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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. no Phoenix says: Tho ediice
will be erected on the lot oSned by the com
pany, at the southeast corner OF Richardson
and Taylor streets, and opposite the new hotel
1t will have frontage OF 90 feet. after the
Cornthian order of architecture, with a 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
ut the bul'ling-,nc of which will be occupied
us the Express Office. another by the Tclc
graph Company, and the third, we learn, is
already engaged by oiic Of o;;r leading dry
goods merchants. The whole of the upper
portion OF the building will be devoted tn the
purposes of an opera house, constructed us un
amphtlcatre, with an alternate or shifting
fnnr SO as to be easily converted to the uses
OF ballroom or asscn,b y-lousc for convcn-
tlons or public meetings of any description
The stage will bc thirty five by iortysix fee,
in area and will be furnished will, scenery
and machinery cf permanent character
There will t'e Il larIucttc. four private boxes
OF either side of the stage u dress circle. and
an upper tier. All The seats vii l,c Of the
latest style and elegantly cushioned, and the
locrs are to be finely carpctrd, except that of
the upper tier. which will bc provided with
coco mating only. In the rear of the dress
circle and extending all around it. will be
corridor twenty-five feet wide aud fnkcd on
both sides by reircslrmcnt and cigar saloons
The main entrance to the opera house will bc
on Rirhardson- street. to the left Of the build
ng. aud, i'll addition to the ticket office. pro-
vision will be made inr y cloak rom and soda
and newspaper stands. There will also he
two outlets ou Taylor street and in tl.e rear
of the build NJ. large elevator to facilitate
the delivery OF the machinery and other stage
appurtcnanccS in the event of fire. In brief.
the general appointments Of the no Use will he
thoroughly mrGcrn and luxmrions and the
bullin:-. both in its exterior display and in
teri"r arrangement, will reflect credit up.,n
our city"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

The Hon. I. j. Robertson, In the Semitic Of
the United States, April 9th, 1869, asked,
md 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
on Disabilities, and ordered to be printed.
BE IL enacted By tie !Senaie uai House of
Representatives Of the United Siasts IF An,rr;ce
IN Congress assembled, That uny 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 domicil of such party: "I,-, of
-, do declare that recognize the suprcma-
cy of the Constitution of the United States.
and all laws made in pursuance thereof: That
| will support aud 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 J;
that will d.mcan myself us good citizen,
supporting good order, tolerance of political
opinions, and freedom of the elective fran.
chise. P'ori1ed That copy of said de-
claration, officially certified by the clerk
of tic court before whom it is ma,lc.
shall first be filed for record in the Office of tlc
Secretary of State of the United States: .fm,2
procHlcd f"rthcr. 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
twcntyone years of aye or upwards on the
first day of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty one.
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y SAD SrEcTAcLE-Thcrc arrived in our
city yesterday Mr.. w. y. Smith who hnvin.
suffered nearly all his life from rheumatism
was forced shout year ago to have both his
legs amputat'd !lc is living skeleton. and
has to be wheeled abou, on barrow. He
halls from Western Georgia, and is now on
his way to the Eirgina Springs for tho benefit
of his heal'i'. Noi being able 10 procure Io,l:;-
inss at any of the hotels on boar ding houses
he was compelled to tako lodgings in the
Guard House. lie derprts for Virginia in Il
day or two Charleston Courier.
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Alana and rharrnr Rivers, of Damascus,
mentioned in tht Scriptures have recently
been thoroughly exploded by Ma--reyor, the
Esm"us canoe traveller. Maggrcgor, after going
tro" Cairo to Sucz. and exploring the Delta of
the Nile. had his canoe carried b. land t" Bcy-
rnut, thence over Mount Labauon au., finally
launched in the river Abana, on which he
padded To the plains "f Damascus Thc'rivers
Abna and Pharrar, in consequence Of the
wild beasts deep jungcs and sAva.c Arabs.
have heretofore been laid down inaccuratrlv
ON the map by travellers, Maygrcyor gives an
interesting account Of giant stone town"
with stone doors, ralters and window .huttc-.
covered with Greek inscriptions, dating bef;rc
the Christian era
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ChicaS" had io5 fires last year, causing
loss of $500 .0OO
laItlla's head still crnlments Spanish pos.
tagc stamps
Texas enjoys cheap pork, at the rate Of five
cents Il pound
y large immigration to America from Swc-
den is announced
Large quantities. of green peas arc baing
shipped North from Florida
Russia has ordered 700 900 needle guns to
be delivered ~ as possible
In West Virginia. 80, 900 acres of land have
just beou sold for 2j cents an acre
They are building large cotton seed oil
factory at Mobile
Only tiitytwo miles of track remain to be
laid to complete the Pacific Ra lroaGs
Tho Mayor of Portland is remarkable
man lie II kcd to have his sal.ry rpduccd.
The 200 ID gold nugget found in Victoria
Australia, is to be sent to England
y boy in Philips, Maine, has Lacu 6nol
nine cents for profanity by Justice.
The Boston Post says they grow 10 much
tea i'll Tennessee that tho wh1la State is ncr-
vouS
GOV. Hoffman thinks New York has so
many criminals, that au,thov State Prison is
needed there.
The New York Evening Post thinks An.
drew johnson insane; aud says his recent
speeches show it.
Eioratio Seymour has recovered from tho
Injuries sustained from tho recent railroad
accident near Chicago.
large clipper ship, of 1900 tons, called
tho Great Admiral" in honor of Farragut,
has been bull. at Boston
The Chicago people continue their prepa
tions for grand frolic to celebrate tho open
ing cf the Pacific ailway.
An Indian town, as an economical way of
avoiding building sidewalks, buys cavalry
boots for people who have to walk about
The New York Sun brings financial and
commercial matters under the head of De
cent Sporting News"
London has a General Mourning Ware
house" that keeps corps of millincrs and
drcssmakcrs constantly ON hand to sond out
at moincmt's nu,;cc.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

