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Orangeburg, S. C, Mar. 5, 1874. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. to change Contract Advertisements, notice Aunt bo given before Monday noon. Our friends wishing to have advertisements inserted in the TIMES, must hand them in by Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock. ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rsto of one dollar and a half per square for the first insertion, and one dollar per square for each subsequent insertion. Liberal terms m-?dc with those who desire I? advertise for three, six ,>r twelve months. Marriage notices and Obituaries not exceeding one Square, inserted free. t Henceforth, all Inegal Ad -vertisoments. ol* % County Interest* whetHex* notices or others, will be publish ed, lbr tlie benelit ol* our readers whether they are paid for or not. SUBSCRIBERS Will have their papers regularly mailed. Send us new names, build up our paper, and let every household in the County be a supporter of our enter prise. "We publish this weeki:. part from the "Day Book" the speech of Hon. W. M. Bobbins from North Carolina, delivered at Congress. It deserves a careful rend ing; it is full of truths w hich if they do not arrest the attention of Congress, at least dsserve to be reprinted, that the world may see the animus of radical tyranny, aiming as it docs to destroy the eociil fabric of Southern society, and to rob our children of the rights they inherit under the Constitution. The children of white tuen do not desire to be lowered to the platform of inferiors, why should white rulers (miscalled statesmen) insist upon degrading and mongreli/.ing their race. Senator Bobbin? has aimed a giant blow, nud bis enemies must recoil from him, who is their equal in debate, and their superior in what ennobles the man and patriot. INNOCENCE AT IftOMIH. The reply of the memorialists on be half of the State, exhibits an amount of virtue for which the taxpayers were not prepared. The officials including the "native" Governor set forth a plea of righteous vindication against the assaults of the "taxpayers convention/' which challenges the morality of the ten com mandments, and leaves "our rulers" fit to wear the Ephod and Mitre of purity. Fortunately for the taxpayers convention, it was composed of men whose record has been known and tried. Unfortunately for General, Governor Moses, and his crew, their record is a public document, which with the people here or elsew here, has not a tithe of weight. One charge intended to play on the o!d string (negro prejudices) is tlutt the native whites, pre fer to allow their waste lands to grow in weeds, rather than, sell them to colored purchasers. That this is malignantly fn?se in every particular, is best proved in the vast number of colored persons who own traets of land, which they pur chased direct from tho origmil owners, and who arc enjoying the benofit of them under the protection and assistance of the old owners. On the other band it may safely be asked who received the benefit of the land commission frauds, which were created ostensibly for the poorlaboicr. Lands bought at market rates and resold to the State by the ap pointed officials, at two und four hundred per cent advance, leaving the expectant colored people minus anything, except the fruit of their own labor and purchas es. Should any who may doubt the truth ol this, make our section u visit, we will show them hundreds of colored peo ple upon their own property, bought from the old slaveholder, and hundreds of land owners ready to sell tons many more on fair and easy terms. Other charges equally incorrect have been ?'cooked" to save their party from the doom it merits, but all lb no avail. It is only necessary to look upon the general Assembly, single out a ri:w, who arc on the side of right, and the mass of condi tion left would bring-tlown ruin upon a Sodom or Gomorrah. VALEDICTORY. To the friends and patrons of the Times ; A little over a year ago, tho former proprietor and editor of this paper (Jos. S. Hey ward Esq, whoso other duties pressed him to relinquish tho eh urge) transferred it to Dr. W. F. Barton, Mess. Jas. H. Fowlcs, Kirk Bobinson and my self. Upon mo devolved the editorial department, a trust I realized to be impor tant, and which conviction has been shown siuco in tho leaders, viz: a contest for the welfare of the people against a tide of corruption, which has called for a protest of denunciation from tho State at large. How well I have succeeded in my partis for the public to judge; How earnest and sincere bus been my voice is for my grateful satisfaction. Tho cotirse of the naner has boon *?n the side of riirht and justice, if it made no friends of its oppo nents by compromise, and expected to make none with fence striders, it did not seek to excite enmity. Its aim has been "Vera pro gratis." Whatever of denun ciation has appeared on its pages,' had reference to broad principles which de grade men and morals. Individuals were not singled out to be contemned. The