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J. L. SIMS, Editor and Proprietor. Terms. STJB8CKrpnoK Rates.?One copy, one year, 81 50; op? copy, six months, 75 cents: one copy, three months, 50 cents. AH subscriptions payable in advance. Advertising Rates.?One square, first in sertion, $1 OO; each subsequent inser tion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular adver tisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. "Nocommuni cation of a personal character will be pub lished except as an advertisement. For further information address JAMES L. SIMS, Lock Box No. 116, Orangeburg, S. C. The editor of the Rock Hill Herald spent last Sunday fishing. He fished a dead hen and a dog- out of his well. Ouit esteemed cotemporaries the Press and Star, of Walterboro, are en gaged in a war of words over a trival matter. Peace, brethren, peace. You can find better use 'for your columns than this._ Theke has been a reduction of 267 in the clerical force of the United States Treasury Department under the pre sent administration and yet there are people who say that Republican rule Is as good as Democratic rule. TnE fact that the county officers of Colleton County oppose the primary plan of nominating candidates would lead an outsider to infer that these geutlemca are not willing to trust the people of that grand old county. "Washington papers say that Gen eral Logan has 200 letters everyday. This is 174 more than there are in the alphabet, and yet John, with all his extra advantages, can't spell any bet ter than a proof-reader, if all accounts are true. _ The Danes have rigidly stringent laws against bogus butter. There may be something tainted with destructive oxidation in the State of Denmark, but it won't be the butter, not if the Folke thing of the Royal Ragtag or Rigsdag, or whatever they call it, knows itself. So far as we are informed the mass of the people are in favor of a clean sweep of Republicans from office, and the Augusta Chronicle need not fear that it is alone in advocating such a policy. It is a fact that those men who cry the loudest for the continuance of the civil service humbug were the first to secure fat places for personal friends. Year by year the conflict between capital and labor grows* stronger and stronger; year by year the fact grows plainer that some means are necessary to regulate and render more amicable the relations between the two. This, above everything else, is the great question which ourlaw-rnakingpowers will be forced to meet. * The Chattanooga Republicans are in more trouble than ever about the col ored vote. The darkies are actually bolting from the grand old party, and propose to hav'e their part of the coun ty offices or defeat the Republican nominees. Two negroes have already announced themselves as independent candidates for Circuit Court Clerk and Register._ The suggestions of Dr. W. C. Wan namaker, chairman of the, Board of Health of Orangeburg* to the City Council in reference to the sanitary condition of our town are wise and timely, and our City Fathers should 1 give them their careful and serious I consideration.. No money value can be 1 placed upon the health of a communi- 1 ty, and a little outlay of money should not stand in the way of preserving the lives of our citizens from disease. 1 The statistician of the New York Commercial Advertiser figures out that "in all h uman probability the300,000 war 1 pensioners now on the Washington j roll will be increased to over 1.000.0CO 1 in the coming hall* century. The 11,324 1 men engaged in the war of 1812 left 17,892 widows and they increase year- ' ly." This pension business is one of the hugest swindles of the age, and if a halt is not called pretty soon it will bankrupt the country. The Millennium has arrived in Ga lena, Kansas. Forty-seven citizens of that town have petitioned the editor of a local paper to allow them to give him a benefit at the opera house, assigning as a reason that he has never failed to give his columns to the assistance of home entertainments, civic orders, churches, schools, charities, or organi zations of every description. Now what scoffer will dare to say that there is no appreciation in this world, and that the just will never receive his re ward ? _ A Buffalo newspaper pinches Senator Edmunds pretty hard when it calls upon him to square his record in respect to confirming old soldiers. The point rests thus: Mr. Edmunds urges his as sociates to reject the nomination of Hon. ;i. V. Smalley, as Collector at Burlington, Vt., on the ground that he replaces an old soldier, but he voted to confirm Charles A. Gould, appointed