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^'EWS Sd IM M KS/ ISSUKD KVKRY SATURPAY MO?KIN? UY TIIK OllANGI^BUKO KKVT8 COMPANY. fiKU. 'jc'LIVK?, Business Manngop. -?-_ Terms of Snbscrj'i?tion. One Copy one Year.$2 00 " ??- Six Mouths. 1 00 Rates of Advertising. One Square 1st Imertion.SI 50 I\ach Subsequent " . 1 00 . Jfitice* inserted in Local Column at 20c per Live. Alt Subscriptions and 'JYansient Adveriise imnts to be paid for in Advancer Stir?" Afl I!e.eipt.< Jpr Subscription or Adver kik-amtvK are. Valid unless Signed by Business jVflKw^cr. ?>?>(! ? ' We aye in no way responsible for ihi 'vitwn or opinions of our Correspond* : eutp. ? ,., ., ? ., i ? ?: > u ? ~~S AtTj'RD? Y7 J?NIAR'VTs," 1877.""" . The Taxpayers in Council. On Monday last, pcrsunnt to the call of Capt. Jas. F. Izl?r, Chairman of the Democratic party, the tax payers of this^ County assembled at 'the Fair Building for the purpose of giving expression to their determina tion to support Governor Hampton .and his administration, and to re pudiate and condemn Ex-Govoiuor Chamberlain and his pretensions. The meeting Was large and eminently representative of the taxpaying interests of the County. Its lorgauzatiou was effected. a3 follows : Dr. W. W. Wnnnamnkcr, presi dent; vice-presidents, Dr. O. H. Ott, Dr. T. A. Elliott, John I;. Moorer, C. .J. Stroman, W. C. Moss, John D. Livingston, E. W. Eairey, J. G. Keilt, James Stokos, II, H. Sal ley, Dr. It. ?SV. Batcsr J. VY. Sellers, D. R. Bar ton, Dr. J. W. Summers.'il. N. Snell, II. Keller, Saml. Kickenbaker, \Y. T. Hives, W. Fi Hutson; secretary, Capt. T. V.. Eegare. At tin early stage of the meeting resolutions were introduced by Mr, Win. Hutson and Col. A.' D. Frederick, These .were referred to u committee of ten, of which Capt. F. M. Wannamaker acted as chair man. During the retirement of the com mittee Judge A. B. Know]ton was vociferously called for. lie appeared and made one of the most earnest speeches of his lifo, Mr. Knowltou had more hopes for South Carolina now than in eight years past. The State should act unitedly against the thieves, and Orangeb?rg County should not be behind in the contest. The issue involves our homes, our families, our life-blood itself! Hamp ton's call for tuxes must D3 obayd. Lagging in tee matter would bo ruinous to our hopes. Chamberlain's tax law would not stand the test of the courts, and if the people continu ed united, his government would soon fall to the ground. Capt. Izlar was next called upon, and made an ell'ective and convincing appeal to the taxpayers to rally to the support of Hampton. He did not believe there was a man, white or black, present who would acknowledge Chamberlain to be the Governor of South Carolina. But if the people meant to sustain Hampu u, they must' stand shoulder to shoulder, and resolve to uphold him and his govern ment regardless of conscquonccs. There was but one legal House of Representatives intbeStato, and that was presided over by YV. II. "Wallace. Governor Hampton bad been elected by the united voles of Democrats and Republicans, was duly inaugurated, und if sustained in his position, would soon put a stop to the anarchy, thoft, and robbery which disgraced South Carolina. This being the ease, it was the duly ol the property'holders to stand by hi in. If these failed uow, the hope of the Htale was gone. Cap' . Izlar concluded an excellent speech - ???}" appealing to those p' <wcni in the name of their homes, the ir families, and their Go 1 to stand firm in their purpose to support the Government of their choice. Here loud and repeated calls were made for Malcolm I. Browning, Esq.. but that gentleman, wo regret to say, a? absent. f iVajui- T. ]>>. Wl.alcy Ibiluwcd hi a strain that was eloquent, incisive, and to the point.-\He has all the fire, energy, and vigor bf.one 'young in . years about him, auddocs not mince matters when warmed up. He said in eficct, that South Carolina had sutiered, aud Wade Hampton had 8uflcrcd, in consequence of the late war, but that it was Hampton's good fortune to servive, aud bo siugled out' as the man to lead our peoplo success fully through a campaign against au administration of thieves and public plunderers. And now that we. had triumphed, our enemies should not be permitted to further despoil and dis grace the name of the Palmetto State South Carolina belonged to South Carolinians; and carpet-bag rule must cense within her borders. Massachu setts men who were here for the pur pose of gettiug office must take up their carpet-bags and hie them to their New England homes. For eight years these men have robbed