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31 ?pUon of Forfeited lands. an important opinion. ' The following communication hi been addressed bj Comptroller-General H?ge to S. J. Lee, Esq., regarding the redemption of forfeited lands. The Alken TV/ownc says Mr. Lee differs with the comptroller regarding the ( , construction of the law and will, at an early-day, test Hie matter in the courts: "exjeohtive department, 1'Of fie* Or CoMrTROLLF.il-Wl'.N KB A I/, "Columbia, S. C, August 22, 1873: "Htm. S. J. Lee, Counsellor at Late, "Dear Sir: I have the honor to receive years of the -20th instant, in , which you inquire 'if lands bought by the State for want of bidders at a delinquent land sale . can be redeemed within . ninety days by the original owner,'etc. "I have the honor to reply that the aet of the General Assembly 'providiug for tho assessment aud taxation of pro :r#?r$ys'-;; (section 108) approved Septem ber 15, 18G8, provides that if tho lands advertised at a delinquent land sule of real estate not in cities, towns and villages cannot be sold for at loast one fourth of its assessed value, that the county auditor shall purchase sufficient thereof nt that rato for the State, to satisfy the tax, coats and ponaltics there on ; but this portion of tho Faid section 108 was repealed by the act of March 1J?, 1872, and uow there is no law on our etatuto books that gives the county auditor or any other officer any authori ty ' to piir^hnBo, any real or personal estate for the State on account of any ?ax ; honco lands cannot be 'bought by the Stato for the want of bidders.' "Tho tnly modo the State has, or can ., get any title to laud offered ata delinqu ent land sale, is in the manner prescrib ed in the revised statutes, title 3, cbnp tor 13, section 34, viz., by forfeiture, such lauds not being sold for tho want of hidden, "The same section (3-4) omphuticnlly declares that tho county auditor shall designate euch lands as are 'not sold for the wont of bidders'as'forfeited,'and that 'the right, title and interest of the former, owner therein shall bo vestod in and transferred to tho State of South Carolina, while section 35 (following; ' . declares how tho county treasurer ahull have credit for the 'forfeited list' in discharge of his indebtedness. If you will note carefully sections 36 to 4G. inclusive, I think you will decide with inc that these eleven sections provide only for the redemption of lands "sold at delinquent sale' and not to those 'not cold for want of bidders,' otherwise 'forfeited.' I know of no law in tho State which refers to lands forfeited to the State for taxes of 1872 save that ' above noted, and when I refer to the - -joint resolutions of the General Assemb ly, session of 1872-73, I thore fiud that tw"elvo (12) of these thirty (30) reaolu tions expressly relate to tho redemption of'forfeited lands' by the former owner, and made 'forfeited' in previous years by section 34 above quoted. The action of the General Assembly by its joint resolutions confirms my opinion [a* to the previous acts, and 1 can only docido that all lands 'offered for salo at any delinquent land sale' and 'not sold for want of bidders' are forfeited to the State an? must be so held until sold by an 'act' or redcomed by a joint resolu tion." I fare the honor to remain, rcspect fplly, yours, cto., S. L. Hooe. Comptroller-General. That Tax. The effect of the decree In mamlumus seems to be only upon the five bonds before the court, compelling tho holders of the other bonds to sue out a like proceeding for each .special case. There are, however, different opinions on this subject, aad if wo assume as a basis of onr calculation that the writ of man damut covers the entire amount of the original issues of each of those five classes of bonds, amounting in the Aggregat to $3,7(10,000, and if wt? include the accrued interest thereou for 1872 and 1873, together with the inter est accruing in 1874, then the amount of money required to be raised by taxa tion Wttflte about 1675,000. To raise this amount, the comptroller wiP. be called upon to levy a tax of about tour mills on the dollar, assuming that the assessment of 1873 will show taxable property te th? amount of $175,000,000 Of the $3,700,000 above referred to, f6J)'6,000 have been actually converted. If the . conversion bonds now outstaud ing which represent these of the several niisses converted are to be excluded 1 from the