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USTE'WB >p TIMES. ISSUED EVKRY KATOKDAY MOHNIKO J1V TJIE OIIANUEUURG NEWS COMPANY. UEO. RULIYER, Business Malinger. J. FELDER WEYERS, Editor. Terms of Subscription. One Copy one Year.$2 00 V Six Mouths. 1 00 liates of Advertising. One Square 1st Insertion.$1 00 Each Subsequent " . 1 00 Notices inserted in Local Column at 20c per L\nc. All Subscriptions and Transient Advertise ments to be paid for in Advance. 5*5?" No ReeiptA jor Subscription or Adver tisements arc Valid unless Signed by Business Manager. fi&f" Wc arc in no way lTspousihlc for tlic views or opinions of our Correspond* rnts. ~? . Saturday; ;June 23, is??. ~ Inconsistency. The members of the Legislature j compromised on the pay "question by fixing their salary at six hundred dol lars, with twenty cents mileage. As wc have already said, we think the ' mileage ought to have been ontittc 1 as the members of the General Assembly were presented with free passes over the different railroads; and hence when they take mileage it is simply a quiet way of adding about twenty-five dollars clear to their compensation. The sum taken aim vmts to near ten dollars per day ;for both sessions, and seems rather huge ? pi daily as so much noise and dc] ale bias been made over it as to nfiraei I ho critical attention of our popph. 11 seems that our law-makers were devil-bent on cutting down all talarip!; except their own. Auditors nntl Treasurers must work and live a whole year on what our piccious re ibt-;':! legislators got for a few week's pleasant labor. Young men, there I arc many of you who will stay home .. after next session. Better lake good care of what you "grabbed." The Assignment of Circuit Judges Under the assignment made by Chief Justice Willard, the Fall term of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions will be held by the Circuit Judges as follows : First Circuit, consisting of Charles ton and Orangeburg, by Judge Cookc of the Eighth Circuit. Second Circuit, consisting of Aik eu^Barnwcll, Collcton and Beaufort, by Judge Reed of the First Circuit. Third Circuit, consisting of Sum tcr, Clarendon, j Williamsburg and Georgetown, by Judge NYiggiu of the . Second Circuit. Fourth Circuit, consisting of Marl boro', Darlington, Marion, Chester field and Horry, by Judge Shaw of the Third Circuit. Fifth Circuit consisting of Ker shaw, Lexington, Edgcfield and Rich Jand, by Judge Townscnd of the Fourth Circuit. Sixth Circuit, consisting ot York, Lancaster, Chester and Fairl'icM, by . Judge Kcrshaw of the Fifth Circuit. Seventh Circuit, consisting of Ncw bcrry, Laurcns, Union and Spartan burg, by Judge Mttfckey of the Sixth Circuit. Eighth Circuit, consisting of Abbe ville, Anderson, Oconcc, Bickens and Greenville, by Judge Northrop of the Seventh Circuit. Repeal of the Lien Law. , Ii? lieu lav, in so far as it relates lo'iien-j oii crops, aa many of our renders already know, was abolished by Ih'i recent session of the General iiiidy; and will be null and void on and after the first day of January next. While wc think it nothing more than right and proper, and bet Ii r for the general "good of the coun :vj that the lien law should have beeu repealed, wc regard its abroga tion at so early a day as unfortu nate. 11, w i!? ..v'? many of our farmers, ? vviio a) ready have mosf of their lands planted in cot loa, and who are not in ? the habit of raising their own bacon, without any means of getting their supplies for another year, and thus render them unablo to evcu plant their next year's crop. We think it would have been a much better and safer plan to have fixed it so as to stand repealed after January, 1879, instead of'78, as it would then give nil a chance to raise provisions for a year in advance. One thing if. will certainly do. Those who have been farming on a credit will have to draw in their horns now. Evidently it will make mone)r more abundant aud bread* stulls easier of procurement. Cotton will not take up tho best spots of land hereafter we opine. Some thing to cat and to raise meat with will be the order of tho day. Under the lien law labor was wholly subservient to capital; in fact, could not be uti lized without the help of the factors and lien givers. After January 1878 men will have to stand or fall upon the assurance of their own faces. No more liens, remember that. Fences and (he Fence Law. In our ryes nothing so mars the appearance of a farm as unsightly, tumbled down, crooked fences, and we have never yet convinced our selves that they were necessary or economical. It is true that as the law now stands they arc necessary evils for custom or law permits any one to turn stock of any kind upon the highway, to range at will over ail the neighboring