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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-01

An eminent Swiss naturalis, says that
without birds successful agriculture is
impossible.
They have stylish parties in Boston
ut which no one worth less than $3.50
00O is admitted.
y Southern circus announces "Admis-
sion fifty cents; children and white folks
half price"
Treasurer City, in the white Pine,
Nevada, silver-mning district, is built
above the clouds.
The first volume of Napoleons new
book, the Life of Charlemagne," will
soon be issued.
To slakc the thirst of New York in
part, 200, 100000 glasses OF lager beer
are annually required
The new Collector of Customs at New
York received 1871 applications for
office on Monday.
\ Jerscyman who invented an india
rubber carriage has sold his patent right
for half million
In portion of Rhode Island the chill
dren are kept away from school by the
fear of mad dogs,
The "veilcd murdercts" in Sing Sing
makes cosmetics Of the plants which
grow in the prison yard.
One of the ornaments of the hall OF
the House of Representatives of North
Carolina is a peanut stand.
a correspondent Of the New England
Farmer "raised thirty heads of oats
from one kernel of seed.
The coal business in the Schuylkil
regions is pronounced exceedingly dull
at the present time.
New Zealand is not the uucivilizcd
portion of the globe that many people
think it. 1t has over 10000. t.u
ropcan inhabitants, of which just about
one half arc woalou.
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ton, the Memphis Chamber of Com,
meroe have agreed upon the following
ratio Of representation:
That the Governor Of each State and
Territory will appoint delegation, not
exceeding ten for the State at large and
one for each Congressional District.
That each city or town will appoint
but two delegates for population under
Eve thousand and one for each additional
ten thousand.
That each incorporated rail road,
steamboat, manufacturing or mining
company will appoint but two delegates.
That each Chamber Of Commerce or
Board of Trade will appoint but one
delegate for every one hundred members
or fractional hundred.
Every one appointed or specially in
vited, is requested to notify the Com
mittee if he can attend, and take with
him some form of credential as a dele
gate.
The circular of the Committee an
nounces wisely in advance, SO as to afford
time for thought and reflection, the fol-
lowing topics for consideration
/. To secure the cordial and active CO.
operation of the people of the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys in the effort to build
up direct trade aoith Europe through
South Atlantic seaports.
2. To discuss the necessity for rail
road from the Mssippi to the Pac!f
ic Ocean over route unobstructed all
the year round,
3. The leveeiny the Mississippi, so as to
utilize permanently the most productive
cotton lands in the world.
A. That Of Immigration.
These and kindred topics, say the
Committee, are worthy of the consdera-
tion of our wisest and most patriotic
men, and sustained by the solid m,n of
Memphis, we invite such of our South
ern brethren as may be designated to
participate with us in the good work We
have in hand.
And to this invitation we trust that
there will be cordial response throughout
the whole broad Southern land. econ
cert of action is the one thing needful."
With the powerful West aud the fer
tile South, united in concord and CO.
operation, who can limit or bound the
future?
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TIE MILITIA STORY.-Our ncighbor
of the Democrat in last week issue, made
the assertion tha; IA band Of negroes
(Gov. Scott's militia) boldly entered the
house of Mrs. Timmons, a widow lady
living near Timmonsvillc, &c"
"In connecting the robbery of Mrs
Timmons with Governor SCOTS militia,
it would seem that tho fears we expressed
two weeks ago about our neighbor, were
confirmed; that is, his being troubled with
low spirits" AS our neighbor stated
last week, that he had swallowed the
whole of the Charleston Ncps article,
Ex-Governor Scott sowing the wind we
rather think lie took an over dose of it
and brought on a spell of low spir-
its" which made him say what he did.
Dariington Somhemer.
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lFRoM Our BnANcuvILLE COMMENCEMENT
Free Schools.

BRANcHvILLE, s. g., April 20, 1869.
That the youth of our country never
enjoyed to the extent which they should
have the advantages of munifcient
srstnm of Free Schools is undeniably
evinced by a,,r- Lnn,vlndun nf the mat
| history of such institutions, and that our
legislators seemed always to avoid open
ing their mouths, or spending their
"chcap eloqucncc" in relief of the poor
mans interest is also evident, and why /?
Why in the whole past history of our
country we cannot find law providing
for the education of those whose parents
the goddess Fortune had not sufficiently
favored to enable them to send their
children to school ON their own account /?
