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J. FELDER MEYERS) Assistant Edi lor. W T Ligbtfoot has opened another store. Bully for him. "Wtdnetdoy was almost like an April spring day. The weather was delight fully chormiog., ? '-? ??-?? Wat Albrecht has a lino lot ofgro ccries, liquors, cigars, &c, on baud. Give him a call if you waut a bargaiu. 'auuon Jr. is now employ fJ|Jnfir?t'iHl-:n.;-,He money *or ,-vugs Why is our State Treasurer like a oar dozer? Because bis name is Car doza, and because he can sleep and fnorc like the de\il on the train. We jublish in full ou our Grst page the report ol the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Agricultural nud We chacical Scciety of Orangcburg County. ?Sistrunk & Riser have a fiue stock -on bund, and tell low lor cash. It will be to the advantageXf-thoseuu waiit of* good bargains to give them a call. On Thursday night last the Rev Mr. Campbell delivered an eloquent lecture on temperance in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Tho Or der is becoming very Btrong. Judge Ilccd passed the sentouoe of death ou four murderers in Charleston on Tue day of this week. These makes ix^b^njmgcd ^^2?"J ir is it that Gome of our County will not recognize each other streets, uud sneak into dark cor engnge in earnest couversa rain showed us some of the fin te?tr+h cr day that we ever ^aw^? .Wallace's firi?t supply of cabbages are out. He has u i cw supply however ( ach one of 'vhieh is as big as Charlie Hull. Why is it that Mr. James Counon Sr., <cur excellent tailor, prefers measures Hi men when .a garment is to be fitted '{ Because he proposes to wait and go for the men when tho bill is to be paid, MS' ? t The fool*ille# ihr cvidenffy^" frozen to death. ? Columbia Phoenix. Should it turu out that he has not '?been frozen to death" but is still ulivo the Phoenix scribblers bad-better keep a sharp look out. It wouldn't be healthy l?r them should he euter their sanctum Tie County Commissioners met on Tuesday last and transacted important * business. We are glad that they keep an eye on the affairs of the County. Wo learn that tho roads iu Commis sioner .^hn?oirs section of tbp-Counly ,iMiwiiMu^?boar<v?& in his cap. We have been shown a letter from President Magrath of the So. Ca. Bail Boad to a merchant of our town, offer ing to pass all buildiug material (wood or brick,) over his road at half rates, where such articles are to be used in rebuilding our Town This is certain ly a liberal and kindly act^in the So. Ca. Bail Koad Company. OT OJ!JU>tttf Attention is called to tho sale of the well known property in this town, on Amelia Windsor and Frederick Streets, advertised to be sold on Monday next. Th pre i? a largo residence and conven icnt outbuildings on the place, and we understand that after reserving amploj aDd for the same) fev^rffitf&^i^izcjrj lota will be Bold eligible for cottago resi | dences. The News and Courier publishes the rules of the game of draw poker, as drawn up by Minister Schenok, and evidently likes thorn, judging from the importance it gives to them by its voluminous use of head lines, &c. If the pair that carry on the News ami Cour ier establishment be as successful at "draw poker" as they have been in their be al&Rfflefy* essei/tiaf To/the tegiala turetb declare participation iu tho game a capital ofTcnsc. Thoy would ruin I Charleston. < 'Iii ?> ' - . The firm of Straus & Street has boon dissolved by mutual consent. Tho busi ness will bo carried on bercoftcri by Messrs. Straus, ^rag^#^iJ 11 lf?V-CBi Esri. -.- --Thisja a stifep^ fir?iu und \se in ' o'nttoDtiou to (their rhdvorti.scnient . ?>*-*? ?r;--W ? J. P. Hnrley k Co's advcrtiseuicul ap pears in another column. At their, store on the corner of Russell and' Broughton stroets can be found a full assortment of dry goods, groceries, shpes &o, which can bo had cheap for cash} i I * Mr. Phillip Ccilach, the buildir of Coruelsou's beautiful store, raised1 our new office on W ednesday last. ] Ho promises to have it ready lor us r^nxt week, aud as bo never calculates wildly, wc arc Fnfe in saying that unless gome iunlotdte?