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1 TWO DOLL A US PER ANNUJIi } VOLUME 10. ?OD A-ISTD OXIR COITNTIIY. SATURDAY MORNING, JANU/YRY 27, L8TT. ALWAYS IN ADVANCE NUMBER 49 School & Kindergarten Tho Exercises of the SCHOOL conducted by Rev. J. R. IlASKKLL and Sisters, will he resumed, at their Residence un Russell St., on Monday -Ith September. Monthly Tri ms. English Course (Primary and Intermedi ate,) $12.00. Academic. Course, $'?.00 Kindergarten, $1.00 German, French, Latin and Greek Extra each, 50c. Elements of Music and Drawing with Cnliathenics, will be taught Free The undersigned is prepared to organize and teach Classes of Young Men or Ladies the usual collegiate branches, Classics Mathematics &c, as well as Stenography or Short Hand Private lessons in Instru mental music will he given when desired 'J. BACH MAN IIA SKULL. A CAIiD, Dr. J. (i. WANNAM A K KR is in pos Seaaon of the Receipt* and Proscription Rooks of the late Dr. 15. jl Olivcrhs. All pel sous desiring to get any of the ahove Preparations or Renewal of Prescriptions jon do so hy calling on Dr. WANNA MA KFR, At his Drug Store. y -.wv' 21?3m TO RiirSiT. The Store House on the Corner of Russell ?and Market Street, formoly occupied hy J. W. Moscley. There i< n<> hi tter busuiefs ?stand in Orangi-burg. For terms apply t" T. C. A NDliKWti. Orangehing i>. C. tl' The fast trotting thorough-bredStallivil MAM ilH I N O T LIU ST !?: 1:1 "will stand for the FaU season at my stables. M AM RR] NO TIGISTKK, hv Mamiuirio Medley, he by Ohl .Miiml.riiio't'hie:': Man. I'.riiio Medley's first lam hy Y- ng ? ? dley a fine race mure, ?eeoinl dan hy S : idey third dam liy T:.. tee: on; i i!... i h; 'Speculator, Mambrino Trustee's dam 'cum Dennov, hv Cole hn; ? i ,'.;:> I Lad' \V,ioiltluM!.'h\ Sir V iUjii \V< lie in Wood ford; f 'M dap: !*;. Ih.iiraiid. }!amhr;ito ii--. *??? was bred hy ([corgi IV. Ogdcui W limi ts Si;iliiiii, Keli'Micj?? Central !:?.. ', JU.nrbi ii ( int\ Kf iiicky. lie is i \e ye:i,-s old, and 1... no; hail much hand!! !:. : what had show ed :<plendid steiioi:. lie Untied ? n t!!. *'olumhia track hi<l !.dl i*t : 1 ?? rate ofi'J lo THAL. C. ANDliKWS < ">r-:in??c?-liiJi 'g Li Vi ?> .Mid s:dc stables. P. S. Ho.i'.d for a k w mares <:in he had at my .-.tallies an'' Hi if COL, ASBURY COWARD . ? FrluvhwQ - Ait?Tcorps of atdoPrufogsroTs. Complofo mill it uL ju-nis.njiaruluH elo. for tiinron^M. nujtifol and pliydlcaL ttnjniiivj. Luxation notod fur ^ioalL'ifUIneHS unit posnouB?uJ ruil rundand teIu(JrniJao jfn^Tlilfni.Tiir llliT^lraimt Catalogue P?pjy taIIriiicu>aL. dec 11 1S7? tl' ?9 O M N O G U K X SUCCKSSOll OF ROBERT J I'lXXV. Importer and Manufacturer OP HARNESS & SADDLES. Has the pleasure to inform the Public that he has Received a heavy Slock from the North ofuvcry description what belongs to a lirst class Saddlery Establishment. Also wish to draw pimiciilar attention to his Stock of LADIES RIDING SADDLLS and his assortment of SI IO KS. Trices lower then ever. Good Saddles at $:..'>0. FOR The Two Story lluihling in the Town of Lcwisville. The first Story fitted lip as a Store, complete in all respects. The second Story arranged lot a Residence. For particulars apply lo GRORGK ROMVKR. ang. ? U" DENTISTRY. According lo the latest improvements in the art. WOLF 13 & CA l'V KKT over Willcock's Store, are prepared la execute anything in their line. Guaranteeing a faithful attendance to business, they respectfully ask a continu ance of the patronage, which has hereto fore been extended to ibe old firm of Snider, Wolfe &.Calvcrt. USn All Work Guaranteed. ART OvVRE TRUE TALE. A IJciCCiivc Who Worked For Money No Object?The Ins ami Ouls oi' Selthij* a Tlitcl lo Catch a Thief?A liorso Moire1 llcliable ami Less .Swift, in Demand. Staid and sober as iL is, August a seldom indulges in sensation. But once in n while a little incident oc curs which, as the Western papers Miy, "lakes the dilapidated linen front the shrubbery." Jt was a famous French minister of police who, called upon to look into some crime, always commenced his questions by "Who is the woman?'' All gallant rentiers of the Uhrpnicfc itud Hcntlnel will join with us in declaring that this stereo iyptd question of the cynical' Jaul vv.is h slander upon the 'daughters < 1' Kvc. V> < know of at least one episode in the annals of crime in which no woman had a hand and it runs thnsly : During the Winter of 1375-G the authorities of