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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

"Dry Drought "-Nnt ouly are our
town folk complsiuin: Of the sitting
dust that invadcs everywhere and aettle,
upon everything, and which is very
unpleasant incident of the long spell OF
dry weather that we nre experiencing
bat OUT far'ucrs are seriously con ,erned,
aud are very arprchcnsiyc OF the effects
Of ih= long 'irouth upon the youas crop
Tho corn, wy they, is dying out, par
ticula!Ny whore it has been heavily
manurod, aud the cotto, beds are lite
rally heaps Of dry ashes. Gardens are
parched up, and general rctardation
il not serious injury to the agricultural
interest will be the result
The warm weather had matured the
fruit prema,urcly, whom the severe frost
Of st week nippcd it's budding growth.
So that there is reason to fear short
fruit season. ut We predict COOL
showers in day or two, whicI, viii q"
far toward. relieving the want.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

Domestic AsricHlinre.-Does .he
rrdsr of the Patrons OF HusJ"niry"
inclulc women?
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

What Lux "-E Fzeki. has NIL
assortment Of improved aud ornamental
isnls. Call aud SEE.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26
"Fairch bite rite PARTLY

Whats in a name? Nj. Rose is the
head of the floral, aud MIR. Logermsn ia
rt the Shutzcufest.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26
IMrorrEKs, nAxrrAcrUpsn. AsD Jo1Bprs

IMPORTERS, HAHrTAcruRsRs ASD JoBBuns
Bonnet, Trimming. Neck and Sash BIB.
bons, Velvet Ribbons, Neck Ties, Bonnet
Silks, SatiRss yelvets and Craper, Flowers,
Feathers. Ornaments, Frames. &e., Straw
Donnets and Ladies and Children's Hats,
trim med and untrimmed. And in connect
ing .Warsroems White Gsoda, Liasns, Eu.-
broidsries. Laees. Nets Cellars, setts,
Handkerchiefs, Yelling. Head Nets, Se., 40
Nos. 2s7 and 24o Baltimore Street, Balti-
more Nd
These goods are manufactured hy us or
bought Ter Cash directly from tho Eurepeaa
sad American Manufacturers, sabraciaR
all tlte latest novelties, uneqnalled in uarie-
ty end oheapRess in any market
Ordors allied with care rrem ptu sss and
despatch
mar lst A,
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COurt-ly.

CO,lrt-ly.
On May day evening courtly scene
Nillb presented in the ELLlo HALL;
on the 6rst Monday in My proceedings
as court ly will be mmeaced. Suits
will 10 heard on both occasious: and
maiden speeches.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

Tho shade under the awning of Measrs
Patrick 4 Co., Is refreshing.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

The shingles manufactured at the
factory on the EIisto, are much ad
mirsd.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26

"Whollba queen Of the May. maid ms.
who'll be yucca of the May" Il la
Tsl.syso4. ~. ~.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26
TO g A T..
SATURDAY, APRIL &c, 1879

Orange Blossoms.
Dfy.aa.dast.
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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-26
l'hc Sunrral uf Lawrence ID.
Clark.

A GENERAL rEtrrTE OF RESPECT.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
THE PAPFR-PdiFNT CASE.

A proposed amendment to the Patent laws,
now before Congress, contains the following
clause:
And no extension granted prior TO the passage Of this
act shall be held invalid by OF the fact that the
certificate of extension not annexed before the
praton Of such patent"
This paragraph attracted no attention at
first, and it was not until the amendment had
passed its second reading that its true intent
was discovered. The only patent that would
be renewed by it was then ascertained TO be
the French Meller patent for making paper
out of straw, by the use of alkalies,-a process
now extensively employed in the manufacture
of printing papers. The patent belongs to the
American Wood Paper Company. Its history
is unsavOry. 1t was always of doubtful valid
ity-that is to say, its owners claimed that it
covered an extensive debatable ground-and
probably it might have been defeated if man
ufacturers had been bold enough to fight it in
the courts. 1t expired, however, In 1868. The
Commissioner of Patents at that time was
urged to renew it, but refused. The day after
he went out of Office renewal was signed by
his deputy; but the courts ruled that an ex-
tension obtained under such circumstances was
worthless. lest April the Company attempted
to get special bill through Congress to revive
it; but the scheme was exposed, and exposure
killed it.
1t is estimated that the renewal of this OBJ
jectionable patent now would add about one
cent a pound to the cost of nearly all the
printing paper used by newspapers through
out the United States, and result in an i'm
mense fortune to combination of powerful
companies who have already been greatly en-
riched by the m6Kopoly. We presume it is
only necessary to call the attention of Con-
gress to this insidious device in order to
secure its defeat. Whatever the Mellier patent
may have been originally, there can be no
question that its owners have made out of it
all they are entitled to-
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
OUR DANGER AND QUE SAFErY.

