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CONS SIGNEES

The following named persons have
freight in the Depot at ALbcvillc
!! Trowbridgc l. Co., G. Milford, f.
Nelson, G. IT. Haskell. J. C. Chal.
mcrs & Cor Norwood, DuPre & Co.,
Jay Il Bradley, J. NJ. Mitchell, ). 3.
Thomas f. Watson, NJ. b. & Co., Cal
houn & Co., W. Hall, J. Hal, II. B.
Robertson, G. A. Visanka.
EGPRESS.-Moscly & White, E.
Il. Miles: W. c. Wardlaw, Miss Has
kell, G. Mcneil, J. b. Bcllott.
D. r. SONDLEY,
..... Agent.
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My- Mr.. Vim. c. Moore, during
the last week, carried off somc twelve
hands to Arkansas with tho induce
ments of high wages in tho cotton
fields Of the "Far West We are
''pIeased and we are not pleased" I"
We are glad to get rid Of SO many
blind tools Of Radicalism, but we arc
sorry to lose so much from tho pro
duc:ive labor OF the country. Will
that blessed day ever come, when pol
icy and politics will unite in advancing
the interests of tho blacE-man? When
the best of laborers will also be the
best Of citizens independent and
sclfrcliant
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE IN ApBE
VILE VILLAGE.-We annex state
ment of recent sales of Village prop
erty.
The fnc residence of Mrs. James
NJ Perrin has been sold to Joel 8
Perrin, for the sum of $1,000.
Tho desirable house and lot (5
acres) Of the Estate of DR.. Livingston.
has been purchased by Mrs. James n
Perrin: for S2. 500
The Harrington lot has been divi.
dcd and soId-the improved portion
to James Shi'lito jr, for $500, and the
uninprovcd to W. II. Penney, for
500.
The Harberson house and lot &C
acres) in Fort Pickens, has been sold
by VIM. Hill, Ag't., to John L. Clark,
late Of Hodges Depot, for $500 cash.
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MASONIC.

The following brethren have been
elected and installed to serve as officers
of the Eureka Lodge No, 47 A. L. M
tor the present Masonic year:
J. A. STUART. W. M.
JAS. Roaxss, S. w.
JoHN G. GRIFFIN, J. ".
3. A. JONES, Treas'r.
JOHN N. GAMBRE1L, sec,y,
r. F. MocAslAN, S. D.
). II. WAhkssas. ). D. q p"
:: y. sM1rn, t;st2.. =. ia,
r. CHANEY, stewards ,s-
W. DUKES, Tiier. ;;aia, ,,..,
Ninety Six, S. C., Januarysaoe1s7e.
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Episcopal.

