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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

-Sn Cincinnati 1T, ME in anoern groben Stdb=
ten, Die Corruption unter ben 8eamten uno Yoliti.
fern 10 srob uno bic Serridaft Der iosenannten
~&inse" 10 unertrdslid semoroen, oaB iid Die Steu.
er5ablsr na6 Witeln umieben, um cine bur6srei=
fenoe &eform an5ubabnen uno lid Dor Dem freden
GaubgeIinoel 5u id3Iben. Cine 8erIammung BON
oeutiden 8irsern fanO gu oieiem 3meds Dor eini=
gen Sasen itatt es betbeilisten lid an berielben
meifens alte betannte Oeutide, oeren Namen sineu
euten Slang baben. Selbit eas 0oltsblatt, bas
befanntli1 Der in Samilton County berri1enben
Yartbei angeb6rt lebt iidb burd Die Dffenlide Wtei
nung peranlaBt, bic Sade in Die Sano Su nebmer
unb idldet Die 8riinouns zines 8irserperens Dor
Der mad Dem Ululter zines dbnliden Bereins in Seem
Oort oen 3ped baben ioq, vfir bas 6ffentlide Sn=
tereiIe su MAIDEN, MiBbrduden uno 1nsere6tistei=
ten entseseu5utreten, Corruption auf5uoeden uni
su befdmpfeu. WtitteI sur abbife BON l1ebeitdnoer
porsuidlasen uno in's Werf gu ieben II. I. no."
Siele 8epesunsen unb Yori9ldee Seieen menis=
items, oab li) untsr Dem 8of bas 8eoiirfniB aelenf
ma1t, Der berrl9enben Corruption einen Damn
entsesenSuieben. ueber oas v98ie?" iino bic Nei.
nunsen freili9 iebr peri9eoen. Ser fir5eite Wee
tpdre ieoenfaQs Der, uenn Die 8iirser in Der Bab
ibrer 8eamten porIdtiser iein uno ben Yoliiterr
in m6slid oeutli6er WeiIe gu ueriteben seben uol'
ten, oab fiinftis blObe Saseoiebe, Sausenibtse
2umpen unb 2eute BON 3peioeutisem Ruf iiberbaupt,
ibre 5timmen nidt betommen f6nnen uno iuenn fl
au6 sebnmal Die reseludbise grnennuns Der par'
tbei erbalten baben. Oann ioQten aud bic unper=
nInitig boben @ebalte nander 8eamten in Gincin=
nati berabeeebt peroen. @eniB siebt es unter bei=
ben Yartbeien cine Wense redtld bentenoer Mdn=
ner, Die germ ettpas tbun uiiroen. I'm uebeltdnben
gu iteuern. unter tuelden ale Sar6e5abler leioen
uner Den sesenudrtsen Conventions SpItemen bat
freilid oas eisentlide 8olt Bel ben grnennunser
BON 8eamten isbr tpenis su iasen; Die Sahe mirt
pielmebr burdb Die 0rabt5eber, 8arbpoltiter uni
Gunner beiorst. gSenn aber Die 8irser ernitlid
polsn, bann ldBt iih oas ibon dnoern. Sie I'm:
resuns bieies @esenitanoes an mebren Ylassn ii
I9on Elm sutes 3eihen.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

- 9ie 9emofraten BON Butler Gountp baben
brn. 6. $. @aiton fir bic 8eiessebuns ernonnt'
Sr. @aiion bat bas County bereits bier Sabre lang
il, Der @eebsebuns reprdientirt uno ii als Elm ou-
nerl65ioer Wertreter bes Yolfes bepdbrt.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

pF ST. George g S@norr in Miaersbursb,
6olmes Co., o., batte Die @efdqisfeit. Die asentur
fir ben @eitboten am bortisen Ylabe un6 lmse-
9enb 5u iibernebmen unb 1T BEN uns ermddtist,
@eloer fir ben Defboten gu erbeben, iotuie aud
meme NbDnnenten u13unehmen. I'm.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12
Semofratii@es Gountb> >1idet.

