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The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

That SAVED H1h1.-It has been gen.
orally supposed that II bald head was Of
no account, even to tho owner, but
Vicksburg stands up and remarks to the
contrary. The other day resident of
this city went up to ,fhompson'a Lake
to get shot at the big alligator, an"
man jumped over the fence, presented
an old army musket at his head and
cried out E
"Stranger, unkiver yer head =
The Vicksburger was dnmbionndea,,
but mado haste to rcmove h!S hat anu
exhibit pate which shonc ilko II newly
polished pilpaw. >,
stranger, Shat saves yS eoi,,ih''t'. ,ni,at
~ thouel,a ye was tho Iei- htu'ied ped
dior WHO chareea my wife a,Yenty-fiyo,
cents for tentarnort which hasn't got
darncd picture III it j.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Burning Of a Russian Town-2O(
Lives Lost.


A Petersburg letter to the London
Standard says:
The fire which destroyed the town of
Morschansk began about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon in one of the fauburgs, at
a distance of nearly half mile from
the town proper, and within n few
hours the whole town, over an extent Of
five versts, was prey of the flames in
all directions, causing them to overlap
all the open squares and even the river.
AS The fire grew tho wind became a
tempest, and enormous plauks and
sheets of iron, torn from tho falling
bouses, were hurled as high rs the sec
ond story Of houses still standing.
Gases of goods allowed to float along
the river were burned on the water.
Some oi the papers of the public Offices
have been found Mt distance Of sixty
versts from the town, and the glow OF
tho fire lighted up the horizon to dis:
tance of ninety versts. The fire spared
about hundred wooden houses at ono
end of tho town, leut of the brick build
ings hardly ten have escaped.
All the public edifices, with the cxcep-
tion of the school and several of tile
churches, have been destroyed. The
ttoooh ttooiol VI HiSPtiU hN' DS'su tii'iio'
Many Of the inhabitants trusted to eel
lars and vaults, but they nearly all fell
in. AS the fire spread, furniture and
other effects were removed to gardens
md other open spaces, but in vain tile
flames soon reached tnem and reduced
all to ashes. Only one Of the corn de-
pots was saved.
1t is calculated that 1,00o buildings
have been burned, and that the loss
cannot bc less than 100000 roubles.
About 200 lives were lost, and several
thousand persons were wounded.
Succor, in the shape Of provisions,
clothes, and money, was instantly for
warded from Tamboff, Riezan, and other
places, to the unfortunate citizens of
NIorschansk, literally wandering about
the woods or sheltering under carts,
having lost everything, and the number
of the homeless and destitute exceeded
10000. Three days after tho fro the
corporation of the town petitioned tho
government for a loan of 5000, COO
roubles, to be redeemed in thirty days.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

STCLS tllub uuC .1ulllttiH USo all tNClr
finest, soundest wheat for fine flour, and
the poorest for Graham or brown bread,
Q general name given to mixtures Of
bran and spoiled flour. "What we
need is good, sweet, whole wheat flour
finely ground, and put UP secure.
]y for family use, and any western mil.
Ter who will give his earnest attention
10 furnishing such flour will realize a
fortune speedily securing the most
nutritivo principles the Creator has
stored up for mans food"
TIE substance of Jno. d. Lees con-
fcssion is that thirty Mormons, with the
assistance of large number of Indians,
decoyed emigrants from their entrench-
ment by a flag of truce; that all were
murdered except seventeen children
that the deed was done under orders Of
the leaders of the Mormon Church !;
that he took news of tho massacre TO
Brigham Young, who dcplorcd the
transaction, and said it would bring
disaster upon the Mormon people. Tho
statement of Lee, SO far us known, only
confirms precious reports in regard to
the massacre.
SINCE the first of June, wheat has
advanced thirty-three cents in the
Chicago market. If the reports at hand
are reliable, the wheat crop of Europe
will be almost an cntiro failure, and
consequently the demand upon orr
products will be unprecedented. This
will ensure the producer good paying
prices for the products of his farm for
at least o year to come. While Great
Britain and tho continent may suffer,
the people of America will be greatly
benefited. Just when the advance in
prices will cease it would be hazardous
to predict.
InE clerical newspapers in Trance
speculate on tho causes of the great
flood with some asperity. It appears
that the municipal. council of Toulouse
recently refused to erect q statue to
"tho glorious and miraculous shep.
herdess Of Pibrac," and ono of the co,,n-
cilors said, "We prefer fountain. +"
Whereupon the Gazette dc Mines now
remarks, "God has fulfilled the wish of
these honorable councillors and sent a
fountain to the capital of Laguedoc
which they little expected. Had the
town voted the required sum Divine
Providence, says the editor, 'would
never have treated Touloune SO Sc.
verely." It is understood that the
bishop of Chartres is OF the same
opinion.
LIE committee appointed by the
Delaware Fruit Growers convention to
confer h,tho ssenmship;companies in
regard to the shipment of peaches to
Liverpool have reported that they called
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

