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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-02-02
Proceedings Of the Legislature

COLUMBIA, S. c., January 25.-The
Charleston delegation as committee,
have agreed to the bill dividing
Charleston Counties into four cleo.
tion and judicial districts, called Old
Charleston, Berkley. Edisto, and Col
Teton. The line is to be run from the
confluence Of the branches of the
Cooper River to Saltkehatehie bridg e.
Old Charleston will embrace St.
Philips and St. Michacl's, Christ
Church, St. Thomas and St. Dennis,
St. James antee and James Island,
and will have one Senator and eleven
members.
In the Senate the following bill
became law:
A bill chartering the South Caro-
lima migration Association.
The following were engrossed for
third reading:
Bill to apportion the taxes on pro-
pcrty in which the title, or nm inter
est therein, has been transferred sub.
ject to assessment.
COLUMBIA, January 28.-In the
House Mr.. Simpson introduced a
resolution providing for night sess-
ions, on and after Tuesdoy next.
Adopted by vote of 43 to 81.
The following passed to third
reading:
A bill to protect the crops of plan.
ters and farmers in the hands of mer-
Giants and factors from attachments
and levy for debts due by said mcr-
chants and factors.
COLUMBIA, January 29.-The
House, On motion Of Simonton, re-
ferred the bills abolish ing the Triul
Justice system to the commission for
the revision Of the laws of the !. tate
next summer, so the system stands.
The vote OH the lien law to-day
shows that the change in the law will
pass to morrow by decided vote.
COLUMBIA, January 30.-The fol-
lowing correspondence transmitted to
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The Trial Justic System.

Our people, for the last two years,
have been expecting some change to
be made by the General Assembly in
what is known as The Tril Justice
Courts. That there are evils attend
ing the present system Of trials no
one can doubt, and it would be vel
for the country if their causes could
be removed. Three measures have
been devised: The first was to purify
the present system, and thus modified
continue its existence; the second
looked to the establishment of q sys-
tern OF County Courts, and to regu-
late by law its fees and salaries; and
the third proposed to increase the
number of Circuit Judges to eleven
or more. The merits Of each OF these
plans were fully discussed in the
House last week and he whole mat
ter wisely disposed Of by n resolution
offered by Col. Simonton, which
directs the whole body of our laws
both civil and criminal, to be revised
digested and arranged under their
proper heads.
In the present urse tiled condition
Of affairs it would be emnently
unwise, if not dangerous, to tnmper
with any part of the machinery of
thegovernment. We had better en-
dure the evils that now exist for n
few years longer, than to incur new
ones Of which we know nothing.
Let the Democratic party lay its
foundation securely. Let no change
be made merely for the sake of
q change and it will be able to enter
upon the next election unburdene,l by
issues gr owing out OF haste or impru-
dence. The result Of the next ecc-
ton will depend as much upon the
exercise of prudence and foresight
now as upon filmness and action in
the Fall.
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The Eastern War.

The Turks have acaii, been defeat
ed near Rutschuk by the Scrvian
forces. The Russians are conccntra
ting at Adrianople aud sending out
scouting parties to towns within
twenty-five miles of Cunstuntinople.
he Sultan has arranged to move the
government further east should the
Russians approach uncomfortable
near Between the close proximity
OF the Russian forces, the Ronman-
ian refugees, the half savage and
armed Circassans in and about his
capital, the Terrified Mohamclans
seeking transportation TO saftcr re-
gions and the general panic peryad.
ing the entire country, he finds it
exceedingly difficult to maintain or
der and provide tor the necessities of
his subjects. % one desires peace
more than the Sultan and, seeing his
'asss sissf - aiitsaasswi4aaganl cry, "hold |
enough |"
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The w Gather.
the view.

