Orangeburg times. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, March 06, 1872, Image 3
TUE ORANGEBURG TIMES.
All articlos intended for publication
in ?bj> Jj^^miiKj^bn .accompanied with
thc?r?^naroe of thp author; not. necessa
rily ^J^tf jnftfinV P"r WUlTguaxjftntee of
a ?oryan^^ u% fpT
wawl to^gjfjre opjjr^ason why.Rjnp.nbliato
ismis d/s^tofui^to^ pop
ulatip^i o? 8$Jflfrl<fc, naot A su ort ;>*>:.:
It ?eni8f J^h^ our, ^krraej,. attempt has
^^dffffHOTUrV reasoning,
apparent,un\|farfthyj{ 9& \ .confutation. I
AVc howjeyer., jt^|nk.{it jw,fts bo.th sound
and good as jyjeJT asJ?|^pthful-t-an argu?
ment' whjety caono.t<pe. cgi^ted.,.
The editor of the Y$#waft ia>.hi& "Plain
talk^' copcc^o^^ha^f]^l(pf utho .Republir
can.ipde'm,f ^YO 4Ht9l?|8?WCft 'arid that
thev a^o^^rnp.^,,,and,/asks> .whether
wo p^rpRoiej^,, ^jya^ ^tefr.mon:ito the
colored people,; whlc^e,, says-almost ;mo?.
no^liao the Republican: honesty of the
Stato^a^,weupresume he knows; We
have rcpcatcdly, offered these,better men'
to thejftj'jtypsBt?''. but igrossly ueceived
upholders . of Republican corruption.
Their;<.; ft ignorance* *< < alone ? ?can "excuse
the blind . faith with which they keep
these,irrupt mi^ttii high position j and'
one of the main reasons, why we answer
the questions pfthe,.;^cwa," at nil,' is
becauop fw*<faj}llyo!hpJiaytf that idid'We
not do no,;the colored people of this coun
ty wqu^d.jac^vj^ly)^
owerable. , oaiw \o t?-w jnxV/id wid
The* ?^ewq;!feay8 *Hafe rby these * <Jot
rupt n^en^we^Jlos^l<oSuVy4money.V \V%sny\
thit hol&thri^Bi^tibh'cantssrty
responsib, le, fprjthaflection l?t??eti inen
to office, and that we lose'not "only mon
ey" but we lose representation entirely ;?
while we:pay almos't1 the who!e tai, which1
is enormous and still being made more
burdensome. ^??4K,"*/
If tha mrjorityrof mJcnrin'tiffs'' State
do actually bfelieve hi' * ?cpubh'tfkri pWn
ciples, why is it that they 'do'iibt' 'eyVnce
?.hose principles in their selfeOtiBn.Vat the
ballot box Ii IWh^SShdrnefa1 to1 the capi
tal who eacrlfte? die ^?bli? tof ft?fincV
who disguise the condition of thtt State
fin snces, owhp iprostiMrm !lhb ^USibcl no we r
of lnw-making.-to tho^rdttfttlmA of^nrji-'
vidual speculation and the institution
unequal taxafibrftf o*A''rVrfhesHTtfepnhii
can principles forfiooTli tAether they
he ackn^lcdg^'W^i?Milorn'nK
the pubHr^&oWrJtfVnW $ t^tfikirap;'
tical resuftllhfhl StRr^!i? CaloWa^worp
ing of Refub'lieari doctrines; nay, we
might sav^of the;re?ult in Wur Own coun
ty. It wtt? ohinr^lusWhrnf of court
here, that we had our previous county
officers indicted for, tried and convicted.
f< ?') ist '?'v, "I?i?1-k> * viThTPi 'y !
of raal-fcu?ance in bftiecA-all except the
rr_.?? lavitiittaqn ,,x 1Mri
i reosui er. ,
Yet, the '"fliBr of the "News"
who has beett with eagle eye, aud no
lack of cither interest or intelligence,
watching* the progress of events for three
years, tells us with a wurnjug^of wihr
honesty, a. pathos almost aftWiortatpythnt
we a<? nojllc btiefbolish; forgctfiil of our
dear State iujQur.Idvo for her'Ifonor 4ir1w
past; tarnished not by defeat in wnr/iuit
sullied by the riten1 .who wear her er
mine now in the.balmy (?) days of peace.'
