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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-03-27

A MODEL CRIMINAL-A perfectly model
criminal was tried in Paris recently. Being
asked if he had anything TO say, he replied,
'1es good deal. In the first place, object
to the judges. TO the judges? You mean
the jury" Nothing of the kind; mean the
jndges-all the judges of France. 'Impos.
sible !'-"lt is not impossible, but fact"
"And, sir, on what grounds?" because they
are prejudiccd against me-" Judge (sovcrcly)
"Prisoner, you must not say such things No
judge in France is prejudiced against any one "
"Weii, don't know about that" replied the
prisoner, but you must know as we'll as do
that they have already condomned me five
times"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

NEW York, August "a.
The Erie and Susq IitIgat ion
made ita reappearance In the Supreme
Court to-day before Justice Barnard,
on the motion 10 punish MeRsra Ram
sey, Van Valkenburg and Pruyn for
contempt, In violating an injunction OF
the Court restraining them from inter.
fering with the management OF the road
after the appointment Of Receiver by
Justice Barnard. Messrs. Van Valken.
burg and Ramsey were examined rela.
tive TO the transactions OF the Board OF
Directors since the injunction, and also
as TO the dlspoaition Of the books OF the
Company, which are still carefully con.
cealed. The only important informa.
tlon elicited was that the books are still
In Albany and not In the custody OF
Pruyn. The case was then adjourned
over.
The annual plC.nIc OF the FenIan
Brotherhood. at Jones' Wood 10 day,
was attended by 1900 persons. The
best OF order was maintained.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25
THE NEWS.


Gold rose yesterday 10 New York,
closing at 1881.
Government securities were quiet,
steady and unchanged yesterday at
New York. q. ina,
The steamers Evening Star and War
Eagle were burned at the levee at 81.
Louis about 4 O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing. n.
Stokes, OF Tennessee, 10 In Washing.
ton preparing q batch Of letters for the
President. Tho Arst 10 devoted to
BrownloW's letter supporting senter,
and the oLhers are to be aimed at Dent
In return for the latter's alluslon to
Tennessee affairs In bis late published
serials. H..
The propfIetors OF the ST! Joseph
(Mo.) Herald yesterday discharged
their entire force Of printers, and filled
their places with men from st. Louis.
There was no difficulty yabout the prices,
but the proprletora claimed the right
to manage their own business In their
own way, which II seemS was denied
them by the printers. aN
A Washington telegram says 1t seema
to be the understanding now that II the
test oath Is exacted OF the Virginia
Legislature, such members as cannot
take It will resign, and thus require a
new election to fill the vacancies.
Several prominent Democrats OF New
York have been Invited to take the
stump In the Ohio election. None haVe
done SO yet, though Hutchlngs, Tweed,
Garvin and Pomeroy are likely to do
30.
There are fears Of water scarcity In
New York similar TO that In PhIladel.
phia unless they have rain soon. The
water in CroLon Lake 10 lower than ever
known before.
large NUMBER OF soldters' discharge
papers are retained In the office Of the
Commissioner Of Pensions. All other
bureaus retain them after acting upon
the case which they accompany. After
6Ral action In the pension bureau they
are retained, but can be obtained by
direct application to the Commissioner.
Those signing their letters by mark ),
must have II Witnessed by two persons
and verified by some officer having a
seal.
Father McMahon, SO long held as a
Fsnian convict by the Canadian
authorities arrived at Buffalo yeslsr-
day afternoon, after an absence OF over
three years.
There was QUE case OF sun stroke
which proved fatal Ut Indianapolis,
yesterday.
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GtreQntelIi99e ~
the Platform Ora southern eAauool.

II there has been paper In the Uni
ted States, for four years past, more
thoroughly Radical than the Raleigh
Standard, we have not been acquainted
with II. ItS "loyAlty" was never doubt.
ed. We suppose, by any man calling
himself Republican, and II any OF that
perauaaion desired to go further than
the Standard In the line Of Republican.
ism, he would hRye failed in any at.
tempt TO do 80. Now here Is the plat
form presented In the last number Of
that paper:
1--WE are opposed 10 the test-oath aud
TO all disfranchising laws.
"The war is past.
III the Government had wished 10
punish those who rebelle1 against 1t IL
should have done 30 Immediately that
the rebellion was subdued. ,.f.. Y
1T should have punished the leaders
the men who inRugurated The rebel
lion.
This the Government did not do,
1t punished no one for the crime ol
treason.
-Four years have elapsed since the
close Of the war. The majority OF the
States lately In rebellion have been re-.
admitted to the Union. Their citizens
have the same rights as the citizens ol
other States.
1T 10 now too late to Inaugurate pun.
lshmenls for crimes committed 80 long
ago.
Then there should be no test. oaths,
no acknowledgements for the Govern
ment, by its own action, has virtually
declared that treason shall nos bU
punlshel.'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

