THE ORANGEB?RG NEWS
OEOIICIE IJOJilVEK,
Financial and Business MANAor.n.
Ofllcinl Paper of the State ami
of OrnnKcbiirg County.
tS&-THE ORANGEBURG NEWS GAS
.A LARGER CIRCULATION- THAN
ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE CO UN
.SATURDAY, JULY 18, 18717^
AN HONEST AND UNCORKUPTED MAN.
i . / EOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. DanielH. Chamberlain
OF Iii CHL A ND CO UN TV.
ClJli CHOICE.
' Wo have presented this morniug to
our friends and readers the name of tho
llou. D. II. Chamberlain, as our choica
for the next Governor.
Wo will bo able to mabtaiu that he
is an honest upright man, and fully
capacitated to redeem our Slato aud
party, if properly supported by the
honest mcu of the Slate, aud we ask
tho aid of uot only Republicans who
desire to see a good, honest and econom
? ical government in this State, but that
of nil Conservatives who deem the
good of the country above par'y. to help
US put him in the chair of State.
Iu our next issue we expect to give a
brief biographical sketch of Mr. Chain
bcrlain, which we hope will bo satis fac
tory to all who arc uot consistently
blind to tho best interest of the people
and given up, body aud 6oul, to their
owu prejudices.
The Republican parly expect to elect
Mr.? Chambcrlaiu Governor of South
.Carolina, if the oppoiitiou have a man
that they think can beat him, let them
trot him out.
A Republican Maes Meeting.
We attended ft Mass Meeting last
Saturday at St. Stcphcus church, which
capped any thiug of tho 1 kilid we ever
saw. There wcro present about lifty
persons mostly colored, and with a few
exceptions, all caudidulcs for offices.
The fuss commenced as soou as au at
tempt was made to organize. It took
two hours to get a chairman. If such
in lb- ?
wire pulling is to bo the order of the
?day iu the campaigu that is ?011 baud
wc pity those who arc not candidates,
and wc predict a half dozen different
tickets iu the field *this fall.
The democrats iu our opiuiou, will
have no better opportunity to run in a
square ticket if things go 011 as they
have commenced, and before wo would
support some of the candidates profes
sing to bo Republicans, now out for
office in our county, wc will support
a Etraigbtour demorcratic ticket. There
is ft point beyond which decency and
pelf respect forbids us to go.
The democrats made a clear sweep of
Arkansas at the late election. A new
copstitutional convention is called by a
majority of 25,000, and only two conn
. 1 tics in the state send Republican dele ?
gates. Two years ago tho state was
carried by the Republicans for Graut
with the legislature also. When Graut
went back or> the party there for its cor
ruption it fell [to pieces. The demo
crats will now make it another Coorgi a.
The same fate will come on South Caro
lina this fall if Grant but says the
word.
[From the Orangeb?rg Times ]
[COMMUNICATED.]
T. C. Androws borrowed tho follow
ing from tho a?sets of tho Rank of the
State by order of Judgn Graham, giv
ing worthless security therefor. It is
hardly probablo that tho money will
ever be paid back $15,284.55.
FELIX.
N Tho above h a fio.
T. 0. ANDREWS.
"Wo ask "Another Taxpayer," a oor
rcsponicnt of tho Orangoburg Times,
not to throw out so many of his iusinu
* wsfcions?'but givo names and sigu his
own name to his articles. Wo kuow
who you aro, but your statements will
have more weight, if you will lot the
publio knew who you arc, and that yoi
have tho proofs to substantiate what you
it?y.
. AbdrowB borrowed sovon thoa
sand five hundred dollars from the bank
of the Stato and gave as security mort
gages aud collaterals worth fifteen thou
saud dollars.
The Aikcn Journal promises to side
with us. We know you, Corinack, aud
your health must be takeu caro of.
The Union-Herald is now owned by
the Railroad Company and Beu Wood,
the same parties that own the News <?-1
Courier. These two papers will bore
alter work together. So says the
Union Herald.
"What we want ik fact.?Editorial
Orangeburg Times.