New York, January 31.-A Sc
we're now storm here all day; wind
blowing gale; trains behind. The
storm is prevailing west of Detroit,
and is reported severe at Cincinnati
Toledo and other places.
NORFOLK, January 31.-A storm
with northeast gale prevailed last
night and until noon today. The
stcamcr Lady Of the Lake has not
arrived from Washington. The
weather WAS severe on the bay last
night; heavy wind with siecl and
snow prevailing.
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dead. and in behalf of the State to

dead, and in behalf of the State to
authorize the same.
Bill (House) to authorize the en-
ployment ofable-bodied male prison
ers confined in Jail under sentence in
labor upon the public roads and upon
the the public streets of the cities and
towns and the roads leading thereto
of this State.
Bill (Housc) to establish new
judicial and election county from a
portion of Beaufort county, to be
known as Hampton county.
Bill to apportion the taxes OH pro-
perty i'll which the title or ar inter
est therein has been transferred sub
'scquent to assessment.
Joint Resolution (House) to auth or
ize and direct the Secretary of State
to extend the time for payment of
amounts due upon lands purchased Of
the late Land Commission.
COLUMBIA, S. g., January 81, 1878.
In the House, the bill to regulate,
the costs and please of plaintiffs and
defendants, clerks, ETC., after two
hours discussion, was finally disposed
of by referring the whole matter TO a
committee composed of three lawyers
and four !tarmers-Mcssrs. Vern er
Pope, j. j. Hemphill, Youmans, Z
S. Allen, w. S. Allen, j. G. Cain.
In the Senate, the concurrent res,.
luton relative to the election Of Cir
cult Judges was made the special
order for Wednesday.
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try, who in their opinion might be
used with profit to the county in re-
pairing streets and public roads. We
would further recommend that every
Trial Justice in the county be requir-
ed to report at each term ofthe Court
to the Grand Jury, submit their books
for examination, and otherwise ac-
count for their Stewardship" The
Grand Jury have reason to believe
that their Offices are often abused, and
that cases are not unfrequently
brought into this Court which oiuldp
be settled at home, thus entailing up
on the county u useless and unnecess-+
ary expense.
COURT HOUSE.
We notice that the pIastering in
the Court House is fsllingtoff. The
building heing very new one, wea
submit the inquiry, whether or not
the contractor could not be required
to repair the same? Otherwise to
direct the County Commissioners to
have same attended to.
One 9. A. NeuHer appeared before
us and stated that he was in posses
session Of important information
relative to the co rruption and: fraud,
practiced in our county for several
years past We woui d respectfully
request that he b C allowed to 20 be-
fore the Solicitor with his evidence
and information, and that he should
institute such proceedings in the mat
ter as i'll his opinion the public JUS
tice demands The Grand jury find
from evidence which has been SUBJ
mitted to them, that certain impor-
tant papers, discovered by committee
Of former CRANE! JJuTy, aud furnish
ing evidence of extensive frauds
against the county, in a settlement
between L. c.. Andrews ms former,
Treasurer, and F. r. NIcKinlay, as
/ y
School Commissioner of the county.
by erasures, changes Of dates, and
false endorsements, and cn which a,
sentiment was made by said form.
er Grand Jury, went into the pos
session of one, G. w. Buttz, then
Solicitor Of The First Circuit, WHO
neither gave out bills Of Indictment
upon them, nor restored them to the
custody OF the proper officer, and the
Grand Jury w"uld earnestly recon-
mend to the Court, that The Solicitor
be instructed to take all proper legal
steps to recover possession of said
papers from said Buttz, and take such
action upon them, as the public JUS
tice may seem to demand. And that
If it shall appea, that said G. w.
buttz has been guilty Of official mis-
Conduct, or any punishable ufense in
connection WITH lie sdi''d IlaFgrsjj erriI;rss-,
the Solicitor do also illstitnte the pro-
per steps to bring him to trial iorSucl,
offences. The papers referred to ars
thirteen Teachers Pay Certificates, .
more exact description Of whicl, the
"ranI Jury through their Fore man
is prepared to funish to the Solicitor.
Respectfully submitted,
| Il. Nj. cox. Foreman
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The Lien and Usury Laws.

