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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

A pig was born recently in Columbus
with IL half human face and head, per-
feet chin aud mouth, signs Of II large
tusk on ono side Of the mouth, and n
perfect elephants srlnk extended from
the forehead, with ears similarly shaped
to those Of au elephant. 1t will bo an
interesting fact to psychologists to know
that a circus had passe through Colum
bus some months before this pig was
born, and that there was an elephant
with it The maternal SOW may have
seen the elcphaht-hcnco the above
monstroSity.,,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

IF your sister fell into well, why,
couldn't you rescue her? Because
you conduit be brother aud assist her
too.
Not one of the many balloon ascen-
sions made this summer has produced
fact to confirm the notion Of steady
easterly currents in the upper air.
Don Piatt says shtewdly; ,Humor
is to n newspaper what tail is to
kitc-yery absurd but very necessary to
its ascension
Hair brushes with musical boxes in
their covers are the latest invention.
A cockney says they will play hair
while you are brushing your 'air.
For removing grease spots from any
fabric, use ammonia, nearly pure, then
lay white blotting paper over the spot
and iron lightly
A student Of anatomy says he has
not yet been able to discover tho bono
Of contention. but he thinks it must be
situated near the jaw boner
john saidsa father to his son one
day when he caught him shaving the
down off his upper lip, don't throw
your shaving water out when there nre
bare footed boys, for they might get
their feet pricked,'
We often hear Of people who are too
poor to marry, but California couple.
who had been engaged for como time,
married because they could not afford to
keep two separate rooms in boarding
house.
A lad who borrowed dictionary to
read returned it after no had got through
with the remark 1t was very nice
reading, but it somehow changed the
subject very often. twas his sister
ter who thought the first Ice cream she
tasted was leetle touched with the
frost,,.5 s 49,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
Useful Information.

n [GB ~
nj Khubarb sleayes scattered around will
XIII and drive away crickets.
To clean marble, rub first with sods
and soft soap, then wash as usual With
water. aYcoT3 m II
The fumes of ?. birthstone match will
remove berry stains from book, paper,
or engraving.
A little black pepper in some cotton
dipped in sweet oil is one of. the quick
est remedies known for arache. 80.
10 remove iron rust from linen, ap-
ply lemon-iuice and salt and expose to
the sun. Make two applications if neo
essary.
Simply bind chips .of wood, four or
five inches long, to the hens legs, leav-
ing only the hip joints in working or
der, and this will cure her of setting.
Calves do not injure an orchard, but
usually improve the fruit by picking up
the wormy fruit as soon as it falls, and
thus destroy the insect eggs. Calves
seldo n are inclined to gnaw the bark
or to injure even small trees; they will
sometimes rub against the trees, but
could do no damage unless to those new
ly SET
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

A gentleman at Lake George, after
waving his handkerchief for half an
hour or more at an unknown lady, whom
he discovered at distant point on the
shore, was encouraged by warm re.
sponsc to his signal to approach his
charmer. Imagine his feelings when,
on drawing nearer, he saw that it was
his own dear wife, whom he had left ut
the hotel but short time before.
"'Why, how remarkable We should have
recognized each other at so great dis
tapce," exclaimed both in the same
breath, and then they changed the
subject. ! i - 4, t.s gss,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
A Boston Negroes Opinion efBeecIl.
er.

Rev. Dewitt Talmage tells the old
story here again; how, a few years ago,
he walked into Presbyterian church
in Boston. AS he entered, a colored
sexton, nov attending the colorei con-
vcntion in Saratoga, bowed and said,
Have seat, sab 2 Plenty of, seats
dis mornin', sah.'
No, thank you, can't stay but mo-
ment' just stepped in to see the church
What is the name Of the clergyman ?
Cant see very plain
That, sab; is Rcvarand Henry Wad
Bcecha, sab ,s
Fine preacher, isn't he p returned
hr. Talmage.
Well, sab, peoples has different no
ticns bout preachers So
h But he seems quite animated
+ Yes, sab; consib'blc animated,
And appears to have TALENT
well sab, as | said afo, peoples has
such different notions bout preachers
Dar's some dat thinks he's mighty good
on de words. l tink myself he's far
man, sab very far man. sab; but not
Of the prima facie class. He's a good
man, sah-a we'll meanin' man, but not
atalentcd man. He's. New York man
sah.'
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
STATE OF SoUTn CAROLINA,

