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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01


non has picked several bolls which bsxs
t'cetre iocks each. Some idea Of tba
produesiveness of the Prodigy Cotton,
as 1t is we'll called, may be derived EJm
the fact that one hundred stalks Of the
eight-lock produced sixty pounds Of
SEED cotton, which is equal TO six tlna.
sand pounds to the acre. Colonel Can.
"on' whose address is st. Stephens De-
pot Northeastern Railroad, has few
hundred of the seed of eight.lock cotton
which he will sell at one dollar a seed.
The seed of four lock and five.lock GOTTA.
raised on the same laud as .he eight locE
will be sold at twenty. i've cents y
seed
Is is difficult to realize tho revolution
III cotton planting which is now eoina
on With improved cultivation and !.
careful selection of seed the Weld TO thu
acre may be doubled and trebied. Cor.
tain it is that the CROWN. Of cotton I'M
South Carolina offers to the th y;fty ami
industrious farmer AZ immediate suppor.
and the prospect OF comfortable home
in the not distant future.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
The Red Nan.

Captain Jack, the Modoc Chief, whose
exploits have been duly chrouicled in
the News, has scared the opposing
troops. An offer of peaceful settlement
is profo sed by our authorities.
Scalp and tUmahawk will be his reply
and then backwards, eastward the tide
Of empire and emigration will tend
How sad
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01

'Y A Boston merchant writes 20 the
Iraceller of that city as follows:
"Apprcciating the fact, which to my
mind has been fully demonstrated, that
no building material now in use can
Withstand the intensity Of such fire as
We have lately ezperisnced cast about
70 ascertain which of the three kinds of
stone, marble, granite, CT freestone,
would best Withstand the combined effect
of heat and water. To this end, placed
pieces Of equal size of. each kind of
stone upon shovel and over a. black
smiths fire, heated them untilthe shov ell
was red hot. l then applied 10 the
stones small stream Of cold water.
The marble was the first to give way i.
cracked and crnmbled like SO much or
dinary lime. The ffoestone followed
Immediately, but it was some time be-
fore the granite manifested any signs Of
cracking. The result Of the experiment
was entirely in favor Of the granite.
shall rebuild my premises with solid
granite front | desire handsome front
with some ornamentation,. ONE that will
make my bulldog attractive, which
cannot get in brick, and dare not. have
in marble" .M
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
kiusstree Burned Down.

A terrific fire occurred in Kingstrec
on Monday morning OF this week, by
which more than half of the business
portion of the town was burned down.
The loss is estimated at some forty to
hity thousand dollars. 1t is supposed
to have been the work of an incendiary
This is another calamity calling for our
sympathy, anl another warang calling
for precaution.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
News in a Nutshell.
EDITOR AL MELANGE.

Fire Gcnd still fAgrans Resides the
fire in Kingstrce mentioned elsewhere,
there was great conaagration in Able.
VILE on Mouday evening Loss SIS,-
600.
y lso the National Theatre in Wash
inston, ID c., was burned on the same
day. The Imperial Hotel was damaged
by same fire to the amount of $50 900.
Mrs. Oates, the actress lost her ward
robe.
The track on the Port Royal Railroad
has been laid to within sixteen miles of
TIE Savanuah River. The bridge will
be completed in eight days. The whole
road will be in running ordar by tho 1st
of March
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01

qc9PATENTs GRANTED.-Among the re-
cent patents granted by the Patent Office
q as published in the Scientific American, i,
'is'a gin filing machine, invented by Lewis
Monroe Asbille, Ridgeville, S. c The
invention consists in providing the file
tholders Of a gin saw filing machine with
certain hinged plates, file plates, spring
plates and sides, whereby the whole
6peratiou of sharpening is made more
uniform, the necessary time curtailed
and the whole operation greatly facili-
'tated.
- The machine was on exhibition at the
'6tate fair last fall, and attracted very
general attention
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
Canason's- Prodigy Cotton.