We are not prepared at the pre- :
sent writing to express matured
opinion upon the bills which has been
but recently passed by both branches
Of our State Legislature.
Two measures of vital Importance
to the citizens Of our State have been
passed upon by the General Assem-
bly,, and arc now in force as laws of the
land. We mean the bill TO repeal the
Lien Law and the Usury Bill. The
first, we have no hesitancy in pro-
nouncng blessing to our whole
people, the fruits of which in less
than three years will vindicatc the
wisdom Of our judgment; but the lat :
ter, to our mind, is Of very question
abe policy. If tho Lien Law had
alone been repealed, the honest and
thrifty citizen, by it cut off from the
advances heretofore made by the town
merchant, could borrow money ut
reasonable rates OF interest from his
more fortunate ncighbor, in sufficient
a"oints to purchase supplies. He
would find this cheaper, even were til G
money borrowed at 10 per cent,
than to give lien upon his next
years crop to secure the payment Of
goods for which he is charged by the
merchant ruinous credit prices and
All eNorbitant rate Of interest besides.
Cut off by the repeal Of the lien law
from the advances of the merchant
and from the capitalist by the usury
law, we await with greu. apprchen-
sions the developments Of The present
year. The benefits ni the repeal of
the lien law may be counteracled by
the evils Of the usury law. Lot us
however hope that our Legislators
have acted wisely and for the good OF
the country.
Let them not undo the good they
have done by re-enacting my law
resembling the lien law If the good
oil the country demands sIcn meas
ure let the usury law be abolished.
The following is what our ST. Mat.
thew farmers and grangcrs think of
the matter:
A regular meeting of Washington
Grange No. 124 was held ut st. Mat
thew's Academy on January 26. 1t
was unanimously
Re<olrcd, That it is the deliberate
opinion of Washington Grange
that the reenactment of a lien law is
not desired by the farmers of this
county. That the lien law in its
effects by high prices charged for
supplies, interest and cost of record
ing is very disastrous to the farmers,
and that under its operation they
can never hcpe for prosperity in their
business.
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Presentment Of Grand jury.

'iNNi iNi " S'1HCSNioO.
Presentment Of Grand jury.
To His Honor ". II. VuNucc Ircsitl-
ing Judye First Circuit.
We the Grand Jury III fGrungcburg
County make the following report:
JAIL.
We visited the Jail and found it
in bad condition, the roof leaks in
several places, i'll one SO badly tha
the Jailor reports when it rains, it is
necessary to have the water dipped
up. We found no glasses or shutters
to the windows, and the priso ncrs
twenty i'll number, suffering extre me-
ly with cold. We found four locks
wanting, and two that are in use
worthless. This matter was brought
to the attention of the Court in the
presentment of the last Grand Jury,
but no attention has ever been paid
to it. Two doors of the dungeons we
found broken, the front plunks of
which had been ripped off and could
not be properly shut. We would
recommend that the County Com
missinrers be required to furnish the
additional locks, to have the doors of
Tie dunigeoss isp":;;ssol, aad leaks j,p
the roof Of the Jail stoppel.
COUNTY OFFICES.
We found the Offices of the Clerk
of the Court, Treasurer, Probate
Judge, Auditor and County Com
missioners in good condition, their
books and Eapers as far as we could
judge being neatly and properly
kept.
We found the Offices Of the Audi
tor, Sheriff and Treasurer badly furn-
ished and these Offices subjected to
many Inconvenience in consequence
thereof, we therefore recommend that
such tables and desks be supplied
them respectively, as may supply their
wants.
The Treasurer stated that he con-
sldered his safe not sufficiently secure
tor his purposes; we therefore recon-
mend that it be tn rned over to the
Sheriff whose office needs one, and
better one S upplied him.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
We found the ctlIcc of School Com
missioner in bad condition, his books
and papers being badly kept and
otherwise showed great incompetcncy
His books show the back indeptel.
ness of the county to be about s25,-
600 for school purposes, the result of
ignorant and Incompetent officials. This
heavy debt will prove great barrier
to the cause of education in our coun-
ty. We therefore present Sch ool
Commissioner Thomas Phillips, for
incompentencv. The cause of educa-
tlon will never prosper in our county,
az long as an ignorant official re-
mains at its head.
Poor HOUSE.
We found the Poor House in good
condition, its inmates five in number
being well cared for.
TRIAL JUSTICES.
We visited the office of Trial Jus
tice, w. A. O'Cain, and found his
books and papers as far MS we could
judge in good condition. We are un-
able to make any report of the other
Trial Justices in the county for the
reason that their Offices are located in
the country. We would call their at
tention through the Solicitor, to the
"vagrant law" and recommend that
it be enforced. Tho Grand Jury
understand that there are many
"idlers and loafers" through the coun.
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Bank Of the State.