Senator:-M Mbin g. &3ibbs.
Heprdientanten:- = Glarf White.
Qlemenpn 9aber. u
Brobat Nihter: = Sobn Ot. pusb.
@beriff: - @amuel Sbomplon.
@4abmeiiter: ". 6. Seaolep. 81
MubitDr: Samuel 6. Giie.
gommii}ioner: - Sobn q. Goparos.
Mrmenbans.O Director: = Wm. 8. @aper
Coroner: - patrif g9an.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

- Sic Demotraten bon glermont uno Brotpn
Counties periammelten iid am 20. Sult in Setbel
uno ernannten einHimmis Srn. 8. .. Geeos ais
ganbbaten fir ben Staatsienat eine tadt1se
Meoe wuroe BON Gen. Yopea eebalten. 3D..
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12
Ser 8eifbpte.
Columbus, ben II. Musuit 1869.
Demofratiidbes Gtaats.xidet.

SIR 0ice- -@ouperneur.
8. 5. 0nbfreb, ron Meresr.
Sir Ridter Der Supreme' Court
21tutam 5. Gilmore, pcn Yretls.
Sir Staats= 59abmeifter.
etepban 8ubrer, rcn Gupabpsa.
6iir General Mnmalt.
Snbn 40. Council, ron Uairfsle.
SSur Mitglieb Der Beb6rbe Der Sffentl. Werte.
q. 3. Gbur9iq, BON 9amiltun.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

Senter's Otebrbeit in Senneiiee betrdst nod
ben neueten Nadribten unsefdbr 10000 @tim-
men. Cine Waterloo Nisberlase fir @rants He=
aieruns unb bic &aoifalen!
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

= gs mar Yatterion's Waarenbaus, oas in Ebt=
IabeIpbia abbrannte. Oie &e9ieruns periert n'd9ts
ourh ben 8rano.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12
bt, 10 lanse lit isbe Soffnuns auf cine &eforn

etel.
grit penn bas golt fd5 feit auf feline Gibe iteat,
Der Corruption breiit uno often ben 9ries erfldrt
uno ben Ganbioaten, bic lidb Inn Metnter bemerben,
oeutlid erfldrt, baB iie feline Stn,men nibt betom=
men f6nnen: erft oanu lit auslidt auf i8eiierung
porbanben, benn oann merben Die 0iener Der Gor*
rupton besreifen oaB es 3u ibrem Wortbeil it, wenn
lie iid Der gbrldteit be1eibigen. gBenn es einmal
iotueit sefommen 1T, oaB man nit 5insern auf oen
offentliden @auner pei, itatt i'm Su ebren uno 5u
beuebrauden; erit oann. menn ioI4e S9minoler
uno Spibbuben iid iiberjeust baben, baB Die 3uat-
bduler aud fir tie uno nidt Bios fir tleine Slebe
sebaut iino oann tpiro es anoers meroen.
Wenn bas Bolt nj III, bann tann es iid bor De,
Corruption idlben; aber es mub ben Beien ielbl
in Die Sanb nebmen uno auf teinen poltilden Utei:
lias marten gs mar eben Elm GROCER Srrtbum, bal
mande boffnunssoollen 2eute@rant fir enen iolber
MsiIas bielten. Oie 8eform mub BON untsn an
fansen unb bis oben binaufgeben.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

= Die Oemofraten BON Yida,pap eouniD er=
nonnten am Montas ibr Gountp Sidet. Sur o'e
@eiebsebung fiel Die Dabl auf Srn. W. S. eontsn.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12
enn ibnen erit Elm ooummerD Deui1er" auf Die rehte

i5pur perbeien miibte.
uebriSens, Spab bel Seite. Sa bic ainselnen
S5taaten niht anbeiben molten uno namentlib bic
aeitliben ii@ oft bartndds ftrduben, fanatiidbe
5tpanssseiebe su erlaiien, 10 fonnte es ben Sempe=
sn5leuten tuobl einfauen, auf bic grlalluns zines
3unbes=S Semperen5seiebes, burdb ben Gol .
.reB 5u brdnsen, bas IN alien Staaten uno Serritos
sen siilts iein muiIte. 5reilid itebt nidts bauor
in Der 8unbes Contribution, absr oieie Side liebt
il9 ia burd Elm Nmenomentden ausfuuen, uno ber'
artise @epaltanmabunsen uno Ginsriife in oi
&ebte Der Staaten iino ia bsutisen Sases gar nibt
Neues mehr.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

90 Meilen bon Der Sauptitcot, in ben 3wiidenrau=
len Ser gettrennen uno in ben balben etunoen, bic
lad Sbeatern anb Goncertea lbris bleiben, perri4<
ten fann."
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

