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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-10
HONEST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uE.


We notice that some of the most
intelligent and honest colored people
of Charleston, being awakened, at last,
to the true condition political affairs,
have formed themselves into a league
styled asabove. We need no further
evidence that the movement is respect
able, if not strong, than the fact that
Maj. M. Delaney, ,decidedly the most
sensible colored man in the State, is an
active participant in all the delibera-
tions. AS is naturally to be expected,
the unscrupulous and diabolical Radi-
cal ring, fearing any honest reform
movement that may lead to the termi-
nation ofthcir reign of plumber, are
attempting to break it up by inter-
rupting the ward meetings. However
the platform has been adopted and
promulgated, of which the following
extract will give an idea:
$50 soon as this organization is eff!
fectcd, it is proposed to summon con-
vention consisting of delegates from
the various societies. This convention
shall be strictly colored Republican,
convention, representing the honest
colored people of the State AT the
same time weinvitc that white con.
vention shall be assembled consisting
of the representatives of the capital of
the State. 1t is proposed that the two
conventions, by means of committees
of conference. shall enter into for
NAL covenant, by which they agree to
divide equally between them the Off
ces capable of division, and to unite
upon such ms are not, Upon this ba-
sis the nominations of the respective
conventions shall proceed"
The plan is very similar to that of
ninority representation advocated
some time ago in an able letter to the
colored people by Major Delaney, and
in the taxpayers Convention by Mr..
Chamberlain, Mt time when he was
probably temporarily tormented with
nm honest desire to quit bad company.
The only difference is that it proposes
to divide the Offices equally, while the
system of minority representation
would divide them according to the
numerical strength of the two races or
parties, which we think more just.
This movement is innugurated by
the colored people, as it properly
shonid be; and If not defeated by
the ring for the accomplishment of
their fendish purposes, will undoubt-
edlS leadto'the harmony Of the races
apd the prosperity of the country. We
have always thought, and it is gener.
ally believed, that the colored people
will do better, solely under the guild
ancc OF the best men oftheiro own race,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-10
THE sPARTAMBURG ANN
AsFTEVILLE RAILROAD.
NATURES HIGHWAY ACROSS TrrU
MOUNTAINS.
Light Grades, Easy Curves, No TIM
nelling.
Let it be Built Speedily,

A link in the Air Line Road Between
the cities of Cincinnati, st. Louis, EiiicsrO
and Charleston, seventy -four On miles
long, with less shan twenty (2a1 niles Of
heavy work. 6 81 s. q ,FS &
Shorter than any line from New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore TO geiti,er ok
these cities, and many hundred miles rssarsr
TO these centres of Western Trade thaH any
existing line to Charleston. e 81 -
The road that promises to make Charles.
ton the market for the trade of the 0yeat
Northwest, the West Indies, South Amer.
lea ond Europe; also an important eInigrans
station. 5s - ), ''s.
ECoNOAIIOALIN CONSTRUCTION s,
SAFE IN MANAGEMENT AND /.
PROFITABLEIN RESULTS.
An important enterprise for the develop
mcnt of South Carolina. s,5tls
Shares Fifty Dollars (5O) eaclse Payabio
i'll ten t1O) ipstalments. u + s. g
Livery citizen Of this State shosJl 4. own nt
least one share. ,sf 3
charleston with her niagnificep., IIarlor
and genial climate; her immense ilhdeyel.s
ered back country, containing a feFtiie soil,
line pasture grounds aud incS Shailstible water
power; her contignity to tile West Indies
and South America, and her unparalleled
European ocean course, il destined, upon
the completion of this Important Trunk
Line, to emere from her prostrlted cs,s.ss s
dition and become what nature has iiitsniod
she should Ee, tie great rommercidi n'ss4pi.
tis OF The Southern Section of fhc Untrr'St.ttes.
LIMIT OF STOCKHOLDERS LIAIntgpY.
The following cause in the cllhrter Is ],
published for the nfornnliioi, of of,sni,-eailcrs:
Sec Tliut no sturklul,ler ,,f s,,i com.
panx shall be held liable fortiI,s,ls s,,,i,.
Tracts or acis ofsnids inriiial lcy ystti ITO
amounts actually subscribed To thu ganitat
Stock of;said Company by s,iclr -lu,ssilos d
DIREC.TOi,s: 81
George w. Williams is5lIofImsi,n AVA
Gage, Theodore y. .Ivrycy. 'rlts,iart Z; s.
Barkcr, John $. Fairly, Gabriel canrn,,.s
John III. srii.s, L i, .Ictcr, D.. r. duncan.
james E. Black, johns. Wi;cv
Principal Ofiicefand address, " Rsoa.l
street, Charleston, Sc III .5fl # a Z
&C. Mt.aisl1NGER,;F FrcsitNat. Il
"A. C. KAUFMAN, Secretary and 'I,rrsss-
nrer. july III, sn,.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-10
NEWS ITEMS.

