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ORAfrQEBURG TIMES. j ORANttEBUKO.S. C, OCTOBER^, 18J4. ---"TR #^ STILES R. MELLICHAMF, Editor. G. W. WHITUHEAD, PUBLISHER AND BUSINESS MaNAOEB. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy for one year, - $2.00 " '* ? Six Months, - - - 1.00 left. IV? are in no tray responsible for the vines or opinion* of our Correspondents. TO THE CONSERVATIVES OF ORANGER URO. This is the last opportunity wo will jave before tho election to urge upon you your duty to come out on tho 3rd of November with your lull strength for Green and Delauey. It is your only chance for good governmcnt,nnd if they are defeated, it will he through your apathy. If tho Conservatives give tho Independent Candidates 52 000 votes, which they gave to Carpen ter, they will be elected; for while Car penter carried but a handful of colored votes, Green and Delniiey will, ic all probability carry 15000 or more.which added to the 52000 Conservatives will elect them. It depends in tho main then upon the Conservatives, and if ?ii?j fit tiii? iuic fiour, wnen irauti nna corruption are rife in the land, com mence to stickle about potty consider a tions of party and color, they ensure the election of Chamberlain, and fasten the King upon us indefinitely. LrCi Orangeburg give Green and Do Inney 2000 votes, and if every County will do as well in proportion, they will be elected by a handsome majority. Let every Conservative como out, and do his best for good government. It is worth tho effort, and when we consider tho era of good feeling as well as good government which the success of the Independent party will usher in, wo ought to be willing to sacrifice some of our ease and comfort for the result. Remember Tuesday is the day of election. Don't stay at home, and when oppression comes blame every body but yourselves. Our prospect of miccess is brighter than it ever was in this State, if we but do our duty. Let us then not fail from our own indif ference. MAT REPORT i We have given in this issue a synop sis of tho Grand Jury report, from which it will be seen that official cor ruption in our midst has been deep and foul. If so much is brought to tho surface in so brief au examination, who can picture what may he the result, if a thorough investigation could be made. However, some Republicans seem to '.think that an additional feather has been placed in the Republican cap. The report is enough to cause every honest Republican to hang down his head in shame and confusion, when ever he refers to it. Who ever heard of a Convention meeting one week, and nomiuatiug a County Ticket, and a week or two af terwards the Grand Jury meeting and exposing four of tho men nominated? Does this look as if the Republicans of Orangeburg are aiming at putting lion est men in office? , There is only ono way of partially redeeming themselves, and that is to repudiate on the 3rd of November every man who is under the least breath of ?ijfmicio?. Tho exposed candidates are Cain, Phillips, McKinlay and Hasportns. J. Ij. Humbert is aistv presented. The Orangeburg Nows is very doubt fully, complimented for its exorbitant charges. We don't know the items upon which the charges were made, and therefore cannot give our renders the exact amount of the overcharge complained of by tho Jury, but we think the sum of $2240 for thirteen months of the public priming certainly high. If the charges arc all right wc think justice to our neighbor, ns well as to its taxpnying supporters, demands a publication of the itemized account,*so that the people can judge for them selves how their money is spent. We have thus conscientiously dis charged our duty in exposing the frauds unearthed by the Grand Jury, and all wc nsk is that the people, white and black, will do their best at tho polls to dethrone corruption and ele vate honesty. -^ i ? The Governor having changed the Commissioners of Election and appoint cd a representative of each party in every County in tho State, tho Con servative have an unusual incentive to come out and do their best, as they ivill now have a fair count, WORK OF TUE QRA$$> ^JURt. We regrot tli^*we"fif?fl^?t permit ted to have the report of the Grand i Juryv for publication in full, but wo have taken extensive notes from which wo make the following synopsis cover ing oil the important points: < The Grand Jury have the receipt of F. II. McKiulay, showing that T. C. Andrews delivered to him vouchers, yet tho receipt is either false, or said vouchers have been changed. * Tho Jury see nothing to prevent tho using of the snme vouchers ngniii and again, or ?b often as desired, which they think has already been done. * The Jury are satisfied of the fact that County checks have been discounted or bought up at the counter of