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TIMTCS. ISSUED KV ERY SATURDAY MORNING BY TUE ORAKOKRURO NEWffC?MPAN V'_ THAI) G. ANMiSWS. Editor. J. FEM)EU MBV SKS,Assistant Editor._ ?E0. jMdVKB, Itasinesw Mannggrv_ SAT ? U 1> A Yi M?y 8. 1875. MU.lr?Y?lT'AND ?EXTLMENin OF TDK TOWN COUNCIL. Wo rise to ft question of privilege. An abortion has been made by us, and wo are assured that Vto made an erroneous one?n mistake of egregious proportions. Such n thing ns we had asserted could not be so! That our Town has bo> u made funnelled shap ed by the mcanderings of new street lines, might be susceptible of positive proof; and that a company bad been organized, and were under lull head way, erecting a mamoth hotel, to be kept by ihnt prince of hotel keepers, Merouey, might be so; that the char tered members of the Orangcburg Manufacturing Company bad formed themselves into a body, and intended digging a canal iu continuation of Andrews ''Fi?h Trap;" that their stock had all been sold, and in a few y stirs ?yen, a few weeks, would be beard the whirring music of the spindle and looms on the banks of the majestic Edisto, might be so; that John II. bad bought out M. and intended to move both of bis water-mills down the river and author at the landing on a never ending raft, until be completed a palatial mansion out of cedar and gopher wood, the first to be imported from Lebanon, and thp. latter from Lcgington, near tho residence of Sena tor Hope?all this might be said, and might be believed, but what we have taken pains to publish from our lips has been hooted at as a vile and fallacious assertion?something that would subject us to the dread alternative of being broomed out, nay, brushed out, soul and body, were we to sjllnblc it at home. The female department of our household inclu ding the cook would never forgive us, sirs, for causing delusive hopes of having nice fresh steaks, every morn ing, with tender loin, and liver and other nice thiugs to rise before their imagination, only to be dashed to earth agnin. No, sirs, it wont do to tell. Tell it in Dan or Becishcbn, t^fJajl^tell jt athjame.* ? ? ? r But this is our question of privi lege, Mr. Mayor nud gentlemen of the Town Couuci: We wish to be pro tected by your honorable and power ful body.. We only stated that we would some day have a market in our Town, erected by the present Town council, wdio are energetic and pro gressive men?a plnce where we could get every morning a nice beef steak, or pork steak, a choice roast of veal or mutton, and such other things as arc generally k pt in a well regulated market, and be well fed like city folks. You know how it is yourself, , Mr. Mayor. You go to Charleston Bonctimcs, and we know you have heard your laudlord remark "Why don't ihey have a market in (Orange burg; those Oraugebu.gors do eat so when they come down hero ?" And wo kuow, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the Town Couuci.1, that you have all observed the walk of F?r nud C?n, S?n, nud 1 ?t, D?n and others of otm mcrchnnts on their ro turn from Charleston. Watch them how they staud aud protrude out in frout; per contra, are tho lean and languid looks of those poor fellows who cnniu t get good things fresh from market, such as Bo?r, Dot?e, J?r, Pi?e, My?s.Ge?u, Gl?r, DeM?s nud a host of others who only cling to life for fenr that their condition won't be bettered in another world. We knew gentlemen, that you were apprised of nil these thing*,and we knew further, that ns Christian fathers, you would not staud the sufferings, the lean and languid looks of* your children much longer; we believed that you would give ua n market house, where some enterprising, first class butcher would deal out to them every morning, something to satisfy their hunger. Hence we ventured the assertion thnt wo would soon have a finemarket house in Orangeburg?a monument to perpetuate the story ofyour successes, ns ofllctals, your wisdom, your pru dence, and the sacrifices made by you collectively and indvidually for our hcefless Burg,?n place whereon to inscribe the acknowledgements of n gratoful constituency, "Well done thou good and faithful city fathers;? city lathers, heretofore, have we had, but i they were earthy, and to earth they turned their utten. tion, thinking no doubt if they gave their children a sure foothold, their walk would be