LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Survivor's Mektinc?We are re quested by Mr. .Jao. C. Pike to Invite the surviving members of Company F.. Second Artillery, to meet in Orange burg on the 6th of September tor the purpose of organizing a survivor's as sociation. Trustees' Meeting.?Col. Coward, our State Superintendent of Education, as heretofore announced, will meet and address the Schi+ol Trustees of our County, at Mellichamp's SehooIiiou.se on Friday, September 3d. Let all the Trustees 'come out and give him a cheering reception. ? Lectures.?Prof. E. S. Joynes will deliver two lectures next week at Mel lichamp's Se'ioolhonse. The first will take place on next Tuesday evening:, subject. "The Study of Language," and the second will be on Wednesday evening:, subject, "Characteristics of the English Language." Dr. Joynes* well known reputation as an eloquent and classic lecturer will, undoubtedly, ensure a full house. The lectures are free, ant! a cordial invitation is extend ed to the public. Turn Out and Vote.?We would impress upon the minds of all Demo crats the importance of turning out and voting at the Primary election. It is then that each and every one has the privilege of- casting his vote for the men of his choice. Those who do not vote at the primary election, have no moral right to complain, if the ticket nominated does not suit. The rule is, however, that those who .do not vote, arc the one's who do the mo^t grum bling. Teachers' Institute.?Remember, teachers, that the Institute commences at 11 o'clock A. M. on next Monday, at | Mellich:)nip's Schoolhouse. Make your arrangements, at once, to come and j spend the week in improvement and equipment for your profession. You will ever regret it if you miss this op portunity t hat comes to your very dyoors. The exercises will be open to the public, and we hope our citizens will show their interest by being preslnt as much as possible, and especially at the first day's proceedings. Stick to the Farm.?Jefferson de clared that cities were sores on the body politic. If this was true SO years ugoj it is .'iiiic.'i more so now, when the size and iniquities of the city have so enormously increased. Defective as farm life .is according to the ideal standing, it. furnishes the conditions for more successful manhood than the * crowded city. "By their fruits ye shall know them." Trie ranks of eminent business and professional men are mainly recruited from rural homes, says the American Cultivator. Obi> Comuades.?On last Thursday morning Messrs. Jno. P. DeVeanx, of Charleston, and Jno. II. Dukes, of our town, met for the first time in twenty two years. About that time they were fast friends, both gallant Confederate SQldiers in the same regiment and were both wounded on the same day in a charge on Kilpatrick's camp. This separated thcui and they did nut meet again until bust Thursday, when Mr. DeVeaux visited our town as a dele gate to the.Congressional Convention. It Is needless to say that the meeting was cordial and pleasant. Sotice to All.?Wc want all con cerned to understand that we will not undertake to correct articles of a con troversal nature. Men who want to conduct controversies through our col umns must have intelligence enough to write correctly or get some one to do it for them before they send their articles to this office, as they will ap pear just as they come. It is impossi ble for 'us to rewrite articles of this kind, and we want this fact distinctly understood. What is said above does not apply to news items. We are al ways glad to get these, and don't mind rewriting them, because they are of general interest. Wanted in Georgia.?Sometime ago Tiiul Justice Browning arrested a suspicious looking white man who was prowling around the country with a gun. He was committed to jail under the vagrant act. He gave his name as John Jones, and claimed to be from Alabama, where he said he had friends living. For a long time he was stolid and uncommunicative, and but little could be learned of his antecedents. Finally a fellow prisoner got into his eood graces, to whom he confided that he lived iff. Clarke County, Georgia. The Clerk of that county was written to concerning him, and ah answer came back that his name was not Jones but Kelly, anil saying he was wanted there