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OFFICIAL. Act? nnd Joint Resolutions Passed by the legislature Sessions 1870 and 1871. An Act to Promote the Consolidation of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company and the Blue "Aitlge Rail road Company. $eqtk>n 1. De it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, norr met nnd sitting in General Assembly, and by the hority of the seme, That the Act en titled "Au Act to amend the chatter of the Greenvillo and Columbia Railroad Company passed by the General Assem bly of this State on the 20th day of December, 1853, bo, and the same is hereby, re enacted, with tho followiug amendments or alterations: Sec. 2. That for tho purpose of ex tending, or building, or constructing a railroad from Greenville, all of tho pro visions of sections 9, 10, 11 and 12, of Act entitled "An Act to authorize the formation of.rhe Greenville aud Colum bia Railroad Company," passed on the 15th day of December, iu the year 1845, be, and tho same are hereby, re-enacted, with the following amendments or altera tions : Sec. 3. That the Greenvillo and Co lumbia Railroad Company is authorized so far ?b practicnble, to purchase, con nect or unite with any connecting Rail road or Railroads, and especially to ex tend Railroad communication to Kuox ville, Tennessee, and to Ashville, iu North Carolina: Provided, That if the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com pany shall fail to construct and fiucsh the said Railroad, including such other Railroad or Railroads as it may unite with or acquire, to tho lino between the pssssge of this Act, the right to further construct said Railroad to Knoxvill, aud to Ashcvillc, shall cease, and the time limited therefor is hereby exteuded live years from the final passage of this Act; but this limitation shall not impair uor affect any rights, or any Railroads ac quired, united with, or constructed, so far as acquired, united with or construc ted, at the of the tinio hereby limited, nor shall anything contuiued in this Act impair or limit the right or privilege to consolidate or unito with any Railroad or Railroads under any General Railroad under any General Ruilroad law or laws. That tho said Greenvillo and Company Railroad Company shall have power to construct and build, upon the most prac ticable route, a branch of their road, from some point ou tho lino of their road, at or east of Anderson Court House, and west of the Saiuda River, to Ailcn or Hamburg, aud /here connect with any Railroad incorporated under the laws of this State; and, also, shall have tho pow er to construct and build, upou the most practicable route, a branch of their road from Abbeville Court Houso to the Sa vannah River, in the direction of Wash ington, Georgia; also, that tho said Com pany shall have the power to construct and build, upon the most practibablo route, a Railroad from Spartanburg court house to the North Carolina line, iu the direction of Ashcvillc, or Ruthcrfordton. North Carolina. Sec. 4. That, in view of the consoli dation of the Greenville und Columbia Ruilroad Company and the Blue Ridge Railroad, tho action of the said lilac Ridge Ruilroad Company in making the bonds authorized under the act of Sep tember 15, 18C8, and of the comptrol ler-general of the State in endorsing the same, aud thereby pledging tho faith and funds o! the State to the payment of said bonds, is hereby ratified and con finned; and that'the making and execu tion by said Blue Ridge Railroad Com pany and said other companies of the mortgage aforesaid to Henry Crews, Hoary Gourdin and George S. Camerou, to secure the payment of the bonds aioresaid, is also ratified and confirmed; and said morfgago is declared to be a lien prior to that of the State on all pro perty described in said mortgage and ou the entire line of the road aforesaid, and panics, or which they, or either of them, may hereafter acquire; but nothing in this uct contained shall be constructed to divest tho State of its lien od the estate and property of said several Railroad companies, or of cither of them, for its endorsement of the bonds aforesaid, but said lien is postponed to, nnd declared to be subject und subordinate to, that of tho mortgage, horeinbeforo mentioned, to Henry Crews, Hfenry Gourdin and Gcc.rge S Cameron, Trustees. Sec. 5. That all statutory or other liens or lien, encumbrances or encum brance, equities or equity, except the mortgage encumbrances now upon the property, assets, effects, rights aud fran chises of said Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, or any part thereof, und also except the mortgage herein au thorized, shall be, and are, or is hweby, subseotteot to tue ude hoi'e^u auiuotiicd, <o fh-.ft the holders of the bond- secured by said mortgages; or either Jof them, shall have u lien and security as between each other, according to the timo said mortgages have been or shall bo record ed, and a prior lien to all otherjieus or encumbrances whatsoever, auy law or laws to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 6. The following clause in sec tion 2 of the act of September 15, 1808, to authorize additional aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina, viz: "And further providod, That tho said bonds, or any part thereof, shall {not be used, unless upon tho ex press condition that upon application to the Congress of the Uuited States, or to private capitalists, the amount of three millions of dutlars iu currency, or so much of that sum as may be necessary, shall be furnished in exchange, or upun the security of said bonds," is hereby re pealed. Sec. 7- That after the consolidation of the Greenville and Columbia Rail road Company with the lUuc Ridge Railroad Company, the bonds now held by the Greenville and Columbia Railroud Company and the Rluo Ridge Railroad Company shall be endorsed by the con solidated company. Sec. 8. That if said consolidated company shall fail to pay its interest on its guaranteed debt for two years, it shall be the duty of the comptroller-general of the Siatc, and he shall have tho pow er, to take immediate possession of said rond, with all its appurtenances, and lease the same to responsible parties, who shall have control thereof uutil the general assembly shall, by law, provide for the settlement of tho affairs of said company in the interest of all its crcdi tors. Sec. 9.. That the said Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, and the Ulue Ridge Railroad Company, shall forever continue and be a body corpo rate, capable of suing and being sued in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 10. That all acts or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, or any part ? hereof, are, for the purposes of this act, but for no other purpose, hereby amend ed, modified, or repealed, as the case may require, so as to conform to the true in tent and meaning of this act Sec. 11. This act shall take effect im mediately. Approved March 6, 1871. Ail Act to Incorporate the CrmJvn Steam AIM Company. Section 1. Uo it enacted by the Seu ato and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General, Assembly, and by the uthnrity of the same, Colin'Macrae, A. J. Freitag and Walter F. Herd, and their associate.? and successors, nre here by constituted a body politic and corpor ate, by tho name of the Camden Steam Mill Company, with power to sue and be sncd, to plead and be implcadcd in all the courts of law and equity; may enjoy nil the privileges incident to corporations, and may purchase, hold and convey real and personal estate to an amount not ex ccedding twenty-fivo thousand dollars. Sec. 2. Tho business of said company shall bo grinding grain, ginuiug cotton, hulling and pressing cotton sceb, or any other similar mechanical or industrial pursuit they may choose to embark in. ''n thc.town of Cnuidoo, South Carolina. The books for subscription to the capi tal stock of said company shall be opeued by the above named persons, in Camden, as soon ns convenient after the granting of this charter, in shares of twenty-five dollars each. Said corporation tuny have and use a common seal, which tiiey may alter at pleasure. Sec. 3. The shares shall be deemed personal property, and be transferred only on the books of said company, in such forms as the Directors may prescribe. The said company shall, at all times, havo a lien on all the stock or property of the members of said corporation inves tec therein, for all debts duo from them to said corporation, and no transfer of sdrip or stock shall be valid until such debt, if any shall ho discharged; and said corporation may organize, go into operation and commence business* when kuu ssa ?uuu 33 ovo tliousand dollars to said stock shall be subscribed for, and five dollars per share of tho samo paid into tho Treasury of said company in cash; and u certificate, signed by the President and Secretary of said company tin der oath, setting iorth said subscrip tion and payment, shall be filed iu the office of the Socrctary of State. Sec. 4. Tho stock, property snd affairs of