our poor, plundered State, but tho Major thank ed God that the day of their glory. was over, and that the star of their fato had declined. Hampton had re ceived the highest number of votes for Governor, and it was tho duty of the taxpayers to march up in solid phalanx and pay tho amount of taxes called for by him. For himself, whether successful or not, he was de termined to stand by Governor Hampton's administration. Maj. Whaley's remarks were listened to with a great deal of inter est. At this stage of the meeting, we were summoned off on business. Other speeches, we learn, were delivered, full of patriotism and loyalty to Governor Hampton. The committee reported the follow ing preamble and resolutions, which after being seconded by Capts. F. M. Wamiainakor, S. Dibble, and others, wcic adopted unanimo'isly : Whereas a crisis has arisen in the affairs of the State which imperative ly demands that all good citizens, irrespective of party and race, shall rally to the support of good govern ment, and manifest, not only by words, but by deeds, their fixed de I termination to sustain it by all legiti mate and peaceful means they can command, and whereas Wade Hamp ton and W. I). Simpson, under pledges of such government, were duly elected Governor and Licutent I ant-Governor by thu votes of a major ity of the people of the State, aud have been duly and legally inaugu rated and installed an such; therefore, A'csolocd, by the citizens of Oraogc burg county, of both parties and races, in mass meeting assembled : I 1. That we utterly repudiate the I pretensions of Daniel II. Chamber i lain to the office of Governor of South Carolina, and denounce him as an usurper, who, having vainly employ cd falsehood aud fraud to effect his election, has audaciously sought, by military force, to foist himself upon the State as its ruler, and fasten upon it the most corrupt and infamous government that ever cursed a people; that under no ctrcumstances and in I no mauuor whatever will we recng nizc his assumed authority in his ap pointinenis, or any other official acts, or lend aid or countenance to Iiis insolent usurpation. 2. That we equally repudiate tho pretensions of the body which falsely assuming to be the House of Repre sentatives of South Carolina elected as its presiding officer ono E. W. M. Macke.y, and the eamc having been unlawfully constituted, and tho Sen ate unlawfully presided over by R. H. Gleaves, after the inauguration of W. 1>. Simpson as Lieutenant Govor nor, nil the acts ot these bodies are of no lawful force or effect whatever, and we declare our unnlterablo deter initiation to treat them as null nnd void, nnd to withhold from the pre tended government which they, with the said D. H. Chamberlain, assume to constitute, all recognition of authority and all support, whether by tho payment' oj tuxes or in any other manner whatever. 3. That we cordially recognise Wado Hampton, and him only, as tho lawful Governor, W. D. Simpson, and him only, as the lawful Lieuten nnt Governor, nnd the House of which Win. II. Wallace is Speaker, and that only, as tho lawful House of Representatives of South Carolina; aud to Governor Hamptou aud the constitutional Government of which ho. is ,tho head, hereby pledge our prompt'bb'edience aud cordial support and aid, moral, material and fiuan cial, to tho utmost extent of its require ments nnd our ability to meet them. i 4. That we hereby pledge ourselves to respond promptly to the call ro Qcutly. made by, Governor Hampton for the payment of so much of the taxes as is required by the immediate wants 'of the government, and deem fing it alike the enterest nud duty of the taxpayers, of the State so to. do. 5. That a committee of nine be ap pointed by the chnir to carry into ?effect the object of the foregoing reso iutious, and that they bo instructed to obtain the signatures of all good citizens to the foregoing plodge. -n ? ? -l. A Mischievous Habit. Whether the Charleston News and Courier knows it or not, it is uono theless a fact that its practice of print ing interviews held with the usurpor, D. PL Chamberlain, is working great harm to the supporters of Governor Hampton. In the issue of that jour nal of Tuesdny'lnst appeared almost a column of solid matter of slush and braggadocio from the bayonet gover nor of South Carolina. We do not care to reprint it, but let it suffice to say that just Euch interviews, publish ed in a widely circulated paper, will do more to prevent the taxpayers from paying moneys into the hands of Hampton's appoiutees than the opposition of all of Chamberlain's supporters. Through the Neios