BAHNwELL COUNTY.
An inquisition indcn,ed taken at
Bamberg aforesaid, the thirtieth day of
August, A. d. eighteen hundred aud
scventy-iour, before Oliver Hewitt,
Esq, trial justice, acting rs coroner.
lyon the view OF the BODY of jaime,
W Browning, then and there being dead
by the oaths OF IL j Brablam, forom,n,
James NJ Smith, G Y Patrick, w Il
Patrick, j s B Jones, j + jones, w
W Smoke, s L Fairy, Henry Smith,
Andy Hamilton, Jack jenkins, q a
Rice and Jerry Thomas, being lawful
jury of inquest. who, being charged aud
sworn to inquire for the State ofSouth
Carolina whcn and by what means the
said James w Browning came to his
death, upon their oaths, do say
That the said y W Browning came
to his death by bong shot in the ri5 hit
breast, near the right nipple, the ball
ranging through the lower lobe Of the
right lung, said wound being inflicted
by pistol ball, shot from pistol in
the hand OF j w Crum, in the town Of
Bamberg, betwoon the hours Of 8 aud 8
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
Sundry Matters.

IF there is no insurance upon the
barn, one sho uld be procured without
delay. The vapor from barpful Of
new hay or grasn is one Of the best co L.
ductor of lightning. I5athe the VIII lie
body with cold water every night, and
rub briskly with dry towel. This
brings refreshing sleep, and conduces
to health. Give the men and boys u
bucket with soap ani towels that they
may do tho same. They will work tho
better for it.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
Story OLA Postal Card.

A prominent merchant in St. Joseph
Mo j. b. johnson, Esq, has got him
self into trouble, the postm ,ster Of St
Joseph into trouble, the postmaster O!
Chicago into trouble; aud the Cover n.
mcnt OF the Unitcl States iuto troubl.
all growing out Of Il bit of pasteb ,irl
with some writing on it,
Some weeks ago Mr.. johnson. hav
ing OCCASION to order s,me g,ols from
Chicago. paste Il label about the size OF
II postug. stamp bearing his business
address, gu the postal card.
The Chicngo corre>p ,ndent received
the card i'll due time, but had to pay
SIX cents extra postage, aud SO Notified
Mr.. Johnson.
AS the latter had been in the habit
OF posting these labels for so nc time am
had never before been called upon f,r
extra postage, he cansultcl The post
master Of St. Joseph, Mr.. Alnlloldt
about it.
The latter authority Informed him
that he had IL right to label the card,
and could continue to do SO With s,f,ty,
unless the cards were going to Chicago.
whose postmaster didu't uulerstanl the
aw.
Thcrcupon, in happy frame Of mind
Mr.. Johnson addressed card to th,
Chicago house in his best handw ritip,.
mId .wirl,u feeling Of exuitation, trl
umphantly and in bold hanl wrote
these wcrds:
Our postmaster sa"s your postmaster
is an ass
The Chicago postmaster forwarded
the obnoxious postal earl to Washing.
ton
Mr. Crcsswcl put on his spcctaclcs
IN read tn, St. Joseph p,stmastar S
pithy opinion Of the Chicago p,s,n,s
ter.
The scsu't Of the reading was postal
card from Mr. Gresswcll to the St l.ouis
postmaster which nclrly lifted til. latter
functonayy out of his boots, and made
him realize us he had never done before
how frail the tenure Of 4 postmaster may
be.
Thereupou the postmaster called up
on Mr. johnson, and informed him th.t
he had never said the postmaster vf Chi
cago was an ass.
Mr. johnson brushed up his memory
and after awhile, concluded til 1t he WIS
mistaken i'll the language he used; aud
gave his postmaster Il statement to that
effect.
This relieved the postmaster
He forwarded the statement to Mr.
Crcsswcll, and once more felt secure in
his Office
But it did not end here, for on Thurs
day last an order came for the arrest OF
Mr. johnson for using scurrlons Ian
euase on a ostal card, and that hight
he was arrest
Thus for the sake Of a little business
lnbel about the size Ola dosta.c stamp
the St Joseph merchant got into diff
Guilty with the St Joseph postmaster ani
the Chicago postmaster; got the st 10
scph postmaster aud the Chicago post
master by the ears; got the st Joseph
postmaster into trouble with the govern
ment, and has got himself into a tight
place, in which ho may have to pay from
$1,000 81 900, or 60 to Jail and stay
from one year to ten years before he can
extricate himself
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

