The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, June 26, 1869, Image 6

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ORANGEBURG NEWS SATURDAY, JINE 26, 1869. [ MAD C. ANDREWS, Ld?or. MALCOLM /. BROWNING, At toe tat J. FELD Ell MEYERS, Atuxiate. Township Officers, For the information of our readers we prepared a synopsis of the duties of the recently elected officers of the dif ferent Townships in ?eJCo^nty, which ?Wflfc ifllMiiilLJjfctb0na?n their ar rangemcDt and construction of their du ties as gMtlH/lfrSn tne-?d of Sbpteui bft2?A, 1868. ~ . . ;^thh>,A"ct;''tho inhabitant* of every tcVt#ki?'a*e declared to he a body po litic, and corporate," and may exercise ajTtpe tfgh^ and priv Hedges of corpora tions. They may suo ?nd be sued, .prose cute and defend! finita at law, appointing neceamry. agents or attorneys in their behalf. They may hold real estate, nn?l&nVejr tho same, tuny hold personal esta^ft and convey the same, for the good of the iuhnbitant*, and may hold real and personal estate in trust fur the sup port of schools Ac., may make contracts loll!lW?rpofnt?;'property. At legal meetings they may grant nud vote mon eys for the support of town schools, for road-work, for burial groundp, and for necessary liabilities therein. The offices are well ktiowu; their severS duties we give below : .!i ...?PI v.* ? W SELECTMEN. , . To call the aunual meeting of tho Township; on the second Tuesday in April, and other meeting * at such times as they, deem proper. C;>1! for meetings must be warrants from a majority of the Selectmen, directed to the Constable and expressing the time and place ot the meeting and the subjects to be then acted on. fhl I ' ? Selectmen must qualify before enter ing,lipon their duties, under a peualty; they shall be overseers of the poor; they ?hall write ont alphabetical lists of all qualified voters in the Town ship and post the same in two public planes, ten days heforo town or goueral elections; must bo in session within fortnight hours next preceeding each ^election, icjscrrcet the li.st of voters and to receive evidenco as to qualifications of persons'claiming right to vote ; such a session shall be held one hour before the opening of meeting on day of elec tion! and notices of these shall be ap pended. Selectmen shall have a gene ral supervision of the concerns of the township not committed to any particu lar office, to bo duly performed- Select men may at any time appoint policemen with the powers of Constables, except power of serving civil process. Select men shall obtain a list from the County Auditor of persons and taxable property in their Townships, and in pursunncc of TOtc-O'f Township1 at its last annual meet ing make out before the 15th of Janu ary, each year and deliver to County Treasurer a tax bill for collection oi town taxes. The Selectmen shall audit and at their discretion allow, claims against Treasurer for sums so allowed, and shall keep a record of all accounts and orders, and shall present to the an nual town-mcciing a general statement of the property and financial affairs of the township. The Selectmen shall mako out, and presenttd-the nnuual town meeting, es timates of the amount of money necessa ry to bo raised for the year ensuing and of Ihe rate of taxation to raise the same, ?hail, ever year, previous to the 13th of January, asses n tax of IS cents, ou ?Tery huudred dollars of the lists of the township, to be paid in money or labor, at the option of the tax-payer, nud laid out in repairing highways and bridges; and ?hall, ?t the same time, hand over to the Surveyor a tax bill, with tho amount of each person's tax annexed to his name, ac companied by a warrant, sigucd by a Jus tice of tho Peace, authorizing the Sur veyor to collect the same; the Select men shall deliver these tax bills to the Surveyors and take their receipt for tho same. For the mnuuei cC working tho road or paying this tax see the Act, See. 47. Tho Selectmen shall divide their town* into a sufficient uumber of higU [ way districts, to be convenient for repair ing the highways'. The Selectmen Khali receive for ser wte*s performed u?d?r thia Aci one dol lar aud fifty cents per day. SURVEYORS. 