and. Courier the usurper has been allowed to say that he is governor, ex pects to remain governor, and loill collect the illegal taxes levied b y the Mackey Rump I We submit, that if Chamber lain wants to threaten our people that he should be made to do so through his own mouth-piece. He is playing a big game of Brag and we trust that our ablo contemporary will not help him along any more. The Committee of Nine. t The following rained gentlemen compose the Committee of Nine, ap pointed at the meeting on Monday last, whoso duty it is to carry into effect the resolutions thereat adopted: S Dibble, J II Fowles, James S Heyward, W T Rives, F M Wauna tnaker, John L Moorcr, O H Ott, II H SaUey and B II Kuotts. It remains now for the tax-payers of the county to show their true colors. If they prefer Chamberlain and his twenty mills taxes to Governor Hampton and the moderate sum for which he cnlh, all they have to do is to remain at home. J5ut let them take care that, a holding on of Chamberlain in this State does not cause the last shirt to be sold from their backs before 1888. If the Hampton Government be not sus tained, it will be well for every white man to 'pack up and hunt a home in some other State. Somewhat Huddled. The case of Willimau vs OslendorfT was decided by Judge Heed in Char leston, on Tuesday last. Williman is the old clerk of court; Ostendorfl claimed to have been elected his suc cessor on the 7th day of November last. Willimau refused to turn over on the ground that no legal election for clerk of court was held *on that day, and that elections for county officers must be held in October. Tho caso was ably argued before his Hon or, Judgo Reed, who decided in favor of Williman, and made an order I ousting OstendorfT ami putting Willi man in possession of the clerk's office. I The caso has boen appealed by Osten Jdorff to tho Supreme court, where a final decision in tho matter will be reached shortly. Should this tribun al of last resort, hold with Judge Reed, new elections \t\\\ have to be held ior clerk of court,sheriff, school commissioner and probato Judge. Chamberlain has become a con firmed opium eater ns well na a liar, Hurrah for Nichols. The- Democratic Government of Louisinua was installed on Monday last, and on the day following Gover* nor Niebohr militia took pcasession of all the Court rooms, and police stations at the Capitol. Packard, the Republican usurper, called upon Grant for troop?; but . the President replied through Cameron that nil ho wanted was peace. If the Demo crats did not come in conflict with his soldiers, he would rot put his foot iu it by bolstering up with bayonets the Custom House crew. Hence the Democrats are in possession of the Government, and not a drop of blood was shed to put them there. Score one more for the South. -1- ?? -i-? - - <:-??i ?- - The following clipped from Colum bia correspondence of the lying New York Times, will show how truthful (?) the brilliant agent of Chamberlain can bo when he has a mind to: "The number of good speakers and debaters is comparatively few iu nny Legislature, but I donbt whether the Assembly elect iu New York will be able to show three better parliamen tarians or debaters than Messrs. Strakcr, of Sumtcr, Thomas, ol New berry, and Miller, of Charleston?all colored members of the Assembly of South Carolina." Ol course we. do not objeet to Suin ter's claiming Straker, but we do emphatically protest agaiu-it the above attompt to libel the New York Assembly, or any of its members, to the credit of Orangoburg county. Proud as we ore, we do not just now claim for ourselves the honor of having Representatives who are either '?parlimentarians" or "debaters" in the Mackoy House. The presentment of the Grand Jury of Charleston is a sweeping document. Gco I. Cunningham, the present Mayor of Charleston, is shown up as a first class scamp, and unfit to live in the old famous "City ""by the Sea." The County Commis sioners, Treasurer Timothy Hurley, Aaron Logan, Coroner, el itl yen its omne, ore all "brought into Court/" and will have to stand trial lor va rious offences. Judge Reed seems determined to do the people of Char leston justice, and it will not he at uM surprising to sec Hurley don his 3triped clothes again?not this time, though as a clown. The Cincinnati Commercial says of Hayes' policy : "As for a policy, acts declare it better than "any possible promises, and the time is coming fast enough. It will be well if wt are well prepared for it when it comes." Macbeth, contemplating his usur pation and crime, said : "If it wore doDC when 'tis done, then it were well it were done quickly." "Mr. Hayes has certainly not in truded himself upou the public," says the New York Tribune. Certainly not. It is not right. As the tag attached to Chandler's coat-tail, he will ge in if Chandler's game pulls through; and besides be has been instructed to keep his mouth shut lest people find out ho is a fool. ?'There wai? a time I need not name, Since it will ne'er fogottcu he."