the South Carolina li abroad wore iiiuch annoyed by the tin ring depredations ol thieves in the ancient village of Hamburg; Ah ordinance by the conscript fathers of (he African village requires trains to |>a^s through i s grass territory at a' .snails pace. This sort of locomotion served a set of impecunious wards of llic nation a pood part. Asa long I rain of Hat cars loaded with cotton passed along the low trcstla just be \ oini the bridge, the a fores lid wards would blily hoard on<* or more and in a twinkling tumble , wo or three hales to the ground. The train passe?! on. the thieves jumped oil', placed the >!olcn cotton on u wagon in waiting, I .md went on their way roi?i in??. The i-i.uiilry owed ill, im a living and they d lerniincd to g.-L it in the ?usie.st way possible, l>;il il is a long' laise thus hath ho turning. The coin pain finally determined to adopi locasures lor pulling n stop to the tie (irodations; Watchmen wore placed ? in the trains ami the robbers were oi. ligod lo del i-t. '1 he p reu-nt Winter the authorities \.\u ped that the vigilance of last season ?I uld drti i tli<' negroes from playing their old game without tho necessity nf cniplo} iug watchmen. 1.1 til they reckoned without their host. Coin plaint* of M tssi no Cotton Came from Charleston and Colombia, and investigation developed tho fact that 1 ales of the st:ip!c had boon thrown oil at the old place in Ham burg, ensures were at once in augurated to capture the thieves. This was about the middle of Deccm her. A day or two alter this course was determined on a negro called on Major F tiger, agent of tho road, at his holel, and presented him a note from the company's watchman in Hamburg. The note stated that the hearer, Enoch Eihanucl, knew all about the cotton thieves nnd would woik up the job. JIu wanted three dollars to carry a certain point. If he played tho rascal the writer would refund tho money. After some con versation with Enoch Major linger gave him tho three dollars, and that was tho hi't ho oversaw of him. To toll the truth about the matter, Enoch incontinently "sloped." Jt tiller wards turned out that Enoch was one of tho i cotton thieves himself. While cross ing the bridge be had read ihc note lo Major linger, and interpreted the words "to carry a certain point," "a certain Joint." This, a compatriot told him, meant that ho was 16 bo joined with the I hieve ; and treated as one of them. This determined Enoch lo seek Oilier quarters. And now comes the second chapter of Ihc story. ' A short time after Enoch's sudden taking off a little dap per mulatto called at Major lingers office and banded him a note from an ofliccr ol the loadal Columbia. This note stated that the hearer, W. O. Williams, was n State detective nnd Deputy United States Marshal, IIa had gotten on the track ol the cotton thieves and was anxious lo ISt'iiittulioii. Wohk Ur The Cask. Surveying the smirk ing darkey front head lo foot, Major linger asked for his authority, whcro?po? Williams pulled out a iiugc roll or parchment hearing the sign manual of one D. IT. Chamberlain, a carpet-bagger who do hides himself with the idea that ho is the Governor of South Carolina. "Why, it is signed by tho wrong man," said Major linger, "but for present purposes that is neither hero nor there. Hut you must understand this much; I don't givo you a cent until you have caught the thieves." The d. and d. in. ro'led up his eyes and declared thai be was working for '- re putation" and not filthy lucre. In short, that he desired- to become a lieutenant in the detective force, and this little a Hair was to act as step ping stone to that wished for pbsi .on. He was a son in law of tho distinguish cd Senator Nash, and scorned to do anything mean. Like Ctosar's wife, he was above suspicion. To make a long story short, tli 3 pro liminaries were soon arranged ami Evans departed to commence work. The next day he returned; and inform ed Major linger that one of the thieves was at Sand liar Ferry, and be would have to biro a horse and wagon to go after him. If Major linger would giv ; him the money, bo would do this ?it once. He knew a man in I Iain burg vi'lio would hire him a team for three dollars. "Very well," said Major linger, "You go after your man, and when you return bring hie a re ceipt from the owner of the horse ami wagon and I will pay the money." The detective then wont olf, and the. next day again put in an appearance Hi- had been to Sand I hit' Ferry, he said, but the bird bad flow if! He brought a receipt, signed by W. M. Smit!i. for tho hire ol the team. The money was paid and Evans left, pro til Uii.ig i<> work up the case in a slior* linie. Shortly afterwards M ijor linger bad a conversation will; Moso Sullivan, oi I lamhurg, who was also aller tin! cotton thieves for him, in which Mose warned him not to 'rust Evan.