the Treasurer. Trial Justice, John H. Phillips, is presented for official misconduct in the case of the State against Charles Cor beit for assault and battery and mali cious tressposs, in which case he set aside the verdict of the jury in favor of tho defendants. Also in the case of the State against Larkins Williams in which he presistcd in this action until the defendants were convicted. When Cain was School Commission or the Jury find that teachers of one grade drew pay for a higher grade. That a largo number of vouchers are missing from the office, and that upon fully one-fourth of tho.se of his vouch ers which are left the name of E. I. Caip^ signature of approval has been crossed with n pen. They find also that Phillip Smith received pay twice for the same month, both orders having been approved by E. I. Cain. That pay certificate 14 was issued to V. D. Bowman, teacher, for 835.00 on which signatures of trustees are all written by one trustee V. D. Bowman. * * They find no evidence in tho School Commissioners Office of any settlement made by T. K. Sasportas and Frank H. Green, County Treasurers, for the State appropriations for Free Schools. The books and records of Mr. Cain were kept in such a wretched manner as to prove him either incompetent or wilfully negligent. * * * Paring McKinlays term "L. 3. Taylor drew $60 for month ending April 27th, and J. H. Forduam drew $59 for teach ing from October 29th, to November 22nd 1873. A vast number of pay certificates have been huued, upon which the sig natures of the trustees arc all in the samo hand writing, frequently that of the teacherhimself, yet they have been approved aud ordered paid by the Commissioner. Pay certificates for the month Of January and February 1873, were is sued to Miss Mary Hoffninu, teacher, (District No. 15) for $35.00 each, ap proved May the 8th, 1873, for which regular monthly reports arc filed in the office. On March tho 8th, we find a certificate No. 8 for $70.00 was ap proved for the same months, January and February 1873, for which there is no monthly report, nor any evidence of the appointment of Miss 11 oilman. Mr. McKinlays clerk states that there is no such teacher. They find that this latter certificate (No. 8 for $70) although marked du plicate, was paid by Treasurer Hum-' bert and received by F. R. McKinlay in settlement of Humbert for State appropriation, during the present year. They next examined T. C. Andrews settlement with F. R. McKiulay for State appropriation and deficiency fund of the last year. The settlement made, amounted to $24188.18, for which McKinlay exhibited vouchers to the amount of $23373.02, leaving a balance of $815.16 still unaccountable for. Of these vouchers the Jury threw X out thirteen amounting to $668.00, having evidence that some of them had been paid by a former Treasurer, and were now being used a second time, the dates of payment, endorsed across the face of most of them having been changed. * * * * The Committee think that these 13 X vouchers speak for themselves, and show conclusively that fraud was prnc ticcd in said pretended, settlement. The settlement of J. L. Humbert for appropriation for present year amount ed to $9100.50. McKinlay stated that Humbert settled in full. Vouchers of $3808.62 boro evidence Of having been paid by previous Treasurers. They find a pay certificuto received by McKinlay in Humberts settlement for $50 paid to Mrs.B.F. Palmer, and also that a forged duplicate of tho same certificate was received and can celed in the same settlement. They find no record of the settlement of F. H. Green in School Commission ers offico for $23480.27 of the appro priation for Free School fund. * * -Thud C Andrews us County Treasu rer collected taxes for 1872. Tho Sta te appropriation for School fund was set tied with School Commissioner F. B. McKlrtlajr* for which the Jury ar? in formed, that Andrews hold Mo&iulays recoipt, notwithstanding the deficiency and fraude.shown by and in said set tlement as above reported. John L. Humbert, has collected or was charged with $122866.50; he ac counted for $98244.66, leaving a bal aoce unaccountable for of $24621.91. T. K. Saspcrtas collected n portion -of the tax of 1868, all of 1869 and the greater part of 1870. He has failed to make any satisfactory settlement for any one of these terms, and stands on Auditors books for whole amount col lected. No record being found of any settlement with School Commissioner for 1870, amounting to 4016.13, he stands a defaulter for that amount. His Cash book of 1869 is missing from the office. Cash book ot 1870- badly kept. In tho stub books a large num ber of receipts are torn out and there is no statement as to what use has been made of said receipts. ) I Tho Grand Jury find tho Board of 1 County Commissioners, of which Mr. j J. F. Meyers was chairman, approved and paid many bills during their term, the cjharges which, were in their opin ion, exorbitant. "The sum of $2240 was paid to the Orangeburg News Company for adver tising done for the County, between April 29th, 1871 and May 18th .1872, less than thirteen months. . " They note one item of these bills: Under dnto of February 24th, 1872, the sum of $29.