Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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State News. Crop reports promising. Chancellor Johnson raises the larg est Irish potatoes in Marion county.,, -Jn B^rafiekl there liittH.been'n drought or six \> celts' duration. Cot ton and corn are suffering terribly. A number of negro boys at Hedges' t-epot last v. eck stoned one of their playmates to death. The Hon. Z. B. Vanco will deliver an fcdtlrcfcs at]Floral college, Marion court bouse, on the 30th inst. Majpr Ephraim Corley, an old resi dent of Lexington county, died on. the 8th inst.; aged sovouf,y:ntno years. Th* nevr Baptist church at ? Kings tree waB dedicated on Sunday last. The Rev. O. F. Gregory olHeiatcd. The first peaches are selling in Charleston at twenty to twenty-five cents per quart. Alf Walker, who kjjjcd Rev. Mr. Miller, of Union county, has been sentenced to he hanged on the 5th of August. A little daughter of Captain Dng g?tt was seriously injured at Conway boro last week by falling from a piaz za.' i On Ihursday night of last week the dwellings of Mr. Keels Maxwell and Mrs. Knee, in [Walhalla were entirely destroyed by fire. Gen. Jas. Chesnut was painfully in jured, on Wednesday last, by the at tack of a valuable Jersey bull, on his plantation in Kershaw county. C D: Hayne, state senator from Aiken county, hns been arrested on a charge of official misconduct as com missioner of election. The oldest individual in the Little Kock section Marion county, a col ored woman, died recently. Accord ing to all accounts her ngc was from 110 to 125. About twelve milts of the bed of the railroad from Chester to Lancas ter, including the heaviest grading on the road, have been completed and ready for the cross-ties. Mr. Thomas Crawford, one of the very best and wealthiest men in Ab beville county, died at the residence of his son-in-law, near Due Western -?1?r+rJay-Yiui, uf?n?\jupi?!iy.' ??r S!*t-f The diarrhea prevails to an alarm ing extent at Grauitcvillc, and many children have died from its effect. Four funerals having taken place on Thursday last. Mr. Stanhea, of Olarcnd n county, one day last week, killed a genuine horn-snake, which is said to be the most dangerous of nil the snake tribe, the musical rnonstcr not excepted. A disease very fatal to hogs has ap peared in Hprry county. It attacks the iull-grown animals rather than the young. One symptom is, that the hair when touched strips off as upon a scalded surface. The grand jury of Georgetown county have presented J II Jones, Cain, Rutledgp and Joseph Bush, county commissioners, for neglect and malfeasance in office. They have also presented 8omc thirty of the Goorge town rioters. One of the largest cargoes of vege tables ever takeu from Charleston left, en Saturday" last in the steamship Champion, for New York, consisting of 3,55l(J barrels of potatoes and 5,151 crates, say over 9,000 packages. The crates consisted mostly of cuctiinblrs and snap beans. The conference of the Cokcshiiry district met at Greenwood on Wed nesday last. The following delegates were elected to the South Carolina conference, which meets at Oranjre burg on the JGth of December next: T. S. Moorman, Rev. M. M. Boyd, Thomas Harmon, J. T. Parks. A special correspondent at Spartan burg informs the readers of the Green ville JSicira that a true bill was found ngainst Solicitor Floming by the grand jury, and adds that they will naturally want to know what "crime" ho committed, ami we tins wer, getting beastly drunk and making a jackass of himself in open court. The Cherry Illll plantation, in Kdgeficld county, long tho residence of Gen. McDuffie and late the proper ty of Mrs. Charles Pettigrew, was sold to Mr. R. B. Cade, of Kdgeliehl county, for $'1,300. The tract consists of over 1,300 acres, lying on the Savannah river, and hns on it a man sion once a very fine building, but now very much out of repair. Before the war the place was purchased by Mr. Pettigrew for 815,000, and since the war has been held at 88,000. Tho Abbcvillo Mal tum complains | that tho Uuitcd States officials in that section uro uotsufficicntly active. Last weck a wagon loaded to the bows with blue ruin, or bloekado whisky, passed through the upper part of the county and carried oil its infamous traffic to the hurt of the morals, the pockets and tho health of those who "look upon the wine when it is red." '"Skws & tim.]h:s. issum) every saturday mokx1ko dy the oaAXuKnuaci kews company. THAI) C. AXintKWS^dTToTi ~~ HEti. HULIVEK, Business Manngjr.