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TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. }? GOD ^VTST O OXJR OOTHSTTl^Y. VOLUME 6. SATURDAY MORNIN&, MARCH 16, 1872. <{ ALWAYS IN ADVANOK NUMBER 5 THE ORANGEBLTRG NEWS ?:o:-?? ? PUBLISH ED A T 0 TfcA. jNTGrK 13IJ RG Erery Saturday Morhins. BY THF. ^RANGEBURG NEWS COMPANY ?to:? TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ??? 0?py for one year. $2.00 ?* ?? " Six Months. 1.00 Any one sending TEN DOLLARS, for a Clnk of New Subscribers, will rcccivo nn EXTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free of ?barge. Any ene sending FTVE DOLLARS, far s> Club of Now Subscribers, will receive M EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of ?karg?. ?:o:? RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square 1st Insertion. $l.f>0 4? ?? 2d " ., 1.00 A Sqnaro eonaiats of 10 "mes Brevier or one inch of Advertising spa<.e. Administrator's Notices,.$6 00 Kette?! ?f Dix mis mil of Guardians, Ad ministrators, Executors, ko.t.,.$0 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the ??at liberal Unas. MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, not ex-seeding one Square, inserted without ?karg?. If Tarms Cash in Advance, "^sa Browning & Browning, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OBANGEBUKU C. If., No. Ca Malcolm I. Baowxixo. A. F. Bbowmnu. ncr 4 (Formerly ot the f?ew Tork Bar.) ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLO AT LAW, OUAXfeERlJKU, S. C. M>?ly ?_? TRIA.L JUSTICE^ Residence In Fork 6T r.dj ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED,,w| promptly and ?ar?fnlly attended t?. * jnlyM DR. T. BERWICK LEG A] SURGEON DENTIST, ?radaat? Baltimore Ool^ Dental Surgery. OFFICE MARKET-ST. OVER 8TORE OF J. A. HAMILTON, ? <? I METALIC CASES, j THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON ?HAND all of the various Sizes of the above,*Oases, which can be furnished immediately qi ap plication. Also manufactures WOOD COFFIN ? as usual, and at the shortest notice. Apply to Hi RIGGSV mar ??Gm Carriage Manufacturer. REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS' I General Commission Merchant Adger's Wharfs CHARLESTON, S. C. OsWILL RsiUKK. | /. I H H r. KM A S D\ oet 15 7. F. Bsonia. , R. R. Hun IT. C. Honaixa. BRODIE & COI COITON FACTORS and ?' "?* CO M MISSION M KltC IIA N Tj NOR M A TL A AT/6* WIIA ttF, CHARESTON, S. C. Liberal Advancos made on Consignm J Ksrix to Andrew Simunds, Esq., P| 1st National Bank, Chailoston, H. C. may 21 wae tf WASHINGTON HOUSE BY Mrs. M. W. Stratton, cornkb 1' G KRV A IS & ASSE M ULY ST RE if.T COLUMBIA, S. C. Convenient to the Greenville ami ('hurley! Railroads and the Business portionjof the City. Rate of Transient j Board?Two Dollars t ? \ per Day. 1 ^ajfcpla? Bonrders received at Rcnsowlblo dwe 10 li on A SAD ST?RY. Among a savage clroi Of caiinibalish people, A missionary man Se^ up hia modest steeple. And there ouch day lie would Pursue his nuble labors, He tobl them to be good And bade them love their neighbors. The cannibals, with grins. Gave ear to themes he treated, They crossed their tawny shins, And on thoir hums were seated. And yet they were not lost, That missionary's labors. Ho tfiught them to his cost And bade them love their neighbors. For one day, when for prayers Those cannibals they met him, ?j iiey aaugbl him unawares? They killed him und they ate him ! 1 They said they found him good.? llc'd practised what ho taught them,,? And now they understood Tbe'goodnoss he hud brought them. And when they'd filled each ma w, They said, while they deplored him, (??They'd loved him?live and raw? But, roasted, they adored him!" THE NEW WITNESS. A STOUT OF TWO WILLS, An odd sort of personage, as regarded his peta, was old Mr. Ovington, und he had indulged iu his peculiarities to his heart's content iu these latter years, and there, on the head of one gate-post, while John Grapley leaned against the other,' perched the most disagreeable favorite of them all, oxcept, perhaps, the newly-discovered grandchildren, whose iuopportuuo arrival had so wruiijg what s we his rued oody -y at wish ?k at had etow ered Dr. Prindlc on money affairs, its much ns on physic. It was tho doctor who drew the other will, und I know what was in that.' 'Cu-a a-caw !' emphatic illy remarked Martin tho crow. 