Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-04-03

ialprocess, calculated to. lend to the coun-
Itenanee of o sage startling resemblance
10 that Of an ass.
If tlisisllatles Of Vulcan hover a.o.:a;a !.
our earth, they must Sbe much gratifiea
with what might be termed a miniature
sblacksmlth's shop" just from the work
shops of those most inventive of people,
the Pennsylvauians. This article is a
portable Forge, and can be seen at the
store ofone of our largest hardware deal
era q. E. Adger & Coz it weighs about
20 pounds is made of sheet iron, and
ISisiif, Appearances compromise. between
Ia hay cutter and o coffee mill-a species
Eofpan legs, covered with q chimney
to allow the smoke to escape, holes in
1.-The bottom Of the pan through which
|sair. is blown by small fan worked by
means ola wheel at the side, comes to
keep the Goals ignited underheath is
little iron trap-door, for the ashes to fall
.out. We look forward to the day, when
the smithwiIl bring his shop our door,
as the baker now does his cart.
8 The Charleston Chamber of Commerce,
have just published neat pamphlet Of
90 pages, being the report ola committee
OF three on the Trade and Commerce of
the city of Charleston, (fr6m 1st Septem-
Der 1865 TO the lst September 1s72).-
I'VE consider it q work of great interest
TO the State at large, and its attentive
perusal will satisfy the unprejudiced
reader that we are really progressing in
almost every line of business, in spite of
the immense drawbacks, presented by an
iii regulated government, and corrupt
Legislature, The Committee Report on
Cotton, Rice, Lumber, and Naval Stores.
the ] ,bbng Trade, Real Estate and
Building operations and many other mat
1ters of vital Importance to omr Gbmmun-
ity. We find that the receipts of cotton
have increased from f1f,714 Bales in
1865 to .2S2,OS6 in 1872. The recei,, Q
of rice have increased in like proportion.
.Th4 lumber business also shows n steady
Improvement. The jobbing trade is re-
ported to be in very fourishing condi-
tion. Under the head of Land and wa
ter Connections of Charlie iton, we find
that there are now running between
Charleston and New York, eight fine
stcamors. capable Of carrying $4,000 bales
per week. To Baltimore, there are three
steamers. To Philadelphia, two steam
ers and to Boston, two steamers, besides
the various lines of STEAMBOATS,, to differ
ent points Of our own, us well as the
coast of neighboring States. On the
Mari Beds and.P Phosphate Rocks of South
Carolina there is long and intert sting
article worthy of the subject, concerning
which it is pehned. The pamphlet is
illustrated throughout by statistical ta-
bIes, displaying The greatest care and acs
cnracy in their preparation. Under the
title "Miscellancous" are found accounts
of the proposed water works, the street
railways; and other topics of finterest, the
whole closing with list of the number
of persons engaged in the different trades
and professions.
We have given. necessarily, a very.
brief and rou h outline of this compila-
ton; it remains but to add, that it reflects
the greatest possible credit on the COM
mittee, Messrs. Frost, Dawson, and Pink
ney, and is labor deserving the heart-
felt thanks of the entire State. being an
exponent of our growth and prosperity,
and an unanswerable argument TO those