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Or&ngebtgrg, 8? &, Oot ft, 1873. tAjWEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. ? n' nn i umi Hii i To change Contract Advertisements, notie? ?rft be given before Monday noon. Our mends wishing to have advertisements Inwrted in the TIMES, must hand them in by Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock. T ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted it the tat? of one dollar and a half per square for the first Insertion, and one dollar per square Sir each subsequent insertion. ..X^bftral^terms m?4e with those who desire to advertise for three, six or twelve months. jfrgu Marriage notices and Obituaries not %XC*tding one Square, inserted fro*. Henceforth, all Legal Ad vertisements, of County ;i Interest, whether notices brothers, will he publish ed for the benefit of our i, rea'ders whether they are paid for or not. , SUBSCRIBERS Will have their papers regularly mailed. Bend us new names, build up <W" paper, and let every household in the County bo a supporter of our enter prise. ADVERTISERS WU1 find it specially to their interest to give as their cards. A conspicuous notice will attend each advertisement To build up the interests of our merchants is the aim of the "Times." .. ; . LATEST. ? A. favorable turn in the tide of money affairs, causes business gouerally to wear a more cheerful aspect. Currency pay ments are being slowly resumed, and Stocks are advancing. In a few weeks we look for cotton to be "King" of the situation. -^Jlie Rads, to gain the Charleston election.'have created election precincts, sind refuso to state where they are. The Connervativci made a gallant fight yes terday. ..We hope to chronicle their vic tory in our next. fe GREENBACKS "GONE UP.? mr A colored depositor called at the office of the Saving's Bank to inquire into his account:; "What's tho matter?" en qulered the teller. "Greenbacks is gone up, and I'ce call to see 'bout it." ENTERPRISE. 6 On the banks of the Congaree there is ' A shingle and stave factory in full blast employing (we are told) 800 hands.? ; Messrs. Moutteth & Co., are the proprie tors. THE WIDESPREAD ALARM Has caused many ridiculous reports in the interior concerning tho solvency of .oar banking institutions. We feel safe in saying that the precaution of the Southern banks in checking a run, is both Wise and necessary. The assets of al most every legitimate bank in our State cover fully the liabilities' add to this the certainty of relief which must come from abroad, and the full cotton and rice crops that are ready for market, and we see iar less of danger than if it was at a timo when there wefe no crops to fall back upon. Cotton is gold, and will command it to a certain extent. Our banks have yet thirty days to hold out, and they can do much in that time. Timo and pa tience will bring the State out of tho storm, battered perhaps, but alive. THE FLNANCIAL CRASH A thousand speculations are rife, as regards the cause of this general and wide-spread crash, which, in a single week, has convulsed tho monetary world, and produced a wilder rout in money centres than could have been expected from even tho declaration of war between this country and Great Britain. Begin ning with Jay Cooke & Co., of New York, like the heavings of an earth quake, its throes have .upset thousands of | Bankers, and banking institutions, and its convulsive surgings will roll on, and break, until thousands more, great and small in commercial lifo, will bo On gulphed in the vortex of certain ruin.? No event has caused such fearful fore bodiugs-rrhd precaution, can "avert the doom. Tue knell of. Wall Street ia echo ing from the St. Lawrence to the Rio Grande. What the end will bo is uncer tain ; how dire its effects oil overy inhab itant of the country ia yet to be learned. But in all this the people of the South may learn a lesson' of wisdom, and while tho responsive throe of .despair may be heard in our borders, it may prove the probe, that drives deep into a curable malady of indifference to ourselves.? Since the beginning of the war it has been the aim of Northern speculators to suck up every spare dollar of Southern earnings, and well have they succeeded in keeping us poor with their schemes of life insurance, fire insurance, railroading and manufacturing. A moderate esti mate of the drain on Southern thrift, in the matter of life insurance alone, may be put down at $50,000,000, which has been paid in premiums to be invest ed in Northern securities. Add to this thrice as much more for fire insurance; and still add millions invested in .rail roads and Northern stocks, and we see a mountain of