'It's more than likely,' John contin ued, with a pctulaut glance at Martin, 'that the old man has got the doctor here now to cook up some confounded change in favor o! that white-faced girl and her brother. To rob me for the children of a scapegrace whom he disin herited a scoro of years ugo. T*'s a shame !' 'Ca-a-a caw,' philosophized Martin. 'Shut up, you ill-natured croaker ! Anyhow, I can lounge around under the window, nnd see if there's a chance of knowing what they're at.' Doctor Priudlo had entered tho house, he had been ushered into the study by SWCOt Alice Ovington herself, daughter of lhat Adrian Ovington, whoso runa way love match had embittered so many years of his father's existence. A lovely girl, indeed, was Alice, of not yet eighteen summers; and it was no wonder that her stum grand lath or hud opened his heart to his sou's dying petitition in bohull of her nnd her brother. Doctor' Pnudlo was one. of tltos; brisk but* dignified old gentlemen who know almost everything, say very little, and arc exceedingly valuable members of so ciety Alice told him that her brother Gcorgo was well, and would soon bo homo from college, to spend the vacation with his grandfather. 'Yes, Alice,' said tho doctor; ''et him spend it all here. It will be better.' And then ho disappeared through the study door, closing it fast behind him. Alice hurried away, to attend to house hold affairs, and tho muffled sound of voices front the study died quickly away. Very few words passed at first between Mr. Oviugton and his counsellor, and the old man's red and choleric visage betrayed no atom of emotion, as ho took from its envelope u paper of very mod erate dimensions, and spread it on the table, saying : 'There it is, doctor. 1 guess you'll find it ri^ht. That's the will.' 'Sensible thintr. Glad of it.' growled the doctor, as ho settled himselt iu his chair. A moment more, and he was deeply engaged on tho precious document. Slowly and carefully he read it down, as if he did not mean to do it twice, ami when be had completed it he only said : ?Correct. And now what V 'Ca a a-eaw !' croaked a doubt* ul voice at the wiudow ; and then Martin him self flapped heavily in, and perched on the table beside bis muster. 'Marlin, 1113' boy, it's all right. 1 on ly wi>h you could sign as a witness)' ?Ca a-a caw,' said .Martin. '1 wish he could,'said Dr. Pi indie; ?but as you've only got old Hector's name here, 1 suppose 3'ou will want mine. It's all right otherwise.' 'Of course it is,' replied the old gen tleman. 'It's a copy of the oue you drew, in all but the names and (lie di vision. It's no injustice to John Grap ley. Ho is well taken care of, and, be sides, ho had property of bis own, from his mother, and ho has no claims of blood on inc.* 'Still, it. cuts him out of a very com fortable pile,' said the doctor. 'Where's the pen '{ Tli.it rascally bird ! Look at him. There ho is 00 tho t.<p of the bookcase, with tho pen iu his mouth ' 'Martin. you Bcamp,' laughed hi master, 'came down with that pen, or I'll disinherit you. Never mind, doctor Don't look at him." and he'll brio" it back iua minute, lie's fond of stealing, but he never keeps anything long.' Sure cuouidi. iu the course of two or 1 three minutes, the pen was 011 the table agaiu, aud meantime the two friends talked on. 'John will hardly be pleased with this,' Faid the doctor. 'I shan't care, thcu, whether he is or uot, and I don't care much, anyway.' 'Have you d stroyed the other will ? 'No; but I'm going t ? It's over there in tho ?ccrctury. You will know where to find this one, if you outlive me.' 'All right,' said the doctor. 'Martin has brought back the pen.' It was a slow nnd crabbed signature that the doctor affixed, but it was good eno.ugh for the purpose When he had signed the will, and put it back in its envelope, lie looked anmud over tho table, only to fiud that Mtirtiu was again on tho top ol the book caso, and this time v?ith tho little negro-head, i cd penwiper in his beak. 'That rascally bird !' laughed the doc tor. 'Well, tho pen can go uuwiped.' 'He'll bring it back again. Martin is a good bird,' said Mr. Oviugton. ?Ca-a-caw!' exclaimed Martin, and the penwiper dropped lightly on the floor. 'Come, doctor?oonio nnd take a look at my now Devons, before you go. I'm half-it iudud to drive into town with you The walk back will be good for in"? help Itrop down this too heavy carcass of mine. I dou't got half enough exer cise.' 