Our neighbor having adopted Nel
sons motto, we suggest that hereafter it
be called tjio Nelsouiau.
M c must send good men to the Leg
islature this Fall. They must be men
thoroughly identified with our County
and its interest?meu of intelligence
and honesty. It matters not whether
would-be leaders arc left out, so long
as wo get good and intelligent men
in the Legislature.
It has been slated, by a responsible
party, that in order to collect * claims,
(which have been purchased at half
and less than half their real worth,)
twenty cents has to be allowed certain
parties to got them cashed.? Correspon
dent Orangeburg Times.
Pretty bard on our County Treasur
er.
"We havo received a copy ol the pros
pectus of the Galvoston Spectator, pub
fished in Texas, and placed it upon our
Exchange list.
The Charleston Chronic'- is etile I
in tho "City by the Sea" the programme
Its editor falls iu love with every show
gal that comes along.
* Jtrnncliville School Tax.
Wc publish below a letter from
influential tax-payurs of Branchvillc
which shows that there is something
wrong somewhere. If the urn my has
been collected and not properly applied,
as "tax payers" allege, there may be
somewhat of excuse offered for their
recent 'cvy. But the law provides that
tho school Trustees shall draw upon
this fund, and if they have neglected
to do their duty, it would scorn hard to
insist their sins of omission upon o'liors
who can, in no wise, be held respon
sible. We shall investigate this matter
and put the responsibility where it be
longs. Whenever wo lui.stato tho
intentions of any oue, wc trust that wc
shall be informed of the fact, as wc are
always glad to deal out fair play to all
parties.
Bkanchville, S. C.
July 8th, 1874.
Editor Orangeburg News :
In your issue of the Ith, inst., you
aak for information in regard to tho
levy of the Brnuchvillo Township
School Tax. You have only to say
that wo did not deem it necessary to
levy a tax for money when wa havo,
(or should havo) a considerable amount
already iu tho Treasury. You hive
been informed that the amount due this
Township, from the tax of 187 1, was
over $1,1 UO, there was spent about
S-100, which left us a balance of $700.
From the tax of 1873, wo should have
had over 81000, there was spent a little
over $500, which left us about $500,
which, with this roar's tax (which
should bo near $700) will givo us dearly
$1900 for school purposos the coming
year. This amount is much more thun
has been spent in any year bo fore,
Further, we think tho taxpayers are
tlio proper ones to tako caro of their
owu money until it is uosdud for school
purposes. Tho above istimalo wo do
not say is exactly correct, as wo have
not the exact amount of tanublo pro
porty in this Township beloro us.
SEVERAL TAXPAYERS.
[For tho Orungcburg Nkw?.}
BUANCHVII.LE, S. 0.
Editor Orangeburg News :
For the last ten dnys tho exoitcment
hero in Baso Ball oircles has been high
from the fact that the Pulruotoos of
this place had challenged the Athletics
of Blackvillc. The challango was ac
cepted and the first game of the sorics
was played at Blackvillc on Friday
last. Mr. John T. Butlor of your town
U id pi 10 for tho Clubs. Alter u hotly
coutcstod gomo tho Seoro stood 20' for
the Palmctoes and 30 for thoir oppo
nents. *. Ig)j this guiue Flyn, of 'the
Carolinia Nine, was pitcher for tho !
Blnckvillians while Branchvillo played
with her own meu and two of thoni woro
siok during tho ganio which added to
her defeat. Tho next gauiri will bo
played here on'Yuosday next, tho game
will be called at half pust throe o'clock
in the evening. I will give you the
results of tho game.
The prospect ol crops coutiuues good
with fiuc seasons. Watermelons, Peaches
I aud Apples arc getting plentiful, we
arc not afraid of cholera down bore.
I cannot assign any reason why the
News & Courier calls Branchvillo a be
nighted place, unless it was that its
editor lurued the glass too often while
stopping hero which of course would
causo a benighted surrounding, if,that
was not the matter, L cannot assigu any
reason.
Yours A.
[For tub "OuANnr.uninui News."]
Fork of the Em.sros,
July 7th, 187.?..