for forgery and burglary. He will be held unt if an officer comes for him. Five Million Pounds.?This is the name of a nsw illustrated story that we will begin to publish in a few weeks. It is a powerful serial, and is un doubtedly the best that we have yet published. !t enchains the interest of the reader in the liiv.t lines, and holds it close through every chapter und to the end. The leading' characters are Maulcvernr. with a fortune of live mil lion pounds: Daisy, his niece, sweet and fair, good and brave: Cvril Fenton, her lover, who saves her from the gal lows, and Dr. Branksoine. a polished villain. The tale involves more than one mystery and a great trage.!;.-, inci dents to hold the story, ever fresh and new. of a true and honest love. No serial has been printed in years that is likely to produce a greater sensation than this. Kver\ !> should real it. Co l?K Ukstoueiv?Certain articles of jewelry, etc.. captured by the United States ariflj during the civil war and deposited in the treasury department, are to be delivered to their rightful owners, in accordance with the pro visions of the act of congress, and rules and regulations have been prepared to govern th<> restoration. The articles are contained in two boxes, and consist of silverware, jewelry, portraits, watches, etc. An inventory has been made and it is thought the articles can be easiiy itieuliiied by their owners. All which have not been restored bv April next will be advertised, and such as shall still remain in the treasury for one year from that time will be sold at public auction. Much of this property was stolen by She: man and his bum mers while passing through South Carolina, and we have no doubt but that some id' it was stolen from our citizens, as these light-lingered' gentry passed through Orangeburg County, j OUR BREVITY BASKET. Filled With Brief Mention of army Minor Events of the Week. The town pump ought to be fixed. There will be no trouble to filljihe ollices this year. ' ? Messrs Theo. Kohn, Henry Kohn and II. Spahr have gone to New York to buy goods. See notice of the opening of Melli champ's High School in another column: The '"grip" of the candidate is to be felt in,the land and his howdy-do is heard on all sides. Candidates ought not to dodge the issues. Come out and let the people know how you stand. Ths candidates are abroad in the laud, and they are making it right warm for one another. The people ought to go out and, hear the candidates." They can then act intelligently when it comes to voting. The city of Columbia was laid out and incorporated in 1787 and there is talk of celebrating its centennial next year. A Fork voter calls it the "prima nary." Some, of the candidates will call it something else before they get through. Mr. Sorrentrue has moved from his ?old stand to the store west pi'Theo. Kohn's, where he will be glad to see his customers and friends. Remember that the series of meet ings will commence at the Lutheran Church to-morrow evening. The pub lic are cordially invited to attend. The first bale of new cotton this sea son was sold in our town last Thursday by Mr. A. R. liiley to Messrs.Bryant ?.V. Thompson. It classed low middling. Orangehurg is proud of the renomi nation of the Hon. Samuel Dibble. We think he is the right man in the right place, and we want him to stay there. In some portions of Orangeburg County the crops are very line, but in other portions they are poor. On the whole we will hardly make an average crop. Every member of the Courthouse Democratic Club should attend the meeting of his club to-morrow night. Business of importance will be trans acted. The friends of Maj. W. A. O'Cain an nounce him in this issue as a candi date for the Legislature. He is well known and needs no introduction at our hands. We would like to see every man in the County who wants an office accom modated, butas there are not enough to go around somebody wil have to go lacking. Now that our country friends will soon be hauiing their cotton to town we respectfully ask that a few hitch ing racks be "put up for their con venience. Mr. John II. Dukes will accept our thanks for a lot of fine p ars and apples. The pears just lays over any thing of the kind we ever saw for flavor and size. There is an impression about that our friend, Jno. J. Salley, is