Collector of Buffalo by President Car field. rue Major Tyler, a one-armed soldier, removed without a cause. Mr. Edmunds is classed us a great states man, but it seems to make as much difference to him as to an ordinary politician who displaces the old soldier. Victorious Still. Since the inauguration of President Cleveland we have ha.l no elections in any of the pivotal States to Indicate "whether the Democratic policy, as pursued in the communities there, was holding its own, gaining ground or losing supporters. After passing through the stirring political events of the last year, the people very naturally would desire to know if the policy, re ceived with so many misgivings at tirst, was receiving still the hearty support of its friends after one year's experience of its operation. This in formation was furnished by the result of the municipal elections, held on the 13th instant, in the cities of Albany. Hoboken, New Brunswick and Jersey City, as far as these communities may indicate the popular sentiment of that section of our great country. In each of these cities a very pronounced Demo crat was chosen Mayor by handsome majorities; and in Albany, X, Y., Mr. J. B. Thacher was elected by an in creased majority over that received by Mr. Cleveland in the Presidential elec tion of 1884. We cannot, of course, count too much upon these facts, but there are many malcontents and political cranks in every quarter of the United States, who have left no stone unturned by which they could depreciate the policy of the present National Administra tion and who have been trying to prove that its course has been such as to hazard the success of the party in 1888. They have been dealing especially in very unfavorable criticisms of Mr. Cleveland's policy as regards the Civil Service lteform, his independence of party rule and almost stubborn dis regard of their own peculiar notions as to his conduct in office. To these gentlemen, therefore, these elections in the pivotal States of New York and New Jersey point a significant moral and, in the future, may adorn a doleful tale. We rather admire partisanship in the ordinary political affairs of life and would not object seriously to it in matters of county and State politics, but when we come to such an office as the Presidency of a great Republic like the United States, we would infinitely prefer statesmanship to partizanship in the conduct of National affairs. It is the soul of a political party and with out it a party cannot live. Statesman ship is the outgrowth of genuine patriotism and if the latter exist in the rank and file of a party, the former will control it and perpetuate its power. In the administration of Mr. Cleveland during the last year, there are many elements of a pure and exalted statesmanship which will compare favorably with the days of Calhoun, Webster and Clay?tho period of the greatest glory and power of our party. But when love of country yields to love of spoil then statesmanship must give place to partizanship and the country is on the high road to mob-rule and anarchy. Under the principles that control the policy of Mr. Cleveland we are assured that the Democratic party will live on to bless this nation with liberty, prosperity and union in spite of the croakings of cranks and th-j opposi tion of anti-administration journals. An election to-day would give Mr. Cleveland his office by an undoubted majority, and if no greater sins be com mitted than those laid at the doors of Mr. Cleveland now, the election of 1888 will give the same result. .The Demo cratic party is still victorious and will grow stronger as wisdom controls her councils and statesmanship directs her actions. The Fanner's Convention. It is difficult to imagine what course the Farmer's Convention, when assem bled in Columbia, will pursue. Having no power to decide finally upon any question, it can only review, discuss and afterwards memorialize a higher body in which is vested the power to net. In this limited capacity, however, it can do much to restore peace and establish confidence among the various classes of our citizens. There is no questioning the fact that our people have been thrown into a state of un rest and dissatisfaction by Mr. Till man's letters and the discussion, through the papers, of the topics pre sented by them. Charges have been brought against State officials, the members of the Legislature have been arraigned for neglect of duty and mis appropriation of funds and depart ments for misapplying them, and the farmers of the State are called upon to organize themselves for defenoe. These charges need to be investigated