learn that On Tuesday, tho 4th inst
our townsmen Mr.. Edward K. Mills
was ordained Deacon in 40 Episcopal
Church in Camden, br &c Right Rev.
erend Thos. r. Davis, D. D., assisted
by the Rev. Messrs. c. P. Gadsdcn.
and W. P. DuBose.
mir. Miles is a gentleman of fine
talents, and a ripe scholar; and I'VE
anticipate for him brilliant and use.
tul career in his new field of ministo.
rial labor. Ic has assumed tho pas
torate Of the Churches of Newberry,
Anderson and Laureus, and has al
ready entered upon his duties. The
Newberry Herald thus refers to the
Introductory exercises in 81. Luke's
Church of that place:
ave regret that we failed in our last
issue to mention the interesting fact
that on Sabbath before last Rev. T..
Il. Miles, who was recently ordained
by Bishop Davis at Camden, to enter
upon Parochial duties here, preached
his Introductory sermon before the
congregation Of st. Luke's Church,
and that although the weather was
most Indictment, the youthful pastor
was greeted by quito .rcspectablc
congregation. He was introduced to
tho Charge by an able and appropriate
sermon from Rev. w. p. DuBose.
who among other timely remarks,
spoke of the great need of "unity of
action and individuality of effort" in
the beautiful labor of love-at homo
and in the chnrch-and of the signal
Importance of impressing the youth
tul n,ombcrs with such truths and
counsel, instruction and advice, in the
services Of the sanctuary, as shall
qualify them for the duties whicl,
sooner or later must devolve upon
them, as the older members ono by
one 60 to that "bourne whence
there is no return" This is IN. i'm.
portant thought and should have gen.
eral application. We have another
regret and it is that we were not pre-.
sent to hear the maiden sermon of the
youthful pastor Of St. Lukes, for we
learn that his theme, "Greater love
than this hath no man." &C., was han.
died with critical ability, and ovinced
high grade Of sacred scholarship, an
acquaintance With the world of let
tors, and a knowledge of the workings
|of the human heart. st. Luke's il
now comfortably fitted up; and servi:
ces mny be expected twice month
by it's pastor, who will be assisted once
la month alternately by Rev. Messrs
fDqBose ana Ellison capers. On ncx,
tsuhday'Nr Miles will ID. W hold
Divine Service, on which occasion the
pubic ate cordially invited to attend
J.tn1 10 -yro-rnF yaf.r..
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NO. To our friend Mp J..!F. @.
DuPre, we nre indebted for a jar of
delicious brandy peaches, the fruit of
his own tasteful handicraft and accus-
tomod skill.i The rawmaterials-so solids
and fluids were tho best Of their kind,
and under the skiIIful~manipuIation of
our friend, they were ."hard to beat" /"
We tender him our best thanks. " 10!
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EUREKA LODGE, NO. AZ. AIM.
A regular communication Of Eureka
Lodge will be held 10 the Lodge Room
At Ninety Six. 8. c., on Thursday, jan
uary 20th 1870 at " o'clock, P. NJ.
Brethren are requested to be punc,ual in
attendance. BY order Of the w. H.
JOHN NJ. GAMBRELL, Sec.
Jan. 7, 1870, 37--2t
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nEJ" Judge Orr is holding an Extra
Term of the Court at Edgefcld, at
which, as usual, he is earning the
thanks of the Bar and the country.
We regret that the Judge is no longer
4 candidate for the vacancy on tho
Supreme Bench--a position upon
which he would reflect great honor.
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The trigonometrioai surpy Of ths
kingdom Of Great Britain, which was
commenced In 1888 by General Roy,
was ended last week with the ioona-;
pletion Of surveys in Scotland. odt o,
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Judge Carpenter has decided, at
Orangcburg, in favor Of the validity
of tho homestead law against all
debts, excepting those which are se-
cured by lien.
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HeA- See notice of final settlement
OF the Estate Of Abraham Lites, decd
on the 10th February next, in the
Probate Court, by Joel w. Lites and
and James G, I.ites, administrators.
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p9- Mrs. Stowe has published an
other book on the Byron scandal,
which in the opinion of the critics,
adds but little if any, to the strength
Of her position.
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s6- Messrs. Wcstfield & DuPre
the agents, advertise the valuable
Wnndo fertilizers, to be sold on a
credit at cost prices, with the interest
added.
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. no. An army officer who has held
the iehiefi fifisommend in one Of tho Gulf
States, writes ritsss lths. Ttidsns, that, in bis
opinion, gone go soapl wgybbitss hays lsft
Gsorgfa and Alabama within the year.
fort Askasaas ssd ge7eseas,w The tids'sf
black emigration Z tla has kesn tsndipg,!ta,
the lower part Of George, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana
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na- We are sending out this week
notices to our friends in arrears, which
we trust will be promptly responded
to. AS the crops are generally sold,
wo suppose that this is the most con-
venient season for paying up.
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Our esteemed contemporary the
Phoenix has recently been much en-
larged and improved. The paper is
we'll edited and presents all tho evil
dences of prosperous management
the business thrift and energy
which ensure success. Our best wish
os attend it.
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~, BY ORDER OF THE :,
COURT OF PROBATE,
FOR ABBRVILLE COUNTY,