The cause is obvious to the breast of
every man who is at all disposed to trace
things from Legitimate beginnings.
Those who were in power, were, as
usual thing rich men careless of the
wants of the majority, and had no
l
thought of legislating on system of free
schools, for the education of the poor.
In fact, some would scoff at the idea of
poor mans being educated beyond a
certain limit,-just SO he possessed sense
enough to subscribe his name to note
executed to them, or their peers, that
was sufficient they would say.
This was the time when caste and
wealth welded paramount influence in
South Caroina-wheu it was pursued as
the darling of the skies, and where legis-
tors, III their eagcrncss for its attain
ment and consequent distinction lost
sight OF the wants of the poor, forgot the
longings of the intellectual palatcs of our
youths whose parents were too poor to
expend money for their schooling The
hopeful youth who depended upon the
free school system for an education oc-
cupied position not entirely unlike that
OF the fabled Tintalus who tortured
Will ChiiSI otOOu III water WHICH TCCcQcu
us he stopped to drink it; ever present,
but beyond reach.
| Hence the ignorance that prevails
amongst the poorer class to-day.
But an all wise Creator has reversed
things, and in the general revolution VIC
have heralded to US systems and laws
consulting alike the interest of the poor
and the rich the education of the un-
fortunate, as well as the child reared ard
nursed in the lap of luxury, and igno-
rance will soon vanish from our midst
like tie rainbow which melts before q
brighter light, the sun, and an enlight.
ened intelligence will ere long take its
place.
From this cause too, may be deduced
the reason why Europe is SO far in ad.
vance of us in a literary point of view
why We have as yet scarcely the outline
Of National Literature. Heretofore
in this country it was left to the volun-
tary choice of an ignorant parent wheth-
er his child should attend school or not,
while in seme European Governments
education ws', and is compulsory oag
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-01

The Charleston Nems, in Finishing
up" the report of the fire parade does
some tall talking. Hear it:
If anybody fears the midnight confla-
grafton, let him remember that the hand
engines of Charleston can run twelve
hundred yards and throw water into his
bed chamber in two minutes and thir-
teon seconds; that the steam engines
can do the same distance and deluge him
in four minutes and half; and that
although everything may be burning up
down stairs, the hook and ladder COM
panies can take him out of a four-story
attic window in just two minutes and
eight seconds, in a manner which will
convey to his mind the pleasant illusion
of being pcrsonifed streak of light
ming. "Let us have peace" !"
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THE STATE DEBT.-The return of
the State debt, published in detail "a few
days ago, shows that the only change of
figures, since the presentation of the re-
port of the Comptroller General made
in October last. arises from the issue of
bonds to the amount of 81 ,033 900 in
exchange for funded bills of the Bank
of the State. This brings the total State
debt, including arrears of interest, to
$6,975,997 This debt the State can
pay, and VIC are glad to see that pro-
vision has been made for the payment of
the interest due in July. But if we
wish to keep the debt within reasonable
bounds and avoid ruinous rate of taxa
tion, we must scrutinize every new pro-
ject for bleeding the Treasury, and pre-
vent the Legislature from making gifts
of the public money for any purpose
whatever.-Daiy Ne,cs.
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SOUTHERN SECURITIES IN New

SOUTHERN SECURITIES IN New
YoRK.-Thc Herald of Monday, in its
review of the money market of Saturday.
says:
Southern securities were likewise sub
jectcd to renewal of the speculative
fever, while the investment demand was
occasioning a strong and buoyant mar
kct. Alabama cights were quoted a
fraction over par-the first Southern
bonds to give so decided proof Of
Southern rccupcration.
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The War Question.

While Cuba and the Alabama claims
keep the people of the United States on
the qm viUe for war with one or more of
the Powers of Europe, there are signs
that some, at least, of those same Powers
will before long have warm work, and
quite enough of it, nearer home. 1t is
agreed on all siocs that the misundor-
standing between France and Belgium
on the subject Of the international rail.
road and the abrupt cessation of ncgotia-
tions therefor, has significance far
beyond the intrinsic importance of the
work which has been the pretext of the
quarrel; and the tone of the foreign
press would Indicate the very general
conviction that Napoleon is at last dis
posed to exchange diplomacy for the
sword, and'that the long expected strug
gle for the mastery between France and
Prussia is about to begin.