easy, but thou has! done butter?thou host scon to the' inner man, and bast found out tho secret of tho good house wife who loves to hear the praises of her lord. She fills his stomach on good things, and his praises are loud and deep. Before Wellington led his troops to battle, bo always filled their stomachs with good roast beef,?and they were invincible. And when sir, you have done the same, call on us and we will show you that we arc mighty men of valor. Stand by us Mr. Mayor, and give us a market." We picked the above up in the street the other day. We had no idea that our worthy Town Council w?s being so importuned. If they hnve re- j eeived ninny such epistles, we doubt j not but what they will give our Town two markets. However, we arc glad the subject has been brought to our notice. Why can't we have a market in our Town. There is not, to our know ledge, nnothcr place of the same size and importance iu the State, where its citizens are not accommodated with a good market. As it is, we now and then get fresh meat for our tables. Once or twice a week a beef is cut up in huge chunks and thrown pell-mell into a dirty wagon or cart, and is handed from d'jor to door. Some arc successful in getting a piece and others arc not?you have to purchase ten or fifteen pounds at a time, and pay from 121 to 15 cents a pound for it, or you hear tho ejaculation "Gee-long, here," and you keep up the hire of a boy to stand at your gate, to watch for the next. A good market house would not cost our citizens much, while they would get it all back in a year or two, by what they would save iu the de crease of price and waste. Suppose we had a market and a good butcher. He could sell to regular customers fiue beef at ten aud eight cents. You could get your meats every morning, and get one, two or three pounds, just as you like it, or to suit the size of your family. 1 here would be no waste. Now let us take a family that would require say only three pounds a day of choico cuts, ten cents. (We know a Butcher who will go into tho business and sell choice steaks at that price.) It now sells for (the lowest price) twelve and a half CQUts. This uniild hn. a. cliftiiX-. ence of 2J cents, per pound or seven and a half cents per day saved. Now, what will this amount to in a year ?? twenty-seven dollars and thirty seven cents. Suppose your family required six pounds per day?your savings would bo fifty-four dollars and seventy-four cents. Just think of it. And give us a market, properly regu lated by Ordinances?protect your butcher?and our word for it our Town Couueil could do no better thing, as the chap above says, to meet with the well done of our citizens, and es pecially the female portiou of our community, tlose who have all the trouble in seeiug after and getting up a square meal for their families. N. B. Since writing the above, we bavc.eceivcd thirty-three communica tions for publication urging our Town Council to erect immediately a market house &c. Waut of space prohibits insertion this week. "The Last of That Tournament." Elsewhere we publish what pur ports to be the last wo shall have or hear oftbat tournament. "Spectator" and "A. M. B." from the begining, in vested the affair with a false interest, and a fleeted to believe that great pub lic interests hung upon the final settlement of their differences. Hence the appearance ot their coiumuuici tions in these columns. It has ever been our desire to surrender space in our papertotheviewsoftbo.se who com plied with our rules; but as tho Tour nament at Bamberg is a thing of the past, and regarde 1 with meager inter est by the community at large, we arc glad that the discussion is at an end. Our fair correspondent A. M. B. has acquitted herself admirably well, in miantaining her side of the controversy, while "Spectator" has re ceived no blow from which he can not recover. Llere is A. M. B's last shot. ClIINQUEPEN GltOVE P. O. GUUNNKTT CO. GA. April 22d 1875. Editor of the News and Time* : By an edition of your paper, issued last month, and which, owing to somo delay in the mails, bus just reached hie, I ficc that that troublesome biped, "Spectator," bus again found "his or her'' way into print with another goiird-vino specialen of verdure, pro duced, I doubt not, after another extraordinary amount of labor and much "sweat of the brow." You remember I said in my last , that if ''Spectator" would only tiy again perhaps "ho or aho'* might do better r I sec "he or she" has taken tho advice. This time, however, instead of the gourd, "bo or she" has made a tqutuh of it sure 1 "Spectator" should bear in mind that barren soil will uover produce anything better than gourds, pumpkin-heads and squashes 1 And so "Sjicctator" thinks my article was so finished, so au /ait, that I must have had help in its prepar ation ? Much obliged for the comple ment, I am sure, the source and all considered. I rather think it is "Spectator,'' who has "time to waste" in "scribbling for the newspnperas" judging from the way in which "he or she'* keeps in truding "his orber" bombastic articles into their columns. Mr. Editor permit me "also to ask how it was that spectator with nil "bis or her" "helps" could get "the opinion of the majority of tho spectn-, tors in so short a time ?" Now when "Spectator" can "conceive one gen uine idea in bis or her head" sufficient to answer this question then perhaps alter I "devote days in the work of transcribing the thoughts of others" then I may be able to give my own ?'' Now it seems tc me 5lr. Editor that this subject has been long enough bo fore the public and it is high time it was dropped unless it was of more interest. I think I answered "Specta tor" clearly enough in my last article, and gave such proofs of the correct i licss of my position, that ev?m "ho or she" could not refute them or at lei st "be or she" did uot attempt it. In future "Spectator'may "waste ns much time in scribbling lor the newspapers" as "he or she" pleases; as for myself, henceforth and forever, I treat "Spectator" and all his worth less productions as they both deserve, with si/cnt contempt, Vcrbnm sat sapienti ! Yours, A. M. B. Pink Gkove TowNsnip, May 3rd, 1B75. Editor New* and Time* : Sometime ago you asked for a cor respondence from each TowuBhip. and as I have seen no response to the call from this rcction, I will try and give you some news that may be of benefit to this Township. As we all wish to live upright npd have everything to work well, this correspondence may bring about some good to more than my immediate neighbors. What I wish to bring to notice first is the Trial Justice acting iu this township? It is said that he has been djWhnrg Ate ^mfTcs~or,,^llle, 'officT"^tlioiit j having been qualified by the Clerk of Court of Orangeburg, and is still at work, notwithstanding a certificate came from the Clerk to the effect that he bad not been qualified. Hie party that brought the certificate (my infor mant said) is a lawyer of your town, who wished to have it to use against the Trial Justice (so called.) When he was asked why he didn't use it himself the lawyer replied that there were some cases before the Trial Jus tice that he wished to make some money but of * * *. After the Trial Justice found out that the certificate was in possession of a second party; he offered that party half he, the Trial Justice, could make provided he would say nothing about it. If we know a wrong I think we should have it put before the public, but it seems that some will bide things to make money. Ought not this go before the grand jury. (I don't mean this letter but the case) and if there have, been violations the law punish tho perpatrator. Our people have business in law and should not be brought before such men as our Trial Justice. I think it would be well if the names of qunlfied Trial Justices could be inserted iu the County pa pers, not when appointed only, but after being qualified, so that parties could kuow they were men actiug with authority: 1 suppose we have about as good a set of citizens as any township in the county and deserve as good officers as any but there seems to have been a mistake made this time. I will comply with a request from Poplar Township before I go farther. I have been requested to state that the bridge over Poplar Creek is in a dangerous condition, and it seems to be the duty of no ono to mako itsnfe. Who would be responsible far damages should any occur? I will now turn to tho farming in terest a little, but not without saying something in regard to gardens, &c. Our blacksmith wishes his Orange burg friends to know that they nro not the only ones ot tho county that can eat their own raised Irish Potatoes He is having his share and a splendid