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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-09-11
OBITUARY.

. DiEa-On the evening of the Ist Septcm-
Beg, 1863, after u short ilmcss. ELLA ABE
LAiDE kENNERLY, only sehild of Jxo. II.
and sALLlr F.'sHiREn, agcd2 years, I month
and days. W
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APPLICATION FOIs

LE1TE. S OF DISMISSAL!
NTOT.CE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT oS
IN the 9th day of October. 1869, v-c will
apply 10 the Hon Thai. e. Andrews. Judge
OF Probate for ttrangrh,irg County. f.,r Lei
tcrs of Dismissal ny Executors OF the la.t
Will and Testament OF Adam Brundrnbur.e.
deceased.
MORGAN BRANDENBURG,
d. :. BR..NDENBURG.
September Q, 1862 EXECUTORS.
sept II fl
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generation Of freedom will SGT them irlyfa
on the high road to the greatness which
they, in common with their sister States.
arc destined toaachioye.p
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IN THE COURT OF pRopATE.

WrErEAs. Morgan Brandcnburg hath an
Y edit Inc ior Letters OF Administration ON
the Estate Of Mrs. Eliznbeth Brandenburg
l';e oi urans" burg ounty. deceased.
Thesclare therefore TO cite and admouish
all anil singular :hc Kindred and Creditors
Of the said deceased. td he and anpear H.
ieSc me nj Court Of Probate for the aai.a
e"'ihy..to be iiuiicn at urangeburg ON tlso
3sl!i dayoi September. 1863. al it, o ciocR Il !.
d. TO sii"w cause IL any. why the saii iAd.
minisiralipfl slpld noi be granted.
Given under My hand and The Seal of the
tenn. iLis yihaday OF Scn.. A. B- lass,
and in the ninety fourth year of lmsric.i,
Independence.
TRAD. e. ANDREWS,
sep, ll---.t .,.. Jude Of ProhntA.
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Improved Farm. I.
NEAR BRANGHyYLLE.f >

~ = IAAAAkIA OyON n ekA .AAhe,
isin NEAR BRANGHVfLLE.l ~
goo ACRES one mile from the To,ss Of
Branchville. This place is splendidlx Inn
proved and improvements all new. Sixty
acres cleared aud under cultivatios.' rood
fcnoc, balance heavily timbcred, and place
Perfeoiiy l,v..ii::h.yy
ALSO
500 ACRES good Corn Cotton and Rice
land, lying in tho County of Collet6n tselve
miles from Georges Station, with good i'm
provcments, Dwelling House not quite fnish-
eel, all the outIbIildings in good condition.
This place will be sold cheap il called tOR
SOON. fsI-a 70.
e ALSO, r,eti.t
1000 ACRES Corn Cotton and R;cs laafs
IN Colleton County, about twelve miles frsra
Georges Station, with Improvement in GOOD
condition, md place perfectly healshly, there
is GOO acres Swamp land on this, place. 500
OF 1t cleared and under cultivation, VIII SFe-
ducc finely without gusno. There iSI q Ain
seat on this place. with sufficient avsser
power tnr any ulaciiincry, 8, .Iss!f
ALSO st' ~ =
see sc. ACRES SIS wood wooi Ri.isSas Aeaf the esis i4sSn
OF Braachsiile, place hcalt hy, and a desiaasie
place for q settlement. 49,.
ALSO
SMALL IMPROVED FARsl
Miles from .Orangqburg. so
125 ACRES of good Corn and cos.er,
land eight miles from tho Town Of Orasse-
burg, in the Fork. One hundred acrcs clesr-
ed and under fence, :s5 acres good wnosi lana
with good improvements. ah new. Sl6sc tsr,s
healthy For further particulars alpsS 10,
a3ss I'D r.grANnRRws &kcO.s
sept t--tf Land Agenss
fDLANTEs1sSlr--g;RsA en- HxcmeE.a.
E pychcs & Bpnderbark ami have ys,r,r
GINS siIARPRNED bs q; IN Raral,s..
PATENT FILES, thereby IMPROVING ~.
LINT and getting LARGER yield.
Address bfCfIES & fUNNERBURR.
0rmgebprg &, n.
aug is-3t IL. y, STEWART.
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whole matter! Make it 50 by simply ac-
knowledging that its principles are set
sled and irrevocable facts. Remember
thss the negro is man, and that he is u
citizen, convince him that you would
gussahty to him these his rights, and he
is your friend. His race is in the una
jorisy. and this majority is 81 your SIDE.
Expect him not---yain. doIusion to vote
to deprive himself Of the right to vote /!
We have .agitated this question,
a. tho risk of being repititious, and
perhaps, tho object va had in view
may be accomplished. 1t was necessary
shat these things should bs repeated
over and over again. Our people would
combat them at every point, aud. at last
would sink intasa rePose Of regret and
vaise their voicea only in protest.
Other duties belonged to tho hour, to
which We have sndeayored to poips them
Thia las been our object, ard whatever
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09
A startling fheno menon.

