The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

Baltimore. on the Northern Central Rail |
way, WAS sold under the hammer, last
week, for S95, 600. Besides the mill
proper, the sale included machinery, tcnc-
mcnt and Storchouscs, and 1863 acres of
ground.
THE British Arctic expedition will
winter ut Il point only 450 geographical
miles from the north pole, and the cxplo-
rers expect 10 start upon their important
mission in April. All that science and
experience can suggest has been done to
make this expedition Il success.
EXPERIMENTS prove that coffee eau bic
raised i'll every por.Ion Of California where
the soil is coligcnial. California plants
produce twcnty-two shoots, while those
of Europe produce but one. The Cali
tornia soil is believed to be more favor
able, as unlike those Of European coun-
tries, it needs no irrigation.
MORE stoves are annually mauut:ic-
tured, by Il single Albany firm, than are
made in France and England combined
for the same period. They employ GOO
men and Il half million Of capital, and
their business last year amounted to
$l,000,000. They are running to their
fullest capacity to fill orders, foreign and
domestic.
PENNSYLVANIA has passed Il new law
to cover cases of abduction like that of
Charlie Ross. The law imposes Il fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
imprisonment ut hard labor not exceed
ing fifteen years, on conviction of com
plicity in harboring, or conccaling, or en-
ticing away, any child, either within or
without that commonwealth.
The population of the original thir-
teen states of the Union imr-l790, the
period OF the first census. together with
that OF Maine, Vermont, KeRt1c ky'an
Tennessee which were f6Fnisd- ffolmf 7the
original thirteen, and admitted to the
Union subsequent to 1890, was only
3,929,2l4. The population of the same
states, in lS70-our last census 10,
$4,000; showing q gain of 1904 ,195
from 1890 to 1870
PETROLEUM and arson are not the only
enemies of the Underwriters. Sparks
from lighted pipe have caused the de-
struction of many superb steamboat,
causing fearful loss of life, as well as of
valuable cargocs. a gcntlcmanly smoker,
who throwsdown cigar stump pcarelessly,
is often the unknown cause" of many
fires. Cannot insurance companies de
wise greater care in this matter and thus
avoid many heavy losses?
The Southern Pacific railroad is meet
ing with much opposition. The change
of guagc, according to report just made
to the Memphis chamber of commerce.
cuts Kentucky. Tennessee, Arkansas
North Mississippi, Virginia and Mary
land, out of all chance to Il participation
in its advantages. But can that be justly
called a Southern PACIFIC railroad which
excludes two-thirls Of the population of
the Southern states from all participation
in its benefits?
lT appears from statement Just Issued
by the Statistical Bureau that in the fis-
cal year ending June, lS74-rhe last year
of which the Bureau has made up full
returns-that our domestic exports
amounted, in specie value, to over $780,
100000. For the same period of the pre-
vious decade, that ending June 80, 1864,
the special value of the exports was but
S763, 5000. .000-an increase of more than
threc-fold in ten years.
FROM the discussions of the Assoca-
ton of the Boards of Trade in England,
we gather the pregnant fact, that not
withstanding the balance of trade with
the world at large is in favor Of Eng
land, it yet frequently happens that gold
is exported to meet balances against her
at particular periods. Another fact is
also demonstrated, and that is. that gold
is a commodity which goes where it is
needed, and where it will bring the best
price.
The state railroad tax assessors OF
Tennessee have just completed their Ia
bors at Nashville, under the law, just
enacted, which makes railroads liable to
tax for both state and county purposes
The railroads were all allowed to choose
between being taxed IL per cent. on
I, heir gross earnings or 40 cents OH the