The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-02-17
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four hours. 1'hetcfSro 9he arbitration
is ended, unless some mutual understand
ing, modifying the point at sissue, is
made" ~
WAsHINaToN, February
Sir Edward Thornton apprchchds no
serious trouble between England aud
America over the treaty.
Ef LONDON, February IA.
The expedition in search Of DIR. -Liv-
ingstonc has departed.s The comic pa
pers cartoon the american claims for in
direct damages. aartr
o' 50 oif' NEw YoRk,' February IA.
Mayor Hall intends suing the Times
for libel If he is acquitted. p
Several motions to quash the indict-
ment against Stokes were rel used. The
judge and ju-y will consider tho ques-
tion of the illegaiity of the grand jury
after the evidence aud argument.
SAVANNAH, February IL
John Conner, who absconded from
Scranton, Pennyslvania, with ten thous.
and dollars, was arrested yesterday
aboard the steamer Magnolia from Now
York. Nine thousand niao hundred aud
seventy nine dollors we're recovered.
The annual election of officers OF the
Atlantic and Gulf Kailroad was held to.
day. The old board WAS re elected. A
proposition to extend the road to Mobile
met with great favor, but was referred
for further details. An offer from Nor
ris Ketchum, and others of New York
to lease the road was read, and motion
requesting the parties to make IA definite
A., offer was adopted, which proposition is
! to be submitted to the stoc kholIcrs at a
future meeting.
CoLuMnIA February 13.
In the Seuate today petition was
presented from the New York Bond
holders, asking the passage Of law lor
funding and consolidating the State
Debt into u Registered Stock, not TO ex-
coed ten million dollars, with interest
payable quarterly at SIX per cent The
petitioners offer to exchange the Stock
III their possession at the rate of seven
ty-fvc cents for dollar, provided pro-
vision is J. ade for the payment ol the
interest, and law is passed preventing
the Increase Of the State debt, unless hy
vote of the people.
y Bill was introduced to rr,yide for
the pnymcn. of penny nickels
liz the House, lii was ;u.rodac !.
compelling t'.t a[trndancc at school (.
all childr,u between the agcy .. six and
sixteen years.
lhe llonsc passed the Blue Ridge
Rail Road Bal by vote Of 81 to 10.
LONDON, February 13.
The Franco-Gcrman postal Cony enti,n
is siguod.
WASHINGTON. February Is"
The Postmaster General has issued Il
circular to the Postnmters. urging that
the ramc Of the county he placed upon
mail matter, thus saving delay, confusion
and loss.
Under the present law tobacco is liv-
dcd into two classes, one paying tax of
sixteen cents, aud the other thirty two
cents per pound.
The House Comn,ittcc of Ways and
Means at their session this morning
agreed to reduce the tax on the latter
class 20 twenty four cents, lcavicg tax
on the other is at present.
The House went into committee or
the Naval Appropriation Bll 1t arpro-
PIRATES nearly eighteen millions.
\ debate developed the Tact that the
Government could not add their vessels
to the present force in case of war, until
the personnel of the navy is increased,
which is now limited to eighty five hun
dred men, whilc the British navy had
sixty four thousand mon.
NEw YORK, February l3.
The Methodist preachers are in favor
of longer term OF min;straton. The
subject is to be brought before the Cen
Eleven jurors have been secured in
the Fisk Stokes murder case.