y. Gass Carpenter has gotten over
MS scare, and has returned to Colum.
pia,
Hno. J.sA. Wagener of Charleston
is spoken ofas conservative canidate
for Governor.
Hon. A. III. Stephans has been re.
nominated to Congress from one ofthe
Georgia Districts.
A negro desperate named Lem
More, defies arrestin the vicinity of
Lawtonville.
Gen. Toombs will probably be a
,canidate for Governor of Georgia at
the next election.
AS Wallace has been renominated
hy the Republicans to represent the
sixth Congressional District.
The Conservatives of Lancaster lave
nominated full county ticket, made
up of men Of ofintelligencc and integrity.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, of the Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel, is again nom
mated for the Georgia Legislature.
Ex-President Davis made a noble
speech in Memphis lately, on the sub
ject of the riots. He is undouhtly a
great and good man
The Abbeville Medium thinks that
the man who writes Judge Cookies his
tory may get chapter from the
newspapers, and entitle it Cookies"
A new party is organized in Missouri
called the Peoples Party. The Con.
vention nominated Gentry for Gov
ernor and Header for Lieutenant Gov
eInor.
Hon. Julian Hartridge was nomi.
mated for Congress from the First Dis
;trict bysthes Democratic convention
held at Brashear, Ga, yesterday, on
tho seventh ballot.
ID. r. Berry the Sheriff of Marion,
was assaulted on Monday last by
w. d. johnson and severely stabbed.
johnson who was shot in the arm, was
sent to Jail.
The survivors in the old w. L. I.
of Charleston will hold fair in that
city to increase the charitable fund
for the support of the widows and or
phans OF their deceased members.
a split has taken place in the Re-
publican party of Barnwell County.
One convention is called to meet at
Blackyille, in the interest of the Leslie
clique. and the other at Barnwel].
The Beaufort Republican County
convention instructed the delegates to
the State Convention to vote for n
man whose record will not be a
disgrace to the party. They are not
pledged to any of the candidates.
Col. j. P. Thomas delivered nm ad-
dress on Monday Aug. 31st in the up
per part of this State on "south Caro-
lima, in the past, the present and fu-
ture." 1t was said to be one Of the
finest and best delivered ever heard.
Ex-Govner Perry is out in letter
denying that the Republican party
desire reform. He advises white and
blacks to join together upon a plat
form Of honesty, and if the blacks
refuse to vote with us, for the whites
to refuse to hire them.
Joseph and James Coulter (white)
while working the road near Sumter
S. Q. recently, were brutally assaulted
by two colored men, Preston Shaw
and Major Singleton, with handspikes,
axes, and knives. The negroes approa-
ched the Coultcrs stealthily. The latter
were seriously wounded, and may have
been murdered, were it not Tor the
timely intcrposition of Mr.. Chandler.
DR. e. L. Winkler recently of
Charleston has written q very able
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-10
ID bR. E. j. OLIVER

DRUG GIST,
Again desires to return his Grateful Thanks
to the public for the mngnanimous and lib
eral Support given him. by assidu6us efforts
and faithful performances of the Responsible
duties dcvolving upon him as dispenser of
Medicines, he hopes ever to maintain thier
confidence and patronage. n12-tf
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-10
ST. MATHEWS ACADEMY II ii,

The first term of this School will l.evin on
the First Monday in September. i 874. Under
the supervision of Mr.. Hugo G. Sheridan.
Instruction will be thorough, and BOYS pre-
pared for any class in College.
TU171oNPER MONTH.
First grade, or beginners.........S200
Second or Grammer scholars $3.50
Third or Advanced scholars so so .00
Latin and Greek 30 cent? extra, each.
Board can be had in excellent families near near
the Academy and also within easy walking
distance of the Lutheran and the Methodist
churches at the following rates:
Per school week !. ). :. . 81 40
Per school month from $1,000 to 1900
aug. 20 4t
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
A F1ENDrsH OUTRAGE.

