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Fire in GreenviiIe.

A disastrous fire occurred in Green
vile at about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning resulting in the dcat:uction
of the new Academy of Music and the
tlfi'ec stores underneath it. The fire
broke out in the cellar, and the wild
fury of the flames was only checked
by the almost snperhuman efforts Of
tho firemen. Tho less aggregated
about $21, 800; insurance S22sSOO.
Parties occupying adjoining stores
suffered mucl. loss by the water and
the removal Of goods. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The build
ing and furniture were owned by
Caglo s. co. Insured for $4,000.
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NOTICE..
OFFICE OF CorNTY COMMISSIONERS, }
ORANGEBURG COUNTY,

OFFICE OF COlINTY COMMISSIONERS.
ORANGEBURG COUNTY,
ORANGEBUKG. s. q. Nov. %, 1879.
TN accordance with Section 81 of an
Il Act Of the General Assembly of the
State of South. Carolinn, entitled "Au
Act to reduce all acts and parts ofacts in
relation to County Commissioners and
their powers and duties into one act and
to amend the same, ratified April 18Th,
1875. hereby publish II statement olthc
nnmbcr of days the County Commissions
crs were employed and the number of
miles Travelled by each 'andthc number of
days the Board was in session, to.wit:
n. \. Hayden, employed 81 days.
and Travelled 1877 miles.
J.. s. Connor, employed 10 days,
and Travelled l0SS miles.
Ephraim Cumnins, cmpl'd' III days,
antl travelled GQ7 miles.
The Board was in session 80 days.
certify that the foregoing is'a correct
statement us taken from the accounts of
the said y. N. Hayden, l.. 5. Connor and
Ephraim Cummings and from the Min
ntcs Of the Board, all OF which are on
file in this o!llcc.
l.. ii. WANNAMAKER,
Clerk County Commissioners Q. e.
Nov. 2S-3t :.
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The Freedinan;s Bank.

The nost gigantic fraIH, ever per-
pctra'ca by organized rascality upon
an innocent people, was that of tie
Frccdmnifs Savings Bank, incorpol'a-
ted :4h"ti,c palaiesl days OF Radical
ism ;by a Republican Congress and
manipulated. by /. get of dishonest
politicians styling themselves friends
of the compressed aiid t!own-troddcn
colorcd people Of The South" The
most wonderful feature OF lh;s swim
sllc is that tho very men, macy Of
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nails is nothing new in q Christian
country, but is practised by the most
advanced states OF Europe, and for
aught we know, in portions of our
own country, working proliLably no,
only TO the State but, the criminal,
making him industrious and accus-
toned TO labor, SO that when he is
again restored TO freedom he may be
'ble to make decent living honora.
,ly and honestly.
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The LEGISLATURE,