btntfits of the writ, the amount required to be raised will, of eourse, be o?! much less as the interest eft the 861)6,000 from the date of coti ' version will amount to. It would be an . exceedingly hasty course to attempu te levy any such a tax upon the people in advance of the meeting of tho Legisla ture, which ia a body very jealous of its rights and by no means disposed to allew its paramount influence in this Stato to be ignored or set aside by cay proceeding. Whatever the Legislature shall do about our debt we shall regard as the voice of the people ?Union- Her ald. THE ORANGEB?RG NEWS VK.tSirs II. KXOWf,TON, EDITOR. C10OROK ItOMVEIl, Financial ano BrmlNKM Maxaukr. Olli? !551 Paper of the Slutc amd or Orimgeburs; County. Bcf'THK ORAS'GRRVRG XEWS HAS A LARGRR (.IRVVI.ATIQX TU AN AW OTJIKR I'AJ'KK /.Y TUE COCX TV. -?BSl ; SATURDAY, SEIT. f>, fiftk !L"!? " l'?J,W. "J . J._?- ?. 1 - - The positiou of this journal with reference to the question of taxation is and has ever been the indisputably sound one that in luw and comm-n hon 1 esty the state should levy taxes to an amount sufficient to pny cipry dollar of her just obligations?and that whatso u ? - i ? ? ever is more than (his "couietll of evil." JiCt us now, for our own satisfaction as tux-payers, examine the decision of the Supreme Court in tho Morton-Bliss 7nmn?nntiis case and see whether the position of that CoUrt is BUtagenistic either in thoory or in practice to tho vi?w we have just e\, r < c 1 It is a ^wcll eottlcd principle of law that fraud \$ nevei to he profiuiied. If it is intended to vitian a eontriot on the ground of fined, tho facts eonatitut ing tho fraud must be alleged and \.j*rpvcd. Franz Ot J iota est rt non pmrsiinmnrht was the language of the Human juris consults?"Iraud is odious and not to be prccumed." The common Lit nmxiin that "every man is to he presumed in nocent until he is proven guilty'" fnvolv us the same just und reasonable princi ple. It is equally well settled thnt a Seal Id a contract presumes a consideration sufficient to support the contract. And it has never yet been doubled that the bond or obligatiuu of a surorei^n Stale curried on its faoe the pre.su.uptlui, at least, thai the Plate w.ts Habie accord ing to the terms of the obligation, for the aruouut which the Stato thereby prcuii.-cd to pay. In the case before the Supreme Court the relaturs, Morton, liliss A Co., al leged that were the owner* and holders of five certain bond* i.?sucij by the State, the'interest r.n which wns duo and-unpaid, nud '-demanded that a writ of mandamus ihsuo to c .unprl the re spondent, ns ('oinptrollor-UenHial of the Stot"-, to issue directions to the respec tive County Auditors, "to levy a tax, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, for the pavmoni of the inteifst i'iie and to bfiuooie uu? on such bunds." On the showing made by the relajtor* ihoy were plainly entitled to rcli.-f of some char: cd r. It i hey had honed money to the otato they w>to clearly en titled to the interest thereon. It was not disputed that they were the "owners and holders" of the bonds in question. The bonds spoke for themselves?thoy promised interest on their face, and t their possession by the relatois established such a claim ngainsl the State as legally resulted from that possession. Now, after considering1, and deciding against the respondent, all tho questions raised by biai as to the constituf i;nality of these bonds, what language Is held by the Court as to the good faith, the fraudulent or non-fraifllulcnt oharacler of these five bonds'( The Court says in one place "It is not allcgod that any fraud was com mittcd in the issue." "It is not alleged in what precise manner tha bouds in suit were disposed of." Again the Court holds tin following language i ' An objection h taken to the bonds set forth in petitions 4 sod 5, as follows: ?'That a large portion of the bonds issued under said act hate been returned lo the State treasury upon tha substitu tion in their Stead of other Wtds of the State, and this respondent is informed, and so charges the fact to lie, that the bonds so returned, and thereby redeem ed and paid, have fecea reissued wit hont warrant of law." This averment, as it elands, is immaterial. It is not alleged that the bondt ?et forth by the refators are affected by the fact allcdged. As tho pleadings stand, the relators have no interest in tho matter pleadud, because, as matter of pleading, they have not been cpnnentod with it by respondent's allegation. Assuming tint the fact, as alleged, should stand as i admitted, it would not in law affect tho rclator's right to the remedy ho asks, because the law cannot supply the defect of tho pleading, niuuely, an a Vermont that the bond* in sir if wore so paid aud unlawfully reissued'. It is a misapprehension to suppose that tho rules of law are to receive some peculiar aud unusual exposition when matters affecting the interest of the Stato or transactions affecting incidentally many persons arc brought before the court for adjudication. 