a candidate for County Commissioner. lie is not the man, and he requests us to inform his friends of the fact. We would warn voters to be careful of combinations and rings. Do your own thinking. You have as much or more sense than some of the men who are trying to lead you. Mr. Juds Robinson, of Howesville, sent us a stalk of tobacco last Wednes day that had fourteen large, well deve loped leaves on it. He has an acre or more that is said to be very fine. Mr. T. P. Stokes, of Rowesville, is announced in this issue as a candidate for Probate Judge. He is a most ex cellent gentleman, and will be warmly suppported by his friends for the posi tion. Mr. Vincent Bates, of Caw Caw, is announced in this issue as a candi date for County Commissioner. He is a good man for the position, and if elected will faithfully discharge the duties of the office. We call the special attention of our readers to the school advertisement of Mrs. A. G. Salley in another column. Mrs. Salley is a most excellent teacher, and any children intrusted to her care will be well trained. A meeting of the town Democracy was held at the Courthouse last Fri day night. Several of the candidates for\the Legislature and other offices made speeches. Every thing passed off very pleasantly and harmoniously. '?There are a great many fools in this world," says the Baltomo're American, "and among them are the poor people who prefer destitution in the vitiated atmosphere of city alleys to the pure air ami a plenty to eat in'the country." We had the pleasure of meeting in our sanctum last Friday Rev. T. \V. T. Xoland, of Virginia. Mr. Xoland is spending his vacation among the people of the churches he served while in South Carolina. We wish him a pleas ant visit. There are several sections of our county that ought to have better mail facilities than they now have, and if they will take the matter in hand and go to work they can accomplish some thing. We are ready to help in every way we can. The city or town that prospers these days has to make earnest efforts to achieve success. Nothing but energy and enterprise will avail. The days of trade and wealth begging business men to take them in out of the weather are gone forever. The exercises of Miss R. S. Alber gotti's school will be resumed on the tith of September. It is hoped that the children after so long a vacation will return to their duties bright and cheer ful. Their accomplished teacher will welcome and aid them as heretofore. John Baker, a colored youth, stole a ride from Charleston to Blackville be tween the tender and the first box car. He fell olT at Blackville and the car cut his left leg off at the knee and mangled the ilesh half way up his thigh. If we mistake not John belongs to Orange burg. The new stamp letter sheet, soon to be issued, will take the place of the postal card to some extent. It is a letter sheet and envelope combined and is perforated and gummed at one end so as to be folded and fastened. They will have the government stamp and will be put up loosely and in pads. ?? A I'leartiint Occasion. St. Matthews, S. C Aug. 18,1886. There is quite a strong tendency, among individuals and some commu tities, in this utilitarian age, to neglect to a great extent, if not altogether, the cultivation and pursuit of social inter ests and pleasures. In the conception and execution of the plans of life, there is frexuently little or no provision made for the exercise and development of social virtues. Xow the highest de velopment of humanity is to be found not merely in the cultivation of the prac tical and physical side of nature, but also in the cultivation of the mental, moral, and social faculties as well. This view of the case is properly appre ciated by the community of Lime stone. Surrounded by abundant evi dence of thrift, progress and prosperi ty, they also possess those social refine ments which lend to existence many of its chief attractions." Your correspondent had the pleasure of attending a musicale, at the resi dence of Dr. J. II. lnabinet, given by his accomplished daughters, Misses Annie and Minnie lnabinet.assisted by Misses Xettie and Lula Hook. The stage was beautifully decorated with vases of llowers, pictures, etc., and bril liantly lighted up. The young ladies furnished some excellent music on the