The activity with which this body
went to work at thc'bcginning, and
the commendable anxiety ofits men,
bers for short session, seem 10 be
falling off some what rs the work and
the session progress. Each day wit
aesses Tie flnlroductioh OF host of
preliminary bills and thus d large
amouht of work, of no special ihpor-
tancc, has been placed before The
Legislature, which will require more
than the time allotted at the cca-
mencemcnt for he Session. Indeed
unimportant matters seem TO receive
more attention now lltan important
measures. According TO The cxpc-
rience oe the past This State Of things
indicates quantity or gas in the
shape Of set speeches, which must b ,
discouraged by the less ambitious
members. What we need is The con
sidcration alone Of few vital matters
by tho committees TO he acted upon at
an early day by the Hou2c and Sen
ate, and then an adjournment will he
in order. Let the speech makers hold
their fire for next fall when ample
opportunity will be allowed every
one TO show his patriotism both by
word and deed.
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them, who deceived the ignorant nc
gro by their plausible words and fair
promises, arc still in our midst and
care 10 walk with their heads up
among honest people and their inno-
cent vletlms.' Akin to this, and none
The less impudcnt, is the fact that tn,
very men who controlled that Con.
gress, are still active workers in ,h.
Republican ranks and seem to tbinl
lhat the victims Of. their broken faitI
and base deception ought to come ~,
TO their help: against the Democratic
nalty, against al honest government,
ana silN more, against the Southern
whites tbc natural friends OF the col.
ored people, Money qpproximating
two millions of dollurs or more was
paid ny the coloyed people Of the
South out of fft1l&ir savings, into this
bank, was squandcrcd by the Repub-
lican politicians and no accounting
ever had to show the dcpositors what;
eyer became Of tEeir money, or what
drove 'l'c bank into bankruptcy. No
effort was ever made by Southern
Radicals or Northern Rcppbiicans to
compel. the stockholders TO close up
the affairs Of the bank, or to make a
public exhibit Of its assets or the
moneys on hand. If it had not Uecn
the good fortune Of the country for the,
Democrats 10 set control of the GOV:
crnnent,'' no effort would ever have
becii'ihodc 10 eXposethe fraud or o re-
pay the colorcd pcopiea dollar Of their
savings. The first movement in this d.
rcctien was made last week by Hon.
M. T.. CCODnor, Il Democratic mem
bcr Of Congress from South Carolina,
who Introduced a bill requiring this
Trest Company to make out full
ans. complete inventory Of all moncys,
claims and assets belonging ID the
Savings bank; requiring the rrcasu-
rcr to sell all personal and real estate
OF the company composing The bank
and after si:- molitlis TO pay to the
dcpcaito:s .lie balance Of deposits
that may have been paid into his
hancs; and also appropriating q suln-
c'ent sum Of money necessary TO COM
plctc the payments, TO meet the ends
OF justice, AID, thus in some measure
to wipe out the stain on the COVER
ment put upon il by Northern Repub-
licans and Southern Radicals.
Surely this Get alone, Of Mr.. O'Con-
nors, is sufficient to prove to the col
orci' people WHO are l.tcit iricrds, and
wl'irh parly'is marc prompt in doing
them justice unI awarding them all
the rights under the iam and constil,f-
ton. Let the campaign Of 1880 at
test their appreciation of the man who
dares TO inauguratc such Il movement
and their confidence in tie party
which da:es by their Votc9 TO cto'6-
suE9le SO just and so honorable q
scheuic in their behalf. 1t is the mis-
sion of the Dcmocratic party to deal
fairly by all men, and the ability TO
pcrlo' IN successfully this great duty
will depend very much upon The. col
orcd vote OF the South which VIC feel
SIRE will be cordially given when the
dccasion demands it. - -,
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Married

On the evening of the 2d ofDccember.
1879, in Anson County. N. G., by Rev.
n. u. Howdon, Mr.. w. B. Thompson, OF
OranGcburg, 5. c.. to Miss Mary Helen
DigSs, daughter OF j.. Nj. and Elizabeth
Diggs. = :"
On the "0ih of November, by Rcy. j. s.
Hayden, DIR. j. II. Il. Iio!i.ia:: &c Mra.
Louisa Il. llulto. All of Orange burg
County.
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Obituary.

Died Nov. 24th, 1870, of congestion Of
the lungs, Fannie e., daughter of Nj. l..
and 5. ~, Gramling, aged 3 months and
10 days.
Oh not in cruelty. not in wrath,
The, Reaper came. that day;
twas an Angel visited the green earth
And bora our flower away.
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The Weekly News.

1880 FOR 1880
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Nine long columns OH each page! (
The length and width OF the columns,
and the style oftype, give -" |
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NOticC.

FNECUTORS, Administrators, Guar
IA dians and Trustees are hereby noti-
ilcd to make their Annnad Returns to this
ollice during The month of january next.
otherwise they will be proceeded against
rs the law directs. G.. Is. GLOVER, ;
Judge OF Probate o. G.
December 12, 1879.
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Notice..

X WIFE sell ut the Plantation of A. JEFF
u Ial2hinct, Monday, December. 22nd.
1873, ntil O'Clock, 10 Tic high bidder
for cash T..
One SOrrcl Mare.
One Two-horsc Wagon.
Three head Cattle. H.
Two head Hogs.
Lcrieq ON ag@the Dr0pcJty OF Patrick
Summers, under Lien and Mortgage to
Geo. ii. C"rnclson. ID. n. SMITH.
Dcc. >, lSH-lf. agent.
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Notice OF Dismissal.

rV0tfce OF 31sinIsSaf:
VH7lrE Undersigned hereby gives notice
:'h that lie will on the I4tli day Of Janu-
AIRY, 1880, apply to Judge of Probate of
Orangeburg County for Letters Dsmis-
sorry rs Administralor of the Estate Of
L. G. McCants, deed.
THOMAS COLLIER,
Dec. II, 1S79-5t Administrator.
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A Good Time to Sell Cotton..'