-. Major linger told him about tin; wagon affair, whereupon Sullivan said there was no such man as M. W. .Smith in Hamburg and that Evans hud not hired a team. Major linger made inquires in Hamburg and be came convinced that such was the rasei Ho then determined to htiv e Evans nri'ested on the charge of cheat ing aud swindling, and bad a warrant issued by dust ice Piequet to that elfect. The warrant was placed in the hands of Constable Uugg, who was notified by Muj. linger lo be at the bill cc oi' tho South Carolina Kail run d the next mo ning, at which time Evans would also be present. The constable was at. hand at the appointed hour and so was Evans. The con stable was unknown to the latter Maj. linger then informed Evans that be bud made inquiries in Ham burg about Smith ami found no such man there. Evans said the horse and wagon belonged to one .lohn Williams and that Smith bad simply received llio money for him. Maj. linger up on bearing this decided to look further into the matter. He quietly turned to the constable and asked him to call again and then continued tho con versali n with Evans. During the day Maj. linger went over to Ham burg and saw John Williams, who de nied positively that be bad hired his horse to Evans. This settled the mat lor. Hut in the meantime the so called detective became uneasy and suspicious, lie failed to put in an appearance and Muj. linger saw thai, some other course must be pursued if he wished lo capture bis man. Mean while one Grillin, colored, from Ham burg, brought a note from John Wil I Hams, declaring that be made a mis j lake when he said he didn't his horse to Evans. Ho now recollected that be bad. This was so palpably a false I hood that. Maj. llugor paid no alten lion to it. Coming to the conclusion I that Evans would attempt to leave Hamburg on the morning train last J Monday, be hunted up Constuhlo 1 lluggand the two got on tho morning train and went over to Hamburg. Maj. linger had previously instructed the engineer to back suddenly into Georgia ntr- a given signet. Evans, however, did not appear. Maj. Iliiger then wrote him a note, telling him to get on tho Aikcn train at two o'clock and proceed with him to Aikcn in order to ATTEND THE TltlAL Ol* several pariic3 who had been nr rested on suspicion of having stolen cotton. At two o'clock, accordingly, Maj. linger, in company with Mr. B?rg, proceeded to Hamburg on the Aikcn n ccbm m .)du tioii train, (he engineer of which hail been instructed to back into Georgia on a signal. Evans was on hand this time, but evidently suspicious ami anxious. Maj. linger called to him lo get on quickly, as they were in a hurry. Evans jumped on the forward cud of the second ? class car, where Major linger was standing, and passed into ihc car, at the other 'end jo.fi which Constable -Bngg was stationed. There were several other persons in the car. Major linger remained outside to give the signal to the engineer. The train commenced -moving back slowly, and Major Hugcrwas congratulating him self that his bird way safely caged, when on looking around he saw to his astonishment that individual scrum b ling out of a window With a mil I tered blessing, Major Hoger sprang from the platform and pursued Evans, who went with the spcod of a race horse. Major Huger drew his pistol and threatened to shoot tho fugitive, but the iuttejripaid no attention to the threat, audj finally made good his es cape. That nftcrnoon Maj. linger rccciv i ed u telegram Tron? a friend in Col it in hut, inviting him lo a ''German" in that city. To that telegram Maj. linger replied in effect, us follows;: "Te'egrarii received. Am too busy catching cotton thieves and Chamber Iain's '-t?te detectives. One 01 the ! latter was sent to my assistance sever j til days since, but I so >:i discovered him to be the biggest thief of the lot. .Set trap to-day, into which ho fell, but when almost within my grasp, he suddenly disappeard through the car window, closely pursued by the sub scriber. I