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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23
A Scared Duelist.

On certain occasion since the begin
ming of 1871, the little town of Ouachi-
ia City, La, on the banks of the Qua
chita River, about twenty-five miles above
the city vi Monroe, two gentlemen
(Johnson and Joncs) concluded to play
game OF ''seven-up'' at SIS. They took
their time, and intcrspcrsed the game
with several drinks. They finally 6n-
ishcd the game. johnson, being wit
ner, rakcd in the money.
Jones studied about it while. He
made up his mind that it was not right
for johnson to take the money, as they
were ncighbors-not gamblers, anyway
and were only in fun. He said:
"You arc not going to take that money
are your"
Eyes, indeed, am" said johnson.
"Wcll," said Jones, "you had as we'll
take it out of my pocket"
"Now, Jones, take that back"
II shall not take that back and il
you are not satisfied, help yourself in any
way you choose
"But Jones, insist ttat you take it
back, because | don't steal, myself"
81 shall not take it back; and / now
repeat that you might as we'll have stolen
that money out of my pocket. If you
wish difficulty, you can have it any
way you like"
"Wcll, then, We will shoot it out, Z"
said johnson.
Very well, sir " said Jones, "mcntion
your time and place"
Without further ceremony, all the ar.
raugcmcnts were made for the duel to
take place that evening Many of the
nciShbors were there, and ut once con-
cluded to have the fight como off. They
knew johnson, who proposed the shoot.
ing, would back out unless he could be
encouraged. They knew OH ssthe other
haadsthatsJancs wenld.standarp wisltnat
! finehing. The seconds loaded the pis
tolls with blank cartridges, and informed
johnson Of the fact, but did not let
Jones into the secret. They did this to
make johnson stand, which, Of CT ursc,
made him fearless lie went to the APP
pointed place, and Jones was there, cool
aud calm. The moment for action ar
rived, and all parties took their positions
the distance being ten PAGES. The
pistols were handed to johnson and
Jones, in deathliko silencc-cvery one
! being rs serious as death The count
commenced:
"One ~
Stop said johnson. at is under
stood by all parties that there amt no
bullets i'll these pistols ~
Jones, hearing this, and knowing
nothing of 1t before, rather staggered
forward, rccling, looked Into the muzzle
of his pistol, and cried out, I'll BE-
hargcd if there ain't bullets in mine ="
and at the sa &c time pulled down on
Juhuson.
This was too much for johnson. He
broke for the nearest house, which was
about two hundred yards, and they say
he doubled up like iour.bladcd knife,
aud has lot been seen since, but sen
word back that all might "shoot it out"
who choose, but hc wanted none in his.
Jones won the field against all odds.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23

II country poet, after looking about
over life, has come to the following
EhyWing conclusions, oh, | Wouldn't
live forever, wouldn't if l could; but
| needn't ftat about it, for l couldn't
ii would H'3ai2si ia
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23

An lrishman direct from the sod had
got into muss and was knocked down.
"And be sure you wouldn't be after
batin' man when he is down ?" said Pat.
Certainly not" said his antagonist.
"Faix, then LII Just lay where | am )
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23
BY AzA KLErBs.

