The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-11
FLOURIsHING oRANGEBURG.
Shermanized but not Disheartened--A
Picture or Energy, Enterprise md
Thrift-Political Prospects-A Couple
ofSampIe Radical Officials.
IrRoM OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT

ORANGEBURG, June g..
Orangeburg is one OF the most prosperous
towns In our State. The business portion was
burnt by Sherman, but now, after the lapse Of
only q few years, while other towns along the
march of that Great Destroyer still point back
to him In their pictures of desolation, here all
traces of his ruthless hand has disappeared
The place is as neat aud fresh and large as II
1t had never 1elt The weight of that hand. Or
angeburg was, Tor long time alter the close
Of The war, the northern terminus of the
South Carolina Railroad, and LIS present -four
ishlng condition is principally due TO this fact.
It became the depot Ior thousands Of bales OF
cotton, aud vast amount OF other produce
brought down in wagons from the interior.
The wagons were paid literally for their ser
vices, and, OF course, spent their money
freely. At that time 1t was not uncommon
fJr the merchants 10 make cash salt
to the amount oil fifteen hundred dollars per
day. Charleston gentleman who had failed
at business In that city before the war is said
TO have cleared fifteen thousand dollars here
In the course of a few months. He specula-
ted In cotton. The houses are built prInci-
pally upon one street, which run nearly north
and south, and Is about one mile long. The
residences occupy the northern end uf this
street, and the business houses The southern.
A project is now on foot to open another
street on line parallel with this one In der
TO afford ruomy thoroughfare directly from
the railroad depot TO the business centre, q
very few brick buildings In Orangeburg. 1t
contains great many stores; most of these
are two story wooden structures. Prices are
very little above The Charleston retail rates.
The leading, merchants are Messrs. Bull,
ScoVlll d Pike, Geo. q. Cornelson, +. Il:
Brigyman & Co., D. Louis, Fielder, Vose i
Izlar, John A. Hamilton. Jos. McNapara, p.
Ezekiel, W. T. Lighlfoot, w. F. Muller, I.
Kuhn g. Bro, T. A. Jeff:'rds g. Co., w. A. Me-
roney and CurtmIll d Vince in general mtr-
cbandlsp. The principal drug store Is owned
and kept by Dr. E. j. Oiveros, aud the only
book store by Mr. Kirk Robinson.
The Citlzens' Savings Bank, of Charleston,
has established branch up here, under the
management of Mr. James II. Fowles. Two
practlcing dentists are located here-Dr. T. B.
Legare and DR.. F. Fersner. Good houses
command from three to four hundred dollars
rent per year. A tract of land within the cor
porate limits. containing about one hundred
acres, sold a few days since for nine thousand
dollars, cash. The old Orangeburg Female
Academy Is now tn Clatiin University; it was
purchased just alter the war by company of
Northern philsnlhropists, and opened under
this name Tor the education OF colored youths
of both sexes. The same company have
recently purchased an adjoining farm, the
tract spoken OF above, upon which they pro-
pose 10 erect an agricultural college for simi-
lar purposes. The crops In this section are
generally good, both oil corn and cotton; some
are very fine. About twelve miles north OF
here, on the State road, large quantity OF field
corn on the point OF tasseling is 10 be seen.
Several refreshing showers of rain have
occurred this week, but In some parts OF the
county more is needed.
The Radicals of this county will probably go
In mass for Gran Greeley is strongly en-
dorsed by the Democrats. The State senator
elect OF 0rangeburg County has got himself
into trouble. he ls apparently firm believer
In the political principle that The State Is The
servant Of the people, and In an hour OF sore
need he endeavored 10 apply this principle TO
the county by quietly drawing check on the
10 have this check discounted lew evenings
s,I,oS =, nS,.IS-~-~-vJU esse,
mnu d made, aud he now sojourns within the
hospltable walls Of the county jail, and medl-
tates on the vanilies of life when the stars
come out 10 keep his company. This model
senator has twice before been convicted OF
actual theft, and was baied out Of jail but
day or two before he committed this forgery.
Orangeburg is the birthplace of the scheme
of revivlng the Charleston Republican. II
ENTERPRISE, and It's late assistant editor,
J. Fielder Myers, is said 10 have drawn
a thousand dollars from The county treasury
and invested the same In the stock. Myers
is one of the county commissioners; he was
Indicted for this act by the grand jury lew
weeks ago, and Ia now awaiting trial.
SPRrTE.