failed to overtake him, however, and the next moment he vanished among the ruins of ancient Hamburg: Tell friend-to trot out another horse more reliable but less swift. "F. K. Hucuin, Agent." Four of the cotton thieves are now in jail in Aikcn. Maj. Huger went to that town yesterday, to attend u preliminary examination of the ac cused. "Damn tho Supreme Court.1' These words of our "second Wash ington" promise to become historical. They serve to mark an era in history as well as the politics of the count ry. A great political party purposes to adopt, as its own the sentiment em bodied in the homely vernacular of President Grant'; "Damn ihe supreme court!" Why not, if its authority stands in the way of tho oorisumtition of the frauds by which the electoral votes of a State are to be stolen anil counted for the candidate of Chandler and Jay Could? It is I rue it was only the supreme court of a ".t?te which Grant thus summarily consign ed to perdition when its decision was pouted in opposition to his views; but there is no reason to doubt that if it had been the supremo court of the United States, or the constitutum it self, the expression of his Excellency's opinion would have been just, as emphatic. What right has the su premo court of a State to sot up it-= interpretation or construction of a State law in opposition to the liat of Chandler? "Hayes has 185 votes and is elected?" Of those 1 c'5 votes South Carolina must furnish seven, Louisana eight, and Florida four, otherwise Hayes is not ' olcctcd" ami Chandler is "made a liar." Shall it bo permitted that a miserable, petti fogging "supreme court," with its hide bound notions of law aud of the mean ing of u statute, nnd its narrow nnd contracted view of the powers ?f n Returning Board shall thus falsify history; when it litis already been re corded, ami reverse the decision of the Chairman of the National Republican Committee;? Forbid it?till ye powers of falsehood ami fraud. To prevent such n ? caiastrophec iu .South Carolina, .Judge Bond was sent, to Cobunbia, and the contempt for the supreme Court which Grant only ex pressed in words Bond gave expres sion lo in act?Washinylon Union. War and Public Plunder. It has boon suggested, during the discussion of the present political complications, that lucre would be less bluster and threats if ihuro w ere fewer persons who cither hold or want public ofiiee. These make the noise, while the masses of the people, on both sides, arc patient and clam. Mr. Ctilhouu, for me, understood the abi lity and disposition of ihc olliec bold ing and ofliec-sceking classes to disturbance. In 1835 ho wrote the following letter to the late Rev. Dr. dimming, the original of which is still in possession of the family of the latter: \Ya ?-niN(5to>*i February 20, ISo?. Dear Sir: I a in much obliged to you for a copy of your Sermon on War, which 1 will read with care the first leisure mom ent. Permit me, in return, to present you with my report on Executive Patronage. Though the two subjects are apparently entirely disconnected, ho w ho will look bclcw the surface willl [sic a nr.si intimate relation be tween lhem: Wc would have few wars if there did not exist in every i t J community a body, separate from the rest of the community, who have a direct interest in war. That body is the great and influential corps of ofiico holders and of lice-seekers, con tractors, agents, johl> ;'rs, speculators, to tVhom war brings an abundant har vest. 'I bis corps as you will see by (h** report, is already very formidable, and will be ready to plunge the coun try into war,either to prevent reform or lo increase their gain. With re spect. I am, Aic. A'c, .j. C. Cat.h??x. Cat Sagacity. The sagacity o! cats has oftcn'.bccn grcatly 'com nicntcd upon by natural is is and observers of animals. On this shore baron hon f,Gleichen, a dis finished Herman diplomatist relates the following anecdote: Ho had a favorite cat]which be was very jbnd of watching in all her sports, Ho noticed that she was in t'ie habit of running up to every looking!'glass about the house, tin 1 would sniff and scratch at one for hours together. There seemed lo he a peculiar fasci nation for her about in rrors, an 1 she was practiularly bent on gnaw ing oil'the frames. Due day tho ba ron placed a cheval glass in tho mid dle of his room lo sec what the cat would do. Sho had never seen the back of any mirror, and she at one began to