The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-08-31
Items.

\ dispatch from Nashville SAYS that Brown
low has taken possession of the Mobilize and
Ohio Railroad. .r..-.
The official record shows that the Cotton cxl
ported during the year ending June 30, was
GG7 ooo, 900 pounds of q currency value Of
s2N2 900, 900.
1t is rumorcd that the Raleigh P,ogrcss has
been threatened with suspension in consc9ut nee
of its riliculc Of General Sckles a4
The clitors vc the Cvnscr, ativc papers in
Georgia assembled 1T Macon Oh the 23d inst.
anl after appointing Committee to draw up
memorial to General Pope, requesting him to
rav.kc hi> General Order No. ~ adjourned
ii case o General Popcs refusal. the matter
will DC referred to tho President
Tie first bale Of new Cotton this ason was
received by Mr. o. Feeder on Yesterday. and
was purchased BY Alcssrs. Chisol,n Brothers
on order ut - cents. II classes Strict Mid
ding. and will be shipped to New York by
Steamship Z. B. S"m1cr OH Thursday next,
and consigned TO Mcssrs William Bryce 4 Co
Cotton Facto:s. NJ ) Rcadcstrcct - (Hug!cs-
tan .MlYn,y. 2SM
General .Nu.ur is Of opni..n that if tho In
dian war is fairly inaugn.atcd it will be gene!
ral. lie will require 2O.no0 men Il-"ccck
vii! require as many. lie thinks the Spotted
Tail tribe went OH buffalo hunt under influence
nf Rcd Cloud who represented Spotted Tail
la, ,ii.h,,
rlsso.er In, or, who is here, is hopeful Of
good result, from the September council
Under the present Revenue law Spirits Tur-
pcmtinc arc to be regarded as manufactures
and to be subjected to the same regulations rs
apply to other manufactures. The m;,nufactu-
rcr will be required to mako monthly returns
OF the amount manufactured and, hlso, of that
sold, consumed, used or removed for consump-
tion or for delivery to persons other than his
agents; and also, to pay the tax upon the
Turpcntinc in the District in which it is man
ufacturcd.
Captain Amcs, who had recent fight wit!.
ii,,iians, has arrived at Fort Havs. lie re-
ports that three men were killed. 35 wounded
and i5 horses lost. After The battle the In
dians sent i'll a aag of truce with this message: !:
Tell your officers We don't want peace. We
shall keep on fighting" Three hundred men,
including the Kansas volunteers, left Fort
Hays yesterday in pursuit Of tho Indians Thc
Sioux Indians arc reported incorrigible. The
Crows are friendly. There have been $50
deaths from cholera in the Indian Terri. ,,rr
and South Kansas Thirty-sc:;en per cent Of
ihc population at Tort Gibson have died At
Fort arbucklc GO soldiers and IS Indians
havo died
SAD CAsuALTY.-Wc learn that Mrs. Nc
Ivcr, wife Of Mr. Peter McIvcr, near Leavcns-
worth, in this District was shot and killed on
Saturday night last, by her little son. under
the following circumstances The family had
retired quite early, when Mrs NIcfvcr was
aroused by a noise in the poultry yard Her
little boy being near by she Immediately awokc
him, told him to get the gun and 80 and sec
what was the matter. The little boy, no doubt
excited. went hurrictlly to get the gun Mrs
Mclvcr in the meantime, had proceeded him
to the yard, and was standing near the poultry
house. when her son came out of the house,
with the gun The little boy not knowing
that his mother was in the yard supposed the
object which he saw at the poultry house to be
fl NC, and the cause of the noise, raised
hi+ and fired, putting the lead in her head
The :al mistake was soon found out; prompt
medical attention furnished, and every effort
made to save her life. She lived until Sunday
morning about o'clock, when her spirit de-
parted for its eternal home. She leaves de-
voted husband, a family Of children and
large circle of at4uantanees .e mourn her
loss.-flOrr"cc Go:eHe