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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30
Is Some ,Sann1er Days.

Day by day the South gains better tone
The people are growing more hopeful, and cor.
respondihgly strong 'a'ae,- 7sa.i a.si t.a
: Through all these Statesl 90 lately furrowed
with cannon balls and sowed with dragons
teeth there are springing up, and even budding
and blooming, the beautiful flowers of peace
Our material interests are advancing With
pride and gratitude we MAKE Tie record
Southern produce is going to market in uIn.
told Quantities, and millions and millions Of
dellars are coming from the North and from
Europe in payment therefor. Here and there
the crops may have proved failure, but a
close examination seems to show that the fail
ures are exceptional, not the rule, and that
throughout all the broad South the larger
number of titled acres have given grateful
yields. There has been more heart in the
"harvest-home" home songs than for several
years. ~ '<'' i.a ~
There is even now greater abundance OF
money in the South than has been for many a
long year. Wo have been gaining wealth
and what is better, the stern experience of lat
ter years has taught us to be economical, pru-
dent, thrifty. The great business centres Of
the North have been saying, in view of pro.
posed enterprises here, "There is no money
in the South. On the 2Sth ult., one New
York bank alone forwarded one and a hall
millions of dollars to the South That bank
is only one of many now callcd.on to pour into
our Golfers
The glad evidences are that q portion Of
this wealth will be used, not in dissipation,
but in building up the waste places of tie
South. We have as We have said, grown
more thrifty.
In this general comparative prosperity the
city of Charleston aud the entire State Of
South Caroline are, we trust, making a true
advance The improvement may, to some,
seem SLOW, but it is none the less sure.
With more moncy-making, come other aud
great improvements. In Government matters
we are becoming more stable, and in the mat
ter of general education we are certainly reach.
ing higher plane. fe M liz
We have it is true, some drawbacks, some
difficulties Clouds drift up now and then
But all the South is fast finding the sources Of
true wealth. Every true patriot should be
glad thereat, for added good to the South
means an added good to the nation.
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CoMMERCIAL-Tradc has has been lively
during the iaIe,cnt week, says the Wilmington
Star, especially ION the wharf" Turpentine
and Cotton have been on n grand rampage
creating more than usual excitement among
dealers. Even the croakcrs have been forced
to crafty us with some of their horrid grins
and reluctantly admit that all is not yet lost.
Spirits Turpentine at 80 cents and Cotton
at % (the quotations of yesterday isn't Sc
bad after all and we hope to see general
improvement in business at an early day.
We have heard much recently concerning
the prosperity of the Cotton States. May we
not hope that the tidal wave" of rejuycna.
tiou has reached the Turpcntinc State?
We doubt not we are as well off as our
friends further South. Their receipts, being
chiefly from cotton, come almost in body
while the productions of North Carolina, be-
ing more varied, keep trade near the standard
Of uniformity, and supply our people with
grcenbacks though in smaller quantities
throughout the entire year
In SUMNER when Savannah and Mobile arc
without trade enough to keep third of theil
business population occupied, Wilmington is
doing her heaviest business in naval stores.
No city at the South offers greater induce
ments to capitalists than Wilmington. We
hope they will give us call before they do
eide where they think they can make the most
money.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