Trau Sine In unb ibr So6n Robert linb mad
gbicoan ;uritdqefsbrt.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12
Sas Bunbcs>Surnfeif In Ghienan

G'obe fast nit &edt baB man feline eisene 9pradbe n
tenneM tann, lpenn man feine frembe fennt.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1869-08-12

Na6bauIefunft oes gaares Die Sahe aufgenommen
baben, oariber oerlautet nidts. 9e Sodset pirb
tuobl i'm iG6nen Monat Mtai Die befannten Ssrl1te
tragen.
Sn Cincinnati bs9onn ON Nusuii Die Nus<
ltelung eetpebter 3euee uno uernebbarer Stoffe in
Sinton's 8of. Saduertdnoise rdumen elm, oaB
lie Bis ebt nibt ahnten uie melt bic Snouftrie oes
Bensns in bieiem 3tueise entlpidelt iei. am Nab=
mittas. nm lbr, erfolste Die formlibe grofnuns
Der ausite0uns; 8oup. Sapes belt bic Di0tomm=
reoe an Die sablreid 0eriammelten. am 4. Nu=
quit io0ten 9ampfusbtible in Operation iein.
Die Nusitelluns bat Seben iiberraidbt; man tpubte
Dorber nidt, mas bic Boafabrifen oes Weitens leis
item fDnnen. Gs uareu seluebte Stofe bort, Die iid
oreiit nit oen Yreouctsn bes OFens meiien fonnen.
Sic 8olenfabrif BON Columbus bate gaiii=
meres uno anoere 5toife einseianot. am Donner=
iias Mbenb tpurbe ben 4usfteQern Elm srobes 8an=
fet i'm 8urnet Sauie 9eseben.
0ie usitelluns BON getpebten 3eusen uno
per,uebbaren StofTen in Cincinnati mar am jtpeiten
Sage, ben 4. NuguIt, Don mebr als 10000 perionen
beiuGi, Elm 10 srDbes Jnteree 3eiet li fur oieelbe
Am 4. Qnsuit paren l,2s4 IusiteQer einsetraeen;
unter benielben befinbet fd Brigham 9)ouns in
Salt Safe @tp nit elmer 2i1e ga dmirs, Serlens
unb Scans aus einer Jabrif 0eieret Drills. Qm
4. Nueuit arbeteten SampfpebItible uno lefer.
ten &aidmirs u. T. ~. SIM @onsen 1ino 65 YreiIe
ausseiebt Der b6hIte bon 500 fir ben beten Ralb.
MR.
Trau 2incofn uno ibr 5o6n Robsrt linb mad
6 gbcoao juridaefebrt.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

\ LADY KILLED BY HER LovEE--A FA-
TAI. DUEI.-Thc steamer Richmond. which
passed up from New Orleans yesterday, learn
ed at Grand Gulf the particulars Of one of
those tragedies of passion that appear more
like romance than reality. In the country some
distance from! Grand Gulf reside two rcSrec,:.
bic families. those of Cushin. and Andrews,
Miss Andrews WAS Il lovely girl Of seventeen.
we'll accomplished. AMI of II usually fascina-
ting manners. Mr. Cushin.'s sm Il youth of
twenty. had been attached t. her from their
carlJ chiidhnod. aud rs h. grew older his at.
lection became an ardrnt, absorbing passion.
y short time ago hc made iiurs,,nl offer Of his
band. w!cm to his intense disarpnint and Nor,
t!cLtion his offer firmly though courtc
o.sly refused He bro,lc,l over his Hire
wnrded passion. anl became prey tn jealousy.
and ut length left the nui.hborhnml vuwn.
madiy tl,at he would come back aud take his
revenge. On SundIy last he returned and
riding up to Mr.. Andrews house, he begged
to see Miss andrews ut the Il or without
a!ighting. She came ont, when l,c suddenly
pi'tuCcu lIStoi lticu. SilO'tlIS ucT through
the body. aud Size tull on her face and died
without Il struggle. The infatuated murderer
role frsntcally away. but Miss andrews broth
cr, breathing fnry toward, the murderer of hi,
sister. sprang horse aud followed He
came up with Gushing the latter was cross
ng n creek, aud fired ut him Cushin:
jumped from his horse and took shelter in the
bush. Andrews, no, to be 1T disadvantage.
did the same. y parlcy cnsucd and the two
young men agreed 10 fight according to the
codc-to leave the cover fire, advance and
fire, aud agaiu adv NC. firin,: until one Of them
should fall Vt the first fire Gushing received
mortal wouad in the left shoulder but the
men continued to near each otIcr and fire un:'
their revovcrs were empty. When assistance
arrived, Gushing lay dead with four bullets in
his body. andrews had received three shots
in his breast. II Was able to tell how the
fight had taken place. when he also expired
-.Ncmphis .lrnitn,ht, .ipr1 5.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