gold, which, if it had been retained with us, to create home enter prises, would have made us defiant of the ruin that threatens both North and South. What security has the South, except parchments of promises to pay. What satisfaction ' in thinking that its hard earnings .have been consigned to strangers and unkind hands, when our own section needed every dime to help us along. The*game of Wall street has been one of speculation?no substantial basis outside of fluctuating bond?, .which, in the keeping of rival corporations, found a market as often as a chance to speculate and make money offered. A shrug of Vauderbilt's shoulder would ex cite wildest fears. Money then must be had?bonds must go. Confidence is lost, and ruin follows. The banks become drained ; money is withdrawn from cir culation, and in the confusion every one looks out for himself, and "Nick" takes the hindmost. The cotton crop is ready for market, but there is no money to* move it. .Merchants are pressed with maturing notes. Relief must come, or they too must go. Factors have no mar ket for cotton, and ? the banks to ward I off. a smash close their doors. The storm is upon us, and we may*shorten sail, but many a gallant craft will be crippled Let the Southern people from to day take heart, and be resolved to cut loose from Northern securities. Put every dollar where it can be watched and directed, and with eaeh recurrent cotton Crop, they may add to home wealth, and plant, and bank, and insure for themselves. There is intelligence enough, and honesty enough, to save ourselves from another such black month as September, 1873. ? A VISIT TO THE CAPITOL. September is not the time when Co lumbia shows to best advantage, at least, such a September as is going through the hopper of financial ruin. Yet there is a picturesque beauty investing the city, which renders it among the most desira bio places for residence. The approach Irom the South through rolling fields, dotted with neat cottages, and enlivened with grazing stock, tho subdued tint of distant yollow hills, fringed with a net work of fencing, enclosing the browning crops of autumn, and the dark-green of the far off forest, marking the Congaree, is not vory unlike the city of Richmond. ^Arriving at the depot, a hubbub and clamor, from a score of hack men inform the traveller of as many hotels as his fas tidious taste may demand. Selecting his conveyance, he jumps aboard, and away he is whirled over the Boiid road up town, The city is regularly laid off with wide streets, few, if any of them, narrower than Broad Street of Charles ton. The brick drains are in good order, and sure to carry off the rain-fall effectu ally. The sidewalks are mostly fringed with ample shade trees, and in some por tions of the city, there are middle row of trees, affording abundant shelter from the sun. A peculiar feature of Columbia is its private dwellings. Thcso are gen erally only one story high, built of wood, with porches in front and piazzas to the West and South. Tne palings need n-v nt^ - -?? whitewash Badly, which, if applied wonldl ho in.'lovely contrast to tho abundant green cf gulden foliage, which adornis :u most every house. There are , still ex-; tast the mansions of ante-bellum splen-> dor, hut these With tho magnificent gar dens nttachcd.aro no longer (except a few eases) in the possession of th whose hospitality and refinement ado ed society. Tho wand of fortune, h shifted the scene for a now set of aetpnfl The unfinished Stato House is covered^ with a temporary roof that sits liko a worn and battered hat on a noble head, and around the site, are blocks of gran ite, both rude and cut, ready for their; place. Tho ceaseless rumble of trucks) and vehicles, that give to other cities a. busy hum, is here not heard on account of the natural roadway, and except oil! Main St., (Richardson,) the stores are' unpretending in size and appearance.?? "Trial Justice" is a 'familiar sign, and is a reflection upon tho good order of the' city, or a vocation moro honorable than \ remunerative. Hotels abound; the prin cipal of which are the Columbia, Wheel er and Central. Tho two former, extc riorally being hnndftrae and spacious. Main Street has risen from the ashes, and affords a fine view of iron fronts. -The style of buildings is- airy and chaste. The. Central National Bank is erecting a range with mansard, roof estimated to cost $60,000. "The Southern Life Insurance Company," will occupy a portion of this | structure. The "Southern Express Co." is laying the foundation of a fine build ing. ' The Federal Court House and Post Office, is being built of hewn gran ite?