and ought, in all Tairness and justice, to receive the attention of the convention until the bottom facts are brought out. If our State officials have been remiss in duty or have not been faithful to the trust reposed in them, we ought to know it and the ofiicer ought to be named and in connection with the crime charged; and if the members of the Legislature have been neglectful, such neglect ought to be designated and the guilty ones published. The citizens of the State should be put in possession of the facts as they really are, in order that this unrest and dis satisfaction may cease and our society return to its normal condition. This is one ot the legitimate duties of the convention, and we hope it will not be indifferently performed. We do not think the convention I ought to adjourn .without preparing a platform, to be submitted to the State Democratic Convention for' approval, embracing all the principles, methods and whatever else the farmers may deem necessary for the advancement of their interest. Every redress and reform needed should be sought for at the hands of the Democratic party anc without it, should nothing be done. This is the right of the farmers and we know of no better way of securing it than through the convention to meet on the 29th instant. It is to be hoped then that onr county convention, on Saturday next, will send delegates in full sympathy with the State Conven tion and who will see to it that the .farming interest be properly cared -for before that body. A Change of Base. The labor troubles in the West seem to have taken a new direction and the battle will probably be fought out on a new field without further blood-shed, violation of law or destruction of pro perty. The large quantities of freight, accumulated during the strike, are be ing moved as rapidly as possible under the protection of soldiers and trains are sent out to all points and received from them without molestation on the part of strikers. Mr. Jay Gould has instructed his at torney to enter suits to recover dam ages against all persons who engaged in obstructing business and destroying property, and Mr. Powderly, the Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, has published a latter foreshadowing the course to be pursued by that organization in case no honorable settlement of the troubles be arranged by a certain time. This time having passed, Mr. Gould will be met in the courts with a number of suits the re sult of which will expose his methods and the manner by which he has ac cumulated his vast fortune. The best legal talent in the country will be en gaged and in these trials verdicts will not be bought or any undue influence be brought to bear upon jurors. Business men may now breathe freelv again and the country wait patiently until Mr. Powderly lays open through the courts the methods by which Mr. Gould has become a law within himself, "an American citizen"with no accounta bility save to his own conscience and the center of a monopoly from which radiate a thousand curses throughout the whole country. We hope the courts will be equal to the emergency and justice once more may be measured out without being controlled by money or the personal influence of captalists. Orangeburg's Opportunity. The Barnwell People of last trt^k, says: . ' "The people of Johntown are bent on having a railroad. They perfer its coming to Blackville but if substantial aid is Lot given them this side of the Edisto they will accept the overtures of Orangeburg. If the road goes down the ridge, there will be so little trade and travel across the Edisto that the new, Holman's and Binnaker's bridges may as well be abandoned. While Blackville may not be specially benefit ted by being made the southern termi nus of the road, it certainly seems that would be a less evil than to be effects ally and everlastingly side tracked. The business men of'the commercial metropolis of the county' must answer the question." Orangeburg made a big mistake when she refused to help build a railroad from this place to Elloree or some other point in the Santee country, and some of our best andshrewdestJjusiness men now admit the fact. She is now called upon to say whether she will allow another section of her legitimate terri tory to be tapped by a railroad inimical to her commercial interests, or whether she will stretch forth her hand and aid the people of Johntown to build a road to this point. The extract from the People shows how important this road is to Orangeburg. If it is built that journal thinks that there will be so little travel and trade across the Edisto to Blackville that the bridges across