Editor Oranffilrury iiews:
Dkaii Sut?The Fourth of July was
spent here very pleasantly. A Sunday
school pic pic was given the children
of Willow Swamp, and a la-go crowd
was in attendance. Tho singing was
well dono, tho speaking very appro
priatc, and the dinner superb. After
tho dinner was over lb-* crowd, soon
scattered about in groups and discus
sious of varioui kinds arose, lleligious,
political, agricultural aud even matri
mouial. Politics here is at a very low
ebb, and unless revived by some one wo
will hardly know when the Fall elec
tiona will come oil".
The crops hero are only tolerably
good. Cotton some places poorer than
for several years past. Health very
line, and hard work a plenty. No aspi
rants to office.
uni.M 'i> ?
Killing of an Illicit Whiffht\v
Distiller.
On Saturday last, Mr. Charles Dar
linir, United States 0auger, and Cupt.
Mattison. a Deputy United States Re
venue Collector, went iu pursuit ujf some
whiskey. They were informed was being
transported out of tho village of Helton,
in Anderson County . They had pro
seeded but a short distance on the road,
when they came upon the wagon loaded
with whiskey of illicit distillation, an 1
immediat ely seized the plunder, and put
the men having it in charge in arrest.
Mr. Darling left the men in charge of
Captain Mattison, and proceeded a short
way to procure a rope to s cure the men,
who were known to the desperate, tell
ing the captain if thoy attoinptcd to
escape to shoot them, or any of them,
'faking advantage of the absence of
Darling, one of the arre-itid parties,
named Davis, broke away au 1 ran, wlion
.Mattison fired his revolver into him, the
ball taking effect in ins breast. The
wounded man ran but a short distance
until ho fell dead Tho wagon and
contents were tikin into ti.vn, an I
Captain Mattison was arrested lor the
murder and pai tly for protection . He
is now in jail, I guarded by a company
of troops furnished by Con. J, Minis
Sullivan, of Greenville. Mr. Darling
left for this city, where he arrived last
cvctsng. lie reports that tho feeling in
Bcltou was very strong against him.
Last evening, Collector C. L. Anderson
visited the military commander at this
post, with a view to have troops sent to
Beltou. Our informant states the
request was not complied with
The sympathetic editor of the Colum
bia Vhctnix turns the tender side of his
heart to the public thusly :
''We havo read the a rcount of the
fatal shooting of .lohn Davis at B?lten,
by Deputy Cnitcd States lie venue Col
lector Mattison, with much pain. In
the apologetic statements of tho matter,
we observe two which seems to bo made
upon conjecture?one is 'that the
whiskey iu charge of Davis and his
companions was of illicit distillation ;
the other that Davis is said to belong
to a gang which conducted thimselres
in some way illegally somo time ago.
Both statements may be true, or they
may not. It irill not do to arrest them
iu this way, beforo thsy aro legally
provod, in vindication of an aot which,
in our judgment, cannot be defended.
Tho lives of men and of citizens of this
country arc too precious to bo taken
from thom upon such slight provocation
by Government fficials. In the dis
charge of such duties as Darli ig and
Mattison were engaged in, they should
havo been guided by discretion and hu
manity. Granting, even, that Davis
was guilty of violation of law -admitting
that he was reckless aud desperate ?
that be did not stop whin ordorod?
still lie was pot an outlaw j ho was a
wan, with'lthtf^ rights of a wan not for
feited, and dear it may be to some poor
lone wife and destitute childreu or aged
aud dependent parents. It would havo
been better to let hiui escape than to
tako tho God [given life iu this harsh
and \iolcut fashion, making a desolate
home, blackening a name that for ought
wc know may once, or even then, have
been fair, the lilling tlio hearts of those
who s urvive him with! life-long bitter
ness and despair. Wc protest, with all
our might, against such j rash cruelty,
such hasty killing, and wo call upon the
Government to institute the strictest
search into the whole affair, to declare
tho men concerned iu it innocent, if
they arc innocent, or to punish them, if
thoy violated its laws and regulations,
US they appear to have those of a dis
creet, judgmont and a common human ?
ity." '
'?lie ivas a man with the rights of a
man not forfeited, and dear it may be
to some poor Inno wife and destitute
children or aged aud depcuduut par
cuts,"
Why didn't you write and think
thus .Mr. I'lurnix when the Ku.Klux
wcro killing por Republicans in the
dark hours of tho night, even taking
them from their beds along-side of their
poor wives and children and shooting
them in cold blood. We never
heard 3*011 say any thing about the
"rights cf a man not forfeited" then.
