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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
How A Boston Reporter Lost His
Situation.

1t is said that in moment OF tempor-
ary insanity Boston city editor assign.
ed horse racing, baseball and aquatic
reporter to report, in halfa column, the
Sunday services at the church Of q
sensational preacher. This is the re-
port he published, and for which he
was discharged.
"The house met at 1890 a. m Prayer
ty the chaplain. The first race was
between the chaplain and the singers, it
being pretty even match the two frst
heats; but the singers got the best of
the last three heats, and came ia on the
amen two full lengths ahead, winning
the last three heats aud the race. Time
GOA. Petitions were then presented for
forgiveness and other matters, and
notice was given of special assignment
during the coming week for various OBJ
jects. The singers then sailed up to the
judges stand, and after getting into
position sailed away on the course with
all canvass set and spanking breeze
from the organ, which drove them along
in fine style. The top rugged yacht
flying the blue pennaut was we'll ahead
at the stake, and came home ahead Of
all the feet. The speaker then took the
Aoor, anpounced his intention to ask
that the resolution Of censure that had
been heaped upon Annanias should be
rcsciuded, and proceeded to read the
records OF the case, from which it ap-
pears that Annanias had sold his house
and had not given all the price to the
church. The speaker then went on to
say that no reason appeared On ths re-
cords tor AnnaniaB to give any, and
much less all, Of his property to the
church, and tl,at he questioned IT any of
those before him would do any more
than Anuanias had in the same place.
lie then went on to show that Annanias
had obcycd his wife in the MIA. ter, and
expressed the belief that few of those
before him could say as much for them.
selves. After further arguments Of a
similar character he moved that the
character of Anaanias be aud the same
is hereby declared IA by the members of
the house"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
Girls.

Girls are marvels of beauty and
wonderfully made. Though fashioned
by the hands of the Creator they are
shaped by the dressmakers and
milliuers. 1t takes exactly two hundred
aud eleven pounds of flesh and blood
thirty two yards of dress material,
ninety seven yards Of yellow ribbon,
twelve pounds of cotton, twenty four
copies q the Coach, sixteen feet OF
horse hair, thirty three ounces OF -four,
two boxes of red paint, and bottle of
night blooming seriousness to prepare
the average Rocky mountain girl for
church. They know less in an hour,
and can tell more in minute than any
other pers0n on earth. Their Stroag
suit is to make trouble and bustlss, and
the proficiency they have acquired is the
conundrum Of the age In game Of talk
they invariably hold the right boyer or
take tine ace with the king. They are
totally ignorant of the rules of civilized
warfare, and never let up when they
get fellow down. 4 gifl can look
pretty and ugly. happy and sorrovful,
hot aud cold, sweot aud sour, sentiment.
al and dissustcd in ten seconds, aud the
only place in the world where tho boys
have the best of them is in sitting up Of
nights. Yet with all their faults We
love them still, anl few more of our
photographs may be bad by addressing
the Driver aud iuel nsiDg ffty cents.
Marriage proposals. must be prepaid =
We (LGi) Coach.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1878.

kinsman of the bride, who sends the
platter from the window, takes good
care that the omen is satisfactory. In
some parts Of Lancashire and Cumber-
land it is customary to put a ring
amongst the ingredients of the cake, and
to invite the guests in turn 10 cut slice.
The person who holds the knife when
it comes upon the hidden ring is deemed
to be sure of happiness for at least
twelve months.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
Legal Miscellany.