Colonel W.. FF Cannon, of St. Ste.
phen's, has succeeded, by careful sele,
tion, in obtaining variety of cotton
which in productivene goes far beyond
any other variety of the staple of which
there is record.
In 1871 'T2 Colonel Cannon, noticed
in his field cotton boil with eight lock "a
twice the usual number. This boil was
raised from improved Dickson seed.
The ben gave sixty. four seeds, which
were carefully planted, but heavy rains
came on and only FIVE pl ,nts were raised
The bolls on these plants were mixed,
probably fourth having eight locks.
and the remainder only four aud five.
1t was remarked, however, that the bolls
; which had the smalex number Of locks
were far richer ard &c. g.c. chan the
bolls of ordinary cotton. The eight
lock bolls were GA rcfully picked aud
the seed planted. The cultivation was
imperfect, ana the cotton was, ouly wor.
ked eace: Yet Colonel .'annon has
made enough oSthe eight-Iock bolls to
furnish seed fora half or three.ouarters
of gu acre. Tho characteristics of tho
crop were the same as in the preceding
season. More than ona.fourth of the
cotton was of the eight lock variety, aud
the remainder was thicker and fuller
than fine varieties Of ordinary. cotton.
And the sisht-locE cotton 10 evidently
progressive, for this season Colonel Caa.
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apublic pasture, within two miles Of
the corporate limits fos the convenience
residents: also that plaeters shall furnish
pasturage for each adult male laborer
employed by him, and beSresponsible
for damage done by cnt;le owned by
his laborers. When horses aud other
sock stray into any field, road, lane, or
highway, and become injured the owner
shall not be entitled t9damages except
in cases of malicious mischief.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01


When is newspaper the sharpest {?
When it's filed.
The most likely thing to become a
WomanF Why, little girl
A San Francisco firm advertises for
skulls of deceased Indians.
Why do honest ducks dip their heads
under water? TO liquidate their little
bills. r.
Who was the straightest mau in the
Bible ? Joseph, for Pharaoh wanted
to make d ruler of him.
The Augusta Herald has for its motto
prominent line as follows: Two AL
mighty Dollars a Year"
1t is considered cool to take mans
hat with his name written in it, simply
because you want his autograph.
Which would you rather, that a lion
ate you or tiger 7 Why, you would
rather that the liSa ate the tiger of
course,
st Louis is rather proud of young
man who stole the Bibles from three
churches and sold them to get a Christ
mas bonnet for his poor old mother. ~
When new town is started on the
plains, Chicago drummsrs camp out and
wait for the now stores to. be completed,
to sellthe owners .; bill of goods.
There is only ono paper in Illinois
that did not thrill the world with tha
anneunccmentthat 1.-THE old year is dead"
and that one said, Tomorrow the old
year dies" g.. 81.
Another, in the delicato, pungent
Western style; "Ten million dollars is
the sum that s. M. Pike was unable to
take with him. We have not heard
whether any evidence of insanity exists
in the shape of will"
a. certain little ,damsel having been
aggravated beyond endurance BY her
brother pumped down upon her knees
and cried; $50 Lord bless my brother
Tom. He lies, he steals, he swears, all
boys do; us girls don't. Amen"
A gentleman lately entered a shop in
which books and various miscellaneous
articles were for sale and asked the shop
man if he had Goldsmith Greece. No
sasd he, but We have some spleudia hair
oil.
ca new use of paper is that OF sozming
ID into window-shutters, which asa said
to be fire proof. The paper pulp, while
vet ia-prcssed over a thin sheet, iron
plate, which gives body to the shutter,
while the OK erior from is obtained from
themould in which it is pressed.
"What is thai, children ?" asked
young pastor, exhibiting 20 his Sunday.
scheol magic lantern picture of poor
sinner clihging to the cross towering out
of stormy waves in mid ocean. "Robin.
SON Crusoe," wac the instant reply of a
little girl, usually. the dullcst scholar in
the school.
: U3qI
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
The Failure of tRs Cotton Tax
BILL

