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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-05-08
tile Board of County Commissioners for

tile Board of County Commissioners for
Indictment. s - E
i've found the Treasurers' and Auditors
Offices in proper condition. M
Upon ourown information, as asniembers
bfthe Grand Jury, we are cognizant Of
u certain offence which was committed in
this county, where no steps were taken to
punish the offenders, and i'll this way VIM
dicate the cauee Of Public Justice, and
protect the interests ofthe community.
4 At Rowe's Pump, in April ofthe pres
ans year, a heavy larceny of corn was
BY John Odom and Trim
Meyers; and the facts were well known
ko VIM. DELAY, who took no steps to
bring the parties to punishment.
In the simple discharge Of our duty as
Grand Jurors, ne present the said John
;;Odom and Trim Meyers and Wm. DELAY
for Indictment.
i We, the Grand Jury of the county,
GSpuld earnestly and respectfully protest
saitnst inc easy way III which Nules
which are issued in obedience to our re.
ports, lave previously been discharged,
and the offending parties never brought
10, trial.
y We submit most respectfully that our
Aresentment Of parties for indictment be-
comes farce and a moekerv, unless the
parties whom we thus bring before the
Court, are made to absolye themselves
from all blame, upon Il public trial. or are
punished for their misconduct.
AS 10 the Poor House. VIC find ii i'll good
condition, but that it is some distance
10 water, and the woman in charge says
she requires assistanccin the discharge OF
her duties.
All Of this report is respectfully pro-
sentcd. We lave been actuntcd by no
personal feelings, but by n smh!e, pure
md earnest desire to DO our duty, with
ingle eye to tl.e,pubic interests, and I'M
pressed viii! orr duty 10 our fellow
creatures.
(Sigr u GEo. d. SELLERS.
E,,rop,.,
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Hon. Niles g. Parker State Treasurer,
S building a iise stable in tie rear of his
new dwelling ON Assembly street. C.l-
umbia Union.
s..tnd vet This ofi+c is not in funds"
and the inmates Of the Lunatic ASYLUM
are on tie verge Of starvation, and of the
100000 appropriated for school pur-
lsesss, there is not coat in the treasury.
asiia iss,ei ,--.,4A ~, eirars;sar..
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LOCAL.
F.. p. BEARIo, Associate Editor.

~. p. BEARD. Associate Editor.
IS JoR WoRk neatly executed at this
office. w ~
= HAVE your cards and circulars print
ID at this Office.
Messrs. Griffin 6 Hoffman, advertising agents,
Baltimore, Md, are our authorized agents to
receive and contract for advertisements in the
TINES.
1t is thought the Court Of General Sessions
VIII not be in session longer than tomorrow.
The Elliott Hook d Ladder C ompany will
make its monthly parade Tomorrow evening.
The trial ofGeorgc ". Sturgeon comes of
to day.
Mr.. Z. B. Soabrook. we learn, is board
ing at Ben Loyd's (colored).
Since writ G the above, we understand
he has removed to the more cotnmodious
apartments Of Sheriff Riggs.
"office-seekers" are vefy numerous, abon,
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HAVE your cards and circulars print
ID at this Office.
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jon WoRk- neatly executed at thi!
flee. w ~
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-05-08

The trial ofGeorgc W. Sturgeon comes Of
to day.
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The Elliott Hook d Ladder ompany will
make its monthly parade tomorrow evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
FROM OPHIR.

Politics are rather dull in this quarter, but
the Greeley republicans among us stand firm,
and We have no Blanton Duucani.es among the
democrats.
On Saturday evening the people of the town
assembled at the school house to hear speeches
on the political issues of the day l. McCon.
vile introduced, ss the first speaker, N. T.
Molony. Esq, of Ottawa, who gave us a strong,
sensible, logical speech in favor of Greeley and
Brown. His remarks were we'll received BY the
people, and he WAS frequently interrupted by
hearty applause.
l.. Hughes, Esq, of Ophir, and ]. Roach, of
Freedom, also made short, stirring speeches on
the same side; when the meeting adjourned,
giving cheers for Greeley Il Brown, and for NJ
1. Molony, Esq, for his able speach Greeley
stock is 60 per cent better in Ophir this morn.
ing. s
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
FROM BROOKFIELD.