The need of buildings that are at least toll
erably fire-proof has been sufficiently demon
strated to our citizens. Recent events have
not only shown this need, but have elected
in various instances the expression of a wish
on the part of those who are putting up
buildings to meet, if possible, the general de-
sire of the community. But hitherto the ex-
pense of fre-proof building has proved almost
an insuperable barrier. No doubt, under these
circumstances, the announcement which we pub
lished yesterday, from Mr.. Arthur Gilman, the
architect of some of our finest buildings, that
an effective method of fire-prOof construction
could be adopted which will not add Is per
cent to the cost must have proved pleasant
surprise. 1t does not appear that the method
proposed will introduce any radical change
in the general appearance of our build
ings. We shall not be reduced TO the
alternative, seriously contemplated, of limiting
the hight to which walls can be safely car
ried. We may, in short, be as safe as Euro
pean city, if we only set about it. The inter-
est on the additional outlay would be fully
repaid by the saving of insurance, if there Is
much storage of valuable goods. In any case,
tenants might be willing to pay more than
the interest on the additional cost, for the
sake Of their additional security.
If any one Twill take look at some of the
tall buildings now going up in this city-es-
pecially those where all the beams and framing
are of woodland compare them mentally with
the process of building up a fire in furnace
preparatory to lighting it, he will be struck
by the similarity of design. Everywhere
throughout each, the principle seems to be the
same; to place the fuel the combustible ma
terial, in alternate layers with that which is
less combustible to leave spaces through the
mass to provide good draft TO utilize the
box of walls around it, merely so as
to pile it up high. Looking up at
one of these new buildings before the
flooring is laid is like peering up at the sky
through lumber pile. They may not burn
but if not, it is because no fire happens to
start in them. The difference between such
structures and those of Europe, where every
piece of wood is fairly embedded in plaster,
tells the whole story of our danger and or
possible safety. 1t remains, however, for
some ingenious architect to devise the means
of making the buildings we now occupy fire.
proof without alterations too great for ord-
nary purse-strings.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Prof Benjamin Silliman of New Haven, in letter
respecting laying telegraph wires underground in
cities, points out some of the difficulties which in
terfered with early efforts in this direction 1t ap
pears that gutta-percha covering will not answer
for insulation whereit is exposed to the action of
moist earth and vegetable processes. An element to
be carefully considered in carrying out a general
plan for underground telegraphs in cities is the
facility that must be given for reaying in case Of
accident OF of excavations in the streets for con-
structive purposes. II, however, the wire is once
properly laid under ground in insulating material
proof against natural agencies of destruction, the
electrical leakage" is very small; so much smaller
than is possible with wires in air as to be great
saving to the telegraph company. Prof Silliman
agrees with us in the belief that large measure of
uncertainty and inconvenience in the operation of
the telegraph will be permanently removed by the
underground plan cities, which ne deems entirely
practical.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17


