Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-05-21
STATE NEWS.

has issued nearly four hundred tag exc
cutions. 'D'srt' -'3 p'ii Iliiit"s liit"s
More corn and less cotton is getting
through the heads of tho farmers of New,
berry County. o,e o,s5
The Germans of Columbia are prepar-.
ing for a schuetzenfest in that city DUR
ing the present seaaon. sf I
h In AbberyilIe County the cattle are
grieveouslyy affected with the bloody
murrain ard are, rapidly dying ,s,l@,
The southern memorial day was not
observed in Beaufort, although there lare
many southern soldiers buried in the
National Cemetery. e4 .,3.f
The Greenville Building and loan
Association has established itself on
firm footing by the election of officers
good and substantial men.
Ten thousand six hundred and ninety
four dollars and eighty-six cents were
sent form Darlington in postoffice money
orders during the past three months.
The Blue Ridge scrip is not dead yet.
1t is to be offered forta and when re-
fused, the holequestion is to be fought
over again before the courts. Two mil
lions are hard to kill.
Isl
Governor Moses has pardoned three
Marion county criminals who were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for three years
for grand laceny. Mark it down three
more radical voters.
A negro stole a hog in the "indepen-
dent republic of Horny" last week. He
was caught and rubbed with hickory
OIL" So Moses loses another chance of
exercising the pardoning power.
The new president of the Port Royal
road has commenced his reign by reduc
ing fares. He advertises round trip tick
cts from Augusta to Port Royal and re
turn, to excursion parties of twenty, for
fifty dollars. Until the first of June
next lie will sell one thousand mile tick
cts for twenty dollars.
Shooting in Newberry-Wash Holmes
shot John Red in the head, ut Floyd's
place, last Tuesday, and Jim Williams
shot Lucinda Gary through the chin, on
Mr.. w. Barre's plantation, some days
since. The parties colorcd. Wounds
not serious.
A colored woman near Winnsboro,
recently gave birth to three children.
Less than twelve months ago she bore
twins. Five children in less thnn n year
is pretty good work. Another colored
woman in the same vicinity has had four
children in fifteen months. If this thing
gets fashionable there will have to be
another appeal to Congress.
Mackey, against whom the Democrats
of the fourth congressional dis riot of
this State made some mosr damaging
statements a year ago, is spoken of as the
conservative candidate for Congress. He
is in favor with the negroes, and shat a
Radical and "nigger, can't accom-
plish is not worth accomplishing.
"A heavy business is to be done this
year in the shipment of naval stores from
Port Regal. The large amount of rosin,
turpentine, etc., made on the line of our
road has heretofore gone north by way
of Charleston. On Monday last the first
shipment was made by Mr.. Kirk from
Port Royal Of 55 bbls Of turpentinc, and
arrangements have been made to continue
shipments on q large scale.
A bill has been introduced by Senator
Stewart, Of Nevada, providing that Con-
gress shall resume control of the District
of Columbia. The recent Investigations
demonstrated tho existencs of fraud and
corruption in the management of affairs
in the District, and that the expensive
and extensive improvements around
Washington are nothing more or less
than legislative robbery, affording oppor-
tunity for a large amount Of rascality.