II Mr.. Forwood is correct in his fig
urcs and cstimatcs-and as prcsi.
dent Of the International cotton cx-
change he slonld be-iL vcrifes the
position recently assumed in these
columns, and sounds q fresh note Of
warning 10 our planters not to hold
on TO their cotton too long in anlici-
patton of higher prices. Nothing is
more evident than that the present
boom is based entirely upon spccula-
ticn. Certainly the trade abroad his
not revived sufficiently to justify Il
demand for the staple greater than
hae been the case in previoue years,
and now this prominent Liverpool
merchant adds his evidence to show
that the present high prices rest on
no safe or substantial foundation. 1t
is Obvious, therefore, that, sooner or
later, reaction muat set in, and
when IL does, prices will he likely 10
decline IS rapidly rs they have all
vunccd. The safe cBurse for our far
mers TO pursue is TO take in their pro-
fits while they have them. At Pres
cnt prices, they can realize hand
somely OH their crops, and can be
placed in condition to begin opera
tions ncSs year under much morc fav-
orable auspices than at any time since
the war. Fltcn when the decline
comes they will be saved harmless.
The spectators who have artific tally
raised the price Of the staple vii. be
the only ones hurt, but the country
at large will not be in the slightest
dcsrca injured thcrcby.-.Sa vannuh
Nc,rs.
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Electioneerinq.

THAT certain a;novnt Of clcc-
tionecring in legislative bodies is ne
ccssary, fair and just, We admit but
that our legislators should devote too
mucl: time tc canvassing Cor men for
Office, and gambling in Cultures" in
politics, is, we think, unjnst to their
constituents. Legislation, gentlemen
legislation is what the people want, if
any is necessary, and not cutting and
drying men for Offices as the good
housewife docs apples and peaches for
market. AS to cultures" let the peo-
pie take care Of them. Only look at
presanl duty, and meet it sairlynnd
squarcly. Is Il place lc be filled
Measure the man carefully, and if he
tits, put him in; if lie does not, cast
him away into the rubbish Of the
temple, where he belongs Woman.
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Notice OF Dismissal.
The State Of South Carolina,
ORANGFHIIHG COENri-.


Ey G. l.. Glover, Esq. Probate Judge.
VA llEHEAS, MOLLlE CARSON hath
w made suit to lne, 10 grant her Let.
tiers of Administration of the Estate nntl
effects Of Joseph Carson, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admoniSi,
all and singular the kindred and Cred
tors of the said Joseph Caron, late OF
Crnngcburg County, deceased, that they
be and appear. before me, in the Court
of Probate, to be held Mt Orangeburg
Court House. on the 18th of December
next. after publication hereof, ut II
O'Clock in the forenoon. to shcw cause.
il amy they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted.
Given Under my lland, this 2Sth day
OF NoEcrihcr, Anmo Domini, 1879.
&. B. GLOVER,
Judge OF Probate y. G.
O:anscburs, 5. e., Dec. 5, ls70-2t.
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NutScc.

I Will sell in front of The Courthouse at
i 40 o'ciocis, on Tuesday. the BIRD da1,
of December 1879, 10 the highest bidder
tor.casl, q,
One SGrrcl Horse,
Levied on: as the property Of james
LAIRD, under Lien and Mortgage TO Geo.
ii. CGrnclscn. ID. n. SMITH
Ora"ScpNrS. Dec. l2-lt Agent.
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Ehs State Of South Carolina,
ORANG EBtIG COUNTY,

BY q. i. Glover. Esq, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS. Jacob w. Martin hath
W made suit To me, to grant him Let.
'crS OF Administration of The Estate and
effects of j. Phillip Martin. deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and CrcLi
tors Of the said j. Phillip Martin. late of
Oran|cburg County, deceased. that they
be aud appear, before me, in The Court
OF Probate, to be held ut Orangcbur~
Courthouse, on Goth Dcccmher next.
after publication hereof, ut ! | O'Clock in
the forenoon, to slew calsc, if any they
have. why the said Administration should
not be,grantcd.
Given under my Hand, this fourth ,:::y
Of December, Ammo Domini 1879. =.
{. Is . GLOVER,
Judge of Probate 0. G.
Dec. -, lS79-2t
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By G. D. .Kortiohn,
AUCrIONEEE

