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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18

quantity of.le (t'is to be hoped that tn g
proof reader will not csst spell on us
by thinking that his spoil may be better
than our spell, Jon hand In fact VIC
found them out in second st6ry ms aeon
as We entered, and that Ii proof enough;
and there is NJ doubt they make uso OF
it regularly! The qa.l;sy of the
ammunition used, is no doubt the cause
OF such longevity among newspaper
mon In conclusion VIC exclaim, tho
poor printer, picking up typs half his
time, and picking them down the other
half! No wonder he will frolicif he
have tho opportunity. No wonder that
he is glad when saturaayIcomes, that he,
may rid himself of this "old man of tho
sea-" 'Tis. said that an ozpe.t will Sc.
up type mechanically; that is, take. up
the single letters required for q, line
without looking at them and set and
spell correctly tie copy before him.
We believe it, for didn'. VIC sec our
friend Billy S. do it7. and furthermore
We believe he was aslo p all tho tima.
~ III EsCoRr.
This is what our good friend, NJ. L.
Baldwin, Esq, has done. (IIis letter
is SO good that we want him TO have
full credit for it.) Now ain't we amia-
BILE to print it? The idea Of calling
our babies hntchet- faced! Are the sins
Of the fathers al,coys to be visited upon
the children ? (ours living at last ac
counts.) And the "sour grapes" Tor
our foreman horrible Well, his si ny
can't hurt his descendants much, thut's
fact! And then, to shave to go t.
the Times office for good looks 7" Well.
friend Baldwin, 'ue think you ,coull F.!
But what docs ''Potts'' say to that =.
Has he any TO spare?
AS to Spencer being asleep, why, all
his friends know that he never sleeps
save in church. And .Riley-R,ley
will send Escort" lock of his hair TO
tell the time BY o'nishts.
7. s'-"E' cort" has just been to
apologize about the babies All serene.
" Escort is the handsomost man in the
Forki .a-t >.a....I M-.
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A Punctuation Puzzle.

4e.r The following article forcibly illus
trates the necessity of punctuation. 1t
can be read in two ways, making a very
bad man or very good man, the resul t
depending on the manner in which it is
> apunctuated 1t is not punctuated 1t is
d we'll worthy the studp Of teachers and
d pupils;
He is an old and experienced man in
bin vice and wickedness he is never found in
opposing tho works of iniquity he takes
liz delight in the downfall of the neighbors
he never rejoices in the prospc rity of any
iaE oS his fellow. creatures he is always ready
% to assistin destroying the peace of SO
q ciety he takes no pleasure in serving
CHE Lord he is uncommonly diligcnt in
7 sowing discord among his friends and
q aequaintances he takes no pride in la
x boring to promote the cause of Chris :
tianity he has not been negligent in
endeavoring to stigmatize all publ c
teachers he makes no exertions to sub :
due his evil passions he strives hard to
. build up Satau's kingdom he lends no
olfaid to the support of the Gospel
sin among the heashen he contributes large.
Wy to the evil adversary he pays no at
tention to good advice he gives great
ih'hsed TO the devil he will never go heav.
iiG Cd he must go where he will receive the
~ jast feeompense of reward.
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PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, by d joint raSolhiion OF ina
General Assembly Of the State TSfisSouth
Carolina, entitled "A Joint rssclatiss TO rs.
9uiFe Edwin /. Cain, Sheriff Of Orass5bure
county, to give new official bond sisain
ten days after the passage of the same, 9TH
erwisc the said office to be declared yaeatss.
and il shall be the, duty of-the Governor stss
order an olection'to fill said yacaney,ss Ap-
proved December Goth, 1878. And ywhcrs.j
a5, Official information has4 bceon reesiyad
at this department . tfrom tho Chair.
man of the Board Of County Commissioners
for the said county Of Orsngeburg, that tho
said County Commissioners hayvo iiisol re.
ceived any new official band as she.
riff Of said county since tho Spsssssso Of
the said joint resolution. Now, therefore.
You, end each Of you, asos heEehy REQUIRED
with strict regard to the, 5proyisiens, of tho
constitution and laws Of the Ststs Nitoiebine
your duty in such case, to clause Eais sloies,asn
to be held in the said county on the FIAsTs
TUESDAY following the FIRST MONDAY
in NOVEMBER NEXT, to I'LL said yaeaaa
cy. sff,4E1 Cv ,,YYsslf,4y. ,.ytsa gs+ ii
All bar roons and drinking safsssssaal,
20 closed op the said day sef .slss.ien. asa
snr person who shah sell any intoxicating
drinks en'saia day sfslsstion shall bs tsse,as
cd guilty Of e naisdspsanor, and On soss.s
ti6tion thereof, silslf % fli.sas q sum 81 -.
less than One Hundred Dollars, yoyi be ira.
prisoned for period Of not less than eas
menth ncr mere than aix naen .hs.=-s= .7I'
In testimony whereof, + have Fhersunts /,
my hand and dausaashsiaFsat seal Of tho
state to DO affixe atColumbia, this 2lst day,
Of March, A.?D- 1sf4l saaf ia stkss nine.y-
sight year Of Anericaa Independence. a.'
y mo "oferhor. hsx yltgss a,
tIs.] FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr.
H. E. HATs., Secretary Of State.
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SheriR's Sales.