With the Sto^o .prostituted 'by .tho* baW'
barous riofirtof uucqrbed Republi^nrdfijiV*
we aro told to desert the sheet rripe ofW^
tegrity of purpdspi oqcdrift/to> pcrditiofi. j
Are we-notj there hiready* - Yea, veirih/;
and that nQt of, oursrivea, butt throrgli
Republicanismj lisjf1 n?d?invtho'' defiii?,
there is but.a thin sheet ofi pure ice thwt
upholds us and thatinis Pettioorncy mix
dimmed by ouo flaw of^Republicanism
We may clihg fb ti^cfl?slbnlri'??rho^eo'f
influencing th&c?lc^^tfpTet?^
the justice if:6tfr'pos1tlon^hevHohe8ty oY
our purp?seV'flitd th?n^r?rcrplcftK?tifftl?
lives in the pdmo^ricyI?6To,tWRto;'1 It
wo can onco'cob^vmoe'therh ofthesfiifdUia1
loose her
s of this
; kllOW and
p of "lion
et hey keep
eir deimtnrf to oust aside
dead issues) the old song of slavery.
.Why_did^nyt4lm^-!i^vOWi?,". inrita ? honest
advice to us, have one wor4Ypf. chari t u
bie truth for the colored people? Why
does he call thcrii "poor and ignorant,"
iftpd hokkso fffu^wpfitf 4J*liield"^>oiw?iSi?
nis blinded proteges and Democracy, as
iCgish
?were to propose a propertyor oducational
qualification, it would have .to go bfer
.fore the colored, people to bo passed upon
at the polls-r:that uuder such circnrii
stanccs no intelligent DemWcrat would
propose suoh ?-measure-r-that if they did
the nexjt plectiou would knock tbe'rrt and
I t)io proposition, iu the head. Tho; "NeWs,"
aould put have beeivi ignorant of this fact
avid yet^it; libagea it wholeargument uponi
the absolute falsity of this absolute truth
,-t-tbatviffat|hoir; ; immense majority, if
the colored men1 lose one iota of their
<(,Jib?riy,VJfc,\s because they 'give it away
-that no .body of men, of whatever polit
ical creed, ciin ever altar the present State
Constitution; in any way to oflect their
liberty or rights, without their full cou
' sent, previously given at the polls. That
euch political burglary; cannot be sprung
upon. t)p3mri .
-'Now esrwto.fWhj we call ourselves
Domoerats, it is- pimply to imply that we
ore not Republican... We are unwilling
4o be known as Republicans, because siuca
| the close of the; War they! have shown to
uo an utter faithlessness to their word,
with, corruption, and inhumanity indeed.'
Up to that time the only base treachery
we had experienced was from the Demo
crats of the, j^orth,; with whose sin's it' is
i vainly, assayed ito charge us.! We have
nought in sympathy with 'them. They
were faithlco3 to U3 on the war Issue as a
party; and we have too illustrious ex
amples of their capacity for individual
desertion in President Grant and Gov.
