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Lord Shaftesbury nays that the dead liest st'oke at the confessional in Eng. land would be to make women tho con The advent of a wild cat broke up a wedding in Missouri tho other ereoing. The cat wanted to introduce a new claws in the marriago ceremany. traveler seated at a hotel table in Omaha ordered beof, and when the waiter delnyod, the traveler went to the kitchen, found hitu, and flung him ovor the range and broke his skull. Whan wo askad n man a le* days ago what induces] him to make a law atulent ?this son, he replied : 1 Oh, ho always was a lying littlo cuss, and I thought I'd huiuwr his lending propensity." A writer called at his priutor's, and accused tho compositor of uot having punctuated his poem, when the typo earnestly replied, 1 stu not a pointer ; 1 am a setter." "Where did you get that turkey ?" ? aid a colonel to a recruit, who came into camp with a fine bird. ''Stole it V was the laconic answer. "Ah !" said the ce lcmel. "my boys may steal, but they won't lie." A good looking lady recntly entere! a dyer's shop, and thus accosted hi n : ?'You sre the nun, that dyes, are you not!" "No," replied tho gallant, "I nm the niitu that lives; but I will dye Urs. Maj/gawkia says that much a? she loves Mr. Maegawkin, as highly as she respects his virtues and learning, thero is one thing at least that she will not put up with, and that is his eating pea-nut oaudy in bed The Alken Tribun? plaintively de scribes the situation io that town as I'd lows : "Haiti plenty ; greenbacks scarce; cotton fruiting slowly ? rust in creasing rapidly ; planters looking gloomy; hard times come .again no more." The most appalling case of deafuoss outside of an asylum was^th it of an old lady who lives just across the street from a navy-yard. Tho othor day they Grod a salute of twenty-ono guns. The old lady was ol served to start and lietcn us the Inst pun was fired, and then sho exclaimed, ' Come in !" A Sunday-school toaohcr was explain ing tho omnipresence of the Deity to his scholars, and ended by telling them that He was everywhere. Wheroupon a red-headed boy asked : ''Is he in my pockot?" Tho tcachor replied tha' the question was rather profane, but he would answer, "Yes, He was eveiy where." "I've got you there," said the boy ; "I ain't got no pocket." Victor Hugo has nosrly ready a new novel on the French Revolution of 189?. If Victor can't do any better than ho has been doing he ought to be vanquished, and Tr?nt e might mnke him ibo basis ofeomesuoh agroement with Geioiany as this?that she (France) will fut lluro under a feather bed and smother him, if Germany will do the same with Louise Muhlbach. There is a lively stable keeper who Won't let hin hours to anybody without exacting a promise that ' he will drive ?row." One day a youth, who wanted to go io a fhneraj, npplied to the livery man for a hnrse. '--My frtaad, yeu oan hat? one if ymt will sgrre to drive ?low." '?Well, ?ee here, I'm g >ing to a funeral, and I'm bonne) to keep up with the precesst.a if it kills the horse." The DiAjili/- Uimipti XCeraATaaya: An old culvert which had been filled up, had been washed out by the water, which waa running like a mill race, deep and ?urging like a torrent. Into this abyss the engine with four men were plunged, they having searccly a moments warn ing of the impending danger. For a long way each side was the swamp, now almost like a lake, being inundated, a;id the track was tho only passage. The Republicans have nominated their ticket for Aldermen, which repre sents, to a large extent, a variety of in - terests. There aro niao colored and nine white men. Four Conservatives and fourteen. Rspuhlioans ;. three Irish men, three W.hitQ natives and one North ern man. Of the eighteen nominoes, night are members of the convention which nominated the ticket. The co lored firemen are represented by A. R. Mitchell, of the United Fire Company, K. W. Mackey, Solicitor, and. S. R. Oarrett, chaplain of other companies.?? Charleston Item. TlM-PBRANCE.?