piano, accompanied by Mr. J. W. lnab inet on the violin. An audience of about one hundred was entertained until a late hour. The following inter esting programme was well rendered: Universal Medley, by the Club. Broken Pitcher, song, by Miss Hattie Hook. Happy Home Reveries, music, by Miss Minnie lnabinet. The Pastures, by Misses Annie, Min nie, Ella and Essie lnabinet, and Xettie and Lula Hook. Monastery Bells, music, by Miss An nie lnabinet. Mocking Bird Quickstep, music, by Misses Xettie Hook and Minnie lnabi net. Only a Little Wanderer, song, by Miss Essie lnabinet. Cordon's Institute Waltz, music, by Miss Ella lnabinet. Black Hawk Waltz, music, by Miss Annie and Mr. J. W. lnabinet. Courtship, tableau, by Miss Lula Hook and Mr. .7. W. liiabinet. Waves of the Ocean Galop, music, by Miss Minnie lnabinet. "Gib me dat Wattermillion, song,, by Mr. J. W. lnabinet. Sleeping Beauty, tableau, by Misses Essie lnabinet and Lula Hook". Ripples of the Alabama, music. bY Miss Xettie Hook. * Tallahassee Waltz, music, by Miss Annie and Mr. J. W. lnabinet. Two Little* Birds, song, Misses Ella and Essie lnabinet. Yes or No, tableau, by Miss Annie lnabinet. Somebody, song, by Miss Annie ln abinet. Chan Son Des Alpes, music, by Miss Xettie Hook. Charms of the Opera, music, by Misses Annie and Minnie lnabinet. When the Robins Xest Again, and reply, song, by Miss Xettie Hook. Showers of Blossoms, music, by Miss Annie lnabinet. Masterpiece, dramatic charade, by Misses Xettie and Lula Hook, and Miss Minnie and Mr. J. W. lnabinet. La Traviatta, music, by Miss Nettie Hook. Tired, song, by the Club. Thus closed an evening of pleasure and entertainment. The audience, af ter numerous expressions of approval and commendation, bade us good night. X. Sawyertlalu Dot-i. Editor Times and Democrat: Our corn crop is excellent; cotton is coming out with the recent fine rains and good weather. Our people are cheerful under Demo cratic rule and the chance of selecting candidates by the primary system which we deem much fairer and more Democratic than the old convention plan by cliques, rings and political dead-beats. But few genial hand-shaking candi dates have put in an appearance, but we look for them?for they will come to see the "dear voters.' A scare-crow that would frighten a hungry dog into fits only welcomes a patriotic office seeker. The various churches of this section have been enjoying almost unparallell ed revivals, resulting in many conver sions and accessions. Our schools * are nourishing. Mr. Jno. W. Harley has a fine school at Beaver Creek, while Sawyerdale Academy is so fortunate as to secure that accomplished scholar and teacher, Prof. Boynton O'Brien, as principal. Mr. O'Brien who has for eight years taught in Lexington and Aiken coun ties, has perhaps, fitted as many pupils for college, the coiyiting room and various professions as any teacher in the State. Several of our citizens, regardless of politics, met on Saturday at William's store and organized a Farmers' Club with Mr. Jno. ll. Phillips, President, and Mr. A. 11. Corbitt Secretary. fokkee. I.tsl or Lcttors. List of unclaimed letters and postal cards remaining in Post Office at Or angeburg, S. (.'., for the week ending August 21,1880: G. A. Brunsoii. Mrs. Levicy C. Bo zaid, Mrs. Asburv Bapter, M. ll. Carion, 1). D. Dantzler, Miss Cell Evans. 11. Evans, Xaney Canes, (J. W. Barley, Frank Haine,.Silas Hudley.Miss Laura Jackson, care of Nelson Dantzler; Miss Mamie Jackson. Miss Pauline Keller, Mrs. X. Lewis, Toney McWhite, Adam Phillips. Eddy Porter, Rev. J. C. Pen dergrass, Henry Biley, J. Spires, Mrs. Mahaly Sumter, Dr. Thompson. John Washington, Mis. II. Worhton, Persons culling lor these Letters or Postal Cards will please say that they Were advertised. F. A. SCIHFTLEY, Postmaster.: School Notire. The exercises of Sheridan's Classical School will be resinned on the first Monday of September, at ll A. M. Let your children report for duty on first day of session. Miss Donie* Black, a graduate of Columbia Female College, will take charge of Girl's Department and also give instructions in Calesthe nics. II. 6. Sheridan Jr.., Secretary School. A Bic; Snake.?Mr. W. F. Philips, of the Fork, writes us that his son, Laurence, killed a rattlesnake five feet long within two hundred yards of the family residence a short time ago. The snake had fourteen rattles. Farmern' Club Organized. Conxou's, S. C Ans-. 