Oh, no ! It was not my Ox that was
gored. This man Davis by all accounts
has been violating tho law Ibra length
of time aud was considered quite, a
desperado, and the attempt to flee
shows convincing!/ that ho was guilty.
Senator Robertson's Interview
Senator Robertson has becu inter
viewed by a reporter of the Daily New**
and Courier and what he has said is
said advisedly, aud with deliberation.
The Senator has just coma from Wash
ington., and from a personal interview
with General Grant on (tho situation of
a trails in our Stato.
In this matter, it is unquestioned
that Senator Robertson is the mouth
piece of President Grant, and spciks to
the people of this State as one having
authority. The wards of President
Grant arc especially important, not only
because of the tromendous and im pom]
power which lie has exerted upon the
political destinies of several of the
Southern States, but bocause thay are
undoubted and decisive decrees of 1 ho
nation 11 [Republican organization,
which represents the nation il smtiuiMit
of the American people at this time up
on our political affairs.
Now, what is thascuso and force of
there words, as interpreted by this in
terview with General Grunt?
It must bo understood, too, that Sena
tor Robertson stands by his own irrcvo
cable purpose in the light of a distin
guished witness, inasmuch as ho dis
linctly declares that ho ''could not con
sent to run under any circumstances."
Therefore, we take it that Senator Uob
csti-on is only interested iu accomplish
in-j; a genuine reform:
In the first place, Grant says that
the troops arc here simply "to enforce
the laws cd'the United 1 Stale. One of
those laws is to protect, the State against
domestic violence and revolution, whoro
j the constituted (authorities are unable
! to preserve the peace. Another of
those laws is that the right of suffrage
is inviolate, nor skill any voter hi in
tiiuidatcd in tho exorciso of his right
Therefore, we do not think that the
Democrats have coy right to tako unto
themselves any consolation that they
will bo encouraged in any force, violenco
or int Moidation in the coming campaign.
In the second place, President Graut
says, as plainly as words oan say, that
he will not support tin re-election of
Governor Moses, and that "ho would
infinitely rather soc the Stato Govern
ment pass into the hands*ot tho Demo
cratic party than to soe it continued
in the hands of the corrupt orcw who
who havo brought things to tho present
pass "
This is an exceedingly strong position
for the President to take. How is the
going to turn tho Stato ^orer into tho
hands of the Democrats't J?u*y cuotigh
I If the convention nominates the present
j Governor, then tho Dciuooruts will
nominate some man, and, on the ground
that tho c loot ion is fraudulently con
ducted, will contest 'the election aud
refuse to submit to itsdecuiou. A noth
or Arknusas will ensue in which to
keep tho peace President Grant will
bo called upon to ro.coguix.o the Govor
cor, as he did in Louisiana, Texas aud
Arkausas. $o says plaiuly through I
Senator Robertson that ho . will not
recogn izo F. J. Moses under auy cir
cumstances. It may be, however, that
if the Democrats carry out what is
their evident purposo, uud sustain Mo
ses, either by their, votes tr silent in
fluence?exactly what they have beon
doing and proposo to do?thcu the
President would see the cloven foot,
and let them livo under bis rule for
another two years. Iu any such event,
the Democrats will count without their
host, if they think, by any such chica.
nery, to force a split or bolt in
the convention. In auswer to this des
perato and malignant spirit, so oharac
trristic of the opposition, Seuator Rob
ertson says.