garden. Vegetables are doing re markably well, as we had a fine rain on Saturday afternoon. Corn is re covering fast from the frost and per sons arc plowing it which will add much to its looks. I havo seen even cotton up but not a great deal. ?Somo of our farmers have just commenced working to pi nut. Pine Grovh. Hurricane- in Columbia The storm that visited Columbia on Saturday aftornoon lost, was very severe, aud blow down trees, fences, sign-bonds, the Palmetto tree in front of the Slate House, besides uuroo?ug several houses. The steeple of the Presbyterian Church was blown down. People who could not leave their ?homes on Saturday night were out early on Sunday morning to witness the havoc on their own or their neigh, bor's property. The wreck of the Presbyterian steeple, lying as it fell into the graveyard, and upon the side walk and street, was visited by hund reds of people on Sunday during the entire day. The r of bf this fine church is damaged much more than was anticipated or reported. It is feared the whole roof will have to co.ne off*. A meeting of the trustees was hold yesterday to consult as lo what should bo done in the premises. Nothing has yet been done to stop the gap in the state bouse roof. The brokeu and disjointed orna mental palmetto tree in the state house jard is badly broken, but not totally destroyed; there is no fund on hand fromw hieb it can be repaired, and it is likely to lie there. The tin covering of the Charleston depot was completely torn off, and pieces of from one to twenty .yards were flapping about in the neighboring grounds all day on Sunday. Tho large shed of the Greenville railroad will all have to come down. It, too, is a wreck. What a biessing in disguise that storm would be if our railroad directors and managers would : now, while they are about it, put up a respectable depot for passengers aud freight. Mr. ?Squier, whose roof must have been takeu into the adjoining county, and whose loss in breakage is con siderable, feels no way disheartened. He will be opcu in a little while, with a better house and a finer stock of furniture. A house on Wheeler's hill was turned over and wrecked. Two people were said to have lost their livcqjhut it could not be traced to a reliable" source. A drive around the city on Sunday morning revealed the full extent of the damage done. The number of trees torn up by the roots and lying across the streets rendered travel dan gerous, and in some instances impossi ble, while tho sidewalks were strewn with broken and overturned fences. The fact that the storm occurred before and continued until after dark on Saturday night prevented people from repairing damages eveu temporarily, aud those who, from religious scruples, allowed their fences to lie as they fell j until yesterday had innumerable visits from the social and friendly cows that were wandering ad libitum, brousing on the fallen trees. I Mayor Alexander had several of his fine fruit trees aud one very handsome ornamental tree, that stood iu front of his residence, broken. All the fence of Mrs. Wright's house, on Arsenal hill, was destroyed, leaving her yard and garden exposed to the mercy of the night-hawks, The fence around the grounds also caved in. Colonel Low had his fence blown down and three fine shade trees torn up by the roots. Another largo tree was snap ped across near the base and carried into the yard of Mr. Baldwin. Several trees were lying along Lincoln street. A fine ivy-clad oak in Gov. Moses' grounds was torn up by tho roots. Two immense trees Jay across Bull street near Richland, which entirely ob structed streets. Near the corner of Bull and Laurel streets three trees and the fences were all down. One of the fine shade trees in front of Dr. Hcinith's residence was broken and carried into his flower garden. Several fine shado trees in rear of Col. Mc Master's were torn up. Two large trees in front of the Baptist church were prostrated. Capt. Jack Little had his fence and some trcos destroyed. Mr.Swafiield had his hot house 'Token. C. V Jack son had a large shade tree driven into his window. Another large tree went into the store of Mr. Altec, and de stroyed a large quantity of his stock of groceries. All the fencing on Main street near Parker's hall, Fine's, the express company, etc., used for bill posting, lay on the sidewalk all day. Part of the front