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The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-18
n jSatIO7's Sfeigh Ride.

A sailor named John Bates yesterday
hired q horse and cutter for Little turn
around the city, ana he hadn't been out
over fifteen minutes when he came back
TO the barn, leading the horse and said
that the cutter was down there some
where in about q hundred pieces. He
being taken before Justice Potter b. was
asked to state his case.
We'll, you know" he commenced, as
ne rolled his qtid to the other cheek,
Il chartered that craft for a cruise
around town"
Yes" t-,.
Il got aboard, battensd down the
hatehe; and gave the horse free sheet
He wanted to run dead before the wind,
bnt hauled him up, eased off the boom
little and got the wind heavy On the
quarter"
"Chen he went, did he"
Yes, sir. then he fluhed. We passed
point Betsy flying: and though / saw
other crafts taking in. sail, fkept the
top gallant, sail hnpg out and held her
do yon mean to say that the horse
ran awayr inquired the-Justice.
Yes, sir, l do. threw the wheel ogey,
took pull at the halyard and hauled
away at the sheets, but she was pointed
out to sea and old Davy Jones couldn't
have swung her point. 1 then tried
to shorten her sail, but she rolled in
so much sea over her bows that she
foundered.'
"The cutter was smashed, you mean,
don't youf"
Yes, sir; she went down stern first,
and went overheard and WAS picked up
by steam barge wearing blue buttons,
VINO charged me with scuttling the craft
want to do the fair thing. captain, but
I'm ,blowed if thia ere skipper ought to
send out a craft loaded by the head and
no insurance on the cargo
He finally agreed to pay sum satis-
factory to all the parties. and when he
had handed over the money to them he
remarked:
We'll. suppose | can pull up anchor
ana forge ahead! l haven't dropped
anchor in this kind Of harbor for ten
years before. and Pm going 10 buy and
take tug for the Canada woods. Good
bye, captain always Keep your jibs
down trim
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-18

The practice of transferring passes ON
the Pennsylvania railroad has become 50
prevalent that device has been at last
resorted to to prevent it. Every mem
Der of both houses of the legislature in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey has been
furnished with a yearly pass. Many Of
these passes are transferred to friends
and acquaintanoes who travel on theui
as II they were bona fde possessors, and
thus the railroad company has been con
stantly defrauded. To Obviate this a
happy thought struck a member of the
Pennsylvania legislature at its latest
session.. He suggested that photo
graph of the person to whom pass was
granted should be attached to the back
of the ticket. The idea at first appear
ed ludicrous, but nevertheless it is to be
carried ont during the coming year.
Every person desiring to renew a pass
must send forward a photograph which
will be copied and the copy pasted on the
ticket. Lest the arrangement might
embarrass legislation, railroad photo
grapher will be sent to Trenton and
another to Harrisburg to take photo
graphs without charge.-N. T. Herald
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Disease.proof Potaioe.

1t will be recollected that the Lord
Catheart prize offered in England for the
best essay on the pot.toe disease ana its
prevention, was not awarded. as none OF
tho ninety odd essays presented any new
facts or remedies, Thereupon the Royal
pl0G to any one who produced an early
potatoe which remained disease. proof
on trial of three years. Six different
varieties were entered for competition.
and were sent to twenty different dis,
trcts in England, lreand, Scotland and
Wales, last spring. for trial. The result
was not entirely unforeseen or une1
pected Al the monthly meeting held
the first week in November, it was Ie-
ported that not one of the six varieties
tested had resisted the disease. Thus
the trials of these potatoes are concluded
the first year. and disease proof potatoe
is yet to be found.
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State Items.

Thomas Slaughter Of Dover, has gone
TO California.
The Smyrna Landing School will
give an exhibition on Monday even
ing.
Richard Brockson at Blackbird has
succeed s. J. Warren in the Merchan
tile business
George A. Millington of the Smyrns
Delaware House, has opened livery
stable.
Young men of Smyrna are forming a
glee club.
j. B, Blockson, tellar of the Middle
towu National Bank has left 1t and
gone into business
A reetory to the Episcopal church al
Dover is about being built.
Trains are running regularly on the
Kent county railroad To and from
Tawnsend, Del,
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GENERAL NEWS.

