The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, August 22, 1874, Image 4
N H ? '* Tho Missisisppi War
Intense cvcitcmcut no longer prevails
sea W*'-'10?0 c'aES'? localities known as "0.
d:{and *"Shoo Fly" Landings, end
?in (Austin, on tho lowlands, near Ship Is
- f1a'n3, along tho Mississippi river. The
!'''waif of races" has not arrived, whites
und negroes have disbanded, and the
troubles are over. It is noteworthy
.thatthe 'ouly persons killed wcro nu
grdes. Tho whites assembled, well
armed, in large numbers, at various
points in tho viciuitv of Austin aiinoun
ciug rumors that the blacks wcro sup
posed to have becu murdering women
and children loft unprotected ou the sur
rounding plantations. But no con Gr
nation of these distressing and im pro
bnblo statements arrived. Fifteen or
twenty negroes were shot by the vigi
Jant Caucasiars, who seemed able to
protect themselves; aud as wc have no
evidence of reprisals, it seems certain
that the colored citizcus were cither
? TTCry poorly provided with weapons or
exceeding timid. The chief object ol
tho blacks bands who appeared at Aus
tin wad Dot a campaign of vindictive
slaughter, as declared by the: whiles for
there is not an instance of armed aggres
siou on tho part ol a single uogro. Some
of tho stores deserted by the whites Jin
Austiu were, according to the dispatch
?s, plundered by the blacks, and there
was, perhaps, J reason lor apprehension
of an outbreak by them when they had
taken possession of whatever whisky
there was in the neighborhood. But
their animosity scorned chief ly directed
'Mto^vard certain Republican officials
whom they had proscribed, and toward
the fugitirc Dr. Smith, who recently
t?hbt a negro mau with whom he had
quarreled, but missing him. killed nn
innocent colored girl. The whites got
reinforcements and, and seemed prcpar
! ing for active fighting, although cevnt
chows that a cool beaded Sheriff, with a
small posse, could have quelled tho
wholo disturbance in ten minutes.
Large uumbcrs of (he negroes on the
plantations in Mississippi and Arkansas
near the "Father of Waters," arc very
. ignorant, aud might, perhaps, be aroused
to wicked work if they were convinced
that tho whites intended to make war
upon them Many of them have a vague
idea that the civil rights bill has really
been passed by Congress, that it gives
thcmtrcmarkablc privileges, aud that
. the whites who live near them intenl to
cheat them out of those rights. But
the fact that thoy have not resorted to
the use of weapon.-", even under such
provocation as the slaughter of many of
their own number, seems to indicate th at
they arc far from bloodthirsty. They
aro evidently \ery much yuzzled to
know what the presc ut uprising of the
whites is lor, au d gather together for
protection, feeling naturally somewhat
suspioious wheu they hear that the
white 3 have called for largo stores of
guns and ammunition. Wo do not
think the whites uccd to complain of
cegro supremacy iu Mississippi, when
they can kill with impunity as many
negro cs ns they please, and do not even
suITcr from retaliation. The war in
Tuuica county, Miss., was certainly
if aged by tho whites alone, so far as ac
tual shooting is concerned.
TTe are informed that polities did not
enter into this disturbance. Evidently
not. The negroes wcro not 'flocking in
armed bands for the purpooo of tcrrozi
ng tho whites, any more than they were
in Vjcksburg the day before the much
bruited election. They would, perhaps
have like to lynch Dr. Smith who kill
ed tho colored girl, and to 'corr ect' some
of their own lugutivo officials; but even
the Conservatives canuot show thai any
negro of the whelc mass desired to pro
cipitate a collision with the whites. Ou
the contrary it looks as if tho Consorva
tives would not have becu sorry to have
a pretext for a fight; and as if they took
the initiative in a very frank inaunor.
It would not have been wonderful if the
negroes had fired a few shots by way of
rclurniug hostilities; but they certainly
appeared very little like tho 'savage and
infuriated' horde which the World do
scribes as 'raging around' the towu of
Austin.
The Northern Conservative press
took occasion in criticising these dislur
banccs to speak of tho African on the
Mississippi lowlands as retrograding in
to savagery, while there are large
masses of densely ignorant m blacks
throughout that soctiou, there arc also
many who have mado remarkable pro
grcss in education, and who have lion
cstly acquired and developed considcra
ble property. They show a disposition
to gather into communities by them
selves, and to shun tho white man as
much as possible. Where they aro ro
moto Irotn teachers, and from influence
calculated to raise them, thoy mako but
little progress: but wo do not believe
that they have retrograded a particle.