"1 believe the best policy for ilia Con
scrvativc voters to adopt is to vote for
an honost man, no matter who is no mi
nated. 1 have heard since I have been
here that many of the white voters iu
tend to voto for Moses, because they
think that the struggle will be a hope
less ouo, anyhow, and that it will be
best to perpetuate the present admiuis
tration iu power?for the reason that it
is so notoriously corrupt that it , must
soon come to an end. This isJJJa mista
ken policy. If you do Jthis, bow can
you go to the Goueral^Goveromeut and
ask It to depose the very men whom
you have yourselves helped to put into
power '{ Such a policy, besides, would
tend iu a great measure to check th'j
current of public sentiment at the Forth
which is now very much iaoouscd
against the eorruptiotiist in this and scv
eral other Southern States. '
This is proof positive that tbo pur
pose doe* exist, and that it will be a tui
cidal policy for Jtlic opposition. It is
proof too^that the Senator does not
propose to support Moses, and is kind
enough to the Dcmocratstoadfi.se them
not to support him cither with auy such
insane viow .
Now, the drift of all this matter is
that we must reform our affairs, and
elect some man who will not. bo objeo
tiouablc to the whole country, and par
<k ticularly, not so distasteful to the ad
ministration, that in case of the rcvolu
lion, blood, tenor and confusion, which
are threatened by the Democrats, will
at least assist us to keep tho peaoe iu
the iutercst of our suffering people,^and
to the honor of our distracted and uii
fortunate State.
It maybe as well that we should say,
once for all that wo see clear through
the trouble that surrounds us, an I that
wo intend to march steadily forward iu
otic solid Republican .phalanx, shoulder
to shoulder, upon the opju ti ?! 1. with a
leader at our head whose stainless hem
lot hhaU'curry the plume of Navarre,
and whin the ides of November shall
come we shall plant tho flag of reform
victorious above the heights, aud we
shall have peeec, quiet and prosperity
from the mountains to the seaboard ?
Union-Herald
The Blank of the State.
The Port lloyal Stundard und Com
mcrcial says :
"The Arc?J3 and Courier attempted to
make political capital from recent de
velopments in regard to the Batik of
the State, by paradiug a list of Repub
lican borrowors. Ono at least, of the
Republicans paid whit was borrowed.
D. T. Corbin, as president of the Muriue
and River PhuSphutO Company borrow
ed 820,000, secured by a mortguge on
all the property of the company. IIo
paid it too, principal and tun per cent ,
interest; uot in bills of the Bank of the
State, but in greoubacks. Wo.should
like to record the same fact of some of
the following Democratic borrowers.
J. B. Campbell, owes the foul prin
cipal and interest 833,200.87, fo.-which
tho only security given is seeoud mort
gage bonds of the Savannah and Char
leston railroad of no quotable value
Mr. Campbell was at the time of this
loan cue of *lho solicitors of tho credi
tors of the bank.
The same distinguished lawyer and
high toned conservative also obtained
we are informed uu order to take up
$20,000 in South Carolina Railroad
bonds worth 75 cents on tho dollar aud
leave iu their place 820,000 in Savannah
and Charleston Railroad bonds, worth
absolutely nothing. Tim transaction is
tho cleanest shave of tho lot.
William Whulcy unothor "high
toned," owos tho fund 861,020, prin
cipal and interest, scoured by property
valued at less than $20,000.
Tho peculiar delioaay and sensitive
ncsa of the old regime is evidenced in
another transaction. W. J. Magrath, |
president of the South Carolina Rail
road wanted to bo re-elected. So he
ofTored the roceiver 85,000 for tho loan
of 3,593 shaves of South Carolina Rail
road Btock, the property of the fund,
lie took the stock, votod it-, ro elected
imselr. and returned it to the fund.}
The softest thiugs we keep to the last,
enoral M? C. Butler, iu April, 1871,
borrowed 95,000 in grooobsoks. In
May 187jf he brought in to tho receiver
5.000 -in bills of the Bank of the State
purchaseable for ten cents on ths dollar '
and look up bis note, without even pay
ing the interest.
M. P. O'Connor borrowed $7,000, in
May 1872 ; he also paid off this debt in
the bills of the bank.