A LADY CORRESPONDENT wrote to the
Boston Transcript, last week, that "a
few nights ago upon retiring 10 rest,
the gas being out and the room quite
dark, the writer's attention was dIrect-
ed to her foot, which was Illuminated
by light which upon examination was
found to be phosphorescent, aud pro-
ceeded from the upper aide OF the fourth
toe Of the right foot. Upon rubbing It
with the hand the light increased and
followed up the foot, the fumes filling
the room with dlsagreeable odor.
This lasted sometime, when the foot
was immersed In basin OF water,
hoping 10 quench the light, but TO no
purpose, for 1t continued beneath the
surface OF the water, the fumes rising
above. The foot was taken out and
wiped dry, but the light still remained.
A second immersion Of the foot follow
ed and soap applied, with the same re.
suit. No more experiments were tried,
and after time 1t gradually faded and
disappeared. The time occupied by the
phenomena was about thTee.q Of
an hour. The lady's husband hubstan.
tiales the above facts, az he also wit
messed them. win some one please
explain the above, as the emitting OF
phosphorous from live body Is new 10
the wrlterH'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

TIE horrible discovery was made u
few days ago. by the New York World,
that I've have no Government" ut
Washington City. That IL 10 say, the
President, Vice President, Chief JustIce,
General OF the army, all the Cabinet
officers, and all the members OF Con-
gress, are absent from the seat of Cow
ernment, and scattered all over the
continent And yet the country seems
to be getting along very much as usual
In hot weather. We can do with very
small amount Of government, and the
people could afford to pay for few
special trains and select ships to find
out the fact. 1t has occurred to US oc-
caslonally that perhaps the President
travels more than there is an absolute
necessity for, but We do not see that
any harm Is done. II the fact should
be ascertained by any OF the clerks at
Washington that the country Ia going
to smash In the night, the President
could be summoned by telegraph to
pick up the pieces. Commercial.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

THE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
have arranged to carry -four from La.
Iayette. Indianapolis and Cincinnati to
Baltimore without breaking bulk and
at twenty, cents per barrel cheapter
than via. New York, connecting with a
steamer at the dock, transferring with.
out additional cost, and shipping thence
70 Liverpool at the same rates as from
New York to that city. II proposes.
including the saving OF hauling and
forwarding, 10 make the rates on flour
from the above places thirty cents on
the barrel cheaper via, Baltimore than
via. New York to-, Liverpool. This
matter Is now engaging the attention Of
meHchRntAt L-.. Wv
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BY TELEGRAPH.
SUICIDE.

A WheellsE Man Hangs Himself al
PaFkeFSbuFE.
Special 70 the IntelligenceK .......
PARKERsBURd. W. Va, August "a.
A young man named Samuel Brad.
ley, resident OF Wheeling, who has
been sojourning here for some time
past, was missed by his friends on
Sunday morning last. No clue to his
whereabouts was obtained until this
morning, when his lIfeless body was
discovered suspended from beam In
an old carpenter shop. The verdict ol
the Coroner's jury was that be had
committed suicide from some unknown
cause. r,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

MARK TWAIN issues a salutatory ad
dress upon assuming the associate
editorshIp Of the Buffalo ErpreSs. He
says: II am simply going to omy
plain, unpretendIng duty, when l can
not get out 1t. I shall work dIlIEent.
ly and honestly and faithfully al all
times and upon all occasions, when
tprlvAtlon, and want ahall compel me to
do 1t. shall not make use oi slang or
vulgarity upon any occasion or under
any circumstances, and shall never use
profanity except In discussing house
rent and taxes, Indeed, upon second
thought, 1 will not even use 1t then, for
II is'nnchristian, Insleghnt and degrad-
ing-though, to speak truly, do not
see how house.rent and taxes are going
to be discussed worth cent HlIhOuG
N " 70 "a q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