q S Not many years ago, in one OF my
Summer ranblcs. / found mySel one
beautiful Sabbath morning the guest Of
worthy and Intelligent family. in u
quiet country villaec.
Tie carly l,rcnk!ast was.o over parents
aud t:hilslrs,.l 81 led iane,l ip sssslipg q
chartcr in the hiblc; Mr. Shelton, the
heal of the inmily, had them offered up
nicrycht prayer, ut t C conclusion OF
which we all arose from our knees, when
aur ears were greeted by the clear, deep
pchls ut the ringing church bells.
sfr Can it he so late 2 exclaimed Mrs.
Shelton. looking at the clock. Our
tinc-piccc must ba slow
That's not the first bell for church.
answered her husband solemnly There
has been death in the village. The
bell is going to toll for Martin Lord
Such, then, is his happy end" caused
his wife. We'll, it would be wrong to
mourn his death, for believe him vas.
ly better off; he derived no comfort from
Garth. If death was ever merciful
providence, it is SO in his case
is it n person who has bccn long
sick 2 askek.
lus' ' Of answering my qu stion di-
+ rcctly, Mrs. Shelton, said There is
very melancholy history connected with
that young man. 1t is quite sometime
since the excitement accustomed by this
strange tragedy died away; but the
toll,, -g of that bell this morning must
hin. It hack forcibly to every heart
Perhaps YOU may find the story which
brioas about th. tolling, interesting
Iespressed my des.'r to listen to the
narration, upon which she gave me inc
following details of the story, whicn l
give you with only a slight devla.. ION
from the original:
4yIaftiH Load was once the flower and
s,.t,s .,..~ -
lies in the village His amiablo dispo-
sition and superior intellect procured
for him universal love and esteem. AL
though OF o slight figure, and pale fea-
tHrez, which ibdieatai u constitution by
no means rooust Martin was remarked
for his UNCOMMON beauty and indeed.
his fine, noble forehead, shaded by locks
( of soft, brown hair. his large, expressive
blue eyes, straight nose, thin GreciaD
nostrils, and rather youptuous mouth.
entitled him in some measure to that
consideration. lie was q great tavorite
among the ladies', both old and young;
but he neyer showed any marked par,
fiality to npy one until he became nc
nuaipted with Isabella Ashton, the
daughter of our lato clergyman. who
died OF grief about yoar ago.
No two beings could be moro differ
ent. Isabella was the youngest and
most tboughtless girl in our village.
She could have little sympathy with a
person ofsuch deep feelings aud cleya-
ted intellect as Martin; and beoutifnl
MS she was, it seemed strange that he
should have given his love>to her. There
is no doubt but she was attached to
him; perhaps she loved him as we'll as
she was capable Of loving any one but
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23

a wag. observing on the dear Of Q
house the HWpe. cf two physicians, re,
marked, hat It put him in mind of a
double barrelled gun; if one missed, the
other would bc sure to Kill,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23


A Coon JoKE.-A rich joke is told
O. Tim Murphy, of Atlanta, now dead
...ivii 10 TOO Sood TO be lost.
Tim was travelling on the West Point
Road, on a train controlled by Conduc-
tor Moore ard Engineer Buicc. One
night, about swo o'clock, the train ran
into large cnbankmcnt of dirt, usually
called slide, BY railr .ad men and mi
ncrs, which completely upset everything
to the injury of many passengers, inclu-
ding NIL ages, colors md sizes. The
conductor and engineer, neither being
injured, was going the rounds to see the
extent of the disaster. They found the
passengers piled out in utter confusion
one badly suspended from window by
her crinolue, following in mournfu
voice for help, who was rescued.
Next they came to Tim Murphy, who
was going on ut mournful rate.
We'll" says Conductor Moore -
how are you getting along" ooh !.
says Tim: "Scaldcd| Upon exami
nation, they found that the cooler, con
tanning ice water, had upset its content
upon Tim and So great was his Gighs
that he imagined that he w&s bQaIy
scaldcd
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-23

AN old negro woman, near Richmond.
Va, is the yeritable "oldest inhabitapt' ~
She says she cooked for dc man whRk
duggcd lie Jecms River.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
A Death Blow.

The Washington Chronicle ssys Of the
conviction of Ku-Klux in North Carolina /:
BY special dispatch to the Daily Chroni-
ele. published elsewhere, our readers will
learn that several Of the Ku-Klux on trial
before Judge Bond, at Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, were yesterday convicted upon the in
dictments found against them, and were
promptly sentenced to terms of imprison
ment of from six months to six years each
This is the heaviest blow yet struck at the
Ku-Klux organization South. The convic-
ton Of these men will have the same effect
upon the Democratic party South as the
exposure of the ring frauds in New York
has upon the party at the North, viz: de-
stroyed the last vestige Of an organization.
The convicts will doubtless be sent to New
York State to serve out their respective
terms Of imprisonment, for in no prison
south of the Potomac could they be re-
tanned a month without an army Of men to
guard them.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
Blackburn's Homer Uiad savs.

Blackburn's Homer Iiiad says:
We dislike very much to disagree with or
differ from good men in their efforts to re-
form the evils Of government-especiall in
this State-hence we regret to dissent from
some OF the expressions and formalities
which were permitted to 60 out from re-
cent public meeting at Homer, and also at
Minden. But this difference or disagree
ment is only matter of form. We only OBJ
ject that expressions should be used, or al
lusions made, which can only be understood
as referring repr0achfully to the Republican
party, as the main source Of the evils under
which We rest-Or rather under which we
groan. If party illusions are to be made in
an effort to reform the evils Of the day, let
US 60 back to the beginning-to the original
political sin-and chastise and hold to q
reckoning the old Democratic harlot, a. the
source and fountain of ''all our woe" Do
this, and we are with you; and will be found
ready to 60 forward in the correction Of
every sin Of omission and commission which
may justly attach to the skirts Of the Repub.
ican party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
Monetary-=Co Commercial.
MONETARY.


OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLIcAN.l
WEnNEsDAr 4vRNrHa. September u. 1871.
There is still strong demand for accom-
m0datiOns, but the money market con-
tinues steady at previously quoted rates
say -09 per cent per aunum Tor
Al notes secured by undoubted col:
laterals, and ll0l2 for good and second
grade; 100 II for first class short paper with.
out collaterals and l20l5 and 18 for good
tor AL and lO012 for second grade.
There is still a strong demand for dis
counts at bank. and a fair business is doing
on the street in the way of negotiation
paper not acceptable at bank.
Gold opened at 1885 q ia against 1l41a
at New York;, and closed at l13& q ia
against ll4ss), touching, during the in,
term, a. low as 1881. The sales included
$1,000 and $1,000 at ll3ls $1,000 and $4,000 at
4lO, 90 at il37s, and $1,000, $4,000 and $500
at ia.
The Exchange 4:10 P. N. dispatch from
New York, quoting ll4k, was not received
until after business had closed.
We heard of nothing doing in silver. It
is quoted at 1854 1921 for American half
dollars and IL 0l& per cent premium in
gold for Mexican dollars.
Foreign exchange was more animated,
sales reaching upward of f2O, 900, of which
$4,000 bill of lading at l23; 10000 clear at
1874; $4,000 clear and S45OO bill Of lading
at 1888, and E5O0O first class q 1881. A
sale of $4,000 clear was also reported at
1884, but it is supposed to have been in
cluded in the 10000 at the same figure above
mentioned. Nothing transpired in francs.
We now quote sterling at 1924 0l23la for
good to al bill of lading and clear, and
OLA for bank.
Domestic exchange continued weak. The
banks drew on New York at u q Y p cent
premium. and the sales of commercial in
cluded 900 New York sight at par; $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at y 2 cent dis
count, and $4,000 Boston sight at the
same.
A limited remittance business is doing by
some of the banks in New York gold checks
at 3 p cent premium. No round sales
have come within our notice.
The movement in stocks embraced the
following: $50 shares Louisiana Leyee at
IS So 100 do at IS 6214; 50 and so do at
e6 IS; 50 Pneumatic Propelling Company at
g 62la; 80 and 100 do at 90 IS; 100 do at
81. and 900 Crescent City Waterworks at
Csc.
A small amount Of new city seven per
cent bonds sold. at g..
There were sales of $4,000 city appropria-
ton certificates at SO%, $1,000 do at 81, $1,000
do at 81, and $500 large State warrants at
5OA.
City treasury notes are quoted nominal
at % ~ cent discount.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
Rice Cultivation.

from the PlaQuemines Republican
1t is pleasant to hear in every part OF
| our parish where rice is grown. the rattle
and hum of the threshing machine. II
sounds like business, and cheeringly sug-
gests that the fruit Of months of unceasing
toll is blessing the eye and pocket Of the
owner.
When We first came to this parish, now
ten years ago, We earnestly advocated the
use of the thresher as a labor saving
machine. The idea that anything was
better than the antediluvian way OF tread
Ing out the grain with horses was con.
temptuOusly secuted. But times have
changed, and opinions also. Those who
then opposed are now owners or believers
in such machines.
Our rice planters are only on the
threshold Of improvement in this matter.
We call on them now to lay out and pre-
pare their land in such a manner as to be
able to use the reaper There is no possible
reason why it can not be used, and its in
PRODUCTION would create a revolution in our
present manner of securing the rice crop.
Within ten years from this time every
energetic rice farmer will own and use a
planter, reaper and thresher. The crop can
be made with less labor, expense and risk,
ana the area cultivated can be greatly ex-
tended. Make a note Of this prediction.
We have not the statistics before us to
show the exact quantity of rice imported
into our country every year, but we assert
that the quantity is greater than could be
produced In Louisiana, were every foot of
available land therein placed in cultivation.
We even import for consumption within the
State vast amount from the East Indies
and Honduras, to say nothing of the nu-
merOus ship and car loads from South Caro-
lima.
Our people need, therefore. fear no SUPER
abundance of production. With proper labor
saving machinery, we can compete with any
country in the world, not only in quantity
and quality, but in price.
At the present moment our farmers have
nothing to complain of. With rice at eight
to nine and half cents per pound rice
planting is very profitable.
Its culture offers the greatest inducements
to those of our laboring population who de-
sire to be 'their own masters" But very
little capital is necessary, and that capital
multiplies itself score of times
This can not he done in any other known
branch OF agriculture. The cane planter is
satisfied with only per cent Of his large
in vestments, while his risks are very much
greater than those of the rice planter, and
the humble producer of corn, wheat, pota-
toes, and other productions, can only won
der at such enormous profits, compared with
their own.
Let every man, whose support must be
much land az he can successfully cultivate,
Then plant rice. Let him read, study and
experiment to ascertain the most approved
methods of culture, harvesting and market
ing. Let him be honest, steady and indus
triOus, and, our word for it, in ten years he
can sit under his own ''vine and fig tree,
with none to modest or make him afraid"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
Ioorrusurp FROM FIRST rAes.1