0| The Surveyors shell, afW*jeceitfl& ^earn^s IV? tount I teams and tools with which, they are re quired to pay the tax in labor. As to the manner of serving this no tice, see Sec. 51 of the Act. All persons working in payment of this tax shall be subject to the direction of the Surveyor, as to the time and place of working out the name. On any extraordinary occasion, and where any bridge or highway is destroyed or.obstructed so as to require immediate labor, the Surveyor shall forthwith cause the damage to bo repaired or the obstruc tion removed by calling upou tbe inhabi tants of the district for aid, by hiring other laborers or employing othei means, and in such case six hours notice shall bo sufficient. If upon such occasion auy Surveyor shall neglect to employ means to repair the highway or bridge, for the space of twelvo hours after ap plied to, he shall forfeit and pny to the Selectmen, the sum of ten dollars, unless ho shew cause for his neglect, and if any person liable to payment of this tax in labor, shall neglect to obey the instruc tions of the Surveyor for six hours after he is called upon he shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars. The surveyor shall lay out as he shall think beneficial, in making and repairing highways, all moueys collected by him iu his tux bill, or otherwise received for that purpose ; he shall keep regular ac counts of his receipts and expenditures, and of labor performed by persons, over their taxes, and report to the Selectmen in December of ench'year. In cose of fail ure to discharge his duties, Surveyors may be proceeded against as iu the case of delinquent County Treasurers or Tax Collectors. If any person receive damage in per son or property through want of repair of highway or bridge, he may recover in an action of tort of the Township, the amount of damage sustained j and the Surveyor shall be responsible to the towu for any damages sustained by tho town through fault of^uou-disclmrgo of hla duty. (See. 48.) Surveyors shall receive fifteen cents, per hour for time necessarily employed in discharging his duties. CLERK. At town meetings the Clerk shall pre side during the election of the Modera tor of the meeting. He shall record all votes passed at the meetings of the Township ; shall admin ister and record oath of office to all town officers who appear before him for that purpose. The Clerk shall receive for every at tendance on any town meeting, one dol lar and fifty cents, and for his records the fees allowed to the Register of Mesnc Conveyance. CON STADLS. Constables or other persons designated to summon the inhabitants to a town meeting, annual or special, shall serve the same by posting said summons in at least three public places fourteen days before the time appointed for such meet ing. It is the duty of Constables to ex ecute all warrants committed to them by the Clerk or Selectmen. The Act provides for no nay to Con stables, but exempts all persons from serving as Constable more than once in seven years. MODERATOR. At every town meeting, a Moderator shall bo chosen. During his election the Clerk, or in his absence, one of the Se lectmen shall preside. Moderators shall preside at the meet ing ; may in open meeting, administer oath of office to'Township officers chosen thereat, shall regulate business of moet ing, decide questions of order, and an nounce the rr iults of all votes ; shall preserve order at meetings, and may have disorderly persons removed by the Con stable and confined until after the meet ing. Persons thus disorderly and refus ing to withdraw :-hall forfeit a sum not exceeding twonty dollars. Moderators infringing upon the rights of voteB or violating the purity of the ballot-box, shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollars. These are brief and imperfect sketches j v?f the duti?? b?!on-?ii?g to the TovTBsbfp Officers, created by the Act of tho Leg I islaturo. We have prepared thoui with the hope that such a synopsis would be of assistance to those lately elected to fill these offices. Tho duties and