SHARP TRANSACTION IN A. HoEsE TRADE.
Quite recently business man who could
talk horse very iearnedly, and thought he was
pretty we'll informed oI he subject offhorse-
flesh, swapped small white for erean-colored
horse by paying such "boot" as he thought
gave him ga real bargain" shortly afterwards
he meta man with beautiful glossy, coalblack
horse, who was willing to swap for the cream
for an amount of boot named. Our business
man accepted the offer very readily, paid the
required boot, and took possession of the coal
black Very soon, however, the coal-back
began to grow rusty in.spite Of great care in
the way of curryidg and washing, the rusty
tint increased in rustiness, when upon making
"a scientific examination," the glossy coal.
black. was found to have been simply aiiotheg
manifestation of the remarkable progress Of
the country is making in the ane art hair.dye.
ing, and especially horse hair dyeing. Our
business mans new coalEb,aehL holse turucii
out to be his original white one, which he had
swapped for the cream oolor.--fforiasaos
Journal
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VA RIO q s.
iron THE oRANGEBURG NEWS
Holiday Pleasures i'm the Country.
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.Sz.FgR Es-TT sef eE.Elt. = .
Do the ladies and gentlemen of the town
ever ~asaess country cnjoyments-the rude
and xiMple pleasures of the masses ? They do
not, and to them is this dedicated If the en-
ioyment of the 'AIewer Ten" is not SO re-
eherelle ID it Less satisfactory to them than
gtstterisg bathrooms with their accomplish
aaepts, are to the Upper" Their cup is
filled to the brim, nor should the exclusive,
the one whs sips nectar, fnd fault with
homespan whe aaaacks his lips over fla
gons of small beer heaven forefend. A
quilting is sort of preface or Introductory
chapter to frolic at night. Frolic who
would have guessed frolic 2 not Old Bay, as
he dropped in at the house of friend after e
days labor, weary and worn, at seeing quilt
with a-few rosy young damsels working away
with the bimble needle, for dear life, as demure
as sleepy pussy cats Nor even when one or
two Of the boys dropped in about sundown,
like stray stars coming out before daylight is
gone The said stars dressed and pomatumed
to the extent of their financial abilities, look
ing extremely uneasy and sheepish in stiff
homespun and rigid collar. But presently
more arrive, Bihgiy, in couples or in little
groups of both sexes Now o. b. smells a
rat, he eFreads'f 'frolic on every face. !.-H
Lively 50 the needles, and lively chatter the
tongues of rustic bellies as ever and anon the
owners are pestered by basbful homespun for
the evening evolves the starlike sparklcs of his
rustic wit, and everything goes merry as a
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A HEnMArnnoDIrE.-In Vienna, Cath

a HERMAPHRoDITE.-1n Vienna, Cathe-
rine Hohanann, native of Bavaria, is exhib-
iting herself at the present time to the physi-
clans aud naturalis.s of the Austrian capital
She Is neither man nor woman, htsus ma.
tar@ a case of hermaphroaisia rera hferuAs.
A journalist who saw her, writes to the Wen
ma Press: 81 piticd the poor creature Al
though in good health, and of robust, even
beautifully shaped form she sat before ME in
deep distress and wept. And she has wept
already great deal in her joyless life. She
loved man for twelve years: ne loved hel
too, and even proposed to her to go with him
to America, where nobody would know of he,
misfortune he would live with her there and
be happy with her. But she refused to ac
cept his generous offer, saying she would moi
make him unhappy. Then she loved, dread
tul to say, for seven months-a young girl
Both of them were greatly attached to each
other, until the young girl finally turned from
her nnd married "from this time forward ,
says the poor hernia phrodte, II could no Ion
ger look at the girl; i hated her." The
most conflicting feelings always surge il
her breast and toriuent her heart Sht
feels love for both sexes, and does not belone
to either. "What shall / do here on earth p
she exclaimed what am II In my life al
object of scientific experiment. and after m,
death, an anatomical curiosity |"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30
Double Headed Colored Girls.

The New Orleans Picayune thus describes a
wonderful natural curiosity, to be seen in that
city:
We paid visit on Friday to that most won
dorful of Natures freaks, the double headed
colored girl, or perhaps it would be more cor
rect to say, the two girls in one. For conven-
fence, we shall speak of them In the plural.
They arc entirely distinct, as far as mind is
concerned, laughing and chatting with each
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The New York Tribune says: "Reports
come from New Orleans that the Thugs who
have broken up one constitutional convention
aud prevented one Presidential election in that
city, arc low threatening to murder the TN
ion meihbers of the Legislature, If that body.
shall have the aidacity to attempt holding ita
regular session Let US tell these rioters and
murderers an open secret: On the 9th day
of March next, Philip H. Sheridan will resume
command in New Orleans. The fact may be
of service to them" a,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

A TALE OF LovE-One quiet night in
ieafy June, when the bees and birds were all
in tune, two lovers walked beneath the moon
The night was far-so was the maid they
walked.and talked beneath the shade, with none
to harm or make afraid her name was Sue
and his namo was jim and she was fat and he
was slim he took to her and she to him.
Says jim to Sue-"By all the snakes that
squirm among the brush and brakes, like you
better'n buckwheat cakes. y" Says Sue to jim
-"Since you've begun it, and been and come
and done it, j like you next to new bonnet" "
Says jim to Sue-"My heart you've busted ;
but have always gals mistrusted.' SAYS
Sue to Jim--"I will be true if you love me
as love you no knife can cut our love in
two" Says jim to -"Through thick and
thin for your true lovcyer count me in; I'll
court no other gal agin."
Jim leaned to Sue, Sue leaned to him: his
nese just touched her jockey brim, four lips
went--went-ahem! ahcm and then-and
thcn-and thcn-and then-and then, Oh
gals, beware of men in June, when crickets
are in tune lest your names gets in the papers
soon
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30
PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN Bopy

PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN BoDY.-
The proportion of the human figure are stric-
tly mathematical. The whole figure is six
times the length of the foot. Whether the
form be slender or plump, the rule holds good;
any deviation from it Is departure from the
highest beauty in proportion. The Greeks
madc all their statures according to this rule.
Tho face, from the highest point Of the fore
head, where the hair begins, to the chin, is
one teuth of the whole stature the hand, from
the wrist to the middle fingers is the same.
From the top of the chest to the highest point
in the forehead is seventh, if the length of
the face, from the roots Of tho hair TO the
chin be divided into three equal parts, the
first division determines the place where the
eyebrows meet, and the second the place of
ncstrils. The heigth, from the feet to, the top
of the head is the same as the extremity of
the fingers when the arms are extended.
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a REMAakABIE EscArE.-As Ms. syb


A REMARKABLE EscArE.-As BIf Hyis
vester Scribner, Of Salisbury, N. r., 'was on
his WY home with his horse and team, On the
3lst ultimo, he observed dog standing every
few seconds on his hind legs, looking iuteufly
toward the forest, and uttering occasionally q
low cry. The behavior of the animal was 20
singular that Mr.. Scribner stopped his team,
and upon listening heard faint sound, but
whether animal or human he could not tell.
Proceeding in the direction of the souud--to
the manifest delight of his dog, who ran ON
before him, ever and anon looking to sec IL his
master was following Mr. Scribner soon
discovered one Of his nearest neighbors (Mr.
Robert l. Batchelder) crushed under a large
ash tree which he had been felling Dir.
Batchelder's thigh was broken, and he was
otherwise so much injured that it is believed
he could not live another hour had not suecor
arrived and for this he was directly indebted
to his neighbors sagacious dog. DIR. Serb
ner rescued the injured man from his perilous
situation, took him home, and he Is now re-
caveriny-M Times
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! NUMBER. Vt so.

A WONDERFUL VOLcANo.-The London
News says: eft is not merely that Monnf
Etna has again broken forth Into efdptioa, tdf
that the new ~outburst IS characterised. bt q
violence aud intensity indis..iyefof che. Nids;
extent of the region of disturbance beneath
the, crater Fer nine hours on the night Of
December 80, the mountain was vomiting
flames and lava to prodigious height. Stones
and burning matter were projected from the
crater, and 80 high dldsome of these proiecs
tiles reach that the sand! and smaller stones
fell over Ari Reale and even, over Messina,
or to distance of upwards Of forty miles from
the cone. The lava is now flowing in every
direction from the crater, and devastating the
surrounding country. After the second great
outburst, the eruption became somewhat leas
active; but that the mountain is far from being
likely soon to sink to rest is evidenced by the
fact that deafeniug denomations still continue
to be heard II any further evidence were
wanting of the magnifcencc Of the scale ON
which Etna is now eiarting,it would be found
in the fact that the news we have received
comes from Valetta, which is upwards of one
hundred and twenty miles from Etna. We
are told that crowds assembled at Valetta, to
witness the grand spectacle afforded BY tho
burning mountain" eD1f'I!
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The NaperTille Tragedy.