that stream may as well be abandoned. This is strong language but we believe the facts warrants it. This is Orange burg's opportunity. Will she improve it? Or will she allow herself to be bot tled up by the towns on the other branch of the South Carolina Railway. Unmarked. The grave of "Stonewall" Jackson, whom Col. Dodge, of Boston, an ex Federal soldier, pronounces the ablest "Lieutenant of our civil war," is un marked, and it is proposed that a monument shall be erected there by small contributions from every part of the South. No specified sum is asked for, and the cost of the monument will be whatever is given. Large gifts from individuals are declined, the in tention of the association being that the monument shall represent the Southern people generally and be built by a multitude of small contributions. The County of Orangeburg should con tribute a small amount at least to this work of love, and we hope that some of our old soldiers will interest them selves in the matter and see that our people have an opportunity of honor ing the memory of this Southern hero. The New York Star makes the charge that Joseph i'ulizer, the editor of the New York World, an alleged Democratic paper, while he was a Democratic candidate lor Congress contributed S5,000 toward the Blame campaign fund. I The Library Kill. The News and Courier never misses an opportunity to assail the Hon. Samuel Dibble, and when an oppor tunity does not present itself that journal with its usual enterprise pro ceeds to make one. as it did recently in discussing the National Library Bill. \ attacking this bill the News and ourier took an unfortunate text, as the bill had been thoroughly discussed in the House this session as well as during the previous session. Instead of blaming Mr. Dibble for the passage of this bill as it did if our cotemporary had taken the trouble to enquire it would have found that Senator Butler is ?i member of the Special Senate Committee in charge of the bill, while in the House it was in charge of the Joint Committee on the Library. In the Senate there was a "special com mittee on additional accommodation for the library," composed of three Democrats, Senators "Voorhees, of Indi ana, Butler, of South Carolina, and Gibson, of Lousiana. and two Republi cans, Morrill, of Vermount, and Miller, of California. So it will be seen that a Democratic majority was on the com mittee in the Senate, and if the News and Courier wanted to pitch into any body why did it not attack Senator Butler instead of Mr. Dibble, who was not on the House Committee even. From the fact that President Cleve land promptly gave the bill his ap proval by signing it dhows that it was a meritorious measure, and we hope this fact will have the effect of cooling down the indignation of our Charles ton cotemporary on this raid on the treasury, as it was pleased to term the appropriation for the National Library. Rhode Islam! Gone Dry. There is great excitement in Rhode Island over the result of the recent election in that State. Wetmore, the Republican candidate, .for Governor, was elected by a majority of less than 1,800, while Edwin Metcalf, the Demo cratic and prohibition candidate for Attorney General, has a majority of 1,784. Attorney General Colt's defeat was not a great surprise to anybody, but the adoption of a prohibitory law by over three-fifths of all the votes cast is the sensation of the hour. 'The li quor dealers' association did not realize the great work done by the "Woman's Christian Temperance Union until three days before election, and then it was too late to stem the tide. The la dies of the union, wearing blue ribbon badges, were at ;dl the voting places, and to .them is due in a great measure the election of Colonel Metcalf and the passage of the prohibitory law. The liquor dealers are dumbfounded and can scarcely realize that their occupa tion is gone. On the other hand mass and prayer meetings are being held all over the State for the purpose of giving thanks and rejoicing over the result of the most memorable political contest that ever took place in the State. The most enthusiastic temperance advo cates never dreamed that they would win, and their gratification can be imagined when they learned that they not only secured a majority, but had complied with the law, which requires that au; change in the constitution must be by the casting of three-fifths of idl votes polled._ A. Comparison. The Manufacturers' Record in a re cent article, draws a parallel between taxation North and South very favor able to the South. The estimate is based on the per capita tax. The gen eral average of