Bill
Il
In the House of Representatives of
Congress on MondayI resolution in
structlng the Committee of Ways apd
Means to report a I'LL to refund the
cotton tax was lost. The vote was rs to
1O5.
This is the first blSw this important
measure of simple ju$ice has received j..
we trust that 1t will lcome up in some
other way, and be Spressed through
during the present scssion of Congress.
On this subject the Washington
Chronicle says, "Thd development Of
the solid strength of Ehe movement for
refundiug the Gotten FAX has naturally
excited much reaia,T and comment
The entire unity cf the cotton States
has coml 'etelv "rsweted .hc objection
that tits simply a spccpf pfation in the hands
of lawyers and lobby Is. The weight
lest objection in the ew of the bill is
that large portion bf the claims for
rebate of tax is iu elhands of lawyers
10 this it is replied that three fourths
OF the claims before tile Court of Claims
and before Congress aro to day in the
hands of lawyers whS are prosecuting
them for contingent feSs-that is, for per
ceutage of the proceedin case of success
If the cotton tax claims are to be reiae.
ted on this ground, let tSall those other
claims be set aside at aIcc for the same
reason If these are not dismissed then
the claims for reiunli{g this tax ought
not TO be.
The fact that this clsim is n large enc
makes no difference. The aggregate of
those othsr claims which are being
prosecuted for continabpt fees is much
larger sum. If this his ls..se Of eoatin,
gent fees is wrong it cAa be broken down
by establishing rule against it, and
enforce the rnlc in every case. The
government must then provide and pay
attorneys for claimants who have not
re ady mouey with which to pay counsel
rs I1done in criminal cases. Until this
is done, say the friends Of this bill
the above argument has not feather's
weight against the refundiug Of the
tax.
But the amount is very large. To
this the advocates of the measure reply;
"TSe equay tot the amount of tie
claim is the point to be considered A
just debt is not the less just because it is
large" be United States has had the
use of this money from four to seven
years without interest. The claimants
propose to take in payment bonds which
give forty years more in which DO pay
IT. This surely gives the United States
more advantage than any iair minded
creditor could ask.
The constitutional argument viii give
rise probably to vigorous and interesting
debate. This: the friends of the bill
affirm, is exactly what they want, and
that they have no fear of the result.
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troller General to secure the regist ration
Of the State securities, and to ascertain
the amount and nature of the State
debt, and to report at the next session
$4,000 to be appropriated to the Incl
dental expenses IF the work.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
The Fence Law.

The bill TO repeal the present Sncc
law, which was iEtrodsced in the house
at an early day of the session, having
been unfavorably reported upon by the
Committee ou Agriculture, the measure
was virtually dropped.in' the Legislature
But public opinon has been expressed
in avor of the prop scd change, grand
juries III their reports have recommend
ed it, aud the question was ably treated
in the Governors Message, as was pub
lishe in the NEWS.
On Saturday last Mr.. JOSEPH t'rews
introduced an important bill to provide
for the keeping and pnsturage of stock,
which We thiuk comments itself to the
deliberate and favorable lie attention of our
Legislators.
The bill provides that if any horses,
mules, sheep, hogs, cattle or goats shall
break into any field of growing or un
gathered crops of grain, cotton or vege
table product, either for market or home
use, ID shah be lawful for the owner of
such field to seize such animals and keen
them in confinement until he shall have
notified, within twelve heurs, the owner
or his ageut II the owner is unknown :.
he shall advertise tho same in a County
newspa per, or post notice in three con-
spicuous places for one week. The
owner Cor his agenD Of the stock thus
impoun ded and adyertisad shall be he'd
bound to pay all damages sustained by
it. Ii the animals should not be claims
ed. the owner of the field will have a
right to sell them to pay the damages
In case of refusal to pay the damages
done, the owner Of the field may com.
plain to Trial Justice, who shall assess :,
collect and pay over the damages to the
injured party. In the second section Of
the bill, it is provided that all feuces OF
rails, boards, OF posts AMI rails, or of
any embankment of earth capped with
rails, or timber of any sort, aud close
and strongly made, shall be lawful
fence around his pasturage grounds, ex-
cept where some stream or deep water
course shall be boundary of such pas
turage lands, and shall be a. sufficient
fence. Any person is authorized to en-
close pastures, and to charge not exceed.
ing ono doEaa pen nanum for each head
of stock pasturod. therein. Penalties
are provided in the fourth section
against any person whv may let down,
or attempt to do SO, any pasture fence, or
open gate; with the vi.w to let animals
escape The fifth section snac's that
incor poratc cities and towns shall keep
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
General Assembly.