brick work and roof of Peixotto's auction rooms wns car ried off. Tho Pollock house hud its flagstaff turned over, and the plaster torn off the walls. The vnno on the city 1in.ll was bent. Space will not permit going over the loss done to fences, chimneys, shutters, signs ami tin roofs. The destruction was great, but no means irreparable. The loss in fences and other material to the city guard house is about $200. The whole pf the fences of the Odd Fellows' school is scattered along the sidewalk. Our Judges and tho liar. "It iH a enston more honored in tho breach than tlic observance." It is an ungracious task to question the propriety of a custom which, in this slate, seems to have the sanction of time, and the practical approval of the courts and the bar. But the cus tom we have in mind needs, we think, unfavorable criticism, and we know of none who may more properly make this criticism than ourselves, as we are in political and, to sonic extent, pcr s mal sympathy with the judges of the sta'e. We refer to the custom of returning thanks to the judges for the simple performance of the duties of their po sition. We cannot conceive anything j more undignified, nnd which to judges j and lawyers, in their right minds, I ought to seem more offensive. Both in the theory and tlic prac I tice of law, as we understand it, the i bar constitutes a portion of the court of justice. The lawyer is subject at any time to the animadversion of the court for failure in the performance of j his duty, and, therefore, the very ap- j pcarance of that which may bcrundcr stood ns an attempt to flatter or undu ly influence the mind of the csurt should be scrupulously avoided. Again it may happen that at the close of a term, when a resolution or nddross of thanks is proposed, some members of the bar will think that, leaving the propriety of the thing out of question, the thanks arc not deserved. Nowi see the position iu which these dissent ient lawyers are placed; they must either sacrifice'their convictions and acquiesce in the entire idle ring, or take the chances of being snubbed in the pursuit of their profesc':-t:is by weak minded ami malicious judge's for such men du sometimes get. on the bench. r^r-rr~:') :.c:? ~ We Fay""!hat none but ? V^fiul!? ded judge can be really pleascil* by such personal conventional expres sions of approval; and we say, further that hi is the very judge \yh.i rhouhl not ieceive them. In one <?t" the. up per circuits quite recently a vole of thanks of litis kind led to a most un pleasant discussion among the mem bers of the bar. We know nothing of I he inside his tory of these matters, and suppose that where a vote of thanks is given to a judge it is because the members of the bur so voting cannot repress their surprised gratitude at finding that the judge, in his intercourse with them has been neither n knave abso [ lute fool or tyrant. We have been i told by lawyers, when discussing ^this subject with them, that the judges fish for these compliments. If this is so, then the action of the bar in responding to such intimations is only lcrs unworthy than that of the judge who makes them. We wish it understood thatwehavo no doubt that there are many judges to whom such formal thanks are but as the idle wind, leaving no impres sion whatever, except, probably a feel ing of di&gust. There are others, how ever, who prize these things highly (because judges are hi1 man, and for that they prize them highly ennnot suppress a feeling of dissatisfactiou with those who fail to unito with them. The /act is, disguise it as we may, these resolutions of thanks to the jud ges by the bar are nothing but a spe cies of bribery. And we have no hesi tation in saying that it is the judge's duty to stop them. The custom bos ob tained so long that the failure of the bar to observe it is interpreted by a sensitive judge ns dislike of or opposi tion to him personally, and so the empty but pernicious sham is perpe tuated. Who will be the firstjudgc to put the seal of his disapprobation upon it.