23d, lS8f>. Ediloy Times and Democrat: At a meeting- of Cowcastle Demo cratic Club on the 21st instant, on mo tion of Rev. I. 0. A. Connor the club was resolved into Cowcastle Farmers' Club. The following resolutions Avere adopted: ResoJced, 'I hat in the account, given of the meeting of Coweasile Democra tic Club held on the 10th of July 188(3. the .Secretary pro tern made a mistake in stating that the members of this club are not advocates of the Fanners' movement. The members present were not ready to organize into a Farmers' Club at that meeting. llesobsed, That we as a body are heartily in accord with the Farmers' movement. Resolved. That we are opposed to free tuition in the South Carolina College, and to the continuance of the Citadel Academy. Resolved, That an account of this meeting be published in The Times and Democrat. The following delegates were, elected to represent the club in the Farmers' Convention, which is to be held in Orangeburg on the ?th of September 1886: Rev. I. 0. A. Connor, G. E. Fairev, J. W. M. Whetsell. J. F. Jack son, L. F. Easterling, W. B. Riley, f. B. Kiser. Alternates. J. I. Whetsell. J. M. AVhetsell, T. M. Riley and P. M. Weathers. Jos. "Watt Pooser, Secretary pro tern. A Kepi)'. j?RAKGEBUitG, S. C. August 24,188G. Editor 'Times find Democrat: In your issue of August 19th, 1880, under the heading "Dots by the Way," occur the following passages with ref erence to the smal boy, colored: "Another choice party gotten up about the depot to pitcli ball." "The goahead 'small boy' gets on the night shifting trains at the depot and has a nice time riding up and down. He has the faculty of screaming louder than the engine Whistle. lie (usually a doz en) shins up to the car roof "puts on brakes, whistles all the steam calls, dances on the roof as the cars move and yells a farewell as the train goes off." " "Query:?If one of those urchins who clamber unmolested (we saw that they were seen and not interfered with) on top of the shifting trains gets killed i or hurt, who is responsible?" As these, paragraphs are calculated to reflect on the officers of the South Car olina Railway Company, 1 have felt it due to them" to say ^hat the above statements are untrue, and could only have been written by some one who wits not only unfriendly to the Rail way Company and its ollicers, but who seeks in a covert way to vent his ill will and spleen. Let the author of "Dots by the Way" come out like a man and prefer his charges, if he has any, against the company or any of its offi cers, and not act the part of the assas sin by stabbing his enemy in the dark, and then quietly slinking away to await another opportunity to repeat : the cowardly act. Respectfully, Jehu G. Postell. The Cotton Caterpillar.?The following interesting facts about the* pests is taken from the JJarnwell People of last week : "Dr. E. II. Dow ling, good authority on all agricultural subjects, .talked interestingly about cotton caterpillars the other day. lie fore the war, he said, they did no harm in this section of the South. In the last twenty-one years they have appear ed ten times, shortening live crops more or less. Last year they were first discovered in his fields on the 12th of July and they cost him twenty bales. The Doctor says they have favorite places for putting in their first appear ance, generally being discovered with 1 in ten feet of the spots where they ap ; peared at the previous visitation. This new fact, heretofore unnoticed, opens wide room for conjecture and investiga tion. May it not preserve itself during the winter in its cradle home, in the pith of the cotton stalk, or some other unknown manner.until seasons suitable for its development bring it to life again? If that could be proven, the burning of the stalks, or other winter quarters, would put an end to it and its ravages. The neighborhood of Buford's Bridge is, according to Dr. Dowling, the favorite pasture ground for these pests. That fact dissipates the theory that its moths are brought from the sea coast in railway cars and by Southerly winds." The Wae is the Black District. The News and Courier of last Saturday contained the following in reference to the war now being waged in the