Times was published to support the views of such who held kindred ideas with it,for those who would bo seen in that estimate which Southern white men boast. The task assumed was entirely voluntary, freed of pay or influence of any kind, hence the way it has dotted with finger posts was one which I preferred to follow with friends, according at the same time any other route to those not agreed. Finding other duties more urgent, which detract from the welfare of the paper, I retire; Yet cannot close the folio without an effort to repress the pleasing thought,that ever and anon kindly words of cheer have hailed me on the way, from those who amid indifference to the events stir ring, and disaster to the land, have been both allies and supporters. Earnestly pleading for the little craft, which will continue on her way, a hearty support, I trust that its flag may never be lowered so .long as tho port of its destiny ia honesty and good government. JOHN A. HAMILTON. CHIPPINQS. The demand for postal cards is about 9.000.000 per month. Sullivan's island is aspiring to a rail road and ferry company. The races in Charleston were postpon ed on account of the weather. Gcnl. Joe. Johnston's history of the war will soon be offered by canvassers. W. G. Kennedy editor of the "True Southron has been ruled for contempt by Judge Carpenter. Since 1870 100,000 negroes have gone to Texas, and 300,000 whites have emi grated there also from other parts of the country. The rada will prepare a counter memo rial to Congress, as a set off against the memorial of tho taxpayers. Grant had better do something with his birdlings,or like "Mercury" they will steal the livery of the "Gods" themselves at Washington. A Narrow Escape with a Kerosene Lamp. Mr. Editor:?On Sunday evening lost, about two hours after rehearsing to my family the circumstances of the sad death of Mr. McCaw of the News and Courier by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. I afterwards walked to the house of a friend to spend the evening, during which time my lamp in the dining room took tire from a breath ofairsweeping through the room, and, but for the heroic and daring net of Miss Adrianna Barber, a little gir! who lives with me, my house in another half minute would,in all prob ability have been in flames. The first thing noticed was, the flame of the lamp turned downward by the air, when in a moment the oil ignited mo king a flame that scorched tho ceiling for four or five feet. My wife and mother becoming frightened left the room to give the alarm, when Miss B. rushed in, seized the lamp and in a moment dashed it to the earth, where it exploded, burn ing ibc green grass to the ground. I write these lines as a winning to ?1! who use at their tables, in their bed roo.np, and till places where light is wanted this enemy of Hie and property, to be exceed ingly careful, else at an unexpected mo ment the labor of years may become its victim. Yours Truly. G. A. HOUGH. OUR CHARLESTON LETTER. Charleston,. March 4,1774. In days of yoroiu tho "good old times'-^| when prosperity smiled on our peoplo and peace spread her protecting wings over our fair city no greater season of festivity.] and general holiday occurred dur ng the year than "Raco week"?great were thiv preparations innde therefor, and as much,' interest was exhibited on a small scale in their success as tho frequenters of the cel-j. ebratcd "Derby" and the famous 'Ascot''" and New Market races could possibly} have felt in their far grander aud rnoro ostentatious meetings. , To tho races flocked the young and oldf of both sexes and every class and the gorgeous four-iu-hnud with out-riders^ might bo seen rolling on side by side with the humble dog-cart. Up to the opeuing of the late war the race? were a fixed tind_ popular annual amusement?Since the close of the struggle however grass has grown on our once well kept tract and! the spacious stands of old, tho resort o? the young and bountiful havo remained, deserted. We therefore bail tho present? revival of the old Jockey club not onlyj as a pleasant reminiscence of the past, but as the harbinger of brighter days in? the future. The uupropitious weather on Weducs? day last prevented the first race as adver-' tised, but the following day was clear andj beautiful, and the clerk of the weather) remembered the occasion and provided: ounshine during the three succeeding) days. i The grounds under the able superin* tendence of Col. Hitchcock a veteran of the turf had been well and carefully pre-/ pared and in spite of the heavy rains the ground was as hard aud firm as tho most; particular Jockey could have, desired. The horses although not of the saino; class as those who rendered the Washing ton course so famous for its races In Ante-] bellum days?were fair; and two or three! of them superior to the average raco; horse. The victors of the first day were\ Limestone?Lady Washington nnd Grnn-| gcr?of the second?Hay Filly-?Lire stone and Artolan?of the third Artolah Gnberlunzic and Limestone--the fourtl clay however was by fur the most excitin and afforded the best sport?the course around the grand stand was crowded with every variety of vehicle while tho spue in front und the stand itself was filled the one with the members of the club an their friend und tho oi)if?