the plan are both new and complicated, and it will require time and a. gradual ac quaintance with the Act for the thorough understanding of the one ahd the suc cessful operation of the other. [roa tub oaANosacao jijcws.] Mr. Editor :?In the returns of the recent Township elections, I notico among those from Goodbyes Ilole, my name upon what is tcrtucu lue Uoioii Ticket." If you mean by this, aa I sup pose you must, merely a union of citi zens of nil parties for the publie welfare, I am perfectly satisfied and would say nothing to hare it changed; but as there may bo some doubt as to its true signification, I must tresspass upon your space in a short explanation in regard to myself. I know that it is not a matter any public importance, but as o private citizen I would prefer uot to be mis represented. If any harmonizing party is to "be raised in this State, I think tho term "Conservative" by far the most accepta ble. This however is a digressiou from the subject. To place tho matter referred to in it* true light, I will simply chronicle the proceedings of our nomination meeting. On Saturday, June 12lh, pursuant to public notice, tho citizens of the Town ship, both v, Into and colored, assembled at Fehlers Store. By request, Mr. J. H. Felder took the chair, and in a very clear and" appropriate speech, explain ed the object of the meeting. Ho thought that much good may arise from tho new Township system, if properly conducted, and therefore urged upon all the importance of laying aside prejudice und party spirit, and of .selecting tho best men to office- lie dwelt with considera ble earnestness upon the importance of harmony and good feeling being cultiva ted by all classes, aud begged his hearers to remember that this was n matter which concerned our home interests alone, and he hoped that the idea of party or politics would be entirely dis missed from their minds. ? For the purpose of carrying out these views, and with tho express understand ing that we acre gathered together as citizens, free from all party restraints, if. was moved that a committee of ten, com posed of five white and five colored be appointed to nominate officers for Qood by's Township. The committee reported, and among others, put in nomination Mr. Keldcr's name and mine. I ant sorry, however, to record here that the colored people did not exhibit that appreciatii.u of the example of com promise and concession held forth to thoui byj the white people oil this oc casion, which T expected. They object ed to several names on the regularly nominated ticket, and informally substi tuted others, known to be totally incom petent. When remonstrated with about this, their leaders indicated plainly that they were instructed to have only so many white men on the ticket, ns were absolutely necessary to do all the busi ness. Poor deluded creatures ! Can we blame them for anything I hoy do. when white men, who should be their instruc tors, through a wicked love of gain, will thus incite them to n spirit G opposition aud foil}'. You will sec by the above account that no party was considered at all, and so I wish it understood. The fact is, I regnrd the existence of party as a groat evil. It tends to destroy freedom of thought and action among individuals. Of course, liko many other evils, it is among us, and when great is sues arise, we arc almost obliged to take sides, upon the principle, that of two evils we must ehooso the least. When such alternatives come to be decided I shall as heretofore, endeavor to go on the side of honesty aud intelligence. I re gard that man though, who pins his name to uny party, aud votes for it in variably, merely because it is his party, as having renounced his freedom and .self respect. I hope, Mr. Editor, that the pin us for public education will soon go into opera tion, so that, our colored peoplo may, in time, become intelligent voters, and when they go to the polls to vote for a candi date, they will not ask, as they now do, whether he is it lladical, but whether he is the most competent morally and iutol lecfcually. Resr>??