The Belgian railroad difficulty, the
ostensible cause Of dispute, it will be
remembered, originated in the refusal of
Belgium to permit the ratification of
contract between the railway companies
Of Luxcmburg and east France, for the
establishment Of through communication
between France and Belgium. In Ii
commercial point Of view, the construc-
ton of an international railroad would
have been of vast benefit to both powers.
more particularly TO Belgium but the
government Of that State saw fl, to re-
gard it as rather n hazardous and unpro-
fitablc experiment, inasmuch as it afford
ed Napoleon an opportunity to plant an
army right in the hear, Of the country
without a moments s warming. Prudent
ial considerations demanded that Bel
gium should be cautious and not afford
her powerful neighbor any such facilities
for war and invasion. The negotiations
between the railway companies were,
therefore, promptly broken off, and the
proposal to discuss the question in con-
ycntion declined
Here the matter should hive ended
If Belgium did not waut railroad ac-
ross her boundaries, it was clearly her
right to say so; but the press of Paris
started the cry that the grand nation"
had been insultel, and Napoleon, who
! doubtless takes the same view of the
case. seems to have made M effort to
check the growth of this idea iu the
popular mind. Possibly, he imagincs
that u disturbance Of the general peace
OF Europe would offer an opportunity for
Frauce to raise once more the question
of the 'Rhinc fronticr," aud for this the
Fronch nation is at any time ready.
Three weeks ago the Belgian govern
ment sent special envoy, VI. rrcrc
Orbau, to Paris, to settle the difficulty,
but it seems that he met with but poor
success Napoleon wanted to refer the
matter to commission appointed by the
various European powers, but the Bel
gian Minister insisted that the question
was purely al affair of his government,
and declined to submit domestic affairs
to foreign arbitration. The cable now
announces that the negotiations on the
subject have been abruptly broken Off
In few days, at rurthcst, we may cx-
pcct news which will decide the great
question of peace or war between France
and Prussia Chdrtc>ton Daiy -Acrs.
i q L
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Women are employed instead of men
in some of the fashionable hair -dresscrs
shops in London.
In Georgia, recently, negro woman
chopped up little girl with an axe, in
order TO secure SO 10.
Canada sells large quantities of wood
for expectation to the United States,
where it is made into paper.
On the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway, recently, train ran ninety.
one miles in ninety minutes. =.
AT a recent marriage in Ohio, a we'd
ing present was received of $40, 900 in =
bonds, stock money.
The farmers near the seaslore in Maino
are said to have learned that "fsh make
as good feed as hay, and that one fish
makes full meal for sheep"
Naples was recceatly covered with q
yellow dust, brought by tempestuous
southern wind from Africa.
Lamartain's estate ia the Bois dc Bou.
logne, near Paris, is to be bought by
Napoleon for II model farm.
Our war cost almost exactly one-half
of the aggregate expense of all the wars
of the world between 1854 and 1868.
Leavcnworth, Kansas, is but thirteen
years old, and has 10000 inhabi-
tants
For the first time in fifteen years the
death penalty has been pronounced in
Peru.
There is, us yet, no peace between the
contending parties Of the Louisiana Leg
islature
They grow sixty Hourishing orange
trees ON an acre of land in Southern
California.
Rocbuck's Sheffield friends have given
him Testimonial in the shape Of
93.OOO iii trust for his daughter
The Freuch Prince Imperial began
housekeeping on his own account ia
Paris on his fourteenth birthday.
a Connecticut hen laid an Easter egg
that was s l inches around length
wise, and 61-2 inches around the center.
The last pcnsioner of the revolutionary
war has died again. This time he WAS
Daniel Bakcwe aged Ill.
1t is discovered that the Sage lands in
Nevada, where the Digger Indians lived
OH worms aud rabits, are excellcut for
wheat growing.
A reverend gentleman of Philadelphia
sends all his complimentary dressing
gowns, sucking caps and slippers, to q
furnishing store OH commission
In 1868 the United Kingdom devoted
u million and half acres to potatoes,
Great Britain more than half million
and Ireland more than million.
1t is rumorcd in Paris that the Emper-
pr has written II new work-ajtrcatise on
the political and snciai condition Of
France and that it is now in press.
The exodus of Canadians to the T.. s.
is as great as ever. Ii it continues much
longer we shall have nothing but howl
ing wilderness to "anncx."
|
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OIsANGEBURG COUNTY,

PROBAIE COURT
Er parte john Addcn, Administrator Estate
of George Mcrhtns.