Columbia is going to have an opera house,
the Express Company having undertaken the
enterprise. he Phoenix says: Tho edifce
will be erected on the lot Owned by the com
pany, at the southeast corner Of Richardson
md Taylor streets, and opposite the new hotel
1t will have frontage Of 90 feet. after the
Cnrinthnn order of architecture, with depth
of 2lO feet. and will be three stories in height.
surmountcd by the fashionable Mansard roof
The lower floor will be divided into three COM
partm nts running through the whole extent
"f the buil'linS-,ne of which will be occupied
MS the Express Office, another by the 1clc
graph Company, an, the third, we learn, is
already engaged by one of our leading dry
goods merchants. The whole of the upper
portion of the building will be devoted tn the
purposes of All opera house. constructed as ul,
nmph.thcatre, with nh alternate or shifting
hnnr, to be easily converted to the uses
OF u ballroom or asscnib yhousc for convcn-
tions or public meetings of any description,
The stage will be thirty five By iorty-s fee,
i'll area aud will be furnished will, scenery
and machinery If n permanent character
There Will toe II par1ucttc. four private b"xc,
on either side of the stage. Il dress circle and
upper tier. Al the seats viii he ot the
latest style and elegantly cushioned, and the
florrs are to be finely carpc,c,l, except that of
the upper tier. which will he provided with
coco mating only. In the rear of the dress
circle and extending all around it. will be a
corrlar twenty-five feet wide and fnkcd ON
both sides by reircsllmrnt and ci gar saloons
The main entrance to the opera house will he
on Richardson street. to the left Of the build
in". aud, i'll addition to the ticket Office. pro
vision will be made for cloak roun, aud soda
and newspaper stands. There will also he
two outlets OF Taylor street, and in tie rear
of the build n:. Il large elevator to facilitate
the delivery of the machinery aud other stage
appurtcnanccs. in the event Of fire. In brief.
the general appointments of the house will he
thoroughly m,dcrn and luxurions and the
! building. both in It's exterior display and in
terror arrangement, will reflect credit up m
our city"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17


Chicago had 'io5 fires last year, Causing
a loss of s5oo.oOO.
la,slla's head still ornaments Spanish pos
tagc stamps.
Texas enjoys cheap pork, at the rate Of five
cents pound.
\ large immigration to America from Swc-
den Is announced.
Large quantities. Of erocn peas arc baing
shipped North from Florida.
Russia has ordered 700 900 noodle guns, to
be delivered rs as possible
In West Virginia. SO, 900 acres of land have
just been sold for 25 cents mn acre
They are building large cotton seod oil
factory at Mobile.
Only titytwo miles of track remain to be
laid to complete the Pacific Ra lroads
Tho Mayor of Portland is remarkable
man. lie a kcd to have hi, salary reduced
The 200 Ii gold nugget found in Victoria
Australia is to be sent to England.
y bay in Philips Maine, has hecu fnod
nine cents for profanity by Justice.
The Boston Post says they grow ~ much
tca in Tennessee that the wh1l, State is ncr-
vouS
GOV. Hoffman thinks New York has so
many criminals, that au,ther State Prison is
needed there
The New York Evening Post thinks An
drew johnson insane; aud says his recent
speeches show it,
Ilorato Seymour has recovered from tho
Injuries sustained from tho recent railroad
accident near Chicago.
a large clipper ship, Of 1000 tons, called
the Great Admiral" in honor of Farragut,
has been bull: at Boston
The Chicago people continue their prepa
tious for grand frolic to celebrate tho opon-
ing ef the Pacific ailway.
An Indian town, as All economical way of
avoiding building sidewalks. buys cavalry
boots for people who have to walk about.
The New FORK Sun brings financial and
commercial matters under the head of Dc
cent Sporting News"
London has a General Mourning Ware
house," that keeps corps of millncrs and
drcssmakcrs constantly ON hand to sond out
u mrrcui's notice.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17