-and other -a true tu res afford full, em ployment to mechanics. The elega stores' of R. C. Shiver & Co., J. H. Ki nard & Co., W. D. Love & Co., and C. F, Jackson, are foremost in Dry Goods. Many large establishments in the grocery. and hardware line show full shelves. * ? But trade is dull?miserably dull?the clerks show an ennui, and the proprie tors dream of Bills Payable, as elsewhere j all over the land. The Baptist Church, where the Ordinance of Secession was> passed and repealed, ia a eubAimHial^ brick structure. A fine building on Marion Street is going up for the Meth odist congregation. While upon Main Street we visited the elegant gallery of Messrs.. Wearn & Hix, Artists. The courteous senior led us. through to the third floor, where a display of portraits and landscapes, from the brush of Mr. Hix, feasted our eye. Dr. Trezpvant of Columbia, and Gen. Kerehaw, of Cam den, were faultlessly perfect upon the canvass. Tho variety of artistic execu- j tion here is in advance of any gallery outside of Now York j and is owing no less to the latest appliances and improve ments, than to the masterly skill of the artists. Their Charcoal Pictures are cjief8 d'ouvre, and card photographs most exquisite. LyBrnnd's Music Ware house came next in order; there a "Knabe" grand, was under the touch of Prof. Em'Zawadle. The piano which gave forth music "free of metal and wood," responded to the genius of a master. Going by Taylor St., we strolled where, in spito of thrift aud energy, the destroy er's track was yet visible, on blackened walls and ghostly chimnies. Returning, wo were informed that the title of "Cam den" had been applied to tho street so lately passed. For the benefit of stran gers, wo would suggest that ono namo is enough for ono street. Columbia, like Washington, lives a brilliant but short career each year, then relapses to a tame quietude. The harvest of Columbia is the famine of the t?tatc. Her social wealth is removed'beyond tho blight that infests the public plaoes, and the line of I demarkation between the rulers nnd the ruled is as plain as the ruins which .war j bath -made upon the landmarks of tho Past. A Remarkable Scone In South Caro lina. A gontloman who lias traveled exten sively in tho South since tho war relates Borne rich stories of his observations in reconstructed South Carolina. The fol lowing, given, vtrbatini, will show ono of the happy results of negro suprem acy: Riding ouo day through a sparsely I settled section of the district then rcprc |-sontcd in Congress by A S. Wallace, I ] wan surprised to find an unusual assem j blage of men, on horseback and afoot, at ' a 'cross road' to which I was approaoh iug. At first view it appeared to be a sporting match or a militia muster* but on reaching the spot I perceived that the magnet of attraction for the assemblage was an old fashioned family carriage, drawn by a pair of cadaverous mules, which stood among tho chinquepin bush es by the roadside. " On the fr?nt seat of tho vehicle sat a little weasel-faced-man, who had upon his lap a Lugo neonat ok, in which he made entries, as from e to time he received small packages dirty shinplasters from the bystanders. Behind him, reclining at full length, was a-big, burley negro, whose feet (literally a foot each) were elevated so that they almost brushed the ears of the little man In front. j&Amazed at this extiaordinary exhib ition. I asked a gentlemanly looking erson for an explanation. 'Oh, it is JPy a tax gathering/ said ho, and with Asmilo, 'Wo are paying tribute to Ca> |sar?old Ca?ar Moses?whom you see jffilthe carriage.'. 'Why, havo you a eol ffifed collector?' 'Yes sir or rather I mould say Governor Scott has a negro nRlector. Wo have none, the white inen of South Carolina^sir, have very iittlosharo in the selection of the officials who govern them.', 'But who is tho lit ue man that seems to bo doing the busi ness?' 'He is a low fellow, sir, formerly k< grocery keeper's clerk. . He now acts ^ ?s coachman and clerk . for the, darkey, pld Coesar. who can not write his own a nie, is obliged to give half his sallcry to cruggs to attend to business for him.' What salary dots ho get ?'. 