them when, after looking forward 10 1t through
the whole week, it only brings, when IL comes
misery and disappointment when those
who have hoped for the society OF the nus
band and the father, deplore, in sad anxiety
his absence, or perhaps more bitterly stiii de-
pfore his presence! What women suffer from
drunken husbands what children suner
from drunken fathers, what mothers suner
from drunken sons, what sisters suHer from
drunken brothers, it is in the power OF no
tongue to say and of no pen to write. 1t Is
very easy to laugh at the teetotaers and TO
make drol references TO Mr.. Stiggins; but the
simple narrowing and heart-breaking fact
remains that more than mOiety OF all the
misery in this world comes of the unbridled
propensity for strong drink. We have no
monomania upon this subject, and we trust
that we are writing upon it in no fanatical
spirit; but every man who will think seriously
upon the matter, whatever may be his habits,
will see at once what it is which impedes all
social reforms, which keeps workingmen poor,
and which renders crime an apparently insolu-
BILE problem. Every one with heart must
feel, and every one with a head must seriously
deplore the great evil we leave every one to
determine what is his personal duty in the
premises. We are perfectly sure that for
workingmen with families dependent upon
their labor, the rule of abstinence is the best.
Next to this, let the rule of temperance be
observed if possible Let us, at least have
sober Saturday nights and sober Sundays
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
Neso-l)ork Daily Grib1tate.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY, JANUARY II. 1878.

Reports of Carlist excesses prevail in Spain - Dr
Livingstone has been supplied from UnyanYembe =-
IL il estimated that persons attended the funeral
OF the French ex-Emperor.
Senator Wilson and others made statements before the
Poland Credit Mobilier Committee. senator Sher-
Dsu OF OHIO advocated return 10 specie payments
DR. b. y Martin lectured on the Scientific Relations
Of PRAYER" and Prof. G. T. Barker the "Chemical
Discoveries Of the spectroscOpe," == DR. Joshua
Ieavtt died === The annual ball Of the Infant Asy-
Ium was given at the Academy Of Music. == fire in
Eighth-ave and another in Duanest caused loss of
$4,000. ,= Testimony given in the Tweed case
"a 10 the stolen vouchers Gold. 1929, 112i. -
Thermometer, 3s', 47so. l5'.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
HEw DANCERS FROM DRUGGISTS

There Is point in connection with the two
great poisoning cases which have occupied SO
much of the attention of the public, that
scarcely seems to us to have elected sufficient
notice. While the conviction and confession of
the defendant place one case on an entirely
different plane from the other (which is as yet
open to even more than the doubt that must
always be accorded until a. trial is finished,
these cases have yet one feature in
common. 1t is not disputed that it
was easily practicable for the accused
to have purchased the deadly drugs. There
seems to be no difficulty with the apothe-
carries. They dispense poisons almost as read
lily as hair-brushes and soda-water. IL
is not their poverty but their will that con-
sents. There are restrictive laws about the sale
of poisons in Connecticut, in Maryland, in
New-York How does it happen that if any
body chooses to mention rats as the subject of
his or her antipathy arsenic or strycllnine is
purchasable galorei We assert what we know
in saying that this is the fact in this city to-
day, and no questions will be asked of the
purchaser. All that will be done by way of
precaution on the part of the druggist, is TO
cut his name of the label. and possibly to
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

The lecture of Prof. Barker at Cooper lnsti-
tnte, lsst evening, which we report III full and
illustrate with drawings, was in some respects
a hazardous experiment. Treading iu the
footsteps of Prof Tyndall, in the same hall,
he lectured TO almost the same audience, with
nearly the same apparatus, upon the very sub
ject with which that eminent physicist con-
cluded his course-spectrum analysis. 1t would
seem, however, that Prof. Tyndall had opened
pathway to public favor which did not close
with his departure. The popular interest in
science has evidently undergone permanent
expansion. Prof Barker dealt less with the
philosophy of science than with It's practical
results. He succeeded in demonstrating to a
delighted audience that the brilliant displays
of experiment afforded by his subject, are di-
rectly related to the means which it affords for
research. The bright lines of color are the
handwriting of the elements, by which they
may always be known. The practical uses, as
recently discovered, of this mode of analysis
in manufacturing operations, in detecting
authorizations, and in scientific research in
murder trials, have never before been brought
together in shape so fitted for popular com
prehensiOn.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Attention will be attracted to Senator Will
sons statement before the Credit Mobilier In
vestigating Committee, yesterday, rather than
to any other point in the investigation. Last
Summer, when Mr. Wilson was numbered
among those who had been specializing LII this
suspicious stock, Gen. j. r. Hawley made
speech vehemently denying that the Senator
had any part or lot in the business. He said :
81 defy the world 10 prove that he ever took
ga dollars interest in any measure which has
"come before Congress. DEFY the
"whole world to prove that he
"has cents interest in the
"Northern Pacific, Central Pacific or Southern
" Railroad, OF in stocks, bonds, or contracts
"of any sort" This speech Mr.. Wilson sent
to The Troy Wing with a note saying "
"send you a speech of Gen. Hawley. His
" statement is correct but | do not wish to
"write any more letters" He added that he
had made but one speculation since he went
into the Senate, when he bought house. 1t
appeared then that this was intended as an
explicit denial, though some of the language
was vague. 1t now seems, by Mr.. Wilson's
testimony, that the investment In Credit
Mobilier stock which he made was not his
own; it was his wifes. The evasion is in
genOus and complete.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Another element of complication has been
introduced into the contest between the Con-
troler and the Chamberlain. The Controller
having removed the boOkkeeper of the Cham
berlain's office, that sub-oficial denies that
Mr.. Green has any control over his appoint
ment or tenure of office, and so declines to GO
Meantime there is 10 promise of any solution
of the difficulty, and a new application for an
injunction OH Mr.. John Foley is pending.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

