The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-25

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bagneHAPTER: OF rAao1pENTs--TH RE,
|esnsULT oFpUsINa UNTAMEp sTEBps.
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I" We have thought all along slnes the
horse epidemic began to rage, that there
would be trouble from -hitohing up oxen
mcu11ba5s Z aud goats, l.who had never
been properly trained to this kind OF
! work, and pow we are called upon to
notice series of runaway accidents that
occurred yesterday, by which 'miiu1ch
fProperty was destroyed, and lives fen.
tdahgered. d2 I'VE hope hit will never be
t1our IdutyD to chronicle such horrible
chapter iqf destruction. dffstt!r uo;,.,,, ao,
The, first outbreak occurred at the
head of Franklin street yesterday morn
ing, about eight o'clock. 1t seems that
1'Mtl! Puihpjcrker," Que of the numerous
milk dealers 'WihoIsupply certainto tof our
Eeitizensr with. eolQring material, ,f2r their
coffee and toa, was coming from hi,
/ dairy with his hand carts filed with
milk cans, and (owing to the epih:ppic)
drawn by two sorrcl.headed hired hen,
one a young spirited fellow who had
not been worked in harness but three
! days, and the other an older beast with
wind gals on his head, and blind in the
off eye. Mr. Pumpjerker was pushing
behind, not dreaming Of danger, when
Just as tho team turned from Brook
tstreetton to Franklin, they caughtesisht
bot eeveral COWS, and not being familiar
with SUCH looking, animals, became .ar.
trlsted and started off down Franklin
street at. fearful rate of speed, with
their coat tails in that horizontal posi-.
ton neeessiry for the game Of ehtbaers,
and theirsoap locks Ayingin tho breeze.
The hand cart was upset near, the, cor
ner of Walnut "treet, but the now thor
ougghly' mad !ened team soon kicked
themselves loose from the wreck, and
with the tugs aappiug about the calves
tiofA their legs, fed out on the Pleasant
vile road, Whore they were stopped BY
saloon keeper who held a. couple OF
cocktails heiofc item. Mr. rumpjcrk
cr's loss was about SIX dollars, mostly
for tin:warc and wasted chalk.
4, swede man yIio was qtt4ch.d t, Il
r,d wheel barrow, willie tro,:ins 'd5wn
SffisiP STREE yye<tc,d day ifhdnah! b cane
frightened ut The feet e ,.oury man
'shot- was having his h,6ts h!uEs cd in
I 'ront oi the -American,IIutcl, aud before
the bystandcrs could step him ran away
at break-ueck speed towards Moro.
street. A man in front of the Parshall
House yelled, and threw club at the
frightened man, but 1t struck tile litter
in a'edifierentrsppt from that wliirR the
tirower intenhcd, ito ,his, :, and Ar only
accelerated the runaway's progress, and
ne broke into such gait that he broke
a gate near Spring and Perry street, and
left the wheel barrow awreGE On tn
top 'of j. K. White's sowing machine
| rooms. Az last accounts the frightened
lSwede bad not been captured, aud it is
| thought that he, has returned to his
native land .,
An old farmer came in town yester
day driving his two sons, who are about
ten hands highs with white spots on
their ,tfereheads, where their hats wear
the, dirt off, and hhched to light wa son
with FROST bitten pumkins, decayed pos
tatoes, stove wood and other luxurics
peculiar to this country. Both boys had
been carefully groomed' aud came
Egailaptly prancina into town, waen just
as they we're opposite the dry goods
store. Of W. II; Andrews, on Spring
street, several handsome young ladies'
came out of the store, and William, who
WIS on the F'nigh" side. became frighte
ned and began kicking which so alarm.
ed his companion that. he, too, sported
aud seizins the bits in their teeth, the
team started towards the post office, the
wagon striking against the ttlegHph
poles, awning posts and other obstrue-
ti>us, throwing the driver out and caus.
ing stove wood and vegetables to rain
upon the heads of the people on the
sidewalks in great profuson. a police
man tried to stop them at the corner Of
Washington street, but his noise and
gestures only irightened the team the