'No more yon dou't,' growled the doc tor, with a eido glance at his friend's plethoric proportions its ihoy made their way out of the study. Their conversation had not been in whispers, and John Grapley had lost none of it since he took his stand by tho window. Nor was it many minutes lifter the departure of his .stepfather bo Ibl'C John, W til an 11:1 ice unit.ihlc pallor in his face and u hesitating step. Was passing thl'i ugh the hoUso from room to room. All was deserted?solitary. Kvon the fair face of Alico Oviugton was brightening some tnoro distant corner of the mansion. Tho young man's step bee 1:110 even more stealthy, and hi? thin, white iips uderod iu ?not find shut more closoly on each efher, as he laid his hand at last on thoj^uob of tho study door. It turned in htf grasp, and he stepped within. The room was empty of h^nan forms, and John Graplcy's eyes 1 vain search around tho roo iug something they expecttp. A few loose papers on the tables wofo hurriedly turned over, aud as hastily th|rown down, with a sharp exclamation of angry dis satisfaction. The key was iu tho sewctary, but John Grapley's hand shook^pore than n little as ho turned it iu the lock, lie did turn it, however, and wen at last his search seemed to he suBessful; for from ouo of the little pigelm-holos he drew and opened a long jpllow euvel opb.1 ? I John gave the paper wl?ch ho held in hi.-' hand but oue swift,$keen, eager glance and then thrust it ifto un inside p icket ot his coat, muttering : 'At all events, he shall ' *wt destroy this. He has got. the othoj with him now. and 1 must trust to lujbk to get it out id' tho way. Now, I must get out of this.' He put the empty env?jbpo back iu the pigeou hole, locked the -secretary, left the key as be found it, aud hastened away Ho did not make his appearance neat home again uutil the next day at noon. It was late that evctnnjg before old Mr. Ovington returned fron) town, weary with his unaccustomed walk, and anx ious only to get straightway to bed. It was late in the merning when ho arose and then his Devons aud his other mute favorites kept hi:u for a time from his cosy study. Alice. Ovington had looked at the cat tle with him, and Martin had cawed graciously about them, ns if he consid ered himself a good judge of both brutes and human l-eiuvs; but John tJrapley" did not put' in uis cuTomaVy appearance. When he did return, however, half an hour later, he was met in the gateway by the form of h's stepfather, looking a foot taller than usual, being literally in n 'towering' fit of anger. ?John Grapley, do you know where they are?do you ?' 'Where what arc ? What on earth's the matter V gasped John, with a well assumed look of bewildered jnnoccncc. 'Tho will, you scoundrel, the will ! Both of them ! Give them up, or I'll?i Alas, for swollen veins and hasty pas sions ! For as John Grapley quailed and trembled before the wrathi\;! face of his stepfather, suddenly the old man put ou a strange and be*, expression, his ton-iie. ceased to obey hir r.ngry will, his j limbs failed under him, and the old gen tleman sank helpless on the grass ! John Graplcy's face soro lor a mo meut the look of a reprieved criminal; but he retained his self-possession, and no alarm could have been more prompt and loud than that which he sounded. Mr. Ovington was borne into the house, and medical aid was summoned. John went himself for Dr. Prinelle : but could hardly simulate vi in 00 learning that that gentleman had been ea'led away to an important consultation, i ? ? ? . _ , .. . .... iiutuu uilwei (to o UuyS. Physicians were to be. had in abund ance, however, und thoy came; but they came too late to do anything for Mr. Ovington. The silvor cord was loosed, and his pitcher was utterly shattered at the fountain of life. Gr oaf was the consternation of poor Alice Ovington, and it was great help to licr that her brother George oame home. n< xt day, in the midst of the funeral preparation*. Still, both George and Alice found themselves of small ac count in tho house of their grandfather, for John Grapley had taken all matters in charge at once, and issued his orders with the air aud manner of a well assur ed proprietor. At first they did not mind it much, though Ocorgo Ovington, more selfish than his sister, romarked to himself that it augured little of good for their future prospects. Poor Martin had n<>t seemed to com prehend tho terrible change in the house-hold affairs, and perhaps his in stinct of self-preservation taught him to do his allowance of discontented cawing at a safe distance from the spirited hands of John Grapley. 