Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-12-11
BreVities,

OBSERVER dastiF ifIis5 y.,,fs4 ~ n
Brevities.
Cotton steadily advanced during The
past week. I5i47i =.
Greenville complains Of a sickly time
among its inhabitants, and very dull All.
fairs in business.
"A crowd of boys in Camden who had
indulged in whiskey, went for each other
with knives and pistols. Where were
the parents.
T. Honest John" Patterson is being
shown up in his true light by brother
chip in Columbia. The old story rogue,
rogue, rogue. Il ,.....,,...
The impression that General Assembly
would allow the State tax to be paid in
two instalments IS mistake. All or
none. III - r@4sg,.sy;. .,e..
The LIST regimento of national, guards
(eolored) )>haye offered to go to Cuba in
case of flight. Will Col. Moses % /; We
hh9ope sopto haul down the, flag of the
Moro. il,
John Bull siroaring about the Virgin.
ius massacre. Whatever ar7apth are the rigi,ts Ii
ofSpain asa belligsrant; it twas q dast.
ardly act ito shoot her prisoners Yithout
q proper trial. .-s..' q
MIR. Jsnks of Camden while drunk,
started for tiie s;o,iiresis. lie thought he
l5as( 6.g q lllslstgl.s 81 4 4. !. S
and broke his leg.
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The closing Of the Citizens Savings
bank and its branches, is according to
the best light, n premeditated scheme to
make apile of money. Depositors are
warned against any reports efeoting the
of the bank.
The Edgefeld Advertiser; thinks the
spresent code, and practice, and manner
of doing things, must be very disgusting
and annoying to gentlemen.4 1t is neigh
Dor, horriblyso!, With such judges, inries.
and law, it IS q stencil in the iiostrils Of
decency. ii iaIeo a 2iap ,ffi4s'3fl goi;
A negro man who was fool enough and
low enough to take white woman for a
wife was tried before an Indiana jury for
the offence Of miscegenation, and SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment and q
fine of $1,000. The she brute escaped
punishment.
The Camden Journal informs us of the
completion ola tasty monument, to the
memory of that "good man" departed the
Rt Rev. Thos. +. Davis ID. d., of the
Diocese of South Carolina Here is one
whose epitaph is in his holy walk, the
stone is less enduring than his example.
Sometime since Kellogg's radical
governor Of louisiana negro police, near
Colfax La, surrounded the house of Mrs.
Lacour, and fired a volley of musketry
in at the windows. In the house were
Mrs. L--her lovely daughter aged IL /,
two SONS, and an infant. The sons escap-
ed to q negro house near by, as it was
evident they were the objects of search.
The devils then entered the house, and
outraged Miss Lacour in the presence of
her'mother. The young lady died from
her injuries. On the, Sunday following
some friendly negroes brought in two Of
the perpetrators, they were turned over
to the Sheriff, but the citizens promptly
took and shot them. Before being shot
they Informed on NINE others. On Mon
day two more of the gang were killed by
a Mr.. Wells. Another was hung at
Rapides the same day. The citizens arc
resolved to destroy every one ofthe party
concerned. Many of the negroes are
assisting to catch, them, and the country
is in confusion on account of Kellogg's
militia threatning to revenge the deati
of their fellows. ,,,-
| THE Woe OF THE AGE.-The Rev
DR.. Holland, who was for some time tn,
pastor of Trinity Church, Madison Ave
nue., Baltimore, is now in st. Louis, Mo
A Sunday or two since, this gentleman
L 4 IL