The Porter and Soule of Baldwind. Our town
hall was filled on Thursday evening, Oct. Il, by
thirty.four persons; eleven being Democrats,
twelve boys, three speakers aud the balance Re-
publican hearers.
Johnny Marsh was President without beng
elected. He introduced the Hon. f. Baldwind,
of Farm Ridge Seminary and Union store no.
toriety. Mr.. BIS remarks were all very pureile,
and proved that he is the author of new Die
tisnary, for he said that 1--WE have no modern
Dictionary in which the word 'Nepotism' can be
found Webs,er's and Worcesters have both
been searched and therein is found nothing near
the word" Modern philologists have agreed,
however, that the word means relating to "one's
household"
This is the precise language Of gentleman and
scholar" who thinks he is running for the IL
linois Senate. He would do we'll to 20 to school
at his Seminary awhile and look up his Dictiona.
~, or if he has none, then borrcp. Who will
lend him one?
Soule SAIL his say. told dry joke aud closed.
Porter pitched into wildcat banks of '67,
State House appropriations and the board Of Su-
pervisors. He declared that when Reddick was
running for the Senate, b. promised to vote for
the removal of the State Capital to Peoria.
G.. W. Armstrong was present and completely
spoiled and "spilled' the portion Of Baldwin and
his Soule, by telling speech of half an hour
Porter withereG, gasled and found himself
politically knocked into pie. We noticed him
a. Armstrong closed and he looked as if could
crawl through q kno..kole.
Some one proposed three cheers for Grant not
voice responded. A vote was taken TO have a
meeting of Tanners, and two persons voted
faye" Marsh wanted TO sell more Grant badg.
es'
Not "a laugh was raised by the Republican
speakers, but six persons went to slaep during
exercies, and We were reminded that "The bed.
steads that our fathers used, were metam orph.
sed into pews.' Not good joke was wasted,
except by Armstrong, who will gain votes BY
every such meeting. BUSINESS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
FROM MARSEILLES

MARsEILLEs, Oct 2jth. 1872.
Rev. John Roads has been appointed to preach
at Elwood. Will county.
The new N. Z. Church. at Hickory Point,
was dedicated last Sunday by the Rev. ]. S.
Cummings, of Peoria
The Rev. Mr. Hochuly, from Wisconsin, of.
ficiated at the st. Andrews Episcopal Church
on Sunday morning and evening".
Died, on Friday, Oct. 18th, the child Of Mr.
Joseph Hicks.
DR.. Wood, new eclectic and homeopathic
physician and surgeon, has located at Marseilles
Office on Washington street.
Died, on Sept. 30th, at Trumbul Ohio, Nv.
Frederic Averhill, an old and respected resident
OF Mnrseilles. Age a years.
a. D. Pitts Sons foundry will be pu, in oper-
alton next week.
S. r. Smith, Esq, OF Waterloo, n. j., has
been spending few days in Marseilles, and re.
ports New Jersey sure for Greeley. FIDEs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

D. P. JONES. l.. ". BREWER.
ZONES 81 BREW Err. ATTORNEYS ana COun.
- sellers at Law Ottawa Ills. Office, Rooms Nos and B.
second floor Metropolitan Block. octl9'1l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Hem ADVERTISEMENTS.


SAL Or REAL. E~T IT--
vi Whereas Burton Cook did, The Jjh day OF Nav
undersigned William hickins, m0l tge deed OF that date
and by which the said Burton C. Cook haLnc sold and
conveyed undersigned and his heirs and assigns for
ever all of the Northwest Fractional Quarter of SECTION
Thirty Co in Township IhrtytLfce 81 North of Raura
Four % East the Third sd Principal Aeraag In the
county OF La Sale the state OF Illinois security for
the payment Of the sum four hundred dfy dollars in
per cent per annun during the term of one
year, and the of ten per cent during the
last two years of said term;
that II default shall be made IN the payment OF the
interest above mentioned any part portion of either
authorized 10 sell the real estate above described al puGc
auction, giving weeks notice Of the time and pace
OF sale in public newspaper In the county said
real situate and to convey the highest
and best bidder of the money arising therclrom to
first all and counsel fees costs and and
then retain the whole amount OF the principal sum secured
by SAID mortgage decd with the Interest the same TO the
lodged by said Cook before Justice OF the peace I said
La sale county on the 9Th day Of May $50 lied for
record the Recorders Office OF said county the ith day
Of May 1852 and is recorded In said Office In Book No
Go, on pages 554 and 565;
And whereas defaut has made in payment of the
principal and interest Of said mortgage deed;
Now therefore, notice Is hereby given that the said vii.
liam king SHALL and by virtue said mortgage
deed public auction TO the highest and bidder Tor
cash. at south door of the County Court House. in the
city OF Ottawa said La Sale county Monday the 25h
day of November A. s2 at the hour 81 two o'clock in the
afternoon said all Of the above described real
for purposes mentioned and set forth said mortgage
deed. WILLIAM HlCKLING.
october 10Th, ls72.-ei Mortgage
ID. .JoSEs Attorney Mortgage.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
FROM UTICA.