^ s a T t J R I^a y7J11" ^ C?, 18757 Tito Crops autl ttto Planters. From all quarters of our t^ountv tho news comes to us of fine and flour ishing crops, both of cotton aud corn. The season so far has been exceeding ly favorable, with only a few draw backs, such as temporary want of rain, and a wind and hail storm now and then, but dispitc it all cotton is up with good stands, and growing in a way to rojoiee'the farmers heart. Corn too is doing well, and promises an ex cellent yield. Should our growing season keep on as well as it has done so far, we may well put this down as one of the "Big crop" years. Our labor gives less trouble, and is under better control, our fields arc cleaner, and our crops better in ?11 respects, than has been the case for years past, every thing is promising well, and if old Probabilities will only kedpioff droughts, deluges, and tornadoes, for the next six or eight weeks, the; general crops will be all that the far mer could wish, still wo must not count our chickens before they are hatched, and there arc many causes which may, and are likely to, occur 'before our crops arc gathered, that may defeat the expectations of the least sanguine of our planting friends, although promising so well now, we have no guarantee that they will reach maturity iu the condition now indicated. And now cue word to the planters, as to the proportion of corn and cotton planted, from all the in formation we can gather, they arc again following the old track, marked out by the suicidal policy of planting cotton to buy corn and bacon with, of j HhBWfr'ig'tWb. l^HlffliMIfffl111" m in 11 n f~ .otlon to one of giUiii, arc they never to tire of this wasteful drain upon their purses? will they ever see, in their blind devotion to the dethroned king cotton, that they arc sending millions west to purchase, what they may raise and produce themselves, for one quarter to one half the amount thcyjare now called upon to pay out? The Glanges South are taking some feeble steps toward correcting this grave error, but they cannot find a I hearty co-operation in the Granges j West, as they lire the parties who I profit by our blindness, this crying j evil must be corrected here, among and by ourselves, each planter must learn to raise his own hog and hominy, and pay less tribute to that old hum bug. King cotton, a crop of three and ' one-half million bags, will sell for justns much money as one of four and one quarter million, it takes the planter less labor, less money, less land, less of every thing to make it, and gives you ample time, labor Ac, to raise grain enough for all your wants. Throughout the world almost, labor is banding itself into Leagues and associations, for self protection, an.? to correct the injurious views and actions of detached parties, to meet thi^, capital nnd science are combin ing themselves into Unions also, for preservation of their interests, be tween the two opposing interests matters are being inpidly brought to j a satisfactory bases of settlement, and while the laborer receives the just ; amount due for his services, capital retains a proper interest on its invest ments. Alone among all of the various trades, professions, or interests the planter, until lately, has formed no Union, has had no concert of action, with regard to his interest, notwith standing that lie represents to a great extent the wealth, intelligence and future welfare of our country. Let all of the planters of tho South comet together, through their representative men, their influence is immense,let their actions be proportionate. Bind yourselves to plant such proportion of cotton, und Mich proportion of grain, and raise, your own bacon, the-.e things can be done, and carried out successfully as demonstrated by tho workings of other Unions and Leagues for the protection of other interests, at any rate we commend these ideas to the consideration of our planting friends. Factory. Orangeburg is so rapidly increasing both in population and other mate rial interests, that we confess to some surpriso at the factory question, agi tated some year or two ago, being allowed to die out so complctly as it has. "NY hat is the matter? Wo havo citizens nmoug us with the business experience, th* energy, ami the capi tal necessary to build and run a large laetory, and yet the scheine languishes middies. And why? The experience of the Graniteville, Butesville, and all other, factories established South, demonstrate beyond a doubt, that they pay a larger per cent of interest on the money invested than any other equally secure, means of employiug capital. Like other sections South, the raw material, cotton, grows plen tifully at our very doors. Skilled laborers can be easily procuied. Our section is noted for its healthy and bracing climate. Again we ask, why not have the laetory ? Think ofi th't fact, a bale of raw cotton that go*es into the factory, worth say seventy five