vile, Cairo to New Orleans, ut II T. NJ;
Shreve, st. Louis to Vicksburg, at A. NJ;
II. S. Turner, for New Orleans, at p. NJ.
The river has fallen two inches. Weather
clear and cool.
CINCINNATI. September 2.-River three
feet ten inches. Weather cool.
ST.. LOUIS. September 27.-Arrived: Fan
ME Lewis, Hensley and Fontonelle from
Missouri river. Departed: Oceanus for
New Orleans: Silver Bow for Vicksburg;
Belle Pike for Memphis Florence for Vicks-
burg. River stationary. Weather clear and
cool.
LOUISVILLE, September 1.-THE river is
still declining. 1t has fallen one inch; nine
inches in the chute, and less than four feet
on the Portland bar. Weather cool and
cloudy.
PlrTsBURG, September Weather
cloudy and pleasant. The Monongahela is
unchanged.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, September Cotton firm
sales s28l bales; upland l9&c, Orleans 2Olsc
Flour: Southern tirmer; Sc 60 al Is. Whisky
CSC. Wheat irregular; winter red Western
81 5Sa1 60. Corn 70 731ac. Rice SA 09c
Pork steady; 1912 6l3%c. Lard, navals,
tallow and freights firm. Sales of cotton fol
future to-day IL 900 bales: September, 1875 q
l91ec; October, 1873 a 10 1sc; November, ~ q
l9hc; December, l90l9lsc; January,
1876 a l9Ac; February, l9lec; March, 1914 q
l9 l3l6c: April, l9c.
Leather active and firm. Wool quiet at 4Sc;
pulled 40 q 4sc, tubbed 42Ac; Texas 4214 q
45c; spring clipt 80 800. Coffee firm; Rio
Ian 0H&c. Sugar 9h 09Asc; Cuba 80 loo.
Nolasses dull.
CINCINNATI, September 2.-Cotton quiet
but firm; low middling l9c. Flour excited,
prices higher; family IS 7507. Wheat
firmer; No. 2 red winter 81 4O0l As. Corn
buoyant but unsettled at So Sac. Oats in
fair demand, market firm. Barley dull;
holders anxious to sell. Pork: Demand
light, holders firm; $l3 asked, sales at
$l2 S7h. Lard firm at 9kc. Bulk meats !:
Demand fair, market firm; sales 200, 900
pounds; shoulders Sac; rough sides Gig a
shoulders use; clear rib sides 7l4c; clear
sides S08Ac. Whisky excited aud prices
higher at 94c.
ST.. LOUIS, September 27.-Cotton: un-
changed; middling l9c. Flour scarce and
firm for low and medium grades: superfine
winter 81 1904 IS; extra winter 81 500
S 40; double extra 81 4O05 80. Wheat: de-
mand active; prices advanced; No. 3 red
winter, at elevator, 81 340l IS; No. 2 red
winter 81 Al. Corn higher for bulk; sacked
dull; high mixed and yellow. on track, 440
47c; mixed, sacked, Sic. Oats dull; mixed,
on track, &c; mixed, in sacks, H03 NC;
highwines firmer at 93c. Tobacco steady.
Hemp and bagging unchanged. Pork sl3.
Bacon: shoulders The; clear rib sides &c;
clear sides 81sc. Hams: sugar-cured, can
vas covered, l7c.
FOreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, September q, Evening.-Cot-
ton firm and We repeat our last quotations.
LONDON, September q, Evening.-The
probable advance in the bank rate tO-mor-
row Hattens money.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28