the Northern .States proper is .58.53; of the Western States, $9.97, and of the Southern States, 62.46. This showswt prodigious difference be tween the per capita tax of the New England, in fact of all the Northern States, and the Southern States in favor of the latter. Among the Southern States North Carolina is the lowest, being ?1.37 per head, and Virginia at .53.07, is the highest. South Carolina is rated at$1.85 per head. Among the New England States Vermont, at "55.25, is the lowest,fand Massachusetts $13.94, is the highest. Among the Western States Kansas, at .55, is the lowest, and Illinois, at 86.24. is the highest. Among the Pacific States Oregon, at -86.37, is the lowest, and California, at 514.60 per capita, is the hightest These statistics have been taken from the last census. Doodle Aldermen. The arrest of the New York alder men in bulk on Tuesday week caused a big sensation at that city. Four of the men arrested are County Democrats, three or four are Tammany Hall men, two are Republicans, and the others are Irving Hall or doubtful, so that none of the policical factions have any ad vantage in this matter over the others. One of them is a janitor, several are liquor dealers, one is a rag dealer, another is a manufacturer of paper boxes, and three or four are best de scribed by the term "professional poli ticians." Of the 24 members of the board of aldermen in 1884, two are dead and only two others living voted against the franchise, they beiner II. J. Grant, now sheriff, and John C. O'Con nor. The grand jury indicted all the men arrested, and they were put under $25,000 hail each._ i In the house on Wednesday the con test of Ilunl, Democrat against I torn eis, Repuulican, was decided in favor of Romeis, HIS to 105. Forty-eight Demo crats voted with the Republicans", in i eluding Dargan. llcmphill, Perry and i Tiiluian of this State. The steam saw mill of Dr. A. E. Williams, of Round 0, Colleton county, was* destroyed by fire on Monday morn ing last. Some refuse lumber in the yard was left on fire the Saturday even ing before, from which the flames stead ily approached the mill shed, setting the whole on fire. The loss is in the neighborhood of two thousand dollars. The New Zealand coasting steamer Taiaroa has been wrecked between Wellington and Christ Church. A heavy gale prevailed at the time and the sea was verv rough. Three boats were launched but each was speedily capsized. Twenty-nine persons were drowned. Only two passengers were saved. State Senator Ho well. Sheriff Black, Clerk of Court Willis, School Commis sioner Tracy and Coroner Risher, of Colleton County, have been interview ed on the primary plan, and all oppose it. The Walterboro Star publishes the interview and joins them in the oppo sition. _ D?ring the visit to California of the Congressmen who accompanied the re mains of Senator Miller, a tree was cut down purposely for them which meas ured 320 feet in height, 27 in circum ference and 9 in diameter._ The larcrest window light ever made in the United States has just been placed in a Philadelphia clothing store. It is eight feet six inches in height and sixteen feet six inches in width, and weighs over 1,900 pounds. Editor Sanckxn, of Puck, died at Aiken on Tuesday night from an apo plectic stroke. His death was unlooked for, he having come to Aiken for throat affection. He was stopping at the Highland Park hotel._ A California paper thus speaks of a new town in Tulare County: "Alila is beginning to improve; lumber is on the ground for a saloon, and a petition is in circulation for a Good Templars Lodge."_ RbpresextA-tive Dibble, is the South Carolina member of the con gressional Democratic committee, ap pointed on Tuesday, of which J. Ran dolph Tucker, of Virginia, is chairman. strikes seems to be the order of the day. Recently a lot of school bo}\s at Greenpoint, N. Y., struck for shorter hours of study and longer period of recess. The strike was unsuccessful. There is said to be a boy in New berry who has a tail several inches long, which he wags like an animal. The <luv<rn is in iliv City. EVERY'BODY" GO TO P. W. BULL, and see the QUEEN COFFEE POT. and get a cup of coffee made in half a minute. It is free to all. Ladies particu larly invited. L. R. MARSHALL, Agent eok South Carolina. April 22-_ Notice ofDlsmlssal. THIRTY DAYS AFTER DATE, I JL will file my final account with the Judge of Probate for Orangehurg County as Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Johnson, deceased, and ask for Letters of Dismissal. L. H. Wannamaker. Clerk of Court and Administrator de bonls non._April 22-4t. Notice of I>i*ii|isNnI. rPHIRTY