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.3STEWS <fe TIMES. ISSUED EVKKY SATURDAY MORNINO BY THE _Pit A NO KB U HO NEWS COMPANY. UEO. BOLIYEB, Business Manager. No Rccipta for Subscription or Adver tisements arc Valid unless Signed by Business Manager. BST* We are in no way responsible for tbc views or opinions ofom* 'Jorrcfipond ents. ISAT?KDAT, April 22 1?7(T The Legislature Defunct. v I ? This delectable body has adjourned nnd^the large brained law-makers of South Carolina nre by this time all ennijly home, while their botet bills irf^'Coliimbia remain unpaid. For timidity and want of nerve, the now defunct Legislature will be known to future South Carolina. It was a body devoid of every impulse of bravery or true manhood. The two Housed were not in session three days beforo'< they were suing for pence at tho ffebt of Governor Chamberlain. Like: abject slaves they crouched before.-.hiro, and pre niscd him that if lie WyOiild spare the lash they would go.. whithersoever he commanded them. He became master of the situation and played upon tho Gener al^ Assembly of South C olina as though that body had been meta morphosed iuto an instrument, and surrendered into his hnnds for Iiis owa amusement. No matter what key he tuched upon this great Legis lative, piana the sound that he desir ed earae forth. If he wanted some thing soothing to the lacerated fcel iuglj'r?f the trembling tax-payers, all ho had lo do to accomplish that end was to tuch a reform-or veto key, and_.straigh.tway that kind of music would Vburst forth, and the moribund property holders of tho State would subside into comparative quiet, ami; exhibit signs of contentment aoiV peace. If the more Radical members of tho General Assembly discovered that there was a note of discord between their Repuhlicauism and. that of His Excellency, the com mander-in-chkf of the militia of the Statfe'lwbuld. apply himself at ouce to that note of discord and, ere he left it^would hnve it attuned precisely to hisvown desires. If any of his old confederates disputed with him about .A the heal lb fulness of this climate, he would thump the Habeas Corpus key of,-bis!'reform instrument, and send tho doubting Thomas to New Jersy on a gush of the music of expediency. But what is tho use of enuumer nting the one thousand and one Eouhds that His Excellency is capable of sending forth, when all of South Carolina is familiar with them? The Confederate Democrats say he is good chough for them; tho Union Conservatives claim him ns a man aftej...their',.own heart; the New Eng larfder 'who' can't get an office at hopAe^trojoices in having him as hie friend; Radical Republicans claim him from (his day of "discretion;" and Togjj^ackeji?who belongs to no party ?is. ready to purchase every dollar's worth of Chamberlain stock there is for |a]e.[ j 'Hurrah ! for our Governor 1 He suits us all! A.nd may the devil take care ofthose who don't like him ! A New Daily. The large three-story brick build in g^tfTvt|i'e coi ner of Unity ally and East Boy, Charleston, has been thor ougliTy overhauled and fitted up for a newspaper office. The printing ma tcijot'^ud steam press arrived from the North several weeks ngonud aro partly in position. It is not known wlio^tjj^ editors of tho new Daily will be, but itj, is.jhought they will drive a strongiteom. Charleston sorely needs a staijnch, reliable newspnper. Wc wonld'Mnfinitely prefer fighting an out-and-out Democratic organ, one thafc-vjWould meet us sqimrcly as a partyjfjournal, to a wishy-washy soap and water slasher that, will praise a i'i ??? ".vri-iv . .) ?>??'?-'. ?!? biro -o.'-ior with stu b a paper for lo! these many days." A Stampede. One of the most amusing incidents connected with the,receut State Con vention, was the hasty retreat beat by Herriott, alias Upper Top, a member from Georgetown, while tho pistol scene was being enacted between Mnckcy and Elliott. As soon as the respective friends of these opposing delegates made a rush in their direc tion of the house, the valiant Upper Top, aforesaid, made n stampede for tho lobby, lifting from its hinges, and carrying upon his excited shoulders, the frame of the green door to the House of Representatives. His head went through the flannel which cov ered it like a circus rider through a b?l???, nnd when Georgetown's pru dent son was found, he was sitting under the stairs leading up to Joe Woodruff*s room. Dr. McHenry ap plied some of bis corn medicine to his nose, which revived the terrified delegate, and gave hint courage to resume his seat upon the floor, where the next morning he rose with much dignity and said that during the melee he was the calmest of the calm, and had sat quietly by his Excellency the Governor! Has the Georgetown Tiiiics any excuse to offer for Upper Top? Eilher for.his run or his after statement? The Next President It is hard to say who will be Grant's successor. According to newspaper reports the chances of the many aspirants for the position vary with such uudeviatiug certainty