Would my little Ezra, asked fond
mother, "like to be a missionary, aud go
preach to the suffering heathen p
Teurs-bright pcarly drops OF feelings
slistcned in little Ezra's eyes as he mur
mulad "No, ] wouldn't; but I'd like
to be on the perice long enough to put
a tin roof on the big lummux that stuck
shocmakcrs wax on my seat to-day at
school"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

A married lady, who is in the hahi
OF spending most OF her time in the
society Of her neighbors, happ,nel t, DC
taken i'll, aud sent h;r husband in great
haste Tor a physician. The husoaul
ran short distance, and then returned,
exclaiming, "My dear, where shall
Gnd you when | como back Z"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
HELD AT BAMBERa ON SUNDAY, BOTH
AUGUST, 1874, BY OLIVER nEwErr,

TRIAL JUSTICE, ACTING AS coRoNER.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
Coal Oil Again.
A Woman Fatally Burned.

Yesterday about half-past II o'clock, 4. NJ,
Mrs. Rosenfels wife of Officer Rosentels, OF
the police force residing on Tchoupitoulas,
between Upper Line and Robert streets, was
fatally burned by an explosion of a can Of coal
oil
IT SEEMS
that while attempting to kindle fire in Il
furnace, not being satisfied with the usual
slow process, she seized can of coal oil lying
near at hand, and elevating it above the wood
inside the furnace, poured portion OF its CON
tents thereon. The result of this rash and ig
norant process of kindling il fire was fearful in
the extreme
No sooner had the wood absorbed the oil
than a fearful explosion followed, for the
flames had caught the can which she still held
in her hand. Rapidly spreading along her
arms the light drapery which she wore was
soon one mass Of flames, and when attracted
by her heartrending
sHRIEKS OF AGONY,
her husband who was in the next room,
rushed to her assistance. and the sight which
met his eyes would have appalled, even the
most courageous for on the floor, blackened
and fearfully burned lay the body Of his
wife; while the remnant of what little cloth
ing was left but poorly concealed her nudity.
Raising her in his arms, he laid her tenderly
on the bed, and then rushed for a physician.
When the latter gentleman had made thor
ough examination Of her injuries, he pro-
nounced the verdict that he could give but
little hope Of her recovery.
LATER.
The sad intelligence that Mrs. Rosenfels
died Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
effects of injuries received from the above coal
oil disaster will be deeply regretted by host
Of not only her own friends, but those Of her
husband. who is an officer that reflects much
credit to his position.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
A LESSON IN POLITENESS.

Editors Bulletin:
Some days ago, in Car turning the corner
Of Carondelet and Trinton Walk, somewhat
ludicrous but instructive incident occurred.
Several elegant ladies occupied seats upon
either side of the car gentlemen filling the
front seats. There was, however, a vacant
seat among the ladies' into which son Of
Senegambia crowded himself. This of course
was neither pleasant nor inodorons to the
ladies, who, however much they may have felt
disguised restrained their feelings admirably.
Like martyrs they crowded together, thus en-
aiding this darkey to become well settled in
his seat This presumptuous negro was not
an attractive parsonage in any sense, being
clad in greasy rags and having, evidently, not
been caught in any of the recent cleansing
showers.
At q fortunate moment an elderly lady en-
tered the car. She stood and looked anxiously
around her for vacant seat, but seeing none
she cast about second time, and at length
fixed her eyes upon the aforesaid darkey, who
did not appear in the least disconnected at the
position Of affairs nor did he appear to con-
slider q change between the parties at all essen
tial at that time. Suddenly, and quite unex-
pectedly to his sable majesty, the lady reached
out her right hand untilit fairly rested upon his
collar which, clutching firmly, she lifted the
burly negro out Of the seat, and sat herself
therein.
You should have seen the expression Of in
Jured innocence at that moment upon that
darkeys countenance. 1t lasted but one mo-
ment, however, and was followed by one of
indignation and defiance, which seemed to say
II could knock you down, if it were not for
fear Of consequences which would be sure to
follow" He will, perhaps, be less presump-
tous in the future. There is certainly limit to
forbearance in that direction, which it seems
our ladies have reached at last And the writer
hopes the contemplated excursion from Mobile
will start early. with those twenty greasy ne
groes and negresses, upon their tour through
the West and North, claiming first-class ac-
commodations, and paying for them, at all the
fashionable hotels, with palace cars, sleeping
berths ETC. CIvII, RIGHTS
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
THE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS.
. the Editor Of the n. 0. Bulletin i:

To the Editor OF the n. .. Bulletin
The article in your morning edition, over
the initial IN" rejecting upon the manage
ment of our insurance companies, is so full
of prejudicial misstatements as to merit a
reply The writer has evidently travelled out
of his familiar sphere, and approached sub
ject with which he is deplorably unfamiliar.
The delay in paying losses Mhich he claims
exists, never extends beyond the time norni-
mated in the contract. All policies contain
this clause ''And the said company do here
by promise and agree to make good unto the
said insured, ETC., such loss or damage that
may happen by fire to the prop
erty hereby insured - the SAID
loss or damage to be paid within siHy days
after proof and adjustment thereof made by
the insured in conformity to the conditions
annexed to this policy" This lisa leading
feature Of every contract of Insurance, and
when the companies investigate ii loss they but
act Sin conformity to the conditions an
nexed " to the contract. and to which the in
sured in every case invariably subscribes. The
resolution published by the Board of Under
writers relative to the judicial investigation Of
fires is not a new rule, as m enormously
supposes 1t 70 be.
It was past and published last year, and is
but an indication of the desire of the under
writer's to enforce the law of the State, which
required that, all fires shall be judicially in
vestigated." 1t was published recently to
deter, if possible, evil persons from firing
their properties, in order to receive the insur-
ance, as it was reasonably supposed that the
certainty Of q rigid investigation OF the cause
Of the fire by magistrate would act as great
restraint.
No new and impracticable rules for the reg
ulatiOn of settlements have been adopted by
the Board of Underwriters, and it is matter
Of surprise that "an old and respectable mer
chant should say that rules Of such nature
haze been adopted. All loses are settled here,
i'll accordance with the principles of insurance
law, and our local companies observe and en-
force no principle that is not recognized by all
companies elsewhere. Indeed it is univer-
sally acknowledged that the underwriters Of
New Orleans are more liberal and prompt in
their settlements than the underwriters of any
other American city, and it has always been
observed, especially where they write concur
rently, that the representatives Of foreign COM
panies are invariably more exacting in their
demands for proof and more prolific Of causes
Of delay than our local companies have ever
been.
The attempt to hold the underwriters
sponsible for the idle and scandalous r1Imors
that usually prevail where the origin of an ex-
tensive fire is involved in mystery, is in itself
sufficient to show the animus of an" who
has arraigned on untenable grounds one of the
most respectable and upright bodies in the
community. An OLD MERCHANT.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
A VOICE FROM BATON ROUGE.

The following remarks, which we extract
from the Baton Rouge advocate, shows how
such an outrage upon the press as was COM
mitted here by the police would have been met
in the old capital of the State The AdrOcat
has a very just and keen appreciation Of the
motives that govern the Camp street concerns:
In many cities Of this 'great (?) and slori-
GUS ~ Union, less crimes than this would
arouse the liberty-loving populace, and such
a demonstration would ensue as would COM
pei not only the dismissal of officers az for
such heinious crime against the constitu-
honal liberty Of American citizens but these
official offenders might thank their God if
they got away with their necks unbroken.
But the people Of New Orleans have not the
energy or the spirit about them. All their
old fire seems to have died out and there is
nothing left but the charred and miserable
embers that bear unmoved to be spat upon
and desecrated in the vilest and most humili-
ating manner.
Even the press of New Orleans has not the
manliness to stand up for the liberty guaran-
teed it by the Constitution of our country.
We see but a slight little paragraph about this
outrage in the Picdyune that expresses itself in
about the same manner as frightened school
boy would who was in the awful presence Of
some fendish demon There is no backbone
there. There is no Kendall at the helm of
the Picayi,ae to make its power felt or its indie
pendence worth anything.
The Times is like the stupid ass, grazing
along unheeding and caring for naught except
itself. It plays the philosopher in this mat
ter-that is if it is true said, that there is
philosophy in silence"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
FOR RENT.

