Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-10-14

when in good working order is 10000
balls per minute, about 80 pounds of
stcam-dried Dynamite is generally
used at each schargc, yup po~der
being cntirrH wnorcd.
Nitro glyccrinc was thought of but
could not he had in portable shape
The guns are all connected by under
ground wires with powerful gavan-
ic battery which is used i'll exploding
the Dynamite, thereby obviating the
necessity of the citizen soldiers expo
sing their lives il firing. The pro-
Jcctilcs move along automatically into
the brccch ofthc gum becoming ac-
celebrated in their speed just as the
explosion takes place. 1t is said that
when in full action the noise is one
continued roar, no break in the
sound being distingui<,ablc. Besides
these monster guns there is perfect
chcte"" Mr /iim Of Gatlin guns in the
streets all worked by steam and in
admirable order. There is also sta
toned OH the Battery n monster
steam fire engine said to be 10000
horsepower which is to be used in
discharging ignitcd kerosene oil
across Ashly River and over the
Harbor upon any crowd which might
COLLECT. Besides, found that every
body, young and old, male and female,
continually had their pockets filled
with Dynamite squibs about inches
long and one inch in diameter, which
they proposed to use rs hand
grenadcs. The ladies using them as
necklaces. They had i'll op ration
or in full blast we'll appointed fac.
tory where the Dynamite is made
using about 10000 gallons OF Nitro
Sulphuric Acid and one hundred
bales Of tcoltnn rcr day i'll its manu-
tacturc, all Of which was certainly
very intel cst;ng md would we'll re-
pay IL visit.
was told that riots occurred every
day i'll which crowds n,d crowds Of
both white and colorcd Repu blicans
were killed; chat ..s- !c-sl thar, 1 qo. 900:
had already been disposed of and
sentto the phosphate works near the
city to be ground into acid phos-
plate, which entirely remo,c cd the
necessity of"Coroncr's inquest" 1t is
said that the phosphate mills are
kept running day and night and can
scarcely keep pace with the work
that is expected Of them. Another
company has been organized under
very tav orcblo auspices, having
paid up capital OF over S5OO.OOO.
They will soon be i'll working order,
and no doubt will be great relief to
the already ovcrworkcd companies
now i'll operation. Its said that the
phosphatcs thus made are very good.
They have been submitted to expert
chemists who pronounce them rich III
surcr-phosphatc Of Lime, Ammonia
and other elementary bodies which
sustain plsnt growth. Every boly
seemed i'll good spirits and confident
of success, and seemed to be
waiting for an opportunity to display
their prowcss.
| asked some of the leading men
what they thought of the election.
Think Of the election? Why we don't
think nothing Of il; wc intend to
carry the State, cost what it will" and
then was told as Il great secret, that
tie club leaders had imported y elbow
Fever into Charleston to dri:e out
the Republicans, and thought they
would succeed, if the frost did not kill
it ont. But said they, if the yellow
fever is stopped, without accomplish
ing its Object. we intend to send to
India for q cargo Of genuine Asntic
Cholera, and art it going, and we'd
like TO see who or what would stopit.
| was under the impression that the
yellow fever was checked = and said
SO, but was given to understand
that the newspaper reports were got
ten UP for the occnsion md TINT they