The N. Y. Court of Appeals have
decided that an order denying motion
to set aside summons and complaint
because the notice is not under the
right subdivision Of Sec. l52 Of the
Code where the complaint was served
with the summons does not affect a sub
s.sntial right and is ne. aPpeslable,
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in
q late case, held that an order setting
aside service Of the complaint -(on the
ground that the copy served was illegi-
BILE and allowing plaintiff to make service
thereof within twenty days on terms was
not appealable.
The Supreme Court of Illinois have
decided thst checks payable at future
day are entitled to tho usual days Of
grace.
Georgia has repealed all her laws re.
lating to usury.
In iSs1er+gR Us. Lahe,.s, the U. S.
Supreme Court have decided that the
estate of deceased surety was discharg
ed from the payment of the obligation
in controversy on the principle that, if
one OF two joint obligors die. the debt is
e1tinguished against his representatives;
Opinion By DavisJ;
The Supreme Court of Indiana hold
that neither the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the Unite / States
nor the Civil Rights bill passed by
Congress has impai!e I OF s5rc gated the L. W
OF that State on the suhjee. Of the mar /.
riage of whites and negroes.
Such union between members uf the
different races is criminal offense BY
the statutes Of that State.
= Massachusetts, attorney acting for
another man, recently actnowledse sed a
deed before himself as Justice of the
Peace. How did he like his persona
appearance?"
They tell story ofa membs, of a
certain high toned fraternity known ont
w'st az "shell bark lawyers" This
members client vas up on two small
frivolous charges" US sh ell
bark called thcm-( forging a note aud
stealing horse.)
Shell bark didn't like the lo,ks of th e
jury 40 he prepT Ted an Affidavit for
continuance, setting forth tn, absence of
n material witness.
He read it in whisper to eIe prison
er who, shaking his head, s,id, esquire
[ can't swear to that dokymsnt." ""Why?
"Bekase it hain't true" Shell bark
grew red in the face and then explo.
ded loud enough to be heard throughout
the room-"what forge q npte aud
steal horse and cant svelr 70 lie ::
hang such al internal fool" aud of he
went leaving che conscientious ons to
his fatc--hdst6oro Times.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
Nsdding Cake.

They have notable ways of dealing
with wedding cake in England. Iu
Yorkshire, wlsn an Eart Riding bride
is on the point of GrossinS her fathers
threshold alter t"tnrnins from church
a plate contaiuhs few square pieces o.:
cake is brown from an opOn window of
the house, for Pc purpose of learning
whether she W be happy or wrotched
wife. Itthe Fate, on reaching the
ground breaks she will not escape in.
jury. Il is ncca less to say that the near
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07

Professor Hyatt delivered lecture
on mercury in Vienna, recently, when he
exhibited the leg bone OF man whose
death had undoubtedly been hastened
by mercury. o. styikipg the bone
heavily upon the table, ont fell thousands
OF little glittsripg globulcs efmercury-
bright metallic Wercpry-which rolled
about upon the black surface before him,
collecting here and there into drops.
This mercury had been absorbed during
iile, undermined the mans system aud
proved fatal to him.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07

a fine of sl5 and two weeks imprison
ment was the sentence lately passed by
a London magistrate upon wretch who
pricked out the eyes Of chafinch to
Improve its song. lie boasted of having
treated forty birds iu the same manuer
in one day. A little of the lash would
have improved his song aud probably
made him change his tune" too.
Newbnrn is nothing now If not
musical.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07

A stranger, a young man from the
country, after having gaz at the ban
anas at tho enting house iu railway sta
ton, wanted to know what "then ar
sweet potatoes were wuth," aud why so
much pains was taken to "slriug IN :"
lie couldn't see that he was wrong when
he crowd laughed
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07

