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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18
The Charleston News And The
Tax-Payers' Conventions.
[From tho Grsenrille Republican I

There are some lessons to be derived
from the late gathering at Columbia
which called itself tho Tax payers
Convention, which it would bo well for
the people of this State to take to
heart.
Ono of these lessons is, put not your
faith in the Charleston Ncsos anl Cour-
ier! Now, wo do not mean by this to
say that the news columns of this sheet
are unreliable, or that it habi;u lily aud
willfully misleads its readers. But what
We do mean to say is, that no faith can
be placed in the political course of this
paper.
Why, in this year of Grace, 1864, we
6nd it making fierce assaults on tho
Executive, legislative and judicial
branches of the State government; We
see in foremost in it's attacks on the so.
called Printing ring; wohe,r it. thln.
ders Of denunciation against oorrup tion
in the Republican oarty and every little
while feeding its vanity by publishing
some compliment Of itself, written by
some innocent country man who really
believes that the Nc,cs ani Courier
means nhat it says.
But there are some among the people
Of both parties in this State who have
longer memories than these same fat.
tcrers to the Ne,os and Courier's vanity!
There are some of us whose memories
go back to period earlier than the
year 1878, and who can recall some of
the events of the years 1871 and
1872.
We belong, unhappily, to this num-
Der. We recall the days when the
Charleston Ncws was tho Official 'organ'
Of Charleston c"nnsy; when it publish cd
the laws of the State as advertisements,
for which it charged full rates; when it
roarcd out az mildly rs any slckins dovo
at the patient wrongs Of tho Republi-
can administration OF that day because,
iors"o,h, it fed OH the pap from tho
public treasury.
Prete,di,y T., bc !, D.u,cr,t;. or,,p
and the mouthpice 81 aIi n ,s was neE,
tically ionc.t and v;r,ou, in .be.o dav.
1t was content to be in tho pay of a Re-
pub,icup adm;ni,tr.t; ~ ,,,l m,;,,,;n.l
a,--..,, s;,eusv NJ ,on,, as s,Ieuce was
profitable.
And during the campaign of 1872,
when tho merit. aud de,nerits of the
rival Republican candidates lor State
officers were thoroughly discussed. on
which side WAS the Nc,cs iound7 On
tie side IF the present State ulm;nistra
r'0", which it is now arrainSaiug!
The e'litors of that sheet knew Fer.
iectly we'll IN tn, SUN ner Of 1872, what
would probably be tho administration
which it helped to elect Helped, 90
VIC Say! Aye, which did moro to cleo.
the prcAcnt State government than any
Ole agency in the State!
lloW many tlmos did it declare its
choice to be the candidates WHO war
elected rather than tho candidates who
'o'ltod tho regular Republican ticket,
and how its lead was followed by almost
every other conservative or Democrat
paper in the State
but 'hat night Is over, and those Of
us who were 'bolser'' have proitsd by
the lesson of that campaign. The News
then haa It's way. In less than two
yeis 1t l. fierce IN its attacks on its own
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18
TO HOLDERS OF COUNTY
CLAIMS. o

All persona holding County Ordors or
Jury Tickets against Orangeburg County,
arc requested to present the same before
the Clerk ofthe Board of fCounty Commiss-
toner's on or before April 25, 1874.
GEORGE BOLIvER,
Clerk ofCo., Com'rs.
Orang0burg, April II, 1874.
april l8 1874 Q,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18

FRANK R.. McEINIFaY,
County School COMMISSIONER.
apl IL 'Hs ASE a
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24

IIKo, Mn. July II.
James GRAY. fc.Cnt'y Of FrurAcc.
while on. SUMMING Yesterday alter
noon. while al guPsing te laai a >h".-
.uu tHa clr#rl4-e exploded partially
iII,wiue OIL one ol his fingers. and a.
- lati 4 portion gf he ~irr5| driven rtt-
azau5IIy into tie abdomen. Futic;luE 4
.~au-t.,u~ wound which nay prove
tt'Sl.
fhe thermometer has heen l""- IN
-a5a >aearle here t4a past tHHa weeks
uHakaf-4 variation uf In iiniA TIE
TrtfHtav ,~,.4saaI aI the pgesgs It year.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24

tire. on Thuysdav afternoon. by stab
hing him in he lel breast. Inc s.an-
hing j. bJ'ievtd - have been done IN
>oirdCteu>e.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24

THE Inn prtsc admits that the Re-
publican party has a close, hard fsit
before it in this STATE.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
By Overland Telegraph.