that it is impossible to determine who has the inside track. For a while Blair's stock whs at tho top of the market, but a scandal arising from some con nection he had with the Pacific rail road knocked it down to a tolerably discouraging figure; Conkling got New York pledged to support him at Cincinnati, but it seems that a large portion of her delegation, while they may vole for him, will use their iu fluence in favor of some other candi date; Morton's prospects ore varying also; while Bristow's, tho Distillery Smasher, seems to be a favorite only with the sore-heads, such ns put Greely foward in 1870. Altogether the chances arc excellent for a new man to come in. So far as we are con cerned, we shall be satisfied with any man for "President who will give to this section of the country her just rights. That Wallow. The most that could be expected as the result of the convention was that during ifcj session a line would be drawn between those who desired to return to tho wallow of 1873.? Union Herald. Take care! brother, that you do not tread upon the toes of some in your own household, in your nosings around the campaign ol 1872. The "wallow" of that period, as you are pleased to term it, had no more con spicuous an advocate than your pre sent God. He helped to make it, and it were best not to stir it just now. It is said that the miasma t.'iat is caused to ascend from it whenever its waters are shaken, is not quite as sweet as Night Blooming Series, and our ad vice is, that the "wallow of 1872" be severely eliminated from futuro des cussions in our party. There *b i o telling whose garments would emit the most of ita stench were it disturbed "muchly 1" Let it alone, brother. Don't hoist the engineer on his own petard. Carpenter and Chamberlain. Judge Carpenter replied to Gover nor Chamberlain's speech through tho New? d> Courier of Wednesday last, reviewing the Governor's con nection with the frauds committed undct tho administration of Gov, ' i iMuberlniu replied the next I day, declining to argue the question with Judge Carpenter. Smart. The AbhoYillo Medium, n curious com pound ofignornnca and malignity, speaking of tho difficulty between El liott and Macltey, shows how smart it can be in the following excerpt : "Muckey belongs to the same poli tical household and ul though he has never yet, wo believe, been charged with outright stealing, it would have been a happy day for the ?State had both he ami Elliott been killed, W.e think that Governor Chamberlain would be justifiable in giving tho ku klux a special commission to dispose of them." That's nice language for a paper that claims to be conservative to use, isn't it? Just such gushing asses as the Abbeville Medium editor, and his followers, have been tho ca?se of bad government in South Carolina. They were too pure and holy to take* office after reconstruction, too stiff to ac knowledge themselves whipped, and too cowardly to make a sacrifice for the good of their country, and now that the State has got along without them, they are mad with everybody that holds offico. They want them a'.l to die a natural death right away, be killed or voluntarily place themselves iu tho Penitentiary. If Governor Chnmber.'ain were to iisuo a proclama tion exiling all such cracked brains from the State instead of "givujg the Ku Klux a special commission to dis pose of Mnckey and Elliott," he would be doing a good thing or South Caro lina. [COMMUNICATBO.] The Agricultural College. Editor 2CeiCA and Times: The Union-llcruld complains of the regents of the Lunatic Asylum charg ing four thousand dollars on account of mileage and says that it is "very little better than stealing." What has that paper gottosny with refer ence to the Secretary of the Agricul tural College, and the six thousand dollars he received for services render ed to an Institution which is not in existence? What is that like? Does it show tho most distant regard for the tax-payers out of who&hpoelcct the money had to come? Would auy man who properly sympathized with South Carolina in her prostrate condition willingly take six t boons and dollars from her dcplstcd Treas ury for doing nothing? Where is that Agricultural Farm, Mr. Editor, of which, wc have heard so much? Docs it exist in iinagnation or in the pocket of its Secretary ? Can y.m inform an inquiring public? If it is not what the law contemplated, arc not those who have been making a good thiug out of it amenable to our Courts for conspiracy to defraud the public ? Six thousand dollars for services to the-Agricultural College! Citizens of Orangeburg! what have you got to sny about it ? The Farm is ander your nose; do you think it required a Secretary at a salary of two thousand a year to keep its books? Out upon such, I say. Out upon the cry of honesty, honesty, raised by men whose coffers arc lined with public money. The cry of "stop thief" has proceeded from the College source long enough. Disgorge row is what tho public would like to have What have you got to say about