Orangeburg news and times. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, January 15, 1876, Image 3
ISSUED KVKHY SATURDAY MOHN 1 NO UY THE
OKAKOEUURO NKWS COM 1'A NY._
_(1KJ). MILiVKA7 Uusfncsh 'Malinger.
t6ST Wo are in no way responsible for
the views or opinions of our Correspond
ents.
The New Court House and the
Necessity for a Special Tax.
That there should be a special tax
levied by the present Legislature for
the purpose of enabling the contrnc
tor, Mr. J. H. Livingston, to finish the
^ Court House that is now in process of
construction,is made manifest by the
, terms of the contract. If the Gene
ral Assembly fails -to levy- .a tax du
ring tho present year, Mr. Livingstou
can stop work and complete the build
ing . when he has a mind to; but if
provision be made, if the County
. Commissioncis will sec to it that the
? proper amount of funds to carry out
?the terms of the conti act, find
their way into the Treasurer's office,
then'the Courl House must be finished
by the 1st of October of this year.
It would bo a misfortune lo hnve the
work to slop now, especially when it
is progressing so finely, and [so com
pletely to tho snthfaction of the tax
paying public.
In the event that the present Legis
lature should adjourn without making
provision for carrying out the stipu
lations of the agreement between the
. county and Mr. Livingston, fhc con
tract says "tbeu the pnrty of the se
cond part" (meaning Mr. L.) "shall
tbe at- liberty to stop work upon the
taid building, until further^ provision
is made, by Jaw for the raising ol
monies necessary lor the purpose of
carrying on the said work,'' nnd
'?ah'ould the General Assembly of the
snidiStatc^ fuil to provide by law for
the raising of monies necessary for
carrying on tho said work at the next
regular session," (which is tho present
one) "then the said party of the
.first part" (meaning the county)
snail AmiAo i. ?.U<v ine iiiityilltt
of the contract" These words are
significant and menu nothing more nor
less than that the County's interests
will suffer greatly if our Senator, and
the'members to the House, shall fail
toprevail on the General Assembly
to levy a special tax to enable the
County Commissioners to pay Mr.
Livingston a? he works. A bill provid
nie, ?
ing for it should be introduced at once;
nnd to make the. matter sale, the
County Commissioners should nu. mo
ralize the Legislature to vote for it.
It is for tho interest of the County
that we urge the matter so strongly.
T?e"?i<!?ntr?ct is mde , and while
it is binding upon Mr. Living
ston, it is no less so upon the County
Coulml^i?ners as a corporate body.
Aparttf,'from this, we need the Court
House. '? And our people are willing
to pay for it! Ever since the war our
Conggy^ye .been held in buildings
entirely uufit for such purposes; our
Judg|?i Solicitors and luwycrs have
had jpo X put up with a great
nmnyy .inconveniences? in consequence
of tl.B-fact, nnd it is time, now that
the njw temple of justice is fairly on
its wnyto completion, that our public
Servants fhodltl see to it that no undue
draw backs bo' thrown in the way of
the eontlM^or.
..The,, jSjr?nd Jury shculd examine
into aUffi maller, and petition the
Gcnernl{ Assembly to make a special
lax l$#y> .. We have no doubt but
that 'lip* Honor Judge jRecd and So
licUof*Buft? will do all they can for
the gppdj/jf the County. It is an nb
eohita^noeesrity th: t tho building be
iinishecl Vt hn early day. It is also
an absolute certainty that ^it will not
bo finish od if tnxos arc not raised
this y? Carry the work on.
? On the Other Limb.
It ft**JtChicly but apt proverb
which illnstrnles the change ti.cn fed
h h'e'TuVoi thut pinches is on their
. ; ihvii\nwp ox. not a neigh*
1 . i S.J^^V^ fe?Mfy<i. The Democra
tic and '.'Liberal" newspapers and
polilieirtns' :arc just now writhing tin
der' Euch a pressure?mildly applied,
it is true, 'i he day of the silent men
in public affairs seems to be upon us.
What nn amount of wit and printers'
ink has been spilled over tho Republi
can party during the last few years,
owing to the reluctance far more than
inability of President Grand to make
speeches. The poetasters ami humor
ists, tho satirists and logicians, have
all [alike united in affirming his unfit
ness because of this fact lor the high
administrative duties of a position
which requires only that its incum
bent should u ri(c, not verbally deliver,
his views-, and recommendations.
Most [American; Presidents have been
polished talkers, but no one of them
was elected to that hi^h position
simply* on /account of his possessing
such talent: .