said corporation shull he managed by a board of Directors, not less than three nor more than five, one of whom shall be chosen by them President, and all of whom shall hold their offices for one year, and uutsl others aro chosen, and said directors shuli bo annually elected at such times and places as tho by-laws of said corporation shull presorido; a majority of said directors shall, in all cases constitute a Hoard for tho trausac tion of business, aud a majority of tbe i-tn ?klmld is at any legal meeting ahull ue bn to a*, ui I tubtviitg, bttOti omuio OUtlfii g buc owner thereof to one VOtO, which uiny he ~i-1-. .1 ,'flFH", I M given in person or lawful proxy. Tho 6rst meeting of said corporation, heroby formed, may bo colled by a majority of tho persons named in tho first Section of ibis Act, at such time and place, and upon giving such notice thereof, as tbcy shall deem reasonable and proper. Sec. 5. The president and directors, or a majority of them for the time being, shall have powor to fill any vacancy which may happen, by denth, resigns* tion or otherwise for the current year, or appoint a secretary and treasurer, and such other officers as may be necessary, and may require the treasurer and other officers to give bonds for tho faithful dis charge of their trust and duty, as said directors may deem proper; aud, also, to make uud establish such by laws, rules und TC-g?lutio?S us iliey shuii deem expe dient for the management of the affairs of said corporation, aud tho same touuer: And provided, tho same be not inconsis tent with tho laws of this State or the United Stutes Sec. 6. The books of said corporation containing their accounts shall, ut all reasonable times, be open for the inspec tion of any of the stack holders of said corporation, and annual statements of the accounts of said corporation shall bo mado aud submitted to the annual uicct tings of stockholders. Directors may call in the subscription to tho capital stack by installment, in such proportion, aud at such times aud places as they tuny deem proper, giving due notice thereof, u ider such regulations and conditions as they may prescribe. Sec. 7. The said corporation shall, w ithin thirty days of each annual meet ing of th? stockholders, lodge a certificate with the Secretary of State, setting forth the amount of capital stock of said com pany actually paid iu nnd the amount of the liabilities of the said corporation, which certificate shall be signed by the President aud secretary of said company, nod certified by their oath. This Act shall continue to be in force for twenty years. Approved March 2, 1871. An Act to permit William L Wood to Adopt Napoleon B Smith, to make him his lawful heir, an.i to chage the Name of the said Napoleon, B Suilh to that of Napoleon B Wovd. Whereas, William L Wood, of the Connty of J^aurcna, has adopted, with j tho cMi-ent of its pnronts, a child of the j age of seven yoars known by tho namo I of Napoleon B Smith; and, whereas, ho is desirous oftroatiug said child, in overy rcsp ct. as his own, to make htm his law ful heir, and to confer upon him his own namo; therefore, SECTION. 1 lie it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of tho Stnto of South Carolina, now met and Bitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of tho sumo, That the name of the said Napoloou B Smith be changed to Napoleon B Wood, and that hereafter the said Napoleon B, Smith be known and called Napoleon 11, Wood. Sec. 2. That the said Napoleon B, j Wood shall hereafter be deemed a legal heir of tho said William L, \V< ?d, and shall, upon the death of the s-.id Wood, providing he di 'S inostate, inherit his property in common with such other legal heirs as the said Wood shall leavo ut the lime of his death. Approved Mnrce 2. 1871. THE ORANGEB?RG NEWS j. FELDER MEYERS?Editor, GEORGE ROLIYEIt, Financial and pusiNRss Manager. SATURDAY, MAY 20,1871. "Wunderer." In another column will be found a re markuble letter from a correspondent who signs himself "Wanderer." It is cuched in a tone and spirit which we admit, we thought wcro forgotten, dead. But this correspondent unearths them, and proposes to dissect them over anew. Speaking of men aud their natural r;?!lt8 ?;?