'One thou nd dollars and perquisites. During his conversation old Casar, arose to a oint of order. A meek looking country n had asked if State money would be f^iceived for taxes. The negro was too rank to sit upright, but'heard the ques &on, and pulling aside tho curtains, he presented a bleared, sensual countenance which ought to procure his admission to |he penitentiary without a warrant. ,No! Ho, sir-ee 1, he- began in a maudlin tone. |Vc don't take no State money: we bn't want dat trash. Don't want nuffin Ut the greenbnc, we don't. You jist grk out de greenback, dat's all we ask ou.' ''J'ho coachman, however, had been ing it gren?y - copytrf Xho' statutes', ml he now whispered to his employer at State money was receivable for Ca^te taxes. ??Don't kno, nuffin 'bout dat," growled tho .Wu1"0* '1 know my business. Sam Melton, the Atturning Ginarl, he told nie not to take nuffin but the greenbacks' Dat am my gospel. Y?u feller, just fork out dem stakes, dat's all," And present ly he subsided into his free aud easy po sition, with his feet at tho little man's ears as before. The latter disregarded his ordors and took tho farmer's money, being evidently accustomed to old Cecsar's ways. . I had seen a good deal of negro rule in the South, but this spectacle saddened me notwithstanding its ludicrous fcatiires. From my observation I nm satisfied that every dollar paid for taxes in So^h Car olina runs at least twenty different ri8ks of being stolen beforo it reaches the Treasury and is certain to be stolen after it gets there. communicated. . Cany out the Liquor License Law. Mb, Editor :?As we havo a new board of Town officers, there is a matter i to which we would call their attention. That is the enforcement of tho Liquor License Law (commonly known as the Tupper Law.) According to tho re quirements of that law, Council cannot | grant a license to any one to sell liquors in less quantities than a quart with out the applicant complies with theso re quirements : 1. Ho must havo, above what is requi site for his own and family's use, two bods, with good and sufficient bedding. Also, stable-room and provender for.at least four head of stock; and must be I-supplied with good.wholesome and suffi cient diet for travellers. 2. Ho must not havo a screen. 3. He. must not keep other goods, wares or merchandize for sale in the same building. 4. His application must be acojnpan ied by a certificate signed by six respec table freeholders, living in tho neigh borhood of the place where the liquors aro to bo sold, to tho effect that he has complied with the necessary require ments of the law. v 5. Ho must give bond. Theso arc somo of the requirements necessary to obtain a licenso to sell liqu ors, in quantities loss than a quart, and un less these requirement* aro complied with in every particular, "Cpuucil cannot grant a single license and'maintain their oath of office. The enforcement of this j license law is required of all municipal bodies by the law itself. If Council has the interest and im provement of the town at heart (and there is no doubt of that fact) they will en force this law and rid Orangeburg of some, if not all, of these nuisances and low holes which infest it- in the shape of barrooms. Let us see this law, as well as all others, enforced, and their will be no obstacle inthe way of the improvement and growth of Orangeburg T. TOTAL. - aim -i At a meeting of the Temperance Society of. this place, held on Monday evening last, the following officers were elected to' serve for the ensuing -term:. W. P., L. H. Waunamaker, W. A., Miss C. L. NeqfFer, R. S., W. P. Branson, A. R, S., James Tucker, * F. S..F.S. Dibble, Treas., Miss M. E. Albcrgotli, 'i Chap., J. S. Cuttino, Con., J. A. Edwards, A. C, Miss C. d Neuffcr, I, S., W. P. Spencer, O. S., James A. Hamilton. COMMUNICATED. DIVISION ROOM, ) Pine Grove Division* $. of T. j Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in his inscrutable Wisdom, to re move from our midst' by sickness, of which he was a martyr for many months, our friend and Brother* F. C. O. Miller, but while we bow in humble submission we are constrained to'drop a tear of sor row: ? Be it,, therefore, -Resoved, That In the death of Bro. Miller this society has lost a zealous member; the church & consistent Christian, and* the community a good neighbor. Resolved, That this. Division wear the usnal badge of mourning thirty days. Resolved, That a blank page be in scribed in our minute book to his mem ory. That a copy of ibese jwocedings be sent to his family, and that they bo published in the Orangehurg Times. : ELIZABETH F. PHILLIPS, Secretary. By order, Edwin F. PniLLrra, W. P. Read And Profit Thereby. . We claim* for -the Weed Ma chine that it is.first class. That it can do anything, possible'for. machinery .to accomplish, in needle work. 'That it is from 815 to 825 cheaper than any other 1st class machine. Three medals nt the World' sfair* JOHN A. HAMILTON, Agt. We copy the following, relative to the*Weed .Sewing machine, from the Hartford Daily Couraht, of the 16th inst,.