a RATHER heroic act is, that, of Spain,
dying of internecire struggles, to go
into tho market for loan of $1,000, 900
to indemnify Porto RicaIs for tho loss
Of thcir emanoipated slaves.
The " low fever is at Pensacola. 1t
is unusually early for this dreaded man
Hesitation. In somo of the most de.
Sastnting yollow fever seasons the dis
case has not shown itself on the gull
co lst until September. -
The plague, -.or-Black Death, has
twakcd from its thirty yenrs sleep in the
cast, and is reported to be spreading
with rapidity in Asia. About eighty
five years ago, it desolated Russia, and
one hundred and fifty years have passed
since it ravaged and almost depopu-
lated some parts. of Europe,
FoR young children New York is Mt
present ono of the deadliest cities at
no time do they thrive there overmuch,
but last weeks mortality among them
was exceptionally great. Under five
years ofgage they died. Mt the5rate of
eigbty-six per diem, the main trouble
being diarrhmal disease.
The postoflico department. has sent
to the department. Of justice tho names
of thirty nine mail contractors who arc
to be prosecuted for failure to perform
service after their bids were accepted.
The contracts were relet by tho gov
ernment, and Tho difference between
the amount pnid and tho bids, for the
thirty-nine routes, was SILT, ,0S7, which
is the amount Of damages claimed
against the delinquent bidders.
The German minister of finance re-
ports deficiency the Budget for this
year of $s5,0O0,00O, and, the tax OIL beer
10 to be raised-a proceeding which will
be inlmcnsely unpopular in Germany,
where everybody, consumes largely Of
the ruby liquid. Such large deficiency
MS a5,00O,O0O would seem singular, with
the millions which have bcen paid by
Franco, were it not apparent that Ger
many has been putting all her money
- -;rtr, tct. .c,.r!,i ins ~ 1 a.. L&&t = !
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

"A belle Mt Saratoga wears diamonds
on her shoes,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Post Office Points

The following late rulings by tho
pcsto'ticc department in regard to mail
matter will be found of interest to
every one engaged III mercantile pur-
suits
When packages of merchandise or
samples Of merchandise are wrapped so
rs to prevent examination, or have any
writing upon them except the address,
it is tl,e duty of tho postmaster to rate
theHnp with letter postage, to DO coll
lected' on delivery. Samples may DO
marked in pencil or ink with letters or
figures by which they are to be dis
tingr,,a she'd in n descriptive letter or in
voice leach separately without subject
ing t. 9 package to letter postage.
An address may be written on n cir
culatrbnt any other writing thereon
except tho mere. correction of typo
graphical error, would render it sub
iect 't'' letter postage. &f
1t is the duty of postmaster when
mail inatter is sent to his Office through
mistake, to forward it to it's destination.
Book manuscript, when SO wrapped
MS to .Flmit Of examination, is charge.
able with prepayment Of postage ut
rates Of third-class matter, viz: ono cent
an ounce or fraction thereof, limited to
four pounds in weight =
Paper with writing on it, should not
be used as wrappers for newspapers. as
this would subject the packages to letter
postage,
TO tntitle regular subscribers to re-
celve newspapers FREQ Of postage, they
must ,eside i'll tho county whero such
papers are printed and published.
Mail matter Enclosed i'll sealed en-
velopcs with the corners notched, is
subject to letter rates of postage.
a postmaster is required to examine
allprilted matter, or third class matter,
passing through his Office, to sec that it
is chhrged with proper rates of postage
and to detect fraud. Matter contained
in n sealed envelope notched Mt the
corners cannot be satisfactorily ex.
aminetl without destroying the wrapper.
epaid letters must be forwarded
from tne postof1ice to another at tho re-
quest :,f the arty addressed without
additional charge of postage; but let
ters laying been once delivered accord
ing to 'hcir address require postage ut
the pr. paid rate when returned to the
office tor forwarding.
Packages containing liquids, or any
other latter liable to deface or destroy
the eoI;tents Of the mails, or hurt tho
person. of any. one connected with the
servic.f should be excluded from the
mail.% ''''Ht sealed packages deposited in
postage, in the absence of any positive
knowledge of their contents, forwarded
to their destination.
Unscaled circulars deposited in
letter carrier Office for local delivery
through the box or general delivery, orby
carriers, are subject to q postage Of one
cent each circular, to be prepaid by
stamp affixed. T.. and r., page 81,
sec. SO. ~
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