In our last We LETT White Bear with his tribe
on chase for ducks. After ohasel Of tour
days they succeeded in lifting twenty 1.-TWO scalps,
which were all borne home in fiendish triumph
BY the Herb man of the tribe On the war path
none fell, they are all here. Their little canoe
lies moored at the wharf they have left the
war path smoked the pipe of peace, returned
once more to their peaceful avocatioas We
gave them an outstretohcd arm and tsde them
welcome, for we know that they left us with ex.
ulting spirits, hut With departed spirits they
have returned.
"They looked at all they met,
Sad aud wan,
Aud it seemed as if they said
They are all "gorn.'
DIED.
AT the residence of her son.in.nw, in Utica,
October 20, Mrs. Wood.
Ou the night of the al.,, the younyest child of
Mr. and Mrs. Tshun.
on the morning of the cath, the wife of Joseph
SalyArds, Of typhoid fever This is sad death.
A young woman. she has left to tho tender
mercies of the would four young children.
Where their lots in lie may be cast W. canuo.
tell. We know the LOVING influences OF mother
Will never be cast around them. We can only
sympAthizc with them and wish that their lives
may fall in pleasant places.
After IN illness Of nearly eight weeks. the
many friends o. Mr.. I. A. Leonard will be
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

E.-Whcreas my wife. Julia iiabenstein has
~ voluntarily and refuses to live with me- witho
any fault part therefore notice is hereby given that
Will hold self responsible Tor any debts contracted
the said Julia i,abensein on my account.
+. RABENSTEIN.
Ottawa. nlinsis, October 10Th, ls,2.-3w.
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pleased 10 know that he is around again and at
tending to business, though compelled as yet TO
90 on crutches, which We hope he viii soon be
able to throw away.
Mr.. E. E. Taylor was called very suddenly to
Pittsburgh to zee his father, who is very low at
the last report.
During the present week We have had visit
from our former fellow townsman. Mr.. Al. P.
Sweet, who is looking hearty and we'll. We
wish him much success in his business at 36
West Madison street, Chicago. Puck.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

7 OST OR STOLEN "A Leather Wallet con.
IL tanning many valuable papers, belonging S. Porter
Brucsve La Sale Co.. Ills. The nnGer viii he literally
warded by leaving 1t at Armours grain Office Seneca with
the above owner his residence, Sec. Allen Township.
October l9th-lw'
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#arrteO.

0n the 9Th inst, by Arthnr lockwood, Esq., Mr.. HENRY
HOAX, Of Bronghton, Livingston county, Ills, 10 Miss
RACHEL BRINER, Of this city.
In Deer Park Oct l7th, by Rev. g. DEMO- Mr. WILLIAM
C. NE WELL, Of Deer Park Miss JENNIE L. ELSW ORTIZ
t Farm Ridge.
At Ottawa, Ils on Thursday, October 18th. by the Rev j.
l.. steele, Rector Christ Church. WILLIAM X. WHITE,
Davenport. Iowa. 70 NELLIE ARGER daughter OF William
Barger, Esq, of Ottawa, Ills. No cards.
By Rev. A Cleghorn, 3D. In Ottawa on the 9th inst Mr.
siLVANCS p. HOWARD TO Miss LIZZIE IsGRIG, both OF
Al!cH La sale county.
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half miles sonth Of Ottawa 1t promises to be.
come a neat market-town of considerable size,
and already has proved of great worth to the
EARNING community In the immediate vicinity.
Ex UNO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