'J ho opposito fact con stitutes a eh if I" recommendation of a government of laws. The pleadiuga of the attorney-general, iu behalf of tho Stato, must be judged by the same rules that goveru the humblest citizens, nor docs such equality work hardship to a Stato with resources ample to advance and protect its interest before the courts." Thus it will be seen that tho opiuiou covers ouly the five bouda in suit ami docs not touch oven tho lama fidck of those, as no issue thereupon was mudc before the Court. ^Thcfora the question as to the validity of the bonds (other than with regard to the Constitutional point* just decided) is as open, and as subject to tho action of the tax payer, as at any time since the debt was incurred. The Special N ohm ion. It is published in the newspapers that a special session of the Legislature will be called about tho 21st of October, to tnke into consideration, among other things, the condition of the public debt. The Republican party in this State is pledged to do all that can be done to maintain tho public honor and to relieve the burden of the debt that presses up on the shoulders of tho people The shadow "of repudiation should never full acrors the bright record of the parly organization, and whatever in us lays should be done to disohargc our just obligations. Tho condition of our tinauccs requires , tho most careful and delicate management. '1 he pocuniury embarrassment'^undor which the llcpub lican party came into power is wrJI remembered. We cannot forget the prediction of the opposition, that the sinews of war could never bo obtained, aud that the party would broak down with its own weight. The difficulties were overcome, but at a sacrifice which has thrown upon the present administration a responsibility which it proposes to meet as becomes the roprcscntativc of a great party in such an emergency. *l'ho Supreme Court has pronounced its fiat, that the credit of tho State is a part of its constitution. The Legislature, in which is vested the siveimign power, will be called together, and there is au ICxccu 'live who has the ability and nerve to execute its will. Wo understand that his Excellency has long bad under advisement a proposition to be submitted to tho creditors lor a fair and honorable adjustment of the public debt and will recommend sueh n plan in his messago to the Legislature. That supremo body, we are satisfied, will support some such judiciplia measure, because the masses of the pcoplo, from whom they come, are honest to the core and anxious to pny what they fairly owe, but resolved that the creditor, who has his just claims whiah must be acknowledged, shall not press his heel beyond reason or eudurance upen their just rights The creditor, we arc assured, will moot this popular fueling in the proper spirit; aud the Chi ist mas sky will look down upon the wise adjudication of these vexed questions and upon the honor and icputation of this administration confirmed in tho hearts of a satisfied people ? L ilian- Herald. The Colored Scholar** ia the Schools* The free schools of this cify were opened for the season to day, and ri^ht away a civil rights case sprung up This morning there appeared at the Fourth Ward Primary School two colored girls \ ?Josephine Rhodes, aged fifteen, and Marietta Rhodes, aged nine years. They arc tho daughters of highly respect able J colored people in PooghKeepsio, their fathor being tho hroprictor of a largo dyoing establishment. The principal of the school, Miss Carey, told the children they must be mistaken; that they moant tho colored school in Catherine etreot. They said no, and insisted upon remain ing, and did remain until noon. In the meantime Miss Curey visited one of tho board of education and asked his opinion of the matter. He told her the law allowed no distinction, and if tho colored peoplo asked admission to tho schools supported by a common tax they ?