'I he succeeding day lud been set for the f uneral, and the eoffiti lay in the old, deep windowed drawing-room, which was, perforce, nil thrown open for the circulation of the warm snmnier air. ami tho eotraoco of tho uusympathizing sun-1 light. More than nn hour before tho time fizcd for the funeral, Dr. Priudlo drove up to tho gate, threw his reins on his horse, and strode into the house. He gave George Oviugton a hasty grasp of the hand, spoke to Alice a few kindly words, and then went, on into the parlor. Here he was standing in sorrowful silence, his usually firm features work ing slowly as he gazed down upon the faco of his old friend, when he heard a step beside him, and the voice of John Grapley said : 'Ah, doctor, I am so sorry you were not here ! I fear yon could have done nothing for him ; but just before he was taken ho was wishing to see you.' 'To nee me? What for?' 'Something about a new will. Ho said ho had made one, but destroy*! it, and wanted your help iu framing another. He led mo to believe that he intended making some liberal provision for George and Alice.' 'That, indeed he did,' replied tho doc tor, but somehow ho did uot feel called i upon to say any moro. 'C-a-a-caw,' added a course, compltiu i ing voice at the window ; bu: the flap of departing wings told that Martin's policy was still one ol doubt and pru dence. 'Here,' said John, 'is an envelope addressed to yourself, which 1 have taken the liberty to open, as it is un sealed, and as I have long known it contained my step-father's will.' 'You know its content, then V 'O yes, of course. They arc in ac cordance with hU repeated assurances to my s tinted mother aud myself. As it is in your own h tmhvrit'ug. I cau tell you nothing, except that 1 shall take pleas uro iu carrying o .t what I believe to have been Mr. Ovington's intentions to ward the children of his disinherited sou. Ttroy shall always ? luve a homo nnd good provision while I live.' 'Aye?yes, indeed, I hope so.' ab stractedly returned the doctor. 'Arc you sure there is no other will V ?Quito sure. I have searched every where,' replied John. 'Well, aF I am named an executor under this instrument, I shall deem it my duty to take n look on my own ac count,' half curtly rej lined lac doctor. 'I might have something to say as to what is done in my owu bouse,' replied John ; 'but I havo no manner of ob jection. Let u* go to the study.' John Grapley might well have waived all objection, for his search had been m< _.t thorough, and he was altogether sure that no subsequent searching would reveal more. Ho had been haunted by a (ear that the d< eti.r himself could ac count for tho paper whose absence hud so excited Mr Oviugton, but the dread hud now vanished. Straight to tho secretary went tho doctor, and John Grupley showed him where he had found the will. '1 knew it would b? just there,' said the doctor; 'but thero is something?' 'Ca a a-caw !' croaked Martin, from I .he window sill. I 'That rascally bird !' exclaimed John J Grapley ; but, if be had any present no t! .- i. .. - i?? >i....... no was Uulcntcd by the bird's quiek, flapping dash for his citadel on the top of the high book, ca so. '1 think there will be no use in seek ing further,' said John, 'especially in view of what Mr Oviugton said to mo just before he was seized with this sad I attack of appoplcxy,' 1 fear not,'muttered the doctor, as he bent his eyes for a moment, musingly, on the floor. Slowly he raise 1 them, still evidently in deep thought; but, us he did so, (hey flashed with a sudden light. 'That rascally bird! What is that he has got in his beak?' 'Ca-a a caw!" vigorously croaked Mar tin, and as his thieving mouth open ed, a long yellow envelope fell at tho doctor's f( et. .lohn Qraploy gave a convulsive start, and essayed to pick it up, but tho doctor was too quit k lor him! 'It is addressed to nie,' ho said; 'and, as for its contents, I pu? them in myself, iu Mr. Ovihgton's'pres'orieo, the day bo ford he died. This. John Qraploy, is your stop father's last will and testa ment, and Martin has proved himself a good witness to it I am more than half inclined to think thai he has been a most valuable friend to George and Alice. Martin, my boy, you nre a Irutnp!' ?Ca-a-a-cawl' said Mnrtain. 