FACTS ABOUT THE CUBAS REVOLUTION.
The present movement for the liberation of
Cuba from Spunisi, tyrauuy, says the n. y.
Sun, began OH the l0th of October last, when
ono hundred and twenty y-sevcn men Mt Yara,
under Gen. Carlos Manuel do ccspedcs, de-
clared for the independence of the island In
less than six months it has spread until it now
embraces nm area of 10000 out of the 30 900
square miles included in the whole island
within these limits thcro arc one hundred aud
forty-seven cities. towns and villages, Of which
moro than onc-half are in the hands of the
rcvolutonists.
Out Of the 10000 men able to bear arms
on the whole isltnd, 45 900 arc in the ranks ui
the patriots, 10000 of them arc being sta
toned in the Eastern, and 5000 in the Cen
tral Department. The total population Of the
District in rebellion is 5 49, ,S3S, OF which there
are i'll the Eastern Department i2G, ,3GS whites,
S6,374 negroes free before the revolutions. and
81 IT'S slaves Just cmuncmtcd by the patriot
leaders. In the Central Department the mum.
bcrs arc l12.5GI whites, 32 Al negroes form
crly free, and SO 2O7 slaves newly freed The
patriots have thus, it will be seen. given lihrr-
ty to more than 120 900 slaves and when
they succeed i'll rcdecming the wholc island.
will do the same for 10000 more
The estimated wealth Of the rcal estate in
the territory held by the patriots was, ip 1867,
$3.50. 900 600, aud its Industry and commerce
were rcckoneu as r,pr,scntnr a capital of
s77+.9G94HA. The annual productions were ::
Sugar, s62 100000; tobacco, $4,000, 900 J;
other produce, s52 900 900.
Il vii ;!s;ss DC Seen tl.at the nsurrcction is
by no means the triflng matter tie Slnniar,ls
represent il to be.
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HABEAs CoErrs.-Wc learn from the
Columbia Phomir that John w. Hatcher.
charged with the homicide of Ben Mosely.
"i"s Bauskett. (colorcd) in EdgcficlI County.
in March last, was brought Loinre Associate
Justice Willard, on Monday. on Writ of
Nobeos c"'p"s. After hearing the aliidavits
on either side aud arguments Of counsel the
Judge refused bail. and ordered him to be
remanded TO Edgeacld County, to await his
trial in June next
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INDIcATIoSs OF AN APPROACHING WAR.
The International, of London, under date of
the 23d nltimo, 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 .uly authorises
these stops. In fact the prevailing conviction
in official circles in Berlin is that France is
preparing for an ea,ly war; large purchases of
horses are reported, and it is even limited that
the general elections will consequently not take
place until July (, 1865.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