The steamship City of Peking passed
the stats of Magellan, Cape
Horn, Nov. ed.
The navigation of the ~. Lawrence
river from Quebec during the winter
months is deemed practicable.
"The sovercigns OF industry" at
Philadelphia are for the purpose of
combining laborers to purchaser ar
ticle required by them in order 10 save
money by reducing the cost of exchan-
ges- afterwards for the creation OF mar
kets for the products of cooperative
industry and finally to elevate this po-
sition in society
The Suez canal is reviving the trade
of Venice.
Hartford Conn. is to have $lO0, 900
Industrial School.
An iron ship yard has been opened
at Carondolet, near 81. Louis, Mo.
Boston's Wool Market is firm, with
prospects OF prices advancing.
New York has stopped her Sunday
night theatricals.
The really great timber tract, in the
L. .. lies III OreSoii anu hshihSton
territory.
A shoemaker in New England con.
tracts 10 'shoe" people at an annual
price from $40 to $35.
Large beds of sulpher exist at Hum
bolt, Nevada, on the Central Pacific
X. r.
| New York Post office last week solI
$56, 200 worth of postage stamps
The foreign imports at New Yorl
during the year to Nov. 90, Were valu
ed OF s36S, ,049, 1858; the exports wer'
S12, ,OO0, 900 more than during the sam
Itime last year.
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John Neville. aged eight years. resid-
ing with his parents in West Hoboken.
New York, was kidnapped on Thursday
night while playing with companion.
Col. Forney says that Queen Victoria
hasn't visited public dramatic enter
tainment since the death Of Prince AL
bert.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis is on visit
to Vicksburg. Mississippi. He is in the
enjoyment of excellent health.
The entire length of railway in the
world is stated at 1000, 900 miles.
Over $1,000 has been collected in small
sums for the Agassiz monument.
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DEM0VAL p. II. FLINN has removed
~ from the Fourth street Market to the
New Market. Third and King streets. stalls
ssS 50 wss' ss hSss 90 'ssp D! his
hopes to be the recipient Of m any more from
eepslVna public noy2d&w
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-18

The liquor dealers Of Talbot county
have meeting at the Easton Count
House, December goth, about noon,
At the present time the countrys sub
ject to the Emperor of Russia are equal
In extent to one-sixht of all the dry
land.
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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28
LIFE INSURANCE ExrnAoRD1sARY

Mr.. VIM. n. Switzcr, au old citizen
and once wealthy miller Of St, Lo uia
died last week at the age of sixty. three.
In the course Of a prosperous business
he had accumulated large estate, but
most of itSwas swept away in the fnan :
cial crisis of 1867. He left, however O
Handsome provision for his family in the
shape of insurance policies that nggre
gate no less !haa 1910, o,OOe-thc whole
of which fall upon Eastern companies.
except $4,000 on the St. Louis Mutual
and $4,000 on the Northwestern Of
Milwaukee. Hartford companies are
taxed S85,000. Mr. Swi.ser's premium
amounted to sl6,00OJa year.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

"A BALL Room DrsAsrER.-A Young
lady from Cambridge attended ball i n
Boston, where the floor was waxed.
During tho evening, while dancing in a
waltz quadrille. the young lady slipped
and fell, and the young man who ac-
companied her, in his efforts to save her
from falline, placed his hand on her
side, but also slipped at the same tune.
When the young lady was. placed on
her feet she was unable to stand. and
was carried from the hall. 1t appeared
that the young man, in his effort to save
her, pierced her side with one of his
fingers in such manner rs to cause
faintness and intense pain. She was
taken home in carriage, placed in bed
and physician sent for, who pro-
nounced her serio usly injured internal,
ly. She never again rose from that bed
and only few days since Was borne to
the cemetery.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

