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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.