A FLYlNG MAcnlNE.-Thc vclocpcdc has
rival, an officer i'll the army in Egypt having
lately invented flying machine BY which a
strong uan can soar, like an eagle, to the
clouds. 1t consists of two immense wings
made of isingn $, moved by two ropes secured
to the heels The man wishing to fly starts to
run on level ground aud after running few
yards finds himself carried into the air, and
has only to keep up the running motion in
definitely to be an accom- lished nyist 1t is
said to be perfect success. The inventor
fell and was nearly killed the first attempt,
but it was not good day for flying.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-17

SAVINGS lNsTIrurtuN-Wc lrarn that
the South Caroline I.o.n aud T,us, Company
are making preparations for rcc.i,ing sums OF
money "f the denomination OF 81 and upwards
OH deposit allowing interest m fixed rate.
An institution of this Kind is much needed in
our community, and will answer the purposes
'or which the Savings Institution WAS founded.
NJ no distant day they will so into operation
in this new linc of business-Charlcston
Courier.
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MEETING OF CUBAN sYMrArurzERs.

DELEGATIoN or CUBAN LADIES At THE
CArIToI.--Ahs. Emilia &. DcVillavcrdc and
Miss Manuela YzYaierlo, Of the Cuban Ladies'
Relief Association. were ut the Capitol ON
Tuesday. in company with General Banks
who showed them around the House and
Senate and introduced them to good many
distinguished members of Congress. Later IN
the day they called on General Sherman and
General Rawlings, Secretary of War, in CON-
pany with Mr. Leopold lzquicrio. At two
O'Clock they visited Mrs Grant. who was hold
ing her first reception ut the White House
The Cuban ladies were conspicuous in the
brilliant throng that filled the Blue and Red
rooms. Miss Izquicrlo Was dressed in CUR
colurcd silk trimmed with white lace, and
wore co"spicu"usy OH her breast suspended
by piece Of ribbon, miniature mod. f the
Cuban flag, consisting Of rcd, white and blue
bars. with red lrian; ;lc field. in the centre ot
which was Il white star. Miss w ,ucld,
made friends very fast among the ladies
assembled i'll the East room Sho is y Young
and beautiful Cuban. w til wonderful wealth
of jSt black trosses, ''all her own" aud eyes of
very brilliant lustrc. Mrs. Nillaverdc was
dressed in blue silk, aud wore the 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
servat"ry and show them everythin. ofiutercst
in the place, which mission the Major very
sallantly performed On returning, Mrs
Nillavcrdo intimatcd to Mrs. Grant that She
desired to SEQ the President in reference to
her father, Mr.. Casanova. now imvrisoncd by
the Spanish authoritic, in Cuba. Mrs Grant
very kindly went up stairs and desired Gen
eral Dent to conduct the Cuban ladies to the
library, and then inform President Grant that
an interview with him was requested in
reference to the case Of Mr. Casanova. The
President made his appearance promptly. and
entered freely into conversation with the ladies
He assured Mrs Yillavcrdc that he had riy,n
his personal attention To her fathers case. and
no later than that morni' g he had an inter
view Will! the Secretary .! State in re..tiom
to it. Mrs. Nillayerde was so overcome by
the degree OF interest manifested by the
President that sho burst into tears. which
sensibly effected his Exac!eney who again
assured her that tho United Suites govern
mcnt would do all in its power to protect its
citizens everywhere. The interview then
termirated.- Wash. Cor " J.. Herald.
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CubT4