\ is charged for publish ing 'delinquent tax list, and on same bill undor date of May 18thr1872 a similar charge of $294 for publishing delinquent land sales, which charges if not for tho same work arc certainly enormous." '?William. N. Mount drew from the Board on the 28th of September 1872, $400 lor rent*of pjor house for 1869, vouchers being in possession of Board showing that the same had been drawn for the year 1869 at the rate of $300 per annmn.V ? - * In Nero Blume was overpaid $75.00 for services. Liconse returns fall short $299.91. Many bills in County Commissioners office not itemized approved *nd paid. In examining; the-aflairs of the pros cut Board of County Commissioners, th? Jury find "a bill of the Orangeburg News Company for $855.00, paid Fob runry 23rd 1874, upon which there is a charge of $77.50 April 12th 1873, for advertising delinquent laud taxc*. Tho Committee says that "the County Auditor .was allowed by law the sum of $2 for each name published in de linquent land taxes, for the purpose of ?paying this very advertiscincnt/which sum ($2 for each piece of property ad vertised ) he collected, and should have paid i.he abovo charge of $77.50 and not have ?Ulowcd the County to settle the same. [Fob tjibOr4n?"*buro Times.] The Approaching Fair. The good people of Orangeburg and tho region round about can ?carcely need to be reminded of the pleasure in store for them on the 3rd of Novoaiber when the Orangeburg Fair will open; but we apprehend that persons, at a distance arc not aware how rich a treat may be expected. If the last Fair, though hell during the worst period of a great financial panic, v/as such a success, what may not bo anticipated of one held now. The able and inde fatigable Board of Directors have spared no effort to add to its attractive ncss, and the people of Orangeburg have lost none of that fine spirit which rose superior to the paralysing influ ences of a money panic. The spacious Fair Building?the finest, it is said,in thcStatc?will present a display which will feast the eye. The preparations for it have, wo learn, been extensive. Tho products pf human industry and skill in a thousand forms will bo there. Tho useful, or tho beautiful, or both, will be seen on every hand, und in al most bewildering variety, and profu sion. And not within the Building only, will tho eye be gratified. Out sido of it, on tho spacious Fair Grounds these will be enough to repay the vis itor. Knch day will furnish its amuse ments, Among them will be witnessed a Tournament, in which not less than twenty-five superb horsemen will couch thelnncc, like the Knights of the olden time, to bear off the Ring,at full speed. A match game of Base Ball, by pick ed players, will givo, in another form, a fine exhibition of skill, and endu rance. And from time, to time, during the progress of these, and various other amusements, the ear will be charmed by the music of a full brass band, which will be each day, iu attendance. But the enjoyments^ of the occasion ! will not bo limited to these pleasures only. Those of a higher grade will be added. We shall enjoy the privilege of listening to an address by Major Woodward, of Fairfield, who holds the high position of President of the State Agricultural Society, and from whom wo may expect a rare intellectual treat. And Dr. Warner of Charleston will give us an address on a subject which should possess the highest interest for every cultivator of the soil, for its im portance can scarcely be overated, especially in these days when circum stances force upon us the policy of re ducing the area of cultivation. There too we shall meet old friends, each and every one of them with his heart warmer, his eye brighter, and his smile more genial, than when immerscd iu the cares of business. All these pleasures, we see by an advertisement, may be purchased at the moderate rate of 50 cents per day; and the visitor need lose none of the time in seeking his dinner,! or the ladies Monumental Association will furnish him, on the spot, with a better one than he can get elsewhere; and in pat ronizing them, he will not only benefit himscif, but also promote a nobie object?the erection of a monument to the gallant dead whom even a foe must honor. To complete the provision made for the benefit of the visitor, by the fore thought of the Directors, an arrange ment has been effected