?I). II. Chamberlain. Exactly 1 It was when yon camo hero iii a suit of clothes made of army blankets, poorer than a church mouse, and not half as respectable, and on up to the day that you were beaten by Wade Hampton. Chamberlain says he cau borrow as much money as ho wants to run his government. We don't believe it, but would advise him if he hasn't got it to make an effort to raise enough to pay his taxes. Hampton's agents will call on tho^Bnklcoot after a while. Jas. Gordon Bennett's friends say that he was considerably surprised at the action of his fiancee's brother,^in fact, he vtaa n-May-zcd. [communicated.] Our Governor Hampton. "White aud colored citizens of Pop lar Township h^ld a meeting and unanimously passed tho following : Whereas, we do heartily rejoice in the fact that Governor Wade Hampton is the choice and legal leader of the people of South Car Han; therefore we, the citizens of Po lar. Township, endorse the action of tho citizens' meeting, held in tho city of Charleston on the night of December 22d, 187G, over which Honorable C. T. Lowndes presided. Resolved, That a copy of the above be sent to the Orangeburg News and Times for publication. J A Edwards, Secretary. - ^ ? i - A,t a meeting of the citizens of Goodby's Township, the following resolutions were unanimously adop ted : Resolved, That we tho citizens of | Goodby's Township, do heartily en dorse the action of the citizens of! Charleston nnd other counties in de clining the payment of taxes to tho C hamberlain government. Resolved, 1 nat we endorse tho ac tion of Mr. James Van Tassel in re fusing to recoguizc D. H. Chamber lain as Governor of South Carolina, and refusing to turn over the office of' County Auditor to Wm. N. Mouut, upon the appointment of said Chara bcrlaiu. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be sent to tho Orangeburg Nnws ani Times for publication. [co m m u nic at e d.] This Township is now without a Trial Justice. It is of great impor tance to have one made. The proper way to do it is to have a public meet ing on Monday night, and recommend a proper person for the office. Notice will be given where the meeting is to take place. X. New York, Januaey 11.?The Tri Lime says a private despatch from Balti more was received at a late hour last night, to the effect that Fred May had been wounded in the thigh in the duel with Bennett. The injury was so severe that it jwits feared a fatal re suit mightensuc.* Mrs. Ilyncs rend that a washbowl of water .sprinkled with meal would cnteli till the mice, nud sim tried it. Ilyncs came home from a procession at two o'clock and took a wash. Said be, "Hayes and Wheeler'. Marriah, I'vo got 'en ag'in." AND TABLEAUX (Jivcn fur tlie benefit of tho ORANGEBURG LUTHERAN CHURCH, MASONIC HALL Tuesday Evening Jan 16 at 8 o'clock: Doors open at 7 1-2 o'clock. Tickets to be had at Dr Dukes, Dr Hydricks, Dr Wannamaker, Brigg mann & Briggmann, John Ogreen, and at the Door Admission 50ct?? Reserve Seats 60c*s? Children 25cts-_ WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE (ANDERSON, S C) Spring Session opens Thesday Feb 6 Rates, 20 weeks in advance Board, except washing nnd lights, 86f> 00 Regular Tuition, 810 00 to 20,00 Instrumental Music, 820 00 Kindergarten Normal Class, $0 00 to 10 00 Numerous novel and progressive features set forth in the Cntalogue, fur wtiicli apply to the President or to Rev S A Weber, of Orangeburg, who from three years connection with the School, is familiar with its workings. I will leave Branchvillc at 2 o'clock Monday morning Feb. 5th to escort pupils to Willianiston. S. LANDER, President. . jan 13 _ hu. Administrator* Nulc. By virtue of nn ordor of the Trobat? Court, 1 will st>\l at Ornngeburg Court House on sale day in February next, for caah, nil Notes Accounts nnd other ehoies in action bolonging to the Estate of Luther Ransdale deceased, appraised, doubtful or J.F.ROBINSON, Administrator, jan 13 . 3t ^SEND 20c- to ti. P. HOW ELL & Co., New York, for Pbnmphlct of 1?0 pages, containing lists of 300 newspapers, and estimates uhowing cost ofadvortising. NOTICE. Tili firm of McCreery, Ij>ve%& Co,,1s tius dissolved by mutual consent., Thomas A. McCreery and Barrio B- McCreery are authorized to cIoko the busipoas/f and will sign in liquidation. s ;';!