the swindle, Mr. Editor ? You complain now and then of a paucity of subjects. Mcthinks you have one now that will furnish food for you all the summer. Will you condescend to give an anx ious public nn account of the history of the Agricultural College ? If it ?s an experimental farm, and requires skilled labor, fine horcsc, an aparatus as big as a country barn, nnd a Secre tary endowed with peculiar traits to keep its books, in the Lord's name let the public know it. Your coirespond ent has never let eye fall upon such an Institution, and would like to sec what they are doing in that College ? We fellows born down here never had much chance to experiment bo fore the war, and since Sherman's march through horc, wc have been too "cussed" poor to go North and ask Vermont or Massachusetts to set us up on an Experimental Farm, and give us two thousand a year to keep its books. So I want to know some thing about the one here. Will you favor us with n few fuels ? Farmer. P. S. Mr. Editor: Please add the annexed from the News and Courier as a postscript to the letter I handed yon the other day : "The institution has received dur ing tho past three years $11,836, of which 6G.O00 were paid to Dr. Web ster for salary as Secretary, 83,498 for tho purchase of a farm, and the balance for salaries. Fifty dollars re main in tho treasury. The building has been burned down. Tho history of tho institution is briclly this. It received a donntion of 63,000 from Mr. Claflin. Tho Federal Government made a present of many thousand more to the State in the Lain! Scrip, and this was given to the University. And now there is a farm of one hundred and sixteen acres, worth ten dollars nn acre, on which is a mortgage amounting, with interest, to $5.000, which will soon be foreclosed. This is what tho report of the legislative committee shows in regard to Chilli n University. Dr. Webster, with 80,000 in cash pay ments and a $5,000 mortgago, seems ? o be muster of the situation." Governor Smith, of Ooorgia. Ex ecu. tyu De pa htm ent, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20, 1874. Dr. J. S. Pcmbcrtnn?Dear Sir: I have used your Globe Flower Cough Syrup myself, and in my fami ly, with benefits so marked as to leave Unquestioned the merits of a remedy which in my experience lias pr* v'cd one that excels everything for CoUls, Coughs and obstinate L'ing affections. I shall always use it with perfect con fidence, nnd recommend it to tho pub lic as a remedy which will afford that satisfaction experienced by me aud mine. Very respect fully ">'<>"rs, Jas. M. Smith, Governor of the State of Georgia. Globe Flower Coirgh Syrup cures (.'olds, Cough, 13roucliilis, Hoarseness, Asthma, Wlinopihg Cough, (Irotip, I'lciirisy, 1'ain und Soreness in the Breast, aud will positively cure Con sumption. Wc a: all publish in the N f:\vs a n i) Times Testimonials of great an I good men of the nation, whoso words cannot be rlotibted in regard to the merits of Globe Flower Syrup. Wo prefer t>> let ihctii speak. Globe Flower Syrup for'sale by Du. A. C. Dukes. NOTICE. OhAXGKnuno, S. C. April 22nd 107<>. TVTOTICTC is hereby given that the jL l ROOKS of the Town Treasurer nre now Open for tbe Collection of Licenses and Taxes. Tbe time for die Collection of Licenses expires on tbe 30th bist., after which die penal I v will attach. T. It. MA LONE, Treasurer. apr'l 22 21 Notice of Dismissal "J^yTotiCC is hereby given that 1 shall one TAj month from tlate tile my final ac count with tbe Hon. Judge of Probate for Onu'gehurg County, ns Administrate r of tbe Instate of Mary Zimmerman deceased, and ask for my dismissal as such Adminis trator. April 22nd 1870. T1IIM; E. KICK KNIL\CK Kit, Administrator. lipri'l 22 It r'ii.ocics. V_y CLOCKS left with I. P. Thompson for Repairs have Lcen turned over tn nie. Owners will eomc forward, prove property, pay expense! and take them away. Fbose Remaining on hanil beyond a Reasonable time, will be sold at Auction. \V.m. 11. UIUAR?EAU, Trial Jtistie.^ apr'l 15 2t AN ORDINANCE To Amend Section Two (2) of An Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinance" to Kcgulate and (iovern the Police Department: SECTION 1. J>e it Ordained.)>y the Mayor and Aldermen of tbe Town of Orangeliurg. in Council assembled : That Section Two (2) of An Ordinance, entitled, An Ordin ance to Kcgulate and Govern tbe Police Department, Kalified on the 15th day of February A. D. IHTti, be Amended by strikinp out tbe words and figures "Forty lire ($45.00 I," and insert in place thereof tbe words and figures "Thirty live ($35.00." Sec. 2. This Ord mince shall takeeffcel I on and after the fifteenth day of April A. ?. 