THE manufacture OF shoes on an ex
'tenslVe scale has been commenced In
st. Louis, No., a large four'story faCto.
~, with 10000 feet Of floor surface, hav-
Ing been erected. Western leather tan.
ned In s.. Louis Ia employed, and the
tAblIshment within The last year has
worked up 5000 sides Role leather, 10, =
OO0 sides upper and kip, 5000 calf.
sklns, 5000 sheep and topping skins,
500 bushels shoe pegs, 5000 pounds
shoe nails, and manufactures about 900
pairs boots and shoes weekly, with q
steadily increasing trade. Seventy, 9 We
hands, mostly men, are employed. {,
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"a REPORTER OF the Chicago RepubEi-
can interviewed the Chinese merchants
upon their return after their visit 10
New York, and ascertained that they
had been astonIshed at the greatness
and Splendor Of that city. With all
their expectation OF seeing wonderful
city, they were not at all prepared for
such sight as they Witnessed. They
were chiefly Impressed with the i'm
mense business blocks, and the energy
and enterprise displayed by the bust.
ness men. All Of which Immensely
dISguSted the Chicago readers Of the
Republican.
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s ---~Ss--p 3

REDIsTILLINe "GUTTRR' WHISKY
A party from Philadelphia, Saturday,
had an interview with Commissioner
Delano relative 10 the rehabilitation OF
a large quantity ofswhisky saved at the
recent Are OF the Patterson warehouse
10 Philadelphia. It appears that some
10000 gallons was saved mixed with
water and otherwise unmarketab BILE.
The tax was paid on the spirits before
the hre. The commissioner decided
that it mIEht'be rectified by paying the
usual tax for that purpose, and then
put on the market without subjectIng
the owners 10 the payment OF the tax
assessed on the 1lrst dlstillallon,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

A TELEGRAM from Washington to the
Cincinnati Commercial says the cable
rumor regarding the purchase OF Cuba
Is untrue. Negotiations have been
opened with that object In view, but
have not progressed further than mu-
tual explanation. 1t is therefore not
Improbable that the dispatch is merely
premature. But The officers OF the
Spanish Legation, and, In fact, all the
members OF the Diplomatic Corps, ex-
press the opinion that Spain will resort
to her proverbial delay in the matter,
and finally reject the proposition.
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EUROPE.
Favorable Reports OF the English
Corn Crop.
Light Crops on tho Continent.

LONDON, August "a.
From mass OF details OF the condl-
tion and promise OF the growing grain
crops recently published, II seems the
general impression that the contlnu-
ance OF the late dry and cool weather
has been OF immense service TO the
country. Much corn ls already gath.
cred, and another fortnight like the past
and the crisis Of the harvest will be
over. The copious rains which fell
some time ago, though they delayed.
did not damage the corn. The favor
able change In the weather stopped the
advance In corn, but great fluctuations
are still expected, as the crops through.
out Europe, with the exception Of Rus.
sla, promise 10 be light.
The English Press ON the CeaSIOn OF
Cuba,
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THE editor OF the Memphis Avalanche
swoops thus mildly down upon corr
respondent who posted him as Rad
Ical: while he was writing The hrst
word, the middle word, dotting his l's,
crossing his t'S, and punching his peril
cd, he knew he was concocting q sem
tence that was saturated with iniamy
and reeklng with f0lsehood.'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

THEY get rid OF their manageable
children by means OF fairs In Rouma'
mia. When the fair is opened, the
fathers climb to the top Of their car.
rlRges and shout with the whole power
Of their lungH;lI have q daughter 10
marry. Who wants o wife - The call
Is answered BY some other parent who
has a son he Is anxious TO pair of. Tho
two parents compare notes, and II the
marriage portion Is satisfactory the
treaty Ia there and then concluded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