A; chauge has come over tho criti
cal _dfc?iu, Mr. Speaker Kerr's ap
pointment as . ''leader of tho House" a
man who having served,for four years
in that budy withoutopening bis lips,
either inr colloquial debate or set
speech, must of necessity be presumed
to be especially well qualified for a
post which is commonly^supposcd re
quires in a pre-eminent degree the
capacity to think on one's feet, and
to speak readily and clearly at all
times and to the point. Mr. Korr is
praised for doing this by the same
pens and tongues thct have heretofore
found no vocabulary copious enough
to abuse the Republican President,
who has never pretended to be a
specch-mnker. There is a distinction
with a differci.ee?don't you see?
Mr. Morr son, Chairman of the Ways
and Means, ought to be able to speak,
und cither can't or won't, while the
President is not required to, and hav
ing neither taste nor inclination there
fore, s imply avails himself of his pri
vilege and refrains.
AVc have now entered on the year
which is to signalize the. completion
of a century of independence of one
of the grandest nations that have ever
existed. "With all our faults?and,
like other peoples, we have a greater
quantity than is good for us?we
stand out to-day, at the end of a hun
dred years of solf-go v erathent, a more
independent, noble, manly nation
than anywhere else can be found; as
prosperous as any; and with prospects
urieuu WHICH cast into deep shade
those of any other race whatever.
What the genius of our people has
accomplished hns taught humanity a
lesson whose effects arc revealing
themselves everywhere in Christen
dom and fur outside of it. Our suc
cess has been a powerful aid to those
who have striven against despotism
and class arrogance in countries
whose inhabitants were wont to be
u?cd as mere political tools; has de
monstrated tho fallacy of "divine
right" doctrines; and h:,s led to a re
cognition and respect of plehian merit
in quarters where hostility to "com-j
moners" was once rampant. Wo
have done for ourselves what we have
reason to bo rejoiced at; but we have
brought about that for the outside
world which far transcends any home
gains. The wide propagation of that
grand principle that virtue and merit
alone are worthy of honor and reward
we have been greatly instrumental in
carrying out, and some of the pro
ducts of it arc to he seen in the re
public in France, in vastly increased
liberty in Great Britain, and in a
growth of a public opinion in Ger
many such as promises to some day put
put an end to the tyranny wUich there
converts men into lighting machines
and tolerates no protest.
As1 a people we have fulfilled our
grander duties nobly. Washington
himself could hardly have hoped for
more; and Heaven grant that in tho
coming century our course may be
onward; that patriotism may gain and
selfishness diminish; that the tenden
cy to aristocracy which displays itself
and grows apace may be crushed out,
and that the men most fitted to direct
tiniy be chosen to rule. Unless the
people be false to themselves we can
not retrograde.
In our news columns this morning
will be found a report of the proceed*
ings of a meeting held by the citizens
of Charleston, S. C, on the 1st in
stant. Tlio resolutions adopted show
vety plainly the Jesuitical machina
tions of tho South Carolina Democra
cy in their eflbrls to destroy the Re
publican party through tho agency of
Governor Chamberlain. They aiso
show the occasion of tho anxiety of
at least one Democratic editor to pre
vent the installation of General Whip
per, the newly-elected colored judge of
the Charleston circuit. Further, they
show that a feeling has been engen
dcrcd by tho determination of the so
ealled Conservatives and Governor
Ghamberlnin not to allow tho judges
in question to take their scats, which
threatens to result in bloodshod.?Na
tional Rvjmblxcan.
Retail Tobacco Dealers.
Washington, Jan. 2, 1876.
The commissioner of internal rev
enue hns received a letter from Su
pervisor Faulke, of Boston, enclosing
a circular issued by him to collectors
in his district, calling attention to tho
fines and penalties imposed by law on
a failuro to destroy revenue stamps
under certain circumstances; and also
to the practice becoming very preva
lent ot selling tobacco and cigars at
retail from glass jars, showcases, etc.
Ho orders a discontinuance of this
modo of selling, and intimates that
a failure to comply will bo followed
by an enforcement of tho penalties.
The supervisor desiring to have the
views of the department ns to the
course of proceedings proposed. Com
missioner Pratt replies that he fiuds
nothing in the letter and official 110
tico which needs revising, nothing
which he can advise him to withdraw,
and that tho practice referred to is a
.plain and palpable violation of the
law.
Mauri ku?On Tuesday, Dec. 2Sth, 187f>,
by Ucv. A. I. Hartley, Mr. Ransom
Avingcr, to Mi? J. Uhnmcs, all of Orange
burg County.