/-:;" rrr" .V.,; :-.ajJ men aro created equal in any sense of the term." In support of said denial lie quotes, "Hath not tho potter power over tho olay of the same lump to create one vessel to honor nnd another to dishon or?" But be carries the denial further. He denio- that "every American citizeu is born to an equality of rights or sov. ereignty. I admit," says he, "every man's right to hold aud enjoy the privi leges legally his own by birth; but to assert an unqualified equality of rights and privileges, amongst all men, is to preach ayrariunism, in its worst fea tures." This is a douial of tho belief that men are born equal in any sen -e. "Wander er quotes, to prove his position, the 21st verse of the 9th chapter of Paul's Epistle t^ the Romans; nnd in tho verse immcdi I atoly preceding, Paul says : "Shall the thing formed ?ay to him that formed it, 'Why host thou nude me thusY" Paul ia arguing with tho Ro mans, the power, right and justice of God, as the creator, in dealing with nun, His creation and creature!. And Upon the samo reasoning wo say any man may do as ho pleases with his own creation) so that he does not use it so tts to injure another. Id other words, every creator, as between himself and the thing created, may do bb he pleases with his own crea tion ; God being tho creator of ull things, has the right and power to deal as he pleases with all things: lie nlono judges of the justice efhis own dealings, and man has uo right to call in question his dealings. But, oh impious *? Wunder er !" Whenever didst thou create any man, either to honor or dishonor? What right, founded in nature, have you to rulo and lord it over your fellow crea ture, unless that right is conferred upon you by his suffrages? '?The potter has power over the clay to make one vessel to honor und auothcr to dishonor," but that same creator has the right to destroy the vessel made to.honor, aud preserve and honor the ouo mndo to dishonor; but. these vessels, ns between themselves, have no such power. We would refer ?Wondercr" and all others who are afflicted with tho kiuejy idea that ouo man is created with more lights, to more honor, than another, to what our Saviour said wheu on earth, lie said to one of his disc'ples : "Let him who would be chief amongst you bo tho servant of all." Iu the begiuiug God made man, and gave him rulo aud dominion over the earth, cod all other created tilings. And after all, this is man's title to rule, but it is to man as a race, not to any particular man or set of men. Aud now as to a pulitical question: From the curliest, history of man, from tin; tiluo when he had so umllipHtid us to mako civil looioty of government ueoossary, and especially when it bocaqio ncoec^ary to go beyond the patriarchal. If ha? boon mure or less a strugglo botwoeu the people flu* the right to tulo, ngnlnfet some aspirant a? monarch, kitig. jqdjjo or pome tort of ruler J OF a particular olaSS who have claimed the right of the few on account of feo'iic supposed; superior knoiclctlyc, virtue or property, to rulo the many. And right hot-oVwe assert that there arc but two main principles or ideas that have divided thinking men. One i?, that "kings rule by divine right," that U to say, the people were created fur rulers and not rulers for the people. The other >s, the people wero not created for rulers, but that governments and rulers are created by the people, fur their own protection aud to serve their own real and social happiness, and that to socuro this men on entering in:o civil society or government, give up a portion of their natural rights, and such as are of more or less importance to their real interest and solid happiness, to secure those more im portant and essential to their happiness. "Wanderer," in denying all men equal natural lights, endorses tho ideas preva lent in the old world about the time of James I of England, that the people were created for rulers, and not rulers for the people. And why do we say so ? Because we assert that every writer of note on natu ral rights or national law, who oppose the idea that the people were made for ruler*, lay down the doctrine that iu a state of nature ail men are equal in rights ; and in logic, in reason, and in the nature of things, that must be so, or it must be that some superior right to ? ii'c \_; Lww.i \-j lue divine Lroator in making some vessels to honor and some to dishonor, created and bestowed upon the vessels of honor; and it is exactly what "Wanderer's" application of the verse must mean, although we, as we think, have clearly shown that it is u misapplication of the idea intended to be conveyed by St. Paul. Aud right here we think wo might rest this part of the question with our correspondent. But that wo may not be misunderstood, wo admit that men pos scssiug these natural rights, going iuto or forming u civil government, or a po litical organisation, may retain just such portion of their rights as in their judg meut will best attain the end in view? they may form just suoh a government, and confer on such government, just such portions of all these natural rights as will most conduce to the desired ond And now with all who sduiils these nut .