*:?t fully. STILUS R. MELLICH AMP. Bbakciivu.t,e, S. C, June 24, Ou the 14lh the election of officers of this Township tame off. Tb# Demo crats, a few days preceding tho election day, nominated a ticket, and none of thorn belbg present at the nominal ion, they became indignant, and declared their names should not be made fun of tri such a manner Sensible men these. They saw the inev it ableite: s of the defeat of a Democratic ticket, and therefore th >wcd more wisdom, by. refusing to run. than the men did who made up tho ticket. The llepubltcaos nominated their can didates the Saturday before tho ?14th, three white? and three colored. This ticket waa carried through without a dis senting vote. The officers elected aro as follows:? Burns D. Myers, Clerk; A. S. Dukes, E. T. 11. Smoke and P. Berry, Select men, George Baxter, Surveyor; Andrew Pinckney, Constable. TEA.?It is but a fews days since the first consignment of tea was received iu Cincinnati, and tho following from the Gazette of that city will give an idea of what our Western neighbors think of the teas received from tho tintipodes via San Francisco: "The flavor of leas received by this quick route when compared with those by the six months' circuit of the Horn, is as the Btiicll of new-mown hay is to the lifeless odor of the baled hay of com merce. The aroma of a cup of this tea, which but a few weeks ago was delicately scaled up by tawny bauds, steeps the senses iu a kaleidoscopic vis ion of the gorgCOUSnesS of the Flowery Land, and makes one feel as if China were our r ^xt d./ur neighbor, aud the Chinaman a man aud a brother." Use of LeM0N8.?Hall's Journal of Health says: When persons are feverish aud thirsty beyond what is natural, indicated iu some cases by a metallic taste iu tho mouth, especially after drink ing water, or by a whitish appearance of tho greater pait of the tongue, one of the boot ?'coolers," internal or external, is to take a lemou, cut off the top. sprinkle over it some fine loaf sugar, work it downward into the lemon with a spoon, nud then suck it slowly squeezing the lemon and adding more sugar as the acidity increases from heiug brought up from the lower pgiat^T tT~ - ?? Invalids with feverishncss may take two or three lemons a day iu this man tier, with a most marked benefit, mani fested by a sense of coolness, com lin t and iuvigoratiou. A lemon or two taken thus at tea-time, as an entire substitute for the ordinary "supper" ol summer, would give many a man a comfortable night's sleep, ami an awakening of rest aud invigoration, with an appetite for break fart, to which they are strangers1 who will have their cup of tea or supper "relish" and '?cake" and berries or peaches and cream. The Tux Assessment. We expected that fault would be found with the action of the State Board of Equalisation, but wc did not expect such senseless statements as have appeared in some of the country papers. Orange burg and Marion counties seem to be suffering most excruciatingly from the action of the Board. Wc propose stating a fow facts relative to the assess ment and the law under which it was made. The property of the State, as returned by the County Auditors, and equalized by the County Hoards wore as follows: Heal Property. $76,125,025. Personal Property, 38,828,446. Total, - 8114,053,171. It is admitted, wc believe, by the Charleston .Wir* that the property of the State, if fairly assessed, should reach 8200,000,000. The State Hoard of Equalization agreed with the .V? <rs, and raised tho assessment of the Heal Prop erty of the State 819,046,063, distribu ting it among the various counties aft< r a full consideration of the return made by each county. As a sample <W" the assessment made iu the counties generally, take the case of Orangeburg : Here is a county right through the centre ot which runs the Fdisto river, and which contains some of the best lands in the State And yet this county returned 12'.1,:H7 acres of arable land at a valuation of $221,870?making an average of $171 100 per acre for the best lauds iu the county. O'l the face of it this is an ab surdity. The meadow and pasture lands iu the same county are returned at an average of 81.25 per