .Sallie McMichacl Jones ?& VVauiiai'iaker I) Louis Caroline McMichacl T R Mdloue, M U A Fischer A Fiscfcer A Fi-eher A Fischer 25 00 600 7 CO 6 00 25 95 1 45 150 00 08 40 35 00 50 00 ?7 00 13 50 100 00 40 40 50 17 50 303 50 13 00 k?kd. 10.00 10,00 8.75 0,00 107,25 34.52 33.G0 42,4-3 10.75 10.00 10 00 57,GO S.G0 25,00 10.00 10 00 48.81 50.70 ?.10 8.35 32,00 20.118 170.10 10.00 10,0(1 10.00 4f,0 2.00 5,10 8.85 8.50 10.00 44.05 ?17.57 54.11 48.40 1G2.50 47.85 20 00 30 00 20 00 2 00 00 00 40 00 247 30 ff, 0, o, 0r 197,25 34.52 33,00 42.42 10.75 G, 10, ?7.G6 0. 25. 6, 6.. 48.81 . 5G,7? 6, 6, 2?.),33 170: 6. a 6*. { 4,50 1, 5.10 750 730 d-jfd del'd d.-rd deHl der.l loajio 47-S5 42.92 1 2 4-L?i 1-3 COl.htt comm IIS T H Johnson T H Johnson J P Muvs F W Fairey T R Mrtlono J P Mays George Itoliver E T ft .k inn ike E T II Smoake 0.00 G.OO 25.00 25.00 54,11 54 )1 41,05- 41.05 43.40 44.40 47.57 47,57 vxd clerk's rUKD. 151.20 153.20 90 00 *7.40 21 00 18.0o 40.10 4o.l? 25.00 25,00 T2 50 176,00 ] "6.0t? 83,40 ?3.4:j 141,50 111.50 ruBi.ic BDiLDrKO ruitn. jvingstoii 15.75 1K.7B fy 239.S7 l-a 23J.871-9 _sa.so^ auditor's rc:;n. James Van Tassel lnw.GO Janicft Vau Trincl 400.oO D Ii Burton 79.00 James Van ThsssI 780,00 OOXCLCDrJD Rl'.st VTKKrt. I certify that, the above i* a true and correct statement from the rrcnrd? In this cfilee. E. T. R. SMOAKE. Attest, Chairman BCC, ?C. T. Ii. MA LONE, Clerk. dlsY 175.00 7?.or> derd Cocoa XuCafor the County of Orange* liurg, sold Cheap at A. FISCHER'S t'ol'ntt Commissiohkk's Omen, ) Ornngeburg, Nov. 21. 1877. ) In accordance with Section 27 of tho Aet of the Legi Mature entitled "an Act to reduce nil rets and parti of acts in re lation to County Commtsslunrra, their powers and duties, into one set, and to amend the same, ratitied April 13,1875, I herewith publish statement ot tho iium* her of days the County Commissioner's were employed and the number of miles travelled by each: F w Fairey employed 9 days; travelled 202 miles. F B Johnson employed Gl days; trav elled 1?22 miles. E T 11 Smoake employed 55 days; trav elled 1700 miles. J P Mavs employed 95 days; travelled 2743 miles. The Hoard wrs in session 24 days. I certify that the above is a correet statement taken from the vouchers now on tile in this office, except that of J I* Mays which is in tin; hands of the County Auditor. T. R. MA LONE, UUCC. NOTICE. Executor's, Administrator's, Quardian's and Trustees' are hereby notified to make their Annual Returns to this Office during the month of January next, otherwise they will be proceeded against as the law direct*. C. R. 0 LOVER. Judge of Prabats, O.C. Probate Office, Decembor 8th 1877, dee 8 4t TAKE NOTICE. The undersigned respectfully Informs tka Citizens of the Town and County that he is prepared to do up and make Mattru&sea en the shortest notice. Also will conduct an Upholstery business. Prioes will be as loir as possible. Ordt rn solicited. JOHN 0ROBN. jtirj3 9 n TO RENT. That largo and commodious Brick Store, formerly occupied by Mr. C. R. Jonas. For terms apply to KRS. M. E. MCNAMARA* nug n m