f HE OBANGEBURG TIMES,
?rawgabrrrg, 8. C.r Jan. 16,187?? f|
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* STATE OFFICERS.
tO ftJ.N ?TU? T7
The following is a list of the State offi
cer/} elected to serve forthe next two.
Tears:....;,. ' .
GoveTOor-r-Frankli": J. Moses, Jr.
Licutcnant-jGovernorv-'R i eh a rd H?
G leaves, colored.
Attorney-General?Samuel W. Melton.
Secretary of State?Henry E. Ilayuo,
colored. .
State Treasurer? Francis Lu Cardozo
colored- . oi
Com ptrollor-jGeueral?S olomon I?.
H?ge. . . i.
Huperintendent of Education?Justus
K. Jilbon. - . ;,?
Adjutant General?Henry W. Purvis
colored.
Member of Congress at large?R, H.
Cain. u if.
Representative from First Congression
al ph^rictrrrJoseph H. liainey.
Representative from Second Congres
sional District?Alouzo J. Rnnsior. i<
Representative from Third C?ngres
dional District?It. IL KUiott.
RepresenUtivo from Fourth Congres
sional DutHct-rr-Alcx, S. Wallace.
Solicitor for t he firat Judicial Circuits'.
Charles W. Butts.
? t COttSTY orFICEtt8.
Senator^James L. Jamison.
Representatives^-Sarouer L. "D?rican*
John Dix, Henry Riley, J. Felder Meyers,
? Abraham Dannclly.
Coroner-^-Johu L. Humbert.
Shcrifi.?Edward I. Cain.
Clerk of Court?George Boliver.
Probate Judge?Augustus B. Knoftl*
toir.'^l ' ? ;
School Commissioner?Francis R. Mc
F.inlay.
County "Commissioners?John Rcbert
son, Edmund T. R. Smoke, Alexander
Brown.
Napoleon the third t;icd on the morn
ing of the 9th of this month, at Chisel
hurst, from what ' appears to hove been
a thorough breaking down of his consti
tution. For years he has been a hope
lessly diseased man,,.and unceasingly op
pressed by the cares of a grcqtuess which
he brought upon himself.
How by hin indomitable ambition he
forced himself into such prominence, be-'
foro the world, can never cease to excite
the wonder and ndmiratiou of all read
ers of history. Without possessing any
of tho eminent qualities of greatness, this
mab of no great talent, by taking the
tide of fortune at its flood, with nerve
and diplomacy, has placed himself is a
position which at one time excited the <
fear nnd jealousy of every crowned head
of Europe. In this position ho main-;
taincd himself with such eminent credit
as caused him at one time to be regarded
as the man of I113 country. Yet, was he
not a talented man, and one probably as
totally wrapped up in self as any ever
was. He probubly did as much for
France as any other one man, yet was be
not a paiilot. Ho beautified aud adorned,
knocked down and built up Paris, made
schools of arts, and cultivated the taste?
which most pleased the French people,
as he found them; this for the greatness
of Napoleou III, but naught has ho done
for the greatness of France. Ho ruled
his people with an iron rod, and tho very
measures he adopted fo? protection
against enemies at home, hastened his
downfall when he was assailed by ene
mies from abroad.
From the lifo of thie great ordinary
man, this plebeian applicant for^regaly
honors, otie rosy ace to what great height
of ,;reiioww, a; man vitfmuf, any . talent,
Save that ?f|TOding?tlK opportune mo
ment, n^y^ajftain tiioiMlj a nervous am^
ibitlnn. If Napoleon pressed any'great
qualities, they were diplomacy and nerve.
Yet the former failed him more than
once, and the failure of both when he was
forced into tho war against the Prussian
alliance, caused his overthrow and exile.
