Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ONE D0L1.A1! PER ANNUM. > GOD ^.ISTD OITI* COUNTBY. ALWAYS tv ADVANCE VOLUME VI FRIDAY MORNING* MAY 16, 1879. NUMBER 14 FLORAL FAIR 1879. List of Articles for which Premiums arc offered by the Orangeburg Agricultural and Mechanical Association, to be ex hibited at the Floral Fair of naul Aesocin tion which will be held ou the 30th of May 1879: Greatest variety of hot house Flants exhibited by one person. Itefit collecdon of Plant?. ?2nd. Best" ?? " Best Fancy leaf Geraniums. 2nd. Rest" '? Rest Zonale " " Und. Best '? Bast Scented " " 2nd. Best " ?? Rest Pclargonumj. 2nd. Rost ?? Rest Furfiias. 2nd. Rest " Best Pansics. " Begonias. " Colcous. Single Plant. " Rosen (cut Flowers.) " Mixed Flowers (arranged.) Greatest variety of Vegetables. Rest collection ?? 2nd. Rest " Best Cabbages (not less than heads.) " Irish Potatoes " Strawberries. .T. L. BEILTMAN, Secret irv and Treasurer, ?. A. .1 M. A. ap'l_7t Call atlhe mill she" OF SOREiXTRUE & LOR EA Tie lb re purchasing elsewhere, ami _D examine their .New ami well selected stock of SpringXioods Which they sell at prico3 to suit the hard times. Embroideries! From 2 to 20 cert per yard. Sheetings! Bleached and Unbleached, G 4, 8-4 9 4 and 10-4 from 18 to 30 cents per yard. HOSIERY! HOSIERY!! HOSIERY!!! 5,000 pair to he suhl regardless ol COST. Gents Furnishing Goods! A complete line 10 per cent Cheaper than elsewhere. Besides our General Stock Of Dry Goods, Groceries, Canned Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Cigars And Tobacco. Remember our L A. M jP S aso illuminators Try one and yon will recommend them. SORENTRUE & LORYEA, sept 7 1878 Cm The undersigned respectfully informs the Citizens of the Town and t onuty that he is prepared to do up and make Mattnsses on the shortest notice. Also will conduct an Upholstery business. Prices will be as low as possible. Orders solicited. JOHN ORGEN. June 9 tf DENTISTY Hit. B. F. MVCKENFUSS has moved his Oflice over store of Win. W||? cock, formerly occupied by Dr. Feraiier whero he will he glad to serve his friends on the most reasonable terms. DR. B. F. MUCK EN FUSS, Dentist, sept 23 td SfrcLved From ny plaoe, about 16 miles from Orangeburg, on Sunday, May 1th 1ST'.?, one (1) ash colored Horse Mule, named "Pete;" a Reward of Ten Dollars will be pai d to any one returning the said Mule to me at "Keilt" place, near Lewisville; any infor mation in regard to the same will he thank fully received and appreciated; address JAMES WALLAGE,St Matthews. S. C. riM> Hake Honey PleuHniilly JL and fast,agents should address FIN. LEY HARVEY & Co., Atlanta, Ga pint I ly OF GEO. H. ? ORNELSON I would respectfully bring to the attention of the Public that I nm now receiving a Just bought and now OPENING which will be sOXa O ilt PRICES that will DEITY all COMPETITION. As it would require too much space to enumerate all the SPECIAL BARGAINS which can he secured now, Everybody is especially requested Lo come and see for thcmselves. Respectfully yours, GBO. II. CORNELtSOX. W9 M. SAIN, DEALER IN GROCERIES AND LIQUORS Always on hand a choice and well selected stock of both STAPLE AND GROCERIES, Which, for quality nnp prices cannot l)e equalled. My stock of Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco Are always kept, up to the full Standard in Quality, and at prices that cannot he excelled. Making, as I always di, a speciality in Mountain Corn Whiskey, AVLicli I receive direct from the Distiiiery in North Carolina. ?* _j i!