plated. the public will be comparatively help
less. The consumers must depend on restrict
i've legislation. the possibility of dissensions
among the great companies, and the fear that
the natience of the public may be tired 700
far bv exorbitant rates. The disposition OF
tbe eompanies to encourage direct trade, and
70 MACE large and small buyers on an equal
ity, seems to be the only satisfactory feature
of the conference.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Two hundred and seventy-one letters were
received at THE TRIBUNE office yesterday con-
tanning money and orders for from one to one
hundred copies each of the Extra Sheet of
Lectures and Letters Several thousand copies
were sold over the counter singly to separate
individual purchasers.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

The ball last night, for the benefit of the
Founding Infant Asylum, was as successful
in netting money for that admirable charity.
as it was in drawing together the choicest re-
presentation of New-Yor society.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

the Legislative Body in Spain. But the whole
country read yesterday the words in which he
indirectly accuses our Government of decep-
ton practiced upon our own people. 1t .is
highly desirable that this should be explained.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

A member of an eminent banking firm, ex-
amiped before the House Committee of Ways
and Means, testifes in substance that it Is
better to pay q Syndicate an indirect commits
sion on transactions in bonds than direct
one. We print this interesting colloquy to-
day on the third page of THE TRIBUNE. The
fact that the banker aforesaid proposes some
connection with the new Syndicate should be
horne In mind when considering the case.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
amusemenis, ctr, abis 9usnims.


BooTH's THEATRR.-"R Richard I'LL" Edwin bootn'
BowERY THEATER.-"The Twelve Temptations ,
GRAND 0PERA HOUSE," Round the Clock
NIBLo's GARDEN" Leo and LOtos"
OLYMPIC THEATER-" Alhambra-"
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-"A Atberlcy Court"
WAIIACK's THRATER. - Brother SAM T.. A.
bothera-
ACADEMY OF Music. AT ~ Philharmonic Re
hsarsal -
ASSOCIATION HAII--Lecture. Miss Lillian Edgar
tsa
srENwAY HuL--The Jubilee Singers.
ST JAMES THEATER.-San Francisco Mlnstreis
ToNY PAsroR's OPERA HoUsE-Varieties.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

The rew King of Sweden is said to bea"a a jovial
man whodelights IN practical jokes" Monarchy Is
getting to be about the biggest practical joke Of the
day; 40 the new King Is Just the man for tue bust
uesd
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

The Union League Club throw open their spacious
drawingrooms to the ladies, for the first time this
year, on the S0th Of this month. This innovation
upon the monastc. seclusion of Club life has been
proved so desirable in recent years that it may
now be considered permanent feature Of the Win
ter's festivities.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

There was clearly no room for The Imperiaiist
weekly journal which once preached Imperialism in
this city; perhaps there is, however for The Feder-
alis which has just made its appearance in journal
ism. The sample copy" which has been furnished
to the press shows that The Federals is firm in the
belief that what the Republic most needs is central
ization 1t wants one Government for all affairs
of national interest" and it thinks that taxes rail
roads, teleraghs aud similar matters of public con-
CEN Are Of national interest, and, therefore, should
be exclusively in the handsof the National Govern
ment This is frank (f not rank heresy' VIII it be
popular
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17
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New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