.~rrctvr To rur nuly srNr1xE1-I
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24

EX-CoNGEE,sMAN Tom FIrcH Ia,
stuck out his law shing.e in Virginia
city.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24

SILVER cry has three flro zatHe 8.
one Of which i dealt b. a wot.s4.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-24
TlLTCH'S

I-is T;V=rCs that Ei. str,~fucnt ans
.sutij>hrd What u ErjCstI Gai
Nona.a vino went crazy over
Rrstter scores ui IoN icFter>
tina; gr~ Il. Always Read ltcr
sur.i iSucC in her Husband sill
lnsaakcn The f.n-f Steamer
sii. ~ T;a~,>u EeIIra> 4" kicE-
uu-ssas..CiUrs Asi}i ia london
81 .oa& Branch sails ins G,r-
iin.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

it presented a most hideo1s spectacle
of life. and one which there was no
mistaking. He instantly wrote the
Iowa Doctor that there was no doubt
about the case, and instructed him as
to the best known remedies for the
dreaded disease.
On Monday last Wallace Blood, ac-
eompanied by Hulburt, reached Chi
cago. Wallace had been suffering
nearly thirteen weeks with the cramps
and diarrhea, and gradually becoming
weaker, though his splendid constitu-
ticn Welded but slowly TO disease. He
decided on learning the nature of his
malady to place himself in the hands
of Dr. Allen for treatment. His
brother, who has had hnt slight at
tack, came to take care of him. Ar
rlying in town, they stopped at the
Grand Central. DIR. Adams called DIR.
Justin Hayes to consult with him, the
case being an important one, and the
disease one that has thus far baffled
the medical men TO a great degree.
The young man has 3 good appetite
and ruddy color; but he is without
spirit, and there is the internal war
fare forever waging his life away.
His entire body is sore, and white
swellings appear on the muscular
parts. The doctors say that his case
is of the sevesest form, and they
doubt if he can ever regain his former
health, though he may live many
years. The cramps are always liable
to come on, and from these he will be
most liable 10 suffer sudden death.
Mr.. Blood informed the reporter on
last evening that his sister Annie,aged
nineteen, was dying, and he did not
expect to find her alive when he
reached home. The other members
of the sadly stricken family are not
recovered, but are considered out of
danger. The symptoms in all the
cases were similar IN character though
not like in degree.
The triehin@ were found in the fat
quite as numerously as in the lean
meat, though the contrary has COM
monty been supposed. The case has
been presented by DIR. Adams to the
Medical College with which he is con-
neeted as one of the most remarkable
of its class.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12
BRIMFIE1p.

Correspondence
A pleasant morning this, and We
undertake to give you an idea of oc-
currences in our quiet and sedate lit
tie city. All has been running along
smoothly in the -honored chan
mel of quietude, nothing happening to
mar the effect Of our reviYaIs, oil. Gre
ate any excitement. But 10 and be-
holdi All this quietude, all this same
ness, all the professions of changes
effected upon the heart, was but the
lu1f before the storm, the faint NUT
terings of the volcano before 1T deliy-
ers itself of its destructive elements,
or the stealthiness of the "Felis tigris"
before making its fatal spring. When
schemers and all concerned had gone
through with all the usual accompa-
niments, such as long meter, short
meter, and more frequently "meet her
by moonlight contrary to the oft ex-
pressed desires. of "Pater familias," a
presentatioR-came before the public
in the shape of an elopement, numer-
ically known as number 2 for this
place within year. 1t is said that on
last Monday morning, the 28th ult., q
young man of the age of q, not hav-
ing the fear of man in his mind SO
much as the fear of the Lord, about
the time the early bird rises. did take
young lady (by the help Of outsiders)
aud proceed to the city station of Kent
thence by rail to Meadville, Pa, and
there have solemnized the sacred rites
constituting them man aud wife. AS
the boy said: What is did can't be
undid, consequently the only alterna-
tive at present is to make the best Of
it. Although we may not uphold the
action, nor like some of the parties,
we must be aware that a pint of
molasses does more than gallon of
vinegar towards effecting an adjust
ment of affairs, and promulgating the
happiness of all concerned.
The Methodist revival has partially
closed after having extended over a
period of nine weeks and securing an
addition of some over 75 members
lin all the phases to the Church.
The Universalist series of meetings
closed last evening, having secured an
addition of over 20 in ten days.
Property has been moving off quite
lively for some time past, as will be
seen by the following list of Real Es-
tate transfers;
Samuel Wise to John Jones, of this
place, farm of so acres, at $50 per
acre.
E. u. Moulton to Samuel Wise, y
acres at $50 per acre.
S. M. Blake and others, to -- 65
acres at $50.
SIN. Blake TO E. G. Moolton, p
acres, al. .S31.
A. B. Blake, to A acres
Terms strictly private.
Meloy heirs to J. T. Davidson, 80
acres.
Betsey Blake to S. G. cellars, house
and lot; consideration 81, 100.
Hackett heirs to = Jones, II acres
consideration 81 800.
Barbary Bolster 10 G. Berthorf, |
house snd lot; consideration $3.50.
Our sportsmen have captured three
red foxes since our last, making, up
to the present writing, seventeen (I7)
caught this winter. Me N.
Brimfeld, March I'd. 1874.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