I Scott} j We do not feel heavily robbed,
in either.instauce, of purity. The Nor
thern Centimen t on the subject we do not
know, u} ; . '
Q?ptatious arc made from "Plnin
Talk.','
/I
vrtrp i;. or-. -:? -
Our Senator. Aspirant.
jdi ioivjdk*f ... *
' Gcol W.<Shirgeon,'ourHenfttor aspirant,
^Vin'iAilft'J*!jicpstoVc $200, not (as we, by
m^aKle,,.Raid'):9;l()t>. Thebail required is
^'?100, ind nnfoVfuhotely' for 'Sturgeon, ia
?tijl ie(p'tifed: -'llpOn arrest, he declinod
pr^lj^mjndny^v^xVriv^mition,'' wliieh was
cipyy^pmti thV'acknowlodgtnent of
gujl^j |Iu charge Of & constahlc. he went
and jpquired<bf thetclegraph operator if
General IGrnnt had sent him'(Sturgeon)
congpitsulation oh'bis feat (theft). We
once had the diSguitHf hearing Sturgeon
pub,licly,un a aperifeh, confess to ? former
ti^p/ljOndifrom the "United States Gov
crnpient; and wo understand that on a
visjt to Charleston, he stole on lo a dog,
which was"recovered from him' and sent
baok to ihVowoer, by a law firm in this
towjj.
These^ar'e^ho kind of theni Radicalism
bffcbutli Car^l ina Rcpublicanum gives
t?'th&poople as Senate rs, and tell us tho
majority riuts't rule, Good God, how
In our desire to meet what wo deemed
?th^tiWntft of4 our community, by issuing
Itj?i Timks as soon us possible, we did
iiieVdeloy until we had previously can
vassed. ' Wfc hhvo relied on'the aid of
thoso to Whorn: we fiend copies who can
i materiafty f?rHyalrd pdr enterprise by not
only h?h:?;rihing themselves, but alsp get
ting their friends rind acquaintances to do
jourtfal-^own oil Southern' ftcpu?icauV
fenfdf Radical rascMtV.
J JPlf,* ti j ,.,??' ^y^/iiiK
i/luJ^i^tejM^.VXunns1? and feet posted 'tin
I^fp^f M^r?.1/ Pm?<*?? (*nd HberuT ?les
c; ;)uo .?udoeda ? doid* Ir-di n?d?
saps Who' fruits of her
^.-4$pco our last issue,
iplimtmtary invitations
tjyja^nunl Commencements of their
respective institutions, from Dr. P. A.
Dantzlcr, who has just graduated at the
Baltimore ?iCelligV of'ftJntkl Surgery,
anpV?r. M. G. Sailey^ho has complet
ed a successful course in ,the ^Schoci of
AfrenVirie df the UnitCrsity Vt MaVylknd'.
These young gentlemen v.-ill shortly
return home, where wo bespeak for them
a pleasant Welcome and the profitable1
paponajro'.o^ :n their re
spective 'professions^
;M\1
?> 4i ni'^rt'iti ;i 'OUl
There" win be a 'Mass 'meeting of all
tho-voters in the c?nntyi for the adop
tibft of legal nrensHircs against the carry
ing into Effect1 aTeaseofthc Court House
Square by the County Commissioners to
E. Ezekiel, whoriroposes to erect a wooden
store; to tb'e detriment of the Public and
endangering of the County records. . See
notice elsewhere.'
" ~ ?'ACQUEST."
We request our friends throughout
the County to give us all the items of news
that may come under 'their observation,
in their respective i neighborhoods, such.
I as sale, accident, Ac.?anything that may
bo of. interest either to the County at
Inrge or to their oWn neighborhood.
They can either send us a coramun
ication,'or simply give us the particulars
which.we will arrange ourselves. ?ur
frieDds. by complying with this request
will confer a favor upon us.'
DIVINE SERVICE.
Mar be expected in the Preferterian church
at half past 7 o'clock,.add ?n 'tc^morrby evc
ningat thesamckour a sermon .will bo'pfeached
cnpvcinlly. to t|ic . jjoi/jty ?/;r/i o^shc community,
wh(j'aVe all cordially invited to attend. ! >
BISHOP HOWE.
Iti-diop Howe wan in our town last week; and
delivered tw?? s?ermons, both of which were
marked with the ?ucp thought and eloquence
which is so tndy characteristic of this emi
nent divine.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I : ? ?