ID the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Sherman's bill
to prepare for resumption of specie pay
ments, intended as a substitute for Senator
Buckingham's measure, was preluded by a
long and elaborate speech. The Senator shows
the demand, obligation, and necessity for re-
sumption, and then proceeds to discuss the
objections and difficulties His own expedient
appears TO be formal declaration by Congress
that on and after the 1st of January, 1874, the
United States will redeem its notes either with
coin or-at the option of the Secretary-with
it's five per cent coin bonds. This viii fulfill
the pledge that the United States Will redeem
it's notes in coin, and, Mr.. Sherman thinks
will provide for any contingency OF more
notes being presented than can be redeemed.
The conference of leading coal operators,
Yesterday, realized what was foreshadowed by
the news first published in our columns.
They agreed substantially to restrict cOmpeti-
ton, to form general association, and to es-
tablish soon uniform, average price for coal
of about IS at shipping points such as Rondout,
weehawken, and Elizabethport, making the cost
20 the consumer in New-York about " per
tun, or about 81 more on the average than
the present price. The great operators profess
to be satisfied with fair profit. If they carry
0Qt the bold scheme Of united action c0ntem'
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Further details of the Gilbert Elevated Rail-
way project. elsewhere printed in THE TRIB-
rSE. will reassure those who may have feared
that the proposed road would not relieve local
needs. A line for the mere purpose OF bringing
passengers by main lines into the city would
not provide much rapid transit for urban and
suburban uses 1t is now expressly stated that
the primary object of local traffic will still be
kept paramount.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

An inquiry into the cause of the Modoc
war, made at the instance of Congress, has
brought to light nothing new. II was said,
when the outbreak began, that the war might
have been averted if the Indians had been
discreetly managed; and that is just what the
official report shows. They were permitted
to roam at will until they thought they would
not be removed to their reservation; then
they were suddenly pOunced upon. So the
war began.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

Cases of a singular and fatal disease have occurred
at Logan. in Cache Co., Utah. The patient is at.
tackled by pain in the left knee the leg below the
knee, down to the toes, becomes much swollen,
hardened, and red the pain then abates; the swell
ing reeommences above the knee, and extends up to
the body, when inflammation seizes the bowels and
the patient soon dies. Three eases of this disease
have occurred and the medical man, who has had
forty years practice, says he has ueyer known any
thing like it before.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-17

The alumni of Yale College some time ago under
took to raise for the benefit of their Alma Mater 8
fund Of S5OO,O0O to be known as the Woolsey Fund.
One of their number, Mr.. James Knox Of Knoxville,
Illinois, has just contributed to it $4,000, which he
modestly terms his mite" and we learn that from
all quarters the Committee are receiving the most
encouraging answers to their appeal There could
not be more eloquent testimony to Yale than the
existence of such spirit among its children
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-02-13

GIASrs.-Thc Emperor Maximus fyery much
Of nan) was niue feet high. aud was in the
habit of using his wi.es bracelet for Il thumb
ring. His shoe was a Hsoi longer than that of
any either man, aud his strength So great that
hr could draw a carr.age which two oxen could
not move He generally ate forty pounds
weight "f nesh every day. Not at all desira.
Bic ar profitable guest for the st Nicholas" :"
even at the current price of board though not
so tall as oae of whom Josephns tells. viz:
Ileaxar. Jew. who was Que Of the hostages
whom the King of Persia sent Ia Rome after
peace. This giant was over ten fret high But
these arr pgmies compared with him of whom
kircher writes (thongh this il what Yankee
philosopher w"ud dtnominale ii whopper.) J
The skeleton, of this giant was dug out of a
stone sepulchrc near Rome in the reign Of the
Emperor Henry H., and which, by an inscrip-
iIon attached TO il, was known to be that oi
Pallas. who was slain by Turnus. and was
higher than the walls of the city. The same
au'hor tells us that another skeleton was found
uer Palermo that must have belonged to a man
forty feet high