DURIHG the debate in the National
House of Representatives, on satnr-
day, Mr.. Buck, of Kentucky, made a
speech in which he vigorously ar
raigned the Administration for its
abuses, usnrpations, extravaganza and
corruptions, abounding in facts and
figures, which will task the Ingenuity
of the Radicals to answer. On the
subject of the currency Mr.. Beck
urged an adherence to the pending
bill, which fixes the greenback circu-
lation at four hundred millions, and
made q strong argument in favor of 3
reasonable EXPANSION Of the currency.
He showed that there had been q con-
traction Of about three hundred mill
ions Of dollars since 1868, while there
had been an increase OF forty-fve per
cent. in the business Of the country.
He protested against contraction az
adding largely to the burdens of the
debtor class, and reducing the value
of all articles produced by the farmers.
he also showed that while kentucky
paid more internal revenue tax than
Massachusetts, and had q population
equal to that State, she was allowed
only 1853, 900 Of currency while
Massachusetts, was furnished with
&59, ,528,67Is
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

Iris announced with great flourish
thAta memorial from a large number
Of the financial men of New York, re-
presenting $40, 600 600 Of capital has
recently been presented to Congress
protesting against any Increase Of air.
redeemable currency. by the Govern
ment. OF course these capitalists
have much at stake in having matters
80 managed as to keep the financial
affairs Of the country in their own
control BY that means they will be
able to increase their own wealth by
keeping up the present exhorbitant
and ruinous rates of interest which is
eating up the production of industry.
Ii is very fine to talk about our dir
redeemabIe currency" but it has at
ali times been regarded as quite good
enough for the masses of the people,
though the privileged classes have
demanded something better The
finances of the country for the last
eight years have been conducted By,
and in the interest of the favored few
mostly of the Eastern States. The
people now demand a changes and ask
that they may be furnished currency
sufficient for the transaction of their
business, and having the guarantee OF
the government for its security.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

A ooRREsPoNDENT of the New
York Herald, writing from Paris,
predicts another change in the admin
istration, and declares that for several
months past the Postofsce has been
showering millions upon millions of
Bonapartist tracts, handbills and songs
over the country. Provincial electors
have received the Prince ImperiaPs 8
photograph with underneath the
words, -. March, 1874, Appel au PEN
ples; that every ywhere Bonapartist
agents are at work as patiently and
tenaeiousIy AZ New World pioneers.
The PriHce will attain his eighteenth
year on the7l6th of March, and will
consequently be of age to govern. It
is said that the Empress is in France
working for her son. Marshal Mae
Mahon's rule is very little understOod,
and in the dozen elections held, since
he came into office, no candidate. pat
ronized by his government has been
returned.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12
FROM the Bellefontafne Examiner.
RaahIv Unfortunaee.