-I I , IJ,.'.U-1-J urnl rights, it becomes an important question in the formation of our govern ment, what sort of government was made, and what of these natural rights given up by the people, and conferred upon the government, how and by what authority exercised? "Wanderer," in denying the natural rights, Hub no inte rest in this question, because his position never reaches it, but We have hopes that he will reflect and think better upon the subject, Now, until tho declaration of indepen? deuce, made on the 4th of July, 177C, we were British colonies and a part of tho British government. In that dec laration, which severed us from the British government and set up a government for oursolves, the great patriotic founders of the govern ment?men the like of whom in wisdom, patriotism aud statesmanship the world has seldom if ever seen, and whose supe riors it never saw?declared as the great fundamental principal and basis of the whole fabric, that all men are created equal. And let it here be borne in mind that this was not the declaration of a single colony or State, nor the dec laration of all iu this character of sepa rate and distinct colonies or States, but it was the declaration of "We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in Genera! Congress assem bled," &c. Upon this united declaration of the United States of America the revolution was fought, independence achieved, a new, a united aud powerful government formed by a united and free people j upon the great principal founded in natural right, declared as the great luri" damcntal base of the government, 'that all men arc created equal," this being tltO principal upon which it was created, and which tho constitution was made to seeuro and pcrpotuato. Wo dony that the people have ever surrondcrod one of tho^c rights, but that they to day bolong to them u.s tho birthright of every A merican citizen, without regard to color, race or previous condition. Ill conclusion we will say to "War. derer" tliRt it is the bidding cn to just such ideas as tho class which ho rep in.otils, that i.. ruining our country. The quicker they ran he forgotten, the bettor it will ho for tho uroutcgt and the humblest of us all. To wail and prato about a thing which history, as well as tho circumstances that surround* us daily attest as truths, is tho veriest non sense To get rid of the corruption that j stalks abroad ill our land, wu should accommodate ourselves as nearly as pos sible to the times, and especially not advocate a doolriuQ which facts contra dict. We hope when we hoar Irom "Wan derer" agaiu, he will have loarnt him self to know that 'tis not every body that will agree with him to say that white is blaek, and black is white just because he says so. / Tho Columbia Union says wo went "off into a frenzy in our last issue about tho Convention." If the Convention was misrepresented through these col umns, aud if any particular frenzy was shown by us lust week, we will sav it was a fault with the Union and, not with us. Our whole artielo was suggested by a resolution which appeared is tho Union of the lUth inst., in its published pro ceedings of the Tax-Payers' Conrcu lion. The resolution as reported in the I nion wus as follows: "That however distasteful the rccon struvviuu iuoumiros have uceu 10 tue Southern mind, we never view them as fiualities." In tho light of recent facts, wo fiuu that no such resolution was ever intro duced. The word now instead of never should have appeared, as was in the original resolution. We are glad that tho error was uot committod by us. Now the Union prates about our being iu a frenzy, whon it alone is responsible for the mistake. We took it for authority, but will be more particular hereafter. It must not visit its sins upon us, if uny it has. Perhaps it has none. Solomon says: "All the ways of a man arc clean in his own eyes." - The Columbia Union says "the Oll ANuKBURu NEWS forgets the statesman iu its desire to stand by the partisan." We retort that tho Columbia Union in its desire to aland by its partisan docs uot only forget the statesman, but Ulfa* represents the truth. Wo court public criticism iu our course as the editor of the Obanqrburo New?, but wo de. roand that it bo