acre, and the wood lands at a average of 81 per acre. From a letter in the AY/r* of May 18th, dated Columbia, we take tbe following: "1 learn from an intelligent tanner that Luids in tho upper portion of St. Mat thews' Parish (Orangeburg county have appreciated 3?'U per cc;;' in value since 1807, uud that owucr; dou't care to toll even ou these terms." By reference to a puuiphlot (Supplement No. 1,) of tho Col ulster of Kmig'ra^?n for 1867 one may got sonic idea of I lie valuation of lands in Omngeburg county at that time. No. 50 from tho Commissioner's Register is Mr. L. W. Dash, who offers ? twelve hundred acres, sixteen miles from Orangeburg C. H., fur five dollars per acre in cash, or five dollars and fifty cents half cash, remainder in one year." No. 59, Mrs. Susan Keitt, of Orange? butg, offers "to lease for n term of five or eight years, a plantation of 3,500 acres. 1,800 acres of which are cleared, reserving oue hundred acres fur a home stead, nt ten thousand dollars per year in gold." No. 74, Mr. S. G.Jamison offers 500 acres, 300 cleared, three miles from Ornngeburg C. II., at five thousand dol lars." No. 75, L. A. Wright, of Bam berg, offers "a lot of land ia Orangeburg county, at ten dollars per acre, cut up to suit purchasers, or nt six dollars per acre cash for the whole, or eight dollars per acre on time of oue or two years well secured." We might quote farther, but this suffice to show that if lands in Orangeburg county have appreciated 33i per cent since 1807, and uo one doubts that they have done so, then even with the addition of 300 per cent by the State Board, they arc still much below their full value. Now let us see how it is with Marion County, which is suffering terribly at the hands of "tho tools of the degraded and disgraceful Bing at Columbia, which calls itself the Government of South Carolina." The best lands of M.nion county, as returned by tlie County Audi tor aud the County Board of Kqualixu thion, averaged $3.27-100 per acre; its meadow lands SI.08, and its wood lands ?1 .(?7 per acre. From the pamphlet cited above we take tho following: "No, 51, Mr. lt. B. Bruddy, of Little Bock. Marion, offers 450 acres, including buildings, at ?5.000; also G00 acres of unimproved land at $~) per acre." These Inuds, of course, comprise improved and unimproved, ?ood and bad lands. A still better way id" getting nt the valuation of Marion county will be to compare it with the adjoining county of Dar'ington The arable lands of Darlington county were returned at an average of 66.83*100 per acre; meadow lands ?G, and wood lands $4.38 100 per arrc. Surely no other statement is needed to show that the State Board did Marion no injustice as compared with its neighbor. The charge is made that the State Board act ed without authority in raising the assess ment. Tj?S? who make this charge, if they believe what they Hay. are entirely ignorant of the law. The State Board has just as grave and responsible t duty to perform in the assessment of property as tho District Assessors have If the latter neglect or fail from whatevercaUfO to perform their duty, it is the duty of the County Board to correct their errors. M the County Bon d fails, then the ?State Hoard must act ; aud its action is a legitimate part of the assessment, and cannot be set aside or disobeyed. It does not follow by any means that there Ii s been in Marion or in any other county a wholesale system of perjury; but there certainly has boon great in competency on the part of Assessors. Nor dots it follow that the tax payer is without a remedy; if there is in Marion or Orangeburg counties a tax-payer whose property has been put above its true value, let him seud his statement to that effort to tin1 State Auditor, and we have no doubt that the remedy will bo ap plied. But denunciation, coarse abuse, absurd threats of non-payment of taxes, ? c arc equally certain will accomplish nothing. Another consideration we would urge upon the people of South Carolina. The State has a debt now of over mx millions. If her taxable property is allowed to remain at $115,000,000, what will be the fate of her bomb' What