We learn from the Victoria Advocate Of q
most fiendish outrage perpetrated recently
on Mrs. Tippett, a venerable Christian lady,
about seventy FIVE years of age, and her only
daughter, who live about, two miles above
Victoria. The brutes first plundered her
meat house, then trampled down her garden
and destroyed her vegetables. Again they
returned, a few nights after, abused the
lady and daughter, using the most obscene
and disgusting language. So terrified was
she by this invasion of disguised men that
she and her daughter attempted to fly to
the house of her neighbor Mr.. Beck for as
sistance. Before she got half way across
the street they caught and beat her, drag
ging her body about in the most brutal man
ner. Her daughter reached Mr.. Beck's
house, and he went to her assistance, but
they did not desist for some time after he
got there. She was carried to the house
almost dead, around which the de-
mons continued for five hours, using
the most shocking language. No one
would got for physician, on account of
their threats. But the next morning DR..
Thornton was called in, and remained forty
eight hours, until she passed the crisis. She
is said to be,a lady whose whole life has been
an exemplifcation of the most exalted
Christian virtues, and no one has any cause
to cherish malice or revenge against her.
A large reward should be offered for the
apprehension of the gang, one or all; and a
vigilance committee should be formed with
the distinct understanding that they will
never disband until the miserable creatures,
the disgrace of human nature, the ofscour-
ing Of creation, are arrested and brought to
summary justice. The citizens owe it to
themselves, their community and to the good
name of Texas, to make every effort for
their apprehension. Never let such crime
be forgotten till the perpetrators are made
to feel the terrors of the law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02


Senator Westfall has introduced bill
into the Senate for the establishment in
this State of an institution to be known as
the Texas State Normal School. A sum of
money, not yet agreed upon, viii be apprO-
priated, one-hah of which, or so much as
may be necessary, shall be expended for the
purchase Of apparatus for the use Of the
school and expenses necessarily incurred in
the establishment thereof, and the other
half in the payment Of salaries Of the prin-
cipal and associates. One person from each
Congressional district win be appointed by
the Governor as board Of commissioners,
he being a e6iciO president thereof, The
management of the institution win
be under the control Of the board.
The commissioners are required to
advertise for bids for the location Of the
school. No point can be selected unless
suitable grounds, building and furniture are
provided BY the citizens soliciting its lOca-
ton, at = reasonable compensation, to be
determined by the board. The commits
sioners shall appoint the principal and asso-
ciate teachers, and tx their term Of service,
salary, etc. They are required to provide
for the purchase Of apparatus and other
necessaries for the use Of the school
The principal shall be appointed as soon
as practicable, and may be authorized to
visit and inspect the best and most success
Eal Normal schools in TIE United States.
For which be may Be allowed : reason
able sum. By and with the advice
Of The board, TIE principal win ar
range the course Of study ana establish
rules for the government Of The school. ANY
male person over the age Of seventeen years,
or girl over fifteen, Of god moral character
and sound mind, who, upon examination,
shousa sufficient knoWledgeof thebrsnches
usually taught IL common schools shah Be
entitled to scholarship IN the institution
without charge foreuition. But before ex-
amlnation, the candidates viii be required
10 zigp an obligetion in writing 70 teach a
lesst two years il the common schools a
the State innediaisly after leaving the
Normal school, or as soon - employed.
And isachoEs educated ia thu Sor,al school
WIN be employed b ssperint6ndonfs. auper-
visoss o. other Oiiezss. IA preference 10 all
Others. n connection with TIE Normal
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02