u
Charles Martcl and plains of Poictiers;
and he is listening for the first iutima
tion of his death, that he may honor
his memory by putting Grape ON the
standards oc the Ottoman Empire.
The Gar of Russia, it is stated, hated
Plus TX with bitter hatred, and he
is impatient to be informed that the
Pontif has breathed his last.
Victoria, Protestant Queen of great
Protestant nation, whose first kings are
saints in the Roman calendar, has her
tender ears open for the sad news that
the Holy Father is dead She congrat-
ulated him on che day he was fifty years
priest, she congratulated him on the
day he was twenty five years Pope;
when she learns he has expired, she will
give to his name and to his vir
tues, and to the great office he has so
long filed, the coed, private homage Of
her heart
Finally, all the churches feel tho most
Intense interest in this death bed -
Around it, it is easy and just for i'm
agination to conceive clustered all the
great leaders Of the Protestant forms of
faith, anxious with the conjecture an d
ready to seize the hope that with Pic
NoGo the scarlet woman of the Apoca
lypse" may die and give up her soul for
ever. But in particular position, and
with pre- eminent right and though last
in the enumeration yet the most natural
In 1t, aroGnd this memorable death bed
stands the whole Roman fold, 100000,
600 in number. Never was sorcreign
Pontiff SO loved by Catholics as Plus IN
lie was and he is to them no self made
cleric, but the very vic,r of God; grand
to look at; most noble in his disposition
an angel in every virtue; second priu &C
OF the apos Ties in all respects; the most
outraged OF all holy men, and the idol of
their hearts snd undcrstaudings;-
Whether the Catholic Gai,h :s true 9.
not true, this is the way the Catholic
people of ull the carti, have osutssL.
their fondness on Plus *; and sore are
they within at learning that his long
reign ever chem is at last at its end; aud
when they shall read that he is no more,
copious will be the tears that will flow
from their eyes, broken will be the sobs
with which they will pronounce his
name. and ardent will be the prayers
that will penetrate tn c clouds for the
sanctiti cation Of his spirit. 1t is n splen-
did tribute to illustrious worth. Far be
it from all TO give it a wanton in
suit.
These facts give an idea ofthc inter.
est that is concentrated on the sick eouc h
or the death bed of Plus IN.
But there in one watcher of this death
bed who is entitled to special considc
tion, II is the King of Italy He has
'ong wished for the death of the pope;
for the Pope kept him long out of Rome
on which he set his heart, and now that
he has Rome he is filed with uneasincss
while the Pope lives. Well may he
wish that the medieval prophet of Ar.
magh, or whoever wrote in the asectic
Metropolaan's name, issued true pro.
phecy when he made the Pope of the
"Cru1 de Cr"ce" designation the last Of
the sovereign Pontiffs.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07

Some one says that the lion and tho
lamb may lie down together III this
world, but whep tue lion gets up it will
be hard work to 6ud the lamb.
A New Jersey tobaccopist, with
commendablc frankness, advertiscs; "I
shall continue to keep on hand imported
cigars Of my own manufacture
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11
STATE NEWS.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The lewiston Journal says Monday morning,
Arthur Beanger, Frenchman, from Islet
Canada, was accidentally killed while at work
on an excavation on the railroad in Auburn
He was examining culvert, when teams drove
on, and about five feet of earth fell upon him.
Mr.. B. was about thirty years of age and leaves
a widow.
About 1905 feet of Turner Center bridge over
the Androscoggin river, fell in, Saturday, on ac-
count of the weight of snow; as we learn from
the Journal.
The Journal says the snow drifts on upper
Main streee, Lewiston, are so high that all of
the houses, save the chimney tops, are conce al
ed on the streets behind them.
The Lewiston Journal tells the following
story: At one of the judicial tribunals in this
county, not long since, a case OF some import
ance was being heard, but it had been protract-
ed bevopd all reason, and the judge overcome
by the sweet oblivion of Morpheus, sat with
eyes closed, evidently comfortably wrapt IN
siumber. The lawyer, who was arguing the
case, was considerably nettled by the circum-
stances, and having reached very Important
part of his argument, raised his voice to high
kew and said 'I desire to call your attention,
may it please Your Honor, to an important point
in this case A heavy breathing, a sonorous
snore, were the only judicial response. The
LAWYER approached nearer the Court and rais-
his remark: sNIay it please the Court desire
10 call vour Honors attention to an important
noint in this case" The judge aroused him
self, rubbed his eyes, and before he had them
open cried out: 'Wife, wife, isn't Utmost break
fast time?" The judge speedily awoke to the
reality that instead of being in his nest at home
he was presiding over case of great magni-
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11