On Thursday, Dec 30th{ 1875, hy the
dame, Mr. P. II. Ciriflin, to Miss Sarah Jane
Jones, all of this County.
On Thursday, the 5th, inst., hy tho name,
Mr. Joseph Griffin, to Miss Georgiana
Shuler, all of this County
William VinCC'AgC 37.
Time spans from the cradle to the grave.
Life is iu measure; vicissitudes of promise
and doubt, sunshine and cloud, success and
failure line its way, and the mete of three
score and ten when reached, is rest to the
foot-s?rc pilgrim. A retrospect is hazed
with tears, and if he might he would not
tread it alone- again. Stamped at birth
with the signet of death, humaniiy wears its
living uueonciouflly, feels its prcsurc, at
tends its marches; and amid the hum of con
fusion, and whirl of passion, the ceaseless
bierbalk moves from house to house. Hope
alluringly postpones the issue, and so wc
\ nro met as by a "thief at night." Asof
yesterday WILLIAM VINCB greeted us;
to-day the tufts shut his form fr jiu view.
The echo of his friendly rallvis scarcely
silent, as we realize that eternity is rolling
between this life and yonder untried uu
tioden shore. Ar a Confederate Soldier he
was faithful and true; is a comrade he was
irrmitfmui; and wnrm "''!"".
many friends, as a husband and father let a
bereaved family's grief attest. Standing on
tho thresh-hoid of prime vigor, he had
hardly scanned the horizon of life's promi
ses, ere he fell, and "the place that knew
him shall kn*w him no more forever."
A COM It ADR
Card.
Having recovered my health, I am now
prepared to contract for building, hauling,
Ac- I have had twenty years cxpcricncu
and guarantee my work. Conti acts taken
on liberal terms.
I. R. TUCICEK.
jan 15 3m
lHsHoliition CopiirliierHliip.
The Partnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of BAMBERG &
LLATER was dissolved by mutual consent
on the 18th day of December 1875. Parties
indebted to the late firm will make pay
ment to E. F. Slater.
F. M. BAMBERG,
E. F. SLATER,
The undersigned will continue the busi
ness in Orangcburg at Duke's Hotel, and
respectfully invites the citizens of this
County to call and see the fine stock of
Horses and Mules lie has on hand before
buying. Prices to suit the hard limes. ?
E. F. SLATER,
jan 15 2t
Notice of Dismissal.
Notice is hereby given, that on the
fifteenth day of February, A. I). 18/6, I -nilI
file mv final account in the Probate Court
as Guardian of ANNIE E. BRUNER,(new
deceased), and apply for my final dis
charge.
JOHN Li. RUSH,
Guardian of Annie E Bruner.
jan 15 -it
FOU 1876
You will find
Red Rust Proof Oats
for Spring Sawing at Store of
J. A. HAMILTON.
You can leave Orders also with him for
the *
MAPKS STANDARD FERTILIZER,
ETI WAN, ATLANTIC and other
FIIOSPHATES.
Peruvian Gkmno
will be scarce for a pure nsticle, but what wc
will ofTer will be A No. 1. -
Agency for tho staunchest Companies in
Fire Insurance,
NIAGARA, &1,?150,000 Assets.
ATLANTIC, $750,0GU.
MILV1LLE, $1,350,000.
RICHMOND, $500,000.
Risks taken on Dwellings, Ginhouscs
Ac, &c.
JOHN A. HAMILTON,
Next to Court House on Market St.
3SToti.ce to Creditors.
All persons having demands ngalnst the
Estate of J. D. Edwnrdn deceased, will pre
sent the pamo on or bofore the 13th day of |
April next, and all persons indebted to said
Estate will make iinmcdratc payment to
the undersigned.
A, F. EDWARDS,
J. A. EDWARDS,
Qiilificd Administrator.
jail 1 ") 4t
Sale Under Mortgage
By virtue of a certain Mortgage, I will
sell nt Orangeburg, 0. H? on the 1st Mon
day in February next, for Cash, One Hay
Honte, as the property of London Diek?on
under Mortgage to Bull, Scovillc & Pike.
ALSO
By virtue of a certain Mortgage, I will
sell at Orangeburg, fj. H., on Monday the
7th day of February, for cash, One Brown
Mare Mule, as the property ?fvharles
Robinson, under Mortgage to A. D. Fair,
j January 14th 1876.
E. I.CAIN,
Agent.
I jan 15 3t
CT
HEAP GUANO.