farms, destroying everything that is not protected by an adequate barrier in the shape of a fence. The law even goes further than this, and defines what sort of a fence seal! be considered a legal har rier against this .stock, which is allowed to range through the coun try iii utter violiiliou of the first and simplest principles of equity. Cus tom has much to do with shaping our opinions, and in nothing docs she show her tyranny more than in ihn. Men still sustain this custom, while acknowledging that it is wrong in principle and contrary lo tho inter ests of the entire community; The fences of the United .Slates have cost more than all other improve ments besides?i. e., on the (arm. They have Oct far more than the farms themselves "and their repairs, from year to year, is far the heaviest burden the fanners of the country havo to bear. In France and most places in Germar.y fences arc almost unknown. Stock are confided to small pastures, or fed in stables through the greater part of the year, and, wherever, as in the case of sheep , it is necessary to give them 'wider range, they are attended by a shep herd, who, with the aid of one or two well-trained dogs, keeps them within p ? oper bounds. The system, as prac ticed there, may not be applicable, in all its details, to our condition, but many of its features might be copied to our infinite advantage. As the law now stands, we can only enjoy the fullest benefits of our lands at the sufferance of our neighbor?, or wh Ac protected by fences, and to any one who docs not indulge in kocpiag any considerable quantity of stock, the burden appears very onerous indeed. We know a single sow which has cost the making and laying up of not less than ten thousand rails within the last two years, and the annoyance and dread of frequent visits even after these preparations for keeping her out. Yet this same ill-favored animal has never seen the day she was worth $5. Her owner, a strong, healthy and active son of Ham, informed us that he hud spent fifteen days in less than a year looking for her, and that too, when he could easily have made $1 a day at work. Had the law com pelled him to keep her confined, not less than one hundred dollars would have been saved to the community. This is a strong case, but not by any means an unusual one. Wc arc con* scions of the fact that many would think it a great burden to be coin polled to keep nil then* stock Within their own enclosures, but wc believe that in every case'?as it certainly is in our own?experience would prove it the best policy.?Southern Planter and Farmer, An Act to investiga to and ascertain the actual bona fide indebtedness of the various counties in this State, and to regulate the manner of paying the same. SECTION 1. lie it marted by the Senate and IIou?c of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That upon the petition of fifty tax payers of any county fh tho State, .stating that said count}' is in debt, and that the validity of said debt or some portion thereof is doubted and challenged, it [shall be the duly of the Governor 'of the Slate to appoint a commission, consisting of three competent and discreet citizens of said county, to investigate and ascc r tain the true and real bai\ii fid-' iu debebtedness of said count}', who shall report in writing to tho Board of County Commissioners n statement of said liana fide indebtedness, and shall also report to the General As sembly at its next session the amount of said bona Jiili indebtedness. Sec. 2. That tho said commission shall have tho power tosend for per sons and papers, be authorized to swear witnesses and to call all persons having claims to appear before it, ami establish such claims, alter due and sufficient notice, by publication of thirty days in the paper of said coun ty; th.it pending said investigation the proper officers of said county are hereby directed and restrained from levying and collecting any special tax for the payment of the said past county debt, created prior to the first day of November, A. 1) 1S70. Sue. 3. That the members of said commission shall be entitled to re ceive ?2 per diem for each day actu ally employed in such wotk, not to exceed in all thirty days, Approved Juno 11, 1877. Wo hope the Governor will ap | point throe Commissioners for this ! County, whose honesty and integrity will commend them to our whole people. A huge portion of our in debtedness is believed to be fraudu lent and should be repudiated. But j let it be done after nthorough inves tigation by a commission of honest ! men. In the case of the State vs. Charles \Y. Butt/., cpio warranto, tho follow ing order was made?tha opinion to be filed hereafter : The Slate of South Carolina, Su preme Court?April Term, 