The huge, drastic, gripping, sickeuing pills,
constructed of crude, coarse aud bulky ingre.
dents, are fast being superseded by DR.. Prices
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, or Tasteless, Coat.
ed, Concentrated Root and Herbal Juice, Anti.
Bilious Granules-ths Little Giant" Cathsrtic
or mu!tum IN parco Physic. Modern Chemical
Science enables DR.. Pierce to extract from the
juices Of the most valuable roots and herbs their
active medicinal principles, which, when work.
ed into little Pellets or Grsnues, scarcely larger
than mustard seed, renders each little Pellet as
active and powerful Is q large pill, while they
are much more palatsbe and pleasant in effect.
% cents vial, by druggists.
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The Inflated "Metis," wrecked on Long Is.
land Sound Aug. 3Oth, 1872, has given rise to a
new song, Kiss me Mamma, for am going to
Sleep commemorative of a very touching Incl.
dent which took place on board that vessel. "All
the evening two beautiful children were playing
about the saloon, prattling gayly with the pas.
sengers, and seemingly wrapt up in each other
When bedtime came, ono of them said, 'Tiss me
Mamma; tiss me, for am going to sleep and
they were seen no moro alive. Next morning
their bodies were washed ashore on the beach.
clasped in each others arms" 1t has an elegant
illustrated title, the words are excellent, the
melody charming, and it is composed by the
author of when you and were young. Mag.
gle" For sale at the music depots, or 40 cents
sent to j. A. Butterfeld, 257 w. Madison st.,
Chicago, will obtain it BY return post.
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teri | repeat, IL YOU have any inklin.
Tor the hssh pots of Egypt say and be
done with it Be like the girl When her
oashial sweetheart, ashamed TO speak hi-
mind, sat and swallowed his sp;ttle in
stupid embarrassment, aud KEEP, pressing
her loot with his under the table, She Il :
"e''y exclaimed, John, il YOU love me,
why cant You say so, like man, and Quit
d,T'y'us my clean stockings" [Great APP
plause
Look also at tie political persecution to
which they are subjeeting the people in
the Federal courts under This Infamous nm.
constitutional Ku,Klux act lhave heard
" stated that there are 1900 defendants
indicted and to be tried at Raleigh, NO
doubt before packed jury of Radicals. ms
Others have been tried, no one oil whom il
charged with taking lie, or for any other
ohense which would amount to more. in
our State courts, than assault aud battery.
or iorcible trcspass. have seen live or
SIX hundred passing through Charlotte AT
one time, OF men, women, and children
going two hundred aud fifty miles from
home to attend court, some with their IA.
IONS tied up in rags, leaving their farms
10 neglect aud ruin, with little or no NOM
ey, aud compelled for want OF means IN
camp IN crowds without a shelteroyer their
heads, for weeks at n time How such a
sight does ill me with love ami adn,ira.
ton FOR the Government The object Of
AK this Is apparent enough One oftheir
most distinguished men had the impndence
TO tell me that they intencd TO run enoucb
OF our Citizens away 10y the Ku.Kmx prose.
cuuons to carry the Safe at the next elee.
tons told him, il You undertake to do
That will Issue a proclamation telling
them all to come back. Laughter and
applause | only till you what had
from the mouths Of their own leaders
Still some men pretend that they are not
satisfied with the progress that the Demo.
crazy are making to restore a proper rule
to the country, aud they make a thousand
objections to continuing in the Conserva-
tive ranks
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knees to ask her pardon Tor all those little
ssperi,ies OF temper, which, from time TO
time, have given her gentle spirit pain. ard
the day, my friend, | trust will come. there
will be time enough for Kind Offices
OF love, if Heavens eternal wear be ours.
And never did one harsh or accusing
word to Mary escape him. Let US think
of 1t, brother and sister mortais lsit too
much to call this mans devotion sublime
and himselfa hero?
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AN UNIIANAGEtnLE ECHO.