--The nre indications that the cause of temperance is advano ing in South Carolina?. Lv is nut yot seen. in. diminution of places where iptoaioating beverages uro uold, or per haps, in tho decrease of staggering drunkards, but it Is manifest, in.the .number ol young men who say no to fesaors. the invitation to drink. The number of total abstinent iu tho State is greatly on tho increase. A healthy public i sentiment is coming about. On last j Thursday night thero were present in tho hall of the Sons and Daughters of Tempcranoe in Columbia u dozen accomplished, lovely ladies and about lilty gentlemen ; among them same of tlie most popular clerks and .other young men in Columbia. They nre providing themselves a library, propose to carpet thoir hall and m ike weekly meetings occasions of ospoeial interest, and thus attract many to their circle of sobriety. Succeas to all such efforts .? Union'Herald. ^?gff?*a?B>gBas**'sMqm^*,?t.j!j;'^i 1 THE ORANGEBUR? NEWS acgustu* b. Kxowivrox, KDITOR. GEORGE BOLIVEIl, Financial Axn Business Manager. OUU-ial Paprr of the State and of Orangcburg Counts-. tftsr-THE on^xn eh cue news riA$ A LARGER CIRC?I.ATIOS Til AS ANY OTHER fM'F.R IX TU Ii COVN ' Tl'.^SK, SATURDAY. SEPT. 27, 1873. i.'i... ?_1.-:-?^ju~ The Boanoial panic which lias shaken the commercial North has, we believe, been even wore disastrous here at the South. At tho North the sufferers have been mostly banker*, brokers and speculutoip generally in other peoples money. Here, the fall in the pno? of Cottou has been felt in the pocket of every farmer ? in every baisines* and in every profession. We have had no exciting telegrams, no startling editor ials, upon tho subject of our losses, but the misfortunohas comestricglit Inmo to every man. woman and child. At tho North lew have been damaged save those who were engaged in occupations which arc not required for the well being of the community?which are. in fact, prejudicial to that well being. With us, Agriculture has suffere 1?the "most useful, the most general, and the most noble employment of man." Aud yet our misfortune has been a direct result of the Northern panic. Our healthy aud natural business has suffer ed beoause tho unhealthy and unnatural occupation of a few Northern fpeeul.i tors has come to a disastrous yet logical end. Lot tho South learn a lesson from all this. Let her be independent of all classes at the Vorth save the consumers. Let. her raise her own bread and meat, as sho easily can, even if she makes a million less bales of Cotton per annum in consequence?for she will be paid as much fot three million bales as for four millions. Then let her manufacture at least one half of her Cotton, and she need ask no odds of the world or of any part of it. And if sdio must have 'panics." she may have thorn of her own raising and under her own control. Let us have everything "home made"? panics included. The "iaimy" need not feel sncouragod by the small size of the present issue ol the New*, as we iutend to resume our normal proportions next week. Our stock of paper having run short and the late grains having prevented a new supply from, coming to hand in season, we have borrowed "rules," "chases" and paper from our neighbor the 77meJ and make our uppcaruncc a few inches smaller, rather than deprive our friends of their usual gossip with, the "Xr.ws.'' The Time? has our kindly thinks for its courtesy. Court at Caiudon- Charge of Judge Cooke. The Circuit Court convened in this place on .Monday. Judgo Cooke, who presides, charged the Grand Jury that it was important that they inquire in which manner County officers discharged their duties. That there wore many abuses by Trial .Juaticos of. their powers. That very often they wore far from acting as conservators of tho peace. Some of them fomented strife, encouraged iitiga lion?and eren kopt constables who wore