1877 ? The State vs. C. U'. Butt:: quo irarran to.?It is determined and adjudged that, by the acceptance by the defen dant of. the ollicc of member of the House of Beprescntatives of *|tlie Congress of the United Stales an office incompatible with the office of Solicitor of the First Circuit, held by said defendant at the time of such acceptance, the said last mentioned office became, and was vacated and abandoned by the defendant. It is further ordered, on motion of the Attorney General, that judgment cf ouster do issue against the defen dant with costs. A. J. Wl i.i.aki), Chief Justice, S. C. June 10, 1877. Judgment was accordingl) entered as follows: The State of South Carolina?In the Supreme Court.? The State vs. C. 11'. Butt:;, .hull/matt of Ouster?This cause having come on for hearing in this court, and after argument of counsel for the State and for the defendant, it having been ordered and determined that by Iho accep tance of the defendant of tho office of member of the House of Repre sentatives of the Congress of ,thc United States, an 'office incompatible with tho office of Solicitor of the First Circuit held by the said defen dant at tho time of such acceptance, the said last mentioned office be'eamo and was vacated and abandoned by the defendant, and it having been further ordered that judgment of ouster do issue against the said defendant with costs; now, on motion of the Attorney General, it is ordered and adjudged accordingly, that the defendant Charles \V. Butt/., be ousted from the office of Solicitor of tho First Judicial Circuit of tho State of Soutli Carolina. By the Court, Juno 19, 1877. A. M. Booze::, Clerk. - m % mm - Interesting Letter from a Promi nent Farmer. Editor Orangcbtiry News and Times : Until about eight years ago Oats were supposed by nine tenths of our farmers of this county to be an un profitable article of farm production, consequently but a small area was sown, and that as a common rule on land that would not produce Corn or Cotton without being highly manur ed. The general result has b*:cn from | three to live bushels per acre, and frequently rust destroying the little 1 that would have been made on tho poor impovcrishc 1 land on which tho y were planted. Is it any wonder under such conditions that O.its were ignor ed and set aside as a farm product? 13ut a great change has taken place within the last eight years as the red rust proof Oats have been obtained ? rust proof indeed, for they seldom or never show rust, and are well adapted to our soil and seasons, producing from ten to 50 bushels per acre, according to the productiveness of the bin I, as a general rule producing double the bushels per acre as would have been produced in corn on same quality of land, and where one farmer planted Oats ten years ago, fifty In alec it now an important item in their annual farm production. It has been the saving of thousands of dollars to our country. If Oats have succeed3.1 why not Wheat? It seems strange lit a I with tho climate, soil and seasons wc have here Wheat as a general rule has thus far been a fail ure! Why is it? There must be some cause. What is that eau-c? Let us as farmers make our experiments and report results and perhaps til crcby we may get at the root of the evil, and produce Wheat as readily as Oats. Suppose every farmer in this county could produce Iiis own bread for his family consumption it would save thousands of dollars to our coun try, which would he otherwise sent out of our; State. Wheat delights in still" clay or loamy land containing more, or less lime in its composition. Would it not be well that the experi ment he tried, say live* bushels of lime sowed broadcast and ploughed under per acre. Again there is one thing certain in Wheat and Ali the cereal plants. It i.s this: That the land must hold no stagnant water, it must he perfectly drained free of all wate r as far as rootlets or feeders permeate, and Wheat roots deep. Now right here we may find ihc cause of sonic of our failures in Wheat culture. Wheat is planted in the fall or winter. Our winters arc wet, our lands are saturated and filled with water until late in the spring consequently the rootlets or iecdeis decay and rot, an 1 rust, and failure is the result. I would suggest that the experiment he made by thoroughly ?itdcrdrai hing one acre and planting it next fall in Wheat, I would suggest also that the acre should have the same quality of land, manure ,and work that are usual ly grown to Cotton?may not there be as in Oats rust proof Wheat. Let the enquiry be made and if any suc ceed, let it be tried. We must make our bread and meat on the farm, Cotton at present, and at apparrent future prices will not buy it. Fa km Kit. An Act to prohibit the sale