a RATHER heroic act is. that of Spain,
dying of internecine struggles, to go
into the market for loan of s7,OOO,OOO
to indemnify Porto RicaLs for tho loss
Of their nancipated slayes.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

" IL" 1SFSi 10 hu LSHSitColhs II
is unusually early for this dreaded man
Hesitation. In somo of the most de-
Sastnting yollow fever seasons the dis
case has not shown itself on the gull
co list until September.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
James p. auinault VS.. Pierre Cauh.pe.

CIXTu DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
y Orleans. No. s0l4.-By virtue of writ of
seizure, and sale to me directed by the honor.
able the sixth District Court for the parish of
Orleans, in the above entitled cause, will proceed
to sell at public auction at the Merchants and
Auctioneers Exchange, Royal street, between
Canal and Customhouse streets, in the Second
District of this city. on WEDNESDAY, November 3,
1875 at twelve O'Clock NJ, the following described
ACkRfAIN SQUARE OF GROUND, with all tie
Improvements thereon. rights, Ways and privileges
thereuntO b, Ions ng ar in anywise appert aiming,
situated in the Third District of this city, com.
prised within White, Dupre o. eilly and Aubry
etreeta, composed OF twenty eight Its, numbered
from Que TO tweIty-tight inclusive, according to
plan drawn by =. Hunter, civil engineer in this
tied in the Office of A. Ducatel notary public in
this city, as plan number foIty.three of the book
of plans number seven. The said lots of ground
measuring to wit: Lots NUN bers > ten incus.
bred feet Depth between parallel lnes lot
plumber one forming the corner of DupIe street,
and lot number ten forming the corner of White
street; lots mum bers eleven twelve, thirteen and
street, by hundred and fifty feet il depth, be-.
tween parallel Ines lots plumbers fifteen to
twet fodr inclusive, each thirty feet front on
o Reilly street. by depth of ole undred feet,
between pa allel lines; lot number fifteen forming
the corner of White stree and lot number twenty.
four forming the corner OF Dupro street, and lots
numbers twenty-five, twenty.sx, twenty.seven
and twenty eigt eacn twer tv.nIne feet front on
Dupre street, by one hundred and fifty feet ia
depth between parallel lines Said property was
acquired by the defendant herein by purchase
from plaintiff herein, by act passed before said
ia. - '-' f'''
seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
kuGENE WAGGAMAN
ocl 10 II nos Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10

Inc SNy VI NCw OEthus vs. UtOF8c
Biaughn.
CUPERIoR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleans, no. 81 ,s08,-By virtue of 10. writ OF
fieri facias to me directed by the honorable the
superior District Court for the parish Of Orleans In
the above entitled cause for city taxes of 1874,
will proceed to sell at public auction at the Mer
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street
between Canal and ustomhouse streets, in rhe
Second District of this city, on WEDNESDAY No.
yember ,, 1879, at twelve O'Clock NJ the following
ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in
the First district of this city, in square number
enc hundred aud ninety-one bounded by st.
Charles, Melpomene, Prytania and Tnalia streets,
designated as lot lumber twelve measuring seven.
teen feet on st. Charles street, by one hundred and
ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GaOCNp, situated in
the First strict Of this citv, in square number
three hundred and twenty four, bounded by Clio,
Franklin, krat0 and Liberty streets, designated as
lot numb'r twelve, measuring thirty feet GU Clio
TWO CERTAIN LoTS OF GROUND, situated in
the First District of this city, in square number
Pzieur, GasQuet aud Roman streets, designated as
lots numbers twenty aud twenty .cne, measuring
each tweniy.seven feet on Canal street, by one
hurG red anu nine feet in depth.
OSS CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, etuated in
the Second District of this city in square number
twenty-ntne, bounded by Miro, Barrack Hospital
and Tont streets, desi grated lot NUMBER three,
measuring thirty feet on Miro street, by two hun
SIX CKRTAin LOTS OF GROUND, situated in
tue ri tn d stiitt of this city, in square number
sixteen, bounded by Peters, seguin, Alix and Bar
tuolome" etiet u utSieuateG ss looNs' Lot NUM-
Der one measuriI thirtv.tbree feet on Peters
sret t, by one hume ied aud tweI ty-seven ct ten
inches on Stguin street; lots numbers two and
three measuring sixty feet Peters street, by
one hundred aid twen1yseven feet ten inches in
depth; lot number four measuring THU ty three
feet on PETERS street. by one hundred and twenty
seven feet ten inches in depth; lots number
twenty-three and twenty.four measuring sixty
three feet ten inches on Peters street by one hun
dred and ak five feet IN depth. =
Seized in the above suit.
xerms-Iash on the spot.
EUGENE WAGGAMAH.
SEQ ecl0 nos Civil Sheriff the Parish OF Orleans.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
FIeri Fac,ns against August wiIloz-In

