The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
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Mass aacEasests educatcs her childfensat pa
cost oflpide dollars per unnum forSyery schild
within ils limits.
The Colorado Legislature devotcs n large
portion of it's time to the passage Of divorce
billr:srrcry one oftwhich Gov, Hall setoes9 r (
Field l,"nds are receiving eight dollars per
day for tteir services i'll RalciYh.-But they
arc making laws Ono. corn and cotton.
Mrs. Mary Hnrty has recovered S27OO dam
ages from the Central Railroad Company Of
New Jersey, for the loss of her husband, who
was run over and killed on that road in No
ycmber, last near Bergcn.Jj 81 ,IiE .fsg'r
Half century ago, the New York Postoficc
establishment was run in 2 single room of n
private dwelling corner Of Garden and William
streets, by ono man and boy besides the post
master -.
The LONDON Regie,r says that at this timo
there is DO couDtry-Do Enttcr how cmbarras-
sed or how poor-ip which there IS 80 much
pressing and painful poverty, 30 much vice, SO
much misery as in England. Yet England is
the richest country Oh shc globe. 7.jr .'tni
Under its present constitution Michigan pays
no salary higher than one thousapd dollars to
any officer, except judicial, and they nrc pro
hibited FROM receiving any fees or perguisitcs
whatever.
The English arc terribly afraid Of the Fen
ians. Pilot engines arc sent in advance Of
sows Of the English mail trains, iii consequence
Of information TINT mischief has been threat
cncd by the brotherhood. iiteI r7h ii ts
.Allcn Pinkerton, Chicago detective, says
that Timothy Webster, n native Of Princeton.
N. j.. who was subsequently executed rs spy
i'll Richmond. Va, was the prcservcr Of Presi-
dent Lincoln's life when he was on his way to
Washington after his election in 1861. i7i'iu"'
The last new feat for circus acrobat con-
sists in turning q double somerset over sixteen
mu>kets with fixed ba, oncts, .hc guns b:ing
fired ut the moment Of the leap. -. ;,,a,,, !
Rev. J.P. MNrris, Of the South Carolina
Conference. died snddcnlya at Darlington Court
House ON Friday last. The deceased was
n native Of Cnnala, but had recently Joined
tho Conferences and had given promise of great
usefulness. ss.-C1br;rr. 2Sih nh Ha t5,TS''' .n
The invitation Of the Boston EoarI OF Traii,.
to- the l'"ar,ls "f Trade aud Chambers ,f Com
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r;y +, ,ca,cra! co.. vc=:.ion On .,hs tx ,r re-
rnnry next, has been accepted :ici.!i, y u.
commercial ussuc,ions Of seventeen cities; ant,
favorable inthati"ns ln,Ye brs.. tv, i: j ....or
mally from others.
French parents, it is announced arc, prohis,7
tied even from n,mins their children what they
will, fur fear that some Revolutionary cbar,e-
tcrs name will be pcrpctnatud. The nane ot
child mst be selected from j catah,sucl ,.t
saints or from ancient history, and registered
with the mayor Of tho district. .,,,.i 81; ,.,,
AS nn illus rntion Of the dcs,;sniion prrv,lil-
ing in Mississippi, local paper reports that
seventeen Cotton planters who wished TO be
present nj mn Exhibition Of tablcaux ut one the
towns. and had no money applied for places
on the programme to work their way
through the show. f ue n
As striking ill,lstra.on Of the scarcity Of
employment in New York Mt tho present time,
the fact may be mentioned that the snperin-
ten,cn OF III, Five Points IEn,,xc Of Jpdmst ~
gives notice that he 's ready to furnish, employ
crs with laborcrs-as many as they want-who
will work till next spring merely for their
board
Houston (Tcxns) newspaper gives some
rather sensible advice to young mon about to
visit that place in search of business situations
1t says Stay away there is no vacancies
here, Stay where you arc pull off your coat,
take hold of a plough, Stay away from the
cities. Times are hard, tits true they will
never be flush unless We all learn to depend on
our own resources, and work out our own sal.
yation." g
In arrcsting Mr.. Train, the British Govern
mcnt has caught an elephant. Already he
makes the event text, and numerous lively
nr,tions nnv he cypacted ,lnr;p,y tho noxt @; -