HAVANA, April 1O.-SIt Is currently re-
ported hero to-day tli:t column of troops
sent by General Lcsca ffon Puerto Principe
to the port of Senta, Corva, ON the south coast
of the island, for supplies, has been defeated
by Gcncral Quesadas with immense losses and
tho convoy captured. n
Two prisoners executed by the garrote to-
dny were Francisco Icon who had been in the
United States and declared his intention to be-
! como on American citizen and Augustin Ma.
dim, Cuban. The concoursc was immense.
and the force on duty was drawn from tho
Volunteer infantry.
Leon wns very manly in his bearing, and
made speech to the multitude, closing with
the cry of Fra Ia in1epc'1.mciu. Responsive
cries were heard i'll the crowd, upon which,
the volunteers fred upon it, killing eight per-
sons and woundng several =
few shots were fired by the crowd in re.
turn, which wounded several of the volunteers s
Passers by were compelled by the volunteers
to cry viva Espana." The crowd soon dis
pcrscd and quiet was restored.
The United States steamer Nipsic is at Ccin-
fucgos -
HAVANA, April 9.-Thc Spanish man Of
war Fernando Catolca to-day overhaurd the
American brig Lizzie Major, ten miles from
Calbaircn. and took from her two of her pas.
srnGcrs. Both of the persons taken were pro-
vided with passports, and had embarked at
Havana.
Intelligence las been received here that the
Spanish troops in the vicinity of Nucvitas, arc
suffering from sickness.
On the arrival of the steamer Eagle. from
New York, five Cubans who had taken passage
to Havana were arrested and carried to the
Moro Castle
MEETING OF CUBAN sYMrATurZERs.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 1O-A large
meeting of citizens was held this evening i'm
pursuance to a call to Americans who sympa-
t;.!zc with and wish to corporate with secret
Cuban associations in this city. Much enthu-
siasm wrs manifested. \ resolution was
adopted asking the United States government
to recognize the Cubans as bclliycrcuts before
the British government does So.
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upon our mixed pine land by manuring but
the stand of cane will not last but three years.
The sugar is clear profit, as the inolasses pays
for the labor" ~
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to drought We must gurrd against the
effects Of hot dry summers, and tho deep
pl0ughipg and deep planting, as advised by
Mr. Dickson, promise the diipropriatc. remedy.
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A half interest in tho Abbcvie Banner is
atl,t,,i>cd Gor Salo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-08
FOREIGN.

MADRID, February Tt is said that
Prince Ferdinand has consented to be a
candidate for the throne Of Spain.
Orders have been issued for the execu.
ton of the assassins of the Governor OF
Burgess.
It is generally conceded that Senior
Closoga will be chosen to preside over
the constituent Cortes.
Many rumors prevail about the pro-
posed Directory. Some assert that the
members are to be elected for five years.
Many political arrests have lately
been made. All the prisoners are
charged with being engaged in the Car
list movement.
The name of Prince Girginti has been
stricken from the rolls of the Spanish
army. The Carlists are very active, and
there are Indications that they are labor
lag to produce an instruction, which
may break out at any moment. 1t is
rumored that the llth inst. has been
fixed upon by them for open demonstra-
tons against the Provisional Govern
ment
LONDON, February I. - After the
closing of the markets Saturday night,
spirits of turpentine advanced BIS per
cwt. in London, and 35s in Liverpool.
Common rosin at Liverpool closed steady
at IS Sd.
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NEW YORK.

NEw YoRK, February AT the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Company, held yesterday, the following
Board was elected Hon. Henry G. Sleb-
bins, Edward Pierpont, Andrew II.
Green, E. Weston, T. W. Kenard, R. L.
Cutting, jr., John D. Prince, Il. McDer-
mott, Mortimer L. Mckenzie, D. P. Den
mis-, John Gardner, Wentworth Husyche,
General R. c. Hawkins, W. ArchdulI
O'Doherty, of New York; Tatlow Jack
son, Philadelphia; Sir William Russell,
Bart, NJ. P, John Fielder, NJ. p, E. c.
J. Risdale, J. ". ChayIer, Paul Msrget-
son, of London, England; F. W. o.
Ewell, Amsterdam, Hollans. After Or
ganizing, the new Board unanimously
elected Hon. Henry G. Stebbins Presi
dent, and W. Archdull 0'Doheriy Vice
President
The financial agency Of the Contra
ACllG h1tAoaA NuhtuuGra lLht Auc uTe
mortgage loan ia closed, in consequence
of the very large negotiation of bonds
sinee January LIST. Less than ESQ miles
remain to connect the road with thu
Eastern lines, aud the gap will be closed
in about one hundred days.
The Assessors books show the aggre
gate sales Of Chain & Co, for 1863, wer'
S43. 900, 900, and those Of A. I. Stewar
$50 900, 900. The latter, however, is 70
the wholesale department alone.
The delegates Of the Irish Republican
Association waited on General Gran
yesterday afternoon. The Republi'
can Central Committee of New Yorl
viii be received on Monday. Genera
Grant spent Sunday quietly, and dioes
with A T. Stewart in the evesing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-08
PENNsYLYANIA.