DAY'S AFTER DATE I JL will file my final account with the Judge of Probate lor Orangeburg County, as Administratrix of the Estate of John M. Danner, deceased, and ask for Letters of Dismissal. S. A. Danner, April 22-4t. Qualified Administratrix. Nolice Office of City Clerk. ? I Okangeuuiig, S. C, April, ig 18S6. $ BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT this office until May 1st, 1?8(3, for fur nishing the City of Orangehurg with prime Lumber for o: j year from date. To be de livered in such quantities and at such times as the Street Committee may direct. C. D. Koutjohn, April 22._Clerk of Council. Notice. . Office of City treasurer, ) Orangedurg, S. C, April 15,1886. S TUE OFFICE OF THE CITY Treasurer of Orangehurg will be open fiom this date to the lioth Instant., for the collection of all Licenses, (including Buggy Tax) and also the Compound or Road Tax, for the fiscal year, beginning April 1st, 1886 and ending March 3lst, 1887. Also all persons owning property within the incorporate limits of the City of Orange hurg, are required to return the same, both real and personal for taxation, on or be fore that date. After that date the penalty will be attached. By order of Mayor. C. D. Koutjohn, April 22. City Clerk and Treasurer. Notice. Office County Commissioned, ) Okanokburg, S. C. April 10, 1880. ) "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN J-l that the County Commissioners will j meet at Mount Lebanon Lutheran Church, on the 23rd day of April, 1880, at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of letting out contracts, for OPENING A PUBLIC ROAD running from said Church to the Bellville Road near the City of Orangeburg, to the lowest responsible bidders. Specification will be made known at the j above time and place. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order or the Board County Commissioners. B. II. MOSS. Clerk Board County Commissioners, j April 15-gt_; .llastcr's Sale. State of South Carolina, County of Orange burg?In the Court of Conor on Pleas.' Harriet E. Neal, Plaintiff, against Frances 1 I. Ott, et. al., Defendants. By virtue of the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in and foi said county and State, in the above entitled action, i will, sell at public auction, -it Orangehurg Court House, on the first Monday in May next, during the legal hours of sale, all that cer-1 tain TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, i situate, lying and being in Caw Caw Township, In said County and State, con tabling six hundred and thirty-two (6112)1 acres, more or less, and bounded by lands now or fomerlj of Milledge Herlong, Wes ley Houser, Ann Collins, Estate of Nathan > Culcleasuie and others. The tract will be sold in parcels, and plat exhibited on day of sale. Terms?One-third cash, and the balance i on a credit of one and two years in equal annual instalments, the credit portion to be secured by a Bond of the purchaser or pur? chasers, bearing interest from the day of sale, payable annually, and a Mortgage of the premises sold, purchaser to pay Master for papers and recording; and all taxes that shall be payable in 1880 and in case the purchaser or purchasers shall fail to comply with the terms of sale, the premises will he re-sold on the next or some convenient sales day, on the same terms, at the risk of the furnier purchase! or purchasers. ANDREW c DIBBLE. Master. Master's Office, Orangebiug CIL, S.C. April 11,1886. To Public School Trustees. Office of School Commissioner, ) obangeb?bg county,! i > Obangeb?bg, S. C, April, 15,1886.; T AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE X to the Public School Trustees of Orange burg County that the end, so long desired, of gaining up the one year behind on the school fund, has, at last, been accomplished, and that all future apportionments will he cash, which will put a stop to the floating of school claims upon the market. There is, also, enough cash now in hand to pay NEARLY all of the balance of this year's apportionment?and possibly, ALL claims issued, after this date, will be cash ed?I will, at any rate, cash all claims, hereafter Issued, until the monev is ex hausted. STILES R. MELL1CHAMP, April 15-2t. School Commissioner, 0. C. HAMILTON'S INSURANCE AGENCY LICENSE. Executive Depabtmeut. } ? Office of Comptbolleb General, > Columbia, S. C, April 1. 