* In yesterday's issue wo announced the -re turn home of Mr. George A" Fnirfield, super intendent of the Weed Sewing Machine Com pany, who hau represented ? that company ut the Vienna Exposition. A personal interview with him satisfies us of. the justice of tltc com. pany's claim to the man eot noxoos at viekxa. Mr E. brings with him the Official Cata logue of Awards at the Croat Exposition, in which his name appears as haying received a Medal for Oo-oj)perafon, in producing and per fecting machines. This medal is given "to persona who,- as managers ?f raannfadftrij are .nominated on the part of the exhibitor* on account of the leading part they have taken in the features of excellence of the productions." ? No other sewing machine company or rep resentative thereof received such an award,, and this settles the point beyond dispute- that the Weed company lead the world in superi ority of machiues and in mechanical ability. ? In addition to this grand award, tho Weed Company received a "Medal for Progress," tho highest award mado to any other sowing ma chine ? also, a "Medal of Merit"?the third^in the list of honor. Thus it will be seen that tiro Weed Sewing Machine Company of this city hatfe received the Three Highuit Awards at the Vienna Ex position of 1873, one of these being suprerior to any and all others issued to any exhibitor in their line of goods. The Weed Company also received tho High est Prizo given to American Family Sewing Machines at the Paris Exposition of 1867. Hartford may well feel proud of this organ ization, and also of its supcrintcdent, who has achieved such credit for the company and done honor to our city in the eyes of representatives from every part of the world. NOTICE ALL Persons wishing to take part In tho Tournament and Rifle match, to be held at the Annual Fair of the Orangeburg, A. & M. Association in October, will please hand in iheir names for tho Tournament to Mr J. Geo. Vosc, nnd those for tho Hille Match to Mr. Wm. V. War. Number of Knights will bo limited to thirty, and Riflemen to one hundred. Entrance fee lor the Tournament $2.60; Entrance fee for the ltibcmen $1.00. The money collected from Knighta and Riflemen will bo awarded as mon ied prises in addition to thoso offered by the Association. T. A. JEFFORDS, Superintendent, ' TO.RBNT. MacMASTER'S BRICK STORE, .ON Russell Street. Apply at ? "TIMES" OFFICE. Ott 2, 1873 33 H A question and ak~ 7 swer. \iniY IS IT THAT THE WORKt?tf " cliisa of Ulis community buy their Gro ceries from X s Albergotti's Store Corner Russell Street nndj Roil Read Avenue. AXSWER? BECAUSE they have found but that- hi* goods arc CHEAP tun} FRESH, which cnu ahle? them to get as much for-ONE DOLLAR, o? they get for two at otter stores, ?Call and examine stock before purchasing elsewhere. BSs- Goods delivered, free of charge. t^jt Jan. 1, 1873 11 ly COUNTY FAIR; will tMPEHT OCTOBER 38*'. AND CONTINUE four days. ADMISSION 5 Oots, Chil dren, under twelve Jiali" price, GRAND TOURNAMENT, 2d DAY. Rifle-OTatcl) 3d Bay DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES 4TII % DAY, COalilENCIN.G .12 M. FUT,I>. BRASS BAND and OUT-DOOR A>ijrisfd MEN.'fS 'each DAY, For pnrtuulars apply to < DIIiECTOrvrt: I W. F. BARTON, President F. Et. W. BRIGGMAXN; . L. R. BECK WITH, SAMUEL DIBBLE. RAUL S FELDER, ,7. L. M0ORERr .T. G. WANNA MAKER. 'cotton gibt?. Ct A THE UNDERSTONFD tS AGENT FOR, tho celcbratpti Prize-Medal Taylor Gin, of which he bus Hold 25 in this county. Also, (lie Neblett A Goodrich Gin, highly recommended by Col. D. "NV. Aiken and other?. On hand.- One 50 Saw, nnd One 45 Saw ? TAYLOR GIN. and One 42 Saw, NEBLETT & GOODRICH GIN, . rubber belting furnished at Agent's price*. J. A. HAMILTON, July 10,1873 21 if bricks ; bricks tr BRICKS!!! fJUIE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFtOLiT. Informs the public that ho is now prepared te? furnish BRICKS in any quantity. All orders will meet prompt attention. '? J. C, EDWARDS. may 1 .73 ly I. E. CONNOR & SON, ~ WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 093, King Stueet, CHARLESTON, S. CV . (P. O. Hof 206.) WE MOST RESPECTFULLY INVITE the attention of our friends and the pub* Ho generally, to our assorted stock of Groceries; which cannot bo surpassed, neither in quality or Jrico: Our prices are low. Merchants and 'armors will do well to .call and examine our stock, before purchasing elsewhere, ?\V* guar antee satisfaction. Having given special attention for. the past two years to the Rile of cotton, we are prepared., to sell at tho highest market prices. Consign ments solicited. Wo will also receive for solo or shipment, all kinds of domestic produce. Being truly thankful for past favors, we ncstly solicit a continuance of same. P. 8.?AH business entrusted to pur care shall meet perwmal and prompt attention, Sept. 18,4873 81- 2m