security will the bondholder fed, that with such a basis for taxation she will be able to meet her interest? If there has been extravagance ou the part of the present Stale govenment we have no defence to offer, but it should be borne in mind that one-fourth of the amount to be raised by taxation is to be used in paying back interest on the debt iucurrcd in building the new State 1 louse;and another fourth is for other pust due interest. The pre sent administration is certainly not re sponsible for that debt. In conclusion, we simply say the State Hoard "nave done what they deemed right, and what we deem right. The assessment of the Hoard will stand, and the taxes levied in accordance with it will bo collected.? S. C. lit publican. A fellow in New Orleans, affected with mania a potu, conceived the idea that ho was a goose, and procuring straw for a nest and brickbats for eggs, pretended to "set" on the latter. His mother inter fered. "Why don't you see I'm set ting?" "But, Oliver,you aiu't a goose !' the in thcr replied. "I ain't?" "No. You are my poor, dear son 1" "1 know better:" "Why yes, you are. Those are not eggs?they are brickbats!" 'Don't I know ? Didn't I lay 'etn, nud I ' mcaii to hatch 'etu or die 1" A Solemn Fact and Warning.? At TiiumoHHville, last Sunday, daring Divine service in tin- M i t In ?1 ist Clime 11 jast as tho oougrogutioo wus singing tlto last lines of the lust hymn, Mrtr. Powers, wife of Thomns Powers, ond graud dnughter of the lute Rev. Wm. Rrockin ton, fell from her sent with an infant in her arms. Her lady friends went to lu r relief at mice, and fbuud that lite had ceased with her. The iufaut lives?but the uiuther is in the grave. Ihe Rev. Mr. Jones, tho Pastor, hud just closed an impressive sermon ou the frailty of humau life?tho certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time of its approach, as is that of the thief in tho night. We learn that there was no unusual excitement. Tho tacts arc, as we state them, from an eye-witness. We arc rejoiced to add that Mrr. Powers was an exemplary member of the Church. May Cod have mercy on all, and when the time comes may our lamps be trim med Mid found burning.?Darlhujtou Democrat, 15/A hut. INSURE YOUR LIFE. THE EQUITA!!?;*: LIFE CON duelfl its business on-tho PURELY MUTUAL ALL CASH ELAk ? PAY AS YOU GO" is the safe rule in LIFE ASSURANCE as in anything else. Its NEW BUSINESS in the year 1808 ex ceded thai of any "CHECK," "NOTE" or "MIXED" COMPANY by upwards ol Twelve Millions. ALL PROFITS divided among the Policy I[olden annually. INCOME._. 0,000,000.00 ASSETS.lo.OOO.lKJO.oo The EQUITABLE ASSURANCE SOCIETY ?fters to the Public all the RE,\L ADVAN TAGE which cati with safety be conceded by niiv Com puny. N. AUSTIN DULL, junc 20?npl ;>?If Local Agent. ? CIRCULAR. STATE OF SO ITU CAROLINA. Bureau or Aubicoltcbal Statistics, COLUMBIA, .June 10, lHU'.l. ri^HE attention of tho eitisens of the State I is respectfully invited to lue annexed extracia from an Act passed at ihvreecnt session of the General Assembly, aud ratified mi ilie Huh ilny of March, iMi'.i; und their cordial co-operation with lb: officers chnrjted with the execution of the Ihw is earnestly requested. The enumeration of the inhabitants is to furnish n basis lor tnc apportionment of re presentation in the next General Assembly, in accordance with Section 1 of Article 11 of tiie Constitution, nml the necessity for Its correctness will commend itself tu eitutensuf ?11 political tIows. In connection with this work the statistics of the ngiicnltnial productions <>t lust year will bei taken, and it is eminently UjMMral.U? tnat tiiey smmto tu- retunrvdj m* rally nml Intelligibly hs circtimstaneta will permit, as ii is exp.