The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-02
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his book. Nojoquc, caused tho defeat of the
negro suffrage amendment in Ohio.
A late Confederate officer, once employed Mt
Charleston, s, G., has taught tho Braziians
how to use torpedoes in naval warfare. .
III. Mrs. Jefferson Davis is at present in Centre
Village, Vermont, visiting her mother, who is
dangerously i'll. a '.'' g
The Tennessee Legislature has enacted law,
making it cerime for common carriers to make
any distinction ON account of race or color
u The cost Of tho original Capital at Washing
ton city was 81 400, ,OOO The additions, now
nearly completed, will cost $12,000O0o.
Gen. Candy has ordered the quarantine cs-
tablished on the coast of North and South
Carolina to be suspended, on and after the 1st
ofNovembcr. until further orders.
It is said that the Kansas river bottoms will,
this year, produce 112 bushels of corn to the
acre. That will make up for some of the de-
fciencies elsewhere
Virginia has nine, n half millions acres of
improved, and eleven and quarter millions
Acre unimprovcd lands. Plenty of room for
improvement still.
Masonry and despotism, it seems cannot cx-
istquietly in the same country; and SO the
Spanish authorities are trying to put down
Masonry in Cuba by supprcssiny Lodges.
The President of the United States has is
sued proclamation that the 28th November
next shall be observed as q day of National
Thanksgiving and prayer.
Frederick Hudson, late managing editor of
the New York Herald, began in that Office as
messenger boy, Mt salary of two dollars a
week. M
The Republicans are increasing their efforts
to carry New York. They arc flooding the
doubtful counties with money, and making
every exertion to prevent their defeat at the
polls u
The Georgia State Road is prepared to liqui-
date its entire debt Of $780, 900 to tho Federal
Government, and that in few days it will
make tho remittance to Washington.
Two respectable merchants of Richmond,
Vs., have been notified by negro vigilance
committee to Leave the city within forty
hours, on account of their opposition to the
Radical ticket for the State Convention.
Seven thousand FIVE hundred naturalizations
have taken place recently in New York city,
under the auspices of the Democratic Commit
g.
publican Committee. M #5r
Hon Jefferson Davis expects to leave Cana
da for Richmond about the 18th or 18th of
November, to be present at his trial. lie is
advised by his counsel to be on hand before
the court opens, but they express doubt if he
is really to be tried this fall
Arrangements haze been ss,nade to hold, in
tho city Of Philadelphia, commencing on the
first Wednesday Of November, a National Con-
vention, composed of delegates from the differ
ent branches of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States.
Joseph H. Bradley dobarred by Judge
Fisher, at the close Of the Surratt trial, has
been ordered to show cause by the 4th inst,
why heshould not be punished for contempt
In the meantime his suspension continues
Post1nasters arc obliged to receive all treas
ury notes, for stamps or postage if clearly gen
,iine, no matter how worn they may be, pro-
vided that onc-twcntieth part thereof be not
missing and fractional currency, if not one
tenth part be missing.
Many Of the Catholic priests and other
clergy of New Orleans have died of yellow
fever this Summer. The New Orleans Times
speaks enthusiastically Of the zeal they show
in fulfilling the painful duties imposed upon
them in ministering to the spiritual wants of
the sick and dying.
The Semi Weekly Gazette, of Meridian, Mis-
sissippi says that the negroes of that county
appears to be the absolute slaves Of tho Loyal
Leagucs. The lodges say who they must vote
for and the poor niger has to vote it. or bo
punished for delinquency So much for the glo-
rious privilege of being freeman.