We -submit that in these roccnt troubles
they havo shown less tendency than tho j
whites havo manifested towards 'savage
ry.'?New York Sin, 1
DK. T. BERWICK LEUARE,
DENTIST.
Graduate Ball I more College of
Denial Surgery.
Office over store j. a. Hamilton.
july 1 1874 tr
DENTAL NOTICE.
The UNDERSIGNED lakes pleasure in
announcing to his ninny friends and piurons
that he has PERMANENTLY LOCATED at
ORANGERURG 0. LI.'
Where he will devote his ENTIRE TIME
from every Monday until Friday noon, to
the
PRACTICE OF DENLSTRY
in all its Departments.
Perfect SATISFACTION "guaranteed in
all Operations entrusted to his care.
Charges MODERATE. He will be found
at Dr. Forsncr's Old Stand.
Very respectfully, \
A. M. SNIDER, D. S.
may '.) ly
DENTISTBY.
B. F. MUCKKXFUSS, Dentist,
Of CHARLESTON, can be found nt Iii.?
OFFICE above Captain RRIGG
M ANNS STOKE, on Rus
sell Street.
References?Das. J. p. Patrick, 1>. A.
MuuKKNFtiss, A. 1'. Pklkkr, M. D., and
Messrs. Vr.i./.v.K, Roookus & Co.
junc G 1ST I tf
A NEW LAW FIRM.
HUMBERT & FORDHAM,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
A T Ii A W .
OFFICE COURT HOUSE,
OllAXGEBUltG, S G
ranr 1t tf
L.AJNTD AGENT
The Undersigned has opened an OFFICE
fur the SALE of LAND.
Fersoiis having REAL ESTATE to dis
pose of will do well to register the same
for sale.
LARGE FARMS subdivided and sold in
either LARGE or SMALL parcels.
GOOD FARMS for sale at from $2 to $j
per acre, en easy terms.
AUGUSTUS B. KN0WLT?N,
Oi iingebiirg C. IL, S. C.
nov I "* 1'
F. G. GREGORY
HAS OP AN ED.a SHOP .it Rigg's Old Brick
Store for thecpurpose of Repairing Watches
and Clocks. His work is guaranteed to
give satisfaction or no pay required. He
will he. glad to -30VYO his old onatoxaocs ooul
tiic publio generally. Prices moderate,
may li 3iu 1874
If you want WORK DONE
in JIouhc and Carriage Paint
ing go to
J. A. WILLIAMS.
Experience 34 years. Resi
dence on Market Street.
jan 17 1871 13
FOR SAlllE
A GOOD PLANTATION in Middle Town
ship, >100 acres. Finely SETTLED. House
and Outbuildings all new. All under Good
Fence. Plenty of Fruit Trees. Price
$2000?half cash. A BARGAIN.
Also 180acres in samctownship. Saw Mill
House, Gin and Cuist-.Mill. Never Failing
Stream. Good for 300 bushels toll Corn and
?to8 bales toll Cotton per year. SttOU?
half cash.
Also <i00 acres in Charleston County, i?:5
per acre.
Also :!00 acres in this county. Pine land,
well watered, S'J per acre. Apply to
A. R. KNOW ETON,
Land Agent,
Ornngcburg C. IL, S. C.
mar 11 tf
AUGUSTUS B. KN0WLT0N
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
ORANGEBURG, S. C.
july S tf
Brick! Brick!! Brick!!!
TAYLOR Ar JOHNSON,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Arc prepared to furnish FIRST CLASS
BRICK in any quantity at the LOWEST
MARKET HATES. Orders solicited.
JosKl'ii Tayi.uk. Henry u. Johnson
may 1:) tf
GOOD GARDENS to be had
by buying your Garden Seeds
and Onion Sets from .
E. EZEKIEL,
who gets all Iiis Seeds from (be
Celebrated lirm oi* D. Lau
drefit A Son.
N. B.?Members oi' Granges
will be supplied at, Grange
prices.
jan 10 It
NOTICE.
TO THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Of Oi'augcburg.
MOSES M. BROWN, the Harbor, pledges
himself to keep up with tho times in all the
late Improvements, as his business is suffi
cient to guarantee the abovo. He will bo
found at his Ohl Stand ever ready to serve
his customers at the shortest notice.
apl 11 no
Ii' yon have More Land (ban
you can PAY TAXES on, Register it for
sale at tho LAND OFFICE of
AUG. B. KNOWLTON.