dollars, comes out shortly after ward worked up into a value tripple, and quadruple its original worth. The value of this transformation of our cot ton, wc are yearly paying away to Northern, and foreign markets, ,Their mill owners fatten and flourish ! at our expense, and in surprise, won der tliit we cannot appreciate our fatal mistake. But most of this hns been gone over to the Southern people time and again, nnd comparatively, without result. We desire to bring it up once more to the citizeuB of our county. A factory hero in full operation would not only pay hand some dividends but it would bo diffi cult to estimate its bone cial influ ence upon our entire community. Will not some one move iu the mat ter ? What has become of the Orange btirg New*' ? We have not seen it for more than a month. We learn that it took a lively part against us in the Court House squubble, and perhaps this is the reason wc have failed to sec it. The beautiful lines published in the Blackvillo Sun last week, dedi cated to our Booster, were taken from that delectable sheet, and we suppose is a fair specimen of one of Blaekville's i-letvfc,.\64-v.c,j^^- *?' y?-?? In answer to the above the News & Times has only this to say. They "take pari.1" wherever they think the right is, regardless of the especial views of the "Bnrriwcll Sentinel" or any one of the many other local papers. But in this light of "Barn well vs. Blackvillo" we deny "taking a lively part" against Barn well. The truth of the matter is "It was not our funeral'' and we did not care or think much about iL cither way, it was merely a local fight that interested a few outside of Barnwell and Black ville. If the News <& Times has not reached the tlScntinelu regularly it is negligence either in our office or the tho post office. Wo trust that its regular receipts hereafter will con vince the Sentinel that we not only desire to funish it to him regularly, but also, that we care very little for the family feuds of Barnwell County. Settle it all among yourselves gentle men. Tho Brooklyn Court decided yester day not to reopen the evidonce in the Beechcr ease. Judge Netlson, after instructing the. jury upon the nature of the testimony, concluded bis charge with a heavy review of the evidence, and the jury re*ired. A dispatch from New York, at mid night last night, states that the Bccelier-Tilton jury had not, up to that hour, agreed upon a verdict. The Above we give as the latest news from the great scandal case. Wo take it, that it means either a mistrial, or a verdict, for Beecher, most probable the former. Result as it may, Bcechcrs former great name and fame, must be to a certain extent beclouded anil overcast, intelligent persons till over the world have long since reached a conclusion in the matter, and a simple verdict of a jury, no better instructed than themselves can hardly affect it, even if the Plymouth preacher be not guilty of the great crime charged, he has exhibited,and admits the exhibi tion, of a pen rile, weak, and sickly sentimentality, and the utterances of vague and confused nonsense for the past four years, that would disgrace a child often, and puzzles tho brains of some of the first Lawyers in the country to find what point there is in it, except that it leads directly to the commission of tho crime charged, either thisj or his writings and sayings emanate from an imbecile, bankrupt in brains, tact and common ftcusc. Thuso Diamonds. W lint lias become of tho Columbia Diamond scrape? Is it not a curious fact, that while the police acknowledge having the Diamonds in their poscss ioii, that no one can be found responsi ble for them, and that under this state of things, one scape goat has been dis charged, and all of thc^cet of the force retained. Of course we cannot pretend to "spot" the particular party who did the stealing, but it does look to an outsider, as if the whole Police force would foci it their especial duty, to ferret out that particular man, so as to clear their own skirts, and that tho city council would sec to k, that it was done. The Union-Ikrahl pushed tho matter along iu lively style once, but now appears to be giving it up in dispnir. ? ? ?a?..?..IL!? An Editor's Appeal. The Shonnndonli (Va.) Democrat talks in this way about its necessities and delinquents: "As tho report that we are very wealthy has gone abroad among our subscribers, and has made them awful slow about paying up thinking doubtless we don't want the money, we basten to say the report of our wealth is false in ovory particular. It ocean steamers were selling at a cent a dozen, we couldn't make tho first payment on a canoe. The light ning of poverty has struck us square, and had it not been for an armful of hay our devil