Gen. Lewis +. Wigfall, who died in
Galveston, Texas, Oh "Wednesday last,
was we'll known throughout this oonn try ,
having been Senator of tho United
States from Texas previous to and at
the time of the breaking out of the Late
war, and afterwards o General ip tho
Confederate army aud member Of the
Confederate States Sesato. He was q
native Of South Carolina, and went TO
Texas when young mar. His ability
Us lawyer soon gave hiln prominent t
place at the bar Of that State, aud equa
suocess attended him 10 bis political
career. In the Senate of tho United
States, he was leader Of the adyocatos
of secession, and was noted for his bold
ness Upon the secession Of Texas, he
resigned his seat 10 the Senate, and
took an active part in the movemens of
abe Southern, States. lie was present
at the taking of Fort Sumter, and re
ceiyed tho surrender Of the fort. Soon
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afterward. he was given the command Of
a brigade Of troops from Texas, and
participated in. number of battles.
Later In tho war, he was elected.
member Of tho Confederate Senate.
After the war, he went to England, and
became interested in mining operations
In Colorado and tho for West. About
eighteen months since General Wigfall
made his home in Baltimore. His age
was but little more than 6fty. General
Wigfall was essentially q man Of force,
and was full Of energy aud will,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28
Am Eagle TYies do Garry Off q
Girl.

On Saturday, the % inst, o girl
named Elizabeth Moore, daughter of
Albert Moore, living in the northeast
corner Of Cleboarne county, was return.
ing homs from neighbours house,
whittier she had been sent on an errand,
whom she felt something heavy drop
upon her shoulders and the next instant
she was borne to the ground. She says
that her first impression was that she
had been soizod by panther or some
other wild beast, but soon felt the talous
of what proved to be an eagle, clutch.
ing hcr sides and arms, decorating the
flesh in fearful manner; and it's beak
peckiDg her on the head, she wes
dragged some distance on the ground.
Pretty soon tho eagle, having secured
his prize, with claws aud bill firmly fixed,
raissa her from the ground and sailed
along at from three TO four feet above
the earth for some distance. Occasion
ally she was dropped on the ground, but
the eagle would as often raise her again,
making new and serious wounds with
his talons in her body and Els bsak in
her head, till as last ho reached the
height Of ten fe.t, and attempted to
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

THE TERRIBLE TRIcnrNA "A Chi.
cago paper says that physician of tn at
city has nine patients under treatment
suffering from the effects of trichina
suPerlnddced by eating diseased pork.
Specimen chunks Of the pork used by
some of the patients killed eight dogs
in thirty-six hours. One Of the hogs
from which tho discasel pork was Tux en-
wa" round and plump, and eishvd 400
pounds, and was. to all app :arauc.s,
sound aud healthy.
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Sf,arllesc Twins.
PHILAnEIrHIA, February 25.

p Mia L cDTu2Ty D.
The second edition OF the Aie1icnl
Times states that tho autoposy OF the
Sim esc twins was continued on Monday
last, resulting in some Interesting dis.
closures. It sayt that on Friday the
commission continued the autopsy upon
the Siamese twias, and made some i'm.
portant discoveries. They found that
the two livers, which wore suppose to
be joined only by blood vessels, were
really one body, the :pasenchimatos tis
9 na being continuous between, 80 tha,
when they were removed from the bodies
and placed on the table, they formed
one mass. The 80 called teact Of postal
continuity is, ID reforo, liver tissaa.
1t will be remembered that Chang was
said to be possesscd of one moro pouoh
than Eng, but WHOM the liver Was re
moved, an upper hepatio pouch was
found also preeeoding from Eng; 80 that
the baud contained four pouohes Of pori
topsum, besides the liver tissue. These
disclosures show that any attsnps dur
ing life to scpSfste she twins xoula,
in all probability, have proved fatal.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

Out Of Eve children whioh composed
the family of John Jacob Astor, ono
only remains. This is William E., who
is now upwards of eighty. BE is DOW
one ofthe oldest nativo born sesidents of
New York, and has seen q wonderful
series Of changes. f5e can rcmembc r
the frss steamboat which greeted hio
boyish eyes when he was youth of
fourteen, aud he has seen the city ID
crease frors $4,000 TO population Of
moro than / 100000. He has also seen
his fathers estate ospand from 100000
to $50, ,OO0,0 600.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