BY virtue Of Sundry Executions 4 s,h A.,
rectcd, will sell to tho highest bisasp. 1es
Orangeburg G. H., on the FIRST MOE
DAY In May next, FOR CAalI. sll
the Right, Title and Interest Of the Deseaa.
ants in the following Property. Wis:
All that tract Of land in 0rengesure
county containing 800 acres more or less,
Hayden, sam'l Dibble, d Smith aaa w
Mount, and known as tho Popular. Spalne
tract Levied on as the property az sfrs
Margaret l. salley at the SUIT eijySDY yasa-
sion, Receiver of Est of Bull.
ALSO
All that tract Of land in ornnsoSsr,.
County containing 800 acrss, more or less.
bounded by lands Of Calvin Hayden. Johrs
Hayden, Samuel DibbIs, J. D.. SRiih Ssa
". Mount, and known as the isFobiar
Springs Track" LEVIED on az propsrts ~
A. 8. Salley at suit Of Jne. I. Jehniass.
Admir- for the use Of Geo. Deliver, Clark.
ALSO n fEO
All that tract Of land ingtsfausshs,e
county containing 800 acres, moro or lsse,
bounded by lands Of Calvin Hayden. Jph.
Hayden, Samuel Dbbls, . SD,ighIfEsnA
". Mount, and known as tho HPo,}a,.
Springs Tract" Lowed on as prousrtg az
N. M. Salley at tho suit Of Y. b. Y. Jsmi.
son, Comr and Receiver. ,.. 80,
ALSO
80 ys&
All that track of land In Or.rS.sas-.
County containing 500 acros, more sisss'
bounded by lands Of Calvin Hayden. JoII
Hayden, Samuel Di5ble, J. D. Smith sapdW.
Mount, and known as the Poplar Spripas
Tract Levied on a. the propsfts eae a.
Govan Salley at the quit of Calvin HssAea.
aT4z
All that tract Of land in saidCduntv
containing 100 acres, moro or less, boundsd
by lands of I. C. williams, j. G. Fanuiss.
- Epping and W. s. Tyler Levied On
rs the property Of Nathan Potter, &c Rho
suit of Crane Boyoston & Co. tg.a.akA
ALSO asts a;e,
]. All that tract of land In saii. .Geno.,,
containing llS acres, moro or,less, bonded
by lands Of VI. p. Spigner, P. A. Buvat-
Dav i'd Zeiglar and the BelleYille Rssa
2. And MI that this tract confain5a -.
acres s, more or less, and known as the 5.Tsina
land Tract" bounded by lands os,R;chaTa
Dix, A. j. Frcdick, Daniel ZeigJsr. and fho
estead tract Of the late Daniel Zietinr.
Levied on as the property yyof'lJan;efZS;SIap. OF
decd, at the suit Of N. E.. W. SistrTn1s
Adm'r of G. 8. 8. Sistrunk, decd. 80
Sherif7s Office, 4 E.SI. CSfd
Orangeburg C. H. 8. c., Zoe
April '1ath, 1874. IT,
april l8 a.
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lFor THE "ORANaEBpuRG NEws."1
. WICHITA, KAN,
April 9th 1874.