scut out to stir up strife and get eases that they might get their fees. Iu aorau cases parties convicted were sen tenced to pay the costs or go to jail, aud under such a sentenced they allowed them go at larg.) for n long time unpun ished. That this is in violation of tho ' law. Tho nbjoct of tho law was to pun ish ofl'< odors und not put money in the Justices' pockets. That tho finances of the County* fffould bo looked into That there was no excuse for th? ounty boing in debt. If there were doots out standing, there was somewhere, a viola* tion of the the Jaw that ought to bo in quired into.?That it was the duty of the Jury Commissioner to make up his list every Jauuary, and tp s-'lect for that purpose the very "best men who could be found, morally and intellectually, and if such were not selected as jury men the CouitnisMoucr had failo 1 to do his duty and bhou'.d te prosecuted. That they should visit il e Jail, Poor Iloasc nnd other publio ofRceB, and sec that these were properly conducted. That they are not to act uit thesuggestions of outsiders who were unwilling to go before a Justice and lodga cotnplatuts of violation of the law. They worn to pro sent anything within their knowledge. He required them to make as-pei.il ie port of violations ol tho License law. That dram shops were :\ cur? to the community. Tho suffering.women and children of the land required tint it should be looked into. The law re ]air ed retailers to keep beds ar)d bedding, stablo room; provisions and forage, an d if any did not, iL was the duty of the Jury to report tliom. He called atten tion to the ordinance of tho town re quiring seed cotton to be weighed at tho market Loforc fehl, and that tho pcller should report whore the option was rais 1 ed, and prohibiting Us sale between sau set a:id ?uul'isC, and pronounced the ordinance anconslituti onal, or if not nu constitutional, nt least void, because in contravention of Ihespiril of Republican - ism, and he took occasion to rel'ar to the law as it existed when men who were employed as laborers had to get a writ ten permit to sell produce. The Court then proceeded to the bu-si.ioss of the j term. j There aro one or two p iuts iu the .Judge's chnrgo upon which we think it well to make a comment. In relation to the violation of the licenio law, while we concur in the groat evil of the li quor traffic, we think that thoraaxe sev eral reasons why the retail its hero who had taken out the proper licuuso sho t! I not be indicted. Tho Tupper law re quiring oertain preparati ml for taver i keeping upon the part of those vending by retail, was allowed by co nm >ti con* sent to fall into disease during tin wir, and even the officers of.t'ie law and th u municipaluutboritiossuppi sed if h id boon swept away, because Us violation hi Iso long winked at.?No one knew any thill g to the contrary until its re oiiactmont i 1 the revised statutes little in >re than a year ago, and even tili n the people were generally ignorant of this in liter until Judge Cook? bi ?night it to the notice of the Grand Jury dii his Cirouit. Again?all taxes are required by the constitution to bo equal, aud.assessed up on an ad valorem principle. Honoo the late law requiriug business moo gener ally to take out licenses and pay lor tham was admitted to bo u'ic institutional, and the law was repealed by. the Legislature. Upon what principle can it bo icquirod of li<|iior dealers to pay till license fax? If they cannot require the tax, rnu the penalty I e oufOrcod '{ If any art ih c\ s s come up. ire may look for sp-r.n iL la lion of ihc.