fair and dignified. This is now the second time that tho editor of the Daily Union in his Comments has evinced a partnership cut* grano tali*. We simply ask him to be more cautious. [com M'? nicatkd.] OllANQEBURO COUNTS, 8. C, May 17th, 1871. Editor Orangeburg Newt: The course pursued by some of tho leading men ol tho State, would lead one to believe that the success of th>3 real Democratic party ia furever d is paired of, and that therefore the only sal vutiun for the country is the taking up with men who are among us but uot of us. 1 repudiate any such idea, sir. I have just us much faith in the prospects of the Democrat party, pttro and unsul lied by association with Republicans, as I have confidence in tin ability and in tegrity of true South Carolinians to con duct this government honestly and eco nomically when it is restored to them.' T) is pair and despondency havo never achieved any greatness yet; and there is nothing for which the Republican party is working for so hard us the com plete demoralization of our people ; that is its object, and that accomplished a now era of corruption and profligacy Will be inaugurated. I kinw yuu will uot agree with me, sir, but that docs not, uor will not, make my position wrong. I solemnly believe that if tho Democratic party accepts a compromise from the Republican party, that we are lost for years to come. I say hold on to our old standard of virtue, honesty and intelligence. Compromises are danger ous things, and should be Carefully han dled. Stute sovereignty aud State rights arc not buried forever. True it would appear so to many, but behind tho corruption and disputations of to day there b, sir, a mighty tide rolling, which will yot ouublo us to'free ourselves from misrule and ruin, assert our indepen dence, and roforui our p or impoverished governmout. There exi.-ts a toinporary settlement 'ot many things, I admit, but it is oidy temporary. Congross may declare jaok nsao* ojti tla to suffrugo, to veto aud hold offi but thut doosn't make thorn fit to dit- j charge its duties, and Invest the pot!- j tinu with dignity. It may declare that I all ntOH arc orv.tted equal, but that wi l j nut mnko lli>iu*ro, ovoii in the eyes of one anutho!; and I civilly thai all mcy arc born free iw.l equal In any sett.se of the term. I admit that tt#uy may bo b >ru equally free, hut 1 deny emphatically the free and cq*ml part of :fc. Iu support of that denial I quote "Until not the pi t cr power over the clay of tho same lump to create one vessel to honor und nnothov to dishonor V and tho t;t-oontrovcrtab!o facts that meet us at every turn of life I carry the denial still ftu'thor. I deny that every American eitifOU is born to an equality of r i g h t a or sov ereignty. I admit every man's right to hold aud onjoy the privili^cs legally his own by birth. But to nas.-rt an absolute, unqualified equality of rights and privileges, amongst all men, is to preach agrarian ism, iu it, worst features. These facts may bo impalntablo to many, but they are truths which time will establish. I hope, sir, you will givo this lotter a place in your columns. WANDERER. [communicate*?.] BllANCllVlt.LK, S. C, May 16th, 1871. Mr. Editor?We have down here at the town of Branchville a Court as is a Court. As tho law stands now it is called a Court of TrialJuHtico. Wheth er this means experimental justice we know not. But under tho old law in this Stute 1 think it would bo called a Court of Errors, or u Court of IJucoiu mon Pleas. It is certainly equal to the celebrated Court of Suncho Pansa, in its ingenious mode of docidini; eases i?'or instance, sir, A trespasses on the en closed lauds of B; B brings suit in thi Court. The process for briugiug A into Court is peculiar and touching. A ver bal request is sent to li.ui, that the Co ill would like to see him. A having a per sonal attachment for the Court, this avails to secure his attendance. The Court hears the statement of the panic.