The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-28

PRESIDENT Acosta IN his message acknoWl-
edges that tie Government of Colombia would
have been bankrupt but for the million of dob
lars received from the Panama Railroad Comt
pany for the new, contract.
j, The banking house of N. Long G Co., Rus
seville, Kentucky has been robbed Of $4,000,
and All unknown an"unt Of private deposits.
Mr.. Long aud and Mr. Owens, of the establish
ment, were shot.
An English fnancier is said to be in Ala
bama, advising the landowners there to form
joint stock companies for the Improvement of
their surplus lands and the sale of them to Eu-
ropean cmigrants.
With reference to trade in Boston, the Tray
eler of that city says that 'the market for cot
ton goods continues firm, with an upward tend
ency, and the dealers are rejoicing at the prosp-
ect Of the spring trade" aa1
After long consultation, the committee have
concluded to turn the bronze countcnance Of
Edward Everett, in Boston, towards the South
and to give him n new pedestal.
The Oregon Democratic Convention has
nominated j. S. Smith for Congress, and de-
cidcd unanimously for Pcndleton for Prcsi-
dent.
Two bank notes, each for e10O0, we're re-
Gently dropped into Mr.. Surgeons letter box
| by s'A. Ban anonymous donor, who has be-
| fore given $1,000 in like manner-onc for the
Pastors College and the other for the Stock
we'll Orphanuge.
BY singular omission the platform of the
Ohio Republicans Convention does not endorse
the reconstruction policy of Congress-, and this
policy is not directly mentioned in either the
Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania platform
Hudson county, N. j. has now population
of over 120, 900 souls, which is rapidly iucrcas-
ing. 1t is proposed to incorporate it as city
on the ground that, as single municipality it
would be better conducted in all its departments
if the plan succeeds New York will have 4
| formidable commercial rival.
With reference to the impeachment, it is said
to DC rather singular coincidence hat the
last previous of impeachment was that of
Judge Humphreys, of Tennessee, who was i'm
pcachcd upon the testimony of Andrew John
son; and that one of the managers prosecuting
that impeachment was Mr.. Pcndlcton, who is
Presidential rival of Mr. johnson for the
| Democratic nomination.
The Empress Carotta has addressed to the
Pope a touching letter, implnrins his prayers
for the soul Of her unfortunate husband. The
letter is written in very good Italian, and
exhibits no traces Of the late lunacy Of the
Empress
/ An important opinion was delivered on
Monday, in the United States Supreme Court,
by Justice Nelson, in the sc Of Suchct Maui
ran ~ tho Alliance Insurance Company, and
four other eases. The case involved the qucs-
ton whether the Confcrate Government was a
ito /1eto government, which was decided ai1ir,.,
atiyely. 1t was held, however, that tho States
should not lose their status as members Of the
Union. This opinion has been much commcn-
ted upon as possessing considerable political
significance. The Chief ustice and Justice
wayne disscnted.
A WOMAN TAKES THE FIELD-The editors
Of the Memphis Avalanche having been arrcs-
ted, the wife of one Of them has undertaken to
conduct the paper. Mrs. Fanny 3 Galloway
the lady in question, publishes in the A,alap.
che card, from whi Ii we take tho following
| extract
ga preconcertcd arrangement has been nado
to crush out the paper. /. canno: be done.
During the incarceration of my husband and
Mr Campbell, l am constrained to take charge
of the paper, and can be found Mt the editorial
rooms Of the Avalanche, and if men arc not
brave enough to defend their rights and their
Liberties, | trust the paper, for the next ten
days will prove that there is one woman ready
to defend the rights and liberties which weak
and timid men seem disposed 10 yield
PUBLIC MEETING.