-e ideas. So far as the Seed Cotton Ordinance iA concerned, we regret that tiiij Julo;e had not reserved his opinion, until a eai^c was presented. The ordinance is a great protection to the hone.it producer, I and puts a .stop to the system el' rob bery from the ti Id on the one hand, and ! robbing by fals I weights oil the other, I and could nut work injury tj auy good j man. I \y e believe ha ordinance to be a popular and wise one, aud we hopo wilj bo sustained by tho people and the Courts.? Camden Journal V.M.I hin Ol? CONt'KDKIUTE TAX Sales?An Impoivtant Decision?? The Holly Springs (.Miss.) Reporter of the 21st, giveH the following .synopsis of a decision delivered by Judge 11. A. Hill, of the Federal Court, iu a case involving tho validity of tax titles scquir? d in M ay, 1 30*3. The Judge holds that the Slate Government oftMbtyUHttippi frfllU, L?61 to lSb\"> (during the war) was revolution ury, illegal and unconstitutional. That any law passed by tho State Government during that period, imposing a tax on the people for the supporto? the State Government, was in aid ol the rebellion*, and necessarily unconstitutional and void. That all sales lortaxcs by tlie Govern ment of Mi siss'ppl in I8ti2, IS?3 and 186 I, during the period of the late civil war, aro ivdi and void. Under his decision, all tax-sale* of land between 1801 and JS05 are nullities, and will bo set aside. It unsettles tho titles of purchasers at tax sab s to thousands, if not millions, of acres of land in Missis sippi. The decision is equally appli cable to tho sale of lauds for taxes in all the oth*r t.\ nfederate States engaged in tlu late war, an 1 hen-o its Vast impor tatice. Rilliard* Extraordinary. M. Desire,* who is undoubtedly the finest billiard player on the continent of Kurop >, has been sum nering at Ostend, and bis performances at the billiard table have attracted no little attention there. He is a largo, lat man. over filly y eats of sge, with a somewhat bald head, and eyss framed in eurioita liu?is, as if every muscle and ligament about them had been for years made te do duty in giving him the greatest exact ness of vision He plays equally well with the left hand as with the right, and the precision with which he strikes a ball from above, indicates that ho is a master of the cue. Among various fancy strokes which he executes is to shout nil three balls in succession into the mouth of a basket, just large enough to receive u ball?the basket being hold six or seven inches above the cloth. Another is to place a hat in tho middle of tho table with a ball beside it, tho third ball being placed against the cush in from which he plays, at his left hand; he than sends his ball against that 1m hide the hat, so as to make it go completely around the hat an 1 come all the way back to strike that which is at his left hand against the cushion. When ?thc three bails arc io a row?a I most touching each other?the player's ball being at one end of the series most persons would dismiss the idea of secur ing a carom as simply impossible. Hut it is a aituati hi in which M. Desire never fails to score. He hits his bull so as to make it run i|uite utouud the ball next to it?without touching it? and th-:n curve back again and strike I the two balls. Wage* iu Paris. C. C Fulton wr'.toi to his pnp. r. thn UaltimorC American, that from . an official inquiry set, on foot bv the Chamber of Commerce of I'm is, it appears that there are employed in the various trades and manufactories 107, IHl hands, of whom about 300.001 are men, 120,000 w. men, and 47.*mkj child ren Of these there arc 00,000 males, aiming from 50 centimes '10 cents) to francs (00 cents) per day ; 211,000 earn from '.'>\ to ti francs (05 cents to $1 'JO; per day, and 15,000 from 01 to -0 frauas tool). Of the females, 17.-00 earn from 50 ceitimes (10 couts) to 1 franc l'5 centimes to -l franca (20 to 80 ceutsj; and 7U0 from U to 10 francs yU0 cents to $2 ) Tho wagos of child ren aro from 10 cents to 23 cents per day. Tho shoemakers, curp- liters, bricklayers, stone unions and painters arc among the 211,000 who recoive ? from 0."