The Hon. I. j. Robertson, In tile sst.atc Of
the United States, April 9th, 1869, asked,
and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to
bring in the following bill, to provide for the
removal of political disabilities; which was
read twice, referred to the Select Committee
OH Disabilities, and ordered to be printed
BE It enacted By tic .SsHuie um1 House o,
Representatives. Of the United .Stat,s of An,ericc
IN Congress assembled, That my persons labor
ing under political disabilities as provided in
the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, or from inability to take
the oath Of July second eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, is hereby released from the same on
complying with the following conditions, that
is to say, provided such person shall make the
following declaration under oath before the
clerk of any court of record established at the
place of donicl of such party: I'll, OF
-, do declare thut | recognize the suprcma-
cy of tho Constitution of the United States
and all laws mnde in pursuance thereof that
| will support and maintain the Union of the
States against all enemies, domestic and for
cign; that will not yield support to my pre-.
tended government, authority hostile thereto
that will d.mcan myself as good citizen
supporting good order, tolerance of political
opinions, and freedom of the elective fran.
chise. I'orit1ed, That copy of said de-
claration. officially certified by the clerk
of tie court before whom it is made
shall first be filed for record in the office of tic
Secretary of State of the United States .iud
prorh'cd .furthcr. That no person shall be ell.
titled to the benefit Of the provisions of this
law who was educated at the military or naval
academies ofthc United States, or who was
twentyone years of age or upwards OH the
first day of January eighteen hundred aud
sixty one.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

Al""a and rharpar Rivers. of Damascus,
mentioned in tht Scriptures. have recently
been thoroughly cxp!oda'l by May-rey"r, the
t:mn'is canoe traveller. MaYyrcsor, after going
FROM Cairo to Sucz. and exploring the Delta of
the Nile, had his canoe carried BY land t" lScy
rant, thence over Mount Labanon. and finally
launched i'll the river Abana, o, which he
padded to the plains "f Damascus. hcriver.
Ab'na and Pharpar. in consequence OF the
wild beasts, deep junglcs and sAvn.c Arabs.
have heretofore been laid down inaccurat-ly
on the map by travellers. Na-grcgor gives an
interesting account of - giant stone town.,
with stone doors, ralttrs AMI window ..l,uttcs.
covered with Greek inscriptions. dating bet'rc
the Christian era
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

FACTS ABOUT THE CUBAN REvoLuTIoN
The present movement for the liberation OF
Cuba from Spanish tyranny, says the n. T.
Sun, began OH the 10th of October last, when
ono hundred and twenty seven men Mt Yara,
under Gen. Carlos Manuel dc ecspedcs, de-
clared for the independence of the island In
less than six mouths it has spread until it now
embraces m area of 10000 out of the 80 900
square miles included in the whole island
Within these limits thcro arc one hundred aud
forty cities. towns and villages, of which
moro than ono half are in the hands of the
rcvolutionsts.
Out Of the $50. 900 men able to boar arms
on the whole ish,nd, $4,000 arc in the ranks of
the patriots 10000 Of them arc being sta
toned in the Eastern, and $4,000 in the Cen
trail Department. The total population of the
District in rebellion is 5 ,S3S, OF which there
S6,374 negroes free before the revolution. and
5l,77S slaves just cmuncipatcd by the patriot
leaders. In the Central Department the mum.
bcrs are l12.5G1 whites, 32 ,44i negroes form
crly Tree. and 69 ,207 slaves newly freed The
patriots have thus, it will Lc seem given lbrr-
ty to more than 10000 slaves and, when
they succeed in rcdccming the whole island
will do the samc for 10000 more
The estimated wealth Of the rril estate in
the territory held by the patriots WAS. iu 1862
$3.50 900 900, aud its Industry and commerce
were rcckoned representing capital of
S774 600 geo The annual productions were
Sugar, sG2 600, 900; tobacco, $4,000, 900
other produce, S52 900 600
1t VIII thus be seen that the insurrcction is
10y no means the tritlins matter the SiH,s.iar.l=
represent il To be.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17
MEETING OF CUBAN srMrArnrzERs.