hfTll 9th 1874.
AIR Et'itor-It is wonderful how LONG
a man crn stay in the. West without
really feeling that he is going to 'sta y !.
: - - ----.. G s;eea T1o1t what lie is
going to do, one of these Nass, "whcn
he goes back East" Some como West
with the purpose of accumulatin. IA
competency aud thon return East to
enjoy it Others come simply to stay
certain length of time and thon 70 back
whctheror no. Occasionally you will
lind man whose purpose it is to locat
here permanently, INT twill wait while
md see" Thus they will live and die,
and be resurrccted in the West; for
alter few months or years they do no /
"see just how they can make it couvcn.
lent to return East."
". T.. Baker, of this city. has un
earthcd an heir loom, and is creating n
stir among rheumatic people and tn ose
suffering various nervous ailments. He
has been offered handsome figure for
the sole secret of manufacture, but says
it now belongs to the people, VIII, can
have it for the sending 1t is a simple
pad. easily made and certainly contains
wonderful curative ualities. Mr.. Bak
or made it public, for the first, in Janu.
airy.
Heaven help the poor editors. There
are now four newspapers in this city
Remember MS in your dcvotious.
A dress maker across the way wants
several copies of the NLws, for pattern
paper. We conceded that It was good
pattern sheet, and for that reason we
preferred to keep it on our file. We
gave her several old papers, and she
made considerable of hustle with them
TRADING Posr.
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Tsaater Flow ers--A Corner im
ini4tdlaL CaRla Lillies.

90 The amount Of the sales Of flowers in
New York and Brooklyn during the last
weak, to be used as decorations on Holy
Thursday and Easter Sunday, has been
estimated by the florists at nearly $685..
900. Yet many who were willing to
pay the highest prices, but who delayed
giving orders until late in the week,
were unable to obtain even small bo.
qnet. Gala lilies, usually selling at
fifteen cents retail, were forced up to
seventy five cents by "corner" among
come of the retailers. Some one di.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18
AN ORDINANCE.
10 Amend an Orslin sance ia
Raise Supplies for ahe Fiscal
Yssnr <R,o

- .AANAAS9 s4AR tlGnCG tCl
Raise Supplies for ahe Fisca1
Wear &c.
BE Ordained &c.
]. That the Clerk Of Council shall collect
all taxes and licenses.
z. That in cases where the oynership Of
property has changed since the last spsess-
ment, the Clerk shall enter such pr ropertv in
the name of its present owner.
8. That in casos of improvements and
betterments Of property since the last assess
ment' and prior to the first day of April,
1874, tho Clerk shall add to the amount At
which such property has bsen assessed, tho
value Of such improvements or bettermcnts .
to be ascertained upon oath ef the owner Of
auch property, filed with the said Clerk
Prortded,. That when the value returned bv
tho owner be deemed by the Clerk 10 be less
than the real value Of such improvements.
the Clerk shall refer such return to Council.
who sha II then nssess the Same.
J. W. MOSELEY,
Mayor.
B. WILLIAMSON, Clerk, Pro tenn.
Ratified on the 18th day Of April, A. D. 1874.
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NOTICE: y ?.
OFFICE CO. SCHOOL CoMMrssroERK

Notice Is hereby given that in accorrdauco
with An Act antitled San Act TO provide fos
the establishment and support Of State
Normal School, appro:ed Fob.y, 1879, n
fSsc Public Competitive Examination viii
be held At this Office on MONDAY The sOsb
Instant, oI al persons desiroua 10 ,bs sSS.s-
fupas of the Slate Nnrmsl School rh,
Examination will be conducted in The s.,,,
manner a" Examinations for Third .arsas
teachers Certificates. To secure Adn,;u-
H'on into the Junior Glass of thcseNar.,r,
school, the applicant, If. a, male ,uust ha
hiteen tlb) years OF age, md il a / female
fourteen (14) years of age. To enter nm
advanced class the applic.nt,must be pro. =
port onately older, and before entcripe Al,
applicant, win be requircdlto sign the fa,.
lowing declaration eve hereby declare
'hat our purpose in entering the State Nor.
nal School is to fit ourselves fer flie Profez.
sion Of Teaching, and that it is our in,en.
tien to Engage in Teaching IN ahs rab,ia
Schoola of this State s f5ass es
Teachers holding Second and ETb;rs
Grade Certificates may be admitted frsn
the State at Large, V@H
FRANK R., ,McKINLAY.
county School connndiSaieneE.
aPl d
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[Erom the New York Tri6une.j

The fact that committee OF gentle.
men, representing the aristocracy of old
families and State Rights, is now in
Washington supplicating for redress by
the interference of the general govern
ment, tells the whole sad story of on.
preston and humiliation 1t is not a
spectacle that should crafty anybody.
We believe every count in their indict.
mcnt of the cosored majority in South
Carolina can be sustained. No Amcri.
can Commonwealth ever suffered more
from the domination Of dopravity and
Ignorance. The outlooks seems hope
less. How a State thus afflicted may
be restored toia healthy condition is
question demanding the serious con
sidcration Of statesmen. We arc not
surprised to find the sufferers proposing
quack romedios for tho disease but
with all sympathy and coucorn for tho
patient it is the duty Of the wiso hysi-
clan to deny the request. The PROF posi-.
tion Of the South Carolina memerialists
as expressed by individual menlbers is
that the reconstruction acts be so amend
ed as to wrest the State from the hands
ofEihe colorcd majority now in power,
and place it under the control of the
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18
Items.