managed to steal from a blind mule, our large and inteicsting family would be w ilhout a mouthful to eat at this moment. Is not this a sad picture, aud can you delinquent sub ! ecribers look upon it without feeling the greenbacks rustle with indignation in your pocket-books? We do not like to dun you, but we must if you fail to take the hint." We publish the above only as a hint to our delinquents. While we are very wealthy, and have lots of money, and all that sort of thing. "Set we sort of think that persons who sub scribe for, or advertise in a newspaper, want to pay for it some time or other. So to enable them to do it, we will send out next week to each subscriber or advertiser a statement of just bow much be owes. Of course the general opinion is that wc don't need it, but it may make those who owe us feel better, if that detit is oil* their minds, just try it please. At an auction of household goods f on Harrison avenue, yesterday, when a woman bad made a bid on an old bureau worth about two dollars, a boy slipped around to another woman and whispered: "Yon sec that woman over there with a blue bow on ?" "Yes." ''Well, sh says that no wo man with a red nose can buy anything at this sale!" The woman with the red noso pushed her way into the crowd and run the price of the bureau up to twelve dollars, and as it was knocked down to her she remarked : "I may have a red nose, but no cross eyed woman with a blue bow on can bluff me V?Detroit Free Press. NOTICE. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 0 a a no ebu ro County. Orangeburg, S. C-, June 19lh 1875. TO JOSEPH A. KELLER: Take notice, that Lary Govan has paid in to the County Treasury the tax, costs and penalties, together with 50 per cent, on his Real Estate purchased by yon at the Delinquent Landsale held May 3rd 1875. JAS. VAN TASSEL, County Auditor, junc 26 1875 It Notice of Dismissal. Notice is hereby given that I will on the 26tli day?of July next fde my linal account with the Honorable Judge of Frobate for OrnugebTirg County as Administrator of Dr. Win. A. Cooper, and ask for letters of I Dismissal. J. S. C. HUFFMAN, .Administrator. June 10th 1875. jiine 26 1875 4t XOTiCE OI DISMISSAL Notice is hereby given that I will fde my linal account with the .ludpo of Probate for Orangeburg county on the 26th day.Of July, 1S75, and ask lor letters of Dismi<sal a* Administrator* of the JCstalc of Elizabeth Itnuidenburg. MORGAN MlAN1 >BNR?RO, junc 26--It Administrator. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.' OiiAxncnuR? County. Hy Arc. JJ. Knowiton, Esquire, J. P.' Whereas, C. E. Felder hath made suit to me, to grant to him Letters of Administra tion of the Estate and effects of Charles R. Thomas, late of said county, decased. '1 lose are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular, the kindred and Creditors of the said Charles R. Thomas, de ceased, that they be and appear, before n?e, iu the Court of Probate," to be held at Oningelniru C. H. on July 13th, next, aller publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should riot bo granted. Given under my band, this 55th day of June, Anno Domini 1S75. AUG. 11. KNOWLTON, [LSI Judge of Probate, O. C. junc 26 187? 2t / T. KOHN & BROTHER DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT. OUR PLATFOR I HE LARGEST ] ASSORTMENT?and aL ways to maintain it in Dry Goods Hats, Clothing, Shoes, &c THE MOST FASHIONABLE STYLES? Whilst we will always hare "plain and medium Styles" for those who prefer them, yet wo will aim to Re up with the high est fashion with a large portion of our stock. The Lowest Prices?None can buy goods Cheaper thnn this House. None watch the business closer. None do as large a busi ness in our Hue. Hew can any one then Bell an cheap? We con fidently believe our Prices are really Lower than nnv uhcrc AU^_?tS^r The I3e$t ATteixiOTl?Our Salea. men will not hurry a customer to choose something that does not suit, and thus make an exchange necessary; neither will we Kell an article tl at when examined at home will prove unsatisfactory. Fill'til OF?Our New Brick Establish lishinent and Show rooms is a model of convenience and com fort, being pronounced by every body to be the Largest of its kind in the State. We most cordially invite a generous public lo pans judgment on our taste and skill hy a personal inspection of the premixes and stock Our friend* lar and near are assured that everything that patient determ ined effort can do will always he done to keep our House at tho head of the trade. Lots of NEW STYLES in SUMMER WEAR FOR Ladies, Greats and Children. Special Notice.?A now lot of tno Celebrated DIAMOND Per r feet fit SHIRTS arrived Si T. KOHN & BROTHER. T. KOHN & BROTHER. T. KOHN & BROTHER.