>My LIVERY and SALES STABLES are fully Stocked with HORSES AN I) MTJLES Which are offered for sale to suit these hard times. My O^NTTST I IB lJ"wT? attends every train, conveying passengers to any part id' the Town. CONVEYAN^IiS furnished to any part )f this or adjoin ing counties. IIA CLING done with quickness and dispatch. feb 2<*-el2 \v. M ^ATN 1879 AT LAS 1879 The time, the p'aco, und opportunity has come li>r purchasing goods at least'20 PER CENT LOWER than any other place in town. F. DeMARS, Agt., Next Door to A. Fischer's Offers a well selected stock of C5-roC a,riCS llt Prices thai defy com petition, consisting in part ol Flour, Sugar, Rice, Potatoes Bacon, Coffee, Buckwheat, Mackerel, Hams, Tea, Butter, Salmon, Strips, Grists, Cheese, Beef, Lard, Meal, Macaroni, Tongue, Toruattoea, Peaches, line Apples, Prunes, Tobacco, Sega i s, Soap, Starch, Pepper. Spice, Sea Foam, Horsfbrds, Mustard, Gaudy, Nutmegs, Shot, Powder, Caps, Cartridges, Pipes, Cutlery, Crockery and Tin Ware, Vinegar, Sieves, etc., &e. TTIE S-AMjPX/E TIOO^T In rear, is Stocked with one of the Finest Stocks of Wines and Liquors ever brought to this Market. My Goods are A 1, bought for Cash and sold tor same. Codfish, Sardines, Lobsters, Turkey Can Milk, Pickles, feb 14 1879 F. DeMARS, Agt. J. C. PIKE AT THE SAME OLD STAND Is prtj'Hied to serve his many customers during this year, as in the past, with FIRST-CL ASS G )0DS At the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Wc Luve on hand a. Large and well Assorted S T O ( K o F G 0 0 D S With Polite and Experienced 50 1? KS to show them. I nm making preparations to liandle^all of tho Best Grades of PHOSPHAETS AND ACIDS. I respectfully ask the continuance of the Liberal Patronago soj gene rously bestowed ill tho past. jf?jf- Highest. Markst Price paid for all Country Produce. J. C. P I K E Orangeburg Agricultural Society. Quarterly Meeting?Interesting Dis cussions. 0? last Saturday May 10th the members of this Society assembled in the Fair Buildiugiu quarterly session. The attendance was rather larger than usual. In conscquenco of the absence of the President, Dr. W. F. Barton, Vice President ' 'apt John L. M..orcr took the Chair. The meet ing opened with a short discussion on the Jute culture, aud the importance and practicability of obtaining the seed, participaied in by Dr. J. C. Hoi man, Mr. Jas. Stokes and Mr. II. Kip. The President then ctdiod for re ports as to the condition and pros pects of the grain crops, in response to which verbal statements were mad e by the following members represent ing different sections : Dr. \V. C. W olfe, D Fersncr, Inabinet, Rennet, M L Baldwin, J U Vose, Dr. J C tiolman, Smoke. Jude Robinson, M Robinson, K N Hay den, W W Cul. let,. C W Culler, L P. Bcckwith, J J .-alley, W P Hadley, Jas Stokes, W A Mackay, Cupl Ed. Felder, A M Sal ley, W Huffman and II Riggs. from which it appeared that a larger area than usual of oats was planted and that the crops were generally promising, that wheat as a gener al thing was not good and that a smaller area was planted, the general opinion being that this crop was toe) uncertain to pay. The reports also showed that oats followi ng or planted after corn in the corn field was far hi tter than that planted after cotton in the cotton field. Various opinions wore expressed as to the manner of mauur jng lor small grain, especially in r?fer coccf to Hii ash clement. Some r??w* little benefits from it. The turning under of pea vines was highly recom mended. Mr. A M Salley noticed that oats sowed where I he pea vines were cut oil' were not half as good as iu fields where tho stock fed them off. Some little discussion was held on the causes of rust. An opinion was advanced that it belonged to the land, hut the majority assigned col 1 nights and hot days as the cause. Inquiries were made as to the con dition of the corn and cotton crops. The responses showed that the stand was bad on all the early planting, hut much better on plantings made since the frost. Report? from St. Matthews show had stands. Mr. A M Salley spoke of the fat of hogs fattened on chllfas melting nwav, and hcing less firm than on corn fed hogs. Mr. Jas. Stokes' ex perieuee was the same ?s Mr. Salley 's. But, in spite of this disadvantage as well as that oi crows and ground moles, these gentlemen regarded ehr; Ins as a most valuable crop, and the whole Society agreed with them. A discussion then followed on the sorghum question which in view of Mr. Coruelson's proposed Relinory was very interesting. Mr. Mackay