Napoleon wn not a great ruler. Had
ho been su^'?^iiasrviit&ucV?lSid.dtf'
.cur, cnuldjieycr^UayjiljiejkUjaUQ^Uitar^
and brave a nation as tho-French. Jn
his downfall too, we may read tho .pro~
gressivencss of the ago; I By the superior
diplomacy of the new man, Bismarck, the
.state-man of our age, and the epmmuri
istic,spirit of the prcsunt time, "Napoleon
found-himself ensnared without and net
ted at home, and tho penalty of his am
bition was tho loss of a crown.
iThero is ho d??bt that the ill health
r> . y ij ?? j ?
of Napoleon seriously impaired his intel
lect, and his nerve. Had he been a .nan
of sound constitution, there is no telling
bow long he, may have continued to rule
the French. And yet had he'not been'a
hypocoildriac, it is very probable that he'
never would hare been I/Empcrcur; for
we read that the basis of his indomitable (
ambition, which years of misfortune, ex
ile and jailing could not .subdue, was laid
in his faith in a dream or vision, or some
such' thing, the result no doubt 'of'.a
stomach disordered by a cabbage supper
or}such like. .,,
Be this as it may, Napoleon III, tho
fanatical imitator of his uncle, Napoleon I
the Great, has by judicious perseverance,-1
uOocr much greater trial mid with less
capacity than fell to the lot of his proto
type, attained to the supreme rule of
France: and with a downfall as sudden,
has ended his Jite in an obscurity scarce
ly less conspicuous.
Communication.
Editor Orangeburg Times.
Sir: In your lost issue of January 9th,
you would seem to imply the fact
that there is gross negligence or care
lessness in my office, for the simple reason
that several persons have failed to get
their papers regularly. Y?u ask rac to
investigate I have done so. Of the
two gentlemen who complains of not get
ting their papers, viz': Mr. Snell and Dr.
Murray, I find the following, the rear
facts:' Mr. Snell's mail gees into a box
with several others. Your paper was
issued December 18th, 1872. Tho 25th
being Christmas day, there was no paper
issued frbin the "Times" office. This ac
counts for one paper, the* issue which"
should have been published oii the 1st
Janhary , 1878, was not sent'from' the
"Thilos" office until the 3d hist., (Friday)
Mr. Snell, it is probable, in fact, did send
for his mail Wednesday or Thursday, the
1st and 2nd inst'., anti as no paper had
been issued then, he did not get it. On
Sarurdav some member of the "club"
took out the mail, and being late when
he got home it was not delivered immedi
ately. On the following Monday, Mr.
Snell complains of not having received
his paper for three weeks, (from I8th
December, 1872, to January 6th, 1873,
lacks two days of being three weeks. His
paper is now in tho office for this week.
In regard to Dr. Murray's paper, it has
not-been scut to this office for several
weokB^ You saw yourself 0tat it wag not
in tho office yesterday after* the paper."
we?c" distributed, so' the fault evident!}
is with your mailing clerk. In conclu
sion I would here state that a great many
persons send by irresponsible parties for
their mail. And if it is not delivered by
them, surely I should not be held respon
sible. It is impossible to please every
body, but whether I have done my duty
as Postmaster, I leave to the public gen
erally, who have business with my office.
Respectfully, F. DeMors.
j January 10th, 1873. P. M.
Polar Waves Explained.
The '"Nation" gives an explanation of
what is known as the "November Atmos
pheric Wave,." or tho sudden annual
change which we call the "cold snap."
The change itself is the transfer of ccld
descending air from the oceans to tho
continents; its cause is tho change in tue
position of tho greatest relative heat.