--.?y?I> i of ladies and gentlemen?an ndjoinVig1 stand erected for the occasion containual a large number of persons aud the inevit able band of imisic. The first race with hurdles was won by Limestone who made n beautiful run, nnd was kept up to her work by an English jockey who evidently understood his business. The second, third at.d fourth races were all exceed^ | iugly interesting, the last particularly as, the horse Granger and Bessin Lee ran so close on the home stretch as to leave i| in some doubt which had won. The en; tire race has been a decided eueccs, ami! we earnestly hope that the exertions of>. the Club to revive again an old and pop-1] ular amusement, may be crowned with the success which such a praiseworthy! undertaking deserves. A. Snodohass. The appearance of Van Pelt, the con-J verted saloon-keeper of Ohio, on the plat-f form ofthat State, proves a strong ticket! for tho praying women who are laboring' so earnestly in the cause of temperance.] Van Polt made his debut before an im mense audience in Xenia the other eve ning, and the applause that greeted him as he appenred on tho platform appears to have inspired him with lofty ideas. He is by no means a polished orator, nor is he gifted with ready tongue; but ap parent earnestness and the straightfor ward manner in which he relates his recent experience bespeaks him closo at tention and moderate succes. Van Pelt said a good word for the women, declar ing that as a man he felt rather weak in Ohio, where the woman were displaying their power to the amazement of man kind. Men had nothing to do in this great movement but to be still and give the money. If in tbo future it should ho found that this movement failed, it would be because sortie rough, uncouth man put hia rough, paw in it. Van Pelt then rela ted his experience with the women when they attacked his saloon, telling how he drove them olf at first and how they finally subdued him. He said that Cin cinnati liquor dealers promised him liquor gratis to run his saloon a year if he would only bold out, but he couldn't do it. Such a timo he never experienced, and that day he would never forget while ho lived. Mr. Van Pelt's sp.iecb was a success, and indicated that Pelt bad capacity for temperance speaking. Dto Lewis said that with Van's consent he would (oko him along through Ohio, and then take him to Massachusetts, where the campaign would shortly bo opened. A terrible nccidcut occurred on Friday afternoon on tho Great Western main line. Tho London express., which leaves "Exeter at 10:30 a.m., and is duo at Pad- j diugton at 2:45 p.m., thus accomplishing "its journey of 194 miles in four hours and twenty-fivo minutes, made its way snfely as far as West Drayton, a station a few jnilcs below Southall Junction. Between Beading and London tho Great Western line is almost mathematically straight,and broad gauge trains travel at a very con siderable rate of speed, often averaging ?Especially between Slough and London where lost time is made up?ns much as (sixty miles an hour. At what rate the express was going when the accident oc curred we do not know, and tho result would probably have been equally serious in any case. All thut is certain at pre sent is that a goods train was standing at West Drayton on the up line, and direc tly in the path of tho c-xpross. Into llua obstacle the express dashed with fearful violence. The express engine was shat tered and twisted into fragments, and the tlriver was killed upon the spot. The heavy trucks of the goods train were tossed to and fro, and several of them fell upon the down line; while one or two of tho carriages of the express fell over a steep embankment, some sixteen feet high but fortunately remained standing in nu upright position. Meantime, and before Jtho West Drayton officials had fully realized the extent of the mischief which had been done' a third train, on its way down from London, came up at full speed and dashed headlong into the wreck of the goods train with which the down line was strewed. As soon as possible the. line was blocked each way, and a special train was despatched from Paddington to render assistance. A. dense fog prevailed ; but ji large bonfire was made up from the remnants of the broken carriages, and it was soon ascertained that only too deaths had occurred?those of the driver and guard of the Bristol express. The shock of the collision must have been Severe, and Several of the passengers are reported as terribly shaken and other wise injured. In a few hours, however, tho line was once again ready for traffic ?JjOluIon Obscm.-. Elliott the colored Congressman from South Carolina said in a late speech ?'South Carolina to-day presents a spec tacle which disheartens our friends, and agCStks?-t.il?