-cted that they will furnish valuable data in the tenure ngricuitural history ufthc Suite. HENRY SPARNICK, Commissioner. Ah Act to prttrufe for the Enumeration of the Inhabitant* of the State. ***** a SXCTIOX ?. Tlini il shall be the duly of euch ami every person appointed to take the cen sus by virtue of this Act to cull personally on the head or some member of euch family in the County, >>r portion nfCounly, for which ho or I hey shall baTc been appointed, attd obtain t roin such head of a futitily or mcmbel thereof, as aforesaid, the number of persons contained in such family, and such other information as may be required and directed by the Commissioner of the Bureau <>: Agri cul' irnl Statistics. Si e. L Tliui each head ?rr meinhnr uf a family shall, ivhousummoned thersto by the persons appointed under this Act to take ihe j census at his, her or ir residence or place of business, make. oath or affirmation, a correct return of all persons of whom his oi lier family is composed; and also report such other informal ion to said ?.?usus lakers as may be required by law ; and the persons ao appointed to take lbs census lire hereby autho rized to administer such oaths; and upon the fail uro ?>f any pej?sou to ranke such returns or reports when required, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to b" recovered in any Court of competent juris diction. Junc-6 2w LIGHT HOUSE BlIRXIXG FMJID.-THIS FLUID will noi EXPLODE, and is therefore more reliable lhau Kerosene, and is equal iu Brilliancy. Il is ma trying to the eyes. It does not' SMOKE. Entirely free from GR ASE. Does not SOIL the HANDS. Docs not CUE ASE the CLOTHING. Can be BURNT in the KEROSENE LAM by using the new Durners. BEST and most RELIALE FLUID now in use, being SUPERIOR in every respects to Kerosene. Before presenting it to the Public I have given it a thorough lest, ami ask the l'ublic to do the same. For sale by Iii IS Si. KUIIIXKOX. Agent for Orangoburg County, junc "JO ly onl 17 Notice of Dismissal. ESTATE OF WARREN A. SIICLF.il. lyrOTH'E IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL _[_^| concerned, thai on the twenty seventh clay of July, A. D. 1800, 1 will applj to the Judge of Probate for Oraiigehurg County, for n FINAL DISCHARGE from Administra tion (with ihe will annexed) of tho Estate of Warren A. Shttlor, deceased. VIRGINIA R. SIIULER, Adm'x cum u?t onuexo. June 20 ?t IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Whereas. W. P. Unison, Esq., hath applied to me lor Letters of Administration on'the Estate of Jacob Hair, late ol Orangeburg County, deceased. These are therefore lo cite- and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said deceased, to bo and npear, be fore me.nl a Court of Probate for the said County to be holden at Orangchurg, on the tith day of July, 1801), at 10 o'clock A. M., to ahew cause ;t any. why the suid Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my Hand and the Seal of Court, this 21st day of Jnnc, A. D. 1805?, and in the ninety-third year of American Inde pendence. THAD. C. AM'BBWd, junc ^6?"Jt Judge of Trobatc. ORAXOERURG COUNTY. PROBATE COURT. Export? "D. A. Mclvcr Adniinbitrutor of the Estate of A. E. and A. A. Smoke. NOTICE IS HEREBY 01 YEN THAT D. A. .Mel vor will, on the 24th day of July next, apply far his ftunl discharge aa Adrulu ist rater of the Estate of A. E. and A. A* Smoke, deceased. T11AD. C. ANDREWS, jiine 2fi?4t Jude of Probate. NOTioE; In accordance with Section ?8 of'?* net cmirled "An aci providing for the asseasui'ue mi l tnxation uf property," approved the K?th day of September A. D. 18b8, n "lirn in hoae.lL by given thut the total rate per e oft tu 81 Verww for State purposes for the year I80S Lj mills; and for County purposes, t!ie total rate levied is S mills, making a totaf for all put poses for the year 1SG8 JOJ mills ou the dollar. f * 1 JNO. D. MOUNT, *JL June 12,?3t ' County TreaWer.'^* _ *? - _ ? '??.1^*1 Sheriff's Sales. S By virtue of sundry writs of fi. fa., to ma directed I will sell to the highest Udder, at Orangeburg Court Mouse, on tli? firat Moudny in July next, for cash the follow- f, ing property', vir : One tract of land lying in the Fork of the ' Edtsto Rivers containing 7t>0 acres more or less. Levied on as the property of Jacob Cooner at the suit of Edward R. Hays. ALSO One tract of hind lying on the Old State. Rond, containing- more or less, bounded 1 by binds of Huiglcr, Sheridan and Danlsler., Levied on as the property of Mrs. Meto reu Dantzlcr at the suit of Isadora A. Rast.' ?" '** ALSO *JG*mu* Ou Tuesday after salcsdny next, th?