The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-10-12
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want who wastes the public property at Wash
ington How about the senatorial penknives
and shears, you Treasury 1eech ?
The great objection to smart children is that
when they commence having whiskcrs they
leave off having brains. BY forcing children
you get SO much into their heads that they be-
como cracked in order to hold it.
A silver mine has been discovered in the
farm of Mr.. John J. Iarcw, ten miles south
west of Staunton, Va Surface specimens of
the orc have been analysed, which are said to
be very rich and to promise fine yield upon
going deeper. '
The Republicans of Albemarlo, Virginia,
met and revised their Convention ticket leav-
ing off the colored candidate, and nominated
Judge Rivcs and Southall editors Of the Char
lottcsville Chronicle, two prominent, wealthy
citizens
A diamond in the rough state was found ut
Camden, Mississippi, during the war, but at the
time was considered of no value Since then
it has been examined, and in the opinion Of in
telligcnt mon it is worth $4,000. 1t is i'll the
possession of DR.. Tom Cotton, of Camden.
Greeley has written to friend in England,
note explanatory of his Inconsistency in op-
posing female suffrage, He sapiently says that
he gives the negro vote because he wants it.
He also thinks female suffrage would lead to
auarrels in families. Peaceful Horace
The following is recent revenue decision :
"Whcn land is lcnscd for term of years un-
der a contract that the lessee shall erect n
building thereon, the title to which is subject
to the use of the lessee during the term, the
expense of erecting the building Immediately
rests in the lessor, and is in the nature of rent,
and is returnablc rs such in his income re-
turns. - -'t'
The packet ship, Golconda, Capt. I4ovitt,
owned by the American Colonization Society,
arrived at Baltimore, on Saturday, from Mon
rovia, Africa She will sail on her return
touching at Charleston, from whanoa aho is OK
pectcd to sail on the 11th of November. AL
ready, it it stated, some six hundred names are
enrolled by parties going out in he1, the most
of whom will embark from Charleston.
In speech at Galc.a, Illinois, Congress
man +. B. Washburnc, details Grants views.
Grant sympathizcs with Congress in the recon
struction plans, and advised an early session of
Congress. He favored tho House Bill, which
required the consent of the Senate to change
the District Commanders. lie accepted the
Secrctaryship of War from sense of duty, to
prevent its being filed by johnson men. The
acceptance was with the knowledge and con-
sent Of Stanton, aftera full consultation. Wash
burnc said he had no right to speak regarding
Grants Presidential aspirations.
The rcvolutionists are invading Rome on all
sides. The Garibaldians whipped the Papal
troops near the Abrazzia frontier. Prussia ap.
proves Italy's appeal from the treaty stipua.
tiohs requiring her to defend the integrity oi
the Papal dominons. The following plan has
been greed upon: Italy is to take possession
;;eof Rome. The Pope will remain until his
death when tho temporal power of the Pope
? will cease. The Garibaldans are marching on
!, Rome. The. Florence Press urges the govern.
mcnt to anticipate them. Garibaldi has issued
an address dcnouncing Ratazzi
Minister Won Valkcnbcrg gives an account
Of Christian prosecutions, heretofore reported
by telegraph. There are twenty thousand ma
tive. Roman Catholics in Japan, descendants
from Christian converts, left there two hundred
years ago, when Japan stopped intercourse.
They are scattered throughout the empire
There have been no new converts. Their
headquarters are Nagasaki, where there is /.
Bishop aud several Priests. They have held
their services i'll secret at night. Many of
these Christians men, women and children,
have recently been arrested as criminals Mr..
Seward through Minister Won Valkcnbcrg,
urges the abolition of the laws against Chris
tians.