r WILL sell on saleday 10 February
i next at AbbevilIs % g. a., tho real es- 8:
tate Of John H. Waller, d. so'd situaied in
Abbsyille Oounts on. Iron Greek, ,adj5iu4
ing lands of T.. Chatham, P. McKsIlar,
Thomas Bfo0Es and others, containing;
q Saores more or 'lsss.i "a '''"8-- ".''a =
~ Terms ions third cash-the balance 81 i
credit Of twelve months; interest fr65a, 1dais
purehbsen Riting ahond tand sppfossd1sss
eprity. and |. mortgage oi tbs premises ~
secure g 'hss peypsnt Of bssn 1Bond y sIym "a
81 sa-...... .H,. 9, GAsoNssaiu
Sheriff Abbsvills County.
Jan. IL, 1870, Se-3t
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. na See notice to Debtors by DR..
E. Parker. The Doctor is q very in
duIgent man, but sometimes "forbear.
ance ceases to be virtue" and it
would not be safe to press him too
far" az ,caia-, tiI' .,a -,
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ed Col. D. W. Aiken advortises
four fine mules for sale. They may be
seen in Capt. Kerr'sstable lot, on next
Tuesday. arg. ,.a g.. iiha
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!. .sa Mr: q. e: Elsord, the propri:
.etor has resdmed the publication Of
that we'll known and long established
papsr, the aGiesnvils Moaatataeer. It
ia neatly printed and ABLY conducted,
and we trust will long receive th , put.
ronsgs which &c morits.5" o"1 ~ 1si@.
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Religious Services in Greenwood
Sunday the 10th.

Presbyterian Church-Rcv. James
McLees, Pastor, assisted ly Rev. Mr.,
Linsay, II, a. m. and 3 p. m.
Methodist Church-Rev. Mr.. Her
bert, Pastor, assisted by Mr.. Smith
2 p. III.
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R5- Mrs. Sarah Wire Of tho Tenn
pie of Health, advertises a. valuable
bay marc lately stolen, for which she
offers reward Of twenty-five dollars
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Mo ahomas q. sWilkss, IN old cits,
pen Of Laureps. died saddsuly. Of ape,
plexy. at his residence, in Laurens-
vile, on the 4th instant.
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Two young ladies' named Curtis, sx
hibited the premium bale of cotton, At
the fair in Brenham, Texas. It Was
not worp about their persons.
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The safe Of the dAdamnss Bxpfsss
Compapy'vas robbed Of sso,oeo 81
tween Washington and New York,do
the 7th. No clue to the robbers X o
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gI See advertisement Of valuable
marc and colt, for sale. For further
particulars, apply at this office.
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LATEST QUOTATIONS OF
SOUTHERN SECURITIES,
IN CHARLESTON, g. c.,
Corrected Weekly by Il. G.. IA UF1AAN, Bro
ker, No. %. Broad Street.
fauuaru a 1870