NV HFREAS, john Adden having fled
w his petition and final return in this
Court praying for letters of dismissal as Ad-
ministra;or of the Estate and Effects Of
George Merhtins, deceased. Notice is here's
by given TO all concerned that on Friday tho
18th day of May next, will proceed to grant
said dismissal
Witness my hand and seal of Court, this eth
day of April, \. ID. 1860.
THAD, &. ANDREWS,
may lit Judge of Probate.
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The Farmer Boy.

"Tm sick of hoeing in the corn
And following the plough;
OF working hard from 5dewy morn
Till eve, with heated brow;
No longer will stay to NOW
Or pith thc scented hay;
To the great city will go,
Where wealth is gained by play"
Tut, tut, my man, hush up that song;
Let wisdom be your guide:
That dream Of wealth may lead you wron
And wreck you on the tide.
Set down with me upon this stone;
Your team win take no harm,
If we amt kings upon throne,
We're kings upon q farm.
Gods healthy brcezes round you blow,
His birds your music make,
And sweetest rest is yours you know,
When night doth overtnke.
The harvest will your toll repay;
Those fields Of waving grain
Are growing through the sunny day
And in the summer rain.
Men work as you, in slmdc,
Der books and papers bent;
The work of life is easy made,
Only by sweet content.
1t may be news, my friend, to you,
But tits the truth l tell;
All work is very hard to do
To those who do it we'll
In speculation you must stand
The rough commercial shocks;
You may in safety reach the land,
You may land on the rocks.
Your pay is certain on the farm,
Though grain may not be sold,
In pennies you feel no alarm
Wheat is as good as gold.
Pick up your '"hip, and bid your team
Drag on the noble plough,
And do not let that idlc4lrcam
Bccloud your youthful! brow.
In years to come, when children roam,
You'll take them by the arm
And say "You'd better stay at home
Upon the good old farm"
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A REMARKABLE REvELATIoN-TuE
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OF 1S64.-A
letter in recent number of the Wheel
ing Register, from Roenoke County, Va !,
makes the following remarkable revcla-
tiun:
While in Marion, Smyth County, a
few days ago, | had the pleasure Of
several lengthy chats with Hon. Fayette
McMullin. MIR. McMullin says that
since the war he was one day in the
Presidents house, in Washington, con-
vcrsing with Hon. +. Blair, Sr. Mr..
Blair told him that soon after McMullin's s
''pcace resolutions" had been introduced
into the Confederate Congress, MIR.
Lincoln being extremely anxious to
bring about peace honorable alike to
both scctious Of the country, and fore
seeing, and wishing to avoid, the poll
teal consequences of the military sub
jugation Of the South, sent him MIR.
Blair) to Richmond to confer with Mr.
Davis and learn what arrangement Of the
difficulties could be made. He was
passed through the lines of the contend
ing armies and conducted to MIR. Davis
house in Richmond. After long con-
versation with Mr. Davis and other
prominent gentlemen for whom MIR.
Davis sent, and for whom Nlr. Blair
enquired, MIR. Davis said that he Lad no
proposition to make. MIR. Blair then
proposed that General Lees army be
marched into Mexico against the French;
that General Grant would follow and
support the movement; that the unit ii
armies would drive out Maximilinn. aud
then the Southern Suites should name
their own terms of reconstruction. every
thing short Of dependence being
guaran' eed. At Mr.. Davis request this
proposition was made in writing and
after some consultation and reflection.
WIS signed aud accepted by him. Mr..
Blair returned to Washing ton, and Mr.
Lincoln was highly delighted with the
auo.V"S 90 'l's .",s ,tintion
1t Was in the hope of cunsumnnatiuy
this arrangement that Mr.. Lincoln and
Mr. Seward net the peace Commiss.
ioncrs.' Hons. Stephens, Hunter, and
Can pbcll ut Fortress Mourtc; but there
to Mr.. Lincoln's chugrin, the committee
declared that they had been instructed
by MIR. Davis to insist upon the inde
pcndcnce Of the South, and would listen
{" no other proposal. And thus the
whole affair came to 81 ost lame and
impotent conclusion"
Such is tie substance of the ac count
related to Governor McMullin by Mr..
Blair. MIR. McMullin says that he
asked and obtained Mr.. Blair's permis-
sion to make the statement public, but
he had refraiued from giving it publicity
pending Mr. Davis trial, fearing lest it
IL hit in some way prejudice his case.