PITTsBURG, February 7. = Michael
Kaufman, German barber in this city,
shot little boy named Edward Mellen,
on Saturday evening. The boy was
looking into his shop window, and after
being ordered away by Kaufman, the
latter fred revolver through the win
dow, killing the boy almost instantly.
Kaufman narrowly escaped lynching by
the citizeng, but was hurried to Jail.
Captain E. S. Wright, of this city, has
been appointed Warden of the Western
Penitentiary, at Allegheny City.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February IA dispatch
from Brevet Major General Aver, In
spector General of the Department Of
Louisiana, corrects the recent report Of
General Horace Porter on the subject Of
the Arkansas militia, etc.
The bill reported yesterday by Sen
ator Howard, from the Pacific Railroad
Committee, provides that the act of July
2, 1864, granting lands in aid OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad, shall not be
construed as granting such land, but
such alternate sections be set apart for
the benefit of the company, reserved
from sales, except as hereafter provided.
All the above named companies, except
the Oregon Branch Company, are to be
afforded the Government guarantee OF
the payment of the interest on their
thirty six per cent. gold bonds to
the extent of $4,000 per mile, the
principal of said bonds to constitute
first lien upon all the real and personal
property. The companies are also au-
thorized to issue subsequent mortgage
bonds on said property, not exceeding
one-bslf the amount per mile of the bonds
fret mentioned AS security and in
demnity for its guarantee, the United
States Government will withhold pay
ment of all dues for transportation OF
troops and Government properly, retain
all moneys realized from the sale OF
lands, where any have heretofore been
granted, and after securing payment OF
the interest, apply the residue to the re-
demption of the bonds as they may ma
ture, and also require said compa-
MES to pay into the treasury OF the
United States ten per cent. OF their
gross earnings and receipts exclusive
of the proceeds Of bonds. If any
company shall fail to pay over semi
annually Ten per cent. of its gross re-
ceipts, such default may be treated as
evidence of bankruptcy, and the COM
pany will be subject to proceedings
against it under the bankrupt laws. The
Oregon branch of the Central Pacific and
the Union Pacific Eastern Division Com
NAMES are authorized by combination to
form q corporation, under the style OF
the United States Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company, to construct railroad
and telegraph line between the 3lst and
36th parallels, through New Mexico, to
a junction with the Southern Pacific OF
California, on the Colorado river.
The bill going almost Immediately to
the Government printing Office, it is i'm
possible to give further details, which
re:s,s TO the description of the Southern
Trunk Line, to be constructed by the
various companies, and the manner OF
receiving and selling the lands, making
reports, etc.
Senator McCreery and others had
long interview yesterday with Attorney
General Evarts, relative to the release of
John C. Braine, of the Confederate navy.
Mr.. Evarts expressed some doubt as to
whether Brains's case could be reached
under the Presidents amnesty proelama-
ton, but listened atteutively and favor
ably 10 the plea for mercy.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

BosvoN, February John A. Bogden,
sentenced to FIVE months imprisonment
and hue of four thousand dollars for
violation of the Internal revenue laws,
has been psrdonsd by President Johnson
on the recommendation of N. P. Banks
and others
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DfrectO
R. M. Bishop, of r. NJ. Bishop h CO..;
Theo. Cook, ef Baker, Hart & Cook
joseph G. Butler, Pres't Lafayette Bank;
L. r. Hull, of Addy, Hull & Cot;
A. S. Winslow, of Winsow IL Smith;
Charles Rule, Of O. Rule 4 Coleman;
Adoph Wood, of Adolph W God a Co.;
John Shillito. of John Shillito Il Co.;
A. d. Bullock, of A. d. Bullock & Co..:
d. 7. Woodrow. of Woodrow, Mears x Co.;
Allen Collier, Of John Swasey d Co.;
J.. A. Harris, ex-Moyor of Cincinnati;
James Glenn, of VIM. Glenn K Sons.
w. B. cassidy, Vice President;
W, NJ RICHARDSON, Secretary;
J. DRWALDEN CHURCHILL, Supervisor.
R.v. vREDENBURGH, Agent,
79-t No. 90 Madison St. Memnhis.
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NOTICE.

ATTY PATRONS AND ALL WHO WISH
Nj 10 have Pianos and Organs tuned or re-
paired bv me. In superior and workmanike
msnEer will please leave their orders a.
CLARK'S JEWELRY STORE, or at No. ~
second street, and NOT at Mr.. katEenbaehs
Music Store, a. have no connection Whatever
WIN '--' u. q. HoLLENBERG.
ls-lu Piano and Organ Maker.