$10 PER TON.
This GUANO was offered at the closo of I
last season. Some 300 tons sold on it* own
merits as per analysis of Prof. Shepard. As
far as beard from the results of its applica
tion have been favorable. To close the
balance of the cargo, I offer it at $10 per ton
cash; put up in new bags of 200 pounds.
J. N. KOBSON.
68 East Bay, 1 and 2 Atlantic Wharf,
Charleston, S. C.
jnn 8 3m.
Copartnership Notice.
Notice is hcieby given that the firm of
Henry M. Moorer, &. Co. is disolved by
mutual consent, this the 6th day of January,
1876.
It. M. MOORER,
E. R. MOORER,
JNO. L. MOORER,
L. It. BECK Wit If,
C. W. CULLER.
The undersigned will carry on the Mill
business under the firm name of Henry M
Moorer, & Co.
Orangeburg, Co., S. C, January 6th, 1876.
II. M. MOORER,
E.R. MOORER,
JNO. L MOORER,
C. W. CULLER,
jan S 1m
Real F state for Sale.
All that Plantation, in the County of
Orangeburg on Goodlnnd Swamp, contain
ing 130 acres, more or less, and known as
"Phillips' Mill," hounded by lands of B A
Yon and Ariel Abies, and the Run of Good
land Swamp; together with j interest in the
Mill Ponil, and a Mill nnd Gin, dwelling,
outbuildings, ?.'ic, will be sold at public out
cry on the twelfth day of January, 1876 at
the dwelling house on the said Plantation.
Terms?One fourth Cash, balance on a
i-oUlt i.f 4\na oml I j'o<?rs. with 5i?f??r<?Jl
from day of Bale at rate of 8 percent per an
num until paid, purchaser to give bond and
mortgage for credit portion, and to pay for
papers and recording. The land will be
sold nt a whole, or in parcels, to sui: pur
chases.
By direction of the parties owning said
html who are all of age and will unite in
conveying to the puichasers.
For further particulars enipure of, or
ddrcss,
W F PHILLIPS,
Orangeburg, P. O., S. C.
or J W PHILLIPS, ?
Elko, P. O., S. C.
dec 25 3t
Notice of J~>ijsmissal.
Notice is hereby given that I shall one
month from o'ntc file my final account with
the Honorable Judge of Probate for Orange
burg County, on the 1 Ith day of January,
A. D. 1876, and ask for letters of Dismiss*)]
.13 Executor, of the Estate of Richard
Magrill deceased.
December 11th 1875.
JAMES A. DANTZLER,
Qualified Executor,
dec 11 4t
AN OUTFIT FREE
We want some one in every county to
take orders and deliver goods for the old
and original C. ?. D. House Large cash
wages. Splendid chance in every neighbor
hood for the right person of cither sex,
young or old. Samples, new lists, circul
ars, terms, etc., a complete outfit sent free
and post paid. 'Send for it nt once nnd
make money at vour homes. Address, H.
J. HALL & CO. *6 JV: lloivard Street Balti
more, Md.
nov 13 3m
A CAHD.
Dr. J. G. WANNAMAKER is in pos
session of the Receipts and Prescription
Books of the late Dr. E. J. Olivcros. All
persons desiring to get any of the above
Preparations or Renewal of Prescriptions
can do so by calling on
Dr. WANNAMAKER,
At his Drug Store.
aug 21?3m
Books 1 Stationery 1 Music!
AI.SO
A lot of WINDOW SHADES of an im
proved Patent, being neat, simple in pat
ting up, durnblo and CHEAP in price.
Lamps, Chimneys nnd Lamp Fixtures
always on hand.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE
Celebrated WATT PLOW nnd Castings,
which I sell at Manufacturer's
Pricesf with freight
ndded, viz :
One Horse A and B.$6 00
Two Horst M nnd N. 0 00
Castings.7c per lb.
Insurance and Collections prompt
ly attended to.
AGENT FOR
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Co.
Georgia Home Insurance Co.
Manhattcn Life Insurance Co.
KIRK ROBINSON.
Market St.
oct 2 3q
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1876. If!
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: und
NEW YEAR'S
. . .
Greeting!
OP
T. KOHW & BROTHER
With the beginning of the Cen
tennial Year we will begin our reg
ular CLOSING OUT Sale of Stock.
All Goods will be sold at GREAT
REDUCTIONS to Secure a Speedy
and Decided Clearance.
I Now is the time to Secure BAR
i
I GAINS. Call early and often.
Theodore Kohn &*Brother.
1876. 1876.