Palmer J. Lock, ifa Oclob'cr;' 1872,
got 85,000 iu greenbacks secured by a
doposit of 810,500 of bills of tho Bank
of tho Stato. This ho can celled by
giving 85,000 of the very bills which ho
had deposited as .security.
Frederick Bicharda was another of
these favored democratic borrowers who
borrowed 85,000 worth of turkey and
paid it back in au equal bulk of
buzzards.
We fail to find any republicans who
were nb!" to make such easy settle*
inents."
Perhaps the News ami Courier may
have some excuse to offer with referonoo
to these parties, if so, what is it?"
How is this ? The Comet seems to bo
watching things hero pretty cljsaly.
From Columbia Pluxnix i
Tho comet, visible these nights from
its different positions in tho early t|and
latter parts of the night may prodaco
the impression and belief with aame
that there are two' different comets;
but it is one aud the same, and it seems
to move in a circlo ^arouud tho North
star, like the Seven-Pointers, or Great
Dipper, as sometimes called. It docs
not set, as [some suppose, but moves
some distance in advance [of the Poin
tcrs and more inward?that is, making
a smaller circuit, with the 'tail inclined
inwards* Being night watch at the
Asylum, I can have a good open view
of it from the third story of tho build
ing Ou observing it for some nights,
owing to a dense ^atmosphere or hazi
ness near the borisou, it would disap
pear, and I could not sec its course
Hut a few nights ago, tho sky re main el
clear and bright. I havo noticed it
throughout the night and could see it
all the time It morel Eastward an 1
quite lowland then gradually began
to riac, seemingly keeping a relative
d stance from the North or Polar,, aj^yj.rv
The last few nights havo ? bean cloudy,
so I could not observe any more, but
judge by that night its course and
movements other nights.
Ben net Wallace.
July 13, 187-1.
Postal I5ato?t.
The United States House was oblig
ed to yield to tho Scuate ;on tho quce
tion of uowspapor postage to the extent
of fixing the prepaid rates on dailies
and weeklies at two cents a pound, and
on newspapers fssuod less often thau
once a week at three cents a pound
The House Post office Committee was
unanimous in maintaining that tho rate
ought to be one aud nno half cent a
pound, and it is probable, a Washington
I correspondent tells us, that one of tho
first things to be done next December
will be to reduce the rato to that figure.
Iu tho debate in the House on tho "lost
day of the session'General Hawley, of
Connecticut, a newspaper publisher
and M. C. stated that he would move to
attach this proposition to every bill
that came up until ho attained, his pur
pose. Mr. Garfield stated that the new
postage laws were expected to increase
tho revenues more than tVJ.OOO'OOO.
PETROS COUNCIL, HO. 11
?V A 8'.- ME *
Attend tho regular ccnvocalien, of your
Council to he holden at Masonic ITaJl on
Thursday evening ' iWrd innt., at 8 ?'clock
precisely. Candidates for degr^o^will als?
attend. Take due, notic and govern your
-.olves accordingly.
I By order of T*.- J*.* CK- M*.
\\. H. dfZLAR,.
Recorder..
jnly 18 187* irj** IU
Sheriff's
By virtuo of Sundry Kxccutlons to me di
rected, I will soil to the highest bidder; an
Orangfiburg C. H., on the FIR8T MON
DAY in Augiist next, FOR CASn, al
the Right, Title and interest of the Defend
ants in tho followiug Property, vis:
AU the stook of Furniture, consisting.of
Bedsteads, Chairs, Tables, Wnshstnnds, do.
Levied on un the property 0f Ciirardeau &
Co., at the suit of lico. 11. Stacy k Son and
others.
ShoriffVOOiejfc. A ^,1- Ckinj
Orangcburg C. II., 8. C., V 8- O.
July 16th, 1871. j
jnly. 18 ?V
NOT-ICK-SS IIKREQY ?IV
on that thirty days nlVeTxUte I will
file my final account;', as A-d8rlnlstrator of
|-tb,<v Estate of:'Sylvester Pcmpsey, deceased1,
j and ask for my discharge us such Adminis
trator. '*.'
JACOB SMOAK. ?
July 11th, 1874. , Adro'r.