January 4, 1870.
SrArE SEcURIrIxs-South Carolina, DID,
aso do new,-asO; do, registd stock, ex int
-a72. ...
ClrY SEcURIr1vs-Augusta, Ga. Bonds, s3a
sc; Charleston, s. G. Stock. lex or int) 5sa
IS; do. Fire .Loan Bonds,--a75 Columbia, S.
G. Bonds, 65a68.
RAILROAD BoNns-Biuo Ridge, (irst mort
gage)-a66; Charleston and savannah, 5sa6O
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta,-u8l Che.
raw md Darlipgr on.-a8D; Green lille and
rantee, GA; Northeastern, scas2; Savan-
nah and Charleston, lat mort. --af6; do,
State guarantee, -a64; South Carolina, -
asO; do. 7S; Spa'tabbu,g and Union-a6o.
RAILROAD STocKs-Charlotte, Columba and
Augusta, -a65; Greenville and Columbia, liza
2; Northeastern. 7as; Savannah and Charles
ton, 23a23}; South Carolina, whole shares
ssass; do. half do lsaIs4.
EXCHANGE, dc.-New York Sight, / of par !;
Gold, l2Oa122; Silver, 1l4a117.
SOUTH CAROLINA BANK BILLS.
HBank of Charleston.
sBank Of Newberry. .................-a-
Bank OF Camden. .............. GOA
Bank Of Georgetown. .-a20
Bank OF South Carolina. ..... .......l0a-
Bank Of Hamburg. :. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ba"k Of state Of 8. c. prior to 1861 =. ..soa-I
Bank OF 81 ate Of 8. @. issue 1861 and '62 l5a-
'Plaoters' and Mechanics Bank Of
Peoples Bark Of Che rleston. ......,....-a-
Union Bank of Charleston. ...... .-a--
southwestern r Il Bank Of Charles.on,i g..
~ olg ,.'"'... ,.......r......... 9ba-
Southwestern X r Bank of Charleston
new. w..,..s......,,,... ..9SR-t~
State Bank Of Charleston....... .......... Be-
Farmers and Exchange Bmk Of Char. - y
Exchange Bank Of Columbia .......... BOA
Commercial Bank Of Columbia 80. .8a-
Merchqnts. Bank Of ofChsraw.!.::.t:...;. .g.6a--~
Planters Bank OF Fai, field. ..6a--
State of South Caroiina Bills Reosiv able par
City Of Charleston Change Bills. ...- paw
Bills nartsas thaa. 4. astas3 sa3 Being redeemed
at the Bank .Countars Of, each. .t&.G Z! & ~
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Nj MARRIAGES. A

MARRIED, on tho 4th January,
1870, by the Rev. Manning Brown,
Mr.. J. A. MORAGNE to Miss
SALL[E e. RAMEY, both of Abbe-
vile District.
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. s@- The Regular Term Of our
Court commences hero on, Monday
next, Judge Vernon presiding. Il .: !,
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"a See notice Of fresh arrivals at
Norwood, DuPre 4 Co.,
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Garden Seeds.
From Jas. M. Thorburn & Co.

From Jas, N. Thorburn & Co.
JUST RECEIVED.
Beans.-Ear1y Short Snap, Valentine,
Mohawk, Yellow Six Weeks, Refugee,
Horticultural, Dutch Case Kniie
aud Large Lima.
Peas.-McCleans Advsncer,
Tom Thumb, Princess Royal,
Dwarf Prolific. Cham pion Of
England, British Queen aud
Napoleon. ,
Beets.-Early Turnip, Long
Blood, Extra Early 1urnip,
Csbbnge.-Early York. Savoy,
Sugar Loaf Oxhear,, Large
late Burgeu, Large Drumheai,
Green Glazed and Turnip Rooted
Cucumbsr. Short Green, Green
Cluster and Long Green.
Lettuoc.-Early CurIvd S.lesa,
Large White Cabbage,
and lee Drumhead.
lepper.- Long Cayenne, Bell, Mohuntain
Radish-EarIy Scarlet Turnip,
White Turnip, Long Scarlet,
and Scarlet, Olive Shaped.
Squash Early Golden Bush. White
Scallop, Summer Crook Neck,
Winter Crooked Neck.
iomato.-Early Red Smooth. Large
Yellow and Fegee Island.
Early Dutch Turnip, Lo, e Orange Carrot
Giant WI Celery, Col!arls, Improved
Dwarf Okra, Onion, Parsley and
Parsnips and Long Purple Egg
Plant
AT
PARKER & LEES.
Jan. II. 1870, 3s-tf
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-. - =, T.A.Et u N.it-.i..l--
~S SEQ notice Of land p rent by
Ar. John Enright. ., ..
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PROMP'TNESS
I'm FULFILLING
PAST OBLIGATIONS.
THE BEST
RECOMMENDATION
EF0R FUTURE. CREDIT.