/. ' All persons owing Haid firm are requested to make immediate payment, and all to whom the firm is indebted will please pre! sent their accounts at once to tho above for pay mei4 THOS. A, MrjCREERY, WM. D. LOVE, BAKR1E B. McCBEERY. January 2, 1877; - . - f Notice of Copartnership. The business heretofore conducted under the firm name of McCreery Love & Co, will bo continued by Thomas A. MiCreeryand Barrie B. McCreery, under the. firm'name of McCreery A Brother. ? They will keep their usual fall stock of Dry Goods, Boots,Shoes, I Iain, ??c., which they will sell at the lowest possible prices for cash. Their facilities" for buying will enable them so offer unprecedeniea bargain* in every thine; they keep, and by honorable and fair dealing they hope to receive the liberal patronage heretofore enjoyed by their predecessor*. Mr. U A Rawls and Mr. Wm Ilorkan will have an interest in tho business, and will be glad to sec their friends when in want of goods. McCREERY & BRO.? Grand Central Dry Goods Establishment jan 13 lm Sheriff's Sales. Maitha M. Stroman, Adm'x. Against Watson A. O'Cain, late Ordinaryt^and oth crs. By virtue of the Judgement herein, I will sell at Orangeburg C. II. to the highest bidder on the first Monday in November next, the following real estate, to wit: 1. AH that piece or parcel of land situate in Orangeburg county, containing one hun drgb and eight and one half acres, more or leas, and designated as tract No. 1 on plat made by o. It. & W- A. Mel .ichamp, Sur veyors, dated 8th April, 1876, 2. Also one other tract containing seven* ty seven acres more or less and designated as tract No, 2. in said plat. 3. Also one other tract controlling tWo hundred and forty acres more or less, and designated as tract No. Jt in said plat. I 4; Also one other tract containing one hundred ami forty-seven 07-100 acres more or less, dud designate J :u tract No. 4 iu said plat. The remainder in dower after the deter mination of Mm. Martha M. Stroman's "es tate in twohur.dred and forty and a half acres, more or lew, assigned to her by Com missioners in Dower, and designated ou said plat a? tract "A " Terms of sale?One half cash, balance on a credit of one year, secured h.* bond of pur? ??ha-rr rod tnortg ige of the M.-emt.-es. Pur chaser to pay for p iper f "''id reei r liug ALSO Mary K. <Hirer, Adra'x. \ vs \ Frederick K- Oliver, et al. ) By virtue of the judgment in the shore entiTled ease, I will >ed at t >ra:igcburg court house, to the highest bidder, ou the fir t Monday in December xxl, the following tract of land, to wit: All that plantation or tract of land con taining one thousand and sixty ?eres, more or less, situated ui 'h-angehurc county, snd known as "the Heaver ''reck" plantation, IVniiniicd K;i*l and South hv Ian.I- of Wil liam Speigncr, formerly lamU of F. It. Heath, on tht* West liy hind* of J. H. Hook, North by Beaver Creek Marsh Term.*" of Sale?One-half cash, luhinro payable iu one and two years, ?ecured hv bond of purchaser and mortgage of premi ses purchaw feto pay for papers and recor Shetifl's Office, ) J. H. LIVISGST?N, [j S. O. C. j Sheriff-'* Office, "| J. Orangeburg, C H \ Jau. 12, 1877. J TO THE PUBLIC! OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, Ohakoeburg Covhrv^'Q. C. ~* \ January 5, 1877.. Having received the appointment of Auditor for this County from His Excel lency Governor Wade Hampton, notice is hereby given to the public that this office is now open for the transaction of business. JAS. VAN TASSEL, County Auditor. FOR Sit LB.;. ... On the 15th clay of January 1877, I will sell at public outcry, at the place where Tom Glover lives, to the highest bidder for cash: 25 Bushels of Corn, more or letw 200 lbs. of Fodder, more or less. 10 Bushels of Rough Rice, more or less. 1 Lot of Cotton Seed. 2 I.oads of Rice Straw. 4 Head of Cattle. I Bank of Potatoes. 1 Bank of Seed Potatoes. 2 Banks of Sugar Cane, Levied on as the property of Tom Glover, at the suit of D. Louis, under Lein, ^llourof sale, 11 o'clock A. M. jan G L. \V. IUNTZLER, Al^ 2t JUST RECEIVED FROM D. LANDRETH & SON, Onion Sets and Garden Seeds of nil des cription AT JE. EZIKIEI*, Dealer in Clocks, Watches, Jcwlerv, 4c. Always on hand Cartridges of all calibres, dec 2 3m* Notice of Dismissal Notice is herebv given that we shall one month irom " date, file our final ac count with the Hon. Judgo of Probate of Orangeburg County, 8. C as Administrator? I of the Estate of T. D. Edwards and ask for letters of dismissal. .A. P. & J. A. EDWARDS Administrator. Dec 9 41