Colored men Read General Elliott's
noble speech on our first page. Ne
trucc or moro timely words have beon
spoken since the year /.
Two year old Republicans, and other
knaves who have joined our party for
tho =sake Of plunder are robbing us nnd
killing tho party while they grow fat
and rich on stolen III onies. Thepe
rascals understand their game and tho
poor hardworking colorei man hses
erery time + .'I
II we want our party to live year
longer wo mat sweep MI such fellows
overheard to the sharks. their brothers.
The time has como to "unload"-
Grant says so-Elliott says 50 and all
intelligent Republicans know it. Now
let's 60 straight to work aud dol it!
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Lone Wolf, tho war chief of tho XII

Lone Wolf, tho war chief of tho Kio-
was, was comparatively civilized until
he lately heard of the desth Of his son
He had an ambulance aud pair Of
mules, and said he was trying to live
like white man. Tho son was killed
while raiding in Texas. Lone Wolf
drew his revolver, shct bis mules, broke
up bis wagon, piled it and his lodge on
top of tho mules, and burned tho pile.
He shaved one side Of his head, stuck a
black feather behind his ear, and star
ted bis followers on the wag path.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

Mr.. Merriwethcr T. alkcr. one Of
the Wealthicst merchant. and largest
real estate owners in West Point,
Georgia, had his residence, situated
about three miles from West Point, en- :
tircly destroyed by fro on the evening
of the l7'h instant, during the prevail.
ence Of heavy storm. The loss is
estimated at between five and six thous.
and dollars. No insurance.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

A member Of tho Chicago Board of
Aldermen has been conYcr,c to tenn
perance. THIS remarkable conversion
is due to the singular cl"qucncc Of a
medicsl gentleman of that city, who,
during the course of . private Lecture Ii 9
was delivering, remarked to the alIor-
man chat if he ever took another drink
of whiskey, it would ''land him heels up
wards into Hadcs in less than two min
utcs and-a.h half"
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alight on the limb of rod oak tree on
the roadside, when his hold again gave
way and tho girl fell to the earth seri.
onsly stunned aud hurt. She was nm.
conscious for time, then clanbored
over the fence near BY into her fathers
orchard and began making the hes. of
her way to the house, near which she
was met by her mother, who had been
attra cted by her screams and Was has.
tening to her relief. The most remarka
bic Part Of the matter is that tho girl
did not see the eagle at all. A shawl
which hsd been securely fastened about
her head, SO as to project over her face,
hid her antagonist from her view. The
track along which she was dragged how
ever, WAS plainly visible in the road :.
The girl Elizabeth is.l4 years of age
and weighs between 80 and 80 pounds !.
Her father is reliable and worthy man
He is son in-law Of Mr.. Hatfield, in
the same section of country, and lives
about five miles from the Tecumseh
Iron Works. The girl was not seriously
hurt and is doing we'll. The eagle has
bced twice seen since by the hunters :,
who are making every effort to kill or
capture him.--JucksonviNc Ala. RepuJ-
Hcan
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

Suicide foy love is still in vogue.
Miss Dsyereng, twenty and pretty, took
arsenic, fatally, In 0swego county, some
days ago, BECAUSE hor lover proved faith
less Ed. Simmons, Of 81. townsville,
was even worse; for, after taking aug.r
of lead because girl snubbed him at
dance, and making several doctors an
all.nigh. JOB in pumping il out, no ate
green paint and died.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28
SheriR's Sales.

by virtue Of Snndry Executions to me d.
Rooted, ! will sell 10 the highest bidder, at
Orangoburg O. H., on the FIRST MON
DAY in March next, FOR CASH, oil
the Right, Title and Interest Of the Defend
ants In the following Property, viz:
! Bale Of Cotton. Levied on ne this pro-
Perty Of Pino Brunson at the suit of j. Is.
Crosswell.
shsrifss ofises E,I. CALM,
Of@ngeoaTg Ess =. y: =. o., B.. @.
feb IA ..
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Mortgage Sale.