-^5M|^Hfe-rT-?? a-inw- ? ? must be Henj^yjMl, The tcacherrcturncd and iufo^&id'Joseph ino tUo cldost girl, that ?be vjg too far advaooed to outer that school, (she is quito vroll up in her 6tudiea,)'oat could go to the Socond Ward Grammar School, and that Ma rietta could stay. AfUjr dinner Mariet ta went back aud stayed about an hour, when she-ret mined homo cryiug, sayiug she had bfcBU hit, and that the teacher had given-bor books back to hor and sent her hfcmo. Mr. Rhodes, her lather at once cabled upon Mr. Leonard 11 Sac kott, one ?f the monibcrs of tho board, in relation t^ tho matter. Mr. Sackott didn't seetn to wuut to tako hold of it, and scut Dir. Rhodes to tho committee on tho fourth ward sohool. Up to six o'clock to night, howevor, no decision bus beou leached, and a special meeting will be called. Judge Kid ridge, presi dent of thip.hoard, entertains the opinion that this oitj is ono sohool district, and that whcn"the board provided'a sepa rate school for colored children it fulfill ed the letter of tho law. Others, how ever, say that he docs not meet the spirit of tho law. Meauwhilc, Mr. Rhode's children will refrain from attempting to enter any ol the free schools until the board reaches a decision. Tho board, if the law is correctly road, has uo busi ncss witatever with tho matter, so far as tho "color" of the cbildrc D is concern cd. ?????*??-? ?HU We tako from an exchange a p irt of an editorial of a leading daily newspa per in Stockholm, Sweden, translated into Kngliah, to show what the Swedos think ol the last election. It cues to show what would have boon the result had the Democrats succeeded under the j lead of Horace Grccley : '?Had the Democratic party gained a preponderating majority at the Presi dential election, it would also have preponderated at the next representative elections and, consequently, havn sccur ed a majority in Congress. Thefunhor result of this Would have been not that the new Congress would have aboHshod nil the.laws that since tS<>G, have bnen enacted against tho aims of the Demo cratic parry, but that all those amend menis and laws would ? have become dead Irttrrs. Neither President nor Congress would have enforced their observance, nor would any authority have rrevented the oppression of tho negro population by means of illegal loe.il leyjUlat'io?. Slavery, perhaps would not have been proclaimed, but, in pursuance of local law*, negroes for tho .-lightest ofttnec might have been con demed to compulsory !.ib ir The right of voting, now granted to the negroes, would, possibly, have bcCYi nominally recognized, bu(, by the institution of a local lax on voting, the large majority of ne; roes might have been rendered incapable of exercising ibis political privilege. Thus all the laws issued for the protection of negroes might have been practically abolished, and, without doubt, this would have been the case. The entire social development ol the former slave States would, step by step, have taken a retrograde direction, and the whole of the gre..t republics would ROOn^havo collapsed to its condition he lore the war of ]SGI. "All this is averted. The negro and his child cannot now, no more than the rest of the populace, be oppressed by local authorities, The schools arc open to all, and this without distinction of race or color, age or sex. All are equal in the eyes of the law. lOven though this order of things must, as yet, be maintained by forco, still the lovo of constitutional liberty and social equality will, doubtless, ultimately become an essential feature of the national charac ter of the Southern population, as it already is, and always has been, of the inhabitants of the North. True ITcrolHUi. Conductor Burgess, of one of the pal ace can of the train which reoontly met. with frightful disaster on tho Chicago and Alton Railroad?the vehicles tolas coping and many persons dying of steam burns?f?'TC* tM's account of the death of a Mr. Little, of Sdrirgfiel 1, Illinois, in his !ett?r ol description to the Chica go Tribune: "I didn't think he could live. He was boiled terribly. 