^o?,??a^iRy befaffipus,: the juexM^Bo^lfftlufc 4SWS will ?e prinfed Iii jjju^ wjv u-esfaUii^inicijf.. Jsincc tho ^fcrci Vie Tinrcnjcei) taxing the kindness of our neighbors of the Tinu-s in having our paper printed off on thoir press, and for which favor wc acknowledge. 1 our gratitude to Messrs. Mcllichamp and Whitcbead. In the next issue of this paper, , or j=oon thereafter, wc will publish 111 full the testimony taken in tho Humbert Andrews afluir, together with sundry(affi davits showing where a "neat little pile" of the people's mouey went. Wo would havo.doue eo before now, but since the Ere our facilities for printing more thau a modicum of local news, have br.cn to meager that we decided to defer tho matter. Our now office will be finished within a week's time, after which we promise to give our readers a bettor lo cal paper. ? FIRE A T ERA NC II VIL L E? We learu that a fire broko out in Branchvillo oa Wednesday night aljout 12 o'clock. The alarm was given and j da'y break it''caught upVncw,* und the citizens did uot succeed in extinguishing it until tho old rail road car shod, with the store aud dwelling of Mr. Fred Damish had been totally destroyed Further than this the towu did not feuf fer. We have not ascertained the cause of tho coaflugutiou up to going to press. Will A give us the particulars next week '( l.C'ORKELSCX'S STORE AGAIN? Wc were shown throught this im inense establishment on yesterday .by Mr. John Dauner. To say that every nook and corner thereof are crowded with goods for the people, would not be a stretch of the truth. Aud yet Mr Danuer assured us that there were more goods ou the way. The question is, What will Coruclsuu do with them ? \Wy^ke has ejofcglyCalicoes al mo } to |j?igknjjfdrcss ^rye?ry woman in the county. The fact of it is Mr Coineispn has a store for the people, aud just such ' a corps ofelcrks as are calculated to make friends. We saw G. W. B. there as smiling as a basket of chips. ''MTT9.iHi(?\PAGS T0 THE A CRE? Mr. J. C. Kruden, Agent for Cheatum's ProliCc Cotton Seed, paid our Town a visit during last week with samples of this wonderful cotton. He exhibited to us fourteon inches of a stalk which had thirty-seven bclos upon it, appearance of a huge white crane Messrs Bull, Scovill & Pike are the Agents nt this place, and will furnish seed to those who aro tired of making but a half bale to tho acre. Tho cotton has been warranted to be what it is represented, and when it shall bocoine to be cultivated in our County wo will grow rich fast. -?? ~. - j Our gallant Fire Company, the ^y'o?n'g1 A^merica, celebrated the Auni vorsary on Monday afternoon last. The Company paraded through tho principal Streets, accompanied by the Elliotts The followiug officors were clectod lo Bervo the enBueing year : President?Samuel Bibblo Vice President?J P Hnrley [ ^?j^^?O^ ^^-j?b V 6 ^ 3d Bircctor? F 8 Bibblo 4th Director?J M Frith Secretary?J L llcidtman Treasurer?Henry Kobu Solicitor?J F Izlar Surgeon?Dr A 0 Bukes Axemen?Augustus Fischer and Er nest Mcntzcl. THE CA MD EN FIRE? On Saturday morning last about 4 o'clock a destructive fire broke out in j.Camdcn The post office, togoLhcr with tho auditor's, treasurer's, Ge . Kei' shaw's law offices, the stores of J C Rollings aud John Page, aud Mr. .Mcrouoy'e dwelling, were all dostroyod. ' The greater portion of the goods in tho 6torcs, and all papers, oto., in the post office \rcro 'Bayed. Mr. Mcroncy's loss was - very heavy,.. Whcu Mrs. Morooey left * the houso tho Humes wore rushing iu 'at' the do'?r. * Mr. Gorso camo very uear losing hiB life. As he stepped out ?f the post office door the top of the building full iu. There would have been a greater conflagration had it not been for Dr. Young's book store, a fire proof building, which chocked the fUainosr -f|oui goirfi^fartlier South. Mr. John Meroncy (brother to W A Me o ucy of this place) has suffered Beverly by the fire, as all the buildings dos troyed belonged to him, and were with out insurance It seems that disasters