Orangeburg times. (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, August 22, 1879, Image 2
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I Ul DAY, At (ilS'f 22, 1870.
Corruption and the Remedy.
To us the moil n) palling tendency
of llic politics of tli3 day is the ilog
uiJatinn of public morals.
\Y heilet ho rising generation witness
li e political trickery to which so
called respectable ini u sloop, can we
be astonished ul the clfccUs lipon their
(I r iacl?r, and hence upon the lone of
society? We Fiiy so (ailed respecta
ble ii cii, became we do not refer to
the tiulj honorable, but to a class of
ir.cn who arc generally well received
and (Mi (in cd as re? pee table, but who,
Inching prim i j le, arc ready to stoop
whenever icl intens! dictates. They
arc politicians, allhctigb they possess
the ixi'i of concealing the truth.
They are the sonic inch who, in
I riuite n ;.Hi rs, would lake a menu
ad van lac. e of their neighbor. in
j tiblii life they can be bought, and
therefore cnn'l be trusted. Nothing
Maids in the way of their ambition
or their axaiiie. They will satiate
ii it] i ii flu ruin of (heir bc.it friend,
much hss of il.cir party. Nor are
they insignificant characters, but
dill n'j ass as our best men, ami occu
py lie lull it t places, both in ollice
ai d in "the hearts of the people.
'Jhey are generally smuif enough to
(brown veil over lluir true charac
ter, fo numerous is this class that
the idea ol political honesty is often
derided.
The true hearted patriot, strug
gling in this sea of corruption, is
often nndy t<> give up, ami exclaim,
ail is rottenness. He sees as the
rtf nil of coriuption a country loaded
villi debt, the poor ground to the
(hot, ni d ihe ttuwi rlliy often rc\cl
ing in luxury.
'l i e willow ami the orphan, by un
just laws aie often compelled to wit
ness the destruction of their little
1 iltanccs by human haul..-.
To coricct these evils seems altuosl
hi j Jess, ll is like a chil I throwing
n handful of earth to check the pro
gress of a torrent.
M l.c incsl potent remedy is a pure
vili13ztIi ii.i hd Mid ii d pendent press,
but, alas, how often is this powerful
engine, itself tainted and subsidized,
and instead of being an engine ol
hull., it is an abettor of corruption?
instead of leading,'ii sei vilely follows
public opinion.
lint there is another hopo for the
country. It is in the moral, intellec
tual and religious training of the
vising generation. It is in the school
house and the nursery. It is in the
rearing of the young from the cradle
t > (he threshold of lile.
Napoleon being onco asked what
was the hope of fiance, replied :
"Show me the mothers of Eranee
and 1 wi il lill y< u." 'I here is much
in (his laconic reply. Upon flic
mot bus and Icnchen of the land
much depends
Nil do WO m.? the 'aller form in a
restrictive sense?we inclu i ? in ii iho
in!!t:< hcos of the piilj ii and flic, pre.-??.
I a i nil llic c he pure, und wo can
lock with hope to the fiituro.
The Killing of Dixon.
r.cl the justice or injustice of I he
llic ir.nlfcr he wluif it may, the hill
ing ol Dixon, (he I ndependenl can
didate forthcriffof Vu/.oo, Mississippi,
and the circumstance of his being
wailed upon by tin; citizens, is the
scvcirst blow the Deniocinlio parly
has received for yens. It Inay cause
us to lose New York, Ohio and even
the. Presidential election.
it is a ciime l! at we sin only
deprecate, hut il is a local crime,
and the perpetrators of it should bo
put in the stilUO catcg ny and receive
t he -nine In alnicnl as all of her crimi
nals.
Hilt will it be so viewed ? Will
the people of the North view il as a
local matter belonging to Ya/.oocity,
in the. same way thai the knocking
down and killing of a respectable
(itizen of New York r:lv ?I the polls
by a hi reel btlll)^ as a
mm ??i .?iiwiMiiiwnnuT
local matter belonging to New York ? |
They will ''not ! It will be taken
at the North as a complete confirma
tion of tho argumenta of Blaiuc and
Conk ling, and will give tho bloody
shirt a fresh and most vigorous
Hotter.
The prospect of the Democratic
patty was brighter limn ever before,
and this allnir will have a dampening
died.