with S. C. K. K. Company, for the issuing of excursion tickets at reduced rates. Fairs such as these arc real blessings. Their influence in promoting material interests of high importance is great and obvious; but apart from this con sideration, they would be worth more than they cost for the moral benefit they confer. They draw us away for a time from our cvery-day caret*, and anxieties, and toil. They give us a pnuso iu the exhausting battle of life. They give re.?.t to the body, and health ful recreation to the mind. They do more?they call into exorcise our kiud liest social feelings, and, in so doing,1 make us better men. A largo attendance may well be an ticipated. Oinngcburgers will all come. Besides theiuduconients which I influence others, they are proud of th?' Ornngeburg Agricultural and Mcchan icul Association, and well they may he, when it is seen what it has already accomplished though so recently for med. It has gone steadily on, without a blunder. Its stock is as safe an in vestment as can be found in the State, and must ere long command a pre mium. All this surprises none who know its able and public spirited Board of Directors, presided over by one who is a host in himself. H. VICTORIA JUOTEbL, CM ARLESTON, S. C I his Wen entirely renovated, and refurn ished throughout. It is most cent rely nitua ted, on King, near Market Street, for the travelling public. I solicit their patronage, Hoard perdav $2.50 MRS. MARIA OPDEBEKCK, Oct 15?2m Proprietress. 2 ? s 2 OD OD P 09 CD o GO CO ?5 05 ^5 0 9 3 2 3 e-t o 3 ? GO Baxley & Vondolilen COTTON FACTORS ?ahd? COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Factors Office, No. 5 Central Wharf GRAIN AND PRODUCE COMMISSION HOUSE, No. 108 AN?ON STREET. CHARLESTON, 9. C. B?y We earnestly solicit consignment of all kinds of Country Produce. Hcpt. 24 1874 3m HOW 1*. THIS SOU. HI&H? iii HiMmiui IikOCERY u\mi HAS JUST BEEN FILLED WITH FRE8IF, CfflEAPand GENUINE GROCEHIE8,?8uch a.Bacon, Jiamrt, I^rd, Baiter, Flour, Molawes, Syrup, Sugar, Coflee fie. &. And in rear of the Grocery, is tho ENTERPEI8E SALOON, sold?J? 8EOABS * Which # March? 18/FISOHEB. ? Bacon. Sugar Coffee &, Flour JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE AT It EDUCED PRICES FOR CA B, AT THE Cheap Grocery House of J 8 ALBERGOTTI. Feb. 19 1874 tf Corner Russell Street and Railroad, W, K. CROOK HAVING JUST OPENED A FIRST CLASS GROCERY AND LIQUOR STORK, Would call the attention of the public to hU well selected Stock of Bacon, Flour, I^rcl, Butter, Molasses Sugar, Coffee, Syrup, Can Goods, LIQUORS &c OPPOSITE BULL, SCOVILL & PIKE T. B. BO YD HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK OF THE BEST BOOTS SHOES, GROCERIES &C, Which he will sell low down ALSO THE LARGEST STOCK SEGARS AND TOBACCO Ever offered in this market No humbug, CaTl and emmnce yourself^ ? _T. B. KOYP'S C. D. K?RT JO UN HAS A FULL SUPPLY OF GROCERIES, LIQUORS TOBACCO & SEGARS C. tf. KORTJOHX* Not 20, c31 ly Mcssrs. LAZARUS MORRIS, OPTICIANS AND OCULISTS, Hartford Conn*. Hare with a view to meet the increasing demand for their Celebrated" PSRFECTEB SPECTACLES Appoiutcd E. EZEKIEL, Denier in Watchct?, Clocks, Jcwelrv, Silver and plated ware, Ac, Sign of Big Watch, Orangeburg, 8. C, as their s?!c agent fsr this place. Spectacles tJriparraled oy any for their Strengthen ing and Presei'ving Qualities. Producing a 'Hear and Distinct Vision As in the Natural Heaahy Sight. They are the only Spectacles thut preserve as well assist the Sight! And are the Cheapest beennse the Best, always last ing many years without change being necessary X3 EZB B4 IBS. Aug. 27-tf A PENT INTENDED FOR ALL! WHETHER YOU ARE OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS OR NOT T. KOHN & BEO. Auk to Examine their MAGNIFICENT STOCK! No trouble to show our Good*. You w?! bs tempted, ycu will bay, unless you can resist everything, you will not be im portuned to buy, you will he treated courteously and shown freely. We arc very anxious to partwith numerous BARGAINS IN DRESS Goods, Woolen Goods ?c, $c Which will be found on Examination to present as many Claims to Cheapness as any similar Goods ever sold here. Shawls. Scarfs, and Ties >n endless variety of all Grade* and priee? Besides in every rcspeot the Largest Stoek of Domestic and Staple Goods in any house-in Orangeburg Those in need of Slothing and Furnishing Goods will 6nd the best assortment ?e lowest prices at ? - T. SOHN St BRO. Wo sell tho celebrated Burlocks DIAMOND SHIRT the brand of which is too well known to nood any special mention. Boots, Shoes, Hats, and Caps?*"10??'^*?"??1*"*'' on hand and new ones coming Markets, so THEODORE KOHN & BROTHER. WK Receivo Fresh Goods and Bargains daily from the best when in town, or desirous of purchasing don't fail t9 tv.ll on