We published, a few weeks ago, in
common with sundFy other well in
formed journals, an account-some-
what startling and unusual to be sure
from the Ravenna, Ohio, PREss the
Bist OF which lies in the following par
agraphs:
On Thursday, january %, 1874,
while the family were seated at the
dinner table Mrs. Burnham, (of Roots
town. Portage county, Ohio,) was
with coughing fit and while engaged
in the operation her tongue became
loose at the roots and dropped from
her mouth into her hand.
Since the strange event she has been
about the house attending to her do
mestic affairs as usual, and is able to
talk 40 as to make herself understood" ]"
In the last issue of the Bellefontaine
Republican, the publication of said
account Is referred to to illustrate the
gullibility Of certain editors. Prompt
ed By this ssoft impeachment we took
ths pains to drop a line OF inquiry in
the premises to the p. III. Of Ravenna,
to which the following is the reply:
RAvEHNA P. o., March 8. 1874.
aEr. H.: Yours received. send
y60 bv this mail copy of The DEM
ocRATIc PREss, giving the particulars
of the case, qo1sEch Is true.
Yours. sc, w. s. KRAKE.
The public is in q fair way to learn
the truth Of thla matter. Our con-
temporerfes ought to know that .
are not given to .dbbIng or the
ensatIonal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

President GRANT has reinstated
Milroy as Superintendent of Indian
Affsirs in Washington Territory.
Milroy was suspended for diverting
to his own use the goods and provis-
ions intended for the indians. He
was unable to vindicatc himself, but
has been reinstated to please his po-
litical friends. The President must
have relinquished all idea of third
term and be resolved to retire from
political life, or he would never dare
to flaunt his disregard for justice and
honesty in the face OF the people, As he
has done lately,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12
pe.trustion Of : colers By Flre.

sASp1eE-AOs-14A - = ONA@A@8A ~ = - .
On Thursday night last, the west
wing and the upright, or main part OF
Hillsdale College. at HilIsdale, Mich.
was entirely DESTROYED by fire, and the
east wing, although saved, is badly
damaged. The furniture in the east
wing was almost entirely consumed,
but in the main building nearly every
thing was saved. The fire is supposed
to have taken from shavings and other
combustiBies in portion Of the
building which is being repaired.
The lossiis estimated at from $75,-
600 to S1o0, 900, on which there is in
surance to the amount of $4,000.
The fire was discovered at haIf-past
twelve, in the west wing, and only for
the strong east wind would have con-
sumed the entire building.
The college has an endowment of
$I75,000 and probably the edificee
destroyed will be Immediately rebuilt
The institution is supported by the
Free VIII Baptist organization.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

ON last Saturday, Mr.. j. T. Yeo-
mans, of Kinsman, left at the Chron-
icle Office boulder, nearly round,
about twelve inches in circumference,
weighing nearly three pounds, and
being kind ofconglomerate of coarse
red sand and minute white pebbles.
This stone was found imbedded in
solid wood in an oak tree, four feet
through at the trunk. at distance of
thirty eight feet from the ground.
Two men engaged in telling timber
and saving It up, found. this stone in
3 knot on fie tree, and almost in the
neart of the same, which they were
working up. The conumdruE is -
How and when did the stone get
there-how came it to be imbedded IN
solid, live oak, ,38 feet from the ground !?
We give it up, and ask brother How
ellis, Of the Jefferson Sentinel, to rise
and solve this knotty subject, by the
light of his geological lore. .Wdrrea
Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12
RAPIDS.
CORES rondenco.

CORRESPONDENCE.
The monotony of our mud bound
town this past winter, was agreeably
broken on Saturday evening last, by
the friends of Elder O. Blake, in ~an
arrangement to hold Donation Party
for his benefit. Through the kind
ness of Mr.. Ackley and wife, who
generously opened their house the eff
fort was grand success. The party
was an outpouring of the whole COM
munity, who came with their hands
full of the comforts and luxuries of
the table, while to supplement the
whole, the committee of arrangements
had laid in a generous supply of the
shells of the sea. Over one hundred
and fifty, young and old, talked with
argument, joke, wit aud repartee, and
in due time sat downto as well spread
table as any epicure can desire.
The writer having participated in
gatherings of this kind frequently
bears willing testimony that he has
mingled in none where arrangements
were moro complete aud where the
pleasant and genial were more fully
developed. AS to the amount of pro-
ceeds we will allow the gentleman for
whose benefit the party was arranged
to speak. SHERIpAN.
Rapids, March 3, 1874.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12
MARRIED-