This body is trapsaciing its important
business in vigorous style Among i'm
portant measures introduced wo note
the following:
Mr.. Hope offered resolution Where.
as the subject Of the public printing of
the State is exciting an interest in the
public mind, aud among the issues Of
the various newspapers, as to the pro.
portion OF this patronage among the
partisan papers therefore,
Re>otccd, That it is the opinion of
tho Senate that the current and pcr
manent printing should be given to the
lowest bidder c"mpetent to do the work:
and that all other printing CT the State
should be distributed amnng the varoas
other papers without regard to party
Aud it is hereby requested of the C M
mttee on public printing to inform this
body whether they have entcred into
contract for tho current and public
printing, on what tcrus and between
whum s.Ide
or this proposition IN exchange p.r-
tlncntly queries, chow many Republican
papers would be included if the Legisla
-turc were under the eeatrel osl the
Democrats
a chill TO charter the Great Northern
aud Southern Rail way Compsny, has
been introduced, which has called forth
long and long opposition from some of
The State. press. While monorolies
should be strictly opposed and refused
by the Legislature, still the growing
necessities sof trade and travel should be
considered anl supplied Let rho
measure be subjected to tn. test, ..is it
for the good of the State" Let this
settle ;tr- tate :.
1t is reported that the whuEo Charles
ton delegation is to be presented in the
Court Of Sessions for bribery and cor
rnp,lon
Let it be Gbnc. Tho guilty should be
exposed and punished, the innocent
e1culpated and vindicated.
The ..enaating clause of the joint rsso
luton to ascertain tho amount ant value
of the State debt was stricken out, after
u debate which lasted three hours.
The following bills were approved and
signed by the Governor to day: Bill to
repeal Section l2, Chapter lO3 of the
Geusral Statutes bill 80 fx the time
for holding the April term of the
Supreme Court; Bill TO empower the
Supreme Court to frame Issues, and dir
ect the same to be tried in tho Circuit
Court joint resolution authorizing the
attorney geuesal 70 commence proceed
ings against the commissioners OF the
sinking stund bill to change the names
oS Alice aud Thomas Bright bill to
incorporate the National Zouaves of
Charleston bill to incorporate the Lin
coin Light Iufantry Of Charleston bill
to incorporate the Bowen Rihemen
Company of Charleston bill to iacor-
porate the Irisn Voluntee Rife Club of
Charleston bill to amend section 2
| chapter 20 Of the General Statutes
joint resolution to sreleve j. E. Deut.
former sheriff Of Riehland County, of
penalty on tax Gzssutiousi bill to
change the name Of Elnira McNary
Speers to Elmira McNary Richie bill
to incorporate the Palmetto State Rife
Club OF Charleston; bill to amend an
act to provide for the election of officers
of the incorporated cities and towns in
South Carolina.
Governors Moses bas approved the
followi 6 additional acts and joint reolb-
tions:
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 1872.
The Value Of Human Life.