Neooessity knows no law, but law
knows agood deal of necessity
Noxt to women, April weather 10 tho
mos; capricious thing in the world.
Glgin, Illinois, offered bounty of two
cents apiece for rat scnlps, aud all the
schools in the place aro closed.
It is rumorcd that rich gold mine
hasjust been discovered in Hendorsou
County, N c.
fbey fned Ed: Hankinton $40 and
costs ip Apgusts, Thursday, for trying
to drown himself in .he river thore.
Tho Alabama State Journal, of Wed
nesday last, contains six columns Of
'"advertisements of city lots in Montgo-
81 merry for sale for taxes. , tasi
veg There are 5000 Daughters of Robec-
"a in Illinois. You may talk about old
Bri righam Young all you will, but he
can't hold candle to old Mr. Rebeo.
esea.hl eeas %
a dwelling was burned in Evansvil
Ind. early Wednesday morning, and
Mrs. Rother, widow, and her son,
e., Louis, aged thiltecn, were smothorcd to
death. 7,a
kea. A Delaware man committed suicide a
as!day or Two ago because, some one left
ie, baby on his doorstep. He was too frail
a1e for this cold world if he couldn't look
a, his wife in the eye and deliberately do. -.
= 81 Glare r9 that it put up job to make trou.
Sc ble,7 4
J7il A'young lady engaged to be married
dsIbut getting sick of Ler bargain, ap
spilled to friend to help her to unite
sostho knot before it was too late. sOh |!
eldeertainly,' he replied. It's very easy
ssqto unite it now, while it is only beau.
noiknotp raiIji..
s9daA little boy in Danbury caught his
9ffoot in some worsted with which his
easister was working tho sentence God is
bSLove, ,.intperforated card board, and got
ssfsaacrack onthe ear that will lay him up
30 fora fortnight, if it doesn't injure him
saifor life y. al
O haOfioial advices from New Mexico
~ state that there are several rowing bands
ScS ef1ndians who are anxious to come in
to the reservation, being now in d,sti
RHAtute condition. One band, $50 strong,
commanded by Gorgain, have been com
PEELED to Kill their ponies for food.
A man, charged with murder, was
, released from the Jail in Opelika, Ala,
. few nights ago, by party of disguised
men, (the jailor having been induced to
open the jail dsu Ir-.. ss,.;s.r
That the prisoner was l5be incarccrated,)
whereupon the Alabama State Journal
goes off into a TRADE against the revival
of the Ku Klux, etc. Poor fellow
,5 The military should take care off him
.rr.qs Frederick Combs, we'll known and
:. eccentric character, died in New York
, IA Thursdny night. He lore strikingre
IN aemblapce to Benz. Franklin: claimed
to be the inventor of the camera obscu
yirGa, electric telegraph and steam wagon,
and dressed in knee. breeches, buckskin
! coat, three eornercd hat, and travcrscd
the city vending his photographs. He
aEvwas sevnnty.fve years old.
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TAX NOTICE.

IL
All Persons interested are hereby notified
that the Books for the collection Of the Town
TAXES will be opened daily, nt my store,
from the goth of April to tho 9th of May
inclusive.
Tax on Real Estate Mill.
Licenses will also be collected. Parties
offering Beef for sale within tho corporate
limits of the Town are required to record
the marks Of said Beef or Beeres with tho
Clerk
Office hours from 9 A. M.Nso2 p. N. and
from p. III. toe NJ.
After tho 9th Of May the penalty on ell
In i'"'d s"Aso "-d Hesueuo will he nttnuhrd.
KIRK ROBINSON,
Clerk Of Council.
Orangeburg, April 10th, 1874.
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NOTICE

The Copsrtnership Of MOSELEY, CROOK
& CoPES has this day been dissolved by
the withdrawal of WILLIAM X. CROOK.
All liabilities Of the firm nre assumed by
JOAB ". MOSELEY and ROBERT COPIES.
JOAB W. MOSELEY,
W. X. CROOK,
ROBERT COpES.
Ornngeburg, 8. c., April 18th, 1874
Tho business will be continued by tho
undersigned under the nome of MOsELEY &
COpEs.
JoAB W. MOsELRY,
ROBERT COPEs.
Orangeburg, S. c., April 18th, 1874.
april i5 1874 e.
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The State Of South Carolina
COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG.
In THE CcURr OF PROBATE.
By AUGUSTUS B. KNOWLTON Rs,