Tho suddenness of the chango is explain
ed as follows: Descending air is con
stantly increasing in capacity for niois
iicTi causes a steady disappear']
clouds, renders base impos- |
thus uncovers tV^patfacc M
radiation iifcKpRe *af3
the reverse is trt#$ of ascend
The proximate cjamp feff ov?ryi
?Mdden'fall of temperaturopft Md to bei
the advent of a group of sjxfcts ^npon the
sun's disc Tho direction of this "atmos
pherio wave" is explained as follows:
The cause of the eastward motion of I
theso somi-numml phenomena, r?s 'bt all3
other elements of weather in the temper,
ate cones, and of the westward movement
ftftfcthe ffo>fic*? fUtgbf pVW^'onlj^i
those who understand why the water op*
jposite^ur rao?nlnass'ea Itself TnTo ?~tide.J
'Just as this water is left' behind I by the1
more rapid movement of tho ><olid part of
the earth toward the moon (because the
solid part, averaged at the Centre, is
noarer the moon,) so the air above the
torrid zone is left behind by the moro
rapid westerly motion of the solid earth
beneath it, and thus always appears to]
be itself moving from tho easi (trade
wind.) For the atmosphere "rotates (by
a force which is "known but need not here
be stated) independently of the earth,
and independently one portion of anoth
er; Avhile tho*enrth mast move altogether,
and thus the surface of the torrid zone
moves foster and the temperate sones
alower than either would move if liquid
or independent of its neighbors. The
average velocity of rotation is near lati
tude '80, where air and earth move at
equal pice. North of this latitude we
may regard our prevailing westerly
winds as (approximately) illustrating a
more natural rate of rotation, while we
are retarded by being so near the ax is?
approximately merely, for the enormous
ly superior1 friction cf solid over gas, coro
.pels the atmosphere to conform almost
entirely to the velocity of the surface.
All extensive atmospheric phenomena
then, must in the temperate zones move
from west to enst (unless propagated
backr,aid, as frequently happens, but*
not in relation to this topic) along with'
the air in which they are involved.
Hence a .movement from an ocean to a
continent will always be directed toward
the continent next east of the ocean.
Other causes conspire with the one above
stated, but, thb is the most.com]
give cause
' . SI_rjj_^_
The points made against the validity
of the scrip arc in brief:
1. That tbe scrip is o bill of credit
within the meaning of the constitution jpf
the United States, because "it is issued
by'the "State, upon the credit of the
$iate; and is" "designed to serve, and
would serve, the ordidary purposes of
money." "? j
2. That it violates tbe constffation of
the Suite, which expressly provides that
every public debt sbsll be created by way
Lofloaii on bonds of'denominations not
io)?1ltan fifty dollars.
I .'>. That there has been no considcVa
(ion enuring to tbe State, inasmuch( as
the bonds of the Bttic 'Itidge Railroad
.Company, to relieve the* State fromner
J liability upon which the scrip was norain
i ally issued, were never a liability upon
i the''Slate, thb conditions npon which tho
State granted her endorsement pot aav
|in\?* been performed.
This matter of the non-performanco of
j the conditions by the Blue Ridge Rttil
i road Company forms the whole gist of
the argument, so fur as the moral obli
gation of the State to indemnify the
scrip-holders, which is the burden of
their song, is concerned. "Tho scrip
may be illegal," they soy. It may "have
been issued in violation of the "constitu
tion of. the State and of the United
States. Still we are bona fide holders
for valuable consideration, and under
1 faith of an act of tho Assembly of tbe
State, nnd ought not therefore in equity
to be allowed to suffer." It was right
here that the refusal of the Supreme
Court to hear testimony bore particularly
hard.
Up to tbe act of 1871, entitled an act
to promote the consolidation of the
Grevnrillo apd Columbia and the Blue
Ridge Railroads, it was impossible to ne
gotiate the guaranteed bonds, except at
par. Sueh was the restriction tho State
had placed on its endorsement. The
consolidation act repealed the condition.I
But the consolidation of the two roads
was never effected, und therefore, as has
been' nbly argued in the court, this par
ticular act is null and void. But aside1
from this it was the purpose of Attorney.
[General Mid ton to establish, by testimo
ny, that even prior to the "consolidation
net/' the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany had hypothicatcd all, or very near
ly all, of the four million dollars of en
dor.- cd bonds for an insignificant sum, in
palpable violation of the agreement with
the State, which wjft they should not
jj* Aft<me||Grenen| pfcj^lto
tfoller j^o^gc are fighting the
ty. and 'brayoly. Th at tboy m o^
iWhe Wdent wiBh of the people
State.?Charleston Daily News.
THE FORTUNES OF OUB PRESI
DENTS.
K.) {]*.u i f... ? ? .<r. w :? :< a v.OV
Washington left an estate worth near
lv $300,000.