| The highest duty Of law, and the first
principle of order is the pr otection of
human life The estimate of value put
upon life is the trucst index of the social
purity as well as the morality of state
One Of the saddest commentaries up
on the above truislns, as well as the sad
dest phase of the Gu rent history Of
this nation is the wanton disregard of
life in New York City, our great
National metropolis.
Crime there holds high carnival, az d
in the reeking revelry, murder is
the Pleasing theme of interest, and tie
human butcher is hero The blo.dy
catalogue swells in bulk, daily and
furnishes evcEy variety of Fascinating.
horror. The newspapers, rejecting the
events of life, tell the thrilling detail,
OF death, and are filed with scenes of
tragedy, which hive become tho daily
bread Of the mental demand for readin,
matter aud news. Accustomed to
butchering, blood, passion aud murder.
the public mind is 50 diseasel and
morbidly detcreoratcd a, to allSs ,ss look
for aud expect the regular unota of
hosror.
To seek for the cause OF this is no
difficult task. The problem is easily
solved
So heroic become the mu,drrcrs, such
ol jrcts Of admiration and envy, and so
gl"riously acquitted or pardoncd hat
premium is put upon crime, and the
young man in Now York who ia any
wise controls his brutal and n,urderous
passions is deemed the vcrie~t of towards.
To kill man is to become hero, is
the practical result Of all this, and the
mod ern udage that killing is no mur
der has become the rule Of social con-
!uct and the law of the State.
Murder while not the ,bascst is the
highest aud worse crime of humanity,
and should be most pcrcmp toliy pun.
ished.
The easy escape Of the murderer and
his glorification is the fruitful cause or
the terrific incrcasc Of this crime in
New York.
But there seems to be reaction at
last. The miud hungry for horror, is
satisfied, aud the reign of terror seems
to be at its own Legitimate end.
I Stokes, in his murderer's ceH be8t.ias u
he alarmed, aud il is said that howl of
rage arises from the score of murderers
IN the Gonbs> evenS, time fresh muE,
der il announced. Each criminal feels
that his own prospect Of escape is lessen
ed by each additional deed OF butchery.
A reporter gives partial list US follows
"The more conspicuous residents of
tho celebrated "Aurderers' row in the
Tombs at preseut are Stokes, the slayer
Of Colonel Fisk Foster, the car hook
murderer; Scaunel, the politician W no
shot Aonohue Bleakley, who killed his
niece, Maud Merrill, because she would
not abandon a life ofshame King, who
shot O'Neill, in,Rine street Slsarkey,
who murdered his friend Dunn. from
mere drunken wantonnness, .saud Sim.
mons, the gambler, who butchered his
business rival on the sidewalk in Cedar
street. There are other murderers.
chiefly laboring men, in the Tumbs, but
they belong TO the smal-fry, aud being
unable to adqrR their cells with pictures,
lounges and soft carpets, arc unworthy
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01
A New Paper in Charleston.

A new paper has put in an appearance
In Charleston. 1t is entitled The Duiv
Evening Bulletin, aud very readable,
pleasant fresh face docs it bear. We
welcome its adreut to the table of our
exchanges.
, 1873-08-17
FOREVER.

So this Ia Tho end Of It nl-o1 the 1oyo fondy
deenu
Would prove aweot fruitiou Of the priceless thing 1t
geatn'd?
Only walk in tho starllght,-a stroll by tho moonlit
rlver,-
An angry word,-a low "aood-night," =" TINT meant
"t'ood-by forever"
"dood-nght!" !" Your pale lips ocho'd tho cold words
of my OWL:
A chilling clasp Of your fingers, aud I stood thoro
aono;
Asone by the tr5ating willow,-aiono With my broken
dFeam,-
Alone with tho ghost Of Quad love, In tho moon.
lights rA1lid gleam.
Only word; but twas spoken in moment Of jca1oua
ran,-
worl TINT endod Loves romance and left on ita
mem'ry stan
Only walk IN the silanco-a stroll By tho sleeping
rlv1r,-
An angry word,-a low "0ood-night;" but 1t meant
"Gool-1y Jtrerer."
OWEN II. WILSON, in.
HCorTA0E uosIC,n Chicago,
, 1873-08-17
Vienna q Dpu'a Paradise