THE Boston Traveller says that State
street highly commends Secretary
Boutwell's policy. and expects that II
gold and bonds are kept so near par as
at present, specie payments will be re-
sumed by July, 1870. .Hgrr
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KNOXVILLE, August 23.-Col. Fol-.
som. Assistant Q1artermaStsr United
States Army, Is here, under orders
from the Government, to take possea. I.
sion, as Receiver, OF the East Tennea.
see and Georgia, and Eastern Tennes-
see and Virginia Railroads, for u debt
OF S600, 900, due the Government for en-.
gines and rolling stock, purchased at
the close OF the war.
No rain yet, and vegetation burning
up. NN, VI
Riot Rt MAcOn-An Attempt 70 Rescue
n Prisoner.
MEMPHIS, August %.
The appeals Lafayette, Tennessee,
special. Of Tonight. says a riot OCCUR
red, Yesterday, at Macon, arising from
q difficulty between negro and a
white boy, several whites and negroes
Joining each party. The lght soon be.
came general, aud pistols were freely
used. One white man and several me-
groes were wounded, and one Of the
latter was killed outright. The negroes
finally drove the whites from the
ground. The Sheriff and posse arrived
from Somersvllle, this morning, and
found hundred and fifty negroes, arm
ed with guns and pistols. The Sheriff
ordered them to give up their arms,
which was replied TO by a volley
from the negroes. The citizens Joined
the SherIlf's party, and a general fight
ensued, lasting an hour, during which
four whites were wounded and two
negroes believed to have been killed.
Dispatches were sent toIMemphls for q
body OF armed police 10 come out, but
the negroes had, In the meantime, dis.
persed, and all ls now quiet, with no
signs OF another outbreak.
An attempt was made at PocahontaB,
70 day, TO release q prisoner In the
hands Of the Sheriff by eight or ten men
from Mississippi. Several shots were
hred by each party, but with the exCep-
ton OF one man being slightly wound
ed, no one was hurt. The party at
tempting the release were driven back
across the line:
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TEE FIFrEENTH AmBNDnENT,


WAsnINoToN, D. O., August a.
The records OF the State Department
show the following state OF facts re
garding the action Of the State Leglsla.
tures on the amendment proposing q
10th article TO the Constitution. There
has been complete ratification by the
North Carolina, Michigan,
west virginia, South Carolina,
Massachusetts, PennsylvRnla,
Wisconsin, Arkansas, '..
Maine, Connecticut.
Louisiana, Florlda-l2.
In Kansas and Missouri the ratlfica-
ton was detective. -.,. ....',
amendment was rejected.
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Fire in PhIlRdeIphIR-AdVa In tho
Price OF Paper. I'd

1HILAUhLrH4AI august sI'
At 2 o'clock this afternoon q fire
broke out In large building on the
corner OF Ninth and Wallace streets oc.
cupied by eight or ton different manu-
facturers. No water on the spot and
there IL a probability Of q large fire.
Owing 10 the stoppage Of the Paper
Mills at Manyunk which were run by
water. The price Of paper has advanced
~ and Sc per pound. Some OF the manu-
facturers are arranging to put In steam
engines. Tnese mills made 10 tons Of
paper daily.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25
DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
EXPLANATION.
EXPLANATION.

HooFLANDs GERMAN BTTTERs Is
entirely vegetable, and contains no liquor.
II 10 o compound Of Fluid Extracts. The
Roots, Hofb9, and Barks from which these
extracts are made, arc gathered In Ger.
many, all the medical virtues are extracted
nom them by scientific chemist. These
extracts are then forwarded TO this country
70 be used expressly for the manufacture OF
this BtttorB. There Ia NO alcoholic substance
Of any kind used in compromising the Bit
teIS, hence II free from all the objections In.
Cident TO the use OF o liquor preparation.
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KANSAS.
bridge at LAWrence-LeAVenWorth
= Wants the National Capitol.
LEAYENwoRTH, August q

r., LEAyENwoRTH, August q.
The Board OF Trade last evening
adopted resolutions requesting the
County Commissioners to transfer the
stock In the Kansas Pacific Railroad 10
John E. Perry, President, In consld era.
ton that he will build a bridge over the
Kansas river al Lawrence. Assurances
were received from him and J, Il, Jov.
President OF the Michigan Central Rail.
road, that work will be commenced
soon to bring the LeRvenworIh & GAL.
weston Railroad 10 Its eastern connec.
tlon at this point.
The President OF the Board was
authorized to appoint delegates to the
Keokuk Commercial Convention, who
were Instructed 10 urge the claims Of
Fort Leavenworth Reserve US a site for
the national capitol. : =
Arrangements have been made for
the celebration Of the completion Of the
Leayenworth, AtchIson q Norlhwest-
ern Railroad, on the 4th Of September,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