run around this one in vain attempts ol catching the cat she be held in ihc glass. After becoming convinced that she was tho only cat outside of tiio glass, sho began to think there mint be one inside. Sb ? seemed tobe, lost in conjectures for a Hille w hile, when all of a sudden sho put out her fore-paws and carefully felt of the glass on both sides, nppa rciitly to find out how thick it was. She evidently realized that even if there was a cavity, it was not deep enough to hold a cat; and so she gave up the wholo thing as an unfath oinii bio mystery, and never afterwards was sho attracted by any looking glass whatever. Who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his Cod. Faithfulness and sincerity aro tho highest things. Fortune gives to many too much, but to none enough; The Hampton Tax. One of the most encouraging fear* tares in tho movement for the support -of the Conservative Slate government, is tho alacrity wilh which northern capitalists owning property in South Carolina have instructed their agents here to pay their contributions. Such letters arc received nlmo?t\laily. The loll owing is a portion ol a let ter received yesterday, from a gentle man of JNcw York, an owner of pro perly in this city, to his agent, one of our leading merchants: Ni:yv Yoiuc, December 22, 187G. 1 do not know but what the taxc3 :-n my property in your city may bo due. If so, will you please pay them and draw upon me for the am unit,or Set me know how much they arc and I will send you check. Of course I' do net wish to pay to other than the li gal government, represented, as I think, by Governor Hampton. Some time ago I noticed in the papers that Governor Hampton's house had bjeu burned through the torch of an inccn diaiy. If your people arc getting up u subscription to build the Governor a new house, (which you ought lo do,) put me down for fifty dollars and in clude same in your draft. Your people are behaving wondertully well, and I think sure the right will prevail when it comes to the point. Very truly yours, etc., The following is an extract from a letter of a large Northern house doing business in Charleston to their agent here : * * * "It is hardly necessay to I loll you that our sympathies are en tirely with the Hampton administra tion. We havo not a shadow of doubt as to the fairness of his clection,-and I sliall gladly hail the day when your State and sufiering people are relieved of the terribly corrupt incubus they have so long and so patiently borno. We will gladly pay our share of ad vanced tuxes to the Hampton Govern ment.J, If your people respond to tho call will you be kiud enough to advise us what our o?sc3Sincnt will be, and we will remit to you the amount." Tho citizens arc still paying in their taxes promptly.?News and C'oHh'cr. i i lev * - ? ii? Tub iMiNt.sri::: and 11x3 New Teeth.?Dr. It. 15. Learn, a dentist of San Francisco, received an order recently from an acquaintance in Willunict to; Oregon, a minister of tho Gospel, for a set of false teeth. The work was promptly executed and the reverend gentleman called at the doctor's office last week, when they were properly fixed in his mouth. Tho parson, stepping to tho glass to sec the effect; greatly surprised the dentist by saying, slowly and distiuct ly, "Jesus Christ!" "Jesus Christ!" Tl c anger of the dentist was quickly aroused, at tho same time saying, 'Well, sir, if you don't like the teeth you needn't take ihetn, but there's no necessity of swearingab;>ut it!" Tho astonished clergyman drew back. "My dear sir. I was not swearing about the teeth; but for years I havo not I c< n ublc to pronounce my bo loved Savior's name distinctly; 1 was only t tying your teeth 1" The dentist was satisfied and they parted on tho best of terms - in spite ot their teeth. ? &it'i'thrii'.n /<> lice. - mm ?? CT Poot: (>i.i) Gut.Miis.?At hist wo have it on irrofragibl? testimony, from Ogdensburg, that old Grimes pulse has at last finally ceased to beat. A few ihortungs since, when tho thermometer was nearly played out, a ragged little begger stopped at tho door of ?Iudgo U -.sand plain lively suggested victuals, As tho benevolent lady of the h.vise was emptying a lew into his basket sho asked : 'What is your name, my son V ?My name is Grimes.' 'Is your father living?' 'I thought old Grimes was dead long ago.' 'That was my grandpa.' The youngster waddled off, think irig what a good soul tholudy was.