We haSe fchroniced the fact of the killing
of man. named james A. Laird at Napervile,
DuPage county, illinois, by Chauncey Bailey,
with whose ekwifs the deceased had been Grim sri d
innhy intimate. A coroher's inquest has sine.
been held upon; the remains, and a verdict
rendered inIaccordanee with the facts. ,r.
g From ,ths testimony given at the inquest it
appears that Mr.. Chauncey Bailey, tho injured
husband. resided in the western suburbs OF
Naperville; that some three months ago one
james AZ. Laird a young and not bad.lookiag
man, and Formerly resident of the village,
returned from the somewhat fast town of
Cheyenne where he had held the position of
sheriff of me county in which Cheyenne is
located, as also the position Of deputy United
States marshal Of the district. During the
three months since his return, an improper
intimacy grow up between the cx-sheriff and
the wife IF MIR. Bailey-an intimacy which
although Perfectly evident to the community
Mt large, vas not known to Mr.. Bailey until
quite recently. AT last friend Of the Injured
husband pld him of the disgraceful rumors.
Mr. Bailey very properly commenced to in
vcstigate as to the facts in the case So,
accordingly, he Immediately started off TO
Elgin, that lis, to speak more accurately, he
told his wife that he so intended This de-
parture for Elgih, Mrs. Bailey was informed,
would take place Wednesday morning But
this part Sof the programme was not carried
out. During the day the cs:shcrff received a
note written in feminine hand conveying
the information that Mr.. Bailey had left town
for that day. Accordingly Mr.. Laird pro-
cceded t. the, house of the woman about
8 o'clock ip tho evening. A gentle tap at the
door. ana Mrs. Bailey admitted him. Soon
after the entrance of Laird, Bailey appeared
on the ,rouna-gazing at the guilty pair
through !. hole which he had cut out in the
window c,lrtaiu the previous evening His
wife and Laird at the time were sitting TO-
sether a lounge in the sitting room, but
soon I'VE nto ran adjoining bedroom. Wait
M M few minutes, Bailoy burst in the
-, hntR, dasliiag into the bedroom, caught
his wife and her paramour .a,,grantc dci,cto.
Laird attempted to escape, but the outraged
tine reached the door shu; him in the breast
Immediately over the heart Five shots were
fired in all, only one Of which took effect
Laird succeeded iii reaching the open air, ran
few ro,is, and fell corpse. Bailey ilnmedi-
ately gave himself up, but the authorities did
not incafceratc him, allowing him to sleep
where he desired to in the village.
The cause of the above tragedy, or one OF
its causes (NIrs. Bailey), is tocrably hand
some woman, about twcnty-eight years of age
She commenced her career of frcc-love by
clipping with "a ,niversalist clergyman. This
first departure from virtuous womanhood was
however, hushcd up, the crri"" woman ap
parently becoming repcntant Chicago Re
publican, Januo,y Is.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

Tie Grand Lodge of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of this State, holds its annual
session in Charleston on the Goth instant.
During the last year this order has received,
in the United States, an accession of over
10000 members, and has expended over
s600,0OO in aid of the sick and for the sup
port of the widow aud orphan
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

EAR AcHE.-So painful is this malady, that
we are sure every one will be glad to read q
recipe, said to be infalibls in its cure. We
copy from an exchange the simple remedys-
"Take bit of cotton batting, put upon it n
pinch of black pepper gather 1t up and tie,
and dip into sweet oil, and Insert in the, ear
Put flannel bandage over the head to keep
it warm. It will give immediate relief.n /.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

A noted Chinese bandit and blackmailer,
Linsian man, has been captured in Shanghae.
He will be punished by being put into a box
of such shape that he can neither lie down.
sit, nor stand; his head aud hands will pro-
trude, and he will be left exposed to sun, wind
and rain, until he dies Of exhaustion or stsEya.
tion. ..,f
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30
Gen. Ho ard, in an address on Frida,