From the Vicksburg Times, Sept. ~
A Mr. James Rsedus, while out hunting
in piece of laua known as the Blacl
Hammock, in Chicot county, Arkansas
fred charge of turkey.shot at rabbi
a short distance off, the whole load en-
tering the ground, from which there i'm
mediately arose light blue fame, snd
hazy clouds of smoke. Mr.. Reedus was
very much alarmed, but advanced near
enough to the place, which was emitting
sulphurous smell, to observe that the
ground around had ASSUMED the color oi
birthstone, and was fast crumbling into
the appearance of toe.nails and crisped
hair, in turn dissolving into smoke and
stencil.
The whole neighborhood was much ex
cited, and hundreds had visited the scene,
now sunk deep into the bowels of the
earth, out still emitting occasional whif'
of smoke. 1t was suggested that dele
CATION of Vicksburg City officials be sent
10 make an appropriation for its filling
up, but il was deemed unsafe for them as
yet to get SO near an entrance to the in
fernal regions. When our informant left
the excitement was, it anything, on the
increase, while many families were re-
moving from that portion of the State.
Many may think this hoax we have got
up for the sensation Of the hour, but we
assure them that it is not. Mr.. 7. s.
James, our informant, who is from Chi
cot county, is stopping at the Washing
ton Hotel, and doesn't look like man
who would deceive whole community
about such triaing thing as the discov-
erv Of hell in Arkansas
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"Reminiscences of the Battle of Will
sons Creek.
Cor. of New Yerk Evening Post.l

Cor. of New Yerk Evening Post.l
IsDIANAPoLIs. INDIANA. May l6. 1869.
SIR: accidentally heard little stery
to-day which / know is true, and if you
have been to the field of Wilson's Creek,
Mo-, and intend to describe it, this will
work in some way. A fellow by the
name of Charles Catherton was captured
at Wilson's Creek when General Lyon
was killed, and placed under Confeder-
ate guard. Whenever prisoner wished
to leave the lines to get drink at the
spring, Confederate soldier went with
him. A fellow named Billings went with
Catherton to the spring, and Cstherton
bargained with him to let him get away,
and be would pay him. The arrangement
was that the Confederate was to let Cath
erton run, and fire his gun in another
direction and pretend to pursue. If
Catherton got away he was to send Bill
lings one hundred dollars by his brother,
who was q prisoner in the Federal hands,
and would doubtless soon be exchanged.
The plan worked. Catherton ran, the
Confederate Billings fred his gun and
shouted, but it did not avail anything, Of
course. Cstherton got back to ST. Louis,
found Billings brother, and sent the one
hundred dollars, as he agreed.
After the war, Cetherton and Billings
accidentally met, aud coming to this city,
have set up grocery and produce store
together. And before many years the
two fast friends will, / have no doubt, be
counted among the richest aud most in-
fluential of our citizens. Your friend.
II. ID. GRAvEysEyD.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

but too familiar. In the scene in the
gardens of Fulham villa, lady, who is
as profuse of her aspirates as of her jew
ella. is asked by her cynical protector,
"What is the use of my spending for
tune to make you look like lady, when
you can't open your mouth, without let.
ting out Newington Butts?' At this
speech there came a solitary hiss from Q
private box. 1t might have been at the
mention of the vulgar, but not otherwise
disreputable locality. The audience saw
no reason for the hiss, and took no notice
of it. A little further on, the virtuous
mother of the poor syren, overwhelmed
with grief at the discovery of her daugh-
ter's position, makes some nncompli-
mentary allusion to aristocrstic vices, and
the house is pierced unpleasantly with
four or five possibly aristocratic Kisses
And then the whole house, thoroughly
warmed up by and wound up in the ac-
tion of the piece, and adopting the offend
ing sentiments as their own, burst into
one of those whirlwinds of applause that,
in great crowded theater, become sub
lime. The little fix of uncorked virtue
simmered down and was heard no more,
and the drama went on to its triumphant
conclusion The heartless and diss olute
hero marries o beauty and fortune; the
dissolute heroine finds rich and de-
voted husband the two villains of the
piece are marched off to prison by four
policemen, and Oxford wins as usual
The piece is not nearly so good as several
of Mr.. Boucicault's dramas, but this at
tack upon it is likely to make it one Of
his greatest successes. The envious crit
les will say that the mere suggestion OF
improperly will fill Drury Lane for g
twelve-month. l take an entirely differ.
ent view of the NJ after. Mr.. Boucicault
has million of admirers, who will all go
to see that he has fair play; and as the
love of fair plT.y is known to be the dis
tlnguishing characteristic of Englishmen,
a million more at least, who care moth
ing for the author, will still 60 to Judge
for themselves. If d drama is strongly
praised, it may be merely puffery. If it
is strongly abused, enough wish to know
what for to make good run for it.
i looked around the house with some
care to see the character of the audience
which the newest dramatic sensation had
attracted. First of ell, the crowd at the
doors of the theater curiously differed
from the one saw the n light before. wait
ing for admission to Mr.. Robertson's s
comedy of School at the Prince of Wales.
Six-sevenths were women. AT Drury
Lane, at the same eriod, nine-tenths
were men-but the women came little
later in quite their usual mum bers. 1t is
not the season for fash ioRabls houses,
yet the dress circle was full, and most of
the private boxes were occupied. There
were, perhaps, dozen of the class whom
some of the critics tolerate in the boxes,
but are quite shocked at seeing repre-
sented on the stage--I mean, OF course,
the upper class of splendidly disreputsble
ladies whom the "girl of the period is
said to slavishly initiate. l may be mis-
taken, and it may have been the too we'll
got up "girl of the period" herself whom
l took for her prototype.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09
Anecdote or Prince Arthur.