A STAR sPANaLED BANNER FISH was
caught at Norwich, Conn, a few days
ago, and semitic Professor Agasslz. II
Is sdiamond~shaped, three inches square.
From two sides OF the diamond hoated
glullnous Btreamers OF most delicate
color, at least two feet long. Between
these were smaller atreamers Rridlroned
by strips Of red, white, and blue.-
When swimming In the river the fish
resembled q crystalizsd American flag,
It's sides resplendent with all the hues
OF the rainbow. The old sailors gazsd
upon 1t with admiration, and said they
had never seen itslike.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

IT Is stated that Stokes and his friends
are In Washington for the purpose OF
inducing Secretary Boutwell, 10 turn
out all the senier men In office under
him In Tennessee, and substitute Stokes
men therefor. or course Secretary
Boutwell, wlll'do no such thing. The
governments not run Just Ht thIA lime
on purely personal principles. An eye
Is kept out tor The collection Of the
revenue.
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CUBA.

HAVANA, August "a.
The Governor Of MAtanZAs 10 q com :
munloation 10 the Captain General
says: The Insurgents have been driven
from the ne!ghborhood Ut Jaguey
GrRnder, and that they rstrsated eRSt.
ward. Advlces from Santo Espirita
are to the effect that Gen. Quesadas
forces had not appeared at that place
aa was expected.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

SUICIDES, murders, and deaths from
unknown causes, are becoming OF
80 frequent occurrence In st. Louis that
the Board Of Health Is urging the es.
tablIshment OF = Morgue. Atthe pres
ent rate Of casualties 1t will not BIZ long
til wa need one here,
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CAUTION.

HoonAnda German Remedies arc counter
telted. See that the signature ofQ. n. JACK.
BON IN on tho wrapper OF each bottle. All
Othen are oopntertOit. ..Ia
German Medicine store, No. GSl ARCH Sleot,
PhilAdolphiA, Pa,
EFoImetly O n JACKSON a 90.
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In the good time coming, when
women have all their tights, announce
ments like the following will be- ire.
quent: "Dled In the thirty .fiflh year of
his age, Mr.. John Smith, husband Of
Hon. Jane Smith, at her residence, 10
MerIden, this morning at six O'Clock.
Mr.. Smith was q mock and quiet huss
band, beloved for the Rraces Of CultI-
vAted and trained nature. He excelled
In the domestic virtues as q cook he
was surpassed by few; rs n nurse he
was equalled by none.n
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A MRS. THURMAN died recently in
Kentucky, at the advanced age OF ll9
years. She was q cOlored lady, but
highly respected, and no relation what
ever 10 the Ohio Thurman. She was
not one Of Gen. Washington's body.
guard; but was present, OF course, at
the selge OF Yorktown, and saw the
Britishers die In the last ditch. '6
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Tho Indian "OutIaW" PROCLAIM alton
In New ELexIeO.
NEW YORK, Angus

NEW 1OKhI AuRuSL q,
Vincent Collyer telegrRphs from San
Francisco, that II Gov. Mltohell's IN.
wise proclamation, declaring that the
NAv9Joes are outlaws, be enforced, 1t
Will break up the agency and school at
Fort Defiance, % there are no United
States troop? nearer than Fort Wingate,
forty miles distant.
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WHILE the Democratic papers are
troubling themselves because they say
Gen. Bsn Butler IL to goto the Senate
In place OF Henry Wilson from Mas
sachusetts, for tho purpose OF meeting
A. j., General Butler and General Will
son are quietly cruising and fishing
together along the coast In The same
hnak ....
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Iris said that the juice of one lemon
day, taken In water, will cure the
most obstinate case OF neuralgia. No
sugar should be taken, as It has ten
dency TO counteraot the effects OF tho
lemon juice. ....
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MONOXGALIA COUHTY.
Republican HemInAtIons for LeEIS.
Intura ftI ~

Republican AemInAtIons for LeEiB,
IAtuFe.
MORuANTowN, Aug. %, 1869.
To the Editor OF the IntelliEenceE
Our primary election came of on
Saturday the 2lst Inst.
Sturglss and Price haYe been noml-
mated by large majorltIes over Nc
CIaskey aud Garrison late members.
The Affirmative votes OF the latter for
the permanent location OF the Capitol
at Charleston, and their negative votes
on the ratification OF the 10Th Constitu-
tional Amendment, could not receive
endorsement OF the sterling Rspubli.
cans OF old 'MOnongalia.' p.