Correspondence ef tho Ealtinsors american.
Whilst tho largo dogs IN Austria aro made to
ways, tho litto follows arc taken to the boson1s
Of tho latseB md trented as Il they werc verita-
bic angels. It il not uncommon whom travelling
to soc almost every lady with dog In hor arms,
In travelling with tho mistress Ia to tako caro- or
tho dog, a1ld aoo that llo llas water md food On
the route. The doctors tell many amusing anec.
dotes Of having beon called up ut midnight aud
poodle that bud boen oyerfod in the effort to kill
them with kindness. They could uale hcarior
chargeH with theaBauranco Of prompt pay in Buch
casea than II tho patient had been . child Or I.
DO tho acntimont Of tbeso laaios, md gu one oc-
casiou We saw fine dressod lady who had hcr do,
iu hor arms tako of Aor gloves whilst standing.
in tho depot, and diligently pursuo and Aill
among tho floeco Of 1lor fayoritc.. It is quito
common to 400 them lod tondorly along With
ribbons and in somo cases to sec gold cha;n
attachcd to lady's belt, and at tho othor end n
kor arms. Signs in tho shop wlndows tell you
that !" dog soup Is sold hero, :" and that various
patont compounds tint will induce canine health
md longevity arc Oh aale. A. lady walking III
eny OF tho public Eroun'a without 9 dog ~ siro
dIyiduals WHO vii draw out Of thoir peeEeta
pups which thoy ofror for nalo. Tho offering
tor Halo Of anything in, the p9bio
grounds being prohibited, they II tllis Keep taom
of life mother trusts hor childron to servants
and royernoBgoH, but hor poodle dog sle kcopa
under her own oyo, ni,d screa1n from the nur-
sorry might pnss unhooaod, but yelp from tho
draSwing,rooln dS or bondolr would startlo madnna
from tllo soundest sleep. or course, these EMO
exceptional cases, but 1t incMdca 1noAt Of those
| who aspiro to fashionable llfo. No see dogs
oaroasod much moro tllan children NC, and their
comfort studied with Jealous caro-.
Goiiiob schccrcr's Little sot1c.
Thoro is MI anocaoto Of Gotlob schoeror, vho,
twelve yours ago, was an active Philadelphia pull
iticiau, aud Vics-prosident Dallas which hsh
only Just got into priat. Some 20 yoarp sso Mr,
| Dallas WAS counsel In oase i'll pAi!atlephla, Mnd
Mr. Bohooror waa called in aa 'sitnoa6. Tho
| following questions were put BY Mr.. Dal!aa:
"Mr scheerer, wero you in Harrisburg last
Lunt Juuo did you cay, alr Dal1as2"
"Yes, last Juno; dont repeat my question:
Iftor somo minutes OF study the answer camo:
"No. Mr. Dallas. waH NOT III Harrisburg lust
June!" ,,
1lc roaeetod aSain ad Slowly sa!i, ~, NO. mr.
"Woro you there III AuEubt, Mr. bc1ooror r.
Tho wltuasa again mcditatod, md sud. "No.
slr. Dalas, waa not there In Ansnst'"
"Woro yuu thoro IN sertoMbor!"
| Horo Iii. BeIlonror rolootod lonyor than bnforcu
aud rapliod: "No, Mr: Dallas, wns not in flar'
MI? Mr. Dallas became tired of thla barron result,
and, raslng Ills voice, aald:
M: seesFsrI VI! ys2'"' to'l tho Court when
@Mir. IT, paIlas," said Slr. aohooror. II no7or was
Tho Court, tho u,,t!!once, md 0osllob achee
enioycd tho ]oke, hit hir. pAins dilnot heartily
pagtako Of tAq mosgiWont qgeAtea