? I 3MM?r/A63nns fcft ?f Misdate,ft*!
tune at his death.
Jefferson died comparatively poor. If]
Congress had not purchased his library
at a'prfce for above' Its value he would
with difficulty have hope out of bank
ruptcy at the close of his life.
Madison' saved bis money and was
comparatively rich. 'The fortune of his
widdw warf incrcaiod by tho purchase p'f I
his' bmotiscririt ^pers''by Congress' for *
$30,000. ? ?' - - !:''' ,Ai w?????H
James Monroe, Ihc' sixth President,1
died so poor that he was burled , at the
expense of* his ' relatives in a ccmctry
between Socond and Third streets, near''
the BowOry in No* York city. .1
John Quincy Adams, left' about 050
OOO; the result of Industry, prudence and
a small inheritance, lie was methodical
and economical.
Andrew Jackson left a valuable estate
known as tho Hermitage, about twelve
miles from Nashville, Tcnn.
Martin Van B?ren died, rich. His
estate was'estimated at nearly $300,660.
James K. Polk left about 0100,000.
JamOs Tyler was a bankrupt when he
became President.' He husbanded hit
means a bile iu office, and married a rich
wife, nnd .died wealthy and in worldly
fortune. , <'
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Mil lard Fill more is a wealthy man.
Franklin Pierce anvW'$&L0fy during]
his terra of service as President.
James Buchanan died a bachelor aud
leit au estate valued at $200,000.
Abraham Lincoln left about $75,000.
President Grant was poor beffjre the
war. By a careful husbandry of his tab
ry, and through the generous gifts of j
friends before ho became President, hut
/ortuno-is a handsome competence.,
It is Instructive to observe how persons
have often attempted great things, and,
failing to realise the things attempted,
nave, nevertheless, realized other suc
cesses almost as good and sometimes even
better. Ricnard Arkwrfght tried to in
vent perpetual motion nod failed, bot his
venture?; in that direction gave him an
experience that enabled him to invent
the spinnivg machine. Frederick Bot
tighcr tried to discover a means of con
verting bate metals in'o gold, and, fail
ing in tbat, effected a competition known
as portelsiu. The old alchemists hnntcd
for the el xir of life and furnished the basis
bfebemistry. No honest and earnest effort
is ever loat, even when it fails to accom
plish the object aimed at,
A loetwt may be heard one-sixteenth
of* mile; a w>bny yet weighing hall an
ouncc-^and a middling sited frmn would
be r s heavy as four thousand of them?
could be Iicar8'about as far!. But if tho
voice of cither bore a proportion to the
mass of matter employed in its produc
tion, a man could be heard one thousand
miles, favored by a brisk Wind. On a
vessel at sea, a few years since, when 106
miles from land, we heard distinctly the
thrilling music of a band playing on
shore. There must have been a peculiar
condition of the atmosphere at the time,
while tho broad surface of the sails were
equivalent to a great external ear to ar
rest nnd converge the &>rial undulations.
At the most fashionable dancing par
ties in New York, this winUr, the car
pets will be taken'np anc? the floors wax
ed. Doctors have declared that the lint
which rises from linen dancing cloths Is
very injuries, and society has made up
its mind not to breathe napkins and table
cloths in a generons form any longer.
It was a bright little urchin, who
puzzled 'his father with this conundrum
"Why is atwallow like a chimney T' Fa.
ther gare h op of coarse. '?Be
cause it has a crooked flue," answered
hopeful.
Stokes, who killed Jim Fisk, of New
York has been found guilty et mordor in
the first degree, and sentenced to bo
hr.r.gcd us Fssd&y, i!ss 2$lh day of Fs
brunry. _ ? _.
There is soon to come off, at Black
ville a grand Fancy Ball, of which due
notico will be given.
_ ibyttrfahChurch'"? Serrioesat ff A.M.,
4 P. M?Sabbath School at 9} A. M.?
Prayer meeting Thuradav afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Roy. J. j>. A. Brown, Eyangelwrt.
Church of the Redeemer (Episcopal)?!Ser
rloes on the 3d and 6th Sabbath of cvory month
at 11 A. M and 4 P. M. Sabbath SaW t?)