Will the Jenkins appointed to Z" do y
Prince Arthnr, upon the arrival OF that
lively young gentleman in Canada, be
kind enough to ask bis Royal Highness il
he remembers the following incident: II
was a, the Hotel Belvedere, Interlacken,
Switzerland; the month, August; the
year, 1864 The Prince, in charge of his
tutor and q gentleman in waiting-Msjor
Gray, we believe--had apartments on
the first floor, the windows of which
opened upon the roof of the portico at
the main entrance to the hotel. On the
afternoon in question there had been
heavy hailstorm, piling the icy missiles
in great heaps wherever they could find
lodgment, aud driving the guests, who
were strolling about the gardens to seek
shelter within the portico. The Prince,
who had impatiently witnessed the storm
from his apartments, could not resist the
sight of the shining pebbles which rested
so invitingly just outside the window, and
So raising the sash, he slipped out gath
cred handful, and leaning over the bal
cony, discharged them upon the head OF a
lady who was standing Immediately be-
meath him on the piazza. This sport
continued until some gentleman shouted
out from below to "stop that d-d nom
sensel" An instant after, and as the
Prince was exploring his magszne for
fresh ammunition, the stentorian voice of
the Major was heard Justify calling,
Come in this minute, sir !" The royal
scion cast an imploring glance in the
direction from whence the voice pro-
ceeded, clutehed last handful of frozen
projectiles, aud, with his right arm
raised for fnal volley, laughiugly ex-
claimed, "Just one more shot, Major-I
want to smash her waterfall |"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

Sir Henry Holland, the WIDELY known
English Physician, is expected to arrive
in this country in a few days. He was
born at Knutsford, Cheshire, on October
&c, 1888, and was educated for the medi-
cal profession at the University of Edin-
burgh, where he graduated in 1911 He
was appointed physician in ordinary to
Prince Albert in ls40, and to the Queen
in 1852. and was created baronet in
1853 he was physician to Queen Caro-
line, the unfortunate wife of George w.,
and was one of the mast prominent wit
nesses examined in the parliamentary
proceedings against her in 1920. He
has written works on agricultural, wedi.
cal aad psychological subjects, and also
travels in Albania, Thessalay and Greece,
which were frequently referred to by
Lord Byron. Sir Henry Holland in
1884 married daughter Of Rev. Sidney
Smith. Lady Holland died on Novem-
Der 2, 1866 Although eighiy-one years
of age, Sir Henry Holland enjoys a Wig
orous health. and is about TO travel
through the United States. visiting Min
nesota in PAild. Ledger.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

A young man of respectable appear
anee recently applied to police msgis-
trate in Paris to obtain him an entry into
q lunatic asylum, as be could not with
stand the temptation to strangle every
child he met. he was teacher in large
school, and although be had succeeded
so far be declared it utterly impossible to
keep his hands off the children under his
charge for the future.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

The New York Post says the Russian
Countess Alexandra d'Augusiynovios
was granted decree Of divorce from
her husband on Saturday morning, by
Jsdse Barnard, in the Supreme Court OF
New York, aud two hours at'srWard she
snneared before Justice Hogan, at the
Tombs. and was isE-!.s ssisss 10 Connt
alexander Naterzsadowski.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

An Indianapolis drunksrd recently lay
down on the railroad track, and would
have beer run over had not his faithful
dog ran after couple Of policemen and
dragged them TO the spot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-09

