Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ONE DOLLAU PER ANNUM. ^ GOD ^VTSTD OUR COTJTSTTl^Y. ALWAYS IN ADVANCE VOLUME VI FRIDAY MORNING^ MAY 16, 1870. NUMBER 14 FLOH Ali FAIR 1879. Lint of Articles for which PrcmuimR are offered by the Orangeburg Agricultural and Mechanical Association, to be ex hibited at the Floral Fair of Raid Associa tion which will be held on the 80th of May 1879: Greatest variety of hot house riants exhibited by '?ne person. Best collection of IManti. ?2nd. Beat " Best Fancy leaf < icraniuin*. 2nd. Bent " " " Best Zonale " " ?2nd. Best ?? Bent Seen ted 2nd. Best Best Pelargonium. 2nd. Boat Best Fuehiaa. 2nd. Best " Bent Pansirn. " Begonias. " Colcoun. ?' Single Plant. " Bosen (cut Flowern.) " Mixed Flowers (arranged.) Greatent variety of Vegetables. i>v?. \.v>iivCiion 2nd. Best " ? " Best Cabbage.1' (not lens than heads.) " Irish Potatoes " Strawberries. .T. L. II KI LT MAX, Secret iry and Treasurer, O. A. & M. A. np'l 7t Call at the "CALlFOltUiA sro r OF SORENTRUE & LOR EA I lefbre purchasing elsewhere, and _I3 examiue their .New and well ?selected stock of if o Which they sell at prieos to suit the hard times. Embroideries! From 2 to 20 cert per yard. Sheetings! Bleached and Unbleached, 6 4, S 4 0 4 and 10-4 from 18 to 30 cents per yard. HOSIERY! HOSIERY!! HOSIERY !!! 5,000 pair to be sold 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. J\I jP S A SI) ILLUMINATORS Try oue and yon will recommend them. SORENTRUE &LORYEA, sept 7 1878 Cm The undersigned respectfully informs the Citizen? of tins Town and County that he is prepared todo up and make Mattresses on the shortest notice. Also will conduct an Upholstery business. Prices will be an low as possible. Orders solicited. JOHN ORGEN. june 9 tf DEN f IST Y I>R. R. F. MU CJK EX FUSS has moved his Office over store of Wm. cock, formerly occupied by Dr. Funnier where he will be glad to serve his friends on the most reasonable terms. DR. B. F. MUCKENFUSS, Dentist, flept 23 td Strayed From aiy plage, about 1* miles from Orangeburg, on Sunday, May Hh 1871), one (1) ash colored Horse Mule, named "IVte;" a Reward of Ten Dollars will be paid to any one returning the said Mule to me at "keilt" place, near Lewisville; any infor mation in regard to the same will be thank fully received and appreciated; address JAMES WALLACE,St Matthews. S. C. r|M> Make Money l?l?Minnnlly JL and fast.ngcmn should address FIN. LEY HARVEY & Co., Adam*, Ga rone 1 lj OF GEO. H. CORNELS I would respectfully bring to the attention of the Public that I am now receiving a Just bought and now OPENI NG which will be sOXl O llt PRICES that will DEFY all COMPETITION. As it would require too much space to enumerate all the SPECIAL BARGAINS which can be secured now, Everybody is especially requested to come and see for themselves. Respectfully yours. GEO. II. COKXEL.SOX. r / ? ? o AIM.* k7J.da.JLXl DEALER IN GRC0ER1ES AND LIQUORS Always on hand a choice and well selected stock of both STAPLES AND FANCY GROCERIES, Which, for qua'itv aup prices cannot be equalled. My stock of Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco Arc always kept up to the full Standard in Quality, and at prices that cannot be excelled. Making, as I always di, a speciality ill Mountain Corn Whiskey, Which I .receive direct from the I dstiiSory in North Carolina. '* - * My LIVERY and SALES STABLES are fully Stocked with HORSES AjN I ) MULES \\ hieb are offered for sa'e to suit these hard times. My ONTT^ I 33XJS attends every train, conveying passengers to any part, of the Town. CON VEIT A N furnished to any part >f this or adjoin ing counties. HAULING done with quickness and dispatch. feb 2<<?c!2 W. ZSt ^AIjNT 1879 AT LAST 1879 The time, the p'ace, mid opportunity has come for purchasing goods at least 20 PER CENT LOWER than any other place in town. F. DeMARS, Igt, Next Door to A. Fischer's Oflers a well selected stock of CaTOC *riCS 111 Prices that defy com petition, consisting in part of Flour, Sugar, Rice, Potatoes Codfish, Bacon, Coflee, Buckwheat, Mackerel, Sardines, Hams, Tea, Butter, Salmon, Lobsters, Strips, Grists, Cheese, Reef, Turkey Lard, Meal, Macaroni, Tongue, Can Milk, Tomattoes, Peaches, line Apples, Prunes, Pickles, Tobacco, Sogars, Soap, Starch, Pepper, Spice, Sea Foam, Horsfortls, Mustard, Candy, Nutmegs, Shot, Powder, (Japs, Cartridges, Pipes, Cutlery, Crockery und Tin Ware, Vinegar, Sieves, A:c., Ac. THE SAMPLE ROOM 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 und sold tor same. feb 14 1879 F. DeMARS, Agt. C. PIKE AT THE SAME OLD STAND Is prtjiiied to serve his niaiij customers during this year, as iu the past, with FIRST-CL&SS G30DS At the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Wc have on hand if. Largo and well Assorted S T O C