FIeri Factas against August WiIioz-In
the matter of the CITY OF New Orleans pray.
ing for a decree of mortgage privilege. etc
upon the property of the Third Draining Dis.
trict.
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- of Orleans, No. 26 622 (Nos. l66 and 1877 of the
sherifs doe ket).-By virtue of two writs of feri
rected by the honorable the Superior Dis,
triet Court for the parish of Orleans In the above
entitled causes, will proceed to sell at public auc-
ton, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street, between Canal and Customhouse
streets, in the Second District of this city on
MONDAY, November 3, 1875, at twelve o'clock NJ,
the following described property, to wit
TtRbk LOTS OF GROUND AND IMPROVE
MENTS, in the Third District, numbers two hun
dred and eighty-six, two hundred aud eight sew
Ell and part of two hundred and e'ghtytve, in
square number two hundred and t venty three.
Marigny streets, measuring: Lots numbers two
hu.d and eighty-six aud two hundred and
eighty seven have each talrty.oue feet eleven
inches five lines on Marigny street. and one hun.
dred and twenty-seven feet ten inches five lines
in dep b, lot number two hundred and eighty
lot number two hupcred and eighty five twenty
feet three inches on Msrigny street, and one hun
drsd and fifty four feet eleven inches deer.
TWO LOTS OF GROUND AND IMPROVE
MBNrS, in the Third District, in square number
two Hundred and seyenty-thres, bounded BY Bur.
measuring as follows Une lot has about tv enty.
eight fe, t on Rampant street aud sixty.three
feet eleven inches two lines In Depth the other lot
has about sxty-six feet GU Marigny street and
one hundred and fifty. We feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit
Tcfms-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE wAGGAMAN
OCT II NOT Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
shn Kennedy vs.. Patrick Monaghan.


xTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Orleans, No. 8O0t.-By virtue of writ of sciz-
and sale to Inc directed by the honorable the
u District Court for the parish of orleans, III
lc auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers
hange Royal street, between Canal and Gus
house streets, in the Second District of this
on SATURDAY, october ~, 1875, at twelve
pck NJ, the following described property, to
ACBRTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated, lying
being in the Fifth District of this CITY, In the
b OF land commonly called the Bro Xxi, n
Fshouse Company property, aud designated as
humber eighteen of square number ii We, which
ounded by Atlantic and Pacific avenues ard
ser and Peters streets 20 per plan of the said
or, dated March !, 1919, and deposited for refer
10 the office of James Graham, notary public
Phts city; which said LOT forms the corner of
Americsn measure, thirty feet six inches SIX
three-quarter lines II ont on Atlantic avenue
! depth OF one hubdred and twenty three feet
Ptinches between parallel lines, and front on
a CERTAIN LOT OF eRouND, situated in
said Fifth District of this city, desisna ed as
Plumber nireteen Of said square plumber FIVE
81 is bounded by a t'antic and Pacific avenues
Thaser and Peters streets, on the above men
~ pan, which lot measures, in american
IRE, thirty feet six inches six and three
ec!s lines front on Atlantic avenue by depth
9hundied and twebty-three feet eight inches,
}en parallel liue,; together with all the
llngs and improvements thereon, rights, WAYS
eeyAntages therrunto belonging or In anywise
Etsining.
linE the same property acquired by the de.
ant herein from Robert Geddes, per Two sew
acts passed before A. Hero. Jr., notary pub.
10 this city, dated respectively on the four
sh DAY az Of April 1868, and seventeenth Of De.
sed in the above suit.
ms-Iash on the spot, o
|oc3 10 20 Civil Sheriff Of the Pa,isi "f 0,I.a,s
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
Prestidge, Graham & Co. vs.. Succession
of kmma COrdelia Aicklen.

EIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il of Orleans, No. 61l5.-By virtue of a writ of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled will proceed to sell at
public auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street between Canal and Chs.
tomhouse streets in the Second District of this
city, on WEDNESDAY,, november 3. 1875 Mt twelve
o'clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
the buildings and improvements thereon and all
rights. ways, privileges, servtudes and appurte-
nsnces thereunto belonging or in anywse 81 per.
tanning Said buildings and improvements cor.
sist OF II two story double tenement with app,irre
names, known as Nos. 3os and $40 Carondelet
street in the First District of the city of New
Orleans: In this stare, in square number
bounded by Carondelet Gate Apollo) St. Cha, les
Clio and Erato streets; said let measures thirty.
six feet front on Carondeet (late APOLLO stree by
one hundred feet in depth, more OF less, between
equal and parallel lines American measure. Being
the same property which was acquired by the
defendant herein by act Of ,jud cial partition
made between the heirs of Frederick Aicklen
before Hugh Madden, formerly notary public III
this CITY. passed the fifteenth day OF May 1895.
Seized In the above suit
TerIns-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE WAGGAMAN
ccl 10 II no3 Civil Sheriff of the Parish of orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
SHERIFFS SALES.
..ry W. Housh vs.. A. p. Cleveland.

(s.-ry W. Hough vs.. A. p. Cleveland.
fYTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
/ nrjeans, No. s0O5-By virtue Of a writ Of seiz-
| and sale to me directed by the honorable the
HI District Court for the parish of Orleans IN
Biz auction, at the Merchants and Auctleueers
th"nse streets, in the Second District Of this
! on MONDAY, October rs, 1875 at twelve o'clock
| CERTAlN PUkTtOk OF 6RUUND, with the
Eld,uQs and improvements thereon, situated in
FOURTH District Of the city, In the square
Ended by Philip, Camp, Jackson and Chestnut
feets, forming the corner Of Philip and Camp
tseis and measuring, more or less, one hundred
d ffty zine feet niue inches ons. sixth Of 2
4 front on Philip street. by one hundred and
ky.niue feet nine ii ches six lines in depth and
III on Camp street and between parallel lines.
Ebe defendant heel en- acquired the said property
1 nurcf ase from Arthur B. 0iiswo)d, BY an act
We'd before Hilary D. C.nas. late a notary public
khis city, on the twelfth of June, 1856. Recorded
uoLvey ance office. book seventy. folio one hun.
Il ard ninety 1--WE.
Lied in the above suit.
arms t ash on the spot.
Et'GENE WAGGAMAN,
oc3 10 Is Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
SHERIFFS SALES,
The City Of New Orleans vs.. widow 4

The City Of New Orleans VS.. Widow M.
Schneider.
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR TIE PARISH
p Of Orleans, No. Is, l63;-By virtue of a writ of
Superior District Court for the parish Of Orleans in
the above entitled cause for city taxes of 1874,
will proceed to sell at public auction at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange Royal street,
between Canal and Customhouse streets, in the
Second District of this city, on WEDNESDAY,, No.
vemher 3, 1875, at twelve O'Clock NJ. the following
described property, to wit
ONE CEnTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in the
Fourth District of this city in square number two,
bounded by Water Levee, Josephine and Jackson
streets, designated as lot number three meaeuring
twenty.one feet on Water street, by eighty fl ve
feet in depth.
ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in the
Fourth District of this city. in square number one
hundred and one. bounded by Jack son, Laurel, An.
nunciatlon and Josephine streets, desIgnated as
half Of lot number two. measuring twentv.seven
feet on jackson street. by one hundred and TWEEN.
ty seven feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE wAGGAMAN.
se30 oc10 nos Civil Sheriff of the Parish OF OrIeans