*? From n very general conversation with members of the bar, we know that they will be delighted to be re lieved from what has grown to be a hateful service. We also know that there arc judges in the state who, now that tho matter is called to their at tention in this public manner, will be prompt to net, if, ns wo suppose, their judgment coincides with ours as to the clmractcr of the custom, While wosny, ^yho speaks first? we are perfectly willing that they ?11 should npoak at once.? Unioji-Herald. NOTICE. The Life of the late Dr. Thorn well pre pared by Dr. Palmer of New Orleans?now ready for the press, is to be published by subscription. Price $3,00. Those desiring to own tho book will And a list at Mr. Kirk Robinson's Book Store. BTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County or Obakgkbttbo. Clerks or Courts Orrici. Whtreas, an Act of tlje General Assembly of the State of South Carolina approved March 25th 1875, to incorporate the Town of FORT MOTTE Orangeburg County S. C. and therein requiring the Clerk of Court for the County and State aforesaid, to declare the Election of officers of the said Town, when the same shall have been held. There fore Be it Known, that in accordance with ud Act, it is hereby declared, that the Election held on the 3rd day of May 1875, the following persons were duly elected, tr \Intcndant. J. A. McKisztx. Wardont. Ceo. Bnowx, W: M. N. Rast, S. L. Tuscan, Jesse Stuart. Given under my hand and seal this the 4th day of May A. D. 1875. " GEO. BOLIVER, s.] _ c. a p For Sale 7 000 SHINGLES. Apply at May 8th 1875. this office. !T Drs Barton & Legare wo dd beg to inform their patients, especially those in the coun try, that during their necessary absence be tween OOicc Hours, all calls must be left at Dr. Duke's Drug Store, where they will be promptly received and attended to on their immediate return. may 1 4t For Sale. A Snug little HOUSE and LOT in the Town of Oraiurchurg?can tie trated for at private sale until 1st Monday in June?will then he offered hit public outcry, and sold to the highest bidder. Property obliged to bo sohl. Applv to TU AD C. AN I REWS. M?v .?th io7?. Dissolution Copart nership. Tho Cf?pKrther?<hi|? heretofore cxUtiug be tween l?din I?. Koglv ami If. V/. Baxter, and doing Im-incxs under the firm name "i* I'ogle & Baxter, it ih\n dissolved br mutual consent. JuIIN 1). FOGLE, ? j.isy, 4isj -f. ?^jTEj' Orangiburg, S.V., Apt! , IS75. may 1 3t K0TXCS T0~C0Bir:iALT0rlS. County Commis.si jnkiw Office Orongubur?, S. C,, Aoril W), 1ST". Pealed propo.-a's will he rvceived at the Office of the Board of Count v <'tirami.?M?nriii for Orangeburg County, until Mav '.IV, 1a7-\ for the building of a COURT HOUSE for?std County, ::i the Town of Oraiigchiirg, 5. Plans and spci ilicatioiu can be >uri\ and es? a mined at the office of the said Board, at any time, upon application. Such proposal* to tic addressed to the'?Chairman of,the Board County Commissioners for Orangchnrg Coti|ilv, and to he cndor?*d "Proposals fi r Building Court House.' The Board re.-crves the ri^ht to reject any and all bids, if deemed by them be?t for the in'.ercst of the County to do so. Bv Order of the Hoard. GEO. BOLIVER, Cltrk of Co.Com'm. Orangebttrg, Ho-^Ca. may 1 1875 Im Notice of Dismissal. Notice is hereby given to all concerned, that on the first "day of June, 1875, I will tile mv final account as GUARDIAN of GEORG E A LEX A N DER S. JENNINGS, in the Probate Court for Orangeburg Countv, and will petition said Court for my final discharge. ' VUA KCIES H. BAMBERG, Guardian of (i. A. 8. Jennings. Orangeburg, S. C, April 24th, 1875. aprT 29 )875 4t . NOTICE OF BIBMISSAi; Notice is hereby given that I will file my final account with.tho Judgo of Probate for Orangcburg county on the 17th day of May, 1875, and ank for letters of Dismissal as Administrator of the Estate of Archy Wil son. H. W. JENNINGS, ?pll7--4t Administrator. ?_ j -~ .A. CAED. JOHNOGREN ' successor or ROI3EKT JENNY. 1 havo come here to make my home among you, the citizens of Orangeburg county, and to he one among yon, with the hope of sharing a portion of your patron age, I shall make it my effort to do justice, to all mankind. I will keep constantly on hand ready made Harness and Saddles. Repairing promptly attended to during the regular business hours of the day, and will make my charges as reasonable as pos sible, with the hope of inducing trade, and keeping our money among us, to our mutu al advantage. apl 24 tf BE, M. C*. SAXiXilW. Has moved his office to ROOMS over Mr. VOSE'S STORE. OFFICE HOURS FROR 7 TO 9 A. M, and from 1 to 4 P. M. Calls for DR. A. S. SALLEY can be left at his office or at Mr. Vone's Store. aprT 1875 1m