of Seed Cotton between the time of the setting and rising of the sun, and to regulate the sale of Seed Cotton. Be it cit'utvd by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Suction 1. That on and after the passage of this act it shall not be law ful for rfriy person to buy, or sell, or receive by way of barter, exchange or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton, between the hours of sun down or sun riso of any day. Sec. 2. That any person wdio shall violate the provisions of Section one (1) of this act shall, upon conviction in the Court of General Sessions, or of trial justica, be fined in the sum of fifty dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of th irly days, or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. .'?. That all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, be and the same arc hereby repealed. Approved June 8, 1S77. Combat all thy discontent through prayer, cvciy care through faith, every fear through hope. A Warm Welcome. Governor Mum pica's Rcccp* lion at Auburn. No North, No South?An Ovation to onr Homo Ilulo Oovcruor. AunuKN, N. Y., June 20.?This has been a gala day for Auburn. The streets are filled with people, and the buildings with (lags. Governor Robinson arrived last evening, an d Governor Wade Ilnmplon this morn ing. They were conducted to the residence of TO. 1'. Ross. At the reunion of the Shield Guard this afternoon, G overh?r Robinson in his speech, welcomed Governor Hampton to the Empire State, and referred to the recent events in South Carolina, connected with the election, the withdrawal of the troops and in auguration of Governor Hampton., and assured the latter thr.d his heroic and magnanimous conduct during that period oi'lime, when but a word from him would have involved the State in armed conflict, entitled him to the respect and admiration of the whole country. On behalf of the Em pire State, ho bade Governor Ilamp ton a cordial welcome both on account of tho personal esteem in which he was 'held, and the position he occupied as Governor of a sister State. He con eluded by saying that in the contest for constitutional government New York would have no more sincere, ear nest ally than South Carolina. lie then introduced Governor Hampton to the audience. Governor Hampton was received with wild applause. He staled that he came not in his official capacity nor to take a prominent part in this anniversary, but at the request of General Shields to bring the old I'.tl metto tlag and to pay his tribute to the hero, in honor of whom the Shield '.!ir.irds were name !. After paying a high tribute to General Shields, Governor 1 la op'.nh spoke of the reference thai had been made to the rcceiil contest in South Carolina, and .-said that wa's noun po litical contest but a struggle for hon est government and i'ij lit'.*ol t.it. I State: It was a contest sigtiiiit the "carpet- bagger,'' and w hen he said "carpet-bagger" lie sail he mean* thief. For said he, we call no m in a "carpet bagger'' who did not bear that character. He then referreil to the pledges uiudo by tho Democrats of South Carolina that they would make no discrimination of pu-ty, race or color, and cited as proof that they wore carrying oiit thatplcdg-\ the election of a Northern ltcpubli can and cx-Fcdersil Soldier as Chidl Justice of the State. As for himself, Gov. Hampton said that when uomi iai'ed he pledged himself to know nr. parly, no race, no color and he inte:? I id to carry out pledge. [Applause.] He staled that the was the first man in South Carolin t after tli c war'to id vise that the colored men be given the ballot. The speaker paid another warm tribute to General Shields and made ah eloquent plea that tho Stars and Stripes might wave long over a United country in which every man shall enjoy his constitutional rights. Following his speech the band played three selections, among them '?Dixie," to the evident gratification of Governor Hampton. The distinguish ed guests were then escorted in car riages to the residence of State Treas urer Ross, where a magnificent ban qucl was partaken of. In the evening the mansion of Hon. Charles N. Ross was thrown open from 8 to 10 o'clock, during which hours the citizens of Auburn paid their respects to the distinguished guests. At the conclusion of the re ception the visitors repaired to the armory of tho Shields' Guards, where the festivities were wound up with a grand military ball. D eTre ville & Hej ward ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW OruiiKidburjr C. II., S. C. BL^y- Will practice in the various Courts of the Stale W. J. DoTrcvillc, James S- Ilcyward juno 23 tf. TAKEN UP ESTRAY A small brown Stallion about eight years old, with a white star in forehead) shod