THE very remarkable success of the expert
ment of electipg woman as City Physician
of Springfield Mass, attracts much attention
in the journals. 1t is agreed on all hands
that she is faithful, efficient and capable Of
hcer, and she has introduced many reforms in
small matters connected with her Office show
ing considerable saving of expense to the
city as compared with the administration of
her male predecessors, who may have been
equally capable but were not so careful and
painstaking. The medical profession seems
to receive many more accessions of female
practitioners than the legal, probably because
its duties are not Of SO public nature. 1t is
undoubtedly difficult task for these pioneers
of their sex to acquire standing in their
chosen profession and requires much patience
and persistence, well supported by careful
study, tact and ability. Almost every consid-
cradle town in this country now has has one
or more woman physicians, and in many in
stances they are achieving, as at Springfield,
distinguished success. We have here at least
one woman, Mrs. Bucknell-the widow of a
physician-with whom medicine has been the
study of a lifetime, who has love and enthu-
siam for her profession, and who is quietly and
modestly winning business by deserving it.
We think such cases should receive encour-
agement and helping hand should be ex-
tended to every woman who is honestly and
fairly trying to enlarge the sphere of use
fulness of the sex in any honorable and re-
spectacle calling.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11
n,hn Cnod Ct Valentine.

The lnractice of observing st. valentine
dav in tbe olden fashion is not by any means
ohsolata as will he seen from the following ac-
count of the extent to Whlch provision Is
,,odo hv the caterers to the public demands
!, tbis direction 1t is difficult to imagine
who're the 'Wallentines," as Mr.. Samuel
Weller would call them, all go to, but we NAV
conjecture that there is still many a sighing
swain and oyesick maid who takes advantage
of the custom of the season to reveal the live
ly papitations of the loving heart. The quo
taelons Oh the valentine market show demand
for ''tenderer'' article than has prevailed
for several years past and the comic ard satir-
ical missive, though still used, is in less re-
quest. Whether this be an indication of gen.
eral softening ofheart or of brain is debata-
BILE question which we shall not attempt to
solve. Here is what New York paper says,
speaking of the ''spoony" style:
One house in this city has disposed OF p
100000 of this style of valentine, the price
being seventy-fve cents per gross by whole
sale. The custom of selling valentines on
commission is being discarded, and "cash on
lv" is now accepted. This is great ad-
vantage both to the dealer and manufacturer,
and will tend, indirectly, to the compete re-
establishment Of the custom OF sendlhS val
entines. When sold by commission, the
dealer returns those not disposed OF TO the
manufacturer. who, in all probability, sends
him the same valentine the next year; where
as.w when selling by cash, the manufacturer is
constantly stimulated to fresh endeayors
and the article, it is claimed, grows better
year after year. This naturally has its effect
upon the public, over whom novelty is ali
powerful, and the custom stands much bet-
ter chance OF being perpetuated. While the
prices OF valentines purchased generally
range from nve cents to five dollars, the very
ardent lover may expend his devotion on one
costing as much as fifty dollars. The miracles
OF dainty gliding and cunning lacework which
are now being exhibited are calculated to
strike terror to the hearts of the economical
NO costly bonbonniers which can at least
serve the purpose of holding sweetmeets,
and even more substantial things, in
case OF an emergency, can outdazzle
these utterly useless articles which
are so crammed with lace and artificial flow
ers and emblazoned poetry as to be utterly
unable to hold anything. While these arti-
cles are mostly of domestic manufacture, the
material is imported. This adds q pleasing
interest to the gift, and considerable item
t the price. The season lasts from Februa-
ry 1st to the Goth, but orders are frequently
taken as early as September, and the large
houses send out canvassers to take orders
months before hand. The people who pay
the highest price for these articles are the
southerners, who cling to old customs far
more persistently than inhabitants of the
north. The trade has opened briskly this
year in all quarters, and the prospect for
"full CROP through the mails is enough to
discourage the postmen, whose coming will
be awaited with anxiety on the 14th in
slant.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11
ga Relic of Barharism :"

A duel is reported to have taken place in
Panama some time since between two enter
prising citizens of that place, the details of
which, though not in all respects in harmo-
ny with the code, are at least illustrative of
the gallantry of the old stock. Commodore
Garrison, wealthy banker of the place,
came in collision with Captain Turner on a
certain occasion, and angry words ensuing,
the steel of the Commodore became tempered
to the flint of the Captain, and pistols were
named without moments hesitation. Des-
pite the attempted mediation of mutual
friends and the eager pleadings of their fami-
lies, the two gentleman repaired to the az
pointed ground. On arriving at the spot it
was found that that Garrison had a navy re-
volver and Turner Derringer, and in order
to settle this point of difference they proceed
cd to cut for the choice of weapons. Turner
won the navy and Garrison the Derringer.
and after arranging the preliminafies they
took their stand three feet apart, and prepar-
ed for the deadly conflict The duel had been
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11