PLUM-RowE-Febru 25th, by Elder D. j.
White. Mr. Frank f. Plum and Miss Lydia A.
Rowe, both of Mantua.
VILLA AMs-JoNES-F February 26th, at the
residence of the brides father, by the Rev. w
l. Evans. Mr.. john B. Williams and Miss
Sarah Jones. both Of ParisEille, Ohio.
ECKERT-LoWRIE-In Ravenna, al the resi-
dence Of the officiating magistrate. on the 5th
day OF March. A. D.. 1874 by Andrew jackson
Esq, Mr.. Alonzo Eckert. of streetsboro, and
Miss Mary A. Lowrie, of Shalersville,
QUINN-sPRIEGTHOR the residence
of the bride, in Ravenna. Tuesday Evening,
March 10th, 1874, by George Darsie. Mr.. Jo-
seph Quinn and Miss Mahals springthorpe,
all of Rayenna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12


Mr.. KERR. the Senator from the
CIermont and Brown District, has in
troduced an amendment to the law
regulating State taxation, which ought
TO pass BY all means. 1t provides that
the payment of the semi-annual taxes
shall be changed from the 20th of
December to the lst of February, and
from the 10Th Of June to the LIST of
August This would suit the people
much better. In the country districts
the people, by the Goth of june, have
not the money convenient to pay with,
it being before they have gathered
their summer harvest, such as wheat,
oats, rye. etc. They are also busily
engaged in tending their corn and po-
tatoea, and other crops, and haYe
hardly day to spare to pay. taxes at
the county-seat. In December large
numbers have not sold their stock,
and about the Ist of January their
store bills mature, aud it is close work
with them. In the city ne know that
December is just the worst time in
the whole year for the payment of
taxes, and that it always makes 4
stringent money market. The longer
the money can remain in the hands of
the Taxpayers, apd the less time it is
in fhes Treasury, the better. The
adoption of Mr.. Kerr's bill will be 3
highly popular measure among the
tax-payers.-Eaq.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12


TIE States where the negroes are
the strongest, numerically, sn propor-
tion to the whites, are these In Ala
bama, LII whites to African; Ar
kansas, 296 whites to l African Flo.
rida, l. Oz whites to I African Georgia,
LIZ whites to ! African; LouisiaDa, ]
white to LOS Africans; Mississippi, l
white to 1.45 Africans Tennessee. 2 80
whites TO l African. Thus it appears
that the whites, by q union, among
themselves, can control every State
with the exception of South Carolina,
Louisiana and Mississippi. Their
superior ability ought to enable them
10 Outvcte the negroes in the two lat
ter. In Georgia, where the negroes
are nearly As strong as the whites, the.
latter are always successful by inn
mensg majorities.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

Brs. BlITLER is still on the war-patb.
His next move is said to be to secure
the removal Of Burt, the postmaster
At Boston, and obtain the appointment
OF his particular friend Bailey. for the
position.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

In 1913 the debts Of the civilized
world AMOUNTED to $S,500.0O0, ,O00.-
Now they amount to S24 900, 600, 900.
England, France, the United States,
Russia, Austria, Italy and Spain own
up to tWo-thirds. The remaining
third is shared by Turkey, Egypt,
Portugal, Brazil, Peru, and Mexico.
England and Denmark pay 3 ID per
cent. France and the United States B
to 8. Greece is said to pay 80 per cent
and Honduras 66.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

FREMoar GRAsar No. so, Of Clark
County, Ohio, have passed q resolution
denouncing the action Of the State
Grange recently held at Xenia. in en-
dorsfng the Women's Temperance
crusade. They resolve that any broth-
ar Or sister Of that Grange who shall
violate the Constitution and Bylaws
BY sndeavOring to thrust any religious
or political questions into the Order
shall be deemed and held as working
against the best interests Of the same
ana expelled from the Order
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

JUDeE SMITH, at Lebanon, decides
that a saloon-keeper who keeps a gam-
bling house and who violates the law
in various small ways is not entitled
to an injunction to prevent the-ladies
from praying for his lost soul. Only
people who keep within the law arg
entitled to the protection Of the Court.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

ON Friday last in the United States
Senate the proposition to instruct tho
Committee on Appropriations to re-
port bill giving $1,000, 900 for an
International Exhibition was voted
down by % to II.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

Ex-PRRsrDEnr Miliiard Fillmore
died a. his residence in Buffalo, N. r,
at ten minutes past eleven o'clock on
Sunday morning last from stroke of
paralysis which occurred q week pre-
vi0us. He was conscious to the last.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-12

THznr are serious doubts expressed
BY many pious and devout Christians
whether prayer is not made mockery
and bronght into contempt BY the
r1ahler ii which it IL employed in
the Wemen'a Temperance Crusade.