Iv O F GOO 1) S With Polite and Experienced ICS to show them. 1 am making preparations to liandlo^all of the Best Grades of PHOSPIIAETS AND ACIDS. I respectfully ask the continuance of the Liberal Patronage soj gene rously bestowed ill tho past. Highest Markst Price paid for all Country Produce. J. C. PIKE Orangeburg Agricultural Society. (Quarterly Meeting?Interesting Dis cussions. On last Saturday May 10th the members of this Society assembled in the Fair Building in quarterly session. The attendance was rather larger than usual. In consequence of the absence of the President, Dr. \V. F. Barton, Vice President Uapt John L. ftLorer took the Chair. The meet ing opened with a short discussiou on the Jute culture, aud the importance und practicability of obtaining the seed, participated in by Dr. J. C. Holtnuu, >*r. Jas. Stokes and Mr. 11. Biggs. The President then ca'-'od for re ports as to the condition and pros pects of the grain crops, in response to which verbal statements were male by the following members represent ing different sections : Dr. W. C. \\ olfe, D Fcrsuer, Ihabinet, Hen net, M L Baldwin, J \_i Vose, Dr. J 0 llolinnn, Smoke, Jude Robinson, M Robinson, IS" N Hayden, \V W Cul. lefe C W Culler, L R Bcekwith, J J valley, W P Dudley, Jas Stokes, W A Mackay, (.'apt Fd. Felder, A M Sal ley, W Huffman and 11 Kiggs. 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 too uncertain to pay. The reports al^o showed that oats followi ng or planted alter corn iu the cora field was far better than that planted after cotton in the cotton field. Various opinions were expressed as to the manner of mauur lorsmall grain, especially in refer ence* to LhVash element. So'.nesn\v* littlo benefits from it. The turning under of pea vines was highly recom mended. Mr. A M Sal ley noticed that oats sowed where the pea vines were cut off were not half as good as in fields wherethostock fed them off. Some little discussion was held on the causes of rust. An opinion was advanced that it belonged to the land, but 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, but much better on plantings made since the frost. Reports from St. Matthews show bad stands. Mr. A M Sal ley spoke of the fat of hogs fattened on chufas melting awav, and being le.-s firm than on corn fed hogs. Mr. Jas. Stokes'ex perience was tho same as Mr. Sal ley's. But, in spilo of this disadvantage as well as that of crows aud ground moles, these y utlemen regarded che Iiis 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. Cot nelson's proposed Relinary was very interesting. Mr, Mackay was very favorable to the sorghum. lie thought it would pay well, and that the grain pro 'diced from it was very valuable for stock und other purposes. He intend ed to plant a large quantity. Mr. J. J. Sal ley, toge.her with others, had made a careful calcula tion of 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 the syrup as low down as oO cents per gallon and the cotton at 8 cents, tho balance was clearly and decidedly iu favor of the sorghum. Dr. Holman mentioned that tho sorghum was a great exhauster of land, which these gentlemen admit ted, but they argued that the return of the refuse from the mill to tho land composted with stable manure would in n great measure counteract this disadvantage. ! By this time greatly to tho relief of j the TIMES man wdio had been impro vised as Secretary of the meeting in the absence of Mr. Kirk Robinson it I i was suggested that the discussion of bread, meat und syrup had excited an appetite for dinner, and forthwith the ?Society adjourned to the upper room where a bounteous repast await ed the members and their guests '1 his part of the exorcise being disposed of the member.-? dispersed in good order t i their several homos with their oon seienees ami digestion undisturbed by the ordinary post prandial elocution so common to o tber Organization. Sacrificed By Her Father. [ Tragic End of a Five Year Old Child in .Massachusetts. Boston, May 2.?Some time Yesterday Chas. F. Freeman, of Pocassett, Mass., in a freak of religi ons frenzy killed his five year old daughter Edith. The man is a Second Adventist and had become greatly excited during the last few days while attending a series of revival meet ings. About a week ago he claimed to have received "wonderful revela tions," and has not eaten Or slept since, lie sa3's the Luid directed him to sacrifice his little daughter and declare.