THE impression which quite generally pre-
walls that the abolition of the franking priv
ilege takes with it the free exchange of news
papers seems, on examining, the act, to be
gIoundless. A proposition to require pay
ment of postage on exchange papers was pre-
sented at the last session but failed of a pas
sage. The act respecting the franking privi-
lege is as follows:
Belt enacted, etc., That the franktng
privilege be, and the same is hereby abolish
ed, from and after the first of july. A. D.
1878, and that thenceforth all official ccrres-
pondence of whatever nature, and other
mailable matter. sent from or addressed to
any officer of the government or person now
authorized to frank such matter, shall be
chargeable with the same rates of postage as
may be lawfully imposed upon like matter
'en. oy or addressed to other persons.
Inns does not repeal the act of last session
mn,ch provides that the following matter
shall go free in the mails:
Newspapers, Periodicals and
ciprocally interchanged betwaor, a re-
and not exceeding sixteen meeh o,'. ptphsners,
t 70 ne c1nnnea 10 aslngle copy of each pubiica,
t,i t,vI' MeGhiy papers, one copy to each ac-
tual SUBSCRIBER within the county wbaro ~
same is printed and published: bnt Mneae e tne
shall not be required to Distribute a' o carriers
pers unless postage is paid upon them ea ~ pa
usual rates. ~ 'no
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-11


tude, when he apologzed and said he was apt
to be little distracted when engaged IN deep
Thought ~
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Sunrise says man near Grand fails
froze to death about two weeks since, Whlle IN
a state of intoxication.
The Sunrise says Welair Burgoyne OF st. Ba-
sill Madawaska, while engaged i'll telling trees
for rift. had one bounce from the stump which
cauoht and confined him between that and an
other tree, breaking his leg in two places and
terribly CLING his thigh. He died in few
hours.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Oldtown was visited with violent snow storm
Sunday afternoon. The storm extended With
in two miles of Bangor.
Lysander Strickland. Esq, has been reelected
by the City Council of Bangor as CITY Director
OF the Maine Central Railroad
AT row in Glenburn last Friday evening
man named Sherburne belonging in Hudson,
ana John' Furbush of Bradford, were badly
Deaten, the former being unable to leave the
mouse. John Barleycorn originated the trou-
ble
Stephen Danforth Esq, venerable and we'll
known citizen of Lagrange, died on Saturday
morning at the advanced age of so years. He
wat highly respected by his neighbors and nu-
merous circle of acquaintances.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The store of G. NJ. Porter & Son, of Calais,
was broken into on Monday night last, and
about $125 worth of goods stolen the~efrom.-
The burglars got into the store by breaking out
nearly the whole of one of the windows.
The Bowdoin Association of the East, CON
sisting of graduates of Bowdoin College resi-
dent in Calais and vicinity, held their annual
reunion last Thursday evening at the Interna-
tional Hotel in Calais. Thirteen members of
the Association were present. DIR. c. G. Por-
ter presided. After the transaction of some
minor matters Of business, the Association
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Hon. f. A. Pike Vice Pres
idents, DR. G. E. Swan and DR.. w. III. Todd:
Secretary G. +. Granger; Treasurer, Chas. A.
Boardman; Elk. Committee, c. b. Rounds, G.
A. Boardman and L. G. Downes.
Mr. Octavius Watts of Jonesboro English
mans River) had the misfortune recently to
break his leg while at work in the woods on the
Machias river He was hauling stick OF wood
for the camp fire. 1t became wedged between
two trees, with heavy strain of the forward
end, when the hook of the chain came out, and
the stick spraDg back, striking Mr. Watts on
the leg and breaking it. This was done Satur-
day, and it was not until the next Wednesday
that it could be set
YORK COUNTY.
The rooms of the York Institute, at Saco, are
opened to thr public to-day.
The testing of the railroad bridges on the
Boston & Maine extension over the Saco river
took place yesterday. The result was satisfac-
tory