Black District for and against Smalls : The meeting at St. Andrew's yesterday was quite small, but there were a number of speeches made, and they were both long and bitter. The speakers were A. S. Bascomb, W. J. JJowcn, J. M. Freeman, W. II. Thompson. Robert Smalls, R. C. Browne, Hobt. Simmons, A. P. Ford and W. II. Ahrens. Smalls was denounced by one of the speakers as a "convicted bribe-taker." Resolu tions were offered endorsing a Rerke lev man for Congress, but Nat Clark, who acted as precinct chairman, refus ed to put them to a vote. When the resolutions endorsing Smalls wen; of fered they were clearly voted down by a decided majority,' but Clark, the chairman, who was a Smalls man, de clared the resolutions adopted. The ground was the scene of much confu sion and disorder. Thompson. Rowen and Rrowne attacked Smalls bitterly ami seemed to have had things their own way. At the meeting on John's Island, Wednesday, not over 1U? voters were present, and they were divided between IJowen and Smalls. Yes. Why Not ??Dr. W. L. Jones, the able and veteran editor of the Southern Cultivator in his "Thoughts for the Month," for August, concludes as follows : "Let neighborhood clubs now come together anil have barbe cues. Give the social side of our na tures an opportunity of expanding. The exacting demands of his crop have heretofore kept the fanner too busy and too closely at home for him to en joy much the society of his friends. This is the greatest defect in farm life; let us counteract its dwarfing, narrow ing tendency whenever we can. Meet together as often as possible, compare noses, swap experiences, discuss the public welfare of the county and State. Do not be frightened by the bugaboo cry of politics; farmers have as much right to politics as anybody else. Why should they not fix up slates as well as the city people or anybody else ? By all means take politics out of the hands of the self-seekers." Tbc Kilnrtitlonal Qntmtlon. | ^ GOODLAXli, August l?tll, 18Sr>. Editor Times 0 cents. L..dies Gauze Vests at 40 cents, worth ?50 cents. Nuns Veilling at 15 cents and IS cents, worth 20 cents and 25 cents. Lace Buntings 10 cents. 18 cents and 20 cents, worth 12)<> cents, 15 cents, 25 cents and 30 cents. Dotted Swiss Muslin at 10. cents, worth 15 cents. Figured Check Pique at 11 cents, worth 15 cents. Bro. Linen Drill at 15 cents and 18 cents, worth 20 cents and 25 cents. Silk Gloves, Summer weight, 40 cents, 50 cents and (50 cents, worth 60 cents, 75 cents, SI.00 Silk Mitts at 35 cents, worth 50 cents. Call early to secure best selections. Branson & Dibble. To the Ladies.?Mrs. L. M. Smoak begs to inform her friends and the public.generally that her stock of Mil liners'and Fancy Goods this season is the largest and" handsomest she has ever offered. She receives a great va riety of (lowers and novelties all through the season, and all orders en trusted to her will receive prompt and careful attention. Prices to suit the times. _ I got back ! My advertisment from now till Christinas will pay .you to read; it will tell you what 1 brought you from New York, and a call at Jos. Eros'* Bazaar will surprise you of the hard time prices 1 am selling at. The ground is said to be actually on lire between Fort Howard and Oconto, Wisconsin, where t ho forests have been burning many days. The country then- is a scene of desolation and ruin. a heavy rain is the only hope. P. a. Lkkvknd.VHL, Boot and Shoe maker, at Mrs. Adden's New Block. Repairing done in the neatest manner and on the shortest notice. Also Har ness Repairing done. A warranted solid whale bone whip for SI.25 worth S3.00 at Jos. Eros' whips from ten cents up. Goods of all kind have been bought and will be sold at panic prices. Good books are the best companions to have, almost any book for one-hall its actual value. ' Different binding, immense stock, come and see at Jos. Eros'. Pure Barle.v Malt Whiskey, absolute ly tree from fusel oil or other injurious ingredients. For sale only at Jas. Van Tassell's. If you arc in need of Shoes for your family, and want lirst-class goods, and all warranted, get them at Cornelson's. If you want a nice Hat for yourself or boys call at Cornelson's. who has a large and pretty line just in. Please leave vour-orders for Ice on Order Slate at" D. N. Smith's Book Stor2.