was very favorable to the sorghum. He thought it would pay well, and that the grain pro diced from it was very valuable for stock anil other purposes, lie intend ed to plant a large quantity. Mr. J. J. Salley, toge.her with others, had ma le a careful calcula tion ol the yield and cost of produ cing, and on the basis that land that produced 1000 lbs. of cotton would produce 100 gallons of syrup to the acre, and putting tho syrup as low down as 30 cents per gallon and the cotton at 8 cents, tho balance was clearly anil decidedly in favor of the sorghum. Dr. Holman mentioned that tho sorghum was a great exhauster of land, which these gtntlomon admit ted, but they argued that the return of the refuse from the mill to tho land composted with stable manure would in a great measure counteract this disadvantage. By this time greatly to tho relief of the TlMGS man who had been impro vised ns Secretary of the meeting in the abseucu of Mr. Kirk Robinson it was suggested tliut the discussion of bread, meat and syrup liad excited an appetite for dinner, and forthwith ilie Society adjourned to the upper room where a bounteous repast await ed the members and their guests. This part of the exercises being disposed of the members dispersed in good order 11 their several homes with their con sciences and digestion undisturbed by the ordinary post prandial elocution so common to o ther organization. Sacrificed By Her Father. Tragic End of a l ire Year 01<1 Child in Massachusetts Boston, May 2.?Some time yesterday Chas. F. Freeman, of Focassett, Mass., in a freak of religi ous frenzy killed his five year old daught sr Edith. The man is a Second Adventist and bad become greatly excited during the last few days while attending a series of revival meet iugs. About a week ago be claimed to have received "wonderful revela tions," and lias not eaten Or slept .since, lie says the Lord d rectcd him to sacrifice, his little daughter aud declares that she will rise again in tliroe days. The little one was stabbed with a knife by her insane father and her blood was poured out upon a table which was improvised as an altar. Freeman has driven every one from bis house, and has not yet been secured. He has locked and barred the doors and windows, and being supplied with fire arms he threatens death to any one who shall interfere. An effort will be made by the authori ties .to capture him today. Free man is about 35 )ears old, and lives with his wife and family on his farm atPocassett. He im.s livea in Pooa:? sett about sc\eu years, and is in moderate circumstances, lie is in sane only on this one subject. another account. Boston, May 2.?Further particu lars from the Pocassett, Mass., trag edy state that Freeman, the mail car rier at Pocassett, between tho rail road stuiou aud postoffice, woke his wife about half past 3 o'clock on Thursday morning and told her that he must make a sacrifice to the Lord of his youngest daughter. He got up, took the child from her bed, and stab bed her in the side with a butcher knife, causiug her death. His wife said it was all right and that Abra ham would raise her up next Sunday. Freeman said that the child gave one scream and died a minute afterwards. He said that the Second Adventists held a meeting at his (Freeman's') house the same afternoon and ap peared to wish the affair kept quiet. Freeman carried tho mail as usual and showed no signs of insanity. The cause of the terrible deed appears to liuve been religious excitement alone. Freeman is now at his residence in charge of officer Redding and Dr. C. J. Hood, of Pocassett. Ho informell a reporter to day that he was told by God to offer Edith, bis young and beautiful daughter, as a sacrifice to Him, and that be did so as God would not stay bis band; be had to do His command and lie would justify htm in his act. Governor Garcelon, of Maine, who is a physician, was in Atlanta on1 Tuesday, atten ding the meeting of the American Medical Association. In conversation on the political situa i tion, he