> cents to $1 20 per day. It is ! not to be wondered that these mechanics me to the United States whenevor they can raise money enough ,to pay their passage. Our mechanics at henie, by restiioting their own sons in tiie privilege of learning trades, always keep the supply short so as to provide p'.a-cs for the foreign mechanic when- , i ever he is ready to come They all deserve leather nie lall for their philanthropy. Tot; Financial Crash.?At tho latest aceonnts matters were hopeful iu New York. The Hanks had taken measures to relieve tha people by issu ing loan certificates upon stock deposit* which would be receive 1 at tho e'ear ing house as legal tender- Hence it was believed the sacrifice of stocks and pro perty would ceaSO, und the ruin be ar i rested where it is. The pardoning power has been taken away from tho Govern >r of Iow,t. ~ NOTION. "~" OFFICE OF OOUNTf COMMISSIONERS Obanui hi no, ?'.. if., s . ('. September 22rd 187:?. Seal od proposals will bo rcoeivad al this Oflioo on or before tlu'*27ih day of October 1S7 I. for repairing Jones' I'.ri 1/ ? over Neth r. listo River. Also for the repairing of Howes' bridge over North K listo Rivor The repairs to ho . .inplotc, and no decayed Timber or Lumber to be u*ed. For particu lars apply at tbil Odicc. Ey order ul" t he board, GKORGE 00LIVBit, Clerk of board of County Commissioners. Sep. J7 187 ? it WS?PEN OCTOBER 28. AND CONTINUE FOUR DAYS. A I >MISSI< )X 5< h.'Ih, C'hil cVren under twelve hall" price*, GRAND TOURNAMENT, 2d DAY. Rifle-IVEatcii 3d Day. DISTRIBUTION OF FRIZES 4TII DAY, COMMENCING 12 M. KI LL BRASS !?.V\D AM) OUT-DOOR A MUSK MEN TS EACH DAY, For particulars apply to TD] RECTORS: W. F. BARTON, President. F. H. W. BRIGGMANN. L. R. BECK WITH, SAMUEL DIBBLE. PAUL S FELDER, J. L MOORER, J. 0. WANNAMAKER. NOTICE. Tho EXERCISES of Mrs. NEUFFER'S Fit HE SCIIOOL, will be resumed on Wed nesday, October l*t. 1*7-5. ?trpt 27 ? 1 NOTICE ? OFFICE CLERK Col; COM"K.?, OBANi:r.nn:o Corwv, Or.\NGKnuRU, Si C , Scptbnib'cr 0, 1873. OFFICIAL STATEMENT UNDER SECT. 20, A. A. 18C.8. 1: Compensation Audited to Mcaibsrs n proHcnt Board : E. T. K. Rinoak, March 24, 1871, 22 dnys attendance on meetings.66 t*0 miles. 26 HO 7 days superintendence Raids i?nd Bridges.21 00 284 mtles.14 21 $130 Of) John Robinson, Jan'y 28, 1878, 16 days attendance on meetings.18 00 280 miles.M 00 S days superiutendance Roads and Uridgcs. 0 00 101 miles. 6 20 70 20 John Robinson, March 10, 1873, 4 days rrtendaneo on meeting*.1'J 00 112 miles. ? CO 2 dnys swpei inttndance roads nnd bridges. H OO 40 mile*. 2 00 25 60 John Robinson. May 19, 1873, 5 days attendance en mattings.l."> 00 140 miles. 7 00 8 days Miperinlendance roads and bridges.24 00 212 miles.10 CO 56 00 John Robinson, July 7, 1 K7?t, ? '. dnys attendance ou meetings. 9 00 S4 miles . 1 20 ? '? days stiprriutcudiiiico roads and bridges. 9 00 ?6 mi los. 3 80 23 GO Alexander Brown, "Jan'y |28, 1873, Irt days attendance on meetings.48 00 oOOmilles.2"? 00 4 days superintendence roads and bridges.12 00 129 miles. 6 00 91 00 Alexander Brown June 2, 1873. "> days attendance on meetings.10 00 2'.0 miles.12 GO h daytt Biiperintendanoe roads "and bridges.'8 00 126 miles. 6 30 51 80 II. Days and mileage ot Sessions of Board' to date : Number of days Board has been in Ses sion, 86. E. T. R. Sinoak, number of miles trav elled for meetings, 110 ~ John Robinson, number of tailed travelled for meetings, 868. Alezander Brown, bomber of miles trav clled for mcstings, l.V>0. III. Accounts audited, but not verified, none. Certified by me, this 9 September 1873. OEO. HOL1VER, Clerk Aoard County C'umtnissioncr*. sept 27 1 dr. c. r. taber; LRWlSVILLE, 8. C, (ST. MATTHEWS P. 0.,) june ? 1873 tf \TolI??. ? Tis? < <?i?;irl ncr.ihln X^t riming botween W. P. CAIN ?od C I* Il<> >\. un Ii i- ihn name of Cain & Hook in thii 'hiy PissorVul by mutual consent. W. 1?. CAIN, 0. L koos., JiCwIsvillc, S, C S-pturnbcr, 1st, 1378. Tho Ht'sino-?