-., reserve* the reply to itself and under uu Act, not of the Assembly, but of Iii? owu ingenuity, sentences the parties to a fine of one doilar each. This is paid and justice is secured und the parties (their attachment being uniiissulved becuuso indissoluble) go and are happy. "Let justice bo done etc" I is our cry. Again, another A hires a servant, a small child from another B. A alnps IVs child in chsatiseinont for disobedi ence and tat*. B indicts A for "assault and buttery" (perhups with intent to commit uiurder or some other crime to tho person). A learned, nativo, live lawyer (for wo have one here), appears J for one or both sides. The jury is sum moned at night,. i',,ir tCJ ^Vc? aro tried at this time for eonvencnicnce of parties, because It is coolor, and that the Court may be like the Areopagus.) The lawyer asks a few questions and makes a speech ; each one of the jurors does the saw.?, and a mistrial is ordered because it is time to go to bed, and the case is continued till the next evening. The' verdict at length is rendered after m plcnsnnt evening or too. It.is "Guilty of Assault and no Battery, and the jury demand 25cts a night per capita." Is this not nice? I pm not astonished that some of the Orangeburg profossumal standing jurors doct move down Sers. 25 cents a night. Good stock ! I do not mean to say an old standing jurbr could be called, old stock. Why do not the Orangeburg bar patronize our Court f But wo huve several bars here, where men go to settle cases. - OLDSTER. [communicated.] . , Mr. Editor?Will you allow me a small space in your paper to inform those who* have charged me with buying mod spec ulating on seed cotton, of true purport of the matter. I was not interested In an; way du ring the past season,in buying cotton in the seed, nor did I derive one cent ben efit lrom anything of tho sort. I did in 1B69, buy some cotton in the the seed, but found at the end ot thesea son, that ? had bought more of my own> cotton, than I bad bought of others. so* that speculation satisfied me. And the fortune, or wealth, that I made of that speculation wus certainly made over tho left. No sir, I think it evil and unjust :o the planters of cotton, and would be glad to see it surp csscd. I have, sir, uiado failure. in business since the late war, which has thrown mo in debt, and all tho woalth. I d ?. fcire, is o?ough to pay my honost debta^ Sir, I shall not buy nor sell anything hi my cd nun unity, that is not agrceabU to my fellow citizens. R ?spcctfully, L. A. ZEIG LA R. NOTICE. OFFICE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER; Obasokbcro Corntt, 8. C, May 19th. 1871. ? ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN EM PLOYED as TEACH EES in the FREE COM MOM SCHOOLS of this County .are request* cd to present their ACCOUNTS tc the Un dersigned at hi* Office nt Orangeburg Court 11cr.au, at the earliest day practicable. E. I. CAIN, S. C. O. C. may 20^ ^ ' NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,. ORAxoKBrau, S. C, May I'.Uh, 1871. I'j oedi ? that PARTIES who are d?*iroua of PUTTING IN PROPOSALS Tor REPAIR ING the NEW BRIDGE CAUSEWAY, may mocc fully understand what will be required j gl* the party contracting for tin- name, the following is publish ad for their information ? 1st. There nrc eight (8) Hollow Bridge? te be Repaired in a thorough and workman like manner, using nor.e of the present Tim ber but auch aa would be pronounced lit class by fODipetent judges, especially tke f Timber used in the Repairs of the Abut ments. 2d. One (1) Hollow Bridge to be Built of New Material, also in a workman-lilt* mea ner. 3d. The Causeway to be Raised by Logs,. Brush and Sand, twenty inches above High Water Mark. ^ By order of the Board. JAS. Yas TASSEL, Clark Board Cvunly Commissioners, may 20 tt NOTICE. DISSOLUTION OF CO PARTNER? SHIP. THE COPARTNERSHIP heritofore ex.. fating between W. A. MERONBY A Co. is this day DISSOLVED by the WITH DRAWAL of WM. M. SAIN. W. A. MR. RONEY wilt still CARRY ON the business at Eel tie (tu Stand under tbeStyleand name of W. A. ME RONEY ft CO. All persesm indebted to the formor Company will please make immediate pnyment to W. A. ME RONEY, Orangeburg. S. C. May 10th. 11*71. may 20 -it ML T. BERWICK LEG ARE, SURGEON DENTIST, Grtitluntc Daltlmore College Dental Surgery. OFFICE M A R K ET-ST. OY ER STORE OF J. A. HAMILTON, R expect fully offers his service* te tha PUBLIC in the Pro ot ice of DENTAL SUR? ?ERY in all its b.-unohes. Special eitentien will bo paid to the PRESERVATION ef the natural teeth ; equal oars being exerei*e4 la tho construction of ARTIFICIAL SUBSTI TUTES. All operations guaranteed te firs satisfaction. Office hours from 9 A. M. te 1:80 P. M, and fro n 8 to 0 P. M. may 29 o ly dminlfttrntor'ft Netto*?.?-?All _ porsotis having Demands egartrt tke 'state of William R. Treadwell, Ute ef Orangeburg, S. C, decasud, will present tke samo properly attested to Messrs. Idar ft Dibble, Attorneys at Law. Orangeburg, 8. C. And all persons indebted will make imme diate payment to said Attorncvs or the usv* dersifned. MARY V>. TREADWELL, May 10th. 1S71. A'hn'i cum test annc* Liny DJ w