We wcro just slowly climbing out
of the swamp of despair, and now
here's another blow to throw us back
into the mire.
We know full wall our aggrava
tion, but w e must under all circum
stances advise moderation, and place
our condemnation upon all acts 'if
violence. The freedom of every man
to enjoy his political opinions, and
exercise his political rights is iho
foundation stone of Democracy; an 1
it is unjust and unfair to saddle the
Southern pooplo with the responsi
bility for such local and personal dis
pules.
Prof. Bibiliov's "Boom."
A question has nrisen between
Prof. Ilibikov, formerly of Orange
burg, at.d Prof. M?lmes of.Charles
ton i which despite the relative cla ins
of the scientists, and the bibnlou* \
courtesies extended, is certainly of
practical concern to the people of the
State.
Prof. IJihil; ov on a recent scienti
fic trip to the western part of the
Sia'c brought some specimens of
lignite or hiow Ii coal from Mr. Ham
mond's phue, and exhibited them in
Columbia, upon which, the "Register''
published an account of bis investiga
tions. A shoit lime after Prof
I lob.us published a lelter in the
"News and Courier''s ating m sub
stance thai the existence of lignites
in South Carolina was no new thing,
but there was no coal in the Sta'O, it
being u scientific impossibility, and
the editor of the paper in which this
letter was published starcd that these
lignite? would not burn, and it put
into the fire would give out no m ore
light than a mud can lie.
Upon this- 1 red*. Ribiknv look his
lignites lo the slorc of Mr. A. Palmer
in Columbia and made an experi
ment in the picseiice of several
gentlemen, "lie put a portion of
lignite in a retort, which he after
wards placed in a furnace and
healed ret hot. '1 he gas then in a
few mono ills came out of thee ml of
a pipe attached to the retort, an I, on
a match being applied to it. burned
with a bright clear steady flame. It
also proved that the lignite would
burn, for when the retort was openo ?1
it was li in ?1 that most of it was con
sumed, ami the r? n.nieder was still
on fire." So says the editor of lb e
"Register'' who we presume witness
ed the experiment, for be swears that
"the brown coal or lignite or lami
nated corrosion of things indciini to
does make a blue streak of
1 ighteuing."
Upon this Iho ' News and Courier"
re-asscrls that there is no coal in
South Carolina, but there arc lignites,
and that this is no new thing; but that
I lit 86 liguitis will ignite au 1 burn,
and throw out gn*, is somethin * new.
Whether they can be utilize,1 is
the next question. Upon this de
pends tho practical importance or
unimportance of Prof. Bibikov's
discovery.
Prof. ] r.ugh I in of Columbia comes
out in a letter after all the smoke
had passed away, and points lo the
fact that Prof. Tuomey, tho Mate
geologist under the administration of
Gov. Ail.in, assorted that the marls
of the State wt rc not lit for agricul
tural purposes, and ye' bow sadly be
was mistaken as the discoveries since
the war prove, May not tho same be
the case with the lignites.
Put it is not a btihjhiiuj matter. It
is Pi of. P/ibikov's "boom," if ho caii
demonstrate that there uro "millions
in it," and we move that ho be given
time to show that it is nol all gas. In
the mean time let Prof. Holmes put on
his magnifying glasses again, and
give US the advantage of his long
experience, his extended researches
and his ripe hiteih ct.
Let till the scientists, in find, go
down in (be coal mines lor a while
and examine the things in the earth
beneath, as well US in the heavens
above.
Hon. .Iml ih P. Benjamin, IhoCon
fedorato Secretary of Stale, who es
caped from this country with only a
$10 gold piece in his pocket, has just
bouuhl a magnificent Parisian resi
deuce lor o00,0?? traue?.
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Flooding the Desert.
The desert of Sahara in Northern
Adieu covers a space of country equal
in si/.o (o about ten of the average
States of the Union. It is a barren
waste and an insuperable obstacle to
the development of the interior of
Africa. Most of it is a basin somo
200 feet below the level of the sea.
According to "Seribner'a monthly,"
it is now within the range of engineer
ing possibilities to convert it into a
V.tSt SCl\ lor commercial travel by let
ting in upon it the waters of tho At
lantic and Mediterranean, from which
it is separated by n very short and
slight elevation. The enterprise
Et cms very practicable, ami may be
of immense benelit to humanity*
The Yazoo Tragedy.