WE WOULD respectfully inform
w such Of our customers as are in
arrears TO us for goods sold them last year,
that the time haa come when we expect all,
without any exception, 10 pay up.
We are compelled TO have money during
this month. We have waited on our GUS
toners long and patiently, and we know it
IS o"ly necessary TO assure them of our
need OF money, to induce them to pay up.
Cotton is Banging a good price now, and
there Is no reason or justice in keeping q
me'chsnt out OF his money longer, when
the debtor has the means Of paying at his
command.
Come forward gentlemen, settle up old
scores and put US in condition for indul-
g'ng you during the year upon which we
have just entered.
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White Brothers

The following is M extract from letter
received from our Factors in Now York.
in reply to inquiry made in regard to ex-
penses of holding cotton.
"Ihe expenses Of storing cotton in New
York is 25 cents bals per month. Tie
insurance is Is cents OH SlOO for ono
month, 22 cents for months, so cents
for month, 81 cents for 4 month. and
As ceuts for 5 months"
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RENT. !;

THE subscribit s5ll rent for The presen.
III yssr the two places 6f Nj. Dennis
o'Nsibs shove eAbbevlls Yillsgs,r and
kpown 90 ths'tLion placer and, stils oshsr
10 the lanyard place For Terms aopls
to him At AtbViiis viiagsss:9' 'FHat
. .a'AsJonN HNRIoHr,, !, 80
@a Agent.
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Municipal Election.

The following Ticket was elected
on Monday last (1oth) at Greenwood,
to serve for the ensuing twelve
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WHITE BROTHERS.
Jan. 7, 1870, 37-tf
Notice
no PLAN I ER@ IS.

WJE have made arrangements for ship.
wv ping Cotton, by which we will ad-
vance literally on all Co,tons put into our
hands for shipment, and charge os'y Sew
en- per cent Interest on the money advanc-
ed. We will have the Cotton held at the
discretion Of the owner. Planters who
arc not satisfied to cell their Cotton at
lresent prices, and yet need money to
meet Heterogeneous with Merchants, can
ship t5eir Cotton through US, draw suffi-
cent funds for meeting present demands,
and take the risk Of realizing bettor prices,
10y holding as long as they desire. The
Commission Merchants to whom we ship
are second 10 none in point OF respousi-
bility, prudence and business capacity.
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aD- See netioe By Pharss G. Mar.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-04-09

THE GIRLs.-Cah we not bring up
our girls more uscfully, Less showily,
less dependent on luxury and wealth.
Can we not teach them from babyhood
that to labor is higher thing than mere
ly to enjoy that even enjoyment itself
is never so sweet as when it is earned
Can We not put into their minds, what
ever be their stations, principles of truth.
simplicity OF taste, hopetuluess, hatred
of waste, and these being firmly footed.
trust to their blossoning up in whatever
destiny the young maiden may be call
ed Miss Muloch. g
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NUMBER 8