A Washington correspondent of the New
York Times telegraphs:
About $500 claims have been indexed by
the Southern claims commission, the aggre-
gate amount Of alleged damage sustained
being upward of 81, 1000, 900, owing to sci
zure of supplies, etc., for United States
been Union men during the late war. Evil
dence has been taken in 600 cases, and de-
cisions arrived at in $50 of them. The COM
missioners have the remainder of them un-
der consideration. It is expected that they
will report at the next session of Congress
800 cases, with their decisions thereon, to-
gether with the testimony, as required by
law. Additional evidence is being taken by
special commissioners in some Of the South
efn States, and it is probable that the COM
mission sitting in Washington will resume
the taking Of testimony about the first Mon
day in October.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28

Paul Lacroix ". John Klaiss-Seventh
Justice Court for the parish Of Orleans, No. 223.
b me directed by the Hon. P. Galiaher, Seventh
Justice Of the Peace in and for the parish of Or
leans will proceed to sell at public auction on
nelachase streets, on WEDNESDAY. October T.,
1871 ! AK q K s scsfw s. f0-"'f-
Pair Of TIMBER WHEELS
SPRING WAGON.
rs WOODEN SCREWS
IRON SCREWS,
j 5 e. & TEE'oHEs'
Seized in the above numbered and entitled suit
ss per inventory on file in my office.
Terms-Cash on the spot IN United States treas.
ury notes.
sea 20 oc4 Constable Seventh Justice Conrt.
1ira. je1kins ". James Jacksoo-F1rsf
Justice Court for the parish Of Orleans No.
1871
ny VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF F1ER1 FAC1As
Ii to me directed BY the Hon. II. NJ. Dibbie, First
Justice OF the Peace in and for the parish Of
Orleans win proceed to sell It public auction, At
6Ss I6r 81 ao sHsas GfGeT
Seized in the above entitled suit. az per inven'
tory ON hle It my office.
Tee e oei on D an iRo'
Charles Stolz vs. Emanuel Forsch eimer-
First Justice Court for the parish Of Orleans.
DY 'vIRTUE OF WRIT OF PERI FACrAs
d to me directed BY the Hon: H. N. Dibble,
First Justice Of the Peace in and for the parish
Of Orleans will proceed to sell at public auction.
on the premises, on Levee street, between Berlin
and Napoleon avenues, Sixth District, on TUES
DAN Az 4 81 pR s st As sb G %hpicHhs
Seized in the above entitled suit per inventory
on file in my Office.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
se23 Is oc3 DANIEL CROWLEY, Constable.
Leon Bernard 70. johanna Jacob Grober-
Fifth Justice Court for the parish Of Orleans.
Right Bank, No. lib.
DY VIRTUE or WRIT OF FIERI FACTAS. TO
ID me directed by the Hon. C. L. Sweet, Fifth
Justice Of the Peace in and for the parish Of Or:
TUESDAY, october 3. 1871. at twelve o'clock
NJ, in front of the courthouse on Where street,
betWeen Seauin and Bartholomew Streets the fol.
lowing described articles, to wit
LOT OF PURR ClDRR VINEGAR AND TWO
CISTERNS.
Seized in the above entitled suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
SEA % oc3+ Constable Filth Justice Court.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28

This is from tho Bossier Banner, the pro-
prietor OF which, William H. Scanland.
Esq, undertook to run the Coushatta
Times:
The proprietor Of this paper leaves in a
day or two for St. Louis, for the nmrnoao of
purchasing a press and material for q naner
that he contemplates establishing at Con.
shatta, Red River parish, to be called tho
Coushatta Citizen. The new paper will adj.
vOcate the Democratic conservative nr;nc;.
Piles, but will not tie itself to any oraaniza.
ton, nor give up independence
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28
These items are from the Alexandra

These items are from the Alexandra
Democrat:
The river, all the way up and down, is .
''hard road for boats to travel" Thew arc
seeing sights, and fighting the numerous
bars with pluck. Freights have gone up to
double card rates on all the boats, with the
exception Of the Rapides. Captain HEM,
90 far, has held on to high water prices-an
important fact that should be recorded and
remembered.
water and face the music ike rn So low
we have had none of the Carter line for
some weeks. The Oceanus, with . bio
1relght sunk her barge, with freight, at thu
mouth, and returned or laid up.