On Tuesday, August 19lh,Harry
M. Dixon, the Independent.candi
date for sheriff of Yazoo County Mis
sissippi, wns killed in the streets of
Yazoo by .Jones Barksdalo,, the can
didate for Chancery Clerk, with a
double-barrel shotgun. Dixon vas
represented as a very dangero us, vio
lent and obnoxious character exciting
race prejudices, ami a meeting of the
citizens was held, asking him to leavo
the County. W hat the private quarrel
whs between hi nisei fund Barksdalc
we ha\ c not lcarm d.
The Sturm at Noiiolk.
Tue city of Norfolk, Virginia, was
visited on Tuesday, with one of the
most fearful storms ever experienced
in that locality. It commenced
ahmt. Ii (?'dock before day, and
reached its height about. 11 a. m.
The streets were Hooded, buildings
unroofod and steeples blown down.
Tho damage is estimated at from
$'200,000 to 8300,000.
i. ? mmw ? - ? mn-?
If New York and Ohio go Demo
cratic you may set it down that 'Fi 1 -
d> n and Kwing will be the Demo
etatic card, and they will be the
winning deal too.
For the Orangebiirg Times.
T cvival Meeting.
.M, . Editor :
A protracted meeting has just dos
ed with the Antioch Church re
suiting in refreshing from the pre
sence of the Lord. A great and good
work has been accomplished ujironXj it
our much beloved Evangelist', bro
ther T. S. Galphin. The membership
has been greatly revived, and many
no .hub;, have been strikten oi the
Lord. His series of sermons, logi
cally weighed, will compare with a ny
favoiably, that have been delivered
in the State. His style, suggestive
of careful training in jesture, elocu
tion and pathos, impresses the
mind at once, of the high calling of
the groat and all wise God. The
language, tempered by the spirit, fell
upon the ear wilh thrilling import.
Every eye in the vast nudince was
fixed upon him as he sheltered him
.it If behind the Cross. His theme was
Christ; subject: "What shall be
done with ?Jesus, who is called
t'hri.-t?" What a gill has been be
stowed upon Antioch Church ! May
it be accepted as from the Lord, and
may the gralulation, of its member
ship rise as incense to His praise, for
the manifestation of His love. The.
Lord bless the good brother.
J. B.
IlfANTGIt IJY A 8TXADKRKLI.
? V iihle mid imhistrous -.onng man any
position wlieve he can make himself general
lv nsel'u'. Has had 4 years experience in
P. ok-Keeping, and ."> years in Country
Store, best City and Country references
can he furnished. Salary, no great object.
Addre.<s,
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Chnrlestou, S. <',.
ting 22 It
KI.KCT10N NOTICE
An F.h'elion for Mayor and four Alder
men for the Town of Ornngchurg, So.t'n.,
j will he held at the Kngine House on Tues
day, the 9th dav of September, 1871).
The Polls will he opened at ?> o'clock
P. M.
The following Hoard of Managers will
hold the Flection :
T. ('. .' IhergOlt:, C. It. Jones ami Henry
V. i'i.|;>on.
AI liiir-ttoontH will he closed at t> oclock
I'. M.. nn the Sih of September, and remain
i lo-ed iiniil (1 A. M., on the 10th of Sep
leather IS71I
ukuisthatioiv.
All persons tpiiiiificd to vote at thenbove
Klcclioo, will ho required to Itegisler pte
vious to On- Mecdon. Hooks for I legist ra
Iion will he opened in the Fngine llousu,
j on Friday, Saturday ami Monday, previous
j to the Flection; being the f?lh, tilh and 8th
(lavs of September 1ST'.?. Hooks to lie
opened caeh da; from 7 o'clock A. M., to
C o'clock H. M.
The above named Managers will conduct
the llegistration.
. Hv Order ofTown Council.
T. It. MALONF,
-. icrk of Council.
aug22 21
OFFICE OF
C D KORTJOHN,
Auction and Commission Merchant,
rtXJSSEJLr- STREET,
ORANGEBURG, July 21ih, 1879.