on all his feet Said horse from appearance was stolen and ridden to exhaustion and abandoned The owner can recover by proving pro perty and paying costs F id WANN AM AK ER, Trial Justice, St Matthews June 22d 1S77 juuc'J3 H FOR SALE. A fine "Grade Merino Buck" P. ^eaw old look 2nd Premium at the Coum; Ta'v in 1875 Sheared ?JA I bo. wool this ?p?rg. Price SIO. For further partiaular? ?nquirc at this office. juiie 33 ? tf. Notice of Dismissal. Notice .. hereby given that I shall one month from date I'dc my final account with the Honorable Judge of Probate for Oranger burg County, ami ask for letters of Di?misHul as Uuardain of NeU A vinger. A I? AVINGElt: Guardian jiiHc 23 At ? Sheriff's Sales. By virtue of a warrant on lien to nie di rected 1 will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the plantation of Mrs. Jaiie M*. Kustcrlih in tbe Fork of Edisto, on Tuesday the third day of July next, about twenty (20j bushels corn, seized as crop of Corne lius Levy, under warrant in iien to Mrs.' .Jane M, East er I in, Slieri Ilk Ofliee ") Orangcbiirg Count v, } J II LIVINGSTON; June 18lh, 1877. J S O C SHERIFFS S?LE& i:. Valci 'inc Snell agai.wt Montreville Watts, J. Phillip Sain, J. Wal lace Cannon and The Saint Paul and Ma rine Insurance Company. . Foreclosure. By virtue of the Judgment herein, I will ell at Or iigcburg C. If., on the first Mon lay, in July next, during t.'- 'egal hours of sale, All that lot of lar d, situate in the town of I'owesville containing one and 28-43 acre*, measuring two hundred and ten feet front on street, an I bounded on thc!Nofth by lands of Jude itobinson, on the East by by lot of 10. V. Snell, on the South by street ami on the West by lot of Dukes and Metis, a< laid down on plat made by T. F. Harten ami annexed to deed of conveyance of said lot from E. V- Snell to- Walls and S.iin beating dale. December 23rd.-;-J?73 Terms cash, purchaser to pay. for paper.-: and recording. * J1 S' crtfTs Ofliee ) J. II MyiNGSTON* Orau cbiirg Countv > S. O. C. July 2 1st 1877 ' J j t pine 12 ? .St. The Daniel Pratt' Grin Co. er 1 r "> OF PRATT3VILLK ALA. Are murif t-ftiirin's the CiOeln-il?*! ?'l.XinielPr.iit Cotton '?-m'' wich it -\-??I\ in:.r Heads and an a l'm table s? o I Im?it* 1, which lire i>iiprovu:it,-nis p.r.cute.l by ;ii ? i in July i S73 Any-ordinary plantation hand can feel ihe-H!' ii-!-'. an I t i -y will i ir i ?int more I hit, in rhe sain ? 'i-.'i ? ill mi a iy <>;h ?r (?in. iiii I b/ the u eot' the :itljii-?i:i*?l?* .-eel hnirl, which em bj a l|ilsied white tlie ton is runuhigj they cm lie m.i le to' pie"? tb i serai in icSi clem.-r th in any oilier Gin". i Thy experienceof every pi i'jlv.r >vh'o Ii i-> used them, shows thiit these Ofn-j will hut ? li the, nor can tin; ro 1 l?o hnVki-n by feed ing ii ait i-dlier in ih.* center or at the ?nVN of tlie L-ottUn box; We are prepared to prove '>.." ?ui'i.vle - iT-'rs inlour ofli"j; written by p.iriius ivjt'.? ha ve used these tSins tor the p:C-?! fo-fr sm s ?in, thai our con vieiions of the ivohderfiilly iriefea"|cd cffor'.ivenes* and value of the I? ? vidving Head Gin lias been enrre-t, ami wo are confident we e m, without fair or denial ??'aim, iha! no other (Sins can eoinj?2te with it in ipiaUiy, capacity, or advantage* ufany kind. I*nrlies wanting our (Sins can npplv to J.C. I'ike & Co., Orangehurg C. II., S." C, It. P. M:,vs, Miysvi'.le, S. C, Or. J. M. I runter, TiinmonVville, S. C. .1.l>. McLucan Marion C. II. S. C. W.'io are our agents for the sale of our (Sills ami sell at our prices. DAN I F.I, PRATT GIN fO. Prattsvillc Ala June 12th 1877 juiie 4in NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. OFFICIO OF CO. COMMISSIONER'S. OuAxcnnuno Coiwty, S. C. June 2d, 1S77. The Hoard of County Commissioner's oilers for .-ale, the four Room* on North dde of Court JIou ie for approved County Claims, the former purchasers having failed to comply with the terms of sale. The same to be poUI on salcsday in July next. at.so All the fencing around the Court House on same conditions as above l?v Order of the Hoard. OEO. DQLI VER, Clerk of Board, jiino 9 4t NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. OFFICE OF GO. COMMISSIONER'S, On.vxcKBuno Couxry, 0RAXOEBUno, May 12th 1877. The Rebuilding of Four Holes Bridge and Foot Way on Five Notch Boad across Four Hole Swamp, will he Rold to the low est bidder at 12 o'clock M., on Thursday, June 28th. Also the Bridge on Half Way Swamp on Huger Road will be sold to tlws lowest bidder at 12 o'clock M. on Friday, June 29th. Also the Rebuilding ?f Shillings Bridge, on the North Edisto River will bo sold to the lowest bidder on Saturday, June 23rd, at 12 o'clock M. Ry Order of the Board of County Com missioners, j GEO. BOLIVER, i une 2 Clerk, it