At the meeting of the Orxngeburg Agricultu
ral Sdbtcjvion Monday last, .the following gen
tlemen we're gfected Truste.)? for the ensuing
veer: Dr. T. .4. Elliott, Paul H. Folder, If.
MMoorcr.'W. f1 Mom, F-II. W. Briggmann,
DrK.W* Bites, James F- izktr.
DIED.
; ryyj _ iL int? h > ?W
"\Ve regret to ltarn of sie misfortune last
week ef Mr. W' Ii W. Rihy, a Trial Justice
residing in the Fork. On Saturday, his wife
died very suddenly. Since then he has lost
three children by death. Death is supposed to
have been caused by eating diseased meat. Mr., i|
ltiley has our deep sympathy in his sad be
reavement.
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SINGER SEWINGMACHINE.
Our readers will be pleased to know that an
agonny has been established at this place for
the sale of tho oelebratcd "Hnger Hewing Ma
chines ;" under tho superintendence of Mr. J.
K. l^hife. The favor witl which these Ma
chines have been received,Is a sufficient guar
antee of their work. Mr. TFhite is located at
Met*r*. Hull, Bcovill & Pkfe Where he will bo
pleased to exhibit the mcrti of his jl/abhines.
TOURNAMENT.
,; A meeting of those h favor of holding
a tournament in May, was held on lost
Saturday, at the Eigine House, and
several knights were cite red for the con
test. The body was dily organised, and
the day for the Tourniment agreed upon.
Wo understand that tiere are now about
twenty-five gentleman on the list, and
; several more expected If this be the
case* OUr citizens mayinticipato a merry
time*;., ? i
4 Make it a success, gntlemen.
-i. ... .b_mstmm
"PICTURE MAN"
" ? TL
Orafjf^hnrg' needs ft "i
cadly^?TKe don't mean
turca ;quf a man who takes ]
Thore are a^freatf "many young ladies?and
old ones too?in Orangoburg who want their
pictures taken; and ho-jutrttce" t?" therrTwehlakF
this announcement.
I
THE PEAK FAMILY.
irinsoa **nrjaa?*iJ
Our c1t17.cn a had the pleasure of attending one
of the performances of the^PeslL FHRIy*VwJsn*
Bell Ringers on hu* F^sy/e^iagjcatftftl'
w ithstanding the .extreme &ohjm{Bs>plo)Glt&s i
weather, the Court House wes^led^ tgofoajfa
most capacity. The bell music, was really ?n*v
and the song, by Mast'e^feM^^*
rendered^ Mdllc. Zelda with h
ger* cnicrpHnco; the audien^ciHMlhfb^i^l;
and roid n^an Peak,'' WMjlpfflU^*iap^^decT:
TKe would* suggest me?xecU^,tvoft;|k>iJ^tthi#;
wherc'such entertainments.fiuLto ft9Kt*tt"
convenience. Shall wetinrVa j^P^i?ftK?
not? .
?' V'Ui h.nn\ ;??o-f?
GONE TO JA!t.- ',lij?,y:VWf:'
;,. ? ?. :t/n ?ij|fJB won* ?
We had occasion to state last week, (hat Gco.
?turgeon/Jwho was arrested1 on 'chtirgV of
stealing money while Deputy 'CooAty'Tt'eataK'
er, had left town in search of baU*r.nWe iSf
formed that ho went tu Columbia, (andj |nis4'
represented his case,
sympathy of some of
cral copies of the Time*
day ho did, his "friends," eyes ' 'were op&fe^'
aud Sturgeon had to retrace his tfteps'in ahirgo
of .Deputy Sheriff Joyner, and open' hia return
won remanded to jail. --mtflnuo bdi &
Stealing public monies has beepp^eto^^eh/
common note, that it is now hardly considered^
a crime. ' . ,
How about the Internal I^enub ^inH^
What has been done about it ? ? lo * iaifo ? ba
^ ..odd tn\i i?t
SALE DAY. ? 'iKliia**<l m
._[y i fmid ot Ml*
nvllo 9vr#\
The streets presented a lively appearance on
Monday last, and our merchants' vMfi bright
and Happy .smiles, could be seenbehn^tntfr
respective counters waiting upon t*Bet*tlftuHi>ff!
huh customers, in the most attentive' manoPtfU1
The following property was sold by the fib?4y<
iff. Tract of 10."} acres; property ofpfflff $fQ\
rick bronght $ 145. Tract'of; 32 acre* property
of 1?> W Murphy biWght$29?. Foiur LqVs heat.