A. M.
Rar. F. Auld, Pastor.
., "Lutheran Objirch-*Sabb-.th Bcnogl at 9 A
Dr P. a. Dantiler. Sopenntanlsatat. *
1 .ita ;au Pro? imvj mi i=gy.|
TOWN DIRECTORY.
Major?F. H. W. Brhrginann.
' OerkWE. J. ? OlmriaT t T 3 / IT / H <
i. Treaauret?Wra. Willoock.
Aidonncn?Ew aTiOBtiroa; AYin, Willcock,
Gjjo. Boliver, A Martin.
s I ?i a ?
?j fW^VV^^-f.^, ,7!
'Northern, Weetern and Opena. 1 Closes.
'i ICaarlettbfi'i A0???A'M?!,K4?'P.*k':
Colmnbhv i ? i-.l'. .'i2,s0p.M, 1p.K,
Offiea boor* firvmjS A. M te?.PrM. Sundays |
eacsptcd. ,-,,?, u,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE *flfp TRAlftS|
AT; OR ?NGE BU RG. ' ' 1
passenger?** v.' raEi?irr'.l"7
,J 1 *.*ir TOiaf*".-11' ''t '' day tuaiss. <i'
Down? ^ - ?> 7,00 A.M..
Up-MM A- m.
k ro ht Tit a nras " '
Down - - , ?.13 P. Jt
Dowap *i-l*,0&P.M.
Up- -2.17 P.M.
" ! Ni?irf rrtJir^a 1 :
Down - - - li-08 P.M.
S-^ -.- :>?.0<)arMJPpr..r r>6,3l A- m
f;-:'- C?nii^eea>erExi>res?:' ,,J,
j F?, "W*. Jones, ?.' Exckiel/ A. C. Duke*/ ]
A. L. Whitman,'Moore and Wilson, T.
O. Hubble, C. D. Blume,' W. Fi Bozard,
E. J. Olivei^B 8. Mack, fi. Dibble/B.
J. Martin.
iCW. Bacon, of Edgefield, is making
efforts to establish h race course fn the
vicinity of Aiken.
The weather during the-past week baa
been everything that could be desired,j
and everybody sormeo to feol its' genial
influence.
Rev. Sidi H. .Browne, of Columbia,
agent for Columbia Female College, will
visit Orangeburg next Saturday and Sun
day in the Interest nf t ho Col lege.
Great bargains at T. O. Vinct "a,. ,?el.
ling off the entire stock of boots and shoes
clothing, hat?j, etc., at cost. Call early
and secure bargains.
During the last week there baa bcena
continuous flow, of parties towards the ]
Treasurers office, settling up the ex*
pense account of running a Radien! State
government. ?
b- ? ? ? .
In spite of the constant press oi eager
tux-payers owing to the short time al
lowed there will be many unavoidably
delinquent id this county, who suffer Un
less the time be extended.
The finely .located lands, of Col. At
D. Frederick, which were advertised in
the Tistes for sale on last' Monday were
not sold at that time. The sale was post
poned by special request. Those parties
desiring the best locations within a half
hour's, walk of our town had better take
ad vantage of the. ppstpooemen*, and call
and examine these lands.
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Our exchanges 'entertain considerable
hope, ?bat. justice will be done the peo
ple of the State, and Judge Melton's writ
of Mandamus against levying a tax to
pay the interest on the . Blue Ridge |
Bonds, b* sustained by the Supreme
Court, before whom the case has been
fully argued during tho past week.
Wm. Sain & Co. have just got on a
fine lot of horses and mules and the horse
trade is brisk. Mr. Bamberg also has just
got off a fine lot of stock. Wo only tall
cur readers this so as te- let them know
that now ft the timo to let thets sup
ply themselves in tbb lino. These gen
tlemen seem to Cud no difficulty what
ever in getting rid of their stock: but ra
ther in keeping a supply sufficient to
meet the demand. Considering tbat wo
as*, alrooe* entirely fin egrieeltural com
munity, this great demand for our chief
motive power, betokens material pros
perity in the field, and a substantial ad
dition 'to onr resources in the next crop.