on such days as designated for the purpose
Of collecting the taxes due After going
the rounds, if any party should fail to pay
be is required to eaIl upon them personally,
If known, for which he is allowed certain
fee; if unknown, then the property is de-
scribed and advertised; if, after day
fixed, the taxes are pot paid he proceeds to
advertise all the lands and property, and is
required 10 offer only the smaller or small
legal subdivision, or so much as may be
required 10 be sold to raise an amount
sufficient to pay the taxes due: If
in the country, lands can be re-
deemed in two years; If IN a city or town,
in one year, provided the party pays such
per cent. as may be fred by law on account
Of taxes paid, and also pay the purchaser
for all Improvements put upon the lands.
There is no reason why simple law with
such provisions could not be made as legal
and binding as the more formal and expen-
siYe one Of having decree Of court.
In either case, the rights of minors and of
persons Of unsound mind would not be
barred by the statute of limitation, and
they could go into the courts after arriving
at age, or removal Of disability, within a
gwen time, and sue for their property.
1t is matter Of such pressing necessity
to the State that it is believed the Legisla-
ture win give it immediate and earnest at
tention.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
mUoH YgT TO BE DONE.

Ordinarily, sessions Of Legislative bodies
are extended beyond the period when the
public think they might well have ad.
journed. But this Legislature certainly has
not yet reached that point On the con-
trary, the people will hold them to strict
accountability if, from fear Of unthinking
criticism, or a restlessness to resume their
usual svOcations, they should neglect the
many important measures still to be acted
upon, or if, in their hot haste to get away,
they should hurry them through in a crude
and undigested state.
So much Of the time Of this session has
been taken up in the work Of purifying the
bench-and good work it has been-that
nearly all the important measures of the
session are still Enacted upon. The tax bill
Constitutional amendments; the general APP
preparation bill; the judicial districts bill
the school lands bill; bills for the extension
Of time to works Of internal improvement
the international Railroad compromise, and
many others Of almost equal Importance are
stall to be discussed and acted upon.
Besides this, it is fact well known that
there is a large delegation of Texas malcon-
tents now at Washington, plotting the over
throw OF Governor Coke's administration.
The late favorable action of the Federal adj
ministration should not be relied on too i'm
plicitly, when we see the leader Of the ad-
ministration party in the United States-the
malignant Morton-championing the cause
of the enemies Of Texas. The ingenuity
and wicl5edness Of the Hamilton-Da coali-
ton, aided by the most malignant and
ablest enemy Of the South in Congress,
may well be watched, if not with appre-
hension, certainly with vigilance. No
human prescience is equal to the task of
penetrating the designs of this Mephisto-
pheles Of radicalism, urged on by such men
as Jack Hamilton, E. ]. Davis, and the
whole hungry pack, whom the people, by a
majority Of $4,000 drove from power which
they abused, and from offices, which they
disgraced. Therefore we say, and we say it
emphatically, that this Legislature cannot
afford to adjourn while this great danger is
hanging over the State.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
TERRIRLE muRDER.

The Dallas Commercial contains an account
Of terrible murder perpetrated on the road
from Fort Worth to Jacksboro. It's stated
by girl who was on the stage that
Charley Gentry killed man named Shire,
from Missouri, by shooting him. That Gen
try used the most insulting language to
Shire and struck him across the mouth
The gallant Missourian, seeing that he must
have difficulty, got out of the stage, tell
ing Gentry that if it was fight he wanted
he could have it. Soon a shot was heard
behind the stage; the mules attached
to it dashed off. She looked behind and
saw that Shire had fallen upon his face and
Gentry was standing oveRihim, pistol in
hand. She saw Gentry staop and rifle the
body. After going some distance the mules
were stopped, and she finally got the driver
to turn and drive back to the spot, but not
till she threatened to inform against him if
he did not. She said that it was known that
Mr.. Shire had large sum of money upon
his person thirty-fve hundred dollars;
and she believes that the murder and rob
berry were arranged between Gentry and
the driver. Mr.. Shire was carried to a
house, where every attention was paid7tO
his remains.
How long win such savage monsters be
permitted to live in Texas 2 Where are the
officers of the 1awG Can they not bring
them to punishment al
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
OOrysII county.

