Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-05-01

put hight. Accordingly, our festival was
Opened by noisy salute from cannon; !,
soon the streets were lively with Rifle
men, and the parade on Monday Though
the principal streets was undoubtedly.
the grandest display of military seen here.
for eight or ten years, and formed oze
unbroken line of al least half mile
long, of twelve hundred strong men,
Composed of fifteen organizations Of diff.
ferent kinds, including three companies
of mounted men. and one of Zouayes who
in their picturesque costumes, added
much to tho display. About the centre
of the column q triumphal car sIrmount
ed by a canopy of flowers, excited the
admiration of the spectators, and its
freight load of little girls, robed in white,
and decked with green garlands, threw
an indiscribable air of beauty and inno-
cence over the entire scene. A delega-
ton from the Savannah club, appeared
to advantage in their neat grey suits trim
med with green. Our own Grrman club,
about two hundred strong, brought up
the rear; the entire body being under tile
command of Capt. Melchers OF the G.. r.
O., (this we know not only from heresay,
but he had two feathers in his hat, where
as the other officers displayed but one.)
Several of the clubs were out in new uni
form, that of .he ..'Sumtcr's". deserves
especial notice as being the most tasty
OF them al, the costume of our old State
cadets-a large portion Of the men car
ricd the "Winchester Rifle. eighteen
shooters, and perhaps the most deadly
weapon yet invented, not even excepting
the much talked Of needle gun. The mi-
sic, was good, and in abundance, and was
judiciously distributed along the line.
So soon as the head of the column reach
ed the S. 9. r. II. cars were in waiting
for the Schutzenfcst grounds, where
speeches and lager were served ad'libi-
tum, and the five days target practice
commenced. The grounds owned by the
German Rife Club, are pleasantly situa-
ted on the banks fthe Ashley; and are
beautiied by many of those noble moss
covered cakes, the pride of our low coain-
try. and perhaps the most graceful looking
tree in the world. A telegram was sent
on Monday by Capt. Melchers, to the
German Emperor, stating thar twelve
hundred men were under arms, and sent
greetings; what purported to be an an
swer to this was found the next day pla-
cardcd about the streets, and contained
reply, in substance, that had his imperial
| majesty known what was taking place,
he would certainly have attended in per-
son-and ended with the information
that the Queen and "our Fritz" were
both well, and sent afectionatc remem-
brance.
The amusements at the fest were va.
ried this year by "punch and judy
show" The rope walker came to grief
during the early part of the celebration,
and the poor fellow has been enjoying
the hospitalities of the City Hospital, in
stead Of amusing the public. The usual
amusements, such as dancing, nine pin
rolling, &c, were well patronzed. I'm
der the head Of novelties we may mention
that our energetic "News and Courier"
paper, established direct telegraphic COM
munlcation with the schutzenfcst, and
items of interest were transmitted almost
as soon as they occurred. Appropos of
newspapers, we understand that ere
porters'' are to be furnished with kind
of cartridge box attached to belt around
| their waist, this machine is to contain, a
telegraphic apparatus, and the Reporters
are to be able, while roaming about the
country collecting news, by merely at-
taching one end Of 3 piece wire to their
box, and the other end to the already
established line of wires along the Rail
Roads,-to be in constant correspondence
with the main offices and to show a per-
feet disregard for all such old fashioned
systems Of communication ns the u. S.
mails now provide.
On Friday the last day of the fest the
king or best marksman was crowned, and