BY AUGUSTUS B. KNOwLTON, ESQ
Judge of Probate in said County.
WHEREAS, Joseph Fersner hath made
suit TO me, to grant ,him Letters OF Admin
istration of the Estate andeffecta OF DR..
Frederick 8. Fersner, late Of said COUNTY.
deceased. 'si 2 "eH 1fiTi
I These are therefore to eito and admon;ab
all and singular the kindred and Creditors
Of the said deceased, to he and nn.
pear, before me, at Court of Probate for
the said County to be holden at Orangebura.
on the ID day Of May 1874, at II
o'clock A. NJ, to show cause If any, why the
said Administrators should not be granted,
uiven under my Hand and the Seal Of Court,
this l6,h day OF April Ammo Domin;
[L.s.] AUG. D. hNOwLTON,
,,o Probate Judge, o. C.
api 10 Ct
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The State Of South Carolina.
oRANoEBURG COUNTY.
In THE Court OF PROBATE.
By AUGUSTUS B. KNoELroN, Esq.
Jndoe of proh,to t.

By AUGUSTUS B. KNoELroN, ESQ.
Judge Of Probate in said County.
WHEREAS, Mary M. Houek hath made
suit to me to grant 10 him Letters of Admin
lstration of tho Estate and effeeta of Rev
VIM. A. Houck, late Of said County, de.
ceased.
These are therefore to cite and admopi,h
all and singular the kindred and Creditors
OF the said deceased, to be and appear be-
.ore me al Court Of Probate for the said
County, to be holden at my Office in ORANGE
burg, S.. C.s on the I'd day Of May.
1874, at II o'clock A. NJ, to show cause If
any, why the said Administration should
not be granted .
Given undcr my hand and the Soal of the
Court, this 10th day of April A. D. 1874,
ar in the 9th year of American Indo,
pcndenoe.
[l.s.] AUGUSTUS D. KNOwLroN,
api le-H Judge Of Probate.
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TD HOLDERS OFF COUNTY,
CLAIMS.
All persons holding County Orders or
Jury Tickets against Orangeburg County,
are requested to present the same before
the Clerk ofthe Board of County Commiss-
toner's on er before April 25, 1874.
GEORGE BOLIyER,
Clerk ofCo., Com'rs.
Orangoburg, April II, 1874.
april l8 1874 Q,
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CLIMAX! CLIMAX !!

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blessing for 25 cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
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Wewarrant it to cure ScrOfula
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1t has been used over twenty
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and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-16
q EORG ETOW N .

NOT MURDER.-About O'Clock yester,l sy
morning considerable excitement was occa-
stoned in the vicinity of NJ street bridge by the
discovery Of bundle OF blood stained clotbinp
floating in Rock creek. Sergeant Buell. and
Officer Cameron, of the Georgetown police
hshed 1t on shore, and it was found to contain a
coat, vest, pants, OveTcOat, shirt, socks and hat
all saturated with blood, and looking as il they
had been cut off body. Acting Sergeant COT
lins, OF the fourteenth precinct, Identified them
as the clothing OF David Glass, who was kille 4
by fall from the new State department build
'ng, as stated in Saturdays STAR. The col
OTed man to whom the clothes had been given,
not knowing what to do with them, had thro yn
them into Rock creek. OF course quite a num-
beI OF exaggerated stories were set afloat. as
usual on such occasions. some of the colored
people insisting that the clothing belonged to a
victim of the might DOCTORS"
TBMPERANCB.-Rey.M Mr.. Atkins, by invita-
ton OF Heber Tent of Rechabtes. delivered a
sermon on the above subject last evening at ST
Johns church, which was attended by Heb,r
and Excelsior Tents of Rechabites and tina
Catholic Total Abstinence Society in full re-
gala.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A coored man, named
Carl Dunbar, died very suddenly at O'Clock
this morning at house on Bridge street, near
Market. The coroner was notified, and after a
post norton examination, gave a certificate of
death Of pneumonia.
RIVER NEWs.-Arrivals-Stea New York
from Philadelphia, with general mercha ndise.
Schooner Mary j. Fisher, with fertilizers from
New York, 70 j. K. O'Neill. Schooner Thos p.
Morgan, with 100 bushels of wheat 10 HartIv
* Hartley * Bro. Cleared-Steamer LADY OF
the Lake, for Norfolk, with -four.