* will he continued by ?ho an - dersigncd in hin own name, who wlU aWt o closo up the business of the old firm. NY. 1?. CA IS. sept 20 t - Estate Sale. By order <>f Probate -Tudge, I will eov linue tUo sale ot Iii? stock of goods of t&? t Estate of Ululate LAWRENCE D. CLARK, deoea sed, after the custom of merehaata, until ike thirteenth day of October next, at the store in tlie Town of Lewisvilla. On ilj:it day, and from day to day thereafter, i will sell at public auction, all remaining personalty of said E-stute. embracing mir chutidjcfi funiture, horses and other chatties, at *lic some plaee. Terms oasa. K08A V. CLARE. Administratrix. September 20 1878 Si Sheriff's Sales. I't virtue of Sundry Executions ta me di reeled, I will sell to the highest, bidder, at Orangeburg C. H., on the FIRST MON DAY in October next, FOR CASH, all the Right, Title and Interest of the Defend' anta in ihe following Property, Tit: 1. One tract of land in Orangeburg Coun ty containing ii'.H) acres, more or less, hounded by lauds of John McMiehael, T. 1 F. Keiinerty, Daniel Kenncrly, H. D. Holen. David Murphy, M. A. Dans nu t Ja--ob Pearson. One other tract in said County, contain ing 5J0U acres, more or less, bounded bar lands of Itufus H. Huffman, Thomas Y. Kciincrly, John Mc.Miehiicl, 11. II. Bonnett ami John 11. *.V. ilhou*. Levied on as the properly of Benjamin Eyas at the suit of W. M. Sain & ( o. el. al. ShoriflTs Offce, ) 1 E. ii CAHfas ?? Orangeburg C. II. H. C, V S. 0. C. Sept. JtUb, 187U. J sept \iQ tA E. J. OLIVEROS, M. D? BKALER IX drugs, medicines, paints,*-* oils, Varnish, non-explosive lamp*, nahden seeds, &<?., &o,, PRESCRTTIONS prepared witi?ACC?R ACY and FIDELITY, foi which purpose ? full and complete assortment of P I* ItE (Ml KM IC ALS and GENUINE DRUGS wO?l>? constantly on Lund. Long experience?a successful business career of mere than eight yoars in Orange burg. a good knowledge of the DUU? MA UK ET at home and abroad, will afford a sufficient guarantee th-it all good* sold or dispensed at my cwtnhlishracnt will ^V"bV GENl INE nnd 1< ELI ABLE. Appreciating the success w hich in the post \\\f attended my "fforls, 1 liavo de termined to spare no pains to tnerh a con rinanoe of the patronage so liberally bestow cd. ... - K.J. clevenOS m. D. No 100 Kussel Street Orangsbarg'. ? DR. THOMAS LEGARE, I.ATE RESIDENT MIYSICIAX ILOPEtt AND CITY HOSPITAL OF CHARLESTON, Offers his PROFESSIONAL SERVlORS to tho community of Orangeburg and to the Public at large. Office hours from 8 to OA. M., i te 2, and 7 to 0 at night. Officci Market Street, OTor Store of Jno. A. Hamilton. uug 16 ^ 8?a _j_jj. A Valnable IiiTcntion^S AN ENTIRELY NEW Sewing Machine! FOR DOMESTIC CSE; ? ' OX LT I??IVK DOLLARS. WITH THf, SEW Patent Button Hole Worker, THE MOST SIMPLE AND COMPAC* IN CONSTRUCTION. THE MOST DURABLE AND ECONOMI CAL IN USB. A MODEL OF COMBINED STRENGTE AND BEAUTY. Complete in all its pails, uses the Straight Eye Pointed N>edlc. Self ThrfcdinawtM???? upright Positive Motion, NewTeriaWfcf^fclf Feed ami Cloth Guider. Operates .by Wheel and on a Tnble. Light Running, Smooth, aud noiseless like all good high prieed machines.. Has patent cacck ro prevent the wheel being turned the wrong way. s fJscs the thread dlrecf from thespdoi. Nrftkca Ihe Elastic Lcck Stitch (finest aud strongeet stitch known;) firm, durable, close and rapid. Will do all kinds of work, fine and coarse, from Cambric te heavy Cloth or Leather, and uses all descriptions pf thread. The best mechanical talcut in America and Europe, has beon devoted'to improving and simplifying our Machines, combining only that which is practicable, .and .dis pensing with -all complicated surroundings generally found in other machines. Special terms and extra inducements 1e male and female agents, storekeepers. Ac, who will establish agencies through- the cvuutry and keep our new machine^ ou,cx hibition and sale, County rifrht.-< given to Smart agents free. Agent ? uc-fltplMc outfits furnished without any extra., eh urge. Samples of sewing, deseriptirc cirCXaUra containing forms, teatimoalals, ?Agrarttge, Ac, sent free. Address. BROOES SEWINJJ M AC HINK CO., Jit). 1320 Broadway, New York. fob 8 1?