Railroad avenue brought $110 each. About TO*
farm lots adjoining tho town, brought from
to l?. ii >in ?in
Very little personal property wtw disposed of"
Several head of nodes and horses were^spldgi
by stock dealer*. , ' %^\ ^
' After the public sale* were conclnuw!, theri
spectators had tho opportunity of witnessing ?
hand-to-hand combat between two 1"Sons of
Ham." . H'c did not wait to see the result of the
battle but we understand that "tho colored
troop* fought nobly." ;0l'j md
Tangle-foot did not commence work until
late in the day ; but when he did, he nrad?
several "limber legs." ' ' .
_m , m _ W40U
Arrivals at Keroney ? HoUl. "ul
. r. \an*
,Y .1!
T J Bodkins, England ; PJ Turner,^, W(.
(tamer, ThosBerton, Kentucky;-Gourdine,
Lauren*; H E Grainger, A' Son, James Quail,
. irR Cloutoti, C. L Yates, ^Charleston ;JMrft'
Mr.* II arnock, LHayne Cnller, S Pearson, J 8
Bowman, Orangeburg; Wta Peak A I*dy
Miss Fannie Peak, New Orleans; M'dlle.Zols,
Paris; Muster Bernard, James ?Stanley,-Now,
York; N'm McMahon, Philadelphia;' Q* Cf
Ablen, J N Block, Washington; J B Jones'WB
Uomsburg; E F Slater, J P MnrphV, Bamberg;
J,F Afeycrs and wife, Mi ssMcroaey, -Colombia;'
Henry Mungo, New York; P M Bamjjerg, 8'
C.; B D Myers, IfV Myers, Branchville; O H.
YateS, P Porchcr, Orangeburg; D Kr Nims>-F>
IF Dunlap, St Mathews. :
CONSIGNEES PER S. C. WJ R. j
_ i I
t w?S \6 ws
G. H.Coruelaon, J. A.. ^am'ltalJ,?TVyti
A. Mcroncy, F. P. Beard,,J. A. Caugb,
J. W. Cridor, C. Thorn, J. Hutto, jfejj
W. Hiatrunk, E. J. 'Oliveros, Cji^mpyj
lifo?., J. 8. Funchea, Dr. J. A. Amakor;
G. W. Dannelly, i?. V. ?nell, J. g,
Thompson, M. N. Riley, J. RowcH
J. McNamar, W. H. Moreraan, Mrs. A,
E. Harvillo, tv.1 W. Culler, F. H. Wft|
Briggman & Co., T. A. Jo?brds, D. C.
Rowe, A. W. Tharln, J. Riley, A. V?
8noll, A. D. Fairf J. A. Sill, Bull, S. &
P.,T. B, Whaleyf W. Wille o?k, M. Ai
brecbt, it M. Jackson, James H, Jpowlef^,
J. I>. Keltt, W. T. Knott?, W. P. ^
ton, J. W. Fair, H. A. C. Walker, B,
"Doyle, N. A. Bull, W. T. M?ller, &
MeMastcf, V. Biai, 4, D, $moal^,AiJ
WebsteV.11: ' *
in Okanu rr
to March
D?Mr Iltnry lMx?.
H?Mr J T Hopkina, Mr TTillinm Hayn?.
-Billiard Rump.
S?Mr John Small,
a a:i4 n
ITMreEvan TPhittemom ^ - ?