1 heard somebody calling 'Rurgess, Rurgess,' and Pwcnt to him. I didu't know him and I don't know how he canio to know me. I asked him what he wanted, and ho said : 'I am dying, H urges*; I can't live. I wsnt you lo do something for me.' I said : 'I'll do it.' I gave him a big (?wallbw of whiskey, nod he reviv ed a littlo He said: 1 want ^ m? ko my will,' and thon he diotatod to me. I wrote it out for him. He said: 'I am W. Little, tho omnibus man,' and then ho went on and told mo what to write as rationally and ooolly as if he was sitting eoinforta?bly it* art easy chair 'Take my 'studs and my pin, my watoh and chain, and don't let anybody hive them but my wife.' I did as. ho told mo, and here, yon see. are his two diamond studs, aud his watch and chain. I told him I had written out his will, an 1 ho tried tu sign it, and there it if with the names of W. Faglo and A. S. Burgess, witnesses. 'Very well,' aaid he; 'I am sorry I have kept you so long from oth ers; please go and look after somebody else ' lie was a man, was ^ illiarn Lit tle, clear grit right through. And he is dead.' Art Iowa Woman's Peculiars. ? ties* Tho Davonport (Iowa) Democrat, in n of icing the report of the performances of J. 11. Brown, lately published in the Chicago newspapers, says that a highly educated and refined lady of that city, Mrs. Bleik I'ctors, possesses the same romarkablo powers. Though adverse to exhibiting her peculiar "psychic" state, it says she occasionally astonishes her friends by perforating tho most marve lous feats while in a stale of scemiug somnambulancc, and it is not at all nec essary that she should be thrown into a mesmeric transo to elicit those powers. As in tho case of the young mau from Red Oak simple contact with tho party knowing the secret work to be perform ed is sufficient. The editor of the Democrat hays that he has tested the lady's occult faculty on several occasions Once in particular, ho placed his watch in a box, looked the box and put the key in a third party's pocket; he theo placed the box in a basket, and, alter tying all the hard knots he could invent, hid it in an adjacent room, no ono hut himself being cognisant of tha facts, lie then resolved that the lady should discover that watch and place it in her husband's hands. He, without intimating nn idea of his aesire, merely laid his hand gently upon tho lady. She immediately closed her eyes and, glided rather than walke dto tho door of the ro'mi, opened it. and went to the table took up the basket, leisurely untied the knots took Out the box, oarriod it. to the gentleman who had the key, which ob taining, she unlocked tho b >x, took out the watch, and. placing it in tho hands of her husband, started at one ; in'o the realisation of having performe! an no involuntary act. This lady is susceptible to tho influence at all times*, an I from any friendly hand, so that rildvaeric po.vor seems to have nothing to d > with it. ?So powerful is the control which h*Sr hus band has over her intellectual faculties that he can control her actions whou out of sight and some distance away. Ilo has been known lo sit in the garden while the lady was busied with her household duties, and by mere a?t of ; volition has enforced ohediciice to his unuttered wish Two demdre damsels, both of New Jersey recently played a very ahnrpg.iiuo i on the officials of the Morris and IS-sex Railroad'. The ladies were going to the seaside, und had the tistr I amount of feminine baggage with them, in all seventeen trunks When they showed tin ir tickets to the1 baggage-master and desired him to cheek their seventeen trunks, he demurred, saying thit each passenger was allowed but one hundred pounds of baggage, and that the fifteen ex tra trunks would hHve to be paid for. The ladies remonstrated, but iu vain ; ' so thoy demanded to know the additional charge* they would have to pay, and ?sere informed that the extra trunks would cot-t them one dollar each. Now it po happened that n pa>scngor is car ried over the road for eighty cents, and is allowed to take one trunk. The young ladies, remembering, acut to tho ticket office and bought fifteen more tickets. They showed these to the baggage mau. and he checked the trunks as for fifteen passengers, The ladies saved three dol lars by the operation, and haTo fifteen tiekets, worth twelve dollars, into the bargain, fur the conductor, of course only took up two tickets, and, as these are good till used, the compnny may be called uj on any day to transport fifteen passengers with fifteen trunks between New* Vork and Morristowu. Now, that is what we call a very neat operation, and is another argument to he added to the many already enumerated ia favor of women to vote. - i tmi ' ? ? in All things are systematized nowadays. Kven every milk train has its cow catcher. The first postal card received at Du bu<[ue was from a lady, and marked " Private." "Have you hud your morning's morn ing this morning ?" is the latest way of putting it. How mitral it is for man, when he makes a mistakes, to korrekt it by kus i-ing somebody else for it. Thu far this year England has im ported cotton from the lluited States lo the value of over twenty four million pounds. Tho new Staats Zeitung prioting ofliue in Now York City oust $8!