= ..ff Vi
first .hasty inspection of the charae-
ters.-These characters, as any one might
readily gdess, form a cipher---sinas IN to !
say, they conveya meaning; but then.
from what is known of Kidd, I could not 2
suppose him capable of constructing any
of the mo-e abstruse crytographs. I
made up my mind, ut once, that this
was of a simple specics-such, howevc, z
as would appear, to the crude intellect of
the sailor, absolutely insoluble Without
the key !, ,.ii LIS,
And you really solved it?.,
Readily have solved Others Of an
abtruseness ten thousand times greater.
Circumstances, aud a certuin bias of
mind, have led me to take interest In
such riddles, and it may well be doubted
whether human ingenuity can construct
an enigma of the kind which human
ingenuity may not, by proper applica-
tion, resolve. In fact, having once es-
tablished connected and legible charac-
tcrs, l scarcely gave thought to: the
mere difficulty of developing their inn
port. ...ts,
"In the present. case-indesd in al
cases of secret writiug-the FIRST question
regards the language ofthe cipher; for
hthe principles of solution, SO far,
especially as the more simple ciphers are
concerned, depend upon, aud are varied
by, the genius of the particular idiom.
In general, there is MI alternative but
experiment directed By probabilities) of
every tongue known to to him whu at
tempts the solution, until the true QUO
be attained. But. with the cipher now
before us, all difficulty was removed by
the signature. The pun upon the word
Kid is appreciable in no other language
than the English. But for this considen-
tion l should have begun my attempts
with the Spanish -anl French. as the
tongues in which secret Of this kind
would must naturally have been written
ny pirate of the Spanish main. AZ it
was, l assumed the eryptograph to be
English. -
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DR.. Abernathy rarely met his match,
.bat ON onatoceasioR laislS ownesi thai ihs
was beaten. He was sent for by an inn-
keeper, who mad quarrel with his wife.
who had SCARED his face with her nails,
so that the poor man was bleedin.. and
much dis6gured. Alternately considered
this opportunity not to be lpst for sd.
monishing the offender, and said:
Madame, are y"u not ashamed Of
yourself to treat your husband thus-the
husband who is the head of your house
hold-your head, madam, in tact"
"Well, Doctor" ficrcely returned the
virago, "and may | not scratch my owa
head"
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The other afternoon in Buffalo an ez-
cited individual, with well.wotn carpet
bag in one hand, an umbrella in the 9TH
er, and a shawl hanging ever his arm,
accosted one of the street gamin ut the
corner of Maine and Exchange with the
question:
Say, bub! which is the quickest way
for me to get to the Erie railroad de-
pot? p
Run. was the lacouic response,
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A gentleman sent lad with letter
to the post-oface, aud money TO pay tho
postage. Having returned with the
money, he said, Guess I've done tho
thing slick: Two seen a good many
folks putin lettera III the post-ofIlco
through hole, aud sn | watched my
chance, aud got mino in for nothing"
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Professor Goltz, Konigsberg, has Lecn
experimenting upon the nervous centre
of frogs. He fiuds that it you take out
the brain, and then rub wet finger
down the frogs back, the creature will
oroak as if pleased, Frogs must be sasi.
ly pleased, t1
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-04-09

Colored citizeus are being registered
in Connecticut in anticipation cf tho
proclamation of the ratification OF the
fifteenth amendment, which will make
them legal voters,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-20
GEORGETOWN.

WOULDN'T PAY HIS DEBTS ANYHOw.-Mad-
ison Jones, colored blacksmith, doing BUSH
ness in Tennallytown, has for some time past
had in his employ a cOlored man named James
Clark, and Clark not being paid regularly left,
with Jones in arrears to him in the sum of $40.
To recover this, Clark got q warrant out for
was placed In the hands or Oficer Trunneli for
execution. He accordingly levied on a buggy
belonging to Jones, who asked and obtained
little time to procure security, in view Of which
ing to get security, said "He'd be = II Trun-
nell should have the buggy anyhow and cut 1t
up with an axe. He was thereupon brought be-
fore Justice Buckley, charged with resisting an
officer and the process Of Law also, and was re-
quired to give bail for court.
The COAL TRADE-They were shipped from
Cumberland during the week ending Nav I4th
canal. From the figures Of the Shipments thus
far OF the present year, there Is Q decrease of
35 l5902 tons since 1863. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-20
ALEXANDRIA.
The Gazette OF last evening has the following

THE Gazette OF last evening has the following
items:
Local Brepities.-The death of b. H. shack
elford, ESQ.,, which occurred suddenly In War
tsis city. ..e1}chn Hammii the Toald.b IN
suicide, a deserter from the U. s. Marine corps,
WAS taken back to the Washington Navy Yard
yesterday and delivered over TO the Command
soon discharge him. ....A colored boy en-
ployed at the bakery OF Messrs. Geo. Il. Hin &
Co, had his hand caught between the rolls Of q
DIR. Stabler was called in, but surgical assist
ance was found unnecessary. 1.-The brig
Seorgie, bound for q Southern port, Was to-day
loaded by b. n. Lamesrts With $500 bushels ef