Up the LehiSh Valley there is hot,l
keeper who has mountain about IA quar-
ter oiamile from lis house, and il occur.
red to him that it would be good idea if
lac could fix things so that magnificent
echo could he heard from the mountain Lv
persons who stood at his hotel and halo
ed. lie thought the phenomenon might
attract visitors. So he engaged boy by
the name Of Jim Simms, who lived over
on the mountain, to be on hand every duy
from twelve till two, and TO secrete him.
sell behind li.Ile clump OF trees, and
when lac saw any body on the roof of the
hotel aud heard them calling to repeat
their words fifty or sixty times in voice
which should grow fainter. lie made Jim
practice, and the result was splendid So
one day the Landlord announced to lis
patrons ihat lac had discovered that nU-
ble echo could Ice heard from the rolf OF
the hotel lie took lot oftnc people up
to let them enjoy the discovery The
guests called Tor .half an hour without hear
ing any echo The landlord was crimson
With rage but just as they were about to
give il up the voice OF Jim came sailing
over the river to this effect BIN down to
the spring Tor mother. FIRE away now
I'm all right The guests smiled. The
landlord gIIded down stair. and tore over
u Smm r, where he shook Jim mp few
times AMI gave him lecture and some
fresh Instructions. Ia few days the land
lord rushed upa new crowd OF guests to
hear the echo IL worked splendd'y for
while when il stopped IN the midst Of
nn impre, We rcVerberation. ia vain tll e
ca les trei to awaken the echo IL was
dumb But at length, IN answer ~ an ex
c.slinsly boisierous cry, the following
strain Wa waited across from Mr. Siulns /:
~ Ou come over here and make him GIN.
nae ny knife, and then III holier Hes
situn Oh me The landlord dropped
down stairs and charged over the mount.
ain. There was SIR james Simms lying
prone upon the grouni, with a big boy
holding him downund whackiug hi,n Mr.
>lmms aud bis antai onist bad engaged IN
a game OF mumbicpes during which the
uig boy had seized Mr. Slmns knife. and
Jim ail at once lost bis interest in the echo
business. The landlord vent home, AZ
ecniyd the stairs and nailed the trap door
iass W more echoes jr him
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iigyEY CLAY AND rne GoAr. Herr,
Clay ntves liked 10 zee dumb animals
worried ani once u--iu, down Pennsyl-
vania ave me, 10 Washington. crowd we're
at sport wi,h billy goat. NJ Clay drove
Them away. As they scsmperei Billy.
seeing no one but Mr. Clay within reach.
made charge on him. Clay dropped his
cane and caught bis goatship Dy the horns.
The goat would rear up, being nearly ~
high ~ the til keutuckian himself
and the latter would pull him down
aga n. This soon became tiresomc be
could conceive ofno way To- fr,e himself.
40, in his desperation, he san. out 10 ihc
boys TO know what 10 do. One Of the
crowd shouted back, Let 90 ami r,in. you
old fool Clay always maintained ,hat.
though Ia signed the Treaty Of Client. vet
shat ragged boy knew more than he did
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THE ARGUS
BOOK AND JOB
PRINTING HOUSE.
WIN. F. WALLACE PROPRIETOR. -

This new and extensive establishment is supplied with all
the necessary presses machinery type, and other mcra
enable the propeors to at short notice I'd upon the
most reasonable terms, every description of q
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.--aywn:- fJrcHusr irTr md ming himself from
hook in the ceiling. Taey got used to
our antics at last, and took no notice 0i
us. ~ We tried hard to get off that stiff
/. ness. for the same idea had struck u both,
that we had better take to tunbling than
paint and starve.
ut strikes me-" said Tom, THAT it we
get a rope and some cross bars fixed, we
can rather astonish some of them; any
how. we'll see"
quite agreed with Tom; and a short
time after, as bold as brass, we applied to
the manager of the Gardens for an en-
gagemeni. or course he wanted to see
what we could do; so IA couple OF
ropes were fitted up over the stage OF the
little hall, a bar was tied across like a
swing; and on it we set to. turning over.
hanging by hands and toes and backs OF
heads, and playing such daring pranks
that we brought down the house-that is
to say. the lessee and his friends applaud
ed loudly; and never felt SO happy in
my life as when he engaged us on the
spot at a salary.
For the whole of that season we were
as successful as could be; and through
constant practice we got to be very handy.
and did our tricks in way which the
newspapers called graceful; but, as a
matter of course, there were soon host
of imitators; and at the beginning of the
next season, people wanted something
new, and the manager asked MS if We
couldn't introduce something.
lit must be something wonderfully ex-
citing. you know" he said, ''or else it
won't take. you'd think that was strong
enough for Them" he continued, pointing
to a balloon; ''but. lor bless you, they
don't care now for balloons. Go think ii
over. For my part, thought of propos-
ing trapeze at the top Of the highest
scaffold poles we can get.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
Toys for the HoItdays.

On our first page will be found the
advertisement of T. W. Johnston & Co.,
No. 80 Main street, opposite Peabody
Hotel. Johnston & Co. have received
an immense stock Of toys, willow and
fancy china ware, suitable for Christ
mas presents. 1t is the largest and
most complete assortment of goods of
this description ever brought to this city.
During the present week thousands of
our citizens have visited this establish
ment and made purchases. Their me-
chanioal toys are wonderful specimens
ofoomploated handiwork. In the lines
Of childrens wheeled goods and fancy
china ware the stock is varied and com
plete; in fact, you can get anything you
call for. Those of our citizens or
strangers visiting the city who desire to
purchase Euoh goods will consult their
hest interests by visiting this house.
The beautiful goods are sold at aston
ishingly low prices, and the wonder is
how they can be manufactured at they e
figures.