DELEGATION or CCBAN LADIES At THE
G.r1rnI.--NIrs Emilia c. Dcvillavcrdc and
Miss Manuela Yzquer,ln, Of the Cuban Ladies
Relief Association. were at the Capitol ON
Tuesday, in company with General Banks.
who showed them around the House aud
Senate and introduced them to good many
distinguished members nf Congress. I.a,cr. IL,
the day they called OH General Sherman and
General Rawlings, Secretary of War. in COM
pany with Mr.. Leopold lzquicrlo At two
o'cloc hey visited Mrs Grant, who was hold
ng first reception ut the White House
The Cuban ladies were conspicuous in the
brilliant throng that filled the Blue and Red
rooms. Miss lzquicrIo WAS dressed in cur
cOlurcd silk trimmed with white lace, and
wore co"spicu"usly OH her breast suspended
by piece of ribbon, miniature mod f the
Cuban flag, consisting Of rcd, white and blue
bars. with red lran ;lc field, in the centre =!
which WAS II white star. Miss w iuiel d.
made friends very fast among the ladies
assembled III the East room Shn is = young
and beautiful Cuban, w tn Il wonderful wealth
OF jSt black trcsses, ''ull her own" aud ewes of
very brilliant lustrc. Mrs. Vilaverdc was
dressed in blue silk, aud wore tile national
colors of Cuba, as already described
Mrs Grant WAS very cordial TO her Cuban
visitors. She requested Major W. W. Leland
to take them around the mansion and con
servnt"ry aud show them everythin. ofiutercs,
in the place, which mission the Major very
gallantly performed. On returning. Mrs
Nillavcrdo intimatcd to Mrs Grant that sbr
desired to SEQ the President in refercucc tc
her father, hlr. Casanova, now imprisoned BY
the Spanish authorities in Cuba Mrs Grant
very kindly went up stairs aud desired Gen
eral Dent to conduct the Cuban ladies to the
library, and then inform President Grant tha,
an interview with him was requested il
reference to the case Of Mr. Casanova The
President made his appearance promptly. and
entered freely into conversation with the ladies
He assured Mrs. Villavcrdc that he had riyuu
his personal attention to her fathers case. anu
no later than that morui' he had an inter
yiow with the Secretary of State in rc:.tio,
to it. Mrs. Fillavcrde was so overcome by
the degree of interest manifested by tn,
President that she burst into tears. which
sensibly effected his Excclency, who again
assured her that tho United States govern
mcnt would do all in its power to protect it,
citizens everywhere. The interview then
terminated Wash. Cor " Y. UcrnM
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

y SAD SrEcTAcLE.-Thcrc arrived in our
city yesterday a Mr.. w a Smith who having
suffered nearly all his life from rheumatism,
was forced shout year ago to have both his
legs ampumcd. llc is living skeleton and
has to be wheeled about on barrow. He
halls from Western Georgia and is now on
his way to the Virginia Springs for the benefit
of his health Not being able to procure lodg-
ings at any of the hotels on boa, ding houses
he was compelled to tako lodgings in the
Guard House. He departs for Virginia in Il
day or two Charleston Courier.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

INDICATIONS or AN APPROACHING WAR.
The International, of London, under date of
the 28d ultino, mentions that correspondence
from Berlin, from authentic sources, leaves no
doubt respecting the military precautions now
being taken by Prussia A mobilization of
tho Landwehr is imminent, and it is added
that news received from Paris .ully authorises
these stops In fact the prevailing conviction
in official circles in Berlin is that France is
preparing for an eaily war; large purchases of
horses are reported, and it is even limited that
the general elections will consequently not take
place until July |, 1869.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

HADEAs CoErrs.-Wc learn from the
Columbia PhoHr that John W. Hatcher
charged with the homicide of Ben Mosely
"ti"s Rauskett, (coloredl, in Edgcficli County
in March last, was brought before Associate
Justice Willard on Monday, on Writ OF
H"beos Co'p"s. After hearing the affidavit,
on either side and arguments Of counsel, the
Judge refused bail, and ordered him to be
rem"nded to l:dgcacd County, to swat hi,
trial in June next
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

SAVINGS INSTITUTION learn that
the South Caroline Loan aud T,ust Company
are making preparations fur rcc.i, i,g sums oil
money Of the denomination OF 81 and upwards
Oh deposit, allowing interest at fixed rate
.An institution of this kind is much needed in
our community, and will answer the purposes
icr which the Savings Institution was toundcd.
Vt no distant day they will so into operation
in this new line of busiucss-Charl,s. son
Couricr