-- iiiiino of ihiu Statu sx l>y Wurd and reproach to our race. ' npill-: PIKENIX THON WORKS II AVK A for sale the following EN01NKS, BOIL ICRS and MACHINERY. Will be sold cheap for rash: 1 New Eight-HorRO Power Portable KN GINK and liniler, (Cylinder f? by 12,) mounted on wheels, complete for steam. 1 New StX-lIowo Power Portable Engine and Rotier, (Cylinder ? by 10,) complete for steam, but no wheels 1 New Twentv Horse Power Horizontal En gine. (Cylinder 10 by IS.) 1 New ICight-IIorse Power Portable Roller, (Locomotive.) 1 New Steam Winch to hoist 1,000 pounds. 1 New Saw Mill, Wood Frame, with 50dnch Saw, 25 feet Cnrroge, and 50 feet of Track, with 2 Read Blocks,(a great bargain.) 2 New Ktghtceu-inch Circular Saw Bern-la with Saw. An inepectiousolicited, when information as to price will ho given on application at this office. PJKEN1X IRON WORKS, Charleston, S. (.'. feb. 10 -It CO or. 5?. . =-y 9 & ?? o C5 3 ? 2- ?<% S c i s- H. I cd A * il g>? h i w s I is i s oo cl, J> M fJ >j *V ? u % s. rg IQ i s- r if :h o zr s ? ? SS. ? h <=> ? ^ |? 3 2 IT W ? 3 ^ to g& ? ? p. ^ i ACAWEMY FOB BOYS midOIRLS IN T1IU UA8KMKKT of DUKES HOT HI. BY Stiles K. Mellich am p. English, French, Latin, Greek and Music taught Hours from 0 A. M. to 2J P. M. JG?T'Surveying will ho strictly confined to Satcrdav, and the afternoons, after !1 o'clock. s n. m ORANGEBUllG ACADEMY FOR GIE_LS and BOYS AT THE NEW FAIK BUILDING. TERMS PER MONTH. Primary Department.$1.50 Intermediate.02.00 English.$3.00 English with classics.$4.00 Music Extra. JAMES S. HEYWARD, Principal. MISS E. FOG A?T IE, Music Teacher. Jan 8 1874 tf NOTICE OF COPARTNERSHIP. THE undersigned have this day entered into Copartnership under the name and style of DEM AB? & WOLFE, to carry on the Betail Liquor business and Billiard Tables at the ''En terprise Club Booms" Orangeburg, S. C. F. DEMABS, Z. M. WOLFE. January 1, 1874. 61tf. JOHN A HAMILTON, HAS JUST RECEIVED A SUPPLY OF EARLY ROSE Yellow Pink Eye SEED POTATOES, RED SPRING OATS Over Oni1 11 anilreil varieties of fiesh Garden Seeds, among which arc licet, Oanhllinver', Cab bage, Onion, Lt'ttnee, Turnip, Squash, Tomato, Itadish, Cfdlurds, Melon,'-B^uns, l'??sj Celery &c.t ?See. a:so, A"variety of Garden flower seeds, AlSO IS prepcared to buy Kicc, I'csH&c.jUt highest market rates. .JOHN A. HAMILTON May 20, 1S7? l? iT '~T??Tale. riMIE Subscriber offers for .-ale tb. 1 well-known, Plantation "MeOantV Villo, situated in Orhiigohnrg County, lilleen miles due enM of the Conn liotisi , on the live notch I load, containing seven hundred and liftv-xoven acres, innre oi less, with the privilege of two hundred acres more, recently conveyed In my son: The latter place having on it a singb story dwelling, four rooms, one fire-place, kitchen, stable, bnrn, ctcu, and abut!: twelve or fifteen acres cleared bind. Ott the larger place is A two story' dwelling, eight rooms; fire-place in each, GIN HOUSE. SCREW, BLACKSMITH SHOP, And every other building necessary on a well-settled plantation; Fencing in "very good condition. For further par ticulars apply cither to Messrs. Izlar A* Dibble, Orangeburg C. H., S. C, or to the undersigned at McCaut's Villa, Or angeburg County, S. o. J. C. EDWARDS. Murch 6, 1873 3 laru?m A Southern House. GHO S HACKER'S DOOBS, SASH And Blind Factory, King, Opposite Cannon St ret t, Charleston, S. C. The only house of the kind in this City owned and managed hy a Carolinian; A Largo Stock always on hand, ami sold at 20 per cent, less than Northern prices. ADDltESS, Geo. S. Hacker Charleston, S- C P. O. BOX 170. Oct. 30-ly PROSPECTUS OF THE New Yorh Weekly Herald. ?:o> JAS GORDON BENNETT, PIluTKIETOK. 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V: Si tleMMIeM^:^M>?^^' y\ Tllir.frWhiU Tine, Yi,cbi:utifityLumkr? H (':. bin ? t. VjA> :-j fine Wco<i%a\ c. -All Worh\\\ufanted. g LOWEST PRICES.g 2 Send forPnce L ist. 1 I. H. HALL & CO. 5 Hanufjtturtrs & Heilem. *i 2, 4-, P, 8.10, Marhet Street. v;i 2'4ZtU25,?*at?ay, m ' CHARLESTON, 5, <?. This en I entered according to Act of (Vc.pro in the year lS7i>, by I, II. Hall & Co.. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Wash ington* Tho recent test of Fire*Proof Safes by the English Covernment, proved the superiority of Alum Filling. No other Safes filled with Alum and Plftster-of-PArig. MARVIN & G?., 265 Broadway, N. Y., 721 Chestnut St., Phlla. "Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ' Dry Goods, AT THE OM) STAND, 287 KING STREET. j HAVING made arrangenieutB to continue^ . tho business latelv conducted by ?io ?rpn of STOLL, WERR ?\Co., I reepectfuly inform my friends and customers of Orangeburg county that I have now in store n large assort ment of goods, bought for cash, during tho Panic, which ?I am" offering ns low as any Houso in the city. Thanking my friends mji customers for the patronage so libcrnily be stowed upon the old tirm. I hopo by strict at tention to business to merit a continuance oe tho same. / in'// adhere etrirtly to the one priet system. Respectfully, 'H.C.RTOLL, Agent, Successor to Stoll, Webb & Co., 287 King Street, Charleston, S C. Nov. 13, 1*73 39 8m.