The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-06


ArGrsrA, Georgia, claims the largest
cotton factory in the south Forty
buildings are in process of erection, and
houses to the value of $500 900 have been
completed this year
ACCORDING to Il French s,atistician,
more than 4 thousand people have per
ishcd by fires in theatres from the bcwn-
ming "i the nineteenth century up to the
present date, while the prcuniarv loss
amounts to $50 900. 900.
TIL: report that Gerald Massey, the
English poet. has hccomc in>an" is npw
denied by personal friend Of his, who
SLY that ti.at he is now engaged on the
creates, literary work of his life.
TIE It. Louis whisky di>,illcrS have
yicldcl to the energetic prr~i~,rncv of
Secretary Hri>tow, and haze withdrawn
their plea ni' mot guilty" filed in the
most important counts and by 50 doing
hav" forfeited the goods seized
TIE influenza or di>tcmpcr among thn
horses has become almost universal
throughout the country, and, though
not to lr compared in severity to the
epidemic OF two years ago, it is Still tie
cause of considerable Inconvenience and
loss. We begin, also, to hear of fatal re-
suits from the disease: and horse breed
cr3 report The whole season unf,vorabic
To the successful rcarin" Of colts from
the fatal prevalence oi' the trouble
among them.
TlIE st. Louis Times. in referring to
th"latc visit ot.Iay Gould, Sidney Dillon.
Oliver .imcs and other railroad maglltcs.
SAYS The main object of their visit wa, to
'PcrtccS arrangements to run through cars
from. here to san Francisco via the st.
LNis and Kansas City and Northern
an! Onion anil Pacific railroads without
chang, and ultimately from New; York.
VIA New York Central through this CITY.
1t iS.,taFsircr said that this project is
destined to torcStaI the action Of the
n1tional railroad convention to be held
herr ncx! month,.anl ii possible, to kill
inc Southern Pacific railroad project
"Hl"h has many strong friends here.
IIlE great powers of western Europe
have cXcrtcd their combined ini!ucncc1o
>m"thcr the Scrvian rebellion and pro
t"rt the dominion of the Turk Il little
'ngcr 1t is easy to imagine how the
Car smile, ill his sleeve II, their icrl-
"Esv and the secret intri"l,cs it leads to
order L. prevent Russia from ~cltin%
Il i""tholl on the Mediterranean. rSpcc-
LtiIy ;,s every Year she is cxtcndin" her
empire to Central Asia and throwing the
net of her diplomacy down towards The
ocean and Persian Gulf. fhcSc flank
movements are Of vast Importance. and
il continued Il quarter of Il century will
make il Of very little moment what the
great powers say, There is little use in
'rirn'!iii" ho front door when he enemy
has captured all the rest Of lhclouSc
WE are indebted, says thc.Ncw Orleans
Times, t" thc state registrar of Louisiana
for an advance copy Of table showing
the population Of Louisiana, accordin"to
sta'r census Of 1879. We present the
totals hclrw, comparing them with the
ii"u,,S Of the United States census Of $50
and $50. They >hnw a very larrc in
crease during the five years, hut 1T is con
iln"d"ciilrfiy I" the rural parishes, ,ha, OF
Orleans r"mpri,in" the city Of New Or
leans, hrin" only l2.02l:
rpil'tATInN OF THE STATE.
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