SSfc&oae calling for t&e above-"refers
mil please-aar the
Tt?va-baiuiioruq si
Mr.EdKbiA Ifct%a%#y4i3 <&crip
on of a doer hunt w!
rtS^?n;>fr^en^ii
wfl?rM
tleiz camp*&Mt atW i finest*Branch,.
i4l?.^4ffWtjip.<rt.^twsvid?tt^
fco^or any.boti? -elsev'hcvirtflclW*
had" mnfcA ?nl
fSthisvTnagei.
i >*x&urmenos hadi
o
we had quite an'fes^t??*thW
^i^But not m?ei^->lMt^ The first
r^pasrtin^?Or^
ijjj??* it/*Ty\J8gBj own expressions
;if*he^w,ajjto
aflerdeer her ^i^^^^poi? tWp
The tint Wjfci&IMl <?4e***tt
each.' unafe* '^?inS^vAmk
Ufoil driver: Sever* doer were Started?
ta?nga Wfcpft vier thfr -gtakdets*'',r*
the] firing commenced. ^POlf^fhd! \lMr?.
rwas B%m^H^^Wm4f
firing ?longSl??SWS front of
inftad. if* ftfMs* Vmil *?rf rblw ,?H* -Ibiv
ittHe a^rs.c?^'5ih^he* MridT
fine ttW^Mv ^ wh?yfs^^j
ttJs to teJtUhtt ^(1fc^^r.ww*r>
with
jolilieation
llent
?? of tbcPauty.
Spring urn ft?i?: Wu?sto
tajls, though the principal rVatocres still
rcmnip the basque.with ?^erskra^.or else
a pole qaise witb. single. ?k>rV t3he>6rapfti
are ca j*s of, various ? ? styles called Mac
Far) and?, or .else Havelock*- and- pretty
fichus aro| addled to houae dosssea and
polonaises*. Many FrenchUeequcs have- i
vests o' a dificrent color,.. vaith t the neck
.ofjjip Iress^urned baekv;?*i revere;; the
baj^i invariably, ^ pp^lio^ahdnnaAy--i
havo^; trimmings arrongedutogivctthe
Waftei utej[eqt?::hui aewed fiat to the g*??
menu., wrffcr?i?qo ?oi ; fiimu* 'to ? .
u..t ?tyji 4 ojet slkirt^^igj^ tt ?c vrf-attd
.graogfu I effect bj" .,>eia& draped verj: far
j^k-IP'terr* o?o?th?sidi#. i1h6\gathers
of the d rapqry. bcgjjii^t the: bottom *>f the
^skLrt /ai idjsj^p;* finger length hekwathe
<waist(;,\ rberf?. /t^s.^ajojrnr^ei?odi hf**
bows anti loop ends in- tnft fsOk??n of the* ?
?Ma^rgu^^Mnq^
.? Tbi&. leaves. ti:2j
apron;, very smooth* > instead, of being1 i
^fcj^i^it^
^S^nt 0^ i^>^||a|Sj?jO rjntf^i^pajwi U Ifnrbtoirdm; fi
InrArr^falT^ntlf Ihft jftllitan Inf fW J
f^G^?|pEg^^JaW in, -g>l?ata uptfaov
acamsj'$?j9.are attached to these and
djjed r^jiib^^njesse^^Tho fcapk'^idthBi u i
r^vwi sit' t^*>* ?
.m^awrjfo>H^lf^ifSB&l^ed. Jlbadkjlii U
coats andl have tk*Jxiug^continenteLvand<i i
squaro. pockets of eevoiutionarys tiBm-('ri
Othera.,U^ye,?p^oa^W:>vt.&m fichus
lapr^ e^tU b^llit The fulnessht th6> d
back e4" the skut is gathered to the waist {
<?&$l ?*> ^o*1*? v<*W! skirts' I
Rityfoo irfeport?iifai a
tWi?i<iiiii'<n*iiiiii
'?lurta,r