| A long range of low hills, crowned with
the live oak, cedar, burr oak, post oak and
cotton wood, shutting in narrow valleys
from one-haf to one and one-half miles in
width, are the prominent features OF a
landscape IN this county. Standing upon
an elevation, the eye rests with pleasure
upon the pleasant valleys, through which
clear streams flow, as well az the distant
white limestone hills, shaded by spreading
live oaks, looking like whitewashed cot
tages nestled among groves. s5.ss.t ..at !.
The hardy pioneer, James Coryelle, after
whom the county is appropriately named,
was one among the first white men who trod
upon the soil Of Coryeile county. With a
surveying party Of between FIVE and eight,
he surveyed tract east Of the present
county site, and the day after leaving the
mouth Of the creek which bears his name.
he. was killed by the Indians, his blood be-
ing the first from white veins ever spilled on
Coryelle SOIL The year 1894 was the date
OF the party's entrance In the county. No
permanent settlements were made In this
county for years after this, as the hunting
grounds and cedar brakes of Corvolle were
q favorite haunt Of the willy redskin. How
ever, in l649, the government established
post at Fort Gates, six miles east Of the
county site, and the year after several fam
lies settled nearthat locality, few suryiv-
ing members Of whom stlll i've in this
county. .nmfE5fsf oste
In June, 1857, the county seat was situa-
ted at Gatesville, which Is located within
two miles Of the geographical centre Of the
county, near the bank Of the Leon river.
During the spring Of the year 1866 the first
district court was held. 80 much for the
early history Of the county.
We assert, without fear Of contradiction,
that Coryelle county is the ssParadise Of the
poor man. Here we have good society,"
good water q saiubrious climate, cheap
lands, social people, and a soil that only
needs 70 be tickled to produce smile. We
nave county containing 600 square miles,
only thirty miles from Market with mail
facilities, schools and churches, with eli
mate as temperate as the world affords and
q soil as fertile
Lands that have never been touched by
the pillow, with soil tenfeet deep, can be
purchased within radius Of ten miles from
thecounty seat, at acost u from seventy-hve
cents to one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre. This Is not mere conjecture, but It Is
based upon bona 5ide oilers Of real estate
owners Emignnts are welcome Every
grade OF political and religious feeling Il
here represented, aud every man Is allowed
the privilege OF thinking as his conscience
dictates. The entire county is well watered
and finely timbered n the river bottoms
the trees grow 70 q great height and size.
Stone, cedar, and wire are our fencing ma
terials. The water is impTegnated with
lime. The tone Of society IS excellent for a
frontier county. = Gatesgite 6asstte.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02

The Staunton Vinddcat0F saws: ga gen
tleman of position in West Virginia, IN con-
versation with some friends here, says that
the people of that Stale are so disguised
with State affairs generally that if any ar
rangement could be made without unduly
burdening them with debt they would will
hngly rejoin Virginia" The 'V1RdieatOr
proceeds to set forth the principal causes of
the dissatisfaction and disgust of the citi-
zens of West Virginia, the troubles they
had in regard to the location of the State
capital, their fear of being made RESPONSE
BILE for $15, 900, 900 of the debt of old Vir-
ginia, etc. 1t then argues seriously in favor
of the reunion of the two Commonwealth
and in behalf of Staunton as the capital city
of the reunited Virginia.
So much for gong into business without
the consent of the ''mother of States and
of statesmen" While old Virginia was
trying to defend her soil and capital, this
young miss, West Virginia, left the paternal
mansion and united her destinles with the
then enemy. Now she finds to her cost that
it is rather an expensive thing to keep up a
separate establishment, and do her own
shopping. And still more afraid of having
to shoulder some of. the burdens of the old
mother. Verify, ''the way of the trans
gressor is hard" Let her go back, confess
her sins, obtain pardon, and bear her share
of the burdens like dutiful child.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
See supplement.

ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARK has given an
opinion in relation to the power of the Leg
islature to reduce the judicial districts of
the State, which is clear and conclu-
sive against such power. His argument is
that the number can be increased, but not
decreased; that ordinarily where the one
power is possessed the other is conceded I;
but not so in this case. That upon the
creation of district a judge is appointed
for eight years, and as he can only be re-
moved by impeachment or address, if his
district were abolished it would be done by
a majority vote only, and the Judge thus
busted, when under the Constitution he can
not be removed except by two-thirds vote.
We are gratifed to know that cur young
Attorney General apprehends so quickly
and clearly the true intent and meaning of
our organic law, and that his arguments
carry conviction and aceuiescence. That
no political bias or personal feeling can
cause him to 'deviate from the beaten track
of legal precedents and decisions.