The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-24

government for his Pacific cable, and
tho probabilities are that he will got it
sooner or later.
The United States has now become
the greatest silver producing country in
the world, taking precedence of even
Mexico, which has heretofore been srp-
posed to furnish two-thirds of the total
supply.
A WRITER in Blackwood's Magazine
conclusively calculates that if the pub
lie debt of the civilized world goes on
increasing ut lis present rate, in quar-
tor of a century tho entire revenues of
MI the nations will be insufficient to
pay the interest thereon.
For some reason, best kno wn to them
solves, tho English rifemen will not let
tho American team compete for the
Elcho shield ut Wimbledon. Tho dis
patch says they are willing to .haye n
specia, match, to be shot between tho
Americans and eight selected from the
three English teams.
IT is feared that the new direct
cable is failure. Though some time
has elapsed since it's completion was
announced, it cannot be learned that
any signals have been transmitted.
This would prove great misfortune, rs
tho other can hardly do moro than half
tho business offered.
The government of the little kingdom
of Greece, being without money, has
hit upon an excellent means of defray-
ing the expenses of its foreign diplo-
matte service. It has sent letter to
caoh OF it's legations abroad, informing
the heads of those legations that they
are ut liberty to continue to manage
affairs MS heretofore, provided thoy do
it Mt tllcir own expense
FHENou Journalists maintain that
England must raise bigger army if
she wants to cxcrt any influence in
European, affairs. A hundred thousand
regular troops are mere bagatelle
compared with tho immense armies of
the present day. England is too near
the continent, they think, I'd be indif-
ferent to complications in European
politics.
ANOTHER American shootist is loose
in England. We refer to Bogardue, of
Illinois, the champion pigeon slayer.
He yesterday beat mn unhappy English.
man matched to shoot with him, and
now, of course, he challenges all Eng
land, twirling his double. barrcled shot
gun i'll the face ard rubbing it under
the nose, as it we're, of John Bull. We
wish Bogardus would come home. He
is rather rubbing it in.- Cincinnati
Commercial.
TIE Guelphs and Ghibbelines of the
Cherokee nation have succeeded in get
ting mp twenty-scven murder cases,
which were recently tried before the
United States district court Mt Fort
Smith, Ark. AS IL result of the trial.
seven of the semi civilized will be
hanged in batch on the third day of
September. This will be the largest
Wholesale hanging since the execution
of tho thirty.thre Sioux Indians at
Mankato, Mimi, in 1862.
The recent abrogation of three
articles of the constitution of the Ger
man empire which brings tho Roman
Catholic church in Germany in com.
plete subjection to the government. and
the severity of the Falck laws passed
IN 1873 are showing results in the flight
OF German ccclesiastics to tho United
States. The telegraph announces the
arsi7al III Sow iurk OF largo number
fprlests and nuns, who propose to
settle i'll Illinois, where Bismarck and
DIR. Falck can not curtail their ccclesi.
astical freedom. The Prussian ecclesi.
astical bills, in effect. Danish eyerv
Roman Catholic from Germany.
IHE ravages of the smallpox arc in
croasipg i'll New York, and it is also re-
ported that there is greater danger than
usual this summer of visitation of
yellow fever. This disease is said to be
raging with great virulence throughout
the West Indies, and many cases have
been taken to Key West, Fla. The
seAson has been peculiarly adapted to
The spread of yellow fever in Cuba, MS
there hnye been none of the usual cold,
heavy gales called "Northers," which
have acted ms n check to the spread of