from fire appear to be going the rounds of the State. Abbeville, Union, Sum tcfjl'Cheat or, Orahgeburg and Ivcrshaw Counties have already suffered terribly We extend to Mr. Meroney our sympa thies.r j SOLICITOR BUTTZ?ATTEMPT TO TAKE HIS LIFE? A considerable stir was created in the neighborhood of the Charleston Court house about half-past one o'clock on M'Cndny afternoon ln^t by an affray, in whjch -Solicitor .C W Buttz was shot iu two places by. Detective Win ilord, eolored. Hord, it seems, had threaten ed Capt. Hcndricks iu King Street on the previous Saturday night, and the latter on Monday morutng obtained a warrant for Hord's arrest from Justieo Levy, who allowed the accused a few hours in which to obtain ?1,000 bail. During this interval Ilord, who wasi somewhat under the influence oF liquo r. approachcdPButtz, according to accounts importuning htm to become his scour ity Whatever passed between them. Solie. tor Buttz gave him no encouragement, and walked off into the court in tho rcur of the Courthouse. He bad not bet ii there many minutes when Ilord again camo up, and drawing out bis ] istol fned squarely at Solicitor Buttz tho ball passing through the left lappel of tho coat, through tho ccat, wnistooat and underclothing, and inflicting a alight wound on the left breast, just bilow the ? collar bone Buttz then turned, ana Third fired again, the ba51 this time taking effect iu the Solicitor's left bin, mid taming a slight flesh wound. Hord firetf-^lff^ovhor idioTs1, hoth of which missed (heir aim, and before be Could lire the fifth he was hurled to the ground by bystanders and secured. The pistol was. a Colt's army II ve-shooicr. Hord \\a> immediately arrested uud .sent to jail. We trust that the man who thus attempted to deprive this Circuit of so faithful a t 1 efficient au officer, will receive tha severest punishment of tho Uw. ORANGERURG SINCE THE FIRE? On the 5thof la<t month tha wliol business portion of our Town was re ducVd't'o ashesi There w? s nothing left of the tiiany beautiful etores that lined Bussel street, belbr? that latal morning, except solitary chimneys hero and there, which stood up as mute reminders of the terrible conihi^atiou which had so com pletely^ razed to,thc ground the beauty ofOratigeburg. The savings of many yearo* of?%nVd* work took wings, as it were, with the lurid Hanns, aud bile adieu to the placo that would know them no more forever, in this manner fund hopes were bligh'ed, strong eaer gics paralyzed, and some of our best citizens reduced to circumstances which they bad never (bought were III store fore them. Hut this sad eha pter iu t?4frfilcsf u been written by the all consuming breath of lire upon the tubllts of sorrowing memories, and long will it be before many of our people will leel other than sorrowful on the anniversaries to come of the 5tii day of January, 1870 A new Spring, it is true, is upou us, but the verdancy, the flowers and the por fumes which it will usher into new life, will not obliterate the reiucmboranco of the fire nor restore to Orangeburg her original beauty. But as man proposes, an I Cod di s poses, aud as our old office was disposed of in a very summary^way, we propose to dispose of the dark side of 1 his pie ,ture, and., propose the healths of ?!e> 11. CornelBon, W T Light foot, M Albr'ccbt ii nit Wallace Cannon, l'lot nix like those gentlemen h iv 3 risen from the ashes and are at it again. They are square on their feet onoo tnor 0 and propose to sthnd there until dis I posed of by a rapid transit from this world to the next. Thus Orange >urg | is looming up again. We hear ruuniora to the effect that otio part ol Kussel. ; street is to bb graced with brick build A nigs. Our informant had uo devilish twinkle in Iiis bye while imparting thts bit of news to ;us, and'as it has never I becu his mibfurtuuo to ocoupy auy Notice of Dismissal. One ;.'.nth fr? in ?l ifo 1 shall file with the Probate .7?i<li;c of Ornng-jhurg t'nnity, my fiiiiM account as camrdian of Freeman \V. Riltjy uiul ask for dismis.