The Attorney General has inform
ed the General Assembly through
Governor Hampton that certain
parties, who rendered the bills of the
'F"o1 q 'bo Slmo N payment Of
Treasurer oi Charleston TO compel
action on his part ms the law directs.
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the General Assembly to-day, will

cAECuTlpE L SHAMBEH, III
COLUMBIA, January 80, 1873. sSt
Gentlcmcn Of the General Assembly: =
take great pleasure in submitting
to you a letter from the Hon. Peter
Cooper, of New York, proposing to
make valuable donation to the
State. My answer to the venerable
philanthropist is also transmitted for
your information.
The generous action contemplate d
by Mr.. Cooper deserves grateful re-
cognition at the hands of the State
authorities, and I trust that the Gen
eral Assembly will express to this
gentleman the sense of the deep obli-
CATION under which he has placed th he
people of the State.
WADE HAMPTON, Governor.
New YoRK, January IL, 1878.
Ion. Wade Hampton, Goycrnor:
Allow mo to present to you, for
your consideration, and also that of
Jour Legislature, the following in.
quiry, concerning Il ,nation which,
upon conditions, l might make for the
benefit of the youth OF South Carroll
ma, viz:
"What are the best con ditons on
which the State of South Carolina
would accept the donation, from me,
of q certain property, situated at
Limestone Springs, Spartan burg
County, S. c., consisting Of the build
ings and one hundred, or more, acres
Of land, and make and maintain n
Manual Labor Institution, or
School of Science and Arts, applied to
the useful aud necessary purposes of
life, for young women, similer to the
branches and pursuits now taught in
the Cooper Union of New York.
If there be any need Of an Orphan
Asylum, this might be included in .he
general design, rs there are bu. ldings
on the estate sufficient for both pur-
poses
My attention has been directed by
a friend Of Southern education
CTheodore Brown to the great needs
of the youth Of South Carolina, for
instruction in useful arts and trades,
which, IN my opinion, is one Of the
best methods of securing the pro s.
perity of our glorious union of States,
which is my ardent desire.
| an, sir,
Yours, very respectfully,
PETER COOPER.
No. 8 Lexington avenue, New York.
| STATE OF SoUrH CAHol INA,
ESECUTIpR.- -GI'nAMBEiv,
COLUMBIA, January 80.
My Dear Sir: Your letter, inform
ing me of the munificent donation
which you propose to make to this
State in aid of the cause of educotion,
has been received, and l beg to ex-
press my great qualification on ac-
count ofyour generous action in this
matter. I but forestall what will, l
am sure, be the sense of the General
Assembly when 1 tender to you, on
behalf of the State, the most heart
felt thanks for your benilicence.
Your request shall be submitted to
the Legislature, and its action in the
premises shall at once be transmitted
to you. w it'll my own earnest thanks,
and the assurance of my respect and
esteem, have the honor to be
Very truly, yours
WADE HAMPTON,
Governor.
Hon. p ETER COOPER.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE HOUSE.
The following bill were engrossed
and read third time:
A bill to protect the crops of plan
ters and farmers in the hands of mer-
chants and tactcrs from attachment
and levy for debts due BY said mer-
chants and factors.
In the Senate a message from the
Governor was received, informing the
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OsHT 4ARY.

Departed this life s3,day, Jan. 9th, 1873.
with pneumonia, TT. Marian Bozard,
wife Of Lewis Boar hged Ga years and ten
months. She was hmber of the Baptist
Church for 81 years
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H3sT

1 hereby notify y
that / have lost o,
last three years, u
Farm three miles
papers are Recori
and are of no use
Any information .
thankfully receive
feb 2--l 1
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Hon. 2 ETER COOPER.


PROCEEDINGS OF TIE HOUSE.
The following bill were engrossed
and read It third time:
A bill to protect the crops Of plan
ters and farmers in the hands of mer-
chants and tactors from attachment
and levy for debts due BY said mer.
chants and factors.
In the Senate message from the
Governor was received, informing the
Senate of the resignation of Judge P.
l.. Wiggin, Of the Second judicial
Circuit.
The following bills passed their
third reading:
Bill for the protection of landlords
leasing lands for agricultural pur-
poses.
Bill (House) to extend the provi-
sions Of an act entitled can act to
authorize county commissioners to
submit to the qualified electors of thei r
several counties proposition to alter
Ithe fence laws and TO provide for
leffectuating the same' to the planta-
tions of certain persons named herein.
! Bill to incorporate the Charleston
Bagging and Manufacturing Com,
|pany. I
Bill (House) to authorize the Sec.
retary of State to confer with the
South Carolina Monumental Associa
Ition, and to select spot within the
IState House grounds for the erection
of q w onument to the Confederate
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friends and the public
\ Misplaced, during tho
Deeds and Papers for
tm Orangeburg. Said
fin the Clerks Office
any one but inyselE.
tcerning them will ba
COMO CRANKY.
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enough /"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-09