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AIKEN BAPTIST CHURcH.-Thurlow
Weed has recently presented the Baptist
Church, at Aiken, With handsome Com
munion service. The following is the
letter of acknowledgment from the Pas
tor, Rev. Lucius Cuthbert:
AIKEN, S. c., March "a, 1869.
Hon. Thnriow Weed:
DEAR SHIT is my pleasant duty to
express to you the sincere thanks of the
Aiken Baptist Church, for the handsome
Communion Service which you have pre-
sented us. We will value the gift very
highly, associated, as it ever will be, with
the consummation of our Sayiour's in
finite love. And we shall remember with
feelings of Christian appreciation the
kindly spirit and the generous character
of the givcr
Ma" the comforts of our blessed re-
ligion sustain you in seasons of afflction;
and may Jesus appear to you in laith,
saying, "It is L, be not afraidw
Andwh our sojourn on Garth is
ended, may we be admitted to that Rest
on High which remaineth to the people
of God
Done in behalf of the Church.
LUCIUS CUTIIBERT,
Rnstnr
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TO RENT.
Henry Funderburk. |

FIVTI HII'KVE UWINs I INII 10
VS..
G. ID. Kcitt, OF. al. Forcclose Mortgage.
BY order of his Honor George S. Bryan.
U. $. Judge for the District of South Caro-
lima, made in this case. and to me directed,
will offer for rent, at public outory, on the
lst Monday of May next, all that lot with tho
Store thereon, in the town Of 0rangcburg,
lately occupied by Keitt Brothers. The lease
to terminate on the lst Monday of December
next, or when the premises shall be thereaS-
ter sold. Rent payable every month.
April zS, 1863. G., H. GLOVE,
may lit Assignee.
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BIG DIsn.-A little tour-year old
striving to impress his sister with the
vast quantity of something he would
give her, said turn the sky over, and |
will fill it full" That would be rather a
large dish 20 hl.
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system could not brook coercion; but
wealth could give an uucouth ignoramus
carte blanche to the most refined society.
It mattered not if he sas as ignorant as
q savage of the conventionals Of society,
If he was child of Fortune his sins were
gilded. f
But as I said above, things have
changed. We are soon to have in our
midst free schools which if amply tested,
and muni6cently endowed, will result
in an incalculable blessing to our entire
country. Free schools have proven ben
oficial in all countries, and now that it
is an existing fact, grand and noble
reality, it would not be acting the part
of wisdom to reject the two-fold advan-
tages which will accrue from it. Let
the people in every Township take hold
of the matter with warm and hearty
zeal let the love which they have for
the common prosperity of their common
country goad them to sublime endesvors
10 inaugurate frst-rate primary schools,
contributing time and money to the
erection of good substantial school houses
SO that they may be at once permanently
located in each Township, men should
go into it, and further, not only send their
children but act in the capacity of teach
crs, reap some Of the benefits that will of
necessity flow from it.
The colorcd people also must be taught:
What some one will say, IL teach
colorcd school |" 1 say yes, for it is in
finitcly better to obtain m honorable
livelihood by this means than not to OBJ
tain it ut all, never mind the sneers and
censurcs of those who are cternally harp
ing upon the ';proud past" no liberal
minded community will from down upon
man because he is engaged as teacher
of colored school, And know ye this
that these uttro uhras, these prophets Of
q future Mat ,ciW nevcr come, rouM not
Aror one .ftrdtimg into .yonr pockets, evcn
though you rerc reduced to pen,ry and
'cant by refusing to accept this same Sit
uation 'ohich M,y no,o so yststenty tell
you to reject.
Prejudice is strong, but facts arc more
so. DOY.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Loryca, an old and cnterprising NOR
chant from Charleston, lately moved into
our midst, and has since purchased lot
and erected thereon a store, which is
we'll worthy Of being complimented as
an ornament to our town. The construc-
tion of the store in style hitherto
unknown to us, and demonstrates most
conclusively the mechanical skill of
Messrs. Il. a. Drawdy and James Dukes,
the gentlemen who had the building.
We always welcome, with cordiality
mon of sucn enterprise and vast cxpe-
rience in the mercantile line as Mr.. L.,
and trust that the example he has set for
the Identification of our modest little
village will be initiated by all who will
come after him, and if ever you of the
editorial tripod should happen to be q
transient sojourner in our midst, give
MIR. LIS model store an cxamination-it
is cranmed with goods of quality the
selection of which displays an expert
cnced taste. DOY.