1886. ) Icertify that Mr. John A. Hamilton, of Orangeburg, S. C, Agent of tilie NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE, QUEEN Insurance Companies of North America, WESTERN ASSURANCE, FACTOR'S and TRADER'S, PEICAN and HOME INSUR ANCE COMPANIES, has complied with the requls?tions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled An Act to regu late the Agencies" of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of South Caro lina, and 1 hereby license the said JOHN A. HAMILTON Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact allbusiness of insurance In this State in the County of Orangeburg for and in behalf of said Comoanies. Ex pires March 31st, 1887. W. E STONEY, Comptroller General. Notice. Office of Comptbolleb Genebal, ? Columbia, S. C, April 1st, 1886.) T CERTIFY THAT KIRK ROBLN X SON, of Orangeburg, Agent of the LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE Insurance Company; CONTINEN TAL Insurance Company GEORGIA HOME Insurance Compar.y; PIIENIX Insurance Company and vhe GERMAN AMERICAN Insurance Company, has complied with the requisition of the Act of the General Assembly entitled 'An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Compa nies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said KIRK ROBINSON, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of In surance in this State, in the County of Orangeburg, for and in behalt of said Companies. Expires March, 31st, 1887. (Signed) W. E. STONEY. April 15-lt. Comptroller General. Notice. Executive Depabtment, ) Office of Comptroller Genebal. > Columbia, S. C. April 1, 1886, ) T CERTIFY, THAT BLLL& SCO X VILL, of Orangeburg, Agents of the Citizens and Hanover Fire Insurance Com panies incorporated by the State of New York; of the Hartford Fire Insuiance Com pany, incorporated by the State of Conn ticut; and the Springfield Fire and Ma Insurance Company incorporatedrtiy the State of Massachusetts, have complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate Agencies of Insurance Companies not incor porated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said Messrs BULL & SCO VILL Agents aforesaid, to take and transact all business of Insura this State, in the County of Orange for and in behalf of said Companies.' pires March 31st, 1887. W.?. STONE-, Comptrol ler Genera.. April 15 3rao. Carolina Cultivator. Patented October 13,18S5. T?ABMERS ARE INVITED TO X1 examine this CULTIVATOR at tho oflicc of Mr. Kirk Bobinson. It cultivates COTTON, CORN or VEGETABLES dur ing their early growth, working BOTH SIDES of plants AT THE SAME TIME, and will harrow cotton before coming up without injuring stand. It BARS OFF or throws dirt TO the plants as may be desir ed. It is simple, durable, and a great labor-saver. It took first Premium at the last State Fair. Send for descriptive circu lar. Price, ?8.50 and freight from Colum bia, S. C. Address, $AS. H. FOWLES, Patentee, Orangeburg, S. C. April 1._ Notice. Office County Commissioners, jj Obangeb?bg, S. c, April 5, 1886. S lyOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Li that the County Commissioners will let out a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, on the 30th day of April, 188G, at 12 o'clock, 31., for the purpose of BUILDING A CAUSEWAY at Holman's Bridge across the South Edisto River. Specification will be made known at above time and place. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board Countv Commissioners. B. II. MOSS? Clerk Board County Commissioners. April 15-2t Notice. rPIIE BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION X to the Orangeburg and Lcwicdale Rail Road Company, will be open until tho first day of May next at the ollices of Moss & Dantzler and Bull & Scoville. SharesSlOO each. Subscriptions received by either of the undersigned. B. II. MOSS, J. E. BULL, Committee. ."Police of IHwmiM.sal. rpiIIUTY DAYS AFTER DATE X the undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate of Crangeburg County for his final discharge as Executor of the Will jf W. F. Hutson", deceased. C. J. C. HUTSON, April l-4t Exccntor. Notice of Dismissal. ON THE GTII DAY OF MAY I will tile my final account with the Judge of Probate as Guardian of J. E. C. Dukes and ask for a discharge. ED MOND F. DUKES. April 8?it. Guardian. Tanning! Tanning!! HAVING RESUMED THE TAN ning Business near Orangeburg 1 am now prepared to Tan and Dress all kinds of Hides on halves. In front of Dr. Mur ray's Residence. WM. PRUSNER. March 18 EmSO for Sale. T WILL SELL A FEW SETTINGS 1 of Prize Blaok Hamburgh Eggs at$1.50 per setting of 13. They are the best breed for laying and are adapted to the South. WM. BENNETT, March ??.'."> Orangeburg, S. C. Notice. rPIIK FARMERS' OF OllAGE i burg Countv are requested to meet the Court House," -'1th day of April, to Delegates to attend the Farmers' Co tion, which meets on 2!tth April, at ( bia, S. C. MANY FARME