Gen. Ho ard, in an address on Friday
night at the emancipation celebration in
Washington, said that the coiored man had
not yet got ont of the woods, and that he must
have the right of suffrage extended to him in
New York and Ohio, for he was as much
entitled to vote there as he was in this Dis.
trict, OF any of the Southern States. He
urges Congress to complete the work in that
direction.
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other, and being apparently upon the most in-
innate terms, and one may have q. headache or
y cold without the other being affected, but
any fever, or other serious disease affects both
equally Their bodies ere separate from the
small OF the back up; each having perfectly
formed bust, and head two arms, &C., and each
has two legs, but there is only one trunk
Both are remarkably intelligent reading and
writing with ease, while their manners are re-
fined, In quite lengthy oonTsrsattiofi they they
did not make a single grammatical error, and
their language was unusually select. Upon
questioning them as to their education they
replied that they had been carefully taught by
their former mistress, Mrs. Smith, in Colun,-
bus, North Carolina, in which village they were
born. They are now fifteen years old, aud
more than ordinary bright for girls of their
age, having had the advantage of foreign travel.
They both sing very sweetly, one having So
prano, and the other contralto voice, and we
have rarely heard two voices that blended 50
perfect in duet. Among their other accom-
plishments is that of dancing, and the manner
in which they manage to execute waltz is
truly wonderful. When standing at ease the
left foot of one and the right foot of the other
do not lie fiat upon the floor, but rest upon the
toes. In walking, however, they step with all
their feet and walk with perfect case with the
other two. In speaking of them as one, they
are called Mile Chrisse, but in addressing
them separately, one applies the distinctive ap.
pellation, she on the left being called Millie.
and she on the right Chrissie; though Chris
sic, in addressing her other half, call her ISIS
ter" There is striking resemblance between
their faces, and conformation o! their heads is
much the .same-Chrissie being perhaps a
shade brighter than her sister, and rather more
talkativc. Before seeing these strange girls
wo bad fancied thatswe would experience Il
feeling of repulson, but the first glance at
their bright, cheerful faces dispeled that idea
efectually.
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT MONROE, WIscoN-
sIN-A GIRL KILLS, HER SEDUcER-A dis
Trs:stsI dated Madison, Wisconsin, january L.,
says: 'llA1a =. :.
Intelligence has just been received here of
tragedy in Monroe, Green county, of which
the following are the particulars obtained from
entirely reliable authority: Patrick Crotty, an
lrishman, somewhat noted for his exploits
among the fair sex, seduccd young serving
Woman named Angeline Shroyer, some two
years since, and long suit followed about tho
maintenance of the child The girls father
proposed on her behalf, to settle the matter
for an indemnity of $500 aud the costs of the
suit. Crotty had come to the Monroe House
where anseline was working, to make payment
and taking Il receipt in full. Here dispute
occurred Crotty claiming that the amount
should be only $500 in. all, Crotty was quite
boisterous in his language, frequently going
out to stimulate himself with liquor. The
girl also slipping out, procured pistol, and on
his approaching her with insulting language,
and some say, with violent gestures, she fired
the ball entering the abdomen and passing en-
tircly through him. lodging near the skin at
the back. He uttered an exclamation. hasten
ed to his sleigh, and attempted to drive home
but soon sunk down and died. Grotty had
married only few weeks since, and the con
troversy has been more fierce since that time
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P0 zT4RGY.
Sooner or Later.

Sooner or Later.
Sooner OF later the starms shall best
Uvcrsuy slunbcrs. FROM head to feet;
Sooner or later the winds shall rave
In the long grass above my grave.
1 shall not heed them where Iie,
Nothing yhcif.sounds shall signify,
Nothing Toe headstone's frct-of rain.
No,hingto me the dark days pain.
saoaer or LATER the sun shall shine
With tender warmth on thar mound OF mine;
Gesper or later in summer air. 80
sC7ovcr aud violet blossom there.
.lshall not feel, In that deep laid rest,
Tas sheeted light fail over my breast, -
Ner ever note in those hidden hours
Ths wind-blown breath Of tossing fiowsrs.
Sesnrr pr later the stainless sAoaa sis.s.,,
Shall add thrlf hnah 20 Suy mate repose;
/. sosnsrs or 4frF shall slant and shift,
And.heap my bed with dazzling drif.
- .g;EE's sIi.t rGay- 74 X. .
Chill though the frozen pail shall eeem,
1rsiepch no colder can make the dream
That rscks not the sweet aHd sacred dread
Shrouding the city OF the dead.
Sl - ,E%&i .E-Ae -.
Sooner Of iafrr the bee shall como
And GA tLe;noon with it's golden hum;
d. Scsaer or later. on half poised wing.
The blue Aifd'sfwarble about the ring
Ring Snd chitrup and whistle with glee;
Nothing his music shall seem to me;
None of these beautiful things shall know
How soundly their lover sleeps below.
Soqser or later far out in the night,
The stars above me shall wing their flight.
seouersors later by darkling dsws
Catch the, white spark in The silver ooze.
Never a. RAY shalt part the gloom
That wraps nae round in the kindly tomb;
Peace shall be perfect for lip aud brow
Sooner or later-0! why, not nowt
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

A young man at Berlin lately lost 20 pounds
of flesh and won a wager by keeping awake
for a whole week.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30

The word that's" occurs but ONCE on e. IN In the
bible. Eco Daniel I'D chapter, 2Ist'vorse,