*fbl?,r lowing personal property, vir.: Household'* and Kitchen Furniture, 1 bay Horse, Planta tion Ton's, Cow nnd Cs.lf. 3 Bee Gaiaaj Cor - * tmts of Smoke House and Dniry, 11 fieaVk - Hogs. Levied on as the property of S, 15, . Parlor at the suit of D. Louis & Co. . iMatv ALSO -'t, . .014 On 1st Monday, (salosday of July,) at the resilience of J, C. Fnnuing, the following personal property, viz: Household ana > Kitchen Furniture, Plantation Tools. 1 Mule, Ox and Cart, 11 bead Hogs, 8 head 'Cattle. It; Goat*. 8 Sheep, P.lacksnrifh Tools, 1 Mare and 3 Bee Gums. I/cvicd on as the property of J. C. Funning at the suit of James D. Clcckley Execntor or L. B. Cooner ' ALSO OnTuesihiy after sale*****, July. 1800, at the rcehleacc of H. H. Argue, the follouinx persona, droperty, vln 1 Cow and Calf, 4 Yearling*. 7 bead Hogs. 1 Horse und Wagoir, I 1 Buggy, lot of Farming Tov.s, 1 Sugar | Mill ami Roil? r. Household und Kitehen . Furniture. Levied on as th* woDertv of H. B. Argoe tUv *uA uf JohtfS. Phillips. June HI td ALSO J. ?t. Johnson cl. ul. Distributer 1 of Jo.-. Johnson. vs. f Adeline Johnson nnd ?rfhers. J By order nf ?bc four: uf l*Toh?r?- T will sell on Monday the ?1I1 of July float, tor |mr tition. for so mucb cash as will pay the cx-? pen.-es of tlic case, the bnlartee^u i?o c,oMk nimlial iuatHtlui.-iOf. tilt* ftr.U J ayunh; 1ft - Ja unary neat, sccureil h_\ bond, with interest from date, ami a mortgage ?if the propel ty* with covenant tor repair on breath. ipuV* chasers to pay for j upeis ail I stamps.) the following property, all lying in Orange burg County, to w it : I. t?8tl acres King on the hollow above I'mntcrs Brauen, described in plat No. 1 of return in partition. *_'. nOO acres on Dean Swamp, as her plat No. 2. 8. ?-l* acres next adjoining and described in plat 8. 14. "?14 acres on a p?md the head *f - Simon" [.ranch, w.ters ot Dean St* amp, as pet plat 4. ."?. 7*o ncre<> on the Ninety-Six Bond, as described on plat ik r,. 519 acres n Ninety-Six Road, known a- '?Woodward," and described in pint 7. 7. 109 acres also nil Ninety-Six Road, and on the head waters of I food hi lid Swamp, de scribed in plat H. The plats will be shown at sale, jane 19 td Sheriff's Ofiice. ^ H. RIGGS. Orangeb-Trg C. II., S. C.r V ?. O. C. June IV, 18?'.?. ) june 12 Id Orangeburg County, PliOBATfi COURT. Notice to Executors, Administrators, Guardian:*. Trustees, t\c. ^VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL J_^| those having Returns to make to thin Ufltee, ami who having failed to make them for the year 18f>8, thut the same must ba made by*the first day of July prox., or the penalty of the law will be enforced. THAD. C. ANDREWS, june 12?3t Judge of Probate. E. J. Oliveros, M. D. DRUGGIST AND P1IA11MACEUTEST. INVITES THE ATTEN lion of the Public to hiv )splendid and extensive as sortment of Drugs, Medi cines, Perfumeries, Paints, Oils and Garden Seeds, fcc., Queen's Delight, Rosadalis. Radways' Medicines. Catholicon Uterine. Snrsupurilln. Hair Vigor. Hosteller's Bitters. Hall's Hair Kcocwer. Plantation Bitters. Mrs.Chevalier Hair wash Carolina Bitters. Mrs. Allen's Hair Rostorer. Renumber that Dr. OL1VEROS* DRUG STORE is the place where you can rave your Mnnr;/.' Mokky ! ! MONEY !!! K. J. OMVKKON, HI. !>., Druggist and Phannaceu.'est, mny 2, 60?1j Orangeburg C. lt., S. C. Look Out for Bargains. AUCTION SALE. PURSUANT to nn order of Court, I will sell at Auction, on the fourth Saturday in June instant, (ami on every .succeeding Saturday until the whole Stock shrill be dis pose! of.) at the Store at Fr'dcrvillc, former ly used by. J. H. Fehler A Co., the Stock of Goods. Wares nnd alcrohumlitr, now held in said Store under aa inj auction in Equity. Terms cash. THOMAS COI.bli R. June 1st, 1869. Receiver, june 5*8 T^IXAIiXOTH'K.?All IVr*?w? having claims ?gain.it the Estate of Mary Pon, deceased, are horeby notiied to present the same praysrly a?J.?.-ied ?Terhe fore the 5th dav of Jtdy. 1* '.?, or tbey will be barred payment, at.d *U persons indebted wil! make navmeni i.?mediatelv to . ^. i . >.KTY, June 12- ?t* AUmiutetrator.