-; that she will ri.;c again in three 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 his house, and has not yet been secured. lie has locked and barred the doors and windows, ami 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 to-day. Free man is about 3d 3 ears old, and lives with his wife and family on his farm at Pocassett/ tie lias livid in Poca - sett about sc\eu years," and is in moderate circumstances, lie is in sane only on this one subject. AXOTIir.lt ACCOUNT. Boston, May 2.? Further particu lars from the Pocassett, Mass., trag edy state that Freeman, the mail car rier at Pocassett, between the rail road station and postoftice, woke his wifo 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. Ho got up, took the child from her bod, and stab bed her in the side with a butcher knife, causing 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 AdventUts held a meeting at his (FreemauV) 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 tho terrible deed appears to have been religious excitement alone. Freeman is now at his residence in charge of officer Redding and Dr. C. J. Hood, of Pocassett. Ho informed a reporter to day that he was told by God to offer Edith, his young ami beautiful daughter, as a sacrifice to Him, and that he did so as God would not stay his hand; ho had to do His command and He would justify him in his act. ?-^mm+- ? mm-?? Governor Garcelon, of Maine, who is a physician, was in Atlanta on I Tuesday, atten ding the meeting of the Amorican Medical Association. In conversation on the political situa tion, he said that Gra nt is one of the easiest possible candidates to beat; that he Cannot carry several New England States, and has no chance of New York. Republicans have several more available men, but, as a Demo crat, he hopes Grant will bo noiui tinted, and then fall an easy victim, j Ho is certain of a Democratic triumph. What is tho difference between an editor ami his wife? Ono writes I things to set, aud tho othor seta things to rights. The Negro lo Redeem "Bleeding Kansas" from Republican Rule. The eruption of Southern darkies now pouring over Kansas will for a brief while add to Republican majori tics. But its "leaders will lind them a bar?! set to bold steadily to their work, as the carpet baggers did. They will demand increased pay at each election and social recognition, and keep increasing their demaudauntil they will be thrown off an 1 driven to support the Democratic ticket. This will be but repeating the history of Louisiana aud Mississippi, since that inestimable privilege, the elective franchise, was bestowed upou them. Pomcroy and Inga'ls will find thom in Kansas like Toni Scott found them in the South Carolina legislature. "The Pennsylvania legislature," said Tom Scott, "is the cheapest of the 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." The Kansas poli t ician.i will find the case in the darkey factor now entering by the steambo it load upon its social and political life, and eventually find it all solid for democracy.? Dallat ( Texas) !Icr.iU. Dir. Corcorun's Beneficence. When the appeal for assistance for the Walterboro' sufferers wa3 receiv ed here Senator Hampton sent it to Mr. Corcoran, who responded prompt ly, a6 he ever does to the call of hu manity, by contributing $200 to the fund, isot content with havingdono this much the same large-hearted gentleman, without further solicita tion, scafe an additional $-500 to-day to be applied to the same purpose. The check for that amount wa* promptly forwarded by*Governor Hampton to Mnj. .Theodor^ .G. Barker. ? ??m>. -. .mm? ' ? Senator Hill is quoted assaying that the Democrats will uot be so foolish as to withhold the necessary supplies with which to carry on the Government. Ho says, however, that they intend to make a direct issuo with the Republicans on tho question whether this is to be a ccutral 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 the Constitution. Mr. Hill says be regards thi3 as the real issua which underlies tho present conflict, and believes that upon an appeal to the country the Republicans will be pulverized to atoms, aud the Demo crats will be retained in power for an indefinite period. mmmm ? - . -IIin ii - 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 n 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 Greeley kept over a million Democrats from the polls. In 1876 Mr. Tilden received a ma jority of over a million of the white vote, and 200,000 over all votes white and black. Who can tell tho value of a smile? * It costs tho giver nothing, but is be yond price to tho erring and relenting, the sad aud cheerless, tho lost and forsaken. It disarms malice, sub flues temper, turns hatred to love, revenge to kindness, and paves tho darkest paths with gems of sunlight. 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 the face of tho deformed, and makes a lovely woman a para diso. A chat with some peoplo makes you feel as if you'd had a cold show er bath and couldn't find a towel, whilo a chat -Wth others makes you feel as if you'd hid a plcasaut walk in the sunshine.