-al from such gunjrdiaiiship. ON AN B. RIL15V Ojrnugi burg, February (5, is;., |t Notice of Dismissal. ESTATE OF LUCINDA E. IIEELONG DECEASED. Notice is hereby gjyen that pnthe'i?r?! dnyl of March is:"(, I will tile my fluni? account :>s A il min ('s 11 at or of.-aal Efitile, ntuf." Will)petition tho probate Court for ufinal discharge. February 17th 1875. E. II. GRAVES, Administrator of said Estate, f. J 20 KS7? 81 (Sheriff's Sales, irtue of Sundry Execntibns to inc <li t'cd, 1 tvi 11 sell to (no hi<rhos'. bidder, at OJiuigeburg C. II., on the FIRST M.iN IftY in March next, FOR CASH, al Riglit, Title ami Interest of the Defend s in thr following Property, viz: that tract of laml in Or.ingehurj CoiAty, containing '.'7 acres, mure or less, boildeii by lands of Est 0 M Dantzlcr and Ik-Aville Road, Levied on as tho property of Bisan Sparks Kein at the suit of Mow ry ?Co. ALSO that tract of laml in said County eon taiBng 2'.'0 acers, more or less, hounded by latS- "i Est., "i .Jos. A. McOrcw, liobcrt Mil-. W. A. McOrcw, Johi^G. Uungerpiler, nn<Hol l.ei s. Levied on ns the properly of 'i n^Ktii S. MeUrcw at the suit or W. J. , P A LSO 'AH Ihnl tract of land in said County con taining 1580 acres, more or less, i,io bo sold in '?'< several jmreals) bounded by lands of II. (i. Sheridan, S S. Ilaigler, Allen Diuitz lev and Mnrgarel Tiilcy. Levied on as tin* property of Darius S. Dantzler at the suit I.'adora A. Rast ( H utto Assigcucc.) (for Iii f of Win. ALSO All that tract of laud in said County eon laiiiing l-"> I acre.-., more or less, bounded by lands of dames Adams, ^Cephas Farrison, Joe MeMiiiael. J. D Sinonk, T. K. Snspor lits and Mrs. Johnson. Levied on as the property of .lohn L. Humbert at tho suit of the State of South Carolina. A l.so All thai tract of land in said County con taining 51M) ncres, more or less, hounded l?y lands of L?rick Fehler, Dr. O. M. Ott and K. W. Wannamaker. Levied on as the pro perty of L. P. Collier a* the suit of bull, \U ovill & Pike. ? ALSO ?-day the 2nd of March at the '.Joseph Drown about 60 bushels i oddor and a lot of on as tho crop of lN V IX lliO OATS, and to bia assorted Slock of Gcderal Merchandise, con sisting of DRY GOOES, f.Ol 1fSj siloiis; HATS, &C, &C. CANNED FRUIT, OYSTERS, SARDINES, PEACHES, TOMATOES. GROCERIES CHOICE IIACON, I>rv Salt. STRIPS, Sinoaked. II .VMS. bngjscg. PICKLED REEF. PEARL CRIST. BOLTED OKI ST, ALE and SEC.AUS, COFFEE. SUGARS, TEAS, TIN WARE. SMOKING TOBACCO, CHEWING TOBACCO, . * LIQUORS, \J WINES, Of all Kinds. AGENT FOR HAZLTTT & CO.'S BITTERS: AT THE ORANEBURG DRUG STORE L Q. WANNANAXE8 Can be found a complete Stock of DRUG?, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES. PA 1 NTS, OILS, FINK OlOARS AND TOBACCOS, &o. I hcg leave to express my GRATEFUL TIIAN'KS to ilia PUBLIC for the Liberal Support >ii>'n mc heretofore, and solicit u continuance of the same. I will diligently serve the pood people of this County und vioinity as PRACTICAL COMPOUNDA'R of MEDICINES, both DAY and NIGHT, and assure strict and prompt attention to all ?rders Entrusted to mv care fl^y- PARTICULAR ATTENTION given to the PURITY of MEDICINES.-?! feh-20 'H5 IS7.r> ly IF YOU WANT Dry * G?'?tls, Groceries, Tobacco, Shoos, &c, BN AR IM MIND ih it it may hi greatly to YOU II [Nri3R??33T to exam ilie the StoA of SISTRUNK & RE Before purchasing elsewhere. They are to bo found in the NEW STORE in ivtr of Me'/ra. BULL, St'OVlLL & PIKE, and will be glad at all times to sec thoif friouds aui tho Public generally. Icb6 1875 NOTICE. One month from dato I tdiall file with Probate Judge of this County my account I as Administratrix of Bcnj; Rush and ask for my discharge as tdminislratix. KKZIAH RUS rg Co., S. O. Feh. 10 1877' I?7? the final i tu i ix such It. ">, Ut IT'HCalo Xotlce- AH pera?n? 1A having claims against tho Estato rf *be late Esh.lo ?) ? Ollvoros, deceased will present the saine, properly attested, to the under* signed; and all persons indebted are re quested to mako immcdiato payment to li. ROSA C. OLIVE/IOS, Qualified Executrix. Ornngeburg, S. C., February 8?a 1873. fcl? lit 187?/ 3t