>0. 000. "My man, what's your charge for row ing me actoss the Frith ?" Boatman? "Wed, sir, J Was jist think in' I canna break the Sawbath day fur no less fifteen rbulln's 1" OBITUARY. In Meraorlani?lileliard Ment zel. aokij 8 TEA uh, 10 MONTU8 >k? 10 dats. And art tbou dead, aa young and fair As aught on earth oould be,? Ah ! ia it bo the grave has abut Thy face from all we aee T Ia thy fair face no moro to cheer A methor'a aohing h*art? Thy cherub form and laughing eyea Delights to hor impart? At eventide, when work ia dene Tiiy father homeward atraya, lUit in hia heart a pain ia fait, A KadnesB deep portrays. In vain he looka around for the*,? Thy little plaything* teo; Dut they wcro hid away from eight When Richard bade adieu. Tho dearcet part of life was thine? The worst can be but theirs ; Reclaimed by Him who plao'd tbee her?, Unknown to worldly cares. We know when all of life ia* gone And earth has pasa'd away, ' Thy tender form will be reatored On Resurrection day. The circle then o?n bo reformed Thai death's decree destroy d. And happinesa will reign supreme In bosoms unalloy'd. ? Thon mourn not, parcn's, for your child,? The meed of Hope ia yours? He's gone where sin can never go* On heav'uly wings he soars. JO VXNKS. IXDEPENDtXT TICKET. FOR TOWN COUNCIL OF ORANGEB?R?. Fur Mayor. JOAB W. MOSELRY. For Aldermen. HENRY WASHINGTON. JOSEPH P. HA?LEY. IIA RNA RAP WILLIAMSON. TOWNSEND D. WOKE. BOARD OF EQU A LIZ AT ION. OFFICE OF CO UNTV AUDITOR OeANOKHVEO Col'stt, 8ept. 1st, 1873. The COUNTY HOARD of EQUALIZA TION will nieei at this Office on Monday Scptciiibi-r 8?h, 187.1, for ihe purpu*o ot Equalising the Real and I'ereonal Properly, Moneys and Credits*! stud County. Por tio* dissathfted with y dues placed on their property by the A?iuilor or his Aaaistanta can petition for a reduction of aaaeasment. JAM*ES VAN T.VS8EL, County Auditor. ] .TV ". ELECTION NOTICE. OnASorntiio, 8. C, AugusJ -".?th, jt;4S The ELECTION for a MAYOR aud four (4) ALDERMEN of the Town of Orangc hurg will be held at ihc TRUCK HOUSE of the Independent Kllinti Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. on TUESDAY the Nl^TH DAY of SEPTEMUKK, A. D. 1873. The Polls will be opened ftt rt o'clock A. M. and will be closed ni 5 o'clock P. M., when the votu will be counted, aud tho election de clared, und notice given to the persons elec ted. The following Managers arc appuintod to conduct tho Election : MATTHEW ALHUKCHT, WILLIAM E. MrMIt'HAEL, CESAR HOLMES. The Registration Rooks will bo opeb in charge of the Managers nt tho same place fron? i> o'clock A. M. until 6 o'olock P. M., on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 6th, dlh, and 8th days of September, for tho purpose of the Rcgiatration of voters. Hy order of the Town Council. E. J. OL1VER03, Clerk, aug HO Et THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO LINA, Notice to Teachers. OFFICE CO. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, Orasokbiro County, 8. C, The COUNTY ROARD OF EXAMINERS for Orangnburg County, will meet at this Office on Monday, Septembor lf>th, at 10 o'clock A. M., and continue in Seeaiori for eight (X) days, during which time oil per sons deMroun of Teaching in the Free Com. mon Schools of this County, (excepting tho?e holding uneapired Certificate?,) will present themselves before said Hoard for ex amination. F. R. McRTNLAY, aug "0?2t Chairman. ? NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OaAKORlU RO Coi'nty, Orongcburg, S. C, August 8th, 1873. Notice is hereby given that the ANNUAL MEET I NO of the Board of County Com. misaioners of said County will meet at this Offioe on the FIRST TUESDAY or SEP TEMBER, 1875, at which time the CLAIMS against the COUNTY will be CREDITED. All persons art hereby notified to hand in their CLAIMS to the Clerk of said Board on or before (he FIRST THURSDAY of SEP TEM R ER, 1878. o<hoi-wise said