WHILE New York IL talking doubt
fully about the sIpediency OF under
ground telegraph lines. Germany has
carried then from Berlin 10 the farthsst
frontiers Of the empire. The expert
mental line to Halle proving successful.
others were quickly planned to Ham,
burg aud Kiel. to Breslau. to Cologne.
TO K~onigsbers. to strasbourg. and to
Frankfort-on.the.M Main. Some Of these
are already down ; others will DO laid
the coming spring. In rocky and hilly
country the work has been hard. but
along the highway 1t has been easy. A
digging machine. hauled BY . steam en-
CINE. has been used to dig up the earth.
lay the wire. and turn back the soil
again, all in one operation. while labor.
ers follow to press the earth down slowly
and evenly. 1t is singular that Amer
lea. usually either the first or . very
prompt second in devices OF this char
Scter. should still take no steps toward
putting down the underground lines
that Germany regards Is alone ct for
use.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-09
The Telephone for Love Making.

1.-THE King" writes a correspondent
FROM Madrid. ''spsnds with his bride all
the time allowed him by etiquette and
public affairs. lie hastens 10 Argnjuez.
where she Is staying. and during the
journey the royal Lsander will some
times look out at the carriage window to
see ON the horizon the bare trees under
which Philip ii conspired against the
conscience OF the world. When he re-
turns from Arranjuez his Impotence
leads him to q part Of the palace where
modern science has placed its latest dis
covery at the service OF the royal lover,
and anihilatos the space which for two
days longer separates him from his
bride. A telephone. in fact, has been
fitted up connecting u Of the Kings
rooms with that Of Princess Mercedes,
and enabling them 10 converse together
free from indiscrest eyes and ears.
Strange to think that the telephone
should thus get the better Of the tradi-
tional and implacable etiquette Of q
court where the King cannot get an egg
boiled without sir successive messenger
and sixteen pairs Of hands. Yet more
strange Ii O love 30 rarely found In the
loftisst stations, and which could only
spring up and gain strength because two
hearts met in the solitude OF exile far
from the Fictitious pomps Of courtly
constraint.
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Tux oldest Of the white elephants OF
Siam, which was born in ITO. died in
It's temple at Bangkok in November last.
Every one knows that this famous white
elephant. before whom a whole people
bow tho knee. Ia the emblem Of the king.
dom Of Siam. Each white elephant
possesses it, palace, q vessel OF gold.
and harness rssplsndant with jewels.
Several mandarins are attached to Its
service. and feed Il with cakes and sugar.
cane. The King Of Siam In the only
person before whom II bends the knee.
and q similar salutation Is rendered 1t
by tho monarch. The deceased idol has
been accorded . magnificent funeral.
A hundred Buddhist priests oficiated at
the ceremony. The three surviving
white elephants. preceded by trumpsts
and followed by an immense coneourse
Of people. accompanied the funeral car
to the bank Of the Menain. whore the
King and his noble LORDS received the
mortal rsmains. which wsro transported
to the opposite bank for burial. A pro
csssion Of thirty vessels figured at that
curious ceremony. All the floating
houses. ranged In double flo on the
Meuam. to the number Of ovsr sixty
thousand. were adorned with flags Of
all coiors aud symbolical attributes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-09

Tx Univsrsalist elsraymsn OF Boston
after siI months discussion Of the He'll
question. have by q nearly unanimous
vote resolved that sin is accompanied
and followed by misery; that. until the
acquisitions Of divine justice are obeyed.
God administers such discipline. in
Guiding both chastisement and instruc-
ton. and for rs long a period as may 10
necessary to secur obedience. and that
repentance and salvation are not limited
to this life. The following was also
agreed To: Whatever differences in
regard to the future may exist among US.
none Of us believ. that the horizon Of
eternity will be relatively. either largely
for q long time. overcast by the
clouds Of sin OF punishment. and in
coming into the enjoyment OF salvation,
whsnever that may be, all the elements
Of psnitencs. forgiveness and regsnsrA-
ton are involved"