AUCrIONEER,
VIII sell at his Auction Room, Saturday,
December 18Th. Mt 10 o'clock, II large as
so itmcnt Of Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Dry
Goods, Notions, Groceries, Tinwure.
Crockery, &c:'. Sold Oh account of ali
pafllcs concerned. Dec. 12th-1t
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THE COUNTRY

has not been favored with prepilous sea-
sons il islrlc, hlit tl,erc'wi4, nevertheless
HE SUFFICIENT made rs Produce peace and
comparative ccntrrlnlcnt iii our land,
and alsp allow otn+2Uud ulatroi,s Il mar
gin for pocket changes 'In 'Vfew oi ti,is
fact recently had my already G!ipnc;pus
store renovated ulres eiiIargCll.. t!fhd AN
now receiving the :" -
!:
L A r G IL ST T0CK-
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Charleston Election,

ORANGEBuEG, 5. G., DECEMBER II. 1875.
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Grand -Invitationg

Grand Invitations
We are opening every day New Goods.
Just in
Beautiful ,Cashineres. in Black and in sl
the New and FdsliiohaDle Shafsss Trafg
ffettas"Silks, Shtins, 'Dlagonals, iii I'LL tic
Leading colors. u.
9oQEelties
In Neck VICAR by every steamer.
The latest styles and patterns in all
goods. You Gan secure more eldgait9h
and excellence and yet practice ni6re
economy than ever before. f''
Beautiful Dress Goods at IL II cts.
NotWithstanding the heavy advances
in Linens AND Long Cloths we arg selling
our -
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LUcERNE-Mctlicdgo Sativa.

Sow in drills II or Is inches apart, 15
pounds per acre, or broadcast 25 pounds,
on rich, welldraincd land. Sending its
roots very deep, it is little affected by
drought even where sand is abundant in
the soil. The object of sowing in drills is
to cultivate the first year to keep down
weeds and grass and obtain more vigor-
Gus growth. If not drilled, plenty of seeds
as above must be sown to overcome weeds
and grass. Nothing should be sown with
it. Sow any time from September 1st to
November lst; or better, perhaps from
February15th to April 1st. have seen it
in bloom and ready for moving in February,
and every few weeks thereafter during the
summer, varying according to moisture of
the season and quality Of land. 1t makes
"A large quantity of good hay, relishcd by all
kinds Of live stock. 1t is better however,
for soling For this purpose it should be
cut and allowed to remain on the ground
till next day, and then fed. Thus deprived
of most Of its moisture, the animal must
masticatc it more perfectly, it is digestcd
more completely, and does not scour or 9TH
erwisc injuro. 1t should not bo grazcd, for
stock biting off tho crowns kill it. For all
grasses and clovers the land should be deep.
ly and thoroughly broken and the surface
finely comminutcd, however many plough.
ings and borrowings may be required to
effect this object. The seed should be
lightly narrowed or brushed in, and if the
surface be very light or dry it should be
rolled.
- JAPAN cLovER-Lcspetlcza Strata.
We have five native species and several
varieties Of Lcspcdeza, none worth notice
as forage plants. But the foreign species,
named above having become extensively
naturalizci, proves valuable for grazing
from May till Octobcr-sometimcs later
1t is spoken of by some very favorably for
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serite gorapra aan4sdq garatp poaq and tho
c. n, SOUTH CAROLINA MARCH A. 1879