We hear of several private social en
given daring the past week,
bare been the last of the
New Year's mirth. Bat
it foreshadows a more soci*
throughout tho year than it
w?ToOT lot to experience last year. We
almost feel encouraged to suggest to
the young people weekly meetings of the
croquet clubs and such, Ijttle cultivators
of gaiety and health.
We bear by telegraph that T. H*
Cookc, Esq., a lawyer at this iar/bas/
byoa bImH? te-Uw baeah nf Ihi Tfefo
jboiew^ie^f mi *m m i
Cdrely wish M^.Ctoohe.success i?hU new
field, and that his labors ..in
? . * A ?Ii rt-jL Xft
may reflect credit upon tho
1*^5?!**? Mw%&<ffa^<#&i>
n fiord to the denizens of the Eight Cir
ceit tirU^nrtiMb^ office?, M.
|The many frlen^sS tr! k trad
ley will bo pleased Je hear that he has
asBociatkd himself with the Bev. James
Douglas ab ono or, the principals rff?f
Yorkville Femnle College.
Dr. J>. is well known here, He taught
here, for some time, one of two years Ago,
wtth credit to himself and satisfaction to
his patrons. He will no doubt prove
himself an acquisition to the Institution
which be has absein a> a aewielaVpad
wc wish kin) all g ft >v ^
The .Routh Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcobai; Cliurch'will cofi
vene in Greenville, 8-/C, January 15th.
Bishop E. R. Ames will preside. Tho
South Carolina Railroad will sell tickets
to any one to go and return lor one fare
from the lk2tb to the 15th iriat, , The
Greenville Railroad will return all free
whtf pay full ? fare in going. The Char*
lotte &, Columbia, and Spartanburg &,
Union Railroads will pass the members
and delegates at half fare.
.-' Rev; I. T>. Durham, has accepted
the call of the Orangebuig Baptist
Church b"^Tiis"-f?wn;r1lnTl*('entferctl upon
the duties of pastor last Sabbath. Hetice
forth' our. Baptist friends propose to
have services every week, and we hope
that they will Dr. Durham will move
with Iva family to Dukc'a Ho'el in a day
o* twol
'Court is still in session. La t Th?r?
day afternoon having disposed of criminal
business, his boner Judge' Graham ad
journed Court over to Moaday afternoon
of thjs week, when sentences were read.
But of thirteen indictments six were fbunvl
44 not guilty," and eight ic?fcnces read
against the sevenguilty ones, one of whom
was found guilty of two offences. Judgo
Graham now holds the Common Pleas,
add will probably be engaged until Sat
urday. . K
COMTlERCIALr
O RA NO KB VBG COTTON MARKET
Cottoa closed dull at 164 to 18Jc.
Prices Current,
Bacon Hann t .: lb 12} (ft \G
" Side i : " 11 (4 12J
L*rU : ? > 14 ^ j
Corn : J : bus I 00 <$
PfB : : .. t t . 41 1 0Q <S>
Oatn : seed t : " 1 25 <?
Hoar : ? > . f, cwt 5 00 &5 75.
Fodder s : . i a 1 00 ?I 35.
Rough Rfcs r 5 u v l? & .
Better : : i .: Eb 25 (ft 50>
Eggs : : : : dos - 30 (ft
Turkeys s .. f* 2 00 @2 50
Geese : I : i 44 1 00 @l 25
Chickens ; . : : . " 20 ? 30
Bees Wax I ? 22 0
Beef i ? ?* 10 ? 12
Tallow ; 44 10 ?
WANTED.
A young lady of Orangoburgy who tias
bad several years' practical cxperiejico in
teaching, dtsires arituation in a family or
school. Sho will also teach music. Beet
ef references given. For further infor
mation, apply at tHIS OFFTCE.
ZLAE <fc DIBBX^
ATTORN YS AT LAW,
. RUSSELL STREET,
Orangebuifv S. C,
as. F. 17,i.An. S. Dism.b.
mcb ?-lyr