We will ofler for tbo next X5 days
Unprecedented Bargains
I n order to prepare for the FALL TRADE
50 bids FLOUU, all grades 10 sacks COFFER,
25 bi Is SUGAR, do 20 bids PEARL GRISTS.
10 bbls SYRUP 5 bbls do MEAL.
1). S. Sides, Snio. Sides, Hams, Strips. Lard, Dry Goods, Notioui, Kats,
Boots, Shoes, Crockery, Tin ware, i&c.
AUCTIONSon RATURDA Y nnd saled ay ?"her<>*
C. D. KORTJOHN,
si GIST aW THE red flag,
JUST AiiKIVEl)
1 N I) I A N A
A CAR LOAD of the
FINEST
Horses and Mules
Ever offered in this Market.
An inspection of the above stock
is earnestly solicited at the
NEW LIVERY STABLES
of
B. Frank Slater,
MARKET STREET.
The exercised of Mrs SfEUFFER'S
SCHOOL will bo resumed on
Monday Sept. 1st, 1870.
nug 1") 2t
SITif] Ii
The
Eighth Annual Session
Of this SCHOOL will commence on
SEPTEMBER 1st.
Course of Study and
Terms:
DEPARTMENT A, $8 PER MONTH.
[tending, Writing, Spoiling, Klcmonls of
Arithemetiu and Grammar, History, Geo
graphy and Elocution.
DEPARTMENT B, $2 50 PER MONTH,
Composition, 11i^bor Grammar, Honk
Keeping and Higher Arithmetic added
to the Studies of Department A.
D EP RTMENT C, $3 PER MONTH,
Khetorie, Philosophy, Algebra, Geometry,
Chemistry, Logic, Hotnny and Astronomy
added tu ilie- Studien of Department H.
CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT, 50 CENTS
KXTRA FOR EACH LANGUAGE,
Latin. Greek, French, Roman awl Grecian
Antiquities.
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT,
In charge of
91 ISS F. Tj. M i:i.I.K IIA.M1*.
fita*" Libeial deductions made where
more than one pupil attends from
a family.
BOYS prepared for COLLEGE or
BUSINESS.
The SEXES kept strictly separate.
RIGID DISCIPLNE and high
MORAL as well na INTELLECTU
AL I BAINING maintained.
Public (Examination ami Exhibition
in May of each year. CIosj of
Session June 30th.
BOARD in good fa mi Iiis from 810
to 812 per month.
For furl her particulars apply to
St ii. Ks Li. Mellich a hp,
Principal,
Ornngcburg, S. 0.
Wheat Mill. ~
The undersigned takes pleasure in in
forming the public that hi* Wheat Mill 7
Miles North of Oranguburg, andUMilc?
from Jamison*, in in good order, having
one of the best smut machines, and plenty
ef water, Rod ?? ;!l grind any day, or night,
it' desired. Satisfaction guaranteed
U 1? ANTLLY
1879 AT LAST 1879
The time, the place, and opportunity ha* come for purchasing*goods at
least "JO PER ENT LOW ER than any other place in town.
F. DeMARS, Agt.,
At A. Fischer's Old Stand
Offers a well selected stock of OrrOCOriCS at Prices that defy com
petition, consisting in part ot
Flour, Sugar, Rice, Potatoes Codfish,
Bacon, Codec, Buckwheat, Mackerel, Sardines,
Hams, Tea, Butter, Salmon, Lobsters,
Strips, Grists, Cheese, Beef, Turkey
Lard, Meal, Macaroni, Tongue, Can Milk,
Tomattoes, Peaches, line Apples, Prunes, Pickles,
Tobacco, Segars, Soap, Starch, Pepper, Spice, Sea Foam,
Horslords, Mustard, Candy, Nutmegs, Shot, Powder, Caps,
Cartridges, Pipes, Cutlery, Crockery and Tin Ware, Vinegar,
Sieves, &c., &c.
THE SAMPLE ROOM
In rear, is Stocked with one ol the Finest Stocks of Wines ami|Liquors ever
brought to this Market.
My Goods are A 1, bought for Cash and sold lor same.
fob 14 1870 F. DeMARS, Agt.
Clearing Out
SALE OF
Henry BZohn
DKY GOODS BAZAAR,
NEXT I O0:.-TO,CORKELSOK'2.