said that Gra nt is one of the easiest possible candidates to bent; that he cannot carry several New England Slates, and has no chance of I o j New York. Republicans have several more available men, but, as a Demo crat, he hopes Grant will bo norui nated, and then fall an easy victim. Ho is cortain of a Democratic t triumph. What is tho difference between an editor and his wife? One writes things to set, aud tho other sets things to rights. The Negro to Redeem "Bleeding Kansas" from Republican Rule. The eruption of Southern darkies now pouring over Kansas will for a brief while add to Republican mijori ties. But its leaders will lind them a hard sot to hold steadily to their work, as the carpet baggers did. They will demand increased pay at each election and social recognition, and keep increasing their demands until they will be thrown off and driven to support 'he Democratic ticket. Thi* will be but repeating tho history of Louisiana and Mississippi, since that inestimable privilege, the elective franchise, was bestowed upou thera. Pomcroy and Inga'ls will find thorn in Kansas like Tom Scott found them in the South Carolina legislature. "Tho Pennsylvania leg'sluture," said Tom Scott, "is the cheapest of th<j two. There I only had to buy its members once during the session, b?t in South Carolina I ha 1 to buy them over every day." Tho Kansas poli? t icians will find the case in the darkey factor now entering by tho ateambo it . load upon its social and political life, and eventually fiud it all solid for democracy.? D<tllas ( Texas') Herald. Mr. Corcoran's Beneficence. When tho appeal for assistance for the Walterboro' sufferers was receiv ed here Senator Hampton sent it to Mr. Corcoran, who responded prompt ly, ns he ever does to the call of hu manity, by contributing S200 to the fund. Not content with having dono this much tho same large-hearted gentleman, without further solicita tion, setffc an additional 8500 to-day to be applied to the same purpose. The check for that amount was promptly forwarded by*Governor Hampton to M<u". ..Theodora. G. Barker. Senator Hill is quoted assaying that the Democrats will not bo so foolish as to withhold the necessary supplies with which to carry on tho Government. He says, however, that they intend to make a direct issuo with the Republicans on tho question whether this is to be a central Govern ment of limited j urisdiction or a cen tral Government vested with abso lute power, having the States at its mercy and ignoring their rights under tho Constitution. Mr. Hill Kays he regards this as the real issut? which underlies tho present conflict, and believes that upon an appeal to the country the Republicans will be pulverized to atoms, and the Demo crats will be retained in power for an indefinite period. ? ??. - - ? - The St. Louis "Post and Dispatch" says : "Texas alone will gain not less than ten members of Congress by tho next census. As to the popular ma jority in the Union, the Republicans were never anything but a minority party. Lincoln was elected by a minority in 1SG0. In 1804 ton States did not vote at all. In 1872 the mis take of nominating Greeloy keptover a million Democratsi from thepolls. In 1876 Mr. Tilden recoived a ma jority of over a mil lion of the white vote, and 250,000 over all votes white and black. Who can tell tho value of a smile? ? It costs the giver nothing, but is be yond price to tho erring and relenting, the sad aud cheerless, the Ion and forsaken. It disarms malice, sub dues temper, turns hatred to love, revenge to kitidness, and paves the darkest paths with gems of sunlight, j A smile on the brow betrays a kind heart, a pleasant friend, an affection ate brother, a dutiful son, a happy husband. It adds a charm to beauty, it decorates tho face of tho deformed, ami makes a lovely woman a para dise A chat with some peoplo makes you feel as> if you'd had a cold show j cr bath and couldn't find a towel, whilo a chat with others makes you j feel as if you'd had a pleasant walk in I the sunshine.