Claim?'will not be Audited at said Annual Meeting, By order of the Heard. E. T. ?. SM OA KK, Chairman. AlUftt: ' i Tu L*ji ] 010. ROL1VER,CI*?bj. I aug 16 St Nu nun Strawberry Plants, &fl eis per 100 for m1? by JEFFORDS * Co., <rf Cfaarleetea 8. C. Orden left with Mr. J. 8. Alber? etti will be attended, to.' mir 23 1873 Im FOR BAI/E. A DESIRABLE LOT in the Towo ef O'-atigcburg, containing OME ACRE, witb a DWELLING, KITCHEN, STABLE and a good Well of Water, All tbe Improve ments NBW. The abevep'.ace will be sold QHEA^ fer cash. Call eeeu and get a BARGAIN* Apply te W. T. LIQHTFOOT, aug 23 3t I \involution of Corpartiier \) Ship.?The Arm of DOYLE & hliOLISH is dissoWed. All claims against and all debts due the late firm must be pre sented or, paid to P. D0*L*? Orangeburg S. C, August 2?, 1878. v aug. 23 1878 It b |7?lalo of Jobu tlickenftft^er? \\?All persons interested in the said Kstate, are hereby notified that on the ?4tk day of September. 187?, I will file my final account in the Probate office of Oreng#burg County, and will ask for letters of dismiss ioa. CLARK C. COOPER, Adm't Bst. John Rickenbaker. aug. 23 187? 4t NOTICE. - OFFICE CO. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, OauaeeBuao* C. IL, 8. C, August 1st 1878. TO SCHOOL TRUSTEED, The attention of School Trustees is here by directed te tbe following Extract from Chapter XX.X1X See. 0 Qeo. 84*1 State 8, ^*. a ?*?;- Pi*iaif*bt> "They shall mate or cauao to be wade, once in two yf.nra iu each School Dlst. by the first day ?f September, an enmneration of all tbe children within the age* of 6 and 19 years, resident within such School Dist,, diptinguhhing between nvalo and ieatAle, white and colored, ami the t'ferk'ef the DVmrd of Trustees shaft r .tarn .to the County School Commissioner a tfupfroate copy of the same.^ "And fn crtse^ th*o eymnYer%tfe*? ? of the Soholaatic f opnlntion it> not madersrs*pro* Tided for in this Chapter, by that tiirt?/ tfeo County Bonrii of Suboil ?"*anvi^6Vs r? authorised to appoint slew TrftMecs fot s?id School District &e. In accordance with the above vow are' hereby required to foward to' *hi* office said1 roport without delays r. P. UvKtXtAY, County SeLcvtr^mu^leWv OfnWgehurg l'o., S. C. atiguM 9 1S7J St The State of Soutii Carolina, O K A N G K I) IT11Q COLNT7, I* Comm^ Vt.kas. MICHAEL MA XL US, Phvn.ur. I PACLlNi: MAU t.s, PefcnelsRit. I To PAUL1.SE MAP.CL S, Pdeii'Unt iti tbig action. , ? , Von arc hereby wumnioned to an-wer tho complaint in thin'action, whieh^will be filed in the office of ihe Cleik t>f-|h?Court ef Common Pleas for the raid Cobniy.- and to nerve a copy of year answer ?*t? tho swaoeri hor at Orangeburg C. II., r-'oiith Carolina within twenty days after the Service ef this aummons, exclusive ,.f the ?luv of service. If ji u fail to answer Ibi* complaint within the time herein ?ix rilif'l, ihr Plaintiff will applv I" the Court it r the reSief demanded in ilie complaint. r u" AUG. b. JiXOWLTON. Plffs. A?ly. Orangeburg, 'C. H., 8. C. To Pauline Vieren?, the defendant abore named. Toke notice that the summons and rompluint herein were filed in the office of tbe Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of Orangebnrg County aforesaid on the 26th day of July, 1878. AUG.-B. KNOWLTON, riffs Atty. ju.yM 1873 Ot J. Wallace Cannon, 18 HAPPT TO STATE TO HIS FRIENDS and customers jhat he baa just returned from Charlesten, after having purchased a large steck of, Fresh OrocfeHes WHICH HE WILL SELL ATVEB4TLOW prices fer cash. Also on hand a full stock of * LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, &CM At prices that cannot te snpassed fer cheapness. All the above faede are fresh aad warranted. Call soon aad get barg? ins. july 19th 1878 If Bricks! Bricks!! BRICKS!!! THE T7NDER8NJNKD RESrECTF?LLT Informs the public that he is new pre Jared to furnish PRICKS in any qaaniity. 11 orders will meet prompt attearftfvf. - J. C. EDWARDS, june5 1873 tf N?flCEr1 The Firm of WATT ft CROSS WELL has disselvcd. All debt* due the firm must be paid, and aft claims against the firm moat be presented, te ? L. RA8T, . Trial Jwaliee. august 2 18,8, So Notice of DisnussfcL OTICE 18 HEREBY Q1TEN THAT ONB fc , month frem date I will file ^y Final Account with lh/e Honorable Aug. B, Knawl ten, Jacfcre at IVabaJ* far Ureagebarg OoeJWy, and a*k fe? LeUera of D4?mi?sal an I Executrix of Daniel Eaiglsr. JANE M. /.IietKR. Aug. 22d, 1878. Eaecuiria. aug 23 .^f??.'f. N'