'That rascally bjyrdl' faiatly gasped John Grapley, aa he stole out of the study. Let I s ElGTato Journalism. It is to bo lamented that the profession of journalism is not characterized by a juster appreciation of the courtesies and amenities of life. For many years paft, if a great leader appears iu its ranks,? and there are many such?the fact is no sooner demonstrated than the lesser lights seem to become envious and unite to pull him down even below tho com mon level. If only fair means were al ways employed in effecting such a con summation, thcro would be infinitely less to objoct to. But it is notorious that with n large class in tho editorial pro fession the end justifies the means, and misrepresentation, often vilification, is but too readily brought into requisition, j Now we would inculeatc a different code of ethics for the editorial prolcssion. We would have each editor to "magnify his ofiicc," not only when he comes to the cupitol to meet his brethren in the an uual conventions, but all the year round iu all his discussions. We would have the members of the Press Association to so act towards their brethren ns to impress "all the world and the rest of mankind" with some just appreciation of the intellectual worth of the members of "the fourth estate". That the journalists of tho South em brace intellect of the highest order, and above the average of that iu the other professions, no intelligent citizen will pretend to deny. But instead of cultiva ting the courtesy, dignity and lofty bear ing without which it is impossible to favorably impress the community at large, journalists too frequently seek to unjustly disparage each other, and some times resort to the coarsest viliGoation, thus necessarily degrading, to some ex tent, the whole profession; aud that, too, while thoy tho proportion" or giants the'men with a multiplicity of words and paucity of ideas in other pro fessions, who would impose their fancied greatucss upon tho thoughtless in the communities afflicted with their presence. Now ail this is not only wrong in princi ple, but atrocious iu practice. Let us inaugurate a higher standard of profes sional justice. Whatever tho pcculiari-. tics or foibLs of the individual members of the editorial profession, let them be studiously ignored iu public disoussious. Let each one assert aud maintain a high toned demeanor towards his brethren?a courtesy and kindness that shall have constant reference to the elevation of the profession. Instead of seeking to disparage tho members of our own "pro fession, 'e ? us emulate that of tho med ical faculty, which is ever uniting with mother earth in hiding the fatal failings of those who are i most conspicuously unworthy.?Natliyille Southern Press. About a Snake. The Richmond correspondent of the Petersburg LuUx, tells the following; "A gentleman, a physician, resident near the Warm Spring, but now on a visit to this place, tells n remarkable story. ". ' - .. ?ad iuC?u?ij acut tor to see a lady of his neighborhood who had been bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake When he reached the patient ho found that her Iricnds, adopting an old Indian remedy, which had come down to thi I generation with all tho legendary lore of ; the neighborhood, hud bound the wound, already much swollen, with several folds of the inner lining (fibre) of the bark of the sycamore tree. Willing to await the result of thjs experiment, and seeiug really no chance for the application of a butter remedy, our doctor allowed the lady to keep the bandage on, and in a few hours sho was relieved from the pain and the effects of the poison, too, as she declared. Then it was removed. Tho wound presentod a most favorablo ap ; pearnnoe, and the cure wns soon pro nounced complete. Now the tnest aston ishing part remains to be told. On un folding tho bandages above referred to, the exact outlines, tho very photograph, yea, tho perfect picture of the snake, ooiled ready for a spring, was found impressed upon it. So perfect was the i likeness, that if any one had seen the bark bandage lying open ou the road side, he would have thought the 'rattle' had coiled upon