D. LOUIS
HAS AN ENDLESS STOCK OF
DKY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS,
SHOES, HATS and GROCE
XLIES,
Which he is offering af
CH?KLESTON COST PRICE
AND
NO HUMBUG
JUST 11ST
have received a LARGE ASSORTMENT ut"
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
Resides a LARGE and VARIED STOCK of other
DESIRABLE ARTICLES
nn merons to montion. All of the above will he sol I at PRICES to .suit tlr.'se pros si n
limes. Call and examine. No trouble to exhibit !-.
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la now RECEIVING one of ihc LAUGEST and REST SELECTED STOCKS of
DRY GOODS, HARDWARE.
Crockery, Glass, Wood and Willow
A .It E
Also a NICE .SELECTION of j
?
Which,-having been bought with an ere to the HARD TIMES v.ill he SOLD LOW DOWN
for CASH.
FULL VALUE for tlie MONEY guaranteed, and an early inspection respectfully
solicited. No charge for showing good.s. Respectfully yours,
GEO.
Xm NELSON.
?
, The Copartnership of J. W. PATRICK &
CO., have this day been dissolved by mutu
al consent . All indebted lo the firm will
make prompt payment to J. W. Patrick.
.1. W. PATRICK;
I.F.LAND I1AGOOD.
Thc^AUCTIONand COMMISSION BUSI
NESS w ill lie carried on by the undersigned
at the Old Stand.
J. W. PATRICK.
A SPECIALITY OF
BACON, FLOUR, HAMS & SUGAR,
THIS SEASON,
Also on band a full STOCK of
FANCY [GROCERIES.
.lust received a fresh lot of CHOICE CANDIES, FANCY CRACKERS, LEMON
SUGAR, LEMON SYRUP, CANNED STRAWBERRIES, PEACHES, .ve.
J. S. ALBEHGOTTI,
i
CORNER RUSSELLSTEET AND RAIL ROAD AVENUE.
HFItlNGr GOODS
Which he is offering nl'|**^M7j****pricc8.
We would liave &onsumcrs of RICE to know that our MILL is about \fiii>j;1j i.
tlmt we CAN ami do GUARANTEE to SELL CLEAN RICE
Below tho Charleston Market Price
At our MILL.
Persons desiring it we will furnish them RICE weekly nt their doors in any quantity,
or at the MILL every .lay. We als j keep a full supply of ERESII GROUND
MEAL AND GRIST
On hand, ROLTEU and UN 'JOLTED, on the MOST REASON ARLE TERMS.
RICE FLOUR FOIl STOCK
With CHEAT CRAPES of HORSE and COW FOOD.
OAK AND PINE WOOD
S \WED any LENGTH desired, and deli ml to any part of the Town for tho SMALL SUM
of *J"? per Cord. Send along your Orders. Wo are always ready to Sil them without
DELAY.
STRAUS & STItEET.
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To you want the ]?MS'f
QOBEM B?TTEE
Yuu ever SAW ? Do you want the BEST
Lard, Mackerel, Salmon, Sardines, Pickled or Fresh Oyster*,
Sugar Cured Hams, Potted Hani, Crackers, Sugar,
Coffee, Chewing or Smoking Tobacco, Segars,
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AUGUSTUS FISCHER, Agt.
LIAS JUST RECEIVED AT THE
ENTERPRISE QUO CEE Y STORE
A full supply of FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES, and is offering then*
VERY LOW lor the Cash.
AT
THE ENTERPRISE SALOON
Will be found a full Stock of CHOICE LIQUORS of the boot brands, ana
a largo supply of the BEST BITTERS that urn made.
SEOARS and TOBACCO of tho best grades. All in ueo'd of the above
goods will be dealt with right by calling oh
AUGUSTUS FISCHER, Agt,
DUKES' HOTEL.
RUSSELL-STREET, ORANGEB?RG, ft C.
The Subscriber takes great pleasure in announcing to his FRIENDS and tho [COM
MUNITY that he has OPENED a FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, at the Largo Rcsidonoo recent
ly occupied by Mr. llano Wannamakcr. Comfortable Accommodations, a Hollntcou8
Table and Courtcus Attention arc Guaranteed.
janl8-3m J. W.II.