nor RENT-THE LARGE THREE-STORY
l. store No. - Canal street, between Camp and
Magazine. with all the fixtures. gas etc. therein :
now occupied by Messr-. Forcheimer & Haber Pos
session given on LIST September. Apply to J. TCR
COTE. corner Canal and Baronne .je27 tt
I4>OR RENT. FtRNISHED-A DELIGHTFUL
L and comnodious family residence. No. l62 Jack
son street. convenient to churches, schools market
and three lines of city containing double parlors
halls pantry store room, fine bedrooms bathroom,
wood and wash sheds gas and fixtures. handsomely
and fully furnished. For particulars apply to
ie2l lw DAVIS & FRERET 10 Gamp street
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

party took to his heels. On the way he
dropped his loaded revolver, which was taken
to the Fifth Precinct Station.
Died Suddenly.
Leon Casini, ID years of age, died suddenly
yesterday, at his residence on Derbigny, be-
tween Columbus and kerlerc streets.
A colored woman named Cecile died sud
denly last Wednesday evening, at the lake
-Mineburg. Coroner notified in both
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

Harvard College talks of raising, her rates.
She thinks it ought to be worth as much to
school young men as the ladies' boarding
schools charge for s. finishing" girls. She
taxes $50 now, and an additional $50 from
each of her undergraduates would put S32, 500
into her pocketbook
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
BERKELEY SPRINGS AND BATHS.

BATH, MORGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA,
q miles from Sir Johns Run Station on the line
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad l2S miles
west of Baltimore.
THE BERKLEY SPRINGS HOTEL, having
superior accommodations for 500 persons, will
Visitors will find at this favorte mountain resort
every attraction and amusement, pure, bracing,
mountain air, beautiful scenery, good hunting
ind fishing, riding driving, fine music, magniti-
cent swimming pools for ladies', children and
gentlemen, natural temperature IA degrees Fab
renheit, possessing many curative properties,
tour daily trains each way two daily mails, ex-
press and telegraph Offices in the hotels Good
living.
For circulars and rooms apply to
A. r. POTTS, Proprietor.
N. B-CharSes moderate Liberal arrange
ments with families for the season. my3l I'm
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27
ROOMS AND BOARD.

FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH -OR WITHOUT
L board central locality No 200 Gravier street,
Baronne. on moderate terms, to suit times. apps If
FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH OR WITHOUT
IL board i'll a central location convenient to the
business portion Of the city. Inquire at No. Sc
BarOnne street. Terms moderate. my24 i'm
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

IA curious suit was recently Brought by q
female vocalist in San Francisco. 1t appears
that recently her goods and chattels were
seized for rent, and among them was book
in which she had pasted all the newspaper
notices Of her vocal exploits The lady valued
this treasure at $500, and brought suit to re-
cover it, but the Judge did not value news
paper criticisms very highly. and dismissed
the suit
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

The will Of the eccentric Mr.. Gerard pro-
vides for the giving Of silver medals to '.the
most atniable boys and girls in some Of the
New York schools, inasmuch as it places with
in the reach of children not gifted with extra
ordinary intellect or a morbid love of study,
prizes in recognition of qualities quite as pleas
INC. if not as useful" Here, at last, is the
frst chance of prize winning for that well known
class of pupils who never do anything but So sit
and smile"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

KILLING Two BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
attention of our citizens is called to the action
Of his Honor, H. C. Myers Judge Of the Sew
anteenth Judicial District, who can be seen
after adjournment Of court each day busily en-
gagged in buying up witnesses and jurors GER
tificates. This is very singular conduct on
the part of one claiming to wear the Judicial
ermine. Calling court, empanneling jury,
,ummoning Witnesses and rushing from the
bench with indecent haste to publicly specu-
late in the miserable pittance the poor coun-
trylnan receives for his services Here may
be clue which, if followed up, will lead to
the exposure Of some ''neat little thing. y
NntchnOches VindicdtOr.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

Foreign papers state that all the cartoons
md comic sketches respecting Bismarck are
carefully collected by his daughter and placed
in albums The more absurd the caricatures
in the Berlin comic journals, the more the
Prince laughs.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-27

The Boston Post is authority for the state
ment thar boy in Athol, Mass, is gradually
eating himself up He has been at it with
such fatal persistency during the four years OF
his life as to reduce all the fingers of both
hands to raw and bleeding stumps while of
the thumb of the left hand nothing whatever
remains