it for one of his deadly springs. The doctor saw this with his own eyes, and the remedy has been ap plied to similar cases in that section of the country with as happy (ff cts." No thing flemaliw at Best. It is a fallacy to suppose there is any such thing as rest to nutter. There w not a particle iu the univcrss which is not on the move, nor a drop of fluid on the globe that is perfectly quiescent, not a fibre in the vegetable kingdom in a state of inactivity. In animal bodies, from monads to tho complicated organ sin of man, every part and p trcel.cven iu the solids, are incessantly moring among themselves, and their component elements never cease to act in accord ance with that universal law till death stops the machinery. Even then a new scries of movements commence at that culminating point. Chemical dissolu tion of organic structures is but a liber ation of molecules, the aggregation of which was necessary for a corporeal beginning and subsequent growth; and they then dispersed to enter into new relations and new forms, and thus one nevcr-cuding circle of activity character izes the material universe. Death is n d:ssoluti6n of the union that existed for a limited period of what is called lifo with organised matter.? How that union commenced is ns much of a Divine mystery as their separation, They aro distinct in nature and charac ter, although one crnuot mnnifest itself without tho brain and nerves of the oth er. A strcuomy reveals the astounding in telligence that there aro no fixed or sta tionary bodies in the unsurveyed regions of celestial space. Even the fixed- stars, as they were once considered, perma nent landmarks in the heavens, are coursing with undefined rapidity in the train of couutlcss globes of shining glory, on a circuit too di tant to be followed even by human imagination, in the boundless realms only known to that God who controls the mighty whole. Everything, therefore, is moving.? When motion peases jjbflfrp. will be ft wreck or*wtutiTfet ilii&'u vilLfemi au eat- ? tire universe. Life is'motion;' inertia, to our fibito minds, is deatn. Mature, how ever, npilhcr modifies nor ratals a law, aud consequently those.now in force will operate with unerring certainty through the endless cycles of eternity. . Money in Mui.es:?J. '\i. Lyman, Esq , an intclligei'i' correspondent of the New York Tribune, who is travelling in the West,recently visited Ed0ar County, Kentucky, and thus relates I bow Mr. 8. II. Elliott, ofthat Coanty, is making money out of muu*s: "In 1SG5 he changed his stock and became interested in uiulos. Now he feeds one hundred and fifty of these ani mals. When a mule is weau.d ho will give fifty dollars for fifty inches of height. Ilc.docs not buy mujes that arc less than fifty inches at wanning, for. these he can feed and care for till they aro fifteen hands high, and then they ore worth frosn $125 to 8175 each. It takes about cigbtccu months, nnd some 820 worth of hay and oats, to produce this growth.?That is to say, spend $50 for your mule colt, and 820 for his keeping, nnd you have in eighteen months time an article worth 8150. Feeding as he now does, one hundred and fiftv: and iu a way to clear ?'JU on each animal." Soap.?A young.lady, who nakes all the family soap, gives the following re cipo for a good cheap article: Add to 10 quarts of wa:cr, 6 pounds of quicklime (shell lime is the best), nnd 6 pounds common washing soda,.-Put all together and boil for half an hour, and let it stand all night to clear Draw off the lye, and add to it 1 pound common resin, and seven pounds of fat (any fnt will do). Eoil this for half an hour; then let it stand till cool aud cut. into bars. To Pheskhvk L.vnD.?Lard can not be preserved for a length of titno with out complete protection from the atmos phere. It m*ny be kept perfectly well for any length of time by filling it into blad ders, which are tied at the neck and hung in a cool cellar. When used, the bladder is cut through and the lard tuken out ns needed. The pearly-white lard exposed for sale In the gnfecrs'shops is very often adulterated' with lime, which not. oaly gives a liuo color, but enables twenty-live per cent of water to be mixed in, by forming a soapy com pound. - ??...ii.aw 1 llushmul, if an honest men is God's most noblest work, what is an honest woman? ?'Iiis rarest, dear," was (he un civil reply.