A polite philosopher once said 10 a
lady who had been singing to a party for
an hour. Madam, you have wasted our
time charminely."
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-07-23
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, FRIDAY,

Sobriety, just little removed srom the
edge of laughter, is wholesome.
But the dull and trite sobriety Of pas
sionless life has no business to assume
airs of superiority over virtuous mirth.
Seldom is mirth deceitful. But sobriety
is mask worn by hypocrisy and pre-
tense. Sobriety is employed all the
world over to make witless men seem
wise to cover worldliness with guise of
virtue; to stimulate piety, and to gar
nish worthless life with the aspects Of
responsibility. Sobriety represents the
precious virtues, as the bills of solvent
banks represent the precious metals but
in both cases, when the banks suspend
payment, bills still circulate.
Commend me to an honest man that
looks you straight in the eyes, that dare
contradict you, that laughs with you,
laughs at you, but who, when occasion
comes, is silent and sober, and holds
your palm hard with his right hand, and
brushes a tear from his eyes with the
other. Henry Ward Beecher.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-07-23

had four different ones during the last
month. When you want doctor to
cure your body,o your child's body, you
get an educated man, who has his diplo-
ma to show that he is competent, and
you pay him in proportion but you
want nurse to assist you somewhat in
the care of your child, keeping it in
health and developing it morally and
physically, and for this you get a course,
uneducated woman. BY the time your
child is three years old, she has taught it
things which may harm it for life. A
nurses position is one of great impor-
tance. She should have an honored po-
sition in the world I; she should be well
educated and well paid. / think women
have plenty of work to do if it were only
recognized and properly paid for. But
instead of this, sisters and maiden aunts
are pressed into the service, and are made
to feel very much obliged because men
are giving them their living, when they
really are earning it five times over. A
great many women sink down under the
weight, and then everybody says, " Poor
thing, she always was weakly, good
for-nothing creature" and the "poor
thing" has been doing more for the last
ten years than three women ought to do.
Don't think your daughter is turning
into lecturer ; but 1 really feel pro-
voked when see so much wrong in the
world, and see people take hold of it in
such a stupid way. Peopleare so clever
about machinery and science, and all that
and so very stupid about moral questions.
There come Helen and Joe. We are to
have grand canter across the country.
Do you know can catch Nance now
and saddle her myself? Good-by.
Your loving daughter, KATE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-07-23
Opium Smoking in China.

Opium smoking shortens life. Its use
creates an appetite that constantly de-
mands more, so that every smoker, if he
has the means, is sure to go on from q
moderate to an excessive use of the drug.
Such a use is itself fearful disease,
which, as described by foreign physi-
clan, is displayed "by stupor, forgetful-
ness, general deterioration of all mental
faculties, emaciation, debility, sallow
complexion, lividness of lips and eyelids,
languor and dullness of eyes, and appe-
tite either destroyed or depraved. The
victim is wretched, nevertheless, and i'm
beetle; he has insupportable languor
throughout the whole frame, gnawing at
the stomach, pulling at the shoulders,
and falling of the spirits, vitality is grad
ually destroyed, and the result is prema-
ture death" A native writer describes
the effect of opium as follows 1t may
be compared to raising the wick of
lamp, which, while it increases the blaze,
hastens the exhaustion of the oil, and
the extinction of the light. From the
robust who smoke, the flesh is gradually
consumed and worn away, and the skin
hangs like bag. Their faces become
cadaverous and black, and their bones
naked as billets of wood. Mucus flows
from their nostrils, and tears from their
eyes; their very bodies are rotten and
putrid. 1t exhausts the animal spirits,
impedes the regular performance of busi-
ness, wastes the flesh and blood, dissi-
pates every kind of property, renders the
persons i'll favored, promotes obscenity,
violates the laws, attacks the vitals, and
destroys life" He adds +" In compari-
son with arsenic, pronounce it tenfold
the greater poison"
Frequently death is not caused direct
ly by opium, but its use induces other
diseases, and so weakens the constitution
as not to be able to bear up under them,
and death ensues, when otherwise the sys-
TEN might rally and lie De prolonged.
Moreover, the user, if not rich, spends
his money, and wastes his time that
should be devoted to business or labor
hence he is very often reduced to beggar-
ry. Indeed, the purchase and use of the
drug are fast reducing China to nation
Of beggars, and beggars in China are a
shortlived race. But the opium beg
gar's case is tenfold worse than that Of
Others, for not having the means to pro-
cure and smoke his usual allowance of
the drug, = vertigo, prostration, and dis
charge of water from the eyes and nos
trils ensue coldness and acute pains are
felt over the body, an obstinate diarrhea
supervenes, and death closes the scene"
Notes and Queries.
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