187(i. Ratified Hth cliiv of April A. D. 187G. ClEO.iROLIVEB, [L. S.] Mayor. Attest ; T. K. Mai.onk, Clerk of Council. AN ORDINANCE In Relation to the Preservation and Order of the Town : Section 1. lie it Ordained bj the Mayor and Aldermen of tbe Town of Orangeburg in Council Assembled. That on and af er the passage of this Ordinance no person or persons shall build or erect any Cotton Gin within tho Corporate Limits of said Town ?to be run by steam or otherwise,?without first having obtained permission bo to do from the Town Council. Sko. 2. That for each and every Violation of tili? Ordinance the jmrty or parties no offending shall be fined in a sum not exceed ing Fifty Dollam, or be imprisioncd for a period not exceeding twenty days at the dis cretion of toe Town Council. 'Ratified in Council tho 11 th day of April A.**. 1876. Attest. GKO. IIOLIVER, [L. s.] Mayor. T. R. M> lone, Clerk of Council. REMOVED TO THE REAR OF A. FISCH Ell's STORE Where I am prepared to serve the Public at the shortest notice in my line of busine**. Thanking the Citizens for their liberal patronage in the past, I beg a continuance of the same in the future. MOSES M. RR0WN, Rarbar. Notice of Dismissal NOTICE is hereby given that I Khali one month from date file my final account with the Honorable Judge of Probate forOranpe burg County, and ask for letters of dis missal aa Administrator of the Estate of IL Q. Hunt deceased. April 3rd 1876. JOHN P. SPIGNER, Administrator. aprM 8 4t positively My entire stock of Merchandize consis ting of dry goods, hats, boots, shoes, hardware", and various other articles too numerous to mention. Call soon for bargains at J. W. M?S?LEY. Take Notice, Wo want to make' a change in our busi ness and have made a change in our prices.- We will sell our Entire Stock of Goods now in Store at cost for the next thirty days. We mean what wc say, a id would invite all those that wish to save money to call and price before Lnying elsewhere. J. P. ? ARLE 7 & CO. A FLORAL FAIR OK THE OrnitgclMirg Agricultural ana M ceha u i on 1 A nsoc iat i ?u. Will be held at Orangchurg in the Pair Ifuildirig May the 9?h 1876* at which time Premiums will bo awarded to successful competitors as follows : For the lu'rgcfit and best collection of Green House Plarnts by one person. For the secofrr? Lest coHectioi.' of 111C above. For the best collection of 55onal Geran iums. For the best collection of Pelargonuirns. For the best collection of Roses (cut flower?.) For the best collection of Aster?. For the best collection of Fuchias. For the best collection of Azaleas. For the best collection of Pansics. For the best collection of Native Wild flowors?arranged. For the best collection of Vegetables, by one person. For the second best collection of the above. Worthy articles other than the above named, will be awarded Premiums. Premiums will not be awarded unless there be a fair competition. Articles will be received for exhibition from 9 o'clock Monday morning May 8th to 10 o'clock x M., Tuesday morning May 9th. The gates will b'e opened to visitors at 9 o'clock a. m., and the exhibition will close at 11 p. m., of the same day. Refreshments, consisting of Ice Cream, Lemonade &c, will be funished in the building. Admission 50cts., Children under 12 years 2octs. For further particulars apply to ? KiItK ROBINSON, Secretary. mar 11 2m G IUANO. The above Cargo Guano was put on the market late in the season last year at a reduced price, and partially^ sold, as per analyses of Prof. Siiepaki), it not coming up to the Ktandard offormcr cargoes. In order to close the limited amount on Hand, 1 offer it on the following terms : $10.00 per ton, in new bags Cash. $12 00 " %* payable Nov. 1st $17.00 " " " in Middling Cotton at 17 cents per pound, delivered at local depot. All time pales must bo for approved paper. J N. H.OBSON, C>8 Fast r.ay, 1 and <l Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, S, 0. apr'18 ?Im OS1 T. KUHN & B?OfHElR. Announces the opening Of a, large and attractive Stock of Spring and Summer Goods in great variety New Spring Goodsatlo,wJ prices 1 NeAtf Dresse Goods!! New Spring Parasols?l WHITE \VAIN\SOttKV CAMBRICS; JACONETS, riQ?ES,s FANS.' rii.K and LACK TIES, C< >KV KTS.y il CC H LNQlf,' all selling at lowest Market prices. U'e oflur, also, full lines leading brands* Lone (lodiffe. at the lowest manufactnrcrs' pi ices nnd, ShCCt^ ,1 iiigM, Pillow CollonSn. Towels, Ijiucn Tab- . liu Irihli Linens, < 'ttffSitucrcs, Cotton t;dcH. pnut* Stuffs, o;"the best makes at prices* that cannot fdl toplca??y New* Clothing! Now Styles! ! Prudence requires all hovers nfSpring Clothing, to* examine our goods brfor* purchasing}' Out stock of Cleiblnil ex-cell in' variety y extent, Style, Qnalr??md KiOnoifty'/ We also have in store a large' variety"&f latest fashions in Ladies, GentS> Hoy* and Girls SirawHsto and every other style of Irmfla In vogue. Stationary, IBaser is nils. Bats,. Pistol Car* t ridges and thousands of other' articles tco numerous to csnv mence to mention, pur^ chased at the prevailing LOW PrlCOS, and will be sold ac cordingly. Shoes and Galten in Leather or Serge for Baton, Women and Children, in large assortment of the beet makes art prices to suit the times. All we ash of the Es fad? public is to come and see no, bring along the- Silver er Grecnbachs, whl ch I? at par with each other. T, KOHN & BROTHER.