By Virtue,of en- order to pso directed by
A: +. Browning, Esquire, Trial Justice. I
will sell balo Of Cotton to the highest bid
der for cash, at Orangoburg Court House,
on Monday the second day Of March, 1874
at the usual hours Of sale, the said Cotton
being leyied upon as tho property Of Frank
Mitchell at the suit Of Mrs. E. ID. Oliver
PHAROAH ROBINSON.
ieo @o--Is Special Constable.
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State News.

t2
Several companies Of Immigrants III :
rived and settled in Rock II ill last week
Bishop Wightn,an will lecture before
the Cheraw Lycsum at Its meeting to.
night.
Mr.. Walter Keeble, the we'll known
theatrical manager and actor, has sttled
in Aiken. r"a
Mr.. j. Davis, tho oldest man in An.
derDon county, died recently, at the ed
vanced ago Of 1o2 years.
Twenty four German immigrants ar
rived in Abbeville, last wcek, aud were
provided with homes.
Mr. Thomas Gufin, we'll known
citizen of Abbeville, aud Mrs. John C.
Chiles, of Midway, died last Sunday.
Heavy rains have continued through.
out Colleton County, the past week
swelling the streams higher than has
been known for number ofyears.
A oo'ing affair occurred at Efiugham
last Saturday, in which a colored m n
was shot several times by one NEG co,
from Williamsburg.
This is the way tho editor rthe Ker
shaw Gazette wishes to be rcmunerated:
Potatoes taken in payment for the
Gazette. Don't all speak at once"
The income Of the Greenviile and Co.
lumbia Railroad during the month of
January, ae learn; was about $4,000,
being larger than in any month Of its
past history.
George Bushy Head (chief of the
Cherokees) and his wife, ere in the city,
of Columbia on their way to Washing
ton, to look after moneys due them by
the Government. The old man is
Baptist minister.
PARDoNED.-Gilbert Bynum, Will.
liam Showers and Henry Williams. tho
policemen who were convicted sof riot
and assault at the last term of the Court
of General Sessions for Richland county,
and sentenced by Judge r. B. Carpen
ter to pay fine of fine of e 70 dollars
each, and the costs of prosecution, were
pardoned by the Governor yesterday,
aud the fne and costs remitted.
SMALL Pox.-This dreaded disease,
which created such an excitement among
the people of our County in July last /,
hns sgnin made ito appearance in
Camden. Allen DeSaussure colored, Of
Charleston, arrived by Friday night s
train, and found lodging on the promi-
aes Of Mr.. William Fickcn in the OK
treme southern portion of the town,
where he remained until the following
day, when it was discovered that he had
small pox. Mr.. Ficken has changed
his place of abode, and, there being no
other parties living in tho neighbor-
hood, we feel confident that there will
be no further spread of the disease. The
afflicted man has been provided with an
experienced nurse, aud the Town Coun-
Gil have taken tho necessary precautions
to prevent persons from going too near
the house where he is.
Our friends in the country shalt be
correctly advised Of the progress of the
case.
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SATURDAY, FEB. %, 1874.

Owing to absence ON professional
business during the greater part Of the
week we are compelled to ask our
readers indulgence for the limited
amount of editorial aud local matter in
tho present issue.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28
NOTICE

The FIRM Of GATES & WINGhRD ia
this dsy Dissolved by Mutual Consent. Tho
Rebts Of the firm will bo paid by j.. A.
WING ARD, and asl pevso:.s indebted will
make payment to him.
te#G B. w. GATES,
]. A. TINGARD.
Fort Motto, Feb'y oath, 1874-28-lm
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We beg to call the attention of our
readers-especially of our colored read.
ers-to the able and timely speech Of
the Hon. II. b. Elliott Which appears In
full on the first page Of the present
issue.
Gen. Elliott has sounded the key
note of the coming campaign. Let
white washed Republicans and all other
political soamps stand from under!