cratic alliance on platform of yextiuction
OF the Natiohal banks, Governments legal
tenders the only paper money and unlimited
coinage of silver. With that to carry the
country In 1880, we, will trust to fortune
and the logic of events for tho rest" they
say.
THE SOLID SOUTH
1t will be observed that in all these cal
culations a solid Democratic. South is taken
for granted. Butthereare Democrrtic poll
ticians here hos8sgip. to recognize the fact
year, an extremely uncertuiu political
quantity. They acknowledge privately that
there is an undoubted and growing tenden-
cy in the Southern States to q reorganza.
tion of parties, and that if such movement
should once begin in any one State it is i'm
possible to foretcll where it would end
They confess that nothing but the low and
blundering character of most of the Ad-
mi inistration's Frederal appointments in the
South, and the continued hostile attitude
OF prominent Republicans and their sweep
ing dcnunciations of the South as a section
and as a people, have kept the Southern
States solidly i'll the Democratic ranks.
SHERMAN has controlled the Southern
appointments, said prominent Democrat
the other day, "and he has fixed them for
himself. If he can continue to have his
own way we Democrats may hope for a
solid South next yaar, anl laying his
OWE plans for the control of the Southern
delegations in the Republican Convention
Sherman is really helping u.s.
Here and there a Republican, however,
begins to sec the same thing. There is so
general an opposition in that party to MIR.
Sherman as successor to Mr.. Hayes that
his labors to pave the way for nomination
arc watched with great deal of jealousy
it it said that he aims to secure the South
ern delegations in the Convention for HIM
self as against General Grant or any one
else, and it is possible that if some of the
Republican leaders should see the Western
States endangered by Il coalition between
the Democratic and Grccnback vote, and
Mr. Sherman gaining control of the South
crn delegations for the convention, they
may hold it the part of good policy to as.
in order to split it up and at onSe preaE up
Mr. Sherman's plans and secure four or
five Southern States to the Republican
party next year. There is no doubt that
this can be done, and with very little diff
Guilty, if the attempt is made in time
Even Gen. Grant could carry half dozen
Southern States next year if he would SIM
ply say that he would recognize an honest
Southern Republican party and turn out the
carpet.baggers, bummers and incapablcs
who still hold the Federal offices down there.
Grants policy in other rcpscts has great
fascination for Southern men, and he is Of
ten very kindly mentioned by them here.
". T. Herald.
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GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS.

Editor So LiUe Stock Journal Plant
crs are constantly writing me inquiring
about grasses and other forage plants, and
the following paragraphs may be acceptable
to many Of your readers They are written
at the earnest request Of one Of our oldest
and most distinguished editors, for the bene-
fit Of and in answer to inquiries of distin-
guished foreigner from far distant land.
Yours truly, ID. l.. PmAREs.
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THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
What the Fony-Fyth Congress has De-
,eIDDeI


WASHINGTON, February 24.-The ses-
sion of Congress is now so near its close
that while it is little too early to sum up
the legislative results, the political conclu-
sons may be stated with some degree Of
accuracy. Partisan politics have had less
effect Oh legislation this winter than is
usual the political debates have been
neither numerous nor Important. The Tel
TEA tha- -s-lsS hnh hticl colnanitthe
established at this session, 6ns been OF
small account, aud under the quietiug and
busness.like influence of the administra-
ton, and with both parties extremely aux
ious to avoid mistakes, Congress has mainly
busted itself with the appropriation bills,
aud merely political measures, such as at
tcmpts on the Currency, have broken down
in committee or in the houses. Ncverthe-
less, as politicians from all parts of the
country are assembled here, so the news
and views of every State arc more easily
gathered and compared here than at any
other point, and out of this comparison
come conclusions on which, whether they
are correct or not, large number of impor-
tant men act.
WE'LL in the first place, the last three
unonths have undoubtedly made the Repub-
licans moro and the Democrats less hopeful
of success next year than they were before
Congress met. When Congress assembled,
on the 1st OF December, the shrewdcst
Republicans privately gave up the contest
in 1880. They did not believe that their
party could elect the next President, hence
the general concurrence in the Grant move
mcut at that time.
"If we can elect Grant that will drag us
out Of the slough" said prominent Rcpub-
lican early in December. eff he is beaten
he is out of the way, and that is gain to
which he hangs like an Old Man Of the
Sea-"
The Democrats at that time were of the
same mind. They had no doubt that they
could beat Grant, whom they believed as
strong as any other Republican candidate in
some contingencies, but the weakest Of all
in others.
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CANDIDATES AND POLICIES.

AS politics stand at this time, the Rcpub-
lean Presidential candidates represent sub
stantially one policy, and whether men are
or Wa>hbnrno, OF Garfield or Sherman,